Today's to do's

The North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, sponsored by AMVETS Post 111, is presenting the seminar "Estate Planning and Medicaid Eligibility Planning" free to seniors from 2-3:30 p.m. and 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Business Enterprise Center, 327 N. Queen St., Kinston and from 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Train Depot, 528 Queen St., Grifton. The "Senior Citizens Handbook - Laws and Programs Affecting Senior Citizens in North Carolina," along with other important materials will be available. Attorneys Wyles Johnson and Chirs Henderson, both of White and Allen, P.A. will be presenters. For more information, contact Bill Whitaker, (252) 653-4228 or 866-389-5840.

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The Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library will hold a book sale from 9 a.m.-6 p.m. May 31 and 2 p.m.-6 p.m. June 1 at 510 N. Queen St. Available will be a wide variety of children's and adult materials in hardback and paperback, including fiction, nonfiction and reference books. Also available will be videos, DVDs, books on tape, CDs, encyclopedias and magazines. In addition, miscellaneous office furniture will be offered for sale. All proceeds will be used to purchase new books and materials for the library's collection. For more information, call (252) 527-7066, Ext. 130.

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The Carolina Classic Cruisers car club will meet Tuesday at Abbott's Country Buffet, U.S. 70 West. Dinner will be at 6 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m. For more information, call Darrell Passer at (252) 566-9810 or visit www.carolinaclassiccruisersnc.com.

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The Salvation Army is taking applications for its summer camp, which will start in June. For more information, call Ruby Super at (252) 523-5175, Ext. 29.

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Five experts in economic development will explore Lenoir County's footing in the competitive business of job creation during a forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, at the Global TransPark Training Center. The forum - "Auditing Economic Development: What Works and What Needs Work in Lenoir County" - is sponsored by the Kinston-Lenoir County Chamber of Commerce and The Free Press. Scheduled panelists are Mark Pope, director of economic development for Lenoir County; Adrian King, executive director of Pride of Kinston; Kathy Howard, associate vice president of North Carolina's East Region; Donna Phillips, a senior economic developer with the North Carolina Department of Commerce; and Bruce Parson, economic developer for the N.C. Global TransPark. Because of limited seating, attendees are asked to register online at www.kinstonchamber.com.