We were so proud to welcome the 128th Military Police Company back to Huntsville after a year in Iraq. Crowds packed the street from Copeland's Restaurant to the Armory. The 130 members were in training at Camp Shelby since the summer of 2006, and left there to go to Iraq.
Martin and Eddress Burke recently celebrated 60 years of married bliss, at a party at Redstone Village where they live. Congratulations to you both!
Rob Walker , of AXA Advisors, just had a birthday and celebrated with sweet wife Kay. Their daughter Sarah Walker just came home for a visit during fall break. Sarah is attending the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa.
We had the chance to talk with Deborah Shaffer recently, who works at Macaroni Grille. She made our evening one of the most enjoyable nights out we've had recently.
It was so good to hear from Dee Presley (Elvis Presley's step mom, who married Vernon) recently. She's a fascinating lady and has so many great stories to tell. She wants to say hello to all her friends in Huntsville!
Pretty Faith Sutherlin had a 15th birthday recently! Her mom is Felicia Sutherlin , and proud grandma is Cheryl Tribble , of Woodstock.
For all you Civil War buffs out there, we just heard that there is a Civil War dinner theater in Tennessee, that is packing in the crowds. It's called Buttonwillow Church Civil War Dinner Theater and is located in Whitwell, Tn. which is about 90 miles from Huntsville. People just love it.
Don't forget to attend the Veteran's Day Parade downtown - be sure and note that this year it's on Nov. 12 instead of the 11th.
It starts at 11 am but be sure to get there early to get a good place to watch.
We were so very sad to hear of the death of a little 15-month old child. Tommy Stubbs , son of Dr. Joseph and Emily Stubbs , had the most beautiful smile and was very much loved. We send our deepest sympathies to the family.
Lee Ann Lancaster celebrated her birthday in style at Lee Ann's off Church street recently. She sure doesn't look any older, and the crowds were rocking!
Berns Miller is working tirelessly to save the old local cemeteries from extinction, and now we hear that Roger Jones , Madison County Commissioner, is working hard to get the Cemetery Rehabilitation authority passed. Making the effort for the old cemeteries is definitely the right thing to do.
Our good friend Scottie Brier, who used to live in Huntsville and is now relegated to icy winters in Yankee-land, wrote us recently to tell us how lucky we all are to live here in Huntsville! The fact that our city is so clean is one thing that our visitors are so impressed with, and our Mayor Loretta Spencer and her Green Team can take the credit for that.
The Furniture Factory celebrated 6 years at its current location on Meridian Street with a weeklong series of events. As many of you may remember, Jay's Lounge was in that location previous to Furniture Factory, for many years. With this great weather, the outdoor patio stays packed.
Happy Birthday to Stefanie Troup ! She's the best daughter a mom could ever wish for.
It's hard to believe that H.C. Blake has been in business for 123 years! Congratulations to Hall Bryant and his great team!
Shopping at Costco recently I ran into Janet Watson , who was with a gorgeous little girl named Annabelle , her granddaughter. They were having a girl's day out. Annabelle's sister is Janet , 2. Proud mom is Cornelia Watson , and grandpa is Buck Watson . Janet and Buck have 13 grandkids - and love each and every one of them.
We were very sorry to hear that Richard Smith had passed away. We send our condolences to his many friends and dear wife Nancy.
Congratulations to Amanda Stolz, who just announced her engagement to Joshua Dempsey - no date has been set. Amanda is the pretty daughter of Peggy Stolz of Hazel Green. Denise and David Dempsey are Joshua's parents, and live in Toney.
A birthday party was held recently for the sweetest little boy at his Granny & PawPaw's (Rosemary & Bill Leatherwood , of Ole Dad's Barbeque) home in Meridianville. 'Lil Billy Leatherwood IV turned 3, and celebrated with parents Billy & Missy and many friends.
A big welcome to Brenda Delancey who just moved here 4 months ago from the Gulfport, Miss. area. Brenda works as a Family Service Coordinator at Valhalla, and we're happy she's here!
It was great to meet with Irene Cotten Charles , who has worked at the Huntsville Madison County Public library almost 30 years now. Her sweet mother-in-law Helen Seitz Charles lives in Redstone Village and just loves Huntsville's history!
A birthday party for Wade Hays was celebrated at Haysland with mom Donna Hays of Furniture Factory), John Hays and many friends and family. Wade's sweet sister Rene even traveled in from Aspen, Colorado to celebrate the event! Happy Birthday Wade!
It was great to meet Joyce Gray recently. She and husband Jim Gray are expecting their first granddaughter in January. Happy parents-to-be are Clark & Kelli Gray , who live in Birmingham.
Have a warm and wonderful Thanksgiving and remember to think about our soldiers overseas who are fighting for us here in the States.
~Cathey
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