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tor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit the park’s website at nps.gov/chch.

COMMUNITY · A benefit for The Beginning Baptist Church and youth camp in LaFayette will be held Saturday, June 18, at 6 p.m. at the Armuchee Community Center, 11471 Ga 136, in LaFayette. Event proceeds will be used for repairs, rebuilding the sanctuary and new cabins for the youth camp that are handicap accessible. There will be an auction, cake walk, hotdogs and singers Forgiven and The Cochrans. Contact Wilborn Dycus at 706-673-5294 or Junior Williams at 706-397-2159.

COMMUNITY · Catoosa County will hold its “Catoosa Market,” a free event for the public, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at the Northwest Georgia Bank Amphitheatre. There will be live entertainment, petting zoo, inflatables for kids, and more. There will also be vendors offering homemade and handmade items for sale, as well as food, drinks and produce. Organizers are looking for vendors to be a part of the event. Interested vendors can download the vendor app from catoosa. com or call 706-965-2500 or or email at katie.thomason@ catoosa.com.

COMMUNITY · Children in the community are invited to free Vacation Bible School at Elizabeth Lee United Methodist Church, Cove Road, in Chickamauga, Monday-Friday, June 20-24, from 9 a.m.- noon. Event is appropriate for children who will be four by Sept. 30, through fifth grade. Breakfast and snack served. Please preregister. Registration forms available at the church and online at elumc.com. Water stories from the Bible, crafts, outdoor recreation, science, service project and music. For more information, contact Barbara at 423-827-3101.

MEETING · The regular meeting of the Walker County board of education will be held Monday, June 20, at 6 p.m. at the Walker County department of education building, 201 South Duke Street, LaFayette.

COMMUNITY· The Catoosa County public library, 108 Catoosa Circle, in Ringgold, is hosting a book club for third and fifth graders Monday, June 20, at 1 p.m. For more information, call 706-965-3600.

MEETING · The Walker County Chamber of Commerce will host its “OneWalker” membership luncheon Tuesday, June 21, from 11:30 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the banquet hall of the Gordon Lee Mansion, 217 Cove Road, in Chickamauga. During the luncheon, chamber chair Paul R. Cook will discuss One-Walker, Commissioner Bebe Heiskell will give a State of Walker County Address, city councilman Evitte Parrish will give the City of Chickamauga Address and Corky Jewell, chairman of the Chickamauga City board of education, will give a system update. Parking will be available at the Gordon Lee High School horseshoe. Check-in begins at 11:30 a.m. Cost to attend is $15 per person, which includes a meal provided by Crystal Springs Smokehouse of Chickamauga. Space is limited and reservations must be made online at walkercochamber. com. Deadline to register is Sunday at midnight prior to the event and no walk-ins will be accepted. Non-chamber members are required to pay by Visa or MasterCard at the time of registration. Refunds for cancellations will not be accepted after noon Friday, June 17. For more information on the Walker County Chamber of Commerce call 706-375-7702 or visit walkercochamber.com.

COMMUNITY · North Georgia HealthCare Center, 6120 Alabama Highway, in Ringgold will host a Disaster Emergency Preparedness Workshop Series on Tuesdays in June, beginning June 7, from 5:15 p.m.-6:45 p.m. Workshops are led by Larry Miller, a certified disaster preparedness trainer. This is a free community service workshop for all area residents. Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. Call Sharron Mitchell at 706935-6442 or email smitchell@ nghcc.com.

COMMUNITY · Rossville Public Library, 504 McFarland Avenue, in Rossville,

will host a Zumba class Tuesday, June 21, at 6 p.m.

COMMUNITY· On Tuesday, June 21, the Catoosa County public library, 108 Catoosa Circle, in Ringgold, is hosting Teen Water Games at 2 p.m.; a Beginning Genealogy Workshop at 3 p.m. and Story Time with Mrs. Mary Anne at 6 p.m. For more information, call 706-965-3600. cludes food, inflatables and games, gospel talent hour, college booths and a health van. For more information, call 706-638-6183.

ENTERTAINMENT · Star Wars, The Force Awakens will open the season for Family Movie Night in Fort Oglethorpe Saturday, June 25. Dress as your favorite Star Wars character. Family Movie Night presented by the Fort Oglethorpe Walmart Super Center returns for its second year and will be held the fourth Saturday in June, July and August with the outdoor movie being shown on Barnhardt Circle’s polo field in Fort Oglethorpe. The movie begins at dark. Bring a lawn chair or blankets. Concessions will be available. Movie and parking are free. The Walmart Foundation’s community grant program provides for this wholesome family entertainment. For more info visit fortotourism.org or call the 6th Cavalry Museum at 706-861-2860.

COMMUNITY · A Cornerstone Medical Center Family Fun Day is planned for Saturday, June 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the campus to celebrate the grand re-opening of the medical center. The public is invited to attend.

Sunday, June 26

MEETING · The June monthly meeting of the Walker County Historical Society will be Sunday, June 26, at 3 p.m. Doug Carson will lead a program on “Mining in Walker County.” Interested persons are invited to bring information and artifacts on mining of any type – coal, iron or other. The meeting and a display of artifacts will be in the welcome center across from the Marsh House on North Main Street in La Fayette. Loaned items are welcome. To loan items for display, call Jennie Chandler 423-994-8485.

CHURCH · Kensington Church of God, 85 Halls Mill Road, in Chickamauga will host a revival with Randall Abbott from Arkansas Sunday-Thursday, June 26-29. Sunday service is at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday-Wednesday at 7 p.m. Pastor Dennis Chambers invites everyone. For more info call 423-315-1544.

Tuesday, June 28

COMMUNITY · The Living and Learning Museum of Walker County is hosting a genealogy workshop, facilitated by Coleen Sprayberry Tuesday, June 28, from 7-9 p.m. at the Welcome Center on N. Main across from the Marsh House. The workshop is for families and will cover the very basics of beginning your own family tree search and also take a look at what we know of the Marshes, a prominent family in the early history of Walker County. Cost: $10 covers instruction and a notebook of information to take home. Everyone welcome, but please call 423-994-8485 to register by June 27.

COMMUNITY · Rossville Public Library, 504 McFarland Avenue, in Rossville, will host Enchanted Entertainment Tuesday, June 28, at 11 p.m. as part of its summer reading club and a Zumba class at 6 p.m.