COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
Rome Seven Hills Rotary will meet at noon today at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave. Buster Wright with the Berry Center for Integrity and Leadership will be the speaker.
The Boys From Tubize/Celanese will have breakfast today at 8:30 a.m. at Landmark Restaurant on Martha Berry Highway.
The Rome Lions Club will meet Tuesday at noon at Red Lobster, 700 Shorter Ave.
The Floyd County Board of
Commissioners will meet today the Community Room, Suite 206, second floor of the Floyd County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave. Breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Caucus Room, Suite 204, with local Floyd County State Legislators followed by a 2018 budget workshop at noon. Caucus will be at 2 p.m. in the Commissioners Caucus Room, Suite 204, followed by the Board Meeting at 4 p.m. The meetings are open to the public.
The Telephone Retirees will have their monthly meeting and Thanksgiving dinner today at 11 a.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Bring a large covered dish and dessert. Ham and turkey and dressing will be provided. All those who helped with the fair booth are invited. For more information call 706802-7576.
One Community United will hold its quarterly meeting today at 6 p.m. at the Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center, 41 Washington Drive. Dinner will be served. The meeting is open to the public.
An AARP driver safety class will be offered today from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Anthony Center, 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd. Bring a sack lunch. The cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Call 706-235-0094 to register.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
Silver Creek United Methodist Church,
36 Reeceburg Road, Silver Creek, will be a collection point for Operation Christmas Child, a project of Samaritan’s Purse which collects shoe boxes filled with gifts for children and distributes them around the world. Collection dates and times are Monday from 4-6 p.m., Tuesday from 10 a.m.-noon, Wednesday from 6-8 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m.-noon, Friday from 4-6 p.m., Nov. 18 from 10 a.m.-noon, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and Nov. 20 from 10 a.m.-noon.
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office will be accepting applications for the
Sheriff’s Santa Program at Good Neighbor Ministries, 208 E. Second St., Monday through Friday, Nov. 13-17. Applications for children ages 0-15 must be submitted in person from 1-5 p.m. Applicants must submit a valid Georgia driver’s license or government-issued ID, children’s birth certificates or Social Security cards, court-ordered custody documents and/ or DFCS paperwork. Applications cannot be taken during regular business hours at Good Neighbor Ministries or the Sheriff’s Office locations. To help support the Floyd County Sheriff’s Santa Program contact the Mechelle Cliatt at 706-291-4111 ext. 8812 or Tina Williams at the downtown location. For more information visit www.floydsheriff.com or the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
A Turkey Shoot will be held every Saturday until Christmas from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Rome Shrine Club, 109 Bells Ferry Road. For more information call Tony Warren at 706-252-5734.
Restoration Lindale Inc. is selling bulbs for the Star Between the Stacks for $20 each through Nov. 28. Bulbs may be placed on the star “In Memory Of” and “In Honor Of.” All donations are tax exempt. The names will be read during the star-lighting ceremony on Dec. 2. Bulb donations may be mailed to Restoration Lindale Inc., 534 Reeceburg Road, Silver Creek, Ga., 30173. Send your name, the name you wish to be included on the star and indicate the north
or south side of the star. The north side faces Rome and the south side faces the Pepperell schools. For more information call Tim Reynolds at 706-252-1918 or email restorationlindaleinc@gmail.com.
Area artists, florists, garden clubs, businesses, interior designers and creative individuals have joined Cancer Navigators Inc. and the Harbin Clinic Cancer Center to create and sell original holiday wreaths. Wreaths are on display at the cancer center from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and at the Wright Art Gallery at Floyd Medical Center. The silent auction will end at 1 p.m. on Nov. 30. Visit www.cancernavigatorsga.org to place bids on select wreaths online. Proceeds will benefit Cancer Navigators, a local not-forprofit organization that works with Harbin Clinic Cancer Center to provide needed services and resources for cancer patients. For additional information contact Scharla Battle at Cancer Navigators at 706-295-4119.
PAWS, 99 North Ave., is waiving adoption fees through Dec. 15 when you bring in a new, unwrapped children’s toy. Toys will be distributed to local groups including Floyd County Sheriff’s Santa, Angel Tree, Salvation Army and Toys for Tots. Donations of toys without adoption also will be accepted. Adoptive families will still be responsible for spay or neuter and vaccination costs.
The Friends of the Library are currently offering their annual Christmas gift auction at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. For a complete list of the books offered in all three showcases visit www.rome.shrls.org/friends-of-the-library. The last silent auction will close Dec. 16 at 4 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the library.
The Turkey Trot for Wanda, a benefit 5K road race and 1-mile health walk, will be held Nov. 25 from 8-11 a.m. at Dowdy Park, 170 Veterans Memorial Drive, Summerville. Visit runsignup.com to register. Registration is $25 with a $2.50 signup fee. Registration
will end Nov. 22. Proceeds will benefit a fund for Wanda Durham, who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
Floyd County Superior Court Clerk
Barbara H. Penson requests that veterans of all military branches of service be sure their DD-214 discharge is recorded at the courthouse. Veterans may record their DD-214 in Floyd County in addition to their hometown, county or state. Bring a DD-214 to the Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, 3 Government Plaza, Suite 101, to have it recorded for Floyd County. This is a free service for all veterans.
The Rome Shrine Club, 109 Bells Ferry Road, will host a turkey shoot every Saturday until Christmas from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information call Tony Warren at 706-252-5734.
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