🌱 Mountain Brook Dorians Sponsor Steps Down + Bham Trail System Update

Hey, everybody! I'm back with your fresh copy of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. Come along to find out the most important things happening in town, including updates on:

• Heather Fitch steps down from the Mountain Brook Dorians.
• An extensive trail system is in the works for the Birmingham area.
• A Mountain Brook man was among the soldiers who died in an accident last week.

But first, today's weather:

A shower and thunderstorm. High: 72 Low: 65.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Heather Fitch, a languages teacher at Mountain Brook High School, is stepping down as the sponsor of the Mountain Brook Dorians dance group after 20 years in the role, at the end of this school year. She described the dance team as "truly a family of people who support one another," and "a group of girls that represent the school and community first by supporting athletics." (Village Living)
2. A "36-mile connected loop of trails in the greater Birmingham area" is set to be built within the next 15 years, in what will ultimately be more than 700 miles of interconnected trails in Jefferson County. The loop, described as a "game changer" by Carolyn Buck, director of the Red Rock Trail System, would Red Mountain and Ruffner Mountain. (Village Living)
3. Staff Sgt. Taylor Mitchell, 30, from Mountain Brook, was one of the nine soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Kentucky on March 29. He had "served in Germany and later served in Texas and Kansas in various health care and flight paramedic roles," according to the 101st Airborne Division. (WVTM 13)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Inclusive Art - Levite Jewish Community Center (10 a.m.)
• Monday Matinees - Levite Jewish Community Center (1:30 p.m.)
• Boys Soccer Freshman Home vs Leeds (5 p.m.)
• Planning Commission Meeting - Mountain Brook City Hall (5 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Check out these five new properties on the market in and around Mountain Brook! (Mountain Brook Patch)
• More than 150 people received Hand Only CPR training over the weekend at Railroad Park with the YMCA. (Mountain Brook YMCA via Facebook)
• Colby Jones, a former player for the Mountain Brook High School basketball team, has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft. (Mountain Brook Hoops via Twitter)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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