UPCOMING EVENTS APRIL 11 Thursday
• Advocacy Open House The Children’s Advocacy Center open house from 2 to 4 p.m. at 131 Tenaha Street in Center.
APRIL 11 Thursday
• Butterfly Release The Children’s Advocacy Center Butterfly Release on the Historic Courthouse lawn at 4 p.m.
APRIL 5 Friday
• Mobile Clinic open house The community is invited to an Open House at HOPE Community Medicine at 10:00 a.m. to see, and learn about, the new Mobile Clinic. HOPE Community Medicine is at 304 Logansport Street in Center.
APRIL 6 Saturday
• Southern Plainsman Quartet Center Bible Fellowship at 925 Tenaha Street in Center t 6 p.m. Refreshments to follow. Love offering only. Everyone welcome.
APRIL 6 Saturday
• Scrap Happy Quilters Meeting Saturday, April 6 at 9:00 a.m. at the James-Antioch Community House. Kits are available and may be taken home and returned at the next meeting. Feel free to bring projects from home to work on at the meeting. Bring your sewing machine and supplies. Members providing quilts at their expense. Anyone wishing to make a monetary donation, or with fabric to donate, please contact Margaret Smith at smith926@aol.com and enter Quilts of Valor in the subject line.
APRIL 6 Saturday
• Happy Tails Tractor Supply, Happy Tails pet food drive, adoption event at Tractor Supply 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Adoption fee waived on Saturday. Also accepting donations of pet food, pet related supplies and monetary donations, and selling dinner tickets and raffle tickets for Cause 4 Paws fundraiser April 19 on the downtown Center square. Tractor Supply is located at 1155 Tenaha Street in Center.
APRIL 15 Monday
• WoodmenLife meeting The Chapter 250 of the WoodmenLife monthly meeting at 6:00 p.m. at the Ag Extension office meeting room. Regular business will include making plans for the presentation of scholarships for high school seniors.
RECURRING EVENTS WEEKLY – Mondays
• AA meeting in Gary at the New Hope Baptist church at 127 FM 2260. Every Monday 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Call Tony at 406240-9139 for more information.
Weekly - Tuesdays
• DivorceCare, a weekly divorce recovery and support group, meets Tuesdays 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at New Life Church located at 822 Hurst St. in Center. Find help, discover hope, and experience healing. For more info call 210-2152602.
Weekly - Wednesdays
• Shelby County Commissioners Court meets Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. at the Shelby County Courthouse.
• NA/AA - We can help. Meetings Fridays and Saturdays 6:30 to7:30 at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Highway 96 South across from High Rollers in Center.
• Youth Wednesday night services at Mount Calvary Full Gospel Church located at 5527 FM 417 East, Shelbyville at 6:30. Fun inside and outside games, and Bible study.
Monthly – First Saturday
• Scrap Happy Quilters at 9 a.m. at the James Community House at 348 FM 2608, about 1/4 mile on right. Bring sewing machine, supplies, and $2 donation to help James Community House with expenses.
Monthly – First Monday
• Sabine County Beekeepers meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Sabine County Chamber of Commerce on the square, downtown Hemphill. Call James at 409-625-4787 for information.
Monthly - Third Monday
• Shelby County Veterans of Foreign War Post 8904 meets at the Post Home 617 Highway 96 North at 6:30 p.m. Prospective members welcome to sit in on the meeting. For more info call 936-332-0349.
Monthly – First Tuesday
• Christian Motorcyclists Association meets at T&R Steaks and More restaurant at 6:00 p.m. for greet, meet and eat. Business meeting from 7:00 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. Monthly – Third Monday
• Golden Harvest Club meets at 11:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall on Cora Street for a potluck luncheon. Join us for music, food, fellowship and a guest speaker. For more info call 5985605.
Monthly – Third Tuesday
• Shelby County Cruisers car club cruise night 5:30 p.m. in Center varies location. Whataburger on Hurst Street or the Sonic on Tenaha Street.
Monthly – Third Thursday
• The Shelby County Democratic meeting at Las Margaritas restaurant, 110 Nacogdoches Street in Center at 5:30, meeting starts at 6 p.m.
Monthly – Third Saturday
• Piney Woods Photographic Society meets 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. First United Methodist Church fellowship hall.
Monthly – Second and Fourth Monday
• Center City Council meets at 5 p.m. in the council chambers at city hall.
Monthly – Second and Fourth Thursday
• Center ISD School Board meets at noon at the ISD administration building on Hwy 96 north.
• Wellness Wednesdays on the fourth Wednesday o at noon at the Shelby County AgriLife Extension Office.
On behalf of the McWilliams- Rather Cemetery Association we invite you to attend and participate in our Fundraising Drive and Annual Meeting to be held on Saturday, March 23rd at 4:30pm at Todd Spring Baptist Church. Please note the change in day from Sunday to Saturday. We need your involvement to continue to maintain the resting places of our family members for the upcoming year. The Association has enjoyed many years of support from the community and beyond, and we need that support to continue.
The Community Calendar is a brief, free listing of programs and meetings that are nonprofit or community service events. Events should be open to the public and free to attend. For maximum exposure, information should be submitted two weeks prior to the event. Email the who, what, when and where, including a street address and a contact for more information. Calendar items are not taken on the phone. Email to news@lightandchampion. com. Calendar information runs in date order as space is available.