Mama Tompkins singing will take place Saturday at Community CenterA tradition since 1985, the annual Mama Tompkins Gospel Singing will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Community Center, 501 Alexandria Road. Singers from eight states will attend.
The event is free and there are plenty of cushioned chairs. An added attraction this year is the combined choirs of Piedmont Hughes Street Congregational Holiness, Nances Creek Congregational Holiness and Tredegar Chapel Congregational Holiness churches.
They will be singing selections from the Cleveland Tenn., Red Book. Also singing will be the Foothills Quartet of Piedmont, James and Judy Tompkins of Jacksonville and the Garner Family of Bremen, Ga. Peggy Garner is the granddaughter of Mama Tompkins.
Call James Tompkins at 435-7686 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. for more information.
School supplies are being issued at JCOC
Jacksonville Christian Outreach Center, 26 W. Francis St., behind McDonald’s, is issuing school supplies for children of low-income families. Families must reside within the Jacksonville 36265 area.
Each family requesting assistance must have proof of Jacksonville residency (a current piece of mail received at their home address). P. O. boxes will not be accepted. They also must have photo ID and social security cards for each family member living in the household.
Call JCOC at 435-1891 for more information. Due to limited space inside JCOC and the large number of clients the center will be trying to assist, do not bring children when coming in for school supplies.
CAST tickets
CAST Theatre’s season tickets for adults are $50. With the “Sanders’ Family Christmas” ticket included the adult price is $65. Season tickets for students are $30, but with the Sanders’ Family Christmas” ticket included the season ticket is $35. It runs Dec. 4-21 and is the sequel to Smoke on the Mountain.
Other performances include the Rogers and Hammerstein classic The Sound of Music, Sept. 4-21; The Lady with All the Answers, based on the letters and autobiography of advice columnist Ann Landers, Oct. 3-Nov. 9; Ken Ludwig’s Leading Ladies, Jan. 29-Feb. 15; and the final production Blues to Broadway, an original musical revue created by CAST artistic director Kimberly Dobbs and musical director and conductor at the Alliance Theatre Company in Atlanta Michael Fauss, April 23-May 10.
All CAST productions are held in the McClellan Theatre, 100 Gamecock Drive, Anniston. Thursday, Friday and Saturday productions begin at 8 p.m. with the curtain rising at 2:30 p.m. for Sunday matinees.
Group rates are available for parties of 12 or more individuals.
All Thursday night shows are produced for “pay-what-you-want” admission.
Call 820-CAST or contact www.castalabama.com for tickets or for more information.
Car care for women
A free class on basic car care for women, taught by Karl Caballero, owner of Hammett Service Center, will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21, at the Community Center. For more information and to register call the center at 435-8115.
VBS at Profile
Vacation Bible School for ages K5 to sixth grade will be from 9 am.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Profile Baptist Church on B Street. Buses will begin running at 8:15 a.m. Lunch and a snack will be served. The commencement service will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3. Snacks will be provided afterward.
Soccer registration
Parks and recreation’s soccer registration for boys and girls 5-13 will be from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday until Aug. 14 or until each age group is full at the Community Center. The fee is $35 per child; $30 for each additional child in the same family. Call Phil or Jamie at 435-8115 for more information.
Hatcher homecoming
Homecoming at Hatcher Avenue Baptist Church, 1311 Hatcher Ave., S. E., will begin at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 10. Heartfelt will sing. Call 435-1947 for more information.
Hatcher revival
A revival will be at Hatcher Avenue Baptist Church at 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, and at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, through Wednesday, Aug. 6. Marlin Greenwood will speak. Call 435-1947 for more information.
Business counseling
The Jacksonville State University Small Business Development Center, the Small Business Association and the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce will offer free one-on-one counseling for prospective and existing small business owners from 1-4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 7, at the chamber office. Appointments are necessary and can be made by calling 782-5271.
Homerun Derby
Wellborn Baseball for Youth will hold the first Homerun Derby at 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 16. The event is sponsored by Wellborn Baseball for Youth and Dicks Sporting Goods in Oxford. Registration will be from 3-7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15. Players in T-ball, AA, AAA and majors are invited to sign up. Prizes will be given to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in each age group. Cost is $10 for 10 outs. Helmets are optional but are encouraged and any bat size can be used. Call Keith McFall at 238-8338 or 525-7281 for more information.
State employees meeting
The Alabama Retired State Employees’ Association North Calhoun Chapter will meet at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, in the City Hall Council Chambers, 320 Church Ave. S.E. All retirees participating in the retirement systems of Alabama are invited to attend.
Library speaker
Alabama author Daniel Wallace will visit the Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 31, to speak and sign books. The event is free. Wallace, author of Big Fish, has formerly been featured at Jacksonville State University’s On the Brink conference. The paperback version of Wallace’s latest book, Mr. Sebastian and the Negro Magician, has been released this month. He is also the author of The Watermelon King and Ray in Reverse. Books will be available for purchase. Refreshments will be served. Those attending are asked to call the library at 237-8501, ext. 2, so planners can estimate the amount of food needed.
Golf classic
The 2nd annual White Plains Over the Hill Gang Golf Classic will be Friday, Aug. 1, at Cane Creek Golf Course. Sign in is at noon, lunch is at 1 p.m. and the shotgun start is at 2 p .m. The three-man scramble is 18 holes.
The cost is $50 per person ($150 per team) on or before July 25; $60 per person ($180 per team) after July 25 and $20 per person (two Mulligans). The cost includes green fee, cart fee, practice balls at range, lunch, 19th Hole (hamburgers), longest drive contest, closest to in contest and door prizes. Make checks payable to White Plains Over the Hill Gang.
1st place wins a $300 gift certificate; 2nd place (two flights), $225 gift certificate and 3rd place, $150 gift certificate.
To sign up or for more information call Jeff Barnwell at 310-4000 or 435-2483 or Bruce Faulkner at 238-3519 or 236-6987.
Pilot Clubs luncheon
Pilot Clubs of Anniston and Oxford are having a fall fashion show and luncheon for women from 11:30-a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at Blue Springs Baptist Church, Highway 21 South, Oxford. Registration is at 11 a.m. Tickets are $15. Call 820-3536, 820-0685 or 831-2357 to purchase tickets or for more information. Tickets can also be purchased at Oxford Beauty Shop, 17 Spring St., Oxford.
Trade day, farmers market
Trade day, a farmers market and an antique car show will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Nances Creek Community Center. There is no set up fee for sellers. Live country music will be performed at 7 p.m. A concession stand will be open and playground for children is available. Call 447-9612 or 447-7039 for more information.
FCE trips
The Calhoun County Homemakers and Community will go on an Alaskan cruise Aug. 9-16. Other trips include Sept. 24-Oct. 2 to Niagara Falls, Toronto and New England (including Boston and Martha’s Vineyard) for a fall foliage tour, Oct. 3 to Birmingham for Southern Women’s Show; Oct. 25 to Chattanooga for four-hour fall foliage cruise on the Tennessee River and Nov. 13-17 to Branson, Mo., for famous shows and showboat dinner cruise. Call Elizabeth Williams at 435-6692 or Virginia Norton at 831-1378 for detailed trip information.
Downey reunion
The Downey reunion will be Aug. 10 at the Community Center. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish.
Big O’s Tale Tellers
Students in second through sixth grade are invited to join Big O’s Tale Tellers from 3:30-4:30 p.m. each Wednesday, beginning Aug. 13, at First United Methodist Church. Call Lovett at 435-6167 to reserve a place.
New Orleans trip
A senior citizen trip to New Orleans on Aug. 30 and 31 and Sept. 1 has been arranged by the Oxford Civic Center. The cost is $325 per person (double occupancy) and includes motorcoach transportation, two nights and three days at Hilton Riverside Resort Hotel and two full breakfast buffets. The hotel is located next to the trolley station, which goes to Bourbon Street, the French Quarter and the market. Space is limited. Call Pam Harris at 831-2660 to sign up.
Crafts by Coldwater
Applications are available for Crafts By Coldwater Creek. For more information call Dollie Young at 831-2389 or Patsy Brooks at 835-0448.
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at noon each Thursday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 400 Chinabee Ave., just off the Square. Call 847-0909 for more information.
Music Hall
The Friday Night Opry Show is presented Friday nights from 6:30-9:30 at the Golden Saw Music Hall in the Williams community. For more information call 435-4696.• Narcotics Anonymous
A Narcotics Anonymous group meets from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at First United Methodist Church behind McDonald’s. For more information call 435-4881.
