Coldspring Garden Club started its new year with a very instructive talk by Emergency Management Coordinator Emmitt Eldridge on emergency preparedness.
Emmitt has his office in the Innovation Center in Coldspring, next to the Community Shelter. He talked about the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry; anyone can register with this program so that in an emergency, responders are aware of them and their special needs.
Who should register online? It is very important for those who are disabled, are medically fragile, have limited mobility, have transportation difficulties etc. Emmitt mentioned that the Red Cross comes to help when we need them, but they need local volunteers. If you are interested, you can go online to see what training is necessary and how to become a volunteer.
He said that the volunteers who came during our last storm were from California. We need some people closer to home too. If you want to know more, go online. In the future there will be classes on How To Stop a Bleed, a training session in applying tourniquet and also CPR. You will be able to sign up for them as soon as they are ready. Call (936) 653-3395 for more information.
Next month on Oct. 3, Irene Pawlowski will demonstrate how to make living wreaths. This is in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness and members are asked to wear pink.
The San Jacinto County Master Gardeners will meet on Sept. 19 from 1-3 p.m. at Shepherd Public Library for a Q&A session. This will include how to join Master Gardeners and lots of information on fall planting, propagation, native plants and much more. For information, call the Shepherd Library at (936) 628-3515.
• Shepherd Library will have a fall craft session from 3-4 p.m. Friday. Books and Banter is on Sept. 27 from 3-4 p.m. when you can talk about what books you recommend (or not) and exchange ideas with others. If you homeschool your children and would like to meet other parents who do the same, Shepherd Library will have a homeschool connection meet-up from 2-3 p.m. Sept.26. Bring your children and meet others and enjoy swapping your stories and ideas.
Of course, crochet class is every Tuesday from 4-6 p.m., and watch for the book sale starting on Sept. 30 and going through Oct. 4.
• SJC Women’s League will meet for the first time since the Summer Hiatus on Thursday September 12. The guest speaker will be Heaven’s Army founder LaNora Purvis with a delicious lunch and good company for just $15.
The Historical Commission of our county met last week in the Courthouse basement, a mini museum of local history that features many who fought in wars who came from our area. The Commission is busy planning The Haunted Jail weekend on the last October weekend. Details will follow. They were presented with a donation from Linda Almaguer of four books of letters written by soldiers during the Civil War. These are very interesting reading and the Commission will use them to create an event next year.
It is always beneficial when historical items are preserved for the use of future generations. There will be a fund raiser Raffle starting next month with first prize a large quilt depicting Bigfoot. Second prize is a Stereo Retro Entertainment Center and third is a Handmade Military design Guitar. The Raffle will be drawn during Christmas on the Square and will cost $10 each.
This week McClain’s Food Market in Shepherd was named Business of the Month by Shepherd Chamber of Commerce. This has been the local food market for residents for generations. It is a family-run business and has been very generous to the Chamber for our July 4 event. During the big storm when many lost power, McClain’s worked hard to stay open even though they had to work without registers. I know many people have expressed their gratitude to the owners and their staff for working through that difficult time. Call for information at (936) 628-6842.
• The new website for SJC Senior Center is www.sanjacintoseniors.com and SJC Resale Shop can open the new Facebook page.
Contact the Shepherd Chamber of Commerce at (210) 995-7420 or the Coldspring Chamber at (936) 653-2184.
Yvonne Cones is president of the Shepherd Chamber of Commerce and a member of the Coldspring Chamber of Commerce.
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