11/10/03

Published 12:00 am Monday, November 10, 2003

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Clubs

Vicksburg Genealogical Society 5:30 p.m. today, Shoney’s; speakers, Lamar Roberts and Emma Keulegan.

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Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club 6 tonight, Goldie’s; 636-2720 or www.vicksburgcruisers.com.

NAACP 7 tonight, 902 China St.; executive board meeting, 6; members should attend.

Alpha Chapter, PAK Sorority 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jacque’s; hostesses, Lilian Johnson and Pam Gee; Geni Fulcher to speak on holiday decorations.

Tougaloo Alumni Association 6:30 p.m. Tuesday; 218-3577, Toni Terrett.

Vicksburg BPW Program, Jim Stirgus; 7 p.m. Tuesday, Vicksburg Country Club; Pat Hunt, 638-2511.

Vicksburg Art Association “Working Artists’ Evening,” 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Old Constitution Firehouse; artists asked to bring own supplies; 638-9221.

American Legion, Tyner-Ford Post 213 Legionnaires; 8 p.m. Tuesday, 1618 Main St.

Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; representative from Mississippi Boys and Girls Sheriff’s Ranch will speak.

Paragon Lodge No. 7, F.&A.M. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, lodge; Masonic attire; Prince Hall Masons welcome; Cedric D. Magee, 415-0689.

Public Relations Association of Mississippi River City Chapter; business session, 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Eddie Monsour’s Restaurant; last time to join under $25 dues; Bill K. Mullen, billkmullen@aol.com.

Society of Military Engineers Vicksburg post; noon Thursday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Dr. Gordon Boutwell; RSVP to David Jenkins, 631-7695, by noon Wednesday.

United Daughters of the Confederacy Vicksburg Chapter No. 7; 2 p.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; speaker, Bobbie Edwards.

VHS Class of 1989 Reunion meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday at Shoney’s; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017, or Trina White-Lassiter, 415-1197.

Eagle Lake Development Organization 7 p.m. Friday, clubhouse; potluck dinner.

Public programs

Senior Center Tuesday: 9:30 a.m., intermediate exercise, intermediate bridge; 10:30-noon, quilting; 10:30, beginner computer; 11:30, intermediate computer; 12:30-4:30 p.m., driver safety class; 2, dulcimer.

TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly; 5:30-6:30 tonight, Vicksburg Clinic conference rooms, second floor; bring fruit/veggie item for best loser and weekly menu; daytime, Sherry Thompson, 661-5108; evening, Janice Perrier, 634-8917.

Nurturing Parent Support Group 5:30-7 tonight, Salvation Army, 530 Mission 66; sponsor, the CAP Center; refreshments and child care provided; 634-0557.

Patient’s Choice Hospice Volunteer Meeting 6 tonight, 1911 Mission 66, Suite C; potluck.

Warren County Tax Collector’s Office Closed Tuesday for Veterans Day.

Public Library Tuesday: closed for Veterans Day; Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool and toddler story time and art activity.

Senior Day 10 a.m. Tuesday, McRae’s; free flu vaccines by South Mississippi Homecare and Hospice to first 50 seniors at 11 a.m.; 619-7800.

Child Birth Class Tuesday and Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9 and 16; River Region Medical Center, education conference rooms; to register, 883-5354.

Stroke Support Group 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, River Region West, cafeteria.

Big Blue Band Boosters Meeting, 6 p.m. Tuesday, WCHS Band Hall; all band parents encouraged to attend.

Prostate Cancer Support Group 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, River Region West, education conference room.

Local Family Support Group for Autistic Children 7 p.m. Tuesday, Warren Central Junior High Library; Regina Jeffers, 638-4642 or Patti Robinson, 636-8270.

Overeaters Anonymous 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist, room 206-C; no diets, dues or weigh-ins; 638-0011.

Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 22, Warren County Extension Service conference room, 1100-C Grove St.; hour lunch break; must attend all sessions; bring pocket calculator; to register, Leona Stringer, 634-4520; sponsors, City of Vicksburg and Mississippi Housing Initiative.

Walk for Self Sufficiency Nov. 22, pavilion on Lee and Drummond streets; preregistration, $15 per person or $60 per team; deadline, Thursday; information or to register, Leah Sullivan, 638-8545 or 636-5688; donations welcome; sponsored by The Initiative Inc.

Learning Garden Preschool at Oakland Baptist Ages six weeks to five years; computers in all rooms; introduction to Spanish, music and phonics; 9 a.m.-noon or 2:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday; space limited; church, 638-6724 or Renee Holloway, 619-7065.

Churches

Mount Givens M.B. Business meeting, 6 tonight, 210 Kirkland Road.

Ridgeway Baptist Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 4684 Redwood Road; speaker, Dr. Eddie Hamilton; music by Wayne Pierce.