Area Calendar of Events
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The annual Christmas is for Kids program sponsored by the Rockmart Police Department, is underway. Applications will be accepted at the Rockmart Police Department November 8 through 22.
Applicants must bring a birth certificate and Social Security card for each child. Parents or guardians may apply for children 2 to 12 years of age.
Distribution of gifts will be December 21 and 22 at First Baptist Church in Rockmart.
A limited number of tickets are on sale for the upcoming Boots and Pearls event being put on by the Polk County Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. at Hightower Falls. Call 770-684-8760 for more information.
The Rockmart Farmers Market continues this week from 2 to 6 p.m. beside the Silver Comet Trail in downtown Rockmart. Their Holiday Market Season begins after a Thanksgiving Break on Dec. 1 through Dec. 22. Check out Rockmartfarmersmarket.com for more information.
The Christmas Open House is coming up in downtown Cedartown on Saturday Dec. 3 and Sunday, Dec. 4 as the holiday shopping season gets underway locally. Find special sales, discounts, door prizes, and light refreshments. Come out and show support for local business with this event organized by the Downtown Cedartown Association. Visit downtowncedartow.com for more.
Cedartown Supper Club is set to meet on the fourth of November at 6:30 p.m. at the Cedartown Seventh-day Adventist Church, located at 71 Woodall Road.
Enjoy a vegetarian supper and participate in a lecture on healthy living. Free and for all ages. Supper clubs are every month on the second and fourth Tuesday. Each evening provides a different menu and lecture topic.
Call 678-901-9184 for more information.
Rockmart American Legion Post 12 has announced the following:
New members (Legion and Auxiliary) are invited to attend the regular meeting and dinner at 7 p.m. each second Tuesday.
The public is invited to all you can eat spaghetti dinner from 5:30 to 8 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month. The Legion Riders gather for a meeting and dinner at 7 p.m. each fourth Tuesday.
Family day will be held on Nov. 12 and the annual Legion Riders steak dinner is scheduled on December 10 with a New Year’s Eve Party scheduled on December 31. The public is invited and tickets are available at Post 12.
Live Oak Baptist Church will host the third annual Share the Love Thanksgiving Meal on Wednesday, Nov. 23 starting at 4:30 p.m. at the church located at 150 Live Oak Road, Aragon. The free meal includes turkey, dressing, green beans, cranber- ry sauce, rolls and other items. Plates can also be picked up at Simply Staffing at 634 Goodyear St., Rockmart. For more information or to help contact Melanie Chambers at 404-293-0869 or Pastor Anthony Osborn at 770241-2961.
Interested in becoming a Foster or Adoptive Parent? Open your heart to a child in need and find out how you can help.
Join others who seek the love of a child every second Tuesday night of each month at 6 p.m. at Polk Co. Department of Family and Children Services office, located at 100 County Loop Rd. in Cedartown. Information Sessions are held to explain what is required to become a foster or adoptive parent in the state of Georgia. For more information please call Robin Forston at 404-895-6517 or e-mail robin.forston@dhs.ga.gov or call 1-877-210-KIDS. Visit www.fostergeorgia.com as well for general information about what is required to become a foster parent and how to help.
Keep Polk Beautiful has received approximately 700 gallons of fresh, donated indoor and outdoor house paint. Keep Polk Beautiful will distribute this donated paint to churches, youth and civic organizations, low income families, non profit organizations, etc. to improve the appearance of our neighborhoods in Polk County. Donated paint will not be distributed to commercial groups or for profit projects. Call Keep Polk Beautiful at 678-246-1083 or email at kpbeautiful@polkga.org<mailto:kpbeautiful@polkga.org> for pick up locations and pick up times.
Celebrate Recovery continues to meet in the First Baptist Church of Rockmart, 311 E. Elm St., Monday nights with dinner at 6 p.m. A large group gathers at 7 p.m. and small share group at 8:00 p.m.
Lime Branch Baptist Church will have their Live Nativity Scene for local residents to enjoy on Dec. 10 from 6 to 8 p.m., located at 100 Georgia Lane, Cedartown. Visit limebranch.org for more information.
Alzheimer's Association Caregiver Support Group in Polk meets the first Monday of each month at First Baptist Church of Rockmart, 311 E. Elm Street. The facilitator is April Williams. For more information about this group, call April Williams at 770546-5188.
The Sit N' Stitch craft group meets each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at Rockmart First United Methodist Church, 135 West Church Street, Rockmart, Ga., 30153.
All crafters are welcome to come and work on your own projects or help out with various local mission projects, as they become needed. Bring a sack lunch or just come when you want and leave as you need to.
You do not need to be an expert, come and enjoy the fellowship. Contact Madeline Brown at 678-435-5032 if you have
any questions.
Cedartown’s vegetable market in Peek Park is open from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. Tuesday and Friday or until the vegetables are sold out.
On Nov. 1, 2016, Tallatoona CAP began accepting appointments for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) for Senior Households 65 and older and Homebound Households.
Appointments for the General Public will be accepted beginning Dec. 1, 2016. Appointments are provided on a first come first served basis until funds are exhausted.
Polk County residents who qualify will receive either $310.00 or $350.00 toward their heating bill (heating source).
To schedule an appointment or to request a homebound appointment, visit our website at www.tallatoonacap.org and click BookNow, or call 770-817-4666.
Polk / Haralson Christian Life Center (Camp Antioch) continues fall schedule of events for adults and children. If you would like to make a reservation for your group to use the camp, email cutlog@ bellsouth. net. Events include the B.A.S.I.C. Community Youth Choir which meets on the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., Community Children’s Music Club and the Student Study Center on Mondays and Tuesdays from 4:30 to 6 p.m.
Soup and “Savior”, a local non-profit organization, meets from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesdays to provide needed items to deserving people. This includes a free meal (soup), clothing and gives other assistance. Meetings are held at Glad Tidings, located at 703 Robert L Parks Blvd in Cedartown. Donations are accepted.
“Revival Fire” is the title of a presentation by Charles G. Garrett, which is featured on Charter Channel 181 at 9 p.m. every Sunday night. He said this is his 17th year in Polk County.
The Callback Company will present Ambiguous: A Cabaret at the Cedartown Performing Arts Center on November 27, 2016 starting at 7:30. NonCallback Company members are asked to pay a $75 participation fee but will receive four complimentary ticket s to the event to share with family and friends. General admission is $25. To sign up to participate, please visit: callbackcompany.com/ ambiguous.html. To purchase audience tickets, please visit: cedartownshows.ticketleap.com/ ambiguous/ .
Narconon would like to remind families that the use of addicting drugs is on the rise, take steps to protect your family from drug use. If you know anyone who is struggling with drug addiction get him or her the help they need.
Call for a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all drugs. Narconon also offers free screenings and referrals; 800431-1754 or DrugAbuseSolution.com.