In Our Community

Faculty, staff, or student (did not have to graduate from WHS) who attended Weaver High School the first year it was a high school in 1969-1970 contact information is needed. A 40th birthday celebration is being organized for summer 2009. Call Aletha Warren Young (class of 1977) at 820-0854 or Keitha Jenkins Kirk (class of 1974) at 820-6260 for more information or willing to help organize.

The annual Sikesville community pioneers day is to be at 10 a.m. Oct. 18 at Mt. Gilead Church, County Road 79, seven miles west of Wadley in Clay County.

The Piedmont High School class of 1968 is planning its 40-year reunion to be 6 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Tucker Center of the First United Methodist Church. Those interested are to meet on Oct. 10 for the PHS homecoming game. Tours of the old high school are to be at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 11. Call 835-0137 or e-mail 68phs@centurytel.net for more information.

Free mini-workshops for beginners, presented by members of Alabenton Genealogical Society 1-4 p.m. Oct. 11 in the Ayers room, second floor, Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library, corner of 10th St. and Wilmer Avenue. Break for refreshments is 2-2:30 p.m. Topics include:

• Getting started, by Kitty Bussey, how to fill out genealogical charts/forms

• Where to find records, by Dot Bishop, courthouse: deeds, wills/estate records, vital records: birth, death, marriage records

• Early handwriting, by Dee Bass, how to read and understand the old forms/styles

• Census records, by Shirley Wilson, understanding the importance of the information and the mistakes

• Basic computer genealogy, by Deanna Slappey, where and what to look for in genealogy research.

Jacksonville State University Wellness-Anniston free health screening and education services, "Wellness Wednesdays," are to begin 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. beginning Oct. 1 (every Wednesday through Nov. 19) at the Bridge. The events and services are being offered by the JSU nursing department. Call 241-3399 for more information on the different screenings and services offered.

Jacksonville State University Wellness-Anniston "budget friendly meals program" is to be 6-7:30 p.m. Oct. 16 at the Bridge behind First United Methodist Church. The program is designed to show individuals how to minimize their grocery bills while maximizing the nutritional content of their meals. Family and consumer science students and faculty are to present the program. Call 241-3399 for more information.

The Calhoun County Health Department Flu-shot drive-through clinic is to be 7 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 14 at Hill Crest Baptist Church, 5117 Post Oak Road. No appointment needed. The normal health department fee of $15 is to apply. No one will be turned away due to inability to pay. Bring Medicare and/or Medicaid card. Call Carrie Johnson, clinic nurse supervisor, at 240-6671 for more information.

National Repository for Tuskegee Airmen Artifacts is set to open 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Oct. 10 at Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, 104 S. Elm St.; 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Oct. 11 at Tuskegee Airmen National Historic site; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 12 at Tuskegee Human and Civil Rights Multicultural Center, 104 S. Elm St. in Tuskegee. A portion of the famous Moton Field, where the Tuskegee Airmen traine for World War II combat missions, has been restored and dedicated by the National Park Service as the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. Call (334) 727-6619 or visit www.tuskegeechamber.org for more information.

Middle Eastern folk dance/belly dance class is to be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monday nights at Jacksonville Community Center. Class included instruction, booklet and music. The cost is $8 per class or $56 for eight-week class. Call 435-8115 for more information.

Anniston First Church of the Nazarene is to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Church of the Nazarene at 10:30 a.m. Sunday at 4940 Saks Road.

The denomination has been headquartered in Kansas City, Mo., since 1912. Anniston First Church was established in 1944. Call 282-9684 or 236-6667 for more information.

The "Little Miss Red Ribbon Pageant," for girls first-eighth grades, is to be at 1 p.m. today at the Jacksonville State University, McClellan auditorium. The cost is $20 per contestant. The event is sponsored by Agency for Substance Abuse Prevention in honor of Enrique "Kiki" Camarena. Call 237-8131 to register or for more information.

A reception to honor Ms. Rubye Sisson is to be 2-4 p.m. Sunday at the Ragland Public Library, 738 Main St. The event is sponsored by the St. Clair County Library system and the Ragland Public Library boards. Call (205) 472-2007 for more information.

The Muscular Dystrophy golf tournament, sponsored by the Anniston Fire fighters local 508, is to be 11 a.m. for registration, tournament at 1 p.m. Oct. 11 at Cane Creek Golf Course. Call Bryan Walker at 225-9111 or Clint Dover at 452-2559 for sponsorship or to register to play.

Johnson family members, descendants of Samuel and Mary Johnson's (of Malone) offspring, (Aleck, Henrietta, Henry, Mary Jane, Cora, Ann, Dank, Julie, Benjamin, Harford and Paralee,) are asked to contact Donna West Gates at (678) 418-2110 with addresses for the planning of the 2009 Johnson family reunion.

The Community Action Agency of Talladega, Clay, Randolph, Calhoun and Cleburne Counties Head Start Program is now accepting applications for enrollment at the Ashland, Eastside (Talladega), Folsom and Munford Head Start Centers. Head Start is a free federally funded, quality child development/pre-school program serving 3- 4- and 5-year-old children from income eligible families, and children with disabilities. If your child turned 3-years-old on or before Sept. 1, and meets the federal income guidelines, he or she will be eligible to apply. Contact the following centers for more information.

• Ashland Center, Nell McKenzie, 354-2533

• Eastside (Talladega Center), Patricia Garrett or Rita Swain, 362-5650

• Folsom Center, Charlene White, 363-2722

• Munford Center: Stephanie Keith, 358-0773

• Family/community partnership manager, Tracy Epps Watters, 362-3697.

McCords Crossroads Homemakers 8th annual quilt show/yard sale is to be (quilt show) 8 a.m.-4 p.m. today; 12:30-4 p.m. Sunday; (yard sale) 6 a.m.-4 p.m. today; 12:30-3 p.m. Sunday at McCords Fire Station No.2, County Road 157, Forney Community, Centre.

The Oxford High School class of 1968 is planning to hold its 40-year reunion Nov. 22. Contact information is needed on a number of classmates. If you have not already been contacted by a member of the planning committee, please call any of the following committee members: Robbie Robinson Doyle at 832-3064; Don Hudson at 831-8037; Dennis or Linda Simpson Crow at 831-3861; or Lynn Hawkins Chapman at 238-8575.

The Dressbarn in Oxford is to host a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society with the sale of a plush dog "Chloe" beginning Oct. 1 through Dec. 15. The plush dog is to retail for $5 and dressbarn in Oxford will donate $2.50 from the sale of each dog to the American Cancer Society.

The Positive Christian Singles group is to meet at 4:30 p.m. Monday at the Western Sizzlin' in Oxford. Jon Garlick of the Calhoun County Sheriff's Department is to lead the program. Call 820-3536 for more information.

Flu shots for education employees and retirees, sponsored by the Calhoun County Education Retirees Association, to be given 1-2 p.m. Wednesday at Calhoun County Career Technical School in Jacksonville. Be sure to have your PEEHIP car with you when you arrive for flu shots.

St. Clair Historical Society Fall festival is to be 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Oct. 11. Follow Highway 231 south from Ashville courthouse out Greensport Road approximately five miles. Crafts of the 1820-1840 period, tour of John Looney House Pioneer Museum, fiddling, quilting, blacksmithing, candle dipping for the kids, barbecue and down home cooking to be available.