CLUBS & MEETINGS
Below are this week’s schedule of clubs and meetings:
Bosom Buddies breast cancer support group will meet Monday from 6-7:30 p.m. in the downstairs classroom at Redmond Regional Medical Center, 501 Redmond Road. Lifelink Organ & Tissue Procurement Specialist Brooke Calloway Deering and director of infection control at Redmond Regional Medical Center Susan Fisher will be the guest speakers.
The CWA Retirees will meet at 11:30 a.m. on
Monday at the CWA Union Hall, 132 Old Lindale Road. Bring a covered dish to go with Italian food. For more information call 706-8027576.
The American Legion
Post No. 506 will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at 21 Peachtree St. For more information call 706-2912327.
Senior Gospel Singers
meet every Monday from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, and every Thursday from 12:30-2:30 p.m. at the Shannon Scout Hut in Shag Williams Park, 40 Minshew Road, Shannon. For more information call Charles Patterson at 706-676-4445.
The Georgia Mountain
Music Club will have an instrumental jam session every Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Musicians are asked to bring non-electrical instruments such as guitars, fiddles, banjos, harmonicas, upright bass or mandolin. Visitors are welcome. Admission is free. For more information call 706-7285115 or 706-584-1724.
The Armuchee Ruritan Club will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at New Armuchee Baptist Church, 5385 Martha Berry Highway. New President Terry Williamson will preside at the meeting, which will emphasize organization. For more information call 706-234-5887 or visit www. armucheeruritan.org.
The Rome Tea Party
will host The Lunch Bunch on Tuesday from noon-1 p.m. at Fuddruckers, 595 Riverside Parkway. All in attendance will propose Tea Party plans. Programs and strategies will be presented. The public is invited to attend and join with their ideas in planning for 2018. Please arrive early to order lunch. For more information contact Mike Morton at 706346-3400.
The Celanese Girls will
meet for lunch on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at Olive Garden, 789 Turner McCall Blvd. For more information call 706-506-1389.
Rome Seven Hills
Rotary will meet at noon on
Tuesday at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave. The “Lawyers: Who needs them?” program will be presented by Ken Hodges.
The Floyd County
Landlord Association will hold their monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Schroeder’s New Deli, 3268 Martha Berry Highway. Attorney Hap Richardson, a full-time property tax appeal attorney with vast experience in the appeals process, will be speaking. Bring your property information.
The Disabled American Veterans of Chapter
95 will be at the RomeFloyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, on
Tuesdays from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. to assist veterans in filing benefits claims with the Veterans Administration. Bring all documents pertaining to service and medical records. For questions or to set up an appointment for another time call Donald Phillips at 609-410-1076 or Art Cook at 706-314-6411.
The Georgia Mountain Music Club meets Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to noon at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Members and guests perform bluegrass, country and gospel music. Visitors are welcome to attend the free program. For more information call Bob Anderson at 706-767-1815. TOPS 0344 Rome weight loss support group meets every Wednesday at Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Redmond Circle. Meetings start at 10 a.m. Weigh-in is from 9:15 to 9:45 a.m. For more information call or text Jean at 706-331-1111.
Women in Recovery,
a group for women who struggle with alcohol problems, meets at 5:30 p.m. at Living Proof, 408 Shorter Ave. Free babysitting provided. For more information contact Debbie J. at 706-766-7771.
Take Care of Rome hosts a free health fair for the homeless and underserved from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at the Community Kitchen, 4 Calhoun Ave. The fair includes health education, testing for HIV and hepatitis C, total cholesterol and HgB-A1c screenings, blood pressure, vision screenings and full vitals. Lunch and toiletries will be provided for attendees. Call 706-346-5890 or email TakeCareOfRome@gmail. com for more information.
Clubs and Meetings are published every Sunday. To have your group’s regular meetings included, send by Thursday at noon to romenewstribune@RN-T. com and include “Clubs and Meetings” in the subject line.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS
The Rome Noon Optimist Club is accepting applications for its
oratorical contest on March 10 at 2 p.m. in the chapel at Garden Lakes Baptist Church, 2200 Redmond Circle. The competition is open to any student who had not reached their 18th birthday prior to last Oct. 1. There is no minimum age. The topic for the contest is “Where are My Roots of Optimism?” Participants will be judged on both content and delivery. The deadline for registering is
March 2. Call 706-766-8880 or email carol. willis@comcast.net for complete rules and an application.
The Friends of the Library are currently offering three new silent auction showcases devoted to the arts. For a complete list of items, visit www.rome.shrls.org/friends-ofthe-library. The auction will close March 3 at 4 p.m.