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Chamber News
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Issue 12
April 2010
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Meet the Jefferson County Commissioner Candidates - April 1st |
This is a luncheon hosted by the Mountain Brook Chamber featuring a
panel discussion among candidates running for Jefferson County
Commission. Should be a lively discussion regarding many of the current
issues including solvency, sewer project, rates, etc. Please mark your
calendars and plan to attend. Reservations are required. Doors open at
11:00AM. REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT BY CLICKING HERE! THIS WILL SELL OUT SO REGISTER EARLY!
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Legends of Motorsports Road Rally COMING MAY 20TH to Mountain Brook Village! |
"Legends of Motorsports races are the equivalent of Carnegie
Hall performances.....at speed"
A motorcade of the vintage racing machines will be
exhibited in the heart of Mountain Brook Village. There will be
anywhere up to 150 Legends of Motorsports vintage racing vehicles parked to view UP CLOSE! YOU WON'T WANT TO MISS IT! The cars will travel down Montevallo Road to arrive in
Mountain Brook Village approxiately 5PM and will remain until 8PM on May 20th and will be quite an
event with music, shopping, food! The following weekend will be the
Legends of Motorsports race at Barber Motorsports Park. Read more about the Legends of Motorsports HERE! |
Mountain Brook Elementary's 80th Anniversary Celebration MAY 20TH!
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Mountain Brook Elementary celebrates its 80th year! All graduates are invited to a special event to celebrate MBE's birthday.
In 1979, the school celebrated its 50th year with a reunion celebration that involved the entire school! Improvements and additions have continued over the years as enrollment at MBE has steadily climbed. The last construction project in 2006 included eight new classrooms, a special education suite and a renovated auditorium. MBE currently has enrollment of more than 582 students in grades kindergarten through sixth.
MBE would like to invite all graduates of the school
to come for an open house
on Thursday, May 20th from 3:15 until 4:15 to celebrate its 80th year.
 Join fellow alumni to tour the school and note how much we have grown as well as how much we have stayed the same through the years. Escorts will be available to guide graduates on a tour and refreshments will be provided. Parking around the school will be available.
For more information or to RSVP for the event, please contact Michelle Latimer at 870-3976 or michellelatimer@mac.com.
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LOTS GOING ON! What have you MISSED? Click on the links below!
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| Local HERO! Thanks Coach Ab!
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"Coach Mike Abercrombie ("Coach Ab"), head track coach at MB Jr. High, was driving on Overbrook Road near the junior high school when he saw another driver in distress. This driver was having a heart attack while driving his vehicle! Coach Ab jumped out of his truck, somehow stopped the man's car, then performed CPR on the man. Construction workers working nearby came to help and were amazed at Coach Ab's ability to take charge of the situation. The driver, Mr. Herman Willis, is alive and in the hospital as a result of Coach Ab's efforts. Coach Ab's amazing courage saved Mr. Willis and probably saved others from injury.
Thank you Coach Ab!
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Calendar of Spring Events |
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Easter Egg Hunt - April 3rd
Easter Egg Hunt at Easter is a popular children's event in Crestline which includes a hunt for easter eggs filled with candy and prizes, followed by a spontaneous parade led by the Easter Bunny ...> READ MORE
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Welcome New Member - Vicki Grodner
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The Grodner Group is a consultancy providing services in the areas of strategic marketing; targeted marketing project management; VIP event, conference and sponsorship production; and corporate social responsibility initiatives.
Prior to forming The Grodner Group, Vikki was the Chief Marketing Officer at the law firm of Sirote & Permutt since 2007. She was also the East Coast Marketing Director for the LA-based law firm of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips. In addition to her work in professional services marketing, Vikki is also active in the community. She serves on the boards of Girls Inc., Collat Jewish Family Services, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the Breast Cancer Research Foundation of Alabama, the Jewish Council for Public Affairs, and Temple Beth-El.
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Chamber members, we will continue to update our chamber list and provide additional benefits to our chamber members only. Please drop by and pick up the new "Welcome to Mountain Brook - Guidebook". Welcome mats are still available for $45 and are a great way to advertise your support of
your community as well as extend a hearty welcome to all your customers. Please email the chamber for details.
Visit our online shop! It's a great way to support your community and your chamber!
Thanks for helping us help you!
Sincerely,
Suzan Doidge
Suzan Doidge
Director, Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce
P.S. Missed a past issue? They are now archived on the News page of our new website. You can continue to forward them if there is an article of particular interest with live links up to 90 days past the publish date.
We want to provide an event calendar for the Legends of Motorsports Road Rally. If you have something to include, we want to know! If you have something to add, please contact us as soon as possible.
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THANK YOU to the organizers of the Easter Egg Hunt THIS SATURDAY in Crestline Village: (pictured left to right) Anna Garner, owner Grandmothers Joy,
George Jones, owner Snoozy's Kids, Elizabeth Branch, owner Bugs Boys, and
Linda FLaherty, owner Once upon a time.)
Read more about it HERE
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GUS'S HOT DOGS
$1 AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS!
Regular Hot Dogs
$1.09
Medium Drink
$1.09
French Fires
$1.09
Reg Hamburgers
$1.09
OPEN SOON on Sundays
Get your team snacks from ERNIE!
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Please urge your friends and neighbors to join our mailing list to receive our monthly email newsletter. And thanks for forwarding this information using the links below.
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Neighborhood Crime Watch Information
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Mountain Brook and other Over the Mountain communities continue to report higher than average burglaries at both homes and businesses. Please remain alert through the holidays and contact the police immediately if you see any suspicious activity.
Please don't leave valuable items in
unlocked vehicles. Put any items of value in the trunk. If your
vehicle is locked, don't leave anything of value where it can be seen.
Thanks, please keep watching out for your neighbors and remember "when in doubt" call.
You can now go to a website and get information on activity in Mountain Brook as well as other cities. Please refer to this website if you're concerned about crime in your area.
Lieutenant Jim Cole
Detective Division
Mountain Brook Police Department
100 Tibbett Street
Mountain Brook, AL 35213
colej@mtnbrook.org
(205) 879-0486 Main
(205) 802-3856 Direct
(205) 870-5355 FAX
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Lane Parke Development
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Want
to keep in touch with what's going on with the 27-acre Lane Parke
Development in the heart of Mountain Brook? View the plans and
renderings in the storefront next to Little Hardware (formerly Jonathon
Benton) or visit the developer's website HERE. Opposition to the Lane Parke Development, called
"The Friends of Mountain Brook", have posted information, visual aids,
letters, and comments in response to the developers on their new website
HERE
Birmingham News articles are posted on the chamber website by clicking HERE.
Another
public hearing may be scheduled this month. Follow the brand new blog
at City Hall with agendas and more current information by clicking HERE.
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Welcome New Member, Kiki Risa
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Contemporary, comfortable clothing from formal attire to swimsuits - from Destin to Birmingham! Meet the owner of the new shop, Kiki Risa, in Mountain Brook Village, Meredith Lavender. Lots of spring color, new bathing suits and more! Visit her website HERE!
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Welcome New Member, Canterbury Nails!
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"BEST MASSAGE pedicure I have ever received." says our Chamber Board Member! That was her comment upon meeting Dai Doan. He has only been open 3 weeks and calls his business a "new upscale nail salon opened in Cahaba Village." Upscale feel without the upscale price!
Canterbury Nails.
2800 Cahaba Village
968-6666
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FREE information calls via GOOGLE
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Leave it to Google to come up with something like this! Here's a number worth
putting in your cell phone and your home phone speed dial:
1-800-goog411
, which is: 1-800-466-4411
This is an awesome service from
Google, and it's FREE; great when you are on the road. Don't waste your
money on information calls and don't waste your time manually punching
in the number.
The voice at the other end says, "City & State?"
I say, "
Spokane Washington."
He says, "Business, Name or Type of
Service?"
I say, "Lilac Lanes" He says, "Connecting," and
Lilac Bowling Lanes answers the phone.
How great is that? This
is nationwide and Google provides the service absolutely free! No
'information' charge and no 'long distance' charge.
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