What’s Happening ... Around Town
The Big Spring Brawl
Saturday Aug. 12. Meet and greet at 5 p.m. Bell time 7 p.m. Big Spring Jr. High School. 624 E. 6th St. For more information contact the Big Spring YMCA at 267-8234.
Big Spring Cowboy Reunion & Rodeo
Advance tickets are now available for the Big Spring Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo dances. Franklin and Son is the Dance Sponsor for both nights. Friday, Josh Ward entertains under the pavilion. Price per ticket is $10. A table is $250, which includes 8 tickets.
Saturday, Pat Green returns for a big concert. Tickets are $20 per person and a table with 8 tickets is $350. All dances are at the Surge Energy Rodeo arena. Advance tickets may be purchased at Wards Western Wear, Pirkle Weir Insurance, Cowboys Steakhouse or Scars Entertainment.
Online tickets for all dances and events: springprorodeo.com big
ASU News: Summer Robotics Camps for Middle Schoolers
Angelo State University's Department of Teacher Education will once again host its free "Camp Code" Robotics Camps for local and area middle school students this summer on the ASU campus.
Each five-day, non-residential camp is open to students who will be entering sixth, seventh or eighth grade this fall. Participants will learn to build and program robots using the LEGO Mindstorms hardware/software platform.
The Robotics Camps are all beginner camps this year and will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day on the following dates: July 17-21 (full) July 24-28 July 31 - Aug. 4
All the available places in the July 17-21 camp have been filled - but there are still openings for the second and third camps.
All the camps are free to all participants - and Tshirts and lunches will be provided. Applications for the camps are available at angelo.edu/campcode.
In addition to coding and robotics instruction, the camps will also feature sessions on team building, information on opportunities to join groups or organizations focused on coding activities, and information on careers in coding, robotics and technology.
The Robotics Camps are funded by a $29,861 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC). This marks the fifth straight year ASU has won a TWC grant to underwrite the camps.
Coahoma Freedom Parade
Saturday July 1, 10 a.m. Lineup begins at 9 a.m. in the Coahoma Stadium parking lot. Judging begins at 9:30 a.m. For more information call Connie Shaw at 432-271-2041 or Lisa Duggan at 432-394-4287.
Howard County Library
Summer Reading Program June 1-July 28. Celebration Aug. 3. Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 a.m. in the children's room. For more information visit howard-county.ploud.net
The Big Spring YMCA
Getting ready swim lessons. Fifteen spots available each time slot for every session. ages 5 through 12. If your children are struggling with water safety or beginner swimming this is the class for them.
For information call 432 254-9949 Dathan Jones.
Keep Texas Waterways Clean
Join our Waterway cleanup event: Keep Big Spring Beautiful is sponsoring the annual Love our Lake, Monday, June 26 at 6:30 p.m., at the Dora Roberts Community Center, 100 Whipkey Dr. For more inforamtion contact Liz Hafley 432-934-4068.
Coahoma Freedom Parade
Saturday July 1, 10 a.m. Lineup begins at 9 a.m. in the Coahoma Stadium parking lot. Judging begins at 9:30 a.m. For more information call Connie Shaw at 432-271-2041 or Lisa Duggan at 432-394-4287.
Email information for Around Town to Andreia Medlin at newsdesk@Bigspringherald.com or call 432-263-7331 ext. 235.