Shelby County Today

April 4, 2016 - After days of rain and two cancellations the Panola Ponies and Navarro Bulldogs finally squared off in their first conference meeting of the year. Panola would take game one 13-8.  Navarro would respond by winning game two 16-8. And Panola would go on the road to beat Navarro in Corsicana to take the rubber game 8-4 for a dramatic come from behind victory.

With the wins Panola extends there regular season record to 26-10 and 8-7 in Region-14 conference play.  

Game #1

The teams traded runs for most of the contest, leading to three lead changes in the game. Panola took the lead in the fourth inning and held on for the victory. A three-run error scored Colby Price (Nederland, TX) and Austin Sojka (Huntington Beach, CA) gave Panola the lead for good. Sojka racked up five RBIs on three hits for Panola. He singled in the first inning, doubled in the fourth inning, and hit a grand slam homer in the fifth inning. Tyler Powell (Silsbee, TX) recorded the win for Panola. He allowed two runs over 2 2/3 innings. He struck out two, walked one and surrendered three hits. The bottom of the first saw Panola take an early lead, 2-0. Panola got things going when Price singled. A single by Sojka then moved Price from first to second. Logan Bailey (Hallsville, TX) doubled, bringing home Price. The scoreboard lit up again for Panola when Sojka scored on a fielder's choice. Navarro had their big inning in the top of the third scoring four runs of their own.  Panola would quickly respond in the fourth and fifth innings with a pair of four run rallies. Navarro never threatened after the fourth inning as Panola pitching shut down the Bulldog bats only allowing 1 hit the final three frames.

Game #2

Eleven hits weren't enough for Panola as it lost a shootout, 16-8 in seven innings, Logan Bailey (Hallsville, TX) racked up two RBIs on one swing for Panola. He homered in the sixth inning. Taylor Tomlin (Center, TX) couldn't get it done on the rubber for Panola, taking a loss. He lasted just 1 1/3 innings, walked none, struck out none, and allowed four runs. Navarro never trailed after scoring eight runs in the second on a fielder's choice, a sacrifice fly by Channey, and two singles. Two runs in the bottom of the fourth helped Panola close its deficit to 9-6. A two-run single by Chandler Morris (The Woodlands, TX) gave Panola a little life.  But that would be as close as it would get for Panola. Navarro piled on six more runs in the top of the fifth. Dejuses kicked things off with a single, plating Martin. Two runs in the bottom of the sixth helped Panola close its deficit to 16-8.

Game #3

With the score tied at four in the fifth inning, Jordan Gore (Silsbee, TX) came to the plate and hit into a fielder's choice, bringing home Austin Sojka (Huntington Beach, CA). Gore racked up two RBIs on one hit for Panola. Jansen McCurdy (White Oak, TX) reached base four times in the game for Panola. He singled in the first and third innings. Christian Cuevas (Bayamon, PR) looked sharp on the bump. Cuevas gave up just three hits, allowed no earned runs, walked none and struck out two during his four innings of work in relief collecting his fourth win of the season. The bottom of the first saw Navarro take an early lead, 4-0. Martin singled to ignite Navarro 's offense. More runs came home for Navarro when Martin scored on an RBI single by Adams, Dejuses scored on an RBI single by Salazar, and Adams scored on an RBI single by Lewis. For the second day in row Panola found themselves down but not out as the Ponies would put up a 5 run inning in the fifth. Landon Marshall (Huntington Beach, CA) would single followed by Chandler Morris (The Woodlands, TX) sacrifice bunt.  Chad McKinney (Hughes Springs, TX) then doubled to followed by Colby Price (Nederland, TX) that scored one.  McCurdy would get hit by a pitch that lead to Austin Sojka’s (Huntington Beach, CA) base on ball. Logan Bailey Hallsville, TX) would hit a missile up the middle scoring two runs.  The inning finally came to an end when Jordan Gore (Silsbee, TX) drove in Hector Morales (Royal Palm Beach, FL) capping off a 5 run inning and spelling defeat for Navarro. Panola tacked on another two more runs in the ninth. The inning looked promising, as Gore tripled, plating Bailey to kick things off. That was followed up by Morales 's single, scoring Gore.

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March 31, 2016 - Panola College instructor, Diantha Renfro, will be teaching Zumba® Gold. This class takes the Zumba formula and modifies the moves and pacing to suit the needs of the older participant.  Classes will be offered Monday and Wednesday: April 4 – May 11, 2016.  Classes will be held at Shelby College Center.  We will be offering two different sessions: 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm and 5:20 pm – 6:20 pm.  The cost of the class is $45, and pre-registration is required.  For more information and to register, contact Trellis McCann at 936-598-9543 or email:  tmccann@panola.edu.

March 29, 2016 - Panola College Offering Aromatheraphy and Certified Nurse Aide Programs

Aromatherapy

The Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education division is offering Aromatherapy on Friday and Saturday, April 15 and 16, 2016, from 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., on the Carthage campus.  The cost of the class is $375.00 and pre-registration is required.  For more information, contact the Continuing Education office at 903-693-2067 or email ce@panola.edu.

Certified Nurse Aide Program

The Panola College Workforce and Continuing Education division is offering a CNA – Certified Nurse Aide program, on the Carthage campus, beginning Monday, June 6, 2016.  The class will meet Monday through Thursday until July 28, 2016, from 5:15 p.m. - 9:15 p.m. The cost of the program is $580.00 and preregistration is required.  For more information, contact the Continuing Education office at 903-693-2067 or email ce@panola.edu.

March 24, 2016 - The M.P. Baker Library of Panola College and the Sammy Brown Library have partnered in a new offering for the community. After a recent author signing where Bobbie Shafer and Cathy Myers were featured, many visitors to the author event expressed interest in learning the tricks of the trade to becoming published authors. These ladies host Lone Star Writing Workshops for just this purpose. They will be leading a series of ten writing workshops through the office of workforce and continuing education at Panola College beginning on Saturday, April 9 and continuing periodically until September 10, 2016. These workshops are designed to be taken individually so anyone can select just one or as many as they’d like. Each workshop is $75.00. The instructors provide all the materials and students may purchase the CDs of materials to keep if they so choose. The topics and dates are as follows:

April 9, 2016: Maximize Your Creativity. This workshop focuses on the aspects of getting your ideas on paper and increasing your productivity while considering all the aspects required to become published before you begin. 

April 30, 2016: Much Ado About Plotting. This workshop will focus on more than 20 things to consider while developing the plot of your story.

May 14, 2016: Create Dynamic Unforgettable Characters. This workshop discusses over 21 ways to develop characters into your storyline and incorporate them into your plot.

June 4, 2016: Develop the Perfect Scene. This workshop helps writers learn how to turn perfect scenes into perfect chapters. It also leads students in over 15 considerations for developing the scenes in your story.

June 25, 2016: Genres. This workshop will teach students how to write across genre lines and appeal to a wider audience. Students will be taught the aspects to incorporate for fantasy, romance, mystery, and other genres.

July 9, 2016: Writing for Children. Students will be introduced to the 18 considerations for writing children’s books for varying age groups.

July 23, 2016: Short Stories and Articles. This workshop focuses on shorter forms of writing to launch or boost a writing career.

August 6, 2016: After the Last Jot and Tittle. This workshop is designed for the writer that has finished their writing project. It discusses what the next steps are for publishing and promoting the completed work.

August 20, 2016: Series & Serials. This workshop covers over 20 aspects of writing continuations for series where characters are repeated throughout story lines. It includes the steps for publishing serial works instead of stand-alone titles.

September 10, 2016: Jump-Start Your Marketing. This workshop is devoted to all the things to consider for marketing your completed works and how to use the various platforms of social media and branding to be recognized.

C. R. Myers, a native Texan, received her MA from the University of Texas at Tyler. As a teacher and professional speaker, she designed and implemented her own creative writing course as well as writing college sketches. Today, Ms Myers works full-time as a free-lance journalist with over 500 articles published nationally and as a novelist with over thirty-five books currently in print. In addition, she edits professionally and has served numerous times as a judge for writing contests.Ms. Myers spent over twenty years teaching high school and college English as well as presenting writing workshops at writer's conferences and writer's groups throughout the state. 

Bobbie Shafer is from Troup, Texas. As a freelance writer, Ms. Shafer has had published over 350 short stories. As a novelist, two historical/adventure/romance, a young/adult/middle-grade fantasy, 26 children's books, and stories in three anthologies have been published. She also has four more books being released in the next few months. Bobbie is CEO and Acquisitions Editor for Dancing With Bear Publishing. She is a member of Malachite Quills Publishing Authors and Caliburn Books, belongs to East Texas Writers Guild and is a member of The Writing Warriors Critique Group.Ms. Shafer has lectured in colleges, libraries, and writer's groups across Texas.She can be found on www.BobbieShafer.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkIn, Amazon Authors, Malachite Quills Publishing, East Texas Writer's Guild, and World Wide Who's Who writes mystery and suspense--cozy to edgy as well as children's books. 

For more information about specific workshops please contact Cristie Ferguson at 903-693-2091 or Debbie Godwin at 903-693-6741. To enroll contact Continuing Education at Panola College at 903-693-2067.