Martinsville Bulletin, Inc.
P. O. Box 3711
204 Broad Street
Martinsville, Virginia 24115
276-638-8801
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Friday, Nov. 6
The Hospital Volunteer Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital will hold its open house at the Forget-Me-Not Gift Shop in the main entrance of the hospital from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. The sales will include Christmas greenery, ornaments, musical animated items, jewelry, holiday decor and more. Free refreshments and door prizes will be given throughout the day. All proceeds go to the auxiliary’s Patient Care Fund.
Patrick Henry Lodge 73, Fraternal Order of Police: 8 a.m. at The Sirloin House on Commonwealth Boulevard. All law enforcement officers and their families are invited. The 2010 dues will be collected.
DivorceCare Support Group on surviving the holidays: 7 p.m. at New Life Community Church, Ridgeway. Call 956-5433 to register.
Christian Recovery Group, a 12-step program for substance abuse: 1:30 p.m. at We Care, 509 E. Church St., Martinsville.
Bluegrass concert, featuring the James King Band and The Lost and Found: 7 p.m. at the Spencer-Penn Centre. Advance tickets, $10; $12 at the door if tickets still are available. Call the center at 957-5757 for ticket information. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with concessions.
Turkey shoot, sponsored by Smith River Wildlife Club, Charity Highway, Woolwine, beginning at 7 p.m. Rules: Factory chokes only. No sleeves or rechokes. For more information, call G.C. Wood, club president, at 930-2405.
Alzheimer’s Association Central and Western Virginia Chapter’s eighth annual Alzheimer’s Education Conference: Best Practices in Dementia Care, featuring Dr. Marylin Albert, director, Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Salem Civic Center. To register or for more information, call (434) 973-6122 or visit www.alz.org/cwva.
In celebration of family caregivers, the 21st annual Senior Health and Craft Fair will be from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Rotary Field in Stuart. Screenings will include blood pressure, cholesterol, blood sugar, hearing and vision. Information on Medicare Prescription Drug Plans and other topics will be free. Brunch and lunch will be provided; door prizes.
Narcotics Anonymous open meeting, “It Works, How and Why” book study: 8 p.m., Classroom A, Memorial Hospital in Martinsville.
Alcoholics Anonymous: noon, Martinsville group, (As Bill Sees It) study, Christ Episcopal Church; 5:30 p.m. Freedom from Bondage Group, 509 Church St., Martinsville; 8 p.m. Collinsville (Big Book Study), Church of Christ, Daniels Creek Road, Collinsville.
Charity League of Martinsville-Henry County’s Holiday Premiere: Craft show and Christmas bazaar, 3-8 p.m. today; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-5 p.m. Sunday at 105 and 117 E. Main St., Martinsville. Admission is $3. Baked goods, gifts, cosmetics, jewelry and more will be sold.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Veterans Day Banquet, sponsored by American Legion Homer Dillard Post 78: 6 p.m. at the Horsepasture Volunteer Fire Department on U.S. 58 in Ridgeway. Sgt. 1st Class Ell Louis “Johnell” Manns will be the speaker.
Charity League of Martinsville-Henry County’s Holiday Premiere: Craft show and Christmas bazaar, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today and 1-5 p.m. Sunday at 105 and 117 E. Main St., Martinsville. Admission is $3. Baked goods, gifts, cosmetics, jewelry and more will be sold.
Barbecue fundraiser by the American Red Cross Martinsville, Henry and Patrick Counties Chapter: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Druid Hills Shopping Center, Martinsville; $6 a plate.
Holiday Bazaar by American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life of Patrick County: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. at Rotary Field, Stuart. Crafts, jewelry, handmade items, holiday items and more will be available for purchase. Food available and a visit from Santa at 11 a.m.; call Betty Conner at 694-5273 or Bev Larson, 694-6125, for more information.
Pancake breakfast at Mount Olivet Ruritan Club, located off Virginia 57 East at 400 Ward Road: 7-10 a.m. Adults, $5; children aged 4-10, $2; under 4, free. Proceeds will go toward community projects.
Country breakfast at the Spencer Ruritan Building: 6-10 a.m. Adults, $6; children, $3.
2009 Busted Pumpkin 5K Run/Walk at Mountain View Loop, Patrick Springs, sponsored by Women Caring for the Community (WCC). All proceeds will go to Christmas Cheer of Patrick County. Registration 7-7:45 a.m.; race will begin at 8 a.m.
Virginia Museum of Natural History board of trustees: 10 a.m. at the museum on Starling Avenue, Martinsville.
Seventh annual Ken Adams Memorial Patrick County Toy Run to benefit Patrick County Christmas Cheer, sponsored by Ross-Harbour United Methodist Church and the Red Knights, Virginia Chapter 11 MC. Registration will start at 11:30 a.m. at Fairystone Fire Department. Toy run will leave at 1 p.m. Free hot dogs, chips, cookies and drinks for all riders; 50/50 drawing and door prizes; chances on queen-size homemade quilt available. For more information, contact Cathy Adams, 930-1530, or Corky Hall, 673-3300.
Variety dance with music by Midnight Express: 7:30-10:30 p.m. at the Patrick County American Legion, Stuart.
Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library will host a book sale: 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the basement of the Martinsville Branch Library, 310 E. Church St., Martinsville. Hundreds of books on every subject, fiction and nonfiction, children’s and youth books, VHS tapes, books on tape and CDs, records, magazines and more. The next sale will be in February.
Red Cross blood drive: 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Grace Baptist Church, Ridgeway.
Narcotics Anonymous: 9 a.m. open topic meeting at Christ’s Church, 1425 Spruce St. Ext., Martinsville; 8 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1901 Patrick Henry Ave., Martinsville.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Martinsville group, noon, closed meeting, Christ Episcopal Church; 8 p.m., closed meeting, Broad Street Christian Church.
Sunday, Nov. 8
The community’s annual Veterans Day Service, beginning at 2 p.m. at the National Guard Armory. The program will include the presentation of the “Veteran of the Year” award, and the first presentation of Henry County’s “Outstanding Military Veteran” selected by the Henry County Board of Supervisors. The speaker will be retired Command Sgt. Maj. Russell A. Wilder, senior Army instructor for Bassett High School JROTC department.
Charity League of Martinsville-Henry County’s Holiday Premiere: Craft show and Christmas bazaar, 1-5 p.m. today at 105 and 117 E. Main St., Martinsville. Admission is $3. Baked goods, gifts, cosmetics, jewelry and more will be sold.
Narcotics Anonymous, open speaker meeting, 8 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1527 E. Church St., Martinsville.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Martinsville group, noon, closed meeting, Christ Episcopal Church; 8 p.m., closed meeting, Broad Street Christian Church.
Monday, Nov. 9
Martinsville and Henry County Property Management Association: noon at the Dutch Inn. The program will be presented by Joe Roach, CEO of Memorial Hospital. All owners and managers of commercial and residential rental property in the city and county are invited. Directors will meet at 11 a.m. Call Stephanie Couch at 632-1188 for more information.
Martinsville School Board meeting: 6 p.m., City Council Chambers, City Municipal Building.
Red Cross blood drive: 3-7 p.m. at Liberty Fair Mall.
Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library at the Martinsville Library, 310 E. Church St., Martinsville. Board meeting: 10:30 a.m.; program at 11 a.m. by “Trish” Terrell, who will discuss her fiction, including her recently published historical novel, River Passage. Free and open to the public.
National Association of Active and Retired Federal Employees, Martinsville-Henry County Chapter 1882: 10:30 a.m. at Clarence’s Steak and Seafood House, Ridgeway.
TOPS 0172, Martinsville: 6 p.m. in the basement floor of McCabe Memorial Church, 107 Clearview Drive, Martinsville. Visitors weight loss support are welcome. Call 957-4213 for more information.
“Look Good ... Feel Better,” a free program that teaches beauty techniques to women cancer patients to help them combat the appearance-related side effects of their cancer treatments, sponsored by the American Cancer Society: 6 p.m. at Stone Memorial Christian Church, Collinsville. Enter through the Church Office door. To register or for more information, call the local ACS office, 638-8944.
Narcotics Anonymous, open Round Robin meeting, 8 p.m., Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1527 E. Church St., Martinsville.
Alcoholics Anonymous: 9 a.m. Making the Connection Group at 97 Wards Farm Road, Spencer; 5 p.m. open meeting at Christ Episcopal Church, Church Street, Martinsville. |
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