AROUND TOWN (Aug. 17, 2022)
Water Drive
The Marlin Chamber of Commerce is holding a water drive for the Marlin Fire Department. Items needed are bottled water and gatorade (no specific brand). Drinks can be dropped off during business hours at the Marlin Chamber office at 245 Colemen Street or at The Petal Patch at 264 Coleman Street. You can also make monetary donations, please make check out to Marlin Chamber of Commerce. Help keep our firefighters hydrated.
St. Joseph Fall
Festival
St. Joseph Catholic Church 2022 Fall Festival Chicken Fajita Lunch will be held on Sept. 11. Meal served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. for $12 per plate - chicken fajitas, rice, beans, pico, tortillas and cake. Bingo, Live Music, Beer Garden. Live Auction at 2 p.m. Kids games, face painting, bake sale, sno cones and more. Church is located at 311 Oaks Street in Marlin.
Vendor Market Open
Texas Rose Vender Market will be open at the Texas Rose Building on Aug. 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Project Leader
Workshop
The Mid-Texas Area Team is hosting a Project Leader Workshop, Saturday, Sept. 10, from 9:30 a.m. to noon at the Immanuel Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall, 1401 W. Central Ave.,Temple, Texas, 76504. Do you enjoy packing shoebox gifts for children through Operation Christmas Child, which shares the Gospel with children, worldwide? Do you encourage others to pack boxes or do you lead a group to collect shoebox gifts for Operation Christmas Child? Join us to receive information, resources, and ideas to generate more boxes. Participate in an Escape Room activity, learn about the impact made on the lives of shoebox recipients, especially through The Greatest Journey discipleship program, and learn how to create gifts for boxes. Snacks will be provided. Please call Cathy at (254) 624-0926, for more information, or RSVP to cscribner67@gmail.com.
ST. PAUL CHURCH
ORGANIZES DAY TRIP
St. Paul Church is planning a trip to the Schulenburg area on Oct. 4 to see the highly acclaimed Painted Churches of Texas. These beautifully adorned churches, built more than 100 years ago by Czech and German immigrants, have been featured in numerous publications and television programs. The day trip, led by M&M Tours of Hewitt, will pick passengers up at St. Paul Church, 212 FM 2307, 5 miles north of Marlin. It includes transportation in a deluxe motor coach and lunch at the Oakridge Smokehouse in Schulenburg. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the restoration of the historic St. Paul church building. For more information, call 1-800-700-9620 or email rememberstpaul@yahoo.com.
Marlin High School Class of 1972 50th Reunion
Marlin High School Class of 1972 will hold its 50th Reunion on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, at 5 p.m. at Marlin Men’s Civic Association, 116 N. Business Hwy 6, Marlin, TX 76661. Cost is $40 per person in advance, $50 at the door. Includes Dinner and Setups. BYOB. Other Classes Welcome. Pay by Check: P. O. Box 163, Marlin, TX 76661. Make payable to MHS 1972. Pay by card: email marlinclassof1972@gmail.com for payment link.
Local Youth Program
Gospel Lighthouse Church invites all youths within the community to Foundation Youth, an hour and a half long time of games, food, fun, and fellowship. It takes place each Sunday evening from 5-6:30 p.m. at 1009 Live Oak in Marlin.
Computer classes
Computer Classes continue at the Marlin Library on Mondays at 10:30 a.m.
Story Time
Children’s Story Time returns to the Marlin Library on Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m.
American Legion
Falls County American Legion Post 31 meets the second Monday of the month at 1 Mesquite Tree Lane at 6 p.m. Their phone number is (254) 883-5056.
Veterans Assistance
Caritas of Waco Inc. will be in Marlin every first and third Monday of the month as part of their Veterans Case Management Program: Assistance For Veterans / Outreach. This will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 365 Coleman St, Marlin. For more information, call (254) 832-5971. To make an appointment please call Jason McCarty at (254) 640-0906. Dates subject to change due to holidays etc.
After School Program
The Boys & Girls Club of Falls County has an after school program that offers things such as homework help, health and life skills, and individual tutoring. It is $20 per child. The program takes place at Marlin Elementary School. For more information please call Sandra Jackson-Armstrong, Unit Director, at (254) 523-8735 or emailsjackson@bgctx.org. www.bgctx.org/FallsCounty1
NAACP
NAACP will meet every fourth Thursday of the month at 6 p.m. at the Falconer Stamp Center on Durr Street.
Lions Club meeting
Lions Club of Marlin will meet every second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 12 p.m. at the Chicken Place.