Thursday, April 22
The Patrick County School Board will hold a special called meeting in the school board offices at 5 p.m. to discuss personnel.
Saturday, April 24
The Patrick County Master Gardener’s Plant Sale will be held at the Rotary Building in Stuart from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Senator Mark Warner will host his annual Academy Day from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Accelevents.
A cruise-in will be held at Lambsburg Community Center from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Woodie Powers & Midnite Ramblers will provide the music on center stage for listening and dancing. Concessions will be sold in the cafeteria all evening as well as fifty-fifty tickets. For more information call 336-648-2078.
Thursday, April 29
The West Piedmont Planning District Commission (WPPDC) will be hosting a virtual public meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. to provide information on the planning process and to receive feedback from community members and business leaders on economic challenges created by the pandemic. The WPPDC has started the process of developing a Pandemic Recovery and Resiliency Plan that will assess the state of the regional economy by anticipating short- and long-term impacts and trends of the COVID-19 pandemic. When complete the plan will recommend actionable strategies for economic recovery and long-term economic resiliency. The plan will focus on understanding the pandemic’s current and future economic and social impacts on the WPPDC Region, how to mitigate these impacts and potential strategies that can be taken to expedite economic recovery while ensuring increased economic immunity from future threats, and specifically look to address challenges faced by local businesses in the WPPDC Region.
For more information on the planning process, please visit: https://recoverywestpiedmont.com/
The meeting link can be accessed here: https://recoverywestpiedmont.com/2021/04/09/wppdc-public-meeting-notice/.
Friday, April 30
Bingo Benefit at Rotary Building to raise money for a new playground and volleyball courts at Rotary Field. Doors open at 6 p.m. and games start at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 and include 20 games plus 1 coverall card, 3 bingo cards per game, and cash prizes. Extra coverall cards for the Grand Prize cost $5 each.
The first of six-monthly cruise-ins at the Lambsburg Community Center, Lambsburg, VA will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Woodie Powers & the Midnite Ramblers will provide the music on center stage. Concessions will be sold in the cafeteria all evening as well as 50-50 tickets. Bring your vintage car, truck, or motorcycle and join us at the foot of the Sugar Loaf Mountain for a delightful evening of fun and reminiscing about the bygone days of yesteryear. You will be glad you did. For more info, call (336) 648-2078.
Ongoing
MHC Coalition for Health and Wellness is offering no contact applications assistance for Virginia’s free or low-cost Medicaid plans (Children’s Medicaid/FAMIS, Pregnancy Medicaid and Adult Health Care for 19-64 years old) for those who meet income requirements. Those who are already enrolled in or are eligible for Medicare are not eligible for this program. Questions can be answered and applications completed by phone. Call or text Ann Walker at 276-732-0509 to see if you qualify.
Bookmobile Schedule
The Patrick County Branch’s Library Bookmobile offers trunk-side service only until further notice at the locations, dates, and times listed below:
Monday, April 26:
BB&T Bank of Meadows of Dan, noon to 1 p.m.
Meadows of Dan Community Center, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Tuesday, April 27:
Appletree Development Center, noon to 12:30 p.m.
Rose Window 40 Charity, 12:30 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.
Charity- Charity Primitive Baptist Church, 1:30 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.
Robert’s Market/57, 2:35 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Wednesday, April 28:
Ararat Fellowship Church, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Trinity Christian School, 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Thursday, April 29:
Wildwood Acres (off Virginia 694), 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Circle K, 11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Hardin Reynolds Road (Ramey’s), 12:35 p.m. to 12:50 p.m.
Patrick Henry Volunteer Fire Station, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.
Salem United Methodist Church, 2:15 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
For questions or comments, call Tammy at (276) 694-3352 Ext. 1 or Ext. 2, or via email at tcope@brrl.lib.va.us.
