TeeRuss sends along this announcement…

The Atlanta Rough Riders fastpitch softball league, located at Glen G. Orth field (behind the First Baptist Church of Decatur on Clairmont), is open for registration for the Spring season.  The league has been growing in recent years into one of the most vibrant in and around Decatur, and now has 4 age divisions for girls between the ages of 5-18 years old.  The league also works closely with City of Decatur Youth Athletics and City Schools of Decatur softball programs, to help our girls gain skills, experience, and a love for the game.  We welcome participants of all skill and experience levels, and offer a full league schedule, skills clinics, and new this year, we will be organizing “select” teams for our upper age divisions.

Registration is open through January 25^th.  More information and online registration can be found at the league website, arrbc.com.

A little outside of Decatur, but sounds like a mighty good cause…

ATLANTA (January 22, 2013) — On  January 23, 2013, Fox Bros Bar-B-Q will host an all-day fundraiser in support of two APD officers: Officer Osbert Beckles and Officer Reggie Robinson. Officer Beckles suffered injuries after a suspected drunk driver from Kennesaw allegedly hit his patrol car. Officer Robinson is in ICU after suffering a gunshot to the face. On Wednesday, 20 percent of the restaurants total sales will go to Humble Heroes, the charity helping both injured officers. Humble Heroes is a local charity organization committed to assisting police officers, firefighters and their families by providing financial and moral support to those in need. Fox Bros Bar-B-Q ‘s commitment to Humble Heroes stemmed from a the death of APD Officer Gail Thomas (also killed by a drunk driver) nearly one year ago this month. For more information on Humble Heroes, visit www.humbleherosatlanta.com. For more information about Fox Bros Bar-B-Q please call or visit www.foxbrosbbq.com. Fox Bros. Bar-B-Q is located at 1238 Dekalb Ave. Atlanta Ga. 30307.

Chris sends in this photo and writes…

One of the responders to a recent post was surprise concerning courtyards at Dhs. I was there Saturday morning to pick up kids for MLK service day and took a pic. Long time teacher Eddie Fowlkes says the object in the foreground is a well that existed prior to the building of the original 1907 Central Grammar school (old Girls High).  I was told in 1976 by an old janitor that it was what was left of an old tunnel  from Agnes Scott to Girls high, designed and dug by Ga Tech boys. Who knows!

The Decatur City Commission is set to vote tomorrow night on putting $98,500 towards “surveying, design and construction administration services for the Ebster Pool and Bathhouse improvements building”, according to a letter from Deputy City Manager Hugh Saxon.  See tonight’s agenda for more info.

The agreement is with Lyman Davidson Dooley, the firm which also designed the pool and bathhouse at McKoy Park and “provided excellent service”.

Mr. Saxon goes on…