July 3

FOURTH OF JULY IN ELLERBE, Gates open at 11 a.m. and entertainment starts at 2 p.m. Fireworks at dusk. Presented by the Ellerbe Lions Club.

PRETTY AS A PEACH DERBY 2205 Derby Road in Ellerbe, will have homemade peach cobbler. There will also be free live music, family games, hand dipped ice cream, local crafts and artists and pony rides. There will also be a patriotic concert featuring Richmond County singer and songwriter John Webb beginning at noon.

FREE MOVIE sponsored by Arts Richmond, Rockingham Downtown Corp. and Rockingham Rotary, City of Rockingham Saturday 10 a.m. - Ponyo (G ) Richmond Community Theater, Downtown on the Square. Registration for Arts Richmond Kids Craft Camp will also be available.

SPRING HILL WESLYAN CHURCH will have a country breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. all you can eat for $4. The church is located off Hwy 38 on Spring Hill Church Road. For more information call (910) 582-5150, carry out plates are available.

PEE DEE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will have a country buffet breakfast from 6:30 a.m. until 10 a.m. Cost $4 per person.

July 4

FOURTH OF JULY IN HAMLET, Fireworks at dusk. D.J. David Adiemy will bring Shagging in the Park and Beach Music to Hamlet’s Fourth of July festivities Sunday. Music is set to begin at about 7 p.m. There will be tours of the Tornado Building by members of the Hamlet Business Development Association. There will be concessions, popcorn and soft drinks.

NATIONAL RAILROAD MUSEUM HALL OF FAME, across from City Lake in Hamlet, will be sponsoring a hot-dog sale from 2 p.m. until.

July 5

DOBBINS HEIGHTS TOWN HALL will be closed Monday for the holiday. Garbage pickup will be on July 6 and July 9.

RICHMOND COMMUNITY THEATRE announces sign ups for Young Peoples Theatre to be held July 5 to July 17.

ARTS RICHMOND KIDS CRAFT CAMP will begin and will go through July 9, and or July 12 through July 16. The ages are six years old to 12 and there is limited space. Registration forms may be picked up at Arts Richmond. Call 331-3654 or 206-1899 for more information.

July 6

FARMER TO FARMER TOUR: Blackberries and Blueberries from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Leaving by van at 8:30 a.m. from the Sandhills Research Station, 2148 Windblown Rd., Jackson Springs to tour two farms; cost $10 due that day. Pre-registration is suggested to ensure transportation by calling Cooperative Extension at 997-8255.

2010 CAPITAL HIGHWAY HIGH SCHOOL AND MONROE AVENUE HIGH SCHOOL reunion committee will meet on July 6 at 11 a.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church in Hamlet.

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH in Rockingham will have a free parent support group for parents of school age children with emotional and behavioral challenges. The group will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the upstairs conference room. Lunch is free. This is sponsored by Connections and Sandhills Center in collaboration with the Mental Health Association in North Carolina. Registration in advance is requested, register by Friday July 2 by calling Adrian Lovelace the program coordinator at (9100) 895-9553 or toll free at 866-916-1493 or by e-mail at Adrian.lovelace@mha-nc.org.

July 7

ROHANEN HIGH SCHOOL class of 1959 will have lunch at Pizza Inn at 1 p.m.

July 8

SENIOR LIVING OPTIONS workshop and dessert at 2 p.m. The workshop and dessert are free. Seating is limited call Susan by July 3 to reserve your seat at (910) 295-2294. The workshop is located at Quail Haven Village, 155 Blake Boulevard in Pinehurst.

HUMANE SOCIETY $57 - $77 Spay Neuter Program for dogs/cats four months plus. Open to all. No residency or income restrictions. Surgery, 1 year rabies vaccine, pain meds and transportation to/from clinic. Purchase vouchers everyday except Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. at the animal shelter, 529 West Bus. 74; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. More information - 895-0335.

July 10

EAST ROCKINGHAM UNITED METHODIST MEN’S CLUB will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. The charge is $3, all you can eat and a sweets and crafts sale will be held at the same time.

REDDICK FAMILY REUNION planning meeting at 11 a.m. at Leath Memorial Library.

CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL RALLY, 11 a.m. at Little Bo’s Steakhouse, hosted by the N.C. Tea Party. Patriotic music and speakers will be featured. All parties are welcome. Call 997-7370 for more information.

July 12

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE at Walgreens 1500 East Broad Ave. in Rockingham from 2 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

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

July 13

SKYWARN BASIC WEATHER SPOTTER CLASS, 7-9 p.m., Richmond Community College, Grimsley Building Room 102. For more information, call 997-8238.

POWERFUL TOOLS FOR CAREGIVERS will begin July 13 at 6 p.m. and end Aug. 17. Classes consist of six 90 minute sessions held once a week. Classes will be held at Richmond County Hospice Administrative office located at 1119 N US Hwy. 1 Rockingham. Class size is limited and pre-registration is required. Call Lisa Ledford at 910-997-4464 for more information or to register.

NAACP monthly general meeting, Marston First Baptist Church at 7:30 p.m. For information call 910-582-2403

PEACH FIELD DAY, from 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sandhills Research Station, 2148 Windblow Road, Jackson Springs. A meal and two hours pesticide credit available. For more information, call Cooperative Extension at 997-8255

ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1959 will meet at Smithfield’s at 1 a.m. for lunch.

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES RETIREES meet for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Holiday Restaurant due to cancellation of the July 6 meeting.

July 14

SENIOR LIVING OPTIONS workshop and lunch at 2 p.m. The workshop and lunch are free. Seating is limited call Susan by July 8 to reserve your seat at (910) 295-2294. The workshop is located at Ellerbe Springs Inn and Restaurant, 2537 N. Hwy 200 in Ellerbe.

RANKIN MUSEUM Summer Student Workshop, Let’s Talk Dirt I, 9 a.m. to noon, for ages six to eight. Call 652-6378 to register.



July 15

HUMANE SOCIETY $57 - $77 Spay Neuter Program for dogs/cats four months plus. Open to all. No residency or income restrictions. Surgery, 1 year rabies vaccine, pain meds and transportation to/from clinic. Purchase vouchers everyday except Wednesday from noon to 4 p.m. at the animal shelter, 529 West Bus. 74; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. More information - 895-0335.

July 16

ROCKINGHAM HOUSING AUTHORITY focus group meeting at 2:30 p.m., at the Rush building.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE at FirstHealth Fitness Center 120 Richmond Memorial Dr. in Rockingham from noon until 4 p.m.

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE at Lowe’s 1300 Broad Ave. in Rockingham from 2 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

SPAGHETTI DINNER AND BAKE SALE, 5-8 p.m., Roberdell United Methodist Church. Cost $6.

July 17

ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL Class of 1968 will meet at Lil Bo’s at 7 p.m.

BUFFETT BREAKFAST, Cameronian Presbyterian Church, 6:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. All you can eat for $4.

July 19

RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE at Hamlet Masonic Lodge 307 Main Street in Hamlet from 3 p.m. until 7 p.m.

July 21

RANKIN MUSEUM Summer Student Workshop, Let’s Talk Dirt II, 9 a.m. to noon, for ages nine to 11. Call 652-6378 to register.

July 25

FAMILY REUNION for the descendants of the late Archie and Effie Jones Easterling at 1 p.m. at Roberdell United Methodist Church. Everyone with “roots” in this family is welcome. Bring a covered dish.