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Rotary Club members with their families celebrating the new inclusive playground equipment.

October 24, 2023 - The Rotary Club of Center partnered with the City of Center to bring several pieces of ADA Inclusive Playground Equipment to Portacool Park. The club celebrated the completion of the community service project with Family Day at Portacool Park on Tuesday, October 17 where Rotarians and their families enjoyed a wonderful day together.

The Center Rotary Club utilized a grant from Rotary District 5910 and Rotary International to maximize the service project and increase the number of pieces installed.

The new playground equipment included two high-capacity large adaptive swings with five-point harnesses for kids. A new sandbox was installed as well as an ADA Sand Digger. The final piece was a Wheel Thru Arcade installed off of the main pavilion and connected to a nearby sidewalk.

Rotarians are excited to help bring in new pieces to the playground and give every family a place where all of their children will be able to play.

The Rotary Club of Center meets each Tuesday at noon at the John D. Windham Civic Center in Center, Texas.


Rotary and Interact members offering hands on service to install ADA Playground Equipment at Portacool Park.


From left: Rodney Prnka, Shonda Prnka, Judge LeAnn Kay Rafferty, Mary Hovey, Reagan Hovey, Miranda Hovey, Stella (niece) (in front), and Todd Hovey holding Jackson (nephew).

October 20, 2023 - Reagan Hovey recited the Oath of Attorney on Thursday, October 19, 2023 in the courtroom of the Shelby County Historic Courthouse with 123rd District Judge LeAnn Kay Rafferty administering the oath.

Attending the ceremony was his wife, Miranda Hovey; parents, Todd and Mary Hovey of Joaquin; in-laws, Rodney and Shonda Prnka of Joaquin; and niece and nephew, Stella and Jackson Bonner of Joaquin.

Newly sworn in Attorney Hovey graduated from Joaquin High School in 2017. After high school, he attended Texas A&M University and graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2020. In 2023, he graduated Cum Laude from Baylor Law School.

Reagan Hovey and his wife, Miranda, live in Dallas, Texas, where he works at Husch Blackwell.

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October 19, 2023 - The Center Woman’s Reading Club met October 5. After the business meeting the club enjoyed a time of fellowship and a delicious lunch provided by Angie Davis. Dottie West presented a most interesting book report on the novel The Burial Place written by Larry Enmon. Mr. Enmon grew up in Shelbyville, Texas. He and his wife now reside in Dallas but often visit the family farm in Shelbyville. Known for writing suspense thrillers and crime mysteries, he often includes references and storylines in East Texas towns in his novels. He is retired from the U.S. Secret Service.

The novel centers around the investigation of the kidnapping of the Dallas mayor’s daughter. Senior detectives Rob Soliz and Frank Pierce investigated the case and discovered that other young women had been kidnapped leading them to expand their investigation beyond Dallas into rural East Texas. A transient homeless man as well as cults play a central role in their investigation. Following the report Mrs. West led an interesting discussion with club members based on the impact of cults in America.

Mrs. West shared that she has a young granddaughter Emily West living in the Fort Worth area who founded a charitable organization called Gospel Socks that she started at age 11 along with help from her parents. She was inspired to do this after visiting San Antonio and seeing homeless people. The purpose of Gospel Socks is to provide new socks and other items to those in need while also sharing the love of Jesus. Gospel Socks has provided over 100,000 pairs of socks through charitable organizations that work with the homeless. For more information about Gospel Socks go to gospelsocks.com.

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October 18, 2023 - The Fannie Brown Booth Memorial Library is having its Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale beginning October 24th through October 28th during regular library hours. We have lots of cookbooks, gardening, fiction, non-fiction, children and young adult books. Hardback copies are $1.00 and paperbacks are 50 cents. Children's books are 3 for $1.00. The library is still accepting donations of books in good condition from now until next week.

 

October 13, 2023 - The 2023 Health and Fitness Fair which was scheduled for October 20th has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.

The Mammogram Units and Gulf Coast Blood Mobile will still set up at the Windham Civic Center for those who have made appointments.

We apologize for the cancellation.

October 12, 2023 (Photo Album) - The 2023 “Strut, Cluck, & Crow” Chicken Clucking Contest was a compilation of comedy, singing, and golden blessings along with the traditional 'Bock' 'Bock' sounds. Below are the results.

Peeps Division (Ages 5 and under)
1st Place - Nahum Coffman
2nd Place - Ellis Brookshire
3rd Place - Amelia Jane Windham
Honorable Mention - Danyon Smith and Shepherd Coffman

Chicks Division (Ages 6 to 11)
1st Place - Kypton Taylor
2nd Place - Lilia Swint
3rd Place - Madyx Taylor
Honorable Mention - Gage Covington, Joanna Bardales, Prailsey Dye, Payton Allen, Laura Moody, Michael Matthews, Caycee Cooper

Pullets Division (Ages 12 to 16)
1st Place - Zac Payne

Roosters and Hens Division (Ages 17 and up)
1st Place - Dr. Clayton Paul Windham assisted by Everly Joy Windham
2nd Place - John Thibert
3rd Place - Jordan Coffman
Honorable Mention - William Jacobs, Rhonda Bardales, Bennita Addison

October 11, 2023 (More Photos) - The Shelbyville High School Chemistry class taught by Brooke Harrison performed a magic show Friday morning, October 6th at the 47th Annual East Texas Poultry Festival under the big tent.

Students entertained and ‘wow’ed the audience with explosive chemical reactions, flame throwing, and a rainbow of foam. Students presented each experiment with a little story or explanation to add to the overall fun.

October 11, 2023 - Shelby County Outreach Ministries (SCOM) wants to congratulate “Our Champion,” Bryan Bolton for doing such a great job in this year’s Chicken Trot 5K Race. He came in 3rd place in his division. Bryan has a wonderful servant’s heart and is always ready to help someone.

All of us at Shelby County Outreach Ministries are so proud of you, Bryan! You are our champion!

October 11, 2023 - If you submitted photos in the photography exhibit as an individual, and did not pick them up, they are at the chamber office. Please try to get them asap. Any questions, please contact Billie Jones, photography coordinator. Thank you very much for participating in the ETPF Photography show.

October 9, 2023 - The Excelsior ISD Choir lead by Tim Verner performed on the Frances Oates Stage on Friday, October 6 at the 2023 East Texas Poultry Festival. Songs presented to the large crowd under the big tent were ‘America the Beautiful,’ ‘Do-Re-Mi’ and ‘Edelweiss’ from The Sound of Music, ‘A Spoonful Of Sugar’ from Mary Poppins, and 'You're a Grand Old Flag.' To see photos of their performances, click here.

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