Sunday, November 15
Mt. Hebron anniversary
Mt. Hebron Baptist Church, 710 N. Elm, will celebrate its 123rd anniversary. Theme will be “Making a Difference in a World of Chaos.”
Guest speaker for morning services at 10:30 a.m. will be the Rev. Edward Scott, Parsons. Speaking at 3 p.m. will be the Rev. Robert Montgomery, Independence.
The celebration will be open to the entire community. Mary Harris is chairman of the event, and Pastor LaDonna Scott is church pastor.
Coffee Tour
Veterans of Foreign Wars district officers will be at the post home at 7:15 a.m. for the Coffee Tour.
Veterans Day dinner
CHEROKEE — Cherokee American Legion Post No. 35 will have a Veterans Day dinner at 1 p.m.
Chicken will be provided, and those attending are asked to bring a covered dish. There will be a speaker following the meal. All members and their guests may attend.
Turkey shoot
A turkey shoot will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Redd’s Trap and Skeet Range, located two miles east of Highway 69 and 47 junction, and half a mile south of Rockin’ K Steak House.
There will be trap and still targets, and a youth shoot will be available. Prizes of turkey, ham or bacon will be determined before each shoot.
Concessions will be available. No alcohol will be permitted at the event. Proceeds will benefit the Mirza Provost Guard.
Anyone needing additional information may contact Raymond Ebbs, 231-3146, or Steve Shoemaker, 417-843-2621.
Holiday Festival
FRANKLIN — Holiday Festival will be held from noon to 4 p.m. at the Franklin Community Center and Heritage Museum. This will be the second and final day of the event, sponsored by the Franklin Community Council, Inc.
Included will be arts, crafts, collectibles, antiques, purses, scarves, Fuller Brush, jewelry, knit and crochet items, Christmas decorations, aprons, handkerchiefs, candles, sock monkeys, quilts, patterns and supplies, leather goods, scroll saw wood art, holiday gifts, home-baked goods and gift items from Occasions in Pittsburg.
Legion dance
Pittsburg American Legion Post 64 will host a dance, open to the public, from 3 to 6 p.m. at the post home, 2815 N. Joplin. Music will be provided by “Cotton.”
Lounge will open at 1 p.m.
‘D’ Wild Ones
‘D’ Wild Ones will have a monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Pichler’s Chicken Annie’s. All persons who enjoy Democrat conversation may attend.
Monday, November 16
CHC fundraiser
“D” Wild Ones will host a “D party” at 6 p.m. at Pittsburg Memorial Auditorium, including a showing of “Sick Around the World,” a PBS national health care related film.
Donations will be accepted exclusively for the benefit of the Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas.
Featured speaker will be Jason Wesco, CHC chief operating officer, who will discuss health care needs in southeast Kansas. Before coming to Pittsburg in 2006, Wesco was director of operations and community development for the Kansas Association for the Medically Underserved, where he provided training and technical assistance to the state’s community health centers, helped develop new clinics and services, as well as overseeing day-to-day management of KAMU operations.
Prior to that, Wesco was executive director of the Douglas County Dental Clinic in Lawrence, a multi-provider clinic that provides services to the underserved.
He serves on the Health Policy Committee of the National Association of Community Health Centers and was in the first class of Oral Health Kansas’ Dental Champions Leadership Program.
DAR
Oceanus Hopkins Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will meet at noon at the Pittsburg Public Library. Those attending may bring a sack lunch.
National defense report will be given by Eloise Hite, and the message from the president general will be given by Jackie Casey. Jeanne McLaughlin will have an Indian minute and flag tip.
The program, “Veterans in Our Family,” will be presented by Francis Smith.
Community service awards for this year will be due soon. Members should bring their suggestions for nominating someone in the community for this award.
Members will discuss the different ways they celebrated Veterans Day as part of the Chapter Achievement.
Women interested in learning more about DAR are welcome to attend chapter meetings.
Frontenac card games
Card games will be played from 1 to 4 p.m. every Monday except holidays at the Frontenac Senior Citizens Building. Primary game is pinochle, but any card game is welcome, and those who wish may bring their own bridge foursome.
Snacks and beverages will be available. Anyone needing additional information may call 230-0707.
TOPS No. 599
TOPS No. 599 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets every Monday at College Heights United Methodist Church.
Weigh-in will be from 5:30 to 6:20 p.m., followed by a business session. Anyone needing additional information may call 231-8321.
TOPS KS 0975
GIRARD — TOPS KS 0975 meets at 5 p.m. every Monday in the Girard Presbyterian Church basement. Anyone needing additional information may call 620-724-4096.
Epilepsy Support Group
Epilepsy Support Group will meet at 6 p.m. at the First Church of the Nazarene. All interested persons may attend.
Masonic Lodge
Pittsburg Masonic Lodge No. 187 will have a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Masonic Center to confer Entered Apprentice Degree.
Degree team is requested to assemble at 6 p.m.
Relay for Life
Relay for Life Committee will meet at 6:30 p.m. at Party Supplies Unlimited, 620 N. Broadway.
A meeting for team captains will follow at 7:15 p.m.
Open mic night
Pittsburg Public Library will host an open mic night at 6:30 p.m. for young adults in seventh through 12th grades.
Performers may play music, sing, read a poem, tell a joke, perform a magic trick or express themselves in any artistic manner. Those who prefer may just enjoy the free show.
A panel of three impartial judges will select the top three performers and award prizes, including gift cards to local coffeehouse and music stores.
Participants may sign up early to reserve a spot in the show. Sign-ups will also be accepted on a first come basis the evening of the show.
Free coffeehouse style refreshments will be served. Anyone needing additional information may call the Pittsburg Public Library Youth Services Department at 231-8110 or visit the library’s web site, www.pittsburgpubliclibrary.org.
Quilt guild
Little Balkans Quilt Guild will meet at 7 p.m. at the Presbyterian Church.
Speaker will be Judy Wampler, Carthage, Mo., presenting a program titled “Louisa May Alcott: Duty’s Faithful Child.” A former elementary school teacher, Wampler has used quilts many times in her classroom. She will tell of the author’s life and writings. Alcott began her writing career to earn money to support her family. She endured many hardships, poor health and the loss of loved ones, but produced well-known and loved works of literature.
Wampler will display the Louisa May Alcott quilt, a soldier quilt and other items relating to the author.
Her daughter, Amy, will accompany Wampler and bring items from her shop, Block by Block.
All area quilters may attend, with guests and new quilters encouraged to come.
‘Darius Goes West’
An award-winning documentary, “Darius goes West: The Roll of His Life,” will be shown at 7 p.m. in the Crimson and Gold Ballroom, Overman Student Center, Pittsburg State University.
A donation of $5 for adults and $4 for students and children is requested to help raise funds for the local Everybody Plays playground project and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy research.
Darius Weems, 15, Athens, Ga., was born with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common fatal genetic disorder to affect children worldwide. His brother, Mario, died at 19 from the same disease.
A group of Weems’ college-age friends decided to take him on the trip of a lifetime in July 2005, renting a wheelchair-accessible RV for a three-week, cross-country trip. Their major goal was to reach Los Angeles and convince the MTV show “Pimp My Ride” to customize Weems’ wheelchair.
The adventure was filmed, and the documentary became the most decorated movie of 2007, winning 28 film festival awards.
