By Michelle Workman

Truly a celebration of our unique and close-knit community, the Fourth of July parade captures the charm and delight people feel about living on Lookout. The annual parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, at Lookout Mountain, Ga., City Hall and end at the Commons, where everyone will enjoy food trucks, music, and lots of fun prizes for the best-decorated vehicles in several classes.  

This parade will consist of fire trucks, a mayoral convertible, children on decorated bikes, Veterans, DAR members, decorated golf carts, homemade floats, business floats, motorcycles, classic cars and all sorts of other vehicles, as well as folks on foot, skates or unicycles. There are no limits! We encourage everyone to be creatively patriotic.
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We are looking for community members to actively participate. Vets and members of the DAR are requested to walk or ride in the parade. We are also looking for children who would like to ride their bikes in the parade, as well as people who want to decorate and drive their golf carts in the parade. Musicians are needed to perform on floats or play for the post-parade gathering at the Commons. Look for updated details at the Lookout Mountain Mirror’s website, mountainmirror.com, and on posters around the mountain. Remember the success of this event depends on everyone’s participation.  

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The Center for Mindful Living’s “Paths to Peace” event will take place Saturday, October 27, from noon to 3 p.m. at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre with a full schedule of activities for all ages.

“We hope this event will provide an opportunity to bring people together to experience activities that nurture and unite us in a common quest for world peace and to be mindful of our common humanity,” said Elizabeth Kabalka, executive director of the Center for Mindful Living.

In addition to children’s activities, a new Pies for Peace component will include a variety of pies provided by dozens of area churches and faith-based institutions. “We are bringing people together over a free piece of pie to create conversation and a unifying experience,” explained Kabalka.

The Paths to Peace event is free of charge, and will feature labyrinth walks for adults and children led by Ellen Simak and Margy Oehmig, along with an introduction to mindfulness practices, yoga, Qigong, art, dance and more! The afternoon will conclude with free pieces of pie for all attending. If your church or faith-based organization is interested in donating pies for the event, or for more information, go to centermindfulliving.org or check it out on Facebook.
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The Center for Mindful Living is a 501c3 nonprofit that educates the community about the benefits of mindfulness and provides opportunities for people to develop a mindfulness practice. These practices lead to more joy, balance, and compassion. Our mission is to empower people to decrease their stress and increase their well-being.