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Page 4AThe Jackson Sun Monday, Oct. 14, 1996 ACROSS WEST TENNESSEE i i LET US KNOW fW-k BENTON COUNJY classes for recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Haywood Elementary School. Monday through Thursday. Call 772-9734 or 772-9743.

Free Adult Basic Education and GED classes, 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Haywood High School Vocational Building, 1175 E. College Brownsville. Monday through Thursday. Call 772-9734 or 772-9743.

Alcoholics Anonymous, 6 p.m., 19 N. Russell, Brownsville; 8 p.m., Woodmen of the World Building. Also Wednesday. Haywood County Chapter of the NAACP monthly meeting, 7 p.m., Old Carver High School, Jefferson Street in Brownsville. Call Audrey Blue at 772-3802.

TUESDAY: Free vision screening, 10 a.m., 127 N. Grand in Brownsville. Boy Scout Troop No. 270, 6 p.m., old National Guard Armory, Brownsville. Call Scout Master Charlie Pryor at 772-3844.

Narcotics Anonymous, 8 p.m., Old Carver High School, Jefferson Street, Brownsville. Call 772-6095. Jezrel Eluid Munoz, 22, and Charlotte Lorraine Donaldson, 29. Divorces Divorces granted in Madison County Chancery Court From Sept. 4 to 8: Samantha Jayne White Walton and Michael Joe Walton.

Amos Phillip Chalker Jr. and Kim-berly Ann Chalker. Teresa Gwen Nelson and John Edward Nelson. Kevin Dewayne Frye and Stephanie Yevette Frye. Betty Jo Cherry and Joe W.

Cher-ry. Sheila Mae Williams and Alonza Lee Williams. Terry Kevin Anthony and Annette Riki Anthony. Margaret A. Barker and Mathew Lyn Barker.

Janice Elise Echtenkamp and Eric Daniel Echtenkamp. Elizabeth Randolph Spain and Christopher Dale Spain. Boyce Dale Greene and Kimberly Diane Morgan Greene. Alicia Tameca Hoyle and Rodney Kendall Hoyle. Sarah Anne Vawter and Thomas H.Vawter.

DAD (Dads Against Discrimination), 7 p.m., Jackson-Madison County Public Library, 433 E. Lafayette St. Topics include a state-wide petition drive and Equality Day at the state capital on Feb. 12. For information, call 986-0916.

Parents without Partners, 7:30 p.m., Post House Information Center, 26 Rachel Drive, Jackson. Call 668-5569, or the PWP hotline at 661-9223. TUESDAY: West Madison Senior Center Board of Directors meeting, 10 a.m., at center. Call 422-4771. Non-perishable items being accepted for local food bank, 8 a.m.

to 4 p.m., Prudential Insurance and Financial Services, Suite 470 N. Parkway. First United Methodist Church Exercise Group for Women, 9 a.m., activity center. Also Thursday. Free blood pressure checks, 10 a.m.

to noon, American Red Cross Chapter, 718 N. Highland Ave. Tennessee Nurses Association District 6 meet-our-legislators open house, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Winston Room inside the Sheraton Old English Inn in Jackson. West Tennessee Stamp Collectors Club, 6:30 p.m., Jackson-Madison County Library. Alzheimer's Support Group, 6:30 p.m., West Tennessee Skilled Nursing, 670 Skyline Drive.

Singles Bible study, 6:30 p.m., Woodland Baptist Church, 365 Wallace Road. For more information, call 664-1881. 'Women's Aglow Fellowship monthly 7 p.m., Baptist Student Center, directly across from Jackson State Community College. Speaker: Liz Lewark. Ladies Auxiliary of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1848, 7 p.m., Post Home, Highway 45 North.

Jackson Barbershop Chorus, 7 p.m., Campbell St. Church of Christ. Police reports These reports were on file Sunday with the Jackson Police and Madison County Sheriff's departments. The number for the Jackson Area Crime Stoppers is 424-8477. Burglaries and Thefts John Reed Harville, 20, of the 200 block of Edgewood, reported to police Sunday that his home had been broken into.

A stereo, CD player, VCR and speakers had been stolen. Police recovered some of the missing items. Total value is over $2,000. Phil Griffis, 39, of the 100 block of Buttonwood, reported to police on Saturday that a canoe had been removed from his backyard. Total value is $600.

Assault Terri Lynn Haynes, 28, of the 300 block of Lyndsey, reported to police on Saturday that she was assaulted by two women while standing on Deaderick Street. Police have made no arrests. Fire calls These reports were on file Sunday with the Jackson and Madison County Fire Departments: CITY 2:48 p.m., 885 W. Forest, assisting Jackson Police Department. Investigation only.

Marriages Marriage licenses issued at the office of Madison County Clerk Freddie Pruitt from Oct. 4 to 10: Michael Jerome Steinbach, 26, and Tracie Lea Hall, 21. William Frankin New 32, and Hilda Virginia Crowell, 27. James Andrew Fullington, 18, and Pamela Denise Heidelberg, 16. Ernie Lynn Eaton, 35, and Sheila Reyna Baltimore, 33.

Arthur Jason McCarver, 26, and Kristi Renea Cox, 23. Donnie Shane Conner, 26, and Cathryn Jayne Casper, 36. Broderick Edsel Jones, 29, and Deborah Loretta Barnes, 37. Jerry Lynn Glenn, 35, and Kim-berly Anne Jones, 44. Michael Ray Beecham, 17, and Robin Gene Hood, 16.

Johnathan Edward Hicks, 19, and Crystal Gail Davis, 20. Kenneth Marshall Lain, 54, and Vicki Lynn Cloar, 46. Robert Jeffrey Ford, 26, and Bobbie Jo Curlin, 19. William Eugene Kinman, 28, and Jennifer Koren Flelcher, 25. WHAT'S GOING ON The Jackson Sun welcomes calendar items from all qroups and -organizations within our West -j lennessee coverage area.

All items will be limited to event. time and place. An extra line or two ot information, sucn as ticket costs, can be included if necessary. Calendar listings run from Sunday to Saturday. All items must-i be submitted in writing by Thursday in order to be placed in the calendar for the following week.

Please write Jennifer Grant at The Jackson Sun, Box 1059, 'Jackson, Tenn. 38302. Or you can" FAX the information to 425-9639 or 425-9604, or you can bring the information to The Sun's front desk-at 245 W. Lafayette St. Please include your county, a contact -name and a telephone number.

-J If you need to contact Jennifer, please call 1-800-372-3922, Ext. or call 425-9680 and leave aJ name and phone number. I I HARDEMAN COUNTY What's going on TODAY: Procare blood pressure checks, noon to 1 p.m., Sharecroppers Restaurant in Hornsby. 12-Step (CD), 6 p.m., Tru Recovery Unit, Bolivar General Hospital. Also Wednesday and Friday.

Call 658-3100. TUESDAY: Country line dance' lessons, 7:30 p.m., Bolivar Senior Center. Cost is $3. No admission is required for ages 60 years and older. Procare blood pressure checks, 10 a.m.

to noon, Wal-Mart in Bolivar. Bolivar Rotary Club, noon, Bolivar Municipal Center. Hardeman County Highway Supervisors, 5:30 p.m., highway department. HARDIN COUNTY Team's CEO appointed to waterway council SAVANNAH Team Hardin County's chief executive officer Jerry Hunt has been elected to the board of directors of the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Development Council. With 230 members from 12 states, the council was established in 1984 to represent the private and public interests in the commercial and recreational uses of the waterway and its potential economic impact.

Team Hardin County is the county's taxpayer-funded economic development organization. What's going on TODAY: American Legion Auxiliary, 7 p.m., American Legion building. TUESDAY: Hardin County Communications Board, 5 p.m., county courthouse. I HAYWOOD COUNTY In the service BROWNSVILLE Army Pvt Stacy L. Boyd has graduated from the combat engineer course at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynes-ville, Mo.

In addition to basic combat training, students were trained in techniques of road and bridge building, camouflage, and demolition, river crossing operations, and vehicle operations. Boyd is the son of James and Doll Boyd of Brownsville. He is also a 1994 graduate of Haywood High School in Brownsville. What's going on TODAY: Free Adult Basic Education and GED classes, 9 a.m. to Haywood County Board of Education, 900 E.

Main Brownsville. Monday through Thursday. Call 772-9734 or 772-9743. Even StartFamilies First CROCKETT COU.JTY Firms will open doors to tricks-or-treaters ALAMO With Halloween approaching, businesses are getting ready to open their doors to tricks-or-treaters. Forty businesses will allow youths to enjoy the holiday in a safe environment.

Tricks-or-treat times are 4-6 p.m. For information on participating businesses, call 696-4932. What's going on TODAY: West Tennessee Cotton Festival meeting, 7:30 p.m., Crockett Mills Community Center. TUESDAY: Free vision screening, 12:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Crockett County Senior Center, 253 N.

Bells Ave. Rook Club, 1:30 p.m., Crockett County Senior Center. Interested players are invited. Hunter Safety course starts today, 6-9 p.m., vocational building at the Crockett County High School. Other classes will meet Thursday, Oct.

21 and Oct. 24. The course is required by children 10 years and older in order to hunt. Arts Council, 6:30 p.m., chamber office. Crockett Band Boosters, 7 p.m., Crockett County High School band room.

DECATUR COUNTY What's going on TODAY: Bingo, 10:30 a.m., arts and crafts, 1:30 p.m., Scotts Hill Senior Citizens' Center. Twelfth annual Decatur County Duck's Unlimited membership banquet; refreshments at 6 p.m.; dinner at 7 p.m., Decatur County Elks Lodge, between Parsons and Decaturville. For ticket information, call 847-6316 or 852-2630. TUESDAY: Senior sounds, 1 p.m.; social hour 1:30 p.m., Scotts Hill Senior Citizens' Center. Decatur County Republican Executive Committee, Republican Women and Young Republicans, 7 p.m., courtroom of the Decatur County Courthouse.

GIBSON COUNTY What's going on TODAY: Exercise, 9-10 a.m., Gibson County Office on Aging. JOBS class for AFDC recipients, 9 a.m. to noon, old middle school off Eaton Street, Humboldt. Call 855-0665 or 855-1 191. Exercise, 9:30 a.m., Milan Senior Citizens Center, 1075-B E.

Van Hook St. Adult Basic Education classes, 6-9 p.m., Bradford Senior Center, 168 E. Main. Adult Basic Education classes, 6-9 p.m., Calvary Baptist Church, 2925 Carriage Lane, Humboldt. Auditions for soloists and actors for Dec.

19-22 production of '200 years of Christmas in 6:30 p.m., Peabody High School in Trenton. Soloists should bring their own music. For information, call 855-2382. TUESDAY: Blood sugar testing with NHC from 9 10:30 a.m.; devotion with Paul Jones at 10:30 a.m.; foot clinic at 1 p.m. with the Tri-County Home Health; bridge after lunch, Gibson County Office on aging.

Families First Class, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., old middle school off Eaton Street, Humboldt. GED classes, 9 a.m. to noon, Humboldt Library. Gibson County E-911 Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Trenton City Hall.

Extra Light Weight Extra COMFORT Sugg. 83.88 What's going on TODAY: Bingo, prizes, refreshments, 10 a.m.. Big Sandy Senior Citizens Center. RSVP meeting, 1 1 a.m., public library downstairs. Benton County TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), 5:30 p.m., basement of the Benton County Public Library in Camden.

For more information, call 586-7049 or 584-2446. Wolf-Den No. 3, 6 p.m., Presbyterian Church. CARROLL COUNTY Bethel College offering basic fire fighting course McKENZIE The West Tennessee Emergency Services Center at Bethel College is offering Basic Fire Fighting II at the college starting Nov. 4.

This advanced course is designed for experienced firefighters who need further training. In the course, participants will learn the use of portable extinguishers, ropes and knots, forcible entry, ventilation and salvage and overhaul. Classes meet on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., from Nov. 4 to 14. One additional class meeting for practice and test will be held from 8 a.m.

to 4 p.m., on Nov. 16. Cost is $30 per person. For registration information, call 352-4002. What going on TODAY: Blood pressure checks with Home Health, 8:30 a.m.

4 pjTL, McKenzie, Trezevant and MsTow Rock-Bruceton offices. HLrtingdon Municipal Planning Commission, 11:30 p.m., Hunt-trcccm WUnscipal Building Council Form. Cpen to the public. Call 986-2301. (Take Off Pounds Sensing, Ito.

175 TN-WcKenzie, weigh-Irn ftxzRii p.m.; meeting starts sfi S33 pjfiL, First Cumberland Pres-Sgwran Chtrch, 647 Stonewall KafSt McKenzie. Call Linda any-twse at 352-7309. CHESTER COUNTY Youth camp board appointees approved HENDERSON Rodney and Betty Neilson of Huron and Paul and Elizabeth Harris of Antioch have been named to the Mid-South Youth Camp Board. Appointments were approved at an October meeting of the Freed-Hardeman University Board of Trustees. Rodney Neil-son is a project manager for M.S.

Burton Construction Co. in Jackson. Betty Neilson is an extension agent for the University of Tennessee Extension Services. They are both members of the Creive Hall Church of Christ in Nashville. Paul Harris works for Vander-bilt University and Elizabeth Harris is a homemaker.

Mid-South Youth camp, owned and operated by Freed-Hardeman University, serves more than 1,500 young people each summer. The board exists to promote the camp and ensure its financial security. What's going on TODAY: TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly), weigh-in at 5:30 p.m., meeting at 6 p.m., First Baptist Church, Christian Life Center, Henderson. Call 989-2606. THURSDAY: Dutch-treat luncheon of the Henderson-Chester County Kiwanis Club, noon, cafeteria at Freed-Hardeman University, Henderson.

The public is invited. Extra Toe Room Aiu. Sugg. 108.00 I McNAIRY COUNTY Chamber to match workers with companies SELMER The McNairy County Chamber of Commerce is seeking resumes and job applications to match workers with companies. The Chamber of Commerce has always kept resumes on file but has not actively promoted this service in the past.

"Companies call occasionally to see if we know of someone for a specific job that is open and we get a lot of calls from individuals looking for employment," said Kay Carroll, Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce. "Plus, when the new industries relocate to McNairy County, it would help them if we already had a list of potential employees on file." Applications may be obtained at the Chamber of Commerce office at 144 W. Cypress Street, Selmer, Tennessee. Resumes may be mailed to the McNairy County Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 7, Selmer, Tennessee 38375.

Fax to 645-4172. What's going on TODAY: GED classes, 1 to 4 p.m., Aqua Glass, Adamsville. Also Wednesday. Sponsored by the McNairy County Adult and Community Education Program. Call 645-5386.

GED classes, 5 to 7 p.m., Michie Community Center. Also Wednesday. Sponsored by the McNairy County Adult and Community Education Program. Call 645-5386. TUESDAY: SUNRISE grief support meeting, 10 a.m., Civic Center (the old high school).

WEAKLEY COUNTY UTM program offers free reading tutors MARTIN A program that provides free reading tutors for children who have trouble reading is being offered at the University of Tennessee Martin in the spring. The program is being offered by the university's departments of Educational Studies and Public Service to help elementary and middle school students who have minor reading problems. Student tutors will guide children in reading and writing activities. To register your child, call the UTM Department of Public Service at 587-7082. Enrollment is limited.

For more information, call 587-7210. What's going on TODAY: Methodist Home Health blood pressure checks, 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Gleason office. Also Tuesday through Friday. 4 "'I'1 SCI i HENDERSON COUNTY What's going on TODAY: Free blood pressure screenings, 8 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m., Methodist Home Care of Lexington, 34888 Highway 104 South, Sardis. Monday-Friday. Call 858-2630. Range of motion exercises and strength training, 9:30 a.m., Lexington Senior Center. Low impact aerobics, 2:30 p.m., Lexington Senior Center.

Painting class, 1 to 4 p.m., Lexington Senior Center. TUESDAY: Coffee Break, 10 a.m., Sardis Senior Citizens Center. Happy Losers Weight Support Group, 6 p.m., Lexington Civic Center. 968-7645 or 968-5035. MADISON 'COUNTY Care givers invited to tot-saver course Parents, grandparents and other care givers for small children are invited to a tot-saver class p.m., on Oct.

28 in the MRI classroom at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. The class, sponsored by the Women's Pavilion, features basic first aid and emergency measures for infants and small children. Adults will learn how to make a child's environment safer and what to do when accidents happen. The class costs $10. To register, call 425-5184.

What's going on TODAY: GED classes, times vary, Center for Adult Reading and Enrichment. Also Monday-Friday. For information, call 422-6175. Free business counseling available with SCORE, 9 a.m. to noon, Jackson Area Chamber of Commerce, 197 Auditorium St.

Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. Call 423-2200. Stretch-N-Flex class, a.m.; line dancing, 10-11 a.m., Columbia Regional Hospital of Jackson. Free to Senior Friends members. 661-2445.

Friends in Service Here (FISH) needs volunteers to provide transportation, errands, andor minor home repairs to senior citizens, low income persons, and handicapped persons in Madison County free of charge. Call 661-9109 between 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Second Harvest Hair Expo; opening at 10 a.m., Fairgrounds park building.

Advanced tickets are $15 for students and $20 for stylists. Admission at the door is $20 for students and $25 for stylists. For information, call 668-7016. Jackson-Old Hickory Rotary Club, noon, Holiday Inn, Carriage House Drive. Exercise class, p.m., Northside United Methodist Church, 2571 Humboldt Highway.

Co-ed, for youth and adults. $1 a class donation requested. Call 668-0617 or 423-9029. Also Thursday. REN tkx Construction 69.88 1 Black leather wpat trim 1 Navy leather wpat.

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