DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY

TOPS (TAKING OFF POUNDS SENSIBLY) meets Mondays 5:30-6:30 at St. Luke's UMC. For information call Linda Myhand 903-934- 6794 or Linda Brotherton at 903-258- 3463. Come join a group well known for losing and loving it.

LIBERTY CITY WATER SUPPLY CORPORATION will hold its annual membership meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 23, 2009, at its office, 193 PR 3508. The meeting is held by members to elect directors to expiring board terms. One director's position is open, with incumbent Jim Cox nominated for re-election. Members interested in running for this position should contact the LCWSC office for a Qualifications and Consent Form, which must be completed and returned no later than Jan. 23, 2009.

TUESDAY

KILGORE MINISTERIAL ALLIANCE will meet at Country Place Village at noon on Jan. 6. All Kilgore area ministers are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be provided with a meeting to follow.

RUSK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CLUB will have a special meeting Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. in the community room of Henderson Federal Savings, 130 N. Marshall.

WHITE OAK ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUP will meet 12:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at the Community of Christ, 612 N. White Oak Rd. Call Duane Amos at 903-734-7971 for info. Refreshments will be served.

WEDNESDAY

WATCH NIGHT SERVICE at Mt. Pleasant CME Church will be from 8 p.m. to midnight Dec. 31. Everyone is invited to hear testimonies and enjoy food and games.

SATURDAY

THE GREENES GOSPEL QUARTET will appear at Grace Baptist Temple 7 p.m. Jan. 3. The church is located on the corner of Peavine Road and Hwy. 135. For more information call 903-984-0626.

SUNDAY

MT. PLEASANT CME CHURCH will celebrate its "2nd Anniversary 100 Men Day Program" at 3 p.m. Jan. 4. The public is cordially invited to attend.

FYI

THE ROY H. LAIRD FOUNDATION AUXILIARY is still taking paperback books in the gift shop. These books generate monies for scholarships for Kilgore Jr. College students who are enrolled in the medical field, and also to pay for prescriptions for the elderly.

GREGG COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS are involved in many community gardening and landscaping projects. A 10- week Master Gardener training course will begin Jan. 7, 2009. Applications for training are due by Monday, Dec. 15. For complete schedule visit http://gregg-tx.tamu.edu/. For more info visit www.greggmastergardeners.org.

THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF NORTHEAST TEXAS (LONGVIEW) is looking for volunteers to help at the animal shelter. Participants must be at least 18 years of age and complete a volunteer application. For more information, contact Roxanne Hutson at 903-297-2170.

THE H.E.A.R.T. GROUP, a domestic sexual assault group for women, meets every Thursday from 6-7 p.m. at the Kilgore Community Crisis Center located at 905 Broadway. The public is welcome to attend. For more information call 903-984-3019

THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT GROUPS meet each Thursday evening at 6 p.m. at 905 Broadway. For more information call 903-984-3019.

HELPING HANDS NEED VOLUNTEERS to work 3 to 5 hours once a week or once a month helping bag food for the families. Please call between 9-12 Monday through Friday at 903-984-1796.

KILGORE COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER is in desperate need of toiletries - soap, deodorant, shampoo, toilet tissue and pampers. If you would like to make donation please call 903- 984-3019