The Homewood Star
Volume 6 | Issue 2 | May 2016
Healing With Horses
Homewood, Mountain Brook residents lead Addiction Recovery Center’s adventure-based equine counseling.
neighborly news & entertainment for Homewood
Spread the LOVE Daylong festival to celebrate all that is Homewood
See page A20 By RACHEL BURCHFIELD
Force on the Court
Students come first no matter which hat teacher and tennis coach Linda Delahay wears.
See page B14
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andy Nelson has lived in Homewood for 41 years — and she loves it. “I love Homewood for the convenience and the people,” she said. “It’s so wonderful after all these years to walk to restaurants, walk to the grocery store, walk to Edgewood to have a cup of coffee or Mexican food. I love that. The sidewalks have made a huge difference.” That love makes her the perfect chairperson for the bake sale and sidewalk chalk art show at We Love Homewood Day on Saturday, May 7. “The bake sale is the oldest of the events we have, and it has picked up a lot of momentum,” Nelson said. “We have a good time with it.” Rusty Holley, superintendent of Homewood Parks and Recreation, is one of the chief organizers for this year’s event. Homewood Parks and Rec, along with the help of Homewood’s Rotary Club, the police department and fire department, and the West Homewood Lions Club — among others — make this annual event a reality. “[We offer] fun festivities with our hometown
See LOVE | page A31
Along with running track, Tucker Wilson plays the saxophone in the band at Homewood. Wilson was recently awarded one of the most distinguished regional awards a high school student-athlete can receive. Photo courtesy of Scott Butler.
Runners, artists, families, friends, students and residents take part in the 2015 We Love Homewood Day. This year’s event is scheduled for May 7. Staff photos.
WE LOVE HOMEWOOD DAY: SCHEDULE OF EVENTS ► 7:30 a.m. We Love Homewood Day 5K, Homewood Central Park ► 8 a.m. Sidewalk Chalk Art Festival, Homewood Central Park ► 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Spring in the Park Festival, vendor expo, silent auction and live entertainment, Homewood Central Park ► 1 p.m. Homewood High School band pep rally, Homewood Central Park ► 6 p.m. We Love Homewood Day Parade, begins at Homewood Library, travels west down Oxmoor Road and ends at Edgewood Business District ► 7-9:30 p.m. We Love Homewood Street Dance, Edgewood Business District
Wilson takes top award Senior beats out 51 others for AHSAA’s distinguished scholar-athlete of year honor By KYLE PARMLEY Tucker Wilson was recently awarded one of the most distinguished awards a high school student-athlete can receive; the Larry D. Striplin Jr. Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award, as part of the Bryant-Jordan awards banquet held by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. “I was very surprised,” he said. “Apparently, I was like the only one that
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didn’t know. All of my administrators and coaches and teachers all knew. It was a big surprise for me and an honor.” Wilson beat out 51 other regional scholar-athletes to win the honor, originally nominated through the school. He has been a part of eight state championships on the cross-country and track and field teams during his time at Homewood High School.
See TUCKER | page A30
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