Sheriff Roger LeVick will be the speaker when the Southwest Oklahoma Republican Women meet this Thursday, 11:30 a.m. at the Main Event, 919 N. Main. Everyone is welcome to attend.

The Blair Boll-Wheevil Bash and Flea Market will begin at 6 p.m., Friday, June 13 and will go untill 11 p.m.The parade will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, June 14. The Park will opn back up at 10 a.m. untill 11 p.m. For more information please call 563-2621.

Jackson County Memorial Hospital HomeCare and Hospice and Home Health Products are hosting an open house and ribbon cutting Friday, June 13 at 1 and 1:30 p.m. respectively. Located on the JCMH North Campus at 1204 and 1208 E. Tamarack Road. Refreshments, door prizes and tours will be provided at each location.

Altus Bariactric Support Group will meet June 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Altus City Library. Anyone who has had bariactric surgery or who is considering weight loss surgery is invited.For more information please call 482-4627. 

Relay For Life will be holding an 8 pin no-tap bowling tournament from 1 to 5:30 p.m., Saturday, June 14 at Town & Country Bowling Lanes. Pleas turn in entry forms at Town & Country Lanes or Wal-Mart by 4 p.m., Friday, June 13. For more information please call 482-6614.

Tamarack Rd. Church of Christ will be having a Power Lab VBS from 6 to 9 p.m., June 25 to June 27 at 1000 E Tamarack road for children from 3 years old to 4th grade. To pre-register visiit www.tamarackroad.com.

The 1st annual Quartz Mountain Diamondback 100 (DBK100) will be held July 19 in Altus. Bring the family and enjoy the beautiful Quartz Mountain area for the day or the weekend. The ride will start and finish at the Altus City Reservoir. There will be a 100 mile, 62 mile and 40 mile ride. There will also be a 10 mile family ride around the Altus Reservoir.The ride will start at 8 A.M. and transit the communities of Altus, Martha, Mangum, Granite, Lake Altus, Blair and Friendship.

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 5:45 p.m. every Thursday, at Highland Heights United Methodist Church, 1911 N Main. For more information about TOPS, see www.tops.org or phone Pat at 482-2625.

“Kids For Christ” is the free, Wednesday evening, fun and learning place to be for kids age 4 through 6th grade. This summer ministry will be held each Wednesday from 7 to 8 p.m. at Emmanuel Baptist Church, 800 N. Forrest in Altus. For more information, call 482-1775.

Calling all youth in grades 7 through 12: Join the fun at Emmanuel Baptist Church from 7 to 8 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. A fun time of begin with friends will be had. For more information, call 482-1775.

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.

A Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault educational outreach group is now available through ACMI House In. For more information please call Sara at ACMI House at 482-3800.

Altus High School Class of 1973 will hold their reunion the weekend of June 27 and 28. Please notify Ann Mock Reeder of address updates by e-mailing to creeder3@aol.com

Bulldog Wrestling Booster Club has just kicked off a Tupperware fundraiser. They are selling Tupperware products until May 22. If you are interested in purchasing, please contact bulldogwrestlingbooster@yahoo.com or call 471-1938 and leave a message.

Mission on Wheels is now accepting summer clothes for children and adults in need. For more information please call 482-0997.

Salvation Army Thrift store is in need of volunteers on Monday, Wednesdays and Fridays from 12 to 5 p.m. For more information please call 482-4236.

The DAV urges people that need a ride for appointments to the Veterans Administration Hospital pleas call 477-3503 or 841-0300.

The Altus Ballroom Dancers--open to couples of all ages--meet from 7 to 9 p.m. on Mondays in the basement Blue Room of the Municipal Auditorium in the 200 block of East Commerce. (Enter through the auditorium’s east door.) The samba will be introduced during the first hour in the month of June with review of the fox-trot, rumba, swing, tango, cha-cha and meringue. The second hour will be open dancing with emphasis on fun and good exercise. For more information, call Al or Sue Messerly at 580-477-1822.