COMMUNITY · On Feb. 14 and 15, Parkridge Health System will offer AngioScreen, a simple, non-invasive vascu-lar screening designed to provide men and women with information about heart rhythm, neck and leg artery block-age, blood pressure and body mass index in addition to an overall fitness assessment. The Feb. 14 screening will be held from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. at Parkridge East Hospital in the Lamaze/Birthplace Classroom and the Feb. 15 screen-ing will be held from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. at Parkridge Medical Center in the Fowler Classroom. The cost for the Angio-screen is $50. A screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm can be added for an additional $30. For more informa-tion or to schedule a screening, call MedLine at 800-242-5662.
COMMUNITY · The LaFayette-Walker County Public Library will host an Valentine Craft Corner on Feb. 14. All ages are welcome to participate.
GOVERNMENT · The Walker County Board of Education will hold a planning session at the Walker County Schools Advancing Education Center at 6 p.m. For more information, call 706-638-1240.
COMMUNITY · Teens are invited to protest the grossly over-commercialized Valentine’s holiday with a “Down with Romance” party at the LaFayette-Walker County Public Library. The event begins at 5 p.m. with food, crafts, games and music.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
COMMUNITY · On Feb. 15, Parkridge Health System will offer AngioScreen, a simple, non-invasive vascular screening designed to provide men and women with information about heart rhythm, neck and leg artery blockage, blood pressure and body mass index in addition to an overall fitness assessment. The Feb. 14 screening will be held from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. at Parkridge East Hospital in the Lamaze/Birthplace Classroom and the Feb. 15 screening will be held from 8 a.m. till 5 p.m. at Parkridge Medical Center in the Fowler Classroom. The cost for the Angioscreen is $50. A screening for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm can be added for an additional $30. For more information or to schedule a screening, call MedLine at 800-242-5662.
Thursday, Feb. 16
COMMUNITY · Early voting in Catoosa County for the presidential preference primary has begun at Catoosa Hall on Nashville St. in Ringgold. Registered voters can cast ballots Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. until March 2. New this year is Saturday voting on Feb. 25 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and late voting will be available March 1 until 7 p.m.
COMMUNITY · Coosa Valley Regional Services will hold a monthly board meeting Feb. 16 at 10 a.m. at their main office at 3 Riverside Industrial Parkway in Rome. The public is invited.
COMMUNITY · The REFRESH Committee and interested community members will meet Thursday, Feb. 16, at 5:30 p.m. in the work room at Fort Oglethorpe City Hall.
COMMUNITY · Walker County’s Constitutional Officers – clerk of court Carter Brown, probate judge Christy Anderson, tax commissioner Carolyn Walker and sheriff Steve Wilson – will present a program on the services and duties of their respective offices at the Armuchee Valley Community Center Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m.
COMMUNITY · Rock Spring Elementary will be featured in a one-hour documentary on “Spotlight on Schools” from 4 to 5 p.m. on local cable channel UCTV: North Georgia Comcast 265, Charter 5 and Chattanooga Comcast 96.





