COMMUNITY CALENDAR
October
The Garden Buddies are sponsoring a Scarecrow Trail at 1269 Nickelsville Road N.E. in Resaca on Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Visit the scarecrows and booths with plants, yard art, crafts and collectibles for sale. Free admission. Call 770-548-4899 or 706625-0778 for information.
Sugar Valley United Methodist Church will be hosting a homecoming on Sunday Oct. 18. Morning worship will begin at 11 a.m. with special music. A covered-dish lunch will follow the service.
The regular monthly meeting of the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission (NWGRC) Council will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Rome Civic Center, 400 Civic Center Drive in Rome. A meeting of the NWGRC Personnel and Financial Management (PFM) Committee will be held at 9:30 a.m., immediately prior to the NWGRC Council meeting. This PFM Committee meeting will be held in the Conference Room of the NWGRC’s Rome office, 1 Jackson Hill Drive.
Oak Grove Baptist Church, 997 Brownlee Mountian Road, Adairsville, will have a fall revival starting Sunday, Oct. 25, at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., then Monday through Wednesday, Oct. 2628, at 7 p.m. with Marion Atkinson preaching. Special singing will be featured each night. Pastor Andrew Campbell invites everyone to attend.
Calhoun City
Schools has scheduled an initial consultation for private/ homeschool parents Thursday, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m. at the Calhoun City Schools Central Office, 334 S. Wall St., Calhoun. At the consultation, the following will be discussed: 1) The Child Find process and how parentally placed homeschool children with disabilities can participate. 2) The determination of the proportionate share amount of federal funds available to serve parentally placed homeschool children with disabilities. 3) The consultation procedures among the Local Education Agency (LEA) and home school representatives and how the process will operate. 4) How, where and by whom special education services and related services will be provided for parentally place homeschooled children with disabilities, including a discussion of the type of services. 5) How the LEA will provide a written explanation to home school officials of the reason why the LEA chose not to provide services if the LEA and home school officials disagree.