Kindergarten Leaders of the Month are Skyler Atkins, Silas Moxley, and Carter Miller.
First grade Leaders of the Month are Brooklyn Doomy, Carson Tuttle, and Jonah Snow.
Second grade Leaders of the Month are Jett Cox, Anisa Valentine, and Dalton Whitaker
Third grade Leaders of the Month are Wyatt Tilley, Charlotte King, and Maci O’Neil.
Fourth grade Leaders of the Month are Christian Tilley and Stella Joyce.
Fifth grade Leaders of the Month are Cody Gautier and Aden Nardolillo.
Shoals Elementary School recently named 16 students as May Leaders of the Month.
The character trait for the month of May was communication. “These students were selected for showing their awesome communication skills,” school officials said.
Two awarded Robin Hodgin scholarships
Books available for check-out at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Deal of a Lifetime – Fredrik Backman
Countdown to Midnight – Dale Brown
Chasing the Boogeyman – Richard Chizmar
Cloud Cuckoo Land – Anthony Doerr
Sound of Darkness – Heather Graham
With a Mind to Kill – Anthony Horowitz
Old Cowboys Never Die – William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone
The Summer Place – Jennifer Weiner
The Story of the Masters – David Barrett
Lidia’s A Pot, A Pan and a Bowl – Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
How to Love Animals In a Human-Shaped World – Henry Mance
The Debt Trap – Josh Mitchell
The Hero’s Way – Tim Parks
Grant’s Tomb – Louis L. Picone
Vanderbilt – Anderson Cooper (regular and large print)
House of Gucci – Sara Gay Forden
The Letters of Shirley Jackson – Laurence Jackson Heyman
The summer programming is underway, lasting now through Aug. 8. Explore the theme of the week through stories, crafts, games and more. Spaces are limited for some events, call or come by to register to secure a spot. Call 336-789-5108. The schedule is:
• Monday at 6 p.m. – teens, ages 13-17, pizza will be provided, bring your own drink;
• Tuesday at 2 p. m. – kids ages 8-12;
• Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. – Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3;
• Thursday at 9:30 a.m. – Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old;
• Thursday at 11 a.m. – Preschool Storytime – ages 4-5;
• Friday at 9 a.m. – Adults, age 18 and older;
• Friday at 1 p.m. – Family Movie Series, popcorn and water will be available. Feel free to bring your own snacks.
• June 11 at 2 p.m. Author Meet and Greet – Come by and meet Sarah McCoy and listen as she talks about her new book Mustique Island.
• July 21 at 4:30 p.m. Brightstar Children’s Theatre Presents “Treasure Island.” Get a crash course on this Robert Louis Stevenson classic tale of treasure, pirates and ocean adventure. For all ages.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.
An Author Meet and Greet with Sarah McCoy, author of several novels, will take place on June 11 at 2 p.m. She will be talking about her new book, Mustique Island.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
Books available for check-out at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Haunting of Leigh Harker – Darcy Coates
The Family Plot – Megan Collins
The Bookseller’s Secret – Michelle Gable
Labyrinth of Lies – Irene Hanon
Beneath a Starless Sky – Tessa Harris
The Vanished Days – Susanna Kearsley
Daughters of the Resistance – Lana Kortchik
A Little Christmas Spirit – Sheila Roberts
The Girl Behind the Wall – Mandy Robotham
The Secret of Snow – Viola Shipman
What Passes As Love – Trisha R. Thomas
The Attic on Queen Street – Karen White
What Happened to the Bennetts – Lisa Scottoline
The Pioneer Woman Cooks – Super Easy! – Ree Drummond
The Joy of Sweat – Sarah Everts
The Bomber Mafia – Malcolm Gladwell
The Quiet Zone – Stephen Kurczy
Until Proven Safe – Geoff Manaugh
The Secret of Life – Howard Markel
All Made Up – Ray Nudson
The Secret History of Food – Matt Siegal
The First 21 – How I Became Nikki Sixx – Nikki Sixx
Below the Edge of Darkness – Edith Widder
The summer programming is underway, lasting now through Aug. 8. Explore the theme of the week through stories, crafts, games and more. Spaces are limited for some events, call or come by to register to secure a spot. Call 336-789-5108. The schedule is:
• Monday at 6 p.m. – teens, ages 13-17;
• Tuesday at 2 p. m. – kids ages 8-12;
• Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. – Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3;
• Thursday at 9:30 a.m. – Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old;
• Thursday at 11 a.m. – Preschool Storytime – ages 4-5;
• Friday at 9 a.m. – Adults, age 18 and older;
• Friday at 1 p.m. – Family Movie Series, popcorn and water will be available. Feel free to bring your own snacks.
• June 11 at 2 p.m. Author Meet and Greet – Come by and meet Sarah McCoy and listen as she talks about her new book Mustique Island.
• July 21 at 4:30 p.m. Brightstar Children’s Theatre Presents “Treasure Island.” Get a crash course on this Robert Louis Stevenson classic tale of treasure, pirates and ocean adventure. For all ages.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.
An Author Meet and Greet with Sarah McCoy, author of several novels, will take place on June 11 at 2 p.m. She will be talking about her new book, Mustique Island.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
Books available for check-out at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Stranger in the Lifeboat – Mitch Albom
Mrs. Lincoln’s Sisters – Jennifer Chiaverini
The Appalachian Trail – Phillip D’Anieri
Mrs. Rochester’s Ghost – Lindsay Marcott
The Lincoln Highway – Amor Towles
Today a Woman Went Mad in the Supermarket – Hilma Wolitzer
The Stranger in the Lifeboat – Mitch Albom
Learning in Public – Courtney E. Martin
E.R. Nurses – James Patterson
Made in China – Anna Qu
The summer programming will be getting underway soon, lasting from May 23 to Aug. 8. Explore the theme of the week through stories, crafts, games and more. Spaces are limited for some events, call or come by to register to secure a spot. Call 336-789-5108. The schedule is:
• Monday at 6 p.m. – teens, ages 13-17;
• Tuesday at 2 p. m. – kids ages 8-12;
• Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. – Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3;
• Thursday at 9:30 a.m. – Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old;
• Thursday at 11 a.m. – Preschool Storytime – ages 4-5;
• Friday at 9 a.m. – Adults, age 18 and older;
• Friday at 1 p.m. – Family Movie Series, popcorn and water will be available. Feel free to bring your own snacks.
• June 11 at 2 p.m. Author Meet and Greet – Come by and meet Sarah McCoy and listen as she talks about her new book Mustique Island.
• July 21 at 4:30 p.m. Brightstar Children’s Theatre Presents “Treasure Island.” Get a crash course on this Robert Louis Stevenson classic tale of treasure, pirates and ocean adventure. For all ages.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. This month we will have local author Tasha Greer speaking on May 25 at 1 p.m. She has written two books, Grow Your Own Spices and Weed Free Gardening.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.
Happy Birthday and Summer Learning Kickoff on May 27. The library has been at its current location for 40 years this month. To celebrate, we will have fun and games outside, hot dogs and cake. Come join us to celebrate this milestone and get signed up for Summer Learning.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
Surry’s Sweetest, Type 1 Diabetes support group received a surprise donation from Sheriff Steve Hiatt at an event on May 14, 2022 at the Dobson First Baptist Church. Surry’s Sweetest is a support group for children living with Type 1 Diabetes and their families. The group is coordinated by the Diabetes Program at the Surry County Health and Nutrition Center.
Surry’s Sweetest began 10 years ago and was created as a partnership between Surry County Health and Nutrition Center and local school nurses. The support group is solely grant- and donation-funded and has been supported by the Surry County Health Foundation through the years. The group provides fun events and activities at no charge to participants and their families. Children make friends with other children living with Type 1 Diabetes, and it strengthens relationships between school nurses and families affected by Type 1 Diabetes.
The most recent event was held May 14 at the Dobson First Baptist Church. Children as young as age 3 through high school age attended with their families. Two area school nurses were also in attendance. At this event, Sergeant Jacob Wyse from the Surry County Sheriff’s Office, and father of Presley Wyse (who has Type 1 diabetes), allowed the children to get an up-close view of his patrol car. Joining Sgt. Wyse was Deputy Rachael Spainhour and her K-9 partner, Dixi. The attendees got to interact with Dixi and see her in action with Deputy Spainhour.
During the event, the group also received a surprise visit from Sheriff Steve Hiatt and his wife Rhonda who presented a donation of $1,000 to the group on behalf of the Surry County Sheriff’s Office. This is the second $1,000 donation from the sheriff’s office to Surry’s Sweetest.
Surry’s Sweetest leaders say they are grateful for all of the community support and welcomes children and families to join the group. For more information about Surry’s Sweetest, contact Kelly Whittington at 336-401-8419.
The Ararat Ruritan Club has sprung into action this spring, with lots of community service activities keeping the membership hopping.
Four members of the club braved the cold, windy, first Saturday of Spring and picked up trash alongside Ararat Highway, gathering 14 40-gallon bags of litter.
A barn quilt painting class was held in Aprilwith lots of spring designs provided by Lisa Martin, owner/operator of The Wormy Chestnut.
During the club’s March bingo, players donated items for the Redemption House-Surry for an extra coverall ticket. During the monthly business meeting, representatives from the organization presented their purpose and vision for the house, which among many other things, houses men who are recovering addicts. The collection of donated items were given to the house to help with their ministry.
The Ruritan club building is used in many ways — as a site for fundraisers, as well as being available for tent for reunions, showers, birthday parties, or other get-togethers.
On May 21 a cruise-in is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. for classic cars, trucks and local police, fire and rescue vehicles. Concessions will be available. Hot dogs will be served at the cruise-in and during the Jackpot Bingo later that evening. Doors open at 5 p.m. for the 6 p.m. bingo.
The club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m.. The public is invited to visit and help the club help the community meet its needs. Follow the group on Facebook to keep up with the club’s activities.
Books available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Emerald Tide – Davis Bunn
Island of Time – Davis Bunn
Sons of Thunder – William W. Johnstone & J.A. Johnstone
Country Born – Linda Lael Miller
22 Seconds – James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
When She Dreams – Amanda Quick
The Good Left Undone – Adriana Trigiani
A Sunlit Weapon – Jacqueline Winspear
The Last Kiss Goodnight – Kat Martin
The Last Chance Library – Freya Sampson
The summer programming will be getting underway soon, lasting from May 23 to Aug. 8. Explore the theme of the week through stories, crafts, games and more. Spaces are limited for some events, call or come by to register to secure a spot. Call 336-789-5108. The schedule is:
• Monday at 6 p.m. – teens, ages 13-17;
• Tuesday at 2 p. m. – kids ages 8-12;
• Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. – Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3;
• Thursday at 9:30 a.m. – Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old;
• Thursday at 11 a.m. – Preschool Storytime – ages 4-5;
• Friday at 9 a.m. – Adults, age 15 and older;
• Friday at 1 p.m. – Family Movie Series, popcorn and water will be available. Feel free to bring your own snacks.
• June 11 at 2 p.m. Author Meet and Greet – Come by and meet Sarah McCoy and listen as she talks about her new book Mustique Island.
• July 21 at 4:30 p.m. Brightstar Children’s Theatre Presents “Treasure Island.” Get a crash course on this Robert Louis Stevenson classic tale of treasure, pirates and ocean adventure. For all ages.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. This month we will have local author Tasha Greer speaking. She has written two books, Grow Your Own Spices and Weed Free Gardening.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
Some area residents — particularly those around Pilot Mountain — can be forgiven if they believe we haven’t had a proper spring in three years.
Their wait is about to end.
Friday, the three-day Pilot Mountain Mayfest, sponsored by the Civic Club of Pilot Mountain will return for the first time since 2019, after a two-year COVID layoff.
“The only Mayfests I’ve ever missed are the two we’ve canceled,” said Michelle Fallin, Pilot Mountain Civic Club president and head of the volunteer force putting on this year’s event. “It is a huge tradition for us who live in Pilot Mountain, for people who like to visit Pilot Mountain. I’ve always thought of it as the traditional way to kick off spring and summer.”
She is not the only one — traditionally more than 30,000 people flock to the small town in the shadow of Pilot Mountain for the three-day event, with several streets in downtown Pilot Mountain lined with craft vendors, food booths, along with live music and a game or two for the children.
While Mayfest has been around for several decades, this year’s festival seems to have a special meaning.
“It’s a breath of fresh air,” said Jenny Jessup Kindy, the town’s Main Street coordinator. “It is making life feel more like normal. We’re excited to welcome something like 30,000+ visitors back to town.”
“I have heard a lot say they are glad we are back,” Fallin said. “From what I’m hearing, from people in the community, they are so ready to get back to enjoying everything Pilot Mountain has to offer.”
It’s not just the lure of a downtown festival that has Fallin and others excited. The civic club generally donates between $10,000 and $15,000 to non-profit agencies in Pilot Mountain to meet needs in the community, in additional to some direct donations to families who are in the midst of a crisis, as well as some scholarships to local students.
“Mayfest has always been our biggest fundraiser, it given us the opportunity to do that for our community,” she said. With no Mayfest the past couple of years, it has been difficult to maintain that level of non-profit support. “The money we raise this year will enable us to get back to where we used to be.”
She said this year those attending will notice a few differences, with some of the vendors and music in different places. Part of reorganizing the design is to move the food vendors to Main Street, with tables set up nearby so people can sit and eat.
“That’s been kind of one big struggle each year, for people to be able to sit down and enjoy their food.”
In addition to the vendors — many of which will be new this year — Fallin said many of the downtown businesses plan to set up booths.
“We have some awesome businesses that have come into town the last couple of years,” she said. “Our town in general has done an excellent job of bringing people in to shop. I think a lot of the newer businesses see that and want to be part of Mayfest.”
Mayfest will have its grand opening at noon on the stage set up on Depot Street. The ceremony, in addition to a big welcome to those in attendance, will include remarks by Mayor Evan Cockerham, singing by the 3- and 4-year-olds from First United Methodist Church, with the East Surry High School JROTC serving as color guard.
Fallin said the festival will be from noon until 8 p.m. on Friday, 10 a.m. until 8 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
Books available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Dark River Inn – J.R. Erickson
Darkness Stirring – J.R. Erickson
Helme House – J.R. Erickson
What Happened to Mary Faye Hunter? – Brad Golson
Hart of Madness – Lynne Kennedy
Murder in the Crypt – Irina Shapiro
Miss Etta – Deanna Lynn Sletten
The Ones We Leave Behind – Deanna Lynn Sletten
Dark Sacred Night – Michael Connelly
The Berlin Exchange – Joseph Kanon
The Rose Code – Kate Quinn
This Might Hurt – Stephanie Wrobel
Murder in a Rear View Mirror
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. This month we will have local author Tasha Greer speaking. She has written two books, Grow Your Own Spices and Weed Free Gardening.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James.
Muffins With Mom – Come join us, Friday morning, May 6 at 10a.m. for a Mother’s Day themed storytime and muffins.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
There were a lot of smiles on display Thursday at East Surry High School as the Special Olympics returned to the field. The pandemic caused the same havoc to these games as it has in so many other events of note over the past two years. That was of no matter as the parade of athletes hit the track to some rather raucous cheering for so early in the morning.
Like the Olympic Games, the Special Olympics had opening ceremonies with presentation of the colors form East Surry JROTC, speeches from Surry County Schools Superintendent Dr. Travis Reeves and Chairman of the Surry County Board of Commissioners Bill Goins, and the oath of the athletes. Each school was announced and entered the football field as a group. There was a group for individual competitors as well as not every athlete is of school age.
When the torch entered the stadium flanked by Sheriff Steve Hiatt and a large contingent from the Surry County Sheriff’s Office the excitement grew. The flame lit, the oaths offered, it was game time.
Game time is not a wholly inappropriate way to describe the variety for the athletes. Games from soft ball toss, wheelchair races, and race walking were happening on the field and track simultaneously.
Daniel White is the local organizer, and a member of Surry parks and recreation staff, who emceed the morning as well as handling dance contests between cheerleaders and the PTA. He announced the dance off was a two-way tie.
Some of the youngest competitors were across the field near the visitors seating area where there was a spirited tug of war going on, while another young man did his best Evander Holyfield impression while bopping and boxing with an inflatable penguin.
Whatever the activity, location, or age group there was a contagious joy to the event that was not sullied by cloudy skies. There was “the thrill of victory,” what was missing from these games was “the agony of defeat.” It has no place amongst these Olympians who were winners already, but some took home additional hardware at days end, nonetheless.
Commissioner Mark Marion pointed out that people may not often think of all age groups participating in Special Olympics, but he said they were all kids at heart on this day. That was easy to see when adults, teachers, the superintendent, and county big wigs were tapping their toes to Earth, Wind, and Fire’s September, or struggling with the cupid shuffle – they got an A for the effort.
Marion included himself among the kids at heart and echoed the exact words of his colleague Commissioner Larry Johnson, that this was one of the best days of the year, something he looks forward to. He has his own personal connections to the Games as he has a family member in competition and Johnson Granite is one of the many corporate sponsors.
The sponsors and the volunteers were an army, with East Surry High students in red t-shirts identifying themselves as ‘buddies.’ Kassi Hiatt, a red shirted buddy herself, explained the buddies were paired with an athlete to travel through the day with them. They were given encouragement during the opening ceremony to help their athlete have fun and make great memories.
Students from inside East Surry were coming out to cheer on the athletes as well, one teacher mentioned his class finished what they needed to do, so he was bringing them down to cheer on the Olympians. “I’m on my sixth trip already,” he said as he hurried behind his students.
Bill Goins spent a long time in public education, and he told the crowd that in his days in school administration the visits to see his exceptional students would often be a bright spot in his day. “I spent 28 years in education and 17 in administration. The highlight of my day often was to go see my exceptional students. I knew I could get a smile or a hug if I was having a bad day,” he told the crowd.
It was not necessary to have a family member competing to feel the sense of happiness and joy that permeated David H. Diamont Stadium. Special was a word used a lot Thursday, but it did not lose its luster or prove to be anything but true – the games and the athletes were indeed special, and winners all.
Westfield Elementary School recently named its Leaders of the Month for March.
“These students were chosen by their peers for demonstrating the leadership attribute accepting,” the school said. “Accepting is understanding that others are different from you and respecting their differences.
Each student received a book to take home.
In addition to those pictured here, Angel Sawyers was also named one of the Leaders of the Month.
The Pilot Mountain Civic Club named Carolyn Boyles as the 2021 Citizen of The Year. At a recent meeting, Mayor Evan Cockerham presented her with this award stating she is “integral to this club, this community and the very history of Pilot Mountain.”
She is no stranger to the community as she is a lifelong resident and taught in the Surry County School System for more than 40 years; serving at Shoals Elementary and Pilot Mountain Middle schools before her retirement in 2011. She was honored with the Teacher of The Year award at both schools during her tenure. She received her bachelor’s degree from High Point University and her Masters and Education Specialist degrees from Appalachian State University. She was included in the first edition (as well as two additional editions) of “Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers” and was featured in “Great Women of the 21st Century.”She is well-respected and admired by her former students as she is frequently recognized by them when they see her. She always takes time to reconnect and ask about their families and current activities.
As a leader and pillar of our community, she served as a commissioner in Pilot Mountain town for 23 years and as Mayor Pro-Tem for a number of years. In addition, she served on multiple town boards including the planning board and the TDA.
She is a lifetime member of the First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday School, served as a deacon, church clerk, and member of the Women’s Missionary Union. Many families especially appreciate the care she provided as a teacher in the nursery on Sundays. She also served on multiple committees to further the development of the church ministry.
She can be seen at every Red Cross blood drive, thanking the donors and serving refreshments.
She is an avid genealogist having researched and published a book titled “Early Days of Pilot Mountain, N. C. – A History and Genealogy.” Not surprising, with her love of history and genealogy, she is a member of the National Education Association, North Carolina Association of Educators, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution: Jonathan Hunt Chapter, Surry County Genealogy Association, Genealogy Society of Rockingham and Stokes Counties and the Mount Airy Regional Museum of History where she serves as a docent.
She enjoys reading, playing bridge, participating in exercise and yoga classes at the Armfield Civic and Recreation Center, and is a former golfer. She is a world-wide traveler having visited more than 100 countries. She is an adventurous cook who enjoys trying new recipes and sharing with friends and family. She even prepared apple strudel with the head chef during a Rhine River cruise to Germany.
Her spirit of public service is unwavering. She exemplifies the ideals of a citizen by volunteering her time for worthy community or civic causes to improve the quality of life for those in our community. She is a role model who inspires other club members to invest their time and talents in service-oriented activities. When community needs are identified, she is the first to step up and assist in any way possible as evidenced by Mayfest planning committee, the Surry Community College scholarship program, and many unexpected emergent needs in our community.
“As an elected official, Carolyn is someone I look up to and admire,” Mayor Cockerham said. “As a young leader in the community, I am grateful for her support and know her counsel and wisdom are available. When I think of well-rounded individuals, I think of Carolyn, when I think of people who have had a lasting impact, I think of Carolyn. When I think of people who made this community what it is today, Carolyn is in a class of her own.”
Books available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Cotillion Brigade – Glen Craney
Hart of Madness – Lynne Kennedy
Summer of Haint Blue : From Cajun to Creole – Jimmie Martinez
Death of the Black Widow – James Patterson & J.D. Barker
Murder in the Crypt – Irina Shapiro
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. This month we will have local author Ruben Gonzales speaking. He has written two books that take place in North Carolina, The Cottage On the Bay and Murder On Black Mountain.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James.
Classic Movie Monday – April’s Classic Movie selection is Our Town starring William Holden and Martha Scott. The film is based on the play by the same name, written by Thornton Wilder. Copies will be available if you’d like to read before you watch. This movie will be shown on April 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Author Meet and Greet on Wednesday, April 27 at 1 p.m. Local author Ruben Gonzales has written two books that take place in North Carolina, The Cottage On the Bay and Murder On Black Mountain.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
After a two-year hiatus, an April tradition returns to Mount Airy with this week’s Friends of the Library Book Sale to get underway Wednesday at the Mount Airy Public Library.
“Last week was national library week,” said Rana Southern, branch librarian for the Mount Airy facility. “We usually have it around that week.”
This will be the first full spring sale the library has had since 2019, with COVID restrictions wiping out the sales in 2020 and limiting them in 2021. The Friends of the Library did have a limited spring sale last year in May, along with its regular fall book sale, but this will be the first full spring event in three years.
The popular book sale is a way for the Friends to raise money to support the library, by selling books and audio-visual items which have been donated to it over the year.
“We’ve had lots of people asking asking about it, when it would start,” Southern said.
It kicks off on Wednesday with the first choice sale beginning at 5 p.m. That night, all hardbacks are $3, paperbacks are $2, and DVDs, audios and videos are $1 each. Children’s books are five for $3.
Thursday and Friday, prices drop. Hardbacks will go for $2, paperbacks for $1, while the prices for audio and visual items and children books remain at the Wednesday prices.
On Saturday, book prices drop again, to half-price, and then on Monday is the bag sale portion of the effort, when folks can pay $2 for a plastic grocery bag full of books and related material.
“We have books, we have movies, we have vinyl, we have lots of people donating everything,” Southern said, adding that donations seem to be greater than normal for a spring sale. “I think where people have been home, they are cleaning out their closets,” she said.
The money raised is used by the Friends of the Library to support the facility.
“They use that money to contribute to the programs we buy, they buy supplies for our programming, they’ve helped us buy some new book carts, some new area rugs for the children’s area,” Southern said of the group. “They help us pay for the authors who come to visit us, we have Bright Star Theatre coming this summer, they’ve helped us pay for that. They help us provide programming for all ages.”
She said this is an opportunity for those who enjoy books to get some great deals, as well as a chance to “support your local library.”
Southern also said anyone interested in becoming part of the Friends of the Library will find the group is always welcoming of new members. “Just come by the library, we have a pamphlet they can fill out,” she said of prospective members. “We meet the first Monday of the month at 9:30 a.m.”
For next week’s sale, the event is from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Friday, Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., and Monday from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.
In recent years, Pilot Mountain leaders have made a concerted effort to increase events in town — not only to draw visitors and tourists, but to improve the quality of life for town residents.
Now, the town’s Main Street Program has initiated yet another project to both encourage home and yard owners to keep their places nice and spiffy, and to recognize those who do so — a periodic Yard Spotlight Award.
While the program officially got its start in the autumn, the first awards recently went out to two homeowners — Marilyn Thomas, of 406 W. Main Street, and Gerald and Susan Reams, of 509 E Main.
“They loved it,” said Jenny Kindy, Main Street coordinator for Pilot Mountain. “One was very shocked, I don’t know if she had been following along…she was shocked and pleasantly surprised that her yard had been nominated and selected.”
She said the Main Street board of directors approved the program in October, although they decided to wait until spring to officially start handing out the awards.
“We thought it would be a great way to keep the community involved and engaged,” she said of the program, which originated among the town staff members. “This is the first time we’ve really done something where the community can nominate their peers to be recognized…a way to reward people for taking good care of their yard, to encourage other people to take pride in their yard. It makes the town a prettier place.”
She said the program works by folks simply nominating a yard from town. While the first two winners live on Main Street, she said it is for all town residents.
‘It’s a great chance to brag on your neighbors for doing a good job,” she said. The winners receive a yard sign touting their recognition, as well as promotion on social media.
Those wishing to make a nomination can do so via email at yardspotlight@pilotmountainnc.org Kindy said a group of town staff reviews the nominations, visit the yards before choosing those which will be recognized.
Books available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Witness for the Persecution – E.J. Copperman
The Younger Wife – Sally Hepworth
The MIssing Piece – John Lescroart
Summer On the Island – Brenda Novak
Wish You Were Here – Jodi Picoult
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m. .
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. This month we will have local author Ruben Gonzales speaking. He has written two books that take place in North Carolina, The Cottage On the Bay and Murder On Black Mountain.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club — meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James.
Classic Movie Monday – April’s Classic Movie selection is Our Town starring William Holden and Martha Scott. The film is based on the play by the same name, written by Thornton Wilder. Copies will be available if you’d like to read before you watch. This movie will be shown on April 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Easter Egg Hunt – 10 a.m. Join us at the library to hear Easter stories, meet the Easter Bunny and participate in an Easter Egg Hunt.
Friends of the Library Book Sale – The Friends of the Library will have its annual spring book sale beginning, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. and running through April 25. The book sale will be open during regular library hours.
Author Meet and Greet on Wednesday, April 27 at 1 p.m. Local author Ruben Gonzales has written two books that take place in North Carolina, The Cottage On the Bay and Murder On Black Mountain.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
Books available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
We Know You Remember – Tove Alsterdal
The Sugarcreek Surprise – Wanda Brunstetter
The Element of Love – Mary Connealy
A Relative Murder – Jude Deveraux
The Recovery Agent – Janet Evanovich
The Hidden Child – Louise Fein
Fear Thy Neighbor – Fern Michaels
The Diamond Eye – Kate Quinn
Seven-Year Witch – Angela M. Sanders
What Happened to the Bennets – Lisa Scottoline
The Shop on Royal Street – Karen White
A Safe House – Stuart Woods
Robert B. Parker’s Bye Bye Baby – Ace Atkins
Shadows Reel – C.J. Box
The Sugarcreek Surprise – Wanda Brunstetter
The Judge’s List – John Grisham
The Golden Couple – Greer Hendricks
The Lady’s Mine – Francine Rivers
Freedom’s Song – Kim Vogel Sawyer
The Speckled Beauty – Rick Bragg
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m. .
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. This month we will have local author Ruben Gonzales speaking. He has written two books that take place in North Carolina, The Cottage On the Bay and Murder On Black Mountain.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
Pages and Petticoats Book Club -meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James.
Classic Movie Monday – April’s Classic Movie selection is Our Town starring William Holden and Martha Scott. The film is based on the play by the same name, written by Thornton Wilder. Copies will be available if you’d like to read before you watch. This movie will be shown on April 25 at 5:30 p.m.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Easter Egg Hunt – 10:00 am Join us at the library to hear Easter stories, meet the Easter Bunny and participate in an Easter Egg Hunt.
Friends of the Library Book Sale – The Friends of the Library will have its annual spring book sale beginning, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. and running through April 25. The book sale will be open during regular library hours.
Author Meet and Greet on Wednesday, April 27 at 1 p.m. Local author Ruben Gonzales has written two books that take place in North Carolina, The Cottage On the Bay and Murder On Black Mountain.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m. .
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Widows by Jess Montgomery. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath.
Classic Movie Monday – March’s Classic Movie selection is Grapes of Wrath starring Henry Fonda and John Carradine. The film is based on the play “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck. We have copies available if you’d like to read it before watching it with us on March 28 at 6 p.m.
Author Meet and Greet on April 2 at 11 a.m. Jess Montgomery talk about her latest book in “The Kinship Series,” “The Echoes”. This series takes place in the coal fields of Ohio in the mid 1920s, there is a lot of history, mystery, murder and intrigue. Jess will be here in-person to talk about her books, the people she based her characters on and the history of the region.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Friends of the Library Book Sale – The Friends of the Library will have its annual spring book sale beginning, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. and running through April 25. The book sale will be open during regular library hours.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Personal Librarian – Marie Benedict
The Element of Love – Mary Connealy
The Neighbor’s Secret – L. Alison Heller
The Summer Getaway – Susan Mallery
Along the Rio Grande – Tracie Peterson
Confessions From the Quilting Circle – Maisey Yates
The Personal Librarian Librarian – Marie Benedict
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m. .
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Widows by Jess Montgomery. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath.
Classic Movie Monday – March’s Classic Movie selection is Grapes of Wrath starring Henry Fonda and John Carradine. The film is based on the play “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck. We have copies available if you’d like to read it before watching it with us on March 28 at 6 p.m.
Author Meet and Greet on April 2 at 11 a.m. Jess Montgomery talk about her latest book in “The Kinship Series,” “The Echoes”. This series takes place in the coal fields of Ohio in the mid 1920s, there is a lot of history, mystery, murder and intrigue. Jess will be here in-person to talk about her books, the people she based her characters on and the history of the region.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Friends of the Library Book Sale – The Friends of the Library will have its annual spring book sale beginning, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. and running through April 25. The book sale will be open during regular library hours.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
With pandemic limits on public gatherings being curtailed, local activities and gatherings are getting back to normal.
Nowhere is that more evident than in Pilot Mountain, where a full slate of spring, summer, and autumn activities has been unveiled, with the first such event starting this week with Thursday’s St. Patrick’s Day Downtown celebration getting underway.
That begins a string of more than 20 festivals, cruise-ins, specialty markets, family events and concerts slated over the rest of the year.
Christy Craig, Pilot Mountain’s downtown event coordinator, said the town’s first-ever St. Patrick’s Day event is a little more low-key than some of the other planned activities.
“It features a scavenger hunt,” she said.
The hunt begins at Town Hall, where visitors can stop in and pick up a complimentary green tote bag, along with a list of town stores participating in the event.
“Each store has a shamrock in there with a number,” she said. Shoppers write down the number on the shamrock, on the list of participating stores, then once they’ve found all the shamrock numbers, shoppers turn the card back in at town hall to be entered into a drawing for prizes.
She said the organizers might even help pay for a bit of the shopping — when visitors start their day at town hall, they can get a scratch-off ticket, with cash prizes to help lighten the cost of the downtown shopping.
“It’s just a small event to get people downtown, give the business owners a little bit of boost during a slow time,” she said, while offering visitors some fun activities.
“We were just looking to expand to do some events earlier in the season,” Mayor Evan Cockerham added. “Our summer schedule, and even our fall schedule, has gotten pretty tight. St. Patrick’s Day seemed like a logical choice.” He said some of the businesses and restaurants are even taking on a St. Patrick’s Day theme that day.
While it might be a smaller event, the scavenger hunt kicks off a wide variety of celebrations set for Pilot Mountain. Among those is the town’s well-known Hot Nights and Hot Cars cruise-in series set for a monthly get-together May through October; the return of the popular Mayfest after a three-year pandemic-forced absence; vintage marts; and a new activity — Fun Fridays.
“We’re going to try something out a little different this year to try to get people to come downtown after hours to stay,” Craig said of the Fun Fridays, which will take place on July 15, Aug. 19, and Sept. 16. “We want to give people something to do that no one else is doing.”
The event will include live music and a DJ, dancing, concessions, and other activities, with each one patterned after a different theme — the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.
“We’ll encourage people to dress up for the theme and visit the stores before they stay for the party,” she said.
“We’re always looking to add on, to do more events,” said Mayor Cockerham. “Pilot Mountain has always done events really well, we just wanted to do something that brings more music, arts and entertainment.”
He said when he was first elected to office several years ago, one of his priorities was to work with businesses and other organizations to put on events that would bring more people to the town.
“We want downtown Pilot Mountain to become a destination choice, a place where families would visit.”
At the time, he said the town hosted seven or eight annual events. Now, that figure is nearly at two dozen.
“I give a lot of credit to Jenny Kindy and Cristy Craig,” he said. Kindy serves as the town’s Main Street coordinator. “We are excited to welcome people back to Pilot Mountain now that a lot of the COVID restrictions are over. I think it’s going to be a lot of fun.”
The full slate of Pilot Mountain events are:
March 17 — St Patrick’s Day Downtown
April 9 — Pilot View Vintage Market
May 28 — Community for a Cause 5k
June 4 — Hot Nights Hot Cars Cruise In
June 25 — PMPO Food Trucks
July 2 — Hot Nights Hot Cars Cruise In
July 15 — Fun Friday 70s
July 23 — Dinosaurs on Main
Aug. 2 — National Night Out
Aug. 6 — Hot Nights Hot Cars Cruise In
Aug. 19 — Fun Friday 80s
Sept. 3 — Hot Nights Hot Cars Cruise In
Sept. 16 — Fun Friday 90s
Sept. 24 — Foothills Dinner on Main
Oct. 1 — Hot Nights Hot Cars Cruise In
Oct. 29 — Monsters on Main & Trunk or Treat
Nov. 5 — Pilot View Vintage Market
Nov. 26 — Deck the Halls/Mistletoe Market
Dec. 3 — Parade and Tree Lighting
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Shadows Reel – C.J. Box
The Paper Palace – Miranda Cowley Heller
The Darkest Place – Phillip Margolin
Run Rose Run – Dolly Parton and James Patterson
The Last Chance Library – Freya Sampson
A Darker Reality – Anne Perry
The Bird Way – Jennifer Ackerman
Smile: The Story of a Face – Sarah Ruhl
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month at 3 p.m. .
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Widows by Jess Montgomery. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath.
Classic Movie Monday – March’s Classic Movie selection is Grapes of Wrath starring Henry Fonda and John Carradine. The film is based on the play “Grapes of Wrath” by John Steinbeck. We have copies available if you’d like to read it before watching it with us on March 28 at 6 p.m.
Author Meet and Greet on March 15 at 6 p.m. Author Martin Clark will talk about his latest book, “The Substitution Order.” He is a retired Virginia circuit court judge who served 27 years on the bench. His novels have appeared on several best-seller lists.
Author Meet and Greet on April 2 at 11 a.m. Jess Montgomery talk about her latest book in “The Kinship Series,” “The Echoes”. This series takes place in the coal fields of Ohio in the mid 1920s, there is a lot of history, mystery, murder and intrigue. Jess will be here in-person to talk about her books, the people she based her characters on and the history of the region.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Friends of the Library Book Sale – The Friends of the Library will have its annual spring book sale beginning, April 20 at 5:30 p.m. and running through April 25. The book sale will be open during regular library hours.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Death in Daylesford – Kerry Greenwood
With Love from London – Sarah Jio
When the SHooting Starts – William W. Johnstone
Gwendy’s Final Task – Stephen King
This Thing Between Us – Gus Moreno
The Last Checkmate – Gabriela Saab
The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream – Dean Jobb
The Icepick Surgeon – Sam Kean
Life is What You Bake It – Vallery Lomas
The Woman They Could Not Silence – Kate Moore
The Rose Code – Kate Quinn
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Widows by Jess Montgomery. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath.
Author Meet and Greet on March 15 at 6 p.m. Author Martin Clark will talk about his latest book, “The Substitution Order.” He is a retired Virginia circuit court judge who served 27 years on the bench. His novels have appeared on several best-seller lists.
Author Meet and Greet on April 2 at 11 a.m. Jess Montgomery talk about her latest book in “The Kinship Series,” “The Echoes”.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Death of a Green-Eyed Monster – M.C. Beaton
Nothing to Lose – J.A. Jance
With Love From London – Sarah Jio
City of the Dead – Jonathan Kellerman
House of Sky and Breath – Sarah J. Maas
Murder on an Irish Farm – Carlene O’Connor
The Lady’s Mine – Francine Rivers
Abandoned in Death – J.D. Robb
The Death of Jane Lawrence – Caitlin Starling
A Flicker in the Dark – Stacy Willingham
Over My Dead Body – Jeffrey Archer
Game On: Tempting Twenty Eight – Janet Evanovich
The Party Crasher – Sophie Kinsella
I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness – Claire Vaye Watkins
The Cause – Joseph J. Ellis
The Book of Hope – Jane Goodall
Light Up the Night – Travis Lupick
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Acrylics and Watercolors Group – This group was meeting at the Senior Center, but now is meeting at the library every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Widows by Jess Montgomery. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Beyond Scandal and Desire by Lorraine Heath.
Classic Movie Monday. February’s Classic Movie selection is My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. The film is based on the play “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw. We have copies available if you’d like to read it before watching it with us on Feb. 28 at 6 pm.
Author Meet and Greet on March 15 at 6 p.m. Author Martin Clark will talk about his latest book, “The Substitution Order.” He is a retired Virginia circuit court judge who served 27 years on the bench. His novels have appeared on several best-seller lists.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Once More Upon a Time – Roshani Chokshi
A Slow Fire Burning – Paula Hawkins
The Book of Magic – Alice Hoffman
Nothing But Blackened Teeth – Cassandra Khaw
The Stolen Lady – Laura Morelli
The Man Who Died Twice – Richard Osman
Steal – James Patterson and Howard Roughan
A Season on the Wind – Suzanne Woods Fisher
Waiting on Love – Tracie Peterson
The Best Ever Cookie Book – Good Housekeeping
Deliberate Evil : Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 Murder of a Salem Slave Trader – Edward J. Renehan Jr.
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages. Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Acrylics and Watercolors Group – This group was meeting at the Senior Center, but now is meeting at the library every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month.
The Community Book Club meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Substitution Order by Martin Clark. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is The Texas Wager by Jodi Thomas
Classic Movie Monday. February’s Classic Movie selection is My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrision. The film is based on the play “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw. We have copies available if you’d like to read it before watching it with us on Feb. 28 at 6 pm.
Come by and see some of the changes that are taking place at the library. The Children’s Area has moved and we’ve rearranged the Juvenile Area and the Young Adult Area. We have some new furniture and rugs in the Children’s Area and we have more coming. It’s an exciting time to come to the library.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Virtual Author Visit on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. to meet with author Wiley Cash virtually and hear him discuss his new book, When Ghosts Come Home.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for Science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages.Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Acrylics and Watercolors Group – This group was meeting at the Senior Center, but now is meeting at the library every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month.
The Community Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Substitution Order by Martin Clark. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is The Texas Wager by Jodi Thomas
Classic Movie Monday. February’s Classic Movie selection is My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrision. The film is based on the play “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw. We have copies available if you’d like to read it before watching it with us on Feb. 28 at 6 pm.
Come by and see some of the changes that are taking place at the library. The Children’s Area has moved and we’ve rearranged the Juvenile Area and the Young Adult Area. We have some new furniture and rugs in the Children’s Area and we have more coming. It’s an exciting time to come to the library.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Rescheduled Author Visit – join us Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. for a visit with local author Tom Perry. He will be reading from his book, Murder In A Rear View Mirror.
Virtual Author Visit on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. to meet with author Wiley Cash virtually and hear him discuss his new book, When Ghosts Come Home.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available for check-out at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Last House on the Street – Diane Chamberlain
One Step Too Far – Lisa Gardner
The Last Mirror Man – Lars Kepler
Lightning in a Mirror – Jane Ann Krentz
W.E.B. Griffin Rogue Asset – Brian Andrews and Jeffrey Wilson
“STEAM”ed UP on Mondays at 4 p.m. — Join us for Science stories and simple experiments for grade school ages.Toddler Time for children ages 2-3 Wednesday at 10:30 a.m.; Book Babies for children ages birth to 2 years old Thursday at 9:30 a.m.; preschool story time for ages 4 – 5 Thursday at 11 a.m.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Acrylics and Watercolors Group – This group was meeting at the Senior Center, but now they are meeting at the library every Tuesday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Wednesday and Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays. Craft class for adults meets the third Monday of each month.
The Community Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. Our book this month is The Substitution Order by Martin Clark. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is The Texas Wager by Jodi Thomas
Classic Movie Monday. February’s Classic Movie selection is My Fair Lady starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrision. The film is based on the play “Pygmalion” by George Bernard Shaw. We have copies available if you’d like to read it before watching it with us on Feb. 28 at 6 pm.
Come by and see some of the changes that are taking place at the library. The Children’s Area has moved and we’ve rearranged the Juvenile Area and the Young Adult Area. We have some new furniture and rugs in the Children’s Area and we have more coming. It’s an exciting time to come to the library.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program and the Surry County Senior Center are partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. The program will run through April 9, operating on Saturdays at the Mount Airy Public Library from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Wednesdays at the Surry County Senior Center from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225. Masks are mandatory for this event, for the safety of the volunteers.
Rescheduled Author Visit – join us Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 6 p.m. for a visit with local author Tom Perry. He will be reading from his book, Murder In A Rear View Mirror.
Virtual Author Visit on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. to meet with author Wiley Cash virtually and hear him discuss his new book, When Ghosts Come Home.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Masks are recommended if you have not been vaccinated. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime for children ages 4 and 5.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays will meet the third Monday of each month, craft materials will be provided.
The Community Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m.
Classic Movie Monday. On Jan. 31, we will celebrate Sherlock Holmes’ birthday by watching, The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Hammer film production starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program & the Surry County Senior Center is partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225.
Virtual Author Visit on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. to meet with author Wiley Cash virtually and hear him discuss his new book, When Ghosts Come Home.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
On Feb. 8 during the Surry Central verses North Surry high schools basketball game, Surry Central is hosting a Pink Out event in Honor of Julie Pratt.
Pratt is an administrative assistant for Surry Central and was recently diagnosed with breast cancer. Her plan of care is a year-long process of 24 chemotherapy treatments, surgery and then weeks of radiation treatment.
The event will be from 2 to 4 p.m. with Strands of Love.
Strands of Love is a $15 donation and getting a pink strand of hair professionally put in your hair. In the lobby at game time, “I am with Julie Pratt” shirts will be on sale, along with other baked items from Sweets by Sarah and the Culinary Department of Surry Central High School.
PILOT MOUNTAIN — Two students were recognized for patriotic efforts by Pilot Mountain Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Post 9436 and its auxiliary during their recent monthly meeting.
They included Luke Tedder, Buddy Poppy King, and Riley Arnder, Voice of Democracy winner, who were tapped for those annual honors by the VFW post and auxiliary for 2021-22.
Each student read related essays to the groups’ members during the meeting and received certificates of appreciation and monetary gifts from auxiliary President Margie Nichols and Commander Kem Byrd of the VFW post.
In order to qualify for Buddy Poppy King, Luke also helped distribute Buddy Poppies with auxiliary members during a poppy promotion in Pilot Mountain for three hours in August.
The VFW Buddy Poppy program provides compensation to veterans who assemble the poppies — replicas of vivid red flowers symbolizing the great loss of life during war.
Meanwhile, the Voice of Democracy program of the VFW involves students competing for scholarships and incentives by writing an essay on an annual patriotic theme.
Luke, 12, is a seventh grader at Meadowview Middle School just outside Mount Airy.
The Buddy Poppy King is the son of Ian and Meredith Tedder of Pilot Mountain and the grandson of Bill and Yvonne Tedder of King and Greg and Sherryl Tucker of Pinnacle. Janie Kye of Tobaccoville is his great-grandmother and Luke also has a younger sister, Leah.
His hobbies include fishing, reading, camping, running cross country, baseball and basketball.
Riley, 16, the Voice of Democracy winner, is a 10th grader at Access Books and More in Pilot Mountain. He is the son of Michael and Tammy Davis and grandson of Johnny and Rhonda Parker, all of Mount Airy.
Other family members include a younger sister, Madison; an older stepsister, Alishia; and an older brother, Lathan.
Riley counts basketball, listening to music and watching movies among his hobbies.
Officials of the Pilot Mountain VFW and auxiliary say they wish both students much success in the future.
New books available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Paris detective – James Patterson
The Horsewoman – James Patterson and Mike Lupica
Project Hail Mary – Andy Weir
Choose Me – Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver
Make You Feel My Love – Robin Lee Hatcher
The Bone Code – Kathy Reichs
Forgotten In Death J.D. Robb
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Masks are recommended if you have not been vaccinated. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime for children ages 4 and 5.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays will meet the third Monday of each month, craft materials will be provided. This month we are making paper snowflakes using a variety of materials. We will also discuss the many different ways the snowflakes can be used.
The Community Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book for this month is This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is The Awakening by Nora Roberts.
Classic Movie Monday. On Jan. 31, we will celebrate Sherlock Holmes’ birthday by watching, The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Hammer film production starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program & the Surry County Senior Center is partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225.
An Author Visit is set for Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. for a visit with local author Tom Perry. He will be reading from his book, Murder In A Rear View Mirror.
Virtual Author Visit on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. to meet with author Wiley Cash virtually and hear him discuss his new book, When Ghosts Come Home.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
ARARAT, Va. — Even in this pandemic era, some organizations are managing to continue good work benefiting their communities, which is true of the Ararat Ruritan Club.
Members recently gathered for a holiday meeting that featured a covered-dish supper and an opportunity to celebrate the club’s successes during 2021, considered one of its best years.
This included acknowledging accolades garnered during the earlier Dan River District Convention of area Ruritans, at which five gold awards were presented to the Ararat group for various community service projects.
In addition, Pamela Smith was named Ruritan of the Year for the Dan River District (a first for Ararat), with fellow member Merlin Scales voted Zone 1 President of the Year.
Scales also was chosen Zone 1 governor for 2022, replacing Charlie Bowman, and Roger Gammons as the Ararat Ruritans’ Dan River District governor for the year, replacing Bowman.
During the holiday meeting at the club’s headquarters at 4711 Ararat Highway, Scales installed officers for 2022, including President Kathy Loveland, Vice President Mike Noonkester, Secretary Pamela Smith and Kevin Smith, treasurer.
New governing board members for 2022 are Mary Dellenback Hill, Bradley Slate, Mary Slate and the club’s immediate past president, Scales.
Hill also is the newest Ruritan For Life.
The club leadership said “a big thank you” is owed to all the individuals and businesses helping with, contributing to and attending events of the Ararat Ruritan Club which made 2021 so successful.
Among their activities, the Ararat Ruritans held fundraisers that allowed them to support community causes. These included the Patrick County Food Bank, a county Rotary Club backpack program and a Home Alone effort that serves residents in the Willis Gap and Ararat communities.
In October, Ruritans were honored with Golden Key Awards for bolstering the club’s ranks, including Bradley Slate, sergeant of arms, who recruited two new members; Kevin Smith, three members; and Pamela Smith, three.
Scales also then received the Tom Downing Award, the highest honor given by the National Ruritans. All the awards were presented by Bowman, at that time the Ruritan governor of the Dan River District.
The Ararat club normally meets on the first Thursday of each month, but due to the scheduling of a national convention will gather on Thursday of this week instead for a 7 p.m. session including a covered-dish supper.
It will resume the normal schedule afterward.
The December meeting welcomed Judy Jackson, Timothy Pruitt, Steve Fariss and Margaret Noonkester as guests.
New books available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Midnight Lock – Jeffrey Deaver
The Last Dance of the Debutante – Julia Kelly
The Age of A.I.: and Our Human Future – Henry Kissinger
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Masks are recommended if you have not been vaccinated. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime for children ages 4 and 5.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Make It Mondays will meet the third Monday of each month, craft materials will be provided. This month we are making paper snowflakes using a variety of materials. We will also discuss the many different ways the snowflakes can be used.
The Community Book Club meets the third Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book for this month is This Dark Road to Mercy by Wiley Cash. Copies are available at the front desk.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be the third Saturday of every month at 10:30 a.m. unless otherwise noted.
LACE, the Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. This month’s book is Bridgerton: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn.
Classic Movie Monday. On Jan. 31, we will celebrate Sherlock Holmes’ birthday by watching, The Hound of the Baskervilles, a Hammer film production starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing.
The YVEDDI Retired Senior Volunteer Program & the Surry County Senior Center is partnering with the Mount Airy Public Library and the IRS to provide free tax preparation at the library. VITA sites provide free income tax preparation for low-to moderate income taxpayers (generally those who make $57,000 and below) who need help filing their returns. To schedule an appointment, call 336-415-4225.
An Author Visit is set for Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. for a visit with local author Tom Perry. He will be reading from his book, Murder In A Rear View Mirror.
Virtual Author Visit on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. to meet with author Wiley Cash virtually and hear him discuss his new book, When Ghosts Come Home.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Masks are recommended if you have not been vaccinated. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime for children ages 4 and 5.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on. This month’s project is a Christmas tree.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Classic Movie Monday on Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. We will be watching The Lemon Drop Kid, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets Dec. 21 at 6 p.m. The novel for this month is Bridgerton: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn.
Make It Mondays will meet the third Monday of each month, craft materials will be provided. Registration recommended.
Letters to Santa – Write a letter to Santa telling him how good you have been and bring it by the library to mail to the North Pole.
Cookies with Santa -Dec. 21 at 4 p.m., for stories and cookies with Santa. You can also have your picture taken with Santa.
The Mount Airy Public Library will be closed Dec. 22 – Dec. 26 for the Christmas Holidays and a long winter’s nap.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Midnight Lock – Jeffrey Deaver
The Christmas Promise – Richard Paul Evans
Go Tell the Bees I Am Gone – Diana Gabaldon
Fear No Evil – James Patterson
Wish You Were Here – Jodi Picoult
Over My Dead Body – Jeffrey Archer
101 Law Forms for Personal Use
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet – Thich Nhat Hanh
A Carnival of Snackery – David Sedaris
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Masks are recommended if you have not been vaccinated. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime for children ages 4 and 5.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on. This month’s project is a pumpkin.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Classic Movie Monday on Dec. 20 at 6 p.m. We will be watching The Lemon Drop Kid, starring Bob Hope and Marilyn Maxwell. A New York City swindler has until Christmas to come up with the $10,000 he owes a gangster, prompting him to go into scamming overdrive.
The Community Book Club will meet the third Wednesday in December at 1 p.m. due to the Christmas holiday. At this meeting, we will have guest speakers, author Calvin Vaughn and editor Heather Elliot talking about their book, Life On Main.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets Dec. 21 6 p.m. The novel for this month is Bridgerton: The Duke and I by Julia Quinn.
Make It Mondays will meet the third Monday of each month, craft materials will be provided. Registration recommended.
Letter to Santa – Write a letter to Santa telling him how good you have been and bring it by the library to mail to the North Pole.
Cookies with Santa -Dec. 21 at 4 p.m., for stories and cookies with Santa. You can also have your picture taken with Santa.
The Mount Airy Public Library will be closed Dec. 22 – Dec. 26 for the Christmas Holidays and a long winter’s nap.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
The Mount Airy Public Library will be closed Thursday and Friday, Nov. 25 and Nov. 26 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Tannery – Michael A. Almond (a local author)
The Last Shadow – Orson Scott Card
The Dark Hours – Michael Connelly
The Last Thing He Told Me – Laura Dave
Game On: Tempting Twenty-Eight – Janet Evanovich
The Joy and Light Bus Company – Alexander McCall-Smith
The Santa Suit – Mary Kay Andrews
The Ballad of Laurel Springs – Janet Beard
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime, birth to preschool.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be on Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “I’ll Be Seeing You,” starring Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple.
The Community Book Club will meet the third Wednesday in December at 1 p.m. due to the Christmas holiday. At this meeting, we will have guest speakers, author Calvin Vaughn and editor Heather Elliot talking about their book, Life On MAin.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets this Tuesday at 6 p.m. The book chosen for October is “Notorious” by Minerva Spencer. Copies are available at the desk.
Friends of the Library Annual Fall Book Sale – Come by Monday for the last day of the book sale. It’s grocery bag day. Fill a grocery bag for $2. Bags provided.
A handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt. The drawing will be Nov. 24.
Come shop at the Scholastic Book Fair, Nov. 29 – Dec. 4. The fair will be open during regular library hours. There will be lots to choose from, for kids in preschool to middle school. Books make the perfect gift or stocking stuffer. Gift wrapping available upon request.
Cookies with Santa -Dec. 21 at 4 p.m., for stories and cookies with Santa. You can also have your picture taken with Santa.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime, birth to preschool.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be on Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “I’ll Be Seeing You,” staring Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple.
An adult craft class will meet the third Monday of every month at 3 p.m., craft materials will be provided. Registration recommended.
The Community Book Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book for November is “The Ghost at the Table” by Suzanne Berne.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets this Tuesday at 6 p.m. The book chosen for October is “Notorious” by Minerva Spencer. Copies are available at the desk.
Friends of the Library Annual Fall Book Sale – Nov. 17 – Nov. 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 17. Come out and buy some books and movies, there is something for everyone.
A handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt. The drawing will be Nov. 24.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
A group of Golden Eagles “flew in” recently to gather at a spot in Siloam — not for some migratory ritual, but the 50th reunion of the Surry Central High School Class of 1971.
It featured a yard party and catered picnic at Hogan Creek Farm, hosted by Marion and Jerry Venable, she being a member of that group of graduates.
Students from Copeland, Dobson and Mountain Park elementary schools had joined together in the fall of 1967 to become Golden Eagles — the Surry Central High School mascot — and eventually would form a lifelong bond as members of the Class of 1971.
During the recent reunion celebrating the 50th anniversary of their graduation from the Dobson school, the group journeyed back in time with help from displays of memorabilia and also honored deceased classmates.
Another highlight was a delicious barbecue dinner enjoyed against the backdrop of a beautiful fall evening at the 1893 Atkinson House, attendees said.
Meanwhile, each class member received a booklet with updated contact information.
One classmate, Dana Haynes, made a 600-mile journey from St. Augustine, Florida, to join in the lively conversations and festivities enjoyed by all.
Special guests were Gene Everette, former guidance counselor to the class, and Doug Cook, former teacher and administrator, and his wife Bonnie.
Attendees were welcomed by Sam Gentry, the class president, with another former classmate, the Rev. Steve Johnson, providing the invocation.
Members of a reunion committee included Marion Feezor Venable, Susan Hamlin Gentry, Paula Key Stanley, Teresa Shinault Haymore and Debbie Simmons Wilmoth.
Montanna Edwards, a Surry County native and student of Surry Online Magnet School, recently competed in the Prohound PKC World Youth Championship competition in Salem, Illinois, securing a third-place ranking on the national charts.
Montanna started hunting when she was around 5 years old when her dad, Michael Edwards, and brother, Shane Hawks, encouraged her to raise a dog of her own. She had been hearing stories from them of their hunting experiences and had grown curious and eager to be involved. She won her first competition with her dad’s dog Jack when she was 12 years old.
Montanna became hooked on competing and has been hitting the charts ever since. In March she won the 2021 PKC Virginia Youth State Championship in Aylett, Virginia, with her dog Sandy, a Walker Hound. On Oct. 7-9 she competed with her other favorite dog Hard Time Smoke, a Blue English Hound, at the youth world championship, winning third place in the youth world nationals.
Montanna begins her training and preparation for next year’s competition by hunting nearly six nights a week. As a high school sophomore, she is grateful to have applied and been accepted as a student of Surry Online Magnet School. She says that she wanted to do online schooling so that she could pursue her dream of competing more at higher levels and in various locations. Being in an online school gives her flexibility for scheduling the time she does her coursework to coordinate with her training schedule.
“This online stuff is more challenging and it builds responsibility,” she said. “I like that I can make my own schedule and my teachers are understanding and flexible and are always there when I need help.”
Montanna’s favorite part of her sport is building a bond with her dogs, commenting that they are her priority. She competes with them on average six times a month, hoping to earn the required points for her ranking in order to compete in next year’s state, national, and world championships.
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Santa Suit – Mary Kay Andrews
Over My Dead Body – Jeffrey Archer
Better Off Dead – Lee Child & Andrew Child
State of Terror – Hillary Rodham Clinton & Louise Penny
Her Dark Lies – J.T. Ellison
The Judge’s List – John Grisham
A Line to Kill – Anthony Horowitz
Sleigh Bells Ring – RaeAnne Thayne
The Attic on King Street – Karen White
Wanda Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Baking Cookbook – Wanda Brunstetter
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Bilingual storytime for children — listen to a story in English and Spanish); Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime, birth to preschool.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
It’s Yoga Y’all – Yoga with Ms. Heather will be on Nov. 20 at 10:30 a.m.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “I’ll Be Seeing You,” staring Ginger Rogers, Joseph Cotten and Shirley Temple.
An adult craft class will meet the third Monday of every month at 3 p.m., craft materials will be provided. Registration recommended.
The Community Book Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book for November is “The Ghost at the Table” by Suzanne Berne.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets this Tuesday at 6 p.m. The book chosen for October is “Notorious” by Minerva Spencer. Copies are available at the desk.
Friends of the Library Annual Fall Book Sale – Nov. 17 – Nov. 22, beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 17. Come out and buy some books and movies, there is something for everyone.
A handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt. The drawing will be Nov. 24.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Love on the Range – Mary Connealy
Waiting for Love – Tracie Peterson
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Afternoon Story Time for children in kindergarten through second grade; Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime, birth to preschool.
Surry Community College is offering a fun and free English as Second Language (ESL) class at the Mount Airy Public Library Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Anyone interested should contact Jennifer Pardue at 336-386-3674.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “The Night of the living Dead.” Due to running time, we will start at 6:15 p.m.
The Community Book Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book for October is “The Family Upstairs” by Lisa Jewell.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The book chosen for October is “A Rogue by Any Other Name” by Sarah MacLean. Copies are available at the desk.
Pretty Cool Pumpkin Decorating Contest – Bring in your decorated pumpkin (not carved) on Oct. 25. Votes will be cast all through the week with the winner announced during our Halloween party on Oct. 29.
Witches Brew With Witchy Poo – Join us on Friday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. for Halloween stories and refreshments. Wear your costume and come ready to have a spooky time. The winner of the Pretty Cool Pumpkin Decorating Contest will be announced during this time.
Gravity Falls Halloween Party – Join us on Friday, Oct. 29 from6p.m. to 8 p.m. for food, drinks, crafts and more. Feel free to dress up as your favorite Gravity Falls character.
Día de los Muertos or Day of the Dead – Come celebrate on Monday, Nov. 1. We will have a storytime at 4 p.m., followed by the movie Coco at 5:30 p.m. If you’d like, bring your bag supper with you and eat while you enjoy the show.
A handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt. The drawing will be Nov. 15.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
The Surry Arts Council will be presenting “The Wizard of Oz,” Directed by Madeline Matanick, this weekend.
“This production is dedicated in loving memory to Betty Lynn, Mount Airy’s Kansas City girl who clicked her heels and followed her rainbow to Hollywood, Mayberry, and Mount Airy,” the arts council said of the production. Lynn, known across the nation as Thelma Lou from The Andy Griffith Show, died on Saturday
The play will open on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Andy Griffith Playhouse. Additional shows will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and the final show will be on Sunday at 3 p.m. This beloved tale, in which a Kansas farm girl travels over the rainbow to discover the magical power of home, has been entertaining audiences for generations.
When a tornado rips through Kansas, Dorothy and her dog Toto are whisked away in their house to the magical land of Oz. There they follow the yellow brick road towards the Emerald City to meet The Wizard, and along the way meet the Scarecrow, who needs a brain, the Tinman, who’s missing his heart, and the Cowardly Lion, who’s in search of courage. Together they meet The Wizard, who tasks the group with bringing him the broom of the Wicked Witch of the West, in order to earn his help and send Dorothy back home to Kansas.
The production features the classic songs, such as “Over the Rainbow,” “Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead),” “If I Only Had A Brain/Heart/The Nerve,” “We’re Off To See The Wizard (Follow The Yellow Brick Road),” “The Jitterbug,” and “The Merry Old Land of Oz.”
The production stars Cassidy Mills as Dorothy Gale, Aspen Jackson as Glinda/Aunt Em, Tom Beckom as Uncle Henry, Scott Carpenter as the Scarecrow/Hunk, David Timm as the Tinman/Hickory, Katelyn Gomez as the Cowardly Lion/Zelda, Amanda Barnard as the Wicked Witch of the West/Almira Gultch, and David Nielsen as The Wizard of Oz/Professor Marvel, with Jason Hoerter as the Winkie General, Corey Barr as Nikko, and Miss Mac Banfield as Toto.
Supporting the principal cast are Munchkins Alek Riggs, Anne Rachel Sheppard, Atticus Hawks, Brooke Nichols, Carleigh Jo Mills, Chloe Vinson, Claire Youell, Elijah Garcia, Ellie Kniskern, Isabell Hoerter, Jackie Delacruz, Juliet Barnard, Kaitlyn Holladay, Maddie Youell, Maggie Wallace, MaKenna Holladay, Makenna Wall, Morgan Shipley, Noelle Snow, and Remi DeVore, along with Winkies Cooper Mauck, Gregory Matthews, Maddie Youell, Noah Wilkes, and Thomas Holladay, Crows Casey Mitchell, Corey Barr, Django Burgess, and Walker York, Trees Ashley Mills, Molly Easter, Raegan Amos, and Tess Ramey, and Flying Monkeys Alek Riggs, Carleigh Jo Mills, Isabell Hoerter, and Juliet Barnard.
Acting as Ozians/ Poppies/ Ensemble are Abigail Gerber, Anne Rachel Sheppard, Ashley Mills, Ava Chrismon, Carline Williams, Casey Mitchell, Charlotte Banfield, Cooper Mauck, Corey Barr, Django Burgess, Elle Pomeroy, Emily Jones, Gregory Matthews, Hannah Hiatt, Jackie Delacruz, Jason Hoerter, Julia-Ann Banfield, Juliet Barnard, Kaitlyn Holladay, Kinston Nichols, LillyRuth Beck, Maddie Youell, Mae Danley, Michael Senter, Molly Easter, Morgan Shipley, Noah Wilkes, Raegan Amos, Remi DeVore, Sierra Nichols, Tess Ramey, Thomas Holladay, Walker York, and Zinnia Burgess.
Serving on the production team is Director Madeline Matanick, Music Director Jane Tesh, Technical Director and Choreographer Tyler Matanick, Stage Manager Emily Mauck, Assistant Stage Manager Melissa Venable, Assistant Director Jordan Dover, Dance Captains Julia-Ann Banfield and LillyRuth Beck, Lighting Designer Paul Denny, Props Master Katy Denny, Makeup Designer Susan Lawrence, Lighting Operator Patrick MacDaniel, and Backstage Hand Max Barnard, with Sound Effects by Chad Barnard at Falling Trees Recording Studio, and Costuming by Amanda Barnard, Madeline Matanick, and Shelby Coleman.
The Pit Orchestra consists of Jane Tesh and Teresa Martin on keyboard, Darrell Beck as conductor, Brady Reed on percussion, Pam Parker on flute, and Bobby Heller on clarinet/saxophone.
Masks are required for all audience members. For tickets or other information on the show, visit www.surryarts.org or call the Surry Arts Council at 336-786-7998.
Members of the Mountain View Gardeners Garden Club recently gathered at the William Alfred Moore House for the group’s fall meeting.
Those gathered enjoyed working on a fall pumpkin project at the meeting, hosted by Garden Club President Mary Planer and Brenda Jones of Cana-Mount Airy Florist.
Pictured are, from left, Brenda Jones of Cana-Mount Airy Florist, Elaine Harbour, Betty Wright, Judy Kirkman, club President Mary Planer, Mary Higgs, Joy Barlow, Tamra Thomas and club Treasurer Barbara Oliver. (Amanda Fretwell photo)
Elaine Harbour and Tamra Thomas enjoy creating their fall pumpkin craft. (Submitted photo)
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
Another Kind of Eden – James Lee Burke
When Ghosts Come Home – Wiley Cash
An Impossible Promise – Jude Deveraux and Tara Sheets
Enemy at the Gates – Vince Flynn
Send for Me – Lauren Fox
The Burning – Jonathan and Jesse Kellerman
19 Yellow Moon Road – Fern Michaels
Apples Never Fall – Liane Moriarty
The Jailhouse Lawyer – James Patterson and Nancy Allen
The Noise – James Patterson and JD Barker
Forgotten in Death – J.D. Robb
Spoils of the Dead – Dana Stabenow
Taken at Birth – Jane Blasio
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Afternoon Story Time for children in kindergarten through second grade; Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime, birth to preschool.
Hooked – Come join our crochet and knitting club, every Wednesday at 3 p.m. Bring your own yarn and make the group project or bring your own project to work on.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “The Night of the living Dead.” Due to running time, we will start at 6:15 p.m.
The Community Book Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book for October is “The Family Upstairs” by Lisa Jewell.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The book chosen for October is “A Rogue by Any Other Name” by Sarah MacLean. Copies are available at the desk.
Pretty Cool Pumpkin Decorating Contest – Bring in your decorated pumpkin (not carved) on Oct. 25. Votes will be cast all through the week with the winner announced during our Halloween party on Oct. 29.
Witches Brew With Witchy Poo – Join us on Friday, Oct. 29 at 4 p.m. for Halloween stories and refreshments. Wear your costume and come ready to have a spooky time. The winner of the Pretty Cool Pumpkin Decorating Contest will be announced during this time.
Gravity Falls Halloween Party – Join us on Friday, Oct. 29 from6p.m. to 8 p.m. for food, drinks, crafts and more. Feel free to dress up as your favorite Gravity Falls character.
A handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt. The drawing will be Nov. 15.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Moonlight School – Suzanne Woods Fisher
Night Bird Calling – Cathy Gohlke
The Third Grave – Lisa Jackson
Hell for Breakfast – William W. Johnstone
The Man With the Silver Saab – Alexander McCall Smith
The Bone Code – Kathy Reichs
Miriam’s Song – Jill Eileen Smith
The Robin’s Greeting – Wanda Brunstetter
A Distant Shore – Karen Kingsbury
How to Age Without Getting Old – Joyce Meyer
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Afternoon Story Time for children in kindergarten through second grade; Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Preschool Storytime, birth to preschool.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “The Night of the living Dead.” Due to running time, we will start at 6:15 p.m.
The Community Book Club meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book for October is “The Family Upstairs” by Lisa Jewell.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The book chosen for October is “A Rogue by Any Other Name” by Sarah MacLean. Copies are available at the desk.
A handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt.
The backpack winners in September were kindergarten – second grade, Zayden Gray; grades 3 through 5, Ella Glyn Hopkins; grades 6-8, Kinnzon Allen; and grades 9 – 12, Dalton Macemore.
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Senior Will Banfield has been named as one of roughly 16,000 semifinalists in the 2022 National Merit Scholarship Program. Formerly a Greyhound of North Surry High, Will is the son of Julia – Ann and David Banfield.
Reaching the semifinalist level is already an honor with the list having been culled from more than 1.5 million applicants. Semifinalists now will have an opportunity to continue in the competition for more than 7,500 National Merit Scholarships. Last year National Merit Scholarship Corporation awarded scholarships valued at about $39 million to students across the country.
To be considered for a Merit Scholarship award, semifinalists must fulfill several requirements to advance to the finalist level of the competition.
“A semifinalist must have an outstanding academic record throughout high school, be endorsed and recommended by a high school official, and write an essay,” the organization said in a written statement outlining the procedure.
To become a finalist, the semifinalist and a high school official must submit a detailed scholarship application, in which they provide information about the semifinalist’s academic record, participation in school and community activities, demonstrated leadership abilities, employment, and honors and awards received.
Those advancing to the finalist level will be notified in February. All National Merit Scholarship winners will be selected from this group of finalists. Merit Scholar designees are selected on the basis of their skills, accomplishments, and potential for success in rigorous college studies, without regard to gender, race, ethnic origin, or religious preference.
The festivities to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Surry County have successfully begun with the kickoff event Surry 250 in August, followed by the newly minted ‘Rediscover Rockford’ celebration in mid-September. With a slate of programs to continue the sestercentennial, plans for an upcoming bus tour of historical sites of Surry County have been changed.
An October outing to visit historical sites of interest in areas west of Dobson has been postponed to spring 2022. Nathan Walls, Assistant to the Surry County Manager, noted “recent Covid numbers are a cause for concern. On a bus, you’re sitting close to people and it really doesn’t allow for any social distancing.” Of concern to Walls also was the potential demographic makeup of these tours, which may have found large numbers of older or more vulnerable passengers in close proximity to one another.
The planned big bus tour of Surry County sites in October was to have included sites such as the Edwards-Franklin House, Flat Top Primitive Baptist Church, Kapp’s Mill and the Tuck House. Plans for this tour will be carried over into next year with Walls adding, “We will monitor the numbers and revisit the tours in the spring.”
Plans for additional bus tours of Surry County historical sites have already been mapped out for 2022. In April the plan is for the group to tour the areas around Elkin. The month of May will find the big bus jaunting around the sites of Mount Airy. Exploration of the Westfield area is the focus of the June tour. Currently, the final scheduled big bus tour is set for August with the tour taking in the historical sites of south-central Surry. October’s outing to Dobson has yet to be rescheduled.
Touring the historical sites of Surry County is not a new idea. Marion Venable with the Surry County Historical Society noted that similar tours were done in conjunction with the bicentennial celebration in 1976. “It always seems to be a real popular thing, for people to be able to go to a site, hear the story, really become part of the experience.”
Next on the Surry 250 calendar is the lecture series which begins on Nov. 28 with a talk on Surry County architecture. “The lecture series is being looked at on a case by case basis. At this time, the November event is a go,” said Walls.
The lecture series will also continue into 2022 with the January topic focusing on the area’s rich tradition of music. Continuing topics for the series will include Native American history in February, and natural heritage and history in March. May will break from form and look forward to the future of Surry County.
Additional information on the ongoing Surry 250 anniversary can be found on http://facebook.com/surry250 and www.surry250.com.
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Kids Are Gonna Ask – Gretchen Anthony
The Mystery of Mrs. Christie – Marie Benedict
The Only Good Indians – Stephen Graham Jones
Hope, Faith & a Corpse – Laura Jensen Walker
The Other Emily – Dean Koontz
No Way Out – Fern Michaels
The Berlin Shadow – Jonathan Lichtenstein
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Afternoon Story Time for children in kindergarten through second grade; Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Mixed Age Story Time, birth to preschool.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.” The Library Card Sign Up Month theme is “The Child” or Baby Yoda, so this month we will watch a classic from the 1970s.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The book chosen for September is “The Secret History of the Pink Carnation” by Lauren Willig. Copies are available at the desk.
A handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt.
National Voter Registration Day – Are you registered to vote? If not, come out to the library on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. and we will assist you with the process. #VOTEREADY?
Keep up with all events on our FaceBook pages, https://www.facebook.com/groups/fmapl and https://www.facebook.com/mtapublibrary or our website https://nwrlibrary.org/mountairy/
GREENVILLE, SC — JoAnna Stevens, a resident of State Road, has been named to the Bob Jones University Symphonic Wind Band. Stevens is a sophomore majoring in music.
The Symphonic Wind Band is BJU’s top-performing instrumental ensemble. Each year, performers audition by playing a group of excerpts taken from band literature or study etudes, scales, and sight reading unfamiliar music. Following that selection audition, a second audition is held for seating within the ensemble. The band is directed by Dr. Bruce Cox.
The band is noted for its refined performances of outstanding music. This year, the university family will have the opportunity to enjoy an outdoor concert at the Gazebo on Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. In case of inclement weather, the performance will be held in Stratton Hall.
Located in Greenville Bob Jones University provides a regionally accredited Christian liberal arts education purposely designed to inspire a lifelong pursuit of learning, loving and leading. BJU offers more than 100 undergraduate and graduate programs and more than 3,000 students.
At their regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, board members of Shoals Community Recreation Center recognized and honored one of its own members, Bobby Key.
Eddie Brown, president of the board of directors, spoke of Key’s involvement and presented the award.
Key, a life-long resident of Shoals Community, has served the community in many ways and especially in various leadership roles with Boy Scout Troop 561. As a former Boy Scout, Key has a passion for helping young people develop their abilities and grow into productive citizens.
For the past many years he has dedicated an enormous amount of time to guiding the members of Troop 561 through their Eagle Scout projects. Many of the Eagle projects have been directed to the improvement of Shoals Community Recreation Center. At least ten of these projects, ranging from building an iron walking bridge that spans a small stream at the center to construction of a substantial picnic shelter have provided wonderful and much needed additions to the Community Center and Shoals Community as a whole.
Without Key’s leadership abilities, mechanical talents and willingness to give of his personal time to help others, these projects would not have been possible.
While summer might be coming to a close, the Surry Arts Council Summer Concert Series is still going strong — with two shows set for this week, along with three additional musical shows for local residents and town visitors.
The concert series shows are set for Wednesday and Thursday.
On Wednesday, The Embers featuring Craig Woolard will be on stage at the Blackmon Amphitheatre with a show beginning at 7:30 p.m. The next night, Thursday, The Band of Oz will be in concert starting at 8 p.m. at the amphitheatre.
Tickets will be on sale at the gates one hour prior to the show. Dairy Center, Thirsty Souls Community Brewing, and Whit’s Frozen Custard will be on hand with concessions.
Those attending the shows at The Blackmon Amphitheatre are encouraged to take lounge or beach chairs or a blanket. For more information, visit www.surryarts.org
Three additional performances are slated for this week.
On Thursday, Leroy Mack McNees & Cullen’s Bridge Band will present “Bluegrass Mayberry Style,” beginning at 1 p.m. at the Andy Griffith Playhouse.
On Friday at the Historic Earle Theatre Tim White & Troublesome Hollow will be on stage beginning at 9:30 p.m.
Then on Saturday The Isaacs will be at the Historic Earle Theatre for a concert starting at 7:30 p.m.
For information on ticket sales, visit www.surryarts.org
New releases available at the Mount Airy Public Library:
The Newcomer by Mary Kay Andrews
The Last Manuscript by Cathy Bonidan
The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
The House on the Cerulean Sea by TJ Clune
Waiting for the Night Song by Julie Carrick Dalton
A Dance in Donegal by Jennifer Deibel
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd
Believe It: How to Go from Underestimated to Unstoppable by Jamie Kern Lima
Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics by Dolly Parton
The library story times are open for anyone who would like to come in and join us. Adults must wear a mask. Mondays at 4 p.m. Afternoon Story Time for children in kindergarten through second grade; Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., Toddler Time for children ages 2 and 3; Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Book Babies for children aged birth to 2 years old; Thursday at 11 a.m., Mixed Age Story Time, birth to preschool.
LACE Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The book chosen for September is “The Secret History of the Pink Carnation” by Lauren Willig. Copies are available at the desk.
Yoga returns on Saturday, Sept. 18 at 10:30 a.m.
Tai Chi has returned to the library. Join us each Friday at 10 a.m. This class is beneficial for those with limited mobility.
Classic Movie Monday returns on the last Monday of the month with “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope.” The Library Card Sign Up Month theme is “The Child” or Baby Yoda, so this month we will watch a classic from the 1970s.
LACE — Romance Readers Book Club meets on the last Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. The book chosen for September is “The Secret History of the Pink Carnation” by Lauren Willig. Copies are available at the desk.
Our Community Book Club will meet the fourth Wednesday of the month at 1 p.m. The book chosen for August is “When Time Stopped: A Memoir of My Father’s War and What Remains” by Ariana Neumann. Copies are available at the desk.
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month, if you do not already have a card, come on in and sign up for one. There will be lots of special events to help celebrate such as a storywalk, and a gingerbread man disguise contest. Come by the library to check them out.
We will have an indoor storywalk around the book “A Big Surprise for Little Card” by Charise Mericle Harper, which will be posted throughout the library. After the walk there will be a little surprise.
The Gingerbread Man is still trying to hide from the little old man and lady. Help him out by disguising him as your favorite book character. Gingerbread man template available at the library.
Coffee Mug ‘O Goodies – We haven’t forgotten about the adults we serve. Each time you check out books, enter to win a coffee mug with some library swag inside. We will also be giving away some tote bags.
Back to School Backpack Giveaway – The Friends of the Mount Airy Public Library is sponsoring a backpack giveaway. There is a backpack full of school supplies for each school level, (K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12). Check out a book to be eligible to enter. One entry per person per day. Drawing will be held Monday, Sept. 20. You need not be present to win.
The Friends of the Mount Airy Public Library is having a mini book sale during Mayberry Days. It will be on Thursday and Friday, the Sept. 23-24. Thursday hours are 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m., Friday hours are 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. The book sale will be out front in the courtyard.
A beautiful handmade quilt has been donated to the Northwestern Regional Library system by Carol McDowell to use as a raffle prize. We and our sister libraries will be selling raffle tickets one for $1 or 6 for $5. Proceeds will go toward the purchase of eBooks for the region. Tickets are available now, you can come by the library to purchase the tickets and see a picture of the quilt. The actual quilt will be on display during Mayberry Days.
National Voter Registration Day – Are you registered to vote? If not, come out to the library on Tuesday, Sept. 28, from 8:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. and we will assist you with the process. #VOTEREADY?
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