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Around Town
July 19, 2016 - Hochheim Prairie Farm Mutual Branch 110 meets annually to vote on local organizations to receive donations. On July 18, 2016, Branch Official Becky Maidic, presented a donation check to The Shelby County Historical Society. (From left) Museum representatives Leonard Irish and Ann Bowen accepted the check from Hochheim Praire representative Becky Maidic along with museum representative Teddy Hopkins.
July 18, 2016 Sometimes we are encouraged to “look again” at a familiar scene from a movie, a work of art, or a situation and thereby discover subtle but important details which escaped us in our first encounter.
The Timpson Area Genealogical and Heritage Society will do just that at their July meeting as they view photos of the architectural details of some of Timpson's historical buildings and try to identify the building to which they belong. Timpson has many beautiful and architectually significant buildings and homes and most of us have driven and walked by them hundreds of times. However, we seldom stop to 
examine them closely, but when we do, we may see things we have never noticed before. Here is your chance to see them with new eyes!
TAGHS invites everyone to play a game of “What Building is This” at their regular monthly meeting at 2PM on Wednesday, July 20 in the meeting room of the Timpson Public Library, located on the corner of Austin and Bremond Streets.
July 18, 2016 - The 16th annual Comal county shotgun invitational was held at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio July 16-17.
This shoot had over 350 kids from across Texas participating and is known as the State Warm up shoot.
Shelby County was represented by four 4h shooters. Hagan Craig, Lance Holloway, Colton Gutermuth & Logan Holloway.
Results are as follows;
Junior division:
Hagan Craig placed 5th in Skeet & 5th in Whizbang.
Intermediate division:
Lance Holloway placed 5th in Whizbang.
Senior 1 Division:
Logan Holloway placed 1st in sporting clays
High Point Overall (HOA) in the Senior I Category was Logan Holloway.
We would like to say Congratulations on a job well done representing Shelby County.
If you have any questions or would like more information regarding 4-H, please give us a call at 936-598-7744.
July 15, 2016 - A large crowd gathered including Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors and members of the community to welcome Chicken Express on Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at their Chamber Ribbon Cutting.
Pam Phelps, Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, and Meg Camp, Ambassador President, congratulated owners Steve and Selena Windham on the new business. The Windhams thanked everyone for coming and for the support the community has given them since the restaurant opened April 18th.
The restaurant employs just under 40 employees and during the first week of opening took over 9,500 orders which set a record. After the ribbon cutting, Selena Windham reminisced about the opening week and how busy they were. She and other employees took turns trying to help direct traffic because of the number of customers coming into the restaurant. Steve Windham said the first week they had daily deliveries coming in to restock the restaurant. The second week was almost as busy as the first and now they have leveled out to two full truck deliveries each week.
The Windhams spoke about the startup process and how efficient Chicken Express Corporate was with the layout of the restaurant and training of the employees. The first week went very smoothly thanks to corporate having staff come in and work with them every step of the way which ensured the Chicken Express reputation of providing fast, friendly service of the best quality food!
Chicken Express is located at 323 Tenaha Street in Center and has a selection of items on the menu from fish, chicken, chicken tenders and hot wings. They have several sides including fried pickles, cheese sticks, corn nuggets and fried okra. Their serving sizes range from single servings to family size orders and a catering service reputed to be able to feed a small army.
July 15, 2016 - Center Christian Academy still has openings in the following grades:
Pre-K 3
Kindergarten
3rd-4th
5th-6th
9-12th
Limited openings in the following grades:
Pre-K 4
1st-2nd
Offering daily after school care until 5:00 -- also considering Friday care. Call 936-572-3660 OR 936-598-7156 to speak with our secretary for more info. www.centerchristianacademy.org to download forms and for more info. School starts August 15.
Joanna Birdwell 936-591-4328 if you have questions or need anything. Thanks.
July 14, 2016 - Every year Hochheim Branch members choose certain organizations in the community to donate to. On June 23, 2016 branch official, Becky Maidic, presented Hochheim Prairie Insurance Branch 110 donation checks to Center, Shelbyville, Timpson, and Tenaha Volunteer Fire departments.
July 14, 2016 - Every year Hochheim Prairie branch members choose certain organizations in our community to donate to. On July 13, 2016 branch official, Becky Maidic, presented a donation to the Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library. Pictured: Becky Maidic and Sandra Davis.
July 13, 2016 (Seed Spitting Photos, Speed Eating Photos) - With Rotary Club President, Jason Balkcom, leading the events, a group vied for prize money and bragging rights at the What-A-Melon Festival's most competitive events - Seed Spitting and Speed Eating.
The Seed Spitting kicked off at 4pm Saturday, July 9th with festival goers taking their turn trying to propel their seeds the furthest. Each contestant had two tries before the official mark was made by Rotarian Scott Stanfield. When the seeds were no longer flying through the air, and the audience thought it safe again, contestants surrounded the official speed eating table and took to seeing who could down their watermelon slice the quickest in a display, which certainly would have horrified the everyday well-mannered diner.
The following left victorious:
Seed Spitting
Kids
1st place - Artura Montemayor
2nd place - Kenny Montemayor
3rd place - Stephanie Santana
Youth
1st place - Raylee Askew
2nd place - Franuele Arayo
3rd place - Caine Snell
Women
1st place - Isabelle Santana
2nd place - Erica Santana
3rd place - Brittany Shofner
Men
1st place - Rob Payme
2nd place - Aaron Weaver
3rd place - Chris Matis
Speed Eating
Kids (0-7)
1st place - Fisher Bright
2nd place - Zac Payne
3rd place - Arturo Montemayor
Youth (8-15)
1st place - Neera Smith
2nd place - Neena Smith
3rd place - Raylee Askew
Women
1st place - Brittany Shofner
2nd place - Cindy Shofner
3rd place - Barbara Harding
Men
1st place - Marthen Lumingkewas
2nd place - Aaron Weaver
3rd place - Nehemias Santana
July 12, 2016 - Prior to the start of the What-A-Melon Festival, food vendors attended an emergency food handlers class hosted by Jheri-Lynn McSwain, AgriLife Extension Agent for Shelby County, on July 6, 2016 in the community room of the Shelby County Courthouse.
Food vendor workers learned the do's and don'ts of food handling including information about foodborne illness and outbreak which are often linked to not following time and temperature rules, poor personal hygiene, and cross-contamination. The standard two-hour course covered potentially hazardous foods, food handling, hygiene for food employees, and reporting processes.
Food fundraisers or carnival food vendors are required to have food handler certification and/or a temporary food single event permit. For more information about food handler certification and permits, visit www.dshs.texas.gov and search for 'food temporary permit.' Rayla Navarro is the Retail Foods/General Sanitation representative for Health Services Region 4/5 North. She can be contacted at her office at 912 Nacogdoches Street, Center, Texas at 936-598-1232.
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Food Handler Program is dedicated to the health and safety of the citizens of the state, educating food service employees in the principles of food safety to produce safe food products for Texas consumers.
Special thank you to Jheri-Lynn McSwain for hosting the course which allowed many of the vendors to be able to participate in the festival.
July 12, 2016 - Emergency personnel honored Jim Forbes following funeral services held in Center on Sunday, July 10, 2016 at First Baptist Church of Center.
The Center Fire Department ladder truck was stationed near Oaklawn Memorial Park on State Highway 7 East where the funeral procession would pass beneath.
Mr. Forbes was a Center City Councilman, weatherman, and formerly a fireman with the Center Fire Department. In recognition of his service to the fire department he was transported from the church to his final resting place on the Center Fire Department's 1939 Seagrave fire engine.
Also escorting the procession were Center Police Officers and the Joaquin Volunteer Fire Department.
During the service at Oaklawn Memorial Park the final call for Mr. Forbes #413 was announced over the Center Fire Department frequency.
Read Mr. Forbes obituary: James William Forbes
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