🌱 Patch AM: What makes Mountain Brook High so special to this senior?

Coffee in hand, Mountain Brook? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• What makes Mountain Brook High so special to this senior?
• How Mountain Brook gathered to celebrate Hanukkah after overseas tragedy
• How a Calera train derailment claimed a Mountain Brook man’s life

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 56 and low of 35 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 60, low: 46.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 63 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Get to know: Callie Springer, Mountain Brook High School senior (villagelivingonline.com) — A Mountain Brook High School senior, Callie Springer, shares what she loves about MBHS, from its math and writing labs to the supportive teachers and well-stocked library. She also talks about balancing her job in Cahaba Heights with school and why her hardworking parents are her biggest role models.
   

• Mountain Brook community turns out for Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony (cbs42.com) — Mountain Brook neighbors gathered Monday night for a Hanukkah menorah lighting, emphasizing unity and resilience after a deadly attack on a similar celebration in Australia. With visible police presence and support from city leaders, local Jewish families and their allies focused on finding light in darkness and reaffirming that they can celebrate safely here at home.
   

• Crews continue investigation of deadly train derailment in Calera (wbrc.com) — A Mountain Brook resident, 52-year-old Charles Harrison, was killed in a train derailment in Calera, where federal and CSX investigators are still working to determine what went wrong. Local crews described the difficult rescue conditions and are urging everyone in the region to use extra caution around railroad crossings as the investigation and related road closures continue.
   

📸 Around Mountain Brook

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mountain Brook

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 19

• Camp Half-Blood at O'Neal Library
  O'Neal Public Library, 50 Oak St, Mountain Brook
  6:00 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday December 17

• Tai chi for arthritis and fall prevention
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
  11:30 am
• Southern Jewish Voices
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
  12:00 pm
• Basketball open play
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
  6:00 pm

Tuesday December 23

• American Red Cross blood drive
  Levite Jewish Community Center , 3960 Montclair Rd , Birmingham
  10:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• One-on-One Tech Help
  Hoover Public Library - #Friends Meeting Room
  10:00 am
• December Membership Luncheon and Annual Meeting Featuring Guest Speaker Ivy Odom from Southern Living Magazine
  The Valley Hotel , 2727 18th Street S. , Homewood
  11:30 am
• Ribbon Cutting: LetsLose Weight Loss & Wellness
  Vestavia Hills Chamber of Commerce , 614 Montgomery Highway , Vestavia Hills
  12:00 pm
• Libby Meet & Greet
  Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
  3:30 pm
• Jingle Jam with La La Librarian
  Hoover Public Library - The Library Theatre
  4:00 pm
• K-Pop Demon Hunters Sing Along
  Homewood Chamber of Commerce , 7 Hollywood Blvd , Homewood
  4:00 pm
• Parker Thundering Herd vs. McAdory
  Birmingham City , 400 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd , Birmingham
  5:30 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Vestavia Hills

• 11 places to find spectacular holiday lights in Birmingham (bhamnow.com)

Homewood

• Homewood Theatre to host ETC's ‘Holiday 'Splosion' Dec. 19 (thehomewoodstar.com)
• Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Birmingham Awards; JAMES & THE GIANT PEACH Leads Best Musical! (broadwayworld.com)
• Islamic Academy of Alabama speaks on rezoning, Sen. Tuberville's comments, and next steps (abc3340.com)

Birmingham

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-- The Patch AM Team

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