AROUND TOWN (Dec. 14, 2022)
NEW YEAR’S EVE DANCE
SPJST Lodge 24 Cyclone, Flag Hall, will have a New Year’s Eve dance with Jerry Haisler and the melody 5 Cost is $15 Per Person.. Call Linda Wilde for Reservations at 254-985-2258 Black eye peas and corn bred served. Dance is from 8 to 12. Well Stocked Bar is open. No kitchen, Bring your food.
ATTENTION SANTA’S HELPERS
We need toy donations during these hard times, inflation & economic crisis for a toy drive. New unwrapped gifts $5 - $10. Let’s give hope & happiness this season. Call Kimberly at 254-495-7661 to make arrangements on drop offs in Falls & Bell Counties.
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.