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September 7, 2018 - The Shelby County Sheriff's Department recently had a new flag pole installed on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at the Hurst Street entrance to the facility.
Once the pole was in place, an American flag and Texas flag were raised and are now on display.
September 6, 2018 - Raymond Motor Company honored first responders at a luncheon held at the business' location August 24, 2018.
Representatives of law enforcement agencies, fire departments and EMS were in attendance. Sponsors of the food prepared were Omni Environmental Solutions, Rig Tools/C.H.I., The Catch, Brookshire Brothers, and The Sign Shop.
Door prizes were offered, and when the time arrived Will Blackwell, Dealer/Owner, addressed attendees of the luncheon to offer appreciation and annouce winners of the door prizes.
"More than anything, Raymond Motor Company wants to be a part of this community as a whole," said Blackwell. "It's pretty obvious we sell cars for a living, we'd love to be your car dealer, if you're looking for a GMC vehicle."
He informed everyone General Motors offers a discount to first responders.
Blackwell commenced to drawing the names of the door prize winners and they are as follows: Ricky King, Wade Howell, Cindy Bradshaw, Kevin Windham, and Bobby Smith.
September 6, 2018 - VFW Post 8904 and Auxiliary gathered at the Shelby County Veterans Memorial on Friday, August 31, 2018 to honor those who served in the Iraq War.
Larry Hume opened the ceremony and a prayer was offered by Cynthia Islas, Post Chaplain. Hume remarked on flags being at half-staff in honor of Vietnam Veteran Sen. John McCain who just recently passed August 25, 2018.
"The war in Iraq began March 20, 2003 and continued until August 31, 2010. It's been eight years since the end of hostilities and it is our duty as fellow veterans and citizens to insure this piece of history and sacrifices are never forgotten. And our gathering today is a small yet heart felt thank you for those Americans and Patriots," expressed Hume before introducing guest speaker Sergeant First Class Richard Lundie who served 25 years and 10 months in the military.
Richard Lundie speaks to those who attended the Iraq War Memorial Program
Lundie gave some details about the Iraq war and his experiences when September 11th occurred, "When 911 started I was stationed in Korea. We were going through an evaluation." He recalled being asked 'Did ya'll hear what happened in New York?' saying, " They've hit the twin towers. Next thing you know we've all got on our cellphones and everybody start calling home and find out what's going on."
"I had about 4 more months left in Korea. When I left Korea to come back to the states, I said well I guess I'll get ready to start on the next rotation. And then the unit I left in Korea, two months later they went to Iraq. I said dad-gum I missed it. That's alright, I said I know I'll catch one of them because the general said everybody going to be involved in the fight." Lundie continued to explain two other times he missed deployments with units he had just left. He then called all of his family members and said, "Ya'll must be doing some serious praying because there wasn't no way I should have missed those rotations. There was no way I should have missed those rotations."
Lundie finished talking about friends of his in the military who did deploy to Iraq and didn't make it back, "You think about the things, the time that you had with them... you remember them."
He spoke about the family of those deployed, "A lot of people didn't make it back, you know, and all you think about is the love ones; the mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers that had sons or daughters who went over there and lost their life. And it wasn't just them, you had civilian contractors too." Lundie finished with a prayer for the fallen who have served our country giving the ultimate sacrifice and for their families.
Sandy Risinger accepts a certificate of recognition to Andrew Broussard, US Air Force, for his service in the Southwest Asian Theater. The certificate was presented by the Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary and says - 'You took Freedom to a distant land and Gave Hope to a World Oppressed. We will never forget your service and sacrifice.'
Hume gave thanks to Lundie and then introduced another veteran, "One year ago when we were here today a young Iraq veteran named Shane Fenley came and joined us. And since that time, one year ago, he has joined our post and become very active, and he now serves as a trustee and our judge advocate." Fenley was then asked, in honor of all those who served in Iraq, to lay the memorial wreath.
Shane Fenley hangs the Iraq memorial wreath.
Hume remarked. "And today we gather to remember our fallen comrades and those who served in the Iraq war, many served more than one tour in Iraq and also Afghanistan, and we've said many many times that sacrifice is meaningless without remembrance. Now core members of the VFW post and auxiliary that are hear this morning will never forget or let the general public which is mostly uninterested forget. And now in honor of the 4,486 fallen Iraq veterans and our own Specialist Larry E. Polley, Jr., I will now sound taps."
US Army Specialist Larry E Polley, Jr.
U.S. Army Specialist Larry E. Polley Jr. died in Iraq in January of 2004. Larry graduated from Center High School in 2001 and was 20 years old when he was killed in action. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas; killed while conducting a surveillance sweep for improvised explosive devices Jan. 17, when his Bradley Fighting Vehicle struck such a device and overturned north of Taji, Iraq.
Thank you Shelby County!
September 6, 2018 - A huge thank you to the Shelby County Community for throwing a most memorable banquet for Debra Thomas and me! We felt exceptionally proud and elegant as we were the toast of the town. Simply put, we had fun!
A special thank you to those friends who traveled from near and far, as well as those individuals who came back home to celebrate us.
Also we would like to thank Mayor Leroy Hughes for his kind words as well as Mayor David Chadwick and DA Stephen Shires for the proclamations presented to us at the banquet.
And finally, thank you to all who were responsible for the execution of the production of our banquet. Much gratitude goes to Baby Lou Gardner and Claudell Price for lighting the torch and carrying it forth.
Retha Swindell
August 31, 2018 - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service announces that Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Shelby County Extension Agent for Family and Community Health graduated with her Ph.D. in Forestry from Stephen F. Austin State University on August 11, 2018.
As part of her doctorate program, McSwain conducted a research study involving senior adult nutrition and the role a community garden could play in supplementing food assistance programs at the county level through Extension oversight and volunteerism. In addition to Dr. McSwain’s Ph.D., she holds a M.S. in Horticulture from Texas Tech University, M.S. in Education from Baylor University and a B.S. in Wildlife and Fisheries Science from Texas A&M University.
Dr. McSwain is married to Jimmy McSwain from Center, Texas and she is the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Jerry O’Donnell from Copperas Cove, Texas. McSwain is the mother of Rhyan Aljoe of Washington D.C., Ashlyn Aljoe of Lubbock, Texas; and is the step-mother of Hunter McSwain of Center. Her in-laws are Norman and Joyce Hurt of Center and the late Kenneth McSwain.
August 29, 2017 - The 41st East Texas Poultry Festival (ETPF) will be featuring local Creative Arts through the annual Creative Arts Show, sponsored by Scull Timber, along with a Can-A-Rama featuring local canned goods. The Creative Arts Committee has expanded this year’s show to include art, crafts, horticulture, woodworking and metal art along with photography, quilting and canning.
All creative arts divisions have several classes of judging categories and are open to youth and adults that will be judged in separate divisions. Ribbons will be awarded to the top three places in each category along with a sweepstakes rosette for top point winner in both divisions.
Creative Arts entries will be on display at the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Gym Building on Thursday, October 5 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Here is your opportunity to showcase your handiwork in quilting or canning, horticulture, crafts, woodworking, metal art, photography or display your grandmother’s heirloom quilt.
Registration packets and guidelines are available at the Chamber office, at the County Extension office’s new location at 266 Nacogdoches Street or www.shelbycountychamber.com. For more information, please contact the Chamber office at 936-598-3682 or Jheri-Lynn McSwain at 936-598-7744.
August 28, 2018 - Honoring the memory and longstanding service of Senator John McCain, the President of the United States has issued a proclamation ordering the flag of the United States to be displayed at half-staff from now until sunset on the day of interment, Sunday, September 2, 2018.
Welcome Home Vietnam Veteran John Sidney McCain III.
August 27, 2018 - The 2018-2019 Kickoff was held for 4-H on Sunday, August 27, 2018 and new 4-H officers were announced along with awards presented. The officers are Garrett Lewis - President; Wesley Wages - Vice President; Lance Holloway - Secretary; Hannah Wages - Treasurer; Camille Greer - Reporter; Laura Ann Scull - Activity Officer; Fatima Romero - Community Service Officer; Michelle Gomez - Recruitment Officer; Colton Gutermuth - Parliamentarian; and Gracie Boyd - Information Technology (IT) Officer.
From left: Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Garrett Lewis, and Lane Dunn
From left: Jheri-Lynn McSwain and Joshua Clark
Two 'I Dare You' awards were presented. The recipients were Joshua Clark and Garrett Lewis. The Danforth - "I Dare You" award is a 4-H award presented at the county level to two recipients who meet a set of criteria. The purpose of the award is to highlight character and leadership qualities in youth and to encourage all young people to lead creative lives of high purpose.
From left: Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Shelby Johnson, and Lane Dunn
The 'Friend of 4-H' award was also presented and it went to Shelby Johnson for his support of the 4-H program. Johnson's Produce provided vegetables for the Food Challenge/Food Show program last year and Johnson also spoke to the youth about growing watermelons.
Following the awards, kids from all over Shelby County choose the projects they are going to participate in during the new year. Projects 4-Hers will be participating in include Record book/Leadership, Food Challenge/Food Show, Textiles/Quilts of Valor, Taxidermy, Shooting Sports, Virtual Fishing, Livestock (cattle, goats, rabbits, poultry, swine), Horse Project, and Photography.
Shelby County 4-H meets the first Monday of every month at the Shelby County Extension Office gym at 6pm. For more information about Shelby County 4-H, contact the AgriLife Extension office at 936-598-7744.
August 23, 2018 - Raymond Motor Company in Center, Texas is hosting a First Responders lunch as a show of appreciation. Police officers, Sheriff's Department deputies, Constables, DPS Troopers, Gamewardens, Firemen, EMT, 911 operators, FBI, ATF, etc. If you are an emergency responder you are invited to come enjoy hamburgers on Friday, August 24th from 11am until 1pm at the dealership!
Special thanks to Omni Environmental Solutions, Rig Tools/C.H.I., The Catch, Brookshire Brothers, and The Sign Shop.
Raymond Motor Company is located at 301 San Augustine Street, Center, Texas 75935.
August 23, 2018 - The Center Noon Lions Club presents in concert the Calvary Boys and The Tipps Trio on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at the John D. Windham Civic Center.
Pre-concert music starts at 6:30pm and the concert begins at 7pm. Tickets are $10 each. Tickets are available for purchase at KDET Radio Station, Covington Lumber Company, and Kings Nursery in Tenaha. Also, for tickets you can contact any Center Noon Lions Club Members. For more information, call 936-675-2130.
The John D. Windham Civic Center is located at 146 Express Blvd., Center, Texas and phone number is 936-598-4466.
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