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Clubs

Sundown Toastmasters 11 a.m. until noon Wednesday in Room 103 at the Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers building, 4115 E. Clay St.; open to the public.

Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; speaker will be Jimmy Heidel of the Chamber of Commerce.

TRIAD 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Board Room at City Hall Annex; W.L. “Bump” Callaway of Emergency Management will be the speaker.

Society of American Military Engineers Vicksburg Post; noon Thursday at Maxwell’s; Wendell Ruff of MDOT will speak on environmental leadership and context-sensitive design; 631-7695 to RSVP.

Delta Kappa Gamma Society International Chi Chapter; 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

Public programs

Vicksburg Senior Center Wednesday: 9-11 a.m., walking at Jackson Street Community Center; 9-noon, King bridge; 10, chair exercises, senior style; 1:30-3:30 p.m., acrylic art class; 2, TRIAD meeting in board room; 2:30, open play dominoes.

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

Volunteer Training 8:30 until 9:30 a.m. Wednesday in the conference room at the United Way Office, 920 South St.; for those interested in working in the Storehouse Community Food Pantry.

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

Emergency Appeal Blood Drive 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Saturday in the bloodmobile in front of Wal-Mart and the vacant room next to Payless Shoes at Pemberton Square mall; sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta Sorority and United Blood Services; donors will receive free T-shirt.

Churches

St. Mark’s Freewill Baptist Business meeting, 7 p.m. Thursday at the church, 2606 Hannah St.; the Rev. Willie James is pastor.