COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
The Georgia Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association will meet today at 10:30 a.m. at the Vann House, 82 Georgia Highway 225, Chatsworth, to commemorate the 180th anniversary of the Cherokee removal. Former Association President Leslie Thomas will be speaking about “The Round-up and Life in the Encampments.” The meeting is free and open to the public.
The Puryear Detachment 1020 of Marine Corps League will meet at 9 a.m. today at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. James Thompson, commanding officer of a rifle platoon that was detached to protect the Guantanamo Naval Base during the Cuban Missile Crisis and executive officer of a Marine detachment aboard the U.S.S. Randolph assigned to the sea recovery area for the suborbital space flight of astronaut Virgil “Gus” Grissom in July 1961 and for America’s first Earth orbital flight by astronaut John Glenn, will be discussing his books on the history of Marine Corps decorations, medals, badges and insignia dating back to the start of World Word II.
The Armuchee Ruritan Club will host a car, truck and motorcycle show and swap meet today at 8 a.m. at Ridge Ferry Park, 363 Riverside Parkway. Registration is $25 per vehicle and $10 each for vendors and car-corral participants. Registration will end at 11 a.m. The first 100 vehicles will receive dash plaques. A 50-50 raffle and door prizes will be included. Applications are available on the club’s website. To register mail a completed application and check to P.O. Box 116, Armuchee, Ga. 30105 or register online at www. armucheeruritan.org.
The National Association of Letter Carriers Food Drive will be held today. The public is asked to bag healthy nonperishable food and place them by your mailbox for letter carrier delivery to local food banks and pantries. Suggested food items include pasta, cereal, oatmeal, canola oil, peanut butter and canned goods including beans, fruit, vegetables, soup, tuna in water, meat and sauce. Avoid glass containers. Donations will stay in your community. For more information visit Facebook.com/stampouthunger.
MONDAY
The American Red Cross, 112 John Maddox Drive, will have a blood drive on Monday from 3-7 p.m. To make an appointment download the free Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org or call 1-800-733-2767. Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum, 24 Veterans Memorial Highway, will host Berry College Biology Professor Bill Davin for a talk titled “Fishes of the Oostanaula” at 6 p.m. on Monday. Topics include research on striped bass spawning, the reintroduction of lake sturgeon and current species found in the Oostanaula River. The event is free and open to the public. For more information visit berry.edu/oakhill/ exhibits/temporary or call 706-368-6789.
TUESDAY
An AARP Driver’s Safety Class will be offered Tuesday from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Anthony Center, 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd. Bring a sack lunch. Cost is $15 for AARP members, $20 for nonmembers. Call 706235-0094 to register.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
One Community United and the Rome Art Coterie are sponsoring an art chal- lenge for the 2018 One Table event. Anyone interested in submitting art depicting the message of One Table should contact Nedra Manner in person at Yellow Door Antiques, 219 N. Fifth Ave., or via Facebook. The deadline will be June 1. Winning artwork will become the property of One Community United to use in promotional material for One Table on Sept. 23.
The Coosa River Basin Initiative is seeking businesses and school, civic and church groups to participate in Rome’s Big Float on June 2. More than 1,000 people are needed to create a mile-long chain of inner tubes and inflatables. Regular registration is $25, with children 12 and younger floating for free. Group registration rates are available. Participants receive a T-shirt, tube rental and shuttle service to and from the river. Afterward there will be food, music and games at Heritage Park. For more information email Shira Kerce at skerce@coosa.org or contact Jesse Demonbreun-Chapman at 706-232-2724 or jesse@ coosa.org. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office will hold a charity golf tournament at Stonebridge Golf Club, 585 Stonebridge Drive, on
June 15 at 8:30 a.m. Entry is ongoing and costs $100 per person or $400 per team. The fee covers cart usage and lunch. Tournament sponsors are still needed. Proceeds benefit the Sheriff Santa program, which provides coats and clothing for children in winter. For more information call 706-291-4111 ext. 8812 or email Cliattm@floydcountyga.org.
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will present “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen” through Aug. 18. Berry faculty and community members will present lectures on whitetailed deer, the Berry College bald eagles, striped bass spawning and more. Museum admission costs $8 for adults, $7 for senior citizens and $5 for students. For more information visit berry.edu/oakhill.
Habitat for Humanity Coosa Valley is accepting applications for the “A Brush with Kindness” program. The program assists homeowners in Floyd County by painting and performing minor repairs on the exterior of their homes. The homeowner repays the cost of the materials and supplies through a nointerest loan. Applications may be picked up at the ReStore, 95 Three Rivers Drive. There is a $10 fee for a background check. Homeowners will be required to make a 10-percent down payment.
To list an event email RomeNewsTribune@RN-T.com or call 706-290-5252.