MARK YOUR CALENDAR
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18 The Chickamauga Public Library board of trustees will meet
on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 4:30 p.m. at the Chickamauga Public Library Jewell Meeting Room. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, please send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
FRIDAY, JAN. 20
Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association Inc. is seeking community input concerning design for a mural for the Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center’s north exterior wall. If you have ideas, please email those ideas to wcaahaa@yahoo. com before Friday, Jan. 20.
SATURDAY, JAN. 21
The Northwest Georgia Beekeepers Association is hosting a beginner’s beekeeping short course on Saturday, Jan. 21, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Walker County Ag Center at 10052 US Highway 27 in Rock Spring. The registration fee before Jan. 16 is $40 and $45 the day of the program at the door. Space is limited, so pre-register now. To register please contact the Walker County Extension Office at 102 East Napier St. in LaFayette or 706-638-2548.
MONDAY, JAN. 23 LaFayette-Walker County Public Library board of trustees
The
will meet on Monday, Jan. 23, at 4 p.m. in the Wardlaw-Bible Meeting Room of the LaFayette-Walker County Library. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, please send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
TUESDAY, JAN. 24
The Rossville Public Library board of trustees will meet on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 4:30 p.m. in the Bowers Meeting Room of the Rossville Public Library. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via Google Meet, please send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
THURSDAY, JAN. 26
The Cherokee Regional Library board of trustees will meet on Thursday, Jan. 26, at 5 p.m. at the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library. General public: To receive an invitation to attend this meeting via
Google Meet, please send an email to leubanks@chrl.org.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31
Looking for a profound gift to a child, are you willing to change a child’s story? Lookout Mountain CASA serves Chattooga, Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties with volunteer advocates for youth in foster care. One of the best gifts a child can receive is their voice, be a voice for a child from a hard place. CASA needs volunteers. Contact Lookout Mountain CASA at 423-4020843, 706-639-6472 or lookoutmtncasa@gmail.com. Qualifications for CASA volunteer advocate: 21 years +; clean background check; completed CASA application with 4 references; completion of 30+ hours of training. The next CASA onboarding training will be in January 2023.
TUESDAY, FEB. 28
Walker County African American Historical and Alumni Association Inc.’s 2023 African American History Month Contest consists of designing a mini-mural for the Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center. WCAAHAA has a professional muralist for the actual mural design; however, the student winners’ murals will be exhibited in the center and on Beverly’s Historical Moments television show. There will be a first place, second place and third place winner in each of the following categories: elementary school, middle school and high school. Elementary school includes kindergarten. Private, public, home school and GED students 18 years old and under may enter. Winners will not be per school, but per category. In each category, first place will receive $100; second place $50 and third place $25. The LaFayette Woman’s Club will be partnering with this project with Theresa Dorsey, chair of the art committee. Deadline for entries is Tuesday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m. Please contact WCAAHAA’s African American History Month program chair, Kisha Caldwell-Thomas, EdD, for more information and contest rules. Email: kisha.thomas@chattanoogastate.edu.
GENERAL Walker County African American Museum and Cultural Center
features graphic and interactive exhibits highlighting the history and culture of African Americans of the Lookout Mountain Judicial District with emphasis on Walker County but includes Catoosa, Chattooga and Dade counties. Located at 309 N. Main St. in LaFayette, the center is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Closed: Mondays and Tuesday, the first weekend of each month, 1-2 p.m. for lunch and holidays. Museum phone: 706-670-1165, email: wcaahaa@yahoo.com; website: www.walkercountyafricanamerican. com; like us on Facebook at Walker County, Georgia African American Museum and Memorial Park (https:// www.facebook.com/walkercountygeorgiaafricanamericanmuseumandpark).
The NWGA Baptist Food Pantry is open on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. until noon at Second Baptist Church, 500 West Main Street, LaFayette.
Lookout Mountain CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) needs volunteers to advocate for the best interest of the abused and neglected children of Catoosa, Dade, Walker and Chattooga counties who are in foster care. CASA volunteers serve as the eyes and ears of the juvenile court judges. For more information, email Annice Goodwin at lookoutmtncasa@gmail. com or call 423-402-0843.
The Friends of the Gordon-Lee Mansion offers tours of the mansion in Chickamauga from Memorial Day to Labor Day, each Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The cost is $5 for adults and $1 for children 12 and under. Proceeds benefit the Friends 501c3 group to improve and enhance the mansion. For more information, visit www.friendsofthegordonleemansion.org or call 423-488-0861.
The local board of
EFSP (Emergency Food Shelter Program) of Walker County
consists of nonprofit agencies within Walker County that work toward assisting Individuals and Families With Children with Food, Shelter, Household Assistance, Counseling, and much more. EFSP of Walker County is part of the national board of EFSP in Virginia. Any agency within Walker County desiring to be a part of the local board to receive federal funds please contact Tanya Nave at 423-903-9779 or Denise Jackson at 404-234-7211.