BASIC FIRST AID: Heartsaver two-year certification course. Sponsored by Lee’s Summit Parks and Recreation. 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 3, Lee’s Summit City Hall, 220 S.E. Green, Lee’s Summit. $22. Register. (816-969-1500)

County officials are taking two different paths when it comes to repairing and renovating gyms in Eli Whitney and Pleasant Grove. The Alamance County Recreation and Parks Department leases both gyms, the vestiges of former public schools, from the Alamance-Burlington School System.

Donna Summer brought us electrifying disco, the Bee Gees brought us giant flares, and Kilbirnie Recreation Centre will once again host the much-loved celebration of disco in style – with the Roller Disco on Saturday 13 September.

The Canal Fulton Parks & Recreation Department is sponsoring a senior citizen campfire program that will feature old-fashioned games and activities around a roaring campfire.

A 47-year-old man drowned this evening in the waves off Fort Fisher State Recreation area, officials said.The incident occurred around 5:45 p.m. in a stretch of beach that was not being guarded, and as surf conditions became dangerous due to swells from Tropical Storm Hanna.

• The Heart of Tennessee Red Cross chapter is requesting towels and washcloths, pillows and toiletry items such as shampoo and soap for the shelter set up at MTSU’s campus recreation center. The organization doesn’t typically accept in-kind donations, said spokesperson Beth Ferguson, but in this case there were not enough items to go around.