Category: Holidays

Lions Club is Selling Holiday Turkeys

11/29/2016

Anyone who had a rotisserie-roasted or smoked turkey breast from the Signal Mountain Lions Club for Thanksgiving knows how effortless and delectable it was. For those who didn’t, there’s another opportunity: the Lions themselves will be roasting, smoking and selling them for Christmas, too!

Priced at $40, and 10-12 pounds before cooking, these tender, tasty turkeys can be ordered any Saturday at Ace Hardware, 517 Subs or by calling Gary Lowder at (423) 400-5198. Drive-through pick-up is at Althaus Park (behind the Signal Mountain Country Club) on December 23 from 4-6 p.m.

To complete your meal, sides can be ordered from Pruett’s, making dinner preparations painless. Best of all, the proceeds benefit the Lions Sight Services, college scholarships and other mountain charities. What a gift for everyone!

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Donate to SMSS Holiday Baskets

11/29/2016

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Bring unwrapped toys, clothes and nonperishable food to the MACC to support SMSS this holiday season.

For many years the annual Town Christmas Tree Lighting has been held at the Mountain Arts Community Center. The event has always featured a wide array of vendors, performances, activities and other festivities. It has consistently been one of the most popular, and best attended, MACC events of the year. Unfortunately, the facility is now unable to accommodate this kind of occupant load, whether associated with a concert, a play or the tree lighting.

Before large events can be held inside the building, a sprinkler system must be installed. The town had the necessary water main installed and was ready to move forward with the sprinkler installation when the discovery of other structural issues led to a comprehensive study of the facility. A Physical Needs Assessment identified a wide range of necessary repairs and renovations, which would require a multi-million dollar investment in the facility. The town is now exploring a variety of options to most effectively address the town’s overall facility needs, with a focus on providing an efficient and functional space for the valued MACC programs. This course of events has obviously delayed the installation of the sprinkler system. The state fire marshal’s office has been very helpful and officials have worked closely with town staff to facilitate continued daily operations, such as music lessons, art and dance classes and small meetings, but MACC will not be able to host large events like the tree lighting inside the building.

In lieu of the Christmas Tree Lighting event, the MACC will collect unwrapped children’s toys, clothing and nonperishable food items in support of Signal Mountain Social Services. Donations will help SMSS’s client families throughout our community have a happy and healthy holiday season. Items will be collected at the MACC facility between December 1 and December 16.

This is a great opportunity to teach children about the benefits of being generous. So, bring the whole family to the MACC at 809 Kentucky Ave., and let your children put items in the barrels. MACC is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

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Find Holiday Magic at Ruby Falls

11/29/2016

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Meet Santa underground at Ruby Falls!

Christmas Underground returns this holiday season to Ruby Falls! From December 1-18 on Thursdays through Sundays, then daily from December 19-23, take a magical adventure deep within the heart of Lookout Mountain where children discover a secret underground passage to see Santa!

Visit the decorated gemstone mines in this unique setting 26 stories underground. Adventurers go on a journey past the Northern Lights and Sugar Plum Fairy Village, into a tunnel (optional), through an ice cave and to the North Pole where Santa awaits!

This festive event is made for children. Kids will meet Ruby Falls gemstone miners and enjoy interactive fun like panning for gems called "joystone" (which spreads the spirit of Christmas), using the joystone tester and cracking their own joystone geode.

Ruby Falls remains 60 degrees year-round making it the perfect atmosphere to experience nighttime magic during the day. Christmas Underground is in a separate part of the cave from where regular Ruby Falls tours are held. Combo tickets are available for the holiday event and the cave and waterfall tour. Click here for more information and to purchase tickets. Admission is $11.95 for everyone ages 3 and up.

Ruby Falls is America’s deepest commercial cave and largest underground waterfall open for public viewing. It features a 145-foot waterfall located 1,120 feet beneath the surface of Lookout Mountain in Chattanooga, Tennessee. LED lighting is used throughout the castle and waterfall.

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Zombie Run and Halloween Fest to Benefit SMMHS Sports

10/6/2016

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Roman Skorupa, Hallie McLean, Tristan Dollmont, Olivia Speek, and Logan Skorupa, with Clark Sveadas up front

by Michelle Michaud
Halloween night is a pretty big deal on Signal Mountain. But if organizers of the inaugural Zombie Run and Halloween Fest get their way, Signal Mountain will have one more night of terror to add to its Halloween festivities.

“This was my idea for a fundraiser for the SMMHS Sports Boosters,” said Amy Speek, mother of four and self-professed Halloween enthusiast. “I have always had Halloween parties since my children were very little. Over the years, my collection has grown and so did the party!”

Speek is also a runner and sports booster. “I love to run and runners love to dress up, so when the sports boosters needed some new fundraising events, my running background and love of Halloween seemed to be a perfect fit,” she said.

The Zombie Run, Festival and Haunted Barn take place Saturday, October 29 at McCoy Farm & Gardens. “The run will start at 5 p.m. with a one-mile ‘not so scary’ fun run geared toward participates of all ages,” said Amy. “At 5:30 p.m., the zombies (SMMHS cheerleaders, volunteers and the SMMHS theatre department) will take their places around the trail for the 5K run. Entrants are encouraged to dress up and will be wearing flag football flags.

The race will begin at the sound of a chainsaw and the zombies will attempt to get the flags off the runners. If you cross the finish line with a flag, you will receive “survivor” status, but if you lose your flags you will be considered ‘infected’.

A festival and haunted barn experience will commence at 5:30 p.m. on the other side of the property. The festival will include food trucks, smashing pumpkin baseball, football throw, human foosball, a huge inflatable maze, a Zorb Ball maze, hayrides, zombie photo booths, face painting, pumpkin painting, concessions and a pavilion with college football games on a big screen.

Concessions will include food trucks, brats from Pruett’s, corn dogs, popcorn, cotton candy and pucker powder. The Tap Wagon will be on-site to sell beer at the adults only beer garden. Off-duty police officers will patrol the area all evening.

The pre-registration fee before October 15 is $25 and guarantees a glow-in-the-dark shirt. Family entries get a discount, and the maximum family charge is $120. Single entry registration on the day of the race is $30.

“Although one to five tickets will be required for most activities, a few things will be free, such as the continuous showing of ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown,’” said Speek. Guests can also enjoy a hayride after the runs are over.

Severe weather will cancel the event, so organizers are hoping for a great day and event, one they hope to repeat in years to come.

“This may have been my idea, but it is only becoming a reality because of the incredibly talented and hard working committee we formed,” Speek said.

Other committee members are Co-Chair Julie Novak, Eden Lusk, Amy Wakim, Kayse Rigsby, Audrey Nord, Scottie Summerlin, Kelli Lentine, Kelly Dibrell, Laurel Eldridge and Heather Sveadas.

For more information, go to SignalZombieRun.com.

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Safety First on Fourth of July

6/29/2016

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Discharge of fireworks by consumers in not permitted in the Town of Signal Mountain.

Celebrating our nation's independence with fireworks has been a longstanding tradition in the United States. However, many people are seriously injured each year by their careless use. The Signal Mountain Fire Department and the State Fire Marshal's Office encourages Tennesseans to have a fire-safe Fourth of July by leaving the fireworks to the professionals. To avoid the risk of injury and property damage associated with consumer fireworks, join other community members in attending a public display put on by trained and licensed professionals.

Think Safety: The weather has been extremely dry as of late. In fact, the National Weather Service (NWS) in June classified the Greater Chattanooga area as being in "persistent drought" condition. The current NWS Forecast is only predicting a 40-50 percent chance of thundershowers over the Fourth of July Holiday weekend. While a locally heavy rain might seem to make for wet conditions, it will remain extremely dry under the top accumulation of leaves and debris in our wooded areas without and extended steady rain for a couple of days, not to mention dry grass conditions in open areas. Please leave fireworks to the professionals and enjoy one of the many public displays in our area to keep our town fire safe.

Know the Facts: According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), more than twice the number of fires are reported on Independence Day than on any other day of the year in the United States. Two out of five of these fires are caused by fireworks. According to the Tennessee Fire Incident Reporting System, from 2010-2014, Tennessee fire departments responded to 859 fires caused by fireworks. Those fires caused $1.78 million dollars in property damage.

Per the Signal Mountain Municipal Code Discharge of fireworks by consumers
is not permitted in the Town.

Have a Safe and Happy July 4!

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