2/9/04
Published 12:00 am Monday, February 9, 2004
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Clubs
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1968 Reunion meeting, 6:30 tonight; King Solomon Baptist Church hall; classmates invited; 638-0228 or 638-8067.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1969 Reunion meeting, 6:30 tonight, Ridge Apartments; Willie Moore for information.
VFW 10734 Monthly meeting; 7 tonight at Post home on Indiana Avenue.
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 213 7 tonight, 1618 Main St.; Mattie Harris for information.
Alpha Chapter, PAK Sorority 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Ryan’s; speaker, Sheriff Martin Pace.
NARFE Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; $7 per person; guest speaker, Charlie Mitchell.
Vicksburg Art Association 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Old Constitution Firehouse; speaker, Janet Akers; 638-9221.
American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213 Legionnaires 8 p.m. Tuesday, 1618 Main St.; refreshments served.
Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; David Haworth will speak on the Army Reserve program.
JSU Alumni Association Vicksburg-Warren County Chapter; 6 p.m. Wednesday, L.D.’s Restaurant, 1111 Mulberry St.
PRAM 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Eddie Monsour’s Restaurant, Vicksburg Country Club; Toby Wilson of the Vicksburg Toastmasters Club 2052 will present, “Beer, Frogs and More Beer: A Cautionary Tale of Drinking;” Debbie Quimby, 634-3188 or deborah.h.quimby@erdc.usace.army.mil; public invited.
Vicksburg Chapter No. 77 UDC 2 p.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; program on the Vicksburg National Military Park.
Public programs
Senior Center Tuesday: 9:30 a.m., intermediate exercise and advanced bridge class; 10:30, beginner computer class; 11:30, intermediate computer class; 1 p.m., piano; 2, dulcimer class; 2:30, open play dominoes.
Public Library Tuesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool and toddler Valentine’s party, stories and a craft; Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool and toddler story time and a craft.
Stroke Support Group 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, River Region West, cafeteria.
Prostate Cancer Support Group 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, River Region West, education conference room.
Local Family Support Group for Autistic Children 7 p.m. Tuesday, Warren Central Junior High Library; Regina Jeffers, 638-4642, or Patti Robinson, 636-8270.
Serenity Al-Anon Fellowship for family and friends of alcoholics and addicts; 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Marian Hill, administrative area; 631-2770 or 631-2705.
Clothing Giveaway 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Civil Defense Building in Port Gibson; sponsored by Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) USA; pastor, Howard Batchelor.
PCA Alumni Baseball Game Feb. 21 at PCA field; contact Coach Randy Wright, 636-9839 or 638-3733, to participate.
Heaven’s Gates & Hell’s Flames 7 p.m. Feb. 22-24, Southside Baptist Church, 965 Fisher Ferry Road; nursery provided to age 3; children’s program for up to age 8.
YMCA Spring Swimming Lessons Registration open for Preschool Learn to Swim, Mom-n-Tot and Beginner Adult classes; 638-1071.
Free Business Workshop 5:30-9 p.m. Feb. 26, Chamber of Commerce; sponsored by Hinds Community College Small Business Development Center and the Vicksburg-Warren County Chamber of Commerce; for reservations, 636-1012 or 857-3536.
Engineer’s Week Luncheon 11 a.m. Feb. 26, Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation Auditorium; speaker, William W. Parsons, space shuttle program manager, Johnson Space Center, NASA; tickets, $13, available through Feb. 24; Jason Roth, 634-3212, for tickets.
Haven House Family Shelter Individual counseling and support group provided; 638-0555.
Diabetes Education Classes Group and individual; River Region West; 619-3609 for times.
Child Birth Class Feb. 17-March 30, River Region Medical Center, education conference rooms; includes early beginning, sibling and breast-feeding classes; 883-5354 to register.
Churches
Triumph M.B. Food distribution, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; Multi-Purpose Building, 2869 N. Washington St.; open to residents of North Washington Street area; verification of income, Social Security cards and recent utility bill required; the Rev. Larry Nicks, pastor.
Grove Street M.B. Mid-month Communion service and ordination of Bertha Davenport, 7 p.m. Wednesday, House of Peace Worship Church, 707 Pierce St.; speaker, Phalecia Sanders; pastor, the Rev. Casey Fisher.
St. James M.B. Holy Communion service, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 1922 Pearl St.; speaker, David Brown, pastor of Bethlehem and Ebenezer M.B. churches; pastor, Charlie Blackmore Jr.