The Decatur Minute

Greening of the Greenspaces

April 14, 2009 by cburnette

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Enjoy the beautiful weather forecasted for later this week by visiting Decatur Greenspaces. Thanks to a grant from the BBQ & Blues Festival, the Oakhurst Community Garden is sponsoring the “Greening of the Greenspaces”, an Earth Day art exhibit to celebrate the diverse parks and gardens in the city. Dancers have created site-specific performances and visionary artists have designed sculptures with natural materials that will biodegrade with time. The sculptures will be available for viewing at the sites below from April 18 through May 31.

Decatur High School Community Garden, at the corner of W. Howard Avenue at Commerce Drive

Glen Creek Nature Preserve, at the end of Fairview Road

Hidden Cove Park, behind City Schools administration office, 758 Scott Boulevard

Oakhurst Community Garden, 453 Oakview Road

Green Street Woods, across N. McDonough Street from Oakhurst Community Garden

Woodlands Garden, 920 Scott Boulevard

Visit www.oakhurstgarden.org for a list of the artists and performance times of the dancers.

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Recreation Center Master Plan Meeting Tonight

April 13, 2009 by Linda

The Recreation Center Master Plan design consultants will present their recommendations tonight at a meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Decatur Recreation Center, 231 Sycamore Street.

Their recommendations are based on the information received from public input at previous meetings and from survey responses.

The community is invited and encouraged to attend.

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Share Some Love With Your Planet!

April 13, 2009 by cburnette

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Decatur’s annual Earth Day Festival will be held this Saturday, April 18 from 10 am until 2 pm in Harmony Park. This year’s event features educational activities, crafts and earth-friendly activities, as well as music by the Morgan Rowe Band beginning at 11 am.

Join in the Ginat Puppet Parade beginning at 12:30 pm featuring the Seed and Feed Marching Abominables.

On Sunday, April 19, fun activities continue in Oakhurst Garden from 1 until 4 pm. There will be crafts, goats to feed and pet, a cake contest, live music and more. Plants and t-shirts will also be available for purchase. For more information visit www.oakhurstgarden.org.

Both events are free and open to the public. I hope to see everyone there!

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Winnona Park Yard Sale This Saturday!

April 13, 2009 by cburnette

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Winnona Park is having a HUGE community Yard Sale this Saturday, April 18th from 8:30 am until 3 pm. Approximately 30 homes have signed up to participate and maps will be available at each home showing all of the locations included in the sale. The Winnona Park neighborhood (for those of you not from Decatur) is located east of Agnes Scott College. And after you go to the yard sales, be sure to stop by the Earth Day Celebration in Harmony Park from 10 am until 2 pm, with a parade at 12:30 pm. More about that event in another post. Lots to do this weekend in Decatur!

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Follow Decatur on Twitter

April 9, 2009 by Linda

Decatur entered the world of Twitter today with one quick Tweet. Within hours followers came a-running – thanks to the posts of Decatur Metro and InDecatur blogs.

We plan to use Twitter to update you when we come across mini-items of interest that may not warrant an entire Decatur Minute profile.

Come on and join the fun – and maybe learn something too!

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Bell-Ringing at Agnes Scott

April 8, 2009 by Catherine

Truman Scholar Meg Beyer

Some of you might be wondering about the random bell-ringing going on at Agnes Scott College. I even heard a couple of chimes this morning from my office in City Hall. At first I thought it was coming from one of the local churches until I realized that it’s spring – the time when college seniors get their acceptance letters from grad schools and find jobs related to the career paths they’ve chosen.

As an Agnes Scott alum, I know that students get a chance to ring the bell (located at the top of the main building on the College Ave. loop) when they’ve been accepted into grad school or when they get a job offer.

There are also a few exceptions. For example, if you heard the bell-ringing yesterday, it was probably Meg Beyer (pictured) celebrating. She just found out that she has been chosen as a Truman Scholar. The Scholarship recognizes college juniors who are committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in public service. Meg is Agnes Scott’s first Truman scholar in 20 years and Georgia’s only college/university student to earn a Truman this year.

Congratulations to Meg and Agnes Scott’s graduating seniors. Keep those bells ringing!

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Time to Design a New Beer Festival Logo

April 7, 2009 by cburnette

Yes, it is that time again….time to design your entry for the Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival logo!

The Great Decatur Beer Tasting Festival is looking for a logo for the fall 2009 festival. The selected logo will be used on the souvenir t-shirt, the tasting glass and the festival poster. Last year’s winner was Lauren Lee, of Lampe-Farley Communications. Her design can be seen at the left.

Some past winners include:

The winner will receive $300, two admissions to the festival, and two t-shirts. The deadline for submitting the logo design is June 15, 2009. For more information and a copy of the submission form and guidelines, visit www.decaturbeerfestival.com or call Cheryl Burnette 678-553-6573.

Be creative! We look forward to seeing the entries for 2009!

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Easter Egg Hunt Draws a Big Crowd

April 6, 2009 by cburnette

The Hunt Begins!!

The annual Decatur Business Association Easter Egg Hunt was held Saturday during the great spring weather that graced us. Thanks to the co-chairs of the event, Kathleen and Ron Everett, for all of their hard work leading to the success of the event.

Thanks to the City of Decatur Fire Department for escorting the bunny to the Square in the mini- fire truck. The children enjoyed climbing on the truck and ringing the bell!

Firefighter Tracey Collins shows the children how to ring the bell.

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Decatur Green Tote Bags

April 6, 2009 by Catherine

Thanks to all of you enthusiastic “green” shoppers who have stopped by city hall to pick up your free tote bag. Hang on to the coupon that came in your tax bill and plan to pick up your free bag between May 1^st – June 12^th at:

Wednesday & Saturday Concerts on the Square in May;
City Hall (M-F, 8:00am-5:00pm); and,
Public Works (M-F, 7:30pm – 4:00pm)

Additional bags may be purchased for $2

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2009 Decatur 101 Graduation

April 3, 2009 by Catherine

Yesterday was the 10th annual Decatur 101 graduation. Decatur 101 takes place every year during the month of March. It’s designed to educate the community about city government.

The participants completed five grueling two-hour sessions focusing on specific areas of government and munching on homebaked goods. The sessions were conducted in various city buildings, including the police station, city hall, public works building and the recreation center.

2009 Morning class: