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.

April 22

FRIENDS OF THE HAMLET PUBLIC LIBRARY will host a book sale from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the library. Paperback books will be 25 cents and hardback books will be 50 cents.

ROCKINGHAM HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1952 will meet for lunch at 12:30 p.m. at Peking Wok in Rockingham.

April 23

COMMUNITY CLEANUP hosted by Ellerbe Mayor Lee Berry and Ellerbe Town Council members will take place from 8 a.m. to noon. Those willing to help clean up Ellerbe and pick up roadside trash can sign up at the town hall on 108 W. Main St. Safety vests, gloves and bags will be provided. Contact Elsie Freeman at 910-817-4720 for more information.

FRIENDS OF THE HAMLET PUBLIC LIBRARY will host a book sale from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the library. Paperback books will be 25 cents and hardback books will be 50 cents.

EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRAINING will be provided from 10 a.m. to noon at Greater Diggs Chapel AME Zion Church, 1258 Old Cheraw Highway, Rockingham. This free event is open to all ages and will teach the core skills of CPR training, how to respond to a heart attack, automated external defibrillator skills and choking relief by the EMS of Richmond County. Refreshments will be served. For more information, call 910-997-6824, 910-997-5313 or 910-895-1739.

THE CAPITAL HIGHWAY HIGH SCHOOL AND MONROE AVENUE HIGH SCHOOL REUNION COMMITTEE KICKOFF will have a spring dance cabaret at 8 p.m. at the East Hamlet Community Center, 155 Laurel Hill St., Hamlet. Tickets are a donation of $10. Music will be provided by DJ Donnie of Sandy Springs, Maryland. Door prizes will also be available. For tickets or more information, call Alyce Mask Calmore at 910-582-1234, Gloris Butler at 301-751-1844 or Bob White at 703-791-3196. Everyone is invited to attend.

April 25

LEAK STREET ALUMNI INC. CHAPTER OF ROCKINGHAM will meet at 6 p.m. in the J.C. and R.P Watkins conference room inside the Leak Street Cultural Center. Contact Bessie Young at 910-895-9222 for more information.

April 26

ANNUAL BUSINESS EXPO hosted by the Richmond County Chamber of Commerce will take place from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at Cole Auditorium on the campus of Richmond Community College in Hamlet. The expo is open to the public and will feature products and services from more than 40 local businesses and organizations. The chamber asks that attendees give a donation at the door to raise money for RCC’s student government association. The donation can be as little as $1. For more information, contact Seth Allen at 910-895-9058 or [email protected].

AMVETS POST 316 will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department.

April 27

BARBECUE PLATE SALE hosted by First United Methodist Church will take place from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the church. Plates are $7 for eat-in or take-out. Will deliver five or more plates. For more details or to place an order, call the church office at 910-895-4027.

OFFICE PROFESSIONALS LUNCHEON will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m. at Cole Auditorium on the campus of Richmond Community College in Hamlet. The event, which will be catered by Rick’s Catering of Laurinburg and will feature guest speaker Kenneth Robinette and door prizes, will honor office personnel of Richmond County businesses. Reservations and advance tickets are required by April 15. Reservations can be made and tickets purchased by visiting www.OfficeProNC.com.

April 28

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

April 29

THE ROTARY CLUB OF ROCKINGHAM is accepting applications for its 2016 community award grants. The application deadline is April 29. If your organization is interested in requesting funding for a project by the Rotary Club of Rockingham, contact Chuck Cobb at 910-995-5966 for a grant application.

April 30

MONTHLY BREAKFAST will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. at First United Methodist Church of Hamlet. Plates are $5 and include two meats, grits, eggs, biscuit and gravy, coffee and juice. Take-out plates are also available.

ROCKINGHAM MIDDLE SCHOOL will host its third annual Rock Middle 5K Run/Walk for Technology beginning at 10 a.m. at Hinson Lake. Same-day registration begins at 8:30 a.m., and registration fees are $15 for students, $25 for other participants until April 22 and $30 the day of the race. For more information, email [email protected] or [email protected].

May 2

BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES RETIRED EMPLOYEES will meet for breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Holiday Restaurant in Rockingham.

ELLERBE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the town hall, 108 W. Page St., Ellerbe. Residents’ time will be from 7:15 to 7:30. All residents of Ellerbe are encouraged to attend.

May 4

CONNECTIONS: A FAMILY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION PROGRAM funded by Sandhills Center in collaboration with National Alliance with Mental Health North Carolina will host Art Restores The Soul from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Anson County Cooperative Extension office, 501 McLaurin St., Wadesboro. The registration deadline is April 29, and registration is required with limited space. Lunch and all materials will be provided free to registered participants. Open to ages 8 and up. Participants will leave with a 16-by-20 painting. For more information and to register, contact Suzanne Maness toll-free at 877-211-5995 or by email at [email protected].

ROHANEN HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1959 will meet for lunch at noon at Pat’s Kitchen in Rockingham.

May 5

2016 RABIES VACCINATION CLINICS will be held from 4 to 4:30 p.m. at Ellerbe Lions Club Park and from 5 to 5:30 p.m. at Cordova Fire and Rescue on Old Cheraw Highway with licensed veterinarians. North Carolina state law requires all dogs and cats four months of age and over to be vaccinated against rabies each year. All dogs and cats found without current rabies vaccination tags on collars will be subject to impoundment by Richmond County Animal Control. Vaccination fee is $8.

May 6

ANNUAL BARBECUE SALE hosted by the Richmond County Rescue Squad, 1004 Rockingham Road, Rockingham, will begin at 11 a.m. Cost is $7 per plate for dine-in or take-out. Five or more plates will be delivered. Call 910-895-9516.

2016 RABIES VACCINATION CLINICS will be held from 4:30 to 5 p.m. at the Hamlet Fire Department and from 5:15 to 6 p.m. at the Richmond County Health Department with licensed veterinarians. North Carolina state law requires all dogs and cats four months of age and over to be vaccinated against rabies each year. All dogs and cats found without current rabies vaccination tags on collars will be subject to impoundment by Richmond County Animal Control. Vaccination fee is $8.

May 7

BENEFIT YARD SALE sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., Laurinburg Area Alumnae Chapter will take place from 7 a.m. to noon at the American Legion Post No. 50, 900 Atkinson St., Laurinburg. Proceeds to benefit the National Urban League Housing Assistance initiative. Call 910-461-1499 for more information.

COUNTRY BREAKFAST will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. at Spring Hill Wesleyan Church, located off N.C. 38 on Spring Hill Church Road, Hamlet. Plates are $6 for all-you-can-eat. Carry-out plates also available. Call 910-582-5150. Funds raised will go for future projects, missions and those in need.

May 9

HAMLET PRESBYTERIAN WEEKDAY SCHOOL, 200 Rice St., Hamlet, is enrolling 3-year-olds through second-graders for fall 2016. There will be an open house from 5:30 until 7 p.m. For questions, call 910-557-5591.

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department.

May 10

SANDHILLS WOMEN’S EXCHANGE, 15 Azalea Road, Pinehurst, will feature guest speaker Scott Mason of WRAL’s “Tar Heel Traveler” television show during its annual meeting/luncheon beginning at 10 a.m. at the Pine Crest Inn, 50 Dogwood Road, Pinehurst.

CONNECTIONS FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM will offer a support group from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for parents, grandparents and foster parents of children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and learning challenges in the Bynum building at First United Methodist Church, 400 E. Washington St., Rockingham. Free brunch will be provided and registration is required by May 6. To register or for more information, contact Suzanne Maness toll-free at 877-211-5995 or by email at [email protected].

May 12

PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE will take place at 11 a.m. on the steps of the Richmond County Courthouse.

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

May 14

YARD SALE OF THE CAROLINAS will be held from 7 a.m. to noon in the 200 and 300 blocks of West Main Street in front of the Chesterfield County Courthouse in Chesterfield, South Carolina. Spaces are available for $15 (one parking space) and multiple spaces may be reserved. Registration forms are available at the Hospice of Chesterfield County offices located at 700 West Blvd., Chesterfield, 160 Second St. in Cheraw and 114 E. McGregor St. in Pageland. The deadline for registration is May 11. For more information, email [email protected] or call the Hospice office at 843-623-9155.

May 17

CONNECTIONS FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM will offer a support group from 10 to 11:30 a.m. for parents, grandparents and foster parents of children and adolescents with emotional, behavioral and learning challenges at the Hampton B. Allen Library, 120 S. Greene St., Wadesboro. Free brunch will be provided and registration is required by May 13. To register or for more information, contact Suzanne Maness toll-free at 877-211-5995 or by email at [email protected].

ROCKINGHAM DOWNTOWN CORP. will meet at noon at the Agricultural Services Center, 123 Caroline St., Rockingham. Lunch will be ordered at a cost of $7. For more information, contact Susan Kelly at 910-997-8255 or [email protected].

May 21

SOUL WHISPERS ART presents “Cold Connections,” a jewelry metalsmithing class, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Arts Richmond building in downtown Rockingham. The class is designed to help beginners advance their metal skills. Cost of the class is $92. To register, call Arts Richmond at 910-997-6008, and leave a message. To secure spot, send a $35 non-refundable deposit to Arts Richmond, P.O. Box 1296, Rockingham, NC 28379. The class is limited to the first 12 to register.

May 25

CONNECTIONS FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM is offering a free workshop on the mental health benefits of exercise from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Bynum building of First United Methodist Church, 400 E. Washington St., Rockingham. The workshop will include a presentation by Robert David Sr., a Hamlet native and founder of Huge in Spirit, an organization that mentors youth through athletic training, and is open to youth, family members and professional providers. Contact Suzanne Maness at 910-627-1769 or email [email protected] for more information and to register for the workshop.

May 26

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

May 28

RICHMOND COUNTY RETIRED SCHOOL PERSONNEL will meet at noon at Sandhills Regional Medical Center in Hamlet. The guest speaker will be attorney Bellonora McCallum. All retired school personnel are invited to attend.

June 9

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

June 13

EAST ROCKINGHAM MEN’S CLUB will meet at 7 p.m. at the East Rockingham Fire Department.

June 23

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

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