There’s a lot going on in our community over the next couple weeks. Get outside and enjoy this beautiful fall weather and have some fun.
It’s Pow Wow time at the Waccamaw Siouan Tribal Center in Buckhead. You can enjoy traditional music, dance competitions, native crafts, food and much more Friday and Saturday. The 51st annual festival goes on through Saturday night. The tribal center is located on Old Lake Road.
The hurricane donation center is once again open for business. Warm clothing, gas and kerosene heaters, small LP tanks, cleaning supplies and hand tools are being accepted at the Black’s Tire facility in the former Ford dealership. Cash donations are also needed to help fund operations. Volunteers are need to help sort, pack and load items as well. Contact the Columbus Baptist Association for more information.
Also, County Commissioner Lavern Coleman and Reverend Lamont Hemminger are collecting warm clothes and heaters in the east end of the county. Contact them if you’re in the Riegelwood Delco area.
Lake Waccamaw will be the only North Carolina location hosting World Singing Day Saturday, and more voices are welcome. World Singing Day will take place in 24 nations this year, with 42 events in America. Participants should be at the Depot Museum at Lake Waccamaw at 11 a.m. For more information go to ColCoSings on Facebook.
The Tabor City Yam Festival starts next Friday. There will be a full slate of events, and we’ll be broadcasting the parade live via the CCN Facebook page with our own Darell Jackson providing commentary. The theme this year is “Here a yam, There a yam, Everywhere a yamyam.”
Raven Williamson and Columbus County EMS have been transporting ambulance loads of supplies to the Lansing area this week. Columbus County EMS has been focusing on specific requests for specific places, and has done yeoman’s work getting folks what they need and when. True to her first responder calling, Williamson’s crews delivered badly needed turnout gear to a fire department that lost everything but is still out there helping their citizens.
We have two heroes for this week, although there are so many to choose from. Miss Raven and her crews, as well as the folks at Black’s Tire, are providing that vital link between donation centers and those in need. All the stuff in the world does no good if it’s not where it can be used. The good folks at BTS have really stepped up, using their new facility for a donation and packing center, as well as their trucks and drivers to deliver. This is the type of spirit that makes our county a special place.
Transformation Church and Milk B4 Meat ministries is holding a sidewalk service Sunday at 6 p.m. in the Alleyway in downtown Whiteville. Everyone is welcome.
Calvary Baptist Church will hold revival Sunday through Wednesday. Sunday services are at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m., and 7 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. Royce Williams will be guest speaker. Calvary is located at 5028 Pleasant Plains Church Road, Whiteville.
Downtown Whiteville will once again host its adult costume party at Vineland Station on October 25 at 7 p.m. Cost is $20 for adults 21 and over. There will be prizes awarded for the best individual and couples costumes.
Chadbourn Baptist Church will host Trunk or Treat October 27 from 5 until 7 p.m. There will be games, barrel train rides, facepainting, a photo booth, hayride and much more.
Scout Troop 507 will host a fall carnival at the Veterans Memorial Park on October 28 at 6:30 p.m. There will be food, games and more. Everyone is welcome. The park is located on U.S. 701 South of Whiteville.
Hallsboro will host a community trunk or treat and fall festival October 26 from 5-8 p.m. at Bogue Park. There will be free hot dogs, candy, games and more. Call Laura Norton at 910.207.2484 to participate.
Columbus County is recruiting beaver trappers to help control the population of the pesky critters. A basic beaver trapping class will be held October 26 at the Soil and Water Conservation office at the county complex. The bounty for beavers this year is $80 per animal. Call 910.642.2196, extension three to preregisters for the free class.
Hallsboro Baptist Church will host a veterans recognition service and reception Nov. 9.
Veterans from across the county are welcome to attend. The program begins at 2 p.m., and coffee and desserts will be served afterward in the fellowship hall. The church is located at 546 Hallsboro Road North. Call 910.646.3283 for more information.
A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held November 5 at Grace Episcopal Church in Whiteville. The drive will be from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The church is located at 105 S Madison Street. For more information, contact Mazie Smith at 252-542-9283.
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