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The Friday Club met at Black River on February 16, 2007. The wind was blowing a gale but we had love in our hearts. We were celebrating Valentine’s Day.

MARION - An organizational meeting of the Barnyard Buckeyes 4-H Club was held on Feb. 18. Election of officers took place and they are as follows: Jill McMahan, president; Kory Seckel, vice president; Emilee Lester, secretary; Kaylee Bowers, treasurer; and Jacob Lester, health/safety officer.

The Junior Beta Club at Sweetwater Middle School recently raised $2,000 to buy a defibrillator for the school. Gwinnett County recommends each school have a defibrillator, but each school must provide funds for the lifesaving units.

In 1956, gasoline was 30 cents a gallon, the average American salary was $5,300, the New York Yankees beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series and Larry Degler joined the Olympia Outboard Boating Club.

Members of the Sawnee Woman`s Club, in conjunction with a group from the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit, will be performing autism awareness puppet shows for third-graders in Forsyth County through the end of March.

Staunton Kiwanis: 12:15 p.m., Holiday Inn Golf and Conference Center, Staunton. Lexington Rotary: 6 p.m., Virginia Horse Center, Lexington. Lexington Lions: 6:30 p.m., G. Willakers, Best Western, Lexington Lions Club, Lexington.

WENDELL - When two students at Wendell Elementary School needed glasses, Laurie Lancaster, district personnel clerk, knew just who to tell: the Lions Club.

POMPANO BEACH - Two security guards and five patrons were shot and wounded after a fight broke out at a strip club early Saturday, police said. Broward Sheriff`s Office investigators say the shots were fired after 1 a.m. after rapper Trina arrived for a scheduled appearance.

Dirk Nowitzki had 31 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists as the Dallas Mavericks stretched their club-record home winning streak to 19 games with a 115-95 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.

Dirk Nowitzki fell two assists short of his first triple-double and the Mavericks stretched their club-record home winning streak to 19 games with their second-highest point total of 2007. Still, the post-game topic in the Dallas locker room was defense.