The deadline for all Community Calendar items is 4:30 p.m. the day prior to publishing. To list your event, email Matt Harrelson at [email protected] or call 910-817-2674. Please send an email or call as soon as possible if your event is canceled due to weather.

August 8

PANCAKE BREAKFAST sponsored by the East Rockingham United Methodist Church Men’s Club from 7 to 10 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. The charge is $4 for all-you-can-eat. A sweets and craft sale will be held at the same time.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL CARNIVAL from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Mary’s Holiness Church, 178 Channie McManus Drive, Dobbins Heights. There will be free food, games, prizes and free school supplies for students of all ages. For more information, call 910-206-5716 or 910-206-4424.

BACK-TO-SCHOOL DAY sponsored by the town of Hoffman from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Hoffman Complex Center, 106 Thompson Road. For more information, call Rory Jones at 910-281-3606.

JACKSON, ALBROOKE AND MORGAN FAMILY REUNION from 1 to 6 p.m. at the Ellerbe Civitan Center, 149 O.G. Reynolds Road, Ellerbe. For more information, contact Frank Dumas at 910-997-4302 or Lena Ferguson at 910-995-0868 or 910-652-3261.

CRUISE-IN hosted by the Richmond Cruisers will be from 4 to 6 p.m. at Smithfield’s Chicken ‘N Bar-B-Q in Rockingham. There will be a 50/50 drawing, door prizes, classic cars, trucks and bikes.

August 10

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. nightly Aug. 10-14 at Sweet Haven Church. Meals will be served at 5:45 p.m., and commencement will take place at 6 p.m. on Aug. 16. The theme will be “Journey Off The Map.” See Shannon Rodgers at the church to volunteer.

August 12

CSX RETIREES will have their annual lunch at 11:30 a.m. at the Hamlet Lions Club building. Interested retirees should call 910-652-6246 for information. All those interested are invited, but organizers need a headcount for the caterer.

August 13

A MORNING OF PAINTING OUTDOORS will be held at 9 a.m. at the Pee Dee Artist Guild’s next monthly paint-in the home of May MacCallum in Rockingham. MacCallum’s yard includes a small lake with reflections and wildlife. The house will also be open for sketching. Parking will be available in front of the house on the grass. Bring a bag lunch. For additional information and directions, contact May MacCallum at 910-997-3828.

RICHMOND COUNTY SENIOR DEMOCRATS will meet at 5:30 p.m. at Pat’s Country Kitchen for a business meeting and to elect officers. All Democrats are welcome.

THE WOMEN OF WEYMOUTH present their annual summer tapas events, catered by Elliotts Catering from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Tickets are $45 per person. To make reservations, call 910-692-6261 or visit the Weymouth Center’s website.

MASONIC MEETING: STATED COMMUNICATION with dinner at 6:15 p.m. and meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M., 307 Main St., Hamlet.

August 14

OLD-SCHOOL DANCE from 8 p.m. to midnight at East Hamlet Community Center, 155 Laurel Hill St., Hamlet. Tickets are $10 in advance or at the door. Music will be provided by DJ Donnie of Maryland. The event is sponsored by J.W. Mask Jr. Alumni, CHHS-MAHS Tigers. See any members for tickets.

August 15

COUNTY BREAKFAST from 6:30 to 10 a.m. at Pee Dee United Methodist Church. Plates are $6 for all-you-can-eat. All proceeds will go to future church projects and a monthly donation to the Place of Grace ministry.

ROCKINGHAM LADIES AUXILIARY will have a back-to-school yard sale from 7 a.m. to noon at the Rockingham VFW, 106 Old River Road, Rockingham.

August 17

BLOOD DRIVE from 3 to 7:30 p.m. at Freedom Baptist Church on U.S. 1 North in Rockingham. To make an appointment, call 910-895-9842.

August 18

THE ROCKINGHAM DOWNTOWN CORP. will have its regular monthly meeting at noon at the Richmond County Cooperative Extension office, 123 Caroline St., Rockingham. Bring a lunch or contact Susan Kelly at 910-997-8255 to order a $7 lunch.

HAMLET HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1960 will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Jones Cafe on Main in Hamlet.

OPEN HOUSE AND REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR hosted by Southeastern Christian Academy from 6:30 to 8 p.m. On-site registration will be available for grades 1-12. For further information, contact Mr. Reynolds at 910-206-0851.

August 19

ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1958 will meet for lunch at 11:30 a.m. at Henry’s Downtown Cafe.

August 22

COMMUNITY SAFE CELEBRATION from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Dobbins Heights Park, 224 Earle Franklin Drive, Dobbins Heights. There will be free swimming, door prizes, free food and entertainment for the entire family. For more information, contact Shirlyn Smith or Brenda David at 910-997-7105.

2ND CHANCE MINISTRIES will perform in concert at 6 p.m. at East Rockingham Free Will Baptist Church, 189 Airport Road, Rockingham. A love offering will be received. Everyone is welcome to attend.

August 25

OPEN HOUSE AND REGISTRATION FOR THE 2015-16 SCHOOL YEAR hosted by Southeastern Christian Academy from 6:30 to 8 p.m. On-site registration will be available for grades 1-12. For further information, contact Mr. Reynolds at 910-206-0851.

WEYMOUTH ACOUSTIC JAM SESSION from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Bring a beverage and spend the evening enjoying music by local acoustic musicians in the Great Room.

August 27

SOUNDS ON THE GROUNDS featuring ’70s-themed band Liquid Pleasure will be the final of the three-part summer concert series from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Weymouth Center for the Arts and Humanities, 555 E. Connecticut Ave., Southern Pines. Tickets are $5 in advance and $10 at the door and are available at Weymouth and The Country Bookshop. Food trucks, beer truck and wine will be available for purchase. Tickets can be purchased online at the Weymouth Center’s website.

MASONIC MEETING: STATED COMMUNICATION with meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Hamlet Masonic Lodge No. 532 A.F. & A.M., 307 Main St., Hamlet.

August 29

MONTHLY BREAKFAST from 7 to 10 a.m. at Hamlet First United Church. Plates are $5 and include two meats, eggs, grits, biscuit, gravy, coffee and juice. Takeouts are available.

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB GOLF TOURNAMENT beginning at 9:30 a.m. at Scotch Meadows Country Club in Laurinburg. Four-man captain’s choice will be $40 per person and includes cart and green fees and lunch after the round. Sponsor a hole for $50. Cash prizes will be available for the first two teams and prizes for closest to the pin on all par 3s and longest drive on hole No. 8. Sign up early because teams will be cut off at 18 teams. Contact Eddie Byrne at 910-206-5618, Lorie Locklear at 910-334-0703 or Scotch Meadows Country Club at 910-276-0169.

September 15

THE ROCKINGHAM DOWNTOWN CORP. will have its regular monthly meeting at noon at the Richmond County Cooperative Extension office, 123 Caroline St., Rockingham. Bring a lunch or contact Susan Kelly at 910-997-8255 to order a $7 lunch.

WOMEN’S CLUB OF HAMLET will hold its autumn card party at 6:30 p.m. at a cost of $8 per chair. Included are a light supper, snacks, drinks, prizes for high and low and door prizes. Contact Charlotte Cowan at 910-582-1730 or Pat Maloney at 910-582-1717 for reservations. Reservations are required.

September 19

BLUEGRASS AND BARBECUE FUNDRAISER to purchase a wheelchair-accessible van for Caleb Buffaloe will be from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at The Pickin Shed, 24181 Marston Road, Laurel Hill. There will be barbecue and hot dogs with all the fixins, a raffle drawing with a $1,000 first prize, baked goods and homemade crafts and 50/50 drawing. The music lineup consists of Red Bluff Ramblers, Burrows Brothers, Thickety Creek, The Church Family, Triple Toe Cloggers and storyteller J.A. Bolton. Bring a lawn chair and clogging shoes. For raffle tickets or more information, call 910-462-2999 or 910-206-1862.

October 30

WILLS AND ADVANCE DIRECTIVES CLINIC conducted by Legal Aid of North Carolina at the Dobbins Heights Community Center, 222 Earle Franklin Drive, Dobbins Heights. The clinic will cover preparation and execution of wills, powers of attorneys, health care powers of attorneys and living wills. To attend free of charge, participants must be screened and reserve a space by calling 919-542-0475 or 1-800-672-5834 before Oct. 25.

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