DAILY DIGEST

SUNDAY

GREATER ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH members cordially invite you and your church family to come and worship with us on Sunday, Jan. 8 at our Winter Musical at 2:30 p.m. We are asking your choir and/or choirs to help us lift up the name of Jesus through Songs of Praise.

MONDAY

THE KILGORE FFA BOOSTER CLUB will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 9 at 7 p.m. in the Ag Building of Kilgore High School. For more information call Duane Weatherford at 903/643-2113 or Bert Kinkaid at 903/983-1693.

TUESDAY

RUSK COUNTY TREASURE HUNTERS ASSOCIATION will have their monthly meeting at East Side Baptist Church Fellowship Hall (2300 E. Main St. & Hwy. 79 North/Carthage Hwy.) on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend to learn more of metal detecting and treasure hunting. Call Harland Barton at 903-657-5493 or David Chapman at 903-657-6741 for more information.

THE KHS WAR YEARS REUNION GROUP will meet Tuesday, Jan. 10, at 1 p.m. for their monthly lunch/meetinat The Back Porch, 904 Broadway. Please note the change in meeting time.

WEDNESDAY

CIVIC GARDEN CLUB will meet Wednesday, Jan. 11 at 9:30 a.m. at the Olympia Waste Landfill. Remember to wear your “Litter Hat” for the Litter Hat contest.

FYI

THE RUSK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CLUB will meet Jan. 24, 2006.

LIBERTY CITY WATER SUPPLY CORP. will hold its annual membership meeting Monday, Feb. 27 at 7 p.m. in the corporation’s office at 193 PR 3508. Members will elect directors to expiring board terms. Two directors positions are currently open and members interested in running should contact the corporation office for a qualifications and consent form. Forms must be turned in no later than Jan. 27.

THE HOSPITAL AUXILIARY AT LAIRD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL is all-but out of books for hospital patients. If you have paperbacks to spare, please take them to the hospital auxiliary station inside the main entrance to the hospital.

THE KILGORE OILPATCH BREAKFAST KIWANIS CLUB meets every Friday at 7 a.m. at the Kilgore Public Library. Fee free to stop by for coffee and donuts and good programs and fellowship.

EXPLORE THE CHRISTIAN LIFE: The Alpha Course will meet each Sunday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at Kilgore First Church of the Nazarene, 309 E. Sabine. The Alpha class is a free study group for people initially exploring the Christian faith, those new to the faith, and those who feel they need a good “jump start” to their spiritual life. For additional information contact the church at 903-984-2144 or Sharron Westbrook after 6 p.m. at 903-984-5635. Runs until Jan. 30. Open enrollment — come any week you can.

T.O.P.S. TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY, is a weight-loss support that meets Monday evenings at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Kilgore. Weigh-in begins at 5:30 pm and the meeting begins at 6:30 pm. For classroom location and other information call Mary Helen Craig, (903) 983-4965 or Margaret Malone (903) 8344262.

THE KILGORE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1996’S plans for the 10-year reunion are underway. Julie Woods said help is needed in finding classmates. E-mail khs96reunion@hotmail.com with contact information or if you would like to help in planning the reunion. Woods can be reached at (903)986-8261.