•Pleasant Agers will meet at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Calhoun County Wednesday, Nov. 20. Meet and greet at 11:30, pot luck meal at noon. Bro. Ron, French Camp Radio Station is guest speaker. Church is four miles west of Bruce on CR 231 across railroad on left.
•Yalobusha Historical Society will meet Thursday, Nov. 21, at 2 p.m. in the old Presbyterian Church in Coffeeville. Jill Smith from New Albany will speak on the history of quilts. Visitors are welcome.
•QUICK BITES Thursday, Nov. 21, from noon-1 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Shade Trees in the Home Landscape.
•VIETNAM VETERANS LUNCH… VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 5571 invites all Vietnam soldiers and widows in Calhoun County to the VFW Post 5571 in Bruce Saturday, Nov. 23 at 11:30 for lunch and entertainment. Head count needed for lunch. Call Mary Clark 662-983-2512, Carol Hardin 662-983-7536, or Nancy Mann 662-628-1129 or cell 983-542-2005 if you plan to attend. If you find that you can attend at the last minute please come.
•NAACP BANQUET November 23, 6 p.m., multi-purpose building in Pittsboro. Admission $5. Keynote speaker Dr. James Sulton, guest speaker Dorothy Valliant. Musical guests include COGIC praise team and the Sensational Shining Stars.
•BENEFIT HORSE RIDE Saturday, Nov. 23 beginning at 10 a.m. 153 CR 413. For info, call John Tucker 983-0772.
•MASTER GARDENERS/GARDENER’S DELIGHT meeting will be Monday, Nov. 25, at 6:30 p.m. in the Multipurpose Building. Planning meeting with a potluck meal. Everyone is welcome to bring their favorite dish, enjoy food and fellowship while planning next year’s programs.
•MHV COUNCIL will be held Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 9 a.m. at the Multipurpose Building. No Leader Training, but MHV Awards Planning Meeting at 10 a.m. following Council. All MHV members are to help plan Calhoun County MHV Awards Luncheon that will be held on January 18.
•EXCEL Tai Chi class Tuesdays Nov. 26-Dec 17 at 6 :30 p.m. Gentle movements that promote balance and health, closing with guided relaxation for stress reduction. Comfortable clothing. Cost $5, each class.
•Bruce Library will be closed Wednesday, Nov. 27- Friday, Nov. 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday.
•Calhoun City Public Library will be closed Wednesday-Saturday, Nov. 27-30 for Thanksgiving. Regular hours will resume Monday Dec. 1.
•Managing Wild Pig Damage in Mississippi program will be Thursday, Dec. 5, at the Pontotoc County Extension Office from 8:45 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Registration fee $20, due by December 2. Lunch provided. Registered foresters, loggers and wildlife biologists can receive professional credit hours for workshop. Registration fees to Mississippi State University and sent to Pontotoc County Extension Office, 402 C.J. Hardin Jr. Drive, Pontotoc, MS 38863.
•FOOD FOR FAMILIES FOOD DRIVE… Calhoun County Extension Office is again participating in the WTVA Food for Families Food Drive. Please bring in any canned good or non- perishable food item and place in the container. All donated items will stay in Calhoun County.
•HAPPY HOMEMAKERS MHV CLUB COOKBOOKS… Happy Homemakers have complied recipes from club members and local residents for “Tried and True-New and Old” cookbook. Books can be purchased from any member, Extension Office or Millie Goforth at 628-6260.
•Bruce Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Bruce Lions Club will be Saturday, Dec. 7 at 4:30 p.m. Theme is “Red, White, and Blue Christmas” in memory of Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded to decorated floats. To participate call Jerry Janci at 662-412-2029. Deadline to register is November 30.
•VARDAMAN Christmas Parade will be Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. Line-up behind Methodist Church at 6:30. Robert Earl McGregor is grand marshal. Theme is Christmas on Main III. For info, 414-0602.
•SWEET POTATO LOG ROLLS… Calhoun County 4-H Livestock Club is making and selling sweet potato log rolls for $12 each. Log rolls will be sold through the middle of December. To place an order, see any 4-H Livestock Club member or call Trent Barnett, 4-H Youth Agent, at the Calhoun County Extension Office at 412-3177.
•YANCY LIBRARY HOLIDAY SILENT AUCTION is underway through Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 4 p.m. A variety of items are up for bid – from toys to home décor. The Annual Holiday Silent Auction is sponsored by Friends of the Bruce Library.
•14th REDNECK CHRISTMAS PARADE in Big Creek is Saturday, Dec. 14 at 6 p.m. Lineup at 5 p.m. Rain or shine. $100 to #1 redneck. Call 628-6882 after 5 for info.
•26th LOGGINS’ SCHOLARSHIP/MLK BANQUET will be Saturday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Banquet tickets are $12.
•GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP meets the third Saturday of each month at Vardaman Family Life Center 10-11 a.m. Call 662-682-9992 or 662-414-7089 to register.
•NAMI SUPPORT GROUP for families of those with mental disorders meets second Saturday of each month at Vardaman Family Life Center from 10-11 a.m. Support group for those who have a mental disorder meets at the same time. Call 662-682-9992 or 662-414-7089 to register.
•ARE YOU A CANCER PATIENT? Calhoun Cares is an ongoing non-profit organization to benefit cancer patients. If you are currently taking cancer treatments and you live in Calhoun County, you are eligible for assistance. Contact Calhoun Cares, Tammy Tallant, 662-983-0864.
•SASSY SPARROWS breast cancer support group meets every third Saturday of the month from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Baptist Cancer Center in Oxford. For more info, call 513-9609.
•CALHOUN ANTIQUE TRACTOR CLUB meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. The club will meet at the Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival building. Danny Tutor is club president. For more info, call 682-7594. Everyone is invited.
•LOOSA SCHOONA CHAPTER of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet the second Monday of each month from September through May at Jeffery’s on Bruce Square at 3:30 p.m. Dutch treat.
•CALHOUN VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER Robert Gosa is at the American Legion Building in Calhoun City on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. until. Call for appointment, 628-1933 or 983-9328.
•FOSTER/ADOPT PROGRAM… safe and stable families are sought in Calhoun County for foster families. Contact Natalie Bryant at 628-412-3138 for info about the Mississippi Department of Human Services Resource program.
•CALHOUN CITY AMERICAN LEGION POST #50 and American Legion Auxiliary Post 50 meet the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. Meal at 6:30 p.m.
•WEIGHT WATCHERS IN BRUCE meets every Monday night at 5:30 p.m. at Jody’s Dance Studio.
•ANTIOCH LODGE 549… first Monday at 7:30 p.m.
•CALHOUN CITY VFW POST 12032 meets every 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. in the old Kellwood Outlet store building on N. Madison in Calhoun City.
•BRUCE VFW & AUXILIARY MONTHLY meet first Thursday of each month. Pot luck meal at 6 p.m. Meeting at 7 p.m. To rent building, call Mike Winter 412-2114 or Charlie Carter 414-0642.
•BRUCE LIONS CLUB meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Pizza Palace at noon.
•NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. at Mt. Comfort Baptist Church, 38 CR?257, Bruce.
•SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS & Order of the Confederate Roses meet every third Thursday at 6:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Grace Southern Baptist Church in Calhoun City. All are invited.
•CALHOUN COUNTY SHRINE CLUB meets every third Thursday at 7 p.m. at Buck’s One-Stop in Calhoun City.
• BRUCE GROUP ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets Friday nights at 8 p.m. at Bruce United Methodist Church.
•CALHOUN CITY ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets Monday nights at 8 p.m. at Lewis Memorial Methodist Church, Calhoun City. For info, call 628-4222.
To submit items for the calendar, call 983-2570, fax 983-7667 or email to: calhouncountyjournal@gmail.com