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Winnona Park Yard Sale This Saturday!

Posted in Community, tagged , , , on April 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »

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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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Time to Design a New Beer Festival Logo

Posted in Community, Events, tagged , , , on April 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »

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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:

  

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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

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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Filming at the Old Courthouse on the Square

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

 

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You may have noticed the tents and other equipment around the Old Courthouse on the Square today. A crew from FTP Productions is filming a pilot for ABC; “The Untitled Daniel Cerone Project”. According to www.hollywoodreporter.com,

“The Cerone project, from ABC Studios, centers on a low-level detective (Jimmy Wolk) whose genius 11-year-old brother (Goyo) helps him solve crimes. “

Halloween 2 ( H2 ) will be filming at the Wordsmith’s location tomorrow and in the cemetery tomorrow night.  Maybe there will be a Malcolm McDowell sighting; let me know if you see him!

A little bit of Hollywood in Decatur!

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