The Rock Garden in Jackson City Park will host the 2010 "Rock In The Rock Garden" concerts from 7 to 9 p.m. every Friday in June. The Rock Garden is in the main City Park by the foot bridge over the creek on Cascade Drive. The concert schedule is June 4: Bruce Zimmerman, June 11: Doug Rees, June 18: Mark Rees and June 25: Casey Benefield. The concerts are free and open to the public. Attendees are welcomed to bring their own chairs and blankets. No glass containers are allowed in the park.
The 15th annual Oran Car Show will be June 5 at the Tilles Memorial City Park on Greer Street in Oran, Mo. The car show, sponsored by the Oran Chamber of Commerce and the Stockade Buildings and Animal Nutrition Center, will have check-in from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m. for three places in about 50 classes. A concession stand will be open all day. For more information, call 573-820-1669.
The USS William V. Pratt will be hosting a reunion for former members of the DLG-13 and DDG-44. The reunion will be Aug. 11 to 15 at the Adam's Mark Hotel in Buffalo, N.Y. For more information, contact Rodger Hall at hallr44@yahoo.com or 309-289-8750.
The Patrol Gunboat Association will host a reunion for members of the Asheville and Tacoma Patrol Gunboat class and former tender and staff members. The reunion will take place from Aug. 4 to 8 at the Radisson Hotel, Nashville Airport in Nashville, Tenn. For more information, conact Terry W. McManuels at macs@visa.net or 757-479-2261.
WAVES will be hosting their national convention for the former members of the Women of the Sea Services, U.S. Navy and Navy Nurse Corps, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, Maritime Service, Wrens and the Associated Reserves. The convention will take place Aug. 23 to 29 at the Marriott Waterside Hotel in Norfolk, Va. For more information, contact Dassa Carvey at dassa@att.net or call 757-460-1021.
The USS Canberra will be hosting a reunion for members of CA-70/CAG-2 from 1943 to 1970. The reunion will take place Oct. 13 to 17 at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport Hotel in Florence, Ky. For more information, contact Ken Minick at crewservices@usscanberra.com or 740-423-8976.
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