DAILY DIGEST
FRIDAY

EAST TEXAS WRITERS ASSOCIATION will meet Friday, July 8, at Casa Ole, 280 N. Spur 63 in Longview. Dinner is at 6:30 and the meeting begins at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to all writers. For information call 903-643-3488.

PARENTS NIGHT OUT will be Friday, July 8 from 6:30-11:30 at 106 Woodlawn in Calvary Way Pentecostal Ministries daycare. There is experienced staff and dinner will be served. Please RSVP as space is limited. For more information call 903-981-9011.

SATURDAY

THE ANNUAL GRISSOM REUNION descendents of Billy and leila Grissom will be held Saturday, July 9 at Cain Center (Gymnasium) located on Hwy. 19 in Athens from 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. All relatives and friends are invited to attend and bring a covered-dish for lunch which will be served at noon. For more information call Debra Cummins (903) 589-1144.

PASTOR AND MEMBERS OF HOLY PRAYER APOSTOLIC CHURCH is celebrating Pastor Anniversary, July 9-10. Evangelist Lynn Oliver of Kilgore will speak Saturday and Bishop James Coutee of Lufkin will speak Sunday. The Sunday service will be at Sabine Community Center beside Sabine High School. Everyone is invited. For more information call 903-983-2419 or 903-984-8307.

MONDAY

THE FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL will be July 10 - 13, 2005, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The theme is RACING TO THE FINISH WITH JESUS.Children of all ages will be involved in Bible study, music, crafts, and games. Adults will participate in Bible study and music. EVERYONE IS WELCOME! In addition to Bible study, fellowship, fun and food, an added attraction will bring Bruce Davis and Friends with their street rod and classic cars.

THE WEST RUSK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT will host Meet the Coaches Night on July 11 at 6 p.m. The event will be held at West Rusk Cafeteria and parents of all West Rusk ISD students are invited. There will be a hamburger dinner provided, fellowship and you will meet new coaches and faculty.

TUESDAY

THE KHS WAR YEARS REUNION GROUP will meet Tuesday, July 12, at 6 p.m. for their monthly dinner/meeting at Duke’s Airport Cafe, 1037 Hwy. 322, Longview.

FYI

A CAMPING AND TRAVEL CLUB for singles, will have a camp out at Twin Oaks C/G on Lake Cypress Springs near Mt. Vernon July 7th-10th. for information and directions, call 903-549-2322 or 903-678-3714.

KILGORE SOCCER ASSOCIATION announces its Annual General Meeting to be held July 14 at 7 p.m. a tthe Administration Building of Kilgore ISD. All parents, coaches, and other interested parties are invited and encouraged to attend. Elections will be held to fill director positions for those directors whose terms are expiring. For more information about Kilgore Soccer Association, please visit our website at www.kilgoresoccer.org.

ANNUAL HICKORY GROVE CEMETERY MEMORIAL SERVICE will be Friday, July 15. The service will be in the auditorium of Hickory Grove Baptist Church at 11 a.m. with Katy and penny Clark performing and Kelly Bryant as speaker. Lunch will follow at noon in the fellowship hall. For more information call Tom Kinney at 903-984-7058.

THE NEW PLAINSMEN QUARTET will perform in concert at Danville United Methodist Church, 2187 Danville Road in Kilgore at 6 p.m. Sunday, July 17. There is no charge and everyone is invited to attend. A love offering will be taken. This group made famous the song “If you could see where I am, you wouldn’t cry” and many others. For further information please call 903-452-7079.

HOST FAMILIES IN KILGORE are needed for international high school exchange students for the 2005/2006 school year. The students, all between the ages 15 and 18, arrive in August to attend local high schools. They are screened, academically prepared, and English speaking when they arrive. Studnets are also covered by medical insurance and bring their own spending moneyf or personal expenses. Families provide a bed, meals and a caring home environment. We all hold the future of the world in our hands. These outstanding, bright teens are sponsored by Educational Resource Development Trust (ERDT). Families are able to review student applications and select the student they feel will best match their own interests. For more information, call Karen Franklin at 903-983-3442 or the ERDT Texas State Office at 1-800-414-3738.

THE SABINE CLASS OF 1995 is looking for classmates and planning for their upcoming 10 year reunion. Reunion festivities will be h eld the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24. Log on the reunion web site at www.members.cox.net/sabine1995 or contact Cassie at (903) 981 9550 or meeatnowheat83@yahoo.com for more details or questions.

THE SECOND KHS BAND REUNION for the classes of 1957-1965, under the direction of Jack England, will be Saturday, Oct. 1 at the Kilgore Community House. Addresses and phone numbers for students and faculty are needed.; Contact Betty Mahurin Baker, P.O. Box 1968, Kilgore, TX 75662, (903) 984-3287.

SABINE HIGH SCHOOL “Fifties’ Era” Reunion has been set for Saturday, Oct. 1. Graduates, teachers, people attending Sabine High School during that time and friends are invited. For more information call Wanda Milan at 903-845-5458, Mary Lee Todd at 903-984-4331 or Clare West at 903-984-3320.

KILGORE FIRST CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE will hold “J-Force: Vacation Bible School 2005” from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 20-22 for children pre-K through 6th grade. On July 23, “J-Force” will continue as a day-camp and July 24 will conclude with a recital for children and parents. For more information call Sharron Westbrook at 903-233-4131.

AARP 55 ALIVE DRIVER SAFETY PROGRAM will be July 15 at 6 p.m. and July 16 at 8:30 a.m. at 724 Harris St. in Kilgore. The cost of the program is $10 and Ray Drost is the instructor. This class is designed to refresh driving skills and to continue receiving a discount on auto insurance. For more information call or to enroll call Ray Drost at 903-981-0079 or FBC at 903-984-3531.

LAIRD MEMORIAL AUXILIARY VOLUNTEERS desperately need paperback books to sell. The money goes for indigent medication. The group is very low on books and need more donations desperately. The books can be dropped off at the gift shop, at the information station at the hopsital or at the admissions office if the volunteers are not available.

THE LOCAL CHAPTER OF TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY (TOPS) will meet every Monday at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church. Weigh-in starts at 5:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. Mary Helen Craig, the new TOPS leader in Kilgore, said the local program is being revamped and will include more activities and speakers. For more information, call 903/983-4965.

THE KILGORE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1975 will hold its 30th reunion on the weekend of Oct. 1. Members of the class are urged to long onto the official reunion web site at www.khsclassof75.com for information and registration. KHS classes of 1974 and 1976 are also invited and encouraged to register.