Planning Meeting for June Craft Sale
April 24, 2012 | 
Author We will have a planning meeting for the June 9th Craft Sale on Monday, April 30th at 7:00 pm.
Our Fall Craft Sale was a great success, and we are really looking forward to this one! If you want to volunteer (and we hope you do!!) to help, please come to the meeting and let us know- we will definitely put you to work 
We’re hoping to have more games for the kids (inside and outside games), crafts, and cake walks (Bingo maybe?).
We’re open to ideas, so stop on by. See you there!
The Center’s proceeds from the day will go toward our playground fund. We’ve purchased the first piece, and are waiting on delivery of the parts:
Thanks to everyone for your help in getting this far! We’ll announce the installation date as soon as we have it (will need some volunteers for that as well).
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Convenience Center Meeting – tonight @7:00 PM
Mike Hymes will host a meeting tonight, Monday, March 26th, starting at 7:00 p.m. He will discuss the new convenience center, and update us on the County’s plan for the location. Whether you are in support of or are against convenience center, Mike would love the opportunity to hear your concerns so they can be taken into consideration while the plans are designed.
At our last monthly meeting, the Thompson Valley Community Center voted unanimously in support of the convenience center being located on the property at the center. We feel it would be a great addition to the community. With gas prices at an all time high, this would help residents save money by cutting out trips to the landfill or to the neighboring convenience center in Tannersville. The location of the Community Center would be a logical location, as it is central between the upper and lower parts of the Valley. We feel that with proper landscaping and fencing, the dumpsters can be shielded from view, while still allowing residents to clean up their properties without breaking the bank.
Schedule of Events:
- Beginning on Wednesday, March 28th, there will be a 6 week Computer class. The class will run from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and will be taught by Debbie Ratliff. The cost is $20 for the course. For more information, or to pre-register, contact her at 276-988-3472.
- Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts- Meet every Sunday afternoon.
- Wood Carving class every Tuesday 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. This is a no-cost group meeting for all levels of carvers. Everyone welcome!
- Oil Painting class every Tuesday 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. The cost for this class is $10 per night. The class is taught by Janet Christian.
- Quilting Class/Group on Thursdays from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and some Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Call Kathleen Allison for more information at 988-7266.
** The computer lab is open for public use on Tuesday and Thursday while other classes are meeting.
- Jewelry Class on Saturday, March 31st at 10:00 am. Beginners Welcome — Arlene Matney will be teaching a Jewelry Class. We will be making a Pearl Necklace. Costs are $30.00 – all materials will be provided. If you plan on attending, please let Tammy Allison know in advance so we can make sure there are enough supplies. The necklace below is similar to what will be made:
Public Awareness Meeting- Guest speaker Dennis Lee
Thompson Valley Community Center will hold a Public Awareness Meeting on Monday, March 19th at 6:00 p.m. Dennis Lee will be our guest speaker discussing the drug issues in our county. Help us to educate parents, family, and friends of the drug problems in Tazewell County by attending this meeting.
Everyone is welcome.
Benefit Spaghetti Dinner for Amber Cruey- Saturday, Nov 5th at 4pm. Music at 6pm.
A Benefit Spaghetti Dinner for Amber Cruey will be held this Saturday, November 5th at the Thompson Valley Community Center starting at 4pm.
Amber is a 13 year old young lady battling cancer and needs financial help with her trips to Charlottesville for treatments. Dinners will be 6.00, and all donations will be accepted.
Volunteers will be needed to prepare the meals, so come on out on Sat. All help will be appreciated. Our monthly music will follow at 6pm.
Basic Computer Class
Basic Computer Class
Date: Monday, October 17, 2011
Duration: 6 weeks
Cost: $60.00 for entire session
Time: 6:00 P.M-8:00 P.M.
Contact: Debbie Ratliff
276-988-3472
sjhaoh@roadrunner.com
Basic concepts will be taught. If you are a beginner, or even if you have some computer experience, this is the class for you. It will be a slow paced, hands-on, with individual attention to each student. No book purchase necessary, hand-outs will be provided. We will do such things as create a document, create a spreadsheet document, focus on saving and retrieving files, printing, and surf the internet. Software programs such as Word, Excel, Power Point, and Access will be utilized. You may pre-register by sending email to sjhaoh@roadrunner.com, or by calling Debbie Ratliff.
Fall Festival Schedule (8am- 4pm on Saturday, October 1st)
Fall Festival Schedule (8am- 4pm)
Cake Walk – on the hour, starting at 9:00 am
Bingo – 12:00 to 2:00 Prize is 50/50 for each game (which would be half of the money collected for cards in each game). Cards are .50 each, or 3 for $1.00
Kid’s Crafts (picture frame) – 10:30 and 1:30
Sack Race – 11:30 and 2:30
Kids Games – All day
Drawing for Quilt – 3:30 (Raffle tickets are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00)
Tickets for kid’s games are .25 cents each, or 5 for $1.00. Each game takes 1 ticket.
Fall Craft Festival- October 1st
The center will host the Fall Craft Festival on Saturday, October 1st, from 8:00 am – 4:00 pm. Everyone welcome!!
We will have craft items, food, yard-sale items, games for all ages, cake walk, and last but not least Bingo (with 50/50 prizes)!
The cost is $5.00 per table to sell. To reserve your space, contact Tammy Allison at tvcommcent@yahoo.com
As I mentioned in the previous post, we also have a quilt raffle for a beautiful Fall themed quilt that donated to us, with proceeds going to the playground fund.
Here are some photos from our Spring Craft Festival. Hope to see you in October!!
Quilt Raffle!
We will be raffling off a beautiful, handmade quilt at the October 1st Craft Fair. The quilt was donated by Kathleen Allison. Chances are $1.00 each, or 6 for $5.00. We need help selling the raffle tickets, so call Kathleen, Tammy Allison, or Susan Reeves to pick up the tickets to sell. The winner need not be present to win. All proceeds go to the playground fund!!
Meeting Reminder- tonight @ 6:30
Just wanted to remind everyone that the planning meeting for the October Craft Fair is tonight, August 30th, at 6:30 pm. Make sure you drop by!
We’ve had some busy-bees at the Center lately. We have new flower beds in front of the center thanks to Graham Buchanan and Nathan Allison. We had new windows installed in the shelter and in the back doors (no more dark hallway!!) The ladies from Tazewell County Jail helped clean the building, and did a great job. And, last but not least, Barbara Smeltzer and Eula Earls will be painting the hallway on Friday.
We’re so thankful for each and every volunteer! Keeping the center going is a huge task, and we rely on our volunteers. Thanks to each and every one of you.
I also want to remind everyone that we still have our Book Exchange program. We have a nice selection of books and magazines. You can either bring your own and exchange book for book- or you can buy them. Books are 50 cents and magazines are 25 cents.
