DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY

DIVORCE CARE SUPPORT GROUP meets 6:30 p.m. every Monday at 201 S. Martin (the Singles Building) in Kilgore. All are invited for a weekly video and discussion.

TUESDAY

BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP, will meet Tuesday, July 7, at 2 p.m. at the Kilgore Public Library. The group meets monthly to discuss both fiction and non-fiction. Visitors are always welcome.

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.

WEDNESDAY

BUSINESS OWNERS TAX SEMINAR by the Texas Comptroller's office will be 6-7:30 p.m. July 8 at the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce, 315 N. Broadway. Learn about sales tax forms, filing and paying taxes electronically, taxable goods and services, eservices and more. TCO reps will answer questions and provide assistance to attendees. For more info, call 903-534-0333 or visit www.window.state.tx.us.

THURSDAY

LONGVIEW WOMEN'S CONNECTION, part of an international organization with no memberships or dues, will hold a buffet luncheon at 11:45 a.m. July 9 at Summit Club II, 210 E. Methvin St. Luncheon is $14; reservations are required by noon Tuesday, July 7. Raymond Caldwell, director and founder of Texas Shakespeare Festival, will present a review of the summer season, and a costumed member of the cast will provide special music. For reservations call Fran Miller at 903-668-3791 or Barbara Mason at 903-668-2917; or visit www.beccathewriter.com/CWC/.

SATRUDAY

BUILDING WITH ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SYSTEMS half-day workshop, aimed at contractors and building professionals, begins 8:30 a.m. July 11 at Centro Christiano Restauracion Church, 325 Broadway, Tyler. Sponsored by the Hispanic Business Services Office, Texas College and Circle of Ten's Rebuild America-Rural Community Building Initiative, the workshop focuses on wind, photovoltaic cells, geothermal and insulated concrete form alternative systems, as they relate to structural, foundation, mechanical, interior finishes and roofing. For more info or to register contact A Circle of Ten at 903-541-0013, circle of10@circle of 10.org, or visit www.etvv.org.

SUNDAY

HOLY PRAYER APOSTOLIC CHURCH invites all to their pastor's 21st anniversary and her 63rd birthday celebration. Service will begin at 3 p.m. July 12 at the Kilgore Community Building on Kay Street. For more information call 903-984-4095 or 903-983-4045.

FAITH CENTER CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST will host its 25th Musician Appreciate Celebration, honoring Willie L. Sr. and Sylvia Randall Clark, 3 p.m. July 5. Speaker: the Rev. Willie L. Clark Jr. of Crestview Baptist Church in Dallas. The church is located at CR 182D, off U.S. 259, three miles south of Kilgore. Speaker: the Rev. Willie L. Clark Jr. of Crestview Baptist Church in Dallas.

FAITH CENTER CHURCH OF GOD IN CHRIST will host its 25th Music Appreciation celebration honoring Willie L. Clark Sr. at 3 p.m. July 5. All are invited. The church is located on CR 182D, off US 259, three miles south of Kilgore. For more info call Delaney Clark Dudley, 903-237-7744 or email ddudley@longview-news.com.

FYI

ROSE CITY CHILI POD, associated with Chili Appreciation Society International (CASI), is taking applications from charities and non-profits to decide their beneficiary charity for their 29th Annual Chili Cookoff in 2010. All submissions must contain the organization name, address, mission, how many volunteers can be provided for event and needs. Mail to Pamela Daniels, 10358 CR 3101, Winona, TX 75792. These will be presented at the annual Rose City Chili Pod summer membership party on July 18. Anyone interested in cooking chili for charity and having fun is invited; contact Blu Daniels at blondefilly@wb4me for more information.

KHS CLASS OF 1999 10-year reunion will be Sept. 25-26. For more info contact Tonya Cooley Cox at 903-808-1340 or email at khsclass99@gmail.com.

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.

GREGG COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY will present John Sharp, a candidate for U.S. Senate, at the Greggton Community Center, 3211 W. Marshall Ave., Longview. The fish fry fundraiser costs $10 and begins at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14.

CHRIST FEST '09, presented by 33 The Ministry, is set for 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at Kilgore City Park. Admission is free. The concert features John Waller with special guests Shana Strange and Curtain Place, along with Blood Kin and Back on Track. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. Concessions available. For more info call Robert Adams at 903-720-7546.