Community Calendar runs daily in the Review. Nonprofit and charitable organizations may e-mail items to lricks@athensreview.com. Regularly scheduled events will run at the bottom of this column as space permits.
• Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to the elderly for Meals on Wheels. The local route takes about an hour to run. For more information contact Gladys Bowman at 903-675-8577.
• The Texas Game Warden Museum at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center is looking for individuals interested in volunteering their time to open the museum on Saturday and Sundays to visitors. For more information call 903-670-2251.
• Caring Hearts Hospice, at 1837 West Main in Gun Barrel City, are looking for volunteers. For more information and to register for a training session call 903-887-4788.
• The Seven Points Volunteer Fire Department is accepting applications for volunteer firefighters. All training will be provided by the fire department or other fire service agencies at no cost to the volunteer. Applicants must be at least 18-years-old, live within two miles of the Seven Points fire district and be able to pass a drug test and background check. For more information call SPVFD Chief Joe Dobbs at 214-385-6344.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
• The Henderson County Literary Club will meet in the fellowship hall of First Presbyterian Church at 9:30 a.m. Joy Morgan Davis, of Dallas, will be the guest speaker.
Friday, Feb. 5
• Drop by the Henderson County Clint W. Murchison Memorial Library during your lunch hour to see local author Chuck Keyes. Also, you will be able you buy a copy of Cynella’s Gift and have him sign it. The event will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday Feb. 5. The library is located at 121 S. Prairieville St. in Athens.
Saturday, Feb. 6
• Gun Barrel City Assembly No 369 International Order of the Rainbow for Girls will host a chili cook-off at Cedar Creek Masonic Lodge, on 402 Legendary Lane, in GBC, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Attendees are asked to contribute a $5 donation for adults and $3 donation for children 12 and under. To enter the cook-off mail the $20 entry fee to Mrs. Mae Glidewell at 12801 Farm-to-Market Road 773, Murchison, Texas 75778. For more information call 903-469-4251 or 903-479-3542.
• St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, on 2101 East College Street, will host a breakfast forum at 9 a.m. Pancakes, sausage and fruit will be served. Candidates running in the March 2 primary will be in attendance.
• Henderson County Girls Softball Association will hold sign ups at Cain Park from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. For more information call 903-681-0716.
Tuesday, Feb. 9
• The Henderson County Art Society will meet in the lower level of the East Texas Arboretum and Botanical Society at 10:30 a.m. Maureen Killaby will be doing an oil still life demonstration. Visitors and new members are welcome. For more information go to www.hendersoncountyart.org or call Toni at 903-675-7800.
• The Women of St. Matthias Episcopal Church will host the 54th anniversary of the always highly-anticipated Smorgasbord. It will be 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9 at St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 205 Willowbrook Dr., next to Bel Air School.This year will celebrate the life and works of the woman who founded the event, Mary Jane Gould. The Smorgasbord is dedicated to her memory. Her generosity of spirit, her warmth, humor, culinary delights, and passion for her church are legend. For more information, call 903-675-3210.
Thursday, Feb. 11
• The Star Harbor Bridge Club will sponsor a fundraiser for the Star Harbor Building Fund at Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church, on County Road 3062, at 10 a.m. Doors will open to serve coffee at 9 a.m. The $20 fee will include lunch and the chance to win prizes. Entries must be submitted by Feb. 8. Make checks payable to Star Harbor Building Fund — include attendees names and phone number — and mail to Judy Ellis, 7 Shoreline Drive, Star Harbor, Texas 75148. For more information call J.D. Ferguson at 903-489-0973 or Judy Ellis at 903-489-1991.
• Lone Star Republican Women, on 112 North Palestine Street, will host a forum featuring County Judge candidates Charles Curtis and Richard Sanders; Texas State Board of Education candidates Dr. Don McLeroy and Thomas Ratlift and County Commissioner Precinct 4 candidate Ken Geeslin at 10 a.m. Those with questions are asked to arrive early. For more information call 903-852-5253.
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Downed airplane located
The Henderson County Sheriff's Office and Texas Department of Public Safety Game Wardens assisted in locating an plane that went down in Lake Palestine early Thursday. The Department of Public Safety is investigating the crash.
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City hears presentation for new apartment complex
The Athens City Council heard a presentation, Wednesday, from a group that hopes to obtain a grant to build an apartment complex in south Athens.
Jay Oji, of Sphinx Development Corporation, said the 80-unit complex called Robbins Villas would be built on a tract of land where Robbins Road intersects with Loop 7. The affordable housing units would cost about $12 million to construct. -
Coaches tell Kiwanis about programs
Two of Trinity Valley Community College’s newest coaches spoke to the Athens Kiwanis Tuesday at the Country Club.
Trinity Valley Community College Head Softball Coach Ashley Johnston, and Volleyball Coach Tosha Spain, also head up two of the newest programs on campus. -
Adams addresses Chamber
The Athens Chamber of Commerce brought in Hue Adams Wednesday at its monthly luncheon to remind local business leaders of the finer points of being a leader.
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Athens Hornet now flying Hornets
A former Athens High School student Bryan Sory is now flying FA-18C Hornets, the U.S. Navy’s frontline fighter plane. Lt. Commander Sory flies for VFA-151, The Vigilantes, based in Lemoore, Calif. VFA-151 deployed aboard the U.S.S. Lincoln in December, 2011, and is currently flying missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, the overarching operation that encompasses, among other things, ongoing counter-terrorism and nation-building efforts in Afghanistan.
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Commissioners re-appoint three current Fair Park Board members
The Henderson County Commissioners Court, by a 3 to 2 vote, Tuesday, voted to re-appoint three current members of the Fair Park Board to new terms.
Chairman Bob Miars and members Ken Hayes and Mark Davis were chosen to serve an additional two years, with their terms to run through Dec. 31, 2013. -
Walmart workers cooperate with APD
Walmart employees and the Athens Police Department spoiled a scheme to steal televisions from the store, Monday afternoon, leading to three arrests.
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Man named in plane theft
Had it not been presence of a truck that authorities were able to trace to a Nacogdoches man, the search for a plane stolen from Athens Airport might be as difficult as finding a single bird in the sky.
The 1980 model Cessna reported missing on Jan. 28 was recovered Monday by the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office, which had been assisting the Athens Police Department in the case. -
Dancin’ with Henry
Four-year-old Janiyah Ray gets funky during halftime of the Athens Hornets' varsity boys game against Rusk last Friday at AHS Gym. Henry the Hornet (also known as Will Carter) began a dance routine as halftime began, and Ray couldn't help but run out of the stands and join in — much to the delight of the home crowd.
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Students help honor veterans
Congressman Jeb Hensarling is asking students across the 5th Congressional District to help him honor the service and sacrifice of veterans by participating in the annual Valentines for Vets program. Pictured are students at Bel Air Elementary who took part in the project. In the front row are Kaytlen Hurley, Meagan Miranda, Coralyn Happel, Reagan Farley, Emily Rodriguez, Julian Cazares and Camryn Pair. In the second row are Alondra Carillo, Louis Delagarza, Morgan Gould, Alexis Robles, Caroline Moore, Madison Wilson and Renee Campbell. In back are Amy Gould, Caleb Humphries and Ricardo Sanchez.
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