n Small Business Counseling Session

A representative from the Small Business Development Center at Troy University will be on hand 9:30 a.m.-noon Jan. 26 at the Greenville Area Chamber of Commerce to provide free counseling.

Call 382-3251 or 800-959-0717 to set up an appointment.

n Med-Surge Update Course

Diversified Nursing Services of Selma and the Lurleen B. Wallace Community College Greenville Campus will offer &#8220Medical-Surgical Update” at 7:30 a.m. Jan. 26 in Room 9 of the administrative building. This course is designed for the RN, LPN, Nursing Home Administrator, and other health professionals. The registration fee is $65.00 and includes all course material, seminar, and certificate of completion.

A $70.00 pre-registration will be charged for students registering by telephone to pay at the door.

If not pre-registered, at-the-door registration will be $75.00 and will be only on space available. Call Diversified Nursing Services at 1-800-641-0967 or LBW Community College - Greenville Campus at (334) 383-6705.

-Jan. 28-

n 50th Anniversary

The family of Erwin and Betty Edwards invite their friends to join them in the celebration of Ervin and Betty’s 50th wedding anniversary, slated for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2006, at the Southside Baptist Church Fellowship Hall in Greenville. The family asks you to consider your presence as your gift.

n Stew Sale

The Aberilla Chapter No. 170 OES will be holding a benefit Brunswick Stew Sale from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Jan. 28 at the Wingfield Lodge building at the corner of South Park and Field Streets. The stew will be $5 per quart and $3 per pint.

-Jan. 29-

n 5th Sunday Gospel Singing

The Jubilee Trio will be the featured singers at Shackleville Baptist Church on Highway 15 at 1 p.m. Jan. 29. Also performing will be Charles and Julia Arant. Everyone is invited to attend.

n Church Homecoming

The Mills Chapel Church of God will have a homecoming service starting at 11 a.m. Jan. 29. Brother George Ellison from the Dothan Church of God will be the guest minister. Lunch will be served following the service. Everyone is welcome and invited to attend. Call 496-2110 for more information.

-Feb. 6-

n GHS Student/Parent Talent Show

The Greenville High School Parental Involvement Committee is sponsoring a Student/Parent Talent Show at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 16 at the GHS Auditorium. Students, parents and GHS alumni are encouraged to participate in and attend this fun event.

Monetary prizes will be awarded to all winners. There is no admission charge. Deadline for registration is Monday, Feb. 6.

Forms can be picked up at the GHS front office. For more information, contact Wendy Smith at 382-2608 or via e-mail at wendy.smith@butlerco.k12.al.us.

-Feb. 16-

n Board of Education Meeting

The Butler County Board of Education will hold its scheduled meeting on at 7 p.m. Feb. 16 at McKenzie School located at 221 N. Garland Road in McKenzie. The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

-March 16-

n Softball Meeting

The Greenville Parks and Recreation Department will hold an adult softball spring league organizational meeting at 6 p.m. March 16 at Dunbar Gym. The meeting is for men, women and church league teams. All teams interested in playing must attend. Call 382-3031 or 382-8708 for more information.

n Volleyball Meeting

The Greenville Parks and Recreation Department will hold an adult volleyball spring league organizational meeting at 6 p.m. March 16 at Dunbar Gym. All teams interested in playing must attend. Call 382-3031 or 382-8708 for more information.

-Ongoing Announcements-

n Looking for musical talent

The Kingdom of God International Ministry Where Jesus Christ is King and Lord, is seeking 120 people to be a part of its Healing Ministry. Auditions will be held at the Greenville Boys and Girls Club at Beeland Park on Jan. 22 and 29 beginning at 10 a.m. Call 834-5974 for more information.

n Boy Scouts fundraiser

The Greenville Boy Scout Troop 520 is now selling Pizza Hut cards. With the card you get a free medium pizza when you purchase a large at regular price. Each card is good for 12 pizzas at the cost of $10 per card. Some proceeds are hoping to go toward a special campout planned for Stone Mountain, Ga. Call Barbara Ausderau at 383-9247 to purchase a card. The sale ends Jan. 25.

n Kindergarten Registration

Mt. Moriah Baptist Church #2 Christian Academy is taking applications for 4-year-old children for our kindergarten program and school readiness program. Children's birthdates will have to be on or before Sept. 1. This is a free program. For more information, please call 563-7062.

n County Commission

The meeting time for the Butler County Commission's regularly scheduled second-Monday meetings has been changed from 10 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. Workshops for each regularly scheduled meeting will still be held on the prior Thursday at 6 p.m.

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