Volume 4 | Issue 8 | December 2016
The kids
on the block Monterey Place family’s lawn ornaments become beloved neighborhood landmarks By EMILY FEATHERSTON The view from Shades Mountain is the reason many spend top dollar for a Vestavia Hills home. Many of the residents of Monterey Place, however, think the best view isn’t the sprawling Alabama landscape in the valley — it’s a yard full of metal goats. Jarry and Janet Taylor have lived on Monterey Place since 2006 and, like most, have strived to be good neighbors. But
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Vestavia Hills alumnus Tee Adams is taking over as the new coach for the Vestavia Hills High School wrestling team. Adams is replacing legendary coach Steve Gaydosh, who acquired 13 state championships for the school. Adams began wrestling after Gaydosh approached him in his sixth-grade physical education class. Gaydosh made a big impression on Adams and is the reason he said he decided to take up the sport. Adams had a lot of early success in wrestling. At Vestavia, he was a three-time All-American and a two-time state champion. “Being coached by him was a great opportunity,
and I was learning from one of the greatest wrestling minds in the state of Alabama,” Adams said. “He taught me how to be disciplined and technical and taught me the craft of wrestling.” Adams continued his wrestling career on scholarship at Upper Iowa University, where he was a two-time NCAA qualifier. His goal was always to come back to Birmingham and be a wrestling coach. Before securing the position at Vestavia, Adams was the head coach at Liberty Park Middle School and has been coaching for the past nine years. When the new position opened at Vestavia Hills,
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