• Family Savings Federal Credit Union will be hosting the 2nd Annual Community Shred Day on Friday, Oct. 21, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the branch parking lot located at 355 Richard-son Road adjacent to TimberGhost in Calhoun. From Hwy. 53, turn at Starbucks onto Richardson Road; Family Savings is located on the right. Individuals and businesses are welcome to bring any documents containing sensitive information and have them destroyed on-site free of charge by CINTAS Document Shredding. Help with un-loading the documents will be provided on the day of the event. Information at 706-602-2800 and/or www.familysavingscu.com
• “Working Together: The Key to Ending Domestic Violence” is the theme of the Fifth Annual Domestic Violence Conference to be hosted Friday, Oct. 21 at Dalton State College. High-lights include a morning keynote address on intimate partner violence by Dr. Sheryl Heron and an afternoon plenary address on training for law enforcement officers by Michael Mertz, a former law enforcement officer and certified police trainer. Attendees will have their choice of morning breakout sessions including “Healthcare Professionals’ Response to In-timate Partner Violence” by Dr. Heron, “Domestic Violence in the Workplace: It’s Your Business” by Taylor Thompson Tabb of the Georgia Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and “Same Sex Intimate Partner Violence” by Jennifer Thomas and Laura Barton of United 4 Safety. Lunchtime will include the presentation of awards and an address by Christina Hall on “Losing a Sister to Intimate Partner Violence, The Theresa Parker Story.” Confer-ence attendees will have a choice of second-round breakout sessions, including “Primary Aggressor Investigation on the Scene” by Mertz; “Financial Abuse of At-Risk Adults” by Pat S. King, RN, Division of Aging; and “Teen Dating Violence” by Jackie Davis and Kyle Cole of the Jane Fonda Center of Emory University. Cost of the daylong conference is $35 (includes lunch) for those who register before Oct. 19; after that date, it will be $45 and will not include lunch. For more information: www.daltonstate.edu; those with questions can contact Dr. Cabe at 706-272-2482.
• The Gordon County Home Builders will raffle off a Smith & Wesson BodyGuard .380 Hand-gun with Laser at their Oct. 25 luncheon meeting. Meeting will start at noon and will be held at the Calhoun Convention Center. Tickets for the handgun are $5 each. Proceeds help bene-fit scholarships to a deserving student at our local high schools & other programs of ser-vices. If you would like to purchase a ticket, please contact Mary Payne at 678-986-7217 or e-mail mepayne62@gmail.com.
• The Sweet Spot, a self-serve frozen yogurt store is open Friday, Sept.16 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. The Sweet Spot is closed on Sunday. The business is located at 209 South Wall Street. Visit Facebook.com and type “The Sweet Spot” into the search engine for more information about Calhoun’s newest yogurt store.
• Calhoun High School Yellow Jackets will be playing the Dade County Wolverines this Friday at CHS.
• Sonoraville High School Phoenix will be playing the Lakeview Fort-Oglethorpe Warriors this Friday at SHS.
• Gordon Central High School Warriors will be playing the Chattooga High School Indians at GCHs.
• The Calhoun Unity Group of Narcotics Anonymous meets at St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, 224 Trammell St., and at Friendship Baptist Church at 452 W. Line St. The meeting time is Friday at 7 p.m. at St. Timothy’s.
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