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.

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.

Saturday, July 14

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Museum of Art will teach printmaking and ink painting at the Chickamauga Public Library on Saturday, July 14, from 10 a.m.-noon, as part of their “Just My Imagination” program.

COMMUNITY · The Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Second Baptist Church of New Hope in Dallas, Georgia. Mark Millican will speak. Millican has worked as a journalist for most of his adult career, primarily at three newspapers: the Times-Courier in Ellijay, The Chatsworth Times and The Daily Citizen in Dalton. The Second Baptist Church of New Hope is at 44 Bobo Road in Dallas. For more information, visit nationaltota.org or gatrailoftears.org or contact Leslie Thomas at aeriehollow@ellijay.com or by phone at 770-757-0931.

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.

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 student-produced Berry College Farmer’s Market, which includes Rome community vendors, will be held from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at Berry College. For more information, visit berrystudententerprises.com.

Sunday, July 15

COMMUNITY · Camp New Dawn located in McClemore Cove is taking registrations for summer camp: Civil War camp is from July 15-20. Cost is $250 per individual. New this year is family camp: maximum $700. Day camp is $130. For kids entering grades 4 and up. Designed to let campers experience history up close and personal.

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 Connie Forester, July 15, “The Battle of Lafayette and the Hospital at the Presbyterian Church,” 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.

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.

RELIGIOUS · Chattooga Baptist Church will host "Amazing Wonders Aviation" vacation bible school Sunday, July 15 through Friday July 20 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 5:45 p.m. to children age 18 and younger Monday through Thursday. Friday night commencement will be held followed by family fun time at the fellowship hall. Class ages are preschool through teens. Chattooga Baptist is at 6982 Highway 337, about 7 miles south of LaFayette, in the Center Post community.

CHURCH · New Bethel Baptist Church will hold a homecoming starting at 10:30 a.m. Sunday July 15. Singers include the Billy/Sue Gray Quartet. The church is at 1635 Salem Valley Road in Ringgold. For more information, call 706-935-4208 or 706-965-2778.

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.

FAMILY · The Jackson, Neely, Crowe and Ratliff annual reunion will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, July 15, at the LaFayette Recreation Center on South Main Street. The site is the picnic shelter at the tennis court. Bring a covered dish and old photos. The meal will begin at 1 p.m. For more information, call Delores Jackson Grigsby at 706-397-2312.

RELIGIOUS · Ringgold United Methodist Church invites kids ages 4-5th grade to LifeSport from 6-8:30 p.m. Sunday, July 15, through Thursday, July 19, on Ringgold High School's campus. Kids can choose a focus: baseball, soccer, basketball, cheerleading, cooking or drama. Top notch coaching for the game is combined with faith-filled lessons for life. Register online at www.ringgoldumc.org or call 706-935-4777 for more information.