Kids are having fun in the tennis classes that are held by tennis Coach Dan Hudson, USPTA Teaching Pro, twice a week in our courts.
Dan is also inviting adults to join the court for novice tennis classes; if you got very little experience or no experience, this is your opportunity to get on the court for excercise and fun.
If you are interested, or need more info, contact Dan Hudson
Every summer me and my children go to one of the Alabama's "Pick Your Own" farms to pick blueberries. It has been a family tradition, our "to-do" thing for the month of June and July for many years.
It is a lot of fun for everyone, even when the kids were very young they loved picking their own blueberries. Blueberries are easy to pick, easy to reach for every height, and very clean. It is a must to scream out loud "I found a good one!", when you come across a bush that has a lot more blueberries then other bushes. Regardless of what time of the blueberry season you are on the farm, " I found a good one!" is heard many, many times.
"First, you got to fill up you tummy , then start filling up your bucket" my daughter will advise you.
We love blueberries and often go a few times per season to bring back several buckets to freeze for later. Frozen blueberries last the whole year and are great for smoothies and muffins.
Shelby County, the geographic center of the state of Alabama, was created 7 Feb 1818 by an act of the Alabama Territorial General Assembly, before Alabama became statehood on 14 Dec 1819. The county was named for Isaac Shelby, a hero of the King's Mountain Battle during the Revolutionary War.
Promenade at Night, Image by Tim Slusher
Many of the first settlers came from South Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky; and returned to this region after the victorious Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814. As indicated in the 1820 census records, Shelby County contained 2,492 people; 2,044 whites and 448 Africans.
Today, it is the fastest growing county in Alabama and among the fastest in the United States. U.S. Highway 31, a two-lane highway at that time, was the main artery from Birmingham to Montgomery, and played an important part in the growth of the community. George L. Scott, Sr., an Alabaster pioneer, owned and operated Alabaster Lime Co. His shipping point, named for him, was known as “Scott Rock”. Later, housing was built to accommodate some of the employees, and the community acquired its name Alabaster from the "white calcium carbonate mineral".
“Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God- children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.” (John 1:12-13)
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