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School Boards The Lumberton ISD Board of Trustees meet the first Thursday after the first Monday each month at 7 p.m. at the Administration Building, 121 South Main Street.

Last Saturday, October 28, was a fantastic day in Silsbee as hundreds flocked downtown for the Fourth Annual Silsbee Downtown Halloween Bash. The event is put on by Marble Entertainment and has grown larger every year since it’s inception in 2020.

Aline Platt discovered many years ago that a career as a physical therapist assistant (PTA) can be very rewarding in many ways. She has worked as a PTA helping people of all ages for many different reasons for many years.

Today, there are more than 6 million people 65 and older who are living with Alzheimer’s dementia, with 400,000 in Texas. According to the recent Alzheimer’s Association Facts and Figures report, too often individuals with memory concerns are not discussing the issue with their doctor — only 4 in 10 would talk to their doctor right away.

With technology, there are many opportunities for older adults to stay informed during a disaster. Unfortunately, a recent survey by AARP found that only 20 percent of adults aged 65+ have downloaded disaster preparedness apps, signed up for text message notifications or followed national disaster sites on social media to stay informed.

School Boards The Lumberton ISD Board of Trustees meet the first Thursday after the first Monday each month at 7 p.m. at the Administration Building, 121 South Main Street.

Every 14 seconds, a woman somewhere in the world is diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s the most common cancerworldwide, with an estimated 2.3 million new cases each year. And rates have been slowly increasing over the past two decades. The good news is that death rates are dramatically decreasing— there’s been a 43 percent decline since 1989. This is in large part due to improvements in both detection and treatments, says Eric Winer, MD, director of Yale Cancer Center and president and physician- in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital.

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Edna Buck will soon be 101 years old. She was born Oct.