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My dad doesn’t like asking for help.

He told me this recently when he asked if I could help him put out the dock. His knee was bothering him, and the dock was pulled up on shore at a steep incline. The dock frame was rolled into the water and then the boards of the dock were laid into place. It was a good job for two people and two sets of hands, especially since my dad’s knee is bothering him and he’s been legally blind for a number of years.

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John Hargrove (pictured above), COO, Engineer, Co-Founder of Evergreen Technology Solutions spoke at the Pineland Service Club meeting on Thursday, June 13th, and explained the many options available for new start ups and/or upgrades to computer and telephone systems, and the installations of internet hot spots in many of the rural libraries in our East Texas region (advancing access and performance of our libraries). John can be reached at 409217-5003 or email at john@evergreentechtx.com The rest of the PSC meeting centered on pitching various ideas for kids activities, vendors, entertainment and fundraising concerning the Pineland Days event.

Annually, Sabine County Hospital awards one registered nurse the Trauma Nurse Excellence Award in honor of Trauma Awareness Month. This award represents the excellence that the nurse exemplifies in the knowledge, care, documentation, and skills in the care of trauma patients. This year’s award winner is Jenna Mathews, RN! Jenna has been a nurse at SCH for 14 years! She holds an Associate Degree in Nursing from Panola College and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Stephen F. Austin State University! Jenna holds certifications for Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Advance Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). She is very well deserving of this award, which was voted on by her peers. We are happy to have Jenna as part of our trauma team here at Sabine County Hospital. Please join us in congratulating her on this achievement!

The Sabine County Chamber of Commerce held its monthly meeting on June 11th, and after the prayer, pledge, and approval of last meetings minutes welcomed new members of the Chamber, Toledo Bend Tackle out of Fairmount and Two Lives Changed. Debra LeBlanc of Two Lives Changed announced that there will be a Community Baby Shower on June 25th at the Chamber of Commerce Building for moms and moms to be up to 30 years of age. Must be at least 6 months pregnant or have a baby up to 6 months old.

Two partners at the opposite ends of the Texas Gulf Coast have teamed up to open the ninth TowBoatUS port on the Gulf, TowBoatUS Sabine Lake on the Texas/Louisiana border. Capt. Justin Nesloney, owner of TowBoatUS Port Aransas and North Padre Island has teamed up with Bo Clayton, a Port Arthur-based airboat builder and founder of Southeast Texas Airboats, an 11,000-member Facebook group that meets regularly for rides and fundraisers. Clayton is the towing port’s full-time manager.

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