Lifestyle

The State Bank of DeKalb will host a Renovation Celebration on Friday, February 14 to showcase the newly remodeled DeKalb branch office. A special ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 11:30 a.m. and the event will include hamburgers, hot dogs and desserts for all of those who attend, plus a random drawing for a Yeti cooler.

Publisher's Note:

In our February 5, 2014 edition, the State Bank of DeKalb advertisement for this event contains an error. The prize for the raffle on February 14 is a yeti cooler, NOT a flat screen TV as mentioned in the ad. We regret the error.

by Pam Kumpe

By Melanie Pyle
Staff Writer

Wednesday wasn’t just an average day for Red Lick Kindergartners.  The students have been studying the migratory pattern of birds. With the help of 2nd grade student, Cade Cunningham, and his grandfather, Jack Shellogg, the Kindergarten classes at Red Lick learned first-hand why ducks and other birds migrate to the North East Texas and South West Arkansas region each year.  
Mr. Shellogg demonstrated with a flashlight and globe how the sun warms the earth pushing the birds towards the southern states.  
As the birds migrate to our region each year, hunting season begins.  With the help of his grandfather, Cade played the calls of various ducks, that are seen in our area, on his iPad.
His grandfather imitated those sounds with his duck calls.  
He was able to demonstrate the calls of Mallards, Teals, Pintails, Widgeons, Wood Ducks, and Gadwalls.  Cade also demonstrated his skills with his wood duck call.  

Avery senior Taylor Bowles was crowned the 2014 Homecoming Queen during festivities at the Gene Weaver Gym Friday night.
Bowles is the daughter of Jack and Kim Bowles and is an All-State athlete for the Lady Bulldogs. She recently signed a Letter of Intent to play basketball for Ouachita Baptist University in Arkansas.
During her years in Avery, Taylor has been a standout athlete in multiple sports, receiving recognition in basketball, softball and volleyball for her outstanding level of achievement in those sports,
Bowles was escorted Friday night by fellow senior Kolby Gray.

Photo by Teealeesa Varley

By Pam Kumpe

By Kenny Mitchell
Publisher

By Kenny Mitchell
Publisher

Letters to Santa Claus are being published in this week and next week's issues of the Tribune and then sent straight to the North Pole in time for Christmas. We thought we would share a few with you here. They are sure to bring a smile.

In the picture, Santa amd Mrs. Claus were in DeKalb over the weekend, but he is sure to be hard at work getting ready for the big night next week. Special thanks to Lane and Missy Breshears for capturing the spirit of the season.

Dear Santa,
I would like you to get me a big ol pet deer, lots of hunting stuff, a tiger and bear toy. I would also like a big bad wolf toy and lots of movies. I want tinkerbell toys but my daddy says no, so can you bring them when he goes to work.
Love, Braxton Book
 

Malta School students recently held two community service projects.  Many students emptied their piggy banks to help Nick’s Mission.  This is a program that helps children who might not have enough to eat over the weekend and holidays away from school. Students came with large containers of coins while others came with just a handful, but every student helped all they could.  It was amazing to see the out pouring of love from these children.  The Shumakes, who started Nick’s Mission after the death of their son in the flood at Albert Pike, needed a dolly to help carry out $1,300 in coins.
The second project in which the students participated was to bring personal hygiene products to be  presented to the Randy Sam’s Homeless Shelter.  Several large boxes of supplies were collected.