Published: August 28, 2008 11:22 am            

Community Calendar

Any groups interested in submitting items for the community calendar may call the Daily Democrat at 238-6464, e-mail at pveditor@swbell.net, fax at 238-3042 or come by the office at 108 South Willow.



FRIDAY

Retired Educators

Garvin County Retired Educators will have membership sign-up on Friday, Aug. 29 at 10 a.m.-noon in the Landmark Bank meeting room, 201 Dean A McGee, and at 1:30-4 p.m. at the Pauls Valley Public Library. All retired public school personnel are encouraged to become members. For more information call 405-665-2757.



Alumni Tailgating

A tailgating party for PV alumni is being planned before the start of the Panthers’ homecoming football game on Sept. 12. For more information, call Tina Hume at 405-207-7929 by Sept. 1.



Dog Obedience

Dog obedience class will be offered beginning Sept. 4 and held at 6:30 p.m. every Thursday for eight weeks at the county fair barns in PV. The cost is $25.



Donation Fund

Donation funds to benefit cancer patient Glen Norman have been set up PV National Bank and the Elmore City branch bank.



SATURDAY

PV Gun Range

A second annual Outdoor Rec Day at the PV Gun Range, sponsored by the PV First Baptist Church and Oklahoma Wildlife Department, will start at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30.

The Pauls Valley Gun Club will be closed Saturday, Aug. 30 due to a Wildlife Department S.T.E.P. program.



SUNDAY

Katie Homecoming

Katie Missionary Baptist Church, 5 miles southeast of Elmore City, will host Homecoming services on Sunday, Aug. 31. Services are at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. with dinner in between. Bro. Larry Rose of Coalgate is the guest speaker. Special music is by Homeward Bound Quartet.



WEDNESDAY

Bridge Lessons

Free Bridge lessons will be offered at 1 p.m. Wednesdays at the senior citizen center in Pauls Valley starting Sept. 3.



PV Angel Food

Orders for the Angel Food program in Pauls Valley can be made at 5-6 p.m. Sept. 3 at the First Methodist Church, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at the church and 9-10:30 a.m. Sept. 6 at the Health Department. Call 238-3354.



Bosa Pool

The current open/family swim times at the Bosa Pool are Mondays and Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. and Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. For more information call 238-1238.



GENERAL

PV Garage Sale

Washita Valley Living Center, 105 Washington, will host a garage and bake sale at 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 4-5. The event will benefit a residents’ fund. Call 238-5528.



Lupus Support

The South Central Oklahoma Lupus Support group will hold an open monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4 at the Church of Christ, 408 East Main Street in Davis. Call Linda Johnson at 580-788-2840 or the Oklahoma Lupus Association at 1-800-725-6445.



Medical Clinic

The Good News Medical Clinic will be offered at 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Garvin County Health Department. The service is for those who have no medical insurance or other means of health care.



Voter Registration

A voter registration table will be set up at 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at the Homeland store in PV. The service is offered by the Governmental Affairs Committee of the PV Chamber of Commerce.



Lost Cherokees

The Lost Cherokees of Arkansas and Mississippi will hold a meeting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 6 at the American Legion Building on North Broadway in Ada. Call Don Harness at 918-862-9989 or Morris Chiles at 580-857-2380.



Grief Support

Valley Hospice and Pauls Valley General Hospital will offer the next grief recovery support group at 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 at the hospital’s Loftin Conference Room. This set of sessions will wrap up on Sept. 15. For more information, call 238-6142.



Parenting Support

For more information about parenting education and support, call the McClain-Garvin County Youth and Family Center in Pauls Valley at 405-238-9104.



Square Dancing

The 17A Stars square dance club meets at 8 p.m. every first, third and fifth Saturday of the month at its club building near Highway 17A and I-35. For more information on square dance lessons, call Don and Vivian Kampbell at 580-759-2479, 580-421-7419; Jacque Reese at 405-238-2653; or Darlene Harrison at 405-665-2339.



Women’s Aerobics

A free women’s aerobics class will be offered at 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at Jefferson Early Learning Center. Bring mat or towel. Call 238-2051.



PV Barrel Races

Weekly open 4-D Jackpot barrel races will be held Monday nights at the PV Roundup Club Arena in Wacker Park. Call 405-238-2776 or 405-207-6058 (cell).



TOPS Meeting

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets from 5:15-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 414 N. Chickasaw. Call Sue Abney at 238-3019 or Becky Mayhan at 238-6703 for details.



Rodeo Ropings

Rancho El Dorado in Wynnewood offers practice ropings in an enclosed arena Tuesday nights and jackpot ropings Friday nights, both starting at 7:30 p.m. Call Jeromy Landress at 405-207-3200.



Brother’s Keeper

Bethlehem Baptist Church, 311 N. Dunbar, will host a breakfast for “My Brother’s Keeper” (MBK), an Oklahoma born men’s movement that is multi-cultural and multi-denominational, at 8 a.m. the first Saturday of the month.



Area Crimestoppers

Information about any crime in the county can be reported to the Garvin County Sheriff’s Department by calling the Crimestoppers hotline number of 405-238-1145. The Crimestoppers number for the Pauls Valley Police Department is 238-7776.



Delta Public Transit

Pauls Valley residents may call Delta Public Transit for a ride within the city limits at minimal cost. For fare and scheduling information, call 1-866-THAT BUS (1-866-842-8287) or 238-9444.



Court Mediators

For more information about free training to be a volunteer court mediator in the Early Settlement Mediation East Central program, call Kathy King at 888-508-5674 or 580-310-5674.



Hospice Volunteers

Volunteers are now being sought for Valley Hospice at Pauls Valley General Hospital. For more information, call Connie Wright at (405) 238-5501, extension 375.



Relief Fund

A relief fund for PV area residents Justin, Cindy and Cody Ward, who lost their home in a May 7 tornado, has been set up at Pauls Valley National Bank, 101 W. Paul. Call 405-238-9321.



Medical Fund

Donations for cancer-patient Belinda Parsharll of Byars can be made to a fund set up at IBC Bank in PV.



AA Meeting

AA meetings will now be held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at First United Methodist Church in Wynnewood. For more information, call 238-3710.



Kidney Seminars

Education seminars on kidney disease will be held the first Wednesday of the month at 2-3:30 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. starting in May at PV General Hospital.



Coat Program

LaWanda Vaughn will again be providing coats to school children in need. Parents should contact their child’s teacher, who then contact Vaughn. Good, clean coats outgrown by children can also be donated by calling Vaughn at 238-5107.



Medical Fund

Donations to help with the costs of cancer treatments for 6-year-old Megan Sweetman of Pauls Valley can be made at Pauls Valley National Bank.



Business Consulting

The OK Small Business Development Center offers free, confidential consulting to help register a business, write a business plan or solve business problems. To schedule a meeting in the Pauls Valley area on Wednesdays, call the OSBDC at (580) 436-3190 or the local chamber of commerce at 238-6491.



Farmers Market

Free space is available for local farmers to sell agricultural products at the Valley Farmers Market on Walnut Street in Pauls Valley. Call Cathy at 405-238-0335.



Christian Educators

Christian Home Educators of Pauls Valley Support Group will meet at 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of the month. Visit the website www.geocities.com/cheofpv/Homeschoolers.html or call 580-759-3852 or 580-622-6416.



Veterans Assistance

A state Department of Veterans Affairs service officer will meet with veterans and their dependents in need of assistance in Pauls Valley the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 10 a.m.-noon at the Garvin County Health Department. For more information, call 238-7346.



Bible Study

The United Methodist Church will hold a Spanish and English Bible study and quilting group at 6 p.m. Thursdays.



Quilting Club

The Grandmother’s Quilting Club meets at 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Fridays. For more information, call 238-2026.



Healing Support

Group

A 12-step, Bible-based “Hunger for Healing” support group open to the public, designed to help with dependencies through fellowship, will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the First United Methodist Youth Building in Pauls Valley. For more information, call Perla at 238-3354 or 238-9875.



Driver’s Testing

The driver’s license office in Ada now has a new location at 615 West 33rd. Testing hours are 7 a.m.-3 p.m. weekdays. For more information call 580-332-8265.



Pauls Valley Kiwanis

The Pauls Valley Kiwanis Club meets at noon Wednesdays at Little Ben’s Pizza. For more information, call Angela Williams at 238-6544.



Pauls Valley Rotary

The Pauls Valley Rotary Club meets at noon Fridays at Little Ben’s Pizza. For more information, call Richelle Humphrey at 238-2000.



Delta Head Start

For more information about Delta Head Start, a preschool program for 3- and 4-year-olds, call 405-238-3400 or 405-756-1100.



Men’s Breakfast

Men of all ages are invited to a fellowship breakfast at 8 a.m. every first Sunday of the month at Little Ben’s Pizza in Pauls Valley. Call Allen Rude at 405-665-1061 for more information.



Quilting Classes

Lee Ann Garland is offering free quilting classes for beginners at 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Tuesdays at the First United Methodist Youth Building. A brown bag lunch is a part of the sessions.



Kidney Seminars

Education seminars on kidney disease will be held the first Wednesday of the month at 2-3:30 p.m. and 5-6:30 p.m. at PV General Hospital.



Storm Siren Tests

Pauls Valley city officials have set the tentative testing time for local storm sirens at noon Wednesdays.



AA Meetings

Open AA meetings are held at 8 p.m. Mondays in the basement of First Presbyterian Church, 320 N. Walnut. There will also be closed meetings at 8 p.m. Thursdays at First Christian Church, 300 N. Ash. For more information, call 207-6288 or 238-3507.

Open AA meetings at 8 p.m. Tuesdays at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church, located at the corner of Bert and Willow.

AA meetings will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at First United Methodist Church in Wynnewood. For more information, call 238-3710.

AA meetings are held at 7 p.m. Saturdays at the Methodist Fellowship Hall in Elmore City, 206 N. Main. For more information, call 405-414-4435 or 580-788-4693.

Narcotics Anonymous has meetings in Wynnewood at 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays, at 8 p.m. Wednesdays (closed meeting), and 8 p.m. Saturdays at 105 N. Dean A. McGee. For more information, call Lorraine 405-229-1667 or Freddy 580-467-4309.

An open Narcotics Anonymous meeting will be at 7 p.m. Fridays at the PV Lake Pavilion. Call Rita or Floyd at 238-5134.

Forward Progress Narcotics Anonymous will meet at 4 p.m. Sundays at the Baptist Church in Byars. Call Johnny at 405-484-7587 or Odis at 238-2061.

An Alcohol Chemical Treatment Series (A.C.T.S.) class will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesdays at New Life Pentecostal Church, 223 Airport in Pauls Valley. For more information, call 238-2923 or 238-3654.

Al-Anon meetings for families and friends of alcoholics will be at 8 p.m. Thursdays at First Christian Church, 300 N. Ash. For more information, call Lee Ann at 238-4574.

        

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