Meetings
• For the next three months Johnston County Board of Education meetings normally held in the Simpson Building will be in the A. G. Glenn Building. The board meetings are set for 2 p.m. Oct. 9, Nov. 15 and Dec. ll. Call 919-934-6031 for details.
• Johnston County Department of Public Utilities is updating the county’s 10 year solid waste management plan and a public meeting to discuss the plan is set for 1 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Johnston County Land Use Center, 309 East Market St., Smithfield. Call 919-938-4750.
• The North Carolina Central University Johnston County alumni chapter will meet at 7 p.m. Oct. 4 at Johnston Piney Grove Baptist Church, 1691 Barber Mill Road, Clayton. For information contact Margaret Barbee, 919-585-2934 or margbarb@aol.com.
Fundraisers
• Ken’s Korny Corn Maze in Garner has teamed up with North Carolina’s Outstanding Little Miss Queens to host Family Fun Night Out 4-9 p.m. Sept. 28. Mention Children’s Miracle Network when purchasing ticket’s and a portion of the evening’s proceeds will go to this charity.
• Serve the Need in Johnston County is having a fundraising auction Oct. 6 at Grace Covenant Ministry, 510 W. Main St., Clayton. Register and view auction items beginning at 9 a.m. Bidding starts at 10 a.m. Call 919-553-4676 or visit servetheneedinjc.com.
• The Clayton High School Powder Puff football game is 7 p.m. Oct. 10 at the high school. Admission is $5 for 11 and older, $2 for children. Proceeds are for senior scholarships, matching funds grant and teacher appreciation week.
• The Sue Daniels Memorial Run/Walk for Backpack Buddies begins at 9 a.m. Oct. 13 at Wilson’s Mills Town Hall, 101 Railroad St. Register online at runtheeast.com.
• The Rotary clubs of Clayton will hold their annual wine-tasting fundraiser at 7 p.m. Oct. 13 at The Clayton Center, 111 E. Second St. Proceeds support the clubs’ scholarship funds.
• The Partnership for Children of Johnston County is holding its annual Outback Steakhouse fundraiser Oct.10 at the Smithfield Outback Steakhouse. Two seating’s are available, 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. for $10. For tickets, call 919-202-0002 or come to the Partnership for Children Selma office, 1406-A S. Pollock St., Selma.
• Harbor’s fundraiser, Walk the Trail in Her Shoes, is Oct. 13 at the walking trail on the Johnston Health Smithfield campus. Registration is 11 a.m. and the walk begins at 11:30 a.m. Local businessmen, male community leaders, and young adults are expected to wear women’s shoes and participate in this year’s walk. Go to harborshelter.org for more information. To register, donate, or sponsor call 919-938-3566.
• A Party in Pink Zumbathon event is scheduled from 2-4:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Riverwood Middle School gymnasium. Tickets are $5. Contact Karrin Quinn at kdq@mindspring.com. Proceeds benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure charity.
• The Johnston Health Champions 5K Walk/Run begins at 8 a.m. Oct. 27 in front of Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield. Children 12 and under can walk with a parent or guardian for free. Entry fees are $25 for the run or $20 for the walk. Proceeds support a capital campaign to expand and renovate the hospital’s emergency department. Registration forms are at the HealthQuest wellness center or at johnstonhealth.org.
Concerts
• Clayton Town Square Concert Series concert dates are the third Thursday of the month from 7-9 p.m. on the Town Square at 100 W. Main St.
Market open
The Clayton Farm & Community Market is open 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays on the Town Square at Main and O’Neill streets.
Classes
• Johnston Community College offers free business seminars and counseling at the Workforce Development Center, 135 Bestwood Drive in Clayton. Contact Shelley Gardner, 919-209-2591, swgardner@johnstoncc.edu. The school also offers continuing education courses; call Vic McCormick 919-209-2595. Students also can find information and register online at johnstoncc.edu/curriculumreg.
• The Clayton Parks and Recreation After-School program for kids in grades K-5 operates Monday-Friday from school dismissal to 6 p.m. Call Wanda Tetterton at 919-553-1550 for information.
For a complete list of Clayton Parks and Recreation Department events, activities and classes, call Wanda Tetterton, 919-553-1550 of visit townofclaytonnc.org/residents/Recreation.
• Johnston County Health Department is offering a parenting class to Johnston County residents with children from birth to five-years-old Oct. 17. To register, call Tierra Taylor, 919-989-5200.
• Michael Bridges, Clinical Director of New Start Support Services for addiction treatment will present “The true problem with gambling” 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Church at Clayton Crossing, 11407 U.S. 70 W., Clayton. Contact Robert Cooke at rcooke@tripastoralcounseling.org to register.
Events
• Clayton’s annual “Squealin’ on the Square” barbecue cook-off is Oct. 5 and 6 on the Town Square. Tickets are $5 in advance or $6 the day of the event. Buy tickets at chamber office Oct. 1. Registration and entry fees must be in at the chamber by Oct. 1. Call 919-553-6352 for details.
• The Clayton High School class of 1987 will hold a reunion from 6-10 p.m. Oct. 13 at Venero’s Italian Restaurant. Cost is $35 per person, check payable to Clayton High Class of 87 Reunion. Mail to CHS Class of 87 Reunion, 5842 N.C. 42 West., Garner, N.C. 27529. Contact robbiegupton@earthlink.net.
• The Clayton Area Toastmasters meet from 6-7 p.m. Thursdays at the Workforce Development Center at 135 Bestwood Drive. Call Anthony Allen at 919-585-2098 or visit claytontm.com.
• Keep Johnston County Beautiful, Inc. is planning its annual Festival of Trees Nov. 29-Dec. 5 at the Johnston Medical Mall in Smithfield. For information, call Susan Woodard at 934-7156, Ext.3.
Public health
• Johnston County Public Health Department has walk-in adult flu vaccine clinics 9-11 a.m. and 2-4 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays. A walk-in Tdap clinic for sixth-graders is 2-7 p.m. Sept. 25. For information, call 919-989-5200.
• Carl Williams, North Carolina’s public health state veterinarian, will conduct a rabies in-service at Johnston County Public Health Department. The date will be announced. Call 919-989-5200.
• Medicare open enrollment dates are Oct. 18 at the Clayton Center and Oct. 25 at the Clayton Library. Call 919-989-5380.
• J.C. Cooperative Extension, 2736 N.C. 210, Smithfield, is the coordinating site for the Johnston County Senior Health Insurance Information Program and is offering Medicare 101 workshops at 6 p.m. monthly on the second Tuesday. Call 919-989-5380 to reserve a seat or visit johnston.ces.ncsu.edu.
• New Believers Christian Center presents Community Health & Wellness Fair 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 29. For information call 910-550-2121 or email pastor@newbelieverscc.org
• Triangle Orthopaedics will conduct physicals for athletes in schools/organizations 6-8 p.m. Oct. 10 at 2076 N.C. 42W., Clayton. Download forms at triangleortho.com/sports-medicine-physicals. Call 919)-281-1972 or e-mail bsherrell@triangleortho.com.
Coats family reunion picnic
Descendants of Amos “Babe” and Lenora “Nora” Wood Coats will have a family reunion and picnic Sept. 30 at Clemmons Educational State Forest on Old Highway U. S. 70. The picnic under the pavilion begins at 12:30 p.m.
Support groups
• The Widowed Persons Organization of Clayton meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at Rainbow Lanes Family Fun Center in Clayton. Call 919-616-5131 or 919-772-7086.
• Parents-as-Teachers, a free parent-support program, serves Johnston County families with children from birth to 5 years old. For information, call Tammy Evans, 919-989-5200.
Preschool registration
The Partnership for Children of Johnston County is accepting applications for pre-kindergarten. Call 919-202-0002 or visit pfcjc.org.
