COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THURSDAY
The Sassy Sisters and Grumpy Old Men Supper Club will meet at Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse, 481 Turner McCall Blvd., on Thursday at 5:45 p.m.
The Rome-Floyd ECO Center at Ridge Ferry Park, 393 Riverside Parkway, will host Snake Night on Thursday 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.
Schroeder’s New Deli, 406 Broad St., will host Summer Poetry Nights on Thursday at 7 p.m. in the courtyard. Anne Corbitt and Christopher Martin will be the readers.
SATURDAY
Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will host a free Fred the Fish children’s nature program on Saturday at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Parking is $3. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 256845-9605 or visit www.nps. gov/liri.
Third Street Ministries will distribute free clothing to the homeless and low-income residents on Saturday from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and July 11 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. in the parking lot between Second Street and Third Street. The parking lot is behind Good Neighbor Ministries on Second Street, across from the bus station.
Restoration Lindale Inc.
will host a free Independence Day Festival with arts and crafts vendors Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on South First Street in Lindale. A community rock hunt will take place during the festival. Parking is available at Gilbreath Recreation Center, 106 Garden Ave. Parade lineup will be at 9:30 a.m. at Pepperell Primary with parade at 10 a.m.
Summerville Main Street
will host an Independence Day celebration on Saturday from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Activities include a picnic, fried apple pie contest, patriotic balloon release and the arrival of the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum Passenger Train. The City
of Summerville will continue the celebration at the Chattooga County Agricultural Center at 6 p.m. on Saturday. Activities include free water slides, free sliced watermelon, sack race, concerts, corn hole tournament and fireworks. Attendees can access the festival at the entrance of Summerville Middle School, 34 Middle School Road, Summerville. For more information contact the Summerville Recreation Department at 706859-0910.
UPCOMING
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. Cave Spring United Methodist Church will be selling homemade ice cream. For more information call 706-802-8773.
The Model Ruritan Club will hold its annual Barbecue and Brunswick stew sale on July 4 at the Shannon
Scout Hut, 40 Minshew Road, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Eat in or take it home. Barbecue will cost $7 for a plate or $3 for a sandwich. Brunswick stew will cost $28 per gallon, $8 per quart or $5 per pint.
The Rotary Club of Rome will host Logan Boss of the Floyd County Health Department for a program about the Zika virus on July 6 at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
All Floyd County remote sites will be closed July 4. Normal operating hours will resume July 5.
Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will host a free Native American tools and weapons demonstration on Saturday, July 8, at 10:30 a.m. CDT. Parking is $3. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information call 256-845-9605 or visit www.nps.gov/liri.
The Rome Kids Code Camp will be held July 1014 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, 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. Students may choose two workshops from broom making, leather craft, egg batik and woodworking with hand tools, or one workshop in chair caning. The cost is $100 before Saturday and $120 after. 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 706-936-0411. Visit www. ahhas.org for paperwork or to pay online. Scholarships are available, as well as discounts for parent/child pairs.
ONGOING
The Friends of the Library silent auction continues through Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. For a list of the books offered, visit www.rome.shrls. org/friends-of-the-library.
The Rome Kiwanis Club is having its annual peach sale, with proceeds to benefit scholarships for local students. Orders are due by July 18, with pickup at State Mutual Stadium on July 28 from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Email orders to JLPillsbury0114@aol.com or order by mail at John Pillsbury, 106 East Valley Road, Rome, GA 30161. Make checks out to Rome Kiwanis Club. All orders must be prepaid — $40 for a 25-pound box, $25 for a 12½-pound box and $15 for a 6¼-pound box. For more information call 706-506-4185 or 706-295-2201.
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. 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 706-295-5576.
The National Alliance on
Mental Illness 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.