6/4/04

Published 12:00 am Friday, June 4, 2004

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. Items can be published a maximum of four times.

Clubs

WCHS Class of 1994 Reunion fees due Saturday; Pamela Stevenson, 661-8712; Erica and Corey Wilson, 638-4394.

Email newsletter signup

Sign up for The Vicksburg Post's free newsletters

Check which newsletters you would like to receive
  • Vicksburg News: Sent daily at 5 am
  • Vicksburg Sports: Sent daily at 10 am
  • Vicksburg Living: Sent on 15th of each month

American Legion Dance, 9 p.m. Saturday and 8 p.m. Sunday, 1618 Main St.; music by Reo Slaughter.

Letitia Street Reunion Meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday, Riverfront Park; members asked to bring a covered dish; Brenda Brown, 638-5918; Annie Parson-Wilson, 661-0536.

Sanders, Younger, Mosley, Webb families Reunion meeting, 3 p.m. Sunday, home of Leothis Webb; 636-7030 for directions.

Erves, Watts, Williams Families Reunion meeting, 5 p.m. Sunday at 2713 Halls Ferry Road; all members welcome; 631-3914.

Rosa A. Temple Class of 1964 Reunion meeting, 5 p.m. Sunday, American Legion “The Hut,” 1618 Main St.

Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club 6 p.m. Monday, home of Rickey McMullen, 8 Front Royal St.; 636-2720.

Rosa A. Temple Class of 1969 Reunion meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Ridge Apartment; Willie Moore, 638-9329.

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

NARFE Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; meal, $7; speaker, Ernie M. Burns, financial planner.

Vicksburg Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Wayne Stroupe, ERDC public affairs officer.

VHS Class of 1989 Reunion fees due; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017; Trina White-Lassiter, 868-0151.

Public programs

Vicksburg Coin and Collectible Show 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Battlefield Inn; free admission, 30 tables; 638-1195.

Jabberwock Pageant Sponsored by Vicksburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sorority; 7 p.m. Saturday, City Auditorium; public invited.

Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by the Wright Road Band.

Summer Reading is Cool An enrichment reading program, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Monday-June 11, Bowmar Elementary; children are asked to bring glue and crayons; sponsored by America Reads Mississippi.

Local Family Support Group for Autistic Children 7 p.m. Tuesday, The Vicksburg Post; Regina Jeffers, 638-4642, or Patti Robinson, 636-8270.

Summer Playground Camp 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday; Lee Street, June 7-10; Marion Lane, June 14-17; free; ages 5-12; arts, crafts and games; 634-4514.

Multicultural Arts Summer Program 8 a.m.-noon, Monday-June 11, Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation; for ages 7-12; $35; featuring art, music, dance and food from African, Irish, Cajun-French and Lebanese cultures; 631-2997.

Disaster Training Class June 11-12, United Way Building; sponsored by American Red Cross; Janice Sawyer, 636-9182, to register.

Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 a.m.-5 p.m. June 12, Warren County Extension Service Conference Room, 1100-C Grove St.; refreshments; bring pocket calculator; to preregister, Leona Stringer, 634-4520; offered by the City of Vicksburg and Mississippi Housing Initiative.

Summer Day Camp 8 a.m.-noon June 14-18, Vicksburg Montessori Christian School, 201 Honeysuckle Lane; $60; theme, fairy tales; 634-0092.

NACA Workshop 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 19, Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library, 700 Veto St.; to register, 888-302-6222 or www.naca.com; offered by the City of Vicksburg and the Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America.

Churches

Travis Chapel A.M.E. Pre-dedication service, 7 tonight, 745 Hutson; speaker, the Rev. Andrew Banks; honors banquet, 7 p.m. Saturday, Kings Community Center, 224 R.L. Chase Circle; speaker, Congressman Bennie Thompson.

Pleasant Valley Choir rehearsal, 5:30 p.m. Friday, 2585 N. Washington St.; musician, Kevin Powell.

Mount Zion No. 1 Ladies Auxiliary brunch meeting, 11 a.m. Saturday, 920 Fifth North St.; spring revival, 7 p.m. Monday-Friday; pastor, the Rev. Larry Brown.

Travelers Rest Baptist Summer revival, 5 p.m. Sunday and 7:15 p.m. June 7-11; 718 Bowmar Ave.; speaker, the Rev. Reginald Benard, pastor of King Solomon Baptist in Jackson; evangelist, the Rev. Melvin White, pastor of Pilgrim Baptist Church in Lorman.

Mount Calvary M.B. Revival, 6 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 p.m. June 7-12; 1350 East Ave.; host pastor, Mincer Minor Jr.; 636-4999.

Benefits

“Helping Hands” Day 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Market Street in Port Gibson; kiddie rides, walk-a-thon, rummage sale, food; proceeds to benefit Clara “CJ” Moore.

St. Michael Catholic Youth Car Wash 10 a.m. Saturday, Britton & Koontz Bank on South Frontage Road; wash, $5; wash/vacuum, $7.50; proceeds to benefit Catholic Youth Organization.