Stephen F. Austin State University

The Stone Fort Museum at Stephen F. Austin State University will host summer events during June and July. "Rockin' Reading" will be held at 1:30 p.m. on the following dates:

* June 22- "Please Don't Step on Me" By Elly-Kree George
* June 29-"Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" By Allan Sherman
* July 6- "Leaf Man" By Lois Ehlert
* July 13- "Miss Rumphius" By B. Cooney
* July 20- "Bed Hogs" By Kelly DiPucchio
* July 27-"The Ghost of the Old Stone Fort" with a selected reading and book signing by author Martha Tannery Jones

The museum also will hold a checkers tournament for children ages 6-10 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 4. Each team of 12 will be led by two adult captains. Each participating child will be a "checker," with the team leader telling them where to move. The checkers can "jump" each other by squirting a water gun. There will be prizes for the winning team members. The tournament will be held on the museum lawn. In addition to the human checkers game, traditional checkerboard games will be available during the event. A silent auction of four handmade checkerboard games will begin June 30 and end at 1 p.m. on July 4. For more information, call (936) 468-2408.