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Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke & Fannin Counties is happy to announce that their Sherman grief support group will be returning on November 7th! The weekly support group will meet every Tuesday from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm for six weeks. Each week the group, led by Dennis Noblett, will focus on holiday topics such as “creating new traditions” and “getting through all the firsts”. The group will meet at the Home Hospice office at 505 W. Center Street, Sherman, TX.

Kelly Lamkin, LBSW said, “Many people were touched by the last Grief Support Group and I feel this one will also be needed by our community as the focus will be on the holidays. This is a difficult time for people who have experienced a loss and I want to be able to offer and provide the support needed and make sure people know they are not alone.”

Each Tuesday, November 7, 14, 21, 28 and December 5 and 12, the group will meet and navigate grief issues, provide support, and work together in discussions on “surviving the fog” and “finding the new normal”. You can attend all six support groups or just one if you choose. There is no fee to attend but we ask you to call us to register at 903-868-9315. We hope you will join us each week.

Home Hospice of Grayson, Cooke and Fannin Counties is a 501(c)(3) local community-based organization founded in 1982 and serving our communities for over 34 years. As the oldest and most trusted local hospice organization, our mission is to provide the best care and support enhancing the Quality of Life of our patients and their families. To learn about other community outreach programs offered by Home Hospice, please visit www.homehospice.org or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/homehospiceofgrayson.

Pottsboro Texas | October 21, 2017

The Preston Trail NSDAR is planning to conduct a monthly meeting with an interesting, informative program on Thursday night, November 2, 2017. The subject of the program is a review of the book “The Smithsonian’s History of America in 101 Objects” by Richard Kurin. The presentation will be given by Colleen Boudreaux. Anyone interested in joining the DAR or merely investigating what the organization is all about, is welcome to attend and enjoy this presentation.

A summary of the book which is the basis of the program is as follows: Richard Kurin, Under Secretary for Art, History, and Culture for the Smithsonian, along with his team, has assembled a literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian’s museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States. Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the digital age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each entry pairs the fascinating history surrounding each object with the story of its creation or discovery, and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory. Kurin sheds remarkable new light on objects we know well–from Lincoln’s hat to Dorothy’s ruby slippers and Julia Child’s kitchen, including the often-astonishing tales of how each made its way into the collections of the Smithsonian.

A copy of this book will be presented in the speaker’s honor to the local Pottsboro Public Library, which is only one of the many DAR chapter’s public service programs. The chapter has programs to benefit veterans, good citizenship among our youth, and presents a yearly scholarship to a graduating senior high school student. The Preston Trail Chapter scholarship application form can be requested by emailing our chapter at, PrestonTrailNSDAR@gmail.com.

Would you like to be involved in the good works that DAR participates in? Anyone interested in receiving help to prove their ancestry for qualification to become a Daughter of the American Revolution are welcome to contact our chapter at www.facebook.com/PrestonTrailNSDARPottsboroTX75076 on Facebook or www.DAR.org.

The Preston Trail Chapter of the DAR next meets on the first Thursday of the month at 5pm for snacks and fellowship and at 6pm for chapter meetings and programs. There is no meeting in December. For the meeting location please contact the chapter at prestontrailnsdar@gmail.com