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Monday, March 8
The Catoosa County Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 8, at the Old Stone Church Museum. The speaker will be Vernon Gordon, a collector of Native American artifacts that were found in the Northwest Georgia area. Gordon titles his program as a “show and tell for adults” and plans to give the historical background of his collection that will be on display for viewing. Gordon is a new member of the Catoosa County Historical Society. The Society will also discuss the success of its fundraising for the new library addition to the museum. The Old Stone Church Museum is two miles south of Ringgold on U.S. Highway 41 at the intersection of Ga. Highway 2 (41 Catoosa Parkway). Please wear a mask to the meeting and practice social distancing. Visitors are always welcome.
The Workforce Development Board of Northwest Georgia Executive Committee will meet at 10:00 a.m., Monday, March 8, via GoTo Meeting. Login information will be posted on the website at www. careerdepot.org.
Tuesday, March 9
The Northwest Georgia Council of the Blind will meet Tuesday, March 9, at 1 p.m. at the Bank of the LaFayette Community Room with special speaker Neal Florence from Medi-Thrift Pharmacy.
GENERAL
♦ CANCEL MEETINGS Ringgold City Council
has canceled the following dates for the regular scheduled City Council meetings: August 9 and December 27, 2021. The June 28, 2021, meeting previously canceled will now be held.
♦ MANSION TOURS The Friends of the Gordon-Lee Mansion March 2021 tour dates have been canceled
due to rescheduling by the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum. The Friends plan to open the Mansion for Chickamauga Turn passengers on April 10, 17, and 24 from noon to 2 p.m. for train passengers and any other visitors wishing to tour. Tours are $5 for adults and $1 for children under 12. All proceeds go to the Friends 501c3 charity for Mansion promotion. Volunteers are needed to assist in greeting and assisting visitors to the Mansion and to participate in Friends meetings held the fourth Tuesday each month. If interested, contact Debbie at 423903-5168 or Gary at 423488-0861.
♦ CHURCH Open Bible Full Gospel Church, 2803 Ga. Highway 151 in LaFayette, invites the public to worship on Sundays: Sunday school at 10 a.m., morning service at 11 a.m., and night service at 5 p.m.
♦ COOKBOOK North Georgia Animal Alliance has put together a cookbook, “Recipes to the Rescue,” to sell as a fundraiser for the animal rescue group. In addition to 200 recipes, including four for dog and cat treats and a few for homemade cleaning agents, NGAA’s cookbook, which sells for $12, features 20 pages of cooking tips and hints and information about the organization and its work. To learn more about “Recipes to the Rescue” and North Georgia Animal Alliance, visit https:// www.northgeorgiaanimalalliance.org/home. html. You can also email ngaa.animals@gmail.com or call 796-937-2287. NGAA is on Facebook at https://www.facebook. com/NorthGeorgiaAnimalAlliance.
♦ CLUB The Kiwanis Club of Fort Oglethorpe was chartered in 1954 and is Catoosa County’s oldest service club. The club meets each Friday at noon at Park Place Restaurant. To learn more about Kiwanis contact Club President Chris McKeever at 706-861-2860 or visit its Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/groups/ftoglethorpekiwanis.