6/14/04
Published 12:00 am Monday, June 14, 2004
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Clubs
Republican Executive Committee Planning session, 5:30-6:30 tonight, Stained Glass Manor; Ron Klages, 638-1776.
NAACP Executive board, 6 tonight, 902 China St.; chairmen asked to attend; regular meeting, 7 p.m.; members asked to attend.
Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club Work meeting; 6 tonight, Lynn Bessonette’s home; 636-2720.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1969 Meeting, 6:30 tonight Ridge Apartment; Willie Moore, 638-9329.
VFW Post 2572 Meeting, 7 tonight; Ladies Auxiliary meeting, 6:30 p.m.
VFW 10734 Meeting, 7 tonight.
American Legion Auxiliary Elections, 7 tonight; members asked to attend.
AARP Picnic, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Riverfront; bring shoe boxes.
VHS Class of 1994 Reunion, June 18-20; 868-0182 or 972-980-4650.
Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, LTC David Buck, public affairs officer for Mississippi Air National Guard, 172nd Airlift Wing.
Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Jeff Riggs.
VHS Class of 1989 Reunion fees due Friday; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017, or Trina White-Lassiter, 868-0151.
Creme de la Creme Call meeting, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; Patricia Winters, 634-1579.
Society of American Military Engineers Noon Thursday, Maxwell’s; speaker, David W. Mockbee; 631-7695 to RSVP by Wednesday.
WCHS Class of 1984 Reunion, July 16-17; looking for classmates; Francis Sit-Chipley, 638-4114, or Lisa Johnson, 638-1832; www.warrencentral84.freeservers.com.
Brookes-Gates Families Reunion, July 9-11, Vicksburg; Lucy Sims, 636-6747.
Public programs
Senior Center Tuesday: 9:30 a.m., intermediate exercise and advanced bridge class; 10 a.m.-3 p.m., computer class by appointment; 1, piano class; 2, dulcimer class and dominoes.
Free Summer Meals 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Thursday through July 15; Kings Community Center, 224 R.L. Chase Circle; through age 18; Dexter Jones, 218-1318 or 638-8108; sponsored by Triumph Ministries.
TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly; 5:30-7 tonight, Vicksburg Clinic, second floor conference room; bring item for basket; 661-5108.
Public Library Tuesday and Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., preschool and toddler story time and a craft; Wednesday, 3:30 p.m., crafts; Thursday, 10:30 a.m., school-age story time.
WES Public Tours To mark 75th anniversary; 4-8 p.m. Tuesday, Waterways Experiment Station; free; 634-2502 or 634-2504.
Free Parent Aide Volunteer Training 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday, June 22 and 24, Vicksburg CAP Center, 2732 Washington St.; 634-0557; meals provided.
The Power of Race Unity 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Southern Cultural Heritage Complex, Academic Building, 1302 Adams St.; free; refreshments; from a Baha’i perspective.
Book Discussion Alan Huffman will discuss his book, “Mississippi in Africa;” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Southern Cultural Heritage Center, Adams Street entrance.
Children’s Ministry Sports Camp For children who have completed grades K4-5; 6-8 p.m. June 21-25, Bowmar Baptist Church; softball, baseball, soccer, cheerleading; Pam Parman, 636-2596, to register.
Summer Day Camp For ages 4-6; 8 a.m.-noon June 21-25, Vicksburg Montessori Christian School, 201 Honeysuckle Lane; $60; theme, bears.
Miss Mississippi Pageant June 23-26; 638-6746 to purchase tickets.
Juneteenth Heritage Festival June 26; 638-8271 by Wednesday to participate.
Churches
First Baptist Vacation Bible School for age 4-grade 6; 9 a.m.-noon today-Friday, 1607 Cherry St.; theme, Rickshaw Rally.
Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) USA Vacation Bible School for all ages, 6:30-7:45 tonight-Friday, Port Gibson; pastor, Elder Howard Batchelor.
Morning Star Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 848 Glass Road; speakers, the Revs. Terrell Steward, James Jones, James Archer, Joseph Brown and Henry Lewis; pastor, the Rev. James C. Archer.
New Mount Zion Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday, 515 Feld St.; speaker, the Rev. Reginald Harris; pastor, the Rev. R.L. Miller.
Rose Hill M.B. Fellowship week, 7 tonight-Friday, 683 Stenson Road; speaker, the Rev. Christopher Armstrong; pastor, the Rev. Walter Weathersby.
Mount Calvary Baptist Vacation Bible School, 6-8 tonight-Friday, 1350 East Ave.; theme, Spotlight on Jesus
.Mount Olive Baptist, Villa Nova Revival, 7 tonight-Friday; speaker, the Rev. Tyrone Dixon of St. Paul Baptist Church.
St. Peter M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 1712 Crawford St.; speaker, Johnny Hughes of Hermanville; pastor, Melvin L. Bolden.
St. James Baptist “God’s Gift of Life” and Holy Communion, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 1922 Pearl St.; speaker, Samuel Brown Jr.