7/21/04

Published 12:00 am Wednesday, July 21, 2004

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Clubs

Vicksburg Toastmasters Club 2052 Noon Thursday; Stephen Spangler, 634-3104, or Laurel Gorman, 634-4484.

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Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club 7 p.m. Thursday, home of the president on Main Street; reports on homecoming will be given.

Eagle Lake Development Organization 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Community Center; potluck dinner; hosts, Laura Leon and Rena Jones.

Garrett Family Reunion Saturday and Sunday; relatives of the late George “Sonny” Garrett Sr.; 638-8503, 636-1380 or 638-2015.

VHS Class of 1989 Reunion, Friday and Saturday; 415-7017, 218-1155 or 868-0151.

Taylor-Foster Family Reunion Thursday-Sunday, Cedar Grove Mansion Inn; reception, 5 p.m. Thursday; friends and classmates invited; to attend, call 248-941-4233.

Farm Bureau Annual members’ meeting, 7 p.m. Aug. 2, Hinds Community College, Vicksburg; dinner, $5; reservations by July 28; 636-1003 or 1115 Grove St.

WCHS Class of 1974 Reunion, Sept. 17-18; 636-6409.

Public programs

Senior Center Thursday: 9 a.m., question-and-answer forum with the mayor; 9 a.m.-1 p.m., computer class by appointment; 10, chair exercises; 12:30 p.m., Richter bridge; 1, piano class; 2, chicken foot and dominoes.

Public Library Thursday: 10 a.m., Wanda Woodard will present an anti-litter program.

Bring Your Sons & Daughters to Work Day 9 a.m. Thursday, Vicksburg District, Corps of Engineers.

St. Francis Xavier Elementary School The library will be open from 1 until 3 p.m. Thursday for children to check out books and take tests.

Serenity Al-Anon 5:30 p.m. Thursday, administrative area, Marian Hill; fellowship of family and friends of alcoholics/addicts; 631-2770 or 631-2705.

Women’s Health Seminar 6-9 p.m. Thursday, River Region Medical Center, conference rooms A and D; Dr. Odalis Sijin, OB/GYN, will speak about uterine balloon therapy; 883-6020; free.

Eagle Lake Water District Annual meeting, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Eagle Lake Community Center.

Antique Bottle Show and Sale 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Battlefield Inn; free; bottles, tins, stoneware, jugs, glassware, marbles, fruit jars, Civil War relics, postcards and more.

VFW Super Saturday Spaghetti supper, 4-6 p.m., $5, dine in or carry out; blind-draw dart tournament, 6-9 p.m., $5; karaoke, 9 p.m.-1 a.m., $1 to sing, free ticket for drawing with singing.

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

Recovery at Noon Noon, Monday-Friday; Keystone Ministries, 821 Clay St.; refreshments provided; Michael W., 631-0873 or 415-0314; Nathan G., 636-6664; David B., 629-3920; Alvin J., 661-7646 or 415-2180.

Churches

Shiloh Baptist Vacation Bible School, 6-7 tonight-Friday, 920 Green St.; pastor, Dr. Willie J. Jones.

Bingham Memorial M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 1063 Green St.; speakers, the Revs. Terrell Stewart, Joseph Brown, Leonard Walker, Leroy Wilson and Kemp Burley; pastor, the Rev. James Archer.

Salvation Army Vacation Bible School for ages 6-12, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. today-Friday, 530 Mission 66; in association with the Warren County Baptist Association and Calvary, First, Bovina and Highland Baptist churches; lunch will be served.

Zion Travelers M.B. Vacation Bible School, 6-7 tonight-Friday, 1701 Poplar St.; Fun Day, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday; Vanessa Wright, 638-0241.

Oak Chapel M.B. Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday, 8140 Freetown Road; speaker, the Rev. Dellie Robinson; various choirs; 636-4967 or Dewayne and Tammie Sims, 630-9280.

Mount Pisgah Vacation Bible School, 6-8 tonight-Friday, 1519 Lummie St.; awards ceremony and picnic at Riverfront park on Friday; Yulonda Clark, 260-8693; pastor, the Rev. Dennis Redden Sr.

Mount Alban M.B. Prayer for revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 2385 Mount Alban Road; pastor, the Rev. J.D. Cooper.

Ebenezer Baptist Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 2346 Grove St.; speaker, the Rev. Hosea Williams, pastor of Porters Chapel Baptist Church; host pastor, the Rev. David Brown Jr.

Belmont M.B. Vacation Bible School and Youth Conference; 6-8 p.m. Thursday; sleepover, 6 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m.-noon Saturday; 4446 Charlie Brown Road, Utica; the Rev. Phillip Burks, 885-8097 or 529-8339, or the Rev. Andrew Cook, 415-0611 or 636-3734.

Mercy Seat M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, No. 5 Dos Casas; music by various choirs; pastor, Rudy L. Smith.

China Grove No. 2 Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday; evangelist, the Rev. Willie F. Mitchell; pastor, the Rev. Darryl Moore.

Bethlehem M.B. Choir rehearsal, 5:30 p.m. Thursday and 11 a.m. Saturday, 3055 N. Washington St.; musicians, Kevin Winters and L.C. Dotson.

Travelers Rest Baptist Family Life Seminar 2004; 4 p.m. Aug. 7, 718 Bowmar Ave.; speakers, Virginia Houston, James Goodman and others; pastor, the Rev. Thomas Bernard; 636-3712.