Faces & Places

Graduation BBQ

Project graduation will host their annual BBQ lunch Thursday, April 12 at the Jasper Fire Hall. The cost will be $5 for a bagged lunch, chips, drink and dessert. Call in orders can be taken the day of the BBQ to 383-6168 and orders can be faxed April ll to 382-1028. This event will be from 10:30 a.m. until food runs out.

Derby Luncheon

The Women's Civic Club of Jasper will be holding a Kentucky Derby Lunchios on April 12 at the Swan Hotel Bed and Breakfast on 250 N. Main Street at 11:30 a.m. The cost is $15 per person at the door.

Garden Hour

The Lakes Area Rose Society will meet April 12 at 7 p.m. in the Jasper City Council room at 465 S. Main. Guest speaker will be horticulturist Dennis Franklin, who hosts the radio show "The Garden Hour" and write a weekly gardening column for the Beaumont Enterprise. For more information, call 423- 4756.

Matrons and Patrons

The past Matrons and Patrons Club invite the public to join them for a Candidates Forum on April 12. It will be held at Madison Lodge on 3852 Masonic Drive in Orange. There will be a covered dish supper at 6:30 p.m. For more information call 1-409-423-2882.

Rose Society Meeting

The Lakes Area Rose Society will be hosting there weekly meeting on April 12 in the Jasper City Council Room at 7:00 p.m. This week Dr. Dennis Franklin will be the guest speaker. He does a gardening column in the Beaumont Enterprise and a radio show.

$10,000 Visa card

Jasper High School's Project Graduation is selling a limited number (300) of tickets for a $10,000 Visa card to be drawn April 13 at 5 p.m. Call JHS at 384- 3242 or 382-1131.

Benefit garage sale

Trinity Episcopal Church, corner of Main and Collier, will hold a benefit garage sale Friday, April 13, and Saturday, April 14, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Scouts' garage sale

Boy Scout Troop 932 is accepting donations in good condition for garage sales April 14 and 21, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the scout Hut on Second Street across from the Jasper Junior High School. Committee chair Lloyd Persons says, "Please consider a spring cleaning in your home or business and help out the scouting program at the same time." Donations will be accepted after 6 p.m. on the Friday evenings prior to each sale. For more information call 384-8296.

Bluebonnet Club

The Bluebonnet Gard Club will meet April 19 in the parking lot of St. Michael's Catholic Church at 10:00 a.m. They will be taking a field trip to Peaville Pottery. For more information contact Billie Collier at 384-1368.

Magnolia Festival

The 22nd annual Magnolia Festival will be held Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, at Magnolia Park in Kirbyville. "Lazy Days of Spring" is the theme; winning design of the t-shirts depicting the theme is by Salina Aranda, a high school art student. Parade begins at 10 a.m. April 21. For more information, contact Vondol Bailey, 423-6500.

Mother / daughter

The Mother / Daughter ministries will hold its fourth annual retreat Friday and Saturday, April 20-21, at the East Texas Baptist Encampment in Newton. Mothers/caretakes and their first through sixth grade girls check in at 5 p.m. Friday for a Hawaiian-themed pajama party. Both days feature praise and worship, group activities and meals. For more information, call 379-2737.

4-H horse project

Sabine County 4-H horse project playday series will start April 21 for six months through Sept. 15. The playdays will be held at the Sabine County Youth Foundation Expo Center in Hemphill.

Relay for Life

The annual Relay for Life that raises money for the American Cancer Society will be held on the courthouse square in Jasper April 27-28. To volunteer, call Mary Marthaler at 384- 8751. The committee is also seeking talent for the allnight extravaganza. The Relay Idol contest begins at 11:30 p.m., followed by a Karaoke contest. For more information, call Pamela Johnson at First National Bank, 384-3486.

30 year reunion

The Jasper High School class of 1977 is gathering addresses for a 30 year reunion to be held July 21. Pictures can be submitted t o Jasperclassof1997@yahoog roups.com or mail a CD to Nekiva (Scott) Joseph at 3795 Perth Place, Beaumont, TX 77708. Students' addresses can be sent or called in to Charla James P.O Box 23 Jasper, TX 75951, charla j@hotmail. com, 384-7866; Jeri Anne Anderson Flurry, P.O Box 1925 Jasper, Tx 75951 esflurry@datarecall.net, 384-6266; or Debra Mclemore Hardison 21mom@mail.com, hardison @earthlink.net, 254- 542-2995.

20 Year Reunion

The Jasper High School class of 1987 is planning their 20 year reunion. Send classmates' addresses, phone numbers, and emails to: jhicks@jasperisd.net. Scan pictures of past school years and email them to: sweettxangel@hughes.net.

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.

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.

Grief support

The Friends of Job is a new grief support organization to help those who have lost a child, grandchild or sibling. They will meet the first and third Tuesday each month from 6:30-8 p.m. at First Baptist Church on North Main in Jasper. For more information call Sam or Brenda Job, 698-2356.

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 50-64 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.

Bereavement luncheon

Caring Friends bereavement luncheon for anyone who has lost a loved one is held the third Tuesday of each month at 11 a.m. at the Belle-Jim Hotel. Luncheon is hosted by Lakes Area Hospice (384- 5995) and Stringer & Griffin Funeral Home (384- 5781).

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.