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Week of Feb. 20

UPCOMING

 

EVENTS

UPCOMING 4-H WEEKEND SPECIALTY CAMPS: Feb. 25-26, open to Cloverbudders, ages 5-8 and their parents. For more information or to request a registration form, contact the Halifax County VCE office at 434-476-2147 or e-mail Sonya Furgurson, 4-H extension agent, at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

NEED A BUSINESS LOAN WORKSHOP FEB. 28: The workshop will be held at Longwood SBDC in Danville. Two sessions are available: Session 1, 3 to 4:30 p.m. and Session 2: 5 to 6:30 p.m. Contact Diane Arnold at 434-797-8482 or by email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

2012 VIRGINIA CANTALOUPE FESTIVAL LOGO CONTEST: The winner receives two free passes to the Virginia Cantaloupe Festival and two T-shirts. The deadline is Feb. 29.  Send logos to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA CAR WASH BENEFIT MARCH 1-15: The event will be held at H and L Car Washes. Cars washed at either location, corner of Seymour Drive and center of Town of Halifax, will be counted in the funds received by the local Mental Health America.  All funds raised stay in Halifax County.

CUB SCOUTS WILL BE TRAVELING THROUGH VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS IN SOUTH BOSTON HANDING OUT PAPER GROCERY BAGS FOR FOOD ITEM DONATIONS, MARCH 3: The bags will be distributed if citizens are at home and leaving door hangers if not at home. These items will have instructions that illustrate that neighbors help neighbors by purchasing non-perishable food items. The citizens should then place the bags at their front door by 8 a.m. March 10. The scouts will re-travel the neighborhood picking up all donations to surrender to the Serving Hope food program established by The Worship Center. If a neighborhood is not included in the drive, donations can be delivered to the charter organization, First Baptist Church at the fellowship hall, from noon to 2 p.m. March 10. Cub Scouts are an organization that promotes family, community and faith. This is the perfect service project for scouts that combine all of these ideals. The goal is to collect enough items to stock the food bank; this is a new ministry needing some help getting started. No glass items or monetary donations should be left in the bags for safety reasons.

ALL 1968 GRADUATES OF THE MARY M. BETHUNE HIGH SCHOOL: Plans are being made for a class reunion on Aug. 4. If interested, call one of the following: Carolyn Vass-Childress 434-476-7188; Venessa Crews Powell 434-349-6457; Mary Burch Crew 434-799-1804; George Lipscomb 434-222-4133 on or by Mar. 31.

30TH ANNUAL SUMMERFEST PLANS UNDER WAY FOR MAY 26: The 30th annual Virgilina Summerfest will be held May 26, complete with a parade, plenty of food, arts and crafts, lots of music, and a street dance from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Anyone interested in entering the parade can contact Ray Nelson at 919-849-1143, and for entertainment information contact Casey Brewer at 434-738-7775 or Craig Young at 434-585-4020.

HALIFAX COUNTY HERITAGE AND ANTIQUE MACHINERY FESTIVAL MAY: The festival will be held at the Halifax County Fairgrounds Hwy. 360-E Behind South Boston Speedway South Boston, May 4, 5 and 6. Exhibitor’s welcome. Featured tractor - Ferguson/Massey Ferguson, antique tractors, machinery and tools, quarter scale tractor pull Saturday, car show, antiques, crafts, flea market, parts, Well’s Fargo Stage Coach, machinery and craft demonstrations, hit and miss engines, power saw demos, music and more. Admission will be $5 per day, children under 12 free. Home cooked festival foods will be available for purchase including homemade ice cream. No alcohol allowed on the grounds, no pets, golf carts staff only. For more information: www.halifaxcountyheritagefestival.org, e-mail  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Contacts- 434-572-6879, 434-349-3349 or 434-572-2476. For information regarding camping, call 434-349-3066.

THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM IS COLLECTING CELL PHONES AS A FUNDRAISER: Drop off points are the United Way Office and Tri-County Community Action. Call 476-1126 for more information.

HALIFAX COUNTY SENIOR HIGH CLASS OF 1982 30TH REUNION OCT. 5-7: The reunion will be held at Berry Hill Resort with a formal dinner and DJ on Oct. 6.  The cost is $40 per person or $80 per couple.  Other activities are planned for the weekend.  For more information, contact Veronica Hamlet Crawley at (804) 366-2180 or Ellen Honeycutt McCormick at (434) 579-0347.  To sign up, mail a check to Class of 1982 Reunion, P.O. Box 1002, Halifax, VA 24558 before Sept. 15.  Also, help is needed in locating classmates. Anyone having contact information on classmates send it to the P.O. Box address.

MEETINGS

THE SOUTH-BOSTON - HALIFAX CHAPTER 4327 AARP WILL MEET TUESDAY: The meeting will be at First Baptist Church on Main Street; at 11 a.m. Guest will be Chief Steve Phillips of the South Boston Fire Deptartment with a program on fire prevention. Bring food for Good Samaritan. A catered soup and salad luncheon will be served for the usual fee.

THE SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE HALIFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL HOLD ITS NEXT MEETING  TUESDAY: The meeting will be held in the conference room at the Department of Pupil Personnel Services in the Mary Bethune Complex in Halifax at 5 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

HALIFAX COUNTY/SOUTH BOSTON BRANCH OF THE NAACP MEETING TUESDAY: The meeting will be at Wedgewood Golf Center at 7 p.m. with President Kevin L. Chandler presiding.

JOHN M. JORDAN CAMP #581 SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS HISTORICAL HONOR SOCIETY MEETS FEB. 27: The meeting will be held at the Spare Times Grill in the World of Sports complex for dinner with the program starting at 6 p.m. The speaker will be Betsy Ross who will give a program on Militant Islam in America. Members, perspective members and the public are invited to this Dutch treat meeting.

MISSION HEALTHY RELATIONSHIPS PRESENTED BY THE VIRGINIA WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK AND THE REGION IV CONSORTIUM OF COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARDS, MARCH 4-2: This is a relationship skills building course for military veterans and spouses coping with the impact of deployment, military service, post-traumatic stress, operational stress and traumatic brain injury. The course will be held March 2 – 4 at the Hampton Inn, Emporia. Check in is at 4 p.m.-6 p.m., Friday, March 2. The workshop begins at 6:30 p.m. Friday and will end by noon on Sunday March 4. Registration fee is $25 includes lodging. To register, email Ed McIntosh, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call (804) 212-5896.

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY UNIT 8 MEETINGS: Regular meetings will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in the auxiliary room, Post 8, 1710 Jeffress Blvd., South Boston.

SOUTHSIDE VIRGINIA HORSE COUNCIL MEETINGS: The meetings are held at 6 p.m. every first Tuesday of the month at Spare Times Grill.

POST TRAUMATIC STRESS GROUP: Open to all combat veterans, any war service; every Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Mizpah Presbyterian Church, 308 Ragland St. For information, call Chris Cole at (434) 429-5395.

NATIONAL ALLIANCE ON MENTAL ILLNESS MEETING: NAMI Connection, a support group for adults with mental illness, will meet every other Sunday at 2 p.m. at the South Boston Church of Christ. The church building is located at 3501 Halifax Road, (US 501 N.), adjacent to The Gazette-Virginian building and across from Halifax Square Shopping Center. For more information, call 434-446-6185 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

H.O.P.E. CANCER PATIENTS AND CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS: A service provided by the Halifax County Cancer Association holds meetings every Tuesday at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church, N. Main Street. For information, call Frances Harrell at 575-2969 or 572-8148.

BOSOM BUDDIES SUPPORT GROUP: Meetings are held on the second Monday in October, December, February, April, June and August at 7 p.m. in the Edmunds Room at Halifax Regional Hospital. This group welcomes anyone who has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

SOUTH BOSTON WEEKLY AA MEETINGS: Meetings are held on Mondays at 8 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church (closed meeting) Wednesdays/Fridays at noon and Thursdays at 8 p.m. (also Al-Anon meeting) at First Presbyterian Church.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS: Anyone having a drug problem, or persons knowing someone who does, can call 1-800-777-1515, 24 hours a day for meeting information.

HALIFAX HUMANE SOCIETY FOR HOMELESS ANIMALS MEETINGS: The society meets at the South Boston Main Street Methodist Church the last Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m.

WEEKLY AL-ANON MEETINGS: The meetings are held for the friends and family members of those addicted to alcohol or drugs, Thursdays at 8 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 800 North Main Street.

THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM SUPPORT GROUP MEETINGS: Tri-County Community Action will start support group meetings weekly. For more information call 434-476-1126.

THE BOUTIQUE SALE AT 409 LUSARDI DRIVE IN BROOKNEAL: The Boutique is having a 50 percent off sale on all winter clothing through the end of the month.  Attention all consigners:  Start dropping off spring and summer items in February to be put out on the floor on March 1. This is a great way to make extra money and clean out closets at the same time.  All donations are tax deductible.  For consignment guidelines, contact Cindy Bomar at (434) 944-2301, or stop by The Boutique on Monday evenings from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., or Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and talk to a volunteer.  All proceeds from The Boutique go to helping people who have aged out of a boy’s or girl’s home or the foster care system.

SERVING HOPE FOOD PANTRY AT THE WORSHIP CENTER: The Worship Center is located at 1011 South of Dan School Road, South Boston. The food pantry will be open Monday, Feb. 27, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Contact Cindy Cole at 579-4490 or Kathy Woods at 579-2776.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS FOR THE BUSINESS WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION OF HALIFAX COUNTY: The applications are available at the guidance office at Halifax County High School, South Boston Library and at the library in Halifax.  The deadline to return the applications is Feb. 22.  For any questions contact Sarah Stevens, education chairperson, at 434-575-5588.