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From left: (Standing) Kellie Jean Baty, Activity Director; Rhonda McSwain, Dietary Manager; Karen Campbell, Human Resources; Daniel Rogers, Administrator; and (Seated) Mayor David Chadwick
May 15, 2023 - City of Center Mayor David Chadwick signed a proclamation at Holiday Nursing and Rehab declaring May 14-20, 2023 at National Nursing Home Week.
The proclamation reads as follows:
WHEREAS, we honor and respect our elders and citizens of any age with physical or intellectual disabilities who reside in skilled nursing care centers in Center, Texas; and,
WHEREAS, skilled nursing care centers throughout our area are holding events in observance of National Nursing Home Week, May 14 - 20, 2023, using this year's theme of "Cultivating Kindness," and,
WHEREAS, I urge all citizens to visit a loved one, family member or friend residing in any care setting and offer a kind word, a personal touch, and spend time participating in various activities to unite those from all walks of life in need of our continuing love and support; and,
WHEREAS, my administration is committed to quality health care, we take this moment to embrace the essence of the theme "Cultivating Kindness." Let's join all residents, patients, caregivers, nurses, other staff, volunteers and visitors in celebrating their special week; and,
NOW THEREFORE, I, DAVID CHADWICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CENTER, in recognition of this event do hereby proclaim the week of May 14-20, 2023, as National Nursing Home Week, a week to honor both our vulnerable citizens who receive care and the dedicated ones giving care.
In witness thereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the City of Center to be affixed this 14th day of May, 2023.
David Chadwick, Mayor
May 11, 2023 - Center Garden Club met on Wednesday, May 10 at the AgriLife Ext. office in Center. Pam Sykes and Sandy Prislac were our hostesses opened with prayer and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. The program was about table settings. Pam Sykes shared some of her expertise on how to properly set a table for plant show competitions or entertaining at home. We all learned some usual tips on how to properly set a table. The members of CGC would like to thank the AgriLife crew for always being so gracious in allowing us to hold some meetings there.
This will be our last meeting for the season. The next few months we will be hibernating due to the miserable East Texas heat. However,we will be celebrating National Garden Week with a mini plant show on June 5-9 at Farmers State Bank. Please stop by Farmers State Bank and see our mini plant show.
For more information about the Center Garden Club please email Marsha Ann at studioonthenine@yahoo.com
New Officers: Carol Ann Chance-Club President and Marsha Ann Barnett-Club Secretary
May 10, 2023 - Mimi’s Plant Nursery celebrated with a ribbon cutting event on Thursday, May 4, 2023, hosted by the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors.
Shelby County Chamber of Commerce President Deborah Chadwick introduced Melissa Evans, owner of Mimi’s Plant Nursery, and invited her to share about her business.
“Welcome Melissa and Mimi’s Nursery to the Chamber of Commerce family and we’re really, really excited,” said Chadwick.
Evans worked at Joaquin ISD for 16 years and said she was ready to make a change when she started Mimi’s Plant Nursery with the help of her husband, Gary Evans.
“I started three seasons ago, we started with just the little green house,” said Evans.
Evans said they started with a little green house, $1,200 and filled up the green house with plant life.
“Everything that I’ve needed has fallen in my hands, it’s like God said ‘here you go,’” said Evans.
She said she is happy now, doing what she loves and the people who come to see her are there because they want to be. She explained she enjoys meeting and talking with customers and she’s thankful to be there and is looking forward to the business continuing to grow.
Mimi’s Plant Nursery’s normal business hours are Thursday through Saturday from 9am until 5pm and she can put together custom planted pots. Customers can bring their own pots, or there are sometimes pots available to choose from.
Mimi’s Plant Nursery is located at 9334 Highway 7 E in Joaquin and can be reached by calling 936-590-1171.
From left: Garden Club members Judy Matthews, Pam Sykes, Janette Wittmann, Carole Ann Chance, Marsha Barnett, Carolyn Bounds, and Cherry Jones.
May 10, 2023 - Center Garden Club members celebrated National Arbor Day a bit early this year on April 14th by purchasing a redbud tree for planting on the Community House grounds.
The club thanks member Marsha Barnett and her husband Billy for actually planting the redbud. The last Friday in April is designated as National Arbor Day while Texas Arbor Day is set for the first Friday in November.
Center Garden Club plants trees in both November and April annually and urges everyone to plant and nurture trees in celebration of the myriad of ways trees enrich our lives.
May 9, 2023 - Shelby County Aggie Moms would like to congratulate our Spring 2023 Texas A&M Graduates.
They are:
- Jodi Blount, Bachelor of Science, Allied Health, (2019 Graduate of Chireno HS)
- Sam McSwain, Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology (2019 Graduate of Center HS)
- Sadie Ramsey, Bachelor of Business Administration in Management (2020 Graduate of Timpson HS)
We are proud of our Aggies and wish them all the best!
Graduations will be held in College Station, Texas, May 11 and May 12, 2023. Whoop and Gig’EM
May 8, 2023 - Many Shelby County residents and visitors were presented the opportunity to time travel a little bit, as a retake of a photo from 1923 was done on Friday, May 5, 2023.
Participants in the photo event mostly staged at the inside corner just across from the Rio Theatre where photographer Lawrence Davis climbed a tall ladder to get the shot.
Buster Bounds was also taking an aerial view of the proceedings with a drone camera.
Native to Center and son to the late Joe Louis Jones (former Shelby County Historical Courthouse docent, and historian), Ben Jones and his wife Michelle, had seen on Shelby County Today that the photo was being taken and traveled from College Station to participate in this event. They remarked May 4 was his father’s birthday.
Once the photo was completed, the crowd dispersed and the regular hustle and bustle of traffic on the square continued.
Print availability will tentatively be announced a week from the publication of this article.
Related article: Center Square Photo’s 100th Anniversary; Retake May 5th
May 8, 2023 - Shred Day is scheduled for this Friday, May 12th from 10:00am until 2:00pm. The Shredding truck will be on the downtown square in front of the Chamber offices.
The Shredding service is provided free to the public as a service of the Shelby County Beautiful Clean program of the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce and our generous Presenting Sponsor, Republic Services and our generous Gold Sponsor, Farmers State Bank.
For more information please contact the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce at (936) 598-3682 or info@shelbycountychamber.com.
May 5, 2023 - The Fannie Brown Booth Library staff would like to thank all of the Friends of the Library who worked with the Spring Book Sale. Some worked with set up of the sale. Some worked during the sale. Some worked with breakdown of the sale. Some took part in all of it. Please know that all of you and your hard work are deeply appreciated. We would also like to thank the ones that attended the book sale and purchased books. We hope you found a treasure, whether it be an old favorite or a new favorite author. The money raised from the Book Sale will be used to purchase new books for the Library. Again, we thank you for your part in making our Spring Book Sale a success.
May 3, 2023 - Most of you have seen the old picture of the downtown square – the one with the oxen and horses on the flat and unpaved square with a fence around the Courthouse lawn instead of the step-up we have today. It was taken on May 5, 1923 by local photographer Roy R. Loving.
On May 5, 2023 a photo will be taken in honor of the photo’s 100th Anniversary. We would love for everyone to be on the square and in the picture. The photo will be taken around 2:00pm on Friday, May 5th. It will be a fun comparison to the changes on the square in the past 100 years. More information will be available at a later date.
Below is the article written about the event, published on May 9, 1923 in The Champion.
“A four-up ox team appeared on the streets here Saturday and it created more attention than anything else in town. Horses were hard to get to pass the team as it stood on the street and the general citizenship inspected them. It was noticeable that the horses were afraid of the oxen and cared nothing for the many automobiles around them. This is a reverse of conditions of only a few years ago.
"While the ox team was “parked” on the square Photographer Loving took a street scene picture with the ox team, a Cadillac touring car and Federal Truck parked with the team. This picture will be printed in this paper at a later date, also a picture of a street scene in Center 19 years ago. The ox team here referred to belongs to Mr. McDaniel, north of town, and he has two of the four-up teams. There only a few teams in the county at this time and the only thing that they are used for is logging and that only in sections where it is hard to get mule teams in the woods.”
Thank you to J.J. Ford for finding the above article.
It was during this time that Mr. H.B. Johnson (the Chamber’s first Chairman of the Board) was responsible for passing two major bonds, one of which was used for paving the streets around the square and to extend the pavement down the main streets leading into the square. The streets were paved a year or so after the picture was taken.
It was the task of the Chamber to get all the stores in Center to close in order for the male employees to work on the road projects. At that time, roads into town were “pretty bad” and not maintained. All males over the age of 21 years, were required to give five days a year working on the roads, or hire someone to take his place.
Electric lights were also introduced around this time period.
May 3, 2023 - Morrison Insurance Agency in Center celebrated their 100th anniversary on April 28, 2023.
Shelby county Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and community members were at the location to join in on the festivities.
Tem Morrison, Morrison Insurance Agency, addressed those in attendance giving all the credit to the businesses customers and naming members of the staff.
“Couldn’t have made this without our customers, they’re the ones that deserve credit,” said Morrison. “The staff that we’ve had, various people, but now we’ve got JoLynn Fountain, Monica Watson, Connie Morrison. They’re our current staff, doing a great job. So, I’d like to thank everybody for coming out.”
Deborah Chadwick, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce President, presented Morrison with a crystal award commemorating the 100th anniversary of the business.
Related article: 100th Anniversary Celebration Morrison Insurance Agency
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