The toll free Dial-A-Prayer number is 1-877-337-7785.

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Mulberry Baptist Church will have its annual black history program Sunday, February 11, 4 p.m.

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Wills Memorial Hospital Tea and Learn on Tuesday, February 6, 2:30 p.m., in the hospital Café will feature Skin Care for Older Adults presented by Ashley Branan, Mary Kay representative. For reservations or more information, call 706-678-9272.

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A community CPR class will be taught by Teresa Stockwell, paramedic with the Wilkes County EMS, in the Wills Memorial Hospital Library Saturday, February 10, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Cost to be paid at the beginning of the class is $10. For reservations and or more information call 706-678- 9272.

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The annual Woman's Club John Duggan Memorial Scholarship Dinner will be held on Monday, February 12, 7 p.m., at the clubhouse. Tickets are $15 and can be obtained from any club member or by contacting Jean Steed at 706-678-6920.

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New Saints CME Church, 515 Baltimore Rd., Washington, will hold the next SNAP meeting on Saturday, February 10, 10 a.m.

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New Saints CME Church will celebrate its first anniversary Sunday, February 11, 2 p.m., with Dr. Jason Cobb as the speaker.

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The Washington-Wilkes Arts Foundation annual meeting of members will be held Tuesday, January 30, 6 p.m., at the Mary Willis Library.

.. The Friends of the Library will meet Thursday, February 8, 3 p.m., in the Pope Community Room at the Mary Willis Library. The program will be "Hearts, Flowers, and Books." Interested persons are invited to attend and become a Friend.

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Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Junior Choir, Rayle, will celebrate its anniversary on Sunday, February 4, 3 p.m., at the church. Guest choirs will be Mt. Ephraim Youth for Christ Choir of Atlanta; R. Bryant Smith Choir, Athens; and the S.A. Bishop Choir, Carlton. Everyone is invited to the celebration.

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The Washington-Wilkes Parks & Recreation Fifth Annual Cheerleading Competition 2007 will be held Saturday, March 24, 11 a.m.

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"Guys and Dolls" will be presented at the Fort Gordon Dinner Theatre February 16, 17, 23, and 24; and March 1, 2, and 3, 7 p.m., dinner; 8 p.m., show. For reservations and information call 706-793-8552.

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Learning in Retirement, Washington Chapter, is sponsoring a trip to Augusta March 20 for entertainment and lunch at St. Paul's Episcopal Church and visits to the Morris Museum of Art and the Wilson and Walton homes. Cost is $7 for lunch and reservations are due to Dr. Oliver Myers by February 5.

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True Light Church, 152 Horace Callaway Rd., will open a clothes closet February 17, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Women's, men's, and children's clothes, and some shoes, will be available.

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The Old School Reunion will meet Saturday, February 10, 11 a.m., at the Third Shiloh Building.

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Reeves Chapel Baptist Church, M.W. Gresham Youth Chorale will be having rehearsal Saturday, February 3, 12:30 p.m., at the church.

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The Pole Branch Young Adult Choir will celebrate its anniversary Sunday, February 18, 3 p.m. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m.

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The Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) will meet Thursday, February 8, 11 a.m., at Southern Elegance Bed and Breakfast, 115 W. Robert Toombs Avenue, Washington. Those attending should bring awards and recognition sheets. All members, retired educators, and anyone who plans to retire from the field of education are invited to attend.

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Solomon Pool Deliverance Ministries of Lincolnton will have an evening of praise and worship February 10, 5 p.m. Different groups and individuals from the CSRA will be in attendance.

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The W-W Historical Foundation will meet Sunday, February 4, 2:30 p.m., at the Robert Toombs House. Dr. Tim Drake of Clemson University will be the guest speaker, discussing the dating of historic structures by observation of their style, construction techniques, and materials. Attendees may tour the Toombs House for free, courtesy of the Foundation.

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A pancake supper will be held on Saturday, February 10, at Harper's Family Care Home (formerly Bootleggers) just off the North By-Pass, Washington, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Donations will be accepted. All proceeds will go toward the new Family Life Center being built by Beulah Baptist Church.

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Learning In Retirement will have a course on "Foundations of Wester Civilization - Sumer to Greece" February 5 and 12, 2 p.m., at the Parish House. The DVD course features Dr. Thomas F.X. Noble as the lecturer. Visitors are welcome.

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A Learning In Retirement Course on "Finding William Bartram's Buffalo Lick" will be held at the Parish House, 2 p.m., March 12 and 19. Dr. Louis DeVorsey is the lecturer.

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Johnie and Pearl Lowe celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary January 30.

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A Learning In Retirement Course on "Writing About Your Life," with Peggy Barnett and Bolton Lunceford as instructors, will be held April 2, 9, and 16, 2 p.m., at the Parish House.

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The anniversary of the Springfield Baptist Church Ushers will be observed February 11, 11:30 a.m., at the church.