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March 15, 2017 - World War I, also known as the “Great War” and the “War to End All Wars” had been raging in Europe for 21 months when the United States officially declared War on Germany on April 6th, 2017. When the fighting ended on November 11th, 1918, 53,402 Americans had died in combat or were missing in action. There were also over 60,000 more deaths from other causes such as accidents and disease.
Shelby County, Texas as in all wars before and since sent many of her citizens into harm’s way. Unfortunately, there is no one place that you can go for a complete list of those from our county that served our country during World War I or any war for that matter.
Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904 and the Auxiliary are undertaking a journey of remembrance and discovery by identifying all from Shelby County who served in World War I or those not a native but are now buried here. We believe that we currently have the names of all those who were killed in action (17), died during service (15) or are still missing in action (1). We also have the names of 358 others who served and of course have passed.
As we undertake this project that will culminate on the 100th Anniversary that ended the War, Veterans Day, November 11th, 2018 we are asking all citizens that know of or have ancestors who served to contact us. We may already have their name but you may also have additional information and/or photos, newspaper articles, etc. that we could add.
Please contact Post Quartermaster Larry Hume at 936-598-2976, email: chief@chiefimaging.com or on facebook at www.facebook.com/vfw8904.
March 10, 2017 - Cherry Jones, Center Garden Club Flower show chairman, gives final instructions for the club's 51st Annual Small Standard Flower "Cultivating Joy" which will be Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Center Community House, 423 San Augustine Street from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m.
The public will be able to view horticulture and design entries by Center Garden Club members, elementary, and high school students, as well as special exhibits on flowers for bees, the community garden, and worm composting.
Raffle tickets ($1 each) for the garden urn may be purchased by any garden club member or at Bounds Insurance.
Submitted by Linda Bordelon, Publicity Chairman
March 10, 2017 - Jheri-Lynn McSwain, Shelby County Extension Agent for Family and Consumer Science, presented a program on "Vermiculture: Worm Composting" to members of the Center Garden Club at their March 8 meeting at the Community House in Center, Texas.
She discussed the basic requirements, types of worms to use, and what can and should not be composted.
Submitted by Linda Bordelon, Publicity Chairman
March 10, 2017 - The Tenaha High School Robotics teams and their coach, Brenda Farmer, were featured at the Tenaha Businessmen’s Meeting today. The students showed off a few of the robots while Mrs. Farmer explained how the Robotics competitions work. Each team is responsible for building and programming their robot according to the competition regulations. The teams compete against schools of all classifications. This year’s team is headed to state in May!
March 7, 2017 - Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904, Center, Texas and the Auxiliary are proud to announce that Center High School teacher Adam Ramirez has been selected as the post Teacher of the Year, grades 9 – 12.
Mr. Ramirez teaches basic and advanced graphic design and illustration. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with a Major in Graphic Design from the Art Institute of Houston. He has taught at Center ISD since 2013.
Adam has been nominated for competition at the district level and the results should be known by the end of the month. The winner of the district competition then competes at the state VFW level for the right to represent Texas at the national level. Congratulations Adam Ramirez.
Submitted by Larry Hume
March 9, 2017 - Center High School and Center Motor Company are teaming up for "Drive 4 UR School" at Roughrider Stadium today, March 9, from 3:30pm until 7pm!
The event will run TODAY, and each test drive will earn CHS $20 from Ford Motor Company. There is no obligation or purchase required. If you do purchase a Ford, you will earn $750 in addition to all qualifying rebates.
Come out and see some the "Elite East Texas Athletes" in action and earn money for Center High School!
Test drivers must be 18 and an insured licensed driver.
March 9, 2017 - There will be a meeting at the Log Cabin (Chamber of Commerce Building) in San Augustine, March 9th 2017 at 6:15pm. We are inviting people from San Augustine, Sabine and Shelby County who may have an interest as serving as a volunteer for Red Cross.
This meeting is for current Volunteers and anyone in the community interested in the Red Cross and making a positive difference preparing for and responding to disasters.
Meeting Agenda:
- What the Red Cross is doing for San Augustine, Shelby and Sabine Counties and plans to better serve its communities.
- Preparing for Hurricane Season with our Local Government and Shelter Partners.
- Upcoming exercises and training opportunities.
- Further questions please call Scott Brawley 936-238-3328 or Tressie Simon 936-275-2707 or 713-502-5544
March 8, 2017 - Shelby County Children’s Advocacy Center would like to welcome new board members, Josh McAdams, Terry Scull, and Dr. Clayton Windham. We look forward to working with them in furthering our mission of promoting the emotional and physical healing of child abuse victims. Pictured at the March Board of Directors meeting (L-R): DFPS Supervisor Bridgett Willoughby, District Attorney Stephen Shires, Center PD Detective Sergeant Nicole Faulkner, Dr. Clayton Windham, Josh McAdams, Dr. Keith Miller, Sharon Ratcliff, Terry Scull, Don Walker, and SCCAC Executive Director Denise Merriman. Not pictured are Luke Garrett, Jill Matthews, and Katha Bush.
March 8, 2017 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society (PWPS) will be holding their regular monthly meeting Saturday, March 18, 2017, at the First United Methodist Church, on Porter St. in Center, Tx. The meeting will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. There will be a workshop featuring subjects on Lightroom Tips and Tricks. Specializing in how to develop your own pictures. The Club's monthly challenge will present photographs depicting "Texture". All camera enthusiast are welcome to attend. For more information contact Billie Jones, 936-598-7778, or check out the website http://www.pineywoodsphoto.com/
The February Monthly Challenge winners are as follows (Theme: Love):
First Place (Tie) - (left) Billie Jones and (right) Janet Hughes
Second Place - (left) Bobbie Wood, Third Place - (right) Jan Carter
March 7, 2017 - Purdell Sigler and Phillip Archie of the Charles Holston, Inc. Division in Center, Texas participated in the 2017 Haynesville Shale 2-day Bass Tournament representing Gibson Energy. The 2017 Bass Tournament was held at Cypress Bend Park on Toledo Bend and consisted of 158 teams raising $20,000 for the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children.
The Haynesville Shale Bass Tournament was designed to bring the community of natural gas and oil professionals in the Haynesville Shale together in the spirit of sportsmanship and charitable giving, the two-person Haynesville Shall Bass Tournament began in 2010 raising money for the Gingerbread House & Cara Center, child abuse advocacy groups located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The mission of the tournament is to conduct an industry bass tournament in a fun, family friendly atmosphere that will benefit the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children dedicated to the betterment of the children in the Haynesville Shale area of East Texas and Northwest Louisiana. Each year the Board meets with Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, a non-profit organizations in the community, that will receive the proceeds from the tournament.
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