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located adjacent the county civic and 911 centers. This group meets the second Thursday of each month and invites anyone interested in improving their gardening skills to attend. For information, call Carol Rosser at 706-866-7411 and if there is no answer, please leave a message. COMMUNITY · Save the date. Ladies are invited to enjoy food and drink, shop and create art when they participate in this month’s edition of Girls Night Out, hosted by Ringgold’s downtown merchants from 5-8 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. COMMUNITY · “Home of the Dead” will be staged at MysteryDogRanch every Friday and Saturday night before Halloween. Admission is $10 for the ghost town that opens at 7 p.m. and hayrides beginning at dark. Proceeds benefit the non-profit HOZHO Therapeutic Equestrian Services. MysteryDogRanch is located at 975 Wooten Rd. in Ringgold. COMMUNITY · On Friday Oct. 11, replicas of Columbus’ ships the ‘Pinta’ and the ‘Nina’ will dock at the Chattanooga Pier near the Tennessee Aquarium, until their Oct. 21 departure. The public is invited to visit the ships for a walk-aboard, self-guided tour. Admission is $8 for adults, $ 7 for seniors, and $6 for students 5 - 16. There is no charge for children 4 or younger. The ships will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily and reservations are not necessary.

COMMUNITY · Candidates seekding election to the Fort Oglethorpe City Council will participate in a public debate beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. The debate will be held at The Colonnade and is being hosted by the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce. Questions for the candidates can be submitted at info@catoosachamberofcommerce. com. visit enchantedmaze.com COMMUNITY · Master Gardeners of Northwest Georgia will meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the Walker County Ag Center,

Friday, Oct. 11

Saturday, Oct. 12

COMMUNITY · Ace Hardware of Flintstone today is celebrating its 65th anniversary with special sales, discounts for the first 65 customers, free food, nickel cokes and door prizes. There will be a Moon Pie eating contest at 2:30 p.m. with a $50 prize and a raffle for a Yetti-45 cooler. The store is located at 2846 Chattanooga Valley Road. COMMUNITY · The 6th U.S. Cavalry Association invites everyone to the 113th reunion of the “Fighting 6th Cavalry” on Saturday, Oct. 12, on the former Barnhardt Circle parade grounds in Fort Oglethorpe. A full day of activities, the 4th annual “Remembering Our Heroes” event, are planned and include ceremonies, a memorial service, two battle reenactments, circa World War II USO show- style entertainment and a dinner. For information, contact the 6th U.S. Cavalry Association Commander Robert Fisak at 404-307-5400 or the 6th Cavalry Museum in Fort Oglethorpe by calling 706-861-2860.

COMMUNITY · Covenant Life Worship Center in Chickamauga will be having their annual Hayride Through Hell on the weekends of Oct.1213 and Oct 19-20 from 7 – 10:30 p.m. each evening. There is no charge for this Halloween alternative event but a canned food donation for each attendee would be greatly appreciated. For more information or questions please call 706-375-5286 or go to covenantlifeworship.com. COMMUNITY · The Family Crisis Center is holding a fundraiser tonight, Oct. 12, beginning at 5 p.m. at the Walker County Civic Center. “Womanless Beauty Pageant” and silent auction is part of Domestic Violence Awareness month activities. Admission for specators is $5 (no charge for contestants) and light refreshments will be available for purchase. Proceeds will benefit the Family Crisis Center of Walker, Dade, Catoosa and Chattooga. COMMUNITY · The New Salem Mountain Festival will be held, rain or shine, today and tomorrow. Gates open at 10 a.m. each day, admission is $5 for adults, no charge for 11 or younger and parking is free. New Salem Community Center is atop Lookout Mountain at 12477 Georgia Highway 136 between Trenton and LaFayette. For information call 706398-1988.

Sunday, Oct. 13

COMMUNITY · The New Salem Mountain Festival continues, rain or shine, today. Gates open at 10 a.m. for this arts & crafts show. Admission is $5 for adults, no charge for 11 or younger, and parking is free. New Salem Community Center is atop Lookout Mountain at 12477 state Highway 136 between Trenton and LaFayette. For information call 706-398-1988. COMMUNITY · Rock City Gardens is holding its 8th annual Rocktoberfest from 8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays during October. Get in touch with Rock City’s German heritage when Rock City Square is transformed for a celebration of harvests and fall foliage. Enjoy special German food, beers and bands or come to dance polkas and visit the gardens. Visit seerockcity.com for more information. COMMUNITY · The Jasper Allen and Georgia Bandy Brown family reunion will be held Sunday, Oct. 13, at Sloppy Floyd State Park’s pavilion one. Lunch will be served beginning at noon.

Monday, Oct. 14

COMMUNITY · The Catoosa County Historical Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 14, at the Old Stone Church Museum located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 41 and Catoosa Parkway. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and Steve McAllister, of Sweetwater, Tenn., will be speaking about the Confederate Army and its actions in East Tennessee. For more information, call Joy Mahan at 706-935-4875. COMMUNITY · Candidates seeking election to the Fort Oglethorpe City Council will participate in a public debate beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17. The debate will be held at The Colonnade and is being hosted by the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce. Questions for the candidates can be submitted at info@catoosachamberofcommerce. com.

Tuesday, Oct. 15

COMMUNITY · The Chattanooga Valley High School Class of 1959 beginning at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, will hold a 54th reunion at the home of Ray Kingsley on Promise Land Lane, off W. Cove Road. Meat, drinks, paper products and utensils will be provided and everyone is asked to bring a covered dish and lawn chair. RSVP to Kinglsey 706-539-2628 or 423-693-3165 or David Plummer at 706-820-0015 or 423-364-8592.

Thursday, Oct. 17

COMMUNITY · Candidates seekding election to the Fort Oglethorpe City Council will participate in a public debate beginning at 6:30 p.m. tonight, Oct. 17. This debate will be held at The Colonnade and is being hosted by the Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce. COMMUNITY · The Civic Arts League will exhibit work by local artists at Ringgold Art and Frame (7825 Nashville St.) in a show, “Images Across America,” that will be displayed Oct. 17 through Nov. 14. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, a portion of sale proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen Foundation. The opening reception is tonight, from 5-8 p.m. as part of Ringgold’s ‘Girls’ Night Out’.

COMMUNITY · Cloud Springs Elementary School is holding a 50th anniversary celebration on Saturday, Oct. 19. The reunion begins with a 5K run/walk at 8:30 a.m., entertainment and refreshments will be available 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. and an alumni photograph will be taken at about 11 a.m. inside the gymnasium. Additional information is available online at cse.catoosa.k12.ga.us. COMMUNITY · Rock City’s Enchanted Maize at Blowing Springs Farm, 271 Chattanooga Valley Road in Flintstone, Ga., is open Thursday through Sunday until Oct. 27. Admission is $7 for children 4-12, $9 for adults. In addition to the maize maze, a petting zoo will be open Friday through Sunday and there will be other activites — hayrides, cow train, pumpkin painting, corn slingshot, bean bag toss, inflatables and a pumpkin patch maze for children. For information call 706-820-2531 or