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nurse practitioner with Piedmont Hospital Heart Failure Clinic. Her program will include discussion about heart failure and the use of Entresto. A meal will be provided with interaction with other nurses. Please invite another nurse to attend with you! Please RSVP to Mae Johnson 706-280-0324. Please leave a message!

The Gordon County Republican Party will hold their monthly meeting at the Calhoun Depot on Thursday, Sept. 13 at 6 p.m. Shea Hicks from the Gordon County Elections Board and Colt Chambers the new Young Republican Chairman will be speaking. All are welcome and encouraged to attend.

Calhoun Animal Control is partnering with Adairsville Animal Hospital to host their 5th annual Open House Vaccine/Adoption Clinic from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Calhoun Animal Control, located at 200 Kirby Road in Calhoun, approximately 3/4 mile west of the National Guard Armory. Services offered will be Rabies Vaccine, $5; DA2PP (5 in 1), $10; Bordetella (kennel cough vaccine), $10; Combo Vaccine for cats, $20. Dr. Amy Johnson and her team at Adairsville Animal Hospital will be administering vaccinations. The facility will be open for viewing and there will be some great dogs and cats for adoption. Calhoun Animal Control’s Clyde Burchett and Dustin Wilbanks will be on hand to answer any questions regarding day-to-day operations at the animal control facility. Adoption fees are $60 or $25 for already altered animals. For more information, call 706-6296746.

Crusin’ for St. Jude, a Southern Cruisers Riding Club motorcycle ride benefiting St. Jude Children’s Hospital, will take place on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. Registration begins at 10 a.m.; KSU is at 12 noon. $20 per bike. The escorted ride will start and end at Easy Living Yamaha and Polaris, located at 3120 Martha Berry Highway in Rome. There will be a silent auction, 50/50 raffle, Door Prizes and music. There will also be food and drink available for purchase. For -more information, contact Jon “Crank” Benson at 706-901-7445.

Hear music, share stories and hear stories of years ago...talk with John Earnhardt, cousin of Dale Earnhardt and chaplain for NASCAR. He’ll be handing out autographed pictures of race car drivers on Friday evening. On the final day of the series, Sunday, Sept. 16, there will be a car show, so bring your show car from 1 - 4 p.m... there will be food, drinks and fun for all!

Calhoun Suicide Prevention’s Chalk It Up! will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 from 12 noon until 2 p.m. This event is for survivors of suicide to remember their loved ones. Agencies may set up a booth with resources. For more information, email caupriceclance@ highlandrivers.org. Week of Sept. 16

The Rome affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will offer a free educational course addressing mental illness and recovery this fall. Peerto-Peer is a 8-week course for adults who have a mental illness and begins at 2:00 pm on Sept. 16. The course is peer taught and will be held in separate classrooms at the NAMI Rome trailer, which is next to Highland Rivers Crisis Stabilization Unit. Registration with $15 payment must be received by Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018 by mailing to Gordon County Extension, 1282 Highway 53 Spur SW, Suite 200, Calhoun, Ga. 30701.

The Oostanaula School Reunion will be held Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 at the old Oostanaula Schoolhouse, 1595 Oostanaula Bend Road in Calhoun. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m.; a covered-dish luncheon begins at 1 p.m. Drinks and paper goods will be furnished. Family and friends are invited. For more information or to be placed on the mailing list, contact Anita Tritton at 770-387-3878.

On Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018, the annual Pettett/Pettit/ Pettitt reunion will be held on the grounds of Salem Baptist Church in Pickens County, Georgia. Arrive around noon and a covered dish meals begins at 1 p.m. Bring a folding lawn chair. Address is 1050 Hwy 515, Jasper, Ga. 30143.

Gordon County 4-H and Gordon County Young Farmers are excited to offer the opportunity to obtain

located at 1282 Highway 53 Spur SW in Calhoun. ServSafe is a recognized food safety sanitation course developed by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation. This training is great for any volunteer that works concession stands or handles food on a regular basis. Cost is $10 ($5 will be reimbursed if you have paid your Young Farmer membership for 2018. Class is limited to 20 participants. Deadline to register is Sept. 10, 2018. To register, visit the Gordon County Extension or call 706-629-8685.

Addiction Counselor USA, approved by the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia, will offer a Certified Anger Management Specialist Training on Saturday, Sept. 22 from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Gordon County Farm Bureau, 487 West Belmont Drive in Calhoun. Cost of training course is $199 and includes lunch. You will learn about coaching those with anger issues, teaching anger management, assessment tools, resources, programs, starting your own business and obtain free materials and resources. You must register at addictioncounselorusa.com. For questions or more information, call Tony Reynolds at 678-787-9454. Week of Sept. 23

The 25th annual Unity Run will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 25. A true community event, the United Way of Gordon County’s Unity Run is just a lot of fun for a great cause. So, join your friends, neighbors and family members for Unity Run XXV on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018. 1K Kid’s Run at 5 p.m. and the 5K Run/Walk at 6:30 p.m. Buses run before the race from downtown Calhoun to Gordon Central High School, which is the beginning of the race. Participants must park downtown before the race and ride the buses to Gordon Central.