8/5/03
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, August 5, 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
Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Suzy Chatham of Service Over Self.
Rosa A. Temple Buccaneer Cheerleaders Registration, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday; $25 for ages 6-13; first 20 will be accepted; 634-4613.
Sons of Confederate Veterans John C. Pemberton Camp, 6 p.m. Thursday; Masonic Lodge, Cain Ridge Road; Minor Ferris Buchanan will speak on his book, “Holt Collier.”
Army/Navy Club Steak dinner meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday at the club house.
VFW 10734 7 p.m. Monday, post home on Indiana Avenue.
Public programs
Vicksburg Senior Center Wednesday: 9 a.m.-noon, king bridge; 10, chair exercises; 1 p.m., bingo; 2:30, open-play dominoes.
NAACP Free Rides to Polls Until 6 tonight, 529-2044 or 529-0859.
Public Library Schedule Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time plus art project with Kathy Abbott.
Diabetes Support Group 6-7 tonight, River Region West Campus cafeteria; speaker will be Dr. Michael Davis.
National Night Out Celebration 6-9 tonight, City Park Pavilion; 2-mile walk, fingerprinting, face painting, space jumps, more; neighborhood associations encouraged to make banners; sponsored by Vicksburg Police Department.
Overeaters Anonymous 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist, room 206-C; no diets, dues or weigh-ins; 638-0011.
School Uniform Resale 8-10 a.m. Thursday and Friday, Bowmar Elementary, 912 Bowmar Ave.
Parkinson’s Support Group 2-3 p.m. Thursday, River Region West Campus cafeteria.
Vicksburg Warren School District Kindergarten Orientation, 9 a.m. Friday at all K-4 schools; contact assigned school’s office for more information or 631-2921 for new-resident registration.
Oak Ridge Opry 7 p.m. Friday, Oak Ridge Community Center; music by Old Habits; donations accepted; hamburgers and drinks for sale.
“Counting the Cost” Original gospel play, 7:30 nightly Friday-Saturday at Parkside Playhouse; doors open at 6:30; 883-1332.
Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dance Party 8-10 p.m. Friday, $10 per person; Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive in Ridgeland; cha cha lesson, 7-8, $10 per person; 856-6168; local classes, 636-7000.
Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday with hour lunch break; Warren County Extension Service conference room, 1100-C Grove St.; pocket calculator required; Leona Stringer, 634-4520, to preregister; sponsored by the City of Vicksburg and Mississippi Housing Initiative.
Citywide Back-to-School Pep Rally 9:30-11 a.m. Saturday, Vicksburg Factory Outlets; representatives from Porters Chapel, St. Aloysius, Vicksburg and Warren Central high schools will participate; 636-7434.
Crawford Street Play School Now enrolling 3- and 4-year-olds for fall; 636-5612 or 638-7397.
Vicksburg Montessori Christian School Now accepting applications for preschool, ages 2-5, and grades 1-6; 634-0092.
Churches
Vicksburg Church of God Revival services, 7 tonight through Wednesday, 6202 Indiana Ave.; guest evangelist, Eric Clark of Lucedale; pastor, Tony Winkler; 638-4439.
St. Paul M.B. Revival services, 7 tonight through Friday; Elm Street; the Rev. Hugh Lewis, evangelist; the Rev. Henry J. Williams, pastor.
Pleasant Hill M.B. Revival services, 7 tonight through Friday; 11170 Halls Ferry Road; evangelist will be the Rev. Walter Weathersby, pastor of Rose Hill M.B. Church; the Rev. Joseph M. Brisco, pastor.
Mount Zion M.B., Ballground Revival services, 7 tonight through Friday; the Rev. Samuel Brown Jr., evangelist; Charlie Blackmore Jr., pastor.
Providence M.B. Revival services, 7 tonight through Friday; 7070 Fisher Ferry Road; the Rev. Phillip Burks, evangelist; the Rev. Earl Cosey, pastor.
Mount Pilgrim M.B., Freetown Revival services, 7 tonight through Friday; speakers will be the Revs. Douglas Bryant, Robert Sanders, Robert Miller, James Archer and L.A. Hall Sr.; music by Evergiving Male Chorus, Angelic Gospel Choir, Men of Purpose; the Rev. Joseph Brown, host pastor.
East Mount Olive M.B. in Fayette Revival services, 7:30 tonight through Friday; Pastor Larry D. Clark, evangelist.
House of Peace Back-to-school service, 6 tonight; 707 Pierce St.; school supplies will be distributed; Linda Sweezer, pastor; 636-1074.
Benefits
Warrenton Baptist Bag and Miscellaneous Sale 6:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, 829 Belva Drive; proceeds to benefit the church.