August 16 •Local Longhorn group meets Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. at All Saint’s Episcopal Church in Pleas., Hwy. 97 West, next to Whiffeltree’s. •On-going classes at The Refuge on Thursdays. Parenting at 5 p.m. and Parenting Boys at 6:30 p.m. Next classes on August 23. •Pleasanton AA Newcomers group meets Thursday at 8:15 p.m.at 914 Ohio St. in Pleasanton. • Atascosa County Amateur Radio Club (ACARC) meets at the Pleasanton Municipal Airport FBO bldg, 7-8 pm, club meeting; 8-9 pm Amateur Radio Emergency Services training. Visitors are always welcome.

August 16 & 20 •Community Charity Bingo - Mondays and Thursdays starting at 7pm. Doors open at 6pm at Jourdanton VFW Post 4853, 809 Oak St.

August 16 & 21 •Moms Day Out at First UMC, 420 N. Main St. in Pleasanton, every Tues. & Thurs. Gives moms that much needed time, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For ages 3-5. For details call Marcela Planchet at 569-2939, Mandy Macklin at 200-7882, or Jamie Jordan at 569-2880. •Pleasanton Group N/A meetings at 7 p.m. on Tuesdays & Thursdays at 914 Ohio St. in Pleasanton. Call 210-381-8770.

August 17 •TOPS #1509 Pleasanton meets every Friday morning at 201 N. Main St. (Crosspoint Fellowship building) from 8:30 a.m.-11 a.m. For details call 830-200-9922.

August 18 & 20 •Pleasanton Group Alcoholics Anonymous group meets every Monday at 7 p.m. and Sat. at 10 a.m. Meetings at 914 Ohio St. in Pleasanton.

August 20 •Jourdanton Alcoholic Anonymous group meets each Monday at 7:30 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Catholic Church, 1608 Campbell Ave. in Jourdanton. If you want to stop drinking, they have an answer. Help is free. For details call John at 769-4392. •Pleasanton Alcoholics Anonymous group meets Monday at 7 p.m. at 914 Ohio St. in Pleasanton. •Connect Class Building a Basic relationship, at The Refuge every Monday at 1 pm for one hour any questions and to sign up please call us at 830 - 569-3030.

August 21 •The Refuge, Shadows to Sunshine, Parenting and Connect Classes (building a basic relationship). Tuesdays. Please call now to enroll, 569-0030. •Veterans Peer to Peer Support Group to meet at Cancun Mexican Restaurant, 1411 Jiffy Blvd. in Jourdanton from 6-8 p.m. Next meeting Sept. 4. Meetings are usually every other Tuesday. Dinner provided to all vets attending. Program supports veterans & their family members. Call Nita Murillo at 830-391-5117 for details.

August 28 • Brush Country Republican Women will be meeting Aug. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at the Rotary Bldg on the Poteet Strawberry Fest. grounds. Michael Quinn Sullivan,president and CEO of Empower Texans, and its premier project, Texans for Fiscal Responsibility will be speaking. For more info contact Caroline George, Secretary at 210-827-7175 or Marian Knowlton, President, at 210.831.6079.