Alabaster Newsletter Dec 10

2 See you at the Christmas Parade on Dec. 4th! December, 2010

Official Publication of the City of Alabaster201 First Street N.Alabaster, AL 35007

Published Monthly

Editorial BoardThe Public Relations

Committee of the AlabasterCity Council

Committee ChairCouncilwomanSophie Martin

CouncilmanRick WaltersCouncilmanBob Hicks

EditorTed Vodde

ContributorsJohn BrackinDavid StoreyM.E. SpencerEric StarlingDanny DoyleDawn South

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Fax 664-6841 or e-mail at

[email protected] 2010

City of Alabaster

Fox Valley Farms Terri Lynn Trailer Park1st Ave./2000 Blk

7:00 Kentwood7:05 Green Valley7:10 Crim Drive

Stoney Meadows7:20 Cedar Meadows

Stage CoachDogwood Forest Forest Hills

7:25 Lake ForestForest Ridge

7:30 TanglewoodCarriage Hills

7:40 Timber Ridge7:45 The Grove7:50 Smokey Ridge8:00 Mountain Lake

WisteriaReturn to the North Pole!

3:25 Maplewood Tr. Shady Oak Ln.

3:35 Bermuda Lake Oakwood

3:45 Amberly WoodsMission HillsWynlake

4:00 Peavine Trailer ParkAutumn Ridge

4:10 Silver Creek4:15 Lake Terrace4:20 Park Forest,

Wellington Manor4:30 Park Forest

Navajo Hills- So 4:35 Weatherly,

Berryhill/SouthwestShelby Farms/Southfield

Gardens/Golden Meadows5:10 Siluria

Park Forest Village5:15 Meadowview

Willow Glen5:35 Apache Ridge5:45 Woodbrook Apts.

Windy Oaks6:00 Buck Creek Landing6:05 Southeast,

Iron Wood6:10 Douglas Meadows6:20 Scottsdale6:25 Park Place6:30 Navajo Pines6:40 The Meadows 6:50 Keystone Mobile

Home ParkFox Valley &

1:00 Portsouth, Norwick Forest, Kingwood, Spring Gate,Cedar Grove

1:10 Cedar Grove Trailer Park

1:30 Sterling Gate1:35 Woodland Hills1:45 Southwind,

MeadowlarkWillow CreekWillow Point

1:55 Northwest EaglewoodOlde Town

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Summerbrook2:20 Knox Trailer Park2:25 Maylene2:30 Lacey’s Grove2:35 Grande View

Gardens2:40 Greenfield,

Falling Waters2:45 Applegate2:50 Grande View Estates

Navajo Hills-North2:55 Cambridge Point II3:00 The View

Apartments 3:10 Shalimar Pointe

Ashford Heights 3:20 Northeast Hickory

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CITY FIRE & RESCUE SERVICE CHRISTMAS EVE SANTA ROUTESThe following are estimated times Santa will arrive in the listed areas of the City on Christmas Eve. Please be lookingfor Santa thirty (30) minutes before and after his estimated time of arrival. Also, due to the growth of our City, Santa islimited on his stops. We ask that you gather near the designated (red & yellow) Santa Stop signs. Santa will not be ableto stop at individual homes, or go on every street in each neighborhood. We apologize for any inconveniences. Thankyou in advance for your cooperation. We want to wish everyone a safe and Merry Christmas.

To follow Santa's Progress while on the route, please go to the cities website at www.cityofalabaster.com and follow the links to the city’s Fire Dept.’s Santa Route. We will be doing our best to keeptrack of Santa's progress throughout the night and posting that progress to the website so that you will know whetherSanta will be on time or if he was delayed due to Emergency Responses.

The Alabaster Fire & Rescue Service would like to invite thechildren of Alabaster to Santa's Village located at Fire Station #1 on 9th St. N.W. across from the Library. The Village willopen December 4th and run through December 31.

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Santa's helpers at theAlabaster Fire Departmentprepare for the touring routesof Santa Claus throughouttheir city's neighborhoods.The event, which takesplace December 24th(Christmas Eve), continuesto be one that the FireDepartment eagerly looksforward to and one that thecommunity of Alabasterhas enjoyed for manyyears. This year will be noexception. The guys atAFRS continue giving extratime and effort to makesure all goes well andeveryone in the City,"naughty or nice" has anopportunity to catch aglimpse of the 'Jolly Ole' Elf!'However, 'The Touring ofSanta Routes' grows to a big-ger event each year.

"The continuous growthand diversity of our greatcity causes us to change andadapt as well. We realize

that some of our citizensplan Christmas Eve around'the touring of Santa'. We'vespent extra time and effort,planning and preparing forthis in hopes that all goes

then "Santa Routes" whichare updated every 15 min-utes. ***Please rememberthe Fire Department is stillresponsible for respondingto our emergencies duringthe routes. Therefore, in theevent they are called to anemergency, Santa routescheduling will be altered.*Any questions please con-tact Lt. Andy Garrett orBattalion Chief David Lash@ AFRS Station 1 (664-6818).

very well! We want every-one to see Santa that wantsto" says Chief Matherson.So with that in mind, here

are some route factsand information:*Look for the yellowand red Santa Stopsigns in your neigh-borhood(Strategically placedthroughout, begin-ning December 1st)*Santa will stop atthese sites only!*Stop time will run5-7 minutes at eachsite *Routes begin atapprox. 1:00 P.M.

*Routes end at approx.8:00 P.M. *Check the "Cityof Alabaster" website(cityofalabaster.com) forupdates on where Santa is.Click on "Fire and Rescue"

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The days leading into the month of November were some ofthe busiest ever. We had a very successful Fall Walk celebrationthe last week in October along the Buck Creek Trail. The weatherwas terrific and along with the great food and entertainmentmade this a very special day. I really enjoyed meeting and talk-ing with so many of you along the trail. I want to express specialthanks to my right-hand man Mr. George Henry for all of theorganizational skills along with those of Mr. Ricky Nance ourPark Director. Also, all of the park staff worked extremely hardin the days leading to the event as well as that day. These are thepeople that make so many great things happen for all of us everymonth. The Fall Walk was the gateway to a successful celebra-tion of Halloween the next day. Many of our subdivisions andchurches were covered up with young people trick or treatingand having fun. We had little if any mischief or trouble so aHuge Thank You for the supervised fun.

I hope that all of you had a great Thanksgiving and were ableto spend time with friends and family. I want to thank the FirstBaptist Church of Alabaster for hosting their annualThanksgiving lunch to honor our seniors. The food and companywas excellent as usual. Those of you involved in planning thisevent probably do not realize just how much everyone enjoys andlooks forward to this annual meal. Thanksgiving and Christmascan be very lonely times for many of us and this is particularlytrue for our senior citizens. These events go so very far byspreading love through our community.

I want to remind all of you that we will have our annualChristmas Parade on December 4th which is sponsored by theAlabaster Beautification Board. If you see a member of the boardon parade day, please give them a thank you for their months ofplanning and hard work. Our parade is one of the largest, if notthe largest, in Alabama. Many communities have discontinuedtheir celebrations due to costs but thanks to all of the volunteersupport for our parade, we have been able to continue the tradi-tion. The parade would not be possible without the support ofthe Alabaster Police Department. Please thank our officers aswell as the support that we receive from the Shelby CountySheriff’s Office.

With all of these wonderful things happening in our city, it iseasy to forget that we have many neighbors that need financialassistance or simply understand that someone cares and reallyloves them. The holidays are times that seem to intensify andmagnify the bad things that happen to us, our families, andfriends. Even in loving and supportive families, individuals candevelop problems that appear so large that there are no answersexcept suicide. These situations have been some of the hardestfor me to work through during my ten years in office and I hesi-tate to discuss them here but people need help. Suicides comewithout warning and the result is devastating to the families andthe entire community. I ask that all of us be vigilant this holidayseason for friends and family members that may be having thesethoughts and need our help. Let us send the message that we alllove them and we want to listen, understand, and help. Lovedones in these situations are often unable to express their needs tothose that they love and that love them. This is where we canassist and maybe be the catalyst to turn things around and helpthem to see that they are loved and needed in the family andcommunity. Please reach out to others with your heart thisChristmas season. Thank you and have a Merry Christmas!

David FringsMayor

[email protected] [email protected] like it was just yesterday when we were getting

ready for CityFest and now it’s Christmas! I hope you got an opportunity to come out for the Fall

Walk on October 30. It was an absolutely perfect day andwe had a lot of folks come out for the food, fun, music, andnature. Congratulations to all the city employees whoworked so hard to make this a worthwhile event.

Welcome to the new YMCA located at the former loca-tion of the Body Shop. This is a great addition to the cityand they plan to add other buildings and a pool there adjacent to the fields they own.

South City Theatre recently won a statewide theatercompetition for its production of “Driving Miss Daisy”.Congratulations to the cast and director. This is anotherfeather in the city’s cap to have such a fine theater righthere. Don’t forget to check out their upcoming Christmascomedy “The Best Christmas Pageant Ever” Dec. 10-19.

Now on to Christmas events. The season kickoff is thebiggest Christmas parade in Alabama right here on Hwy31 (or Main Street as some call it) on Saturday, December4. The parade kicks off at 10 am. and has bands, dancing,floats, candy, and, of course, a visit by Santa riding alongon one of our fire trucks. It’s a great time and I hope youget a chance to come out and see it. That night kicks offthe Christmas Village at Fire Station #1 across from theAlbert L. Scott Library. It’s got lights and fun things to dofor kids of all ages and it’s open every night until NewYear’s.

Seniors won’t want to miss the annual SeniorChristmas Dance on Saturday, December 11 from 5:30 to8:30 pm at the Thompson Middle School Cafeteria. Freefood, fun, music and lots of dancing. You can’t beat it!Call 663-1307 for reservations as space is limited.

The Albert L. Scott Library features a variety ofChristmas activities that kids of all ages will enjoy. Be sureto check them out on page 16 because there is a lot hap-pening.

Be sure to get your Christmas list done on time and besure to look to buy those gifts right here in Alabaster andBuy Alabaster First. Every present you buy here in the cityhelps us to provide city services to you.

Remember that the best Christmas present is love andcaring, and have a very Merry Christmas!

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A smoking ordinance was unanimously passed by the Alabaster City Council on October 21st. This was defi-nitely a victory for the health and well-being of Alabaster residents. I feel that the ordinance is fair because it

does give restaurants and hotels a choice on whether to be a non-smoking or smoking facility. If you have any questions about theordinance, please feel free to contact your councilperson or City Hall.

Many families are still feeling the effects of the economy. During this holiday season, please remember to "Buy Alabaster First". It brings much needed revenue to our city and everyone can benefit in the long run. I remain confident that Alabaster will staystrong and continue to prosper.

Spend some quality time with family and friends by coming out to the Alabaster Christmas Parade on December 4th. ThisChristmas I am so grateful for my husband, Rob, and our three daughters, Hope, Molly and Katherine Jane. I wish you and yourfamily a Merry Christmas and many blessings during this holiday season.Blessings,Sophie Martin

Bob HicksWard 2

Sophie MartinWard 1

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I want to spotlight a great group of residents this month that help us all. The Friends of the AlbertL. Scott Library is a fantastic group of dedicated people. This year alone they have raised and then

donated $6,000 to the library to help with programs and books. This is not a onetime deal, but is something that they doannually. The Friends play a vital role in support of our community library. I urge you to become a member or volun-teer for this great organization. For more information you can contact the library or ask any staff member. You can alsofind them on Facebook.

It is Christmas time again! Please support all our local businesses. This is when they make or break their year, so Iencourage you to take the time to say thank you to them for investing in your community.

This is also a great time of year to stop and count our many blessings. I count my family and friends among themany, many blessings that GOD has given me. I hope that not only during this season of giving, but all year we remem-ber to think of others, show kindness, generosity and patience.

Wishing you all the very best and GOD’s Blessings.Merry Christmas,

Adam

I hope everyone had the chance to give thanks with family and friends. With the next year just a few shortweeks away, we can look back happily on 2010 as a year that could have been a lot worse than it was. It seems

that money is starting to move about a bit more as we head into the Christmas season. Let us pray that we have seen the worst as faras our economy. The city was able to keep everyone employed while others cut back heavily. The senior center was opened, paid forfrom day one by use of dedicated funds in reserve and the kindness of our friends in the county. These rays of hope, combined withanother conservatively sculpted budget, allows us to look forward to 2011 with a smile rather than a shudder.

Fall Walk 2010 was a roaring success, with perfect weather, strong participation and great fun for all. The Buck Creek Trail was ondisplay, and it was very apparent that the Park and Rec team has worked very diligently to make it a beautiful showcase. Thanks toall the team that have taken a beautiful natural area and made it something for all of us to enjoy thoroughly.

Finally, on a more personal note, I ask your prayers for our son Kyle as he deploys to Afghanistan on December 4th, when he willjoin our neighbor Jason Pohl who is already in service to America there. We recently welcomed Rick Coleman from a tour, andwould ask you to tell me of someone you know that is over there so I may add them to my prayer list. Finally, I wish you and yoursa very Merry Christmas. Grace and peace, Bob

Adam MoseleyWard 3

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Last month I hope everyone completed their civic duty by voting in the General Election November 2nd. Ihad the privilege of working the polls again, and although it is the toughest single day a person can work, it

is also one of the most satisfying. It is so much more complicated than most people can imagine. The fact that it can be done at allwith such a high degree of efficiency and accuracy is a testament to poll workers everywhere. If you voted last month, I thank you. If you did not, I challenge you to do your civic homework, get involved in what is going on around you and to participate in theprocess by voting. I can't help but to believe we would all benefit from the process.

Locally, the Friends of the A.L. Scott Library were able to donate $3,000 to our library for programs for children and adults andfor special needs, such as repainting the table and chairs in the children's area. The Friends have also organized a book fair with theAlabaster Books-A-Million store for Tuesday, December 14. Between the hours of 4 - 8 PM, the friends will greet customers and handout vouchers. Vouchers presented at checkout will have 10% of the purchase price donated to the Friends.

For the 3rd year in a row the Alabaster Water Board has earned the Alabama Department of Environment Plant OptimizationAward for Well #1 filtration. This month the board will consider bids for a similar plant to filter our last well. It also is my duty toreport that long time AWB Board member and Chairwoman Cathy Bradford has tendered her resignation. Please join me by thank-ing her for years of dedication and service. To list everything she has helped do for us would take this entire column.

In case you have not heard, or just forgotten, please allow me to remind you of our Annual Christmas ParadeSaturday, December 4th. As always it will be one of the largest parades in Alabama and we will be throwing somecandy! Have a Merry Christmas - Keep in Touch.

There’s a lot happening at the Albert L. Scott Library this Christmas seasson:Gingerbread Workshop December 14 at 6:15 p.m. Families should sign up in advance and pre-pay $3.00 per house. If paying bycheck, please make it out to the library. Children ages 6 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop willbe in the mobile unit.Holiday Children's Party December 15 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. It will be a fun-filled morning featuring Santa and Mrs.Claus, a horse-drawn carriage, and gingerbread man decorating. The free activities are in the library, in the mobile unit and onlibrary grounds. Carriage ride tickets will be available in the library lobby. Holiday Sing-Along with Mr. Mac and Chuck King December 15 at 3:30 p.m. Come join musical story teller Mr. Mac and fellowmusician Chuck King for holiday music and merry-making! Everyone is invited to this very special program in the 'Tunes & Tales'time slot that takes place in the mobile unit. Children ages 6 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult.An Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus December 17 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Santa & Mrs. Claus will listen to children'sChristmas wishes in the library building.

You probably heard we passed a smoking ordinance last month. My position is that I feel govern-ment (especially local government) butts into business too much so I personally would not vote for a

total smoking ban. However, I voted for this ordinance because it gives everyone a choice. The business gets to chooseif they want to be a smoking or non-smoking facility and has to post that on the door. The customer has a choice to goin or not BEFORE they actually enter the facility. Serves the purpose, I think.

My article last month about voting gave a few folks the impression I didn't like the Tea Party. Not true. While I'mnot a tea party member, I think they put some issues into the spotlight that need to be spotlighted. My article waspoorly written but my point (in my mind anyway) was that some people are presenting themselves as a Tea Party affili-ate in order to get votes when in reality their philosophies are much different. My goal for that article was simply toencourage people to vote and to do some homework on who they choose. Sorry for the confusion.

Merry Christmas to you and your family.

Rick WaltersWard 4

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PHILLIP REID You can forget the old

joke about having enoughkids in the family to fieldyour own basketball or base-ball team. At the Reidhousehold in Montevallo,they probably joked aboutstarting their own firedepartment.

In reality, the Reidscould make a strong case forthat because they certainlyhave the qualifications. BillReid, the patriarch of thefamily is the long-time firechief of Montevallo. Tripletsons Mike, Danny andPhillip and youngest sonAndy all work for local firedepartments - Mike andDanny in Pelham whilePhillip and Andy serve inAlabaster.

Phillip, who has justcompleted his 16th yearwith the Alabaster Fire &Rescue Service, was the firstof the Reid brothers to enterthe profession on a full-timebasis. After serving as a lieu-tenant with AF&RS for 10years, he became a battalionchief in April following theretirement of Eddie Harris.As a battalion chief, Phillipis responsible for the day-to-day operations of his shiftand manages staffing issuesand personnel matters. He

also serves as incident com-mander on major calls thatoccur when he's on duty.

"My father's work as avolunteer with the firedepartment in Montevallohad a big influence on mydecision to become a fire-fighter," Phillip said. "That'sbasically how I got into it.We always hung around thefire station when we wereyounger and it was a way oflife for all of us. There wasnever any question of whatI was going to do when Igrew up."

Phillip joined thedepartment in Alabaster in1994 after taking collegecourses at Montevallo andearning certification as anEMT at UAB. He also hasbeen certified in handlingemergency-response rescuesinvolving trenches, highangles and confined spaces.

Phillip's job often press-es him and his fellow fire-fighters into situations thatvary from one day to thenext. That's one of thethings he likes about his job.

"Nothing is ever thesame from day to day," hesaid. "Each day is different.You never know what's instore. It's a very satisfyingcareer to be in and every

whenever they're not play-ing baseball and frequentlyvisit the mountains and thebeach. Phillip is also anavid golfer.

So, is it reasonable toassume that Carter andGrayson will follow in thefamily tradition of becom-ing firefighters when theygrow up?

"If that's somethingthey want to do, then I'mnot going to discouragethem," Phillip said.

firefighter I know loves hisjob. It's a calling and a wayof life for us. It's especiallygratifying to know we'reserving the community andhelping people out in anyway we can."

Phillip and his wifeKelly are the parents oftwo boys, nine-year-oldCarter and six-year-oldGrayson. Kelly is a book-keeper with the City ofPelham. Carter andGrayson are both heavilyinvolved in baseball andPhillip serves as coach ofhis youngest son's team.That's just another way inwhich Phillip is followingin his father's footsteps. Inaddition to his volunteerwork with the Montevallofire department, Bill servedas a longtime high schoolteacher and baseball coach.

Phillip, Kelly, Carterand Grayson like to travel

Phillip Reid is a battalion chiefwith the Alabaster Fire &

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In addition to the newspace, Paul's customers canalso expect the highest serviceand expertise. There's a mas-ter jeweler working onsite,and Paul himself has been inthe jewelry business nearly hiswhole life.

"My father was in the jew-elry business and I worked forhim when I was little. Then Igot a job on the road working

for a diamond companyselling diamonds for nineyears, which was greatbecause I worked for oneof the biggest diamondcompanies in the country.It was fun to go aroundto other jewelry storesand see how they didthings and get to learnthe manufacturing end aswell as the retail end," hesaid.

In terms of product,Paul's offers a wide rangeof both jewelry andwatches, including themost popular brands, likeCitizen, Seiko, Natalie K,Alisa, and Pandora.

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Paul's is also unique inthat they actually custom-make a lot of their mer-chandise.

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The annual parade is sponsored by the Alabaster Beautification Board, though entryapplications are being coordinated this year through the Parks and Recreation Department.Applications to participate in the parade can be found online at the City of Alabaster web-site (www.cityofalabaster.com) under the Beautification Board tab.

The deadline for entry was November 1, but late applications will be entertained solong as there are still spaces available. Any questions regarding entry should be directed tothe Parks and Recreation Department at 664-6840.

Floats should be decorated according to this year's theme and should also have candyto throw along the parade route. In addition to all the creative Christmas floats, spectatorscan expect a fun show from the Thompson High School marching band. According toDirector Jon Bubbett, they'll be playing traditional Christmas music along the route.

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DECEMBER ACTIVITIESBOOK BASH: Traditions & Tales of Great Britain December2 at 4:30 p.m. Kids in 4th grade and up can attend this specialprogram that will give them a passport to fun, food, and culture.Participate in a reader's theater of The Baker's Dozen: A St.Nicholas Tale, have a snack, and more! The adventure begins inthe mobile unit. Sign up required. American Girls Club December 9 at 4:30 p.m. This month'smeeting will have a holiday flare with refreshments, fun, andsurprises. Girls 7 years old and older can sign up for this eventthat takes place in the mobile unit. They may come with or with-out a doll.Gingerbread Workshop December 14 at 6:15 p.m. Familiesshould sign up in advance and pre-pay $3.00 per house. If pay-ing by check, please make it out to the library. Children ages 6years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Theworkshop will be in the mobile unit.Holiday Children's Party December 15 from 10:00 a.m. to12:00 noon. It will be a fun-filled morning featuring Santa andMrs. Claus, a horse-drawn carriage, and gingerbread man deco-rating. The free activities are in the library, in the mobile unitand on library grounds. Carriage ride tickets will be available inthe library lobby. Holiday Sing-Along with Mr. Mac and Chuck King December15 at 3:30 p.m. Come join musical story teller Mr. Mac and fel-low musician Chuck King for holiday music and merry-making!Everyone is invited to this very special program in the 'Tunes &Tales' time slot that takes place in the mobile unit. Children ages6 years old and younger must be accompanied by an adult.An Evening with Santa and Mrs. Claus December 17 from6:30 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Santa & Mrs. Claus will listen to chil-dren's Christmas wishes in the library building.

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Cake & Culture - Sunday, Dec. 12, 2 pm - Joinus in a Christmas Wreath Making Demonstrationby Sarah's Flowers. In the mobile unit. Library Book Group - Thursday, December 16.7 pm - Join us in our discussion of “Queen ofBroken Hearts” by Cassandra King. Claremakes a living as a divorce coach to help men andwomen mend their broken hearts, all the whilerefusing to fall in love again herself, until shemeets Lex, a charismatic sea captain and recent arrival in town.Meeting takes place in the mobile unit.

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The Alabaster Books-A-Million store will host a Book Fairon Tuesday, December 14. Between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to8:00 p.m. the friends will greet customers and hand out vouch-ers. Customers who present their vouchers at checkout will have10 percent of their purchase price donated to the Friends of theLibrary. Thanks to Alabaster Books-A-Million for their continuedsupport! If you're looking for quality used books and movies, theFriends' Book Room is open on Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. toclose. The books and movies are available for purchase at thistime every week in the library. Join us!

On October 11, The Friends of the Albert L. ScottPublic Library Board voted to donate $3,000 to the library,bringing the total donated in 2010 to $6,000. Library directorNan Abbott related to the Board that most of these funds areused for programs for children and adults and for special needs,such as repainting the table and chairs in the children’s area. TheFriends offer their thanks to the entire community for their con-tinued support of this important work!

The Friends are always looking for new members. If youhave the passion to build a strong public library, we need yourtime and talent! You can learn more about our work to supportthe library on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/albertlscott.or call Judy Fields at 663-6747. The next Friends of the LibraryMeeting is Monday, January 25, 2011 at 6 pm

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"If you don't haveaccess to a computer,you can just call theAlabaster Corps andthey'll direct you how todo that," said Wallace.

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The Red Kettle Campaignkicks off the week beforeThanksgiving and runs untilChristmas Eve. Other datesand details can be foundonline at the Salvation Armywebsite.

SALVATION ARMY CHRISTMAS PROGRAMSThe Christmas season is

in full swing now, whichmeans it's time to considerhelping out with the GreaterBirmingham SalvationArmy's annual holiday pro-grams.

The Salvation Armyholds two major charitableprograms each year, includ-ing the Angel Tree programand the well-known RedKettle campaign.

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the season. The Angel Treeswill be situated at variousBirmingham-area shoppingcenters.

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ALABASTER 95 BLAZE SOCCER CLUB SUCCESS Alabaster 95 Blaze won

their division in theBirmingham Bash soccertournament. The girlsplayed two games onSaturday winning bothgames (4-2, 2-1).

In their semi-final gameSunday morning, the girlsfound themselves in a badsituation down by two goalsat the half. A strong per-formance from everybodyon the team allowed them tocome back in the second halfand win the game.

In the championshipgame they faced theBriarwood U17 team, whohad beaten the Blaze duringthe regular season. The girlsknew the game would be avery hard fought defensivegame, and it was. The gamewent into overtime, and vic-tory was decided by a penal-ty kick shoot out that was

ultimately won by theAlabaster 95 Blaze.

Stacy Balaam (coach) andJeremy Stacey (assistantcoach) would like to thankall the girls for their relent-less effort. Special thanks toAide Arreola for the moralsupport she gave her team.Aide was injured earlier inthe season. Special thanksalso to Mary Milliron andMichaela Graber, both teamleaders and team captains,who played awesome andwere supportive throughoutthe tournament, and haveshown consistent leadershipand a positive attitudethroughout the season.Exceptional performancescame from the forwardsMiriah Poe, Marti Gornati,Madison Thomas andGabrielle Graber. They alldid an awesome job shoot-

ing on goal and hitting theback of the net. The middleof the field was controlledby Mackenzie Dowdle,Michaela Graber, MakaylaWright and AshleyGardner. Their ability tospread the field during theattack was a key element toopening up the opposingdefense. The defenseplayed a hard tactical gamewith outstanding perform-ances from Mary Milliron,Lindsey Harrison,

Savannah Barfoot, BaileyJones, Jocelyn Medina andCalissa Knight. They didan excellent job at breakingup the attack and confusingthe opposing offense.Bethany Rogers, with sever-al saves in goal, really per-formed excellent, especiallyin the shoot-out in thechampionship game. Shemade two great saves dur-ing the shoot-out thathelped seal the victory.

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opened a new family branchin Alabaster off Highway119. The new branch ishoused in the old Body ShopHealth Club at 117 PlazaCircle. The group purchasedthe building, along with itsexercise equipment, inSeptember and opened thenew facility in October.

"We closed on the busi-ness Sept. 30 and openedOct. 1 as the AlabasterFamily Branch YMCA," saidLane Vines, the executivedirector.

Vines said the new facili-ty will allow the YMCA toserve a broader range of thepopulation here inAlabaster.

"We'd wanted an adulthealth and wellness pres-ence here for some time.When this opportunity cameabout, we were excited totake the next step, because itallowed us to serve the com-

munity from a health andwellness perspective," saidVines.

The building is locatedadjacent to the YMCA athlet-ic fields, which are behindthe Masonic lodge. Vines saidthe proximity to the fieldsmade it an attractive location.

"We own 39 acres of landright in the heart of Alabasterand have used that land formany years as our soccerfields," he said. "It madesense from a strategic stand-point that this would be agood location for us to offerhealth and wellness pro-grams and serve the adults inthe community."

According to Vines, thenew building isn't the onlychange in the works. TheYMCA's current plan is tobuild an adjoining buildingto house the children's pro-grams. The children's pro-grams are currently housedin the YMCA off Seventh

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In terms of a timeline,Vines said he expects con-struction on the new build-ing to occur quickly.

"Right now what we'replanning on doing is to havethat building and that poolopen in June of 2011," hesaid.

Before then the groupwill embark on a fundraisingcampaign to help finance theproject.

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SANTA AT POST OFC. DEC.11For any children want-

ing to talk to Santa Clausthis year before ChristmasEve arrives, they'll have achance when he visits theAlabaster Post Office. Santaand Mrs. Claus are sched-uled to visit the AlabasterPost Office on Saturday,December 11, from 9 a.m. tonoon.

For the past seven years,the Alabaster Post Office hascelebrated Christmas byhosting Mr. and Mrs. Clausand entertaining local kidswith treats and balloons.

"We'll have Santa Claus,Mrs. Claus, and we'll have aperson here doing balloonsfor the kids," said AlabasterPostmaster Michael Renda."We'll also have refresh-ments for the kids and theadults."

According to Renda,Santa and Mrs. Claus will begreeting guests in the PostOffice lobby, just to the left

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"The young man grabbeda fire extinguisher and cameup through the cul-de-sac.He climbed the hill barefoot-ed, carrying a big old fireextinguisher," said Naro. "Itwas engulfed in flames, buthe used the extinguisher andgot the bulk of it down."

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"I know we had 500trick-or-treat bags," saidNance, "and they're allgone."

According to Nance, theidea this year was simplyto add more fun things forpeople to do.

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Council recently passed acitywide smoking ordinancethat will require city busi-nesses to declare whether ornot they will allow smokingor not.

The ordinance waspassed unanimously duringthe City Council's meetingon Oct. 21. According toCity officials, the new ordi-nance will be implementedin 2011.

Each year, when arestaurant or hotel submitsits business license, it willbe required to indicatewhether it will be a smokingor non-smoking. The busi-ness will then be required topost a notice at eachentrance to the establish-ment indicating its smokingstatus.

According to officials,the ordinance represents acompromise between thetwo more extreme positions

that were presented. Someresidents promoted a city-wide smoking ban for publicplaces, while others advocat-ed no government interven-tion at all.

Under the new ordi-nance, businesses will stillbe allowed to make thechoice for themselves as towhether or not they want tobe smoke-free.

If an establishmentchooses the smoke-freeoption, there is to be nosmoking allowed at allinside the building. Thosethat do allow smoking, canhave an area for non-smokers.

The City held two publichearings on the issue beforethe vote.

For more information,contact your localCouncilperson or call CityHall at 664-6800.

CHRISTMAS PARADE DEC. 4Concert Band Festival, which isa prestigious music festivalin March, and it's attempt-ing to raise funds to helpfinance the trip.

"We are committed totaking everybody on thistrip," said Bubbett. "It's anational honor and a nation-al venue and these kidshave worked really hard toget there."

Bubbett said he expectsband boosters to walkalongside the band collect-ing donations during theparade. No donation is toosmall as the students willneed all the support theycan get.

So come on out to theparade this year. Supportthe Thompson High Schoolband and get yourself in theholiday spirit. It should be afun time for all as the partic-

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SOUTH CITY THEATRE WINS STATE COMPETITION South City Theatre

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According to South CityArtistic Director AlanGardner, this was the firsttime that the theatre hadentered the competition.

"I was very pleased thatour show at the theatre wasreceived so well with somany people that reallyenjoyed it," said Gardner."Then when we talkedabout entering it in thestate festival, I said whynot?"

The play was directedby Clay Boyce and featuredthe same cast that per-

commitment to the show.All three of the actorsinvested so much time andenergy in making thingswork that it made my jobeasy," said Boyce.

In addition to South CityTheatre, there were fiveother theatre companies rep-resented in the competition.They included the Pell CityPlayers, Wetumpka DepotPlayers, MillbrookCommunity Players,Birmingham FestivalTheatre, and WalkerIndependent Theatre ofJasper.

Now that it's won thestate competition, SouthCity will compete at theregional competition inAtlanta.

"We'll be over thereMarch 2-6," said Boyce. "Ifwe're lucky enough to winthere, we'll get to take it toRochester, New York."

For local theatre-goers,the award should confirmwhat most already know,that South City Theatre isproducing quality theatreright here in Alabaster.

"It really means a lot,"Gardner said. "It's some-thing we've been workingfor as far as our quality andour reputation, the way peo-ple perceive South CityTheatre in Shelby County. Ithink it's just wonderful."

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"Clay is a wonderfuldirector," said Gardner. "Ihad an opportunity to bringhim on board and he had apassion for it, and that'swhat you need."

The cast included actorsRobert Hill, Todd Ponder,and Carole Armistead, whowon the Best Actress awardat the festival for her por-trayal of Daisy.

"It was really outstandingacting work," said Gardner,"where she starts at one ageand she ends at another andyou are just captivated."

The story follows thejourney of Daisy Werthan,who is forced to hire a per-sonal driver after she wreaksher car. Boyce said that all ofthe actors showed a greatcommitment to the work.

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In this hilariousChristmas tale, a couplestruggling to put on achurch Christmas pageantis faced with casting the"unchurched" Herdmankids - probably the mostinventively awful kids inhistory - all 6 of them!You won't believe themayhem- and the fun-when the Herdmans collidewith the Christmas storyhead on and offer their ownrendition of a classic tale!

Tickets are $15. Student,senior and groups of 10 ormore are $12.

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MAYORS COMMENTS Mayor Frings then proclaimed the week ofSeptember 17 - 23, 2010 as "Constitution Week" and presentedAngela Moseley and Nan Vodde with the Daughter's of the AmericanRevolution said proclamation. RESOLUTION NO. 091610 1. RESOLUTIONREGARDING CONTRACT WITH BOARD OF EDUCATION FOR FACILITY USE OFGYMNASIUM AND LOBBY AREA FOR YOUTH BASKETBALL AND SMART STARTSOCCER PROGRAMS. Council Member Brakefield made a motion toapprove Resolution No. 091610 to enter into a contract with the Boardof Education for facility use of the Gymnasium and lobby area of theirInstructional Services Center for youth basketball and Smart Start soccerprograms. Council Member Ryals seconded. Voting - Ayes: SophieMartin, Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, Scott Brakefield, Rick Walters, TommyRyals and Jim McClain. Nays: None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO.091610-A 2. RESOLUTION ON CONTRACT WITH "PAYMENTS 3" FORDEBIT/CREDIT CARD READERS FOR VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. CouncilMember Walters made a motion to approve Resolution No. 091610-Ato allow the Mayor to enter into a contract with "Payments 3" fordebit/credit card readers for various departments of the city. CouncilMember Martin seconded. Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, Bob Hicks,Adam Moseley, Scott Brakefield, Rick Walters, Tommy Ryals and JimMcClain. Nays: None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 091610-B 3.RESOLUTION REGARDING THE SUSPENSION OF ALL CIVIL SERVICE MERITINCREASES. Council Member Martin made a motion to approveResolution No. 091610-B approving the suspension/freezing of all CivilService Merit Increases from October 1, 2010 until September 30,2011. Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, ScottBrakefield, Rick Walters, Tommy Ryals and Jim McClain. Nays: None.Motion carried. 4. COUNCIL WORK SESSION. Council President McClainannounced that a council work session will be held on Thursday,September 30, 2010 at 6:00 P.M. at the Municipal Annex located at127 1st Street SW. After brief council and audience comments, CouncilMember Walters made a motion to adjourn with Council MemberBrakefield seconding. All were in favor and said meeting was adjournedat 7:22 P.M.Minutes of the Alabaster City Council MeetingAlabaster, Alabama October 7, 2010A regular meeting of the Alabaster City Council was held in theMunicipal Annex on Thursday, October 7, 2010, at 7:00 P.M., and therewere present at said meeting Councilpersons: Present: Sophie Martin,Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, Rick Walters, Scott Brakefield, Tommy Ryalsand Jim McClain. Absent: None.MEETING OPENING Council Member Hicks made a motion to approvethe minutes of the September 16, 2010 meeting as written. CouncilMember Martin seconded the motion. Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, BobHicks, Adam Moseley, Rick Walters, Scott Brakefield, Tommy Ryals andJim McClain. Nays: None. Motion carried. Council Member Moseleymade a motion to approve the minutes of the September 30, 2010 spe-cial called meeting as written. Council Member Walters seconded themotion. Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, RickWalters, Scott Brakefield, Tommy Ryals and Jim McClain. Nays: None.Motion carried. Council Member Walters made a motion to approvethe agenda for tonight's meeting and Council Member Ryals secondedthe motion. Voting - Ayes: All Ayes. Nays: None. Motion carried.MAYORS COMMENTS Mayor Frings introduced Resolution No. 100710-Bwhich is on the agenda this evening listing the holidays being observedthis fiscal year by city employees. He also thanked the city employeesfor their hard work and dedication. Mayor Frings then proclaimed themonth of October 2010 as "Domestic Violence Awareness Month" andurged all citizens to work together to eliminate domestic violence fromour community. ORDINANCE NO. 10-Z02 1. PUBLIC HEARING ON A RE-ZONING REQUEST OF 5.62 +/- ACRES AT 128 MARKET CENTER DRIVE FROMB-3 TO INSTITUTIONAL FOR FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH. CouncilMember Ryals introduced a re-zoning request from Michael Keeton withGonzalez-Strength & Associates representing First United Methodist

Church of 5.62 +/- acres located at 128 Market Center Drive from B-3to Institutional. Said property was approved through Planning andZoning as a recommendation to the City Council. Council PresidentMcClain opened the public hearing up to the floor for those wishing tospeak either for or against said re-zoning. Mr. Pete Peterson, Trusteeand Building Committee Chairman for the Church spoke in favor of saidre-zoning. No one spoke against said request. Council Member Ryalsmade a motion to approve Ordinance No. 10-Z02 with Council MemberMoseley seconding. Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, Bob Hicks, RickWalters, Scott Brakefield, Tommy Ryals, Adam Moseley and Jim McClain.Nays: None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 1007102. RESOLUTION REGARDING RE-APPOINTMENT OF MUNICIPAL COURTJUDGE. Council Member Walters made a motion to approve ResolutionNo. 100710 to re-appoint Joseph E. Walden as municipal court judgefor the City of Alabaster for another two-year term. Council MemberMoseley seconded. Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, Bob Hicks, AdamMoseley, Scott Brakefield, Rick Walters, Tommy Ryals and Jim McClain.Nays: None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 100710-A 3.RESOLUTIONREGARDING FUNDING OF CITY ENGINEER POSITION. Council MemberHicks made a motion to approve Resolution No. 100710-A approvingthe funding of a newly created position of City Engineer (PE) for theCity of Alabaster. Said position will be funded in a Grade 31, startingsalary of $76,128.00 plus benefits. Council Member Martin seconded.Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, ScottBrakefield, Rick Walters, Tommy Ryals and Jim McClain. Nays: None.Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 100710-B 4. RESOLUTION ON 2011 FIS-CAL YEAR HOLIDAYS FOR CITY EMPLOYEES. Council Member Brakefieldmade a motion to approve Resolution No. 100710-B indicating the holi-days to be observed by City Employees for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.Council Member Walters seconded. Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, BobHicks, Adam Moseley, Scott Brakefield, Rick Walters, Tommy Ryals andJim McClain. Nays: None. Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 100710-C5.RESOLUTION ON HEALTH INSURANCE PROPOSAL. Council Member Martinmade a motion to approve Resolution No. 100710-C approving torescind Resolution No. 092004, as amended, and set the amount to bepaid by city employees at a set percentage amount of 30% and theCity to pay 70% of the health insurance premium regardless of status(single, married, family, other). Council Member Brakefield seconded.Voting - Ayes: Sophie Martin, Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, ScottBrakefield, Rick Walters, Tommy Ryals and Jim McClain. Nays: None.Motion carried. RESOLUTION NO. 100710-D 6. RESOLUTION ON THECITY'S RETIRED EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE. Council Member Martinmade a motion to approve Resolution No. 100710-D to rescindResolution No. 092004-A, as amended, and verify the amount to bepaid by the City of Alabaster for retired employees' health insurancecoverage. A maximum of $479.00 per month per retiree regardless ofstatus (Single, Married or other) will be paid by the City for all eligibleretirees. Council Member Walters seconded. Voting - Ayes: SophieMartin, Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, Scott Brakefield, Rick Walters, TommyRyals and Jim McClain. Nays: None. Motion carried.RESOLUTION NO. 100710-E 7. RESOLUTION TO WAIVE VENDOR FEES FORTHE ONE DAY EVENT OF "FALL WALK 2010". Council Member Moseleymade a motion to approve Resolution No. 100710-E waiving vendorfees for the one day event of "Fall Walk 2010" to be held on October30, 2010. Council Member Hicks seconded. Voting - Ayes: SophieMartin, Bob Hicks, Adam Moseley, Scott Brakefield, Rick Walters, TommyRyals and Jim McClain. Nays: None. Motion carried. 8. COUNCIL WORKSESSION. Council President McClain announced that a council work ses-sion will be held on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at 6:30 P.M. at theConference Room at the new Senior Activity Center located at 1097 7thStreet SW at old Siluria Mill site. After brief council and audience com-ments, Council Member Moseley made a motion to adjourn with CouncilMember Walters seconding. All were in favor and said meeting wasadjourned at 7:24 P.M.

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Calendar of EventsJan. 7 City Council Meeting 7 pm Annex

Jan. 10 Water Board 7 pm AnnexBeautification Board 6 pm Senior Ctr.

Jan. 12 Municipal Court 9am Annex*Finance Committee 5:30 pm City Svcs. Bldg.

Jan. 17 City Offices Closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday

Jan. 18 Driving School 7 pm Annex

Jan. 21 City Council Meeting 7 pm AnnexPublic Works Committee 5 pm AnnexEconomic Development Committee 5:30 pm

Jan. 24 Board of Adjustments 6 pm AnnexJan. 25 Housing & Abatement Board 5:15 pm Annex

Library Board Meeting 6 pm at Albert L. Scott LibraryPlanning & Zoning 7 pm Annex

Jan. 26 Municipal Court 9 am Annex*Sewer Committee 6 pm City Hall

Jan. 28 Trial Date 9am Annex

Municipal Annex located behind City Hall at127 1st Street SW just across the RR track.The City Services Building is located acrossfrom Thompson Intermediate School on 119.

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664-4604Jim McClain, Ward 5

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Scott Brakefield, Ward [email protected]

685-0302.Tommy Ryals, Ward 7

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Marsha Massey, City [email protected]

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Dec. 2 City Council Meeting 7 pm Annex

Dec. 4 CHRISTMAS PARADE

Dec. 7 Public Safety Committee 6:30 pm Annex Dec. 8 Municipal Court 9 am Annex

Finance Committee 5:30 pm City Svcs. Bldg.Dec. 13 Beautification Board 6 pm Senior Ctr.

Water Board 7 pm Annex

Dec. 15 Municipal Court 9 am Annex*Sewer Committee 6 pm City Hall

Dec.16 City Council Meeting 7 pm AnnexPublic Works Committee 5 pm AnnexEconomic Development Committee 5:30 pm

Dec. 17 Municipal Court Trial Date 9 am Annex

Dec. 20 Board of Adjustments 6 pm Annex

Dec. 23 & 24 City offices closed forChristmas Holiday.

Dec. 26 Planning & Zoning 7 pm AnnexHousing & Abatement Board 5:15 pm Annex

Dec. 31 City offices closed forNew Year’s Celebration.

Questions about a meeting? Call 664-6800A full 2010 Calendar is available for reference at www.cityofalabaster.com

Non-emergency Police matters 663-7401Animal Control 664-6761Personnel Dept 664-6838

Code Enforcement 664-5907

Revenue/Business License Dept 664-6844Garbage/recycling bins 664-6800

Alabaster Parks & Recreation 664-6840Alabaster Water Board 663-6155

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