Church events

Pacolet Road Baptist Church will have a youth rally on Saturday, Aug. 23, at 6 p.m. The Rev. Ray Martin will be the speaker. Youths from all churches are welcome to attend.

Fund raisers

The Cherokee County Junior Woman's Club will have its annual fundraising yard sale on Saturday, Aug. 23, from 7-11 a.m. at Alma Elementary School.

The Senior Centers of Cherokee County will have a yard sale Friday, Aug. 22, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 23, from 7-10 a.m. at the Gaffney Senior Center, 499 W. Rutledge Ave. Proceeds will go to the Blacksburg Senior Center Renovation Fund. New items will be for sale that would make great gifts. For more information, call 487-2725.

Soccer registration

Upward Soccer for girls and boys ages K-12 will begin practice and games in September at New Hope Baptist Church, Hwy. 198, (Blacksburg Highway) in Earl, N.C. Deadline for registration is Wednesday, Aug. 27, from 4-6 p.m. Every child will play, every child will learn, and every child will be a winner. Cost is $65 (scholarships available). For information or mail-in registration forms, call Travis Laflin, 704-487-6726, or Marvin Morrison, 704-692-1870.

Meetings

Moses Wood Camp Sons of Confederate Veterans will meet Thursday, Aug. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Antioch Community Center. Food will be available from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Speaker will be Don McKay whose topic will be "Reconstruction." The meeting will be held in conjunction with a fundraiser for the camp. All members are urged to attend and the public is invited.

Blacksburg VFW Post 4941 and its Ladies Auxiliary will meet Tuesday, Aug. 26, at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served after the meeting. All post and auxiliary members are urged to attend.

The Upstate S.C. American Christian Writers group will meet Saturday, Aug. 23, at 2:30 p.m. at Anderson County Library. The guest speaker, Linda Gilden, has published six books and hundreds of articles, fillers and short plays. The meeting is free and anyone interested in writing is invited to attend. For more information call 864/226-7024 or email elvamartinmiistries@ charter.net.

Family reunions

The annual Morris reunion will be held Sunday, Aug. 24, at Mesopotamia Methodist Church social hall with dinner at 1 p.m. Bring a picnic lunch.