50 DAYS! That’s how long Clyde and Linda Maxey were gone on their last RV adventure. They left Diboll with traveling buddies, Charles and Becky Donahoe; their deadhead destination was Glacier National Park in Montana. From there it was on to South Dakota where they visited Custer, the “faces,” Crazy Horse, Badlands and the fascinating large drug store in Wall, S.D. In Nebraska they spent nearly a day at the Bailey railroad yard in North Platte. For trains, this is the largest sorting yard where they use bumps and remote controls to sort thousands of railroad cars.

The Maxeys and Donahoes went their separate ways in Nebraska. The Donahoes headed toward Yellowstone and the Maxeys toward Canada. Linda and Clyde parked their RV in the U.S. and traveled into Canada in their own vehicle. Linda, nor anyone else, can seem to find the words to describe the beautiful countryside around Banff. They traveled on the Ice Field highway to the Columbia Ice Fields where they took a cold hike to the foot of the glacier. They returned to the U.S. on 9/11 and parked in the Glacier National Park for two weeks observing the beauty and wildlife. One day while they were out sightseeing the neighbors told them they missed seeing a grizzly bear and three cubs that visited in the campsite. The Maxeys traveled on to Yellowstone National Park and camped there one week. Throughout the entire trip they saw eagles, osprey, fox, coyote, bear, mountain goat, big horn sheep, elk and lots of buffalo. Back in Texas they spent a few days “winding down” in Lake Cypress Spring near Mt. Pleasant before coming home.

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The RT celebrated my daughter’s, Andrea Swor’s, birthday last Friday on Oct. 9; my grandson, Brandal Pouland’s birthday was the day before, Oct. 8; he was 20, and she was 45. The birthday menu included taquitos, mini tacos, cheese enchiladas, sour cream chicken enchiladas, Spanish rice, salsa, green dip, guacamole, chips, a lemon pie, and their Aunt Peggy brought a fresh outof the oven 7-Up cake. Coincidentally, Cotton George and David Crager came in the store; it was David’s 55th birthday and both of them joined us for lunch. Andrea received special birthday greetings from former classmates, Vicky Mullins in Corrigan and Tina (Wolf) Jowell in Round Rock.

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Cutler Ruby was home for the weekend and came in with his dad, Craig, and his granddaddy, Milford Ruby. It was an open weekend at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster where Cutler pitches for the Suns and Kyle Prescott guards second base.

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We enjoyed a brief visit with my niece, Lisa (Powell); her husband, Randy, and son, John Carl “Radio” Cook, from Henderson. They were on their way to attend the Brazoria County Fair and visit with her parents, Jerry and Annabelle Powell, who are actively involved working at the fair. Attending the fair annually is one of Lisa’s fond memories of growing up in Angleton.

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Joan and Curtis Morris from Lake Livingston stopped by for pinto beans. She mentioned they were in town to visit with Dorothy Scarborough, a relative. It just so happened her son, Skeeter Scarborough, was sitting at the RT. They enjoyed visiting with him and talking about the “good old days.”

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Sherrel Fears and grandson, Chris Wells, stopped to visit at the RT. Chris and his family live outside of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., where he is a federal agent with the Department of Justice. Chris and Christel’s 4-month-old daughter, Kennedy Reece, made her debut to East Texas and celebrated with family her big sister Presley’s third birthday. Chris was able to attend the A&M game on Saturday and met up with former classmates Keith Dover and Jeff Miller who played lead guitar in Chris’ band. Jeff now works for Texas A&M.

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Nita (Dominey) Hook called to report that her husband Winston cut open a persimmon seed and confirmed it had a “spoon” inside, which means we are going to have a wet winter. Get ready.

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Folks are still buying licenses. Some of them include: Mike and Jamie Davis, Chet Winger, Clyde Maxey, David Dolben, Glen McDaniel, Javier Hernandez, Ellen Temple (came in for mayhaw jelly), B.J. Averitt, Brian Ward, Wayne Wright, Mike Shivers, James Wilson, sixth-grader Nathan Flores and his grandfather, Ramiro Diaz.

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Jimmy Moye was putting new tires on Mrs. Moye’s suburban. She carries lots of food and puts lots of miles on her vehicle traveling for Moye’s Catering. Donald Capps got tires put on his trailer. Hulen Squyres is the happy owner of a new Stihl Blower. Melvin Linton Sr. was in getting ready to plant turnip greens and Sam Coleman was in buying eggs.

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Joey Garza brought us tickets to sell for a North Boggy Slough Deer and Hog Hunt. Donated by Temple Inland, the tickets are $5 each and benefit the Junior Achievement Program. Joey assured us that every dollar purchased in Diboll will go to support the Diboll Junior Achievement Program. So, buy your tickets in Diboll, the drawing will be Nov. 11.

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Don’t forget about the Diboll PTA’s community service project. They are collecting unwanted adult and children’s books, games and puzzles to be given away in November at the T.L.L. Temple Library. For more information contact Fran at franmc@consolidated.net.

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