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Church Events

Veterans Appreciation Day – Spray United Methodist Church, Morgan Road, Eden – Saturday, May 25, 10:00 am-2:00 pm. Memorial service, entertainment and bar-b-q chicken lunch. (623.7012)

Free Concert, ‘Voice of Truth’ from Winston-Salem – Crosswalk Café, Highway 87, Eden – Saturday, May 25, 7:00 pm. Casual dress, concessions available. (623.4042)

Revival Services – Meadows Baptist Church, Stewart Road, Walnut Cove – June 9-14. Speaker, Benny Beckum. Services Sunday, 11:00 am and 6:00 pm; Monday-Friday, 7:00 pm. Choir and special singing. Nursery provided.

Gospel Singing – The Salvation Sounds from High Point – First Church of The Living God, Washburn Avenue/Thomas Street, Eden – Saturday, June 1, 7:00 pm. (627.0618)

Free Concert, Southland Gospel Band from Gastonia – Spray United Methodist Church, Morgan Road, Eden – Saturday, June 29, 6:00 pm. Non-perishable food items will be received for local food banks. (623.6122)

Special Needs, Learning For Life, Scouts Unit #4250, Scouting for all. This is a Scout group for boys and girls with disabilities who want to earn badges, make friends and have fun. Meetings every Saturday, First Baptist Church, South Franklin Street, Madison, 12:30 pm, in the Fellowship Hall. (548.6112)

Early Worship Service – First Baptist Church, South Franklin Street, Madison – Sunday, 9:15 am, in the Fellowship Hall. No sermon, hymns, offertory. Casual dress. (548.6112)

GriefShare – First Baptist Church, South Franklin Street, Madison – Tuesday, 3:00 pm, in the Fellowship Hall. GriefShare is designed to help persons grieving the loss of someone, toward recovery and hopefulness. (548.6112)

Bible Study – Mayodan United Methodist Church, West Main Street – Thursday, 7:00 pm.

Bible Study - Sharon Missionary Baptist Church, Business 220, Stoneville – Wednesday, 12:00 pm, and Thursday, 7:00 pm.

Holy Mountain Ministry, East Murphy Street, Madison – Worship Service, Sunday, 11:00 am and Thursday, 6:00 pm; Bible Study, Wednesday, 7:30 pm.

Bible Study - Wednesday, 7:00 pm, for middle school through college age, at CrossWalk Cafe, Highway 87, Eden

Assistance Available

Mini Job Fair – Mayodan Career Center, NC 135 – Tuesday, June 4. Culp, Inc., will be accepting applications and conducting interviews, 9:00 am-12:00 pm. (949.4849)

Community Food Giveaway – Souls’ Harbour Church of Mayodan, South Ayersville Road – every third Saturday, 2:00-2:30 pm. Open for emergencies on Sunday, 5:00-6:00 pm. (949.4304)

Addiction Recovery Meeting – Souls’ Harbour Church of Mayodan, South Ayersville Road – every Tuesday, 7:00 pm. (949.4304)

Free Clinic of Rockingham County/Cone Health – now open at 401 West Decatur Street, Madison. Open Monday, 1:00-5:00 pm. Medical, dental and medication assistance. 315 South Main Street, Reidsville. (349.3220)

Goodwill Industries Career Center – NC 135, Mayodan – Free classes include Career Readiness Certification, Computer Classes and others. Call to register. (949.4849)

Goodwill Industries Community Resource Center – Kingsway Plaza, Kings Highway, Eden – Free classes. GED, Getting the Job You Want, Career Readiness Certification, Computer Classes and others. You must be unemployed or underemployed. Call to register. (623.3007)

Goodwill Industries Community Resource Center – 1551 Freeway Drive, Reidsville – Free classes. HRD-Employability Skills, Basic Computer/Keyboarding, Software for Career Development, GED, Money Smart and others. You must be unemployed or underemployed. Call to register. (637.1010)

GriefShare, designed to help persons grieving the loss of someone, meets on Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Madison, 1:30-3:00 pm.

Souls’ Harbour Church of Mayodan, South Ayersville Road – food giveaway every third Saturday, 2:00-3:30 pm. Household income must be under $700 weekly. One box of food to every household as long as supplies last. Donations of food and monetary gifts are greatly needed and appreciated. (949.4304)

Shaw Christian Church, The Boulevard, Eden is conducting a Used Shoe Drive for needy people in Haiti. Shoes can be dropped off on Thursday between 5:00-7:30 pm, at The Learning Center, across from the sanctuary. Shoes must be in pairs, tied together or rubber banded together. No women’s boots, steel toed boots or four-inch heels will be accepted. (635.2277)

Genealogy -The Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 4751 NC 14, South of Eden, is open Tuesday 9:30 am-12:30 pm and Wednesday 9:00 am-8:00 pm. A professional genealogist is available for the Tuesday sessions. (623.7154)

Fundraisers

Hot Dog Benefit for Vickie and Donnie Farris – Shiloh Community Center, Settle Bridge Road, Stoneville – Friday, May 24, 5:00-7:00 pm.

Annual Beach Party for the Morehead Memorial Hospital Foundation – Willow Oaks Plantation, Eden – Friday, May 31, 7:00-11:30 pm – Beaches of the Caribbean. The Band of Oz and 50/50 raffle.

Bluegrass/Gospel Singing – American Legion, Amostown Road, Sandy Ridge – Saturday, June 1, 6:00 pm, featuring Vernon Harris and Shelley Roberts, Almost There and The Fitzgerald Family. Admission, $2 per person; children under 12 free. Concessions available. 50/50 raffle. This a new monthly event the first Saturday each month.

Bake Sale, Morning Biscuits, Hot Dogs for Lunch – Souls’ Harbour Church of Mayodan, South Ayersville Road – Saturday, June 8, 8:00 am-1:00 pm. (427.0726)

Special Events

‘Shaggin’ on Fieldcrest’ – Draper Village, Eden – rescheduled for Saturday, June 8, 5:00-9:00 pm, featuring Craig Woolard, lead singer for The Embers for 27 years and his seven-piece party band. Beer garden, bar-b-q, hotdogs and burgers and kids area.

Dan River Basin Association Streamside Tea – Chinqua-Penn Walking Trail historic Summer House, Reidsville – Saturday, May 25, 2:00-5:00 pm. Free, open to the public and kid friendly. Iced teas, baked goods, acoustic music and free riparian planting guides. (339.6169)

Free Concert in the Park – Downtown Eden, Saturday, May 25, 6;30 pm – Hubert Lawson and the Bluegrass Country Boys.

Vietnam Traveling Wall – Freedom Park, Eden – May 30-June 2. This memorial is 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C., with 58,267 names, 13 from Rockingham County. Sponsored by American Legion Post 254, Eden.

Annual Piedmont Pottery Festival – Kingsway Plaza, Eden – Saturday, June 1, 9:00 am-4:00 pm, featuring more than 100 potters from North Carolina and Virginia. Demonstrations and door prizes.

Musical Memories Variety Show – Morehead High School Best Auditorium, Eden – Saturday, June 15, 7:00 pm. A Tribute to Duane and Gloria Best’s Golden Wedding Anniversary and Farewell to Eden. After-Show Social. (623.2932)

Others

Food For Fines – Rockingham County Public Library – May 20-June 22. For each non-perishable food item donated at all branches, $1 in fines will be waived. Food must have a current expiration date. Items will be distributed to the Salvation Army, Outreach Center and Hands of God Ministry.

Free Shredding – sponsored by Reidsville Friends of the Library – Saturday, May 25, 11:00 am-1:00 pm, at the city lot across from the library. Secure document shredding. 100% of the paper is recycled.

Applications are currently being accepted for Executive Director, Western Rockingham Chamber of Commerce. (548.6248)

Madison Cruise-In – First Friday Each Month, April-September, 4:30-8:30 pm, Downtown. 50/50 raffles and merchant giveaways, music.

Garden of Eden Senior Center – Corn Hole, every Thursday, 10:00 am; Dominos, every Thursday, 11:00 am; Walking Group, Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 am. (627.1611)

The Dan River Art Market & Gallery, NC 65, Wentworth supports artists from Rockingham County and surrounding areas. Hours,Thursday, 10:00 am-4:00 pm; Friday, 10:00 am-2:00 pm.

Rockingham County Leads Group meets every Wednesday at El Parral, NC 14, Eden at 12:00 noon. The group provides business networking. (380.8478)

Addiction Recovery Help and Support Meeting – Souls’ Harbour Church of Mayodan, South Ayersville Road – every Tuesday, 7:00 pm. (949.4304)

Computer Classes for Seniors 65+ at the Senior Center in Eden. (627.4711)

The Rockingham County Public Landfill is now accepting old televisions, computers and other electronics for recycling. The landfill, on Shuff Road, off Highway 704 between Madison and Wentworth, is open Monday-Friday, 7:30 am-4:15 and Saturday, 7:30 am-12:15 pm.

The Eden Historical Museum, Downtown on Washington Street, is open every Saturday from 10:00 am-4:00 pm. Adult admission, $1; children under 12, free with adult. Open by appointment for groups of 10 or more.

The Family History Center at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, NC 14, south of Eden is open Tuesdays, 9:30 am-12:30 pm and Wednesdays, 9:00 am-8:00 pm. A professional genealogist is available at the Tuesday sessions. (623.7154)

The East Stokes Community Building, at Highway 772 and K-Fork Road, can be reserved for special events. No alcohol allowed. (Ray Joyce, 949.3408)

The Eden Parks & Recreation Department sponsors a dance at the CB Hut on Boone Road the last Monday of each month, 7:00-9:30 pm. Line dance lessons, 6:00 pm. $5 per person. Concessions available.

A building or house is needed for the Second Harvest Food Bank community food giveaway in the Madison/Mayodan area. Monetary and food donations are also needed. (Larry Noah, 949.4304)

Music at The Barn, Gant Road, Eden - Every Tuesday, 7:00 pm. May 21 – Hard Times; May 28 – Hubert Lawson & The Bluegrass Country Boys. (706.1018)

The Rockingham County Sheriff's Office Records Division is now accepting applications for Concealed Handgun Permits Tuesday thru Friday, 8:30 am-3:30 pm. Regular purchase permit applications, Thursday and Friday, 8:30 am-4:30 pm. (634.3232)


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