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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.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.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 Avenue, 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.AUG. 17 – Doggy Dip Day, 9 a.m. – noon, at the Mineral Wells Aquatic Center, 1200 W Hubbard St. AUG. 19 – Mineral Wells Parks and Recreation softball sign-ups. Men’s League is on Monday nights, Co-ed League is on Tuesday evenings. $150 per team. Season starts Sept. 23. To register, call 940-328-7803. AUG. 19 – Mineral Wells FFA Kickoff Meeting, 6 p.m., at the Mineral Wells High School Ag Shop. Meet the FFA Officers, Ag Teachers, pay FFA dues, receive 2024-25 Calendar of Events and learn about animal projects. AUG. 20 – FM 4 Feasibility Study meeting hosted by the TxDOT. The meeting is from 5-7 p.m., at the First Baptist Church, 135 Palo Pinto St., Santo. AUG. 20 – Republican Party of Palo Pinto County hosts Rafael Cruz as a keynote speaker, 6 p.m., Holiday Hills Golf Course, 4801 U.S. Highway 180, Mineral Wells. Cruz is a Cuban-American evangelical preacher and Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s father. The event is open to the public. Refreshments will be served.AUG. 27 – Livestock Night, 6 p.m., Ag Building, Gordon. AUG. 30 – 1st Annual Senior Prom – The Three Kings Ball, Mineral Wells Senior Center, 102 NW 6th Ave. Hawaiian theme with food, drinks, raffles, prizes, live music, souvenirs and more for all ages. Music includes the kings of country, pop and rock ‘n’ roll. Bruce Hall as Elvis. For tickets call 940-325-6470. Email mwsctx@gmail.com.AUG 30 – Palo Pinto County Republican Women's Club luncheon featuring keynote speaker Korey Coburn, TxDOT Area Engineer for Parker and Palo Pinto counties. Coburn will discuss the TxDOT feasibility study along U.S. Hwy. 281, between FM 1821 and FM 1195 in Mineral Wells. The luncheon runs 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., at the Mineral Wells Women’s Club, 201 NE 2nd St. Tickets are $20 and include lunch. Please RSVP by Aug. 28, text Carol Elder at 940-445-3089.AUG. 31 – The Final Mingus Idol. All the winners from three rounds over the spring and summer come together to face off to see who is the Mingus Idol! First place wins $200 cash, and top three singers and one duet will have their chance to sing on the big stage this fall. The show will start at 9 p.m. Drink specials. Call or text me for more info, contestants please call and confirm: 254-734-5414. SEPT. 7 – Elvis will be sighted at Beneventi’s Italian restaurant at 6 p.m. for dinner and a show! Popular tribute artist Hunter Cole returns to perform. Tickets $35, dinner includes appetizer, entrée, sides, dessert, tea or coffee. Drinks for purchase at Sweet Loretta’s. For reservations, call or text 817-756-1972.SEPT. 10 – Tuesday Talks with Dr. Deborah Liles, 6-7 p.m. This week’s discussion is “A Woman’s Lot in Thurber, Texas.” Discover a different view of Thurber and learn more about how to find the hidden women in historical record. W.K. Gordon Museum & Research Center for the Industrial History of Teas, located at Exit 367 on I-20 in Thurber. Call 254-968-1886 or visit facebook.com/wkgordoncenter. SEPT. 13 – Murder at the Grand Gatsby Speakeasy, 6 p.m., Mineral Wells Women’s Club, 201 NE 2nd. St. Mineral Wells Senior Center is presenting the murder/mystery dinner. Tickets $50. Call 940-325-6470 for ticket and payment information. 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 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.

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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.EVERY WEDNESDAY – Karaoke with Ray Ray at Mels Diner, 5-9 p.m., 816 South Mingus Blvd., Mingus.SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAY – County Crafters Potluck, 5:30-8 p.m., Mineral Wells Senior Center. Bring your favorite craft to work on 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.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 Avenue, 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.AUG. 15 – Brown Bag on the Brazos, noon. The Brazos River Association’s online information session on what boaters need to know as summer winds down. Learn about a water quality expansion project and hear what to expect from the weather this fall. There will also be a Q&A period. Join from the scrolling link on the BRA home page, www.brazos.org. AUG. 20 – Republican Party of Palo Pinto County hosts Rafael Cruz as a keynote speaker, 6 p.m., Holiday Hills Golf Course, 4801 U.S. Highway 180, Mineral Wells. Cruz is a Cuban-American evangelical preacher and Texas U.S. Senator Ted Cruz’s father. The event is open to the public. Refreshments will be served. AUG. 30 – 1st Annual Senior Prom – The Three Kings Ball, Mineral Wells Senior Center, 102 NW 6th Ave. Hawaiian theme with food, drinks, raffles, prizes, live music, souvenirs and more for all ages. Music includes the kings of country, pop and rock ‘n’ roll. Bruce Hall as Elvis. For tickets call 940-325-6470. Email mwsctx@gmail.com.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 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.

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