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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 Business Women of Blairsville is a non-profit organization of entrepreneurial women in Union County, who own and operate their own businesses and are a positive force in the community. Their vision and mission is to support one another in continuing success through networking and marketing. If you are a woman in business in Blairsville, there is a place for you to receive support, gain leads, and spread the word about your practice or business in the area. Meetings are held every Tuesday of the month at 8 a.m. at Cook's Restaurant in Blairsville. For more information, please contact Susanne Johnson, President, at 706-781-1678 or Cathy Wheeler at 706-781-1050. 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. Blairsville 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 p.m. 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. 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. 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. Ga. Mtn. Writers Club We meet 10 a.m. to noon the second Wednesday of the month at the St. Francis of Assisi Catholic church on the Young Harris Highway. 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. 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! Attention HAMs and wannabe HAMs North Georgia Tri-State A.R.C. (Amateur Radio Club) meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at Branan Lodge in Blairsville. All of our meetings are open to the public. For more information about joining the Club or becoming a HAM, call Leonard Shick 706-745-7099. Misty Mountain Quilt Guild Misty Mountain Quilt Guild of Georgia - North Carolina will have their bi-annual quilt show October 12 & 13, 2007 at North Georgia Technical School in Blairsville, Ga. In addition to the quilt show, you will have an opportunity to shop at our boutique full of handmade items or purchase quilting supplies from vendors. There will also be a silent auction of fabulous mini-quilts. The drawing for our beautiful king size quilt, "Stars Over Georgia", will be held on the last day of the show. Rules, regulations and registration forms for entering a quilt in the show may be found at www.mistymountainquiltguild. com, your local quilt shop or contact any guild member. Knights of Columbus, North Georgia Council Knights of Columbus, North Georgia Council, monthly meeting is on the second Thursday of the month and meets 7:30 p.m. at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Blairsville. All active members are invited to attend the meeting and social hour. MOAA Blue Ridge Mountain 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 service officers are invited to attend. For information please contact Jim Ferrell at 828-835-9203 or Jim Reynolds at 706-379-6601. School Prayer Group On Mondays from 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m., the Community Room at the Bank of Blairsville is open for Christians willing to join together in earnest prayer for our community's public, private and home schools. Drip in as your schedule permits. "Pour out your heart like water
before the face of the Lord. Lift your
hands toward Him for the life of your
young children." Lamentations 2:19
Call Mitzi Brumley at 706-745- 9175 for more information. Mountain Synagogue
The High Holy Day Services will be held at Mountain Synagogue at St. Cyprian's Church Parish Hall, Roller Mill Road, Franklin, NC. 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. An Evening with Mark Twain Mr. Kurt Sutton performs as Mark Twain in the setting of Samuel L. Clemens' parlor and will share his wit, wisdom and humor and sing-alongs with which he entertained his family and friends. Join us for a unique evening of fun with an all time literary favorite! Performances are September 28, 29 & 30. Friday and Saturday at 7:30p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. General Admission is $15. Call the Box Office for more information! 706-632-9223. Gospel Song Festival of Choirs hosted by Little Brasstown Baptist Church The Gospel Song Festival of Choirs 2007 will be hosted by Little Brasstown Baptist Church on Sunday evening September 23rd. Prelude starts at 6:00p.m. and choir begins singing at 6:30p.m. The public is cordially invited. For more information or directions call Jeri- Ruth Roberts at 837-6160. 7th Annual "Puttin' on the Dog" Premier Wine Tasting, Hor D'oeuvres, Live and Silent Auction, and Music to benefit the Humane Society's Mountain Shelter, Saturday, September 22, 5:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. Crane Creek Vineyards. For tickets call the Shelter at 706-781-3843. Tickets will not be available at the door. Kennel Kruise Motorcycle Pledge Ride for the Animals Saturday, October 20, 2007. Sponsored by Copperhead Lodge in Blairsville, Ga., to raise money to purchase a transportation van for the animals at the Humane Society's Mountain Shelter. For registration and Pledge forms visit our website: www.kennelkruise.com or contact Andrew and Carol Domino, 770- 722-2342. Copperhead Lodge 706- 745-8000. Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk You are one person, but you can move a nation. Help the Alzheimer's Association put an end to Alzheimer's by participating in Memory Walk. Start a team today. Go to www.alz.org and walk with a purpose to end Alzheimer's. Please join the Alzheimer's Association (Georgia chapter) at Horseshoe Bend Park in McCaysville, Ga., on Saturday, October 13 at 8:30 a.m. and help move a nation to end Alzheimer's. For more information please call 1- 800-272-3900. "The Quest for Authentic Manhood" Men, you can't climb the mountain of manhood disconnected from other men...join the fraternity. Pledge to be a part of this exciting, uplifting study and discover the adventure that God intends for you. Join us on Thursday, September 27 at 6:00 a.m. for Men's Fraternity "The Quest for Authentic Manhood". First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, Blairsville, Ga. American Cancer Society Meetings Resume on 9/13/07 The Union County Unit of the American Cancer Society has announced that the regular monthly meetings for volunteers will begin meeting for the 2007-2008 year. The September meeting will be held on Thursday, September 13 at 8:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. in the conference room at the Total Cancer Care Center on Deep South Farm Rd., adjacent to Union General Hospital in Blairsville. All former, current and new volunteers are invited to attend. For more information about the American Cancer Society call 1-800-ACS-2345 or contact Ms. Pendley in the Gainesville Office at 770-297-1176 Ext. 22 or on line at rpendley@cancer.org. Blairsville Aglow Lighthouse The Blairsville Aglow Lighthouse welcomes Margaret Scaglione as our guest speaker for Saturday, September 15 at 10 am. The meeting will be held at the Blairsville Christian Center. Come and be blessed by hearing the Word of God and sharing fellowship with other believers! Margaret is a native of Murphy, N.C. and has retired there. She is the mother of three grown children, and has eight grandchildren. She received the Lord Jesus Christ as her Savior in 1961, and was baptized in the Holy Spirit in 1973. |
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