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Clubs

American Cancer Society Relay for Life Team Captain meeting, 5:30 until 6:30 tonight at River Region fountain area; Naomi Boswell, 638-5816.

River City BPW 6 tonight at Piccadilly; Doris, 638-3088.

VHS Class of 1978 Reunion meeting, 6 tonight at Goldie’s Trail Bar-B-Q, 4127 Washington St.; Ruby Gibson Gables, 630-3536, or Bernie McKinley, 634-2434.

Vicksburg Baseball Association Board meeting at 6 and spring coaches meeting (for those interested in coaching amateur baseball) at 7 tonight at Hinds County Community College Auditorium, Vicksburg campus; Darrell Evans, 636-5838 or Bob Fitzgerald, 638-3280.

Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; guest speaker will be Paige Cothren, author and former Ole Miss football player.

Sons of Confederate Veterans Gen. Stephen D. Lee Camp; 6 p.m. Tuesday at Ryan’s; Bobbie Edwards will present a program at 7 about Newton Cooper; public is invited; 638-6500.

Warren County Girl Scouts Service Unit 7 p.m. Tuesday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church.

Tougaloo College Alumni Association 7 p.m. Tuesday at 2845 Clay St.; 636-8554.

Sundown Toastmasters 11 a.m. until noon each Wednesday in Room 103 at the Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers building, 4115 E. Clay St.; http://sundowntoastmasters.tripod.com.

Lions Noon Wednesday at Maxwell’s; guest speaker will be Tommy Hengst of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Lower Mississippi Valley Division.

DAR 11 a.m. Thursday at Piccadilly; Emma Keulegan will speak on American Indians.

Sons of Confederate Veterans John C. Pemberton Camp; 6 p.m. Thursday at the Masonic Lodge on Cain Ridge Road; Joe Gerache will speak on Civil War medicines; the public is invited.

Army/Navy Club Steak dinner meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday at the clubhouse.

Public programs

Haven House Family Shelter Free counseling to domestic violence victims; 638-0555.

Vicksburg Senior Center Tuesday: 9-11 a.m., walking at Jackson Street Community Center; 9:30, beginner/intermediate bridge; 10:30, beginner computer; 11:30, intermediate computer; 1 p.m., dulcimer class.

Breast Cancer Support Group 6 until 7 tonight in the Administrative Conference Room of River Region West; 619-3526.

“Harvey” Auditions 6:30 until 8:30 tonight and Tuesday at Parkside Playhouse; available roles: six men and six women, high school and older; 636-0471 or www.e-vtg.com; sponsored by the Vicksburg Theater Guild.

Public Library Tuesday and Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time and a craft with Lottie Walker; Wednesday: 3:30 p.m., after school arts and crafts.

Black History Program 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Mississippi State Welcome Center; Toddlerland will sing and portrait famous African-Americans in history; Jenophia Truitt, 638-9090.

Diabetes Support Group 6 until 7 p.m. Tuesday in the cafeteria at River Region West; Dr. Edward Crocker, cardiovascular surgeon, will be speak; 619-3610.

Support Group for Families of Mentally Ill 6 p.m. Tuesday in the conference room of the Yazoo Warren Mental Health Complex on Wisconsin Avenue; 636-1861.

Breathe Free Stop Smoking Clinic 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Seventh Day Adventist Church, corner of Lee Road and Indiana Avenue; no charge.

Vicksburg Art Association community workshop Watercolor-style painting using latex house paint, Feb. 15-16 at Old Constitution Firehouse; led by Douglas Walton of Ruston, La.; $60; Brenda Neumann, 638-8426 or Janet Akers, 638-5022 for information or reservations.

Free tax preparation The local chapter of AARP will provide free tax preparation for the indigent and elderly from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Wednesdays through April 9 at the Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library. Returns may be submitted by mail or e-mail; 437-8592 or 638-3422.

Port City Kiwanis 7 a.m. Thursday at Shoney’s on Pemberton; guest speaker will be Tommy Miller, director of Good Shepherd Community Center.

Parkinson’s Support Group 2 until 3 p.m. Thursday in the cafeteria at River Region West.

Parenting Class 7 p.m. Thursday at 800 Belmont St.; Dr. Jim Flanders will be in charge; class is free; limited space, call 636-3113.

Churches

Mississippi Baptist Seminary Classes for spring semester begin at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday at the E.D. Straughter Baptist Memorial Center, 1411 M.L. King Jr. St.; Tuesday classes: “Homiletics” and “Women in the Church”; Thursday classes: “Leadership Training” and “Methods of Teaching”; for information or enrollment, Shirley H. Reed, 630-9845 or 634-1982.