CPR classes are held by the Silverhill Fire Department. To sign up 

call the Town Hall at 945-5198.

Alacare Hospice seeks hospice volunteers to visit patients, provide a break for caregivers and/or provide spiritual support.

Training provided, and no medical care is involved.

For more information, contact Patty Lynn, 341-0707 or patricia.lynn@alacare.com

Family Service Center of Bay Minette is in need of canned goods and monetary donations for their food pantry. For more information, call  937-7858.

Unique Crafts will be offered for sale from 9 to 11 a.m. the fourth 

Thursday of every month at the Loxley Civic Center. Call 

964-7733 or 747-0263,

Ms. Senior Baldwin County Contestants must be Baldwin county residents, age 60 or over, be willing to participate in our pageant. Judging will consist of: interview, poise in an evening gown, philosophy of life, and performing talent. Prior pageant experience is not necessary.

If you are interested in competing, please contact Kay Owen at 251-591-9841.

The deadline for submitting completed application packages is September 15, 2010.

Community Cleanup Day, hosted by the city of Fairhope, will be held Saturday, Sept. 18, 9 a.m. to noon, in conjunction with the Alabama Coastal Cleanup.

Civic groups, churches, boy/girl scout troops, homeowner associations and/or individuals are invited to call and sign-up to participate.

Contact Beth Williams, environmental officer, 990-0192

For The Love of Animals will hold pet adoptions Sept. 18, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Magnolia Springs Community Center.

For more information, call 251-540-2236.

Thomas Hospital 50th Anniversary Homecoming will be held Sunday, Sept. 19, 2-5 p.m. at the hospital on Greeno Road in Fairhope.

The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) will hold a grassroots meeting, hosted by The Haven and the Baldwin County Humane Society (BARC!), to connect with area animal advocates on the topic of animal protection, possible legislation and public policy. This meeting will be held Sept. 23, 6-8 p.m., at the Fairhope Civic Center.

For more information, visit www.HavenForAnimals.org or www.BaldwinHumane.org.

Baldwin County Training School Heritage Fest 91 Foundation presents "PURPLE & GOLD CABARET," Saturday, September 25, 2010 at Bayfront Park, Daphne, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tickets $20/person. Dress is “Sunday Best.” Dancing and free buffet. Contact the BCTS Education Museum, Tuesday & Thursday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 251-626-9886.

The Baldwin County Historical Society meeting will be Sunday, September 26 at 2:30 p.m. at the Daphne Senior Center at 2605 Highway 98 in Daphne.

The program will be on the modern legacy of the British Colonial Period on the Middle Gulf  Coast.

 This will be an overview of the historic cultural, religious and ethnic influences on our modern culture and a broad and general description of the European occupations that most influenced our society as it exists today. The program will concentrate on the effects of British Colonial Rule in British West Florida from 1763 to 1782.

 Frank Laraway will present the program. Light refreshments will be provided. Admission is free and the public is welcome.

17th Annual Weeks Bay Native Plant Sale will be held Oct. 8-10, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, at Safe Harbor at Weeks Bay, across U.S. Highway 98 from the Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve. Includes trees, shrubs, perennials and plants to attract butterflies and hummingbirds as well as dune plants. 251 928-9792.

The C. F. Vigor High Class of 1975, is making plans for a Reunion  to be held on December 11, 2010.

They are asking all Vigor classmates of 1975 to the “Celebration of 35 Years of Excellence.”

For more information please contact William Chastang, President at 251-508-5336.

Polo at the Point is set for Oct. 17 at Sonny Hill Polo Complex in Point Clear. Activities for this sporting charity event that helps cancer research, local nonprofits and children’s charities.

7th Annual John L. Borom Alabama Coastal Birdfest

will be held Oct. 14-17 at various locations in Baldwin County. Visit www.AlabamacoastalBirdfest.com for more details.

Home Decoration Workshop A four session Home Decorating Workshop will be held at Fairhope Christian Church starting Monday. The public is invited. The cost is $15 for four sessions.Carole Hagerman will show how to arrange furniture and accessories to make rooms look larger and more inviting.  You will learn how to  decorate your home using what you already have to better reflect your 

lifestyle.The four sessions will be on Monday afternoons - Sept. 13, 20, 27 and Oct. 4 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. and Tuesday evenings - Sept. 14, 21, 28 and Oct. 5 from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.   Please register as soon as  possible by sending your check for $15 to Fairhope Christian Church,  349 Fairwood Blvd, Fairhope, Ala. 36532.

City Rhythm Big Band will host a free season opening dance and concert Friday, Nov. 19 at the Loxley Civic Center.

The 18-piece band  is based in Loxley and plays many of the big band tunes from the 1940s. For more information call the Civic Center at 964-7733 or visit the band’s website at cityrhythmbb.com.

Quilt Show will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Friday and  Saturday, Feb. 3-5 at Robertsdale United Methodist Church, Highway  59, Robertsdale. More than 300 quilts will be creatively displayed with  antiques and collectibles.  There will be old quilts, new quilts, simple quilts, and elaborate quilts.  Some quilts will have been made  by beginners and other quilts by experienced quilters. A soup, salad  and dessert lunch will be available 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Vendors with quilting supplies will be on hand. Bring your scissors, as there will be scissors sharpening available. Costs are $5 for the quilt show and $7 for lunch. Proceeds will go to mission  projects local, national and international. For more information  contact Betty Gwaltney, 947-5354; or Robertsdale United Methodist Church, 947-4602. Or e-mail rdaleumc@gulftel.com;

or Mary Barnhill, 964-5169 or  visit the church’s website at www.robertsdaleumc.com.

Quilting Queens of Central Baldwin meet at 6:30 p.m. the second  Tuesday of every month at the George Pervy Thames Senior Citizen Building, 22651 E. ChicThe club meets monthly on the second Tuesday for a brief club meeting and informational program and  the third and fourth Tuesday will be a “sit and sew” time.For more  informationcall 947-2903 or 964-5169.

Central Baldwin Kiwanis Club meets from noon to 1 p.m. every  Wednesday at RBC Bank in Robertsdale. For more  information  call Shelby Singleton at 947-7361 or Carolyn Dunnam at  947-8740.

The Pickin’ Friends a dulcimer group, meet every Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Foley Senior Center on Rose Avenue.  The group  invites beginners and experienced players of appropriate acoustic  folk instruments, such as dulcimers, guitars, mandolins and so forth, 

to join them. Beginners classes, teaching both tabs and chords are  available. For more information call  971-1633 or 962-3174.

Red Hatters meet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. the third Thursday of every 

month at the call 964-7733 or 747-0263, or email 

loxcivic@gulftel.com.

The South Baldwin Amateur Radio Club invites everyone interested in 

ham radio, whether already licensed or not, to attend their regular 

club meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the 

Baldwin County Emergency Operations Center, McAuliffe Road, Robertsdale. For more information, contact Paul Goulart at  943-2953.

Robertsdale Garden Club meets at 2 p.m. the second Thursday of each month, September through May.  Everyone is welcome.  Call 986-6520  for information.

Folk art and ceramic  classes are offered beginning at 1:30 p.m. every 

Thursday at the Baldwin County Council on Aging, 22251 Palmer St., 

Robertsdale. For more information call 972-8506 for more information.

Fun in the Son cruise-in, originally held the last Friday of every 

month, has moved to the last Saturday of every month in the parking 

lot of Sonic Drive-In on Highway 59 in Robertsdale beginning at 5 p.m. There will be music and door prizes. No alcoholic beverages.  Cruisers receive free cokes from Sonic. This is a ministry of Faith  Fellowship Church.

Loxley Art Council meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month 

at the Loxley Civic Center. For more information contact Joey Knight, 

Loxley Civic Center Events Coordinator, call 964-7733 or 747-0263.

email loxcivic@gulftel.com

Festive Holiday Ball will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 at the  Loxley Civic Center. Admission is $5. Dance to the music of the City  Rhythm Big Band. For more information call the  Civic Center at 964-7733 or visit the band’s website at  cityrhythmbb.com.