-The annual Fort Payne Kiwanis Club chili supper will be Dec. 1 from 4-7 at Fort Payne High School cafeteria. Tickets are $5.

-The DeKalb County Master Gardeners will meet Dec. 3 at 9:30 a.m. with wreath making and a luncheon at 11 a.m. Call 996-9735.

-The Collinsville Christmas parade will be Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. The grand marshals will be Mr. and Mrs. L.D. Dobbins.

-A bingo and soup supper will be Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. at the Hillbilly Saddle Club in Fyffe. All you can eat for $5. Call 623-3276.

-A winter fairy houses and hobbit hike will be Dec. 5 from noon until 3 p.m. at the JSU Little River Canyon Center. $10 per person and pre-registration is required. Call 782-5697.

-The DeKalb Republican Breakfast Club will meet Dec. 5 at 7:30 a.m. at Western Sizzlin. The guest speaker will be Tim Howe with guberinatorial candiate Bradley Byrne’s campaign.

-The 50th annual Rainsville Christmas Parade will be Dec. 5 at 1 p.m. Lineup starts at noon. The Rainsville Civitan Club will give out free hot chocolate and coffee before, during and after the parade at the Tom Bevill Enrichment Center.

-Christmas at the Opera House will be Dec. 6 at 2 p.m., featuring Carl “Critter” Orland, Lon Eldridge, Harold Dean Mitchell, Matthew Croxton, Judy Anderton and the Fort Payne First United Methodist Church choir.

-Friends of the Library will meet Dec. 7 at 3:30 p.m. at the DeKalb County Public Library. call 845-2671.

-A special reading of “The Polar Express” by Jeremy Dupree will be Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. at the little red caboose at the Fort Payne Depot Museum for children ages 5-8.

-The deadline to submit ballots for Farm Service Agency county committee elections in DeKalb County is Dec. 7. Cally 638-2181.

-The deadline to submit applications for benefits available under the USDA Livestock Forage Disaster Program is Dec. 10. Call 638-2181.

-The Fort Payne Christmas parade will be Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. Christmas in the Park begins at 4 p.m. at City Park.

-An organizational meeting of the Lookout Mountain Photography Club will be Dec. 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Mentone Inn.

-The Geraldine Christmas Parade will be Dec. 12 at 2 p.m. Lineup is at 1:30 p.m. DeKalb Probate Judge Ronnie Osborn is the grand marshal. Pictures with Santa to follow at the fire hall.

-A winter canyon hike will be Jan. 23 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at JSU Little River Canyon Center. $25 per person and pre-registration is required. Call 782-5697.

-A wilderness survival 101 class will be Jan. 23 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at JSU Little River Canyon Center. $20 for adults and $10 for children and students. Call 782-5697 to pre-register.

-A river rhythms family fun program: feeding winter wildlife will be Jan. 23 at 1 p.m. at JSU Little River Canyon Center. No fee, but pre-registration is encouraged by calling 782-5697.

-Climate Change: We can solve it program will be Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. at JSU Little River Canyon Center. No fee, but pre-registration is encouraged by calling 782-5697.

-The U.S. Census Bureau is hiring for the 2010 Census. The jobs are temporary and part-time with flexible evening and weekend hours. Call (866)861-2010 or visit 2010censusjobs.gov.

-The DeKalb County Genealogical Society is offering “The Heritage of DeKalb County, AL, Vol. II” for $64.80 at the DeKalb County Library.

-“All I want for Christmas is a CURE” T-shirts are on sale now for $10. Proceeds benefit the American Cancer Society. Order deadline is Oct. 23. Call 609-8482.

-The Humane Society of DeKalb County has spay and neuter vouchers for dogs more than 40 pounds for qualified families. Call 845-9463.

-Fair Tax DeKalb meets each fourth Monday at Golden Rule Barbecue in Fort Payne. Call 844-8484.

-Diabetic classes will be the third Thursday of each month from 3-5 p.m. in the overflow dining room of DeKalb Regional Medical Center. Call 997-2587.

-The North Sand Mountain Farmer’s Market will continue to be open each Saturday through October. Rain or shine. Call 657-7247 for more info.

-The Northeast Alabama Numismatic Society of coin and currency collectors meets each Monday at 6 p.m. at Ryan’s in Fort Payne. Call 630-3201.

-DeKalb Singles meet each Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Blake Community Center. Call 659-5794, 997-2915 or (706) 657-4623.

-DeKalb Singles meet every 4th Saturday for a dance at the Blake Community Center from 7p.m. to 11p.m. Admission is $5 with free refreshments. 18+ only. Non-smoking and non-drinking. Call 659-5794, 997-2915 or (706) 657-4623.

-Senior bingo will be the third Wednesday of each month at 9 a.m. at Wills Valley Recreation Center.

-New home school academic enrichment program is starting in the fall. Students from any church cover are welcome. Call 635-0081 or 630-2201.

-Free diabetic and blood pressure clinic will be open on the second Tuesday of each month at 2:30 p.m. at 917 Godfrey Ave. S. Call 845-7955.

-Free Spanish lessons are offered each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Fyffe United Methodist Church.

-P.A.L.S. will meet the first Thursday of the month at 7 p.m. at Western Sizzlin’s Phoenix Room Call 899-3720.

-The Lord’s Table Food Bank will be the last Saturday of each month at Locklear Manufacturing off of Airport Road. Call 845-2015.

-Relatives as Parents support group will meet every 3rd Thursday of the month at the Tom Bevill Enrichment Center. The meeting is a free service to the public. Call 845-8595.

-The Humane/Society Animal Resources of DeKalb has a grant to help those in financial need to have their pets spayed or neutered. Call 845-9463.

-Fort Payne and DeKalb County school boards are continuing the Child Find Program that locates, identifies and evaluates children with disabilities. If you know of any student, age birth through 21, in need of special education services, call 845-0915 or 638-4131.

-The History of World War II is on sale at the Rainsville Public Library for $50 per copy.

-Join the Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama Alumni Association for free by calling 800-734-4541 ext. 127 or visiting www.girlscoutsnca.org/alumni.php.

-Emotional Healing small group will meet every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at Fyffe Church of God Life Center at 7 p.m. with free material by Joyce Meyers. Call 623-3822.

-AlaCare Home Health and Hospice is looking for volunteers to help with Hospice patients in the DeKalb County area. If interested, call Nicole Simmons at (256) 638-7957.

-“Make April 15 just another spring day.” DeKalb County Supporters of Fair Tax meets every fourth Monday at Golden Rule beginning at 6 p.m. Log onto fairtaxdekalb.com.

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