(Meeting/event information must be received no later than 5 p.m. on Friday before the desired publication date. Email to [email protected].)
Meetings
Wednesday, Oct. 14
The Patrick County School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the school board office.
Thursday, Oct. 15
The Patrick County Tourism Advisory Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the community room of Patrick & Henry Community College.
Monday, Oct. 19
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. in the third-floor court room of the Patrick County Administration Building.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
The Patrick County Planning Commission meeting has been canceled.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
The Stuart Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the town office.
Thursday, Oct. 22
The Blue Ridge Regional Library Board will meet at the Collinsville Branch Library at 3 p.m.
Events
Wednesday, Oct. 14
The Patrick County Food Bank will hold its distribution day at its Stuart location from 8:30-11 a.m. and from 5-6:30 p.m., at the Fellowship Church in Ararat from 8-10 a.m. and starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Community Building in Meadows of Dan.
Friday, Oct. 16
The community food truck will be at the Fairystone VFD from 3-4 p.m.
The Stuart Farmers’ Market will be open from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fresh vegetables, fruits, fall flowers, local beef, poultry, free range eggs, herbal products and other special items. Support your neighbors and shop local.
Ross Harbour Methodist Church, 6260 Elamsville Road, Stuart, will hold a free community meal from 4-6 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 16 – Saturday, Oct. 17
A fundraiser yard sale to benefit the Perry Family Scholarship will be held at the former home of Theodore and Bertie Hill Guynn, 3139 Ararat Highway, Ararat.
Saturday, Oct. 17
The Patrick County High School Class of 1986 will hold its 40th class reunion at Tin Pin Alley. For ticket information, reunion updates, and all the event details, join the Patrick County High School Class of 1986 Facebook group or email Lyn at [email protected] or Derrick at [email protected].
Saturday, Oct. 24
Disaster Relief Food Ministry will hold a food drive at Walmart in Stuart from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Haunted Hikes at ‘Scary Stone’ State Park – guided hikes with ghost stories at 7, 8 and 9 p.m. at Fairy Stone State Park, $7 parking fee. Don’t forget your flashlight. Register at the front office or call 276-930-2424.
High Point Baptist Church, 2381 Big A School Road, Stuart, will hold a community meal featuring homemade soup from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dine-in and take-out options are available. Donations are not expected but will be accepted to benefit the Patrick County Recovery Ministry.
Saturday, Oct. 31
Disaster Relief Food Ministry will hold its mobile food distribution at Smith Brothers Trucking at 2904 Ararat Highway from 10-11 a.m. and at Meadows of Dan Baptist Church from 12:45-1:30 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 12
The Patrick County Senior Citizen Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the Hooker Building at Rotary Field. Entertainment will be provided by Philip Adams. The Reynolds Homestead will provide the meal. Attendees are requested to bring desserts to share with the group and cans of food to donate to the Patrick County Food Bank.
Ongoing
American Legion Post 105 meets the third Friday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Post building at 553 American Legion Road, Stuart. All are welcome.
VFW Post 7800 meets on the fourth Tuesday of every month. Premeeting meal starts at 6 p.m.; meeting starts at 7 p.m. 939 VFW Road, Patrick Springs. Qualified new members are welcome.
Patrick County Veterans Memorial Honor Guard meets on the first Tuesday of every month at the American Legion Post 105, at 6 p.m. Interested veterans are welcome to attend.
Inside yard sale to benefit Patrick County Alzheimer’s Group LLC. 109 Buena Vista, Stuart, Monday, Wednesday & Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Members meet on the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Alzheimer’s office. New members are welcome. For more information, call (276) 693-6018.
The Coffee Break Café hosts live music on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Bring an instrument or just come and listen.
Community meal at Salem Church on Salem Church Road in Critz, the first Sunday of every month at 12:10 p.m. Call (276) 222-1069 with questions.
The Patrick Springs Ruritan Club meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the community room at Patrick Springs Park, 2 Ballpark Road, Patrick Springs.
Vesta Alzheimer’s Group LLC meets at the Vesta Community Center on the third Tuesday of each month at noon. Both groups welcome new members and invite caregivers to attend. Literature is also available.
Ararat Ruritan Club holds Rook games every Monday night from 6:30-8 p.m.
Free Community Meal, on the 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 [email protected].
The Carroll County Genealogy Club is open 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Willis Gap Community Center: Members Meeting, the first Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m.; Appalachian Acoustic Open Jam, every Friday. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for food, with music and dancing, 6:30-9 p.m.; Golden Oldies Open Jam is on the last Tuesday of the month. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for food, music, and dancing from 6:30-9 p.m.
