Gardendale

Community Bonfire

Oct. 5, 6 p.m. The third annual community bonfire will be at Moncrief Park. It will feature Gardendale Youth Football, Bragg Middle School and Gardendale High School.

Class Reunion

Oct. 8 – 9 The Gardendale High School class of 1980 is having their 30th reunion. The plans are to attend the GHS Homecoming football pep rally and game, tour the school and eat at Superior Grill on Hwy. 280. For more information call 647-2597 or e-mail telsberry@bellsouth.net.

Oktoberfest

Oct. 9, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church is hosting its annual Oktoberfest Celebration. Live music, children’s activities, a yard sale and other events will be held. Proceeds will go to the North Jefferson Women’s Center. For more information visit www.gardendalegoodshepherd.com or call 631-6590.

Church Homecoming

Oct. 10, 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. Oak Grove Baptist Church is having a Homecoming celebration. The Mystery Men Quartet will be performing. For more information, visit www.ogfwbc.org.

Catholic Classes

Catholicism classes are held each Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church at 334 Main Street. For more information, call 631-9398.

Girls Scouts

Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama are looking for adult volunteers from the north Jefferson area to lead new troops forming in the fall. Orientation and training provided. To apply, contact Jennifer Parker by emailing her at jparker@girlscoutsnca.org or calling 256-620-0828 or 1-800-410-8338.

Recovery Meetings

Celebrate Recovery meetings are held 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.

Computer Classes

Gardendale Public Library offers free computer classes every Wednesday at 8 a.m. Four classes are offered: Basic Internet, basic computer, email and Word 2003. Call 631-6639 for more information.

Fultondale

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.

Kimberly

Church Revival

Oct. 22 – 23, 7 p.m. and Oct. 24, 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Kimberly United Methodist Church is having a church revival. Everyone invited. Guest speaker will be Gerald Crabb. For more information, call 901-8476.

Corner

Film Screening

Sept. 30, 7 p.m.  “Iron Man 2” will be shown at the Corner High School auditorium as part of its 2010-2011 film series. Tickets are $5.

Trafford

Yard and Bake Sale

Oct. 2, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m.   First Baptist Church is having their annual yard and bake sale. All proceeds go to Women’s Missionary Union. For more information call 647-7215, 647-7177, or 647-5252. Call ahead for special order homemade cakes.

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

Liver Walk

Oct. 1 – 2 The UAB Liver Center is hosting a Liver Awareness Day Program on Oct. 1 at the Homewood Library. On Oct. 2 at the UAB Campus Green they will be hosting the third annual Liver Walk at 8 a.m. For more info call Sheri Mc Fall at 975-9698 or email livercenter@uab.edu.

Retiree Meeting

Oct. 4, 11 a.m. The Jefferson County Education Retirees Association will meet at Mr. Wang’s Restaurant in Homewood. Guest speaker will be Shirley Taylor, RSVP Program Coordinator for the Positive Maturity Agency.

Class Reunion

Oct. 9, 4 p.m.  Tarrant High School is having reunion for the class of 1970 at the Trussville Country Club. For more information call 838-1905 or email ktcrayon@att.net

Volunteers needed

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

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