2/27/04
Published 12:00 am Friday, February 27, 2004
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Clubs
VHS Class of 1975 7 tonight, LD’s Restaurant, 1111 Mulberry St.
American Legion Auxiliary Post 213 Preteen pageant meeting, 3 p.m. Saturday, 1618 Main St.
Vicksburg Cruisers Car Club Old car cruise, 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Bumpers; 636-2720.
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Black history celebration, 3 p.m. Sunday, 1618 Main St.; speaker, Byron Brown of News Channel 12; music by Delisha Wiggins; refreshments served; public invited.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1959 Planning meeting, 4 p.m. Sunday, home of Joyce Jones, 216 Hills of the Valley St.; Joyce Jones, 636-4521, or Elijah Johnson, 636-9199.
Reclamation Ceremony For Zeta Phi Beta sisters interested in transferring into Nu Kappa Zeta Chapter; 5 p.m. Saturday, Mount Heroden Baptist Church; Dr. Alice Powell, 638-9826, or Stacey Wallace, 631-0907.
VHS Class of 1989 Reunion fees due Monday; reunion will be July 23-24; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017, or lavon24@hotmail.com.
Colonial Dames of the 17th Century Fort St. Pierre Chapter; 2 p.m. Monday, 6527 Fisher Ferry Road; members asked to attend.
Rosa A. Temple High School Class of 1969 Reunion meeting, 6:30 p.m. Monday, Ridge Apartments.
Vicksburg Kiwanis Noon Tuesday, Maxwell’s; speaker will be George Dale, Mississippi insurance commissioner.
Public programs
Oak Ridge Opry 7-10 tonight, Oak Ridge Community Center; music by the Wright Road Band; drinks and hamburgers for sale; donations accepted.
RIF Workshop Book distribution, 10 a.m. Saturday, Rolling Acres Community Center; sponsored by the MXO Chapter of AKA Sorority.
“A Historical Reflection” 4 p.m. Saturday, Straughter Baptist Memorial Center, 1411 Martin Luther King Jr. St.; featuring a gospel concert by Lola Sneed; minister of music, Andre Voss; presented by Daisy L. Waters, Alonzo Reed and Martha Brown.
Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by the Wild Bunch.
Sibling Class 6 p.m. Monday; River Region Medical Center, conference room; 883-5354 to register.
Yoga and Pilates Class Six week session beginning Monday; five classes a week for beginner and intermediate at Phyllis Neumann Studio, 1103 Washington St.; 619-6900 for information and registration.
VAMP Vicksburg Association of Marketing Professionals; annual business meeting for the election of officers and board members; noon Tuesday, Heritage Buffet at Ameristar Casino; winners of the awards competition will be announced; members urged to attend.
CASA Volunteer Training Court Appointed Special Advocate; classes begin March 22 and will be from 5:30 until 8:30 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays for four weeks at Vicksburg Child Abuse Prevention Center, 2732 Washington St.; Jan Davis, 634-0557, for an application.
Narcotics Anonymous 8 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, Good Shepherd Community Center, 629 Cherry St.; daytime, Alvin J., 661-7646; evening, Jackie G., 638-8456 or 415-3345.
Hawkins Preschool Fall registration is open for ages 1-4; 636-7051 or 638-3685 for information.
Churches
Belmont M.B. Men’s conference, 7 tonight and 8 a.m. Saturday, 4446 Charlie Brown Road; pastor, Phillip Burks.
Pleasant Valley Friends and family celebration, 6 tonight and Saturday, 2585 N. Washington St.; pastor, the Rev. Alex Miller.
Bingham Memorial M.B. Black history program, 5:30 p.m. today and Saturday; speaker, the Rev. Stanford Johnson, pastor of Word of Faith in Belzoni; pastor, the Rev. James Archer.
Porters Chapel M.B. Musical, 6 p.m. Saturday, 4375 Halls Ferry Road; refreshments will be served; pastor, the Rev. Hosie Williams.
Gospel Temple Garage and produce sale, 7 a.m. Saturday, 1612 Lane St.; sponsored by the Sunday school department; 634-0759; pastor, the Rev. Walter Edley.
Travelers Rest Baptist Perfect Praise Choir anniversary celebration, 5 p.m. Saturday, 718 Bowmar Ave.; pastor, Thomas E. Bernard.
Living Water Christian Fellowship Revival, 6 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Monday-Wednesday, 2075 Culkin Road; speaker, Robert Stahr; music by Voices of Christ, the Bible Holiness Band and Danny Bishop; 630-0098 or 631-0030.