MARK YOUR CALENDAR
THURSDAY, DEC. 23
The city of LaFayette offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 23 through Saturday, Dec. 25, for the Christmas holiday. Thursday’s garbage route will be picked up on Wednesday, Dec. 22, along with the regular Wednesday route. All city offices will also be closed Friday, Dec. 31, for the New Year’s holiday. The garbage route will be on normal schedule Dec. 27-30.
FRIDAY, DEC. 24
Walnut Grove Baptist Church, 55 Walnut Grove Road, LaFayette, invites the public to attend Christmas Eve services on Friday, Dec. 24, at 4:30 p.m. Bring the and neighbors for familiar Christmas carols, scripture, prayer and a short message. The service that evening will conclude with the glow of candlelight and singing of “Silent Night.”
SUNDAY, JAN. 2
The Obedience Club of Chattanooga’s next session of Obedience, Rally Obedience, Agility, Nosework, Canine Good Citizen, Conditioning, Therapy Dog, and Freestyle classes for puppies and dogs will begin on Monday, Jan. 3. Sign up online or come to open house at 1:30 pm to register on Sunday, Jan. 2, and orientation for classes from 2 p.m. to 2:45 pm. Bring your dog’s current shot records, including Bordetella. Please, no dogs at registration/orientation unless you plan to take the Canine Good Citizen Test and/or Trick Dog Test which each cost $15. Immediately after orientation there will be demonstrations of obedience, rally obedience, and beginner agility (weather permitting) on the agility field, as well as the Canine Good Citizen Test and Trick Dog Test. Don’t forget to bring current shot records, including Bordetella, and $15 for each test. To sign up for classes or for more information about classes, visit the club’s website at occclub. org or call 423-463-0288.
MONDAY, JAN. 17
The Walker Historic Preservation Commission’s next scheduled monthly meeting will be Monday, Jan. 17, at 6 p.m. at the Wardlaw Building (former Long John Silvers Building) in LaFayette.
GENERAL
♦ MEETINGS The Rossville Downtown Development Authority general meets the first Tuesday each month at 8 a.m. at the Rossville Public Library.
♦ MEETINGS The Catoosa County Democratic Party generally meets the third Thursday each month at 6:30 p.m. For more information, go to www.CatoosaDems. org or contact Greg Bentley at Gbentley61@gmail.com.
♦ 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.
♦ 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.
♦ MEETINGS Chickamauga & Chattanooga Civil War Roundtable meets monthly to discuss the complex history of the Civil War and Reconstruction period. Meetings are the first Thursday each month at 7 p.m. Zoom meetings for now. Reputable historians/authors for each meeting. Email address: cccwrtable@gmail.com. Facebook group: Chickamauga & Chattanooga Civil War Roundtable Group.
♦ CHURCH LaFayette Presbyterian Church will continue broadcasting services at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Facebook Live. Members and visitors are invited to attend the service at 11 a.m. by making a reservation at https:// www.signupgenius.com/ go/5080E4BAAAA2DA02lafayette. There is plenty of space for additional families. Masks are required, and proper social distancing is maintained throughout the service. A recording of the service is posted on YouTube and on the church Facebook page (LaFayette-Presbyterian-Church) for later viewing. meeting in a different way. Prayer requests can be sent via the website, https://www. lafpres.org/, or by calling 706638-3932. Pastor Clay Gunter and the elders are available as needed. Full reopening will be announced at a later date.
♦ MEETINGS Catoosa County Historical Society meets every second Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Old Stone Church, Highway 41, in Ringgold. The Old Stone Church is also open for tours Friday-Sunday, from 1-5 p.m. For more information, call 706-935-5232.
♦ MEETINGS Georgia Transparency Coalition meets the third Thursday of each month. Location and guest speakers announced on our Facebook page each month. GTC is a non-partisan watchdog group committed to fostering transparency, accountability, accessibility, integrity and the highest ethical standards in government, politics and law. Open to interested residents in Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties. For information email GeorgiaTransparencyCoalition@ gmail.com or call Dean Kelley at 706-866-4656.
♦ LOSE WEIGHT TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets on Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. at Harbor Lights Baptist Church, 600 Crane St., LaFayette. Have fun while losing those extra pounds. Call 423-432-0520 for details.
♦ MEETINGS Chickamauga American Legion Post 217 meets the first Saturday each month at 8 a.m. at West 14th Street in Chickamauga.
♦ MEETINGS Southern Lit Book Club meets at Caffeine Addicts, 7819 Nashville Street in Ringgold, the last Tuesday each month at 6 p.m. For more information, call Donna Greeson at 706935-2810.
♦ CHURCH Join Foster Mill Drive Baptist Church in LaFayette for worship. Sunday school is at 10 a.m., with classes for all ages. Morning worship service is at 11 a.m. Sunday night worship is at 6 p.m. Wednesday night worship is at 7 p.m. For more information, call 423-667-4521.
♦ MEETINGS The American Legion, LaFayette Post 339 meets on the third Monday of each month. The meeting is held at 6 p.m. in the Wardlaw-Bible meeting room at the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library. This meeting is open to active and prospective members of The American Legion and their guests.