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Music teacher says arts keep students out of trouble
Dawn Dixon has been teaching music for 25 years, and she’s just opened a new studio in Gardendale.
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Sept. 12 is the best date to plant fall greens
Garden Tip: If you plan to plant turnip greens, mix the seeds of other greens, such as radish, collard, mustard and kale along with the turnips.
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Person You Should Know — Mike Holmes
Mike Holmes is the owner and operator of the Chick-fil-A restaurants in Gardendale and Fultondale. Holmes organizes many community events in the North Jefferson area.
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‘Makeup junkie’ helps men, women with skin care needs
Reagan Salter is the beauty advisor for Merle Norman in Gardendale. Although she works in retail, she said directly selling makeup is only a small part of her job.
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On the Job
Katrina Creel went from a pharmacy career to a lunchroom worker at Bryan Elementary School three years ago.
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Person You Should Know — Linda Collier
What do you do for a living?
I am a real estate agent. I used to be a registered nurse, was in real estate two and a half years, then went on a medical missions trip with our church, Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist. I came back to the Tubbs Realty merger with Keller Williams and now I am a Keller Williams agent. -
On the Job: Real estate agent loves job flexibility, helping others
Glenda Pelfrey is a real estate agent for Keller Williams Realty in Gardendale.
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2011 local pageant winners crowned
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Teachers become students to be more effective in classroom
“It’s really helped me in my own classroom,” said Jean Ann Montgomery, one of the AMSTI trainers who taught at Gardendale Elementary this week. “I’ve had programs before that I wasn’t crazy about, but I believe in AMSTI.”
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Person You Should Know — Suresh Purra
Suresh Purra is visiting Mt. Olive. He is a Baptist pastor and missionary in his home country of India and in the United States.
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