COMMUNITY CALENDAR

September

The Calhoun Gordon County Public Library will host a free Google Docs class, Thursday, Sept. 9, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Email latourb@ ngrl.org for more information.

The Northwest Georgia Regional Fair runs Sept. 10 through Sept. 18, at the fairgrounds, 1060 Liberty Road, off Highway 53. Gates open nightly at 5 p.m. with unlimited rides for $25 each evening. Admission includes nightly concerts, livestock shows, pageants, school band performances and a petting zoo. Visit nwgafair.com for more information.

The annual

Rough Rider Memorial 5K,

hosted by Calhoun’s Georgia Army National Guard unit, will begin at 7:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at the George Chambers Resource Center, 1000 Highway 53 Spur. Online registration is open through Sept. 5 at runsignup.com.

The Gordon Chamber’s Young Professional Committee will host Amazing Race 2021 beginning at the Sonoraville Recreation Complex, Saturday, Sept. 11, at 10 a.m., but teams must be registered and ready to run by 9:30 a.m. Registration booth will open at 9 a.m. With questions, call Joni Harbin at 706-6253200 or email jharbin@gordoncountychamber.com.

The Northwest Georgia Regional Fair Parade, themed “Patriots Day” will run through downtown Calhoun, Saturday, Sept. 11, beginning at 11 a.m.

Samantha Lusk & Associates Realty will host a Meals of Freedom barbecue lunch Celebration, Saturday, Sept. 11, from noon to 2 p.m. at the VFW outdoor pavilion, 406 W. Line St., for military veterans and local first responders.

Calhoun Assembly of God, 1080 Rome Road, will host Rev. Marvin Booth, Sunday, Sept. 12 at 6:30 p.m.

Court Appointed Special Advocates will host a free volunteer training, Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Northpointe Church in Adairsville. Dial 770-386-1060, Ext. 241 for more information.