Faces & Places

Social security

The Social Security representative will be in Jasper at the Senior Center on Fletcher Street Thursday, Dec. 21, from 9 a.m. to noon, and in Newton from 1-3 p.m. on the same day. Call 409-924-6413 or 800-772-1213 for more information.

Society meeting

The Pine Country Gem and Mineral Society will have their monthly meeting and Christmas party Dec. 21 at St. Paul Lutheran Church on U.S. Hwy. 190. The meeting will be from 6:30-9 p.m. For more information, call Jonetta Nash at 384-3974 or Donna Armstrong at 384- 8167.

Blood drive

LifeShare Blood Centers will host a blood drive Saturday, Dec. 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wal-Mart in Jasper. A minimum of 60 units of blood needs to be collected

to ensure enough blood for the community hospitals Christmas day.

Monthly recycling

Texas Beautiful announced that every third weekend recycle bins will be available at the southeast corner of the Community Church parking lot lot for things like plastic and steel. Area coordinator Patty Shaw says that newspapers can be recycled any weekday by dropping them off at the city transfer station on Hi Truett Road off U. S. Highway 190 North. Proceeds from newspaper recycling benefit the Jasper Library.

Cancer control program

Jasper-Newton County Public Health District’s breast and cervical cancer control program offers women free breast exams, mammography and pap smear. Women aged 5-64 with limited income, who

have no insurance, Medicaid or Medicare are eligible. Call the Jasper office at 384-6829; Newton office at 379-5291; Kirbyville office at 423-6133 or the Buna office at 994-5921, Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Regional arts

East Texas Regional Art Center, located at the corner of Austin and Crockett streets in Jasper features rotating exhibits from national, regional and local artists. Art classes and workshops are available. The art league meets the first Monday of each month and is open to the public. For more information call 384- 2404 or 489-9460. The center is open Tuesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturdays by appointment.

4-H activities

Jasper Community 4-H and Cloverbud kids meet the third Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m., at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Jasper. For more information on 4-H call Nicole Hamilton at 384- 7866; for Cloverbud Kids call Betty Morton at 384-2604 or Charla James at 384-7866. 4-H shooting sports group meets the fourth Tuesday at 6 p.m. at the Junior Livestock barn;call Jimmy or Dru Miller at 384-9900.

Alzheimer’s support

The Alzheimer’s caregiver support group will meet the second Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at Dickerson Memorial Hospital. There will be guest speakers and refreshments. For more information call Lela at 698-9308 or Marty at 383-2388.