8/3/04

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, August 3, 2004

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Clubs

Sundown Toastmasters No. 4834 11 a.m. Wednesday, Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District Headquarters Building, 4155 Clay St.

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Civitan Club Business meeting, noon Wednesday, Shoney’s.

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

Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; Roger Barlow, Mississippi Catfish Growers Association, will speak on catfish farming.

John C. Pemberton Sons of Confederate Veterans 6 p.m. Thursday, Southern Cultural Heritage Complex; Bryan Dabney will speak on Port Hudson; public invited.

Army/Navy Club Steak dinner, 7 p.m. Thursday, clubhouse.

Public programs

Senior Center Wednesday: 9 a.m.-noon, king bridge; 10, chair exercises; 1 p.m., white elephant bingo; 2:30, dominoes.

Cypress Pilates Babies and Me Class will be held through Sept. 24; $7; Andrea Tower, 415-9501.

Public Library 10:30 a.m. Wednesday; preschool and toddler story time and craft.

Mental Illness Support Group For family and friends of the mentally ill; 6 tonight, Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Complex, Wisconsin Avenue.

Diabetes Support Group 6-7 tonight, River Region West, cafeteria; speaker, Jason LaSuzzo, Ph.D., exercise physiologist; 619-3609.

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.

Breast Cancer Support Group For patients, survivors, family members and caregivers; 6 p.m. Thursday, Porters Chapel United Methodist Church, 200 Porters Chapel Road; speaker, Kim Yates of the Lymphoma Center.

Softball Tournament 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, ballpark behind Tallulah Academy; $125 a team; Chris Thornton, 318-574-5230.

Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Warren County Extension Service conference room, 1100-C Grove St.; bring pocket calculator; Leona Stringer, 634-4520, to register.

Warren County Baptist Sunday School Convention 9:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, E.D. Straughter Baptist Memorial Center, 1411 Martin Luther King.

Blood Drive 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, conference rooms C and D at River Region Medical Center; noon-3:30 p.m. Thursday, bloodmobile at River Region West.

Uniform Sale 8-10 a.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Elementary School.

Parkinson’s Support Group 2-3 p.m. Thursday, conference room, River Region West.

Back-to-School Youth Bash 6-10 p.m. Friday, Ridgeway Baptist Church; music by the McAllister Brothers Band.

Vicksburg Intermediate School Open house, 4:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Bunny’s Child Care Accepting applications and child-care certificates for prekindergarten and ages 2 weeks-12 years; 634-8068 or 2362-2364 Grove St., from 5:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

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.

The Learning Garden at Oakland Baptist Church Openings available for ages 6 weeks to 5 years; emphasis on Bible, art, music and other; ABEKA curriculum; Tuesday/Thursday classes; Renee Holloway, 638-6724 or 619-7065.

Churches

Mount Pilgrim M.B., Freetown Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 1917 Heather Drive; speakers, the Revs. Will Moffett, Robert Miller, James Archer, Douglas Bryant and Louis Hall Sr.; 636-0044.

Providence M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 7070 Fisher Ferry Road; speaker, the Rev. Henry Mayfield.

Wayside Baptist Revival, 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday and 7 tonight-Wednesday, 6151 Jeff Davis Road; speaker, Steve White of Brookhaven; music by Lanny McCann.

Pleasant Hill M.B. Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday, Bolton; speaker, the Rev. Casey Fisher of Grove Street M.B. Church; host pastor, the Rev. Zavean Woodard; bus will leave House of Peace Worship Church, 707 Pierce St., at 6:30 each night.

St. Paul M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 1413 Elm St.; pastor, the Rev. Henry J. Williams.

Pleasant Hill M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 11170 Halls Ferry Road; speaker, the Rev. Johnny Williams; pastor, the Rev. Joseph Briscoe.

Benefits

Rummage Sale 7 a.m.-noon Saturday, Redbone United Methodist Church, at Redbone and Burnt House roads; sponsored by the Redbone United Methodist Women; proceeds to go to Keystone Ministries; 638-7485.