COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TUESDAY
The Rome Day Reporting Center will have its 25th commencement ceremony Tuesday at 6 p.m. at North Rome Church of God, 1929 N. Broad St.
The Floyd County Republican Women will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Red Lobster, 700 Shorter Ave, with the meeting to begin at noon. Carolyn Hall Fischer, candidate for Georgia GOP first vice-chairman, will be the guest speaker.
THURSDAY
The Rotary Club of Rome will host video tours of America with John English on Thursday. The club meets Thursdays at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
The New Horizons Band will have an organizational meeting on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in Franklin Hall at Shorter University. The group is made of members 50 years old or older who either played a band instrument in school and haven’t played in many years or would like to learn to play an instrument and play in a group setting. The band will have rehearsals on May 4, May 11 and May 18 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Rehearsals will resume in August. For more information contact Bobby Toles at atlasauct@aol.com or 706-291-1819.
FRIDAY
Mackey Lodge 120, F&AM, 25 Craven St., Cave Spring, will host its annual barbecue fundraiser Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on both days. The cost is $8 per plate, eat-in or take-out. For more information call Kenneth Agan at 770-366-7290.
SATURDAY
The Floyd County Master Gardeners will offer a free community “Gardening in Containers” workshop Saturday at 11 a.m. at Chieftains Museum on Riverside Parkway. The program will be presented by Floyd County Extension Agent Keith Mickler and the Floyd County Master Gardeners. For more information, call the Floyd County Extension Office at 706-295-6210 or check out Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers on Facebook.
New Life Church of God,
210 E. 18th St., will host Third Street Ministries on Saturday as they give away free spring clothing to those in need between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. A prayer station will be set up for anyone who needs prayer.
The AIDS Resource Council’s fourth annual
Derby Bash fundraiser will be held Saturday from 5 to 8 p.m. at 507 E. Third St. The bash will serve traditional Kentucky Derby fare and libations, and participants will
watch the Kentucky Derby. There will be a best hat contest, with the winner receiving a $50 gift certificate from a Rome restaurant. A silent auction will include items donated by local merchants. A donation of $25 per person is suggested. For more information call the AIDS Resource Council at 706290-9098.
Habitat for HumanityCoosa Valley will be holding a family selection meeting at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. and May 8 at 6 p.m. Applicants must have lived or worked in Floyd County for at least a year and have an income less than $51,350 to apply.
UPCOMING
The Individuals with
Disabilities Committee will meet May 8 at 10 a.m. at the Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living Inc., 527 Broad St., Suite 101, for the purpose of minutes, goals and objectives, membership, updates on OneStop and other items. Call 706-295-6485 for more information.
The Rotary Club of
Rome will hear a college and career testimonial from Marcus Wilder on May 11. Wilder graduated from Armuchee High and now attends Georgia Tech. On May 18, the club will host World Languages and Workforce Initiatives with program specialist Patrick Wallace. The club meets Thursdays at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
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 Armuchee Ruritan Club will host the 2017 Roman Roast on the River Car Show on May 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Ridge Ferry Park. Registration will be from 8 to 11 a.m.; the registration fee will be $25 per car, with proceeds to sponsor the club’s community projects. Awards will be presented at 2 p.m. The club will meet on May 16 at 7 p.m. at New Armuchee Baptist Church, 5385 Martha Berry Highway. Prospective members are invited to attend. For details visit armucheeruritan.org.
Keep Rome Floyd Beautiful will meet May 16 at 11:30 a.m. in the Carnegie Training Room in the Old Carnegie Library next to City Hall. Bee City status and a litter prevention campaign will be discussed. Contact Mary Hardin Thornton at 706-236-4456 for more information.
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 Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will meet May 23 at the Thornton Recreation Center, 102 N. Floyd Park Road, across from Armuchee High School on U.S. 27 North. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. and is open to the public.
The Adult Unit of the Rome/Floyd County NAACP will hold its annual Freedom Fund Banquet on June 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lovejoy Baptist Church Joy Life Center, 436 Branham Ave. The program theme is “Together We Are Stronger ... Breaking Every Chain.” The speaker will be the Rev. Francys Johnson, president of the Georgia NAACP. Dinner tickets are $35 for adults and $15 for youth ages 12 and younger. Tickets are available at Kroger and from NAACP members. Tables for six cost $200. For more information call 706-204-4176 or 706802-1659.
The Kelsey-AycockBurrell Center will host Soul Fest 2017 at Ridge Ferry Park on Riverside Parkway on July 29 from 2 to 10 p.m. Call 706-7663256 for more information.
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.