COMMUNITY CALENDAR

John L. Coble Elementary School will host an event for future pre-K, kindergarten and first grader students and their families on Thursday, Feb. 20. Future pre-K and kindergarten families will come from 9 to 11 a.m. Future first graders may come without parents from 8 to 11 a.m. and be a part of the first grade class that morning. Call 706-629-1578 for more information.

The regularly scheduled meeting of the Northwest Georgia Regional Commission will be on Thursday, Feb. 20, at 11 a.m. at the Gordon County Agriculture Center, 1282 Highway 53 Spur S.W. in Calhoun.

The Northwest Georgia Regional Commission’s Area Agency on Aging will hold its quarterly meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 25, the Thornton Recreation Center, 102 North Floyd Park Road, Rome (Across from Armuchee High School on Highway 27 North). The meeting will begin At 10 a.m. and is open to the public.

The Highland Rivers Health Governing Board of Directors will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at 10 a.m. in the Bartow Recovery Center located at 650 Joe Frank Harris Parkway S.E., Cartersville. The Finance and Corporate Compliance Committees will meet at 9:30 a.m. The meeting is open to the public. For additional information or directions, call 706-270-5000.

March

The Rome affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering a free eightweek course for adults that have family members or friends living with mental health conditions. Students increase their understanding and advocacy skills while learning how to take care of themselves and promote recovery for their loved one with a mental illness. Family-to-Family starts Sunday, March 1, and meets from 2 to 4:30 p.m. in Rome at the NAMI Rome trailer. For more information and registration, contact Bonnie Moore at 706-506-8314.

The Anna Shaw Children’s Institute (ASCI), 1201 Burleyson Road in Dalton, will hold a family support class on Tuesday, March 3, at 6 p.m. in the Southern Magnolia Rooms on first floor of the facility. Emily Brandt, MD, developmental and behavioral pediatrician, will provide an introduction to autism. This class is part of ASCI’s CHAMP series. CHAMP stands for Classes to Help, Advise and Motivate Parents. The sessions will be held on the first Tuesday of each month. The CHAMP series is open to families of children of any age. Register by calling 706-226-8911. Space is limited. Limited childcare for children 12 and under will be available.

The Rome affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is offering a free eight-week course for adults living with a mental health condition. Students learn about mental illness, their triggers, and how they can live a life in recovery. Peer-to-Peer starts Wednesday, March 4, and meets from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in Rome at Living Proof Recovery. For more information and registration, call Bonnie Moore at 706-506-8314.

A Northwest Georgia Home Vegetable Gardening Workshop is planned for Thursday, March 12, from 9:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Gordon County Agriculture

Services Center, 1282 Highway 53 Spur S.W. in Calhoun. The guest speaker will be Robert R. Westerfield, senior public service associate with UGA Extension. Pre-registration with a payment of $20 is required by March 9. Lunch will be provided.

AdventHealth Gordon is hosting a maternity fair on Sunday, March 15, for those who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or parents of an infant. The event will be held in Conference Room E (enter through the North Entrance) from 2 to 4 p.m. Limited space is available, and registration is required. To register for this free event, visit www.AdventHealthGordon.com.

Ongoing

Tallatoona Community Action Partnership Inc. is hosting “Pathway to Empowerment,” a program that provides services and supports individuals and their families who are committed to changing their lives. Families can receive training and guidance regarding career pathways, education, financial literacy, job training and life skills development. The program is by appointment only. Contact the Gordon County location at 770-817-4666 for additional information.

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 Oostanaula Community Club hosts a monthly bluegrass jam on the last Saturday of every month, except in March and October. Dinner is served beginning at 5 p.m. for $7 a plate and includes dessert and drink. Music

starts at 6 p.m. and at least one band will take the stage at each event. For more information, contact Barbara Talley at 770-608-2050.

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.

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, please call the Gordon County Board of Education, Special Education Office at 706-629-4474 or email Alecia Segursky, Director Exceptional Student Services at 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. Activities include hands-on art, music and storytelling. The cost is $7 per child. For more information call 706-629-2599.

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.

Gordon County Republicans meet the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Calhoun Depot in Downtown Calhoun. All Republicans are welcome.

The Calhoun Area Writers meet every third Friday of the month at the Calhoun-Gordon County Public Library, 100 N Park Ave., from 6 to 7:30 p.m. The club exists to support writers, from published authors to those who simply enjoy writing down their thoughts.

Notices

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.

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.

Members of the local chapter of AARP are volunteering their services to aid the community in ways that best serve the community. There are real possibilities when we serve the people of the community. AARP states it best: “to serve, and not be served.” 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 706-629-0569 or Wylene Turner 706-629-8821.

Families Anonymous is a 12-Step fellowship for family and friends who have known a feeling of desperation concerning the destructive behavior of someone very near to them, whether caused by drugs, alcohol, or related behavioral problems. People can share problems with others who understand, the details of personal stories may differ, but feelings and heartbreak are the same. If you or someone you know is ready to find the peace and Serenity that Families Anonymous members have found through the working of the FA program the group meets every Thursday from 7-8 p.m., located in Red Bud Road Plaza below Fitness First next to Calhoun Counseling Center (Dr. Bledsoe’s office).

The Military Order of the Purple Heart, Rome Chapter 525, meets the first Monday of the month except holidays at Sam’s Burger Deli, 3268 U.S. 27, Rome, at 6 p.m. All veterans who have been awarded the Purple Heart are eligible for membership and are invited to join. For more information contact Larry Fleming at 678986-6601 or Alfred “Spanky” Carnes at 706-802-8262. purpleheartrome525@gmail.com