Mayor Victor Ashe, members of the Knoxville City Council and Parks and Recreation Director Sam Anderson would like to invite you and members of the Knoxville Chapter of Tennessee Ornithological Society to a special ceremony in Sharp's Ridge Park on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, 10:00 a.m., at the park's overlook. To enhance the spectacular view from the park's overlook, we will be unveiling a full color interpretive sign that identifies the gaps and peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains. In addition, we will be dedicating the overlook to the memory of an individual who devoted his career to educating others on ornithology. We look forward to having you join us for this very important occasion. THE OFFICIAL INVITATION FROM FORMER MAYOR VICTOR ASHE IS: December 2003 I would like to invite you to join members of City Council, Parks and Recreation Director Sam Anderson and me for a special ceremony in Sharp?s Ridge Park on Tuesday, December 16, 2003, 10:00 a.m., at the park?s overlook. To enhance the spectacular view from the park?s overlook, we will be unveiling a full color interpretive sign that identifies the gaps and peaks of the Great Smoky Mountains. In addition, we will be dedicating the overlook to the memory of an individual who devoted his career to educating others on ornithology. It has been a pleasure to serve you as Mayor, and helping create more parks and community legacies. Remember favorably the proposed city charter amendment which city voters will get to consider next August 2004 to establish a twenty-year trust fund for future parks and greenways across Knoxville. I look forward to seeing you Tuesday the 16th. If you have any questions, please call Angela Robbins at 215-2946. Sincerely yours, Victor Ashe VA:ar Directions: North on Broadway approximately two and a half miles from downtown, turn left on Ludlow Avenue, then right on Sharp?s Ridge Memorial Road. Follow the road to the top of the ridge. The overlook is on the left. ===== ************************************************** Charlie Muise, Senior Naturalist Now living in Maryville, TN Still working in Great Smoky Mountains National Park "Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm" Ralph Waldo Emerson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing. http://photos.yahoo.com/ =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net is owned by the Tennessee Ornithological Society Neither the society(TOS) nor its moderator(s) endorse the views or opinions expressed by the members of this discussion group. Moderator: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN wallace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ========================================================