Last modified: Wednesday, May 7, 2008 3:31 PM CDT Community Notes Staff Vice president in town Monday for Davis Vice President Dick Cheney will be in DeSoto County Monday to support Southaven Mayor Greg Davis in his runoff with Travis Childers to fill the 1st District House seat until January. A rally will start at 3 p.m. at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven. The public is invited to attend. Reservations for a seat in the convention hall must be made by Friday. Cheney’s visit comes just one day before the special runoff election on Tuesday. Childers, 50, the Prentiss County Chancery Court clerk, and Davis, 42, were the first- and second-place finishers, respectively, in an April 22 non-partisan special election to fill the unexpired term of former Rep. Roger Wicker, R-Miss. Wicker resigned in December when he was appointed by Gov. Haley Barbour to fill the remainder of Sen. Trent Lott’s term after Lott, a Republican, retired. Regardless of the outcome of Tuesday’s special election, Davis and Childers will run again in the November general election to fill the seat for a full term beginning in January. For more information or to RSVP for Monday’s rally, call the Davis campaign line at (662) 996-1114 or visit gregdavisforcongress.com. OB Interact to sponsor battle of the bands The Olive Branch High School Interact Club will sponsor a Battle of the Bands benefit Friday at Olive Branch City Park. The event is open to the public and will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. at the park track. It will feature seven local bands that include members of past and present Olive Branch High School students. The line up includes a mixture of original rock, heavy metal and cover bands as well as solo artists including Along the Lines, Unavia, Between Hope and Faith, Yossarian, Aaron Alexander, Jordan Clayton, and Krucial. The bands will compete for prizes such as free studio recording time, cash and trophies. Judges will include a panel and audience members. Concessions, including pizza, candy, hot dogs and drinks, will be sold. T-shirts, bearing a Battle of the Bands logo designed by an Olive Branch High student, will also be sold. Admission is $5. All proceeds will go to the high school’s Interact Club, which will use the money to fund senior scholarships, and choir program. Call: Tiffany Harris, (901) 485-2033. Animal rescue golf scramble is Friday The fifth annual Golf Scramble of the DeSoto Animal Rescue Society will be held on Friday at North Creek Golf Club in Southaven with a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Teams are $400 or $100 per individual. Dinner will be provided by On The Border Mexican Grill restaurant. First-, second- and third-place prizes will be given for two tiers. Last place, closest to the pin, longest drive and putting contest prizes will also be given. Gold sponsors are PetSmart, DeSoto Family Dental Care, Chris Merrifield with Pulaski Mortgage, and the Duke Family in memory of Sensai and Little Mac. DeSoto Animal Rescue Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1998. It is devoted to the care of stray or abandoned animals through fostering, adoption, pet overpopulation and humane education, and the promotion of higher ideals of humanity towards all animals. Call Wendy Badarello at (901) 849-4673. OB Chamber annual meeting is May 22 The Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting, sponsored by CenturyTel, will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. May 22 at Whispering Woods Hotel and Conference Center. This year’s theme is Boots and Barbecue, featuring country music, awards for the best dressed cowboy and cowgirl, and of course, barbecue and all the sides. Grilled hamburgers will also be provided by Whispering Woods with dessert from Bruster’s Ice Cream and drink samples from A & B Distributing. The event, which will recognize the chamber’s 35 years of business in the community and honor some of its longtime members, will feature up and coming country singer Heather Holliday, wagon rides, and rope and square dancing demonstrations. There will be other entertainment from horseshoe- and washer-throwing games to a Wagon Wheel of Fortune with various prizes. There will also be a contest for best country western outfit, and local photographer, Jay Nichols, will be on hand to take pictures in a cowboy scene. The event will replace the chamber’s regular monthly luncheon. Attire is optional. Tickets are $30 per person and are available at the chamber office. Tables can be reserved for parties of 10 at no additional charge. Call: (662) 895-2600. Visit: www.olivebranchms.com. Essay contest winners honored in program An awards program honoring the M.C. Sparks Sr. Memorial Essay Contest winners and the Hernando High School Envirothon Team will be held at 1:30 p.m. May 16. The ceremony will be held in the conference room at the DeSoto County Board of Education Office in Hernando. Call: (662) 429-8687, ext. 3. Safety expo set for Saturday at OBHS A Safety Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at Olive Branch High School. The event will cover bicycle safety, tornado safety, health, fire safety, lawn and garden tool safety, water safety, earthquake safety, and ATV safety. There will be special presentations by Olive Branch Police Department, American Red Cross, DeSoto County EMS, DeSoto County Sheriff’s Department, Mississippi Wildlife and Fisheries and Parks, Horn Lake Fire Department, Olive Branch Fire Department, Northcentral EPA, WPTY Channel 24, Operation Lifesaver, Army Corp of Engineers, Citizen’s National Bank, Frito-Lay, and Pepsi. The event is sponsored by DeSoto County Extension Service 4-H Clubs. Call: Carol Sicilia, 4-H youth agent, (662) 429-1343. Chick-fil-A, Lowe's team on Mother's Day Chick-fil-A and Lowe’s in Olive Branch are teaming up to build a memory box for Mother’s Day. This free kids clinic will be held at the Olive Branch Lowe’s from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday. After completing the memory box, children receive a coupon for a free kid’s meal. Photos of children making the memory box will be taken at Lowe’s and available for pick up at the Olive Branch Chick-fil-A. Call: Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce, (662) 895-6220.