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May 21

— The meeting of the Joint Municipal Housing Cooperative for Bladenboro, Clarkton, and Elizabethtown housing authorities will meet Tuesday, May 21, at 6: 30 p.m., in the Spinners Court Community Building, 706 Chestnut Street, Bladenboro.

May 25

— There will be a birthday dinner in honor of Annie B. Brown at Fuller’s Restaurant in Lumberton on Saturday, May 25, at 3 p.m.

May 28

— Bladenboro Housing Authority will meet Tuesday, May 28, at 6 p.m. in the main office at 117 Main Street, Bladenboro.

— The deadline for entries for the annual Blueberry Cooking Contest held during the Ammon Blueberry Festival is at 5 p.m., Tuesday, May 28. First place winners in previous blueberry contests may not enter the same recipe. Second and third place winners may enter the same recipe again this year. Also, please be aware that the contest will be held again this year at the Ammon Community Building. Entrants are requested to type the recipe(s). Please be sure to type your name and the category at the bottom of each recipe. If you have access to the Internet, please email your recipe(s) to Sandra_Cain@ncsu.edu. For questions or application information, contact Sandra Cain at 910-862-4591.

June 1

— The annual Ammon Blueberry Festival will take place on Saturday, June 1. There will be a blueberry cooking contest, parade, and games and activities for children. The parade begins at 10 a.m. and a pancake breakfast will be held at the fire department beginning at 6:30 a.m.

—The descendants of Shade and Civil Thompson and Jesse and Perci Boyette Thompson of Bladen County will hold their family reunion Saturday, June 1, at the Bladenboro Historical Society Building in Bladenboro. A covered dish meal will be served at 1 p.m. All descendants, family and friends are asked to bring any photos you may have of family members past or present. Anyone needing information may contact Ann Russell at 910-876-1746 or Pat Edge at 910-876-7144.

June 10

— Kidz-N-Motion Day Care, Fitness and Dance Center will travel to Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla. Oct. 4 through Oct. 8. Cost is four payments of $188 or $47 per person per room. The second installment is due June 10, third installment July 10, and fourth installment Aug. 9. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 910-391-4544.

July 4

—A trip to New Orleans for the Essence Music Festival Get Away 2013 is scheduled to depart July 4, 2013 at 2:30 a.m. from 303 S. Morehead Street, Elizabethtown, and will return Monday, July 8, in the early afternoon/evening. Cost is $310 per person for four nights stay. For more information, contact Ilka McElveen at 910-391-4544.

Oct. 4

— Kidz-N-Motion Day Care, Fitness and Dance Center will travel to Universal Studios & Islands of Adventure in Orlando, Fla. Oct. 4 through Oct. 8. Cost is four payments of $188 or $47 per person per room. First payment is due May 10, second installment June 10, third installment July 10, and fourth installment Aug. 9. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 910-391-4544.

Ongoing

— Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 8062, meets on the third Saturday of each month at 3 p.m. at the VFW building located at 109 Hill Street, Elizabethtown. All veterans who served in a foreign war are welcomed for membership.

— The Bladen County Military Museum meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. on the second floor of the Bladenboro Historical Society Building located at 818 S. Main Street, Bladenboro. All veterans are welcomed for membership.

— Bladen County Farm Bureau is now accepting applications for their scholarships. Our Cecil McClure Memorial Scholarship provides $500.00 per year and the R. Flake Shaw Scholarship provides $3,750.00 per year. Applicants may apply through Bladen County Farm Bureau, by contacting Tammy Guyton at 910-645-2042. Eligibility requirements for both scholarships will be based on (1) financial need; (2) satisfactory scholastic record; (3) leadership potential; and (4) good character. Applicants must enroll in college in agriculture or in an agriculturally related field. Community colleges do qualify for the R. Flake Shaw Scholarship. Applications must be completed and returned by March 15 to the Bladen County Farm Bureau Office.

— The Board of Education is proud to announce that artwork created by students from Bladen Lakes Primary School and East Arcadia School is on display during the month of February at the district office. Parents are invited to stop by anytime between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to view these wonderful pieces of student work.

— The first Saturday of each month there is a craft fair at the Cape Fear Farmers Market. For more information and to receive a copy of rules and an application call Sarah Baysden at 862-2066.

— Every Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Harmony Hall Plantation in White Oak, will be various activities and events on the grounds, as well as tours of the 1760s plantation home of Col. James Richardson and the outbuildings. All activities, tours and demonstrations are free — a donation is always welcome. For information, call Bobby Lewis at 910-874-4011.

— Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 262 meet on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

— Low-income families who want to get their pets spayed or neutered at A Shelter Friend’s monthly low-income clinic can call 645-2297 for information and sign-up. Volunteers who wish to help with this worthwhile program are also encouraged to call.

— The Bladen County Health Department WIC office is now open during lunch hours (noon to 1 p.m.). Regular WIC department hours are as follows: Monday through Thursday 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. for ALL SERVICES; Friday 8:30 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. for certification and recertification; Pickups are available daily from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. For more information contact 910-872-6218 or 872-6219.

— Alcoholics Anonymous meets every Monday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the Cape Fear Bladen County Hospital hospital cafeteria in Elizabethtown. Anonymity will be respected. For more information, contact Jim Lane at 910-433-2276.

— Grandparents and kinship caregiver’s raising grandchildren support group meets every third Wednesday of the month at the Bladen County Division on Aging located at 608 McLeod Street, Elizabethtown. For more information, call 910-872-6334.

— Dublin First Baptist Church Child Development Center is enrolling children ages 2-4 in the half-day program. The program uses the A Beka curriculum. For more information or to enroll call 862-2277 or 876-0419.

— The Bladen County Youth Focus Project will meet every second Saturday of the month at 10 a.m. at the Paul R. Brown Building on Martin Luther King Boulevard, Elizabethtown. All interested persons are welcome to attend.

— Nancy Johnson will have her artwork displayed at the Bladenboro Visual Arts Council Art Gallery during the month of May. She is a teacher in Robeson County. The Bladenboro Visual Arts Council Art Gallery is located in the Bladenboro Historical Building and is open daily from 10 a.m. to noon, and on Saturdays and Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m.

The Bladenboro Historical Building is located at 818 South Main Street, Bladenboro.

—The Bladen County Amateur Radio Society meets the first Tuesday of every month at the Bladen County Courthouse in Elizabethtown Room G7 at 7 p.m. The public with or without an amateur radio license are welcome to attend.

—The Cape Fear Farmer’s Market is now offering its tailgate market from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m.

Vendor information and copies of the rules for the market can be obtained by contacting Sarah Baysden at the Elizabethtown Town Office at 862-2066.

— The Elizabethtown-White Lake Chamber of Commerce meets every second Tuesday at the Front Porch Restaurant at noon.

— The Garland Lodge 1511 of the Woodmen of the World Insurance Society meets the first Friday of every month at 7 p.m. at the Ammon community building. Members and guests are welcome.

— Families First, Inc. is offering a parenting program for men and women. The program will meet on Saturdays only from 10 a.m. until noon. These classes are open to anyone. Families First is located at 208 S. Morehead Street, Elizabethtown. For further information contact, 862-2534.

— Families First, Inc. is offering an Empowerment Group meeting Saturdays only from 12:15 p.m. until 1:30 p.m. You don’t have to be in an abusive situation to attend. The program is open to anyone. Families First is located at 208 S. Morehead Street, Elizabethtown. For more information contact, 862-2534.

— A new military monument has been constructed by the Bladen County Military Museum on a brick patio at 818 S. Main St., Bladenboro. Brick’s may still be purchased and are $100 each. The bricks honor all branches of service beginning with the Revolutionary War. For more information, call 863-4707.

— Bladen County Habitat for Humanity meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month at the Elizabethtown Presbyterian Church.

—The Woodmen of The World Lodge 208 meets the first Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Woodmen of the World Lodge on Whiteville Hwy. Meal will be served.

— The Kelly Historical Society meets on the third Saturday each month at 10 a.m. at the Kelly Museum. For more information, call 910-763-6966.

— The Bladen County Chapter of the NAACP will meet the third Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Focus Building on Martin Luther King Drive in Elizabethtown.