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There will be a benefit for Charles (Slick) Matthews on October 31, 2009 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM at the Butler Center off FM 439. Slick has been diagnosed with cancer. Come join his supporters for a fish fry in his honor. The cost is $10.00 for adults and children 10 and over. All proceeds will go toward Slick’s medical costs. More ... The First Baptist Church will host its annual Pumpkin Patch festivities in conjunction with Stewart Memorial United Methodist Church's Trunk or Treat. Event sites will be the FBC parking lot on the corner of Walker St. and Hwy 79, Davis's Country Store parking lot, and the front of the parking lot at the Methodist Church.There will be more fun, more food, and more prizes than ever. More ... The Fall Festival was held Saturday and was well attended. There were nearly fifty Kids and total count was over 100. None was heard to say they didn’t have a lot of fun. The hayride was loaded and all got to see the vacant land which will someday be the place for a parsonage. The Glass family will be here on November 8th at the evening service. More ... Things are progressing nicely on the new Buffalo High School facility on Highway 75, just north of Highway 164. Many crews were hard at work during a tour of the building last week. Some areas of the classroom wings are nearing completion, and the gym, 500-seat auditorium and ag department are taking shape as well. More ... The Latin term "extremis malis extrema remedia" has led to a modern-day proverb: "Desperate times call for desperate measures." Perhaps nothing qualifies as a "desperate time" more than a family which is experiencing domestic violence. With your help, a remedial measure is on its way for Leon County victims. More ... The Men's Breakfast Fellowship at First Baptist Church recently made a donation to the Leon County Domestic Violence Victims' Advocates program. More ... Exactly one week to the day, before the real Halloween holiday, the Lone Star Community Center was overrun with all varieties of witches, tigers, vampires and other scary creatures. Some who were not so frightening were butterflies, princesses and bumble bees. More ... The music and drama ministry of First Baptist Church, Centerville, has begun preparations for their Christmas cantata, "The Love of God at Christmas". Please make plans to join us on Sunday night, December 6, as we begin the Christmas season with this wonderful musical celebration of the birth of Jesus. More ... The Leon County Tea Party Patriots will meet and enjoy a pot luck supper on Monday night, November 2nd at 6 p.m. in the Jewett Civic Center in downtown Jewett. Bring a favorite covered dish for everyone to enjoy and the plates, eating utensils, iced tea and water will be provided. More ... The United States Achievement Academy announced today that Eric Pokladnik from Pleasanton, TX has been recognized for academic achievement as a United States National Honor Students Award winner. Eric Pokladnik, who attends Pleasanton High, will appear in the United States Achievement Academy's Official Yearbook which is published nation- ally. More ... |
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