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By Brenda Bailey

Sheffield-Calahaln

Correspondent

Birthday wishes to: Teresa Campbell on July 23; Tommy Dyson, Wesley Jordan and Yvonne Ijames on July 25; Christian Reeves on July 26; Eugene Reeves on July 27; and Tyson Wilson on July 28. Happy anniversary to the following couples: David and Jane Kimmer on July 23; Ed and Amber Thutt July 29; and Richard and Pam Williams on July 31. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.

VBS “Monumental: Celebrating God’s Greatness” will be at New Union Methodist Aug. 7-10 from 6:30-8:30 nightly.

Hotdog Saturday at New Union is this week from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the church parking lot at Sheffield and County Line roads. There will also be baked goods and RADA cutlery for sale.

If interested in becoming a firefighter, Chief Gary Allen of the Sheffield-Calahaln VFD invites you to come by the department or call 336-492-5791.

Summertime JAM (Jesus and Me) is going on each Sunday from 5-6 p.m. at Ijames Baptist for children, ages 3 years-5th grade with Bible stories, crafts, games and snacks.

The BoTyme Country Jubilee is Thursdays 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Farmington Community Center with a mixture of country, bluegrass and gospel music. Admission is $3, musicians are admitted free.

Keep Arnold Shirley, guitar picker for David Mode and Mode Grass, who became ill playing on Friday night at West Rowan Grill, in prayer. Fairfield Bluegrass, a group of some of the best young pickers around, will perform this Friday.  Thanks to Sue Clark for the photo.

Each Monday evening from 6:30-9:30 there’s a jam session at the Meatlocker on Garden Valley Road off US 64 near Cool Springs.

Bible Camp will be held each Friday in August from 6-8 p.m. at Liberty Wesleyan Church, open to ages kindergarten-5th grade. Call 336-492-3000.

Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Jean Reavis, Johnny Naylor, Pat Moore, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Naomi Wooten, Charles England, Greta England, Lincoln Dyson, Bob Ellis, Chester Reeves, Hazel Frye, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood,  Milton Tutterow, Nancy Peacock, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Caren Morgan, Helen Bulla, Rowan Fay, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Jerry McDaniel, Yvonne Richardson, Lynn Hicks, Betty Godbey, Emily Brown and Suzonne Stratton.  Our sincere condolences to the Nora Mae Bailey family.

Please submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call 336-837-8122 no later than noon on Thursdays.