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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
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.
Thursday, June 5
Patrick County Public Animal Shelter will be closed to the public.
Friday, June 6
The community food truck will be at the Woolwine SRRS from 3-4 p.m.
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.
Stuart’s Knob Hike, 9 a.m., Stuart’s Knob Trailhead; Lakeshore Trail Hike, 10 a.m., Amphitheater Trailhead; Turtle Time, 1 p.m., Visitor Center; Magic Trees, 2 p.m., Shelter 4; Fairy Stone Hunt, 4 p.m., Shelter 4; Going Batty, 8 p.m., Beach Breezeway, Fairy Stone State Park.
Sunday, June 8
Fairy Stone Park: Moonshine Hollow Hike, 10 a.m., Visitor Center; Fairy Stone Hunt, 12 p.m., Shelter 4; Fayerdale: The Missing Town, 2:30 p.m., Shelter 4; Fungal Friends, 4 p.m., Shelter 4, Fairy Stone State Park.
Monday, June 9
Fairy Stone Hunt, 12 p.m., Shelter 4, Fairy Stone State Park.
Tuesday, June 10
Fairy Stone Hunt, 12 p.m., Shelter 4; Turtle Time, 2 p.m., Visitor Center, Fairy Stone State Park.
Wednesday, June 11
The Patrick County Food Bank will distribute 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 of boxes at the Community Building in Meadows of Dan.
Native Plants and Pollinators, 11a.m., Shelter 4; Turtle Time, 1 p.m., Visitor Center; Fairy Stone Hunt, 2 p.m., Shelter 4; Blobs in Your Backyard, 4 p.m., Beach Breezeway; Full Moon Campfire, 9 p.m., Amphitheater, Fairy Stone State Park.
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.
Turtle Time, 10 a.m., Visitor Center; Fairy Stone Hunt, 12 p.m., Shelter 4; Insect Safari, 2 p.m., Shelter 4, Fairy Stone State Park.
Friday, June 13
Woodland Mindfulness, 10 a.m., Shelter 4; Fairy Stone Hunt, 1 p.m., Shelter 4; Turtle Time, 2 p.m., Visitor Center; Roosting in the Rafters, 3 p.m., Beach Breezeway, Welcome Campfire, 7 p.m., Amphitheater, Fairy Stone State Park.
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.
The Ararat Ruritan Club will serve a country breakfast from 7:30-10 a.m. The cost is $10 per plate, which includes sausage, ham, apples, eggs, gravy, pancakes, homemade biscuits, and water, juice, or coffee.
Francisco’s 2nd annual Car Show and Cruise In will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 7100 NC Hwy 89W, Westfield, N.C. Everyone is welcome to bring their vehicles and the entrance fee for the car show is $20. Cruise-in parking will be free.
Monday, June 16 – Thursday, June 19
Middle Cross Missionary Baptist Church will hold Vacation Bible School nightly, 6-8:30 p.m., 59 Wayside Road, Stuart.
Friday, June 20
The community food truck will be at Fairystone VFD from 3-4 p.m.
Sunday, June 22 – Wednesday, June 25
New Hope Church of the Brethren will hold 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. and inside yard sale is held. 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. New members are welcome. For more information, call (276) 693-6018.
Ararat Alzheimer’s Group LLC group meets at the Fellowship Church in Ararat on the second Thursday each month at 12 p.m.
Vesta Alzheimer’s Group LLC 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.
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, 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 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.
