DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY

RUSK COUNTY REPUBLICANS will meet 6:30 p.m. May 18 in the Community Room of the Henderson Savings in downtown Henderson on North Marshall Street. Speaker will be Lorie Cox, local rep for the 912 Project and We The People. Everyone is invited.

DEEP EAST TEXAS A&M MOM'S CLUB meets 6:30 p.m. May 18 at the Jalapeno Tree, 508 N. Eastman Rd.. Club will award a $1,000 scholarship to a future Aggie, and recognize senior moms and new officers for the 2009-10 school year. Please RSVP to Kristi Koonce at 903-237-8747.

TUESDAY

WELCOME TO KILGORE RECEPTION for the Texas Shakespeare Festival is 5:30 to 7 p.m. May 26 in the lobby of the Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center. Public invited to welcome cast and crew. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce's Civic Affairs committee, donations are desperately needed to fill goody bags. Donations may be delivered to the chamber office during regular business hours Monday through Friday or mailed to: Kilgore Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 1582, Kilgore, Texas 75663.

TEXAS SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL TICKETS go on sale to the public June 2. The 2009 festival will run July 2-Aug. 2 and feature: "Romeo and Juliet," "Love's Labour's Lost," "Tartuffe," "She Loves Me," and a children's show, TBA. Box office at the Anne Dean Turk Fine Arts Center will be open 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Sundays; closed on Mondays. To order tickets, call 903-983-8601 or fax orders to 903-983- 8124. For updates and ticket information, visit www.TexasShakespeare.com.

WEDNESDAY

DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, John Tilley Edwards Chapter, will meet 11 a.m. May 20 at the Jalapeno Tree restaurant on Eastman Road in Longview. Officers for 2009-2011 will be installed. Hostesses will be Sylvia Kennedy and Jerri Smith. Make reservations by calling 903-236-2888 before May 18. Lunch will be Dutch treat off the menu.

DROP-IN CRAFT AFTERNOON FOR KIDS, featuring many different crafts, will be 3 to 5 p.m. May 20 at 3-5 p.m. in the Moeschle Room at Longview Public Library. Children of all ages are invited to come and go as they please and make as many of the crafts as they have time for. For more info or to register call the Longview Parks and Recreation Department at 903-237-1270 or visit www.CityofLongview.com.

THURSDAY

"THURSDAY IN THE PATCH" MUSIC PROGRAMS will be the third Thursday of each month. "The Muses" — a Celtic group — will be here 6:30 p.m. May 21 on the Winter Elder Stage at the World's Richest Acre Park on Commerce Street. Admission is free. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy an evening of entertainment downtown. (Rain date May 22.)

COTERIE CLUB meets 11 a.m. May 14 at the Cherokee Club, Lake Cherokee NP-2, with the Social Committee as hostesses for a luncheon and installation of 2009-2010 officers.

"DEMENTIA AND DELIRIUM" AND "ASSESSING Activities for the Person with Dementia at Home," offered by The University of Texas Health Science Center in Tyler, will be 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. May 14 in the Biomedical Research Auditorium on the campus of UTHSCT, located at the intersection of U.S. 271 and Hwy. 155. The seminar is free but seating is limited and reservations are required. Free blood pressure screenings and refreshments will be provided. To register, call 903-877-7147. For more info visit www.uthct.edu.

FRIDAY

NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT DAY ceremony will be 11 a.m. May 15 in front of the Rusk County Courthouse in Henderson. Includes prayers, remarks and a 21-gun salute by the Henderson Police Honor Guard. All are invited. SATURDAY

DANVILLE DAYS AT DANVILLE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will be 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 16 at the church, 2187 Danville Rd. Everyone is invited to come out for food, fun and fellowship, with shopping at numerous vendor booths filled with jams, jellies, baked goods and more. Vendors are welcomed to set up a "flea market booth" or promote their organization or group. Also, Helping Hands food drive. For more info call Candy Cole at 903-984-0718 or Ellie Nelson at 903-984-0513.

SUNDAY

SPECIAL KARAOKE BENEFIT for Chuck Minehart 5 p.m. May 31 at The Reserve, Hwy. 259 north of Judson Road, Longview. Minehart was paralyzed in a hit-and-run accident in February and has mounting medical bills. Benefit includes fish fry, door prizes, raffles and more. For more info call 903-238-3565 or visit www.myspace.com/chuckminehartbenefit.

PIRTLE METHODIST CHURCH COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE & FLEA MARKET will be Friday and Saturday, May 29- 30. Want garage sale items, crafts, antiques, furniture, produce, etc. Reserve your free space now for Pirtle's 100-foot pavilion. For more info call 903-649-4539, 903-984-3158 or 903-984- 5240.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ORGAN RECITAL featuring Dr. David Heller on the church's world-renowned Aeolian- Skinner Organ at 4 p.m. May 31. All are invited to this recital, presented in memory of Edward and Velma Dickson. Dr. Heller has been a member of the faculty of Trinity University in San Antonio since 1986 as Professor of Music and University Organist.

FYI

KILGORE COLORED HIGH/C.B. DANSBY SCHOOL REUNION will be held July 3-6. Pre-registration is $85 per person and ends May 31. This year's theme is "Passing the Torch"; African attire. Events include a teacher's banquet and dance, memorial service, picnic, opening and farewell ceremonies. For info contact: Colleen Cooks, 903-983-2900; Warren Randall, 903-445-3465; or Geneva Taylor, 903-984-6580.

KILGORE'S PROJECT GRADUATION committee is in need of contributions to help fund the annual drug-free/alcoholfree graduation night activities. Contributions should be made to: Project Graduation, Belynda Holley, 2201 South St., Kilgore, Texas 75662.