Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
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Shepherd Chamber of Commerce
16 N. Liberty St, Shepherd, TX 77371
210-995-7420
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Yvonne Cones
Over the last 3 weeks our county has celebrated Christmas every Saturday with a community event. Last Saturday we had the Community Voices of San Jacinto County perform at the San Jacinto County Shelter and it was a wonderful event! Shelley Thompson and members of her Board organized a beautiful concert with Conductor Andrew Main leading the voices through the lovely selection. Over 400 people attended this event, Rob Freyer welcomed them in his role as Master of Ceremonies. Paul Horton Methodist Church supplied refreshments and there were 12 churches represented in the choir. Gregg Cones started the evening with a selection of Christmas songs while the crowd settled in and the whole event was a great success. Look for this group performing again in 2026!
Coldspring Senior Center enjoyed a delicious Christmas lunch on Friday with an additional treat of cake, and a drink called 'The Grinch'. It had a layer of cream on top which blended nicely with the flavor! The meal was sponsored by Lamb Propane and everyone enjoyed the meal, music and fun. Administrator Charline wore her gift from her staff which was a 'one of a kind' present!
April Plunkett is a quilter, a member of the 'Quilts for Kids' organization and 'Loose Threads' as well as a volunteer for other groups. She made a coat from one of her quilts, bought a toy Santa and made a complete costume for him too! She says she is going to add to the lapels on her coat but it looks great to me.
Barbara Justice received an Award of Excellence, with appreciation from Polk-San Jacinto Naacp 'Champions of Change' event. This ceremony was held in Dunbar Gym in Livingston last week.
Brenda Myers, founder of the Community and Children's Impact Center in Shepherd, held a spectacular gathering of all those the Impact Center wished to honor for all the help, work and donations they had given. The photos on Facebook will show you better than I can describe how lovely the Christmas decorations were, so many lighted Christmas trees, decorations and color, really an amazing setting for the evening. Thanks to all who made this event so beautiful and we look forward to seeing what 2026 brings!
The Reagan-Trump annual Dinner is fast approaching. To be held in Coldspring Shelter on January 31, 2026, this is a must for members of the party. Look on the Facebook and web site to buy tickets.
Shepherd Chamber of Commerce are inviting business owners who would be interested in selling their products at a monthly Farmers' Market on a Saturday. If you are interested, contact me at the Chamber phone number below. You may also text to that number. The Chamber agreed at our last meeting to see if there is enough interest in this endeavor . If there is we hope to start the market at the City Park by Shepherd Library. This is a nice central location and would be good for those who have small, home based businesses.
Coldspring Chamber of Commerce
31 N. Butler St., Coldspring, TX 77331
936-653-2184
Charline showing off the t-shirt her staff give her! Drink in her hand is The Grinch!
The Community Choir and orchestra rehersing before the performance.
April modeling her Christmas Quilt Coat she made and one she made for Santa!
Barbara with her award
Susan Caldwell gave a talk on the Life of Bees at SJC Women's League luncheon
State Representative Janis Holt visited Shepherd last week