Valley Fest Road Race and Step Up Sequatchie are partnering together for the first installment of the Step Up Sequatchie Training Series, hosted by Matt Wallace, a certified endurance trainer. Community runs will be held twice a week during the month of April leading up to the Valley Fest Road Race. The runs are free to anyone who registers for the Valley Fest Race. For more information, contact Wallace at mwallace25@gmail.com or Step Up Sequatchie.

The 2019 Valley Fest Pageant will be held Saturday, April 6 in the Sequatchie County High School auditorium. Entrant categories are ages birth through 16, 17 – 21, and 55 years and above. Applications are available at the Chamber of Commerce or upon request by emailing Sequatchie@Bledsoe.net.  For more information, call Fran Chapman at 423-364-7530. T12S13

   BABS will be meeting on Monday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. at the Fair building in Dunlap. Everyone is welcome to join our nonprofit group and participate in various crafting projects each month. This month’s project is huck weaving, also known as Swedish weaving. This is a form of embroidery worked on specific fabric to work the patterns on. Fabric and some patterns will be provided. A pot luck lunch will be served afterwards. T14

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. T15S16

Preschool Screening Day will be held Friday, April 12 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. for Sequatchie County children, ages three and four, at Griffith Elementary School (enter through breezeway near the old gym). Vision, hearing, motor, speech and developmental screenings will be given. Parents/guardians are to bring proof of residency (water or electric bill), birth certificate, social security card, shot record and physical on school form, and proof of income. T14S15

  The regular monthly meeting of the Lewis Chapel Community Center is planned for Tuesday, April 16 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Life Force will be there to talk about insurance. Everyone is welcome to attend. T14S15