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CLUB NOTES
- AAUW
American Association of University Women meets second Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m. at Stark Rec Center, MUW, September-May; Lunch Bunch, various restaurants, June-August. Call Marleen Hansen at 662-244-7232.
- AFSA CHAPTER 651
AFSA Golden Triangle Chapter 651 meets first Fridays at 3:30 p.m. at Community Activities Center at Columbus Air Force Base. Call at 662-434-7313.
- AMERICAN BUSINESS WOMEN
American Business Women’s Association meets third Wednesdays at noon at Columbus Country Club. Call Lona Ward at 662-327-7147.
- AMERICAN LEGION
James Allen Memorial Post 217 meets second Fridays at 7 p.m. at Sanders Chapel Church. Call 662-329-4685 or 662-329-4935.
- ANDERSON GROVE
Anderson Grove Civic Association meets third Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at 1214 Anderson Grove Road in Caledonia.
- BARBERSHOP CHORUS
Possumtown Barbershop Choral Society meets Thursdays at 7 p.m. at First Baptist Church. Call James Gibson at 662-327-1655.
- BOOKS-A-MILLION BOOK CLUB
The Books-A-Million book club meets fourth Thursdays from 7 to 8 p.m.
- CAFB PACK 52 CUB SCOUTS
Columbus Air Force Base Cub Scout Pack 52 meets Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at the community center. Call 662-328-7228.
- COLUMBUS CIVITAN CLUB
Columbus Civitan Club meets Tuesdays at noon at the Holiday Inn. Call Marcus Stone, 662-329-1717.
- COLUMBUS KIWANIS CLUB
Columbus Kiwanis Club meets Wednesdays at noon at the Columbus Country Club.
- COLUMBUS ROTARY CLUB
Columbus Rotary Club meets Tuesdays at noon at the Columbus Country Club.
- COMPASSIONATE FRIENDS CHAPTER
Compassionate Friends Chapter to meet every second Tuesday of the month at 6 p.m. at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point, 835 Medical Center Drive.
- DEMOCRATIC PARTY
The Lowndes County Democratic Party meets the second Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m. at Lowndes County Courthouse. Call Leon Hines at 662-574-3705.
- DISABLED VETERANS
Disabled American Veterans meets second Mondays at 7 p.m. Call 662-434-8370.
- DULCIMER GROUP
The “Friendly City Strummers” dulcimer group meets second and fourth Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. at Trinity Place. Call Dr. Saum at 662-327-6586.
- EXCHANGE CLUB OF COLUMBUS
The Exchange Club of Columbus meets Thursdays at noon at Columbus Country Club. E-mail ColumbusExchange@gmail.com or mail P.O. Box 8114, Columbus, MS 39705.
- FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
Friends and Neighbors Club meets second and fourth Wednesdays for new Columbus residents. Call 662-327-1513 or 662-327-9301.
- GOLDEN TRIANGLE HUMAN RESOURCE ASSOCIATION
Golden Triangle Human Resource Association meets the third Tuesdays at noon at the Columbus Country Club. Call james Goodman, Jr. at 662-320-8631.
- HOST LIONS CLUB
The Host Lions Club meets Fridays at the Columbus Country Club at noon.
- INTERACT
Network and identify service providers at monthly Interact meetings every third Tuesday of each month. Call Connie Tilley at 662-328-4955.
- ISM
Northeast Mississippi Chapter of Institute of Supply Management (ISM) meets every third Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Golden Horn Restaurant. Call Dixie Tomlinson at 662-323-8021, ext. 314.
- LA LECHE LEAGUE
La Leche League of Starkville/Columbus meetings are free. Call Jennifer at 662-324-1596.
- LA LECHE LEAGUE
La Leche League of Columbus meets third Thursday of each month at 11 a.m. at The Services Complex at Columbus Air Force Base. Call Christina at 662-425-4322 or Juli at 662-434-6866.
- NAACP
Columbus-Lowndes County branch of NAACP holds meetings the second Mondays at 6 p.m. at Missionary Union Baptist Church, Columbus. Call President LaVonne Harris at 662-329-6102.
- NAIFA-GT
National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors-Golden Triangle meets second Fridays at 11:45 a.m. at the Columbus Country Club. Call Priscilla King at 662-328-9988.
- PILOT CLUB
Columbus Pilot Club meets first Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Stanley Center at Trinity Place, 300 Airline Roads.
- POSSUM TOWN TOASTMASTERS
Possum Town Toastmasters meet Fridays at 7 a.m. at the Columbus Church of Christ Library. Call Ralph Carter at 662-574-2080.
- PRAM
Golden Triangle Chapter of Public Relations Association of Mississippi meets fourth Wednesdays at noon at Columbus Country Club. Call Megan Coughlin at 662-327-0807.
- REPUBLICAN WOMEN
Lowndes County Republican Women meet second Tuesday of each month at Holiday Inn in Columbus at 11:45 a.m.
- RUNNING AND CYCLING CLUB
Golden Triangle Running and Cycling Club meets first Tuesdays at 6:30 p.m. Visit www.runcyclegtr.org or call 662-327-7688.
- SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
Sons of Confederate Veterans Gen. William Barksdale Camp 1220 meets fourth Thursdays at Buffet City at 6:30 p.m.
- SOROPTIMIST CLUB
Soroptimist International of Columbus meets fourth Tuesdays at noon at Columbus Country Club. Call Stephanie Johnson at 662-329-4333.
- SOUTHERN CRUISERS
Southern Cruisers meets first Thursdays at 7 p.m. Call 662-323-7007 or 662-574-2678.
STARKVILLE FRIENDS MEETING (FGC)- 10:30-Second and Fourth Sundays. For more information call 662-323-5277 or 312-1052.
- TOASTMASTERS
Professional Link Toastmasters meets second and fourth Mondays at noon at Columbus Police Department Conference Room. Call Karen Hall at stevenghall@bellsouth.net or Frances Jutman at fjutman@cableone.net.
The Possum Town toastmasters Club meets every Friday at 7 a.m. in the library of the Seventh St. Church of Christ. Contact Glenn Lautzenhiser at jlautz@cableone.net or Elaine Hedgewood at elaineh@cableone.net..
- TOPS 266
Take Off Pounds Sensibly 266 of Columbus meets Mondays from 6-7 p.m. at Church of the Good Shepherd. Call Margaret Sprayberry, 662-328-8627.
- TOPS 270
Take Off Pounds Sensibly 270 meets Tuesdays at Church of Christ Fellowship Hall in Caledonia with weigh-in at 4:45 p.m. Call Kitty at 662-356-9119 or Lorene at 662-356-4838.
- TOPS 288
Take Off Pounds Sensibly 288 of Columbus meets Mondays at 6 p.m. at District 3 Volunteer Fire Department . Call Pat at 662-327-7152.
- TOPS 295
Take Off Pounds Sensibly 295 meets Thursdays at 6 p.m., with weigh-in at 5 p.m. at Lowndes County Volunteer Fire Station. Call Bettye Loftis at 662-356-6625 or Mary Bryde at 662-329-2825.
- WOMEN ACCOUNTANTS
Association of Women Accountants meets third Thursdays at noon at the Mississippi University for Women president’s dining room. Call Jennifer Griffin at 662-328-4140.
n DEMOCRATIVE EXECUTIVE MEETING
The May Oktibbeha County Democratic executive meeting is Tuesday, June 23, 2009, at 6 p.m. at the Oktibeeha County Courthouse, 101 East Main St., in the second floor courtroom. Everyone is welcome. These meetings are held the fourth Tuesday of every month.
n sCOMPASSIONATE FRIENDS CHAPTER TO MEET
Families who have exeriened the death of a child are invited to attend the Compassionate Friends meeting at 6 p.m. at the North Mississippi Medical Center-West Point, every second Tuesday of the month, beginning on July 14. For more information, call michele Rowe, director of Social Services at 662-495-2337, or visit the web site at www.compassionatefriends
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