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East Hamilton - Chattanooga Times Free Press
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014 • Vol. 9, No. 28 East Hamilton NEW LIFE FOR NE BUSINESS Ritz Boutique gets new ow owner, new location. PAGE 7. COMMUNITY NEWS Serving East Brainerd, Ooltewah, Collegedale, Apison and Harrison Grocery store, more could replace YMCA pool, courts By Joy Lukachick and Yolanda Putman Staff Writers FOREVER HOMES: Trooper’s Treasures seeks families for rescued pups. PAGE 6. Breaking ground at OBC Members of the community gather for the groundbreaking at Ooltewah Baptist Church. From left are Leslie Montgomery, president of Cherokee Construction, the general contractor for the project; Dale Rardin, owner at Rardin & Carroll Architects, the designers for the project; state Rep. Mike Carter; and Pastor Chris Gaither. See story on page 8. The rundown tennis courts and mildew-filled YMCA pool on Shallowford Road could soon be replaced with a 34,000-squarefoot retail space and four proposed one-story office buildings. Bassam Bassam Issa, Issa of ANT Group, hopes to purchase the 5-acre tract of land listed for $800,000 that is hedged between some apartment complexes, condos, businesses such as Home Depot, and the nearby YMCA Hamilton branch. Issa said he will put a grocery Contributed photo REDUCED 7330 KENMOOR DR. 3BR/2BA. All brick split foyer home located in con- venient E. Brainerd close to Hamilton Place & I-75. Level lot. Large formal living room & dining room. MLS 1209446. $139,900. NEW DIGS: Dance group finds new home. PAGE 9. - Your Real Estate Partner for Life BRAINERD 8541 PERSHING RD. 3BR/2.5BA. Gas-log fireplace in living room. Master on main. Convenient location to Hamilton Place, Cleveland, Chattanooga and GA. MLS 1211679. $259,900. HARRISON 6440 WARE BRANCH COVE DR. Custom all brick 4 BR, 4.5 BA home has front and back exceptional water views and is located on main channel of year=round deep water with 218 ft. of water front. MLS 1195592. $650,000. 265.0088 Call 595.5741 • PaulaPalmerSellsHomes.com 37162958 Paula Palmer See YMCA, Page 4 Page 2 • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • • • COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM EAST HAMILTON East Hamilton COMMUNITY NEWS Advertising Courtney Day. . . 757-6228 [email protected] Laurie Palmer . . . . . . 757-6522 [email protected] Mel Basil. . . . . . . .757-6223 [email protected] Managing Editor Jennifer Bardoner. .757-6579 [email protected] Writers Meghan Pittman . . 757-6506 [email protected] Rachel Sauls-Wright . .757-6439 [email protected] Content Coordinator Brandi Dixon . . 757-6556 [email protected] Designer Gilbert P. Strode [email protected] Target Publishing Director Mark Jones [email protected] Customer Service . .757-6262 Elwood Staffing Services holds ribbon cutting ceremony Members of the Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce attend a ribbon cutting for Elwood Staffing Services at 4295 Cromwell Road, Suite 310. 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For distribution questions or complaints, please call 757-6262. A Division of the Contributed photo Basement OPEN Two homes move-in ready! Prairie Pass in Apison SUN from New Image Construction LLC Ǖ Both w/full basements. Beautiful craftsman detail inside and out. 3 BR/2 BA on main level. Hardwoods throughout, custom cabinets, granite and tile. 37162957 East Hamilton Schools t$MVCIPVTF1PPM Directions @ (BCMF(SFFO%S.-4 (BCMF(SFFO%S.-4 CarrieGallantHomes.com $BSSJF(BMMBOU)PNFTDPNt Aaron Tidwell Owner New Image Construction, LLC Carrie Gallant Affiliate Broker EAST HAMILTON COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM Collegedale city manager, employees get raises By Rachel Sauls-Wright Staff Writer A 2 percent raise for Collegedale employees and a 4 percent raise for City Manager Ted Rogers are in the works. At a recent Collegedale City Commission meeting, commissioners passed the city’s $8.65 million budget for the next fiscal year, which includes raises for city employees with Ted Rogers no tax increase for residents. The Commission sets the city manager’s compensation separate from other city employees’. “We moved that [Rogers’ raise] be two percent along with everyone else, but I personally would like to see it be a little bit more,” Commissioner Larry Hanson said after the commission initially voted on the 2 percent raise. “I’d like to move that we make it four percent.” The commission, excluding Vice Mayor Tim Johnson who was absent, unanimously voted in favor of the in- BY THE NUMBERS City managers in Hamilton County receive the following annually in compensation: • Collegedale City Manager Ted Rogers: $110,760 (goes into effect fiscal year 2014-2015) • East Ridge City Manager Andrew Hyatt: $100,000 • Red Bank City Manager Randall Smith: $98,940 (fiscal year 2015) • Signal Mountain Town Manager Boyd Veal: $90,376 • Soddy-Daisy City Manager Hardie Stulce: $72,467 (fiscal year 2013) • • • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • Page 3 Kids love us! Parents trust us! Doctors recommend us! crease. Rogers, who will celebrate his eighth anniversary with the city in November, is already the highest-paid city manager in Hamilton County. He currently receives $106,500 annually, which includes a car allowance. Once the raise goes into effect for fiscal year 2014-2015, his salary will be approximately $110,000. Subscribe to Rachel Sauls-Wright at facebook.com/racheljsauls Summer movie series returns to Coolidge Park Here are some hints for this year’s selections: • July 12: A young girl and her friends must help her sister to “let go” of winter. • July 19: A genius dog and his boy must travel back in time to correct NOW OPEN LATE history. • July 26: An ordinary “figure” is mistakenly chosen to save the stackable universe from being glued together. For more information, call 267-5383 or visit firstthings.org. 10 Minute Lunch Guarantee! 423-521-7844 6021 Relocation Way 37119287 Staff Report Movies in the Park returns to Coolidge Park beginning July 12. Now in its 12th season, Movies in the Park encourages families to spend quality time together while watching a family-friendly box office hit free of charge on a giant movie screen. The movies start each Saturday in July at sundown, just after 9 p.m. (children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent after 6 p.m. in the park). Families are welcome to bring picnic baskets, blankets, strollers or lawn chairs. Family-priced concessions will be available for purchase on-site. Sun-Thurs 10:30am-9pm Fri-Sat 10:30am-10pm www.ooltewahwesternsizzlin.com Senior Specials. Groups and Party Rooms Clay P. Goins D.D.S. D Diplomate American Board of Pediatric Dentistry FFellow American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry GreatStartHealthySmiles.com 4423.954.9511 • 1612 Gunbarrel Road Page 4 • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • • • COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM EAST HAMILTON Teaching You Dance Steps for 40 Years Karen Horton SCHOOL OF DANCE 37 374 3 746 74 7 4606 0605 060 0 605 6 5 • “Mom and Me” for 2 year olds • Ballet • Pointe • Tap • Jazz • Hip Hop • Contemporary Harrison Ruritan Club donates to Chris Derogatis Fund Competition Teams Forming This Fall Ages 8 through Adult Informational Meeting, Saturday, July 19, at 10:00 am Call (423) 875-6720 for more information. www.freewebs.com/karenhorton 3517 HIXSON PIKE • 423-875-6720 The Harrison Ruritan Club and Central High School recently held a pancake breakfast to raise money for Central High School student Chris Derogatis. The club raised more than $3,000, which it presented as a check to the family at the school. Pictured from left are Central High School principal Finely King, adviser Teresa Regan, Ruritan Club past president Barbara Knowles, Chris Derogatis, Shannon Derogatis and teacher John Daum. Contributed photo YMCA • Continued from Page 1 store in the back of the 5-acre tract, and he’s already talking to two potential stores. The front of the property is slated to be office space. “I’d like to see the renderings and verify that there are no apartments,” Joe Schultz, president of the Village of Ashwood Homeowners Association, said during a recent public meeting attended by nearly 20 area residents. Surrounding property owners don’t want another apartment complex near them because they say it will increase traffic. Some 86 families occupy the Village of Ashwood near the proposed commercial development. Councilman Larry Grohn, whose district the development would be built in, said the project will only add to the value of Shallowford Road, and the two proposed entrance options won’t increase traffic on the busy roadway. The layout of the project fits in with the use of the area and will attract new businesses to rent the new space, he said. Instead of crowding Shallowford, most people would enter and exit the property on Ogletree Avenue or Commons Boulevard. Delivery trucks would have access to a back entrance so they don’t have to use Shallowford Road. Issa said there is only one exit and entrance on Shallowford Road planned for the property. His proposal also includes a hedge of green spaces surrounding the office buildings, a water feature in the center of the parking lot and a retail business near Ogletree Avenue that he says will benefit the existing neighborhood. Issa’s reduction in the size of office spaces has won over the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Regional Planning Agency, said Grohn, explaining that the agency was originally hesitant to approve the rezoning plans to build the project. The project is slated to go before the county Planning Com- mission in two weeks for a rezoning request. About four years ago, the YMCA closed the outdoor pool because it was small and under-used, said the YMCA’s Chief Operating Officer Rick Madison, and the Hamilton branch has indoor pools. The organization also stopped any tennis programs on the courts, but neighborhoods are still using the courts on their own, he said. Madison said he hasn’t received any complaints from the neighborhoods about losing the courts and there are no plans to replace them or the outdoor pool. “I think it’s a good deal for our community,” Joye Lawson, another resident, said of Issa’s proposal. “I’m glad we’re having a local developer and a local architect.” Architect Pat Neuhoff is working on the project. Contact Joy Lukachick at [email protected] or 757-6659 Contact Yolanda Putman at [email protected] or 757-6431 37450612 EAST HAMILTON COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM • • • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • Page 5 School Board candidates — District 9 By Rachel SaulsWright Staff Writer Editor’s note: This is one in a series of stories about contested races in the August county general election. Check upcoming editions of East Hamilton Weekly for a roundup of other area candidates. Early voting runs July 18-Aug. 2. The last day to register to vote was July 8. With five hopefuls and no incumbent, candidates in the District 9 School Board race are campaigning to differentiate themselves from one another and secure votes for the August election. Incumbent Mike Evatt, who was elected in 2010 and has served as the board’s chairman since 2011, announced in February that he would not run for re-election, leaving the field wide open for newcomers. The only female in the race, Karen Farrow, ran for the office in 2010 but lost to Evatt. Working as a police officer for the last 36 years, she said school safety will be her No. 1 priority if elected. “I want to work on the bullying issue in the schools,” she said. “I plan to spend one day a month in two to three of my schools.” Candidate Steve Highlander said safety is a big priority for him too, specifically secured entrances to the schools, stricter checkout procedures for students leaving early and making the most of school resource officers. For the last 42 years, he has been a teacher in DISTRICT 9 District 9 consists of the following schools: • Brown Middle • Central High • Hamilton County High • Harrison Elementary • Hunter Middle • Ooltewah Elementary, Middle and High • Snow Hill Elementary • Wallace A. Smith Elementary • Wolftever Creek Elementary both Hamilton County and North Georgia. Another of his priorities is creating more vocational opportunities for students who aren’t college-bound. “We have to go have our kids ready for the job market when they walk out the door, and right now they’re not ready,” said Highlander. Another of the candidates, Dean Moorhouse, said vocational opportunities are also a priority of his. However, the retired businessman from the private sector said his best asset is his financial background. “I’m the only candidate on the ballot used to looking at and dealing with a multi-million-dollar budget,” said Moorhouse. “My primary focus would be to make sure our tax dollars wind up in the classroom and cut down on inefficiencies.” Candidate Larry Lewis also comes from the private sector as an applications administer for McKee Foods. He said the problem solving skills and logic he uses every day at work will be an asset for the board, but he also wants to improve communication efforts. “I want to increase the communication between students, educators and the school board itself,” he said. “I want to be available so that anyone should feel free to call me up and talk to me about a situation with their child.” Candidate Tim White was unavailable for comment at press time despite repeated requests. 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But when the Ooltewah resident went to Bradley County after the recent seizure of hoarded puppies, she held her breath and went out on her faith. Instead of 25 Beagles, Jack Russell Terriers and Pomeranians, Smith brought home 41 puppies in hopes of finding them forever homes here in Hamilton County. “I was calling people, asking them how many they could foster and take in, and some said one, or some said two, but I knew I would have homes for at least 25 of them,” she said. “But I had a little faith and couldn’t just leave some of them.” After a recent adoption drive at the Bark- added. It’s the least she can do for a cause she believes in, and no dog leaves hers or her foster homes’ care without being spayed or neutered. “We’re still working hard to try to get them homes and we’ll continue to be at Petco on the weekends with some of them,” Smith said of the recently rescued pups. For more information about adopting dogs through her organization, visit trooperstreasures.com. Email Meghan Pittman at mpittman@ timesfreepress.com Linda’s Produce A couple smiles with their new puppy after adopting him at the BarkMore Pet Hotel following the seizure of hundreds of dogs in nearby Bradley County. To read more about the seizure, refer to the article at timesfreepress.com/news/2014/ jun/16/all-dogs-removed-puppy-mill-bradley-county-tenn. www.lindasproduce.com Contributed photo Public Art Chattanooga accepting submissions for quilted public art project Staff Report Public Art Chattanooga and the Chattanooga Convention and Visitor’s Bureau are seeking proposals for original, 2-dimensional designs that will be printed and installed on multiple sidewalks throughout downtown Chattanooga. Three designs will be selected for production and installed for ing during the convention, PAC will blanket the downtown with original, colorful and dynamic patterns that will function as a wayfinder, a placemaker and public art. The deadline for submissions is July 31. For an application and guidelines, visit publicartchattanooga. com and click “calls to artists.” to find the Best Businesses, Retailers and Restaurants in Chattanooga. Peaches and Watermelons and Local Produce Arriving Daily: Tomatoes, Corn, Squash, Cucumbers, Pole Beans, Blackberries, Okra and Much More! 5900 Hwy. 58 On right past Central High School Phone 423-344-2600 3306 Ringgold Road East Ridge near the tunnels Phone 423-629-5317 OPEN EVERY DAY TIL DARK 37431506 LOOK FOR THIS ICON up to six months beginning in September 2014. In September, the American Quilter’s Society will celebrate its 30th anniversary during Quilt Week in Chattanooga. Thousands of quilters from across the country will be in attendance, bringing enormous visitorship and economic impact to the region. To celebrate the art of quilt- EAST HAMILTON COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM • • • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • Page 7 Ritz Boutique opens on East Brainerd Road By Meghan Pittman Staff Writer After more than 20 years on Highway 58, a popular upscale consignment shop has a new owner, new name and new digs. Putting on the Ritz Boutique is now just Ritz Boutique and is located at 6347 East Brainerd Road. New owner Mary Wilson was looking to get into business just as the shop’s previous owner was looking to retire, Mary Wilson shows off a display of purses in the newly reopened Ritz Boutique. Photo by Meghan Pittman she said. Wilson decided to move the business to East Brainerd Road, which she said is more trafficked. “It just couldn’t have worked out any better,” Wilson said from the store’s new location in the Brainerd Hills Shopping Center. “I love, love, love this location and the neighborhood has been very good to us.” Ritz Boutique is still an upscale consignment store that accepts name- brand women’s clothing and accessories for resale. Currently the shop has 705 consignors from throughout the community, which Wilson said helps keep the shop full of unique items. “We’ve just been growing and growing, especially at this location. This area is booming,” she said. “I even got a new case for jewelry and it is already filled up.” The store especially features brands like Ann Taylor, Talbots, Chico’s and the recently closed Coldwater Creek, said Wilson. While the store caters to all women age 11 and up, jewelry and accessories are her top sellers. “This is such a well-established business and people have responded well to us moving and I hope it continues,” Wilson said. Email Meghan Pittman at mpittman@ timesfreepress.com Exploring the world from a different point of view. t.POUFTTPSJNFUIPEPMPHZ t$ISJTUJBOFOWJSPONFOU t&OSJDINFOUQSPHSBN t)BMGEBZBOEGVMMEBZPQUJPOT For registration and information Students from Ridgeland High School spend time at The Lantern Alzheimer’s Memory Care Community at Morning Pointe teaching some of the residents how to use Google. They worked with the residents one-on-one showing them all they can learn by searching on the computer. From left are Kassidy Davis, Hope Davis and Morning Pointe resident Dorothy (Dot) Gannon. Contributed photo call 423.396.2122 2014-2015 Ages 3, 4, & 5 4820 University Drive | Collegedale, TN37315 southern.edu/montesori 3 14 3745 142 4429 29 Local students give computer lessons ENROLL NOW FOR Page 8 • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • • • COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM EAST HAMILTON Members of Ooltewah Baptist Church break ground on a project to renovate the church’s gymnasium. From left are Wayne Henry, Christina Margraves, Taylor Smith, Stan Coker, Leslie Montgomery, Ron Powers, Dale Rardin, Mike Carter, Chris Gaither, Elaine Pennington, Hal Cantrell, Marcie McMillan, Karen Robinson, Michael Bradley and Eddie Ingle. Contributed photo By Meghan Pittman Staff Writer Barbecues, planning meetings and fundraisers galore have finally paid off. More than a year after beginning an intense fundraising campaign, Ooltewah Baptist Church broke ground on the first phase of a project that will im- prove the church’s ministry and outreach. The current gymnasium is more than 40 years old, and while it has served the church well, it’s more than time for an upgrade, said church member Ron Ingle. The project will both renovate and expand the gym and add a new kitchen and storage OPX SJHIUL QSFTTDPN UJNFTGSFF space, four new classrooms, new furniture and upgraded audio visual and production capabilities. And that’s only the beginning of what a new building can do. “This renewed space will support ministries to all ages in the church and community,” Ingle said. “It will support the creation of clean hearts and steadfast spirits of his people.” Construction on the project will begin in July and is slated to be completed within six months. To make it a reality, the church received gifts and pledges totaling nearly 92 percent of its goal of $685,000 since fundrais- GOLD, GO LD, SI LD SILV SILV LVER VER ER, & DI ER, DIAM D IAM AMON MON ONDS S Need Vacation Cash? t.6(4)054 t4$)00-3&1035$"3%4 t16#-*$4"-"3*&4 t4)005*/(4 t1-64.03&456'':06 )"7&5)&3*()5,/08 We Pay Top Dollar! Visit us at our new location: 1309 Panorama Dr, Ste 107-1/2 mile off I-75 at E. Brainerd Rd. & Panorama Dr. 423.629.4996 37435523 ing began in 2013. In addition to the groundbreaking, the church began two new mission teams. One mission will go to Italy and the other will stay here, to “Engage Ooltewah” this summer. Email Meghan Pittman at mpittman@ timesfreepress.com 3743 374 43149 4492 92 Ooltewah Baptist begins work on expansion INTRODUCTORY OFFER Incredible Therapists Great Value! “Let us focus on you” Schedule online at: 39 $ One-Hour Therapeutic p Massage Our regulars pay as little as $36 Not valid with any other offer. Expires July 22, 2014 Focus4Massage.com or call 423-855-4888 EAST HAMILTON COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM • • • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • Page 9 Choo-Choo City ballroom dance group moves to new location By Kelsie Bowman Staff Writer This year has held change for the Choo-Choo City Chapter of USA Dance, but the nonprofit is still dancing on. The ballroom-dance chapter formerly held its monthly lessons and sessions at Allemande Hall on Standifer Gap Road, but the building was sold and torn down earlier in the year, said chapter president Teresa Steele. “We were sad to lose our 6,000-square-foot wooden dance floor,” she said. “It’s hard to find a large wooden floor, but we’ll definitely keep the chapter going. With shows like ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘So You Think You Can Dance,’ ballroom dancing has really come into focus.” The chapter already has a new meeting location, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. There, on the second Friday of each month, the SHALL WE DANCE? The next monthly meeting of the Choo-Choo City Chapter of USA Dance is July 11 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 305 W. Seventh St. Newcomers can attend the monthly gatherings at a discounted rate of $5. Members get in for $6, nonmembers $10. group hosts a dance lesson for beginners from 7:30-8:30 p.m., with more dancing until 10:30 p.m. “We promote ballroom dancing,” Steele said. “There are different ballroom studios in the Chattanooga area and we support all of them. Our main thing is we want everybody to come and have a good time.” She started ballroom dancing in Chattanooga in the 1980s, and even met her husband while dancing. They’ve been married for nearly 20 years, she said. “It’s really a good hobby for couples; it’s a thing that we do together,” said Steele. “It’s good for everybody mentally and physically. I could go and dance and for that hour you don’t think about anything else that’s bothering you because you have to think about your steps and not stepping on the shoes of your partner.” Participants don’t have to come with a partner, she added, and they range from young collegiates to 80-year-olds. “I always tell people when they come in, ‘We are all learning, so get out there on the floor and enjoy yourself,’” Steele said. “It’s a lifetime of learning.” Find out more at chattanoogausadance.com or at facebook. Dancers take to the floor at the Choo-Choo City Chapcom/ChattanoogaUSADance. Email Kelsie Bowman at kbow- ter’s new meeting place, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. [email protected] Contributed photo FREE SEMINAR AND LUNCHEON Igniting new friendships. Your Life. 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Please submit event information, including date, time and location, at least one week in advance of each Wednesday’s edition to [email protected]. COMMUNITY CORNER ■ The 55+ Club of the Collegedale area meets Sunday, July 13, at noon in the fellowship hall of the Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church. A vegetarian potluck dinner is served and the program which follows at 1 p.m. features a presentation on the Civil War in the Chattanooga area by Judy Luster, Children’s Librarian at the Collegedale Public Library. The program is open to the public. Those wishing to attend the meal may make a reservation by calling club president Ralph Neall at 396-2212. Food assignments: A-B: vegetables; C-G: potatoes, pasta or rice; H-M: dessert; N-R: entrees; S-T: bread, rolls or sandwiches; V-Z: tossed, macaroni or potato salad. Bring food by 11:30 a.m. ■ An AARP Smart Driver class is scheduled Monday, July 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Garden Plaza of Greenbriar Cove, 4586 Forsythia Way in Collegedale. This is a refresher course for drivers ages 50+. A certificate will be issued at the completion of the 8-hour course and participants may be eligible for an insurance discount. Consult your auto insurance agent to see if you qualify for a discount. Cost for AARP members is $15, $20 for nonmembers. Call 396-5100 to register. ■ Bradford Health Services, at 6160 Shallowford Road, Suite 103, offers a Concerned Persons Group every Thursday from COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM 4:30-5:30 p.m. at no cost to anyone who would like more information about drug and alcohol addiction. Call 892-2639 for more information. ■ Chattanooga Newcomers Club meets every Wednesday for various activities including luncheons, coffee, book club, bridge games and trips. In addition to women new to the Chattanooga area, the group also welcomes those who may have recently left the workforce and would like to meet new people. For more information visit chattanooganewcomers.info or contact Mary Wilson at [email protected]. ■ Chattanooga Youth and Family Development Centers times have changed to accommodate summer camps, and events. Shepherd and Tyner are open Monday-Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Open time for youth not in camp is 5-7 p.m. ■ Collegedale Seventh-day Adventist Church, at 4829 College Drive E., offers English as a Second Language classes on Tuesdays from 6:30-8:30 p.m. For more information call the church at 3962134. ■ Creative Discovery Museum, at 321 Chestnut St., hosts Chattanooga Gas Free Family Night the second Thursday of most months. For more information visit cdmfun.org. ■ The Obedience Club of Chattanooga, 4 miles south of Chattanooga on Highway 193 in Flintstone, Ga., is holding registration for obedience, rally and agility classes for puppies and dogs Sunday, July 20, from 1-3 p.m. Canine Good Citizen Advanced is a brand new class. It is also offering a therapy dog class. Sign up to take the new agility classes for fun and exercise. Bring a copy of shot records to registra- WHAT’S HAPPENING? Get all the latest event information at Chattanooganow.com tion. During registration, various OCC dog/handler teams present training demonstrations. Classes begin Monday, July 21. Visit chattanoogaobedienceclub.org or call 5171448. CULTURAL CALENDAR ■ Craft N’ Crop meets Thursdays at Heritage House from 5:30-9:30 p.m. Call 855-9474 for more information. ■ The Department of Youth and Family Development’s Heritage House Arts and Civic Center in partnership with the Chattanooga Songwriters Association hosts a free concert every second Tuesday. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. For more information contact Heritage House at 855-9474 or holley_c@chattanooga. gov. ■ Ooltewah Gospel Sing, hosted by Chuck Robinson at Wendy’s on the corner of Lee Highway and Ooltewah-Georgetown Road, is every Tuesday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Call 899-7852 to learn more. ■ Resurrection Lutheran Church, at 4309 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road, invites the community for some fun and food Thursdays, July 10, 17 and 24 at 7 p.m. as they interactively relive some of the old great Bible Stories. Join in by the “fire” while eating ’smores and hear of God’s love as we remember Noah, Moses and Samson. For more information, contact Lesley Radius at 396-3497 or [email protected]. ■ The Tennessee Federation of Garden Clubs, Inc, District III garden clubs is hosting a Standard Flower Show Friday, July 11 from 2-5 p.m. at the New Union Baptist Church, 4060 Double S. Road in Dayton, Tenn.The theme of this show is “Living in the Country.” The show will be judged and awards will be given out. The garden clubs sponsoring this show are Aldersgate, Crestwood, Dayton, Dirt Dabbers, Magnolia, Ocoee and Sunset Garden Clubs. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, call 499-9751. ■ USA Dance is hosting its monthly ballroom dance party in the gym of Brainerd United Methodist Church, 4315 Brainerd Road, Friday, July 11, from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Admission includes a one-hour group lesson and the party. The West Coast Swing lesson will be taught by Paul and Claire Frey. All ages and dance levels welcome. No experience or partner necessary. Cost for members is $6, $10 for nonmembers, and $5, first-time guests. For more information call 645-4888 or visit chattanoogausadance.com. ■ Wendy’s at 7655 E. Brainerd Road hosts free gospel signings from 6-8:30 p.m. featuring different singers each week. For more information contact Casey at 331-7126. SCHOOL NOTES ■ Enterprise South Nature Park, at 8015 Volkswagen Drive, is hosting the Young Explorers Program Tuesdays from 10-11 a.m. Cost is $3 per child. The program is for children ages 3 or preschool to fifth-grade. Activities include exploring hikes, crafts and snacks. Siblings may also attend with adult supervision. The July 15 program features Radical Reptiles with the Chattanooga Zoo. Closed toed shoes and adult supervision are required. EAST HAMILTON Pre-register by calling 8426748. ■ Free tutors are now available in all Chattanooga Youth and Family Development Centers. For more information, call 6436886 or stop by your local center. HEALTH BENEFITS ■ Chattanooga Dragon Boat Club practices every Monday and Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. and some Saturdays from March-October. Practices are held at Erwin Marine Sales, 3100 Kings Point Road. All skill levels welcome. The club provides all equipment and training needed. Email phaedrarichmond@gmail. com or find the group on Facebook for more information. ■ Chattanooga-Hamilton County Health Department offers free car seat installation checks by appointment. To schedule one, call 209-8204 (English) or 2098203 (Spanish). ■ Chattanooga Youth and Family Development’s fitness and aquatic schedules are available for download at chattanoogayouthandfamily.com. Each schedule features dozens of free and low-cost fitness classes for all ages, including seniors. The 2014 aquatics schedule includes swim lessons, stroke class, lifeguard training and water fitness classes at the city’s three indoor heated pools: the Brainerd and South Chattanooga YFD centers and the North River YMCA. ■ Chattanooga Youth and Family Development’s Commodity Food Program is open to all eligible persons and offers free nutritious food on a quarterly basis. The program is available for all Hamilton County residents who meet household and income guidelines. Sign up online at chattanoogayouthandfamily.com or call 6436420. ■ Christ United Methodist Church, at the corner of East Brainerd and Morris Hill roads, hosts basketball for men age 50 and up from 5-6:30 p.m. each Thursday in the gym. For more information call King Duncan at 855-4558 or email kingduncan@aol. com. ■ Dr. Rhonda Hamilton is offering a free workshop on BrainCore (Neurofeedback) Therapy Saturday, July 19 at 1 p.m. Neurofeedback is a drugless, non-invasive approach to symptoms related to many neurological conditions. This workshop focuses specifically on ADD/ADHD. The location for the workshop is Hamilton-Roddy Chiropractic at 6978 East Brainerd Road. Call to reserve a seat at 899-0808. For more information, visit chattanoogabraincore. com. ■ Erlanger East at Gunbarrel Road is hosting Stork Scoop Sunday, July 13, from 2-3:30 p.m. Get the scoop on all things new baby, laboring, delivery and postpartum for mom. Learn the basics from experts who bring Erlanger’s childbirth and breastfeeding classes. The session is free but registration is required. Call Erlanger’s HealthLink at 778-LINK (5465) to register. ■ Greater Chattanooga Aspies has a support/social group for adults with an official diagnosis of high-functioning autism or Asperger’s syndrome that meets the third Tuesday of every month from 6-8 p.m. For more information visit meetup.com/G-C-As. ■ Partners & Peers for Diabetes Care presents “dMindfuless,” a group on eating and living for diabetes health, weight management and reduction of stress for diabetics’ See CALENDAR, Page 11 EAST HAMILTON Calendar • Continued from Page 10 life, the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. The class is hosted by University Diabetes & Endocrine Consultants at 5616 Brainerd Road, Suite 208, in front of Eastgate Mall, and is provided free of charge as a service to the community. For more information call 505-0558 or visit partnersandpeers. org. ■ Pump It Up of Chattanooga, at 7443 Commons Blvd., is offering Zumba and Fun Jump every Monday during the summer from 10:30-11:30 a.m. The program offers Zumba for parents and fun jumps for kids. ■ St. John’s United Methodist Church, at 3921 Murray Hills Drive, hosts a jazzercise class every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8:45 a.m. Instructor is Dawn King. ■ Tyner Youth and Family Development Center, at 6900 Ty-Hi Drive, offers Zumba every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 p.m. for $2 a class. Call 855-2664 for more information. ■ Tyner United Methodist Church, at 6805 Standifer Gap Road, hosts an aerobics class at 10:30 a.m. every Monday and Wednesday at Wesley Hall. The class, taught by Patsy Ware to lively music, is designed to keep the body flexible and moving with a healthy range of motion. Cost is $2 per class, with all proceeds going to support the mission projects of the Women’s Group of Tyner UMC. ■ Washington Hills Community Center, at 4628 Oakwood Drive just off Hwy. 58, offers free adult aerobics classes every Tuesday and Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 COMMUNITY.TIMESFREEPRESS.COM p.m. All skill levels welcome. No registration needed. For more information call 855-9471. RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS ■ Chattanooga Christian Women’s Connection invites all women to the July 10 luncheon. Trudy Chester will deliver a speech titled “Camelot and the Greatest Story Ever Told.” Amy French will also present on information regarding Alzheimer’s services. The luncheon is at Holiday Inn at Hamilton Place, located at 2232 Center St., from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. Cost to attend is $15 that can be paid in cash or check. ■ Christ United Methodist, at 8645 E. Brainerd Road, offers a clothes closet to the community Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to noon in the adult Sunday school building. Nothing required to take home clothes for free. ■ College/Young Adults Praise and Worship is hosted by Grace Baptist Church, at 7815 Shallowford Road, on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. For more information call 892-4869. ■ Dallas Holmn will be in concert at Collegedale Community Church, located at 4995 Swinyar Drive, Saturday, July 12 at 6 p.m. The concert is free but a love offering will be taken. ■ East Chattanooga Church of God, at 4872 Jersey Pike, is hosting Faith League Superhero Training Camp vacation bible school July 17-19 from 7-9 p.m. each night. Superhero training enrollment is for students ages 3 through sixth-grade. A grand finale takes place for all Superheroes and their families Sunday, July 20, at 11 a.m. with a Free Ol’ Fashioned Family Festival including food, old-fashioned family games and family fun. Pre-register by Wednesday, July 16, or at • • • Wednesday, July 9, 2014 • Page 11 the door at 6:30 p.m. July 17. For more information call 892-9297 or visit eastchattcog.cog or register online at faithleaguecamp. eventbrite.com. ■ East Hamilton Church of Christ has begun meeting in the East Brainerd area. This newly formed group of Christians is focusing on the examples and instructions found in the New Testament. It meets Sundays at 10 a.m. for Bible study and worship and again on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. for Bible study. For more information call 894-6929. ■ Grace Baptist Church hosts Awana/Bible studies for children ages 2 through sixth-grade. Small youth groups are also available for those in grades 7-12. Adult Bible studies include Marriage Oneness, DivorceCare, My Grandma’s House (a parenting class), the Pastor’s Study and That I May Know Him, an inductive study for ladies. All take place Wednesdays at 6:45 p.m. Childcare is available. For more information call 892-4869. LOPX SJHIU QSFTTDPN UJNFTGSFF ■ Soul Hospital, at 5075 Ooltewah-Ringgold Road, is sponsoring a new alcohol and drug recovery support group for addicts and their family members called “The Most Excellent Way: A simple, yet powerful biblical approach to recovery from the effects of drug and alcohol addiction” that meets Tuesday nights from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Call 238-7429. ■ Women’s Ministry of Christ United Church announces a new Bible study series for women. “Celebrating the Seasons of Life” by Dr. Cathy Robbs Turner that encourages women to live fully in God’s purpose during all the seasons of life. 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