Summer days are winding down, but a season of festivities is in full swing in the county. There’s even something for the little guys out there.
• Speaking of little guys, congratulations are in order for ten-year-old Wes Crutchfield of Greensboro. He was this year’s winner of the Jennie Stocks Youngest Swimmer Award for Take the Lake 2021. He is also the overall winner in the Take the Lake Swim Challenge.
• On Labor Day, the great grandchildren of John McNeill of Lake Waccamaw opened a lemonade stand on Canal Cove Road for charity. The children ranging from ages 6 months to 9 years old raised $187, but with generous customers telling the kids to “keep the change” the total reached $600. The proceeds were divided equally between the Lake Waccamaw Depot Museum, the Rube McCray Library, and the Lake Waccamaw Fire Department.
• If you haven’t gotten all the school supplies you need for your back to schoolers, there will be a giveaway at the Bolton Senior Center tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon from 4:30 – 6:45 p.m. The event is sponsored by Karen Flood of Emergency Charitable Services. For additional information, please call 910.742.1881 or 910.398.7154.
• Does your little one love a good book? Every second Saturday of the month, you can bring the kiddos by the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences to have Storytime from 10 – 11 a.m. Admission is free, and the museum is located at 415 South Madison St., Whiteville. For more information, email Meredith Morgan at whiteville@naturalsciences.org.
• It’s not too late to enter the Celebrate the Holidays Downtown Whiteville Raffle. Tickets are $2 and can be purchased at the Columbus County Arts Council, the Columbus County Chamber of Commerce and Tourism, or at Lee Lee’s at Madison and Main. The prizes are a Southern Tide Yeti Cooler donated by Lee Lee’s, and a Wine, Dine, and Stay package donated by Cape Fear Winery.
• Celebrate Recovery’s new location is at Western Prong Baptist Church every Monday evening. At 6 p.m. sharp, a free homemade dinner is served, and meetings start at 7 p.m. Celebrate Recovery is a 12-step program geared toward those suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. People struggling with anxiety, codependence, compulsive behaviors, eating disorders, gambling addiction, and sex addiction are also welcomed to attend meetings. The church is located at 167 Peacock Rd., Whiteville.
• A fun-filled Women’s Adventure Day is scheduled to take place on Saturday, Oct 9, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the Bummin’ Hole Lodge. The cost will be $10 per person, and ladies of all ages are invited to attend. There will many activities available to participate in including hatchet throwing, fishing, skeet shooting, archery, and pistol shooting. All equipment will be provided at the lodge except fishing poles and tackles. Bait will be provided on site. There will also will be door prizes, give-a-ways, and a tremendous day of fun and fellowship. Special guest speaker, Mrs. Tammy Weeks, will challenge all the ladies with a powerful message. The event is less than a month away so call 910.642.2155 right away to reserve your spot.
• ATMC recently awarded $35,000 in grant funds to several educators to expand educational opportunities in Columbus and Brunswick Counties. The funds were part of the cooperative’s grant program that was erected in 2006. Recipients in the Columbus County area include Danielle Hinson and Michael Powell of Chadbourn Elementary, Amy Malpass of East Columbus High School, Carla Stewart of Nakina Middle, Angela Tyler, Jessica Edge, and Georganna Council of Old Dock Elementary, Wendy Shoemaker and Christy Fipps-Todd of South Columbus High School, Lisa Lennon of Tabor City Elementary, Kim Ward of Whiteville Primary, and Cassie Hoffman of Williams Township School.
• The Columbus Baptist Association Toy Store is a community impacting ministry that seeks to encourage families during the Christmas season as they provide toys for their children. Toys are sold to parents, grandparents, and guardians for ten cents on a dollar.
The CBA needs your help to run this year’s Toy Store. The dates, times, and the number of folks needed for a certain day are as follows:
Dec. 7, two volunteers are needed between 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., five volunteers are needed.
Dec. 8, three volunteers are needed between 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., four volunteers are needed.
Dec. 9, one volunteer is needed between 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m., three volunteers are needed.
Dec. 10, five volunteers are needed between 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m., five volunteers are needed.
If you are able to help out with one or more of these shifts, call 910.642.2155. You can also respond to any of the posts on the Columbus Baptist Association Facebook page.
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