“the voice for business & community” chamber comment

July 2019 | Vol. 17, No. 7

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CHAMBER COMMENT by Steve Gilbert, Director

“The Voice for Business & Community”

Chamber News

THE ART STUDIO, 730 Middle Street (l to r) front - Lindsey Davis, Adele Nelson, Debby Raymond, Julie Smitherman, Paige Wallace, Matthew Allen, Alison Baggett (scissors), Katherine Glass, Troy Baggett, Blakeley Baggett, JC Baggett, Kristi Hall, and Steve Gilbert. back - Courtney Bennett, Sarah Hogan, John Baggett, Rebecca Baggett, Susan Baggett, Brenda Ward, and Mitch Ward,

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10am WELCOME NEW CHAMBER MEMBERS Southern Sweets by Joan / Catering, 205-229-7771Support Committee for the Alabama National Cemetery, 205-680-3413, scalnc.org

MONTHLY CHAMBER LUNCHEONWed., July 17th: “Impact Montevallo: Making a Positive Impact for the Future!” Guest Speakers - David Holloway, Compact 2020 Investigator, Montevallo Police Departmentand Carol Williams, Contract Prevention Director, Impact Montevallo, City of Montevallo. ParnellLibrary / Networking 11:30am / Lunch - noon $12 ea

The year was 1875. A 40 year old wagon and furniture painter, with a passion for sketching children in humorous everyday situations, would turn a whimsical sketch into a profound work of art. The date was July 4th, 1875.At the town’s celebration Archie was particularly interested in 3 men he saw marching and dancing about the parade grounds. They were not a part of the official parade and celebration but were enjoying the moment prancing and dancing around banging on a drum and playing the fife. His sketch depicted the men clad in civilian clothing marching about as pretend soldiers. The quick drawing Archie would share with his photographer friend, Jim Rider, later that afternoon. “I think you have captured something really powerful in that sketch, Jim would remark, but it needs to be more serious.” It is a good thing Archie listened to his friend, otherwise the whimsical sketch would have been lost among the hundreds of others in his portfolio. At his friend’s urging Archie recruited a small boy, a neighbor, and his father to pose for a more formal painting. The subsequent painting would be reproduced in chromolithograph with the help of his photographer friend Jim. Those color copies would sell for ten dollars each, a pretty tidy sum in 1875. In time they would sell over 10,000 copies making them both wealthy men and transforming the career of a wagon and furniture painter into that of a serious artist. History notes the names of the models as Henry Devereaux, Samuel Willard and Hugh Mosher depicted as Revolutionary War Soldiers marching across the battlefield playing the drum and fife. The rough sketch was titled 4th of July Musicians, but the final work would become one of the most famous of early American Art; the Spirit of 76. Archibald Willard would repaint the scene some 14 times with only minor variations. The raw expressions on the faces of the men and the emotion of the painting would never change.

The spirit of the American Revolution lives on in Archibald’s painting, but it also lives with us every day. It lives in those small moments of everyday life, much like the one that inspired the original sketch and painting. It lives in the freedom we enjoy to speak, worship, and live without fear of oppression, and the freedom to work and prosper. That is the true “Spirit of 76”.

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MONDAY July 1MONTEVALLO FARMERS’ MARKET3-6pm, Behind Montevallo First Baptist ChurchTHURSDAY July 4 – Happy 4th of July!!

THURSDAY JULY 4TH - HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!!INDEPENDENCE DAY 1776 celebration at American Village. Food...Fun...Fireworks! Gates open at 11 a.m., and celebration of America’s Birthday ends with fireworks at twilight’s last gleaming $5.00 Admission Veterans, active military & children ages 4 & under are free.

SATURDAY July 6ANNUAL SENIOR BBQ & BINGO11am, Montevallo Senior Center, Sponsored by Montevallo Park and Recreation MONDAY July 8RIBBON CUTTINGC’s Cake and Coffee House, 10am / 1241 Valley St

MONTEVALLO FARMERS’ MARKET3-6pm, Behind Montevallo First Baptist Church

WEDNESDAY JULY 10 - FRIDAY JULY 12MONTEVALLO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL9 a.m. until noon, for children that have completed Kindergarten-5th grade

MONDAY July 15MONTEVALLO FARMERS’ MARKET3-6pm, Behind Montevallo First Baptist Church

TUESDAY July 16MONTEVALLO MIDDLE SCHOOL REGISTRATION8-Noon, and 2-6 PM

MONTEVALLO HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION8am-10am for seniors, 10am-noon for juniors, 1-3pm for sophomores, and 3-5pm for freshman.

WEDNESDAY July 17MONTEVALLO CHAMBER MONTHLY LUNCHEON“Impact Montevallo: Making a Positive Impact for the Future!” Guest Speakers - David Holloway, Compact 2020 Investigator, Montevallo Police Department and Carol Williams, Contract Prevention Director, Impact Montevallo, City of Montevallo. Parnell Library / Networking,11:30am / Lunch - noon $12 ea


FRIDAY July 26FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE COVEBack to School Bash with Dijital Entertainment / 7 to 9pm / Owl’s Cove Park

SATURDAY July 272019 ALA. COMMUNICATION ASSOC. ANNUAL CONFERENCE8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Strong HallRegistration fees $20 student, $40 faculty/professional, $10 visitor. Registration online at alabamacommunication.org.


TUESDAY July 30MONTEVALLO ELEMENTARY REGISTRATION5-7pm, Montevallo Elementary School.

MONTEVALLO HIGH SR. PORTRAITSStudents will receive appt. cards from Bill Miller

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KING HAD A HAMMERMarty Everse

Air-up an inner tube, slather-on the sunscreen, jump in Shoal Creek, float downstream and in a couple of hours you will reach what may have been the site of the first iron works in central Alabama.

Sadly, there is nothing there to see now but from about 1825 until the late 1850s, it was something to behold. A millpond behind an impressive log dam, a raceway running to a water wheel adjacent to a large wood frame building housing two stone forges rose out of the forest. Also within the building a massive trip hammer used to pound and shape the molten iron jarred the bones and ears of anyone nearby. All about men hollered and cussed, horses and mules brayed while wagons rolled hauling charcoal, ore, fodder, and vittles.

The first owner of the iron works on Shoal Creek was Samuel Wear, Jr., an East Tennessee fellow who hailed from the same Sevierville neighborhood as the Mahan family. In fact, the Mahan brothers, Edward, John, and Archimedes, served with Samuel during the Creek Indian War in a mounted infantry company commanded by Samuel’s father.

In 1831, his wanderlust not satisfied, Wear sold his forge property that by then included a grist mill to John Carroll and Dudley Randall and set-up housekeeping in the Talladega-Coosa County area. Among other things, Randall was the Montevallo postmaster at the time. The very next day, Carroll and Randall sold the iron works portion of the complex to none other than Edmund King.

During his time, King was a superstar. A friend of the Indian leader William Weatherford, and a cousin to William Rufus King, a vice-president of the United States; a devout Baptist and one of the area’s largest slave owners and to top it off, according to legend, he built the first house with glass windows in Montevallo in 1823. He was a man to be reckoned with and dabbled in just about anything that might turn a buck. He was a large planter, a merchant, and invested heavily not only in iron works but in the cotton mill of the Tuscaloosa Manufacturing Company at Scottsville, Alabama.

King held on to the ownership of what became known as King’s Iron Works until 1851 when he sold it to Jonathan Ware, Pleasant Fancher and Cicero D. R. Woodruff. This

concern was a family affair, Fancher and Woodruff were both sons-in-law of Ware. Ware, for his part, was a noted ironmaster having built and operated forges in South Carolina and Bibb County before moving on to the waters of Shoal Creek. Ware’s son Horace was an ironmaster in his own right, constructing the famous Shelby Iron Works near Columbiana in the late 1840s.

In the Shelby County tax assessment for 1852, Fancher was listed as the primary operator of the forge with an assessed value of $1,500. Items produced by P. M. Fancher & Company, at what was then called Valley Forge, were tire iron, horse shoe iron and light plow molds. Everything sold for six cents a pound and unfortunately six cents a pound must not have covered expenses. In 1856, the works, now called Ware’s Forge, were sold to satisfy debts to Montevallo merchant Hiram Butler.

There is no known evidence that the forge operated after Ware, Fancher, and Woodruff sold out but it was remembered fondly thirty-nine years later by the well-known Baptist preacher E. B. Teague. “Edmund King made bar iron when I was a boy, forged by a trip hammer, on the large creek flowing by Montevallo. The hammer on its anvil which had for its handle a large square oaken beam, and weighing five hundred pounds, tested the strength of the best men to lift it, few could do so.”.

King’s Iron Works was prominent enough to make the 1837 John LaTourrette map of Alabama.


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Enjoy red, white and blue all-American family fun this summer at the American Village. Join your family, friends and neighbors at the American Village to celebrate Independence Day 1776! Fun, Food, Fireworks… you’ll find it all. Witness the Shot Heard ‘round the World at Concord Bridge, take part in the Independence Day Ball, meet Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, Thomas Paine, and other patriots of the past. Enjoy BBQ, ice cream, sweet tea, and all your festival favorites. Admission is just $5 (free to veterans, active military and children 4 and under). Gates open at 11, and family-friendly fun continues through twilight’s last gleaming.

The signature summer program “Celebrate America” continues Tuesday-Saturday through July 31 (excluding July 3-5). Step back in time and learn how colonial spies passed secret messages and hear the tales of Blackbeard the pirate. Join Paul Revere on his midnight ride to warn the colonists that the British are coming! Meet people of the past and enjoy Colonial games on the green. You may even be conscripted into the Continental Army. Read the Village Gazette upon your arrival at the Visitors Center to find out each day’s revolutionary events.

For a complete schedule of summer events, visit the American Village website: www.americanvillage.org.


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Story times with Mr. Mac, Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. July 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Stories and songs for kids and their caregivers, featuring Mr. Mac. The Library will be CLOSED July 4th for Independence Day. We will open for regular hours on Friday, July 5th.

Retirement 101, Tuesday July 9th at 6:30 p.m.. If you have questions about life insurance, income replacement or Medicare options, come to this program.

Back to school Ice Cream Bash, Monday July 22nd at 2:00 p.m. Join us for a free ice cream party to celebrate the end of summer! Free, open for the whole family. No registration required.

Magic Tree House Book Club PJ Party, Thursday July 25th at 5:00 p.m. Join us for information and a movie matching our next book, A Good Night For Ghost. Registration is required. Call 665-9207 x2 to register and more information.

Magic Tree House Book Club, Friday August 2nd at 3:30 p.m. We will go in depth with A Good Night for Ghost with

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Movie Tuesday, Tuesday August 6th 3:30 p.m. we will show a new movie for the month. Enjoy a free movie before school starts back.

Story times with Mr. Mac, Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. August 7, 14, 21, and 28. Stories and songs for kids and their caregivers, featuring Mr. Mac.

Playing with Playdough is back on Friday August 23rd 3:00 p.m. No need to register, just come and squish some playdough.

Forgotten Alabama, Tuesday August 27th at 6:00 p.m. Glenn Wills will be here to talk about his books and his adventures across the state while photographing forgotten treasures.

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HERBALIST JOINS DEEP ROOTSSubmitted by Cameron Strouss

Functional Clinical Herbalist Alyssa Dalos, FH, has joined the Deep Roots Apotheke & Clinic team! Alyssa just graduated from the Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine, clocking over 1,000 hours of in class time and over 100 hours reviewing case studies and has spent over 120 hours with her own clients.

Alyssa, like Deep Roots’ owner Cameron Strouss, is a Functional Herbalist. Functional Herbalism integrates traditional Western herbalism with clinical nutrition and functional medicine. It is a systems-based model that honors traditional plant-based care, while recognizing the importance of lifestyle modifications and supplements, alongside functional laboratory testing.

In addition to this training, Alyssa has a passion for movement and movement therapy modalities and incorporates these into her practice. Some of her techniques and training includes:

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Parents need to complete their online application for new and returning students in S.C.O.R.E. and provide 2 acceptable proofs of residence. We will be accepting proof of residence, as well as distributing teacher notification cards on July 30th from 5:00-7:00 PM. Proofs may be brought to the school prior to this date to receive a “Proof Pass” and bypass waiting in line on July 30th.

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MONTEVALLO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VBS

Join us for Abundance Orchard: where faith grows and hungry people are fed July 10th-12th, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. until noon at Montevallo Presbyterian Church. All children that have completed Kindergarten through 5th grade are welcome! Register here: https://form.jotform.com/91418237137154

Our talented team will be teaching the children through the art of plant-based indigo dyeing, planting herbs, and making butter the old fashioned way. Members of our community will be sharing how their gifts impact the individuals around us. Through these exciting activities, we will be talking about the abundance of God’s table. Everyone is welcome at this table; no one is excluded.

Each day will be in preparation of the big feast at our own community table on Friday. Your children will have wonderful memories building community together and be able to take home the beautiful things they have made. We can’t wait to see you all there!


CITY OF MONTEVALLO NEWSMayor’s Message...

Hollie C. Cost, Mayor

Gratitude and Unity

In the month in which we celebrate the independence of our country it is appropriate to celebrate the value of our people and the unity inour community. After three years of dedicated volunteer service to the city, Matt Walker submitted his resignation as council representative for his district. We deeply appreciate his service as council member, director of the council finance committee and as a water board member. We wish him the absolute best in his new role in Memphis. In accordance with state statute, the council was left with the responsibility of appointing a new council member to serve in this significant role. We were incredibly blessed to have two overwhelmingly qualified individuals apply for the position, Mr. Bill Glosson and Mr. Arthur Herbert. Both brought with them unique qualifications, relationships and skills, including a solid business management background, family ties to the city and connections to the university through their wife’s employment. After much deliberation, the council selected Mr. Herbert to fill this role. We are deeply grateful to him for taking on this substantial volunteer commitment.

Upon Mr. Herbert’s selection, based on his wife’s employment as a university professor, some town-gown grumblings began brewing once again. As is typical in university towns, there is sometimes a disconnect between individuals who were raised in Montevallo and those who

chose to live in the city due to university connections. At times I’ve even heard comments such as “The University wants to take over this town.” The basis for this appears to be that I, as the mayor teach at the university and two other council members are also university employees. I’m not quite sure how or why the university would take over the town but I am 100% confident that this town would not be what it is today without the university and the university would not be what it is without the town.

In this light, I’d like to present a different perspective to those who feel threatened in some way by the university. I urge you to please consider all the ways in which the city is stronger and better due to the university’s presence. Additionally, it is important to consider the families of those who have chosen to make Montevallo their home, many times uprooting their children and leaving their extended families. They need love and support from this community, not comments inciting division.

Not only is the university the city’s largest employer and the only four-year educational institution in Shelby County, but the University provides an untold wealth of opportunities for the community as a whole. In 2009, the University developed Montevallo Connection, linking the city, the business community, the schools and the university and promoting a stronger college-going culture among our youth. Each year they host “Future Falcon Day” for 8th graders to experience the life of a college student. The university offers camps, tutoring, mentoring and other educational opportunities for local youth. The university has an incredible calendar of athletic and cultural events open to all Montevallo citizens.

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ARKSTALK IS OCTOBER 26

Join us in Montevallo for an eclectic and affordable artwalk on Main Street on Saturday, October 26th from 1-6 p.m.! Local and regional artists are invited to sell their original creations in booths downtown.

Register between Sept. 5 - Oct. 15. There is a charge of $12 for booth fee for currently enrolled students and $25 booth fee for all other artists.

LATE REGISTRATION (Oct. 15 - 20): We will charge a $15 booth fee for currently enrolled students and $30 booth fee for all other artists. You are not guaranteed to appear on the map if registered during late registration.

Mail or deliver in person to Montevallo Artwalk, c/o City of Montevallo: 541 Main Street, Montevallo, AL 35115. Office hours are Monday - Friday from 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Checks should be made out to “Montevallo Artwalk”.

Mayor’s Message continued from previous page

No other community this size without a university is privy to such events. The University provides many event locations and athletic facilities to our schools and community free of charge. The Track and Field facility, University Lake and the University Tennis Courts are a just a few examples.

And finally, it is incredibly noteworthy to mention the vast multitude of projects that have been completed in Montevallo due solely to our formal partnership between the University, the City and Shelby County. Just to name a few: the beautiful and accessible Main Street Streetscape Project, over $2 million in new paving and sidewalks, Stephen’s Park improvements, our new City Hall, the Women’s Softball Stadium, the purchase and renovation of the old Alabama Power building which now houses UMOM and brings over 800 students downtown each week, the purchase and renovation of the old Alabama Coach building which is now our beloved Main Street Tavern, and the University Track and Field facility, which is fully open to the public and available for local school track events. I am quite certain I have left out a few but even so, this list is fairly impressive.

In closing, I ask all of our citizens to celebrate and enjoy the shared assets that we have in our community, to embrace those who have different backgrounds and to promote a sense of unity and peace in our daily lives. Across the country we are seeing division and negativity in so many corners. I choose to believe that in Montevallo, we are much better than that. We are small but mighty. We are an

unconventional oasis and a place where all can truly make their mark. I, for one, am incredibly grateful that my family landed in this beautiful community and that I am able to serve as your mayor.


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MONTEVALLO HIGH SCHOOL REGISTRATION

Summer Registration will be July 16 in the cafeteria from 8 am -10 am for seniors, 10 am-noon for juniors, 1-3 pm for sophomores, and 3-5 pm for freshman.Must haves to register:• Complete online portion using S.C.O.R.E. Access codes were mailed to high school parents in early May. Information can be found on the county website• Custodial parent/ guardian must register student updated custody paper (if applicable) • Two(2) current (June/July 2019) proofs of residence (mortgage, lease, property tax records stating physical address, power, garbage/trash, gas or water utility bill) NO DISCONNECT NOTICES. • Updated immunization card (if applicable)• Picture ID• All outstanding fees must be paid prior to completing registration

DRUM THE PROGRAM KIDS SUMMER CAMP“Journey to West Africa”, a kids summer camp (ages 8-18), will be held July 29-Aug. 2 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. in Montevallo. Special guests will be Babara Bangoura and Aly Camara from Guinea West Africa.

The camp will include African Drum Classes, African Dance Classes, African Artifacts Exploration and Art Classes in Mask Making.

The cost is $150, and you can register at drumtheprogram.org. Financial Aid Available. 205-378-9236.

This camp will be sponsored by DRUM the Program and Alliance Community Development.


You can tell by the noise level, from 7 am to 6 pm, at the Boys & Girls Club that we are off to a GREAT start at our Summer Camp. Our theme “There’s Adventure in Here” has members ‘visiting’ different vacation spots including the beach, a trip across America, a camping week, and a trip around the world to name just a few.

We are keeping very busy by seeing Movies at the library and Amstar in Alabaster, trips to Hooligans, cooking at First Baptist Church, eating at various places on Main Street, Frios, and La Conchita Bakery, the Zoo, bowling, Krispy Kreme Donuts, picnics in the park and of course swimming at UM each week. We are also stretching our brains with daily Brain Gain activities. All 133 members and our amazing staff are filling each day with grand enthusiasm!

The fun will continue in the fall with our after-school program. Sign Up will begin on Monday, July 8th. Call 665-4466 for more information

Freda Shivers, DirectorBoys & Girls Club of Montevallo

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SUMMER CAMP AT KARATE HKA DOJOSubmitted by David Pope

Scott Langley, an internationally renowned Karate instructor started his training at the age of 5. His advanced training took place in Japan and he has been a professional instructor for over 20 years. Scott is the technical advisor for the HDKI (Hombu Dojo Karate International) and he has been coming to Montevallo annually since 2015 to teach classes at the HKA Dojo hosted by David Pope. Scott and David have collaborated to make this year’s event very special. Following is a message from Sensei Langley about his upcoming visit.

“In a few weeks, I will be making the Trans-Atlantic journey from Dublin, Ireland to participate in the inaugural Summer Camp of the HDKI USA. My expectations of Montevallo in July are of high humidity and suppressive temperatures… well, we want to add a little more sweat and heat during the weekend on 19th – 21st July by training in a traditional Karate Gasshuku.

The literal translation of gasshuku is “meeting together under one roof” and it is one of the cornerstones of any good karate association. The HDKI, with affiliated karate schools throughout the USA and farther afield, will host a series of technical clinics and seminars over the weekend where senior instructors and students from far and wide can hone and develop their skills. However, when “meeting together under one roof”, improving one’s technique is only part of the experience. It is a time when members from different clubs can meet and socialise with karate practitioners they

wouldn’t normally have the chance to get to know. This type of gasshuku allows the development of a much wider and varied community. Links are created that criss-cross the vast country of America and life-long friendships are started.

By the end of the weekend, having been challenged and pushed, the participants will hopefully leave exhausted, but happy. Partaking in intensive training camps like this, pushing oneself, or allowing oneself to be pushed, beyond what you may consider possible, makes the rest of life easy: A gasshuku is the ultimate stressbuster! It is our hope that those attending this first camp will make it a must-do annual event, challenging themselves once a year, having their own expectations of what is possible and be pushed to levels that were previously unobtainable.”

FRIDAY NIGHTS AT THE COVEJoin us at Owl’s Cove Park on Main Street for an evening of music, mingling, and fun! This event is free admission. Bring a chair or picnic blanket and make yourself at home on Main Street.

Let’s close out the summer with a Back to School Bash! DiJital Entertainment will be spinning tunes.

Our generous sponsor is Rausch Coleman Homes.

This is our final event of the summer series. Thank you for all the good times!

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COMMUNITY MEETING CALENDAREVERY 1ST TUESDAYHistorical Commission, 6:30 p.m., Conference Room at Parnell Library.

EVERY 2ND & 4TH MONDAYCity Council Meeting, 6:00 p.m., City Hall, 5:30 p.m. Work Session

EVERY 1ST & 3RD MONDAYMontevallo Civitan Club, 5:30 p.m., UBC

EVERY 4TH MONDAY MDCD Montevallo Development Cooperative District

4 p.m., Meets at Parnell Library

EVERY TUESDAYLadies Bible Study - Community Wide10:00-11:00 pm, Montevallo First Baptist Church Fellow-ship Hall

EVERY TUESDAYBoy Scout Troop 525, 6:30 p.m., Scout Lodge

EVERY TUESDAYMontevallo Community Chorale, 7 pm, Meets in the Choir Room of Davis Hall.

EVERY THURSDAYCub Scout Pack 525, 6:30 p.m., Scout Lodge

EVERY THURSDAYRotary Meeting, noon, Chamber Office, 845 Valley St.

EVERY THURSDAY Open Table (free lunches)For UM Students 11am to 1pmForbes House / 820 Vine St.

EVERY 2ND WEDNESDAYMontevallo Water & Sewer Board Meeting, 9:00 a.m.

EVERY 3RD SATURDAY MORNINGClothes Giveaway, St. Andrews Episcopal Parish Hall 925 Plowman Street, Montevallo

2018 ELFI SUMMER SESSION REGISTRATION

The Free Summer Session Program of the Encouragement Learning Foundation, Inc. will hold registration on Saturday, July 20th from 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. at 7484 Hwy 31 in Calera.

Our theme will be “Back to the Basics: Reading, Writing and Arithmetic!” Learning activities and games will be provided to the youth which should encourage learning and participation. Motivational activities will also be provided to promote self-esteem and character building skills along with life skills. The Summer Program will be held on July 22-26 and July 29-August 2 from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at the Encouragement Learning Center located at 7484 Hwy 31 in Calera, Alabama. All youth ages 6-18 are welcome.

The Encouragement Learning Foundation, Inc. is a non-profit foundation, as well as, non-discriminatory with the status of a 501-C-3. Free programs and services are offered to the Calera, Montevallo and surrounding areas.

For more information or for non-taxable donations, please send to Post Office Box 660, Calera, Alabama 35040 or call 205-602-1029. Thanks for your continued prayers and support.


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Founded in 1979, the Montevallo Civitan Club Celebrates 40 Years

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#2. Montevallo Civitan Charter member, John McKinnon

#3. Montevallo Citivan President Billy Tyler and Debbie O’Neal.

#4. Montevallo Civitan President-elect, Peggy Czerw and Montevallo Mayor Hollie Cost

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UM GRADUATE SELECTED MEMBER OF ALABAMA SCHWEITZER FELLOWS Contributed by Shelby County Reporter

University of Montevallo College of Education & Human Development graduate student Jason Perry has been selected as a member of the 2019-2020 class of Alabama Schweitzer Fellows, and will spend the next year learning to effectively address social factors impacting health while also developing lifelong leadership skills.

Perry is one of 14 graduate students from four Alabama universities to be selected for this year’s Fellowship class.

University of Montevallo College of Education & Human Development graduate student Jason Perry has been named to the 2019-2020 class of Alabama Schweitzer Fellows.

Schweitzer Fellows develop and implement service projects to address the root causes of health disparities in under-resourced communities, while also fulfilling their academic responsibilities. Each project is implemented in collaboration with a community-based health and/or social service organization.

Schweitzer Fellowships have an intensive leadership component so Fellows can go on to inspire others to improve

the health of those who experience barriers to health care. Fellows work under the close guidance of community and academic mentors during their fellowship year.

During his year in the program, Perry will work to address mental health issues of low self-esteem, anxiety and social and cultural aspects affecting health, such as financial literacy, education, workforce development, physical and mental health and more in Birmingham by partnering with the City of Birmingham Mayor’s Office Division of Youth Services.

Perry will work to create the “Birmingham Fellows,” a mentoring group of 10 young men from a Birmingham City Schools high school. These students will then use the newfound relationships, knowledge and skills developed in the group to create and execute a community service project of their own to promote unity, leadership and initiative.

“This is a diverse group of students who bring a variety of academic disciplines, prior work experiences and personal backgrounds to the program. But what they have in common is a strong desire to improve the health of individuals and communities and a willingness to devote much time and effort to plan a project that addresses an unmet need,” said Kristin Boggs, executive director of the Albert Schweitzer Fellowship of Alabama. “Perhaps as a reflection of that diversity, we have projects taking place with small start-up nonprofits, large established hospitals, as well as governmental agencies addressing a range of health disparities and social determinants of health. I’m already inspired by and learning from them, and I know it will be an exciting year as they live out servant leadership.”


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UM WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ELITE TOP PROSPECT CAMP IS AUG. 2-3

The Elite Top Prospect Camp is designed to prepare student-athletes to compete on the collegiate level and beyond. Although it’s a one of a kind advanced camp, there will be plenty of time for fun! Some of the exciting and unique features of Top Prospect Camp are: Individual Workout Sessions, NCAA© Academic Sessions, Strength and Conditioning Session, competitive and challenging games.

The camp will be held August 2nd - 3rd for grades: 9th - 12th. Friday Check-in: 10:00am, and Friday Camp Times: 11:00am - 3:00pm. Saturday Check-in: 8:00am and Saturday Camp Times: 9:00am - 3:00pm. Cost is $150. There is a $50 deposit required with all applications. Balance will be due at registration.

Location: Robert McChesney Student Center, on the campus of the University of Montevallo

Walk-ups accepted

All participants will be requested to complete and sign a waiver of responsibility at registration.

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Questions? Call Courtney Van Atta, Camp Director (615) 945-0222.

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SETTING YOUR SADDLE

A bicycle seat is also known as a saddle. Proper saddle positioning reduces fatigue, increases comfort, and improves the efficient transfer of power to your pedals. Most modern saddles can be adjusted in three ways (height, position over seat post, and incline). Follow these tips on setting the appropriate saddle height:

• Adjust Height: While sitting on your bike place your heels on the pedals. Adjust your saddle height so your leg is in a straight line from hip to heel when fully extended (no bend). If your legs are not locked in a straight line at full extension, raise your saddle height. On the other hand, if you find yourself rocking side to side while peddling with your heels on the pedals, then lower your saddle height. This way, when you pedal with the ball of your foot on the pedal, your knee will have a slight bend.

• Adjust Position: If your bike has this function, the mechanism will be located under the saddle. While sitting on your bike, place the balls of your feet on the pedals. Move the crank to a horizontal position, so that your feet and pedals are equidistant to the ground. If your front knee is not directly above the ball of your foot, then adjust the saddle forward or backward for correct alignment.

• Adjust Level: If your bike has this function, the mechanism is also located under the saddle. If your saddle is not parallel to the ground you may be placing too much pressure on your backside or upper body. Ensure it is parallel to the ground for maximum comfort.

If you would like help adjusting your saddle, join us for our next group ride! ValloCycle is Alabama’s oldest citywide bike share. For more information visit vallocycle.org, contact [email protected], or find us on Facebook.


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