Events for August 2014

LakePoint Sporting Community, the premier sports vacation destination, is hosting Summer Day Camps starting this June for boys and girls, ages 5-12. Activities will include nature hiking, sand volleyball, arts and crafts, capture the flag, kid-friendly Olympic-style games and much more! At LakePoint Sporting Community, it's game day everyday.

Ribbon Cutting 
Aroma Mill Factory Gluten Free Bakery
122 Old Mill Road Suite A
Cartersville, GA 30120

Bartow History Museum’s
5^th Annual Bake Sale Fundraiser
Come out and support the Bartow History Museum on Saturday, August 2, 2014, during the 5th Annual Old Fashioned Bake Sale!  The sale will include a tasty assortment of baked goods ranging from whole and sliced cakes, pies, cookies, brownies, baked breads, and much more.  Proceeds will help the Bartow History Museum continue to preserve Bartow County’s history, and share it through our programs, lectures, and exhibits.

The sale will begin at 8:30 a.m. and continue until 3:00 p.m.  Baked items have been donated by volunteers, museum staff, and local businesses such as: Grand Oaks, Swheat Market, City Cellar and Loft, Johnny Mitchell’s Smokehouse, Jefferson’s, Flavorful Events at Stonewall Manor, Moore’s Gourmet Market, Gilbert Farms, Cody J’s, Louie’s Café, Dunkin Donuts, and others.

This year’s fundraising event will also include a used book sale with a variety of books available at very reasonable prices! Add to your book collection on subjects including history, fiction, crafts, and more.

This event will take place at the Bartow History Museum located at 4 E. Church Street in downtown Cartersville.  Please call Tiffanie Buchberger at 770-382-3818 x 6284 with any questions regarding the bake sale or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org.

Quarterly Luncheon - The guest speaker will be Georgia Supreme Court Justice Robert Benham.

Manufacturers' Appreciation Week Breakfast

All manufacturing employees are invited to drop in for coffee and donuts to celebrate our appreciation of the work you do each day.

The event will be held from 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM in the Anheuser Busch Community Room at the Cartersville - Bartow County Chamber of Commerce.

Golf Committee Meeting

Swheat Market
5 East Main Street
Cartersville

4:30  - 5:30 PM

Bartow Business Women Steering Committee

The Georgia Highlands College Office of Continuing Education will be hosting the 8th Annual Managing Human Resources Seminar on August 6 from 8:30am - 2:30pm.

The seminar will focus on the changing employment landscape in Northwest Georgia and how to attract and retain high quality talent. The seminar will cover several relevant topics including:
- Q&A session on economic development and the future economic climate in Northwest Georgia
- Managing generational diversity and how to integrate and capitalize on the behaviors and attitudes Baby Boomers and Gen XYZers bring to the workplace
- The benefits of providing growth and development opportunities for employees
- Q&A session on the hot legal issues facing employers today

Speakers will include Cartersville/Bartow County Economic Development Director - Melinda Lemmon; Bartow County College and Career Academy CEO - Dr. Paul Sabin, NWGRC Workforce Development Director - Gwen Dellinger, City of Rome Human Resources Director - Rita Odom, Shaw Inc. Manager of Organizational Development - Steve Hawkins, and Constangy, Brooks, and Smith Attorney - Dan Murphy.

This seminar will be held at the Georgia Highlands College Cartersville Campus on Highway 20 in Cartersville.

This seminar is for anyone who manages, supervises or leads employees.

The cost to attend is $59 per person or pay for four employees and the 5th attends for free. Registration costs includes lunch. To register contact George White at GHC Continuing Education Office at 678-872-8240.

Leadership Bartow Orientation        

Please plan to join us for a beer tasting Wednesday, August at 6:00 pm.  Only $10 per adult.

The August Adairsville Eggs & Issues Breakfast will be Thursday, August 7, 2014 at 7:15 AM at the NorthPointe Church Meeting Facility (30 Orchard Road, Adairsville).  The breakfast is sponsored by Ace Home Center and Bartow County Extension Coordinator Paul Pugliese will be the guest speaker.

Please RSVP to Cheryl Hyde by Tuesday, August 5th, at noon.

The Ribbon Cutting for Beyond Limits Therapeutic Riding will be on Thursday, August 7 at 4:30 PM at 55 East Greenridge Road in Cartersville.

Euharlee Food Truck Friday
August 8, 2014
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Frankie Harris Park
Free to attend!

Manufacturers Appreciation Week Planning Committee Meeting
Monday, August 11
9:00 - 10:00 AM

Small Business Council Meeting

Youth Leadership Bartow Orientation
Monday, August 11
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce
122 West Main Street
Cartersville, GA 30120

Chamber Member & Employees Appreciation Day

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Receive an extra 20% off (limited exclusions) regular and sale priced purchase store-wide!  Click here to print your coupon.

Join us for Sparkling Wine MIXOLOGY Wednesday, August 13 at 6:00 pm -- just $10 per adult.

Learn to make your own signature drink, also great for brides and grooms planning a wedding.

Ribbon Cutting - Discount City Furniture
 

Bartow Young Professionals (Ages: 21-40) Networking Event
Rally Volleyball at LakePoint
Cost: $15 at the deck
Thursday, August 14 
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
 

Leadership Bartow Retreat

Leadership Bartow Steering Committee        

Ribbon Cutting - Taj Indian Buffet
11:30AM
Exit 293 – Across from Harley Davidson (where Backyard Burger used to be)

 

Finance Committee Meeting

Bartow Collaborative will not meet this Friday, Please join us for Diagnosing Your Business (below). Bartow Collaborative will resume on Friday, Sept. 26^th, 2014.
 
A FEW MORE SEATS LEFT….
Georgia Center for Nonprofits, Nonprofit University will offer Diagnosing Your Business on Friday, August 22, 2014 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 pm at the Cartersville-Bartow Chamber of Commerce AB Community Room, 122 W Main St, Cartersville, GA 30120. Registration is $10 for staff, board members, and volunteers of local nonprofits, social services, churches, government agencies and businesses in Bartow County and $25 for those serving outside Bartow County. Registration includes lunch. To register, visit
http://www.gcn.org/events/nonprofit-university/Diagnosing-Your-Business.  For questions, contact Tina Grubbs @bartowcollaborative@gmail.com.
 

Ribbon Cutting - Open House - Mid-Supply Company, Inc.
Friday, August 22
11:30 AM Lunch to follow
1 Dean Drive
Cartersville, GA 30120
(411 Inudstrial Park)

At the NEW location: 1 Dean Drive in Cartersville, in the 411 Industrial Park
 

“War at Every Door: Bartow County, 1864”
Bartow County Civil War Bus Tour
 
Have you ever wondered what happened to the civilians in Bartow County during the 1864 Atlanta Campaign?  While there have been numerous books published about the battles of the Atlanta Campaign, less attention has been paid to the civilians who suffered at the hands of both Confederate and Union armies.  
 
Join Bartow History Museum on Saturday, August 23 as Dr. Keith S. Hebert, Bartow County native and Assistant Professor of History at Auburn University, leads a guided bus tour of historic sites in Adairsville, Kingston, Cassville, Cartersville, and stops in between that tell the story of how Bartow County civilians endured many hardships during the Atlanta Campaign.  Come hear stories of women such as Julia Barnsley and Susan Jett Howard who watched as retreating Confederates passed their homes leaving them vulnerable when the invading Yankees arrived soon thereafter. Also, come learn about the experiences of slaves such as Easter Brown and Sarah Jane Patterson who welcomed the Federal Army as liberators.  Participants will learn about countless numbers of deserters, partisans, criminals, and bushwhackers who operated in the county preying upon soldiers and civilians alike.  These stories as well as countless others come from extensive nationwide archival research that has yet to be shared with the public.  Sign up now for this opportunity to see the Civil War in your community from a whole new perspective.

Tickets are $45 for BHM Members and $50 for non-members and are on sale now.  Ticket price includes charter bus transportation, admission fees, lunch, snacks, and a special souvenir.  Ticket holders are asked to meet at Bartow History Museum by 8:45 a.m. on Saturday, August 23.  The bus will depart at 9 a.m. and return to the Museum around 3 p.m.  Bus transportation is provided by Leisure Time.  Space is limited.  Stop by Bartow History Museum Gift Shop or call 770-387-2774 to purchase tickets. 

Toyo Tire NA is currently recruiting for the following positions:
 

• Manufacturing Technician - Employer requires a high school diploma, or GED; be at least 18 years of age, and have at least one year of work experience.
• Maintenance Technician - Employer requires applicant to be at least 18 years old, have a high school diploma, or GED, and must have at least two (2) year experience with PLC in a working environment.

Bring your resume. Employer prefers work experience in a manufacturing facility and a stable work history.  Military experience is a plus; any technical education or college education is a plus.

A WorkKeys Certificate at a Silver level or above is a plus.  If you have already taken the WorkKeys, please bring a copy of scores of certification with you to the event.

EMPLOY GEORGIA!
For more details, please submit an email to SWAT@gdol.ga.gov

 

Bartow GOP welcomes GEMA and Paul Cuprowski, who will be giving a terrific presentation on preparing for natural disasters.

Saturday, August 23 at 9:00 AM
NEW Location at 25 Oak Hill Circle
(across from Country Club Drive on Highway 41)

Golf Tournament Planning Committee
Monday, August 25
4:00 - 5:00 PM
Board Room at the Chamber of Commerce

Executive Committee Meeting

Bartow Business Women Luncheon

Board of Directors Meeting

The Business After Hours for Chili's will be on Thursday, August 28 from 5 pm to 7 pm at their Cartersville location, 630 E. Main Street.

Margaret Mitchell and Gone with the Wind
 
Bartow History Museum welcomes Connie Sutherland, director of the Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum, to the upcoming Evening Lecture on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at 7 p.m.  Sutherland will discuss Margaret Mitchell, her novel Gone with the Wind, and why we’re still talking about it 75 years later. 

In 1936, Margaret Mitchell published her novel Gone with the Wind, and three years later, on December 15, 1939, the movie version premiered at the Loew’s Grand Theatre in Atlanta.  Since that day, the movie has become a classic with a worldwide following.  Mitchell was born in Atlanta in 1900 and grew up hearing stories of the American Civil War.  She began writing the book in 1926, finishing it 10 years later.  The book, set in Georgia during the Civil War and Reconstruction, won Mithchell the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1937.

The lecture will take place at the Bartow History Museum on Thursday, August 28, at 7 p.m.  Following the presentation, an exhibit of Gone with the Wind materials from the Bartow History Museum collection will be opened.  This exhibit will include rare copies of the book, souvenirs given to the attendees of the Cartersville 1937 Junior-Senior Prom by Margaret Mitchell, and a set of lithographs of many of the characters from the movie, including Scarlett O’Hara and Rhett Butler.  This exhibit will be open through the end of 2014. 

The Bartow History Museum is located at 4 E. Church Street in downtown Cartersville.  For more information on this and other BHM programs, call 770-382-3818, ext. 6288 or visit our website at www.bartowhistorymuseum.org. 

Ribbon Cutting: Simonton Financial Associates
217 S. Erwin Street
Cartersville, GA. 30120
Ph: 770.386.5900