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By Brenda Bailey

Sheffield-Calahlan

Correspondent

Birthday wishes to: Jeff Anderson on Aug. 30; Aiden Groce on Aug. 31; Pamela Branham on Sept. 1; and Craig Myers, Savannah Swisher and Lester Edwards on Sept. 2.  Happy anniversary to Rodger and Melba Feimster on Sep. 4. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.

Stephanie Dean and Shorty Bowles are hosts of the Schoolhouse Music Jam at Farmington Community Center each Thursday evening with a Potluck at 6, followed by country, bluegrass and gospel music at 6:30.  Admission is $3.

A BBQ fundraiser at the Sheffield-Calahaln Community Center will be Saturday, Oct. 5 from 3-7 p.m. Purchase a pound of barbecue with slaw, dip and four rolls or you purchase barbecue sandwiches.Drinks will be available.  This fundraiser is eat-in or take-out. Desserts will be available for those who eat-in. Donations will be accepted. This fundraiser is to raise money for a new roof for the community center.  The center is at 174 Turkeyfoot Road, Mocksville.

Hotdog Saturday at New Union was a huge success.  New Union’s next Hotdog Saturday is Saturday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Proceeds will go to Michele Dyson, who was injured in an accident on Aug. 19 when a tree and power lines fell on her vehicle on Dyson Road.  Keep Michele, Steven, Hunter and other family members in your prayers.

Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Emily Brown, Marsha Gobble, Brian Jacobs, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Maria Knight, Violet Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Fred Beck, Tom Cornatzer, Michael Collier, Michele Dyson and Terry Dyson. Our sincere condolences to the Ronald Lee Leonard family, the Terry Eugene Carter family, and the Matthew McKnight family.