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Millboro Happenings
By Gina Hamilton
¦ Calvary Baptist Church will hold a community yard and bake sale on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 8 a.m. to noon, at the top of the straight Spur, Route 39 and TC Walker Road. The event is a fundraiser for the Community Fitness Center located at the church to add more exercise equipment and begin hosting health clinics and nutrition workshops. To participate, call Pastor John Green at 997-5026.
¦ Appalachian heritage will be celebrated at Douthat State Park this Saturday, Oct. 13, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The event will include events and programs for the whole family. They'll be able to learn the craft of making apple butter, play frontier games, cook on a campfire, share hay rides, and there will also be demonstrations of traditional crafts, bluegrass music and clogging, and food complete with a pig roast. The park is located on State Road 629. For more information, please call (540) 862-8100, or e-mail .
¦ A debate with the candidates running for Bath County Sheriff will be held on Monday, Oct. 29, at Millboro Elementary School - time to be confirmed. The local Ruritan Club is organizing this event.
¦ Feel free to drop off news and photos for this column at the Millboro General Store, or if you have e-mail, send the information (and photos in jpeg format) to: hamiltonwriting@hotmail.com.
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