Tuesday, Oct. 9

COMMUNITY · Little Ceasars at 804 N. Main Street in LaFayette will hold a fundraiser for LHS student and cancer patient Brandon Lowe on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The Lowe family will receive 20 percent of the day’s net sales to go toward their son’s medical expenses. Call 706-638-5000 to order.

COMMUNITY · Lafayette Physical Therapy will be host October Olympics at Gilbert Elementary School, 87 Burnt Mill Road in LaFayette, from 8 a.m.-1:15 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. There will be games, relays and physical activities to address timing, agility, stability, balance, coordination locomotor skills, manipulative skills and fun. These activities are age apporpriate, specifically designed for each age from K-5.

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.

GOVERNMENT · The Walker County Development Authority will meet at noon Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring.

CHURCH · Revival services will be held at Friendship Missionary Baptist Church starting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9 through Thursday, Oct. 11. Guest speaker is Dr. Jerry Jones, pastor of Mt. Ridge Missionary Baptist in Dalton. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church pastor is Rev. Hugh E. Byrd. Call 706-764-1429 for more information.

COMMUNITY · The Rossville Library will host a preschool Ready to R.E.A.D. Time class at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9. The class consists of books, games and crafts. The theme is “Fire, Fire, Fire!” and the kids will visit the fire station.

COMMUNITY · The Walker County Chamber of Commerce will host a political candidates forum at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 9, at the Walker County Civic Center in Rock Spring. There will be three local races with opposition in the Nov. 6 general election. Candidates from the following races have been invited to attend: Walker County Sheriff, Georgia House of Representative - District 1, and Walker County Commissioner. Participating candidates will present their responses to questions that have been prepared by the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee. Once each opponent has answered the questions, the candidates will be given a chance for rebuttal.

For more information, call the chamber at (706) 375-7702 or e-mail at info@walkercochamber.com.

COMMUNITY · U.S. Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA-9) announced a series of Catoosa County Days as part of his 9th Congressional District county connection program. A constituent services representative from Graves’ office will be available to meet with local constituents at the County Administrative Building, 800 LaFayette Street, in Ringgold. Staff members are trained to assist Georgians with casework, questions and concerns pertaining to federal programs or policy issues. The remaining meeting day for 2012 is Dec. 4, from 1-3 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 10

COMMUNITY · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will hold a free walking tour at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, led by park historian Jim Ogden. Participants will explore the Civil War Union artillery earthwork complex on the sourthern end of Stringer’s Ridge on Moccasin Bend Road. The walk will begin near the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Institute entrance on Moccasin Bend Road. For more information, call 706-866-9241 or visit nps.gov/chch.

COMMUNITY · Seniors and Friends of Fort Oglethorpe meet from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, at Constitution Hall on Forrest Road in Fort Oglethorpe, for games, crafts, refreshments and blood pressure and blood sugar checks. For information or transportation, call Peggy Stanfield at 706-866-1369.

CHURCH · Hannah House is a benevolence service free to the community and is sponsored by Rock Spring Baptist Church. New and gently used clothing and shoes of all sizes, kitchen items and linens are available as well as small and large appliances and furniture when available. For more information, Linda or Mike Hill at 706-764-2079 or 423-718-0868.

COMMUNITY · The Catoosa County Republican Party has opened a Romney/Ryan 2012 Headquarters in Ringgold, at 20 Legion Street on the corner next to Richards Restaurant behind the Catoosa County Courthouse. Hours are from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and from 5:30-8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Yard signs and bumper stickers for the candidates, including Tom Graves for Congress, are available. Visit catoosacountygop.com for more information.

COMMUNITY · Seniors and Friends of Fort Oglethorpe meet from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Wednesdays, at Constitution Hall on Forrest Road in Fort Oglethorpe, for games, crafts, refreshments and blood pressure and blood sugar checks. For information or transportation, call Peggy Stanfield at 706-866-1369.

CHURCH · Hannah House is a benevolence service free to the community and is sponsored by Rock Spring Baptist Church. New and gently used clothing and shoes of all sizes, kitchen items and linens are available as well as small and large appliances and furniture when available. For more information, Linda or Mike Hill at 706-764-2079 or 423-718-0868.

COMMUNITY · North Georgia Community YMCA will offer Homeschool P.E. for youth and teens ages 5-15 now through Nov. 1, and from Nov. 13-Dec. 20, at Fort Oglethorpe United Methodist Church gym. Cost is $24 per session for YMCA members and $42 per session for non-members. For more information, call 706-935-2226 or visit ngaymca@ymcachattanooga.org.

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Winery is inviting its customers to help support the fight against Breast Cancer. During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October), Georgia Winery will donate $1 per bottle for each “Pretty in Pink” sparkling wine sold to the MaryEllen Locher Breast Center at Memorial Hospital.

Thursday, Oct. 11

COMMUNITY · Friends of the La-Fayette-Walker County Public Library will meet at 6:45 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11. Plans for upcoming holiday events and fundraisers will be discussed. Call 706-638-2992 for more information.

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

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will help One Eleven Restaurant and Chattanooga Street Tavern, a new establishment located at 123 North Chattanooga Street, in LaFayette, fill about 10 jobs for cooks, servers, and bartenders. The recruitment will be held from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, on the second floor at One Eleven Restaurant, 111 East LaFayette Square in LaFayette. Applicants for the cook and server positions must be at least 16 years old, while those who apply to serve alcoholic beverages must be at least 18. Applicants must have at least six months of experience. Salaries will depend on experience. For more information, call Cathy Toles with the LaFayette Career Center at (706) 638-5525.

COMMUNITY · The Walker Talkers Toastmasters Speaking Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the second (Oct. 11) and fourth (Oct. 25) Thursday of the month in the community hall behind Woodstation Baptist Church, at 42 Round Pond Road, LaFayette. For more information, e-mail Glenn Roberts at vglennroberts@gmail.com or call 706-264-6525.

COMMUNITY · The Dalton Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct.11, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 901 W. Emery Street, Dalton. Dr. C. L. Dunn, a retired Murray County school principal, will speak about the Revolutionary War in Georgia. Prospective members interested in documenting their relationship to their American Revolutionary ancestors and in joining an active group with similar interests, are encouraged to attend. For more information, call chapter president John Boykin at 706-264-0594.

COMMUNITY · The Department of Behavioral Health & Delopmental Disabilities, Region One Planning Board will hold a public forum from 2-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Ball Ground Pulic Library, 435 Old Canton Road, in Ball Ground. Call 770-735-2025 for more information.