COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
Property taxes for Rome and Floyd County are due today. Taxes can be paid by mail at P.O. Box 26 Rome, GA 30162, in person at the Historic Courthouse, 4 Government Plaza or online at www.floydcountytax.com. Any bill that is mailed and postmarked by today will be considered paid on time. There is a drop box in the courthouse parking lot. A drop box will be placed in the lobby of the historic courthouse during the last few days of this week. Property taxes must be paid by today’s due date to avoid late fees. Interest accrues on the 16th of each month after the due date until the bill is paid in full; 120 days from the due date a 5 percent penalty is applied plus a lien attaches to the property with associated lien charges. Partial payments are accepted. For questions or concerns call 706-291-5148 or email paynek@floydcountyga.org. Office hours are Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners Public Works Committee will meet today at 7:30 a.m. in the second floor conference room, Suite 207 of the Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave.
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office will be accepting applications for the Sheriff’s Santa Program at Good Neighbor Ministries, 208 E. Second St., through Friday. 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 Sheriff’s Santa contact the Mechelle Cliatt at 706291-4111 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.
THURSDAY
The Rotary Club of Rome will host Tina Hillcroft-Fischlin of Alliance for Smiles on Thursday at noon. The club meets at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
FRIDAY
The Exchange Club of Rome will host a patriotic program titled “One Nation Under God” with guest speaker Harry Wise and the Exchange Club Singers on Friday at noon. The club meets every Friday at the Palladium, Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Blvd. For information call Barbara Elliott at 706-506-2499. The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center is hosting a free e-waste collection
event on Nov. 18 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. All electronics waste including computers, printers and televisions will be accepted. Make an appointment by calling 706-291-5266 during business hours before 5 p.m. on
Friday. Get confirmation of your appointment and do not leave a message.
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 today from 6-8 p.m., Thursday from 10 a.m.-noon, Friday from 4-6 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m.-noon, Sunday from 10 a.m.-1 p.m., and Monday from 10 a.m.-noon.
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 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 starlighting 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 706-2521918 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. For additional information call 706-295-4119.
The Friends of the
Library are currently offering their annual Christmas
gift auction at the RomeFloyd 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.
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.
UPCOMING
The American Legion Post 506 will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at 21 Peachtree St. For more information call 706-291-2327.
American Legion Post 52 Adams-Coker-Covington-Waters, 1205 Calhoun Ave., will meet Monday at 7 p.m. All veterans welcome. For more information call 706346-0119 or 706-728-8683.
The CWA Retirees will have their regular monthly meeting and Thanksgiving dinner on Monday at 11:30 a.m. at the CWA Union Hall, 132 Old Lindale Road. Bring a covered dish. Meat and dressing will be provided. For more information call 706-802-7576.
Bosom Buddies, a breast cancer support group, will meet Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. downstairs at Redmond Regional Medical Center, 501 Redmond Road. Harbin oncologist Dr. Melissa Dillmon will speak.
The Celanese Girls will meet Nov. 21 at 11:30 a.m. at Mercy Care, 300 Chatillon Road. For more information call 706-506-1389.
The New Romans Club will hold a holiday charity auction and lunch in the Etowah and Magnolia rooms at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave., on Dec. 6 at 10:30 a.m. There will be both a silent auction and live auction with Lou Dempsey, president of Dempsey Auction Co. Admission is $20 per person. To donate items contact Debi Porterfield at djport@bellsouth.net or 706-3463999. RSVP by Nov. 30 by contacting Ruth at ruthpatton6277@comcast.net or 706-231-0131.
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