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By GRACE JUAREZ The Lufkin Daily News The Lufkin State Supported Living Center has at least three confirmed positive cases of COVID-19, coronavirus and more suspected cases waiting for test results.

However, state-provided information is not lining up with information provided by health care professionals, employees and families of residents. By May 6, the center had three confirmed positive cases of the virus in employees and residents, accord-

ing to Sharon Shaw, executive director of the Angelina County & Cities Health District. She also said additional tests are being administered but would not give a number. The Lufkin State Supported Living Center (SSLC) administration deferred comment to the Texas Health

and Human Services Commission (HHSC) when asked for additional details. Christine Mann, chief press officer for the commission, only confirmed one case and would not confirm any information on the number of residents being tested.

“(The Lufkin State Supported Living Center) are following public health advice, and they’re doing a great job of monitoring their employees and their residents, and we’ve been working with them since SEE CENTER, PAGE 6A

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Pilgrim’s to remain open despite death, multitude of cases By JESS HUFF The Lufkin Daily News

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The Lufkin Pilgrim’s Pride plant will remain open and operational even though 50 of the 107 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Angelina County work for the company. The county’s one COVID-19 death also was a Pilgrim’s Pride employee. “We will not operate a facility if we do not believe it is safe, and we are doing all we can to prevent this virus from entering our facility,” Nikki Richardson, a corporate communications officer for JBS USA and Pilgrim’s, said. “The health and safety of our team members providing food for us all during this unprecedented time remains our highest priority.” SEE PILGRIM’S, PAGE 4A

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Angelina County has seven new cases By JESS HUFF The Lufkin Daily News Angelina County has confirmed seven new positive cases of COVID-19, bringing the total cases to 107, according to the Angelina County & Cities Health District. The health district said it has conducted 779 tests so far. There have been 19 recovered, one dead and one hospitalized. In the total partnership, the health district is reporting 167 positive cases, out of 1,155 tests

completed. There are 35 positive cases in Polk County, which has conducted 209 tests. They’ve had 11 recover. There are 21 positive tests in San Augustine, which has had 64 tests. They’ve had seven recover, two hospitalized and one die. In the “other counties,” there are four positive cases out of 103 tests. Nacogdoches had 198 positive cases as of Friday. Jess Huff’s email address is jess.huff@lufkindailynews.com.

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DEATH NOTICES Bobbye Trantham Burroughs Memorial services for Bobbye Trantham Burroughs, 88, of Iola, formerly of Wells, will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Carroway Funeral Home. Mrs. Burroughs was born May 26, 1931, in Jacksonville and died May 6, 2020, in Iola.

Lyman Lyndell Eppley Services for Lyman Lyndell Eppley, 67, of Lufkin are pending with Carroway Funeral Home. Mr. Eppley died May 8, 2020, in Lufkin.

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Our beloved B.A. Bentsen passed away at dawn, Tuesday the 5th of May 2020, and was reunited with her husband, Lloyd M. Bentsen, Jr. Beryl Ann Longino was born the only child of Ann Newton Longino and Burrell Andrew Longino in Lufkin, Texas on the 4th of February 1922. Orphaned at twelve, she was raised by her Aunt Margaret Longino. She graduated from Lufkin High School at 16 and attended the University of Texas By JESS HUFF Avenue around 11  p.m. The Lufkin Daily News Thursday. at Austin where she was a member of Pi Beta Phi ——— Sorority. The first career for the hazel-eyed beauty A pot belly pig wandered A woman in the 200 block from East Texas was at Harry Conover Modeling Agency in New onto a woman’s property of Larkspur Circle said York City. In 1943, while living at the Barbizon Hotel for Women, in the 12000 block of state someone she knew possibly Lloyd Bentsen came courting. After six dates they were married in Highway 103 east. When the stole cash from inside her Columbus, Mississippi. She recalled, “Once she found Lloyd, she woman called back, she told home. was home.” Angelina County Sheriff’s ——— B.A. lived with Lloyd’s family in McAllen until he returned from Office deputies the pig was Someone reported crimithe service. For the next 35 years B.A. joined Lloyd on a new career nal mischief involving a silgone. path of their seemingly non-stop campaigns and public service inver Chevrolet Impala sedan ——— cluding her husband’s run for county judge, four elections to the US Deputies responded to in the 1700 block of West the 1300 block of Fenley Frank Avenue at 5 a.m. FriHouse of Representatives, four elections to the United States Senate Flat Road regarding the dis- day. and Presidential and Vice-presidential candidacies. She campaigned charge of a firearm. They ——— energetically for Lloyd’s causes, for they were her causes, too. Her found several shell casings A woman in the 200 block political acumen was underscored by her service as the National upon arrival, but deputies of Creekwood Drive said a Democratic Committee Woman from Texas at the fractious 1968 were unable to find the ve- couple of puppies followed Democratic National Convention in Chicago. hicle associated with it. her home and she can’t keep B.A. was intelligent, hard-working, cheerful with a heavy dose of ——— them. She was advised to charm and grace. Even her husband jokingly referred to her initials, Deputies responded to take them to the shelter. B.A. as an abbreviation for Lloyd’s BEST ASSET. And, indeed she the 7900 block of FM 2021 be——— was. cause of a disturbance that A woman in the 2000 turned physical. Charmain block of Harley Golden Road B.A. raised three children, Lloyd M. III, Lan Chase and Tina Ann, Marie Sharpe, 42, of Pollok, said her grandson was bitten while shuttling back and forth 28 times in 30 years from Texas to was arrested after some re- by a neighbor’s dog. While Washington, D.C. Her focus was consistent: faith, family and comsistance for assault/family deputies located the dog, munity. She taught Sunday School for 12 years and served as a violence and having prohib- they did not make contact founding member of both River Oaks Baptist Church School and the ited items in a correctional with the owner. First Presbyterian Church School. facility. ——— Returning to Houston in 1994 she quickly reengaged in her com——— Someone in the 400 block munity, serving on the boards of the Houston Symphony, the HousDeputies responded to of FM 1819 reported being ton Museum of Fine Arts, and the YWCA. Her business acumen was the 3100 block of Allentown harassed by someone they reflected in her service on the boards of Criterion Capital of Houston, Loop, where a disturbance know on social media. Transamerica Funds of San Francisco, and their successor, John had turned physical. How——— ever, the victim did not wish A man on state Highway Hancock Mutual Funds of Boston to pursue charges and the 7 said he was threatened by Losing Lloyd to a stroke in 2006 and shrugging off a severe stroke parties were separated for a coworker. He requested of her own in 2009, B.A. Bentsen opened The Senator Lloyd and the night. documentation only at this B.A. Bentsen Stroke Research Center at UT’s Institute for Molecular ——— point. Medicine in 2009. A man on Blackburn ——— Her grit and determination were perhaps best reflected in what Switch Road and state HighThe Angelina County was almost a tragedy. After miraculously walking away unscathed way 103 west told deputies he Sheriff’s Office arrested from a nighttime private plane crash, B.A. proceeded to earn her pisaw a pickup truck parked James Russell Sandel, 49, of lot’s license and solo’d. on the shoulder and two men Lufkin, on a warrant for paIn Africa she was probably the only woman to shoot a lion bepulling tin metal sheets into role violation. ——— the ditch. The men were gone tween the eyes, left handed with her ever present purse hanging off The Diboll Police Debefore the deputy arrived her elbow. Reflecting her sense of humor, if she thought Lloyd was and the deputy attempted to partment arrested Sherril paying too much attention to a female constituent, she would catch make contact with property Lee Rooks, age unavailable, his eye from across the room tap her finger on her forehead right of Jacksonville, on a charge owners. between her eyes. With a laugh, he got it. of possession of a controlled ——— While their great marriage lasted over sixty-three years, their fifA man told deputies that substance. tieth anniversary was especially memorable in that it was hosted by ——— someone used his identity on President and Mrs. Bill Clinton at the Blair House upon Lloyd’s retireThe Hudson Police purchases and now collecment as Secretary of the Treasury in 1993. tors are contacting him for Department arrested ReB.A. traveled the world with her husband, family and friends. Her late payments and reposses- nee Elizabeth Steffen, age grandchildren delighted in hearing her stories as she was always sion. unavailable, of Lufkin, on ——— charges of indecent expoplanning a next adventure. When talking about a trip, she would perk A woman in the 900 block sure and terroristic threat. up and say, “Let’s do that!” She was a regular fan at her grandchil——— of South John Redditt Drive dren’s events, and on Tuesdays you could find her tutoring a young The Zavalla Police Dereported a fraudulent charge girl in math at the Nehemiah Center. of $20 on a debit card some partment arrested Ricky She was blessed in so many ways. Just 10 days ago B.A. was, in time between Wednesday Lynn Bryan, 48, of Lufkin, her 99th year, reading the Wall Street Journal and New York Times morning and Thursday eve- on two warrants for assault/ without glasses, ready to discuss politics, admire a beautiful sunset ning. family violence causing over a glass of wine, and Facetime with her grandchildren. ——— bodily injury. B.A. is survived by her son, Lloyd III and wife Gayle, son Lan and Someone stole a tailgate ——— wife Adele and daughter Tina, grandchildren Lloyd IV, Ryan, Skyler from a gray Chevrolet Sierra The Angelina County truck on Thursday after- Jail housed 192 inmates as and husband Jimmy Stewart, Kendall DuMond Bentsen and husband noon from the 100 block of of 5 p.m. Friday. Jesse DuMond, Kate Bentsen, Lori Johnson and husband Dr. Evan Augusta Drive. ——— Johnson, Richard Bentsen, and great grandchildren Lloyd Bentsen We listen to local police and fire ——— V, Sydney, James and Sam Stewart, Ben and Andrew Johnson and departments’ scanner traffic, but A man broke an $80 door sister-in-law Betty Bentsen Winn. She was preceded in death by her sometimes miss crimes, wrecks, knob to a storage room at an husband Lloyd Jr., granddaughter Courtney Bentsen, brother and fires or other incidents, especially if apartment complex in the sister-in laws Donald and Nell Bentsen, Kenneth and Mary Bentsen, they happen overnight. If you know 200 block of Percy Simond and Daniel Winn. of something we’re not covering yet, Avenue around 8:45  p.m. Her last words were “I want to go home”. And on Tuesday, she left please let Managing Editor Jeff Pownall Thursday. for home, faithful to the end. know by emailing him at jeff.pownall@ ——— The family expresses its appreciation to Hilda Afanan, Milton LoA woman reported hav- lufkindailynews.com, or submit a news tip online by visiting ing $700 stolen from her in pez, and Nora Diaz for their unflagging devotion, and to Dr. Carmel lufkindailynews.com/tips. the 900 block of West Frank Dyer and her staff at UTHealth’s Consortium on Aging. Jim Birchfield, senior pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Houston, will preside over a private family graveside service with a memorial service to be held later in the year. In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be directed toward the Nehemiah Center, 5015 Fannin, Houston, TX 77004; the UTHealth Consortium on Aging, 7000 Fannin, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77030; or to the charity of one’s choice. Please visit Mrs. Bentsen’s tribute page at GeoHLewis.com where ON THE RECORD memories and words of comfort and condolence may be shared ment, LLC Assignee of electronically with her family. Additionally, for those desiring, one Marriages Santander Consumer USA Marriage licenses filed may opt to receive updated service information by clicking on “ReInc. vs. Lorene Dixon in the Angelina County ceive Notifications” on her tribute page.

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Phase 2 reopens salons; businesses rejoice By JESS HUFF and GRACE JUAREZ The Lufkin Daily News Phase 2 of Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen the state began Friday by allowing various beauty services to resume servicing customers. Shops across Lufkin opened their doors for the first time in weeks to masses of excited customers. By noon on Friday, Palm Beach Tan had a line of customers, salon director Erin Culpeper said. “There hasn’t been a time today that I have stopped moving,” she said. “I actually came in two hours early today to make sure the store was ready.” She had to make the store ready by placing stickers indicating a six-foot space and do another cleaning of the store. She also double-checked each tanning bed to make sure every inch had been cleaned. “We did have to hide our toilet paper because some people think it’s OK to steal that from us,” she said. “We actually had eight rolls go missing in one day.” On top of all of that, each employee at the salon had to take a class and pass a test with 100% to ensure they knew all the safety precautions needed to keep COVID-19 at bay. They also have implemented a policy for not allowing more than three customers and two employees in the lobby at one time, Culpeper said. “We can actually text them from our computers to let them know it’s time to come in,” she said. “Or if they don’t feel comfortable sitting in the lobby, we can just text them from the computer.” Across town, Bella Salon & Boutique was bustling with activity, which was a nice change of pace for owner Brenda Weaver. “You’ve taken our livelihood away from us,” she said. “When someone takes your livelihood away for 30 days and this is the only source of income, it makes it hard for everybody.” She wanted to know if closing her salon down truly helped anybody, whether it really did flatten the curve. “Or did it flatten the economy?” she asked. She believes that being open has helped not only the mental health of her stylists, but of the customers. Many come to the salon to relax and get away from regular life for a few hours, the stylists often act as their therapists, and being stuck at home without a break from their husbands and children has made many antsy, she said. “My entire month of May is booked,” Weaver said. She said the stylists were matching customer’s comfort levels, and masks were available for use by both the stylist and customer if the customer forgot theirs. The salon is already kept extremely sanitary, but they’re doing what they can to ensure people’s safety. “Do what you feel that makes you feel safe,” she said. “And don’t be afraid to ask questions. A lot of guidelines we were given didn’t make sense … so be responsible for yourself and don’t be afraid to ask questions.” The Academy of Hair Design also saw a steady stream of customers ready to clean up their hairstyles. Instructors Kim Retherford and Jason Peoples said they and

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Brenda Weaver wants to know if closing her salon down truly helped anybody, whether it really did flatten the curve.

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Brenda Weaver says her salon is already kept extremely sanitary, but they’re doing what they can to ensure people’s safety.

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By noon on Friday, Palm Beach Tan had a line of customers, salon director Erin Culpeper said. “There hasn’t been a time today that I have stopped moving.” their students were ready to get back to work after being delayed for so long. “We had to go to doing everything online, which is very hard when you’re a hands-on trade,” Retherford said. “Some of our students would have already been finished.” On top of that, the school and its instructors were heavily impacted financially from the virus. Retherford said she

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and Peoples have been trying to get through to WorkForce Solutions to go on unemployment for six weeks with no luck. If not for the small business loans, they would not have been able to return to work Friday. “We weren’t for sure until (Thursday) that we were going to get to open because we are a school,” Retherford said. “Initially they told us no, and

then we got the email from TDLR yesterday that said we could open, so then we’re in a mad rush to get everything finished and ready.” The school has also taken precautions during the pandemic by spacing student workspaces out and allowing them to wear masks and gloves. However, a lot of sanitation policies were already in place before the pandemic hit,

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Bobby’s Cut N Up barber styling shop on South Medford Drive. Retherford said. “That’s why we were so aggravated when the governor let the movie theaters go back to work,” Retherford said. “We have to take a sanitation class before we can renew our license every two years,” Peoples said. Retherford said the beauty

industry made an outcry to the governor about his policies, and he allowed salons to return to normal operations two weeks earlier than planned. Jess Huff’s email address is jess.huff@lufkindailynews.com. Grace Juarez’s email address is grace.juarez@lufkindailynews.com.

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2 Lufkin nurses travel to heart of COVID-19 pandemic By GRACE JUAREZ The Lufkin Daily News

wo graduates of the Angelina College nursing program have struck out to New Jersey to serve at the heart of the COVID-19, coronavirus pandemic. Heather Lopez and Jasmine Grimaldo started working at a hospital in Wanaque, New Jersey, which has four units with three units COVID-19 positive, in early April. They took care of up to 36 patients at a time, specializing in COVID symptoms — monitoring, treating, and providing respiratory assessments and palliative care. “Our job is to monitor patients’ baseline for changes, give IV and antibiotics by mouth that are being used in conjunction with other meds to treat the virus,” Lopez said. “We hang IV fluids, as many patients are very lethargic and are not eating or drinking. “Palliative care has been a big part of our job here. We are keeping our patients comfortable as possible as they enter the end stages of life.” The reality of the situation struck when eight patients died on their first night on the job. Death didn’t discriminate between the symptomatic and asymptomatic, Lopez said. The asymptomatic could regress in a matter of hours. “We saw how quickly and how off the radar these symptoms and this virus has affected the health of the elderly and anyone, really,” Lopez said. “It makes you want to be more aware that even if you seem healthy or you seem like you are fine in any general way, that you don’t know if you’re going to be OK in three days.” “It was a shock for us because we read in the news, we see it on TV, but it doesn’t

“Before we went to New Jersey, we were blind. We didn’t take it seriously until we saw the hospital in New Jersey lose four or five nurses from the virus. The reason we take it more seriously now, the reason these people in New Jersey or New York take it more seriously now, is because we’ve seen it firsthand. That is what we want to say: don’t let it be that you have to see it firsthand before you take it seriously.” HEATHER LOPEZ

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really impact you until you have experienced it or you’ve seen someone close to you experience it,” Lopez said. “We hadn’t had that until we worked in New Jersey.” After New Jersey, they applied for different contracts and ended up moving to a hospital in Sun Valley, California. They are currently helping this hospital prepare to accept patients with the virus and build their COVID-19 unit. “Even though New York and New Jersey show bigger numbers, we saw an opportunity to work at a hospital with different kinds of patients with different specialties,” Grimaldo said. “We thought it would be a good experience.”

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Former Angelina College Nursing students Heather Lopez, left, and Jasmine Grimaldo have “They’re going through joined the COVID-19 fight by lending their much-needed skills to a facility in New Jersey. a transition, and they don’t relate to each other in those to the debit machine will,” Lohave enough staff to help help people,” Lopez said. “As a nurse with no person- moments we experienced,” pez said. them through that transition,” Lopez said. “We’ve al obligations (husband, small Grimaldo said. “Before we went to New Jeractually been asked a lot by children), I couldn’t think of The moral of the story sey, we were blind. We didn’t local Lufkin people or by a better way to put my nurs- Grimaldo and Lopez want take it seriously until we saw other health care workers ing license to use,” Grimaldo to tell is to stay vigilant and the hospital in New Jersey here who have found out we said. “It is a once-in-a-lifetime don’t wait until it’s too late to lose four or five nurses from worked a month on a COVID opportunity, as well as a great understand the impact of the the virus. learning experience to be able COVID-19 pandemic. “The reason we take it unit in New Jersey.” The two met while working to help during this COVID-19 “We just want everyone to more seriously now, the reatogether in a local hospital. pandemic.” know that we can all seem son these people in New JerBecoming partner nurses healthy and think that I’m a sey or New York take it more They became friends and decided to travel together when ended up being a big help for young human being that has seriously now, is because COVID-19 numbers started to Lopez and Grimaldo. They never had health issues, but we’ve seen it firsthand. That ramp up and the need for med- said being able to talk after that doesn’t mean you will is what we want to say: Don’t ical professionals in high risk winding down from a tough maintain that healthiness let it be that you have to see areas became apparent. shift has been a big help. or your grandparents or the it firsthand before you take it “We don’t know the people “We talk about the differ- older woman in the grocery seriously.” Grace Juarez’s email address is there, but we did want to do ent experiences we had just store who comes behind you grace.juarez@lufkindailynews.com. what we took an oath to do — hours before that, and we can and touches the same keypad

Pilgrim’s Continued from Page 1A On Friday morning, an unidentified 64-year-old woman was found cold and not breathing on the floor of her Lufkin home. She began experiencing symptoms on April 25, her family told Lufkin police officers. She was tested on May 4 and was notified that she was positive two days ago. She was treating the virus with overthe-counter medication. Someone she knew stopped by to check in on her after she’d failed to answer phone calls. They broke into her home through a window when she failed to answer the door. Because police knew her address contained a positive case, first responders were able to respond using hazard protocols. Detectives, officers and paramedics outfitted in HAZMAT gear investigated the unattended death. They didn’t find her death to be suspicious, according to a press release from the Lufkin Police Department. “This woman’s passing reminds us of the serious consequences of COVID-19,” Gerald Williamson, Lufkin’s director of public safety, said. “While our economy has been ordered open by the state, the responsibility to do everything we can to minimize the spread of this disease remains on us. “Please stay vigilant with personal hygiene and social distancing, wear a mask in public and take extra precautions if you are at high risk. Please keep her family, friends and co-workers in your thoughts and prayers.” Richardson, on behalf of Pilgrim’s, expressed sadness at the loss of the company’s

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Vehicles pass the Pilgrim’s Pride processing plant at 1800 W.Frank Ave. The positive cases of COVID-19 at the plant have grown to 50 and one employee has died. “longtime and faithful team member” and offered support to the family during this time. “We share their anguish,” she said. “Our sympathies go out to everyone who has been impacted by this common enemy we all face.” Health district administrator Sharon Shaw echoed Williamson’s sentiment and offered her condolences to the woman’s family and friends. City manager Keith Wright said the city is always concerned about someone’s death, but especially one related to COVID-19. However, he said the problem Pilgrim’s is facing is not abnormal — a lot of meatpacking plants across the country are facing the same struggles. “We’re not the only ones

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experiencing it; it’s the same thing at Tyson in Center,” he said. “Pilgrim’s has made some adjustments and the health district is working with them to minimize that. Since the outbreak, they’ve been dealing with improvements.” Several employees believe Pilgrim’s measures were too little, too late. “It could’ve been prevented if they cracked down earlier,” an email from Jane Doe read. The Lufkin Daily News granted Doe and Donna Moe anonymity due to fears of repercussions for speaking out against the company. Employees still walked

through turnstiles, without masks or dividers, for about two weeks after the first positive cases began popping up in Angelina County, Doe said. “They don’t even take temperatures correctly,” she said. “They’re telling us that our compensation for working during this is the boxes of chicken and T-shirts they’re giving us. None of us are asking for that. People on unemployment are making more money than us right now and now (Pilgrim’s is) talking about cutting our hours.” Doe watched as coworkers were threatened with losing their jobs if they left

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because they were out of the points needed to take time off. They’ve stopped approving employee’s requests for leave, even though employees are guaranteed five personal days, she said. Moe said they’ve also refused to allow people to take a leave of absence to attempt to avoid the virus. Moe is currently waiting on results for her COVID-19 test, she said. “They say to tell your supervisor if you feel sick or have any of the symptoms, but when you do, the supervisor keeps you from going to the nurse,” Moe said. “They don’t have us change our PPEs or anything. They are even working us for more hours. They in return threaten you with insubordination if you refuse to go into the shipping and labeling department.” Doe said several of her friends who have kids have quit because they didn’t want to bring the virus home to their families. But as more quit, even more are sent to shipping and labeling, the department both employees called the coronavirus epicenter at the plant. “Everyone is exhausted and they’re working us to the bone because evidently chicken is more important than our health,” she said. Tyson and Sandersons Farms have shut down plants for weeks, Doe said. But while the virus is spreading at Pilgrim’s, the business won’t shut down for even 48 hours to deep clean, she said.

“Instead, other plants have been sending us their chicken to pack because they’re either shut down or missing too many employees,” she said. “Meanwhile, we’re barely making it on our own with the small amount of employees we do have.” On top of this, the city is unable to shut the plant down because of the Defense Production Act President Donald Trump enacted, which classifies meat processing as critical infrastructure. “Even with just the governor’s order, the cities are out,” Wright said. “What (Gov. Greg Abbott) said (in his most recent order) is that his order supersedes anything in any city. We can’t come in and do an order contrary to the state government, let alone what was issued by the president.” Trump’s decision was made to prevent a shortage of chicken, pork and beef on supermarket shelves, according to an Associated Press story. The shortages have already begun, as dozens of plants across the U.S. shut down amid concerns of spreading the virus through employees, the New York Times reported on May 5. “I don’t know if (Pilgrim’s shutting down) would have a great impact on the community,” Wright said. “But they’re a private corporation, it’s up to them to make those decisions. It wouldn’t hurt to do that. But that’s up to them.” Jess Huff’s email address is jess.huff@lufkindailynews.com.

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VALS AND SALS

Armstrong, Ashby top of the class at Lufkin By GRACE JUAREZ The Lufkin Daily News

morning every night, and I drank a lot of energy drinks and coffee. But I was really ufkin High School motivated by my family, my named Logan Armchurch, my friends. They strong valedictorian always encouraged me.” and Garin Ashby salutatoThat paired with a Type A rian in a statement Friday personality and a faith in God afternoon. she could rely on when life Logan is headed to Texas got to be too tiring kept Logan A&M University to obtain a motivated to push through the bachelor’s degree in biology past four years, she said. LOGAN ARMSTRONG to become a physician assisBut it does take a lot of pertant. She said her grandmoth- the University of Texas at sonal sacrifice, she said. Some er’s death from breast cancer Austin to study computer and nights she would have to say sparked her interest in the no to hanging out with friends electrical engineering. He subject, and her neighbors’ or going to events so she could said he’s always had a knack careers as physician assisstay in and study or practice for computers and has been GARIN ASHBY tants and offer of shadowing fascinated with figuring out for cheer. experience helped her decide how they work. He hopes to “You just have to push what career path to pursue. “That’s what I loved about yourself and know that you specialize in hardware to be “I’ve always liked a chalmy family, my teachers and want to work hard now so on the frontlines of the new lenge,” Logan said. “Even my friends for instilling that you can have a successful changes. though I wasn’t in the STEM in me.” future. It starts now,” she He said his parents, program, I wanted to keep up particularly, have always enLogan participated in said. “I know it sounds hard, couraged him to do his best with the other students so I varsity tennis all four years but there’s no time to take a and keep up the pace so he took all these extra classes. I of high school, school cheer break. As soon as you get to can do great things. He said for two years, Extreme Cheer high school, you just have to like to push myself, and I’m he also surrounded himself very competitive. since she was 9 years old, stay focused and think about “I’m a girl and a cheerlead- with amazing friends who National Honor Society, Stuthe future, not about what you er,” she continued. “We’ve dent Council, Fellowship of loved to encourage and see want to do now.” always been stereotyped as Christian Athletes and a job growth. Garin participated in dumb and ditsy. Honestly, I “With my friends, it wasn’t at Hijinks Trampoline Park in FFA, 4-H, Student Council, just wanted to prove some Hudson. so much a competition as National Honor Society, the people wrong that girls and “I did not sleep a lot, which barbecue team, Chick-fil-A it was encouraging everycheerleaders could be strong body to do your best, both is probably not the healthiest Leadership Academy and in school, outside of school and smart.” thing,” Logan said. “I would more. He said he loved to be and anything,” Garin said. Garin will be attending stay up until 2 or 3 in the involved in pretty much ev-

erything during high school. “I really like to keep a sense of balance in things,” Garin said. “Beginning freshman year, I kept a little planner with me, and every year after that I would buy a new planner. I would always keep it in my backpack, and people would laugh at me, but it worked.” Strategizing how to attack each week and make sure he was able to perform his best in school and out was great, he said. “Give it your all, but also, step back and have fun,” Garin said. “High school, for me, was about learning things, preparing for college, making friendships and having a lot of fun. I really enjoyed being able to go out and perform academically and still being able to socialize with others.” The COVID-19, coronavirus, pandemic hit the seniors pretty hard. Logan said she missed out on her last tennis season and attending the world competition for cheer. However, she recognized the positive impacts of the time of social isolation, too — getting a lot more sleep, spending much more time with family, having a lighter workload and

adopting new hobbies like baking and habits like working out. Garin said he felt the impact of the virus, but he was still able to stay in his school routine because his teachers were really “on the ball,” and he would complete work for each class in the order he would normally have it every day. “I was still able to get a feeling of somewhat school, and I still strived to do my best academically, and I still tried to stay social,” he said. “It was obviously weird and a little scary, but it was a clear transition for me.” Logan thanked her mom for the many late nights of support, encouragement and comfort through the years. Garin thanked his mom and dad, brother and all his friends and teachers who instilled many life lessons in him. “Lufkin is so giving, and it’s an amazing community that really cares about us youth. That has really impacted me and encouraged me to strive for salutatorian and have academic success,” Garin said. Grace Juarez’s email address is grace.juarez@lufkindailynews.com.

Sluga, Newsum earn Zavalla val and sal honors By GRACE JUAREZ The Lufkin Daily News

ers and parents motivating him and the thought of achieving this recognition to keep him on track. ZAVALLA — The 2019-20 “I went to tutorials, and I Zavalla High School valedictowould have conferences with rian and salutatorian are Bryson teachers to get my stuff done,” Sluga and Kayden Newsum. Bryson said. Bryson has signed to play Kayden participated in Nabasketball with Hesston College tional Honor Society, basketball, cross country, track, volunteer in Kansas and plans to major in work and A Honor Roll. She said sports management to follow in she enjoys cooking and reading. his father’s footsteps of becoming a coach. He said many of his Sophomore year is when the coaches in his life have inspired impact of grades hit, Kayden him, and he adapted to the life of said. Neither of her parents atcoaching watching his father. He tended college, and she wanted to also said it seems cool to be able make it. “I didn’t want my mom to to coach your own kids. be worried about me,” Kayden Kayden plans on attending said. “I wanted to get my stuff Angelina College to obtain her together.” Resident Nursing certification She dropped out of sports and then to Stephen F. Austin during her senior year so she State University to get a bachelor’s of science in nursing and could focus on academics and pediatrics. scholarship hunting. At first it “I’ve always loved kids,” she was sad, but in the long run it said. “I have younger siblings, really helped her get everything and Mom always used to tell me, finished, she said. ‘I’m their mother, not you.’ … I “It is possible,” Kayden said. figured since I love kids so much, “People always think they can’t working with kids would be do it and it’s too hard, but if you something I’d love.” just really dedicate your time Bryson participated in Naand sit down and talk with your tional Honor Society, played bas- counselor, it really is possible, ketball, coached Little Dribblers financial struggles and all.” and enjoyed spending time with Kayden thanked her parents friends and family throughout and her teachers, particularly high school. He said it took teach- Mrs. Havard and Mr. Byrd, for

“saving” her in pre-calculus this year. Bryson thanked parents, teachers and friends for sticking by him and helping him become who he is today. “It’s a lot of hard work and a lot of time,” Bryson said. “But you get to go to the college you want and get to do the job you want.” The two said that the virus has impacted their senior year in a big way. “It took out half of it — we don’t get to have our graduation, Project Celebration,” he said. Kayden said she hasn’t had a mental breakdown yet, but she can feel it coming. When they told the seniors about how graduation would be a drive-by style with a parade, she said she teared up because she realized she wouldn’t get to really see her friends graduate. “It’s a lot,” she said. “Prom got canceled, and my dress was $400.” However, the community has rallied around its seniors, and Kayden said efforts like the upcoming county prom hosted by Marco’s Pizza really mean a lot to all of those impacted by the virus.

The 201920 Zavalla High School salutatorian and valedictorian are Kayden Newsum and Bryson Sluga. Kayden plans on attending Angelina College while Bryson has signed to play basketball with Hesston College in Kansas.

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Grace Juarez’s email address is grace.juarez@lufkindailynews.com.

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Nacogdoches teenager charged in felony jet ski crash By TIM MONZINGO The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel NACOGDOCHES — A 19-year-old Nacogdoches resident is facing a felony charge for hitting a 10-year-old boy with a jet ski. Michael James Dean Ries, 19, of Nacogdoches, is charged with a third-degree felony for the crash. He was arrested outside his home Thursday evening and booked into

the county jail, where he was still incarcerated without bail set as of noon Friday. Nacogdoches County game warden Randy Stovall said the last update he’d gotten about the victim, who’s name was not being released as of Friday, was that the boy was in stable condition at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth. Ries is accused of leaving the scene of an accident, though Stovall said the language of the actual charge as

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“They really helped us out,” he said. Around 7 p.m. Wednesday, emergency responders were dispatched to the scenic overlook off FM 225 for the RIES crash. The jet ski Ries was supposedly riding was found abandoned on the west side of the lake, according to

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CORONAVIRUS

Source of local spread in Nacogdoches County largely unknown By NICOLE BRADFORD The Nacogdoches Daily Sentinel NACOGDOCHES — Roughly 20% of Nacogdoches County’s 198 COVID-19 cases are connected with a long-term care facility, according to information received from the state. Another 14 % of cases were contracted from previously diagnosed patients in the same household. The source of exposure for the majority of Nacogdoches County’s cases is unknown, according to information posted by the Nacogdoches County

Emergency Management Office. The county’s total number of confirmed cases rose to 202 as four more cases were announced Friday night. Not far behind in total cases is Shelby County, which had confirmed 149, according to the Department of State Health Services. Angelina County’s cases grew to 107 Friday. Since an estimated 48 people have recovered from the virus, Nacogdoches County’s active cases total 143. Of those, nine are hospitalized, one of whom is being treated in ICU. It was unclear if the hospitalization

numbers included a woman who was released from in-patient rehab for COVID patients Friday morning. Among 14 local cases announced Wednesday, nine were from longterm care facilities and three were from households with previously reported cases. Patients included a man and a woman in their 20s, two women in their 30s, two women in their 40s, two women and a man in their 50s, a woman in her 60s, a man in his 70s, two women in their 80s and a woman in her 90s. State Rep. Travis Clardy on Fri-

day afternoon held a live questionand-answer session on social media, reassuring East Texans and urging continued precautions and social distancing as the state’s economy reopens. “Once we come down the curve, and I believe that we are, then as we have a breakout or flare of more COVID cases — and we’re going to have that — we can isolate and quarantine and do what we should have done had we gotten better information on the front end from the originators of this particular virus,” he said. “Had

we had better information known what was coming maybe we could have contained this and done a better job tracking.” A local call center has fielded approximately 2,613 calls and administered 999 tests for the virus. The center is continuing to take calls between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Monday through Friday at 936-468-4787. A dashboard with local case numbers is available at tinyurl.com/NACCOVID19. Nicole Bradford’s email address is nicole.bradford@dailysentinel.com.

Center Continued from Page 1A the beginning of COVID-19,” Shaw said. Mann said nothing is more important than the health and safety of residents, staff and the local community. The center began travel-screening staff on March 5, asking whether they had recently visited a country identified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as high risk or whether they had contact with someone who had, Mann said. On March 13, visitation restrictions to centers were implemented, and all employees began to be screened for fever and respiratory illness. Mann said the HHSC was made aware of one resident at the Lufkin center who tested positive on April 18. One resident’s guardian, who requested to remain anonymous to protect her relative from retaliation, received word via letter that a resident tested positive for the virus on April 18. The letter stated all staff were wearing masks at all times and using additional personal protective equipment (PPE) like gloves, gowns and face shields. “At that time, the center’s COVID-19 response plan, developed based upon CDC and DSHC guidance, was implemented,” she said. “All staff were issued commercial surgical/procedure masks. Staff working at a home designated for people with COVID-19 were issued additional PPE, including N95 masks, eye protection, gowns and gloves.” The woman said she normally visits her relative frequently, even spending weekends together out of the facility. However, she hasn’t been able to do that since visitation was suspended, and she worries about what’s going on — has her relative been exposed, are they being tested, how many cases are on campus? The letter also stated: “We can provide you with this information because a guardian consented to us notifying you of the presence of COVID-19 on campus. Privacy laws prevent us from providing you detailed information in most cases, but we will make sure you have all the information we can give you. We won’t be able to notify you about every single case going forward.” The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit media organization headquartered in Austin, released a story on April 22 reporting that the state of Texas is not releasing information about coronavirus clusters at state-run homes for Texans with disabilities. “Residents’ families, restricted from visiting in an

effort to stop the spread, are pleading for information. Even they aren’t being told how severe the outbreaks are where their loved ones live,” according to the Texas Tribune story. If the guardian of the resident who tested positive on April 18 had opted not to release information, would anyone even know about the outbreak, the woman asked. “That just about scared the life out of me; I was like, oh, Lord, here we go,” she said. “The lady that called me told me they wouldn’t be calling me back to update about any cases unless it was your client personally. … I want to know that (my relative) is OK, if anybody in (their) dorm is one of the ones broken out with the virus or was it an employee that’s been removed from the job, how are they quarantining anybody out there that does have it?” Surely they would have let them know, she said. Surely. None of Texas’ 13 state supported living centers that house about 3,000 Texans and employ 13,000 staff members provided case counts to The Texas Tribune. The story said the local health department in Denton County stood out as the lone agency providing daily updates about the cluster of cases at the Denton home. The Lufkin SSLC opted to move residents who tested positive to a home that served only them, and they will remain in that home until they recover fully from any illness, Mann said. “Even if asymptomatic, they will remain in the isolation home until they have two negative test results, taken at least 24 hours apart,” she said. “Infection control procedures include sanitizing areas with disinfectants in accordance with CDC guidelines. Additionally, Lufkin SSLC uses UV lights, purchased using community donations, as part of its infection control procedures. Any residents who had contact with a person who tests positive for COVID-19 are also tested.” The action to quarantine suspected positives is typical in infection-control situations, Shaw said. If someone was close to a positive or in contact with a positive, you remove that person from general circulation. However, an employee who wishes to remain anonymous to protect their position from retaliation said proper PPE was not issued for all employees or several employees who were tasked with moving the possessions of suspected positive cases. “The people working on the home where they knew they

had COVID were issued PPE, but general staff was not even issued a mask until (April 27),” the employee said. “There was a full week of no protection whatsoever. … The maintenance guys moving stuff in and out didn’t have PPE. They were just vulnerable. They even called a maintenance guy in to work on the home this past weekend (May 2-3), and he had no PPE whatsoever.” The employees who were assisting that move should be wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE) during the process. In fact, they should be wearing proper PPE all day, regardless of if they come in contact with a positive, Shaw said. “We’re closely monitoring it; they’re doing a great job,” Shaw said. “They have had to move a few residents around so they can get them into a more of a quarantined area so they can keep a good eye on them and they don’t run the risk of infecting anybody else if they were symptomatic.” The CDC has outlined guidance regarding contact with potential positives. In a chart at bit.ly/3cek1No, the CDC says that if a health care professional with no PPE has prolonged close contact with a patient with COVID-19 (beginning 48 hours before symptom onset) who was not wearing a cloth face covering or facemask, that health care professional is in a high-exposure category to the virus, and the CDC recommends that the health care professional be excluded from work for 14 days after last exposure. However, an email sent to center employees by Scott Schalchlin, associate commissioner of state supported living centers for the Health and Specialty Care System, reads: “The SSLC guidelines, based on recommendations from the CDC and in consultation with the Texas DSHS, require an employee who has had primary or secondary exposure to COVID-19 but has no symptoms (no cough, shortness of breath or sore throat) to: ■■ Immediately notify your supervisor so any potential developing symptoms can be tracked and monitored. ■■ Practice required precautions at all times. ■■ If you have had primary exposure contact while the person is symptomatic or if you had exposure up to 72 hours before the person became symptomatic or tested positive for COVID-19, wear a mask for 14 days after exposure. ■■ Monitor your temperature before you come to work and self-monitor for any symptoms (even if mild) such as fever and respiratory symptoms (coughing, sore throat,

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The Lufkin State Supported Living Center, located on U.S. Highway 69 north, has at least three confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 coronavirus. shortness of breath). ■■ Ensure you have no fever or symptoms before leaving home and reporting for work. ■■ Report to work if you don’t have fever or respiratory symptoms.” The email stated employees who have had primary or secondary exposure to COVID-19 who have no symptoms were still expected to report to work because “CDC and DSHS guidance doesn’t require self-isolation after potential exposure to COVID-19 if you don’t have symptoms.” “Guidance from a local health department or a health care provider to self-quarantine based on a potential exposure to COVID-19 isn’t consistent with CDC and DSHS recommendations unless the health care provider indicates that an employee has COVID-19 or is particularly vulnerable to COVID-19. As essential care workers, it is vital that staff report to work as scheduled unless symptoms appear,” Schalchlin’s email

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stated. On April 29, the center began allowing staff who had no contact with residents to return to wearing homemade masks to “preserve our PPE resources,” Mann said. “At all times, staff in areas with residents must wear commercial masks,” Mann said. “All usage of PPE is consistent with CDC guidelines and Department of State Health Services guidelines.” Residents who had potential exposure are separated from residents who have not while the school waits for the test results, Mann said. “In accordance with the CDC guidelines for health care workers, staff with direct or potential contact are still allowed to come to work as long as they are not symptomatic and wear a commercial mask for at least 14 days following the exposure,” she said. “At Lufkin SSLC, nearly all staff are wearing commercial masks already, with the exception of staff who have no

contact with residents. Should one of those staff have potential exposure, they are required to wear a commercial mask for 14 days regardless of whether or not they are in resident areas.” The employee said that no guidelines had been set out until March 17 or March 18, when a travel ban was implemented by the state, restricting governmental agencies from traveling between counties. However, the next day, the Lufkin SSLC had a “campus full of inspectors from Austin” who were there for a yearly inspection. The inspectors were sent back to Austin by noon when Schalchlin found out they were there, but they had been allowed on campus for a half a day, the employee said. Additionally, the employee said that while masks have now been provided, employees are not required to wear them. Grace Juarez’s email address is grace.juarez@lufkindailynews.com.

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The 2019-20 Lufkin ISD Leadership Academy graduates include Jessica Barnett, Kirby Bryce, Vincent Cartwright, Odessa (Dessie) Cullum, Roy Dalton, Angela Duncan, Angela Gandy, Allison Guse, Destiny Handy, Joy Johns, Emily Little, Nikki Neal, Lisa Page, Michael Smith, Deanna Waites, Amber Walker, Wendy Williamson and Jennifer Winters. This is the fourth year for a cohort of Lufkin ISD employees to come together for the sole purpose of honing leadership skills. The academy develops leadership capacity in participants to enable

them to progress as leaders on their campuses and in the district. The group is headed up by Kurt Stephens, deputy superintendent, and Barbara Lazarine, assistant superintendent of education services and accountability. The selection process for this cohort included an application, essays and a recommendation from the employees’ principal. All of the participants either have a master’s degree or are working to attain one soon.

EDUCATION NEWS Felipe Hernandez of Lufkin, a graduate saxophone student at Stephen F. Austin State University, received two of the scholarships awarded annually to SFA music students. Hernandez received the Gary Wurtz Jazz Scholarship and also was named as the Darrell Holt Outstanding member of the Swingin’ Axes for the year. ——— Leadership Tomorrow Class of 2020-2021 applications are due Friday. Brochures and applications can be downloaded at LufkinTexas. org. The next generation of East Texas leaders can now apply for the chance to be a part of the Leadership Tomorrow Class of 2020-21 during their junior year of high school. “We are building them up to be great leaders here in Angelina County. Not only for their peers, but for their futures,” said Ashley Berry, director of leadership programs. “We are teaching them to be leaders of the future.”

Leadership Tomorrow, hosted by the Chamber, was designed for high school, private school, charter school and home school juniors in Angelina County for the seven-month program. Students have the benefit of learning about Angelina County firsthand, exploring possible career opportunities that exist in this area, and giving back to the community through volunteer service and projects. The class year will begin with a reception in October to welcome students and to thank their sponsors. During the following seven months, students will attend a total of five sessions that focus on social services, health care, education, quality of life, local economy, financial services and government in Angelina County. During this time, the students also will work on three community volunteer projects and close out the year with graduation in April 2021. “Our hope would be for the leaders that we are developing to have a desire to come back and lead Angelina

County,” Berry said. For more information, contact Berry at ABerry@LufkinTexas.org or 634-6644. ——— Applications for The Coalition’s Drug-Free All-Star program are now available. Drug-Free All-Stars serve as drug, alcohol- and tobacco-free role models to the community and promote healthy living for Angelina County residents. All high school juniors that are passionate about being drug-, alcohol- and tobacco-free are eligible for the program. The application can be accessed on The Coalition’s website at angelinacoalition.org/youth. The deadline for applications is May 31. For more information, visit The Coalition’s website or social media channels @thecoalition936, or contact Abby Baker at abaker@angelinacoalition.org. ——— The Stanley Center for Speech and Language Disorders at Stephen F. Austin State University will provide

speech and/or language teletherapy beginning June 1 for current clients of all ages and anyone receiving services through the school system or other clinics closed due to COVID-19. It also will offer a limited number of online evaluations for potential clients. SFA graduate students will provide the clients’ teletherapy with “100% supervision from a licensed speech-language pathologist,” said Deena Petersen, clinic director. “We hope to open the clinic this summer to provide face-to-face services, but for now all services will be delivered via teletherapy,” she said. The clinic’s annual summer literacy camp will be offered during SFA’s Summer 1 session through teletherapy. This camp focuses on literacy instruction through small groups and is available to children who will be entering kindergarten this fall or who are in first or second grade and struggling with reading. The clinic also is offering speech therapy to those with Parkinson’s disease at no charge via teletherapy.

For more information about these teletherapy services and limited online evaluations, call 468-7109. ——— LeTourneau University Summer Camps that were scheduled for June 2020 have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Refunds of all the registration fees will be completed during May, being credited back to the credit cards used to register for camps. Patience is requested during this time as it may take a while to process these refunds. “We want to say thank you to all the parents and grandparents for trusting LeTourneau with your kids,” said Kaylee Salser, administrator of summer camps. “We care for their safety and want to make sure we are able to provide a safe environment for every child to attend camps. We look forward to celebrating BIG with your amazing kids in 2021 Summer Camps.” For questions, call (903) 233-3093 or send an email to KayleeSalser@letu. edu.

BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS Want to show off your charming newborn (less than 12 months old) in Charm East magazine? Email your baby’s name, birth date, parents’ and grandparents’ names, and a high resolution photo to charmingbabies@ lufkindailynews.com. By doing so, you are granting The Lufkin Daily News ownership and the rights to license and republish the photograph in any of the company’s publications. Photos will be published on a first-come, first-served basis. Charm East magazine is available the last Friday of every month. Questions about charming babies? Call 632-6631. LaSasha Brooks and Justin Dodd of Lufkin announce the birth of their daughter, Harmony Ann Dodd, born on March 21 at Woodland Heights Medical Center, weighing 3 lbs., 9 oz. Sisters are Natasha Cummings, Raynei Dodd, Megan Dodd and Ke’Anna Dodd. Brothers are Sa’Darrius Dodd, Jalik Dodd and Dramarray Dodd. Grandparents are Sandra Ingram, Carlo Byars and Ellis Ray Dodd. ——— Jacob Alan Wilkie and Staci Dianne Wilkie of Huntington announce the birth of their son, Callum Dianne Wilkie, born on March 14 at Woodland Heights Medical Center, weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz. Sister is Ariyah Dianne Wilkie. Brothers are Strider Hugh Wilkie and Linkin Alan Wilkie. Grandparents are Sandra Gail McEwin, Lawrence Hugh McEwin, Patricia Dianne Wilkie and Lorenz Alber Wilkie.

Great-grandparents are Harold Lloyd Roby, James David McEwin, Mary Elizabeth LeNorman, Lorenz Alber Wilkie, Elizabeth Wilkie, Herbert Douglas Sanders and Grace Earlene Sanders. ——— Tiarra Kaylin Gibson and Kamire Jerard Cauley of Lufkin announce the birth of their daughter, Karter Rae Cauley, born on March 19 at Woodland Heights Medical Center, weighing 6 lbs., 2 oz. Grandparents are Brianne Gibson, Leonard Gibson, Karen Parker and Kevin Cauley. Great-grandparents are Gloria Cook and Jerry Cook. ——— Brittany Rae Hudson and Christopher Michael Vaun of Corrigan announce the birth of their son, Camden Joseph Vaun, born on March 19 at Woodland Heights Medical Center, weighing 6 lbs., 13 oz. Sisters are Briley Karg, Trystan Anderson and Addison Vaun. Brother is Tayden Anderson. Grandparents are Cynthia Jackson, Earl Hudson, Brenda Vaun and Donnie Vaun. Great-grandparents are Carrel Reed, Charles Reed, Jimmy Price, Debbie Hendley, Edith Wright, Dorothy Vaun and Clyde Vaun. ——— Fabian Terrazas and Jadi Mandujano of Lufkin announce the birth of their daughter, Alyana Jazel Terrazas, born on March 26 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 7 lbs., 12 oz. Sisters are Alexa and Angelina.

Brother is Andrew. Grandparents are Victor and Leticia Mandujano and Porfirio and Silvia Gallaga. ——— Samuel Bewley and Elizabeth Pierce of Lufkin announce the birth of their daughter, Harper Ann Bewley, born on March 23 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 6 lbs., 15 oz. Grandparents are Kevin and Martha Pierce and Duane and Cristie Bewley. Great-grandparents are Mary Pierce and Guillermina Sanchez. ——— Tito and JoHannah Reyes of Livingston announce the birth of their daughter, Lelianna A. Reyes, born on April 1 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 7 lbs., 1 oz. Sister is Kylee Ann Hart. Brother is Samuel F. Reyes. Grandparents are Tonya Johnson, Chubby Johnson and Teodora A. Merino. Great-grandparents are Eugene and Jonnie Arnold. ——— Marty and Katie Hopson of Burkeville announce the birth of their daughter, Juliana Paige Hopson, born on March 30 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 6 lbs., 2 oz. Sister is Paisley and Raelynn. Brother is Preston. Grandparents are Prentiss and Donnice Hopson and Kimberly Melton. Great-grandparents are William Earl and JoAnn Kay and Katie Brown. ——— Juan Orozco and Selena Briones of

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Pollok announce the birth of their son, Miguel Angel Orozco, born on March 31 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 6 lbs., 8 oz. Brothers are Damian Orozco and Giovanni Orozco. Grandparents are Juana Orozco, Benito Orozco and Gesenia Perez. ——— Ryan and Crystal Allred of Lufkin announce the birth of their son, Raylon Bruce Allred, born on April 8 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 8 lbs., 1 oz. Grandparents are Monte and Georgia Fiore, Bruce and Linda Allred and Sandra and Sandra and the late Mark Mott. Great-grandparents are George and Ruth Stephenson and Joyce and the late B.P. Mott. ——— Brandon and Amber Cortines of Burke announce the birth of their daughter, Kate Elizabeth Cortines, born on April 8 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 8 lbs., 7 oz. Sister is Raily Faith Cortines. Grandparents are Charles and Loretta Cortines and Damon and Lynn Waldron. Great-grandparent is Linda Waldron. ——— Dylan and Taylor Herman of Wells

announce the birth of their daughter, Brynlie Rae Herman, born on April 7 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 6 lbs., 11 oz. Sister is Braylee Kay Herman. Grandparents are Kevin and Sandi Herman and Todd and Cindy Totin. ——— Thomas and Rebecca Acord of Groves announce the birth of their son, Charles Dakota Acord, born on April 5 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 6 lbs., 1 oz. Sister is Amelia Rose Kodama Acord. Brothers are Zachariah James Acord and Grayson Wayne Acord. Grandparents are Tim and Jennifer Acord, Don Ochs and Angela Acord and Kristi Collins. Great-grandparents are Pat Purcell and Antonia.

——— Misty and Shannon Baxter of Hudson announce the birth of their daughter, Akira Michelle-Rose Baxter, born on April 3 at CHI St. Luke’s Health Memorial Lufkin, weighing 7 lbs., 3 oz. Grandparents are Dusty and Jerome Baxter and Misty Adams. Great-grandparents are Donna and Barry Soshy and Rhonda Passmore. ——— Ana K. Montoya Huerta and Ismael Villanneal of Jasper announce the birth of their daughter, Camila Villanneal, born on March 2 at Woodland Heights Medical Center, weighing 7 lbs., 7 oz. Sister is Alexa Lazo. Brother is Tyler Montoya. Grandparents are Dora and Ismael Villanneal and Maria Huerta.

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Hudson catcher, AC signee Penn proves runners run at their own peril

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Hudson’s Ben Penn looks toward his duguout during a recent game at Lufkin’s Morris Frank Park. By JOSH HAVARD The Lufkin Daily News

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Hudson’s Ben Penn prepares to throw the ball back to the catcher during a recent game at Lufkin’s Morris Frank Park.

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Hudson catcher Ben Penn spent the better part of two years showing it wasn’t a good idea to test his cannon of an arm. When he was finally able to take the field a few weeks into his senior season, he didn’t mind giving his competition a little reminder. In the top of the first inning of his season debut, a New Caney Porter runner took off from first base, giving an early test to the Hornets’ backstop. Penn delivered a bullet of a throw that easily caught the

runner stealing. Then with the Hornets clinging to a two-run lead in the seventh inning, the Spartans once again tried to push the envelope. Penn delivered the knockout punch when his throw easily beat the runner, ending the game and giving the Hornets their first win at the Pete Runnels tournament. “That felt great,” Penn said. “I hadn’t done throw downs all year in a game, so to be able to do that let me know I’m back. I’d played with and against the last kid I threw out in summer ball before so he was I thought SEE PENN, PAGE 2B

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with the coronavirus,” Potter said. “I was able to have a faceto-face interview. Then after I With youthful enthusiasm accepted the job, I was able to and a team-first approach, talk face-to-face with all of my Terry Potter is full old kids. It worked out of excitement as he really well for me.” prepares to take over Potter said while as the head baseball many coaches see and basketball coach small schools as more of the Apple Springs of a stepping stone, Eagles. that’s not the case for Potter will be enterhim. His coaching ing his first season as experience has been a head coach at the with smaller schools, POTTER varsity level and is where he thinks he fits anxious to get started in best. once athletics return to the “I want to be a 1A coach,” campus. Potter said. “I like the multi“I’m fired up,” Potter said. sport athlete and the unique “It’s an opportunity to build environment that comes along a program. It’s not just for with it. Talking to Coach something that looks good (Cody) Moree (Apple Springs on a resume. It’s all about the superintendent and head kids and that’s the way it has football coach), he shared his to be to have a successful pro- vision for the school and he gram.” drew right into what I’m all Potter, who recently turned about.” 26, comes to Apple Springs Potter said he thinks the from the Dew school district. opportunity is the right one He was able to go through for him in which he can build interviews before they were upon the current culture closed due to the recent CO- while adding some of his own VID-19 outbreak, something enthusiasm. that helped the transition be“The good thing is we don’t tween schools. have to change the culture beIn addition to being the Ap- cause it’s not bad,” Potter said. ple Springs coach, he’ll also be “I just want to bring a new a physical education teacher. energy and a new spark to “We actually went through be a positive influence on the the entire process the week SEE POTTER, PAGE 2B before everything got stopped

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Zavalla’s Bryson Sluga, seated, signs a letter of intent to play basketball for Hesston College starting next season.

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level. From the classroom to the basketball court, his list of accomplishments is a lengthy ZAVALLA — Zavalla’s one. Bryson Sluga has seemingly The Eagles’ senior will get done it all at the high school to start a new list next year

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lets me know I’ve got at least a few more.” Hesston is a two-year after signing a letter of intent school in Kansas. He said goto play basketball for Hesston ing to a relatively small campus was important for him in College earlier this week. “Getting to this day feels re- continuing both his education ally good,” Sluga said. “I’ve SEE SLUGA, PAGE 2B played for 14 years and this

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Texans/Chiefs to open season By BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer The Kansas City Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL’s annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course. The Texans won a regularseason game at Arrowhead Stadium in 2019, then blew a 24-0 lead in the divisional round of the playoffs. Another highlight of the opening weekend will have Tom Brady’s regular-season debut with Tampa Bay against Drew Brees at New Orleans on Sept. 13 — the first matchup of 40-plus quarterbacks in NFL history. The opening of SoFi Stadium in the Los Angeles area that Sunday night has the Rams hosting the Cowboys. Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas will debut on the Monday night, Sept. 21, with the Raiders facing Brees and the Saints. All of the 32 teams released their schedules early Thursday evening, with the full 2020 list scheduled to be revealed by the league a bit later. The Chiefs, who won their first Super Bowl in a halfcentury last February, need baseball’s Royals to move their game for Sept. 10, which

now is part of a doubleheader two days earlier. The teams’ stadiums share parking lots. The NFL schedule, not to mention offseason activities and the preseason, has to be considered tentative given the current prohibition on large gatherings. But Commissioner Roger Goodell has said the league is planning for a normal season, albeit while making contingency plans. “The league and the clubs have been in contact with the relevant local, state and federal government authorities and will continue to do so,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. The traditional Monday night doubleheader on opening weekend will have Pittsburgh at the New York Giants, which has a rookie head coach in Joe Judge, and Tennessee at Denver. “The number one positive is we’re getting ready to play football, so that’s the biggest thing,” Judge said. “Once you get the schedule, it starts moving a little bit faster in your mind in terms of preparing for what’s in front of you.” Top overall draft pick Joe Burrow and the Bengals start off against the sixth overall selection in April’s draft, Justin Herbert and the Chargers at Cincinnati.

Sluga Continued from Page 1B and basketball career. “I’ve been in small schools since I was in fourth or fifth grade,” Sluga said. “I learn better in small classes with more one-on-one attention.” Whether it is in the classroom or on the basketball court, Sluga has had no problem standing out. He is the 2020 Zavalla High School valedictorian and as a senior, he was also a member of the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Academic All-State team and a member of the first team of the Texas High School Coaches Association Academic AllState team. On the basketball court this past season, he was on the watch list for the McDonald’s All-American Game along with being a first-team all-district selection. Sluga was the MVP of the Apple Springs tournament earlier this season. “Zavalla has always supported me through everything,” Sluga said. “I wouldn’t have this opportunity if not for my teammates. They let me be who I am, which helped me improve as a player.” Sluga will head to Hesston as one of the most prolific shooters in the state. This past season, he connected on 135 3-pointers, which was the top total of any player in the state in Class

2A, while averaging 23 points per game. In his three-year career at the varsity level, Sluga connected on 370 3-pointers. “He’s worked so hard to get to this point,” Zavalla head coach and Bryson’s dad, Patrick Sluga, said. “He’s pretty much grown up in the gym. He’ll be shooting before school starts and after practice ends. He’s definitely earned it.” Patrick admitted his son’s move to another state would be a tough one for his family, but one that features plenty of benefits. “It will be difficult just knowing he’s not around,” Patrick said, “but their games are online, so we’ll be able to watch them. It’s going to be a good experience for him.” While Bryson is excited about the opportunity, he is still patiently waiting for when he’ll get to make the move to Kansas. “That’s all up to the virus at this point,” Bryson said. “Hopefully it will be at the normal time school starts, but I’ll just wait until I hear something.” Regardless of when that is, Bryson will be ready. “From high school to summer league to travel basketball, I’m always playing,” he said. “I’m just excited I’ll have this opportunity.” Josh Havard’s email address is josh.havard@lufkindailynews.com.

Potter Continued from Page 1B program.” Potter was able to visit the Apple Springs campus this past week, although he said his focus has been between his new start as well as finishing out the school year at Dew. He said he was moving to the area in the first week of June. “I’ve let them go ahead and

finish out the school year, while I’ve done the same thing,” Potter said. “I’ll tell you I’m ready to get to work.” Potter said he doesn’t promise overnight success, although he is willing to put in the work necessary to lead the program in the right direction. “I know there are challenges and we’re going to be

young,” Potter said. “That’s what’s so exciting about the program.” Potter started his career as a volunteer assistant at Joshua before spending the last two years at Dew. He said there were many plans to what he hopes to accomplish at Apple Springs. “We’re going to win, but it’s

going to take time and a lot of work,” Potters said. “But what we’re really in this for is to build relationships with the kids and mentor them into becoming young men. Our job is to get them ready for college. That’s the whole reason we’re here.”

Kyle was there when we were doing catching drills,” Penn said. “I was around him a lot, and I learned so much just from watching him. And Coach Fitz has always been there for me. ‘He’s pushed me to be the best catcher I can be. I’ve had a lot of people help me along the way, from Chris McClendon at Bases Loaded to Coach Kimble to Coach (Tanner) Hines. Those are all guys that aren’t only great coaches, but they know what it takes to compete at the collegiate level. I can’t say how much they’ve all helped me.” With his improvement behind the plate, he’s noticed some of the work is taken care of even before he steps behind the plate. When district arrives, opponents usually have the scouting report on not testing Penn, who said he would prefer the challenge.

“I’ve noticed I don’t get tested nearly as much as I did when I was a sophomore,” Penn said. “When I was a junior, a lot less people ran on me. They tried in the few games I got to play this year, probably because of my injury. But my mentality is I’m going to give 100% all the time. If somebody runs on me, I’m going to do my best throw them out. I like the challenge.” Even though his senior season was cut short, Penn’s baseball career is far from over. Prior to the start of the season, he signed a letter of intent to play for Jeff Livin and the Angelina College Roadrunners. He is expecting to get the opportunity to compete for playing time quickly in his freshman year. He is also looking forward to working with Angelina assistant coach Michael Barash, a former Texas A&M standout.

“I’ve dreamed all my life about playing baseball in college,” Penn Said. “It’s going to be a dream come true. I’ve known Coach (Jeff) Livin for awhile and Coach Barash was a great catcher at Texas A&M then played in the minors after that. I’m ready to learn from them.” For now, Penn is making the most of a tough situation that brought his high school career to an end months earlier than he expected. Once he gets his chance to step on the field, he’ll be doing it at the next level. If history has shown anything, he’ll be ready. “Signing with AC makes all this a little bit easier just because I know I’ll get to keep on playing,” Penn said. “I’ve been able to hit in the cages, just to kind of keep on going. It may be awhile, but I’ll be ready.”

Josh Havard’s email address is josh.havard@lufkindailynews.com.

Penn Continued from Page 1B he might test me. I didn’t want him to get away with it.” Those types of throws would be perfect on any normal day. Considering they were done while recovering from a hamstring injury made it that much sweeter. Penn pulled his hamstring in a season-opening scrimmage, an injury that kept him out of action through the first two and a half weeks of the season. He elected to return to the field in order to work his way back into the lineup for the remainder of district action. After helping Hudson to that win, he threw out another runner in Hudson’s 2-1 win over Lufkin in the final game before the season was eventually canceled. “He was coming back from an injury so those games at the Pete Runnels tournament were his first ones,” Hudson head coach Glen Kimble said. “He quickly showed how he can change a game with his glove and bat.” While it was quite a debut to his senior year, it certainly wasn’t a surprise to anyone that had paid attention to his baseball career. In his sophomore season, he was named the district’s Newcomer of the Year. As a junior, he earned Defensive Player of the Year. His goals were set even higher this season. “My goal was to be the district MVP,” Penn said. “I’d put a lot of work into being a better hitter and that seemed like it was really coming along. I thought if I could put it all together, then being a district MVP was a goal I could accomplish.” Those may seem like lofty aspirations for what is always a tough district, but it certainly was within his grasp. In fact, Kimble pointed out exactly what he thought of his senior catcher. “Ben’s transformation into what I consider the best catcher in 4A baseball was amazing,” Kimble said. “He did it through many hours of hard work and with the help of Coach (Wade) Fitzgerald. Following in the footsteps of Kyle Lovelace isn’t easy, but Ben was able to do it.” Lovelace was a former Hudson catcher who earned the Defensive MVP and District MVP on two separate occasions. He moved on to the University of Houston where he became one of the best defensive catchers in the nation. Once Lovelace graduated from Hudson, Penn made a seamless transition that has led to quite a career. “When I was a freshman,

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Fishin’ for gophers

Masters of excavation can cause serious problems if allowed to get out of hand

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Pocket gophers are equipped with massive claws and powerful front legs that are made for digging and pushing dirt. The rodents are notorious for constructing underground tunnel systems that can lead to erosion problems around homes, pastures and gardens.

TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE ILLUSTRATION

This drawing illustrates the general layout of the pocket gopher’s tunnel system. Note the lateral tunnel that begins at the mound and connects to the main tunnel. The main runway may be 4-12 inches below the surface.

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Pocket gophers found in East Texas typically aren’t that big, but they can cause property owners some major headaches. By MATT WILLIAMS For The Lufkin Daily News There is never a lack of work to do when you live in the country. I often tell my big city buds with tiny yards that I could tackle a different chore each day and never get everything done that needs doing around our place in western Nacogdoches County. Lately, my wife and I have been mixing in a little entertainment with our daily grunt work and COVID-19 therapy. We’ve been fishin’ for pocket gophers — making trap sets within their hypogeal haunts and returning periodically to see if one of the pesky rodents has committed a fatal error. It’s been a fun yet frustrating lesson in dealing with one of Mother Nature’s most destructive pests.

Getting to know gophers Pocket gophers are larder hoarders. The first part of the name stems from their roomy cheek pouches that are used for transporting grass, roots and other goodies to their dens. Like moles, their main gig is digging. Gophers are true masters of excavation. They spend most their life within a complex of underground tunnels built using their powerful front legs and gnarly claws that appear much too large for their bodies. Gophers are most active during spring and fall. You can always tell they are around by the mounds of fresh, fluffy dirt they leave behind. Gopher mounds are typically crescentshaped, about 6 inches tall and 1-2 feet in diameter. There may be several in a small area. They love sandy soils, whereas moles prefer coarser soils for building their cone-shaped

mounds. Each gopher mound represents a soil plug for a lateral tunnel that connects to a main runway, usually 4-12 inches underground. The entire complex can be massive, sometimes extending more than 800 feet and spanning more than an acre. Experts say a single gopher about the size of a wood rat may move more than a ton of dirt in a year’s time. They claim the natural cultivation benefits the soil by loosening and boosting fertility, but it can also result in major erosion issues and cause unsightly blemishes on an otherwise pretty lawn. The rodent’s fancy for dining on succulent plants can spell double trouble around a home, yard or garden.

Dealing with a problem If it sounds like a gopher infestation too close to home is a problem that should always be dealt with, that’s because it is. Wait too long and it could cost you a bundle of money and aggravation. Gophers are nothing new around our place. We’ve been seeing signs in our hay meadow for a while, but this spring they moved too close for comfort. Trouble started brewing in February when a big rain brought major runoff that found its way into a small gopher hole on the downhill side of a sandy slope along our driveway. The water rushed through the subway, taking a whole bunch of dirt with it. Overnight, a tennis ballsized tunnel that we didn’t know was there turned into a 50-foot-long washout about a foot deep. I refilled the ditch and several smaller washes with fresh dirt and smoothed

them out nice and pretty with a tractor bucket. The patch job didn’t stay tidy for long. Within days, new mounds popped up on the fresh soil. My good friend Tim Boatman agreed we had a problem and suggested trapping. Jan and I have been fishin’ for gophers with Victor EZ Set gopher traps ever since. The EZ Sets are consumergrade traps sold at most farm and ranch supply stores. They cost around $12 for a two-pack. The galvanized metal traps are designed to be placed flat in the main runway between mounds or in the lateral tunnel leading to a mound. It’s best to use two traps placed butt-to-butt to cover both directions of a runway tunnel. Like some other brands, Victor EZ Sets are built around a spring-loaded mechanism with a really nasty bite. A pair of wire spikes deploy when the trap is triggered, impaling the gopher on both sides. Once set, be sure to secure each trap using a stake and a length of string, one end tied to the trap and the other secured to the stake. This prevents the gopher from pulling the trap into the tunnel or predators from running off with it. I’ve been using 65-pound braided fishing line, and it works great. We’ve caught several of the rodents so far, but there is one that seems to have our number. I call him “Ghost.” I say it’s a he, but in reality I have no idea if we’re dealing with a guy or girl. What I do know is the critter is a smart cookie. Somehow, the Ghost tripped the trap twice on the first day without getting caught. The gopher has been “trap shy” ever since. I’ve lost count of how many times Ghost has backfilled the tunnel until the trap is completed packed in

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The Victor EZ Set is an inexpensive trap that can be found at most farm and ranch supply stores. The traps are built around a spring-loaded mechanism with a really nasty bite. A pair of wire spikes deploy when the trap is triggered, impaling the gopher on both sides. dirt, never tripping the trigger. way. He says there are two types of gophers property Advice from the owners should be aware of: Those that are causing probgopher master lems and those that aren’t Taylor Burkham, of Tyler, causing problems, yet. says a gopher with an edu“If they aren’t a problem, cation can be a tough nut to they probably will be,” he said. crack. Think of it like a gob- “Once they take up residence, bler turkey that has been it only gets worse unless you boogered by spring hunters deal with it. Gophers multiply. one too many times. It’s a problem that won’t go “Gophers aren’t dummies,” away on its own unless they Burkham said. “They know wipe out their food source. when their tunnel has been Sure, they may eventually messed with and they recog- move on, but only after they nize it as a place where they turn your yard into a big dirt almost got killed. Sometimes mound.” you have to try something Burkham has been dealdifferent when a gopher gets ing with gophers for nearly a trap shy. Always clean up your decade. He’s seen infestations traps after you catch one. Try ranging from moderate to seputting a little peanut butter vere. It’s not just a country probon the pan. You may have to lem, either. One of the worst try a different type of trap.” Burkham should know. infestations Burkham has He’s the general manager of ever seen was at a Tyler city Mole Masters, a Tyler-based park about seven years ago. “It’s a big park and gopher outfit that specializes in helping landowners take their mounds were everywhere,” property back from gophers, he recalled. “They had even moles and other pests. He gen- moved into the baseball fields. erally doesn’t prefer poisons People were getting hurt for gophers, because the re- stumbling in the holes.” sults can be inconsistent. Burkham said he and his Burkham says he and his crews deployed close to 2,000 crews have trapped thousands trap sets around the park. Two of the troublesome rodents days later, they removed about over the years and learned 600 gophers. a bunch of lessons along the “My guess is most of them

were caught on the first day,” he said. “City maintenance workers on golf carts brought us five-gallon buckets. We filled them up with dead gophers one after another. It was insane.” Trapping gophers isn’t rocket science. Burkham says anyone can play the game and enjoy some success with the proper tools and right techniques. One of the main keys is having traps that are sized proportionally to the size of the gophers you are dealing with. Pocket gophers are medium-sized rodents that range in length from 5-14 inches. East Texas gophers are typically smallish compared those seen out west. A big one is 6-8 inches. Burkham says the diameter of the main tunnel is a good indicator of the size of the rodent using it. He says the Victor EZ Set is a good consumer-grade trap, but it is available in only one size. Often times, the Victor trap may be too wide at the jaws to fit in the tunnel without wallowing it out, which can possibly alarm the gopher, Burkham said. Burkham prefers a medium-sized, commercial trap made from stainless steel. He held the name close to the vest. “That’s a trade secret, but folks can find them if they’ll do some research,” he chuckled. “They come in small, medium and large.” A good alternative trap Burkham recommended for consumers is the GopherHawk, which also catches moles. Burkham says the trap is much easier to use than traditional traps because there is no digging involved. It comes in a set with a tunnel probe, pointed wedge and a spring-loaded snare designed to insert vertically into the tunnel. You can see a demo video at youtube.com/ watch?v=ArwUB7lf89g. The GopherHawk sells for around $30. That’s a little pricey compared to conventional traps but way less expensive than filling in a 50-foot washout. We’ll see how it works on Ghost. Matt Williams is a freelance writer based in Nacogdoches. He can be reached by email at mattwillwrite4u@yahoo.com.

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Just for Mom

Unlike many of our national holidays, Mother’s Day is still observed basically for what it is supposed to be: A day to honor mothers

unday we celebrate Mother’s Day, a day that was established primarily due to the efforts of American Anne Jarvis. Fortunately, Jarvis was more successful in having the day established than in her later efforts to have it abolished. Following her mother’s 1905 death, Anna Jarvis conceived of Mother’s Day to honor the sacrifices all mothers made for their children. Philadelphia department store owner John Wanamaker provided financial backing for her efforts. In May 1908 she organized the first official Mother’s Day celebration at a Methodist church in Grafton, West Virginia, and thousands of people attended a Mother’s Day event at one of Wanamaker’s stores in Philadelphia. Following the success of her first Mother’s Day, Jarvis — who remained unmarried and childless her whole life — resolved to see her holiday added to the national calendar. Arguing that American holidays were biased toward male achievements, she started a massive letter-writing campaign to newspapers and prominent politicians urging the adoption of a special day honoring motherhood. By 1912, many states, towns and churches had adopted Mother’s Day as an annual holiday, and Jarvis had established the Mother’s Day International Association to help promote her cause. In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a measure establishing the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. Anna Jarvis had originally conceived of Mother’s Day as a day of personal celebration between mothers and families. Her version of the day involved wearing a white carnation as a badge and visiting one’s mother or attending church services. But once Mother’s Day became a national holiday, it was not long before florists, card com-

panies and other merchants capitalized on its popularity. While Jarvis had worked with Wanamaker and the floral industry to help raise Mother’s Day’s profile, by 1920 she had become disgusted with what she saw as the commercialization of the event. She urged people to stop buying Mother’s Day flowers, cards and candies. Jarvis conducted a campaign against Mother’s Day profiteers and filed countless lawsuits against groups that had used the name “Mother’s Day,” eventually spending most of her savings in legal fees. She actively lobbied the federal government to eliminate the holiday. She died in 1948 having disowned the holiday she spent a large part of her life helping to create. We are glad she failed in her final efforts. Unlike many of our national holidays, Mother’s Day is still observed basically for what it is supposed to be: a day to honor mothers. If sons, daughters and husbands want to honor them with gifts in addition to sentiments, that’s fine with us; mothers deserve it. So after you’ve given Mom her breakfast in bed, treated her to brunch, or showered her with jewelry, clothing, appliances or the requisite flowers, candy and greeting cards synonymous with the holiday, make time to give Mom the one thing she really wants: a heartfelt declaration of your love and appreciation for her. You’re never too old to draw Mom a picture, never lacking the talent to write her a poem, never too far away to pick up the phone, and never too late to tell her — in your own words, not Hallmark’s — just how much she means to you. Flowers die, and Mom’s going to let you eat half those chocolates anyway. But showing your appreciation for her in your own words is something she will cherish in her heart for the rest of her life.

HEADLINES IN Local HISTORY

MAY 10

Five years ago ■ Lufkin Middle School hosts “Career Day” for 800 eighth-graders. ■ The Lufkin school district won’t hold an election this year. Incumbents Scott Skelton, Andro Branch and Keven Ellis are all running unopposed for reelection. Ten years ago ■ The 28th annual Sunshine Open Golf Tournament is set for Lufkin Country Club.

Twenty years ago ■ Lufkin High School students, faculty, administrators and alumni usher Larry Grisham into school’s Hall of Honor. The Princeton nuclear physicist built an atomic accelerator to win the grand prize at the high school’s first science fair in 1967. From the pages of The Lufkin Daily News, compiled by The History Center, TheHistoryCenterOnline.com.

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known as the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI). Today is Sunday, May 10, the On this date: 131st day of 2020. There are 235 In 1611, Sir Thomas Dale arrived days left in the year. in the Virginia Colony, where, as Today’s Highlight in History: deputy governor, he instituted On May 10, 1924, J. Edgar Hoover harsh measures to restore order. was named acting director of the In 1774, Louis XVI acceded to the Bureau of Investigation (later throne of France.

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o all the moms reading this column, I want to wish each of you a happy Mother’s Day! A wise man once stated, “Mother’s hold their children’s hands for a short while — but hold their hearts TRENT ASHBY forever.” I hope on this day, and every day, you realize how much you are loved and appreciated. At long last, and as a result of everyone’s diligent efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, the state of Texas is leading the way on reopening our nation’s economy. Since my last column, Gov. Greg Abbott has not only reopened certain businesses — like retail stores, restaurants and movie theaters — but has also extended those businesses to include pools, barbershops, salons and other businesses 10 days ahead of his initial timetable. While the reopening of these businesses is being done in a strategic manner to mitigate further spread of COVID-19, I am encouraged by the progress and pleased to see many of our small businesses beginning to reopen. With that, here’s the latest infor-

mation on our state’s fight against the coronavirus. Coronavirus update: As you may know, the Texas Military Department, in coordination with the Department of State Health Services, the Texas Department of Emergency Management, and the Emergency Medical Task Force, has deployed mobile testing teams throughout our state in an effort to increase access to testing for COVID-19. While many of our local communities have taken advantage of these mobile testing teams, I wanted to provide you with some of the data we have collected as a result of mobile testing. As of May 3, these teams have collected more than 10,000 testing specimens in 155 Texas counties. Combined, they have assessed as many as 1,500 people in a given day, with as many as 1,300 meeting testing criteria and being tested in a given day. Currently, 1.6% of cases tested positive (162), with 30% of test results pending. While this is certainly compelling and promising data, our state agencies will continue to prioritize access to testing and work diligently to reduce the turnaround time on testing so that we can continue to move toward our goal of a fully reopened economy. For up to date information on

the number of cases, including a breakdown of each county, visit the COVID-19 dashboard at dshs.texas. gov/coronavirus. Abbott has indicated that the next wave of reopenings will take place on May 18. While he has made clear that gyms and workout facilities may reopen with certain restrictions on May 18, I am hopeful that the governor will expedite and expand the reopening to other businesses that have been affected by this pandemic. It’s so important to remember that an accelerated reopening can only occur if we continue to practice social distancing and other healthy habits like thorough and frequent hand washing, cleaning regularly touched objects, and staying home when sick. I’m confident that if we collectively engage in these practices, our state will continue leading the charge in our fight against this invisible enemy. As always, please do not hesitate to contact our office if we can help you in any way. Our district office may be reached at (936) 634-2762, or you can call my Capitol office at (512) 463-0508. Trent Ashby is the state representative for District 57 that includes Angelina, Houston, Leon, Madison, San Augustine and Trinity counties. His email address is trent.ashby@house.state.tx.us.

Finding a new normal with coronavirus

e have been self-distancing through the COVID-19 pandemic for a few months now. What a wild ride it has been! Despite the number infected — well over 1.25 million — and more than 75,000 DR. SID ROBERTS deaths, many still question the legitimacy of the extraordinary measures that shut down our economy. Uninformed proclamations comparing COVID-19 to the seasonal flu are an affront to anyone who has been sickened or died from this disease. The average length of stay of those hospitalized (especially those requiring ICU care and ventilator support), not to mention the number of deaths, is far greater than with the flu. Still, should we have shut down the economy? Professors at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University called it a “brutal trade-off: inducing massive economic suffering in order to save human lives.” Their research concludes that not closing the economy ultimately would be much costlier to society, potentially tens of trillions of dollars in addition to major loss of life. Consider it a “damned if you do; damned if you don’t” choice. I am grateful we chose to flatten the curve and save lives. How do we recover from this

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mess? Many states are starting to loosen restrictive measures to reopen our economy. Trillions of dollars have been designated for businesses and individual taxpayers. That will help ease some of the financial suffering. But we have paid a collective price psychologically as well. The unpredictable factor in this recovery is going to be people. What are we willing to do when we emerge from isolation? Some never really changed their behavior to begin with. For those who did take the pandemic seriously — and still do — it is not as easy as flipping a switch and going back to a pre-coronavirus routine. Predictions for a rapid economic boom assume we will all be hitting the malls and restaurants as if nothing ever happened. Me? I think I have PCSD — Post Coronavirus Stress Disorder. My habits have changed. My sense of personal space and need for barriers is heightened. I avoid people. It will take me months or longer before I go back into a store and don’t wonder whose germy fingers have been on everything. Interacting with strangers — or even friends I haven’t seen in a while — has a more dangerous feel to it. Consciously or not, we are figuring out what our personal risk tolerance is. Are there too many people in that store? Are the employees at that restaurant being careful enough? We decide with our feet and our pocketbooks. Some will emerge sooner and more confidently than others. Peggy Noonan, columnist for the Wall Street Journal, called for patience and grace when other people are moving faster or slower in the recovery process than perhaps we think they should. “What will hurt us is secretly rooting for disaster for those who don’t share our priors.” In the church, we refer in jest to some theological differences as “non-salvation issues” over which we can agree to disagree. As we

emerge from our coronavirus selfisolation, we should respect that not everyone will be either as cautious or as cavalier as we may be. Extend grace. The ideal conditions for me personally to feel truly comfortable again would be a) I have been infected (and recovered), and am proven immune, or b) I have been vaccinated. Only then will I regain my more nonchalant attitude toward life. Either of these conditions is imperfect assurance; only time and testing — and good science — will provide clarity on the true COVID-19 status of any of us. In the meantime, I will continue my new habits (obsessions, really): self-distancing and cleanliness. I will avoid crowds for the foreseeable future. When I attend church services — at least in the beginning — I am at least going to mask myself on entering and exiting, if not the entire service. The last thing I want is to be an undiagnosed carrier who infects an elderly or at-risk fellow church member. In public, I carry disinfectant wipes for use in the grocery store, at the gas pump, etc. Finally, I wash my hands. No, I really scrub them. Lots of bubbles all around. Often. (Admittedly, I still have trouble not touching my face.) One more thing. Once we have a vaccine, we cannot let the anti-vaxxers and conspiracy theorists have their way. Legislators must remove conscientious and religious exemptions from vaccination requirements. Eventually — hopefully next year sometime — enough of us will have recovered or been immunized and life truly can return to the precoronavirus routine ... at least until the next pandemic comes along. Please, can we wait another century for that? Dr. Sid Roberts is a radiation oncologist at the Temple Cancer Center in Lufkin. He can be reached at sroberts@memorialhealth.org. Previous columns may be found at angelinaradiation.com/blog.

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Jobless rate surges to Depression-era level of 14.7% By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON — The coronavirus crisis has sent U.S. unemployment surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring Americans that the only thing to fear was fear itself. And because of government errors and the particular way the Labor Department measures the job market, the true picture is even worse. By some calculations, the unemployment rate stands at 23.6%, not far from the Depression peak of nearly 25%. The Labor Department said Friday that 20.5 million jobs vanished in April in the worst monthly loss on record, triggered by the coast-tocoast shutdowns of factories, stores, offices and other businesses. The breathtaking collapse is certain to intensify the push-pull across the U.S. over how and when to ease the stay-at-home restrictions. And it robs President Donald Trump of the ability to point to a strong economy as he runs for reelection. “The jobs report from hell is here,” said Sal Guatieri, senior economist at BMO Capital Markets, “one never seen before and unlikely to be seen again barring another pandemic or meteor hitting the Earth.” On Wall Street, stocks pushed higher as investors reckoned that the worst of the job losses are over.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained more than 455 points, or close to 2%. Worldwide, the virus has infected at least 3.9 million people and killed over 270,000, including more than 76,000 in the U.S., according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University based on official data. The unemployment report indi-

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Mike Eastwood rings up Mary Beebe, right, in front of his store, Smallgoods, in the La Jolla neighborhood of San Diego on Friday. Eastwood and his wife have adapted their new store to the changing economy of the pandemic by offering items from struggling farmers market vendors in the area alongside their own. cated that the vast majority of those laid off in April — roughly 75% — consider their job loss temporary, a result of businesses that were forced to suddenly close but hope to reopen and recall their laid-off workers. Whether most of those workers can return anytime soon, though, will be determined by how well policymakers, businesses and the public

deal with the health crisis. Economists worry it will take years to recover all the jobs lost. The meltdown has occurred with startling speed. In February, unemployment was at a more than 50-year low of 3.5%, and the economy had added jobs every month for a record 91/2 years. In March, unemployment was 4.4%.

“In just two months the unemployment rate has gone from the lowest rate in 50 years to the highest rate in almost 90 years,” said Gus Faucher, chief economist at PNC Financial. Nearly all the job growth achieved during the 11-year recovery from the financial meltdown has now been lost in one month. Leslie Calhoun lost his job cleaning Atlantic City, New Jersey, casinos after 20 years. He, his wife, their two daughters and his sister-in-law are surviving on his wife’s paycheck from a medical facility as he wrestles with an unemployment system that has paid him nothing since he applied in March. “The bills are piling up,” he said. “We’re eating a lot of ramen noodles and hot dogs. What I wouldn’t give for a nice meal of baked chicken and steak, some fresh vegetables.” The last time unemployment was this high was in 1939 at the tail end of the Depression, before the U.S. entered World War II. Trump, who faces the prospect of high unemployment rates through the November elections, said the figures were “no surprise.” “What I can do is I’ll bring it back,” he said. “Those jobs will all be back, and they’ll be back very soon. And next year we’ll have a phenomenal year.” However, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has projected that the jobless rate will still be 9.5% by the end of 2021.

Do we tithe on stimulus payments? Dear Dave: Should my wife and I tithe on our stimulus checks? She thinks we should, but I’m not sure. In my mind, we already gave our money to Caesar—so to DAVE RAMSEY speak—and now he’s just giving it back. What do you think? — Luke Dear Luke: Well, it’s your money you’re getting back. The government doesn’t really create anything, it only takes money from us. And in this case, it gave you back some of what it took. I don’t really see that as a tithing circumstance. The other side of the coin is that you really can’t go wrong being generous. The tithe is your baseline for generosity. You shouldn’t tithe or not tithe because of a set of rules, but if you’re having a theological or philosophical discussion about the tithe and how it works, I think your reasoning is sound. It’s certainly not a salvation issue, but generosity is a good rhythm to have in your life. And honestly, these stimulus checks are kind of like tax refunds. You gave it to the government, and now they’re giving it back. So, in my mind it’s OK either way. I’ve just always had an attitude of when in doubt, it’s better to give. —Dave Dear Dave: We make about $70,000 a year, and we’re debt-free except for our house. We’re following your plan, and just started saving for retirement, but we only have $15,000 left on our mortgage. We can have that paid off in six or seven months, so would it be OK to go ahead and pay off our home as soon as possible before continuing to save for retirement? —Nate Dear Nate: I’m generally pretty hardcore about sticking with the proper order while doing the Baby Steps. But in your case, with such a small amount left to pay on your home, I think I’d go ahead and knock that out. Most of the people I talk to still have six figures left on their mortgages. There’s a big difference between that and the situation you two are in right now. Think about it, you guys could be completely debt-free by Christmas, and you’ve already started to make a move on retirement planning. I say go for it. — Dave The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than 14 million listeners each week on 600 radio stations and multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on the web at daveramsey.com and on Twitter at @ DaveRamsey.

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Workers wait in line to enter the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in after closing on April 25 after nearly 900 employees tested positive for the Logansport, Indiana, on Thursday. The plant was scheduled to open Thursday coronavirus. Workers won’t be able to return to work until they get tested.

Some blame meatpackers for virus spread By STEVE KARNOWSKI The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the factories natural high risk contagion locations. But some Midwestern politicians have pointed the finger at the workers’ living conditions, suggesting crowded homes bear some blame. The comments — including a Wisconsin Supreme Court justice’s remark that an outbreak didn’t seem to have come from “regular folks” — outraged workers and advocates who slammed them as elitist and critical of immigrants, who make up a big share of America’s meatpacking workforce. And the remarks stood in contrast to public U.S. outpourings of gratitude for other essential workers like police officers, health care professionals and grocery store workers. The union that represents most packing plant workers on Friday estimated at least 30 have died of the virus. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, generated ire last month when discussing the closure of a Smithfield pork plant in Sioux Falls that infected 1,000 employees and people who came in contact with the workers, saying “99% of what’s going on today wasn’t happening inside the

As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the factories natural high-risk contagion locations

facility.” The spread of the virus happened “more at home, where these employees were going home and spreading some of the virus because a lot of these folks who work at this plant live in the community, the same building, sometimes in the same apartment,” she said on Fox News. Noem’s comments created a foundation for blaming virus outbreaks on the meatpackers’ home lives instead of conditions at plants, where employees often worked shoulder to shoulder with little to no protective gear as U.S. virus cases surged, said Taneeza Islam, who runs the refugee and immigrant support group South Dakota Voices for Peace. Her group organized a letter to Noem to ask “her to listen to the people who have been directly impacted because she has not done that yet, which is very telling about her position in terms of being on the side of the people or being on the side of business.” Noem wasn’t alone. Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, also a Republican, took heat for remarks last month about “people concentrated together” after

a meatpacking plant virus outbreak in his state. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar cited crowded meatpacking worker living conditions in a call last week with members of Congress, according to a story first reported by Politico. Agency spokesman Michael Caputo on Thursday defended Azar’s remarks as “nothing more than a statement of the obvious.” Achut Deng, a Sudanese refugee who works at the Sioux Falls plant, said after Noem’s remarks that the comments offended her, calling them “ridiculous.” Many of Smithfield’s Sioux Falls employees live in well-maintained apartment complexes near the plant, some in multi-generational homes so older family members can be cared for. Others have single-family units. Deng, who was infected and recovered, believes she caught the virus at the plant because she lives only with her three children who have been out of school. In Wisconsin, Supreme Court Chief Justice Patience Roggensack appeared to downplay the impact of

an outbreak at the JBS Packerland beef plant in Green Bay while hearing arguments on a lawsuit seeking to strike down the state’s stay-athome order. Coronavirus cases in Brown County, where Green Bay lies, jumped from 60 to about 800 in two weeks, a state government lawyer told justices this week. “These were due to the meatpacking, though,” responded Roggensack, part of the court’s conservative majority. “That’s where Brown County got the flare. It wasn’t just the regular folks in Brown County.” Christine Neumann Ortiz, executive director of the Wisconsin-based Latino advocacy group Voces de la Frontera, said Roggensack’s comments “reflected elitist disdain for workers.” “It shows she considers their lives less worthy,” Ortiz said. Court spokesman Tom Sheehan said Roggensack was prohibited by court rules from responding. Many U.S. meat plant workers are Latino but in recent years, particularly in the upper Midwest, African immigrants have taken meatpacking jobs. About 40 languages are spoken by workers at the Sioux Falls plant, the Centers for Disease Control has said. Ortiz said many Latino and immigrant families with workers in the sector “are very family-oriented” SEE MEAT, PAGE 6B

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Who is deemed next of kin when person dies without a will? DEAR JEFF: Who is legally deemed to be your next of kin? I know a spouse is not “blood related,” so is next of kin a spouse, child, parent or sibling? Thanks, “Do I Know You?” Dear “Know You?”: In Texas, the concept of JEFFREY BATES “next of kin” really only comes up in situation in which a person dies without leaving a will, and property must pass

according to the laws of intestate succession. In this context, the spouse and children are considered the next of kin, and inherit property (what they inherit depends on whether the assets would have been classified as community property or separate property). DEAR JEFF: My company installs expensive equipment in homes, and often enters into financing plans with the homeowner to secure payment. I have a question regarding mechanic’s liens on these homes. Can the lienholder foreclose and

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Teenagers can find good summer jobs if they get creative By TAYLOR KOVAR/FOR 3. Tutor. It sounds like THE LUFKIN you’re a diligent DAILY NEWS student, so the sumHi Taylor: I’m a mer could be an high school sophoopportune time for more and thinking you to offer tutoring about the best ways services. You can either work through to make money a tutoring company over the summer, or go out on your so I can start saving own, helping other for college. EveryTAYLOR KOVAR one I know wants students with the to be a camp counselor, but subjects you excel in. This is I was wondering if you had a good way to keep a relativeany other ideas. — Thomas ly open schedule and make a Hey Thomas: I’m glad good hourly wage. 4. Seasonal worker. Deyou’re looking for summer work, you’ll definitely be pending on where you live, happy with your decision there might be businesses down the road. There are (other than summer camps) lots of summer job options that experience a big boost in for teens, and here are just a clientele during the summer months. You can work at a few worth looking into: 1. Pet and house sitter. You national park or an aquarcan find lots of opportunities ium, or help a rental comto feed and walk people’s an- pany that gets busier during imals, water plants, collect the months when people are mail, etc. This is something having weddings and throwyou can do through people ing parties. Start asking around to see you already know as well as through various apps and who might need help exclusively during the summer. online job boards. If you have open avail- It’s possible there are good ability and are responsible, jobs right under your nose this is a good way to bring in that you’ve never even heard money and something you of. might be able to do while Summer jobs can be a lot working other jobs. It could of fun and very rewarding. also lead to work during the Hopefully one of these options will make sense for school year. 2. Car washer. If you’re you. Good luck. Taylor Kovar is CEO of Kovar Capital. the industrious type, you Read more about him at GoFarWithKmight be able to start your ovar.com. own car washing operation. Information presented People wash their vehicles a lot more during the sum- is for educational purposes mer when the rain lets up, only and is not an offer or and your parents and their solicitation for the sale or friends might be happier go- purchase of any specific ing to see you rather than a securities, investments, or business that charges more. investment strategies. InA come-to-you car wash- vestments involve risk and, ing and detail business could unless otherwise stated, are grow into something you not guaranteed. Be sure to could even do once school first consult with a qualified financial adviser and/ starts back in the fall.

BUILDING PERMITS Building permits issued by the city of Lufkin May 1-8, listed by address, owner, contractor and description. Commercial repair and addition ■ 702 Southwood Drive, SS MAA LAXMI Inc, A-1 Pump Inc., accessory building (residential or commercial) Manufactured home permit ■ 13 Hoshall Garden Road, Devra D and Merideth B Norton, owner, manufactured home permit Residential repair and addition ■ 2003 Ford Chapel Road, Jeffrey T. Taylor ETUX Glenda F. Taylor, owner, accessory building (residential or commercial) ■ 112 Judith, Lucille McDougald, owner, roof residential

■ 2101 Homewood Drive, Fernando Chong Sr., owner, residential remodel building ■ 600 Hackney Ave., Jorge Jesus Ojeda ETUX Monica, owner, roofing permit ■ 1508 Cimmarron St., James C. Hathorn, Grumbles Roofing, roofing permit ■ 416 N. Sixth St., Nancy A Vigil, owner, accessory building (residential or commercial) ■ 4636 Southwood Drive, Mark John Thomas ETUX Sandra K, roof residential Other ■ 905 Rushwood Drive, Luis Enrique Romero, owner, any permit not listed (other)

ASSUMED NAMES Assumed names filed in the Angelina County Clerk’s Office, from April 27 to May 6 ■ Quality Pest Control, 1052 Freeman Cemetery Road, Lufkin, Daniel Nabors ■ Gunsmithing Services, 9351 FM 2021, Lufkin, Michael Walsh ■ Tall Pine R O W Maintenance, 12591 FM 58, Lufkin, Jim Ross Richardson ■ La Unica Tortilla Factory, 1614 N. Raguet St., Lufkin, Antonio Maldonado ■ Estelle and Chantelle Designs, 1509 Fair St., Lufkin, Oreada Tillman ■ Donnas, 108 Oak Shadows St., Lufkin, Chance Donna ■ Pickett Heart Clinic, 1111 N. Frank St., Lufkin, Brian R. Picket, M.D. ■ Superior Painting & Remodeling, 235 Jeanne Ave., Lufkin, Julian A. Garcia

■ Solar Tan, 703 Southwood Drive, Ashley Peden Closing prices for Friday, May 8, 2020

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have the homeowner evicted for non-payment, even if a first lien is in place securing the mortgage on the house? Or can the mechanic’s lien only attach to the house and be satisfied if the property ever sells? Signed, “Second in Line” Dear “Second in Line”: Generally speaking, the second lien holder (holding a mechanic’s lien in your situation) is able to foreclose and evict a homeowner for non-payment. However, the foreclosure must be a judicial foreclosure with a court order, rather than a non-judicial foreclosure that a mortgage holder

Jeffrey Bates is licensed to practice law in the State of Texas, but is not board certified in any area of specialty by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. This column is meant for general information and educational purposes only, and neither this column nor the transmittal of a legal question via email constitutes the creation of an attorney/client relationship between the reader and Jeffrey Bates and/or Southern Newspapers Inc. For specific advice regarding legal matters affecting you, consult an attorney. To submit a question, send it via email to JeffreyPBates@aol.com, or via regular mail to Ask the Lawyer, 101 S. First St., Lufkin 75901, or call 639-2900.

would usually possess through a deed of trust. In addition, the second lienholder who forecloses and takes possession of the property always takes the property subject to the rights of the primary lienholder (or any lienholder above the foreclosing lienholder). In other words, your company could possibly judicially foreclose and take possession of the house, but would then be liable to any lienholders ahead of your company, and would be required to make payments according to the terms of those primary liens that are ahead of you.

BUSINESS CONNECTIONS Nacogdoches Medical Center is celebrating its 10th consecutive “A” grade from the national nonprofit Leapfrog Group, while Nacogdoches Memorial received a “B.” Memorial received a B in fall 2019 after earning a C in spring 2019 and in 2018. In Lufkin, CHI St. Luke’s HealthMemorial and Woodland Heights Medical Center each earned a “C” grade. Twice per year, Leapfrog assigns grades A, B, C, D and F to an estimated 2,500 hospitals across the country, assessing how well the hospital prevents medical errors and other harm to patients. Up to 28 measures of publicly available hospital data are used to assign grades. The Hospital Safety Grade’s methodology is peer-reviewed and transparent with results free to the public. For details on local or other hospitals in the country, visit hospitalsafetygrade.org. ——— Cindy Stewart will be the new principal at Trout Primary, replacing Cindy Nerren, who moved to principal at Anderson Elementary, according to Superintendent Lynn STEWART Torres. “I am sincerely enthusiastic about this opportunity to join efforts with the dedicated staff of Trout Primary to support high expectations for all students,’’ Stewart said. ‘‘My love for education is based on my desire to have each person realize what they are truly capable of achieving and providing the supports to do so. I look forward to working with Trout staff, students, and parents to continue to grow

be picked up at the Lufkin/ Angelina County Chamber of Commerce, 1615 S. Chestnut St. “Leadership Lufkin is great for not only professional networking but also for opportunities to gain a better understanding of Angelina County,” Ashley Berry, director of leadership programs, said. “This year we’re excited to bring students more leadership and self-development opportunities.” Leadership Lufkin is a nine-month program designed As a tribute to first responders, the staff at the MTC Diboll to identify and educate the Correctional Center provided fried catfish plates to the Diboll existing and potential leadPolice Department. ers of Lufkin and Angelina together.” court reporting and videogra- County. It consists of an active program that includes a twoStewart has been the phy services day retreat and ropes course, assistant principal Burley to our legal a trip to Austin to study state Primary for six years. She is a clients and we government, leadership train1987 graduate of Skyline High are grateful ing, a community project, School in Dallas. After high to have her volunteering at the Texas school, she attended Stephen on board. We State Forest Festival and seven F. Austin State University believe her monthly sessions. and received her Bachelor of professionalMcCOLLUM Each monthly session covArts degree in English and ism and expeers issues pertaining to city, Psychology. She continued at rience will be SFASU to receive her Master invaluable as we transition to county and state government, education, health care, comof Education in Counseling. a new way of doing business She pursued her principal in this time, and with the addi- munity safety, social services, certification from SFA while tion of adding court reporting economy, quality of life and history of Angelina County. serving as the counselor at services.” Applicants must be at Coston Elementary for five McCollum has worked in least 21 years of age and are years. She met her husband the court reporting field for required to either reside or — Brad Stewart, the district’s more than 25 years, schedulwork in Angelina County. executive director of technol- ing court reporting services ogy — while pursuing her Tuition for the program is for attorneys in the Texas bachelor’s degree. They have Forest Country region and $1,200, which covers costs of two daughters: Kyra, who is some meals and transportabeyond. tion, training materials and attending Texas State Univer“MSG Legal has been one sity, and Kylie, who will be speakers. of my preferred vendors for entering Lufkin High School The final deadline for all videography services for a as a freshman. applications is May 22. Aplong time, and I’m proud to plications should be turned ——— now be a part of their team,” in to the Chamber, attention Donna McCollum has she said. “We can now offer Ashley Berry. Leadership joined MSGLegal, a Lufkinour clients professional, based legal videography firm. dependable services all under Lufkin applicants will be notified by the first week of “We were given an incredone roof.” ible opportunity to expand in August if they are accepted ——— the midst of a rapidly changLeadership Lufkin applica- into the program. ing environment,” said Lee For more info on Leadertions for 2020-21 are now availship Lufkin, contact Berry at Miller, MSGLegal CEO. “Our able. Brochures and applicaABerry@LufkinTexas.org or firm has worked closely with tions can be downloaded at call 634-6644. Donna in the past to provide LufkinTexas.org. A copy can

Meat Continued from Page 5B and that could contribute to the virus’ spread. But she insisted that the greater threats are workplace conditions and policies she claimed encourage workers to come in sick and do not provide enough worker virus testing. In South Dakota, Noem said she made her meatpacking company worker living condition comments after the Sioux Falls plant closed and public health officials’ focus shifted to stopping the outbreak where the workers lived. She agreed to speak personally with some meatpacking workers after advocacy groups made the demand. Those calls, organized through Smithfield, were scheduled for Thursday night and Friday. In Nebraska, meatpacking worker advocates disputed Ricketts’ suggestion that an outbreak could have happened because of crowded worker households at the Tyson Foods beef plant in Dakota City, where hundreds were infected. “The governor’s statement that this is a community issue is completely untrue,” said Rose Godinez, legal counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, and the daughter of retired meatpacking workers. She said plant workers told her that most employees who tested positive own or rent their homes and in general do not live in crowded, small dwellings. Godinez said Ricketts’ comments appeared aimed at “trying to deflect some of the companies’ failures.” President Donald Trump last week ordered meat companies to stay open, and USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue on Friday issued a statement ap-

plauding “the safe reopening” of major plants in 10 states. The United Food and Commercial Workers said in response that the administration is rushing to reopen plants without assuring worker

safety, citing at least 30 worker deaths and more than 10,000 workers infected. A Centers for Disease Control report last week cited 20 deaths and nearly 5,000 infections, while noting that some states didn’t

provide data. The union is calling on the White House to mandate a range of safety recommendations by the CDC for meat plants and monitor them to make sure they’re enforced.

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JANICE ANN’S JOURNAL

Junior League of Lufkin welcomes its new Sustainers I

would like to welcome the ladies joining us as Junior League of Lufkin Sustainers this May. They are: Frances Racine, Leeanne Haglund, Melinda Moore, Ashley Self, Hilary Walker, Mallory Grubb, Kathryn Hensley, Monica Gunter, Monica JANICE ANN ROWE Peters Clark, Crystal Thomas and Mandy Camp. We also welcome new Sustainer, Karen Stubblefield, who has transferred from The Junior League of Beaumont. Karen and her husband have moved to Lufkin for his job at Angelina Forest Products. Karen is our neighbor on Reen. Edward and Sissy Hicks are the proud grandparents of George Samuel Eller, born to Lindsey and Chad Eller, of Prosper, on April 27. He weighed 7 lbs. 4 oz. and was 20 inches long. His big 4-year-old

Carolyn and Colin Cross, of Dallas. They were accompanied at the picnic by big brother Sanders Tyler Cross (5) and sister Reily Carolyn Cross (3). Nancy and Don look forward to meeting the newborn babies later this year. Congratulations to Parker Robbins for receiving his Texas A&M University senior ring. Parents are Rick and Martha Robbins. Grandparents are Sissy and Fred Robbins and Margaret Benfer. We were bored last week and Rocky needed fertilizer and saw that Atwood’s in Nacogdoches had a good price. I was hungry for a Reuben sandwich from Arby’s, so Ernest, Julie, Rocky and I were off to get our late lunch and ate in the car at the Love’s Truck Stop and went on to Atwood’s. Rocky got his fertilizer and we bought plants outside. Brought home some for the back yard. Then on the way home, Julie wanted to drive through Rivercrest. She had heard about it but never been there. So, we detoured through Rivercrest.

sister is Olivia. The late Woodie Lou Hicks would be his greatgrandmother. Nancy and Don Reily‘s daughter, Donna Reily Davis, of Austin, and two granddaughters, Carolyn Davis Cross with her husband Colin Cross, and Julia Davis Prickett with her husband Christopher Prickett, met in a Waco park for a picnic. The gathering was catered by Patricia Tamminga of Austin, daughter of Harriet and David Tamminga. The group met: A daughter— Nancy Lane (Lanie) Prickett who was born April 2, 2020, to Julia Davis Prickett and Christopher Prickett, of College Station. They will be moving this summer to Columbia, Missouri, and the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment Disorders associated with the University of Missouri. Christopher will serve his last internship there before receiving his Ph.D. from Texas A&M. Twin boys — Davis Garrett Cross and Conner Hopkins Cross, who were born Dec. 17, 2019, to

We saw Brad Parker cleaning fish with a friend and some pretty homes in the area and some that were not so. We drove to Kurth Lake but the gate was locked. Maybe we can get a permit to drive in so Julie can see it. The Staff House was where Ernest had his retirement party from Champion International in 1999. We could see a boat with fishermen on the lake from the Rivercrest road. We celebrated Cinco de Mayo with an order of Mexican food from Skyline Burrito Bowls. I got the Mega quesadilla. It was all as good as food writer Olive Waldorf said it was. I could not eat as much as she ordered. Rocky got the Burrito and they made it to order and brought it out to the curbside. FYI: if you wash your glasses with shaving cream, it will keep them from fogging up with the mask. Someone told me this, can’t remember who but it works. Carol Moore, try it. By the time you read this, I will have had a hair cut after six weeks. We are all or were all shaggy.

Thanks to Gov. Greg Abbott for releasing the hair salons to open. The Pregnancy Help Center of Lufkin celebrated 35 years of service. The COVID-19, coronavirus, has depleted their supplies and they had a fundraiser called Succulent Plant Fundraiser to assist in raising funds and helping their ministry. Executive director Paula Havard posted pictures of the potted succulents saying that these are like our life: prickly, sticky and difficult to manage. I told her that I had killed succulents before, I guess with too much water. She gave me instructions and I will let you know how my pot turns out in several weeks. I need to mist the leaves and not water. No one told me that. The fundraiser pick up was Wednesday and Friday. I hope that you supported them. Their phone is 632-9292 if you missed the plants, they will take money. Hope that you have a wonderful Mother’s Day. Will be thinking about mine. Janice Ann Rowe’s email address is roweja@suddenlink.net.

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Not ‘murder hornets’ but cicada killers

Joan Ragland, a member of the Anthony Smith Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, received the Thatcher Award at the 2020 TXDAR State Convention in March. The Thatcher Award was established in 1948 and is awarded to adults who have shown outstanding leadership, dedication and service to the JAC program. Presenting the award to Ragland is Kristie Campbell, chair, Junior American Citizens Committee, and Susan Tillman, TXDAR State Regent.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Regent Denise Van Buren, Anthony Smith Regent Ida Jane Thames and Texas DAR Regent Susan Tillman attend the awards presentations at the TXDAR State Convention in March.

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75/51 Brianna DiLorenzo, eighth-grade American history teacher 75/49 at Hudson Middle School, was recognized as the 2020 Outstanding Teacher of American History chapter winner LOCAL ALMANAC SOLUNAR TABLES by the Anthony Smith Chapter of the National Society As of 7 p.m. Friday Minor Major Daughters of the American Revolution in Lufkin. The award TEMPERATURE High Low Sat. 7:53 a 1:39 a recognizes teachers for outstanding service by stimulating a Friday 80° 67° 8:23 p 2:08 p deeper understanding and appreciation of American history Normals 83° 62° Sun. 8:58 a 2:43 a Records 93° 43° 9:27 p 3:13 p and support of our country and constitutional government. Mon. 10:02 a 3:48 a PRECIPITATION (inches) DiLorenzo’s love of history helps her to inspire her students, 10:30 p 4:16 p 24 hrs ending 7 p.m. and she consistently goes the ‘’extra mile’’ to keep her 11:02 a 4:49 a Friday 0.09 Tue. 11:29 p 5:16 p students interested and motivated. Month to date 0.33 5:45 a Normal month to date 1.12 Wed. 11:58 a Julie ---6:11 p Year to date 18.19 The solunar period schedule allows JumperNormal year to date 16.13 planning days so you will be fishing in good territory or hunting Morris, in good cover during those times. co-chair of POLLEN COUNT Major periods begin at the times shown and last for 1.5 to 2 hours. Grass Very High Stitching Trees Moderate The minor periods are shorter. for Children Weeds Moderate Forecasts and graphics Low provided by Committee, Mold Source: NAB AccuWeather, Inc. ©2020 was honored at NATIONAL FORECAST TODAY the TXDAR State Convention for the outstanding working of her committee.

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ou may have heard can be more aggressive and about the “Murder will make one think they can Hornet,” also known harm you. as the Asian giant Cicada killer hornet, recently wasps spend the discovered in winter in a larval or Washington state. pupal stage in the It made a splash soil. Adults emerge in the headlines in the summer, feed, recently and is mate and produce certainly getting a new nesting burrows. They prefer lot of attention. loose sandy soil and I had a friend CARY SIMS tend to be solitary. text me to say that Cicada killers they’ve seen them are most active during July here. In fact, they said they and August, coinciding with have had them for years. According to all scientific the appearance of cicadas, which they attack, sting and observations, we certainly paralyze. They then fly, glide don’t have any murdurous or drag the cicadas back to hornets in East Texas. But their nests, provisioning we do have a unusually the cells in their burrows. large wasp called a cicada Larvae feed only on cicadas, killer. These wasps reach and the adult will feed on up to 1½ inches in length. flower nectar. Except for a rusty red head Cicada killers are and thorax, they are overall black or rusty in color, with beneficial as they reduce yellow band markings on the harmful insects. Yet large numbers of females nesting abdominal segments. in localized areas such as Cicadas are the large, sandy embankments can be late summer insects that a nuisance and cause conare commonly misnamed cern because of their large locusts. Cicadas are well size, low flight and nesting known for their “song” as well as the “cast/ skins” they activities. Nest entrances are often accompanied leave behind as they grow. (True locusts are a certain by a pile of soil excavated species of grasshopper that from the burrow that may decimate crops as they feed.) disturb turfgrass. I hope we never have the Our own cicada killer wasp is of the largest wasps Asian giant hornet in these parts. We already have a you will encounter. But not huge, native wasp that we to worry, although females are capable of stinging, they can look for and enjoy. Cary Sims is the county Extension are rarely aggressive toward agent for agriculture and natural reman or animals. sources for Angelina County. His email Of course the males are address is cw-sims@tamu.edu. incapable of stinging, but

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LEGAL NOTICES

Broaddus ISD will receive sealed competitive proposals for the High School Resinous Flooring Project until 3:00 pm on 05-13-2020 at the Broaddus ISD Superintendent Office building. Any proposal received late will not be eligible for consideration.

CAUSE NO. 0 7 2 - 2 0 - P R ESTATE OF LONNIE RUTH STONE, D E C E A S E D IN THE COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2 OF A N G E L I N A COUNTY, TEXAS

Greater East Texas Community Action Program (GETCAP) is accepting Competitive Bids for Construction and Mechanical (HVAC) services for their Weatherization Assistance Program. Please contact Chris Harkness at 936-585-7212 to request an application and the Competitive Bid General Instructions. GETCAP encourages M/WBE, and Labor Surplus Area Firms to apply. All applications must be received by GETCAP by 6/1/2020 at 5:00pm. Bids received late or incomplete will not be considered.

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NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST THE ESTATE OF BILLIE JEAN JOHNSON, deceased

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NOTICE TO C R E D I T O R S Notice is hereby given that original Letters of Testamentary for the Estate of LONNIE RUTH STONE, Deceased were issued on May 7, 2020, in Docket No. 072-20-PR pending in the County Court of Law No. 2 of Angelina County, Texas, to: Brenda Jo Anderson and Lonnie Eugene Stone.

Proposal documents may be obtained by contacting the Superintendent’s Office at 936-8723041, or lholloway@ broaddusisd.com. Broaddus ISD reserved the right to reject any or all proposals or to waive any informalities in the proposals. Proposals may be held by Broaddus ISD for a period not to exceed 45 days from the date of opening, for the purpose of reviewing the proposal.

The Independent Co-Executors hereby give notice all claims against the Estate may be presented to her by mailing the same to the address as follows: Brenda Jo Anderson Lonnie Eugene Stone c/o Law Offices of Jason S. Armstrong, P.L.L.C. 104 W. Lufkin Ave. Lufkin, Texas 75904 All persons having claims against the Estate, which is currently being administered, are required to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 7th day of May, 2020. JASON S. ARMSTRONG, P.L.L.C. BY: JASON S. ARMSTRONG

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Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Herman Day, Deceased, were issued on May 6, 2020, in Cause No. 041-20PR, pending in the County Court at Law No. 1 of Angelina County, Texas, to James Day, Independent Executor. The address to which claims should be submitted is as follows: James Day, Independent Executor c/o Rebecca M. McMahon Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells PLLC 1616 South Chestnut Lufkin, TX 75901 All persons having claims against this Estate, which is currently being administered, are hereby notified to present them within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. DATED the 7th day of May, 2020. Respec tfully submitted, Skelton Slusher Barnhill Watkins Wells pllc 1616 South Chestnut Lufkin, Texas 75901 Phone (936) 6 3 2 - 2 3 0 0 Fax (936) 632-6545 By: Rebecca M. McMahon State Bar No. 2 4 0 8 8 0 3 1 A t t o r n e y s for Applicant

Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of BILLIE JEAN JOHNSON were issued on April 20, 2020, in Cause No. 05520-PR, pending in the County Court NO. One, of Angelina County, Texas to: Jeramy Scott Johnson, Independent Executor The residence of Jeramy Scott Johnson, Independent Executor is: 310 Bridle Path Lufkin, TX 75904

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