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Time to Leap

2/29/2016

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Picture2016 has a Leap Day
By Beverly McCormick
News flash: You do have time. Occasionally the calendar even demands it. Leap year is necessary to keep the modern day Gregorian calendar in alignment with the Earth’s revolutions around the sun. The year 2016 will have 366 days. Congratulations!
 
Imagine combining time with the concept of leaping. Jumping, going up substantially, abruptly switching to something, to leap is defined as this and more. There are leaps of faith, quantum leaps and giant leaps for mankind. The mind can take a leap as well as the legs. It may be a good idea to look before you leap. The notion of leaping years and leaping seconds seems to clutter the agenda with a bit of scientific comedy. Humans can leap. Mankind also measures time using the term.
 
Research reveals that with only 365 days in a year, we could lose almost six hours off our calendar annually. After only 100 years, the Gregorian calendar would be off by approximately 24 days. There’s another measurement referred to as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), which is used to determine local time zones worldwide. It is primarily based on the combined output of several highly precise atomic clocks, a statistical time scale called International Atomic Time (TAI). Every now and then a leap second is added to UTC in order to synchronize atomic clocks with the Earth’s ever slowing rotation. I discovered the most recent leap second occurred in Chattanooga on Tuesday, June 30, 2015.
 
Consider time. The magic of a second has the power to avoid an accident, conceive a child, win a race, and still a heartbeat. The routine of a few months can alter the physique, build a house, or create a baby. Years will age you. Decades can impact every aspect of our world. Centuries have moved us beyond candles and into an era that measures light years, R.A.M. and gigabytes. Time has altered our culture and even modified our vocabulary. Memory doesn’t just refer to human recollection. The term web now refers to the entire world, rather than a spider’s home. Time changes things. The influential process of time moves us forward to stand in a different place. In this different place, the cultural perspective will change.
 
There is an old story about time being compared to “money in the bank.” Conditions exist to limit any ability to save this time. It may be helpful to imagine a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. This bank will carry no balance from day to day. Whatever portion you failed to use during the day is deleted each evening. How should such an investment be handled?
 
Each of us actually has such a “bank.” The name on the account is time. Every morning this Bank of Time credits you with 86,400 seconds. Every night whatever you have failed to invest to good purpose is counted as loss. No balance is carried over. It allows no overdraft or credit. Invest it so as to get from it the utmost in happiness, health and lasting success! The clock is running.
 
Understanding the value of time, a man named David is quoted as saying in Psalm 90:12, “Teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.”
 
To realize the value of:
• one year, ask a student who failed a grade, or a soldier on foreign soil
• one month, ask a mother who gave birth to a premature baby
• one week, ask the editor of a newspaper
• one hour, ask the lovers who are waiting to meet
• one minute, ask a person who missed the train or the bus, or ask a waiting transplant patient
• one second, ask someone who just avoided an accident
• one millisecond, ask the person who won an Olympic silver medal.
 
This is the year to receive your bonus. The calendar is paying dividends. As the year 2016 leaps, 86,400 seconds will be delivered like a package on the doorstep. Celebrate wisely.


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Mayor Delivers State of the Town

2/26/2016

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During the February 8 meeting of the Signal Mountain Town Council, Mayor Dick Gee delivered his annual State of the Town address. He noted that the "fiscal year 2014-2015 was another strong year for the town. We continued to receive recognition from national ranking organizations such as Business Insider, Value Penguin and Only in Your State."

Signal Mountain was named the No. 1 place to live in Tennessee, the second safest place to live in Tennessee, and the 15th best suburb in America. "Others are obviously learning what we have known for years," said Gee.

During the address, Gee praised several members of the town's staff, particularly Town Manager Boyd Veal. "We are extremely fortunate to have Boyd Veal as our town manager," said Gee. "We are very gifted from the top down."

To see the Mayor's full State of the Town report, click here to download it (PDF).


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Council Work Session Set for Friday

2/25/2016

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The Town of Signal Mountain Council will have a work session on Friday, February 26 at 12:30 p.m. at Town Hall.

The agenda includes consideration of two resolutions: an authorizing agreement for Mountain Arts Community Center's Physical Needs Assessment; and authorization of the purchase of emergency vehicle equipment. There will be discussion on the Citizens Advisory Committee, board appointments, and about the Signal Mountain Golf and Country Club lease.

Council members will also set a tentative agenda for the March 21 regular council meeting.

To see the full agenda, click here (PDF).
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Help Food Bank at HullaBOWLoo

2/24/2016

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PictureHullaBOWLoo raises money for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.
HullaBOWLoo, a fundraiser for the Chattanooga Area Food Bank is Saturday, February 27. All ticket sales and auction proceeds benefit the Chattanooga Area Food Bank’s work to eliminate hunger and promote better nutrition in our region.

Track 29 will be transformed into a festive kaleidoscope of color, lights, music and cuisine. Come dressed to party and ready to taste spectacular dishes, created by some of the region's most talented chefs. Bid during our incredible live auction. And don't forget your dancing shoes. Following the auction, Rubik's Groove will return to the HullaBOWLoo stage for an unforgettable performance.

A hand crafted empty bowl serves as a reminder of the people in our community who go without food each day—it's what puts the BOWL in HullaBOWLoo. This year, the Food Bank partnered with local artists to share in HullaBOWLoo's creative legacy. Area artisans have donated unique handmade pieces to be sold at the event's BOWLtique.

HullaBOWLoo is Saturday, February 27, 2016 at 7-11 p.m. at Track 29. Tickets are $85, and you can purchase them online or at the door. Your ticket provides entry to the event, free parking, gourmet food samplings and drinks, live entertainment, boutique and live auction, and clay bowl making. Learn more by visiting the HullaBOWLoo website or following the Food Bank on Facebook.

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Explore the New Mural on MLK

2/18/2016

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MLK muralA small section of “The M.L. King Mural: We Will Not be Satisfied Until” on the AT&T building on MLK Boulevard
by Farell McGinness
At the recent dedication of the magnificent mural that wraps completely around the AT&T building on MLK Boulevard and the presentation by muralist Meg Saligman that followed, I took my seat, eager to hear how she and a small group of local artists created this monumental mural. As I sat down, I kept thinking that the man sitting next to me seemed oddly familiar.

The mural, "The M.L. King Mural: We Will Not be Satisfied Until," is the largest mural in the Southeastern U.S. and one of the top five largest murals in the county, covering 42,000 square feet. I enjoyed watching the mural progress from a computer-generated grid on the bare walls, to a numbered chalk drawing, to painted backgrounds and then finally to elaborate portraits and scenery. This drab building slowly changed into a brilliant icon for the city of Chattanooga, telling the stories of the people and places in our community.

Images in the mural are inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King’s "I Have a Dream Speech," and real stories of people and places of Chattanooga depict the past, present and future vision for Chattanooga.

Each side of the building offers its own theme; for example, the MLK Boulevard wall imagines present day Chattanooga as it looks toward the future, while the Houston Street wall represents transformation in Chattanooga, past and future. Looking closely, you can see the Tennessee River, a nighttime scene of Chattanooga, images of Lookout Mountain, the Chattanooga landscape, the changing direction of MLK Boulevard and Bessie Smith dancing, just to name a few.

The people painted in the mural are real present day Chattanooga people selected by the artists. This gets me back to why the man sitting next to me seemed so familiar. His name is Cleon Coleman, a local business man, and I recognized him because he is the man the artists painted in the mural to represent "looking out … standing tall and proud."

The mural is awesome! It is such a fantastic testament to the important role that public art can play in contributing to neighborhood beautification and growth.

Download a copy of a brochure (PDF) that explains the process of this mural and outlines the meaning of each and every image you see. Then, go park your car nearby, walk around and look closely. You will be awed.

By the way, there are four hidden number "9s" throughout the mural. Can you spot them? They pay homage to when MLK Boulevard was called Ninth Street or "the Big Nine."
 



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