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FOCUS ON FUN 7
DATES TO REMEMBER 18
downtown
YOU CAN GO DOWNTOWN 20
originals
Museum of east texas 30
The history center 32
naranjo museum of natural history 34
Ellen trout zoo 36
Texas Forestry museum 38
Angelina – The Little Angel 39
joe lowery 40
the fued 42
40 farmer’s market 44
Libraries46
lake sam rayburn 46
game on
angelina college athletics 48
Former Panthers in NFL 50
golf in east texas 52
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Lufkin - Living the Life is an annual publication designed to promote Lufkin and the surrounding area.
The magazine features points of interest, exhibits, things to do, as well as highlights the extraordinary
attributes of Lufkin and Angelina County. It is our goal that the magazine be well-circulated to provide
exciting facts and information about our unique area and that it is used as a valuable recruitment and
promotional tool for Lufkin. We welcome your comments and suggestions.
Kevin Smithhart
DISTRIBUTION
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Lufkin Printing Company, Inc., area hotels,
the Lufkin/Angelina County Chamber of Commerce,
the Lufkin Visitor & Convention Bureau,
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Publisher
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Lufkin - Living the Life, is published annually by
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Contributors
SHEILA ADAMS, MELISSA CRAGER,
CATHY CABRERA, Jonathan Gerland,
Gordon Henley, Jerry Huffman,
JEANELLE MCCALL, PAULA METZINGER,
MARY ANN NARANJO, GARY STALLARD,
JENNIFER STEVENS, LYNN TORRES,
TARA WATSON-WATKINS,
JACKIE ZIMMERMAN
ABOUT THE COVER
East Texas is a land of beauty and wonder.
Joe Lowery has been dedicated to sharing its
wonders through his award-winning photography.
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Lufkin Economic Development Corp67
angelina county airport 68
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The Performing Arts
are alive and well, and
celebrating 15 years in
Angelina County!
Since its first season
in September 2001, Angelina Arts
Alliance, a non-profit organization,
has brought to East Texas a diverse
selection of more than 100 worldclass performing artists in a variety
of disciplines: music, dance, and
theater. Spanning the realms of
jazz, country, classical ballet, world
music and dance, choral, circus, and
national tours of the most celebrated
Broadway musicals, the Arts
Alliance’s mission is to enrich the
lives of the families in East
Texas through the performing arts.
Upcoming events in 2016:
January 31, Frozen FunDay
February 9, Black Violin- LMS
February 23, Riverdance 20 Years: The Anniversary Tour
March 17, The Annie Moses Band
April 5, The Hot Sardines
May 18 & 19, Mamma Mia!
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bring a world-class performing arts venue to our
community. Their goal was for families to see quality
entertainment, at an affordable price, and not have
to travel to the larger cities. These leaders, along
with dedicated sponsors and long-time patrons
have paved the way for the incredible arts culture
we enjoy in Angelina County today.
Angelina Arts Alliance’s home is the state-ofthe-art, 898- seat Temple Theater located on the
Angelina College campus. It was built for the college
and community to share in a joint partnership
that benefits everyone, for both educational and
entertainment events. The Performing Arts season
begins in the fall and concludes in the spring with a
Premier Series of 7-8 shows. The new season is
announced in May and season tickets then become
available for purchase. Patrons past favorites
include: Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers, STOMP, Disney’s
Beauty and the Beast, Hairspray, The Texas Tenors,
Russian National Ballet and Glen Campbell. This
season’s favorites are sure to include Riverdance 20
Years: The Anniversary Tour and the National Tour of
the Broadway favorite Mamma Mia!
Angelina Arts Alliance believes the arts are a
rich source of learning and emotional development
for the young people in our community and is a large
part of their mission. Through their Schooltime
Series, more than 65,000 students K-12 have
experienced a performance at the Temple Theater.
The series is connected to school curriculum, and
seeks to advance the performing arts as a means of
educating, challenging, and inspiring local students.
Special events commence this season to
celebrate their 15th anniversary —Mobilizing
Our Community; an outreach event involving a
collaboration with visual artist and actor Kevin
Reese, with students and community members
creating 15 Mobiles for public display---keep an
eye out for them throughout Lufkin—they are both
beautiful and inspirational! In January, Frozen
FunDay, is FREE to the public and features the
FROZEN sing-a-long movie and The Chipper
Experience; Where Comedy & Magic Collide!
You don’t want to miss this Arts and Entertainment
Festival for the whole family. And in February Black
Violin brings their genre-busting sounds to Lufkin
Middle School for two Schooltime performances,
and then a public concert for the family to
experience together. It’s violin like you’ve never
heard it before!
Angelina Arts Alliance is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit
organization and supported by local foundations,
businesses and individual members of our generous
community.
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TEXAS STATE FOREST FESTIVAL
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Begun in 1984, the Texas State Forest Festival
is an annual event hosted by the Lufkin/Angelina
County Chamber of Commerce. Held Wednesday
through Sunday of the last full week in September,
the Texas State Forest Festival is a five-day festival
that attracts crowds of more than 25,000 people!
The Texas State Forest Festival hosts competitions,
to include: the East Texas Cheerleading
Championships, the Southern Hushpuppy
Championships, the East Texas Pom-Pom/Dance
Team Competition, East Texas Got Talent, the Miss
Forest Festival and Little Mr. Timberjack Pageant,
and more.
Recognizing Lufkin/Angelina County as
the Forest Capital of Texas, the Timberworks
Lumberjack Show provides festival goers an actionpacked show featuring the world’s top lumberjacks
competing in events designed to challenge even
the heartiest lumberjack.
The Texas State Forest Festival has a Children’s
Festival held each year by Angelina Beautiful/Clean
designed to provide fun and education for the
younger festival-goers. The Children’s Festival is
home to the Travelin’ Train, a small train that gives
children a ride around the festival grounds for no
cost. There are food vendors with different types
of foods, and a commercial vendors area where
area businesses set up booths to advertise and sell
products and services. The giant carnival also gives
Texas State Forest Festival visitors a place to enjoy
the Festival experience!
For more information about the Texas State
Forest Festival, contact the Lufkin/Angelina
County Chamber of Commerce, 1615 South
Chestnut, Lufkin, TX 75901, at 936-634-6644
or visit www.texasforestfestival.com.
neches river rendezvous
The Neches
River Rendezvous
is a scenic 10-mile canoe trip down the Neches
River scheduled on the first Saturday of June
each year.
This nature tourism event is designed
to promote outdoor wilderness adventure in
East Texas by framing a day of paddling with
the panoramic Neches River and surrounding
forests. Whether you’re a bird watcher or
just need a relaxing day out of the house, the
Neches River Rendezvous is the event for
all ages.
This adventure through the Texas Forest
Country gives participants the opportunity to
enjoy the wonder of the outdoors.
Participants begin at North Boggy Slough
and are shuttled by van to the river. The trip
takes about four hours and afterwards, a
hamburger lunch is provided.
For more information contact the Lufkin/
Angelina County Chamber of Commerce,
1615 South Chestnut, Lufkin, TX 75901, (936)
634-6644 or visit www.LufkinTexas.org.
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Rudolph the Red Nosed Pumping Unit
Lufkin’s annual
holiday lighting
ceremony is
larger than life
as a full size,
fully functioning oil pumping
unit decked out
to resemble
Rudolph the
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Photo: Jackie Zimmerman
Reindeer lights
up the night.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Pumping
Unit, an icon of Lufkin’s Christmas
spirit, celebrated its 49th lighting
anniversary with the 2015 lighting.
A gift from GE Oil & Gas, and
its employees, Rudolph the Red
Nosed Pumping Unit is a Lufkin Mark
640, fully functioning oil pumping
unit that precedes a 38-foot dump
trailer in which Santa and presents
are placed. The horse head of the
unit reaches 45 feet in the air at
its peak.
The entire unit is painted red, and
new for 2015 electricians changed
to LED lights on the unit to not only
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brighten it but also bring a more
modern look.
There are more than 700
Christmas lights, including those
that make up Rudolph’s red nose.
It takes about two and half days
for a crew to put Rudolph together,
and it takes an electrician about four
days to install the holiday lights that
outline the unit and make it shine.
A 38-foot frameless Ultra Light II
Dump Trailer is decorated to resemble
Santa’s sleigh. While Lufkin Industries
no longer manufactures trailers, this
trailer continues to serve as the sleigh
for the display. This equipment has
become a symbol of the company’s
dedication to the community and its
holiday spirit.
Also new this year, just for the
lighting ceremony, was a miniature
Rudolph and sleigh. The little
Rudolph is about 6 feet tall and 7
feet long. It was the idea and work
of the GE employees to set up the
small Rudolph, with lights and a
5-foot sleigh, which they built. They
wanted the community to have the
opportunity to take a photo with the
small Rudolph.
That unit was moved to
the grounds of GE’s Buck Creek
rudolph
facility
following
the
lighting
ceremony
to
remain
through
the holidays.
When a fully functioning Lufkin
Mark 640 unit turned into Rudolph,
the unit was displayed in a different
location around Lufkin each year, and
several employees would gather to
switch on the lights.
About 20 years ago, the lighting
of Rudolph became a celebration in
which the community was invited to
watch the lights come on and the unit
begin pumping.
The celebration has become a
full 30-minute event during which
Santa makes his official debut in
Lufkin, Texas.
The ceremony begins at 5 p.m.
on the Saturday before Thanksgiving
and attracts about 3,000 parents
and children.
GE employees give out red
antlers and a local Boy Scout Troop
places the U.S. and Texas flags and
leads the audience in the Pledge of
Allegiance. The Lufkin Community
Band plays holiday favorites while
cookies and milk are given to children.
Then, about 5:30 p.m., the
countdown begins to the actual
lighting of the unit. Someone special
is chosen each year to push the button
to light Rudolph. The unit operates
from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily through
the holiday season.
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Adoration:
First Fridays • 9 am-5 pm
Confessions:
Wednesday: 11 am-12 pm
Saturday: 4-4:45 pm
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ANGELINA BENEFIT RODEO
The Lufkin Host Lions Club has hosted the Angelina
Benefit Rodeo for more than 50 years, raising more
than $1,000,000 for community projects, including
the Lufkin State Supported Living Center’s Volunteer
Service Council. Held the last full weekend in April at
the George H. Henderson, Jr. Expo Center, this annual
Professional Rodeo Cowboy Association-sanctioned rodeo
is recognized as one of the top five midsize venues by
PRCA contestants. According to Texas Rodeo Hall of Fame
member, “Mr. Rodeo,” Mike Mathis, “That’s because it
has style, speed, color and class.” Events include steer
wrestling, team roping, barrel racing, saddle bronc riding
and bull riding. Being one of the ten pro-tour PRCAsanctioned rodeos, Angelina Benefit Rodeo has hosted
top names from the rodeo circuit, such as John S. Payne,
the notorious One Arm Bandit.
Angelina County children get in on the action, as well,
in the annual Mutton Bustin’ competition. Each year,
the Angelina Benefit Rodeo names a “Rodeo Hero” – a
resident of the State Supported Living Center, where
many of the proceeds go each year to help support people
with intellectual and developmental disabilities. More
than 300 volunteers make this event happen each year.
For more information contact the Lufkin Host Lions
Club at (936) 634-5438 or visit www. lufkinlions.com
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PINEYWOODS PURGATORY
The name “Purgatory” comes from being
caught between the heaven of the East
Texas countryside and the “hell”
of having one more hill to climb.
Through some of the most scenic
areas found in Deep East Texas,
cyclists traverse the winding hills
of the Pineywoods Purgatory, an
annual bike ride benefitting the
Beth & Horace Stubblefield Learning
Center. Since 1991, bike riders from
across the nation have traveled to
Lufkin to take part in the ride that
helps students earn their high school
diploma in a non-traditional setting.
The ride consists of 24, 50, 72 and
102 mile routes, starting and ending
at the George H. Henderson, Jr.
Exposition Center.
The hills, trees and scenic
landscape aren’t the only attractions
on the road. The “rest stops,” each
with their own theme, provide Lufkin
hospitality at its best.
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Mark your calendar now for
the 2nd Annual Angelina County
Air Fest – Saturday, October 8,
2016! This airshow will feature
aerial performances, displays,
souvenirs, food vendors and
more. Proceeds from the show
benefit the Marine’s Toys for
Tots campaign in Angelina and
Trinity County. This past year the
airshow featured a 1928 Ford
AT4 Tri Motor, P51 Mustang, a
Waco Biplane, F4U Corsair and
a Russian Mig17. Go to www.
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Yule Love Lufkin christmas festival
Lufkin is giving East
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Lufkin. Mark your calendars for
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Friday December 16th to Monday,
December 19th, 2016. Yule Love
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outdoor Christmas movies, an
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Lufkin’S Bistro
The Lufkin Convention and Visitors
Bureau’s 7th Annual Lufkin’s Bistro, will
be held Saturday, October 1st in the
heart of downtown Lufkin! Come enjoy
an elegant and entertaining tasting event
that will feature beer and wine from the
nation’s top wineries and breweries, and
food from Lufkin’s most accomplished
chefs.
Last year over 900 patrons from more
than three states came to wine, dine and
dance under the stars, and this year’s
event promises to be just as fabulous.
Don’t miss out on the fun – mark your
calendars now for October 1, 2016.
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ANGELINA COUNTY FAIR
The Angelina County Fair has been an annual event for over 60
years and allows Angelina County students to present projects for
competition in divisions of livestock, arts and crafts, home economics,
ag mechanics, baking and photography. The event culminates with the
Annual County Fair Auction where students sell their projects to local
businesses and supporters. Held at the George H. Henderson, Jr. Expo
Center in Lufkin, students from various 4-H, FFA, and FCCLA clubs compete
in showing everything from heifers to broilers, plus cooking up great
food entries, photography, arts and crafts, and much more. Throughout
the week-long fair, over 1,100 Angelina County students proudly exhibit
projects, in the hope of doing well and winning scholarship money for
their hard work.
Since its inception, the annual Fair auction has generated over
$3 million to Angelina County students! The Youth Fair is officially a
division of a new 501(c)(3) foundation called the Angelina County Fair!
Additional events, a barbecue cook-off and a carnival, have been added and the event will continue to be expanded
into a full-fledged county fair! For more information about the Angelina County Fair, call the Lufkin/Angelina
County Chamber of Commerce at 936-634-6644 or visit www.angelinacountyfair.com
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The Iron Giant presented by Kicks 105- The Pines Theater
Pineywoods Youth Rodeo - George H. Henderson, Jr. Expo Center
Melinda Doolittle - The Pines Theater
Arbor Day Tree Seedling Give-a-way
P.S. I Love You presented by Kicks 105 - The Pines Theater
5th Annual Corks & Forks- Abram’s
Pineywoods Jamboree Classic County Show - The Pines Theater
World Vision Presents Sandi Patty, Forever Grateful: The Farewell Tour - The Pines Theater
Women’s Networking Luncheon - Crown Colony Club
Leadership Lufkin Alumni Assn. Dueling Pianos - Pitser Garrison Convention Center
Lufkin/Angelina County Day- Austin, TX
Angelina County Fair- George H. Henderson, Jr. Exposition Center
River Dance 20 Years: The Anniversary Tour - The Angelina Arts Alliance
Oscar Night at the Pines Theater
Twilight “Fun-Dub” presented by Kicks 105- The Pines Theater
Music City Hit-Makers- The Pines Theater
The Annie Moses Band- The Angelina Arts Alliance
Junior League of Lufkin “Touch a Truck” - Expo Center
The Wizard of Oz presented by Kicks 105 - The Pines Theater
The Hot Sardines - The Angelina Arts Alliance
Jane Monheit - The Pines Theater
Women’s Networking Luncheon- Crown Colony Country Club
Downtown Hoedown- Downtown Lufkin
Angelina Benefit Rodeo - Expo Center
Women in Red Luncheon - Convention Center
Angelina County Science & Tech Fair - Expo Center
Zoo Brew- Ellen Trout Zoo
Fireproof presented by Kicks 105- The Pines Theater
Expo Party- George H. Henderson, Jr. Exposition Center
Texas Big Game Awards Banquet- Pitser Garrison Convention Center
Top Gun presented by Kicks 105 - The Pines Theater
Neches River Rendezvous - North Boggy Slough
Pineywoods Jamboree Classic Country Show - The Pines Theater
Art Camp - Museum of East Texas
Clay Shoot, American Cancer Society – Pines Gun Club
The Matrix presented by Kicks 105 - The Pines Theater
The Fifth Element presented by Kicks 105 - The Pines Theater
Pineywoods Jamboree Southern Gospel Show - The Pines Theater
Women’s Networking Luncheon - Crown Colony Country Club
The Godfather presented by Kicks 105 - The Pines Theater
Texas State Forest Festival - Expo Center
Jaci Velasquez - The Pines Theater
Dinner and Dancing Under the Stars - Museum of East Texas
Pineywoods Jamboree Legends Tribute - The Pines Theater
Pineywoods Purgatory - Expo Center
Lufkin’s Bistro - Downtown Lufkin
Angelina County AirFest
Cattle Baron’s Gala
The Hit Men - The Pines Theater
The Power of Pink Luncheon- Convention Center
Zoo Boo - Ellen Trout Zoo
Mainstreet Halloween Trick or Trick - Downtown Lufkin
Pineywoods Veterans Celebration and Parade - Downtown Lufkin
Angela Primm - The Pines Theater
Salute to Healthcare Banquet- Convention Center
Rudolph the Pumping Unit Lighting Ceremony
Christmas Parade- Downtown Lufkin
CASA Tour of Homes
40th Annual Member’s Gala- Museum of East Texas
Pineywoods Jamboree A Country Christmas- The Pines Theater
Dailey & Vincent- The Pines Theater
Women’s Networking Luncheon- Crown Colony Country Club
Family Day- Museum of East Texas
Yule Love Lufkin Christmas Festival
CORKS AND FORKS
The fifth annual Corks and
Forks is a downtown tasting event
that promises to be a night to
remember!
Lufkin’s finest chefs will
showcase their tastiest appetizers
and desserts paired with great
wine and champagne! Come enjoy
a night of elegance and fun while
enjoying live music by Bryan
Harkness and Band on Saturday,
February 6th.
Go to visitlufkin.com for more
detailed information.
Have you been to The Temple?
Lufkin’s State-of-the-Art Performing Arts Theater!
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Celebrating 15 Years of Great Performances
Featuring World-Class Performances from around the world Patrons past favorites: Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers,
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THE PINES THEATER
In 1925, The Pines
Theater opened for
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first jobs and everything in
between, over the years, the
theater provided many memories
for those who frequented the movie house. Sadly,
the historic landmark closed its doors in the 1970’s.
During the years the theater was closed, it served
as a meeting place for the Covenant of LoveOutreach church. In 1988, The Pines Theater
was placed on the National Register of Historic
Places. The City of Lufkin eventually purchased
the theater in 2007. In 2009, the City of Lufkin
began renovation on the historic Pines Theater in
downtown Lufkin.
After almost three years of restoration, the
theater was set to open to the public in December
2012 with an inaugural performance by Paul Byrom
and Jennifer Holiday in January opening The Pines
Presents 2013 series. During its first three seasons,
The Pines Presents series hosted a variety of
performers from Celtic Nights, Harlem Gospel Choir,
and the most highly acclaimed female vocalist in
contemporary Christian music history, Sandi Patty.
The Pines Presents 2016 season is proud to
host performers such as Jane Monheit, The Hit Men,
Dailey and Vincent, Jaci Velasquez and many more.
Tickets for The Pines Presents series range from
$30-$35 and can be purchased online at www.
thepineslufkin.com or by calling (936) 633-0359.
The Pines Theater also shows classic movies
several times a month. Check out the movie line up
at www.thepineslufkin.com. Tickets for movies are
just $5 and concessions are available. The classic
and charming Pines Theater can also be rented for
events from corporate meetings to weddings and
everything in between.
More information regarding movies and events
happening at the Pines Theater can be found
online at www.thepineslufkin.com or by calling
(936) 633-0359 or (936) 633-0279.
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FESTIVALS, LIGHTS AND FLAGS
HERITAGE FESTIVAL
DOWNTOWN Hoedown
Downtown Lufkin comes alive for Main Street Lufkin’s Downtown
Hoedown held this year on the third Saturday in April. The day
begins with a parade, then folks mingle downtown all day through
city streets filled with arts and craft vendors, food, children’s activities
and entertainment. Spread out over several city blocks the fun never
stops from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A giant slide, classic car show, fashion
show, train rides, petting zoo and pony rides add to the fun. There is no
admission charge. Monies raised through the Downtown Hoedown are
put back into the revitalization programs for downtown Lufkin.
We are all different, yet we are all
alike! We come from many backgrounds
and cultures but we are one community.
Join us for the City of Lufkin’s Heritage
Festival as we celebrate the many
cultures that make Lufkin such a
wonderful and diverse place to live,
work and play. Held the third Saturday in
October at the Lufkin Convention Center,
the Heritage Festival is a sensory
wonderland with ethnic foods to taste,
plus music and colorful costumes from
the cultures and countries represented in
Angelina County.
entertainment in the park
Join us every Friday in October
at Cotton Square Park to kick off your
weekend with a little music and an
affordable lunch provided by a local
restaurant. Whether your tastes run to
country, Southern gospel, jazz, rock and
roll classics or just good music, you’ll
enjoy the free concerts and start your
weekend with a song in your heart!
FLAG DAY
LIGHTED CHRISTMAS PARADE
Everyone loves a parade and the Main Street Lufkin Lighted
Christmas Parade is one of the best. The parade winds through the
downtown streets of Lufkin with all the sights and sounds of the
holiday season. First, second and third place prizes are awarded in
commercial and non-commercial divisions. Santa always has a place
of honor on the float awarded for “Best Theme Interpretation.” The
parade helps bring in the holiday season as Main Street Lufkin says
“Merry Christmas” to the community!
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Strike up the band and come
celebrate with Main Street as we honor
our nation’s flag and the freedoms it
represents. Flag Day is June 14th and
each year Main Street Lufkin sponsors
a patriotic celebration of our flag and
nation’s heritage. Held in the atrium
of Lufkin City Hall, the brief ceremony
features music, speakers and closes with
the “Pause for the Pledge” at 6 p.m.
Light refreshments are served following
the program.
For more information on these events, visit
www.mainstreetlufkin.com or contact the
Main Street office at 933-633-0205.
Restoration wine bar
Lufkin’s hottest little eatery
and watering hole boasts an
extensive wine list, a reasonably
priced menu and friendly faces,
making it the perfect choice for
lunch with colleagues or a night
out on the town.
The Restoration Wine Bar is
a cozy spot with eclectic furniture,
exposed brick and beams, and an
ample outdoor patio. The downtown
attraction draws in Lufkin natives, as
well as out-of-towners checking out the
local flair.
Manager April Unsell and her team
of ten bartenders, waiters and cooks
have worked at the restaurant and
bar since it opened on New Year’s Eve
2013. The restaurant is open to families
with children until 5 p.m. They offer
a different lunch special every day, as
well as to-go orders. Brunch is served
Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon., and they
are open on Sundays and Mondays for
private parties only, catering included.
“We have foods on the menu that
no one else has – flatbread pizzas,
Mediterranean and Greek foods – to
your classics like burgers and BLTs,”
Unsell said. “All of it is fresh and
homemade. We even have some
gluten-free items, which people seem
to really like.”
But it’s the bar’s wide-ranging, but
not overwhelming, wine list that is the
real charm. Unsell said they carry 80
varieties of wines including Prisoner,
Cakebread, Blackstone and Kendall
Jackson. They also serve up sangria,
mimosas, and 30 different kinds of
beers. “We have a different wine for
everybody, from sweets to blends, from
$5 a glass to $18 a glass. You can buy
a bottle for $20 or a bottle for $150,”
Unsell said.
Not sure what you like? No
problem. “We’ll give you a sample until
you find something you like.”
Think you know your favorite
drink? Just wait. “We encourage you
to come in and try something different.
If a customer asks for something like
a White Zinfandel, I tell them, ‘ I have
it, but I want you to try something
different. I bet you I can find something
else you’d like.’” Live, local music is
featured every Friday and Saturday
from 7 to 11 p.m., including an open
mic night on Thursday from 7 to 10
p.m. Happy Hour is from 3 to 6 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday.
“We have some really good talent
around here. They set up in the corner;
we’ve even had people start dancing
right here in the restaurant,” Unsell
said. “It’s a lot of fun.”
What was once a place deemed
only for law offices and antique shops,
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Angelina hotel
Once the crown jewel of East Texas, the Angelina Hotel was alive with
the sights and sounds of the Roaring 20s.
The red-bricked, five-story hotel
bore witness to big bands, grand
galas and glittering dresses in its
massive ballroom on the second floor.
Many longtime Lufkin residents
recall fond memories of events
hosted in the ballroom – from
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wedding rehearsals, Senior Proms,
and meetings with various civic
organizations.
The first event hosted in the
Angelina Hotel ballroom was for a
Lumbermen’s convention of about
30 people according to a newspaper
article on the day of its opening.
“The building of this splendid
five-story fire proof hotel, entirely
by local capital, is keeping with
the natural growth of the city in
order to meet the demands of the
public. Realizing that no town can
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progress without adequate hotel
facilities, several of our progressive
businessmen set about to secure a
suitable site and organize a company
for the purpose of erecting a hotel that
would meet the demands of the public
with the result a complete success.”
However, with many of today’s
local hotels residing on the south side
of the city, the Angelina Hotel fell
into disrepair and became a major
eyesore. Local entrepreneur, Mark
Hicks, has spent the past several years
restoring a multitude of buildings
in downtown Lufkin, and with the
revitalization, new life has sprung up
in the city’s historic area. His newest
project – to repurpose the hotel and
which Hicks likens to a scene out of
the 1997 hit movie Titanic.
When Hicks purchased the
building several years ago, he had
every intention of restoring the area
and bringing back the flair of the old
ballroom for Lufkin’s newest venue.
The first floor of the Angelina Hotel
is already home to local shops and the
Restoration Wine Bar.
The second phase of construction,
which includes the ballroom and loft
apartments on the second and third
floors, began at the start of 2016.
When completed, the ballroom will
connect to Restoration Wine Bar as a
special events venue.
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through the years – the Lions Club
met there, the Rotary Waffle Bake was
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rehearsal dinner there. I want to bring
the ballroom back to the look and feel
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cONVENTION center
The City of Lufkin prides itself on providing a beautiful
facility and meeting place for a variety of gatherings.
Over the past year, the Pitser
Garrison Convention Center has
been a busy place. This beautiful
new convention center serves our
community as one of the largest
meeting places in town.
The new updated venue is
available for a variety of gatherings
from meetings/conventions
to weddings.
Located in historic downtown,
the recently expanded 35,000- totalsquare foot facility has served host
to a variety of events. In 2014 and
2015, we were thrilled to welcome
everyone from the Texas County
Agricultural Agents Association and
the Texas Forestry Association to the
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Texas Big Game Convention and lots
in between.
All in all, we welcomed over
7,000 visitors to the Pitser Garrison
Convention Center for conventions
and let them experience our
friendly town. Bottom line – nearly
$291,000 were spent in Lufkin
during those events, over 10,700
room nights and we generated more
than $69,000 in sales tax revenue.
The Convention Center is
proud to be the new home to the
Yule Love Lufkin Christmas Festival
which will feature ice skating,
a human snow globe, breakfast
with Santa, gingerbread building
contests, vendors and much more.
Go to www.visitlufkin.com for more
detailed information and dates for
the upcoming year!
What organizations are you
associated with? Do you travel to
conferences each year for work or
pleasure?
We’d love to host your
convention or group at the Pitser
Garrison Convention Center.
Pictures of the new, updated
convention center are available at
www.visitlufkin.com under Meetings
and Conventions.
For booking information, contact
the Pitser Garrison Convention
Center, 601 N. Second Street, Lufkin,
TX 75901, (936) 633-0279.
Big Thicket Brewery
For the
first time
ever,
Angelina
County is
home to
its own
craft beer
brewery.
The Big Thicket Brewery,
located in downtown Lufkin, is the
brainchild of a Lufkin attorney who
loves to cook and a home brewer
with a love for science.
After being introduced by mutual
friends in August 2012, Jeremy Crew
and Corey Crawford bonded over
their love of Belgian-style craft beers.
In just a few months, the
two mapped out a business plan,
solidified a few recipes, decided on a
logo and were on their way to obtain
the federal and state permits. “We
were basically introduced as here’s
another guy who likes beer,” Crew
said. “One of us said it would be fun
to do a brewery in East Texas. Fast
forward a few months to February
2013, everything was official and
incorporated.” Over the next year
and a half, the city of Lufkin zoned
the new business. Texas Alcoholic
Beverage Commission permits were
finalized. Equipment was purchased.
Renovations on the downtown
location were completed, and the
specialized beers began brewing.
Crawford had been making his
own beer for years after he and his
brother bought a small home
brewing kit.
“I got hooked and thought, ‘This
is my beer replacement,’” Crawford
said. “I got more sophisticated and
started paying more attention to the
science and biology behind it.”
Crew compares home brewing to
experimenting with the culinary arts.
“I like to experiment with flavors and
different kinds of food,” Crew said.
“I’ve been interested in craft beer
since college. Once I got a little older
and got into cooking, it just went
with the drinks. Some people geek
out on wine and know what wines
go with which foods. I was always
that way with beer.”
The open air venue on Shepherd
Avenue with large front windows and
exposed brick boasts a mellow, lowkey atmosphere and showcases the
giant vats used for mass production
of the duo’s flagship ales. Brewing,
bottling, labeling and shipping is all
done from within the small storefront.
In the Big Thicket Brewery
tasting room, patrons can sample
experimental beers, as well as those
found in stores. Crawford and Crew
also have nonalcoholic cream soda
and root beer in their collection. “This
isn’t a bar. It’s not a honky-tonk. It’s
not a pool hall,” Crawford said. “It has
a nice coffeehouse kind of feel to it.”
The brewery’s tasting room
opened in January 2015 and the
response has been overwhelming.
Unique flavor combinations such
as pumpkin, bacon, coffee from
neighboring Standpipe Coffeehouse,
and lemongrass with ginger have
been incorporated into different ales.
In January 2015, Big Thicket
Brewery set regularly scheduled
hours for beer lovers to come in, hang
out and buy a pint, or take a tour. “It
has been very rewarding to see East
Texas placed on the map for having
its very own craft brewery,” said
Crew. “Generally, only the larger
cities have anything like this, so for
Lufkin to have one is a huge deal.
People will come from all over to see
what we’re doing here.”
Big Thicket Brewery produces
dozens of ales in its tasting room and
distributes three flagship ales - the
Pineywood Pale Ale, Lonestar Electric
IPA, and the Axe Guard Biere de
Guarde - into the market. There will
also be various seasonal offerings.
You can get more information by
following the Big Thicket Brewery on
Twitter at @LufkinBeer, Instagram,
and at www.BigThicketBrewery.
com.
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EXHIBITS
THROUGH
MAY 2016
The Museum of East Texas was established in 1976 as a
cultural center so that the people, especially the children, of East
Texas would have the same visual arts education and cultural
enrichment opportunities as those in urban areas.
The Museum is a non-profit organization whose primary
mission is education through exhibitions of art and history.
Originally housed in a historic 1906 church, a modern wing was
added in 1991. The Museum has five galleries, a classroom, and
the Mrs. E.W. Leach Performing Arts Center.
Permanent collections include works by Texas, American, Latin
American, and European artists. Additional holdings include a
historic photographic collection of prints and negatives, textiles,
artifacts, objects d’ art and period furnishings.
The Museum offers a variety of public programs throughout
the year. Exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and children’s events
cover a wide range of interests. Visit www.metlufkin.org for
more information.
Jeanelle McCall
A Little Red
Ann Phifer Reyes
Peaceful Places
Kyley Cantwell
Beasts of Peace, Songs of Rain
Charles Jones and David Kulhavy
Dirty Bugs: What’s That Lurking
Out There!
Angelina Photographic Association
Doors, Windows, Gates
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Have you ever climbed
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Exhibits change periodically to
highlight portions of the Center’s
collections and provide more insight
into specific topics. The Reading
Room is also open to patrons who
wish to use the archival collections
for historical and genealogical
research. The History Center offers
something of interest for train lovers,
history buffs, genealogists, and the
generally curious.
Photos: Jonathan Gerland
inside a real steam locomotive
and pulled the whistle cord? Do
you want to find out about your
ancestors? Do you love history
and East Texas? If so, then come
visit The History Center! Located
in Diboll, The History Center
is a public history and archives
center that collects, preserves,
and makes available the history of
our region for the educational use
and benefit of present and future
generations. Our research collections
include manuscripts, business and
local government records, maps,
newspapers, oral histories, books,
and more than 250,000 photographs.
Exciting indoor and outdoor exhibits
interpret the rich natural and cultural
history of Angelina County and
highlight the importance of the local
forest products industry. A highlight
of our outdoor exhibit is Engine 13,
a 68-ton 1920 Baldwin locomotive
formerly owned by the Texas
Southeastern Railroad and Southern
Pine Lumber Company.
Visitors can climb in the engine, ring
the bell and blow the whistle. The
caboose is also open, and guests can
walk through and view exhibits on
local railroads.
Inside, The History Center offers
visitors a chance to learn about local
history through permanent exhibits
that tell the story of the Diboll
community and its place in the forest
products industry.
The History Center is a public history and
archives center that collects, preserves, and makes
available the history of our region.
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Naranjo Museum of Natural History
The full scale T-Rex museum replica is nick-named Bubba Rex.
The Naranjo Museum of Natural
History is the latest addition to
Lufkin’s museum and education
community. Dr. Neal and Mary Ann
Naranjo opened the museum to give
exploring minds the opportunity to see
history first hand.
The museum, built for children of
all ages, hosts over 45 exhibits that
span billions of years of history. The
museum provides a chronological view
of history beginning with some of the
oldest rocks in the world, estimated
to be 4.2 billion years old, and
culminating with the NASA exhibit.
Providing visual displays and
actual fossils, the visitor views the
fossil record from the earliest life form,
Stromatolites, through the geological
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record to land animals. As the visitor
walks through years of history, they
make their way to the Dinosaur Hall.
The Dinosaur Hall features actual
dinosaur fossil skeletons posed in
scientifically correct natural scenes.
The dinosaur diorama include a fossil
Hadrosaur with skin impression and
fossilized tendons, a mother and baby
Einiosaur, and a full scale museum
replica T-Rex. Models of a Brachiosaur,
Stegosaur, and Triceratops are
in dioramas.
In addition to the extensive dinosaur collection within the Triassic,
Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods,
visitors can view ancient mammals
including a cave bear and Woolly
Mammoth skeleton.
The museum’s exhibits conclude
with ancient artifacts from the Stone
Age, Ancient Egypt, Greek culture
and the Roman Empire. The artifacts
displayed give visitors a peek into the
daily life of humans thousands of
years ago.
The Naranjo Museum of Natural
History is open seven days a week
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on
Sunday. The museum is located on
Hwy. 59 South (5104 South First St.)
next to the Settlement development.
The Naranjo family invites you
and your friends and family to explore
billions of years of history housed with
this unique museum.
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Ellen Trout Zoo
In the Heart
of the Piney
Woods in Deep
East Texas is
one of Lufkin’s
finest jewels the Ellen Trout
Zoo.
Over 120,000
people visit the
Ellen Trout Zoo
each year. Southern
white rhinoceroses,
Maasai giraffes,
Malayan tigers, bald
eagles, crowned
cranes, king
vultures, Siamese
crocodiles, and
Komodo dragons
are among the 800
exciting, exotic
animals that can be
seen living in natural
habitats throughout
the zoo’s grounds.
A concept of Lufkin industrialist
Walter Trout, the Ellen Trout
Zoo opened to the public during
the summer of 1967 with its
star attraction “Hippy”, a Nile
hippopotamus. From this beginning,
the zoo has seen a steady growth
both with the animal collection and
the grounds. In 1983 the Ellen
Trout Zoo became the fifth zoo
in Texas to receive accreditation
from the Association of Zoos and
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Aquariums (AZA) and has maintained
accreditation ever since.
In 1996 a Master Plan was
developed for the zoo and the first
part on this plan, a giraffe and
rhinoceros exhibit opened in July
of 1999.
The second part of the plan
is a new state of the art
Hippoquarium, opened in March
2002, offers visitors the opportunity
to view hippopotamuses in a natural
river setting from above and below
the water. And, in 2009 a new
Education Center, with modern up
to date classrooms and equipment,
along with an Administration
building opened.
Education is an important facet
of the zoo’s operation and every year
thousands of students from Lufkin
and throughout the East Texas area
participate in the in-zoo and “Wildlife
On Wheels” programs. The Ellen
Trout Zoo is an accredited site for
teacher instruction on environmental
issues. Programming is developed
to coincide with science textbook
instruction and meets all the Texas
Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
components mandated by state law.
Every summer especially themed Zoo
Safari and Jr. Zookeeper programs
are offered for kids from elementary
through Jr. High grade levels. Utilizing
crafts, games and other activities,
these programs introduce children to
wildlife and wildlife issues as seen
through the zoo professionals eyes.
Wildlife conservation is also an
integral part of the zoo’s operation.
Seventeen species housed at the
zoo are in internationally managed
breeding programs called Species
Survival Plans (SSPs). Included on
this list, among others, are Malayan
tigers, clouded leopards, black and
white ruffed lemurs, Bali mynahs,
Chinese alligators, Aruba Island
rattlesnakes, white rhinoceroses
and cotton-top tamarins. These
endangered species are bred in zoos
ellen trout zoo
to help insure their survival and to
maintain genetic diversity. The largest
zoo colony of endangered cottontop tamarins in the United States
is housed at the Ellen Trout Zoo.
Here an exhibit group is maintained
the jungles of Colombia. The Ellen
Trout Zoo is also the site of the first
captive breeding of the Louisiana
pine snake, one of the rarest species
of snake in the US. The Ellen Trout
Zoo is participating with a large
group to propagate the Louisiana pine
snake, now proposed for listing as an
Endangered Species, to maintain an
assurance population and to produce
individuals for release in protected
areas in Louisiana.
Scientists make use of the animal
collection for non-invasive and nonstressful research. Recent projects
include the chemical structure and
function of the secretions of the
cloacal glands of West African dwarf
crocodiles, blood chemistry of eastern
diamondback rattlesnakes, potential
uses of mammalian hair extracts
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Lufkin Host Lions Club. The authentic
C.P. Huntington 1863 Locomotive and the
real 1863 style coaches are a valuable
attraction to the Ellen Trout Park and
Zoo. The train has over 75,000 riders
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TEXAS FORESTRY MUSEUM
As the only forestry
museum in the state,
the Texas Forestry Museum
teaches the entire family the
past, present and future of East
Texas’ most abundant resource
– trees.
History comes alive as
visitors tour a 1908 logging
railroad steam locomotive and
pretend to live in a sawmill
town cabin and dress in
period clothing.
In 1957, the Texas Forestry
Association began collecting
relics to establish a forestry
museum in East Texas. In 1971,
the Lufkin Kiwanis Club made
the first contribution to the
museum in a joint effort with
the Texas Forestry Association.
Today, thousands of visitors
from other states and countries
learn the history of the people,
places, and forest resources
that established the economic
foundation of Lufkin.
With more than 14 million
acres of the East Texas
Pineywoods surrounding the
city, the history of sawmills
and logging railroads leave a
lasting impression on the local
culture and economy.
The museum houses rare
logging carts and wagons,
from the days when loggers
used oxen and mules to pull
logs from the forest. The most
photographed exhibit is the
100-foot fire tower, built in 1936 for
forest fire detection. New exhibits
include a look at the “Life of a
Sawmill Doctor;” the Story of Smokey
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Bear; and newly restored railroad
crew cars.
Several exhibits feature hands-on
activities for children, and visitors
can experience the East Texas trees
and plants while walking the Urban
Wildscape Trail.
For more information, visit www.
treetexas.com.
angelina – the Little Angel
Virginia has Pocahontas, Idaho boasts Sacajewea
and Texas claims Angelina.
Angelina’s name comes up first in
1690. Spain’s Franciscan Fathers had
founded Mission San Francisco de los
Tejas on the Neches River. It was there
that they encountered the Hasinai
Indian girl. The Fathers had come
to spread Christianity and to keep
an eye on the French. In Angelina,
they found a strong ally for carrying
the Catholic faith to the Indians. She
was bright, beautiful and friendly.
The missionaries found her eager to
learn Spanish and willing to help
them. The young maiden charmed the
soldiers and priests. They gave her the
name Angelina – or little angel. The
village where Angelina lived became
Angelina’s village and the stream that
ran near it became Angelina’s river.
Guide, mediator and interpreter.
Angelina’s name appears in both the
journals of the Spanish missionaries
who discovered her and in the journals
of French explorers who used her as
a guide. Since her tribe, part of the
Caddo nation, kept no written records,
what we know of the Little Angel
comes only through the Europeans.
A European marquis wrote of her
in his journal in 1721. After the first
efforts to create missions waned,
Marquis de Aquayo guided a Spanish
army into East Texas to help reestablish them. When he got to
Angelina’s mission near the Neches
River, she greeted him along with nine
Indian chiefs. The Marquis wrote that
she was well respected and seemed
to be in charge of the tribal functions,
which was most unusual for an Indian
As a part of Angelina County’s observance of the nation’s bicentennial, Claude
Smithhart, of Lufkin Printing Company, commissioned Ancel Nunn to paint Nunn’s
conception of the Indian girl Spanish padres nicknamed “the Little Angel”.
woman. She spoke both Spanish and
the language of Tejas. The marquis
insists she was instrumental in
revitalizing the missions. It is said that
a few years earlier she had translated
for an expedition that founded the
Alamo in San Antonio. Legend also
has it that she nursed Anglos who fell
victim to disease or cruel treatment
and even sent her two children to
guide a French explorer to Louisiana.
Angelina vanished from the historic
record after 1721. This strong voice in
the wilderness went silent – how? No
one knows. Today, the only county
in Texas named for a woman is
ANGELINA county.
A river bears her name. A county
bears her name. A national forest bears
her name.
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Joe Lowery
Since the mid-1980s, Joe Lowery has traveled the backroads and
common places of Texas in search of compelling natural images.
The wonder of God’s beauty,
which he says is so obviously found
in nature, keeps this photographer
motivated in his quest for new
images every year.
Over the past four decades,
Lowery’s work has been displayed,
collected, and published by private
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and corporate collectors, state
fairs, museum galleries, chambers
of commerce, hospitals, national
and international publications,
magazines, posters, and calendars,
some of which include Sierra
Club, Audubon Society, Barnes &
Noble, Texas Highways Calendars,
Petersen’s PHOTOgraphic,
Landscapes Magazine and Texas
Highways Magazine. Lowery was
named by Texas Highways as one of
their top photographers of the last
25 years. He has been recognized
by Lady Bird Johnson for his work in
wildflower imagery which Johnson
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used as an inspiration for other states’
wildflower programs. In addition,
his Texas images have been selected
to uplift troops in Bosnia, and they
appear on over a dozen note cards
distributed throughout the
state by Paradise Promotions of
Austin, Texas.
As a portrait photographer, he
has worked with First Lady Laura
Bush and Tara Watson-Watkins, Miss
Texas 2000.
His portraits of families, children
and brides grace many homes both
locally and regionally.
Joe is a self-taught photographic
artist with a background in pencil art,
oil and water-color painting. He has
a BBA from Stephen F. Austin State
University and an MBA from Texas
A&M University.
To view Joe’s photography, visit
joelowery.com.
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the fEUd
Many know of
the infamous
quarrel between
the Hatfields and
the McCoys, but a
feud between two
pioneer families
much closer to home
paints Angelina
County’s history
in blood red.
Considered the most famous feud
in Angelina County, the Scroggins and
Bordens were thought to be fighting
over the legal sale of liquor and
possibly a “woman scandal” at the turn
of the 20th century.
History recalls that on March 19,
1900, Ben Borden went to a store
owned by the father-in-law of Robert
Scroggins to pick up some money and
to purchase a collar button. From there
he went across town to another store
owned by Scroggins.
Despite ongoing arguments,
Borden often visited Scroggins’ store
in Homer. But on this day, when he
asked to see some pocket knives and
saddle girths, Borden reportedly pulled
a gun from his coat and shot Robert
Scroggins in cold blood. After emptying
the gun into Scroggins’ body, Borden
pulled another gun, shot three more
times, and then used a pocket knife
from the store to cut his own coat.
Upon hearing gunshots from their
nearby home, Robert’s wife ran into
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Made around 1900 at Homer, this photo shows Mr. and Mrs. John N. Thompson, their
daughter Sarah Thompson Scroggins and her five children. The girl standing between her
grandparents is Mrs. R.B. Squyres, Sr. Mr. Thompson ran the store in the background and
was also a postmaster. The youngster on the tricycle is Webb Scroggins. The photo was
probably taken soon after Robert Scroggins was murdered.
the store to see Ben Borden standing
over her husband’s dead body.
“My God, Ben, what have you
done?” she asked.
“I just killed your husband,” Borden
calmly replied and walked out of town.
Ben and his brother Joe rode to
Lufkin to get a lawyer and surrender to
the sheriff.
In court, it was later revealed
Borden’s friend, a man named
Fortenberry, had borrowed Robert
Scroggins’ only gun that day claiming
he needed it to protect himself while
carrying money to Lufkin.
Testimony also revealed people
had heard Borden practicing with his
gun days before the murder.
However, county prosecutors only
had circumstantial evidence against
Borden, who claimed self-defense
and pointed to the knife lying beside
Scroggins’ body. The only witnesses
to the crime were Scroggins’ two sons,
ages 2 and 4.
A not-guilty verdict was handed
down, and Borden went free. But
Fred Scroggins vowed revenge for
his brother’s death, even telling the
county sheriff of his plans
for vengeance.
Several weeks passed in relative
peace until a hired hitman named
Bowman Murphy showed up in
Homer. Many said he was offered a
fee to avenge Scroggins’ murder.
On July 5, 1900 – more than
four months after the death of Robert
Scroggins – his brother Fred opened
fire on Joe Borden, killing him while
the fEUd
he played dominoes with brother Ben in front of a saloon.
The story is told that Fred walked up to the saloon and
both he and Joe reached for their guns. Joe’s gun became
entangled in his pocket, and Ben walked away uninjured.
Later, while riding to Lufkin, Fred ran into the original
instigator, Ben Borden, near Biloxi Creek and again opened
fire. During the shootout, the fingers on Borden’s right hand
were shot off, and he tried to run. Fred shot again and
hit Ben on the collar button he purchased the day Robert
Scroggins’ was shot to death.
Thinking he had killed Ben Borden, Scroggins went to
Lufkin and surrendered to the sheriff.
The sheriff later discovered Borden was still alive and
arrested him, too. Both Scroggins and Borden went to trial
and were sentenced to two years in prison. Both appealed
their sentences and were subsequently acquitted.
When Fred Scroggins returned to home, he was hailed
as a hero for killing Joe Borden, a much disliked member of
the Homer community.
One story says he was greeted by a brass band and a
homecoming celebration. Fred later went on to become a
lawman in Beaumont.
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farmer’s market
The Angelina County Farmer’s Market is open
most days of the week, though times and days
tend to vary with the seasons. The market is
located at 2107 S. Medford Drive on the east
Loop. For more information, call 936-634-6655.
As you ease into
the Angelina County
Farmer’s Market you travel
back into another era where fresh
produce and a friendly smile were
the ways of everyday commerce.
The sounds of heavy truck traffic
from the nearby Loop 287 fade
into the background, overtaken by
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whispering pines, chirping birds and
the sounds of buying and selling
that surround the outdoor market.
Inspired by the late East Texas
philanthropist and entrepreneur
Arthur Temple, the Angelina
County Farmer’s Market was
designed to regularly bring
local produce and business to
the community.
Mike and Leslie Kennerly, who
manage the market as well as
sell their own produce there, said
Temple had seen a similar open air
market in New England and wanted
to bring the experience home to
East Texas.
Specializing in locally grown
produce, the market has something
for everyone’s taste buds from
pumpkins and gourds in the fall to
purple hull peas and homegrown
tomatoes in the summer.
The covered marketplace is
beautifully landscaped by the
Angelina County Master Gardeners.
On the property also sits a large
gazebo perfect for weddings,
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Lake Sam Rayburn
With show stopping amenities and
breathtaking views, Lufkin and Sam Rayburn
Reservoir are at the top of every anglers list.
Lufkin has played host to reputable fishing
tournaments such as the Oakley Big Bass
Tour, Texas Association of Bass Clubs annual
tournament and most recently, the Wal-Mart FLW
Fishing Tournament.
Come check out the impressive Dr. Bill and
Emily Shelton Pavilion at Cassels-Boykin and take
advantage of their 9 launch ramps, beautiful new
100 foot pavilion that seats 400 and breathtaking
views. Covering 114,500 acres at normal capacity,
Sam Rayburn is the most popular recreation area
in the Texas Forest Country! Brilliant sunsets,
towering sand dunes and fresh, clear waters as far
as the eye can see.
Come and see why Lufkin and Lake Sam
Rayburn should be at the top of your list!
Libraries
Kurth Memorial Library
T.L.L. Temple Library
McMullen Memorial Library
From e-Books to Literacy Kits, Lufkin’s
Kurth Memorial Library is on the cutting
edge of information. The library serves
32,000 patrons from its beautiful facility
built and given to the community by an
anonymous donor in 2001. With nearly
80,000 items in its collection today,
Kurth Memorial Library has an extensive
collection of books, audio-visual materials,
periodicals and more.
The widely used Ora McMullen Room
houses an outstanding collection of
genealogical resources, and the Library’s
computers provide on-line access for
many who would otherwise not have
opportunities to explore the Internet.
Diboll’s library came into being as
“The Library” in the early 1900s under
the direction of Latane Temple and
Arthur Temple, Jr. Temple Industries
set up a small frame building just off the
village square that served the growing
community’s desire to have its own
library. The original collection of 1,200
books has grown to more than 32,000
volumes.
With the generosity of the T.L.L.
Temple Foundation, proceeds from
Diboll Day and a host of “friends,” the
Library underwent a multi-million dollar
expansion in 2007.
The McMullen Memorial Library in
Huntington was built in 1953 when
Huntington High School students wanted
to commemorate the local men who had
died in World War II. C.S. McMullen
supplied the land and building
construction, and after a variety of
fundraisers, the library became a reality.
Today, the McMullen Library shares
a unique partnership with Huntington
Independent School District. This year, the
library received one of the few remaining
grants in existence specifically for books.
The library contains 27,000 volumes,
including children and young adult books,
as well as Internet access.
Contact information: Kurth Memorial
Library, 706 S. Raguet, Lufkin, TX 75904,
(936) 630-0560, www.cityoflufkin.com
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Contact information: T.L.L. Temple
Memorial Library, 800 N. Temple Dr.,
Diboll, TX 75941, (936) 829-5497,
www.tlltemplememoriallibrary.org
Contact information: McMullen
Memorial Library, 906 N. Main, Huntington,
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Angelina College – Where Champions Are Crowned
This year, the
NJCAA’s Region XIV
conference announced
it would hold its annual
basketball tournament
at Angelina College’s
Shands Gymnasium. The tourney will feature 20
women’s and men’s junior college
teams battling for a conference
championship. The winners will
advance to the national tournaments in
Hutchinson, Kansas (men) and Lubbock
(women) where the Division I national
champion will be crowned.
Locally, the tournament means
thousands of people will be visiting
Lufkin, with some of them staying for
several days.
This won’t be the first time Angelina
College has hosted such a tournament.
AC has in the past few years also been
the site of the conference softball and
baseball championships. There has
been talk of establishing the college as
a permanent site for every tournament,
and there are good reasons supporting
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the idea – reasons mentioned by those
who have spent time here for the
same occasions.
First, there are the facilities
themselves. Shands Gymnasium and
Roadrunner Complex are the perfect
venues for any sports fan, allowing
fans the closest access possible without
actually strapping on the sneakers or
the cleats. As the saying goes, “There
are no bad seats.” When those final
celebrations occur – the dogpiles and
the net-cuttings – fans are right in the
thick of it all.
In fact, AC teams aren’t the only
ones calling these facilities “home”. Area
high schools often hold both regularseason and playoff games at Shands
Gym and Roadrunner Complex, giving
their young players the feel of a bigtime experience. In March, the UIL State
High School Basketball Tournament has
its share of early-round games inside
Shands Gymnasium.
In May and June, baseball and
softball teams compete for Roadrunner
Complex as their chosen fields
of battle.
Next, there are the local amenities.
Visitors laud the convenience of
staying in Lufkin,
from the hotels to
the shopping and
dining experiences.
Everything one would
need for either a short
or extended stay is
within minutes of
the respective court
or field. All those
visitors mean
increased revenue
for local vendors.
Finally – and
perhaps one of the main reasons – is
the hospitality extended to our visitors
by our own community.
Out-of-town fans have remarked
on how much fun they had not just
with watching their respective teams,
but with the other parts of our city
as well.
They visit the zoo, play golf at one
of our nearby courses or spend some
time at the lake, all the while meeting
some of our city’s finest.
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beautiful facilities at Angelina College
and the experience our town has to
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Most of them decided he would
be a specific player – one of his
heroes he watched as the NFL
played on Sunday television.
Very few have the
opportunity to realize such
a dream, but in the case of
four former Lufkin Panthers,
professional football is a reality.
Dez Bryant, Jorvorskie Lane,
Don Muhlbach and Carrington
Byndom finished the 2015
season on NFL rosters: Bryant
with the Dallas Cowboys, Lane
with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,
Muhlbach with the Detroit
Lions and Byndom with the
Carolina Panthers.
Having four players from
the same high school playing
in the NFL is one of the reasons
Lufkin’s football program was
ranked among the top 10 in
the country, with a long list of
alumni who at one point drew a
paycheck for playing
on Sundays.
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Dez Bryant, Dallas Cowboys – Dez took his
knack for making big plays – no Panther fan
will ever forget his “Alley Oop” catches in
the end zones at Abe Martin Stadium – on to
Oklahoma State, where he set an OSU record
for receiving yards in a game by a freshman
with 150 yards. Selected in the draft’s first
round by the Cowboys, Dez charted three
straight 1,000-yard plus seasons from 20112014, leading the league in touchdown
receptions in 2014 while helping the
Cowboys reach the Divisional round of the
playoffs. His stats dropped in 2015 because of
injury, but there’s no doubt he’ll once again
be the team’s chief playmaker come the 2016
season. The Cowboys made sure he’d be around for at least another five years
by signing him to a new contract just before the ’15 season began. A Google
search of “Dez Bryant Highlights” yields enough footage to keep a fan thrilled
for hours. And by the way, Dez caught it.
Jorvorskie Lane, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
– Few embody the word “perseverance” in
the way Jorvorskie Lane has. After battering
his way through high school as one of the
most powerful runners in Pack fans’ memory
– he bulled his way to a five-touchdown
performance in a playoff game against The
Woodlands in 2004 – Lane continued his
power-running style to Texas A&M, where as
a sophomore he broke an 80-year old record
with 19 touchdowns in a single season. He
also holds the school record for career TDs
with 49. However, his number went uncalled
on NFL’s Draft Day. Lane pushed ahead anyway, playing in both the Indoor
Football and Arena Football leagues before landing a spot with the Miami
Dolphins in 2012. When the Dolphins let him go, Lane spent a year and a
half working his way back, eventually signing with Tampa Bay. In 2015,
Lane played fullback for the resurgent Bucs, spending most of his time at
fullback blocking for and protecting franchise QB Jameis Winston. It’s no
wonder that this past year, Lufkin Mayor Bob Brown decreed a “Jorvorskie
Lane Day”, giving the former Panther the key to the city at Lane’s annual
youth camp.
Photo by Tampe Bay Buccaneers
Nearly every kid
who tossed a
football around
or tackled his
siblings or
neighbors in
a backyard
game held the
dream of playing
professional
football.
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Former Lufkin Football Players Take Panther Pride to the NFL
Don Muhlbach, Detroit
Lions – His professional
life is such that he sees
most of the action upside
down. The long-time longsnapper showed his value
when the Lions re-signed
him in 2015, marking the
former Panther’s 12th
season with the team.
Following his Panther
career, Muhlbach headed
to College Station and became an Aggie, where his
work on special teams earned him notice from the
big leagues. Former Lion general manager Matt Millen
once called Muhlbach “The Nolan Ryan of Deep
Snappers” for his ability to get the ball back to the
holder in milliseconds. Lions kickers have been among
the league’s top-rated for years – due in no small part
to Muhlbach’s speed and accuracy. Following the 2012
season, Muhlbach was named to the Pro Bowl.
Carrington Byndom,
Carolina Panthers/Arizona
Cardinals – Play a game
of word association with
a Panthers fan, and
mentioning “Carrington
Byndom” will probably
evoke the response,
“Speed.” One of the
fastest players ever to
don Panther purple – he
once stole home in the bottom of the seventh inning to
win a Pack baseball game – Byndom haunted high school
offenses with his ability to cover nearly the entire field.
At the University of Texas, Byndom started 39 games,
intercepting five passes and returning two for scores.
Carolina signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2014,
and Byndom played in the NFC Wild Card game against
Arizona and the NFC Divisional Championship against
Seattle. When the Panthers released him in September,
Byndom quickly signed with the Arizona Cardinals.
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Crown Colony Country
Club – One of the true gems found
in the Lone Star State, frequently
finding itself ranked in the top five.
With its undulating fairways, scenic
views and gorgeous scenery – some
species of waterfowl include swans
– Crown Colony would be a place
worth visiting even if you forget
your clubs. For that reason, the
course remains one of the primary
destinations for several tournaments
each year, including the prestigious
Temple Cup.
But don’t let the breathtaking
beauty of this course fool you for one
moment. It is by far one of the most
challenging courses in the state. In
fact, the Dallas Morning News once
referred to Crown Colony as “The
18 Toughest Holes of Golf in Texas.”
Tight fairways insist that golfers
park their drivers on several holes;
hitting the ball straight is a must,
whether using fairway woods or
long irons.
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And hazards? Oh boy. Neck-high
bunkers, ponds and lakes surrounding the entire area, and greens that
almost require a degree to read. Not
for the faint of heart, Crown Colony
will push any golfer to his or her
skill limits.
Neches Pines Golf Course
in Diboll – A short, ten-minute drive
from Lufkin will land you in yet
another gorgeous chunk of links –
so much so that local wildlife insists
on sharing the course as well.
On any given day, golfers may be
treated to the sight of deer, fox
and red-tail hawks frequenting
the fairways.
Neches Pines wasn’t always an
18-hole course; the nine holes
currently serving as the back nine
were once all that the course
offered. With the addition of nine
more holes – those are now the
front nine – golfers actually feel
as if they’re playing two separate
courses. The front is a little more
wide open, and thus more forgiving.
The back nine, on the other hand,
is a little tighter and slightly more
challenging. More bunkers, and on
the Par-5 16th, an ancient oak tree
leans over the fairway, ready to slap
down your best-intentioned drive.
Lufkin GOLF Club – Originally
established in 1925 as a fishing club,
Lufkin Golf Club is one of the oldest
courses in the state. For that reason,
many of the trees around the course
are virtual historical landmarks. As
with the others, LGC boasts the type
of scenery that will make one want
to tie a camera to the ol’ golf bag.
One unique feature: The yardage
markers along the fairway are
birdhouses painted blue (200 yds.),
white (150 yds.) and red (100 yds.).
Don’t be surprised to encounter a
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way while checking the yardage on
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LUFKIN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Education Foundation
Mission statement: Lufkin ISD Education Foundation’s mission is to
provide opportunities for excellence in education, promote innovation
in teaching, and partner with the community to enhance the quality of
education for all students of the Lufkin Independent School District.
The Lufkin ISD Education
Foundation became a reality in
2013 when a group of hardworking
volunteers along with guidance from
the Lufkin ISD Superintendent, Dr.
LaTonya Goffney, saw the importance
of adding value in the classroom
by way of innovative grants for
LISD teachers. The vision set forth
by the first Lufkin ISD Education
Foundation President, Becca Chance,
was all about providing opportunities
for educational excellence along with
innovative teaching. This year’s motto
was: Enrich, Engage and Empower.
Enrich our students, Engage our
community and Empower our teachers.
The board hit the ground
running by undergoing their first
annual fundraising campaign and
by sponsoring the first academic
awards banquet, Panthers of Prestige.
During the banquet, the top 20 LISD
graduates and the teachers, whom
they chose to recognize as influencing
them the most, were highlighted.
The foundation kicked off the 2014
academic year by participating in the
LISD Convocation and introducing
the first teacher participation drive.
The teachers and staff gave back
collectively $31,000 of their own pay
as a demonstration of support for the
Education Foundation.
This drive was confirmation of
the mission of the Foundation to raise
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the bar on education and promote
innovative teaching.
In December of 2014, the
Foundation awarded 6 innovative
teaching grants to 11 teachers on 5
different campuses totaling almost
$14,000. In December of 2015, the
foundation awarded 11 innovative
teaching grants to 50 teachers on 9
campuses for a total of $36,423. The
grants have ranged from climbing
walls to microscopy. The best part
was surprising the teachers with
huge checks, LISD drumline and
cheerleaders along with the foundation
board during the first ever prize patrol.
There are several ways to
give to the Lufkin ISD Education
Foundation: annual campaign, a
matching gift, or gifts in honor or in
memory of a favorite teacher, friend
or family member. The foundation
was created to invest in the students
within Lufkin Independent School
District and to witness growth
in knowledge, character and
excellence. Visit our website www.
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angelina college – Oh the People You Will Meet
Here’s hoping you’re
never involved in an
accident requiring
emergency and/or medical
services.
But if you are…you’ll be meeting
new people who, through their
chosen careers, have dedicated their
lives to making yours better. And a
whole lot of those people started their
professions through their courses at
Angelina College. Now nearing the 50year mark, AC now offers degrees and
certifications in more than 60 different
fields of study, meaning the odds of
your encountering an AC alumnus in
everyday life are pretty good.
For example, let’s pray you never
find yourself involved in an automobile
accident. Hopefully…but if you do…
Some of the first responders, of
course, will be your local police officers
– likely some who graduated the Police
Academy offered at AC. The 720hour course has been responsible for
churning out some of the area’s finest
sworn to protect and serve; in addition
to the Basic Peace Officer course,
the Academy also offers the County
Jailer and Basic Telecommunications
(Dispatcher Training) courses. You’ll
need a good dispatcher on-hand to
help those officers find you in your
time of need.
Hopefully, your accident won’t be
serious enough to require the services
of the local fire department…but if
it is, there’s a chance the firefighter
attending to your needs will also have
graduated AC’s Fire Academy. Like
the Police Academy, the Fire Academy
courses run through the Community
Services Division. The Academy’s
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course consists of 608 contact hours
(Firefighter I and Firefighter II) of
classroom and hands-on field training.
We sure hope you’re not hurt in
this hypothetical accident…but if you
are, you’ll quickly have at your side an
Emergency Medical Technology (EMT)
crew. Again, they’re very likely AC
graduates of the Emergency Medical
Services (EMS) program, which
“include curricula that meet and/or
exceed the Texas Department of State
Health Services (TDSHS) standards
for certification in emergency
medical services. The College offers
a cooperative program with the
Lufkin and Nacogdoches hospitals,
Nacogdoches County EMS, the City
of Lufkin Fire Department/EMS, and
AmeriCare EMS Livingston, designed to
provide understanding, proficiency and
skill in Emergency Medical Services.”
Your EMT caretakers will ensure
you get to the hospital safely. There,
you’re likely to need tests run to make
sure you’re okay. Maybe an X-ray, with
yet another AC graduate (this one from
AC’s Radiologic Technology program)
offering his or her services using the
latest digital imaging technology.
Or maybe you’ll need some sort of
ultrasound, performed by a former
student of AC’s Sonography program.
(They can also check on your baby’s
progress if you happen to be pregnant.
Just in case.)
Hopefully, you won’t need any
type of surgery…but if you do, you’re
probably going to meet one of AC’s
former Surgical Technology students.
AC’s program says that a “surgical
technologist is an allied health
professional who works as part of
the surgical team to ensure that the
operative procedure is conducted
under optimal conditions. The surgery
technology program is a 12 month
certificate program that combines
classroom, laboratory instruction,
and clinical experiences in approved
hospital surgical suites and/or
outpatient surgical centers.”
ANGELINA COLLEGE
Maybe you’ll be well enough to
leave immediately…but if you’re not,
you’re going to need personal care
from a nurse – very likely one of AC’s
Nursing Program graduate. You’ll be
in great hands: Angelina College’s
Nursing program is consistently listed
among the best in the state, including
both colleges and universities. The
rigorous training and testing ensures
only the best are allowed at your bed
side; AC’s program typically hits the
100 percent mark on state testing.
Perhaps you’ll recuperate quickly
without much aftercare…but if not,
you’ll need the medication to speed up
the healing process.
It’s a safe bet the person working
up your prescriptions will have
graduated AC’s Pharmacy Technology
program, which “offers a cooperative
pharmacy technology program with
the area hospitals, retail and mail
order, and long-term care pharmacies.
The certificate program is designed to
provide understanding, proficiency,
and skill in pharmacy technology.”
Now that you’re okay, and in the
hands of some highly professional
people who are dedicated to ensuring
you walk out of the hospital in good
shape, you can run home and check
the newspaper to see if your mishap
made the news. (Hey, if you’re going to
get hurt, you might as well get famous
while you’re at it.)
If your story made the news, there’s
a good chance the reporter who
covered it attended AC’s Journalism/
Mass Communications program.
Those cool designs you’ll see on
the pages? Very likely created by one
of AC’s Graphic Arts majors.
You see? You’re probably
encountering former Roadrunners
throughout every part of your daily life.
Hopefully, you won’t have to get
involved in an accident to meet them.
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MEDICAL HUB OF EAST TEXAS
Twenty-five new physicians began practicing in
Lufkin during 2015, bringing the number of physicians in our
community to more than 200.
The physicians
represent several
different specialties,
including neonatology, cardiology,
orthopedic medicine, emergency
medicine, urology, radiology, podiatry
and family medicine.
Physicians have access to some
of the most advanced medical
technology in Lufkin’s three nationally
recognized medical facilities – CHI
St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin
– with 283 beds; and CHI St. Luke’s
Health Specialty Hospital – the
area’s only long-term acute care
hospital, and Woodland Heights
Medical Center – with 149 beds.
There also are several facilities
and organizations providing the
full range of healthcare needs to all
segments of East Texas.
The Angelina County and Cities
Health District, the county’s public
health facility, also operates as the
designated Community Pharmacy
program for the county.
Since its inception in 1967, the
Health District has grown and
expanded as the need for public
health care has grown. In 2015, the
Health District provided public health
programs for more than 50,000
patients/persons.
Services of the health district
include primary care, WIC,
immunizations, environmental health
and public health preparedness and
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women’s services.
In early 2016, the Health District
opened a new division — Community
Connections. The program links an
individual in Angelina County to social
service and health care programs
immediately by streamlining the
process to “put people on programs,”
and being a catalyst that will move
individuals to medical homes, said
Sharon Shaw, administrator of the
Health District.
Connections to other basic
needs such as food, housing, etc.,
are facilitated while the individual is
at the health district, ensuring good
instructions and direction as to where
to find help for that particular need.
For those facing end of life
decisions, Angelina County is home to
several dedicated and skilled hospice
programs, including the county’s
only non-profit entity, Hospice in the
Pines, which also operates a fivebed inpatient unit and outpatient
treatment at CHI St. Luke’s Health
Memorial Lufkin. Other hospice
programs are Heart to Heart Hospice
and Affinity Hospice. These entities
provide medical assistance, personal
assistance, emotional and spiritual
support and bereavement services for
family members.
The Charles Wilson VA
Outpatient Clinic, named for Charles
Wilson, who was a well-respected and
long-serving U.S. Congressman from
East Texas, provides primary care,
laboratory, radiology, pharmacy, social
work, nutrition, and mental health
services to veterans in the area.
Joe W. Elliott House provides
a place for out-of-town patients and
family members to stay while receiving
medical treatment in Lufkin. The center,
jointly operated by CHI St. Luke’s
Health Memorial and Hospice in the
Pines, offers guests inexpensive lodging
and kitchen and laundry facilities.
Along with several skilled nursing
and rehabilitation centers in Angelina
County, there are facilities that provide
nursing facilities as well as homes for
independent living, including PineCrest
Retirement Community and Oak
Forest Independent Living Center.
The Salvation Army Adult Day
Center provides a caring place for
older adults during the day. The
8,000-square-foot facility cares
for adults 55 and older who need
assistance but not full-time care.
Medical supervision includes a full
time LVN with an RN consultant.
Activities at the center include indoor
and outdoor programs, visiting groups,
dominoes, bingo, exercise, movies and
much more.
Lufkin’s medical community
continues to grow. As the hub for
medical care in East Texas, our medical
community continues to attract
dedicated and skilled health care
professionals. Angelina County families
can be assured the best care and the
most advanced technology is right here.
Confidence.
This is how you know where to find
quality healthcare in this community.
Nothing means more to us than your good health. In fact, helping our neighbors live healthier
lives is our incentive for constantly working to enhance the quality of care we provide. So when
you see the certifications and accreditations we’ve earned, you can take pride in knowing you are
our motivation for providing nationally recognized care right here in East Texas.
American College of
Radiology Accreditation
The Joint Commission’s
Gold Seal of Approval®
• Ultrasound
• Breast Ultrasound
• Computed Tomography (CT)
• Nuclear Medicine
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
• Chest Pain
• Heart Failure
• Joint Replacement – Hip
• Joint Replacement – Knee
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Woodland Heights is directly or indirectly owned by a partnership that proudly includes physician owners, including certain members of the hospital’s medical staff.
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WOODLAND HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER
For 97 years
now, Woodland
Heights Medical
Center has
been providing
quality health
care to
East Texans.
As the first hospital in Lufkin,
Woodland Heights has been at
the forefront of healthcare in East
Texas, continually providing the best
in compassionate care and quality.
These high standards are a product of
working closely with physicians, staff
and the community to provide the best
possible patient care.
The quality service Woodland
Heights provides extends to many
of the service lines the facility
offers. The hospital holds The Joint
Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval®
for its treatment of Chest Pain and
Heart Failure in addition to Total Joint
Replacement – Hips & Knees. By
demonstrating compliance with The
Joint Commission’s national standards
for health care quality and safety in
disease-specific care, these awards
recognize Woodland Heights’
dedication to continuous compliance
with The Joint Commission’s state-ofthe-art standards.
The high standard the facility sets
for itself rings true for all service lines.
The diagnostic staff is committed to
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thorough and safe treatment and the
facility continues to make investments
in the technology offered. Woodland
Heights is accredited by the American
College of Radiology in all five major
modalities – ultrasound, breast
ultrasound, computed tomography
(CT), nuclear medicine, and magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI). Diagnosing
a disease is where the healing begins.
In April 2015, the facility celebrated
the opening of The Orthopedic Center
at Woodland Heights, a unit that
focuses specifically on orthopedic
patients and getting them back to
life. As the hospital strives to be the
preferred Joint Care provider in deep
East Texas, the philosophy of care is
to provide excellence in patient care
by collaboration on continuum of care,
patient education and continuous
performance improvement.
Additionally, the facility began a
$9.8 million construction project in
October 2015 that will expand both
the Surgical Services areas and the
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Please
see our related article for more
information on this great
new development.
Woodland Heights also takes pride
in the education and affinity programs
offered through Senior Circle, a local
organization that provides a wide
variety of opportunities for those 50
and better who are looking to stay
active and healthy in the prime of
their lives. Senior Circle delivers a
broad range of “stay healthy, stay
engaged” activities ranging from
monthly luncheons, exercise classes,
sewing groups, day trips, extended
trips, Bingo, art projects, and more.
With a medical staff of more
than 200 physicians, Woodland
Heights offers a comprehensive list
of medical and surgical specialties
and treatment modalities and a
commitment to quality patient care.
To find out more about our services,
education and affinity programs, visit
WoodlandHeights.net.
When it’s time to choose healthcare
for you and your loved ones, choose
well. Choose Woodland Heights
Medical Center.
WOODLAND HEIGHTS MEDICAL CENTER
Investing in the Future of
Angelina County
Last October (2015), Woodland
Heights Medical Center began a
$9.8 million construction project to
expand capacity for key service
lines and enhance the patient
experience – an upgrade and addition
in the surgery area and an increase
in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(NICU) footprint.
“Woodland Heights continues to
grow and invest in the East Texas
area to serve the medical needs of our
patients and community,” states Kyle
Swift, CEO of Woodland Heights. “We
appreciate the continued support of our
physicians, staff and Board of Trustees
and their commitment to being the
healthcare provider of choice.”
In the surgery area, the
improvements will include enlarging
the outpatient area and the addition
of one new surgical suite.
Aesthetic upgrades will be made
throughout the clinical care areas
and in the waiting areas used by
family members.
These changes will improve
efficiency in the surgery department
and allow for continued growth, as
this area has seen a steady increase
in the last several years.
“Improving efficiency is ultimately
what is best for the patient,” states
Merritt Pember, M.D., Chief of Surgery
at Woodland Heights. “The patients
we serve are our main priority and
it is exciting to see these changes to
accommodate them.” The NICU will
see the addition of 9 beds that will
take the unit from six beds to 15,
with the footprint extending out from
the unit that was opened in 2013.
Since the opening, the physicians
and staff in the NICU have cared for
more than 200 babies, which is a
financial and emotional relief for all
of those families.
“The addition of the NICU beds will
be so beneficial to our tiny patients
and their families. The stress on
a family when their sick newborn
has to be transported out of town is
immeasurable,” states Linda Chase,
M.D., Neonatologist. “Providing care
for these fragile newborns, keeping
them close to home, and having
space for the parents to stay and be
involved in the baby’s care is a huge
asset to the community. I am honored
to be part of the commitment that
Woodland Heights has made to
provide this service for Lufkin and the
surrounding areas.”
“Thanks to the excellent service
and quality of care provided by
our staff and physicians, we have
the need to accommodate growth,
both now and in the future,” added
Swift. The project is expected to be
completed in summer 2016.
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CHI St. LUKE’s health MEMORIAL
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial
understands its obligation to patient,
guest and physician safety to be the
organization’s highest responsibility.
It is a sincere desire to provide
patients and their families with the
highest level of care in a caring and
compassionate environment. The
name on the building may have
changed, but never the commitment to
excellence has not.
Memorial employees recognize
that creating a culture of safety
depends on identifying key areas of
enhancement and carrying out specific
evidence-based protocols.
That’s why in 2016, Memorial was
named the Women’s Choice Award®
Best for Patient Safety.
When facing treatment or surgery
in a hospital, an important concern
is if the hospital maintains a solid
record of protecting its patients from
unintended problems.
As the award recipient, Memorial
was honored for its exceptional
performance in limiting a wide range
of hospital associated infections,
complications from surgery and
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medical treatment.
Additionally, Memorial voluntarily
participates each year in Catholic
Health Initiatives’ Clinical Risk
Management Incentive Plan (CRMIP),
a national program focused on
enhancing its quality and safety
initiatives. Through the program, the
hospital focused on and excelled in
• reduction of patient falls
• enhanced assessment and
prevention of pressure ulcers
• identification and response to
aggressive patients
• early assessment and
identification of sepsis
• safe patient handling and
movement
As the area’s first Joint
Commission Certified Stroke Care
Center in East Texas, and recently
re-designated as a Primary Level
II Stroke facility in trauma service,
Memorial recognizes the crucial need
to provide top-level stroke care.
Stroke is one of the leading causes of
death and disability in America and
choosing the best hospital can greatly
increase health outcomes. Memorial
was named one of America’s Best
Stroke Centers by the Women’s Choice
Award®, due to low mortality rates
and outstanding patient
recommendation ratings.
Through a collaborative, systemwide effort, the Stroke Center at
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial is
dedicated to the diagnosis, treatment,
prevention, rehabilitation, and
recovery of every East Texan suffering
from stroke. Memorial has also
received the Women’s Choice Award®
as one of America’s Best Hospitals for
Cancer Care and Orthopedic Care.
Additionally, as the market leader
in cardiovascular services, Memorial
maintains the highest level of chest
pain certification in our area.
The Society of Cardiovascular
Patient Care awarded Memorial
Chest Pain Center Accreditation with
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention,
or PCI. The achievement recognizes
Memorial as an outstanding facility
when dealing with patients who
present with heart attack symptoms.
Because outstanding, awardwinning care unfortunately can come
CHI St. LUKE’s health MEMORIAL
at a cost, Memorial is working to
help local residents without
insurance or with high-deductible
health plans save money and get
more of the specific medical care
they need. Through the MDsave
marketplace, patients have access
to a wide variety of medical
procedures at up-front all-inclusive
prices up to 60 percent off the
average rate, simplified billing and
educational resources.
MDsave’s website allows
patients to geographically search
by procedure, provider, specialty, or
ailment, and compare pricing. The
process is upfront and easy. Just
choose the best option, add to the
cart, and check out online.
A 271-bed acute care facility,
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial
Lufkin offers a wide array of
services, including the area’s first
dedicated heart and stroke care
center; The Temple Cancer Center;
and the area’s most advanced
imaging centers, The Temple Imaging
Center and The Kurth Imaging
Center. CHI St. Luke’s Health
Memorial Specialty Hospital is a
26-bed facility which is separately
licensed as a long-term acute care
hospital dedicated to critically ill
and/or medically complex patients
with long-term care needs.
As part of one of the largest
health care organizations in the
nation affiliated with St. Luke’s
Health in Houston, Baylor College of
Medicine, and the Texas Children’s
Hospital, CHI St. Luke’s Health
Memorial is committed to creating
healthier communities in
East Texas.
CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial provides award-winning, compassionate care to the deep
East Texas area. Recently, the hospital earned the prestigious American College of Cardiology’s NCDR ACTION Registry–Get With The Guidelines Silver Performance Achievement Award for outstanding cardiovascular care.
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Quality has it’s Rewards.
*
Advanced
Stroke Care
Platinum Award
for the treatment
of Heart Attack
*HealthStream Community Assessment Survey
MEMORIAL LUFKIN | 936.634.8111
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pinecrest
Conveniently located
near shopping malls,
restaurants and houses
of worship, you’ll find
PineCrest nestled amidst
the tall pines that inspired
its name. You’ll also find a vibrant
community that provides a safe, worryfree life for Lufkin seniors. Located on 55
acres of beautifully landscaped grounds
surrounded by nature, PineCrest
Retirement Community, at 1302 Tom
Temple Dr. in Lufkin, has been serving
the needs of seniors in the area
since 1992.
PineCrest continues to re-define
the concept of retirement community.
It offers an active lifestyle for those
desiring independent, yet carefree living.
The community offers two- and threebedroom independent patio homes and
one- and two-bedroom independent
apartment homes with a wide range of
amenities and activities. At PineCrest,
it’s your life, your way, with no worries.
PineCrest continues to evolve and
improve. Over its 20-year history,
the community has changed with
the changing times and the needs
and wants of its residents and the
surrounding senior population.
In 2015, the community completed
its renovation of the Woodlands
Healthcare Center on the campus. In
addition, PineCrest Home Healthcare
was expanded citywide to provide
assistance to even more seniors living
within the Lufkin city limits who wish to
remain in their own home.
PineCrest also expanded its
outpatient rehabilitation services with
the opening of a PineCrest Transitional
Rehab in 2015, in a brand new wing
within The Woodlands Healthcare
Center. The center offers a wide range
of rehabilitation services for people
recovering from surgical procedures,
stroke, heart attack and other medical
conditions. Rehabilitation services
provided by PineCrest are covered by
Medicare and most private insurances.
The community also includes
beautiful assisted living apartment
homes for those who require a helping
hand from time to time. In its Terrace
Assisted Living Center on the campus,
PineCrest offers one-bedroom and
studio apartments. The campus provides
24-hour security and round-the-clock
staff support.
PineCrest embodies the concept of
a “life plan community” where one can
live in the secure knowledge that, if they
ever require more care, a “safety net”
will be there for them. With Modified
Life Care, residents have the security of
knowing a plan is in place for the future
while they enjoy a lovely setting and
many opportunities to engage in life the
way they want to live it.
At PineCrest the term “senior
living” has been replaced by “healthy
living community,” a signal to all that
PineCrest places an emphasis on
providing services that address the
social, physical and spiritual well being
of it residents.
“We have listened to seniors, learned
their needs, and have taken to heart
what they say they look for in terms
of amenities and hospitality-oriented
services,” said Amy Thomas, Executive
Director of PineCrest. “Over the past
several years, we have expended
considerable effort to re-design our
services to meet what matters most to
our residents and potential residents.”
Methodist Retirement Communities,
Inc. operates PineCrest, which is
the only life plan community in
the Lufkin area. Services include
independent living, assisted living,
certified memory care in an assisted
living setting, certified memory care in
a skilled nursing care setting, 24-hour
skilled care, home health care services,
and rehabilitation services—all on
one campus.
“The community offers an inspired
lifestyle that is maintenance-free and
amenity-filled, and we are honored that
many in the community have chosen us
(See PINECREST page 80)
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Regional President
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936-899-7059
LUFKIN BUSINESS PARK
The City of
Lufkin Economic
Development
Corporation, also
referred to as the
Lufkin EDC,
concentrates on maintaining the
current job market, expanding local
businesses, and bringing in new
jobs to sustain and improve the local
economy. In 2004, The Lufkin EDC
was created to operate with funds
from locally collected sales tax. A
total of one-eighth of one percent of
Lufkin’s sales tax funds are diverted
into an economic development fund,
which is used as a tool to make Lufkin
more competitive in attracting new
businesses and creating jobs. The
Lufkin EDC staff and board members
are motivated to helping current and
prospective business partners succeed
in Lufkin.
Lufkin EDC offers local incentives
to encourage growth, sustainability and
to diversify our local community.
To ensure these goals are met, the
Lufkin EDC has implemented policies
and incentive programs such as:
expansion and retention assistance,
financing assistance, local and state
development programs, tax abatements
for new and expanding industry,
relocation services, 380 agreements,
and job training assistance.
Lufkin Economic Development
personnel are also available to assist in
site selection, trade area information
and demographics.
The Lufkin EDC is presently taking
and reviewing new applications for
incentives and tax abatements. We are
confident that 2016 will bring more
jobs to our community and financial
assistance to local and new businesses.
If you would like more information
regarding tax abatements or incentive
programs please contact the Economic
Development office at 936-633-0221.
Lufkin, Texas has many reasons to
be the Economic Heart of Deep
East Texas. Lufkin has a daily
population of 80,000 to 100,000 due
in part to our regional retail and
medical hub. The City offers rail
service, freight carriers, air service,
higher education, and is located
equally between Houston, Dallas/Fort
Worth, Beaumont, and Shreveport.
Along with available labor force
and a strategic location, Lufkin has
an abundance of water. The City has
both ground water as well as surface
water. Lufkin has the ability to produce
over 70 million gallons per day while
using only 10 million gallons per day
on average. These are just a few of
the reasons that Lufkin is the place to
develop and expand!
The City of Lufkin employs an
Economic Development Director and
an assistant. Recently the Assistant
City Manager, Steve Floyd was named
as interim Director of the Economic
Development Corporation. Steve
has been with the City of Lufkin for
10 years and has over 28 years of
experience in municipal government.
Robin Alderman was recently
hired as the Economic Development
assistant and is looking forward to
serving the citizens of Lufkin. Robin
is a native Lufkinite with deep ties
to Lufkin and a graduate of Stephen
F. Austin State University. The Lufkin
Economic Development team stands
ready to assist you as you expand
your current business or look to start a
new endeavor.
Lufkin has seen growth over
the past year in the medical and
retail sectors.
That growth is expected to
continue throughout 2016 and the
Economic Development board members
and personnel are excited for Lufkin’s
bright future.
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AIRPORT FACTS
• The airport brings in more than $1.2
million in fuel sales annually.
• The airport cafe is open from 7 a.m.
to 3 p.m. and sells some of the most
delicious hamburgers around.
• The airport covers 385 acres and has
2 runways, one more than a mile long.
• There are approximately 75 aircraft
based at the Lufkin airport, including
3 jets.
• Over the last 10 years, the Angelina
County based chapter of the
Experimental Aircraft Association flew
more than 2,000 kids, between the
ages of 8-17, as part of the Young
Eagles program.
• The airport averages 50 aircraft
operations daily – or 18,500
operations a year – including 500
transient military aircraft operations.
Many of the military aircraft plan their
fuel stops in Lufkin just to eat lunch at
the cafe!
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Find contact details on page 83.
Small business development center
Start Smart. Grow Smart.
Free Business Assistance.
Real-World Advice.
Whether you’re just starting your
business, experiencing your first
growing pains, or ready to move your
business to the next level – visit the
Angelina College Small Business
Development Center before you do
anything else. Learn the right way to
develop an actionable business plan,
find financing, attract customers,
increase sales, and improve
productivity and profitability.
Take advantage of our handson, no-cost consulting assistance, or
attend a practical, affordable business
workshop either online or at our
convenient Lufkin location.
Topics include marketing,
business plan development, social
media, budgeting, taxes, software
applications, government contracting,
state and local certifications
and more.
Our live workshops are taught
by instructors from the real world
of business who share current
information and teach practical
techniques that you can use right
away to start or run your business.
Our interactive online workshops are
available 24/7 and accessible from
your computer at home, the office or
on the road.
All are designed to help you
broaden your business knowledge,
whether you are new to business or
an experienced entrepreneur.
One of Texas’ Top
Micropolitan
Communities
A great climate for business
You’ll love Lufkin.
Lufkin and Angelina County
is situated in the best possible
location in Texas for many
businesses and has a climate
made for growth.
• 2 hours from the Port of Houston
with rail connection
• Low combined property rate
Angelina College Small Business
Development Center
has dozens of affordable workshops
you can attend to learn the basics or to
polish up your management skills.
Angelina College
Small Business Development Center
Community Services Building
3500 South First Street, Suite 103
Lufkin, TX 75902
(936) 633-5400
www.angelina.sbdcnetwork.net
• Triple Freeport
• 54 MGD surplus water both Raw
treated or untreated
• Located on the I-69 Route under
development from Mexico to Canada
• Industrial land available
P.O. Box 130 • Lufkin, TX 75902-0130
936-633-0251 • [email protected]
www.lufkinedc.com
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•Tubs/Showers/Toilets
•Jet Machine/Sewer Lines
•Water Heaters/Softeners
•Garbage Disposal
•Video Inspection
•Preventive Maintenance
•Medical Gas
•Backflow Prevention
•Gas Lines
•Slab Leaks
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that late-night
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drip,
drip,
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24 Hour Emergency Service
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936.633.5212 or visit www.angelina.edu
for enrollment and registration information
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Expo center
Lufkin Economic
Development
Corporation
what it does for the community
You’ll love Lufkin.
The Lufkin Economic Development
Corporation (LEDC) provides Lufkin/
Angelina County with the tools and
funds to attract new companies as
well as provide assistance to existing
businesses.
Three new businesses call
Lufkin home:
• Holmes Smokehouse - $2.5 million
investment and 200 employees
Built in 1983, the George H. Henderson, Jr. Expo Center complex was
constructed and funded from private contributions totaling $1.6 million.
It is located on a 36 acre tract with 25 acres in use currently. When
constructed, it was the largest pre-engineered clear span building in the
United States and has been copied by many cities since its completion.
Since its construction, the Expo Center has continued to expand and
improve, adding additional parking for a total room of 3,500 vehicles,
twelve industrial size over�head fans in the main arena, and a 62,500 sq.
ft. open air pavilion with a 100’x150’ arena.
The Expo Center is East Texas’ premiere multipurpose event venue.
Located off Loop 287 in the heart of the Pineywoods, it is conveniently
located between Houston, Dallas and Shreveport, and hosts event sponsors
from all around the state. Whether you’re looking for a championship
rodeo, monster trucks, great music or a big top circus, the Expo Center is
the venue that can host it.
The Expo Center is home to the Texas State Forest Festival, the
Angelina County Benefit Rodeo, and dozens of annual events that both
entertain the Lufkin/Angelina County Community and stimulate the local
area businesses.
For more information about the George H. Henderson, Jr. Expo
Center, call 936-637-3976 or visit www.angelinaexpo.com.
• GE Oil & Gas- $62 million investment
• Pinecrest Energy - $70 million
investment, 20 jobs
LEDC provides:
• Business relocation services
• Business expansion and retention
assistance
• Local and state development
programs
• Financing assistance
• Tax abatements for new and existing
industry
• Job training assistance
• Site selection assistance
• Trade area information and
demographics
P.O. Box 130 • Lufkin, TX 75902-0130
936-633-0251 • [email protected]
www.lufkinedc.com
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Wood Blueberry Farm
Between Lufkin and Diboll near
Highway 59 South, eight acres of
blueberries stretch out waiting
for harvest time.
During the months of May and
June, those plants are teeming
with fresh blueberries ready for the
picking. Craig and Julie Wood spend
their summers harvesting, packaging
and selling their produce to local
Brookshire Brothers stores.
The Wood Blueberry Farm is also
open for anyone wanting to fill their
gallon-sized buckets with the
sweet fruit.
In 2005, the couple traveled to
Sonoma and came home ready to plant
their own vineyard. Angelina County
Extension Service agent Cary Sims had
other ideas for their land – blueberries.
“He told us we needed to grow
blueberries, and I’m picturing us
sitting on the side of the road selling
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berries out of our
truck,” Craig Wood
said. “We had the
land and a lake
for irrigation, but
I didn’t know
anything about
blueberries. This
idea really came
out of the blue, but
I thought maybe
we could do this.”
Julie and Craig Wood are set to produce 25,000 pounds of blueIn their first
berries this year.
year, the couple
planted an acre of
Brookshire Brothers. Each year, a large
blueberry plants and yielded enough
machine harvests about half of the
to make “a couple of cobblers,” Craig
plants while 20 laborers pick the rest.
said. The next year, they planted one
“We had no idea what we were
more acre, then two more. By their
doing at first. If there was a mistake
fourth year, they knew they needed to
to make, we made it. If there was a
begin selling their harvest due to the
wrong turn to take, I took it,” Craig
overwhelming amount of crops
said. “We befriended other farmers,
they produced.
asked a lot of questions and learned a
“We now have around 6,000
lot. We did a lot of reading and a lot
plants and are set to produce 25,000
of research.”
pounds of blueberries this year,” Craig
As a local veterinarian, Craig
said. “Eventually it came to a point
said he never had an agricultural
where we were all in.” The Woods
background, other than a “basic
partnered with Brookshire Brothers
garden we had as a kid.” Julie is the
two years ago and became the sole
Hudson Independent School District
supplier for the annual Nacogdoches
Director of Child Nutrition.
Blueberry Festival.
“She’s the perfect ‘go-to’ when it
Now the Wood Blueberry Farm is
comes to food safety,” Craig said. “This
home to a packaging shed where the
was a perfect fit for us.”
berries are sized, dried, packaged and
There are 23 blueberry farms in
labeled for sale as East Texas Best to
Texas and all are in the eastern part
Wood Blueberry Farm
of the state. The blueberry harvest
season runs about 60 days during
May and June. During that time, the
couple rises at dawn and works until
dark six days a week making sure the
blueberries are picked at the peak of
ripeness and ready to sell.
Because hours of operation vary
during the season, the Wood’s have
set up a Facebook page for anyone
interested in handpicking their own
berries or learning more about the
farm. For additional information,
contact [email protected].
“What started out as a little hobby
now consumes all of our time. We’ve
created a monster. It’s exhausting, but
it’s also exciting and a stress reliever,”
Craig said. “Every year, we’re glad
when it’s over, and every season we
can’t wait for it to begin.”
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Lufkin and Angelina County combines
the best in home town atmosphere with
the amenities families need to thrive.
Schools: Six independent school
districts located throughout Angelina
County. Each has its own unique
personality and provides great
educational opportunities.
Health Care: Two world class
hospitals and hundreds of physicians
representing a large variety of
specialities. New physicians open
practices here every year.
Ellen Trout Zoo: Rated one of the
best small town zoos in the country.
Museums: The Museum of East Texas,
Texas Forestry Museum and The Naranjo
Museum of Natural History provide very
unique and highly interactive activities
and programs.
Outdoors: 4 national forest surround
Lufkin/Angelina County: Angelina,
Davy Crocket, Sabine and Sam Houston
National Forests. And, don’t forget the
great bass fishing at Lake Sam Rayburn.
P.O. Box 130 • Lufkin, TX 75902-0130
936-633-0251 • [email protected]
www.lufkinedc.com
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Photo: Jonathan Gerland
angelina national forest
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angelina national forest – Boykin Springs
The area includes a lake for swimming
and fishing, a bathhouse, camping sites,
picnic tables, a pavilion, a hiking trail
and beautiful pine forests.
Boykin Springs Recreation
Area is known for the springs that
meander through the campground
and for the picturesque longleaf pine
stands that surround the adjacent
forested area, and provides habitat
for the endangered red-cockaded
woodpecker. Built in 1938 by the
Civilian Conservation Corps, it features
a 9-acre spring-fed lake and offers
camping, picnicking, swimming,
hiking, fishing or just getting in touch
with nature. There are 21 campsites
which can accommodate RVs up to 24
feet long, and 3 sites for tent camping
only. Drinking water is available
throughout the campground, but there
are no sites with water hookups. The
bathhouse has flush toilets and hot
showers. The historic Boykin Springs
picnic shelter accommodates up to
74 people. Reservations are required
by contacting the National Recreation
Reservation Service at 877-444-6777
from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a
week or at www.recreation.gov.
Boykin Springs
Details
Camping - $6/site/night (up to 2
vehicles)
Day Use - $3/vehicle/day
Shelter Rental - $25/day (reserve at
www.recreation.gov)
Directions
From Zavalla, travel east on Highway
63 for 10½ miles; turn right on Forest
Service Road 313 for 2½ miles to the
campground.
For more information
Angelina National Forest
111 Walnut Ridge Road
Zavalla, TX 75980
936-897-1068
www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas
angelina national forest – Bouton lake campground
Bouton Lake Campground
One of the best kept secrets in the
Angelina National Forest is Bouton Lake
Campground. Completed in 1963, this
area offers primitive camping, fishing, and
hiking amidst bottomland hardwoods and
cypress trees. Whether in an RV or tent
camping, visitors have seven primitive
sites. Each site has a picnic table and
campfire ring. There is a vault toilet that
serves the area. This is a “pack it in, pack
it out” site, and there are no electrical
hookups or drinking water. Bouton Lake
is an oxbow lake formed by the Neches
River. The western half of the lake is
private property so keep this in mind and
avoid trespassing onto private land.
For more information
Angelina National Forest
111 Walnut Ridge Road, Zavalla, Texas 75980
936-897-1068
www.fs.fed.us/r8/texas
Cypress-lined Bouton Lake
reflects an interesting
cloud formation.
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DAVy crockett national forest
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Named for the legendary pioneer, Davy Crockett
National Forest contains more than 160,600 acres
of woodland streams, recreation areas, and wildlife
habitat in Houston and Trinity counties within the
Neches River and Trinity River basins.
Davy crockett national forest – Ratcliff Lake
A short 20-minute drive from Lufkin
lies Ratcliff Lake, the centerpiece of
the forest. The 45-acre lake was built
in 1936 by the Civilian Conservation
Corps and was once a log pond and
source of water for the Central Coal and
Coke Company Sawmill that logged
the area from 1902 to 1920. The
recreation area offers visitors camping,
picnicking, a swimming beach and
bathhouse, concession stand, an
amphitheater, an interpretive forest
trail, showers, boating and fishing in a
beautiful forest setting often featured in
travel magazines. The picnic shelters,
amphitheater, and 14 camping sites
with electricity and water may be
reserved from the National Reservation
System by calling 877-444-6777.
All other campsites are first-come,
first-served.
Fall brings vivid colors to the Davy Crockett National Forest.
Davy Crockett national forest – Hiking Trails
Four C Hiking Trail
Piney Creek Horse Trail
The Four C Hiking Trail is a 20-mile trail that begins at
Ratcliff Lake Recreation Area and ends at the Neches Bluff
Overlook. It was named one of the top 10 trails in Texas by
Texas Monthly magazine.
Named for the Central Coal and Coke Company, the Four
C Trail follows abandoned tramways. Except for a onemile segment through privately owned land, the Four C
Trail stays on national forest land. The trail is marked with
white rectangular tree tags.
A portion of the trail crosses the Big Slough Wilderness
Area. This area is free of any development and offers the
visitor solitude and primitive experiences.
Walnut Creek Campsite is located on a small ridge near
Walnut Creek about midway on the trail, and the Pond
Campsite is near mile 13 of the trail on the edge of a small
pond. Spring and fall are the best seasons to experience
the trail, but the trail can be hiked year-round. Extra care
must be taken during hunting season (October through
January) due to hunters in the area. Bright orange or other
highly visible clothing must be worn. Camping is not
allowed along the Four C Trail during hunting season.
The Piney Creek Horse Trail meanders approximately
54 miles through the Davy Crockett National Forest.
A $10 per day fee covers camping at either of the two
horse camps and use of the trail system. A self-service
pay station is available at the site. An annual permit can
be purchased for $50 per vehicle at the Ranger’s office.
The trail is primitive and follows Forest Service roads,
tram roads, pipeline rights-of-way, game trails, and
highways. It is mostly on national forest land, but there
are crossings on private property and public roads.
Trailhead parking areas are at main access points on
Forest Service Road 566 and Forest Service Road 514D,
and all road crossings are well signed. Triangular markers indicate the route. Use caution in wet weather since
parts of the trail flood.
The best seasons for using the trail are fall and spring,
but insects can still be a problem, so insect repellent is
recommended. Firewood is usually available on the trail
(use dead and down wood only), and always be careful
with fires.
Find contact details on page 83.
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Photo: Adrian T. Van Dellen
Neches-Davy Crockett Paddling Trail
The Neches-Davy Crockett Paddling Trail is one of
Texas Parks and Wildlife’s newest paddling trails.
This watery corridor not only
showcases the natural beauty and
wildlife of Texas Forest Country, but
also transports paddlers back in time
150 years or more to glimpse a world
early frontiersmen saw. The beginning
point is a somewhat primitive dirt
slope alongside the CR 1155 bridge
known locally as Anderson Crossing.
The 9.2 mile trail meanders through
some of the wildest and leastdiscovered country remaining in the
state. In many places the river and its
surroundings look much as they did
when Davy Crockett spurred his
horse across on his way to the Alamo
and immortality.
The historic Neches with its
slow-moving current, beautiful
forests of shrubs, flowers, and trees,
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healthy populations of birds and
wildlife, make the Neches-Davy
Crockett Paddling Trail a great place
for a family outing. Youngsters can
learn and absorb much about nature
on this 3-5 hour leisurely paddle.
Private property rights should
be respected by not trespassing and
littering. Most of the land along the
river is organized into hunting
clubs, and trespassing laws are
strictly enforced.
The state-designated trail ends at
an easily-accessible boat ramp at the
Texas State Highway 7 bridge.
For those looking for a longer river
trip, the Texas Conservation Alliance
recently cleared a canoe path through
the limbs and fallen trees another 18.2
miles (8-10 hrs.) downriver to Texas
Highway 94. This section of the river
– even wilder and more primitive than
the Neches-Davy Crockett Paddling
Trail – is well worth the effort.
Trail Put-in
From Lufkin: take State Highway 103
West until it merges with Texas State
Highway 7 just before the Neches
River. Approximately 4.6 miles west of
the Neches River on SH 7, turn right on
Forest Service Road 511. Follow Forest
Service Road 511 until it intersects
County Road 1155. Turn right on CR
1155 and go straight until you come
to the river. Boat launch ramp is
alongside river bridge.
Cassels Boykin Park
Lufkin’s Only
Full Service Club
Family Environment
Salon & Spa
Strength Training:
• Free Weights
• Pin Selected
• Free Motion
Dozens of Cardio
Machines
Certified Staff & Trainers
Indoor & Outdoor
Jog/Walk Tracks
Heated Jr. Olympic Pool
& Kids Splash Park
Exercise Classes:
• Aqua
• Zumba
• Ripped
• Yoga
• Insanity
• Boot Camp
• Biggest Loser
Seniors Programs:
The Dr. Bill and Emily
Shelton Pavilion is a
100-foot diameter multiuse structure that can
seat 400.
It features natural wood, river
rocks and stone floors with an
adjacent amphitheater area. The
rest room/concession building has a
dressing area suitable for weddings
and other special occasions.
Cassels-Boykin Park is located
on the 114,500 acre Lake Sam
Rayburn. This area is known as one
of the best locations in Texas for
Largemouth Bass due to its flooded
timber, lily pads, channels, and
drop offs.
The Park provides an excellent
year-round access to the northern
part of Lake Sam Rayburn, which is
noted for excellent fishing. Boating,
skiing, and other water related
activities also are quite popular.
Although the pavilion was
designed to facilitate bass
tournaments, it is also a great venue
for weddings and special events.
To reserve the pavilion
and other park amenities or
for more information, please
contact Jason Kartye, park
director, (936) 630-3231.
• Prime Timers
• Silver Sneakers
• Aqua
4 Tennis Cts.
2 Raquetball Cts.
2 Pickleball Cts.
½ Ct. Basketball
Hot Tub & Saunas
Ladies Only Area
Staffed & Equipped
Child Care Area
936-639-LIVE
LiveWellClub.com
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PINECREST
(Continued from page 65)
above all others,” said Thomas.
Other amenities include a restaurant and bistro dining;
a fitness center with regularly scheduled exercise classes;
a game room with pool table; and an on-site Brookshire
Brothers Grocery Store, library and multi-purpose room.
PineCrest is a gated community with secure parking and
optional covered parking. The community also offers nondenominational worship services and Bible study groups,
along with a wide range of regularly scheduled activities.
Quality staffing, as well as quality services, programs and
care, are always top priorities at PineCrest and all MRC
communities, which are routinely recognized with nursing
and program awards from LeadingAge Texas, the state
association for not-for-profit retirement communities.
These ratings and awards reflect a quality management,
administration and long-term staff that are committed to
maintaining the best of care and services for seniors. They
are a clear indication of what can be achieved when staff,
residents, volunteers and families work together to offer the
full continuum of services, care and housing in a dignified
Christian setting.
For more information on the many lifestyle options available
at PineCrest Healthy Living Community, contact Joy
Rich for assisted living, memory care or skilled nursing and
rehabilitation.
To learn more about the newest independent living options,
contact Rita Taylor. The telephone number is 936-634-1054,
or visit PineCrest at www.mrcpinecrest.org.
RESTORATION
(Continued from page 23)
trendy boutiques, sip coffee at Standpipe or gather for drinks
after work.
Restoration Wine Bar is the cornerstone of the Angelina
Hotel reconstruction project by local entrepreneur Mark Hicks.
“We were looking at different attractions to bring people
into downtown, and I had seen something similar to the wine
bar in other downtown areas,” Hicks said. “We thought this
would be a neat idea, and it’s definitely proven to be a good
addition to our downtown.”
In 2016, Hicks plans to restore the second and third
floors of the historic hotel to include a special events ballroom
connected to the restaurant and several loft apartments.
Unsell stresses Restoration Wine Bar is a place where
everyone is welcome, but be prepared – you’ll probably see
someone you know. “We try not to be too fancy here. You can
come in and order a bottle of wine and a nice cheese platter or
a beer and a burger,” she said.
“One of the things I loved most about this place is how
relaxed it is. People have compared us to the Lufkin version
of Cheers – where everybody knows your name. I’ve never
seen so many times where people will buy each other’s meals
because they know each other here. It’s just a great place
to be.”
For more information, go to restorationwinebar.com.
ellen trout zoo
(Continued from page 36)
occurring antibiotics in crocodilian blood. Results of these
projects are published in scientific journals. Other projects
conducted by zoo staff encompass behavioral enrichment
activities, exhibit design and development, and behavioral
and environmental analyses as they pertain to captive
animal reproduction.
In addition to the animal exhibits, the zoo also has an
impressive botanical collection. Native forest trees, shrubs
and other plants are prominent throughout the grounds.
Dispersed among the forest plants are many tropical and
sub-tropical species.
Over 20 species of palms, 5 species of bamboos, 3
species of bananas as well as philodendrons and elephant
ears give the visitor a feeling of really being in the jungle.
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The Ellen Trout Zoo is owned and operated by the
City of Lufkin and is located on north Loop 287 (Ellen Trout
Drive) at the intersection of Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
Open every day, the hours of operation are from 9am to
5pm in the winter and from 9am until 6pm in the summer.
Visit the zoos website at www.ellentroutzoo.com, Facebook
page Ellen Trout Zoo [Official] or you may write Ellen
Trout Zoo, 402 Zoo Circle, Lufkin, TX 75904 or call
936-633-0399 for further information.
Friends of Ellen Trout Zoo is a volunteer organization
dedicated to supporting the zoo, its activities and
development. Inquiries about FOETZ membership or other
information may be directed to Friends of Ellen Trout Zoo at
the zoo address and phone number. For more information
contact the Ellen Trout Zoo, N. Loop 287 (Ellen Trout
Drive), 936-633-0399 or visit www.ellentroutzoo.com
advertisers 2016
Abeldt’s Gaslight Pharmacy
200 Gaslight Blvd.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-639-2346
www.abeldtspharmacy.com
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AR Services
2590 Ted Trout Drive
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-639-4917
www.ar-services.com
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Carroway Funeral Home
2704 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-2255
www.carrowayfuneralhome.com
Page 33
Dixon Furniture
301 E. Laurel Ave.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-632-2118
www.dixonfurniturelufkin.com
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Alderman Cain & Neill PLLC
122 E. Lufkin Ave.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-633-4209, 936-633-4223, 936-633-4201
www.acnlaw.com
Page 8
Audiological Services
601 Ellis Ave.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-632-2252
www.audiologicalservices.net
Page 12
Cavanaugh Jewelers
1905 Tulane, Suite 102-I
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-8261
[email protected]
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East Texas Eye Associates
1306 W. Frank Ave.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-8381
www.easttexaseye.com
Page 16
Alene’s Floral & Gifts
1206 S. Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-637-1337
www.alenesflorist.com
Page 33
Austin Bank
1022 S. John Redditt
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-899-7059
www.austinbank.com
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CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial
1201 W. Frank St. Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-8111
www.memorialhealth.us
Page 64
Edward Jones
Vince Treadwell
321 S. First
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-6116
www.edwardjones.com
Page 37
Alexander Electric Inc.
1602 E. Denman Ave.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-637-3762
www.alexanderelectric.com
Page 61
B&D Security Services
703 S. Timberland
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-7443
wwwbanddsecurityservices.com
Page 43
Chandler Mathis & Zivley, PC
207 East Frank Avenue
Lufkin, TX 75901
(936) 632-7778
www.cmzlaw.net
Page 43
Alexander Lankford & Hiers
4000 S. Medford Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-632-7771
www.alhcpa.com
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BancorpSouth
Lufkin locations:
2918 Brentwood Drive 936-699-1205
500 S. John Redditt Dr. 936-699-5800
www.bancorpsouth.com Page 14
Chick-fil-A
4605 S. Medford
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-2237
www.chick-fil-a.com/southloopcrossing
Page 6
American Real Estate
1313 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-632-7000
www.americanrealestatelufkin.com
Page 35
Bartlett Baggett & Shands
1204 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-632-4496
www.bbsins.com
Page 25
Angelina Arts Alliance
3500 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-633-5454/936-633-5234
www.angelinaarts.org
Page 19
Beard Fine Jewelers
2002 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-637-2848
www.beardfinejewelers.com
Page 4
Citizens National Bank
415 S. 1st Street
936-639-2141
805 S. John Redditt Dr.
936-632-6621
Lufkin, TX 75901
www.cnbtexas.com
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Angelina College
3500 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-633-5212
www.angelina.edu Page 70
Brookshire Brothers
1201 Ellen Trout Drive
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-8155
www.brookshirebrothers.com
Page 57
Angelina Savings Bank
1721 Tulane
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-639-3201
www.angelinabank.com
Page 18
Café Del Rio
1901 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-639-4471
www.cafedelrio.net
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Commercial Bank of Texas
Lufkin locations:
600 S. First St. 936-633-5800
1901 Tulane Dr. 936-633-5872
1873 W. Frank 936-633-5881
www.cbtx.com
Page 31
Community Title Company
3502 S. Medford Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-1600
www.communitytitle-tx.com
Page 47
Ellis Chiropractic
1302 S. Medford Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-639-1488
www.ellischiropractic.com
Page 20
Ferguson
2934 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-632-1177
www.ferguson.com
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First Bank & Trust East Texas
Lufkin locations:
2510 W. Frank Ave. 936-634-6669
541 S. Timberland Dr. 936-634-2222
111 Champions Dr. 936-632-9433
321 N. Brentwood Dr. 936-632-4735
Diboll location:
104 N. Temple Dr. 936-829-4721
www.fbtet.com
Page 17
GENCO Federal Credit Union
1402 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-637-7710
www.gencofcu.org
Page 41
Griffin, Fred D., DDS
419 W. Frank
Lufkin, Texas 75904
936-634-1786
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Morgan Stanley
5030 Champions
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-631-3900
www.morganstanleyfa.com/
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Page 47
Grumbles Roofing Co.
730 John Brown Road
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-632-0102
www.grumblesroofing.com
Page 53
Lufkin Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
704 Webber St.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-639-2355
www.lufkincocacola.com
Page 11
Hammer Equipment Co.
146 Winston 8 Road
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-7000
www.hammer-equipment.com
Page 47
Lufkin Convention & Visitors Bureau
1615 S. Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-633-0349/800-409-5659
www.visitlufkin.com
Page 21
Hicks Operating Company
124 N. Cotton Square
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-225-5517
Page 26
Lufkin Economic Development
Corporation
2915 Atkinson Drive
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-633-0251
www.lufkinedc.com
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PineCrest Retirement Community
1302 Tom Temple Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
888-913-6056
www.mrcpinecrest.org
Page 6
Lufkin Independent School District
101 Cotton Square
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-6696
www.lufkinisd.org
Page 55
Ralph & Kacoo’s
3107 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-8000
www.ralphandkacoos.com
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Lufkin Jewelry on the Square
121 E. Frank
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-639-6369
www.lufkinjewelry.com
Page 63
Raymond James
1607 S. Chestnut, Suite M
Lufkin, Texas 75901
936-637-2222
www.raymondjames.com
Page 31
Innovative Office Systems
2108 N. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-633-6550
www.innovativeofficesystems.com
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Main Event Venues
205 E. Frank Ave., Suite A
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-632-6400
www.maineventlufkin.com
Page 26
Ray’s Drive In Café
420 N. Timberland Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-3262
www.facebook.com/pages/Rays-Drive-In
Page 15
KSWP/KAVX
151 Holmes Road
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-639-6400
www.kswp.org
Page 51
Maricela’s Day Spa
121 North First Street
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-699-2000
www.maricelasdayspa.com
Page 18
Restoration Wine Bar
210 S. First Street
Hotel Angelina Retail Plaza
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-632-0210
www.restorationwinebar.com
Page 26
LiveWell Athletic Club
1616 Tulane Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-639-5483
www.livewellclub.com
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Market to Market
108 N. First
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-635-0120
www.facebook.com/Market-to-Market
Page 23
Loggins Plumbing
101 Industrial Blvd., Ste. 109
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-639-3073
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Morgan Insurance Agency, LTD
3708 S. Medford Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-7755
www.morganins.com
Page 47
Hilliard & Son’s Landscaping
2714 Spence
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-699-3215
www.hilliardlandscaping.com
Page 66
Huntington State Bank
Lufkin Locations:
2120 South First
403 South Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-639-5566
www.huntingtonstatebank.com
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Oak Creek Homes
1301 N. Medford
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-639-6432
www.oakcreeklufkin.com
Page 49
S&W Expert Collision Repair
3603 S. Medford Drive
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-8361
www.swcollision.com
Page 15
Security & Guaranty
517 S. First Street
Lufkin, Texas 75901
936-632-6661
www.sgtitle.com
Page 53
Slaughter & Son, Inc.
907 Pershing
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-632-3212
Page 9
St. Andrew Catholic Church
1611 Feagin Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-632-9100
www.standrewlufkin.org
Page 11
State Farm Insurance - Jay Jackson
1605 S. Chestnut Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-632-4466
www.jayjacksoninsurance.com
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Texas State Bank
Lufkin location:
3001 S. John Redditt Dr. 936-639-6470
Huntington location:
304 Hwy. 69 S. 936-422-3315
www.texasstatebank.net
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The Advanced Financial Group
1101 S. Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-634-3378
www.theadvancedfinancialgroup.com
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The Center For Sight
2 Medical Center Blvd.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-8434
www.thecenterforsight.com
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Timberline Constructors
3195 North Highway 69
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-637-2666
www.timberlineconstructors.com
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Woodland Heights Medical Center
505 S. John Redditt Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
936-634-8311
www.woodlandheights.net
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Wright Buick GMC
1703 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75901
936-637-2500
www.wrightdeal.com
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PAGE 34; MAP 4
1504 S. First St.
Lufkin, TX 75901
Hours
Monday-Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Sunday 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Admission:
$7.50 Adults
$5.00 Children (4-18)
Free for children 3 and under
(936) 639-DINO (3466)
www.naranjomuseum.org
Neches Pines Golf Course
PAGE 52; MAP 2
664 Lumberjack Dr.
Diboll, TX 75941
(936) 829-5086
PineCrest Retirement Community
PAGE 65, 80; MAP 11
1302 Tom Temple Drive
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 634-1054 , (936) 634-1056
www.mrcpinecrest.org
Pitser Garrison Convention Center
PAGES 28; MAP 19
601 North Second Street
Lufkin, TX 75901
(936) 633-0279
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PAGE 68, MAP 3
800 Airport Blvd.
Lufkin Convention & Visitor Bureau
Diboll, TX 75941
PAGES 14-16, 19; MAP 10
(936) 634-7511
www.angelinacounty.net/airport/airinfo.html 1615 South Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
Angelina National Forest
(936) 633-0349
PAGES 74, 75; MAP 13
www.visitlufkin.com
111 Walnut Ridge
Lufkin Economic Development
Zavalla, TX 75980
Corporation/City of Lufkin
(936) 897-1068
PAGES 67; MAP 18
www.fs.usda.gov/detail/texas
300 East Shepherd
CHI St. Luke’s Health
Lufkin, TX 75901
PAGES 60, 61; MAP 15
(936) 633-0251
1201 W. Frank Ave.
[email protected]
Lufkin, TX 75901
www.lufkinedc.com
(936) 634-8111
Lufkin Golf Club
www.memorialhealth.us
PAGE 52; MAP 24
Crown Colony Golf Course
1624 Sayers
PAGE 52; MAP 5
Lufkin, TX 75901
900 Crown Colony Drive
(936) 639-3664
Lufkin, TX 75901
Lufkin Host Lions Club
(936) 637-8820
PAGES 12, 37
www.crown-colony.com
P.O. Box 161
Davy Crockett National Forest
Lufkin, TX 75902-0161
PAGES 76-78; MAP 25
(936) 634-5438
National Forests & Grasslands
www.lufkinlions.com
in Texas
Lufkin Independent School District
2221 North Raguet St.
PAGES 54-55; MAP 17
Lufkin, Texas 75904
101 Cotton Square
(936) 639.8562
Lufkin, TX 75901
http://www.fs.usda.gov/texas
(936) 634-6696
www.lufkinisd.org
Downtown – City of Lufkin
PAGES 20-29; MAP 17
Museum of East Texas
300 East Shepherd
PAGE 30, 31; MAP 20
Lufkin, TX 75901
503 North Second Street
(936) 634-8881
Lufkin, TX 75901
www.cityoflufkin.com
Gallery Hours
Mainstreet Lufkin
Tuesday-Friday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Saturday-Sunday: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
(936) 633-0205
Free admission
(936) 639-4434
www.metlufkin.org
Ellen Trout Zoo
PAGES 36-37, 80; MAP 23
402 Zoo Circle
Lufkin, TX 75904
Hours
Open everyday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Admission:
$7.00 Adults (12-59)
$6.00 Seniors (60 and older)
$3.50 Children (4-11)
Free for children under 4
(936) 633-0399
www.ellentroutzoo.com
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PAGE 71; MAP 22
1200 Ellen Trout Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 637-3976
Lufkin/Angelina County
Chamber of Commerce
PAGES 8-9, 17; MAP 10
1615 South Chestnut
Lufkin, TX 75901
(936) 634-6644
www.lufkintexas.org
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PAGES 46, 54; MAP 8
3500 South First Street
Lufkin, TX 75901
(936) 633-5219
www.angelina.edu
GE Oil & Gas
PAGES 10-11; MAP 12
601 S. Raguet
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 634-2211
www.geoilandgas.com
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Angelina Arts Alliance
PAGE 7; MAP 6
Temple Theater
Angelina College campus
3500 South First St.
Lufkin, TX 75904
Box Office Hours
Weekdays, noon to 5:30 p.m.
(936) 633-5234
www.angelinaarts.org
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PAGE 69; MAP 7
3500 South First Street
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 633-5400
www.angelina.sbdcnetwork.net
Texas Forestry Museum
PAGE 38; MAP 21
1905 Atkinson Dr.
Lufkin, TX 75901
Hours
Monday-Saturday
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Free admission
(936) 632-9535
www.treetexas.com
The History Center
PAGE 32; MAP 1
102 N. Temple
Diboll, TX 75941
Hours
Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Free admission
(936) 829-3543
www.TheHistoryCenterOnline.com
Woodland Heights Medical Center
PAGES 58-59; MAP 14
505 South John Redditt Drive
Lufkin, TX 75904
(936) 634-8311
www.woodlandheights.net
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