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– Labor Day) Admission is free. The center is at 5461 North Terrace Road in Chattanooga. For more information, visit jewishchattanooga.com. COMMUNITY Need to take weight off? Come join TOPS (weightloss support group) on Monday’s at 7 p.m. at Center Post Community Center, 8125 Highway 337, LaFayette. For more information, call Beverly Byrd at 706-638- 1045. COMMUNITY Chattooga Academy ( 304 N. Main Street, between Joe Stock Memorial Park and the Marsh House) in LaFayette will display photographs of some former service stations and car dealerships that operated in LaFayette, including information on LaFayette’s former Hupmobile dealership. The Hupmobile car was produced from 1909 -1940 by the Hupp Motor Company of Detroit, Mich. The exhibit also features a model train and the former LaFayette depot ticket booth. A volunteer will be on hand to assist visitors from 1-3 p.m. Sunday. Chattooga Academy hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and from 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. Call ahead to confirm a volunteer will be available. ter. For more information, call the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at (706) 866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at (423) 821-7786, or visit nps.gov/chch. CHURCH Hannah House is a benevolence service free to the community and is sponsored by Rock Spring Baptist Church. New and gently used clothing and shoes of all sizes, kitchen items and linens are available as well as small and large appliances and furniture when available. For more information, Linda or Mike Hill at 706-764-2079 or 423-7180868. EDUCATION Registration for The Georgia Appalachian Center for Higher Education's seventh annual conference and check presentation on Sept. 25, is officially open. To register, go to gachegrants.org/conference. Agenda, directions, parking and sponsorship information will be available on the registration page. COMMUNITY North Georgia Community YMCA will offer After School Programs for students in pre-K through fifth grades throughout the school year at Cherokee Ridge, Fairyland, Rock Spring, Tiger Creek and West Side Elementary schools. Cost is $40 per week for YMCA members, $60 per week for non-members. There is a one-time (per year) $50 registration fee per family. For more information, call 706-935-2226 or visit ngaymca@ymcachattanooga.org. COMMUNITY First Baptist Church of Chickamauga has a few spots open in the 3- and 4-year old preschool classes. Registration packets may be printed from the children’s ministry page at fbcchickamauga.com. For more information, call Susan Veazey or Donna Christol at 706375-2829 or 706-375-2733. Claus will visit from 5-7 p.m. for photo taking. There is no charge for photos, but donations would be welcome. Tickets cost $15 per person, $25 for couples. Admission is free for children younger than 12. The Cherokee Regional Library System has suffered drastic funding cuts this year. Help keep your local library open. For more information, visit chrl.org. COMMUNITY The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) will present a workshop on “Starting a Business” from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Georgia Power Auditorium, 800 Broad Street, Rome. Cost is $69. Pre-register at georgiasbdc.org/ce/rome. For more information, call 706-622-2006 or email stuck@georgiasbdc. org. COMMUNITY Catoosa County Chamber of Commerce will hold its next Breakfast Connection from 8:30-9:30 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 30, at O’Charleys on Battlefield Parkway. Space is limited. R.S.V.P. to info@ catoosachamberofcommerce.com. COMMUNITY Southern politics will be the topic of two upcoming programs to be presented by Dalton State President Emeritus Dr. Jim Burran. Burran will speak at a Coffee & Conversation program from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Little Rome Italian Restaurant Thursday, Aug. 30. Coffee and dessert will be served. Burran will also speak at noon, Friday, Sept. 7, at the James E. Brown Center at Dalton State University in Dalton. Cost is $10. Reservations and advance payment are required two days prior to the event. Call 706-2724473 to RSVP. COMMUNITY The 2012 United Way Campaign Kickoff in Walker, Catoosa and Dade Counties will be held from 7:30-8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring. A buffet breakfast will be served. Find out how United Way is helping friends and neighbors in Walker, Catoosa and Dade Counties by focusing on education, financial stability and support for the community’s most vulnerable. Register online at LiveUnitedWCD.org or call 423-752-0300 to RSVP by Monday, Aug. 27. COMMUNITY LaFayette Park and Recreation will offer a soul line dance class from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays at the Max Stoker Center, 700 Glenn Street. For more information, call Greta Vinson at 423-504-8778. COMMUNITY The Chattanooga Bach Choir will hold auditions for qualified singers Thursday, Aug. 30 through Friday, Aug. 31, at Brainerd United Methodist Church. Contact Dabney Carden at (423) 240-2123 or dabcarden@aol.com to schedule an audition time. CHURCH Hannah House is a benevolence service free to the community and is sponsored by Rock Spring Baptist Church. New and gently used clothing and shoes of all sizes, kitchen items and linens are available as well as small and large appliances and furniture when available. For more information, Linda or Mike Hill at 706-764-2079 or 423-7180868. day, Aug. 31, at Brainerd United Methodist Church. Contact Dabney Carden at (423) 240-2123 or dabcarden@aol.com to schedule an audition time. CHURCH Hannah House is a benevolence service free to the community and is sponsored by Rock Spring Baptist Church. New and gently used clothing and shoes of all sizes, kitchen items and linens are available as well as small and large appliances and furniture when available. For more information, Linda or Mike Hill at 706-764-2079 or 423-7180868. installation of a natural gas tank water heater. Other incentives include $300 towards the purchase and installation of a natural gas tankless water heater, and half off the gas tap fee for new natural gas customers. For more information, call the LaFayette gas department at 706-6391511 or visit greatwaterheaterroundup.com. COMMUNITY Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will hold a military timeline of Chickamauga Battlefield on Saturday, Sept. 1, and Sunday, Sept. 2. Historians will represent historical military units associated with the battlefield. After a brief introduction, visitors can take a selfguided walk behind the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center. These walks begin at 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. and conclude with a weapons-firing demonstration. For more information, call the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-8669241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786 or visit nps.gov/chch. ENTERTAINMENT The Riverfront Nights Summer Music Series continues Saturday, Sept. 1, with a performance by Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds at 8 p.m. at the 21st Century Waterfront in Chattanooga. Visit riverfrontnights. com for more information. CHURCH Hannah House is a benevolence service free to the community and is sponsored by Rock Spring Baptist Church. New and gently used clothing and shoes of all sizes, kitchen items and linens are available as well as small and large appliances and furniture when available. For more information, Linda or Mike Hill at 706-764-2079 or 423-7180868. free (877) LAKEWIN, or visit the web site at lakewinnie.com. CHURCH Hannah House is a benevolence service free to the community and is sponsored by Rock Spring Baptist Church. New and gently used clothing and shoes of all sizes, kitchen items and linens are available as well as small and large appliances and furniture when available. For more information, Linda or Mike Hill at 706-764-2079 or 423-7180868.