Community Calendar

Meetings

Thursday, March 11

The Patrick County School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the School Board Office.

Wednesday, March 19

The Stuart Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Town Office.

Events

Wednesday, Feb. 26

The Patrick County Lodging Association will meet at the Stuart site of Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) in the community room at 2 p.m. This is for any overnight lodging entities who rent on a short-term, vacation type basis. The aim is to share information and ideas to support the lodging in Patrick County.

Women Impact Virginia Virtual Event. Join the Reynolds Homestead and women across the commonwealth via Zoom at 10 a.m. to hear from Women Impact Virginia advisory board member Natalie K. Hodge. Sign up at forms.office.com/r/ghLMGbjYVD.

Friday, Feb. 28

Wayside Community Church, 3520 Wayside Road, Stuart invites everyone out for their Friday Night Fellowship at 6:30 p.m. Special musical guests are the Grace n’ Grass group with an encouraging message by special guest Pastor Ron Peal. A variety of soups and sandwiches will be served afterwards. Come as you are.

The Stuart Farmers Market will host a vendor meeting at 11a.m. in the Stuart Town Office 100 Patrick Avenue, Stuart. This meeting is for current or future vendors for the Stuart Farmers Market. For more information, call Billy, (276) 694-3811.

Friday, March 1

Community Breakfast at Jeb Stuart Rescue Squad, 7:30-10 a.m. Plates are $8 each and dine in, take out, and curb service options are available. Orders can be placed by calling (276) 694-6171.

Poor Man’s Supper hosted by CCDF Fire & Rescue, 4-7 p.m. at the CCDF Fire & Rescue Building, 2086 Dry Pond Highway. Plates are $6 each and include pintos, cornbread, chow-chow or slaw (option to add onions) dessert and drink. Call (276) 694-6025 with questions and or to place orders.

Monday, March 3

A vendor meeting for the 2025 season of Monday Market at Fairy Stone State Park will be held at Fayerdale Hall at 1 p.m.

Tuesday, March 4

The Stuart Church of Living Water will hold an All-Day Pancake meal at Stuart Volunteer Fire Station from 7 a.m.- 6 p.m. Adults $10, children (10 years and under) $5. To place an order, dial (276) 694-3322.

Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC) will hold a grant opening and ribbon cutting for its Heavy Equipment Operator Lab at 10 a.m. at the Baliles-Reynolds Learning Center.

Wednesday, March 5

Ash Wednesday Service, 6:30 p.m., Stuart Church of Living Water, 101 East Blue Ridge Street, Stuart. 

Friday, March 7

The Community Food Truck will be at the Woolwine SSRS from 3-4 p.m.

Saturday, March 8

The Patrick County VA250 Committee will hold a free event from 2-4 p.m. at the Star Theatre where people can learn about the county’s colonial history from local historians and about the upcoming 250th celebrations. 

The Patrick County Master Gardeners will hold its 15th annual Spring Symposium: Master Your Garden at Patrick & Henry Community College (P&HCC). Guest speakers are Jim Mitchell of Mitchell’s Nursery and Stesha Warren, an Agroforestry Technical Trainer and owner of Eliana’s Garde, LLC. The symposium will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and vendors and light refreshments will be available. Registration is $10 per person, and pre-registration is encouraged due to limited seating. Send fee and information for each person attending (name, full address, email address, and contact number) to Ms. Glenda Cobbler, 932 Palmetto School Road, Stuart, VA 24171.

Saturday, March 15

Country breakfast at Fairystone Volunteer Fire Department, 6:30-10 a.m. Dine in plates are $10 for adult plates and $5 for child plates. All take out plates are $10. Call in orders can be made by calling (276) 930-2113.

Friday, March 21

The Community Food Truck will be at the Fairystone VFD from 3-4 p.m.

Ongoing

The Coffee Break Café hosts live music on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. Bring an instrument, or just come and listen. 

Patrick County Alzheimer’s Group LLC is open Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. During opening hours an inside yard sale is open to the public. Proceeds from the yard sales are used to purchase supplies. Members meet on the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Alzheimer’s office, located on Wood Brothers Drive, in the basement of Hills Tax Service. New members 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 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.

Connect Health+ Wellness offers free confidential Medicaid/FAMIS application and renewal assistance for Virginia residents from birth to 64. No sign-up fees, no premiums, no deductibles. Medicaid renewals have resumed. Medicaid members need to keep their mailing address and contact information up to date. Connect Health + Wellness’ specially trained Medicaid/FAMIS Outreach Advocate can provide more information. Call or text Ann Walker, (276) 732-0509, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The Parks and Recreation Department is offering free Tai Chi Flow classes for seniors. The gentle, low impact exercise can help improve balance, coordination and mobility. Classes meet on Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. in the Hooker Building at Rotary Field in Stuart, through February 27. For additional information call (276) 694-3917.

Patrick County Senior Citizens is sponsoring two upcoming trips — three-days, two-nights to Lancaster, Pa., June 18–20, and a one-day trip on August 2 is planned to NarroWay Dinner Theatre, Fort Mill, South Carolina. For more information, call (276) 694-3917.