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First Annual “Pull for Preservation” sporting clays tournament, La Grange

Two Tons of Steel with special guest Owen Temple, Goliad

Victoria

Builders Association of Victoria and presenting sponsor Victoria Advocate’s Annual Parade of Homes. Thirteen homes will be featured; location map will be given to each attendee and map will appear in the Victoria Advocate. Admission is $5 per person at any of the Parade homes. Pre-sale tickets can be purchased for $4 at McCoy’s Building Supply Center, both Sherwin-Williams location, Hall Lighting and Design Center, and the Builders Association. Homes will be open from noon to 6 p.m. For information, call 361-578-7711 or visit www.victoriabuilders.org.

ll receive free admission. For information, call Cathy Lowe, 361-485-9140 or Gary Moses, 573-2853.

Upcoming

MONDAY

Fire Safety for Seniors, at 9:45 a.m. at Senior Citizens Center, 603 E. Murray St., Victoria.

Police Memorial Service to honor those who have died in the line of duty, 11 a.m. Victoria County Sheriff’s Office, 101 N. Glass St., Victoria. Ceremony will include reading of a City Proclamation and a County Resolution, the raising of the flags, reading of the role call of fallen Victoria County officers, and the placement of a memorial wreath. Public is invited.

Victoria County Genealogical Society will meet 7 p.m. First Christian Church, 2105 N. Ben Jordan St., in the Fellowship Hall. Featured speaker is Nancy Alkek. She will present a program “Next Chapter in the Story.” Board will meet at 6 p.m.

Lunch and Learn with the Masters, “Crape Myrtles: Lilacs of the South,”from noon to 1 p.m. at the Dr. Pattie Dodson Health Center, 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria. Free session, bring your own lunch and drink. Presented by Victoria County Master Gardener Mary Janak.

TUESDAY

Woodmen of the World meets at 6:30 p.m. at The Corral, 3502 Houston Highway, Victoria.

Victoria County Aggie Moms Officer installation banquet, at 6 p.m. at Siesta Restaurant, 2505 Houston Highway, Victoria. For information, call Barbara Shutter, 361-564-8707.

FARMERS MARKET, from2 to 7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dr. Patti Dodson Health Center 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria.

Country Music USA, dinner at 5 p.m. for $6 per plate. Dine-in or meals to-go at the back door. Performance at 7 p.m. cost $4. Yoakum Community Center, 105 Huck St., Yoakum. Featured performers Chris Rybak, Arnold Parker and Marsha McNorton. For information, call Bill Lopez, 361-293-2843.

THURSDAY

Cuero Country Opry, doors open at 5 p.m. Catered dinner at 5:30; show at 7 at the V.F.W. on Highway 183 N., Cuero. For information, call Eddie Maxwell, 361-275-3009. Entertainers include Ronnie Mason, Harold Cochran, Ken Brothers and the Opry Band.

2008 Healthy Aging Conference, from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Victoria Community Center, 2905 E. North St., Victoria. Admission $2 at the door. The event combines educational presentation and a giant health fair. Numerous speakers and exhibits. For information, call Diana Weise, 361-275-5132. For transportation, call 1-800-574-9745 or 2-1-1.

FARMERS MARKET, from2 to 7 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dr. Patti Dodson Health Center 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria.

FRIDAY

Kevin Fowler with Highspeed Hayride performs at 10 p.m. at Muldoon’s Saloon, 110 W. Railroad, El Campo. For information, visit www.myspace.com/muldoonssaloon or www.muldoonslive.com.

The Malvinas perform from 8 to 10 p.m. at The Bugle Boy, 1051 N. Jefferson St., La Grange. Cost: $15. For information, call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.thebugleboy.com.

Dr. Moto performs at 9:30 p.m. at The Forum Club, 1901 E. Red River St., Victoria.

Victoria Country Music Show, barbecued meal catered from Cowboy BBQ in Edna from 6 to 7 p.m. $6; show 7 to 10 p.m. $5 admission. DaCosta Sons of Hermann Hall, DaCosta. For information, call Sterling Griffith, producer, 361-552-9347 or Gary Moses, 573-2853.

FRIDAY-SATURDAY

3rd Annual Cruise Fest 2008, sponsored by The Port Lavaca Cruisers motorcycle club to benefit local children’s charities begins Friday at Lighthouse Beach in Port Lavaca. Friday evening entertainment by DJ Henry Salinas and Tip Jar Romeo. Saturday's events include a fun run - registration $20 per person - a bike show, tattoo contest and entertainment beginning at 4 p.m. featuring Slap Jesse. Texas Tea performs at 8 p.m. For more information call Ted Allred at 361-648-0192 or email redted@cableone.net.

SATURDAY

Junior and the Highlights perform from 8 p.m. to midnight at Sweet Home Hall, Sweet Home.

Whiskey River performs from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Diamond J Lounge, Seadrift. Cost: $6.

First “Pull for Preservation” sporting clays tournament, at Fayette Country Gun Club, La Grange. Presented by the Flatonia Landmark Preservation Society. Silent auction and cash prizes. To register, call 361-865-9309 or visit www.flatonialandmark.com.

Fordtran Cemetery Decoration Day, at 10 a.m. followed by a covered dish meal at noon. For information, call Barbara Maggard, 361-293-3845 or Carolyn Carroll, 293-6457.

The George Overton Stoner Camp No. 1000, Sons of Confederate Veterans, will meet 6 p.m. dinner and meeting at 7 p.m. the Corral, 3502 Houston Highway, Victoria. Visitors and members welcome.

The Czechaholics will perform at Swiss Alp Dancehall from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per person. Historic Swiss Alp Dancehall between Schulenburg and La Grange. For information, call 979-247-4536 or visit www.SwissAlpTexas.com.

Susan Gibson performs from 8 to 10 p.m. at The Bugle Boy, 1051 N. Jefferson St., La Grange. Cost: $15. For information, call 1-800-838-3006 or visit www.thebugleboy.com.

Two Tons of Steel with special guest Owen Temple, doors open at 8 p.m. Show and dance 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Schroeder Dance Hall, 12516 Farm-to-Market Road 622, Goliad. Tickets $10 advance/$12 at the door. For information, visit www.schroederdancehall.com.

FARMERS MARKET, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the parking lot of the Dr. Patti Dodson Health Center 2805 N. Navarro St., Victoria.

Bob Livingston performs at 7:30 p.m. at the Rialto Theater, 327 S. Commercial St., Aransas Pass. Admission is $12. For information, call 361-758-0383 or visit www.rialtotheater.org or www.myspace.com/boblivingston.

Sam Silva Band performs at 10 p.m. at Muldoon’s Saloon, 110 W. Railroad, El Campo. For information, visit www.myspace.com/muldoonssaloon or www.muldoonslive.com.

Children’s Discovery Museum Dollar Days, 204 N. Main St., Victoria. Admission is $1 per person. For information, call Cathy Lowe, 361-485-4190, or Gary Moses, 361-573-2853.

DaCosta Western Dance Club will hold its monthly dance, doors open at 7:30 p.m.; dancing 8:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Music by Gone Country. Guest and prospective members welcome.

Busby Dancenter Annual Recital “Timeless Classics,” 2:30 and 7:30 p.m. shows. Leo J. Welder Center for the Performing Arts, 214 N. Main St., Victoria. Tickets available at Busby Dancenter or at the door. For information, call 361-576-3971.

Jigsaw Puzzle Exchange, 9:30 to 10 a.m. at Victoria Mall Food Court, 7800 N. Navarro St., Victoria. For information, call 361-576-5939 or Gary Moses, 573-2853.

UHV Saturday Morning Book Break, 10 to 11:30 a.m. room 102 University of Houston-Victoria, 3007 N. Ben Wilson St., Victoria. Group will review “The Summer Guest” by Justin Cronin. For information, call Dr. Cindy Schnebly, 361-570-4848.