Don’t forget the first-ever wine festival at the Historic Village at Lee Wayside on Saturday, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. A great deal of planning has gone into making “Vino in the Village” a special event. Four vineyards will offer tastings; and there will be gourmet food, fine art and activities for kids; and live music.

The cost of admission for tasters is $15 per person (includes glass) and general admission for non-tasters of $10.

There is no admission fee for children 12 and younger. Cash or checks only will be accepted for admission fees.

First Baptist Church of Dillwyn, 16980 Oak St., Dillwyn, invites everyone to their homecoming and revival beginning Sunday. Sunday school is at 10 a.m.; the worship service will be at 11 a.m., with the homecoming meal and fellowship following. Revival services will be held each day at 7 p.m., Sunday-Wednesday, with special music each evening and selections by the FBC choir. Call Rev. John Moxley for more information at (434) 983-3368.

The Beulah M. Wiley Fitness Center of the Central VA Community Health Center, 25895 N. James Madison Hwy., New Canton, is offering membership specials during the month of September. Low rates are offered for CVHS patients, community members and county government workers.

The BMW Center is a state of the art fitness facility and is open to everyone. Call (434) 581-3271, Ext 10601, for more information.

On Saturday, Oct. 8, there will be an Indian Relic Show from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Historic Village at Lee Wayside. In addition to demonstrations and crafts, there will be live music and, at 1 p.m., young people can participate in an arrowhead hunt.

Lunch will be available at this rain or shine event. In the case of rain, the show will be held at the VFW Hall.

There is no admission fee but donations are greatly appreciated. For more information contact Spencer Adams at (434) 969-4052 or spenwin@embarqmail.com.

Wondering what will be on the ballot for the November 8 elections? The VA Department of Elections has answers to your questions. You can access information by visiting online the Citizen Portal at the elections.virginia.gov website. In addition to the candidates running for the various local and national offices, there are also two amendments being proposed to the Constitution of Virginia.

There is a link to these proposed constitutional amendments where you can see the text of the ballot questions as well as an explanation of present law and the proposed amendments.

The first proposed amendment deals with the right to work; the second concerns property tax exemptions for surviving spouses of certain emergency services providers. The first amendment would place the provisions of Virginia’s right to work law into the Constitution of Virginia.

The second amendment would authorize the General Assembly to enact a law that would allow a locality to exempt from taxation the real property of the surviving spouse of any law enforcement officer, firefighter, search and rescue personnel, or emergency medical services personnel who is killed in the line of duty.

For more information about this or any other election matter, you can also call your local elections office.

Janet Miller is a writer, poet and retired educator. Her email address is: janet.miller@farmvilleherald.com.