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AUG. 9

The Knights of Columbus, Council 11480 had to postpone its fish fry on Aug. 2, due to a funeral at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Enterprise. The fish fry has been rescheduled for Aug. 9 from 5 to 7 p.m., in the New Hall, 123 Heath Street, across from Bates Stadium. Prices are $7 for fried fish and $8 for poached fish. For more information, call Jay Myers at (334) 208-2162.

AUG. 12

The Coffee County Republican Club will meet Monday, Aug. 12, at Po’ Folks Restaurant in Enterprise. The guest speaker will be Jim Perdue, candidate for Alabama Secretary of State. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. with social time and an optional buffet dinner, priced at $8.50 per person. The program begins at about 6:30 p.m. The speaker’s presentation will include a question and answer period. For more information, contact Chairwoman Sue Neuwien at (334) 494-2427 or Vice-Chairman Jim Coles at (334) 897-0691.

AUG. 13

The Enterprise Civitan Club will meet Aug. 13 at Po Folks Restaurant on Boll Weevil Circle in Enterprise.  Members wishing to eat are encouraged to arrive no later than 5:30 p.m. for the 6 p.m. meeting. Visitors are always welcome and membership is open to anyone age 18 or older. Speaker for the meeting will be Dr. Irma Townsend, Director of Human Resources and Student Services for Enterprise City Schools System. If you would like to donate school supplies to needy students, please feel free to bring a donation to the meeting.  For more information, call club President Clair Sarazen at 348-9073 or club Secretary Doreen Thomas at 347-6272.

AUG. 15

Water aerobic classes at the Enterprise YMCA that are held on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 11 a.m. will continue through Aug. 15.

Tickets are on sale now for “Granny and the French Maid,” a murder mystery and dinner theatre presented by Southern Broadway Theatre Company. The show will run from Aug. 15-17, Aug. 22-24, Aug. 29-31 and Sept. 5-7. Visit the website for more information at www.southernbroadway.com

The Wiregrass Herb Society will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15, at the New Brockton Farm Center.  Ianka Herring will give a program on herbs. For more information, contact Elsie Hilton at (334) 894-6742.

AUG. 17

The Pike Regional Child Advocacy Center annual Kids & Character’s Summer Fundraising Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 17, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Troy Parks and Recreation Center. There will be cartoon characters, music, face painting, inflatables, games and a souvenir booth. Admission is $8. Concession stands will be open for snacks, drinks and snow cones.

AUG. 21

The Aug. 21 meeting of the Republican Women of Coffee County (RWCC) will feature Secretary of State candidate Judge Reese McKinney and Judy Crowley of Coffee County Family Services. Crowley will accept diapers donated by the RWCC members and discuss the program the diapers support. A social begins at 11 a.m. followed by an optional buffet at 11:30 a.m. at the Enterprise Country Club. For reservations, call Jan White at (334) 494-3763.

AUG. 26

Enterprise Senior Center will have a three-day, two-night trip to Savannah, Ga., departing Monday, Aug. 26 at 7 a.m. and returning Wednesday, Aug. 28. The package includes two night’s lodging, two deluxe continental breakfasts, one lunch, one dinner cruise, one dinner, an attraction, a museum visit, a tour/step-on guide, a show, travel insurance, motorcoach transportation, taxes, tips and baggage handling. For more information, call Leta Muraski at (334) 347-3513.

AUG. 28

Wiregrass Chapter 1807, National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE), will meet at 11 a.m., Aug. 28, Ryan’s Restaurant in Enterprise. Barry Moore, State Representative, will present the program.

All federal employees, active and retired, are encouraged to support NARFE.  Bring a friend and enjoy a social hour while dining before the program. For further information, call Lee R. O’Berry at (334) 393-0492.

ONGOING

The Reunion Committee of the EHS Graduating Class of 1964 is attempting to contact fellow graduates in order to inform them of plans for the Class of 1964 50th Class Reunion, which is scheduled for June 2014.  If there are members of the class who have not been contacted, please email the Reunion Committee as soon as possible at [email protected]

NOV. 9

The Marine Corps League Wiregrass Detachment 752 will conduct a Birthday Ball on Saturday, Nov. 9, from 5 until 11:30 p.m. at the Dothan Elks Lodge Ball Room at 3041 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan. There will be a cocktail hour followed by the presentation of the colors and a special remembrance ceremony to honor our fallen Marines. At the conclusion of a catered dinner, the traditional birthday messages will be read, and the Guest of Honor will speak. This will be followed by a traditional “Cake Cutting Ceremony” and dancing.

All area Marines, whether members of our League or not, and any guests they desire to bring are welcome and invited to join us in honoring our Corps. Tickets are $35 per person. For additional information and to obtain a registration form and tickets, contact Floyd Taylor at (334) 701-3598 or (334) 701-3613. You can also contact Darrell Langford at (334) 805-7335. All reservations and payment must be made by Oct. 10. Registration forms may also be downloaded from the Detachments official website at www.orgsites.com/al/wiregrassmarines.

NOV. 17

The Boll Weevil Travel Club has some vacancies available for a trip to Branson,

Mo., Nov. 17-23, to see seven Christmas shows. You do not have to be a member of the travel club to go on this trip, but you need to make your reservations now to ensure a spot. Call Jacque Hawkins at 470-7095 for additional information.

ONGOING

The Enterprise Senior Center is offering free art classes with Rosa Quattlebaum on Tuesdays from 9 to 11 a.m. and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. For more information, call Leta Muraski at 347-3513 or email [email protected].

Each Tuesday and Wednesday, Chapter 99 will maintain a DAV Service Office in the New Brockton police station. This office will assist veterans who were injured or disabled while in military service. DAV Service Officers help veterans and their spouses with disability compensation claims, VA pension, death benefits, VA medical care, Social Security disability benefits, veterans’ job programs, homeless veterans assistance and other veteran services. All veteran services provided are free of charge. For more information, please call Commander Chuck Lobdell at 334-718-5707.

The Enterprise Senior Citizens Center is for anyone 60 years of age or older. There are a wide variety of free services each month, such as eye, blood pressure, hearing, blood sugar and cholesterol checks. The group takes trips, invites speakers, has parties and plans dinners at special places. Transportation is available within the city limits and delivered meals are offered to homebound senior citizens. For more information, call 347-3513.

Dayspring Hospice Support Group meets the second Tuesday of every month from 10-11 a.m. at First Baptist Church. Call Sue Belcher, bereavement/nurse at 334-347-2999 for further information or directions.

Enterprise Retirement Center is accepting applications for elderly, retired and handicap for housing. Applicant must be 62 years old or older. One and two bedrooms are available. It is located behind the Enterprise Health and Rehab on Douglas Brown Circle. Rent is based strictly on income. Equal Housing Opportunity. Nonprofit Rural Housing. For more information, call 393-5998.

The weekly meetings of the Enterprise Rotary Club are being held at the Enterprise Country Club. The club meets every Tuesday at noon. For more information, call Viki at 477-2720.

Share the real America with the world, by volunteering to host an exchange student for an academic year or semester. Students speak English, are fully insured, bring their own spending money, and are eager to experience life with an American family. Host families provide a bed to sleep in, a place at the dinner table, and a loving home. Enterprise families can host a student to attend Enterprise Prep Academy. Host families are not responsible for any fees associated with the private or public schools. Call your local International Exchange Coordinators in the Wiregrass area, Dereld or Donna Tacey at 352-303-2244 or EF Foundation for Foreign Study at 800-447-4273 to learn more. That’s 800-447-4273.

Narconon reminds families that abuse of addictive pharmaceutical drugs is on the rise. Learn to recognize the signs of drug abuse and get your loved ones help if they are at risk. Call Narconon for a free brochure on the signs of addiction for all types of drugs. Narconon also offers free assessments and referrals. Call 877-413-3073 or visit www.drugsno.com Narconon can help you take steps to overcome addiction in your family.

Gifted students are those who perform at high levels in academic or creative fields when compared to others of their age, experience, or environment. Anyone with knowledge of a gifted child, in grades K-12, may refer this child for evaluation. The Eligibility Determination Team collects information in the following areas to determine eligibility:

• aptitude

• behavior characteristics

• performance indicators

These students require services not ordinarily provided by the regular school program. Students possessing these abilities can be found in any race, ethnic group, nationality or gender, across all economic strata, and in all areas of human endeavor.

The school system shall prohibit discrimination against any student on the above basis with respect to participation in the gifted program.

Information regarding referral procedures may be obtained from each school counselor or from Rebecca J. Hardiman, Special Education coordinator, at 334-897-5016.

The National Alliance for Mentally Ill of Coffee County Support group meets the first Monday of each month at Johns Chapel A.M.E. Church, 841 Geneva Hwy., from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. For more information, call Ruthie Warren at 347-1361.

The weekly meetings of the Enterprise Rotary Club are being held at the Enterprise Country Club. The club meets every Tuesday at noon. For more information, call Viki at 477-2720.

Academic Foundation for International Cultural Exchange is looking for individuals to work as community representatives. Community representatives find host families and work with their students during the school year. Individuals must enjoy working with teenagers and have good communication skills.

AFICE is also looking for host families in the local area to host a foreign exchange student. These young ambassadors are between 15 and 18 years of age and all speak English.

Student’s profiles will start arriving for students from various countries. Students come with their own spending money and medical insurance.

For more information, visit www.afice.org. If interested in becoming a community representative or hosting an exchange student, please download the applications and fax them to 858-455-0335.

Ruritan is a national organization dedicated to improving communities and building a better America through fellowship, goodwill, and community service. Ruritan was founded May 21, 1928 and has more than 33,000 members across the United States in more than 1200 communities. If you are interested in starting a Ruritan Club in your community, call Lehman Irby, district governor for the Alabama/Florida district at 334-299-0135 or 334-498-0391 or go to www.ruritan.org.

The Enterprise Public Library is having Storytime For Toddlers every Wednesday from 10:15 to 14:45 a.m. and 12:45 to 1:15 p.m.

DaySpring Hospice has several openings for volunteers in Coffee, Geneva, Covington, Houston, Pike and Dale Counties. For more information, call Karen Whitehead at 347-2999.

SouthernCare is in need of volunteers who would like to visit clients to brighten their day or to work with the office staff to brighten their day. Volunteers receive appropriate training, supervision or guidance to insure confidence in the valuable work they do.

To receive more information about the volunteer program, call Amanda Rich, volunteer services coordinator at 393-0578 or 1-800-900-4886.

Coffee County Mental Health Support Group meets from 5- 6 p.m. on the first Monday night of each month at the Mental Health Center, 167 Troy Highway, Enterprise. 347-1361. Contact person is Ruthie Warren.

The House of Ruth Inc. is now offering a support group each third Monday of the month from 6-7 p.m. in Coffee and Pike Counties. The group will discuss issues of domestic violence and sexual assault. For more information and locations, call Tanya at 566-8884 or 1-800-650-6522.

The Level Plains Lions Club meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Mondays of each month at Larry’s Barbecue in Enterprise.

Alabama Pre/Post Adoption Connections (APAC) provides support groups for adoptive families in the Wiregrass area. The Coffee County Support Group meets the fourth Monday of each month from 6:30 until 8 p.m. at County Line Baptist Church in Enterprise. The Houston County Support Group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 6 until 8 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church in Dothan. Dinner and childcare are provided at both groups. For more information, call Lisa Williams at (334) 673-0008.

La Leche League of Enterprise is a non-profit organization offering support for breast-feeding mothers. Leaders are experienced breast-feeding moms, accredited by La Leche League International. Services available include monthly informational meetings; a lending library and 24-hour phone help for breast-feeding problems or questions. Meetings are every second Monday of the month at 10:30 a.m. at Wiregrass Toys & Trains on Main Street and every second Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in the nursery. All mothers and their babies are welcome. Call Melissa at 347-2654 for times and locations of meetings.

Christians in recovery are invited to attend the meeting of Darkness To Light Recovery Group. The meeting is for people dealing with addictive issues. It begins at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evenings at the Christian Mission Center Multi-Purpose Room on Hildreth Street, across from the main building in Enterprise. For more information, call 393-5641.

CARING, a support group for caregivers of people with disabilities, meets every month at 7:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday at Episcopal Church of the Epiphany at 302 E. Grubbs St. For more information, call Susan Farris at 897-3543 or Ruth Harris at 347-3353.

All youth grades 1-12 are invited to attend a tutorial program from 5-6 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday at Johns Chapel A.M.E. Church, 309 Geneva Highway. For more information, contact Allie Bell at 347-8360 or Ed Brown at 393-9145 to register your child.

The Enterprise Jaycees meet at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the Enterprise Recreation Center. For more information on how to become active in various community service projects through a worthwhile organization, call Cynthia at 894-2156 or India at 347-2173 or just come to the meeting. Guests are welcome at any time.

The Coffee County General Cancer Support Group meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the every month in the St. Luke United Methodist Church fellowship hall. For those cancer patients seeking help and hope there is a special support group aimed at cancer patients and their families in Coffee County. This support group will provide those who attend the needed answers to make a difference in their lives. For more information, contact Charlene Goolsby at 347-2866 or Linda Anderson, Cancer Control Manager American Cancer Society at (334) 794-0600.

The Enterprise Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Enterprise Nursing Home (Conference Room). For information, call Patricia Garvey at 393-8302. The Dothan support group meets the first Monday of the month at 7 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Room 202, on W. Main St., Dothan. For information, call Will and Raba Coggins, 794-7965 after 6 p.m., or 702-2273.

Wiregrass Hospice Inc. offers a support group that meets each fourth Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the Episcopal Church located on East Grubbs Street in Enterprise. This group is open to anyone in the community that has lost a loved one. For more information, call 347-3353.

A representative of the Regional VA office presents veterans’ Affairs briefings, which provide a comprehensive overview of veterans’ benefits for individuals retiring or separating from the service. The briefings are held the third Tuesday of each month, 8-11:30 a.m., bldg. 5700. Spouses are strongly encouraged to attend since much of the information is applicable to them. For more information, call 255-2558 or 255-2546.

The American Red Cross will be holding a monthly volunteer orientation the first Wednesday of each month from 12:30-2:30 p.m. The location will be the Red Cross office in the Soldier Service Center, bldg. 5700. Vacant chair positions include Youth Chairperson, Health and Safety Chairperson, Disaster Chairperson, Dental Chairperson, Veterinary Services Chairperson, and Station Chairperson. Childcare assistance is available. Anyone interested in becoming a Red Cross volunteer should contact the Fort Rucker Red Cross office at 255-1055 to sign up for an orientation session.

The Community Care Hospice Caregivers Support Group meets the fourth Wednesday of every month at 9 a.m. in Enterprise, at the Citizens Bank Community Room. The support group is open to all caregivers, not only those of Community Care Hospice. For more information, call CCH at 347-6846.

Kiwanis International Enterprise Chapter, has a weekly luncheon meeting at 11:45 a.m. every Thursday at the historic Rawls Hotel. President is Dan Fraley, 347-4909. Vice president is Kimberly Johnson, 347-4785. Everyone is welcome to join and membership is open to all. The motto of the club is “Serving the Children of the World.”

Join the Enterprising Quilters at the Citizens Bank Community room in Enterprise at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month for the business meeting and show ‘n tell. Workshops are conducted on the third Thursday of each month. Whether beginners or advanced, all quilters are invited to join the Enterprising Quilters for inspiration, new techniques and meeting new friends with the same interests. For more information, call Judy Rairigh at 347-5110 or email [email protected]

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Coffee County Branch #5017, conducts its monthly general membership meetings on the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Pleasant Shade Missionary Baptist Church Annex, 1831 Damascus Road in Enterprise. Members and those interested in becoming members are encouraged to attend.