Latest community news:
-6/29: 'Opening the Door to the Future' helps close familiar door to community's past. HM
-Dixie Swim Club from Pumphouse Players opens this weekend. Details
-Atlanta Braves' Street Team part of Saturday evening's downtown concert activities: The summer concert series features Caribbean Soul from 7 to 9 p.m. Click Braves
-7/1: Celebrating Freedom concert set: The Bartow Winds Community Concert Band announces its Celebrating Freedom Concert to be held on Thursday, July 1. The concert begins at 7 p.m., and will be held in Freedom Plaza in downtown Cartersville at the Depot. Admission is free but donations will be accepted supporting Advocates for Children. Musical selections include "The Stars and Stripes Forever" by Sousa, "The Armed Forces Salute" spotlighting each branch of our military, "Ashokan Farwell" by Jay Ungar featuring Ms. Miriam Smith on violin, and many other selections celebrating America. The Bartow Winds is a non-profit organization founded in the spring of 2009 as both an outlet for local musicians and a way to raise funds for charities. Its members range from high school and college students to adults. Bartow Winds is under the direction of Michael D. Elzey, with assistance from David Snipes. Future concerts include a fall concert scheduled at the opening of the new Cartersville Civic Center, a Veterans Day Celebration at Cloverleaf Elementary in November, a delightful Christmas concert in December, and a concert of Broadway revues as part of the Georgia Artists Series at Reinhardt University in the spring of 2011. For further information, please email bartowwinds@gmail.com or lwindsor57@comcast.net.
-6/26: Second Annual Bike Wash hosted by Chapter 376 and Hooter's of Cartersville, from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m., benefitting Feed the Children. For more, click www.Star376.com
Thursday's Buzz
-June 25, 26 grand opening set for Spring Place Pottery's Artists Gallery: A reception is planned from 5 until 8 p.m. June 25 at the shop, 15 E. Main St., Cartersville. On display: pottery, paintings and handmade art by both local and regional artists.
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Gingrey places second in House GOP new media challenge:
56 members took part in the six-week "March Madness" competition to see who could gain the most new Facebook friends, Twitter followers and YouTube subscribers. Rep. John Fleming, R-La., took first prize (winning an iPhone) while Rep. Phil Gingrey, R-Ga. took second prize (a flip cam). That's a copy of Gingrey's Tweet to the right announcing the end of the challenge Gingrey
-June 11-12: Labor department workshop for laid-off employees in Dalton: The Georgia Department of Labor will continue a series of workshops to help laid-off employees of educational institutions transition into new careers. The workshops, which will last two hours, will be held at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center, 211 Dug Gap Battle Road in Lecture Hall Theater. The workshops are not job fairs; they're designed for the education employees being laid off throughout the state.
-Optimist Club golf tournament results: The 2010 Optimist Junior Golf Tournament sponsored by the Rome Noon Optimist Club was held at Meadow Lakes Golf Club on Tuesday, June 1. Winner in the Boys 16-18 Division was Levi Nix from LaFayette. In the Boys 14-16 Division Jacob Mitchell from Rome won in a playoff over Jacob Reeves from Trion. Thomas Brumbeloe from Canton was the winner in the Boys 10-12 Division. On the girls side Hannah White from Rome won the 14-16 Division and Dallas Vaughn from Calhoun won the 12-13 Division. Photos: Please click here and here.
Optimist Club presents $500 check to CAP's Rome composite squadron
The Noon Optimist Club of Rome recently presented a check to the Rome Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol for $500 to support their goals of aerospace education, cadet programs, and emergency services. Pictured from left to right are: Captain Hayden Collins; Cadet Destiny Palmer; Cadet /Major Christiana Loudermilk ; Captain Philip Boylan; Cadet Michael Loudermilk; Chaplain Alex Mills; and Noon Optimist President Scott Wood.
Cartersville Restaurant Deals builds to more than 700 members: Launched May 1, the Facebook page quickly is becoming a go-to spot for restaurant deals in Cartersville-Bartow County. Authored by a restaurant owner, it is intended for local shops to post specials and deals. Six weeks in, it is booming. Click Cartersville.
Dining & Drink (click)
-Latest public health restaurant inspection scores for Northwest Georgia.
-New this week: Links to specific reports of restaurants scoring 69 or less.
-North Georgia wineries offer song, swinging vines, Father's Day brunch.
Wednesday reports from the Bartow County Jail. Click & Click
Your latest forecast:
-Thursday: 60% chance of rain, high of 90; low of 68, 30% rain chance.
-Friday: 30% rain chance, high of 94; low of 69, 20% rain chance.
-Weekend preview: Mid-90s, low near 70. 30% rain chance.
-Extended forecast: Click / Regional radar
Norman Arey's Sports Roundtable. Arey
-College football musical chairs game is under way.
Rome Braves. Sports
-Braves off Wednesday, home tonight-Saturday vs. Greenville.
-Mills Fitzner's home game photos. Click
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