Al-Anon — 8 p.m. Thursdays; 4 p.m. Sundays; 2412 N. Beaton St., Corsicana.
Alcoholics Anonymous —11 a.m. Sundays; 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays; Lakeside United Methodist Church annex building, 515 Farm-to-Market Road 416, Streetman (St. Elmo community).
Area Agency on Aging of North Central Texas, Ombudsman Program, needs volunteers. Call (800) 272-3921.
Basic for Living classes — 9 to 10:30 a.m. first and third Saturdays of month (September through May), Griffin Chapel Church of God in Christ fellowship hall, 709 E. 12th Ave. For women of all ages. Call Ethel Baptist, (903) 874-7337.
Blood pressure clinic — 10 a.m. second Wednesday of each month, Friendship Towers sunroom. Call (903) 874-4745.
Celebrate Recovery, a 12-step Bible-based Christ-centered recovery program for adults — 6:30 to 8 p.m. Mondays, First Baptist Church fellowship hall, 510 W. Collin St.; 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursdays, 918 N. 13th St. Call Barbara Abbe, (903) 654-0003; Jeff Fitzhugh, (903) 872-7473; or Grady Pierson, (903) 874-3421.
Central Appraisal District board meetings — 3 p.m. third Wednesday of each month, 111 E. First Ave.
Children to age 21, having physical, mental or emotional problems who are not receiving an education, may call Corsicana Independent School District special education office, (903) 874-7441. CISD offers a number of special programs for students with disabilities.
Classes for medically-challenged children and special needs children — New Beginnings Family Fellowship, State Highway 22, Blooming Grove. Creative therapy classes, 5 p.m. second Thursday of each month. Music therapy classes, 5 p.m. fourth Thursday of each month. Call (903) 695-0025 or (903) 422-6120; or e-mail: info@whenarewegoinghome.com.
Community Services — Help may be available to low-income families in Navarro County with high energy bills. Applications must be completed to determine household eligibility. To schedule an appointment, call (800) 831-9929.
Cub Scout Pack 253 and Boy Scout Troop 253 — Meets at 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Grace Community Church. View www.pack253.co.cc or call Toni at (903) 851-6621 about upcoming events.
Cub Scout Pack 258 — meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays at First United Methodist Church, 320 N. 15th St., Corsicana. For more information, call (903) 874-2122 or (903) 872-3874.
Disaster Action Team (DAT) — 7 p.m. first Thursday of each month, American Red Cross, 701 W. Second Ave. Call Shelly Campbell, (903) 874-4551; or e-mail: scampbell@redcrossdallas.org.
Experience Works — recruits job-seeking individuals 55 and older. Call (866) 412-0978 or (903) 874-8276. Web site: www.experienceworks.org.
Family Caregiver Support Group of Navarro County — 6:30 p.m. first Thursday each month at Abundant Life Fellowship, 3900 Farm-to-Market Road 744. For more information, call (903) 641-9592.
Family Service Association — 517 N. Commerce St., (903) 874-4971. Open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Wednesdays; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursdays; 8 a.m. to noon Fridays; and 8 a.m. to noon second and fourth Saturdays of the month.
Free GED, ESL and literacy classes — Call Navarro College Department of Adult Education, (903) 875-7464 or (903) 875-7460.
Frost Volunteer Fire Department Community Service Center, Garitty Street, Frost, accepts donations 3 to 5 p.m. second and fourth Saturdays of month. Call (903) 229-0747 or e-mail: frostvfd@yahoo.com.
Grief support luncheon — noon, first Wednesday of each month, Hospice of Cedar Lake, 625 N. Main St., (903) 874-2646.
Habitat for Humanity of Navarro County, 417 W. Collin St., needs volunteers and accepts applications for those qualifying for a Habitat home. Call (903) 872-4690 or (903) 874-5136. Web site: www.navarrohabitat.org.
Horse Project Drill Team meetings — 3 p.m. second Sunday of each month, KWC Quarterhorse Ranch, 1381 County Road NE2120, Kerens. Practice for drill team, 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Call Carla, (903) 851-1361.
MLK Center board senior citizen program — 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. first and third Tuesday of each month. Call Della Borkchum, (903) 874-7259 or (903) 872-3994; or Jim Graves, (903) 874-7259 or (903) 874-8053.
Navarro County Animals at Risk Foundation — 6:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month, Heritage Oaks West sunroom. Call (903) 654-3668.
Navarro County Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance — 7 p.m. Tuesdays, St. John’s Episcopal Church fellowship hall, 101 N. 14th St. Call (903) 872-6302 or (903) 874-6815.
Navarro County Meals on Wheels needs volunteers. Call (903) 641-0166.
Navarro County Office of Emergency Management — community-based information Web site, www.navarrocountyoem.org.
Navarro County Reach to Recovery — (903) 872-2459 or (800) 227-2345. Web site: www.cancer.org.
Navarro Regional Hospital Auxiliary — seeks volunteers to serve in various areas of hospital. Call Connie Beal, (903) 654-6802; Jessie Gonzales, (903) 872-1596; or Lydia Holy, (903) 872-1740.
New Beginnings group of Alcoholics Anonymous — 7 p.m. Mondays, First United Methodist Church activities building, 320 N. 15th St.
North Texas Food Stamp Outreach Program application assistance — second Tuesday of each month at The Salvation Army, 212 E. First Ave., (214) 330-1396; or e-mail: foodstamps@ntfb.org.
Old interior pictures of the Navarro County Courthouse (especially 1905 through 1930s) are needed. Contact Lowell Dunn, Moe and Dunn PLLC, 1200 W. Second Ave.; or Hugh Stroube, U Store, 310 N. 12th St.
Riding Club — 3 p.m. every fourth Sunday of the month, Willis Arena, Roane Road. Call Carla, (903) 851-1361.
Storytime — 10 a.m. Fridays for preschool children ages 3 to 5 (though all age groups are welcome), Corsicana Public Library, (903) 654-4810.
Support group for victims of domestic violence — meets first and third Mondays of each month. Call (800) 283-8401 or (254) 749-4437.
Suicide Survivor Group — Child and Family Program, 312 N. 13th St. Call (903) 874-2517 or e-mail to Pam.Crawford@pchas.org.
Take Off Pounds Sensibly No. 1693 — meets 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesdays, First United Methodist Church, 320 N. 15th St. Weigh-ins 9:30 to 10 a.m. Call Mary at (903) 872-5568 or Joyce at (903) 874-5145. Web site: www.tops.org.
The Salvation Army — 212 E. First Ave., (903) 874-7131 or (903) 851-3797; or e-mail: elizabeth_anderson@salvationarmy.org.
Volunteers needed for hospice. Call Hand in Hand Hospice, (903) 874-7700; Family First Hospice, (972) 878-2273; Gardendale Hospice, (903) 874-3232; or Hospice of Cedar Lake, (903) 874-2646.
Young at Heart Club of Blooming Grove for residents 55 and older — 1 to 3 p.m. the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, Blooming Grove Fire Department meeting room. Call Brenda, (903) 354-6837.
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Council hears from shelter supporters
An item not even on the agenda drew the most attention and most time at Tuesday’ Corsicana City Council meeting, as supporters of a new animal shelter spoke out during a public forum time.
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‘That lady welder’
Diane Billingsley first fell in love with metal working as a 7-year-old when her parents took her to see a blacksmith’s shop.
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Job Fair opens doors
Job seekers of all ages and experience levels will want to attend the Navarro County Job Fair slated for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at Navarro College.
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P&Z tackles wells
Drilling within 600 feet of a subdivision will be the topic of both an open and closed meeting of the Navarro County Lake Planning and Zoning Commission, scheduled to meet in regular session at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Navarro County Courthouse.
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Local Beat for 2/8/12
A listing of meetings and events of interest throughout Navarro County.
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Shelter supporters speak out
Supporters of a public vote on a bond to pay for a new animal shelter in Corsicana turned out in numbers Tuesday to speak at the Corsicana City Council meeting.
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Dance hall appeal before council
The Corsicana City Council will hear an appeal of a denied dance hall permit application when it meets in regular session at 6 p.m. Tuesday.
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Texas primary date in doubt after deal talks stall
Texas is all but certain to have an even later say in choosing the Republican presidential nominee after what at first looked like a breakthrough deal in a bitter dispute over redistricting maps ended with wide rejection of the proposal.
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CISD quartet out to win cuisine competition
They’ve been at it for months.
Just enough of this, just enough of that, cooked “just so.”
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Gander Mountain now home to small deer population
When Gander Mountain opened in August of 2004, it did so with an outdoor ATV track, giving potential buyers an avenue, of sorts, to test models out. The last several years, that patch of grass has been barren.
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