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Mark Your Calendar Jackson Little League tryouts The Jackson Little League tryouts will be conducted on Saturday, March 3, 10 a.m. at North Jackson Park. PTPAC conducting fund-raiser The Promise Theater and Performing Arts Center in Jackson will be conducting a fund-raising benefit on Saturday, March 3, 7:30 p.m. at the Locke Theater. They will be celebrating Black History and Women's History Month. There will be a live talk and concert with special guest Frankie Fields Smith, attorney and former presiding judge for the city of Prichard. Desserts will be provided. For more information call 251-246-2986. Suggested donation is $20. Jackson Women's League hosting golf tournament The Jackson Women's League will be hosting a fourperson scramble golf tournament, 18 holes, on Saturday, March 10. Registration is 8 a.m. with tee-off at 9. There will be money, prizes and lunch after play. For team entry, call 246-9993 or signup at the Jackson Golf House or call Candy Hentschel, Women's League president, at 246-3598. The Jackson Women's League is a nonprofit organization and all proceeds go to local charities. JA conducting pageants this weekend The Jackson Academy (JA) Miss Eagle Pride 2007 pageant is scheduled for Friday, March 2 at 6 p.m. The elementary school pageant, Miss Red and White, will be Saturday, March 3 at 5 p.m. The concession stand will be open before the pageants begin and at intermission. The theme is "Hollywood Glamour". Entertainment will be provided by JA students who participated in the JA Talent Show last month. Stacy Atchison, yearbook advisor, invites everyone to support this yearbook fundraiser and the girls. Bake Sale at FUSB Friday There will be a bake sale Friday, March 2 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. at the First United Security Bank in Jackson, located at 2101 College Ave. Cakes, cookies, brownies, pies and bread as well as individually wrapped items will be for sale. Proceeds will go to Relay for Life. JHS Class of 1957 to gather June 9 Jackson High School Class of 1957 will be celebrating its 50th class reunion on June 9 at H.W. Pearce Memorial Park Assembly House in Jackson. Call Joyce Few at 251-246- 4963 or Billy Griffin, 251-246- 9671 for more details. Coffeeville RSVP to meet The Coffeeville RSVP will meet at the Nutrition Center on Tuesday, March 6 at 2 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Dreams at Rhapsody in Blue Stables accepting applications Dreams at Rhapsody in Blue Stables is accepting applications for riding lessons, therapeutic riding lessons and lesson volunteers. Without volunteers to assist with beginner riders and riders with physical disabilities these opportunities could not be provided. Anyone interested, call Leigh Meyer or Melanie Petcher at 251-847-6343. Spring session begins March 14. "We've seen so many life changes in our riders and volunteers. It's amazing how both groups benefit!" said Meyer. ATFA hosting landowner tour The Alabama Treasure Forest Association and the Clarke County Forestry Planning Committee are hosting a Landowner Tour on Saturday, March 10 north of Jackson. Topics will include logging practices, forest product utilization, invasive species, cost share programs, prescribe burning and an update on the new LP oriented strand board mill. Speakers will be Tom Thompson, Louisiana Pacific, Madeline Hildreth and Benji Elmore of the Alabama Forestry Commission. The tour will begin at 10 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon. For directions call 251- 513-5732 or 251-275-3283. GES 4K registration March 9 Gillmore Elementary School will be conducting 4-year-old kindergarten registration on Friday, March 9 beginning at 8 a.m. In order to register, children must be 4 years old on or before Sept. 2. At the time of registration, the child's birth certificate, Social Security card and the Alabama blue immunization form must be presented. The fee is $150 and due that day. Registration is limited to 16 children and on a first come, first serve basis. Additional names may be placed on a waiting list in the event one of the spots becomes available. Contestants needed for CCARC Chili Tasting Fair The Clarke County Association for Retarded Citizens (CCARC) will be hosting their "Chili Tasting Fair" at the CCARC Spring Jubilee on Saturday, March 17. The chili tasting contest has five entries to date and are wanting five more. Contestants should call Helen Guy at 251- 246-9603 to register. A copy of the recipe should be sent a week in advance and will be made available to visitors for 50 cents per copy. Contestants should also bring enough chili for tasters to purchase. Samples will be sold for 50 cents. Those competing should come early to decorate their booths and judging will be at 10 a.m. For more information call Helen Guy at 251-246-9603, the CCARC office, 251-246- 3000 or visit the Web site at www.clarkearc.com. Tickets go on sale March 1 to public Tickets to "To Kill A Mockingbird" will go on sale March 1, 8 a.m. at the Old Courthouse Museum and are $25 each. The museum is located on the Downtown Square in Monroeville. To place an order call 251-575-7433 or stop by. Alabama River Festival March 10 The Alabama River Festival is scheduled for Saturday, March 10 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Claiborne Lock and Dam. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for seniors and children. The festival will include reenactments from the 1700s and 1800s. Visit with Indians, frontiersmen, traders and travelers. There will be music, demonstrations and food. Bring in artifacts and fossils and the University of Alabama experts, Dr. Don Jones and Dr. Jerry Oldshure, will be on hand to identify and answer questions. For more information contact the Monroe County Heritage Museum office at 251-575- 7433 or visit mchm@frontiernet. net. CCCNWTF banquet March 9 The Clarke County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation will hold their Superfund Banquet and Auction on March 9 at 6:30 p.m. The banquet will be conducted at the National Guard Armory in Grove Hill. For more information call Alton McFarland, 251-246- 4510 or any other committee member. White Smith Memorial Library offering computer classes Basic computer classes will be offered at the White Smith Memorial Library on Thursdays beginning March 15 and continuing through April 19 from 10 a.m. until 12 noon. Each member will receive a certificate of completion if they attend all six classes. Class size is limited to six. Registration continues through Friday, March 2. 2007 Winter & Spring programs at Bellingrath Gardens Upcoming 2007 Winter Wednesday programs at Bellingrath Gardens and Home are as follows: Other highlights at the gardens will be March 17, Azalea Trail Maid Day; March 21-25, Festival of Flowers at Providence Hospital campus; March 31, Annual Bellingrath Easter Egg Hunt; April 7, 75th Anniversary Celebration and April 9, Easter Sunrise Service on The Great Lawn. For more information about Bellingrath Gardens and Home call 251-973-2217 or 1-800- 247-8420. JHS Class of 1997 planning reunion The Jackson High School (JHS) Class of 1997 is planning a 10th year class reunion for July 6-7. For additional information contact Amanda McKenzie Robinson, 251-454- 2279, Toni Briggs, 205-266- 1057, Virginia Richardson Daffin, 251-458-4898 or J.D. Holt, 251-589-3737. MCHS announces Pilgrimage 2007 The Marengo County Historical Society announces the Spring Pilgrimage 2007. Homes in Demopolis from the 19th and 20th centuries will be available for tour. Included will be Lyon's Hall, c.1850, Gaineswood, c.1843 and the renovated town hall, c.1843, as well as private residences. This two-day event will begin Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and Sunday, March 11, from 2-5 p.m. Tickets are available each day at Bluff Hall in Demopolis, 407 N. Commissioners Ave., $20 per person, children under 12, $5. For additional information call 334-289-9644. Regional Child Advocacy Center dinner and auction The Regional Child Advocacy Center Inc. (CAC) is conducting its dinner and auction on Tuesday, March 6 at the Fish House in Jackson. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. There will be items for a silent auction, a live auction and door prizes. Admission is $25 and includes both auctions and a steak and shrimp dinner. All proceeds will benefit the two programs under the nonprofit agency, the Child Advocacy Center and Almost Home. For more information call the Regional CAC at 251-275-2804. Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire March 3-4 The Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire located at Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds, 6655 Mobile Highway in Pensacola, is planned for March 3-4 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily. Admission is $10, adult, $5 children under 12 and children 4 and under free. For more information call toll free 877-429-8462 or visit Web site, www.gerf.net or gcrenfaire@ aol.com. JHS Class of 1987 planning reunion The Jackson High Class of 1987 is planning a 20th class reunion. A meeting is scheduled for March 18, 3 p.m. at Visitation Catholic Church in Jackson. For additional information contact Tina Mathews Goodman, 251-246-7218; Jerry Adams, 251-268-8149; Evonne Perine, 251-246-9243 or Yolanda Leggett Packer, 251- 275-4762. VFW 5355 meetings The VFW Post 5355 and ladies auxiliary meets 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. AA/Alanon meetings The following meetings are conducted in the fellowship hall, Visitation Catholic Church, West Clinton Street in Jackson: AA - Wednesday, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, 9:00 a.m. Alanon - Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. For directions call 251- 246-9238.
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