NORTH JEFFERSON — Gardendale



Alzheimer’s Group

Covenant Place of Gardendale hosts an Alzheimer’s / 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.



Recovery Meetings

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



TOPS

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



TOPS

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.



Free Tot Shots

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.



Council Meetings

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.



Scholarship Donations

The Gardendale High School PTA is collecting donations for the Heather Vaughn Memorial Scholarship Fund, which provides a scholarship every year to a high-school senior. To make a donation, call PTA president Susan Rice at 281-8348.



Mt. Olive



Fund-raiser

March 13, 8-? A yard sale will be held at the Mt. Olive Community Center to raise funds to send North Jefferson Middle School student Kaylin Smith to Europe this summer as a People to People Student Ambassador. She will meet heads of state and perform work along with other students across the nation.



Free Child Care

There will be free child care in the Mt. Olive area for 3 and 4 year olds. The head start program is now enrolling for the summer. Regular full-day childcare is offered. Call 608-1661.



Fultondale



Council Meetings

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



Mother’s Day Out

Walker's Chapel Baptist Church has Mother's Day Out every Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Amy Ritch at 841-8426.



Kimberly



Cub Scouts

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.



Council Meetings

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



Health Fair

The Health Fair will take place on March 17 at the Warrior Armory from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For more information, call your local senior center.



Council Meetings

Warrior City Council meets the first and third Monday of every month, 7 p.m., at Warrior City Hall. Pre-council work sessions are at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0520.



Morris



Mother’s Day Out

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, so is closed during all of the breaks. Call 647-9614.



Council Meetings

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.



Hayden



Council Meetings

Hayden Town Council meets the second Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Hayden Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0520.



Brookside



Greenway Festival

April 24 The annual Brookside Greenway Festival will include arts and crafts as well as yard sale spaces. Booth rent is $10 for a 10x10 space. Electricity can be provided. The only requirement is no junk. Vendors must clean their spaces after the event. Dumpsters will be provided. Applications available and fees payable at Brookside Town Hall. To learn more, call Staci S. Glover at 936-4480. 



Council Meetings

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



Council Meetings

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 Communities



Showcase of Bands

March 20, 11 a.m. The Alabama Bluegrass Music Association Showcase of Bands will be at the Bessemer Civic Center. There will be 18 bands performing throughout the day. The feature band is Three on a String with Claire Lynch.



Banquet

March 19, 6 p.m. The Alabama Bluegrass Music Association will host its second annual Hall of Fame banquet at the Bessemer Civic Center. For tickets or more information, call David Boley at (256) 492-3700 or email davidboley@bellsouth.net



Food Festival

April 9-10 St. Elias Maronite Catholic Church will host the Lebanese Food and Cultural Festival and Church’s Centennial, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. both days. There is no admission to attend. There will be music, traditional dances by church youth, church tours, silent auctions and heritage exhibits. There will also be traditional Lebanese food for sale. To learn more, visit www.stelias.org.



Arts, Crafts Festival

April 17-18 The 49th annual Art on the Lake festival will be held in Guntersville. Applications are now being accepted from artists and vendors. For more information, visit www.artonthelake-guntersville.com or contact Eloise Patton at (256) 582-4378 or peloise9@aol.com



Class Reunion

Aug. 7, 5 p.m. Phillips High School will host its 55th year class reunion for all 1954, 1955 and 1956 alumni to be held at the Wynfrey Hotel in Birmingham. If you plan to attend or know addresses of those we can not locate, please call Ann Davis at (205) 979-9979 or email adavis8593@aol.com. She will send all mailouts to you. A block of rooms is reserved for our-of-towners arriving on Aug. 6.



Census Bureau

The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring in the north Jefferson County area. The temporary, part-time jobs offer good pay, flexible evening and weekend hours up to 40 a week, and the chance to work near home. To become eligible for employment, applicants take a 28-question test. Practice tests are available at www.2010censusjobs.gov. Testing sites are scheduled at many locations in north Jefferson County. To register for a test, call (866) 861-2010.



Council Meetings

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.



Preaching

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.



Volunteers needed

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



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