COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THURSDAY

The Rotary Club of Rome will host Eric Haney, author and consultant for Special Forces in film, on Thursday. The club meets at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.

Floyd County CASA will hold an open information and orientation session Thursday at 6 p.m. at Restoration Rome, 1400 Crane St. For more information email Lynne Barton at Lynne@floydcasa.org.

SATURDAY

The Floyd County Master Gardeners will present a community “How to Make Hypertufa Pots” workshop on Saturday 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 706-295-6210.

The AIDS Resource Council, 260 N. Fifth Ave., Suite D, will provide free, confidential HIV testing on Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at the Women of W.O.R.T.H. clinic, 1513 Dean Ave. A representative from Highland Rivers will provide Hepatitis C testing. On June 27, the ARC’s office will be open until 5 p.m. For more information call the ARC at 706-290-9098.

Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will host a free program on the Green Pitcher, a rare carnivorous perennial herb, and will host iNaturalist plant identification on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Parking is $3. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 256-8459605 or visit www.nps.gov/ liri.

The United Veterans of the Armed Forces Northwest Georgia Chapter will meet Saturday at Ryan’s Steakhouse, 2305 Shorter Ave., at 9 a.m. For details call 706-291-2327.

UPCOMING

Rome-Floyd County Library will host YoungTales storytellers June 26 at 10 a.m. Children who would like to tell a story are invited to prepare a 5-minute tale, put their names in a basket, and as time permits, may get a chance to present a story. Stories may be personal stories from real life, tall tales, versions of traditional folk tales or any other genre suitable for children. The final YoungTales Summer Show will be July 17 at 10 a.m. at the library. Civic or educational groups that would like to sponsor this program for 2017-2018 should contact Terrell Shaw at 706-346-9155.

The Sgt. Billy Freeman Korean War Veterans Association Post 1 will meet June 27 at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 52 building, 1205 Calhoun Ave., for nominations of officers. The election will be held July 25. For questions call 706-234-8424.

A Laughercize Class will be offered June 27 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road. Classes are free. All ages and abilities can participate.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Rome will offer NAMI Basics beginning June 28 from 1:30-4 p.m. NAMI Basics is a free sixweek course that addresses childhood mental health disorders. For more information and registration, call Jim at 706-232-4607.

The American Red Cross will hold a blood donation drive at Northside Church, 75 N. Floyd Park Road, on June 28 at 6 p.m.

Habitat for Humanity ReStore, 95 Three Rivers Drive, will host Lunch & Learn on June 28 from noon to 1 p.m. Bring lunch and learn about Habitat ReStore’s mission and how to volunteer. RSVP by emailing torri@habitatcoosavalley.com or calling 706-378-0030.

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-Floyd ECO Center at Ridge Ferry Park, 393 Riverside Parkway, will host Snake Night on June 29 with three sessions at 6, 7 and 8 p.m. Herpetologist John Lee will give a presentation on the diversity of snakes in Floyd County. There will be crafts for kids and refreshments. Admission is free. Call 706622-6435 or email Emma Wells at ewells@romega.us to register.

Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will host a free Feed the Fish children’s activity on Saturday, July 1 at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Parking is $3. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 256-8459605 or visit www.nps.gov/liri.

Cave Spring will host its 32nd annual Independence Day parade July 4 at 9 a.m. in downtown Cave Spring. Those who would like to participate in the parade should line up between 8 and 9 a.m. All vehicles, floats with wheels and horses will line up on Perry Farm Road. All who wish to walk in the parade should assemble at Joe Hill’s Lawn Mower Shop at the old depot building on Alabama Street. For details call 706-802-8773.

The Rome Kids Code Camp will be held July 1014 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daily at the Georgia Highlands College library. Children ages 10-14 will learn coding basics, computer science and other STEM concepts, will create their own code project and will get an introduction to building websites and games. The camp is $200 per child. Register at www.romecodes.com.

Alton Holman Heritage Arts Camp, for ages 8 to adult, will be held July 10-12 in the Hearn Classroom Building and at 30 Alabama St., Cave Spring. The cost is $100 before July 1 and $120 after July 1. Chair caning costs $60 plus materials. Chair caning students provide their own chair and need to call ahead so cane can be ordered by size. Call John Kapustay at 706-9360411 or Winnie at 706-3312725. Visit www.ahhas.org for paperwork or to pay online.

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