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DivorceCare Group Ministry...
New Divorce Care session starting at Pleasant Valley North Baptist Church.
We are very pleased with the response this new ministry received within our community. As many know, divorce affects everyone and many find themselves in a position of anger, depression and fear. P...
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thoughts to ponder
oxymoronics : Miss Rome contest:not an entry was from Rome. New session in Atlanta:want to slash $1 billion from budget.they just came from Wild Game dinner:why not take $1 billion from WILD HOG F...
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New County Water Meters
We need to be aware of the new water meters the county is now using. I've been in my residence 10 years and my usage has always been between 3 & 5 thousand gallons per month. Now, the water dept. s...
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New Metal Band Up and Coming.
There have been quite a few bands pop up in our region in the past few years. Most never really amount to much on the grander scale. However, the clubs here and in the Atlanta area have proven to...
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School D/B Guide
Southeast Elementary
Principals Name Mr. Doug Long Address 1400 Crane Street Rome, GA 30161 Web site School Website Phone Number (706) 232-4913 Year Built/Open 1971 Enrollment 295 After School...
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Armuchee Elementary School
Principals Name Rodney Stewart Address 5075 Martha Berry Highway Rome, GA 30165 Web site School Website Phone Number 706.802.6758 Year Built/Open 1994 Enrollment 525 Befo...
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Garden Lakes Elementary School
Principals Name Mary Alcorn Address 2903 Garden Lakes Blvd. Rome, GA 30165 Web site http://www.floydboe.net/Sites/Site7/ HomePage.asp?&Check=True&Check=True Phone Number 706-236-18...
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Anna K. Davie Elementary
Principals Name Ms. Garnica Lewis Address 301 Nixon Avenue Rome, GA 30161 Web site School Website Phone Number (706) 234-4118 Year Built/Open 1957 Enrollment 205 Before Sc...
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Rome Middle School
Principals Name Mr. Greg Christian Address 1020 Veterans Memorial Highway Rome, Ga. 30161 Web site School Website Phone Number (706) 235-4695 Year Built/Open 1992 Enrollment ...
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Armuchee High School
Principals Name Dr. James Burris Address 4203 Martha Berry HWY Rome, GA 30165 Web site School Website Phone Number (706) 236-1886 Year Built/Open 1981 Enrollment 622 Schoo...
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Alto Park
Type of Park Park Address 1014 Burnett Ferry Rd SW, Rome, GA 30165-8706 Phone Number 706-290-0072, 706-291-0766 Web site http://www.rfpra.com/park-alto.htm Available A...
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Riverview Park
Type of Park Park Address Located behind the levee on the Coosa River. Web site http://www.rfpra.com/park-riverview.htm Available Activities Consists of a Youth Sports Complex to in...
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Heritage Park
Type of Park Park Address 2nd Ave and Broad Street Rome, GA 30161 Located at the confluence of the Etowah and Oostanaula Rivers. Web site http://www.rfpra.com/park-heritage.htm Ava...
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Zion Farms
Type of Park Equestrian Center Address 2979 Big Texas Valley Rd. NW Rome, Georgia 30165 Phone Number 706-235-8002 Web site general@zionfarms.com Available Activities Summer ...
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Midway Park
Type of Park Park Address Located off of Wax Road. Web site http://www.rfpra.com/park-midway.htm Available Activities Offers outdoor basketball courts, tennis courts, picnic shelt...
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The Anthony Center
Type of Park Recreation Center Address 2901 Garden Lakes Blvd NW Phone Number 706 235-3870 Web site Click here to see Web site Available Activities Day camps, after school progra...
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Avery Hall caught this large catfish in the Garden Lakes area on Wednesday. (Contributed photo)
Avery Hall caught this large catfish in the Garden Lakes area on Wednesday. (Contributed photo)
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Health Quest 2010
The WOPS, Barbara Payne (from left), Nellie Justice, Melinda Rose and Cathy Dominy, was the winner of the team competition during Health Quest II, dropping 17 percent of their combined body weight. (Doug Walker, RN-T)
Health Questers drop half a ton overall
Health Quest II participants dropped more than half a ton during the past six and a half months. While close to 300 people started the campaign, which ended Saturday, Amy Patterson at the YMCA sa...
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Health Quest 2011 finale scheduled for Sept. 24
When we’re trying to lose weight, we all wish we had a few more days or weeks to reach our goal. Participants of Health Quest are getting just that — an extra month to drop as many pounds as p...
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Pictured at the 2011 Peachtree Roadrace are Bobby Howerton (left), Ellen Garrard, Hayley Garrard Howerton, Mike Snow, Connie Nolan, Ansley Nolan and Kyle Doegg.
Peachtree Road Race – check!
I’m getting over a bad attitude. It had less to do with my actual real life experiences and more to do with my reaction to them. A fall here, a tweaked back there, a comment taken the wrong way, ...
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Doug Walker is a cycling fan. One of his dreams is to go to Europe to watch the Tour de France. He was the 2010 Health Quest winner, losing more than 72 pounds. (Ken Caruthers/rn-t)
Understanding own body critical to weight loss success
One of the best assets of aging is experience. Note that I did not say wisdom. I’ve packed more than my share of weight-losing experience into my almost 58 years on the planet. One of the things I...
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Tara Nolan like to kayak. Sometimes paddling is easy; sometimes it s hard work...just like her weight-loss journey. (Ryan Smith/rn-t)
Years of dieting didn’t work, but something just clicked with Health Quest
Let’s see, where do I begin to tell the story? Diets have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I have read about them, talked about them and been on one in some sort way before I e...
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Ellen Garrard was one of the top 10 performers in Health Quest 2010.(Daniel Varnado/rn-t)
Adversity can make us stronger; the important thing is not to quit
What a busy spring this has been! With all the nasty weather, I have spent a lot of time working in my yard — picking up limbs and branches, raking up leaves and pine needles — and finding time to ...
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Local Bands D/B Guide
Clayton Jones and The Mad Poets
Band History C.J. and The Poets are a side-project grown out of local bluegrass and Americana favorite The Groundhawgs. “I think Groundhawgs fans will enjoy what we’ve got in store,” said Clayt...
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Alternator
Band History Alternator were formed when two guys met each other through their job together and said hey man you wanna jam? It went from there picking up members as it snowballed down dream stre...
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Dead Astronauts
Band History "ok" Description "Like Burning toenails" Group Members "yeah" Genres Punk,Rockabilly,Grunge Contact Information 770-546-2441
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Gary Greene "The Grand Imagineer"
Band History "I am a Storyteller singer songwriter. Or simply put,Just Another Undiscovered Overnite Storytelling Songwriting Sensation." Description Solo performer/ Singer songwriter/ Folk...
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The Michael Jack Band
Band History "We have all 3 been playing music since a young age growing up in a gospel music family it was just a natural thing for Michael. Michael met Scott about 5 yrs. ago but never played ...
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Magnolia
From the Porch Swing: Editor’s message
Fall is my favorite time of year around Rome. Of course, I love seeing the colorful leaves all around our Tree City and then hearing them crunch and rustle underfoot after they have blanketed the g...
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She Said questions and answers
What is the most unusual name you have given a pet? Brittany Powell: A fish named Elizabeth Taylor. Sue Anderson: Icarus (Icky for short), a baby squirrel who fell from his nest, seemingly the...
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Cheers!: Milk shakes are creamy treats for all ages
Some folks like their vanilla ice cream served straight up. But take that creamy standby and add some fruit and other ingredients and toss in the blender, and you can conjure up all sorts of creati...
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Taste of Home Cooking School chef Michelle Roberts cooks during the annual cooking school demonstration. (Lisa Hall, RN-T.com)
Bon Appetit Y’all: Fun recipes for the whole family to help make and enjoy
Every fall the Rome News-Tribune brings the Taste of Home Cooking School to town for area food fans, who eagerly await it. Year after year culinary specialist Michelle “Red” Roberts conducts Cooki...
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