FUTURE EVENTS

Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Coonskin Park Clubhouse Oak Room. The agenda is available at the park office. Call 341-8000 for information.

Kanawha United Presbyterian Church will sponsor its next Kanawha Forum at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 1009 Virginia St. E. Admission is free. Luncheons are $10 and by pre-paid reservations only. The program will feature a piano quintet with Maryrose Nair, piano; Jenny Morris, oboe; Robert Turizziani, clarinet; Marsha Palmer, horn; and Michael Bevers, bassoon. The menu is corn and crab chowder, spinach and feta cheese salad, sweet potato biscuits, grape salad with a twist.

SOAR, Retired Steelworkers, Local 5668 will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the local hall. Election of officers will be held. Bring a covered dish. All retirees and spouses are welcome. For information, call Arol Squires at 273-2877 or Larry LaCorte at 273-358.

MountainHeart Child Care Services will offer professional development sessions Wednesday at the Fayette County Department of Health and Human Resources, Oak Hill. Topics are "Is the Next Pulitzer Prize Writer with You?" from 10 a.m. to noon and "Journey of Change" from 1 to 3 p.m.  Pre-registration is required. Call 1-866-872-9204 or 372-9700.

American Red Cross will sponsor blood drives from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Sissonville High School, 6301 Sissonville Drive; and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 15 Scott Lane, Scott Depot.

Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Commission will meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Coonskin Park Clubhouse Oak Room. The agenda is available at the park office. Call 341-8000 for information.

Kanawha United Presbyterian Church will sponsor its next Kanawha Forum at 12:05 p.m. Wednesday at the church, 1009 Virginia St. E. Admission is free. Luncheons are $10 and by pre-paid reservations only. The program will feature a piano quintet with Maryrose Nair, piano; Jenny Morris, oboe; Robert Turizziani, clarinet; Marsha Palmer, horn; and Michael Bevers, bassoon. The menu is corn and crab chowder, spinach and feta cheese salad, sweet potato biscuits, grape salad with a twist.

SOAR, Retired Steelworkers, Local 5668 will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the local hall. Election of officers will be held. Bring a covered dish. All retirees and spouses are welcome. For information, call Arol Squires at 273-2877 or Larry LaCorte at 273-358.

MountainHeart Child Care Services will offer professional development sessions Wednesday at the Fayette County Department of Health and Human Resources, Oak Hill. Topics are "Is the Next Pulitzer Prize Writer with You?" from 10 a.m. to noon and "Journey of Change" from 1 to 3 p.m.  Pre-registration is required. Call 1-866-872-9204 or 372-9700.

American Red Cross will sponsor blood drives from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Sissonville High School, 6301 Sissonville Drive; and from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Oct. 18 at Good Shepherd Baptist Church, 15 Scott Lane, Scott Depot.