COMMUNITY CALENDAR

The Oostanaula School Reunion will be Sunday, Sept. 15, at the Old Oostanaula Schoolhouse, 1595 Oostanaula Ben Road S.W., in Calhoun.

Doors will open at 11 a.m. and a covered dish lunch will begin at 1 p.m. Drinks and paper goods will be furnished. Everyone is invited — all teachers, students, principals, family and friends. For more information, or to be placed on the mailing list, contact Anita W. Tritton at 770-387-3878 or 404-7710052 or email anitatritton@comcast.net.

AdventHealth Gordon will host a series of CREATION Life seminars on Mondays from 5:30 to

7:30 p.m. beginning Sept.16 through Oct. 28. This free seminar series will feature a different doctor each week and attendees will be educated on ways to live a happier and healthier life. Classes will be held in Conference Room E, which is accessible through AdventHealth Gordon’s North Entrance. The seminars focus on living life to the fullest. Attendees will enjoy a free dinner and learn about the eight principles of CREATION Life: choice, rest, environment, activity, trust, interpersonal relationships, outlook and nutrition. When practiced, these principles can lead to a healthier and happier life. To register, call 706602-7800, ext. 3166.

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission Council will be on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 11 a.m. at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center, located at 1282 Highway 53 Spur S.W. in Calhoun. Guest speakers will be Deana Perry, executive director, broadband, for the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, and Brittney Hickom, broadband program consultant 1. All meetings are open to the public.

AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a diabetes education class on Thursday, Sept.

19, from 6 to 9 p.m. in Conference Room E, which is accessible through the North Entrance. For more information or to RSVP, call 706-602-7800, ext. 2290 or 2310.

Saturday, Sept.

21, will be Archaeology Day at the New Echota State Historic Site, located at 1211 Chatsworth Highway 22 N. in Calhoun. Jodi N. Morley, State Archaeologist with USDA, will be onsite to discuss the impact of archaeology. The event is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and admission is $5.50 for children, $6.50 for senior citizens, $7 for adults and free for kids 5 and younger. For more information, call 706-6241321.

In observance of National Prostate Awareness Month, AdventHealth Gordon will offer free prostate cancer screenings on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at AdventHealth Medical Group Urology at Calhoun. Limited space is available, and registration is required. To register for this free screening, please call 706-879-5850.

AdventhHealth Gordon is hosting Dinner, Doctors and Discussions on Thursday, Sept. 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the hospital in Conference Room E. This free event will focus on arthritis and will feature Dr. Stephen King as the main speaker.

Space is limited and registration is required. Visit AdventHealthGordon.com or call 706-602-7800 to sign up.

The Site Council at the Gordon County Senior Center is sponsoring a BBQ plate sale on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the center, 150 Cambridge Court, from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Plates will be $7 each and include a sandwich, baked beans, cole slaw and cookies. Deliveries can be arranged on orders of 10 plates or more. Call 706629-4144, 706-581-4393.

Ongoing

GriefShare support group is an encouraging video-based weekly seminar and caring Christian support group designed to help you rebuild your life after the loss of someone you’ve loved. The group will meet Tuesday evenings from 6:30 to 8 p.m., Sept. 3 through Dec. 10. The meetings will be hosted by the Calhoun SDA Church, 1411 Rome Road in Calhoun. Call 706-629-5470.

The Oostanaula Club will host a “JAM”boree the last Saturday of every month. Home-cooked meals will be available for $7 beginning at 5 p.m. The event will include cake walks, stage shows and two separate jam ones — one for bluegrass and one for country music. Admission is free but donations are accepted.

Did you know that nationally the American Red Cross assists 53 people every 60 seconds during personal or local disasters? If you’d like to do some meaningful volunteering, check redcross. org/local/georgia for opportunities. For more information contact Arthene Bressler at 762-231-9896.

Child Find Requirement Notice for Gordon County Schools: All children ages 0-21 are entitled to a free education, and that includes children with physical, mental or emotional problems. Some of these children are not identified. Please help us locate and identify them. For more information, call the Gordon County Board of Education, special education office at 706-629-4474 or email asegursky@gcbe.org if you know of a child with a disability that has not yet been identified.

The Harris Arts Center, 212 S. Wall St., will host yoga classes on Mondays, at 6 p.m., and Wednesdays, at 10:30 a.m. The charge is $10 for each class, and $9 for HAC members.

For more information call 706-629-2599.

The Harris Arts Center, 212 S. Wall St., has Toddler Friday on the second Friday of each month from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

The cost is $7 per child. For more information call 706-629-2599.

Assured Hospice Care is currently seeking volunteers to visit with our hospice patients is the Calhoun/ Resaca community. Training is provided. Interested persons can contact 770-387-9578.

The Calhoun-Gordon County Library is providing U.S. citizenship classes for those who wish to prepare for the civics exam.

The classes are taught with the help of Sean McKenzie from Calhoun City Schools. They are completely free, won’t require any registration or documentation and childcare will be provided to those who attend. Classes are held Thursdays from 4:45-5:45 p.m. For more information call the library at 706-624-1456.

For information on holding or supporting a benefit at the Oostanaula Community Club in Calhoun, call Barbara Talley at 770-608-2050. The club is located at 1595 Oostanaula Bend Road Southwest in Calhoun.

Gordon County Democrats meet the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the McConnell Community Center, 115 McConnell Road, Calhoun. All Democrats are welcome.

The community is welcomed to the Southern Cruisers Riding Club in Rome. Gordon County is part of our chapter’s catchment area. We are a group of fun loving motorcycle enthusiasts who enjoy getting together to ride, eat and generally enjoy each other’s company. We generally ride twice a month in Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama area and most rides are less than 500 miles. We meet every month for dinner to discuss upcoming rides. We are a group of all makes and models of bikes. It’s not what you ride, it’s that you ride. We have no dues and no commitments. All we ask is that our members help support our chapter by being actively involved in our rides and events. We ask that everyone remember that safety is paramount; ride safely and live to ride another day. We are a family-oriented riding group and do not permit any alcohol or drugs at any chapter ride. If you like to ride, we would like to have you ride with us. We look forward to riding with you. Jon Benson, Chapter Leader; Crank. scrc002@yahoo.com or 678-901-7445.

The Calhoun Area Writers meet every third Friday of the month at the CalhounGordon County Public Library, 100 N Park Ave., from 6-7:30 p.m.

Notices

Calhoun Adult Learning Center: Free day and evening study programs offered. Located on the Georgia Northwestern Technical College campus in Calhoun. Call 706-624-1111 to enroll today.

Members of the local chapter of AARP are volunteering their services to aid the community in ways that best serve the community. The newly elected president of the local AARP Chapter 3178, Sarah Curtis, has asked all current members to serve on the Membership Committee as a means of increasing the membership. The local AARP Chapter 3178 meets every first Friday of each month at 10:30 a.m. For the place of the meeting call Sarah Curtis 706629-0569 or Wylene Turner 706-629-8821.