KILGOROUND

Rain, rain, go away!

If our copious precipit ation should subside by Thursday night, the Jazz Professors will perform at the World’s Richest Acre. If not... Look to the News Herald online to see if performance should have to be canceled.

Sponsored by the Kilgore Historical Preservation Association, the one-hour concert is, as always, free. The music begins at 6:30 p.m. under the derricks on North Commerce Street. Bring your lawn chair and enjoy.

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Before you head off to hear great music, stop by St. Luke’s United Methodist Church for a bite to eat.

The United Methodist Men will host a Pancake/Sausage Supper from 5:30 to 7 p.m. in the Family Center, 401 E. Main. Admission is $5 for adults, $3 for children and $10 per family. Sounds like an excellent deal to me — and no dirty dishes to clean afterward!.

A UMM rep told us the money they make goes right

back into the community to local charities in December, when the group empties its bank account and starts all over again.

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For desert this weekend, you’ll want to buy some Andrew’s Original Peanut, Pecan and/or Cashew Brittle, available Friday and Saturday during the CTK Crusaders Relay for Life Garage Sale at 1302 Spring Tree, off Danville Road. The sale is set for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and 8 to noon on Saturday.

If you can’t make it then, call Mary Grush at 903-984-7737 or Eunice Evers at 903-983-1350 any time to purchase some brittle (as long as it lasts!).

“When you purchase a bucket of brittle, you are making a donation to the American Cancer Society and you are getting something in return!” Mary says. “That’s a ‘win-win’ situation with all proceeds going to ACS!”

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Members of the Class of 1949 at Leverett’s Chapel’s will celebrate their 60th anniversary with a get-together and meal Friday night at Forest Home Baptist Church. LCHS classmates from 1948 and 1950 are also invited to come out. The event begins at 5:30.

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The KHS Class of 1959’s 50-year reunion is also this weekend. They’re starting Friday at The Back Porch at 5 p.m. and ending with a big party Saturday night. For more information, call Charlene Hellen Moore at 903-646-4482 or Nancy Reid Brooks at 903-984- 1318.

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If you love to dress your pet, mark your calendars for 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25, to enter Atwoods’ 14th Annual Pet Costume Contest.

Pets will be judged in three weight categories: under 20 pounds; 20 to 100 pounds; and over 100 pounds. Any pet is eligible but he/she must be on a leash or contained.

Prizes will be awarded to four winning places in each category, plus Grand Champion and Manager’s Choice. Every pet will receive free treats and a chance to win door prizes just for participating.

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Great news from Texas Attorney General’s Office: Prerecorded telemarketing calls for expiring car warranties, lower credit card rates and other solicitations are officially prohibited by the Federal Trade Commission. Yay! No more prerecorded commercial telemarketing calls — “robocalls” — to sell us something we don’t need or want.

However, calls from financial institutions, political candidates (of course), telephone carriers and most charitable organizations are okay, as are health care messages or debt collection calls as long as the caller is not trying to sell something.

Errant robocallers can be fined up to $16,000 per call. Texans who receive such calls may file complaints with the FTC at www.donotcall.gov or by calling 888-382- 1222; or with the AG’s office, www.texasattorneygeneral. gov or 800-252- 8011.

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Celebrating birthdays in the coming days are Christopher O’Neal, Elizabeth Whitehead, Mickey Turner, Dr. Michael Mc- Shan, Holli Crouch Johnson, Steve Dean, Michael Renfro, James H. Spencer, Mrs. Alvin Harvey, Joshua Watson, Chris Hillhouse, Julia Powell, Janet Biggs, Jeff Hughes, Jeremy Wesson, Terry George, Kimberly Floyd, Karl Hunter, Roy Austin, Brant Brantley, Dave Adamson, Andrea Willey.

Joel Crenshaw, Greg Collins, Clarence Laird, Guy Hargrave, Donna Hargrave, Tommy Cook, Christi Dodgen, Lyle Sedbery, Billie Ann Hall, Deborah Phillips, Tonya and Sonya Wilson, Mason Nestleroad, Oudia Smylie, Zunie Stovall, Denise Stalcup Bingham, Kyle Carpenter, Anita Ragan, Robert Dahlstrom, Misty Wilson, Shelby Wilson Manker, Tracey Cundieff, Shalia D’Ann Clayton, Linda Lundgren, Donna Hargrave Pollock, Guy Hargrave.

Sabrina Wise, Melanie Copeland, Kent P. Jones, Christopher Ryan Miller, Norm Reich, W.D. Vestal, Megan Nicole Jones, Dustin Hicks, Crezetta Thurmond, Gladys Horne, Joshua Wood, Tamara Simon, A.C. Hughes, Thomas Henson, Denise Patterson, Sue Hill, John McCubbin, Chris Olson.

Celebrating anniversaries in the coming days are Mr. and Mrs. Tracy Traxler, Mr. and Mrs. Thurmon Polk.

Mr. and Mrs. Barry Stone, Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Thurston Sr., Mr. and Mrs. C.L. (Pete) White, Mr. and Mrs. Micah Thurston, Mr. and Mrs. Travis Barton.