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in hands-on activities presented daily at noon. These activities will be administered through the park’s Facebook page as well.

Saturday, Sept. 19

Several Northwest Georgia counties, including Walker and Catoosa, are banding together to hold a rally in Ringgold for District 14 congressional candidate Marjorie Greene. The 14th Congressional District Unity Rally will begin at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Northwest Georgia Amphitheatre on 220 Catoosa Circle in Ringgold. It will be opened by Aarron Evans and the Travelers, a local country band that has volunteered to play at the event to show its support for the 2A movement.

Chattanooga Valley Lions Club in Flintstone will hold its annual Valley Fest Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Chattanooga Valley Nazarene Church recreation field. There will be crafts, barbecue, inflatables, live music, Lions Club famous pork skins and the club’s first antique car show. Vendor spaces are still available. For information call Christine Edwards at 423-424-9891 or Nadine M. Carden at 423-902-5053.

Thursday, Sept. 24

The second stakeholder meeting for Catoosa County’s Comprehensive Plan has been rescheduled for Thursday, Sept 24, at 6 p.m. in the Ringgold Depot, 155 Depot Street. You may attend in person or virtually. For virtual access to the meeting, email Gretchen Lugthart, Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, at glugthart@nwgrc.org. The group will learn about important resources in the area and continue brainstorming issues and opportunities for the county, and the cities of Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold. The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome.

Walker Rocks is for outdoor adventures, and golf is no exception. The Walker County Chamber of Commerce will host the Walker Rocks Golf Tournament on Thursday, Sept. 24, at the LaFayette Municipal Golf Course. Lunch begins at 11:30 a.m., and tee time is at 12:30 p.m. Due to COVID-19 and the restrictions on social gatherings, this outdoor event is one of the only fundraisers remaining for the Chamber in 2020. The Annual Gala has been postponed until 2021. For registration information, visit https://www.walkerrocks.com/annual-golf-tournament.