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Zumba Fitness Offering Saturday Classes - March 16, 2010
Submitted by Edgar Cortez
Zumba Fitness with Martha will be having classes on the fallowing Saturdays: March 20,
April 3, 10 and 24, and
May 1st. Classes start at 10:00 A.M.
Regular classes are still in session.
For more information contact Edgar at (936) 332-6129 |
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7th
Annual Center Fly-In scheduled
for May 1
- March 15, 2010
The Center Municipal
Airport will be open
to visitors by land
and by air on Saturday,
May 1 for the 7th Annual
Fly-In in Center, Texas.
Two rides in a T-6
Texan plane will be
raffled off with the
drawing to be held at
1:00 p.m. at the airport.
You may purchase your
raffle ticket for $5.00
or 5 for $20.00 at the
following locations:
The Light and Champion,
Center Broadcasting,
Dance Furniture and
the Shelby County Chamber
of Commerce.
The Texas Heatwave
will present a remote
control aircraft demonstration.
The Young Eagles will
fly kids ages 8 to17
from 2:00 p.m. until
4:00 p.m. Students may
come by the Shelby County
Chamber of Commerce
to pre-register or at
the airport between
10:30 a.m. and noon
on Saturday, May 1.
All registrations must
have parent/guardian
signature.
Center is proud of
its airport facilities
and looks forward to
seeing guests and aviators
on Saturday,
May 1. Admission is
free. Bring your lawn
chairs and enjoy the
activities for a day
filled with family fun.
The Center Municipal
Airport is located at
397 FM 1656 in Center,
Texas off of State Highway
7 East.
For more information
or to register children
for the Young Eagles
flight, please contact
the Shelby County Chamber
of Commerce at (936)
598-3682 or info@shelbycountychamber.com
or visit us at www.shelbycountychamber.com.
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National
Ag Day/Week -
March 15, 2010
National Ag Day will
be March 20th, National
Ag Week is March 14th
- 20th.
National Ag Day is
a day to recognize and
celebrate the abundance
provided by agriculture.
Every year, producers,
agricultural associations,
corporations, universities,
government agencies
and countless other
across America join
together to recognize
the contributions of
agriculture.
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East
Texas Disciples Meet
With Success -
March 15, 2010
Submitted by Jeana
Chessher
The East
Texas Disciples, a chapter
of the Christian Motorcyclist
Association, forming
in Center met with success
Saturday at Sam Samford
Lodge. Over thirty people
including the Texas
State Coordinator, two
Area Representatives and
President of the Pineywoods
Peace Makers Chapter
in Nacogdoches were
present. The new chapter
received information
necessary to complete
all of the requirements
to receive a charter.
At the end of the meeting
a Bike Blessing was
held. Fourteen bikes
and a truck was blessed.
Then the group went
for a ride and some
great food and fellowship.
If you are interested
in joining the group
or just looking for
someone to ride with
contact Paul Ragan at
936-488-1168 or paulragan@hughes.net
or Travis E. Snider
at 598-6145 or tesnider@aol.com
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Wash
Tub Guitar Music -
March 15, 2010
Submitted by Paticia
Samuels
 The
residents of Holiday
Nursing Center were
treated to the music
of an old time "Wash
Tub Bass Guitar"
when Gena Porterfield
and her piano students
performed their monthly
music program at the
facility. The residents
were delighted, especially
when they were allowed
to take turns playing
the old time instrument
themselves. Mr. Charles
Gilbert loaned the "Wash
Tub Guitar" to
Ms. Porterfield for
the occasion. We would
like to thank Mr. Gilbert,
Ms Porterfield and her
students for a wonderful
experience. Pictured
are: Gena Porterfield,
Valarie Kirkwood, Abbey
and Alissa Hailey and
Wayland Taylor, resident
of Holiday. Ms Golda
Punkoney is looking
on.
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Cody
Hamilton Wins the Silver
Stick Award - March
12, 2010
Submitted by Tammy
Hamilton
 Each
year at the Shelby County
Livestock Show a senior
is selected to receive
the coveted Silver Stick
Award. This award is given
in Memory of Mr. Bill
Cooper by his family.
This year’s recipient
is Cody Hamilton.
Cody is a senior at
Joaquin High School; he
has been participating
in the County Livestock
Show since 1998. The show
began in 1997, with the
help of Mrs. Jane Cooper,
and the next year a pee
wee class was started.
Cody began his show career
with a pen of rabbits
at the age of 5. After
showing rabbits for a
few years, Cody began
raising goats and he has
been showing goats ever
since. He raised his first
heifer when he was only
eight, at that time you
had to show a heifer before
your first steer. Since
then he has shown five
steers and raised a scramble
heifer. Cody always enjoyed
raising and showing cattle,
but the drop in the number
of animals auctioned kept
him from showing one anymore.
Cody has been very fortunate
to win several Grand Champion
Awards, Reserve Champion
Awards and other prizes.
Because of many businesses
and families like the
Cooper’s continuing
to give and support the
kids in our community,
many winners are still
to come.
Cody would like to say
“THANK YOU”
to each and everyone who
has ever given and supported
the county show, because
of you he will always
have many fond memories
to look back on.
Pictured is Cody
Hamilton receiving his
trophy belt buckle from
his FFA Advisor and Ag
Science Teacher Josie
Nichols. |
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Pine
Grove Residents and Staff
Appreciate Hillcrest Baptist
Church - March
12, 2010
Submitted by Peggy
Hughes
Each Friday morning,
David Lee, Sylvia Hearn
and Allie Hughes bring
smiles to our resident’s
faces with the faithfulness
of a handshake, a hug
followed by an old fashioned
Heavenly Highway sing
along.
Bro. Vaughn then shares
the saving grace of our
Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. Bro. Vaughn has
been a volunteer here
since the building first
opened many years ago.
Hillcrest Baptist, thank
you for your personal
touch in our residents
lives each week!
I will do whatever you
ask in my name”
John 14:13 |
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Thank
You from Lacy White Terry
- March 11, 2010
Submitted by Lacy
White Terry
My family and I would
like to thank everyone
for the gifts, calls,
visits, and especially
the prayers, during my
illness and hospital stay.
God is good to me and
has blessed me beyond
measure with loving family
and friends. Please continue
to pray for me and may
God bless each of you. |
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Center
United Pentecostal Church
Brings Comfort and Cheer
to Pine Grove Residents
- March
10, 2010
Submitted by Peggy
Hughes
The one who believes
in me will also do the
works that I do.”
John 14:12
Your wholehearted
efforts and the warmth
you share clearly show
how much you care of others.
This morning
Gina Porterfield, Delicia
Eaves, Christy Mills,
Christene Borders, and
Hugh Fleming shared the
blessed hope of Christ
in song, with the name
of Jesus being lifted
high. Some of the old
familiar hymns sang were,
This World is Not My Home,
O For a Thousand Tongues
to Sing, He Keeps Me Singing,
and many more.
Pine Grove
residents join in singing
along.
This morning
a special guest, Charles
Gilbert shared his piano
talents and was loved
by all.
We invite
you to join us the first
Wednesday of each month
at 10:00 AM to listen
to Pastor Steve Harris,
and the second Wednesday
beginning at 10:00 AM
the Border Sisters are
faithful to come and sing.
Volunteers
are helping people by
touching lives! |
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Thank
You From the McCollister
Family -
March 10, 2010
Submitted by Joyce
Johnson
The family
of Mr. Kenneth McCollister,
would like to take this
time to thank everyone
for your prayers, flowers,
food, phonecalls, and
whatever you've done to
console our hearts during
our time of bereavement.
We would like to extend
a special thanks to Hicks
Mortuary and our local
VFW Post #8904. May God
bless each of you. |
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Relay
for Life T-Shirts for
Sale - March
5, 2010
Submitted by Kristin
Whisenant
 
We still have Relay for
Life t-shirts for sale.
They are $18/each. Contact
Kristin Whisenant at 591-9506,
Christie Stringer 598-6627,
or Tiffany Pope 591-8933. |
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Fifty
Dollars Could Win You
a 2010 Ford Mustang -
March 4, 2010
Submitted by Martha Rushing
Farmers State Bank Employee
Relay for Life Team will
give away a Red 2010 Ford
Mustang for a $50 donation
raffle. Drawing will be
held at the Shelby County
Relay for Life 2010 on
April 30 at 7pm at the
Center Roughrider Stadium.
All proceeds will go to
the Shelby County Relay
for Life fundraiser. For
more informatin about
Shelby County Relay for
Life, visit Relay for
Life online at
http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=24203
Raffle
Rules: You must be at
least 18 years old to
win. The winner will be
responsible for all taxes,
title, registration fees
and insurance and vehicle
will not be delivered
until all taxes and fees
have been paid by the
winner. Winner must also
provide a SSN, which will
be used solely for filing
IRS Form 1099 as per Federal
Law. Purchase of raffle
tickets are not tax-deductible
contributions.
To purchase
tickets, ask any Farmers
State Bank employees
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22nd
Annual What-A-Melon Festival
Logo Design Contest -
March
4, 2010
Entries are now being
accepted for the Annual
What-A-Melon Festival
Logo Design Contest.
Logo Design entries must
be at least 8.5 inches
by 11 inches and limited
to no more than four (4)
colors including (black).
Entries must include the
following elements in
the design:
1) What-A-Melon
2) Center, Texas
3) July 8, 9, & 10,
2010
All designs must be original.
Pictures will not be accepted.
One entry per person.
The winning design will
become the property of
the What-A-Melon Festival.
Entries should include
on the back of the entry
the name of the artist,
address and phone number.
The contest is open to
students, amateur and
professional artists.
Only one design will be
chosen and the winner
will be awarded $100.00.
Entries must be submitted
to:
Vickie Hudson, Edward
Jones Office
720 Hurst Street, Suite
1
Center, Texas
For More information,
you may contact:
Vickie Hudson at 598-5011.
Entries will be accepted
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