4/22/04
Published 12:00 am Thursday, April 22, 2004
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Clubs
VHS Class of 1974 Reunion planning meeting, separate from cruise; 6 tonight, Mount Carmel M.B. Church, 2729 Alma St.; Charles Atkins, 636-1390; Shirley Humes Young, 352-4278.
Tougaloo Alumni Association 6:30 tonight, Unique Impressions, 2420 Washington St.; 218-3577.
Openwood Plantation Garden Club Annual plant sale, 8 a.m. Saturday; home of Jan Whatley, 209 Pecan Blvd.
Alcorn State University Alumni Vicksburg-Warren County Chapter, SWAC All-American Alumni Basketball Shootout, 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Vicksburg High School; admission, $3; proceeds to benefit the scholarship fund; Doug Fitzgerald, 636-4960 or 638-0031, ext. 3042.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1959 Reunion meeting, 4 p.m. Saturday; home of Louis Miles, 603 Belva Drive; 634-1731.
Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club Old car cruise, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sonic on Halls Ferry Road; 636-2720.
VFW Post 10734 Spring Dance 9 p.m. until, Saturday; Indiana Avenue; music by Thunder Creek and Jerry Lee; door prizes, raffles; 661-0929.
Warren County Chapter MSU Alumni Association Paul Geer Memorial Bulldog Classic golf tournament, May 12 at Vicksburg Country Club; $65 per player or $260 per four-player team; Kaleel Jabour, 636-2970, or Kent Smith, 636-8692.
Public programs
Senior Center Friday: 9:30 a.m., breakfast with River Region; 10, bean bag baseball; 1 p.m., open play dominoes.
Serenity Al-Anon Fellowship of family and friends of alcoholics and addicts; 5:30 tonight, Marian Hill administration area; 631-2770 or 631-2705.
Oak Ridge Opry 7-10 p.m. Friday, donations accepted; music by Old Habits; dinner, $4, will include chicken and dumplings, green beans, salad, cornbread, dessert and tea.
Mission 66 Youth Baseball League tryouts for ages 9-12, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday; Mission 66 field; pizza party to follow; Glen Palmer, 630-9184, or the Rev. Manney Murphy, 638-2254.
Skate Show Noon and 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Big Wheelie Skating Rink; admission, $3; “Dr. Seuss” and “Disco Inferno.”
“Sing, Sister, Sing!” 6 p.m. Saturday, Christian Home No. 1, corner of Lee and Gibson roads; presented by the Women’s choirs of St. Peter and Christian Home No. 1 churches.
Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by the Wild Bunch; donations accepted.
Narcotics Anonymous 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, Alvin J., 661-7646; evening, Jackie G., 638-8456 or 415-3345.
Churches
Calvary M.B. Spring Revival Prayer services, 6:30 tonight-Sunday; preaching begins at 6:45 p.m. Monday with dinner; evangelist will be the Rev. Jarvis Smith from Second Baptist Church of West Helena, Ark.; host pastor, the Rev. R.T. Strong; 636-1273.
Christian Home M.B. No. 2 Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday, 4769 Lee Road; evangelist, the Rev. Kemp Burley Jr.; pastor, the Rev. Johnny Hughes.
Mount Zion M.B., Ballground Three-night fellowship, 7 tonight-Friday; speakers, Billy Bennett, Mack Cook and Issac Henderson; pastor, Charlie Blackmore Jr.
Bethlehem M.B. Choir rehearsal, 5:30 tonight and 11 a.m. Saturday; 3055 N. Washington St.; Kevin Winters and L.C. Dotson, musicians.
Pleasant Valley Choir rehearsal, 5:30 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. Saturday, 2585 N. Washington St.
Friendship M.B. Women’s Retreat 7 p.m. Friday and 8 a.m. Saturday, 103 Williamson Ave. in Edwards; speakers, Matazie Brown and Sandra Pugh; the Rev. Bobby Burks, pastor.
Hawkins UMC Dinner Theater Comedy, “The Telethon;” 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Abundant Life Center; tickets, $10, must be purchased in advance and include dinner; proceeds to benefit mission trip to Mexico; 636-2242.
Christian Men’s Leadership Conference “Partners in Ministry,” Saturday at Travelers Rest Baptist Church, 718 Bowmar Ave.; registration, 9 a.m.; speakers, Robert McCallum of Priestly Chapel M.B. Church in Canton and Leonard Leech of Mount Hebron M.B. Church in Garland, Texas; lunch will be served.
Cool Spring Business meeting, 6 p.m. Saturday; pastor, the Rev. Ryan Moore.
Greater Mount Zion Baptist Male Chorus Coming Out Celebration; 6 p.m. Saturday, 907 Farmer St.; pastor, E.E. Gibbs.
Mississippi Baptist Seminary Annual homecoming program, 7 p.m. Saturday; Bingham Memorial Baptist Church; speaker, the Rev. Bernard Luckett.
St. James Baptist Car wash, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Pizza Hut on Pemberton Boulevard; sponsored by the youth department; donations, 631-0813 or 629-9427.
Benefits
Chicken Dinner and Bake Sale Saturday, Porters Chapel United Methodist Church, 200 Porters Chapel Road; 1/4 chicken for $7 or 1/2 chicken for $8; includes cole slaw, baked beans, roll, dessert and drink; dine in or take out; sponsored by the Men’s Club; 636-2966.
Seventh Day Adventist Yard Sale 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Sunday, corner of Indiana Avenue and Lee Road.