Published: May 16, 2006 08:20 am      

Local Beat - 5/16/06

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May 16

Senior Activity Center, 919 W. Park Ave., will have clogging classes from 7 to 9 p.m. with Helen Griffiths as instructor. Classes are held each Tuesday. For more information, call (903) 654-4980.



Corsicana Independent School District spring band concert will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Corsicana High School auditorium. The concert will feature the bands from Drane Intermediate School, Collins Middle School and Corsicana High School. The public is invited.



Corsicana Chess Club will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Civic Room of the Corsicana Public Library. Bring your own chess board. All ages are invited to participate; however, children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information, call Bob Quinn at (903) 874-2053.



Navarro County Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 N. 14th St. All are welcome to learn and to give and receive support. For more information, call (903) 872-6302 or (903) 874-6815.



May 17

Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a seminar on Web development from 1 to 3 p.m. 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) 874-0658 or e-mail ophelia.mendoza@navarrocollege.edu.



The Corsicana Independent School District will hold a meeting at 2 p.m. at Sam Houston Staff Development Center to discuss federal program services offered within the district to private non-profit schools or home schools with tax ID numbers. In order to be eligible for the services offered, parents and an official from any non-profit private school who wishes to participate in the federal programs must attend the collaborative meeting.



May 18

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 10:30 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “Basic Computer 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.



Eureka Crime Watch will hold its annual community picnic at 6:15 p.m. at he Bartosh home, 505 Hidden Oaks Lane. Everyone is invited. Meat, bread and drinks will be furnished as well as plates and eating utensils. Bring a covered dish and/or a dessert with serving utensils and your lawn chairs. Directions: Take U.S. Highway 287 south past The Shores; turn left on the next street (Caddo Trail) at the sales office of Jackson Lake Properties; at the end of Caddo Trail, turn left on Hidden Oaks Lane; first house on the right (gray brick). Come and enjoy a wonderful evening of fellowship and good food.



African-American Community Council will meet at 7 p.m. at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 1114 E. Sixth Ave., for the community focus group mixer. The AACC was formed as a sounding board for community issues, concerns and ideas to be heard. The council meets at 7 p.m. each third Thursday of the month.



Navarro County Board of Realtors will meet at noon at Napoli’s Italian Restaurant and Bar, 111 E. Collin St. Jim Hale of Orkin Pest Control will sponsor the luncheon. Patti Taylor, Texas Real Estate Political Action Committee chairman, will stage an auction. Pat Fain of Corsicana National Bank & Trust Mortgage Department will be auctioneer. Taylor has requested that members bring an item for yard art, garden tools, decorative items such as bird feeders, bird houses, etc. Make your reservations to the board office no later than May 16.



Navarro County Service Agency Network will meet at noon at Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, 800 N. Main St., Suite C. Lunch will be $3. To make lunch reservations, call (903) 872-2593.



May 18-19

An AARP drivers safety program will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Corsicana. Any licensed driver may attend. Cost will be $10 per person, payable to AARP when you arrive for class. The class, taught by Jim Jones, will hold 35 people. This course does not remediate a traffic violation ticket. This course helps you with your insurance cost. Consult your agent for amount of discount. To reserve your spot for the class, call Lucy Waterman at (903) 872-4143 or Jim Jones (903) 874-2440.



May 19

Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a workshop on understanding commercial lending 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) 874-0658 or e-mail ophelia.mendoza@navarrocollege.edu.



Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3366, located at Veterans Drive off West State Highway 31, will have Kuttin Edge Karaoke with Bob and Nancy McQuary from 8 p.m. to midnight. The VFW Post canteen will open at 4 p.m. For more information, call after 4 p.m. to (903) 872-3811.



May 19-20

Navarro County Relay for Life will be held at Fullerton-Garitty Park, 3201 McKnight Lane, Corsicana. Opening ceremonies will begin at 7 p.m. May 19 followed by the survivors walk between 7:15 and 7:30 p.m. CJ and Randy will be the disc jockeys throughout the entire relay. Entertainment will be provided by New Life, Corsicana High School Choir, Hot Drop Soldiers, The Galinda Girls, Randy Treadway and Friends Band, Northside Baptist Orchestra, Cornerstone Baptist Orchestra, and others. Concessions will be available. There will be face painting, relay bracelets, relay tattoos, Miss Relay Pageant (guys only) at 8:30 p.m., Relay Olympics at 11 p.m. and Relay Idol at midnight. For more information, contact co-chairmen David Dickinson at (254) 578-9535 or ddickinson@natenv.com or Rhonda Davis at (903) 874-1883 or rdavis@natenv.com.



United Christian Fellowship will have its annual “Yard Dawg” sale at its new building, 3301 W. Seventh Ave., across from Navarro College. This annual fund-raiser supports UCF projects and programs. The students will give 10 percent of all proceeds to the Navarro County Boys and Girls Club building. Barbecue dinners will also be available benefiting the Gloria LaShawn Gee Scholarship Fund. For more information, call Missy or Bob at (903) 874-5129.



Kerens FFA will hold a youth rodeo at 7:30 p.m. May 19-20 at the Kerens Riding Club Arena, South State Highway 309, Kerens. Mutton Bustin’ will be at 6:30 p.m. each day. Slack will be 10 a.m. May 20. All contestants must call in to enter (no walk ups) except Mutton Bustin’. Call in from 4 to 9 p.m. May 15, or from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 16-17. Divisions will be 14 and under, junior; and 15 to 20, senior. For more information or to register, view the Web site at www.kerens.k12.tx.us/ffa.htm, call (903) 396-2924 or fax (903) 396-2334.



May 20

American Legion Post 22, 632 N. Beaton St., invites members and their guests for an evening with Texas Tradition Band from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. No cover charge. Post will open at 2 p.m. For more information, call (903) 874-3938.



Hubbard Rodeo Association will sponsor a trail ride. Riders will meet at Hubbard City Lakes at 9:30 a.m. Cost will be $10 per rider with lunch provided. If you would like to ride, contact trail boss J.C. Foster at (254) 576-2347 by May 17. A current coggins paper is required. The trail ride will be limited to horses only, no wagons.



Chatfield Volunteer Fire Department will have its annual fish fry and dance at the Chatfield-Tupelo Community Center. The meal will be served from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The dance will follow.



Navarro County Farmers Market, located in the Farmers Market pavilion at the corner of Sixth Avenue and Business 45, next to the Daily Sun, will open. It will be open each Saturday and Tuesday from 7 a.m. until sold out. Texas Department of Health, Farmers Market, WIC program vouchers will be accepted on all eligible items. For more information, call Fred Hayes at (903) 874-2670.



May 21

Hopewell Cemetery Association will have its annual meeting at the cemetery at 11 a.m. with a covered dish lunch afterward. If inclement weather, the meeting will be at the Navarro Fire Station. Dr. Gary Richards, the speaker for the meeting, is a native of Corsicana and an associate professor of English at the University of New Orleans. He routinely teaches in a summer program in Innsbruck, Austria. Richards has family ties to the Navarro area of the county, descending from the Fouty, White, Boyd, Stroder, Beeman, Bressie, Meador and Rankin families, many of which have been in the county since the 1840s. If you cannot attend, donations may be sent to Rosellan Richards, 9300 County Road SE2150, Corsicana, TX 75109.



May 22

Emhouse Community Center will meet at 7 p.m. Hugh Parrish will talk about “old-town” Emhouse. Light refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited.



May 23

Senior Activity Center, 919 W. Park Ave., will have clogging classes from 7 to 9 p.m. with Helen Griffiths as instructor. Classes are held each Tuesday. For more information, call (903) 654-4980.



May 25

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 10:30 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 County Democratic Party fund-raiser will be from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Napoli’s Restaurant, 111 E. Collin St., Corsicana.



Navarro College PALS will meet at 11:30 a.m. at The Cook Center on the Navarro College campus for a covered dish luncheon. Senior citizens are invited. Sandy Lewis with the Corsicana Visitor Center will speak after lunch. For more information, call (903) 874-5780.



Through May 26

The Salvation Army is offering the Navarro County community the opportunity to send kids to camp. If you have a child between 7 to 12 years of age and would like to give them the opportunity to attend a week-long summer camp, call The Salvation Army at (903) 874-7131. Applications will be taken through May 26. Limited spaces are available.



May 26

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3366, located at Veterans Drive off West State Highway 31, will have First Class Karaoke with Jerry and Nedra House from 8 p.m. to midnight. The VFW Post canteen will open at 4 p.m. A raffle fund-raiser will be held during the evening. For more information, call after 4 p.m. to (903) 872-3811.



May 27

Dawson will have a 125th anniversary celebration. There will be a parade, classic car show, Civil War reenactment, live music, street dance, barbecue lunch and vendor booths. The meal will consist of barbecue brisket, beans, potato salad, bread, dessert and tea. Cost will be $10 at the door or $8 in advance, and children’s meal (up to 12 years) will be $5. Send advance requests and money to Becky Rogers, Dawson Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 428, Dawson, TX 76639. (Tickets will be held until the day of the celebration, unless requested to be mailed to you.) Anyone wishing to enter the parade may call (254) 578-1669. Vendor booth locations will be $25. For vendor booth information or reservations or for general information, call (254) 578-1515. People interested in entering a vehicle in the classic car show, may contact Allen at (214) 808-4019.



American Legion Post 22, 632 N. Beaton St., invites members and their guests to an evening of karaoke with Nedra and Jerry House. No cover charge. Post will open at 2 p.m. For more information, call (903) 874-3938.



Pelham will have memorial activities beginning with beautification of graves at Pelham Cemetery from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. A program will be held at 10:30 a.m. at Wesley United Methodist Church in Pelham. A raffle will follow the program. A barbecue lunch will be served at Pelham Community Center followed by a museum tour and visit.



May 27-29

Hubbard Memorial Day Weekend Trade Days will kick off with a pancake breakfast from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. May 27 at the Hubbard Volunteer Fire Department, followed with a KHBR live remote from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Historic Hubbard High School open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be a rodeo at 8 p.m. May 27 at Mooney Holloway Arena and at 2 p.m. May 28 in the arena. May 29 events will include a fried fish meal at the fire station from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a downtown patriotic parade at 11 a.m., and a memorial service at noon at Fairview Cemetery with keynote speaker U.S. Rep. Chet Edwards. For more information, call the Hubbard Chamber of Commerce at (254) 576-2050.



May 27-July 22

Pickett Playdays will be held at the Retreat arena, located on Farm-to-Market 709 South, beginning at 10 a.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of the month through July. Negative coggins required. Remaining shows will be May 27, June 10 and 24 and July 8 and 22. For more information, call (903) 489-1746 or (903) 872-6943.



May 30

Senior Activity Center, 919 W. Park Ave., will have clogging classes from 7 to 9 p.m. with Helen Griffiths as instructor. Classes are held each Tuesday. For more information, call (903) 654-4980.



June 1-10

Warehouse Living Arts Center Theatre, 119 W. Sixth Ave., will present “Seeing Stars in Dixie” at 7:30 p.m. June 1-3, 6, 8-10, and at 2 p.m. June 4. Ron Osborne’s funny, entertaining and thought-provoking comedy will feature Monica Miller, Darlene Pleiner, Frank Means, Haven Powers and Debbie Hanks. Cranston Dodds will direct. Ticket prices will be $12 for adults, $10 for students and senior citizens 65 and up, and $6 for kids 12 and under. For more information, call (903) 872-5421.



June 2

31 Kings Motorcycle Club of Corsicana will have a drawing at 5 p.m. at the 31 Kings Clubhouse. Proceeds raised will go toward the Navarro County Boys and Girls Club to build a new facility that will be located at the old Jackson High field. You do not have to be present to win. Tickets are $1 each of six for $5. For ticket purchases, contact Jimmy Parhm, (903) 879-6457; Victor Franklin, (903) 872-3816; Ernest Hammond, (903) 872-2071; Daryl Waites, (903) 851-6182; or Spoon, (214) 769-3211.



June 2-Aug. 4

The Salvation Army will hold a summer day camp for ages 7 to 12 from 7:45 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 2 through Aug. 4. There will be music, crafts, recreation, field trips, etc. Lunch will be provided daily. The cost will be $30 per child per week with a sliding scale used for families with more than one child attending. Limited spaces available. Call The Salvation Army at (903)874-7131 to reserve your spot in the program.



June 3

Family Fun-Shop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at The Cook Center on the Navarro College campus. Watch a special showing of the favorite family feature “Larry Cat in Space” then build and blastoff your very own simple rocket. Each Fun-Shop is $3 per person. For more information, call (903) 874-1211 or (903) 875-7596.



Navarro County Branch NAACP Summerfest 2006 will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Bunert Park. There will be education booths, health fair, food booths, arts and crafts, train rides, horse show, motorcycle show, face painting, bounce house, dunking booth, sports tournaments, raffles and great entertainment. For more information, call E. Burrell at (903) 872-4058 or J. Irvin at (903) 654-2826.



June 5

Corsicana Art League will meet at 6 p.m. at the Senior Activity Center, 919 W. Park Ave. There will be a still life set up for painting. Bring sketch pad and paints. The mural for the visitation room at Child Protective Services is complete. Bring ideas for the next room which will be the nursery. Also, bring any painting you wish to display at Higher Grounds.



June 6

VOICE will offer a TABC seller/server class starting at 10 a.m. at Gander Mountain Lodge. The cost will be $25 per person and registration deadline will be 2 p.m. June 5. No one will be registered on the day of the class. For more information, call Gina Ward at VOICE at (903) 872-0180 or e-mail to gward@voiceinc.org.



June 8

Nine-time Grammy winner Asleep at the Wheel will perform at 7:30 p.m. at the Palace Theatre, 112 W. Sixth Ave., sponsored by the City of Corsicana Parks and Recreation Department and the Navarro Council of the Arts. The event will be free to the public with first-come, first served on seats. For more information, call (903) 874-7792.



June 16

GED graduation will be held at 7 p.m. in the Dawson Auditorium on the Navarro College Corsicana campus. For more information, call the Adult Education Department at (903) 875-7464.



June 23-25

The Hope Center will present the musical “1776” at the Palace Theatre, 112 W. Sixth Ave. Tickets are $15 on the floor and $10 in the balcony. For tickets, call (903) 874-7792.



July 8

Family Fun-Shop will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at The Cook Center on the Navarro College campus. Take a trip through the planets of the solar system in “Our Place In Space” then make and take your own planet model. Each Fun-Shop is $3 per person. For more information, call (903) 874-1211 or (903) 875-7596.



July 29

A raffle drawing will be held at BHC Grill and Cantina, located at Interstate 45 and State Highway 31 behind Carl White’s Autoplex, with proceeds going to the Corsicana Police Officers Association to be used for Navarro County’s youth alcohol awareness education program. BHC Grill along with Chuck Edward will chances to win an autographed Fender Stratacaster Squire guitar. There will be a full day of fun and live music.



Aug. 12

Central Texas Foundation Quarter Horse Registry Affiliate will have a two-man feedlot sorting at the Wild Horse Arena between Malakoff and Athens on State Highway 31. Current negative coggins required. For more information, view the Web site at www.ctfqhra.com or call Charlotte at (903) 288-0043 or AJ at (903) 879-2403.



Sept. 9

Central Texas Foundation Quarter Horse Registry Affiliate will have a two-man feedlot sorting at the Wild Horse Arena between Malakoff and Athens on State Highway 31. Current negative coggins required. For more information, view the Web site at www.ctfqhra.com or call Charlotte at (903) 288-0043 or AJ at (903) 879-2403.



Oct. 6

Central Texas Foundation Quarter Horse Registry Affiliate will have a FQHR registered point show. Current negative coggins required. For more information, view the Web site at www.ctfqhra.com or call Charlotte at (903) 288-0043 or AJ at (903) 879-2403.



Oct. 21

Central Texas Foundation Quarter Horse Registry Affiliate will have a two-man feedlot sorting at the Wild Horse Arena between Malakoff and Athens on State Highway 31. Current negative coggins required. For more information, view the Web site at www.ctfqhra.com or call Charlotte at (903) 288-0043 or AJ at (903) 879-2403.