Published: November 03, 2009 08:02 am      

Area Events

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TUESDAY

NOV. 3, 2009

• Allen High School will be hosting a blood drive in the Allen High School gym lobby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All donors will receive their choice of a free blood donor T-shirt.

• Preschool storytime for children ages 3 to 5 years will be held Tuesdays at 1:30 p.m. at Ada Public Library.

• A spaghetti dinner, silent auction and country store will be held at the Family Life Center, 820 Stadium Drive, Ada, from 5-8 p.m. Dinner tickets are $5 and kids 10 and under eat free. Proceeds benefit Compassion Outreach Center.

• TRACES “Held in the Homeland” exhibit that brings midwest World War II history to life will be in the Ada Public Library parking lot, 124 S. Rennie Street, from 3-6 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

NOV. 4, 2009

• Reggie Whitten will return to East Central University's Estep Multimedia Center on the university campus to speak about his son's drug addiction and death. A panel discussion will follow with representatives from the Oklahoma Legislature, Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and various law enforcement and substance abuse agencies.

• Divorce/Bereavement Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at The Compassion Outreach Center, 1124 Craddock Road. The group offers support for those who have lost a loved one through divorce or death. For more information, phone Tom at 332-6506.

• 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.

THURSDAY

NOV. 5, 2009

• Meetings of Fortnightly study Club will be Thursday. Anyone interested in learning more about Modern Book, Music, Progressive Drama or Twenty-First Century Departments may phone Anita at 580-436-2202.

• Oklahoma Department of Transportation (ODOT) will be at Ada Public Library from 4 - 6 p.m. to discuss the State Long Range Transportation Plan and to hear ideas and comments from area residents. For more about ODOT’s plan, visit www.oklongrangeplan.com.

• Ada Chickasaw Senior Citizens hosts an Indian taco sale from 4-7 p.m. at the senior center, 1005 Chamber Loop. Dr. John Garber will auction pies and cakes at 5:30 p.m. The Red Barn Band will entertain. Cost for taco, dessert and drink is $6. For delivery of two or more orders, phone 436-1007.

• The local Alcoholics Anonymous group meets Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church, 301 E. Kings Rd. For more information, phone Daniel G. at (580) 332-3503.

• Pontotoc National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) meets at 7 p.m. in Valley View Regional Hospital conference room next to the cafeteria. The agenda includes preparations for Christmas and a discussion of NAMI Walk 2010. Ponotoc NAMI is a support group and open to anyone with an interest in mental health issues. For more information, contact Gail Wood at 580-320-1640.

• South Central Oklahoma Lupus Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at Main Street Church of Christ, 408 East Main Street, Davis.  Support groups are open to people with lupus (or people who think they might have lupus), family members, and friends. For more information, phone Vickey Wiles at 580-369-3461, or Sheila Johnson at 580-369-2110.