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UPCOMING EVENTS

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SEPTEMBER 2010CITY WIDE YARD SALE

OCT. 2The fall Columbiana Merchants &

Professionals Association City-Wide Yard Sale will be Saturday, October

2, 2010 on North Main Street in Columbiana.

Spaces are $10.00 with a $5.00 permit fee. For more information,

contact Georgiann at 205-670-5563

FREE DUMP DAYOCT. 9

ELVIN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SHELBY COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

22010 Varsity Football Schedule

Aug. 27 SCHS vs. Pell City HomeSept. 3 SCHS vs. Erwin* HomeSept. 10 SCHS vs. Chelsea* AwaySept. 17 SCHS vs. Talladega* HomecomingSept. 24 SCHS vs. Southside* Away (Gadsden)Oct. 1 SCHS vs. Moody* AwayOct. 8 SCHS vs. Sylacauga* HomeOct. 15 SCHS vs. Briarwood* AwayOct. 22 SCHS vs. Pinson Valley HomeOct. 29 SCHS vs. Chilton Co.* Away

IMPORTANT DATES FOR HOMECOMING 2010

The Shelby County High School Homecoming Parade will be September 17. As usual, we will have police cars, fi re trucks, class banners, spirit trucks,

cheerleaders, the SCHS Marching Band, and the SCHS 2010 Homecoming court. We look forward to having groups from your community groups participate.

The parade will start at 1:45 pm. Line up for the parade will begin at 1:00 on Pitts Dr. In the past, many participants have tried to line up in parking lots around the softball fi elds and in Elvin Hill Elementary School’s parking lot. For the safety of our children please do not do this. If you line up anywhere between SCHS and Elvin Hill you will be instructed to move.

Also this year, we ask that candy not be thrown from the cars or trailers. Designated walkers from the group on each side of the vehicle may throw candy to the crowd.

If you wish to participate in the parade please contact [email protected], or call the high school offi ce at 682-6600.

CORNERSTONE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSept 3 Autauga Academy HomeSept 10 Coosa Valley Academy AwaySept 17 Lyman Ward HomeSept 24 Flint Hill AwayOct 1 Jackson Academy Homecoming Oct 8 Meadowview Christian AwayOct 15 Sparta Academy HomeOct 22 Sumter Academy AwayOct 29 Ashford Academy Home (Senior Night)

Yard of the Month for August: Jerome & Tabatha Griffi n

1060 Old Hwy 25

Get Control of Your Weeds and Help the Beautifi cation Board!

In conjunction with the Columbiana Beautifi cation Board, Kellis Vegetation

Management, Inc. will be offering one-time professional herbicide applications through October to any business or residence in South Shelby County in exchange for a $100 donation to the Columbiana Beautifi cation Board. As part of this fundraising project, Kellis Vegetation will provide weed control for gravel or paved areas and will address kudzu or other brush issues for South Shelby County businesses and residents, up to 1/4 of an acre or 350 feet of fence line.

Weed control services for lawns or other ornamental areas are not being offered. For more information or to take advantage of this offer, please call Beautifi cation Board member Brandi Kellis at 317-8769.

What a great way to start off the year, celebrating the news that we had met our AYP goals. Our teachers and staff are dedicated to empower our students with an education that will help them to reach their full potential through an innovative educational system. All of the teachers attended workshops this summer to master new skills and methods. Congratulations to all of our staff for helping our students to be successful and reach their AYP goals. Thank you parents for your efforts and supports and for our big turn out on Math Night/Open House.

Congratulations to the Student Council, who received a state award for their efforts in the Constitution Day Community Service Projects , that were completed by May of last year.

Congratulations to Courtney Garner, Shelby County’s New Teacher of the Year, and Joy Porter, Shelby County Teacher of the Year.

Congrats to Jenny Lespi for receiving the Fox 6 News Community Hero, Pass it On Award. Every student and staff member has reasons to celebrate and we will mention them as the year goes on.

Did you know that our school offers after school Dance/Baton Classes on a daily basis? Karate is also offered here at night and on Saturday. After-School Day Care is available each afternoon. All of these programs are through our Community Education Program.

In September, our Elvin Hill Choir will perform at the County Fair on the 21st. Dream Makers Dancers summer travel team will perform on the 22nd.

Fall pictures will be made on the 23rd. Check out our Elvin Hill Link on the SCBOE website.

August 26 – September 2• T-shirt sales beginSeptember 8 – September 15• HC Dance ticket sales beginSeptember 13-17 the Week of Homecoming• Classes work on banners and decorations 3:00-6:30 pm

September 16• Pep Rally at 7:00 PMo Presentation of HC Court

September 17• Parade:o Students dismissed at 1:00 PMo Parade begins at 1:45 PM• Football Game at 7:00 PMo Homecoming Court Ceremony before gameo Crowning of Homecoming Queen/King before gameo Homecoming Dance from 9:45 PM to 11:45 PM

2010 SCHS HOMECOMING Sept. 13-17

Seniors – The Cat in the Hat Juniors – How the Grinch Stole Christmas Sophomores – Green Eggs and Ham Freshmen – One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish

Activities• Dress-up Days• Money Jars• Games in Gym• Pep Rally• Parade• Football Game-Crowning of Homecoming Court• Homecoming Dance

COLUMBIANA MIDDLE SCHOOLPTO will begin its annual fundraiser to help with school purchases September

1. CMS has an updated computer lab thanks to the technology department at the county and the hard work of assistant principal Wesley Hester to set up the lab and distribute the older lab computers to teachers for use in the classroom.

Congratulations to Samantha Bailey and the school’s CNP staff for the cafeteria earning a 100 rating during inspection.

The school will host its homecoming game Thursday, Sept. 9, at 6 p.m. against Jemison and its homecoming dance Tuesday, Sept. 14, from 3-5 p.m.

Progress reports will be sent home Friday, Sept. 17. Fall pictures will be taken Thursday, Sept. 23.

HOPE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL(Home games are played at the Columbiana Sports Complex)

Sep 10 Heritage Christian. Sharpsburg, Georgia AWAYSep 17 New Life Christian, Prattville, Alabama HOMESep 24 Tabernalcle Christian, Gardnedal,Alabama HOMEOct 1 North River, Tuscaloosa, Alabama HOMEOct 8 Evangel Christian, Alabaster, Alabama HOMEOct 15 Evangel Family Christian, Montgomery, Alabama (HOMECOMING) Oct 22 Bridge Academy, Hot Springs, Arkansas HOME

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AEROBICSMonday, Tuesday, & Thursday5:15 pm – 6:15 pmColumbiana United Methodist ChurchFor information call Shea Williams @ 612-6012

DRUG FREE MESSAGE

Join the SeniorsColumbiana Senior Center at the Rec. BuildingMonday – Friday 9 AM until 1 PMFor More Information call Donna Higgins at (205) 669-3969

Dr. Stancil Handley

“Cares For Eyes”

COLUMBIANA669-4131

The September 2010 message from the Shelby County Drug Free Coalition is:

92.4% of 6th-12th grade Shelby County students reported that their parents feel it would be very wrong for them to use marijuana. Please keep talking to your children about your expectations for them to be drug-free.

The Shelby County Drug Free Coalition provides the drug free message each month. The Coalition is a program of Family Connection made up of volunteers who are concerned about and want to reduce alcohol, tobacco and other drug use among our youth. Representatives from law enforcement, health agencies, businesses, church and civic groups and Shelby County Schools are part of the Coalition.

ADVERTISE IN THE COLUMBIANA NEWSLETTERCall Jessica Hardin at the Shelby County Reporter

(205) 669-3131

Family caregiving is about a relationship between many people. Choosing to take charge of your life means you recognize that you are only one member of the caregiving team. Making active choices in your own best interests is not selfi sh; rather, it is often the most important choice you can make for your entire family.

As we travel through life, one thing is for certain, we will meet head-on with “life changes”. It is said, “Life happens while we are busy making plans”. We can try resisting change; however, change is our constant traveling companion – and sometimes an unwelcome guest.

Unexpected changes tend to unnerve

us and make us feel uncomfortable – it’s like traveling through uncharted waters with a compass. At times, change can make no sense – it either comes on too quickly or evolves too slowly. As we travel between life changes, it is the unfamiliar road in-between when one route ends and a new route begins when we feel the most uncomfortable.

Becoming a family caregiver is one of those life changes which can occur suddenly and without warning, or it can evolve slowly over time. However, regardless of the events which place us in the caregiving role, it is the unfamiliarity of the unchartered waters which cause us the most distress.

We can actively choose to:• Set limits on what we can comfortably achieve without risk to ourselves and our loved ones.• Be fl exible and realize as circumstances change so do our choices and abilities.• Allow our loved ones to do as much for themselves as they possibly can so they can maintain a sense of control and self-perceived independence.• Recognize our strengths and acknowledge our limitations.• Learn to say “no”.• Ask for help• Take time for respite.• Always remember, making active choices in your own interest is NOT selfi sh – rather it is often the most important choice you can make for your entire family.

Caregivers TipBelieve in Yourself and take charge of your life

Columbiana Health and Rehabilitation is a 63-bed skilled nursing facility located on Highway 25 in Columbiana. The facility provides residents with access to extensively trained professionals in nursing care, physical, occupational and speech therapies. For more information, call Kay Sertell at (205) 669-1712.

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JOB FAIR FOR MATURE WORKERS (50+)

September 21Shelby County Instructional Service Center

601 First St. South, Alabaster(Hwy 31 at Hwy 119)

8am – 12 noonSponsored by:

AWARE (Aging Workers Are Reliable Employees)A Division of Positive Maturity, Inc., A United Way

Partner

This is a unique opportunity for mature workers who are looking for employment or a change in careers. For job seekers there is no charge. Applications are available onsite. Job skills workshops will be conducted during the

event.

News from City HallUpdates to City Web Site!

The City of Columbiana is continuing to enhance the city website

(www.cityofcolumbiana.com) with updated content and will be undergoing a re-design to accommodate some new features we are including on the site that should be useful to the residents, businesses and those who are traveling to Columbiana or looking at our city for relocation for business or personal reasons.

One of the most recent features added is the Community Bulletin Board which allows residents to submit content for inclusion on the site. An example would be an upcoming local event that would afford you the opportunity to publicize it without any cost. We are hoping that many of our local organizations, churches and schools will utilize this feature to help us help you “get the word out” about community events. We just added the feature this past week and have a couple of events there but anticipate that it will become a fast favorite.

The city calendar of events now utilizes the Google calendar application, which gives us greater fl exibility in posting events, including the ability to open the item up for internet searches on the web.

We will keep you posted about new enhancements to our website but if you haven’t taken a look at the site, please do and let us know if there is something that you would like to see there that we don’t have.

Did you know that there is a recycling bin in Columbiana? It is located Hwy 70 beside the Ray Building. The large green container has collection bins for Plastics, Paper, Card Board Boxes and Aluminum Cans!

RECYCLING IN COLUMBIANA


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2010 Century of Compassion Bike Ride

WhenSaturday September 18, 2010 from 5:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

WhereColumbiana United Methodist Church

200 North Main StreetColumbiana, AL 35051

The Salvation Army invites you to participate in the 6th Annual Century of Compassion bike ride. Funds raised from the rides will be used to support The Salvation Army’s youth programs. You will have the opportunity to choose between several different ride distances (listed on the registration form). There will also be a kids ride.

This year’s event is being hosted by Bob’s Bikes and supported by other community partners. You will be provided with a t-shirt, water bottle, route map, SAG support, well-stocked rest stops and other goodies. Finally, there wil be a tasty meal waiting on you at the fi nish line.

Registration and check in begins at 5:30AM and the fi rst ride starts at 7:00AM. If you know of any other riders who might be interested, please forward this email to them. Additionally, we need volunteers to help organize the event. Anyone interested in volunteering can email or call

Stephen LongSalvation [email protected] 328-0743

Jeff Falkner Memorial Golf Tournament

Sept 9th , Silent Auction & GalaSept 10th, Golf Tournament

Magnolia Meadows Golf CourseFor more info, call the South Shelby Chamber of

Commerce at 669-9075

Merchants & Professionals Meeting

Thursday September 23rd from 8:00am - 9:00am @ Jeanette Niven House.

We invite all merchants and business professionals to attend and look forward to seeing everyone. For more information please contact Sharon Ogle @

205-669-4061 or 205-907-6745.

Celebrate Recovery5K & 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk

Saturday, Sept 18, 2010 8:30amShelby County Courthouse

Register online at www.active.comContact Group Leader Cindy Hildebrand or

Pastor Mark Davis at 205-668-3000 for more info

Help Someone Start the Journey to Freedom from Hurts, Habits & Hang-ups!!

Arts & Craft Show

Sponsored by the Novella Club of ColumbianaAugust 7th

For more information or to be a vendor, call 669-9075 or 669-9073

What’s New At The LibraryBy Jane Bailey - Director

JANE “Little Bee” by Chris Cleave

Shelia“The Glass Rainbow” by James Lee Burke

Barbara“The Lost Hours” by Karen White

Retta“Making the Rounds with Oscar” by David Dosa, MD

Agnes“Same Kind of Different as Me”

by Ron Hall

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Wed. Sept. 8 – 9 a.m. to noon Learn to sew a small clutch purse

Thurs. Sept. 9 – 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Evening class for sewing a clutch purse

Wed. Sept. 14 – 1 p.m.Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library

Sept. 23, 24, 25 – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.FOL Fall Book Sale

Columbiana Friends of the Library

7It’s back to school already for our local students!

September is Library Card Sign-up Month - a time to remind everyone that a library card is the smartest card of all and one of the most important school supplies you can have! So, if you haven’t got yours yet, stop by Columbiana Library soon.

Celebrating our freedom to read is observed during the last week of September each year. Banned Books Week, observed since 1982, is an

annual event that reminds Americans not to take this precious democratic freedom for granted. The library will have on display many banned and challenged books. If you check out one of these books during Banned Book Week, you’ll be entered into a drawing for a free T-shirt. Be a rebel, check one out!

Also, I’d like to remind you that our Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale will be Sept. 22nd, 23rd,

24th. We are now accepting donations of clean used books that are in good condition for our sale. While we do appreciate your donations, please do not put them in the book drop. Our staff will be more than happy to help you bring them in from your vehicle. This sale is just one of the many fundraisers that our Friends group holds throughout the year. Stop by, fi nd a few treasures, and help support your Columbiana Library. Hope to see you soon!

Every Tuesday from 10 until noonWant to learn to knit? Classes are FREE @ your library!Bring your current needlework project or learn to knit with The Loose Stitches Knitting Group. Join us for fun and fellowship!

Pre-school Storytimes with Ms. JaneJoin us every Tuesday at 9:30 a.m.Sept,. 7 – I Love My Grandparents!Sept. 14 – Hats Off To YouSept. 21 – Autumn is comingSept. 28 – Let’s Go to the Farm

Adult Knitting Classes


Scrapbook All Weekend!Friday, Sept. 24 ~ 6 pm - Midnight

Saturday, Sept. 25 ~ 10 am - 6 pm

Columbiana United Methodist Church

$10.00 Weekend Admission Fee

(or $5.00 if you only participate one day)

What to Bring: A snack to share, supplies and tools

for your personal projects, and gently used supplies

and tools that you may want to sell.

Invite a friend to join you!

All are WELCOME! Please contact one of the following people to

let us know if you will be joining us on Friday only, Saturday only

or for the entire weekend:

Sue Eddins ~ Agnes Pool ~ Kathy Corbitt ~ Jamie Barnes

670-6985 305-8375 919-6089 529-6916

Or email: [email protected]

COLUMBIANA IS ON FACE BOOK!If you are on Face Book, look for Columbiana, AL!

Click on the Like button and join us! CALLING ARTISTS!

It’s time for the 2nd Annual Juried Art Show at theShelby County Arts Council!

To apply or for more info, email Susan at [email protected]

Jury fees will apply. Juror: Arthur PriceApplicants must be over the age of 18.

Opening Reception: Thursday, September 9th, 2010, 5:00 - 8:00pm

OZAN WINERY PRESENTS “A TASTE FOR THE ARTS” BENEFITING THE SHELBY COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL

ON THE VERANDA AT OZAN VINEYARDS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2010, 6:00PM TO 9:00PM.

This year’s event promises to be more enticing than ever with a selection of gourmet treats from B&A Warehouse and delicious wines from Ozan. Guests will enjoy beautiful views overlooking the vineyards and live musical entertainment. Tickets are $75.00 per person and may be purchased online at www.shelbycountyartscouncil.com or by calling 669-0044. Ozan Winery is located at 173 Highway 301, Calera, Alabama. Committee chair is Lisa Ramsey.

Buy Columbiana FIRST

Supporting local businesses has a direct impact on the services that the city is able to provide for its citizens. Here are a few points to consider:

• Sales tax proceeds stay local, funding the sports programs, library, senior center program and parks.• Most local merchants will do the best they can to accommodate your needs. I f you need a product, service, etc that they currently do not offer, just ask!• Purchasing large items outside of the city? Have them delivered into the city so that the sales tax stays local!• Buying gasoline local helps fund projects for paving our streets.• Compare prices! Purchasing within the city can have the same savings as the discount stores.• Local merchants can also price match! Just ask!• Buying tobacco products? The City Tobacco tax helps fund park and recreation!

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