WHAT'S UP

Fund raisers

The Hejaz Sportsmen Unit will sponsor a hash sale today, May 21, beginning at noon. Hash is $5 per pint and will be sold at the Cherokee Shrine Club on Shrine Club Road.

Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department will be selling barbecue and hash on Memorial Day, May 26, at the main station and substation, starting at 8 a.m. and continuing until sold out. Pints of barbecue, hash, and barbecue slaw are $7 each; or 3 pints for $20 The main station is at 137 Blackwell Road (839-4500) and the substation is at 1136 N. Mountain St. (839-4551).

The American Red Cross, 405 N. Logan St., will have a yard sale for charity Friday, May 23, from noon until 4 p.m. and Saturday, May 24, from 8 a.m until noon. There will be lots of great items for sale. All proceeds will go to support the purchase of disaster supplies for seniors and the under-served in Cherokee County.

The Covington family will have a yard sale Saturday, May 24, from 7 a.m. until at Bethel CME Church, 106 S. Academy St., Blacksburg. The yard sale is being held to support Student Ambassador Amanda McCluney of Blacksburg High School for her People to People tour of Europe June 7-27. There will be clothes, shoes, handbags, books, housewares, etc. for sale.

Church news

Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, 509 Cherokee Falls Road, will have its annual homecoming Sunday, June 1. Bring a well-filled basket of food to share.

The Mass Choir of Mt. Sinai Missionary Baptist Church will sponsor a gospel Fest on Sunday, May 25, at 4 p.m.

Cherokee Falls Baptist Church, 109 School St., Cherokee Falls, will have a singing Sunday, May 25, at 6 p.m.

Family Day will be held Sunday, May 25, at White Plains Baptist Church during the regular morning services. The Rev. John E. Wilkins, associate minister of Philadelphia Baptist Church, will be the speaker.

The Singing Echoes will present an outdoor concert Sunday, May 25, at 2 p.m. at Blue Branch Baptist Church, 1703 Pacolet Hwy.

White Plains Baptist Church will have a "Tailgate for Christ," Saturday, May 24, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. in the church parking lot. Various foods will be sold and there will be gospel entertainment. For more information, call 487-4387, 488-9716 or 387- 3343.

The Missionary Society of Allen Temple CME Church will have its anual program, "The Rainbow Rally," Sunday, May 25, at 3:30 p.m. Guest speaker will be Annie Littlejohn, associate minister of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Gaffney.

A special dedication service will be held Sunday, May 25, at 4 p.m. at White Plains Baptist Church. The Rev. James Patton Jr., pastor, will deliver the message.