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July 2

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3366, located at Veterans Drive off West State Highway 31, will have its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. of all members in good standing. Come out and support your post and get involved. For more information, call after 4 p.m. to (903) 872-3811.



Blooming Grove Crime Watch will meet at 7 p.m. at the Blooming Grove Fire Station. Navarro County Judge H.M. Davenport Jr. will be the guest speaker. Light refreshments will be served. Everyone is invited to attend.



An American Red Cross blood drive will be held from 12:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Navarro Shrine Building, 323 N. Commerce St. Donors will receive a commemorative “Spirit of America” postcard. Donors must be at least 17 years old, weigh at least 110 pounds, be in good general health and have a photo ID. For more information, call (903) 448-3543.



July 3

Corsicana High School Class of 1974 reunion committee will hold a street dance from 6 to 10 p.m. in front of Two Doors Down Coffee Shop, 106 W. Sixth Ave. Funds raised will help with the 35th reunion of the CHS Class of 1974. The public is invited to come have a rockin’ good time dancing to the sound of New Life featuring Todd Jones. A special invitation is also extended to the CHS classes of 1973, 1974 and 1975 to come to the street dance. Bring your friends and your dancing shoes. For more information, contact Lois Folmar Douglas at (903) 875-1293; Karen Tackett Barber at (903) 467-8018 or (254) 678-3250; or Robert Horvath at (903) 354-6805.



July 4

Blooming Grove Fourth of July parade will be held at 11 a.m. in downtown Blooming Grove. Lineup will be in the Blooming Grove High School parking lot between 10 and 10:30 a.m. Floats, horses, cars, bicycles, four wheelers, motorcycles, fire trucks, etc. are welcome. If you would like to be in the parade, contact Lynell Mahone at (903) 695-2847.



A big Fourth of July celebration will be held in downtown Dawson at 10 a.m. with a parade following a prayer and national anthem. Vendors will be on hand with good food for sale and shopping. There will be a barbecue cook-off, tractor pull, and car show. Billy Roy Mitcham and the Heart of the Night band provide music for a street dance that night. Please bring your chairs for seating. There will be fun for all the family. Reservations for vendor booths and entries for the cook-off and parade are available at the Dawson City office or by calling (254) 578-1515. No cost for registration, but reservations should be made.



Blooming Grove Historical Society will have a float in the Blooming Grove Fourth of July parade. Therefore, no meeting will be held on July 7. For more information, call (903) 695-2724 or (903) 673-2635.



Long Prairie Cemetery Association will hold its annual meeting at noon at Long Prairie Cemetery, County Road SE3230, Kerens. The purpose of this meeting is for the election of officers and conducting other cemetery business. All those interested are invited to attend. If you cannot attend, please send donations to: Long Prairie Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 155, Powell, TX 75153.



Kerens Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Fourth of July celebration. Come and enjoy an old-fashioned Fourth with homemade ice cream, watermelon, hot dogs, dominoes, bingo, bounce house, games and a great fireworks show. It will begin around 6:30 p.m. on the brick streets of Kerens. For more information, call Rita West at (903) 396-2391 or the city office at (903) 396-2971.



A Tea Party Rally will be held starting at noon in front of the Corsicana Government Center. Following the rally, anyone who would like to may caravan to the North Texas Rally, which will be held at South Fork Ranch in Parker. The North Texas Rally will have music, Michelle Malkin as speaker, food for sale, and fireworks after dark. For more information, call Tom at (903) 874-4327.



Corsicana’s Freedom Festival, sponsored by the Corsicana Rotary Club, will be held beginning at 6 p.m. at I.O.O.F. Park with a performance by local band New Life. There will be bounce houses, a clown doing balloon animals, and a concession stand. The fireworks display will begin around 9 p.m.



July 6

City of Blooming Grove will holds its monthly city council meeting at 7:30 p.m. at Blooming Grove City Hall, 200 S. Fordyce St.



Corsicana Masonic Lodge will have a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited.



Piecemakers’ Quilt Guild will meet at Westhill Church of Christ. Visitors are welcome. Fellowship time will begin at 9:30 a.m. with the business meeting at 10 a.m. After the meeting, there will be a “block party,” which will be a Quilts of Valor project. Eighteen kits ready to sew have been prepared for this work day. Please bring sewing machines, pins, scissors, white thread, extension cords, power strips, irons and ironing pads. Anyone who has quilts they took home to bind should bring those quilts. Those working on blocks for this project should bring those. Lunch will be provided for participants in this workshop.



July 7

Corsicana Chapter No. 118, Order of Eastern Star, will hold a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Corsicana Masonic Lodge. A potluck supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. Linda Puckett, grand examiner, District One, will be providing a program on patriotism. All area OES members are invited. For more information, contact Bonnie Mathison at (903) 874-0226.



Oak Valley Crime Watch will have its monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Oak Valley Community Center. The crime report will be given by the deputies. Bring a covered dish and join in for food and fellowship.



July 9

Corsicana Lodge No. 63, I.O.O.F., will meet at 7 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Corsicana Public Library, 100 N. 12th St., will have its children’s summer reading program with decorating the library sidewalk with chalk at 11 a.m. For more information, call (903) 654-4810.



Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a free basic workshop on how to start a small business from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. 12th St. For more information or to register, call (903) 875-7667 or e-mail sbdc@navarrocollege.edu.

July 9 (continued)

Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas will host a “Workforce Center Orientation” at 10 a.m. and a job search workshop on “Resume Preparation” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “WorkInTexas.com” training will be offered at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



Dawson Masonic Lodge will meet at 7:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited.



July 11

Black Hills Cemetery Association will meet at 5 p.m. at Watkins Trophy Room, and the public is welcome to attend. There will be a Christian comedy program, followed by a light supper, homemade dessert and drink at $6 for adults and $3 for children 8 and under. Homemade cakes, cookies, canned goods, arts and crafts will be for sale. Also, you may try to win a quilt during the quilt raffle. Tickets are $1 each. The association has cookbooks for sale at several area locations. For more information, call (903) 654-3369, (903) 875-4915 or (903) 872-5987.



Ellis County Equine Association will have an event beginning at 8 a.m. at the Navarro County Exposition Center, located on State Highway 22, Corsicana. The event will be free to the public. You are invited to come and watch.



Cub Scouts from Pack 253 and anyone who is interested in joining Cub Scouts are invited to come to I.O.O.F. Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Bring your fishing pole, gear, and a good attitude. For more information, view www.pack253.co.cc or call Toni at (903) 851-6621.



American Legion Post 22, 632 N. Beaton St., will have meetings at 1 p.m. for the Legion executive committee; 1:30 p.m. for Legionnaires; 3 p.m. for Sons of the American Legion; and 4 p.m. for the Ladies Auxiliary. To attend the meetings, membership must be current. Beginning in August, the Legionnaires meetings will be the first Saturday of the month. For more information, call after 2 p.m. at (903) 874-3938.



July 11, 25

Pickett Riding Club will have its summer series at the Pickett Riding Arena. Show start times will be 10 a.m. Family memberships are $20. Events will be cloverleaf and straightaway barrel, poles, keyhole, speed, flag and flag exchange, and potato race. For more information, contact Terrie Abbe at (903) 654-2790.



July 13

Woodmen of the World Lodge 5 will have its meeting and potluck meal at 6 p.m. at Liberty Hall. All members, their families and guests are cordially invited.



July 14

Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, I.O.O.F., will meet at 6 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Corsicana Emergency Corps, 416 S. 12th St., will hold its regularly scheduled monthly meeting at 7:30 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Monthly meetings are held at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. For more information, call (903) 872-5072.



Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1009 will meet at 7 p.m. at Sirloin Stockade, 2508 W. Seventh Ave., Corsicana. Membership is open to U.S. armed forces veterans who served on active duty (for other than training purposes) in the Republic of Vietnam between Feb. 28, 1961, and May 7, 1975, or in any duty location between Aug. 5, 1964, and May 7, 1975. The veteran must submit a copy of his/her DD Form 214 along with application and dues. Members and guests are invited to come early and eat and visit prior to the meeting.



Ellis-Navarro Chapter 1191, National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, will meet at 11:30 a.m. at Ryan’s Steakhouse Grill in Waxahachie. All active and retired federal employees, their spouses and guests are invited to attend. For more information, call Ralph Nelson at (972) 617-8102.



Blooming Grove Masonic Lodge will meet at 7:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited.



Eureka Masonic Lodge will meet at 7:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited.



Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas, 720 N. Beaton St., will have a networking job club at 9 a.m. If you are interested, contact Phyllis Gorzynski at (903) 874-8276, Ext. 3918. Meetings will be held twice a month and members must be registered jobseekers with the Workforce.



July 16

Corsicana Public Library, 100 N. 12th St., will have its children’s summer reading program with making travel journals at 11 a.m. For more information, call (903) 654-4810.



Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas will host a “Workforce Center Orientation” at 10 a.m. and a job search workshop on “Interview Tips” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “Basic PC Skills” training will be offered at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



Through July 17

Navarro County Animals at Risk Foundation currently has funds to help Navarro County residents spay and neuter dogs 40 pounds and over. The program will be offered as long as funds last or until July 17, whichever is first, and on a first-come, first-served basis. For more information and to get an application, call (903) 654-3668 or go to www.ncarf.org.



July 18

Tressie Lacy Langston Memorial Scholarship reception will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at LaQuinta Inn in Corsicana. For more information, e-mail to: sblack16@sbcglobal.net.



Texas Youth Ranch Association Rodeo will be held beginning at 9 a.m. at the Navarro County Exposition Center, located on State Highway 22, Corsicana. The event will be free to the public. You are invited to come, watch, and have fun.



Masonic District 110 will have a joint officers installation at 3 p.m. at the Corsicana Masonic Lodge. Eastern Star ladies will provide refreshments.



July 21

Kerens Masonic Lodge will meet at 7:30 p.m. at its new location, which will be in the former Kerens Library. A barbecue meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited.



July 23

Corsicana Lodge No. 63, I.O.O.F., will meet at 7 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Corsicana Public Library, 100 N. 12th St., will have its children’s summer reading program featuring the Corsicana Police Department at 11 a.m. For more information, call (903) 654-4810.



Navarro College SBDC will sponsor a session on writing a winning business plan from 10 a.m. to noon at the Corsicana/Navarro County Chamber of Commerce, 120 N. 12th St. Cost of the workshop will be $20. For more information or to register, call (903) 875-7667 or e-mail sbdc@navarrocollege.edu.



Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas will host a “Workforce Center Orientation” at 10 a.m. and a job search workshop on “Resume Preparation” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “WorkInTexas.com” training will be offered at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



July 23-25

Texas Association of Activity Professionals will hold their annual convention at the VFW Post 3366 in Corsicana. TAAP holds an annual convention to offer activity directors continuing education which is required by state regulations. For more information, call Cheryl at (800) 869-8552.



July 27

Barry Masonic Lodge will meet at 7:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited.



July 28

Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, I.O.O.F., will meet at 6 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Winkler Masonic Lodge will meet at 7:30 p.m. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. All masons are invited.



July 30

Corsicana Public Library, 100 N. 12th St., will have its children’s summer reading program with Len Barnett and his drums at 11 a.m. For more information, call (903) 654-4810.



Healthy Woman free event will be held at noon at First United Methodist Church. “Is it Hot in Here?” will be presented by Dr. Neal Green. For more information or to RSVP, call (903) 654-6948.



Workforce Solutions for North Central Texas will host a “Workforce Center Orientation” at 10 a.m. and a job search workshop on “Interview Tips” at 10 a.m. at its office, 720 N. Beaton St. “Basic PC Skills” training will be offered at 5:30 p.m. For more information, call (903) 874-8276.



Aug. 4

Corsicana Chapter No. 118, Order of Eastern Star, will hold a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m. at the Corsicana Masonic Lodge. A potluck supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. All area OES members are invited. For more information, contact Bonnie Mathison at (903) 874-0226.



Aug. 11

Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, I.O.O.F., will meet at 6 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Aug. 11-20

VOICE will offer the Texas Youth Tobacco Awareness Program, a state-approved program for minors charged with attempted purchase, consumption, or possession of tobacco and is designed to the mandates of Texas law. VOICE staff is certified to facilitate this program. The class will be an eight-hour program divided into four two-hour sessions. This session will be Aug. 11, 13, 18 and 20. Two separate sessions will be offered on these dates. One will be offered from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. with the other from 4 to 6 p.m. Participants are required to attend all sessions. Classes are $100 (cash only) for all sessions. All participants must pre-register. For more information, contact John Goodnight at (903) 872-0180 or jgoodnight@voiceinc.org.



Aug. 13

Corsicana Lodge No. 63, I.O.O.F., will meet at 7 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Aug. 25

Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, I.O.O.F., will meet at 6 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Aug. 27

Corsicana Lodge No. 63, I.O.O.F., will meet at 7 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Sept. 8

Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, I.O.O.F., will meet at 6 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Sept. 10

Corsicana Lodge No. 63, I.O.O.F., will meet at 7 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Sept. 22

Home Rebekah Lodge No. 128, I.O.O.F., will meet at 6 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 6 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.



Sept. 24

Corsicana Lodge No. 63, I.O.O.F., will meet at 7 p.m. at 3330 W. Second Ave. The lodge meets at 7 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of the month. Visiting members are welcome.