Downtown Happenings Through June 17

Monday, June 10, 2002

Enjoy summer in Chattanooga with the following DOWNTOWN events
happening through Monday, June 17.

Watch the Chattanooga Lookouts play the Jacksonville Suns in BELLSOUTH
PARK on Monday and Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday at 12:30 p.m. then on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. For more information please call 267-2208.

It's time again for the popular Bessie Smith Strut beginning at MILLER
PLAZA'S CINGULAR WIRELESS STAGE with blues music by The Hybrids at 5:45,
then at 7:15 with Carl Weathersby. No Riverbend pin is required for this
Monday night strut. For more information please call 265-0771.

Join the Women's Council on Diversity on Tuesday, June 11th from 11:45 a.m.
to 1 p.m. at the BESSIE SMITH HALL for a brown bag public forum discussion on diversity and education. The public is welcome to bring a sack lunch and participate in the program. City Council Chairman Ron Littlefield will begin, followed by the executive director of the Creative Discovery Museum,
Henry Schulson. Local community leaders will then contribute by telling how they followed their "American Dream". Please call 867-5564 for additional
information.

Enjoy live music at the JAZZ JUNCTION on Friday with the Butch Cornell
Trio then Saturday with the Brent King Quartet. The cover charge for both nights is $5. For more information please call 267-9003.

Enjoy live music downtown during the Rhythm and Noon Concert Series on
Friday. Held on MILLER PLAZA'S CINGULAR WIRELESS STAGE at Noon, this week features the group Lumbar Five. Produced by the Chattanooga Downtown
Partnership, this free concert is made possible by Chattanooga Coca-Cola
Bottling Company and Chattanooga Land Company. For more information please
call 265-0771.

Emmanuel Seagar's soul-stirring gospel musical entitled " Lord, Why Do I Keep Choosing the Wrong Man?, with the Tony Award winnning actor Curtis Blake, and comedian Sir Walt, will be at the MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM for one performance only on Saturday, June 15 at 8 p.m. For ticket information please call 642-TIXS.

Join in Saturday on the5k Riverbend Run starting at 8 a.m., with a one-mile walk/run beginning at 8:05 a.m. Both originate at BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD at 801 Pine Street. All participants will receive a Riverbend Run T-shirt. Registration fees through June 14 are $15 for adults and $10 for seniors 60 and older, and children under 12. The cost is $20 on the day of the race. Participants may register in person through June 14 at the BlueCross BlueShield tent outside the Riverbend festival. For more information please call 309-1278.

Enjoy the Chattanooga Market each Sunday through December 22 from Noon
until 6 p.m. in the CRICKET PAVILION. The Market features regional and local
artists, fresh produce and cut flowers. The Market Café opens at 11 a.m. Admission is $1. For more information please call 266-9270.


Arbor Day Celebrations Scheduled For March 2-3

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Rep. Graves Holds Outreach Event For Veterans Feb. 23

U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-09) announced thathis Dalton district office will hold an outreach event on Thursday, Feb. 23 for veterans of the U.S. military.  The event will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Dalton City Hall, 300 W. Waugh Street.      Veterans will be able to seek guidance on the following topics:  Education, VA loans, compensation ... (click for more)

Mother Of Man Charged With Killing Sgt. Chapin Given Prison Sentence Of 30 Years, 6 Months

The mother of the man charged with killing Chattanooga Police Sgt. Tim Chapin was sentenced Monday to serve 30 years and six months in federal prison.  Judge Sandy Mattice said the sentence for Kathleen Mathews, 57-year-old mother of Jesse Mathews, as a packed courtroom watched.  Ray Mathews, 51-year-old father of Jesse Mathews, must serve 20 years and 10 months. ... (click for more)

Vince Dean Picks Up For Senate Race; Tommie Brown Headed For Contest With JoAnne Favors

Rep. Vince Dean has picked up papers to run for the Senate District 10 seat now held by Democrat Andy Berke. And Rep. Tommie Brown picked up papers to retain her District 28 seat. That sets up a clash with Rep. JoAnne Favors, who picked up for District 28 earlier. Under Republican redistricting, Rep. Favors wound up in the Brown district. Rep. Dean, a Republican from East ... (click for more)

Thank You, Judge Mattice And Chattanooga

I would like to thank Judge Mattice for handing down a 30.5 year sentence for Kathleen Mathews.  Obviously, no amount of jail time, fines, or lashings can bring back Tim Chapin.   A 30-year sentence will, however, make the world just a little safer.  That's what Sgt. Chapin would have wanted.  He was a protector and sacrificed his life so the rest of ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: What 17 Pills Did To Me

Ah, step into my parlor of first-hand wisdom because, in the School of Hard Knocks, there are priceless lessons that you should know before it becomes your turn to dance. Never in my life have I ever had any back problems but, in early December, I came down with what is called sciatica and I have been a miserable man ever since. There are two big nerves that sprout out of the ... (click for more)