Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 6, 2016 Page: 5 of 14
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2016
ELGIN COURIER - ELGIN, TEXAS
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SUNDAY
THURSDAY
MONDAY
SATURDAY
TUESDAY
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ONGOING
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Sheet Metal
and Roofing
WE ALL NEED HELP FROM ABOVE!
EQUAL HOUSING
LENDER
hosts live music starting at 7
p.m. Kids are welcome.
SENIOR GAMES DAY
Senior Games Day is at
Fleming Community Center
from 1 to 4 p.m. Participants
can bring a snack to share.
Elgin Area Volunteer
Opportunities
CAREGIVERS
SUPPORT GROUP
A caregivers support group
will meet in the Elgin Public
Library meeting room next
coupon to receive 20% off your purchase.
You will stay cool in these hot designs!
VFW TEXAS HOLDEM
The Elgin VFW Post No.
6115 hosts a Texas Holdem
Poker league beginning at 7
p.m., 512-285-2300.
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Legion Post 295. Great food
and all you can eat. Kids
welcome.
KARAOKE &
ITALIAN NIGHT
Karaoke at 8 p.m. and Au-
thentic Italian Night at the
The following organiza-
tions are seeking volun-
teers to help better our
community:
Smithville Library at 512-
237-3282, ext. 6.
A & B Sheet Metal and Roofing of Taylor
4804 W Second St (Hwy 79 W), Taylor
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@512-686-6202
In The Streets-Hands
Up High Ministry Soup
Kitchen
Contact: Pastor Roland
Nava @512-317-7503
Kiwanis Club
Contact: Chris Cannon @
512.217.1283
Lion's Club Thrift Store
Contact Store @512-285-
5525
McDade Watermelon
Festival
Contact: Christine Walla @
512-736-4302
Parks and Recreation
Advisory Board
Contact: 512-281-5724
Road to Recovery
Program
Contact: Thomas A.
Davies @512-825-5191
St. Vincent de Paul
Contact: Kevin or Letha
Wiley @512-285-3882
Western Days Festival
Contact: Gena Carter @
512-281-5724
DEPOT MUSEUM
New exhibits are open at
the Elgin Depot Museum.
Admission is free. Hours are
Tuesday through Saturday,
2 to 5 p.m.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
Children can have fun at
the Elgin Public Library dur-
ing the arts and crafts pro-
gram, beginning at 4:30
p.m.
MEN’S COFFEE
Men are invited to a men’s
coffee at 8 a.m. at the First
employees and host a ribbon
cutting for ATX Jerky fol-
lowing the meeting.
Contact: 512-281-5724
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Elgin Pregnancy Care
Center
Sue Rogers @512-285-
9955
Elgin Public Library
Contact: Sandy Ott@
512-281-5678
Elgin Youth Sports
Associations
www.e l g i n pa rd .co m
Family Crisis Center
Contact: Bernie Jackson
512-321-7760 (office)
First Baptist Church
Food Pantry
Contact:Toni Medina @
512-661-8685
Friends of the Elgin
Library
Contact: Patsy Hoffman @
512-281-3628
Friends of the Elgin
Parks
Contact: Martha Cox @
512-497-0255
Greater Elgin Chamber
of Commerce
Contact: Gena Carter @
512-285-4515
Hogeye Festival
Contact: 512-281-5724
Horse Boy Foundation
ContactJenny Lockwood
Advocacy Outreach
Contact: Beth Rollingson
@512-281-4180
Bastrop County Food
Pantry
Contact: Tresha Silva @
512-303-0033
Blue Santa
Elgin Police Department
@512-285-5757
Church on the
Street/God's Closet
Contact: Greg Silkenson
@512-281-5300
Combined Community
Action - Meals on
Wheels
Contact: Kelly Franke @
979-540-2980
Community Cupboard
Contact: Dick Miller @
512-281-9491
Companion Connection
Contact: Ellette Vinyard @
512-285-5620
Down Home Ranch
Jerry & Judy Horton @
512-856-2246
Drive a Senior (formerly
Elgin Caregivers)
Contact: Erin Heine @
512-281-6065
Elgin Alley Cats
Contact: Jodi Krankel
512-281-2893
Elgin Art & Artisans
Showcase
Contact: Barry Perez @
512-281-2004
Elgin Arts Association
Contact: Claudia Smith
@512-281-0602
Elgin Evening Lions
Club
Contact:Thrift Store @
512-285-5525
Elgin Extension Club
Contact: Claudia Murphy
@512.281.2747
Elgin Garden Club
Contact: Bonnie Groves @
512-281-9551
Elgin Main Street Board
To add your organization
to this list at no charge, call
512-285-3333 or email
dan.kleiner@elgincourier.co
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TRAVEL CLUB
The Elgin Public Library is
hosting a new travel club be-
ginning at 2 p.m.
LIBRARY
STORYTIMES
Elgin Public Library hosts
lapsit for newborns to 2 year-
olds and storytime programs
for ages 2 to 5 at 10:30 a.m.
LIVE MUSIC
The Elgin VFW Post No.
6115 hosts live music begin-
CRAIG & LINDA ALBERT
Family owned and operated since 1978
All Types of Roofing-Metal, Shingles, Builtup, TPO
Commercial, Residential
Roofing Contractors Assoc. of Texas
BBB Accredited Business®
LIVE MUSIC
The Henry A. Lundgren
American Legion Post 295
VFW BINGO
The Elgin VFW Post No.
6115 hosts bingo beginning
at 7:30 p.m. Kids are wel-
come, 512-285-2300.
AFTERNOON
BOOK CLUB
Elgin Public Library hosts
the Afternoon Book Club at
2 p.m.
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and Surrounding Areas
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FREE ESTIMATES
Phone 512-352-7870 - Metro/Fax 512-365-7870
BENEFIT FOR
‘CESI’ CANO
The family and friends of
Cecilia “Ceci” Cano will be
hosting a fundraiser to aid in
the cost of her medical ex-
penses on Sunday, July 10,
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the
Elgin Volunteer Fire Station,
located at 111 N. Avenue C.
Hamburger plates will be
available for $8 and there
will also be a raffle and a
bake sale. Cesi is 5 years old
and was recently diagnosed
with transverse myelitis. All
funds raised will go directly
to her medical care.
SCHOOL FOR THE
PROPHETS
The second session of
Family of God School for
the Prophets will take place
Monday, July 11, at 6:30
p.m. in the meeting room at
Frontier Bank.
Office: 512-281-4027
Mobile: 512-281-6000
Fax:512-281-3177
34 N. Main • Elgin
bmccrary@mccraryinsurance.com
We offer:
- fixed and adjustable rate mortgage loans
- low or no down payment programs
- first-time home buyer programs
OPEN MIC
The Owl Wine Bar &
Home Goods Store hosts
open mic night beginning at
8 p.m.
MASONIC LODGE
MEETING
Elgin Masonic Lodge No.
328 will hold its stated meet-
ing on Monday, July 11, at
7:30 p.m. Dinner will be
served at 6:30 p.m.
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CHAMBER
LUNCHEON/RIBBON
CUTTING
The montly membership
luncheon of the Elgin Cham-
ber of Commerce will take
place on Thursday, July 7,
at 11:30 a.m. in the Elgin
Library Community Room.
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community
calendar,
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AL-ANON
A friends and families of
alcoholics group meets from
6:30 to 7:45 p.m. at the First
Methodist Chuch.
LIBRARY LANGUAGE
CLASSES
English as a second lan-
guage classes are available at
the Elgin Public Library
from 6 to 8 p.m.
LADIES EXERCISE
CLASS
Ladies are invited to an ex-
ercise class beginning at
7:30 a.m. at the First Pres-
byterian Church.
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LADIES EXERCISE
CLASS
Ladies are invited to an ex-
ercise class beginning at
7:30 a.m. at the First Pres-
byterian Church.
LADIES EXERCISE
CLASS
Ladies are invited to an ex-
ercise class beginning at
7:30 a.m. at the First Pres-
byterian Church.
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GLEN COLLINS
BAND
The Glen Collins Band will
perform at the Elgin
S.P.J.S.T. Hall on Sunday,
June 10, from 3 to 7 p.m.
Tickets are $8. Call 512-285-
3100 for more information.
FARMERS’ MARKET
Shop for locally-grown
fresh vegetables, fruits,
pecans, meats, eggs, honey,
plants, flowers, herbs,
breads, bakery goodies,
gourds, candy, jewelry,
handmade crafts and gifts,
and more at the River Valley
Farmers’ Market in Veterans
Memorial Park, from 9 a.m.
to 1 p.m.
SMITHVILLE
GENEALOGY
SOCIETY
The July meeting of the
Smithville Genealogy Soci-
ety will be held at 9:30 a.m.,
Saturday, July 9, at the
Smithville Public Library,
507 Main Street. Speaker
Toni Dunne will use her
computer to demonstrate
how to use “Google Earth
for Genealogy.” Google
Earth is a dimensional way
to view your ancestor’s
world! We can unlock mys-
teries in research - from
unidentified photographs to
finding how things have
changed to enrich family sto-
ries. Dunne is a native
Texan, now living in Bas-
trop. She has attended many
workshops and conducted
sessions for like-minded re-
searchers. She has been a
professional speaker for
more than 25 years and her
career continues to include
advocating for people who
are Deaf and Hard of Hear-
ing. Smithville Genealogy
Society welcomes those who
want to learn more about ge-
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FIRST NATIOVAL BAV
Bastrop County’s Bank...Since 1889
Member FDIC
fees or membership require-
ments apply. Meetings are
the second Saturday each
month except August and
December. For more infor-
mation, call Carol Snyder at
830-839-4080 or the
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Lucio, Rachel. Elgin Courier (Elgin, Tex.), Vol. 126, No. 29, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 6, 2016, newspaper, July 6, 2016; Elgin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1555343/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Elgin Public Library.