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• The Bridge City Chamber of Commerce will hold its monthly networking coffee at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 10, hosted by FivePoint Credit Union, 715 Texas Ave. Mother of the Year Awards presentation will be made as well as Students of the Month, Employee of the Month and Business of the Month.
• Captain William Sanders Chapter, NSDAR, will hold their May meeting on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at 2 p.m. in White Haven, the chapter home, on Lakeshore Drive.
• Grand Opening/Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with the Groves Chamber of Commerce and the Nederland Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, May 10, at 3 p.m., for Blues Drive Thru & Carry Out eatery. The business is located at 4000 Main Avenue, Groves. Joseph and Amanda Doiron are the owners.
• The Mid Jefferson County Retired School Personnel will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, May 10, at 1:30 p.m in the Booty Ritter Senior Citizen Center on Boston Avenue in Nederland. Richard Briggs will conduct the installation of 2016-2017 officers and delegates to the state TRTA convention will give a report.  Refreshments will be served and all retired school personnel are encouraged to attend.
• The Port Arthur Branch of the Salvation Army will hold an open house and a spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Wednesday, May 11, at the Salvation Army facility at 3145 25^th St. The open house is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Boys and Girls Club Center as well as other facilities will be open to the public. The spaghetti dinner will be from 3-6 p.m. The $7 meal includes salad, spaghetti, meat or plain sauce, bread, drink and dessert. For more information, call 983-2229.
• Diabetes Support Group will meet from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 12, in the auditorium at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas, 2555 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. in Port Arthur. Topic: Diabetes increases risk of stroke. Discussion about controlling diabetes for a better quality of life. 727-5006.
• The Scottish Society of Southeast Texas will meet on Thursday, May 12, in the parlor of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, 1350 N. 23rd. St. @ Gladys, Beaumont, TX. A covered dish supper will be shared starting at 6:30 p.m. The meeting and program will follow. Marilyn Manson Hayes will present a power point program highlighting the scenic beauty of Scotland,Across the Land by Scottish  Railroad: From Edinburg to Obam. For more information, call John Scott @409-866-4649 or 898-0335
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 13, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• LifeShare Blood drive, 2 to 6 p.m., Saturday, May 14 at Nannie and PawPaw’s Snobiz, 6050 39^th St. Free snow cone with donation.
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• Buddy Back Pack Fund Raiser will be held from 7-11 p.m. May 14 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Groves, 749 Lincoln Ave. Tickets are $10 per person, $5 for gumbo. Music will be by Dickey and the Tornados. For tickets call Bob Ford409-626-2676
• Jefferson County Singles Club, 7725 Green Ave. in Nederland, will feature Linda Kaye and Kool Karz, 5-9 p.m. Sunday, May 15.
• Sacred Heart-St. Mary Parish will hold an Evening of Jazz & Fashion featuring Briscoe Lake Jazz Band, fashions of the Golden Triangle and beyond from 4-7 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at Sacred Heart-St. Mary Parish Hall, 911 Abe Lincoln Ave. Donations: $10 adults, $5 ages 6-18. Refreshments will be served immediately after the fashion show. Tickets: 985-5104.
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 15, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• The Port Arthur Education Foundation Stars Banquet will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday, May 19, at the R.A. “Bob” Bowers Civic Center. Individual tickets $40. Registration deadline May 13. Register at www.portarthurtexas.com or call the Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce at 963-1107.
• The Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce Morning Business Connection will be from 7:30-9 a.m. Thursday, May 19, at McAlister’s Deli, 8393 Memorial Blvd.
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• Maritime Day observance to commemorate the loss of the SS Texaco Oklahoma, which broke apart and sank in heavy seas 45 years ago this past March, with 31 seamen losing their lives. A memorial service at 10 a.m. Friday, May 20, at the Seamen’s Memorial Sundial on Procter Street and a luncheon to follow will honor those Port Arthur residents and the other seamen of the Oklahoma.

 

• Greater Port Arthur Chamber of Commerce will hold a ribbon cutting for Stripes convenience store and deli at 11 a.m. Friday, May 20, at the store, 3600 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. in Port Arthur. Prizes, giveaways. Sample fresh Mexican Food from Laredo Taco Co.
• Carol and Mike Hebert benefit 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the Neches River Wheelhouse restaurant, 720 Lee Ave. in Port Neches. Silent auction, live auction, barbecue lunches, live music, 50/50 split the pot, chicken drop, door prizes, dunking booth, face painting, games for kids. Carol Hebert of Port Neches, wife of Port Arthur Police Officer Mike Hebert, is battling breast cancer. Donations may be made to Account No. 59432-1 at Neches Federal Credit Union. Write in memo line, “Mike and Carol Hebert.”
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• Jefferson County Singles Club, 7725 Green Ave. in Nederland, will feature Zydecane, 5-9 p.m. Sunday, May 22.
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 22, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• Port Neches-Groves High School graduation, 7 p.m. Thursday, May 26, Montagne Center, Beaumont.
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, May 27, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• Bob Hope High School graduation, 6 p.m., Friday, May 27, 4301 32nd St.
• The Port Arthur Little Theater presents its season finale, “The Foreigner,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 28, at the PALT Playhouse, 4701 Jimmy Johnson Blvd. Tickets may be purchased online at www.palt.org  or reservations can be made by calling (409) 727-PALT. Tickets are $11 for General Adults, $9 for Seniors/Military/Teachers, and $6 for students. The curtain opens at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday.
• Jefferson County Singles Club, 7725 Green Ave. in Nederland, will feature Glenn Lenderman Band, 5-9 p.m. Sunday, May 29.
• Nederland High School graduation, 7 p.m., Thursday, June 2, Ford Park in Beaumont.
• Memorial High School graduation, 7 p.m., Thursday, June 2, Montagne Center, Beaumont.
• The United Way of Mid & South Jefferson County Annual Meeting and Board Installation, June 28, from 4:30-6 p.m. at The Hospitality Center, 3959 Gulfway Drive, Port Arthur.

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