COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ongoing
Tallatoona Community Action Partnership Inc. is hosting “Pathway to Empowerment,” a program that provides services and supports individuals and their families who are committed to changing their lives. Families can receive training and guidance regarding career pathways, education, financial literacy, job training and life skills development. The program is by appointment only. Contact the Gordon County location at 770-817-4666 for additional information.
Celebrate Recovery meets every Tuesday at 100 Peter St., Suite 80, in Calhoun. A free dinner is served at 6 p.m., following by large group at 6:45 and small group at 8 p.m.
The Oostanaula Community Club hosts a monthly bluegrass jam on the last Saturday of every month, except in March and October. Dinner is served beginning at 5 p.m. for $7 a plate and includes dessert and drink. Music starts at 6 p.m. and at least one band will take the stage at each event. For more information, contact Barbara Talley at 770-608-2050.
The Calhoun-Gordon County Library will host Chess for Adults every Thursday at 1 p.m.
The Calhoun-Gordon County Library is providing U.S. citizenship classes for those who wish to prepare for the civics exam. 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.
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.
Gordon County Republicans meet the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Calhoun Depot in Downtown Calhoun. All Republicans are welcome.
The Calhoun Area Writers meet every third Friday of the month at the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library, 100 N Park Ave., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The club exists to support writers, from published authors to those who simply enjoy writing down their thoughts.
Notices
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.
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.
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, check redcross.org/ local/georgia for opportunities. For more information contact Arthene Bressler at 762-231-9896.
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 a.m. For the place of the meeting call Sarah Curtis 706-629-0569 or Wylene Turner 706-629-8821.