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JANUARY

Kick off your 2019 New Year’s resolutions with Tai Chi. Classes in the Taoist Tai Chi Society™ Internal Arts and Methods begins Thursday, Jan. 3 and finishes in April. Classes are held at the Enterprise YMCA Fitness Center and the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany Parish Hall. At the Y, classes are offered on Thursday at 1 p.m. and Saturday at 10 a.m. At the Episcopal Church, classes are offered on Monday at 9 a.m. and on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Anyone interested in joining a class is encouraged to join any time. For more information, call (334) 406-9475. For more information about Taoist Tai Chi, visit http://www.taoist.org/usa/locations/montgomery/

JAN. 6

There will be a meeting for the Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama on Sunday, Jan. 6, at 2 p.m.at 64 Private Road 1312, Elba. Discussion will be held on a scholarship, WIOA (Work Experience and Class Room Training), current grants including low-income home energy assistance and community service block grants; grants to be applied for including economic development and language, Census 2020, the Pow Wow, opening the tribal rolls and Indian education for the local school system. For more information, contact Chief James Wright, Ma-Chis Lower Creek Indian Tribe of Alabama, 64 Private Road 1312, Elba AL 36323, by calling (334) 897-3207 or email [email protected]

JAN. 8

The Retired Officers Wives Association invites all wives and widows of retired officers to attend a “Blessed and Thankful Nation” luncheon on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at Munson Heights, 45 Red Cloud Road, Fort Rucker Community Center starting at 10:30 a.m. Call Reservations Chairman Mary Rutkowski to RSVP at (334) 347-4966 by noon on Friday, Jan. 4, and cancellations by noon on Monday, Jan. 7.

JAN.12

Vietnam Veterans of America, Inc., Chapter 373, will hold its regular monthly meeting on Saturday, Jan. 12, at 9 a.m. at the Clayhatchee Community House. All country and Vietnam era veterans are encouraged to attend. For more information, call 598-8804 or 379-6662.

ONGOING

The Enterprise High School Class of 1955 will meet the third Tuesday of each month at Po Folks in Enterprise at 6 p.m. For more information, call Betty Groom at (334) 347-3858.

Coffee County Toastmasters Club #4945 holds meetings every second and fourth Tuesdays at Enterprise State Community College, Talmadge Hall, Room 130, from 6:15-8 p.m.

Military Order of Purple Heart meets every third Tuesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at American Legion Hall, East Lee St., Enterprise. For more information, call (334) 347-2727 or (334) 447-6954.

The first Saturday of every month the Weevil City Cruisers will have a cruise-in at Milky Moos from 5-8 p.m.

The Enterprise Senior Center is offering two free art classes with Rosa Quattlebaum on Tuesdays from 8-10 a.m. and 10 a.m to noon. For more information, call Leta Muraski at 347-3513 or email [email protected].

The Sons of Confederate Veterans meets every second Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. in the conference room next to First United Methodist Church. The SCV is the direct heir of the United Confederate Veterans, and the oldest hereditary organization for male descendants of Confederate soldiers.

The Southeast Alabama Camellia Society of Dothan, meets from September - May the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at First United Methodist Church, Dothan. We need everyone to come out and support this organization, young and old, to continue the legacy and history of this beautiful camellia, our state flower. For more information please call (334) 685-0121 or e-mail [email protected].

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) of Coffee County meets on the first Monday of the month at Johns Chapel A.M.E. Church in Enterprise on the Geneva Highway. For more information, contact Ruthie Warren at (334) 347-1361.

The New Life Center, 317 North Main Street, Enterprise, is accepting applications for men and women to enter recovery from drugs and alcohol. For more information, call (334) 393-5641 24 hours a day.

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 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.

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.

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.