3/29/04
Published 12:00 am Monday, March 29, 2004
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Clubs
Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; Dr. James Price, Vicksburg Warren School District superintendent, will speak on neighborhood schools.
Civitan Club Noon Wednesday, Shoney’s; speaker, Jack West of Chamberlain Hunt Academy.
DAR Daughters of the American Revolution 10 a.m. Thursday, Purks YMCA; program on self-protection; voting for chapter officers; hostesses, Mary Jane Cain and Helen Price.
Sons of Confederate Veterans John C. Pemberton Camp; 6 p.m. Thursday, Masonic Lodge, Cain Ridge Road; Sam Price, commander, will speak on the battle for Fort Gregg during the siege of Petersburg, Va.; public invited.
Public programs
The Power of Prayer Discussion and reflection on the role of prayer in the Baha’i faith; 6:30 tonight, Southern Cultural Heritage Complex, Academic Building, 1302 Adams St.; video and workshop will be presented; free; refreshments served.
Overeaters Anonymous For those wanting to stop binge eating; 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist, room 206C; 638-0011.
Serenity Al-Anon Fellowship of family and friends of alcoholics and addicts; 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Marian Hill, administrative area; 631-2770 or 631-2705.
Women of Purpose International Regional meeting, 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m., noon and 7 p.m. Saturday, Mount Calvary M.B. Church, 1350 East Ave.; Ernestine Johnson, 636-9199, or Rhonda Minor, 636-3978.
Scholarships Applications and requirements available in high school counselors’ office; registration open through April 15; sponsored by the Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club; T.P. Williams, chairman, 636-2588.
Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Halls Ferry Park.
Child Abuse and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Information and Child Seat Safety Check 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Vicksburg Factory Outlets; sponsored by Vicksburg Child Abuse Prevention Center, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc., the Warren County Department of Human Services and the Warren County Sheriff’s Department.
Free Computer Recycling Event 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Halls Ferry Park.
Community First Aid Class held by request at River Region Medical Center; 619-3826.
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.
Churches
Lenten Fine Arts Series 11:45 a.m. Friday, Church of the Holy Trinity; concert by the University of Mississippi Steel Drum Band; gumbo lunch in the McInnis Parish Hall at 12:35 p.m. for $7.
Highland Baptist Magician Felix Snipes to perform at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3518 Halls Ferry Road; free; a nursery will be provided.
First Christian Bluegrass gospel concert by Shallow Creek; 7 p.m. Saturday, 3005 Porters Chapel Road; Gerald Arnold, 638-9011.