Carolina Lacrosse Club Carolina Lacrosse Club announces Girls Lacrosse Camp: Aug. 9-13, 5:30-7:30 p.m., at Grace Church Fields (3725 Kildaire Farm Road), Cary. Cost is $100* and includes team reversible pinnie for all participants. Register online, deadline is Aug. 1. Go to www.nclaxclub.com for more details.
Holly Springs Garden Club The Holly Springs Garden Club meets the second Wednesday evening of every month at 7 p.m. at Bass Lake. Our meetings are both fun and educational providing monthly presenters such as Master Gardeners, local nurseries, JC Raulston Arboretum and many others. Our club encourages environmental improvements and civic projects such as the Restoration and Beautification of Bass Lake Park and Retreat Center and our Memory Garden. Please join us. For more information call Stephanie Bertsche at 362-0030.
13U Cleveland Wildcats Baseball Tryouts The 13U Cleveland Wildcats Travel baseball team, from the Cleveland community, are currently seeking dedicated families and players to fill a few spots on their fall roster. The Team which was formed in 2008 and has won numerous tournament championships is coached by former State High School Player of the Year Shawn Moore and assistant coaches Dan Flores and John Holt. If you have travel baseball experience and are interested in becoming part of a winning tradition please call Shawn Moore at (919) 820-2691, Dan Flores at (919 )614-0523 or John Holt at (919) 902-0485.
Financial Peace Study Fellowship Baptist Church, 1701 Bud Lipscomb Road, Willow Spring, offers Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University‘s Study, “Get on the Road to Financial Peace.” The class will be a 13-week study, starting Thursday, Aug. 19. The cost per family is $100. There will be a free 30 minute class preview and registration at the church, on Sunday, Aug. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Contact Fellowship Baptist Church at 919-552-1997. For more information and direction to the church, go to the Church website @: www.FBCNow.org.
HSHS Golden Hawks Fall Sports Try-Out Schedule Try-outs for Holly Springs High School Golden Hawks Fall Sports will be held at school as follows. Any athlete trying out MUST have a valid physical on file — no exceptions! Cheerleading - Aug 2, 8 a.m.-12 noon, Auxillary Gym Volleyball - Aug 2, 7-9 a.m., Main Gym Men’s Soccer - Aug 2, 6:30-8:15 a.m., Practice Field Football - Aug 2, 7-10 a.m., Practice Field Women’s Tennis - Aug 2, 6-8pm, Tennis Courts Cross Country - Aug 3, 8:30-10 a.m., Cafeteria Women’s Golf - please call the school at 577-1444 for info. Contact name to call if needed: Kate Eberle Phone Number to call if needed: 919-971-2774
Poetry Open Mic Experience There will be a Poetry Open Mic on Tuesday, Aug. 3, at Electric Beanz Coffee Bar, King’s Grant Shopping Center 8109 Fayetteville Rd., Raleigh, from 7-9 p.m. There will be Open Mic readings by local poets and writers. All wordsmiths welcome. Sign-up 6:30 p.m.
Spinning Wheels Learning Center Spinning Wheels Learning Center, 6225 Sunset Lake Rd., Fuquay-Varina, offers enrollment July and August with no registration fee. Open House will be July 26-30, 9 a.m. to noon and 3 to 6 p.m. Call 919-577-9800 or email spinningwheelslc @earthlink.net or go to www.spinningwheels.us. Come by and see our ‘home away from home’, hands on learning center. new monthly soccer enrichment program and Mac/Apple technology in every classroom.
10U Baseball Team The Cleveland Wildcats 10U Baseball Team will be holding try-outs for the upcoming season on July 31, and Aug. 7. If your child is 9, 10 or doesn’t turn 11 until after May 1, 2011, they are eligible to play so bring them out. Tryouts will be at GCAA (Field 3), 8994 Cleveland School Rd., Clayton, from 9-10:30 a.m. Please arrive 30 minutes prior to start. Wear your baseball attire, and bring your glove and bat ready to play. If you plan to attend, please call Jim Harlow (coach) 815-1470.
Holly Springs Food Cupboard Holly Springs Food Cupboard has incorporated as a NC non-profit and has signed an umbrella agreement with Apex’s Western Wake Crisis Ministry to provide food and resources for those in need in Holly Springs. It is the hope of the volunteers organizing this service that all of Holly Springs will join in the effort to take care of our own. Volunteers will collect, organize and distribute nonperishable food items in September along with supplemental resources from Western Wake Crisis Ministry. Interested organizations are encouraged to have their own collection and arrange for them to be picked up from your organization’s site. Donations in the form of checks made out to Western Wake Crisis Ministry with Holly Springs Food Cupboard on the memo line may be sent to Holly Springs Food Cupboard, PO Box 268, Holly Springs, NC, 27540. For information visit www.hsfoodcupboard.org or contact Pat Haggard 662-0892 or Carol Moran 557-7503.
AARP Driver Safety Class On Wednesday, Aug. 4, join your friends in a safety learning experience by taking this AARP Driver Safety Program, one-day, refresher course especially designed for drivers aged 50+ at the Fuquay-Varina Community Center. (Class is open to all age groups) This is a new course especially designed for those who previously were unable or chose not to take the traditional two-day course. The content is the same with an emphasis on course videos and an expectation that the participants will read video review materials at home. Some insurance companies offer premium discounts to graduates. The class will run from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. (with a 45 minute lunch break and other rest breaks. Participants must provide for their own lunch.) Fee: $12 for AARP members and $14 for non-members (payable by check to AARP before class) to cover the cost of workbooks and training aids. AARP members must bring their membership cards to class. Fuquay-Varina Community Center, 820 South Main St., Fuquay-Varina, call 919-552-1430 for reservations.
Machine Pitch Allstar Baseball Tournament The FVAA will host an 8 and under Machine Pitch Allstar Baseball Tournament from July 30 to Aug. 1 in Fuquay-Varina. There is a $150 entry fee. For more information go to www.fvaa.org or call Ed McCauley at 552-5465.
Holly Springs Garden Club The Holly Springs Garden Club meets the second Wednesday evening of every month at 7 p.m. at Bass Lake. Our meetings are both fun and educational providing monthly presenters such as Master Gardeners, local nurseries, JC Raulston Arboretum and many others. Our club encourages environmental improvements and civic projects such as the Restoration and Beautification of Bass Lake Park and Retreat Center and our Memory Garden. Call Stephanie Bertsche at 362-0030.
Solid Rock Ministries Solid Rock Ministries invites you to come and join Sinai Baptist Church / Iglesia Bautista Sinai, as they hold services on Sundays, from 3 - 5 p.m. and on Thursdays, at 7:30 p.m. at 340 East Wimberly Street, Angier, 919-639-2013. Solid Rock Ministries invites you to join them each Sunday at 10 a.m. for Bible Classes and 11 a.m. for Worship Service. We meet each Sunday and Wednesday nights at 7 p.m. with classes for all ages. SRM is at 340 East Wimberly Street, Angier, 919-639-2013.
Spanish Church Service Solid Rock Ministries invites you to come and join Sinai Baptist Church / Iglesia Bautista Sinai, as they hold services on Sundays, from 3 - 5 pm and on Thursdays, at 7:30 pm., 340 East Wimberly Street, Angier, 919-639-2013. Spanish Translation: Ministerio de Roca Solida. Te invita a venir y unirta a la Iglesia Bautista Sinai los Horarios de Serivicios son Domingos 3 a 5pm y Jueves a 7:30pm. Direccion 340 East Wimberly Street Angier (919) 639-2013.
WIC Program The WIC Program provides supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health care and community resources. Services are available in Raleigh, Fuquay-Varina, Zebulon, Wake Forest, and Brentwood. Those eligible must *be a pregnant or postpartum woman, infant, or child under age 5, *live in NC, and *have a gross annual income under 185% of the Federal poverty guidelines. Call (919)250-4720. This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Holly Springs Farmers Market We’re cooking up a good time at the Holly Springs Farmers Market. Chef Jenny the Cary Dinner Fairy demonstrates how to use farm fresh ingredients to prepare easy to make, delicious meals. Cooking demonstrations at 9 and 11 a.m. This is a free, family-friendly event. The Farmers Market, Downtown Holly Springs, May – October, Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon. For more information, visit www.HSFarmersMarket.com or 919-567-4010.
Veterans Reunion Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS COLUMBUS CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS COLUMBUS (SSN-762) past and present, if you would like to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, please contact Alien R. Hope, President, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505 Home: (260) 486-2221 - 8AM - 5PM Eastern Time Fax: 260-492-9771 email: - hope4391@verizon.nct USS COLUMBUS CA-74/CG-12/SSN-762 Reunion Sept. 29 - Oct. 2, 2010 at Best Western Albany Airport Inn. Please contact Alien R. Hope, President, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505 Home: (260) 486-2221 - 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Eastern Time Fax: 260-492-9771 email: - hope4391@verizon.net
Class of 1975 The Fuquay-Varina High School Class of 1975 plans to hold its 35-year reunion on Saturday, Oct. 2, at Bentwinds Golf and Country Club and is looking for classmates. A reunion committee has created a website (www.classcreator.com) where people may register and read their classmates’ profiles. The committee will primarily use the website and e-mail to provide details concerning the reunion. Classmates without Internet access may call Beth Ragan at 781-2527 and leave their name and mailing address. The class of ‘75 was the last class to graduate from the old Fuquay-Varina High School (now Fuquay-Varina Middle).
Yoga in the Park Yoga in the Park is back for its third year at the Mineral Springs Park on South Main Street. The weekly free outdoor yoga classes will begin Sunday, May 2, 8-9 a.m. and run every Sunday through Sunday, Sept. 26. This free class is taught by volunteer yoga teachers from the surrounding area. You do not need to make a reservation to attend. Simply show up a bit before 8 a.m. when the class starts. Any yoga teacher interested in teaching a class may contact Charlotte Ranz, owner of Red Elephant Yoga, at 577-6623. Red Elephant Yoga sponsors this annual opportunity for the community.
Newcomers & Friends Club The Holly Springs Newcomers & Friends Club is a non profit, tax exempt, social organization. Our purpose is to make friends, learn about our community and find ways to give back to our community through outreach and volunteer projects. Everyone is welcome regardless of how long you have lived in the area. For more information, please contact Linda Perna 552-4830.
Senior Bingo Senior Bingo is now being played on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Fuquay Varina Community Center, 820 South Main Street, at 1 p.m. Cards are $1 per card and is good for all of the games on that day. Please bring dollar bills. Where else can you have two hours of fun for only one dollar? Volunteers in the community are making this possible. For additional information, please contact Diann Nelson at 567-2746.
Kiwanis Club call for Members and Volunteers Are you searching for a way to give back, a rewarding experience? Join our Kiwanis Club of fellow Holly Spring citizens on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. – it just takes a few hours of your time to make an extraordinary difference in our community. Holly Springs Kiwanis sponsors youth clubs and events that touch all facets of our community’s kids, such as High School Key Clubs, Kid’s Appreciation Day, Happy Holly Days Parade and tutoring for at risk children. For more info, contact Joe LoFaro at 919-457-8487, or visit us at http://www.hollyspringskiwanis.org/.
Meals on Wheels needs volunteers Meals on Wheels is currently seeking volunteers to deliver meals to the elderly and homebound in the Fuquay-Varina/Holly Springs area. Meal delivery is done Monday through Friday from 10 am to 12 noon and takes about an hour. You may volunteer once a week or once a month. We are also in need of volunteers to lead activities or spend social time with our seniors. Any time you give will mean so much to those in need. If you can help us, please call 552-5825 Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. - 12 noon.
Meals on Wheels available Meals on Wheels is looking for people 60 years old and up to join us for a hot meal, fellowship and activities. We meet weekdays at Pine Acres Community Center from 9:30 a.m. until 12 noon. We are located at 402 McLean Street in Fuquay-Varina, NC. Transportation to and from Pine Acres is available. If you have any questions or need transportation, please call 552-5825.
Needmore Ruritan Club The Needmore Ruritan Club holds its monthly dinner meeting the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at 1812 Bass Lake Road. Join us as we work to build a better America through fellowship, goodwill, and community service. Call club President, Bruce Church, 919-422-8520.
Holly Springs Lacrosse Club The Holly Springs Lacrosse Club will be starting a spring girl’s lacrosse program for both new and experienced girls in grades 3-5. Information and registration can be found online at www.YLSLacrosse.com, and any questions can be sent to Directors@YLSLacrosse.com.
Enrich Your Life! Are you searching for a rewarding experience, a venture that gives further meaning to life, another way to make a difference in the world? Join our Kiwanis Club of fellow Holly Spring citizens –it just takes a few hours of your time to realize the life-changing return. Holly Springs Kiwanis sponsors youth clubs and events that touch all facets of our community’s kids, such as High School Key Clubs, Kid’s Appreciation Day, Happy Holly Days Parade and tutoring for at risk children. For more info, contact Joe LoFaro at 919-457-8487 or visit us at http://www.hollyspringskiwanis.org/.
Amedisys Hospice Sharing Our Stories, a grief support group sponsored jointly by Resources for Seniors and Amedisys Hospice meets biweekly, first and third Mondays of every month from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the Garner Senior Center, 205 E. Garner Road. Those who have experienced loss are invited to join anytime. For further information, contact Ann Ritter at 773-4865 or aritter3225@amedisys.com or Janet Harrison at 661-6894.
Overeaters Anonymous Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges for no apparent reason? Is your weight affecting the way you live your life? Overeaters Anonymous offers a program of recovery from compulsive eating using the OA Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions. OA is not just about weight loss, gain or maintenance; or obesity or diets. There are no dues, fees, weigh-ins. Meetings are held at the Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, 1005 S. Judd Pkwy. SE Room 122 at 1 PM on Wednesdays. Contact 557-7712 or 771-1393 for more information.
Jordan Lake Sudbury School Jordan Lake Sudbury School (JLSS) is a participatory democracy for students from kindergarten through high school. Operating in Cary but planning a move to the 64 corridor in the near future, this private school provides a vibrant community of mixed-age learners who initiate and pursue their own course of study in a way most appropriate for them. Enrollment is open and students are accepted year-round. For more information and information session dates, please visit www.jordanlakesudbury. org.
GFWC of Holly Springs Do you enjoy arts, promoting education, and conservation projects? The General Federation Women’s Club of Holly Springs is the place to be! The GFWC of Holly Springs is part of an international service organization. Our motto is “Enriching our community through volunteerism”. We are inviting women of all ages to join us in this endeavor. Please call Lois at 552-3687 for complete details.
Multiple Sclerosis Support Group The Fuquay-Varina Multiple Sclerosis Self-Help Group sponsored by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Eastern North Carolina Chapter meets the second Thursday of each month from 7-8:30 p.m. at Fuquay Varina Baptist Church in the church parlor at 301 N. Woodard St. in Fuquay Varina. For details, please call Mary at 919-552-7680 or the National MS Society Eastern North Carolina Chapter, at 1-800-FIGHT MS.
Southwest Wake Christian Women’s Connection The Southwest Wake Christian Women’s Connection is joining the Raleigh CWC and will now meet on the third Tuesday of every month at 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. for lunch at the NC State University Club on Hillsborough St. in Raleigh. Bring a friend and hear an interesting feature and an inspiring speaker. The cost is $15 and there is
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