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By Brenda Bailey

Sheffield-Calahaln

Correspondent

Birthday wishes to: Lucas Shoffner on Sept. 30; Delbert Ramsey on Oct. 1; Ricky Swisher on Oct. 2; Sandra Dyson and Dale Ijames on Oct. 4; Jamie Powell, Chris Keller, Edward Thutt and Savannah Reeves on Oct. 5; and Teresa Groce on Oct. 6.  Happy anniversary to Mike and Suzonne Stratton who will celebrate on Oct. 3.

Halloween is just around the corner, so please let me know your plans for the trunk or treat or trick or treat.  Also, if you’re having a fall festival, chicken stew, etc. in October, please let me know.  The column is only as good as you make it.  I’ll be happy to assist in any way.

Fall Festival at New Union Church was a great success thanks to wonderful weather, a variety of vendors, great food, terrific music and a silent auction.  We really appreciate everyone’s work to make this a success, and we really appreciate all the folks that came out for the fun and fellowship.

The Sheffield-Calahaln Volunteer Fire Ddpartment’s 20-Gun Bingo will be Nov. 12 at 5 p.m. This will include a meal, 20 games of bingo, side raffles and door prizes.  The department is at 435 Dyson Road.  Tickets are $50 each and can be obtained from any firefighter. Contact Gary at 336-345-3672 or Mitch at 336-909-1422.

Center VFD and Center Community Development will have a barbecue Saturday from 8 a.m. until sold out. Volunteers are needed on Thursday the 29th to help make the legendary yellow slaw. Workers will start at 1 p.m. and will work until 6 or so. Help is also needed on Saturday for packaging orders, making fries, sandwiches, trays and pound containers. If you can’t come early, help will still be needed for clean up.  Check out the Center BBQ facebook page.

LibertyWesleyan homecoming will be Oct. 16 at the 11 a.m. worship service.  Special guest speaker will be Pastor David Rollins.

Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Jean Reavis, Johnny Naylor, Pat Moore, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Betty Dameron, Tammy Keller, Naomi Wooten, Charles England, Greta England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Hazel Frye, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood,  Milton Tutterow, Nancy Peacock, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Helen Bulla, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Jerry McDaniel, Lynn Hicks, Betty Godbey, Ted Adams, Emily Brown, Mike Branham, Marsha Tutterow, Eddie Porter, Jimmy Ball, Curtis Player and Suzonne Stratton.

Please submit all news to me at brfbailey@msn.com, message me on Facebook or call me at 336-837-8122 no later than noon Thursdays.