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Spring is The Season of Flowers

April 8, 2015 - The Center Garden Club enjoyed an afternoon of painting on rocks with the Junior Garden Club members at F.L. Moffitt school. They painted various varieties of wild flowers on rocks found from our state of Texas. Thank you Mrs. Wolf for sharing your students. The ladies of Center Garden Club were very amazed of their talents.

Center's Women's Reading Club March Meeting

April 7, 2015 - The Woman's Reading Club met on March 19 in the home of Mrs. Billie Sue Payne. President Donna Holt presided. The club welcomed guest Caroline Chadwick and expressed happy birthday wishes to her in recognition of her turning 21 on that day. Miss Chadwick is the daughter of member Mrs. Deborah Chadwick and the granddaughter of the late Mrs. Marleta Chadwick who was a Woman's Reading Club member for many years. Following the business meeting, program leader Mrs.

Ace Hardware Announces Garden Center Grand Opening Door Prize Winners

April 6, 2015 - Ace Hardware of East Texas “Downtown”: We are proud to announce the following winners of our Garden Center Grand Opening:

Lynne Kelly, Jenny Fancher, Joy Hutto, Gwen Hughes, Alice McCann, Nat Townes, Meg Camp, Nora Robinson, Jade Hogue, JJ Ford, Ann Clark Harmon, Ozay Ford, Vickey Dudley, Carmel Fountain, Margaret Stockton, and Pearl McLendon.

Ace Hardware Has Grand Opening Ribbon Cutting for New Garden Center

April 4, 2015 - Ace Hardware of East Texas held a ribbon cutting on Thursday, April 2, 2015 to introduce their new Garden center at their location on Tenaha Street in Center.

Sabine State Bank Hires New Mortgage Lender

April 2, 2015 - Sabine State Bank would like to welcome Tara Permenter to their organization. Tara is a Shelby County native with extensive experience in mortgage lending. Permenter began her banking career in 1996 in Joaquin, Texas. Tara continued on her career path in mortgage lending with a move to Center, Texas in October of 2003.

Wittmann Music Studio Concert

April 2, 2015 - Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2015, four students from Wittmann Music Studio entertained members of the East Texas alumni chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota music fraternity at their meeting, held in Center.

For the music, the young ladies performed both piano and vocal selections.

Pictured with their teacher, Janette Wittmann, are Celeste Gibson, Laura Anne Scull, Sarah Scull and Cecily Gibson.

VFW Honors Veterans Who Served in Somalia

Travelers Search for Ancestral Connection in Shelby County

March 30, 2015 - Two travelers from Idaho have arrived in Shelby County and are in search of some family history. Harold and Linda Craft of Coeur D'Alene, Idaho stopped by Shelby County Today in search of information about Mattie Mitchell and any other people in the area who may have been ancestors by the names of McGee, Mitchell and English.

Beekeeping Program Presents at The Gala Garden Fair

March 30, 2015 - Local beekeepers Mike and Linda Bordelon, members of the Pineywoods Beekeepers Association, explained basic equipment for beekeepers, bee facts, and plants, flowers, and trees that bees love at the San Augustine Gala Garden Fair on March 28th which was hosted by the San Augustine Garden Club.

Center Garden Club Shares Planting Experience with Elementary Students

March 27, 2015 - Center Garden Club shared planting ideas with local students Monday, March 23, 2015 at the Center Elementary Campus. Students enjoyed a hands-on program on the art of preparing the soil and other planting information. A good time was enjoyed by all!

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