OCT. 3

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS, 2 p.m., at All Saints Episcopal Church. All proceeds will support the RIchmond County Human Society. All animals welcome.

INDOOR YARD SALE: First United Methodist Church, 300 Charlotte St., Hamlet. 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Light breakfast and lunch available. Exercise equipment, small appliances, luggage, tools, children’s toys, etc.

HAMLET HOSPITAL ALUMNI: Covered dish luncheon and meeting Carolyn Herndon’s Home, 523 E. Hamlet Ave., Hamlet. Gather at 11 a.m., lunch at noon. Bring a covered dish and a lawn chair. For more information, contact Carolyn Herndon, 582-1787.

TRACTOR SHOW sponsored by the music department at Ellerbe Middle School from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Cost to enter is $10. Call 206-5161 for more information.

FIRE PREVENTION DAY 11 a.m. 3 p.m. old Winn Dixie parking lot.

ROCKINGHAM LIONS CLUB will hold an auction and barbeque Saturday at the clubhouse on Highway 220 North. The $6 supper is from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. and the auction is at 7 p.m.

CLONINGER FAMILY REUNION, 5-7 p.m. in the fellowship hall of McLean Presbyterian Church.

PEE DEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH BREAKFAST BUFFET begins at 6:30 a.m. The buffet is $4, all you can eat. Questions, call 334-1484.

OCT. 6

COLE AUDITORIUM will host “Simply Sinatra” featuring music of Frank Sinatra as performed by Steve Lippia at 7:30 p.m. Single tickets are available for $25. DeWitt Series season ticket holders present their tickets for admission. For more information, call 410-1691.

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES RETIREES breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Holiday Restaurant.

OCT. 8

SWINE FLU LUNCH AND LEARN Sandhills Regional Medical Center will host a program at noon on in the hospital’s education classroom. Tommy Jarrell, local health director, will give a presentation and accept questions, assisted by Kitt Goodwin, SHRMC infection preventionist. Program is free and will include lunch. Space is limited. Register by Oct 5 at 205-8121.

OCT. 9

HOME ECONOMICS CELEBRATION Rockingham First Baptist Church, 10 a.m. Cost is $10. Persons with degrees in Home Economics and Family and Consumer Science are invited. 4-H alumni, extension homemakers and students are also invited. For more information call 582-0553 or 652-5770. Registration deadline is Oct. 2.

MEET THE CANDIDATES for Rockingham City Council at Four Oaks Bank on Long Drive, from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m.

OCT. 10

CRAFTS Arts Richmond from 10 a.m. until noon. Call 331-3654 for more information.

EAST HAMLET COMMUNITY CONCERNED CITIZENS Inc. celebrates 30 years of service to the county and community. The event wil be at the East Hamlet Community Center with Dr. Fred D. McQueen as the speaker. The group is asking for a donation of $15 from attendants. For more information call 582-2981.

EAST ROCKINGHAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH MEN’S CLUB will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. until 10 a.m. Charge is $3.

ELLERBE LIONS CLUB LAWNMOWER RACE: Gates open at 4 p.m. and the first race is at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults, $2 for school age children. Call 995-5854 for more information.

OCT. 11

SHEPARD REUNION, the descendents of Steven Tebe and Emma Parrish Lassiter Shepard will hold their annual reunion at 1 p.m. at the Rockingham Lions Club Building, Hwy 220 North. Bring a covered dish.

OCT. 12

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB meets at 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department. Vistors are welcome.

BLOOD DRIVE at First United Methodist Church, Rockingham from 2-6 p.m.

U.N.I.T.Y of Ellerbe will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Community Center, 221 Railroad St.

OCT. 13

BLOOD DRIVE at Sandhills Regional Medical Center, Hamlet from 12-4 p.m.

NACCP meeting at New Diggs AME Zion Church on Mizpah Road, Rockingham, 7:30 p.m. Call 582-2403.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS will meet at the W.F. Ingram Post 59 on 177 South. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. with the meeting to follow.

OCT. 14

SARA LEE HOSIERY Retirees are invited to breakfast on Wednesday, October 14 at 9 a.m. at the Holiday Restaurant.

OCT. 16

BLOOD DRIVE at Richmond Senior High School from 8:15 a.m.-1:45 p.m.

OCT. 17

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY will sponsor a used book sale at the Thomas H. Leath Memorial Library from 9 a.m. until noon. Used books will be accepted until Oct. 6. Call 410-9070 for more information or call the library at 895-6337.

OCT. 18

HOMECOMING Cordova United Methodist Church Worship Service 11 a.m. followed by covered dish dinner. Revival services 7 p.m. Sunday, Monday and Tuesday nights. Special singing each night. Rev. Jim Hines will be the speaker each night.

OCT. 19

MINERAL SPRINGS IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Neighborhood Service Center on Railroad Street in Ellerbe. Call 652-3791.

OCT. 23

BLOOD DRIVE at Lowe’s, Rockingham from 2-6:30 p.m.

OCT. 24

THE HAMLET DREAM CENTER presents the 5th annual Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament at the Loch Haven Golf Course in Hamlet. The cost is $160 per team, and sponsorship opportunities are available for $100. Tee-time is 9 a.m. shotgun start. There will be cash prizes and lunch will be served. Proceeds from the tournament will go towrad renovations to the Dream Center House which is a program designed to help men who are struggling with alcohol, drug abuse or any other life-controlling problem.

For more information contact Pastor Dwayne Quick at 419-4189.

OCT. 31

FRIENDS OF THE HAMLET LIBRARY will sponsor a used book sale at the Hamlet Library Gazebo from 8:30 a.m-4 p.m. Used books will be accepted until Oct. 30. All proceeds benefit the Hamlet Library. Call 582-5585 for more information.

JACKSON SPRINGS COMMUNITY CLUB will hold their annual chicken and dumpling supper on Oct 31 from 6-8 p.m. at the Club House in Jackson Springs, located on Mill Road. There will be items for sale and an Auction. All monies raised help provide scholarships for deserving students in the Jackson Springs Area and other community needs.

NOV. 9

U.N.I.T.Y of Ellerbe will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Mineral Springs Community Center, 221 Railroad St.