COMMUNITY · Moments to Share (Grief) Support Group will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at the Ronald McDonald House in Chattanooga. This group is for parents who have lost a baby during pregnancy or in intensive care. Call (423) 778-5149 for more information.
COMMUNITY · Two free eight-hour series of basic diabetes management classes are being offered by the Walker County Health Department. The first series will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays, Jan. 31, Feb. 5 and 7, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Chickamauga Public Library. The second series will be on Fridays, Feb. 15 and 22, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at the health department in LaFayette. Call 706-638-5577 to register.
COMMUNITY · Lafayette Physical Therapy will hold “fit and fun” sessions Tuesdays and Thursdays, through Jan. 31, from 10:30-11:30 a.m., at 120 West Villanow Street in LaFayette. For more information, call Vicki at 706-638-5983.
COMMUNITY · Girl Scouts have started taking orders for Girl Scout cookies. Orders will be taken through Feb. 10. Cookie deliveries and booth sales are March 1 - 24. For more information, visit girlscoutcsa.org or call 1-800-474-1912.
COMMUNITY · On Thursday, Jan. 31, at 6:30 p.m., the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Catoosa-Walker Counties will officially get underway as event volunteers and participants gather at The Walker County Chamber of Commerce, 10052 North Highway 27, Rock Spring, for a kickoff rally to launch their fundraising efforts for the year. The rally will feature speakers from the community who have benefitted from the funds raised at Relay and will honor cancer survivors. This also will be an opportunity to register a team and select a campsite for the overnight event to be held on May 3, 2013, at Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School. For more information, call 1-800-227-2345 or visit catoosawalkerrelay.org.
COMMUNITY · The first Wash Me Pink Color Run to benefit Susan G. Komen will be held Saturday, March 9. The 5K color run course begins at 9 a.m. at 1104 Redwine Cove, in Dalton. Registration is from 7 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Color washers will douse participants with Komen color at the color stations strategically placed throughout the course. Parking passes cost $5 if pre-purchased and $10 at the venue, and are required for each car. Registration rates increase on Feb. 1. Visit washmepink.com.
COMMUNITY · The United Way’s Center for Nonprofits (CNP) is offering workshops for local nonprofit organizations and their volunteers. Most sessions are offered at 630 Market Street, unless otherwise noted. To learn more, call Sara Collier at (423) 752-0329 or email saracollier@cnpchatt.org. You can also go and register online at cnpchatt.org. A volunteer management serires begins Thursday, Jan. 31, from 9 a.m.-noon. Fees are $250 for members/ $400 for nonmembers. A limited number of partial scholarships are available to CNP members.
COMMUNITY · Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has partnered with local libraries to host Reading with Ringling Brothers. All branches of the Cherokee Regional Library System will be participating. Children who read five books will be rewarded with a free ticket to the circus at Philips Arena in Atlanta for Feb. 13-18. Children must be aged 2-12 to participate. Stop by your Walker or Dade County public library today to register for the program.
COMMUNITY · The Veterans of All Wars Museum, at 71 Red Belt Road in Chickamauga, will be closed through Thursday, Feb. 28, and will reopen Friday, March 1. The museum has a collection of guns and other memorabilia on display. The museum was founded by Robert H. Honeycutt, a WWII veteran, POW, and survivor of the 800 mile German death march. Call Randy Culbreth at 423-488-4789 for more information.
COMMUNITY · Pilates - helps reduce stress and tension, restores natural balance, improves circulation, range of motion, strength and flexibility. Certified instructor Denise McGaughey offers classes every Monday mornings at 8:30 a.m. and Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 6 p.m. at Boynton United Methodist Church. Cost is $33 per month or a flex-pass is available. For more information, go to BoyntonUMC.org or call 423-779-4468. Boynton United Methodist is located at 4246 Boynton Drive in Ringgold, two miles west of I-75, south of Battlefield Parkway at Pine Grove and Boynton.
Friday, Feb. 1
COMMUNITY · A 12-week class for those dealing with challenges related to hearing loss will be offered Fridays, Feb. 1-April 26, from 9:30-11:30 a.m., at The SUMMIT, 6400 Lee Highway, Suite 103, in Chattanooga, Tenn. (At the crossroads of Highway 153 and Lee Highway, next to the Murphy Express gas station. The Summit is accessible from the Carta transportation bus service – route #4/Eastgate/Hamilton Place – and a lighted sign “The SUMMIT” will face the highway.) Tuition normally costs $150, but is only $25 for this semester. To RSVP, call 423-624-1669 or email: letmypeoplehear@yahoo.com.
Saturday, Feb. 2
COMMUNITY · The Ridgeland High School Cheerleaders will host a pancake breakfast fundraiser at Applebee’s in Fort Oglethorpe on Feb. 2, from 8-10 a.m. Tickets cost just $5. Tickets can be purchased from any of the cheerleaders or pay at the door.
COMMUNITY · The Cedar Grove Community Club will hold a Wild Game Supper at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at 5395 West Cove Road in Chickamauga. Cost is $8 per person for dinner, a drink and dessert. To reserve tickets, call 423-762-2715.
COMMUNITY · The Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe Recreation Association has begun to take baseball and softball sign-ups for the 2013 season. Sign-ups for girls and boys ages 3 and older are from noon-3 p.m. Saturdays, and 6-8 p.m. Thursdays, at the red building on Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe. For more information on baseball call Mark Cope (423) 227-5057, and for softball call Ronnie Davis at (706) 463-0277. All signed players will participate in a pre-season camp with Lakeveiw-Fort Oglethorpe High School coaches and players at the LFO Baseball Complex.
ENTERTAINMENT · Chattanooga Chuck, the Tennesee Aquarium’s weather predicting marmot, will make his annual Groundhog Day forecast in Ranger Rick’s Backyard Safari at noon and 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Tennesse Aquarium in downtown Chattanooga.
ENTERTAINMENT · The Tennesse Aquarium will hold a Cub/Boy Scout Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2. Admission is $10 for Scouts in uniform and leaders. Additional adults will be charged $20, and additional children age 3-12 will be charged $10 admission. For more information, email events@tnaqua.org.
COMMUNITY · Rock Spring Athletic Association will hold Baseball and Softball sign ups every Tuesday from 6-8 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through Feb. 16, at Rock Spring Elementary School. For ages are 3-12.
RELIGIOUS · Lyerly United Methodist will have its first Karaoke Night on Feb. 2, from 6-8. Some CD's will be available. Or, bring your own Christian CD, and friends and family. Refreshments will be served. All are invited to attend. Call Judy Motes at 706-506-1334 for more information.
COMMUNITY · Ringgold author Janie Dempsey Watts will sign copies of her new novel “Moon Over Taylor’s Ridge” (Little Creek Books, 256 pages, $ 12.95) on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 2-4 p.m. at Jane's Place, 9990 Commerce Street, in Summerville. To learn more about the novel, and upcoming events, visit the author’s website, janiewatts.com.
COMMUNITY · Heart Smart Saturday will be held from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Erlanger at Volkswagen Drive (Chattanooga). Local heart specialists will be on hand to discuss risk factors, signs and symptoms and lifestyle changes you need to know to prevent heart disease. Free cholesterol screening by appointment from 7 until 8:30 a.m. only. Participants will also be treated to a heart healthy lunch. The event is free and registration is required. Call (423) 778-LINK (5465) for more information and to register.
COMMUNITY · Childbirth Education will be offered from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, at Erlanger at Hutcheson (Women’s Center) in Fort Oglethorpe. This childbirth education class/series is designed for expectant parents and taught by experienced OB nurses. These classes include stages of labor, relaxation and labor support techniques, hospital procedures, pain management options, after birth and home care for moms and in-hospital care for newborns. There will also be time for questions and answers. Registration is free to mother’s delivering at Hutcheson or $75 if delivering at another location. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at (423) 778-LINK (5465) to register.
ENTERTAINMENT · Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga (ETC) will hold its second annual “Le Chatt Noir” fundraiser, a cabaret, with a mixer at 7:30 p.m. and show starting at 8 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 2, at Eastgate Town Center, 5600 Brainerd Road, inChattanooga,. There will be a cash bar. Tickets cost $20 for singles, $35 for couples. Price includes one drink ticket and one raffle ticket.
COMMUNITY · Parkridge East Hospital in East Ridge, Tenn., will offer free tours of the birthplace on Saturday, Feb. 2, from 5-6 p.m. Participants can tour the labor and delivery area and the mother/baby area (based on availability). Prenatal services and classes will be discussed with a time for questions and answers. This tour begins in the Rowe Conference Room. For more information and to register for classes, call MedLine at 800-242-5662 or visit ParkridgeEastHospital.com.
COMMUNITY · Pivotal events of the year 1863 will be scrutinized and analyzed in The 2013 Civil War in the Western Theater Colloquium to be held Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton. The free program begins at 1 p.m., with Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park historian Jim Ogden. Ogden’s lecture is titled, “Gateway to the Deep South: The Battles around Atlanta.” Historian and author Dr. Richard McMurry’s lecture at 2 p.m. is titled, “Ole Joe 1863: Joseph E. Johnston and the Defense of the West.” For more information, call 706-272-4452.
COMMUNITY · Zumba - A fun and effective workout to the beat of Latin and International music, meets every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. at Boynton United Methodist Church. Females only. Cost is $5 per class to pay the certified instructor. For more information, go to BoyntonUMC.org or call 706-866-2626. Boynton United Methodist is located at 4246 Boynton Drive in Ringgold, two miles west of I-75, south of Battlefield Parkway at Pine Grove and Boynton.
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