COMMUNITY CALENDAR
Ira Lee Roberson
Mr. Ira Lee Roberson, 84, of Rome, passed away on May 11, 2017 at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at Shorter Avenue Baptist Church.
A complete obituary will follow.
Miller and Richards Oaknoll Chapel Funeral Home and Cremation Services is honored to serve Mr. Roberson’s family. Please visit www. oaknollchapel.com to share your memories or leave a condolence message. MONDAY
American Legion Post 52 (Adams-CokerCovington-Waters), 1205 Calhoun Ave., will meet Monday at 7 p.m. This meeting will include officer elections for 2017-2018. All veterans are welcome. For more information call 706346-0119 or 706-728-8683.
Floyd-Rome Retired Educators Association will meet at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road, for a catered luncheon. The program will include a memorial service by the necrology committee and installation of officers by area director Joe Boland. Fellowship and book-buying will begin at 11 a.m. For more information call 706233-9120.
will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at 21 Peachtree St. For more information call 706291-2327. with Patrick Wallace on Thursday. The club meets at noon on Thursdays at Coosa Country Club.
Parents of Autistic Children
will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 101 E. Fourth Ave. Jason Marko will be the speaker. For more information call 706-295-2498.
will meet at the Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center, 41 Washington Drive, at 1 p.m. Saturday. For more information contact Cecelia Abbott at 706-461-0823.
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.
United Veterans of the Armed Forces will hold their annual Memorial Day yard sale, cookout and raffle on May 27 at the corner of North Broad and Duke Street from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Proceeds will go to the group’s scholarship fund. The raffle prize is a 50-inch TV. For more information call 706-291-8752 or 706-2919179.
will host a Butterfly Challenge from June 1-July 31. Visit the museum campus to search for caterpillars and butterflies and take photos for the Chieftains Museum Facebook page. For more information on the Butterfly Challenge, contact the museum at 706-291-9494 or visit the museum’s website at www.chieftainsmuseum. org.
will hold their annual reunion June 3 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church’s Christian Life Center, 735 Old Summerville Road. Bring a covered dish for lunch. Drinks, coffee and paper products will be provided. Ferry Park on Riverside Parkway on July 29 from 2 to 10 p.m. Call 706-7663256 for more information.
Disabled American Veterans of Chapter 95 will be at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to assist with benefits and filing claims with the Veterans Administration. Bring all documents pertaining to service and medical records. For any questions or to set up an appointment, call Donald Phillips at 609-410-1076 or Art Cook at 706-314-6411.
the city of Rome’s public excursion boat, is offering public tours at 2 p.m. the first Sunday of each month through September. Each tour is limited to 40 passengers. Tickets are $10 for adults, and $5 for children 12 and younger. Purchase tickets at romegeorgia.org/ romanholiday or at the RomeFloyd Visitors Center, 402 Civic Center Drive. For more information call 706-295-5576.
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