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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.

SHS practice times changes are made

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Coach Randy Smith, Silsbee athletic director and head football coach, has announced changes in the football schedule which he said is being done in order to avoid some of the heat. High school football practice will start Monday July 31.

Silsbee Members Golf Association

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Chris Hare, left, of the Silsbee Members Golf Association at the Champion Ranch Golf Course and Derek Billingsley, the owner of Champion Ranch, presented the Silsbee Christian Care Center with a check for $2,000. The check was accepted by, from left, Patsy Gerngross, Diane Miller and Margaret Fox.The money was generated during the Silsbee MGA Golf Tournament on Father’s Day weekend.The funds will be used to help needy people in the area..

Silsbee library offers programs for summer

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Kids are beating the heat this summer by participating in the Summer Reading Program at the Silsbee Public Library. Almost 300 kids ranging from preschoolers to teenagers have signed up for the reading program which runs through July 28.

Readers recognized at Kountze Library

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A month of fun with nature and reading has been celebrated in June at Kountze Public Library. On June 20, Village Creek’s Alex Stamatis with Texas Parks and Wildlife shared Skins and Skulls. Katie Pace, Hardin County’s Texas Agri-Life Agent, helped children explore animal tracks. Molly Harris read a nature story.

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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.

The Importance of Mental Wellness for a Healthy Heart and Brain

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Research shows anxiety, stress and depression can have a negative impact on physical health and may even increase the risk for heart disease and stroke. In fact, the American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health, identified a strong interconnection between the mind, heart and body in its scientific statement, “Psychological Health, Well-Being and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection.” “Research has clearly demonstrated negative psychological factors, personality traits and mental health disorders can negatively impact cardiovascular health,” said volunteer chair of the statement writing committee Glenn N.