COMMUNITY · Please consider playing in and sponsoring the Rossville Kiwanis Chattanooga City Four Ball Golf Championship Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29, at Moccasin Bend Golf and Country Club. One of the most prestigious amateur tournaments in our area, the City Four-Ball invites two-person teams to compete in a two-day 36-hole best ball format. Full hole sponsorships are $250. Premium hole sponsorships are $500. Shared hole sponsorships are $100. If you would like to compete in and/or provide sponsorship for this tournament, contact Steve Phillips at sphillips5@aol.com or 423-505-4885 or call Karen Phillips at 423-505-1542. Sponsorship checks should be made payable to: Rossville Kiwanis Club, P.O. Box 188, Flintstone, GA 30725.
ENTERTAINMENT · "The Three Musketeers," adapted by Charles Morey, will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 28, 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 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will hold a living history weekend at Chickamauga Battlefield Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29. Lectures on the lives of soldiers will be presented from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Rifle firing demonstrations will be held at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 706-866-9241 or visit nps.gov/chch.
ENTERTAINMENT · “Aladdin” will be performed live on stage at The Colonnade in Ringgold. Performances are July 28 and Aug. 3 and 4 at 7:30 p.m. and Aug. 4 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $15 adult admission, $12 seniors (age 55 and older), $12 students, and $11 for groups of 15 or more. Call 706-935-9000, ext. 103, for more information or visit the website colonnadecenter.org.
COMMUNITY · Memorial Health Care System’s Mobile Health Coach will provide mammogram screenings for women at the North Georgia Health Care, 6120 Alabama Highway in Ringgold, on Saturday, July 28, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Ladies age 40 and older 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 · The Woodstation United Methodist Church (located at 13198 Rt. 151 -Alabama Highway in Ringgold) will hold its 4th annual mission committee yard sale in the fellowship hall from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, July 28. The fundraiser will raise funds for mission projects that include a missionary family in Peru, the Christ Share and Care Mission in Ringgold and the Care Mission in LaFayette. The United Methodist Men will serve coffee and hot dogs with chili or slaw. A playground is available for children. Call 706-638-4556 for more information.
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 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.
ENTERTAINMENT · Center Post Community Center will hold a family-friendly show featuring Cherokee Ridge Bluegrass from 7-9 p.m. Saturday, July 28. Admission is free. Center Post is at 8125 Highway 337 in LaFayette.
ENTERTAINMENT · Josh Ritter featuring Bhi Bhiman (Track 29-Chattanooga) will perform, Saturday, July 28. Doors open at 7 p.m., show is at 8 p.m. Admission is $15 in advance, $17 day of event. Open to all ages. For more information, go to track29.co.
ENTERTAINMENT · The Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra will perform with the Grammy-winning folk rock duo The Indigo Girls on Saturday, July 28 at 8 p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre (709 Broad Street, Chattanooga). Tickets may be purchased by calling 423-267-8583 or visiting chattanoogasymphony.org.
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.
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 · ERSA and Rossville Rec will be hosting a soccer camp from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, July 28, at the Rossville Soccer Field at the Rossville Recreation Center, 301 Williams Street in Rossville. The cost is $30 per player. Coach Liburd is the head coach for the TN Temple University Men’s soccer team and will have coaches and players assisting with camp. Pre-register at jkkelleyck@aol.com. Each camper will need to bring a soccer ball and a drink. Wear shin guards and come with a great attitude.
COMMUNITY · Catoosa County Fire Department and Fort Oglethorpe Fire Rescue will co-host the third round of the Northwest Georgia Fire Chief’s Association Firefighter Muster. The muster begins at 9 a.m., Saturday, July 28, at Heritage High School, 3960 Poplar Springs Road near Ringgold. Teams from across North Georgia are expected for the competition. The public is invited to bring a lawn chair, and enjoy a morning watching “Hometown Heroes” compete for prizes. T-shirts and food will be sold and funds raised will benefit firefighter scholarships. For more information, call 706-935-2001.
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.
Sunday, July 29
CHURCH · Welcome Hill Baptist Church in Trion will hold homecoming at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, July 29. Voices Won will sing. Bro. Dewey Blalock from Calvary Baptist Church in LaFayette will speak. Lunch will be served after the service. There will be no evening service. Terry Shores is pastor.
COMMUNITY · “Civil War Hospitals and Medicine” will be the topic of a display and talk on Sunday, July 29, from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at the Catoosa County Library. Speakers will be Pat and Harold Silcox, “Colonel and Mrs. Cloud.” The event will be in the community room of the library located on the Benton Place campus off Battlefield Parkway. For more information, call 423-413-3445.
RELIGIOUS · Lookout Baptist Church at 8645 Highway 193 in the High Point community will have vacation bible school beginning Sunday, July 29, through Friday, Aug. 3, from 6-9 p.m. The theme is “IncrediWorld Amazement Park - A Thrill Ride Through God's Creation” for ages Kindergarten through 6th grade.
COMMUNITY · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will hold a living history weekend at Chickamauga Battlefield Saturday, July 28, and Sunday, July 29. Lectures on the lives of soldiers will be presented from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, and from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday. Rifle firing demonstrations will be held at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, and at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, call 706-866-9241 or visit nps.gov/chch.
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 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.
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. For more information, call 706-866-2981.
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.
CHURCH · Cedar Hill Baptist Church will be “Fanning The Flame Of Revival” at 9:45 a.m. Sunday, July 29. Following are Wonderful Wednesdays in an Awesome August. Revival continues each Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Special music each night by the choir and singers. Preachers for the revival include David Brown, Patrick Cooper, Tim Walthour, Ricky Thrasher and Rodger Whorton. The church is at 60 Dyer Bridge Place, one mile east of the Fort Oglethorpe Wal-Mart just off Battlefield Parkway. For more information, call 706-858-0976 or visit cedarhillbaptist.com.
COMMUNITY · School supplies are needed. The Salvation Army and The Nehemiah Project are joining local churches to deliver over 3,000 back packs to local area, low income public school students. Every student in eight local Title 1 schools will receive a back pack as a result of these efforts. Donations can be dropped off at any local Chick-Fil-A store or the Salvation Army’s McCallie Avenue (Chattanooga) office before Aug.4. For more information, call Kimberly George, 423-756-1023 or visit csarmy.org.
Monday, July 30
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: 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 · Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park will close the Sanders Road picnic area restrooms on Monday, July 30, for the remainder of the summer and fall seasons. Access to and use of the picnic area will not be affected during the restroom closure. The closure is due to an aged waterline that is beyond emergency repair. The park will provide a handicap accessible, portable restroom for visitors until Dec. 1. For more information, call facility manager Jeffrey Thul at 423-752-5213, ext. 125.
COMMUNITY · Need to take weight off? Come join TOPS (weight-loss support group) on Monday's at 7 p.m. at Center Post Community Center, 8125 Highway 337, LaFayette. For more information, call Beverly Byrd at 706-638- 1045.
COMMUNITY · A bariatric support group will meet from 5:30-6:30 p.m., Monday, July 30, at Erlanger Chattanooga Lifestyle Center. The support group is 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 · Philanthropy Camp for rising first graders through rising sixth graders will be offered Monday, July 30, through Friday, Aug. 3, from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. at the Jewish Cultural Center in Chattanooga and Chattanooga First Church of the Nazarene. For more information or to register, call 423-493-0270 ext. 10.
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 · School supplies are needed. The Salvation Army and The Nehemiah Project are joining local churches to deliver over 3,000 back packs to local area, low income public school students. Every student in eight local Title 1 schools will receive a back pack as a result of these efforts. Donations can be dropped off at any local Chick-Fil-A store or the Salvation Army’s McCallie Avenue (Chattanooga) office before Aug.4. For more information, call Kimberly George, 423-756-1023 or visit csarmy.org.
COMMUNITY · The YMCA Summer Food Program has started up in a new location at LaFayette Municipal Park, at LaFayette Recreation (Department), 638 South Main Street in LaFayette. Children will be served free lunches from noon-1 p.m. at the picnic tables and pavilion next to the gym entrance. The program will continue now through August. There is no cost to attend or receive a meal. For more information, visit ymcachattanooga.org/usda-summer-food-program. Each year the U.S. Department of Agriculture partners with local organizations like North Georgia Community YMCA to provide free meals to children when school is out for the summer. Any child under age 18 may come and eat. For more information about the national Summer Food Program, visit http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/.





