Card Showers

PATRIOT — Barbara Knapp will celebrate her 80th birthday on November 15, 2011. Cards can be sent to: Barbara (Barbie) Knapp, 911 Gage Road, Patriot, Ohio 45658.

GALLIPOLIS — Pauline Boster Bartels will celebrate her 87th birthday on Oct. 23, 2011. Cards may be 6 Airport Road, Gallipolis, Ohio 45631.

Events

Tuesday, Oct. 25

GALLIPOLIS — The Gallia County Veterans Service Commission will meet at 4 p.m.

GALLIPOLIS — Free costume jewelry workshop, 6-8 p.m., Ohio Valley Christian School, presented by Wanda Willis. To register, contact Connie Bradbury at Gallia-Vinton ESC, (740) 245-0593 or by email at 90_cbradbury@seovec.org.

Thursday, Oct. 27

GALLIPOLIS — French 500 Free Clinic, 1-4 p.m., 258 Pinecrest Drive, off of Jackson Pike. The clinic was organized to serve the uninsured residents of Gallia County, age 18 and over.

Friday, Oct. 28

GALLIPOLIS — Halloween party, 7-11 p.m., VFW Post 4464. Will include karaoke, a costume contest and supper. Open to all veterans.

Saturday, Oct. 29

GALLIPOLIS — Free dance class, 1 p.m., Ohio River Dance, 59 Court Street. For more information, call (740) 612-0175 or (740) 367-7893.

Tuesday, Nov. 1

GALLIPOLIS — Holzer Clinic and Holzer Medical Center retirees lunch, 12 p.m., Golden Corral.

Thursday, Nov. 3

RIO GRANDE — The Gallia-Jackson-Vinton Joint Vocational School District will hold its annual Advisory Committee meeting, with dinner beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the cafeteria on the Buckeye Hills campus.

Monday, Nov. 7

GALLIPOLIS — Gallipolis Neighborhood Watch meeting, 6:30 p.m., Bossard Memorial Library.