CALENDAR HIGHLIGHTS
The annual Possum Trot Homecoming Service will be held today at 11 a.m. at Possum Trot Chapel, Berry College, 2277 Martha Berry Highway. Student speaker Kevin Grier will share details about his spiritual growth. A free potluck lunch will follow the service. Originally built around 1850, the church was appropriated by Martha Berry for the Possum Trot Sunday School in 1900. The needs of the people at Possum Trot inspired her to build other schools to help children in the area learn how to use their talents and resources better.
The Rome affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will offer a free educational course addressing mental illness and recovery. Peer-to-Peer is an eight-week course for adults who have a mental illness and begins at 2 p.m.
today. The course is peer taught and will be held in the NAMI Rome trailer, Highland Rivers Crisis Stabilization Unit, 1 Woodbine Ave. For more information and registration call Jim at 706-232-4607. Rome-Floyd Parks and Recreation will host a puppy pool party at Northside Swim Center, 501 Kingston Ave., today. Snickers of the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit will make an appearance, and Georgia Dog Gym will give demonstrations on dock diving dogs, obedience and canine scent work at 2 p.m. Designated swim times will be based on the dog’s weight with 49 pounds and below from 1-2 p.m. and 50 pounds and above from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Tickets, T-shirt and doggy goodie bag cost $15. All pet owners must provide proof of current vaccination. For more information and to register visit rfpra.com/puppyplunge. Contact Tammy Bryant at bryantt@floydcountyga.org for information on being a sponsor. Proceeds will benefit Rome-Floyd County Special Olympics and the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office K-9 unit. The 43rd annual Rose Lawn Arts Festival will continue today from noon-5 p.m. at the Rose Lawn Museum, 224 W. Cherokee Ave., Cartersville. The festival will feature 150 artists and food vendors from across the Southeast as well as entertainment. Admission to the grounds is free and museum tours are $7 each. Free shuttle service will be available from parking at the Frank Moore Building, Cherokee Avenue, and the Cartersville Library, 429 W. Main St.