IN & AROUND GREENE 9-17

September 19
Lifeline Community and Youth Center thrift store grand opening.. 9am-2pm. Location: Right on 29 in Ruckersviile, next to Curves. Variety of items available. Free coffee. 

On September 19, from 3-7pm, JABA is hosting and sponsoring Sing for their Supper,  a song fest to raise money for home delivered meals for area homebound and to help defray the cost of lunches at its Greene Community Center. The event will be held at the JABA Community Center in the Greene County Library complex, in Stanardsville. Featured guest performers-The Troubadour Band. Interested groups are welcome to participate. Prepare two to three songs of any style. Event will be held in the parking lot. Please bring a lawn chair. For details or to register as performers, contact the JABA Greene Community Center 434-985-2047 or email: 

September 19-20
Enjoy great battle scenarios, a period fashion show and ladies tea party, a Ball/Dance, night artillery fire, period vendors, food vendors, carriage rides a free meal for re-enactors and other great events! Come and be a part of the Battle of Stanardsville re-enactment. Saturday and Sunday, 10:00am-10:30pm.
Please visit our website at http://www.stanardsvillereenactment.com or call Patty Wilson at 434-985-2660

September 26
5th Annual Car Show, Barboursville Vol. Fire Dept.,  9am - 3pm. $15.00 entry fee, Spectators $2.00. Children under 12 free.  Dash Plaques & Trophies awarded
for more info call Greg - 832-7144.

Greene Alliance of Church and Community Efforts will be having a large yard and bake sale on Saturday, September 26 from 7:30am-2:00pm at the American Legion Hall on Madison Road (Route 230). Donations are coming from many different church and community groups. For $10.00 you can set up your own table to sell. Call 434-985-6792 for more information.

Greene Acres Lake Festival and Flea Market ,10 am - 6 pm
All day music, food, kayak and canoe demos and rentals, games on the beach, arts, crafts and flea market, raffles. Live Bands at 11 am:  Ice House Road;  1pm: Country Poor Bluegrass; 4pm: Burnt Mill.
A Homeowners Assoc. Benefit at Greene Acres Lake, 515 Greene Acres Rd No. Stanardsville, Va. 22973: No Charge See http://www.gapoa for directions and more info.

October 1-December 17
Thursdays, Preschool Storytime. Greene County Library.  10:30 AM.  For ages 2 - 5.  No registration required.  Join us for songs, finger plays, books, and flannel board stories.  Story time concludes with a simple craft your child can take home each week. Siblings are welcome!

October 3
Greene County Youth Center will host a co-rec big ball tournament at 9:00am at the youth center to raise money.  Anyone interested, please email Lisa Madison at .

Please join us on October Hill, located 1 mile off of Rt. 33 on Dyke Road for the 30th annual GOP Pig Roast. Bring your lawn chair and join us for good food, music and learn about our candidates. Music begins at 4:00pm. If you have any question please call Gary Lowe 434-985-8615 or Barbara Ballard 985-7237

OCtOBER 3-4
Quilted Treasures Quilt Show will be held on Sat & Sun, October 3 and 4 from 11-4pm at the Madison County High School, located at 68 Mountaineer Lane. Display of quilts, raffle quilt, vendors and a silent auction.  Admission is $5. Ample Free Parking, Proceeds to benefit Madison County Free Clinic and Madison Food Bank.

The Habitat Store and the Greene County Chapter of HFHGC have joined forces to provide a material donation drop-off site to residents of Greene County on Saturday October 3 from 9am until noon at the Lowe’s n Ruckersville. The Habitat Store accepts both new and used building materials, as well as wood furniture.  All materials are sold at discount prices through our retail store, thereby extending Habitat’s mission by making home maintenance more affordable for all.  (434) 293-6331

October 10
Stanardsville United Methodist Church will sponsor a CPR class for the community on October 10, 2009 from 9-1pm. The cost is $50 per person.  To register for the class, please call SUMC at 985-3888 by September 30th.  Payment is due on the day of the class. 

Kids Day - Mark your calendar 10am -3pm
Barboursville Vol. Fire Dept. Muppet Show sponsored by local churches 11- 1, Fire Slide Bounce, Face painting, finger printing, equipment on display, more to come.

October 11
Ruckersville Fire Department will be having a chicken barbecue on from 12-5pm.

October 25
The second annual Harvest Queen Pageant will be held at the Reva Fire Hall in Culpeper County. Doors open at 1pm and the pageant starts at 2pm.it is a fundraiser for the Miss Madison Pageant scholarship fund.  Contact Erin Stickler 540-672-0345 or Mindy Wyman 540-229-6121 For more info. You may also email us at

November 5
Barefoot Puppets “Galapagos George!“ Thursday,  November 5,  10:30 AM.  Greene County Library. For all ages.  The ever popular Heidi Rugg will delight young and old alike with this tale based on the true story of “Lonesome George,“ a one-of-a-kind tortoise from the Galapagos Islands.

  November 7
The Class of 1984 will be having their 25th reunion.. We are still looking for classmates, even those who attended the last reunion. There will be no charge to attend this reunion, just asking all to bring an appetizer and drink of your choice. We will be taking donations for the Stanardsville Fire Department in memory of our classmates who are no longer with us.  Please contact Susan 434-953-7444 or Cindy 540-543-2421 or Tracey 434-985-1231 or Jason 434-939-7083 for more info.

Do you bazaar?  Spaces are still available to artisans and crafters for the 34th Annual Helping Hands Craft Bazaar hosted by the Woman’s Club of Greene County.  The bazaar is open from 9:00AM until 3:00PM on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Ruckersville Elementary School. We are looking for vendors creating and selling handcrafted or handmade items to fill out our exhibitor spaces.  If you would like more information, please call Project Chairwoman Alex Carrier at 434-985-6648 or http://www.vgreene.com/bazaar.

NOTICES
Angel Tree Registration 2009. Grace will be sponsoring an Angel Tree Program designed to help families provide gifts for their children ages infant to 14. Families do need to register and qualify by household income. Registration dates are Monday Oct. 12 and Tuesday Oct. 13th. At 9:00am For more information (434) 985-6792

There are a lot of ways to volunteer in Girl Scouts.  . Get involved! You won’t regret it. Contact Pam Edelman: 985 9046 or Call us at 800.542.5905

Greene County Rescue Squad is currently recruiting volunteers for all shifts, from all walks of life, of all ages from 16 on up.  Interested?  Intrigued?  Not sure?  Contact 1st Lieutenant Ryan Wilson at 434-566-2238 for an application or to arrange for an observation shift.  Some training is required,

Through December: Just in Time for the Holidays: The Giving Tree! Greene County Library. Share your love of reading with the gift of a book for a deserving child. We will have a tree in the library with the names and ages of area students who would love to have a book of their own. Please see a staff member for more information.

JABA’s Greene County Community Center is now open on Thursdays.  Games, quilting, art activities, anything you want!! 12:00pm-4:00pm.

American Legion Post 128 meets for a dinner meeting on the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm at the American Legion Post building located at 636 Madison Road in Stanardsville.  All Greene County Veterans are welcome to attend and come and visit with us.  Please call the Commander or the Adjutant for information or visit our website at http://www.legionpost128.org
We have Legionnaires from WW II to the current Middle East conflicts. 

During the month of September, the Greene County Food Bank is requesting donations of canned vegetables (Please, no expired foods).  Donations can be dropped off at Social Services at 10009 Spotswood Trail (old Rt. 33) Stanardsville, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.  Your tax-deductible money donations for the food bank can be mailed to the Woman’s Club of Greene County, PO Box 352, Stanardsville, VA 22973.  All donations are greatly appreciated.  For more information, contact Nancy at 985-5063. 

The Greene County Historical Society Museum, Court Square, is open on Friday and Saturday from 10am to 3pm. Come and see the exhibits and use the genealogy database on family research.

The Food Pantry of Greene, Stanardsville Baptist Church food program, Non-perishables may be dropped off at Stanardsville Baptist Church, 103 Madison Road, left lower side door #6, Tuesday/Thursday from 10am - 1pm.  Send your 501(c)(3)  tax deductible donations to SBC FOOD PANTRY, PO Box 13, Stanardsville, VA 22973.  Call Carroll Sullivan at 962-0135.

Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings are on Mondays at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church, Rt. 810 at 7:00pm

Habitat for Humanity of Greene County is working to provide affordable housing to residents right here in your community. For more information on volunteering, contributions, or how to apply for a home, visit our website at http://www.greenehabitat.org   or contact us via email at

Applications for the 2009-2010 school year are now being accepted for the Skyline CAP Head Start program in Greene County, open to preschool children three to five years old. Children must have turned at least three years of age by September 30, 2009. Those with special needs are encouraged to apply. Skyline CAP Head Start is a free program for income eligible families. The only cost to parents is a mall amount of your time each month. For more information on the Greene County program, please call Jennie Sherill at 434-985-6930.

Narcotics Anonymous: Meetings are on Mondays at Mt. Vernon Methodist Church, Rt. 810 at 7:00pm