An I.N.S.P.I.R.E. Kids to Read Literacy Fair event for kindergartners and pre-kindergartners and their parents will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., today at the Rotary Center across from the High School Cafeteria. For more information please contact Teresa Schroeder at 482-1455.

Altus Masonic Lodge Number 62 will hold an entered apprentice practice at 6 p.m., today. All members working in this program are urged to attend.

Board of Directors os SW Youth Services, Inc. will hold their meeting at 6 p.m., today at the conference room at the administrative offices of SWYS, 317 N. Hudson. Any interested person is invited to attend.

Altus Masonic Lodge Number 62 ill hold a stated meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 16 with Fellowship and the family dinner at 6:30 p.m. The main dish will be furnished by the John Cline Family and will be turkey and dressing. All other families are urged to bring a covered dish. All members and families and friends are urged to attend.

Altus Masonic Lodge Number 62 will hold a school of instructions or confer a degree at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17 with Fellowship at 6 p.m. All Masons are urged to attend.

Jackson County Retired Educators will meet at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Tamarack Assisted Living Center. Lane Hooton, Chief Operating Officer of SW Oklahoma Cancer Centers will speak. A $5 meal will be served. Calling Committee needs a count of who will be eating.

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group will hold a meeting from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 18 at SW tech Center. Guest Speaker will be Kay Payton, RN. For more information please contact Peggy Risinger at 482-8058.

Altus Masonic Lodge Number 62 will hold a school of instructions or confer a degree at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Sept. 24 with Fellowship at 6 p.m. All Masons are urged to attend.

SW Youth Services a Co-Ed softball game is postponed until Oct. 4. A Raffle will be held during the game as well at 2 p.m. For more information please contact Debbie at 482-2809.

A Church Rewards Bowling League will begin October 7 at 6 p.m. The league is 4 weeks longs and the winning church will earn a lock-in at Town and Country Bowling Lanes. This league is open for Youth and Adults. For more information please contact Kenton McKnight at 482-6614.

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 Chapter #657 (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.

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. For more information please call Sara at ACMI House at 482-3800.

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

Salvation Army Thrift store is in need of volunteers on Mondays, 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 to please call 477-3503 or 841-0300.

Learn to dance with the Altus Ballroom Dancers from 7 to 9 p.m. each Monday in the basement Blue Room of the Municipal Auditorium on East Commerce. (Enter through the east parking lot door.) Newcomers are welcome. The admission fee of $5 per couple or $5 for singles will go toward periodically hiring guest musicians. During September, review is scheduled for fox-trot, waltz, East Coast swing, tango, rumba, cha cha, merengue, samba and salsa. For more information, contact Al or Sue Messerly 580-477-1822.

 Vietnam Veterans of America is starting a chapter in Altus. For more information please contact Larry Myers at 477-1741.

National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold a meeting from 6 to 7:30 p.m., the first Thursday of every of every month at Taliaferro Mental Health Center, 215 W. Commerce St. Dr. Holmes and wife Sally will be the Speakers. For more information please call 480-0650.

Free Adult Education Classes are now available. ESL, ABE and GED from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., Monday to Thursday at Eugene field; ABE and GED from 1 to 4 p.m., Monday and Wednesday at the Employment Office and Tuesday and Thursday at the Towers; ABE, GED and Para Pro from 6 to 9 p.m., Monday and Thursday at Eugene Field and ESL, ABE and GED at Altus Lifelong Learning. For more information please call Betty at 481-2694 or Altus LIfelong Learning at 481-2677.

Aprende ingles ahora! Clases gratis de Lunes - Jueves, 8:30-11:30 a.m. Para la inscripcion o mas informacion llame 481-2694. Free English Classes are being offered from 8:30 t0 11:30 a.m. Monday to Thursday at Eugene Field. For more information call 481-2694.

The Centennial Grove Honoring Military Veterans book of biographies is nearing completion. If you have submitted material about a veteran that you honored, you may pick up your pictures and material at Altus City Hall. For more information please contact Linda Walker at 41-2202.

As part of Southwest Airlines’ involvement with National Safe Place, Southwest Airlines is donating trip passes for use by Southwestern Youth Services to enhance their ability to support fundraising efforts for the local SafePlace Program. Chances to win 2 round-trip airline tickets to anywhere Southwestern Airlines flies may be purchased from any Board or Staff member of Southwestern Youth Services or contacting Judie Hanes or Debbie New at 317 N. Hudson or please call 482-2809.

A water babies class is now being offered at the Altus City/School swimming facility. The classes are from 5:30 to 6 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays. An adult must be in the water with the child. An adult class is also being offered from 6 to 7 p.m. For more information or for the cost please call 481-2269.