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Thursday, Feb. 20

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission Council will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center, 1282 Ga. 53 Spur S.W., Calhoun, Ga.

The first stakeholder meeting for gathering public input for Catoosa County’s Comprehen

sive Plan will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the Catoosa County Administration Building, 800 Lafayette St., Ringgold. The group will begin developing issues and opportunities important for the county and cities of Fort Oglethorpe and Ringgold. The meeting is open to the public and all are welcome.

Walker County Democrats will meet Thursday, Feb. 20, at the Dari Dip, 302 W. Villanow St. in LaFayette, at 6:30 p.m. The topics will be welcoming local Democratic candidates, voter turnout, and voter protection. Guests will include local candidates. The public is invited. More information: 706764-2801.

The Promoting Access for Individuals with Disabilities Council will meet Thursday, Feb. 20, at 10 a.m. at the Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living in Rome, Ga.

CHI Memorial’s mobile health coach will provide mammography screen

ings in Chickamauga and LaFayette on Thursday, Feb. 20, It will be at CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates-LaFayette from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., and at CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates-Chickamauga from 1-4 p.m. CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates-LaFayette is located at 611 East Villanow Street, LaFayette. CHI Memorial Family Practice Associates-Chickamauga is located at 101 Kington Lane, Chickamauga. All women should have one screening mammogram between the ages of 35-40. After age 40, a screening mammogram is recommended every year. Any woman who meets these age guidelines and has not had a mammogram in the past 12 months may participate, with or without insurance. For those with insurance, you must bring your insurance card and a photo ID, such as a driver’s license. Insurance will be filed for you. If you do not have insurance, you may qualify for financial assistance. The MaryEllen Locher Breast Center receives grant funds from Avon Breast Cancer Crusade to provide women with education about and access to breast health services. Partnerships with the Georgia Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Program and the Susan G. Komen Foundation provide eligible uninsured and under-insured women with breast and cervical screenings. If an abnormality is discovered, the diagnostic workup is covered and a financial plan is provided for any follow-up care. Women need to know their doctor’s first and last name. To schedule a screening, call 423-495-4040 or 866591-2254.

Friday, Feb. 21

LaFayette High School’s College and

Career Fair 2020 will be Friday, Feb. 21, from 8:4511:45 a.m. in the school gymnasium. The fair is sponsored by the CTAE, guidance and work-based learning departments.

Sunday, Feb. 23

The February 2020 monthly meeting of the Walker County Historical Society will be held on Sunday, Feb. 23, at 3 p.m. at the Welcome Center, 309 North Main Street, LaFayette. In recognition of African-American History Month, the program will be a discussion of the grant from the Equal Justice Institute for establishing a memorial in Walker County to the victims of lynching in Walker County and Northwest Georgia identified at the National Museum for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Ala. (https://museumandmemorial.eji.org/memorial). The discussion will be an update by Beverly Mitchell Foster, local historian and authority on history in the local African American community. Foster is also chair of the Reconciliation Task Force, which applied for the grant. The public is invited to this meeting, which will be a joint meeting with the Walker County African American Alumni and Historical Association. A number of partner churches will be represented. More information: David Boyle, 706-764-2801.

Tuesday, Feb. 25

The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will hold its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at the Thornton Recreation Center, 102 N. Floyd Park Road, Rome, (across from Armuchee High School on U.S. 27 North). The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public.

Wednesday, Feb. 26

The Southern Lit Book

Club will meet at Caffeine Addicts, 7819 Nashville Street in Ringgold, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at 6 p.m. The featured book will be “Where the Crawdads Sing” by Delia Owens. For more information, call Donna Greeson at 706-935-2810.

Lyerly United Methodist Church is selling it

its “Feeding the Flock”

cookbook for $10. It can be purchased from any church member, at Pine Ridge Outdoor Supply or at Gilliland’s Island in Lyerly. The cookbook can also be ordered by mail by sending $13, which includes $3 shipping and handling, to Lyerly United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 152, Lyerly, GA 30730. For more information, call Jo Ann Mitchell at 706-895-2636.

Thursday, Feb. 27

Robert L. Gilliam, a Chattanooga native and Vietnam veteran, is 100% disabled with heart disease, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, bad knees, a hip replacement, tinnitus and PTSD. He wants to give something back. So he will be teach