Gardendale

Crystal meth arrest made

The Gardendale Police Department recently made an arrest in a crystal methamphetamine investigation.

Lt. Chuck Denham said Oscar Holland Rogers III was arrested for unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. A search of Rogers’ home reportedly turned up items used to manufacture the drug and a small amount of the drug. Rogers was charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance on Tuesday.



Fultondale

Fire department uses rescue dog to track lost woman

The Fultondale Fire Department recently employed the use of a rescue dog to find a missing woman.

The department received a call about the woman on Oct. 8 at about 7 p.m.

Fire Chief A.C. “Buster” Crumpton said the woman, reportedly in her late 60s, was walking her two dogs and got lost on her way home. “We had a witness tell us she was going down the road after dark and that’s how we found her,” he said.

The department then called Walker County Rescue Service, a volunteer organization, and a rescue dog was brought down.

“The dog picked up the trail and we found her a mile from Walker Chapel Road,” Crumpton said. “Her two dogs had stayed with her.”

Fultondale volunteer firefighter Will King said without the use of the rescue dog, it could have taken hours of walking through wooded areas to find the woman.



Gardendale

Gala tickets available

The Gardendale Rotary Club still has tickets available for its Nov. 4 gala at The Club in Birmingham.

Tickets are $250 and will admit two people. The proceeds of the event will go toward Rotary Club projects which include building water wells in Nicaragua and the Miracle League project in Gardendale.

The club will also give away a $20,000 grand prize at the event, in addition to a number of door prizes which include:

• a $1,000 tools package from Marvin’s Home Stores

• a $500 gift certificate from Jeff Dennis Jewelry

• a combo meal a week for a year from Chick-fil-A in Gardendale

• a gift certificate for a weekend stay at Embassy Suites in Birmingham and a meal at Ruth Chris steak house

Tickets for the gala can be purchased from any Rotary Club member. For more information, call Aaron Box at 631-6562.



Brookside

Halloween event to be held

“Boo at Brookside” will be held on Oct. 31 on the Five Mile Creek Greenway in Brookside.

Campers are invited to check in at the pavilion at 4 p.m. Admission is free. Those who wish to camp out can do so for $10 per tent. Proceeds will go to support the greenway.

Boo at Brookside will feature local music, storytelling, campfires, an outdoor movie, hot chocolate and coffee.

Kids are welcome to wear their costumes.

Also, on Nov. 1, the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church will host the Russian Food Festival at the church.

For more information, contact the Five Mile Greenway Partnership at 264-8464.