6/9/03
Published 12:00 am Monday, June 9, 2003
We welcome your items for the Community Calendar. Submit items by postal service (P.O. Box 821668, Vicksburg, MS 39182), e-mail (newsreleases@vicksburgpost.com), fax (634-0897), delivered in person to 1601-F N. Frontage Road, or by calling 636-4545 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays. If corresponding by fax, mail or e-mail, be sure to include your name and phone number.
Clubs
Temple High School Class of 1963 5 p.m. today; Patricia Anderson Segrest, 636-7348 or 831-7348.
Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club Work meeting, 6 tonight, Lynn’s; 636-2720 or 636-0735.
VFW 10734 Monthly meeting, 7 tonight; post home on Indiana Avenue.
VFW 2572 Monthly meeting, 7 tonight; dinner will follow.
American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 213 Elections, 7 tonight, post home; members are asked to attend; president, Mattie Harris.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1968 Reunion meeting, 7 tonight, King Solomon Baptist Church hall, Farmer St.; all members invited.
NAACP 7 tonight, 902 China St., all members asked to attend; executive board meeting, 6 p.m., all chairmen should be present.
Vicksburg BPW Business and program meeting, 7 tonight, Vicksburg Country Club; speaker, Katiya Vitayaudom, marketing manager at Pemberton Square mall; Pat Hunt, 638-2511.
NARFE National Association of Retired Federal Employees, noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; $7 for meal; speaker, Jimmy Heidel.
Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Carla Ashley of Good Samaritan Physical Therapy.
American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213 Tuesday’s meeting postponed until June 17 at 8 p.m., 1618 Main St.
Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; Mack Varner to speak on history of Theodore Roosevelt.
Vicksburg Warren County Chapter JSU Alumni Elections, 6 p.m. Wednesday, LD’s Restaurant; Ann Bargains or Robyn Gordon for information.
Port City Kiwanis 7 a.m. Thursday, Shoney’s; speaker, Yvette Mangum, Chamber of Commerce director of Vicksburg Retirement Development.
Vicksburg Chapter No. 77 UDC 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Piccadilly; speaker, Gloria Adcock, Mississippi Division president.
PRAM Public Relations Association of Mississippi-River City 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Piccadilly; speaker, Yvette Mangum of Vicksburg Chamber of Commerce; topic, “Marketing Vicksburg as a Retirement Community.”
Public programs
Vicksburg Senior Center Tuesday: 9:30 a.m., intermediate exercise with Richard Simmons; 10:30, beginner computer; 11:30, intermediate computer; 1 p.m., dulcimer class and art.
Critical Needs Blood Drive 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. Tuesday, bloodmobile, Vicksburg Convention Center; hosted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; each donor will receive a free T-shirt.
Senior Day Tuesday, McRae’s Vicksburg; games, events, food and prizes; ages 50 and older.
Child Birth Class Tuesday, June 17, 24, July 1, 8 and 15; infant CPR, July 22; includes early beginning, sibling and breast-feeding classes; River Region Medical Center education conference rooms; 883-5354 to register.
Stroke Support Group 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, River Region West cafeteria; 619-3192.
Rebuilding Blocks of Recovery 10-week workshop for those divorced, divorcing, separated or recovering from broken relationship; 6-8 p.m. Tuesdays through Aug. 12, Grace Christian Counseling Center, 1414 Cherry St.; $100 fee, must register; program for children 6 and older and nursery provided; Walter Frazier, 636-5703.
Prostate Cancer Support Group 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, River Region West education conference room; 619-3192.
Book of Psalms Summer course offered by the Warren County Extension of Mississippi Baptist Seminary; 6:45 p.m. Tuesday, E.D. Straughter Building; call 638-3075 or 630-9845 for information.
Family Support Group for Autistic Children 7 p.m. Tuesday, The Vicksburg Post; Regina Jeffers, 638-4642, or Patti Robinson, 636-8270.
U.S. Army Corps Business Conference Tuesday and Wednesday, Vicksburg Convention Center; register at www.mvk.usace.army.mil.
Overeaters Anonymous 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist, Room 206-C; no diets, dues or weigh-ins; 638-0011.
Blood Drive Thursday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m., River Region Medical Center conference rooms C and D; noon-4 p.m., River Region West, bloodmobile at front entrance; donors will receive free T-shirt.
Adult CPR Class 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Red Cross building, 908 Cherry St.; $20, sponsored by the American Red Cross; 636-9182.
Babysitter Training Class 9 a.m. Friday, Red Cross building, 908 Cherry St.; $25; sponsored by the American Red Cross; 636-9182.
Diabetes Education Class Group and individual, River Region West; call 619-3609 for times.
Churches
Mount Hebron and New Hope Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday, Mount Hebron, Tucker Road in Bovina; evangelist, the Rev. Franklin Mallett Jr.; pastors, the Revs. Shawn Brown and Frank Gardner.
Grace Baptist Vacation Bible School, 6-8:30 tonight-June 13, 1729 Hankinson Road.
Oakland Baptist “Scuba” Vacation Bible School, 9-noon today-June 13; preschool through sixth grade; 638-6724.
Mount Carmel M.B. Vacation Bible School, 6:30 tonight-June 13, 2729 Alma St.; director, Beverly Colston.
Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) USA Vacation Bible School, 6:30-7:30 tonight-June 13, Port Gibson; fun, food and games for all ages; pastor, Howard Batchelor; superintendent, Kirk Johnson Sr.
St. Peter M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday.
Mount Olive M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, Oak Ridge Community; evangelist, the Rev. Henry Mayfield.
First Baptist Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 1511 1/2 Lane St.; speaker, the Rev. Edmond E. Gibbs; pastor, the Rev. Roosevelt Smith.
Grove Street M.B. Communion service, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, House of Peace Worship, 707 Pierce St.; evangelist, Khelli Lockridge; pastor, the Rev. Casey Fisher.
Benefits
Barbecue Plate Sale Friday, Hinds Community College Nursing School, Paxton Road; deliveries to industries or companies, day or evening; tickets available at the school or by calling 629-6820.