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Sunday, Aug. 18

Lafayette Presbyterian Church (LPC) is pleased to offer a workshop for adults, “Darkness to Light: Stewards of Children.” The training will be led by a certified, experienced trainer and will occur on Sunday, Aug. 18, from 2-5 p.m. at Lafayette Presbyterian. To register, send name(s) to lafayettepresbyterianchurch@gmail.com. The $10 per person cost, to be paid at the door, is for the workbook. All other expenses are being covered

by LPC. A certificate of completion is provided at the end of the workshop which may fulfill organizations insurance requirements. Space is limited.

Monday, Aug. 19

Blood Assurance North Georgia’s advisory board asks for residents of Walker and Catoosa counties to support Blood Assurance by participating in the “New Blood” blood drives in August. Donations can be made at the Fort Oglethorpe Center, 2720 Lafayette Road, or any of these community blood drives: GNTC Walker Campus, Aug. 19, from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; Walmartlafayette, Aug. 30, from 3-7 p.m.; Walmart-fort Oglethorpe, Aug. 30,

from 3-7 p.m.; and 22 Zero Veterans at American Legion-rossville, Aug. 31, from noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 24

On Saturday, Aug. 24, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park rangers and living historians will conduct artillery demonstrations at the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m. These programs are free of charge. On Sept. 20, 1863, Battery I of the 2nd Illinois Light Artillery sprang into action near the Mcdonald Farm, the visitor center’s present-day location. Their mission was to cover the retreat of the defeated Union

army. At one point, the cannon fired so rapidly that one of the artillerists, an Irish immigrant named Thomas Finnell, refused to load another round because he lost track of whether or not his cannon fired the previous shell. For more information about upcoming programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Lookout Mountain Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706866-9241, or visit the park’s website at www.nps.gov/chch.

Author John Scales will be signing copies of his new book, “The Battles and Campaigns of General Nathan Bedford Forrest, 1861-1865,” at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 24, at Chickamauga & Chattanooga

National Military Park at 3370 Lafayette Road in Fort Oglethorpe.

Sunday, Aug. 25

The homecoming service at Ringgold First Baptist Church, 7611 Nashville St., will be Sunday, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. Lunch will be in the fellowship hall following the service.

Tuesday, Aug. 27

The Southern Lit Book Club will meet Tuesday, Aug. 27, at 6 p.m. at Caffeine Addicts, 7819 Nashville St. in Ringgold. The featured book is “The Unquiet Grave” by Sharyn Mccrumb. For more information, call 706-935-2810.