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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Country and gospel singing Sweet Water Booster Club will sponsor a country and gospel singing at 6 p.m., Feb. 23, at the old Nanafalia School to raise funds to purchase 2007 state championship rings for the 2007 Sweet Water State Champion football team. Guests will include Andy Black, Stacy Luker, Mark Davis, Tanya Williams, Carla Gaines, Lisa Bishop, Danielle Hilderbrand, DeAnn Hilderbrand, Lewis Trio, Wanda Landrum, Kiauna Gaines, Independent Choir, Andrea Brewer, Hannah Etheridge and others. Special entertainment will be the 2007 SWHS champion football team. Admission is free but donations can be made. A concession stand will be available and door prizes will be given. For more information or to make a donation, call Tammy Tucker at 992-2218. Checks can be sent to: Sweet Water Booster Club, 440 Main Street, Sweet Water, Ala. 36782. Trail ride Jackson Academy will host a trail ride Saturday, Feb. 23 beginning at 10 a.m. and returning around 4 p.m. Riders will take along their own packed lunch, which can be enjoyed during the stop at the Tombigbee River bank. Upon returning to camp, entertainment will begin along with supper (to be provided) and an auction. All activities will end by 8 p.m. No alcohol allowed. A hayride will be available for anyone who doesn't have a horse. Cost is $15 per rider or $30 per family. For more information call Amy Thompson at 251-754- 9622, Phil or Debbie Lankford at 251-769-4698, Tony or Ronda Beck at 251-246-5195 or Jackson Academy at 251-246-5552. Junior Miss meeting An informal meeting for prospective Clarke County Junior Miss participants will be held at 3:30 p.m., Feb. 24, at Davis Studio in Grove Hill. Girls in the 11th grade who reside in Clarke County are eligible. It is highly recommended that a parent or guardian attend along with the participant. For more information call Tiffany Newsom at 251-275-1250, Susan Harrigan at 251-275-3459 or Carmen Rotch at 251-275-4775. CC Historical Society "Food and Southern Culture" will be the topic discussed when the Clarke County Historical Society meets at Grove Hill Town Hall at 2:30 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 24. Folklorist and archivist Susan Thomas will offer her thoughts on the relationship between Southerners and their food traditions. Using a mixture of humor, storytelling and historical facts, she will demonstrate how food plays an important role in shaping the Southern identity. The meeting is open to the public and everyone is invited. Black History Month program Thomasville's Dravitan Civic Club Inc. along with the Southwest Alabama Improvement Association will celebrate Black History Month on Sunday, Feb. 24, at 4 p.m. at New Hope #1 Baptist Church in Thomasville. The guest speaker for the event will be Rev. Fred D. Taylor, national director of field operations for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference of Atlanta, Ga. Rev. Taylor, a Prattville native, worked closely with other civil rights leaders, such as Rev. Dr. James Orange in the Thomasville and Clarke County areas during the civil rights movement in the 1960s. The theme for the program is Together We Stand, Divided we Fall. The public is invited to attend. Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Post 5106 and its ladies auxiliary will have their regular monthly meetings at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25. ARECU meeting The annual membership meeting of the Alabama River Employees Credit Union is scheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, at the Monroeville Community House, 271 Park Drive in Monroeville. Alabama Southern Healthcare Alliance Career Fair The 1st Annual Alabama Southern Healthcare Alliance Career Fair will be on February 28th at the Thomasville Campus. Representatives will be set up in the Alabama-Tombigbee Conference Center on the Thomasville Campus. The Alabama-Tombigbee Conference Center is located in the main administration building. On Wednesday, February 27th, ASCC is hosting the Career Fair from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m., and on Thursday, February 28th, from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Park reopens Renovation projects at Service Park Campground in Silas are now complete and the campground is open. Beginning March 1, visitors can make reservations online at www.recreation. gov and at the Service Park Campground Gatehouse. For more information call the Demopolis Site Office at 334- 289-3540. 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. Fire rescue fund-raiser South Marengo County Fire and Rescue Squad will host a fund-raiser from 8 a.m. to 12 noon, Saturday, March 1 at the squad hall at 34818 Highway 10 (mile marker 36). Grilled turkey breasts (weight 7 pounds) will be sold for $20 each. Delivery is available up to a 15-mile radius. To place an order call, President Travis Harrington at 994-5968, Vice-President Mike Lewis at 994-4044, Fire Chief James Gates at 994-4702 or Richard Rogers at 994-4410. 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 three-year 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 Kfourth 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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