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Park on the corner of Hwy 27 and Hwy 114 in Summerville. For more information call Judy Motes at 706-857-6008 and leave a message or email Marie Hanna at mariehanna@windstream.net with your questions.
Members of the local chapter of AARP are volunteering their services to aid the community in ways that best serve the community. There are real possibilities when we serve the people of the community. AARP states it best: “to serve, and not be served.” The newly elected president of the local AARP Chapter 3178, Sarah Curtis, has asked all current members to serve on the Membership Committee as a means of increasing the membership. The local AARP Chapter 3178 meets every first Friday of each month at 10:30. For the place of the meeting call Sarah Curtis 706-629-0569 or Wylene Turner 706 -629-8821 Week of Aug. 5
Young, Beginning and Small Farmers Educational Workshop on Friday, Aug. 10 from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Thornton Recreation Center, located at 102 North Floyd Park Rd. in Rome. Always wanted to know how to put together a strong farm plan but not really sure where to start? Attend the workshop to get going in the right direction. Lunch is provided. Topics include Balance Sheets & Work Projects, Income Statement & Work Projects, Family Finance & Family Budgeting, Risk Management, Accrual Income, Applying for Financing, Introduction to Business Planning, FSA/ SBA and Other Programs, and other bonus topics. Register online at aggeorgia.com
The Community Recovery Partnership, Inc., Board of Directors will meet on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, at 10 a.m. at the Pickens County Courthouse located at 50 Main Street, Jasper, GA, 30143. The meeting is open to the public. For additional information or directions, please call 706/270-5000. Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Community Recovery Partnership, Inc. is a supporting organization for Highland Rivers Health. Highland Rivers Health has provided comprehensive treatment and support services for adults, children and families affected by mental health disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and addictive diseases since 1973. One of the state’s largest public safety net providers, Highland Rivers operates 28 treatment facilities across a 4,400-square mile area of Northwest Georgia that includes Bartow, Cherokee, Fannin, Floyd, Gilmer, Gordon, Haralson, Murray, Paulding, Pickens, Polk, and Whitfield counties, and serves nearly 16,000 consumers annually. Highland Rivers is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and is a Core Provider for the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities.
Back to School season is here and we want to help the children in the Calhoun City community kickstart their school year with confidence, respect, and a great attitude! Seo’s Martial Arts will be opening their doors to the Calhoun Community on Saturday, Aug. 11, 2018 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Don’t miss out on the Open House event of the year. There will be registration discounts, trial specials, free giveaways, personalized tours, and so much more! Just reserve your family’s spot by visiting https://seosmartialarts. click/open-house-reservation
Oothcalooga Masonic Lodge in downtown Calhoun will be holding a community open house on Saturday, Aug. 11 at the Oothcalooga Masonic Lodge, located at 902 Oothcalooga Street, from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. with breakfast provided. The open house will feature
Oostanaula School Community Club, located at 1595 Oostanaula Bend Road SW, Calhoun, GA 30701, will hold a benefit for club upkeep beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11. There will be food, fun and entertainment, raffles and door prizes during the event. $7.00 per plate- fried chicken, chicken and dressing, lots of sides, homemade desserts and drinks included. There will also be cake walks along with an auction. Bluegrass group Barbwire and Roses will be performing. For more information call 770-608-2050. Week of Aug. 12
Gordon County Young Farmers want the community to meet the local Ag teachers at a Meet & Greet being held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 16, 2018 at Gordon County Farm Bureau, located at 487 West Belmont Drive in Calhoun. A meal will follow the Meet & Greet, where Ag teachers from 4-H, Ashworth Middle School, Red Bud Middle School, Calhoun High School, Gordon Central High School and Sonoraville High School will be available to answer questions about their local Ag programs. For more information, or to register by Aug. 14, contact Annemarie Carr at acarr@gcbe.org or 770-519-3619. Week of Aug. 19
The Board of Trustees of the CalhounGordon County Public Library, Calhoun, Georgia, will hold its regular quarterly meeting Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. at the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library, located at 100 North Park Avenue Calhoun, GA 30701. This meeting is open to the public. This regularly scheduled meeting of the board of trustees will consider agenda items, actions and review proposed amendments and or updates to the constitution and bylaws of the public library. Proposed changes to the constitution and bylaws must be presented to the library board of trustees for review at least 2-weeks prior to the meeting date. The notice must also be presented in the public news organ prior to the open meeting. O.C.G.A. § 50-14-1.
On Aug. 25 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., educators will explore the topic of teaching writing with local writer and educator, Martha Templeton at the Calhoun-Gordon County Library. In Ms. Templeton’s session, “Students as Authors: Empowering Students with Words, with Audience, and with Voice,” educators will explore the merits of an authentic writers’ workshop as an avenue for student access to language. Teachers will engage in model lessons, discuss the merits of giving students choice in writing, examine student work, discuss the use of assessment tools to guide and assess the work, and explore the power of individual and group conferences in facilitating student growth. These sessions (and GATESOL membership) are good for any teacher who has English learners in their classrooms! Classroom teachers are invited to join GATESOL and register for the sessions. Visit gatesol. org for more information.
On Saturday, Aug. 25 Save Georgia’s Hemlocks will offer a training class on how to save endangered hemlock trees, a beautiful and important feature in our north Georgia communities. The event will be held at the Bent Tree Fireside Lounge, 40 Little Pine Mountain Rd. in Jasper from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. We hope you’ll plan to come learn how to save these valuable trees in your own community. Please contact Kim Wood at kimberlyraewood@gmail.com or 706-455-2313 to sign up. Week of Aug. 26 The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will hold its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018 at the Thornton Recreation Center, 102 North Floyd Park Road, Rome, Ga. 30165 (across from Armuchee High School on Highway 27 North). The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. Week of Sept. 2
FIRST THURSDAY BOOK CLUB will meet on Thursday, Sept. 6, at Shoney’s on Red Bud Road at 7 p.m. We will discuss one of NPR’s Best Books of the Year “The Alice Network” by Kate Quinn. “Quinn delivers an enthralling tale filled with breath-taking narrative that will make the reader feel as if they’re in the back of the roadster, riding along with the raucous Eve and courageous Charlie on their clandestine adventures. Suspenseful and engrossing, THE ALICE NETWORK is a must-read!” writes Heather Webb, author of Rodin’s Lover. ALL ARE WELCOME! Arrive a little earlier to enjoy dinner! For more information contact Roberta Charbonneau at 678-773-5655. Week of Sept. 9
Calhoun Animal Control is partnering with Adairsville Animal Hospital to host their 5th annual Open House Vaccine/Adoption Clinic from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Calhoun Animal Control, located at 200 Kirby Road in Calhoun, approximately 3/4 mile west of the National Guard Armory. Services offered will be Rabies Vaccine, $5; DA2PP (5 in 1), $10; Bordetella (kennel cough vaccine), $10; Combo Vaccine for cats, $20. Dr. Amy Johnson and her team at Adairsville Animal Hospital will be administering vaccinations. The facility will be open for viewing and there will be some great dogs and cats for adoption. Calhoun Animal Control’s Clyde Burchett and Dustin Wilbanks will be on hand to answer any questions regarding day-to-day operations at the animal control facility. Adoption fees are $60 or $25 for already altered animals. For more information, call 706-629-6746. Week of Sept. 30
FIRST THURSDAY BOOK CLUB will meet on Thursday, October 4, at Shoney’s on Red Bud Road at 7 p.m. We will discuss “Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI” by David Gann. Named a best book of the year by Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, GQ, Time, Newsday, Entertainment Weekly, Time Magazine, NPR’s Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s “On Point,” Vogue, Smithsonian, Cosmopolitan, Seattle Times, Bloomberg, Lit Hub’s “Ultimate Best Books,” Library Journal, Paste, Kirkus, Slate.com and Book Browse. “Disturbing and riveting...It will sear your soul.” —Dave Eggers, New York Times Book Review. ALL ARE WELCOME! Arrive a little earlier to enjoy dinner! For more information contact Roberta Charbonneau at 678-773-5655.