Friday, March 18 is the date set for the sixth annual Hospice Gala. “In the Still of the Night,” celebrating the glamour of the 50’s, takes place at the Prizery beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets are available at the Hospice office at Halifax Regional Hospital and online at http://www.hrhs.org. Click on Wellness Events. Organizers are, from left, first row, Millie Lavaway, Bridgett Forlines and David Forlines. Second row, Carol Conner, Scottie Felton, Betty Jones and Rosemary Joyce. Not pictured are: Jeaux Simmons, Brian Simmons, Ellen McCormick, Ryan Franklin, Shawn Archer, Pam Archer, Bill and Jane Carlton Confroy, Linda Conner, Dianne Newberry, Susan Zehner and Mike Lyon. For more information or to become a sponsor of the event, call 434.517.3502.

Sheila Cuykendall, administrative assistant at the Chamber, holds the winning reward—$250—for the 2011 winner of the Lakefest Logo Contest; she is shown with five previous years’ winning designs. Entries may be created in watercolor, oil, acrylic, photography, graphic design, collage—whatever you choose.