Calendar

Week of March 4

The March 2018 meeting of the Conasauga Chapter of GNA will meet on Monday, March 5, 2018 at Whitfield Health Center at 7 p. m. The subject of the program is the Dalton State College Student Health Center. Program will be provided by Cheryl Owens, DNP, CNM, MPH, Assistant Professor of Nursing. A meal will be provided including homemade soup. Please bring side items. Please RSVP to Mae Johnson at 706- 280- 0324 and provide information regarding side item.

Gordon County Extension Lunch & Learn - Landscape Trees 101 with Mary Carol Sheffield of Paulding County Extension on Tuesday, March 6, 12 noon - 1: 15 p. m. at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center on 53 Spur in Calhoun. Do you have trees in your landscape that you love but you don’t know what kind it is? Come learn a little about identifying common trees. For more information, call Gordon Extension at 706- 629- 8685 or email Greg Bowman at gbowman@uga.edu.

Week of March 11

Calhoun Elkettes present BINGO at the Calhoun Elks Lodge on Saturday, March 17 beginning at 7 p. m., doors open at 5 p. m. Food, game prizes, door prizes, split the pot. Call Pam at 706- 280- 5168 for more information.

Young Leaders Society of Gordon County 2nd Annual Color Run on Saturday, March 17 ( St.

AARP Smart Driver Class – the new and enhanced driving refresher course from AARP Driver Safety, will be offered at the Victory Fellowship Center Church, located at 925 Oothcalooga Street in Calhoun. The class will be from 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. on Saturday, March 24, 2018. The class will be taught by certified volunteer instructor Sheila Powell. Since 1979, AARP Driver Safety has helped over 15 million older drivers stay safe, educated and confident behind the wheel. AARP Smart Driver Course participants will learn: valuable defensive driving skills; proven safety strategies; how to stay current with the latest driving technologies; the current rules of the road, specific to your community, and how to manage and accommodate common age- related changes in vision, hearing and reaction time. Participants are encouraged to check with their insurance agent to see if they are eligible for an insurance discount. There are no tests required to pass the course. The course is open to drivers of all ages and costs $ 15 for AARP members and $20 for non members. Lunch will be on your own. Participants need to preregister as class size is limited. Call Sheila Powell at 706- 263- 5054

Week of March 25

Gordon County Extension Lunch & Learn - Composting and Mulching with Gordon County

on 53 Spur in Calhoun. Do you know that landscape refuse can account for up to 20 percent of the waste being placed in landfills? Composting and mulching is an alternative by recycling these natural materials and putting them to good use on a property. For more information, call Gordon Extension at 706-629-8685 or email Greg Bowman at gbowman@uga.edu.

Week of April 1

FIRST THURSDAY BOOK CLUB will meet on Thursday, April 5, at Shoney’s on Red Bud Road at 7 p. m. We will discuss I’LL NEVER GET OUT OF THIS WORLD ALIVE by Steve Earle. “Earle brings to his prose the same authenticity, poetic spirit, and cinematic energy he projects in his music. I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive is like a dream you can’t shake, offering beauty and remorse, redemption in spades.” — Patti Smith. ALL ARE WELCOME! Arrive a little earlier to enjoy dinner! For more information contact Roberta Charbonneau at 678- 773- 5655.

Week of April 8

Gordon County Extension Lunch & Learn - Drop Them Pruners Until You Know What You Are Doing with Keith Mickler of Floyd County Extension on Tuesday, April 10, 12 noon - 1: 15 p. m. at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center on 53 Spur in Calhoun. A lively look at pruning mistakes and how not to let yourself fall into the pruning pit of misery. For more information, call Gordon Extension at 706- 629- 8685 or email Greg Bowman at gbowman@uga.edu.