PHS reunionA class reunion for the Piedmont High School classes of 1972, 1973 and 1974 will be Nov. 28. Persons interested are asked to call Jim Bo Beck at 237-9097, Corky Mobley at 237-6929, Donna Poe at 237-8410, Wanda Simpson at 850-613-6015, Arlene Staehly at 237-7974 or George Fagan at 237-7019.
Family reunion
The Tierce and Mallows family reunion will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday, July 12, at Cave Spring, Ga. Everyone is asked to bring a covered dish.
Food pantry
Piedmont Church of the Nazarene’s community food pantry distributes the last Saturday of the month from 10 a.m.-noon. All donations are accepted.
Public health open house
The Calhoun County Health Department, 3400 McClellan Blvd., Anniston (next to the Top O’ the River) will have public health open house from10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25. Health programs will be on display and program experts will be on hand to answer questions. Those attending will learn about subjects including the AllKids Child Health insurance program, family planning/pregnancy prevention, and home health programs.
Seniors trip
The Piedmont Senior Citizen group will go to Charleston, S. C. Sept. 18-21. Packages can be picked up at the Civic Center or contact Ed Spoon at 447-6258 or Aggie Harbour at 447-9804. Seniors can eat at Poogans Porch, Charleston Crab House and Hymans Seafood Restaurant. Also featured are a tour of the city, a carriage ride, a visit to the Market Place, and a visit to the Magnolia Plantation.
FCE trips
The Calhoun County Homemakers and Community leaders will see the “I Love American Flag” concert and program in Huntsville on June 27 and go on an Alaskan cruise Aug. 9-16. To make reservations call Elizabeth Williams at 435-6692 or Virginia Norton at 435-9535 or 831-1378.
New Orleans trip
A senior citizen trip to New Orleans on Aug. 30 and 31 and Sept. 1 has been arranged by the Oxford Civic Center. The cost is $325 per person (double occupancy) and includes motorcoach transportation, two nights and three days at Hilton Riverside Resort Hotel and two full breakfast buffets. The hotel is located next to the trolley station which goes to Bourbon Street, the French Quarter and the market. Space is limited. Call Pam Harris at 831-2660 to sign up.
Storytime
Storytime at the Piedmont Public Library is from 9:30-10 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays. There will be a special reptile program at 4 p.m. on Friday, June 27. Call the library at 447-3369 for more information.
Head Start applications
Piedmont Head Start is accepting applications daily from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. for the 2008-09 program year. The program is open to children through the age of 5 who turn 3 by Sept. 1. Parents must bring their child’s certified birth certificate, current proof of income and current immunization record/blue slip. Call 447-0326 for more information.
Contests
The Women’s Committee of the Calhoun County Farmers Federation announces a decorative pillow contest for June 12. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place cash awards. Call 820-3546 for rules, applications or more information.
Regularly scheduled meetings in Piedmont
• VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED at Eubanks Welcome Center for weekends and late afternoons during the week. Two-, three- and four-hour shifts are available. Apply at the center.
• PIEDMONT LIONS CLUB meets the first and third Monday at 6 p.m. with a meal and guest speaker on the second floor of the Civic Center, 500 McFarland Ave., by Fagan’s Park. For more information about joining the club, call president Stephen Bradley at 452-7983.
• MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS (MOPS) meets the third Monday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Covenant Life Ministries. The non-denominational organization is a program designed to nurture mothers with children from infancy through kindergarten. Call 820-2455 for more information or visit www.mops.org.
• DAILEY STREET BAPTIST CHURCH’S Brotherhood meets for breakfast and a devotional at 7 a.m. the first Sunday. The Women’s Missionary Union meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday. Call 447-6301 for more information.
• LOZAHATCHEE LODGE NO. 97, F&AM, meets on the first and third Thursdays at 7 p.m. Supper is usually served on the first Thursday at 6 p.m. The lodge is located on the US 278 Highway Bypass at Steinberg Road.
• INDEPENDENT ORDER OF Odd Fellows meets each Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the building at the corner of Highway 278 and Fifth Avenue. For more information, call 447-6367.
• PIEDMONT FOOD BANK distributes food the second Monday of each month from 8 a.m. until noon. Donations are accepted and appreciated.
• THE WATER, GAS and Sewer Board meets the second Thursday of each month at 4 p.m. in the Water & Gas Office located at 128 South Center Ave.
• THE PUBLIC UTILITIES Advisory Board meets at 4 p.m. the second Thursday in the City Council Chambers, 312 N. Center Ave.
• PHILADELPHIA BAPTIST CHURCH Brotherhood will have a breakfast every second Sunday at 7 a.m.
• PIEDMONT HEALTH CARE Authority will meet every third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Piedmont Health Care Center. The public is invited to attend.
• DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS meet every second Tuesday at 6 p.m.
• AEROBICS AT THE Civic Center will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.
• THE PARKS AND Recreation Board meeting is held the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Clyde Pike Civic Center.
• PIEDMONT CUB SCOUTS meet every Monday night at 6:15 p.m. at the scout house located at the Piedmont Sports Complex. Boys ages 7 through 10 or first through fifth grade are invited to join the adventure of Cub Scouting. Come by the Scout house to sign up.
• REBEKAH CHAPTER 31 will meet at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Monday at the Odd Fellow Lodge on U.S. Highway 278
• THE LOZAHATCHEE CHAPTER of the Order of the Eastern Star meets the first and third Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge on U.S. Hwy. 278 Bypass. For more information call 447-6316.
• PIEDMONT CIVIL DEFENSE meets monthly on the second Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Civic Center.
• VETERANS OF FOREIGN Wars Doyce F. Hamrick Post No. 4263 meets the third Tuesday of each month at 2 p.m. at the Clyde Pike Civic Center.
• PIEDMONT SAVAGE-STEWART Camp No. 522 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans has its regular meeting the third Tuesday of every month in the Odd Fellow’s Lodge beginning at 6 p.m.
• CALHOUN COUNTY DHR Satellite Office is open each Monday from 9 a.m. until noon. The office is located at 204 Lea St. next door to the Community Action Agency of Calhoun County. The DHR office phone number is 447-9563. The Piedmont Housing Authority sponsors this office.
