What's Happening

The 2007/2008 Brownsboro Intermediate School PTO Officers are President Coleen Compton, Vice President Tonya Morrison,Secretary Leslie Blevins, Treasurer Sandra Adair, and Historian Jeff Smiley. The PTO raises money to purchase every student at BIS a school t-shirt. They also sponsor the Inspire Mentoring Program, help with TAKS incentives, Red Ribbon Week, and Teacher Appreciation Week. Anyone interested in membership call the BIS office.

The Quilters Guild of East Texas will meet on Thursday and Friday , October 11 and 12, beginning at 9:30 A.M. for the social and 10:00 A.M. for the meeting. There will also be an evening meeting on Thursday October 11 at 7:00 P.M. The meetings will take place at Camp Tyler, 15143 Camp Tyler Rd, Tyler, TX. There will be a white elephant sale as well as a show and share. Don't forget to bring your sewing projects to work on. For more information log on to http://www.qgetx.org.

The Bella Russian Choir will perform at First Baptist Church in Chandler on Thursday, October 11 at 6:30 P.M. This is a 32 member choir and represents a group of Christian Church Planters in the Soviet Union. Come, enjoy the music and hear their testimonies of God at work in the Soviet Union. Located at 204 Hwy 31 W, Chandler.

CBACC will have their noon luncheons on Thursday, October 11 at El Presidente in Brownsboro and on Thursday October 25 at San Pedro's in Chandler. See you there!

CBACC 2007 Pow Wow will be held on Saturday, October 13.

The Brownsboro Masonic Lodge #1051 will host their

Annual Pancake Breakfast, Saturday Oct. 13 from 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at the lodge on Hwy 31 in Brownsboro. They will be accepting $3.00 donations. Bring the whole family!

Tony Volentine B.I.S.D. School Retirement Party, Saturday October 13 from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. at Leagueville Baptist Church. Please bring memorabilia to share with others.

The Lake Palestine United Methodist Church's Men's Group Garage Sale will take place on Saturday, October 13 at 2889 FM 315 South, Chandler.

The Brownsboro Athletic Booster Club will meet on Monday, October 15 at 7 P.M. in the High School cafeteria.

The Henderson County 4- H Clover Kids will have a meeting on Sunday, October 14 in the kitchen of the Extension Office at 2 P.M. The subject will be the Food Show and other future events. Clover Kids is for kids 5-8 and parents have to be present for the meetings. For more information concerning the Clover Kid program contact Jean Everett at 903-675-5396 or Hilary Grider at 903-675- 6130.

October 16 at 11:30 A.M., the Texas Democratic Women of Henderson County will meet at Democratic Headquarters in Athens, just off the square at 207 N. Prairieville. Bring a bag lunch and a friend. All are welcome. For questions about TDW of Henderson County, call President Maxie Barton at 903- 677-1005.

AARP Mature Driving class to be held at the Chandler Community Center October 18 and 19. Call 903-849-2208 for reservations.

Keep Chandler Beautiful will meet on October 18 at 7:00 in the Chandler Community Center.

The Third Annual Fall Family Fun Night will be on Saturday, October 20 from 4-7 P.M.,outside on the church grounds at the First United Methodist Church located on Hwy 31 in Murchison. Something is planned for all ages. Activities are a jump house, face painting, food, hayrides, and maybe pony rides. Special entertainment will be furnished by the Marvin Jones County Gospel Band and a clown group, "Simply His Clowns," who will do face painting and make animal balloons. Food will be available and door prizes will be given. Admittance is canned foods or cash donation to the Henderson County Food Pantry.

Movie Night returns on October 20 at Lake Palestine United Methodist Church. Doors open at 6:30 and the movie will be starting at 7:00. This month's movie is going to be the hot new release, "Evan Almighty." The menu for this month will be hot dogs, chili dogs, frito pie, and popcorn. As always admission is free.

First Baptist Church of Ben Wheeler will be hosting their "Fishers of Men Catfish Fry", for adult and high school age men in this area on October 20 at 6:00 P.M. There will be no charge, but a love offering will be taken. The special speaker will be Nathan Lorick. They will also be hosting a Fall Festival on October 31 from 6:30 to 8:00 P.M. There will be games, food, prizes, and candy for all ages. No scary or spooky costumes please.

Brownsboro Intermediate School will be hosting a Fall Festival on Tuesday, October 23 from 6-8:30 P.M. at their campus. Come join in the fun. There will be games, jump houses, cake walks, and great food. Tickets may be purchased in advance at Brownsboro Intermediate. For more information call 903-852-7325.

Brownsboro Boys' Little Dribblers is now taking applications for the 2007-2008 season until October 26, 2007. Applications are available at both the elementary and intermediate schools in Brownsboro and Chandler and at the Murchison school. THIS YEAR WE WILL NOT ACCEPT LATE APPLICATIONS. For any questions, call Randy McCoy at 903-530-6686.

Visit Chandler's, "Halloween at the Park" on Wednesday, October 31 beginning at 5:30 P.M.

Do You Feel Lucky? Well, do you Cowboys fans? Here is your chance to win a bit of Dallas Cowboys history! Win a football autographed by Randy White. Raffle tickets may be purchased at any Brownsboro Jr. High or High School home football game as well as at Brownsboro Elementary. Individual tickets cost $1 or you can buy 6 for $5. The drawing will be held Nov. 2, 2007 at halftime. Proceeds will benefit the 2007-2008 Senior Lock-In.

The Corsicana Sunset Lions Navarro College LEO Club will be hosting the Jim Jones Memorial Deer Hunters' BBQ. The event will be taking place on Thursday, November 8, 2007 from 5 P.M. to 8 P.M. in the Corsicana High School Commons, which is located at 3701 West HWY 22. There will be a live auction and BBQ benefiting Navarro County. In addition, they will be raffling off a Howa Model 1500 Deer Rifle .270 cal. Win with Var. 3-9x42 scope. The drawing will take place at 8 P.M. and you need not be present to win. Meal tickets, which include one raffle ticket, are $5.00 and additional raffle tickets are $1.00.

Bluegrass Gospel Weekend, Saturday, November 10 at the Texas Gospel Music Hall, located at 6513 HWY 19 S, Athens. The concert starts at 6 P.M., but the doors open at 5. Guest entertainers will be The Hogwallow Boys & The Hubbards. Reserved seat tickets are $15, General Admission Advance is $12, and tickets at the door will be $15. Tickets are available in Athens at Music Hall, 903-677-2492 and First State Bank on the square. For more info. call 903-677-2492 or 903-675-5217.

Story-time for pre-schoolers resumed at the Chandler Public Library beginning Thursday, September 13, at 10:00 AM. Interested persons can call the library at 903-849-4122 for more information.

The Kickapoo Creek Kiwanis meets at noon, each Wednesday, at Piggy's Too.

The Chandler Lions Club meets every 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month in the Chandler Community Center at 7pm. Meetings consist of dinner, meeting and a program. Anyone interested in giving back to the community through the Lions organization is invited to attend.

The Disabled American Veterans & Auxiliary meets the 2nd Monday of the month at the Senior Citizens Center, next to the Fairgrounds on Hwy. 31 east in Athens. A covered dish meal is served at 6:30pm with the meeting to follow. All members and prospective members are urged to attend. For more info contact Commander Lee Stewart at 903-549-2947 or Adjutant Kenneth Bragg at 903-852-3429.

Interested in writing romance? The East Texas Chapter of Romance Writers of America is where to start. Chapter meetings are held the 3rd Saturday of every month. For more information, visit www.easttexasrwa.com or call 903-894-3167.

Marvin's Country & Gospel Band will perform at the Parkside Shores Club House every 1st & 3rd Monday, 6pm-8:30pm. Everyone is welcome. Admission is free. For more information or directions call Nancy James at 903-849-6638, or Gwen Gann at 903-849-4180.

Pickin' & Grinnin' Country & Western Gospel and Bluegrass can be enjoyed the 2nd and 4th Tuesday night from 6pm-9pm, at Sunrise Shores Clubhouse. Admission is free. For more info contact Charles Hester at 903-849-6802.

The Chandler Police Explorers meet the 1st and 4th Thursday of the month at 7pm at the Chandler Police Department. For more info contact CPD Chief Reeves at 903-590-0232.

The Tyler Chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), Chapter 932, meets the 3rd Thursday of each month at Traditions Restaurant, on South Broadway, at 1900 hours. All Vietnam and Vietnam era veterans who served on active duty(for other than training purposes) between 2/28/60 and 5/7/75 (in-country Vietnam) or between 8/5/64 and 5/7/75 (for Vietnam-era Veterans), and their spouses, are invited to come join us. For more info call Roger Carson at 903-570- 0618 or Robbie Robertson at 903-876-4935.

Edom United Methodist Church meets every Sunday evening at 6 P.M. for "Encounters",the contemporary church service. For more information call Russel Hall at 852-7181.