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Publisher’s We want pictures of your little All-Star! It does not matter if Send in Your your child is a champion: make him/her feeling like one by sub- mitting pictures of the proud moments on the playing field. All sports pictures are welcome for submission to the newsletter. FAVORITE Hello Neighbors, Are you in a book club, a Bible study group, or a Bridge group? And, if not, would you like to join one? Let us know about it! July is a special month for celebrating and reflecting. By the As many have said, “Freedom is not free,” nor is the quality of time you have received this month’s issue of Mountain Shadows life we enjoy. Let’s not forget that it does take active citizens We want your announcements! Whether you just celebrated Living, you have enjoyedNote a festive celebration of our country’s to maintain what has been achieved. This is also true with the Email [email protected] with a birthday or anniversary, welcomed a new baby in the house, independence. Take a moment and reflect the pure joy we have neighborhood we call home. If you have not had the opportu- or had any other special occasion, let us know and we will your pictures, stories, news, and events! to live in a great community and great country. nity to help either socially in the neighborhood or on the board, include it in the next issue. please consider taking a little time to do so. If we had several neighbors working together, the required time invested would ! be minimal. There is power in numbers. I only bring this point Pictures to light because the individuals serving at this time have served many years on the board and dedicated hundreds of hours of service. Let us protect the quality of life we enjoy in Mountain Shadows and continue to improve it. If you would like to donate a few hours of your time to supporting our neighborhood, send Wanting to Place Something in an email to David at [email protected].
Enjoy a great summer by joining your neighbors at the social to the in Mountain Shadows Living? events throughout the coming months. Neighborhood? To submit an idea, photo,
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Mountain Shadows, so email your pictures and stories to keith. extra copy of Mountain the magazine for the residents ofLIVING mountain shadows March 2014 Are you and your family/spouse/children This Month’s Marvelous [email protected]. March Features Meet the Ray Family Shadows Living, please Energetic Ethan in Kids to Kids Handsome Hank takes the pet spotlight New Caponata to top off your Spring Cuisine new to Mountain Shadows? e-mail keith.bailey@ I look forward to hearing from you. n2pub.com. Please send Your Neighbor, If so, welcome! your contact information to Keith [email protected] to receive your FREE gift from Keith Bailey Mountain Shadows Living and Area Director of Chattanooga to be added to our email and 423-619-6141 event invitation list! [email protected] 8 NeighborhoodNews Mountain Shadows Living July July Mountain Shadows Living NeighborhoodNews 9 mountain shadows NEWS From The Board what’s happening in MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT Mountain Shadows
Happy July, neighbors! TIER 2 POOL UPGRADE Come enjoy the evening with family and neighbors at Movie Night by the Pool. The summer is typically a busy time for real estate transactions, TIER 2 – Upgrade of $280.00 Payable at pool opening or after and 2014 is no different. Are you new to the neighborhood? (amount will not be prorated). If so, please make sure to drop us a line at mountainshadows- We’ll have the big screen up and the drinks and snacks [email protected] to let us know you are here. Please email questions concerning annual dues or if you did ready. You can lay back in a lounge chair or float in the pool not receive your letter by mail email while watching the night’s feature film. Be watching for Many closing companies check up with the neighborhood [email protected] upcoming premiers. association before sales, but not all. We want to ensure that we include you in the social events, useful information, and neigh- If you have any movie suggestions, we would like to hear borhood updates in our community. NOT RECEIVING EMAIL UPDATES OR NEW TO from you. Email your request to [email protected]. THE NEIGHBORHOOD? By the time you read this, we will be looking to notify the coun- Watch for the movie night postings at the pool and email updates. Movie Nights are featured on Friday evenings for ty of road patches necessitated by cold-weather damage. If you Please email your contact information to Tier 2 members. know of any potholes or crumbling cold patch, send us a note so [email protected]. that we can make sure we haven’t left them off the list.
Before you know it, fall will be here. Along with school’s return, If you have just moved into the neighborhood, we would enjoy your board will be looking at our next initiatives and our end- the opportunity to personally greet you and extend a warm of-year annual meeting. Look for more information in our welcome. Email us your contact information, and our welcome email updates regarding the latest priorities. Communications, committee will give you a call. grounds, and covenants all will figure into the list. In just a short time we have grown Mountain Shadows Living to the place where more staff would be very helpful. I am presently looking for 2 types of people to help with Best Regards, WANTED!! the content of our magazine. One is a content coordinator and the other is resident David Part-time content reporters. coordinator and resident reporters The content coordinator is a part-time, paid position. This person is responsible for coordinating and preparing stories for publication each month. This person will not be required to write the stories each month (though writing would increase pay). The 2014 Meet Schedule hours are very flexible and you can work from home. If you are interested in learning Mountain Shadows Next year’s swim meet schedule has been set! Please be more about this opportunity please let me know by calling or emailing me. We can set sure to mark these dates down on your calendar so you up a time to interview and talk about what this position can look like. DOLPHINS NEWS can plan around vacations, camps, etc. We are looking Dolphins Website: dolphinsswimteam.m.webs.com forward to having you all back next season! Resident reporters are also key to having a great magazine. This can be a volunteer or o June 14 Mountain Shadows at Hidden Harbor paid position, depending on the level of commitment and contribution. If you would o June 17 Mountain Shadows at Holly Hills like to occasionally send me a story, or if you would like to be involved on a monthly o June 28 Holly Hills at Mountain Shadows basis let me know and we can talk about this opportunity as well. o July 12 Hidden Harbor at Mountain Shadows o July 17 Final Meet (Warner Park) Call or email me at 423-619-6141 or [email protected]. 10 NeighborhoodNews Mountain Shadows Living July July Mountain Shadows Living NeighborhoodNews 11
The Manning Family
Liam, Nicole and their children Erin (8), Mikayla (7), Sean has changed our lives. Many believe there is no cure for RAD. (5) and Madilyn (4) moved to Shadow Parkway last year along We believe there is, and we are seeing big changes in our fam- with their Black Lab/Boxer named Bailey. Liam is a short route ily through the Therapeutic Parenting techniques we learned at truck driver and Nicole has taken time away from being a regis- camp. The kids’ activities are scaled down and time is used con- tered nurse to stay at home and raise their family. centrating on healing them through family time and fun family activities.” Liam was originally a native of Youngstown, Ohio and attended Youngstown State College. Nicole is from Queensbury, New The Mannings have enjoyed living in the neighborhood because York and attended Nazareth College in Rochester, New York of the supportive and friendly neighbors and they greatly appre- for her Business degree and then pursued her degree in Nursing ciate them. at UNC Chapel Hill. Liam and Nicole met on a January day in Raleigh, North Carolina and were married in October. Next time you’re at the pool, stop and say hello to your neigh- bors the Manning family. For the past year, many hours have been occupied by home ren- ovations that included removing interior walls and expanding the kitchen. Now that the renovations are complete, the family MEET YOUR NEIGHBORS enjoys spending time together at Heritage Park and discover- ing the many hiking trails and waterfalls in the Chattanooga P E A C E {of mind} and northern Georgia landscapes. Summer time is for camp- ing, long relaxing hours at the Mountain Shadows pool and backyard grilling with cool big salads while listening to their favorite music from Third Day, Toby Mac, Building 49 or Need To Breathe. Favorite vacation locations for the family are Dis- ney World, Hilton Head, South Carolina, and the Outer Banks in North Carolina. A special vacation that was very memorable was a trip to Hawaii.
When the weather is not so pleasant, the kids enjoy viewing their favorite Disney movie. Who would even doubt that Frozen is at the top of the list? We’ve Got You Covered. At Alder & Cox, our experienced staff has the knowledge and expertise to help our Before moving to Chattanooga, Liam and Nicole were fos- clients navigate the insurance marketplace. As Independent Agents we search the ter parents in Raleigh, NC for 6 years. “During that time, we market for the insurance company that provides the best solution for you. adopted our four beautiful children. As with many children Home • Auto • Business • Life • Health that come from ‘hard places,’ they each have varying degrees of trauma and attachment issues that we are working through. Our James Monroe, CPIA oldest daughter has been diagnosed with Reactive Attachment 423-615-0158 Disorder, and we were blessed to find a community of parents Office in this area that support each other through the struggles of 423-240-3858 parenting these precious children. We attended an amazing 2110 Northpoint Blvd camp last March, Turning Point Camp in Dayton, TN, and it Hixson, TN 37343 12 NeighborhoodNews Mountain Shadows Living July July Mountain Shadows Living NeighborhoodNews 13 kids2
Meet Madison,kids Baylor and Grayson, the Brown Triplets
Hey kids – do you want to be the superstar of the neighborhood? All you have to do is ask your parents to email keith.bailey@ n2pub.com and answer some questions in order to be featured Baylor Grayson Madison in the next available issue! Bob or listen to her favorite musician Katy Perry. Madison wants replied, “I am nice ALL the time.” to grow up to be a Nurse or Fashion Designer. When asked what makes her unique, she replied, “I learned better in the first grade.” Grayson is the little man of the house and enjoys playing the drums. He spends his time playing on the iPad and Xbox, but also enjoys Baylor has many interests, and among those most enjoyed are playing with cars. Grayson’s favorite animal is a giraffe and he loves roller skating and playing on the iPad. the color blue. When it is time to relax, there is nothing better than enjoying pizza and watching home videos. The best place to play is When it comes to animals, nothing can be better than kitties none other than the great outdoors. At school the favorite subject Last week we had the opportunity to meet a pair and puppies. She enjoys the color purple and relaxing with a is computer lab and lunch. After school it is time to watch Extreme of neighborhood twins, so this month we have the bowl of popcorn and pepperoni while watching her favorite Water Parks or listen to the sound track from the movie Frozen. opportunity to meet the energetic Brown triplets. movie Legends of Oz. Baylor believes the best place to play When asked what makes him unique, he replied, “I’m a boy.” When is the neighborhood pool and Coolidge Park. At school the you are surrounded by sisters, you know you are unique. The Browns moved to Mountain Shadows last year, and you favorite subject is PE or the library. After school it is time to knew at first sight that this was one busy mom. Madison, Gray- watch some Uncle Grandpa or listen to her favorite musical It’s fun to see how these triplets enjoy many similar interest and son and Baylor are seven years old and enjoy attending West- artist Katy Perry. When asked what makes her unique, she how different and unique they are. view Elementary School. They have a pet MultiPoo named Lexi. If you have ever wondered how similar triplets are, you are about 423.402.1352 to discover that these kids are similar in many ways, but also www.greeneffects.net very unique with their own special interest.
There are two areas that all three agree on, and that is their favorite sport and vacation spot. When it comes to sports these, three can agree that gymnastics is a great activity that they all enjoy. Grayson has also taken on playing soccer. For that ultimate vacation, it is unanimous that Walt Disney World wins every time. What makes these three energetic youngsters different? Let’s find out.
Madison is drawn to the musical arts and plays piano. Some activities she enjoys are swimming, tumbling and playing on the Xbox Kinect. Her favorite animal is a pony, and what would be better than a saddle in her favorite color of pink or blue? Madi- son enjoys roller skating, watching her favorite movie Legends of Oz with a bowl of Ramen Noodles to snack on. At school, the Complete Lawn & Landscape Services favorite subject is PE. After school is a great time to watch Sponge 14 NeighborhoodNews Mountain Shadows Living July July Mountain Shadows Living NeighborhoodNews 15
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Recipe provided by Ted Tsaltas Review Resident Recipe Meet Neighbors…Eat FREE… Greek Dish for All Occasions Try a New Restaurant!
Enjoy this quick and easy traditional Greek dish About once a month, 8-12 residents from our that can be enjoyed at any occasion. neighborhood have the opportunity to eat out at a local restaurant and participate in what we call a Restaurant Review. The food is free; all you pay is for any “adult beverages” and gratuity for the evening. 1-1.25 pounds ground lamb or beef 1 tsp cinnamon If you’d like to participate in future reviews, email 1 large yellow onion 1/2 tsp nutmeg [email protected] to be added to our contact 1/4-1/2 C frozen peas (to taste) 1/4 tsp allspice list and receive updates about our dinners.
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This Month's Fabulous his month’s featured kid is Caroline. Caroline has many Tinterest that involve the arts. She has enjoyed taking February Features Cloudy skies and the threat of rain can’t keep these volunteers away. ballet lessons for several years and also plays the piano. In the This Month’s Marvelous Meet the Blye Family future she would like to try playing the guitar. When she is March Features Chop onion tine and sauté in approx. 1 Tbsp. of olive oil. Add ground not pursuing her dance and music, she enjoys making crafts. Creative Connor in Kids to Kids Caroline dreams of being a teacher when she grows up. Learn Meet the Ray Family Did you say Sphynx? Two Hairless Wonders olunteer more about Caroline and some of her favorite things. Energetic Ethan in Kids to Kids Spotlight Handsome Hank takes the pet spotlight Smeagel and Sticky-jon-Jones Age: 9 V Grade: 4th Caponata to top off your Spring Cuisine Escarole Soup to Warm Those Winter Days meat and sauté with onion. Do not drain the fat. Add the peas. An army of a few makes a big School: Home schooled Brothers or Sisters: A six year old brother named Gardner. impact for the Salvation Army!
What are Caroline’s Favorites? Peggy Payne and friends help collect Animal: All big jungle cats. food for the Salvation Army Color: Turquoise Food: Pizza This fall, one our neighbors, Peggy Payne, and her small Movie: Frozen group from Silverdale Baptist Church, volunteered to help Music: Taylor Swift the Salvation Army Food Pantry. The pantry had run out of Subject in School: Science food and Peggy’s group was looking for a way to help their TV Show: Shake It Up community. Thank you to all who helped donate dry goods that Vacation Place: Disney World Add spices and tomato paste and hot water. Stir until tomato cloudy Saturday afternoon. The collection that day filled four large barrels with food for the pantry. Hey kids – do you want to be the superstar of the neighborhood? All you have to do is ask your parents to email [email protected] and answer some If know a neighborhood volunteer or charity that you would like to highlight in the questions in order to be featured in the next available issue! next issue of the magazine, email [email protected].
N2 Publishing will donate a ¼ page ad to announce any charity event. We’ll even help paste, water and meat fat form a sauce for the ground meat and create the ad for you. Email your event announcement to [email protected].
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The combination of cinnamon, nutmeg and allspice is used for kapama lamb and beans. It was my idea to use the same combo If you’re enjoying this publication, please The Brown family: Kip, Bonnie and their children Baylor, Madison and Grayson live on Smokewood Trail. involved in the publication, so for a ground meat dish. The traditional use of this spice combo welcome to the support and thank our advertisers! please let them know you saw NeighborhoodWe want to welcome every new resident to the Mountain Shadows family. is with green beans, cooked slowly with chopped tomatoes over Neighbors, if you see any of our new residents in the neighborhood, stop and say “Welcome.” If you have moved to Mountain Shadows in the past two years, email your pictures, family member names, street address and where you moved from to [email protected] so we can welcome you to the neighborhood. their ad in Mountain Shadows about 5 hours. It is delicious. Another traditional use is with It is their investment in Mountain Shad- Living and how much you roasted lamb and potatoes. The potatoes are cooked in the pan ows Living that makes this possible. enjoy reading it each month! with the lamb, and they brown in the lamb fat. It is delicious, We are able to offer this publication although a heavy, filling and fatty meal. completely FREE to Mountain Shadows E-mail [email protected] to share residents because of the businesses who Most of these businesses have under- your positive experience with our publica- Thank you, Ted, for such a tasty dish. pay to support this publication (check out gone an extensive selection process, tion partners and to recommend your the partner guide on pg 4 for our com- and many are locally owned and oper- favorite business! Nostimo! Delicious! plete list of sponsors). ated...means a lot to our partners to be 16 NeighborhoodNews Mountain Shadows Living July July Mountain Shadows Living HomeMatters 17
Testing the Air SHOULD YOU TEST THE AIR If your investigator advises you to test air samples for mold, factors to IN YOUR HOME consider include: Article Source: www.housemaster.com FOR MOLD? Ensure that the investigator has the expertise and the proper Molds are microscopic fungi; the very tiny members of the equipment to perform the testing. If your investigator isn't able same family that includes mushrooms and yeasts. They grow to sample the air in your house, ask the investigator to recom- and reproduce rapidly. It can damage and even ruin materials, mend someone who can do the sampling. This individual, not such as paper, cardboard and fabrics. the laboratory, interprets the results.
Mold can affect your health and your family's health. Health Outdoor samples should be taken for comparison. If a significant experts say that molds can cause allergic reactions and illnesses, proportion of the mold or molds found indoors are not found Bella depending on the type of mold, the amount and degree of expo- outdoors, this usually means there is an indoor mold source that sure and the health condition of a home's occupants. needs further investigation. The most important point about removing mold is to fix the underlying moisture problem. If you suspect there is mold in your home that is causing health problems, you can do a preliminary examination of your home Remember, these tips are only general guidelines. Since each situation yourself. The first thing that comes to people's minds when they is different, contact a professional if you have questions about a specific suspect mold is to have the air of the house tested. This involves issue. More home safety and maintenance information is available collecting an air sample and sending the sample to a laboratory online at housemaster.com. for analysis. This information is provided for general guidance purposes only. Neither DBR Franchising, LLC nor the local HouseMaster® franchise warrants its accuracy and assumes no liability Kaiser Testing for Mold related to its use. Contact the local franchise office and/or qualified specialists for advice per- An experienced investigator can determine if your house has a tinent to your specific house or circumstances. © Copyright 2008 DBR. Each HouseMaster mold problem. An investigation starts with your home's back- franchise is an independently owned and operated business. HouseMaster is a registered trade- mark of DBR Franchising, LLC. ground - is there a history of flooding? Has the roof or plumbing leaked? The investigator then checks for visible signs of mold, Meet Bella and Kaiser! the presence of moldy odors and other indicators. The inspector determines the extent of the mold. The larger the affected areas, preciouspets the higher the concentration of mold will be in the indoor air. The extent of mold is important in assessing risks to health. It This month we are visiting with Bella and Kaiser, who are other noises. When she is happy, she yodels, and when she is determines how the remediation should be done, who should owned by Tom Shirley and Bonnie Bankert. I saw Bonnie walk- separated from her brother, she howls. She also yawns nois- be doing it and what kind of isolation strategies and protective ing these bundles of energy and had to know more about them. ily and snores. When you tell Kaiser to “tell” or “ask” someone equipment are needed to protect the workers, the occupants and Bella is a four-year-old, female Basenji. Kaiser is a six-year-old, something, he will run to them and make a “roo” sound. their furnishings. male Miniature Pinscher. Tom shared a funny story about an event with Kaiser. “Kai- In the majority of cases, the homeowner has everything needed Bonnie had a Basenji growing up and has always loved the ser was quite proud of the ‘present’ he brought inside one to proceed to remediate the problem. You don't need to know gracefulness, elegance, and uniqueness of the breed. Their morning—a dead possum! Yuck! He would NOT let go of it, what kind of mold is growing before making a plan to remove wrinkled brow and curly tail make them stand out among the so Bonnie had to pick him up and actually shake him until he it. The solution is the same whether the mold is a toxic mold or other breeds. Min. Pins. are fun because they are so smart and would release it. “ a common type of mold. full of energy. When asked if their pups were spoiled, you could tell these two In a few cases, mold is strongly suspected but is not seen and Bella means “beautiful”--which she truly is--and “God’s promise”-- know how to be comfortable. They love to sleep in the bed, cov- you are not prepared to start taking walls down. The moldy odor which was encouraging after we were devastated by the unexpected ered with a blanket. When it is cold and it is not bedtime, they may also be occasional and you are unsure whether mold is a loss of our previous Basenji. Kaiser is a German title meaning will snuggle together in the same dog bed. problem. Testing the air may be justified. emperor, and since Min. Pins. originated in Germany and our Kai- ser thinks he IS in charge, the name was quite fitting! Thank you, Tom and Bonnie, for sharing your precious pets with A trained investigator may advise mold testing after inspecting your neighbors. your house if the investigator couldn't find the mold because it is These fun loving pets have some unique traits. Basenjis are a hidden (for example, in a wall, in the attic or in the crawl space). barkless breed, but although Bella cannot bark, she can make 18 NeighborhoodNews Mountain Shadows Living July July Mountain Shadows Living NeighborhoodNews 19
Precious Pets – Here is an award winner! If you have a pet and chance to feel your experience and see if it would be a good fit want them to be famous, just get them in the Precious Pets sec- for their own vacation! Pictures can be included as well. Types of Articles tion. Pets are our pride and joy so let us know who they, and you, are! Past famous animals have been turtles, rabbits, birds, horses, New Arrivals – This You Will See dogs, cats, a pig, and much more, so have fun with this one. is a new section designed to wel- in the Publication Recognize Your Kids – Parents, do you want another way to come new babies recognize or congratulate your kids about any sport, academic, into the neighbor- Since this magazine is about you and or other activity achievement? Use your newsletter. This should hood as well as include pictures along with what they achieved. Examples congratulate those your neighbors, we want and need your include: black belt, honor roll, straight A’s, scholarships, state proud parents. involvement. We are looking for several champs, volunteer work, graduation, music, theatre, or just Please include types of articles to be submitted each wish them, “Happy Birthday.” basic birth infor- mation as well as month. Therefore, please take a few Resident Recipe – This is where you can let some of your those baby photos!! minutes to acquaint yourself with the cooking secrets out to the public! All that is required are the types of articles we normally include in the ingredients and preparation advice, but a photo is always nice Kids’ Corner – Send in your child’s poem or artwork! Our goal publication. If you have any other article too! This really spices up things a bit from the ordinary “Mac is to help your neighborhood have the best newsletter possible. and Cheese.” We always keep your needs in mind, so if you know of anyone, or story suggestions, please email me. or if you want to fill one of these articles yourself just make sure Yard of the Month – If you let us know. you have an outstanding If you or a family member would like to be featured for any of the stories, just email me at [email protected] yard or garden or know Volunteer Spotlight – We want to recognize the hardworking and I will send you the simple details of submitting the information. a neighbor who does, we volunteers of the neighborhood. This is a chance to let others want to know about it. All know about your passion for an organization. Giving back to you have to do is snap a the community is a big deal and we want to recognize you for it! picture and email it to us. Pictures – WE LOVE PICTURES!!! Parties, graduations, neighborhood know the specifics of what you do, and services Please include names and Athlete of the Month – Whether you are 4 or 40, a ballerina or family events, kids playing, holiday gatherings… One of the best you can offer, as well as a background of who you are and where the address so we can give a football player, this section is for you! Sports are a big part of parts about your new newsletter is the involvement from resi- you are from. you the proper credit for most people’s lives and we would like to highlight some great dents. Pictures are an easy way to help support the look of the all your hard work. athletes from the neighborhood. newsletter as well as bring smiles to your fellow residents. Digi- tal photographs with high quality capability are the way to go Family Spotlight – This is where we get to spotlight one of the Living Spaces – If you have decorated a room in your house and here - the more pixels the better! Simply send an attachment neighborhood families each month. Have you always wished would like to showcase it with the neighbors, please let us know! of the pictures in an email to [email protected]. you knew your neighbors better? Well, here is a great way to get to know them. Each family is able to tell us whatever they Neighborhood News – Any activity going on in the neighbor- would like, but some popular questions to answer include: How hood or surrounding area such as parades, block parties, barbe- long have you lived in the neighborhood? Where is your hometown? cues, neighborhood clean-ups, school picnics, fund raisers, pool What’s your education? What are your hobbies and interests? What parties, or golf events. We want to let you know what is going is your career? on and what has happened with these social events! Travel Tales – If you or Business Beat – This is a anyone you know has popular section where we gone on a vacation and highlight you as a business would like to share their owner. Yes, you must be a experience, then this is the Kids to Kids resident of the neighborhood. – Make your kid the rock star of the neighborhood place to be. This gives your It is an opportunity to let your as we profile a junior member of the community each month. friends and neighbors the 20 LocalEvents Mountain Shadows Living July July Mountain Shadows Living LocalEvents 21
nature Q n’ Brew cup, one complimentary beverage, live bluegrass Thursday, August 7 music. Please note: event will be held rain or shine, and all tickets Paw Pals Storytime are non-refundable. Tickets for adult non-members are $15, zoo Where: McKamey Animal Center, 4500 North Access Rd., Chattanooga members are $12. Non-member children are $10 and member chil- When: 1:30pm – 2pm dren tickets are $7. Tickets purchased the day of the event will be Bring your little ones to McKamey animal Center for Paw Pals Sto- $20 per adult and $15 per child. rytime! Ages 2-5 the first Thursday of every month. There is no fee LOCAL EVENTS For more information: www.chattzoo.org/events/qnbrew or for this program; each participant is asked to bring a can of cat or July call 423-697-1322 dog foot to help the animals being cared for at the McKamey Ani- Wednesday, July 16 mal Center. The Chattanooga Public Library supports this program. Chattanooga Wednesday Market Saturday, August 2 For more information: Call 423-305-6500 When: 5pm – close every Wednesday Where: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Carter St., City of Magic & Music at the Incline Green Spaces is teaming up with Fork & Pie for their new weekly Chattanooga Where: Incline Railway, 3917 Saint Elmo Ave., Chattanooga Saturday, August 9 event! Every Wednesday, grab your bike along with your biker When: 4pm – 7pm When: musical show from 12pm – 4 Tai Chi Classes friends and peddle on down to Fork & Pie for B1G1 beer AND pie New for 2014, the Chattanooga Wednesday Market is a “grab and go” The Lookout Mountain Incline Railway has formed a partnership Where: Chattanooga Public Library (Northgate), 278 Northgate for anyone that comes on a bike! Take advantage of the awesome spot for local foodies, chefs, and folks wanting a mid-week fix. A little with the Folk School of Chattanooga to provide musical entertain- Mall Dr., Chattanooga new patio, too…it’s gonna be killer! more intimate than the popular Sunday market, patrons can spend ment for guests visiting this summer. There will be live music at When: 9:30 – 10:30 For more information: www.greenspaceschattanooga.com time getting to know their farmers, enjoy local acoustic music and the lower station of the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway from Mr. Chia-Hung Shen, a patron of the library, is donating his time even take home a ready-made meal. Featuring farm-fresh produce, noon to 4pm each Saturday from Memorial Day to Labor Day. The and expertise to teach Tai Chi to any who are interested in learning, Friday, July 25 meats, cheeses, artisan foods, and food truck eateries. Lookout Mountain Incline Railway is operated by CARTA, the Chat- ages 12 and up. According to the Mayo Clinic, Tai Chi is a gentle Georgia Winery’s Ladies Night Out: Sweet Summertime For more information: Call 423-266-4041 or email tanooga Area Regional Transportation Authority. Established in way to reduce stress and anxiety; it also helps increase flexibility Where: The Georgia Winery, 6469 Battlefield Parkway, Ringgold, GA www.chattanoogamarket.com 1895, it is one of the oldest and most visited tourist attractions in and balance. The classes will be held the 2nd and 4th Saturday of When: 6:30pm – 8:30pm Chattanooga. Tickets available for purchase online. each month at the Northgate Library. These classes are free and Gather your girlfriends and join the Georgia Winery for a fun and Thursday, July 17 For more information: Visit www.ridetheincline.com or call open to the public. relaxing evening during the Ladies Night Out. Enjoy an evening Chattanooga Ghost Tours 423-821-4224 For more information: 423-870-0635 in the vineyard and celebrate sweet summertime! 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