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Thursday, September 5, 2013
Clayton Busby has golden time at eatery John Ralph and I were off Labor Day and enjoyed eating a delicious discounted lunch with the “senior group” at Golden Corral. Seated across the aisle from us were Clayton Busby and his sister, Ruth. Ruth lives in Lufkin with a sister but comes to Diboll at least two times a week to bring Clayton to eat at Golden Corral. I can tell you why. He gets treated like royalty. The girls have a table reserved for him and cater to his every want. Clayton is a confirmed 85-year-old bachelor and when he’s through eating, he has a special chair near the entrance so he can sit and flirt with all the girls. They even gave him a special party for his 85th birthday last March. Ruth is now fully retired after being a partner and working decades manufacturing bows for chainsaws. *** Billy Stanford, one of the Brookshire Bros. managers, and his wife, Laverne, took a couple days off and drove to West Monroe, La., in hopes of catching up with the infamous Duck Dynasty group at their warehouse. To their disappointment none of the family members were there. Billy and Laverne carried Bibles with them, planning to attend the White Ferry church where the Robertsons are members. Upon arriving, they were told that the patriarch of the family, Phil Robertson, was teaching a Sunday school class. In the congregation of 700, Billy and Laverne spotted other members of the family: Jeb, Allen, Jessica and the girls and later enjoyed visiting with Phil, better known as Duck Commander. The Stanfords came home having completed their mission of meeting some of the members of this famous family. A few of you (and me) may not have yet experienced the TV production of Duck Dynasty. The bearded bayou-dwelling redneck Robertson family is becoming one of America’s most recognizable, funny, functional families. They have built a multi-
million dollar empire manufacturing duck calls in Monroe, La. *** After spending several weeks this summer in Spain, studying at a university and seeing the country, Rachael Chapman returned to Texas A&M for her last semester and walked across the stage for her coveted diploma Aug. 16. She earned a degree in Business and after graduation vacationed in Australia visiting with friends she met in Spain. She has a marketing job waiting for her in Spring when she returns. Proudly attending her A&M graduation were her grandmother, JoNell Placker from Diboll; her parents, Kim and Derrell Chapman from Tyler and her older “Aggie” sister Elizabeth, from Houston. *** Hannah Langford also graduated from Texas A&M on Aug. 16 with a degree in Marketing. After two weeks of training she will work as marketing director for a company in Beaumont. Hannah had 17 guests attend her graduation, including her grandparents: Betty and Vernon Burkhalter and Etoil Langford; her mom, Susie; her brother and sister-in-law, Chace and Holly; her dad, Gaylon; her aunt Bessie Furgurson; Melissa McCall and cousins, Madison and Gunner and several other family members. After the big event, Vernon Burkhalter treated everyone to dinner. *** Melissa McCall and her brother Roy
traveled with their mother, Betty, to a family wedding in West Virginia where Betty grew up. Betty McCall, one of nine children, is now the matriarch of the family. Her daughter says, “When Betty speaks, everyone listens and does what she says.” In her teens and after graduation, Betty moved to Columbus, Ohio, and boarded with six girls while working as a switchboard operator at a telephone office. One of her roommates was dating a guy in the air force from Texas. His name was Jimmy McCall from Diboll, and Betty thought he looked like Elvis. When “Elvis” saw Betty he wanted to date her, but Betty said, “No way,” unless you break up with my roommate. Eventually he did and it wasn’t long before Jimmy knew he had met the love of his life. After a short courtship and before Jimmy was to be transferred to Africa, they married. He paid for her a plane ticket to Texas and left Betty with his family for almost a year while he was in Africa; her family was 36 hours away! Somehow, she survived and has lived as Mrs. Jimmy McCall in Texas for more than five decades! *** Teresa Stribling grew up in Diboll and graduated in 1982. She was 1st runner up to Diboll Day Queen, Cheryl (Schmidt) Suiter. After living in Houston for 19 years, she moved back to Diboll seven years ago and it has taken her that long to realize that “The Everything Store” can fix flat tires. Since 2007 Teresa has been an evangelist and has a prison ministry and mentors to those less fortunate. *** I enjoyed visiting with Aaron Clark, son of Leo and Sara Clark. He said he grew up in Goat Hill; graduated from CorriganCamden in 2000 and SFA. He is a computer ”geek” who works in Dallas; lives in Houston and spends all his free time in the river bottom. That may all change when he
get married in December. *** Terry Carlton came in while Aaron and I were talking and they visited about mutual friends from their part of the woods. Terry and Judy celebrated their 53rd wedding anniversary on Aug. 27. They ALWAYS go to Galveston where they went on their honeymoon and since the Jack Tar hotel is no longer there, they stay at the beautiful Galvez. In Houston they went by the Garden Villas Methodist church where they were married -- except the church is now a school. They also drove by Judy’s old home nearby and believe it or not, Terry can still remember Judy’s telephone number, OLive 4-xxxx. *** Enjoyed visiting with Diane (Mills) and Lloyd Adams from Friendswood while they were in Diboll. They had been “dog sitting” for her parents, Buddy and Linda Mills while they vacationed in Branson. Diane and Lloyd were looking forward to visiting with her sister, Susie and Doug Kervin, in Hudson. Susie’s granddaughter, Cameron, was having a birthday party. Her parents are Bruce and Danille Chumbley. His brother, Lanton, works for the forest service and was in California fighting fires in the Yosemite National Park. His wife Mandy, was at the party and she also works for the forest service. By the way, Diane’s son, Aaron Adams, who is 22, has completed his tour in the U.S. Marines and is attending school at San Jacinto College and working in Alvin. We thank you Aaron for your service to our country. God Bless America!! * * * Come see us…’round the table. Sandra Pouland, owner of Pouland’s Real Estate, contributes this column. Stop by the Round Table or email her at sandra@poulands.com or 936-829-4040.
The library has computers for use with school projects School has begun, and the library has returned to its fall hours. This means that beginning Sept. 9 the library will stay open until 7 p.m. Mondays for your convenience. The computers will be open until 6:30 p.m., and the check-out desk will be open until 6:45 p.m. Keep in mind that your child will need a library card that is free of fines and overdue books in order to use the computer. Now is a good time to get those cards clear so that you will be able to use the computer for those school projects that pop up from time to time. If you are having a hard time financially, just give us a call at 936-829-5497 or come by and talk to us, and we will work with you to get your card cleared up. *** Just because you have Social Security business and retirement matters to tend to does not mean you need to fight the traffic and trudge into a busy government office. They don’t need to see you (in person) in September. That’s because, whether you’re working on your retirement planning or ready to retire, you can do everything from the comfort of your home or office computer at www. socialsecurity.gov. If you’re starting to think about a retirement that is in the faroff future, a good place to begin is with Social Security’s Benefits Planners at www.socialsecurity.gov/ planners. For those of you with more years of work under your belt, get a more precise look at what your benefits will be with Social Security’s Retirement Estimator at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator. The Estimator makes use of your reported wages from past years and projects your current earnings into the future to give you an instant, per-
News from... T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library sonalized estimate of your future benefits. You can change the variables, such as date of retirement and future earnings estimates, to see what you can expect in different scenarios. If you’re ready to say goodbye to the daily grind of working and you’re ready to apply for Social Security retirement benefits, it’s exciting to know that you can apply from the comfort of your home or office in as little as 15 minutes. Give it a try when you’re ready to retire at www.socialsecurity.gov/applyonline. *** Ladies, if you do any kind of portable needle craft and would like to fellowship with others who do? join us for Tangled Threads on the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 am. The next meeting is Tuesday, Sept. 10. Bring a project to work on and share tips and patterns as you work. *** Bring the whole family and join us for the Family Story Hour with professional storyteller Tom Taylor on Saturday, Sept. 14, at 3:00 p.m. Taylor is a former high school, junior college, and university educator (before becoming a professional actor). He has written some 800plus stories, songs, poems, and ballads, in addition to seven children’s books. In 2012, Taylor was part of a Christian storytelling tour of Israel. He strives to create the most effective possible combination of stories, music, and poetry to provide affirmation, encouragement, laughter, understanding, insight, and
inspiration for his audience. There will be something for everyone to enjoy as Taylor shares his repertoire of folk tales, Texas lore, tall tales and more. As always our events are free to the community. For more information call 936829-5497. *** The Diboll Lumberjacks homecoming game will be in September this year, and plans are in the making for the homecoming bonfire on Sept. 16. The library will have a booth at the bonfire to give out a schedule of our fall events and sign people up for library cards. Then, on game day Friday, Sept. 20, the library will host a Teen After-Game Party until midnight for ages 1218. This library Backs the Jacks! *** Family Movie Day at the library is Friday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. Popcorn will be available. We encourage you to bring your own snacks and drinks to add to your fun. You may also bring pillows and blankets and sit on the floor to watch the movie. Come bring the family and join in the fun! Our movie license will not allow us to publicize the movie title so please call us for more information at 936-829-5497. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. *** Fall Library Hours: Monday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Have a great week!
Retired school personnel meet
Angelina Retired Teacher/School Personnel Association held an appreciation luncheon for new retirees and new members on Aug. 13. Past presidents and founding members were honored. Past presidents include Larry Hill, Janelle Hennington, Lawasa Thomas, Kaye Fitzgerald, Sue Baker and new president Jan Peterson. The next meeting will be Sept. 10 at 3 p.m. at Southside Baptist Church. State Rep. Trent Ashby will spak about Lesgislative issues.
Chicken salad to get out of rut Bob likes to brownbag it for lunch during the week and you know how you can get in a rut with packing the same old thing. So I am always trying to come up with some interesting sandwich fixings. This chicken salad has a little zip to it and he really liked it.
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Funeral services for Mary Lou Smith Rainwater, 78, of Lufkin were held Sunday, September 1, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. in the Carroway Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Rainwater was born March 22, 1935 in the Saron Community, Angelina County, Texas, and died Friday, August 30, 2013 in a local hospital. She was a member of the Burke Baptist Church. Survivors include her daddy, Johnny Gilcrease of Zavalla; sons and daughters-in-law, Troy and Wanda Smith and Bobby and Sharon Smith, all of Lufkin; daughters and sons-in-law,
Artwalk
Live Entertainment & Kids Activities!
2nd Saturday
Sat., Sept. 14 10 am-5 pm Featured Artist:
Art • Dining Shopping • Hotels
Bridgette Tuttle
Vendors, Artisans, Musicians needed!
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Chicken Salad with Zip
1 12.5 oz. can of white mean chunk chicken 1/2 cup Ranch salad dressing 2 TBSP. chopped dill pickle 3 TBSP. fine bread crumbs
1/4 tsp. pepper Break up and flake the chunk chicken. Add all other ingredients and mix well. Refrigerate. Send recipes or comments to Judge Esther Barger, 211 N. Temple, Diboll, TX 75941 or email to ebarger@angelina county.net.
OBITUARIES
Come visit historic downtown Pleasanton! Go Painlessly® with THERA-GESIC.
Judicious & Delicious With Judge Esther Barger
Linda and Danny Abbott of Lufkin and Carolyn Susie and Douglas Abbott of Burke; 9 grandchildren; 12
great-grandchildren; and a number other relatives. Carroway Funeral Home, Lufkin, directors.
I’m Relocating! Allison Amason (formerly of Cuts N More)
will be at
Vintage Blooms
at JR’s Barn beginning Monday, Sept. 16 936-414-0145