COMMUNITY CALENDAR

THURSDAY

Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church of Rome, Inc 17 E. Pennington Ave, will be giving away groceries on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. No ID required. For more information call 706- 234- 6413.

The NWGA Center for Independent Living is sponsoring a virtual Emergency Preparedness Forum with a focus on mental health and emergencies on Thursday, Sept. 24, from 2- 4 p. m. on Zoom. For the meeting link, contact Jill Baldwin at jbaldwin@ nwgacil. org or at 706- 314- 0008. Let her know if you need materials in an alternate format.

UPCOMING

The Coosa-north Georgia Regional Water Planning Council will hold a virtual meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Registration is at 12: 45 p. m., meeting is from 1- 3 p. m. on the Microsoft Teams platform. Link is tinyurl. com/ CNGSEP2020, phone dialin is 469- 214- 8538. The confer

ence ID is 619 410 123#.

The American Red Cross is holding blood drives in Rome on Oct. 1, from 2- 7 p. m. at the Northwest Georgia Chapter office, 112 John Maddox Drive; on Oct. 7, from 3- 7 p. m. at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1941 Shorter Ave.; and on Oct. 22 from 2- 7 p. m. at the office on John Maddox Drive. Donors will receive a free Covid- 19 antibody test. Go to redcrossblood. org or call 1- 800- REDCROSS to schedule an appointment. Walkin donors will be accepted when possible.

Southern Cruisers

riding club, Rome chapter, will host its annual Cruisin’ for St. Jude benefit for the children’s hospital on Saturday, Oct. 3, at Easy Living Yamaha & Polaris, 3120 Martha Berry Highway. Registration is $ 30 for rider and passenger and starts at 9 a. m. for the 11 a. m. escorted ride. Music, food, door prizes and auction activities also will be set up on site.

Cosmopolitan UMC, 101 Fincher St. in Cave Spring, will

“Jazz On The Lawn” Oct. 4

host its annual

at the church, featuring Jsmith Music. The event is free. Program ads can be purchased through Sept. 27 by calling 404- 759- 3918. Social Distancing and masks required.

ONGOING

Bids for the Friends of the Library silent auction will continue until Saturday, Oct. 17, at 4 p. m. All proceeds will go to the library. For a complete list of all the items offered in all three showcases, check the Library website, www. shrls. org/ romefriends- of- the- library.

Hospitality House Thrift Store, 610 Shorter Ave., is holding a Ladies Boutique BlowOut Sale at 75% off. Hours are 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. Tuesday through Friday and 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Saturday. Masks required. Proceeds benefit programs for local abused women and their children.

Rome Area History Museum will again offer Haunted On Broad tours the first two weekends in October. Tickets are $ 10 per person and can be purchased online at Romeareahistorycenter. org or at the welcome centers on Jackson Hill, 402 Civic Center Drive, and across from the Town Green, 300 W. First St.

VFW Post 4911 at 2632 Cedartown Highway hosts Bingo every Friday night. You do not have to be a member of the VFW to play. Doors open at 5: 30 p. m., the kitchen opens at 6 p. m. and the games begin at 7: 30 p. m. Cash prizes. Hot food and snacks available.

Bush Arbor Baptist Church, 3290 Black’s Bluff Road, holds Sunday school at 10 a. m., worship service at 11 a. m. and evening services at 6 p. m. on Sunday. Wednesday night Bible study is at 6: 30 p. m. For more information, visit their Facebook page or call 770- 885- 0779.

St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, 42 Ash St., meets for Holy Communion Sundays at 9:30 a.m. All are invited. For more information call 706- 506- 1241.

St. Peter’s Episcopal Church holds online prayers at 9 a. m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday-thursday on their Facebook page. Sunday worship at 10 a. m. is on WLAQ radio 96.9FM or 1410AM or the station’s website wlaq1410. com. Adult Forum is at 11: 15 a. m. via Zoom. Contact the church office for login credentials at 706291- 9111.

NWGA Center for Independent Living holds a COVID- 19 Peer Support call every Monday at 2 p. m. via the Zoom website and by phone. For the link and password, or if you need assistance, contact Christina Holtzclaw at 628-246-1825 or choltzclaw@ nwgacil. org.

The

American Legion Post 136 from Lindale meets the fourth Monday of the month starting at 6 p.m. in the VFW post at 2642 Cedartown Highway. Masks are required.

DAV Chapter 95 meets the fourth Monday of the month at 6 p. m. at VFW Post 4911 on Cedartown Highway. Face masks are required. For more information or assistance in filing VA claims,