To place an event in the Community Calendar, email: beth.key@harlandaily.com or drop a written copy of the announcement by our office at 1275 North 25th Street, Middlesboro. Announcements will not be accepted by phone and should be submitted no later than four business days before the event. If received in time, it will be published one or two days before the event. Announcements are also available to view at www.middlesboronews.com. For more details, call 606-909-4145.

The Bell County Board of Education will be participating in the SUMMER FEEDING PROGRAM June 11-July 20. For more information, contact Regina Collett, food service director, at 606-337-7051 ext. 127.

JUNE 2-8

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL at Mt. Gilead Missionary Baptist Church will begin with “Game On’ kick off at 6 p.m. on June 2. VBS will be held June 3 at 6 p.m.; June 4-7 at 7 p.m.; and June 8 (commencement and cookout) at 6 p.m.

JUNE 2

There will be a Friends of the Shelter GARAGE SALE on June 2 at 2522 Cumberland Avenue (in the alley behind the house).

A bridge DEDICATION ceremony will be held in memory of firefighter T. Rodney Collett at 11 a.m. on June 2 at the junction of Hwy. 66 and Hwy. 2011 in Beverly. Following the ceremony a fundraising kickoff dinner for the Red Bird Volunteer Fire Department will be held at Red Bird Mission Senior Citizen Center on Hwy 2011. Dinners are $7 and include slow roasted pulled pork, sides, desserts and drinks. Donations are greatly appreciated.

The annual Middlesboro High School Touchdown Club YARD SALE will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 2 at the school. Proceeds go toward football camp.

“Love Makes A Home: The Life of Rebecca Boone,” a play by Kiesa Kay, will be presented at 8 p.m. on June 9 at Cumberland Gap National Historical Park. The play features the acting of Patti Louise Smith, and historically authentic tunes played by renowned old-time fiddler Bruce Greene.

The annual ART EXTRAVAGANZA FESTIVAL, hosted by the Cumberland Gap Artists Co-op, will be held from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on June 2 in Cumberland Gap (521 Colwyn Avenue) featuring Appalachian art and crafts from the Tri-State area with food, music and wine tasting by the Seven Springs Winery. No charge for admission. Everyone is welcome.

JUNE 4-8

The Children’s SUMMER PROGRAM at the Harrogate Book Station will be held from 9 a.m. to noon June 4-8 featuring Marcel the Magician, park ranger, Zoo Knoxville and a fire truck. There will also be crafts, snacks and more.

JUNE 4

Cumberland Chapter No. 170 of the Order of the Eastern Star will hold their monthly meeting on June 4 at the Masonic Lodge Hall located on Dr. Thomas Walker Road, one mile west of Rose Hill, Virginia. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 7:30 p.m.

MONDAYS R MURDER Book Club will meet at 10 a.m. on Mondays at the Middlesboro-Bell County Public Library. The schedule includes: June 4, The Butterfly Sister by Amy Gail Hansen. To register, call the library at 606-248-4812.

JUNE 5

The Bell County Extension Service will host TRY IT Tuesday at 1 p.m. on June 5. To register, call 606-337-2376.

JUNE 6

The Bell County HOMEMAKER COUNCIL will meet at 10 a.m. on June 6 at the Extension Office.

JUNE 7

The annual Genealogy JAMBOREE and Pioneer Day will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 7 in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee.

BEE FRIENDS, a local beekeeping group, will meet at 6:30 p.m. on June 7 in room 111 at Walter State University in New Tazewell, Tennessee. Howard Kerr will be the speaker. All are welcome — you do not need to be a beekeeper to attend. Free coffee and dessert will be available.For more information, contact Jay at 423-268-4785.

The Middlesboro Board of Education will have a special board meeting at noon on June 7 at the Middlesboro Board of Education, 220 North 20th Street, Middlesboro.

JUNE 8

Martin’s Station Masonic Lodge No. 188, located on Dr. Thomas Walker Road west of Rose Hill, Virgina, will have a FISH & CHICKEN DINNER on June 8 from 4 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Menu will be fish or chicken tenders, fries, baked beans, slaw, hushpuppies, dessert and drinks. The cost is $8, age 6-12; $6. Carry out available. Proceeds will benefit the lodge’s Scholarship & Benevolence Fund.

JUNE 8-9

Mountain Harmony Baptist Church, located at 819 Raccoon Valley Road NE in Haiskell, Tennessee, will have a YARD SALE from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 8-9. There are also vendor booth spaces to rent. For more information, call 454-4408, leave a message.

JUNE 10

There will be a family REUNION for descendents of James W. Seal (Seals) and first wife, Emily Byrd Seal beginning at 11 a.m. on June 10 at Tazewell Municipal Park, located on Richardson Road in Tazewell. A potluck meal will be served around 1 p.m. All relatives and friends are invited to attend and bring a covered dish and drink along with old photos and family history to share. For more information, contact Margaret (Seals) Bul at 423-626-3075, Becky (Seals) Brummitt at 423-566-1211. Kathrine (Cook) King at 423-581-9550, Kathy (Seals) Estep at 423-626-9714 or Bobbie Seals at 423-489-4549.

JUNE 11

Martin’s Station Masonic Lodge No. 188, A.F. & A.M., located on Dr. Thomas Walker Road, one mile west of Rose Hill, Virginia, will have their Stated Communication on June 11. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting is at 7:30 p.m. Members and visiting brethren are encouraged to attend.

JUNE 18

The Middlesboro Board of Education will have a special board meeting at noon on June 18 at the Middlesboro Board of Education, 220 North 20th Street, Middlesboro.

TODAY-JUNE 30

In honor of Adopt-A-Shelter Cat Month, the Bell County Animal Shelter is offering half price fees for cat and kitten adoption in June. The fee is $35 and includes spay or neuter, vet check and first round of shots. The Friends of the Bell County Animal Shelter (FOS) will pay the other $35.

SEPT. 8

The Bell County RELAY FOR LIFE will be held Sept. 8 at the Middlesboro City Hall parking lot. Register online at www.relayforlife.orge/bellky. For more information, contact Melissa Ramsey at 865-585-1071 or mramsey@arh.org.

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GED classes are being offered to anyone 19 years or older. Improve your reading, writing and mathematical skills and study to receive your GED. For more information, contact the following: Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Middlesboro campus at 606-248-3175, Bell County Council on Literacy at 606-248-2014 or the Pineville Learning Center at 606-337-3044.

VOLUNTEERS are needed for the Kentucky Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (Cumberland Valley District) to read a while, play a game of checkers, discuss the day’s events, reminisce or just sit and watch TV with a local senior. If you currently visit someone in a long term care facility or would like to become involved, contact Arlene Gibson at 606-864-7391 ext. 119.

VOLUNTEERS are sought at the Middlesboro Senior Citizens Center for activity assistants, answering the phone, welcoming seniors and visitors, filing, crafting, historians, entertainment, instructors in tai chi, other forms of senior exercise and a variety of educational topics for seniors. For more information, call 606-248-2990 or stop by the center.

Free saliva-based drug testing kits are provided and sponsored through UNITE and Stand in the Gap Coalition (SIGCO). Give Me a Reason (GMAR) is designed for parents/guardians to use to talk with their children and randomly test them, which gives them a reason to say no when tempted or offered drugs. Kits can be obtained at 44 different distribution points (DP) throughout the Tri-State area and at the SIGCO office, located at 502 Pennlyn Avenue in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee. For more information, contact the SIGCO office at 423-300-1302. To pick up a kit, stop by on Mondays from 1 to 5:30 p.m.

The American RED CROSS is seeking volunteers with flexible schedules to respond to single and multi-family home fires in the Lake Cumberland service area which includes Casey, Adair, Cumberland, Clinton, Russell, Pulaski, Wayne, McCreary, Whitley, Laurel, Clay, Knox, Bell and Harlan counties. Red Cross Disaster Action Team (DAT) volunteers respond to assist families with shelter, support and access to basic needs immediately following a home fire – often arriving on scene even as the fire is still burning. Volunteers may apply online by visiting http://www.redcross.org/volunteer or by contacting Chapter Executive Terry Burkhart at 859-253-1331 or terry.burkhart@redcross.org.

The Lighthouse HOMELESS SHELTER, located at 117 South Pine Street in Pineville, is open seven days a week. For more information, call 606-337-9736.

Kentucky JOB CORPS, located in Prestonsburg, is open to motivated, young people ages 16-24 meeting the federal income guidelines. The program offers career training, high school and college courses, job search assistance, housing and medical benefits. For more information, contact Cynthia Bohon at 606-433-5336 (office), 606-224-1722 (cell) or Bohon.Cynthia@jobcorps.org.

Lighthouse Lifeline of Bell County non-residential SUPPORT GROUPS are held at the Lighthouse Mission Center, located at 3609 Hwy. 119 in Pineville. For more information, contact Sharon Teaney at 606-269-2187 or Ules Baker at 606-670-1949. Men’s and women’s support groups meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, and at 1 p.m. on Thursdays. Youth support groups (ages 10-18) meet from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.

Lighthouse RAY OF HOPE Children’s Advocacy Center, located at 3619 Hwy. 119 in Pineville, is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Tuesdays, and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesdays and Thursdays. For information, call 606-337-9955.

The “Something Different” NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS group meets at 7 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays at the First Christian Church of Middlesboro, located at 2130 Cumberland Avenue. Meetings are open.

Lighthouse Mission Center, located at 3609 Hwy. 119 in Pineville, will have FOOD GIVEAWAYS at 11:30 a.m. on the third and fourth Tuesday of each month. Emergency food boxes are available from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. For more information, call 606-337-1834.

A military SUPPORT GROUP for all active, separated or any former military men or women meets at 6:30 p.m. each first and third Monday of the month at the Middlesboro National Guard Armory, located on 30th Street. If you face financial, relationship, criminal, adjustment, substance abuse or other problems, this is for you.

GED CLASSES will be held on Tuesdays from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Lighthouse Career Training Center, located at 980 Old Bell High Road off of U.S. 119 in Pineville. For more information, call 606-337-9955.

Benchmark Family Services, serving Bell, Harlan, Clay, Knox, Laurel and Whitley counties, invites you to become a FOSTER PARENT. Free orientation classes are held from 5-6 p.m. on any Tuesday. For more information, call 606-526-6992 or toll free at 866-526-6992.

Applications are available for the Lighthouse MEDICAL CLINIC, located at 3619 Hwy. 119 in Pineville, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Visits are by appointment only. For more information, call 606-337-9955.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS will meet at the Living Clean Group Wallsend Community Room in Pineville. Meetings begin at 6 p.m. on Mondays; at noon on Wednesdays, closed for addicts only; and at 3 p.m. on Saturdays. For more information, call 606-499-0238 or 606-302-6972.

Narconon is reminding families that the use of addicting drugs is on the rise. Take steps to PROTECT YOUR FAMILY FROM DRUG USE. If you know anyone who is struggling get them the help they need. For a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all drugs, call 800-431-1754 or visit DrugAbuseSolution.com. Narconon also offers free screenings and referrals. The Children’s SUMMER PROGRAM at the Harrogate Book Station will be held from 9 a.m. to noon June 4-8 featuring Marcel the Magician, park ranger, Zoo Knoxville and a fire truck. There will also be crafts, snacks and more.