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    • “Country Alcoholics Anonymous” meets each Thursday at 7:30 p.m. out Highway 493 North, past the Bailey post office. Veer left on to GumLog Road, 1/2 mile to club house by baseball field on right. For information call (601) 737-2463.

    • 6 p.m. — The International Singing Brakeman Association meets every third Thursday at the Best Western Hospitality Room on Frontage Road. Please bring a snack/dish to share. We will eat at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $5. For more information, call Glyn Jones at (601) 581-1601 or Mama Kat at (601) 480-3934.

    • Swim registration is under way, the city of Meridian Parks and Recreation office announced. The dates for swimming lessons are July 8-18. Classes are offered as early as 9 a.m. and as late 6:30 p.m. For more information, call the Parks and Recreation office at 601-485-1802.

July 4-5

    Meridian Activity Center will be closed for the 4th of July holidays.

Tuesday, July 16

    Freshman orientation today at Meridian Community College at Ivy Hall. For more information, call Angela Payne, 601-481-1357.

Wednesday, July 17

    10 a.m. – 3 p.m. — Mosaic Stepping Stone class with Linda Munoz at Meridian Activity Center, 3300-32nd Avenue. Phone 601-485-1812 to register.

Thursday, July 18

    1-2 p.m. — BINGO at Meridian Activity Center, 3300-32nd Avenue. Phone 601-485-1812 for information.

Friday, July 19

    10 a.m. to noon — Grout application of stepping stone at Meridian Activity Center, 3300-32nd Avenue. Phone 601-485-1812 for information.

    6-7:30 p.m. — The Honorable Veldore Young will be the guest speaker for Voices of Hope: Celebrating National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in the Fellowship Hall of New Canaan Baptist Church, 4822 26th St., in Meridian. The event is sponsored by the National Alliance on Mental Illness Meridian Affiliate, Alliance Health Center, NfusionX and Weems Community Mental Health Center. Pre-registration is not required. For more information call 601-483-4821.

Friday, July 26

    6:30 p.m. — Meridian High School’s Class of 1998 will have its 15th year reunion at the Temple Theatre Ballroom. For more information, email Carley Moore at carley.moore18@gmail.com or search Facebook for Meridian (MS) High School Class of 1998 Group.

Saturday, July 27

    2 p.m. — The Porterville Consolidated School Reunion Committee will have their first meeting to prepare for the reunion coming up in 2014 at the Porterville Community Center. Everyone who ever attended the school are asked to attend to voice their opinion. For more info. please call 662-476-5768 or 601-483-6475.

Monday, July 29

    9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. — Registration for Fall classes begins at Meridian Activity Center, 3300-32nd Avenue. Phone 601-485-1812 for information.

Saturday, August 3

    7-11 a.m. — Summertime Trunk Sale at Meridian Activity Center, 3300-32nd Avenue. New vendors welcome! Phone 601-485-1812 for information.

    7 p.m. — The Meridian High School Class of 1968 will be celebrating their 45th class reunion August 3 at the Holiday Inn, North Frontage Road in Meridian. Special room rates at the Holiday Inn Frontage Road will apply for all ’68 graduates. Festivities will begin at 7 p.m. and end at 11 p.m. A cash bar and buffet will be provided along with a DJ playing 50s, 60s and 70s music. The cost is $25 per person and $50 per couple. Please send checks to: MHS Class of 68 Reunion,  P.O. Box 3830 Meridian, MS 39305 by June 15. Go to Facebook at MHS Class of 68 to become a member and meet your classmates. For further information please call 601-917-6519.

Saturday, Aug. 10

    5:30-9:30 p.m. — The 9th annual Bright Lights Belhaven Nights street festival will be held in the historic Belhaven Neighborhood. Named a Top 20 Event in the Southeast for the month of August by the Southeast Tourism Society, this family friendly event will feature live music on five stages, as well as art vendors and food from local restaurants. Children of all ages will enjoy our special children’s activities area. Tickets are $5 per person and are available for purchase at the event. For more information visit www.greaterbelhaven.com.

Monday, August 12

    9 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. — Fall classes begin at Meridian Activity Center, 3300-32nd Avenue. Phone 601-485-1812 for information.

Oct. 2-6

    The USS Columbus CA -74/CG-12/SSN-762 will host a reunion for those who served on the Los Angeles class submarine at the Hilton in Branson, Mo. For more information, contact Allen Hope at 260-486-2221 during the hours of 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time.