[02/08/01]

CLUBS

CORPS OF ENGINEERS CHAPTER Chamber of Commerce noon Tuesday, Piccadilly; Louis C. Carr, LMVD, will speak.

PARKVIEW AUXILIARY Saturday in the dining conference area; board meeting at 8:30 a.m., social at 9:30 and general meeting is at 10; all members are urged to attend.

ROSA A. TEMPLE CLASS OF 1971 Planning meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday, Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers, 4155 E. Clay St.; Robert Crear, 638-6816.

ALPHA PHI ALPHA FRATERNITY INC. Omicron Rho Lambda Chapter, 6 Thursday night, LD’s Kitchen, 1111 Mulberry St.; James Giles, president, 634-4105, or Gregory L. Jackson, secretary, 636-1793.

VICKSBURG GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY 10 a.m. Monday, Public Library; Gwen Green, will speak on research materials at Beauvoir.

W.H. STEVENS LODGE NO. 121 Business meeting, 7:30 Thursday night.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 3 and Ladies Auxiliary executive meeting, 6:30 Thursday night followed by regular meeting at 7; meal will follow.

DECA Valentine’s Luncheon; noon Saturday, Ryan’s Steakhouse.

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY POST 213 Pre-Valentine’s dance, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Saturday; $2, in advance, $3, at the door; music by D.J. Horseman.

AMERICAN LEGION POST 213 AUXILIARY Executive meeting, 7:30 Thursday night; regular meeting, 7:30 p.m. Monday.

UNITED DAUGHTERS OF CONFEDERACY 2 p.m. Thursday, Piccadilly; Libby Aydelott will speak.

EAGLE LAKE COMMUNITY CENTER Meeting, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Terry Rector will be guest speaker.

CAMILLE ART AND LITERARY 10 a.m. Saturday, Shoney’s.

VICKSBURG QUILTERS 9:30 a.m. Saturday; Stitch-N-Frame, 2222 S. Frontage Road; bring Hawaiian block for the month; Vickie Patch will speak on applique on mylar.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

HAWKINS UNITED METHODIST PRESCHOOL Registration for fall 2001 begins Sunday, 636-7051 or 638-3685.

JACKIE BELL PERFORMANCE 8 p.m. Saturday, Bertha’s; $10 admission.

SOFTBALL REGISTRATION Girls 4-18, register at Sports Center; tryouts, 1-4 p.m. Feb. 25 and March 4 for girls 9 and older; anyone interested in coaching should also attend tryouts; Betty Hearn, 636-5205 or Rhea Fuller, 638-8198.

OAK RIDGE OPRY 7 p.m. Friday, Oak Ridge Youth and Community Center; music by area bands; $2 admission; refreshments and baked goods will be sold.

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE Teams now forming; call 1-800-ACS-2345 or attend the “Team Captain Kickoff” at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Ryan’s Steakhouse.

MISSISSIPPI ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION Annual meeting, 8 a.m. Saturday, Southern Cultural Heritage Complex; free; 631-2997.

MISSISSIPPI PARKINSON’S DISEASE SYMPOSIUM 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Christ United Methodist Church, 3501 Old Canton Road, Jackson; RSVP for free lunch, 956-3346; admission is free, donations will be accepted.

“GODSPELL” Presented by the Vicksburg Theatre Guild; Friday-Sunday and Feb. 16-18; Friday and Saturday curtain time is 7:30 p.m., Sunday curtain time is 2 p.m. 636-0471.

SENIOR CENTER Thursday: 1 p.m., SuperValu/Sack & Save bingo; Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; 1 p.m., “Alternatives to Long Term Care;” Monday: 9-10 a.m., beginner piano note reading; 10-11, keyboarding; 10, NIA exercise; 11-noon, violin lessons; 11, acrylic craft time; 1 p.m., basic sewing; Tuesday: 10-11 a.m., read to the children of the library; 10-11, beginner computer; 11-noon, intermediate computer; 1-2 p.m., learn to play the dulcimer; 3, learn to play chess; 4-5, intermediate computer class.

CHURCHES

VALENTINE OPEN HOUSE 2-5 p.m. Saturday, Triumph M.B. Church multipurpose building, sponsored by the Triumph youth ministry.

FELLOWSHIP OF WOMEN LEADERS 6 p.m. every Friday night, Triumph M.B. Church; all women and teen-age girls are welcome; nursery is provided; facilitators are Carla Nicks and Evangelist Linda Sweezer.

NEW MOUNT ELEM CHOIR Selling Valentine baskets, Ruby Lindsey, 638-7366 after 5:30 p.m.

WARREN COUNTY MINISTER’S ALLIANCE Community meeting, 10 a.m. Saturday, E.D. Straughter Baptist Memorial Center, 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. St.; the Rev. Will Moffett is president and the Rev. Robert L. Miller is moderator.