Community Calendar for July 16, 2009
Published 11:33 am Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Gardendale
AARP Class
July 16-17, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30.m. An AARP Drivers Safety Class will be held at the Gardendale Senior Center. $10 per workbook. Those age 55 and older who have not had an accident in three years are eligible to take the course. It could lower car insurance costs. Register at 631-7240.
Musical
July 16-18, 7 p.m. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers will be performed at the Gardendale Civic Center. Advance tickets, available at the Civic Center, are $8. After July 12, tickets are $10. Call 631-5679.
Benefit yard sale
July 18, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. A yard sale in the parking lot of Dr. Greg Osborne (by Taco Bell) to benefit pediatric cancer research at Children’s Hospital of Alabama. Used clothing for all ages, gender and sizes. Call 617-2738.
Ladies Tea, Auction
July 25, 11 a.m. The women’s group at Gardendale-Mt. Vernon United Methodist Church will host a Ladies Tea and Auction. Tickets are $7. Call 631-7631.
Senior Meeting
July 30, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Alabama Attorney General Troy King will hold a conference at the Gardendale Civic Center for all seniors in north Jefferson County about protecting yourself against fraud and scams. Lunch provided. Registration by July 20 is mandatory. Call Peggy at 631-7240 to register.
Talent/Variety Show
July 31, 7 p.m. Gardendale Presbyterian Church, at 200 Tarrant Road, will host a talent/variety show. Tryouts are July 11, 10 a.m. to noon. Call Janice Spivey before 8 a.m. at 681-4186.
Tent revival
Sept. 5-6 Trip to Corinth, Miss., for tent revival. Leaving from Hamburger Heaven in Gardendale. Call J.R. Kennedy at 283-8679 or David Norris at 288-4365.
Recovery Meetings
Celebrate Recovery meetings at Gardendale-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Call Paul Wiegert at 631-7631.
TOPS Meetings
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets Mondays, 6 p.m., in the Family Life Center of First Baptist Church, Room 2208. Led by Robert Pliner. Call 608-0606.
Scholarship Donations
Donations are needed for the Gardendale High School Heather Vaughn Memorial Scholarship Fund. One high-school senior receives the $750 scholarship every year. Call Susan Rice, 281-8348.
Historical info needed
The Gardendale Historical Society is looking for historical information and old pictures of Gardendale. The society meets the third Saturday of every month, 10 a.m., at the Gardendale-Martha Moore Public Library and always welcomes new members. Call Patsy Duncan, 608-3375.
Free Tot Shots
The Jefferson County Department of Health will host free tot shot clinics the fourth Thursday of each month at Gardendale First Baptist Church in the Family Life Center, 3-5 p.m.
Council Meetings
Gardendale City Council meets the first and third Monday of each month, 6 p.m., at Gardendale City Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 631-8789.
Mount Olive
Small Groups
July 19, 5:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Mt. Olive will host small groups for married individuals called the Love Dare Bible Study, and for singles called Fireproof Your Life. Both series start July 19 with a free showing of the movie “Fireproof” at the church. Childcare provided. Call 631-4401.
TOPS
July 30, 8:30-9:30 a.m. TOPS open house will be at the Gardendale Civic Center. Call 681-8924.
Vehicle Show
July 31-Aug. 1 The Dixie Division Military Vehicles club will host a vehicle show at Gambles Truck Accessories on Mt. Olive Road. Free admission. Bathrooms, limited RV hookups available. Free vendor setup. Call Ronnie Guin at 631-0723.
Free Child Care
There will be free child care in the Mt. Olive area for 3 and 4 year olds. The head start program is now enrolling for the summer. Regular full-day childcare is offered. Call 608-1661.
Fultondale
Family Movie Night
The Fultondale Arts Council will host four free Family Movie Nights at Black Creek Park:
• July 21, Open Season 2
• July 28, Shrek the Third
• Aug. 4, Hotel for Dogs, plus a back-to-school bash with inflatables, waterslide and more.
Movies start at sundown. Call 283-7537.
Registration
Aug. 4, 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Registration for new Fultondale Elementary students only. The following documents must be provided for enrollment: Birth certificate; Social Security card; blue Certificate of Immunization (IMM-50), which should include two measles immunizations and one for chicken pox; two proofs of residence; copy of parent’s driver license; custody papers where applicable. Registration will be permitted without immunization certificate, but certificate must be presented before school begins on Aug. 12. A child’s fifth birthday must be on or before Sept. 1 to enroll in Kindergarten. Child’s sixth birthday must be on or before Sept. 1 to enroll in first grade. For more information, call Fultondale Elementary at 379-3450.
FHS registration
July 15-16 Student registration for the Fultondale High School 2009-2010 school year will be held in the FHS cafeteria. Registration packets will be mailed to students. July 15: Seniors, 8-9 a.m.; juniors, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; sophomores, 11 a.m. to noon. July 16: Freshmen, 8-9 a.m.; 8th-graders, 9:30-10:30 a.m.; 7th-graders, 10:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Parents must present a current utility bill and sign a certificate of residency to verify residence in the FHS school zone before registering. Late registration is July 28, 5-7 p.m., for all grades.
Pageant
July 18, 1 p.m. The second annual Miss North Alabama Pageant will be held at Fultondale Elementary School. All contestants and audience members will be entered in a drawing for a cruise for two. Contestants do not have to be from north Jefferson County or have pageant experience. Entry forms are available at Field of Dreams in Gardendale, 805 Main Street; at www.ElitePageant.com; or by calling the director at (205) 529-2244.
Singing
July 19, 10 a.m. Farley Mission Church on Sloss Shaft Road will have a singing and worship service with David and Mary Larch from Wetumpka. Lunch at 12 p.m., with singing following. Call 647-9595 or 849-8468.
Council Meetings
Fultondale City Council meets the second Monday of the month at 6 p.m. and fourth Monday at 11:30 a.m. at Fultondale City Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 841-4481.
Mother’s Day Out
Walker’s Chapel Baptist Church has Mother’s Day Out every Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Call Amy Ritch at 841-8426.
Kimberly
Bryan Registration
July 15, 8-11 a.m. Bryan Elementary School registration for new students. Bring original birth certificate, blue immunization form, Social Security card, two proofs of residence and a parent’s driver license.
NJMS Registration
July 27 is North Jefferson Middle School sixth-grade registration, 3-5 p.m; July 28 is seventh-grade registration, 3-5 p.m; July 30 is eighth-grade registration, 3-5 p.m; Aug. 3 is make-up registration, 3-5 p.m; and Aug. 6 is sixth-grade orientation at 6 p.m.
Creel Reunion
Aug. 1, 10 a.m. The 86th Creel family reunion will be at Liberty Baptist Church, 1990 Self Creek Road. Bring a covered dish. Call Doyle Creel at 647-1250.
Popsicle Party
Aug. 6, 6-7 p.m. Incoming Bryan Elementary School Kindergarten students will have a popsicle party at the playground while parents/guardian will attend a conference with students’ teachers. This party is only for incoming Kindergarten students and their parents/guardians.
Council meetings
Kimberly Town Council meets the second Tuesday of the month, 6:30 p.m., at Kimberly Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-5551.
Warrior
Yard Sale
July 17, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The Warrior Senior Center will have a yard sale as a fund-raiser for the center. Friday only. Call 590-1815 for more information or to make donations. No clothes or junk.
Family Reunion
July 26, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The annual Cruce family reunion will be at the Warrior Community Center. All Cruce descendants are encouraged to come and bring food to share. Bring any family pictures you have. Call Janice Wisener at 647-1572.
Fireworks Show
Sept. 6, 8:30 p.m. The 2nd annual Labor Day Fireworks Show sponsored by Fuel-Z and Fireworks Unlimited will be behind Fuel-Z, off I-65 Exit 282.
Council Meetings
Warrior City Council meets the first and third Monday of every month, 7 p.m., at Warrior City Hall. Pre-council meetings are at 6:30 p.m. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0520.
Morris
MJHS Registration
July 27-28 Mortimer Jordan High School will host student registration on July 27 for seniors, 9 a.m. to noon, and for sophomores, 3-6 p.m. July 28: Juniors from 9 a.m. to noon, and freshmen, 3-6 p.m. New student registration is July 30, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. New students should bring two proofs of residence, current immunization, Social Security card, birth certificate and proof of legal custody if you are not the parent or in case of divorce. Notarized statements not accepted. Ninth-grade orientation is Aug. 4, 1-4:15 p.m. Ninth-grade parent meeting is Aug. 18, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Mother’s Day Out
Enon Baptist Church’s Mothers Day Out program will offer childcare for children 6 weeks to 4 years old on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The program follows the Jefferson County School System calendar, so is closed during all of the breaks. Call 647-9614.
Council Meetings
Morris City Council meets the fourth Tuesday of every month, 6 p.m., at Morris Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0596.
Hayden
Revival
July 15-17, 7 p.m. Oak Grove Missionary Baptist Church will have revival with Bro. H.C. Bowman. The church is at 1150 County Hwy. 9 in Hayden.
Council Meetings
Hayden Town Council meets the second Tuesday, 6 p.m., at Hayden Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-0520.
Trafford
Council meetings
Trafford Town Council meets the third Monday of every month, 7 p.m., at Trafford Town Hall. Meetings are open to the public. Call 647-3751.
Other Communities
School reunion
July 18, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Acipco/Eagan Grammar School reunion for classes of 1922-1970 will be at the Center Point satellite courthouse, 2651 Centerpoint Parkway. Short program at 2 p.m. Bring family and friends and a covered dish. Call George Nash at 403-6207 or Lebron (Slick) Griffith at 631-9881.
Vacation Bible School
July 22-27, 6-9 p.m. Unity Baptist Church will have “Cosmic City” VBS. Call Kelly at 482-7093.
Singing
Aug. 2, 1:30 p.m. First Sunday singing featuring Called Out at Friendship Independent Church, 3019 52nd Ave. N., Birmingham. Church service at 10:30 a.m., with lunch following. Call 849-6721.
School reunion
Aug. 8, 2-4 p.m. Mineral Springs School will have a reunion at the Gardendale Civic Center Magnolia Suite. Bring photos and memorabilia. Call Nancy Salter Kerr at 631-5869 or Mary Sorenson Holt at 631-8579.
School reunion
Sept. 3-5 Woodlawn High grand reunion 1950s and 1960s will be at Panama City Beach. Call Becky Williams Henderson at 631-7528 or visit www.woodlawnhigh.org.
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