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If you’ve ever dealt with a bug bite, especially the annoying itchiness of chigger bites, you will want to be ready to avoid them the next time you are outdoors. Chiggers are the larval stage of a group of mites containing many species found around the world.

Kathy Mills headed up our Fifth Annual Memorial Day Food Drive. We received $520 and a truck bed full of food. All will go to Salvation Army to help local families. Thank you Jesus for this opportunity to Feed Your Sheep. We feed the body and the soul. Thank you Ginger Kollman, Janice Dewett, and Salvation Army representative Edna Gibbs.

‘YOU’RE NEVER FULLY DRESSED WITHOUT A SMILE’ AND ‘THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW’ IN THE HEMPHILL LITTLE THEATRE SUMMER CAMP TO INCLUDED A STUDENTS’ ANNIE JR. PRODUCTION Audition Date Saturday June 8th 10:00am Leaping Lizards! Hemphill will “stick up its chin and grin and sing ‘Tomorrow! Tomorrow!’” When The Hemphill Little Theatre holds their auditions for their first Summer Camp which includes the performance of Annie JR., it was announced by Drew Cohen, president of Music Theatre International (MTI). Based on the popular comic strip and adapted from the Tony Award-winning best musical by Tony Awardwinners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, Annie JR. tells the story of a spunky Depressionera orphan determined to find her parents.

The Pineland City Council met in regular session on May 21. Their agenda was light.After receiving the board departmental reports the first agenda item was awarding Lopez Utilities Contractor, L.L.C. with a contract for GLO-MIT sewer improvements, to which Tracy Lane made the motion and Lisa Welch seconded.

lThe 4H and FFA received a new sign, commemorating the Sabine County Youth Foundation, that is displayed at the entrance of the Expo Center. This beautiful sign was commissioned by the Greatest Texas Outdoor Fest and was built/installed by Charlie Strickland.

The Sabine County Chamber of Commerce and VFW (Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post 10351 hosted a Walk to Remember celebration on Friday, May 24th, at the Pineland City Park where many people carried a fan bearing the names of the service members they wanted to remember while they waked 3 laps (1 mile} around the park walking path in remembrance. The service began with the building of the POW/MIA table, also known as the 'Missing Man' table, that is a solemn and symbolic tribute to honor military personnel who are prisoners of was (POW) or missing in action (MIA). Each item on the table carries significant meaning: The white table cloth signifies the purity of their intentions and the hope of their return; the empty chair symbolizes the missing service member; the red rose signifies the blood shed by those who are missing or imprisoned; the yellow ribbon represents the hope for their return; the lemon slice reminds us of their bitter fate; the salt represents the tears shed by families waiting for their loved ones; the bread plate and slice of bread represents the sustenance they cannot share; the inverted glass symbolizes their inability to toast with us; the candle represents the light of hope that guides them home; the American flag serves as a reminder of their service and sacrifice. This powerful display is a way to honor and remember those who have not returned from their military service.

The Hemphill City Council meeting was held on Tuesday, May 21st, and after opening prayer and pledge to the flags, approved the consent agenda. The consent agenda consisted of the minutes of the April 16th regular meeting, Spril 29th special meeting, and the May 14th special meeting, the accounts payable check register for April 2024, gas power cost adjustment of $0.155 per ccf for May 2024, and the electric power cost adjustment of $0.02420 per kwh for May 2024.