COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TODAY

The will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway. The public is invited.

The Rotary Club of Rome will host City Manager Sammy Rich and Floyd County Manager Jamie McCord for a discussion of SPLOST today at noon. The club meets at Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave.

One Community United will meet today at 6 p.m. at the Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center, 41 Washington Drive. Dinner will be served on a donation basis. Tickets for the Sept. 24 One Table United community dinner will be for sale.

FRIDAY

Jehovah’s Witnesses will hold their 2017 conventions at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Admission to each event is free and no collections are taken. The conventions will be held Friday through Sunday and Sept. 1-3. Sessions begin at 9:20 a.m. For more information on the convention visit tinyurl.com/jwconvention2017.

SATURDAY

United Veterans of the Armed Forces, Northwest Georgia chapter, will meet Saturday at 9 a.m. at Ryan’s, 2305 Shorter Ave. All members are asked to attend. For more information call 706-2912327.

The Exchange Club of Rome will host Bill King to speak about the “Give the Kid a Flag” program for fourth-graders on Saturday at noon. The club meets every Friday at The Palladium, Coosa Valley Fairgrounds, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. For more information call Barbara Elliott at 706-506-2499.

Rome League of Women Voters

Before the Ballot: Mobilizing Voters in Our Community on Saturday from 10:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the RomeFloyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. The program features Floyd County Elections Supervisor Willie Green and Elisabeth MacNamara, former president of the League of Women Voters of the United States. They will be sharing information regarding voting procedures, concerns

and processes in Rome and Floyd County as well as voters’ rights and citizen actions to mobilize voters. To preorder lunch visit tinyurl.com/romeleagueofwomenvoters or email romeleaguewv@gmail.com. The

will hold its monthly meeting on Aug. 28 at Brookdale Senior Living Center, 180 Woodrow Wilson Way. A free dinner will be served at 5 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6 p.m. All veterans are encouraged to attend. For more information or questions call Donald Phillips at 609410-1076.

will meet Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Gilbreath Center, 110 Garden Ave., Lindale. Members are urged to attend. They will be handing out 2018 membership cards. For more information call Adjutant Mike O’Shea at 706936-2757.

will sponsor a series of in September. Workshops will guide participants through 12 steps to financial freedom. An interest meeting will be held Sunday at

3 p.m. at the Kelsey-Aycock-Burrell Center, 41 Washington Drive. For more information call 678-948-8987.

will meet Aug. 29 at 6 p.m. at the American Legion Post 52 building, 1205 Calhoun Ave. For further information call 706-234-8424.

will be held Aug. 31-Sept. 3 at Armuchee Music Park, 899 Turkey Mountain Road. Phyllis Cole of the Atlanta Country Music Hall of Fame will emcee. The festivities will begin at 6 p.m. on Aug. 31, 4:45 p.m. on Sept. 1 and 10:45 a.m. on Sept. 2. A worship service will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Sept. 3. Three-day passes are $21 each. Electric and water hook-ups are $15 per night, electric hookups are $10 per night and tent camping is $5 per night. For more information on bands contact Helen Burke at 770-9284517 or 470-554-9602. For sound, email Mitch Jones at rambler12160@comcast. net. For camping, contact Chuck Langley at 706-766-6352. to register. Registration will cost $50. Extra team armbands may be purchased online. The cook-off is scheduled for Oct. 14. For more information contact David Bowen at 706-266-8708.

will present a free community “Decorating for the Holidays” workshop on Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. at Chieftains Museum, 501 Riverside Parkway. Master Gardener Nelly Luthi will show how to beautify homes with decorations from nature. To register call the Floyd County Extension Office at 706-295-6210. Visit the Floyd County Extension Master Gardener Volunteers Facebook page for more information about gardening in the Floyd County area.

are offering to blood or platelet donors who give during September. Donors will receive a coupon for a free haircut via email several days after their donation. The coupon is valid through Nov. 11 at participating Sport Clips locations. Donors must have a valid email address on record to receive the coupon. Make an appointment to donate using the free Blood Donor App, online at redcrossblood.org or by calling 1-800-733-2767.

will hold its Friends for Life Banquet on Sept. 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Pam Tebow, mother of star athlete and Heisman Trophy winner Tim Tebow, will be the speaker. General admission tickets are complimentary and available on a firstcome, first-served basis. Reserved tables for 10 can be purchased for $300. Tickets must be requested by For more information and tickets call Haven Health at 706-235-6833 or email lheyward@havenclinic.org.

is offering two free courses on mental health this fall. Family-to-Family, a 12-week course for adults who have a friend or loved one with a mental illness, starts Sept. 10. Peer-to-Peer is a 10-week course for adults with a mental illness and begins on Sept. 17. Both will be held from 2-4:30 p.m. on Sundays. Participants must register before attending. Contact NAMI Rome at 706-5065010 or by email at namiromega@gmail.com. me ered-di To assu RSVP meetin Hawtho

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