Faces & Places

Flag football

Flag football sign-ups will be Sept. 1 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at Novrozsky's restaurant. Registration is open to boys and girls 4 to 8 years old for $40 per child, and coaches are needed. For more information call Jerome Schroer at 383-0973.

BBQ fundraiser

Lake Rayburn Fire Department will have a barbeque fundraiser Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. at Rayburn Realty, Hwy. 255 and FM 1007. They will sell links and chopped beef sandwiches with chips and drink for $5. For more information call 698-2109.

Tri-County board meeting

Tri-County Community Action, Inc. will hold its board meeting Sept. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Shelby County Community Room, 200 San Augustine St. For more information call (936)- 598-6316.

160 years of service

The Brookeland United Methodist Church will celebrate 160 years of Methodism Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. The church will receive a Texas Historical Marker and celebrate the church's 100th anniversary. Music will be provided by the Rayburn Country Dulcimers. Take loop 149 off Hwy. 96 to Old Hwy. 8 N., church located on west side of road.

Memory Walk

The Beaumont Memory Walk fight to eliminate Alzheimer's disease will be Sept. 29 with registration at 9 a.m. and the walk at 10 a.m. on Crockett St. For more information contact Debra Brozak at 833-1613.

Making the dream

"Making the Dream a Reality" is a seminar for parents of young adults with disabilities to be held in Beaumont Sept. 15, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn on Walden Rd. Registration is $35 and includes one buffet lunch. To register call Rene'e Turk at 898-4684.

50th senior class

The class of 2007 marked the 50th senior class to graduate from Bridge City High School. The Bridge City Alumni Association invites ex-students and faculty from classes of 1957, 1967, 1977, 1987, 1997 and 2007 to a homecoming celebration Sept. 21-22. For more information contact Dee Dee Jones Viator at 313-4486.

Kids Health Fest

Kids Health Fest will be Sept. 29 at Few Primary from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Pineywoods Purgatory

Pineywoods Purgatory 16th annual bike ride event will be Oct. 6 in Lufkin. For more information call Sally Alvis at (936)-635-3959.

1994 Class Reunion

The Jasper High School class of 1994 will have a homecoming weekend Oct. 13 from 5 - 7 p.m. at Casa Ole. For more information, email lashondra holmes@hotmail.com or call 817-919-9278.

Parnell reunion

Parnell is planning a reunion for anyone who has taught or worked there between 1955-1999. Contact Judy Watson at 384-3741.

Keep Jasper Beautiful

Keep Jasper Beautiful will have a luncheon meeting the first Tues. of every month from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Woman's Civic Club on 156 W. Milam.

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 helps those who have lost a child, grandchild or sibling. They meet the first and third Tuesday each month from 6:30-8 p.m. at First Baptist Church. For more information call 698-2356.