1/8/04
Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 8, 2004
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Clubs
Army-Navy Club Monthly steak dinner meeting, 7 tonight, club house.
Vicksburg Coin Club 7 tonight, Vicksburg Clinic conference room.
American Legion Post 3 and Ladies Auxiliary 7 tonight, Post Home on Monroe Street.
AARP Board meeting, 2 p.m. Friday, Chamber of Commerce.
VHS Class of 1989 Reunion meeting, 7 p.m. Friday at Shoney’s; Sonja Anderson, 415-7017, or Trina White-Lassiter, 415-1197.
In Step Dance Club Ballroom dance party, 8-9:30 tonight; ballroom dance class, 7-8 p.m. Friday; $10 per activity; 1855 Lakeland Drive, Suite A-21 in Jackson; 366-7499.
Rose of Sharon No. 24 O.E.S. 4 p.m. Saturday, Masonic Temple; members asked to attend.
Rosa A. Temple Class of 1959 Reunion planning meeting, 4 p.m. Sunday, 3705 Halls Ferry Road; Clyde Harris, 636-6665, or Elijah Johnson, 636-9199.
VFW 10734 Monthly meeting, 7 p.m. Monday at the post home on Indiana Avenue.
Public programs
Hinds Community College Open Registration 8:15 a.m.-6:30 tonight, all locations.
Oak Ridge Opry 7-10 p.m. Friday, Oak Ridge Community Center; hamburgers and drinks for sale; donations accepted; music by Magnolias and Moonshine.
Weekend Wood-Carving Class Friday through Sunday, Chimneyville Craft Gallery in Jackson; $285 plus materials; 932-1678; instructor, George Berry Sr.
“Jabberwock” Sign up for the seventh annual production, 2 p.m. Saturday, Jackson Street Community Center, 923 Walnut St.; for girls in grades k-12; sponsored by the Vicksburg Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc.; Dr. Deborah Dent, 634-0988, or LaTonya Jackson, 634-0341.
Levi’s “A Gathering Place,” 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Shelter Drive; music by Lanny McCann and the Backwater Band.
Founder’s Day Program Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc.; 3 p.m. Sunday, Springhill M.B. Church, 1815 Mission 66; Larry Tyrone, 636-1122, or Thurman Nelson, 638-9188.
Fibro Support of Mississippi 10 a.m. Tuesday, St. Thomas Hall, St. Dominic’s North Campus in Jackson; group’s purpose is to promote a health-balanced lifestyle through education, awareness and a local support system; Joyce Brown, 866-2278.
Local Family Support Group for Autistic Children 7 p.m. Tuesday, Warren Central Junior High Library; Regina Jeffers, 638-4642, or Patti Robinson, 636-8270.
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
King David M.B. No. 2 Business meeting, 1 p.m. Saturday, 1224 Bowmar Ave.; members asked to attend; pastor, the Rev. Johnny L. Williams.
Triumph M.B. Winter church conference business meeting, 3 p.m. Saturday, 124 Pittman Road; members asked to attend; pastor, the Rev. Larry Nicks.
King Solomon M.B. Business meeting, 3 p.m. Saturday; 1401 Farmer St.; pastor, the Rev. Reginald Bernard.
Grove Street M.B. Business meeting, 6 p.m. Saturday, House of Peace Worship Church, 707 Pierce St.; members asked to attend; pastor, the Rev. Casey Fisher.
Christian Home M.B. No. 2 Business meeting, 6 p.m. Saturday, 4769 Lee Road; members asked to attend; pastor, the Rev. Johnny Hughes.
Pleasant Hill M.B. Business meeting, 4 p.m. Saturday, Halls Ferry Road; pastor, Joseph Brisco.
Mount Olive M.B., Villa Nova Business meeting, 6 p.m. Saturday, Oak Ridge Community; members asked to attend.
Benefits
10th Anniversary Celebration and Fund Raiser Cocktail buffet, 7-9 p.m. and dance, 8 p.m.-midnight Saturday with music by the Earth Angels; Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation auditorium; tickets, $35; cocktail attire; proceeds to benefit the Cultural Center; 631-2997.