Ann Richardson wants to know if anyone has any extra copies of Diboll High School yearbooks from 1970 through 1991. A fire destroyed all of hers one year while they were gone RVing. She would surely like to have any and/or all of the copies for any of those years and will be happy to pay someone for those yearbooks. Her telephone number is: 936-632-1420; Ann (English) Richardson. Those are the years that she taught at Diboll High School and her name during those years was Ann English and/or Ann Rotchstein. She thought maybe some Dibollians might have extra copies and would share.
Denise Stringer Davis shared with me the things going on at the First Street Arts Center where the Lufkin Art Guild will hold their monthly meeting on Saturday, February 24th from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Area artist Kelley Modisette will demonstrate the process of creating glass beads with torchwork. Examples of Modisette's jewelry are on view at the Center. This event is free and open to the public.
The First Street Arts Center is accepting submissions for the exhibition Celebrating the Pineywoods Experience. Works submitted should explore ideas related to the title of the show. Submissions must include clear images of the work being considered, a short biographical statement about the artist, and a 75-word or less artist statement about the entries. This juried exhibition is open to artists 18 years of age or older. Entries must be original works created outside of art direction by workshop or school. Digital submissions on cd or by email are preferred. Submissions can be mailed to First Street Arts Center, 104 S. First Street, Lufkin, TX 75901 or firststreetartscenter@gmail.com. The deadline for submitting work is March 10, 2007. This exhibit will be on display from March 31 through the end of May. Call (936)639-3250 for more information.
The work of local artist David Moreland Bates will be featured at the First Street Arts Center in Downtown Lufkin on February 24th. Bates was selected as the Center's Artist of the Month. A demonstration of his oil painting process will be given by the artist that day from 3:30-5 p.m. A reception is scheduled for that evening following the demonstration from 5-7 p.m. Both the demonstration and reception are open to the public free of charge.
Bates has exhibited extensively in Texas and New Mexico as well as in other areas of the country. Working mainly in oils, he focuses on landscapes, still lifes, and figures. Working directly from life is important to Bates. He is a co-founder and Signature Member of the Outdoor Painters Society and a Signature Member of Oil Painters of America. He was identified as an “artist to watch” by Southwest Art magazine in 2005. His website www.dmbates.com displays several of his works.
Local artists, writers, and musicians interested in presenting their work at the Center can call (936)639-3250. Submission forms are available at the Center or can be printed from the Center's website www.firststreetartscenter.com. Currently, professional and nonprofessional artists living within a 100-mile radius of Lufkin are eligible for consideration by the exhibition committee. Volunteers are always needed at the Center. Donations are also appreciated and can be sent to the Angelina Chamber Foundation for the Pineywoods Cultural Association at 1615 South Chestnut, Lufkin, Texas 75901.
Kathy Crain was food sampling at Sam's Club one day last week. She had been to England for a visit. She and Ernest reminisced about the days when she was at the Day's Inn and catered the Champion Christmas Parties.
The postman, George Fields, says that I am the “catalogue queen” and I thought that Woodie Hicks would be ahead of me. Now I think that I am on everyone's solicitation mail list. I got four in one day last week. The Heart Walk will be Saturday, April 14 in downtown Lufkin. If you want to donate or participate contact them at American Heart Association, 310 Gaslight Blvd. Lufkin, 75904.
Rick Pedzirtz, John Waak and J.E. Driskell went to Shreveport to visit E.C. Davenport. They reported on the good buffet and I can't remember where.
The Mid-Week Peak Dinner at the First Christian Church had 90 that attended for the Valentine's Day dinner from “Edna Watson's Diner” as Mike Hunter calls the meals on Wednesday nights.
Clay Dark was at the car wash one day last week and we had a good visit. He and Felicia babysat with Stephanie and Clay Oliver's children, Cash and Brynn, for the Junior League Charity Ball. This past week end, Clay and Felicia had Kathryn (Dark) and Jeff Hart's two-year-old Carson Hart. Kathryn and Jeff live in Montgomery and Clay calls the baby “CarHart”. The other two Darks are Clay in Rowlett and John in Austin. Felicia has two boys and a girl and at Christmas they hosted 21 immediate family.
Ethan Brown, 5-year-old son of Jody and Debra Brown, enjoyed Logan's Roadhouse where he literally threw his peanut hulls, not dropped them on the floor.
Louise Lindsey's grandson Logan Lastovica, 17- year-old son of Bonnie and Robert Lastovica of Fredericksburg, won reserve champion Angus Steer at the Fort Worth Livestock Show. Bonnie and Mollie were in San Antonio at the livestock show showing her pig, heifer and steer. This was according to Aunt Pat Brown.
Pat Brown celebrated her birthday at the Jalapeno Tree in Nacogdoches with Jody and Debra Brown and Ethan.
Polly Goodier showed me the CD that the Lufkin Panther Marching Band has made with the Alma Mater, Star Spangled Banner, Fight Song, On you Panthers, Invictus March, Strivin', other songs and the Sinfonian's Fanfare that they end their half time march to on the sidelines. These CDs are $10 and can be purchased from any band student or Tena Swearingen, secretary in the band hall at 630-4134. The band students get credit toward their April 25 trip to Disney World if you buy one from them.
Thanks band director Scott Williams for this music that I have been wanting for years.
Shelley Koch, daughter of Laura and John Koch and granddaughter of Jetta Westerholm, has just returned from India. Shelley graduated from Mary Hardin Baylor in Belton in the spring and went to Haiti as a nannie with Hope for the Hungry, home based in Belton. She visited orphanages and was called by the group to become full time staff as children's homes director. She is the American liaison providing support for two orphanages in Haiti and one in India and is developing a program to sponsor children in these orphanages. She was in Lufkin over the weekend to get funding from the Ministry Fair at Harmony Hill Baptist Church. Her passion has been to help foreign children and now she is aiding them in a positive way through Hope for the Hungry.
Saturday, February 24 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bryan's Smokehouse will donate part of the proceeds to Debbie Richards, morning personality on KYBI radio, whose home burned last week. The staff at KYBI will be waiting tables and tips will go to Debbie. An account has been set up at the Regions Banks if you would like to contribute and are not able to go to the fund raiser on Saturday. Debbie has contributed to many in our community.
Geneva and Harold Newsom “teen sat” with grandchildren Laura, who is a senior at Kingwood High School and 13-year-old Austin Hughey who plays Lacrosse. Their parents Karen and Brian Hughey were in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Laura is on the Fillies dance team and was busy practicing while the Newsoms were there. Harold had a check up in Houston for his pace maker and the Medtronics representative was Mark Krenek from Lufkin. Here we go with our “small world” again.
I had lunch on Friday at Fuller's Buffet with Kay Trout, Woodie Hicks and Rose Malone. Andrea Dennis Barfield waited on us. The seafood was so good. Kay goes for the etouffee.
I saw Marjorie and Wilbern Teer in Bank of America, and he is saving the new silver dollars. I told Donna Mulholland that I was not going to start saving them that are in rolls of $25. I am collecting the state quarters and that is bad enough.
The Lufkin Dance Club held their Valentine Dance and couples being married 50 and 60 years were recognized. Those married 50 years were: Lou and Larry King, Velma and Ken Burton, Wanda and Floyd Joplin, Wilda and Owen Kay, Bobbie Lee and Bobby Friday, Edgardine and Frank Sheffield and Woody Gann who just lost Bert. Those married more than 60 years were: Mildred and Billy Beaver, Janette and J. R. Cox. The Club will sponsor dance lessons for four Thursdays, March 1, March 8, March 15, and March 22. Lessons will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at the SPJST Lodge, 197 Hughes Road in Fuller Springs. Two-step, waltz, swing, line dance, polka etc will be taught by Bobbie Lee and Bobby Friday. The cost is $6 per lesson or $20 for all four. For more information call 632-4878 to sign up for the lessons.
I stopped by the O'Malley Alley Cat Thrift Shop that has moved to 310 E. Denman across from AAA Trophy. Their website is: www.lufkinomalleyalleycat.org. The proceeds from their thrift shop go to take care of stray cats. Their phone is 639-5495 if you want more information.
My Nancy Herde, in New Canaan, Connecticut, was watching Dr. Phil's show and said that the couple had a Texas accent but she did not realize until she got the Diboll Free Press and saw in my column that they were from Lufkin and were Thomas Cassells and Carlye Womack. This is another one of our “small world” stories.
Happy Birthday: Tucker Westerman, Carianne Teutsch, Kenneth Bates, Brian Harkness, Mary Read, Craig Childers, William Gibbs, Lyndsey Harrison, Wilton Killam, Boyd Stewart, Mary Julia Collmorgen, John Kennedy, Cathy Carr, Cartyr Roach, Adron Mosley, Jud Mahan, and Bill Moreau. Lynne Booker would celebrate her birthday on the29 th, but there is no 29th this year. How old are you Lynne?
Happy Anniversary: Jimmie and Oscar Milligan celebrate 50 years on February 22. Others are: Gene and Shirlee Brookshire, Jim and Donna Parish, Don and Kaye Harrison, Joe and Sarah Murray. Clarkie and Wayne Brown will celebrate their 60th anniversary on March 1.
Jean and Ray Jayroe, Gail and John Courtney spent a week at South Lake Tahoe, which is in California. Across the street is Nevada. They were disappointed that there was no snow. Their anniversaries are in January, and they celebrate together each year.
Frances Atkinson hosted a group for a pre Valentine's Dinner at the Crown Colony Grille. Those enjoying Valentine surprises with Frances were: Marijo and Rick Meredith, Dell Meredith, Robbie and Betty Warren and Jan Taylor.
Enjoying a visit at Cheddar's were Rick and Marijo Meredith from Whitesboro with Mary and Dexter Satterwhite, Martha and Ray Carswell.
I met Martha Elliott at PineCrest and she commented on my hair. She said that with my complexion, I looked Scandinavian. I told her that I was Scottish and English.
George and Daphene Clarke had Susan Clarke Glade visiting from Orange Park, Florida.
Pat Marney has gone home from the hospital, and we are thankful for her recovery that will be better at home with Ray nursing her.
Jeannene Courtney had surgery on Tuesday in Houston at M.D. Anderson to remove her left kidney. All went well and on Saturday she was back in Lufkin.
Bob Hicks was in the hospital last week, and I stopped at Opal and Pete Sumners' house to get Hazel Main's telephone number. We called Hazel and “listened” to her but I did get in that Bob was going home from the hospital on Friday.
The Reverend Jackie Harmon married James Snarr on November 21. She has been the minister at the Kelty's First United Methodist Church for the past six years. James was a member of the Diboll Methodist Church, and they were the honorees at a shower given by the Diboll church. The proceeds from the shower went to the Methodist Children's Home. James is from Diboll and a Temple retiree. They met at Lakeview church camp outside Palestine as counselors two years ago. After Christmas, they went to Illinois to see Jackie's daughter and family and they wanted James to stay longer.
Let me hear your news. Catch you around town. Janice Ann, Email: roweja@suddenlink.net
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