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The Yoemen Band Booster Club meets every 2nd Monday at the Yoe High Band Hall which is next to the Performing Arts Center (PAC). The public is welcome. Memberships are also available for $10 per person or $20 per family. With a membership you will receive a yard sign to show your support the Yoe Band. Now thru - November 20 The Arts and Service League of Cameron is kicking-off its first annual coat drive to benefit the children in the Cameron Elementary Schools. This group is collecting coats for kids ranging in age from 4 - 12 years old. The drive runs through November 20th. New coats or slightly used coats can be donated at one of the twenty-five collection boxes located around Cameron. Boxes for collecting coats are located at Cameron Cleaners, Classic Bank, Citizens National Bank, Buckholts State Bank, Harlan’s Grocery Store, Brookshire Brothers Grocery Store, Texas Burger, Caesar’s Beauty Shop, Cameron Public Library, Los Comalas, M&M Farm Supple, Cameron Country Club, Dr. Locklear’s Office, Main Printing, Ideal Poultry, The White House, Anderle Lumber Co., Stanley-Lynd Autoplex, State Farm Insurance, Becky’s Sandwich Shop, First United Methodist Church, Milam County Extension Office, Cameron Chamber of Commerce, Cameron Fire Department, and Cameron Tire Store. Financial contributions are also welcome. Financial Contributions are to be made out to Arts and Service League and are to be mailed to P. O. Box 544, Cameron, Texas 76520. These coats will be distributed before Thanksgiving. November 8-18 Milam County is planning a countywide food and supplies drive to benefit the thrift stores, food banks, and other organizations in the county that provide food and supplies to those in need from November 8-18th. This countywide event was originally organized by the Cameron Lions Club, but has expanded to include the Rockdale Lions Club, Buckholts Lions Club, and Milano Lions Club. What is collected in a community will be split by those groups that distribute food and supplies in that community. Also each community will be weighing how much food they collect in their community and pictures will be taken with each group. All food collected will stay in Milam County. In addition various church groups, chambers of commerce, school groups and other civic organizations are assisting with this event. Brookshire Brothers is also participating by having special bags printed up for this project and Cameron Lions Club and Yoe High School Leo Club are putting special stickers on the bags. Each community is arranging for their own methods of collection. For example in Cameron, the Cameron Jr. High School Leo Club and the Yoe High Leo Club members will be leaving bags with instructions on various peoples door steps on November 14th and 15th and will pick these bags up on November 18th. In Thorndale, the Chamber of Commerce, Thorndale 4-H Club, and St. Paul's Lutheran Club will be putting out boxes for people to put their donations in. Some churches will have member bring food items to church. Different groups will collect in different ways. If you are not contacted and want to give to this project, items can be dropped off at the Milam County Extension Office or Ideal Poultry in Cameron, Mrs. Wanda Lee in Gause, James Walker in Milano, Paul Luckey at Rockdale Memorial Company in Rockdale, Rodenbeck Farm and Ranch in Thorndale, and Buckholts State Bank in Buckholts. Financial contributions are also welcome to assist with this project. For more information or questions contact Janet Crouch at Ideal Poultry in Cameron or Chris Holcombe at 254-697-6220 November 6 Tickets for Friday night’s game against Caldwell will be on sale in the Yoe High School Principal’s office until 1:00 on Friday. Adults are $6.00 and students are $4.00 with all tickets being $6.00 at the gate. November 6 The Christmas Cottage at the Methodist Fellowship Hall in Cameron will be held Friday from 9AM-1PM. There will be arts and crafts booths, homemade baked goods and holiday craft demonstrations. For info, call 697-7045. November 7 The Cameron Pee Wee Football Super Bowls will be played on Saturday at Yoe Field. JV will play at 5PM. The Varsity at 7PM. November 7 The Burlington Vol. Fire Dept. will host their Garage sale November 7th starting at 7 a.m. Sodas, coffee and snacks will be available. The Dept. is located on Hwy 77 at CR 133 in Burlington....watch for the signs. Donations for the sale are appreciated. Contact Gene or Ellen Klein at 742-8544 or 742-5487; or Judy or Sandi at 254 869-2585 Garage Sale November 7th St. Monica's Catholic Church will hold its annual parish wide garage sale this Saturday at Simon George Hall. Sale starts at 8am. There will be furniture, electronics, exercise equipment, toys, and much more at bargain prices. For breakfast yoou can enjoy breakfaxt tacos or menudo. For lunch there will be Hotdogs, chili-cheese dogs, chili, Frito pie, nachos, and drinks. November 7 Rosebud will be having its 24th Annual 100+ Garage Sales event on Saturday, November 7, 2009. There will be over 100 garage sales across the city with booth space downtown also available for vendors and garage sales. For more information or reservations, call Marvin Bernsen at Poppy Dean's Antiques at 254- 583-0147 or Roy Spivey at 254-583-2345. November 8 The 14th Annual Turkey and Dressing Dinner in Rosebud will be held Sunday, November 8th from 11AM-1PM. The supper will be in the St. Anne's Center on S. Stallworth St. in Rosebud. Plates are $8 and include turkey, dressing, and all the trimmings. To-go plates will be available. Several raffles will also take place. The event is sponsored by the St. Anne's Ladies Guild. November 9 The Friends of the Cameron Public Library will be holding their regular meeting on Monday, November 9th at 5:30 P.M. at the Cameron Public Library This meeting is open to anyone interested in the Cameron Library. All are welcome to attend. November 12 The Central Texas Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet Thursday, November 12 at 5:30 p.m. in the first floor conference room at the Scott & White Center for Diagnostic Medicine, located on the northeast corner of 31st Street and Avenue R in Temple. Dr. Arthur Boyer will present “Computer Directed Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer“. Radiation therapy is often selected as primary treatment for both localized and locally advanced prostate cancer. Dr. Boyer is Director of the Scott & White Division of Physics November 13-14 The 11th Anniversary of the Annual “Contemporary Masters Invitational” Art Show and Sale produced by the Fredericksburg Art Gallery will host the event at 314 East Main, starting off the celebration with a weekend packed with special events. A “First Look” Preview showing and sale will kick off the event on Friday November 13th from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. The festivities continue by opening the show to the public on Saturday November 14th, from 10 AM – 8 PM. Complete details are available on the gallery’s website at www.fbgartgallery.com November 15 There will be a quilt and craft show at the Westphalia Parish Hall on Sunday, November 15th from 9AM-4PM. Large displays of quilts and crafts will be on hand. There will also be a raffle. A lunch of chicken-spaghetti will be available, or sausage wraps with sauerkraut. Casseroles will also be for sale. Admission is $2. The event is sponsored by the Altar Society of Visitation Parish of Westphalia. November 18 Texas AgriLife Extension Service of Williamson County is having a Poinsettia Sale, with sales used to support 4-H programs. Proceeds assist with scholarships, training and workshops. The 4-H adult leaders meet every month for business and to discuss fund-raising activities, and this year, the leaders elected to sell poinsettias in a red pot plant from Glass Nursery in Cameron. The deadline to order is November 18. The plants will be delivered December 6th to the County Extension office in Georgetown. Plants are $10. To order, or for questions, call 512-943-3300 November 18 TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON COUNTIES CZECH HERITAGE SOCIETY will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at the Pflugerville Recreation Center, 400 Immanuel Rd., Pflugerville (just north of Immanual Lutheran Church). The mission of our society is to preserve the Czech culture. For more information, contact Phyllis Teykl at 512-453-4453. November 21 The Temple Brethren Church Christian Sisters are sponsoring a Fall Bake Sale & Crafts event to be held on Saturday, November 21 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. New this year: rental spaces available for vendors in the courtyard. Call Barbara Poulter (254) 773-3176 after 5 p.m. or the church office (254) 778-8759 for more details regarding rental spaces. The sale will include Kolaches (advance orders), cakes, pies, cookies, candies, jellies, canned goods, casseroles, and craft items. Sausage wraps will be available to purchase for lunch between 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. A quilt drawing will be held at 3:00 p.m. Love donations for quilt tickets are being accepted at $1 per ticket or six tickets for $5. The sale is open to the public with free admission. Temple Brethren Church is located at 2202 Birdcreek Drive in Temple behind Luby's Cafeteria. December 1 The Yoe High Class of 2010 parents will hold another planning meeting Tuesday, December 1st at Bea's Kitchen at 6 p.m. for Senior Celebration. All parents of seniors are strongly urged to attend. For info, call Patsy Vrazel at 254-697-4223 January 27 The Professional Grounds Conference is set for Wednesday, January 27 in Belton, Texas. There will be 5 CEU's for Structural and TDA license holders. Topics include Laws and Regulations, Taking Care of Ants, EarthKind Programs, Calibration, and Turfgrass IPM. Cost is $25. ----------- Blessings from GOD food Pantry will distribute food to citizens on the first and third tuesday of each month. The first Tuesday, hours are 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and the third Tuesday, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Defensive Driving/Ticket Dismissal Classes are now available every month in Cameron at Bea's Kitchen and in Milano at the United Methodist Church. Classes are $35. Call 512-455-2004 for dates and times. Upcoming class dates are: August 22nd, Sept. 12th, Sept 26th, October 19th and Oct. 24th. No End Date Enrollment for GED classes is getting underway. Classes will be held Tuesday and Thursday from 6-8PM. ESL classes will also be held. ESL classes will be Tuesday and Thursday from 4-6PM. Cost of the classes is free. If you would like to enroll or would like more info, contact Karen at 593-3011 or 593-2744. Tuesdays & Fridays of each week the Farmer's Market is in Downtown Cameron will open- For those of you who grow your own produce and have an abundance that you would like to share join us for the Farmer's Market on Tuesdays and Friday from 8:00 a.m. until noon or until you sell out. This will last through out the growing season. For more questions, contact the Chamber office at 254-697-4979. Tuesdays and Thursdays ESL classes are now being offered at Cameron YOE High School through a ESC Region 6 federal program. Classes are given from 6-8:00 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Anyone interested in registering for the classes (or if you know of someone that could benefit from the class) can contact Roy Martinez at 697-6858 for information. Cameron ISD is asking citizens over 65 years old that dont have a Senior Yoeman Club Card and want one, call Rodney Fausett at 697-3512 to make arrangements for taking their picture and obtaining a card. The Senior Yoeman Card will allow you to come to any Cameron ISD sponsored extra-curricular event free of charge. For questions or information, call Superintendent Fausett at 697-3512. Once a month the Senior Citizens Group in Milano sponsors a Country Jamboree at the senior center in Milano. There is no charge and refreshments are served for a nominal fee. The event takes place the final Saturday of each month at 7:00PM. The Scott & White Blood Center is in urgent need of type A blood. The donor center is located in room 115 across form the McLane Dining Room. Hours are Monday -Thursday 9am-6pm. and on Friday 9am-2pm. Call 254-724-HERO or 877-724-HERO. This month donors receive a long sleeve shirt, a squeezie ball, a Blood Bowl point, free rose or $5 discount from Precious Memories, and a chance to win a 2-screen 7-inch car DVD player with controller and games. If you can't donate, recruit 2 people to donate for you and Scott and White will give each of you a shirt and a chance to win the gift card. Are you 55 years or older & in search of a job in the Cameron area? Put Experience Works to work helping you. We are a National non-profit organization that provides training and job placement services for older workers. We provide paid work experience through collaboration with community service agencies in the your area. Put your experience to work today by calling 1-800-460-8801 ext. 2003 TODAY! Standards of Care will be at Bea's Kitchen, at 101 East Main Street, at 10:30am on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month for free blood sugar and blood pressure checks. |
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