1/6/04

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, January 6, 2004

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Clubs

Lions Monthly board meeting, 5:30 tonight; River Region West, second floor conference room; noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Fulton Carson, professional umpire.

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DAR Daughters of the American Revolution; 10 a.m. Thursday, Purks YMCA; report day and film on Rosalie.

Army Navy Club Monthly steak dinner meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday, club house.

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

AARP Board meeting, 2 p.m. Friday, Chamber of Commerce.

VHS Class of 1989 Reunion meeting, 7 p.m. Friday at Shoney’s; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017, or Trina White-Lassiter, 415-1197.

In Step Dance Club Ballroom dance party, 8-9:30 p.m. Thursday; ballroom dance class, 7-8 p.m. Friday; $10 per activity; 1855 Lakeland Drive, Suite A-21 in Jackson; 366-7499.

VFW 10734 Monthly meeting, 7 p.m. Monday at the post home on Indiana Avenue.

Public programs

Diabetes Support Group 5:30-7 tonight, River Region West, cafeteria; 619-3609.

Mental Illness Support Group For family and friends of mentally ill; 6 tonight, conference room at Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Complex; 636-1861.

A Celebration of the Feast of the Epiphany 7:30 tonight, First Presbyterian Church; presented by the Vicksburg Chamber Choir; directed by Sharon Penley; harpist, Catherine Anderson; organist, Barbara Tracy; no charge, donations welcome; 636-5065.

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Family Support Group 7:30 tonight, Jackson; Fran Mobley, 956-7447, for reservations and address.

Hinds Community College Open Registration 8:15 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, all locations.

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

Weekend Wood-Carving Class Friday through Sunday, Chimneyville Craft Gallery in Jackson; $285 plus materials; 932-1678; instructor, George Berry Sr.

Benefits

10th Anniversary Celebration and Fund Raiser Cocktail buffet, 7-9 p.m. and dance, 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday with music by the Earth Angels; Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation auditorium; tickets, $35; cocktail attire; proceeds to benefit the Cultural Center; 631-2997.