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June 29
New Echota State Historic Site, 1211 Chatsworth Hwy 225 N., Calhoun, is hosting Junior Ranger Day on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The park staff will present activities that will help guests complete the new Junior Ranger booklet and earn the New Echota Junior Ranger Badge. Admission to the park is $5.50 for children, $6.50 for adults older than 62, $7 for all other adults, and free for children 5 and younger.
Week of June 14
An AARP Smart Driver Course will be held on July 19, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Gordon County Senior Center, 150 Cambridge Court in Calhoun. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Payment can be made by cash or check. Call or text certified instructor Sheila Powell at 706-263-5054 to register.
AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a maternity fair on Sunday, July 21, for those who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or parents of an infant. The event will be held in Conference Room E (enter through the North Entrance) from 2 to 4 p.m. and will include vendor and exhibit booths, a panel of maternity experts, giveaways and door prizes, tours of the new Baby Place and light refreshments. Limited space is available, and registration is required. To register for this free event visit www. AdventHealthGordon. com.
Ongoing
Did you know that nationally the American Red Cross assists 53 people every 60 seconds during personal or local disasters? The local Northwest Georgia chapter is right here in Gordon County. If you’d like to do some meaningful volunteering, please check redcross.org/ local/georgia for opportunities. For more information contact Arthene Bressler at 762-231-9896.
Child Find Requirement Notice for Gordon County Schools: All children ages 0-21 are entitled to a free education, and that
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includes children with physical, mental or emotional problems. Some of these children are not identified. Please help us locate and identify them. For more information, call the Gordon County Board of Education, special education office at 706-629-4474 or email Alecia Segursky, the director of Exceptional Student Services at asegursky@ gcbe.org if you know of a child with a disability that has not yet been identified.
The Harris Arts Center is having its Middle & High School Art Show through March 4. Check out artwork by local students at the center, 212 S. Wall St. For more information call 706-629-2599.
The Harris Arts Center, 212 S. Wall St., will host yoga classes on Mondays, at 6 p.m., and Wednesdays, at 10:30 a.m. The charge is $10 for each class, and $9 for HAC members. For more information call 706-6292599.
The Harris Arts Center, 212 S. Wall St., has Toddler Friday on the second Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Activities include hands-on art, music and storytelling.
The cost is $7 per child. For more information call 706-629-2599.
Assured Hospice Care is currently seeking volunteers to visit with our hospice patients is the Calhoun/Resaca community.♦ Training is provided. Interested persons can contact 770-387-9578 or visit the website at assured-hospice.com.