COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
The Floyd County
Personnel Board will meet today at 3 p.m. in the Human Resources Training Room on the first floor, Suite 102, of the Floyd County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave.
The Floyd County Board of Commissioners Administrative & Finance
Committee will meet today at 8 a.m. in the second floor conference room, Suite 207, of the Floyd County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave.
The Northwest Georgia
Woodturning Club will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. The pro demonstrator will be Mark Sillay. The public is invited.
Berry College will host former Governor of New Jersey Christine Todd
Whitman today at 7 p.m. as part of the Berry College Cecil B. Wright III Integrity in Leadership lecture series. The lecture will be held in the Krannert Ballroom at Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, and is free and open to the public. Whitman served in the cabinet of President George W. Bush as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. She was the 50th governor of the State of New Jersey from 1994 until 2001.
FRIDAY
The Women’s Information Network will host a “Human Trafficking Meets Healthcare: An Opportunity for Intervention” seminar by Dr. Jordan Greenbaum on Friday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Building H, 1 Maurice Culberson Drive. Admission is $10 and includes lunch. To register visit infoforwomen.org, call 706-506-2000 or email baker8483@comcast.net.
A Rome Registration
Showcase will be held Jan. 30 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Rome High School, 1000 Veterans Memorial Highway, in the Commons Area. Parents and students may meet with grade-level guidance counselors and visit different teachers and classrooms to explore their interests. They will have a session on their dual enrollment program. Transportation will be available. Check the RHS website for bus route. Contact Mrs. Jackson at 706-2359653 by Friday if you will need childcare or an interpreter.
SATURDAY
The Pepperell High School Class of 1955 will meet at the Landmark Restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway, on Saturday at 11:30 a.m.
Free Square Dance Lessions will be held Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Western Promenader’s Square Dance Club, 327 Woods Road. Singles and couples are welcome. For more information call Dick or Jewell at 706-409-2311 or Margie or Darrell at 706232-4970.
CrossFit UCS (Unity
Christian School) will host the sixth annual Three Rivers Throwdown on
Saturday inside the Unity Christian School gym. The first workout will begin at 8:30 a.m. Last year over 50 teams of four from around the region participated. This is a fundraiser the CrossFit, located inside the school, does for the athletics department every year. The public is invited.
The Northwest Georgia Chapter of the United Veterans of the Armed
Forces will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. at Ryan’s Steakhouse on Shorter Avenue. For more information call 706-291-2327.
Model High School
Class of 1960 and their longtime classmates will meet for their winter quarterly social Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Adairsville Inn in Adairsville. For more information call Linda Meers McFry at 706-295-4605 or Judye Green Wood at 706238-2545.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
Rome’s Own Gospel Choir and Northwest
Georgia Winds will perform a concert titled “Lift Every Voice” at 7:30 p.m. on
Feb. 20 at the Rome City Auditorium. Admission is free. The concert will celebrate unity and togetherness for Black History Month. Rehearsals will be held at Thankful Baptist Church on Thursdays at 7 p.m. Singers who would like to join may contact Sam Baltzer at 706-234-6317 or sambaltzer12@gmail.com.
Floyd County Schools will accept applications for
the Georgia Lottery Pre Kindergarten Program for the upcoming 2018-19 school year from Jan. 30 through
Feb. 9 during regular school hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Applications may be picked up and returned to the following: Alto Park Elementary, Cave Spring Elementary, Garden Lakes Elementary, Glenwood Primary, Johnson Elementary, McHenry Primary, Model Elementary and Pepperell Primary. The guidelines to apply are: Proof of residence, one application per child, apply in the attendance area of the school in which you reside, and child must turn 4 years old before Sept. 1. For questions, contact Tina Black at tblack@floydboe.net or 706-2341031, ext. 7186.
The Berry College
Moon Gallery is presenting “Journals and Reading Lists” by Travis Head
through Feb. 8. The solo exhibit is autobiographical and uses drawing that is mediated by technology and entertainment. The Moon Gallery is open from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Blood Assurance is requesting blood donations at local donor centers or bloodmobile drives. There is less than a one-day supply of O negative blood and the community is asked to donate to help guarantee blood is available for hospital patients. Donors must be at least 18 years old or 16 years old with parental consent, weigh 110 pounds or more, and be in good health. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids, avoid caffeine and eat a meal that is rich in iron prior to donating. Call 800-962-0628, text “BAGIVE” to 444999 or visit www.bloodassurance.org to schedule an appointment.
Floyd County Superior Court Clerk Barbara H.
Penson requests that veterans of all military branches of service be sure their DD214 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.
To list an event email RomeNewsTribune@RN-T. com or call 706-290-5252.