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SENIOR LIVING Garrett Celebrates Healthy Aging Month Every Day By: Andrea Whitney reporter@silsbeebee.com September is “Healthy Aging Month” but Pine Arbor resident June Garrett believes that healthy aging is something that you must work at daily, and she does it beautifully.

Garrett has been a resident at Pine Arbor Nursing Facility in Silsbee for two years and eight months, after a staph infection caused the amputation of both of her legs.

Determined not to let her situation get the best of her,

Garrett is a very active part of the Pine Arbor social network, visiting other residents and spreading her positive attitude throughout the facility.

Garrett also believes that her appearance plays a large role in the way that she feels on the inside and each morning after waking, she follows a strict beauty regimen that has kept her skin looking years younger.

Garrett insists on putting on her make-up each day before leaving her room and one will be hard pressed to ever catch her without it.

“Just because you are old

Hardin County Retired teachers to meet Oct. 1 at L.I.T. in Silsbee The Hardin County Retired Teachers Association monthly meeting will be changed to Tuesday, October 1 at the L.I.T. Robinson Campus located at 1355 MLK Drive in Silsbee.

In charge of the program will be Carole Seabrook of Volunteer Services. All TRS members are cordially invited to this meeting each month.

In charge of the Sept. 12 meeting was Mary Kay Muckleroy. A luncheon was held and speaker Charles Starkey of the Beaumont Teacher’s Association was enjoyed by all.

Starkey gave the 25 members and guests in attendance

a legislative update and emphasized the need for all retired personnel to pay dues to the Hardin County Retried Teachers Association.

This organization is the only one who works solely for retired TRS members in the legislature. Dues can be sent to Treasurer Sue Johnson, 250 Jena Lane, Lumberton, TX, 77657.

Member benefits can be found at www.trta.org. Individuals can also go to this website to find local units.

For more information about the local organization, please contact President Imogene Nelson at 409-385-4874.

Bobby Legg remembered to bring along his Silsbee Bee when he recently visited the islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, in the State of Hawaii.The group of 36 was directed by Heaven Bound Tours. Bobby is pictured with a Samoan, who is soon be Chief of his tribe. Another outstanding event was a helicopter tour over the Islands of Maui and Molokai.

does not mean that you have to look old,” Garrett said, as she makes her way down the hallway toward the activity director’s room, to help with the day’s activities.

Garrett credits her appearance with giving her the confidence she needs to face each day.

“If I look good, I feel good.

Sometimes I may wake up and not feel that well but if I make myself get up and get dressed up, I feel better.”

Garrett can be found many days in the Pine Arbor Art Gallery, painting and creating beautiful pieces of artwork

End of life care to be main topic at Town Hall meeting A Town Hall meeting presented by Dr. Jana Winberg, featuring information regarding Advanced Directives, will be held at Silsbee Convalescent Center, located at 1105 West Highway 418 in Silsbee, on Thursday, September 26 at 6:30 p.m.

Advance Directives are legal documents that allow a person to spell out their decisions about end of life care ahead of time. Advance Directives give individuals a way to express their wishes to family, friends, and health care professionals and help to avoid confusion.

The public is welcomed to attend this informative meeting. Refreshments will be served and a door prize will be given.

that are displayed throughout the gallery. She is also very active in assisting with daily activities and helping other residents throughout the facility.

“She is such a joy. Here is a lady who has been through so much but she refuses to let it slow her down. We enjoy her so much and I smile everytime I see her come through the door of my office,” Stacy Moore-Dubose, Activities Director said.

Garrett said she will continue her strict beauty and health regimen as long as she can and hopes that others in the facility may be inspired and decide to join her.

“What I do really helps me, I would love it to help someone else also.”

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Mary Frances Richardson arrives at the Christian Loving Care Center every Monday and Thursday morning ready to open her door and her heart to those in need. Richardson is the site director for the Christian Loving Care Center, located in Kountze.

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Richardson brings a unique perspective to her job at the Christian Loving Care Center . A born and raised Kountze native, her family reaches back over a century in the town’s history. Richardson’s grandfather, H.N. Vickers was the first county judge to serve in the historical dome courthouse. Her mother and father followed, arriving in Hardin County in 1904 and 1906.

Richardson knew early on that she had a knack for business and after completing high school in Kountze, she began taking college business classes in 1954. She was awarded an emergency certificate to teach classes before even completing her degree.

Richardson dove in head first in her teaching career and taught business classes that covered things like typing and record-keeping to Kountze School students.

High Richardson firmly believed that the skills that she taught in her classroom would carry over into the world outside the class, and help her students succeed in jobs once they graduated.

“We taught these kids the skills they needed to get a job and make a living for themselves,” Richardson said.

In 1978, Richardson began the very first Vocational Office Education Program at Kountze High School, a program that still exists today in almost every high school in America. It allows students to gain valuable office experience while still attending classes.

In 1984, Richardson retired from Kountze ISD and began the next leg of her journey of service.

With the closure of the local Kirby lumber mill, Hardin County was left with over 900 people and families who were out of work. The need for food, clothing, and other living essentials was growing at a high rate and Richardson began brainstorming with fellow church members about how the community could help those who were suffer-

ing.

An active member of the First Baptist Church, Richardson and a good friend were on a mission committee, and began talking about creating a place that would provide food and clothing to those in need.

“People would always come to the church in need of food and that got us to thinking about what we could do to help,” she said.

Soon after, the word begin to spread and Richardson began to meet with other churches and church groups who were anxious to get involved. Before long, Richardson and her church group had the support of 15 churches and four church groups.

The Department of Human Services provided a representative to come out and help jump-start and organize the program. After hours of planning, the Christian Loving Care Center, Inc. opened its doors on Oct. 5, 1987 with a

full staff of volunteers.

Richardson would serve as the director, a position she holds dear to her heart to this day.

The center operates strictly on a volunteer basis. A board of 30 members oversees the running of the facility and handles all the paperwork and record-keeping.

Money to operate the facility comes in from donations from local churches and businesses as well as grants.

Richardson applies for and receives grants throughout the year. Money received is used to help the community and also on improvements to the facility.

The Christian Loving Care Center holds one fundraiser per year, a golf tournament, to help raise money for the purchase of school supplies for needy children. The annual golf tournament this year was held recently and boasted as one of the most successful to date with many local individ-

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uals and businesses working together to help the community.

The center is primarily a food pantry, providing groceries to families and individuals that are in need but also helps those in need with a limited amount of funding for utility assistance.

Richardson’s history as a teacher within the KISD has served as a big advantage to her in working at the Christian Loving Care Center.

“Everyone knows me and I know them,” Richardson said.

“More than likely I have taught them or at least taught their kin. It helps to know so many people, it allows me to help that much more.”

The unstable economy has created a great need in Hardin County and Richardson and her staff of dedicated volunteers are more than happy to help.

“People are struggling,” she added. “The past few years have been really tough and its a little better now but not much. People don’t work because they don’t want to work, or they don’t work because they cannot afford gas and childcare on a job that pays minimum wage. It creates an endless cycle.”

It’s this dynamic way of thinking that has helped Richardson to help so many of Hardin County’s citizens. She received the 2012 “Citizen of the Year” Award from the Kountze Chamber of Commerce and was also the recipient of the 1993 National Jeffersonian Award for Public Service, an award for volunteer services that is sponsored by the local media and was started by Jackie Kennedy and Robert Taft in an effort to get citizens involved in volunteering.

“That was one of my proudest moments,” Richardson said “But I have to say one thing, I could not have done any of this without my team of volunteers. They have made all this possible and are the best group of people I could work with.”

Richardson and her staff of volunteers continue to work at the Christian Loving Care Center every Monday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“I just want people to know one thing-that they are the reason we are here. I want them to know that we are here to help. Let us help you.”

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Local Nursing Homes Celebrate Nat’l Rehabilitation Awareness Week

By:Andrea Whitney reporter@silsbeebee.com Sept. 15-21 is National Rehabilitation Awareness Week but Kountze Nursing Center and Pine Arbor Nursing Facility in Silsbee have taken it to the next level and are celebrating the entire month with their residents.

Established in 1996, the National Rehabilitation Awareness Foundation was created

by Allied Services, a nonprofit healthcare system headquartered in Scranton, PA. The foundation has served as the sponsor of National Rehabilitation Week, a nationwide celebration to educate people about the benefits of rehabilitation and the capabilities of people with disabilities, and also to develop programs which aim to increase opportunities for the nearly 50 million Americans with disabilities, and help those who are disabled to their fullest potential.

The Rehabilitation staff at Kountze Nursing Center takes these goals very seriously and every accomplishment that each resident makes is a personal goal achieved for the resident and the staff member.

Rehab Program Manager Cassie Palermo leads a team of three that ensure that every resident at Kountze Nursing Center, long and short-term, receives a program that is catered to their individual needs.

Physical Therapists Natalie Blackwell and Stephen Bianes, who came to Kountze Nursing Center from the Philippines with several new techniques, work together with Occupational Therapist and Speech Pathologist Stacie Fea and Palermo, who is also a Speech Pathologist to give each resident individualized care in everything from activities of daily living to strength training and balance and gait improvements.

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Palermo stated that many of the patients that they see on a daily basis are patients who come to the facility weekly for therapy only. Patients that have an injury or have suffered a stroke or other ailment but can still live at home are able to receive therapy three times a week at Kountze Nursing Center and return home.

Of the short-term patients the group has treated, over 75 percent have returned home permanently.

Once a patient is discharged, their therapy will continue with team members making home visits to help patients modify their living space for ease of movement and safety precautions.

Palermo states that she does not consider the team and their program as an “exercise program”. Therapists work with residents on every level of activity and things as small as swallowing are covered.

“Many people do not realize that if their loved one is having trouble swallowing, that it falls under our speech pathology program,” she said. “The speech pathologists are trained in every muscle and

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activity of the mouth and can make the accommodations needed such as changes in diet to help the resident.”

The team treats a large age group and patients as young as 30 have benefitted from the therapy and rehabilitation.

Palermo and her team are celebrating this month with skits presented to their coworkers to help them recognize a patient who may need rehabilitation services.

“We are teaching the other employees to look for things such as a patient who could feed or dress themselves independently but are now struggling,” Palermo said.

Along with the skits for fellow employees, the rehab team are celebrating each other with gifts and treats placed on their desks daily and wearing matching National Rehabilitation Awareness shirts.

As hard as the work may be and as tough as the goals may be to reach at times, the rehabilitation team at Kountze Nursing Center is up for the challenge.

“Our team is amazing,” Palermo said. “We have therapists with many years of experience and who are always bringing new and innovative techniques to the table.”

Pine Arbor Nursing Facility in Silsbee is also taking part in the celebration with team members Theresa Strauser, Rehabilitation Program Manager, Derrick East, Physical Therapist, Stacie Fea, Speech Pathologist, Sam Marie Smith, Physical Therapist Assistant and Simone Boota, Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant, Linus Kiregu, Occupational Therapist, and Kay Jones, Rehab Technician, enjoying a lunch at Novrosky’s with sister center Kountze Nursing Center and an abundance of treats such as matching t-shirts, coffee mugs, tote bags, and candy.

The Pine Arbor team works with residents on a daily basis with a combined goal of getting each resident back to their prior level of functioning.

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cises, gait patterns, and self care.

Activities such as brushing teeth and getting dressed each morning may come easy to most but to a rehabilitation patient, every move can be a struggle. The team works with each resident to help strengthen and train the body and mind to handle these activities independently.

The team will also help residents work on speech patterns, fine motor skills and many cognitive issues that may be affected after a stroke or other injury.

Program Manager Strausser said that most of the residents at Pine Arbor seem to enjoy their therapy and take pride in the goals that they accomplish each day.

“They all have one goal, to function like they used to and when you see a patient who couldn’t button their shirt when they first started therapy accomplish that goal, it really touches the heart,” Strausser said.

Although National Rehabilitation Awareness Week is only for one week during the month of September, the professionals at Kountze Nursing Center and Pine Arbor Nursing Facility continue the celebration every day of the year, with each resident’s accomplishments a testimony to their hard work and dedication.

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By: Andrea Whitney reporter@silsbeebee.com Hooks Title Company is a staple of Hardin County. In business for well over 100 years, the business and staff were recently recognized by the Texas Historical Commission with a Texas Treasure Business Award.

The Texas Treasure Business Award Program recognizes the accomplishments of Texas businesses that have provided employment opportunities and support the local and state economy for at least 50 years.

Created in 2005 by Senate Bill 920, the program pays tribute to well established businesses and their exceptional historical contributions toward the area’s growth and prosperity.

Business such as Hooks Title can be nominated by any elected state official or business representative and must meet strict criteria including being in continuous for-profit operation in Texas for a minimum of 50 years, have a continuous record of employment for at least the past 50 years, and maintain a good business relationship with the state.

Businesses that can also establish that they have been continuously owned by the same family, such as Hooks Title, or have operated continuously from a building that is at least 50 years old and have maintained its architectural integrity will receive additional recognition.

Established in 1902, Hooks Title and Abstract Company is the oldest continuously operated business of any type in the county and is among the oldest abstract and title companies in Texas. with J.A. Beginning McKim, Sr. in 1906, the company has been managed and later owned by the McKim family of Hardin County, who have endeavored through three generations to maintain high standards and quality service while providing a stable employment opportunities for many local citizens.

Owner J. A. McKIm, III is quite proud of the company’s history and the ability the company has had to enrich the lives of its employees over the years.

“I have employees that have been with me for 20 years, and some even have been here 30 years,” McKim said. “That is quite an accomplishment for a business.”

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“When you are involved in land research, you learn all about a family,” he added.

“From births to deaths to children, marriages and even divorces, you learn it all. That kind of research will often bring valuable information to the family that they were unaware of previously. It is not only very beneficial to the family but very interesting and rewarding to us.”

McKim, who is also a very active member of the Hardin County Historical Commission and the Hardin County Genealogical Society, said he would love to see many more businesses in the area to take part in the award.

Companies that have been nominated only need to send acceptable proof of the business founding date such as ledger pages, newspaper advertisements, board meeting minutes, bills or checks, flyers, state licenses, or city directory listings.

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“Hardin County is one of the most historical counties in Texas and it would be great to see other local businesses honored for the efforts,” McKim said.

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J.A. (Jimmy) McKim, III is pictured here at Hooks Title and Abstract Company, with an award from the Texas Historical Commission. The award is given to businesses in Texas that have been in business for at least 50 years.

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2013 Piney Woods Artist Competition Awards were recently presented at the annual Piney Woods Artist Competition at the Ice House Museum.

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