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Celebrate Memorial Day at McCoy Farm

5/26/2016

McCoy Farm and Gardens is hosting a town picnic on Monday, May 30.

McCoy Farm and Gardens will host its second annual Memorial Day picnic on Monday, May 30 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at 1715 Anderson Pike, across from St. Augustine Catholic Church.

Entertainment will include the Mountain Cove Blue Grass Band and the DAA Dulcimers, as well as several performances by various children’s groups. There will be a large children’s activity area with games, face painting and more, as well as a silent auction.

The Lions Club will be grilling hamburgers and hot dogs, and there will be pizza available by the slice. There will be several of different food areas to ensure shorter lines and quicker service. Be sure to check out the party house this year, where ice cream and other snacks will be sold. There will be plenty of opportunities to win delicious whole cakes. Cash and credit cards will be accepted.

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets, but please no pets, bicycles or motor vehicles on the McCoy property.

In addition to parking at St. Augustine Catholic Church, there will be parking available at several locations on Taft Highway with free shuttle service to McCoy Farm and Gardens.

Proceeds from the event support furthering the effort to improve McCoy Farm and Gardens for all of the community to enjoy.

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Town Pool Opens Saturday

5/26/2016

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The Town of Signal Mountain Pool opens this Saturday, May 28! The Signal Mountain Green Giants swim team kicks off practice for the season on Tuesday, May 31 and meets start the following week. Click here to download a printable Summer Recreation Schedule (pdf).

Don't forget to share your fun pictures from swim meets, ball games and summer fun around the mountain with us! You may be featured in an upcoming issue of the Signal Mountain Mirror! Just email your summer news to our editor, Ferris Robinson.

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MACC Hosting Potluck for SMGS Alumni

5/24/2016

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Students at Signal Mountain Grammar School circa 1928 or 1929

In advance of the Mountain Arts Community Center’s (MACC) Birthday Bash, there will be a potluck supper for Signal Mountain Grammar School alumni on Friday, June 3, at the MACC. Old friends will get together, reconnect and share school day stories over a potluck meal as they preview the MACC’s recent renovations. The Alumni Potluck is a pre-event to 90th Birthday Celebration.

The Birthday Bash, a fundraiser for the MACC, will commemorate the 90th year of Signal Mountain Grammar School on Saturday, August 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the MACC. The school was constructed in 1926 using rock harvested from the south face of the mountain during the construction of Signal Mountain Road. It was the first building for public use in the town, and is one of the oldest remaining school buildings in Hamilton County that is still in public use.

Lolly Ballard Durant, Christine Dall Anzalone, Rita Smith Irvin and Mary Ann Leun are collecting alumni names. Please let them know if you attended Signal Mountain Grammar School between 1926-1999.

Check the MACC website, www.signalmountainmacc.org, for upcoming event information or call (423) 886-5755.

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Weekend Travel May be Affected by IRONMAN Race

5/19/2016

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The IRONMAN 70.3 and festivities surrounding it are this weekend. There will be road closures and lots of traffic so the DOT is recommending that spectators and visitors park in the lots and garages surrounding downtown and utilize the Free Electric Shuttle and Bike Chattanooga bike share system. The Electric Shuttle will have extended hours for the IRONMAN 70.3 on Sunday beginning a 5 a.m. There will also be extra shuttles running the route.

Public activities start Friday with a kid's race at noon, and the IRONMAN Expo area will be open on the Chattanooga Green from noon to 7 p.m.

The Tennessee River will be closed to pleasure crafts between Ross's Landing and the Chickamauga Dam from 5 a.m. until 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 22. This includes the Rivermont Park and Tennessee Riverpark boat ramps.

Ironman starts early Sunday morning with the swim portion at 6:50 a.m., and athletes will be transitioning to the bike race from about 7 until 9 a.m. Traffic will be stopped from crossing the cyclists' lane when they are present between 7 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. on West 20th Street, Broad Street, Market Street and Alton Park Boulevard. Runners will be on the Riverwalk, Amnicola Highway, the Veterans Bridge, Barton Avenue, Hixson Pike and Riverview Road between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The route map and guides to allow spectators to make the most of this unprecedented opportunity for Chattanooga can be found on CDOT’s website.

Closure details:

Riverside Drive/Riverfront Parkway between Aquarium Way and Molly Street, Chestnut Street between Aquarium Way and Riverfront Parkway, and the southbound Veterans Bridge ramp to Riverside Drive will be closed from 9:00 am Wednesday, May 18 until 5 a.m. on Monday, May 23 for the IRONMAN 70.3 setup and race.

River Street and Heritage Landing Drive from Tampa Street to Heritage Landing will be closed from 4 a.m. until 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 22 for the IRONMAN 70.3 swim portion.

The right eastbound lane of Riverfront Parkway between Molly Lane and Market Street, the right southbound lane of Market Street between West 20th Street and West 40th Street, and the I-24 on ramp and South bound off ramp at Market Street will be closed and all streets crossing this route will be controlled by CPD officers. Additionally, between 6 a.m. to approximately 9:30 a.m., Southbound Market Street from 20th Street to 40th Street will be closed to all traffic and Northbound Alton Park Boulevard, from 40th Street to West 33rd will be closed. Please follow the detour maps posted for alternate routes around this closure. The intersections of St. Elmo Avenue at West 42nd Street and Tennessee Avenue and West 45th Street will be a four-way Stop from 7 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, May 22 for the IRONMAN 70.3 bike portion. Cyclists will also be on West 40th Street and Tennessee Avenue to the state line and riding with traffic.

The right eastbound lane of Frazier Avenue between Forest Avenue and the Veterans Bridge, the right northbound lane of Barton Avenue between Frazier avenue and Baker Street, the right northbound lane of the Veterans Bridge between East 3rd Street and Barton Avenue, the right westbound lane of Amnicola Highway between Old Curtain Pole Road and Lindsay Street, Riverside Drive between Lindsay Street and Molly Lane, the Battery Place off ramp from Riverside Drive, Aquarium Way between Riverside Drive and Walnut Street will be closed and all streets crossing this route will be controlled by CPD officers to give right-of-way to the runners from 9 a.m. on Sunday, May 22 until 1 a.m. on Monday, May 23 for the IRONMAN 70.3 run portion.

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Walden Ridge Guild’s Annual Picnic is May 19

5/18/2016

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Everyone is invited to Walden Ridge Guild's picnic on Thurdsay, May 19 at McCoy Farm and Gardens

by Carol Lannon
In the late 1950s, a group of friends and neighbors on Signal Mountain got together to discuss developing a playground and day camp for neighborhood children. That was the first project of what was to become with the help of the Walden Ridge Civic League’s Ladies Club, the Walden Ridge Guild. This charitable and service organization, devoted to promoting the welfare of Walden Ridge residents, has benefited the community ever since.

The members of the Walden Ridge Guild have contributed countless volunteer hours to community events. Through their fundraising efforts, they have contributed more than $35,000 to various community services. One of the Guild’s most important and long-term commitments is helping to improve the Walden Ridge Emergency Service (WRES). In fact, in addition to other things, the Guild raised funds to purchase the “Jaws of Life” rescue device for WRES. Supporting WRES is just one of the ways the Guild has been an integral part of community improvement and growth.

According to Karen Paul Stone, who has held various offices in the Guild and is now membership chairman, “Our projects have contributed greatly to the health and cohesiveness of the community. For many years, members served meals at the polls as a service to poll workers and voters. They were responsible for formation of the first Boy Scout troop in the area and started the nursery/kindergarten at Wayside Presbyterian Church. The Welfare Council sprang from their efforts, as did the Guild Gardeners Club. The Walden Ridge Guild purchased all of the major kitchen appliances and furnished the equipment and utensils for the Walden Town Hall. Currently underway is the renovation of the McCoy kitchen, with Guild membership providing the refrigerator and other items.”

It is in keeping with its history, then, that the Guild will hold its annual picnic at the McCoy Farm and Gardens at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 19. Mrs. Martha McCoy was an active member of the Guild and the picnic has been held in the pavilion on the grounds in the past, as well. Everyone, whether a Guild member or not, is invited to attend the picnic and to participate by bringing a dish to share. Located at 1715 Anderson Pike, the McCoy Farm is a perfect place for a community gathering and celebration.

From making and raffling quilts, promoting and preserving the Connor Toll House, holding auctions, rummage sales, English teas, tours of homes, chili cook-offs and plant expos, the activities of the Guild continue to benefit the mountain. The members regularly take part in activities at Bachman Community Center, and a few years ago, began a new fund-raising project: an annual Christmas ornament featuring historic places on the mountain.

It’s easy to become involved in the Guild. All mountain residents (Walden, Signal Mountain or unincorporated areas) are welcome to join. There are no dues for membership. Meetings are held the third Thursday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Walden Town Hall or at a member’s home. For more information, contact Karen Stone at (423) 886-4568, or Anne Leonard, president, at (423) 886-2117.

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MACC Hosting Potluck for SMGS Alumni

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