COMMUNITY CALENDAR

TODAY

The Rome Fire Department will be performing mandatory test flowing on hydrants in the East Rome–Saddle Mountain area Tuesday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Northwest Georgia Housing Authority will host Family Day on today from 5-7 p.m. at Division Gym, 560 N. Division St. The event will include a guest speaker, information on health, education and finances, relay races, hula hoop contest and photo booth. Wear your favorite team jersey. Transportation is available for public housing residents. For more information call 706291-3030.

WEDNESDAY

Women’s Information Network Inc., Harbin Clinic, Ideal Meals and Peachtree Planning Corp.

will host Kick Arthritis Pain on June 20 from 10:30 a.m.-2:15 p.m. at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, Building H, 1 Maurice Culberson Drive. Cost is $15 and includes lunch. Register online at InfoForWomen.org or contact Sharon Baker at baker8483@comcast.net or 706-506-2000.

FRIDAY

A social dance will be held at the Charles C. Parker Senior Center, 1325 Kingston Highway, on June 22 from 6:45-9:30 p.m. featuring 70s music from soft rock to disco. Cost is $5 per person. Attire is casual. Bring an appetizer or dessert to share. Call 706-7666842 for more information.

SATURDAY

Old School Cruisers will host Cruise for a Patient on June 23 at 10 a.m. at Rome Rehabilitation, 1345 Redmond Road. All cars, bikes and trucks are welcome. Registration is free and starts at 9 a.m. There will be a 50/50 drawing and refreshments. For more information call Howard Cothran at 706-6764462, George Johnson at 706844-6653 or Bruce Haynes at 706-346-6479.

Sweetwater Swirls will present Pickin’ for the Kids, a benefit bluegrass and gospel show for Shriners Hospitals for Children, on June 23 from 1-9 p.m. at Cline Farms, 61 Shotgun Road, Cartersville. Admission is free but donations will be accepted for the benefit. Concessions including hotdogs, hamburgers and barbecue will be available for sale. For more information contact Tim Adair at 404-550-0935 or tgadair@bellsouth.net or Jug Rogers at 678-873-2469 or jughaid523@cs.com.

MULTIDAY EVENTS

The Shorter University Department of Social Sciences will have Crime Camp for ages 16-18 on through June 22 from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. daily. Participants will meet law enforcement agents, professors and other students who share an interest in criminal justice. Activities cover the operations of a crime lab, how jails function and how police would respond to different calls. Cost is $50 and includes a T-shirt. To register visit tinyurl.com/CrimeCamp2018 or email lpitts@shorter.edu for additional information.

The Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market continues through Oct. 17. The market will be closed July 4 and 7, and Aug. 25. The hours are 7 to 11 a.m. on Wednesdays and

Saturdays at the Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market Pavilion

The 1902 Stock Exchange and Public Square Opera House, 124 Public Square, Adairsville, will present “On Golden Pond” on Friday and Saturday and June 22-23 at 7 p.m. nightly. Tickets for the dinner and a show are $50, for reservations call 770-773-1902.

Blood Assurance, 168 Shorter Ave., is giving away Rome Braves tickets to the donors who refer the most new donors or donors who have not given in the past six months through June 28. The donor with the most points by June 28 will win two tickets to the July 3 Rome Braves game and postgame fireworks show at State Mutual Stadium. Second place is two tickets the July 1 game and third place is two tickets to the July 2 game. A Carnival Cruise certificate valued at $1,000 as well as a $100 VISA gift card will be awarded to a donor later in June. For more information visit facebook.com/bloodassurancerome. Blood Assurance is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. To schedule an appointment call 706235-9853 or text BAGIVE to 444999.

The Friends of the Library are currently holding their summer silent auction at the Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway, through July 14 at 4 p.m. All auction items are donations or library discards. For a complete list of offerings visit www.rome.shrls.org/ friends-of-the-library.

Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will present “Sanctuary at Berry: Wildlife Photography by Gena Flanigen” through Aug. 18. This exhibition explores Berry College’s wild inhabitants, including a variety of birds, mammals and reptiles. Berry faculty and community members will present lectures on white-tailed 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 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. 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 on the estimated cost of the project.

Blood Assurance is seeking O negative blood donations. To be eligible to donate blood, you must be at least 18 years old (16 and 17 years old with parental consent), weigh 110 pounds or more and be in good health. Donors are asked to drink plenty of fluids, avoid caffeine and to eat a meal rich in iron prior to donating. To schedule an appointment visit www. bloodassurance.org, call 800962-0628 or text “BAGIVE” to 444999.

Floyd County Superior Court Clerk Barbara H. Penson requests that veterans of all military branches of service be sure their DD-214 discharge is recorded at the courthouse. Veterans may record their DD-214 in Floyd County in addition to their hometown, county or state. Bring a DD-214 to the Clerk of Superior Court’s Office, 3 Government Plaza, Suite 101, to have it recorded for Floyd County. This is a free service for all veterans.

UPCOMING

The National Alliance on Mental Illness-Rome will discuss the issue of suicide, ways to recognize signs and prevention measures on June 25 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Rome First United Methodist Church, 202 E. 3rd Ave. The public is invited and light refreshments will be served. For more information call NAMI Rome at 706-5065010.

American Legion Post 136 will meet June 25 at the Gilbreath Center, 110 Garden Ave., Lindale. Guests are welcome. For more information call Adjutant Mike O’Shea at 706-936-2757.

The Main High School Class of 1959 will have a lunch meeting June 30 from 2-4 p.m. at Ryan’s, 2305 Shorter Ave., to plan for their 60-year class reunion. For more information call 706238-1650 or 706-266-0831.

The Rome-Floyd NAACP will hold their annual Freedom Fund Banquet on June 30 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rome First United Methodist Church Garnett M. Wilder Center, 202 E. Third Ave. Georgia NAACP President Phyllis Blake will be the guest speaker. The theme is “Women of Freedom.” Tickets are $35 for ages 13 and up, $15 for ages 12 and under or $280 for a table of eight. Tickets are available at Kroger, 1476 Turner McCall Blvd., from NAACP members or by phone at 706-204-4176.