Published: November 05, 2009 07:58 am      

Area Events

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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 cake sat 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, contact Vickey Wiles at 580-369-3461, Sheila Johnson at 580-369-2110, or the Lupus Foundation of America, Oklahoma Chapter at 1-800-725-6445.  For telephone support, contact Vickey Wiles, Sheila Johnson, or Linda Johnson at 580-788-2840. 

• Pontotoc County Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at 8 p.m. at Central Church of Christ, 820 Stadium Drive, Ada. Open meeting.



FRIDAY

NOV. 6, 2009

• Salvation Army Christmas applications and coat distribution will be at the Salvation Army, 115 N. Oak St. in Ada through Nov. 6 from 9 a.m. to noon. Families are asked to bring photo identification, proof of income and expenses, social security cards for everyone in the household, and clothing sizes for children ages 0-12 years.

• Ada Arts and Heritage Center, 400 S. Rennie, hosts its regular First Friday event. A light lunch will be served at 11:45 a.m. and entertainment continues until 1 p.m.

• Dr. John R. Hibbing will deliver the Lou Watkins Endowed Lecture at 12:30 p.m. in the Oklahoma Room in East Central University’s Memorial Student Union. The title of his talk is “Biology, Political Orientations and Citizenship.” The lecture is free and open to the public.

• Al-Anon meets Fridays at 8 p.m. at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 17th Street and Broadway in Ada.

• Oklahoma State Autism Conference is at the Embassy Suites in Norman. To register, phone 1-877-288-8476 or log on to okautism.org.



SATURDAY

NOV. 7, 2009

• Oklahoma State Autism Conference is at the Embassy Suites in Norman. To register, phone 1-877-288-8476 or log on to okautism.org.

• Alcoholics Anonymous Men’s Only Discussion Group meets at 8 a.m. at Central Church of Christ. Closed meeting. For more information, phone Craig R. at 580-399-8838.

• Lula Volunteer Fire Department hosts its annual barbecue fundraiser with live music from Jerry Duncan and Friends. Serving starts at 5 p.m. All donations will benefit Lula Fire Department located on State Highway 48 in Lula. For more information, phone Fire Chief Kim Johnson at 580-320-6489.

• Fitzhugh Fire Department all-you-can-eat fish fry is 5-8 p.m. Pie auction is every 30 minutes. Donations accepted.

• Non Community annual pie auction is 6 p.m. at the Non Community Building. Auctioneer is Dale Turner. There will be no charge for the dinner of chili, beans, corn bread and tea or coffee. Proceeds from the auction go for Christmas gifts for children, Christmas sacks that are given to everyone attending the event and purchasing meat for the Christmas dinner that will be held Dec. 5. Any remaining money will go into the general community fund.

• Ada American Legion Post 72 sponsors Bingo Saturday nights at 6 and 7:30 p.m. The Post hall is located at 3529 N. Broadway, Ada. Refreshments are available. Proceeds finance veterans and their families, scholarships and Boys and Girls State.

• Celebrate Recovery meets each Friday at Grace Community Church in Konawa on SH 99. The program is for anyone with hurts, habits or hangups. From 6-7 p.m., a meal is served for $3; group from 7 to 9 p.m. is free. For more information, phone 580-272-3320 or 925-3545.



SUNDAY

NOV. 8, 2009

• Al-Anon meets Sundays at 8 p.m. at Central Church of Christ at 820 Stadium Drive in Ada.

• Pontotoc County Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at 8 p.m. at Central Church of Christ, 820 Stadium Drive, Ada. Open meeting.

• Ada Senior Care Center, a non-profit community service agency to help prevent or delay nursing home placement, is open weekdays at the back of First Presbyterian Church on Kings Road. The center is now accepting clients. For more information, hone Donna at 332-2855.

• Boy Scouts of America is turning 100 years old. Boys in first grade through eighth grade interested in joining Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts may contact Nick Janke, Boy Scouts district executive for Ponototc, Garvin, Murray, Coal and Atoka counties, at 580-399-2888. A co-ed group, Venturing, is also available.



MONDAY

NOV. 9, 2009

• Byng Indian Education Committee will meet at 6 p.m. in the high school student center. The agenda will include the review of Policies and Procedures and Student Comparisons. The meeting will adjourn at 6:40 and will reconvene at 7 in the administration building for a public hearing regarding the Impact Aid federal funding program. The meeting is open to parents of all Native American students in the Byng School System. For more information, contact Merry Monroe at 310-6735.