GOSPEL SHOW - There was to be a gospel show at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the G.C. Rann Little Theater inside the Wise County Heritage Museum in Decatur. The Cartwrights will perform. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under. For tickets and more information, call (940) 627-5586 or visit http://www.wisehistory.com
OFF 380 PLAYERS - The Off 380 Players Detour Dinner Theatre will present "Suburb," a musical comedy, Saturday and Sunday, June 27 and 28, at The Club at Runaway Bay. For a reservation, call (940) 575-4548. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and the play will begin at 7:30. On Sunday, lunch will be at 1:30 p.m. and the matinee will begin at 2:30.
GOLF TOURNAMENT - The second annual Bryan Ledet Memorial Scholarship Golf Tournament was to be Saturday, June 27, at The Club at Runaway Bay. The four-man scramble was to start with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start. Cost is $60 per person. Prizes will be awarded to longest drive, closest to the pin, first-, 10th- and 20th-place teams, and a hole in one wins a 2009 GMC single cab pickup. For information, call (940) 577-6201 or e-mail surveyors1975@embarqmail.com.
BOOK SALE - The Rhome Library was to have a book sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 27. There will be a wide selection of paperbacks, fiction, craft and health books. Nothing is more than $1.
REUNION - A Boyd Elementary School reunion for past and present staff was to be Saturday, June 27. For information, call (940) 433-8261 or (817) 281-3592 or e-mail elizabethdannjohnson@gmail.com.
CLASS OF 1984 - The Decatur High School class of 1984's 25th reunion was to be 6 p.m. Saturday, June 27, at the home of Roy and Jeannine Eaton. For information, call Jonita Morrow at (940) 627-2977.
MOVIE NIGHT - This month's Bridgeport Box Office movie was to be Kung Fu Panda at dusk Saturday, June 27, in Harwood Park. For more information, call (940) 683-3480 or visit http://www.cityofbridgeport.net/parks&rec
SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT - The Andy "Big Strong" Mattison Softball Tournament will be at 8 a.m. Sunday, June 28, at the North Hills Park Complex in North Richland Hills, located at North Tarrant Parkway and Davis Boulevard. The tournament is open to all men's and coed teams with an entry fee of $150 per team. Proceeds go to a trust fund set up for Mattison's sons, Caden, Dane and an unborn son. Mattison died Monday, June 22. For information on the tournament, call Mike Eggleton at (281) 914-6929, Dusty Roddy at (214) 317-7622 or Bill Hurst at (817) 706-7899. Donations may be sent to DATCU, c/o Eric Eison for Andy Mattison, 600 W. Ford, Decatur, TX 76234.
BOOK SIGNING - Dr. Tom Shotwell, former mayor of Runaway Bay, is sponsoring a book signing 5 to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 28, at The Club at Runaway Bay. The book, "Superbugs: E. coli, Salmonella, Staphylococcus and more!," deals with the origin of antibiotic resistance problems in hospitals, homes and on the farm. Shotwell will then review the book, and a question and answer period will follow.
This week's events...
FOOD HANDLER'S PROGRAM - The Wise County Extension office is offering a Texas Department of State Health Services accredited food handlers program from 3 to 5 p.m. Monday, June 29, at the Extension office, 206 S. State St., in Decatur. The class will cover good personal hygiene, cross contamination, and time and temperature abuse. Cost is $15. To reserve a spot, call the Extension office at (940) 627-3341.
PHARMACY BUILDING TO REOPEN - Medical Center Pharmacy will celebrate the reopening of their building at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 1, at the S & J Medical Center Pharmacy 1101 Eagle Drive, Suite C in Decatur. The building was heavily damaged in a fire Feb. 26.
WELL REGISTRATION - Wednesday, July 1, is the deadline for registering existing water wells with the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. Exemptions include wells used exclusively for domestic use, watering livestock or poultry or agricultural irrigation. Wells not capable of producing more than 25 gallons per minute, or two or more wells tied into a system not able to produce more than 30 gallons a minute are also exempt. All groundwater wells drilled on or after Jan. 1, 2009, must be registered with the district, regardless of whether the well qualifies for an exemption. For more information, call UTGCD at (817) 523-5200.
4TH FEST - Runaway Bay's 4th Fest is Saturday, July 4. Events include booths, crafts, food, children's activities, entertainment and a golf cart parade. Fireworks over Lake Bridgeport will begin about 9:30 p.m.
FIRECRACKER SCRAMBLE - The Runaway Bay Ladies Golf Association will host its annual Firecracker Scramble Saturday, July 4, to benefit the Runaway Bay volunteer fire department. There will be a putting contest Friday, July 3. For more information, call Ann Jowitt at (940) 575-4084 or Vicki Ricks at (940) 575-2748.
Next week's events ...
GOLF TOURNAMENT - The Breast Cancer Benefit Golf Tournament at The Club at Runaway Bay is Saturday, July 11. Tee time is 8:30 a.m., and registration is $75 a person, which includes breakfast and lunch. Team and sponsorship spots are available. For more information, call Ashley Wilson at (940) 210-4631.
BENEFIT - The Heart of Gold Dinner and Auction to benefit Trevor Sanders of Ponder is 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at Ponder High School. Sanders has hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a double outlet right ventricle and a coarctation of his aorta. He is waiting for a heart transplant, and all proceeds from this event will go toward his medical expenses. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children. He is the cousin of April House of Decatur. Online donations are also being accepted at http://www.usfi.com/company/company-heartOfGold20090526.php
Upcoming events...
FIRE DAMAGE ASSISTANCE- Wise County residents affected by the April 9 fires that swept through the southwest part of the county may be assisted by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The deadline to return applications for property damage is Monday, July 13. For more information, visit SBA's Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance or call (800) 689-2955.
CHAMBER LUNCH - The Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce July luncheon is 11:30 a.m. July 16 at the Bridgeport Lion's Hall. Speaker is John Riggins with the Fort Worth Better Business Bureau. Cost is $10. RSVP to the chamber office no later than Wednesday, July 15.
WATERSHED MEETING - An Eagle Mountain Lake watershed protection planning meeting is 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the Decatur Civic Center. The meeting will include a report on pollutant source computer modeling for the watershed as well as a summary and discussion of the stakeholder survey of best management practices conducted at the January meeting. RSVP to David Waidler, watershed coordinator, at (972) 952-9689 or d-waidler@tamu.edu.
PARADISE REUNION - The Paradise High School Class of 1989's 20-year reunion is 6 p.m. Saturday, July 18, at the Rottman's place in Paradise. For information, e-mail Kris (Anderle) Love at kriselove@yahoo.com or call Monda (Whirley) Court at (972) 971-7575 or e-mail mondajo@yahoo.com.
SOFTBALL TOURNEY - The Andy Mattison Memorial Softball Tournament (The "Mo-Morial") is Saturday, July 18, at Kenny Renshaw Park in Decatur. The cost is $200 a team, but no team will be turned away. There will be a men's division and a co-ed division, as well as a home run derby and horsehoe and washers tournaments. All proceeds will go to benefit the family of Andy Mattison. For mroe information, contact Michael Loucks at (940) 389-1508.
ASMI RALLY - An Accident Scene Management Inc. Motorcycle Awareness rally is July 24-26 at the Thunder Hill Rally Grounds, 167 Private Road 1106, in Decatur. Gates open at 4 p.m. Friday, and admission is $10, plus one small stuffed toy to be donated to local emergency responders. A Dart Run will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, bike games are at 2 p.m. and a band will perform from 8 to midnight. A Sunday service will also be held. For information, call (940) 389-0200 or e-mail snowman41279@yahoo.com.
FOOTBALL PROGRAM - Ads are now being sold for the Decatur High School football program. To place an ad, contact Katherine Cox at (940) 389-6734 or e-mail her at kgoyankees63@yahoo.com. Deadline is July 24.
READING CLUB - The Decatur Public Library's Online Teen Summer Reading Club continues through July 28. Students entering grades 5-12 can participate. To enter go to: http://www.decaturpubliclibrary.com/tsrc.htm For each book read, your name goes into a drawing for prizes. Awards will also be given for best review, funniest review and most books read.
CHAMBER MIXER - A Multi-Chamber Mixer is 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, at Garrett Creek Ranch Conference Center.
BRIDGEPORT REUNION - The Bridgeport class of 1979 will host its 30-year reunion 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Bridgeport Golf and Country Club. Classes of 1976-1978 are also invited. Cost is $25 at the door. RSVP by e-mailing bridgeportclass79@yahoo.com or call (940) 389-5355.
MARINE REUNION - The Third Marine Division Association is holding its 55th annual reunion the week of Aug. 24-30 in San Antonio. For more information, call Mike Sohn at (210) 654-3310 or e-mail him at jumient2@hotmail.com.
CLASS OF 1999 - The Bridgeport High School Class of 1999 will have its 10-year reunion Sept. 11-12. If you have not been contacted, e-mail bridgeport1999@hotmail.com.
In other news ...
FIGHT MOSQUITOS - Decatur Mayor Joe Lambert is asking residents to take care of their property to limit breeding grounds for mosquitos. Tips include cutting weeds, getting rid of standing water, trimming brush and cleaning out any "junk" that might be stacked in your yard.
SUPPORT - Alcoholics Anonymous and Alanon meetings are 6:30 p.m. each Monday at the Newark Community Center at 404 Hudson St.
HOUSING AUTHORITY - The Bridgeport Housing Authority is now accepting applications for one-bedroom apartments. Applications can be picked up at the office, 1508 Cobb, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
FOSTER OR ADOPT - CASA is taking applications for the Arrow Child and Family Ministries Foster/Adopt training in September at the Decatur Public Library. The classes will be each Tuesday and Thursday, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. To sign up, call Joy Woodruff at (940) 393-5231 or the CASA office at (940) 627-7535.
DONATE A PHONE - Wise Hope Shelter and Crisis Center is accepting cell phones and cell phone batteries in any condition. The organization works with a company, Shelter Alliance, which allows them to receive shelter funding through cell phone donations. Bring donations to the Wise Hope Crisis Center in Decatur at 407 S. Washburn St. For information, call (940) 626-4585.
MARRIAGE WORKSHOP - A free marriage workshop is 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month at the Weatherford College Education Center in Decatur. For more information, visit http://www.theparentingcenter.org To register, call (877) 922-4733.
CPR TRAINING - The Decatur Fire Department offers CPR training to people living in the Decatur city limits or in the Decatur Fire District. Classes are held monthly from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The cost is $5. For more information or to register, call the administration offices at (940) 627-3199 or come by the fire department at 201 S. Church St.
