Diabetes classes are offered at Jackson Medical Center on Tuesday nights. Please call 251-246-9021 for class schedules.

VFW 5355 meetings

The VFW Post 5355 and ladies auxiliary will meet the third Thursday of every month, 6 p.m., at the VFW Club on Club Wiley Road.

Members are urged to attend and new members are welcome.

Sickle Cell support

Sickle Cell education and support group meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m., at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital.

Diabetic Support

The Diabetic Support Group meets the first and third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the dining room at Grove Hill Memorial Hospital.

Diabetes education is also provided by the hospital free of charge. To schedule an appointment call (251) 275-3191, ext. 507.

Senior girls 2005-06

The meeting to sign up to participate in the Washington County Junior Miss Program will be Sunday, Feb. 27. If interested, please call 847-6676 between the hours of 4-6 p.m.

Ebony Fashion Fair

The annual Ebony Fashion Fair, in support of patients stricken with sickle cell anemia, will be held Friday, Feb. 25 at the Mobile Civic Center.

The event will include a silent auction and live music after the program. Tickets are $25 for general admission and $75 for reserved seating, which includes dinner. Make checks payable to the Sickle Cell Disease Association Mobile Chapter. Mail to: Karen B. Donald, 333 West Point Drive, Jackson, AL, 36545.

Charitable donations are also being accepted and are tax deductible.

For more information contact Karen B. Donald at (251) 246-4028.

CCHS meets Feb. 27

The Clarke County Historical Society will meet on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2:30 p.m. at the Grove Hill Town Hall. Society member Laverne Mott will present a program about Gus Rhodes.

Mr. Rhodes was an African American violinist from Thomasville. He was a popular performer in the area in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The March meeting of the society will be held on the 20th due to Easter falling on the last Sunday of the month. The subject next month will be cemetery preservation.

ATAAA Ombudsman

The Alabama-Tombigbee (Area Agency on Aging) is looking for volunteers in Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Marengo, Monroe, Perry, Sumter, Washington and Wilcox counties to:

•Visit residents on a regular basis, receive gas allowance for mileage

•Listen to residents’ concerns

•Advocate for the rights of residents

•Bring joy and happiness to someone

To become a volunteer ombudsman contact the Alabama Tombigbee Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging, 107 Broad Street, Camden, AL 36726. Phone (334) 682-5206, toll free: 1-888-617-0500.

Jackson Links

There will be a four person scramble at Jackson Links, March 12, hosted by the Jackson Women’s League. For information contact Marlene Davis at 246-9377, Tammy Hartley or Jackson Links at 246-9993.