INDEXClassified..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Local History,,,,.........................6Neighborhoods...........2-3Puzzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4R e l i g i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Obituaries.........................8

Open House for ET Investments

East Texas Invest-ment Services will have an open house and ribbon-cutting, welcoming Trey Wilk-erson’s business to Diboll, from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 4, at 105 Weber, Suite A. There will be food and prizes from Diboll businesses for all at-tendees.

Eastern Star dinners

The Order of the Eastern Star in Burke will have a plate-lunch scholarship fundraiser on April 5. Chicken & dressing, yams, green beans, rolls and dessert will be $7 a plate. Deliveries are available. For more information, call Mary Wells at 829-5059 or 671-9557; or, Sadie Jones at 829-5707 or Sue Johnson at 829-5973.

Stop & ShopThe second an-

nual Stop and Shop is April 5-6. Proceeds will go to the Peru Mis-sion Trip for Fairview Baptist Church. Cost is $40 for both days. The sale will take place at the corner of FM 58 & FM 2108 in Diboll. There will be vault denim, sensory candles, paparazzi, jewelry, Mary Kay, rid-ing lawn mowers, RTV and Avon.

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Freed By Christ

Keeping news on a first-name basis2013, Issue No. 14 Diboll, Texas: Proud home of Betty Jo Flowers Thursday, April 4, 2013

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We trust you had a blessed Easter. Jesus Christ is Risen! Did Eas-ter impact your life? If it did, then the change will last forever with Jesus as your personal Savior and Lord. Jesus will never leave you. You know for sure, now, you will be in Heaven when you die.

What does Jesus want you to do now? Jesus wants you to go forward in your church and tell your minister that you have accepted Jesus Christ as your Savior and Lord. Tell them you want to follow in believer’s baptism. Let Jesus show you the church He wants you to be a member of and join that church.

Begin reading your Bible and praying each day. Tell other people about how Jesus saved you and He will save them. Let Jesus show you what He has for your life.

Matthew 4: 19 says, “Then Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.’”

-- Bro. Kenny Hibbs,First Baptist Church

See DATELINE, P. 2

See ATHENA, P. 2

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Photos by Richard Nelson Above, Dr. Woody Ingram leads the way through the donut line following the Community Easter Sunrise Service on March 31 at Old Orchard Park.

Right, Laney Sitsky, 6 months, enjoys her visit with the Easter Bunny on Sat-urday during the Community Easter Egg Hunt at the park.

See more photos on Page 8.

Courtesy photoJay Shands, First Bank & Trust president and CEO, welcomes back Martha Hernandez after she receives the Athena Award.

Diboll’s own goddess

Koether leaving DISD for Leggett

Easter in the park

Martha Hernandez would have to spend time away from her family and her job just to list the many ways she serves her commu-nity – imagine the hours she spends actually serving.

Her community ser-vice in Diboll and Angelina County as well as her profes-sional endeavors with First Bank and Trust East Texas earned her a 2013 ATHE-NA Leadership award, pre-sented to her by the Lufkin/

Angelina County Chamber of Commerce at the recent Women’s Conference of East Texas.

According to athenain-ternational.org, “the ATH-ENA Leadership Award (inspired by the goddess of Greek mythology known for her strength, courage, wisdom and enlightenment) is presented to a woman -- or man -- who is honored for professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of profes-sional excellence and lead-

ership skills.”“As an icon to both the

English- and Spanish-speak-ing communities, Hernan-dez serves as a professional voice and a great listener,” said Melissa Wheeler, the chamber’s Program & Op-erations Manager. “Her abil-ity to assist others in attain-ing professional excellence and pass on her courage and strength is why Hernandez was chosen as the 2013 re-cipient.”

Hernandez has been ac-tive in the community,

Diboll Primary School hosted a Technology Showcase and Open House on March 26. Students were able to demon-strate their ability to work on the Smart Boards, Ipads, Smart Tables and student computer stations.

PreK4 students working on the Smart Boards were playing the Fun Factory Word Building games, Catch & Learn Match-ing Quantities games, Alphabet Letter Match Basketball Shoot & Letter Sound Alphabet Grab games.

RICHARD NELSONeditor@dibollfreepress.com

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Janice Koether she has been offered and has accepted the Leg-gett Independent School District’s superintendent position as the lone finalist.

“Janice has been a great em-ployee and has helped us move many programs forward in our district,” said Gary Martel, Diboll ISD superintendent, “She has 27 years experience in education and has served the last five years as our director of Support Services. In this capacity she has provided services to students and staff in many areas such as curriculum, child nutrition, technology, nurs-ing services, homeless program, counseling and guidance, and li-brary media services.”

Koether said she has been liv-ing in Leggett, a small town about 30 miles south of Diboll.

“It was a great opportunity that presented itself,” Koether said. “I will get to work in live in the same community. There is a lot I will

miss about Diboll. It has a great sense of community.”

Koether attended Sam Hous-ton State University in Huntsville, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Teaching Home Economics fol-lowed by a Masters Degree in Vocational Home Economics and Early Childhood Certification. She received her second Masters in Education and Administration from Stephen F. State Austin Uni-versity.

Her community services have included community computer ed-ucation classes, working with the Troop 95 Boy Scout Association, Boys and Girls Club of Diboll, Di-boll Day and our Senior Citizens programs.

Diboll ISD will begin the pro-cess of setting a timeline for her departure later this spring.

RICHARD NELSONeditor@dibollfreepress.comJanice

Koether

For Primary, technology is elementary

See TECH, P. 6

Hernandez earns ATHENA Award

Did you know that our library builds its collections and programs to meet the di-verse needs of our commu-nity? There’s something for everyone at T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library. National Library Week is a time to highlight the value of librar-ies, librarians, and library workers. Celebrate National Library Week, April 14-20, with the many activities the library has planned. Com-munities matter at your li-brary!

* * *Take this challenge

and find out just how well that you know Diboll. The library will host a Photo Scavenger Hunt starting through April 18 as part of our National Library Week Celebration. You must be 17 or older to participate. A bulletin board will display pictures that were taken at various locations in Diboll. Special “Photo Ballots” will be available at the cir-culation desk, and must be returned by April 17. The person who correctly iden-tifies the most pictures will

be notified April 19 and will win a gift card. In the event of a tie there will be a draw-ing to determine the winner. For more information call 936-829-5497.

* * *Also, in honor of Na-

tional Library Week, the Li-brary will be hosting “Fam-ily Reading Night” with Radio Personalities from 90.9 KSWP / 91.9 KAVX and other local personali-ties. This will take place at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, in the Ellen and Buddy Temple Community Room. Come hear your favorite DJ or school superintendent read stories from their childhood. It’s fun for the whole fam-ily and an opportunity to encourage your children to read!

* * *International Fellowship

is a not-for-profit foreign

exchange student program seeking Host Families in this area. Founded in 1952, International Fellowship is one of the oldest foreign exchange programs in the United States, drawing on 60 years of experience. Ex-change students ranging from ages 15-18 await host families for the upcoming school year. Interested fami-lies are asked to consider the wonderful attributes of host-ing a foreign exchange stu-dent. For more information please visit their website at www.internationalfellow-ship.org or call Marlene Godel at 1-800-647-8839.

* * *Movie Day in March

was a blast with 82 in atten-dance. If you are looking for some free fun for the fam-ily, check-out Movie Day at the Library at 6 p.m. Friday, April 26. Admission is free

and popcorn will be avail-able. 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 in-formation at 936-829-5497. Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

* * *New Large Print Books:“Truth in Advertising,”

by John Kenney – Finbar Dolan is lost and lonely. Despite escaping his blue-collar Boston upbringing to carve out a mildly suc-cessful career at a Madison Avenue ad agency, he’s a bit of a mess and closing in on forty. He’s recently called off a wedding. Now, a few days before Christmas, he’s forced to cancel a long-postponed vacation in order to write, produce, and edit a Super Bowl commercial for his diaper account in record

time. Fortunately, it gets worse. Fin learns that his long-estranged and once-abusive father has fallen ill. And that neither of his brothers or his sister intend to visit. It’s a wake-up call for Fin to reevaluate the choices he’s made, admit that he’s falling for his co-worker Phoebe, question the importance of diapers in his life, and finally tell the truth about his past.

“Agenda 21,” by Glenn Beck with Harriet Parke – Everybody has that black hole at the beginning of their life. That time you can’t remember, your first step, your first taste of table food. My real memories be-gin in our assigned living area in Compound 14. Just a generation ago, this place was called America. Now, after the worldwide imple-mentation of a UN-led pro-gram called Agenda 21, it’s simply known as “the Re-public.” Citizens have two primary goals in the new Republic: to create clean en-ergy and to create new hu-man life. Those who cannot

do either are of no use to so-ciety. This bleak and barren existence is all that eighteen-year-old Emmeline has ever known. She dutifully walks her energy board daily and accepts all male pairings as-signed to her by the Authori-ties. Like most citizens, she keeps her head down and her eyes closed. Woken up to the harsh reality of her life and her family’s future inside the Republic, Emme-line begins to search for the truth. Why are Compounds guarded by Gatekeepers who track all movements? Why are food, water and energy rationed so strictly? And, most important, why are babies taken from their mothers at birth? As Emme-line begins to understand the true objectives of Agenda 21 she realizes that she is up against far more than she ever thought.

* * *Spring Library Hours:

Monday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Tuesday, Friday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.; and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Have a great week!

A note from Sandra: Charlene Murry submitted this bit of news. Feel free to let me know what is going on in your life.

Most of the “Murry Clan” was home with me (Charlene Murry) for a blessed Easter.

We attended church for a wonderful worship service celebrating our Risen Sav-ior, observing the Lord’s Supper and Chloe giving her heart to Jesus!

Then back home for an enchilada din-ner; more celebration with Reggy’s 60th birthday and Kenzie’s 11th birthday. Then an Easter egg hunt and the famous Murry’s baseball game with their own rules finished off our celebration.

Those here for the celebration were: Cindy and Reggy Saxon and daughter Me-lissa Saxon and kids Slade and Sydney and friend Andy Ferguson; Bobby; his son Chris and wife Megan and Mason; BJ and wife

Cara, Caiden, Madison and Sawyer; Kaye and Jay Wyatt; JJ, Chaney, Chad and Chloe Chittum; Randy and wife Gina; Mick and wife Ramona; Kenzie, Kendall and Dallas.; Carole, Rodney and Cameron Cheshire.

* * *Have a Blessed Easter and 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 annual Yard Beau-tiful Contest, sponsored by the Diboll Garden Club, begins April 18-19. The days when the yards will be judged are Thursdays and Fridays in the follow-ing order.

April 18-19 – North-east area beginning on Dennis, including Deer Trace, to the north Diboll city limits.

April 25-26 – South-east area beginning on Dennis and bordered on

the west by US 59 to the south Diboll city lim-its, WHICH INCLUDES SOUTH MEADOWS.

May 2-3 – Southwest area beginning on the south side of Thompson, on to Martin Luther King, and bordered on the east by US 59 to the south Diboll city limits.

May 9-10 – Northwest area beginning on the north side of Thompson, on to Martin Luther King, and including everything north

and west of FM 2497 to the north Diboll city limits.

May 16-17 – Fair Acres area.

The Diboll Garden club urges everyone to par-ticipate. There will be one first-place winner and two runners-up. A sign will be placed in the yard of the first-place winner, desig-nating it as “Yard Beauti-ful” of the week. A photo of that yard will appear in the Diboll Free Press the following week.

Events being planned for Nat’l Library Week

Murry clan enjoys Easter

Yard Beautiful judging to begin in two weeks

News from... T.L.L. Temple

Memorial Library

2 * www.DibollFreePress.com Thursday, April 4 2013NEIGHBORHOODS

Learn to DanceIf you want to learn

how to dance or freshen up on your dance skills, the SPJST, in Lufkin, is having dance lessons April 9, 16 and 23. The location is 197 Hughes Road. The cost is $6 per lesson. Registration is at 6:30, and lessons are from 7 to 9 p.m. For more information call 936 875-2867.

Plant SaleThe Angelina County

master Gardeners are holding their annual plant sale on Saturday, April 6, until 2 p.m. It will be held at The Farmer’s Market on South Medford Drive in Lufkin. Plants available in-clude annuals, perennials, roses and fruit trees suit-able for our area. Proceeds from the sale are used to support programs and proj-ects for the community. For more information, call 936-634-6414.

Singing cancelled for fundraiser

The Saturday, April 6, singing at the Beulah

Congregational Methodist Church has been cancelled. Everyone is encouraged to attend the Relay for Life fundraiser at 6 p.m. April 6 at Calvary Baptist Church in Lufkin. This Southern Gospel singing will feature the Stanleys, Waymak-ers, Martin Family, Narrow Road QT, Ransomed QT, Bennie Boles Trio, & Cross-men QT. Jack Havard will be the MC. A love offering will be received for cancer research. Calvary Baptist is located on Montrose Street off the intersection of Den-man & TImberland. The next singing at the Beulah Congregational Methodist Church will resume May 4.

Sonshine Kids spring musical

The Sonshine Kids Choir of Diboll First Bap-tist Church presents their spring musical, “The Prodi-gal Clown.” Join them in the center ring as everyone experiences the “Greatest show on Earth,” featuring 35 children. The show starts at 6 p.m., Sunday, April 7, at First Baptist Church, 208 Devereaux St. in Diboll.

Book-signingThe History Center

and the Diboll Historical Society will host a program and book-signing in Diboll on Wednesday, April 10. Authors and editors Dan Utley and Milton Jordan

will be at The History Cen-ter promoting their new-est book, “Just Between Us: Stories and Memories from the Texas Pines,” published recently by Ste-phen F. Austin State Uni-versity Press. The come-and-go book signing will be from 5 to 6:30 p.m., and the attractive hard cover books will be available for purchase for $35 each, which includes tax, and should make great gifts for anyone living in East Tex-

as or anyone interested in folklore and Texas history. Light refreshments will be available. Additionally, at 4 p.m., Utley and Jordan will address the members of the Diboll Historical So-ciety during their regular April meeting. Everyone is invited to both events. The History Center is located at 102 N. Temple in Diboll. For more information, con-tact The History Center at 936-829-3543.

Spring BazaarSt. Paul’s United Meth-

odist Church will be hav-ing a Spring Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 13. They will have baked goods, white ele-phant rummage sale, silent auction items, quilt give-a-way, handmade crafts, plants and much more. There is a fish fry starting at 11 a.m. Other vendors from the area will be there as well. Come out and en-joy the fun.

DATELINE Cont’d

The Diboll Garden Club travelled March 25 to Heritage Village in Wood-ville to see the museum & have lunch at the Pickett House. Members attending were Sue Beaty, Tellie Williams, Nita Hurley, JoAnn Rainwa-ter, Betty Adler (guest), Chubby Slack, Kathy Sample, Linda Miller, Gay Storch, Joyce Carr, Carolyn Hutson, Betty Hendrick, Dolly Whitaker. Hostesses were Chubby Slack and Sue Beaty.

Summer Reading donationChaunta Jolly, T.L.L. Temple Memorial Library’s Children’s coordinator, center, accepts a $200 donation from Jan Wilkerson and Lewis Ivey, representatives of the Diboll Business Association. The DBA is sup-porting the annual Summer Reading Program.

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I attended the media lunch kick off for the Fourth Annual Pineywoods Cattle Bar-on’s Gala. The theme is “Leave Cancer in the Dust.” We had a cute “save-the-date” with a map of Route 66 on it. Dr. Jeff and Dessa Glass have opened their grounds at their home for the Gala on Saturday, Octo-ber 12. Becca Chance is the chair. Dana Smithhart is the chair “in waiting” for 2014. Over 1,000 attended last year with a profit of $300,000 raised for cancer re-search. Melissa McKnight, regional Direc-tor of American Cancer Society, reminded everyone that this is the 100th year for American Cancer Society. Mary King is the publicity person this year.

* * *Easter weekend daughter Julie Jumper-

Morris wanted to eat at Milagros Tea House and Gifts. We invited Carolyn New and Linda Ellis. It was nonstop talking with Julie and Linda remembering their DAR State Convention in Houston. After lunch, Mona Hill and chef Elizabeth Bryant fixed me some chicken spaghetti that they had for the lunch special with salad and bread for my dinner meal. Teresa Chunn waited on us.

* * *Mona Hill at Milagros has the retail

line of Stonewall Kitchen jam and foods and the Wind & Willow packets from Bar-bara Cavanaugh who closed her Cook’s Corner in the Fashion District and has gone back into real estate. The kitchen shop had been on her “bucket list” and she tried it for three years.

* * *When we left Milagros Julie and I went

with Carolyn who was looking for tea pots and dessert plates. We stopped Hicks An-tiques and Estate Sales and visited with David Hicks at his new location at 117 E. Frank next to Lufkin Jewelry on the Square. From there we went into HOP&S and vis-ited with Lillian Armstrong, then we went to the Lufkin Antique Mall. Carolyn’s granddaughter Cora Howard is having a 7th birthday and the theme is “Tea Party” with their American Girl Dolls. So, Cora’s mother Hilary wanted demitasse cups and saucers for the dolls and cups and saucers and dessert plates for the attendees as party favors.

* * *Brenda Sullivan and Kaylee Sullivan

have opened the Pink Leopard Boutique on First Street. Kaylee is taking after her mother Brenda who has Garden Gate Gift Shop and Salon.

* * *Linda McClain sent me a message

that her son, Daren Harding, has opened his business named 5150 PC at 3201 S. Medford, Suite 4, on the loop behind Chestnut Drive Baptist Church. He does PC and laptop repairs and upgrades. He also offers mobile service. All repairs $49.99 plus parts. His telephone is 634-5150. I had son in law Rocky Morris (my

Dallas Help Desk) work on my lap top over Easter. Linda has poor service with AT&T with her cell phone like several of us in the Brookhollow area. I have had many “dropped calls” here at home and I “Mark the Spot” and they reply that they got it but nothing happens. If any of you have ideas on how we can “force” them to upgrade our side of town, let me know.

* * *Brian Moore and Amanda Napier are

engaged. They have set the wedding date for June 28 with a small family wedding.

* * *The SPJST Lodge is having dance les-

sons for the first four Tuesday nights in April. The remaining dates are April 9, 16 and 23. The cost is $6 per lesson. The time is 6:30 p.m. for registration and the lessons are 7 to 9 p.m. Pay for all four lessons and you will receive a pass to get into the next regular dance free. The dances are: Waltz, Polka, Two-step, East Coast Swing, Cha-Cha. If time permits - Cotton-eyed Joe, Schottische, Beer Barrel Polka and Line Dances. Dancing is a lot of fun and very good exercise. The regular dances are the third Friday of each month. The cost is $5 for members and $6 for non-members; the time is 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. You do not have to be a member of the lodge to attend the dances. Come on out for a good time. For more information please call 936-875-2867.

* * *Happy Birthday: Evelyn Forrest,

Thomas Gibbs, Leslie Day Ball, Em-ily Grimes, Ruby Moore, Hunter Russell,

James Parish, Buddy Rush, Meredith Smith, Cora Howard, Marshall McCarroll, Carsyn Roach, Loye Martin, Ronnie King, Judy George, Alberta Johnson, Suzy Dur-ham.

* * *Happy Anniversary: Jack and Edna

Watson. * * *I won the auction basket from Anoth-

er Broken Egg Café at the Mosaic Center Dinner and we went there for lunch on Sat-urday. Dorothy Temple, Marian and Maya Corley were eating as were Jewel and El-mer Anderson.

* * *Syll Holt is working on her LHS Class

of 1958 reunion to be October 26 at Kurth Lake. Contact her at: syllholt@yahoo.com for more details.

* * * Mack Carnes had a big auction on

Saturday, and we were up early to check out the things that were Jayne Floyd’s and Marguerite Nutt’s. I saw Janie Mc-Cann helping her niece, Laurel Hendrick, with her purchases. She is the daughter of Sandy and Don Hendrick and just bought a home on Tanglewood from realtor Bar-bara Cavanaugh with Gann-Medford. Also there bidding were: Joann Roquemore, Linda Smelley, Syll Holt, Julie Jumper-Morris, Rocky Morris, Ernest Rowe and Roger Brock. We all came home with “keepsakes.” Mack’s next auction will be April 20.

Contact Janice Ann Rowe at roweja@suddenlink.net.

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Still learning how to sit and do nothing if we so desireMy thoughts have been

the craziest lately and I have no idea why. Sugar has been prevalent and on my mind and why I have no idea. That is not something we use anymore. I keep a four pound container but have had it for a long time. We do not use granulated sugar for anything we eat or drink. It is not used in any dessert if such a thing is eaten here. I have learned to cook with artificial sweeteners and that is all we use.

We have eaten enough sugar in our past to do with-out forever. And enjoyed every bit of dessert that had a lot of sugar in it. In fact everything that was cooked or baked at our house had at least a spoonful of sugar in it. The sugar bowl was as handy to the cooking pots as was salt at our house. That really is a broad statement because lots of dishes were made without sweetener of any kind. That would have been biscuits, gravy, fried chicken, round steak, fried potatoes and roast beef.

On the other hand, pinto beans, peas, corn-bread, corn, butterbeans and carrots all got a dash of sugar to enhance the

flavor. Growing up most of us did not have weight problems. Whatever we ate, we worked off and not having access to snacks certainly kept the pounds off. Not long ago I found some rationing stamps for sugar from the early 1940s. We cannot imagine the ra-tioning of anything because we were too young to re-member during wartime and most everything was not available. Food items, gasoline, tires and nylon hose were just a few things that were rationed.

Christal and Ishmael were born in 1944 and Mother had to use canned milk to supplement their diet and that was hard to come by. Mother told of our father and friends mak-ing a batch of homebrew or home made beer and that called for sugar. To keep it warm so it would ferment, they put it behind the kitch-en stove. Lo and behold, it got too warm and blew up making a big mess. I am sure Mother was one mad woman for two reasons.

All that sugar was wasted and her kitchen was really messed up. For a woman with three babies under four years old, I do not blame her for being mad. Keep-ing the house clean was hard to do with the kind of floors and walls that were in our houses.

* * *Longtime friend La-

Wanna Durham Gainer and I were talking about taking home econom-ics class (homemaking) in high school. The girls only took that class and the boys could take agriculture classes. Now you will see both girls and boys in either class. We got a new teacher one year for homemaking class and LaWanna’s group got the new teacher just out of college. Half the year was devoted to cooking the other half to sewing. One of the sessions LaWanna’s class had to prepare vege-tables and they were frozen and ready to prepare for th table. LaWanna and her partner Frankie Kimmery Terry were given a box of turnip greens for their part of the meal preparation. The teacher gave instruc-tions: pour in a pan, add a half cup water and a cup of

cooking oil.Frankie objected to that

but the new teacher was not about to be wrong. You can imagine what happened with the greens. Most of us girls knew how to cook as we had seen the inside of a kitchen all our grow-ing up days at our mothers’ elbows.

* * *A friend from our grow-

ing up days was laid to rest this week. Don Hudnall was 83, had served in the Korean War and was mar-ried to the late Shirley Car-rell Hudnall. His parents

were the late Thelma and Lamar Hudnall, brother was Darwin Hudnall and sister was Doris Williams. Don was a happy person always with a smile on his face and laughing about something. I don’t know how many games of “42” our fmilies have played. We would go to Mr. And Mrs. Hudnall’s house and there were al-ways several tables of the game happening. Some nights we gathered at their son Darwin and his wife Evelyn’s house or it might be time for Don’s sister Doris and Buck Williams

to host the games. Always Don was sitting at one of the tables laughing, playing and enjoying being with all the friends.

Don leaves his daugh-ters to mourn and they are Donna Gardner of Lufkin, Dawn Cotton and husband James Eckles of Huntington and Debby El-liott of Lufkin. Grandchil-dren, nieces, nephews and friends will miss Don and his smiles.

Sheila Scogin contributes this weekly column about Huntington-area residents.

SHEILA’SPOTPOURRISheila Scogin

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I saw Ms. Nikki Mill-er from the Intermedi-ate school the other day and I remembered how she loves pasta salad. Found a couple of good recipes and couldn’t de-cide which one sounded best, so Ms. Miller let me know which of these gets the best grade!

Pasta Salad1 lb. tri-colored spiral 6 TBSP. salad seasoning mix1 (16 oz.) bottle Italian-style salad dressing2 cups cherry tomatoes, diced1 green bell pepper, chopped1 red bell pepper, chopped½ yellow bell pepper, chopped1 (2.25 can black olives, chopped

In large pot of salted boiling water, cook pasta according to pkg. instruc-tions, rinse under cold water and drain. Whisk together the salad spice mix and Italian dressing.

In a salad bowl, com-bine the pasta, cherry to-matoes, bell peppers and olives. Pour dressing over salad; toss and re-frigerate overnight.

THE Pasta Salad1 8 oz. pkg. small sea-shell pasta2 boiled eggs, cooled2 oz. cooked ham, cut into thin strips1 10 oz. pkg. frozen Eng-lish peas, thawed1 cup shredded Swiss cheese½ cup mayonnaise¼ cup sour creamGreen onions, chopped1 tsp. prepared mustard1 tsp. hot pepper sauce1 tsp. paprika

Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook 8 to 10 minutes, rinse un-

der cold water, drain and set aside. In large bowl toss together the pasta, egg, ham, peas and Swiss cheese. In a separate bowl, mix together the mayonnaise, sour cream, green onion, mustard, mustard and hot pepper sauce. Stir until well blended. Pour ¾ of the dressing over the pasta and toss to coat thorough-ly. Spread the remaining dressing evenly over the top of the pasta salad, all the way to edge of the bow. Sprinkle with pa-prika, cover tightly, and chill 4 hours, or over-night for best flavor.

Send recipes or comments to Judge Esther Barger, 211 N. Temple, Diboll, TX 75941 or email to ebarger@angelina county.net.

Pasta salad for Nikki MillerJudicious

& DeliciousWith Judge

Esther Barger

Theme: Finish the LyricsACROSS1. Indian instrument in “Norwegian Wood”6. Lab eggs9. *”I want my baby ____”13. *Mack the _____14. Type of test for women15. Bridal veil fabric16. Of sour taste17. Pitcher’s stat18. Bone-chilling19. *”I’m the wonderer, yeah, the wonderer, I roam ______”21. *”Lean on me... I’ll help you _____ __”23. Hit the slopes24. *”I read the ____ today oh boy”

25. It makes a guitar louder28. Small ornamental case30. *”Hey, I just met you... but here’s my ______”35. Like beef with little fat37. Aphrodite’s son39. Artillery burst40. Doing nothing41. Puzzle combining pictures and letters43. Hula feast44. Opinions from Bar-bara, Elisabeth and Joy46. *”____ no mountain high enough”47. Danson and Seth MacFarlane’s stuffed animal48. Like a smell or taste of soil50. *Now you’re just

somebody that I ____ to know”52. *”I ___ the bad moon rising”53. 500 sheets55. Surfer’s turf57. *”Killing me softly with ___ ____”61. *”I’m puttin’ on my ___ ___”64. Bye to Edith Piaf65. Frigid67. Impulses69. Rubber-____ boots70. And not71. High-pitched laugh sound72. Walk, as through mud73. ___ Goo Dolls74. Brewer’s staple

DOWN1. Reggae precursor

2. Ancient Peruvian3. Bleacher feature4. Rounded hairdos5. Chastise6. Popular newspaper page7. Variable, abbr.8. Quickly or rapidly9. Dutch settler in South Africa10. Breezy11. The Muse of history12. Razor-sharp15. Sometimes denoted as a “v”20. Fertilizer ingredient22. Barley bristle24. Nb on Mendeleev’s table25. *”I will survive... I know I’ll stay _____”26. The press27. A whiter shade of pale?29. Carbamide31. Scotch ingredient32. *”Lady sings the _____”33. Some do this with taxes34. Awaken36. Former Speaker of the House38. Phoenix’ team42. Dictation taker45. Corpse’s garb49. Asian capital51. *”I didn’t shoot no ______”54. *”I’m sitting here, do-ing nothing but _____”56. *”You and me and the devil makes _____”57. Door fastener58. “White Wedding” singer59. Fodder holder60. Start of something big?61. Apprentice62. Turkish honorific63. Found in a caddie’s pocket66. Dove’s sound68. Part of tennis match

Same-sex marriage comes down to 1 word

Another busy but productive week is in the books at your State Capitol. Two extremely important bills were de-bated and voted on in the House this week, dealing with public education and state water infrastructure; and while hard work was being done during the week, the weekends have given me the chance to visit with many of the fine folks across District 57.

HB 4 and the State Water Plan

In 2011, 100 percent of the state experienced severe drought conditions, resulting in over $11 bil-lion in economic losses ($7.6 billion agriculture and $3.4 billion timber). As of today, 75 percent of the state continues to ex-perience at least moderate levels of drought.

With the growing demand for water in mind, the House passed HB 4, which is a bill that creates a funding mechanism for the State Water Plan. That plan consists of a regional planning process that uses local input in a bottom-up approach to identify future needs and strategies to meet water demands in each region of the state.

HB 4 creates the State Water Implementa-tion Fund for Texas, an infrastructure bank that operates as a revolving fund for financing water projects in the State Water Plan. SWIFT will be used to support the issuance of bonds and the proceeds will be lent to local enti-ties. Principal and inter-est on the money lent to the local entities is then repaid to support the is-suance of debt and loans. Any surplus funds are returned to the SWIFT for protection of the corpus.

Sixteen regional water planning groups will create a stakeholder committee to prioritize projects at the local level, ensuring that the rural areas of our great state will have a strong voice during this process.

HB 5 and the End of Over-Testing

This week was a good one for education. The House voted almost unanimously to approve HB 5, which cuts the number of End of Course exams from 15 to 5. It has been a long time coming, but our teachers are finally going to have the time to actually teach in the classroom, and our students will be better off because of it. The bill also provides a more flexible graduation plan for our students, allowing them to have career-ready skills when they enter the workforce. Our job is ensure that those who want to attend college are prepared to do so, and to provide education and training for those students who plan on beginning their careers after gradu-ation. My office visited with superintendents, par-ents, teachers and busi-ness leaders across the District, and all agreed that HB 5 is a step in the right direction for our children.

Across the DistrictThe Crockett Mer-

chants Little League held its opening ceremonies on March 23, and I was hon-ored to be able to attend. This organization, which is celebrating its 60th year, is the oldest con-secutively operating Little League charter in the state. That same weekend, I also enjoyed seeing lots of folks at the Madison County Youth Fair.

This past weekend I was proud to be in Center-ville for the Leon County Youth Livestock Show. All of the 4-H and FFA members who participated represented their respec-tive communities in great fashion.

As always, my staff and I are available during the week at (512) 463-0508 or (936) 634-2762.

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Isn’t it funny that we have all this debate about gay marriage when the real issue comes down to one word? Marriage -- it is sometimes hard to see through the com-plexity of such an issue. It makes us wonder if we have brought this dilemma on our-selves by not having clear enough separation of church and state. Once upon a time, in the not so distant history of this nation, our forefathers gave us a template to prosper upon. Never would they have imagined the complexity in which we have manipulated these ideas. We have made what was at one time a simple declaration to live and let live into a labyrinth of limitations and discriminations. For a country whose main attraction is freedom, we have become experts in chokehold law.

President Barrack Obama, who had opposed same-sex marriage in 2008, conversely confided in an interview last year before the 2012 election, “I’ve been going through an evolution on this issue…At a certain point I’ve just conclud-ed that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead and affirm that I think same-sex couples should be able to get married.” The President also recollects, “I had hesi-tated on gay marriage…And I was sensitive to the fact that for a lot of people the word ‘marriage’ was something that invokes very powerful tradi-tions, religious beliefs and so forth.” People on both sides of the topic admit that it is a very sensitive topic.

All this sensitivity comes down to one word- “Mar-riage.” Most religions would clarify that “marriage” is a re-ligious sacrament consecrated by God. And a sacrament is only granted to those who up-hold a religion and its beliefs. Here lies the confusion. This

is not a trivial debate on which came first such as the one about the chicken and the egg. To people who worship God, there is no question that God’s law came first. So, the issue of “Marriage” is religious. However, one who does not follow the church’s teachings may find this highly perplex-ing. Columnist Rhonda Swan proclaimed in one of her slams to Christianity, “Marriage is a civil union, a legal contract.”

When it comes to “mar-riage”, even though some churches do not discriminate, most main stream religions do not accept gay relationships and will not marry a same-sex couple. More states than not prohibit same-sex unions. The gay community has been met with controversy in an ef-fort to have same-sex unions legalized. Although there are people who choose to live a gay lifestyle that have strong convictions of morality, the stance of the church is unyield-ing where this is concerned. However, a gay couple should not feel that they are being inimitably discriminated. The gay issue is not the only rea-son why a church may deny marriage. Within the dogma of most main stream religions, the sacrament of holy mat-rimony may be withheld for reasons such as: the couple may have lived together first or one of the persons may be divorced or is not baptized. Regardless, this is a matter of religion, and the rite of mar-riage is a religious right. People in the United States have been granted the freedom to wor-ship as they choose, whether it be by Canon Law, Halacha, or any other religious doctrine. Therefore, the word “mar-riage” should be reserved for those who are joined together

by a priest, preacher, pastor, rabbi, or minister.

The confusion is in the marriage license since it le-gally must be obtained from a civil office. Ms. Swann was astute in stating, “We get licenses to marry from City Hall, not the pastor.” This is true and may very well be the root of the problem. Why not get a marriage license from the pastor? Or possibly, if we must get our license from City Hall, we should simplify the process by changing the name of the license to clarify one’s intentions. For those who are going to be married by a priest, preacher, pastor, rabbi, minis-ter, or member of the clergy, the license issued would be a “Marriage License”. For those who are going to have nuptials performed by a justice of the peace or other civil servant, the license issued should be named something different, such as a “Unification Li-cense” (or any other distin-guishing name). Each license would be legally binding and grant the same rights.

In the end, it comes down to one word -- “Marriage.” As

the vices of our government tighten the grip, we, the people, have the right to speak out and be heard. More significantly, our American citizenship grants us the religious freedom to prac-tice our faith to its full doctrine without compromise. This sce-nario of having a “Marriage” License for religious nuptials and a “Unification” License for civil services could serve some grave purposes. It could con-ceivably clarify this “sensitive” issue and possibly begin to dis-solve the calloused feelings that gay supporters are beginning to throw toward the religious and vice versa. Most importantly, it would keep religion out of the lawful issue of whether or not to legalize same-sex unions. With the holy sacrament of “Marriage” preserved, the de-bate of whether or not to legal-ize same-sex unions becomes purely civil.

Dortha Jackson grew up in the Diboll/Lufkin area and has recently returned with her husband, Steve, and their dog, Bear. She spent the last thirty years as a music teacher and church musician in Laredo, TX.

The City of Diboll and the Diboll Civic Club would like to thank those who helped with the Easter Ex-travaganza. There were sev-eral who donated items for prize packages, candy to stuff the eggs, plastic eggs, and plastic eggs already stuffed with candy. The Interact and Spanish Clubs from Diboll High School helped with the event the day of.

There were more than 250 children who participat-ed in the hunt, and 37 “door” prizes and three grand prize eggs were given away.

It was a great day for everyone who attended. We look forward to next year.

Loretta ChristmasDirector, Lottie &

Arthur Temple Civic Center

Legislators work on state water plan

CAPITOL UPDATERep. Trent Ashby

ISN’T IT FUNNY?Dortha Jackson

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Wakefield Baptist3253 FM 357, Diboll936-829-3988

CatholicOur Lady of Guadalupe100 Maynard Rd., Diboll936-829-3659936-829-2690

Church of ChristChurch of Christ100 Arrington, Diboll936-829-3285

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When we look back on the ac-tual events that occurred around the crucifixion, we want to think that we would not have been like the Pharisees. We think that we would not have been like them, and that we would have realized that Jesus was the Messiah. We would not have crucified Him,...but we did.

It was our sin that nailed Jesus to the cross. Anyone who thinks that he/she is without sin is a liar. The only perfect one was Jesus, and He was crucified.

No matter how good we think that we are, we are as filthy rags when compared to the Holy God

that we serve. We have absolute-ly no room to judge others.

do we think that we are when we judge others who are seeking Jesus? Who do we think that we are when we say that someone is not fit to come into the House of God? When people seek Jesus, it is because they don’t know Him. They don’t know the unspoken rules of religion. They may come

dressed in what we deem inap-propriate.

These folks are not doing this to upset the religious sect. They are doing this because they don’t know. That is why they are there! They want to know Jesus! Do not throw the baby out with the bath water!!

We are to accept others as they are when they come seeking Jesus. It may be hard to do, but do it! See past the outside into the inside and see the hurting person who is seeking Jesus! Love them where they are!!!! It is our place to accept them where they are in spite of their past? They are

looking for the answer, and we can show them the way!!!

Everyone has a past, and ev-eryone has a few skeletons in the closet. I feel quite certain that most of us would not want our sins to be broadcast in front of everyone. We all messed up. We all have sinned.

However, there is hope for all of us. That hope is in Jesus. We are not to look back at our past, but we are to look forward to our destiny in Him.

When someone asks Jesus into his/her life, it is not our place to judge them. God is the one true judge, and only He knows

the content of the heart.We are not to be like the

Pharisees and throw stones at each other.

Let’s give everybody else the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they really have changed.

After all, at one time, oth-ers were probably thinking those same condemning thoughts of you.

Let us love one another with the love of Christ. Let us come together in one accord. Let us pray for another and lift each other up.

If we fall into discord, we are

Then Jesus told him, “You believe because you have seen me. Blessed are those who believe without seeing me.” -- John 20:29

Easter Sunday – Wow! Our church was PACKED today! It was wonderful to look around and see so many people. We had visitors, friends who had returned to church, and our regular members. It was great to see the place full. We even had people sit on the front row! Thank you to every-one who attended and we hope you come back again!

Easter is celebrated as Resurrec-tion Sunday. This is the day Jesus rose from the dead, and this is the “good news”! Defeating death and sin, he left the tomb empty. They thought someone stole his body, but they were wrong. Jesus appeared to Mary. He

comforted her and told her to tell the others that he had risen. They didn’t believe at first. Two disciples ran to the tomb to check it out for themselves, and they too found the tomb empty. Jesus appeared to the disciples in the upper room. They then believed. The ones that had seen him told the story to Thomas, who was not there when

Jesus first appeared. Thomas said he would have to see for himself and touch the wounds in his hands before he believed - aka Doubting Thomas. Jesus appeared to him. Thomas was able to touch and see for himself and believed. Then Jesus said, blessed are those who have not seen, yet they be-lieve. This belief in him equals faith.

I have faith that Jesus Christ was and is the son of God. I have faith that Jesus will come again. I have faith that God is the Almighty Father in Heaven. I have faith that I will go to Heaven one day through Jesus Christ His only Son. These are my beliefs, and beliefs which are shared with so many other Christians. These are be-liefs that I pass onto my children.

Today my son, Jake Stephens, completed his confirmation classes by becoming a full member of our

church today along with Alexandra Martinez, Jose Calderon, and Lizzie Fergurson. Words cannot express how I felt when I heard my son pro-claim his faith to the church. I know Heaven shone a little brighter as these young people proclaimed their faith and joined with like believers. As Jake’s mom, I am so proud of him, and as a church, we are so proud of you all. Congratulations to you!

I openly share the word of God and my faith with my own children and with the children and youth of our church. Tina and I also try to share His word with you in our arti-cles each week. I hope this week, and in the weeks to come, you too will share the good news of Easter. Ease your doubts with faith in Him. Share Jesus Christ with someone today!

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Can you make a joyful noise? The First United Methodist Choir is looking for you! Join them for prac-tice on Wednesdays at 6 p.m. in the sanctuary. They perform each Sunday at 11 a.m.. Come and join the fun.

* * *First Untied Methodist Church

has much to offer. Youth, 6th grade - 12th grades, meet on Wednesdays and Sundays. YUMYS, (PK4-5th grades) meet Sunday afternoons. Sunday school for all ages and groups begins at 10 a.m. each Sunday. Wor-ship begins at 11 a.m. each Sunday.

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let us know what we can do to serve you. We want to welcome you into the family of God. Come join us as we worship our Lord. Open Hearts, Open Minds, Open Doors!

May everyone see the effects of Jesus in usTeacher

Momwith

Jan Allbritton

Hoping everyone will share the good news of Easter

Sisters in GraceTina Trout Terrell and

Christie Trout Stephens

TEACHER cont’d p. 6

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Students and parents worked on the IPADS on math and alphabet apps. PreK 3 students used the Smart Tables to make puzzles, sort col-ors, and make patterns. They used the Smart Board to play the Fishing Number Match Game.

Students demonstrated their ability to use the student computer stations and worked on edu-

cational games and skills such as counting and matching sets, alphabet recognition and letter sounds, word building, and making patterns.

The campus is putting new technology into the student’s hands each day which is increas-ing learning!

Students are excited and eager to use all of technology available to them.

One Year AgoThe Diboll High School

Lady Jacks softball ‘nine’ scores 14 runs in the final three innings to take a 16-14 win over the Lady Bull-dogs of Jasper.

Lufkin High School had the largest blood drive ever in our area of the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Cen-ter with 152 pints.

An H.G. Temple Ele-mentary School was poked by a needle and legal action is being considered after not receiving satisfaction of the handling of the situa-tion with Diboll ISD.

The Diboll High School spelling team captures sec-ond place at the 18-3A UIL competition. Members of the team are Tyler Allen, Lorena Rangel, Kelsey Reeves and Tony Rosales.

The Diboll High School Lumberjacks baseball squad comes from behind twice to squeak out a 3-2 over the Kirbyville Wildcats. This gives the Jacks a current 4-2 district standing.

Five Years AgoMembers of Diboll’s

Home Rule Commission gets their first look at a draft of the city charter and makes one major change- returning the term of the mayor to two year.

Angelina County Sher-iff deputies discover porta-ble meth lab on FM 2497.

Diboll Garden Club members tour Nacogdo-ches Azalea Trail. Mem-bers making the trip include Kathy Sample, Peggy Burt, Ginger Capps, Dolly Whi-taker, Clara Breazeale, Bil-

lie Oates, Sandra Pouland, JoAnn Rainwater, Billie Willmon, Nan Miller, Kar-en Eddins and Joyce Carr.

Diboll High School power lifter Ivan Meza places in the top ten at the state competition in the 275 pound class.

Angelina Arts Alliance presents musical ‘Chica-go’.

Ten Years AgoThe History Center is

less than a month away from its grand opening. The grand opening, recep-tion and ribbon cutting are scheduled for May 1.

A helicopter search-ing for space shuttle debris crashes in San Augustine County killing Lufkinite Charles Krenk.

Ryan Paresa, Diboll 4-H Club member catches calf at the Houston Rodeo Calf Scramble and receives $1,000 calf purchase cer-tificate.

Diboll High School Lady Jacks wins District 20-3A golf champion-ship. Team members in-clude Keisha Ray, Liz Ray, Chaney Wyatt, Lindsey Wallace, Maddi Lucas and Rachel Bowman.

Former Angelina Col-lege and Major League pitcher Dennis Cook re-turns to A.C. for its annual homecoming. Cook played 15 years in the big leagues

and won a world series with the Florida Marlins.

Twenty Years AgoDiboll ISD trustees

study proposal to build a seven-classroom addition onto Diboll High School.

T.L.L. Temple Founda-tion gives $75,000 grant to the Lufkin Work Shop & Opportunity Center for the expansion of the organiza-tion’s packaging services and training facilities.

1993 Angelina County Benefit Rodeo Poster child is 2-year-old Katy Arnold, daughter of Randy & Cher-yl Arnold of Lufkin.

Diboll Junior High boys win the Huntington Junior High School Track/Field Meet with 155 points.

Leading the Little Jacks are Gabriel Hernandez (400 m), Travis Wallace (200 m hurdles), Kenneth James 400 m relay), Antywine Oliphant (400 m relay) and Ben Gonzalez (400 m re-lay).

Kel-Tonics Satellite Systems of Lufkin re-opens at new location at 101 In-dustrial Boulevard. Kel-Tonics Satellite System has been serving Lufkin for eleven years.

Thirty Years AgoTom Treadwell is the

newly elected mayor of Burke. Newly elected council

members are Raymond L enderman, Bessie Petty, Don Whitaker and Mary Alatalo.

Charles Schmidt, presi-dent of DEMCO, patents a new plywood veneer lathe which will enable produc-ers to net an additional 20% more veneer from the same log.

Members of the Temple Junior High School girls track track/field team are

Robin Horton, Lara Pounds, Lenne Garr, Charnell Walls, Zabrina Hunt, Evett Joshua, Delonda Rhone, Donna Canada, Tammie Hardy, Judy Coleman, An-nie Hawthorne, Christine Morin, Cletis Frost, Donna Mark, Lillie Taylor, Shelia Gordon, Charlotte Grant, Paula Jackson, Agatha Roberts, Shelia Johnson, Denise Oliphant, Marcia

Turner, Yolanda Lyons Michelle Bostorn, Deatra Boston, Delisa Spencer, Demetra Brown and Coach Marilyn Fry.

Lufkin Mayor Pitser Garrison is honored with a resolution of appreciation by the Angelina & Neches River Authority. William A. Elmore of the Angelina & Neches River makes the presentation.

30 Years Ago: Treadwell mayor of Burke30 Years of

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Thirty Years Ago This WeekThe old Box Factory building in Diboll is finally being destroyed. The building, on the Temple-Eastex industrial complex near the treating divi-sion, was built about 1951 to manufacture military ammunition boxes, mainly for 105 MM, mortars and other ammunition. Horace Stubblefield was the manager of the plant which operated until about 1956 or 1957. It was then converted to a furniture plant until a new furniture plant, now a Temple Associates office building was built about 1959. The old box fac-tory building has been used as a Temple-Eastex warehouse since about 1959. It was Diboll’s second box factory; the original box factory was lo-cated off what is now Neal Pickett Drive and burned in the early 1940’s.

Relay a donation

Lisa Heath, Di-boll ISD’s Relay for Life coordi-

nator, accepts a donation for the

cause from Di-boll Junior High

Student Coun-cil, represented by Briana Mar-

tinez.

Tech savvy

Kaitlyn Skoug demonstrates

how to play the Alphabet Bas-ketball Shoot game on the Smart Board

for her parents in Mrs. Nash’s

classroom.

More photos, See Page 8.

Capacity for knowledgeMs. Chaney’s Temple Elementary School students, from left, Diego Compean, Demya Smith, Dylan Valentine and Presley McWilliams are working hard on a capacity lesson. The goal was to see what would be a better tool to fill a big bucket -- a spoon or a Styrofoam cup. The students really enjoyed this hands-on lesson, as they figured out that it is more efficient to use the cup rather than the spoon.

TEACHER Cont’d

TECH Cont’d

falling into the enemy’s hands. We certainly don’t want to be joining forces with the enemy.

Let us not gossip about each other. Let us live in peace one with another, and let us love with the heart of Christ.

Let us not see the col-or of the skin or the sin-ful past, but let us see our brother or sister in Christ as Jesus sees them, and let us see what they can be-come in Christ.

Now that is the way to love. Love as Christ loves.

Anyone who has ever come into contact with Je-sus was changed. Let oth-ers see the change in us and may they want what we have. May they want to know Jesus because they see the effects of Him in us.

Jan Allbritton is a Di-boll resident who teaches at St. Cyprian’s Episcopal School.

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Citation by Publication The State of

TexasTO: T h e

Unknown Heirs of Robert Paul Westbrook, De-ceased:

On February 28, 2013, Appli-cants, Gregory L. Longino, De-pendent Admin-istrator of the Estate of Robert Paul Westbrook, Steven West-brook, Michael Westbrook, Al-lie Westbrook and Emily West-brook, in cause number 7993, styled In the Es-tate of Robert Paul Westbrook, Deceased filed an Amended

A p p l i c a t i o n to Determine Heirship in the County Court at Law No. 2 of An-gelina County, Texas.

Said Amend-ed Application may be heard and acted upon by said court after 10 o’clock a.m. on the first Monday next af-ter the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of publication of this citation.

All unknown heirs in said es-tate are hereby cited to appear before said county by filing written answer stating their in-terest in said es-

tate should they desire to do so.

Given un-der my hand and seal of of-fice in Angelina County, Texas the 21st day of March, 2013.

J O A N N C H A S T A I N ,

CLERKC O U N T Y

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ATHENA Cont’dserving on boards or be-ing active in the Boys and Girls Club of Diboll, Diboll Housing Authority, Kather-ine Sage Temple Day Care Center, Diboll Booster Club, Family Crisis Center, United Way of Angelina County, Ju-nior Achievement, Angelina Buautiful Clean, high School Gear Up, Parent-Teacher Or-ganization and the Angelina County & Cities Health Dis-trict, as well as the Finance Committee of her church, Our Lady of Guadalupe.

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Thursday, April 4SoftballDHS vs. Hudson, 6 p.m.TrackDHS hosts Lumberjack Relays, 3:45 p.m.

Friday, April 5DHS at Jasper, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 8DHS golf at district (Jas-per)

Tuesday, April 9BaseballDHS vs. Central, 7 p.m.Softball DHS at Center, 6 p.m.

Thursday, April 12DHS at district meet (Carthage)

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Makayla Brooks, 2, found a prize egg during the Com-munity Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Old Orchard Park.

Worshipers sing during the Community Easter Sunrise Service on Easter Sunday in Old Orchard Park.

Primera Iglesia Bautista Pastor Baldemar Gaitan de-livers the Easter message in both English and Span-ish during the Community Easter Sunrise Service in Old Orchard Park.

Teamwork works during the Community Easter Egg Hunt at Old Orchard Park.

Omar Ruiz, 6, found a prize egg during the Community Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday at Old Orchard Park.

Members of the Diboll High School Interact

and Spanish Clubs volun-

teered their time on a Saturday to

help the Easter Bunny hide Eas-

ter Eggs, serve drinks and pro-vide other valu-able assistance

during the Com-munity Easter

Egg Hunt. Photos by

Richard Nelson

Teaching about techAbove, Joshua Thornhill shows his dad how to use the Smart Board to count Easter eggs into a basket in Mrs. Robert’s classroom.

Right, Jeremiah Deason shows Supt. Gary Martel how to use the Smart Board in Mrs. Burnhauser’s classroom to make words.

Roundup time (Pre-Registration for 2013-2014 school year)

Monday, April 1 through Friday, April 5Monday, April 8 through Friday, April 12

8:30am to 2:30pm

Pre-K3 and Pre-K4Diboll Primary School

113 HendrickOpen Enrollment for Diboll residents.Students who qualify for Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 are free;Others will pay tuition established by the Board of Trustees.

Please bring the following items:• Proof of residency within the district

• Child’s offi cial birth certifi cate• Child’s immunization record

• Child’s social security card (if available)• Proof of income (food stamp or TANF or check stub)

• Picture ID of parent/guardian(If some of the above items are not available at this time, we want you to pre-register; and we will complete your

child’s fi le at a later date.)

We look forward to seeing you at Diboll Primary School for Pre-K3 & Pre-K4 Roundup for the 2013-2014 school year!!Contact: Diana Moore, Principal (829-4671)

KindergartenH.G. Temple Elementary School

1303 Lumberjack DrivePlease bring the following items:

• Proof of residency within the district• Child’s offi cial birth certifi cate• Child’s immunization record

• Child’s social security card (if available)(If some of the above items are not available at this time, we want you to pre-register; and we will complete your

child’s fi le at a later date.)

We look forward to seeing you at H.G. Temple Elementary for Kindergarten Roundup!Contact: Lara Kelley, Principal (829-6950)