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Tim's Lighthouse in Milner
involved in city controversy
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The above collection of arrowheads will be on display at The Depot beginning Aug. 13.
Amazing creations will fill
Depot in current art exhibit
KAY S. PEDROTTI
kayspedrotti@gmail.com
The operators of Tim’s
Lighthouse Restaurant
on Main Street in Milner
have offered to buy the
building from the city
for $180,000, after hav
ing leased the structure
for five years. A heated
discussion about the pos
sible sale took place at
a special called meeting
Aug. 2.
The offer sparked a
citizen-generated form of
a “petition,” expressing
total support of the Mel
ody Rivers family in its
attempt to own a build
ing in which they have a
profitable business and
have made numerous im
provements. Mayor Andy
Marlowe said the petition
appeared to contain “156-
plus signatures.”
Since the building’s
legal lessor is the Milner
Downtown Development
Authority, transfer of
ownership could only
be done with numer
ous legal requirements
met, city attorney Scott
Mayfield said. Some of
those necessary steps
would be researching
agreements, advertising,
holding public hearings
and determining how
the council might handle
the problem without any
DDA members - except
for council member
George Weldon. Mayfield
said the “DDA still exists
even without members
or meetings.” The pro
cess could take several
months, he noted.
Rivers said a provi
sion in one of the DDA
documents was unknown
to the operators: that of
giving the city “right of
first refusal” in any pur
chasing negotiation. The
wording is not contained
in the lease, she said,
and the operators were
unaware of it. Several of
those who spoke during
“public comments” said
that ownership by the
operators “would put the
building back on the tax
rolls,” and would help
ensure the continued
success of the popular
buffet.
Several council
members disagreed with
the offering price, Skip
Seda in particular. Seda
said he is “unwilling to
give that building away
for $180,000,” adding
that such a transaction
would “not be in the best
interest of the city.” The
building, confiscated
from Randolph Vaughn
in a criminal case, was
taken over by the county
and sold to the DDA for
a price nearly $500,000
greater.
The matter will be dis
cussed again at a work
shop on Aug. 9 and voted
on at the Aug. 16 meet
ing. About 20 citizens
were present on behalf of
the buffet managers.
The most imaginative,
colorful and varied show
in many years comes to
the Lamar Arts Depot
Gallery Aug. 13-Sept. 25:
“From Hearts to Hands.”
The exhibit features
crafts of all descriptions
along with gorgeous
pottery, art designs
and repurposed materi
als turned into artistic
creations. There are 24
artisans entered in the
exhibit, said gallery cura
tor Angela Preston, “and
this is a delightful and
uplifting show - prepare
to smile!”
Artists and their works
include:
Anne Haines, Barnes-
ville, recycled items
turned into unique and
useful decor; Dorothy Og
den Brown, Macon, hand
made illustrated books;
Sarah Axsen, Griffin, re
cycled metal yard art and
fiber hangings; Bambi
Rogers, Barnesville,
stained glass birdhouse;
Renate Muller Smith,
Milner, painted glass and
flowerpots; the Lamar
County Regional Solid
Waste Authority’s “guitar
Barnesville’s local artist
Andrew Henry will have his
birdhouses on display.
made from trash” signed
by Zac Brown, and a
“coffee, coffee cup” from
coffee bean hulls; Irma
Austin Hines (mother of
Margaret Thompson, Mil
ner), quilts; Lee Woodall,
Barnesville, evocative
pottery; Andrew Henry,
Barnesville, birdhouses.
Jim and Sally Weber,
Duncan, S.C. (formerly
of Milner), ingenious and
beautiful pottery; Karen
Cox, Barnesville, (from
the collection of Elea
nor Stecker) crocheted
sheep; J. Scott Turner,
Barnesville, woodworker,
walnut slab bench with
polished natural edge:
Danny Bates, Griffin, life
messages with colorful
caricatures; Pat Hankins,
Meansville, ceramics and
pottery; Kendall Mor
ris, Barnesville, framed
yarn and needlepoint art;
Amy Renfroe, Barnes
ville, quilting; Marsha
Votaw, quilts; Bob
Barber, Milner, painted
art tiles; Gerald Cauthen,
“Blockheads” wooden
messages; Beth Pedrotti
Underwood, Candler,
NC, decoupage treasure
boxes; the late David
Preston, gourd art; Sara
Baggett-Preston, Cum-
ming, found object sculp
tures; and a quilt which
has been in the Preston
family since the 1800s.
“It’s just spectacular,”
said Eleanor Stecker.
“This is one exhibit you
don’t want to miss.” For
more information, call
the Depot at 770-358-5888
and leave a message,
or 678-603-7268. Gallery
hours are Fridays from 11
a.m. to 2 p.m.; Saturdays,
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and
Sundays, 2-4 p.m.
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