NORTH JEFFERSON — Community Calendar for May 18:

Gardendale

May 20, 6 p.m.

The Pink Ribbon Run, which is a fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen organization for cancer research, was rescheduled. It will be held at the Kenneth Clemons Athletic Complex in Gardendale.



May 21, 10 a.m.

The Gardendale Historical Society will meet May 21 at the Gardendale Civic Center in the fireside room at 10 a.m. Jim Phillips will be speaking on Antebellum Alabama and early Birmingham. Everyone is welcome to join.



May 21, 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.

East Gardendale Baptist Church on Tarrant Road will have a free fish fry on May 21 at 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Bring your lawn chair but not your pet. Good food, music, fun and fellowship. Call 608-0889 for more information.



May 22, 2-4 p.m.

Parents and graduates of The Little School are invited to attend a reception to celebrate Miss Jo Griffin’s 50th year of teaching on May 22, 2-4 p.m. at The Little School. Please park in the empty lot between the school and Jim ‘N Nick’s.



June 2-10

The North Jefferson Women's Center is receiving donations of items to be sold at their annual fund raising yard sale. The sale will be June 2, June 3, June 4, June 9 and June 10 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily except on June 10, they will be closing at 3 p.m. The sale will be held in the Serra Subaru building adjacent to Serra Kia on Kerr Drive off Fieldstown Road in Gardendale. The needs include clothing all sizes, household, tools, electronic items all in good condition. You will be given a letter for a tax donation upon receipt of your items. To donate, call 608-0100 for more information about where and when to deliver your items.



June 2

The Farmer’s Market will open in the K-mart parking lot on June 2 from 1 to 5 p.m. For more info call Rich Dinder at 427-5034.



June 13 - 17, 9 a.m. - noon

Pineywood Baptist Church's Vacation Bible School program, "Big Apple Adventure," will be held at the church, located at 498 Pineywood Road. If transportation is needed for children, call the church office at 631-3832.



June 17

The Gardendale Senior Center will host a Senior Adult Prom.



August 31

A Senior Adult Informational and Health Fair will be held at the Gardendale Civic Center. Any local businesses wishing to have a free booth can call the center at 631-7240.



Gardendale High School alums are organizing a class reunion for students that graduated in 1981-1983. Email information to gardendalereunion

@gmail.com.



Anyone who started school at Gardendale Elementary School in 1951 with Lucille Hardiman or Ruby McKinney as their teacher is urged to contact Harold Harris at 631-3367 or haroldh3645@att.net. Several former students are trying to organize a reunion.



The Gardendale Senior Center hosts a dance every Tuesday, 6-9 p.m. Music provided by Men in Black: Jerry Bosworth, Jerry Bradley, Buddy Bailey, Paul Simpson, Skip Drake, and Roger Bailey.



Catholicism classes are held each Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Parish Hall of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church at 334 Main Street. For more information, call 631-9398.



The Gardendale Fire Department will be teaching a CPR class one Monday of every month. For more information, call 631-6660.



Covenant Place of Gardendale hosts a Memory Loss Support Group the second Thursday of every month at 6 p.m. Covenant Place is at 1409 Thompson Circle. For more information, call Betty Roberts at 934-2178 or Tiffany Daniel at 608-2230.



Celebrate Recovery meetings are held at Gardendale-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Call Paul Wiegert at 631-7631.



TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) #284 meets every Thursday, 8 a.m., in the Camellia Room at the Gardendale Civic Center.



TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Al#150 meets every Monday, 5:45 p.m., in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Room 2208. Robert Pliner is the leader. For more information call 608-0606.



The Jefferson County Department of Health will host free tot shot clinics the fourth Thursday of each month at Gardendale First Baptist Church in the Family Life Center, 3-5 p.m.



Gardendale Public Library offers free computer classes every Wednesday at 8 a.m. Four classes are offered: Basic Internet, basic computer, email and Word 2003.



Gardendale City Council meets the first and third Monday of each month, 6 p.m., at Gardendale City Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 631-8789.



Mt. Olive



Fultondale

May 21, 11:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.

There will be a spaghetti lunch and dinner fundraiser for Donald Myrick on May 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dine in or carry out from New Hope Ministries Church on Shady Grove Road. $10 per meal which includes salad, spaghettie, bread, dessert and drinks. Monetary gifts are accepted as well. Please make checks payable to Donald Myrick, PO Box 606, Fultondale, AL 35068. All proceeds will be applied to the cost of travel, lodging and meals for two weeks for his upcoming surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. There will be a series of surgeries and eh is scheduled to arrive on June 7. For more details call 746-0193 or 238-8098.



May 22

Farley Mission Church on Sloss Shaft Road will be having a singing and fellowship lunch on May 22 with In His Step from Georgia. They will be singing in the morning and afternoon. Ed Ford will be preaching. For more information call 647-9595 or 849-8468.



Fultondale City Council meets the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. and the fourth Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Fultondale City Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 841-4481.



Kimberly



June 9-10, 16-17, 23-24, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. A yard sale will be held at the Kimberly Community Center. Proceeds benefit Kimberly Christmas for Kids.



Cub Scout Pack 283 invites boys to join. The meetings are every Monday, 7 p.m., at Liberty Baptist Church. For more information, call den leader Robert Brewer at 647-4377.



Kimberly Town Council meets the second Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., at Kimberly Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-5551.



Warrior



Warrior City Council meets the first and third Monday of every month, 6 p.m., at Warrior City Hall. Pre-council work sessions are at 5:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0520.



Morris



June 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Church at Morris Quilt Ministry will host a Quilt and Needlework Show, which will include heirloom quilts, hand and machine quilted and miscellaneous needlework. The show is free and refreshments will be served. The church is at 8350 3rd Ave. N in Morris (intersection of Third Avenue N and Morris-Majestic Road).



Enon Baptist Church’s Mothers Day Out program will offer childcare for children 6 weeks to 4 years old on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program follows the Jefferson County School System calendar. Call 647-9614.



Morris City Council meets the fourth Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m., at Morris Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0596.



Corner



Hayden



Hayden Town Council meets the second Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Hayden Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-7191.

 

Brookside

Brookside Town Council meets the first Monday of every month, 6 p.m., at Brookside Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. For more information, call 674-1623.



Trafford    

Trafford Town Council meets the third Monday of every month, 7 p.m., at Trafford Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-3751.



Other areas

June 4, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.; June 5, 1 -5 p.m.

The Birmingham Quilters Guild QuiltFest will take place at Oak Mountain Middle School. This is a bi-annual quilt show with 300+ quilts, vendors, door prizes, boutique, free demonstrations, scissor/knife sharpening, car cozy. For more information and directions go to www.bhamquilters.com or call 205-903-5564



Sept. 11, 8 a.m.

Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation is holding its annual Ride for Kids at Barber Motorsports Park.



The Heartland Cruisers will have their cruise-in every fourth Friday Night at D’s Tamales at 101 Hueytown Plaza. For more information, call 744-7882.



The County Line Town Council meets the second Tuesday of every month, 7 p.m., at the County Line Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 590-1649.



Evangelist J.R. Kennedy of Daystar Motorcycle Ministries will preach the first and third Sundays, 2 p.m., at Evergreen First Baptist Church. Bro. Darryl (Buster) Chamblee will preach the second and fourth Sundays, 2 p.m. at the church, located at 2153 51st Ave. N. The Rev. John Smith is pastor.



LifeCare Hospice is seeking patient volunteers. For more information, call Tiffany Rice at (256) 734-1170.



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