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TODAY

FEB. 21


Solo Club gathers

• The Tellico Village Solo Club meets at 5 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month, except December, on the third floor of The Yacht Club of Tellico Village. For more information, call Larry Taylor at 865-657-3028.

Village VFW

• Veterans of Foreign Wars 1st Lt. Alexander Bonnyman Jr. Post 12135 meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month on the third floor of The Yacht Club of Tellico Village. For more information, visit online at www.tvvfw.org.

Diabetes support

• The Tellico Lake Diabetes Support Group meets at 11 a.m. on the third Wednesday of the month in Room D of the Chota Recreation Center. For more information, call 865-640-1614.

Radio Club meeting

• Tellico Lake Amateur Radio Club meets at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at the Tellico Village Volunteer Fire Department. Anyone interested in amateur radio is invited. For more information, email km4ojk@gmail.com.

Help for men

• Matt Noll from Home Instead will offer some solutions for the unique challenges facing male care partners from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church, 260 Wade Street, just off Highway 72. No RSVP is required. For more information, call 865-657-7222 or visit online at ourplacetn.org.

Coffee with Conservatives

• The Conservative Club of Tellico meets every Wednesday morning at Little Italy Restaurant in Tellico Village from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. For more information, contact Gary Busch, club president, gbusch.CCT@gmail.com or visit online at www.conservativecluboftellico.com.

FEB. 26

GOP women meet

• Loudon County Republican Women meets the fourth Monday of February, April, July, August, September and October; and the third Monday of May, at the Avalon Community Clubhouse for a social time at 5:30 p.m. followed by a meeting at 6 p.m. For more information, call Sandy Kennel, president, at 615-429-0010 or follow Loudon County Republican Women on Facebook. Guest speaker for Monday, Feb. 26 is CEO Valerie Millsaps from the Pregnancy Resource Center in Maryville. Follow the Loudon County Republican Women (LCRW) on Facebook to keep up-to-date.

FEB. 28

Coffee with Conservatives

• The Conservative Club of Tellico meets every Wednesday morning at Little Italy Restaurant in Tellico Village from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The meetings are free to attend. For more information, contact Gary Busch, club president, gbusch.CCT@gmail.com or visit online at www.conservativecluboftellico.com.

FEB. 29

Conservative Club of Tellico Guest Speaker

• The Conservative Club of Tellico welcomes Dr. James Lindsay, Expert on CRT, to The Yacht Club of Tellico Village at 4 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Gary Busch, club president, gbusch.CCT@gmail.com or visit online at www.conservativecluboftellico.com.