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Making a list, checking it twice Vestavia retailers prepare for holiday shopping season By GRACE THORNTON
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t The Lili Pad in Cahaba Heights, they’ve been making bows for Christmas gift wrapping since June, owner Katherine McRee said. The children’s store is expecting a great November and December. “We buy a year out, and we have purchased for it to be an extremely, extremely positive holiday season,” said McRee, who opened The Lili Pad with her sister, Susan Day, in 2004. City leaders say they’re expecting a strong holiday shopping season as well, despite inflationary pressures, but this year’s election could have an impact on people’s shopping decisions.
See HOLIDAY SHOPPING | page A17
Sally Reed Creveling, manager at GiGi’s in Vestavia Hills, ties a bow on a fall shirts on the girls clothing rack. The owner of the store said she’s planning for a strong holiday shopping season. Photo by Savannah Schmidt.
Another step closer to long-desired veterans’ memorial
A rendering of a proposed design for a new veterans' memorial at Altadena Valley Park in Vestavia Hills. Rendering courtesy of Renta Urban Land Design.
By LOYD McINTOSH Vestavia Hills Mayor Ashley Curry remembers a quote from Navy veteran and Hoover resident Mark Davis that made an impact on his heart and mind. “‘A veteran dies two deaths: one in service to his country and the second time when he’s forgotten,’” Curry said. “I just thought that was a touching tribute to our veterans. We should never forget the price these people paid so that we can have the freedoms we enjoy.”
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The quote came to Curry’s mind while discussing plans to construct a veterans’ memorial at Altadena Valley Park. Vestavia Hills is the only over-the-mountain city without a veterans’ memorial, and Curry and the Vestavia Hills City Council are seeking to correct this oversight, identifying the 66-acre park on the former site of the Altadena Valley Country Club golf course as the best spot.
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See MEMORIAL | page A18 Sports.............................. B10 Community......................B12 facebook.com/vestaviavoice
Passing the Torch
Rebel Run
Next generation of Vestavia Hills firefighters complete training.
Rebels looking to make most of playoff run.
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