Lifestyle

By, Michael Mumaugh

Challenging of gender roles, race relations, sectional issues, war profiteering, and ethics of the medical field all sound like modern day issues, but they are nothing new to American society. The new PBS series “Mercy Street” drops the modern viewer on the doorstep of the lives impacted by America’s Civil War. Away from the battlefields that garner most of our attention, this series shines light on the brutal realities of the home-front. You are introduced to the gore-filled hospitals and their staffs that try to stem the flood of blood caused by the slaughter of the war.

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The Sabine Master Gardeners will host their annual Down & Dirty Gardening Seminar on March 5 at Cypress Bend Resort and Conference Center. The first featured speaker is Dr. William C. Welch, Professor and Texas AgriLife Extension Service Landscape Horticulturist at Texas A&M University. He will speak on “Garden Redesign.” For several years he wrote a monthly column for Southern Living magazine and others.

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It has been said that 2016 will be a busy year for the Sabine Council on Aging, and these people are showing it to be true. Pictured at the Toledo Center playing a game of pool are Gail White, Bob Cowart, Richard Doggett and Earl Anderson.

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Zwolle Police Chief Daniel Thomas, is shown as he receives a fruit basket on behalf of the department he runs.

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by Steven Fullen

In the spirit of our upcoming Resistance, Escape, and Community conference in February of 2016, I wanted to write about some aspects of culture that have been used subtly or covertly to carry on traditions among families and communities during difficult times.

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Prospective students and their parents will have an opportunity to learn more about the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts on Monday, January 18, when the school hosts its annual Exploration Day.

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Several Belmont Union Christian Academy 4-H members packed shoeboxes for the Operation Christmas Child charity.

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The St. Jude Fall Fest Queens have been staying busy traveling all around the state. The committee is excited to welcome the new Miss Queen Emily Erwin, and is very optimistic that she will represent herself and the festival to the utmost of her abilities.

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On December 18, Cub Scout Pack #1616 of Converse went to Toledo Nursing Home in Zwolle and handed out Christmas cards to the 55 residents.

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The Community Christmas Choir, composed of singers, narrators and a small orchestra presented “Let There Be Christmas,” by Joseph M. Martin at the First United Methodist Church of Many on Tuesday, December 8 and Thursday, December 10.

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