The deadline for all Community Calendar items is 4:30 p.m. the day prior to publishing. To list your event, email Matt Harrelson at [email protected] or call 910-817-2674. Please send an email or call as soon as possible if your event is canceled due to weather.

August 21

DINNER SALE from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Greater Diggs Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church, 1258 Old Cheraw Highway, Rockingham. Menu consists of stew beef and rice, fish or chicken and vegetables. Eat-in or carry-out are available. Call 910-997-6824.

FISH FRY with trimmings from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 to 7 p.m. at East Rockingham United Methodist Church, 490 Mill Road, Rockingham. Plates are $7 apiece. Deliveries for five or more plates are available. Call 910-997-5790 to place an order or for more information.

OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT beginning at 8:45 p.m. at Timbers Crossing Free Will Baptist Church, 241 Homeplace Road, Rockingham. The movie showing will be “Do You Believe?” Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call Pastor Charlie Tyler at 910-582-4517.

August 22

COMMUNITY SAFE CELEBRATION from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dobbins Heights Park, 224 Earle Franklin Drive, Dobbins Heights. There will be free swimming, door prizes, free food and entertainment for the entire family. For more information, contact Shirlyn Smith or Brenda David at 910-997-7105.

2ND CHANCE MINISTRIES will perform in concert at 6 p.m. at East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church, 189 Airport Road, Rockingham. A love offering will be received. Everyone is welcome to attend.

August 24

LEAK STREET ALUMNI will meet at 6 p.m. at the Leak Street Education and Cultural Center. All alumni are encouraged to attend. Contact Leroy Crowder at 910-582-2023 for more information.

WALKING IN DESTINY YOUTH NIGHT starting at 7:30 p.m. at Harvest Time Deliverance Church, 206 S. Grove Ave., Rockingham. All are invited to come and watch God change the future generation.

August 25

OPEN HOUSE AND REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR hosted by Southeastern Christian Academy from 6:30 to 8 p.m. On-site registration will be available for grades 1-12. For further information, contact Mr. Reynolds at 910-206-0851.

WEYMOUTH ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Bring a beverage and spend the evening enjoying music by local acoustic musicians in the Great Room.

August 26

RICHMOND RED HATS will meet for lunch at noon at Henry’s Downtown Cafe.

August 27

SOUNDS ON THE GROUNDS featuring ’70s-themed band Liquid Pleasure will be the final of the three-part summer concert series from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door and are available at Weymouth and The Country Bookshop. Food trucks, beer truck and wine will be available for purchase. Tickets can be purchased online at the Weymouth Center’s website.

MASONIC MEETING: STATED COMMUNICATION with meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M., 307 Main St., Hamlet.

August 29

MONTHLY BREAKFAST from 7 to 10 a.m. at Hamlet First United Church. Plates are $5 and include two meats, eggs, grits, biscuit, gravy, coffee and juice. Takeouts are available.

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Scotch Meadows Country Club in Laurinburg. Four-man captain’s choice will be $40 per person and includes cart and green fees and lunch after the round. Sponsor a hole for $50. Cash prizes will be available for the first two teams and prizes for closest to the pin on all par 3s and longest drive on hole No. 8. Sign up early because teams will be cut off at 18 teams. Contact Eddie Byrne at 910-206-5618, Lorie Locklear at 910-334-0703 or Scotch Meadows Country Club at 910-276-0169.

September 1

RICHMOND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1975 40TH REUNION will take place Sept. 25-26. Tickets are $50 per person or $70 for a couple. Registration fees must be mailed to 394 Dockery Road, Rockingham, NC 28379 by Sept. 1. For more information, email Lucy Morris Allen at [email protected] or call 910-895-6131.

September 5

COUNTRY BREAKFAST from 7 to 10 a.m. at Spring Hill Wesleyan Church, located off N.C. 38 on Spring Hill Church Road, Hamlet. Plates are $6 for all-you-can-eat. Carry-out plates are available. Call 910-582-5150. Funds raised will go for future projects, missions and those in need.

September 7

THE TOWN OF HOFFMAN has rescheduled its regular board meeting from Sept. 7 to Sept. 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Hall building in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Contact Town Hall with questions at 910-281-3606.

September 11

GAITHER STYLE BENEFIT SINGING for James and Rachel Leviner to begin at 6 p.m. at East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church, 189 Airport Road, Rockingham. Hot dog plates will be sold in the fellowship hall from 3 to 5 p.m. and include two hot dogs, chips, dessert and drink. For more information, contact Jeanine Hanson at 910-995-0099 or Linda Jacobs at 910-895-7015.

September 12

CONCEALED CARRY CLASS from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 573 Battley Dairy Road, Hamlet. This nine-hour class will equip participants with the skills and knowledge needed to operate and carry their handgun concealed. This class is presented in the classroom and on the range. Students must bring a handgun and 50 rounds of ammo. After completing the class successfully, students will receive a certificate that allows them to apply with the state for their concealed carry permit. Must be 21 to participate. Pre-registration and deposit required. The cost of the class is $75. For more information, contact Robert Taylor at 910-995-3387.

September 15

THE ROCKINGHAM DOWNTOWN CORP. will have its regular monthly meeting at noon at the Richmond County Cooperative Extension office, 123 Caroline St., Rockingham. Bring a lunch or contact Susan Kelly at 910-997-8255 to order a $7 lunch.

WOMEN’S CLUB OF HAMLET will hold its autumn card party at 6:30 p.m. at a cost of $8 per chair. Included are a light supper, snacks, drinks, prizes for high and low and door prizes. Contact Charlotte Cowan at 910-582-1730 or Pat Maloney at 910-582-1717 for reservations. Reservations are required.

September 19

BLUEGRASS AND BARBECUE FUNDRAISER to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van for Caleb Buffaloe will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at The Pickin’ Shed, 24181 Marston Road, Laurel Hill. There will be barbecue and hot dogs with all the fixins, a raffle drawing with a $1,000 first prize, baked goods and homemade crafts and 50/50 drawing. The music lineup consists of Red Bluff Ramblers, Burrows Brothers, Thickety Creek, The Church Family, Triple Toe Cloggers and storyteller J.A. Bolton. Bring a lawn chair and clogging shoes. For raffle tickets or more information, call 910-462-2999 or 910-206-1862.

October 30

WILLS AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES CLINIC conducted by Legal Aid of North Carolina at the Dobbins Heights Community Center, 222 Earle Franklin Drive, Dobbins Heights. The clinic will cover preparation and execution of wills, powers of attorneys, health care powers of attorneys and living wills. To attend free of charge, participants must be screened and reserve a space by calling 919-542-0475 or 1-800-672-5834 before Oct. 25.

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