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 3 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday 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. and Saturday mornings at 8 a.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.

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.

YOM KIPPUR

Friday Night September 21 7:00 PM-- Kol Nidre

Saturday Morning September 22-- 10:00 AM

YISKOR

Saturday Afternoon September 22-- 4:00 PM

Services will be conducted by Dr. Judy Greene, Zvi Altman and Avram Friedman.

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.

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.

Crafty Cat Show

October 6 at the Blairsville Civic Center, 9 a.m.-noon. Enter your cat or cat picture. Free admission for two events, a craft show and cat show. All cat entries are $5 and cats must be on a leash or in a carrier. Proof of vaccinations is required at registration. This family event is loads of fun. A prize for the best cat picture and ribbons for cats and a top cat. There will be complimentary refreshments, cat/kitten adoptions, prizes galore and lots of meowing. All proceeds benefit Whiskers Project Spay Neuter Program. For more information call 706-745-0936.

No. Ga. SPCA Yard Sale

North Georgia SPCA will have a Flea Market @ Blue Ridge Mtn. EMC in Young Harris on Saturday, September 29th from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. We need your quality donations. Call (706) 745-7722 for drop-off locations.

"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.

Coosa United Methodist Church Homecoming

Plan to "come home" to Coosa UMC on Sunday, September 23. Yes, it is time to mark your calendars for the annual Homecoming celebration at Coosa United Methodist Church located at 2850 Mulky Gap Road. This year the date is September 23. The congregation is excited to announce that former past Jon Herrin will be preaching that morning. He and his family are presently in Blairsville on a sabbatical from their mission work in Venezuela.

Following the morning service there will be "Dinner on the Grounds." Bring your covered dish and join your friends at Coosa UMC for this special fellowship. For direction or details, call the church office at 706-745-8893.

"Dining with Friends" sponsored by Regency Hospice

For those who have experienced the loss of spouse, friend, partner, or other loved one, and would enjoy a meal with others, please come and join us for lunch. We will meet at Daniel's Restaurant in Hiawassee, Ga., on Friday, September 28 at 11:00 a.m., in the small private dining room. For more information, call Suzanne Repp, Bereavement Counselor at Regency Hospice at 706-896-1251. Watch for information in October for the next outing/event.

Democratic Party Meeting

The Democratic Party of Union County will hold its regularly scheduled meeting on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2007 at the Senior Center in Blairsville. There will be a covered dish supper at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. Tommy Stephens, Union County Schools Superintendent, will be the featured speaker. All are welcome. Please contact Nelson Thomas at 706-835-5203 for more information.

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.