6/15/04
Published 12:00 am Tuesday, June 15, 2004
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Clubs
VHS Class of 1994 Reunion, June 18-20; 868-0182 or 972-980-4650.
Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; speaker, Jeff Riggs.
VHS Class of 1989 Reunion fees due Friday; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017, or Trina White-Lassiter, 868-0151.
Creme de la Creme Call meeting, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; Patricia Winters, 634-1579.
Civitan Club Noon Wednesday; speaker, Sid Ervin.
Society of American Military Engineers Noon Thursday, Maxwell’s; speaker, David W. Mockbee; 631-7695 to RSVP by Wednesday.
Vicksburg Toastmasters Club 2052 Noon Thursday; Melinda Lamb, 634-3888; Stephen Spangler, 634-3104.
Vicksburg Warren Alcorn Alumni Chapter 7 p.m. Friday, Elks Lodge, 916 Walnut.
Brookes-Gates Families Reunion, July 9-11, Vicksburg; Lucy Sims, 636-6747.
Monroe Ross Sr. and Nancy Thornton Ross Families Reunion, July 2-4; 634-0137, 638-2556 or 638-7078.
Cook-Ellis Families Reunion, July 2-4 in Vicksburg.
Public programs
Senior Center Wednesday: 9 a.m.-noon, king bridge; 10, chair exercises; 1 p.m., bingo, sponsored by Trace Haven; 2:30, dominoes.
Free Summer Meals 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday-Thursday through July 15; Kings Community Center, 224 R.L. Chase Circle; through age 18; Dexter Jones, 218-1318 or 638-8108; sponsored by Triumph Ministries.
Public Library Wednesday, 10:30 a.m., preschool and toddler story time and a craft; 3:30 p.m., crafts; Thursday, 10:30 a.m., school-age story time.
WES Public Tours To mark 75th anniversary; 4-8 tonight, Waterways Experiment Station; free; 634-2502 or 634-2504.
The Power of Race Unity 6:30 tonight, Southern Cultural Heritage Complex, Academic Building, 1302 Adams St.; free; refreshments; from a Baha’i perspective.
Book Discussion Alan Huffman will discuss his book, “Mississippi in Africa;” 7 p.m. Wednesday, Southern Cultural Heritage Center, Adams Street entrance.
Hand Bell Concert 7 p.m. Friday, Crawford Street United Methodist Church; presented by Sueda Luttrell of Marietta, Ga.
Summer Playground Camp 9 a.m.-noon Monday-Thursday; Pearl Street, June 21-24; Mission Park, June 28-July 1; free; ages 5-12; arts, crafts and games; 634-4514.
Summer Day Camp For ages 4-6; 8 a.m.-noon June 21-25, Vicksburg Montessori Christian School, 201 Honeysuckle Lane; $60; theme, bears.
Miss Mississippi Pageant June 23-26; 638-6746 to purchase tickets.
Learning Garden Preschool at Oakland Baptist Church Fall registration open for ages 6 weeks-5 years; Tuesday/Thursday classes in Bible, art, music and language arts; Renee Holloway, 619-7065 or 638-6724.
Churches
First Baptist Vacation Bible School for age 4-grade 6; 9 a.m.-noon today-Friday, 1607 Cherry St.; theme, Rickshaw Rally.
Temple Church of Christ (Holiness) USA Vacation Bible School for all ages, 6:30-7:45 tonight-Friday, Port Gibson; pastor, Elder Howard Batchelor.
Morning Star Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 848 Glass Road; speakers, the Revs. Terrell Steward, James Jones, James Archer, Joseph Brown and Henry Lewis; pastor, the Rev. James C. Archer.
New Mount Zion Revival, 7:30 tonight-Friday, 515 Feld St.; speaker, the Rev. Reginald Harris; pastor, the Rev. R.L. Miller.
Rose Hill M.B. Fellowship week, 7 tonight-Friday, 683 Stenson Road; speaker, the Rev. Christopher Armstrong; pastor, the Rev. Walter Weathersby.
Mount Calvary Baptist Vacation Bible School, 6-8 tonight-Friday, 1350 East Ave.; theme, Spotlight on Jesus.
Mount Olive Baptist, Villa Nova Revival, 7 tonight-Friday; speaker, the Rev. Tyrone Dixon of St. Paul Baptist Church.
St. Peter M.B. Revival, 7 tonight-Friday, 1712 Crawford St.; speaker, Johnny Hughes of Hermanville; pastor, Melvin L. Bolden.
Grove Street M.B. Baptism, 6:30 p.m.; Communion, 7 p.m. Wednesday; House of Peace Worship Church, 707 Pierce St.; speaker, Phalecia Sanders; pastor, the Rev. Casey Fisher.
St. James Baptist “God’s Gift of Life” and Holy Communion, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 1922 Pearl St.; speaker, Samuel Brown Jr.
Clover Valley M.B. Vacation Bible School, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 7670 Mississippi 27; theme, Team Jesus; the Rev. Johnny L. Williams, 636-6375, or Frankie Knox, 638-2070.
Shiloh M.B. Pre-Father’s Day program, 6 p.m. Friday; master of ceremony, Dr. Willie J. Jones.
Bethlehem Baptist Leadership meeting, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, 3055 N. Washington St.; speaker, the Rev. David Campbell of Bastrop, La.; pastor, the Rev. David Brown Jr.
Mount Pilgrim M.B., Freetown Appreciation program for Johnny Sims; 6 p.m. Saturday; presented by the Senior Choir; Joann Walker, 636-2753.