Thursday, July 5

•4 p.m.-7 p.m.- Farmers Market and Yard Sale at Deep Creek Community Center, Brawley Road, vendors and customers welcome.

•2:30 p.m.-7 p.m.-American Red Cross Blood Drive, co-sponsored by Yadkin County Rescue Squad & Yadkin County Chamber at the Yadkin County Rescue Squad Building. Appointments can be made by contacting the Rescue Squad at (336) 679-2430 or the Chamber office at (336) 679-2200.

Friday & Saturday, July 27-28,

•10 a.m.-4 p.m.-Sparta, N. C. 16th Annual Alleghany Quilters Guild Quilt Show. at Emerson Black Exhib Bldg two miles north of Sparta on HWY 21. Free admission and shuttle bus. Viewer balloting, demonstrations, vendors, guild boutique. Seven miles west of the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Saturday, July 28

•7 a.m.-11 a.m.- Annual Yard Sale at New Hope Pregnancy Care. If you have items to donate to the yard sale, we cannot accept them until July 25 due to lack of space.

Friday, August 17

•4 p.m.-6 p.m.-Hands of Hope Medical Clinic BBQ Fundraiser Tiptons BBQ, slaw, beans, roll, and dessert . Lunch Delivery Available to Yadkin County Businesses 11am-1pm ,Plate pick up from 4-6pm at Yadkinville United Methodist Church ,$8.00 per plate Email hohclinic@gmail.com or call 336-692-5043 for tickets

Ongoing

•6:30 p.m.-East Bend Happy Quilters Guild, Meets 2nd Tuesday of each month at East Bend Senior Center. For more information call (336)699-3970.

•4 p.m.-6:30 p.m.- p.m.-Yadkin Farmers Market,open every Tuesday Evenings and Saturday morning from 8-12 in Yadkinville! Off US 601 North Take a right on Tennessee Rd. beside the Yadkinville Community Park. The Yadkin Farmers Market will be on the left behind the park. Selling fresh in season produce, plants, honey, baked goods, homemade crafts, eggs, goat dairy products, molasses, herbs, flowers, etc.

If you are in need of clothing for your family members we would like to invite you to visit the Courtney Clothing Closet located in Building C of Courtney Baptist Church. The church is located at 3341 Courtney Church Road. The church is South of Yadkinville off Hwy 601 just pass the Yadkin Valley Telephone offices on Courtney Huntsville Road, then right onto Courtney Church Rd. The hours are Wednesdays 2-4p.m. and Thursdays 10 a.m.-4 p.m. For more information call the church at (336)463-2681

Swimming Lessons will be taught at the Yadkin County Pool: Children 4-12 years old: July 9-19, Monday Thursday, 10:00am - 10:45am, July 23 - Aug 2 Monday - Thursday, 5:15pm - 6:00pm. Classes are taught by certified lifeguards. Payment in full is needed to reserve a spot in the class. Sessions are completely separate, so children may choose to register for only one or multiple sessions. Adults: July 16-20 Monday - Friday, 5:30pm - 6:30pm. Each session is $25 per person for Yadkin County Residents and $40 per person for non-Yadkin County Residents (Children and Adults). Come down to the Yadkin County Pool today to sign up! Please contact Kayla Trivette at ktrivette@yadkincountync.gov or 679-4228 for more information.

•6 p.m.-Yadkin Civitan Presents Music in the Park at Yadkinville Community Park ~ North State Street/Hwy 601 Bring your lawn chairs and blankets for a family night out with great music! No Alcohol and No Coolers, July 21 Mixed Emotions ~ Beach Music , Aug 4 Rain Jacket ~ Oldies , Aug 25 Enon Boys ~ Gospel , Sept 8 Porch Dog Revival ~ Bluegrass , Food available by Yadkin Civitan. In case of rain, concerts will be moved to Yadkinville Elementary School, Free!!

• 10:30 a.m.—Preschool storytime for ages 2-5 will be held at the Boonville Community Public Library every Thursday. This will consist of stories, songs, and crafts. For more information, call 367-7737. All of our libraries of the NWRL System has access of Ancestry.com for the year of 2012. Patrons can research the web through our libraries for the year. The Boonville Community Public Library is a branch of thirteen libraries of the Northwestern Regional Library System.

•6:30 p.m.-Every Thursday of each week we hold a program called TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) weight loss program. Each program has special tips and techniques to help benefit losing those unwanted pounds. Meeting at your local Boonville Community Public Library. Any Questions please call 336-367-7737

•8 a.m.-New Horizons Adults Day Services is taking donations for their thrift shop, 1917 Old Hwy 421 W. Yadkinville. For more information call 677-1385

•6 p.m.-Bingo every Tuesday at the Yadkin Moose Lodge. ATTENTION: Effectively immediately! Monthly distributions of USDA Commodity Foods will no longer be distributed at the Moose Lodge in Yadkinville. They will now be distributed on an on-going basis through “partner agencies” of Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest N.C. Families needing food assistance will need to contact one of the following agencies: Divino Redentor Catholic Church, 209 Lon Ave. Boonville, 336-367-7067, Tri-County Christian Ministries, 440 W. Main St, Jonesville, 336-526-1089, Yadkin Christian Ministries, 121 W. Elm St. Yadkinville, 336-677-3080, Yadkin Christian Ministries, East Bend, 336-699-4544.

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