Meetings
- • Blessings of Grace Produce 9a Sept 12 & 14
- • St. Vincent de Paul 10-11a Sept 14, 201 N Vale
- • P&Z, Sept 11, 5p
- • Tourism, Sept 11, 5:30p
- • JEDCO, Sept 12, 5:30p
- • City Council Budget Hearing, Sept 14 6p
- • City Council Tax Hearing, Sept 15, 6p
School Dates
- • Grandparents & Grand-Pals Breakfast, JPS Sept 8, RSVP 903-665-2461 x3490 for info
- • V Volleyball vs Tatum, Sept 8, 4:30p
- • Sept 8 Pep Rally Theme: Rock Out the Tigers, 2:45p JHS Gym
- • Football vs DeKalb, Sept 8, 7p
- • ETIYFL Jefferson at White Oak, Sept 9, 9a
- • Scholastic Book Fair, Sept 11-15
- • JJHS Volleyball vs Carlisle, 5p Sept 11
- • Volleyball at Waskom, Sept 12, 4:30p
- • JJHS Football vs Hughes Springs, Sept 13 4:30p
- • JV Football at Hughes Springs, Sept 13, 7p
- • V Football at Hughes Springs, Sept 14, 7p, KYKX Game of the Week
VFW Fish Fry
The Jefferson Veterans of Foreign Wars will resume their monthly Fish Fry on Saturday, Sept. 9 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. The lunch will include fried fish, fries, coleslaw, beans and a drink— all for a $10 donation. Dessert will be available for $1. Lunch can be enjoyed dine-in or carryout. Are donations are tax deductible and proceeds will benefit the Post. The Post’s building was damaged last month by fire, and the July event was cancelled. Come support the VFW as they get things started again!
Rodeo
The Becca Anderson Memorial Rodeo Royalty Contest is gearing up with the contest set for Sept. 23 and Rodeo Sept. 29-30. The age groups for the contest are Queen (16-20), Princess (10-15), and Jr. Princess (5-9). For more information and signup packet, contact the Becca Anderson Memorial Scholarship Program Facebook page. The rodeo will be on at 7:30p each night. $10 adults, $5 Kids 5-12, 5& under free. Raffle Tickets are also available for a Cabelos 4 Burner Grill & Griddle and a Cabelos 60 qt Polar Cap Equalizer Cooler
Garden Grants
Dig in and let Texas Farm Bureau help students make the connection to agriculture through our Learning from the Ground Up Garden Grant Program AND our new Homeschool Garden Grant Program.
The deadline for garden grant applications for public and private schools is Sept. 25. Get the details and sign up: https://txfb.us/gardengrant23
Park Hosts
Caddo Lake State Park is looking for park hosts to join their team. Hosts are volunteers who live in the park and represent the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. For more information, contact Daniel Rios at daniel.rios@tpwd.texas.gov, or visit their website: https://bit.ly/3rstf51
Bees
Honeybees are out in full swarm now that summer is almost here. If you have bees, don’t call an exterminator. Instead, call Stanford Brantley at 903-742-2765 and let him help remove and relocate them.
Farmers Market
- • The Mims Community Center 12728 Fm 729 north side of Lake O’the Pines, is back open for the Fall and will run through early October. For additional information, call 903-930-5104.
- • The Historic Jefferson Farmer’s Market is open every Saturday through the end of October in the First National Bank parking lot in downtown Jefferson.
- • Jefferson Academy Marketplace is open across from the old Napa store. They have yellow squash, zucchini, cucumbers, carrots, beans, herbs, and blackberries. All grown at the Academy.
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