Junior League of Lufkin Our View March 2012 by Suzy Childers

Saturday, March 24, 2012 Crown Colony Country Club 8:00 a.m. One Mile Kid’s Run 8:30 a.m. 5K Run Register the day of the race or online at www.active.com For more information, go to www.facebook.com/JLL5K

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General Meeting Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Museum of East Texas Social at 6:30 p.m. Meeting starts at 7:00 p.m.

Bulletin Board................................................................... 2 Leadership Lines............................................................... 3 February Meeting.............................................................. 4 Council Chat..................................................................... 5 Spring Market................................................................... 6 Sprint Into Spring Fun Run.............................................. 7 Helping Hands.................................................................. 8 MVP................................................................................. .9 Provisional Update.......................................................... 10 Members in the Spotlight .............................................. 12 Focus on the Community................................................ 13 Motivational Minute....................................................... 14 Words of Gratitude.......................................................... 15 Sustainer News............................................................... 16 Events & Birthday Calendar........................................... 17

The Board of Directors

Communications Council V. President Communications Mendi Brent Our View Editor Sharon Kruk Internal Public Relations/Website Elisabeth Grimes External Public Relations April Earley Photographer/Archivist Allison James

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President.......................................................... Jennifer Webster President-Elect....................................................... Marcy Weibe Secretary............................................................. Julianne Greak Treasurer........................................................... Michelle Haney VP Finance................................................................ Cindy Neal VP Communications..............................................Mendi Brent VP Membership........................................................Gina Green VP Community Projects........................................ Emily Parks Strategic Development Chair..............................Susan Belasco Parliamentarian..............................................Allyson Langston Sustainer Advisor.............................................Barbara Peterson Helping Hands Annual Chair...........................Michelle Briley

Vision Statement The Junior League of Lufkin welcomes all women who are committed to volunteerism. The League educates and challenges its members to be effective community leaders, advocates, and individuals. Trained volunteers and collaborators will address and respond to community needs with positive solutions. The League focus is to educate and empower individuals, primarily children, by providing the resources and tools that will address all aspects of their well being.

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Please contact All ison James (mustangallie@ro cketmail.com or 936.414.2249) for an y League events that need a Photog rapher.

Want to submit an article, suggest an ide a, or have something to add to the Bulletin Boa rd for the next issue of Our View? Please email Sharon Kruk (srkruk@yahoo.com) before the 15th of the month. We welcome your ideas, suggestions and feedback!

Contact Mendi Brent to sign up for the JLL Relay for Life team: Mendi.Brent@ipaper. com

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Thank You To Our February Meeting Sponsor:

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will be Our next Family Fun Night ookhollow Thursday, March 8 at Br ur help and Elem. We would love yo n-loving teenyour energetic, smart, fu ve a great agers as well. We will ha s at Brooktime loving on the familie 5:30 pm. hollow! Please join us at Thinking about honoring a high school grad uate this year? Here is a gift idea that speaks volumes to senio rs. It’s the WALL OF HONOR at Lufkin High School’s Project Celebration. Friends, family, grandparents and churches of LHS seniors can donate to the “Wa ll of Honor” in the name of their special graduate. Every senior will have a sign with their name on it displayed in the “Wall of Honor” room at the Project Celebration event. Beneath their names will be the names of the people who mad e contributions in their honor. Donations can be any size, and donors can hono r as many students as they wish with a single donation. Because we want EVE RY student to be recognized, you can also allow the committee to put your nam e as a contributor for seniors who have no contributors/names on their Wall of Honor. All proceeds from the “Wall of Honor” donations go toward funding the Project Celebration event. If you would like to contribute to the “Wall of Honor,” send your contribution to: Wall of Honor • P.O. Box 155337 • Lufkin, TX 75915-5337 Or contact Jule Fenley at 936-366-8000 or fenley@consolidated.net

Please contact Julianne Greak (jcgreak@yahoo.com) for a change of address, email address, or phone number.

Leadership Lines By Marcy Weibe, President-Elect

s I mentioned at the February meeting, Michelle Briley, Susan Belasco, Cindy Neal and I attended AJLI’s Winter Conference in Houston at the end of January. We kicked off the conference Thursday evening with an opening reception and tour of the Junior League of Houston. What an amazing facility! The things these women accomplish each year and the money they raise are aweinspiring. But so are we! We might be small compared to their numbers, but we are mighty. We were able to visit with women from other Leagues of all sizes, and that first evening our conversation was dominated with talks of Fun Runs and 5Ks – what works, what doesn’t, what have you learned. Friday and Saturday mirrored each other with early mornings, interesting sessions and intriguing keynote speakers. We attended sessions on governance, social and cultural inclusion, deliberating differently and servant leadership to name a few. Thank you so much for allowing us to represent you and our organization at the conference! Over lunch on Saturday, I had the opportunity to brag on you guys and what we do. Members of several Leagues from all over the country were taking notes about our backpack and school supply drive that has become the Back to School Bonanza and about our partnership with Prevent Blindness that has become Vision Screening. These women were so amazed, and I was so proud. AJLI is continuing its theme of Transformation that was

unveiled last spring. The theme is so apropos for the four of us who attended the conference…and for our League as a whole. The two-day conference (jam-packed days, I might add!) was transforming for us – we learned so much about AJLI, but more importantly, we learned so much about ourselves as women and as civic leaders within the League and in the community we serve. Our League is entering a new era – a year without the fundraiser that has been a signature of our organization for 36 years. We are transforming to meet the needs of our community. I applaud your courage to consider new ideas, to implement new projects and to support new fundraisers. I thank you for your dedication in continuing to transform the lives of women and children of our community. I am excited to be a part of this Transformation with each and every one of you!

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February Meeting

Volunteer of the Month

Lora Huerta

Our February Volunteer of the Month is an active member of the community and is very involved with her family and friends. Lora Huerta is someone who lives what she believes and she truly believes it is her role and responsibility to give back to this world, without wanting any credit or recognition. Aside from her job as a Sales Executive, she is also an active member of St. Patrick’s Church. She enjoys traveling with her husband… specifically to wineries, hanging out with family and friends and enjoys reading. Her son is the light of her world and her family is a great example of what a family should be. Her friends adore her and love that she is an inspiration to all. Her husband is so in love with her and with him by her side, they exude goodness, love and kindness and bless those they come into contact with. Because of your unselfish love for others, passion for what you believe in, and tireless work on our New Year’s Eve Ball, we congratulate you, Lora Huerta, Volunteer of the Month.

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Pat on the Back

Renée Robertson

Renée Robertson fulfilled her first placement, Vision Screening, but when asked to help out with our very first Fun Run, she agreed to do so without hesitation. She is in charge of course safety for the Fun Run and has worked hard over the last few months obtaining a permit from the city and getting volunteers set up on the course so that we will have a safe run. She is always willing to help out when needed. We appreciate you, Renée Robertson, and you deserve a Pat on the Back!

Thank you to everyone who brought

water bottle(s) for our Fun Run! We

will be accepting water bottles at our March meeting, as well.

Council Chat By Shawn Dunn, Placement Chair

lacement time is coming up and it’s time to decide what YOU will spend your time doing as a Junior League member next year! Since your time is so precious, I hope you will carefully read through the placement packets and choose the projects that best fit your qualities and schedule. Remember, if you have any questions about placement, please check out our website: www.juniorleagueoflufkin.org or call me at 676-9077. Please mark your calendars for these important dates: • March 6th at the JLL General Meeting: 2012-2013 Placement packets will be handed out before the meeting the meeting (6:30-7pm). If you are not at the meeting, please arrange for someone to pick up your packet for you! • April 2nd: Deadline to turn in 2012-2013 Place ment packets to Shawn Dunn. All members (even those on leave) must fill out ALL paperwork and include fines owed and 2012-2013 dues payment. Please drop off drop off packets at Jennifer Webster’s office (Alexander, Lankford & Hiers, 4000 S. Medford Drive, Lufkin) or at Shawn Dunn’s home (222 Eagle Creek Drive, Lufkin). If you fail to turnin your complete

packet by April 2nd, you will be placed last. If you turn in your complete packet on time, you will be entered into a League drawing for a $30 Orange Leaf Gift Card! • The May issue of Our View will feature a list of your placement for the 2012-2013 year! Let’s continue to have servant’s hearts as we reach out to make a difference in the lives of women and children in our community!

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Spring Market

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very time I see the words “Live. Laugh. Love,” it reminds me of how fabulous our market is going to be. Am I jumping the gun? I don’t believe so. The committee has been working on ways to increase attendance and to get the word out. As mentioned at last month’s meeting, we must get the community to come and support our fundraisers and not just League members. If you ordered shirts last month, then they will be passed out at the March meeting. Another design on a purple shirt has been made for those who want ‘less bling.’ An email will be sent out for anyone who would like to order one. I also heard from several members

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about their sub-committees, so shift sign ups will be at the next meeting too. Members, I encourage everyone to sell over their $50 requirement in tickets. Not just because you could win the Louis Vuitton handbag, but to support one of the League’s fundraisers. Remember that money raised goes back into the community by way of scholarships to area high school seniors, league projects such as Camp Get Fit and Vision Screening and other non-profit organizations like C.A.S.A. and The Pregnancy Help Center. So make plans to come shop, shop, and shop some more April 19-21st. God Bless!

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Spring Fun Run By Julianne Greak, Secretary and Fun Run Chair

ark your calendar for Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Crown Colony Country Club. The 1 Mile Kids Run (Children ages 5 – 12 years) will start at 8:00 a.m. and the 5K run will start at 8:30 a.m. Ages for the 5K race range in age from 10 years to 80 plus! Walkers are welcome! Medals will be awarded to the top three finishers in each age division. Best Buy will be donating IPod Nanos for the top male/ female finisher for the 5K race and $50.00 gift cards for the top boy/girl finisher in the 1 Mile Kids Run. This event will have some awesome door prizes! Special thanks to all of the fun run sponsors. Without your support this event would not be possible. We are excited to have Smoothie King making sample smoothies after the race and Cindy Hammond with Body In Sync available to give massages before and after the race! Lisa Crow Photography will be available to take your picture at the event! GNC will be donating bags and energy bars for packet pickup. Packet Pickup will be held on Friday, March 23rd at Crown Colony Country Club from 12 p.m. – 6 p.m. The first 50 participants to register will receive a free T-shirt. Registration for the 1 Mile Kids Run is $20.00 per participant. Registration for the 5K race is $25.00 per participant. Registration and packet pickup will be available at 7:00 a.m. the morning of the race. If you register the morning of the event, the cost will increase $5.00 per participant for each race. You can obtain a registration form by going to www.juniorleagueoflufkin. org, and printing the form from our website and mailing in your registration information and money or you can go to www.active.com and register online. Please go to www.facebook.com/JLL5K and “Like” the page. The name of our page is also called JLL Sprint into Spring 5K Fun Run. Let me know if you would like a fun run poster for a local business. Please bring bottled water to the March General Meeting if you were unable to do so last month. We appreciate your donation! Happy Training!

Julianne Greak March 2012 7

Helping Hands

2011-2012 Helping Hands Campaign Partners Corporate Partners Platinum Hands - $10,000 Brookshire Brothers Gold Hands - $5,000 Peltier Chevrolet Cadillac Silver Hands - $2,500 First Bank & Trust Performance Auto Sales Blue Hands - $1,500 A Compassionate Care Home Health Systems DP Solutions Johnson Pools & Spas Lufkin Industries Rebecca C. Brightwell Woodland Heights Medical Center Red Hands - $1,000 Bettye & Murphy George Foundation Henderson Foundation The Journey Green Hands - $500 Abeldt’s Pharmacy Bancorp South Haglund Law Firm, P.C. Regions TLL Temple Foundation Winston & Denman Timber Zeleskey Law Firm Yellow Hands - $250 Angelina Hardwood Sales Bartlett, Baggett & Shands Insurance Borgfeld & White, P.C. Chance Law Firm Cross Medical The Advanced Financial Group The Center for Sight Wes Combs CRNA, P.C. Whataburger 8 March 2012

Purple Hands - Advertisers Abeldt’s Pharmacy Alexander, Lankford & Heirs, Inc Beard’s Fine Jewelry Dr. Brian Humphreys El Chico Merle Norman Milagros Tea Room Morgan Insurance Agency Nacogdoches Pediatric Dentistry Popeye’s Roderick of Texas Floral Temple-Inland The Very Thing! Trent Ashby Vince Treadwell- Edward Jones Extra Hands Bancorp South Insurance Services, Inc. Body In Sync- Cindy Hammond Carla Morgan, CPA LLC Cascade Health Services Chad Morgan- State Farm Insurance Coastal Plains Trucking Community Title Company Dunn Construction Fit & Firm GNC Goff & Herrington PC Homer Mini Storage Klotz Associates, Inc. Larry Cain Lisa Crow Photography & Events Lufkin Boot Camp Co. Mercer Nissan Mazda Security & Guaranty Abstract Co. Smoothie King Southern Chrysler Dodge Jeep Southwest Securities Suzy Lou Stationery & Invitations The Children’s Clinic Urgent Doc

Sustainer Partners Thank you Sustainers for your monetary contribution to our Annual Campaign: Sustaining Hands - $1,000 Lisa Griffin Mary K. Grum Serving Hands - $251-$500 Dot Brookshire Rebecca Chance Daphene H. Clarke Lorelle Coleman Llewellyn Frazier Mary Martha Henderson Kathi Johnson Beth Jones Nancy Moore Supporting Hands - $250 & below Carol Bradley Anita Caraway Dianne Croom Jennifer Cumbie Jean Dillahunty Brigettee Henderson Theresa McKewen Hilda Mitchell Debra Moore Kelley Moore Susan Morgan Barbara Peterson Janice Ann Rowe Ann Shands Susie Shands Ellen Sorrell Thalia Tierney Jetta Westerholm

MVP

By Anita Boyd, MVP Chair

he MVP volunteers are still going strong. We had a group of volunteers go to the Angelina County Senior Citizenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center to sort items for soldiers. This is a program sponsored by the American Legion. The students got to sort items, bag them, and then pack the boxes that are sent to the soldiers. This is such a rewarding experience. The volunteers also learned a little about the American Legion and all of the hard work they do in order to make this project successful. The volunteers also had a visitor, who served our great country, stop by and tell a few stories about his time in the military and how important it was for them to receive boxes of supplies. Such a wonderful experience! In the month of February, the MVP volunteers assisted Diana Hineman with setting up the Lufkin Middle School Library Book Fair. They assisted on two separate days. The first day they set up the book fair and displayed all of the books, and the other evening they assisted with the LMS Family Night

Book Fair. These kids have been so generous with their time. Again, I am so proud of them and their dedication to this organization and to the community! Way to go MVP Friends!

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Provisional Update By Crystal Thomas, Provisional

know I said this previously, but, wow, we’ve learned so much about the League already this year! Our Done In a Day Project was completed in November when we chose Lufkin Community Partners and the Rainbow Room as our project. We donated money and purchased food items for Thanksgiving food baskets that went to needy families from Angelina County that are working with Child Protective Services. We then attended the November Lufkin Community Partners board meeting and helped assemble thirty Thanksgiving food baskets that were distributed to the families. It was such a blessing to participate in this and to know that we were helping children and families in Angelina County. On New Year’s Day we participated in the clean up collaboration from the New Year’s Eve In the City event. We were able to have a lot of group bonding and worked together to get that knocked out and completed quickly. It looked like everyone that attended had a fabulous time! Our Provisional Training Meeting with the Board is quickly approaching on Saturday, February 25th. We are looking forward to hearing from each council/board member and learning about their parts of the Junior League of Lufkin and what we have to look forward to in the future. We are already in high gear selling Spring Market tickets

and gearing up to help make Spring Market a successful event. Following the Spring Market, we are excited to begin work on the Second Annual Back to School Bonanza. What an amazing experience it was to be a part of that last year and we’re anticipating that this year’s event will be even better. And last, but certainly not least, we are very excited about preparing for the skit to honor the new sustainers! It should be exciting at the very least! The 2012 Provisional Class is committed to the success of the Junior League of Lufkin and look forward to many rewarding years to come!

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Members in the Spotlight

Can you guess the JLL member? By Elisabeth Grimes, Internal Public Relations

1. I am a Registered Nurse, mom and wife. My husband and I take our 2 kids running with us and we go to the zoo as a family every weekend. I am a graduate of SFA and I bet you didn’t know that I was on the water ski team!

Rebecca Davis

Amber Youngblood

2. I am an adult probation officer in Angelina County. I am married to the love of my life and we have an adorable little boy. We are avid hunters and love the outdoors. I am very outgoing and love working with kids. I bet you didn’t know that I wanted to be an attorney when I grew up! 3. I am a super active mom of 2. I have been a crisis worker for the Burke Center for the past several years. I am a graduate of SFA with a BS in Rehab. I love to have a good time and I bet you didn’t know that I can make a great monkey call! 4. I am wife, mom and currently the District Director for State Representative James White. I have a BS and MA in Criminology and Corrections from Sam Houston. I volunteer in my spare time as a CASA advocate, with the Boys & Girls Club and at my church. I bet you didn’t know that I wanted to be a lawyer growing up! 5. I am a local attorney, wife and mother to a precious new baby boy. I graduated from Texas A&M and obtained my JD from South Texas College of Law. I am a board member for Angelina Beautiful Clean in my spare time. I bet you didn’t know that you should never ask me to help with arts & crafts… it is just not my talent!

Misty Zeleskey

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6. I am an ICU Nurse originally from Florida. I am married to Tommy and have 2 adult children. My husband and I recently became Lolly and Pop to our beautiful new grandson. Our family loves to go boating and I bet you didn’t know that I get up at 3 a.m. to run!

Brooke Vann

7. I am a true animal lover. I teach in Corrigan but am looking for something closer to home. I have a Masters in Agriculture from SFA and love to fish. I bet you didn’t know that I have the quirky habit of color coding my closet! 8. I am a stay at home mom and am a ACSM Certified personal trainer. I love relaxing on the beach or hanging out at the ranch. Growing up I wanted to be a Vet or a Nurse. I bet you didn’t know that I majored in Community Health and had not one, but two minors in Biology and Nutrition!

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Lindsey Goforth

9. I am wife, mom and an occupational therapist who is part of a team that is in involved in testing students for autism spectrum disorders. Our family loves to boat, fish and go swimming. I bet you didn’t know that you should never ask me to plan a large event because it totally stresses me out! 10. I teach at both LMS (Language Arts) and Angelina College (Developmental Writing) in addition to being a wife and mom. I love getting together and just sitting down to a good home cooked meal. I bet you didn’t know that I am on a dance team at my church!

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Focus on the Community By Phyllis Grandgeorge, Executive Director

he Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas provides prevention, intervention and counseling services to children, adolescents and adults in Angelina County. Preventing the devastation of chemical dependency before it starts is key to the mission of our agency. The old addage “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” holds true today as we strive to prevent alcohol, tobacco, prescription and other drug abuse in our children and adolescent in order to not have to treat them for addiction later in life. The cost of prevention provided by ADAC on a daily basis equals an average cost of a glass of tea or soda. The cost of treatment services is significantly more when helping an addicted person find recovery. Education through prevention saves lives. Programs such as fire safety and seat belt safety are life saving services, and these prevention activities save lives. The same life saving prevention message must be shared with children, adolescents, and parents concerning drug abuse. Prevention of drug abuse must start at an early age and continue as children grow and face challenges on how to handle this issue as they mature. The Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council provides prevention education throughout Angelina County through education activities, including classroom presentations, activity sheets with a message and Leo the Lion Puppet Extravaganza Prevention Show and much more. These activities are designed to keep the prevention message that drugs are harmful at the forefront of young people’s mind and help them on healthy and productive

decision making. ADAC’s partnership with the Junior League of Lufkin through grant funding allows us to get the message in the hands of children in our community and to allow them to have fun while they are learning. The Leo the Lion Activity sheet with colors has allowed children to learn a prevention message while participating in activities. Drug abuse prevention material is purchased to send specific messages to children and adolescents through funding from Junior League. The Junior League of Lufkin gives ADAC a helping hand in prevention to provide the critical “ounce of prevention” that is life saving to our children and makes our community a great place to grow.

Phyllis Grandgeorge

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Motivational Minute

It’s the small things... By Michelle Haney

other Teresa said, “Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” I love this quote because it both challenges and comforts me all at once. It challenges me to take the small things in my life seriously. For most of us, the opportunity to make a giant, heroic impact on society will rarely, if ever, present itself. However, each day we are granted the ability to improve the lives of those around us. We know that small gestures often have big results. A kind word delivered at the right moment can turn one’s day around. When we find ways to combine our small gestures, we can have a tremendous impact on our community at large. The Junior League’s Back to School Bonanza is an excellent example of small gestures coming together for a larger cause. There are hair stylists, nurses, dentists, vision screeners, and church and league volunteers. These are some of the more visible volunteers, but what about the volunteers who set up the tables, who prepare food for the

other volunteers, the workers who set up the dividers, the housekeeping? They may not come in direct contact with a child, but their actions are no less helpful in pulling this event together, and in the end, helping to supply children with much needed back to school supplies and services. You never know what influence even your smallest actions can have. In writing this, I am reminded of Luke 16:10 which says, “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.” Now, please don’t get me wrong, I have not always been faithful or trustworthy with the small things. I have grumped my way through more days than I care to admit to. My hope is that each day will bring with it new opportunities to try again. I am blessed to be surrounded by strong, kind women who I have witnessed being faithful in many small and large things throughout our community. May God bless you all and those that you serve.

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The Junior League Prayer We pray that we will never be so blind That our small world is all we ever see, Or so supremely satisfied, That what we are is all we ever want to be. Give us the joy of feeling someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s need, Make us gracious followers; Make gracious those who lead. And more than all, We pray that through the years we will remember that there are always new frontiers.

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Answers to Can You Guess the JLL Member.

J. Shanelle Stewart

6. D. Paula Scherry

B. Amber Youngblood

C. Misty Zeleskey

3. E. Tracy Jerke

8. F. Brooke Vann

4. I. Shawn Dunn

9. H. Lindsey Goforth

5. A. Rebecca Davis

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Sustainer News By Lisa Haglund

adies, put a big circle around April 18 on your calendar for the Spring Sustainer Event. You will be getting more information on the event later, but please Save The Date on your calendar. Barbara Hill and An Sweeny welcome the arrival of Ella Caroline Hill, born to Jennifer and Chris Hill of Colleyville on January 18. Charlotte and Price are her sister and brother. Julie Castleberry is enjoying her newest grandchild. Peter John Hennessey V. is 4 months old. His parents are Claire and Peter Hennessey of San Antonio. John’s sister, Julianne, is 3 1/2 years old. Cooper, Julie and the rest of the family will be celebrating with their son, Trey, as he receives his Aggie ring on March 30th. A huge welcome to Kelli Wayland who is back in Lufkin and at work after spending 6 months recuperating. By the time you are reading this, she will have spent a great weekend with all of the grandchildren here in Lufkin to celebrate her recovery and all of the family events that she missed while ill. If you are a Lumberjack basketball fan, you may have seen Susan Simpson’s grandsons helping the players on the court. Jackson and Pierce Parks are the sons of Susan’s daughter, Emily. As Ball Boys for the SFA Basketball team, they are the helpers for the pre-game warm up and whatever else needs to be done. These two boys have had a basketball in their hands since they were born!

Carol Moore is tutoring in the English as a Second Language Program at The Mosaic Center. She is inspired by the dedication of the women from other countries, who are working hard to learn the English language, in addition to job and family responsibilities. Erica Callaham recruited Carol. If you are interested in helping out, please call Carol or Erica. Joie Henderson vacationed in Cabo San Lucas in January and has a trip planned with friends to Croatia, Italy and Slovenia in March. Joie’s daughter, Honey, is expecting her second son, Harrison House Rothermel, on March 14. Sissy (Virginia) Henderson is building a house on South Chestnut. Holly just returned from Africa. Jetta Westerholm and Len Medford have been welcomed into the Anthony Smith Chapter of the National Daughters of the American Revolution. The DAR is a women’s organization comprised of descendents of individuals who aided in achieving American independence. Many thanks to all who shared stories this month and please keep the news coming! I know that you are all starting to smile as the world begins to turn green and full of blooms again. Speaking of green, Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Please share your news: haglund@consolidated.net or 936-6341950. Please notice the new email address.

Lisa Haglund

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Events & Birthday Calendar

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Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Samie Montes

19 26

Lindsey Goforth Natalie Thornton

27 Board Meeting

Sunday Dianne Croom Sustainer and Volunteer of the Year Nominations Due

Tuesday

3 Kathi Johnson

Debbie Lloyd

17 Jane Wagnon

Cindy Grove

Nancy Winston

Wednesday

Mary Martha Henderson Len Medford

Michelle Deaton

Friday

Saturday

l Thursday

Amber Wagnon

Susan Belasco

Sally Cain Sharon Kruk General Meeting

Pat Taylor Nickie Ashby Rhonda Cates Jessica Alverson

Emily Grimes

14 Bridget Grubb Barbara Peterson Kae Richert

Ginger Bates Judy George

Robin Flournoy

28 Mary Russell

Monday

LaJune Bradley

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Elisabeth Grimes

Carolina Armstrong

Woodie Lou Hicks Family Fun Night at Brookhollow Elementary

Becca Weeks

Cherri Teutsch

April Brewer

Caron Cook

8 Tracy Jerke

General Meeting

3 Jo Ann Nerren Jetta Westerholm

Change of Status Due

Saturday

Susie Shands 19 Julianne Greak

Shannon Davis Elizabeth Simpson

Emily May Spring Market Preview Party

21 Elizabeth Hearne Spring Market 10 am-5 pm

Spring Market 10 am-8 pm

Gina Green

30Jan Anderson-Paxson Clarice Pasierb

Tracy Nichols Board Meeting (Current and Incoming)

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