COMMUNITY CALENDAR
APRIL
The Atlanta Veterans Administration Regional Office will host a virtual claims clinic by appointment only, Thursday,
April 21, from 4 to 6 p.m. To schedule an appointment, dial 404-929-3100 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. through Wednesday, April 20. Visit benefits.va.gov/ atlanta for more information.
The Floyd Breast Cancer Center will hold a mobile breast cancer screening, Wednesday, April 20, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Maximum One Realty, 100 W. Line St. For an appointment contact Tammy Norell at 706-509-6850.
The Gordon County Agricultural Service Center, 1282 Highway 53 Spur, will host a Home Canning Lunch & Learn Wednesday, April 20, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Topics will include pressure and boiling water canning, and food storage for safety quality. Bring your pressure canner if you’d like it to be tested for free. Lunch will be provided, or bring your own. Pre-registration is required by calling 706629-8685.
The Gordon County Chamber of Commerce and Starr-Mathews will host a Tornado and Insurance Fraud Seminar, Thursday, April 21, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Calhoun Depot, 109 S. King St. The event is free fro Chamber members and their guests and includes lunch. Register at GordonCountyChamber. org/events.
The Calhoun Rec. Department, 601 S. River St., will host a Power Wheels Derby, Saturday, April 23, at 5 p.m., with check-in and registration at 4 p.m. There will be two age groups — two to four and five to seven. No modified batteries, helmets required.
The Georgia National Guard Military Family Support Branch will celebrate military kids with an “Embracing the Journey” event, Saturday, April 23, from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at Calhoun City Park, 10 McDaniel Station Road. Contact Melissa Prigmore at 706-969-2980 for more information.
The Gordon County Singing Convention will hold the spring singing on Saturday, April
23, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 574 Pleasant Hill Road, Ranger, at 6:30 p.m. Singers, directors and specials are expected from the surrounding areas. All singers and listeners are invited to participate.
A Remembrance of Confederate Memorial Day will be held Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m., at Resaca Confederate Cemetery. The event is sponsored by the United Daughters of the Confederacy Harriet Gold Chapter No. 2526, and Sons of Confederate Veterans General Stand Watie Camp No. 915.
Calhoun VFW Post
5376, 406 W. Line St., will host bingo Sunday, April 24, from 3 to 5 p.m. Doors open at 2 p.m.
New Zion Baptist Church, 568 Roland
Hayes Parkway, will host revival April 24 through 27, with Evangelist Clinton Green. Service starts Sunday at 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Everyone welcome.
A Community Lights the Way candlelight vigil will be held Monday, April 25, from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m., at 100 S. Wall St., in honor of crime victims of Gordon County.
The Voluntary Action Center will host its first Strike Out Hunger Bowling Tournament, Tuesday, April 26, from 6 to 8 p.m. To sponsor or support the VAC’s Hunger and Homeless Outreach Program, call 706-629-7283 or email Stacey Long at stacy.long@voluntaryactioncenter.org.
Coosa River & Soil Water Conservation District will host a feral swine workshop and trapping demonstration Thursday, April 28, with onsite check-in beginning at 9:30 a.m. and the session running from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Gordon County Agricultural Service Center, 1282 GA-53 Spur. Lunch will be provided. Space is limited to 50 participants and preregistration is required by April 22. To register, visit GACD.us/events.
World Harvest Church, 2335 Red Bud Road, will host the Impact Calhoun Resource Fair, Friday, April 29, from 1 to 4 p.m., to assist with legal questions, food boxes, SNAP assistance and clothing. Resources will also be available for Spanish speakers.
The annual BBQ, Boogie & Blues Festival is scheduled for Friday, April 29, and Saturday, April 30, in downtown Calhoun, and will be held in conjunction with the annual Baxter/ Dean Runway Show. Visit bbqboogieblues.com for more information.
The Gordon Central Touchdown Club is hosting a motorcycle ride on Saturday April 30, at 11 a.m., with a portion of the proceeds going to the CURE Foundation for childhood cancer research. There will be lunch plates for sale, T-shirts and special guests. $20 for single riders, and $35 for couples. Contact April Chastain at 706-263-5791 or at GCWarriorsTouchdownClub@gmail.com for more information.