WEIGHT LOSS TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Grace Fellowship, 75 Liles Dean Road, Wendell. Call 374-2494 for more information or go to www.tops.org. WENDELL LIONS CLUB The Wendell Lions Club meets the second and fourth Monday of every month at 6:45 p.m. at the Wendell Lions Club building on Lions Club Road. Dinner is served. Visitors can attend the meetings and learn how to become a member of the club. Call 365-7000.

ZEBULON LIONS CLUB The Zebulon Lions Club meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Zebulon Lions Club building on East Lee Street. Dinner is served. Visitors are welcome. If you would like to attend a meeting or if you would like more information about the Zebulon Lions Club call 404-2333 or 269-9003. The Zebulon Lions Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting its annual Arts & Crafts Fair on Saturday, Nov. 1 at the Zebulon Lions Club building located on East Lee Street. Anyone interested in a booth or table for this event, should contact Wilma Lanier at 269-7239.

LIBRARY NEWS WENDELL PUBLIC LIBRARY The library will host computer classes Oct. 9 on e-mail and management. ZEBULON PUBLIC LIBRARY Toddler Time storytime for ages 18 months-3 years meets Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.; and Preschool Time for ages 3-5 years is Wednesdays at 10:30.

KNIGHTDALE RECREATION CENTER A holiday trip to the Biltmore Estate in Asheville is being planned for Nov. 18-19. Cost is $219 per person, double occupancy. Package includes one-night hotel accommodations and one deluxe continental breakfast at the hotel. Eat a holiday dinner at the Biltmore Estate; go on a self-guided “candlelight” tour of the Biltmore House; visit and wine tasting at the Biltmore Estate Winery; and holiday shop at the Historic Biltmore Village Shops. Baggage, taxes and meal gratuities, and deluxe motor coach transportation are included. For information and/or reservations, call Michelle Wester at 217-2232. Yoga morning classes will begin Wednesday, Oct. 1, from 10-11 a.m. Cost is $5 per class. Call Cheryl Faison 217-2235 for more information on all programs.

SUPPORT MEETINGS HELD On the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, support meetings are held at Knightdale Baptist Church on Main Street conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Meetings are intended for family and friends of the mentally ill. Meetings are free and confidential, and start at 7 p.m. Call 601-3996 for additional information.

RED HAT SOCIETY Dazzling Gals of Zebulon and Wendell meets the second Tuesday of each month from 7-8 p.m. Call Sandra Jenkins for more information at 269-8050.

KNIGHTDALE CHAMBER Women’s Networking Group will be Wednesday, Sept. 24, from 11:45 a.m.-1 p.m. at the chamber. Cost is $7 members, $15 nonmembers. Registration is required. Business After Hours, hosted by Country Hearth Inn/Kids Educational Center/Jerry Gower Construction, will be held at Country Hearth Inn, 100 Money Court, Thursday, Oct. 9, from 5:30-7 p.m. A notary public class will be held at the chamber, 207 Main St., Tuesday, Oct. 21, from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Cost for the class is $90 for chamber members, $110 nonmembers. Register online at www.knightdalechamber.org or call the chamber at 919-266-4603. 

CRIMESTOPPERS Wakelon Crimestoppers meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m. for one hour at the Eastern Regional Center. Call 404-2521 for more information.

SESSIONS PLANNED FOR VETERANS Wake County Veterans Services Office invites veterans seeking benefits or support to information sessions on benefits. Learn about disability, dependents and survivors, health care, education, home loans, and other services. New sessions will be held at the Eastern Regional Center, 1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon. Call 404-3900 for more information.

NOW FAITH OFFERS PROGRAMS Tutoring is available for children in any subject at the Now Faith Community Development Center. "Who’s The Biggest Loser" competition will be held in September. If interested in either program, call 266-4709 or e-mail lperscell@nowfaithcbc.org.  The center is currently looking for special project volunteers. These volunteers will help throughout the year on projects. To volunteer, contact LaVern Perscell at 266-4709 or via e-mail at lperscell@nowfaithcbc.org. For additional information, visit the Web site: www.nowfaithcbc.org/cdc.

MAMMOGRAMS OFFERED A Rex Mobile Mammography mammogram screening sponsored by Rex Healthcare, Knightdale Chamber of Commerce and East Regional Library will be held at the Knightdale Chamber of Commerce, 207 Main St.,Tuesday, Oct. 22, from 9 a.m.-3:10 p.m. Sign up begins at the East Regional Library, 946 Steeple Square Court, Tuesday, Sept. 2. Deadline to make appointments and to turn in paperwork is Friday, Oct. 3. For further information on scheduling an appointment or eligibility requirements, call 217-5300.

CANCER WALK PLANNED The sixth annual Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Awareness Walk is on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Sanderson High School in Raleigh. Registration is at 9 with an education forum at 9:15, presented by Dr. Andrew Berchuck, director of GYN oncology at Duke University Medical Center. The two-mile memorial walk begins at 10:30. A $25 advance registration per person includes continental breakfast, lunch and event T-shirt. Registration is $30 on the day of the walk. To register, donate, or for more information, visit the Web site at www.ovarianawareness.org. Proceeds benefit ovarian cancer research and clinical trials at the GYN Oncology Program of the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Duke Health Raleigh Cancer Center.

GRANT APPLICANTS SOUGHT The Franklin County Arts Council will award grants up to $1,000 for local arts organizations to finance arts projects within Franklin County. Projects may include the performance arts, fine arts or literary arts. Examples of the project or program must be furnished with the application, which is due at the Arts Council no later than Saturday, Sept. 30. Programs or projects must be open to the public and must serve multi-ethnic groups. Organizations must operate on a nonprofit basis and must have been in existence not less than one year. For more detailed criteria and an application form, contact the Franklin County Arts Council at P.O. Box 758, Louisburg 27549, telephone 491-1191 or e-mail artsfcac@nc.rr.com.

JCC PERFORMING ARTS SERIES 1964 the Tribute is a Beatles' tribute band that was formed in 1982. It will be in concert Friday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. Tickets are $25 in advance or $27.50 at the door. The performance is at Johnston Community College Paul A. Johnston Auditorium in Smithfield. For more information, phone 209-2112, e-mail mitchellk@johnstoncc.edu, or visit www.johnstoncc.edu/performingarts/.

WENDELL CHAMBER A notary public class will be at the chamber Sept. 24 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Call 365-6318 for information. On Oct. 3, Wendell Parks and Recreation and the Doug Proctor Memorial Foundation present the Doug Proctor Memorial Golf Tournament at Wendell Country Club to benefit the Capital Improvement Campaign. Shotgun start is at 1 p.m. Call Chris Moore at 366-2335, Kelley Connolly at 366-2266 or Bobby Fitts at 366-9698 for more information.

WENDELL WOMAN’S CLUB The club meets the third Wednesday of each month in the club building at 10 Cypress Street. For more information, call 365-7273 or visit www.wendellwomansclub.com.

CALL FOR ARISTS The Wendell Chamber of Commerce and the Wendell Woman’s Club announce the first Wendell art exhibit titled the “Charms of Wendell.” Exhibit will showcase original fine art pieces that depict our people, landscapes, town views, unique buildings and the many interesting things in Wendell. It is open to N.C. artists over age 18. Work must be original, completed within the last two years, and focus on the theme “Charms of Wendell.” No photography, prints, crafts, 3D sculptures or pottery will be accepted. All work must be available for purchase, framed, ready for hanging and may not exceed 32 inches by 40 inches. Exhibit dates are Jan. 23-25, 2009. More details and an official entry form will be available after Nov. 5. Call 365-6318 or visit www.wendellchamber.com or www.wendellwomansclub.com for more information.

BAND TO PLAY “The Craig Woolard Show” will be Thursday, Oct. 2, in the Wendell Community Center from 7-10 p.m. Tickets are $10. Those who are playing in the Doug Proctor Golf Tournament on Friday, Oct. 3, at Wendell Country Club will be admitted free. Those attending are asked to bring a picnic basket, lounge chairs and nonalcoholic coolers.

ZEBULON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The communitywide Fall Litter Sweep will be Saturday, Sept. 27, at 9 a.m. (rain date Oct. 4). Contact Karen Armstrong at 404-1517 for more information.

CLUBHOUSE DEDICATION The Zebulon Boys & Girls Club invites the public to the dedication of the new Chris Bunn Clubhouse. This event takes place Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 9 a.m. The club is at 1010 Shepard School Road (next to Zebulon Middle School). RSVP by Sept. 26 to Tia McLaurin at tmclaurin@wakebgc.org or 834-6282.

ZEBULON NIGHT OUT The event, sponsored by the police department, will be Oct. 7 from 6-9 p.m. at Gill Street Park and 609 Privette St. Call 269-7455, Ext. 221, for more information.

WENDELL FESTIVAL The Harvest Festival will be Oct. 3-4. It will take place from noon-10 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday. It will feature live radio, The River & The Rooster on stage Saturday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., plus vendors, kids rides, food, health fair and the Band of Oz from 7-10 p.m. 

HEALTH FAIR The East Wake Senior Center in Wendell will host its annual health fair Friday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m.-noon at the Wendell Community Center. There will be screenings, demonstrations, health information and prizes. Admission is free. For more information, call the senior center at 365-4248.

LIFELONG LEARNING CLASSES Preserving your family heritage: digital storybooking will be offered Tuesdays from 6:30-9 p.m. Oct. 7-Nov. 4 at Knightdale High School. Class fee will cover the cost of publishing an 8-inch by 8-inch full-color, hard-bound book, and archiving the book and up to 4,000 photos online. Call 850-1807 or visit the Web site http://cs.wcpss.net/lifelonglearning and click on the Expand catalog for more information.

BAILEY STREET DANCE Bailey’s Centennial Finale street dance will be from 3-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, on Main Street in downtown Bailey. Activities and entertainment are free. Hayrides will go up and down Main Street, and two drawings for $100 will be held. Vendors and kids activities will be available. For more information, call (252) 235-4165.

KNITTING AND CROCHET CIRCLE A knitting and crochet circle will meet the first Sunday of the month at 3 p.m. and the third Thursday at 6:30. The first meeting with be Thursday, Sept 25. The circle will meet at Knightdale Baptist Church. For more information, call 217-2307.