Saturday, Oct. 10
The Walker County GOP is hosting a parade to get out the vote on Saturday, Oct. 10, from approximately 9:30-11:30 a.m. Cars, trucks and riders are invited to tour Walker County from Rossville to Lafayette with the parade, which is a free event. Route directions will be available as participants line up behind Robert Blakemore’s 18 wheeler at the Peerless Woolen Mill in Rossville. Participants are encouraged to dress up in red, white and blue and to see how patriotically and festively they can decorate their vehicles.
Monday, Oct. 12
The Catoosa County Historical Society will meet Monday, Oct. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Old Stone Church Museum. The speaker will be David Stevenson, local historian and collector, who is a Society member. His program will focus on the “Early Postal History of NW Georgia” beginning in 1853 and will feature slides of original postage and early envelopes postmarked and addressed to local residents, as well as pictures of the first post offices of Ringgold, Tunnel Hill, and Dalton. It promises to be an interesting program. The Old Stone Church is located two miles south of Ringgold on U.S. Highway 41 at the intersection of Ga. Highway 2 (41 Catoosa Parkway). Those attending are asked to wear a mask and social distancing. The meeting is open to the public.
National Park Partners presents the 15th Annual Moccasin Bend Lecture Series with live webinars on Oct. 12, 19 and 25. Sponsored by Greg A. Vital since 2006, the lecture series brings thought leaders and subject matter experts to share stories and experiences related to National Parks, conservation, history, American Indian culture and more. Each virtual event will feature the opportunity for registered guests to submit questions during the programs for live Q and A. This year the series kicks off at noon Monday, Oct. 12, at noon with “When the Walk in the Park Goes Wrong: Emergency Response in Our National Parks,” featuring a talk from Lisa Hendy, chief ranger of Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The series continues Monday, Oct. 19, at noon with “Revisiting The Passage: Ancient Cherokee Art Meets the 21st-century Waterfront.” This virtual panel discussion will feature Bill Glass and Demos Glass, the Glass Studio artists who lead and created The Passage as part of the 21st Century Waterfront in downtown Chattanooga. They will be joined by Ken Foster, the project linguist who researched the Cherokee alphabet and translations. Facilitating the panel will be Ann Coulter, with A. Coulter Consulting, and Mary Barnett with National Park Partners. The series wraps up Sunday, Oct. 25, at noon with “The Co-evolution of Jazz Music and Indigenous Cultures,” a special afternoon of music and a lively discussion of the influence of indigenous cultures on the evolution of jazz music — and vice versa. Nez Perce musician and educator Julia Keefe will share her music and knowledge of how jazz music is rooted in American Indian cultures and continues to grow and change along with those cultures. All three events will take place virtually, are free and open to the public, and require a simple registration to receive the event access link. Register for each event individually using the following links: Oct. 12 “When the Walk in the Park Goes Wrong: Emergency Response in Our National Parks” at https:// us02web.zoom.us/webinar/ register/wn_kuifhomkT6mol9jwlnjv9a; Oct. 19 “Revisiting The Passage: Ancient Cherokee Art Meets the 21st-century Waterfront” at https://us02web. zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_VN0OWTS1QJK3UDHFRNXEBA; and Oct. 25 “The Co-evolution of Jazz Music and Indigenous Cultures” at https://us02web.zoom. us/webinar/register/wn_ Kuifhomkt6mol9jwlnjv9a.
Tuesday, Oct. 13
Northwest Georgia Council of the Blind will meet Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 1 pm at the Bank of the LaFayette Community Room.
Saturday, Oct. 31
Nissin Brake Georgia, 216 Thacker Drive, Rock Spring, will offer drive-thru trick-or-treating and invites the participation of those who would like to help host the event. Nissin encourages all participants to wear a face covering and gloves, asks trickor-treaters and families to stay in their car and drive through to receive treats through the window, and asks those who will participate to supply their own treats to hand out. The event will be Saturday, Oct. 31, from 4-6 p.m. (Set up time is to be announced.) To participate in the event, sign up by Sept. 30 at https://forms. gle/qvfupsa3pghsrhjv8.