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June 26, 2023 - Timpson Frontier Days is fast approaching and the word is spreading at a quick pace as Kale Milford is making the rounds on his trusty mount, "Roany," as they are inviting neighboring communities to this annual event.
The Frontier Days Pony Express first ran in 1962 and C.W. Milford, who was Kale Milford’s grandfather and constable for Precinct 5 for around 40 years, participated in that first Pony Express run and subsequent rides thereafter.
Pictured are (from left): Paul Smith, Shelby Milford, Kale Milford on "Roany," Doug Milford, Constable Josh Tipton, and Pastor W. Dee Daniel.
In honor of C.W. Milford’s tenure as constable and his participation in the Pony Express, Josh Tipton who is the current Precinct 5 Constable is also traveling with the Pony Express.
The Pony Express traveled to Mt. Enterprise, Garrison, and finally Center on Monday, June 26, 2023, and along with the invitation of Milford to those cities, Paul Smith with the Timpson Area Chamber of Commerce extended a greeting and welcome to those cities to join in at Timpson Frontier Days.
Kale Milford, astride "Roany," extends a greeting and invitation to Deborah Chadwick, who was representing the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and City of Center.
This Thursday, June 29, Frontier Days will begin with the carnival at 5pm; and party in the streets at 6pm under the big tent with DJ Berio.
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Kale Milford's grandfather, Carroll Wayne (C.W.) Milford is seen in this photo from a July 1962 edition of the Timpson Weekly Times as he delivered a letter of invitation, received by Mayor George Smith, to the citizens of Center. (Timpson Weekly Times, 1962)
Pony Express Rider Kale Milford (left), presented an invitation to the citizens of Garrison to participate in Timpson Frontier Days. The invitation was received by Garrison Mayor Keith Yarbrough (right). (Photo Pastor W. Dee Daniel)
Mt. Enterprise Mayor Jim Reese received the invitation on behalf of the citizens of the City of Mt. Enterprise from Kale Milford and "Roany," to join in the festivities at Timpson Frontier Days. Pictured are (from left) Timpson Mayor Debra Smith, Doug Milford (background), Mt. Enterprise Mayor Jim Reese, and Kale Milford on "Roany." (Photo Pastor W. Dee Daniel)
June 23, 2023 - (Photo Album) - Following the aftermath of the fire which occurred at Portacool on Friday, June 17, 2023, representatives have been reaching out to members of their workforce and potentially displaced employees to offer assistance.
A private job fair has was offered to those workers, and was hosted at the John D. Windham Civic Center on Friday, June 23.
Many businesses have offered their assistance, and several had booths set up so they could meet with interested individuals.
“Even in the time of crisis and amidst all this adversity we’re still trying to take care of our team members, those that are on the layoff schedule and those that are still with us,” said Ben Wulf, CEO of Portacool. “That’s part of the Portacool culture is we put our team first, and I hope everybody in the community and hope all our team understands that, and recognizes that and we’re going to continue and abide by those cultural pillars. That’s how we built the company, and that’s how we plan to rebuild the company.”
From left: Billy Clark, Meghan Clark, James Miles, and Jason Miles
June 22, 2023 - Last Friday, when Holiday Nursing and Rehabilitation lost electricity all we needed to do is make a phone call to an local business. Portacool immediately responded and donated four Portacools to maintain our residents' comfort during the excessive heat.
Thank you Portacool, you all are extremely appreciated.
June 21, 2023 - The students listed on the President's Honor Roll at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a perfect 4.0 grade point average in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours.
The university would like to recognize Christian Berry, Timpson, for earning the honor for the Spring 2023 semester.
June 21, 2023 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society held their June meeting this past Saturday. The workshop was on Night Photography and the June Challenge was Architecture/Cityscapes. Members submitted up to three photos to this challenge for Favorite votes and discussions. The challenge favorite was a really tough one, since there was a 3 way tie for 1st Place favorite. The First Place favorites are: "Window Shopping" by Bobbie Jean Wood, "On the Corner" by Billie Haggard Jones and "Jordan 2023" by Lawrence Davis.
All of the challenge photos my be viewed on the Piney Woods Photographic Society Flickr page, https://www.flickr.com/groups/pineywoodsphotographic/
If you are interested in learning more about photography or just like to visit with people who share your passion for photography, feel free to join our next meeting, on the third Saturday of the month, 9:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. at the First Methodist Church, 211 Cora Str., Center, Texas.
June Challenge - Architecture/Cityscapes
"Window Shopping" by Bobbie Jean Wood
"On the Corner" by Billie Haggard Jones
"Jordan 2023" by Lawrence Davis
June 20, 2023 - The students listed on the Dean's List of Academic Honors at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, are undergraduates who have achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5 out of a perfect 4.0 in all work attempted while enrolled in not less than 12 semester hours. The university would like to recognize the following local students for earning the honor for the Spring 2023 semester: Katelyn Bolton, Center; Calizjah Johnson, Center; Raylee Wilburn, Center; and Christian Berry, Timpson.
June 13, 2023 - Center Garden Club selected Matthews Real Estate as Yard of the Month for June. Representing the firm is Vickie Horton and Ariel Liker who stand among a border of dusty miller, pansy and magnolia trees. Within the borders are coral and pink pompom roses and snapdragons of beautiful colors. Ready for a brilliant summer filled with blooms of bright colors, this yard is located at the corner of streets in Center.
Submitted by Carole Ann Chance
June 8, 2023 - The Shelby County Historic 1885 Courthouse will be closed today and tomorrow, June 8-9 due to air conditioning repairs. Plans are to reopen for tours on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
The Historic 1885 Courthouse will be close for a private event on Friday, June 23, 2023.
To keep up with activities at the Historic 1885 Courthouse, visit online at 1885courthouse.com.
June 6, 2023 - Martheaus Perkins of Nacogdoches, a 2020 Center High School graduate, graduated from SFA on May 5th at 6pm as a Summa Cum Laude University Scholar with a Bachelors Degree in Liberal and Applied Arts.
Perkins was recognized for outstanding academic achievements by being named to SFA University’s President’s Honor Roll for the fall 2022 semester. Perkins was one of 923 students named to the President’s Honor Roll.
To qualify for the President’s Honor Roll at SFA, the student must have earned a 4.0 semester GPA in 12 or more semester hours while a full-time, degree-seeking undergraduate student.
June 6, 2023 - VFW Post 8904 Veterans and Auxiliary members gathered at the Shelby County Veterans Memorial to remember D-Day on its 79th anniversary, June 6, 2023.
Larry Hume, Post Quartermaster, opened the ceremony and Kenneth Ramsey, Post Chaplain, gave the opening prayer.
“We’re here today to commemorate the 79th anniversary of one of the most important dates in history,” said Hume. “It’s commonly known as D-Day, the code name was Operation Overlord, and D-Day was the turning point in World War II.”
Hume described how June 6, 1944, saw the start of the largest air and sea operation in military history before, and since that time.
“On December the 6th 1943, President Roosevelt appointed General Dwight D. Eisenhower as commander of the cross-channel operation and on that day, D-Day, the Allies landed around 156,000 troops of which 73,000 were Americans,” said Hume. “Now, it’s hard me and I’m sure you to conceive the epic scope of this decisive battle that foreshadowed the end of Hitler’s dream of Nazi domination."
Hume shared Operation Overlord was the largest air, land and sea operation undertaken, and the landing included over 5,000 ships, 11,000 airplanes as well as over 150,000 service members.
“After years of meticulous planning and [seemingly endless] training, if you were there it all came down to this, you’re in the boat, the boat ramp goes down, then you jump, you swim, you run, and you crawl to the cliffs,” said Hume.
Hume elaborated that many of the first young men, of whom most had not yet reached 20 years of age, entered the surf carrying 80 pounds of equipment, as they faced over 200 yards of beach before reaching the first natural feature offering any protection.
“Blanketed by small arms fire and bracketed by artillery, they found themselves in virtual hell,” said Hume. “When it was over, the Allied Forces had suffered nearly 10,000 casualties and more than 4,000 were dead. Yet, somehow due to planning and preparation and due to the valor and the sacrifice of the Allied forces, Europe had been breached.”
Humes stated there’s no official casualty figure for D-Day, and the total Allied casualties for D-Day are estimated at 10,000 with US Forces having lost over 6,600 men. Five beaches used as entry points were code named Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword.
Ike Reeves, VFW Post 8904 member, placed the memorial wreath upon the Shelby County Veterans Memorial, and Taps was played as presented by Gene Hutto, Past Post Commander.
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