Happy Birthday wishes to: Johnny Brewer on August 15, Judy Johnson on August 16, Andrew Harr on August 17, Bridgett Midkiff on August 17, Hudson Harris on August 17, Loretta Vaughan on August 18, Barrison Blair on August 19, Jacob Wynn on August 19, Garrett Hale on August 19, Walker Jenkins on August 19, Tanner Kincer on August 19, Molly Johnson on August 19, Rena Arnold on August 19, Jodi Davis on August 20, Larry Osley on August 20, Bronwyn Lyall on August 20, Tylar Osley on August 20, Ella Miller on August 20, Josie Roland on August 20, Dylan King on August 21, Grant Viars on August 21.
Happy Anniversary wishes to: Donnie and Judy Buck on August 17, Jacob and Abby Crigger on August 17, James and Amy Bear on August 19.
Deepest sympathy is sent to the Sam Mills family, the family of Randolph Hilton, the family of Pam Phillippi and the family of Patsye Underwood.
Wytheville Baptist Church will have "Come to the Table" Breakfast Church on Saturday, August 15th, at 10 a.m. at Open Door Cafe Patio at 650 W. Main Street.
First Annual Pursuit Youth Car Show & Hotdog Meal will be held on Sunday, August 16th, at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Pentecostal Holiness Church at 796 Ivanhoe Road. There is a $10 entry per car and there will be a First Place Prize for the Best in Show. The menu is 2 hotdogs, chips, dessert and a drink for a donation.
There will be a Benefit Dinner for Patsy Blair at the Max Meadows Fire Department on Saturday, August 15th, 12-3 p.m. The menu is BBQ, Baked Beans, Slaw, Dessert and a Drink for $10 a plate and can add an extra sandwich for $2. Patsy has Lymphoma Cancer and 100% of proceeds go to help with her medical bills.
The Lead Mines Ruritan Club Shot Tower Flea Market will be held on Saturday and Sunday, August 29th-30th, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in the field beside Jackson Elementary School and this free admission and free parking. For more information you may contact Flea Market Manager Butch at 276-613-9970 or email rstfleamarket@gamil.com.
The Wytheville Community College Jamboree will be held on Saturday, August 15th, at 7 p.m. at Snyder Auditorium and the entertainment featuring The Bluegrass Kinsmen and Leftover Biscuits. Admission is free.
The Town of Wytheville Parks and Recreation will have a National Track and Trails Day on Saturday, August, 15th. This will be at Crystal Springs Recreation Area at 723 Pump Hollow Road.
The Wytheville Police Department and the Wythe County Sheriff's Department will have a Wytheville/Wythe County TRIAD Meeting, Protecting our Seniors, on Thursday, August 27th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wytheville Recreation Center, 333 Community Blvd. The Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society will discuss: know your rights, protect your assets, estate planning basics and there will be a question and answer session.
TRIAD Drug Take Back Day will be held on Thursday, August 27th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Wytheville Recreation Center at 333 Community Blvd. Accepted items are pills, tablets and capsules. Not accepted items are medical devices such as IV bags or home infusion items, thermometers, needle/syringes and any liquid medicine.
Harpo's Hardware and Building Supply in Rural Retreat will have a Customer Appreciation Day on Friday, August 21st, at 9 a.m. They are celebrating 38 years of business and there will be light refreshments and door prizes.
Edwin Wagoner and Associates will have an Absolute Auction for a 60 acre farm in 2 tracts on Saturday, August 15th, at 10:30 and this is at 134 Edgewood Drive, Crockett.
There will be a Blood Mobile at the Rural Retreat Community Center on Tuesday, August 25th, 12-6 p.m. You can visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter 102 to schedule an appointment.
The Wythe County Parks and Recreation will have a Football Jamboree on Saturday, August 15th, at the Rural Retreat Elementary School. Wytheville Maroons vs Rural Retreat at 9 a.m., Fort Chiswell vs Wytheville Silver at 10 a.m. and Rural Retreat vs Fort Chiswell Gold at 11 a.m.
Brock Hughes Medical Center and PT/Solutions presents a Free Injury & Heath Screens for BHMC Patients and Wythe & Bland County Residents on Tuesday, August 25th, 12-4 p.m. at 450 West Monroe Street. You may call 276-223-0558 for pre-registration or for more information. They will offer the following: Blood Pressure Checks, Blood Glucose Testing, Skin Checks, Body Mass Index, Diabetes Classes, assessments for Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Neck Pain, Incontinence Issues, Dizziness & Vertigo and Joint and Muscle Pain.
Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Brewer-Lord for being named the Town of Wytheville's Outstanding Tourism Partner for the Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre.
Open Door Cafe will have a special farm-to-table dinner with Forge Appalachia, Filling Bowls from Farm to Table, on Saturday, August 29th, 5-8 p.m. Your ticket includes a handcrafted pottery bowl from a local artist, locally sourced meal, music by Spencer Roberts, cake walk with desserts and entertainment by Nate Montgomery. To purchase tickets you can go to: https//www.facebook.com/share/18sjmj8TcF/
Congratulations to Enos Jones and Lisa Montgomery on your engagement. Prayers for a long life together.
If you have loved ones buried in a church cemetery it would be nice if you could give a donation for the mowing cost.
I hope this is not a bad omen for winter but I have already seen two fully black wooly worms and I know that is a prediction for a bad winter but I pray it doesn't happen. When you have neighbors that share items from their garden with you, just because they want to, makes me a very blessed person and even makes the items taste better. Thank God for good neighbors.
Prayer concerns are: for the safety of all students, teachers and staff as school starts, the flood and fire victims, Raeanne Harr, Jerry Lowe, Lynn Bass, Bo Testerman, Darrell Rosenbaum, Lucy Grubb, Harry and Kay Fleming, Sarah Rudolph, Kendra Dunkley, Glenda Lowe, Threasa Jenkins, Linda and Jerry Porter, Jimmy Dunkley, Rodney Pack, Danny Jonas, Daphne Rosebaum, Kenny Sayers, Sandra Wright, Gus Kincer, Mary Jo McKenzie, Clyde King, Sr., Libby King, Rabbit Catron, Phyllis Stamper, Jim Bear, Kathy Testerman, Sandra Reasor, thank the good Lord for the rain-the grass is growing about faster than we can mow but it won't be long and Fall will be here and the mowing season will be over, it's good to see water in the branches and New River is up enough you don't see the dry land at the Fries crossing, for the safety of all churches and schools, for the safety of all Police Officers, EMT Personnel and Fire Fighters, our Military Personnel, for all the sick and shut-ins, those in the hospital and nursing homes and especially for the unsaved.
Until next time: When school starts all through the town, the parents are cheering, it was a riotous sound. By eight the kids were washed and tucked into bed when memories of homework filled them with dread. New pencils, new folders, new notebooks, new teachers and new friends, their anxiety grew. The parents just giggled when they learned of this fright and shouted upstairs, "Go to Bed, It's a School Night." Hope you have a wonderful week and God bless each of you.
