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Singing Valentines

A group of festive singers will deliver Valentine wishes in song at the location you request with a minimum of two songs between 10:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14. A $20 donation will deliver singing Valentine to an individual and $50 to deliver to a group. Deadline to place order is noon, Wednesday, Feb. 13. Pick up or drop off order forms at the Southwest Alabama Chamber of Commerce or Thomasville Baptist Church, or contact Mary English or Heidi Gaillard at 251-275-2804.

Barbecue by the pound

The Magnolia Civic Club will sell barbecue by the pound beginning at 10 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 9 at the Magnolia Community Center. The meat will be cooked by Paul Thompson in the well-known Leroy Thompson tradition. The cost will be $6 per pound. Call in advance and your order will be bagged and tagged and ready for pick up. Call one of the following members: Mildred Moore at 295-5008, Elizabeth Pope at 385-2426, Judy Kirkham at 385-2568, Lamar Stockman at 385-2421 or Robert Shamburger at 992-2291.

Stanley products for sale

The students in the Family and Consumer Sciences Department at Thomasville High School will be selling Stanley Home Products Feb. 1 through Feb. 15. Proceeds will be used to purchase supplies for the department and to fund the FCCLA projects. Please see any Family and Consumer Science student or call 334-636-2119 to place an order.

Benefit barbecue

A benefit is planned for Wayne Etheridge, Ricky Parden and Aidan Donnallan on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Shiloh Baptist Church on Shiloh Church Road in Dixons Mills. Barbecue chicken and pork plates, as well as barbecue pork by the pound, will be sold. Takeout plates will be available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Guests may eat in from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., followed by a singing featuring Glory Road and The Gandys beginning at 6 p.m. Plates and barbecue by the pound will be available for $7. For more information call Gloria Henson at 992-2329 or Brenda Stephens at 295-4365.

Poll worker reception

The Southwest Alabama Improvement Association (SWAIA) will host a poll worker appreciation reception at 4 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 3, at H.W. Pearce Jr. Memorial Park Assembly House in downtown Jackson. All current and longserving poll workers are encouraged to attend. Co-sponsors for the event are welcome, including individuals, public officials, political organizations, businesses, social/civic clubs, professionals organizations, educational institutions, churches, sororities/fraternities and special interest groups. For more information call Dr. O.L. Hubert at 251-247-2520 or 387-0357. Poll workers are asked to RSVP their intent to participate.

Scholarship application

The Clarke County Soil and Water Conservation District is now accepting applications for a $500 scholarship sponsored by the Alabama Conservation District Employees Association. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen, a high school senior and living in the state of Alabama. Applications are available at most high school counselors' offices or may be picked up at the district office at 3100 Highway 43, Suite B, in Jackson. Deadline to receive completed applications is March 7. For more information call 251-246-0245, ext. 3.

Medical fund

A medical fund for cancer surgery and treatment has been opened at First United Security Bank for Phyliss and Eric Leeton Sr. He is out of work and facing huge medical expenses. Donations are tax deductible.

Valentine bake sale

A valentine bake sale will be held beginning at 9 a.m., Friday, Feb. 8, at the Bank of Pine Hill. The event is sponsored by the Bank of Pine Hill Advisory Board and all proceeds go to the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

ANON Meets

AL-ANON meets every Thursday night at 6:30 at Pineview Baptist Church (enter door at Moore Street entrance behind church). For more information call 636-9985.

Story hour at the library

The Thomasville Public Library has openings in the story hour programs for threeyear olds and in the K-fourth grade class. Three-year olds' (Reading Bees) story hour is held each Thursday, from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. The K-fourth graders (Dragonflies) meet from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., each Tuesday. These programs require registration, so anyone interested is asked to come by the library.

Homework assignments

Thomasville Middle School and Thomasville High School homework assignments are posted by all teachers each week. They are published by 4 p.m. every Monday for that week.
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