3/24/03
Published 12:00 am Monday, March 24, 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
Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; guest speaker will be Dr. Murray Whitaker.
Culkin Baseball Ladies Auxiliary 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in the board room at Culkin Field, Mount Alban Road; to join or volunteer for activities, call Squeekie Waters, 619-7190 or 415-2956, or Cynthia Hopkins, 638-4095 or 218-2296.
Lions Club Noon Wednesday at Maxwell’s; Lynn Connerly with Make-A-Wish Foundation will speak.
TRIAD 2 p.m. Wednesday in the board room in City Hall Annex; speaker will be former FBI agent Don Sullivan, chairman of Mississippi Victims Rights and executive director of Metropolitan Crime Commission; visitors are welcome.
Port City Kiwanis 7 a.m. Thursday at Shoney’s; Sheriff Martin Pace will speak; all are welcome.
Vicksburg Coin Club 7 p.m. Thursday in the Vicksburg Clinic conference room.
Public programs
Vicksburg Senior Center Tuesday: 9:30 a.m., beginner/intermediate bridge; 10:30, beginner computer; 11:30, intermediate computer; 1 p.m., dulcimer class; 1:15, cooking with Ameristar Casino.
GED and College Classes 6-8 tonight and Tuesday at River City Rescue Mission, 3705 Washington St.; 636-6602, 636-3401 or 634-8656.
Public Library Tuesday and Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time and craft with Lottie Walker; Wednesday: 3:30 p.m., after school arts and crafts.
Narcotics Anonymous 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday at Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, 661-7646 or 629-1178; evening, 638-8456 or 415-3345.
Volunteer Training Session Tuesday at Haven House Family Shelter; 638-0555.
Overeaters Anonymous 6-7 p.m. Wednesday at Bowmar Baptist Church, Room 206-C; no diets, dues or weigh-ins; 638-0011.
American Cancer Society Warren County Relay for Life, 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. April 4-5 at Warren Central High School; Naomi Boswell, chairman, 638-5816 or 800-ACS-2345.
Tee Ball Registration Boys and girls ages 4-6; register at the Purks or Raworth YMCA; registration ends April 4 and play begins April 7; 638-1071 for information.
Scholarships for High School Seniors Applications are available in the high school counselor’s office or from the senior level English teachers; the deadline is April 15; sponsored by the Vicksburg-Warren Alcorn Alumni Chapter; Dennis Taylor, 661-5208, or Walter T. Sheriff, 638-7812.
Crawford Street Play School Registration for the 2003-2004 school year; openings available in classes 3 and 4; 636-5612 or 638-7397.
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.
Churches
Friendship M.B. Spring revival, 7:15 tonight through Friday, 103 Williamson Ave., Edwards; the Rev. John R. Johnson Jr. of Morning Star in Jackson will speak tonight and Tuesday and the Rev. John O. McNeil of Black’s Chapel in Jackson will speak Wednesday through Friday; the Rev. Bobby Burks is pastor.
Carillon Handbell Concert The University of Southern Mississippi Handbell Choir; 7:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church.
Benefits
Musical Performance 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bowmar Baptist Church; free benefit concert by the Bowmar Baptist Praise Team for Warren County Habitat for Humanity.