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This transcript is an excerpt from the LongviewNOW podcast with Kelly Hall and Lori Ivey from Lori Ivey State Farm. To hear more stories about why people chose Longview as their home, listen anywhere you get your podcasts. LORI IVEY STATE FARM

So why did you choose to stay in Longview?

assistant manager of a little store there in the mall and it was a great

“I chose to stay in Longview for family. When we raised my family,

little community of fun people and eclectic people. And we had

we wanted to be close. Growing up, even though I was in East Texas my whole life, we still moved a lot and went to six or seven different school districts. So, once I had kids, I had already decided I wanted to kind of put down roots and stay for the long haul. And of course, it

our hangout spots that we, you know, hung out at on the weekend, and thank goodness now they've got a lot more. This is quite a long time ago, I would say. Back then, we loved to go dancing on the weekends. That was something that a lot of our friends did either

was the best decision ever. We love the community.”

in Longview or Tyler. The lake in the summer was a big deal around

When you think about your childhood, what is your favorite

soaking up the sun.”

childhood memory? "That's a good one. I think it's going to have to be Christmas, or as I call it, the '-ber' months like October, November, and December. Those are my absolute favorite, you cannot get better than the holidays in East Texas, especially with the trees. Also, my mom just had a way of making holiday super special, cool, and magical. Now that I am older and a mother myself, I realize it was probably just a

here. We would spend the whole day on boats just having fun and

If you were at LeTourneau today, What would your weekend activities look like based on the things that you see happening around town? “So today there's a lot more. My goodness. It depends on what you're interested in. For me, like I said, I was always the outdoors type and we've got lots of groups that are outdoor groups like

lot of hard work, but she made it a magical childhood."

I'm a part of the women's outdoor group for hiking. I've done a

Letourneau University plays such a big part in our community and

East Texas. Hiking, walking, and running. Right now I play a ton of

oftentimes I'll hear, ‘Well, what do those college kids do?’ I want

pickleball because you know that's taking the country by storm. I’m

to talk to you a little bit about when you were in college. What did

part of the pickleball cult. We have these beautiful new courts that

that after-class time look like? What did Lori do for fun?

have a ton of different people playing on from teens up through their

“Yes, I always worked. I mean from the time I was 15 years old,

70s, which I think is awesome. I love what's happening downtown.