DAILY DIGEST

TUESDAY

PRESCHOOL STORY TIME at Kilgore Public Library is every Tuesday this summer! 3-year-olds, 9:30-9:45 a.m.; 4- and 5- year-olds, 10-10:30 a.m. Spanish story Time, 10:30-11 a.m. For more info, visit www.kplkids.org.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD meets 7 p.m. June 16 in the Richardson Building at Forest Home Baptist Church. Guest speaker will be George Stephenson, founder of Grassroots America. All are welcomed. The church is located off the new loop between Stone and Dudley Roads. For more info call 903-984-6825.

KILGORE CITY COUNCIL meets 5:30 p.m. June 23 at City Hall, 815. N. Kilgore St.

WEDNESDAY

JUNGLE JIM'S BUGS OF THE WORLD, sponsored by Kilgore Public Library, will be 10 a.m. June 17, at the Community House on Kay Street (not the library). Do you think bugs are fun? No? You will think twice after visiting Jungle Jim! For more info, visit www.kplkids.org.

SPIN ME A YARN, sponsored by the Kilgore Public Library, will feature Shelly Kneupper Tucker, "A Texas Storyteller...With A Twist!" 10 a.m. June 24, at the Community House on Kay Street. For more info visit www.kplkids.org.

THURSDAY

THURSDAYS IN THE PATCH returns June 18 with "Shake, Rattle and Roll" under the derricks of the World's Richest Acre Park. The free, one-hour concert begins at 6:30 p.m. This quartet of East Texas ladies sing tunes from the 1950s and '60s. Everyone is invited to spend an hour going down memory lane.

DANVILLE CEMETERY ASSOCIATION annual meeting is 11 a.m. June 25 at the cemetery for memorial services. Lunch will follow; bring your favorite foods. For those unable to attend but who wish to make donations for the preservation of the cemetery, please mail to Danville Cemetery Assn., 15185 CR 173N, Kilgore, Texas 75662.

FRIDAY

OVERTON BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL is Friday and Saturday, June 12-13, at Overton City Park. Concert hours are 1 to 10:45 p.m. on Friday, and noon to 11 p.m. on Saturday. In addition to the great music, the festival features arts and crafts, children's activities and workshops on guitar, banjo, dobro, mandolin, fiddle, bass and songwriting. For ticket information visit www.overtonbluegrass. com.

SATURDAY

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.

THE LONE RANGER and Tonto will ride again at the Texas State Railroad June 13 at the Texas State Railroad Rusk Depot. During the three one-hour rides, the two will save the train from outlaws who intend to rob the baggage car carrying a shipment of gold! For reservations call 1-888-987-2461 or visit www.TexasStateRR.com.

70th ANNIVERSARY CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS at Tyler State Park is June 13. The CCC helped build the foundation of the Texas State Park system in the 1930s and 1940s. Celebration features Dutch oven cooking, blacksmithing, rock shaping, and antique tool demonstrations. Texas Parks & Wildlife Department will display artifacts from the CCC and give tours of important CCC sites inside the park. For more info call 903-597-5338.

NORTHEAST TEXAS MACULAR DEGENERATION Support Group meets 10:30 a.m. June 13 in the Friendship Room at Buckner Westminster Place, 2201 Horseshoe Lane, Longview. Guest speaker is Dr. David D. Van Mater. For more info call D. Mitchell at 903-753-4164.

SUNDAY

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.

CROSSPOINTE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH will host Shaun Groves in concert 10:45 a.m. to noon June 14. Crosspointe is located at 1640 FM 1252, Kilgore.

NEW BIRTH FELLOWSHIP CHURCH welcomes all to celebrate the Music Ministry of Ann Bowens, Norman Roberts andGerron Walker, with special guest Bishop R.l. Bazzle and Bible Teaching Ministries of Longview at 4 p.m. June 28. New Birth is located at 2307 Stone Road. For more info call 903-986-8700.

FYI

KILGORE COLORED HIGH/C.B. DANSBY SCHOOL REUNION will be held July 3-6. 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.

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.

FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH, 609 E. Main St., Vacation Bible School at Camp E.D.G.E. — Experiencing and Discovering God Everywhere! Through rockin' new music, extreme sports video, cool, challenging crafts, and larger-than-life games, kids will learn how to live on the E.D.G.E. Starts Sunday, July 12, and ends Thursday, July 16, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Register online at www.cokesburyvbs.com/fcckilgore/ce/ or call the church for more info at 903-984-3963.