Coming events If you have a non-profit event, please send it to Carmi Times, PO Box 190, Carmi, IL 62821 or call 382-4176 and ask for Lori. We cannot guarantee that the item you bring in will be published on the days you request, but we will publish it as many times as possible. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28 CARMI TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 310 S. First St. in Carmi in the Westminster Fellowship Hall. For more information call Judy Walsh at 382-7257. CROSSVILLE TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Church of Christ in Crossville. For more information call Konnie Harrington at 966-2444. THURSDAY, JANUARY 29 BINGO will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Carmi VFW. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE'S Art Gallery will hold a regional high school art exhibition Jan. 29 through March 2. Various paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics and photography by students from Carmi-White County, Carrier Mills, Eldorado, Galatia, Gallatin County, Hardin County, Harrisburg, NCOE, Pope County and Union County, Ky. will be on display. For more information call Julia Pfeiffer at 1-866-338-2742, ext. 2232. SATURDAY, JANUARY 31 THE COUNTRY DANCE SHOW will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Saturday night in the Exhibition building at the Albion Fairgrounds. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Donations will be taken at the door. Drawings for door prizes at break time. On the first, third and fifth Saturdays, the Opry Country Dance Band will be playing all types of music including square dance music. On the second and fourth Saturdays, the Country Clod Hoppers will be playing social and country type of music. The public is invited to attend all session. For more information, call 618-446-3347. THE RAPP GRANARY in New Harmony, Ind. will kick off an Under the Beams concert series. The first of four concerts will be held at 8 p.m. Jan. 31 with Beyond Folk by Peter Ostroushko. Alessandra Ammara will perform the Classical Brilliance at 3 p.m. Feb. 22. Stefan Seagglari will perform All That Jazz at 8 p.m. March 20. The finale of the concert series will be the Nashville Chamber Orchestra performing American Roots at 8 p.m. May 1. Tickets for each performance are $25 or season subscriptions are available for $88. For tickets call 1-812-682-3128. A SAUSAGE GRAVY AND BISCUIT BREAKFAST will be held from 6:30 to 9 a.m. Jan. 31 at the Albion Moose Family Center. The cost is $3 for adults, $1.50 for children ages 5 to 12 and children under the age of 5 eat free. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 1 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2 PINOCHLE will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Norris City Senior Citizens Center. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3 BINGO will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in Carmi. Doors open at 6 p.m. GRIEFSHARE, a 13-week recovery seminar and support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday at Calvary Lighthouse, behind Buehler's Buy-Low in Carmi. For more information call 382-5067 during regular business hours or 382-3832 after business hours. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 CARMI TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 310 S. First St. in Carmi in the Westminster Fellowship Hall. For more information call Shirley Trible, area captain, at 1-618-456-3442 or Judy Walsh at 382-7257. CROSSVILLE TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Church of Christ in Crossville. For more information call Konnie Harrington at 966-2444. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5 BINGO will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Carmi VFW. A DIABETES SUPPORT MEETING will be held at 2 p.m. at the Heritage Apartment community room on Abelson Drive in Carmi, sponsored by Fairfield Memorial Hospital. There is no charge and refreshments and door prizes will be provided. The public is invited to attend. For more information, call Linda Duckworth at Fairfield Memorial Hospital at 1-618-842-2611 or Ruth Dowdy at Wabash Christian Retirement Center at 382-4644. WABASH CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT CENTER'S nurses will be giving free blood pressure and blood sugar checks at Evergreen Acres in Carmi at 8:30 a.m. The community is invited. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE will offer the class Sign Language I from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 5, 12, 19 and 26, March 4, 18 and 25 and April 1. This eight week course covers the fundamentals of American sign language, including the alphabet and key basal words. Tuition is $78. To register call 1-866-338-2742. MODERN WOODMEN OF AMERICA will meet for an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet at 6 p.m. at Pizza Hut in Carmi. Call 1-618-966-3939 if planning on attending. Guests are welcome. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 7 THE COUNTRY DANCE SHOW will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Saturday night in the Exhibition building at the Albion Fairgrounds. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Donations will be taken at the door. Drawings for door prizes at break time. On the first and third Saturdays, the Opry Country Dance Band will be playing all types of music including square dance music. On the second and fourth Saturdays, the Country Clod Hoppers will be playing social and country type of music. The public is invited to attend all session. For more information, call 618-446-3347. BINGO held at the VFW in Carmi has been canceled. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 9 PINOCHLE will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Norris City Senior Citizens Center. THE VFW LADIES AUXILIARY will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. MASONIC LODGE NO. 272 will meet at the Carmi Lodge. Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 10 BINGO will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in Carmi. Doors open at 6 p.m. GRIEFSHARE, a 13-week recovery seminar and support group meets from 7 to 9 p.m. each Tuesday at Calvary Lighthouse, behind Buehler's Buy-Low in Carmi. For more information call 382-5067 during regular business hours or 382-3832 after business hours. AN ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP meets at 4 p.m. the second Tuesday of every month in the conference room at White County Medical Center. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11 CARMI TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 310 S. First St. in Carmi in the Westminster Fellowship Hall. For more information call Shirley Trible, area captain, at 1-618-456-3442 or Judy Walsh at 382-7257. CROSSVILLE TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Church of Christ in Crossville. For more information call Konnie Harrington at 966-2444. WABASH CHRISTIAN RETIREMENT CENTER'S nurses will be giving free blood pressure and blood sugar checks at the White County Senior Citizens Center in Carmi at 10:30 a.m. The community is invited. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12 BINGO will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Carmi VFW. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE'S George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center will present Agatha Christie's classic, "Ten Little Indians" Feb. 12, 13 and 14 in the VPAC Theatre. Tickets are $6 for general admission and $4 for students and seniors. For more information call the Theatre Box Office at 1-866-338-2742, ext. 2486 or email kelly.whitler@sic.edu. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14 THE COUNTRY DANCE SHOW will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Saturday night in the Exhibition building at the Albion Fairgrounds. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Donations will be taken at the door. Drawings for door prizes at break time. On the first and third Saturdays, the Opry Country Dance Band will be playing all types of music including square dance music. On the second and fourth Saturdays, the Country Clod Hoppers will be playing social and country type of music. The public is invited to attend all session. For more information, call 618-446-3347. BINGO AND A BAKE SALE will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the VFW in Carmi. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 15 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16 PINOCHLE will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Norris City Senior Citizens Center. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17 BINGO will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in Carmi. Doors open at 6 p.m. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE will offer a cooking school from 6 to 9 p.m. Students will learn about vegetarian gourmet and Creme Brulee with Angela Hagan. To register call 1-86-338-2742. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18 CARMI TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 310 S. First St. in Carmi in the Westminster Fellowship Hall. For more information call Shirley Trible, area captain, at 1-618-456-3442 or Judy Walsh at 382-7257. CROSSVILLE TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Church of Christ in Crossville. For more information call Konnie Harrington at 966-2444. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19 BINGO will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Carmi VFW. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21 THE COUNTRY DANCE SHOW will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Saturday night in the Exhibition building at the Albion Fairgrounds. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Donations will be taken at the door. Drawings for door prizes at break time. On the first and third Saturdays, the Opry Country Dance Band will be playing all types of music including square dance music. On the second and fourth Saturdays, the Country Clod Hoppers will be playing social and country type of music. The public is invited to attend all session. For more information, call 618-446-3347. BINGO held at the VFW in Carmi has been canceled. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE will hold a Home and Garden Show from 1 to 5 p.m. in SIC's A and B Buildings. Admission is free. For more information call Donna Hearn at 1-866-338-2742, ext. 3213 or email at donna.hearn@sic.edu MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 PINOCHLE will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Norris City Senior Citizens Center. MASONIC LODGE NO. 272 will meet at the Carmi Lodge. Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. with the meeting at 7 p.m. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 BINGO will be held at 7 p.m. at the American Legion in Carmi. Doors open at 6 p.m. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 CARMI TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 310 S. First St. in Carmi in the Westminster Fellowship Hall. For more information call Shirley Trible, area captain, at 1-618-456-3442 or Judy Walsh at 382-7257. CROSSVILLE TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) will meet each Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Church of Christ in Crossville. For more information call Konnie Harrington at 966-2444. SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE'S George T. Dennis Visual and Performing Arts Center will present "Harriet Tubman: One Woman's Story of Strength and Courage" from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 in George T. Dennis VPAC lobby. In observance of Black History Month, Marlene Rivero presents a program on Harriet Tubman through song, costumes, and first-person characterization. Rivero relates Tubman's role in the Underground Railroad and how she has served as an inspiration to persons of all creeds and color throughout generations. Rivero has received the Grand Championship trophy for the award-winning Johnson County Storytelling Festival. Admission is free. For more information contact Karen Weiss at 382-8869 or email at karen.weiss@sic.edu THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 BINGO will be held at 7:30 p.m. at the Carmi VFW. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 THE COUNTRY DANCE SHOW will be held from 7 to 9:30 p.m. every Saturday night in the Exhibition building at the Albion Fairgrounds. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Donations will be taken at the door. Drawings for door prizes at break time. On the first and third Saturdays, the Opry Country Dance Band will be playing all types of music including square dance music. On the second and fourth Saturdays, the Country Clod Hoppers will be playing social and country type of music. The public is invited to attend all session. For more information, call 618-446-3347. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 29 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS meetings will be held at 7:30 until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday of each week at 213 Walnut St. in Carmi. For more information call 1-877-642-5831. Hospital payroll problems fixed Some employees of White County Medical Center and Skilled Care Unit were surprised Friday when they could not cash their payroll checks. Carmi-White County Pre-K receives grant The Carmi-White County Pre-Kindergarten will receive a Scripps-Howard Foundation Volunteer Grant of $1,000, thanks to the efforts of Michelle Land Harris, parent of former Pre-K student Rory Harris. Coming events If you have a non-profit event, please send it to Carmi Times, PO Box 190, Carmi, IL 62821 or call 382-4176 and ask for Lori. We cannot guarantee that the item you bring in will be published on the days you request, but we will publish it as many times as possible. Wednesday, January 28, 2004 News Summary A disagreement with a judgment creditor has been resolved, and payroll checks issued Friday to employees of White County Medical Center and Skilled Care Unit were cashed Tuesday. The second phase of Crossville's rural water project is virtually complete. Help is available for some who are battling high heating costs.