Rotary learns about Hamilton Health Care
Celebrate Recovery meets every Tuesday at 100 Peter St., Suite 80, in Calhoun. A free dinner is served at 6 p.m., following by large group at 6:45 and small group at 8 p.m.
The Calhoun-Gordon County Library will host Chess for Adults every Thursday at 1 p.m.
The Calhoun-Gordon County Library is providing U.S. citizenship classes for those who wish to prepare for the civics exam. Classes are free and do not require any registration or documentation. Classes are held Tuesdays from 4:45 to 5:45 p.m. For more information call the library at 706-624-1456.
Did you know that nationally the American Red Cross assists 53 people every 60 seconds during personal or local disasters? The local Northwest Georgia chapter is right here in Gordon County. 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 Alecia Segursky, the director of Exceptional Student Services, at asegursky@gcbe.org if you know of a local area 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. Activities include hands-on art, music and storytelling. 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 or visit the website at assured-hospice.com.
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 Calhoun Rotary Club recently heard from representatives of Hamilton Health Care System during their weekly meeting.
Rotarian Kimberly Reynolds introduced guest speaker Jeff Myers, CEO and president of the organization. Myers has held this position in Dalton since 2009. Accompanying the speaker was Todd Harrison, executive director of Business Development, and Calhoun Rotarian Danny Wright, who is also a VP with Hamilton Health Care System.
Myers explained that HHCS had its origins in Dalton in 1919 when Hamilton Memorial Hospital was founded. It has evolved continuously and is now a private, not-for-profit regional medical center.
Historically, Hamilton Medical Center was the first to be accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Hospitals. Half a century later the hospital has grown and added many specialty medical services, including long term health care, an expanded Wellness Center, other major surgeries such as open heart, and will soon add a child learning center to help working parents.
One significant expansion is the Hamilton Physicians
Group Campus at 160 Curtis Parkway in Calhoun. Myers said he looks forward to continuing to expand service areas as well as improve access.
Rotarian Lillian Towe, who is the communications officer for the club, has a personal connection with then Hamilton Memorial Hospital in 1974, having been one of the first group of four Filipina Registered Nurses who worked as staff nurses.
Other guests at the Rotary Club meeting were Phil Eberly, president of Lead Edge Design Group; Amanda Rostin, design engineer with Lead Edge Design Group; and Nathan Rademacher, vice president of Sonoraville High School’s Interact Club.