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Helena Community Gardens off to an official start

After raised beds started appearing in the empty lot alongside Maplewood Lane Assisted Living near Joe Tucker Park, a lot of folks began asking questions ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, July 1, 2013 3:45 pm

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Chef demos give Helena Market Days pizzazz

Chris Hastings, awarded Best Chef in the South, 2012, by the James Beard Foundation, created his special Hot & Hot Fish Club Tomato Salad at ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, June 24, 2013 2:22 pm

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Kiwanis Club hosts Russian guests

The Kiwanis Club of Helena welcomed 10 special guests from Russia hosted by the Friendship Force of Birmingham to their meeting on June 11. Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, June 17, 2013 11:43 am

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Curiosities on display at Helena Museum

Outside the Helena Museum, you may have noticed a restored and refurbished coal cart waiting to be mounted nearby. Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, June 10, 2013 2:39 pm

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Thomas family recalls fond memories building backyard

Tim and Diane Thomas began carving out a plan for their yard in Riverwoods some seven years ago. Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, June 3, 2013 5:01 pm

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Helena Middle School year ends with much accomplished

Awards Day at Helena Middle School highlights the fact that students, parents and teachers are ending the school year feeling proud of many accomplishments. Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Friday, May 24, 2013 3:23 pm

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Rise of the Alabama Phoenix Festival

A chance meeting with Tim Stacks, project engineer for Cotney Aerospace Inc. in Helena, introduced me to an entirely new family friendly, multi-genre event, now ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, May 20, 2013 3:59 pm

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Helena Elementary School art show wows

“I keep all the children’s art over the year, then when it’s time for the art show, I let them look at all their pictures ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, May 13, 2013 2:43 pm

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Helena Belles Relay For Life Team 2013

Lillie Gaston, president of The Helena Belles, recently announced that the service organization will participate as a team at the North Shelby Relay For Life ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, May 6, 2013 4:30 pm

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Kiwanis Club welcomes author

When Ruth Beaumont Cook spoke to the Helena Kiwanis Club about her book, Guests Behind the Barbed Wire, she pointed out a little known part ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Tuesday, April 30, 2013 10:43 am

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Strange Alabama has Helena roots

Somewhere in the past few months, I became aware of an entity called Strange Alabama on Facebook. Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Tuesday, April 23, 2013 8:47 am

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Helena man strives to give doodles a life of their own

Welcome to a world where dinosaurs, robots, worms and bugs (and sometimes monkeys, dogs, cats and people) cavort daily and pontificate on the happenings of ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, April 15, 2013 10:40 am

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Annual Daylily Society plant sale April 13

The Central Alabama Daylily Society will be expanding its roots, so to speak, and bringing its annual plant sale to a new and second location ... Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, April 1, 2013 4:01 pm

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New business specializes in all things baby

Rebecca Harris Sippola, owner of Beka’s Boutique at 4094 Helena Road, has always been creative. Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, March 25, 2013 2:31 pm

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We can learn a lot from our kindergarteners

Never do I visit Helena Elementary School without totally appreciating the WOW factor of the many creative learning and art projects lining every hall. Read more

by Laura Brookhart, Monday, March 18, 2013 4:36 pm

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