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FRIDAY, DEC. 31

The city of LaFayette offices will be closed Friday, Dec. 31, for the New Year’s holiday. The garbage route will be on normal schedule Dec. 27-30.

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.

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5

The Chickamauga Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will meet Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 3 p.m. in the board room of the LaFayette-Walker County Library. They would be glad to talk to others who would like to visit and learn from their organization. The group’s objectives are historical, benevolent, educational, memorial and patriotic.