2/25/03

Published 12:00 am Tuesday, February 25, 2003

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Clubs

Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; Camille Atwood of the United Way Food Pantry will speak.

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TRIAD 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Board Room at City Hall Annex; Assistant Attorney General Mollie Miller will speak on the updates of Adults Vulnerable Act progress and cases.

Port City Kiwanis 7 a.m. Thursday at Shoney’s; Pam Mayfield of Mississippi Home Health will speak.

VHS Class of 1993 Reunion, May 30-31; Amy Armstrong, asarmstrongmd@yahoo.com or (251) 625-3447.

Vicksburg Coin Club 7 p.m. Thursday at Vicksburg Clinic conference room.

Vicksburg High Class of 1983 5 p.m. Friday at LD’s Kitchen; all are asked to attend; Gwendolyn Appleby, 661-0870.

Vicksburg-Warren Alcorn Alumni Chapter 7 p.m. Friday at Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut St.

Public programs

Vicksburg Senior Center Wednesday: 9-11 a.m., walking at Jackson Street community center; 9-noon, king bridge; 9:30, blood pressure screening with Private Home Care; 10, chair exercises, senior style; 1 p.m., rook/playing cards/dominoes; 2, TRIAD meeting in Board Room.

Public Library Wednesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool story time and art project with Lottie Walker; 3:30 p.m., after-school arts and crafts.

Community CPR 5 until 8 tonight in the conference room at The Street Clinic; 619-3192 to enroll.

Overeaters Anonymous 6 until 7 p.m. Wednesday in Room 206-C, Bowmar Baptist Church, U.S. 61 South; 638-0011; no diets, dues or weigh-ins.

Violence and Drug Prevention Volunteer Training 1 p.m. Thursday at the Child Abuse Prevention Center; 634-0557.

Understanding Social Security 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Madison Parish Extension Office; Irma Lindsey, administrator of local Social Security, will speak on the changes; Berteal Rogers, 318-574-2465.

“Songs From the Soul” Dinner theater, 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Masonic Temple, 1072 John R. Lynch St. in Jackson; $10 per person, 462-6610 for tickets; sponsored by the Maddrama Theater Company.

Dance Party Ballroom, Latin and Swing; 8-10 p.m. Friday at Applause Dance Factory, 208 Industrial Drive in Ridgeland, $10 per person; Cha Cha lesson from 7-8, $10 per person; classes and private lessons available; 856-6168 for information or 636-7000 for Vicksburg classes.

Homebuyer Education Workshop 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. (with an hour for lunch) Saturday at the Warren County Extension Service conference room, 1100-C Grove St.; limited space; Leona Stringer, 634-4520, for information or to register.

Spring Baseball Try-Outs 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday at Halls Ferry Park; make-up session from 5-6 p.m. March 3 at Halls Ferry Park; all players ages 7-15 are required to participate in one try-out; Darrell Evans, 636-5838, Bob Fitzgerald, 638-3280, or Betty Chiles, 634-4514, for information.

Catfish Dinner Saturday, 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. and 5 until 7, $6 per plate; sponsored by Warren Central High School Big Band Boosters; carry-out only at Band Hall; Joe Tom, 638-8180, for tickets.

Haven House Family Shelter Free counseling to domestic violence victims; 638-0555 for information.

Crawford Street Play School Registration for 2003-2004 school year; openings available in classes 2, 3 and 4; 636-5612 or 638-7397.

Churches

“Heaven’s Gates and Hell’s Flames” 7 tonight at Southside Baptist, 965 Fisher Ferry Road; Michelle Thomason, 631-0047.

St. Paul and St. Michael Blessed Virgin Mary Sodality 3 p.m. Thursday at Southern Cultural Heritage Complex (Adams Street entrance); all members asked to attend.

Immortal 2003 Mason Betha (formerly known as the artist “Mase”) will speak Thursday at Thalia Mara Hall in the City Auditorium, 255 East Pascagoula St., Jackson; doors open at 6 p.m., service begins at 7; call 1-877-477-7263 for information or reservations; sponsored by S.A.N.E. Church International.