Calendar

Narcotics Anonymous

Mountain Folks Group meets every Friday night at 8:00 p.m. at New Hope Fellowship Church, 1299 Old Blue Ridge Hwy., next to Byers Well Drilling and on Tuesday Night at 7 p.m. at the New Hope Treatment Facility. All are welcome- don't lose hope because we can help. For information call (706) 835-2059. Leave a message if no answer.

Road to Recovery

Are you a cancer patient? Do you need a ride to and from your treatment sessions? A lack of transportation should not be the reason why cancer patients do not receive the life-saving cancer treatment they need. The American Cancer Society offers their Road to Recovery program to help transport cancer patients to and from their treatment. The Society has a toll-free number that you may call, and an operator will put you in touch with local volunteers that give cancer patients without personal transportation rides to and from their cancer treatment sessions. Give them a call at 1-800- ACS-2345.

Bereavement Support Group

Welcome to a community bereavement support group. A place to share your thoughts and feelings and grow together with others who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

First Thursday of every month

Where: United Community Bank, Community Room, Blairsville, Georgia

When: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.,

Third Thursday of every month

Where: Bank of Blairsville, Community Room, Blairsville, Georgia

When: 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Facilitator: Suzanne Repp, LCSW

The group is presented by Regency Hospice.

It is free of charge. Please call 1-800-577-8791 or 706-896-1251 for any further information.

GWRRA meets

Chapter J of the Gold Wing Road Riders Association (GWRRA) meets the third Saturday of each month at Daniel's Steak House in Hiawassee. Lunch is at 11 a.m. and the meeting is at noon.

We encourage current members of the GWRRA and anyone interested in becoming a member to join us. Guests are always welcome, and we look forward to seeing participants from other chapters. There are great rides coming up and we hope many of you will join us.

For more information, contact David Wilson at 706-896-5125.

Business Women of Blairsville

Meeting of professional business women meets every Tuesday at 8 a.m. at Cooks Restaurant in Blairsville. We are sharing leads, information and support of our businesses and our community. No meeting on Dec. 26 or Jan 2. Guest speakers coming in January. Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group

Prostate Cancer Support Group- 3rd Monday of every month from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at The Cancer Treatment Center Auditorium, 750 Deep South Road, Blairsville.

B l a i r s v i l l e Parkinson's Disease support group

Our group meets at 2 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of each month in the conference room of the Union County Public Library. For further information contact Paula Wilde at (706) 745- 6594 or Peter and Helen Schultze at (706) 745-9171.

The Experimental Aircraft Association

The Experimental Aircraft Association - local tri-state EAA Chapter #1211 meets the third Thursday, 7 pm of each month at Blairsville airport. For more information, contact Jim Olson @ 828- 557-2446.

OASIS Enjoys The Weaver Believer Survival Revival

On Thursday, January 11, the OASIS lunch bunch was completely captivated by a large musical family from Sautee, GA. The Weaver Family includes parents Paul and Chris and their eight children, 5 boys and 3 girls ranging in age from 6-18. The entire family sings and/or plays acoustic instruments. Learn more about them at their website www.WeaverBeliever.com.

Our current Winter 07 term offers 37 classes and 9 workshops involving 258 students and 82 volunteers. Call Registrar Ruth Twedt at 706-781-6724 to learn what classes may still have openings.

Anti-Drug Coalition

You are invited to the first town meeting of the Union County Anti- Drug Coalition.

We will present the "Why we need a coalition": What we have set in place; and what we plan to do to address the drug epidemic presence in Union County.

Location: Brackett Building (behind the United Community Bank in Blairsville)

Time: 6:30 PM til 8:00 PM

Date: Monday, January 29

Democratic Party Meets

The Democratic Party of Union County will meet on Thursday, January 18, 2007 at the Senior Center in Blairsville. There will be a covered dish supper at 6:30 pm and the meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. The DVD documentary, "Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers" will be shown. This is a behind the scenes view of the connection between private corporations and the decisions makers. All are welcome. Please call Doug Gooch for more information at 706-745-9325. The Community Calendar is a free

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