GDOT hosts open house on new bridge

State highway officials have set an public information open house for Thursday on replacing the bridge on Hightower Road (Ga. 369) over Board Tree Creek near Ball Ground in Cherokee County.

The Georgia Department of Transportation event is scheduled for 4 to 6 p.m. at Hightower Baptist Church, 3444 Hightower Road, Ball Ground. “We would like to hear the viewpoints and concerns of all area residents,” said DeWayne Comer, GDOT district engineer in Cartersville.

The bridge to be replaced is on Ga. 369 between Creighton and Yellow Creek roads. It dates to 1960 and has been classified as functionally obsolete. The new bridge would be built in stages south of the existing bridge, allowing traffic to continue using the existing span while the new one is being built.

GDOT also will accept written

Father/Daughter Valentine Dance. 7-9 p.m. Saturday. $14 to $21. Bill Johnson Community Activity Building, 10495 Woodstock Road, Roswell. All girls and their fathers, grandfathers or father figures are welcome. Register: webtrac.ci. roswell.ga.us/wbwsc/webtrac.wsc.

Water Quality 101 by Keep Forsyth County Beautiful (KFCB). 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Free. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming. Intended for adult residents though children, ages 12 and older, are welcome to attend with an adult. Forsyth County Adopt-AStream Coordinator Kevin Smith will use a hands-on, interactive model to show how daily activities can have a negative impact on water and how to minimize that impact. KFCB at 770-205-4573.

Free Basic Computer Classes by the Community Assistance Center, serving Sandy Springs and Dunwoody adults. Also improve job skills with Microsoft Office programs. Class schedule: ourcac.org. Register with Monica at 770-552-4015 ext. 239 or email education@ourcac.org.

Residents offered free seatbelt, car seat checks

Free seatbelt safety checks are being offered now by the Marietta Fire Department to city residents.

As another new component to the Be MFD Safe Program, five certified car seat technicians, who also serve as firefighters, are ready to check and install car seats.

Appointments are required and offered 8:30 a.m. to noon Mondays at the Marietta Fire Department Headquarters, 112 Haynes St.

Schedule appointments by calling 770-794-5466.

Information: MariettaGa.gov/ city/fire/mfdsafe.

UPCOMING

Daddy Daughter Dance by Marietta’s Parks & Recreation Department. 2:30-5 p.m. Sunday. $30 for couples and $5 for each additional daughter between the ages of 5 to 12. Custer Park Sports and Fitness Center, 545 Kenneth E. Marcus Way, Marietta. Sign-up deadline is Thursday. Register: secure.rec1.com/GA/city-of-marietta/catalog.

Sacred Classic Music Concert. 7 p.m. Friday. Free. Calvary Baptist Church, 1243 Belmont Ave., Smyrna. Inspired by the Reformation, composers include Bach, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Luther and Brahms. 770432-0088, CalvarySmyrna.com.

The Cobb County Daylily Society. 2 p.m. Sunday. Free. Room 256, Marietta First United Methodist Church, 56 Whitlock Ave., Marietta. Diana Waldrop at 770429-0204. CobbDaylily.com.