WEDNESDAY

SEPT. 23, 2009

• Ada Baptist Village, 3501 Oakridge Blvd., hosts See You at the Pole at 1 p.m. There will be music, fellowship and prayer. Those attending need to take lawn chairs. The event is open to the public.

• Veterans with ties to East Central University over the last 100 years will be honored during a tribute at 3 p.m. on the Crabtree Honor Plaza during ECU’s Centennial celebration. The plaza is between Science Hall and the Hallie Brown Ford Fine Arts Center.  Maj. Gen. Myles L. Deering, the adjutant general of Oklahoma and a graduate of Ada High School, will speak and a memorial bench will be dedicated honoring ECU veterans and their sacrifices. All veterans are encouraged to attend as well as community members.

• A “Learn to Create a Web Page” workshop will be offered at Pontotoc Technology Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The web building class will provide tools and resources to build and host a web site that will highlight a business or organization. This workshop is free for Small Business Clients. For more information, phone Stacey Golightly at 580-310-2235.

• 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.

• 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.

THURSDAY

SEPT. 24, 2009

• Byng Excellence in Education Foundation (BEEF) meets at 7 a.m. at J.D.’s Cafe.

• Pontotoc County Fair exhibits and premium checks are ready and needs to be picked up at the OSU Extension Office, 1700 N. Broadway.

• Chickasaw Nation Nutrition Services will present a More Color, More Flavor, More Life nutrition seminar from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at Chickasaw Nation Community Center, 700 N. Mississippi in Ada. The event is free and open to the public. Class size is limited to the first 300 participants. To RSVP or for more information, phone Jesseca Harmon at 580-436-7255.

• A regular meeting of the Board of Directors for Tri-County Indian Nations Community Development Corporation will be 9 a.m. at the Board Room, Murray State College, 1 Murray Campus, Tishomingo. The meeting is open to the public. For more information, phone Amy Elliott at 580-310-9300.

• A QuickBooks for Small Business Owners is offered at Pontotoc Technology Center. Anyone who is using QuickBooks or is considering implement QuickBooks should attend. A fee will be required to attend this workshop.  For further information phone Stacey Golightly at 580-310-2235. 

• Ada Friends of the National Rifle Association hosts a banquet and auction at 6 p.m. at the Pontotoc County Fairgrounds Agri-plex. To purchase tickets phone or Sanders Shooters at 580-332-8089 or Bailey’s Outdoor Shop at 580-332-8786. For more information, phone Brian Scoles at 580-332-3933 or 580-421-3553. Tickets cost $25 for adults and $10 for children ages 12 and younger.