•QUICK BITES will meet Thursday, Mar. 6 at noon at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Program will be Floral Fashion Report by Lynette McDougald, University Florist. Presenter: Lynette McDougald, Instructor and Manager, The University Florist.

•EXCEL PARENT MEETING  is Thursday, March 6 at 7 p.m. at the Career and Technical Center on North Madison in Calhoun City. Topic: Hands on use of CCSD Active Parent access to student progress; also access to Study Island and math/reading textbook; child’s ID/Password needed.   Paula Malloy from CCSD will be on had to confirm parental access to student information. Things to know about application for college financial aid (FAFSA) will be  provided.

•BLOOD DRIVE at Vardaman High School will be Friday, Mar. 7, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.

•CALHOUN HISTORICAL & GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY will meet Sunday, Mar. 9 at 2 p.m. at the Pittsboro Methodist Church. Rupert Lunceford will present a program about his WWII experiences. The public is invited.

•DR. JIM ARON will be honored with a reception Monday, Mar. 10 at 2:30 p.m. at the Bruce Museum, given by the Loosa Schoona Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. He will present a program on medical issues. All Daughters, friends and family are encouraged to attend.

•PIECES AND PATCHES Quilt Club will meet Monday, Mar. 10 and Monday, Mar. 24, at 1 p.m. at the Multipurpose Building.

•CALHOUN COUNTY FORESTRY MEETING Tuesday, Mar. 11, 6 p.m. at the Multi-Purpose building in Pittsboro. Dr. James Henderson, MSU Forestry, will give a program on “Timber Market Update.” Meal will be served. Please call the extension office 662-412-3177 by March 7 if you plan to attend, for accurate count for the meal.

•QUICK BITES will meet Thursday, Mar. 13 at noon at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Program will be Soil Testing for Successful Gardening & Landscape by Dr. Keith Crouse.

•MHV COUNCIL will meet Monday, Mar. 17, at the Multipurpose Building at 5:30 p.m.  Everyone is invited.

•Create club voted to change the meeting date to Monday, Mar. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Multipurpose Building due to spring break. The project will be decoupage eggs. Call the Extension Office (412-3177) or send an email (stephh@ext.msstate,edu) so we can get supplies. Cost will be determined after supplies are purchased.

•SOUTH CALHOUN HEADSTART is now accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year for 3 and 4 year olds who are age eligible by Sept. 1. Applications accepted from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday. Must bring child’s certified certificate, medicaid or insurance card, proof of income, copy of child’s immunization record, copy of last medical screening. Call 662-628-6585 for appointment or stop by 125 Carter St., Calhoun City.

•David Murphree Chapter Mississippi Society Sons of the American Revolution will meet Tuesday, Mar. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at Veracruz Restaurant. Guests welcome.

•QUICK BITES will meet Thursday, Mar. 20 at noon at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Program will be Mulching Mania. Proper selection and application will ease problems later on.

•Bridge Party to benefit the American Cancer Society will be Thursday, Mar. 20 at Houston First United Methodist Church Family Life Center. Registration opens at 9:30 a.m. with play from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Refreshments, drinks and lunch included. $60 per table of four. RSVP by March 13 to Lisa Voyles at 542-0459, lisa.voyles@gmail.com or Betty Brown at 567-2669, bettybrown1939@hotmail.com.

•MHV CULTURAL ARTS items are due in the Extension Office by Friday, Mar. 21 to be judged Monday, Mar. 24. Cultural Arts will be on display Monday after lunch and Tuesday, Mar. 25. All entries must have been completed since last year’s Cultural Arts.

•Gardener’s Delight and Master Gardeners will meet Monday, Mar. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at the Multipurpose Building. Celeste Jordan, owner of The Greenery in Oxford, will be the guest speaker. She will discuss landscaping and raised beds. Master Gardeners will meet following the program.  Everyone is welcome.

•Leader Training will be Tuesday, Mar. 25, at 10 a.m. with guest speaker Jeremy Martin, North MS Service Coordinator for the Secretary of State’s Office. He will be speaking on Voter ID Implementation in preparation for the Primary Election on June 3.

•MHV FASHION REVUE by the MHV Council will be Tuesday, Mar. 25 at 11 a.m. following the Leader Training program for all interested MHV members. All MHV revue contestants are asked to come dressed and ready to participate in the revue.

•QUICK BITES will meet Thursday, Mar. 27 at noon at the Multi-Purpose Building in Pittsboro. Program will be Consulting the Gazing Ball: Landscape and Garden Problems to Watch for in 2014.

•Artists and Crafters… Calhoun City Public Library, 113 East Burkitt Ave, will host a Crafts Bazaar Saturday, Apr. 5 beginning at 8 a.m. Local artists and crafters are urged to bring their handmade wares to the library for display and purchase. Reserving a space is free on first come, first served basis. The only cost to you will be a 10% fee of your total sales for the day, which will go to the FRIENDS of the Calhoun City Public Library.  Call now to reserve your spot: 414-7106 or 628-6331.

•ARE YOU DISABLED OR WERE BORN IN 1948 or before and have not signed up for Homestead Exemption for either of these credits? Come to the Tax Assessor’s Office in January, February or March and make these changes. Call 412-3148 for more information.

•FREE ADULT BASIC EDUCATION/GED preparation classes are held at Bruce Adult Education Center on Newburger Ave. For info, call Ada Armstrong 414-6063 or the center, 983-2038. Classes meet Tuesday &?Thursday. Day, 9-noon, night 5-8 p.m. Counseling 2 Career (C2) for ages 17-21 (out of school) is available. Teachers Ada Armstrong and Margaret Mays.

•BEAVER BOUNTY PROGRAM… Calhoun County Soil Conservation District is administering a beaver control program for landowners in Calhoun County. A $12.50 bounty will be paid for each beaver tail brought in. They must be brought in by landowner, who is required to sign verifying that these were removed from his property in Calhoun and show the site where caught on the map. Maximum number of beaver tails per landowner each year is 40. Trappers may be hired for assistance in beaver removal, but bounty is paid to the landowner. Call 628-8732 ext. 3 for more information.

•DERMA SCHOOL REUNION… Calhoun County Agricultural High School and Derma School will have a reunion Saturday, July 5 at 1 p.m. at the Multipurpose Bldg. in Pittsboro. More information will be released later.

•GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP meets the third Saturday of each month at Vardaman Family Life Center 10-11 a.m. Call 662-682-9992 or 662-414-7089 to register.

•NAMI SUPPORT GROUP for families of those with mental disorders meets second Saturday of each month at Vardaman Family Life Center from 10-11 a.m. Support group for those who have a mental disorder meets at the same time. Call 662-682-9992 or 662-414-7089 to register.

•CALHOUN ANTIQUE TRACTOR CLUB meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Vardaman Sweet Potato Festival building. Danny Tutor is club president. For more info, call 682-7594. Everyone is invited.

•ARE YOU A CANCER PATIENT? Calhoun Cares is an ongoing non-profit organization to benefit cancer patients. If you are currently taking cancer treatments and you live in Calhoun County, you are eligible for assistance. Contact Calhoun Cares, Tammy Tallant, 662-983-0864.

•SASSY SPARROWS breast cancer support group meets every third Saturday of the month from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Baptist Cancer Center in Oxford. For more info, call 513-9609.

•LOOSA SCHOONA CHAPTER of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet the second Monday of each month from September through May at Jeffery’s on Bruce Square at 3:30 p.m. Meal is Dutch treat.

•CALHOUN VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER Robert Gosa is at the American Legion Building in Calhoun City on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. until. Call for appointment, 628-1933 or 983-9328.

•FOSTER/ADOPT PROGRAM… safe and stable families are sought in Calhoun County for foster families. Contact Natalie Bryant at 628-412-3138 for info about the Mississippi Department of Human Services Resource program.

•CALHOUN CITY AMERICAN LEGION POST #50 and American Legion Auxiliary Post 50 meet the first Monday of every month at 7 p.m. Meal at 6:30 p.m.

•WEIGHT WATCHERS IN BRUCE meets every Monday night at 5:30 p.m. at Jody’s Dance Studio.

•ANTIOCH LODGE 549… first Monday at 7:30 p.m.

•CALHOUN CITY VFW POST 12032 meets every 4th Thursday at 7 p.m. in the old Kellwood Outlet store building on N. Madison in Calhoun City.

•BRUCE VFW & AUXILIARY MONTHLY meet first Thursday of each month. Pot luck meal at 6 p.m. Meeting at 7 p.m. To rent building, call Mike Winter 412-2114 or Charlie Carter 414-0642.

•BRUCE LIONS CLUB meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Pizza Palace at noon.

•NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meets Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. at Mt. Comfort Baptist Church, 38 CR 257, Bruce.

•SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS & Order of the Confederate Roses meet every third Thursday at 6:45 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Grace Southern Baptist Church in Calhoun City. All are invited.

•CALHOUN COUNTY SHRINE CLUB meets every third Thursday at 7 p.m. at Masonic Lodge in Calhoun City.

• BRUCE GROUP ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets Friday nights at 8 p.m. at Bruce United Methodist Church.

•CALHOUN CITY ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS meets Monday nights at 8 p.m. at Lewis Memorial Methodist Church, Calhoun City. For info, call 628-4222.

To submit items for the calendar, call 983-2570, fax 983-7667 or email to: calhouncountyjournal@gmail.com