🌱Remembering Natalee Halloway Disappearance + MBHS Students Win Award

Hello again, everybody! It's Saturday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in our community, including news on...

• Smith's Variety Shop remembers yellow bows after Natalee Holloway's disappearance.
• Mountain Brook students win a merit scholarship and named U.S. Presidential Scholar.
• A road closure to look out for next week.

On a personal note, today is going to be my last Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. It has been a pleasure and honor bringing you the latest in local news for the past year! Hopefully I'll see you around soon.

- Dashiell

But first, today's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m. High: 88 Low: 67.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Employees at Smith's Variety shop still remember making hundreds if not thousands of yellow bows, which residents put on the top of their mailboxes in support of Natalee Holloway's family, after her disappearance. The shop's current owner says the disappearance is still on people's minds, more than 15 years later. (WVTM13 Birmingham)
2. Congratulations to the Alabama students selected out of more than 15,000 finalists nationally to receive a National Merit $2,500 scholarship. They include Mountain Brook High School students Vaughn Frost and Caley Recod. (AL.com)
3. Mountain Brook High School senior Sophia Li is one of 161 students to be recognized as a 2023 U.S. Presidential Scholar, for having "demonstrated outstanding academic achievement, artistic excellence, technical expertise, leadership, citizenship, service, and contribution to school and community." (Village Living)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• 20th Anniversary Motherwalk 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run (6:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.)
• Paws in the Garden Art Market and Live Music — Elysian Gardens (12 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check is out! The Fire Department visited Cherokee Bend Elementary School on Friday, as part of a fundraiser. (Mountain Brook Fire Department via Twitter)
• The O'Neal Library is asking patrons not to drop off any books for the time being. They will announce when you can again. (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)
• Expect road closures on Euclid Avenue from Crestview Drive to Crestwood Drive from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., next Monday through Thursday. (Mountain Brook Police Department via Facebook)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you soon!

— Dashiell Allen

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