Community events
Jefferson Baptist Church, 179 Pine St., Jefferson, is offering monthly support group meetings for friends and relatives of those who suffer from substance abuse of any kind. The next meeting will be held at 7 p.m. today in the church basement. The meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at the same time. At this meeting people can talk to others who are struggling with how to deal with their loves ones who are addicted to alcohol or drugs. For more information, call Cheri at 724-883-3630.
Cornerstone Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. today in the log courthouse on Greene Street. Judge Farley Toothman, who is the 23rd serving judge of Greene County, will be the speaker. He will present a talk on Necrology of the Greene County Bar and Bench. The public is welcome.
The Warrior Trail Association will hold its August meeting at the Warrior Trail Headquarters in Fordyce at 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Erin Morgan from California University will make a presentation on archeological work she has been doing at the Campbell Farms site. This will be a covered-dish dinner meeting. The Warrior Trail Association will provide the main course. For more information call Llew Williams at 703-434-4158.This presentation is free and open to the public.
A pancake breakfast and car wash will be held from 7 to 11 a.m. Saturday at the Rogersville fire hall. Proceeds will benefit the Center Township Volunteer Fire Department and its auxiliary. For more information, call 724-499-5385.
The family of Frank and Jennie Throckmorton Breese will hold a reunion beginning at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Center Township Park in Rogersville. The covered pavilion has been reserved and a playground will be provided for kids. Bring food, table service and old photos. Any questions, call Sue Clutter at 724-428-3615.
Greene County Veterans Affairs will hold a veterans’ outreach at 10 a.m. Aug. 27 in the Mt. Morris Senior Center. Veterans can make an appointment or stop by to learn about services, including pension, compensation, disability, health care, life insurance, funeral and burial claims and retroactive benefits, said Dalene Watson, office director. For information, call at 724-852-5275.