Aug. 12

— The Bladen and Columbus Alumni Chapter of N.C. A&T State University will hold a membership meeting at the Dream Center, located at 403 S. Martin Luther King Ave. in Whiteville at 10 a.m. Officers will present a program of important changes in the Aggie Alumni structure. All alumni of N.C. A&T SU invited to this important meeting.

— The annual “Made in the Shade” Classic Cruisers Car Show will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in front of San Jose Mexican Restaurant in Elizabethtown.

Aug. 14

— The Bladen County Health and Human Services Advisory Committee meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the large conference room at the Health Department.

Aug. 17

— The Democratic Women of Bladen County will meet at 6 p.m. Agenda items include the upcoming state convention in Winston-Salem in September and congressional town halls scheduled for late August. Please note that we have some members who are registered as unaffiliated, and men are welcome to join too. Everyone who is interested in political issues related to women is invited to attend. For information contact Bladen County Democratic Party Chair Ben Snyder at 910-872-4056 or Democratic Women’s Secretary Patsy Sheppard at 910-862-3322.

— The Bladen County Democratic Party meeting will be held at 7 p.m. There are many ongoing issues related to the state party, state legislature, and our local boards of election, education, and commissioners. This meeting will allow us to hear the latest updates and discuss these issues on our local level. For more information contact Bladen County Democratic Party Chair Ben Snyder at 910-872-4056 or Democratic Women’s Secretary Patsy Sheppard at 910-862-3322.

Aug. 18

— Fresh Foods IGA in Elizabethtown will host a Family Fun Day with free food from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and games from noon to 4 p.m.

Aug. 19

— The Bladen County Cooperative Extension Office, 450 Smith Circle Dr. in Elizabethtown, wlil host a Hand Tool Repair Workshop from 9 a.m. to noon. Learn the proper way to sand, sharpen and clean your garden tools! Bring your spade, hoe and hand clippers. You will do the sharpening, cleaning and fixing of your tools. A very nice tool kit will be included. There is a registration cost of $10. Contact Nancy Olsen at 910-862-4591 for more information.

Aug. 22

— The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. in the boardroom in the Essic Williams Administration Building (building 10) on the Dublin campus. For more information, contact Melissa Hester at 910-879-5502.

Aug. 24

—Summer Sounds Concert Series finale at the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market from 6 to 9 p.m. Blackwater Rhythm and Blues will perform.

Aug. 26

— A “Back to School Drive” will be held at three locations: Lloyd’s Park in Elizabethtown from 8 to 9:30 a.m.; Mount Vernon Ball Park in Clarkton from 10 to 11:30 a.m.; and Wateree Park in Bladenboro from noon to 1:30 p.m. For information call Courtney Miller at 910-703-5241.

Sept. 7

— The main branch of the Bladen County Public Library will host a school supplies giveaway starting at 5:30 p.m. Students must be present to receive the school supplies and all supplies will be given out on a first come, first serve basis. Supplies are being made available by the Goodwill Community Foundation and are available to K-12 students only.

Sept. 9

— The B.C.T.S-B.C.H.S Alumni Association will hold its annual Awards Banquet at 7 p.m. at the Paul R. Brown Building in Elizabethtown. The keynote speaker will be President Maurice Williams of the Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. Admission is $25 and the public is invited. For more information contact Dorothy McKoy at 910-588-4423 or dottiemac43@yahoo.com.

Sept. 19

— The Bladen Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. in the boardroom in the Essic Williams Administration Building (building 10) on the Dublin campus. For more information, contact Melissa Hester at 910-879-5502.

Nov. 17-18

— The Elizabethtown-White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the first Elizabethtown Pork Festival at the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market in downtown Elizabethtown. Events include a pork cook-off, vendors selling wares, kids’ activities, and music by Blackwater Rhythm and Blues. Contact the Chamber at 910-862-4368 or at tourism28337@embarqmail.com for additional information.

Out of county

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Ongoing

• The Bladen County Democratic Women will meet on the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m.

• The Bladen County Health & Human Services Advisory Committee meets the second Monday of every month at 5:30 p.m. in the large conference room at the Health Department.

• The Elizabethtown Rotary Club meets every Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Cape Fear Vineyard & Winery.

• The Bladenboro Rotary Club meets every Monday night at 6:30 p.m. at the Bladenboro Community Building.

• Families First, Inc. is now located at 103 East Broad Street, Elizabethtown. They will be holding Parenting Classes each Wednesday from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m.

• The Paul R. Brown Leadership Academy’s Board of Trustees meet every second Saturday at noon at The Paul R. Brown Building on Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown. All meetings are open to the public.

• The disabled veterans of Bladen County will meet the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the VFW building in Elizabethtown. For more information contact David Brown at 910-740-6312.

• Now is a great time to plan your wedding or renew your vows at Harmony Hall Plantation Village. You may decide the amount you wish to give as a donation in lieu of a rental fee. For more information on how to book your wedding at Harmony Hall Plantation Village, call Henry Larock at 910-866-4113.

• Flashback-Community Life through the Lens of Mack Munn will have an exhibit of his work at Bladen Community College’s East Arcadia campus. The exhibit is sponsored by Graham Chapel AME Zion Church and the Lower Bladen Columbus Historical Society. Exhibit hours are Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. and Tuesday from 12:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. For special group tours call LBCHS at 910-685-6735.

• The American Legion Post No. 404 of Elizabethtown are asking everyone that have worn or aged U.S. flags to please bring them to the Elizabethtown Municipal Building. A used mailbox is located near the front entrance of the municipal building. The American Legion will properly dispose of them on Flag Day which is June 14.

• Narconon would like to remind families that the use of addicting drugs is on the rise, take steps to protect your family from drug use. If you know anyone who is struggling with drug addiction get them the help they need. Call for a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all drugs. Narconon also offers free screenings and referrals. 800-431-1754 or DrugAbuseSolution.com

• I Am Inc. in conjunction with God’s Garden of Paradise is offering limited amounts of free meals and haircuts on a monthly basis. For more information or participating locations go to Glenda’s Just Desserts and Lunch Counter located at 315 Martin Luther King Drive, Elizabethtown or Barbers Inn (Shaw Wood, manager) located at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Elizabethtown.

• The Baltimore Center Head Start is accepting applications for children who will be 3 to 4 years of age by Aug. 31. Applications for children with special needs are also being accepted. Children will be transported to and from home by bus. Applicants need to bring with them: a birth certificate, shot record, Social Security numbers of all family members in the household, directions to home, mailing and physical address, verification of income, WIC verification and health insurance information. For more information contact the Baltimore Head Start Center, 2100 S. Elwell Ferry Road, Council, or call 910-669-2536.

• Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8062, meets on the third Saturday of each month at 3 p.m. at the VFW building located at 109 Hill Street, Elizabethtown. All veterans who served in a foreign war are welcomed for membership.

• The Bladen County Military Museum meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Bladenboro Historical Society Building located at 818 S. Main Street, Bladenboro. All veterans are welcomed for membership.

• The Cape Fear Farmer’s Market welcomes craft vendors to sell their crafts every Saturday. For more information contact Sarah Baysden at 910-862-2066.

• Every Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Harmony Hall Plantation in White Oak, will be various activities and events on the grounds, as well as tours of the 1760s plantation home of Col. James Richardson and the outbuildings. All activities, tours and demonstrations are free — a donation is always welcome. For information, call Henry Larock at 910-866-4113.

• Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 262 meet on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

• Low-income families who want to get their pets spayed or neutered at A Shelter Friend’s monthly low-income clinic can call 645-2297 for information and sign-up. Volunteers who wish to help with this worthwhile program are also encouraged to call.

• The Bladen County Health Department WIC office is now open during lunch hours (noon to 1 p.m.). Regular WIC department hours are as follows: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. for ALL SERVICES; Friday 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. for certification and re-certification; Pickups are available daily from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information contact 910-872-6218 or 910-872-6219.

• Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Fear Bladen County Hospital hospital cafeteria in Elizabethtown. Anonymity will be respected. For more information, contact Jim Lane at 910-433-2276.

• Grandparents and kinship caregiver’s raising grandchildren support group meets every third Wednesday of the month at the Bladen County Division on Aging located at 608 McLeod Street, Elizabethtown. For more information, call 910-872-6334.

• Dublin First Baptist Church Child Development Center is enrolling children ages 2-4 in the half-day program. The program uses the A Beka curriculum. For more information or to enroll call 862-2277 or 876-0419.

• The Bladen County Youth Focus Project will meet every second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Paul R. Brown Building on Martin Luther King Boulevard, Elizabethtown. All interested persons are welcome to attend.

— Bladenboro Visual Arts Council presents a lifetime collection of art by artist Sam Pait and other artists in the Art Gallery. Some of the art will be for sale. The Bladenboro Visual Arts Gallery is open on Saturday and Sunday from 2 until 4 p.m. and by appointment during the week from 10 a.m. until noon. The art gallery is located in the Bladenboro Historical Building at 818 South Main St.

•The Bladen County Amateur Radio Society meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown Room G7 at 7 p.m. The public with or without an amateur radio license are welcome to attend.

— The Elizabethtown-White Area Lake Chamber of Commerce meets every second Tuesday at the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market in Elizabethtown at noon.

• The Garland Lodge 1511 of the Woodmen of the World Insurance Society meets the first Friday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Ammon community building. Members and guests are welcome.

• A military monument has been constructed by the Bladen County Military Museum on a brick patio at 818 S. Main St., Bladenboro. Bricks may still be purchased and are $100 each. The bricks honor all branches of service beginning with the Revolutionary War. For more information, call 863-4707.

• Bladen County Habitat for Humanity meets at 9 am. on the third Tuesday of each month at the Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church.

•The Woodmen of The World Lodge 208 meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodmen of the World Lodge on Whiteville Hwy. Meal will be served.

• The Kelly Historical Society meets on a quarterly basis on the third Saturday of each month at 10 a.m. at the Kelly Museum. For more information, call 910-763-6966.

• The Bladen County Chapter of the NAACP will meet the third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Focus Building on Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown.

• The Elizabethtown Kiwanis meet the first and third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market in Elizabethtown.

• Cape Fear Masonic Lodge No. 300 Prince Hall Free & Accepted meet at 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays following the the first and third Sunday of each month at 702 Martin Luther King Drive, Elizabethtown.

• There is a free taxidermy class located at 601 Main Street in Tar Heel for students, the handicapped, and anyone disabled. Please contact David Monroe at 910-585-1739.

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