CLUBS & MEETINGS
Below are this week’s schedule of clubs and meetings:
MONDAY
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 706-728-5115 or 706-584-1724.
TUESDAY
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 Floyd County Republican Women will meet at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Red Lobster, 700 Shorter Ave. The meeting begins at noon. State School Superintendent of Georgia Richard Woods, who is currently campaigning for reelection, will be the guest speaker.
Rome Seven Hills Rotary will meet at noon Tuesday at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave., to hear Vocational Talks from new members.
WEDNESDAY
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.
THURSDAY
The Rome Chapter of The Compassionate Friends will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Redmond Regional Medical Center, 501 Redmond Road. Take the outpatient elevator to the lower level classrooms. This support group is for those who have lost their child, grandchild or sibling. Call DeeAnn at 706-936-9021 or Sandra at 706-506-6108 for more information.
The Rome Chapter of the National Association of Active and Retired Federal Civil Service Employees will meet Thursday at 11:15 a.m. at the Landmark Restaurant on Martha Berry Highway. The guest speaker will be Debra Quillan, who will lead a discussion regarding “self defense.” Those qualifying for membership are invited, and transportation for prospective members (living within the Rome area) to attend the meeting may be made available. For more information call Duke Borchardt at 706-232-1986.
Rotary Club of Rome will host Attorney Daniele Tedesco speaking on immigration Thursday at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
Women in Recovery, a group for women who struggle with alcohol problems, meets Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Living Proof, 408 Shorter Ave. Free babysitting provided. For more information contact Debbie J. at 706766-7771.
FRIDAY
Mountain View Garden Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Friday at Provino’s Restaurant, 288 Shorter Ave. Master Gardener, owner of Wilder Gardens and keeper of Southern organic bees Clint Wilder will be guest speaker. For more information call 706-777-8249.
The Exchange Club of Rome will present Frank Shropshire and local youth competing for the Accepting the Challenge of Excellence Award at their meeting at noon on Friday. The club meets every Friday at The Palladium at the Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more information call 706-506-2499.
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.
MONDAY
Georgia Mountain Music Club will have an instrumental jam session Monday night from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Center, 1325 Kingston Road. Nonelectrical instruments only. Everyone is welcome to play or listen. Admission is free. For more information call 706-584-1724.
The Ridge & Valley
Storytelling Guild will host A Time to Tell, a time for adult storytelling Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Oostanaula Room at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. For more information email TerrellShaw@me.com.
The 2018 Leprechauna-thon 5K race will be held March 17 at 7:30 p.m. Runners and walkers should wear green for a chance to win prizes at the pre-race costume contest. To register and for more information visit rfpra.com/leprechauna-thon. Preregistration is $25 for the 5K and $20 for the walk. Kids ages 12 and younger and groups of 10 or more can register for $20 each by visiting the RomeFloyd Parks and Recreation administration office, 1 Shorter Ave. Pre-registration ends on March 16. To guarantee a race T-shirt register online by Monday. The race is sponsored by Harbin Clinic.
TUESDAY
The American Red Cross will hold a blood donation drive from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on
Tuesday at Pepperell High School, 3 Dragon Drive. Download the American Red Cross blood donor app, visit redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 to make an appointment or for more information.
Chieftains Museum/ Major Ridge Home and the Berry College will co-sponsor a lecture titled “Duyuk’ dv’ I: The Correct Way in Cherokee” by Tom Belt on
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Evans Auditorium, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway, in honor of the 180th anniversary of the Trail of Tears. The speaker, Tom Belt, is the Western Carolina University Cherokee language program coordinator. For more information about the event or the museum visit www.chieftainsmuseum.org or call 706-2919494.
The Berry Singers will have a pre-tour concert at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday at the Berry College Chapel, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. Works originally
conducted by Austrian composer Franz Herzog and American composer Mark Popeney and historic works by Johannes Brahms and Antonin Dvorak will be performed along with folk songs. Berry College Director of Choral Activities Paul Neal will conduct. The event is free and open to the public.
Kiwanis Club of Rome will host its annual music
showcase on March 10 from 1-4 p.m. at Ford Auditorium, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. Rome and Floyd County schools students in ninth through 12th grades and home-school students who reside in Rome or Floyd County are eligible to participate. Student performances may be vocal or instrumental. Judges will select the top three performers to receive Kiwanis education scholarships ranging from $200 to $1,000. Application deadline is Tuesday. For more information and to obtain an application visit www. romekiwanis.org or ask your school’s music instructor.
WEDNESDAY
The Model School Ole
Timers will meet for their quarterly luncheon at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Landmark Restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway. All students and teachers of the late 1940s and ’50s are invited. For more information call 706-234-3680.
THURSDAY
The Rome Chapter of The Compassionate
Friends will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at Redmond Regional Medical Center,
501 Redmond Road. Take the outpatient elevator to the lower level classrooms. This support group is for those who have lost their child, grandchild or sibling. Call DeeAnn at 706-936-9021 or Sandra at 706-506-6108 for more information.
Rotary Club of Rome
will host attorney Daniele Tedesco speaking about immigration Thursday at noon at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.
FRIDAY
Georgia Legal Services Program assistance will be available in the Judicial Courthouse, 3 Government Plaza, Suite 114 on Friday from 9 a.m.-noon to assist low-income clients in a range of civil matters including TPOs, public benefits, housing, consumer issues, school suspensions and unemployment. This service is provided on the second Friday of each month by Superior Court Clerk Barbara H. Penson and Georgia Legal Services Program. For more information call 706-291-5190.
An Affair to Remember:
The Blues will take place Friday at the Rome Civic Center from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. There will be food, fellowship and live blues instrumental and vocal performances by local musicians and vocalists. Tickets to the black-tie event are $30 and are available online at http:// theperc.bigcartel.com or by calling 706-622-7917.
To list an event email RomeNewsTribune@RN-T. com or call 706-290-5252.