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POLK COUNTY ENTERPRISE • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17,2011 • PAGE 3A
COMMUNITY CALENDAR
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in Livingston. A presentation
by fish biologin and TPWD
District Manager Mark Webb
and Chuck Newberry of the
Texas Black Bass Unlimited
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Tgrowing fish."
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free and open to all. For
more information, e-mail
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meat. Julie Kauilzsch
at 936-327-2541.
DECEMBER 1
PCRSP Meeting
Polk County Retired School
Personnel will have their De-
cember meeting at the Texas
Pepper at 11 am The program
will be presented by Detective
Ken Bohnert on scams.
The PCRSP is an organiza-
tion of all retired school cm
DECEMBERS
Pioneer Day*
Onalaska students will gain
first-hand experience on life
in Onalaska s early days.
For more information,
contact Onalaska Elementary
School at 936-646-1010.
• DECEMBERS
Meet Santa st
Miss ENe's Cottage
Bring the children to see
Santa and tour the historical
ployees. We are the voice of h**1* decorated for Christmas
all public education retirees. ^ronl 6 to 8 pm. Friday. Dec.
Come join us.
9. Refreshments and free
photos courtesy of the Polk
County Garden Club.
NOVEMBER 18
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Visit the tremendous
Christmas Train Village at
309 N. Jackson St. in down
town Livingston The exhibit
will be open for tours from 5
_._ _. , . „ _ . .iWS, . -J ", , , , to 8 pm. Thursday and Friday Buster McNuttys at 10 am
Pmeywoods Cowboy The star of the Hometown Christmas even! in Livingston arrives at the end of and from I to6 p.m and 7 to All are welcome. For more
^sf * domino the Lighted Christinas parade. This year’s holiday spectacular is set for Saturday. 9 pm. Saturdays beginning information about the event.
Dec. 10. The parade will begin at 6 p.m.
Bridge league
ACBI-sanctioned Bridge
League meets second and
last Friday every month at
night, held every two weeks,
beginning at 6:30 pm. For
8>ore information, call 936-
$33-9773.
Silver Haired Ministries,
sponsored by Hickory Grove
Church, meets every Friday
at 7 pm. for singing and a
dinner for senior citizens All
seniors are welcome to attend
that would join in praise with
song or instrument.
For more information, call
936-327-7770 Rides can be
mnucaaoca on days as downtown is trans
aUXtJnPkti tV formed into a winter wonder
Goodrich Community land of lights
Thuoksgiviog Service Refreshments and enter
Goodrich First United Meth- tainment will be on hand
odist Church with Goodrich while Rudolph. Frosty and the
First Baptist Church is holding Gingerbread Man will pose to
a Community Thanksgiving take photos with kids.
Worship Service, to be held
at Goodrich FUMC begin
ning at 6 pm. Fellowship and Blanchard Baptist Church
refreshments to follow. The wi„ ^ a ^-,3] ‘ Comimi-
for senior citizens. All seniors
are welcome that would join
in praise with song or instru-
ment.
For more information, call
936-327-7770. Rides can be
arranged.
NOVEMBER 26
Coldspring Trades Day
and Christmas Lighting
Hw> 54 nity Thanksgiving Service’’ at ho*^ TnLfcl SifbTg'iLTng
Dec. 1 and continuing through call Ginni M at 936-328-
Dec. 30. 3845
The village will also be
stress sz'zztsl
Dec. 29. Free admission, do- sponsored by Hickory Grove
Church, meets every Friday at
7 pm. for singing and a dinner
for senior citizens. All seniors
are welcome that would join
in praise with song or instru-
ment.
For more information, call
936-327-7770. Rides can be
nations appreciated.
DECEMBER 2
Piney woods Cowboy
Church will host a domino
St . Luke’s Episcopal Church
will host a spaghetti dinner
from 5 to 7 pm. Friday. Nov.
8. at the church located at 836
West Jones. All you can eat.
spaghetti, salad, garlic bread
and dessert. $7 Adults: $3
children. Cany out available.
NOVEMBER 19
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A benefit and Thanksgiving
dinner will be held in honor
of the 356 Volunteer Fire De
paiunent at Friendship Harbor
Church in Sebastopol off of
Hwy 355 from 3 until 7 pm.
A Thanksgiving dinner
with all the trimmings will be
for sale as well as an auction
and door prize chances. All
proceeds benefit the fire de-
South at Loop 393. 7 pm Everyone is invited to
come and sing thanksgiving
praises and have refreshments
with them. For further infor-
mation. call 936-967-8794.
NOV. 22-DEC. 31
Christmas in the Park
Drive through and enjoy the
invited to attend For more in thousands of lights decorating
formation, call 936-967-8794. holiday figures at Pedigo Park
nightly . Free admission.
AAUW Monthly Meeting
The American Associa- NOVEMBER 25
tion of University Women's Bridge League
monthly meeting will be held ACBL-sanctioned Bridge
at 6:45 pm. at First National League meets 2nd and last
Bank. Livingston, located at Friday every month at Buster call 936-967-8794.
Blanchard Baptist Church
will be Dominoes and Game
Night from 4 until 7 pm. ev-
ery Monday night. Everyone is
at 8 am. followed by a town
Christmas Lighting beginning
at 6 p.m.
For information, call 936-
653-2332 or 936-539-8825.
Don’t miss this truly beautiful
event.
NOVEMBER 28
Blanchard Baptist
Dominoes Night
Blanchard Baptist Church
will be Dominoes and Game
Night from 4 until 7 pm. ev-
ery Monday night.
Everyone is invited to at-
tend. For more information.
held every two weeks.
at 6:30 pm. .For ananged.
Jingle Bell 5K 10k
mtries Fun RnoS, Walk
Silver Haired Ministries. Registration continues
sponsored by Hickory' Grove through Dec. I0 at the Trade
Church, meets every Friday at Days office at Pedigo Patk
7 pm. for singing and a dinner Race begins at I p.m at City
for senior citizens. Hall. First 150 registered par-
All seniors are welcome that ticipants receive a T-shirt and
would join in praise w ith song bells. For more information,
or instrument. Call 936-327- call 936-327-3656.
7770. Rides can be arranged.
’ 2121 Hwy 190 West
NOVEMBER 22
Lights for Livingston
Livingston Parks and Recre-
ation Department will hold its
annual Lights for Livingston
Christmas lighting event.
Beginning at 6 pm. at
McNulty’s at 10 am. All are
welcome
For more information about
the event, call Ginni M. at
936-328-3845.
Silver Haired Ministries,
sponsored by Hickory Grove
City Hall, come celebrate the Church, meets every Friday at on-site to donate food items to
sights arid sounds of the holi- 7 pm. for singing and a dinner
NOVEMBER 29
Bhad Drive
Bradley Welbom State
Farm, located at 800 W.
Church Street in Livingston,
will be the location of a Gulf
Coast Regional Blood Drive.
A drop-off box will also be
DECEMBERS
Trinity County will host
Christinas on the Square in
downtown Groveton begin-
ning at 2 pm. with live, local
Hometown Christmas
The starter's gun for the
Jingle Bell run will also signal
the start of the Hometown
Christmas Festival around
Livingston City Hall from
I to 9 pm. Saturday. Dec.
10. More than 70 arts, crafts
musk, booths, and children's and ?lft v™d°rs Wl11 «
activities, followed by a “P alon§ jackst« uand
Christmas parade to begin at Sanla w,‘l * a' C,,-v
^ Hall for photos from 7 pjn.
Prizes will be given out for «° 9 Pf* h,s arnval
the best three floats. Everyone *** Lighted Christmas parade
is welcome to attend beginning at 6 pm
How seniors can guard against identity theft
What tips and resources can
you recommend to help seniors
guard against identity theft? My
next door neighbor, who’s 79.
recently had her identity stolen
and I want to make sure it doesn't
happen tome
— Cautious Connie
Identity theft continues to
be a big problem in the U.S..
affecting around nine million
people every year - many of
whom arc seniors. Identity theft
occurs when someone gets
access to your Social Security
number (SSN). bank or credit
card account number, or other
identifying informtekm and uses
it to steal from you. While there’s
no irandad protection against ID
theft, here are tome things you
can do to minimize your risks.
Guard your SSN: Treat
you SSN like your most prized
possession. Never cany your
Social Security card around in
your wallet or puree, don’t wide
your SSN on checks (except
those you send to the IRS), and
never give your SSN. credit card
checking or savings
who call, visit, text, or send e-
mail messages to you even if
they seem legitimate. And. don’t
catty around your Medicare card
either unless you're going to
the doctor. Your Medicare card
contains your SSN.
Be wary of emails: If you us£
the Internet, don’t trust emails
that claim to be from the Social
Security Administration, the
IRS or other government agen-
cies. Also be leery of emails that
look like they 're from your bank,
telephone company or credit
card company Remember that
only phony e-mails will ask for
your credit card number or SSN.
For more Internet fraud tips in-
cluding a list of common online
scams see onguardonline.gov.
Secure yew auR: Empty your
mailbox quickly, or consider
getting a P.O Box or buy a
locked mailbox to deter thieves
Also, don’t leave outgoing mail
in your mailbox. To pul a stop
to prescreened credit-card offers
that thieves look to intercept, use
the consumer credit reporting
industry opt-out service at
optoutprescreenxoro or call 888-
567-8688 - they will ask for your
SSN and dale of birth
Destroy vour trash: Buy a
cross-cut paper shredder and
shred all records, receipts,
statements, preapproved credit
offers, mail solicitations or
other papers you throw out that
has your financial or personal
infomiation.
Review your monthly bank and
credit card statements carefully,
and see if your bank or credit-
card issuer offers free alerts
that will warn you of suspicious
activity as soon as it's detected.
If they do. sign up for them.
Wutdiyowcredit: Check your
credit report at annualcrcditrepoft.
com or call 877-322-8228. You
can receive one free report a year
from each of the three major
credit bureaus (Equifax.Expenan
and TransUnion). so consider
staggering your request so you
can get one free copy every four
months.
can help protect yourself by
setting up a security freeze an
your credit reports at all three
jwyufai
com. 800685-1111). Expenan
(expenancom. 888-397-3742)
and TransUnion (6
com. 877-322-8228). With a
freeze in place, no one. including
you. can open new lines of credit
in your name This typically costs
$5 to $10 per person per credit
bureau each time you freeze or
thaw your credit report. Some
slates offer free freezes for ID-
theft victims.
Take action: If you ever think
your idenutys been stolen,
immediately contact your
creditors and financial institutions
to report unauthorized charges or
debts.and close any compromised
accounts. Then place fraud
alerts and security freezes
with the three credit reporting
agencies, and file a report with
your local police and with the
Federal Trade Commission at
ftccompJamtassistant.gov or 877-
4384338.
Savvy dps: For more tips on
preventing identity theft visit
kJtlieftinfo.org and kfeheftcenter.
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Send your senior questions
to: Savvy Senior. PjO. Bax 5443,
Norman. OK 73070. or visit
SawySemororg. Jim Miller is
a contributor to the NBC Today
show and author of “ The Savvy
Senior-book.
Regular use of a cross-cut shredder can make
sure your private information stays private.
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Reddell, Valerie. Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 92, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 17, 2011, newspaper, November 17, 2011; Livingston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth656592/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Livingston Municipal Library.