Saturday, February 18 Calendar

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TODAY

EVENTS

7 to 11 a.m. — Guyer High School Silverados breakfast fundraiser at Applebee’s, 707 S. I-35 E. Cost is $8 for all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet with pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, coffee and juice. Tickets can be purchased at Guyer or from a member of the Silverados drill team. Call 940-369-1000.

8 a.m. to noon — TWU open house in English and Spanish for prospective students and their families beginning in Hubbard Hall, on Administration Drive between Oakland Street and Bell Avenue. Information sessions are scheduled until noon, followed by campus tours and residence hall viewings. Free parking available throughout campus. For more information or to register, visit www.twu.edu and click on “Open House-Denton Campus,” e-mail TWU at admissions@twu.edu or call 940-898-3014.

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Riding Unlimited volunteer training session at 9168 T.N. Skiles Road in Ponder. The therapeutic riding center needs horse handlers and side walkers. Must be 14 or older. Contact Pat Dellemann at ridingunlimited@aol.com, visit www.ridingunlimited.org or call 940-479-2016.

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. — Free income tax assistance offered by VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Total income per return cannot exceed $50,000 for taxpayer year 2011. No appointment necessary. Free. Call 940-566-2688.

10 a.m. to 5 p.m. — Mini A-Kon a celebration of all things anime, manga, comic and gaming, at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St. Event includes giveaway of passes to A-Kon in Dallas, plus Funimation voice actors, comic artists, musicians, gaming, cosplay contest and the Anime Art Contest Gallery. Free. Call 940-349-8752 or visit www.dentonlibrary.com.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Local author Timothy Battle hosts a special story time, with the help of UNT’s Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science students, at Barnes & Noble Booksellers in Golden Triangle Mall, 2201 S. I-35E. He will present Mr. Bo Finds a New Home and a New Name. Free. Call 940-383-9261.

Noon to 3 p.m. — Lewisville Lake Environmental Learning Area open house at the Minor-Porter Log House, which offers a window on life in Denton County in 1870. Cost is regular LLELA gate admission of $5 per person, free for ages 5 and younger. Front gate is at Jones Street and North Kealy Avenue in Lewisville. Call 972-219-3930 or visit www.ias.unt.edu/llela.

5 to 8 p.m. — Barbecue benefit for Debbie Garner, who was diagnosed with cancer in October, at the Aubrey Area Library and new Community Center, 226 Countryside Drive. Cost is $5, and an auction will be featured. Tickets are available at Edward Jones Investments, 5315 S. U.S. Highway 377.

6:30 p.m. — Buffalo Dance fundraiser hosted by the Krum FFA Young Leaders of Tomorrow, an alumni group of the Krum FFA. The band Eleven Hundred Springs will perform. A $100 donation will provide admission for two for a steak dinner, dancing and more. Single tickets are available. Call Diana Johnson at 214-534-8440; Terry Knight at 940-367-5753; or Kara Meyer at 940-368-3578.

 

SUPPORT GROUPS

Grupo 18 de Marzo Alcoholicos Anonimos meets from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at 100 W. Oak St. Call 940-231-9759.

Co-Dependents Anonymous, for people who desire healthy and loving relationships, meets from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Denton Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 1111 Cordell St. Call 940-320-2095 or 972-623-7423.

Compulsive Eaters Anonymous meets at 8:30 a.m. at Trinity United Methodist Church, 633 E. Hobson Lane. Call 940-387-9526.

Lupus Foundation of America support group meets from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at North Branch Library, 3020 N. Locust St.

Rebuilding: Divorce/Relationship Recovery and Solo Parenting group meets at 4:30 p.m. at First Baptist Church of Corinth, 3033 Meadowview Drive.  Contact Louise Wilson at 940-272-2515 or louanntx@charter.net.

Shalom Today group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. at 311 S. Locust St. Call 940-383-8252.

Show Me group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 9 a.m., 10:30 a.m., noon, 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. at 1622 W. University Drive, Suite 104. Call 940-566-9989.

Straight Up Group of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 7:30 p.m. at Ponder United Methodist Church, 104 Remington Park Lane. Call 940-594-9169.

Whole New Deal Narcotics Anonymous group meets at 7:30 p.m. at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 300 W. Oak St. Call 940-898-0747.


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