Cumberland County Landfill Alert Committee will be hosting its regular monthly meeting Sunday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. at the Cumberland Community Center located at 45 South and Davenport Road in Cumberland.

The purpose of this meeting is to inform Cumberland County residents and surrounding counties of updated information as to why this mega landfill will be detrimental to everyone. All are welcome.

Spreading God’s Gifts Inc., a non-profit organization that helps people in their hour of need in Buckingham and surrounding counties, will be hosting a fundraising dinner Saturday evening Feb. 1 at First Baptist Church in Dillwyn. Dinner will be served at 5 p.m. to include: pork roast and gravy, mashed potatoes, green beans, roll, dessert and beverage all for a donation. Eat in or take out. This will be followed by door prizes and gospel music at it’s best featuring The First Baptist Church Choir of Dillwyn. Everyone is welcome. For further information call (434) 983-2269. By you helping us, we can help others.

The Appomattox County Athletic Booster Club proudly presents bluegrass/bluegrass gospel featuring “Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver” Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. at Appomattox County High School, 198 Evergreen Avenue. Tickets may be purchased at NAPA in Appomattox, Wilkes Jewelers in Appomattox, F & L Market in Lynchburg and Taylor Forbes Equipment in Farmville.

Tickets may also be bought online at lynchburgtickets.com or make checks payable to ACHS and mail to c/o Tony Clifton, P.O. Box 373, Appomattox, Va. 24522 or visit our website www.appomattox bluegrass.com.

For more information, call Tony at (434) 660-7101.

Happy birthday wishes go out this week to the following people: Jackie Davenport of Dillwyn on Saturday, Feb. 8, Bernard (Butch) Pond of Cumberland and Grace Hudgins both of Cumberland on Sunday, Feb. 9, Gladys Lesueur of Dillwyn on Monday, Feb. 10, Bonnie Williams of Arvonia and Tabitha Trent of Dillwyn both on Thursday, Feb. 13.

On Thursday Jan. 30, Virginia Boyles, Rene Marion, Reva Moore all of Cumberland and Annie May Miles of Dillwyn, had an evening meal at Vito’s Italian Restaurant in Cumberland. Everyone enjoyed a great meal and fellowship.

Hello this week to our good friends Pastor Clyde and Eloise Senger of Crewe.

Annie May Miles is the columnist for Trent’s Mill. She can be reached at fatcat091@verizon.net.