Service Care Blog

Residents of Pelham, Hoover, and Vestavia (and anywhere else, I suppose)...

If you paid upfront money to Andrew Carlton Gannett of Gannett Tile for services that were not performed and don't know where to turn for help, please read this article:

Police looking for residents scammed by tile business

Labels: Hoover, Pelham, Vestavia Hills

Michelle Luo, daughter of Dr. Ming Luo and Dr. Jun Tsao of Vestavia Hills, is a senior at Indian Springs, and has achieved a perfect SAT score.

That's a 2400 folks.

It should not be understated that this accomplishment was achieved while contributing a lot of community service and participating in a extra-curricular activities.

She should be proud (her parents, too!)

Congratulations!

Read article for details

Labels: Vestavia Hills

A local pet boutique in Vestavia is supported Two By Two Animal Rescue with a charity spaghetti dinner for dogs and their owners on August 22.

Check it out here!

Labels: charity, events, Vestavia Hills

Looks like they're going to do it again, many cities in Alabama to eliminate sales taxes August 7th through the 9th for back to school shoppers.

Read about the tax holiday here.

From the al.com blog entry:

"Some of the participants in the 2009 sales tax holiday, according to the Alabama Department of Revenue

Alabaster
Bessemer
Birmingham
Calera
Center Point
Chelsea
Columbiana
Fultondale
Gardendale
Helena
Homewood
Hoover
Hueytown
Irondale
Kimberly
Pelham
Springville
Tarrant
Trussville
Vestavia Hills
Warrior
Wilsonville
Shelby County
Jefferson County (will exempt the regular 1 percent sales tax but not the 1 percent education sales tax that took effect in 2005)"

Labels: Alabama, Alabaster, Bessemer, Birmingham, Center Point, Chelsea, Fultondale, Gardendale, Helena, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Jefferson County, Pelham, Shelby County, Trussville, Vestavia Hills

The Vestavia Hills High School Math Team Tournament has taken place for around 30 years and is one of the largest regional math competitions in the United States. Divisions for participation are PreAlgebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Comprehensive (for students beyond Algebra II). Founded by now retired math team coach Kay Tipton, the tournament is now run by Todd Taylor and Wes Gordon. Over 1000 students currently attend this event annually. Organizers are planning the next competition for December, 2009.

The website for the tournament is here.

Labels: Alabama, events, Vestavia Hills

CERT Leadership Training

This program educates willing citizens about disaster preparedness for hazards that could affect our area and trains volunteers in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization and disaster medical operations. Participants must be at least 18. The next training class in Vestavia Hills starts March 3. Space is limited. Information: 978-0225.

Labels: Alabama, things to do, Vestavia Hills

This news comes a little late, but it might save someone a trip to the post office. Most are open on Christmas Eve, but the majority are closing early. This should not come as a surprise, but you never know... after all, we're open until 6 pm. (But then we're practically always open).

Here are the hours posted:

Cahaba Heights 8:30 am - Noon
Center Point 8:30 am - Noon
Crestline Village 8:30 am - Noon
Homewood 8:30 am - Noon
South Highland 8:30 am - Noon
Eastlake 8:30 am - Noon
Ensley 8:30 am - Noon
Fairview 8:30 am - Noon
Forestdale 8:30 am - Noon
Greensprings Finance 8:30 am - Noon
Vestavia Hills Finance 8:30 am - Noon
Hoover 8:30 am - Noon
Bluff Park 8:30 am - Noon
Irondale 8:30 am - Noon
Meadowbrook 8:30 am - Noon
Midfield 8:30 am - Noon
Mountain Brook 8:30 am - Noon
Tarrant 8:30 am - Noon
North Birmingham 8:30 am - Noon
West End 8:30 am - Noon
Woodlawn 8:30 am - Noon
Main Post Office Window Unit 7:00 am – 1 pm

The Riverchase Galleria Post Office will be open until 6 pm for any late mailers out there!

Hope this helps!

Labels: Alabama, Bluff Park, Cahaba Heights, Crestline Village, Homewood, Hoover, Irondale, Mountain Brook, Vestavia Hills

This Sunday, December 14t at 2:30 pm, there will be a production of "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever" by Barbara Robinson at Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church. It's said to be a "humorous and heartwarming production that shows how the true meaning of Christmas can come through the unlikeliest of sources." The production is directed by Martha Summey.

The doors will open at 2:00 pm for open seating, with the performance beginning at 2:30.

This is a FREE event, offered "as a gift to the community," but donations will be accepted at the door to provide Christmas dinners for clients of the Oak Mountain Missions Ministries.

For info, call 205-822-9631. The Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church Sanctuary is located at 2061 Kentucky Avenue in Vestavia Hills.

Labels: Alabama, events, things to do, Vestavia Hills

In U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Schools" issue, several 54 Alabama schools were highly ranked for "college readiness" in a study of schools in the U.S.

Loveless Magnet High School of Montgomery got a gold medal, which means they were in the top 100 schools in the college readiness index.

Mountain Brook High School, Vestavia Hills High School and Grissom High School received silver medal scores. This means they're in the group of schools that ranked in the top 504 positions below the gold medal schools.

There were 50 other Alabama schools that received bronze medal scores, a tier below silver that contains a group of 1,321 schools.

Service Care congratulates these top Alabama schools and hopes we see even more school excellence in the future.

Labels: Alabama, Mountain Brook, Service Care, Vestavia Hills

According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, 77 percent of cities and towns with more than 20,000 people had income drops since 2000. Not so for Birmingham metro.

"None of the eight cities in metro Birmingham with populations of more than 20,000 had a decline. They saw increases between 9 percent and 26 percent, according to a Birmingham News analysis of the Census data, collected from 2005 to 2007. " These included Birmingham, Homewood, Hoover, Bessemer, Mountain Brook, Pelham and Vestavia Hills and others.

I think we're doing something right.

Labels: Alabama, Bessemer, Birmingham, Homewood, Hoover, Mountain Brook, Pelham, Vestavia Hills