COMMUNITY EVENTS
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MONDAY
The American Cancer Society’s Fresh Start Smoking Cessation Program classes are held the first Monday of each month from 9 to 11 a.m. and the second Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Redmond Regional Medical Center. The classes, offered in partnership between the Northwest Georgia Regional Cancer Coalition and Redmond, are free and open to the public. For more information and to register call Barbara Earle at 706368-8880.
TUESDAY
The Floyd County Republican Women will meet Tuesday at Red Lobster on Shorter Avenue. They will have lunch at 11:30 a.m. followed by the meeting at noon. The guest speaker will be Elaine Snow, retired Rome chief of police. For more information call Elaine Watson at 706-266-6112.
Rome Seven Hills Rotary will meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Dark Side of the Moon for fellowship and networking.
THURSDAY
The Rome Rotary Club will meet Thursday at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave., at noon. Floyd County Schools Superintendent John Jackson will speak about the system’s College and Career Academy.
The Rome Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet Thursday at 7 p.m., at Redmond Regional Medical Center. Take elevator at outpatient entrance to lower level to Classroom B. For more information call Sandra 706-506-6108 or DeeAnn 706-936-9021.
The Camellia Garden Club meets Thursday at 11 a.m. at 18 Laurchris Drive. The program will be presented by Mike Moldavan on hydrangeas. For more information call 706-295-3751.
SATURDAY
Evangelist and researcher
Stephen Jarrard will speak about Planet X on Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. in the Rome-Floyd County Library Coosa Room. For more information call 770-3691049 or email strengthtoescape@yahoo.com.
UPCOMING
The Morning Laughercize Laughter Class meets on March 14 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the Charles Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. The class is free and open to all ages and abilities. The class uses laughter to stimulate a healthy lifestyle. An afternoon class. For more information call 706-506-8929.
The Rome Rotary Club will meet March 16 at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave., at noon. Pastor Douglas Crumbly will speak about End Slavery Georgia’s efforts to end modern-day slavery.
Enrollment for Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation’s Spring Break Camp, taking place at the Anthony Center at 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd., is now open. The camp will run March 27-31. Dropoff times begin at 7:30 a.m. and pickup is no later than 6 p.m. The camp is for children ages 5-14 and costs $100 per child. Camp Anthony is also offering 9 weeks of summer day camps from May 30 through July 28. Each camp has a different theme and a field trip, and costs $100 per child for each week. Parents will need to register their children for each individual week of attendance. To register online visit rfpra.com/ camps. For more information email camp director Maria DeArmoun at dearmounm@floydcountyga.org.
The annual Chieftains Plant & Herb Sale will take place April 8-9 at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, with sale hours from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday and noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday. The event is a fundraiser for Chieftains Museum.
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ONGOING
Winds and Guests will present “Across the Big Pond XVII” on April 22 at 7:30 p.m. at the Forum River Center. The annual gala Celtic concert will include bagpipers, dancers, soloists and more. Admission is $5. The third annual A Night to
Remember: An Adult Prom benefiting the Alzheimer’s Association will take place May 13 at 8 p.m. at the Forrest Place Ballroom on Broad Street. The event with a masquerade theme will help fund local programs, services, advocacy and research by the Alzheimer’s Association. For more information visit www.anighttorememberromega.com or call 706-236-4400.
The Northwest Georgia Winds and the Three Rivers Singers will present “Music to Honor America” on May 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium on Broad Street. Admission is free.
The Alzheimer’s Walk has been set for Oct. 21 at 9 a.m. at State Mutual Stadium. Sign up at act.alz.org/Rome or look by zip code on the website.
Members of the Lavender Mountain Quilt Guild will sponsor a quilt display at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, in March. Quilts large and small will hang from the railings all around the upper level of the library and down the stairway.
The Sara Hightower Regional Library’s 2017 Adult Reading Program will run until April 15. Weekly gift bags will be handed out. There will be two grand prize drawings for Amazon Kindle Fire tablets on March 27 and April 17. This is the first year using the READ-squared program. Patrons will create an account and track their reading online. The more patrons read, the more they will be entered into the drawing and accumulate points for e-coupons from local merchants. Register online at shrls.readsquared.com or visit the library for more information.
The East Rome High School Class of 1967 reunion committee is seeking information on students who graduated in 1967, or those who attended East Rome but left before graduation. The group is looking for phone numbers, physical addresses and emails. Notify Donna Tillery Collier at 706-291-4316 or aldonahue@comcast.net with information or updates.
The East Rome High School Class of 1982 is currently planning its 35th reunion for Labor Day Weekend 2018. They are looking for classmates. For more information call Joann Paracka at 706-767-2660 or Tami Broadway at 404-392-7736.
There is a free tax service being offered by the AARP at two locations in Rome. The Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, is offering the service Mondays through April 17 from 1-4 p.m. and Saturdays through April 15 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. The Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road, will offer tax assistance Wednesdays through April 12 from 1-4 p.m. Those participating should bring a copy of last year’s return and all papers related to income for 2016. A photo ID for taxpayers and Social Security cards for all on the return are required. For more information call local coordinator Gordon Leiter at 706-2340931.