Published: May 13, 2008 12:37 am            

Local Beat -- 05/13/08

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May 13

Blooming Grove Masonic Lodge will have a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Meal will be served starting at 6:30 p.m.



Eureka Masonic Lodge will have a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Meal will be served starting at 6:30 p.m.



Corsicana Emergency Corps, 416 S. 12th St., Corsicana, will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. All members, any active volunteers who want to join, and any residents are invited to attend. Monthly meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, call (903) 872-5072.



Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1009, Corsicana, will meet at 7 p.m. at Sirloin Stockade. Veterans who served on active duty (for other than training purposes) in the Republic of Vietnam between Feb. 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, or in any duty location between Aug. 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975, are eligible for membership. Annual dues of $20 and a copy of DD Form 214 must accompany he application. Spouses and others guests are welcome. Dining and socializing will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Chapter officers for the coming year will be elected at this meeting.



Navarro County Branch of the NAACP will hold a general membership meeting at 7 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 1114 E. Sixth Ave. All members are asked to attend. Your participation is critical to the success of the NAACP. For more information, contact the Navarro County NAACP, P.O. Box 284, Corsicana, TX 75151-0284.



May 14

North Central Texas WorkForce’s Corsicana Center will host a job search workshop on “Making Yourself Matter” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



May 14-28

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3366, located at Veterans Drive off West State Highway 31, invites all its members and guests to its weekly pool tournament fund-raiser at 8 p.m. each Wednesday in May. For more information, call after 4 p.m. to (903) 872-3811.



May 15

North Central Texas WorkForce’s Corsicana Center will host a “Workshop Center Orientation” at 10 a.m. and a job search workshop on “Resume Preparation” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “WorkInTexas.com” training will be offered at 5:30 p.m. at the center, but seating is limited and you must pre-register for this training. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



A blood drive with Carter BloodCare will be held from noon to 5:30 p.m., hosted by Texas Youth Commission (Corsicana State Home). Donors will be entered into a weekly chance to win a 10-pack of movie tickets. For more information, visit www.carterbloodcare.org or call (800) 366-2834. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good general health and have a photo ID. For more information, call Rebecca Thomas at (903) 872-4821, Ext. 200.



Dawson Independent School District will have its regular board meeting at 7 p.m.



Through May 16

Mildred Elementary School will have registration for 2008-2009 pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays through May 16. Parents are asked to bring the following items: official birth certificate, Social Security card, verification of up-to-date immunizations, proof of residency. For more information, call (903) 872-0381.



May 16

Grazing management workshop will be held from 8 a.m. to noon at 77 Ranch in Blooming Grove. A meal will be served at noon. RSVP by May 12 to AgriLife Extension at (903) 654-3075.



May 16-17

Navarro County Relay for Life will be held from 7 p.m. May 16 through 7 a.m. May 17 at Community Park near the YMCA. If you are a cancer survivor, you are invited to a reception from 5:30 to 6:45 p.m. at the Optimist Room at the YMCA, preceding the relay. If not already registered as a cancer survivor or caregiver, you can do so at that time. All survivors and caretakers are invited to take part in the opening ceremonies. For information, contact survivor/caregiver chairman Donna Hillis at (903) 874-2984. Community Services, from 5 p.m. May 16 through 7 a.m. May 17, will provide transportation to and from the Cornerstone Baptist Church parking lot to the relay. For information, contact Jamie Kitchens at (903) 874-9729.



May 17

Chasing the Cure will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Mildred High School track. An all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast will be served from 9 to 11 a.m. There will be fun and games. For $1 each you can buy a white balloon in memory or in honor of a survivor. Balloons will be released at noon. All proceeds will go to the American Cancer Society. For more information, call Sherrie Bottoms at (903) 872-0392.



Navarro County Farmers Market will open at 7 a.m. at the corner of East Sixth Avenue and Business 45. It will be open at 7 a.m. each Tuesday and Saturday through September.



May 18

Hopewell Cemetery Association will meet at the cemetery for its annual meeting. The speaker and business meeting will begin at 11 a.m. with a covered dish lunch afterwards. Gene Horn of LaPorte will be the guest speaker. If inclement weather, the meeting will be held at the Navarro Fire Station. Your attendance will be appreciated, but if you cannot attend, your donations may be sent to Hopewell Cemetery Association, in care of Rosellan Richards, secretary/treasurer, 9300 County Road SE2150, Corsicana, TX 75109.



May 19

VOICE and Navarro County AgriLife Extension will host a healthy living class from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the VOICE office, located in the Bank of America Building, 100 N. Main St., Third Floor, Suite 308. This class will be free and the public is welcome to attend. For more information, contact Gina Dieterichs at (903) 872-0180 or gdieterichs@voiceinc.org.



Emhouse Community Center will meet at 7 p.m. Refreshments will be served.



May 20

Kerens Masonic Lodge will have a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served after lodge.



HR Corsicana, an affiliate chapter of the Society of Human Resource Management, will meet in the president’s dining room in the Navarro College cafeteria. Guest speakers will be Gary Oliver and Howard Pittman. They will speak about identity theft and the laws concerning identity theft. Lunch will be served at 11:30 a.m. with the program beginning at noon to 1 p.m. The cost for the program will be free, with lunch costing $8.



May 21

North Central Texas WorkForce’s Corsicana Center will host a job search workshop on “Microsoft Excel training” at 9 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



May 22

Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a session on creating a business plan from 10 a.m. to noon at the Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. 12th St. Cost of the workshop will be $20. For more information or to register, call Ophelia Mendoza at (903) 875-7667 or e-mail ophelia.mendoza@navarrocollege.edu.



North Central Texas WorkForce’s Corsicana Center will host a “Workshop Center Orientation” at 10 a.m. and a job search workshop on “Interview Tips” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “Basic PC Skills” training will be offered at 5:30 p.m. at the center, but seating is limited and you must pre-register for this training. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



May 23

A mission trip fund-raiser will be held at 7 p.m. at the YMCA-Rhoades Optimist Room to help with area youth going to help work in the Berryville, Ark., area which was hard hit by tornadoes last year. The mission trip will be taken in June. The fund-raiser will be a complete spaghetti dinner with live entertainment by the Douglas Family. There will also be door prizes and a baked goods auction. Advance tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under age 11. Tickets at the door will be $15 for adults and $8 for children under age 11. Take-out dinners, available at the door beginning at 6 p.m., will be $15. For more information, call (903) 875-4048.



May 24

The second chance prom, sponsored by Gowns Galore, will be held from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. at The Cook Center on the Navarro College campus, benefiting the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The black-tie formal event will be for people who didn’t go their high school prom, for those who would like to go a prom again, and for those who just like to dress up and have fun. There will be a silent auction, raffle, 50/50 drawing, music from the ‘60s through the ‘90s, photographer, cash bar, and free hors d’oeuvres. Tickets will be $45 in advance or $50 at the door. For a reserved table that seats 8 to 10 people, the cost will be $500. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Gowns Galore, 200 N. 15th St., located in the Southland Center. For more information, call Donna at (903) 874-3377.



Navarro County Reach to Recovery will have information available from 9 a.m. to noon in Classroom 2 of Navarro Regional Hospital. Reach to Recovery, a service offered free of charge and a division of the American Cancer Society, offers support by breast cancer survivors, literature, temporary breast prosthesis, wigs, exercise instruction for range of motion following surgery, and other support. For more information, call (903) 872-2459 or (800) 227-2345 or view the Web site at www.cancer.org.



May 24-26

Hubbard Memorial Day Weekend Trade Days will kick off with its annual pancake breakfast from 7 to 9 a.m. May 24 at the Hubbard Volunteer Fire Department. Other May 24 events include a bake sale at the Hubbard Antique Mall, the Historic Hubbard High School open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and the sixth annual Lone Star Rodeo at 8 p.m. at Mooney Holloway Arena on State Highway 31. There will also be a matinee rodeo performance at 2 p.m. May 25. May 26 events will include a meal at the fire station from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a downtown patriotic Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m., and a memorial service at noon at Fairview Cemetery. For more information, call Hubbard Chamber of Commerce at (254) 576-2521.



May 26

Barry Masonic Lodge will be dark in remembrance of Memorial Day.



Through May 27

Nurturing Program Part I for parents of infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesdays though May 27. These free classes will be held at the Bank of America building, 100 N. Main St., Third Floor, Suite 308. For more information, Valorie at VOICE, (903) 872-0180.



May 27

Winkler Masonic Lodge will have a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. Meal will be served starting at 6:30 p.m.



May 29

Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a combination workshop on how to get government contracts from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. 12th St. Cost of the workshop will be $40. For more information or to register, call Ophelia Mendoza at (903) 875-7667 or e-mail ophelia.mendoza@navarrocollege.edu.



North Central Texas WorkForce’s Corsicana Center will host a “Workshop Center Orientation” at 10 a.m. and a job search workshop on “Resume Preparation” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “WorkInTexas.com” training will be offered at 5:30 p.m. at the center, but seating is limited and you must pre-register for this training. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



Navarro College PAL will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Cook Center on the college campus. All people 60 and above are invited to attend. Bring a covered dish and come meet new friends. Drinks will be provided. Please bring canned goods for the Navarro county Food Pantry. They are low on many staple items such as macaroni and cheese, rice, noodles and cereals. The program for the meeting will be the planetarium show “Dinosaurs Alive.”



May 31

Corsicana/Navarro County tire collection day will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Precinct 1 County Barn, located on State Highway 31 and 45th Street, across from Wal-Mart. Bring any and all of your tires (only tires) to the barn. No commercial tire dealers/haulers will be allowed to dispose of tires. You must be a Navarro County resident, and loads must be tarped and firmly secured to trucks and trailers. Assistance will be available to help unload. For more information, call (903) 654-3075.



June 1

Rice Cemetery Association will have its annual homecoming at Rice High School. A business meeting will be at 10:15 a.m., a program will be at 11 a.m., followed by a covered dish luncheon. Anyone who has loved ones buried at the Rice Cemetery or connected with the Rice community is invited to attend. For more information, call Rice Cemetery Association president Don Mahaley at (972) 938-0894.



June 3

Corsicana Chapter No. 118, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold a stated meeting and initiate a candidate at the Corsicana Masonic Lodge at 7:30 p.m. A potluck supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. All area OES members are invited. For more information, call Bonnie Mathison at (903) 874-0226.



June 6-7

Navarro County Extension Club will have a bake sale including homemade cakes from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Warner Redus’ home, 1101 E. Waterworks Road. For more information, call Texas AgriLife Extension agent Virginia Mays at (903) 654-3075.



June 7

Corsicana Chapter No. 118, Order of the Eastern Star, will have an open meeting for the purpose of installing officers for the 2008-2009 year. Jane Rogers is the worthy matron elect and Dewey Gordon is the worthy patron elect. The installation will be at 2 p.m. at Corsicana Masonic Lodge, 201 N. 15th St. Light refreshments will be served afterwards. The general public is invited. For more information, call Bonnie Mathison at (903) 874-0226.



Corsicana/Navarro County clean-up day will be held from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Corsicana Regional Landfill on Jester Road off East State Highway 31. Bring your junk and trash to the landfill. This can include: large appliances, furniture, entertainment equipment, agricultural pesticide containers (must be triple rinsed, punctured or crushed), daily household garbage, and brush. No tires will be accepted. You must be a Navarro County resident, and loads must be tarped and firmly secured to trucks and trailers. Assistance will be available to help unload. Volunteers will be available to take items to the landfill for elderly or disabled residents in the Corsicana area. For this assistance, call (903) 654-3075 by 4 p.m. June 6 or call before 11 a.m. June 7 to the Corsicana Emergency Corps at (903) 872-5072 to schedule items to be picked up.



June 10-19

VOICE will offer the Texas Youth Tobacco Awareness Program, a state-approved program for minors charged with attempted purchase, consumption, or possession of tobacco and is designed to the mandates of Texas law. VOICE staff is certified to facilitate this program. The class will be an eight-hour program divided into four two-hour sessions. There will be a choice of morning or afternoon sessions — from 9 to 11 a.m. or from 3 to 5 p.m. June 10, 12, 17 or 19. Classes are $80 (cash only) for all sessions. For more information, contact John Goodnight at (903) 872-0180 or jgoodnight@voiceinc.org.



June 28

Navarro County Reach to Recovery will have information available from 9 a.m. to noon in Classroom 2 of Navarro Regional Hospital. Reach to Recovery, a service offered free of charge and a division of the American Cancer Society, offers support by breast cancer survivors, literature, temporary breast prosthesis, wigs, exercise instruction for range of motion following surgery, and other support. For more information, call (903) 872-2459 or (800) 227-2345 or view the Web site at www.cancer.org.



July 1

Corsicana Chapter No. 118, Order of the Eastern Star, will hold a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. A potluck supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. All area OES members are invited. For more information, call Bonnie Mathison at (903) 874-0226.



July 15-24

VOICE will offer the Texas Youth Tobacco Awareness Program, a state-approved program for minors charged with attempted purchase, consumption, or possession of tobacco and is designed to the mandates of Texas law. VOICE staff is certified to facilitate this program. The class will be an eight-hour program divided into four two-hour sessions. There will be a choice of morning or afternoon sessions — from 9 to 11 a.m. or from 3 to 5 p.m. July 15, 17, 22 and 24. Classes are $80 (cash only) for all sessions. For more information, contact John Goodnight at (903) 872-0180 or jgoodnight@voiceinc.org.

        

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