Come visit with Santa at Parkside Shores Saturday, December 13. A parade will start at 11:00 a.m., followed by a Ham lunch with all the trimmings for a donation only. At approximately 1:30pm. Santa will be handing out gifts and visiting with all the children. Festivities will also include a Christmas tree lighting and singing of Carols. Everyone is welcome. Hope to see you there.

Chandler/Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce's

Christmas Tree Open House will be held Thursday, December 18 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. for more information Call Bertha 903-849-5930

Sign-up is now underway for the Brownsboro Little Dribblers 2009 season. Applications are available online at www.leaguelineup.com/bbgirls or may be picked up at Brownsboro, Chandler and Murchison elementary and intermediate schools. Last day to register is January 5, 2009. Anyone interested in coaching should contact Scott Williams at 903-681-2111

Parkside Shores community will be celebrating the New Year with a special New Year's Bash Wednesday, December 31 from 8:00 p.m. until Midnight. Good music from the Back Roads Band, prizes every hour and Great Food! A Happy New Years to All!!

Keep Brownsboro Beautiful will meet Monday, January 5 at 7:00 p.m. in the Brownsboro Community Center.

Christmas is coming soon and Brookshires Grocery in Chandler will be collecting Letters For Santa. A special mailbox has been set up for Christmas wishes for all of the community's youngsters. Letters posted by Sunday, December 14 will be delivered to the Statesman for publishing and then forwarded to the North Pole before Santa's sleigh packing deadline.

Call to Recovery, a 12-step program, gathers every Monday night at 7:00 p.m. at the Leagueville Baptist Church.

Music Nite at Parkside Shores. Great Country, Gospel and 50's music. First and Third Monday from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m. at the Clubhouse. Free food, free music and Lots of Fun. Donations are appreciated. Call Nancy at 903-849- 1965 or Gwen at 903-849- 4180

The choir of the First Baptist Church of Chandler will present their Chrismas Cantata, "A Christmas Offering" Sunday morning, December 14 at 11:00 a.m. The public is invited!

Calvary Baptist and Brownsboro Police Department will host a Turkey and Toy Drive at Calvary Baptist Church, 11288 Moss St., Brownsboro, Saturday December 13, 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Cash donations will be accepted, No stuffed animals.

East Texas Gem and Mineral Society meets on the first Monday each month at 6:45 p.m. at Discovery Science Place, 308 N. Broadway in Tyler. Call Annette for more info at 903-849-6314.

Sunday, December 14 the combined choirs of First Baptist Church and First Methodist Church of Murchison will present the Christmas cantata entitled "A Christmas Offering, " at the First Baptist Church in Murchison. Fellowship will follow the program. There is no cost for the program and a nursery will be available. For further information call 903-469-3704 or e-mail fbcmurchison@e mbarqmail.com.

Quilters Guild of East Texas will gather for a monthly meeting Thursday, December 11. The day meeting will be held at the Rose Garden, 420 Rose Park Dr. in Tyler and will begin with a social at 9:30 a.m. The evening meeting will be held at the Cotton Patch Cafe, 322 E. Southeast Loop 323 in Tyler and will begin at 6:30 p.m. visit www.qgetx.org.

Looking for all BHS Classmates of 1994. Visit www. brownsboro1994.ning.com to register.

Calvary Baptist Church would like to announce new activities; Children's Church Sunday School classes for all ages, Family Fun Night is the 1st Wed. of each month starting at 6p.m., Adult and Children's Choir and many other exciting happenings. All are welcome to come and worship with us.

The Henderson County Humane Society Animal Shelter is running low on supplies and needs your help. Most in demand are bales of hay, bleach, Special Kitty Litter-red bag(non-scoopable), paper towels, liquid laundry soap, canned cat food and dry puppy food. The shelter's hours of operation are from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Contact us by phone at 903-677- PETS (7387) or by e-mail at hchspets@embarqmail. com Thank you for your continued support

Brownsboro Young Farmers meets the second Tuesday of every month in the Ag./Vocation bldg. at the high school 6:30pm

Golden Girls Booster Club meets Thursday at 6:30 pm in the High School Little Theatre.

Keep Brownsboro Beautiful meets every first Thursday at 7 pm in the Brownsboro community center. Any interested in Brownsboro Beautification are welcome to attend.

The Call to Recovery, a 12-step recovery program every Monday at 7 pm, meets at Leagueville Baptist Church. For more information, call 903-852-7521.

East Texas Back Roads Band will perform from 6-8:30 pm at Parkside Shores Clubhouse every first and third Monday of the month. Free admis sion, free food and a variety of music; free doesn't get any better than that. For more information, contact Gwen Gann at 903-849-4180.

The Ladies Auxiliary of Post #5073 are sponsoring an art contest that could bring as much as $10,000 toward a high school student's college education. The student is eligible to enter the Patriotic Art Contest. There will be a winner from each post in Texas. For more information, contact Debbie Haynes at 903-825- 203 or Fannie Conroy at 903- 849-3736. Deadline date is March 31

Storytime at the Chandler Library for preschool - 3rd grade will be every Thursday. There willl also be a special Saturday morning program for 4th - 7th grade readers. Starting time for this group is at 9:30 am.

Calvary Baptist in Brownsboro will hold a prayer breakfast on the second Saturday of each month with Pastor John Parker. Good food and fellowship, come 8 am.

Bread of Life Distribution Food Bank on the third Saturday of each month. 8 am - 12 pm. Any volunteers would be accepted and appreciated. Calvary Baptist hosts this food bank for public awareness.

Any Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944-1976 and the USS Columbus SSN-762 past and present. If you would like to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, contact Allen R. Hope, President, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815- 4505. Home: (260) 486-2221 - 8AM-5PM Eastern.

The GED Program located at Lake Palestine United Methodist Church has openings for both students and tutors. The program meets Mondays 6-9pm . Contact: Joyce at:903-849-6918.

For Retirees, L.L.L. of Chandler First United Methodist Church, Meets the Second Wednesday of each month. 10:00 a.m. is cards and dominoes, Covered dish follows at 11:30 a.m. Join us. Call the church at 903-849-6839 for more information.

Senior Citizens Lunch M-F at the Community Center in Chandler. For more info. call Kimberly at (903)849-2252.

Lake Palestine United Methodist Church has collected the best recipes from group members, family, and friends and compiled them into an attractive, keepsake cookbook. The cookbooks may be purchased from any church member, or at the church. All proceeds will go to the Angel Food Trailer Fund. The cookbook contains 357 recipes. For more information contact Lynn Davis at 903-849-7150.

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.