Community Calendar
Winter Reading: The Rural Retreat Public Library Adult Winter Reading Program will be Jan. 5 through March 20. Pick up a Book Log at the RR Library and each Book Log gives you another chance to win prizes. For more information, call 276-686-8337.
Valentine’s Dinner: Open Door Café will host a Feb. 14 Valentine’s Day Dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Cost is $75 for two meals and $40 for one three-course meal.
Market Day: Wytheville Farmer's Market will have a Valentine's Day Market on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Dirt Road Rising: The Wytheville Moose Lodge presents Holly Ann & Dirt Road Rising on Saturday, Feb. 14, 8 p.m. to midnight. The cost is $15 per person or $25 per couple and this is open to the public.
Valentine’s Banquet: There will be a Valentine's Day Banquet at Fellowship Baptist Church at 1705 Peppers Ferry Road on Saturday, Feb. 14, at 5:30 p.m. The meal cost is by donation and there will also be a silent dessert auction.
Vocalist to Perform: MacDowell Music Club will meet on Monday, Feb. 16, at 7 p.m., at Grace Lutheran Church on Main Street in Rural Retreat. Natalie Drummond, vocalist, will present the program. Everyone is welcome to this free program.
Social Services: A 4 p.m., Feb. 18 meeting is set for the Bland County Department of Social Services Office located in the Court House at 612 Main Street, Suite 208, Bland.
Prom Project: The South Virginia Prom Project to be held at West End Methodist Church at 1030 W. North Street, has been postponed to Friday, Feb. 20, from 3:30-6 p.m. and on Saturday, Feb. 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Benefit: A benefit for Cody Weatherman is set for Sunday, March 1, at 11 a.m. at the Ivanhoe Oddfellows Lodge Building on Painters Hill Road in Ivanhoe. The menu will be barbecue, baked beans, coleslaw, dessert and a drink.
History Time: War & Style: the Virginia Backcountry During the Revolution will be held on Saturday, March 7, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Wytheville Meeting Center. with speaker Jacob Morehead. Five local and regional speakers will focus on topics of clothing, furniture, retail and the Tories.
Radio Club: The Briarpatch Amateur Radio Club serves amateur radio operators in Southwest Virginia and northwestern North Carolina. All amateur radio operator are invited to the on-air weekly gathering held each Tuesday night at 8 p.m. with a frequency of 147.090+ and 103.5 tone. Additional information can be found online at www.vaemcommdb.or/BARC/ or on the Briarpatch Amateur Radio Club Facebook page.
Cemetery Upkeep Contributions: Sharon Cemetery Association would appreciation any donations toward the cost of maintaining Sharon Cemetery in Ceres. Donations may be made in honor of or memory of family or friends. In addition to the annual maintenance fund, the late James Wilson, shortly before his death, established an Endowment Fund to which donations may be made. Checks may be made to the Sharon Cemetery Maintenance Fund or Sharon Cemetery Endowment Fund. All donations are sincerely appreciated and may be mailed to Sharon Cemetery Association, P. O. Box 53, Ceres, VA 24318.
Friends of the Fort Chiswell Library: Friends of the Fort Chiswell Library meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at the library building, located across from Fort Chiswell High School. The group is holding book sales, bake sales and various other fundraisers every first Friday and Saturday of the month at the library. Everyone is welcome to attend.
52 Bingo: The Max Meadows Ruritan Club hosts 52 Bingo every Saturday at at 123 Mockingbird Lane, Max Meadows. Doors open at 3:30 p.m. with bingo starting at 5:30 p.m. There is a guaranteed $1,000 jackpot and a $500 progressive game every week.
Free Adult Ed Classes: Mt. Rogers Regional Adult Education Program is now offering online or onsite classes for GED prep, College test prep, National External Diploma, National Career Readiness Certificate, and computer and job skills. Classes meet at WCC, Carroll Hall, Room 219 (VEC) Monday and Wednesday, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., and at Wytheville Training and Cultural Center, on Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m.-noon, and 5-8 p.m.. Classes are free. Must be 18 or older. For more information, call 800-322-7748 or go to mrraep.org.
New Food Cooperative: Azure Standard, a natural grocery store on wheels, will be making MONTHLY pre-ordered deliveries of low-cost, non-GMO and organic foods, herbs, health/beauty products, etc. in the area! For more information contact Antoinette: WythevilleNaturalFoodCoop@gmail.com, 919-763-2381.
Wytheville Woman’s Club Meetings: The Wytheville Woman’s Club meets the second Tuesday of the month at Sunny Hills Church at 6:30 p.m.
Past RRHS Yearbooks for Sale: Attention Rural Retreat High graduates — The RRHS Yearbook Staff has past editions of the Ruralvalee for sale. Quantities are limited and prices vary according to edition. Years available are 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001-2019. Contact yearbook sponsor Rachel Kuehl at 276-686-4143 or Rachel.smith@wythek12.org to purchase.
Republican Monthly Meeting: The Wythe County Republican Party monthly meeting is held every third Monday at 6:30 p.m., in the Wythe County Circuit Courtroom, S. 6th Street and W. Spring St., Wytheville. For more information please call 276-617-0770.
Cub Scout Pack 58: The Rural Retreat Cub Scouts Pack 58 meeting time has been changed to Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at the Rural Retreat Pentecostal Holiness Church Leaders invite all kindergarteners through fifth-graders to join them For more information contact cub master Chris Swecker at 276-389-7985 or committee chairman Danny Cline at 276-613-0431.
Wednesday Fun Day: St. Paul Methodist Church Relay for Life team Offers Wednesday Fun Day. Do you like games? Cards? Making friends? If so, please join the St. Paul Relay for Life team at St. Paul Methodist Church on Wednesdays at 1 pm. Our Wednesday groups have the most fun, and new friendships are made every week. Bring a friend or come alone.
Bring a game, or play one of ours. We promise you will have a grand time. Donations are accepted for the church relay for life team, and the American Cancer Society. The church is located on Church Street in Wytheville.
Cemetery donations: Donations are needed for the maintenance of the cemetery at Speedwell United Methodist Church. Any amount will be greatly appreciated. These can be mailed to the church at P.O. Box 14, Speedwell, VA 24374.
Wythe County Democrats: The Wythe County Democratic Committee meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Wytheville Training School Cultural Center. For more information follow Wythe County Democrats on Facebook or visit www.wythecountydems.org.
Library Friends Meeting: Friends of the Rural Retreat Library meet on the second Tuesday of every month at 5:30 p.m. The Library is located at 119 North Greever Street in Rural Retreat. The meeting is open to everyone.
Post 229 Meetings: Rural Retreat American Legion Post 229 meets the second Thursday of each month. Meetings start at 7 p.m. at the Rural Retreat Community Center located at 112 Catron St. in Rural Retreat. All veterans welcome.
Memorial Brick Donation: Create a lasting memory and support your Rural Retreat Depot by donating a memorial brick in honor or memory of a loved one, your high school class, etc. A donation of $50 creates your lasting memory. Order your brick now to ensure that it gets into the first installation this spring. Go online, using your credit card or to download and print the form go theruralretreatdepot.com or call (276) 686-6800 for information.
VFW 2719 Post Meeting: VFW Post 2719 monthly meetings are held on the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Old Community Center on 4th Street.
Board Meeting: The Mount Rogers Community Services board of directors meets the fourth Monday of each month. For more information about the specific date, time and location, please visit www.mtrogerscsb.com.
Ruritan Meetings: The Wytheville Ruritan Club meets the first Monday of each month at the Wytheville Training School at 6 p.m. For information, call (276) 620-5874.
Gift Certificates: The Wytheville-Wythe-Bland Chamber of Commerce will issue gift certificates in the amount of $10, $15, $20, $25 up to $50. They are redeemable at businesses that members of the chamber only. They cannot be redeemed for cash. You can treat them just like a regular check or cash and are to be deposited into your account. Call (276) 223-3365 or fax (276) 223-3412 for more information.
WIC Program: WIC is a free nutritious food program for women, infants and children and women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum and children up to the age of 5 years. If you meet the income guidelines and need assistance, you may qualify. Call 228-5507 or 686-3642.
AA Meetings: Alcoholics Anonymous Wytheville Group will hold meetings on Monday and Thursday at 8 p.m. in the Wytheville First Church of God at 1145 Cove Road and Tuesday and Friday at 8 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church at 405 W. Main St. in Wytheville. Call (276) 613-3120 for information.
Al-Anon Meeting: Al-Anon meetings will be held every Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 405 W. Main Street, Wytheville. Contact Brenda at (276) 928-1839.
Mental Health Support Group: Due to a change of operation hours at the Wytheville library, the monthly meeting of the NAMI Family Mental Health Support Group will be moved to the second Thursday of each month from 5:15 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. Call Barb Bartnik at (276) 686-5590.
Overeaters Anonymous Meetings: Overeaters Anonymous meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 6 p.m. at Anchor of Hope Presbyterian Church, 197 Max Meadows Road, Max Meadows. Call (276) 637-6265 or (276) 620-3491.
VFW Meeting: There will be a meeting of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2719 on the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Fourth Street Civic Center.
Spay-Neuter Transport: The Wythe-Bland Animal Welfare League offers a free transport service to the Margaret Mitchell Spay Neuter Clinic in Bristol on the first Thursday of every month. This free transport helps provide low cost spaying and neutering to the residents of Wythe and Bland counties for their dogs and cats. Financial aid is available for qualifying families. For more information and to schedule your place on the transport, call (276) 613-3695.
Wytheville Rotary Club: The Wytheville Rotary meets at noon on the second and fourth Wednesday at Fiddler's. We would like to invite you to come visit our club and consider joining our organization. Rotary connects the world.
