COMMUNITY CALENDAR

Surginer VFD

Surginer Volunteer Fire Depart ment will host a singing from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 11 with barbecue chicken plates for sale beginning at 10 a.m.

The all-day fund-raiser will be held at the SVFD Fire Station in Marengo County off Highway 10, at 6279 County Road 55 in Magnolia.

Barbecue chicken plates will sell for $7 each and will include 1/2 chicken, baked beans, potato salad, bread, cake and tea. Soft drinks and bottled water is available for $1 and coffee for $.50.

Also included in the day's events will be a cake auction.

Participants are encouraged to bring a lawn chair. For more information call 334-992-3473.

Q'back club meeting

The Thomasville Quarterback Club will have an organizational meeting at 7 p.m., Oct. 14, at the Thomasville High School library. All parents and supporters are encouraged to attend. Meetings will continue each Tuesday night throughout football season.

Annual shrimp boil

Coffeeville Volunteer Fire Department will host its annual shrimp boil Oct. 11, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at 1024 Highway 84 (Highway 84 and Highway 69). The cost is $10 per plate or $10 per pound cooked.

Annual Butler Fest

The town of Butler will host its fifth annual Butler Fest, Oct. 10-11, in downtown Butler along the Historic Courthouse Square. A few new events will be included this year will be a chili cook off and cornbread cook off held behind West Alabama Bank. Donations from these events will benefit the Choctaw County Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts. The Backyard Cookoff for bragging rights will be Friday night and the Little Porkers will be Saturday afternoon. The Fifth Annual Fun Run and 5K and the bass tournament will be held Saturday. Other activities on Saturday will include an antique car, truck and motorcycle exhibit off West Academy Street. The town of Butler and WIN98 will sponsor street dances Friday and Saturday nights and the carnival will also be set up as early as Friday. For more information email choctawchamber@tds.net or call Butler City Hall at 205- 459-3795.

MHS blood drive

Marengo High School in Dixons Mills will sponsor a blood drive, through United Blood Services, from 12 noon to 4 p.m., Oct. 14. The event is sponsored by the school's honor society. All donors must be at least 16 years of age. Donors ages 16 and 17 must have parental consent to donate. For more information call Kindra Washington or Amanda Compton at 334-992-2395.

Soccer registration

Registration for the 2008 soccer season will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18 at Gates Drive Parke in front of the concession stand. This is a one-day registration. Parents may also register from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 14 through Friday, Oct. 17 at the recreation department located at 2285 Bashi Road. To be eligible to participate in the soccer program, one must be at least three years of age on or before Dec. 31, 2008 and no older than 16 years of age on or before Dec. 31, 2008. There is a $20 registration fee. Also, bring a birth certificate or proof of age and parental consent. For more information call the Thomasville Recreation Department at 334-636-9053, ext. 3363.

Town hall meeting

The public is invited to attend a town hall meeting from 10 a.m. to noon, Oct. 14, at the Thomasville Civic Center. Members of the Black Belt Heritage Area task force will give a presentation and hear public questions and comments on plans for establishing a national heritage area for 19 Alabama Black Belt counties including Clarke County.

Retired educator meeting

The Clarke County Education Retirees Association will meet at 11:45 a.m., Oct 16, at Gloria's Pour House in Grove Hill. Legislative - Representative is the theme of the program for this meeting. Senator Vivian Figures will be the speaker. Everyone is invited. Local officials and candidates for public office are extended a special invitation.

Flu-pneumonia shot clinic

A flu and pneumonia shot clinic, for ages 18 and older, will be held from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Oct. 16 at the Clarke County Health Department, 22600 Highway 84 in Grove Hill. Flu and pneumonia shots will be $15 each. Medicare and Medicaid will be billed for eligible patients. Patients must bring their cards for proper billing. For further information call the Clarke County Health Department at 251-275-3772.

'Annie' comes to Thomasville Civic Center

Thomasville City Schools Drama Team's performance of Annie will be held Thursday, Oct. 16 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 18 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Performances will be held at Thomasville Civic Center's Bedsole Auditorium. Tickets will be $10 each and may be purchased from Lisa Newton at Thomasville High School or LeAnn Moore at Thomasville Middle School. For more information contact Lisa Newton at 334-636-4451 between 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. or at 334-636- 3693 after 3 p.m.

Voter registration drive

Southwest Alabama Economic Development Association will sponsor a voter registration drive from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Dixons Mills Fire Department on County Road 6 in Dixons Mills.

Republican meet-and-greet

A Republican meet-and-greet fund-raiser for Marengo, Choctaw, Clarke, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Perry, Sumter and Wilcox counties will be held at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 1680 West Cahaba Ave. (Alabama Highway 28 West) in Linden. State Treasurer Kay Ivey will be the keynote speaker. For more information and directions call Andy Renner at 334-295-8511 or 334-289-9464.

Billy Joe Royal in concert

The Diamond Club will sponsor Billy Joe Royal in concert at 7 p.m., Oct. 25, in the Bedsole Auditorium at the Thomasville Civic Center. Tickets are $30. Call 334-637-3350 for more information.

Pine Hill Depot Day

The town of Pine Hill Depot Day, a homecoming festival, will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. The festival will include arts and crafts exhibits, hands-on children's activities, live stage entertainment, barbecue lunch, fried fish, hotdogs, funnel cakes, biker's exhibit, door prizes, historical exhibits at the Depot Museum, antique cars. No admission is required except bring a non-perishable food item for a Thanksgiving food drive sponsored by the Salvation Army. For more information call Donna Jordan call 334-963- 4303, city hall at 334-963-4351 or view on the web at http://www.geocities.com/depot day .

Ghost walk and festival

The Thomasville Chamber of Commerce will host a ghost walk and fall festival Saturday, Nov. 1 in historic downtown Thomasville. The daylong event will begin at 9 a.m. with a motorcycle ride and will conclude with a street dance from 9 p.m. to midnight. Other activities will include 5K and 1 mile runs, ghost walk story hay ride, costume contest, ghost story writing contest, pumpkin carving contest, yard contest, carnival in Clay Park, antique cars, cake walk, dunking booth, haunted house (at the old Hille Hotel) and plenty of food. For more information contact the chamber office at 334-636- 1542.

Foster family banquet

Clarke County Department of Human Resources will honor local foster parents with a banquet at 6 p.m., Nov. 13, at Grove Hill United Methodist Church. Support, whether monetary donations, food, supplies, door prizes, etc., are being accepted for the event. For more information or to make a donation contact LaToya Monique Presnall, an intern student at DHR, at 251-275-7030.

Actress Patricia Neal comes to Monroeville

Academy Award-winning actress Patricia Neal and Broadway actor Joel Vig will present a dramatic reading of Truman Capote's enduring holiday classic "A Christmas Memory" at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 14 at the Old Courthouse Museum in Monroeville. Tickets are $35. The event is sponsored by the Monroe County Heritage Museums' Endowment Fund.

Peterman Station festival

Peterman Station will hold its 25th annual arts and crafts festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 22, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. More than 100 booths will be filled with arts and crafts of all types. Entertainment is planned throughout the day. Down home foods including collards, Brunswick stew, cornbread, hamburgers, Polish sausages, hot dogs, drinks, barbecue sandwiches, homemade baked good, etc., will be served. 12x12 booths rent for $45 and $50 with electricity. For more information call festival chairperson Alice

Hunter appreciation day

The 13th annual Hunter Appreciation Day Festival will be held Saturday, Nov. 29, in historic downtown Pine Apple, beginning at 9 a.m. Included will be arts and crafts, a buck contest, antique car show, live entertainment, a parade beginning at noon. At 7 p.m. prize money will be awarded for the winners of the big buck contest with the $500 being awarded to the hunter with the biggest buck. Event registration forms and information concerning booth spaces are available by contacting: Dale Winters at 251-746- 2785 or Joyce H. Wall at 251- 746-2295; or visit the website at www.pineapplealabama.com .

Monthly homeownership training meeting

Thomasville Revitalization and Community Development Corp. will host a monthly orientation meeting for the ongoing individual homeownership training program every first Thursday, at 7 p.m., upstairs at the old city hall. For more information contact Barbara Hudson at 334-636-0518.

ANON Meets

AL-ANON meets every Thursday night at 6:30 at Pineview Baptist Church (enter door at Moore Street entrance behind church). For more information call 636-9985. Public library offers programs from 3 years to 12th grade

The Thomasville Public Library will offer several programs for children and youth this fall. These programs require registration so call 334-636- 5343 or come by the library if you are interested.

Thomasville Public Library, a department of the City of Thomasville, is open 48 hours a week and serves about 29,000 people per year.

County commission roast

The Southwest Alabama Improvement Association will sponsor a roast of Clarke County Commissioners at 7 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 1 at the H.W. Pearce Jr. Memorial Park Assembly House in downtown Jackson. Admission will be $10. For more information call Dr. O.L. Hubert at 251-387-0357 or 247-2520.