Four Mile Lutheran Church hosts ‘Life Line Screening’ Aug. 18
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GUN BARREL CITY–Residents living in and around the Gun Barrel City community can be screened to reduce their risk of having a stroke or bone fracture.
Four Mile Lutheran Church will host Life Line Screening Thursday, Aug. 18. The site is located at 460 VZ County Road 2607 in Mabank.
Heino Erichsen from The Woodlands participated in a Life Line Screening event in January, 2009, and learned that he had an abdominal aortic aneurysm and a blockage in his carotid artery.
He writes, “Thank you for saving my life!”
Four key points every person needs to know:
• Stroke is the third leading cause of death and a leading cause of permanent disability.
• 80 percent of stroke victims had no apparent warning signs prior to their stroke.
• Preventive ultrasound screenings can help you avoid a stroke..
• Screenings are fast, non-invasive, painless, affordable and convenient.
Screenings identify potential cardiovascular conditions such as blocked arteries and irregular heart rhythm, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and hardening of the arteries in the legs, which is a strong predictor of heart disease.
A bone density screening to assess osteoporosis risk is also offered and is appropriate for both men and women.
Packages start at $139. All five screenings take 60-90 minutes to complete.
For more information regarding the screenings or to schedule an appointment, please call 1-877-237-1287 or visit our website at www.lifelinescreening.com.  Pre-registration is required. Life Line Screening comes to Mabank Aug. 18.

KJH sets Aug. 15 as ‘Meet the Teacher Night’
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KEMP–Kemp Junior High invites parents and students to “Meet the Teacher Night,” which will be held Monday, Aug. 15. Each grade will meet at different times:
• Sixth grade at 5 p.m.
• Seventh grade at 5:30 p.m.
• Eighth grade at 6 p.m.
Open House will last until 7 p.m.
Students and parents will need to go to the cafetorium that is located behind the junior high. There they will pick up schedules and complete registration forms.
All forms must be completed before visiting the school building and meeting the teachers.
KJHS will offer parents the ability to pick up registration papers early to help speed up the process at “Meet the Teacher Night.”
Parents may come by the school from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday. Also forms can be found online at http://kemp.ednet10.net/WebCampus/JHWeb/index.html. 
Kemp officials are also encouraging all parents to please come by and visit the Campus Support Organization (formerly Parent Teacher Organization) table to sign up.
The CSO group is a great way for parents to get involved with the school, and work to make a positive difference with students.
Also, incoming seventh graders must have their required immunizations before school starts Tuesday, Aug. 23.
Students without the required immunizations will not be allowed to start school.
Sixth grade has recently been added to the junior high. Other changes at KJHS include new lockers, a new roof to the building, new computer lab and a new gym floor.
A third band director has also been added to help promote the growing music program.

The Talent Box season tickets available
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WILLS POINT–The Talent Box, a non-profit community theatre, located at 244 North 4th Street in Wills Point, has 2011-12 season tickets available.
This will be the seventh year for The Talent Box in Wills Point.
The regular season ticket is $50, which includes three regular performances, one dinner theatre and one special event, which is a savings of $17 for adults and $15 for seniors.
The upgraded season ticket is $64, which includes one regular performances, three dinner theatre and one special event, which is a savings of $17 for adults and $15 for seniors.
The season will open with “Night Watch,” written by Louise Fletcher. Virginia Reid-Yost of Terrell will direct. Performances will be Oct. 7-9 and14-15.
It will be followed by the Christmas production, “It’s A Wonderful Life,” adapted by James W. Rodgers. The director is to be announced. Performance will be Dec. 9-11 and 16-17.
The first performance of 2012 will be “Perfect Crime,” written by Warren Manzie. It will be directed by Jane Gamon of Myrtle Springs, with performance dates of March 2-4 and 9-10, 2012.
To close the season, Nancy Dansby of Terrell will direct “Oklahoma,” written by Rodgers and Hammerstein. Performance dates will be June 8-10, 15-17, 2012.
For questions or additional information of this season, please call (903) 873-8945. Your call will be returned.
To order your tickets, please send a check to The Talent Box Productions, Inc., 244 North 4th Street, Wills Point, TX 75169. Your tickets will be mailed to you.