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

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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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Christ City of Prayer will have a men’s program Sunday, January 24, 3 p.m.

The Washington-Wilkes Arts Foundation will have its annual meeting Thursday, January 28, 7 p.m., at the Mary Willis Library.

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On Sunday, January 24, the junior class of Briarwood Academy is hosting an evening of praise and worship with the Christian band, "Sweet Fellowship." The concert will begin at 5:30 p.m. and features 2008 graduate Ethan DeMore.

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Transforming Life Ministries will sponsor a "Master's Monday" worship service at the Church of the Mediator on February 1 at 7 p.m. The guest ministers are Evangelist Brenda Nunnally, Cherry Grove Associate Minister; and Rev. Lance Pitts, pastor of Gibson Grove Baptist Church, Washington, and Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Greensboro.

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New Springhill Baptist Church will host the 81st anniversary of the Wilkes and Oglethorpe Singing Convention Sunday, January 31, 12 noon. The sermon will be by Minister Neal Parks and music by Waggoner Grove Male Chorus.

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New Springhill Baptist Church, 2491 Crawfor dvill Philomath, will have its annual deacons fellowship Sunday, January 24, 2:30 p.m. Pastor Ben K. Willis and the Billups Grove Baptist Church of Athens will be special guests.

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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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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.

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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.

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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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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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.

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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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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, located between the hospital and Wilkes County Health Department. The public is invited to attend these sessions. For more information, call Pat Niemann at 706-678- 9272.

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New Life Baptist Church, 808 E. Robert Toombs Ave., Washington, will have winter revival services January 25-28, 7 p.m. Guest evangelist will be Kenny Marr. John Smith is the host pastor.

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Springfield Baptist Church, Washington, will have its ushers anniversary program Sunday, February 14, 11:30 a.m.

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The Mulberry Baptist Church will have its black history program Sunday, February 14, 3 p.m.