Faces & Places

Cowboy Stew

The Woman's Civic Club will sell cowboy stew for lunch on the courthouse square in Jasper May 7.

Barbecue sale

The Tri Community Volunteer Fire Department will sell barbecue May 7 next to the P.N Ashy Store at 10 a.m. until the parade.

Jasper Lions Rodeo

Tickets, t-shirts and rodeo souvenirs are on sale at the ticket booth at Wheeler and Houston Streets for the Jasper Lions Rodeo, www.jasperlionsrodeo. com; May 7-10. Parade begins at 5 p.m. today, May 7; theme is Ticket to Ride.

Woodville networking

The Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas will host a free "Morning Mix" breakfast at Triple Creek RV park in Woodville Thursday, May 8, 7:30-9 a.m., for local business people to get acquainted and network. RSVP 409-835-5951.

Women's Conference

Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital presents LiveWell Women's Conference May 8 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at MCM Elegante Conference Center, 2355 I-10 South, in Beaumont.

Lakes Area Rose Society

The Lakes Area Rose Society will meet May 8 at 7 p.m. in the Jasper City Council Room, 465 S. Main St.; hands-on workshop to learn how to grow roses from cuttings. Call 423-4756.

Cemetery Work Day

Ebenezer Cemetery Annual Work Day will be May 10 at 10:30 a.m.

Regional Arts Center

The new exhibition, "Images of Texas," at the East Texas Regional Arts Center, 364 N. Austin St. in Jasper, will open with a reception May 10 from 2 - 4 p.m. Call 384-2404.

Hemphill Playday

Hemphill Playday 2008 will be third Saturdays May 17 - Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. at the covered arena, Hwy. 184 in Hemphill; call 936-596-5574.

JHS Class of 1988

The JHS Class of 1988 20th reunion is set for May 31. Send contact information to rsoisson@hughes.net

Bluebonnet Garden Club

The Bluebonnet Garden Club will meet at Beth Waxman's May 15, 10:30 a.m.

JHS Scholarship Program

Jasper High School's annual senior Scholarship Program will be May 15 at 7 p.m. in the JHS auditorium; Tamara Harper at 382-1315.

Trashoff

Keep Jasper Beautiful will hold a county wide trashoff May 17 beginning at 10 a.m. at the courthouse gazebo where trash bags will be provided; email kjbps@live.com.

GED testing

The GED test will be given in June at the Jasper Teaching Center; free classes at the Region 5 Adult Education Center, 302 S. Wheeler in Jasper. Call 384-2004.