Faces & Places

Student accomplishments

The Jasper Independent School Board will meet Jan. 8 in the JHS Fine Arts Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Students will be recognized for their accomplishments during the fall semester.

Retired Teachers The Jasper Retired Teachers Association will meet Jan. 8 at 2:30 p.m. in the Christian Service Center of the Church of Christ. Gwen Parks will speak on TRTA memeber benefits and services.

Rose Society

The Lakes Area Rose Society will have their monthly meeting Jan. 11 at 7 p.m. in the Jasper City Council room at 465 S. Main in Jasper. Texas Rose Rustlers will be guest speakers. Their focus is on old rose species with colorful histories. For more information call 423-4756.

Monthly recycling

Texas Beautiful announced that every third weekend recycle bins will be available at the southeast corner of the Community Church parking lot for things like plastic and steel. Area coordinator Patty

Shaw says newspapers can be recycled any weekday by dropping them off at the city transfer station on Hi Truett Road. Proceeds from newspaper recycling benefit the Jasper Library.

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.

Senior Volunteers

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program needs volunteers, age 55 and up, to fill many areas of need in Jasper and Newton counties. Call Ginger Studensky at 384-5704, ext. 271.

Photography Club

The East Texas Photography Club meets the last Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the East Texas Art Center in Jasper. Each meeting there is a program designed to increase members’ knowledge of photography techniques or equipment, and a photo contest. For more information call 698-3291 or 383-0828.