• American Red Cross announces its August schedule for CPR and First Aid Training at the Siler City Presbyterian Church. Adult CPR will be taught Monday, August 23; Infant and Child CPR will be taught, Tuesday, August 24; and First Aid will be taught Thursday, August 26. All classes will be held from 6:00 pm to 9:30. Pre-registration and payment is required. Contact Patty M. Whitt at (336) 629-2399 or 1-800-669-2399.

•  The Chatham Charter School Board will conduct its monthly meeting on Friday, August 20 at 8:00 am at the school. The meeting is open to the public.

•  Mid Carolina blood drive schedule includes an August 8 stop at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church in Liberty from 1:00 – 5:30 p.m.

• The Chatham County Democratic party will hold an informational meeting for all women interested in forming a Democratic Women’s Caucus, Wednesday, August 11 at 7 p.m. at the Pittsboro library. Call 545-0545 for more information.

•  The Chatham County Public Health Department and Community Diabetes Advocates are holding a diabetes support group on August 9 at 6:30 pm at Family Resource Center, 225 Chatham Square. Topic will be insurance matters and diabetes. Main speaker will be Blue Cross and Blue Shield representative, Bruce Foraker. After a short presentation on America’s Walk for Diabetes, attendees will have a chance to discuss the challenges of living with diabetes with other participants. Group is for all individuals affected by diabetes, including family and friends. Childcare will be available. For more information, contact Marissa Jelks, 542-8297 or Phyllis Smith, 742-5641.

•  Pre-School Storytime at McIntyre’s every Wednesday at 10:30 am. For more information, call Sarah at (919) 542-3030.

•  Our Father’s Children will be meeting at Martin Luther King Street Library in Siler City on August 7 from 10 am to 12. All interested are invited to come. Call 336-373-8418 to reserve space.

•  The Chatham County Soil and Water Conservation District will meet Thursday, August 12 at 7:30 pm in the Conference room downstairs in the Agricultural Building in Pittsboro. This is an open meeting. For additional information, call 919-542-8240.

• Join the Music and fun at Reno Sharpe’s Store on Saturday, August 7 for Gospel Music from 9 am until we run out of groups. If you pick, bring your instrument (acoustic instruments only). Free and open to the public. Come if you want to sing or just listen.

• Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom is a sponsor of the Orange County Peace Coalition, who will be holding a Candlelight vigil in memory of those who died during the bombing of Hiroshima, on the 59^th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bombing. Friday, August 6, 2004 at 8 pm at the Chapel Hill Post Office on Franklin Street. Songs, vigil, and speakers. The public is invited.