The Athens Review
Athens — 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 in the Athens area. 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.
• The Henderson County Humane Society in Athens has grant money available for owners of dogs who need financial assistance to get their dogs spayed or neutered. The dog must weigh 40 pounds or more. For more information call Ellen at 903-570-4546.
Saturday, March 13
• East Texas Genealogical Society and LDS Tyler Stake Family History Center will sponsor the 10th annual Family History Fair will be held at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, on 1617 Shiloh Road, in Tyler. Registration for the free event will begin at 8:30 a.m. The seminar will include two morning sessions from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., and multiple breakout sessions from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. A free lunch will be provided from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information go to www.etgs.org or contact Publicity Director June Everheart at 1stvp@etgs.org or 903-877-4501.
Sunday, March 14
• The East Texas Daylily Society will meet at the Tyler Rose Garden Center at 2 p.m. Smith County Master Gardener Ina Brundrett will provide the program on “Native Plants for East Texas.” Visitors are welcome. For more information call Dee or Bill at 903-670-3302.
Monday, March 15
• Henderson County Senior Citizens will sponsor a dance at the Senior Citizens Building, on State Highway 31 east, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Country music will be provided by the Hwy 31 Band.
Tuesday, March 16
• The Athens Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at First Presbyterian Church at 4:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to come and meet with ACA board members.
• The Seniors of Henderson County will hold its monthly meeting at St. Stephen's Anglican Church, on 2101 East College Street, at 4 p.m. The event will include a potluck dinner, games and free blood pressure and glucose testing by A Trinity Valley Home Health Care. For more information call Yvonne Crumpton at 903-677-6839.
Monday-Friday,
March 15-19
• The Eustace Independent School District Tax Office will be closed for the spring break vacation. For more information call the office at 903-425-5232.
Saturday, March 20
• The Texas Gospel Music Hall, on 6513 State Highway 19, will host the Christian Brothers, His Song and Sharon Kay King in concert beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at First State Bank and The Scroll in Tyler or by calling 903-677-2492, 903-477-8084 or 903-675-5217.
• Meals on Wheels and the Palestine Senior Activity Center, on 200 North Church Street, will host a Cake Contest. Cakes must be registered by 10:30 a.m. and judging will begin at 12 p.m. The fee to enter a cake in the Junior Division (ages 10 to 15 and 16 to 18) and Senior Division (ages 19 to 25 and 26 and up) is $5. A recipe must accompany an entry. Prizes will be awarded for the first, second and third place cake in each category. Proceeds will benefit both organizations. For more information or to register call Leigh Ann at 903-729-0255.
Tuesday, March 23
• Trinity Valley Community College’s Community Services Department will offer a beginning Sign Language class taught by James Stone. The class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and will run from March 23 through May 6 on the Athens campus. Tuition is $120, plus the cost of the required textbook. For more information call 903-675-6212 or visit www.tvcc.edu/communityservices.
Wednesday, March 24
• Trinity Valley Community College’s Community Services Department and Hospice of Cedar Lake will sponsor a live teleconference “Cancer and End of Life Care” in the Cafeteria Conference Room from 12:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. The event, produced by the Hospice Foundation of America, will address care options related to cancer diagnoses as well as loss and grief reactions for patients, families and professional caregivers. Pre-registration is requested. Registration forms are available at www.tvcc.edu/communityservices. For more information call 903-675-6212.
Thursday, March 25
• The Prom Boutique is collecting dresses, shoes and jewelry for Athens Independent School District female students. Donations will be accepted before 5 p.m. To deliver a donation or for more information call Yadira Chairez 903-677-6900.
• Texas Spine & Joint Hospital will hold two free seminars at the Athens Cain Center, on 915 South Palestine Street. The Hip and Knee Seminar will begin at 10 a.m. and the Back and Neck Seminar will begin at 1 p.m. Participants will learn about the different causes of arthritis, pain, and discuss the latest non-surgical treatments, surgery and advances in physical therapy. Reservations are required. Call toll free at 866-684-8754 or go to www.tsjh.org.
Friday, March 26
• The Wildcard String Orchestra be featured in a Big Band concert at the Lakeview Lodge, on 1801 Flatcreek Road, Athens, from 7:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $10 at the door and $8 with student ID. Proceeds will benefit the TVCC band. For more information call 903-677-2957.
Friday-Saturday,
April 23-24
• The Henderson County Art Club will hold its 82nd annual Spring Show and Sale at the Cain Center, on 915 South Palestine on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The entry form deadline for pre-registration for fine art painters, sculptors and photographers (adult and youth) is April 9. Entries should be delivered to the Cain Center on April 21 between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. The awards reception will be held on April 22 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. For more information or to download an entry form go to www.hendersoncountyart.org or contact Toni at 903-675-7800 or Andrea at 903-586-2148.
Friday, May 14
• American Cancer Society will host the Henderson County Relay for Life at the Henderson County Fairgrounds at 7 p.m. For more information call Jennifer Williams at 903-714-1972, or LeNell Lambright at 903-681-5974 for survivor registration or go to www.RelayForLife.org/Hendersoncotx.
Regular events
• The Athens Cancer Support Group and The Bosom Buddies Breast Cancer Support Group meet together in the ETMC Conference Room every first and third Tuesday of the month at 1 p.m. All cancer patients, survivors and family members are encouraged to attend.
