The Wilkes County Board of Commissioners will meet Thursday, October 13, 2 p.m., at the Courthouse.
Washington Connections Premier Show and Sale of Original Art is set for Saturday and Sunday, November 5-6, on The Square in Downtown Washington. Free to the public.
The 2005 Silent Auction for the benefit of the building fund of the W-W Humane Shelter Association will be held at the Pope Community Center on Lexington Avenue, Friday, November 18, 79:30 p.m. Bidding closes at 9 p.m. Admission is free. There will be free refreshments and lots of great items (usually at bargain prices) await lucky winning bidders.
Neal Beard, second pastor of Victory Baptist Church, will be the speaker at Victory Baptist church for services on November 27. Pastor Beard was scheduled to participate in the recent homecoming at Victory but was unable to do so because of the health problem.
A blood drive to benefit the victims of the hurricanes will be held in Wilkes County on November 3. Time and place will be announced later.
Heard’s Chapel Baptist Church will have a men and women’s day program on Sunday, November 13, 3 p.m. The guest church will be New Salem Baptist Church, Rev. R.L. Reynolds, pastor. Dinner will be served at 2 p.m.
The Wilkes County Health Department Board of Directors will meet Friday, October 14, 11 a.m., at the health department on Gordon Street.
The Wilkes County Board of Education will meet Monday, October 17, 7:30 p.m.
Lafayette Lodge #23, F&AM, at 205 E. Liberty St., will have a regular communication and confer the Entered Apprentice Degree on Thursday, October 13, 7:30 p.m. Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m.
The Washington Woman’s Club will sponsor a yard sale November 5 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the clubhouse. For more information or to donate items, contact Kathy Overstreet at 6787461.
The Word Bible Study Class is sponsoring an outreach service entitled “Lord, Please Save Our Children,” Sunday, October 16, 3 p.m., at the Third Shiloh Baptist Mission Center, 219 McLendon Drive.
The W-W Humane Shelter is raffling a quilt made by Pat James to benefit the Shelter’s spay-neuter program. The quilt features pictures of dogs, cats, kittens, and puppies, and will be given away at the Rayle Ramble. Tickets are $1 each.
Tabor Baptist Church will have homecoming on Sunday, October 16, beginning with singing at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served in the fellowship hall. Revival services will be held Sunday through Wednesday evenings at 7 p.m., with a different speaker each service.
Beulah Volunteer Fire Department is having a chicken barbecue Saturday, October 22, 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
The W-W Elementary School Council will meet Thursday, October 13, 6 p.m., in the school conference room.
Flu shots will be available at the Wilkes County Health Department, Gordon Street, Washington, beginning Thursday, October 13. Hours are 8 a.m.-12 p.m; 1-4 p.m.
The Wilkes County Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS) Board of Directors will meet Tuesday, October 18, 10 a.m., at the Edward B. Pope Community Center, Lexington Avenue.
The Christian Service Organization of Fishing Creek Baptist Church will have a Country Cooking Supper at the church on Saturday, October 22, 6-8:30 p.m. Plates are $6 each. All proceeds go to charity.
The St. Luke Baptist Church, Metasville Road, Lincolnton, will have a centennial celebration on Sunday, October 16, 2:30 p.m. Rev. W.R. Ferrell of Washington will be the guest speaker. Dinner will be served.
The Friends of the Mary Willis Library will meet Thursday, October 13, 3 p.m., at the library.
Learning In Retirement (LIR) will meet Monday, October 17, 2 p.m., at the Episcopal Parish House, and hear Skeet Willingham speak on Wilkes County tourist sites.
The Pilot Club of Washington will sponsor a spaghetti supper fundraiser on Saturday, October 22, 5-7 p.m., in the fellowship hall of the First United Methodist Church. Tickets are $5 each for eat-inor take-out and may be obtained from any Pilot Club member.
New Saints CME Church, 515 Baltimore Rd., Washington, will have SNAP meeting Saturday, October 22, 10 a.m. Members and those who would like to join are encouraged to attend.
The I’d Rather Be In Tignall Fall Festival is set for Saturday, November 5, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Donations of home baked cakes and more vendors are needed. Contact Gloria Ware at 285-2058 or Carolyn Gammon at 285-2736 for more information.
The regular Shepeard Community Blood Drive sponsored by Wills Memorial Hospital Auxiliary will be held on November 17, 2-7 p.m., at the Pope Community Center on Lexington Avenue. Other blood drives announced for the area are extra and not a replacement for the regular drive.
The public is invited to the Civil War Round Table of Washington meeting October 24 at Watchmaker’s restaurant with dinner at 6 p.m. for $10 per person. Kit Rushing, editor of Fanny Andrews’ “Journal of a Georgia Woman,” and “A Family Secret,” will be guest speaker. For dinner reservations call 678-5901.
Lyonsville Baptist Church will celebrate its 130th anniversary Sunday, October 23, 3 p.m., with Rev. Richardson, pastor of Clifford Grove Baptist Church, Rayle, as guest speaker. The choir will render the music.
White Rock Baptist Church, Lincolnton, will recognize the accomplishments of its students on Sunday, October 23, 10:15 a.m., during the regular worship service. Minister Brian Ware of Atlanta will be the guest speaker.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church will celebrate its 134th anniversary Sunday, October 23, 2 p.m., with Rev. R.L. Reynolds, pastor of the New Salem Baptist Church, as the speaker.
The Class of 1973 will meet at the Lucky Day Café Sunday, October 23, 5 p.m. All interested members, call William Derricott at 678-4471 or Rosa Gladmon at 678-2076.
Flint Hill Baptist Church will have the choir’s anniversary Sunday, November 6, 3 p.m.
White Rock Baptist Church Gospel Choir will begin the fall revival services at the church on Sunday, October 23, 3 p.m., by celebrating its 46th anniversary. Revival services will begin Monday, October 24, and continue through Wednesday, October 26, 7:30 p.m., with Rev. Steve Berry, pastor of the New Exodus Baptist Church, Hephzibah, as guest speaker.
The 10th District General Missionary Baptist Convention of Georgia is sponsoring a Cluster Revival, Cluster #4, consisting of Wilkes, Lincoln, and Taliaferro counties. Services will be on Monday and Tuesday, October 17-18, 7 p.m., at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 306 Baltimore Road, Washington. For more information call Pastor Charles Belton at 706-564-6121.
As a ministry of the First Baptist Church, Washington, the church will sponsor “Trunks of Treats” on The Square in Downtown Washington Sunday, October 30, 6-8 p.m. There will be candy, games, prizes, and everyone is invited.
Pompey’s Chapel Baptist Church on the Lundberg Road will have Family and Friends Day on November 6, 4 p.m., with Rev. Fred Weems bring the message.
The Annual Nance C. Long Walk of Hope cancer drive sponsored by Beta Sigma Phi, Eta Omicron Chapter, will be held on Friday, November 4, 6 p.m., on The Square in Downtown Washington.
Gibson Grove Baptist Church will celebrate the fourth anniversary of the pastor on Sunday, November 6, 11:30 a.m. Pastor L.V. Turman and Faith Christian Center will be in charge of the service.
A blood drive to benefit the victims of the hurricanes will be held in Wilkes County on November 3. Time and place will be announced later.
Heard’s Chapel Baptist Church will have a men and women’s day program on Sunday, November 13, 3 p.m. The guest church will be New Salem Baptist Church, Rev. R.L. Reynolds, pastor. Dinner will be served at 2 p.m.
The Wilkes County Health Department Board of Directors will meet Friday, October 14, 11 a.m., at the health department on Gordon Street.
To provide a “hallowed Christian experience,” not Halloween, Transforming Life Ministries will sponsor a “Hallowed Be Thy Name” youth worship service on Sunday, October 30, 4 p.m., at the Third Shiloh Center. Young people will be speaking, singing, and dancing; a movie will be shown; board games will be available, along with deli treats and generous candy bags.
The Wilkes County Board of Registrars will meet Thursday, October 13, 9 a.m., in Room 323, Wilkes County Courthouse.
The Springfield Community Mass Choir will celebrate its 137th anniversary Sunday, October 16, at the church. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m. and the program at 3 p.m.
