COMMUNITY CALENDAR
TODAY
Rome High Hilltoppers Semi-Annual Reunion will be held July 25 at 11 a.m. at the Coosa Country Club, 110 Branham Ave. The cost is $25 per person and reservations must be made by Monday. For more information call Nancy Ivester at 706-2903221 or Sam Evans at 706232-5858.
The American Legion Post 506 will meet Monday at 7 p.m. at 21 Peachtree St. to install officers. All members are urged to attend. For more information call 706-291-2327.
The Rome TEA Party will host their monthly Lunch Bunch from noon-1 p.m. Monday at Fuddruckers, 595 Riverside Parkway. The program will feature Rome attorneys David Guldenschuh and Joel Thornton speaking about the nomination, impact and consequences of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court by President Trump. For more information contact Mike Morton at 706346-3400.
TUESDAY
The Celanese Girls will meet for lunch on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Landmark Restaurant, 2740 Martha Berry Highway. For more information call 706-5061389.
The Armuchee Ruritan Club will meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. at New Armuchee Baptist Church, 5385 Martha Berry Highway. Floyd County Schools Superintendent Jeff Wilson will be speaking. For more information call 706234-5887 or visit www. armucheeruritan.org.
WEDNESDAY
Work Source Georgia’s Workforce Develop Board of Northwest Georgia and Chief Elected Officials of Northwest Georgia will meet for consent agenda, fiscal report, executive committee membership, Promoting Access for Individuals with Disabilities committee report, Youth Committee report and recommendations, High Demand Career Initiative update and will hear from Region Project Manager Elyse Davis on Wednesday at noon at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, 1151 Ga. 53 Spur, Calhoun.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
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.
The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office will host a church safety and security summit Aug. 25 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. The event will include discussions of church security and active shooter training, stewards of children training, child safety procedures and a domestic violence. Registration is limited to the first 200 individuals, four per church, and closes Aug. 10. Email execasst@comcast.net, visit floydsheriff.com or eventbrite.com to register. If you have questions call Michelle Cliatt at 706-8027107.
The Visitors Center at Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden will have artwork on display by Summerville’s Donnie Davis through Sept. 1. Davis’s current collection is comprised of a series of paintings depicting various scenes in and around Paradise Garden. Davis teaches painting classes for adults at Paradise Garden. Paradise Garden is open Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum will be participating in Blue Star Museums to offer free admission to military personnel and their families through Sept. 3. Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense and more than 2,000 museums across America. A list of participating museums nationwide is available at arts. gov/bluestarmuseums.
The Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market continues through Oct. 17. The market will be closed Aug. 25. The hours are 7-11 a.m. on Wednesdays and Saturdays at the Ridge Ferry Park Farmers’ Market Pavilion.
The USS Iwo Jima Shipmates are seeking all ships company and embarked Navy and Marine Corps personnel who were on board the LPH2 or LHD7 living in the Rome area for their reunion in Jacksonville, Florida, on Oct. 10-13. For more information call Robert G. McAnally at 757-723-0317, email yujack46709@gmail.com or visit ussiwojimashipmates. cfns.net.
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 EVENTS
Jehovah’s Witnesses, www.jw.org, will host their annual regional Bible convention July 20-22 and July 27-29 in English and Aug. 31-Sept. 2 in Spanish at the Forum River Center, 301 Tribune St. Sessions will begin at 9:20 a.m. daily. The theme is “Be Courageous.”
Floyd County Court Appointed Special Advocates staff will hold volunteer training from
9 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 21. Classes will be held at the CASA office in the Restoration Rome building, 1400 Crane St. Participants must attend both days and attend 10 hours of juvenile court observation to become sworn CASA volunteers. CASA recruits, trains and supervises community volunteers to bring individual attention, urgency and advocacy to abused and neglected children in the foster care system, both in and out of the courtroom. Advocates must be at least 21 years old. For more information call Lynne Barton at 706-235-2272 or email Lynne@floydcasa.org, visit www.floydcasa.org or georgiacasa.org.
Little River Canyon National Preserve, 4322 Little River Trail, Fort Payne, Alabama, will have nature hikes in both English and Spanish on July 21 at 10 a.m. at the Beaver Pond Trailhead and at 2 p.m. at Canyon Mouth Picnic Area. The Beaver Pond Trail hike is free but the Canyon Mouth day use fee will apply ($10 per vehicle for a 7-day pass/$25 for a season pass) at the gate to Canyon Mouth. The hikes are a little over two hours each and cover 1.5–2 miles. Visitors should wear walking shoes. Water, a hat, sunscreen, bug repellent and a camera are suggested. Bring clothing to get in the water and a picnic for after the program at Canyon Mouth. For more information call 256-845-9605, visit www.nps.gov/liri or search “lirinps” at Facebook.
The annual Berry College summer Farmer’s Market will be open July 21 from 7 a.m.-1 p.m. on Clara Bowl Drive at Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. The market is hosted by the Berry College Student Enterprise Program and includes studentoperated businesses along with outside vendors. There will be a bounce house for children, live music and Angus beef hamburger plates for sale. For more information visit berry.edu/studententerprises/seasonsharvest/.