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FES Hosting Community Art Show

1/31/2018

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PictureSome of the art at last year's Fairyland School Community Art Show. This year's show is on February 13.
The annual Fairyland Elementary School Art Show takes place on February 13, from 3-8 p.m. at the Lookout Mountain Methodist Church. Anyone in the community is welcome to submit two pieces of work per person. It can be something they created years ago or even as recently as last week. The age of the piece doesn’t matter. 

The art show committee loves for entire families to get involved and encourages each family member to enter a piece. Submissions can be any medium, including pottery, written poetry, quilting, paintings, sculpture and virtually anything under the sun! Awards will be presented in each category, and all artists are eligible for these honors, not only FES students. Awards and cash prizes will be presented on the evening of the show.

This year, FES is very excited about the artist in residence, Craig Steele. He creates his work using fire spinning. He is going to actually spin fire outside the church on the evening of the art show. He is very talented, and you can find him on Facebook.

Lookout Mountain residents can drop off their artwork at the school Tuesday, February 6, through Friday, February 9 in the Parent Room at Fairyland Elementary between 7:30 and 8 a.m. or 2:30-3 p.m. If those times are inconvenient, contact DeAnna Willingham at (423) 593-7505 to make arrangements. Your submissions should have the artist’s name, medium and title labeled somewhere on the piece.

Hope to see both you and your creations at the FES Art Show!

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LMPC Hosting Floral Design Workshop

1/31/2018

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PictureSybil Sylvester is leading a floral design workshop on February 7 at LMPC.
If you are the least bit interested in arranging flowers, you’ve probably heard of Sybil Sylvester. The owner of Wildflower Designs in Birmingham, Ala., she has graced the pages of countless magazines, including Southern Living Weddings, Southern Accents and Brides. She’s a contributing editor to Flower magazine and offers flower schools in Birmingham at her shop. Her clients include the famed Highlands Bar & Grill in Birmingham, as well as the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Birmingham Museum of Art, among numerous others.

The author of “Fresh,” Sybil is coming to the Jane Harris Youth Building at the Lookout Mountain Presbyterian Church on Wednesday, February 7, at 9:30 a.m. The Garden Club of Lookout Mountain invites you to hear this talented dynamo speak about her work, and her lecture is bound to be as educational as it is delightful. Sybil will also conduct a flower arranging workshop after the lecture, and all you need to bring to the workshop is a pair of clippers; fresh flowers, supplies and a delicious lunch is included. The lecture is free, but the cost of the workshop is $125 per person.

“Southern floral artist Sybil Sylvester does more than arrange flowers; she uses inventive ideas and fresh plants to illuminate her surroundings. Many of her plants come straight from her own garden, revealing a natural sense of connection that is evident throughout the pages of “Fresh.” This stunning book presents Sybil’s most effervescent and distinctive floral designs, organized by season, plus some of her celebrated arrangements from a variety of special occasions. Excitingly, “Fresh” also includes a beautifully photographed how-to section in which Sybil empowers readers to create their own magic from the natural world with instructions for a number of delightful designs, plus her own special brand of inspiration and helpful advice. Full of whimsy, joy, and elegance, “Fresh” is a magnificent paean to floral beauty,” touts her book description on Amazon. No worries if you don’t have a copy and want one – she’ll be signing books at the lecture.

Space in the floral workshop that is offered after the lecture is limited, so please contact Lee Easterly at (423) 280-9161 to reserve your spot.

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Father-Daughter Dance is February 9

1/10/2018

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Make your plans now! The sixth annual Lookout Mountain Father-Daughter Dance is set for Friday, Febraruy 9 at Lookout Mountain Club. The fun begins at 6:30 p.m., when fathers and daughters, dressed up for the occasion, will enjoy a buffet, ice cream, dancing to tunes by DJ Scuba Steve and a special photobooth.

The cost is $110 per father/daughter couple, and each additional daughter is $25. Click here to purchase tickets. If you have any questions or need more information, call Brady Garvich at (423) 503-3817 or email him at brady.garvich@surgicor.com.

To relive all the fun of last year's dance, click here for a slideshow of pictures.

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Georgia Council Approves Sewer Rate Increase

1/3/2018

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by Gail Perry
At the December meeting of the Lookout Mountain, Ga., City Council, speeding vehicles on the mountain were discussed. In the continuing effort to slow down traffic, the city purchased two portable speed signs. In addition to showing drivers the speed they are traveling, the signs will collect data such as the number of cars and their speeds, which helps police to determine problem areas. The two signs are currently located on Lula Lake Road and Princess Trail, but will be moved around the town.
 
The first two signs are battery powered, but they may be converted to solar power because of the short life span of the batteries. The city plans to purchase additional signs that will be solar powered, said Mayor David Bennett. He received approval to pay $4,440, the price for the first two signs, out of SPLOST (special-purpose local-option sales tax) funds.
 
During the city's November meeting, the council approved raising the sewer rate by 4 percent for the remainder of the fiscal year to cover unexpected increases of $19,000 that WWTA charged the city for operations and for making capital improvements in 2017. The increase was planned to start in November, but was not included in the November bills. In order for the town to collect the same amount of money over a shorter period of time, the council approved changing the increase from 4 percent to 4.75 percent until the end of June.
 
The city's storm water report that is required each year by Georgia was created by City Manager Brad Haven. Conditions must be met by the city to ensure that water is clean when it reaches the Tennessee River. Mayor Bennett said everything in the report was in order.
 
City Attorney Bill Pickering told the council that another requirement from the state is that the city must carry cancer insurance for each fire fighter, starting Jan. 1, 2018. The council passed a fire fighter insurance resolution to provide this insurance at the annual cost of $400 per fire fighter.
 
Taylor Watson, councilmember in charge of fire and police, reported that Police Officer Tanner Clark resigned. She plans to interview three of the town’s part-time officers to fill the position before opening up interviews to the public. Because the town will have an additional expense of about $4,000 to provide EMS training to the new officer, the person hired will be asked to sign a contract that guarantees five years of service to the city.
 
The council presented Glenn and Angie Sutherland with the Volunteers of the Year award. Glenn has been a member of the planning commission for several years, and Angie oversees the special events committee, is a past president of the Fairyland Elementary PTA and is the town’s nuisance hearing officer.
 
Beginning in January, the start time for the Lookout Mountain, Ga., city council meetings will change from 5:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. The next meeting is Thursday, January 18, at City Hall.

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