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September

4^th 10AM-4PM Airing of the Quilts around the square in Hemphill. Free and open to the public. For additional information, contact Regina Johnstone at 409/787-4076.

4^th 6PM Signed, Sealed, Delivered in concert at Friendship Baptist Church, Highway 87 south of Six Mile. The public is invited. A love offering will be taken.

6^th 6:30PM Sexton Masonic Lodge Stated Meeting the first Monday of each month at the lodge on Highway 21 in Milam. Meal begins at 6:30 with meeting following. The lodge conducts practice sessions each Wednesday night at 7PM.

7^th 7PM Pampered Chef Cooking Show at Bronson Fire Hall, Hwy 184 in Bronson. For more information, contact Sandra Smith at 409/586-2323.

7^th 6PM Bariatric Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month for anyone who has had or is considering Lap Band or Gastric Bypass surgery. The free sessions are open to anyone, including caregivers. Chance Construction Boardroom, FM 83/Worth Street in Hemphill. Attendees are requested to park in the rear parking lot.

7^th 5:30 J.R. Huffman Public Library Board meets the first Tuesday each month in the board room at the library. The public is invited.

7^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

7^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

8^th9AM - Noon Recycle Trailer at the Precinct 1 Barn on FM 1175, just past the American Legion Hall, in Hemphill the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of each month. Bring aluminum beverage cans, plastic, cardboard and newspaper to help the county go green. Assistance with unloading from 9AM until 12noon.

9^th 7:30 PM Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge, Stated Meeting, second Thursday of each month. Meal at 6:30 PM. South Oak Street, Hemphill TX.

9^th 7PM Pineland Service Club will meet second Thursday of each month at the Cafetorium of West Sabine Elementary School, located at corner of Mulberry St. and Temple Avenue in Pineland. All members are urged to attend. Contact President Kimberly Rhame at 936-635-3414.

10^th 5PM Sexton Masonic Lodge Sesquicentennial celebration begins with opening of the lodge at Sexton Lodge in Milam followed by a dinner open to the public at 6:230PM at the Hemphill School Cafetorium. Grand Master Orville L. O’Neill will be present to officiate.

11^th 7:30AM Master Mason open air degree by Sexton Masonic Lodge.

11^th 1:30PM Daughters of the Republic of Texas, James Fredrick Gomer Chapter, meets second Saturday of each month at Faustos Restaurant in Hemphill.

12^th 11AM until 2PM Benefit Buffet fundraiser to help defray the cost of prescription drugs and medical cost of former Pineland Mayor Dougie Durbin. West Sabine High School cafeteria. $5 per plate.

13^th 6PM Broaddus City Council meets. Broaddus City Hall.

13^th 8:30AM Sabine County Commissioners Court, courthouse, Hemphill.

13^th 9:00AM San Augustine County Commissioners Court meets. County Judges office, San Augustine.

13^th Sabine County Commissioners will vote on the Tax Rate and Budget in the Commissioners Courtroom.

14^th Sabine County Hospital will vote on the Tax Rate and Budget in the Boardroom of the hospital.

14^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

14^th 6:00PM G-M Water Supply Company meets the second Tuesday of each month at their office on Sabine Street, Hemphill.

14^th 5:30PM Sabine County Chamber of Commerce meets the second Tuesday of each month at J.R. Huffman Public Library Auditorium, Highway 87 North, Hemphill. Phone 409/787-2732 for more information.

14^th 11AM The East Texas Area Alzheimers' Support Group meets at the First Baptist Church in Hemphill on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11AM. For further information, call Karon Gobel at (409) 787-2053

14^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

16^th 6PM The Tri-County Timber Growers and Forest Landowner Association, in conjunction with the Texas Forest Service meets at the San Augustine Senior Citizens Building, located at 405 South Bolivar St. The free seminar will feature Private Consulting Foresters Joe and Rodney Ladner will speak on the importance of having a consulting forester and will give advice about managing small tracts of forestland.

16^th 7:00PM Hemphill ISD meets the third Thursday of each month in the Board Room on campus.

16^th 7:00PM Brookeland ISD meets the third Thursday of each month in the Gymnasium on campus.

17^th San Augustine Commissioners will vote on the Tax Rate and Budget in the Commissioners Courtroom.

20^th 6:00 pm West Sabine ISD Board meets the third Monday at the Administration Building on Timberland Avenue, Pineland TX

20^th 7PM Sabine County Shrine Club and Auxiliary meets the third Monday of each month at Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge, Oak Street, Hemphill. Meal served prior to meeting. All Shriners and their ladies are encouraged to attend. For more information, phone Roy Hammonds at 409/787-3204 or email rgh44@windstream.net

20^th 6PM Sabine County Recycle Committee meets the third Monday of each month at J.R. Huffman Public Library, Hemphill. Public invited.

21^st 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

21^st Noon San Augustine Chamber of Commerce meets the third Tuesday of each month. Lunch available for non members. Public invited. Log Cabin, San Augustine.

21^st 4:15 pm. Pineland City Council meets. City Hall, Temple Ave, Pineland.

21^st 5:00PM San Augustine City Council meets. City Hall.

21^st 5:30 pm Hemphill City Council meets at City Hall.

21^st 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

24^th 2:00PM Sabine County Historical Commission meets the last Friday of each month at the Sabine County History Center next to the Post Office in Hemphill. Call 409/787-3190.

25^th 8:30AM, Golf Tournament. Pendleton Harbor Golf Course the last Saturday of each month. Highway 21 at Pendleton Bridge. Phone 409/625-4913.

25^th 9AM - Noon Recycle Trailer at the Precinct 1 Barn on FM 1175, just past the American Legion Hall, in Hemphill the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of each month. Bring aluminum beverage cans, plastic, cardboard and newspaper to help the county go green. Assistance with unloading from 9AM until 12noon.

25^th 9AM Deerfest. Everything to do with the outdoors and hunting. Grand Prize is a new ATV. Gun raffles, silent auction, vendors, food, live entertainment and more. Sabine County Expo Center, 3 miles west of Hemphill on Highway 184. For more information contact the Chamber of Commerce at 409/787-2732.

27^th 5:30PM Sabine Count.y Hospital District, Board Room, Sabine County Hospital, Highway 83 West, Hemphill

27^th 8:30AM Sabine County Commissioners Court, Courthouse, Hemphill

27^th 9:00AM San Augustine County Commissioners Court meets. County Judges office, San Augustine.

28^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

28^th 6PM The Oscar P. Pate American Legion Post 197 meets at the post on FM 1175 in Hemphill the fourth Tuesday of each month. Meal prior to meeting. All members are invited.

28^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

October

2^nd 6:30PM BINGO at Bronson Fire Hall. Great prizes. Highway 184 in Bronson.

2^nd 10AM-3PM Mission Tejas Antique Car, Tractor & Motorcycle Show. Free to participants. $2 for 13 and older. Bring your picnic lunch and enjoy the day at Mission Tejas State Park on Highway 21 between Alto and Crockett. For more information, contact Susan Haase at 936/687-2394.

4^th 6:30PM Sexton Masonic Lodge Stated Meeting the first Monday of each month at the lodge on Highway 21 in Milam. Meal begins at 6:30 with meeting following. The lodge conducts practice sessions each Wednesday night at 7PM.

4^th 6PM Broaddus City Council meets the first Monday of each month at Broaddus City Hall.

5^th 6PM Bariatric Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month for anyone who has had or is considering Lap Band or Gastric Bypass surgery. The free sessions are open to anyone, including caregivers. Chance Construction Boardroom, FM 83/Worth Street in Hemphill. Attendees are requested to park in the rear parking lot.

5^th 5:30 J.R. Huffman Public Library Board meets the first Tuesday each month in the board room at the library. The public is invited.

5^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

5^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

9^th Thru 7^th Zwolle Tamale Fiesta at the fairgrounds in Zwolle Louisiana. Carnival, games, live entertainment, food, contests, fun for the whole family.

9^th 1:30PM Daughters of the Republic of Texas, James Fredrick Gomer Chapter, meets second Saturday of each month at Faustos Restaurant in Hemphill.

11^th 8:30AM Sabine County Commissioners Court, courthouse, Hemphill.

11^th 9:00AM San Augustine County Commissioners Court meets. County Judges office, San Augustine.

12^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

12^th 6:00PM G-M Water Supply Company meets the second Tuesday of each month at their office on Sabine Street, Hemphill.

12^th 11AM The East Texas Area Alzheimers' Support Group meets at the First Baptist Church in Hemphill on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11AM. For further information, call Karon Gobel at (409) 787-2053

12^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

12^th 5:30PM Sabine County Chamber of Commerce meets the second Tuesday of each month at J.R. Huffman Public Library Auditorium, Highway 87 North, Hemphill. Phone 409/787-2732 for more information.

13^th9AM - Noon Recycle Trailer at the Precinct 1 Barn on FM 1175, just past the American Legion Hall, in Hemphill the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of each month. Bring aluminum beverage cans, plastic, cardboard and newspaper to help the county go green. Assistance with unloading from 9AM until 12noon.

14^h 7:30 PM Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge, Stated Meeting, second Thursday of each month. Meal at 6:30 PM. South Oak Street, Hemphill TX.

14^th 7PM Pineland Service Club will meet second Thursday of each month at the Cafetorium of West Sabine Elementary School, located at corner of Mulberry St. and Temple Avenue in Pineland. All members are urged to attend. Contact President Kimberly Rhame at 936-635-3414.

18^th 6:00 pm West Sabine ISD Board meets the third Monday at the Administration Building on Timberland Avenue, Pineland TX

18^th 7PM Sabine County Shrine Club and Auxiliary meets the third Monday of each month at Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge, Oak Street, Hemphill. Meal served prior to meeting. All Shriners and their ladies are encouraged to attend. For more information, phone Roy Hammonds at 409/787-3204 or email rgh44@windstream.net

18^th 6PM Sabine County Recycle Committee meets the third Monday of each month at J.R. Huffman Public Library, Hemphill. Public invited.

19^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

19^th Noon San Augustine Chamber of Commerce meets the third Tuesday of each month. Lunch available for non members. Public invited. Log Cabin, San Augustine.

19^th4:15 pm. Pineland City Council meets. City Hall, Temple Ave, Pineland.

19^th 5:00PM San Augustine City Council meets. City Hall.

19^th 5:30 pm Hemphill City Council meets at City Hall.

19^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

21^st 7:00PM Hemphill ISD meets the third Thursday of each month in the Board Room on campus.

21^st 7:00PM Brookeland ISD meets the third Thursday of each month in the Gymnasium on campus.

23^rd 8AM-1PM Annual Six Mile VFD Turkey Shoot, Raffle and Christmas Decoration Sale. Bar-B-Q lunch available. The Fire Department is located on Highway 87 south in the Six Mile Community.

23^rd 9AM - Noon Recycle Trailer at the Precinct 1 Barn on FM 1175, just past the American Legion Hall, in Hemphill the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of each month. Bring aluminum beverage cans, plastic, cardboard and newspaper to help the county go green. Assistance with unloading from 9AM until 12noon.

25^th 5:30PM Sabine County Hospital District, Board Room, Sabine County Hospital, Highway 83 West, Hemphill

25^th 8:30AM Sabine County Commissioners Court, Courthouse, Hemphill

25^th 9:00AM San Augustine County Commissioners Court meets. County Judges office, San Augustine.

28^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

26^th 6PM The Oscar P. Pate American Legion Post 197 meets at the post on FM 1175 in Hemphill the fourth Tuesday of each month. Meal prior to meeting. All members are invited.

26^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

28^th 6PM Haunted House, Hemphill Lions Club. 5:00PM for the young ones. 6:00PM until everyone is scared. Barber Street behind Chance Construction. Follow signs. Hemphill TX 409/787-4042

28^th -30^th Haunted House and Fall Fest at Bronson Fire Hall. Fun for the entire family. Games, haunted house and refreshments. Highway 184 in Bronson

29^th 6PM Haunted House, Hemphill Lions Club. 5:00PM for the young ones. 6:00PM until everyone is scared. Barber Street behind Chance Construction. Follow signs. Hemphill TX 409/787-4042

29^th 2:00PM Sabine County Historical Commission meets the last Friday of each month at the Sabine County History Center next to the Post Office in Hemphill. Call 409/787-3190.

30^th 8:30AM, Golf Tournament. Pendleton Harbor Golf Course the last Saturday of each month. Highway 21 at Pendleton Bridge. Phone 409/625-4913.

30^th 6PM Haunted House, Hemphill Lions Club. 5:00PM for the young ones. 6:00PM until everyone is scared. Barber Street behind Chance Construction. Follow signs. Hemphill TX 409/787-4042

31^st 6PM Haunted House, Hemphill Lions Club. 5:00PM for the young ones. 6:00PM until everyone is scared. Barber Street behind Chance Construction. Follow signs. Hemphill TX 409/787-4042

November

1^st 6:30PM Sexton Masonic Lodge Stated Meeting the first Monday of each month at the lodge on Highway 21 in Milam. Meal begins at 6:30 with meeting following. The lodge conducts practice sessions each Wednesday night at 7PM.

2^nd Election Day. Polls open from 7AM until 7PM.

2^nd 6PM Bariatric Support Group meets the first Tuesday of each month for anyone who has had or is considering Lap Band or Gastric Bypass surgery. The free sessions are open to anyone, including caregivers. Chance Construction Boardroom, FM 83/Worth Street in Hemphill. Attendees are requested to park in the rear parking lot.

2^nd 5:30 J.R. Huffman Public Library Board meets the first Tuesday each month in the board room at the library. The public is invited.

2^nd 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

2^nd 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

4^th thru 7^th Fall Fest at Nuziebell’s Flea Market 6267 Hwy 21 East, Hemphill. Special Vendor pricing, $15.00 for non electric and $25.00 for electric, which covers the whole weekend. One day rental for non electric is $10.00. 409-625-1606

7^th 2AM Set clocks back one hour as Daylight Savings Time ends and Standard Time begins.

8^th 6PM Broaddus City Council meets. Broaddus City Hall.

8^th 8:30AM Sabine County Commissioners Court, courthouse, Hemphill.

8^th 9:00AM San Augustine County Commissioners Court meets. County Judges office, San Augustine.

9^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

9^th 6:00PM G-M Water Supply Company meets the second Tuesday of each month at their office on Sabine Street, Hemphill.

9^th 11AM The East Texas Area Alzheimers' Support Group meets at the First Baptist Church in Hemphill on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 11AM. For further information, call Karon Gobel at (409) 787-2053

9^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

9^th 5:30PM Sabine County Chamber of Commerce meets the second Tuesday of each month at J.R. Huffman Public Library Auditorium, Highway 87 North, Hemphill. Phone 409/787-2732 for more information.

10^th9AM - Noon Recycle Trailer at the Precinct 1 Barn on FM 1175, just past the American Legion Hall, in Hemphill the second Wednesday and fourth Saturday of each month. Bring aluminum beverage cans, plastic, cardboard and newspaper to help the county go green. Assistance with unloading from 9AM until 12noon.

11^th 11AM Veterans Day program at the Historical Museum sponsored by the VFW, American Legions and the San Augustine County Historical Society.

11^th 2PM Veteran's Day Assembly West Sabine Secondary School gym. All veterans as well as friends and family are invited to attend. For more information, contact Bridget Trawhon at 409 584-2525.

11^th 9AM Veterans Day Celebration. Gym at Hemphill school. Lunch to follow at VFW.

11^th 2PM Veterans Day Program at the old gym at Broaddus Elementary. A Chaplain from Fort Polk is scheduled to speak. The public is invited.

12^th 7:30 PM Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge, Stated Meeting, second Thursday of each month. Meal at 6:30 PM. South Oak Street, Hemphill TX.

12^th 7PM Pineland Service Club will meet second Thursday of each month at the Cafetorium of West Sabine Elementary School, located at corner of Mulberry St. and Temple Avenue in Pineland. All members are urged to attend. Contact President Kimberly Rhame at 936-635-3414.

13^th 1:30PM Daughters of the Republic of Texas, James Fredrick Gomer Chapter, meets second Saturday of each month at Faustos Restaurant in Hemphill.

15^th 6:00 pm West Sabine ISD Board meets the third Monday at the Administration Building on Timberland Avenue, Pineland TX

15^th 7PM Sabine County Shrine Club and Auxiliary meets the third Monday of each month at Littleton Fowler Masonic Lodge, Oak Street, Hemphill. Meal served prior to meeting. All Shriners and their ladies are encouraged to attend. For more information, phone Roy Hammonds at 409/787-3204 or email rgh44@windstream.net

15^th 6PM Sabine County Recycle Committee meets the third Monday of each month at J.R. Huffman Public Library, Hemphill. Public invited.

16^th 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

16^th Noon San Augustine Chamber of Commerce meets the third Tuesday of each month. Lunch available for non members. Public invited. Log Cabin, San Augustine.

16^th4:15 pm. Pineland City Council meets. City Hall, Temple Ave, Pineland.

16^th 5:00PM San Augustine City Council meets. City Hall.

16^th 5:30 pm Hemphill City Council meets at City Hall.

16^th 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

18^th 7:00PM Hemphill ISD meets the third Thursday of each month in the Board Room on campus.

18^th 7:00PM Brookeland ISD meets the third Thursday of each month in the Gymnasium on campus.

19^th & 20^th Milam Settlers Day in downtown Milam Texas. Everything for family fun. Dozens of vendors, live entertainment, great food, games for the kids. Free admission.

22^nd 5:30PM Sabine County Hospital District, Board Room, Sabine County Hospital, Highway 83 West, Hemphill

22^nd 8:30AM Sabine County Commissioners Court, Courthouse, Hemphill

22^nd 9:00AM San Augustine County Commissioners Court meets. County Judges office, San Augustine.

23^rd 11AM until 12:30PM Live music with lunch at Senior Citizens Center in Hemphill each Tuesday featuring Doug Howard playing guitar and singing.

23^rd 6PM The Oscar P. Pate American Legion Post 197 meets at the post on FM 1175 in Hemphill the fourth Tuesday of each month. Meal prior to meeting. All members are invited.

23^rd 6PM Working Man’s Bass Tournament at Harbor Light Marina, FM 3121. $20 entry fee with 80% payback. $5 side pot. Three fish limit. Registration from 5:30PM to 6PM. For more information go to www.fishingonastringtournamenttrails.com

26^th 2:00PM Sabine County Historical Commission meets the last Friday of each month at the Sabine County History Center next to the Post Office in Hemphill. Call 409/787-3190.

No Recycling on Saturday, November 27. Recycling will resume on December 8

27^th 8:30AM, Golf Tournament. Pendleton Harbor Golf Course the last Saturday of each month. Highway 21 at Pendleton Bridge. Phone 409/625-4913.

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