April 17, 2006
Published 12:00 am Monday, April 17, 2006
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Clubs.
Tougaloo College Alumni – Meeting, 6:30 tonight, Shoney’s Restaurant; all new members are welcome.
Exchange Club – Meeting, 12:30 today, Shoney’s Restaurant; Virginia Houston, Supervisor, DHS.
AARP – Meeting, 10 a.m. Tuesday, Hawkins United Methodist Church, Halls Ferry Road.
Vicksburg-Warren County Chapter-Jackson State University Alumni Association – Special call meeting, 6 p.m. June 14, Jackson Street Center; money for t-shirts are due; Ben Brown, president.
Lions – Noon Wednesday, Monsour’s Restaurant, Vicksburg Country Club; Robert Murphree will speak on “Restoration of Jefferson Davis Home on Beauvoir.”
Port City Kiwanis -7 a.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; Larry Gawronski and Norman Ford, Vicksburg Convention Center, will speak; all are welcome.
Public programs.
Senior Center – Tuesday: 9:30 a.m., advanced exercise; 10, computer class; 1 p.m., Shanghei Rummy, card games, piano and oil painting classes; 2, dulcimer class.
Warren County-Vicksburg Public Library – Tuesday: 10:30 a.m., story time and craft activity by Alaina Fordice; Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., story time and craft activity by Alice Rabalais; Thursday: 10 a.m., story time and craft activity with staff and volunteers of Child Abuse Prevention Center.
Humanities Lecture Series – 6 p.m. Tuesday, Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation, 1302 Adams St.; Charlie Mitchell, executive editor, Vicksburg Post, will speak on “Iraq: The People and the Possibilities.”
Overeaters Anonymous – 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist Church, room 102C; for those wanting to stop binge eating; 601-638-0011.
Serenity Al-Anon – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Marian Hill administrative area; fellowship of family, friends of alcoholics and addicts; 601-631-2770 or 601-631-2705.
Learning Garden Pre-School and Daycare – Oakland Baptist Church, Oak Ridge Road; open registration for Summer and Fall; 601-638-3333.
RiverCity Softball Tournament – recruiting players for men and women teams; Jimbo Shiers, 601-638-9341 or 601-831-7000.
Warren Central High School Choral Department – “Turn Back Time,” 7 p.m. April 28-29, Vicksburg City Auditorium; presented by Total Sound Show Choir and Madrigals; musical performances from 1930’s to present; after dinner theatre with an assortment of desserts and entertainment; tickets are $10; 601-631-2916.
Vicksburg Theatre Guild – Auditions for “Fairy Tale Theatre,” 2-5 p.m. April 29-30, Parkside Playhouse; performances are June 22-25; cast for ages 7-18; www.e-vtg.com.
Karate for Christ Classes – May 1, Berachach Church, Fisher Ferry Road; for students ages 8 to adult; accepting family discounts and available for two or more members of one family; classes meet Monday and Thursday night from 6:30-7:30; Rip Hoxie at 601-883-0188.
Journey of Faith-Joyful Destination – Seminar, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 16, First Baptist Church, Cherry Street; featured sessions on “The Body Can’t Last Forever,” “Spiritual Aspects of Dying,” “It’s a Family Affair,” “Hospice: A Special Kind of Caring” and more; Richard Brogan, faith in action project coordinator, and Colleen Freeman, coordinator of education and infection control, Hospice Ministries of Ridgeland, are presenters; limited to 40 people; cost for meal is $7; registration deadline is May 9; Jim Hess at 601-636-2493.
Narcotics Anonymous – River City Group, 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, Alvin J., 601-661-7646 or 601-415-1742; evening, Jackie G., 601-638-8456 or 601-415-3345; Recovery at Noon Group, Tuesday-Friday; The Living Room, 1511 Walnut St.; Mike W., 601-618-4899 or 601-415-0314; Joel F., 601-634-0639 or 601-868-0057.
Churches.
Holy Hill M.B. – Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday, Oak Ridge Community; Willie J. White, St. James No. 1 M.B. Church, will speak.
Pleasant Green Baptist – Revival, 7:15 tonight-Friday, 817 Bowman St.; the Rev. Claude Tucker of Jackson, will preach; H.L. Sylvester, pastor.
Rose Hill M.B. – 7 nightly tonight-Friday, 683 Stenson Road; annual sacrificial week; host pastor, Walter Weathersby Sr.; public is invited; 601-636-1467.
Spring Hill M.B. – Pre-Mother’s Day concert, 6 p.m. May, 1815 Mission 66; Ida Bass, Lola Sneed, Eldredge Skinner, The Jones and White Rose Singers; free admission; Terell Davis, masters of ceremonies; Frank Gardner, pastor and Geneva Jones, host evangelist.
Benefits.
Mary C. Washington Memorial Catfish Dinner – 11 a.m.-2 p.m. May 7, Beechwood Elementary Cafeteria; dinner includes fish, fries, hushpuppies, slaw, baked beans, dessert, tea; $6 per plate; hosted by Southern Bell Chapter of Mississippi School Nutrition Association; proceeds to benefit Camp Silver Cloud.
Trail Ride – Registration begins at 10 a.m. May 27, Big Sand’s Campground; riding to follow from 1-5 p.m.; cookout, silent auction and entertainment; $35 for singles and $55 for family; sponsored by Vicksburg Farm Supply; proceeds to benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital; 601-634-0882.