COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
The Rome African Violet Study Group will hold an African violet plant sale today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Rome Tourist and Visitor’s Center, 402 Civic Center Drive. Loads of blooming African Violets and cousins. For info call 706-295-4756.
The State Board of Education will hold a called board meeting today at 1 p.m. in the Scarborough Room at Barnsley Gardens Resort, 597 Barnsley Gardens Road, Adairsville.
THURSDAY
The Rotary Club of Rome will host Rick Stevenson and Buster Young to discuss ELOST and Floyd County Schools on Thursday at noon. The club meets at Coosa County Club, 110 Branham Ave.
Northwest Georgia Woodturning Club will meet on Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Charles Jennings will be the demonstrator.
FRIDAY
The Exchange Club of Rome will host attorney Daniele Tedesco to speak about “Immigration in America as it is Today” Friday at noon. The club meets every Friday at The Palladium, Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more information call Barbara Elliott at 706-5062499.
The Chattooga County Sheriff’s Office will host a blood drive Friday in memory of Polk County Detective Kristen Hearne. The blood drive will be held Friday from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at 35 West Washington St., Summerville. Donors will receive a T-shirt and balloon.
UPCOMING
Oak Hill and the Martha Berry Museum will lead historic walking tours of Berry College on Saturday and Nov. 4. The tours will begin behind Hermann Hall and depart at 1 p.m.,2 p.m. and 3 p.m. The tour is two miles at a moderate walking pace. It consists of recently restored historic buildings and will include refreshments served on the back porch of the Roosevelt Cabin. Tourists are advised to wear comfortable shoes and be prepared
to climb stairs as well as negotiate uneven walkways. Tour admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children. The tour is free for Berry students, faculty, staff and alumni. Interested parties may pre-register by calling 706-368-6705 or by sending an email to rmclucas@berry.edu. Limited space is available.
Model High School Class of 1960 will meet for their fall quarterly social Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Adairsville Inn, 100 S. Main St., Adairsville. Preferred dress is Halloween costumes. For additional information call Linda Meers McFry at 706-295-4605 or Judye Green Wood at 706-238-2545.
The Porcelain Art Guild will meet Saturday at 10 a.m. at Daisy Henderson’s studio. Larue Huckaby will present the program, “Coosa Valley Fair Porcelain Exhibit Analysis.” For more information call 706-266-6534.
The United Veterans of the Armed Forces will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. at Ryan’s on Shorter Avenue. For more information call 706-291-2327.
Garden Lakes Baptist Church Children’s Ministry and Berry College Student Service groups are partnering to provide a free Trunk or Treat Fall Festival on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to noon in the church’s side parking lot. The festival will include free games, activities, inflatables, candy and a hayride.
The Rome-Floyd NAACP Branch, Unit 5230, will host their annual soul food dinner, auction and raffle on Saturday from 5-9 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Meal tickets are $12 each for all-you-can-eat or a takeout plate. Raffle tickets are $3 each or four for $10. Tickets are available
from NAACP members or may be purchased at the door. Three $100 prizes will be awarded during the raffle.
Hospitality House for Women will celebrate 40 years of service to victims and survivors of domestic violence on Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Garnett M. Wilder Center, Rome First United Methodist Church, 202 E. Third Ave. Meet the advocates and board of directors and learn more about the organization and recent efforts to combat abuse. Food and drink will be provided. Admission is free.
The Shorter University Department of Social Sciences and Department of Christian Studies will host “Reformation: Then and Now,” a series of 15-minute lectures on the Reformation, from 1-3 p.m. on Oct. 31 in Brookes Chapel, Shorter University, 315 Shorter Ave.
Morning Pointe, 660 Jolly Road, Calhoun, will host trunk or treat on Oct. 31 at 6 p.m. To help give out candy call 706-629-0777.
The Floyd County Master Gardeners will present a free “Tree Walk on Myrtle Hill” on Oct. 31 from 2-4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Myrtle Hill Mausoleum, 76 Branham Ave. The program will be presented by Terry Paige, City of Rome Certified Municipal Arborist, and Keith Mickler, Floyd County Extension Agent. Call the Floyd County Extension Office at 706-295-6210 for details. Search Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers on Facebook for more information.
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