Master Sergeant Roxanne Chloros from Altus Air Force Base brings a slide show of a recent overseas deployment to the Altus Lions Club on Thursday, Feb. 21. The Altus Lions Club meets every Thursday at noon at Western Oklahoma State College in the Student Activity Center. All Lions and guests are encouraged to attend, and the meeting is open to the public. The "Cubs of the Week" for Altus Junior High School for Feb. 14, are Theo Parker and Hailey Reneau. For February 21,the "Cubs of the Week" are Adrian Martinez and Carly Cates. The LEOs presenter is Reagan Medders. For more information, call 482-1934.

The SW Scottish Rite Society will meet at Altus Masonic Lodge number 62 at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21. The speaker will be Col David W. Allvin, Commander, 97th Air Mobilty Wing, Altus AFB. Scottish Rite members please RSVP at 477-0892.

Jackson County Retired Educators will meet at 11:30 a.m., Wed. Feb. 20 at Friendship Inn Restaurant. The program, “Great Western Cattle Trail,” will be presented by Maurice King and Dennis Vernon of the Jackson County Historical Society.

Altus Masonic Lodge Number 62 will hold a school of instructions or confer a degree at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20 with Fellowship at 6 p.m. All masons are urged to attend.

Board of Directors of SW Youth Services, Inc. will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21 in the conference room at the administrative offices of SWYS, 317 N. Hudson. Anyone is invited to attend.

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group will hold a meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21 at SW Tech Center, 722 West Tamarack Road.

Scotch Doubles Bowling will hold a fundraiser sponsored by the Officer’s Spouse’s Club Feb. 22, at 6 p.m. at the Galaxy Lanes. All base personnel are welcome regardless of rank. Sign-up as a team of two. Contact Karin Westeren, 482-0365, for registration or questions.

Church of Christ will be holding a Soup Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 23 at Elm and Hudson. Free soup and fixings wil be available.

The SW Area Community Theatre will hold “The Great Ice Cream Scheme” or “Robin Baskins to the rescue” on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. and Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. on the Fellowship Hall Stage of the First United Methodist Church in Mangum. For more information contact 782-2249.

Altus Masonic Lodge Number 62 will hold a school of instructions or confer a degree at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27 with Fellowship at 6 p.m. All masons are urged to attend.

An Organizational Support Group meeting will take place at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 1 at W.O.S.C. learning resource center for people that have had variatric surgery or are considering the surgery.

Church Women United will hold a Wold Day of Prayer luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, March 7 at First Presyterian Fellowship Hall.

The Altus Adult Soccer League is now taking spring registrations. Returning players may contact last season’s team representative. New players or new teams that would like to play can contact Donna Tocknell at 477-1148 or 471-4131 or email Tocknell@cableone.net. Registrations will be taken until March 8.

The Altus Adult Learning Center is now taking registration for G.E.D. Morning, afternoon and evening classes are available and enrollment will continue throughout January. For more information please contact Maria at 481-2134 or come by the office at 220 North Park Lane, Monday through Thursday. Classes are offered free of charge.

Red River Toastmasters will meet from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at Club Altus, located on the Altus Air Force Base; and from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, in the Francis Herron Seminar Center, at the Southwest Technology Center. Guests and prospective members are welcomed to attend.

The Altus area TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) group meets at 6 p.m. every Thursday, at Highland Heights United Methodist Church, 1911 N Main. For more information about TOPS, see www.tops.org or phone Ling Lih McBlain at 477-4420.

Emmanuel Baptist Church is holding an “A.W.A.N.A.” and “B.L.A.S.T.” program for children age 4 years through 6th grade. A.W.A.N.A. is a program that combines activities and Bible memorization that runs concurrently with the school year. The program runs every Tuesday from 3 to 5 p.m. B.L.A.S.T. is an after-school program for students Kindergarten - 6th grade. This ministry begins with an after-school snack followed by a Bible study, music, games and a homework time as well. B.L.A.S.T. is a free program for all. For more information, please call Emmanuel Baptist Church at 580-482-1775.

A GED class is currently being held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Towers. For more information please call 481-2127.

OPAT (Oklahoma Parents as Teachers) are now taking in new families. OPAT goals include providing parents with the best possible information concerning the early development stages of their child’s life and increasing parent knowledge in four areas of development. For more information please call 477-7611.

Altus Original Group Alcoholics Anonymous will hold meetings every day at 8 p.m. The location is at 315 N. Crain. For more information please call 483-2873 or 480-0417.

Mission on Wheels is in need of children’s and baby clothing, as well as bed linens. Call Edna Douglas at 482-0997 or 649-8620.

Department of Public Safety Driver License Testing new office hours are from 8 to 11:45 a.m. and from 1 to 4:45 p.m., Monday through Fridays.

Oklahoma Highway Patrol is offering a free boat safety course. To enroll go to www.okboated.com.

Southwest Oklahoma Community Action Group, Inc. RSVP Program is looking for volunteers for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program also known as VITA. Volunteers will be trained on the basic income forms. Volunteers are needed in Harmon, Greer and Jackson Counties. For training dates or more information, contact the RSVP Office at (580) 482-4141 or the Mangum Office at (580) 782-3357.

An account has been set up for Cheri Shelton to help with breast cancer-related epenses at First State Bank, or you can mail her at P.O. Box 93, Altus, OK 73522.