Nature Photography at Isle du Bois
The Ray Roberts Lake State Park Johnson Branch Unit, 100 PW 4153 in Valley View will have Sounds of Night, 10 a.m. Saturday, Nature Center; Frog Philharmonic, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Nature Center; and Carleton’s Catfish Catch-AThon, 9 a.m. June 7, Kid Fish Pond.
The Isle du Bois Unit, 100 PW 4137 in Pilot Point will host Nature Photography, 2 p.m. Friday, Lost Pines Amphitheater; Canines of the Past, Present and Future, 5 p.m. Friday, Lost Pines Amphitheater; iNaturalist Hike, 10 a.m. Friday, Lost Pines Amphitheater; Nature Center Exploration Day, 10:30 a.m. April 26; Snake Senses, 10 a.m. May 3, Lost Pines Amphitheater; Skins and Skulls, 2 p.m. May 3, Lost Pines Amphitheater; and Texas Birding Classic, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. May 10, Lost Pines Trail.
All events are free with a paid entrance fee into the parks. For more information, call 940-6372294 or 940-686-2148.
Library card contest at PP library
The Pilot Point Community Library at 324 S. Washington St. will be closed Friday and Saturday for Easter.
The library will offer The Page Turners Book Club (ages 8-12), 4 p.m. Tuesday; Walk N’ Talk AgriLife program, 2 p.m. Wednesday; Yarn Buddies, 11 a.m. Thursday; Teens: Black Out Poetry, 4 p.m. Thursday; Adult Craft: Candle Painting, 2 p.m. April 25; and Game Day Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. April 26.
The library is having a Library Card Design Contest with a $250 prize from Friends of the Library. Submissions will be accepted through Tuesday. Entry forms are available at the library.
For more information or to register for classes, call 940-686-5004.
Cascarone Craze at Aubrey library
The Aubrey Area Library at 226 Countryside Drive will be closed Friday for Good Friday.
The library will have a Jelly Bean take-home craft, all day Saturday; Meditation Hour (ages 16 and up), 5:30 p.m. Tuesday; Cascarone Craze (all ages), 5:30 p.m. Wednesday; Whodunit Book Club (ages 16 and up), 6 p.m. Thursday; Lego Club (ages 4-14), 4:30 p.m. April 25; and come and go puzzles, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 26.
For more information or to register for classes, call 940-365-9162.
KPPB to sponsor yard of the month
Keep Pilot Point Beautiful will relaunch the Yard of the Month contest voted on by a committee of Parks Board members and city staff. Monthly winners will receive a gift card to Rooted In.
To submit an entry, go to pilotpointtx. gov/880/Yard-of-the-Month.
Flag Program for Rotary Club
The Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club is offering the annual flag program serving the Pilot Point, Aubrey and Krugerville communities. The cost is $50 per year and includes an American flag to be placed in a front yard or place of business on Memorial Day, Flag Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Patriots Day and Veterans Day.
This program helps fund high school scholarships for Aubrey and Pilot Point, donations to Shepherd’s Storehouse and LovePacs, dictionaries for Pilot Point and Aubrey third graders, and local students to Rotary Youth Leadership Awards.
To participate or for more information, go to app.helpingwithflags. com/LakeRayRobertsRotary.
Fuller PTO to offer carnival
Fuller Elementary PTO will have a Spring Carnival from 5-8 p.m. Friday at 10825 Quicksilver Blvd. in Aubrey. Parents and children under 3 are free.
Chamber Orchestra at Seventh-day Adventist
North Texas Seventh-day Adventist Church invites the community to hear the Southwestern Adventist University Chamber Orchestra at 11 a.m. Saturday at 11010 U.S. 377 in Pilot Point.
Lunch, learn with city of Aubrey
The city of Aubrey operations team will host a Lunch and Learn event for Aubrey senior residents providing information and answering general questions about the inner workings of the city at noon Monday at 226 Countryside Drive.
RSVP the city of Aubrey at 940440-9343.
Aubrey ISD to hold pre-K enrollment
Aubrey ISD will have preregistration for students entering prekindergarten for the 2025-26 school year with qualification and enrollment events at Fuller Elementary School, 10825 Quicksilver Blvd. from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Monday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. June 10.
Business Breakfast planned for Pilot Point
The monthly PointBank Business Breakfast will be at 8 a.m. Wednesday at 739 E. Liberty St. Guest speaker will be Abigail Allen, editor and publisher of the Pilot Point Post-Signal. RSVP to Lisa Cave at [email protected].
Pilot Point PTO to have kickball night
The Pilot Point PTO will sponsor the second annual Kickball Family Night on April 25 with registration at 6 p.m. and games starting at 6:30 p.m. at Pilot Point Elementary soccer fields, 501 E. Carol St. Cost will be $5 per player. Snow cones will be available for purchase.
Market, garage sale planned for Tioga
The first Tioga Farmers Market will be held from 6-9 p.m. April 25 on Gene Autry Drive.
The city-wide Garage Sale will be held April 26 sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of Tioga. No permit is required.
Spring Trash Off set for PP
The 2025 Spring Trash Off and citywide cleanup event will be held from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26 at Groff Park, 1514 N. Washington St. For more information, call Jason Poncio at 940-305-8000 or go to pilotpointtx. gov.
Penny Paws pet vaccine clinic
Penny Paws will hold a low-cost pet vaccine clinic at 9 a.m. April 26 at Atwoods Ranch & Home Goods, 3401 U.S. 377 in Cross Roads. To schedule an appointment, call 817993-1234.
DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
The DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will be held from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. April 26 at Aubrey Police Department, 108 E. Elm St., Aubrey; Aubrey PD Substation, 1745 FM 2931, Providence Village; and Cross Roads Police Department, 1401 FM 424, Cross Roads.
For more information, go to deatakeback.com.
Homeschool, resource expo planned for Cross Roads
The Aubrey Community Homeschoolers will be sponsoring a homeschool and resource expo from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. April 26 at Cross Roads Town Park on the corner of Fishtrap Road and FM 424.
St. Thomas to host Spring Fest
St. Thomas Aquinas will have Spring Fest from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. April 27 at 400 St. Thomas Aquinas Avenue.
Pre-K, Kinder Round Up
to be held in Tioga
Tioga ISD will have pre-K and kindergarten registration for the 2025-26 school year from 8-10 a.m. and 4-6 p.m. April 28 at the middle school library. For more information, call 940-437-2366.
Aubrey Athletic Booster to have meeting
The Aubrey Athletic Booster Club will host a meeting at 6:30 p.m. April 28 at the Aubrey High School cafeteria. The club supports football, cheerleading, cross country, volleyball, track, powerlifting and golf.
Carter BloodCare to award scholarships
Carter BloodCare is offering two scholarships to high school seniors worth $2,500 each. To enter, eligible students must create and share social media content on the importance of donating blood, encouraging others to donate, a transfusion patient’s story or another required topic. Deadline for entries is April 30.
For more information, go to CarterBloodCare.org/influencerscholarship.
AHS Chaparettes to present show
The Aubrey High School Chaparettes will present the first annual Spring Show at 7 p.m. May 2 in the AHS auditorium.
Tickets cost $5 for students and staff and $10 for general admission. To purchase tickets, go to our.show/ ahsspringshow.
Fruit Jar Junction market to be held in Aubrey
The next Fruit Jar Junction Farmers Market will be held from 8 a.m.-noon May 3 at Veterans Memorial Park, 305 S. Main St. in Aubrey. For more information, go to marketspread.com/market/29948/ fruit-jar-junction-market.
Northshore Fire to sponsor fundraiser
The Northshore Fire Station will have the annual Spring Fundraiser May 3 with dinner starting at 5 p.m. and the auction at 7 p.m. at 4736 CR 203, Collinsville. Special guests will be the Mountain Springs Quilters. Auction items include a fire pit, wood racks and homemade items.
GDT to present ‘Night Hank Williams Died’
The Garage Door Theater will present “The Night Hank Williams Died” at 7:30 p.m. May 9-10, 16-17 with matinee performances at 2:30 p.m. May 11, 18 at 110 S. Washington St.
To purchase tickets, go to pilotpointoperahouse. org.
HOPE’s Community Garage Sale
HOPE Food and Clothing Ministry will hold a Community Garage Sale from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. May 10 at 819 N. Sherman St. in Aubrey.
Vendor markets at Mountain Springs
Mountain Springs will offer spring and summer markets featuring local artisans and vendors from 8:30 a.m.-2 p.m. May 10 and June 14 at the Mountain Springs Community Center, 173 Mountain Springs Lane.
Collinsville plans farmers markets
The summer Collinsville Community Markets will be held from 3-7 p.m. May 15, June 19, Aug. 21 and Sept. 18 in downtown Collinsville. For more information or to become a vendor, go to swellmarkets. com.
DFH to have golf tournament
The Denton Freedom House will host the seventh annual Charity Golf Tournament May 16 with registration at 7 a.m. and an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start at Wildhorse Golf Club at Robson Ranch in Denton. Lunch and awards will begin at 2 p.m. Cost will be $175 per player or $600 for four. To register, go to dfhgolf. com.
For more information, contact Chad Eskew at 940-231-5908 or email chad@dentonfreedomhouse. org.
Murph Fundraiser to benefit PP Firefighters
The fourth annual Murph Fundraiser will be at 9 a.m. May 24 at Kainos Community CrossFit, 1111 Enterprise Drive.
All donations will go to the Pilot Point Firefighters Association to buy gym equipment.
PPISD to offer summer camps
Pilot Point ISD will offer summer strength and conditioning camps for incoming seventh through 12th grade athletes.
Camps will run Monday-Thursday starting the first week of June and going through the end of July. High school boys will be from 7-9 a.m., junior high boys will be from 8:30-10 a.m. and high school/junior high girls will be from 8-10 a.m.
To register, go to forms.gle/ aDRnj8zy9KUykLJF7.
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