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Toni Walker

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news@steelcountrybee.com

Residents in Hughes Springs will once again have a local location to purchase groceries and necessities. Brookshire’s Spring Market will open on Aug. 8.

For roughly six months the last two years, Hughes Springs residents had a local option while the Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market was open across from the Hughes Springs ISD Administration building. That store closed, along with similar stores in Lone Star, Naples, Diana, and surrounding area, by the retail giant.

Good schools help to harbor a strong sense of community. Children often make their first friends at school, and parents often meet their neighbors through schoolsponsored activities.

Students and school districts face a new set of challenges each year. Many of them can be remedied or made less daunting with the help of volunteers. Here are some of the many ways men and women can support the schools in their communities:

Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD

WEST ELEMENTARY SUPPLY LISTS FOR 2016-2017

PRE-KINDERGARTEN

1 box Crayola brand 8 count jumbo crayons towel OR small blanket

2 cans of Play dough 1 watercolor set (8 colors)

1 plastic rest mat (thin, folding red & blue) 1 backpack, folder size

2 box Kleenex 1 box antibacterial baby wipes-refills

1 box Zip lock bags (girls – quart, boys – gallon) 4 dry erase markers

1 spiral notebook 2 Jumbo pencils

I pkg of Crayola markers (jumbo) 4 Glue Sticks

KINDERGARTEN

1 plastic school box (6x8) 2 (4 oz) Elmer’s brand school glue

3 (16-24) count Crayola brand crayons 1 backpack

1 pair Fiskars children size, metal rounded scissors 2 large pink erasers

1 pkg (10-12) #2 TICONDEROGA pencils 10 PLASTIC pocket folders

3 large Elmer’s brand glue sticks 1 box Kleenex

 Northeast Texas Community College and Honors Northeast recently announced a call for original poems to enter the ninth annual Northeast Texas Poetry Contest. The judges will be looking for poems that can accent or enliven our sense of the surroundings, people, the culture, and/or the history of Northeast Texas.

Adult winners will take home $200 for first place and $50 for second place. Full-time student winners will receive $400 for first place, $300 for second, $200 for third, and $100 for fourth. All ages are welcome to enter the contest. Any genre of poem, and at any length, can compete. To win an award, contestants must be willing to read their poems at a poetry reading Friday, Sept. 2 in the NTCC Whatley Center Foyer at 11 a.m. A committee of NTCC faculty judges will determine the top poems.

By: J. Leslie Riseden

Special Contributor to

The Steel Country Bee

Fluffy white foam, a giant water hose, and blessings from all the grown-ups to play in it…what more could a kid ask for on a muggy summer morning? Hughes Springs Area Library and the Hughes Springs Volunteer Fire Department teamed up for a smashing success July 28, when Fire Chief Jay Cates brought trucks and firefighters to the library for the final library event of the summer.

First, there was an informal briefing session with the children. “When do you call 9-1-1?” Chief Cates asked. Kids shouted out their answers: “When your house is on fire!” “When you smell smoke!” “When you get in a car wreck!” Chief Cates: “Right. And, do you call 9-1-1 if your brother is being mean to you?” “Noooooo!” came the enthusiastic response. Kids were also given the opportunity to see and feel the heavy axes, sledgehammers and pry-bars that firefighters must use when breaking through a door or a roof.

Toni Walker

Editor

news@steelcountrybee.com

On any given evening, people are swarming both the Daingerfield City Park and Spring Park in downtown Hughes Springs. Now, there is no cause for alarm, as those hitting the parks are not doing any harm. Many of them are taking part in the newest gaming craze, known as Pokémon Go.

Americans have been fascinated with Pokémon since their introduction in 1998. They were originally introduced in Japan following their creation by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. The Pokémon craze has included numerous video games, anime television series, movies, and trading card games. The most recent addition to the craze is Pokémon Go.

(StatePoint) Between new clothes and new school supplies, back-toschool season can put a strain on household budgets.

In 2015, families planned to spend $630 on back-to-school items, according to the National Retail Federation, and this year’s numbers are also expected to be pricey. With a little planning, your family can get the most out of your school shopping budget - - by taking advantage of sales, comparison shopping, buying in bulk and simply by making sure you don’t buy things you already own.

Here are some smart ways families can reduce costs as students head back to class this fall.

End-of-Season Sales

Bill and Monica Martin would like to announce the upcoming marriage of their youngest son, Eric Dylan “Bubba”, to Mary Padron. The ceremony will take place at 5 p.m., Aug. 5, at Alley Creek on Lake of the Pines.

The groom is the grandson of David and Judy Martin and Jeanie McWaters. The bride-elect is the daughter of Alonso and Yalonda Padron and Robert and Kelly Vaughn.

Pete Johnson will be officiating the ceremony, and there will be a reception following the ceremony with dinner and refreshments. Friends and family are all invited to join in the celebration.

Brookshire Grocery Company pharmacies have teamed up with local nonprofit, Next Step Community Solutions, to provide information to patients about the dangers of prescription drug abuse and how to properly dispose of unwanted prescriptions.

“We are so excited about this partnership and Brookshire Grocery Company’s enthusiasm for helping the community,” said Rebecca Smith, coalition coordinator for Next Step. “Many people don’t realize how dangerous it can be to keep unused prescriptions in their home. Getting this information out there will mean fewer chances for prescriptions to be abused and create addiction.”

With less than a month before school begins again, area schools are planning meet the teacher nights and preparing for their back to school schedules.

Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD has scheduled their Meet the Teacher night for Thursday, Aug. 18. Times will vary by campus. West Elementary will hold theirs from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., while South Elementary Students will be able to meet their teachers from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. Junior High sixth graders will meet their teachers from 5 p.m. until 6:30 p.m., also on Aug. 18. Seventh and eighth graders will have a meet the teacher night on Sept. 16, from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (Three week progress reports will be passed out at this time.) Daingerfield High School’s Meet the Teacher will be from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Aug. 18. All meet the teacher activities will be held on the respective campuses.

Other back to school activities for Daingerfield are as follows: