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Published: Monday, October 15, 2007 2:59 AM CDT
Lions plan


golf fund-raiser

The McKinney Lions Club will have its Hole-In-One Shoot Out fund-raiser Friday to next Sunday at the Oak Hollow Golf Course, 3005 N. McDonald Street.

Five daily qualifiers will advance to the Sunday Shootout finals as entrants try to win the grand prize, a 2008 Chevrolet Tahoe donated by El Dorado Motors of McKinney.

Tickets to the event are available through any McKinney Lions Club member and by phone with Marvin Banks at 972-658-1574. Tickets are priced $5 each and provide the buyer with five shots at qualifying for the shootout and a golf goodie bag. There will also be monetary prizes for those that finish the closest to the pin each day.

The McKinney Lions club uses funds from the event to provide:

  • Eye exams and eyeglasses to youth and adults that cannot afford them.

  • The Lions Eye Bank.

  • Sending area handicapped youth to the Texas Lions Camp each summer

    Businesses that want to participate as a sponsor should also contact Banks at 972-658-7574.

    For information on the McKinney Lions Club and how to become a member, go to www.mckinneynoonlions.org.

    Historic group plans

    Octoberfest fete

    The McKinney Historic Neighborhood Association will have its Octoberfest party from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 27 at Bob and Debbie Moore’s home, 804 Tucker.

    The event is potluck and BYOB. Attendees can wear a costume.

    For information, contact Diane Craig at craigdiane120@hotmail.com.

    Gaslighters Review

    Club will meet

    The Gaslighters Review Club will meet at 1 p.m. Wednesday atn the Katharine Heard-Craig Auditorium, 306 N. Church Street. Reviewer will be Carol Brandon.

    Refreshments will be served and guests are welcome.

    Anyone interested in becoming a member should contact Jo Smithen at 972-548-1826.

    YMCA offers event

    on Halloween eve

    The McKinney Family YMCA will offer a Halloween event from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 30 at the “Y,” 300 Ridge Road.

    The YMCA will be decorated and well supervised, according to a news release.

    “It’s a safe, creative and social experience for all ages,” said Beverly McCord, event director. “Families want to know that their children are being looked after on Halloween night, while engaging in enjoyable, worthwhile activities.”

    Features will include carnival-style games, a bounce house, costume events and face painting.

    The event is free for members who present their YMCA ID; $5 for non-members.

    For information, contact the McKinney Family YMCA at 972-259-2559 or visit www.mckinneyymca.org.

    KLAK, Heard plan

    Halloween party

    Radio station KLAK and the Heard Natural Science Museum and Wildlife Center are teaming up for a Halloween party from 6:30 to 11 p.m. Oct. 27.

    Features will include museum tours; a visit from “Deuce,” the Frisco RoughRiders mascot and free T-shirts, flashlights and trick-or-treat bags. A “Trick or Treat through Dinosaurs Alive” followed by costume contest for younger children will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m.; the movie “A Night at the Museum” will be shown from 8 to 10 p.m.; and “Trick or Treat through Dinosaurs Alive” for older children will take place from 10 to 11 p.m.

    For information, contact Jennifer Isbell at 972-542-9755 or jennifer@975klak.com.

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