Calendar

Posted June 23rd, 2010

Calendar

• A benefit account to help defray medical expenses has been established for the Rev. Billy Vaughn, pastor of Bonita Baptist Church. Donations may be made at any branch of Ouachita Independent Bank.

• Rayville Masonic Lodge #209 will meet at 7 p.m. June 24. The lodge meets on the second and fourth Thursday of each month.

• The National Family Caregiver Support Program can provide personal services at no cost to caregivers through the Council on Aging. Please contact the Richland Voluntary COA at 728-2646 or United Home Services at 329-9264 or 888-799-9968 to learn more about the program.

• Rayville High School’s earliest Palmetto issue is the 1927 edition. The school is missing the books for 1929-1941, 1943-1945, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1983, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2002 and 2003. Anyone who would like to donate a copy of any of these years to RHS is asked to call the school at 728-3296.

• St. Peter’s Rock Baptist Church, Bee Bayou Rd. wil host its annual Cemetery Club program on fourth Sunday Night June 27 at 6:00 pm. Special guest is Elder Ira Bradley, Pastor of New Bethel Baptist Church, Holly Ridge.

• Retirement Dinner Party to be held on Thursday, July 1 at 7:00 pm at the Rayville Eugene Center for Alderman George Tennant who is retiring with 24 years of service.

• Poverty Point State Historic Site will host a Crafts Activity on Saturday, July 3,, from 9:30 AM until 4:00 PM. Guests are welcome to bring the family and learn about the Poverty Point Culture while children, 6 and under, can make Native American style bead necklaces. Children, 7 and up, will be able to make dream catchers. Guests are also encouraged to browse the museum and take one of the guided tram tours around the site. Families are encouraged to bring a picnic and come on out and enjoy this fun program.

• Poverty Point State Historic Site will be conducting a Tool Demonstration program on Sunday, July 4, starting at 1 p.m., with sessions every hour on the hour through 4 p.m. Poverty Point State Historic Site offers visitors the opportunity to study the culture of area inhabitants from 1600 to 1300 B.C. The $4.00 admission fee provides access to the area museum, video, hiking trail and tram tour. Children (12 and under) and senior citizens (62 and over) are admitted free. For more information call 1-888-926-5492 toll free.