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ly resonant tale about the endurance of love and the power of stories to shape and transform our lives.” Arrive early to order supper if you like. Call Roberta Charbonneau for questions, 706-663-5655. All are welcome!

Beverly Lewis, New York Times Bestselling Author, will be visiting Jacob’s Well Christian Outfitters on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 7 p.m., promoting her new book “The Wish.” Jacob’s Well Christian Outfitters is located inside Calhoun Premium Outlets, located at 455 Belwood Road SE, Suite 74 in Calhoun. For more information, call 706-625-4940.

Week of Sept. 11

Safety Driving Course will be held on Saturday, Sept. 17 at the Fairmount Community Center in Fairmount. To register please call 678313-8298. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for NON AARP members. Class will began at 9 a.m. Class is for drivers ages 16 and up. Check with your insurance company for possible discount by taking this class.

The annual McBee Family Reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 at 1 p.m. Family and friends are invited! Trinity Baptist Church, 1170 Rome Road SW, Calhoun, Georgia. For more information, contact Marvin McBee at 706-629-4364 or Maria McBee Mitchell at 706-259-5454.

Week of Oct. 23

Open Enrollment for Medicare is right around the corner, from Oct. 15 – Dec. 7. A mobile unit will be in Calhoun on Monday, Oct. 24 in which GeorgiaCares representatives will be available to help individuals with the registration process. The mobile unit will be located at Gordon County Department of Family and Children Services from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Notices

Tallatoona Community Action Partnership is funding GED testing for lowincome individuals and families. To find out more about the GED testing program, contact the office in the county where you reside: Floyd, 706-2957124; Bartow, 770-382-4222; Polk, 770-748-1675; Gordon, 706-629-2333; Paulding, 770-943-5085; Douglas, 770-949-6339; Haralson, 770-537-8800. Cobb County residents should contact the Bartow office.

Fairmount Library is now located inside of City Hall on the second floor. Story time is held every second Saturday of the month at 11 a.m. and New Horizon Book Club is held on the second Thursday of the month. For more information call 706-3375306.

The Red Bud Cardinal Alumni Association meets quarterly. All Alumni of Red Bud Schools are encouraged to attend. You did not have to graduate in order to be a member. Annual dues are $20 per year. Please watch the Red Bud High School Facebook page for important information and meeting dates and times. You may contact us at redbudreunion@yahoo. com with any questions.

Story times at the Calhoun-Gordon County Library, 100 N. Park Ave. in Calhoun, are 10:30 a.m. on Thursdays.

The Red Bud Cardinal Alumni Association will meet on the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Sonoraville Recreation Department. All Alumni of Red Bud Schools are encouraged to attend. Annual dues are $20 per year. Please watch the Red Bud High School Facebook page for important information or any meeting changes. You may contact us at redbudreunion@ yahoo. com with any questions.

Action Ministries Housing is accepting applications for a transitional home. A single-family home in Gordon County is now available for up to two years. For more information or to refer a family, email Rebecca Hickom at rhickom@actionministries.net or call 404-8621821.

Emergency Repair of Gas Furnaces and Gas Water Heaters: Lowincome seniors, 65 and older, who own and live in their home, may be eligible for repairs help and assistance. Contact Bruce Walters, Tallatoona Community Action Partnership, 770-382-5388, ext. 106.

The Gordon County Nutrition Site would like to invite seniors ages 60 and over to come to the senior center, located at 150 Cambridge Court Monday–Friday at 11:30 a.m. for a nutritious meal. The meal is free of charge. For more information, please contact Ann Bradford, Nutrition Site Manager at 706-6290392.

The Rome Chapter 525 of The Military Order of the Purple Heart meets the first Monday of the month at the senior citizens center on the Kingston Hwy in Rome at 1900 hours. Anyone who has been awarded the Purple Heart is eligible for membership and is invited to attend the meeting and join the organization. For more information, contact Mel Hibbard at 706-232-0184 or Verne Hoover at 706-234-0155.

ABATE (American Bikers Active Toward Education) of Georgia District 1, a nonprofit organization, serving nine counties including Gilmer, Gordon, Pickens, Fannin, Whitfield and Murray, will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month at Logan’s Road House in Dalton. For more information log on to the website www. abategad1.org or call Heidi Stockwell at 706217-8317.

Georgia Toastmasters is looking for past Toastmasters living in the Calhoun-Dalton area who would be interested in helping us rebuild one of our clubs in the area. This area is ripe for a few Toastmasters clubs and you can be part of the team that helps bring this to your community. The toastmasters will have meetings beginning at 6:30 p.m. on every first and third Monday of every month at City of Calhoun Recreation Department, 601 South River Street, Calhoun. If you are a former Toastmaster, or are interested in being part of a Toastmaster club, please call Jo Kelly at 678-524-8408 or email at JoKelly0@bellsouth.net.

Gordon County Parks and Recreation would like to invite you to take part in its fitness program. All classes are held at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex in the Fitness Center and are held on a continuous, month-tomonth basis. Class days and times are as follows: Step Aerobics Class - Monday, 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. Instructor: Tonya Wilbanks. Butt and Gut Class - Wednesday, 5 p.m. until 6 p.m. Instructor: Petrina Pritchett. Strength Training - Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. until 6:30 p.m. Instructor: Petrina Pritchett/ Tonya Wilbanks. Fee Structure: Memberships are $20 per month to access all aerobic classes. Use of the weight room is $20 per month. To use weight room and access all aerobic classes the cost is $30 per month. Paid on a month-to-month basis so no need for a contract.

The Gordon County Saddle Club meets the fourth Thursday of each month. The meetings will be held at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center, 1282 Hwy 53 Spur SW Suite 200, Calhoun, Ga. 30701. Contact 770-548-5956 for more information.

MOMS Club of Calhoun is a new local chapter of an international nonprofit group. MOMS Club is a support group designed for the at-home mother of today. Membership is open to all moms who live in Gordon County. Events are scheduled weekdays during the day and children are welcome at all events. Mothers of any age children are welcome. The goals of the group are to provide a support group for mothers who choose to stay at home to raise their children, provide a forum for topics of interest to all mothers, to help children in the community and perform at least one service project yearly helping needy children. For more information call 706-383-3853 or email info@ calhounmoms. org for location and more information. Check out the webpage at www.calhounmoms.org.

YOGA classes at the Harris Arts Center are held every Wednesday evening in the upstairs Community Room. No need to register; classes are ongoing. All level yoga is from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Wednesday for those with some degree of flexibility. There is a beginner yoga class from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays for everyone. The fee for each class is $8 per; pay as you go. Bring a Yoga Mat and wear comfortable clothing. Come learn yoga with senior level instructor Rhonda Shannon. Enter Harris Arts Center from the back of the building. For more information contact Shannon at 404310-6967 or visit her Web site LeiHallfarm.org and click on the yoga link.

If your school, church, civic or other organization would like a representative from the Georgia State Patrol to come and speak with your group on law enforcement or public safety matters, call 706-624-1477, extensions 1 or 3. Advance notice would be greatly appreciated so someone can be scheduled.

Do you want to learn to play chess, sharpen your skills, or match wits with a worthy adversary? Come to Calhoun - Gordon County Library on the first Saturday of every month (10 a.m. to 3 p.m.). Everyone is welcome, regardless of the level of expertise. Children under 10 must be accompanied by a parent. If you have your own chess board, please bring it. If you have any questions, call the library at 706-624-1456. Calhoun-Gordon County Library is located at 100 N. Park Ave.