Almost 100 cars. Perfect weather. Nice people. Is there a better way to spend a Saturday afternoon?
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Smokerise Baptist Church Car Show – 2011
- Tuesday, 10 May 2011 08:27
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Photo Friday… Talk To Some Kids…
- Friday, 06 May 2011 08:14
- Written by Lane Bailey
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One of the coolest things I get to do is to talk with school kids about business… Oddly, they seem to like it, too. We talk about taxes, business strategy and skills that may be valued in the future.
Junior Achievement is a great operation, which has programs for kids from kindergarten to high school. In fact, today, as this post is being released, I am in a classroom with 8th graders talking about making solid choices for the future.
There are a lot of folks that criticize our schools. They talk about how kids come out of school unprepared for life in the real world. Business and economics are a couple of the areas that many of those complaints seem to be about.
I am NOT the expert. I’m not the final word in any of these subjects. But, I have a different set of skills and experiences than the teachers. I would bet that you have a set of skills and experiences that could compliment what the kids are getting i
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Wayback Wednesday… Car Show THIS Weekend…
- Wednesday, 04 May 2011 08:45
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Image by lane.bailey via Flickr
Kind of odd that for a “Wayback” post I would talk about an upcoming car show… But the show happens around the first Saturday in May each year… and so THIS Saturday is the day.
Smokerise Baptist Church is having their 11th Annual Smokerise Car Show on Saturday from 9am until 3pm. Registration runs from 9am until Noon… so there might be a few cars that don’t show up until late. Judging runs from Noon until 3pm.
And check out this link for pictures from last year’s show. There were some pretty cool rides on hand… and that was with showers threatening all day.
BTW, the other car show mentioned in that post, Mud4Blood, will be on May 28th. That one promises to rock, too…
Photo Friday… Almost Time to Get Muddy…
- Friday, 29 April 2011 08:39
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Image by lane.bailey via Flickr
It is coming… Mud4Blood8 will be held on May 28th, 2011 at the Hooters in Kennesaw, GA.
Each year, the GBR4WD club hosts this event, which brings together auto and 4wd enthusiasts from all over the Atlanta area. The reason for the gathering is a blood collection for LifeSouth.
But that isn’t the only thing going on… there is a GIANT car and truck show with everything from big 4x4s to low-riders. There are customs and restos. There are also vendor booths for all types of auto enthusiast needs… and food. Last, but certainly not least, there is a HUGE raffle with food and parts. Did I mention that it’s HUGE? And the only way to get a ticket for the raffle is to make a blood donation attempt.
Come out all day, or just squeeze over for a few minutes to donate a pint, get a juice pouch and some Nutter Butters.
Photo Friday… Stretch Those Legs
- Friday, 18 March 2011 08:14
- Written by Lane Bailey
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Lilburn, GA, has been on a tear. Over the last few years, we have had two Community Improvement Districts and a pretty big City Greenway project. It seems like we can hardly leave the house without seeing road improvements or infrastructure upgrades. Sometimes they are a little painful… like US29 yesterday as the road was narrowed down to one lane in a construction zone… or on Arcado Rd with the new bridge.
But, as they say, “No Pain, No Gain“.
The US78 corridor from Stone Mountain Park out past Killian Hill Rd has certainly improved. The traffic flow is better and it is a much nicer environment. The US29 corridor from Indian Trail/Killian Hill out to the Ronald Reagan Parkway has shown marked improvements. There are still some challenges, but the work isn’t done, yet.
But one of the things that has recently come to fruition is the Lilburn Greenway. It now extends from Killian Hill Rd, near Poplar St and Sarann Ct (there are two spurs), through Lilburn City Park and then to Rockbridge Rd near Lion’s Club Park. I wrote about my recent walk on it here on my blog. It is a very nice walk, and a nice facility.
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