SUNDAY, OCT. 22, Guest Speaker Randy Heckert will be sharing at the 8:15 a.m. traditional service, 9:30 a.m. contemporary service and the 11 a.m. blended service at East Richland Friends Church, 67885 Friends Church Road, St. Clairsville. The public is invited and can join online at erfriends.com/watch or on Facebook.com/eastrichland. Classes are provided for children from newborn to grade six during the entire morning. FSM Youth (7th-12th) is available at 11 a.m. in the Ickes Family Life Center.
MARTINS FERRY Knights of Columbus will hold a fish fry at the council home, 25 N. Fourth St., on Friday from 11 a.m. until 5 p.m. or until the fish is sold out. Eat-in or takeout orders are available. Menu includes Coleman’s fish dinner or sandwich, onion rings, french fries, cole slaw, pop, tea or water. Call 740-633-0528 early for afternoon orders.
BUCKEYE SOUTH Elementary PTO is ringing in the autumn season with its second-annual Fall Festival, set for Oct. 24. Events will take place at the school in Tiltonsville from 5-7 p.m. and will include pumpkin painting, caramel apple decorating, concessions, a costume contest, scavenger hunt, Halloween and fall pictures and a Haunted Hallway. The scavenger hunt and costume contests are free. More public fundraising festivities are being eyed in the future and all proceeds benefit activities for the school’s staff and estimated 320 students during the year.
MARTINS FERRY Area Historic Society is sponsoring a Halloween cemetery walk from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 28 at Walnut Grove Cemetery (Betty Zane cemetery) on North Fourth Street in Martins Ferry. Visitors will be able to meet and hear the stories of: Ebenezer Martin and the founding family of the city; Widow Cottrell, whose husband was killed in the Civil War; Betty Zane, Ohio Valley heroine who lived and was buried in Martins Ferry; John and Hannah Zane, still searching for a peaceful burial; and Simon West, the first doctor to live and work in the city.
UNION LOCAL Rotary Club, (formerly Bethesda-Belmont-Morristown Rotary Club) is sponsoring its 23rd Annual Spaghetti Dinner on Friday at the Union Local Commons, Belmont. Dinners will be available to eat in or carry out from 4-7 p.m. The meal includes spaghetti, meatballs, salad, bread, dessert and a beverage. Tickets are free for ages 5 and under. Tickets can be purchased from club members or at the door. The dinner is prior to the Barnesville vs. Union Local football game and is sponsored by Wilson Funeral Homes and Furniture Store. All proceeds go to community and humanitarian projects.
GRACE PRESBYTERIAN Church is hosting a free fall craft fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 21. The event will also feature a soup and sandwich sale to benefit the deacons of the church. For more information or to become a vendor, call 740-381-4433.
ALGONQUIN MILL Fall Festival, set for Oct. 13, 14 and 15, offers festival-goers a steam-powered flour mill, pioneer village and homemade foods including apple butter, sauerkraut, cookies and bean soup. Kids can visit the petting zoo, have their faces painted and ride the kiddy train. Live entertainment on stage will include cloggers, bluegrass bands, vocal groups and more. Juried craft vendors and antique cars will be on site. Festival hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The mill complex is located 4 miles south of Carrollton, Ohio, on Ohio 332. For more information visit carrollcountyhistoricalsociety.com.
A CAMPFIRE storytelling event is scheduled for 7 p.m. Oct. 19 at Grand Vue Park in Moundsville. Both take place at Shelter 1 (the Zipline Base Camp), beside the Aerial Adventure Park. The featured storyteller is local performer Rich Knoblich, well-known for humorous Appalachian-styled yarns and traditional folktales. Knoblich is sponsored by the Moundsville-Marshall County Public Library. All the material will be family-friendly, so everyone is welcome to share in the tall tales and spooky legends told beside a crackling fire in the Shelter’s hearth. Bring snacks and beverages; picnic tables are available, but lawn chairs and blankets can also be brought. For additional information, call 304-845-9810 or 304-845-6911.
SHILOH APOSTOLIC Faith Assembly Women’s Ministry is sponsoring a Breast Cancer Awareness Luncheon & Fun Fashion Show at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 21.
