Notebook 02-20-13

MONDAY

FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF QUEEN CITY will hold a food and fellowship event, which will feature free beans, cornbread and dessert 11 a.m. March 4. For more info call, 903-796-3520.

GOLDEN GATE BAPTIST CHURCH will hold a revival 7:30 pm. nightly from Monday, March 4 through Friday, March 8. For more info, call 903-796-6686 or 903-796-7829.

TEX-ARK AUDUBON SOCIETY OF TEXARKANA will hold a meeting 7 p.m., March 4, in biology Room 119 at Texarkana College. Guest speaker will be Ed Black. The public is invited to attend. For more info, call Delores McCright 903-832-3288.

BINGO begins 11 a.m. at the Mary Daughety Senior Citizen Center in Linden. Adults 60 and older are welcome. For more info, call 903-756-3907.

SENIOR CITIZENS GAME DAY is 1 p.m. every Monday at Mary Daughety Senior Citizen Center in Linden. Guests are welcome to bring a friend, play games and enjoy fellowship.

TUESDAY

CASS COUNTY PATRIOTS meet 6 p.m. every Tuesday at Amigo Juan’s Mexican Cafe on Loop 59 in Atlanta.  For more info, call Joe Harrison 903-796-6610.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF QUEEN CITY LADIES MINISTRY (WOMEN OF WORTH) will hold a covered dish lunch noon, Feb. 19, in the Fellowship Hall. Della Peacock of the Smyrna Baptist Church will be guest speaker. The church is located at the corner of Marietta and Second Streets. For more info, call Quinnie Blizzard 903-796-7205 or the church office 903-796-7934.

CASS COUNTY EXTENSION OFFICE will sponsor a 7-week diabetes education program geared toward African-American adults with Type 2 diabetes, entitled Wisdom, Power, Control. Classes will be held in two locations: in Linden, at the Linden Garden Club, 300 E. Houston, from 10 a.m. to noon, every Tuesday starting Feb. 5; and in Atlanta, on Thursdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., starting Feb. 7, at St. Paul CME Church, 412 Johns Street. To register for classes or for more info, call the Cass County Extension Office at 903-756-5391.

CADDO WILDFLOWER CHAPTER OF THE NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY OF TEXAS meets 7 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of each month at Mary Daughety Senior Citizen Center, Linden. Meetings are open to the public. New members are welcome. For more info, call Kay Lowery at 903-835-5532 or Gene Bobo at 903-799-2527.

WEDNESDAY

LAWS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will hold Lenten Services at 7 p.m. every Wednesday from February 20 through March 20. The church is located at 4065 FM 2328 in Atlanta. For more info, call Treaca Huston, 903-796-3813.

MOTHERS OF PRESCHOOLERS (MOPS) is held at First Baptist Church in Atlanta in the Fellowship Hall on the first and third week each month from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. The church is located at the corner of East Hiram and Baker streets. For more info, call Stephanie at 903-490-5425.

STORY TIME AT ATLANTA PUBLIC LIBRARY is 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays. For more info, call Jackie Icenhower, library director, at 903-796-2112.

ATLANTA LIONS CLUB meets noon Wednesdays at the Silver Spur Restaurant.

ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AREA AGENCY ON AGING mprovides benefits counseling the first Wednesday of each month at Atlanta Public Library. For an appointment or more info, call 800-372-4464.

ARK-TEX COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AREA AGENCY ON AGING provides benefits counseling the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Linden Senior Center. Free counseling is available to seniors age 60 and above or who have Medicare. For an appointment or more info, call 800-372-4464.

BONDAGE BREAKERS MINISTRIES holds weekly Bible study 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 219 E. Hiram St. in Atlanta. For more info, call Pastor Burnis C. James Jr. at 903-691-5280.

THURSDAY

ATLANTA AREA ROTARY CLUB meets at noon weekly at Horne Enterprises, located at the intersection of state highways 43 and 7 in Atlanta.

LINDEN LIONS CLUB meets at noon weekly at 107 N. Main St.

FRIDAY

BETTS HALL will be closed until March 15. For more info, call 903-796-6064.

UNITY MASS CHOIR will rehearse 6 p.m., Feb. 22 at the Allen-Rogers Retreat Building under the direction of Vannie Hill. The retreat is located off Hwy. 155 in Linden.

ATLANTA CAR CRUISE-IN is held the second Friday night of every month at Headers on Main Street (the former Mason’s Phillips 66). Just show up around 6 p.m., hang out and enjoy refreshments and good-old car-talking fun. The group’s next get-together will be March 8. For more info, call Clay Collins 903-280-0003; or Steve Quinn, 903-824-0764.

SENIOR GAME NIGHT begins 6:30 p.m. the last Friday of every month at the Mary Daughety Senior Citizens Center, 507 S. Kaufman St. in Linden. Bring a friend. For more info, call Joan Tate at 903-756-3467.

SATURDAY

SPRINGDALE COGIC will hold the Annual Black History Program 7 p.m. Feb. 23. The church is located on County Road 3287 in Queen City. For more info, call Addie Page 903-796-3944.

GOLDEN GATE BAPTIST CHURCH will host a musical evening 7 p.m. March 2. All local choirs are invited to attend. For more info, call 903-796-6686 or 903-796-7829.

SUNDAY

ROACH COGIC will hold the 127th Church Anniversary and Family and Friends Day 3:30 p.m., March 3. The speaker will be Pastor Herbert Harper, pastor of Queen City COGIC. The host pastor is Elder Charles Webster. The church is located at 720 County Road 110 in Atlanta. For more info, call 903-846-2038 or 903-799-5877.

THE LAWS CHAPEL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH will host the Blackwood Quartet in concert 6 p.m., March 3. The church is located at 4065 FM 2328 in Atlanta. For more info, call 903-650-2067.

NEW LIGHT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH will hold Annual Choir day 2:30 p.m., March 17. Special guest will be the Rev. D. A. Hill of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church of Daingerfield. The church is located at 2108 Hwy. 59 in Linden.

NEW LIGHT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH will celebrate Easter Sunrise service 6 a.m., March 31. Special guest will be the Rev. Anthony Jackson of Jefferson. The church is located at 2108 Hwy. 59 in Linden.

NEW LIGHT MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH will celebrate the 24th Church Anniversary 2:30 p.m., April 7. Special guest will be the Rev. Don Mitchell and the St. John Divine Missionary Baptist Church of Kildare. The church is located at 2108 Hwy. 59 in Linden.

FYI

THE HUFFINES COMMUNITY QUILTERS have frames open and ready to turn your quilt tops into treasured family heirlooms. Prices start at $45 with all proceeds going to the upkeep of the Huffines Community Center. For more info, call the center on Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 903-796-3678 or Monday through Saturday, call Novelyn Philpot at 903-796-1848.

PITTSBURG DISTRICT MEETING will be held at the Walker Chapel COGIC in Douglassville from Sunday, Feb. 17, to Thursday, Feb.21. The schedule is as follows: 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Musical Day; 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jurisdictional Bishop David R. Houston of the Smith Temple COGIC of Tyler; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Women’s Day; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday, District Superintendent Gregory M. Hatley. For more info, call 903-796-3294.

CHRISTUS ST. MICHAEL HOSPITAL-ATLANTA AUXILIARY is selling shelled pecans at $10 per pound. You can buy the pecans at the hospital gift shop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more info, call 903-799-3101.

THE DOUGLASSVILLE HERITAGE COOKBOOK is on sale with proceeds going to the Douglassville United Methodist Church. This is a reprint of the original cookbook from 1975, with more than 600 recipes as a sturdy, hardback three-ring binder edition. Checks are accepted, payable to Douglassville UMC. For more info, call Jana Granberry at 903-824-2053.

QUEEN CITY PROJECT GRADUATION is selling cookbooks for $10 each at Cass County Bank in Queen City and Queen City High School. All proceeds benefit QCHS Project Graduation. For more info, call 903-799-0861.

FRIENDS OF THE ATLANTA PUBLIC LIBRARY welcome new members to support the library’s many services and programs. Memberships are only $5 for individuals; $10 for families; and $25 for businesses and organizations. For more info or to sign up, drop by the library at 101 W. Hiram.

ATLANTA EDUCATION FOUNDATION is selling commemorative bricks for the new sidewalk at AHS Rabbit Plaza. Cost is $100 for a 6"x12" brick. For more info, call Donna Rice or Pam Huffman at 903-796-4194.

SECOND CHANCE FURBABIES is a non-profit, "no-kill" animal shelter located at 7639 FM 251 in Bloomburg, next to Cass Baptist Church. If you would like to donate, volunteer or adopt an animal, call Sarah Ridpath at 903-824-3157 or visit www.facebook.com/memma02.

ATLANTA SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER serves lunch weekdays from 11:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. for seniors age 60 and older. Live music is performed on Wednesdays by the Bobby Allday Band. Card and board games are available and the center has a book exchange. The center is located at 306 W. Miller St. For more info, call 903-799-7766.

ATLANTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION is selling the limited edition book, "Atlanta’s Hospital, 1972-2012," by Lynne B. Spivey. The book can be purchased for $30 in the AMH Gift Shop or by calling 903-799-3273.

FREE GED CLASSES are available in Atlanta, Linden, Hughes Springs and other locations through the Bowie-Cass Adult Education Cooperative. For more info, call 903-794-2858 or 903-793-5632, ext. 1711.

KILDARE COMMUNITY CENTER, located at 624 County Road 1779, is available for various community activities such as exercise classes, dance classes, meetings, etc. For more info, call Frances Allen at 903-796-6292.

THE ARKLATEX LYME DISEASE SUPPORT GROUP provides support, resources and information on tick-borne diseases. Call Annette Sharp 903-748-9182 for meeting times and events.

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