Today we remember those who defended our Nation and laid down their lives so that we may live to carry on the Torch of Freedom. We carry that Torch in their Honor. We are Americans. We live in treacherous times.…
HPca Annual Members Meeting 2022
NOTICE: There has been no response to calls for membership. There has been no response to renewing membership dues (which is one dollar annually). There is generally no interest from HIghland Park residents in managing the park and lake under…
Why is The Dam at Lake Optimist not on this Project List?
by Sherry Gros April 26, 2022 Look at the millions of dollars in monies given away by Mobile County Commission in the link below. There is no reason in this world why Highland Park and dam could not have been…
HPca Annual Meeting 2022
Notice of annual HPca meeting of members to be held on May 30, 2022 at the discretion of the President. This is a preliminary notice. Another notice will be posted not more than 10 days prior but not less than…
Avian Flu Visits US
4/20/2022 Be aware that avian flu is spreading throughout the United States. It is carried by migrating birds like Canadian geese among others. The watershed at Optimist Lake provides water, a resting place, and is a transitory path for hundreds…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE HIGHLAND PARK REVIEW ENDORSES DEAN ODLE FOR GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF ALABAMA
February 17, 2022 Sherry Gros, Editor/Owner/Publisher The Highland Park Review The Highland Park Review is proud to announce the endorsement of Dean Odle for Governor of Alabama 2022. If you are a Highland Park resident and you need a Dean…
Ushering in a New Era of Wetlands and Watershed in Highland Park Subdivision
by Sherry Gros Freelance Writer for Highland Park Subdivision Mobile Alabama 10/02/2021 Lakes were an imporant feature of a neighborhood during the early 1900s subdivision development in the South. There were no climate controlled environments before WWII aside from an…
RESILIENCE and RESTORATION ~ TIME TO FOCUS
BY SHERRY GROS FREELANCE WRITER FOR HIGHLAND PARK MOBILE AL Good Thursday Morning. Here are a few other things we can add to the growing list of ideas of what to do to recover the dam. 1. Class Action Suit:…
“PRIDE GOETH BEFORE A FALL” OPTIMIST LAKE DAM IS NO MORE
BY SHERRY LYNN GROS FREELANCE WRITER FOR HIGHLAND PARK MOBILE AL Catastrophic Failure at around 4 PM on August 30, 2021 Optimist Lake Dam Suffers Critical Injury This article is an update to yesterday’s article. I guess I could feel…
The Dam at Optimist Lake after Hurricane IDA
By Sherry Gros Freeland Writer for Highland Park Mobile AL 08/30/2021 Good Monday morning. The dam is overtopping at 7:15 am. The lake is at its high water mark, as high as it can get, and the water is rushing…