Here's some new things I learned in Huntsville this week:
- Huntsville Pop Warner is a non profit-organization dedicated to the development of Huntsville youth football and cheerleading. Pop Warner is the ONLY football and cheerleading organization to require participants to maintain academic standards in order to participate. Practice starts August 1st.
- Moms, check this out: Huntsville Area Mothers of Multiples (HAMOM) is having a MOMsmart consignment sale on August 7-8 in the Beasley Shopping Center just west of Indigo Joe's (east of Kohl's) on Highway 72. MOMsMart is the only consignment sale in North Alabama that is organized by a non-profit support group.
- Alabama's role in putting astronauts on the moon is being recognized on the cover of the new state highway map with a photo of the original Saturn V rocket that is on display at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center here in Huntsville.
- Outdoor lovers, take note: Guntersville State Park is featured as one of the "4 State Parks That Don't Feel Like State Parks" in the August issue of Southern Living.
- The Alabama cities of Madison, Calera, Alabaster, and Helena are all featured on a new CNN/Money magazine list of "America's best small towns." Madison, which ranked number 49 on the list, is credited with having a strong economy and a recreation strength that lies in its 34 parks,
- Alabama native Stewart Cink won his first major golf title Sunday when he defeated Tom Watson in four-hole playoff to win the British Open. Cink lived in Huntsville until his family moved to Florence when he was 5.
- The Southwest Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom will be visiting Point Mallard Park this Friday through Sunday, July 24-26th. Trained instructors will demonstrate how to milk a cow (yes, they are bringing a real cow), describe how milk goes from the farm to the customer and answer questions from the audience. This activity is free to the public. Milking presentations will begin at 10:00 am each day followed by other demonstrations at approximately 12:00 and 2:00.
- Forgotten Felines Breakfast fundraiser is Saturday, July 25 from 7:00 am – 9:30 am at Applebee's on South Parkway. Serving Pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee & juice for $5.00 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased at the door.
- Huntsville-Madison County Public Library is offering patrons a way to take care of their overdue fines while taking care of their community and help the Salvation Army. From July 19-25, for each non-perishable food item a patron brings in, the library will forgive $1 in overdue fines from their library card.
- Congratulations to Sci-Quest which won the Huntsville Time's poll for best family attraction in Northeast Alabama.
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