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Thursday, Nov. 15

• There will be a Veteran’s Day Program presented by the Breckenridge Junior High and High School Student Councils. This will be held at 9:00 a.m. at the Breckenridge ISD Athletic and Fine Arts Center located at 400 W. Lindsey. Come and show your support and gratitude for the men and women who served out country.

• The 2018 annual Turkey Dinner and Country Store will be held on Thursday, Nov. 15. This year’s meal features turkey, dressing, green beans and potatoes, fruit salad, roll, homemade pumpkin or pecan pie, with coffee, iced tea, or water. Serving will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 1:30 p.m. Tickets will be available from FUMC members for $12.00 each. These tickets should be purchased in advance as they will not be sold at the door.

Wednesday, Nov. 18

• St. Jude Knights of Columbus will be frying turkeys again this year. The orders must be placed by this day. The turkeys will be between 10 and 12 pounds in size and will cost $30. They will be frying about 70 turkeys due to the amount of time each turkey takes to cook on Nov. 21.To place an order or for any additional questions, please call Johnny Ponce at 254-246-1820, Mike Sitts at 254-559-1967, Tony Baeza at 325-762-4453 or Robert Alvarez at 254-522-2181.

Thursday, Nov. 22

• If your trash day falls on Nov. 22, which is Thanksgiving, your trash will be picked up on Friday, Nov.

23. If your trash day is Friday, Nov. 23, it will be picked up Saturday, Nov.

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Friday, Nov. 30

• The 11th Annual La-Mancha Cook-Off will be held at the La Mancha Ranch on Lake Leon 402 County Road 567 Eastland, Texas. Cook-ff proceeds will benefit local animal shelters and rescues. For more information on the competition, please call 254-647-3651

Saturday, Dec. 1

• The Friends of Historic Breckenridge will host the concert, “Christmas Homecoming with Higgins,” featuring Jerrol and Tammy Higgins at 7 p.m. at the National Theatre. Tickets to the even are $25. This fundraiser goes to help the FOHB get programs for the National Theatre, such as the Missoula Theatre for children and movies for families. Contact Lisa Pitzer for more information.

Recurring Notices

• First United Methodist Church, located at 419 W. Walker St. Children’s Chest is open from 9 a.m. to noon on the third Saturday each month. For more information, contact Ann Heckart at FMUC, 254-559-8208.

• The Open Door at the 110 N. Live Oak. will host free GED classes 1 to 5 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. The classes are free.

• The Rotary Club of Breckenridge meets every Tuesday from noon-1 p.m. at L&L Family Restaurant, 700 W. Walker St. For more information, visit breckenridgetxrotary.org .

• The Lions Club meets every Friday at noon at L&L Family Restaurant, 700 W. Walker Street.

• The Stephens County Retired School Personnel meets the first Thursday of every month. All retired Texas educators and support personnel are welcome. The group meets at L&L Family Restaurant at 11:30 a.m. For more information, call Jean Curtis at 254-559-8754.

• A support group through the Alzheimer’s Association meets the second Tuesday of each month from 6 to 7 p.m. inside the TSTC Technology Center at 415 N. Breckenridge Ave., in Breckenridge. For more information, contact Mindy Bannister toll-free at 800-272-3900.

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