Local Digest

By Staff
Oct. 11, 2001
Calvary Christian School hosts Fall Festival
Calvary Christian School will hold its Fall Festival from 5 p.m.-9 p.m. Friday.
The family fun night will include face painting, cake walk, dunking booth and many other games for kids. Fried catfish plates will cost $6.50 for adults and $4.50 children 12 and under. For information, call the school at 483-2305.
Sam Dale VFD holding annual barbecue
The Sam Dale Volunteer Fire Department will have its 23rd annual barbecue from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday at the Sam Dale Park in Daleville. Enjoy live music, finger printing booth for children, a cake walk and other booths. Raffle tickets will be on sale.
Genealogy fair set for Jackson
Family Research Association of Mississippi, or the FRA, will host the 4th annual Genealogy Fair from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday at the Agriculture &Forestry Museum in Jackson.
The meeting will be in the forestry auditorium of the museum on Lakeland Drive at I-55 North. Exhibitors include genealogical authors, publishers and genealogical and historical societies.
Free admission and parking. For information, call Ronnie McGinnie at (601) 981-2277.
Candlelight vigil set for Sunday
The 2nd annual Candlelight Vigil for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month will be 7 p.m. Sunday at the Prayer Garden of Poplar Springs Drive United Methodist Church, 3937 Poplar Springs Drive.
The event is sponsored by PAILS, an acronym for Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Group of Meridian. For information, call Patricia Parnell at 482-5255 or 485-5598.
The service will be non-denominational.
Local event planners to meet
The Lauderdale County Tourism Bureau will have its quarterly meeting for event planners at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The meeting will be at the Meeting Place, next to the entrance of McRae's in Bonita Lakes Mall.
The guest speaker will be George McMillan, president of McMillan Associates of Birmingham. Anyone interested in event planning in the area is invited to attend. Call the Tourism Bureau at 482-8001 to register.
Deadline nears for Veterans Day Parade
The deadline to register for the Veterans Day Parade is Oct. 19. The parade will be 3 p.m. Nov. 11. Applications are available at Ken Storms' office in City Hall, 601 24th Ave.
Pumpkin Patch' to begin Oct. 16
The 3rd annual "Pumpkin Patch" will begin at Oct. 16 and continue through Oct. 31 at Oakland Heights United Methodist Church.
Pumpkins sell for 50 cents to $25. Money raised from the event will go to the Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity and New York and Washington relief efforts.
School tours and activities will take place again this year, Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m. until dark and Sunday noon until dark. Teachers interested in tours can contact the church office at 485-5262.
Wesley House to begin holiday registration
Wesley House Community Center Inc. will take applications for Christmas assistance for people in need from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 15-Nov. 9.
To apply, individuals must bring proof of all income from any source, including work (pay check stub), Social Security, SSI, retirement, child support, public assistance and food stamps.
They must also bring current receipts for rent or mortgage, and utility bills (electric, gas, water). All applicants must provide some form of identification, such as a Social Security card or a driver's license.
Wesley House is located at 1520 8th Ave. For more information, call 485-4736.
Salvation Army holds Christmas registration
The Salvation Army will take applications for needy families seeking Christmas assistance. Applications will be accepted 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Oct. 15-20.
Applicants must bring the following:
Photo identification;
Identification for everyone in the household. Adults need driver's license, picture ID or Social Security card. Children need birth certificate or Medicaid card and Social Security card;
Proof of residence lease, utility bill or rent receipt; and
Proof of income check subs, Social Security, food stamps, child support, unemployment or retirement.
Applicants must apply in person at the Salvation Army office, 117 Sixth Ave. For information, call 483-6156.
St. Patrick hosts annual fall festival
St. Patrick School will host its annual Fall Carnival and Spaghetti Dinner on Oct. 27 in the St. Patrick Family Life Center, next to the school at 2700 Davis St. in Meridian.
The event will be from 6 p.m.-9 p.m. Admission is $1 each, with a maximum of $5 per family. The carnival will feature food, lots of fun games, a costume contest, a haunted house and much more.
Spaghetti dinners will be served from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and cost $5 a plate. Take-outs are available, and orders of 10 or more plates can be delivered.
15th Annual Dancing Rabbit Festival
The 15th Annual Dancing Rabbit Festival will be from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Oct. 27 in Macon.
The festival will include arts and crafts, a petting zoo, children's rides, talent show and the first annual bike show and poker run. Entertainment will include Bennie Anderson and the Drifters; DA Capo Ministries featuring John Yates; and Willie Earl King and the Liberators.
For booth or talent applications call, Noxubee County Chamber of Commerce at (662) 726-4456 or (800) 487-0165.