Faces & Places

Relay for Life

The all-night Relay for Life Jasper/Lakes Area will hold a team captain meeting Feb. 7 at 5:30 p.m. at the Belle-Jim Hotel. Ideas and questions will be shared for the allnight event, April 25-26, around the courthouse square in Jasper. For more information call Sandy Flores at 384-8196.

Miss Valentine

The Miss Valentine Pageant will be Feb. 9 at noon in the Newton Elementary Auditorium. For more informationd call Kristi Lee at 382- 3030.

JHS Alumni Association

The Jasper High School Alumni Association will have a meeting Feb. 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the technology building on Visador Road. All JHS graduates are invited.

CASA Breakfast

Elijah's Cafe and Advocates for Children Inc. will have a Valentine's Day breakfast Feb. 14 from 7 - 9 a.m. in Jasper for $10 per ticket. For more information call 1-877-586-6548, ext. 11.

Lakes Area Rose Society

The Lakes Area Rose Society will meet Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. in the Jasper City Council Room, 465 South Main in Jasper. The topic will be pruning and the meeting is free to the public. Call 423- 4756 for more information.

Political forums

The Democrat Club has scheduled debates at 7 p.m. in the Jasper County district courtroom, Feb. 14, and at the Buna Sub-Courthouse Feb. 19. The Kirbyville Women's Civic Club and Lions Club have set a non-partisan chili supper and forum for Feb. 16 at 5 p.m. at Kirbyville Elementary School cafeteria at FM 86 and U.S. Hwy 96.

ETHAN's HearThrob Cafe

ETHAN's HearThrob Cafe will present a class on cooking and high blood pressure Feb. 15 at 10 a.m. at their office at 117 W. Houston St. in Jasper. RSVP at 384-2099.

Community Nurse Fair

A free Community Nurse Fair will be held Feb. 16 from 12 - 4 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Park Central, 2929 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. in Port Arthur. It will address nurse recruitment, education, jobs and healthy nurse options. For more information call 983- 6435.

Mardi Gras Banquet

The Jasper High School National Honor Society will have a Mardi Gras Banquet Feb. 23 in the Shell Gym at 6:30 p.m. To purchase a ticket for an evening of music and Cajun food see an NHS member or contact the high school at 384-3242.

Art workshop

The East Texas Art League will offer a watercolor workshop with artist Alice Powell Saturday, Feb. 23, 10 a.m. - noon and 1 - 3 p.m. at the Arts Center at 364 N. Austin in Jasper. Call 384-2404.

Steel Magnolias

Tyler County Art League and the Tyler County Players will present Steel Magnolias Feb. 26 and March 1 at 7:30 p.m. nightly and March 2 at 2:30 p.m. at the Lions Den, Hwy. 190 E. For more information call 283-2788.

Project Graduation

Jasper Project Graduation meets the first Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. in the Jasper High School Library. For more information call Charla James at 384-7866.

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.

Cancer control

Jasper-Newton County Public Health District's breast and cervical cancer control program offers women free breast exams, mammography and pap smear for those eligible. Call Jasper - 384- 6829; Newton - 379-5291; Kirbyville - 423-6133 or the Buna -994-5921, Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

HELP needed

The Health Equipment Loaner Program (HELP) provides uninsured and underinsured individuals with medical equipment at no cost. Call ETHAN 384-2099 or come by 117 W. Houston St. in Jasper.

Bereavement luncheon

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

AL-ANON

The Jasper Al-Anon Family Group meets Thursday nights at 8 p.m. at the Serenity Building in front of Timberlake Nursing Home. For information, call 899- 3343. Al-Anon Information Services (AIS) is answered 24 hours a day: 1-888-425-2666 or www.al-anon.org.