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Can you Believe It?!  Lookout's Local Coffee Shop, Canopy is Turning 5! 

Join in the conversation and hear the great tale about the Montgomery family and why they escaped Atlanta.  Caralisa does a masterful job of sharing about her family, her passions and all about the fast-becoming 'Cheers' of Lookout - 'Canopy'.

What a fun conversation and please come by and join in the fun, conversation, celebration on Tuesday as the 'birthday' party is open to all. Lookout's Jay Brooks will be on hand entertaining as well as plenty of food, wine and of course coffee - all day long. There may even be some cigars out back on the new patio- 'the Outback'.  

To Caralisa and Ralph - thank you for all you do to help folks to 'Love Lookout', and for all you do to keep Lookout great and fun!  We all appreciate you!

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FAIRYLAND COMMUNITY ART SHOW

Join in and hear from the talented Bekah Politano Montgomery as she does a fantastic job of helping us all know what to expect for the BIG EVENT - THIS THURSDAY - FEB 12th. 

Quick Facts:

Thursday Feb 12

3:00 t0 6:00 PM

At Fairyland School in the gymnasium

Free to attend and open to entire community

All artwork will be marked with artist name

Refreshments will be available 

Folks are encouraged to walk if the weather is nice and parking is also available at the school. 

Many, many thanks are owed by all to the Fairyland School PTO and to Anna Lee Jones and to Bekah Montgomery and the others on their team. THANK YOU!

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Join in and hear from one of our community's newer college graduates - Mr. Wes Carroll. The LMS Carnival, LMS, The Cow Path and mountain athletics are all covered in this great discussion, in part, about growing up on the mountain. Hear how he now reflects back on it as a recent college graduate - a unique perspective that parents of young children may find interesting. 

Young parents of little ones today may enjoy hearing how the childhood experiences are processed and remembered - for example Wes was a huge baseball player on Lookout and then in middle school at McCallie. Dad Dan even helped coach - like many do today. 

Wes talks about the huge impact his parents - both Mom and Dad had on him and also what it was like heading off to college and realizing that feeling of more independence - a section that near-graduates may enjoy in particular.

Wes shares about how his childhood interests have become life passions and how he is at a major-events point in his life with a couple of different events happening simultaneously. 

This is a fun episode and (like his fun dad, Dan - look for earlier episode with Dan Carroll) you will likely relate and remember these stages in many of our own lives - exciting times.

All in all, a community child, growing up, gradating college and starting his first major job after school - this is an inspiring tale for young folks in high school, those currently in college and for young parents who may wonder how the activities race and busy events cycle impacts their children - and how its remembered. 

A fun and enjoyable episode that many can enjoy and relate to - well done Wes!

Thank you and we are all pulling for you and wishing you the very best in these next exciting chapters of your life.  Great seeing the children of this community thriving in the world. 

Godspeed Wes.

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Join in for the finale of Dr. David Wharton sharing about his life and just a few of his many adventures as we get some behind the scenes info from one of this community's and this region's best treasures. 

David is a humble man so many thanks to him for sharing with us!

Daivd - you did great!

Please join in and enjoy this 'Part II' episode. 

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"By The Grace of God"

Part 1

David opens up his tough facade to share about himself, his family, medicine, rescue and his faith.  "Without my faith, I don't have hope." 

On a hot summer day, David stopped from his normally busy schedule to talk about a little of everything and to help folks know him better. Our topics move all around and cover large topics like medicine, health care, and outdoor dangers involving rescue. Here is a quick list of some of the topics we touch on in this episode ( Part 1&2): Baseball, Birmingham, Atlanta, Erlanger Hospital, Fairyland, Marvin Lane, ER visits today, medical school, CCS, secrets of the local ERs, Parkridge Hospital, Sunset Rock rescues, Chattanooga Cave and Cliff Rescue, Dennis Curry, the book, On Rope, the role of faith for David today, the power of saying, "I'm sorry", SWAT, Samford, AI and medicine today, the 'new' ultrasound, Doc in the Box vs hospital ERs, The Mountain Munchery, farm life, and much more. 

Also talked about are: How do many ERs function today? What questions are they asking themselves when you walk in? How much time do doctors really have to talk with you? What are our hospital ERs dealing with today? How does Chattanooga's Cave and Cliff rescue stack up against other teams? Do psychological issues become physical ailments and how do we treat those? What is the real story behind the waiting room timer on the billboards - is it real?

Did Dr Wharton REALLY bite through that umbilical cord - like the legend says? 

Lookout Mtn farm life on the back side of the mtn and much more....

Those and other items are discussed in part 1 & 2 of this fun episode featuring the guardian angel we all know and love as Dr David Wharton. 

Here is to hoping that you don't meet him - while he is working!

Thank You David!!   We are thankful !!

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Thank you for your service John!

This November, we welcome Lookout Mountain resident of many years, Mr. John McCall. In this episode, John shares about his family and early life on Lookout and then about how he joined the U.S. Army and served before returning to UVA. Later he arrived back in Chattanooga and to his alma mater to teach and to coach. 

Thousands of families and boys later - he is STILL going strong on The Ridge! 

Join in and hear about his mentors and then how he became a mentor to so many. 

This is a great story for so many reasons and certainly for those considering a career in education or the military or coaching as he displays the true power of excellence in mentorship.

This episode will not disappoint and will leave you grateful for people like John McCall in the world. THANK YOU Mr McCall - great job on your first podcast!

tME

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SEASON FOUR BEGINS - Let's DO THIS

"You gotta be hungry for it in this world" - Ron

"we weren't tossin' midgets or anything ...but it was close"

'YOU KEEP GOING'

Hailing from Columbia, Tennessee, the Tennessee Wolf of Wall Street, Ron grew up in the idyllic America of years past - like many of us - and after many adventures, which still continue today, and he has chosen Lookout Mountain to call home as he begins the rest of his life with his soon-to-be-bride Heather. Please join in welcoming Ron and Heather to our community as we launch Season Four of The Mountain Echo with our famous and down to earth new neighbor and give him a listen as he shares with us some great stories from his life so far. Thank YOU Ron for making the host feel like he has  known you forever. 

In this fun and laughter-filled episode, you'll hear about some of the following in one way or another: Memphis State, football in the south, Franklin, TN, Wall Street, 9/11, NYC, Goldman Sachs, Jim Cramer, EQ vs IQ, 'hungry', An Officer and A Gentleman, "God, Guns & Gays", Lewis Grizzard, ADD, 'social virtue signaling', mentors, Wolf of Street, Sir John Templeton,  PJ O'Rourke, Freedom of Speech, Tucker, The Murdoch Family, Libertarian, Founding Father John Hart, meritocracy, Abortion, Coty Wamp, Golf, The Honors Course, John Wayne, Benny Hill, tolerance, Ancient Rome, The Taliban, The U.K., AJC glory days, Atlanta, Betsy Caldwell, Canopy Coffee, Swing Ding, Baylor Golf, Westminster, UTC Athletics, Wrestling, Manson and Dendy families, Chattanooga, Sex Education,  Comedy Clubs, Tivoli Theater, Nate Bargatze, Henry Cho, Washington & Lee University, The November Wedding in Chattanooga with Judge Christie Sell presiding, and there is still more...!

Let's welcome Ron and Heather to Lookout when you see them around at maybe Massey's Kitchen or Canopy with Caralisa, and if you see them after Nov. 22 - then congratulate them on their wedding!

Ron, thank you again for making this fun to do and for being so open and honest with all our listeners - we look forward to laughing with you soon Ron!

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"Many hands make for light work"   " It runs like a well-oiled machine"

The HUGE TEAM EFFORT ...

Laura Cleary, Lindsey Whittaker and Melissa Koehl share about what parents and all folks planning to attend this great fall event on Lookout can expect. All three are moms of little ones at the school and they are super busy working towards a truly fun, well-organized and memorable event for everyone. They are QUICK to point out that it is a TEAM effort with everyone -around 75 this year - working in concert from their own parents helping to other parents to community grandparents to town workers and our police force. Several local businesses are also jumping in to say thanks and show support for our community - so a big THANK YOU to them!

Listen in to hear what to expect and a few tips for the carnival as well as food ideas for dinner that night. 

LMS is truly blessed to have such great leadership and teachers and with the complement of supportive parents it really does make for a powerful school community - thanks to all involved and here's to a fun and safe event. 

Please come out and see, walk through, spend a little and eat, if possible, on Tuesday night Sept. 30! 

See you there!

tME

Lindsey & Robert have Magnolia (3rd), Dottie(K) & Ford(3yo); Melissa & Dustin have Charlotte(3rd), Davidson (1st); Laura and Ryan have Caroline(2nd), Catherine(K) & George (3yo)

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Way to go! Sally Nelson!

Join us in this fun episode for the back story and upcoming details both on one of our newest community events - Lookout Bookout!

Sally Nelson shares about her family, her love of reading and all the inside info on this fun, upcoming event and how YOU can benefit from it. (Giving is half of it!)

Please settle back and give a short listen to one of our mountain treasures, Mrs. Sally Nelson....and remember - mark those calendars for this coming Saturday, Sept. 27th!

Thank you Sally!

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"All The Right Moves" is what it's about - CHESS returns!

Season FOUR! opens with a short community announcement about CHESS.

Join in for a quick episode with mountain residents Dr. Schlecht and Chess Coach Paul Lemay as they share about the plan for bringing back a mountain favorite and how your children can be part of it all. 

Midtown Intellectual Property Founder Dr. Schlecht and former Covenant College -hero goalie Paul Lemay, now travelling admissions recruiter, will be the adult chess leaders along with parent volunteers. After a very successful run as the Fairyland Chess Club, this new launch will improve with a wider offering for any student of either mountain elementary school or mountain resident who attends elementary school off the mountain. 

Hear how these community members see the benefits of chess for your child and how the game really is fun and can bring lifelong joy. 

The details are covered, and the calendar is explained for busy parents, as well as the low costs for this club and activity. 

The Mountain Echo is happy to support The Lookout Mountain Chess Club and we applaud these residents for their leadership!

Enjoy the episode and consider it for your child!

tME

LINK BELOW>>>  Bluey Season 3, Episode 10: "Chest"

https://youtu.be/3ayCXNrnV00

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