Mobile Press

• 4-H'ers show off top steers at fair
To one group of youngsters, the Greater Gulf State Fair means a lot more than rides and junk food. For them it means the end of a project that has kept them very busy, and will likely add thousands of dollars to their savings.

• All Saints Episcopal celebrates centennial
In 1958, during the heart of the civil rights movement, the Rev. Francis Wakefield of All Saints Episcopal Church hand-delivered a petition to desegregate the city's bus line to the Mobile City Council.

• Chastang finishes season undefeated
The Chastang Falcons (7-0) ended the regular season undefeated with a shutout over Clark in Mobile County middle school football.

• Christmas, fall bazaars on tap at Dauphin Island
Every year for the past 20 years, around mid-November, the Dauphin Island United Methodist Women have held a Christmas bazaar. This year's event is Nov. 14 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m.

• Club helps newcomers get settled in Mobile
"Bloom where you are transplanted, or planted ..." I had heard that expression a few times from different friends before and after our move to Mobile.

• Club helps newcomers get settled in Mobile
"Bloom where you are transplanted, or planted ..." I had heard that expression a few times from different friends before and after our move to Mobile.

• Crime Reports
City of Mobile

• Friends, customers turn out for Tide Pride's 'Ms. Terry'
Described as just an old country store where some customers still run an account and pay once a week, Terry's Tide Pride on Dawes Road for many people is more than just a gas station.

• Glover talks of life and Legislature
Rusty Glover has taught the same subject, at the same high school, for so long that he's beginning to see the children of former students in his classes.

• 'Lights on' at Semmes club
On Oct. 22, Semmes Boys & Girls Club took part in the 10th annual "Lights on After School," an event created by the Afterschool Alliance to showcase programs that keep children safe, inspire them to learn and help working families (see www.afterschoolalliance.org).

• Med students take a study break
A second-year medical student, Mandy Woods welcomed a break from studying ? even if it meant spending the afternoon with a chatty 7-year-old.

• Mobile allows facelift for park: Developer will landscape narrow area in Midtown
The Mobile City Council will let a developer build and maintain an existing public park on a narrow strip of land in Midtown.

• Reader seeks information on Alfred Green of Mobile
I am seeking information on Alfred Web Green, who was born Dec. 14, 1837 in Murray, Ga., and died Oct. 18, 1867, in Mobile, and his wife, Barbara (Barbary).

• Reunions
Business

• Rivers 'loves to share his music'
For two-thirds of his 48 years, Keith Rivers of Mount Vernon has been writing, turning out more than 300 patriotic, novelty, country, gospel, bluegrass and love songs.

• Singing for his supper
Marshall Richards says he began singing in public as "a necessity thing." His life as a pizza delivery guy wasn't exactly soul-

• Sound Off
These comments were chosen from our regular Sound Off line because of their interest to readers in the Mobile Press coverage area: downtown Mobile, the Loop, Midtown, west Mobile and Semmes.

• St. Mary plans memorial golf tourney
The St. Mary Knights of Columbus will host the second annual Saint Mary Catholic School Steve Thompson Memorial golf tournament at Spring Hill College on Nov. 8.

• Student Standouts
David Botros Rizk

• Who's What
Baker High School

• Woman shares love of vintage items
Leverne Johnson loves to collect things, especially old things.

• AIRPORT BOULEVARD WIDENING ON TRACK
The widening of Airport Boulevard from Flave Pierce Road to Snow Road is nearly 50 percent complete, with 1.75 miles left to be paved, state highway officials said.

• Artist shares her talents at Mobile Arc
Holly Carrigan, an artist whose work is shown in Cathedral Square Gallery in downtown Mobile, is also a dedicated volunteer. She chairs her women's circle at Government Street Presbyterian Church and shares her artistic talent whenever she's called upon to do so.

• BACKYARD CAFE & BAR-B-QUE: Finding comfort in food
"Mobile's Soul Food Connection." You have to admit, it takes a lot of nerve to post a sign like that in a town that prides itself on its down-home, country cooking.

• Bestselling author speaks at luncheon
The Junior League of Mobile welcomed an "old Mobilian" as the guest speaker at a recent luncheon.

• Chickasaw parade is Saturday
Little ghosts and goblins in Chickasaw will be donning their scariest ? or prettiest ? costumes for the Children's Halloween Costume Contest and Parade on Saturday.

• Crime Reports
City of Mobile

• Crime Reports
City of Mobile

• Entrepreneur focuses on music, design
Jerome Stockwell has big plans. A bartender at Romano's Macaroni Grill since it opened off Airport Boulevard, he is also working on his bachelor's degree in business management with an emphasis on entrepreneur-

• Five enter Catholic High School hall of fame
The Catholic High School Alumni Association of Mobile inducted five honorees into its hall of fame Oct. 23 during McGill-Toolen High School's homecoming celebration.

• Flag ceremony today at Legion Post 250
At 11 a.m. today, American Legion Post No. 250 will be the site of a flag disposal ceremony and District 33 picnic.

• Learn ancestry on the Internet at library
Introduction to Ancestry.com will be Oct. 31 from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Ben May Main Library Technology

• 'Loop Group' tells their animal tales
They call themselves "The Loop Group," because they all have or have had veterinary clinics in Mobile's Loop area.

• MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Championships Wednesday at Baker
Chastang, 6-0, is the only undefeated football team in the Mobile County Public School Football League.

• MIDDLE SCHOOL FOOTBALL: Chastang, Hankins still undefeated
Chastang and Hankins remain unbeaten while Denton, Eanes, Calloway-Smith and Semmes have just one loss apiece in Mobile County middle school football.

• Midtown group reviving watch
Crime, loose dogs and traffic after high school sporting events were among the issues discussed at a meeting to revive a Midtown neighborhood watch program.

• Miss Seafood winners ready to promote Bayou industry
For the past 50 years, there's been a Miss Seafood pageant, with the winners always willing to go out and promote the Bayou area seafood indus try. The court members are chosen from several age categories, with the high school girl being crowned queen.

• Murphy grad to be 'Hall of Famer'
We often hear sports announcers comment about some current player being a future "Hall of Famer." That certainly describes both John Lazenby and Alvin Williams, although their Hall of Fame is at the University of Southern Mississippi, and is for service ? not touchdowns or home runs.

• People & Places
Plant swap

• People & Places
Youth of Year Event The annual Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama Youth of the Year Dinner, held at the Renaissance Riverview Plaza Hotel, honored a Youth of the Year from every one of the seven clubs in Mobile County.

• Playhouse in the Park's 'Dracula' opens Friday
The Playhouse in the Park presents its Halloween show, Bram Stoker's "Dracula," with an original adaption by local author Thomas Lakeman . Performances will be Friday and Saturday and Oct. 30-31. All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m.

• ROYAL SCAM: Familiar fare with an eclectic taste
"Royal Scam," a 1976 album by Steely Dan, is widely held by critics to be the rock group's most eclectic and uncommon. It's a fitting title for its namesake restaurant in Mobile, the Royal Scam at 72 S. Royal St.

• Runners get set for First Light Marathon
Robert Carlock spent six years as a member of the United States Marine Corps. However, not even his Semper Fi training could have prepared him for what was ahead.

• Salt Lake conference coming up
For 16 years, genealogy researchers have basked in an exciting week of in-depth learning. The majority also took the opportunity for personal research at the renowned Family History Library.

• Satsuma's 50th anniversary bash concludes today with fireworks
There's still a lot of fun going on the last day of Satsuma's 50th anniversary celebration. A city-wide picnic is planned for today from 2 to 4 p.m. From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., there will be a Pet Pride Parade and Contest, and then from 5:30 to7:30 p.m. will be the "Satsuma's Got Talent" show.

• Senior Bowl run is Nov. 7
A year ago, more than 5,300 men, women and children laced up their running shoes and hit the streets of downtown Mobile for the Senior Bowl Charity Run.

• Senior entertainment abounds in Saraland
At 90, George Wolf loves entertaining the senior citizens at Saraland Senior Center.

• Showtime at the park? Council member seeks funds for amphitheater to be built in Medal of Honor Park
A Mobile City Council member is trying to cobble together the last chunk of funding needed to build an amphitheater in Medal of Honor Park.

• Sound Off
These comments were chosen from our regular Sound Off line because of their interest to readers in the Mobile Press coverage area: downtown Mobile, the Loop, Midtown, west Mobile and Semmes.

• State housing group honors Mobile Housing Board worker
A rescue at a smoky apartment led the state public housing group to name Mobile's Leon Cunningham its 2008-09 Maintenance Worker of the Year.

• Student Standouts
Chloe Kashel Simmons

• Student Standouts
Shannon Lee

• The Simon effect
From his loft studio above The Demented Needle, artist Walter Simon gazes out at the fa ade of the Crescent Theater across the street, and he enjoys a bird's-eye view in both directions along the strip known as Lower Dauphin.

• They're just showboating
Local lawyers will sing and dance for a good cause in "Broadway Briefs: Lawyers Take the Stage" on Thursday from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Mobile Marriott.

• Tutoring sessions available
The Mobile Housing Board's Youth Academy is offering tutoring sessions for program participants and other youth who reside in the agency's public housing de velopments.

• Westminster Presbyterian celebrates 50 years of preschool
Fifty years ago, Westminster Presbyterian Church was a pioneer in the education of young children. Today, its preschool and mother's day out programs are still going strong.

• Who's What
ASMS

• Who's What
Murphy High School