AROUND TOWN (Nov. 17, 2021)
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.
Help Feed The Hungry
Please help Central Texans with the products people need most. Food For Families will be collecting food on Nov. 19. Needed items are: canned meats, canned vegetables, cereals, baby food, peanut butter, dry beans, rice, flour, sugar, corn meal, pasta and sauces.
Thanksgiving Dinner
Ebenezer Baptist Church cordially invites you to a Free Thanksgiving Dinner with all the trimmings on Nov. 19 starting at 11 a.m. with one canned good donation. You can dine in or take out. The dinner is at 419 Live Oak in Marlin.
BTW Alumni
BTW Alumni & Ex-Students Educational Association Marlin Chapter will meet at 6 p.m., Thursday, November 21 at the Alumni building. Members are asked to bring canned goods for the Thanksgiving Cheer basket service projects. For more information, call 979-739-0219.
Thanksgiving Dinner
The 29th Free Thanksgiving Dinner for the elderly and shut-in will be held on Nov. 20 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Faith, Hope and Charity, 405 E. First Street in Marlin. Deadline to reserve a dinner is Nov. 13. Volunteers are needed for delivery. Please call Shirley King at (254) 644-0296 with name, address, and phone number to get your dinner.
Central Texas Food Bank
The distribution date for the Central Texas Food Bank will be on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 10-11a.m. at Marlin High School parking lot.
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.
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 $25 per child. The program takes place at Marlin Elementary School. For more information please call Donte Crump, Unit Director, at (254) 523-8735 or email dcrump@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.