Meetings
Monday, July 10
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. in the third-floor court room of the Patrick County Administration Office.
Thursday, July 13
The Patrick County School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the School Board Office.
Tuesday, July 18
The Patrick County Planning Commission will have a sub-committee work session at 4 p.m. at the Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) in the Community Room.
The Patrick County Planning Commission will have a regular work session at 6 p.m. at the Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) in the Community Room.
Wednesday, July 19
The Stuart Town Council will meet at 7 p.m. in the Town Office.
Events
Wednesday, July 12
The Patrick County Community Food Bank will hold a food distribution day at the Stuart site from 8:30-11 a.m. and from 5-6:30 p.m. There will be a morning distribution in Ararat from 8:30-11 a.m., and an evening distribution in Meadows of Dan from 5-6:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 15
The Eglin Reunion will be held at 12 p.m. for a potluck lunch at the Fairystone Volunteer Fire Station.
Rock Castle Descendants’ Reunion will be held at Woolwine Methodist Church at noon. Anyone interested in the history of the Rock Castle community is welcome to attend. Please bring photos, mementos, and a covered dish to share. Contact Beverly Woody at rockcastlecreek1@gmail.com or (276) 692-9626 with any questions.
Bassett Cruise In, 3 to 7 p.m., Bassett Furniture World Headquarters, Fairy Stone Park Highway, Bassett. There will be a 50/50 drawing to benefit the Bassett Library Building Fund. More than 375 classic cars were at the June event. For more information, visit http://www.bassettcruisein.com/.
Friday, July 21
The Woolwine Methodist Church food truck will be at the Fairystone Volunteer Fire Department from 3-5 p.m.
Saturday, July 22
The Patrick Springs Ruritan Club will hold a fish fry dinner from 4-7 p.m. at the Patrick Springs Park. This fundraiser will help the club to sponsor community service projects including scholarships for high school graduates. The meal will include fried fish, beans, corn, slaw, roll, drink, and dessert.
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS
Sunday, July 23 – Wednesday, July 26
The New Hope Church of the Brethren will hold a Vacation Bible School from 6-8:15 p.m. The theme is Proclamation Safari, and supper will be provided nightly.
Sunday, July 30 – Wednesday, Aug. 2
Middle Cross Missionary Baptist Church will hold a Vacation Bible School 6 – 8:30 p.m. nightly.
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 Library hosts Story Time with Ms. Sam at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesdays, with books, songs, finger plays, and more. For more information, call (276) 694-3352.
The Patrick County Library will hold the LEGO Club with Ms. Sam on Mondays from 4:30-5:30 p.m. This program is mainly intended for school age children. For more information, call the library at (276) 694-3352.
The Ararat Ruritan Club hosts virtual raffles on its Facebook page on the first of each month. Various items are raffled off at $10 or $20 per limited chance. There are 30-35 chances on each raffle. Prize values range from $150 to $400. For more information, go to Facebook.com/AraratRuritanClub or contact the club via email at AraratRuritanClub@gmial.com or Kevin Smith at 276-229-6493.
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 on Mondays, from 6:30-8 p.m.
Briarpatch Amateur Radio Club (BARC) and the Region Four Auxiliary Communication network (AUXCOMM) meetings are at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively, on the 4th Thursday of each month at the First Christian Church in Galax. Visit www.briarpatcharc.com for more information.
