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Around Town
October 18, 2016 - President Joe Anderson called the Golden Harvest Ministries Club to order at 11:30 am at the Fellowship Hall of the First Baptist Church in Center on October 17. Joe welcomed members and recognized visitors. Harold Hanson led the group in singing several hymns. Alice West accompanied on the piano with a group of members singing "On The Jericho Road." Celebrating October birthdays were Vance Green and Ruby Switzer.
Danny Brown blessed the food and gave thanks for the food preparation, and members and guests enjoyed the luncheon and fellowship.
Sandra Davis, Library Director, and Kathy Sawyer, Grant Manager, of the Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library spoke about what is available at our local library. The library's mission is to maintain and improve the quality of life for all citizens of the community by providing resources that contribute to the individual knowledge, enlightenment, and enjoyment in the most efficient and user friendly manner possible. They especially recognize the responsibility to serve as a place for children to discover the joy of reading and the value of libraries.
Chairman of the Nominating Committee Darlene Brown announced the 2017 Slate of Officers: President, Helen Collard; 1st Vice-President, Linda Anderson; 2nd Vice-President, Blanche Haley; Secretary, Ellen Manning; Treasurer, Joe Anderson; and Reporter, Linda Bordelon. Linda will also continue to decorate the tables as a Center Garden Club project.
Secretary Ellen Manning read the September minutes, and Treasurer Betty Green gave the financial report.
Linda Anderson reminded members to bring items to the November meeting to benefit the Shelby County Advocacy Center.
Ann forbes discussed those on the prayer report, and members remembered all in a special prayer led by David Bain. Ann encouraged all to visit those in our area nursing home. Joe Anderson gave the final prayer.
Submitted by Linda Bordelon
October 17, 2016 - Pineywoods Beekeepers Association President Mike Bordelon presented a power-point program on the construction and management of his Long Box Hive, a unique honey bee habitat, to members of the PBA in Lufkin at their Oct. 13 meeting. Mike, who owns and operates Heavenly Honey Apiary on Toledo Bend Lake in Huxley, Texas, also demonstrated a step-by-step procedure in making 
creamed honey.
October 17, 2016 - The Center Athletic Boosters would like to announce that Ray and Kevin Jones from Center Motor Company have graciously offered to partner with the Athletic Booster Club to bring to Roughrider Stadium it's Lincoln - Drive promotion.
On Friday, October 21 from 4pm to 10 pm in the FL Moffett parking lot behind Roughrider Stadium, Center Motor Company will be set up for all Roughrider Football fans to come and test drive a new Lincoln vehicle.
For each test drive, Ford Motor Company will donate $20 to the Center Athletic Booster Club.
Come out and support your Roughriders by participating in this Lincoln-Drive Event and be sure to tell Ray, Kevin and any of the Center Motor Company crew thanks for their continued support of Center Roughrider Athletics!
October 10, 2016 - Happenings at Shelbyville Hill Festival Schedule of Events
Saturday, October 15, 2016 (10am to 5pm)
Shelbyville, Texas
7am to 9:30am - Vendor Set Up
9:30am to 10am - 42 Tournament Setup and Starts at 10am
10am - Festival Begins
10:30am - National Anthem and Singing featuring Vanita Sims*
11am - Steel Country Band Begins
12:30pm - Washer Tournament Setup and Starts at 1pm
1pm - Blake Brothers Bluegrass Band Begins
2:30pm - Bluebirds Blues and Rock Band Begins
3:30pm - Car Show Judging Results
4pm - Guess the Pumpkin Weight Winner Announced
4:30pm - Lions Club Raffle Winners Announced
*Performance time may vary by a few minutes depending on set up
Enjoy these events all day long! - Classic Car Show, Pumpkin Patch, Local Crafts, Cake Walks, Food Booths starts at 10:30am, Children's Area
Event hosted by the Shelbyville Lions Club.
October 13, 2016 - Timpson High School FCCLA partnered with First Baptist Church, Timpson for their Warm Coats Warm Hearts project. Students that donated were Alexus Wallace, Hannah Fabian, Cutter Smith and Mamie Taylor (not pictured). They are shown with William Daniel pastor of the First Baptist Church. The items will be distributed Saturday, October 22 from 10 am to noon at First Baptist Church, Timpson, 712 N. 2nd Street.
October 13, 2016 - Center native and Auburn University Professor Emerita Mary Helen Brown returned to her hometown last week for a reading and signing of her new book, “Headed for Home.”
Hosted by the Center Woman’s Reading Club and the Carthage Book Club at the First United Methodist Church in Center, Texas, Brown entertained attendees by reading an excerpt of “Headed for Home” on Thursday. Brown’s sixth grade teacher Fannie Watson introduced her to the group, and Brown concluded the meeting by signing books for friends both old and new.
The Center Woman’s Reading Club was started in 1896, and Brown was honored by the invitation to read at their meeting. Storytelling has always been an integral part of Mary Helen Brown’s life. “My family is full of these outrageous people who had these outrageous stories to tell,” Brown said. “That’s where it all started.”
While in Center, Brown spoke to a few dual-‐enrollment classes at Center High School, called the high school football game, and participated in a few events at the Poultry Festival. It was no coincidence that Brown’s visit coincided with the 40th annual Poultry Festival. Brown’s mother Nell Brown was actively involved in producing the first Poultry Festival in order to celebrate her beloved town.
Brown said that “Headed for Home” is her “love letter to Center.” “Headed for Home” is available for purchase at Nettie’s Nook and Sammich Shop on the square in Center, as well as amazon.com.
October 13, 2016 - Newburn Chapter # 1135 Order of the Eastern Star will be having their 28th annual Chicken Dressing Dinner on Friday, October 28, 2016 starting at 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church Fellowship Hall, 217 Cora St., Center, Texas.
Donation are $6.00 per plate. Dine in or take out. Contact Vicki Jernigan 936-427-2746 or Carole Ann Chance 936-598-7558 for more information.
October 10, 2016 - (Album) - A fun fan favorite of the East Texas Poultry Festival is the Strut, Cluck, and Crow Chicken Clucking Contest which was held Saturday, October 8th with a large crowd attending. Youngsters of all ages took to the stage competing for Chicken Clucking bragging rights.
The following won their divisions:
Roosters and Hens Division
1st place - Cody Porter
2nd place - Dillon Reynolds
3rd place - Zachary Sanford
Pullets Division
1st place - Clayton Walker
2nd place - Shawn Chesser
3rd place - Karley Broadway
Chicks Division
1st place - Jose Valadez
2nd place - Will Hawkins
3rd place - Seth Sneed
Peeps Division
1st place - Slayde Porter
2nd place - Cooper Collette
3rd place - Marvrick Woodfin
October 9, 2016 - The Center Noon Lions Club held their drawing for the 2016 Jeep Sport Wrangler fundraiser and East Texas Poultry Queen Madelynn Hutchins drew the winning ticket which belonged to Debbie Daw.
Daw's husband, Bobby Daw called her on the phone to inform her that the ticket he had bought earlier at the festival from Lions Club member Sammy Arnold and had put her name on it had won the Jeep. She was not impressed until Lions Club member Danny Foster took the phone and told her she had indeed won!
The next four tickets won $250 each. Over 420 tickets were sold. Proceeds from the fundraiser benefit community projects.
October 4, 2016 - It's Poultry Festival Time!
Saturday, October 8, 2016
7:30am - Poultry Festival 5K Fun Walk/Run
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
Quilt Show (Sponsored by Scull Timber Company) - 10:00am to 3:00pm in Historic Courthouse
Can-A-Rama - 10:00am to 3:00pm in First Ladies of Texas Building
Photography Show (Sponsored by Vieux Carre’ Photography) - 10:00am to 5:00pm at 106 Nacogdoches Street
10:00am - 4-H & FFA Broiler Show Sift
11:30am - East Texas Community Choir
12:00pm - Broiler Show
12:00pm - Carnival Opens
12:00pm - The Randy Rant Band
1:00pm - Patriotic Tribute by Charles Delaney
2:30pm - Johnson’s Lost Crowes
4:00pm - Darrin Morris Band
5:30pm - “Strut, Cluck and Crow” Chicken Clucking Contest (Platinum Sponsor Debrah J. Worsham, DDS)
6:00pm - Lion’s Club Jeep Drawing
7:00pm - 4-H & FFA Broiler Show Auction
2016 East Texas Poultry Festival Food Booths
Tyson Foods (Chicken Tenders & Fries - 4 Coupons)
First Christian Church (Funnel Cake - 6 Coupons)
Shelby County Outreach (Moodyville Ribeye Sandwich - 7 Coupons)
Shelbyville Lions Club (Cheese Sticks - 4 Coupons; Jalapeno Poppers - 4 Coupons)
Mt. Zion Church (Turkey Legs - 8 Coupons)
Cathy Fields Scholarship (Sweet Shop - 2 Coupons)
Cathy Fields Scholarship (Chicken Spaghetti - 5 Coupons)
Shelbyville FCA (Corn Dog - 3 Coupons)
Templo Principe de Paz (Chicken Fajita Taco - 1 Coupon; Pork Taco - 1 Coupon)
Friendship Baptist (Hamburger - 4 Coupons; Cheeseburger - 5 Coupons; Fries - 2 Coupons)
Mu Alpha Theta CHS (Nachos - 3 Coupons; Nachos w/ Chili - 4 Coupons)
St. Therese Catholic Church (Tamale - 2 Coupons; Gordita - 2 Coupons; Corn - 2 Coupons)
Triumph Church (Catfish, Fries, Hushpuppies - 8 Coupons; Crispito - 2 Coupons)
New Life Church (Taco Salad - 5 Coupons; Coffee - 1 Coupons)
First Baptist Church (Ice Cream - 3 Coupons)
2016 Steering Committee
Festival Chairman - Jim Sawyer
Festival Co-Chairman - Josh Payne
Festival Coordinator - David Chadwick
Grounds Coordinator - Rick Campbell
Carnival - Buster Bounds
Chicken Fajita Luncheon - Bryan Wages
Electrical - Rob Payne
Festival Tent Coordinator - Roy Blackshear
Entertainment - Danny Paul & Sally Windham
Fence - John Howard
Arts & Crafts Booths - Polly Montemayor
Security Coordinator - Bobby Daw
Broiler Show - Lane Dunn
Chamber Booth - Rose Specter
Quilt Show & Can-A-Rama - Jheri-Lynn McSwain
Photography Show - Billie Jones
Chicken Cooking Contest - Natalie Oswalt
Queen’s Court - Caroline Corbell
Thursday, October 6, 2016
10:00am - Opening Ceremonies (Sponsored by High Roller Wells) on Historic Downtown Center Square
- Invocation - Rev. Bobby Bressman, First Baptist Church
- National Anthem - Center High School Band, Director Chris Smith
- Pledge to the Flag - Timpson ISD Kindergarten
- Cutting of the Feathers - 2016 East Texas Poultry Festival Queen Madelynn Hutchins & Court
- Welcome - County Judge Allison Harbison, Center Mayor David Chadwick, Shelby County Chamber of Commerce President Meg Camp
Quilt Show (Sponsored by Scull Timber Company) - 10:00am to 3:00pm in Historic Courthouse
Can-A-Rama - 10:00am to 3:00pm in First Ladies of Texas Building
Photography Show (Sponsored by Vieux Carre’ Photography) - 10:00am to 5:00pm at 106 Nacogdoches Street
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
10:10am - F.L. Moffett Kindergarten Classes
10:10am - Phelps, Fults, Rogers
10:20am - Fuller, Fitzgerald, Covington, Grande
10:40am - Rowlett, Fisher, Hamlin, Araiza
11:30am - “Flashback to the Past” Shelbyville Fourth Grade Classes
12:00pm - Center Elementary First Grade Classes
12:00pm - Ruiz, Bennett, Cordray, Bryan
12:10pm - Cox, Elder, Caraway
12:20pm - Stewart, Sullivan, Jurecka, Penner
12:40pm - Center Elementary Second Grade Classes
12:40pm - Hooper, Campbell, Klein, Radney
12:50pm - Clary, Lyles, Hill, Helms
1:00pm - Hroncich, Ward, Knebel
1:10pm - Center Elementary Third Grade Classes
1:10pm - Mathews, Murry, Barlett, Schultz
1:20pm - Gregston, Parker, Corbell, Crouch
1:30pm - Chisenhall, Wheeler, Dutton
2:30pm - Open Microphone
4:00pm - Carnival opens
6:00pm to 10:00pm - Carnival Arm Bands $18
6:30pm - Improv – Center High School Theater
7:00pm - Danny Paul Windham and The Pine Hill Review, Thomas Morrison and the Pack of Strays
Friday, October 7, 2016
10:00am - Food / Arts & Crafts Booths Open
Quilt Show (Sponsored by Scull Timber Company) - 10:00am to 3:00pm in Historic Courthouse
Can-A-Rama - 10:00am to 3:00pm in First Ladies of Texas Building
Photography Show (Sponsored by Vieux Carre’ Photography) - 10:00am to 5:00pm at 106 Nacogdoches Street
11:30am - Center Christian Academy Pre-K3 and Pre-K4
12:00pm - Homegrown & Homemade - Danny Paul, Sally Windham and Friends
1:00pm to 5:00pm - Carnival Arm Bands $18
1:30pm - Pep Rally
3:00pm - Open Microphone
5:00pm - Carnival Continues
Gospel Night
5:30pm - The Parmer Family
6:15pm - Hands of Praise Revival Tabernacle UPC
6:45pm - Unspeakable Praise First Pentecostal Church of Joaquin
7:00pm - The Borders Sisters
7:30pm - Stellar Walker, Vocalist with First United Methodist Church of Center
8:00pm - Chassity Davis, Vocalist
8:30pm - Center First United Pentecostal Church Praise Team
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