In & Around Greene

Volunteers needed to help care for patients at Greene Care Clinic. Receptionists needed Wednesday and Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 12-noon to answer phones, pull medical records and check-in patients; also financial screeners are needed. Call 985-7000 to help us provide a very important service to the community.

March 27-31
During the month of March Greene County Food Bank is requesting donations of spaghetti sauce and noodles. Donations can be dropped off at Social Services, 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, P.O. Box 352, Stanardsville, VA 22973. For more information contact Nancy Owens at 985-5063.

March 29
Community bake/yard sale will be March 29 at Stanardsville Fire Department from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. with all proceeds benefiting the fire department. For more information please call 434-985-3496.

Join the American Legion Post 157 for a catfish supper, which is set for 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 29, at 310 Thrift Road in Madison. The menu includes The cost is adults, $12; and children, 12 and younger, $5. There will be a warm atmosphere, featuring live country music and a 50/50 raffle. Proceeds support the post’s youth programs. For information, call Adjutant Sherry Brockman at (540) 948-6683.

March 31
Need a job? We know where they are. Job search assistance is available and everyone is welcome to attend at 9 a.m. Monday, March 31 at the Social Services Building in Orange. Contact Bernice Washington, (View) Social Services or call 672-1155, ext. 115 or 126 for more information.

Mar. 31, Apr. 28 & May 19
Teen Girls Book Group will meet at Greene County Library on Mondays, March 31, April 28, and May 19 from 7-8:30 p.m. Make new friends, discover new books; join us for our ongoing book group for teen girls ages 14 and up. Enjoy pizza as we discuss the book. Free copies of the books will be provided. Registration is ongoing.

April 1
The Ruckersville Citizens Council meets Tuesday, April 1 at Ruckersville Fire Hall at 7 p.m. with guests, Ken Lacey, County Assessor and Larry Snow, Commissioner of the Revenue. Topics to be discussed include real estate tax assessment policies and procedures, business tax policies and procedures and the availability of updated real estate and business tax information. If you have questions about the organization call 985-3870 or check website at: http://www.orgsites.com/va/ruckersvillecitizens/index.html.

April 2
Teacher Watershed Summit will be held Wednesday, April 2 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Charlottesville Community Design Center, 100 5th Street, NE, on the Downtown Mall. Agenda topics are: The history, culture, current indicators, issues and trends around the use and preservation of the Rivanna and its watershed. Free of charge and includes lunch. To register log onto: http://www.regonline.com/teacher_summit_08. The full agenda is listed on website. Questions? Call Rivanna Conservation Society at (434) 977-4837 or email us at

April 3
Kindergarten registration will be held Thursday, April 3, from 3:45-6:30 p.m. Bring your child, if he or she will be five years old before October 1, 2008, with his/her birth certificate and social security number. Physical forms and immunization information will be given to you that evening. Registration will be held at both, Greene County Primary and Ruckersville Elementary.  Please call the school if you have further questions.

The Book Discussion Group meets Thursday, April 3 at 7 p.m. at Greene County Library. “The Last Chinese Chef” by Nicole Mones

April 4-6
Shenandoah Valley Coin and Stamp Show will be held at Weyers Cave Community Center, I-81 exit 235, 2 miles east on VA 256, Rockingham County, on April 4, 12-noon-5 p.m., April 5, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and April 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Sponsored by Weyers Cave Lions Club.

April 5
The Greene County Taxpayers Association, Inc. will hold a spaghetti dinner April 5, at the American Legion/GCTA Building on Rt. 230 from 4 to 7 p.m. The all-you-can-eat meal includes spaghetti, salad, beverage and dessert. Adults $6, children from three to 12 is $3 and those under three are free. Come out and enjoy the good food and fellowship.

Entrée Act Theater Group will be hosting a Dinner Theater at Blue Ridge Café in the banquet room Saturday, April 5. Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Tories, the Famous Lee Family of Virginia is Stoking the Fires of the Revolution! Murder Spies and Wigs bound in an interactive murder-mystery play presented by Entrée Act.

April 6
The Greene County Historical Society’s annual dinner gathering will be April 6 at Rosebrook Inn at 4 p.m. Cost is $27 per person; make reservations by calling 985-2382 by March 29.

April 10
Greene County Library’s The Big Read, “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee, is Thursday, April 10 at 7 p.m. Nick Patler, author and historian, will speak on “Killing the Mockingbird: Historical and Contemporary Efforts to Ban To Kill a Mockingbird.“

April 12
The Montpelier Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Saturday, April 12, at 10 a.m. at Madison Presbyterian Church. A $6 brunch reservation check needs to be received by chapter treasurer by April 5. The program “My Trip to Normandy” will be presented by Montpelier chapter member, Cornelia Koeppel.

April 12 & 26
The Red Cross will be offering free CPR courses (regular price is $75 per person) Saturday, April 12, Standard First Aid and Adult CPR/AED and Saturday, April 26, Adult CPR/AED. The training courses are funded by a grant and are free to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations. Pre-registration required, call 434-979-7143 and ask for Brett Stauffer.

April 12-19
For the seventh year, the Greene County Ruritan Club is sponsoring a spring road cleanup week, April 12-19 with teams cleaning most of the two-lane country roads. A typical team of two will work each side of a road section of about two miles in about 2 to 3 hours; if you have more people it goes faster. While many road sections will be cleaned, additional teams are needed.  This is a chance to get a road near you ready for spring and summer. . Call Carl Schmitt at 985-9815 to participate.

April 18
Wes Iseli’s Magic and Illusion Show is Friday, April 18 at William Monroe High School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m., sponsored by Ruckersville Elementary School. Admission is $6 per person, five and under free; advance tickets are $5 and available at RES. Food will be available for purchase and there will be a bake sale.

April 19
Greene County Department of Social Services’ free training - Child Care Provider In-service with two new classes to be held at Greene County Child Care Center, 204 New Life Drive, Ruckersville. Y Art?  Everybody Wins Discipline will be held Saturday, April 19 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; a hot topic for all child care providers. To register contact Amie Huddleston at 434-985-5246 or fax name, address, phone number and the workshop you wish to attend to 434-985-5266. See http://www.mapquest.com

The Greene County Historical Society’s annual meeting for all members will be April 19 at 4 p.m. at Greene County Courthouse. More information about the program will be published later.

The Greene County Virginia Area Homeschoolers is holding an International Fair (similar to a science fair but with countries instead of experiments) April 19 at 6 p.m. at Spring Hill Baptist Church. For more information, visit http://www.gcvah.info.

The Deanes will have a bluegrass gospel music benefit concert for Sue Lam Saturday, April 19, at William Monroe High School, Stanardsville, at 7 p.m. Sue has had stem cell transplant treatment for Amyloidosis (a blood disorder) at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and your donations will help with the expenses of the treatment. Advance tickets are available at the Music Store, 985-7133; Lydia Mountain Country Store, 985-7575 and Great Valu, 985-7279. For more information call Diana at (434) 506-4822.

April 26
Ruckersville Elementary School PTA Yard Sale will be Saturday, April 26 from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.; rain date is May 10.

Ashley Reynolds in Concert will be at William Monroe High School, Stanardsville, April 26 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Admission is $8 with proceeds benefiting the volunteer rescue squad. Tickets are available at Java Express (Food Lion Shopping Center in Ruckersville) or at Calvary Chapel of Greene, (434) 960-1287. 

April 28
The Greene County Lions Club is hosting an 18-hole Captain’s Choice Golf Outing April 28 at Greene Hills Club in Stanardsville with a 1 p.m. shotgun start; dinner included. Enter a team, donate a door prize or sponsor a hole. Contact Mariane Sheperd at 990-8377 or email to: .

NOTICES
The William Monroe High School Class of 1998 is currently meeting to discuss a 10-year class reunion that will be held summer/fall 2008. Please send your name (including maiden name, if married) along with phone number, your mail and e-mail address to . If you don’t have e-mail access, but know someone who does, please try to send your information through them.