Events
Area Events
EDITOR’S NOTE: Briefs must be submitted at least five days before the event by bringing them into the office, e-mailing to news@adaeveningnews.com or faxing to (580) 332-8841. Briefs will not be accepted over the telephone. Church-related briefs are published only on Friday’s religion page. All activities may be subject to change due to weather conditions.
WEDNESDAY
SEPT. 16, 2009
• Pontotoc County Fair exhibits and premium checks are ready and needs to be picked up at the OSU Extension Office, 1700 N. Broadway.
• Divorce/Bereavement Support Group meets at 7 p.m. at The Compassion Outreach Center, 1124 Craddock Road. The group offers support for those who have lost a loved one through divorce or death. For more information, phone Tom at 332-6506.
• A dance is held every Wednesday at the Irving Community Center, 704 N. Oak, from 7:30-10 p.m. The cost is $6 per person.
THURSDAY
SEPT. 17, 2009
• Pontotoc County Fair exhibits and premium checks are ready and needs to be picked up at the OSU Extension Office, 1700 N. Broadway.
• Gospel and country music singers Thurman Rinehart, Leon and Deana Barnett, Gene Williams, Robert Turner and Don Brooks will perform at 2:30 p.m. for residents of Jan Francis Nursing Home in Ada.
• Ada Multiple Sclerosis Support Group meets at 6 p.m. at Ada Reed Building. Speaker will be Robert Morgan and his birds. The meeting is open to persons with MS, their spouse, family and friends. Meal will be provided. For more information, phone 580-436-4629 or 580-436-7981.
• Singing Rineharts will entertain residents of Woodland Hills Nursing Home in Allen with gospel and country music at 6:30 p.m.
• The local Alcoholics Anonymous group meets Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in fellowship hall of First
Presbyterian Church, 301 E. Kings Rd. For more information, phone Daniel G. at (580) 332-3503.
• Pontotoc County Alcoholics Anonymous group meets at 8 p.m. at Central Church of Christ, 820 Stadium Drive, Ada. Open meeting.
FRIDAY
SEPT. 18, 2009
• Pontotoc County Fair exhibits and premium checks are ready and needs to be picked up at the OSU Extension Office, 1700 N. Broadway.
• Pontotoc County Retired Educators’ Association will begin its regular monthly meetings of the 2009-2010 year at 11 a.m. at the Ada Elks Lodge. A representative for Compassion Outreach Center will present the program.
• Al-Anon meets Fridays at 8 p.m. at St Luke’s Episcopal Church at 17th Street and Broadway in Ada.
SATURDAY
SEPT. 19, 2009
• Valley View Regional Hospital is offering a $10 prostate screening Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9 a.m. to noon which includes a PSA lab test and digital rectal exam. An appointment is necessary. For more information or to register, phone 580-421-1467.
• United Way garage sale takes place from 8 a.m. until noon at the corner of 14th and Broadway.
• The Byng Fan Club is having its second annual fund-raising dinner inside the Byng High School cafeteria. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and drawings for various prizes — including a riding lawn mower and hunting and guides fishing trips — will begin at 7:30 p.m. Cost is $25 dollars per adult while kids will eat free. All proceeds will benefit the Byng athletic programs. For more information, phone 310-6725.
