7/22/04

Published 12:00 am Thursday, July 22, 2004

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Clubs

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

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Eagle Lake Development Organization 7:30 tonight, 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 Today-Sunday, Cedar Grove Mansion Inn; reception, 5 p.m. today; friends and classmates invited; 248-941-4233 to attend.

Ford, Carpenter, Wilson, Palmer Family Reunion 7 p.m. Friday, VFW on Indiana Avenue; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, picnic at Rib Ranch, 5964 Nailor Road; Sunday, historical sites and events in Vicksburg; Willie Jean Carpenter Drayton, 638-0197.

American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 213 Installation ceremony, 4 p.m. Sunday, 1618 Main St.; refreshments served.

Retired Education Personnel of Vicksburg Warren County PERS retiree seminars; 9 a.m.-noon Monday, multi-purpose room, Hinds Community College, 755 Mississippi 27 South.

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 Friday: 10 a.m., bean bag baseball; 11, open play dominoes.

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

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

Oak Ridge Opry 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oak Ridge Community Center; hamburgers and drinks for sale; donations accepted; music by the Wright Road Band.

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.

Group Auditions for the Zamar Ensemble Noon Saturday, New Dimension, 2845 Clay St.; ages 18-35; proof of age, wallet-size photo and performance piece required; under the direction of Charlie Tubbs III; 883-2095.

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.

“Cruisin’ for Donors” Blood Drive 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday, Vicksburg Convention Center; sponsored by United Blood Services; Suzie McDowell, 939-3336.

Crawford Street Play School Registration open for preschoolers in classes 3 and 4; extended day offered for 3 and 4-year-olds; 636-5612 or 638-7397.

Churches

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 tonight; 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. today and 11 a.m. Saturday, 3055 N. Washington St.; musicians, Kevin Winters and L.C. Dotson.

Pleasant Valley M.B. Revival and prayer service, 7 tonight-July 30, 2585 N. Washington St.; speakers, the Revs. James Archie, Joseph Brown, Casey Fisher, Charlie Blackmore and Leroy Wilson; host pastor, the Rev. Alex Miller; assistant pastor, the Rev. Douglas Bryant; choir rehearsal, 7 p.m. Friday and 11:30 a.m. Saturday.

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.