Community Calendar, beginning week of Saturday, Jan. 14

Saturday, Jan. 14 

11 a.m. – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Parade –  Downtown at the First United Methodist Church –  Decorate your vehicles in commemorate of Dr. M.L. King – All participants are asked to arrive by 10:30 a.m. for line-up – Sponsored by St. Luke Methodist Church – Contact Reginald Conner at 903-388-6589, Mary Burns at 254-562-7196, Patrick Nemons at 254-203-3877 or James Wiley at 903-388-5656 for more information. 

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9 a.m. – Cancer Benefit for Porkchop – At The Cowboy Western Club – 100% of the proceeds benefit Porkchops medical expenses. –  Cornhole tournament run by Oil City Bombers Switcholio with a $25 entry fee, silent auction, several gun drawings, $10 BBQ plates and live music by 45 South at 7 p.m. – Contact Johnnie Wayne Brown Jr on Facebook for tickets for the gun drawing. Contact Justin-Crystal Underwood on Facebook for more information. 

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Navasota River Classic Jr. Livestock Show at the Limestone County Fairgrounds, 922 N. Tyus in Groesbeck. 

Tuesday, Jan. 17 

6 p.m. — Groesbeck City Council meeting at the City of Groesbeck commons. 

Wednesday, Jan. 18 

9:30 a.m. to noon – Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry is open to those in need –  Located at Church on the Rock in Groesbeck at 1470 Highway 14 – You can come as many times as you are in need – For more information, call 254-729-5200. 

Saturday, Jan. 21

9:30 a.m. – The Freestone County Art League will meet – At the Church of Christ in Teague – The program will be given by Hannah Spradlin and Margaret Tolar – The hostess will be Susan Patton, Ruby Day and Tommy Hullum – The program will be watercolors. Each member should bring their watercolors – Anyone interested in art is invited to attend.

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Rather E Productions Barrel Race at the Limestone County Fairgrounds, 922 N. Tyus in Groesbeck. 

Tuesday, Jan. 24

9 a.m.  – Limestone County Commissioner meets at the courthouse. – Agendas will be posted on our social media when available.

Saturday, Sunday, Jan. 28 and Jan. 29

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 1 to 5 p.m – Free Kids Fish for Pre-K to 17 years old – Fish for Rainbow Trout at Lake Springfield – Special above-ground pond for little tikes – Fishing pole and bait provided or bring your own – Every participant receives a free rod and reel.

Sunday, Jan. 29

Cathey Productions Barrel Race at the Limestone County Fairgrounds, 922 N. Tyus in Groesbeck. 

Tuesday, Jan. 31

6 p.m. – Groesbeck H.O. Whitehurst 100 days of school celebration – Please join for a fun family night including learning activities, games, food and door prizes – H.O.W. Cafeteria. The event is open to all H.O.W. students and their families. 

Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 3, 4 and 5 

4 p.m. – 11th Annual “War On Hogs” Hog Hunt – Beninfiting the Wortham Police Department Reserves War on Drugs – Call Wortham Police Department at 254-765-3444 or 254-765-3319 for registration information. 

Wednesday, Feb. 8 

9:30 a.m. to noon – Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry is open to those in need –  Located at Church on the Rock in Groesbeck at 1470 Highway 14 – You can come as many times as you are in need – For more information, call 254-729-5200. 

Thursday, Feb. 9  

5 to 7 p.m. – Groesbeck High School College Night — Paying for College presentation by the Scholarship Lady of Central Texas at 6 p.m. 

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6:30 p.m. – ‘Groesbeck is Groovy’ Chamber of Commerce Annual Awards Banquet – at the Groesbeck Convention Center, 106 E. Navasota – $20/Ticket, $150/table of eight – Purchase tickets at the Groesbeck Journal, Clean Cut Cleaners & Opal Cactus Boutique, or Black Cactus Armory – The chamber is taking donations for silent auction items – Menu will consist of a mixed salad with almond, strawberries and mozzarella cheese tossed with lemon vinaigrette, grilled chicken breasts with bbq and melted cheese, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, tres leches cake, iced tea and water, catered by Joe Fridays – For more information, please contact the Groesbeck Chamber at 254-729-3894. 

Tuesday, Feb. 21

9:30 a.m. to noon – Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry is open to those in need –  Located at Church on the Rock in Groesbeck at 1470 Highway 14 – You can come as many times as you are in need – For more information, call 254-729-5200.

Friday, Saturday, Apr. 14 and 15 

8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – Groesbeck Spring Citywide Cleanup – The City of Groesbeck will provide a citywide cleanup event for Groesbeck citizens – Large dumpsters will be placed at the city lot located at 102 E. Jacinto, across from the old football field near the recycling cent, for city residents to discard items that are inappropriate to place in the regular trash pickup. 

Saturday, May 6 

9 a.m. to 2 p.m. – Groesbeck Spring City-wide Garage Sales and the Groesbeck Chamber Annual Spring Peddlers Market. Details on vendor booth reservations and garage sale listings will be released in March.

Saturday, June 10 

10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Fort Parker State Park – Texas Parks and Wildlife – Celebrate Texas State Parks turning 100 years old with a community-wide birthday bash! – All activities are free! – Canoeing, kayaking and paddleboard rides, tour boat rides, dutch oven cooking, face painting and more. – Entry to a park is free when it hosts an official 100-year celebration event. – This is one of many events happening at Texas State Parks this year. 

Ongoing

Every Wednesday – A group seeks people to play 42 – at the Mexia Senior Citizens Center, 111 N. Sherman St. – Call 254-472-0230 for more information.

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Every Monday – 6 to 8 p.m. – First Baptist Church of Tehuacana still hosts a knitting/crocheting group –  in the Fellowship Hall – Anyone wanting to learn to knit or crochet is invited –  There is no cost, and the yarn is provided – For more information, contact Angela Bailey at 409-782-0229. 

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Every first Monday – 6 p.m. – Groesbeck Masonic Lodge #354 – Meal and meeting.

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Every second Monday – 5:30 p.m. – The Limestone Cancer Support Group meets – at the Mexia EDC boardroom, 214 N. Sherman in Mexia –  Anyone interested in helping those going through cancer treatment or who wants more information all are welcome to attend –  For more information, email at everycancermatters@yahoo.com.

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Every Monday – 7 p.m. – Celebrate Recovery for adults is held – at Shiloh Baptist Church – For more information, contact Pastor David at 254-747-5847.

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First and third Tuesday of each month – 9 a.m. to noon and 4 to 6 p.m.– Caritas of Mexia will hold drive-up food distributions. 

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Every first Tuesday – 7 p.m. – West Lake Limestone WLLVFD Station 1 regular business meeting – at 6614 FM 937 in Thornton – Public welcome.

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Every first Tuesday – at 6 p.m. – The Thornton Masonic Lodge #486 meets – All Masons are invited to attend.

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Every Tuesday and Thursday – from 7 to 8 p.m. –  Crystal Meth Anonymous meets – at First Baptist Church Tehuacana. – For questions, call 254-625-1665.

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Every third Monday – 6 p.m. — Mexia ISD Regular Meeting – at the Administration Building, 616 N. Red River St. – Called meetings are conducted at times and dates as the need arises.

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Every third Tuesday – 5:30 p.m. – Mexia City Council Regular Meeting – at City Hall, 101 N. McKinney in Mexia – Called meetings are conducted at times and dates as the need arises.

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Every Wednesday – Noon – Groesbeck Lions Club meets – at Mi Rancho Mexican Restaurant. 

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Every first and third Wednesday – from 9:30 a.m. to noon – Fishes and Loaves Food Pantry is open to those in need – Located at Church on the Rock in Groesbeck at 1470 Highway 14 – For more information, call (254) 729-5200 – You can come as many times as you are in need.

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Every Thursday – from 4 to 6:30 p.m. – Limestone Farmers Market – at the Groesbeck Parkette, 302 W. Navasota – For vendor applications and information, email limestonetxfm@gmail.com.

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Every Thursday – 10 a.m. or 6:30 p.m. – GriefShare, a grief support group – at Calvary Baptist Church, 519 McKinney, in Mexia – Entrance and parking in the back of the building – For more information, call 254-562-2269.

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Every fourth Tuesday – 5: 30 p.m. – Tri-County Beekeepers meet – at Sam’s Restaurant in Fairfield.

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Every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday – from 7 to 8 pm – Narcotics Anonymous meets – at the building beside 401 W. Sabine in Groesbeck – For questions, email journeyin2recovery@gmail.com.

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Last Monday of each month – Noon –  American Legion Department of Texas Post 288 brunch, meeting immediately after – at 213 West Navasota Street.

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Second Monday of every month – at 5:30 p.m. – The Limestone Cancer Support Group meets – at the Mexia EDC boardroom at 214 N. Sherman – Anyone interested in helping those going through cancer treatment or who wants more information is welcome to attend – For more information: everycancermatters@yahoo.com.

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If you are interested in taking free GED classes, please contact us via email at director@groesbecklibrary.org or a phone call at 254-729-3667 – If it is after hours, please leave a message and a callback number.

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Veterans who need someone to talk to are invited to call the Veterans Partners of Texas to talk to a volunteer who will listen. Call 254-562-9270 and text Joe “JoeRob” Roberts to arrange a date.

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Submissions: To submit an item for the community calendar, email The Mexia News or The Groesbeck Journal at news@groesbeckjournal.com or news@themexianews.com. 

Got questions? Call The Journal office at 254-729-5103 or The News at 254-562-2868.