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pick up. Phone banking materials will also be available for willing volunteers. The public is invited.
Friday, Oct. 28
COMMUNITY · Hickory Grove Baptist Church, 5010 Houston Valley Road, in Ringgold will host a church yard sale Friday, Oct. 28, from 8 a.m.6 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 29, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Household items, décor, clothing, etc.
Saturday, Oct. 29
COMMUNITY · Bethlehem Baptist Church, 278 Oak Grove Road, in Chickamauga Ga., will host a free Fall Cookout Saturday, Oct. 29, from 3-7 p.m. Join us for outdoor games, activities, arts/crafts and food, but please no costumes. Everyone is also welcome to join us on Sundays at 10 a.m. for Sunday School and 11 a.m. for church services.
COMMUNITY · There willl be a community benefit car wash Saturday, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m. at O’Reilly Auto Parts Store, in LaFayette. Donations accepted. All proceeds go to Hue Lingerfelt. He is fighting cancer.
CHURCH · Second Baptist Church, 500 W. Main Street, in LaFayette will host a Fall Fest Brave Cave Saturday, Oct. 29, from 2-4 p.m. Games, snacks and crafts.
RECREATION · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park invites the public to participate in a free, 90-minute ranger-guided car caravan tour Saturday, Oct. 29, at 11 a.m. in association with the 153rd Anniversary of the Battle of Wauhatchie. This tour will begin at the Chattanooga Arboretum and Nature Center parking lot at 400 Garden Road, Chattanooga, Tenn. The Battle of Wauhatchie, fought during the night of Oct. 28-29, 1863, was a Confederate attempt to regain control of Brown’s Ferry and Lookout Valley from Union troops who successfully took Brown’s Ferry during the early morning hours of Oct. 27. Visitors should wear comfortable and supportive footwear, appropriate clothing for the weather, and bring water. For more information about programs at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241, the Lookout Mountain Battlefield Visitor Center at 423-821-7786, or visit park website at nps.gov/chch.
ENTERTAINMENT · Carpe Risus will present “House of Frankenstein” Saturday, Oct. 29, at 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. Performances will be at The Colonnade, 264 Catoosa Circle, in Ringgold. “House of Frankenstein” is a comedy about Baron Victor von Frankenstein who is bored with his attempts to give life to the lifeless so he has turned his attention to curing the supposedly incurable. From his home in the Carpathian Mountains, he and his long-suffering wife Elisabeth, the unsavory hunchback Ygor, the Valkyrian Frau Lurker and the Monster play host to various mysterious and menacing denizens of the night (invited and otherwise) who visit the Baron to beg him to rid them of their vices. Ticket prices range from $8-12. Group ticket prices available for all shows. Email office@ colonnadecenter.org or call 706-9359000.
Sunday, Oct. 30
COMMUNITY · Trunk or Treat Off The Street will be held Sunday, Oct. 30, from 5-7 p.m. at Rock Spring United Methodist Church, Highway 95 and Peavine Road. Halloween festivities will occur rain or shine. In addition to treats from car trunks, there will be games, hayrides, and costume contest for kids. Hot dogs, chili, and fixings will be available with donations accepted to support the Sack Pack Ministry which feeds kids on weekends during the school year.
Monday, Oct. 31
CHURCH · Cooper Heights Church of God, 12598 Hwy 193, in Chickamauga, (10 miles south of 2A and about 1/2 mile north of 136) will