Bingo play for older adults is scheduled for 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 21, at the Selma McDonald's, 335 U.S. 70 East, Selma. Play is free, with prizes awarded. For more information, call 975-1411.
Selma is seeking vendors for its All-American Festival. The fee is $50, and electricity, if needed, is $25. For more information call 975-1411. The festival is scheduled for 5 p.m. till 10 p.m. Monday, July 4, in downtown Selma. This year's event will include live entertainment, a children's area, free watermelon slices and fireworks. For more information, call 975-1411.
The Selma Railroad Days Pageant is seeking contestants for the pageant in September. The divisions are Tiny Miss, for ages 4-6; Little Miss, 7-9; Junior Miss, 10-13; Teen Miss, 14-16; and Miss, 17-20. The entry fee is $100. For more information, call Deborah Baker at 965-3395.
A pancake breakfast is scheduled from 7 till 10 a.m. Saturday, June 11, at Applebee's, 1240 N. Brightleaf Blvd., Smithfield. The cost is $7 and includes a short stack of pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee. Proceeds will go to the Me Fine Foundation, which aids families of children who are fighting life-threatening illnesses. For more information, call Elizabeth Diaz at 202-0086.
REACT, which provides roadside assistance to stranded motorists, is looking for volunteers. For more information, call 269-3453 or send an email to
johnstonreact@yahoo.com.
A free workshop for volunteers is scheduled from 8:30 till 10 a.m. Monday, June 20, at the Johnston County Council on Aging, 1363 W. Market St., Smithfield. Faye Stone of the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service will talk about the Governor's Volunteer Service Awards Program. Volunteers can receive 1.5 hours toward certification. To register, send an email to
wsmiley@3hc.org. For more information, call Wanda Smiley at 910-385-8605.
The Johnston County Republican Women will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, June 16, at Lone Star Steakhouse, 13049 U.S. 70 Business West, Clayton. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. Jerrod J. Rose of Clayton will speak on returning to constitutional government through activism.
SonShine Christian Academy in Clayton will stage Summer Craft 2011 Aug. 6-7 in the Kerr Scott Building on the N.C. State Fairgrounds in Raleigh. Hours are 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. till 4 p.m. Sunday. North Carolina craftspeople will sell their wares, and local entertainers will perform. For more information, call Dorothy LeMay at 359-0258.
Plates of barbecued pork and chicken will go on sale at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Bentonville Community Building, 8266 Devil's Racetrack Road, Four Oaks. The cost is $7 per plate, with choice of chicken or pork. An auction of homemade cakes, pies and crafts will follow at 7. Proceeds from the supper and auction will go to the Bentonville Volunteer Fire Department.
The Smithfield Farmers Market has added a second day - Saturday. The market's new hours are 9 a.m. till 3 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays in the small park beside Town Hall on East Market Street.
The Clayton Parks and Recreation Department is offering the following pottery, fitness and art classes. Register at the Parks and Recreation office at the Clayton Community Center, 715 Amelia Church Road:
Beginning Hand-Building Basics - 10 a.m. till 1 p.m. Tuesdays, June 14-July 26. Learn to make tiles, trays, vases, boxes and more using the slab roller and your hands. Students will explore several surface-decorating techniques using simple tools, found objects and glazes. The class is for people 16 and older. The fee is $70 for residents and $85 for non-residents. The cost of clay is $15.
Pilates - 6 till 7 p.m. Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 4. For ages 18 and older. The fee is $25 for residents and $35 for non-residents.
Yoga - 7 till 8 p.m. Thursdays, June 16-Aug. 4. For ages 18 and older. The fee is $25 for residents and $35 for non-residents.
Tone and Sculpt - 6 till 6:50 p.m. Mondays, June 20-July 25. This class will use weights and other resistance equipment to build endurance and strengthen all the muscles in the body. For ages 18 and older. The fee is $20 for residents and $35 for non-residents.
Printmaking: Turning Drawings into Prints - 4:30 till 6 p.m. Mondays, June 20-Aug. 1. Students will learn how to print using hand-printing techniques and press printing. For ages 11-15. The fee is $40 for residents and $55 for non-residents.
Zumba - 6 till 6:50 p.m. Thursdays, June 2-July 28. Also, 9:45 till 10:45 a.m. and 7 till 8 p.m. Mondays, June 6-Aug. 1. Zumba dance is a fusion of Latin and International music. For ages 18 and older. The fee is $20 for residents and $35 for non-residents.
The 11th annual Juneteenth Celebration is scheduled from 1 till 6 p.m. Saturday, June 18, at Smith-Collins Park on East Lee Street in Smithfield. This event celebrates the official end of slavery on June 19, 1865. Activities include gospel and contemporary music, games, a basketball tournament, arts and crafts vendors, food and refreshments. For more information, call Bob Sydnor at 623-4626 or Dennis Holmes at 464-9471.
Bentonville State Historic Site will observe Memorial Day on Saturday, June 11. Memorial Day rose from the practice of the families of Confederate and Union soldiers visiting the graves to honor the war dead.
On June 11, Bentonville will dedicate grave markers honoring 20 Confederate soldiers who died from wounds received during the Battle of Bentonville in March 1865. Artillery and musket demonstrations will take place throughout the day starting at 10 a.m. The 2 p.m. dedication ceremony will include an examination of the care of dead Confederate soldiers after one of the war's first battles. Assistant state archaeologist John Mintz led the team of historians and archaeologists that found the lost graves at Bentonville. He will present an accompanying story about the care of the dead at war's end. The ceremony will also feature period music and a musket and artillery salute fired by Civil War re-enactors.
During the Battle of Bentonville, the Union Army used the nearby Harper House as a field hospital. When the Federals marched on to Goldsboro, they paroled at least 45 wounded Confederate soldiers they had treated and left them in the care of the Harper family. Eventually, 23 of the wounded died, and 20 were buried on the Harper family farm. The exact location of the graves had been lost, but rediscovery of a late 19th-century photograph seemed to show 20 head and footstones just south of the Harper family cemetery.
Ground-penetrating radar used by Mintz and Wake Forest University archaeologist Kenneth Robinson confirmed the graves' location. The Harper House Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy, a site-supporting group, is raising money to buy headstones for the Confederate soldiers. Contact the site to contribute.
Bentonville Battlefield is located at 5466 Harper House Road, Four Oaks. For more information, visit
nchistoricsites.org/bentonvi/ or call 910-594-0789.
The Town of Smithfield will hold its July 4 celebration on Saturday, July 2, on the Town Commons on Front Street. The celebration will begin at 5 p.m. with games and musical entertainment. Fireworks will follow at 9:30. For more information, call 934-0887 or visit
downtownsmithfield.com.
The Homeworkers Club will celebrate its 50th anniversary with a banquet at 3 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at Shiloh Christian Church, 211 Durham St., Smithfield. E.B. Penny will speak.
The Clayton Parks and Recreation Department will offer its Summer Playground Program from June 13 through Aug. 12. The program, for children ages 6-12, will meet from 7:30 a.m. till 5 p.m. weekdays at the Clayton Community Center, 715 Amelia Church Road, Clayton. The weekly cost is $40 for Clayton residents and $80 for all others. The one-time registration fee is $25 per child. Campers will need to bring a lunch, two drinks and two snacks daily. To register in advance, which is required, call 553-1555.
The Johnston County chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees will hold its annual picnic at 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, at Clemmons State Forest in Clayton. To attend, call Evelyn Ellis at 284-1545.
The Johnston County Cooperative Extension Service is enrolling young people ages 5-19 in its "Summer Fun" classes. For registration information, go to
johnston.ces.ncsu.edu and then click on "4-H Youth Development" on the left.
On June 18, a bus will travel from the Triangle to Lynchburg, Va., to see Pine Forest, Thomas Jefferson's retreat. An architectural historian and archaeologist will lead a tour of the building and grounds.
The cost is $62. To sign up, send an email to
mike@architectsandartisans.com or call 919-562-1725.
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