Community Calendar for March 11, 2009

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March 11, 2009

Community Calendar for March 11, 2009

Anonymous The North Jefferson News Wed Mar 11, 2009, 05:28 PM CDT

Gardendale

Show

March 14 There will be a St. Patrick's Day Show at Park Place at Moncrief in Gardendale doors open at 6 p.m. and show starts at 7 p.m. featuring Tara Kay "The Stylings of Reba.” There will be green refreshments. The cost is $10 in advance and $12 at the door. Call 901-1174 for more information. They have also adopted the North Jefferson Baptist Association food and clothing bank as their 2009 Charity. Donations welcome at the show.

Open House and Grand Re-opening

March 28 There will be an open house and grand re-opening on March 28 for the North Jefferson Women's Center's new location at

1016 Mulberry Lane in Gardendale just off Fieldstown Road (turn by the Havoline Express). Ribbon Cutting will be held at 11 am and tours will be given until 1 pm. For more information please call 608-0757.

Singing

March 29 Fieldstown Church of God will hold a singing with Rocks of Faith on March 29 at 1:30 p.m. For more information call 631-6013.

Magnolia Festival

April 18 The eighth-annual Magnolia Festival will be held at the Gardendale Civic Center on April 18 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The festival will feature arts and crafts, classic car show, business expo, carnival rides, inflatables, pooch parade, live entertainment and a variety of food vendors. Proceeds of the festival will provide college scholarships to north Jefferson-area high school seniors. Free admission. For more information, e-mail Kathleen Phillips at kphillips1313@charter.net.

Recovery Meetings

Celebrate Recovery meetings at Gardendale-Mt Vernon United Methodist Church meets every Thursday at 6:30 p.m. Contact Paul Wiegert at 631-7631.

Mount Olive

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

Mother’s Day Out

Walker's Chapel Baptist Church has Mother's Day Out every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, call Sylvia Norton at 841-8426.

Morris

Car Seat Check

March 13 IGA in Kimberly will have an on-site safety car seat check from 1-4 p.m.

Health Fair

March 13 A health fair will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Morris Senior Center. All senior citizens are invited.

Open House

March 28 The Morris Beautification Board will host an open house and membership drive on March 28, 2-4 p.m., at the Morris Senior Center. For more information, call Betty Wood at 647-0730.

Mother’s Day Out

Enon Baptist Church’s Mother Day Out program will offer childcare for children 6 weeks to 4 years old on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 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. For more information call 647-9614.

Other Communities

Brookside Greenway Festival

The 2009 Brookside Greenway Festival will be held on April 4 at Bensko Park from 6 a.m. to sunset. The event will feature the “Frenchie” Negron Classic Metric Century Bicycle Ride, Russian Wild Boar Off-Road Duathalon, arts and crafts, trade day vendors, fishing tournament, 5K and run run, canoe rides, an all-ages midway featuring rides and inflatables for kids, food vendors, cookie eating contest, motorcycle poker run and live entertainment. Free admission. Proceeds benefit the Five Mile Creek greenway. For more information, visit http://www.brooksidealabama.com/events.html.

Critter Club

Ginger Tunnell (Grammy) is teaching “Critter Club” at the Birmingham Zoo. This is a one hour class for 3-5 year olds. They will learn about a new animal each week and have hands on experience with a live animal. This takes place on Tuesdays 10 -11 a.m. and 1:15 – 2:15 p.m., Wednesdays and Thursdays 10 – 11a.m. Register at the class or online at www.birminghamzoo.com (Education). Choose one class or more, choose by date or subject. Parents are welcome, but not required to attend class. For more info call 879-0409 or Grammy's cell 612-8293. Classes offered now thru May, 2009.

Baby Sitting Camp

March 16-20 The Birmingham Area Chapter of the American Red Cross will host “Babysitter’s Boot Camp” the week of spring break, March 16-20 at various locations. This is a two day “day camp” for youth ages 11 to 15 years old. The class begins at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 3 p.m. both days. The first day youth learn how to be the best babysitter on the block and the second day they learn infant and child CPR. Not only do the youth get certified in babysitting and infant and child CPR; they also gain self-esteem and confidence, a sense of responsibility and accomplishment, and an early entrepreneur experience. For more information or to register call 458-8264.

Art on the Lake

April 18, 19 Art on the Lake, an annual two-day arts and crafts event in Guntersville, is now accepting applications from artists and vendors who wish to exhibit in the show. This 48th annual event will be held April 18 and 19. For more information, contact Eloise Patton at (256) 582-4378 or visit our website at www.artonthelake-guntersville.com.

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Town Hall Meeting

April 22 Choices and Consequences, a free town hall meeting for seniors, 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Gardendale Civic Center. Speaker Lynn Campisi, an elder law attorney, will enlighten seniors on the many choices available to them in terms of legal issues. Sponsoring vendors will have information available. Door prizes and a sack lunch will be provided. Call Dixie Kuykendall 631-0049.

Health Fair

April 24 The Gardendale Senior Center Health Fair, 9 a.m. to noon at the Gardendale Civic Center. Any local businesses having senior interest, call Peggy at 631-7240.

Fund-raiser

April 25 Bragg Middle School’s Future Problem Solver team is holding a yard sale, carwash and doughnut sale at Paradise RV Sales parking lot, 644 Decatur Highway, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., to raise money for its trip to Michigan for the national competition. Call Shannon at 903-4698.
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Registration

April 16 Snow Rogers and Gardendale Elementary Schools will host Kindergarten registration on April 16, 5-7 p.m. You must bring your child with you for a short assessment. 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 Snow Rogers at 379-5400 or Gardendale Elementary at 379-3550.

Flower Show

April 16-17 The Federated Garden Clubs of North End Council is hosting its 58th annual flower show at the Gardendale Civic Center. The show is open to the public on April 16, 2-7 p.m., and April 17, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free. For more information, call Phoebe Limbaugh at 631-6137.

Indoor Yard Sale

April 17, 18 North Gardendale Baptist Church is holding an indoor yard sale on April 17 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and April 18 from 7 a.m. to noon. If you would like to donate items contact Scott Crews at 368-8071 or the church office at 631-8079. Proceeds benefit the VBS Belize Mission Trip.
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Easter Egg Hunt

April 11 Good Shepherd Lutheran Church will hold an Easter egg hunt on April 11 at 4 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend this event.

Last Game at Field

April 11 Please come out and support the Gardendale High School Rockets Baseball team on April 11. This will be the last regular season home game on the current high school field. There will be three games with the JV starting at 11 a.m. and the varsity playing the last game at 4:30 p.m.

Revival

April 12 Glenn’s Chapel Baptist Church will have a revival on April 12 at 6 p.m. and Monday and Tuesday at 7 p.m. Zac Reno is a 24 year-old evangelist and one of the finest of our day. He will bless from the youngest to the oldest as he preaches God’s word. Special singing evangelist will be Gene and Dee Frydendaull. Call 631-4977 for more information.
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Night Time Easter Egg Hunt

April 4 The second annual night time Easter egg hunt will take place on April 4 at 6:30 p.m. at the Moncrief Park behind the tennis courts. This event is co-sponsored by The Church Revived and the city of Gardendale. There will be food, games and prizes. Bring your flashlight. Everything is free.

Walk For Life

April 4 Walk for Life for the North Jefferson Women's Center will be held on April 4 at 10 a.m. Please show your support for life by joining us at this walk. For more information call 608-0757.

Easter Egg Hunt

April 5 There will be a community Easter egg hunt on April 5 from 3:30-6:30 p.m. at Black Creek Park. This will include egg hunts, games, pictures with the Easter bunny, a light hot dog supper and more. Open to everyone. Everything is free. This event is sponsored by Gardendale-Mt. Vernon UMC. Call 631-7631 for more information.
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