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By Brenda Thompson
Sheffield-Calahaln
Correspondent

Birthday wishes to: Brittany Head on March 1; Jordan Campbell on March 2; Cale Baity on March 4; Mark Brown on March 5; and B.J. Keller on March 6. If you would like a birthday or anniversary listed in this column, please let me know.
The bingo fundraiser at the Sheffield-Calahaln Community Center was cancelled due to weather, but watch this column for the new date.
Recently, the Sheffield-Calahaln Volunteer Fire Department held their annual banquet. 2024 was a great year for the department and the banquet was a wonderful time to gather with family and friends to acknowledge some outstanding individuals.
The award winners were: Bradley Beck, Firefighter of the Year: Kiera Curry, Junior Firefighter of the Year; Brandon Cheeks, First Responder of the Year; and Noah Drye was named to the Hall of Fame.
Firefighter Emeritus Awards were given in recognition of members who completed 20 or more years in the fire service and retain lifelong membership with the department: Gary Allen, Jerry Keller, David Allen, Noah Drye and David Beck.
Our thanks to Fire Chief Matthew Mills for a wonderful job in 2024. Matthew and his wife, Michelle, reside in the Sheffield community with their two children, Brooklyn and Isaiah. He welcomes anyone interested in becoming a firefighter and serving the community, to come by the department or call 336-492-5791.
We also thank all the members for their hardwork and dedication to the community. We look forward to building and growing this department in 2025. We also thank the William R. Davie VFD for covering the district while our firefighters were at the banquet.
Center Fire Department is looking for volunteers. Stop by the station at 2265 US 64 W. any Thursday night at 7 or call 336-492-7649.
Prayer requests continue for Bryan Swain, Hazel Smoot, Tim Keller, Junior Dunn, Tammy Keller, Charles England, Lincoln Dyson, Chester Reeves, Yvonne Ijames, Bonnie Gunter, Ed Livengood, Geraldine Lambert, Betty Beck, Sue Gobble, Paul Beck, Juanita Keaton, Emily Brown, Mary Teague, Eddie Porter, Janie Williams, Maria Knight, Violet Coursey, Clyde Jordan, Jack Seaford, Sue Seaford, Fred Beck, Michele Dyson, Hilda Keaton, Jenny Ely, Sandra Dyson, Terry Dyson and Jimmy Thompson. Our sincere condolences to the Bill Eanes family, the Sarah Phoebe Lakey family and the Peggy Whitaker family.
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