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Saturday, 07 November 2009 |
ANNOUNCEMENT
POLICIES
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, a fax to 323-6586, or drop them by the newspaper offices at 304 E. Lampkin Street.
Today
• Pancake breakfast set — The Ladies of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority’s Phi Lambda Zeta Chapter will be hosting a Pancake Breakfast at Applebee’s in Starkville. The cost is $5.
The event is scheduled from 8 to 10 a.m. today. For more information, e-mail
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• Hunter Safety class set — A hunter education class is set from 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday at the Amy Tuck Building at Oktibbeha County Lake. Pre-register by calling (662) 840-5172.
Sponsored by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, the class is free.
• SCT’s Rising Stars — Starkville Community Theatre will host its next Rising Stars Workshop on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Playhouse on Main featuring workshops with Paula Mabry and Simone Cotrell.
This is will be the last workshop of 2009. The next workshop will be held Feb. 6 and focus on performance skills in the areas of movement and improvisation.
No Rising Stars workshop will be held in January since the first Saturday of the month falls so close to New Year’s Day.
• Christmas Bazaar to benefit Habitat for Humanity — The fourth annual Christmas Bazaar sponsored by First United Methodist Church will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Christian Life Center of the church.
Artisans from across Mississippi will be offering jewelry, pottery, yard art, paintings, frames, etc. Frozen casseroles and baked goods will be available for purchase. The event is open to the public.
Call 323-5722 for information.
• Pioneer Day set — The Friends of Noxubee Refuge will hold Pioneer Day on from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday outside the Refuge Visitor Center.
The smell of dutch-oven cooking mingled with smoke from a fire will invite you to the days of the pioneers.
Visitors will be able to try their hand at trades of the old days in the course of pioneer skill demonstrations, such as bowl carving, shingle making, spinning, quilting, candle dipping, butter making, using a cross-cut saw, throwing tomahawks, making a toy canoe or cutting a reed or feather quill.
What used to be Choctaw Territory was settled in the 1800s by farmers and plantation owners. During the great depression, more then 100 impoverished homesteaders and farmers were forced to relocate, after most of the fertile soil had eroded.
The Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge was created in 1940 from lands acquired by the Resettlement Administration.
• Casserole Kitchen to serve lunch — The Casserole Kitchen serves hot, nutritionous meals to anyone in need at no charge. All who are in need of a hot, home-cooked meal are welcome.
Dinner is served from 11:30 a.m. to noon Saturday in the Fellowship Hall (ground floor) of First Presbyterian Church, located at 307 University Drive, in Starkville.
These meals are prepared, served and donated by volunteers as a ministry from churches in Starkville and Oktibbeha County.
For more information, call 312-9229.
• Yard Sale set — Adaton United Methodist Church will hold its annual church-wide yard sale on Saturday in the fellowship hall of the church.
Doors open at 7 a.m. Bargains available include furniture, toys, clothing, household items and holiday decorations.
• Sodas for Siblings class set at OCH — A Sodas for Siblings class will be taught 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday in the Oktibbeha County Hospital Educational Facility.
The course teaches future brothers and sisters how to diaper a new baby, what to expect from the new member in their family, and how to adjust to the changes their family will undergo with a new baby.
Participants will receive a Big Brother or Big Sister T-shirt and certificate, and refreshments will be served.
The course fee is $20 for one sibling and $15 for each additional one. The class is free to children whose parents are enrolled in the Stork Support class. To enroll a child, call 615-3364.
• Small Child Contest and Fashion Show set — A Small Child Contest and Fashion Show will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Rogers and Johnson Community Center(COCO Center) sponsored by the Council of Community Organizations of Oktibbeha County.
For more information contact Viola Johnson at 323-2858 or visit the web site at http://www.cococenter.org.
Monday
• Move and Flow aerobics classes at the Sportsplex — Move and Flow aerobics classes set for 9 to 10 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at the Sportsplex. Call the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department for pricing and more information.
• Line dancing classes set — Line dancing classes are set for Mondays at 1 p.m. at the Sportsplex. Dance steps will be demonstrated and taught each week to new members.
• Starkville Duplicate Bridge Club — Duplicate bridge will be played at 1 p.m. every Monday on the ladies parlor on the ground level of the First Methodist Church. The bridge games are open to the public.
A minimal fee will be charged. For more information contact Jeannete Knoelling 323-3338, Nell Husbands 323-2260 or Sheila Flurry 323-9418.
• Senior Enrichment Center activities set — On Monday at the Senior Enrichment Center, enjoy visiting all day. At 10 a.m., a “Second Cup” for men only will be held – coffee and donuts will be served. At 1:30 p.m., walk in and play bridge.
To reach the Center, from Highway 12, turn left onto Industrial Park Road at the National Guard Armory. Go three-fourths of a mile, and turn right onto Miley Drive.
The center is located in the Golden Triangle Planning and Development District building is on the right. Call 324-1965 for information.
• Parent and Tot Water Class set — Parent and Tot Water class is offered at the Wellness Connection on Mondays at 5 p.m. and Thursdays at 10 a.m. It’s a 30 minute long class that teaches tots some preswimming skills and gets them used t o being in the water.
Dads, moms and grandparents are welcome to bring kids 6 months to 3 years old. Kids have to wear swim diapers and one does not have to be the member of the Wellness Connection, just ask for Parent and Tot card at the front desk and then get it punched on the days you can make it to the class.
For information, call Kate Fabel at 324-2899.
• Adult Praise Flag class set — An Adult Praise Flag class is set for 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Monday’s at the Sportsplex Activities Room. Fees are $35 per month.
• Starkville in Motion — Starkville in Motion, a non-profit organization promoting bike lanes, sidewalks and trails will celebrate its fifth birthday Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the board room at Starkville Sportplex building. The election of officers will also be taking place.
For more information visit the Web site at http://www.starkvilleinmotion.org or call Kate Fabel 324-2899.
• Abert Lodge No. 89 — Abert Lodge No. 89 will hold its monthly stated communication at 7 p.m. Monday. All member Master Masons are welcome and invited to attend.
• Watercolor and photography classes set — Enroll now for watercolor and photography workshops. Each workshop will be 8 instructional hours taught in four 2-hour sessions.
Watercolor painting will be taught on Monday and Wed. evenings, 6 to 8 p.m., for two weeks beginning Nov. 9 and Photography will be taught on Tuesday and Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m., beginning Nov. 10. For descriptions see www.msafinearts.com.
Tuesday
• Dixie Division to meet — Former members of the 31st Infantry “Dixie” Division are encouraged to come to the monthly meeting set for 7:45 a.m. November 10 at Starkville Cafe.
For more information, call 601-323-5957.
• Civil War Roundtable — The next meeting of the Golden Triangle Civil War Round Table will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Golden Triangle Development Center on Miley Road.
This meeting will feature an open forum, where members can talk about or ask questions about any phase of the war they are especially interested in. The Round Table is open to anyone interested in the Civil War.
• Senior Enrichment Center activities set — On Tuesday at the Senior Enrichment Center, Rhonda Keenum will talk about “Life as Mississippi State University’s First Lady.”
• American Legion Post No. 13 — American Legion Post No. 13 will conduct its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Greater Starkville Development Partnership President and CEO Jon Maynard will be the guest speaker, addressing the Industry Outreach Program designed to spur job growth in the city and county.
All Post No. 13 members ar encouraged to attend the meeting.
Wednesday
• Knock Out aerobics classes at the Sportsplex — Knock Out aerobics classes set for 10 a.m. Wednesdays at the Sportsplex. Call the Starkville Parks and Recreation Department for pricing and more information.
• Senior Enrichment Center Activities set — On Wednesday at the Senior Enrichment Center, it’s Stitching with Marie from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At 2 p.m., bring a friend and play games.
• Yoga classes set for the Sportsplex — Yoga class are being held on Wednesday nights from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Sportsplex. Fees are $65 for an eight-week session.
• Debtors Anonymous to meet — Does this sound like you? Poor saving habits. Not planning for taxes, retirement or other not-recurring but predictable items, and then feeling surprised when they come due; a “live for today, don’t worry about tomorrow” attitude.”
If so, help is available: Debtors Anonymous is a 12 step program for people with problems with money or debt.
Meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. Wednesdays at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection Parish Hall.
For more information, send e-mail to
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or call 418-2636.
Thursday
• MOPS to meet — Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) will meet at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Lutheran Church. Childcare and refreshments will be provided.
For more information, please call Mary Jo Farris at 769-6275.
• Town and Country Garden Club Holiday Bazaar set — The Town and Country Garden Club’s annual holiday bazaar will be held Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.; lunch will be served from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church.
Vendors will be selling art work, pottery, wooden bowls, jewelry, vintage handbags, handmade swap, hand sewn aprons and food for the holidays.
Proceeds are used to fund various projects that benefit the people of our community and state.
• Happy Hoopers to meet — The Happy Hoopers will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Sportsplex. Participants should bring their own work.
• Senior Enrichment Center Activities set — On Thursday at the Senior Enrichment Center, enjoy a devotional time is at 10:30 a.m., and at 2 p.m., bring a friend and play games.
• Golden Triangle Quilt Club to meet — On Thursday at 5:30 p.m., the Golden Triangle Quilt Guild will meet in the Ladies’ Parlor of the First Methodist Church of Starkville. Anyone interested in Quilting is welcome to attend. Show and Tell is enjoyed by all.
• Casserole Kitchen to serve supper — The Casserole Kitchen serves hot, nutritious meals to anyone in need at no charge. All who are in need of a hot, homecooked meal are welcome!
Supper is served between 6 to 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall (ground floor) of First Presbyterian Church, located at 307 University Drive, in Starkville.
These meals are prepared, served, and donated by volunteers as a ministry from churches in Starkville and Oktibbeha County.
For more information, call 312-9229.
• Red Cross training — A Red Cross Instructor Training Program will be held Thursday and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. Red Cross Health and Safety Director Anne McWhorter will be the instructor trainer.
The cost of this course is $125 and includes all manuals and materials. Participants must pre-pay in order to reserve a place and will receive materials at that time.
Participants must attend all days and hold a current certification in Adult CPR and Standard First Aid. For more information please call the Oktibbeha County Red Cross at 323-4621.
• Line dancing classes set — Line dancing classes are set for Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the Sportsplex. Steps will be shown each week to new members.
• Dawg Talk set — The Eat With Us Group and Coach Dan Mullen host Dawg Talk every Thursday at Harvey’s from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Bulldog Room.
Prizes, good food and up-close-and-personal football talk with Head Coach Dan Mullen. Reservations are not available. Tables are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Seating begins at 6:30 p.m.
• Oktibbeha Audubon Society meeting set — The Oktibbeha Audubon Society will meet Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Lyle Entomology Building on the MSU campus.
Dr. Bill Parker, professor emeritus of biology at the Mississippi University for Women and an award-winning nature photographer will present “Fotographing Fabulous Fauna.”
His photographs, mainly from Noxubee Refuge and Plymouth Bluff, will emphasize dragonflies, butterflies, other insects, birds, frogs and snakes. Visitors are welcome.
Friday
• Heart To Heart Hospice to host Veterans Celebration — Heart to Heart Hospice would like to honor those who have defended our freedom at a “Come and Go” reception Friday from 9 to 11 am.
Refreshments will be provided along with a small token of our appreciation. For planning purposes, call 615-1519 by Nov. 11 to confirm attendance.
• Senior Center activities set — At 2 p.m. today, join the Senior Enrichment Center “walking club” at the Sportsplex. Remember: Everyone in town wears maroon on Fridays to support the Mississippi State Bulldogs.
On the horizon
• Support group for Autism caregivers set — PGAS, Support group for parents and grandparents of children with Autism in Starkville will meet Nov. 14 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at Emerson Family School.
The speaker will be Cindy Smith. Child care will be provided. For more information please call Susan Griffin at 324-4150 or 324-1100.
• Child ID Program set — The Starkville Police Department will present a Child ID Program from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Wal-Mart in Starkville.
The free service will utilize DNA Swab, digital imaging and digital fingerprints. For more information about the free program, call Lynda Clardy at 662-213-9132.
• Starkville Choppers Benefit set — A benefit is set for Danielle Nowland, a 17-year-old who recently received a double lung transplant. The Starkville Choppers Benefit will be held at the Designer’s Gallery Nov. 14.
Raffle tickets are $5 for one male and one female tattoo at Dragon’s Ink and one male and one female hiar cut from Kellee at Legends.
For more information or to give additional donations, call Lowrider at 418-6726.
• Superintendent’s Forum set — The Starkville School District will host the Superintendent’s Forum on Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Greensboro Center.
The focus of the forum will be understanding Mississippi’s new achievement and accountability model in preparation for the release of the new school and district labels later this month and what it means for students, teachers, and administrators in Mississippi’s public schools and the communities who support those schools and school districts.
During the forum, the Starkville School District’s administrative team will address each of the three components of the model and how the components are being used to determine ratings for schools and districts.
Supt.Judy Couey will also outline plans for the Starkville School District based on the new model.
• Red Cross certification classes set — The Oktibbeha County Red Cross will offer Adult CPR on Nov. 17, Standard First Aid on Nov. 19, and Infant/Child CPR on Nov. 24.
All classes are held at the Chapter office and begin at 5 p.m.
For more information, call the Chapter office 323-4621 or e-mail Connie Malone at
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• Family Leadership Academy — This unique training program, sponsored by Starkville School District and REACH-MS, is designed to provide assistance to families in developing skills necessary to become leaders in schools, effective systems change advocates, and to support learning at home.
The academy will be held at Greensboro Center, Room 25 on from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 18. Parents will receive a $50 stipend and lunch will be provided.
Space is limited so please register by calling Theresa Pitts at 615-0003 or email her at
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no later than Nov. 13.
• Grandparents are Great class scheduled at OCH —A Grandparents are Great class will be held Nov. 21, from 9 to 11 a.m. in the Oktibbeha County Hospital Educational Facility.
The course brings grandparents up-to-date on the latest in infant care, such as nutrition, safety, and educational play ideas.
It also includes a tour of the hospital’s labor and delivery, nursery and postpartum areas.
It is offered once each quarter. The fee is $10 per grandparent, and pre-registration is required. For more information or to enroll, call 615-3364.
• Registration deadline — The 12th Annual Turkey Trot 5k and Canned Food Drive will be held Nov. 21 at 8 a.m.
The race will begin and end in front of the Sanderson Center on the campus of MSU. A $20 registration fee after Oct. 30, plus three canned goods.
Register in the Membership Services Office in the Sanderson Center, call 325-7244 for more details.
All canned goods will be donated to local Golden Triangle food banks. If you have any questions or need additional information, call Lara Frierson or Brent Crocker at 325-7946.
• Sanitation Department closing — The Sanitation Department will be closed on Nov. 26 and 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holidays.
The regular residential pickup schedule will continue on Nov. 30.
For your information
• Cheese sales under way — The Starkville Exchange Club is again selling its famous cheese for the holiday season. Available varieties of cheese include mild and sharp cheddar (2 lb. blocks), jalapeno (12 oz blocks), and old granddad (aged cheddar, 2.5 lb. wheels).
Cheese may be purchased at any of the following local businesses: John McMurray Accounting, 320 University Drive, Nationwide Insurance, 520 1/2 University Drive, or CB & S Bank at the corner of 12/25. Cheese may also be purchased from any Exchange club member.
For additional information, contact: Hall Fuller at 323 -1338, Gene Martin at 323-2940, John McMurray, Jr. at 323-3890, Margaret Prisock at 324-4864, or Charlie Smith at 324-2989.
• Overstreet Living History project set — Be a Part of Starkville’s Story! After 113 years of educating children in Starkville, Overstreet Elementary is celebrating by collecting your stories, photos or other memorabilia for the Overstreet Living History Project. You can get involved by sending your memories by mail: Overstreet Elementary, 307 S. Jackson Street, Starkville, 39759; by e-mail
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; by Facebook: Overstreet Elementary Living History Project; and at several dropoff locations: The Greensboro Center, Starkville Public Library, the Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum, and the Greater Starkville Development Partnership. The PTA is also selling commemorative t-shirts, posters, and keepsake cards. For more information, call 338-9126.
• SHS Class of 2000 reunion — The Starkville High School Class of 2000 is currently planning its first class reunion and would like to contact all classmates. There is a SHS Class of 2000 Reunion page on the Facebook Web site and would like for all members to join. Those who are not Internet people should feel free to call any of the following people for more information: Devin Chandler at (662) 518-1267; Lauren Gillentine-Harris at (305) 318-9597 or Shea Williams-Clark (972) 513-3740.
• Mentors needed for Project AIM — Project AIM is recruiting community volunteers to mentor students in grades 4 to 8 in the Starkville School District.
Each mentor will meet with his or her student an hour each week at the student’s school.
Training and on-going support are provided.
Those interested in this opportunity to encourage a child are invited to call the Project AIM coordinators at 418-4021.
• Recycling bins available — Starkville Recycling now has a recycling bin set up to accept plastics (grades 1 to 6, excluding styrofoam) at the Synergetics location at 501 Highway 12 West.
The organization hopes to have bins at our other two locations soon.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 08 November 2009 )
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