12/19/03
Published 12:00 am Friday, December 19, 2003
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Clubs
Vicksburg Warren Alcorn Alumni Chapter 7 tonight, Alcorn Center, 1514 Cherry St.; Christmas party to follow.
Ivyettes Girls Club 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Rolling Acres Community Center.
Willing Workers Club Second annual Christmas fellowship dinner, 5 p.m. Saturday, E.D. Straughter; 638-2798.
Broadwater Lodge No. 55 6 p.m. Saturday; brothers bring covered dish, casual attire; all Prince Hall Masons welcome.
Sunshine Lodge No. 99 AF&AM Annual St. John’s Day celebration, 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Locust Grove M.B. Church; guest speaker will be Tyrone Dixon of St. Paul M.B. Church in Bovina; guest performers will be St. Paul Male Chorus, Ever-Givens Male Choir, Holly Hill Choir, Belva Reed and Martha White; proceeds to benefit needy families of Warren County.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1964 Reunion meeting, 5 p.m. Sunday, American Legion, “The Hut,” 1618 Main St.; refreshments served.
WCHS Class of 1994 Reunion planning committee meeting, 6 p.m. Sunday at Shoney’s; all classmates urged to attend; Joey Wolfe, 601-462-6436, Georgia Roby-Dent, 661-8326, or Pamela Smith-Freeman, 631-2967.
Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; Donna Osburn will speak on Kiwanis Foundations.
JSUNAA/Fellows Alumni Cadillac Christmas raffle tickets available from Vicksburg Warren County Chapter; Debra Goodman, 636-3429, Ben Brown, 638-9047, or Kimball Goodlow, 415-7211, for tickets.
Public programs
Vicksburg-Warren Humane Society Adopt-A-Thon, 5:30-8 tonight; Pemberton Square Center Court by J.C. Penney.
Buck’s Country Playhouse Tonight’s fellowship has been canceled.
Ballroom, Latin and Swing Dance Party 8-10 tonight, Applause Dance Factory, 242 W. Stephens St., Ridgeland; Waltz lesson, 7-8 p.m.; $10 per person; classes and private lessons available; 856-6168; Vicksburg classes, 636-7000.
Free Used Car Battery Disposal 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, near Hearn’s Store and in front of Battlefield Mall.
Book Signing Don Medley will sign “The Book of Luke” from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. Saturday, Chocolate Derby, 1309 Washington St.; 636-8824.
RIF Workshop “Reading is Fundamental,” 10 a.m. Saturday, Rolling Acres Community Center; sponsored by AKA Sorority.
Don Medley Book Signing Author will sign “The Book of Luke,” 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday; The Chocolate Derby, 1309 Washington St.; 636-8824.
Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by Old Habits.
Christmas Shriners Ball Saturday, 8 p.m. until at VFW, 5305 Indiana Ave.; food, dance and fellowship; sponsored by Mecca Temple No. 1 and Rose of Sharon Court No. 2; Notton Jones, 638-6498; Leola Long, 636-6691; Rosie Nash, 619-8166.
Las Posadas 6 p.m. Monday, Hawkins United Methodist Church, 3736 Halls Ferry Road; Communion and party; pastor, the Rev. Goyo De La Cruz; Sandra Gutierrez, 638-8930, or Marie Thompson, 636-9756.
Churches
Greater Oak Grove M.B. Christmas program, 6:30 tonight, 3802 Patricia St.
Westminster Presbyterian Christmas caroling, 4 p.m. Saturday.
Standfield M.B. “Happy Birthday Jesus” and “Our Savior Is Not a Baby” presentations, 5 p.m. Saturday; John H. Williams Sr. is pastor.
Rose Hill M.B. Christmas dinner, 6 p.m. Saturday; the Junior Missionary Society will visit Trace Haven at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
New Mount Zion M.B. Deadline to bring canned goods and nonperishable food items for food drive is Sunday, 516 Feld St.