Helena Gnome Hunt

The Clues for the Helena Gnome hunt will appear here:

http://helenagnome.blogspot.com/

At 8am Saturday the 17th. Good Luck and be safe!

A very lucky St. Patrick Weekend to you in Helena

Roy Arrest 
A man who was being pursued for a ticket today around the Roy/Old Kendrick area fled on foot and was caught shortly after by the Helena Police. No other word on why he fled the traffic stop. Criminals be aware, the Helena Police and the citizens are on high alert. Any suspicious behavior is being reported to the HPD at 663-6499. Don't feel silly for calling them. Your action could prevent a crime or save a life.

Buck Creek Festival 2012 Design
The  Buck Creek Festival   has chosen the design for the 2012 Helena Buck Creek Festival . The Winning Design was from Helena local artist Laura Joseph. Way to Go. The bands and vendors are being finalized so check their website to see how much fun you will be having May 11th and 12th.

Contact Contact Award Winner
Helena's Henry Neff who is owner of the Buck Creek Books and fellow Helnea blogger of Old Town Helena recently was honored as Constant Contact 2011 All-Star. Out of their 500,000 customers he was ranked in the top 10%. Way to Go Henry!

Updated  Helena Websites
La Reunion's new website is Lareunioncafe.com
Papa Saia's new facebook page is : http://www.facebook.com/PapaSaias

Helena Weekend Calendar
This is the St. Patrick Weekend in Helena and the luck of the Irish is with You! We will have the official grand opening of Papa Saias and music choices from them and La Reunion. If you haven't enjoyed live music in Helena then you are missing something. Check out some of theses bands that will be here. They are all free concerts if you can find a seat!

Also it a Helena Gnome Hunt weekend. A gnome with prizes will be hidden in Helena and the clues will be posted at Helena Gnome Hunt Website. This is our 7th year of putting on Gnome Hunt in Helena. Grab your children and the clues and have some fun this Saturday morning.

Friday 3/16
7pm  Cicada Rhythm performs at La Reunion Coffee House Old Town Helena 4085 Helena Road, Helena, AL 35080. About them: Born and raised in Georgia, this talented pair imitates and modernizes folk music to a rejuvenating degree. Their sound exhibits skilled and articulate guitar picking honed in the dive bars of Atlanta over rolling Julliard-trained bass lines. Expect chilling harmonies, unbridled enthusiasm, some wholesome tunes and a sincere performance.

10pm Papa Saias Grand Opening Party with the Band Outshine on the Tiki Deck 4300 Helena Road, Helena, AL 35080

Saturday 3/17
6am Helena Endurance Running Group Meets in front of La Reunion Coffee house. You dont have to run alone, get support and make new friends and run with the HERG!


8am St. Patrick Gnome Hunt Begins! Clues posted Helena Gnome Hunt Website

8am Warehouse RC Racetrack will be open 202 Rolling Mill Street, Helena, AL 35080

11am DJ Paxton playing during the day at Papa Saias and they will start their Official Grand opening with beer specials and a big Crawfish Boil. 4300 Helena Road, Helena, AL 35080

7pm Justin Cross opening for special guest MARC SCIBILI from Nashville at La Reunion Coffee House Old Town Helena 4085 Helena Road, Helena, AL 35080

8pm Jerome Acoustics performs at Papa Saias 4300 Helena Road, Helena, AL 35080

Silver Plate and Spoon 
Heath Hinch has a very unique style of Art in Helena. His website is  silverplateandspoon.com. He re-purposes silverware to create many things including theses beautiful crosses above. His crosses have been featured in many shows and stores including Wrapsody in Hoover, Chelsea Lane on HWY 280 and the Blue Building in Alabaster. He will also be in the national magazine Southern Lady in May.  You will also get a chance to meet him first hand at the  Buck Creek Festival where he will have a table to sell his art.   It isnt his first brush with our BCF he also won the Art design last year.

Helena Finances
The Shelby County Reporter did an article on the financial situation of several cities in the County. Here is the entire section about Helena (sorry for not summarizing):

Over the past few years, Helena officials have been putting a lot of thought into what they purchase for the city and how essential a position is after someone retires.
“We have been trying to cut back on anything we don’t have a big need for,” said Helena City Clerk Amanda Traywick. “We’ve tried to keep from purchasing any vehicles, and we’ve done what we can with what we’ve got now.
“We don’t just go out and buy something without really thinking about it,” Traywick said.Like many cities, Helena’s sales tax revenue stream took a hit when the nation’s economy tanked several years ago. But because sales and use taxes only make up about 30 percent of the city’s annual budget, Helena has fared better than many surrounding cities.
In the 2005-2006 fiscal year, the city projected a total of about $5.4 million in revenues. This year, the city projected about $6.3 million in total revenues, only $2 million of which were sales and use taxes. Other major sources of revenue for the city are garbage fees, franchise fees paid to the city by utility companies and ad valorem property taxes.
Over the same time period, the city’s expenses have also increased. During the 2005-2006 budget year, the city projected about $5.1 million in expenses, compared to about $6.3 million this year.
Traywick said vehicle repair and fuel costs have risen over the past several years, which has driven the majority of the city’s expense increases since 2005.
Helena Mayor Sonny Penhale said he has seen the city’s sales tax revenues increase over the past several months.
As the economy improves, Penhale said he would like to fill the city’s vacant businesses, finish constructing a walking trail along Buck Creek and work to build a northern bypass road around the city.

Mark & Matt asked me recently about the Helena budget so I think many people missed it during the holidays. You can see a list of Helena's budget and revenue in an older post Here

Farewell Winter
We'll end the Weekend post on a high note since it feels like the end of Winter (thought Winter likes to give us one last surprise). Here is our talented youth at Junior Varsity Winterguard 2012 (video below)

Thursday in Helena

Pharmacy Robbery Pictures
You can see the photos from the Helena Hometown Pharmacy robbery in the earlier post. They were in the Bham News but the Shelby County Reporter also posted them with a picture of a car.

Sports
Congratulations Helena Express on you win 12 to 2 over Trussville!! Congrats Kendal on an awesome hit!
HMS softball team beat Chelsea tonight 7-6. Proud of all the girls

Campfire Letters

The Camp Fire USA Central Alabama Council is having "Absolutely Incredible Kid Day". They are encouraging everyone to write a hand written letter to the special kids in your life to let them know how absolutely incredible they are. You can download free stationary at their website.

Also they doing gift card giveaways to The Summit if they can get to 300 likes on the Camp Fire page. They are currently at 242. Here's the link: Camp Fire USA


Upcoming Events
The Church at Cahaba Bend is going to host pancake breakfast and a community yard sale on 4/28. They are trying to raise money for their Missions Ministry. If you are planning a yard sale this spring then you can join The Church at Cahaba Bend Community Yard Sale on April 28th and increase your selling potential. In addition to the yard sale, they will have a pancake breakfast, bake sale, inflatable and hot dogs available for lunch. Parking spaces will be assigned to sellers at $10/space on a first come/first serve basis. Arts and crafts vendors are also welcome to rent space. Email aliwhite@bellsouth.net today to find out more and to reserve your space.

Legal Thursday
Here's is the free legal advice from a local Helena Attorney Brian:


After a short recess, Lawyer Thursdays is here again!  Don’t forget to send your legal questions to cbdavidson@davidsonlawoffice.com!  Please put “Lawyer Thursdays” in the subject line as I also receive many emails through my website at www.Davidsonlawoffice.com.  You may also call Davidson Law Firm at 685-4822 or come by the office located in Old Towne Helena.  I have received several questions regarding child support recently so I will address those this week.   My office handles all types of domestic law cases so give me a call if you need help or have question.

Question:  I am considering a divorce but my husband says he won’t pay me any child support.  Is this true?
Answer:   This is a pretty big issue that I see often in my practice and is something that many people do not understand.  A divorce is between you and your spouse.  Child support has nothing at all to do with the problems between you and your spouse.  Let me say that once more for those of you steaming mad at your ex or soon to be ex: child support has nothing to do with whatever is going on between you and your spouse.  Child support is about taking care of your children.  The law very clearly states that a non-custodial parent must take care of its obligations to support its children through the payment of child support.   A judge cannot let the non-custodial party not pay child support unless there is really, really, really good reason.   So, the short answer is no that is not true.  If you would like to know about how much you will receive just contact my office and I will be happy to calculate the number for you or you can look at the information at http://www.alacourt.gov/ChildSupportInfo.aspx for links to the guidelines.

Question:  My former spouse has not paid child support in over a year.  What do I do?
Answer:  The answer depends on which Court awarded child support.  Since you said former “spouse” I will assume it was the Circuit Court that rendered a judgment of divorce.  The Court that issued your divorce retains jurisdiction over the matters in the order, particularly child support.  My first recommendation is to hire an attorney immediately to represent you in the enforcement of the Order because you will need to file a Motion for Rule Nisi.  This is lawyer speak for asking the Court to hold the other side in contempt of court for failing to obey the order.  The court can hold a contemptuous (read, deadbeat) party in either civil or criminal contempt and force it to pay what it owes (called purging), award you attorney’s fees, and even throw them in the slammer (hooscow, pokey, clink) for up to five days per violation.  Yes, that’s five days in jail for each month he or she has not paid.  You would be surprised how money suddenly becomes available when they are looking at two months as a guest of the County.

Send your legal questions to Brian Davidson at cbdavidson@davidsonlawoffice.com

Helena History
Laura Brookhart wrote an article about those who are working to preserve Helena History. She interviewed Ken Penhale about the downstairs renovations to the Helena Museum. The bottom of the Museum was occupied by Boy Scout Troop #2 but they have moved to the old cleaners building near the Chevron. They are also adding a brick Fireplace from the home of Joseph Squire who originally designed the streets of Helena back in the 1800's. You can read the full article here: Full Article

Marriages
From the Shelby County Reporter for the week of March 14th
-Charles Benjamin Kelt, 56, of Helena and Teresa Holt Kelt, 52, of Alabaster.
-David Robert Jenkins, 44, of Helena and Stacey Leigh Roberson, 34, of Helena.
and one divorce

Helena Police Reports
There has been a new feature of the SCR where they also list the arrest in Helena. You can view it here: List of Helena Arrest

Feb. 26
-Dog running at large from Old Cahaba Place (highway, street).

Feb. 27
-Information only from between the Jet Pep and Ashley Brook (convenience store).
-Domestic violence from the 2100 block of First Avenue West (residence, home).
-Domestic incident – suicide attempt from Hillsboro Lane (residence, home).

Feb. 28
-Domestic incident from the 100 block of Rocky Ridge Drive (residence, home).
-Suicide attempt from Old Cahaba Place (residence, home).

Feb. 29
-Identity theft from the 200 block of Quail Ridge Road (residence, home). Stolen were two unauthorized credit card transactions valued at $1,059.04 and two unauthorized credit card transactions valued at $279.93.
-Suspicious person from 4656 Highway 17 (convenience store).

March 2
-Harassing communications from the 200 block of Piney Woods Drive (residence, home).
-Domestic incident from the 200 block of Stonecreek Way.
-Harassing communications from the 500 block of Old Cahaba Drive (residence, home).
-Failure to appear from Pelham City Jail (jail, prison).
-Warrant arrest from County Road 17 and Dunham Lane (residence, home).
-Failure to appear from the Bessemer City Jail (jail, prison).
-Warrant arrest from the Shelby County Jail (jail, prison).
-Domestic incident from the 2300 block of Kala Street (residence, home).
-Unlawful possession of a controlled substance from the Walgreens parking lot (parking lot, garage). Recovered were .3 grams of "coke" valued at $20

March 3
-Criminal trespass third degree from Plantation Pipeline access (other, unknown). Recovered was a 2002 Jeep Wrangler valued at $5,000.
-Abandoned vehicle from the 1200 block of Dunham Lane (highway, street).

March 4
-Minor in possession or consumption of alcohol from Plantation South and Highway 52 East (highway, street).
-Domestic incident from the 2300 block of Kala Street (residence, home).
-Failure to appear from the Tuscaloosa County Jail (jail, prison).
-Identity theft from the 2700 block of Bridlewood Park Road (government, public building). Stolen were unauthorized debit card transactions valued at $235.33.

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Pharmacy Photos

HELENA, Alabama -- Helena Police have released unenhanced surveillance photos of suspects who robbed Helena Hometown Pharmacy at gunpoint Tuesday morning. The male suspects are described as in their late 20s. One, about 5 feet, 7 inches tall, was wearing a long, baggy sweatshirt, yellow ball cap, glasses, baggy jeans and black shoes with white laces. The second suspect was approximately 6 feet tall and wearing a royal blue T-shirt, black jeans and black ball cap. View full sizeSecond suspect being sought by Helena Police in Tuesday robbery. Police said the vehicle used to depart the robbery is believed to be an older Buick sedan, white in color. Enhanced surveillance photos will be released as soon as they are available, said Helena police Deputy Chief Tim Carter More than 3,000 pills, a large quantity of liquid narcotics and about $800 were taken from the store at 5129 Shelby County 17, Carter said. There were no injuries during the incident. Anyone with information about the suspects or the robbery should contact Helena detective Sgt. Chris Rollan, 663-6499.(c.q.) From : http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/03/helena_police_release_photos_o.html

Pharmacy Robbery and Elections

Pharmacy Robbery

From Marienne Thomas-Ogle at Birmingham News

"Helena Police report two men armed with pistols took an undetermined amount of money and drugs today from Helena Hometown Pharmacy, 5129 Shelby County 17.
Helena Deputy Police Chief Tim Carter said police were called to the location about 11:30 a.m. to find the suspects, said to be in their late 20s, had left the scene.
"They asked to see the pharmacist and demanded drugs and money," Carter said. "Before leaving they made everyone lay on the floor, preventing anyone from getting a vehicle description or direction of travel."
There were no injuries during the incident, Carter said.
Police will review surveillance images as soon as they are available, he said".

Also I will add that I heard the Pharmacy has good video footage. According to the police they left the area after the robbery and no schools or daycare were in danger. The last time we had something like this was a few years back at the Old Winn Dixie. I hope the Helena Police catch them soon because we cannot let someone do this and get away!

Elections
Here are the unofficial results of the Helena Sport Complex polling site. I say unofficial because I dropped candidates who have low numbers and I was adding the totals in my head. Also I did not included delegates. PS the people in Helena would like you to know to stop with the Robocalls...sheesh

President
Democratic
Pres. Barack Obama	unopposed
Republican
Rick Santorum	833
Newt Gringrich	696
Mitt Romney	585
Ron Paul	123
US House
Spencer Bachus	1245
Scott Beason	697
Shelby Probate Judge
Furmeister	1190
Mitchell	696
SCBOE 1
Bice	1188
Doebler	597
SCBOE 2
Martin	1036
Morris	743
Chief Justice
Moore	1052
Malone	582
Graddick	470
Justice 1
Bryan	1120
Jones	617
Pres PSC
Cavanaugh	892
Brown	523
Peterson	501

Tennis Wins
The Helena middle school boys and girls played Bragg. The boys won 9-0 and girls won 5-4. Boys are 5-0 and Girls are 4-1. Way to Go!

Hwy 52 Plans
Neal Wagner wrote an article  in the Shelby County Reporter about the plans for widening Hwy 31 and  straighten the intersection of Co 52 and US 31 near Home Depot. It would also include a bridge over the railroads. You can read all the details of his story here: Shelby County Reporter/ Thanks to Rod for sending this to me since I had to work all day.

Ask a Helena Expert:
A lot of people have liked the ask an Expert section so we have two more that you can email and get answers. If you like this then keep emailing them questions, if you don't like it then email me..

Home Repair Question
I like this question because I live in Old Cahaba and I have experience the door rot that so many have seen. This reader sends a question for Jim Wathen at Jimsco:

Question: I would very much appreciate if you could address how to repair a rotten front door (door frame).

Jim's Answer: To repair a door frame would require knowing what is rotted and what is not. Most doors in this area have three major components, Stiles, headers and the door itself. If you are talking about a door with Side lites, The little window thingy's , then the door needs to be disassembled and repairs done and replaced. If your talking about the structure components of the door, the expertise to replace the parts usually is not in the homeowners capabilities. To give an accurate assessment of what your door needs a professional "look see" is in order. An estimate should be free, if someone wants to charge for an estimate, then you don't need to talk to them.
Jim.www.Jimsco.net

FarmerGuard
Alan also volunteered to answer pest questions. He wrote an article how this Summer will be a good time for the bugs.
"This winter has been one of the warmest recorded and as a result, expect lots of pest pressure in and around your home this spring and summer. Among the early problems will be fire ants. Last year we really didn't have a lot of calls concerning fire ants, but in the past 3 weeks we have received plenty of calls from concerned Helena residents with fire ant mounds all over their yard. Now is the best time to treat for fire ants. Although there are many different over-the-counter solutions, hiring a professional will give you year-round, guaranteed protection. FarmerGuard Pest and; Termite Solutions offers a once-per-year treatment that will last all season long. For a pest or termite question, email Alan Farmer at: alan@farmerguard.com

Today at Helena's Primaries

Today in Helena
The Today Show and several other new site will be doing some live remotes from Helena today. I heard from Joy from the Mayor's office that the little town of Helena has one of the largest polling sites in Shelby County so they will be here covering the Alabama Vote. They won't have the major news cast members here but they are suppose to speak from their studios via satellites . Make sure to welcome them and maybe add a few minutes to your travel time because.....

Primaries Elections
Today (Tues 3/13/12) the polls will be open from 7am-7pm. The weather should be good. Helena has a main polling location at the Sport Complex but around 2100 people also vote at Southcrest Baptist and then some from Jefferson vote at Morgan Methodist. If you are unsure or new then you can check and find out you location here:

https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov/VoterView/PollingPlaceSearch.do

If you have never voted here then there are a couple of things. This is my observation from the Helena Sport Complex location. You enter the door and there will be several tables set up alphabetical by last names. They will look up your name on a list to make sure you are registered to vote. Since this vote has separate political parties, you will have to say if you are voting democratic or republican. You will need to sign a book then you will get a foam symbol to take to the last table for your ballot. The ballot are large pieces of card stock with the names on them and you use the special pens at the round tables to mark your choices. Finally slide your ballot into an electronic voting machine. They should have people around to help you if you have a problem.

Sports News

 HMS Tennis
The Helena Middle School teams are doing great. The boys are undefeated 4-0 and the girls have only lost one game 3-1. Way to go to the youth and Coach Joseph Cochran!

PHS Varsity Softball
A bug shoutout to the Pelham High Softball team which is 15-0. Many of the Girls are from Helena. Thanks for Paula for telling about it!

Girl Scout Month
The Girl Scouts had their 100th Birthday party in Helena where the City of Helena gave them a Birthday present. The Month of March will be Girl Scout Month in Helena. Way to Go!

Papa Saias
The new Papa Saias by the waterfalls posted their schedule that leads up to their official grand opening this St. Patrick Weekend. Here is the build up to it.

3/14 Karaoke 7 pm
3/15 Mayo on acoustics @ 7 pm
3/16 Grand Opening Party with Outshine @ 10 pm
3/17 Grand Opening Party starts @ 11 am with DJ Paxton playing during the day and Jerome on acoustics @ 8 pm. Come out and celebrate St. Patrick's Day Papa Saia's style at our Crawfish Boil

Weekend Gnome Hunt
I have been told that this St. Patrick Weekend that there will be another gnome hunt in Helena (Is this really our 7th year?). Apparently some ill mannered leprechauns have kidnapped the Helena gnome. Also the gnome had a gift certificate from Papa Saias which Jay from Chevron bought. I also hear there will be a few more things hidden, in the pot of gold, as a prize for the finder. So we will need to get some families out there to find him starting on Saturday 8am March 17th as the Helena Gnome Hunt starts has its 7th year!

Happy 100 years, Fear the Beard, and Cherokee Beach

100th Birthday of the Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts will be celebrating their 100th Birthday in Helena today (Monday). The celebration will be 6pm-8pm and will include cake, display, and singalong songs. So if you have ever been a girl scout or are just interested then swing by and join the celebration. It will be at Helena united Methodist Church at 2035 Shelby Co 58 Helena, AL..Speaking of which

Gold Award Winner
Congrats to Courtney Allen, of Helena,  who won the highest award that can be given to a Girl Scout...the Gold Award. Way to go!

Shelby Starlets State Champs 
Ashley shared that at the State Competition on Saturday in Cullman, the Shelby Starlets "Showgirls" won 1st place in State and in State Open. Overall they had 2 teams win 1st in State and in Open and one team win 2nd place in Open. They also had several girls who tried out for the Pelham High school Majorette on Friday and they all made it! It was a great weekend for Shelby Starlets!

Facebook Friends Facilitation
News from my friends on facebook:
-Emily and Blane are now Helena residents, they moved to Old Cahaba to run Helena Hometown Pharmacy who will be having their one year anniversary soon.
-Relay for Life is seeking sponsors, teams, and fundraising opportunities. You can find out more at  here
- Speaking of Relay for life, Team MaJean is having an on going fundraiser selling  Sharon Garrett's Wilkins Red Velvet cakes. The cakes will be $30 and will be ready April 7th, just in time for Easter. The last day to order is March 30. Contact Sharon to place an order
-Helena Market Days is seeking musicians/bands to play on Saturday mornings this summer. Contact Bob Van Loan on facebook for more details
-Good luck to Stefanie Phillips and Jennifer Crawford. They will be running the Publix Georgia marathon this weekend!

Fear the Beard!
I went to Papa Saias this weekend and met the Johnsons from Helena. I taught their son in Sunday School, so I was surprised to see him starting to grow a beard. He is not alone, you may see many young men starting a beard because the players on the Pelham Baseball have not shaved since they started a 14 game winning streak. If they keep winning we might see some full beards soon. Way to go guys! Speaking of winning....

More Helena Youth in Sports
-Pelham High JV took home 3rd place in their first competition and Varsity took home 1st! Way to go PHS Winter Guard!!
-Pelham High School girls’ soccer team defeated Jacksonville 4-3 in high school soccer
-Pelham High School boys’ soccer team defeated Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 11-1
-Evangel Christian School baseball team defeated New Life Christian -Academy of Millbrook and improved to 5-1 at the Spring Fling Invitational Link
-HMS won both baseball games against Colombiana
and HMS Soccer Team won 5-1 against Rudd Middle School. Way to Go Everyone!

Photography Class
Grethel Van Epps will be offer a Photography workshop at new Aurora Studios, downtown Helena, AL.
"For this class the only thing you need is to have a DSLR camera and the desire to learn the basics of photography. During this class we’ll talk about all the buttons in your camera and at the end you’ll be confident about shooting out of auto. We’ll have a couple of models so we can learn as we shoot and lunch is on me.. ;)"
You can contact her if you have any questions! info@gvephotography.com or 205-453-4983 and here is the Class Website. 

Helena's Cherokee Beach 
Here's some Helena History... Many of you have seen the Cherokee Campground sign in Helena as you drive down Morgan road (Hwy 52 West). At the back of the campground there used to be a major resort. It was the place to be on Sundays in the 60s and 70s. They would have live bands and  the beach would be packed.

Becky Parr contacted me and told me that they are planning a 50th Anniversary for Cherokee Beach on Co Rd 93. It will be on Saturday, April 21st from 10:00-3:00 with Carl Simonetti as the DJ. He will be playing music that they used to hear at the beach in the 60's and 70's. The event is free and attendees should bring blankets and chairs and a picnic lunch or there will be food vendors there to buy lunch and drinks.

I drove by lake this past Saturday. The beach part closed in 1987 due to high insurance and maintenance costs.  The youngest son, Tommy Littleton still lives there in the family's old summer home.  The event should be awesome so if you know someone who used to hang out there.Pass the news along to your Friends who used to be there. They have even set up a facebook page if you want to join and share your memories: Cherokee Beach Memories

State Candidates
I heard earlier that Rick Santorum was deciding between Helena and Pelham for his campaign visit. He ended up going to Pelham but it shows the increase of Helena's influence on the State election scene. On Saturday Chip Brown who is a state candidate of PSC came to a full house at La Reunion for a speech. I would encourage any candidate to add Helena to their list of stops because we have an active population which could swing an election in Shelby County.

Weekend In Helena, Alabama

More Helena High
Bryan was cool enough to give us theses additional images of the Helena High School. Theses images are about as official as you can get since the contractors have to follow theses designs. Click on the images to get a closer look.
Sports
HMS Panthers...nice win against Chelsea 8-3!! Thanks for Beth for posting!

Break-In
A reader sent this in because she felt people needed to know.
"On Monday, my neighbor in Hickory Point, had his house robbed.They just got a new privacy fence about a month ago. They broke the glass by the door, and went in. They text me last night and said that the police called him and said that two homes in Wyndham Subdivision were broken into... and they both had recently gotten privacy fences as well. They kicked the door in in the back on one house... and pried the door open on the other. Thought you might like to give everyone a heads up". Wow, I know the area of Hickory Point off Roy, and those back yards are close to Hwy 58. The reader pointed out that they both recently got privacy fences. I need to ask her who installed those fences because that may be a lead for police.


Lucia's Italian Special
I saw this on their facebook page: Weekend Special Features: Steak Pizzioli - 8 oz. sirloin steak, pan sheared in a tomato base sauce with roasted red peppers, mushrooms & onions over fettuccine. Also, Lasagna Bianca - Layers of lasagna, sausage, turnip greens, mozzeralla cheese & cream sauce. Leave room for our delectable desserts.



Weekend Events in Helena, AL
Always something happening in Helena. We have some of the most creative people in Alabama. So if you are bored then you can alays find something to do here instead of traveling to those ...other place...


Friday 3.9
2pm Carmellas Italian Ice will open in Old Town Helena. This is a sign that Summer is here!
7pm  Trivia Night at  La Reunion: Come battle wits with the rest of Helena!

Saturday 3.10
6am The HERG Run: The Helena Endurance Running Group meets in front of La Reunion every Saturday to run together. You will find that running with a group will increase your motivation and endurance!


7am-1pm  HUGE Yard Sale this Saturday 7am-1pm at First Baptist Helena! Furniture, TVs, washer and dryer, decor, clothes, baby and kid items and lots more! Please come help support our youth!!

7am-12pm Two family garage sale at 3536 Stonecreek Place in Helena.

8am Compton Both Hands Project
The project will start at 8:00 AM. The address is 505 Overhill Dr. Pelham, AL 35124. Come
Rob and Kathy of Helena and a team of volunteers will be working on a widow's home to help raise funds to cover the high cost of adopting this little boy. Since Beth's husband passed away, it's become more difficult to keep up with the necessary improvements and repairs to her home. So on March 10, the Compton's and the team of volunteers will be working on her home.

Each volunteer is raising sponsorship for their day of work. Since most of the supplies for the repairs on the widow's home are being donated, 100% of the money raised will help bring home a little boy to his forever family.To make a donation visit: http://www.bothhandsfoundation.org/rob-and-kathy-compton.aspx

8am-4pm  Warehouse Hobby Raceway
Get your rigs ready for Saturday practice. $10

9am-3pm Trinkets and Treasures Spring Sale
Helena United Methodist 2035 County Road 58 Helena, AL
The Girlfriends Ministry at Helena UMC is having a Trinkets and Treasures Spring Sale on March 10th.

10am-5:30pm  Paracord Bracelet Class at Bead biz in old Town Helena

11m-1pm Shaggy Loops Bracelet with Daggars class at  The Bead Biz 205-621-2426
3745 Helena Road Suite100

2:30pm-5:30pm  Celini Spiral class at Bead Biz

Sunday 3.11
2am Daylight Savings begin (Spring Forward 1 Hour)


10-1pm Leather Wrap Bracelet class at Bead bead

1pm-5pm You're So Artsy Event at 2796 Piedmount Drive Helena, AL

2:30-5:30pm  Tree of Life Pendant class at  Bead Biz March 11th Sun. 2:30-5:30pm