Bridal show in Smithfield
A bridal show is scheduled from 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at "I Do" Rentals on Market Street in downtown Smithfield. The show will feature wedding planning, cake tasting, live music and door prizes.

Blood drive in Clayton
A blood drive is scheduled from 1:30 till 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 25, at Wal-Mart, 805 Town Center Blvd., Clayton.

Girl Scout cookies
Girl Scouts are taking cookie orders through March 16. This year's varieties are Thin Mints, Caramel deLites, Peanut Butter Patties, Shortbread, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Lemonades, Thanks-A-Lot and 100-calorie pack Cinna-Spins. The price per box is $3.50. For more information, call 1-800-284-4475 or visit nccoastalpinesorg.

Baby-photo contest
"Little Relay Stars," a baby-photo contest, is seeking entries.

The contest is open to children from birth to age 24 months. The $25 fee, completed application form, one eight-by-10 photo and two wallet-sized photos may be turned in at any Four Oaks Bank branch. Or they may be mailed to Little Relay Stars, in care of Brenda Lee, P.O. Box 788, Four Oaks, N.C. 275243.

Votes — at one cent per vote — may be cast at Johnston Medical & Surgical Supply in the Medical Mall, 514 N. Bright Leaf Blvd., Smithfield.

Voting will continue through May 30. The winners will be announced May 31. For more information, call Helen Stanley at 963-1142 or Brenda Lee at 963-2054. The contest is a project of the Relay for Life teams at Lee's Chapel Advent Christian Church and Beulah Hill Christian Church.

Cancer support group
Angels Among Us, a cancer support group, will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, in Room 1404A in the Johnston Medical Mall on North Bright Leaf Boulevard in Smithfield. The support group is for cancer survivors, their family members and caregivers. For more information, call 938-7736.

Blood drive at Cleveland
A blood drive is scheduled from 2:30 till 7 p.m. Monday at the Cleveland Fire Station, 9039 Cleveland Road. For an appointment, call Justin Vause at 669-0957 or Adam Godwin at 634-5667.

Financial literacy
"College Credit for Life," a financial-literacy workshop, is scheduled from 3 till 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the Joblink Center at Johnston Community College, 245 College Road, Smithfield. For more information, call 209-2094.

Posters on display
Posters entered in the Johnston Soil and Water Conservation District poster contest are on display through Jan. 21 at the Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield. The posters, by fifth- and sixth-graders in Johnston schools, are based on the theme "We All Live in a Watershed." The contest winner will be announced Jan. 25.

MOMS to hold fair
The MOMS Club of East Clayton will hold at Preschool and Activities Fair from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at the Church at Clayton Crossing. The first 100 families will receive goody bags, and the MOMS Club will hold drawings for prizes. Admission is free. The church is in the former Winn-Dixie space on U.S. 70 in Clayton.