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.

January 1

TOWN OF HOFFMAN will be closed Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day.

January 2

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

JOHN F. LENTZ HUNTER EDUCATION COMPLEX SHOOTING RANGE in Hoffman reopens from the New Year’s holiday and resumes its normal schedule.

January 4

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES RETIRED EMPLOYEES will meet for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Holiday Restaurant.

January 5

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE from 3 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hamlet Masonic Lodge, 307 Main St., Hamlet. Support the blood drive by making an appointment with Bill Dennis at [email protected] or by calling 910-417-0565.

January 6

ROHANEN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1959 will meet for lunch at noon at Pat’s Kitchen in Rockingham.

January 8

AMERICAN LEGION POST 147 AND SONS OF THE AMERICAN LEGION SQUADRON 147 of Rockingham will meet at 7 p.m. at the post home at Ledbetter Lake.

January 9

PANCAKE BREAKFAST sponsored by the East Rockingham United Methodist Church Men’s Club will be from 7 to 10 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. The charge is $4 for all-you-can-eat. A sweets and crafts sale will be held at the same time.

January 11

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department.

January 14

MASONIC MEETING: STATED COMMUNICATION with dinner at 6:15 p.m. and meeting at 7:30 at the Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M., 307 Main St., Hamlet.

January 15

AMERICAN RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE will take place from 2:30 to 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, 2116 Main St., Ellerbe. Contact Elsie Freeman at 910-817-4720 to make an appointment for a whole blood or double red cell donation.

January 19

HAMLET HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1960 will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Jones Café on Main in Hamlet.

ROCKINGHAM DOWNTOWN CORP. ANNUAL MEETING will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Liberty Place, 214 E. Washington St., Rockingham. The guest speaker will be Rep. Ken Goodman, and the 2015 featured business of the year will be announced. RSVP by Jan. 15 by calling 910-997-8255 or email [email protected].

January 20

ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1958 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Henry’s Uptown Café.

January 21

THE DeWITT SERIES presents Centennial Sinatra, a show celebrating the 100th birthday of “Old Blue Eyes” at 7:30 p.m. at Cole Auditorium in Hamlet. Season ticket-holders should present tickets for admission. Individual show tickets are available by calling 910-410-1691.

January 28

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

February 8

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department.

February 11

MASONIC MEETING: STATED COMMUNICATION with dinner at 6:15 p.m. and meeting at 7:30 at the Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M., 307 Main St., Hamlet.

February 25

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

March 10

MASONIC MEETING: STATED COMMUNICATION with dinner at 6:15 p.m. and meeting at 7:30 at the Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M., 307 Main St., Hamlet.

March 14

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department.

March 24

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

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