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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2014 • Vol. 4, No. 25
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PACK YOUR BAGS: The Travel Agency opens its doors. PAGE 4.
M.L. King to see new faces in business, residental development
By Meghan PittmanStaff Writer
At next year’s Bessie Smith Strut, M.L. King Boulevard could be the home to a handful of new businesses, restaurants and hous-ing. After a long time of decline, the street is finally seeing signs of life in construction sprinkled down the street.
The first: a new restaurant and bar will open at 825 Houston St., in the old location of Steelpan and O’Heiney’s. The Bitter Alibi, owned by Pasha Coffee owner Matt Stud-larek and Jason Bowers, will serve craft beer and food for dinner and late night when it opens in a few weeks.
It’s not just another restaurant to add to the list, Studlarek said. It’s a conscious decision to locate in the neighborhood based on what Studlarek sees as positive growth in the community.
“We were at Champy’s one day
BCA, Hungry Howie’s offer field trips
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Hungry Howie’s Pizza of East Ridge is partnering with area schools to offer field trips to educate students on the various aspects of business ownership and entre-preneurial thinking. Pictured from left are Belvoir Christian Academy students Ben King and Avery Parrott, teacher Todd Patterson, Carl Smith and store manager Michael Fish. Eileen Voyles, owner of the area franchise, said one of her goals as a business owner is to teach students that the “American Dream” is attainable with hard work, education and perseverance.
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and just started talking about how much we liked the area — M.L. King and especially that space. To us it is special,” he said. “All of a sudden we started talking about it with the owner and it turned into a business plan.”
Studlarek said the area re-minds him of St. Elmo, where Pasha is located. It is his goal to help create that sense of com-munity in the M.L. King area, he said.
“We want to make sure we’re not just a random business that opens up; we want to be a part of what is going on out here,” said Studlarek. “You’ve got so many businesses and students from UTC right there, and it’s just a
fun spot to be.”They aren’t the only ones
thinking this way. Around the corner and on the same block, the storefront adjoining JJ’s Bohemia is undergoing renova-tions. And down from that, in the building that houses Memo’s, the construction of apartments on the upper levels is nearing com-pletion.
More could follow suit as property is bought from longtime owners for new development,
said Maria Noel, director of the Chattanooga Chamber of Com-merce African American Busi-ness Development Program.
“I’m excited to see M.L. King see some new life,” she said. “It’s been a long time coming to the community.”
Incentives from organizations like the Benwood Foundation and River City Company will draw more and more potential business owners to the commu-nity, she said. Currently there is a footprint that includes part of M.L. King that is eligible for busi-ness facade improvement grants.
“We, along with the Benwood Foundation, are interested in M.L. King and infusing life into the area,” said River City Com-pany Communications Specialist Amy Donahue. “So this will es-sentially assist property owners who are investing into their own properties, the upkeep of them,
by giving them a little help with facade renovations.”
The Wafflez Factory, to be lo-cated in the mixed-use 300 block of M.L. King, encourages Dollar Store owner Michael Hayes that the area is ripe for development. He opened his venture last year, and it will soon share a building with a Kanku’s Food Mart.
“People are really beginning to get interested in this area, which is great. We’d love to see more foot traffic,” Hayes said. “There’s also the new [apartments] com-ing and UTC just bought the two state buildings in this area for sale, so I’m sure they’ll do some-thing with those.”
He added that the former M.L. King Merchants Association president is interested in restor-ing the group for current busi-ness owners in the area.
Email Meghan Pittman at [email protected]
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DID YOU KNOW?Chattanooga’s outpatient VA clinic is under scrutiny again, this time for new patients’ wait times. An audit of the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, which includes the Chattanooga clinic, found new patients had an an average waiting time of 71 days to see a specialist and 58 days to see a primary care doctor. For the full story, refer to the article at timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/12/chattanooga-va-clinic-get-closer-scrutiny/?local.
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Fun carnival games with priz-es, an inflatable play area, Imagi-nation Library book enrollments and book-related literacy activ-ities for kids and their parents to enjoy are all part of United Way’s second annual Read-a-Palooza. Volunteers will also be on hand to read to the children throughout the afternoon.
This celebration of UW’s seventh annual Day of Action is focused on childhood literacy and is being held at Hamilton Place Mall Saturday, June 21 from noon to 4 p.m. at the mall’s Center Stage area.
Parents with children less than 5 years old can complete a
learning checkup from noon to 4 p.m. Families who complete
the learning checkup will earn a voucher for a free family pass
to the Creative Discovery Mu-seum. Vouchers will be deliv-ered by mail after the checkup is completed and received by United Way of Greater Chatta-nooga.
As part of the Day of Action’s focus on education, people can also become part of the Raise Your Hand movement by en-rolling to be volunteer mentors, tutors and readers for local or-ganizations.
All these activities are free to the public and everyone is invit-ed to attend.
For more information about United Way or this event, call 752-0300 or visit LiveUnited-Chattanooga.org.
Celebrate United Way’s Day of Action at Read-a-Palooza June 21IF YOU GOActivities and participants include:• Literacy and arts and crafts activities with the Bookmark Fairy, WTCI, Read 20, the Public Library and the Chattanooga Department of Family and Youth Development• Lexia demonstrations and enrollment• Learning checkups• Toddler activities with Project Ready for School• Imagination Library free book enrollment• Pictures with Dolly• Carnival games and prizes• Face painting with Signal Centers• Free popcorn• A bouncy house• Your favorite children’s books read onstage
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Every new student is a rising star, but it never hurts to give them a little extra help. That’s why Creative Discovery Muse-um is inviting new kindergart-eners to its second installment in the Countdown to Kindergar-ten series.
Countdown to Kindergarten is a community-wide program designed to give families the
skills necessary to help their child be successful in “big school” from the very first day of kindergarten. The program includes a series of four pre-ed-ucational sessions designed to make parents aware of the need for their child to be kindergar-ten-ready as they celebrate this big step together. Sessions are being held June 21 and July 19. Each of the four monthly ses-
sions focuses on a different skill.During the second session,
new kindergarteners will spend the morning at activity tables de-signed to help them build read-ing and other school-ready skills. Activities include practice writ-ing names correctly, creating a paper stained glass window and choosing healthy items in a caf-eteria line. Every kindergartener will also receive a book of their
own so that they can continue to practice reading at home.
The morning will also feature a talk from guest speaker Alei Burns, early literacy specialist, and a special kindergarten sto-ry time from Lee Hope of the Chattanooga Public Library.
All events are included with paid admission the museum. For more information, call 648-6085 or visit cdmfun.org.
It’s time to ‘Countdown to Kindergarten’ at CDM
MORE ON THE WAYThe bottom floor of the Volunteer Building Garage, facing M.L. King Boulevard has been built out into several commercial spaces. Officials are staying mum for now, but check future editions of Metro Weekly for updates.
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Investors to buy Erlanger’s Chattanooga Lifestyle Center
By Kate HarrisonStaff Writer
The downtown Chat-tanooga Lifestyle Center is set to become the new-est scene of transforma-tion near the Tennessee Aquarium.
A private investment firm hopes to soon turn the medical building, which has been owned by Erlanger Health Sys-tems for 15 years, into re-tail, restaurant and office space.
The 44,738-square-foot building sits be-tween Market and Broad streets on a block that has already undergone major development with-in the last three years with the construction of the Carmike Cinemas Majestic movie theater, The Block climbing com-plex and the forthcoming Tennessee Stillhouse.
“The Lifestyle Center is in a prime location in city center,” said Todd Phillips, CEO of invest-ment firm Noon Manage-ment LLC, which as of last week is under con-tract to buy the property for $4.8 million.
The firm is comprised of Phillips, who is also president of Wealth Pres-ervation Advisors, and chairman John Foy, who retired as a longtime ex-ecutive with CBL & As-sociates Properties Inc. in 2012.
Phillips said the group intends to use the ground floor for restaurant and retail space and the sec-ond and third floors for office space.
“It’s a new direction for the space, but we think it’s in keeping with the location and neigh-borhood setting,” Phillips said.
The building has been on the market for seven months. The hos-pital currently uses part of the building for its cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs and rents the remaining space out to doctors and other clients.
“We had lots of people looking at this building, but this was our best of-fer,” said Erlanger chief financial officer Britt Tabor.
Erlanger trustees vot-ed unanimously to put the building under con-tract. The hospital is still deciding where it will move its Lifestyle Center programs.
Erlanger also agreed to sell a medical build-ing it owns on Apison Pike in Collegedale to Noon Management for $625,000.
Both the Chattanooga Lifestyle and the Col-legedale contracts will have due diligence pe-riods of 90 and 120 days respectively before the deals close.
Contact Kate Harrison at [email protected] or 423-757-6673
MORE BIG NEWSMore development is occurring in the other
end of the city with U.S. Cavalry’s plans to shift its headquarters from Kentucky to Chattanooga. Company representatives said they hope its new operations help bolster Alton Park. President Larry Dismukes said the company has hired about 25 people so far with plans to be up to 55 in three years.
Chattem Chemicals and Alstom both announced additional jobs with their planned expansions: 60 for Alstom and 50 for Chattem.
For the full story on U.S. Cavalry, refer to the article at timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/11/investors-to-buy-erlangers-chattanooga-lifestyle.
To learn more about Alstom’s announcement, refer to the article at timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/12/alstom-hiring-60-workers-in-chattanooga.
To read about Chattem’s expansion, refer to the article at timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/11/chattem-chemicals-to-expand-add-50-jobs.
OPINIONS WANTEDDo you support a bypass for the Chattanooga area? Planners say it could ease bottlenecks in the city, helping area commuters and better connecting cities such as Dalton and LaFayette, Ga., with Cleveland and Dayton, Tenn. Refer to the article at timesfreepress.com/news/2014/jun/11/chattanooga-bypasshighway-encircling-metro-area for the full story.
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The Travel Agency Inc. lands in ChattanoogaBy Rachel Sauls-Wright
Staff Writer
Sandy Brewer loves it when her name comes up on other people’s vacations.
As a travel agent, she relishes nothing more than a photo or text from happy clients enjoying a trip her office put together.
“We know you can go some-where else,” said Brewer. “Our customer service is what brings people back. We want to know what your thoughts are, and what we want people to know us for is honesty.”
Despite the growing popular-ity of online travel sites and the perception that travel agents are extinct, Brewer recently expanded her successful West Tennessee
business, The Travel Agency Inc., to include a Chattanooga office, located at 735 Broad St., Suite 701. The new office is being staffed by Brewer’s daughter Alex Smith along with Victoria Reisinger, both recent UTC graduates.
One of the biggest misconcep-tions they are hoping to change in Chattanooga is that travel agents charge extra for their services, Brewer said. The reality is that agents make their money through booking commissions with hotels and travel wholesalers, she ex-plained.
“We’re trying to get the word out that there is no cost to you,” she said. “An easy, stress-free vaca-tion, that’s what we strive for. And the vacation atmosphere starts in
our office, not once they arrive at their destination.”
Whether clients are looking to take a European river cruise, visit Hawaii, see the Eiffel Tower, lounge at a Mexican or Caribbean resort, explore Disney World or just visit friends out West, Brewer said the agency can help make the experience a good one.
“A lot of people like to [plan trips] and be in control,” she said. “They can still be in control, but if something happens while they’re gone they have somebody to call.”
For more information about The Travel Agency Inc., call 634-2300 or visit thetravelagencyinc.com.
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Sandy Brewer recently took in these sights on a trip to Maui. Her business, The Travel Agency, Inc., recently expanded into Chattanooga and can help clients take similar trips.
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The Chattery brings affordable classes to the communityBy Rachel Sauls-
WrightStaff Writer
Going back to school has never been easier.
Thanks to a new nonprofit called The Chattery, classes on ev-erything from terrarium building and dairy cul-turing to American Sign Language and financial planning are now on offer across the Scenic City for around $25 or less.
“It’s a fun, affordable and accessible way to learn for adults,” said co-founder Shawanda Mason. “We do classes that stimulate both left and right brain learning.”
Through The Chat-tery, teachers and stu-dents can sign up online to teach or take classes, which are offered at different venues across town.
“There’s a lot of things I’ve always want-ed to learn and there are people here to teach
them, but they’ve never had the opportunity,” said co-founder Jenni-fer Holder, who started
working on The Chat-tery in 2012. “We want to use our classes as a way for people to connect
with one another and create a learning com-munity.”
Her favorite exam-ple of that connection happened at one of The Chattery’s first class-es on American Sign Language. One of the participants worked with an individual at Orange Grove Center whom she thought might under-stand sign language. The class confirmed her sus-picion, and afterward the two could communicate more than before the class, Holder said.
“That’s exactly why we started — to provide an opportunity for peo-ple to communicate,” said Holder.
Topics for classes run the gamut and are being added to the schedule regularly based on re-quests from the commu-nity.
“We’re doing some-thing that hasn’t been done before,” Mason said. “What sets us apart is that we’re actually ask-ing ‘What do you want to teach or learn?’”
In addition to specific classes, The Chattery hosts events with a learning emphasis. A recent event centered around the topic “how to survive an outdoor mu-sic festival.”
For more information or to sign up to teach or take a class, visit thechattery.org or follow The Chattery on social media. To support The Chattery, contact the Community Foundation of Greater Chattanooga, where there is a fund set up for the nonprofit, at 265-0586.
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Local author wants to help women overcome heartbreakBy Rachel Sauls-Wright
Staff Writer
Tamara Armour has seen the same sto-ry played out over and over.
Girl meets guy. Guy treats girl badly. Girl assumes all men are the same.
That’s also the story she’s trying to change with her new book, “A Woman Loves until a Man Lies.”
“It’s about helping women heal from bad past relationships and how to tell the difference between a manipulative man and a good man,” Armour said. “It’s a pos-itive book. I didn’t want them to put down the book and not want to date again.”
Over the course of three years, she said she wrote the book mostly based on con-versations with women from a variety of different backgrounds. Her ultimate goal in publishing is to help women recognize if they have been hurt, show them how to process those feelings, and guide them when it comes to future relationships so they won’t make the same mistakes again.
“I definitely wanted a book that all women can relate to that would help them heal from what they’ve been through,” Armour said. “A lot of women don’t know they are hurt. A lot of women walk around and they have a guard up.”
She said she’d recommend the book for everyone but more specifically for women who’ve been hurt in relationships, been in abusive relationships or never dated at all.
“I also wanted to write this book for the good men out there, for those who are doing the right thing and get a bad rap,” said Armour.
Currently her title is available at Barnes & Noble and Amazon for a discounted price, as well as Tate Publishing and Books-A-Million. E-books are also avail-able. For more information visit awoman-lovesuntilamanlies.com.
Next up, Armour said she plans to work on a book about serious relation-ships and the things men and women do to sabotage them. Her goal is to show readers how to get over those barriers and move forward as a couple.
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BOOK SIGNINGTamara Armour is hosting a book signing for “A Woman Loves until a Man Lies” Saturday, June 21 from 1-3 p.m. at McKay Used Books, 7734 Lee Hwy.
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COMMUNITY CORNER■ Chatter Masters Toast-masters Club invites local professionals and those interested in developing their public speaking skills to visit a club meeting, held every Tuesday from 11:45 a.m. until 12:45 p.m. in the Tennessee Valley Authority Office Complex, Missionary Ridge Building, 1101 Market St. For more information, call 751-2921 or email [email protected].
■ Chattanooga Youth and Family Development Cen-ters times have changed to accommodate summer camps and events. Avon-dale, Glenwood, North Chat-tanooga, Patten, Shepherd and Tyner centers are open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. (5-7 p.m. open time for youth not in camp). Cromwell, East Chattanoo-ga, Eastdale, East Lake, WH and Wyatt are open Monday-Frdiay, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Brainerd and South Chattanooga are open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Hixson is open Mon-day-Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. All centers except Hixson are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday.
■ City of Chattanooga Department of Youth and Family Development is reg-istering youth and adults for the technology-based Lexia Reading program, offered free of charge, at Avondale, Brainerd, Carver, East Chat-tanooga, Eastdale and South Chattanooga YFD centers. Lexia, a worldwide success-ful literacy program, provides an exciting way to learn or enhance one’s reading skills. Call 643-6066 for more infor-mation.
■ The city of Chattanooga offers free Career Prepara-tion Centers at the Carver (600 Orchard Knob Ave.), South Chattanooga (1151 W. 40th St.) and John A. Patten (3202 Kellys Ferry Road, Lookout Valley) YFD centers. Each center offers jobs list, resume and job search work-shops; identify your skills, email and computer help; and more. For more informa-tion call 643-6084.
■ Eastgate Senior Activity Center, at 5600 Brainerd Road, offers free computer classes on Tuesday: begin-ner class from 9:30-11:30 a.m., intermediate and advance classes from 12:30-2:30 p.m. For more informa-tion call 855-9444.
■ Eastgate Senior Activity Center presents “Principles of Living a Spirit-Filled Life” on Tuesday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. “Got Medicare? Got questions? Get answers!” a Medicare Part-D workshop is offered the first and third Thursday of each month from 9-11 a.m. For more information about the se-nior center contact Melissa Turner at 425-7826 or [email protected].
■ East Ridge Wordspinners Toastmasters Club meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 6:45 p.m. at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 822 Belvoir Ave. For more information visit 6969.toastmastersclubs.org, or call Steve Loveday at 332-1402 or Dan Chase at 305-2255. Visitors welcome. Anyone interested in improv-ing their communication and leadership skills can find help at Toastmasters. Mem-bers proceed at their own pace, enhancing speaking, listening and thinking skills, boosting self-confidence and ensuring personal growth.
■ Downtown Dazzlers Toast-masters Club meets every first and third Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. at the TVA Chattanooga Com-plex, 1101 Market St. in the Missionary Ridge building, Room MR1N 403. Toastmas-ters International is aimed at helping individuals develop professionally by enhancing the art of public speaking
in a friendly, supportive en-vironment. Guests are wel-come to bring a lunch and join in. For more information about the club, call 427-751-8192 or visit the club website.
■ Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) meets the first and third Thursday of each month from 6-8 p.m. at Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road. Free child care, food, crafts, speakers and more. Call the church at 698-6951 for more information.
■ The Partnership for Fami-lies, Children and Adults an-nounces the grand opening of a new program: The I.A.M. Ready Chattanooga Inde-pendent Living Resource Center. This new addition to Partnership’s Youth Services is geared to provide the tools and resources necessary for kids who are aging out of foster care to achieve inde-pendence and stability. Join the group June 25 for drop-in tours at 501 W. 12th St. from noon to 5 p.m. RSVP by June 20 for a complimentary lunch to [email protected] or 643-6444.
■ Proverbs for Life Christian Counseling is offering free family counseling to individu-als and families in the Avon-dale, Brainerd, Bushtown, Churchville, downtown, East Chattanooga, Eastdale, Glenwood and North Brain-erd areas. This offer is good for up to six sessions per individual and family. For de-tails, contact Dr. L. Johnson at 364-0271, 899-2291 or [email protected].
■ A Village Project - Chat-tanooga is hosting “Getting to Work” for adults who are unemployed and looking for work. Meetings of this support group are monthly
on the second Saturday at Eastdale Youth and Family Development Center. Call 521-5026 for more informa-tion.
CULTURAL CALENDAR■ American Sewing Guild – Chattanooga Chapter meets at New Hope Presbyterian Church, 7301 Shallowford Road, the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Anyone interested in sewing, from novice to expert, is wel-come. The group also has three additional meetings covering general sewing topics, garment construction and quilting. Guest may attend two meetings for free. Each meeting, mem-bers present items they’ve completed or working on and learn a new project or technique.
■ Brainerd Youth and Fam-ily Development Center, at 1010 N. Moore Road, offers free shuffleboard every Mon-day at 10 a.m. and badmin-ton every Wednesday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Free ceramics classes for adults are on Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and crochet and knitting class is on Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. Call 425-3600 for more information.
■ Chattanooga Department of Youth and Family De-velopment offers free line dancing classes at several locations: Brainerd (1010 N. Moore Road) Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m.; Glen-wood (2610 E. Third St.) Monday and Wednesday at 6 p.m.; East Chattanooga (2409 Dodson Ave.) Satur-day at 10 a.m.; and Chatta-nooga Fitness Center (next to the zoo) Tuesday and Thursday at 12:15 p.m.
■ Chattanooga Public Li-brary offers Baby Bounce, a unique story time for newborns to 18-month-old-children and their caregivers, in the storytelling room of the Downtown Library, 1001 Broad St., at 10 a.m. on Thursday.
■ Chattanooga Public Library offers a weekly pro-gram for children ages 5-11
called the Library LEGO Club that meets every Mon-day from 5-6 p.m. in the Children’s Department of the Downtown Library. This free program is a fun way to create, play and meet new friends. No sign-up required and LEGOs are provided. Children can make individual projects or work with a team. For more information call 757-5314.
■ Chattanooga Symphony and Opera gives live, infor-mal musical performances at Warehouse Row the third Thursday of each month. The Third Thursday Concert Series features alternating performances of woodwind and string quintets. For more information visit warehouse-row.net.
■ Creative Discovery Muse-um’s Summer Folklife Music and Dance Series kicks off polka style as it welcomes Musik Meisters Saturday, June 28 from 1-3 p.m. in the museum atrium. The series takes place every June, July and August and features local and regional ethnic and cultural artists. The next ses-sion is July 12 and features the Island Steel Pan Band. All activities are included with paid admission to the museum. For more informa-tion, call 756-2738 or visit cdmfun.org.
■ Eastgate Branch of the Chattanooga Public Library hosts the Page Turners book club the third Saturday of each month at 11 a.m. (un-less otherwise indicated). Watch for special events at lib.chattanooga.gov and
“like” the Chattanooga Public Library on Facebook to stay up to date. For more infor-mation call 757-5310.
■ Jericho Brass is present-ing a free concert Saturday, June 21 at First Baptist Church, 401 Gateway Ave., beginning at 7 p.m. Every-one is invited to come see them before the season ends in July. Performing with the band will be Brass Band of Nashville.
■ South Chattanooga Youth and Family Development Center, at 1151 W. 40th St., offers free dance classes for youth ages 5-18 Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 6-8 p.m. Classes include ballet, jazz and hip-hop. Call 425-3550 for more informa-tion.
■ South Chattanooga YFD Center offers free Therapeu-tic Art classes Tuesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. Art workshops help participants of diverse abilities express themselves artistically. For more information call 643-6810.
■ South Chattanooga YFD Center is offering beginner art classes for adults Tues-day and Thursday from 4-6 p.m. Participants learn to combine a variety of me-diums to produce artwork, including using paper, wood, paints and more. For more information call 425-3550.
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SCHOOL NOTES■ Chattanooga Youth and Family Development is ac-cepting child care and Head Start applications for its free and low-cost award-winning programs: June 18 at Child-care Network, 1510 Third St.; and June 20 at Avondale Head Start, 2302 Ocoee St. For more information, call 493-9120 or visit chattanoo-gayouthandfamily.com.
■ East Lake Youth and Family Development Center, at 2409 Dodson Ave., offers free GED and ASVAB class-es each Monday, Wednes-day and Friday from 1-2:30 p.m. Workshops are provid-ed by Every Valley Lead-ership Academy. For more information call 822-5985.
■ Free tutors are available in all Chattanooga Youth and Family Development cen-ters. For more information, call 643-6886 or stop by your local center.
■ Hamilton County 4-H has summer camps for those completing fourth through 12th grades. A variety of camps is available: June 24-27, 4-H Electric Camp (6th-7th) at UT-Knoxville campus. Cost $235. June 30-July 3, 4-H Target Smart Camp (5th-12th) in Colum-bia, Tenn. Cost $240. July 7-11, Jr. High Camp (6th-8th) in Greeneville, Tenn. Cost $270. Call UT and TSU Ex-
tension – Hamilton County at 855-6113 for additional infor-mation and camp registration packet.
■ Kids Time meets Thurs-days at Tennessee Riverpark Shelter #4 June 12-July 24 at 10 a.m. The program is free. Each week a different organization will lead the program. Lineup includes: June 19, Hamilton County Soil Conservation District, “Life on the Farm.” Groups of eight or more must call for a reservation. Adult supervi-sion of attending children is required during the program, most of which last 45 min-utes to an hour. For more information or to preregister groups, call 842-6748.
■ Mission Preschool, at 103 Spring Creek Road, offers free play dates every Friday from 9 a.m. to noon. The general public is welcome to stop in for dress-up, painting, music and more. For more information about Mission Preschool and its services to the community, call 774-4495 or email Emily Nasca at [email protected].
HEALTH BENEFITS■ Brainerd and South Chat-tanooga Youth and Family Development centers offer indoor water aerobics daily. Call 697-1385 for more infor-mation.
■ Brainerd Complex, at 1010 N. Moore Road, offers free tennis lessons for adults and children Monday and Tues-day from 6-7:30 p.m. Learn the game, the rules and how
to have fun. All lessons are free. Call George Provost at 400-1128 for more informa-tion or to sign up. Sponsored in part by River City Tennis Association.
■ Chattanooga Dragon Boat Club practices every Monday and Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. and some Sat-urdays from March-October. Practices are held at Erwin Marine Sales, 3100 Kings Point Road. All skill levels welcome. The club provides all equipment and training needed. Email [email protected] or find the group on Facebook for more information.
■ Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department offers free car seat installa-tion checks by appointment. To schedule one, call 209-8204 (English) or 209-8203 (Spanish).
■ Chattanooga on the Move monthly lunch walks take place the fourth Tuesday of the month. Next walk is June 24 and starts at noon in the parking lot of the Downtown YMCA. Walks are one hour or less. Form an office walk-ing group to walk together or just plan to meet new walk-ing buddies from other com-panies. For more information contact Lori Dodd at [email protected] or visit ymcachattanooga.org.
■ Chattanooga YFD’s Commodity Food Program offers free nutritious food on a quarterly basis. The program is available for all Hamilton County residents who meet household and
income guidelines. Sign up online at chattanoogay-outhandfamily.com or by calling 643-6420.
■ Chattanooga YFD fitness and aquatic schedules are available for download at chattanoogayouthandfamily.com. Each schedule features dozens of free and low-cost fitness classes for all ages, including seniors. The 2014 aquatics schedule includes swim lessons, stroke class, lifeguard training and water fitness classes at the city’s three indoor heated pools: at the Brainerd and South Chattanooga YFD centers and the North River YMCA.
■ Glenwood YFD Center, at 2610 E. Third St., offers free senior weightlifting Mon-day-Friday from 12:30-1:30 p.m. Participants get ac-cess to new equipment and knowledgeable staff, and are welcome to go at their own pace. Call Ed at 697-1284 for more information.
■ S.K.I.M. (Seniors Keep It Moving) meets every Wednesday and Friday at South Chattanooga YFD Center, 1151 W. 40th St., from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for activities, games, fitness, potlucks and more. There is also a water aer-obics class for $2 Mon-day-Wednesday and Friday from 10-11 a.m. Call 425-3550 to learn more.
■ South Chattanooga YFD Center, at 1151 W. 40th St., offers Zumba fitness classes Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 p.m. Call 425-3550 for more information.
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The Hunter Museum announces the opening of the new temporary exhi-bition “Twenty Original American Etchings,” on view now through this summer. This is the first time these etchings have been featured together. The exhibition includes works by several well-known artists such as Frederick Stuart Church and Thomas Moran.
The prints in this gallery are all part of a portfolio of etchings created in 1884 by the New York Etching Club. The formation of the club in 1877 represented an upsurge in inter-est in etching among American artists in the last quarter of the 19th century. Such portfolios allowed a wider audi-ence to view fine prints in person.
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The community is invited to celebrate regional visual artists at the opening of the Hunter Invitational III Friday, June 20 at 6 p.m. Paid admission to the museum required.
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