May 17, 2008 12:00 am
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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. The speaker will be Tim Easley. Refreshments will be served.
Barry Crime Watch will meet at 7 p.m. at Barry Methodist Church. The speaker will be Lowell Thompson, Navarro County district attorney. Light 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.
Collins Middle School will host a Pre-AP parent meeting for all interested parents/guardians of seventh and eighth graders at 6:30 p.m. in the Collins cafeteria. CMS staff will explain the contract, the Pre-AP program, the expectations for each class offered at Collins, and answer questions. Registration dates for Pre-AP courses are as follows: Registration for seventh grade — May 21 at Drane during the day; and registration for eighth grade — May 20 at CMS during the day. Registration forms are due May 23.
Fellowship of Christian Athletes will host a hamburger and hot dog supper for all Corsicana High School students at 6 p.m. at Tiger Stadium. Students do not have to be in athletics to attend.
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 21-28
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. Wednesdays in May. For more information, call after 4 p.m. to (903) 872-3811.
May 22
Navarro County AARP will meet at 2 p.m. at the Northwest Apartment Community Room. This will be the last meeting until fall. Everyone is welcome to come and enjoy fun, games, refreshments and door prizes. Hostesses will be Cleo Lee, Mary Alice Wilson and Carol Burgess, assisted by Virginia Mays, Warner Redus and Alice Venters. Come and enjoy this hour of fun. For more information, call (903) 874-3454. Elbert Turner is the president.
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.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. at the Woodland Cemetery gazebo. Speakers will be veterans Elzie Carroll and James Borkchum, who both served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Soloists will be Billy Elias, Gertrude Richardson and Curtis Sparks. Taps will be played by Les Grayson. Single Believers Ministries and members of the Beautification Committee in Precinct 2 are seeking donations for trees, shrubs, and permanent and seasonal flowers by May 23. For more information, call (903) 874-2921 or (903) 641-5671 or e-mail to singlebelieversministries@yahoo.com.
Navarro County War Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the Navarro County Courthouse. The speaker will be Lowell Thompson. Join in remembering the fallen soldiers from Navarro County. A special tribute will be paid to William O’Brien, who died while serving in Iraq. Donations will be accepted for the memorial that will be erected honoring this young man.
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.
American Legion Post 22 Ladies Auxiliary, 632 N. Beaton St., will meet at 3 p.m. To attend the meeting, membership must be current. For more information, call after 2 p.m. to (903) 874-3938.
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.
Sons of American Legion, will meet at the American Legion Post 22, 632 N. Beaton St., at 3 p.m. To attend the meeting, membership must be current. For more information, call after 2 p.m. to (903) 874-3938.
June 10
Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a free basic workshop on how to start a small business from 10 a.m. to noon at the Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. 12th St. For more information or to register, call Ophelia Mendoza at (903) 875-7667 or e-mail ophelia.mendoza@navarrocollege.edu.
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 14
The Legionnaires’ monthly meeting will be held at 1 p.m. at the American Legion Post 22, 632 N. Beaton St. To attend this meeting, membership must be current. For more information, call after 2 p.m. to (903) 874-3938.
June 26
Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a session on creating a business plan from 1 to 3:30 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) 875-7667 or e-mail ophelia.mendoza@navarrocollege.edu.
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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