Seating Installation Underway

Some of the new seats were installed in time for Tell It on the Mountain storytelling on March 27. If you would like to help with the remaining seating, send us an e-mail waldensridgecivicleague@gmail.com or simply show up on Saturday morning at 9:00 AM and join the volunteers crew. You will be very welcome.

In 1948, a WWII barracks was set upon a stone foundation built on the Civic League grounds. The building served as a Boy Scout cabin until 1962 when it burned. The cabin was not rebuilt, and the foundation was soon hidden by brush and trees. Pictured in 1948 is Scoutmaster Allen Park showing a knot display to, among others, Sherman Paul (in dark suit) President of the Walden's Ridge Civic League.

In the fall of 2025, Eagle Scout candidate John Stone took on the task of constructing a stage over the foundation as his Eagle project. Leadership is key to a successful project. Pictured are members of a cleanup crew supervised by Stone as they remove rubble in September 2025.

John Stone, on right, points out a location for putting debris cleared from the foundation that is situated in the south-west corner of the property. Stone is the great-grandson of Sherman Paul, pictured above at the dedication of the Scout Cabin in 1948. The stage project is expected to be completed in April, 2026. 

Volunteers are shown planning the aisle widths before installing the new seats which are a gift from Chattanooga's Tivoli Theater. Volunteers are always welcome to help at the Walden's Ridge Civic League properties and events.

Volunteers applied a non-flammable, citrus-based product to the floors on Feb. 21, 2026. The sealant gives a fresh appearance and will  protect the floors for years into the future. Next comes installation of the new seats which are stored temporarily on the stage.

The floor of the audience area on Feb. 2, 2026, after the old seats were removed and the floor has been sanded in preparation for the application of new sealant.

WRES (Walden's Ridge Emergency Services) swept the prizes in 2025 at this family friendly event, when contestants cooked all night Friday. On Saturday, guests enjoyed food  and beverages, Music, Hayrides, Playground play, Games, Jump Houses, and more. The annual event is held rain or shine under a big tent. ENTRIES FOR October 2, 2026 are being accepted now.

      Storytellers entertained at the third annual TELL IT on the MOUNTAIN  April 5, 2024. We look forward to their next appearance on March 27, 2026.

        WRCL offers four seasonal events every year: TELL IT on the MOUNTAIN in spring; the BIRTHDAY BASH in summer, SMOKE on the MOUNTAIN in fall, and a MERRY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS the last Friday before Christmas.

Signal Mt. Mirror published a story about saving the structures at Walden's Ridge Civic League. The buildings are badly in need of restoration.

A Happy Fiddler remains only as a Ghost on the front of the Auditorium. Note the siding is badly deteriorated and needs replacing. 

Thanks to Senators Bo Watson & Randy McNally and Representatives Patsy Hazlewood & Cameron Sexton for Tennessee Senate Proclamation honoring 100 years