Meetings
Thursday, Oct. 10
The Patrick County School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the School Board Office.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
The Stuart Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the town office.
Monday, Oct. 21
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. in the third-floor court room of the Patrick County Administration Office.
Events
Thursday, Oct. 3
The Patrick Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) will hold a public meeting at 5:30 p.m. at Tony’s Pizza in Stuart. For more information, email paws@svwa.net or call (276) 694-2378.
Friday, Oct. 4
The community food truck will be at Woolwine SRRS from 3-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 5
The Woolwine Methodist Church will be making apple butter, and there will be a yard sale in the social hall beginning at 9 a.m.
Jeb Stuart Volunteer Rescue Squad will hold a community breakfast from 7:30-10 a.m. at its building. Plates are $8 and dine in, carry out, and curb service options are available. Orders can be placed by calling (276) 694-6171.
The Patrick County Patriots, a nonprofit agency, will have an open house starting at 6 p.m., at their building in Stuart, located at 113 Via Ave. (beside the school bus garage).
Sunday, Oct. 6
The family reunion for the descendants of Jim Payne and Minnie Lankford Payne will be held at the Peters Creek Community Building, 2130 Dry Pond Hwy., Stuart. The meal will start at 1:30 p.m. Bring a covered dish. Call Mildred Vass at (336) 325-5733 or Sharon Smith, (336) 710-0677.
Sunday, Oct. 6 – Wednesday, Oct. 9
Sycamore Baptist Church will hold a fall revival at 7 p.m. Brother Wayne Poplin will be preaching and there will be special music each night.
Wednesday, Oct. 16
The Patrick County Food Bank will hold distribution at the Stuart site from 8:30-11 a.m. and from 5-6: 30 p.m., at Ararat starting at 8:30 a.m., and at Meadows of Dan starting at 5:30 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 18
The community food truck will be at Fairystone VFD from 3-4:30 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 26
A Trunk or Treat event will be held at Woolwine I.C. DeHart Park, 2631 Charity Highway, Woolwine, from 5-7 p.m. The event is sponsored by the Patrick County Patriots.
Ongoing
The Coffee Break Café hosts live music on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Bring an instrument, or just come and listen.
The Patrick County Alzheimer’s Group LLC meets at 7 p.m. the first Monday of every month at the Alzheimer’s office at 109 Buena Vista Ave in Stuart. New members or volunteers are welcome. For more information, call (276) 693-6018.
The Patrick County Quilters’ Sit-N-Sew is held on Saturdays from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Quilted Colors. For more information, call 276-694-3020 or email patrickcountyquilters@gmail.com.
The Stuart Elementary School Running Club will hit the pavements along the sidewalks in town on Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:30-4:30 p.m.
The Ararat Ruritan Club holds Rook games every Monday night from 6:30-8 p.m.
The Patrick County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard meets the first Tuesday of every month at the American Legion Post 105 at 7 p.m. Interested veterans are welcome to attend.
Free Community Meal, every 4th Wednesday, 5 p.m., Raven Rock Wesleyan Church, 1912 Raven Rock Road, Ararat. Take out or dine in. Call Scott or Nann Phillips at (276) 773-6004 or email pastor@ravenrockchurch.org.
Messianic Bible Study, Fridays from 6-7:30 p.m. at The Honey Pot, 106 N. Main St., Stuart (across from The Coffee Break). Call (276) 694-2356 for more information.
The Carroll County Genealogy Club is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
The Willis Gap Community Center: Members Meeting, the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m.; Appalachian Acoustic Open Jam, every Friday. Doors open at 6 p.m. for food. The music and dancing are 6:30-9 p.m.; Golden Oldies Open Jam is on the last Tuesday of the month. Doors open at 6 p.m. for food, music and dancing from 6:30-9 p.m.
