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Go back in time to a place of idyllic splendor on the beautiful Golden Pond in lovely Maine as the Hemphill Little Theatre presents ON GOLDEN POND. Dealing with aging parents, estranged family relationships, and bouts of dementia gives this play a fresh perspective on the realities of getting older.

The San Augustine Master Gardeners will host a free community educational event on Monday, September 16, 2024, at 3:00 PM in the San Augustine Methodist Church fellowship hall. Ann Strong, Botanist with the Wildlife Diversity Program at Texas Parks and Wildlife, will present a program on ‘Rare Species and Pollinator Plants’, and ‘Drought Tolerant Plants in Texas’. Ann Strong has worked in plant conservation for more than fifteen years and earned her Master’s Degree in Biology from Texas State University where she studied reproductive biology of South Texas’ endangered Star Cactus. She then moved to St. Louis, MO and worked as Project Coordinator for the Center of Plant Conservation, a national organization that works to protect and conserve rare flora of the United States. She has been in her present position with Texas Parks and Wildlife since 2015 seeking and learning about the State’s vast assortment of plants. Her favorite plants are small ones which bear fruit and flowers and are best viewed under magnification. This program is free to the public and everyone is invited. For information, contact: Sharron Stoneham, President of San Augustine Master Gardeners 936-591-7313 or Colton Brown, San Augustine County Extension Agent 936275-3644

The Sabine County Commissioners Court held its regular meeting on Monday, September 9th, and after opening prayer and pledge to the flag, approved the minutes from its previous regular meeting and two workshop meetings concerning the budget. There were no lineitem transfers or budget amendments to consider.

National Recovery Month is observed every year in September to promote and find new evidence-based treatments for patients battling addiction. This month also focuses on recovery practices and the need for a strong recovery community and service providers who help people undergoing recovery. Did you know that in 2020, the federal government gave the reins to the recovery community to sponsor and manage Recovery Month? Now “Faces & Voices of Recovery” is hosting the recovery month website, managing social media, and taking care of central locations for all events.

Sadly it’s time for The Rosevine Gravelhill Benefit to say goodbye and thank you to our community, sponsors, friends and followers. With costs tripling, very few volunteers and hardships within our own families we are no longer able to continue RGB.