4/12/04
Published 12:00 am Monday, April 12, 2004
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Clubs
NAACP Executive board meeting, 6 tonight, chairmen should attend; membership meeting, 7 p.m., members should attend; 902 China St.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1968 Business meeting, 7 tonight, King Solomon M.B. Church Hall, Farmer Street; members asked to attend.
VFW 10734 Monthly meeting with nomination of officers; 7 tonight at post home on Indiana Avenue.
PAK Sorority, Alpha Chapter Salad luncheon, 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, home of Margaret Stephens.
Vicksburg Art Association 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Old Constitution Firehouse; speaker, Dedee Abraham Everman.
American Legion Tyner-Ford Post 213 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, 1618 Main St.;
Lions Noon Wednesday, Maxwell’s; Joe Gerache Sr. will speak on Civil War topics.
Civitan Club Noon Wednesday, Shoney’s; speakers from Southside Christian and Vicksburg High schools.
Vicksburg Quilters Meeting rescheduled for Saturday; retreat at Jan Farmer’s workshop, 100 Lake Haven Drive; bring lunch and unfinished projects; 638-7682 for directions and information; guests welcome.
Admin Week “Breakfast with the Bosses,” 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, Maxwell’s; entertainment by Magnolia Creek Band; tickets $10; deadline is Friday; Dorothy Staer, 634-3307, or Julia Baker, 634-3289 ; sponsored by the International Association of Administrative Professionals, Key to the South Chapter.
Public programs
Senior Center Tuesday: 9:30 a.m., intermediate exercise and advanced bridge class; 10:30, beginner computer class; 11:30, intermediate computer class; 1 p.m., piano and oil painting class; 2, dulcimer class.
TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly; 5:30-7 tonight, Vicksburg Clinic, second floor conference room; bring item for best loser basket; 619-7008 or 661-5108.
Public Library Tuesday: 10:30 a.m., preschool and toddler story time with Ingrid Simmons and an art project; Wednesday: 10:30, story time and craft; Thursday: 10:30, story time with volunteers and staff of the Child Abuse Prevention Center and a craft.
Overeaters Anonymous For those wanting to stop binge eating, 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Bowmar Baptist, room 206 C; 638-0011.
Family: The Seeds of Peace Discussion and reflection on the role of the family through three Baha’i families; 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Southern Cultural Heritage Complex Academic Building, 1302 Adams St.; video and workshop presented; free.
Grief Support Group Free eight-week group beginning Thursday; sponsored by Patient’s Choice Hospice and Grace Christian Counseling Center; Mimi, 638-8308.
Girl Scout Troop 71 Collecting old luggage and paper products for the Child Abuse Prevention Center through April 23; 661-7571 or 638-8528.
Six-Week Summer Camp Monday-Friday, June 1-July 9, Central Mississippi Prevention Services; ages 7-17; early registration, 631-0102.
YMCA Summer Day Camp Registration open for members and on April 26 for nonmembers; boys and girls ages 5-12; camp is 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday at Raworth and Ver Beck YMCA branches; Brian Gough, 638-1071.
Scholarships Applications and requirements available in high school counselors’ offices; registration open through Thursday; sponsored by the Vicksburg Homecoming Benevolent Club; T.P. Williams, scholarship chairperson, 636-2588.
Churches
Triumph M.B. Night of Sunday school, 7 p.m. Wednesday, 124 Pittman Road; hosted by Linda Sweezer and the House of Peace Worship Church; 638-8108; Christine Steward, 638-8072, or the Rev. Troy D. Truly, 218-1323; pastor, the Rev. Larry A. Nicks.
Greater Mount Lebanon M.B. Revival, 7 p.m. Monday-Friday, 339 Alpine St.; speaker, Dr. Archie Hicks of Tyler, Texas; music by the Westhaven Funeral Home Choir of Jackson; pastor, Larry D. Clark.
Grove Street M.B. Midmonth Communion, 7 p.m. Wednesday, House of Peace Worship, 707 Pierce St.; speaker, the Rev. Raymond Smith; pastor, the Rev. Casey Fisher.
St. James Baptist “The Compassion of Jesus” and Holy Communion, 7 p.m. Wednesday; guests, New Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church Choir; speaker, Henry J. Williams; pastor, Charlie Blackmore.