AROUND TOWN (Jan. 4, 2023)

Blood Drive

The Westphalia Knights of Columbus Council #13902  is sponsoring a Baylor Scott & White blood drive on Sunday, January 22nd at the Westphalia Parish Hall from 8am to 11:30am. The council is providing a sausage and pancake breakfast, starting at 9am to anyone who signs up to give blood, as well as all parishioners of the Church of the Visitation. A photo ID is required to donate. To schedule your appointment go to BSWBLOOD.COM and find the Jan. 22 blood drive. Appointments are highly encouraged; walk-ins will be accepted as space allows. Give blood, the gift of life!

 

Daughters of the Republic Meeting

The Sterling C. Robertson Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will meet at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 5.  The meeting will be at First Methodist Church Downtown Campus at 1300 Austin Avenuein the Fellowship Hall. The speaker will be Author Gerald Reading Powell.  His books are “The Sporting House Killing” and “The Suspension Bridge Robbery.” Both books take place during the time when Waco was a growing town known as “Six Shooter Junction” and “Geyser City”.  Come and learn more about our town during that time period.  He will have copies of his books available. The meeting is free and open to the public.

 

GriefShare

GriefShare, a special help seminar and support group for people experiencing grief over the loss of a loved one, will be held on Tuesday mornings, 10 a.m. to noon at the First Baptist Church in Marlin  beginning Jan. 24 – April 18, 2023.  GriefShare features nationally recognized experts via video on grief recovery topics.  Seminar sessions include “Is This Normal?” “The Challenges of Grief,” “Grief and Your Relationships,” “Why?” and “Guilt and Anger.” Meetings will be held in the Lamplighter’s Room of the church which is located at 309 Coleman Street in Marlin.  Registration fee is $20 which covers the cost of a workbook. Participants can jump in at any session. For more information, call Janet Evans at (254) 422-3536 or Ramona Watson at (254) 715-2722. 

 

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. 

 

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