1 (336) 871-2334
5086 NC HWY 704 Sandy Ridge,NC.
Effective Through Teamwork
Welcome to the Official Website for the Northeast Stokes Fire & Rescue, Sandy Ridge, NC
The firefighters proudly serve the citizens of the Northeast Stokes fire district
Stokes County Senior Center Expanded Services
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for September 2025
Schedule
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ALL CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHY
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY NOTED, IS PROPERTY OF
NORTHEAST STOKES VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE.
CONTENT PROUDLY MAINTAINED BY A VOLUNTEER
Contact Information
To Contact Chief Clark, Click link below to Email. To contact ASST. Chief Webb, Click link below to Email. To Contact the Firehouse, Click link below to
Walnut Cove Senior Center offers
weekly cooking classes on Facebook
Live and King Senior Center offers
weekly ZOOM Chats and a monthly
Spotlight Senior Series that you can
join virtually. King also has the
technology to make almost any class or
presentation virtual.
Paula Hall, King Senior Center
phall@ci.king.nc.us
336-983-0751
If you would like to join any class offered
at King Senior Center virtually, call us at
336-983-0751 with your email address and
we will send you a link to join via ZOOM.
This is a great option for those who may
want to try out a dance or fitness class or
even hear a special presentation. See our
calendar below.
Please take a minute to complete the
survey below. The purpose of the survey
is to get your views on community
health issues in Stokes County.The Stokes
County Community Health Committee
will use the results of this survey and other
information to identify the most
pressing issues that can be addressed through
community action. ONLY COMPLETE
THIS SURVEY IF YOU RESIDE IN STOKES
COUNTY. If you have already completed
a survey, ignore it. Remember: Your opinion
matters! Thank you and if you have
any questions, please contact Kayla
Bohannon,
Stokes County Health Department, 336-593-2400.
Make plans to attend this year’s Falls-Free
Expo! It is worth the drive! Located
inside the wonderful Intergenerational
Center for Health and Wellness in Winston-
Salem, you can receive great information
about fall prevention, try out some
exercise classes to reduce your risk of falls,
get a free falls assessment with WSSU,
hear wonderful presenters, and you can
even enjoy a free lunch if you pre-register.
There will be vendors there with great
information on aging and freebies and who
doesn’t love doorprizes?
Ask around and get a car-full of friends to
go with you. Parking is easy and the
building is super-accessible for those
with mobility issues. Snacks are provided
If you need help pre-registering, contact
Paula at King Senior Center 336-983-0751.
We are planning to add some cultural arts,
presenters, and games in upcoming
months. Do you have an interest in a particular
craft? Card game? Mah Jongg? Corn
Hole? Chair volleyball? Want a special
presentation on issues that impact you? Let
us hear from you! Contact Paula at King
Senior Center at phall@ci.king.nc.us or
Reba at Walnut Cove Senior Center at
wcseniorcenter@co.stokes.nc.us
Gail Osborne (336) 383 - 9086
We will be highlighting Falls Prevention in
September, join our friends in Francisco
when Jodi Hernandez with AARP will be
onsite to give you a free HomeFit Guide
with suggestions for home modifications
that you can put in place TODAY to make
living at home safer and more comfortable.
If you have a loved one who is
experiencing Mild Cognitive Decline, you
will want to attend the September
presentation with Debbie MacCauley
below. Debbie has many years of
professional experience dealing with
Dementia and Alzheimers and frequently
offers workshops at King Senior Center
and Walnut Cove Senior Center, offering
insights to many facets of Mental Health
of which we all can benefit. Hope you will
join her on Sept 22 in Lawsonville.
Our friends from Walnut Ridge Assisted
Living will be providing a light lunch for the
event below for those who pre-register!
Emily Martin, a nutritionist with Second
Harvest Food Bank, has put together a great
presentation on how to shop for healthier
food choices at your local Dollar General.
CALL 336-591-5442 TO PRE-REGISTER BY
SEPT 15th!
King Senior Center is opening our STEP-
tember Walking Challenge up to our
friends across the county! If you would
like to join our challenge, improve your
health and wellness, and get chances to
win some great prizes, give us a call by
Tuesday, September 2 at noon at 336-983-
0751. We will send you step count logs.
All steps count - even those steps at home
or to the mailbox! We have pedometers
that we will try to get to you at one of
our Expanded Sites. Get walking!
Two of the King Senior Center participants,
Gail and Howell Osborne, have
volunteered to plan some overnight trips
with Diamond Tours in the next year. The
first trip next spring is highlighted below,
and we are working on plans for points
north and south in 2026 as well. Many of you
haev traveled with Diamond Tours
before and they come highly recommended.
Call Gail at the number on the flyer if
you are interested in learning more or signing up.
All senior adults are invited to the Senior
Citizens Day sponsored by the King American
Legion and Ladies Auxiliary coming up in
September at King Senior Center. Prizes will be
awarded, so pick up a Stokes County Fair Book
around the county and invite your friends to
join us too. Old Men in Hats will be provided
music and the Legion will provide free pizza
and drinks for lunch. Then make plans to visit
the Fairgrounds because on the 12th, Seniors get
in free! Check out our Senior Center exhibit too.
Hope to see you at the Fair!
Effective Through Teamwork
5086 NC HWY 704 Sandy Ridge,NC.
Welcome to the Official Website for the
Northeast Stokes Fire & Rescue, Sandy Ridge, NC
The firefighters proudly serve the
citizens of the Northeast Stokes fire district
1 (336) 871-2334
Contact Information
To Contact Chief Clark, Click link below to Email. To contact ASST. Chief Webb, Click link below to Email. To Contact the Firehouse, Click link below to Email.
ALL CONTENT, INCLUDING ALL IMAGES AND PHOTOGRAPHY
EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY NOTED, IS PROPERTY OF
NORTHEAST STOKES VOLUNTEER FIRE & RESCUE.
CONTENT PROUDLY MAINTAINED BY A VOLUNTEER
If you would like to join any class offered at
King Senior Center virtually, call us at 336-
983-0751 with your email address and we will
send you a link to join via ZOOM. This is a
great option for those who may want to try out
a dance or fitness class or even hear a special
presentation. See our calendar below.
We are always open to your suggestions for future topics
for presentations or special classes and activities. Email
or call:
Paula Hall, King Senior Center
phall@ci.king.nc.us
336-983-0751
or Reba Dodson, Walnut Cove
Senior Center
wcseniorcenter@co.stokes.nc.us
336-591-5442
Please take a minute to complete the survey below. The
purpose of the survey is to get your views on community
health issues in Stokes County.The Stokes County
Community Health Committee will use the results
of this survey and other information to identify the most
pressing issues that can be addressed through
community action. ONLY COMPLETE
THIS SURVEY IF YOU RESIDE IN STOKES COUNTY.
If you have already completed
a survey, ignore it. Remember: Your opinion matters!
Thank you and if you have any questions,
please contact Kayla Bohannon,
Stokes County Health Department, 336-593-2400.
We are planning to add some cultural arts, presenters,
and games in upcoming months. Do you have an
interest in a particular craft? Card game? Mah Jongg?
Corn Hole? Chair volleyball? Want a special
presentation on issues that impact you? Let us hear
from you! Contact Paula at King Senior Center at
phall@ci.king.nc.us
or Reba at Walnut Cove Senior Center at
wcseniorcenter@co.stokes.nc.us
Make plans to attend this year’s Falls-Free Expo!
It is worth the drive! Located inside the wonderful
Intergenerational Center for Health and Wellness in
Winston- Salem, you can receive great information
about fall prevention, try out some exercise classes to
reduce your risk of falls, get a free falls assessment with
WSSU, hear wonderful presenters, and you can even
enjoy a free lunch if you pre-register. There will be
vendors there with great information on aging and freebies
and who doesn’t love doorprizes?
Ask around and get a car-full of friends to go with you.
Parking is easy and the building is super-accessible for
those with mobility issues. Snacks are provided
If you need help pre-registering, contact
Paula at King Senior Center 336-983-0751.
Two of the King Senior Center participants,
Gail and Howell Osborne, have
volunteered to plan some overnight trips
with Diamond Tours in the next year. The
first trip next spring is highlighted below,
and we are working on plans for points
north and south in 2026 as well. Many of you
haev traveled with Diamond Tours
before and they come highly recommended.
Call Gail at the number on the flyer if
you are interested in learning more or signing up.
Gail Osborne (336) 383 - 9086
All senior adults are invited to the Senior Citizens Day
sponsored by the King American Legion and Ladies
Auxiliary coming up in September at King Senior Center.
Prizes will be awarded, so pick up a Stokes County Fair
Book around the county and invite your friends to join
us too. Old Men in Hats will be provided music and the
Legion will provide free pizza and drinks for lunch.
Then make plans to visit the Fairgrounds because on the
12th, Seniors get in free! Check out our Senior Center
exhibit too. Hope to see you at the Fair!
We will be highlighting Falls Prevention in September,
join our friends in Francisco when Jodi Hernandez with
AARP will be onsite to give you a free HomeFit Guide
with suggestions for home modifications that you can
put in place TODAY to make living at home safer and
more comfortable.
If you have a loved one who is experiencing Mild
Cognitive Decline, you will want to attend the September
presentation with Debbie MacCauley below. Debbie has
many years of professional experience dealing with
Dementia and Alzheimers and frequently offers
workshops at King Senior Center and Walnut Cove Senior
Center, offering insights to many facets of Mental Health
of which we all can benefit. Hope you will join her on
Sept 22 in Lawsonville.
Our friends from Walnut Ridge Assisted Living will be
providing a light lunch for the event below for those who
pre-register! Emily Martin, a nutritionist with Second
Harvest Food Bank, has put together a great
presentation on how to shop for healthier food choices at
your local Dollar General. CALL 336-591-5442 TO PRE-
REGISTER BY SEPT 15th!
King Senior Center is opening our STEP-tember
Walking Challenge up to our friends across the
county! If you would like to join our challenge,
improve your health and wellness, and get
chances to win some great prizes, give us a call by
Tuesday, September 2 at noon at 336-983-0751.
We will send you step count logs. All steps count
- even those steps at home or to the mailbox! We
have pedometers that we will try to get to you at
one of our Expanded Sites. Get walking!
