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Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful To Host Free Technology Recycling Event

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Misty Boggs
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Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful (KNB), in conjunction with the City of Nacogdoches, will host a free technology recycling event on September 10, 2016, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. The event will be held at the lot on the corner of Hospital St. and Pearl St., next to the Appraisal District office.

Acceptable items include computer towers and servers, laptops, monitors, routers, printers, copiers and fax machines, power backup supplies, wires, cables, ink cartridges, cameras, cell phones and phone systems, radios and stereos.

“This e-cycle event will be the first of many,” said Jamie Bouldin, KNB chair person. “We hope to make this a regular event, hosted on second Saturdays of each month.”

“Monthly e-cycle events provide an opportunity for other community organizations to offer special donation and recycling events to the Nacogdoches community,” Katie Blevins, KNB executive coordinator, said. Members of Sigma Lambda Gamma, and SFA student organization with an emphasis on community service, will volunteer at the technology recycling event, along with KNB board members.

“Even if you don’t have anything to recycle on Saturday, stop by the KNB booth to get information about the program and organization and a chance to win a wireless stereo headset, donated by ALLCOM, a local AT&T authorized dealer,” Blevins said. “There will be donuts, coffee, and games for kids and adults as well.”

Keep Nacogdoches Beautiful is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that promotes waste reduction, litter management and beautification throughout Nacogdoches County. If you or your organization would like to partner with KNB, email info@keepnacbeautiful.org or visit www.keepnacbeautiful.org.

“Our new location is adjacent to the Nacogdoches Farmer’s Market; it will bring greater visibility and easier access to technology recycling in Nacogdoches and an opportunity to provide information to the community about recycling and other environmental issues,” Blevins said.

The monthly events will replace the electronics recycling shed behind the Nacogdoches Rec Center. While citywide recycling of clean and separated cardboard, plastics #1 and #2, paper, and glass will still be available behind the Nacogdoches Recreation Center, electronics recycling will no longer be available at this location.

Angelina College Lady Roadrunner Basketball Team Lends A Hand To Christian Information Center

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Gary Stallard
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The Angelina College Lady Roadrunner basketball team takes a break from Friday’s volunteer work at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin. The Lady ‘Runners helped assemble and distribute food for the CIC, the area’s largest food pantry responsible for feeding approximately 14,000 people per month. (AC Press photo by Gary Stallard)

One of the most important assists the Angelina College Lady Roadrunner basketball has recorded thus far didn’t occur on a basketball court.

Angelina College’s Tyanna Barlow helps organize food distributions Friday at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin. The Lady Roadrunner basketball team helped assemble and distribute food for the CIC, the area’s largest food pantry responsible for feeding approximately 14,000 people per month. (AC Press photo by Gary Stallard)
Angelina College’s Tyanna Barlow helps organize food distributions Friday at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin. The Lady Roadrunner basketball team helped assemble and distribute food for the CIC, the area’s largest food pantry responsible for feeding approximately 14,000 people per month. (AC Press photo by Gary Stallard)

On Friday, the Lady ‘Runners arrived en masse at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin to provide helping hands in an effort to feed the community. The CIC is the area’s largest food pantry; it’s the only one open five days per week, feeding approximately 14,000 people each month.

With shipments of food items rolling in every day – the Center estimates two million pounds of food per year – and with a small volunteer staff consisting of perhaps five people, the CIC members are kept busy sorting, bagging and distributing.

Executive Director Yulonda Richard said the mission is to ensure as many people in the community as possible don’t go hungry.

“There are kids who go home on weekends and never really eat again until they go back to school on Monday,” Richard said. “We’ve made it possible for many years to feed kids over the weekends. We do around 450 bags per week all year long. We have volunteers who come and help assemble, and other volunteers who help deliver to the schools. We do all of Angelina County all the way down to Zavalla, and we just added Pineywoods Community Academy.

Angelina College Lady Roadrunner basketball players LaNeique Nealey (left) and Karley McHenry assist a customer during Friday’s volunteer efforts at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin. The Lady Roadrunner basketball team helped assemble and distribute food for the CIC, the area’s largest food pantry responsible for feeding approximately 14,000 people per month. (AC Press photo by Gary Stallard)
Angelina College Lady Roadrunner basketball players LaNeique Nealey (left) and Karley McHenry assist a customer during Friday’s volunteer efforts at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin. The Lady Roadrunner basketball team helped assemble and distribute food for the CIC, the area’s largest food pantry responsible for feeding approximately 14,000 people per month. (AC Press photo by Gary Stallard)

“A lot of the people we see are senior citizens who have reached the point in their lives where they’re trying to stretch their paychecks between medical expenses and living expenses. It should come down to that, but it does, and we’re trying to help them make the grocery money stretch as far as possible with these donations.”

Richard said having the Lady Roadrunners helping with the load was a boost for both morale and production.

“What the girls did today was help feed the community, which is exactly what God tells us to do,” Richard said.

Karley McHenry of Angelina College awaits the next customer after stacking food items during Friday’s volunteer efforts at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin. The Lady Roadrunner basketball team helped assemble and distribute food for the CIC, the area’s largest food pantry responsible for feeding approximately 14,000 people per month. (AC Press photo by Gary Stallard)
Karley McHenry of Angelina College awaits the next customer after stacking food items during Friday’s volunteer efforts at the Christian Information Center in Lufkin. The Lady Roadrunner basketball team helped assemble and distribute food for the CIC, the area’s largest food pantry responsible for feeding approximately 14,000 people per month. (AC Press photo by Gary Stallard)

“‘What you do to these, you do unto Me.’ We have nothing but volunteers; I might have five people total on our staff. Without the support of the community, our center would have to close its doors.”

AC head coach Byron Coleman said his players were more than willing to help, but seeing the CIC’s efforts in an up-close setting was an eye-opening experience.

“When the girls got here, the CIC staff gave them a little talk and a tour as part of the educational experience so the girls would know why they were here,” Coleman said. “I think a lot of them were shocked to hear how many people in this one community don’t get enough to eat, and that was plenty of motivation to get them moving. Once they understood the reasons behind everything, they went full-blast toward getting work done.

“One of the volunteers told me that what the girls did just this morning would have taken the staff all week. They don’t have enough help to do what they do, and our girls were proud to help.”

Richard called the players’ arrival “a blessing” and said she hoped more young people would get involved.

“I hope these girls got as much from this as they gave to us today,” Richard said.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Ginger Snap Crafts: Skittles Popcorn

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Ginger Bowie
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My son, Rylan, is playing football this fall, so I am anticipating a bunch of game day get togethers and snacks. This Skittles Popcorn recipe would be perfect for game day. You could do just about any color combination to match your teams colors. Keep reading for this yummy popcorn recipe!

For this recipe you will need:
2 bags of microwave popcorn, popped (remove the uncooked kernels)
2 cups of Skittles (any color)
1 bag white chocolate chips

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First, I divided out the Skittles by color. This is a great job for the kiddos.

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Mix the warm popcorn with one bag of melted white chocolate chips and 1 1/2 cups of Skittles until popcorn is coated. Sprinkle remaining Skittles on top.

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The sweetness of the white chocolate and the tanginess of the Skittles is the best combination.
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Let me know your favorite game day recipe in the comments below. I’d love to hear!

A Missionary’s Journey to Haiti

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Megan Whitworth
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A photo of Kassidy Eberlan.

When talking about Haiti, Lufkin resident Kassidy Eberlan recalls the weeks spent without electricity and air conditioning, the early morning sunrise, and visiting the orphanage where she met a young child named Kevin.

Missionary Kassidy Eberlan, center, takes a photo with Haitians Annanee, left, and Dashca.
Missionary Kassidy Eberlan, center, takes a photo with Haitians Annanee, left, and Dashca.

“I literally got out of the van, looked down, and he was reaching for me,” she recalled. “He just laid his head on my shoulder, and he did not want to get down. The entire time I was there he just had the biggest smile on his face. He told our interpreter at the end of our visit, ‘My heart is so happy.’”

Summer 2015, Eberlan first stepped foot in Haiti fullfilling a lifelong dream of becoming a missionary in a land stricken with poverty. She described the people as humble and grateful as she learned about their culture and way of life during her first trip. Not only sharing her testimony of God during the visit, Eberlan, along with tens of others, traveled through Haiti assisting and teaching communities how to install Sawyer water filters into hundreds of homes to provide clean water.

“It’s just something I was really passionate about and something I really wanted to do,” Eberlan said. “God was telling me that I needed to go and that is where I was supposed to be. When I got there I just fell in love with everybody and everything there.”

When the opportunity arose for another mission trip this summer to install more water filters, Eberlan didn’t hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity to once again visit the place she came to love last summer.

Arriving in Mellier, Haiti on June 17, Eberlan and her group, led by trip advisor Bob Ford, began their

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Haitians fill a cup of filtered water for the first time.

days with the early morning sunrise at 4:30 a.m., breakfast at seven, and then off they would go to teach villagers how to install the water filters.

“We help them install it, but we don’t do the process. We don’t do the work for them. They have to show us they know how to clean them, put them together, and how to take care of them,” she said. “We can’t do it for them. Like we say, ‘Helping hurts sometimes.’ We like for them to learn stuff to do on their own; it builds self-reliance.”

Over 400 water filters were installed in homes at no charge during the next three weeks as the missionaries worked hard to make sure residents had access to clean water, Eberlan said. The water filters will last up to 10 years or one million gallons of water. She added that after her group left more missionaries would return to insure the water filters continued to work.

“I have this saying, ‘Water is life.’ You can’t live without water, and you can do so much with water. You cook with it, you bathe with it. Water is so essential to everything you do,” she said. “When I see the people get the filters and drink the water it really makes me happy. You just have to sit back and watch the little things in life. Just seeing someone drink a cup of water makes me so happy because it’s clean.”

At the end of the day after the work was complete, Eberlan said missionaries and natives gathered to listen to music and spend time together even though French and Creole were the only languages spoken by the natives.

“Even though they can’t understand us you could still tell they felt God’s presence,” she said.

Eberlan plans to visit Haiti again next year to install more water filters in different villages across the island with hopes to complete a long-term mission trip in the future. She hopes to start more programs, like a food program or scholarships for students.

A photo of the coast of Haiti.
A photo of the coast of Haiti.

“I try to tell people as much as I can how amazing Haiti is, and hopefully that will get other people going because they definitely need a ton of help,” she said. “I know I’ve only been twice but it’s really special to me.”

Eberlan advises those interested in serving a mission trip in Haiti to prepare for hot weather but to also start preparing for multiple trips back to the island.

“When we go there, there is this man we see every time, and he’ll tell you this won’t be your last time in Haiti,” she said. “Every single person that comes to Haiti falls in love and they come back. So prepare to come back because you just won’t be able to go just once – that’s for sure.”

For more information on the next trip to Haiti March 2017 contact Ford at (936) 465-1187 or Eberlan at (936) 414-9818.

Theft Of Road Signs Creates A Dangerous Problem

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Rhonda Oaks
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Recent thefts of road signs within the Lufkin District has prompted the Texas Department of Transportation to remind the public that removing a road sign or speed limit sign is against the law. Under Texas law, a person who commits theft means taking something that does not belong to you without consent or any legal justification, or “unlawfully appropriates property with intent to deprive the owner of the property.” (Tex. Penal Code 31.03)

Road signs, including speed limit signs, directional signs, and highway or road designations, are the property of the state of Texas. It is a theft offense beginning with a Class C misdemeanor, depending on the value of the sign. According to the Texas Penal Code, classifications and penalties for misdemeanor thefts include:

  • Class C Theft: Less than $50 in value is punishable by a fine up to $500.Class B Theft: More than $50 but less than $500 in value is punishable by a fine up to $2,000 and jail confinement of up to 180 days. Class A Theft: More than $500 but less than $1,500 in value is punishable by a fine up to $4,000 and jail confinement of up to one year.

A State Jail Felony theft occurs when the property is valued at more than $1,500 but less than $20,000 and is punishable of a fine up to $10,000 and jail confinement from 180 days up to two years.

“We hope good citizens will be aware of anyone removing road signs and alert the proper law enforcement agency if they do see something suspicious,” said Rhonda Oaks, public information officer with the Lufkin District. “It can be very dangerous for the traveling public when a stop sign or yield sign is taken from the roadway. We urge everyone to use caution, be alert and please call a TxDOT office if you notice a road sign missing.”

GEEK Convention Comes To Lufkin

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Grace Baldwin
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Local game store, Gamer’s Hollow, is hosting booths from the GEEK convention from 2 to 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 10, at their store on First Street in Lufkin.

The GEEK convention is a mini-con that was supposed to come full force to the area but was derailed for several unrelated reasons. Now, however, a few of their booths are setting up in the Gamer’s Hollow store. There are very few comic, gaming, and nerdy conventions that come through East Texas, so this is an exciting event.

GEEK is sponsoring a cosplay contest, and con-goers are encouraged to get more information from the store and come dressed as their favorite characters.

“This is our first venture like this,” Gamer’s Hollow owner Heather Barney said. “We are hoping to bring the community together to meet each other and have some fun!”

Local artists are invited to show off their talents during the convention. Anything an artist wishes to be sold can be brought to the con and sold on commission. Gamer’s Hollow is especially looking for artists who like to paint Warhammer miniatures, sew or make leather goods or game merchandise, and artists in the gaming and middle ages genre.

Many games will be played during the con, and people will be on hand to teach others how to play the different games. An X-Wing tournament will be going on during the con, as well. The East Texas Ghostbusters will be making a special appearance.

Marco’s Pizza will be available at 5 p.m., and the first 50 who get to their table will get free pizza.

“It’s a chance for businesses to say hello and for game fans and cosplay fans to see what’s available to them right here in Lufkin,” Barney said.

The event is free to the public, and no registration is required. Some booths will be outside in the parking lot, and extra parking will be available in front of DP Solutions and the Dive Shop.

If you are someone you know would be interested in contributing to the con or participating in the convention, you can contact Gamer’s Hollow at 936-899-7005.

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Angelina College Earns Financial Reporting Recognition

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Misty Boggs
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Pictured from left to right are: Chris Sullivan, vice president of business affairs; Michelle Brazeil, student billing accountant; Michaelyn Greene, controller; Pati Lightfoot, accountant; Suzi Powell, accountant; Crysta Brecheen, accounts payable; Sarah Wagnone, accountant; Lynn Grantham, accounting technician; Sheryl Rawls, accounting coordinator; Karen Holmes, cashier; Chad Becker, student billing specialist.

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) recently awarded Angelina College the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its comprehensive financial report (CAFR). This is the highest form of recognition for governmental accounting and financial reporting.

This is the fifth time AC has earned this honor. Less than 1 percent of entities qualify for this award nationally, and only a handful in the East Texas region. The GFOA also awarded the Angelina College business office the Award of Financial Reporting Achievement for preparing the award-winning CAFR. According to the GFOA’s news release, AC’s financial report was found to meet the organization’s high standards, including demonstrating a “spirit of full disclosure” to clearly communicate its financial story and motivate potential user groups to read the CAFR.

Chris Sullivan, vice president of business affairs at Angelina College said, “We are honored to receive the award again. It is a testament to the hard work and dedication to transparency throughout Angelina College and the business office. We look forward to maintaining the GFOA’s and AC’s internal high standards in coming years.”

Career Fairs Come Across East Texas, Louisiana

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Grace Baldwin
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RoyOMartin, an employer of choice in Central Louisiana, is now hiring production team members for its Chopin plywood and Oakdale OSB manufacturing facilities in Louisiana, as well as for a new, state-of-the-art oriented strand board (OSB) facility being built in Corrigan, Texas.

For 92 years, RoyOMartin and its family of companies have been fixtures in the Central Louisiana business community, becoming a leader in responsible forest management and wood-products manufacturing. They strive to maintain the stability of a well-established, family-owned, and professionally managed company committed to its stakeholders.

“Ever since my grandfather started in the wood-product industry, we have taken pride in carrying on a well-respected, family-owned business,” says Chairman and CEO Jonathan E. Martin. “We are pleased to be able to support our local communities by providing good-paying, consistent job opportunities in an organization that values its employees.”

Prospective employees are invited to apply for production team member positions at one of RoyOMartin’s two existing Louisiana facilities and at Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. The job description for production team member, as well as details about how to apply for that position at any of the three manufacturing plants, are found below.

 

Job Description for Production Team Member

The primary responsibility of production team members is to safely operate production equipment used to make wood products. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: maintaining proper housekeeping; troubleshooting mechanical issues; actively participating in process-improvement and problem-solving sessions with fellow team members; and cross-training on different machine centers. RoyOMartin production facilities operate 24 hours a day, with most production team members working rotating, 12-hour shifts.

Initially, and until production commences in fall 2017, individuals selected for the production team member position at Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. will complete extensive safety and operations training at the Oakdale facility and perform clean-up duties at the Corrigan construction site. Upon plant start-up, production team members will transition into full production roles.

 

Application Process

Chopin, Louisiana – RoyOMartin-Plywood

  1. Complete an application and pre-employment testing, if applicable, at the Rapides Business and Career Solutions Center at 5610-B Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA (318-767-6030) before Thursday, September 22.
  2. Candidates who successfully complete the pre-screening process will be contacted by the Center and invited to a career fair at the Center from 8 a.m. to noon on Thursday, September 22. Candidates are asked to bring references from previous employers to the career fair.

Attendance at the RoyOMartin-Plywood career fair is open to applicants who have been unable to preregister using the steps above. We simply ask that you attend prior to 10 a.m.

 

Oakdale, Louisiana – RoyOMartin-OSB

  1. Contact one of the following locations to schedule a WorkKeys assessment* to be taken by Friday, September 30:
  • Central Louisiana Technical Community College (contact the location nearest you)
  • Rapides Business and Career Solutions Center: 5610-B Coliseum Blvd., Alexandria, LA (318-767-6030)

*Candidates who have previously completed the WorkKeys assessment should call 318-427-6806.

  1. Candidates who successfully complete the pre-screening process will be contacted by RoyOMartin to attend a by-invitation-only career fair on Tuesday, October 4. Candidates are asked to bring references from previous employers to the career fair.

 

Corrigan, Texas – Corrigan OSB, L.L.C.

  1. Complete an application and pre-employment testing, if applicable, at the WorkForce Solutions Deep East Texas office at 1241 West Church, Suite 300, Livingston, TX (936-327-5421) before Thursday, September 22.
  2. Candidates who successfully complete the pre-screening process will be contacted by RoyOMartin to attend a by-invitation-only career fair on Thursday, September 29. Candidates are asked to bring references from previous employers to the career fair.

RoyOMartin and Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. are equal opportunity employers.

San Jacinto Blanks Roadrunners In Conference Opener

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Gary Stallard
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The San Jacinto Coyote soccer team offered a rude welcome to the fledgling Angelina College Roadrunners, posting a 5-0 blanking of AC in the teams’ Region XIV conference opener Thursday night in Houston.

The Coyotes, using patience and precision on offense, diced their way through Roadrunner defenders, posting four goals in the first half alone. Luis Almeda (30:27), Ricardo Ramos (20:05), Hikaruhto Meike (17:21) and Ivan Cruz each found the net in the first 45 minutes. Donald Benamna scored in the second half’s 27th minute to cap the Coyote scoring.

The Roadrunners regrouped after the first-half San Jac onslaught, holding the Coyotes to the lone goal in the second; but AC’s only scoring chance came from Carlos Campos in the 14th minute of the half, but as was the case all night, each time a Roadrunner touched the ball, there were at least two Coyote defenders on-hand to disrupt the play.

The Roadrunners (0-2) will get a week to regroup before hosting Paris College on Friday. Game time at Jase Magers Field in Lufkin is 7:30 p.m.

Spanish, Computer Skills, Games, More At The Public Library

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Grace Baldwin
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Evening Spanish/English Conversation Group

Every Tuesday at noon for the past several years, the Judy B. McDonald Public Library has offered an opportunity to bring together Spanish-speakers who want to practice their English with English-speakers who want to practice their Spanish. The library will now offer a second Spanish/English Conversation Group on Thursday nights at 5:30 pm.

“We have heard from many people who are interested in the conversation group but have not been able to come to the Tuesday group because of time constraints so we have decided to have two groups. Participants can choose to come to either or both groups. This is a fun opportunity to meet new people and practice conversing with speakers of another language. We play games, go on scavenger hunts and do ice-breakers. There is no formal structure; we just let the conversation flow freely,” said Mercedes Franks, library director.

The conversation groups will meet Tuesdays at noon and Thursdays at 5:30 pm. The sessions are free and no registration is required.

Basic Computer Classes at the Public Library

This fall, the Judy B. McDonald Public Library will offer afternoon and evening computer classes to accommodate more people’s schedules. For the month of September, the library will offer: Meet the Computer on September 6th; Navigating the Web on September 13th and Microsoft Word on September 20th.

All classes will be held at 5:30 pm. The classes are free, but registration is required. Call 559-2970 for more information about this or other library events.

STEAM 4 KIDS: Playing with Code at the Public Library

The Judy B. McDonald Public Library invites children ages 7 to 11 to participate in a STEAM 4 KIDS program on Thursday, September 8th at 5:30 p.m.  This program is designed to teach children how to think like computer programmers.  They will learn that they must employ logical reasoning and be precise when telling a computer what to do, or else the computer may do the unexpected!  Please call 559-2970 to register.

The Judy B. McDonald Public Library is excited to offer STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math) programs for children ages 7-11 this Fall.  By offering such programming, the public library strives to provide an informal environment where children can become engaged in fun, hands-on learning activities in the STEAM disciplines. STEAM programs will be offered every Thursday from 5:30 – 6:30pm. All programming is free to the public, but we ask that you register ahead of time so we will be prepared with adequate materials.

Tabletop Games at the Public Library

The Judy B. McDonald Public Library invites community members of all ages to join in Tabletop Games with the next meet-up on Monday, September 12th at 5:30 p.m.  Tabletop Gaming is an age-old communal and family activity, and there are many new and exciting games to challenge all skill levels.

Join old friends or new for a gaming evening with such favorites as Forbidden Island, Ticket to Ride, King of Tokyo, Munchkin, Settlers of Catan and more for teens and adults.  Younger kids can play Apples to Apples, Clue, Monopoly or any of the other games the library provides.  If you have a game, but you’d like to find new challengers, feel free to bring it along. “We’ve had whole families come to play, as well as small groups and individuals,” says Crystal Hicks, assistant library director.  “Groups have played Dungeons & Dragons, Guillotine, Bananagrams, you name it.  We’ve worked on expanding our selection, so there’s a lot of choices.”  Gamers will meet on the first Monday of each month. The event is free and there is no registration required.  

Pajama Story Time at the Public Library

With the start of the school year comes another great season of Pajama Story Time events at the Judy B. McDonald Public Library. Once again, Junior Forum volunteers will host these special story times that feature stories, games and crafts. The first event is September 15th at 6:00pm.

The event is free and open to all children and their families. Children may come dressed in their pajamas or other bedtime attire. Call 559-2970 for more information about this or other library events.

A La Noche Cenamos (Dinner Tonight Series) at the Public Library

 The Judy B. McDonald Public Library is pleased to announce the first class in a series of free cooking classes to be taught by Claudann Jones of the Texas A&M Agriculture Extension Office. The series called, A La Noche Cenamos (Dinner Tonight) will be a series of healthy-eating bilingual cooking classes. Each hands-on class will feature a different cuisine and will be taught in English and Spanish.

The first class will feature Mexican cooking and will be held on Mexican Independence Day, September 16th at 6:30 pm. The program is free and is open to all persons ages 12 years and up. No matter which language you speak, be it English or Spanish, this class will be a lot of fun as we all learn new cooking techniques and new vocabulary words! Registration deadline for this free class is September 13th. Call 559-2970 for more information.

Winter Gardening Workshop at the Public Library

 The Judy B. McDonald Public Library invites community members to the next installment in a series on gardening and wellness, Winter Gardening, on Saturday, September 17th at 2:30 p.m.  Even though the weather is cooling down, a garden can still be in full swing. Local gardeners will discuss different plants and techniques to extend your harvest throughout the colder months in this mild Southern climate, with and without the help of a greenhouse. Please call 936-559-2970 to register.  Lego Club will be going on in the next room, so kids can play while parents learn.

The Friends of the Library are on Facebook (as Judy B. McDonald Public Library) and Instagram and Twitter (as @friendsofnacpl).

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