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Community Calendar Historical Society meets The Clarke County Re-enactor's Association will be the featured speakers for the March meeting of the Clarke County Historical Society. Group leaders Brent Fuller and Steve Kennedy will give a brief history of reenacting as well as model period clothing and attire. The meeting will be Sunday, March 30 at 2:30 p.m. at Grove Hill Town Hall. The public is invited to attend. VFW Post 5106 meets The VFW Post 5106 and its ladies auxiliary will hold its regular monthly meeting Monday, March 31 at 7 p.m. Coffeeville RSVP meets The Coffeeville RSVP will meet Tuesday, April 1 at 2 p.m. at the Nutrition Center. A special thanks to those that made cakes and pies for the CCARC spring festival. Toddtown Development Center beautillion and cotillion The Toddtown Community Development Center's Annual Beautillion and Cotillion will be Saturday, April 5. The application fee for young girls, ages 5 to 10 years old is $35. The application fee for the young men and women who are high school juniors up to college sophomores is $75. To get more information, contact Claretta James at 251-246-0440 or Alzaline Grayson at 251-246-5897. Ala-Tom Regional meeting The Alabama-Tombigbee Regional Commission will hold its Semi- Annual meeting Wednesday, April 9 at 6 p.m. at Ezell's Fish Camp in Lavaca. A fish and chicken dinner will be served at a cost of $18 per person. The guest speaker for the evening will be ADECA Director, Bill Johnson. If you would like to make arrangements to attend the meeting, please contact the ATRC office at 1-334-682-4234. Grove Hill's clean up set Grove Hill's annual spring clean up will be Saturday, April 19 at 8:30 a.m. Anyone wanting to participate and pick up litter and trash should come to the Chamber of Commerce and get free trash bags. Water and refreshments will be provided to all participants. A dumpster will be located behind town hall for litter and trash disposal. The chamber will be giving away prizes to participating individuals and groups. Call the chamber if you would like to be assigned a road or area to help clean up or if you have any questions call 275-4188. Ole Time Fiddler's Convention The 31st Ole Time Fiddler's Convention will be Saturday, April 19 at 5 p.m. at the Old Frankville School. Special guests for the music show will be the Sullivan Family of St. Stephens. Tickets for adults will be $5 and students, $3. The day-long event will begin at 11 a.m. with barbecue pork and chicken plates and sandwiches. Plates will be sold for $7 and sandwiches, $2. The music show will begin at 5 p.m. featuring the Sullivan Family, (Margie and Enoch) of St. Stephens. The Fiddler's Convention Competition will begin at 6:45 p.m. Various Divisions for best fiddler, soloist, buck dancer, best band, vocal group, banjo, flat top guitar and mandolin will be featured. Grove Hill Arts Council photography contest slated Amateur photographers are preparing for the third annual photography contest and exhibition to be held in Grove Hill Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26 at the Clarke County Museum. "Photography In Your Own Back Yard," is an event sponsored by The Arts Council of Grove Hill and the Arts Council of Thomasville to promote an interest in art through photography. Categories for photographs are people, pets, scenes, wildlife and other. The featured special category for this year is Trees of Clarke County. There are divisions for middle school, high school and adult photographers. Submissions can be made at the public libraries in Grove Hill, Thomasville, and Jackson, at the Town Hall in Coffeeville and at the Chamber of Commerce in Grove Hill. The deadline for turning in entries is April 11. General rules may be found on The Grove Hill Arts Council website, www.grovehillartscouncil.com. This event is made possible by the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment of the Arts. SWAIA to roast county mayors Southwest Alabama Improvement Association (SWAIA) will present a roast entitled, "A Celebrity Roast: Clarke County Mayors." Saturday, May 3 at 6 p.m. at the H.W. Pearce Jr. Memorial Park Assembly House in downtown Jackson. The Honorable U.S. Congressman Artur Davis will serve as the Toastmaster. Mayor Sam Jones of Mobile will be the special guest. Admission is $5. For further information regarding the SWAIA upcoming meeting as well as the Mayor Roast event contact Dr. O.L. Hubbert at 251-387-0357 or 247-2520, office. MCHS planning reunion The Monroe County High School Class of 1988 is planning its 20-year class reunion for Saturday, July 26 in Fairhope. Members of this class and/or "Friends of the MCHS Class of 1988" are encouraged to contact Deanna King Hallford at shallford@bellsouth.net or 251.929.1033 for details. Send in your items for the community calendar. There is no charge for this service. Call 275-3375, fax to 275-3060 or e-mail ccdemo@mygalaxyexpress
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