Si estan interesados aprenden I’ngles – gratis. Llamen 706-7435909 o 706-678-1855.
If you want to learn English – free, call 706-743-5909 or 706678-1855.
New Saints CME Church, 515 Baltimore Road, Washington, will hold this month’s SNAP meetings on Saturday, January 21 and 28, at 10 a.m. Members and anyone interested in joining are urged to attend the meetings.
The Wilkes County Board of Health will meet Friday, January 27, 11 a.m., in the Health Department on Gordon Street.
Washington Area Faith in Action and the First United Methodist Church will sponsor a public meeting on Medicare Part D, Rx insurance on Tuesday, January 24, 3:30 p.m., at the Pope Center on Lexington Avenue. Local pharmacists will give complete descriptions and assist in application. Refreshments will be provided.
Athens Technical College’s Wilkes County Training Programs will be conducting classes in Spanish Level I at the Adult Learning Center behind McDonald’s January 24 through March 7. The registration deadline is January 19. Classes will be held on Tuesdays from 6 to 8 p.m. Cost is $85. Call Polly Fievet at 678-7647 for more information.
The Civil War Round Table of Washington will meet Monday, January 23, in Watchmaker’s restaurant at 6 p.m., with dinner for $10 per person. E. Allen Burton will be speaking on “The Confederacy’s Other Army – The Army of Tennessee.”
The Wilkes County Board of Registrars will meet Thursday, January 19, 10 a.m., in Room 323 of the Wilkes County Courthouse. The public is invited.
Transforming Life Ministries will sponsor a Love Fellowship worship service for Carolyn Cook Binns on Sunday, February 5, 4 p.m., at the Third Shiloh Mission Center. Rev. Roy Andrews will deliver the message. The Cook and Binns families, Rocky Mount Baptist Church, and the Class of 1972 will be special guests.
Black history will be celebrated during February with a community market day in the historical Reese J. Booker playground and Whitehall Street. There will be vendors, games for children, and cooking of various soul foods. Admission is free. Persons interested in participating should call Felicia Echols at 706-678-2013 during business hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
An AARP Safe Driving Course will be held in the Conference Room of the First Baptist Church February 13 and 14, from 1 to 5 p.m. Persons interested can reduce their insurance premium by attending this class. Attendance will entitle participants to threeyear reduction in their automobile insurance premium. Cost for the course is $10 per person, payable to AARP. To confirm attendance, contact Ruth Rogers at 678-7366. Class size is limited.
Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will present its annual black history program February 19, 4 p.m. Doris Booker is chairman.
The Housing Authority of the City of Washington Board of Directors will meet January 25, 5 p.m., at the office.
The Dial-A-Prayer Ministry is sponsored in the Wilkes County area by Beaverdam Baptist Church, Rayle. The toll-free telephone number to call to hear a different speaker each day is 1877-337-7785.
Reservations for the “From the Heart” Valentine benefit on Saturday, February 11, 6-9 p.m., at the W-W Country Club may be made at Tena’s Jewelry and Gifts in Downtown Washington or mailed to the Wills Memorial Hospital Foundation, P.O. Box 176, Washington 30673.
Registration for participating in the Washington-Wilkes Little League Program 2006 is underway and will continue until February 17 at the Ashley Park office on Monday-Friday, 4-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. If you have questions, call Tommy Saggus at 706-293-4434.
Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn will be Tuesday, January 31, 2:30 p.m. A program on diabetes will be presented by Anne Myers, RN, MSN; Beth Young, PhD, RD, and Lisa Eskew, LPN.
The Washington-Wilkes Arts Foundation will hold its annual meeting January 31, at the Washington Jockey Club at 5:30 p.m. All members are urged to attend. For more information, contact Debbie Wells at 706-678-2243.
A meeting will be held for all persons who expect to be coaching during the WashingtonWilkes Little League 2006 program will be held Monday, January 23, 6:30 p.m., in the Wills Memorial Hospital Café.
