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Easter Egg Hunt Draws a Big Crowd

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on April 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The Hunt Begins!!

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.

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

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Marching Abominables Help Rock Cheering Station

Posted in Community, Events, tagged , , , , on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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The official ING Cheering Station for Decatur was at Fellini’s and the addition of part of the Marching Abominables definitely helped rock the cheering section and the runners. Thanks to everyone who came out to help cheer on the runners in the 3rd annual ING Georgia Marathon.

Happy Volunteers at the Hydration Station
Happy Volunteers at the Hydration Station

I hear that Hydration Station #13 was rocking as well, with the addition of music and lots of cheerful volunteers. Thanks to Michael Harbin and his group for getting up early with a lot of enthusiasm and Laura Moore and her volunteers who staffed Hydration Station #11. Thanks to everyone who lined the streets and welcomed the runners to our wonderful city.

I received an email from a gentleman in Kennesaw this morning who was so impressed with our city that he is going to bring his wife back here to shop and dine. He also mentioned that he was running with a woman who had run in Boston, and was more than impressed with Decatur.  Way to go eveyone- this is why we have such a great city- we have great folks living and working here.
I should know later in the week if we won for best cheering, so check back for updates.
Thanks also to everyone who works for the City of Decatur for pitching in to make the marathon safe and fun.

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Earth Hour Reminder: Turn off those lights!

Posted in Community, tagged , , on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

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The City of Decatur is proud to be participating in Earth Hour this Saturday, March 28, from 8:30 until 9:30 p.m. We will darken City Hall and other city buildings where feasible. We will also turn off the lights on the MARTA Plaza for an hour. For information on Earth Hour visit www.earthhourus.org. Let us know what you are going to do to participate.

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Bring your batteries…….

Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized, tagged , , on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »

and your electronics,  cell phones and pagers, computers, typewriters………these are just a few of the things that you can recycle this coming Saturday, March 28, at Spring Electronics Recycling Day. 

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Electronics dropped off will be sorted and broken down into raw materials and sent to recyclers for reuse. In addition to electronics, you may frop off batteries of any type, Styrofoam peanuts, clean styrofoam blocks free of foreign objects, mercury thermometers and thermostats. Just about anything with a cord can be recycled, with the exception of microwave ovens.

  TVs may also be recycled for a $10 cash only fee per TV (exact change please).

 

When: Saturday, March 28, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Where:  Decatur High School Parking Lot

Why: It is the right thing to do! Keep these things out of the landfill and properly disposed of.

For additional information and updates, contact David Junger, 404-377-5571 or email david.junger@decaturga.com

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David Fisher Receives Thomas O. Davis Award

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

group-shot-1David Fisher, Facilities Management Director for DeKalb County, was awarded the Thomas O. Davis Award at last night’s Decatur Business Association meeting.

The DBA presents the Thomas O. Davis Public Servant Award every year to a Decatur public servant who exemplifies the finest qualities of citizenship. This award was established in 2001 in memory of Thomas O. Davis, Decatur’s city attorney from 1968 until his death in 2000.

The DBA meeting was held at Eddie’s Attic. Mr. Fisher, after receiving the award, joked that he has always wanted to play on stage at Eddie’s, and he walked behind the piano and played a few bars. “Now I can tell my friends I have played at Eddie’s!” he remarked.

DBA Members at Eddie's Attic

DBA Members at Eddie's Attic

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Help Us Cheer on the Marathon Runners!

Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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The ING Georgia Marathon will be coming through the City of Decatur on Sunday morning, March 29 and we would love to have you participate! As the marathon organizers say “Volunteers are the heart and SOLE of the marathon”.

 

Thanks to everyone who has already volunteered to staff a hydration station. We are still in need of volunteers for the East Lake MARTA Station . Volunteers will have a lot of fun handing out water to the runners and cheering them on. To volunteer, go to www.inggeorgiamarathon.com and click on the volunteer link. Choose  Hydration Station #11 – Oakhurst. The password is COD.

 

Most importantly, Decaturites are needed to come to the official cheering station at Fellini’s Pizza on Commerce Drive on Sunday morning at 7 am to help cheer the runners on. In 2007, the City of Decatur won $10,000 for the Best Cheering Station and in 2008 we won $5,000 for the second best station. We want to reclaim our #1 title, so wear your orange and bring a noise maker, signage, and/or a musical instrument.  Let’s make noise so the runners remember our city. I will bring some cowbells to share!

 

Runners are going to vote for their favorite Hydration Stations and their favorite Cheering Section so we want them to remember us! Prize money will to the Decatur Youth Fund for children obesity programs.

 

For more information on the marathon, contact Cheryl.burnette@decaturga.com or 678-553-6573.

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Leeland Books on N. McDonough

Posted in Community, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 17, 2009 | 2 Comments »

leeland-booksDon’t get too excited, it is not a new bookstore in Decatur, Leeland Books is part of the set of the filming of Halloween 2. The inside shots will be at the Wordsmith’s Books location and exterior shots will be in front of Leeland Books. I am quite impressed with the amount of detail put into the store front.

For those of us who thought Hollywood was glamorous, I have been persuaded otherwise after seeing the amount of work the crew has put into the filming of this scene.  They have been working all hours of the day and night to get ready. It reminds me of getting prepared for a special event.

The crew will be moving to the Decatur Cemetery for some night shots this evening. They have made a donation to the Friends of the Cemetery to help to restore the old section of the cemetery. This filming does benefit our city in many ways!

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Cornerstone Bank Opens with Ribbon Cutting

Posted in Community, Events, tagged , , , on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Cornerstone Bank Ribbon Cutting

Cornerstone Bank Ribbon Cutting

Cornerstone Bank opened its doors this morning with a “Ribbon Cutting” held at their new Decatur location in Decatur Two Town Center . President Charles Yorke welcomed the attendees and expressed his happiness at being a part of Decatur.   Also on hand for the ceremony were DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis and Decatur Mayor Bill Floyd, who welcomed Cornerstone Bank to Decatur.

The bank is tastefully decorated and welcoming. They have a large community room that they are offering to the community. Great place to hold meetings and workshops.

Welcome Cornerstone Bank!

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Halloween 2 aka H2 Filming in Decatur Next Week

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on March 12, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Photo from Rob Zombie's Blog on Myspace.com

Photo from Rob Zombie's Blog on Myspace.com

Halloween 2 aka H2 will be filming in the City of Decatur on Saint Patrick’s Day. The movie is directed by Rob Zombie, who did the remake of Halloween and features Scout Taylor, Tyler Mane and Malcolm McDowell. 

First Zombieland, and now H2!

On another note, ABC will be filming a pilot at the Old Courthouse on the Square next week also. I think it is quite exciting to have all of this filming going on in our great little city.

Let us know if there are any “star sightings”!

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"Turn Out" for Earth Hour, March 28

Posted in Community, Events, Uncategorized, tagged , , , on March 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »

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Earth Hour is approaching and I am encouraging everyone to sign up to participate. “What is Earth Hour?” you may ask. According to the organizers, the World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour is “a global event created to symbolize that each one of us, working together, can make a positive impact on climate change.”

March 28, 2009 at 8:30 pm tens of millions of people in hundreds of cities around the world will come together once again to make a bold statement about their concern about climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour.  Earth Hour symbolizes that by working together, each of us can make a positive impact in the fight against climate change.

The City of Decatur has signed up to participate and will  turn off lights on the MARTA Plaza as well as non-essential lighting in city buildings. You too can sign up as a school, organization, or individual by visiting www.earthhourUS.org. The site also has some fun activites for children, teachers and families.  There is a Memory Game that helps children understand how they can make a difference, a Geo-Bee, and more. Also on the site are ways that families can learn to reduce their carbon footprint and increae energy efficiency at home and at school.

Let us know if you are going to participate  by leaving a comment. Together we can all make a statement!

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