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CLUBS

ENGINEER ADVISORY COMMITTEE 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Oct. 24, City Hall Annex council room; Steve Pranger, 638-3719.

AMERICAN LEGION TYNER-FORD POST 213 Regular meeting, 8 p.m. Tuesday.

ALPHA CHAPTER PAK SORORITY 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Piccadilly; Libbie Melsheimer and Elma Williams will be hostesses; McRae’s will present a fashion show.

KIWANIS Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; Pat Anderson, administrator for Vicksburg Head Start Center, will be guest speaker.

LIONS Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; focus will be on white canes.

VICKSBURG ART ASSOCIATION 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Old Constitution Firehouse Gallery, Openwood and Main streets; Linda Mazzio will present her “Instant Ancestors” accessories; bring a photo of an ancestor to display.

NARFE Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; Donald Oakes, superintendent of Vicksburg Warren School District, will be guest speaker; officers will be elected.

AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY POST 213 Regular meeting will be at 7:30 tonight.

VFW POST 10734 7 tonight; Post home, 5305 Indiana Ave.

PUBLIC PROGRAMS

FIRE PREVENTION PARADE AND PROGRAM 11 a.m. Thursday at Vicksburg Factory Outlets; sponsored by the Vicksburg Fire Department in observance of Fire Safety Week.

PUBLIC LIBRARY SCHEDULE Today, closed in observance of Columbus Day; 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, “My Fire Engine” and other stories will be read followed by a craft project; 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, “Clifford, the Firehouse Dog” and an art activity.

“SERVSAFE” FOOD CERTIFICATION COURSE 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday and 9:30 a.m. until test is complete Thursday, Hinds County Extension Office, 1735 Wilson Blvd.; $100 course fee, $75 retest fee; Kimberly Russ 636-5391.

FREE BRICKLAYING CLASSES For those interested in job placement only; classes are 5:30 to 9:30 tonight and Wednesday beginning today and continuing for eight weeks; sign up at Hinds Community College; 629-6803, 629-6830 or 629-6807.

SMALL BUSINESS SEMINAR ON SHOPLIFTING PREVENTION 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Chamber of Commerce; sponsored by Hinds Community College and the Chamber of Commerce; for reservations, call 636-1012.

VICKSBURG FALL PILGRIMAGE 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., through Saturday; $15 for a tour of three homes.

PARKVIEW AUXILIARY BOOK FAIR 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday; ground floor dining/conference area; proceeds to benefit nursing scholarship fund.

MORNING IN THE GARDEN’ Presentation by Dr. Ralph Null, floral artist; 10 a.m. Thursday, Vicksburg Country Club ballroom; book signing will follow; tickets, 638-6429; sponsored by The Ivy Place.

CHURCHES

LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST BIBLE CONFERENCE 7 p.m. Thursday; 9:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday; guest speakers will be from various areas in Mississippi, Illinois, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee.

BROWN’S CHAPEL M.B. REVIVAL 7:30 nightly through Friday; guest speakers are as follows: tonight, the Rev. Jessie Brown, pastor; Tuesday, the Rev. Sammie Brown Jr.; Wednesday, the Rev. Henry Mayfield; Thursday, the Rev. Troy Smith; Friday, Rev. Brown.