DAILY DIGEST

MONDAY

TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) meets 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at St. Luke's United Methodist Church. For more info call Linda Myhand at 903-834-6794 or Linda Brotherton at 903-736-8837. TOPS people just love to lose.

KIBA BOARD OF DIRECTORS will meet 1:15 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Chamber of Commerce.

DEEP EAST TEXAS A&M MOTHERS CLUB will hold their first regular meeting of the new school year 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 21 at First Lutheran Church, 3901 Bill Owens Pkwy., Longview. Regular meetings are held on the third Monday night of each month. For info call Lisa Herterich at 903-235-8222.

TUESDAY

THE WHITE ELEPHANT resale shop at the train depot on Commerce Street is open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. every Tuesday. Proceeds benefit the Kilgore Improvement & Beautification Association. Donations welcomed.

WEDNESDAY

JOHN TILLEY EDWARDS CHAPTER of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will meet at 11 a.m. Sept. 16 at the Jalapeno Tree Restaurant on Eastman Road in Longview. The program will be "Texas Poetry." To make a reservation, call 903- 236-2888 by Sept. 14.

CLUB AU COURANT members will meet at 9:30 a.m. Sept. 16 in the home of Mrs. W.W. Roberts, 27 Eden Place. The first meeting of the year will include the presentation of the yearbook and plans for the coming year.

THURSDAY

KILGORE WOMAN'S CLUB will meet 11 a.m. Sept. 10 at Johnny Cace's restaurant.

THURSDAY IN THE PATCH on Sept. 17 will feature Debbie Dane, John Whitehead and Mark Fried in concert at the World's Richest Acre, downtown Kilgore. Sponsored by the Kilgore Historical Preservation Foundation, the concert is free. Bring your lawn chairs. From 7:30-8 p.m. John and Debbie will sing a variety of favorite tunes. At 8, Mark will sing Southern gospel and contemporary Christian music.

TEXAS DEMOCRATIC WOMEN OF GREGG COUNTY meet 5:30 p.m. every third Thursday at Longview Community Center, 500 E. Whaley St. All Democrats, male and female, are welcome. For more info visit www.TDWGC.com or call Mollie Barber, president, at 903-753-1658.

FRI DAY

FRIENDS OF KILGORE PUBLIC LIBRARY will sponsor a used book sale Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19, on the front lawn of the library to raise money for the group's outreach projects. Times: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. Books, videos and magazines range from 10 cents to $1 each.

SATURDAY

ST. LUKE'S METHODIST MEN will have a special speaker, Duwayne Gandy, former NFL official, for the group's monthly fellowship breakfast 8 a.m. Sept. 26. Gandy became side judge in 1981. The community is invited to come out and share in good food and fellowship in the Family Life Center, 410 E. Main.

LIPSTICK, LIFE & LAUGHTER, a fundraiser for the Kilgore Community Crisis Center, is set for 1 p.m. Sept. 19 at Dodson Auditorium. This event will be featuring Suzie Humphreys and other entertainment throughout out the afternoon. For tickets and other information contact Misty at the Crisis Center, 903-984-3019.

THE CHURCH AT LAKE CHEROKEE will host Shannon Perry, national singer, songwriter and speaker, who will present her new speaking series, "If the Shoe Fits" during a one-day retreat for men and women on Sept. 19. Cost is $25 per person, including lunch. Seating is limited. For tickets contact Sherry Boatman, 903-643-8765 or email sherryboatman@sbcglobal.net.

SABINE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS REUNION for the graduating classes of 1992-95 will be Sept. 19 at The Summit in Longview from 6 to 11 p.m. For more info contact Cori Childress at cori98ny@aol.com or check out the event page on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=44476449957

CANCER BENEFIT PIE & CAKE AUCTION for Nora Moore is 2 p.m. Sept. 19 at First Baptist Church of Danville, 229 Utzman Road, Kilgore. Donations of pies and cakes are needed. Sponsored by family and friends, this fundraiser will help cover expenses for an extended stay at M.D. Anderson in Houston. Nora is the city's animal control officer. For more info call Diana Jenkins, 903-238- 3228; or Diane Green, 903-736-2655.

CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH will hold a "Big Tamale Sale" Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12-13. These tamales are homemade by some of the church's wonderful Hispanic cooks, who will make both mild and spicy chicken and pork tamales. Cost: $8/dozen. Tamales will be sold by members of the Ladies Altar Society 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday in the Parish Hall and after 5 p.m. Mass. Sunday sales are after Mass at 7:30 and 9 a.m., noon and 5 p.m., in the Parish Hall or the church foyer.

SUCCESSFULLY YOU SEMINAR, presented by Kingdom Dominion Encounter, will be held at Holiday Inn Express in Kilgore, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept. 19. Speaker will be Pastor Stanley Ferrell of Treasures of Excellence Ministries; Lady Trina Geter of EvenSow Outreach will be Encounter Host. Admission is $25, which includes the seminar syllabus and two CDs. For more info call 817-691-5215.

FALL GARDENING CONFERENCE, sponsored by the Smith County Master Gardener Association, is 9-11:30 a.m. Oct. 17 at Harvey Hall, Tyler. Bulb sale follows from 11:30-2:30 p.m. During the exposition local Master Gardeners will provide a help-desk to answer gardening questions and perform demonstrations.