AROUND TOWN ANNOUNCEMENT POLICIES

The Around Town calendar is a free service offered by the Starkville Daily News. The calendars runs daily as space allows. Announcements should be submitted via e-mail to life@ starkvilledailynews.com by 2 p.m. the day prior to publication and be no more than 50 words in length. Religious events will be listed Saturdays on the Faith page. Recurring events will run on Sundays only. One-time events will run Monday through Friday.

Sunday

◆ Book Signing at the Book Mart & Cafe — Charles “Lala” Evans will be at the Book Mart & Cafe Sep. 3 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. to help promote Jerry Jones’s “The Book of Needmore”

◆ Prince Hall Day Program — Rising Star lodge # 31 will have a Prince Hall Day program on Sep. 10th at 3pm. The program will be held at 16th Section Missionary Baptist Church located at 5480 Old West Point Rd. Dr Anthoney Neal of Mississippi State University will be the speaker for more information contact Orlando Trainer at 662-769-0071 or orlandotrainer@hotmail.com

Monday

◆ Rotary — The Starkville Rotary Club meets at 11:45 a.m. at the Starkville Country Club

◆ Respite Care — Emerson family center will host free childcare for families in August for ages 8 weeks to 5 years while parents attend Doctor’s Appointments, Adult Education Classes, Grocery Shopping, Job Interviews etc. Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to noon

◆ Adult Education Classes — In August, Earn Your High School Equivalency Online and Face to Face; Ages 16 and Older Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. to noon. Tempe O Nan is the Instructor at the J L King Center and Laura Thurmond is the Instructor at Emerson

◆ Work Keys Info Session and Practice — In August, Learn about the Key To Finding Gainful Employment. The J.L. King Center event is for Ages 16 and Older and will be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. Shakila Seals is the Facilitator

◆ Afterschool Clubs — Art, Fitness, Life Skills, Homework Help, Literacy and More can be found at the J.L. King Center in August Monday-Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Shakila Seals and Kya Huell will be the Facilitators. Call or Stop By to Register: 662-2518995

◆ Active Parenting Class at Pecan Acres — Awards will be given upon completing 10 hours. Events take place Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Debra Austin will be the Consultant

Tuesday

◆ Casserole Kitchen — The First Presbyterian Church a casserole kitchen every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

◆ Toastmasters — Toastmasters meets every Tuesday from 6-7:00 pm in the Conference Room on the first floor of the Sportsplex. Toastmasters is a club that helps members improve their public speaking and leadership skills in a positive atmosphere. Come join us

◆ Kiwanis — Starkville Kiwanis Club meet Sep. 5 at noon at the Hilton Garden Inn. Guest speaker will be Barbara Culberson and Tommie Tubbs from the Parent Cafe

◆ Respite Care — Emerson family center will host free childcare for families in August for ages 8 weeks to 5 years while parents attend Doctor’s Appointments, Adult Education Classes, Grocery Shopping, Job Interviews etc. Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to noon

◆ Adult Education Classes — In August, Earn Your High School Equivalency Online and Face to Face; Ages 16 and Older Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. to noon. Tempe O Nan is the Instructor at the J L King Center and Laura Thurmond is the Instructor at Emerson

◆ Work Keys Info Session and Practice — In August, Learn about the Key To Finding Gainful Employment. The J.L. King Center

event is for Ages 16 and Older and will be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. Shakila Seals is the Facilitator

◆ Afterschool Clubs — Art, Fitness, Life Skills, Homework Help, Literacy and More can be found at the J.L. King Center in August Monday-Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Shakila Seals and Kya Huell will be the Facilitators. Call or Stop By to Register: 662-2518995

◆ Luncheon Devotional Study — Luncheon Devotional Study at Book Mart & Cafe, 120 East Main Street. Beginning Aug. 22, at 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. study will be on Henry Blackaby and Richard Blackaby’s devotional, “Experiencing God Day by Day.” Join in any Tuesday you can come. Call 662-3120245 for more information

◆ Discussion Series — On Sep. 5 at 4 p.m. at the Starkville Public Library, Dr. Nancy Hargrove will lead a discussion of the following poems: Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken,” Randall Jarrell “The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner,” Linda Pastan “Marks,” W.H. Auden “Stop All the Clocks,” and William Carlos Williams’s “The Dance.” All are welcome

◆ Free Small Business Seminar — Bancorpsouth, MSU Extension Service/ Oktibbeha County, and Starkville Housing Authority hosting free small business seminar on Sep. 12 from 11 a.m. to noon at extension service at 106 Felix Long Drive. Chip Templeton of MSU Small Business Development Center will speak. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Questions? Call Camille 662323-9393

◆ Free Budgeting Tech Seminar — Bancorpsouth, MSU Extension Service/ Oktibbeha County, and Starkville Housing Authority hosting free budgeting tech seminar on Sep. 12 from noon to 1 p.m. at extension service at 106 Felix Long Drive. Bekah Sparks of MSU Extension will speak about budging and couponing apps. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Questions? Call Camille 662-323-9393

◆ Discussion Series — On Sep. 12 at 4 p.m. at the Starkville Public Library, Dr. Nancy Hargrove will lead a discussion of Aug. Wilson’s play Fences. It is open to all

Wednesday

◆ Respite Care — Emerson family center will host free childcare for families in August for ages 8 weeks to 5 years while parents attend Doctor’s Appointments, Adult Education Classes, Grocery Shopping, Job Interviews etc. Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to noon

◆ Adult Education Classes — In August, Earn Your High School Equivalency Online and Face to Face; Ages 16 and Older Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. to noon. Tempe O Nan is the Instructor at the J L King Center and Laura Thurmond is the Instructor at Emerson

◆ Work Keys Info Session and Practice — In August, Learn about the Key To Finding Gainful Employment. The J.L. King Center event is for Ages 16 and Older and will be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. Shakila Seals is the Facilitator

◆ Afterschool Clubs — Art, Fitness, Life Skills, Homework Help, Literacy and More can be found at the J.L. King Center in August Monday-Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Shakila Seals and Kya Huell will be the Facilitators. Call or Stop By to Register: 662-2518995

◆ Green Thumb Garden Club — The Green Thumb Garden Club will meet at 2 p.m. at Cadence Bank

Thursday

◆ Casserole Kitchen — The First Presbyterian Church a casserole kitchen every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:00 p.m.

◆ Respite Care — Emerson family center will host free childcare for families in August for ages 8 weeks to 5 years while parents attend Doctor’s Appointments, Adult Education Classes, Grocery Shopping, Job Interviews etc. Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. to noon

◆ Adult Education Classes — In August, Earn Your High School Equivalency Online and Face to Face; Ages 16 and Older Monday - Thursday 8 a.m. to noon. Tempe O Nan is the Instructor at the J L King Center and Laura Thurmond is the Instructor at Emerson

◆ Work Keys Info Session and Practice — In August, Learn about the Key To Finding Gainful Employment. The J.L. King Center event is for Ages 16 and Older and will be held Monday-Thursday from 8 a.m. to noon. Shakila Seals is the Facilitator

◆ Afterschool Clubs — Art, Fitness, Life Skills, Homework Help, Literacy and More can be found at the J.L. King Center in August Monday-Thursday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Shakila Seals and Kya Huell will be the Facilitators. Call or Stop By to Register: 662-2518995

◆ Computer Class — Learn Basic Computer Skills at the J.L. King Center Aug. 31 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Shakila Seals will be the Facilitator

◆ Foster Parent Cafe Support Group — Emerson Family Center will hat the support group For Families Of Foster Children Aug. and 31 from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Barbara Culberson will be the Facilitator

◆ Active Parenting — Discuss Effective Discipline, Dealing With Temper Tantrums etc.. at the J.L. King Center Aug. 31 from 11 a.m. to noon. Debra Austin is the Consultant

◆ Sessums Community Cemetery Association — Members of the Sessums Community Cemetery Association will meet Aug. 31 at 7:00 pm at the Austin Church of Christ (Holiness) U.S.A . The address of the church is 3391 Turkey Creek Road in Starkville

◆ Create Your Own Income — Learn Life Skills: Sewing/Alteration as an Income at the JL. King Center. The event is for Ages 16 and Older with a limit of 5 registrants for 10 weeks. Events will take place Aug. 31. Linda Clark will be the Instructor

◆ AARP Meeting — The Starkville AARP local Chapter #165 will meet on Sep. 7 at 10:00 a.m. in the Applegate Hall, First Baptist Church. The program will be presented by Joan Craves on Senior Planning. For more information call Bobbie Potts 341-0546

Friday

◆ La Leche League at Starkville Sportsplex — La Leche League will host a session on Family Nutrition and Weaning on Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Spotsplex. Nadia McClleland will be the Facilitator

Saturday

◆ Alcoholics Anonymous — Alcoholics Anonymous will now meet every Saturday at 10 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church

◆ Casserole Kitchen — The Episcopal Church of the Resurrection hosts a casserole kitchen every Saturday at Parish hall at 11:30 a.m.

◆ On the Grill at Parker-McGill — Parker-McGill Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram will host a weekly “On the Grill” every Saturday. Free food will be provided and visitors can meet the ParkerMcGill staff

◆ Oktibbeha Audobon Society Field Trip — The Oktibbeha Audubon Society will hold a birding field trip on Sep. 2 from 8 am until 12 pm. Meet in the Noxubee Refuge Visitor Center parking lot at 8 am. The public is invited. Call 325-2976 for more information

◆ COCO Flea Market — Flea Market from 6AM until on Sep. 2 at COCO Center located at 1408 Old Highway 82, Starkville, MS. Come and shop, food and all what knots. Booths are available for vendors. For more information contact Ms. Sarah Smith at 662-769-5759 or Ms. Ethel Shine at 662-3239482 or visit the website at www.cococenter.orgß

◆ Book Signing at the Book Mart & Cafe — Steve Robertson will be signing his book “Flim-Flam” about the controversy at Ole Miss on Sep. 2 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.