Turkey Shoot at Barbourtown Church Barbourtown Church of God is having their 3rd Annual Turkey Shoot every Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. through Nov. 28. All are welcome! For more information call Jill DeWitt at 938-1247. Barbourtown Church of God is located at 502 Zack’s Mill Road in Benson.

TRINITY Sunday Morning Celebration Every week beginning Oct. 18 @ The Kids' Clubhouse , Coats Commercial Drive in Cleveland (behind the new Dollar General). 9:30 a.m. FamJam Kid-appropriate worship and creative/interactive teaching. It's for children in grades K - 5 to experience with their whole family. 10 a.m. Worship Dress is casual. Music is guitar and vocals driven. Dave's preaching is Biblical, relevant, and fresh. He'll share his life and challenge you to follow Jesus with yours. (As always, we'll have great coffee and refreshments that you can enjoy through the morning including at worship.) 10 a.m. Kids' Play The staff of the Kids' Clubhouse will help us to provide a safe and fun environment for supervised play. Children in 5th grade or younger are welcome to participate. And yes... we'll be using the inflatable slide and bounce house! Please visit the TRINITY website at www.3umc.com for more information!

New Winter Hours at the Ava Gardner Museum Starting Sunday, Nov. 1 the Ava Gardner Museum will begin its Winter Hours by being closed on Sundays. This winter schedule will continue through Sunday, February 28, 2010. During these four months, the Museum will continue to be open Monday through Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. In March 2010, the Museum will resume regular business hours and the Ava Gardner Museum will be open seven days a week, Monday - Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. The Ava Gardner Museum is located in downtown Smithfield, at 325 E. Market Street and more information may be found on the museum website, www.avagardner.org or by calling 919-934-5830. The museum is open Monday-Saturday, 9am-5pm with admission of $6.00 adults, $5.00 seniors and groups and $4.00 children.

Turkey Shoot at Elizabeth United Elizabeth United Methodist Church will hold our annual Turkey Shoot on Nov. 7, 14, and 21, beginning at 7 p.m. each evening. This is a family friendly event. This popular event promises to be better than ever, as new lighting has been installed to brighten the firing range. The cost is $4 per shot, or 6 shots for $20, for a chance to win a turkey. No, we do not shoot turkeys, we shoot at targets for chances to win turkeys! The ladies of the church will be selling refreshments. The church is located at 4269 Cleveland Rd., between Smithfield and the Cleveland community. Turkey and Ham Shoots at Clyde’s Chapel Clyde’s Chapel Baptist Church near Archer Lodge will hold a series of turkey and ham shoots starting Nov. 13 - 14. The hours are 7-8:30 each night. A ladies shoot and a youth shoot are included. The cost is $5 per shot. Concessions will be available. Other dates are Nov. 20-21, Nov. 27-28 and Dec. 4-5. Proceeds will go to the church’s Relay for Life team and World Changers youth mission project. For more information visit the church’s web site at www.clydeschapel.org, e-mail clydeschapel@bellsouth.net or call 365-6969. Clyde’s Chapel is located at 16657 Buffalo Road, Wendell, at the corner of Turnipseed and Buffalo roads.

Upcoming classes at Johnston Health Diabetes class Want to learn how to better manage your diabetes? A class for outpatients will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 24 in room 1404B of the medical mall. Participants must have orders from their doctors to attend and must contact the hospital’s scheduling department for an appointment. Insurance will be filed.

Offering support If you’ve lost a loved one or have been diagnosed with diabetes, you can find information and encouragement from others in support groups. A grief support group will meet from 6 till 7 p.m. on Nov. 24 in room 1404A of the medical mall. A diabetes support group will meet from 6 till 8 p.m. on Nov. 17 in rooms 1404A and B. The events are free. For more information call 938-7103 or visit johnstonhealth.org.

Soup Outreach in Clayton The Calvary Clayton Fellowship will be hosting a Soup Outreach at 421 East 2nd Street Clayton on Friday, Nov. 20 from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., and on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. – noon. They will be serving homemade chicken soup and handing out gently used blankets, coats, hats, and gloves. All are welcome.

Republican Women meeting on Nov. 21 The Johnston County Republican Women will meet on Saturday, Nov. 21 at Golden Corral on N Bright Leaf Boulevard in Smithfield at 9 a.m. The Club will hold elections for 2010 Officers. All members are encouraged to attend this very important meeting. Please contact Lynn Ragsdale, JCRW President, at lharloe@hotmail.com for more information about the meeting. Harvest Day Dinner and Auction at Friendly Chapel PFWB Church Friendly Chapel PFWB Church invites you to join us for our annual Harvest Day on Saturday, Nov. 21. Chicken pastry dinner plates are on sale from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. The Harvest Day Auction will begin following dinner. Come join us for a sit down meal with friendly folks! Friendly Chapel PFWB is located at 11455 Hwy 50 N, Benson at McGee's Crossroads. For more information call (919) 894-5978. We hope to see you there!

Craft and Vendor Fair at Fellowship Baptist Church Join the Fellowship Baptist Church, 1701 Bud Lipscomb Rd., Willow Spring, for the Second Annual Craft and Vendor Show, Saturday, Nov. 21, from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. There will be more than 30 local vendors , as well as blue grass music, a silent auction, face painting for the kids, and the FBC Children’s Choir. For directions visit the church web site www.FBCNow.org.

Upward Basketball & Cheerleading Raleigh First Church of the Nazarene, Garner, NC, is registering now through Nov. 22 for Upward Basketball and Cheerleading. This community-wide event is open for boys and girls in K5 - 6th grade. Registration forms are available at the church office between the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., M-F. Please call the church office for more info at (919) 772-0515.

Thanksgiving Food Drive The Sons of American Legion Post 116 in Fuquay-Varina will again be sponsoring the collection of can and dried food goods for the local Fuquay-Varina Food Pantry. The intent of the Pantry is to distribute emergency supplies to those in need in and around the Fuquay-Varina area. The collection will run through Friday, Nov. 20. Once again the Recreation Room at Post 116 at 6400 Johnson Pond Rd. in Fuquay-Varina will be used as the drop off area.

Dec. 2 meeting of Cleveland Counts postponed There will not be a meeting of the Cleveland Counts!, township public meeting regarding the future plans of Cleveland Township on Dec. 2 at Golden Corral. Given the volume of fact finding there is to do, and with a desire to present factual information that will take longer to assemble than we planned, we are postponing the scheduled meeting. Please send your questions/comments to us at http://clevelandschool.webs.com.

Christmas in Cleveland The Greater Cleveland Chamber of Commerce would like to invite you to our Annual Christmas in Cleveland celebration. This event will be held on Dec. 3 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. at the Fit for Life Fitness Club parking lot off of Technology Rd. The event is filled with lots of entertainment for children of all ages. Michelle Samios, the Chamber President, will start off the evening with the official lighting of the Cleveland community Christmas tree. Santa Claus will be arriving in the Southern National Raceway Park’s Pace car. Brandi K Autry will be on site to take FREE photos of the kids, young and old with Santa. Our widely received toy drive is returning. Santa asks that you bring an unwrapped toy to help our military families. A soldier from Fort Bragg will be on hand to accept the gifts and return them to the base for distribution.

Canned Food Driveduring Festival of Trees Keep Johnston County Beautiful, Inc. will host its 6th Annual Festival of Trees from Dec. 3 through Dec. 9 at the Johnston Medical Mall in Smithfield. This year’s special feature will be a Canned Food Drive throughout the week where visitors are asked to bring a non-perishable food item. Food collection bins will be located at the North and South entrances of the Medical Mall. Keep Johnston County Beautiful, Inc. will sponsor a “Food Tree” where food items may also be placed for collection. The Canned Food Drive will be a “Gift to the County” from Keep Johnston County Beautiful to alleviate hunger for Johnston County families during the holiday season. For more information visit the Festival of Trees web site at jcfestivaloftrees.com or contact Susan Woodard at 934-7156 ext.3.

Come and have breakfast with Santa The Rhythm Savvy Pulse Clogging team will be hosting a fund-raising Pancake Breakfast with Santa at Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill , 1165 US Highway 70 W, Garner on Saturday, Dec. 12. The event will be from 7 a.m. - 10 a.m. Tickets are limited and should be purchased in advance. The tickets cost $7.00 each. Santa will be on hand for photo opportunities. For more information or to purchase tickets call Monica Josupait at (919) 553-5926 or stop by Rhythm Savvy Dance productions located at 2331 Timber Drive, Garner after 5 p.m.

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