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March 8, 2022 - The William Carroll Crawford Chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas will join with the Gateway to Texas Chapter of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and the J J E Gibson Chapter of the Children of the Republic of Texas for a joint meeting celebrating March as Texas History Month. The meeting will be held Saturday, March 12, at the Sam Samford Lodge in Center at 10am. Members of the CRT Chapter will assist in the program; "The Texas flag, its history and meaning", and will conduct a flag retirement ceremony following the meeting. Those attending the meeting are asked to bring a sack lunch. Drinks and dessert will be furnished. For more information call Maggie at 248-3361. Come celebrate part of our Texas heritage with us.
Update: As of August 5, 2023, SAKS Of Love has relocated to Hope’s Tenaha Clinic, 164 Wall Street, Tenaha, Texas 75974.
March 8, 2022 - A ribbon cutting was held Saturday, March 5, 2022 in Tenaha at the SAKS Of Love newly opened location at 193 North George Bowers Drive. Attending to celebrate with SAKS Of Love founders Lorenzo and Christina Leary were Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors, representatives with the City of Tenaha, and community members.
Christina Leary, Executive Director, spoke first, “Hello everybody, thank you so much for being here. We appreciate you coming out and sacrificing your time [on a Saturday]… thank God, God bless y’all, thank you.” Emotions began getting to Leary as she spoke, “I’m just thankful for all the people that I love for being here today. Thank you for my board being here.”
From left: Lashalla McCollister, Board Chairperson; Vicky Amy, Representative of Families; Pamela Cleaver, volunteer; Christina Leary; Executive Director and co-founder; Lorenzo Leary, co-founder; Frejaie Dimery-Tate, Board Vice-Chairperson; Ariel Higginbotham, Board Secretary/Treasurer; and Jared Higginbotham, volunteer.
Vice-Chairperson, Frejaie Dimery-Tate, then gave an invocation, “I’m gonna ask that you focus on Him, God is doing something amazing through SAKS Of Love and just through this building. And we’re super excited about what God is going to do but I also want God to also bless each of you for showing up and sacrificing your time, for giving in any way that you do and so I’m not only praying for the success of SAKS Of Love but I’m also praying for the good Godly success of each and every single one of you that are in the building today.” Frejaie then prayed for all and for the success of the organization and gave thanks to God for the building, all the donations, and all the sacrifices.
Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassador Stephanie Elswick then spoke on behalf of the Chamber, “We are very proud of you, proud of you both. The Chamber is proud of you and we welcome you with all of our hearts and we are here for you whenever and however.” She then invited Christina Leary to speak about the mission of the organization.
Leary spoke about the beginning, “It’s been five years, I never thought that we would get this far or even just to have a building. We started out with two dollars, trying to coupon, and just trying to bless an elderly person that didn’t have anything. Going and doing wellness checks, and then God just continued to grow it to what it is today. So, I’m just so grateful to be able to pay it forward.” Leary spoke about her childhood growing up poor in the city of Tenaha and how the help received from the community helped plant a seed in her and then God was able to blossom the seed of giving and caring to be able to accomplish what the organization does. She continued to give God the glory for everything.
SAKS of Love (Sending A Kingdom Sacrifice Of Love) was founded in 2017. It is a non-profit organization originally founded on the awareness of our senior citizens needing support and love. With a mission of “Serving the community one neighbor at a time,” it has grown to provide help and spread love through giving in five counties: Shelby, Angelina, Panola, Nacogdoches, and Smith. It assists with a homeless ministry in Tyler on the 2nd Saturday of every month; gives recognition to others with ‘Pillar Award’ and ‘Inspiring Youth Award’ presentations in their Inspired by You campaign; raises funds for scholarships for youth; assists with Christmas gifts for elderly and for kids; blesses 7 to 10 families each month with household needs; and now manages a location in Tenaha.
SAKS Of Love’s location at 193 North George Bowers Drive, Tenaha, Texas 75954 is open the 1st Saturday of the month from 9am until 12noon (Hours open updated 9/30/2022). Emergency situations can be submitted through the website SAKSofLove.org or by phone 936-800-8323.
February 28, 2022 - The SCCAC would like to thank everyone who helped make the 10th annual Princess Ball a success! It was an extra special evening, made possible only through the generous support of businesses and individuals in our community.
We would like to thank this year's sponsors and donors: 4L Logging LLC, Boom Boom Photo Booth, Brookshire Brothers, Dazzle Me Pink & Blue, Farmers State Bank, Few Ready Mix, Gaspar Décor, GCS Cakes by Cindy Metteauer, High Roller Group, Hospice Plus, Hughes Florist, Joe’s Car Spa, Lawfirm of Fairchild, Price, Haley & Smith, Lawrence Davis Photography, Leah Chase Balloon Artist, Mathews Realty, McAdams Propane, New Mexico Credit, Nix Forest Industries Inc., Paul and Debra Smith, Priority Family Healthcare, Quickstop Stores, Red River Credit, Shani’s Catering, Shelby Savings Bank, Snell Photography, Steel Building Supply, Storibook Photography, Texan Credit, Texas Glacier Ice, The Coral Cactus, Timpson ISD, Tomlin Insurance, and Trails End Grocery & RV.
We would also like to thank our tireless volunteers who worked hard to make everything look beautiful for our guests of honor. We appreciate you all so much!
February 25, 2022 - Shelby County Outreach Ministries is accepting bids for our Helping Hands Outreach Center building located at 930 Shelbyville Street. The bid will be for exterior and interior work. If you are interested in placing a bid, please contact Sherry Harding at 936-598-4990 to set up an appointment. All bids need to be turned in by March 1, 2022. Thank you and God Bless.
February 22, 2022 - The Timpson Public Library is proud to announce the addition of E-Read Texas books to our collection. Patrons may access this collection using their Apple and Android phones or tablets. Patrons will need to come by the library and have a password added to the library card account. If you don’t have a library card you can apply for one at the library.
Once you have your library card number and your password download the SimplyE app. Select the Timpson Public Library from the list of libraries and a collection will be downloaded allowing you to select books to read. Most books are checked out for 20 days. If you haven’t returned the book by that time it will be checked in automatically. No book will ever be late and there will never be a late charge.
Please drop by for additional information. The library is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9am until 5pm. We are looking forward to seeing you!
February 21, 2022 - The Piney Woods Photographic Society (PWPS) held their regular monthly meeting this past Saturday in Center, Texas. There was a workshop presented by Billie F. Jones on "Black and White Photography" in preparation for next month's photo challenge. The February Challenge included photographs submitted by members for voting on Favorites and discussions.
The next PWPS meeting will be the 3rd Saturday of the month, March 19th, at the First United Methodist Church, 211 Cora Street, Center, Texas, 9am until 12 noon. If you have a passion for photography or want to learn more about cameras, feel free to attend this meeting. Follow us on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/groups/PineyWoodsPhoto.
If you want to see all the photographs submitted to the Challenge, view the PWPS Flickr page, https://www.flickr.com/groups/pineywoodsphotographic/
For more information on memberships or meetings contact any club member or Billie F. Jones by email at billiejones602@gmail.com.
February Challenge "Macro Photography"
1st place - Bobbie J. Wood - "King Tut"
2nd place - Billie F. Jones - "Eye of the Needle"
3rd place (Tie) - Debra Cockrell - "Tinker Toys"
3rd place (Tie) - Jan Huffman Carter - "Colors and Lines"
Members and guests pictured are: Don Richey, Shirley Richey, Carole Ann Chance, George and Martha (Buster and Carolyn), Pam Sykes, Janette Wittmann, Robbie Kerr, Sandy Prislac, Cherry Jones and Rita Hughes.
February 14, 2022 - The Center Garden Club met on Wednesday, February 9th, for its regular monthly meeting. Very special guests, President George Washington and wife, Martha (aka Buster and Carolyn Bounds), were in attendance to highlight his birthday and interest in horticulture. Martha shared George's great interest in native trees, gardening, landscaping and farming saying he would use only native trees from the area on his vast acreage.
Following a short business meeting and lunch served by hostesses Robbie Kerr and Sandy Prislac, a program was presented by Don Richey who demonstrated the art of making wreaths and other decorative items from vines and other natural materials; all the while, relating interesting stories of some of his encounters with plants and wildlife while exploring the woodlands. Later, members where invited to make something of their own.
Submitted by Rita Hughes
February 14, 2022 - Timpson Area Genealogy and Heritage Society is pleased to announce Scott Sosebee will be our speaker on Wednesday, February 16, at 2 PM, in the Timpson Public Library annex.
Mr. Sosebee is a Professor of History at SFA and the Executive Director of the East Texas Historical Association, as well as author of five books on Texas history. The latest is "What is It About Texas: Essays on the Lone Star State," published by Stephen F. Austin State University and Texas A&M Press Consortium.
The public is invited to attend.
February 13, 2022 - The Shelby County Aggie Moms' are currently accepting scholarship applications for the Fall 2022 semester.
Applicants must be a graduate of a Shelby County or San Augustine County high school, and must be enrolled in the Texas A&M University, College Station campus, for the 2022 Fall semester. High school applicants are encouraged to contact the high school counselor to complete the online application.
Other applicants should contact Carey Agnew at carey.agnew@centerisd.org. All applications are due on or before February 15, 2022. Late applications will not be considered. Gig'em Aggies!
February 8, 2022 - Texas A&M Forest Service is having a Free Tree Seedling Giveaway on Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 9:30am until 11:30am (or while supplies last) at the downtown Courthouse square in Center, Texas. The giveaway is drive thru and allows for 2-3 seedlings per household. They will have Black Oak, Sawtooth Oak, Shumard Oak, Bald Cypress, and Mayhaw. The seedlings are free to the public on a first come, first serve basis while supplies last.
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