COMMUNITY CALENDAR
THURSDAY
The Rotary Club of
Rome will host Logan Boss of the Floyd County Health Department for a program about the Zika virus on Thursday at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
FRIDAY
The Georgia Mountain Music Club will perform a Patriotic Music program and ice cream social Friday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road. In addition to Country, Gospel and Bluegrass music, homemade ice cream and baked deserts will be served. Admission is $5 per person. For more information call Bob Anderson at 706-767-1815.
SATURDAY
Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will host a free Native American games, tools and weapons demonstration on Saturday 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.
Cave Spring United
Methodist Church will host Beth Bond from Southeast Green for a seminar on climate change in relation to climate justice on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. On Aug. 5, Eddie Elsberry from Berry College will discuss the Berry bald eagles. The seminars are free and open to the public. Lunch will be served. For more information call Karen Wetherington at 706-767-2819.
Disabled American
Veterans will host a cleanup at Old Eastview Cemetery, 2505 Callier Springs Road, on Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Parking is across the street. For more details visit www.facebook.com/OldEastviewCemetery.
UPCOMING
Ridge and Valley
Storyteller’s Guild will have its monthly, “A Time to Tell” storytelling hour on Monday, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Visitors are welcome to come and tell a story or just listen to some stories by some of Rome’s best storytellers.
On July 17, they will have their “Young Tales” from 10 to 11 a.m. at he library. The event will feature the best young tellers in this area.
The Rome Kids Code
Camp will be held Monday through July 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, 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 Monday through July 12 in the Hearn Classroom Building and at 30 Alabama St., Cave Spring. 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 to register now is $120. 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 706936-0411 or Winnie at 706331-2725. Visit www.ahhas.org for paperwork or to pay online. Scholarships are available, as well as discounts for parent/child pairs.
ONGOING
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 706-5064185 or 706-295-2201.
Tallatoona Head Start program has enrollment opportunities for eligible families at no cost in Floyd County for children ages 3 or 4 for the 2017-2018 school year. For more information call 706-295-0445 or visit www.tallatoonacap.org.
The Friends of the
Library silent auction will continue through Aug. 5 at 4 p.m. For a complete list of the books offered, visit www.rome.shrls.org/friends-ofthe-library.
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 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 706-295-5576.
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