COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TODAY

The Rome-floyd County Chapter of the Georgia Council of the Blind will meet Tuesday from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Rome-floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Bring a snack to share. For more information contact Tonia Clayton at 706-346-8940 or via email at toniaclayton@comcast.net.

Volunteers are needed for the annual Sand Springs cemetery and church cleanup on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. Sand Springs Church is located at 1908 Sand Springs Road, Texas Valley. Bring lawn equipment, household cleaning supplies, insect spray, a covered dish and drinks. Grilled hamburgers and hot dogs will be provided following cleanup.

The Floyd County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday in the Community Room, Suite 206, Floyd County Administration Building, 12 E. Fourth Ave. Caucus will begin at 4 p.m. in the Commissioners Caucus Room, Suite 204, followed by the board meeting at 6 p.m. The board will hold a second public hearing for the 2019 millage rate and street light assessment on Tuesday at 8 a.m. in the County Administration Building. The meetings are open to the public.

THURSDAY

The Exchange Club of Rome will host Christmas in July on Thursday at The Brewhouse, 325 Broad St., from 3 p.m. until closing. Bring a new, unwrapped toy for donation to Toys for Tots. 10% of The Brewhouse’s sales on Thursday will benefit the Exchange Club’s Toys for Tots drive projects.

Rome City Schools will hold their Super Showcase from 4 to 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Attendees will receive a free Rome City Schools “swag bag,” free school supplies, school calendars, registration information, free books and literacy materials and community resources. All giveaways are first come, first served while supplies last.

FRIDAY

Connecting Families will co-host a back to school lock in at Glorious New Jerusalem, 537 W. 12th St., on Friday from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. The event will include free food and school supplies and will feature a motivational speaker, music and dance. For more information call 770796-0167 or 770-796-0168.

The Northwest Georgia Center for Independent Living will host a planning session for their activities and outreach for the years 2020 through 2022 on Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Goodwill Career Center, 154 Hicks Drive. Share your ideas for what people with disabilities want in the community and how the group can best serve them. Food will be served. For more information call 706-314-0008 or email info@nwgacil.org. Alternate format materials are available by request.

MULTIDAY EVENTS

The 34th annual Gary Tillman Memorial Clocktower 5K Road Race and 2-Mile Health Walk will be held Aug. 17 at 8 a.m. Registration is now open at tillmanclocktowerrace.org and runsignup.com. Proceeds benefit The Exchange Club Family Resource Center. Registration is $25 for 5K and $20 for 2-mile before July 27, $30 for 5K and $25 for 2-mile July 28 to Aug. 8. Teams of 10 or more receive a discount of $3 per person. Race day registration is open from 6:30 to 7:30 a.m. at $35 for 5K and $30 for the 2-mile.

The Kelsey-aycockburrell Center will present the third annual Soulfest of Rome with MAZE featuring Frankie Beverly, The Infinity Show Band and Something for the Soul on Aug. 3 at Ridge Ferry Park, 363 Riverside Parkway. Parking opens at 10 a.m. with showtime at 2 p.m. Coolers, tents and lawn chairs are allowed. Open to all ages. Children 10 and younger get in free. Donations of non-perishable goods will be accepted to benefit the Rome Community Kitchen and William Davies Shelter. Tickets are available now at soulfestofrome.com.

The Harbin Clinic Gallery at Makervillage will host “A Painted Life” featuring the works of local folk artist Charles Wimpee from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Aug. 24.

Chieftains Museum, 501 Riverside Parkway, will host the new traveling exhibit “‘It is impossible to destroy men with more respect for the laws of humanity’: Court Cases of Cherokee Removal in Georgia” from July 24 through Sept. 6. The exhibit explores the legal arguments for and against the removal of the Cherokee in Georgia. Museum admission is $5 for adults, $3 for seniors age 62 and older and $2 for students. The museum is open Wednesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information call 706-291-9494 or visit chieftainsmuseum.org.

The Georgia Mountain Music Club has an acoustic instrument jam session on Mondays from 6-8 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. Visitors are welcome to attend the free program. For more information call 706584-1724.

UPCOMING

AARP Smart Driver Class will be offered July 30 from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Anthony Center, 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd. Bring a sack lunch. Cost is $15 for AARP members and $20 for nonmembers. Call 706-2350094 to register.

Rome High Hilltoppers will hold their semiannual reunion July 31 at 11 a.m. at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave. Lunch will be served at noon followed by a brief program. Cost is $25 per person. RSVP by July 15. For more information call Johnny E. Davis at 706-234-4960 or Sam Evans at 706-236-5858.

AUGUST

West Rome High School Class of 1969 will hold their 50 year reunion Aug. 24 from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. at the Rome Area History Musuem, 305 Broad St. Cost is $55 per person. Reservations are due by Aug. 1. The meal will be catered by Harvest Moon and Doug Walker will deejay with music from the 1960s. Mail reservation fee to West Rome High Class of 1969 c/o

Karen Hart Johnson, 2987 Old Rockmart Road, Silver Creek, Georgia 30173. For more information email janicelcarter@bellsouth.net, cherrydenney@gmail.com, HAKA5051@ gmail.com, M195149@gmail. com or jlovelace4@aol.com.

Main Elementary School will host a ribbon cutting and open house on Aug. 1 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tour the new school, meet the teachers and view commemorative bricks.

The Free Clinic of Rome, 101 John Maddox Drive, will hold their seventh annual tomato sandwich supper fundraiser on Aug. 2 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Rome First United Methodist Church Wilder Center, 202 E. Third Ave. The event will include door prizes, a silent auction and Georgia mountain music. Tickets are $10 or $25 for a family of three or more. Tickets are available at The Free Clinic, Georgia’s Rome Office of Tourism, 402 Civic Center Drive, or from clinic board members. For more information call 706-234-1331.

The Robert Stevenson Memorial Gospel Concert will be held Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. at the Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Performers will include Doc Mckenzie & The Hi-lites, Lisa Knowles & the Brown Singers and more. Tickets are available at Kroger, 1476 Turner Mccall Blvd., and online at freshtix.com/ events/robert-stevenson. For additional information call 706-235-2065.

Friends of Cheiftains will host their annual Chieftains Low Country Boil and Barbeque on Aug. 9 at the Palladium, 69 Church St., Coosa Valley Fairgrounds. The event is sponsored by Sweet P’s at the Palladium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. with food service at 7:30 p.m. The Barbaric Yawps will perform during dinner and there will be a raffle silent auction. Tickets are $80 for individuals with tables for 8 available at $640. Portions of each event ticket sale are tax-deductible. All proceeds benefit Cheiftains Museum. To purchase tickets or for more information call 706-291-9494 or visit chieftainsmuseum.org.

The Laurel District and The Rome Federated Garden Clubs will offer National Garden Club’s landscape design classes at the Rome-floyd E.C.O. Center, 363 Riverside Parkway, Aug. 7-8; Nov. 20-21; Feb. 12-13, 2020; and April 28-29, 2020. Register at romefederatedgardenclubs.com. Go to the News tab to print a registration form. Classes last from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will be taught by local landscape professionals. Each 2-day course is $100. There will be a breakfast bar, snacks and lunch each day. The 10-hour courses cover the history of landscape design and design techniques used in home and municipal settings.