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This transcript is an excerpt from the LongviewNOW podcast with Kelly Hall and Lori Ivey from Lori Ivey State Farm. To hear more stories about why people chose Longview as their home, listen anywhere you get your podcasts. LORI IVEY STATE FARM
So why did you choose to stay in Longview?
assistant manager of a little store there in the mall and it was a great
“I chose to stay in Longview for family. When we raised my family,
little community of fun people and eclectic people. And we had
we wanted to be close. Growing up, even though I was in East Texas my whole life, we still moved a lot and went to six or seven different school districts. So, once I had kids, I had already decided I wanted to kind of put down roots and stay for the long haul. And of course, it
our hangout spots that we, you know, hung out at on the weekend, and thank goodness now they've got a lot more. This is quite a long time ago, I would say. Back then, we loved to go dancing on the weekends. That was something that a lot of our friends did either
was the best decision ever. We love the community.”
in Longview or Tyler. The lake in the summer was a big deal around
When you think about your childhood, what is your favorite
soaking up the sun.”
childhood memory? "That's a good one. I think it's going to have to be Christmas, or as I call it, the '-ber' months like October, November, and December. Those are my absolute favorite, you cannot get better than the holidays in East Texas, especially with the trees. Also, my mom just had a way of making holiday super special, cool, and magical. Now that I am older and a mother myself, I realize it was probably just a
here. We would spend the whole day on boats just having fun and
If you were at LeTourneau today, What would your weekend activities look like based on the things that you see happening around town? “So today there's a lot more. My goodness. It depends on what you're interested in. For me, like I said, I was always the outdoors type and we've got lots of groups that are outdoor groups like
lot of hard work, but she made it a magical childhood."
I'm a part of the women's outdoor group for hiking. I've done a
Letourneau University plays such a big part in our community and
East Texas. Hiking, walking, and running. Right now I play a ton of
oftentimes I'll hear, ‘Well, what do those college kids do?’ I want
pickleball because you know that's taking the country by storm. I’m
to talk to you a little bit about when you were in college. What did
part of the pickleball cult. We have these beautiful new courts that
that after-class time look like? What did Lori do for fun?
have a ton of different people playing on from teens up through their
“Yes, I always worked. I mean from the time I was 15 years old,
70s, which I think is awesome. I love what's happening downtown.
I've always wanted to work. I've always been a little bit of an
The coffee shops, the breweries, the wineries, the pop-ups, and all
entrepreneur, so I was always working. I would go to school and
these different small businesses that are just bringing all kinds of
then immediately study and then go straight to the mall. I was an
cool stuff to Longview. It's pretty exciting.”
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lot of mountain biking. We have a ton of mountain biking trails in
