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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. 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.

The month of August has been home to many historical events over the years. Here’s a look at some that helped to shape the world in August 1924.

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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.THURSDAYS (April 18 – July 25) – Ray Ray’s Jute Joint Karaoke, 6 p.m., at Lake Palo Pinto RV Park, 1921 Ranch to Market Rd 3137, Palo Pinto. $10 cash. BYOB. Food truck.SECOND & FOURTH THURSDAY – County Crafters Potluck, 5:30-8 p.m., Mineral Wells Senior Center. Bring your favorite craft to work on and a snack to share (optional). MWSC is located at 102 NW 6th Ave.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.MARCH – DEC. – 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.JULY 28 – Fellowship Outdoors Hunter Ed Extravaganza, noon, tickets $1, sign up at fellowshipoutdoors.com. A lifetime hunting and fishing license, valued at $1,800, will be awarded to a youth. Both adults and youth are invited to attend.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.

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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.

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