FYI 1/13/09

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January 12, 2009

Anonymous The Corsicana Daily Sun Mon Jan 12, 2009, 10:49 PM CST

A local support group for victims of domestic violence meets the first and third Monday of every month. For details, call (800) 283-8401 or (254) 749-4437.

Any old interior pictures of the Navarro County Courthouse are being sought. Those during the inception of the courthouse (1905) through the 1930s are especially needed. If you have one of these photos, the Corsicana Preservation Foundation would like to borrow them for a short period of time. You may drop off your photos with Lowell Dunn at Moe and Dunn PLLC, 1200 W. Second Ave.; or with Hugh Stroube at U Store, 310 N. 12th St.

Navarro County Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday in the fellowship hall at St. John’s Episcopal Church, 101 N. 14th St. All are welcome to learn to give and to receive support at the weekly meetings. On the first Tuesday of each month, Dr. Tom Sheriff, licensed psychologist, conducts a study of “The Depression Workbook: A Guide for Living with Depression and Manic Depression.” For more information, call (903) 872-6302 or (903) 874-6815.

A blood pressure clinic, sponsored by Vital Signs Home Health and Hospice, will be held at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of each month in the sunroom of Friendship Towers. For more information, call (903) 874-4745.

“Celebrate Recovery,” a 12-step Bible-based Christ-centered recovery program for adults, is held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays at First Baptist Church fellowship hall, 510 W. Collin St., and from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 918 N. 13th St. Child care is available for Mondays. For more information, call Barbara Abbe at (903) 654-0003, Jeff Fitzhugh at (903) 872-7473 or Grady Pierson at (903) 874-3421.

Frost Volunteer Fire Department has a community service center to help families in the area, who have lost their homes to fire, those with a financial need or those with catastrophic medical conditions. Donations are accepted from 3 to 5 p.m. the second and fourth Saturdays of the month at the Community Service Center, located on Garitty Street in Frost. For more information, call (903) 229-0747 or e-mail to frostvfd@yahoo.com.

Young at Heart Club of Blooming Grove, for residents 55 and older, meets from 1 to 3 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the Blooming Grove Fire Department meeting room. For more information, call Brenda at (903) 354-6837.

Navarro County Animals at Risk Foundation meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of every month in the sunroom at Heritage Oaks West. Visitors and anyone interested in animal welfare are always welcome. NCARF is also collecting empty ink jet cartridges, empty laser cartridges and digital cell phones to be recycled. Money received from the recycling will help the homeless and neglected animals of Navarro County. Instead of just tossing these items away, save them and save the life of a deserving cat or dog. You can drop off your items at Sonda’s Doggie Doos, 817 N. Main St.; Today Homes, 1131 W. Seventh Ave.; or YMCA, 400 W. Oaklawn. For more information, call (903) 654-3668.

Suicide Survivor Group is forming at the Child and Family Program, 312 N. 13th St. To register, leave a message at (903) 874-2517 or e-mail to Pam.Crawford@pchas.org.

Storytime is held at 10 a.m. Fridays for preschool children ages 3 to 5 (though all age groups are welcome) at the Corsicana Public Library. For more information, call (903) 654-4810.

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