The Light and Champion (Center, Tex.), Vol. 140, No. 44, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 11, 2017 Page: 3 of 20
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ford Chapter of the
Daughters of the
Republic of Texas
wishes to announce
November 3-4 is the
date for our annual
Pinecone and Mistle-
toe Christmas Mar-
ket. The event will be
at the John D Wind-
ham Civic Center on
Express Blvd., Cen-
ter, Texas. Vendors
may email requests
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Phone requests may
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6543.
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Pumpkin Patch
October 1-14 - First
Methodist
Center, Texas, Grand
opening of pump-
kin patch October 1,
noon to 3 p.m. Bless-
ing of the animals
October 14 at 3 p.m.,
Pump Patch hours of
operation: Thursday 2
to 5 p.m., Saturday 10 of Texas). This finan-
to 5 p.m., Sunday 9:30 cial
to 12:30 p.m., Movie system rating is con-
Night October 14 at sidered by the Tex-
6:30 p.m., (The Great as Education Agen-
Pumpkin), Cider sip-
ping senior day Octo-
ber 19 2 to 5 p.m.
13th Annual Tiger
Hall of Honor In-
duction Ceremony
October 14- The 13th
Annual Tiger Hall of
Honor Induction Cer-
emony for the Class
of 2017 will be held
at the Tenaha Cafeto-
rium on October
14th, 2017 at 4:00 pm.
Please RSVP no later
than October 2nd by
calling Mrs. Brenda
Lucas at 936-248-5000
extension 201. This
year’s chosen mem-
bers are Reginald
Davis III and Cicily
Cross-Blair. The per-
manent Hall of Hon-
or wall in the Tenaha
Independent School
District’s High School
continues to serve as
a proud reminder to
all students of the
many contributions of
Tigers before them.
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OCTOBERFEST
On October 14th,
2017 from 7:00 am
to 6:00 pm the First data from the 2015-
2016 school year will
be presented during
the regularly sched-
uled board meeting at
6:00p.m.on Monday,
October 23, 2017,
in the Joaquin ISD
Board Room. During
this report time the
public is welcome to
make comments and
discuss the FIRST re-
port.
Pentecostal Church
of Joaquin, located
at 11113 State Hwy 7
East, Joaquin, Texas
will be hosting their
Octoberfest.
There will be local
vendors showcasing
Custom T-shirts and
Origami Owls, Home-
made soap & lotions,
healthcare tips and
Monat hair products.
Lula Roe clothing,
children’s clothing,
Car scents, Amish can
goods & etc. Scentsy
candles, Tupperware,
Wood art, Bake sale
& homemade canned
goods and all kinds of
treasures. No admis-
sion Fee.
cy when assigning
school district accred-
itation statuses. A fi-
nancial management
report explaining the
2016-17 FIRST rating
based on financial
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