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Also on today's calendar: Brave Hearts Strong Arms Book Signing.
Today's riddle: What do you call cows dancing in the dark 🤔 (Answer below!)
• Vestavia Hills and Mountain Brook open $1 million firefighter training facility (wvtm13.com) — Mountain Brook firefighters now have a new $1 million training facility on East Street, jointly funded with Vestavia Hills, to prepare for everything from house fires to large commercial blazes. The site will also host multi-agency drills, helping local crews better coordinate responses to major emergencies that could affect Mountain Brook neighborhoods.
• Amanda Hood receives statewide Safe School Leadership Award (villagelivingonline.com) — Mountain Brook's Board of Education has honored student services director Amanda Hood with the statewide Safe School Leadership Award, recognizing her work with school resource officers to strengthen campus safety. Local officials say her initiatives and support have been key to protecting Mountain Brook students and staff and keeping the SRO program strong. Her efforts include innovative safety programs and a collaborative, proactive approach.
• Living Lulu Strong: Lulu Gribbin wants us to live our lives to the fullest (otmj.com) — Mountain Brook senior Lulu Gribbin, known locally as "Lulu Strong," is back at Mountain Brook High School while leading a fast-growing nonprofit that funds cutting‑edge prosthetic and therapy technology for amputees. After surviving a 2024 shark attack, she's helped pass a federal beach‑safety law, shared her recovery with hundreds of thousands online, and continues inspiring neighbors to live fully. Residents can support her work through the Lulu Strong Foundation.
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