October 7 • Jasper • A dedication ceremony for the Dr. Ron A. McMurry, MD MediPlex will be held at 3 p.m. At 19 Thomas St. 8 • Jasper • Keith Stephens will lead an archaeology dig at the Jasper Public Library at 11 a.m. 8 • Newton • A Fall Vendor Market will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Newton Civic Center. 9 • Birthday • Adriana Diaz will celebrate her birthday. 9 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library will show “Goosebumps 2” at 4 p.m. 10 • Lake Sam Rayburn • Lake Rayburn United Methodist Church will host a free pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. at 349 FM 1007. A yard sale will be held outside, and a silent auction featuring 35 new items will be held inside the fellowship hall. Auction items will include handmade quilts and afghans, a gourmet dinner for four, a framing nail gun and a 12-gauge shotgun. 12 • Jasper • The Jasper City Council will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Jasper City Hall, 465 S. Main St. 13 • Jasper • The Pine Needle Quilters will hold their monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. at United Presbyterian Church, 740 W. Verna St. 13 • Jasper • The “Clutter to Confidence” series will begin at 10 a.m. in the second-floor conference room of the Jasper County Courthouse Annex Building, 271 E. Lamar St. The session will focus on personal care. 13 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library will host a Day of the Dead homeschool hour at 3 p.m. 13 • Newton • The Newton County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom on the third floor of the Newton County Courthouse, 110 Court Street. 14 • Jasper • The Jasper ISD Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the Jasper ISD Administration Building, 128 Park St. The meeting will also be broadcast online. 15 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library will host storytime at 11 a.m. 16 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library will show “Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo!” at 4 p.m. 17 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library’s Not Another Book Club will meet at noon. 19 • Jasper • Jasper County Commissioners Court will convene in regular session at 9:30 a.m. at the Jasper County Courthouse, 121 North Austin Street. 23 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library will show “Toy Story of Terror!” at 4 p.m. 24 • Jasper • The 49th annual Jasper-Lake Sam Rayburn Area Chamber of Commerce Butterfly Festival has been rescheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. around the Jasper County Courthouse Square. 24 • Jasper • A Halloween Bingo Bash will begin at 5 p.m. at VFW Post 6380. 27 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library will host a children’s Halloween party at 5:30 p.m. 28 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library’s Early Bird Book Club will meet at 10:30 a.m. 29 • Jasper • The Jasper Public Library’s Bookish Book Club will meet at 5:30 p.m. 30 • Jasper • A haunted jail event will begin at 6 p.m. at 138 E. Houston St. 31 • Jasper • Scare on the Square will begin at 5 p.m. November 2 • Jasper • The Friends of the Jasper County Historical Commission will hold a side-of-beef raffle drawing at 2 p.m. at the Jasper County Historical Commission, 138 E. Houston St. 7 • Newton • The second annual Miss Newton Scholarship Pageant Music Bingo Fundraiser will be held at the Howard Civic Center. Doors open at 6 p.m., and games begin at 6:30 p.m. 9 • Jasper • The Jasper City Council will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Jasper City Hall, 465 S. Main St. 9 • Jasper • The Jasper ISD Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the Jasper ISD Administration Building, 128 Park St. The meeting will also be broadcast online. 10 • Jasper • The Pine Needle Quilters will hold their monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. at United Presbyterian Church, 740 W. Verna St. 10 • Newton • The Newton County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom on the third floor of the Newton County Courthouse, 110 Court Street. 17 • Kirbyville • The Kirbyville Retired Personnel Unit will meet at 11 a.m. at the Stringer Building. 23 • Jasper • Jasper County Commissioners Court will convene in regular session at 9:30 a.m. at the Jasper County Courthouse, 121 North Austin Street. December 8 • Jasper • The Pine Needle Quilters will hold their monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. at United Presbyterian Church, 740 W. Verna St. 8 • Newton • The Newton County Commissioners Court will hold a regular meeting at 9 a.m. in the Commissioners’ Courtroom on the third floor of the Newton County Courthouse, 110 Court Street. 9 • Jasper • Jasper County will hold its first Community Wildfire Protection Plan workshop at 1 p.m. in the first-floor conference room of the Jasper County Annex Facility, 271 E. Lamar St. Parking is available on the Houston Street side. 14 • Jasper • Jasper County Commissioners Court will convene in regular session at 9:30 a.m. at the Jasper County Courthouse, 121 North Austin Street. 14 • Jasper • The Jasper City Council will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. at Jasper City Hall, 465 S. Main St. 14 • Jasper • The Jasper ISD Board of Trustees will hold its regular meeting at 6 p.m. in the boardroom of the Jasper ISD Administration Building, 128 Park St. The meeting will also be broadcast online.