Run Little `Jacks, run!

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2016, Issue No. 18
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Dateline
Diboll
Diboll Day
Queen meeting
Diboll Day 2016
is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1, with
the kickoff less than
4 months away.
Diboll Booster
Club will host a
Diboll Day 2016
Queen Candidate/
Parent Information
Meeting
at 6 p.m.
Thursday, May
5, at the
Diboll
ISD Administration
Board Room.
The Diboll Day
Queen Candidate
Requirements are
as follows:
1) Diboll High
School Female Student in11th or 12th
Grade during the
2016-2017 school
year
2) The candidate
must have a C or
better grade average
3) Be willing to
actively participate
in various fundraising events during
the fundraising
month of September 2016.
All potential candidates and parents
are encouraged to
attend where more
Diboll, Texas: Proud home of Lisa Perry
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Open bathroom
door policy
Group protests retailer’s decision to allow
transgender people to choose restroom
RICHARD NELSON
[email protected]
Target offers offers a lot of items James
and Tina Cole might purchase for their
three children and five grandchildren. But,
unless the national retailer changes its gender-identity restroom policy they won’t be
spending their money there.
The Coles were among about 25 to 30
people protesting Saturday, April 30, at the
parking lot entrances to Target on Medford
Drive in Lufkin.
The protest was their response to Target’s statement earlier in April that it would
allow transgender people to use whichever
bathroom or fitting room corresponds with
their gender identity.
“This opens the door for sexual predators to prey upon our wives, children,
grandchildren,” said Leo Lytle, senior
pastor at Faith Family Church in Burke,
See PROTEST, P. 3
Run Little ’Jacks, run!
Young students
form new club;
one-mile event
coming to Diboll
JOSH HAVARD
[email protected]
See DATELINE, P. 3
Freed By
Christ
May 5th is National Day of Prayer. Do
you believe in prayer?
If you said yes, then
you should be praying earnestly and
fervently every day.
God hears the prayers
of the born-again believer because we are
covered and forgiven
through Jesus’ blood.
We have the Holy
Spirit interceding for
us.
In God’s Bible it
says in 2 Chronicles
7:14, “If My people
who are called by My
name, will humble
themselves, and pray
and seek My face and
turn from their wicked
ways, then I will hear
from Heaven, and will
forgive their sin and
heal their land.”
-- Bro. Kenny Hibbs,
First Baptist Church
Photo by Richard Nelson
James Cole waves at a supporting motorist
driving by Target where Cole and his wife, Tina,
are protesting the store’s bathroom and dressing room policy.
Photos by Richard Nelson
Top, Temple Elementary School third-grader Ray Williams addresses the DISD
school board last week about the Little ’Jacks Running Club. He is the son of
Ray and Crystal Williams.
The Temple Elementary School Little ’Jacks Running Club, front row, from left,
are Clayton McGuire, Mando Gonzalez, Keegan Nash, Sebastian Silva, Ray Williams III; back, Adrian Salinas, Garen Dunlap, Ariel Webb, Aryssa Vasquez and
Jaydn Burns.
Not pictured are Dhwani Patel, Presley, McWilliams, Jeremiah Ruiz, and Dalton
Sandoval.
A fun run for one Diboll student has
turned into much more as the Little ’Jack
Running Club, which started out just as an
idea, is wrapping
up its first full
year.
It all started
with Ray Williams, a Diboll
third-grader, attending a local
fun run where Sunsational
many area gradeSummer
schoolers were
attending. After
Sprint
seeing students
6
to 8 p.m.
from another local school partici- Thursday, May
pate in the event,
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his top question
Lumberjack
was why Diboll
Stadium
didn’t have a runEntry form on
ning club of its
Diboll Free Press
own.
He brought Facebook biz page
that question to or for more inforthe Diboll ISD
mation, contact
staff and got a
Crystal Williams
positive response. at936-635-6607 or
Ray said of
crystal
the idea, “On a
@mcwilliams
scale of 1-10, it
andson.com
was an eight. I
saw what other
schools were doing with their kids and I
wanted me and my friends to do it too.”
See RUN, P. 3
Slip sliding on the way to school
A Diboll ISD school bus slid off the shoulder of Highway 59 on Tuesday morning. The
driver swung too wide coming out of the
crossover near the Diboll Mobile Home Park.
Once the bus tires hit the soggy ground, they
couldn’t gain traction and the bus continued
sliding further from the roadway. No students
were injured and they were transferred via
anothe bus in time for class.
Photo by Richard Nelson
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WWII vet Powers enjoys another reunion
World War II veteran John Powers and
his lovely wife of 70 years, Mable (Nivens),
and their daughter, Johnnica Edgerley of
Farmers Branch have returned from a trip
to Galveston. The occasion was to attend
the spring reunion of the Texas Chapter, 3rd
Marine Division Association. Of the 40 who
attended, four were survivors of Iwo Jima,
and John Powers was one of them. Arriving on Thursday evening, most of the group
stayed at Gaido’s Seaside Inn on the seawall.
With seafood everywhere, their first meal
was at The Original Mexican Café (since
1916). The weekend reunion started on Friday morning with an impressive visit to explore the space shuttle replica Independence,
mounted on top of the historic and original
NASA 905 shuttle carrier aircraft. This is the
world’s only shuttle mounted as such and the
only one allowing the public to enter both.
These veterans had their own reserved time
to visit and were most impressed with this
outstanding exhibit. From NASA the group
carpooled to Santa Fe Seafood and Grill for
a lunch buffet, then toured Haak Vineyards.
Dinner that evening was at Nick’s followed
by a meaningful “flag retreat ceremony” just
for them around the flag poles in the parking
lot. John and Mable’s daughter, Johnnica,
sang the national anthem.
This reunion of the 3rd Marine Division continued on Saturday with a visit to
Moody Gardens and a meal at the Garden
Restaurant and a visit to the Bryan Museum. This museum has the world’s largest
collection of historical artifacts, documents
and artwork relating to the Southwestern
United States. The evening banquet was
held at Fisherman’s Wharf with special
News from the
Round
Table
at Poulands
guest speaker Joe E. Stepp, who is a retired
U.S. Army Special Forces lieutenant colonel with extensive background in counterterrorism operations and intelligence. He
is currently the regional intelligence coordinator within the Pasadena Police Department. Johnnica was again part of the
program, singing the Star Bangled Banner.
The reunion ended the following morning
with a final fellowship and good-byes until
the next reunion in San Antonio.
***
Justin and Krystal (Fergerson) Jimenez
came in with their three cute children:
Jori, age 4; Dallee, age 3; and Dillon, 11
months. Justin works in Monahans, which
is close to Odessa, and comes home every
chance he gets some time off.
***
JoNell Placker received news from Eric
Martin of Carrollton, Ga., that his mother,
Joyce Martin, recently passed away. At one
time John and Joyce Martin lived on Park
Street in Diboll while he served as pastor
of the Pine Grove Church on FM 1818. As
a master carpenter, he later built the nice
two-story home that overlooks the former
Boots Havard’s pond and presently owned
by John and Kathy Smith.
***
A precious baby boy, Jacen Luke, was
born April 12 to Lawren and Jaci (Hubbard) Scarborough of Diboll. I know one
excited great-grandmother ready to spoil
him is Peggy Scarborough and then there
are his grandparents, Hal and Janie Hubbard of Corrigan; Steven Scarborough and
Chasity Murray. Other great-grandparents
include Billy Brewer of Pollok and Charlotte who lives in Bald Hill.
***
Dianne Gibson called to say she is going
to become a great-grandmother again. She
was excited it was only one as this baby will
have 2-year-old twin brothers who live in
Huntsville with their parents, Zachery and
Brittney Tate. Sue Baker came in with her
grandson, Walker Baker, an eighth-grader at
Diboll ISD who enjoys being on the fishing
team. Sue had to have a new battery.
***
Michael Dorman and Bettye Greer
came in to get their annual supply of caladium bulbs. Everyone says caladiums need
to be planted sometime around Mother’s
Day. Don’t forget Pouland’s has caladium
bulbs if you haven’t bought any. Wanda Fuller came in for okra seed and also
bought petunias before she left. She reported her church, Diboll First Assembly,
is very close to starting their new building
on Highway 59 in Burke.
We love to see Billie Jean Capps come
in Pouland’s. This visit was to buy the
type of potting soil that her dad used when
they had Baker’s nursery. It’s the only potting soil she will use; it’s Redi-Earth. She
brought us a jar of her famous mayhaw jel-
ly for the round table and we truly love it!
Her sister-in-law, Ginger Capps, came in
for flower and rose food to make the plants
prettier in her yard.
Tammy Bass was in buying candied
pickles and Hal Hawthorn bought garden
seeds. Chet Winger came in for fertilizer
and reported he and his wife, Tammy, have
lots of martins around their home on Lake
Rayburn. Bill Stovall and Earl Carr came
in early Saturday morning for Bill to pick
up the overalls he had ordered.
Richard Spring stopped by with his
new Konaice Shaved Ice truck and gave
out samples which were very good. He said
Konaice has given back 35 million dollars
through fund raisers... He is set up to go to
schools, day cares, tournaments, weddings,
birthday parties and fundraisers. You can
reach Richard at 936-676-2399.
***
We appreciate the many prayers for
Jessica Pouland, the wife of our grandson, Brandal, who is breathing with new
lungs after having her transplant surgery
on Monday in Houston. Please continue to
pray for her, her family and the family of
the donor. God is Good!
***
Don’t forget Mother’s Day is May 8
and Pouland’s has some beautiful hummingbird feeders that make a special “I
Love You” gift.
***
Come by and see us … ’round the table.
Sandra Pouland of Pouland’s Real Estate writes The Round Table column each
week. Email her at [email protected].
Library’s Summer Reading Program nears
Hip, Hip, Hooray! Summer Reading is on its way!
That’s right Summer Reading
registration begins on Monday, May 23. There is something for everyone. We have
the Read-To-Me Club for
ages 2-6, Reading Club for
ages 7-12, Teen Reading Experience for ages 12-18, and
Adult Summer Reading Club
for ages 18 and up. These programs are absolutely free. Put
this date on your calendar and
be one of the first to sign up
for the fun. If you are already
doing the adult reading challenge or the teen reading challenge, then any books that
you read during the summer
can also be counted for your
summer reading goal. Just
don’t forget to turn in your
book reviews for a chance to
win a prize.
***
Mother’s Day in the
United States is annually
held on the second Sunday
of May. It celebrates motherhood and it is a time to appreciate mothers and mother
figures. Many people give
gifts, cards, flowers, candy,
a meal in a restaurant or
other treats to their mother
and mother figures, including grandmothers, greatgrandmothers, stepmothers,
and foster mothers. Mother’s
Day is not a federal holiday.
Happy Mother’s Day! (timeanddate.com)
News from...
T.L.L. Temple
Memorial Library
***
Tamale Festival is coming up on Saturday, May
14, and our library is happy
to announce that bilingual
storyteller Consuelo Samarripa will be performing at the
festival. She will be sharing
her folk tales in both Spanish
and English. You don’t want
to miss out on this fabulous
event.
***
For crafters of all ages
– Tangled Threads will
meet from 9:30 to 11 a.m.
Tuesday, May 10. Do you
like to crochet or knit, or do
any other portable crafting
project? Come join Tangled
Threads for an hour of stress
reduction and relaxation –
leave your worries behind.
All skill levels welcomed.
Please bring your own
hooks, yarn, and supplies.
Tangled Threads will then
meet on the second Tuesday
of each month in the Community Room at the library.
For more information call
Nelda Porter at 936-8295497.
***
New Books:
“After She’s Gone,”
by Lisa Jackson – Cassie
Kramer and her younger sister, Allie, learned the hazards
of fame long ago. Together,
they’d survived the horror
of a crazed fan who nearly
killed their mother, former
Hollywood actress, Jenna
Hughes. Still, Cassie moved
to L.A., urging Allie to follow. As a team, they’d take
the town by storm. However,
Allie, finally free of smalltown Oregon, and just that
little bit more beautiful, also
proved to be more talented
– and driven. Where Cassie
got bit parts, Allie rose to
stardom. Now her body double has been shot on the set
of her latest movie – and Allie is missing. Police discover that the last call to Allie’s
phone came from Cassie,
though she has no recollection of making it. Instead
of looking like a concerned
relative, Cassie is starting to
look like a suspect – the jealous sister who finally grew
sick of playing a supporting
role. As the tabloids go into
a frenzy, Cassie ends up on a
Portland psych ward. Is she
just imagining the sinister
figure who comes to her bed-
Perkinson,
Brown wed
Steven Wayne Brown of
Diboll married Shelby
Beth Perkinson of Wylie
on Saturday, March 5, at
Cochina Lodge in Kennard.
Parent of the bride is
Judy Perkinson.
Parents of the groom
are Bill and Sharon
Brown.
Grandparents of the
groom include Billy and
Alma Breazeale of Diboll
and Billy M. Brown Sr.
of Lufkin. The couple
plans for a summer honeymoon to the Nashville, Tenn., area in July.
The bride transferred
from East Texas Baptist
University and is attending Angelina College.
The groom is a 2010
graduate of Diboll High
School, 2015 graduate
of East Texas Baptist
University and is employed with Rusk ISD as
assistant Band director.
The couple resides in
Diboll.
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Brown
side, whispering about Allie
– a visitor of whom there is
no record? Is someone trying
to help – or drive her mad?
“The Watchman,” by
Robert Crais – Larkin Conner
Barkley lives like the City of
Angels is hers for the taking.
Young and staggeringly rich,
she speeds through the city
during its loneliest hours,
blowing through red after red
in her Aston Martin as if running for her life. Until, out of
nowhere, a car appears, and
with it the metal-on-metal
explosion of a terrible acci-
dent. Dazed, Larkin attempts
to help the other victims and
finds herself the sole witness
in a secret federal investigation. For maybe the first time
in her life, Larkin wants to do
the right thing. However, by
agreeing to cooperate with
the authorities, she becomes
the target for a relentless
team of killers. When the
U.S. Marshals and the finest
security money can buy can’t
protect her, Larkin’s wealthy
family turns to the one man
money can’t buy – Joe Pike.
Pike lives a world away from
the palaces of Beverly Hills.
He’s an ex-cop, ex-marine,
ex-mercenary who owes a
bad man a favor, and that
favor is to keep Larkin alive.
***
Library closings: The
library will be closed on
Saturday, May 28, through
Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day weekend.
Spring library hours:
Monday, 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.;
Tuesday through Friday, 9
a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Have a good week!
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Lots of history at Hospice-Pines celebration
We had a history lesson at the 30 Years
of Excellence for Hospice in the Pines.
Tara Watson-Watkins was the mistress of
ceremonies and introduced Board President Roy Carroway. He welcomed all, and
Napoleon Shaw, Hospice in the Pines administrative director, gave the invocation.
Special music was performed by the First
Missionary Baptist Church Young Adult
Choir under the direction of Aryn Ricks,
Hospice volunteer. Judge Bob Inselmann
filled in for Mayor Bob Brown, who proclaimed April 28 as Hospice in the Pines
Day. A video had been prepared by Randy
Cadwell and Demetress Harrell, CEO of
Hospice in the Pines, was the producer.
The video featured volunteers, patients,
families of patients, local community leaders, State Rep. Trent Ashby as well as pastors giving voice to their love for Hospice in
the Pines. The video was narrated by Tara
Watson-Watkins. Hospice in the Pines has
expanded to eleven counties outside of Angelina and is dedicated to providing care to
individuals with a life-limiting illness and
their families. I always enjoy their “Toast
To Hospice” each year to visit with families
and see those that have been helped by the
staff and volunteers of this great organization. Dr. Sid Roberts closed the night with
All Around
Lufkin
Janice Ann Rowe
thanks to the other doctors on the staff that
help patients along with his care who are
Dr. Joey Koch, Dr. Carlton Lewis and in
Livingston Dr. David Buescher. The staff
gave Demetress Harrell a collage of letters
prepared by them as a tribute to her years
as Executive Director. Many “Stars” were
given to those past and present who have
served on the board or staff or done special
things for Hospice in the Pines. The Bereavement Camp will be named for Lizzie
Wallace. Virginia Bagley was the volunteer coordinator who passed away last year.
Jim Chmielewski is at Abney &
Sons and I tried and found wife Carol at
PineCrest. Ashley Cornelius graduated
from the University of Texas in Austin with
honors in 2013 and taught kindergarten in
Houston for two years. She has moved to
Austin and is teaching kindergarten at Patton Elementary. She was selected “Teacher
of the Year” in Houston.
Amanda (Cornelius) Lawrence has
been a respiratory therapist at Woodland
Heights Medical Center for ten years. She
and Zach have Jacob, who is 11, and in the
honors program at Hudson and Kenzie who
is 6. Kenzie is the gardener and has tomato
plants. She loves animals too. Jacob and
Zach were in the bass tournament at Rayburn. The other grandparents, Lynda and
Jerry Lawrence, were in a tournament at Toledo Bend. Carol has been in the accounting department at PineCrest for 10 years.
Where does time go?
***
Carolyn and Stanley New have a new
granddaughter, Mary Catherine New, born
to Bethany and Eliot New on April 28 in
Beaumont. She weighed 7 pounds and 1
ounce and is a chubby baby. Her brothers
are Benjamin, 4, and Hamilton, 2.
***
Billy Dobrec was out walking down
Reen on one of the pretty days last week.
***
Last Thursday, the First Assembly of
God Church furnished catered boxes from
Which Wich Sandwiches for the staff at
Lufkin high School. There were a multitude of choices of sandwiches with cookies,
chips and water. Thanks to Linda Latimer,
I was able to slip in with the staff. It was a
super treat for all. Thanks.
***
I had my eyes tested at the Angelina
Eye Center and since Bob Anderson had
retired I had to pick a new optometrist. I
chose Dr. Keith Hancock. I told him that
when I had interviewed him in 1994 for an
Alumni Scholarship, Mr. Annon Card commented that I had given Keith the highest
score ever. My only drawback was that he
was going out of state to college. He told
me on my visit that he did not stay long and
came back to SFA to receive his degree and
on to University of Houston. Glad that you
came back to us here at home.
***
Happy Birthday: Marie Parise, Jennifer
Deaton, Christen Kanke, Lance Kettering,
Kevin Lawrence, Barbara Polk, Dorothy
Brock, Barbara Carter, James Gibbs, Carter
Meyers, Dawn Summers, Lilian New, Ethan
Brown.
***
Happy Anniversary: Gena and Steve
Hanner, Jackie and Jerry Simms, Joyce and
Robert McDonald.
Contact Janice Ann Rowe at roweja@
suddenlink.net.
Gayle, Travis Stanbery have 2 great-grandbabies
Bob and Lulla Adams
were in New Braunfels to
visit with former Lufkin
teacher Frances McKenzie.
They spent an evening with
her and the next morning
they were back to visit some
more with the 97-year-old.
The Adams couple were
back-door neighbors for
years with Frances.
***
Helen Page was in
Loper’s Pharmacy when I
stopped by. I asked about
her longtime neighbor, Jimmie Havard. Helen retired
from banking, and Jimmie
retired from many years of
being a beautician.
***
Debra Bashaw was the
librarian when I stopped
by McMullen Memorial
Library. Normally Terri
Lewis is the keeper of the
library books but she was
PROTEST Cont’d
who organized the protest.
“A man could claim to be
transgender and enter a
women’s bathroom.”
Lytle spent last week
contacting other Angelina
County churches to join in
the protest.
“As a spiritual leader in
the community, I just can’t
sit idly by and not speak out
against what I believe is a
policy that is detrimental to
our community and to our
families here in Angelina
County,” he said.
Paul Dutton, Jim Jordan
and Kenneth McGee were
manning the southwest corner
of the entrance. The trio said
those driving by were supportive, either giving a thumbs-up
or a honk and a wave.
“We’re just letting
(passers by) know our position,” Jim Jordan said.
“Hopefully people will get
the idea.”
The trio held up sings
with the messages: “We
Don’t Want Men in the Ladies’ Room;” “Boys go to
Boy’s … Girls go to Girl’s
… Common Sense;” and
SHEILA’S
POTPOURRI
Sheila Scogin
off due to a sick family
member. Wilma Wilder had
gotten reading material and
even though I had seen her
several times before I was
happy to finally know her
name. Of course, I had to
get an update on Debra’s
mother, Fern Jones Nerren.
Fern is an avid reader and
I am so thankful that we
have the library full of great
reading material. It won’t
be long until the summer
program for the children
will get under way.
***
It is always good to
hear from Gayle Stanbery
Fuller. She and Travis are
still excited to have two
great-grandbabies.
Lucy
Jane Taylor was born on
Christmas Day last year,
and Adilynn Grace Anderson was born in April. It
seems impossible for Gayle
to be old enough to be a
great-grandmother. She and
Travis married young and
they are still young enough
to love the babies.
***
Mike Ebarb was checking on us one morning and
we always enjoy seeing
him. He and Rachelle are
busy with their new business, My Trash Service,
which is family-owned and
operated. You may contact
them at 936-876-2200 or
936-671-2196 or at [email protected].
***
Nell
and
Charles
Dominey enjoyed the Bethel Cemetery homecoming in Appleby. Many of
Beamon’s folks are buried
RUN Cont’d
there and Nell said they had
a great turnout.
***
Randy and Eileen arrived ahead of the rain
to leave the trailer with
us while thye worked in
Houston. By the time they
got here those plans had
changed so they had to
unload and redo the pack.
I have been thankful that
Randy was brought up
to fast changes of plans.
When I taught at Kountze
we seemed to change every
15 minutes to something
different. After Beamon
began driving long hauls
he never knew where he
might pick up another load
or where it would be going.
Then when Randy began as
a sound tech he never unpacked his bags completely
because he never knew he
would be catching the next
“Keep Our Children Safe.”
The Coles had signs
that read: “Target Keep Our
Women and Children Safe”
and “Just Because It’s Policy Doesn’t Make it Right.”
A mother and her children had signs that read:
“(Target logo)-ing our Children; and “I don’t feel safe
in (Target logo).”
The local Target store
manager had no comment.
However, the corporate office issued a statement April 19: “We stand
for equality and equity, and
strive to make our guests
and team members feel accepted, respected and welcomed in our stores and
workplaces every day. We
believe that everyone —
every team member, every
guest and every community
— deserves to be protected
from discrimination and
treated equally. Consistent
with this belief, Target supports the federal Equality
Act, which provides protections to LGBT individuals and opposes action that
enables discrimination.”
That set the wheels in
motion for what is now
known as the Little ’Jack
Running Club.
The group started with
12 third-graders competing
at a local fun run. When the
group attended the Crime
Stoppers Run, a few secondgraders joined in on the fun.
There are currently 14
members of the running club
with several other inquiries
also being taken.
“The races are usually
early Saturday mornings
and some were pretty cold,”
club sponsor and elementary
counselor Stacy Williams
said, “but they were all fun.”
They have participated
in races including Miles for
Missions, Crime Stoppers,
Shamrock Sprint, Sprint into
Spring and CASA SuperHero Race.
“I want to say thank you
to Mrs. (Melinda) Dover
(Temple Elementary principal) and Mrs. (Stacy) Williams for making it happen,”
Ray said. “It’s been an awesome year. I look forward to
running for the Lumberjacks
and still running when I’m
old … like in my 40s.”
The group usually has
two practices per week and
a half-mile route is currently
marked off on the campus.
They also use the stairs in
the new elementary building
and parts of the playground
equipment as an obstacle
course.
“Even though it’s practice to become a better runner, we still make it fun,”
Williams said.
The group will also race
at the Diboll PTSA SUNsational Summer Fun run at
Lumberjack Stadium. Cost is
$15, which includes a T-shirt,
finisher medal and a goodie
bag.
The race will start at 6:15
p.m.
It will be an event that
can be a culmination for the
Little ’Jack Running Club,
which plans to continue to
build.
We get to run together
and talk about stuff,” Ray
said. “It’s fun to be with
friends and see all the different races.”
fellowship follows the
service. The church is
located on FM 58 in the
Beulah community, south
of Lufkin. Call Wanda at
936-829-3584 or Barbara
at 936-465-3019 for more
information.
entertainment by Johnny
Tobias and Solid Gold.
The dance theme will be
“Viva Las Vegas”. Admission is $6 for members
and $7 for non-members.
Annual membership is
available for $15 per
person. Please bring a
covered dish for sharing
beginning at 7. Everyone
is invited.
Women’s Day
DATELINE Cont’d
information will be discussed.
Should you have any questions, feel free to contact
Katherina Crager at 936829-6107 or Sharon Brown
at 936-635-9595.
Renaissance Banquet
The Renaissance Academic Banquet for Diboll
High School will be Monday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are on sale until 3
p.m. Friday, May 6, at the
Diboll High School Office.
Tickets are $8 each. More
than 125 students will be
recognized along with
the Parent, Teacher, and
Student of the Year.
East Texas Pickers
The Beulah Congregational Methodist Church
will host the East Texas
Pickers at 7 p.m. Saturday,
May 7. All are welcome to
attend, and a love offering will be received. A
Gospel concert
Damascus Missionary
Baptist Church will have a
gospel concert featuring
Walter Plant at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the church
on FM 1987 in Corrigan.
It’s also an open-mic night
and there will be fellowship
after.
Dance
The Lufkin Dance
Club’s monthly dance will
be Friday, May 13, at the
SPJST Lodge located at
197 Hughes Road in the
Fuller Springs Community
in Lufkin The dance will
be from 7 to 10 p.m. with
The Mission Department of Diboll Church
of the Living God invites
you to the Women’s Day
and workshop May 14-15.
The workshop will is at 9
a.m. May 14. Registration
is $10. They have some
great speakers, including
Evangelist Arva Taylor at
3 p.m. Sunday, May 15.
bus or next flight.
Team Allegro worked
Brookshire Brothers Fresh
Market introducing the
newest barbecue sauces
and any and all of the marinades two days, and Randy
says stores and folks who
work at them come in two
categories. Employees are
either happy and glad to see
Team Allegro or they are
unfriendly and really don’t
want to see outsiders show
up, but not at this store.
The next two days they
worked Brookshire Brothers gaslight on Frank Street
where they were welcomed
with enthusiasm. Traffic at
both stores was great and
they talked with lots of
folks and sold many bottles
of sauces and marinades.
Texans, especially East
Texans are big on barbecues.
One lady at Fresh Market was excited that she
knew who Team Allegro is.
She reads my columns in
the Diboll Free Press and
Huntington Herald and felt
like she knew Randy and
Eileen. Eileen thinks her
last name is Jumper and I
am very appreciative that
the lady keeps up with us
and is a faithful reader of
the papers.
Randy and Eileen had
time to do my shopping and
Randy visited with Sundra Denman in Brookshire
Brothers in Huntington.
They always go to the Huntington Cemetery. They visited with Barbara Charanza
at Huntington Health Care
Center.
Sheila Scogin contributes
this weekly column about
Huntington-area residents.
Tamale Festival
has lots to offer all
day long, May 14
10 a.m. -- 5 p.m. – Tamale Festival Boxing
Tournament ~ Basketball Pavilion
10 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Bean Hut – Food Court –
Vote for the best Charro Beans
10 a.m. -- 5 p.m. – Backyard BBQ Cook-Off –
Little League Parking Lot
10 a.m. -- Intermediate School Folkloric Dancers –
Pavilion across from splash pad
10:30 a.m. – Bi-Lingual Storyteller; Hispanic Folklore - Pavilion across from splash pad
11 a.m. – Kids Celebration Game Show – Back
Pavilion (across from splashpad)
11:30 a.m. – Tamale Eating Contest – Rotary Pavilion
Noon – Call for Tamales – Rotary Pavilion
12:30p.m. – Tamale Cooking Contest – Rotary Pavilion
1 p.m. – Kid’s Celebration Game Show – In front of
Rotary Pavilion
1:30p.m. – Call for Salsa –Rotary Pavilion
2 p.m. -- Intermediate School Folkloric Dancers –
Pavilion across from splash pad
3 p.m. – Kid’s Celebration Game Show – Back
Pavilion (across from splashpad)
3 p.m. – Salsa Contest –Rotary Pavilion
Arts & Crafts – All Day
Food Concessions – All Day
Bouncy Houses – All Day ~ FREE
Photo Booth – All Day ~ FREE
Petting Zoo & Pony Rides – All Day ~ FREE
East Texas’
Best:
* Tamales * BBQ *
Salsa * Beans *
Plus
Tamale Eating Contest
Folklorico Dancers,
Mariachi Band,
Exotic Animal
Petting Zoo,
Youth Boxing,
Arts & Crafts, more!
Food and Arts/Crafts booth
spaces available.
936-829-4888 or
[email protected]
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 14
Old Orchard Park * Diboll, TX
Amber Price earns
DISD Teacher of Year
I am honored to announce
Amber Price has won Diboll
ISD District Teacher of the
Year!
We are
blessed
to
have her on
our Temple
Elementary
campus, but
more imporPrice
tantly to have
her as part of our district!
She has taught all 11 years
of her career here in Diboll
and currently teaches our firstgrade Accelerated class.
She’s taught Kindergarten
and first grade as well as Dual
Language classes.
When asked what her philosophy of education is Mrs.
Price responded:
“I truly believe what
Theodore Roosevelt said,
‘People don’t care how much
you know until they know
how much you care.’ This
is true for students. If they
have their needs met, they are
more ready to participate in
learning. I start out each year
building respect, caring, and
trust between myself and my
students. We are a team. I tell
them that my job is to teach
them and their job is to learn.
No one can learn for them,
and they are responsible for
their own learning. It takes
time, but the payoff is worth
it. Once the kids know that I
will do whatever is necessary
for them to be safe and learn,
I rarely have students off task
or disruptive. Kids WANT to
learn. They are like sponges;
you just have to make sure that
OPINION, ETC.
GARY MARTEL
Superintendent Corner
what they soak up is worthwhile and positive because it
lasts.”
She is truly a master
teacher with a servant attitude!
Thank you teachers!
“It is not what you do
for your children, but what
you have taught them to do
for themselves that will make
them successful human beings.” -- Ann Landers
Dear Diboll ISD Teacher,
Thank you so much for
being a highly motivated and
passionate person. Thank
you for making sure that all
children, regardless of gender,
race, ethnicity, and capabilities
have the opportunity to learn
from a professional, well-informed staff member who is
knowledgeable, both in their
area of expertise and in life.
Thank you for believing
that everyone of our students
has potential. Because you believe in our student’s potential
from PK thru 12th grade you
help them develop and mature
with the “end in mind.” The
“end in mind” can be a good
job, a technical certificate, the
military, or a college degree
and beyond. Each of these endeavors is a success story that
you helped write! Thank you
for inspiring our students to
be more than they could ever
dream! A great teacher never
ever gives up! A great teacher
is a gift! We Cherish them!
Have a GREAT WEEK!
Next legislative session
should see slew of
religious liberty bills
Mother’s Day is right
around the corner, and I want
to take a moment to thank all
of the mothers in our community. We all owe a debt of
gratitude to our moms, for caring for us and helping us grow
into who we are today. Let’s
all take a moment to pause and
either thank or remember them
for their love and devotion
on this special day. And with
that, on to an update from your
State Capitol…
Defending religious
liberty
Recently, we have seen
numerous stories and op-eds
in the news, both at the state
and national level, which have
aimed their sights on religious
liberty laws enacted by various
states around the country. Our
freedom of religion, which is
enshrined in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,
is one of the bedrock principles
which help define who we are
as Americans. The freedom
of religion is critical to our
representative government,
and without it, all of our other
freedoms are undermined.
During the next legislative
session, I fully expect we will
see numerous bills filed on this
issue, and I am confident that
we will find a way to continue to uphold the religious
liberty of all Texans. As an
active member of my church,
I believe it is important we
endeavor to look for ways to
protect our First Amendment
rights so that these freedoms
cannot be diluted by intrusive
federal regulations now or in
the future. Conversations are
ongoing, and I look forward to
working with my colleagues
on this matter next session.
Economic Development, Small Business
This week in our series
on the House Interim Charges
we will be taking a look at
the House Committee on
Economic and Small Business Development, which is
responsible for overseeing all
legislation aimed at helping
Texas recruit and retain businesses and create jobs. The
Committee will start by studying the impacts of declining oil
and gas prices on various regions around the state, and will
TRENT ASHBY
State Representative
consider the impacts on local
communities most dependent
upon oil and gas activity. The
Committee will then evaluate
the strategies used by local
governments to attract businesses to their communities
and examine ways the state
can leverage these practices
and provide support.
The Committee will
then study opportunities
and financial incentives for
expansion and growth of small
businesses in Texas. They will
examine if adequate resources
and capital exist for small businesses, including an analysis
of any regulatory or tax
hurdles, and provide recommendations to alleviate these
burdens. They will also evaluate Texas’ competitiveness
with other states in recruiting
and cultivating high-growth,
high-tech industries, fostering
economic development, and
creating new jobs. As a part
of this, the Committee will
evaluate if the current incentive programs assist or hinder
that state’s ability to compete
with other states for economic
growth and sustainability.
Reminders
The mobile office will hit
the road for the month of May,
starting on May 4 at the Leon
County Courthouse in Centerville from 9 a.m. until 11 a.m.,
and then in Madisonville at the
Madison County Courthouse
Annex from 1:30 p.m. until
3:30 p.m. After that, on May
18, we will be in Crockett at
the Houston County Courthouse Annex from 9 a.m. until
11 a.m., and then in Groveton
at the Trinity County Courthouse from 1:30 p.m. until
3:30 p.m. We will wrap up the
mobile office for the month
of May at the San Augustine
County Courthouse from 9
a.m. until 11 a.m.on May 25.
As always, please do
not hesitate to contact my
office if we can help you in
any way. We look forward
to the opportunity to hear
your concerns and help you
navigate state government. My
district office may be reached
at (936) 634-2762 or you can
call my Capitol office at (512)
463-0508.
Theme:
TV FAMILIES
73. “____ the season ...”
74. Like a mountain top
ACROSS
1. Type of room
6. Pop-ups, e.g.
9. Plural of serum
13. One up
14. Hawaiian wreath
15. Pandemonium
16. “Frozen” hairdo
17. Hold title to
18. Like Siberian winters
19. Sheep’s wool
21. *Earl of Grantham’s last
name
23. Modern address
24. Close an envelope
25. Louisville Slugger
28. Cozy corner
30. Like directory pages
35. *What the “Brady” kids
did before our eyes
37. “Dark” movie
39. Mold a mind
40. Jack of all trades’ sphere
of expertise
41. *Kardashian sister
43. Purse at the Emmy
Awards
44. Swedish money
46. Smelting waste
47. Celt, alternative spelling
48. Famous existentialist
50. Trend-setting
52. Will Ferrell’s “Funny or
____”
53. *Alice in “the Brady
Bunch”
55. *Ewing family business
in “Dallas”
57. *Tim the tool man and
family
61. *Windy city real ones
64. A do-nothing
65. Acid
67. City on Rhone River
69. Literature in metrical form
70. To increase, commonly
used with “out”
71. Monocot’s alternative
72. Doctrines
DOWN
1. Have a bawl
2. Gang land
3. And others, for short
4. French farewell
5. *Like Pritchett clan
6. Burn-soothing plant
7. Blade drops
8. From then on
9. Playwright George Bernard ____
10. James ____ Jones
11. *McGowan, starred as
sister in “Charmed”
12. Grayish
15. Swiss structure
20. Thump
22. *Marie and Frank Barone’s son
24. Like an expert
25. *Uncle Philip or aunt
Vivian
26. Ancient market
27. Andrea Bocelli, e.g.
29. Sounds of amazement
31. Onion’s kin
32. Archaic word for belated
33. Round openings
34. *Walter or Skyler or
Walter Jr.
36. Bad impression
38. Cormac McCarthy’s “The
____”
42. Incite
45. Arsenal storage
49. Organ of balance
51. Lets pedestrians go first
54. Small body of land
56. Hoard like a squirrel
57. Cone-shaped quarters
58. Fusses
59. Original matter
60. Not as much
61. Lyric poems
62. Crazy, slang
63. President of Panem
66. Glide in Aspen
68. Hog haven
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RELIGION
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First, ask God what He wants us to do
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Does it seem like the world is
going crazy? Ladies’ restrooms
are no longer ladies’ restrooms,
and everything seems to be up for
grabs in all areas.
The weather is crazy, Torrential rains in which a grandma
and her grands cannot get out
of their home to higher ground,
and they drown. Awful! Absolutely awful!
Truthfully, everybody that I
know is going through. Going
through something tough. Not
just mamby-pamby kind of stuff.
For real!
Grown kids with good jobs
are doing drugs and leaving their
families behind. Wives are getting involved other men, and husbands are finding other women.
Families are being torn apart at
Teacher
Mom
with
Jan Allbritton
the seams. Kids are getting into
all sorts of stuff via I-phone, Ipads, and I-wants.
You would think that the enemy has been turned loose and
having a hey-day with people.
That is exactly what is happening.
So, what are you gonna do
about it? Are you going to have a
pity party and curl up in the corner? I don’t blame you if you do.
You have permission to fall apart.
Everyone does at some time.
We all go through stuff. If you
live long enough, you will have
troubles. Troubles may knock
you down, but they do not need to
keep you down.
A very long time ago, I was
going through a really hard time.
My babies were babies, and I
thought that my world as I knew
it was ending. Once a day at least,
I would fall apart. Then, I would
pick myself up, dry my face off,
and keep going. That is what you
have to do. Keep on putting one
foot ahead of the other, and saying, “Help me, Jesus. I cannot do
this without You.”
With Jesus, you can survive.
With Jesus, you will make it
through.
You and I, as the Christ followers that we are, need to stand
up and be counted. We need to do
what is right.
Pastor Leo of Faith Family
Church and others did just that
last Saturday morning at Target.
They did a peaceful protest. Did
others notice? You better believe
they did. It was on the news and
in the paper. You can rest assured
that corporate Target noticed, but
more importantly, the Heavenly
Host took notice.
I know that it may make you
nervous, but chances to stand up
for what is right and godly are going to be coming across your path
and my path more and more with
each passing day.
Christ followers are to show
the love of Christ. We are to walk
in integrity and truth in all areas
of our lives. That is a tall order.
The only way that we can do that
is when we ask Jesus to take over
and surrender our will to His.
As tough times come our way,
we need to call out to God. We
need to be in His Word, and we
need to connected to a body of believers who will help us through
the storms.
Each day as we start our day,
we need to ask God what my
sister-in-law, Becky, asks Him,
“Lord, what do You have planned
for us to do today?” We need to
ask Him what He wants first, and
then we can go from there.
Sounds like a plan to me...
Jan Allbritton is a Diboll resident who is the administrator at
Crimson Academy as well as one of
the pastors at Holy Spirit Freedom
Fellowship.
Encourage one another; remind God loves
“Let no corrupting talk come
out of your mouths, but only such
as is good for building up, as fits
the occasion, that it may give grace
to those who hear.” -- Ephesians
4:29
Eli had a practice at the fields
with his team. We arrived a little
late, so he had to wait in line to
practice batting with one coach at
the batting cages. The other coach
was pitching on the field with
the other players. As I sat in the
bleachers, I watched the coaches
give out constructive criticism in
between jokes and laughs. “Oh,
almost” and “Good catch” were
shouted frequently. It looked like
Apostolic
First Apostolic
158 FM 2108, Burke
936-829-2700
Assembly of God
Sisters in Grace
Tina Trout Terrell and
Christie Trout Stephens
the boys, and coaches, were having fun out there. At the end of
practice, the boys gathered with
the coaches and put their hands in
together. The coach said they had
a game tomorrow against a team,
Highway
S. Main & Franklin
Huntington
936-422-3652
Clawson Assembly
5569 N. U.S. Hwy. 69,
Pollok
936-853-2727
Huntington First
702 N. Main St., Huntington
936-422-4311
First Assembly
100 E. Borden St.,
Diboll
936-829-4250
Johnson Missionary
26534 US Hwy 69 S.,
Zavalla
936-897-8147
First Assembly
1700 N. Home St.,
Corrigan
936-398-2235
Jubilee
723 Dennis, Diboll
936-829-0465
First Assembly
605 S. Hwy. 69,
Huntington
936-635-4677
Glad Tidings Assembly
2511 E. Lufkin Ave.,
Lufkin
936-632-1517
Templo Emanuel Asemblea de Dios
305 Oak St., Diboll
936-639-4955
Lakewood
3497 State Hwy. 147,
Zavalla
936-897-3075
New Center Prospect
534 New Prospect
Cemetery Rd., Pollok
936-853-3468
Oak Flat
3447 FM 2109, Huntington
936-876-2063
and one boy said, “They’re undefeated!” After that, several of the
boys made comments about the
other team being really good and
already sounded defeated. The
coaches jumped in telling them
that they were a really good team
too. They just needed to make hits
and plays, and they had to have
confidence in themselves. After encouraging words from the
coaches, the boys were ready to
chant together and play hard.
Do you ever find yourself in a
situation where you feel defeated?
Encouragement makes it easier to
live in a world full of chaos in a
holy way. Encouragement makes
it easier to love as Jesus loved, it
Redtown Missionary
Hwy 7, Pollok
936-853-2064
Salem Missionary
Baptist
965 Ralph Nerren Rd.,
Huntington
936-876-3211
Shawnee Prairie
936-422-3769
Shiloh Baptist
100 Pine St., Diboll
936-829-4158
Solid Rock Missionary
Baptist
16663 FM 2109, Zavalla
936-897-3099
Wakefield Baptist
3253 FM 357, Diboll
936-829-3988
Catholic
Our Lady of Guadalupe
100 Maynard Rd., Diboll
936-829-3659
936-829-2690
Church of Christ
O’Quinn
7433 N. US Hwy 69,
Pollok
936-853-2319
Church of Christ
100 Arrington, Diboll
936-829-3285
Concord Missionary
FM 2743 Rd., Zavalla
936-897-2494
Primera Iglesia Bautista de Diboll
1113 N. Temple Dr.,
Diboll
936-465-8736
St. Cyprian’s Episcopal
919 S. John Redditt,
Lufkin
936-639-1253
Cornerstone
Ryan Chapel Rd & FM
304, Diboll
936-829-4023
Pine Grove
5632 FM 1818, Diboll
936-829-3289
Fairview
3742 FM 2108, Lufkin
936-637-1466
Pollok
1053 Paul Townsend,
Pollok
936-853-2835
Allentown Congregational
2339 FM 843, Central
area
936-671-2468
Baptist
Burke
Tidwell Rd., Burke
936-829-4455
First Baptist
208 Devereaux St.,
Diboll
936-829-5299
First
1034 E. Main St., Zavalla
936-897-2566
Harmony Odell
2928 Knight Wood Rd.
Huntington
Prairie Chapel
308 Silva Rd., Diboll
936-212-0806
Prairie Grove Missionary
155 Prairie Grove Rd.,
Diboll
936-829-4586
Episcopal
gives hope, and it helps us through
difficult times. It makes it easier to
live the Christian life. Without encouragement, we might begin to
think God is not concerned with
what’s going on in our lives. The
Bible tells us to encourage one another and to remind one another
that God loves us.
***
First United Methodist Church
of Diboll has much to offer:
Sunday School -- We have a
class for every age and every
way! From the very young to the
young at heart, we have something for you. We offer couple’s
classes, women’s, men’s, and
children’s Sunday school along
First United
401 S. Hines St., Diboll
936-829-4470
Huntington United
458 S. Hwy 69, Huntington
936-422-4362
Perry Chapel CME
1114 Cypress St., Diboll
936-526-9685
Pine Valley Congregational
1472 FM 304, Diboll
936-829-1114
Ryan Chapel
555 FM 2497, Diboll
936-829-3818
Shady Chapel
Hwy 147, Zavalla
936-897-9988
St. Paul’s United
1505 S. John Redditt,
Lufkin
936-634-7810
Nazarene
Lufkin First Church of
the Nazarene
1604 S. Medford, Lufkin
936-634-9443
Pentecostal
Abundant Life Church
434 W. Main St., Zavalla
936-897-9997
Diboll First United
708 Hendrix, Diboll
936-676-6738
New Life United
482 S. Gibson St., Huntington
936-876-9046
Ora United
FM 2109, Huntington
936-897-2066
United Pentecostal
256 Colwell St., Zavalla
936-897-2856
Other
Church of Christ
Jesus
100 N. Beech St., Diboll
936-829-3276
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Directory
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Methodist
Beulah Congregational
12182 FM 58, Lufkin
936-829-3584
936-634-7840
Burke United
124 Blue Jay St., Burke
936-829-4491
Faith Community Ministries
8166 S. US Hwy 59,
Diboll
936-829-4799
with Youth each week. Sunday
school begins at 10 a.m. each
Sunday morning. Join us for coffee and fellowship at 9:30 a.m. in
the fellowship hall.
Children and Youth Ministry -- U.M.Y.F., United Methodist
Youth Fellowship, is a time of connection and fellowship for young
adults grades 6-12. Youth meet
Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. and Sunday at 3:30 p.m. The Young United
Methodist Youth, Y.U.M.Y.’s, meet
weekly at 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Sundays. Y.U.M.Y.’s provides worship for children in grades PK4-5th
grades.
Open Hearts, Open Minds,
Open Doors!
Lufkin First Church
of the Nazarene
1604 S. Medford Drive, Lufkin,
TX 75901
www.LufkinNazarene.com
Lead Pastor ………………Don Schultheis
Youth Pastor ………………Dustin Johnson
Sunday School ……………………9:45 am
Worship …………………………10:45 am
Spanish Sunday School …………9:45 am
Spanish Worship ………………10:45 am
Spanish Evening Service …………5:00 pm
WEDNESDAY
An Adult Bible Study ………………6:00 pm
A Kids Matter Bible Lesson ……… 6:00 pm
A Students Matter Bible Study ……6:00 pm
Church of the Living
God
1002 Cypress St.,
Diboll
936-829-4844
Faith Family Church
7020 S. US Hwy 59,
Diboll
936-829-9673
Grace Gospel
US Hwy 69, Zavalla
936-897-2218
Huntington Church of
the Living God
1008 N. Main, Huntington
936-876-3953
James Chapel True
Light Holiness
936-876-3697
St. Thomas Spirit and
Truth Ministries
803 S. Temple, Diboll
HISTORY, ETC.
40 Years Ago: McKinney is prez of Garden Club
Five Years Ago
Current and former Diboll
High School students address
school board weighing in on
proposed budget cuts to the district’s agriculture programs.
More than 100 people gathered at Lufkin City Hall to celebrate the U.S. Navy SEALs’
successful killing of terrorist
Osama bin laden.
Rev. Becky Love and Diboll First United Methodist
Church seek donations for those
who have suffered recent tornado storms in Mississippi.
Members of the Diboll
High School Lumberjacks gives
their Moms an early Mother’s
Day present after escaping Pop
Jordan Field with a 6-5 comefrom-behind victory over the
Kirbyville Wildcats propelling
Diboll to the playoffs.
Diboll native Keith Whitworth is one of seven candidates
running for one of three spots on
the Diboll ISD Board of Trustees.
Ten Years Ago
Diboll City Council accepts
bid from Cox Construction to
rebuild Dogwood Ridge, the
entrance drive to the Deer Trace
subdivision, to be $400,000plus tab for the work.
Diboll Free Press launches
new website- www.dibollfreepress.com.
Lisa Jeffrey will be the new
principal at Temple Elementary
School next year, succeeding
Becky Donahoe who resigned
effective at the end of this year.
Trinity Mission Health &
Rehab announce 28-bed ex-
Wayne Edwards
Funeral services for
Wayne
Edwards,
77,
of Southlake were held
Wednesday,
May 4, 2016
at 2:00 p.m. at
the First Baptist Church in
Wells, Texas
with Reverend Ronnie
Davis officiating. Interment followed in the
Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Mr. Edwards was born
December 22, 1938 in Houston, Texas to the late William Sylvester Edwards and
Selma Johanna (Kohtz) Edwards and passed away Friday, April 29, 2016 in Grapevine, Texas.
Mr. Edwards graduated
from Wells High School in
1957 and married his wife,
Dorothy, on June 3, 1961.
He loved his family with great
passion. He was a devoted
husband to Dorothy, his wife
of 54 years. He was a loving father to his son Kevin.
He was a doting grandfather
to his granddaughters, Sara
and Elly, who affectionately
called him, “Pepaw”. He
cared a great deal for his
extended family; planning
reunions and other special
times for them to all spend
together. He was an avid genealogy researcher and had
traced the family heritage
for multiple generations. He
researched ancestry and
provided information as a
gift to other families as well.
Mr. Edwards enjoyed helping
other people, no matter what
the task. His neighbors and
friends called him when they
needed something done because they knew they could
count on his support. He was
skilled in working with computer technology and would
often help friends and family members with their computer problems. Mr. Edwards
loved to talk and never met
a stranger. He was gracious
and welcoming. People who
had just met him would remark on how he made them
feel at home right away. He
had extensive knowledge on
a wide range of topics. Family described him as someone who knew a lot of things
but wasn’t a know-it-all. He
possessed a lot of common
sense wisdom that benefitted his family and others in
his life. Mr. Edwards was an
ordained Baptist Deacon and
a member of the First Baptist
Church of Keller, Texas. He
was a past member of the
Fellowship of Christian Magicians. He was a member
of the Texas National Guard
and actively served during
the time of the Berlin Crisis.
He was stationed in Fort
Polk, Louisiana. He was active in Boy Scouts of America
and involved with Troop 170
in Keller, Texas. He enjoyed
40 Years of
Diboll Free Press Clippings
A Public Service of The History Center
pansion.
Diboll High School freshman all-sport athlete Nikki
Green takes third place in the
regional relays’ high jump event
with a leap of 5’0”.
Twenty Years Ago
Collin Stoops wins championship at the Lone Star Golf
Tour’s Neches Pines Open and
a check for $7,000.
Diboll’s annual Operation
Clean-Sweep renovation efforts to spruce up Diboll come
up with over 300 volunteers this
year.
Gene & Debbie Hazell
of Huntington announce the
engagement and approaching
marriage of their daughter, Donna Marie, to Edwin Lee Quarles,
son of Martha and Haywood
Quarles of Diboll. The wedding
will take place June 1 at Diboll’s
First Baptist Churchc.
Patti Menz and Erica S.
Perez will be the only two
students who will represent
Diboll High School at the University Interscholastic League
state competition May 3-4 in
Austin as they win second and
third place poetry interpretation at the regional tournament.
Dr. Russell ‘Woody’ Ingram runs for 11th consecutive
term on the Diboll City Council.
Thirty Years Ago
More than 175 people from
the Wells area, including several
from Diboll, Ryan Chapel and
Lufkin participates in a Bible
Reading Marathon at the historic old Primitive Baptist Church
in Wells. This special reading
took 82 hours and 25 minutes.
A girls basketball team, including a limited varsity schedule for the 1986-1987 school
term is approved by Diboll ISD
trustees.
Stephen F. Austin State
University President Dr. William R. Johnson announce
the forestry facility now under
construction at Lake Sam Rayburn will be officially named,
“Temple-Eastex Forestry Laboratory.”
Diboll Memorial VFW
Post #8933 officers for the upcoming year to include Carl
Halsell, commander; C.C. Conner, Service Commander; Ray
Rector, Senior Vice Commander; Floyd Rast, Adjutant; Marvin Hunt, Quartermaster; Ben
Baily, Chaplain; A.A. Thacker,
surgeon; Melvin Abbott, Service Officer; Zusle , Rush,
Judge Advocate; and Johnnie
Simms, installation officer.
Delores Gossett Davenport
and husband Billy Davenport
are the proud owners of the new
Jungle Hut Video located in
Diboll’s The Village Shopping
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writing and had written numerous articles about history,
genealogy, and other topics
of interest.
Survivors include his
wife, Dorothy White Edwards
of Southlake; son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Brandy
Edwards and granddaughters, Sara and Elly, of Fort
Worth; his brother and sisterin-law, James and Viola Edwards of Forest.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; his siblings, Esther Houston, Lucille
Higginbotham, Lois Pereira,
William Edwards, Merle Edwards, Earle Edwards, and
Melvin Edwards.
Pallbearers were Danny
Carnline, James Carnline,
Jason Enright, Brandon Enright, Scott Enright, and Justin Williams.
Honorary
pallbearers
were the Wells High School
Class of 1957.
The family would like to
thank the ICU nurses in the
CUB Unit of Baylor Scott
and White Medical Center
in Grapevine, Texas for providing excellent care to Mr.
Edwards and comfort to his
family in a difficult time.
The family welcomed
friends and loved ones from
12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, prior to the service, at
the church.
Memories and condolences may be added at
www.carrowayfuneralhome.
com.
Carroway Funeral Home,
Lufkin, directors.
Betty Jean Dorsett
Russell Harrison
Betty Jean Dorsett Russell
Harrison, 85, of Lufkin were
held Wednesday, May 4,
2016 at 2:00
p.m. in the
Carroway Funeral Home
Chapel with
Brother Horace Fletcher
officiating. Interment followed
in the Garden of Memories
Memorial Park.
Mrs. Harrison was born
August 29, 1930 in Angelina County, Texas to the late
Chapman Dorsett and Hester
Nerren Dorsett and died Friday, April 29, 2016 in Huntington.
Mrs. Harrison lived most
of her life in the Huntington/
Lufkin area. She was a homemaker who loved to cook,
sew, and make quilts. She
also enjoyed hunting, fishing,
and working in her garden.
Her greatest joy was her children; she loved them unconditionally. She had a special
love for her precious granddaughter, Tiffani, who loved
her Granny so. Mrs. Harrison
was a member of the McKendree Baptist Church.
Survivors include her
daughter and son-in-law,
Judy Elaine and James
Chreene of Huntington; son,
Neland Burt of Nacogdoches; son and daughter-inlaw, Harold Gene and Bonnie
Crow of Lufkin; son, Charles
Bailey of Diboll; 13 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren;
two great-grandchildren; also
numerous nieces, nephews,
and other relatives.
She was preceded in
death by husband, Arta Russell; husband, James Harrison; and daughter, Betty
Irene Mann.
Pallbearers were Lane
Spring, Richard Spring, Taylor Faulk, Andrew Faulk,
Randy Crow, and Robert
Faulk.
Honorary
pallbearer
were Clayton Faulk.
The family welcomed
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday
evening at the funeral home.
com.
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Opal Lavonne Smith
Sumners
Funeral services for Opal
Lavonne Smith Sumners, 93,
of Lufkin were held Wednesday, May 4,
2016 at 10:00
a.m. in the
Elwin M. Gipson Chapel
with
Ralph
Morgan officiating. Interment followed
in the Garden of Memories
Memorial Park.
Opal was born May
13,1922 in Slagle, Louisiana,
Vernon Parish, to the late
Earl and Edna Hartzog Smith
and died Saturday, April 30,
2016 at a local hospital.
Opal lived in Houston
from 1929 until 1946, attending Houston Independent Schools and graduating
from Stephen F. Austin High
School in 1939. After graduating from Rice University in
1943, she worked with the
Humble Oil Company in Baytown, Texas as a chemist at
the Synthetic Butyl Rubber
Plant. In 1945 and 1946, she
worked as an accountant for
a seismograph company in
Houston. Opal married Clement Peter Sumners in 1946
and moved to Lufkin. After
the birth of their children. She
worked with her husband as
office manager of Sumners
Pontiac and later Sumners
Mechanical Contracting. In
1987 she purchased and operated a fiber optic distributing company until she retired
in 1997. Opal was a member of St. Cyprian’s Church
where she taught Sunday
School a few years and was
Thirty Years Ago!
Photo courtesy of The History Center
Construction work on the new Lufkin City Hall is on schedule, with completion of the new portion of the $3.2 million complex due this August. Workers
this week were busy installing wall panels and insulating material on the ultramodern, 38,000 square foot building. Tribble and Stephens of Houston, general
contractors for the project, will begin renovation work on the present 10,000
square foot city hall as the new building nears completion.
Center.
Forty Years Ago
State Representative Buddy Temple swept past Dr. William T. Jackson of Lufkin to
win a third term in the House of
Representatives in the Democratic primary.
Five Diboll ISD teachers will retire at the end of the
current school year. Teachers
include Willis Massey (assis-
a member of the Episcopal
women’s group. She also
participated in many community activities which included:
Lufkin Service League, Museum Guild, Friends of the Library, Cancer Drives, United
Way, the Memorial Hospital
Auxiliary, and DAR. She was
a member of the Wednesday
Bridge Club and over fifty
years a member of The Literary Club.
husband Pete Sumners;
sons, Larry Sumners and
wife Susan and Philip Sumners and wife Jeannine;
daughter, Susan Yeager and
husband Scott; grandchildren, John Sumners, Russell Sumners, Stephen Yeager, David Yeager, Christine
Yeager, Katie Sumners Phillips, and Kenneth Sumners;
11 great-grandchildren; and
special friend, Wanda Trout.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; her
brother; also her daughter,
Donna Sue.
The family would like to
thank the nurses and therapy
staff at PineCrest.
The family welcomed
com.
Lufkin, directors.
Doris Burns
Funeral services for Doris Burns, 83, of the Clawson Community of Angelina
County, Texas were held
Wednesday,
May 4, 2016
at 10:00 a.m.
in the Carroway Funeral
Home Chapel
with Brother
Adrian Neal officiating. Interment followed in the Gann
Cemetery.
Mrs. Burns was born
January 5, 1933 in Anderson County, Texas to the late
Henry and Zelma M. (Duitch)
Newson and died Friday,
April 29, 2016 at the Castle
Pines Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lufkin, Texas.
Mrs. Burns had resided
in the Clawson Community
for 47 years. She was a retired caregiver for Hospice in
the Pines. She was a loving
wife and mother. Mrs. Burns
was of the Baptist faith.
husband of 47 years, Ronnie
Burns of Clawson; son and
daughter-in-law, Gary and
Debby Bennett of Hudson;
sons, Scott Burns of Lufkin
and Randy Burns of Houston;
grandchildren, Brent Bennett,
Waylon Bennett, Vicenta
Jane Gainer and husband
See OBITS, p. 7
tant Principal at Diboll High
School); Robert T. Ramsey
(former high school principal
and currently the driver’s education teacher); Louise Massey
(first grade); Claire Clifton (2nd
grade); and Pauline Collins
(fourth grade).
The Diboll Booster Club
has allocated funds for the summer baseball leagues and voted
to charge deposits on uniforms
in an effort to cut down on uniform purchases.
Alpha ETA Alpha Sorority presents the sorority’s
Lady of the Year Award to
Mrs. C.H. (Marjorie) Shepherd and the Girl of the Year
Award to Mrs. Leroy (Georgia) Lazarine.
Newly elected 1976-1977
Diboll Garden Club officers include Louise McKinney (president); Rhoda Faye Chandler
(vice president); Irene Paulsey,
treasury; and Nan Miller, secretary.
Breaking down the
wall with help of Ydna
Queries Received -- From
Bette Pena (Continued from
the last two weeks): I think
my information here does not
sound like an interesting Kissing
Cousins article but I am sure
there are relatives still alive in the
area who even would remember
John Orland Pena (Richard’s
father) who sent to live in Naco
for a while in boyhood after his
father got murdered in Taos.
Because he was young and his
dad’s memories were taken
away, in life, John literally born
‘Juanito Orlando Pena’ only
retained the memories of certain
family members - not enough
to base genealogical research
from. But I think he is prob still
remembered in Naco by family
there.
In any case, it’s a Ydna
donor or two we need and my
husband, Richard would love
to reconnect with family there.
Actually, we lived in Texas for
10 years. Yepper, pathetically,
we were in our 20’s and not a
bit interested in genealogy at the
time. Even more pathetically,
my dad was born in Teague,
Tx - so when I worked at NTSU
/ UNT where I was an International Student Advisor in the late
1990s, we lived in Denton, Tx
and took a drive up to Naco just
to check it out. Never got out
of the car. We missed so much
- you can imagine our regrets
about this now!
More information:
Richard Pena’s Y’barbo family
line comes through Luis’ wife,
María Gregoria Y’Barbo,
and is the subject of the book
ANTONIO GIL Y’BARBO
Father of Nacogdoches by
Carolyn Reeves Ericson and
Linda Ericson Devereaux.
Richard’s father was on the
Board of Directors of the New
Mexico Hispanic Genealogical Research Center until his
decease. Here is the url where
our Pena line is documented in
that database:
http://www.hgrc-nm.org
Here is the url for the Pena
DNA Project which lists the
dna data and matches: http://
www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/pena/results
Luis and María Gregoria
Y’Barbo family papers were
here in this link to his family
papers at:
Pena-Chireno Family
Papers, 1800-1936 | East Texas
Research Center
https://library.sfasu.edu/
findingaids/?p=collections/
controlcard&id=416
We have a confirmed
Kissin’ Kuzzins
Dickie Dixon
Ydna match Jose Felipe de la
Pena, the author of “Los Pena
de Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas,
y Texas 1754 – 1919” who is
now deceased. We are wondering if you could help us with
our research by posting this in
your column.
The line of Jose Felipe de
la Pena appears to go up to the
de Avila family around 1650 in
Mexico and possibly to Melchior
Carrillo de Avila in Andalusia,
Spain but we can’t sure whether
this is also the eact line of Luis as
Felipe is now deceased and we
can’t get a more complete Ydna
panel for him. This, however, is
my amateur genealogy and plus
with our ‘brick wall’there is no
way for a professional genealogist to work it up until maybe
dna will solve the line. But this
is possibly also Luis’line if we
can break down the wall with the
help of a Ydna donor.
- Bette
Belated birthdays -Renee Parker celebrated her
birthday on April 29th. Kaley
Sharp and Carolyn (Terral)
Bradford celebrated their birthdays on May 4.
For posterity’s eyes -Rachel McBride will celebrates
her birthday on May 14.
A Standing Order -Added in to the ways I earned
money when I was a boy was
picking blackberries. Once a
year I had a standing order from
an elderly neighbor lady who
lived on the street opposite our
block; her name was Maggie
Theodocia Parker, and in my
mother’s words, she was Irish
as Patty’s pig. On the Friday or
Saturday before every Mother’s
Day, Mrs. Parker had a standing order for me to deliver a
pan of blackberries to her for
Mother’s Day cobbler. I didn’t
have to go far to pick them because we lived only one block
from where they grew.
Dutifully, on the appointed
day, I delivered her crop for the
cobbler, and she paid off like
a slot machine—although it
wasn’t very much! So, I made
a neighbor happy and added a
little bit to my kitty—although,
come to think of it, I never got
to sample the proceeds. No
matter, here’s a tribute to one
neighbor’s standing order!
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Hank, Jennifer Stuchly and
husband Joe, and James
Bennett and wife Kayla; two
great-grandchildren;
special family, Charlie and Ruth
Grumbles; numerous nieces,
nephews, and other relatives.
She was preceded in
death by first husband, Cecil Bennett; daughter, Carol
Morine; son, Reverend Jimmy Bennett; brothers, John
Henry Newson and Chester
Newson; sisters, Jean White
and Carlene Sinclair.
Pallbearers were Jarod
Grumbles, Dwight Richardson, Jeff Plopper, Ronald
Preston, Gary Burns, and
Jerry Sitze.
Memorial contributions
may be made to Hospice in
the Pines, 1504 W. Frank
Ave., Lufkin, Texas 75904.
The family welcomed
Memories and condolences may be added, and
live webcasting of the services may be viewed at www.
carrowayfuneralhome.com.
Lufkin, directors.
Brady J. Williams
Graveside services for
Brady J. Williams, newborn
son of Rhandi Gager and Joseph Williams of Lufkin were
held Tuesday, May 3, 2016
at 2:00 p.m. in the Bethany
Cemetery in Colmesneil with
Brother Horace Fletcher officiating.
Brady was born April 22,
2016 in Lufkin and died April
28, 2016 in Houston at the
Texas Women’s Hospital.
Survivors include his parents; siblings, Andrew Brandenburg, Liddie Haskins,
Ayden Haskins, Taylor Cartwright, Jason Williams, and
Lane Williams; grandparents,
Jack and LaQuita Dickey and
James and Darlene Williams;
great-grandmother,
Flora
Nell Durham; numerous
aunts, uncles, cousins, and
other relatives.
He was preceded in
death by his great-grandfather, Walter Brady Durham.
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Mary Margaret Cooper
Mary Margaret Cooper,
67, of Lufkin was born March
16, 1949 in Fort Benning,
GA, to (the
late)
Colonel Paul and
Mary Elizabeth (Jasper)
Cooper, and
died
April
29, 2016 in
Lufkin. Cremation arrangements under
the direction of Carroway Funeral Home.
Ms. Cooper had resided
in Lufkin most of her life. She
graduated from the University of Texas and began her
career with Lumbermens LIC
in Austin. She later moved to
Lufkin where she enjoyed a
twenty-five year career with
Temple Inland in Diboll as
the Manager of Benefits. She
was a member of St. Patrick
Catholic Church.
cousin, Jeanne DuBois Jasper McGahie of Alabama and
numerous friends.
She was preceded in
death by her husband, Jim
Steele and brother, Stonewall Jackson Cooper.
may be made to the Winnie
Berry Humane Society of Angelina County or Hospice in
the Pines.
Lufkin, directors.
Martha Louise (Sralla)
Elliott
Martha Louise (Sralla) Elliott, 89, of Lufkin were held
Tu e s d a y,
May 3, 2016
at 10:00 a.m.
in the Carroway
Funeral Home
Chapel with
Reverend
Dr. Jerome
Brimmage officiating. Interment followed in the
Sterling-White Cemetery in
Highlands, Texas.
Mrs. Elliott was born
February 4, 1927 in Highlands (Crosby), Texas to the
late Alfred and Rosie Sralla
and passed away Friday,
April 29, 2016 in Lufkin.
Mrs. Elliott always had
a positive outlook on life
and was a source of great
strength and encouragement to the people she
cared about. She loved history, especially about World
War II; loved to travel; and
cherished time spent with
family and her friends at
PineCrest Retirement Community, Lufkin’s First United
Methodist Church, and Angelina County Senior Citizen’s Center.
son, Dr. Steve Elliott and
wife Leslie of Lufkin; grandson, Chris Elliott of Lufkin;
granddaughter,
Chelsea
Campbell, husband Bill and
their sons, Will and Kyle all
of Birmingham, Alabama;
niece, Kathy Caton and
husband Greg of Huntington; nephews, James “Mike”
Demaree and wife Glenda
of Huntington, and Jimmy
Griswold and wife Sandra of
Groveton; and great-niece,
Kelly Morales and husband
Steven of Cypress.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; husband of 51 years, L.C. Elliott, Jr.; and sisters, Elaine
and Ruth.
may be made to First United
Methodist Church, 805 E.
Denman Ave. Lufkin, Texas
75901.
The family extends a
special thank you to Dr.
Sean Moran and the nurses
and caregivers at PineCrest,
CHI St. Luke’s Memorial
Hospital, and Heart to Heart
Hospice.
The family welcomed
friends and loved ones
from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral
home.
Memories and condolences may be added,
and live webcasting of the
services may be viewed at
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Funeral
Home, Lufkin, directors.
Joan Morton
Joan Morton, 69, of Huntington, were held at 3:00
p.m. Sunday, May 1, 2016
in the Huntington Cemetery with Bro. Cary Modisett officiating. There were
a private family viewing.
Mrs. Morton was born
May 13, 1946 in Yakima,
Washington, the daughter of the late Virgina Sue
(Paden) and James Albert
Holland. She passed away
Thursday, April 28, 2016
in a local hospice facility.
Mrs. Morton enjoyed
crafting and was the owner of Angel Wings and
Heart Strings in Lufkin.
She was a very caring
person who loved God
and her family. Mrs. Morton was a member of the
Shawnee Church of Jesus
Christ. Mrs. Morton was survived by her loving family.
She was preceded in
death by her husband,
Doug Morton; and her
niece, Joy Lynn Holland.
Condolences may be
offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com
Services have been
placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.
Loretta Burns Crawford
Loretta Burns Crawford,
78, of Zavalla were held
Friday, April 29, 2016 at
2:00 p.m. in the Crawford
Cemetery.
Ms.
Crawford
was
born July 5, 1937 in San
Augustine to Delana D.
Burns and V’etta Norwood
and died Monday, April 25,
2016 in Gun Barrel City.
Ms. Crawford, former
resident of Zavalla, had
resided in Gun Barrel City
Lufkin
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for the past five years. She
was a homemaker and a
great example of a kind,
loving, Christian who was
a shining light. Ms. Crawford was a member of the
Community
Pentecostal
Church of God of Zavalla.
daughter, Belinda Hibbard of Gun Barrel City;
son, Jessie Crawford of
Center; granddaughters,
V’etta Fredieu of Vidor and
Devauna Lovett of Nacogdoches; grandson, Jake
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and Carrie Crawford of
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Leslie Lovett, and Isaac
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of Zavalla; sister, Joyce
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beloved
sister-in-law,
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by Danny Hibbard, Susan
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behind, this mom carries
her egg sac on her back.
She carry it everywhere
she goes. If it fall off, the
wolf spider mom puts it
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of the little crawlers and
let’s them ride on her back
until they are reddy for
life on their own.
But watching the eggs means she can’t
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80°
More
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he mother Surinam toad cares for her eggs in one of the
strangest ways. As the mother toad lays eggs, the male toad
presses them one by one into the soft skin on the mother’s
back. After a while, each egg sinks into a little pocket that forms
on the mother’s back. Then a covering of skin grows over the
pocket. The baby toads hatch
and develop in these little
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later, the mother rubs
her back and the
little toads swim free.
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Covington just misses on state track meet
JOSH HAVARD
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After a stellar senior
season, Khalil Covington’s
season came to an end just
an inch short of a trip to the
state track and field meet as
he placed third in this past
week’s Class 4A Region III
Track Meet at Sam Houston State’s Bowers Stadium
in Huntsville.
Covington
topped
6-feet-6 in the high jump,
along with two other competitors at the meet. However Navasota’s Ronnie
Jackson, who also cleared
6-feet-6 in the event, earned
the second spot.
It was a highly competitive event with West Orange-Stark’s Jared Dupree
clearing 6-feet-7 to win the
event.
Just missing out on
the state berth, Covington
matched his leap of 6-feet6, which was enough to win
the area meet two weeks
earlier.
He wasn’t the only
Diboll athlete who had a
strong showing at the regional track meet.
Da’Marcus Hubert also
earned points for the Lumberjacks by placing fifth in
the shot put. He had a throw
of 48-feet-11. Lorena’s
Lane Michna won the event
with a throw of 58-feet-8.
Chas Walls competed
in a pair of events, taking a
top-8 finish in each. He had
a jump of 20-feet-2 to place
eighth in the long jump.
Walls also had a leap of
42-feet-9 to place seventh
in the triple jump.
Daniel Zarzosa placed
13th at regional for Diboll
with a throw of 41-feet-11
in the shot put.
Kevin Hurley rounded
out the regional competitors for Diboll with a leap
of 18-feet-7, placing 15th
in the long jump.
Diboll’s girls also had
representation at the regional meet with Kiara
Menefee placing 11th in the
shot put with a distance of
33-feet-3.
The Texas Track and
Field State Meet will be
held May 12-14 at Mike A.
Myers Stadium at the University of Texas in Austin.
DHS 9 open baseball playoffs Friday against Carthage
JOSH HAVARD
[email protected]
With a tough district schedule in the rearview mirror, the Diboll Lumberjacks will see a
familiar face when they open the playoffs against
the Carthage Bulldogs this week.
Carthage, the District 19-4A champion, and
the team that knocked Diboll out of the playoffs
last season, is expected to give the ‘Jacks a tough
test.
However, that doesn’t mean Diboll will have
any added motivation in this week’s matchup.
“Carthage is a solid baseball team with good
pitching and opportunistic hitting,” Diboll head
coach Todd Foley said. “They are just another
good team of many that we have played this season.”
Diboll was the fourth-place team in District
20-4A this season, finishing with an overall record of 8-15 and a district mark of 2-10.
However, the Lumberjacks have a pair of
wins over perennial state powerhouse Hudson
and they dropped a heartbreaker to an 18-6 Huntington team in the regular-season finale.
That doesn’t mean Carthage, another perennial state powerhouse, will have a cakewalk into
the area round.
“The team understands that when we play
mistake-free baseball, we can beat anyone,” Fol-
ey said. “The pitching in our district has prepared
us for anything we might face.”
Diboll has gotten consistent contributions on
the mound throughout the season. Pitchers that
will share the load this week include Sean Myers,
Edgar Padilla, Kyle Guevara and Kevin Hurley.
Some of the key hitters for Diboll include
leadoff man Andrew Rios along with Hurley and
Padilla.
Carthage was the District 19-4A champion
this season and comes in to this week’s playoff
with a 15-6 overall record.
The Bulldogs have been playing their best
baseball at the right time by winning 11 of 12
games since a 12-2 loss to Pine Tree on March 5.
Carthage went 10-1 in district action with the
only loss being a 3-2 setback against Henderson.
The Lumberjacks know playing their best
will be a key to move on to the second round.
“We have to be more consistent as a team
and play mistake-free baseball,” Foley said.
The best-of-three series will start on Friday
night at 7 in Carthage. The series will then shift
back to Diboll on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game. A
third game, if necessary, would follow 30 minutes after the conclusion of the second game.
The winner of this series will face the Lorena/Groesbeck winner. That series starts on Friday
night at 7 in Lorena before moving to Groesbeck
on Saturday for a 1 p.m. game.
Lumberjacks go 10 with
Huntington, lose by 1 run
The Diboll Lumberjacks’ 2016 regular
season came to a tough close as they dropped
an 8-7 heartbreaker to the Huntington Red
Devils in 10 innings on Friday afternoon.
After the teams battled to a 5-5 tie through
nine innings, Huntington’s Brinden Stephens
delivered a three-run homer in the top of the
10th inning to seemingly put away the Lumberjacks.
However, Diboll didn’t go down without
a fight as it plated two runs in the bottom of the
inning before falling just short.
Kevin Hurley started the game and
pitched eight innings for the Lumberjacks, allowing five runs while striking out eight batters. At the plate he added a pair of hits and
three RBI.
Kyle Guevara took the loss for Diboll, allowing three runs while walking one and striking one in two innings of work.
Edgar Padilla also had a big game for
Diboll by reaching base four times and scor-
ing two runs to go along with an RBI. He also
started Diboll’s 10th-inning rally with a triple.
In the early going, it looked like Diboll,
which had been blanked by Huntington twice
earlier this season, would have another long
night.
The Red Devils raced out to a 4-0 lead
with the help of a Diboll error that allowed
two of those runs to score.
The Lumberjacks came back with two
runs in the bottom of the inning to pull closer
before eventually chipping away to force extra
innings.
The Lumberjacks will be back in action
for the Class 4A Region III Bi-District Playoffs against Carthage this week.
That series will start on Friday night at 7.
The series will resume on Saturday afternoon
at 1 p.m. at Diboll. A third game, if necessary,
would be played 30 minutes following the
conclusion of the second game.
.-- Josh Havard
Rusk sweeps Diboll out of softball postseason
JOSH HAVARD
[email protected]
The Rusk Lady Eagles
brought the Diboll Lady
Jacks’ softball season to an
abrupt end by rolling to a
Class 4A Region III Bi-District sweep last week.
Rusk opened the series
with a late-surging offense
in a 10-0 win in Diboll on
Thursday night before pouncing on the Lady Jacks for an
11-1 victory in Rusk on Friday.
In Friday night’s game,
the contest was never in doubt
after the Lady Eagles plated
10 runs in the first inning.
Rachel Miller paced that
offense with a pair of home
runs in the first inning. Kaitlin Tugwell also had a pair of
singles in the inning.
Diboll tried to get back
in the game in the following
inning as Aileen Robles led
off with an infield single then
came around to score after
three straight walks.
Ashlee Pantoja also added a hit for Diboll, which finished the season with a 14-20
Above, right,
a Karina Palomino gathers
up an elusive
grounder.
Right, Aileen Robles gets ready
to deliver one of
her final pitches
as a Diboll Lady
Jack during the
first game of the
bidistrict round
of the playoffs.
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record.
However, Diboll was
unable to avoid another runrule loss as Joy Bradley delivered a solo homer in the
fourth inning then blanked
Diboll in the top of the fifth
inning.
On Thursday night, Diboll dropped a 10-0 decision
in six innings.
The Lady Jacks were able
to hang with Rusk early with
Robles blanking the Lady
Eagles for three innings.
However, Rusk struck
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