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Meetings
Monday, June 9
The Patrick County Board of Supervisors will meet at 6 p.m. in the third-floor courtroom of the Patrick County Administration Building.
Thursday, June 12
The Patrick County School Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. in the School Board Office.
Wednesday, June 18
The Stuart Town Council will meet at 6 p.m. in the Town Office Building.
Events
Friday, May 30
Jeb Stuart Volunteer Rescue Squad will hold a spaghetti dinner to benefit Anita Harrell from 5-8 p.m. The menu includes spaghetti, salad, Texas toast, dessert, and a drink.
Saturday, May 31
Volunteer Clean Up of Rocky Knob Picnic Area, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, contact Wayne Bersch at (540) 745-9664 or phillip_bersch@nps.gov.
The Patrick County Democratic Committee will meet at 11 a.m. at the Patrick County Library in Stuart.
Monday, June 2 – Thursday, June 5
Wonder Junction VBS will be held at Stuart Church of Living Water from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dinner can be requested at 5 p.m. for children. Pre-registration is available at Stuartlivingwater.com, or by calling the church office, (276) 694-3322.
Saturday, June 7
Jeb Start Volunteer Rescue Squad will hold its monthly community breakfast from 7:30-10 a.m. Plates are $10 each and dine in, carryout, and curb services are available. Call (276) 694-6171 to place orders.
Wednesday, June 11
The Patrick County Food Bank will pass out food boxes from 8:30-11 a.m. at 108 Commerce Street, Stuart and again from 5-6:30 p.m. Boxes will also be distributed from 8-10 a.m. at Fellowship Church in Ararat and from 5:30 p.m. until out at the Community Building in Meadows of Dan.
Thursday, June 12
The Patrick County Senior Citizens Group will meet at 11 a.m. in the Hooker Building at Rotary Field in Stuart. Entertainment will be provided by Junior Cassady and friends. Hot dogs, buns, Cole slaw, condiments, and beverages will be provided. Attendees are asked to bring side dishes/desserts to share.
Saturday, June 14
Red Bank Ruritan Club will celebrate 70 years, 12-4 p.m., 1828 Red Bank School Road, Claudville. Music will be provided by The Country Boys, Jordan Morrison and the Foothill Boys, and Goodfellers. Food and refreshments will also be served. Bouncy house, face painting, and more activities for children. Bring your own lawn chair.
Sunday, June 22 – Wednesday, June 25
New Hope Church of the Brethren will hold a Vacation Bible School from 6-8:15 p.m. Dinner will be served nightly for children. Call and leave a voicemail at (276) 930-2121 if you need a ride on the church van.
Ongoing
The Monday Market at Fairy Stone State Park will be held every Monday, rain or shine, through Labor Day from 5-7 p.m. at Shelters #3 & #4. This is a cash only market and parking is free.
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, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. While open, an inside yard sale is held, with proceeds used to buy 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.
Two branches of the Alzheimer’s Group LLC have been established in the Vesta and Ararat communities. The Ararat group meets at the Fellowship Church in Ararat on the second Thursday each month at 12 p.m. The Vesta group meets at the Vesta Community Center on the third Tuesday each month at noon. Both groups welcome new members and invite caregivers to attend. Literature is also available.
The Patrick County Quilters’ Sit-N-Sew, 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.
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. 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. Call or text Ann Walker, (276) 732-0509, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Salem Church on Salem Road in Critz will hold a community meal on the first Sunday of every month at 12:10 p.m. Call (276) 222-1069 with questions.
Patrick County Senior Citizens group is sponsoring three 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. A two day, one night trip to the Abingdon and Bristol areas of southwest Virginia departing Tuesday, November 18 and returning Wednesday, November 19. Chartered bus transportation, shopping opportunities at Thee Draper Village in Draper, Virginia, one night’s accommodation, a buffet dinner, and breakfast at the historic Martha Washington Inn in Abingdon, admission to the 4-mile Bristol Motor Speedway’s “Speedway in Lights” featuring 3 million Christmas lights and Christmas Village, admission to the Barter Theatre’s Christmas Show, “Elf: The Musical,” baggage handling, taxes, and all gratuities. Deadline is Aug. 15. For additional details, call (276) 694-3917.
