Diboll Free Press

Downturn hits Diboll

11/26/2008

Temple-Inland announced Friday that in response to the severe market downturn, will discontinue production of hardboard siding products at the Fiberboard plant in Diboll, Texas. The production change will affect 70 jobs. The Fiberboard plant will continue to produce soft board products and will retain workforce of approximately 60 people.

Dateline Diboll

11/26/2008

Closed Thursday The Diboll Free Press offices will be closed Thursday in observance of the Thanksgiving Day Holidays. We will reopen for business on Friday morning. Diboll Booster Club The Diboll Booster club will be meeting in the month of December to allocate funds for the next two years.

Diboll ISD numbers show growth

11/26/2008

Diboll's student attendance this school year is running a bit ahead of expectations, meaning the district will get a little more in state attendance assistance this year, school trustees learned at their monthly meeting Tuesday, Nov. 20.

Big 10 Bound

11/26/2008

Diboll Lady Jack senior Nikki Greene made it official with her recent signing an official letter of intent to play her collegiate basketball at Penn State University. The Lady Jack post player is taking one thing at a time though, as she and her Diboll teammates have their sites set on the a great season that has a lot of eyes set right here on Diboll. Greene is pictured with her grandmother Maxine Fuller. Photo by Russell Payne

Now thats a whole lot of blood

11/26/2008

It's become so much of a habit, Jerry Gaines's body tells him when it's time to do it again. "It" is donating blood, and he has done it so regularly since moving to Fairview in 1987 that he has now donated 18 gallons at Stewart Blood Center in Lufkin. That's 144 pints.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

11/26/2008

Dear Editor: From the Lottie and Arthur Temple Civic Center Staff, we would like to thank several people for their donations to the success of our 2nd annual Jingle Bells and Candy Canes Holiday Market. Our event would not have been as successful as it was with out the help of a few great people.

Photo

11/26/2008

The "Blue Group" at the Boys and Girls Club honor Eric Hernandez on Veterans Day for his service in the Marines. The group made a "Wall of Honor" for Mr. Hernandez and joined him for cookies and punch.

Sheila's Potpourri

11/26/2008

Fern Nerren and I were deciding what was best for her sister Juanita Hopson after .I asked about Mrs. Hopson. Of course, we were in the store and the subject of our conversation was at home. Fern and I both knew Mrs. Hopson would do what she wanted to do but don't we all know what is best for everybody else but not ourselves.

News From The Round Table At Pouland's

11/26/2008

Dennis, Karon and Zach Lenderman flew to Baltimore for a long weekend visit with their daughter and son-in-law, Cassi and Stacy Davis. They live in Stafford, Va., where Stacy is a second lieutenant in the Marines stationed on Quantico Base. Within minutes of landing, Cassi had her dad in a Bass Pro Shop near the airport. Later that afternoon they toured Quantico Base.

All Around Lufkin

11/26/2008

The Coalition had one of the best Red Ribbon Weeks ever, and they have the community to thank for that! Without all of their wonderful volunteers and sponsors, they couldn't have done it. The Fun Run was such a success and got everyone geared up for the week. The Jamboree was the highlight of Red Ribbon Week with more than 2,000 participants.

Family important to Obama

11/26/2008

An awful lot of bad things were said about Barack Obama during the presidential campaign. He's a Muslim, he's a communist, he never quit using drugs, etc., etc. Fortunately, a majority of the voting public rejected this garbage, none of which is true, and elected him president. The unfortunate thing is we have to wait until Jan. 20 for him to take office.

Cow Pokes

11/26/2008

Editorial

11/26/2008

Another announced layoff at Temple-Inland is another unsubtle hint that planning for the future cannot begin too soon in Diboll. The announcement Friday that 70 workers will be let go from the fiberboard plant, after 30-40 were laid off in February, really just means that the town needs to hurry up and start separating itself from the company.

Political Cartoon

11/26/2008

Capital Highlights

Ed Sterling — 11/26/2008

AUSTIN - In the space of three months last summer, the Texas coast suffered punishing blows from three hurricanes: Dolly, Gustav and Ike. Because of the resulting breadth and depth of disaster in coastal counties, Gov. Rick Perry on Nov. 20 announced the creation of the Governor's Commission for Disaster Recovery and Renewal.

Diboll Junior High science students collect pop tops for good cause

11/26/2008

The Diboll Junior High Science Department weighed in Friday on all of the pop tops collected during the 2nd Six Weeks and the results were: Sixth grade, 2.5 pounds; seventh grade, 11 pounds; eighth grade, 4.5 pounds. Congratulations seventh grade! They get to participate in a snack party during Science Class!

DIBOLL JUNIOR HIGH Students of the Week

11/26/2008

Michaela Wagner 8th Grade

Temple Elementary First Six Weeks Honor Roll

11/26/2008

All A's Elora Anderson Shane Gossett Jackie Hernandez Alivia Jackson Jesus Rodriguez Yulie Valdez Jasmine Ayala Blake Fisher Gage Hassain Israel Lopez Angela Rangel Kaitlyn Revill Haley Sudduth Aaron Terrazas Trevor Webb

DISD Employee's of the Week

11/26/2008

Nita Hurley was honored with the Employee of the Week for Week 6. Mrs. Hurley is the counselor at Diboll Junior High. The Employee of the Week is a project of DISD and the Diboll PTSA.

Even Start celebrates dedication to literacy

11/26/2008

The Diboll ISD Family Education Center Even Start Program celebrated 14 years of family literacy in Diboll recently at its annual literacy luncheon. The luncheon is sponsored by the Diboll Housing Authority, which is the community partner for the program.

Diboll History Center Press Clippings

11/26/2008

ONE YEAR AGO More than 3,000 people attend the lighting of Rudolph the Red Nosed Pumping Unit at Lufkin Mall. The children enjoyed milk and cookies with Santa. It took 2½ days for the engineers to install 4,000 7-watt light bulbs on Rudolph and Santa's trailer.

THIRTY YEARS AGO THIS WEEK

11/26/2008

AT THE TOP -- Several members of the Temple Associates staff in charge of the new corporate office building for Temple-Eastex Inc. now under construction take time out to pose with the traditional "topping out" the tree, symbolic of having reached the highest level in the high rise structure. Braving the rains to make this photo are (left to right) chief design engineer Burl Richardson, architect Jeff Cason, payroll department personnel Joyce Carter and Elizabeth Modisette, project manager Bill Lewis, architectural department manager Ernest Grossman and manager of construction Clarence Bruce. Photo Courtesy of The History Center

Houston mourns death of San Jacinto scout

11/26/2008

Sam Houston was so shaken by the Nov. 30, 1837 death of Deaf Smith, the famed San Jacinto scout, that he took a month-long leave of absence from the presidency of the Lone Star Republic. Even though Erastus Smith was among the earliest of Anglo immigrants to the Mexican province, he was a last-minute convert to the cause of independence.

The Cherokee Line

11/26/2008

The Cherokee Boundary Line, an important part of East Texas, finally got the recognition it deserves recently in a ceremony on an oiltop road north of Canton.

Church of the Week Pine Grove Missionary Baptist

11/26/2008

Edgar H. 'Bud' Lawrence

11/26/2008

Memorial services for Edgar H. "Bud" Lawrence, 76, of Huntington were held Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, in the Carroway- Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Huntington with Pastor Michael Monterastelli officiating, Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home.

Edsel Duane Shelton

11/26/2008

Edsel Duane Shelton, 81, of Lufkin died Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 at his residence. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home. He was born Feb. 22, 1927 in Wauneta, Neb., to the late Nellie (Kline) arid Curtis Shelton. A former resident of Groves, he had resided in Lufkin since 1993. He retired as master sergeant from the U.S. Air Force.

Maurine Allen Massingill

11/26/2008

Funeral services for Maurine Allen Massingill, 81, of Lufkin were held Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 in the Carroway- Claybar Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Floyd Slaughter offi ciating. Interment followed in the Fairview Cemetery.

Bobby Forbes

11/26/2008

SHREVEPORT, La. - Funeral Services for Bobby Forbes, 80, were held Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2008 at Boone Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Elzine Strong of Diboll United Pentecostal Church and Mike Hudspeth of Kings Temple United Pentecostal Church of Shreveport officiated. Interment followed at Vivian Cemetery in Vivian, La.

Amy Nicole Burke Funeral services for

11/26/2008

Funeral services for Amy Nicole Burke, 22, of Huntington, were held Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, in the Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home Chapel in Lufkin with Bro. Jesse Turner officiating. Interment followed in the Zavalla Cemetery. She was born Aug. 14, 1986, in Lufkin, Texas, and died Friday, Nov. 21, in a Longview hospital.

William R. "Bill" Wright

11/26/2008

Services for William Rutland "Bill" Wright, 82, of Lufkin were held Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Horace Fletcher officiating. Interment followed in the Ryan Chapel Cemetery. He was born May 10, 1926, in Burke, the son of the late Gussie Lee (Stovall) and Floyd Benjamin Wright. He died Friday, Nov. 21, in a local hospital.

Glenn Bateman Hines

11/26/2008

Memorial services for Glenn Bateman Hines, 76, of Lufkin were held Sunday, Nov. 23, 2008, in the Gipson Funeral Home Chapel, with Reverend Robert Shelton officiating. He was born Jan. 28, 1932, in Diboll, Texas. He died life peacefully on Friday, Nov. 21, at his home.

Joy Anderson Hobbs

11/26/2008

Services for Joy Anderson Hobbs, 69, of Lufkin were held Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, at Denman Avenue Baptist Church, with Dr. Charles Roberts officiating under the direction of Gipson Funeral Home.. She was born July 1, 1939 in Nacogdoches County, Texas, the daughter of Corrine (Lee) Whatley and the late Harvey Whatley. She died Friday, Nov.

Aby S. Skipper

11/26/2008

Graveside services for Aby S. Skipper, 70, of Huntington were held Monday in the Huntington Oddfellow Cemetery, with the Revs. Thomas Windham and Horace Fletcher officiating. She was born May 4, 1938, in Angelina County, the daughter of the late Annie Bell (Barnett) and Rufus Jason Stephens. She died Friday, Nov. 21, in a local hospice facility.

Johnny Wayne Childers

11/26/2008

Services for Johnny Wayne Childers, 62, of Lufkin were held Monday, Nov. 24, 2008, in the Elwyn M. Gipson Memorial Chapel in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. Interment followed in the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. He was born April 19, 1946, in Lufkin, the son of the late Lillian (Pyle) and Johnnie M. Childers. He died Friday, Nov. 21, in the V.A.

Kenneth Mark Ferguson

11/26/2008

Graveside services for Kenneth Mark Ferguson, 45, of Huntington, were held Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008 in the Huntington Cemetery with Brother Lamar Denby officiating under the direction of Carroway-Claybar Funeral Home. He was born July 21, 1963, in Lampasas, Texas, and he died Friday, Nov. 21, at his residence.

Weekly Migratory Bird Hunting Report

11/26/2008

High Plains Mallard Management Unit: The front brought new birds to the region but mild temperatures quickly returned. Outfitters have said temperatures in the 70s have not prompted geese to feed heavily, which has hurt decoying action. Many outfi tters have said there are plenty of Canadas and snows to hunt; but, weather has been the ingredient to harvest them.

Sam Rayburn Fishing Report

11/26/2008

Water Temp. 60 Water Clarity 2-3 feet 11/23/08 Sam Rayburn is at 156.97 ft and has fallen just a little. The water temperature has been around 58 degrees in the morning and warming up to around 63 by the afternoon. The water has been clear for the most part.

Lady Jacks keep rolling

11/26/2008

Coming off a more than impressive home stand to open their season, coming out tough these young ladies are certainly on track in 2008-09. As for week two, would the Class 3A No. 2 team in all of Texas fend off both the Tatum Lady Eagles and the Lady Lobos from Longview?

Fall sports to be honored at banquet December 15

11/26/2008

Mark your calendars for Monday, Dec. 15, and the 2008 Fall Sports Banquet at the Diboll High School cafeteria. The annual event honors all of the hard work of each Diboll Lumberjack and Lady Jack competing in football, volleyball and cross country this fall.

DFP 2008-09 Diboll Basketball Edition next week

11/26/2008

'Tis the season for shot blocking, rim rocking, nothing but net action as the 2008-09 Diboll Lumberjack and Lady Jack basketball seasons are here and the Diboll Free Press is getting in on the gig. No more will basketball just blend into the fall foliage only to finally get some love in February, when the Dec.

Lumberjacks make home debut this Saturday afternoon

11/26/2008

Opting to delay the start of the hoops season in order to avoid any possible confl icts with the football postseason has put the Lumberjacks a bit behind, so the last week has been jam packed with a great deal of catching up.

JackBackers continue work for all Diboll student-athletes

11/26/2008

Football season seems like it just began and then, boom, it was gone in the blink of an eye. That may be the end of the Friday night lights, but the Diboll JackBackers Athletic Booster Club is just getting into game shape as there is a long time from basketball season to the end of long baseball and softball playoff runs, let's all hope.

Sports Shorts

11/26/2008

Raffle Tickets The JackBackers Athletics Booster Club is offering up an excellent opportunity to win a lifetime hunting and fishing license. Tickets for the raffle are only $20.