DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, will meet Tuesday, June 2, at 2 p.m. at the Kilgore Public Library. The group meets monthly to discuss both fiction and non-fiction. Visitors are always welcome.

THURSDAY

THURSDAY IN THE PATCH, sponsored by the Kilgore Historic Preservation Foundation, will host "Shake, Rattle, & Roll" in concert at the World's Richest Acre Park 6:30 p.m. June 18. Bring your lawn chair and come out and enjoy an hour of free music and entertainment.

KILGORE & KC DUCKS UNLIMITED BANQUET will be 6 p.m. June 18, at Bodacious Bar-B-Q at I-20 and Hwy 42 North. Advance tickets cost $35 for a single, $50 for a couple and $20 for a youth (ages 17 and under) if purchased in advance. At the door, tickets are $40 for a single, $60 for a couple and $25 for a youth. For info call Brad Tindel at 903-245- 4548 or by e-mail kilgore.ducks.unlimited@hotmail.com.

SATURDAY

EAST TEXAS DAYLILY SOCIETY will hold an informal (i.e non-judged) daylily show in the Center Court of Tyler's Broadway Square mall on June 6. The public is invited to view the blooms between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Admission is free. For more show info or entry rules, contact Dee or Bill at 903-670-3302.

KHS CLASS OF '89 REUNION will be Friday and Saturday, June 12-13. Several events are planned, including dinner Friday night at the Country Tavern, golf and "Fun at the Park" at Kilgore City Park Saturday, followed by dinner and a dance at Grant Boyd's Barn, featuring the "Voodudes." For more information or to register contact: Leah Pybas-Gorman at 903-987-3938 or Alex Tyra at 903-753-7499.

RUSK COUNTY DEMOCRATS will host a Town Hall Meeting 6 to 9 p.m. June 13 at Henderson High School Cafeteria with State Rep. Chuck Hopson as speaker and Bill White and John Sharp as guests. Meal will be catered BBQ; tickets are $10. All Democrats are invited.

FREE JOB SEARCH SEMINAR 4 p.m. June 13 at Fellowship Bible Church in Longview. Learn personal packaging, interviewing techniques and effective networking skills. Led by Lynn Guillory, VP of Human Resources at Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Company and president of Career Transition Ministries Network, the seminar is geared for white collar, blue collar, no collar and every collar kind of worker. Includes free lunch but pre-registration is required. Call Kathy at 903-663-9591 or email fbc@longviewfbc.com.

HEARING LOSS ASSOCIATION, Longview chapter, will meet Saturday, June 6, at 10:15, McCabe-United Methodist Church, 1115 S. Mobberly. Following light refreshments, Lynn McWhorter will speak on his experiences using sign language with deaf and hard of hearing children in Russia. Assistive listening devices will be provided.

THE EAST TEXAS DAYLILY SOCIETY will hold an informal (i.e non-judged) daylily show June 6, in the Center Court of Tyler's Broadway Square mall. The public is invited to view the blooms between 10am and 4 pm. Admission is free. For more show info or entry rules, contact Dee or Bill at (903) 670-3302.

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.

CROSSPOINTE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH, off of FM 1252 in Kilgore, will host Shaun Groves in concert on June 14th during the morning services, beginning at 10:45 am. For questions or directions, please contact the church office at 903-984-5412.

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.

EAST TEXAS OIL MEN'S ASSOCIATION will host the 47th Annual East Texas Treatment Center Golf Classic Friday and Saturday, June 12-13, at Meadowbrook Country Club. Two-person team scramble, 36 holes, for amateurs only. Benefits the ETTC, a non-profit rehabilitation facility that provides therapy services to all patients regardless of ability to pay. Entry and sponsorship forms and raffle tickets ($100 each) for a 2010 Ford Mustang Coupe are at ETTC, 1200 Dudley Road. For more info call Tara Berger at 903-984-5571.

UPSHUR COUNTY COMMUNITY PLAYERS will present "Catch a Falling Star," an adult comedy by Lee Murphy. Productions at the Gilmer Civic Center, Hwy. 271 North, will be 7 p.m. Saturday, May 30, and 2 p.m. Sunday, May 31. Adults, $15 and students $5. The box office is open one hour before each performance. The play takes place on the converted back porch of the Wakely home in Dewey, Texas, during the summer of 1980.