COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TODAY

The Rome-Floyd Recycling Center, 405 Watters St., will have an electronics recycling event Saturday. An appointment is required. Call 706-291-5266 between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The deadline for appointments is today at 5 p.m. The event is for Floyd County residents only.

Third Friday Night Cruise-In will hold its antique and classic vehicle cruise-in at East Rome Burger King, 1323 Turner McCall Blvd., today at 6 p.m. Cruise-ins are held the third Friday of every month. Admission is free. There will be door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. For more information call Richard at 770-324-8965.

Jehovah’s Witnesses, www.jw.org., will host their annual regional Bible convention today through Sunday at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Sessions will begin at 9:20 a.m. daily. The theme is “Be Courageous.”

SATURDAY

The Rome Colored Main High School reunion committee will meet at the KelseyAycock-Burrell Center, 41 Washington Drive, at 1 p.m. on Saturday. All members are requested to attend. For questions call Cecilia Abbot at 706-461-0823 or Helen Williams at 706-331-8390.

Floyd County Court Appointed Special Advocates staff will hold volunteer training from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturday. Classes will be held at the CASA office in the Restoration Rome building, 1400 Crane St. Participants must attend both days and attend 10 hours of juvenile court observation to become sworn CASA volunteers. CASA recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers to bring individual attention, urgency and advocacy to abused and neglected children in the foster care system, both in and out of the courtroom. Advocates must be at least 21 years old. For more information call Lynne Barton at 706-235-2272 or email Lynne@floydcasa.org, visit www.floydcasa.org or georgiacasa.org.

Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will have nature hikes in both English and Spanish on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Beaver Pond Trailhead and at 2 p.m. at Canyon Mouth Picnic Area. The Beaver Pond Trail hike is free but the Canyon Mouth day use fee will apply ($10 per vehicle for a 7-day pass/$25 for a season pass) at the gate to Canyon Mouth.

The hikes are a little over two hours each and cover 1.5-2 miles. Visitors should wear walking shoes. Water, a hat, sunscreen, bug repellent and a camera are suggested. Bring clothing to get in the water and a picnic for afterward. For more information call 256845-9605. To list an event email RomeNewsTribune@RN-T.com or call 706-290-5252.