Thursday, Oct. 4

COMMUNITY · The Walker County Health Department offers flu vaccinations to children and adults on a walk-in basis. The department is at 603 Villanow Street in LaFayette. The cost is $20. Cash, check, credit and debit cards, Medicare, Medicaid, PeachCare, Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance and state employee United Healthcare and CIGNA insurance are accepted. Walk-in hours are 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m. and 12:30-4 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 8 a.m.-11 a.m. and 12:30-5:30 p.m. Thursday, and 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday.

COMMUNITY · The Chickamauga Public Library will hold a “Ready to R.E.A.D.” storytime program at 10 a.m. Thursdays, Oct. 4, 11, 18 and 25.

COMMUNITY · Life After Loss Support Group begins at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Erlanger Baroness in the oncology conference room. This support group is for those who have lost a loved one due to cancer. For more information, call (423) 778-3253.

COMMUNITY · Man to Man Support Group begins at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Erlanger Baroness in the POB dining room. This support group is for spouses, friends and patients who have prostate cancer. For more information, call (423) 778-3253.

COMMUNITY · A diabetes education class will be offered from 1:30- 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, at Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. This class will explore ways to manage diabetes. Call 778-9400 for more information on physician referral and insurance reimbursement.

COMMUNITY · Buzz Bissinger, pulitzer prize-winning author of “Friday Night Lights” speaks on “Sports and Culture” in a free lecture at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, in Goodroe Auditorium at Dalton State College.

COMMUNITY · The 26th annual Summerville–Trion Optimist Club Tennis Tournament to benefit the local Optimist Club scholarship fund will be held Thursday, Oct. 4 through Sunday, Oct. 7, at the Summerville Recreation Center, Trion Recreation Center, and Trion High School. Events scheduled are singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. Adult divisions will be 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and open. Junior divisions will be 18-under, 15-under, 12-under, and 10-under. Entry forms are available at Just Sports & Tennis, the Rome - Floyd Tennis Center, Summerville and Trion Recreation Centers, and online at rosared.com/tennis. Entry fees are $20 for singles and $40 per team for doubles. Balls will be furnished for each match. Checks should be made payable to the Summerville-Trion Optimist Club. The entry deadline is 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1. Play will start at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4. For more information, call Steve Weaver at 706-859-1500.

COMMUNITY · Walker County Emergency Services will offer a free class, “In the woods – safety and survival techniques part 2,” for hunters, hikers and horseback riders, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Oct. 4. The class will be held at Fire Station #1 in Rock Spring, in front of Georgia Northwestern Technical College. Pre-registration is required to ensure adequate course materials. Call 706-539-1255 or email Captain Traci Reece at t.reece@walkerga.us for more information or to register.

COMMUNITY · The Catoosa County Public Library board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4 in the library’s multi-purpose room. The library is at 108 Catoosa Circle on the Benton Place campus off Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold. For more information, call 706-965-3600.

CHURCH · Lyerly United Methodist Church is selling cookbooks for $10. Cookbooks are available from any church member, Pine Ridge Outdoor Suply in Lyerly or by sending $10 (plus $2 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.

Friday, Oct. 5

ENTERTAINMENT · The Walker County Community Theater will present “The Diary of Anne Frank” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5 and Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring. Tickets cost $10 general admission, $8 for students and seniors age 55 and older. Groups of 10 or more are $7 per person.

ENTERTAINMENT · Blowing Screams Farm will present the haunts Forest of Fear and GhostRide starting at dark every Friday and Saturday night in October. Admission is $25 for both haunts. Due to the intense nature of these attractions, parental discretion is advised. Address is Blowing Springs Farm (by day) at 271 Chattanooga Valley Road, Flintstone. Visit blowingscreamsfarm.com for more information.

ENTERTAINMENT · “Bunnicula,” the story of a vampire bunny that sucks the juice out of carrots, opens live on the MainStage Friday, Sept. 28, a production of the Youth Theatre of the Chattanooga Theatre Centre. Show times are at 7:30 Friday and Saturday, and Sunday at 2:30 p.m., Oct. 5 through Oct. 7. Tickets cost $8 and $10 and may be purchased in advance by calling the box office (423) 267-8534 or online at tickets.TheatreCentre.com. The Chattanooga Theatre Centre is at 400 River Street in Chattanooga.

ENTERTAINMENT · Dreadhaven is the town haunted at this season’s Ruby Falls Haunted Cavern. This nationally-ranked haunt is open every Friday through Sunday until Oct. 28, with additional nights on Oct. 11 and 31. Special ticket discounts are offered right now by purchasing them online at hauntedcavern.com.

ENTERTAINMENT · “Flight of the Butterflies 3D” comes to the giant screen at the Tennessee Aquarium IMAX Theater beginning Friday, Oct. 5. The film is rated G and runs 44 minutes. For showtimes and to purchase tickets online go to: http://tnaqua.org/IMAX.aspx.

ENTERTAINMENT · Lake WinnepeSPOOKah opens it ghostly gates on Friday and Saturday evenings, Oct. 5, 6, 12, 13, 19, 20, 26, and 27, from 6-11 p.m. Gate admission, unlimited rides and all special Halloween attractions are included in a $24 admittance fee. A youth/senior ride pass for ages 1 and 2 and 65 and older is $10. For more information, visit us at www.lakewinnie.com or call 1-877-LAKEWIN.

ENTERTAINMENT · The 3rd annual Dalton Red Carpet Half Marathon sponsored by Alliant Health Plans will feature Lauren Alaina performing at a celebration concert starting at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 5, at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton. Tickets can be bought at daltontradecenter.com for $15 plus service fees. The proceeds of the race and concert benefit the City of Refuge and Family Promise of Dalton. For more information go to daltonredcarpethalfmarathon.com or call the Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau at 706-270-9960.

COMMUNITY · On Friday Oct. 5, the Daily Citizen will partner with the Dalton Red Carpet Half Marathon to present a health expo with packet pick-up and registration for racers at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton from 11 a.m. until 6 p.m. The marathon will take place in downtown Dalton on Saturday, Oct. 6. Runners can register for the race at Active.com. The proceeds of the race and concert benefit the City of Refuge and Family Promise of Dalton. For more information go to daltonredcarpethalfmarathon.com or call the Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau at 706-270-9960.

COMMUNITY · The Salvation Army will host a Women’s Retreat from 5-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 5, and from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Salvation Army Citadel Corps, 1019 North Moore Road in Chattanooga. There is no cost to attend. Meals are included. Pastor Teresa Norman of Mt. Olive Ministries in Cleveland, Tenn., will present Beth Moore’s Loving Well Retreat.

Saturday, Oct. 6

COMMUNITY · Naomi Elementary School will hold a yard and bake sale starting at 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. All proceeds from the bake sale go to the school. Spaces are available for rent. Call 706-638-2443.

COMMUNITY · Teen organic food crusader Birke Baehr, the 13-year-old author and youth advocate for local/organic food and farming who has appeared on ABC's "The Revolution" with Ty Pennington, will speak on food systems Saturday, Oct. 6, at 5 p.m. at Boynton United Methodist Church in Ringgold. The church is at 4246 Boynton Drive in Ringgold, two miles west of I-75. For details, visit BoyntonUMC.org or call 706-866-2626.

COMMUNITY · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will hold a program regarding the fall-out between Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Rosecrans at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. For more information call 706-866-9241 or visit nps.gov/chch.

CHURCH · Highlands Presbyterian Church is hosting a conference for women on Saturday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. The cost is $10, lunch is provided. Speaker is Teri Cress M.A. of Restored Hearts Counseling. Information can be found at restoredheartscounseling.com The topic is celebrating sexuality, and will include a theology of sexuality, an intergration of spirituality and sexuality for single and married women, what does healthy sexuality look like, and a Q & A session. Deadline to register is Monday, Oct. 1. To register, e-mail alisambigham@gmail. com or call 706-639-7126 or 561- 329-0789.

COMMUNITY · A spa day fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen for the Cure (breast cancer research) will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at Strandz Salon, 1411 North Main in LaFayette. Spa appointment time will be selected at time of ticket purchase. Cost is $35. Tickets are available at Strandz and Joe Moore’s office on LaFayette Square. Spa services include hair restyle, Mary Kay spa facial, foot soak and paraffin hand treatment, brow wax and chair massage.

COMMUNITY · The 8th annual Heritage Day at the Marsh House (308 North Main Street) in LaFayette will be held from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. There will be live entertainment, food, house tours, a civil war hospital and medicine display and antique iron exhibit. Antiques, collectibles and vintage and handmade items also will be sold. For more information, call Mary Smitherman at 423-718-9918 or visit marshhouseoflafayette.com.

CHURCH · Cooper Heights Church of God will hold a fall yard sale and bake sale from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. The church is at 12598 Highway 193, half a mile north of Highway 136 in Chickamauga. Call 706-931-2201 for more information.

COMMUNITY · A Cedar Grove School Reunion will begin at 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the old Cedar Grove School, across from Antioch Baptist Church on Crow Gap Road. Bring a picnic basket with food and tea or soft drinks. Plates, cups, napkins and utensils will be provided; please bring serving spoons. For more information, call 706-764-1728.

COMMUNITY · The LaFayette High School wrestling team will hold a yard sale on Saturday, Oct. 6, at the Bank of LaFayette Community Room. All proceeds will go to raise money for the upcoming 2012-13 season. The team is also looking for donations of items to sell. To donate, or for more information, call Lisa Gilbert at (423) 413-4373.

COMMUNITY · A cruise-in and car show will be held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, on the east side of the square in downtown LaFayette. Participants may enter their cars into a competition for no charge. Judges will select Best Restoration, Best Resto-Mod and Best Original. LaFayette Downtown Development Authority is sponsoring the free event. For more information or to rent a booth, call 706-639-1519.

COMMUNITY · The Chickamauga Woman's Club will sponsor a fundraising luncheon at noon, Saturday, Oct. 6, at Rock Spring United Methodist Church, 3477 Peavine Road in Rock Spring. Cost is $15 per person. The theme is, “Busy women impacting their community.” Nell Mohney will speak. Doug Woodruff is pianist, Jackie Morgan is a soloist. All tickets are advanced sale. E-mail Joymas@ aold.com or call Joyce Harrison at 706-375-9089.

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Winery off Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold will hold its annual Grape Stomp harvest festival from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6. There will be grape stomping, face painting, entertainment by the Buckner Brothers, barbecue by Lockhart Fire & Smoke, hay rides, kids activities, arts and crafts vendors and wine tasting. Bring lawn chairs. Admission is $10 for adults, free for children age 12 and younger.

COMMUNITY · Battle of Allatoona Pass Remembered will be held from 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, and from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 7, at Allatoona Pass Battlefield. Go to the park at Allatoona Landing, 24 Allatoona Landing Road, Cartersville, and take the shuttle to the battlefield. Admission is free. Tour the hillside and the railroad cut through the pass. Walk the trails, visit the old star fort earthworks and follow the old Tennessee Road just as the soldiers did in 1864. Explore daily life in the tent city and see rifle and cannon firing demonstrations. For more information, call 770-975-0055 or visit gastateparks.org/redtopmountain.

COMMUNITY · Tryouts will be held in LaFayette for an all-female football team. The North Georgia Thrashers are a new women’s football team trying to gain approval into the Women’s Football Alliance. All tryouts are at LaFayette High School at 10 a.m. every Saturday in September and the first two Saturdays in October. The team is accepting women of all shapes and sizes and ages 18 and older. There is no fee to play, and athletic wear is recommended for tryouts. For more information, look up "North Georgia Thrashers" on Facebook or contact Tyler at 423-315-3147.