Shelby County Today

From left: Rotarian Howell Howard, Payne Howard, Pam Howard, Mandy Bass, Chad Bass, Rotary Treasurer Lawrence Davis, Rotary Secretary J.J. Ford, and Rotarian John Black.

November 15, 2021 - Chad Bass of Shelbyville is the winner of the Rotary Club’s fall fundraiser for a Generac Guardian 24KW Home Backup Generator! Bass and his wife Mandy were very excited about winning. The family lives in the southern part of the county in the Sabine National Forest area. Having the generator will give them peace of mind at home during all types of weather.

Rotary Club President, Faythe Abraham, gave appreciation, "I believe the uniqueness of the raffle had contributed to its success this year. With February’s Winter storm not far removed from our minds, we can all certainly understand the value and worth of a home generator. We extend a big thank you to everyone who supported the fundraiser, the faithful Rotarians that helped in so many ways, and finally, a big shout out to Rotarian Howard Howell and East Texas Poultry Supply for making the generator fundraiser possible."

The Rotary Club will use proceeds from the fundraiser for charitable donations made by the club to the community. The club has over the years contributed to many local non-profit groups; has made sizable donations to the Catherine Pinkston Roughrider Scholarship Foundation; contributed to construction of the John D. Windham Civic Center, the Center Baseball Park and the Center Softball Park; and most recently bought equipment for the Center Soccer Fields.

The Rotary Club plans to repeat the fundraiser annually and give families another opportunity to win a whole house generator.

November 12, 2021 - On November 10, 2021 VFW Post 8904 Life Member Michael Wulf joined the Center Garden Club at the Blue Star Memorial and placed their Memorial Wreath in honor of Veterans Day.

Local VFW chapter and Kerri Ramos and Meghan Thomas from the Portacool Marketing Team

November 11, 2021 - Portacool supports all veterans that have served our country and would like to extend a huge thank you to each one!

We are proud to champion these individuals in our community. As part of our ongoing dedication to this amazing group of individuals, Portacool hosted a luncheon and presented a donation to Shelby County VFW Post 8904 at our corporate office today.

Again, we would like to say thank you for the sacrifice and dedication to our country!

November 10, 2021 - Last Wednesday, November 3rd, preschoolers enjoyed a program at the Fannie Brown Booth Library Preschool Story Time. Mrs. Terri Lacher read a story to the children about Fall. The children listened to a story about the leaves changing colors and falling from the trees. Mrs. Lacher asked questions about the story which the children were eager to answer.

Following the story, Librarian Sandra Davis and volunteer Roy Davis had a variety to crafts for the children to make related to the Fall theme. One of the activities included drawing their handprint as if it were a tree and then gluing heart-shaped leaves onto the tree with some of the leaves falling to the ground. Parents and grandparents who attended with the children enjoyed sharing in the craft time and getting to visit with each other.

Preschool Story Time is offered at 10:30am each Wednesday at the Library at no cost. We appreciate Librarian Sandra Davis and the volunteers who work so hard to make this program both an enjoyable and learning opportunity for our youngest library patrons. Parents and grandparents and other special adults are invited to attend with the Preschool children and join in the fun.

Mary Lynn Tinkle