Aug. 1

The Hartselle Area Chamber of Commerce will have a Total Resource Campaign meeting for lunch Thur., Aug. 1, at noon.

The Hartselle Area Chamber of Commerce will have Thursday Scoops each Thursday during August from 2 to 2:30 p.m.

The City of Hartselle will host the Morgan County Mayor/Clerk/ Commissioner monthly dinner meeting on Thur., Aug. 1, at 6:30 p.m. at the Freight House Restaurant on Railroad Street in Hartselle.

Aug. 2 & 3

The College Street Players present Disney’s The AristoCats Kids, directed by Kathy Manning and Jenny Faulk. There will be three shows of this production at the Hartselle Fine Arts Center, one show Fri., Aug. 2, at 7 p.m. and two shows Sat., Aug. 3, at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Adult tickets are $10 and senior/student tickets are $8. Tickets are available at the HFAC.

Aug. 3

The 79th annual Sandlin family reunion will be Sat., Aug. 3, at 10 a.m. at the Fort Decatur Recreation Center Gym, located at 610 Fourth St. in Decatur. Anyone with the last name of Sandlin, or related to the Sandlin family is welcome. A covered dish meal will be served at noon. For more information, contact Patsy (Sandlin) Medlock at 205-995-7988 or patsymetlopcki @bellsouth.net.

A community reunion involving Lawrence Cove, Greasy Cove and Rock Creek will be held at Harmony Church on Sat., Aug. 3 . from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring a covered dish.

The Hartselle High School football team and cheerleaders will have picture day Aug. 3 at 8 a.m.

Aug. 3-4

The new auditorium at Hartselle High School will be the venue for two legends of music concerts Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 3-4.

The Saturday Night Legends Concert will be at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. The Sunday God and Country Concert will be at 2 p.m. There is no charge and no ticket is needed.

Sunday’s program will consist of favorite gospel and patriotic songs including “How Great Thou Art” and “America The Beautiful.” All veterans will be honored with a special certificate.

For more information, call the Chamber of Commerce at 800-294-0692 or Jay Lawrence at 256-345-6267

Aug. 5

The Depot Days Festival Committee will meet Aug. 5 at 8 a.m.

Aug. 6

Danville High School seniors and juniors will pick up their class schedules and purchase lockers and parking spaces at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively.

Aug. 7

Danville High School sophomores and freshmen will pick up their class schedules and purchase lockers and parking spaces at 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. respectively.

Aug. 8

Hartselle Parks and Recreation will host the movie “Harry and the Hendersons” in Sparkman Park, Pavilion 4, at dusk for free. Just bring a lawn chair and snacks, or purchase from concessions. For more information, call Sparkman Civic Center at 256-773-2581.

A Total Resource Campaign meeting for the Hartselle Area Chamber of Commerce will be Aug. 8 at noon.

The Morgan/Lawrence County Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a blood drive in the conference room of Summerford Nursing Home in Falkville, Thur., Aug. 8, from 1 to 5 p.m.

Donors can schedule an appointment or get additional information at www.redcrossblood.org or Teresa Bush at 256-990-0830.

Cullman Regional Medical Center’s Women First & SeniorChoice Programs will offer a lunch and learn seminar entitled “What Did He Say? How to Commun-icate Effectively With Your Healthcare Pro-vider” Thur., Aug. 8, in CRMC’s Col. Cullman Room in the Community Education Center in Professional Office Building 2. Lori Mc-Grath, DNP, CRNP, director of case management, nurse navigation and palliative care at CRMC, will discuss what patients should bring to each visit with a healthcare provider, how to communicate and make the most of a visit. Registration begins at 11 a.m., followed by lunch and the seminar from 11:30 a.m. until 1 pm. Cost is $5 for WomenFirst & Senior Choice members and $8 for others. For more information, log on to

www.crmchospital.com or call 256-737-2600.

Aug. 14

Hartselle Chamber will meet at Sedona’s Steak House at noon.

The Depot Days Festival Committee will meet Aug. 14 at 8 a.m.

The Hartselle Area Chamber of Commerce will have an ambassador meeting at Sedona Steakhouse Aug. 14 at 11:30 a.m.

Aug. 15

The MCHS Class of 1959 will have its fourth annual “Meet ‘n eat” Thur., Aug. 15, at 6 p.m. at Sedona Steakhouse. All class members, spouses, and/or guests are invited. For more information or to RSVP, contact Maxine at 256-773-4978 or Linda at 256-560-0071 so the restaurant will have adequate servers.

Aug. 25

Borden Reunion, Aug. 25, at 11 a.m. at the West Morgan Park, off Iron Man Road, Hartselle.

Bring a covered dish. For more information, call Colleen Soul at 256-773-3496, or Burse and Ida Borden at 256-773-2569.

Aug. 28

The Depot Days Festival Committee will meet Aug. 28 at 8 a.m.

Aug. 29

The Total Resource Committee will have ameeting at lunch at noon.

Sept. 11

Hartselle Chamber will meet at Sedona’s Steak House at noon.

Recreation will host the movie ”The Goonies” in Sparkman Park Pavilion 4, at dusk for free. Just bring a lawn chair and snacks, concession will be available also. For more information, contact Sparkman Civic Center at 256-773-2581.

Oct. 3

Hartselle Parks and Recreation will host the movie “Ghostbusters” in Sparkman Park’s Pavilion 4, at dusk for free. This is the series finale. For more information, contact the civic center at 256-773-2581.

All month

The Hartselle Hope AL-Anon Family Group, located at 527 Sparkman St. in Hartselle, meets Mondays at 8 p.m., Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., Wednesdays at noon and 8 p.m., Thursdays at 5:30 p.m., Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. The Ala-Teen Family Group meets Fridays at 7 p.m. For more information, call 1-888-425-0775.

AARP Chapter 1831 meets the first Tuesday of every month except July, at the Christ Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, located 721 Pickens St. SW in Hartselle, at 10 a.m.

Dale Serrano Studio of Performing Arts: Once again, Dale Serrano Studio of Performing Arts of Birmingham will be instructing ballet, tap, jazz and hip hop to boys and girls ages 2 1/2 through adult. Classes will be Tuesday afternoons. The monthly fee is $50. For more information, call 205-822-6378 or visit their website at www.daleserranodance.com.

Weight Watcher classes meet on Monday nights at 5:30 p.m. For more information, contact Tammy Carpenter at 256-347-7457 or visit the website at www.weightwatchers.com.

Aerobics classes are held every Tuesday and Thursday at the Sparkman Civic Center, at 8 a.m. This class is taught by Mellonie Chappell and is for all ages. It’s the perfect opportunity to lose a few pounds and gain new friends at the same time. The fee is $25 per month or $10 per visit. The first class is free.

Senior Nutrition Center: Are you age 60 or older and think you would enjoy mystery trips, monthly birthday parties, hymn book singing, puzzles, card games, listening to live performances of country legend songs and more? Then the Hartselle Senior Center is the place for you! Along with these fun filled activities, a nutritious meal is also served. The suggested daily donation is $1.25. If you would like to attend and don’t have transportation, a bus is available to pick you up and take you home again for a suggested fee of $1 each way. For more information call 256-773-0786.

The Hartselle Civitan Club meets the first and third Monday at 6 p.m. in Sparkman Civic Center Room 10. The club works with Civitan International to support and work with people in our community with mental and physical disabilities. They also support the Civitan International Research Center in Birmingham. Civitan is the only civic club with a research center. Hartselle Civitan Club was responsible for starting the Special Needs Accessible Playground located directly behind the Sparkman Civic Center. Along with Woodmen of the World, they also do the Avenue of Flags along U.S. 31 in Hartselle. For more information, contact secretary Rita Sims at 256-773-5904.

Priceville Palace hosts a Big Band Swing with the Sophisticated Swingers on the first Friday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Every Saturday night Glenn Wood and the Crosscut Band is featured. A free couples dance class is held on the first and third Saturdays from 6 to 7 p.m. You do not have to have a partner to participate. For more information, call 256-353-4362.

All mothers of active duty reserve or honorably discharged military service members are invited to attend monthly meetings of Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. The Morgan County Chapter meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at East Highland Baptist Church in Hartselle.

The Hartselle Chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets Mondays at 8 p.m.; Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m.; Wednesdays at noon and 8 p.m.; Thursdays at 5:30 p.m.; Fridays at 7 p.m. and Saturdays at 7 p.m. The Friday meeting is a smoking meeting. The meetings take place at 527 South Sparkman Street. Call 773-3031 for information.

A “North Alabama Board Gamers” group is forming. You can join the group or just get more information online at www.meetup.com/NorthAlabamaBoardgamers.

TOPS – Interested in learning how to lose weight? Join Taking Off Pounds Sensibly (TOPS.) every Monday at 3 p.m. at First Christian Church, Hartselle. For more information, contact Doris Chapman 773-9358

The VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 2214 hosts a dance every Tuesday from 7-10 p.m. at 112 Veterans Drive in Cullman with the “Always Country Band” featuring Jerrold Burns from Country Boy Eddie’s Band. Admission is $4. For information, call 796-9111.

Hartselle Kiwanis Club meets the first and third Tuesday of the month at noon at Sedona Steak House.

Hartselle’s Rotary Club meets every Tuesday at noon at Sedona Steak House.

Senior citizens dances are held the first and third Monday of each month from 6-8 p.m. Admission is $2 per person. Bus pickup is available for Hartselle residents. Call Debra Rains at 351-4781 for more information.

The Morgan County Humane Society meets on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at Priceville United Methodist Church, across from Priceville High School. For more information, call 256-778-9709.

Volunteer entertainment is needed at Columbia Cottage in Hartselle. Gospel or country singers, instrumentalists, comedians, speakers, home schoolers, children or youth groups are welcome. Contact Penny Vest at 751-4809 or 502-1491.

The Cancer Support Group meets on the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Pleasant Place building. Any person with any type of cancer is invited to attend. For more information, call 784-5694.

Hartselle’s New Beginnings Quilt Guild meets on the second Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the basement of First Christian Church on East Main Street. It is open to all who are interested in quilt making, The guild is focused on beginning quilt makers to help them learn how to make a new block each month and new techniques used to make them. For more information, call 482-3971.

The American Red Cross Morgan-Lawrence County Chapter holds blood drives each Monday, 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., and each Tuesday, 12:30-5:30 p.m., at the Decatur office, 431 Holly St. NE in Decatur. For more information, call 353-4891.

Weight Watchers classes meet on Mondays at 5 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. and Tuesdays at 9 a.m. at Sparkman Civic Center with weigh-ins beginning 30 minutes prior to each meeting. Call 1-800-651-6000 for more information.

The Decatur IAAP Chapter meets the second Tuesday of each month at Decatur Chamber of Commerce, Highway 31 S, Decatur, at 5:30 p.m. No reservations are required. Administrative/clerical professionals and students are invited. For more information, call Cindy Anders at 351-1623 or email cindyanders@aol.com.

Baton class at Sparkman Civic Center is $40 per month. Learn the basics of twirl on Mondays. Students must be 5 years old and have her own baton.

Head Over Heels Tumbling: Attention gymnasts. Sign up for the beginning tumbling class to start you on your way. Tumbling class meets every Thur. afternoon at the Sparkman Civic Center. Ages 2-5 meet at 4 p.m.. Ages 6-10 meet at 5:15, and ages 11 and older meet at 6:30 p.m. The fee is $40 per month.