B.B. King Museum Events
♦ The BB King Museum’s Dr. Seuss Week concludes from 10 a.m. to 12 noon TODAY. Please call 662-887-9539 to book your session.
♦ Be Smart – Take Control of your Diabetes meets during the noon hour every 4th Thursday of the month.
♦ Piano and Guitar Lessons! Come by the museum to register!
Library Events
Line Dancing from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. on Thursdays, March 5, 12, 19 and 26 at the Inverness Public Library.
Snap Circuit Fun Play from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 9 at the Henry Seymour Library, Indianola.
Adult Coloring Session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 at the Henry Seymour Library, Indianola.
Creating Videos to Post on Facebook and YouTube from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 12 at the Henry Seymour Library, Indianola.
Make a Pi-Day Art Project from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 16 at the Henry Seymour Library, Indianola.
Painting Shamrocks from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 16 at the Drew Public Library and from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 17at the Horace Stansel Memorial Library, Ruleville.
Pudding Pictionary from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 19 at the Henry Seymour Library, Indianola.
Make a Craft Stick Catapult from 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at the Henry Seymour Library, Indianola.
The Sunflower County Library System is now offering Hoopla, a digital media lending service. You can instantly borrow eBooks 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with your library card. So, stop by or call any branch to get started.
Please note that the Kathy June Sheriff Public Library in Moorhead is now open on Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
All library programs are free and open to the public. For more details about these and other programs, please contact Gail Brinston at (662) 887-1672, ext. 108.
Bears Den Meeting
The next Bears Den steering committee meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday at Betty's Place.
Food Box Pick Up
The Sunflower County/Bill Richardson Civic Alliance Group will issue food boxes from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, March 9 and from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday, March 10 to those certified to receive food boxes. Boxes not picked up by 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday will then be issued from 12:15 p.m. to 1 p.m. to persons on the waiting list. The Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability (not all prohibited bases apply to all programs).
Poster/Essay Contest
Full Gospel Apostolic Faith Church invites children in elementary grades 2 through 5 and secondary grades 6 through12 to participate in a community-based focus on “Violence vs. Hope.” Students in elementary grades 2 and 3 may create a poster conveying the message. Students in grade 4 and 5 must create a poster and attach written information about their poster (1 page only). Secondary students in grades 6 through 12 must write an essay on the topic, Violence vs. Hope, on-site or write the essay in a controlled environment without assistance (electronic devices are not allowed). Monetary prizes will be awarded. Posters will be accepted March 9 through13 and written essays will begin on Thursday, March 12 through 16 from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; or on Saturday, March 14 at 1 p.m. Contact Miss Dee (662-887-5651) for details.
Twice-Monthly FREE Clothes Give-Away
Jesus is the Way Seventh Day Adventist Church, located at 600 Church Street, hosts a twice-monthly FREE clothes give-away from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday and second Saturday of every month. The next dates will be Saturday, March 14 and Tuesday, April 7. Clothes and shoes are available for all sizes. For more info, contact Elder Herbert Clark at 662-303-0748.
Healthy Nutrition Kickoff for Child Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Week
The public is invited to attend “Spring into Spring with Healthy Nutrition” from 10 a.m. to 12 noon Monday, March 16 at Sunflower Humphreys Counties Progress, Inc., located at 414 Martin Luther King Drive, Indianola. Come learn about healthy eating habits that will change your life. If you have any questions, you may contact Barbara Brown, Nutrition Coordinator Assistant at 662-887-1431.00530. SHCPI is an equal opportunity provider.
MSU Extension
Service
♦Sunflower Stitchers meets from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. the 3rd Wednesday (March 18) of every month. Please call the office (887-4601) if you are interested in joining this group.
♦The Private Applicator Certification Program training will be offered at the Sunflower County Extension Office at 9 a.m. Thursday, Mar. 19. A $20 fee per person is required. A check payable to MSU-ES is the preferred method of payment (NO CASH). For more info, contact Alex Deason, Extension Agent, at 601-562-7200 or a.deason@msstate.edu.
♦Improve your health habits by joining the Fit4Life Senior Citizen Exercising Class in a FREE video-led fitness class from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Thursday at the Extension office. Please call 887-1901 to sign up.
IAE/MAE Workshop
All educators and support staff of Sunflower County are invited to attend “Your Rights Workshop” to be held at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 26 at The Capps Center, located at 920 Hwy. 82 West, Indianola. Learn more about your rights and meet your local association leaders. There will be refreshments and door prizes.
Indianola Community Fund
If you or your agency have not already made your donation to this worthy Indianola cause....donations are gratefully still being accepted. Please mail your donation to Indianola Community Fund, P. O. Box 151, Indianola, MS 38751.
