The Lions Club will have a chicken barbecue on Saturday, January 30, at the Lions Club building on Spring Street. Tickets are available from any Lions Club member or by calling Mary Hubbard or Lisa Drake at 706- 678-2422. Orders may be called in to the Lions Club on that Saturday morning for reservations as long as chicken is available. The Lions Club number is 706-678-2951.

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Members of the Kiwanis Club of Washington are selling large shelled pecan halves for $8 per pound. Contact any member of the club for information.

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The Bereavement Support Group sponsored by Wills Memorial Hospital will meet Wednesday, February 10, at 1 p.m., in the hospital library. The meeting is open to the public and focuses on the sharing of experiences and changes to everyday living that have come about by the loss of a loved one. The program is facilitated by Rev. Glen Kohlhagen, pastor of the Washington Presbyterian Church. For information, call 706-678- 7511.

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The Mary Willis Library will close at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday during the winter months due to budget cuts.

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Hours for the Washington- Wilkes Animal Shelter have changed. The shelter is now open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.; or by appointment by calling 706-678-3187.

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Mt. Carmel Baptist Church will have its annual deacon board program January 17, 4 p.m.

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Contributions to the Salvation Army may be sent to Dot Harris, 509 North Alexander Avenue, Washington 30673.

ƒ The annual Doris Booker Black History Program will be held February 21, 3 p.m., at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church, 306 Baltimore Road, Washington. The speaker will be Mayor Willie Burns of Washington.

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The Lincoln-Wilkes Retired Educators Association (LWREA) will meet at 11 a.m. Thursday, January 14, at the Lincoln County public library. All retired educators are invited to attend.

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New Saints CME Church, 515 Baltimore Rd., Washington, will hold this month's SNAP meeting Saturday, January 23, at 10 a.m.

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Cherry Grove Baptist Church will have its usher board program January 24 at 3 p.m. The guest speaker will be Evangelist Kathy Butler.

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Solomon Pool Deliverance Ministries will have a youth service January 31, at 11 a.m., with the guest speaker as minister Denise Hearts Williams of Atlanta. Minister Williams is a former student of Lincoln County High School.

The Concerned Citizens of Wilkes County will meet January 19 at 7 p.m. at the Mary Willis Library.

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There will be a barbecue plate benefit for Jimmy Fisher at Possumm Cafe in Rayle January 16, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Cost is $7.00 per plate.

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Learning In Retirement (LIR) will have program on Economic Change 10:30 a.m., at the Parish House on January 20 and 27.

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The Learning in Retirement (LIR) Tour, Hourglass Studio, is set for January 16. Meet at the Parish House at 10 a.m.

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The Wilkes County Board of Registrars will meet Thursday, January 21, in Room 323, Wilkes County Courthouse at 10 a.m.

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New Ford Baptist Church in Wilkes County will celebrate black history month with a 3 p.m. worship experience on February 14. Guest speaker will be Rev. Charles E. Goodman Jr., pastor of the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Augusta. The Union Norman Note Singers will sing several "note songs" in the tradition of many of the church elders and foreparents in the black church.

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The Washington- Primary School Council will meet Wednesday, January 20, at 12:00 noon.

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Solomon Pool Deliverance Ministries will have an evening of songs on January 30, 3 p.m. The Anointed Brother from August will be the guest group. There will be groups from Lincolnton and Washington.

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The Friends of the Mary Willis Library will meet Thursday, February 11, 3 p.m., in the meeting room of the library.

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The Washington Church of God, 1365 Tignall Road, will sponsor a healing explosion Sunday, January 24, at 6 p.m. Dr. Sandra G. Kennedy, senior pastor of Whole Life Ministries in Augusta, will lead the program on things people need to know about the healing power of God. Admission is free and those attending are invited to "come as you are."

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Jackson's Chapel AME Church will have its men and women's day program Sunday, January 17, at 2:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Dennis Joe Quinn of the First Baptist Church, Lincolnton and Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Martinez.

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Wills Memorial Hospital will hold low impact classes every Tuesday morning from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the education room at the Simpson Building. For more information, call 706-678-9272.