MCT 9-5-24

2A —The Marion Tribune, Thursday, September 5, 2024 Community Calendar is a service of The Marion Tribune and is free of charge for community and church announce- ments. Those wishing to submit an event should email their item to arichards@mariontri- bune.com. You may also contact Allison Richards at 423-590-6397 with the information. Deadline is Monday afternoon for inclusion in Thursday’s edition. You may submit your event a month or two ahead of the date and reoccurring events may also be published in the community calendar. Story Hour at Carolyn Stewart Pub- lic Library will began Wednesday, September 4 at 10 a.m. for ages 2 – 5. Children will learn simple exercises, fi nger plays and hear stories based on a theme for the day and make a craft to take home. The hour-long program teaches children to be creative, imagina- tive and be socially ready to interact with other children their age. Our goal is to help provide children with a stimulat- ing environment where every day sounds, letters, shapes, books, songs and rhymes are the key factors that help make connections that are basic for early learning. For more information, please call the library at (423) 942-3369. 3 rd Annual SHP Hunter McCrary Memorial Bed Build – Saturday, September 7 at North Jackson High School from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Be the hands and feet of Christ and join Sleep in Heavenly Peace and the McCrary’s Mis- sion to build beds for children in our commu- nity. If you are unable to come build you may also participate by donating mattress protectors, bed- ding, pillows or money to help purchase mattresses. Visit McCrary’s Mission Facebook page for more information or email mc- crarysmission22@gmail. com. All American Meet & Greet – Sunday, Sep- tember 8 at The Ameri- can Legion Post #62, 300 Elm St., South Pittsburg from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. All Veterans, Auxiliary, Sons of the American Legion and families are invited to attend for food, games and music. Market in the Burg will be Saturday, Septem- ber 14 at a new location! Make plans to attend from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors will be set up in the grassy fi eld across from the Lodge Factory Store, 220 E. 3 rd Street, South Pittsburg. There is still space for vendors, please visit the Market in the Burg Facebook page for more information. Smoke on the Chimneys – The fi rst annual Smoke on the Chimneys will be held on Saturday, September 14 and is an event to raise money for Chimney Park. Come enjoy some deli- cious BBQ, live music and compete in an exciting cornhole tournament. Cornhole kicko ff at 12:30, all teams must be pres- ent at that time to check in. $20 per team and the winners will receive a cash prize. BBQ plates will be $10 and includes either a pulled pork sand- wich OR grilled chicken (chicken MUST be pre- ordered at Green Mart by Sept. 1), slaw, smoked mac & cheese and baked beans. Festivities begin at 12 p.m. at Chimney Park Rd, Whitwell. Visit the Chimney Park Facebook page for more informa- tion. St. Andrew’s-Se- wanee Gallery wel- comes the work of Aleta Chander, now through September 27. Commu- nity members will have the opportunity to meet and talk with the artist on Thursday, September 19, during a gallery reception from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the St. Andrew’s-Sewanee Gallery. The SAS Gal- lery is located in the cen- ter of Simmonds Hall on the St. Andrew’s-Sewanee School campus. Gallery hours are Monday - Fri- day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. and by appointment. All are invited to attend. Energy Healing Training: Open & Bal- ance our Chakras. Sat. Sept 14. Call Mary for more info and to register 972.438.5515. Chattanooga Ba- con Festival – Satur- day, Sept. 21, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. & Sunday, Sept. 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Camp Jordan in East Ridge. The festival has over 175 craft/commercial vendors, enjoy over 30 food vendors, a petting zoo, pony rides, animal encounters, trackless train rides, face painting, in fl atables, and more! This event is rain or shine with free parking and free admission. Marion County Community Health Expo will be Saturday, September 28 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Court- house Square in Jasper. This event will provide resources, education and fun for the entire family. There will be giveaways for participants. The South Pitts- burg Rotary Club will be hosting a Remote Area Medical event October 12 and 13 at Jasper Elementary School. This event will provide dental, vision, medical and general support to those in need. Volunteers in the medical fi eld and those who are non-medical are needed to man this e ff ort. Please consider volunteering and joining the mission. For more information visit RAMUSA.org or call (865) 579.1530. Reoccurring Events Champion Recov- ery Community has meetings each Monday from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Jasper First Baptist, 108 E. 3 rd Street, Jasper, and each Thursday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Whitwell Church of Christ, 100 E. Kansas Avenue, Whitwell. Contact Alyson Riley at (423) 664-3288 or email alysonr.ministry@gmail. com for information. The Lions Club meets on the fi rst Mon- day of each month at 6 p.m. in the conference room of Beene Pearson Public Library, 208 Elm Ave., South Pittsburg. The Marion County Library Board meets bi-monthly on the third Monday at 5 p.m. The meetings alternate be- tween the three libraries as follows: January & July – Orena Humphreys (Whitwell), March & Sep- tember – Carolyn Stewart (Jasper), May & Novem- ber – Beene Pearson (South Pittsburg). For more information, please email mcexecdir@gmail. com. Gospel Singing Every Saturday Night at Jack’s, located at 43023 US-72 in Stevenson, AL, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The featured singers for August: Aug 31 - Marcel- lus Scott & Luther Griggs. For more information, please contact Paul David Webb at (423) 203-5011 or (423) 228-4025. Ev- eryone is welcome! The following Com- mittees of the Marion County Library Board meet bi-monthly (Febru- ary, April, June, August, October, December) on the third Friday at the Beene Pearson Public Library at these times: 1 p.m. – Personnel; 1:30 p.m. Nominations; 2 p.m. – Policies; 3 p.m. – Bud- get & Finance. For further information please email mcexecdir@gmail.com. Dungeons & Drag- ons Group meets on Sundays at 9 a.m. at Beene Pearson Public Li- brary in South Pittsburg. Bridge Night at Monteagle Community Center meets the second Thursday of the month from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is for any players (18+), experienced or if you just want to learn, you are invited to join. The Miners Memo- rial Park Committee meets every third Tues- day of the month at 6 p.m. in the old Gri ffi th Creek Elementary School, 6395 Hwy 108, Whitwell. Please consider attend- ing the meetings and volunteering. Visit their Facebook page for more information. Chimney Park , located on Chimney Park Rd in Whitwell, is a com- munity space under new management and is open from daylight to dark. The pavilion is available to rent for events and get togethers. For more information or to reserve the park for your upcom- ing event, please contact Ashley Gilbert at (423) 463-5945 or message them on their Facebook page “Chimney Park”. VFW building available to rent: Need a place to hold your next birthday party or special event? VFW Post 6362 is available to rent. Cost is $100 deposit, $50 of which will be returned if building is cleaned and left in satisfactory condi- tion. To rent, contact VFW Commander Dan Pegg at (423) 240-7209. Upcoming County & CityMeetings September: Kimball CityMeeting: Thursday, Sept. 5, 6 p.m., CityHall, 675Main St, Kimball MCBoard of Education: Monday, Sept. 9, 5 p.m., 204 Betsy Pack Dr., Jasper South Pittsburg CityMeeting: Tuesday, Sept. 10, 6 p.m., Senior Center, 315 ElmAve., South Pittsburg Whitwell CityMeeting: Thursday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m., CityHall, 13671 Hwy 28, Whitwell Jasper CityMeeting: Thursday, Sept. 12, 6 p.m., Carolyn Stewart Public Library, 14W. 2 nd St., Jasper Orme CityMeeting:Wednesday, Sept. 18, 6 p.m., CityHall, 980Orme Rd, South Pittsburg Crossroads CityMeeting: Thursday, Sept. 19 6:30 p.m., CityHall, 140Alvin C YorkHwy, Whitwell NewHope CityMeeting: Monday, Sept. 23, 5 p.m., CityHall, 2610Hwy 156, NewHope MC CommissionersMeeting: Tuesday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m., Lawson Building, 300Ridley Dr., Jasper MC Planning CommissionMeeting: Tuesday, Oct. 1, 4 p.m., Lawson Building, 300Ridley Dr., Jasper Citizen of the Week Veteran of the Month Scott Baetz and Kari Rosado of Jasper have been named Citizens of the Week by Jasper Memorial Post 6362 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars for keeping the stars and stripes waving in front of their home every day. Scott and Kari, both Marine Corps veterans, were presented a Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding citizenship for their patriotism by keeping the American flag flying daily. Jasper Memorial Post 6362 recently visited the Signature Healthcare Center in Monteagle to honor one of the veteran patients, Anthony Byers, as Veteran of the Month. Mr. Byers is a veteran of the US Marine Corps. Pictured with him are (L to R) Post Commander Bob Collins, Activities Director Misty Fornecker, Assistant Julie Cosselt, and members Gary Bitzer and Dan Pegg.