The winner of last week’s Birthday and Anniversary Club was Kim Blalock. She received a $25 gift certificate to Menlo Restaurant and an arrangement from Duff’s Flowers. If you have names for this week’s Birthday and Anniversary Club you can call 706-591-9038 or e-mail chattooga1180am@hotmail.com
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The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia’s US Bicycle Route 21 is covering 160+ miles from Chattanooga to Atlanta September 29 – October 1, and is coming to Summerville’s Dowdy Park this Friday.
The Coosa Valley Fair marks the beginning of Fall for the residents of the Coosa Valley including Northwest Georgia and Northeast Alabama.
The second annual ‘Project Red Light bike ride’ will be held on the 30th of this month. It will start at the Summerville Boy Scout Hut and end at Desoto State Falls. Registration starts at 11 AM and kick stands will go up at 2 PM.
The cost is $20 per bike and $10 per passenger. BBQ plates will coleslaw and baked beans will be sold after the ride for $10 each, and shirts will be sold for $20. There will be a family-friendly event at the end with a live band, door prizes, bounce houses, face painting, cotton candy, hair coloring, and hot dog plates. Kids get in free. All proceeds will go to local firefighters.
North Georgia Cruisers will have a Cruise In Saturday September 30th from 2 until at Dowdy Park. There will be plenty of food, 50/50 drawing lots of fun and fellowship. Come out and support the North Georgia Cruisers in this Fund Raising activity and enjoy the vintage cars, trucks, and motorcycles.
Mount Vernon Mills and Blood Assurance will be hosting a Blood Drive on Wednesday Sept 27 from 6AM until 5PM in the Denim Mill Central Conference Room at the Central Plaza. A tail-gate style cookout will be held and Football themed shirts or team color socks will be given as a special thank-you to all donors. Blood Assurance normally provides blood products just to our local Tri-state area however with the severe hurricanes in both Texas and Florida, blood donations will be used to help in these hard-hit areas as well. The community is invited to come donate along with Mount Vernon employees. Donors will also enjoy light refreshments.
The Gore Area Volunteer Fire Department will hold their annual meeting coming up on Saturday, October 14, 2017. The meeting will be held at the Gore Fire Hall located on Highway 27 with breakfast at 9 AM and the meeting at 10 AM. The public is welcome to attend.
The Community Free Lunch will be held this Saturday, September 30th at the Summerville First United Methodist Church from 11-noon. All are welcome.
Need something to do during fall break? The Summerville Library is holding a S.T.E.A.M. CAMP on Monday, October 2 and Thursday October 5 2017 from 10 AM to 1 PM.
