Elections: Vote on November 6

Image courtesy of North DeKalb Mall's Scarecrow Exhibit,
running through Nov. 5.

Always vote for principle, 

though you may vote alone, 

and you may cherish the sweetest reflection 

that your vote is never lost.  

                                 - John Quincy Adams

From the GA Secretary of State's Office:

- info on voting on election day

- your ballot

- our polling place is

NORTH DECATUR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

611 MEDLOCK ROAD

DECATUR, GA 30033 

Election Day precinct hours are 7:00 am - 7:00 pm

Around the neighborhood

Ducks @ South Peachtree Creek

Not in my backyard!

Winged migration.

Bye-bye,  October.

ICS United Nations Day 2012 [Nov 2]

Drummers let the way...

And the nations followed.

And followed! As the leading edge of the parade reached Medlock Road,
the rest of the delegation progressed around  the front and side of the school.
Click to enlarge.

Atlanta Gas Light Update

Atlanta Gas Light (AGL) representatives attended the MANA community meeting last week. They distributed information about the project [similar to the information they asked MANA to distribute last September] and noted that the Wood Trail Lane worksite is wrapping things up. True to their word...

Atlanta Gas Light site on Wood Trail Lane: most equipment is now gone.

Several audience members asked about repairs to North Decatur Road--will plates be removed, will the road be repaved? AGL representative Zach said N. Decatur Road areas affected by AGL's work will be "repaved by Christmas" and asked neighbors to call the hotline at 404-584-3039 if they have concerns about AGL's work on particular stretch of road.

View of work site on the other side of the creek (behind above view).

ICS United Nations Day [Nov 2]

via ICS...

Join the International Community School for UN Day on November 2!

Please join the International Community School in celebrating the rich diversity of culture and traditions in our student body and faculty at our annual UN Day event on November 2nd.  Watch the "Parade of Nations", where our children show their pride in their heritage and dress in the traditional costumes of their home countries, followed by a themed Assembly with song, poetry, and a reading of the declaration of UN Day.

The parade will depart from ICS at 9:15 a.m. and loop through the Medlock neighborhood, with the assembly beginning at 9:45 a.m. Please join other friends of ICS at †9 a.m. in our Library and Media Center for coffee and light refreshments, and be there to greet the children as they enter the Cafetorium for the assembly.

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Update: photos of the parade

DeKalb County bans smoking in public parks, playgrounds, ATM lines

Per WSBTV,

"On Tuesday, the county commission approved a plan to ban smoking at playgrounds, parks and public service lines such as lines for ATMs....The current smoking ban goes into effect on Wednesday."

For full text of the amendment, including definitions of common areas, outdoor recreational public place, playground, and service line see Amendment to the DeKalb County Clean Indoor Air Ordinance. The ban covers "inhaling, exhaling, burning or carrying any lighted or heated cigar, cigarette, e-cigarette, oral smoking device, or pipe, or any other lighted or heated tobacco intended for inhalation, in any manner or any form."

Update: AJC's coverage.

Scarecrows at North DeKalb Mall [through Nov. 5]

Photo and announcement courtesy
of North DeKalb Mall's Marketing Manager.

"Take one plain scarecrow plus lots of imagination to equal a spectacular scarecrow display at North DeKalb Mall. The display is brought to you by the art department of select DeKalb County Schools. Come out and enjoy the artistic display by the students from the DeKalb County School District.

Scarecrows included are “Candy”, Uncle Sam, Pirate,
Madea, FrankenJaguar, ScareOwl, Lion Vampire and Michael Jackson!

You can see them all at North DeKalb Mall now until November 5th at regular mall hours."