Sawmill Supper slated for Friday night

Get ready for a great time at the Twentyfirst Annual Sawmill Supper on Friday, May 2 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin. A traditional meal of cornbread and homemade beans combined with great entertainment guarantees family fun for all.

Local chefs cooking up their gourmet beans include Chuck Robinson, Jim Tierney, John Thannisch and Debbie Richards of Yates Broadcasting. Clarkie Mae Brown will be back for her 21st time bringing her famous "hot" beans. Juanita Walls and Betty Ann and Jeff Holsinger will do the honors of homemade cornbread. The simple old-fashioned meal rounds out with coleslaw, cobbler, and iced tea, lemonade, or sodas.

Live Bluegrass music by Yeller Dawg, dressed in their old-fashioned period garb, will have toes tapping. Traditional crafters will demonstrate their skills. Come enjoy a casual, fun community get-together.

Tickets are $8 for adults and $3 for children ages 6-12. Children 5 and under are free. Sponsors for the Sawmill Supper include Catfish King, Golden Corral, Lufkin Coca Cola, Memorial Health System of East Texas, and Chick-Fil-A.

For tickets or further information, contact the museum at 936-632-9535. The annual Sawmill Supper proceeds help keep the doors of the museum open 7 days a week without charge.

The Texas Forestry Museum, the only forestry museum in the state, is a private non-profit corporation. The Texas Forestry Museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. The museum is at 1905 Atkinson Drive (Texas 103 East) in Lufkin, just inside Loop 287. There is no admission charged, but donations are welcome. For more information contact the museum at 936- 632-9535 or at info@treetexas.com. Keep up to date on museum activities at the website, www.treetexas. com.