5/27/03

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, May 27, 2003

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Clubs

Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Tony Parks of Anderson-Tully Co.

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TRIAD 2 p.m. Wednesday, Board Room at City Hall Annex.

Port City Kiwanis 7 a.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; David Williams, manager of Neill Gas Inc., to speak on energy matters; public invited.

Vicksburg Coin Club 7 p.m. Thursday, Vicksburg Clinic conference room.

VHS Class of 1983 5 p.m. Friday, LD’s Kitchen; funds for event are due; classmates asked to attend; Gwendolyn Appleby, 661-0870.

VHS Class of 1993 Reunion, Friday and Saturday; Amy Armstrong, asarmstrongmd@yahoo.com or 251-625-3447.

Public programs

Vicksburg Senior Center Wednesday: 9-noon, king bridge; 10, chair exercises, senior style; 1 p.m., bingo; 2:30, open play dominoes.

Public Library Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time and craft with Lottie Walker.

Community CPR 5-8 tonight, Street Clinic, conference room; 619-3192 to enroll.

First Aid Class 5:30 p.m. today, Red Cross building, 908 Cherry St.; $20; sponsored by the American Red Cross; 636-9182.

Overeaters Anonymous 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist, room 206-C, no diets, dues or weigh-ins; 638-0011.

Port Gibson Public Hearing 5:30 p.m. Thursday; Paul Gunter of the Nuclear Information and Resource Service in Washington will speak on Entergy’s application to build a second nuclear reactor at Grand Gulf; refreshments will be served.

“An Evening of Old-Time Radio” 7 p.m. Friday and June 6, The Daily Grind, 1101 Washington St.; free, donations accepted; refreshments served at 6.

Dance Party Ballroom, Latin and Swing; 8-10 p.m. Friday, Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive, Ridgeland, $10 per person; Tango lesson, 7-8 p.m., $10 per person; other classes and private lessons available; 856-6168; Vicksburg classes, 636-7000.

“Hell In My House” 3 and 7 p.m. June 7, Jackson State University Park Auditorium; donations, $15 and $20 at Bebop stores; presented by Studio V Productions; www.studiovproductions.net or www.triumphmbchurch.com; Victor Gilliam, writer/director.

Safety Town Openings 8 a.m. until noon, June 9-13, Bowmar Baptist Church; deadline is today; open to 5-year-olds entering kindergarten in the fall; $25; 629-9444 or 634-1430; sponsored by the Junior Auxiliary of Vicksburg; introduces safety awareness through classroom, role-playing and hands-on activities.

Free Bible Correspondence Course For information, Bible Correspondence Course, 125 Timberlane Drive, Vicksburg, MS 39180 or 661-9321.

Churches

Mount Zion M.B. No. 4 Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 122 Union Ave.; evangelist, the Rev. James Buck of Port Gibson; refreshments will be served; pastor, the Rev. Henry Mayfield.

Mount Zion No. 1 M.B. Prayer service, 6:30 tonight-Friday; pastor, the Rev. Larry Brown.

St. James Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday; speaker, Edmond E. Gibbs; pastor, Charlie Blackmore Jr.

Holly Grove Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday at 746 Johnson St.; evangelist, the Rev. Troy Smith; pastor, the Rev. Robert L. Miller.

Benefits

Fashion Extravaganza 7:30 p.m. Saturday, City Auditorium; $5 admission; door prizes; 636-4716, 631-6425 or 638-3086; to benefit scholarships and activities; sponsored by the Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club.

Spaghetti Dinner 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, Calvary Baptist Church, 2878 Old Highway 27; dine-in or carry-out, $5 each; delivery for 6 or more; to benefit the youth group; 636-7501 or 415-0345.

Spring Fling Friday, 9 p.m. until; St. Mary’s Center; $20 per couple; adult dance contest; first prize, $200, second prize, $100 and third prize, $75; sponsored by Nu Kappa Zeta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority; contact any member for tickets or 636-7674; to benefit the scholarship fund.