Gardendale

Smoked Boston Butt Sale

May 27 – 31,  $35 Boston Butts for sale for annual Gardendale Civitan Club fundraiser. To reserve a boston butt, call 631-5593 or 903-3620. Pick up at the Gardendale Civic Center.

Guest Speaker

June 6, 11 a.m. Fellowship Baptist Church will be featuring guest speaker John Croyle, founder of Big Oak Ranch, Inc.

Yard Sale Fundraiser

June 11 – 12  The North Jefferson Women’s Center is having their annual yard sale fundraiser. Call 617-1551 or 427-3376 to set up a time to drop off donations.

Class Reunion

July 17, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. The Acipco/Eagan Grammar School Reunion (classes of 1922-1970) will be a Gardendale Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church. Drinks will be furnished. Bring a covered dish. For more information call George Nash at 902-5400.

Alzheimer’s Group

Covenant Place of Gardendale hosts an Alzheimer’s / Memory Loss Support Group the second Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. Covenant Place is at 1409 Thompson Circle. For more information, call Betty Roberts at 934-2178 or Tiffany Daniel at 608-2230.

Recovery Meetings

Celebrate Recovery meetings at Gardendale-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Call Paul Wiegert at 631-7631.

TOPS

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) #284 meets every Thursday, 8 a.m., in the Camellia Room at the Gardendale Civic Center.

TOPS

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Al#150 meets every Monday, 5:45 p.m., in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Room 2208. Robert Pliner is the leader. For more information call 608-0606.

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.

Mt. Olive

Boston Butt Sale

May 28, 6 a.m.-6 p.m. Mt. Olive United Methodist Church is selling Boston Butts for $25. A Boston Butt with two pint sides is $30. Sauce is $2. To order, call 631-4924.

Free Child Care

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

Fultondale

BBQ Sale

May 26-30 American Legion Post 255 will be selling barbecue. Menu: Butts for $25, slabs for $18, BBQ by the pound for $10, BBQ for $7, BBQ or smoked sausage sandwich for $3.50, rib plate for $7.50, rib sandwich or brisket sandwich for $4, brisket plate for $8.50, smoke sausage plate for $6.50, sides pint for $2, and sauce pint for $1.

Council Meetings

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

Mother’s Day Out

Walker’s Chapel Baptist Church has Mother’s Day Out every Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Amy Ritch at 841-8426.

Swing Dancing

 May 28, 8-11 p.m. The Birmingham Swing Dancers are hosting a dance at the Fultondale Friendship Hall. Music provided by the Edd Jones Orchestra. $11 for members, $13 for non-members. Refreshments provided. For more information, visit www.birminghamswingdancers.com or call 205-903-0278.

Kimberly

Senior Bunco

May 27, 6 p.m. Senior Bunco at the Kimberly Senior Center. $10 to play. Finger food provided. Prizes for winners and door prizes.

Cub Scouts

Cub Scout Pack 283 invites boys to join. The meetings are every Monday, 7 p.m., at Liberty Baptist Church. For more information, call den leader Robert Brewer at 647-4377.

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

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

Mother’s Day Out

Enon Baptist Church’s Mothers Day Out program will offer childcare for children 6 weeks to 4 years old on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program follows the Jefferson County School System calendar, so is closed during all of the breaks. Call 647-9614.

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 647-7191.

 

Brookside

Council Meetings

Brookside Town Council meets the first Monday of every month, 6 p.m., at Brookside Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. For more information, call 674-1623.

Trafford

Council Meetings

Trafford Town Council meets the third Monday of every month, 7 p.m., at Trafford Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-3751.

Other Communities

Arts and Crafts Show

May 29-30,  The Alabama Jubilee Arts and Crafts Show will be at the old Point Mallard Ice Rink Pavilion in Decatur. For more information, call 256-355-1585.

Class Reunion

June 5, 10 a.m. Gardendale class of 1970 will have a reunion for both the high school and the vocational graduates at Smith Lake Park pavilion No. 2 in Cullman until park closes. Lunch will be at noon. This will be a picnic (bring a covered dish), enough for your own group and extra to share.

For more information or to RSVP, email gdaleclassof1970@rocketmail.com or join the facebook group-Gardendale Class of 1970.

Walk

June 5, 5:30 p.m. A flexible distance walk through Homewood Central Park park will benefit the Crohn & Colitis Foundation of America, Inc.. There will be food, entertainment and activities. Walk T-shirts and prizes provided for walkers raising $100 or more. Register online at www.cctakesteps.org/birmingham. Call 941-9900 or e-mail ptalty@ccfa.org for further information.

Class Reunion

Aug. 7, 5 p.m. Phillips High School will host its 55th year class reunion for all 1954, 1955 and 1956 alumni to be held at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. If you plan to attend or know addresses of those we can not locate, please call Ann Davis at (205) 979-9979 or email adavis8593@aol.com. She will send all mailouts to you. A block of rooms is reserved for out-of-towners arriving on Aug. 6.

Council Meetings

The County Line Town Council meets the second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at the County Line Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 590-1649.

Preaching

Evangelist J.R. Kennedy of Daystar Motorcycle Ministries will preach the first and third Sundays, 2 p.m., at Evergreen First Baptist Church. Bro. Darryl (Buster) Chamblee will preach the second and fourth Sundays, 2 p.m. at the church, located at 2153 51st Ave. N. The Rev. John Smith is pastor.

Volunteers needed

LifeCare Hospice is seeking patient volunteers. For more information, call Tiffany Rice at (256) 734-1170.

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