Mississippi Coast Organizations

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Directory: ART CIVIC EDUCATIONAL FRATERNAL GARDEN HEALTH MILITARY POLITICAL PROFESSIONAL RELIGION SENIOR CENTERS SERVICE SOCIAL

ART

Biloxi Art Association, please visit www.biloxiartassociation.org for dates, times and meeting places.

Gulf Coast Art Association, First Saturday of each month, 2:00 p.m. at Handsboro Community Center, 1890 Switzer Road, Gulfport. Details contact Shirley at 832-9305.

Gulf Coast Chamber Music Society, 7 p.m. Mondays, Seacoast Ball Room, Howard and Seal Avenues, Biloxi. Details: 313-0861 Dr. Alma Flick - Director.

Gulf Coast Writers Association, 7 p.m. fourth Thursday, Barnes and Noble, Crossroads Shopping Center, Gulfport. Details: Victoria Olsen, 575-6211; or www.GCWriters.org or e-mail GCWriters@aol.com

Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Office open, 228.374.5547, contact: Denny Mecham, Executive Director
director@georgeohr.org . General information visit www.georgeohr.org

Ocean Springs Art Association, Meets second Wednesday of every month except November, 6:30 p.m. social followed by meeting at 7:00 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government Street, Ocean Springs. For further details, contact Carole-Marie at 872-8748 or visit www.oceanspringsartassociation.org

USM Gulf Coast Civic Chorale: The Southern Miss Gulf Coast Civic Chorale rehearses on Tuesday evenings from 7 to 9 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church in downtown Gulfport. New singers are always welcome to join. For more information on membership or concerts, please visit www.usm.edu/gc/civic_choral or contact John Flanery at john.flanery@usm.edu

Pass Christian Art Association: Meets third Saturday of Month 2:00 p.m., Rotary Community Center, (204 Fleitas, Pass Christian), Art in the Pass, Contact 452-2360 or info@artinthepass.com.

Saturday Art Market at the Mary C., The first Saturday of every month 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., The Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts & Education, 1600 Government Street, Ocean Springs. For more information: 818-2878, email: info@themaryc.org or visit www.themaryc.org

CIVIC

Biloxi Exchange Club, 1 p.m. 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, at McAlisters Biloxi. Details: 865-9974.

Saucier Exchange Club, 1st and 3rd Tuesday, at 6:30 p.m. at Saucier Fire Station - 865-9974

Gulfport Exchange Club, Meets every Tuesday at the Gulfport Yacht Club, Contact: John Blake, 326-8041.

Biloxi-Edgewater Civitan club, Meets 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at McAlisters Deli on Pass Road in Biloxi
Details: Jenny, 392-2909, or 596-6950,

Biloxi Kiwanis, Meets at Biloxi Regional Hosp, Mondays at 12:00 NOON, Nancy Harville Rm Biloxi MS 39531 Details: 374-1710.

Biloxi Lions Club, noon Wednesdays, Mary Mahoney's Old French House, 116 Rue Magnolia, Biloxi. Details: 374-2626 (days).

Friendship Civic Club of Ocean Springs, social 10 a.m., meeting at 10:30 first Thursday, Ocean Springs Civic Center. Details: Frances Jett, 872-6791.

Gulfport Exchange Club, noon Tuesdays, Details: 868-4581.

Gulfport Lions Club meets at noon on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at the Gulfport Yacht Club. Contact club president Billy Bragg for more information wbragg@gulfport-ms.gov

Gulfport Long Beach Optimist Club, noon Wednesdays, Details: Hedy Walker, 896-5527.

Kiwanis Club of Hancock County, Every 4th Tuesday at noon. The Gathering Place, 304 Louisa St., Waveland, MS. Visit www.KiwanisNews.blog.com

Kiwanis Club of Long Beach, noon Tuesdays, Sicily's Pizza, Winn-Dixie Plaza in Long Beach. Details: 214-5252.

Kiwanis Club of Pascagoula, noon Tuesdays, LaFont Restaurant, Pascagoula. Details: 762-3755.

Orange Grove/Gulfport Rotary Club 6840, noon Mondays, Holiday Inn Airport, U.S. 49. Details: Ralph Anderson, 832-6448.

Orange Grove Lions Club, 7 p.m. Mondays, Garden Park Hospital in classroom 2 and 3. Details: 831-4574.

Rotary Club of Biloxi, noon-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Mary Mahoney's Old French House Restaurant, 116 Rue Magnolia, Biloxi. Details: Gayden Gladman, 875-0165, or Mary Nichols, 374-2100.

Rotary Club of Edgewater Sunrisers, Biloxi chapter, 7-8 a.m. Fridays, Holiday Inn Coliseum, U.S. 90, Biloxi. Details: Paul Ellis, 864-4111, or Jerry Olson, 865-9575.

Rotary Club of Long Beach, 7:00-8:00 a.m. Wednesdays, Bank House Coffee, Jeff Davis Ave, Long Beach. Details: Karen 209-2563

Rotary Club of Stennis Space Center, Building 1103, Suite 143, Details: Charlie Beasley, (800) 746-4699, charles.e.beasley@nasa.gov

EDUCATIONAL

AARP (American Association of Retired People), Driver Safety Class, Offered several times a year at the St. Martin Library, 15004 LeMoyne Blvd., St. Martin. Age 55 and older. AARP membership not required. Refreshments provided by St. Martin Friends of the Library. Details of class dates, times and fee, 228-392-3250.

Art Classes, On-going art classes offered by Odie Spence, Tuesdays from 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. at Handsboro Community Center, 1890 Switzer Road, Gulfport . Details: 832-9211.

Bridge Classes and Games, Gulf Coast Bridge Association, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday games begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 14069 - 4th Street, Gulfport. Classes schedules and additional information available by contacting 539-1253.

Healthy Marriage Workshop/Classes, free of charge and are offered through Families First Parenting Resource Center of Harrison, Jackson and George Counties together with YMCA. Contact Michelle Ford, M.Ed., LPC, RTC at 867-1952 for location and schedule.

Friends of Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. Details: 818-2878, or www.themaryc.org

MS Gulf Coast Community College Lifelong Learning Institute, for 50 yrs and older, offers health screenings, luncheons, lectures, "mini-classes," new computer classes, travel and more. Harrison/Jackson Counties 228-896-2549, Stone County 601-528-8931, George County 601-766-6421.

Parenting Classes and Responsible Fathering Classes, Free of charge and are offered through Families First Parenting Resource Center of Harrison, Jackson and George Counties together with YMCA. Contact Michelle Ford, M.Ed., LPC, RTC at 867-1952 for location and schedule.

Pottery Classes, On-going pottery classes offered by Gerrol Benigno, Tuesday and Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m., and Saturdays 10:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m. at Handsboro Community Center, 1890 Switzer Road, Gulfport. Details: 860-9890 or 896-4909.

Women's and Men's Anger Management Classes, free of charge and are offered through Families First Parenting Resource Center of Harrison, Jackson and George Counties together with YMCA. Contact Michelle Ford, M.Ed., LPC, RTC at 867-1952 for locations and schedules.

FRATERNAL

Colonel Richard Pace Chapter of National Society Colonial Dames of Seventeenth Century. Details: 432-7228.

Ocean Springs Chapter 394, Order of Eastern Star, 7:30 p.m. first Thursday, McLeod Masonic Lodge, Ocean Springs.

International Order of Rainbow for Girls, Biloxi Assembly No. 6, 6:30 p.m. first and third Tuesday, Magnolia Masonic Lodge No. 120, Biloxi. Details: Janet Twigg, 604-4413

Joppa Shrine Center, 7:30 p.m. third Monday, Woolmarket exit 41 off I10, North 1 1/2 mile. 392-9345.
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Knights of Columbus, Council 9094, 7 p.m. first and third Tuesday, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, LeMoyne Blvd., St. Martin. Details: Larry Tabor, 392-6379.

Mcleod Lodge No. 0424 F&AM, meets each Tuesday at the lodge building on Government street in Ocean Springs. Meals served. Phone: 697-8289

PEO Sisterhood, Chapter E, Biloxi, 5:30 p.m., first and third Tuesday. Details: Ann Clower, 432-7578.

PEO, Chapter H, times and places change monthly.

PEO,Chapter B, 1:30 p.m. first Thursday. Details: Carol Reeves, 864-8954.

PEO, Chapter A, 11:30 a.m. first Thursday. Details: 872-3997.

PEO of Diamondhead, Chapter T, 9:30 a.m. second Friday, places change. Details: 255-2548.

PEO of Diamondhead, Chapter Q, 1:00 p.m. first Wednesday. Places vary. Details: 228-255-7817, 228-255-1528.

Rectitude Lodge 323, F&AM, PHA, 7:30 p.m. first and third Wednesday, Masonic Lodge, 1905 32nd Ave., Gulfport. Details: 832-2303.

Woodmen of the World Gulfport Lodge 1446, 6:30 p.m. third Tuesday, Coast Electric, U.S. 49 north, Gulfport. Details: 868-6713.

Woodmen of the World Youth Lodge 1451, 6:30 p.m. second Thursday for ages 8-11, third Thursday for ages 12-15, Coast Electric, U.S. 49 north, Gulfport. Details: 832-1725.

GARDEN

Gulf Coast Orchid Society, 2:30 p.m. second Sunday, call for location. Details: Connie, 863-0035 or 863-7770.

Gulf Coast Pond Society, 7 p.m. third Monday, places change. Details: 388-7172.

Gulfport Garden Club, 10:00 a.m. second Friday of month, United Methodist Church, Courthouse Road, Gulfport. Details: Louise 860-5090.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Camellia Society, 7 p.m. third Tuesday, Gulfport Memorial Hospital, South Annex. Details: Bruce Stinson, 452-3262.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Daylily Society, 2 p.m. second Saturday, St. Martin Community Center. Details: Kathy Homsey, 832-6424.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Rose Society, Mississippi City United Methodist Church, Court House Road, Gulfport. Details: Connie; 863-0035 or 863-7770.

HEALTH

Aerobics Dance Class, West Side Community Center, 4006 -8th Street, Gulfport. 10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Class days vary from month to month. Details: 575-4549.

Mall Walkers at Edgewater Mall, 7 days a week, rain or shine. Additionally, Rise 'n Stride last Thursday of each month (except December) 7:30 a.m. in the Food Court. Guest Speakers, Free Refreshments, Door Prizes. For daily walking times and other details: 228-388-4466.

Mall Walkers at Singer River Mall, Gautier, 7 days a week, rain or shine. 6:00 am, Details 228-497-6160

Gulf Coast Support Services

Alcohol Anon (Al-Anon) 24 Hour Hot Line: 228-392-6662
Bereavement Support: 228-867-4160
Better Breathers & Friends (Biloxi Regional Hospital): 228-436-1667
Diabetes Support: 228-696-9827
Heart Support: 228-809-5308
Home of Grace (Drug/Alcohol Recovery): 228-826-5283
Living with Cancer Support: 228-865-3104
Low Vision Support: 228-218-1549
Lupus Support: 228-313-1676
Parkinson's Disease: 228-575-1330 or 867-5100
Stroke Support: 228-867-5255

MILITARY

American Legion Post 139, Bay St Louis, 703 Green Meadow Road. Details: 228-467-7100.

American Legion Post 152, Bay St. Louis. Details: 228-469-0655.

American Legion Post 33, Biloxi 131 Lameuse St. Details: 228-374-9774.

American Legion Post 2002, D'Iberville. Details: 228-392-4342.

American Legion Post 1992, Gautier/Vancleve, 3824 Old Spanish Trail. Details: 228-497-6422.

American Legion Post 119, Gulfport, 12010 Klein Rd. Details: 228-831-5674.

American Legion Post 223, Gulfport. Details: 228-831-1736.

American Legion Post 243, Moss Point, 4400 Elder St. Details: 228-477-0238.

American Legion Post 42, Ocean Springs, 306 Bills Ave. Details: 228-875-5510.

American Legion Post 160, Pascagoula, 1010 Market St. Details: 228-344-1906.

American Legion MS Post 77, Waveland, 503 Waveland Ave. Details: 228-305-0102 or visit: http://legionpost77.blog.com/ .

American Merchant Marine Veterans, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chapter, Biloxi, c/o Jules Burg, 2562 Bryn Mawr Ave, Biloxi, MS 39531-4707. Contact: Jules Burg (228) 388-6512. Meets monthly on the 3rd Tuesday at 11:00 AM at the Biloxi Beachfront Hotel (formerly Holiday Inn,) Dauphin Room, 2400 Beach Blvd., Biloxi. Lunch optional.

Bayou Gulf States Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans of America, 3004 Bienville Blvd., Ste. 2 Ocean Springs. Details: 875-0110,
Email: bayouchapter@aol.com

Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #17, Meets the last Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM in Ocean Springs, MS. At the VFW post 5699

Military Officers Association of America, Second Wednesday at noon, Keesler AFB Club. Details: Lt. Col. George R. Snyder, Jr., (228) 388-9084, email shooter1@cableone.net or visit www.MCMOA.org

Mississippi Gulf Coast Retired Officers Association, noon-1 p.m. second Wednesday. Details: Carl Remley, 388-8221 or carlr28702@aol.com, or Fred Dunaway, 374-7007.

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder clinic, 2:45 p.m. first and third Friday, 706 Watts Ave., Pascagoula. Details: 769-3075.

The Retired Enlisted Association TREA, Magnolia Chapter 81, 7 p.m. second Thursday, Keesler Air Force Base, NCO Academy Building 2901. Details: Floyd Streeper, 832-3390, or Ben Bruhnke, 392-8958.

Veteran Centers and Services

Hancock County: 228-467-2100
Biloxi: 228-435-8271
Gulfport: 228-865-4027
Jackson: 228-769-3075
Stone: 601-928-7509

VFW Post 3253, Theodore Stephen Price Post, 208 3rd St, Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520, 228-466-5159

VFW Post 2434, Biloxi, PO Box 234, Biloxi, MS 39533-0234, Biloxi. Details: 228-374-4112.

VFW Post 2880, Diamondhead Post, PO Box 6192, Diamondhead, MS 39525, 228-255-7689

VFW Post 6731, Oswald L Fayard North Bay Post, D'Iberville, business meeting, 7 p.m. first Tuesday; Ladies Auxiliary 6731 D'Iberville, business meeting, 7 p.m. second Tuesday, post home, W. Gay Road, D'Iberville. Details: 228-392-1152.

VFW Post 2539, Alfred Alleman, 2518 23rd Ave, Gulfport, MS 39501, 228- 864-0838

VFW Post 4526, Arthur Mc Master Memorial Post, 15206 Dedeaux Rd, Gulfport, MS 39503, (228) 832-0017

VFW Post 2132, Harold E. Jones Post, PO Box 1041, Gautier, MS 39553, (228) 497-7333

VFW Post 6285, Kiln Memorial Post, PO Box 65, Kiln, MS 39556, (228) 255-1259

VFW Post 3937, Eddy Blake Memorial Post, 213 Klondyke Rd, Long Beach, MS 39560, (228) 863-8602

VFW Post 10103, Albert C. Lankford Post, 6712 Shortcut Rd, Moss Point, MS 39563, (228) 474-6719

VFW Post 5699, Mark Seymour Post, PO Box 612, Ocean Springs, MS 39566, (228) 872-2304

VFW Post 5931, Cecil R. Ruddock Post, 400 Clarence Ave, Pass Christian, MS 39571

VFW Post 3373, Elmer Joseph Grant Post, PO Box 400, Pascagoula, MS 39568, (228) 769-8387

VFW Post 10024, Arnett Garland Jennings Post, 1915 E Liveoak Ave, Pascagoula, MS 39567, (228) 249-9183

VFW Post 2706, Bobby E. Griffin Memorial Post, 14 Spencer Rd, Wiggins, MS 39577, (601) 928-2316

WAVES National, 10 a.m. fourth Saturday, Details: Corrine, 897-8597, or Naomi, 897-8049.

POLITICAL

Harrison County Democratic Party - P.O. Box 8421, Biloxi, MS. 39506, Telephone 228-324-4028, Web: http://www.hcdec.net/

Mississippi Democratic Party - Post Office Box 1583, Jackson, Mississippi 39215, Office Phone (601) 969-2913, Facsimile (601) 354-1599, Office Location, 832 North Congress Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39202, Web: http://www.msdemocrats.net/home.htm

Mississippi Republican Party - 415 Yazoo Street Jackson, MS 39201, Office Phone (601) 948-5191 Fax: (601) 354-0972 Web: http://www.msgop.org/involved/

PROFESSIONAL

American Business Women's Association,
Gulfport Charter Chapter, 6 p.m. fourth Monday, Details: 863-8628.

American Business Women's Association, Singing River Charter Chapter, 6 p.m. second Monday, La Font Inn, Pascagoula. Details: Deborah Seidel, 875-7981.

Biloxi Businessmen's Club Inc., noon Thursdays, Mary Mahoney's Old French House Restaurant, 116 Rue Magnolia, Biloxi. Details: Contact: George Sekul 354-9500

Biloxi Branch NAACP. Details: James Crowell, 377-5321 or 374-0858.

Business Network International, Wes Holsapple, (601) 906-2969 or (800) 870-2969 or e-mail at wes@bnims.com or www.bni.com.

Christian International Business Network, third Tuesday. Details: Gulf Coast Community Church, 875-3297.

Gulf Coast Association of Legal Support Professionals, a charter chapter of NALS, Inc., conducts it's monthly meeting at 5:45 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month at the Harrison County Election Commission Bldg, 2600 24th Avenue, Gulfport, MS. NALS, Inc. is a national non-profit organization open to anyone working in the legal profession (legal secretary, clerk, lawyers' assistant, paralegal, and/or lawyer). It is dedicated to enhancing the competencies and contributions of members in the legal services profession through continuing legal education; networking opportunities; and commitment to a Code of Ethics and professional standards. For more information go to our national website at www.NALS.org

Mississippi Claims Association/Gulf Coast Chapter, 5-7 p.m. first Tuesday, Anthony's Under the Oaks Restaurant in Ocean Springs. Details: Joan, 435-1474; Mary, 475-4558; Doug Bates, 818-1200.

Mississippi Sound Association of Peri Operative Nurses. Details: Gail Recore, 388-0220 or 875-8944.
Public Relations Association of Mississippi, noon, second Monday. Details: Terry Hines Smith, 688-1159.

South Mississippi Mac User Group, 6 p.m., second Tuesday, locations vary. Details: Sharon Fitzhugh, 896-0523, or Greg Alexander, 896-2410

Bienville Toastmasters Club, Thursday Meetings, 7 p.m.-8:15 p.m., Ocean Springs Chamber of Commerce, 1000 Washington Avenue. Contact Michael Bayne at (228) 235-5046 or mjbayne@aol.com for more details.

At Eze Toastmasters Club, 11 a.m., Tuesdays, 81 Communications Squadron, Bldg 1101, on Keesler Air Force Base. Details: call 313-1872.

Brown Baggers Toastmasters Club, 6 p.m. first and third Tuesdays each month, Gautier Library, Gautier. Details: 374-5111.

Gulf Coast Toastmasters Club 2905 will meet on Tuesday November 17, 2009, from 5:45 to 7:00 p.m. on the first floor activity room in the Loyalton of Biloxi, 2120 Enterprise Drive. Anyone 16 years or older is welcome. There is no cost to attend. Have fun and meet new people while improving your communication skills in a friendly, gentle group setting. For more information, contact George O'Conor at 228-669-7205 or hgometfly@aol.com.

RELIGION

W.O.W. Christian Women's Fellowship luncheon, noon second Wednesday. Details: Lisa Watson MacEwan, 388-5700.

SENIOR CENTERS

Hancock County, 601 Bookter Street: 228-467-9292

Harrison County

Donal Snyder Community Center, 2520 Pass Road, Biloxi: 228-436-5191
D'Iberville, 10450 Lamey Bridge Road: 228-392-9988
Frances Fredericks, 3312 Martin Luther King Blvd., Gulfport: 228-868-8416
Long Beach, 201 Alexander Road: 228-868-7517
Lyman, 14592 County Farm Road, Gulfport: 228-832-2606
MS GC YMCA, 1810 Government Street, Ocean Springs: 228-875-5050
Pass Christian, 202 Clark Avenue: 228-452-3314
Saucier, 24014 Church Avenue: 228-832-5835
Woolmarket Prime of Life, 16320 Old Woolmarket Road: 228-396-3228

Jackson County

Moss Point, 5343 Jefferson Street: 228-769-3292 ext. 107
Ocean Springs, 514 Washington Avenue: 228-872-3653
Pascagoula, 618 Delmas Avenue: 228-769-8329

Stone County

Farris-O'Neal, 1240, South Magnolia Drive, Wiggins: 601-528-5952

SERVICE

AARP, Gulf Coast Chapter 569, 10:30 a.m. second Monday 868-1148.

AARP, Biloxi Area Chapter 1381, 10 a.m. third Tuesday, Biloxi Community Center, Howard and Belman streets. Details: John Caranna, 388-6438.

Gulf Coast Chapter, Mississippi Council of the Blind, 10:30 a.m. second Saturday, Handsboro Community Center, Switzer Road, Gulfport. Details: Janice, 863-6479, or Lyda, 435-4740.

Gulf Coast Networkers, 11:30 a.m. first and third Tuesday, China Garden, Ocean Springs. Details: Bob Mansker, 875-6786.

Mississippi Coast Amateur Radio Association, Monthly Meeting: 7 p.m. third Monday, American Medical Response building off of Cowan/Lorraine Road in Gulfport, MS. Monthly Testing: First Saturday @ AMR Bldg - Seaway Rd, Gulfport, Rd. Weekly gathering: Thursday 6:00 p.m. McAllister's Restaurant Pass Rd @ Popps Ferry, Biloxi, MS. For more information, please contact Gail Horning (228) 860-5377.

Harrison and Hancock Human Resource Association, 8-9 a.m. third Thursday, U.S. 49, Gulfport. Details: Cindy Burnett, 867-8788.

Hope Haven Board, 6 p.m. third Tuesday, Mississippi Power Co., U.S. 90 and Dunbar, Bay St. Louis; speakers, information on child abuse and other children's issues. Details: 467-7945.

Lupus Foundation of Mississippi, Gulf Coast area branch. Details: (800) 866-9606 or (601) 366-5655.

National Association of Retired Federal Employees (NARFE),
Biloxi chapter 209, 11:30 a.m. third Thursday. Details: Vida Pope, 388-3627.

NARFE, Ocean Springs chapter 1765, 1 p.m. first Wednesday, Ocean Springs Library. Details: Mary Ashworth, 872-2081.

NARFE, Pascagoula chapter, third Tuesday, Shoney's in Pascagoula. Details: Sam Weil, 497-3584.
Sunshine Guild Inc., 9:30 a.m. second Wednesday, Gulf Coast Medical Center, Support Services Building.

TOPS MS No. 190, Biloxi, 6 p.m. Tuesdays, St. Martin Lions Club on LeMoyne Boulevard, D'Iberville, weigh-ins 5-5:55 p.m. Details: 875-2783, 392-4080 or 392-6734.

TOPS MS No. 214, Biloxi, 7 p.m. Thursdays, Bay Vista Baptist Church, 2485 Pass Road, Biloxi, weigh-ins 6-6:50 p.m. Details: David, 388-1916.

TOPS MS No. 219, Biloxi, 9 a.m. Thursdays, Beauvoir United Methodist Church, 2113 Pass Road, Biloxi. Details: 388-3627.

TOPS MS No. 5, Gulfport, 9:20-10:00a.m., Thursdays, Orange Grove Baptist Church, Orange Grove Road, Gulfport, weigh-ins 8:30-9:20a.m. Details: 228-223-6537.

TOPS MS No. 294, Latimer, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, New Fayard Methodist Church, 14900 Jim Ramsey Road, Latimer, weigh-ins 6-7. Details: 392-5875 or 392-1436.

TOPS MS No. 19, Ocean Springs, 7-8 p.m. Thursdays, St. Paul United Methodist Church, 800 Porter St., Ocean Springs. Details: Susan Odom, 872-1734.

TOPS MS No. 281, Ocean Springs, 9:30-10:30 a.m. Thursdays, Ocean Springs Church of Christ, 1116 Washington Ave., weigh-ins 8-9 a.m. Details: 392-6429 or 392-3209
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TOPS MS No. 213, Pass Christian, 6:15-7:15 p.m., Tuesdays, Pass Christian Public Library, Hearn Ave., weigh-ins 5-6:15 p.m. Details: Gayle Arnold, 467-7198 or Geri Lock, 863-5504.

TOPS MS No. 317, Vancleave, weigh-in at 6:30 with meeting at 7 p.m. Mondays, Vancleave Library, 12604 Miss. 57, Vancleave. Details: Sherrie, 826-2296, Edwina, 475-2517 or www.tops.org.

TOPS MS No. 307, Waveland, 5:15-6:15 p.m., weigh-ins 4:30-5:15, Wednesdays Waveland Public Library, Coleman Avenue, Waveland. Details: Paula, 467-0420, or topsms307@yahoo.com.

Volunteer Families for Children, recruiting families to care for children of all ages. Details: Cindy Thomas, 363-3023.

SOCIAL

Book Club, St. Martin Library, Wednesdays from 3:00-4:00 p.m. Stay current on the latest best sellers and make new friends, or bring a friend along. Details: 228-392-3250.

Book Club, YMCA Active Adult Center, 1820 Government Street, Ocean Springs. Wednesdays (1st, 3rd & 4th of the month) There are two book club groups. One meets the first and third Wednesday of the month at 10:30 a.m. The second group meets the fourth Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to join in at any time. www.msgulfcoast-ymca.org

Christian Motorcyclist Association, 9 a.m., second Saturday, Gautier Library. Details: Jim Savage, 497-2444, or e-mail jtsavage@datasync.com, or Wendell Sullivan, 872-3437 or e-mail WndllSllvn@aol.com.

Gulf Coast Chapter Amateur Ballroom Dancers. Details: Janet Green, 872-9763.
Gulf Coast Newcomers Club. Details: Roma Bugenhagen, 831-9712; Corrine Robinson, 897-8597; or Becky Eymard, 463-0067.

Gulf Coast Opera Salon. Details: Bettie Kendall, 385-2471.

Gulf Coast Stamp Club, first Friday 6:30 p.m., Ocean Springs Library. Trade, Buy, Sell or Show. Details: Connie, 863-0035 or 863-7770.

Harrison County Gem and Mineral Society, 2:30 p.m. third Saturday, workshop 9 a.m. before meeting, Handsboro Community Center, 1890 Switzer Road., Gulfport. Details: Connie, 863-0035 or 863-7770.

Magnolia State Volkssport Club, Come Walk with the clubs and walkers of the American Volkssport Association. Meet friends and walk scenic trails at your own pace for fun, fitness, and friendship. Year round events in Ocean Springs, Jackson, Mobile, Picayune. For more information including starting points and routes as well as membership information, visit www.magnoliawalkingclub.org , Email info@magnoliawalkingclub.org or write, P.O. Box 731, Biloxi, MS 39533-0731.

Mississippi Coast Amateur Radio Association, 7 p.m. third Monday, Harrison County Courthouse Civil Defense conference room, Gulfport.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Kite Club, 3 p.m. third Sunday, Long Beach Harbor, all ages. Details: 863-9195.

Scottish Society of the Gulf Coast, 7:30 p.m. second Monday, Biloxi. Details: 875-2260.