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WOODVILLE – A weeklong celebration kicks off this Sunday, September 11, and The Orchard Assisted Living is joining tens of thousands of assisted living communities across the country for the festivities. National Assisted Living Week® – officially sponsored by First Quality in 2022 – continues through Saturday, September 17, and The Orchard honors this year’s theme, “Joyful Moments.” 

“This year’s National Assisted Living Week allows us to celebrate and create new, special memories together,” said Elaine Jefferson, Executive Director of The Orchard. “‘Joyful Moments’ reflects the strong family connection between residents and staff while providing an opportunity for local communities to celebrate the individuals who live and work in assisted living and learn more about this sector of long-term care.”

While adhering to safety requirements and precautions in place for COVID, activities offered this week at The Orchard include:

• Red, White and Blue day, Monday the 12th

• Sports Day, Tuesday the 13th

• 50’s Day, Wednesday the 14th

• Mexican Day, Thursday the 15th

• Grand Ole Opry Celebration, Friday the 16th

“We encourage members of the community to keep in touch and visit The Orchard’s social media pages to stay informed during National Assisted Living Week,” said, Jefferson. 

“Also, engaging with our residents safely is a rewarding experience and makes a tremendous difference in their lives.”

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By Chris Edwards
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TYLER COUNTY – School districts across the state showed solidarity with Uvalde CISD on Tuesday with an urging for faculty, staff and students to sport the district’s school colors.

Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District’s students returned to the classroom on Tuesday, Sept. 6, and it was the first time the students had been back to school since the events of May 24, when a mass shooting at Robb Elementary claimed the lives of 21 people.

Many school districts across the state spread word through social media channels asking their faculty, staff and students to wear maroon and white, which are the Uvalde CISD school colors; a showing that “our hearts are with Uvalde.”

All of Tyler County’s five school districts encouraged their populations to do the same. 

The “Chester Yellowjacket Buzz Link” on Facebook shared a post stating that “Chester ISD stands with Uvalde CISD,” and encouraged all Yellowjackets to wear maroon to show love and support.

A post on the Colmesneil ISD page encouraged everyone in the district to “Maroon Out with Uvalde,” and to “show our prayers and support” for the still-grieving community in south Texas.

Spurger ISD, which shares the same school colors, encouraged everyone in Pirate Country to wear their maroon gear in a show of support.

Warren ISD, which had Tuesday off for students, encouraged its staff and community members to wear the colors as a token of support.

A post from Woodville ISD Superintendent Lisa Meysembourg stated that “Woodville ISD is standing strong with Uvalde as they start their new school year,” and encouraged all Eagles to wear the colors.

According to an Associated Press story, many Uvalde CISD students did not want to return to school. Uvalde CISD superintendent Hal Harrell said in June that students would not return to the campus of Robb Elementary. Instead, the students were to be relocated to other campuses within the district.

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Award-winning storyteller Angela Davis will be featured at the Village’s “Ghosts and Legends of Texas Past” on Sept. 24. BOOSTER FILE PHOTO BY CHRIS EDWARDS

WOODVILLE – Heritage Village is presenting two nifty events for the public to enjoy in the month of September.

First up is the “Jam on the Green,” which features live music in a fundraiser for the future Miniature Train Muesum. It takes place this Saturday, Sept 10. Gates open at 6 p.m. with pre-entertainment by The Big Thicket Ramblers and Chris Edwards. Followed at 7 p.m. by the featured performance by Courtney Hale Revia with Rustic Bird Band. 

The cost for admission is: adults $15; couples $20; 11 years & under $5. 

Sept. 24 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. at Heritage Village we will again have the “Ghosts and Legends of Texas Past” fundraiser event. 

Price is adults $5; children under 12 $3. 

This event is held on the Village grounds. Listen to fascinating stories regarding Legends & tales from Texas and Tyler County’s colorful history. (They are not all ghost scary stories, sometimes just legends.) The barber’s store was not so scary, but he had a scary ending. You had to be there!

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Miss Tyler County pageant organizers presented a $2,000 check to distribute to non-profits as a way of giving back to the community. CHRIS EDWARDS | TCB

By Chris Edwards
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WOODVILLE – The Miss Tyler County scholarship organization made a presentation last Thursday to give thanks to the various charities that helped make this year’s pageant a success.

The organization presented a check to several non-profit organizations in the county at the request of its donors.

Kristi Hughes, of the Miss Tyler County organization, said that this year’s pageant was the most successful one yet, with the most donations received in its history. 

“We had the most participants and the most support that we have ever had,” she said.

Part of that success, Holmes said, could be attributed to the pandemic. In 2021, the pageant had to be put on hold, as COVID was still rampant. 

“I personally give credit to COVID for this because I believe people were excited that the world was opening back up, and people were ready to get their lives back to normal,” Hughes said.

The check presented on Thursday on the lawn of the Tyler County Courthouse represents donations of $200 apiece to give back to non-profit organizations, in the names of the pageant’s sponsors.

A total of $2,000 was given back. “We are so excited to give back to our community that always gives to our organization and participants,” Holmes said.

Miss Tyler County provided a list of the sponsors and the organizations they wanted donations given to. It as as follows:

 

Moffett & Company Real Estate and Jenny Kirkpatrick-Castillo Children’s Center

Modica Brothers- 

Markus and Sunny Clowers- Warren Fire Department 

Kirkpatrick Construction-

Katie Evans – Sleep in Heavenly Peace

Keith and Julie Hatton- 

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Emilee Ag Services- Tyler County Youth Softball League

B&H Auto- Lori Johnson 

Kevin and Felicia Franks