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August 2, 2016 - Center Police Department would like to thank Casey Lout, Director of Public Relations and Sara Lloyd, RN with Affinity Hospice for coming by with goodie bags for everyone at the Police Department.
The ladies and Affinity Hospice wanted to show their appreciation for all law enforcement and the job they do.
(From left) Det. Stephen Stroud, Det. Nicole Faulkner, Sara Lloyd, RN, Casey Lout, Director of Public Relations, and Sgt. Duane Gordon
July 29, 2016 - Whitlee Reed, President of the Center FFA Chapter, received her State Degree Pin and Certificate at the 88th annual Texas FFA State Convention in Dallas, Texas.
The Lone Star Degree is the highest degree of membership the State FFA Association can award with only 2 percent of all Texas FFA members earning this honor. There are many requirements that must be met for a member to receive this prestigious award, including receiving a Chapter FFA Degree, community service hours, high recommendations, and serving in the leadership position within the FFA.
Congratulations to Whitlee for earning her Lone Star Degree and proving that hard work does indeed pay off!
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July 29, 2016 - Members of Shelby County Memorial Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8904, the Auxiliary, veterans and citizens gathered in the Historic Courthouse on the Center Square in observance of the 63rd Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice.
After an opening prayer, Post Quartermaster Larry Hume welcomed those in attendance and gave some background on the Korean War noting that there were 33,686 battle deaths and 103,000 wounded with still 7,807 Americans missing in action. The names of the five Shelby County Citizens killed in action were read by Auxiliary members Mary Fausett and Shannon Guynes. They are Clifford Hughes, Johnny V. Mena, Bobbie F. Mock, Billy Clyde Stephenson, and Leonard Williams. The name of Willie E. Windham who has been missing in action since August 1950 was also read.
Framed certificates recognizing their service in the Korean War were presented by Post Commander Gene Hutto to VFW Post 8904 Service Officer John Piersol and US Marine Corps Veteran Dale Stepp of Tenaha received a book titled “Korea Reborn” . Susan Lafitte Watkins accepted a certificate of service on behalf of her father Albert Henry Lafitte who passed away in 1996. Korean War Veteran Willie E. Windham has been missing in action since August 1950. Representing the Windham family and receiving a framed certificate of service was sister-in-law Mary Windham and niece Nadine Windham Parker.
The Memorial Wreath was then placed by the Windham family and the program was closed with the playing of Taps. The members of the VFW Post 8904 and the Auxiliary would like to thank those who took the time to remember our Korean War Veterans.
Center Noon Lions Club members stand by the 2016 Jeep Sport Wrangler
July 25, 2016 – It’s that time of year again! Members with the Center Noon Lions Club are currently accepting donations for their 2016 Jeep Sport Wrangler fundraiser with proceeds benefiting community projects.
The fundraiser drawing will be held on Saturday, October 8, 2016 at the 40th annual East Texas Poultry Festival. Donations are $100 per ticket and only 600 tickets will be sold. Tickets are available from any Center Noon Lion Club member. The first ticket drawn will win the 2016 Jeep Wrangler and the next four tickets drawn will receive $250 each.
Through their humanitarian efforts from fundraiser donations, the Center Noon Lions Club locally supports charities, schools, children’s eye glasses, children with health problems as well as assisting with the building of baseball and softball fields.
Details regarding the Center Noon Lions Club 2016 Jeep Sport Wrangler annual fundraiser and ticket purchases can be obtained by contacting Danny Foster, Center Noon Lions Club Vehicle Raffle Chairman at (936) 590-0146 or dannyjackfoster@hotmail.com.
July 25, 2016 - Members of Sam Samford Lodge #149 in Center had a cool idea, get some fans and give them to people in Shelby County who otherwise would not have one.
Every summer the news media tells of someone who died due to extreme heat in their home.
Several churches, businesses and other organizations joined the effort by donating cold hard cash. They are: Antioch Baptist Church, Center Auto Repair, Center Glass, Center Noon Lions Club, Center Tire Company, Farmers State Bank, First Methodist Church, General Shelters, Shelby Savings Bank, Texas State Bank, Watson and Sons Funeral Home and Wal-Mart Supercenter.
Shelby County Outreach Ministries will distribute the over 100 fans.
July 25, 2016 - Shelia Burch, formerly of Center, recently moved to Bowie, Maryland. This summer the grand kids have been visiting in Maryland and before they went back to Texas they wanted to do something for the police officers with all the negativity in the media. They chose to make goody bags for the officers to thank them for their service.
The girls delivered them to the Police Department. Lt. John Knott along with other officers happily accepted them. As the grand kids introduced themselves, the policemen gave each of them a bag of goodies as well for their gesture of kindness.
Shelia said, "I am proud of my granddaughters!"
This is the sweet email Shelia Burch received from Lt. John Knotts:
In today’s world the fact that they thought of us and wanted to do something for us means so much more than you can know. It restores our belief in society and the better nature of man, reminding us of why we do this job. Thank you for bring them by, they were a bright spot in our day that will not soon be forgotten.
July 25, 2016 - Members and guests of the Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society “took another look” at some of the historical buildings around town at their July meeting last Thursday. The audience viewed a slide show of recent photos of interesting architectural details on homes and buildings around town and then tried to identify the building to which it belongs. Each attendee was given a numbered answer sheet upon which he or she was to write the identity of the building in the photo, with “where Aunt Martha used to live” or “the building next to where the old ice plant was” being acceptable answers. After a pause, a photo of the entire building was shown. The person getting the most correct answers would win a gift certificate to Whataburger.
The difficulty of identification varied widely, with some details universally recognized and others a mystery to almost everyone. From the chimney on the Leonard Tyer house on Bear Drive to the brickwork on the Blair building downtown to the shrubbery leading to the entrance to THS, contestants were visually whisked all over the city. Though not really a building, SoSo Park's stone bridge and the bronze WPA plaque from the park's entrance were included. Most buildings were featured only once, but some local buildings contain so many interesting details that they were in several slides. The old bank building has so many interesting details that it was the subject of three slides. After all twenty-eight eight architectural elements and the buildings to which they belong had been shown, the seaarch for the contestant with the highest score began by counting down the number of items missed. The difficulty of the contest was evident when it was revealed that everyone had missed at least ten of the twenty-eight questions! TAGHS member Garland Downing had the high score and was awarded the gift certificate. There were no losers, though, since audience members shared many wonderful facts and memories about the buildings and homes shown.
TAGHS meets at 2pm on the third Wednesday of each month in the Meeting Room of the Timpson Public Library, located on the corner of Austin and Bremond streets. The public is invited.
July 22, 2016 - The family of Judy Brinson Rufus would like to express our thanks for all of the prayers, visits, flowers and any contributions made during our time of mourning. May God bless you-all!
The Brinson Family
July 20, 2016 - Center City Council, Portacool and members of the community attended a ceremonial ground breaking on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 to kick-off construction for the new Portacool Park project.
The groundbreaking was held at the Center Mini Park at the intersection of Childs Street, Fair Street, and Malone Drive behind City Hall. City of Center Mayor David Chadwick expressed words of appreciation to Portacool for their continued investment into the community.
The expansion of the park, the new Portacool Park, will include a quarter-mile walking trail, new restroom facilities, large covered pavilion, basketball court, a multi-purpose soccer field, as well as additional parking area.
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July 20, 2016 (Photos by Sonya Wilburn) - The White Rock Missionary Baptist Church youth group traveled to the Shelby County Sheriff's Department and the Center Police Department to deliver baskets of goodies and words of appreciation on Thursday, July 14, 2016.
Following recent events in the world, the kids told Sonya Wilburn, youth leader at the church, they wanted to do something nice for local law enforcement. Wilburn told the kids that it does not matter what your skin color is or who you are - every life matters. No matter who passes away someone is affected by death because they have parents, children or close friends and their life matters.
Wilburn said, "We wanted to do something nice to show appreciation to our law enforcement. All you ever hear is bad things going on in the world and I wish we could change that but we can't, but we can sure encourage people to do what's right. Every life matters!"
The group went to both the departments and presented them with a basket full of chips and candy and a message, 'Have some treats before you hit the streets!'
While at the police department, officers gave the youth a tour of the station and let them try on some of the equipment an officer wears. All enjoyed the visit.
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