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. 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.

Wills Memorial Hospital will offer and Lunch and Learn in the Nash Library on February 3 at 12 noon. Dr. Mahesh Duggal will speak on Palliative Medicine (Hospice). Sissy Murray and staff will provide refreshments.

Wills Memorial Hospital will present a Tea and Learn on February 9 at 2:30 p.m. in the hospital café. Kay Mercer will speak on United Hospice. Refreshments will be provided by Sissy Murray and staff.

Booker’s Chapel Baptist Church will hold a Live Recording of the Old Time Camp Meeting Song Service Sunday, January 29, 6 p.m. All interested participants should be present for a mandatory rehearsal January 28, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Early Response Team Training sponsored by the First United Methodist Church will begin Saturday, February 4, 8 a.m., in the fellowship hall of the church. All members of the community regardless of religious affiliation are invited to participate.

Ebenezer Baptist Church at Aonia will have a Fifth Sunday Night Singing January 29, 7 p.m.

Friends of the Mary Willis Library will meet Thursday, February 9, 3 p.m., at the Mary Willis Library.

Flint Hill Baptist Church will have a rally on Sunday, February 5, 11:45 a.m., along with the morning service.

The Greenes, Southern Gospel recording artists from Boone, N.C., will be at the Lincolnton First Assembly of God on Thursday, February 2, 7 p.m. A love offering will be received and a nursery will be provided. First Assembly is located on the Thomson Highway in Lincolnton.

The Fifth Sunday Night Community Worship Service will be held January 29, 7:30 p.m., at Smyrna United Methodist Church. Rev. Marvin Mason, pastor of Independence United Methodist Church, Tignall, will bring the message and the Springfield Community Choir will provide special music.

Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn will be January 31 at 2:30 p.m. in the hospital café. A program on diabetes will be presented by staff members Anne Myers, Beth Young, and Lisa Eskew. Refreshments will be provided by Sissy Murray and staff.

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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 meeting on Saturday, January 28, at 10 a.m. Members and anyone interested in joining are urged to attend the meetings.

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.

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.

Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will present its annual black history program February 19, 4 p.m. Doris Booker is chairman.

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 three-year 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.

The Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association will meet at the Mary Willis Library, 204 East Liberty Street, Thursday, February 9, 11 a.m., with Amethyst Wynn, coordinator for Juvenile Mentoring Program (JUMP), as the speaker. Bring copy of the LWREA Constitution and Bylaws. All members, retired educators, and anyone who plans to retire from the field of education are asked to be present. Membership is granted upon payment of dues to any person who has retired or who plans to retire from the field of education.