Wednesday, July 11

COMMUNITY · Kristin Nalley, in association with The Colonnade in Ringgold, will offer dance classes on Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. through Wednesday, July 25. This initial six-week class is for ages 12 and older. Lessons will focus on basic jazz and theatrical musical numbers. The cost is $60. Call 706-935-9000 to register. Space is limited.

COMMUNITY · Seniors and Friends of Fort Oglethorpe will meet Wednesday, July 11, from 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Constitution Hall on Forrest Road. The all-volunteer group offers games, crafts, blood pressure and blood sugar checks, bingo and refreshments. For transportation call Peggy Stanfield at 706-866-1369.

COMMUNITY · Building Blocks is a new parenting class sponsored by First Things First, and is available to parents or caregivers with children under the age of six. This two-part class will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, and Thursday, July 12. Lunch will be provided. Every family will receive a family fun pack valued at $50 at the end of the workshop. Only one parent or caregiver is required to attend, but both are encouraged to come. Pre-registration is required. Call the Catoosa County Health Department at 706-406-2000. The health department is at 145 Catoosa Circle on the Benton Place campus off Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold.

COMMUNITY · The fifth annual sports camp will be held at First Baptist Church of Chickamauga from 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 11 through Friday, July 13, for children ages 5-12. Cost is $7.50. Registration forms must be signed by parent or guardian and may be printed from the children's ministry page at fbcchickamauga.com or picked up at the church.

EDUCATION · The Walker County Public School System offices will be closed July 2-13. COMMUNITY · Junior golfers up to age 18 are invited to attend summer golf camps at the LaFayette Golf Course. The camps will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9-11 a.m. each day at a cost of $60 per camp. Tuesdays will include work on the driving range, Wednesdays will be spent on the practice greens, and Thursdays will be reserved for on course work. The camps will be directed and taught by Eddie Jackson, a former PGA Tour player who has spent the past 27 years as a teaching professional. For more information, call the LaFayette Golf Course at 706-639-1580.

RELIGIOUS · Pine Hillbilly Revival will be held from 6-9 p.m. Monday, July 9, through Friday, July 13, at 12626 Highway 41 in Tunnel Hill. This year's theme is "Giants." Rev. Lee Williams, Cuz'n Wendy, Cuz'n Shonna, Ma, Bro. Billy Hill's puppet family and Miss Abigail from the big city invite all to attend. For more information, call or text 706-937-3107.

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 on Sundays 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. The exhibit will run through Sunday, July 22. For more information, call 706-639-1519.

COMMUNITY · Dance camps at First Steps Dance Studio at 700 Glenn Street in LaFayette will be held now through Friday, July 13, and from Monday, July 16, thorugh Friday, July 20. Camp is for students ages 4-18. Dancers can learn ballet, tap and jazz. The cost is $45-$55 and includes the fall registration fee. For more information, call 423-667-6913.

Thursday, July 12

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 · Dance camps at First Steps Dance Studio at 700 Glenn Street in LaFayette will be held now through Friday, July 13, and from Monday, July 16, thorugh Friday, July 20. Camp is for students ages 4-18. Dancers can learn ballet, tap and jazz. The cost is $45-$55 and includes the fall registration fee. For more information, call 423-667-6913.

COMMUNITY · The Adult Summer Reading Club at the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library will be taught simple photography by Kathy Hamill at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 12. Hamill will give a basic introduction of photography with explanations on composition techniques, elements of exposure and more.

COMMUNITY · The Rossville Public Library will host a ghost night for tweens and teens at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 12. Paul Cagle, a ghost hunter, will bring his equipment for some show-and-tell and will talk about some of his ghostly encounters.

COMMUNITY · The Tennessee Aquarium will present a program featuring animals found in Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia (T.A.G.) at the Chickamauga Public Library at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 12.

COMMUNITY · Do you have mental health issues and want to learn more about them and how to lead a life in recovery? The Rome affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering Peer-to-Peer, a free 10-week course, beginning Thursday, July 12, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Rome. For more information and registration, call Bonnie at 706-232-4607.

COMMUNITY · The Division of Nursing and Allied Health at Chattanooga State Community College will present a series of information sessions during the month of July for anyone interested in pursuing a career in the healthcare field. The radiologic technology program will hold its information session at 3:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, in room 2060 on the second floor of the HSC. Attendance at one information session is required for admittance to the radiologic technology program. A reservation is not necessary. For more information, visit chattanoogastate.edu/allied_health or call 423-697-4450.

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 · A cholestech lipid and glucose screening — while you wait — will be offered from 8 a.m.-noon Thursday, July 12, at Erlanger East (Gunbarrel Road in Chattanooga). A lipid panel will show HDL, LDL, total cholesterol, non-HDL, cholesterol ratio and triglycerides. A 12-hour fast is required to produce an accurate result. No eating or drinking coffee prior to the test, but please drink water the night before and morning of testing. Reservations are required; no walk-ins will be taken. Lipid plus glucose is $25. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 423-778-LINK (5465) for more information.

EDUCATION · The Walker County Public School System offices will be closed July 2-13.

COMMUNITY · A diabetes education class will be held from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 12, 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 · Building Blocks is a new parenting class sponsored by First Things First, and is available to parents or caregivers with children under the age of six. This two-part class will run from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Wednesday, July 11, and Thursday, July 12. Lunch will be provided. Every family will receive a family fun pack valued at $50 at the end of the workshop. Only one parent or caregiver is required to attend, but both are encouraged to come. Pre-registration is required. Call the Catoosa County Health Department at 706-406-2000. The health department is at 145 Catoosa Circle on the Benton Place campus off Battlefield Parkway in Ringgold.

COMMUNITY · The fifth annual sports camp will be held at First Baptist Church of Chickamauga from 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 11 through Friday, July 13, for children ages 5-12. Cost is $7.50. Registration forms must be signed by parent or guardian and may be printed from the children's ministry page at fbcchickamauga.com or picked up at the church.

COMMUNITY · The Catoosa County Library Board will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 12, 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.

COMMUNITY · Junior golfers up to age 18 are invited to attend summer golf camps at the LaFayette Golf Course. The camps will be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9-11 a.m. each day at a cost of $60 per camp. Tuesdays will include work on the driving range, Wednesdays will be spent on the practice greens, and Thursdays will be reserved for on course work. The camps will be directed and taught by Eddie Jackson, a former PGA Tour player who has spent the past 27 years as a teaching professional. For more information, call the LaFayette Golf Course at 706-639-1580.

RELIGIOUS · Pine Hillbilly Revival will be held from 6-9 p.m. Monday, July 9, through Friday, July 13, at 12626 Highway 41 in Tunnel Hill. This year's theme is "Giants." Rev. Lee Williams, Cuz'n Wendy, Cuz'n Shonna, Ma, Bro. Billy Hill's puppet family and Miss Abigail from the big city invite all to attend. For more information, call or text 706-937-3107.

COMMUNITY · The Friends of the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday July 12, at the interim library building (the old Food Lion behind McDonald’s) on Main Street in LaFayette. Please arrive early as the library will close and lock the doors right at 7 p.m. Friends is seeking recipes for a cookbook project.

Friday, July 13

EDUCATION · The Walker County Public School System offices will be closed July 2-13.

ENTERTAINMENT · Multiple bluegrass gospel award nominee the Watkins Family will appear at Sacred Sounds Fridays, July 13, at 7:30 p.m. at the Ringgold Depot, corner of Depot Street and U.S. 41 in Ringgold, for the Share America Foundation. Also appearing will be teenage bluegrass band Mountain Cove Bluegrass. Randall Franks from TV's "In the Heat of the Night” will emcee. The event is a fundraiser for the Pearl and Floyd Franks Scholarship Fund helping musicians achieve higher education. Donations for tickets are $5 for adults. Children age 5 and younger are free with an adult. Tickets may be purchased locally in advance during business hours at SonShine Christian Books in Fort Oglethorpe. For more information, contact Share America Foundation, Inc. P.O. Box 42 Tunnel Hill, Ga. 30755

COMMUNITY · The Hear Now Café, a support group for hard of hearing will celebrate its one year anniversary with a potluck dinner at 6:30 p.m. Friday, July 13 in the activity center at Ridgeview Baptist Church, 6 N. Moore Road and Brainerd Road, Chattanooga, TN 37411. The purpose of the Hear Now Café is to build a caring Christian community and a loving support group for hard of hearing. Attendees are asked to bring a covered dish to share. To RSVP call 423-624-1669 or email: letmypeoplehear@yahoo.com.

COMMUNITY · WeeTeach Academy will hold a community day from 3-6 p.m. Friday, July 13. The open house will feature a talent contest and beauty pageant for children. The Walker County Sheriff’s Office will present an outreach program. A number of local political candidates will attend to meet parents and prospective parents. Refreshments will be served. WeeTeach Academy is at 63 Highway 95 in Rock Spring. For more information, call 706-375-4105.

COMMUNITY · A grand opening and ribbon cutting for Hope’s at 1109A N. Main Street (behind Arby’s) in LaFayette will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, July 13. Hope's is a retail women's clothing store. There will be door prizes and light refreshments.

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 · The fifth annual sports camp will be held at First Baptist Church of Chickamauga from 9-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 11 through Friday, July 13, for children ages 5-12. Cost is $7.50. Registration forms must be signed by parent or guardian and may be printed from the children's ministry page at fbcchickamauga.com or picked up at the church.

RELIGIOUS · Pine Hillbilly Revival will be held from 6-9 p.m. Monday, July 9, through Friday, July 13, at 12626 Highway 41 in Tunnel Hill. This year's theme is "Giants." Rev. Lee Williams, Cuz'n Wendy, Cuz'n Shonna, Ma, Bro. Billy Hill's puppet family and Miss Abigail from the big city invite all to attend. For more information, call or text 706-937-3107.

ENTERTAINMENT · The musical “Hair” will be performed at the Chattanooga Theatre Centre each weekend through Saturday, July 14. For tickets, call 423-267-8534 or visit theatrecentre.com.

COMMUNITY · The Blunt House at 506 South Thornton Avenue in Dalton will show a historical bridal collection from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. every Friday through the end of August. Admission is $5. For more information, call the Dalton Convention and Visitors Bureau at 706-270-9960 or the Whitfield Murray Historical Society at 706-278-0217.