Here are three things to know for Saturday, Oct. 9:
1. NC Grape Festival: Today, LuMil Vineyard, Dublin. Information: lumilvineyard.com/index.html or 910-866-5819. (READ MORE)
2. Four County EMC drive-thru annual meeting: Today, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Elizabethtown office, 2668 NC 242 South. (READ MORE)
3. Roger’s Wish Project: Through Oct. 29. Donations of blankets and sleeping bags for the needy and homeless. Drop off at Bladen County Library, Elizabethtown, during business hours. (READ MORE)
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