Community Calender
Published 12:00 am Saturday, March 10, 2001
TODAY Free clothing for men, women and children will be given away by Greater New Plymouth Rock Baptist Church, 110 Northwest 13th St. in Reserve, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For information call 536-3789. Riverlands SPCA adoptions are taking place at PetsMart, 8660 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Our Lady of Grace Saturday night bingo begins at 7:30 p.m. in the school gym. MARCH 11 A Bah’ devotional gathering and prayer circle begins at 10:30 a.m. at Joan’s Preschool Building, 1712 Carrollwood Drive in LaPlace. This event is open to the public. For information call 652-6512 or 651-9069. Riverlands SPCA adoptions are taking place at PetsMart, 8660 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. MARCH 12 Monday night bingo is at 7:30 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, 205 W. Fifth St. in LaPlace. Celebrate Recovery, a Christ-centered 12-step program for anyone who is struggling with co-dependency, alcohol and substance abuse, sexual addiction, eating disorders, gambling, etc., is from 7-9 p.m. at Vineyard Christian Fellowship Church, 4224 Williams Blvd. in Kenner. The group offers support, confidentiality and anonymity. For more information call the church at 467-3257 or 785-8384. Monday Night Disciples meet at 7 p.m. at Ascension of Our Lord School library, 799 Fairway Drive, LaPlace. For more information call Artie Sandman at 652-5507, Mike Abbate at 652-5041 or Sonny Specht at 652-5509. MARCH 13 Genealogical research takes place from 1:30-4 p.m. at the St. John the Baptist Parish Library in LaPlace. Volunteers will be on hand to assist researchers. Call 652-6266 for more information. VFW 3750 bingo begins at 7 p.m. at the V.F.W. Hall, 148 Angus Road in Luling. An exercise class is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at Norco Senior Citizen Activity Center, 149 Apple St., and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at The Fitness Center. For more information call 764-7025. MARCH 14 A parenting workshop on how to have a healthy home environment and get the most for your food dollar is from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Kingsley House Family Resource Center, 429 W. Airline Highway, Ste. LL, LaPlace. Pre-register by calling 497-3260. A Bah’ class, “Dynamics of Prayer,” begins at 7:30 p.m. at Joan’s Preschool Building, 1712 Carrollwood Drive in LaPlace. Cost is $5 to cover the cost of materials for this series, which continues every Wednesday until April 4. Free children’s activities will be offered during the adult classes. For information call 652-6512 or 651-9069. Free art classes for St. Charles Parish senior citizens, age 60 and up, are from noon to 3 p.m. at the New Sarpy Senior Citizen Center. The class is taught by local artist and member of the Le Petit Art Guild Edie Corso. Supplies are furnished by St. Charles Parish Parks and Recreation Department. Call Lois Eugene at 764-2412 to join. The Cambridge Colony Community Group meets at the Joseph A. Arcuri Sr. Recreational Center, Cambridge Drive, LaPlace at 7:30 p.m. A pain management support group meets from 6-7 p.m. at River Parishes Hospital. Pain assessment tools and managing acute/chronic pain is addressed. Anyone interested in attending the group should call Stephanie Blayre at 651-1592. A stroke support group, hosted by River Parishes Hospital, is from 3:30-4:30 p.m. at the River Parishes Hospital old gift shop in LaPlace. The group is designed to provide support care for patients, friends and family. Anyone interested in attending the group should call Stephanie Blayre at 651-1592. MARCH 15 A beginners class in chord piano is from 6-9 p.m. at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. In one lesson, students will learn all the chords needed to play any song, any style, any key and reading chord symbols, not notes. Students will also learn secrets and shortcuts of professional piano players. To register for this workshop call (504) 483-4076. A community education seminar on consumer rights, sponsored by Capital Area Legal Services Corporation, begins at 11 a.m. at the St. John Council on Aging in LaPlace. Guest speaker is community legal education specialist Margaret Jefferson with Capital Area Legal Services Corporation. For information call 652-3360. St. Charles Women’s Club meeting is at 9:30 a.m. at the First Union Presbyterian Church in Luling. An exercise class is from 12:30-1:30 p.m. at New Sarpy Senior Citizen Activity Center, 150 Trosclair Drive, and from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at The Fitness Center. For more information call 764-2412. St. Charles Women’s Club meets at the First Union Presbyterian Church, 134 Lakewood Drive in Luling. Sign in begins at 9 a.m. and the meeting begins at 9:30 a.m. Hurricane preparation will be discussed by a representative of the St. Charles Department of Emergency Preparedness. Babysitting is required and is available by reservation; call Theresa Loving at 785-7962 or Candace Kissee at 431-7811.