COMMUNITY CALENDAR
AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a free 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 visit www.AdventHealthGordon.com.
The Christmas Elves Quarter Clothing Sale will be Monday, July 22, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Calhoun First Baptist Church’s Christian Life Center. Everything sold will cost a quarter each. All money made will go toward local food banks: Voluntary Action Center’s Food Pantry, Blewer Food Bank (Gordon Memorial Association), St. Vincent de Paul’s Food Pantry from St. Clements Catholic Church and God’s Pantry from the Calhoun Seventh Day Adventist Church.
The Fairmount City Library will host a $1-a-bag book sale July 22-24 between noon and 5 p.m. Bags will be provided. Call 706-3373110 for more information.
The Gordon County Extension Office will host a Small Ruminant Evening Workshop on July 30 from 5:15 to 8:30 p.m. at the Gordon County Agriculture Service Center. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children and teens. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. Guest speakers will include Niki Whitley, FVSU Animal Science Extension specialist, and Hailey Robinson and Greg Bowman of UGA Extension. The deadline to register is July 26 at 5 p.m.
August
The North Georgia General Missionary Baptist Association will hold its First Saturday Fellowship Service with Pastor Kenneth Woods and New Hope Baptist Church, 399 Moran Lake Road, Rome, on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 9:45 a.m. The group’s mission is education and fellowship. There will be breakout class sessions for ministers, adults, youth and children. All are invited.
A back-to-school celebration will be Saturday, Aug. 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Calhoun Recreation Department, 601 S. River. St. Students will be provided free backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, clothes, shoes and more. For more information, contact Sherry at 678-767-0071.
The Board of Trsutee of the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library will have its regular quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 13, at 4:30 p.m. at the library, 100 N. Park Ave., Calhoun. The board 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 two weeks prior to the meeting date. The meeting is open to the public.
A Private Pesticide Certification course will be conducted on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Gordon County Farm Bureau, 487 W. Belwood Drive, Calhoun. This is an opportunity for residents to earn their initial private pesticide license. The cost is $25, and lunch will be served. The speaker will be Mickey Taylor. Registration is required by emailling acarr@gcbe.org or calling 770-519-3619 before Friday, Aug. 9.
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 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. Come 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 706-629-2599.
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 handson 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.
All children ages
0-21 are entitled to a free education, and that 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 706-6294474 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 Calhoun-Gordon County Library is providing U.S. citizenship classes for those who wish to prepare for the civics exam.
The classes are taught with the help of Sean McKenzie from Calhoun City Schools. They are completely free, won’t require any registration or documentation and childcare will be provided to those who attend. Classes are held Thursdays from 4:45-5:45 p.m. For more information call the library at 706-624-1456.
For information on holding or supporting a benefit at the Oostanaula Community Club in Calhoun, call Barbara Talley at 770-608-2050.♦ The club is located at 1595 Oostanaula Bend Road Southwest in Calhoun.
Gordon County Democrats meet the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the McConnell Community Center, 115 McConnell Road, Calhoun. All Democrats are welcome.