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

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.

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.

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.

UCIG Fall Festival - Call For Vendors

Union County Interagency Group (UCIG) will be holding its Fall Festival of Community Services on Saturday, October 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the First Baptist Church in Blairsville. UCIG is comprised of various agencies, civic groups, businesses, ministries and individuals interested in making comprehensive service information and resources on health, education and well-being available to all citizens of Union County.

The Fall Festival offers information, exhibits, entertainment, give-aways, food and fun for the whole family. Vendors interested in show-casing their service agency, business or civic group at this unique festival can contact Kathy Adams at Branan Lodge at 706- 745-5565 for an application.

Old Unicoi Trail Chapter National Society of the DAR

The October meeting of the DAR Chapter will be held at The Old Hiawassee Grille Fireside Room in Hiawassee, Ga., on Saturday, October 13 at 10:15 a.m. Luncheon cost is $11. The speaker, Cathy Cox, President of Young Harris College, will present the program, "Women as Administrators." Women's Issues Minute will be given by Riki Fiebel.

Old Unicoi Trail Chapter serves Towns, Union and Fannin Counties. If you have a Revolutionary War patriot in your family history and are interested in becoming a member of an organization whose roots are in our nation's beginnings, please call your reservation to Eloise Wolfersteig, Regent, 706-379-2533 before October 6. Licklog Players, Inc. Annual Membership Meeting

On Sunday, October 14, 2007, Licklog Players, Inc., will hold its annual membership meeting at 2:30 p.m. at the Peacock Playhouse in Hayesville, N.C. All members are welcome. For more information, call (828)- 389-8632, Mon-Fri from 9- 1.

You're invited!

Evangelist Tom Gilliam, a dynamic speaker from Winterville, GA will be preaching. The services start Sunday morning October 7, 11:00am, evening services October 7-10, start at 7:00pm. Mike Upright, Ricky Atkinson, and many more will be leading us in worship! Don't miss this opportunity to grow closer to our Lord Jesus Christ! For more details call 706- 897-0493, Pastor Jeremy Henderson. Directions: From the square in Blairsville, take Pat Haralson Memorial Dr. Turn right onto Sawmill Rd. The church will be on the left.

AARP Driver Safety Program at Bank of Blairsville

Drivers who are 50 or older can save on car insurance premiums and improve their chances of avoiding accidents by attending the Driver Safety Program developed by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP).

Sponsored by The Bank of Blairsville and Raymond James Financial Services and held at the bank in two required sessions, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday, October 17 & 18, 2007. Drivers need not be AARP members. Refreshments and lunch (no charge) will be provided by the sponsor. There is an enrollment fee of $10 per person to help defray the cost of the participant workbooks, handouts, etc. For more information or to enroll, call Janey Dyer at the Bank of Blairsville at 706-781-3166, Extension 622.

Blue Ridge Community Theater

The Sunny D Children's Theater is holding auditions for their Christmas production: "The Best Christmas Pageant Ever". The casting call is on October 4 and 5 at 6:00 p.m. We will also be auditioning for the sponsor Commercials and Jingle singing group. We are seeking 25-30 energetic kids from ages 5 to 17. Rehearsals will be held on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays after school. The performance dates are Dec 7-9 and 14-16, 2007. Be a part of the fun this Christmas! For more information call the box office @ 706-632- 9223 or Pat @ 706-838-4575.

Union County Library

Children's Winter Storytime will be on Mondays at 11:00 a.m. Please call 706-745-7491 for more information. The library is located at 194 Hospital Street in Blairsville.

Liberty Hill UMC Annual Yard Sale

Liberty Hill United Methodist Church will have their annual Yard Sale on Saturday, October 6 from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. There will also be baked goods and hot dogs for sale. Liberty Hill Church is located at the corner of Liberty Hill Church Road and Hwy. 515 between Blairsville and Blue Ridge. Come out and see us! Big Country Breakfast - Allegheny Lodge

Allegheny Lodge No. 114, located just off the Square in Blairsville (71 Rogers Street) is sponsoring a breakfast on Saturday, Oct. 13. Featuring pancakes, biscuits, gravy & sausage, grits, scrambled eggs and coffee, tea or milk for only $6.00. Don't miss it! 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Allegheny Lodge Building.

New Cancer Support Group

The first meeting is Monday, October 8, 2007 at the United Community Bank in Hayesville, N.C. Patients, families and friends are all welcome to attend. United Community Bank is located at the corner of Hwy. 64 and Hwy. 69. Meeting time is 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The group will meet twice a month (on the 2nd and 4th Mondays). For more information, please call Janet Curns evenings at 828-389-0295.

Political Action Group

Political Action Group (PAG) will meet Thursday, October 11. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Cookie Jar Restaurant. Speaker will be Tom Jones, candidate for sheriff. We meet the second Thursday of each month. The November 8 and December 13 meeting will be at United Community Bank's Small Meeting Room. Speakers will be elected officials, candidates and your government employees. Please plan to attend.

Classical Piano Concert - Free of Charge

Duo-pianists Nancy & Paul Teryl will present a free concert at Young Harris College on Friday, Oct. 12, 7:30 p.m. in the Glenn Auditorium of the Clegg Fine Art Center. Piano duet music is rarely performed in concert and is a specialty of the Teryls, so don't miss this great opportunity.

Coosa UMC Craft, Bake and BBQ Sale

Beginning at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 6, 2007 come and enjoy shopping, good food and fellowship at Coosa United Methodist Church located at 2850 Mulky Gap Road, off Old Blue Ridge Highway. BBQ will be ready at 9:30 a.m. and activities continue until 2:00 p.m.

You are also invited to attend our Sunday services at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.

Tri-State Gem and Mineral Club

The next meeting of the Tri- State Gem and Mineral Club will be at the Senior Center on Ritter Rd. in Hayesville, NC. at 1 PM on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The speaker will be Kim Cochran about Gem Stones of all types. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.

Wilderness and Survival Training Seminar

October 19, 20, and 21. Learn to love, appreciate and survive the mountains we live among. All ages are welcome (children must be accompanied by an adult.) For information, cost and reservations contact Rachel Dockery at 706- 781-1366.