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West Point Active Life Center is a Recreation Center for independent adults 55+. We provide a $2 lunch for those over 60 as well as Activities, Games, Billiards, Quilting, Trips, Exercise Classes and every Wednesday we have FREE BINGO at 10:30 AM. We serve West Point and the surrounding area. Come check us out M-F 9 AM – 2 PM. 1114 O.G. Skinner Drive, West Point, GA 31833 or call 706-645-3580 for more information.

Do you have an item in good condition that you would like to donate to the Hike/Bike/Run Auction for Valley Haven School? Your donation is tax deductible, and you will be helping the area’s babies, toddlers and adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. For more information, please call (334) 756-2868 or (334) 756-7801. The auction will be taking place at Valley Community Center on Friday, April 27th.

The Rehobeth High School Class of 1970 will meet at the Fairfax Kindergarten on Saturday, May 19, at 4 p.m. All class members are invited to attend. For more information and to confirm that you will attend this event send an email to elsie.huguley@gmail.com or elcoleman@charter.net.

GriefShare, a special help seminar and small group support for people experiencing grief and loss, will be held on Sunday evenings at The Bridge Church beginning March 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. CDT for 13 weeks excluding Easter, Mother’s Day and Father’s Day.

At noon on Thursday, May 3, 2018, the Greater Valley Ministerial Association will be having a National Day of Prayer event at Veterans Park in Valley. Everyone is welcome. The theme will be: “Make every effort to keep the unity of spirit through the bond of peace.”

LifeSouth Community Blood Centers, Inc. will have a blood drive on the Valley campus of Southern Union State Community College  from 11 a.m. till 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 26th.

The Greater Valley Juneteenth Committee will be hosting a free movie in the West Point Downtown River Park at 8:30 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 4th. The Juneteenth Community Festival will be taking place on the grounds of Goodsell Methodist Church in Lanett from 10 a.m. till 5 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 9th. There will be wholesome family fun, live music, food, refreshments, and arts and crafts vendors.

The Fort Benning Golf Course will host a Centennial Golf Tournament on Friday, April 27th. The event will be open to the public and will pit teams of four against each other in an 18-hole scramble with a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. To register, call (706) 545-9397.

The Interfaith Food Closet, located behind the Langdale Methodist Church in Valley, is open on Mondays, from 9-11:30 a.m. EDT; Tuesdays, 1-4 p.m.; Wednesdays, 9-11:30 a.m.; Thursdays, 1-4 p.m. and Fridays, 9 a.m. till noon. An ID and  proof of residency is needed to be eligible.

The Valley High School Combined Classes will meet at Bradshaw-Chambers County Library at 4 p.m. EDT on Monday, May 7th to discuss the annual picnic, which will be taking place on  Saturday, June 2 at Langdale Methodist Church.

In honor of Mother’s Day, Harris Funeral Home, located at 515 South 6th Street in Opelika, will have a balloon release at 2 p.m. CDT on Saturday May 12th. Everyone is invited to join in this day of remembrance for mothers.