Aug. 27

— Chris Reeve’s Southeast Foundation & Crawl Space Repair will hold a barbecue plate sale at Dublin Motor Speedway starting at 5 p.m. All proceeds wlil benefit Southeastern Carolina Crossroads. The plates wlil cost $6 each.

— The town of Sandyfield will hold its 19th annual Parade and Fun Day Celebration at 11 am. The parade line-up will begin at 10 a.m. at the intersection of Hoover Road and Bowen-Blanks Drive. The Fun Day will continue at Sandyfield Town Park located at 1811 Woodyard Road, Riegelwood. There will be food, games, bounce houses, water slides, vendors, and more. T-shirts are being sold on a pre-order basis, $10/$12. Please contact the town of Sandyfield for additional information, 910-655-9877.

— Touch of Beauty Hair Salon, located at 105 E. Broad St. in Elizabethtown, will host a “Giving Back to the Community — Free Hair Style Day” from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. for Bladen County pre-K to 12th-grade students. No appointments needed, but all customers MUST be at the shop prior to 10:30 a.m. For information, call 910-991-3151.

— The Bladen County Chapter of the NAACP and Bladen County Schools are partnering on the first Back to School Bash from 10 a.m. until ? at the Cape Fear Farmer’s Market in downtown Elizabethtown. There will be food, fun and free school supplies for all students. For information go to westbladennaacp@gmail.com.

Aug. 30

— Wesley’s Chapel United Methodist Church, located at 2409 Peanut Plant Road in Elizabethtown, will host an informal workshop on Autism Spectrum Disorder for parents and grandparents of children who were recently diagnosed with ASD and for parents who need more information. The event will be held 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants should bring a lunch, beverages will be provided. RSVP by calling 910-792-6133 or by email at tinaivins.fsn@gmail.com.

Sept. 5

— LABOR DAY

Sept. 10

— The annual Fun Day at the Bladenboro Historical Society Building, located at 818 S. Main St. in Bladenboro, will open with a pancake breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Othere events will continue until 4 p.m.

— The Bladen County Training School-Bladen Central High School Alumni Association will hold its’ annual awards banquet at the Paul R. Brown Building in Elizabethtown. This year’s keynote speaker will be District Court Judge Vinston Rozier Jr. of Raleigh. The program will begin at 7 p.m. and admission is $20. The public is invited. For more information contact Dorothy McKoy at 910-588-4423 or dottiemac43@yahoo.com.

Sept. 24

— Alumni of Garland High School from 1930-1980 are invited to a reunion at The Venue at White Lake. The cost is $20 per person and can be mailed to Emily R. Coble, 3980 NC Hwy 210 W., Garland, NC, 28441 to register. Anyone with information on an individual who has not received an invitation is encouraged to respond to the address above with current information on alumni.

Oct. 13

— The Bladen Community College Foundation will hold its annual fall fundraiser, “Seafood & Sunset,” at Camp Clearwater in White Lake starting at 6 p.m. For information and reservations, call 910-879-5519.

Oct. 15

— The Crazy Fun 5K Color Run & Walk will be held at the Bladen County Industrial Park in Elizabethtown starting at 9 a.m. Raceday registration at 7:30 a.m. Child fee is $15, adult fee is $20. Proceeds benefit United Way of Bladen County.

Oct. 16

— The Harmony Hall Plantation Village general membership will hold a meeting at 7 p.m. at the Elizabethtown Municipal Building on West Broad Street. The public is invited.

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— 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 the first Saturday each month. 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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