Jan. 16

CAMERONIAN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Buffet Breakfast, 6:30-10 a.m., all you can eat for $4.

CORDOVA UNITED METHODIST WOMEN will be sponsoring a spaghetti dinner from 5 p.m. until. Spaghetti, salad and roll, $6 a plate. Eat in or takeout. A cake auction will be held during the dinner. Join us for great food and fellowship.

Jan. 19

HAMLET’S SMALL TOWN MAIN STREET COMMUNITY MEETING will be held at 6 p.m. on Hamlet City Hall, 201 Main St., Hamlet. Downtown property owners, business owners and interested citizens are encouraged to attend the meeting. The new “Spring” street banners to be used downtown will be displayed during the meeting. For more information, contact Hamlet City Hall (910) 582-2651.

ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL class of 1955 will have dinner at 6 p.m. at Pat’s Kitchen. Other classes are welcome.

Jan. 20

HUMANE SOCIETY 2010 low cost spay/neuter programs. Open to All. Appointments limited; purchase voucher ASAP. Program #1 - No residency or income restriction vouchers for $57 to $77 include surgery, one-year rabies vaccine, pain meds and transportation to/from clinic. Program #2 - $20 vouchers available for Richmond Co. households receiving any one or more public assistance items - Medicaid, Food Stamps, Work First, Health Choice, adoption or foster care assistance or Medical Qualifying Benefit (MQB) assistance. HSRC representative in Richmond County Health Dept. lobby on Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vouchers available all other days at animal shelter. Call 895-0335.

ANNUAL FOXHUNT FEED, 4 to 7 p.m. Tabernacle United Methodist Church. Cost $7.

TABERNACLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH Fox Feed, Giho, N.C., Highway 381 South. Barbecue, chicken and ham, veggies and dessert. Plates are $7, eat in or take out. Anyone can come.

Jan. 21

RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOL PERSONEL executive committee will meet at 11 a.m. at Leath Library.

Jan. 22

MARLBORO ACADEMY will hold an open house, from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. Call 843-479-6501.

Jan. 23

REDDICK FAMILY REUNION planning meeting, noon at the Thomas Leath Memorial Library. Family members are invited.

CAMP MILSTONE Concealed handgun class, call for more information. (910) 995-3387.

Jan. 24

UNITED METHODIST WOMEN Richmond Sub-district meeting will be held at Fellowship United Methodist Church, 1200 McDonald Ave., Hamlet. Registration will begin at 2:30 p.m. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. Officer training sessions will be provided by the district officers. All ladies of the Richmond Sub-district United Methodist Churches are invited to attend.

Jan. 25

DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF RICHMOND COUNTY meet at 6 p.m. at the Family First Community center, Highway 74 East, site of the former Harrington’s Restaurant. For information call 582-4429.

V CREDIT PESTICIDE MEETING for two hours credit will be hel from 3-5 p.m. at the Richmond County Agriculture Services Center, 123 Caroline St., Rockingham. Please contact Paige Burns, Horticulture Extension agent at 997-8255 for more information.

COLE AUDITORIUM PERFORMANCE: Paragon Ragtime Orchestra will present silent films from Charlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, and Harold Lloyd and music from the original movie scores on Monday, January 25th, at 7:30 p.m. as part of the DeWitt Series at Cole Auditorium. Single tickets are available at $25. DeWitt Series season ticket holders present their tickets for admission. Contact Cole Box Office at (910) 410-1691 or www.richmondcc.edu/coleindex.html.

NAACP EDUCATION DEPARTMENT MEETING at 6 p.m. NAACP Office, Hamlet. This meeting is to begin planning for student achievement awards, all interested in helping please come. Contact 910-281-4092 or 910-582-0312.

CHHS-MAHS J.W. Maske Jr Alumni Chapter will meet at 6 p.m. at NAACP building, Hamlet.

RICHMOND COUNTY SCHOOL PERSONEL will meetat Sandhills Medical Center at 11:30 a.m.

LEAK STREET ALUMNI will meet at 6 p.m. at the Leak Street Cultural Center.

Jan. 26

2010 NC PEACH GROWER’S ANNUAL MEETING at the Days Inn, 650 US Hwy 1, Southern Pines. Registration begins at 8:00 am, with the program running from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. \ Lunch will be served. For growers interested in the latest on peaches, peach pest control and new pest control products, orchard management tips, and more. Pesticide credits will be available. Cost: $25 per person, $40 per couple. For more information, call 997-8255.

ORGAN DONATION PROGRAM Organ Donation: All You Need to Know to Donate, 5:30 p.m. free and open to the public. Organ donations can save lives. Join us for an

informative program from Carolina Donor Services and the N.C. Eye Bank on how to

become an organ and tissue donor. Meet two local residents who have received transplants and hear how it has impacted their lives. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 417-3772.

Jan. 27

HUMANE SOCIETY 2010 low cost spay/neuter programs. Open to All. Appointments limited; purchase voucher ASAP. Program #1 - No residency or income restriction vouchers for $57 to $77 include surgery, one-year rabies vaccine, pain meds and transportation to/from clinic. Program #2 - $20 vouchers available for Richmond Co. households receiving any one or more public assistance items - Medicaid, Food Stamps, Work First, Health Choice, adoption or foster care assistance or Medical Qualifying Benefit (MQB) assistance. HSRC representative in Richmond County Health Dept. lobby on Wednesdays, 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Vouchers available all other days at animal shelter. Call 895-0335.

RICHMOND COUNTY RED HATS will meet for lunch at Wendy’s at noon.

GUARDIAN AD LITEM VOLUNTEER TRAINING. Training for new volunteers will begin at 1 p.m. at the Thomas Leath Memorial Library. The training is free. For more information call 997-9106.

Jan. 29

THE AMERICAN RED CROSS will have a blood drive at Richmond Senior High School in Rockingham from 8:15 a.m.-1:45 p.m. and at the WalMart Super Center in Hamlet from 2-6 p.m.

WEST ROCKINGHAM UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 217 Highway 74 West, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Brunswick Stew, all you can for $6. Proceeds go to Relay For Life.

Jan. 30

RICHMOND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1973 will hold a planning meeting at noon at the Hamlet Train Depot. For more information, contact Dewey Brown at 461-1196 or Patrice Odom Stroman, 582-0984.

Feb. 1

NAACP YOUTH COUNCIL MONTHLY MEETING, 6 p.m., NAACP Office, Hamlet. For information please contact 910-205-1197.

Feb. 3

ROHANEN HIGH SCHOOL, class of 1959 will have lunch at Pizza Inn at noon.



Feb. 13

FREEDOM BAPTIST CHURCH, 987 N. Hwy. 1 is hosting One Touch Movement from 1-3 p.m. For all ladies 12 and over in Richmond County and surrounding communities. Younger and older ladies come together and talk and share and pray and learn and grow. They meet the second Satruday of each month. To learn more go to www.onetouchmovement.yolasite.com.

Feb. 15-16

AUDITIONS for “Steel Magnolias” will be held Monday and Tuesday, February 15 and 16, from 6:30 - 9 p.m. at the Richmond Community Theater on the square in downtown Rockingham. Parts for women of all ages. No previous experience necessary. Play dates are April 8-18, Thursday through Sunday. Rehearsal dates are March 1 - April 7. For additional information call 910 997 3765.

Feb. 19

PEE DEE UNITED METHODIST MEN BARBECUE 11 a.m.- 7 p.m. at Fellowship Hall. Adults $7, children $3.50, eat-in or take out. Also bake sale for Relay For Life.