Plan to take a

thrilling ride across

the land down under

as Bullard Southern

Baptist Church hosts

Boomerang Express

VBS. Children aged

four years through

sixth grade (completed)

are welcome.

Dates are June 8

through 12.

Attention

Southern History

lovers! General Joseph

L. Hogg Camp, Sons

of Confederate

Veterans, meet the

second Saturday every

month in the Bullard

and Jacksonville area.

For more information

call J.D@ Campbell at

903-894-6727.

Bring your protest

signs or your

American Flag and

join group of citizens

in Jacksonville who

have organized a TEA

(Taxed Enough

Already) party/rally

5:30 p.m. Wednesday,

April 15 in front of

Norman Activity

Center

The TEA party is

part of a national

movement to protest

government spending.

Bullard

Community Library is

open until 9 p.m. on

Monday, in response

to community

requests.

Among new

things to consider as

the May election

approaches are questions

some of you

may want to ask our

candidates.

Bullard Banner

News is slated to host

a public forum for the

candidates to answer

these questions. A

time and date are not

yet set, but we will

keep you informed

through this column.

So far Bullard has

two mayoral candidates

and four council

member candidates.

If you have a question for the candidates please call Kathryn

Penrose, Bullard Banner editor, at 903-894-

9306. You may also email Kathryn at

Kathrynpenrose@gmail.com or at

editor@bullardnews.com .

The Mission House is in need of volunteer

staff. If you have the time please give it to

those in need.

The Mission House Health Clinic is open 9

a.m. until 4 p.m. on the fourth Thursday of

each month.

The Food and Clothes Closet is open 9

a.m. until 3 p.m. on the third Wednesday of

the month and 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Fourth

Tuesday of the month.

Moms In Touch meets 8 a.m. to 9 a.m.

Tuesdays at Bullard Properties, on the corner

of Main and Phillips Streets.

Smith County Commissioners' Court meets

9 a..m. each Monday at the Smith County

Courthouse Annex.

Cherokee County Commissioners' Court

meets at 10 a.m. on the second and fourth

Monday of the month at Cherokee County

Courthouse.

Bullard City Council meets 6:30 p.m., the

second Tuesday of each month. Come out and

see what is happening in the city and where

your tax dollars are headed.

Bullard ISD Board of Directors meets the

third Tuesday of the month.

Bullard Area Kiwanis Club meets Noon

Tuesdays at the First United Methodist

Church Family Life Center. Next month's programs

include: Kathy Kravfe, columnist who

live and writes with a Texas Twang; Don

Lehew, private investigator; and, Karen Ream,

forensic scientist and chocolatier.

Bullard Area Rotary Club meets 6:30 a.m.

at Keipersol. The rotary Club this month has

heard from speakers on topics such as economic

development and the future of local

sports programs.

Call or stop by the paper with calendar

events, news, or story ideas.