‘Share & Sale’ set for Saturday
SouthSide Chapel will have a fund raiser for the church and possibly You on Saturday, Octoberx 23. There will be four opportunities for anyone to participate:
Guest Vendors will have a booths providing some early Christmas shopping!
There will be free give-away of toiletries and clothing (including children as well as adult sizes);
Enjoy Dollar (Hot) Dogs and other refreshments;
Many household items will be sold at bargain prices!
Everyone is welcome from 10am-6pm. SouthSide Chapel is located in west Marion County at 1949 Pops Landing Road, 3.5 miles east of Hwy. 259 off Hwy. 450 in Ore City.
Time to clean out and clean up!
VENDORS REQUESTED for indoor table/chair or a big outdoor spot with your tables/chairs/truck/trailer. Either space just $10 or a 10% tithe on sales. Make crafts or sort out that garage or closet. Sell tools, décor, gifts, fashion, food, homemade items, furniture, antiques, garage sale items, sports gear, vehicles, your choice! Set-up will begin at 9am Saturday.
Please call or text 903.256.0031 to reserve your spot or for more information.
Celebration
of Life
A Celebration of Life for William Earl Pate will be held at 3 p.m., October 24, at Legends O’ The Pines Social Club. Pate passed away August 27, 2021.
JAAC, JCLEP plan
Meet and Greet
The Jefferson Adopt-A-Cop and Jefferson Community Law Enforcement Program are holding a Meet and Greet from 4-7p October 26 at the Jefferson Community Center, 501 Haywood.
The groups want locals to be able to meet their local law enforcement officers and volunteers and to learn about other resources available to the community.
All are welcome – both children and adults. There will be games, activities, introduction to resources and a light meal starting at 5:30p. The event is free.
For more information, contact jaac75657@gmail.com, 903-926-1960 or 903-445-9796, or their facebook page JeffersonTexasAdoptACop.
M. Night
Shyamalan’s Caddo Lake Production Now Looking
For Vehicles
The feature film “The Vanishings” at Caddo Lake, produced by M. Night Shyamalan, is currently filming in and around Caddo Lake. Having already cast all speaking roles and most background roles, they are now looking for period-specific vehicles. The casting team is interested in those who are able to provide cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc. made between 1998-2004 for specific scenes in the film. The pay for such vehicles will be $50 per vehicle, per shoot day.
The Vanishings at Caddo Lake will be the second feature film from directors Celine Held and Logan George of ELO FILMS (elofilms.com). Their films have been screened at international festivals such as Cannes Film Festival, Sundance Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, and many more. They were named among Filmmaker Magazine’s 25 New Faces of Independent Film in 2017.
All submissions can be done virtually by visiting tinyurl.com/caddovehicles and filling out the application. The casting team hopes that folks will take advantage of this opportunity to be on a big feature film set.
Please email caddocasting@gmail.com for any questions.
Flag Football for Jefferson Alumni
7 on 7 Football!
4 Men Teams: Team 1-Ages 18-21, Team 2-Ages 22-27, Team 3-Ages 28-3, Team 4-Ages 35-42 with Coach Brandon Johnson and Captain Jermaine Hopkins
Ladies 2 Teams: Team 1 18-25 Ajah McCoy, Team 2 26-up Coach and Captains needs- Brittney Byrd.
Register your team. 10 People per team, 2 out of towners allowed. $10 per player
Coaches and Captains needed for all other teams. If you want to coach and get some players for your age group let April Taylor Johnson know at 903-930-8309.
Date To Be Announced. Contact Any Member of FRESH for details or if you interested.
Conservation
Assistance
Deadline Set
The USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Texas has announced the first funding application deadline of October 29, 2021, for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). A second funding application deadline will be February 11, 2022.
Applications are taken year round for NRCS programs, but deadlines are announced to rank and fund eligible conservation projects. Producers interested in signing up for EQIP should submit applications to their local USDA service center. If already a USDA client, a producer can submit applications online via Farmers.gov.
MIMS EMS
offers COVID
Testing
Mims EMS is now offering COVID-19 testing. For more information, or to signup, contact Jeanne Yates at the Fire Department at 903-755-4112 or 903-806-3359.
Cumberland
Presbyterian
Hosts Celebrate
Recovery
Cumberland Celebrate Recovery program, a Christ centered 12-step program, meets from 6-8 p.,m. every Tuesday night at Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 501 E Jefferson St. For more information, contact Jim Carroll at 979-218-8446, or Toni Henderson at 903-702-8607.