COMMUNITY · Special displays of Civil War weapons, equipment, personal items and recovered relics will be exhibited at Walker County Georgia Heritage Museum and Civil War Center, at 100 Gordan Street in Chickamauga (Railroad depot) now through Nov. 30. Hours are 10 a.m.-4 -p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Adult admission is $2, $1 for children. Call 706-375-4488 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.
COMMUNITY · The Cherokee Regional Library System's 2012 Food for Fines Campaign began Monday, Nov. 12, and will continue until the end of the business day on Friday, Nov. 30. Library patrons may “pay” library overdue fines with a canned food item. This will help re-stock food banks in Dade and Walker County. One food can donation removes up to $1 in overdue fines. For more information, call Darla Chambliss, assistant director and community services librarian at 706-638-8311.
COMMUNITY · Antique Irons are on display now through Nov. 30 at the Chickamauga Public Library; irons are from the private collection of Richard Gillis of Rossville.
COMMUNITY · Registration deadline for North Georgia Community YMCA adult, children and youth athletic programs (includes basketball, indoor soccer, volleyball, swim lessons, water aerobics and karate) is Dec. 8. Most seasons begin January 2013. Cost varies for members and non-members. To register, call 706-935-2226 or go to ngaymca@ymcachattanooga.org.
COMMUNITY · Registration deadline for the North Georgia Community YMCA Christmas Break Camp (Dec. 26-28 and Jan. 2-4, 2013) is Tuesday, Dec. 18. The camp is for children ages 5-12. Cost is $25 per day for members, $30 per day for non-members. The camp will be held at Fort Oglethorpe United Methodist Church gym. To register, call 706-935-2226 or go to ngaymca@ymcachattanooga.org.
COMMUNITY · Walker County Farm Bureau is collecting monetary donations until Friday, Nov. 16, for the Georgia Food Bank Association and its seven food bank affiliates to help Georgians in need. Donations may be dropped off Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. at the WCFB office, 101 South Cherokee Street in LaFayette. For more information, call 706-638-3237.
COMMUNITY · The Salvation Army needs volunteers to ring bells, sort toys, and deliver meals this holiday season. For more information, visit csarmy.org.
COMMUNITY · The deadline to nominate the Walker County Chamber of Commerce "2012 Small Business of the Year" is at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16. The winner will be recognized at the Chamber's Annual Dinner on Friday, Jan. 18, 2013. The honor is given to a company that demonstrates best practices in business sustainability and growth, commitment to employees and a track record of community involvement. To be eligible, nominees must be a small business (less than 200 employees) and members of the Chamber in good standing as of Oct. 30, with a minimum of one complete full year in business. Chamber members may nominate a business, including their own. Judging will be conducted by the Chamber's Board of Directors.
COMMUNITY · The Dalton Freight Depot is hosting an exhibit on 20 years of the “Nutcracker Ballet in Dalton”on loan from the Dalton Arts Project through Jan. 7, 2013, at the historic 1911 depot. The Dalton Freight Depot is at 305 S. Depot Street, in Dalton. Hours are Monday-Saturday 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For more information, call the Dalton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau at 706-270-9960.
Thursday, Nov. 15
ENTERTAINMENT · Dalton State College will present the original play “Muscadine Wine” in Goodroe Auditorium at Gignilliat Memorial Hall at 7 p.m. Nov. 15-17 and also at 2 p.m. on Nov. 17. The play is free to Dalton State students, faculty and staff; others pay $5.
COMMUNITY · Friends of the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library will hold a book sale to raise funds for library probrams Thursday, Nov. 15 through Saturday, Nov. 17, during regular library hours.
COMMUNITY · The Chickamauga Public Library will hold a “Ready to R.E.A.D.” story time srogram on Thursdays, Nov. 15 and 29, and Dec. 6, 13, 20 and 27.
COMMUNITY · A diabetes education class will be held from 1:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, 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 · Coosa Valley Regional Services Board will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 15, at 3 Riverside Industrial Parkway NE in Rome.
COMMUNITY · John McCarthy, former Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament Director of the National Associa-tion of Intercollegiate Athletics, basketball coach, athletic director, and author, will share his research on the common traits of legendary coaches in a free workshop Thursday, Nov. 15, 6:30 p.m. at the James E. Brown Center Room 105 at Dalton State College. All area coaches are invited to attend the free program; no registration is necessary. For more information, contact Derek Waugh at dwaugh@daltonstate.edu.
ENTERTAINMENT · Film Chattanooga will hold a seminar that focuses on sound recording techniques for film and video production on Thursday, Nov. 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the downtown Chattanooga YMCA. For more information, visit filmchattanooga.org.
Friday, Nov. 16
COMMUNITY · Great Britain’s Kenny Herriot is coming to the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library to share his experiences as one of the world’s leading wheelchair athletes on Friday, Nov. 16 at 4 p.m. Refreshments will be provided by the Friends of the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library.
ENTERTAINMENT · The artist reception for Cessna Decosimo's "Sacred and Profane" exhibit will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 16, at Tanner-Hill Gallery. Call (423) 280-7182 or visit tannerhillgallery.com for more in-formation.
ENTERTAINMENT · Rock City’s 18th annual Enchanted Garden of Lights starts Friday, Nov. 16, from 6-9 p.m. and runs through Jan. 5, 2013. Opening weekend features “college nights” – with Lee University and UTC groups per-forming. Students and faculty at the respective schools get in for $5 on their college night (with school I.D.) – Friday, Nov. 16, is Lee University Night, and Saturday, Nov. 17, and Sunday, Nov. 18, are UTC Nights. A portion of each ticket sold goes to benefit local families at the Ronald McDonald House (RMH). Visit www.seerockcity.com for more information.
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