2/04/03
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, February 4, 2003
We welcome your items for the Community Calendar. Submit items by postal service (P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182), e-mail (newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com), fax (634-0897), delivered in person to 1601-F N. Frontage Road, or by calling 636-4545 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. If corresponding by fax, mail or e-mail, be sure to include your name and phone number.
Clubs
Sons of Confederate Veterans Gen. Stephen D. Lee Camp; 6 tonight 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 tonight at St. Michael’s Catholic Church.
Tougaloo College Alumni Association 7 tonight 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.
Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club 7 p.m. Thursday at the president’s home on Main Street; bring a covered dish.
Woodmen of the World 6 p.m. Friday at Fisher Ferry Volunteer Fire Department on Goodrum Road; Valentine Banquet to follow at 7:30; 638-2495 to RSVP.
Yazoo City High School Class of 1984 Meeting to discuss and plan 20-year reunion; 7 p.m. Friday at the River Bend Catfish House; Zelda Barber, 662-716-0181, or Yolanda Phillips, 662-716-0326; all members asked to attend.
Public programs
Haven House Family Shelter Free counseling to domestic violence victims; 638-0555.
Diabetes Education Classes Group and individual at River Region West; 619-3609 for times.
“Harvey” Auditions 6:30 until 8:30 tonight 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 Theatre Guild.
Diabetes Support Group 6 until 7 tonight in the cafeteria at River Region West; Dr. Edward Crocker, cardiovascular surgeon, will speak; 619-3610.
Support Group for Families of Mentally Ill 6 tonight in the conference room of the Yazoo Warren Mental Health Complex on Wisconsin Avenue; 636-1861.
Breathe Free Stop Smoking Clinic 6:30 tonight at Seventh-Day Adventist Church, corner of Lee Road and Indiana Avenue; no charge.
Vicksburg Senior Center Wednesday: 9-11 a.m., walking at Jackson Street Community Center; 9-noon, king bridge; 9:30, chair exercises, senior style; 11, domino tournament.
Public Library Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time and a craft with Lottie Walker; 3:30 p.m., after school arts and crafts.
Port City Kiwanis 7 a.m. Thursday at Shoney’s; 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, 636-3113.
Dance Party Ballroom, Latin and Swing; 8 until 10 p.m. Friday at Applause Dance Factory in Ridgeland, $10 per person; Mambo/Salsa lesson from 7 until 8, $10 per person; classes and private lessons available; 856-6168; for Vicksburg classes, 636-7000.
Churches
Mississippi Baptist Seminary Classes for spring semester begin at 6:45 tonight at the E.D. Straughter Baptist Memorial Center, 1411 M.L. King Jr. St.; Classes tonight: “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.