Hardeman County Black History events

The Hardeman County Commission for Black History announces its events for February.
The National Black History Month Theme for 2016 is “Reclaiming the Next Hundred Years”.  The HCCBH group has finalized the plans for the following events:

THE ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY BANQUET will be Saturday, Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. in  the Educational Building on Hope Street in Bolivar.    The presentations of “talents for the evening” will be skits,   dramatizations and singing from various local participants. The chairperson is Shirley McGowan.

THE ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY MUSICAL will be Sunday, Feb. 21 at 6 p.m. at Zion Temple Community Church, Grand Junction,   Elder Donald McTizic is the pastor.  The chairperson is Vicki Hill. In additional to the Hardeman County Commission for Black History Workshop Choir, featuring Superintendent James Norment, there will be several other special guests such as Jerome Thomas, a gospel professional whistler. For rehearsal schedule,  contact Vicki Hill at (731) 518-6658.

THE ANNUAL FOURTH SUNDAY COUNTY-WIDE WORSHIP SERVICES  will be held Sunday, Feb. 28 at 3 p.m. at Zion Temple Worship Center   in Bolivar,  Pastor Wendell Sain.   The speaker will be Rev. Gene A. Bowden, pastor of Oak Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Bolivar.  The program committee consists of  Sally Robinson, Lois Harris, and Bishop Jesse E. Williams.
All proceeds from these services will benefit the Elizabeth W. Lake Memorial Scholarship Fund that has been awarding scholarships to high school students since 1982. Mr. Randy Crews, the chairman of the HCCBH, cordially invites the public to attend all or some of these annual events.  For further information, please contact, Shirley McGowan at 609-0592 or Sally Robinson at 658-5538.