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
October 18 meeting will be
held at The Hole in the Wall
Restaurant at 2 p.m.
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.
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.
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.
Storytime
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.
New Cancer Support
Group
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.

2007 Winter Baseball
Hitting & Pitching
Camp @ Young Harris
College
Dates just announced for two
baseball camps this December at
YHC. Camp #1: On December
26th a one day ELITE camp is
being offered to players ages 8-12.
Time: 11-3pm. Fee: $45 early registration
/ $55 after December 20th.
Camp #2: On December 27th &
28th a two day ELITE camp is
being offered to players ages 13-
17. Time: 11-3 daily. Fee: $90 early
registration / $100 after December
20th. Campers will choose either
hitting or pitching for their specialized
instruction throughout the
duration of the camp. All players
will receive an individualized DVD
of instruction received. These
camps are both designed for experienced
players. Printable registration
forms are available at
www.yhc.edu on the baseball
page. For additional information or
to receive a registration form by
mail call (706) 897-2363 or e-mail
luannr36@yahoo.com.
Fireside Sale
50 local and regional artists
selling handmade crafts in the
beautifully decorated Keith House
and Davidson Hall. Sunday,
December 2, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00
p.m. John C. Campbell Folk
School, Brasstown, N.C.
For more information, call 1-
800-365-5724 or 828-837-2775 or
visit www.folkschool.org
MOAA
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 service
officers are invited to attend.
For information please contact
one of the following individuals, in
North Carolina: Jim Ferrell at 828-
835-9203 and in Georgia: Jim
Reynolds at 706-379-6601.
Memorial Candle
Lighting
There will be a memorial candle
lighting vigil sponsored by "The
Compassionate Friends" in memory
of all children that have died. It
will be held at the Union County
Courthouse in Blairsville on
Sunday, December 9 at 7:00 p.m.
We will stand vigil in memory
of our children for one hour.
Please join us if you have lost a
child, sibling or grandchild or are a
friend of someone who has.
Please bring a weather proof candle.
For more information call Judy
Quillen, 706-835-2170 or Kathy
Malone at 770-979-1763.
Upward Indoor Soccer
Registration
Pastor Jerry Helton and
Upward Sports Director Lee
Baenninger of House of Prayer

Interdenominational Church of
Blairsville would like to extend an
invitation to children grades K - 6
to join the Upward Indoor Soccer
League which will begin January
2008.
Evaluations will be held at the
House of Prayer Family Life Center
between 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. on
December 3, 4 & 6 to determine
each child's individual skill levels.
Practices will begin the week of
January 7 and games will be held
January 26. At Upward, all children
have equal play time and are
matched against children of similar
ability.
Register online at www.houseofprayerblairsville.
com or contact
the church office at (706) 745-
5925.
Regency Hospice
Announces Christmas
Activities
Come and join us on
Wednesday, December 5 from
1p.m. - 4 p.m. for Christmas Tea at
Elese Senior Independent Living
Community in Hiawassee, Ga.
Take Hwy. 76 east to Shake Rag
Road, turn left by Parker Oil, turn
left on Birch Rd. The apartments
easily seen from road. Bring a
favorite recipe typed to share with
others. Refreshments will be provided
by Elese and Regency.
Come dressed festive for this time
together. Re-living favorite Holiday
customs or bouts of yuletide
singing may erupt.
Come and join us on
Thursday, December 6 at 1p.m. - 4
p.m. for our Christmas Support
Group Dinner at The Hole In the
Wall Restaurant on the square in
Blairsville, Ga. The cost will be
$15.00 including tax. Please bring
a non-perishable food item for the
local food bank. Also bring a white
elephant gift to exchange.
To find out more about these
events, please call Suzanne Repp,
Bereavement Counselor at
Regency Hospice in Hiawassee at
1-800-577-8791 or 706-896-1251.
See you there!
Union County
Republican Party
Meets the 3rd Thursday of
every month at 7:00 p.m. at the
Union County Library in Blairsville.
For more info visit website at
www.uniongop.org
Friends of the Library
Schedule Changes
Reminder: Friends of the
Library November meeting day has
been changed from the 21st to the
28th. Happy Thanksgiving!
Holiday and Christmas luncheon
is scheduled to be held again
at Cobbs Mill Restaurant on
Thursday, December 6, at 11:30
a.m. Bring an unwrapped book to
exchange this year. E-mail reservations
to
franandjim@brmemc.net; alternately,
phone (706)835-1905 and
leave a message on the machine
or speak directly to "Fran."
Reserve your spot early for the
luncheon! See you there!

Diamond Club
Cookout
The Union County Diamond
Club will be selling grilled hamburger
and hot dog plates, during
the Christmas Parade on Dec 1.
Come by and lets us fix your
dinner while you watch the parade.
We will be in front of the Flower
Garden. All proceeds go to support
the UCHS Panther Baseball.
Beginning Guitar
Lessons
Registration will be held
December 3, 2007 through
January 10, 2008. Cost is $10.00
per class of $80.00 for the entire
session. Class will start at 7:00pm
on Thursday January 10, 2008.
Ages are 12 and up.
Class Schedule:
January 10, 17, 24, 31
February 7, 21, 28
March 6
Instructor will be Mr. Ray
Bryant. For more information
please contact Brad Ballard or
Crystal Hart at the Union County
Recreation Department (706) 439-
6074.
Winter Tennis Camp
at YHC
The Young Harris College
women's tennis team is hosting a
winter tennis camp! Head coach
Alli Hillman, along with the YHC
team will be instructing tennis players
of ALL levels. DECEMBER 1ST
one day tennis camp. Offered to
players ages 8-14. Time: 10-4pm.
Fee: $75. Additional information
and printable registration forms are
available at www.yhc.edu on the
tennis page. For more information
or to receive a registration form by
mail call (706) 897-6103 or email
ahillman@yhc.edu.
Silent Auction to be
held at Primary
School, Nov 26 - Dec
1
The Union County Primary
School will be having a Silent
Auction the week of November
26th - December 1. There will be
golf packages, game baskets,
cooking baskets, homemade baskets,
and many, many more of all
kinds The final bidding will end at
6:00 on December 1 during the
PTO Family Fun Night. Be sure to
come out on December 1 to support
the PTO and the Union County
Primary School.
Union County Retired
Educators to Meet
Union County Retired
Educator Association, an affiliate of
Georgia Retired Educators
Association, will meet at Cobbs Mill
Restaurant on Wednesday, Dec.
12, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. Members
are asked to bring a gift labeled for
a man or woman to be given to

nursing home residents, which
continues to be one of our annual
projects. JoAnn Hamby, President
of Union County Retired Educators
Association, invites all retired educators
living in the area to attend.
Reservations are necessary and
the number to call is 706-745-
2644.
FBC of Blairsville
Presents: "We
Believe"
Everyone is welcome and
admission is free as First Baptist
Church presents "We Believe" on
Saturday, Dec. 1 at 6:00p.m. and
on Sunday, Dec. 2 also at 6:00

p.m.
First Baptist Church of
Blairsville is located at 203 Blue
Ridge St, Phone 706-745-2469.
Our website is www.fbcvision.com
House of Prayer
Church Choir
Christmas Pageant
Everyone is invited to attend
The House of Prayer Church Choir
Christmas Pageant, to be held
Sunday and Monday, December
16th and 17th, at 7:00 p.m. each
evening.
The House of Prayer Choir is
one of the largest in the area with

over 100 voices. The Band is composed
of keyboards, guitar, bass,
drums, trumpet and violin.
Minister of Music, Mildred
LeCroy has been creating the
Christmas pageants and working
with the choir since 1977. Every
year there are new songs and
added pageantry to hear and see.
Come out and enjoy an
evening of Christmas music and
pageantry. You will be blessed.
The House of Prayer Choir
Double CD: "Live 2004" will be
available in the foyer along with a
new CD of instrumental Christmas
songs recorded by the House of
Prayer Band. For more information
call 706-745-5925.