COMMUNITY EVENTS

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MONDAY

The Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home will host History Explorers Camp for fourth-grade students June 14-16 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. daily. The camp costs $30 per student. Registration forms for the camp must be submitted to Chieftains Museum by Monday. Registration is limited to 30 students.

Starting Monday, the bridge on Park Avenue in Lindale next to the old mill will have single-lane closures while maintenance and upgrade work is performed on the bridge. The closures will be from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. each weekday until the work is complete, possibly up to a month. The work is part of the 2013 SPLOST for Lindale infrastructure projects.

TUESDAY

One Community United will have its quarterly meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center, 41 Washington St. A dinner of pinto beans and cornbread will be provided on a donation basis. For more information, visit www.onecommunityunited.org or www.facebook.com/BridgingTheDivides/.

Rome Seven Hills Rotary will meet Tuesday at 5 p.m. at Dark Side of the Moon, 236 Broad St., for fellowship and networking.

Building Positive Families will hold a “Parenting as a Team” workshop Tuesday and June 13 from 7-8:30 p.m. in the Community Room at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 3000 Garden Lakes Blvd. Call 706-346-7205 or visit www.buildingpositivefamilies.org to register.

The Floyd County Republican Women will meet Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Red Lobster, 700 Shorter Ave., at 11:30 a.m. Kirk Shook, Georgia GOP Secretary, will be the guest speaker.

WEDNESDAY

The Model High School Ole Timers will meet Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. for their quarterly luncheon at the Landmark Restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway. All students of the late 40s and 50s are invited. For more information, call 706-2343680.

THURSDAY

The Individuals with Disabilities Committee will have a meeting for minutes, goals and objectives, ADA monitoring, update on One-Stop and other items on Thursday at 10 a.m. at Vocational Rehabilitation, 450 Riverside Parkway, Suite 210.

The Rotary Club of Rome will host Jay Jarvis, a retired scientist for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, for a GBI case study presentation. The club meets at noon Thursday at Coosa Country Club.

FRIDAY

Mercy Care Rome will have its ninth annual A Day for Grands on Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road. The event will include information, vendors, games and lunch. Admission is free for vendors and attendees. For more information call 706291-8496.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive on Friday from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at State Mutual Stadium, 755 Braves Blvd., and on June 14 from 3-7 p.m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1941 Shorter Ave.

Georgia Legal Services Program assistance will be available in the Judicial Courthouse, 3 Government Plaza, Suite 114 on Friday from 9 a.m. to noon to assist low-income clients with TPOs, public benefits, housing, consumer issues, school suspensions and unemployment. For more information, call 706-2915190.

SATURDAY

Metropolitan United Methodist Church, 700 Broad St., will host a fish fry Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Meals will cost $10 per plate and include a choice of whiting or catfish plus slaw, green or baked beans, bread, dessert and beverage. For more information contact the church at 706-291-8660 or Allen Shropshire at 706-802-1659. The Western Promenaders Square Dance Club will host a homecoming dance on Saturday at 7 p.m. at the clubhouse, 327 Woods Road. There is no charge for previous dancers. The Floyd County Farmers

Market returns to Ridge Ferry Park. The market will run every Saturday and Wednesday from 7 to 11:30 a.m., ending on Oct. 7. Items for sale will include homegrown veggies, canned goods, jellies and jams, fresh vegetables and craft items. Spaces for vendors are $7 per space and are due upon arrival. For any questions about how to become a vendor or how to obtain an application, please contact Maria DeArmoun at 706252-1134.

SUNDAY

The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Rome will offer NAMI Basics beginning June 11 from 1:30-4 p.m. NAMI Basics is a free six-week course that addresses childhood mental health disorders. For more information and registration, call Jim at 706232-4607.

UPCOMING

A Laughercize Class will meet June 13 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road. The Telephone Company Retirees will hold their monthly meeting June 13 at 11 a.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road. Bring a covered dish. The Telephone CWA Retirees will hold their monthly meeting on June 19 at 11:30 a.m. at the Union Hall on the Old Lindale Road. Bring a covered dish to go with Mexican food. For more information, call 706-8027576. The One-Stop & Adults/ Dislocated Workers will hold a meeting June 13 at 10:30 a.m. at the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission, 3 Jackson Hill Drive, for One-Stop update, goals and objectives and other items. 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 cost $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 706-2044176 or 706-802-1659. Chieftains Museum/Major Ridge Home will host its Family Free Day at the museum June 17 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. The event will feature members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Nation. Parents of Autistic Children will meet June 17 at 10 a.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 101 E. Fourth Ave. The speaker will be occupational therapist Alyssa Luthi. For additional information, call 706-295-2498. The Floyd County Master Gardeners will present a community “How to Make Hypertufa Pots” workshop on June 24 at 10 a.m. at Chieftains Museum, 501 Riverside Parkway. The workshop requires pre-registration, a $5 supply fee and is limited to 20 participants. For information or to register, call the Floyd County Extension Office at 706-2956210. The Sassy Sisters and Grumpy Old Men Supper Club will meet at Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse, 481 Turner McCall Blvd., on June 29 at 5:45 p.m. The Rome Kids Code Camp will be held July 10-14 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily at the Georgia Highlands College library, 3175 Cedartown Highway. Children ages 10-14 will learn coding basics, computer science and other STEM concepts, create their own code project and get an introduction to building websites and games. The camp is $200 per child. Register at www.romecodes.com. The Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center will host Soul Fest 2017 at Ridge Ferry Park on Riverside Parkway on July 29 from 2 to 10 p.m. Call 706-766-3256 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.

ONGOING

The Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home will host a Butterfly Challenge through 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. The Floyd County Farmers Market returns to Ridge Ferry Park. The market will run every Saturday and Wednesday from 7 to 11:30 a.m., ending on Oct. 7. Items for sale will include homegrown veggies, canned goods, jellies and jams, fresh vegetables and craft items. Spaces for vendors are $7 per space and are due upon arrival. For any questions about how to become a vendor or how to obtain an application, please contact Maria DeArmoun at 706-252-1134. The 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 for another time, call Donald Phillips at 609-410-1076 or Art Cook at 706-314-6411. The Sulzbacher Roman Holiday, 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 Rome-Floyd Visitors Center, 402 Civic Center Drive. For more information call 706295-5576. 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. They are looking for classmates. For more information call Joann Paracka at 706-767-2660 or Tami Broadway at 404-392-7736. The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) support group for adults who have a family member or friend with a mental illness meets Mondays from 6-7:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, 202 E. Third Ave. For more information, call 706-506-5010.

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