September 2024

EVERY TUESDAY – Mineral Wells Something to Talk About Toastmasters Club, 6:15 p.m., Palo Pinto General Hospital Main Building or on Zoom. For details, contact Karen Shadden at 940-682-6772.FIRST TUESDAY – Palo Pinto County Humane Society Mtg. 5:30 p.m. at You Maka Me Hot Coffee/You Maka Me Sweet Candy across from the Baker Hotel. Contact PPC Humane Society VP Crystal Cameron at 940-445-1493.THIRD TUESDAY - Palo Pinto County Retired Teachers meet at 11:30 a.m., Southside Church of Christ. Lunch $15. Please call or text 940-859-1450 to make your reservation.EVERY WEDNESDAY – Karaoke with Ray Ray at Mels Diner, 5-9 p.m., 816 South Mingus Blvd., Mingus.FIRST FRIDAY – The Palo Pinto County Caregiver Support Group is for those caring for someone with memory loss, dementia and/or Alzheimer’s disease to connect and learn with one another. Starts at 1 p.m. at Boyce Ditto Public Library, 2300 SE M.L.K., Jr. St., Mineral Wells. Call 940-328-7880.SECOND WEDNESDAY (SEPT.–MAY) – Bible Study Club meets every second Wednesday of the month from 3-4:40 p.m. Location of meeting TBA each month. Women of all denominations are welcome. This year we will be studying Women of the Bible found in the Old Testament. For information call or text Bata Boyd at 940-654-0885.FOURTH FRIDAY – Free community dinner at First Christian Church, 302 NW 6th St., Mineral Wells. All are welcome.FRIDAY–SATURDAY – Strawn Historical Museum – 119 E. North Front St., Strawn. Open Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Free admission. Tours of the recently renovated Texas & Pacific train depot are also available during museum hours.FIRST & THIRD SATURDAY – Let’s Grow Crazy Farmer’s Market, 8 a.m.–noon, April–Oct., 500 SE 2nd Ave., Mineral Wells.FIRST SATURDAY – Walk with a Doc, 9 a.m., at the track in front of Palo Pinto General Hospital, 400 SW 25th Ave., Mineral Wells.FOURTH SATURDAY – Trailer Full of Treasures, 9 a.m.–noon, free entry, Thurber Trading Post. Right next door to the Smokestack Restaurant & Patio in Thurber.EVERY SUNDAY – Community Kitchen free dinner, 5-7 p.m., Jesse’s Drive-In 1504 S. Oak Ave., Mineral Wells.EVERY WEEKEND – Yoga at The Crazy Water Hotel, 401 N. Oak Ave., Mineral Wells. Saturday, 9 a.m. and Sunday 5 p.m.THROUGH OCT. 4 – Strawn Farmers Market, first Friday of the month, 4-8 p.m., at Strawn Memorial Park, 119 N. Front Park St. VENDORS NEEDED. For more information contact Sheryl Russell at: russell.sheryl@gmail.com.THROUGH DEC. 15 – Palo Pinto County Old Jail Museum, 231 South 5th Ave., Palo Pinto. Open first weekend of March through the second weekend of December. Thursday, Friday, Saturday from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. Free admission. To schedule a special or group visit, call 940-769-2600.OCT. 1 – National Night Out community-building event for neighbors and local law enforcement to share an evening of fun activities. Mineral Wells West City Park, 6-8 p.m. Carter Blood Care will be there 5-8 pm.OCT. 2 – Mineral Wells Women’s Club meeting, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., with guest Denna Hebbert leading chair yoga (wear comfortable clothing). Free pizza lunch. Call or text: 940-654-0885. Email: bata.boyd@yahoo.com. OCT. 12 – Kids Wilderness Survival, 2 p.m. This 2 ½ hour course is a fun way for kids to learn how to stay safe in the outdoors and learn what to do if they become lost. Includes interactive games, demonstrations and a nature trail hike. A parent, guardian or youth group leader must accompany children. Reservations are required. Call 940-328-1171 ext. 222. Held at Lake Mineral Wells State Park, 100 Park Road 71. The program is free with paid park entrance fee or a State Park Pass.OCT. 31 – A night of spooky family fun with a free community trick-or-treat trail through Historic Downtown Mineral Wells at the Spooky Wells- Downtown Mineral Wells Trick-or-Treat from 5-7 p.m. Stop by local businesses to fill your Halloween baskets and enjoy the trunk-or-treat area in Poston Square. Business or organizations outside of downtown can reserve a free trunk-or-treat spot at: www.bit.ly/SpookyWellsTrunkorTreatReservation.