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Meetings
Monday, November 18
The Patrick & Henry Community College Board Budget & Finance Committee will meet at 11:15 a.m. in Room 125 in the Frith Economic Development Center. This is a public meeting, but the committee will not receive public comments.
The Patrick & Henry Community College Board Academic & Student Affairs Committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. in Room 145 in the Frith Economic Development Center. This is a public meeting, but the committee will not receive public comments.
The Patrick & Henry Community College Board Legislative Committee will meet at 11:15 a.m. in Room 125 in the Frith Economic Development Center. This is a public meeting, but the committee will not receive public comments.
The Patrick & Henry Community College Board will meet at 12:30 p.m. in the Hooker Exhibit Hall, Frith Economic Development Center. This is a public meeting, but the board will not receive public comments.
Tuesday, November 19
City Council Meeting Work Session, All Day, Municipal Building 55 W Church St, Martinsville.
Wednesday, November 20
Planning Commission Meeting, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., Municipal Building 55 W Church St, Martinsville.
Events
Wednesday, November 20
Upward Basketball and Cheerleading Evaluation, 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Fort Trial Baptist Church, 170 Oak Level Rd, Stanleytown.
Thursday, November 21
Henry County will hold a Comprehensive Plan Public Workshop #3, 6-7:30 p.m., Galilean House of Worship, 5078 A.L. Philpott Highway, Martinsville.
Saturday Tuesday, November 23
2024 MHC Christmas Parade, 4:30 p.m., Uptown Martinsville Big Chair Parking Lot.
Winter Supply Drive, 9 a.m. to noon, Blue Ridge Bank, Imperial Plaza, 1 E Market St, Martinsville.
ONGOING
All branches of the Blue Ridge Regional Library are hosting the annual “Food for Fines Food Drive,” with $1 waived from overdue fines for each non-perishable food item donated. All food items collected will be donated to the Salvation Army of Martinsville VA, Service Center and the Patrick County Food Bank. This will run through November 30.
Fruit Fundraiser for Martinsville Band, purchase fruit to support the band through November 12. Orders can be placed at www.thebulldogband.com or by calling (276) 403-5870.
Book sale, hosted by the Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library, in the basement of the main branch, 310 E. Church St., Martinsville. The “Members Only” portion of the sale is Friday, Dec. 6, 2-5 p.m. (those interested may join at the door), and Saturday’s sale, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Dec. 7, is open to the public. Civil war, children’s books, and puzzles are among those highlighted, with a special sale on shelved hardback and paperback fiction-buy 2/get 1 free. Each group of 3 must be either hardback or all paperback. All proceeds go back into the library system.
The 29th annual Coats for Kids Drive is underway through Nov. 29. For more information, call Debra Buchanan, (276) 358-1463. Drop off new or gently used coats at Hollywood Cinema or One-Hour Martinizing on Rives Road, Martinsville.
Uptown Farmers Market is open Saturdays 7:30 a.m. to noon through November 16.
The Martinsville-Henry County Lions Club regularly meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Pacific Bay Restaurant, 530 Commonwealth Blvd, Martinsville.
The Bassett Ruritan Club hosts breakfast on the 2nd Saturday of each month from 6 – 10 a.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $4 for children under 12. All you can eat sausage, fried bologna, eggs, cooked apples, sausage gravy, made from scratch biscuits, made to order pancakes, coffee and juice. Dine in or carry out.
AWANA meets at Blackberry Baptist Church on Sundays, from 4-6 p.m.
The Bassett Ruritan Club hosts Rook Music & More on Fridays from 10 a.m. – noon. Play Rook, work puzzles, make a craft and listen to a mixture of bluegrass, country & gospel music by different bands each week. If you want, bring a snack to share. This event is free to the public. Any donations received will go to the Bassett Ruritan Club to pay for electricity etc.
The Blue Ridge Regional Library offers free one-day passes to the Virginia Museum of Natural History and the Henry County YMCA with your library card. The passes are good for one day and exclude special events. There is a wait period before you can check out the pass again. For more details and exclusions, visit brrl.lib.va.us.
TOPS FIELDALE VA 0626 meets on Tuesdays at 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Bassett Public Library, 3969 Fairystone Hwy, Bassett. New members are welcome. For more information, please call Patti Farmer (276) 358-0489.
The Henry County Adult Learning Center offers free in-house and online classes to help prepare for college, career, or earn your high school equivalency or GED. Call (276) 647-9585.
