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From left: Wade Howell, Joel Covington, Brandi Gilchrist, Jason Burch, David Hailey, Gary Frame, Corey Hagler, Waylon Griffith, Brent Jacobs, David Andrusick, Adan Lopez, Josh Snider, Rodney Mathews, and Del Birdwell
September 4, 2019 - During the Center Volunteer Fire Department's September 3, 2019 meeting, the firemen were issued new gear which was obtained thanks to a Texas A&M Forest Service Grant - The Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program.
The Center VFD was awarded $15,000 for the purchase of personal protective equipment by the Texas A&M Forest Service. After receiving the award letter in October of 2018, the volunteer firemen chose to use the grant funds to purchase Dual Compliant gear for all the firemen.
Dual Compliant gear can be used for vehicle extrication as well as woods and grass fires. The gear is light weight and cooler for firemen to wear in the Texas heat.
Volunteer Fireman Del Birdwell said, "It's just a lot cooler and a lot more light weight than our normal bunker gear. And it also gets us more life out of our bunker gear."
The firemen's bunker gear is heavier and thicker and designed for structure fires, house fires, and vehicle fires which all can put off an intense amount of heat. The dual compliant gear will help to extend the life of the bunker gear since the dual compliant gear can be worn for all other call outs. Bunker gear also has an expiration or a maximum 10-year service life. The new dual compliant gear does not have a defined service life other than wear and tear as the uniform wears out.
Texas A&M Forest Service announced the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program was retained and continued by the 86th Texas Legislature. Beginning September 1, 2019, the program will continue at an annual grant budget of $17.3 million. The program was established by the 77th Texas Legislature which passed House Bill 2604 in 2001. The program assists volunteer fire departments with the purchase of equipment and training.
During the October 10, 2018 funding meeting for the fiscal year 2019 approximately $11.8 million in grants were awarded to Texas volunteer fire departments. The Center VFD was awarded their grant during the funding meeting along with two other Shelby County volunteer fire departments. The Joaquin VFD received $6,359 for training aids and the Tenaha VFD received $10,000 for training aids.
For more information online about the Texas A&M Forest Service Grant - The Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program, visit online https://tfsweb.tamu.edu/RuralVFDAssistanceProgram/. To see the Rural Volunteer Fire Department Assistance Program Funding Summary - FY 19 Meeting #1, click here.
August 21, 2019 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce recently announced the East Texas Poultry Festival will be October 3-5 on the historic downtown square. One of several preliminary festivities is the Queen's Court Scholarship Pageant.
The reigning East Texas Poultry Festival Queen, Abigail Hooper, will crown her successor on Saturday, September 28th on stage at Center High School. The Queen's Court is comprised of young ladies entering their junior year in a Shelby County high school with a grade point average of 85 or above.
Information packets will be available with the start of school from the pageant School Sponsor on each high school campus. Students should listen for announcements on their own campus.
The East Texas Poultry Festival Queen's Court program encompasses a month of activities. The committee creates informational events for the candidates and their escorts to participate in to develop their interpersonal skills. The program develops responsibility, etiquette, interview skills, conversation skills and their individual personality in varied settings.
The Queen's Court season is made possible in part by Platinum Sponsor, High Roller Wells, LLC. Gold Sponsors for the Queen’s Court season are Dazzle Me Pink & Blue, Elite Hair Designs and JML Management.
The 43rd East Texas Poultry Festival is presented by Farmers State Bank. Festival Gold Sponsors are the City of Center, Drewery Construction, Pilgrims Pride and Tyson Foods.
For additional information, please call 936.598.3682, email info@shelbycountychamber.com or visit www.shelbycountychamber.com.
From left to right: Head Tennis Coach Leon Dykes, Jesse Teske from Steel Building Supply, Assistant Tennis Coach Beth Nichols, and Center ISD Athletic Director Scott Ponder
August 9, 2019 - The Center High School tennis coaches and athletic director Scott Ponder would like to thank Jesse Teske from Steel Building Supply for the generous donation of material for the shade structure at the high school tennis courts The shade structure was erected by the Center ISD maintenance department.
August 9, 2019 - The 50 Women of Impact voted to donate this quarters money to Timpson Food for Thought Pantry and Thrift Store.
Linda Miller, a 50 Women of Impact representative, spoke to announce the winner, "We have a total! This August 2019, our donation will go to the Timpson Food for Thought. As of tonight, we have $8,700. Now, I think we have an even 100 members from my calculations this afternoon, so, I'll get the rest of that collected and preferably we will have a $10,000 donation this time!"
Debra Smith, City of Timpson Mayor, spoke on behalf of the Timpson Food for Thought Pantry during the presentations. She described the process the group takes each time the food bank opens since it operates out of a single room at the church. They must setup and break down the day of the food distribution each time which is a lot of unloading and loading for the volunteers over the years since the pantry started in 2013. The donated funds will be used toward building a 2,000 square foot building on property donated by First Baptist Church of Timpson and the building will house a stand alone Thrift Store and the Food Pantry. The Thrift store will operate as a funding source for the food bank and give the opportunity to help families with clothing and other items after fires and other losses.
The 50 Women of Impact group organized and held their first meeting in November of 2017 with the hopes of getting 50 women to give $100 each quarter for a combined contribution to an elected organization. The first meeting surpassed the 50 women with 94 inaugural members. The group has continued to grow and meet once a quarter to donate funds. Past recipients are the Shelby County Welfare Board; AgriLife Extension, Shelby Family Consumer Science program; Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library; Boo's Battle Cancer Fund; Shelby County Outreach Ministries; Jon, Macy and Misty Bush Foundation; and HOPE Community Medical to establish a Fund to Help with Medical Needs for Working People.
Including the $8,700 from this meeting, the total money donated by the 50 Women of Impact is $77,000 with more coming in!
August 9, 2019 - The Lily of the Valley COGIC Youth Ministry is collecting socks for school age boys and girls to have for the school year.
The Sock Drive will take place Saturday, August 10, 2019 from 10am-12pm.
Please drop off socks at: Step N Foo’s, 1100 Tenaha Street, Center, Tx, 75935, or Lily of the Valley COGIC at 620 Greer Street, Center, TX, 75935.
You can also bring new socks or monetary donations to Lily of the Valley COGIC by Wednesday, August 7, 2019.
For more information contact Jennifer Ingram at (936)-598-5004 or Debbie Suell-Tanner at (936)-462-9604.
(From left) RSF boardmembers Alease Copelin, David Chadwick, Meg Camp, Lisa McAdams, Kelle Williams stand with family members LaCharah Robinson (daughter), Mellody Daniels (sister), Tomiko Moore (sister), LaDiamond Robinson (grandchild), Ja'Kevin Robinson (grandchild), Channing Daniels (brother-in-law), and Veronica Berry (close friend).
August 6, 2019 - A donation of $5,000 in memory of Requanah Santifer to the Roughrider Scholarship Foundation (RSF) was commemorated with a plaque presentation in front of the Catherine Pinkston Roughrider Scholarship Foundation display case in the front hallway of Center High School.
Requanah Netherly Santifer attended Center ISD graduating with the Class of 1988. She later returned to Center ISD as a teacher. She passed away May 2, 2016 at the age of 45.
Mellody Daniels described her sister Requanah, "(She) lived her life to the fullest and enjoyed children and teaching others. We wanted to make sure that each year a student receives a scholarship in her honor and that is why we are here to represent Requanah Santifer."
The donation provides a perpetual scholarship to a graduating senior each year forward.
Roughrider Scholarship Foundation Mission (roughriderscholarship.org)
The Roughrider Scholarship Foundation (RSF) was created to assist graduates of Center High School (CHS) continue their education in college or trade school of their choice. Our efforts are dedicated to providing a scholarship to EVERY CHS graduating senior who applies. Graduates deserve an opportunity to succeed and we help them take the next step. Another goal is developing strong relations with the alumni associations and providing a mechanism to give back to their community.
The RSF is completely donor supported by individuals, community, and civic minded groups. Donations of any amount or kind (i.e., land, stock, guns or automobiles) can be made to the Foundation which is managed by a capable group of Board Members.
The RSF is a Charitable Organization under the IRS Tax Code 501(c) (3) making your contribution fully tax deductible.
If you are interested in finding out more about this organization, please contact: F.E. Parker, Jr., Chairperson; Lisa McAdams, Vice-Chairperson; Fred Wulf; David Chadwick; Jerry Pinkston; Danny Paul Windham; JoyAnn Havran; Meg Camp; Kelle Williams, Treasurer; or Alease Copelin, Secretary.
Nacogdoches Medical Center Teaching Life-saving Techniques
August 6, 2019 Nacogdoches – A person who is bleeding can die from blood loss within five minutes. That’s why it is important to quickly stop the blood loss. No matter how rapid the arrival of professional emergency responders, bystanders will always be first on the scene.
"Stop the Bleed" is a nationwide campaign to encourage, empower and equip bystanders to act quickly until professional help arrives. Bystanders can take simple steps to keep the injured person alive until appropriate medical care is available.
Texas House Bill 496 recently passed legislation requiring bleeding control training at all public schools. Nacogdoches Medical Center (NMC) is hosting Stop the Bleed courses at area schools to train employees in the latest life-saving techniques.
“We have had such amazing feedback from these courses,” said Chris Klingenberg, MD, clinical director of emergency services for NMC. “We have reached over 17 different schools and two police stations in just two days. After attending the course, high school employees, from security officers to nursing staff, walked away with hands-on bleeding control skills that they can share with their students.”
Additional Stop the Bleed classes are scheduled at NMC for the Fall.
- August 22 – 5pm to 7pm
- September 26 – 5pm to 7pm
- October 17 – 5pm to 7pm
- November 14 – 5pm – 7pm
- December 12 – 5pm – 7pm
For more information, go email Leigh Anne Carver at Leighanne.Carver@tenethealth.com or call 936-553-0598.
August 6, 2019 - Whataburger in Center, Tx will be hosting a fundraiser Tuesday, August 6, 2019 from 5-8pm.
They are going to donate 25% of sales to the Tenaha High School Football team.
Support the Tenaha Tigers by dining in or going through the drive thru so they can raise enough money to purchase new equipment.
Don’t miss this amazing event.
Go Tigers!
August 6, 2019 - The Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors along with Susan Gaddy, owner of Vintage Junkie, will welcome Chamber members and the public to a "Business After Hours" event on Tuesday, August 6th, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at 225 Tenaha Street.
Susan has expanded her store to allow more vendors with great lines to sell their inventory. There are fashionable and affordable ladies clothes, custom tee shirts, cute baby and children’s clothes, home decor and a new men’s personal care line, plus much more. Lines such as Kancan Jeans, BB Lila Jewelry and Oddi are available. Shop for custom signs from Sonflower Design and Southern Mess Crafts
Vintage Junkie is also the home of Java Junkie, now with a drive thru window! Enjoy a delicious hot or cold beverage while shopping!
There will be Sales and Door Prizes!
Mark your calendar and plan on attending! Mingle and shop!
For more information please contact the Chamber at 936-598-3682 or info@shelbycountychamber.com.
August 2, 2019 - Shelby County Outreach Ministries helps all of Shelby County by providing the programs to anyone in need. Anyone can come be a volunteer and help in their own special way.
For the month of June 2019 programs offered by SCOM helped many people within Shelby County.
Helping Hands:
- Emergency Food Boxes - 246
- Needs Met - 282
- People Fed - 524
Senior Site:
- Congregate Meals - 490
- Meals on Wheels - 721
- Total Meals - 1,211
To help and get involved here are some ways to do so:
- Food of the Month - Peanut Butter, Canned Meats, Ramen Noodle Soup, and Mac & Cheese. Please bring food items to the Helping Hands Outreach Center at 930 Shelbyville Street.
- Volunteer Opportunities - Volunteers are needed in each of the programs.
- Canned Food Drives - We are always in the need of canned goods. If an individual or a business would like to have a food drive, contact for additional information.
Ways to Support:
- Website - shelbycountyoutreach.org
- Amazon Smile - smile.amazon.com (Just select Shelby County Outreach Ministries, Inc. for choice of charity and shop like always.)
- U.S. Mail - Send checks to: Shelby County Outreach Ministries, Inc. P.O. Box 1029 Center, TX, 75935.
Fundraisers and Events:
- Raffle Fundraiser - SCOM is selling raffle tickets for a 2019 Polaris Ranger 500. The drawing will be last day of the Poultry Festival in October. Tickets are $20 each or 6 tickets for $100. Purchase tickets at one of programs.
For more information on any of the above, please call (936)-598-4990.
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