Community/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.

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 at 828- 557-2446.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Blairsville group meets every Monday and Wednesday night at 8 p.m. at the Mountain Presbyterian Church on Hwy. 515. For more information call 706-994-4462.

Friends of NRA to hold dinner, auction

Friends of the NRA will hold a dinner and auction on Saturday, March 31, at the National Guard Armory in Murphy on US 29/129 N. The event begins at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20; all net proceeds benefit youth education, range development, conservation efforts and many other qualified educational programs. For information, contact Ed King, 837-7530, or Phil Cantley, 389-6653.

T.O.P.S.

TOPS (Take Pounds Off Sensibly) wants you to make your own kind of music meeting place: Church of Christ. Time weigh in 5:00; meeting starts at 5:30. Join in the fun and get in the the music mood. Come and see what it's all about. For more information, call Trisha 706-781-5190, or Sandy at 706-745-1607. High Country Harmonizers

High Country Harmonizers, a local barbershop chorus, is currently accepting men of all ages to sing in our annual concert to be held on Sept. 8. For more information please contact Lloyd Dunham at 706-379-1078.

Union County Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Group

This Alzheimer's Support Group provides interaction, information and inspiration for family members and caregivers in a confidential and supportive environment. This support group is affiliated with the Alzheimer's Association. We meet the 2nd Thursday of each month, at 7:00 p.m. at Union County Nursing Home, 550 Nursing Home Circle, Blairsville, in the Conference Room. For more information contact: Elizabeth Uhle, Group Facilitator at 706-745- 4948 ext. 105.

The Jewish Roots of Christianity, with Zvi Altman

When: Tuesday - March 27 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm

Where: Hinton Rural Life Center, Young Commons Building, in Hayesville, NC

Cost: $50 per person, $80 per couple. For information, call 828- 389-8336 or 770-597-6953 or email Zvi Altman at zvialt@attglobal. net. To Register: Send registration and payment c/o: Zvi Altman, PO Box 1162, Hayesville, NC 28904.

Democratic Party meeting

The Democratic Party of Union County will meet on Thursday, March 15 at the Senior Center in Blairsville. A covered dish supper will be held at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. The featured topic is "Genetically Modified Foods: What we all need to know," presented by Dr. Teri Stokes, ND and Dr. Steven Senart, DC from the Center for Wellness, Health and Longevity in Young Harris. Visitors are welcome. Please contact Doug Gooch at 706-745-9325 for more information.

Whiskers Project Yard Sale

March 23 and 24 from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on lawn at Ingles in Blairsville. Come and support our non profit spay and neuter program for stray and feral cats. A lot of bargains! Donations accepted. For more info call 706-745-0936. Rain date on March 30 and 31.

MOAA meets

The Blue Ridge Mountains Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) meets the third Monday of each month at various area restaurants. All active duty, retired and reserve military and public health officers are invited to attend. For more information call Jim Ferrell at 828- 835-9203 or Gary Wimsett at 706- 896-4308.

American Cancer Society classes

Look Good Feel Better Class to be offered on Tuesday, March 27 at 2 p.m. in Blairsville. Any women cancer patients who are experiencing hair loss or skin changes will want to sign up for this free class. Call 1-800-ACS-2345 to pre-register. The class will include instructions on skin and makeup as well as opportunities to learn about scarves, wigs, etc. This is an American Cancer Society patient services program that is supported by your Relay For Life donations.

Fresh Start Smoking Cessation Classes will begin on Monday, March 19 in Blairsville. For more information and to preregister contact Angela Puleo at toll free 877-877-7479 or on line at www.cancer.org. This is an American Cancer Society patient services program that is supported by your Relay For Life Donations.

Book Sale at Branan Lodge

Branan Lodge will hold its annual Book Sale on March 23 and 24. The Book Sale will take place in the dining room, just off the main lobby. On March 23, the sale will be from noon-6 p.m. On March 24 the sale will be from 9 a.m.- 6 p.m. There will be books in every category, plus some very interesting non-fiction. Plan to come by and browse. The public is cordially invited to come by as well as Lodge and Village residents.

Baseball Instructional Camps

2007 Baseball Instructional Camps @ Young Harris College dates have been set and registration is open for June. Four baseball camps are being offered. June 11 - 15 & June 25-29 are both full day camps (9-3 daily) for boys and girls ages 6-12. Two half-day camps have also been scheduled both for June 18-21 (8:30-12:20 daily, boys and girls ages 6-12) & (1:00 - 4:00pm daily, boys ages 13-18). Call 706-897- 2363 for more additional information and/or registration forms.

Ribbon cuttings

The Blairsville-Union County Chamber of Commerce invites you to attend two Ribbon Cuttings.

Ribbon Cutting is March 23, 2007, 10:00 a.m. at "Huff Creation," 231 Commerce Drive, Blairsville, GA 30512, Daniel and Jackie Huff, (706) 835-1507.

Ribbon Cutting is March 23, 2007, 10:45 a.m. at "Blairsville Flooring" , 359 Murphy Hwy., Suite B, Blairsville, GA 30512, Harold and Anita Woody, (706) 745-0940.

Blairsville Youth Bowlers Carwash

The Blairsville Youth Bowlers will be having a carwash in the parking lot of the Ingles in Blairsville. The carwash will be on Saturday, April 24 at 1 p.m.

The Youth Bowlers are doing this as a fundraiser to help raise money to go the Georgia State Youth Tournament. Donations will be accepted.

We would like to thank Mr. Rick Davis and Ingles for the use of their parking lot and all of those who come out to show their support.