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Wednesday, July 26
COMMUNITY · Rossville Community Ministries, a ministry of Rossville area churches, is a food pantry stocked with non-perishable food to help families or individuals in the Rossville area. Non-perishable food items, cash donations and volunteers are needed. The Rossville Community Ministries is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from noon until 3 p.m. They are at First Baptist Church of Rossville, 100 Spring Street. Those coming for the first time should call 706-861-5748 during office hours to find out what is necessary to avail themselves of this service.
Thursday, July 27
MEETING · The Cherokee Regional Library board of trustees will meet Thursday, July 27, at 4 p.m. at the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library.
MEETING · The July meeting of Walker County Democrats will be held on Thursday, July 27, 6:30 p.m., at the Chickamauga Public Library, 306 Cove Road. The topic will be a panel discussion by current and past public school teachers on “Why Good Public Schools are Essential to Democracy.” The panel will include Austin Cope, a science teacher at Chattanooga Valley Elementary; Jason Alspaugh, a history teacher at Ridgeland High School; David Cofield, a retired teacher from La Fayette; and Jim Barrett, President of the Walker County Association of Educators, who has just returned from the National Education Association’s Representative Assembly in Boston. Issues of local control and adequate financing will be discussed. All parents and grandparents are encouraged to attend, as well as everyone interested in strengthening our democracy. For more information: David Boyle, 706764-2801.
Friday, July 28
MEETING · The Catoosa County Board of Education will conduct a special meeting, sitting as a student appeal tribunal on Friday, July 28, at 9 a.m. at the Catoosa County Board of Education office (Department of Education) at 307 Cleveland Street, Ringgold, Georgia.
Saturday, July 29
ENTERTAINMENT · The Friends of the Gordon-Lee Mansion, in Chickamauga, will conduct tours of the mansion every Saturday until Labor Day. The Mansion will be open from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. with an admission of $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and younger. All proceeds help with maintenance and preservation of the antebellum house and its grounds. Contact the Friends at 423 488 0861 for more information or visit them on Facebook.
Sunday, July 30
CHURCH · Keith Baptist Church invites the community to its Fifth Sunday Singing on July 30 at 11 a.m., featuring the Bondservants. Following the worship service, everyone is invited to a free covered dish lunch in the fellowship hall. The church is located at 1573 Keith Road in the Ringgold / Tunnel Hill area. For more information, call Jeff Greer at 423-400-8761.
Saturday, Aug. 5
EDUCATION · The Catoosa County Baptist Association invites the community to its annual Back To School Fair on Saturday Aug. 5 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Camp Scott Patterson on 72 Old Mill Lane in Ringgold. School supplies and medical exams will be provided for families who need them. Also, there will be free food, haircuts, games, inflatables and swimming. For more information, please contact Jerry Little at (706) 937-5323.
EDUCATION · On Saturday, Aug. 5, at 2 p.m., Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will present a 90-minute car caravan tour of Chickamauga Battlefield focusing on resistance during Reconstruction. Participants will learn about veterans of the struggle for Chattanooga and their efforts to resist Reconstruction.
Sunday, Aug. 6
REUNION · The Black’s Reunion (descendants of John Harden Black) will be Sunday, Aug. 6, beginning at 12:30 p.m. at Naomi Baptist Church fellowship hall. The church is 10 miles south of Ringgold at Ga. Highway 151 and Ga. Highway 136.
Tuesday, Aug. 22
MEETING ·The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will hold its quarterly public meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 22, at the Thornton Recreation Center, 102 North Floyd Park Road in Rome (across from Armuchee High School on U.S. Highway 27 North) beginning at 10 a.m.
Saturday, Sept. 30
REUNION · LFO Class of 1987’s 30year reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 30, from 6-10 p.m. at Patriot Hall, 320 Emberson Drive, Ringgold, Ga. 30736. Ticket information: $25 per person for classmates, $10 per person for our teachers. Deadline for payment is Aug. 31. Make check/ money order out to Damon Hairston and mail to Damon Hairston, 1714 Jennings Lane, Chattanooga, TN 37412. Register on our website: lfoclassof87.myevent.com.
GENERAL
CHURCH · Lyerly United Methodist has published its third cookbook, “Feeding the Flock”. This new for 2017 cookbook can be purchased from church members, at Pine Ridge Outdoor Supply or Gilliland’s Island, in Lyerly, or by sending $10 (plus $3 shipping and handling) to Lyerly UMC, P. O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730.
RECREATION · Sunset strolls to Sunset Point are conducted at 5 p.m. every Saturday through November at Cloudland Canyon State Park. Take a stroll with a park ranger to one of the park’s best kept secrets. Enjoy views of Trenton, Lookout Valley, Sand Mountain and more while the sky turns colorful at sunset. Meet at the West Rim Access parking lot for this. 45-minute program. Start time varies according to time of sunset. Ask about specific times at visitor center. $5 parking. Call 706-657-4050 for more information.