Authentic Noble Cannon to fire

May 17, 2012

An authentic brass Noble Cannon produced in Rome, Georgia will present four firings on Thursday, May 17 at the Rome - Floyd Visitor Center.

Firings will take place at 9:30am, 12:30pm, 5:30pm, and 7:00pm. The events are free and sponsored by the Greater Rome Convention & Visitors Bureau (GRCVB) and hosted by the City of Rome.

The event celebrates the 150th Anniversary of the Noble Cannon, one of the most significant Civil War weapons to emerge from Georgia. Approximately 70 cannons were forged during the Civil War at the Noble Foundry on the Etowah River in downtown Rome.

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Gordon Hospital--Free Screenings

May 17, 2012

Gordon Hospital, in partnership with Drs. Sean Coleman and David Dinges of Calhoun ENT Associates, P.C., will be offering free oral, head and neck cancer screenings on
Thursday, May 17.
The screenings will be held from 5-6:30 p.m. at the hospital.
While the screenings are free, reservations are required by calling 706-602-7800, ext. 2305.
The screening is painless and only takes about 10 minutes.  

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Chicks Fight Back

May 17, 2012

Chicks Fight Back – Rome

is a FREE self defense class for ladies’ presented by the Chinese Shaolin (kung fu) Club of Northwest Georgia and the Rome/ Floyd County YMCA (R/F-YMCA). The class is designed to empower women by giving them situational and environmental awareness skills as well as practical self defense techniques. The class will be conducted from

7:00pm – 9:00pm on
Thursday May 17, 2012
at the R/F-YMCA.

Please contact the R/F-YMCA @ 706-232-2468 to sign up.
Additional information is available by contacting the instructor at cscnwg@gmail.com

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Artifact I. D. Day at Chieftains Museum

May 19, 2012

Have you got something from the past you would like to find out about?

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Clean Your Clock Day-Rome

May 19, 2012

Saturday, May 19th from
10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.

2nd Annual “Clean Your Clock” Day! Volunteers can meet us at the clock tower for a light cleaning session where we help to keep our City Symbol beautiful and clean! Cleaning materials and breakfast biscuits and drinks will be provided.
Event is in conjunction with the Rome/Floyd Historic Preservation Commission’s Education Division.

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Local Author's "Book Signing Party" at RAHM

May 19, 2012

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Archaeology Day-Cartersville

May 19, 2012

May is Archaeology Month.

Saturday, May 19, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site – Cartersville

A professional archaeologist will lecture at 2:00 p.m. and lead a tour at 3:00 p.m.

Other activities include dig boxes for kids and tools and weapons programs for all ages.

$3.50-$5.00

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Polk County-Kids Fishing Rodeo

May 26, 2012

May 26
9a.m.-3p.m.
Directions from intersection of Hwy 278 and 113 take Hwy 113 North 4 miles-Kenview Farms is on the left and will be marked with signs.

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Lindale American Legion Auxiliary

May 28, 2012

The Lindale American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Monday, May 28th, at 5:00 p.m.
at the legion on Eden Valley Rd.
Dinner and fellowship to follow the meeting.  

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Wheeler High School Class of 1974 does it again June 2, 2012

Jun 2, 2012

We are requesting anyone that "tried" to graduate on that fateful June night are welcomed to join the rest of the class of '74,

June 2, 2012
at 6:00 pm
in the Wheeler High School auditorium.

If you are a graduate and you need more information you can find it on the wheeler re-graduation site on Facebook; the wheeler high school website; the wheeler alumni site or by contacting Todd Nixon at 678 492-6732 and at www.74regraduation.com  

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