Gardendale



Historical Society

Sept. 19, 10 a.m. The Gardendale Historical Society will meet at the Gardendale Martha Moore Public Library. Guest speaker is Bettye Kimbrell of Mt. Olive, a nationally recognized precise quilter. Visitors are welcome. To learn more, call Mary Taylor at 631-3079, Doris Hopper 631-4839 or Kermit Dooley at 631-5662.



Moncrief Meeting

Sept. 20, 3 p.m. Moncrief Burial Society will hold its annual meeting at the Gardendale Civic Center in the Dogwood Room.



Swamp John’s Dinner

Sept. 22, 4-6 p.m. Snow Rogers Elementary will host a Swamp John’s fund-raiser dinner at the school. Meal includes choice of catfish, chicken tenders or shrimp plus drink and dessert. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the school. Call 379-5400.



Open House

Sept. 24, 5-7 p.m. Gardendale Elementary School will host open house. For more information, call the school at 379-3550.



Sports, Outdoors Dinner

Oct. 1, 6:30. Gardendale First Baptist Church will host the first Sports and Outdoors Dinner at the church. Old-fashioned fish fry with all the trimmings. Professional angler Randy Howell guest speaker. Tickets are $5, available at church’s Encouraging Word bookstore. Call Allen Oakley at 488-8716.



Music

Oct. 3, 5 p.m. David Speegle and Brent Pearl will perform a tribute to the Louvin Brothers at the Gardendale Civic Center Amphitheater. There will also be bluegrass by Glen Tolbert, Bo Chambers and bassist Alan Ogg. Free to the public.



Benefit

Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m. Gardendale based-Building Job Skills for Americans with Disabilities (BJS) will have a fund-raising benefit gala at United Cerebral Palsy, located at 101 Oslo Circle in Birmingham. The benefit will feature a silent art auction and food prepared by chefs Michael Brady and Jason Parkman. Tickets are $25 per person. For more information, visit www.bjsinc.org.



GriefShare

Tuesdays through Nov. 10, 6-8 p.m. North Gardendale Baptist Church will host GriefShare in the Family Life Center at 125 Belcher Hill Road. Call Mike Smith at 631-8079.



Angel Food

Angel Food participants can now purchase any special box without having to buy a regular box of Angel Food. Call David or Nita Clark at The Church Revived at 229-7421 or 229-7378.



Historical info needed

The Gardendale Historical Society is looking for historical information and old pictures of Gardendale. The society meets the third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m., at the Gardendale-Martha Moore Public Library and always welcomes new members. Call Patsy Duncan, 608-3375.



Free Tot Shots

The Jefferson County Department of Health will host free tot shot clinics the fourth Thursday of each month at Gardendale First Baptist Church in the Family Life Center, 3-5 p.m.



Council Meetings

Gardendale City Council meets the first and third Monday of each month, 6 p.m., at Gardendale City Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 631-8789.



Mount Olive



Family Reunion

Sept. 26, 11 a.m. The Graham and Gowins family reunion will be held at Evangel Assembly of God fellowship hall, 2501 Mt. Olive Road at the corner of Hicks Chapel Road. Bring enough meat, vegetables, bread, dessert and drink for your family and a little bit more. Bring pictures, family history and family tree information. To learn more, call Terry or Ann Graham, 631-8401; Gary Coker, 631-3977; Ronene Howell, 849-6386 or Delitha Duncan, 631-3792.



Fall Festival

Oct. 17, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mt. Olive United Methodist Church will host a fall festival with children’s activities, food, crafts and vendors. Attendance is free. Call the church at 631-4924.



Memorial Fund

The Scott West Memorial Fund has been opened at Superior Bank in Mt. Olive to benefit West’s family.



Free Child Care

There will be free child care in the Mt. Olive area for 3 and 4 year olds. The head start program is now enrolling for the summer. Regular full-day childcare is offered. Call 608-1661.



Fultondale



Church Homecoming

Sept. 20, 10 a.m. Farley Mission Church on Sloss Shaft Road in Fultondale will have homecoming. Guest singers are the Spurgeons. Dinner and singing will follow the morning service. Church starts at 10 a.m., lunch at 12:30 or 1 p.m. Pastor is Gloria Farley. For more information call 849-8468.



Dinner Concert

Oct. 22, 5,7 p.m. Walkers Chapel Baptist Church, 1525 Briscoe Street in Fultondale, will host the second annual Nehemiah Project Dinner Concert featuring Gospel Quartet Legacy Five. Tickets are $20 and include a barbecue dinner at 5 p.m. and the concert at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased from any church member, at www.CurringtonPromotions.com, or by calling (800) 403-6364. To learn more, call the church at 841-8426.



Council Meetings

Fultondale City Council meets the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. and fourth Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Fultondale City Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 841-4481.



Kimberly



Yard Sale

Sept. 19, 7 a.m. to noon There will be a yard sale at 9781 Deerview Lane in the Promise Manor Subdivision in Kimberly to benefit the North Jefferson Community Action League. The organization still has debt related to the surface mining court battles. There will be clothes, children’s toys, household items, movies, books and much more.



Christmas in Kimberly

Kimberly Town Hall will start taking applications on Oct. 1 from families who need help for Christmas. The fifth annual Kimberly Christmas parade is Dec. 12, with a tree-lighting ceremony to follow. There is no fee to be in the parade. Get applications for both programs at Kimberly Town Hall. Call 647-5551.



Council Meetings

Kimberly Town Council meets the second Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., at Kimberly Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-5551.



Warrior



Foster-Elkins Reunion

Sept. 26 The Foster-Elkins family reunion will be held at the residence of Gordon and Helen Goodwin, 85 Smokerise Lane in Warrior. Call 647-3192 for directions.



Book donations

North Jefferson-Blount Public Library Foundation is collecting used books for a book sale to benefit the future Regional Library at Warrior. Date of book sale not set. To donate, call Anne Jolly at 590-4909 or Linda Taylor at 647-3506.



Council Meetings

Warrior City Council meets the first and third Monday of every month, 7 p.m., at Warrior City Hall. Pre-council work sessions are at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0520.



Morris



Amish Trip

Oct. 29 The Morris Senior Citizens group will take a trip to Etheridge, Tenn., to visit the Amish community. The cost of $77 includes a guided tour and lunch at the Davey Crocket Restaurant. A deposit of $15 is due Oct. 3. Full payment is due Oct. 15. To learn more, call Eloise at 647-7434 or 631-6489.



Council Meetings

Morris City Council meets the fourth Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m., at Morris Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0596.



Hayden



Council Meetings

Hayden Town Council meets the second Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Hayden Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0520.



Trafford



Yard, Bake Sale

Oct. 3, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. First Baptist Church of Trafford will have its annual yard and bake sale. Call a few days ahead for large orders of fried apple pies. Hot dogs, chips and drinks served for lunch. To order a certain type of cake call Jenise Martin at 647-7177 or Sue Young at 647-5252. All proceeds go to Women’s Missionary Union.



Other Communities



Cancer Awareness

Sept. 18, 1-7 p.m. As part of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, the UAB Division of Urology will host a free walk-in prostate cancer screening on the fifth floor of the Kirklin Clinic. Complimentary parking will be in the parking deck at the corner of 6th Avenue South and 21st Street South. The screening will include a digital rectal exam and a blood test. Co-organizers include the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. To learn more, call 996-8765.



Car Show

Sept. 19, 3 p.m. A car show will be held at the Corner High School football stadium parking lot to raise funds for the school’s new band uniforms. New Country 97.3 will be there. There will be food and activities for kids. Entry fee is $15.



Archery Shoot

Sept. 19 A free 3D Archery Shoot will be held at Camp David in Jones Chapel. From I-65, take Exit 308, go west on Hwy. 278 for 11.6 miles, turn left on Co. Rd. 940, drive 3.7 miles and turn left at “3D Archery” sign. Call Allen Oakley at 488-8716.



NAMI Walk

Oct. 3, 10 a.m. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is hosting a walk to educate Americans about Mental Illness Awareness Week Oct. 4-10. The walk is at the UAB Center for Psychiatric Medicine, 1713 6th Ave. S. Registration is at 9:30 a.m.



Creek Clean-up

Volunteers are needed for the Fall 2009 Five Mile Creek clean-up. On Sept. 26, 9 a.m. to noon, cleanup is around the Coalburg Bridge canoe launch. On Oct. 10, 9 a.m. to noon, cleanup is at Brookside, pulling tires from the creek from the 2003 storm. Bring gloves and expect to get wet. Call Francesca Gross at 264-8464 or email fgross@rpcgb.org



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