BULLETIN BOARD Contact Angela Wilson, [email protected] Celebrating 178 Years Wednesday, April 7, 2021 | | B4

TODAY Beach in Galveston. school’s parking lot at PASSING PARADE Seeding Galveston’s Registration is $35. For 4115 Ave. O in Galveston. information, visit www. MD Anderson Cancer Cen- HAPPY BIRTHDAY Harvest Morning Jennifer Jane Alcala, Farmers Market will galvestonhumane.org or ter will conduct the blood email info@galveston drive. Picture ID required. Patrick Pleasant, Shakisha be open from 8 a.m. to Pleasant, King David Cald- 10:30 a.m. (or while sup- humane.org. To sign up, visit https://ti- nyurl.com/ballhsrotc0421. well, Linda Cobb Huoni, plies last) Wednesdays at Brittany Rivers and William The Galveston Rail- For information, email 3318 Ave. N. in Galveston. Newton. All fruits and vegetables road Museum will BHStornadobattalion@ have its Model Train HAPPY ANNIVERSARY are island grown. For gmail.com. Daniel and Lolly Ortega, information, text Debbie Show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sun- celebrating 48 years; and Berger, 281-794-9899, or The Galveston Coun- day at 2602 Santa Fe Place Joseph and Sheila Jack, email seedinggalveston@ ty Master Gardeners celebrating 22 years of yahoo.com. (25th Street) in Galveston. Admission is $15 for will present “Growing marriage. adults, $10 for seniors, and Cucurbits” from 10 a.m. The City Chapter $7 per child. To purchase to 11:30 a.m. April 16 Send birthdays or anniversary of Taking Off Pounds tickets and get more infor- virtually. Master Gardener names by noon to passing.parade@ Sensibly will meet at mation, visit galves Herman Auer will present galvnews.com or mail to Passing 9 a.m. Wednesdays at tonRRmuseum.org. the class. To register, visit Parade, The Daily News, P.O. Box 628, West Haven Church of https://galveston.agrilife. Galveston, TX 77553. No nicknames Christ, 1515 29th St. in Local authors, Katie org/horticulture/mgsem will be printed. The Weekend edition Texas City. For informa- Rhoads and Katrina inars. deadline is noon Fridays. tion, call 281-388-0167 or Nichols will have a 409-599-5234. book signing event of The annual Adopt-A- their new book “ZyRi- SUBMIT NEWS The Galveston Noon Beach Spring Coast- ah Not Your Regular Optimists meet at noon wide Cleanup will be Email items to bulletin Princess” from noon to Wednesdays at Fish Tales, The Texas Women in Higher Education on March 22 from 9 a.m. to noon April [email protected]. 3 p.m. Saturday at Jack 2501 Seawall Blvd. in Gal- honored Cissy Matthews, who holds a doctorate of 17 at 21 locations across Organizations seeking more Brooks Park, 5700 FM veston. Call Carol Hodges, education and is the vice president of instruction at Texas. To sign up, visit frequent listing can do so as 2004 at state Highway 6 409-740-3907, or visit the , with the 2021 Contributions to www.texasadoptabeach. paid feature listings. They in Hitchcock. For informa- club’s Facebook page at Texas Women in Higher Education Award. Matthews, org. can select the dates of their tion, call 409-771-6937. Optimist Club of Galves- who has been on the board of directors since 2012 choosing. The cost of that ton Noon. and served as president from 2016-18, was recog- Feed Galveston, service is $20 per date. Call nized for her outstanding contributions to the orga- SUNDAY sponsored by First 409-683-5239. The American Na- nization and for advancing women in the academy. The city of League Lutheran Church, will tional Insurance Co. City and League City have its annual food CITY MEETINGS Articulators Toast- www.GCEATX.org. 24th St. in Galveston. Animal Care will have packaging initiative masters Club will meet Dine-in or carryout. To its pet food pantry from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. TODAY at noon Wednesdays via The Sons of American place an order, call 409- drive-thru supply April 24 at The Lyceum, 4 p.m.: City of Galves- Webex. Anyone looking Legion Squadron 763-9866. distribution event from adjacent to the church at to improve their online Post No. 89 will meet noon to 2 p.m. Sunday ton Zoning Board of 24th and Winnie streets in Adjustment, council meeting skills is welcome. at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at at 755 W. Walker St. in Galveston. Volunteers are For information, email 3028 29th St. N. in Texas SATURDAY chambers, 823 25th St. The city of Galveston League City. Free pet food, needed. To sign up, con- Lauri Dibrell, lauri.dibrell@ City. For information, call 5 p.m.: Texas City Com- will host its annual kennels/carriers, collars/ tact Emily Billin, emily@ americannational.com. 409-945-8975. missioners meeting, clean-up initiative leashes and other supplies firstlutherangalveston. will be given away (while city hall, 1801 Ninth Ave. from 8 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. com or 409-762-8477. N., 409-948-3111. (except May 1) Satur- supplies last). For League THURSDAY FRIDAY City residents in need 6:30 p.m.: Kemah City NASA Aglow Light- College of the Main- days through May 1 at The American Legion Council, city hall, 1401 the Galveston Recycling only. For information, visit house will meet from land will have its Post No. 554 Ladies state Highway 146, 281- Center at 702 61st St. in www.leaguecity.com. 10 a.m. to noon Thursday “Laughs for Lunch” Auxiliary will have 334-1611. at Praise Chapel, 18516 fundraiser luncheon Galveston. Aluminum and Local author Pat its inaugural vendor state Highway 3 in from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. tin cans will be accepted THURSDAY Jakobi will be signing fair/spring fling from Webster. The group will April 29 in its conference Saturday; cardboard, April copies of her new 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 24 7 p.m.: Santa Fe City center at 1200 N. Amburn 17; household appliances recognize Yom HaShoah book “Early Galveston at 1650 state Highway 3 Council, city hall, 12002 Holocaust Memorial Day. Road in Texas City. Come- and E-waste, April 24; and Artists and Photog- S. in League City. If you’d state Highway 6, 409-925- dienne Kristin Lindner paper shredding will be For information, contact raphers: Recovering like to participate, registra- will be the guest speaker. available from 10 a.m. to 6412. Lorene Kelling, lorene a Legacy” from 1 p.m. tion is $40 per booth. For Must RSVP by Friday 2 p.m. May 1. For informa- [email protected] or 281- to 4 p.m. Sunday at the application, visit http:// MONDAY 853-4262. by contacting Jennifer tion, email publicworks@ Galveston Art League at leaguecitylegion554.org. Smith, jsmith107@com. galvestontx.gov or call 6 p.m.: La Marque City 2117-A Postoffice St. in edu or 409-933-8705. For 409-797-3630. For information, call 281- Council, council cham- The Ladies Auxilia- Galveston. For informa- tickets and information, 332-8733. bers, 1109-B Bayou Road, ry of the American tion, email gallery2117@ Legion Post No. 554 visit www.com.edu/eaw. Keep Friendswood 409-938-9202. gmail.com. The Galveston Art will have its executive Beautiful will have its TUESDAY meeting from 5:45 p.m. to The Serra Club of annual Spring Spar- League will accept 6:45 p.m. and its general Galveston will meet kle event from 8 a.m. UPCOMING entries for its May 5 p.m.: Texas City Park meeting from 6:45 p.m. at 11:45 a.m. Friday at to 2 p.m. Saturday at Galveston College will juried show from Commission, Nessler to 7:45 p.m. Thursday at Golden Corral at 6200 Centennial Park at 2200 sponsor a Gulf Coast 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 26 Center, 2010 Fifth Ave. N., 1650 state Highway 3 S. in Seawall Blvd. in Galveston. S. Friendswood Drive in Regional Blood Center at 2117-A Postoffice St. in 409-643-5990. League City. For members Cynthia Wilkinson, from Friendswood. Residents blood drive from 9 a.m. Galveston. Early drop-off 5:15 p.m.: Texas City only. For information, call the Sovereign Military can take tree limbs, grass to 3 p.m. Tuesday in the can be made by reserva- Board of Adjustments, 281-332-8733. Order of Malta, will be the clippings, wood, metal, Seibel Wing Lobby on tion. For information, and city hall annex, 928 Fifth guest speaker. The group appliances and plastics. campus at 4015 Ave. Q link to prospectus in black Ave. N., 409-643-5925. The National Alliance also will be taking nom- Shredding also will be in Galveston. Donors will column, email galves- 6 p.m.: League City on Mental Health inations for officers. For available. No hazardous receive a free T-shirt. To tonartleague.com. Council, council cham- Gulf Coast chapter information, visit www. waste. For information, sign up, visit giveblood. bers, 200 W. Walker St., will offer its family serra-club-of-galveston. visit www.Friendswood. org. For information, email The Galveston County 281-554-1031. support group and org or call Linda Cassano, com or call 281-996-3220. Kay Reagan, kreagan@ Master Gardener May 7 p.m.: Clear Lake individual support 281-804-7349. gc.edu. Day Sale will be from Shores Economic group for those affect- The Silk Purse will noon April 30 to noon Development Corp., ed by mental illness The Galveston Islamic have a porch sale from The 56th annual Lunar May 1 virtually at https:// 1006 South Shore Drive, 9 a.m. to noon Saturday Thursday. The individual Center will have its week- Rendezvous Dining store.galvestonmg.org. 281-334-2799. groups meet from 6 p.m. ly congregational prayer at 1124 37th St. in Galves- Night “Havana Nights” Browse online beginning 7 p.m.: Dickinson City to 7 p.m.; and the family at 1:30 p.m. Fridays at 921 ton. COVID-19 protocols will begin at 6 p.m. May 3 April 23 and schedule a Council, city hall, council groups meet from 7 p.m. Broadway in Galveston. will be in place. Clothing, at Marais at 2015 FM 517 curbside pickup time. chambers, 4403 state to 8 p.m. Must register. To Social distancing rules will home décor, and more E. in Dickinson. For tickets Highway 3, 281-337-6217. sign up, visit namigulf be in place. For informa- will be available. For and information, visit coast.org or call 281-585- tion, visit www.galveston information, call 409-765- www.lunarrendezvous. The Grand 1894 Op- APRIL 14 era House will present 3100. islamiccenter.com or call 5138. org by April 15. 6 p.m.: Keep La 409-750-8555. its 25th annual Grand Kids Festival May 1 in Marque Beautiful The Galveston County The The Ball High School Commission, council the downtown Postoffice Epilepsy Alliance will The Veterans of Humane Society will JROTC, along with chambers, 1109-B Bayou Street district. For infor- meet from 6:30 p.m. to Foreign Wars Post No. have its inaugural multiple student Road, 409-938-9255. 8:30 p.m. Thursday virtu- 880 will have its steak “Steps for Pets” fund- clubs will sponsor a mation and updates, visit ally. To get the link and night from 5:30 p.m. to raiser from 10 a.m. to blood drive from 9 a.m. www.grandkidsfestival. APRIL 15 more information, visit 8 p.m. Fridays at 1014 noon Saturday on Stewart to 2 p.m. April 16 in the com or call 800-821-1894. 6:30 p.m.: City of La Marque Parks Board, LIBRARY | EVENTS 1109-B Bayou Road, 409- 938-9202. Friendswood Public library.org or 409-763-8854, up, contact Dustan Archer, permitting) at the Centennial Chess Club will have APRIL 19 Library offers preschool Ext. 140. darcher@rosenberg-library. Park Amphitheater at tournament play at storytime for ages 3-6 The Saturday Book org or 409-763-8854, Ext. 140. 2200 S. Friendswood 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays via chess. 9:30 a.m.: Galveston at 9:30 a.m. Wednesdays Club will meet at 10 a.m. The Monday Night Drive in Friendswood. For com. To join, visit www.chess. County Commission- (weather permitting) Saturday in the Robbie Book Club will meet at information, visit www. com/club/friendswood- ers Court, 722 21st St., at the Centennial Park Farmer Memorial Library at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the friendswood.lib.tx.us or call public-library-chess-club/ Galveston, 409-766-2244. Amphitheater at 2200 Moody Memorial First United Robbie Farmer Memorial 281-482-7135. join. Registration begins at 4 p.m.: City of Galves- S. Friendswood Drive Methodist Church, 2803 53rd Library at Moody Memorial The Adult Department 5:30 p.m. ton Landmark Com- in Friendswood. For St. in Galveston. “Perestroika First United Methodist of will mission, council cham- The Adult Online information, visit www. in Paris” by Jane Smiley will Church, 2803 53rd St. in offer its Yoga Basics with bers, 823 25th St. Bookclub at Rosenberg friendswood.lib.tx.us or call be discussed. Call Joan Hyatt, Galveston. “Hidden Valley Megan activity for ages 18 5 p.m.: Texas City 281-482-7135. 409-763-1657. Road” by Robert Kolter will and older from 9:30 a.m. to Library will meet from Planning Board, city Rosenberg Library Rosenberg Library be discussed. Call Joan Hyatt, 10:30 a.m. Tuesday via Zoom. 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. April hall, 1801 Ninth Ave. N., will have its virtual teen will have its virtual teen 409-763-1657. The class is free. To gain 14 via Zoom. “A Murder of 409-643-5925. animé event for ages tabletop role-playing Friendswood Public access, contact Ash Welborn, Principal” by Saralyn Richard 6 p.m.: City of Hitch- 13-18 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. game event for ages Library offers toddler awelborn@rosenberg-library. will be discussed. To gain cock Commission Fridays (excluding holidays). 13-18 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. storytime for ages org or 409-763-8854, Ext. 173. access, contact Ash Welborn, Meeting, city hall, 7423 To sign up, contact Dustan Mondays and Wednesdays birth to 3 years old at The Friendswood awelborn@rosenberg-library. state Highway 6, 409-986- Archer, darcher@rosenberg- (excluding holidays). To sign 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays (weather Public Library’s org or 409-763-8854, Ext. 173. 5591.