Happy Birthday wishes to: Owen Ratcliff on July 5, Heidi Lyall on July 5, Debbie Cassell on July 5, Cody Bear on July 5, Abbie Irvin on July 5, E.J. Mills on July 5, Cynthia Blair on July 5, Alysia Jonas on July 5, Shawn Bowers on July 5, Paula Simmerman on July 6, Matthew Jones on July 6, Monica Patton on July 6, Frank Williams on July 7, Aarin Bell on July 7, Randy Crockett on July 7, A.J. Burkentine on July 7, Traci Fields on July 8, Marie Groseclose on July 8, Shelia Hall on July 9, Staci Mills on July 10.
Happy Anniversary wishes to: Jarrod and Rachel Dix on July 4, Jerry and Judy Lowe on July 9.
Come out for a fun game of softball kicking off the 250th Celebration of American Independence. The Heroes Showdown with the Hospital Staff as they verse the EMT Responders on Saturday, July 4th, at 10 a.m. at the Wytheville Community College Field. This will be free admission and enjoy free Cracker Jacks.
The Speedwell Volunteer Fire Department will have their Annual Chicken BBQ Dinner on Sunday, July 5th, at 11 a.m. until gone. The dinner includes 1/2 chicken-BBQ or plain, baked beans, slaw, roll, dessert, tea or lemonade. Dine in or carry out.
There will be Liberty at the Lake at the Rural Retreat Lake on July 3rd-5th, with free admission. Friday schedule will start at 4:30 p.m. with vendors and food trucks, 5 p.m. Craft Corner with Mak Marie, 5:30 p.m. Horseshoe Competition, 6 p.m. Star Spangled Splash Pool Party, 7:30 p.m. Midnight Blue Band, 8:30 p.m. Fireside Tales and S'Mores and at 9:30 p.m. Fireworks. Saturday at 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. pool party, 10 a.m. vendors and food trucks, 10:30 a.m. Stars and Strides Color Run, 3 p.m. All Star Live Pro Wrestling, 4 p.m. Foam & Bubble and 8-10 p.m. 250th American Made In Virginia Livestream. Sunday at 12 p.m. vendors and food trucks, 12:30 p.m. kids inflatables, 1 p.m. Laser Battle Extreme, USA Kids Parade & Craft Corner, 2 p.m. Big Bump & The Stun Gunz, 3 p.m. Cornhole Tournament, 4 p.m. Foam & Bubble Party, 5 p.m. Air Guitar Competition, 6 p.m. The Holiday Band, 8:30 p.m. Movie Night-Captain America.
Dunkley and Maloskey Auction will be selling the property of Tom Vaughan on CC Camp Road in Cripple Creek on Saturday, July 25th rain or shine. The property borders Jefferson National Forest, has road frontage, mountain stream and is fenced, a total of 84.968 acres. You may contact Jeff at 276-620-4332, Jamie at 276-620-4339 or Joe at 276-617-0222 for more information.
Wythe County Parks and Recreation will have Adult Open Play at Ager Park and this is free and no registration is required. This will be held in June and July with Wiffleball on Wednesdays at 5-9 p.m., Cornhole on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. until finished and Kickball on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. until done.
Wythe County Parks and Recreation will have free Summer Crafts at Ager Park through July, on Mondays at 3-5 p.m. and Tuesdays at 6-8 p.m. No registration is required, just drop in and get creative.
Attention Parents/Guardians, Grab-n-Go Meal Boxes will be available for pickup every Thursday through August 10th, 10 a.m. to noon at Open Door Community. These meal boxes are a great way to help keep children fed and healthy during summer.
Mount Rogers Community Services will have a Special Olympics Field Day on Thursday, July 23rd, noon to 4 p.m. at the Wytheville Community College Field. There will be track and field, softball, basketball, soccer and more. People with disabilities can enjoy athletics in an organized setting.
Wythe County Community Hospital will have a Blood Drive on Friday, July 31st, 10 am. to 4 p.m. Please visit Red/CrossBlood.org and enter: WCCH to schedule an appointment.
There will be an Estate Sale on Friday, July 24th, at 9 a.m. at 7689 W. Lee Hwy, Rural Retreat. There will be antique and vintage furniture, vinyl records and players, 50's jukebox, signed items from Ralph Stanley, country living decor, china, dishes, glassware, coal mining items, tools, plumbing, electric mechanic and more.
Rural Retreat Heritage Day will be held on Saturday, July 25th, at 1 p.m. at the Pepper Stage, 210 E. Railroad Avenue. At 1 p.m. will be kids activities and vendors, 5 p.m. Conway Twitty Tribute, 6:30 p.m. Deadman's Hand and at 8:15 p.m. is Diamond Rio. This will be free admission and there will also be vendors onsite.
Ivanhoe Fire Department will have a Donnie Widner Memorial Fundraiser on Saturday, July 18th, 12-5 p.m. at the Ivanhoe Fire Department. There will be baked goods, hot dog sale, silent auction, raffle drawings, kids water play area, face painting and vendor tables. All proceeds go to the Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department.
The First Baptist Church in Speedwell will have Vacation Bible School with Kingdom Seekers on July 29th-31st, 7-9 p.m. There will be classes for all ages, lots of fun activities and crafts.
The First Baptist Church in Speedwell will have spaces for rent for the Rt. 21 Yard Sale on July 24th-25th, for $10 a day.
Downtown Wytheville July 4th, event schedule is at 2 p.m. Cruise-In on Main Street, Kids Parade, Tazewell Street at 3 p.m., Magnolia Blvd. at 6 p.m. on the Main Stage, J&The Causeways at 8 p.m. on the Main Stage and 9:45 p.m. July 4th Fireworks at Withers Park.
Open Door Cafe is in need of volunteers for dish washer, busser, serving line and the garden. All help would be greatly appreciated. For more information you can call 276-227-0212.
The Lions Club Charity Carnival will be held July 14th-18th, at Wytheville Community College Campus and there is no admission charge. Gates open at 6 p.m. and rides start at 6:30 p.m. till 10 p.m. Tickets are $1.25 each, 24 for $25, 72 for $60 and rides require 3 or more tickets each. Ride all night wrist bands are $30 and can be purchased online.
Movie Nights Under The Stars schedule at the Rural Retreat Lake is July 5th-Captain America, July 18th-Elemental, July 25th-How to Train Your Dragon, August 1st-Zootopia 2, August 8gh-The Bad Guys 2, August 22nd-Despicable Me 4, August 29th-Jurassic World:Rebirth.
There will be a Farmer's Market at Rural King on Saturday, July 25th, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. There will be fresh produce, baked goods, handmade crafts, specialty items and more.
Crockett Chapel United Methodist Church in Cripple Creek will be making apple butter this fall and are in need of pint and quart jars. All donations of jars is greatly appreciated.
The Rural Retreat Youth League Football Camp is July 20th-23rd, at 6 p.m. at RRHS Stadium and the cost is $20. A T-shirt will be provided for each player.
Rural Retreat High School Lady Indians Basketball presents Summer Hoops on July 20th-21st, 8-9:45 a.m. for 4th-5th grade girls, 10:15 a.m. to 12 p.m. for 6th-7th grade girls at the RRHS Gym This is a free event with donations accepted.
Wytheville Training School Cultural Center's 5th Annual Street Fair will be held on Saturday, July 25th, at 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be food vendors, music and live entertainment.
Thank the good Lord for the rain we have had and prayers for more because we sure can use it. New River at Fries is so low, you can almost walk across it on dry land. We didn't have power for around 6 hours on Saturday morning and thank the good Lord it wasn't winter. I don't know what is more in the road, deer, squirrels, groundhogs or rabbits. If you think it is to hot here then you can go to Montana, Idaho and Wyoming where they are having summer snow and they have even closed some of the roads due to the snow.
Prayer concerns are: Bo Testerman had his leg amputated at the knee and will have a long road to recovery, Darrell Rosenbaum, Lucy Grubb, Harry and Kay Fleming, Phyllis Hurt, John Witt, Raymond Matney, Larry Dunford, Sarah Rudolph, Kendra Dunkley, Jerry Lowe, Michael Dean, Glenda Lowe, Threasa Jenkins, Helen Bass, Linda Porter, Jerry Porter, Jimmy Dunkley, Rodney Pack, Lea Horney, Danny Jonas, Daphne Rosenbaum, Kenny Sayers, Sandra Wright, Mary Jo McKenzie, Gus Kincer, Randy Mitchell, Walker Jenkins, Clyde King, Sr., Libby King, Rabbit Catron, Martha Norris, Shirley Caudill, Arlene Gilbert, Sandra Reasor, Phyllis Stamper, Charlie Ray Preston, Jim Bear, Kathy Testerman, for the safety of all churches and schools, those having harsh weather with summer storms, for the safety of all Police Officers, EMT Personnel and Fire Fighters, for all the sick and shut-ins, our Military Personnel and especially for the unsaved.
Until next time: 250 Years of Freedom One Nation Under God. For 250 years our flag has flown. Through faith and courage our nation has grown. We celebrate the Red, White and Blue and God bless America today and all year through. Hope you have a great 4th of July and give God thanks for our freedom.
