Leeds Moody Messenger

Published 5:14 pm Thursday, June 14, 2018

The Hot Rod Power Tour 2018, hosted by Hot Rod Magazine, caused some excitement in the area on Monday.  This group of hot rods, estimated to be in the thousands, took a seven day, seven city journey from Bowling Green, Kentucky to Concord, North Carolina.  Monday morning, this group left Chattanooga heading to Hoover Metropolitan Stadium and traveled in our area south on Hwy. 411 from Ashville to Leeds, then down Hwy 119 to Hwy 280 as part of their road trip.  Local car enthusiasts camped out during the day with their tents, chairs and sometimes their own antique automobiles to watch the caravan of cars and trucks traveling through.  Some of these enthusiasts included Paul Perry with Alfa Insurance in Moody who set up his tent and invited others to participate.  Spectators also included local Leeds residents who set up their chairs on street corners to watch.  The road tour cars were cheered on as they trickled down our local highways most of the day. 

We are so proud of our Miss Leeds Area Bailey Kennon for placing in the Top 12 at the Miss Alabama Pageant last week.  Bailey worked very hard for her accomplishments on the Miss Alabama pageant stage and represented us well.  Congratulations to Miss Tuscaloosa Callie Walker who was crowned Miss Alabama 2018.  We would also like to thank Miss Alabama Jessica Procter for representing our state so well over the past year.  As a former Miss Leeds area, Jessica has made us especially proud! 

Stephanie Irwin and Radical Divas Consignment Boutique celebrated a business expansion with a ribbon cutting last week.  This shop carries clothes, shoes, purses and jewelry and is located at 805 Church Street in Moody. 

Christy Townsend and the Timeless Treasure Shoppe celebrated their grand opening with a ribbon cutting this week.  Their inventory currently exists of antique and vintage furniture, oil paintings, collectible glassware, knickknacks galore, vintage jewelry, new jewelry and more.  Timeless Treasure Shoppe is located at 8139 Parkway Drive in downtown Leeds.

You never know what you will find, so stop in to see the merchandise at both of these shops in the Leeds/Moody area very soon!  Remember, when you shop local, you have the convenience of not having to travel to shop PLUS you help these small businesses stay in business so they will be there for you when you need them.

With summer here, we are outdoors more and many of us suffer with allergy symptoms such as runny nose, headache, fatigue, rash, fever, wheezing, shortness of breath, coughing and nausea.  Allergies can be triggered by mold, trees, grass and weed pollen with different plants growing and producing pollens all throughout spring and summer.   MainStreet Family Urgent Care plays a vital role in treating seasonal allergies with their Moody clinic open seven days a week.  Their providers can evaluate and treat those symptoms to get you back to enjoying your summer.  More information about MainStreet Family Urgent Care, please visit www.mainstreetfamilycare.com.

Remember to stop in at the Leeds Downtown Farmer’s Market for some local, fresh produce every Thursday throughout the summer from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at the corner of 6^th Street and Parkway Drive.    

The Moody Area Chamber of Commerce hosted their monthly luncheon at 11:30 a.m. , June 14, at Moody City Hall.  Don Smith, Director of St. Clair County Economic Development Council, was the guest speaker.

The Doris Stanley Memorial hosted an Author Chat.  Author, Ramona Richards,  spoke at the library June 14 at 1 p.m.  Mrs. Richards has authored several books and recently moved to Moody.  Her newest release is called “My Mother’s Quilts” which is a book of devotion and faith.  For more information, please call 205-640-2517.

The 1^st Annual Father’s Day Mini Golf Tournament is scheduled for the Coyote Drive-In Theatre this Saturday, June 16 hosted by the Shops of Grand River.  This will be a fundraiser for The Red Barn, a non-profit organization, that works with children and adults with physical, cognitive and emotional disabilities or special circumstances.  For more information about this event, please visit http://shopsofgrandriver.com/events/.

Leeds City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 18 at Leeds Civic Center meeting room.

Moody Lions Club is scheduled to meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 18 at White’s Chapel.

Celebrate Grandparents Day on Tuesday, June 19 with a Grandparents Day/Summer Kick-off Luau at Chick-fil-A Leeds from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.  Activities include free face painting for the kiddos, beach themed games and a surfboard photo booth.  Also, Chick-fil-A will host a Family Night Luau from 4:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m.  They will be taking reservations that will include tropical themed Chick-fil-A dinners and free tropical cups for the kids as well as free samples of their new White Peach Tea Lemonade for everyone to try along with appearances by the Chick-fil-A Cows.  Come dressed in your cutest Hawaiian shirts and grass skirts for lots of fun at both events.  For questions or reservations, please email marketing at cfaleeds@gmail.com.

Breakfast for the Brave will be served at 9 a.m. on Thursday, June 20 at the Leeds River Campus of Eden Westside Baptist Church.  If you are a policeman, fireman, EMT or other first responder in the greater Leeds Area, please come by for a free breakfast and fellowship.  For more information, please visit www.EdenWestside.org.

The Leeds Area Chamber of Commerce will host their chamber luncheon at 11:45 a.m. on Thursday, June 20 at Leeds First United Methodist Church Family Life Center.  Guest speaker is Mayor Tony Kennon from Orange Beach.  Lunch is $12 with RSVP to Sandra McGuire at 205-699-5001 or Sandra@LeedsAreaChamber.com.

The Miss Leeds Area Pageant is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, June 23 at Leeds High School Auditorium.  Miss Leeds Area was founded in 1980 and is an official preliminary to the Miss Alabama Scholarship pageant.  The Miss and Outstanding Teen pageants are open pageants.  Application packets and information is available at www.missleedsarea.net.

The Leeds Jane Culbreth Library will host a “Libraries Rock” event, 80’s Music Trivia, on Saturday, June 30 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. for ages 12 and up.  To register your team of 2-4 people, please call 205- 699-5962 or visit www.LeedsLibrary.com/events.

Save the date for the summer play in Leeds.  The Leeds Arts Council will present their summer musical, “Hunchback of Notre Dame”, which is a new musical based on the Victor Hugo novel and songs from the Disney film.  Produced by Sandi Nicholson and directed by Cliff Keen, Jr., the show dates are July 13-15, 20-22 and 27.  Tickets are $15 and may be purchased by calling 205-699-1892.  You will not want to miss this powerful event with the retelling of Victor Hugo’s epic story of love, acceptance and what it means to be a hero.

Thought for the Week:  Life was never meant to be lived without God.

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