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Join the Allen Masonic Lodge for breakfast Saturday, September 3rd, from 7:00 to 10:00 a.m., at the Lodge on West Broadway. The breakfast fund-raisers are held the first Saturday of each month with a menu of sausage, biscuits, gravy, scrambled eggs, hash browns and coffee.

A BlackRock community association has been established to improve the local cemetery as well as other things. Brad Prentice has donated the pipe and Andrew Nemecek has donated his welding skills to build a pipe fence around the cemetery.

This Sunday, August 28th, will be a special service at the Gerty Community Church. Singing, Sunday school, and worship with two to be baptized will be followed by lunch at the church.

The Allen and Calvin Masonic Lodges will be doing a Rib Sale Fundraiser to benefit Morris and Diane Chiles. The Chiles home burnt this past month.

Recent guests in the home of June Vinson were Steve Vinson and family from Bakersfield, California. Steve is the son of Floyd Vinson.

Raffle tickets for a Delton AR15 5.56 caliber rifle are available from any Allen Mason or at the Lodge’s breakfast on September 3rd. The lodge will be holding this fundraiser through September 24th when the winning ticket will be drawn. Chances are

Mustang fans are asked to support the coaches, players, band members and cheerleaders by making a donation of water, Gatorade, crackers, fruit snacks, chips or suckers (no chocolate please).

Destiny Graham has added her artistic touch to windows around town

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Due to damage to the Francis Town Hall, the polling place in Francis has moved to the Francis First Baptist Church, 201 S Meadors Ave.