Birthdays: Birthday wishes to Judy Carol Smith, Leslie Bensinger, Linda Grantham, Susan Lapidus, Summer Vaughan, Priscilla Snow and Delores Morgan.

Deaths: Please keep the families of Audrey Peine, Dustin Layfield, Joanne Dye, Junior Tipton, Florence Bunt, Hazel Garrett, Sue Gallups, Ann Crump and Toni Lynn Franklin in your thoughts and prayers.

School: PCHS Homecoming Dance will be on Saturday this year, on Sept. 21 from 7-11:30 p.m. So glad they changed it from Friday after Homecoming Game to Saturday. This gives those who play football, cheer, and otherwise participate in the Homecoming Game a chance to enjoy the dance. It will be at the CEPA, featuring DJ Epic. Attire is semi-formal and sneakers. Tickets on sale soon.

Sports: Congratulations to the Pell City High School Panthers who won the first game of the season at home against the Pelham Panthers. The score was 35-7. If you can’t make the games, then be sure to tune in to The River on YouTube. The next game will be Aug. 30 playing against Coosa Christian at home.

PCHS Home games prices have changed. They will be $11, but there will be no charge for parking. I understand there are discounted passes the students can buy that will get them into any of Pell City High School sports. You can still buy tickets on the GoFan.co website. There may be some season tickets available if interested. These are in the reserved section.

Local: The Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources provides several youth dove hunt opportunities throughout the state each fall. Registration for this year’s hunts opened at 8 a.m. Aug. 26. Although the hunts are free, online registration is required. The first youth dove hunts of the season begin on Sept. 7. For more information including a complete hunt schedule, visit outdooralabama.com/youth-hunting/youth-dove-hunts. To participate in the hunts, youth hunters must be age 15 or younger and accompanied by an adult at least 21 years old (or a parent) who has a valid state hunting license, a Harvest Information Program and a Conservation ID number.

The Pell City Chamber Business Lunch & Learn will be next Thursday, Sept. 5, at 12 p.m. The cost of the program is free to chamber members and $10 for non-members. Lunch is included. For more information on the Chamber’s Lunch & Learn program, to RSVP, or to sponsor a Lunch & Learn, call the Pell City Chamber of Commerce at 205-338-3377, e-mail info@pellcitychamber.com, or register online.

A free End of the Summer Bash, Rock N Dock, will be at the Pell City Sports Complex on Sept. 10 from 5-10 p.m. There will be food trucks, corn hole and live bands. Performing will be Andrew Carpenter, Aslen Weaver and the Southern Crossroads Band and the Coosa Phat Katz.

The St. Clair County-Alabama Extension is offering Cottage Food Safety Training on Sept. 10 from 2-4 p.m. at the Pell City Municipal Complex. The cost is a $25 Certification Fee. Registration link: aces.edu/go/cottagefood. For more information, call 205-410-3696.

The Alabama Cooperative Extension Service is a valuable tool and a wealth of information. Go to stclairnews@aces.edu to subscribe.

Contact me at 205-338-5590 with family news and gatherings or email info to annette_snow@yahoo.com. Have a blessed and safe week.