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 Terry Kintz at 706-745-9542.

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.

Union County Alzheimer's & Dementia Support Group- New Location

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 1st Baptist Church of Blairsville, 203 Blue Ridge St., Blairsville, in the Modular Building. For more information contact: Elizabeth Uhle, Group Facilitator at 706-745- 4948 ext. 105

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.

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.

Men's Morning Coffee Group

Regency Hospice announces Men's Morning Coffee Group at Mary Ann's Restaurant.

For men who have a lost spouse, partner, or experienced other losses and would like to share with other men, please join us on Tuesday at 10 a.m. We meet the first and third Tuesday morning of each month.

For more information call Suzanne Repp, Bereavement Counselor at Regency Hospice in Hiawassee, Ga., at 800-577-8791.

Cross Training for Christ

Choose from several sports ... play games ... swim ... worship ... grow! Come join this unique camp opportunity: July 9-13, 9-4 daily. Ages 8-13 (sports camp, $150.00) Ages 14-rising senior in high school (leadership training camp, $225). For additional information and/or registration form visit yhc.edu (click athletics, then baseball, then camps) or call 706-897-2363.

Genealogy on the Internet

Where in the WWW do you find Genealogy on the Internet?

Monday Evening, May 14, 2007, Young Harris College Campus, Goolsby Building, in conjunction with the Mountain Computer User Group, of Young Harris

6 p.m.- Computer Q & A

7-8 p.m.- Genealogy Presentation

Beginning Guitar Lessons

Registration: Now through May 24; Ages 8 and up; $60 for whole session or $10 per class; 7-8 p.m.; May 24, 31, June 7, 14, 21, 28; Lessons will be held in the Meeks Park office. Instructor will be Mr. Ray Bryant.

Mother and Son Picnic

The 1st Annual Mother and Son Picnic at the Park will be held Saturday, May 19 at Meeks Park Pool/Paris Field/McAfee Field from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. The cost is $30 per couple and it's $10 each for additional son or mother.

There will be lunch, five inflatables, obstacle course, inflatable slip and slide, free admission to the pool, fire truck, ambulance, police cars, tractors, live DJ and much more!

Purchase tickets at Meeks Park. For more information call 706-439- 6074.

Free Health Seminar

Afree health seminar will be presented on Avoiding the Obesity Threat. Obesity is becoming the greatest preventable factor of premature death. Strategies on how to reduce the risk of becoming or remaining overweight for children and adults will be presented. The seminar will be at the Blairsville Better Living Center, located between the Animal Shelter and Home Depot, at1325 Watkins Road, Blairsville at 7:00 PM Thursday May 10, 2007 and will be presented by Johanne Kittle, the Director of theBetter Living Center and PhD candidate. Healthy refreshments with recipes will be served for your tasting after the presentation. For further information call 706-745-1978 or 828-389-0814.

Ga. Mtn. Writers Club

We meet 10:00 a.m. to noon the second Wednesday of the month at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic church on the Young Harris Highway. Our next meeting will be May 9th.

We have no membership dues or elected officers and meet to share our writings and provide helpful criticism, inspiration, motivation and encouragement to each other.

Everyone is welcome. You do not have to be a writer - just visit and enjoy listening to readings and discussion. You will be entertained - and maybe acquire a new interest.

Call for information: Larry Casey at 781-6636 or Ellie Dobson at 745- 0678.

Enchanted Music on the Square

The 2007 Season of Enchanted Music on the Square will begin Saturday evening, May 26 from 6-8 p.m. Anyone who wishes to participate as a contestant in the Towns County Idol competition should call Mardi White 706-896-4988. All are welcome, from far or near! Ist prize for adults is $200. First prize for kids (ages 14 and under) is $100. Idol competitors will be introduced in person at the May 26 concert and will each perform one song of their choice. Look for concert schedules and posters at area businesses by May 15. Come join the fun!

St. Clare's Episcopal Church

There will be no Adult Education Class on Sunday, May 13th as it is Mother's Day.

On Sunday, May 20 at 9:15am the topic will be: THE KILLER DRUG!

Cindy Galluci of the Union County Anti Drug Coalition will be speaking on the dangers of methamphetamine! What is happening in our area, how quickly one becomes addicted, signs to look for if addiction is suspected, paraphernalia to watch out for, and how we can protect ourselves and our loved ones from this dangerous drug!

This is an important topic that should concern everyone and everyone is welcome to attend this informative presentation!

For more information or directions please call the church office at 706-745-0607.

Meeks Park Pickin'

Calling all pickers and grinners! Do you love old time acoustic mountain music and bluegrass? Bring your strings and chairs and join us in Meeks Park in Blairsville at the Gazebo every Tuesday evening around 6 till dark. Grinners welcome in adjacent pavilion #3. Please no electronics or percussion!

Cook-Voyles Reunion

All friends and relatives of Martha Jane Beaty and Samuel Voyles and Ellen Voyles Cook and Jim Cook are invited to a Cook- Voyles reunion at Noon on Sunday, June 3, 2007. Location - Poteete Creek Campground pavilion located behind Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Blairsville. For more information, please call Kathleen Cook (706-374- 5783) or Rose Marie Cook Terry (706-745-4268).

Revival at West Union Baptist Church

Starting May 13 at 7:30 p.m. Rev. Larry Williams and Rev. Kenny Beavers will be preaching. Please come and be with us.