The Bledsoe and Sequatchie County Pond Management Field Day, set for Thursday, November 1 at Perry Swafford’s Farm in Pikeville, has been cancelled.BT44

Veterans at the VA Hospital in Murfreesboro are greatly in need of new plain white T-shirts and bottled water. VFW Post 5772 and American Legion Post 190 in Dunlap are spearheading a drive and asking for support from the community. Shirt sizes needed are L-2X, crew neck or V-neck. Donated items can be dropped off at the Dunlap Police Department or Sequatchie County Sheriff’s Department until Friday, November 2. T41S42

Meetings for AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) and NA (Narcotics Anonymous) are held at Dunlap United Methodist Church. AA meetings are Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. NA meetings are Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. All times are central. The church is located at 1958 Main Street. BTS45

The Education Opportunity Center (EOC) provides free assistance to help residents reach their educational and career goals. Marla King, an education advisor with EOC, who formerly assisted students at the Chattanooga State Sequatchie/Bledsoe campus, will now be scheduling appointments at the Sequatchie County/Dunlap Chamber of Commerce on Thursdays, by appointment, from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. General education courses are offered at both Sequatchie and Bledsoe County High Schools. The center serves Bledsoe, Grundy, Hamilton, Marion and Sequatchie counties, and can assist with adult high school completion programs, choosing a college and a major, filing for FAFSA, searching for scholarships and grants, and overcoming federal student loan default. To schedule an appointment, call (423) 425-1702. BTS45

Bothered by someone’s drinking problem? Alanon may be able to help. Meetings are held on Thursdays at 5:00 p.m. at Dunlap United Methodist Church for those who need help in coping with a friend or family member’s drinking problem. The church is located at 1958 Main Street. BTS45

Scrappy Quilters meet every Thursday from 900 a.m. until noon at the Cagle Community Center. Call Kathy for more information at 949-9796. TS45

The regular monthly meeting of the Lewis Chapel Community Center will be held Thursday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Everyone is encouraged to attend.TS45

The Sequatchie County Middle School Veterans Day program will be held Friday, November 9 at 8:15 a.m. in the school gym. There will be special music and readings by students and will feature Veterans Day speaker Johnny Cordell. The student body will also make a presentation to the Veterans Memorial Park.  The community is invited to attend. TS45

A community yoga class is continuing at Dunlap United Methodist Church. Remaining classes are November 9 and December 7 from 4:45 to 6:00 p.m. The cost is a cash donation or food items for the Dunlap Food Bank. Specific items needed for the food bank include peanut butter, and one-pound bags of rice and dry pinto beans. The food bank cannot accept expired food items. T44S45

Sequatchie County High School is holding a Veterans Day observance on Friday, November 9. Refreshments will be served at 9:30 a.m., followed by the program at 10:00. Contact Natalie Kimbell at the high school for more information at 949-2154.TS43

The Sequatchie County Rescue Squad will hold its first Stop and Shop Mistletoe Market, November 9-11. Times are Friday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., Saturday from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. There will be crafts, concessions and goodies. Vendors are needed. Call Lisa at (423) 463-9306 or Melinda at (423) 463-7100.2TS43-44

Trail Life USA, a Christ-centered, Scout-like outdoor adventure and character development program for boys, age 5-17, holds meetings on Mondays at 6:00 p.m. at New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church. To enroll or for more information, call Jimmy Byrd at (423) 289-3347, Kerri Miller at (423) 762-2823 or Steven Lee at (423) 827-3104.TS46

The monthly meeting of the Fredonia Community Center will be held Tuesday, November 13 at 6:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and meet their neighbors and support the community.TS45

   The Lone Oak Volunteer Fire Department is hosting a Firefighter Fitness class for its members, as well as members of Walden’s Ridge Emergency Services and Chattanooga Fire Department Station 17, on Tuesday, November 13. Yoga Instructor Liz Bounds will be leading the group through a variety of firefighter-helpful breathing, stress reduction and stretching techniques in and out of their turnout gear. The class will be held at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Lone Oak Volunteer Fire Department, located at 1278 US 127, Signal Mountain, outside behind the department. S46

Sequatchie County Friends of the Library (FOTL) will hold its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 13 at 4:00 p.m. in the upstairs meeting room of the library. TS45

The next FCE (Family, Community, Education) meeting at the Cagle Community Center is planned for Tuesday, November 13 at 10:00 a.m. For more information, call the Extension office at 949-2611. These meetings are structured for the entire family. Everyone is invited to attend. TS45

The Dunlap Lodge F&AM meets in scheduled regular meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at their Lodge on Cherry Street. The next meeting is scheduled for November 13. Worshipful Master Rex Layne invites all regular Masons to attend.TS45

Wheeler-Long Camp SCV (Sons of Confederate Veterans) will meet Thursday, November 15 at 6:00 p.m. at Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative on Hwy 127, north of Dunlap. OCR and new member applicants are welcome.TS46

The regular meeting of the Sequatchie County Fair will be held Thursday night, November 15, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The meeting will be held at the Fair building on Heard Street at 6:00 p.m. TS46

  Music on the Mountain at the Cagle Community Center is set for Thursday, November 15. A Thanksgiving meal will be served at 5:30 p.m., and music with Slo Tyme will begin at 6:30 p.m. Everyone is invited. T45S46

  Sequatchie Valley Community Band practice is held the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the middle school band room. This is a concert band and open to anyone in the valley or surrounding area who plays a wind or percussion instrument. All experience levels are welcome. For more information, contact Tim Willis at willistg@live.com or (423) 994-8445. TS45

A free Thanksgiving dinner feast will be served from 11:00 a.m. until noon at the National Guard Armory, 5915 Hwy. 28 in Dunlap. Reserve dinners by calling (423) 637-6546 before November 19. Dine-in, carry-out and delivery available. The meal is a ministry of First Baptist Church of Dunlap.4TS43-46

All members of the VFW Post 5772 and American Legion Post 190 are invited to the Sequatchie County Veterans office on Tuesday, November 20 at 1:00 p.m. to receive the Vietnam Veterans Era Lapel Pin. Veterans must have served between November 1, 1955 and May 15, 1975. If planning to attend, call 949-4660 and leave name.TS46

VFW Post 5772, Dunlap, holds its monthly meetings on the third Tuesday of each month. The executive committee meets at 5:00 p.m. and the general business meeting starts at 6:00. Meetings are held in the Legion Hall on Fredonia Road. All members are encouraged to attend. Veterans interested in joining the VFW or learning more about the organization and the benefits of membership are encouraged to attend a general business meeting. Follow on Facebook at VFW Post 5772, Dunlap, TN.TS46

   Spend lunchtime on Wednesdays in worship during the month of Advent. Pastor Jared G. Wood invites everyone to Chapel Hill Historical Church every Wednesday from 12:00 to 12:35 for devotions and holy communion. Chapel Hill Historical Church is located at 5149 East Valley Road in Dunlap. TS47

The Tennessee Corn Referendum will be held Wednesday, November 28 and Thursday, November 29 at the UT Extension office in Dunlap. Tennessee corn farmers and landowners will vote on a statewide checkoff referendum to consider a one-cent per bushel assessment of corn sold. If the referendum passes, the funds will be used to finance a program of research, education, market development, marketing, advertising, and other methods designed to promote the increased production, consumption, use and sale of Tennessee corn products. Tennessee corn producers or landowners who share in the production costs or the proceeds of the sale of all varieties of corn, except popcorn, sweet corn and ornamental corn, are eligible to vote. For more information, contact UT Extension at 949-2611. T47S48

Signups are being held for Sequatchie County Youth Basketball for children in Pre-K through fifth grade, and sixth through eighth graders who are not members of the Sequatchie County Middle School teams. For more information, message (423) 838-9000 or visit the Sequatchie County Youth Basketball Facebook page. T42S43