Area Briefs for August 3, 2008

August 04, 2008 12:53 pm

— EDITOR’S NOTE: In changing to a new format, the AEN staff hopes to print more briefs as space is sometimes limited. Each brief is located under the corresponding day and date headline in the order of the times. Each brief simply lists who, what, where and when for non-profit organizations and must be submitted at least five days before day of event. Briefs may be submitted by bringing them into the office, e-mailed to adanews@swbell.net or faxed to (580) 332-8841. Briefs will not be accepted over the telephone. Church-related briefs are published only on Friday’s religion page.

MONDAY
AUG. 4, 2008
◊ Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 11194 will have its monthly meeting at the second floor music room of Ada Public Library at 7 p.m. All veterans are invited.
◊ Ada area Busy Hands Quilt Guild meets at 6:30 p.m. at Harmony Free Will Baptist Church, 224 SE County Road. The program will be on the Cotton Theory. The meeting is open to all area quilters. For more information, phone 580-332-5204.

TUESDAY
AUG. 5, 2008
◊ Chickasaw Nation Get Fresh! cooking show will be 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at Ada Nutrition Services, 518 E. Arlington. Cooking show is free and open to the public.
◊ Tupelo High School athletic physicals will be at 9 a.m. in the auditorium
◊ Tupelo senior enrollment will be from 9 a.m. until noon.
◊ Stonewall senior enrollment will be from 9-11 a.m.
◊ Tupelo junior enrollment will be from 1-3 p.m.
◊ Stonewall junior enrollment will be from 1-3 p.m.
◊ Stonewall Big Five 3 and 4 year old enrollment is from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the McLish campus.
◊ Bingo for Breast Cancer event is 6:30 p.m. at Chickasaw Nation Community Center.
◊ Ada Shrine Club meets at 7 p.m. in J.D.’s Cafeteria. Dinner served at 6 p.m. Final plans for the annual gold tournament will be made.
◊ East Central University and Chickasaw Nation present the annual National Night Out from 6–9 p.m. on the University Center lawn on the campus of ECU. This event is free and open to the public and provides an opportunity to meet local emergency responders. There will be activities for children and free food and drinks. For more information, contact Sonya Hensley at 580-559-5861 or email ecuinfo@ecok.edu.
◊ Oklahoma Blood Institute conducts a blood drive from 6-8 p.m. at East Central University Center.

WEDNESDAY
AUG. 6, 2008
◊ Stonewall Big Five 3 and 4 year old enrollment is from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the McLish campus.
◊ Francis Elementary, Homer Elementary, Byng Elementary, Byng Junior High, and Byng High School will be enrolling students from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Phone the principal at the child’s school for more information.
◊ Tupelo sophomore enrollment will be from 9 a.m. until noon.
◊ Stonewall sophomore enrollment will be from 9-11 a.m.
◊ Chickasaw Nation Get Fresh! cooking show will be 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at Family Life/Wellness Center, 229 W. Seabrook. Cooking show is free and open to the public.
◊ Shelley Hamby and Dr. Don Davies will be the featured speakers at Ada Rotary Club at noon. Their talk will describe screening that is available in the radiology department at Valley View Regional Hospital. Ada Rotary Club meets at the Aldridge.
◊ Tupelo freshman enrollment will be from 1-3 p.m.
◊ Stonewall Freshmen enrollment will be from 1-3 p.m.
◊ Stonewall Elementary enrollment K-4 is from 9-11:30 a.m. and from 1-3 p.m.
◊ Vanoss school will be having athletic physicals for middle school athletes in grades 5-8 at 5:30 p.m.
◊ A dance is held every Wednesday at the Irving Community Center, 704 N. Oak, from 7:30-10 p.m. The cost is $6 per person.
◊ Eagles Nest Christian School is taking enrollment for the fall term for grades K-4 through 7. For more information, phone Martha at 580-759-3656 or 580-618-0793.

THURSDAY
AUG. 7, 2008
◊ Francis Elementary, Homer Elementary, Byng Elementary, Byng Junior High, and Byng High School enrollment dates are Aug. 6, 7, and 8 from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Phone the principal at your child’s school for more information.
◊ Chickasaw Nation Get Fresh! cooking show will be 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. at Ada Nutrition Services, 518 E. Arlington. Cooking show is free and open to the public.
◊ Girl Scouts of Brownie Troop 65 will be having an art sale at the Ada Public Library (upstairs) from noon until 7 p.m. For more information, phone 580-436-8125. The event is to raise money for a trip to Washington, D.C, . to interview Condoleezza Rice.
◊ Alzheimer’s and related disorders support group meets at 1:30 p.m. in the auditorium of Social Services Center, 1630 E. Beverly. For more information, phone 332-0832.
◊ Gospel and country music singers Thurman Rinehart, Leon Barnett and Gene Williams will perform for the residents of Ballard Nursing Home at 2:30 p.m.
◊ Ada Chickasaw Senior Citizens will sponsor an Indian taco sale from 4-7 p.m. at the senior site at 1005 Chamber Loop. Cost is $6. Pie and cake auction will begin at 5:30 p.m. For delivery, phone 580-436-1007.
◊ The state chapter of Depression Bipolar Support Alliance will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursdays at Rolling Hills Hospital, 1000 Rolling Hills Lane, Ada. For more information, phone Linda at 405-401-9279 or Iva Cook at 405-373-0059.
◊ P.A.S.T. (Preserving Area Stories in Time) meets at 5:30 p.m. at Central Church of Christ, 820 Stadium Drive. The meeting is open to the public. A program on museum development will be presented.
◊ Ada Rubber Stamp Art Club meets at 6:30 p.m. at Ada Public Library. Newcomers are welcome. Use the library’s 12th Street entrance and take the elevator to the second floor meeting rooms. For more information, phone 332-1892.
◊ Pontotoc NAMI meeting will be held at Valley View Regional Hospital in the conference room next to the cafeteria at 7 p.m. For more information, phone Gail Wood at 580-265-9389.
◊ Allen Quilt Guild meets at 7 p.m. in the Allen Public Library, 214 E. Broadway, Allen.
◊ The local Alcoholics Anonymous group meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. in fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church, 301 E. Kings Rd. For more information, phone Daniel G. at (580) 332-3503.