Several students from Odenville Elementary were spotlighted by renowned meteorologist James Spann on his Facebook page on Tuesday.

Hello readers! I’m back with this week’s edition of What’s Up in Odenville.

Valentine’s Day.

The day every single lady and non-single man dreads. If you are a single lady, you have to listen to all your married, or otherwise spoken for, friends and coworkers talk nonstop about what their sweetheart got them or where said sweetheart is taking them.

The non-single guys are under enormous pressure to out do themselves (and ever other man on the planet) by proving their love better than the next guy. The bar is so high you will never achieve it no matter what, and HER friend’s boyfriend is the one who set it. It’s a day of over priced flowers, candy and dinners – and I would even venture to say a lot of people hate to see this day coming more than a migraine. The hubz and I take each other to dinner somewhere we both like to eat, and last year we even took his mom with us. We are back at home in our jammies and watching Criminal Minds by 9pm. No pressure, belly is full and everyone is happy! Easy peasy!

Now let’s get to the news.

Community

Several students from Odenville Elementary were spotlighted by renowned meteorologist James Spann on his Facebook page on Tuesday. Spann posted pictures of storm safety essays written by the first graders, and posted “These first graders in Odenville get it!”

The Odenville Bass Club will have a road block fundraiser this Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. All funds raised will go to help with tournament expenses.

You are invited to participate in the 2016 Margaret Health Fair sponsored by the Margaret Lions Club. This is a Lions Club International Centennial Service Challenge benefiting the community and will be Saturday, March 12, 2016 from 9-2. Vision screening, blood drive, health vendors, door prices, Zumba dancing and much more will be available. Event will take place in the parking lot of Margaret Pharmacy on e corner of Sainie Road and Co Road 12. He is a free event for vendors and the public. For vendor reservations, contact Pedro Pino at pmpino44@yahoo.com or (205) 515-0494.

The Odenville Business Association had their monthly meeting Monday at Louie’s Pickles and Italian Deli. Special speakers were Dona Bonnett with ADR Business and Marketing Strategies and Commissioner Tommy Bowers – who is up for re-election. The meeting covered a lot of ground and discussion centered around the possibility of a community event to take place in the fall of this year. Stay tuned to see what’s coming!

The Odenville Area Business Association meets the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Odenville Civic Center (availability permitting). For more info go to the FaceBook page or email OdenvilleBiz@gmail.com

OYAA will have a work day this Saturday starting at 7 a.m. for anyone who would like to volunteer. For more info on how you can help, call OYAA President Marlon Mashburn at (205) 540-8074. Also don’t forget OYAA Softball and Baseball registration is underway. The registration schedule is as follows: Tuesdays 5-7 p.m., Thursdays 5-7 p.m., and Saturdays 10 a.m.-noon at the field house. Cost is $140 for baseball and softball/$100 for cap ball.

That’s all for this week. Send your Odenville News to odenvillenews@gmail.com