Saturday, July 21

COMMUNITY · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park and Outdoor Chattanooga are offering a series of free, monthly historical bike tours through Chickamauga Battlefield. The public is invited to bring their bicycles and join in these leisurely-paced historical rides, which take about two hours. Loaner bicycles from the Outdoor Chattanooga Mobile Bicycle Fleet will be available for riders five feet tall and over at no charge, thanks to sponsorship from the Friends of the Park and the Chattanooga Bicycle Club. Reservations for these bicycles are required; contact the Chickamauga Battlefield Visitor Center at 706-866-9241. Ride length is three to four miles on flat to moderately hilly terrain. The rides are appropriate for adults and children ages eight and older when accompanied by an adult. All participants are required to wear helmets. Additional Saturday battlefield bicycle tours are scheduled for Aug. 18, Sept. 15, and Oct. 20.

COMMUNITY · A Veterans Appreciation Day will be held by Lane Funeral Home & Crematory, South Crest Chapel beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 21. Enjoy hot dogs and ice cream. Activities include a flag raising, a 21-gun salute, military motor vehicles on display and patriotic music. For more information, visit lane southcrestchapel.com or call 706-866-5151. Lane Funeral Home is at the foot of historic Missionary Ridge, 833 Chickamauga Avenue, in Rossville.

COMMUNITY · A memorial service will be held for the late Alyadean Sisson Dale of Palatka, Fla., formerly of north Georgia. The family invites all who knew Alyadean to attend at 1 p.m., Saturday, July 21, at Mission Glen Baptist Church on Happy Valley Road, in Rossville. Pastor R. V. Wells will officiate. The service will celebrate and honor Alyadean’s life.

ENTERTAINMENT · The Three Musketeers, adapted by Charles Morey, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Walker County Civic Center, 10052 N Hwy 27, Rock Spring, GA 30739. Tickets cost $10 for adults, $8 for seniors 55 and older and students. Admission for groups of 10 or more is $7 each. For more information, call 706-375-7705.

COMMUNITY · Chief Vann House Days will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, July 21. The historic site is three miles west of Chatsworth, at the intersection of State Highways 52A and 225. Watch demonstrations of 19th Century pottery making, flute making, basket weaving, quilting, spinning, rug making, blacksmithing, wood carving, and blowgun shooting. There also will be storytelling, a short film and interpretive displays. Admission is $6 for adults, $5.50 for seniors and $4 for youth ages 6-17.

COMMUNITY · Memorial Health Care System’s mobile health coach will provide mammogram screenings for women at the SunTrust Bank, Gunbarrel Road location, from 2-6 p.m. Saturday, July 21. Ladies age 40 and over who have not had a mammogram in the last 12 months are eligible with or without insurance by calling Memorial’s MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at 423-495-4040 or toll free 866-591-2254.

COMMUNITY · Chattanooga State Community College will hold its third annual Family Fish Fry in July from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, July 21. The free event will take place outside the student center on the main campus. Members of the Student Affairs team will be available to assist guests with completing the admissions process, applying for financial aid, academic assessment, advising, registering for fall classes, paying fees, or completing any other unfinished tasks. Fall classes begin on Saturday, Aug. 25. Due to the hectic nature of the fall semester, completing all of the components of admission and registration in advance prepares new students for a successful start at Chattanooga State. The Family Fish Fry provides a relaxing and enjoyable environment for guests to complete the enrollment process. For more information, call Michelle Olson at 423-697-5740 or e-mail michelle.olson@chattanoogastate.edu.

COMMUNITY · Boot Camp for Dads will be held from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 21, at Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road, Chattanooga). This session is for first-time dads who want to learn more about the upcoming new addition in their family. Topics include diapering, feeding, why babies cry and how to handle it, how you can help the new mom, learn about postpartum depression and general hands-on infant care. A new “veteran” dad is invited (along with his new baby) to the class for question and answer time. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 423-778-LINK (5465) to register.

COMMUNITY · A breastfeeding class will be held from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, July 21, at Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road, Chattanooga). This class is designed to help participants make an informed choice about breastfeeding. Learn breastfeeding basics, what to expect the first few weeks and special tips for success. Concerns about returning to work or school also will be discussed. This course is coordinated by a board-certified lactation consultant. Registration fee is $30. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 423-778-LINK (5465) to register.

COMMUNITY · Walker County resident and author Virginia McKevitt will hold a book signing at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 21, at the Catoosa County Library (108 Catoosa Circle, Benton Place Campus) in Ringgold. McKevitt will donate 10 percent of the sales from her debut fantasy novel “Fracture: The Secret Enemy Saga” to The Friends of the Catoosa Library.

COMMUNITY · The Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe Recreation Association is taking football and cheerleading sign-ups at the red building on Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe on the following dates: Saturday, July 21, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday, July 22, from 12:30-2 p.m.; Saturday, July 28, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday, July 29, from 12:30-2 p.m.; Monday, July 30, from 5-8 p.m. (Chick-Fil-A Spirit night at the Fort Oglethorpe location); Friday, Aug. 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.; and, Saturday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more details, call 423-544-0096.

COMMUNITY · The Chief John Ross house is open for the summer from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday now through August. Admission is free. The house is at the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Spring Street (behind the Bi-Lo) in Rossville. For more information or to schedule a private tour, call 423-400-7400.

COMMUNITY · Super Saturday Market is every Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Dalton Green Park next to the Whitfield County Courthouse in Dalton. For more information or to become a vendor, visit DowntownDalton.com or call the Downtown Dalton Development Authority at 706-278-3332.

COMMUNITY · UTC College of Business launches a Veterans Entrepreneurship Boot Camp, Saturday, July 21-Saturday, July 28. UTC is partnering with Oklahoma State’s School of Entrepreneurship to offer this program, which is a series of training modules designed by UTC and OSU faculty and successful entrepreneurs to provide participating veterans with the nuts and bolts of small business start-up and leadership. The VEP program is offered entirely free to qualified, disabled veterans who have been accepted into the program. This year, the program will engage 16 veteran delegates in its 8-day boot camp and 10-month mentoring program. For more information, e-mail or call Kristina-Montague@utc.edu, 423-425-2688 or Chuck-Cantrell@utc.edu , 423-425-4363

ENTERTAINMENT · The Chattanooga Theatre Centre's production of “Anything Goes” continues each weekend through Sunday, July 29. For more information, call 423-267-8534 or visit theatrecentre.com.

COMMUNITY · The Chief John Ross house is open for the summer from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday now through August. Admission is free. The house is at the intersection of East Lake Avenue and Spring Street (behind the Bi-Lo) in Rossville. For more information or to schedule a private tour, call 423-400-7400.

Sunday, July 22

COMMUNITY · An antique typewriter exhibit is ongoing at Chattooga Academy in LaFayette. The exhibit features Royal, Underwood and Smith typewriters, as well as Imperial and Smith-Corona typewriters. An Oliver No. 9 is also on display. The typewriters were manufactured approximately from between 1915-1950. A volunteer will be on-hand to assist visitors with the exhibit today, Sunday, from 1-3 p.m. Chattooga Academy is open from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. most days Monday through Friday. The building is at 304 North Main Street, in LaFayette. Admission is free. For more information, call 706-639-1519.

COMMUNITY · “Civil War Hospitals and Medicine” will be the topic of a display and series of talks on Sundays during July at the Catoosa County Library. Speakers will be Jerry Tollinger, July 22, “A 10th Tennessee Cavalryman,” and Pat and Harold Silcox, July 29, “Colonel and Mrs. Cloud.” Each talk will be from 2:30-3:30 p.m. each Sunday at the community room of the library located on the Benton Place campus off Battlefield Parkway. For more information, call 423-413-3445.

CHURCH · Ebenezer Baptist Church will hold a homecoming beginning at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 22. Josiah and Wilma Tomblin will provide music. The church is at 77 Hackett Road in Ringgold. Bro. Randy Sutherland will preach. Pastor is Bro. Ricky Burnette. For more information, call 706-459-7614 or 762-201-8100.

COMMUNITY · The Obedience Club of Chattanooga, 4 miles south of Chattanooga on Highway 193 in Flintstone, will hold registration for obedience, rally, and new agility classes for puppies and dogs from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, July 22. Agility I and II Fundamentals (Indoors) will now be offered. Bring a copy of shot records to registration. During registration, various OCC dog/handler teams will present training demonstrations. Classes begin on Monday night, July 23. Visit chattanoogaobedienceclub.org or call 423 517-1448.

RELIGIOUS · Vacation bible school will be offered from 7-9 p.m. Sunday, July 22, through Thursday, July 26, at Smith Chapel United Methodist Church, 1721 Smith Chapel Road in Tunnel Hill. Classes are for nursery age children to adults. Call 706-965-2434 for more information.

ENTERTAINMENT · Charlie Daniels will perform at Lake Winnepesaukah’s Jukebox Junction Stage on Sunday, July 22 with one show at 5 p.m. All Jukebox Junction concerts are free with admittance to Lake Winnepesaukah Amusement Park. All guests under 18 must be accompanied by a guest age 18 or over and must purchase either an Unlimited Ride Pass for $26 or a Ticket Package for $18. A Youth/Senior Ride Pass is $10 for children ages 1 and 2 and adults 65 and older. A special Concert Only Pass is $10 for ages 18 and older. Parking is free. Park hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m. on Thursdays, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and noon-10 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, call 706-866-5681 or toll free (877) LAKEWIN or visit lakewinnie.com.

COMMUNITY · The Lakeview Fort Oglethorpe Recreation Association is taking football and cheerleading sign-ups at the red building on Barnhardt Circle in Fort Oglethorpe on the following dates: Sunday, July 22, from 12:30-2 p.m.; Saturday, July 28, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sunday, July 29, from 12:30-2 p.m.; Monday, July 30, from 5-8 p.m. (Chick-Fil-A Spirit night at the Fort Oglethorpe location); Friday, Aug. 3, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.; and, Saturday, Aug. 4, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. For more details, call 423-544-0096.

COMMUNITY · Walker County Commissioner Bebe Heiskell will hold a meet and greet from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, July 22 at Heiskell's Campaign Headquarters in the Fieldstone Farms Village in Rock Spring. For more information, call 706-375-5757.

RELIGIOUS · McFarland United Methodist Church, 101 E. Gordon Avenue, Rossville, will hold vacation bible school from 5:45-8:45 p.m. Sunday, July 29, through Wednesday, Aug. 1. Early sign-up and a move is at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 22. For more information, call 706-866-2981.

Monday, July 23

RELIGIOUS · Vacation bible school for rising first graders through 8th graders is offered at Second Baptist Church (500 W. Main Street in LaFayette) from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, through Friday, July 27. Van pickup will be available in the city limits. For transportation, call 706-638-2732 by July 19. Register online at secondbaptistlafayette.com by July 19, to be eligible for a prize on the first night of VBS.

COMMUNITY · A bariatric support group will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, July 23, at Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. Support group meetings are for individuals scheduled to have bariatric surgery or who have already had weight loss surgery. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 423-778-LINK (5465) for more information.

COMMUNITY · A metabolic and bariatric surgery seminar will be held from 6-8 p.m. Monday, July 23, at Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road, Chattanooga). Area residents 100 or more pounds overweight or with health problems related to obesity are invited to learn more about the Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Center at Erlanger. It is a free seminar, but registration is required. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 423-778-LINK (5465) to register. Visit Erlanger’s You Tube Channel at youtube.com/erlangerhealth and click The Weight Loss Program under Playlist to watch first-hand accounts from those who have gone through the program.

RELIGIOUS · Vacation bible school (SonRise National Park) at Cedar Hill Baptist Church will be held from 6:30-9 p.m. Monday, July 23 through Friday, July 27. Classes are available for ages 3 through adults. The church is at 60 Dyer Bridge Place, one mile east of the Fort Oglethorpe Wal-Mart. For more information, call 706-858-0976 or visit cedarhillbaptist.com

COMMUNITY · Adult sand volleyball will be held Monday, Tuesday or Thursday evenings, now through July 30, at the Gilbert Stephenson Park tennis courts in Fort Oglethorpe. Cost is $150 per team. Visit ymcachattanooga.org for more information.

COMMUNITY · Chattanooga Ronald McDonald House Charities will host “It’s a Rockin’ Auction Online” July 23 through Aug, 2. The goal is to raise $50,000 to help support families with critically ill and injured children that rely on the services of Ronald McDonald House Charities. The online auction features over 500 items with something for everyone including: South African Safari for Two, Tickets to Tennessee Vols Games, Tennessee Titans football game and Nashville Predators tickets, beach trips to Fripp Island and Destin, golf trips to a Troon Golf Course in Scottsdale Arizona, NASCAR Bristol Spring Race tickets, children’s summer camps and birthday parties, restaurant dining certificates and sports memorabilia. To bid, click on the online auction header at rmhchattanooga.com.

ENTERTAINMENT · Tickets to attend Lauren Alaina's October concert at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton go on sale at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 14. Tickets may be purchased at the trade center box office. Alaina is scheduled to perform at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5. General admission to the concert is $15. For tickets or more information, go to daltontradecenter.com.