Dorothy Hale was surprised by her daughter Marti and husband Ted Odmark from Hamilton, Mont., by having a new daylily registered in her name called "Dorothy Hale." It is pink self with golden pie-crusted edges and four inches in diameter. The Hybridizer was Brad Best with Rainbow Hill Daylily Farm in Lafayette, Ind. Marti had consulted with Jack Carpenter, a local hybridizer in Center, Texas where Dorothy had visited and purchased many of the colors of daylilies that are in her yard. A party was planned for her birthday at PineCrest and Marti had rose-colored glasses for each guest and blue M&Ms with "Dorothy Hale" on them and red M&Ms with "Daylily Queen" on them. Ted asked Dorothy how many daylilies she had and she said about 300 and he said well now you have 301 and showed her the registration and parentage of her flower. She will receive a clump of eight fans in March of her own daylily.
Heritage Antiques's Laura Koch sent the list of the door prize winners at the recent grand opening of the store. The refreshments were out of this world. I might get the dealers to cater my next party. Congratulations to the following list of door prize winners. June Clement — $10 gift certificate from Lana Lamon; Tiffany Hodges — assemblage bracelet from Beth Cordova; Richard Kenley — $15 gift certificate from Effie Stemple; Cindy Blake — $15 gift certificate from Kris Barringer; Carolyn Dove — steak knives from Laura Koch; Myra Ward — demi cup and saucer from Laura Ann Sloan; Lisa Cloonan — wedding picture from Karen Armstrong; Patti Nieman — gift bags from Marion Rogers; Lisa Thompson — Jadite C&S from Pat Terry; Suzanne Russell — framed dried flowers from Betty Seale; Sandra Varga — amber candy dish from Cathey Gorney; Linda Loyd — candle basket set from Vicki Frankens; Sandy Penn — shoulder purse from Malisa Hargrove; and Carolyn Tipton — pillowcases from Glenda Hodges. There were antique dealers in the dining room that was our Parlor of the First Christian Church.
Martha Carswell was the LHS Alumni Association's Coming Home Queen for 2009. The 2008 queen Barbara Brookshire Peterson was escorted by five-year-old Ryder Johnson, soon to be her grandson. All LHS Alumni Association lady members who would like to have their name in the drawing for Coming Home Queen have to do is submit their name and the drawing is from a "hat." I hope that many of you graduates will want to be the queen!
The winners in the Power of Pink Art Bra contest were: First place entry called "Halloween Boobies! How Bra-Zerre?" "Treat Yourself to a Mummy-Gram!" by Danielle Gorman. Danielle designed the bra in memory of her best friend Nancy Jones and in honor of her mother Charlcie Newburn and sister Teresa Oliver, both cancer survivors.
Second place went to "Tools for Ta Tas — Workin' 4 a Cure." This entry was designed by Dr. Cheryl Suiter and Amy Mullins in memory of Donna Clark. "Save Your Hooters," was the third place winner, which was designed by the Lab and X-Ray Girls at Memorial Medical Center San Augustine. Winning the People's Choice Award, which was voted on by the public and employees at Memorial Health System of East Texas, was "Take Care of Your Texas Girls, Get Your Mammogram!" by Martha Reneau, Kay James, Mary Reeves and Betty Jones.
Yana Ogletree said that they had about 20 entries this year, but are expecting this project to grow next year. The purpose of the contest is to remind women the importance of monthly self-examinations and annual mammograms. It also is a way to recognize or remember those who have battled breast cancer.
The Power of Pink! Jan Moore Memorial Celebration had a full house at the Pitser Garrison Civic Center. Aleck Bridwell had tied the gift certificates for $20 off laser teeth whitening at Studio 319 who was one of the sponsors with Memorial Health System of East Texas, Abeldt's Pharmacy, The Main Event, First Bank & Trust East Texas, Lufkin Coca Cola, Lufkin Daily News and many more. Dr. Mamie McCullough was the guest speaker, and she kept the audience in stitches.
Sarah Lawrence Austin and Karen Lawrence Foley had a good visit with Mary Bishop Shaddock and Gloria Brantley Sturrock before their 1959 reunion.
Jamie Durham, daughter of Suzy and Darrell Durham, is the assistant committee clerk for the Ways and Means Committee at the Texas House of Representatives where the chairman is Rene Oliveira from Brownsville.
I was at the Angel of Joy Lutheran Church Fall Festival and visited with Yvonne Garrison and her son Derek, and Katie Garrison with sons Dawson, 3, and Quinn, 5 months. Yvonne teaches geometry and Derek teaches biology at Lufkin High School. Cindy Weems had a booth selling bottles of potpourri with strings of lights in them. Her daughter Holly Weems is with Century 21 Bryan Realty and was in the booth with her. Newton Lemke and his honey, Lucy Burris, with the American Legion Auxiliary, had a booth.
Brenda Anderson Cole hosted a 10th anniversary party at Wisteria Hideaway to show the new Anderson Hall that was completed in March and will accommodate parties outside of her bed and breakfast. Katherine Kipfer is the wedding coordinator. Eva and Clyde Dickens of A-1 Party Rentals helped set up for the party. Rebecca West and Maria Martinez were helpers behind the scenes.
Mary Jane and Jim West, Rebecca and Scotty West were at the Paul McCartney concert in the new Cowboys Stadium for the second big event before football season. Scotty attended the Texas A&M vs. Arkansas football game with Ben Lively, William Tamminga, Daniel Rich and Randy George Jr. I heard that there were others at the game.
Bob Stage is the Director of Food Services at Woodland Heights Medical Center. On the side he cooks barbecue for friends and functions. He has always made his own barbecue sauce and through encouragement from family and friends he has it on the market. It is called Bob's Best Barbecue Sauce. Christi (Dailey) Stage brought us a jar, and it has a fruity smoky garlic flavor. They are just now starting to market it, so people might want a jar for Christmas presents. You can reach them at ras1122@suddenlink.net. Bob says that the bottles are 16 oz. and cost $8. He will deliver.
Patsy Hines and I enjoyed "The Sound of Music" that was presented by the Hudson High School under the direction of Kristin Adams and Music Director Paula West. Sara Gardiner was Maria and wonderful in the role. The others had voices that made you think that you were seeing a professional performance. I am sorry that more did not get to see these fine young people perform.
The domino effect started when Sharon and Ted Hancock moved to Highway 94 west to "Traildust Ranch" in a log home owned by Lem Anderson. Jean and Michael East, with daughters Emily and Allison, bought the Hancock's home on to Little Hollow Drive. They sold their home on Woodberry to Allen and Amy Rush, with children Christopher and Cora.
Lisa Villarreal and I were visiting about new businesses in town, and I learned that her oldest daughter Michelle Zook is a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. Her official position is that of an Air Battle Manager on the AWACS crew. This means that they fly 40,000 feet in the air and control the battle below them, or the fighter pilots that are flying around them. For the moment, she is squadron commander of her flight. Her husband Jeremiah Zook does the same job, but he outranks her and is deployed at the moment. In order to be an Air Battle Manager, the Air Force personnel must be an officer and have completed a series of special training schools. The last of those schools enables the candidate to get their wings. This does not mean that they can fly the plane, but that they have flight status. When Michelle joined the Air Force, she was required to give them six years after completing flight school. This specialty is only allowed on five bases worldwide, so it is considered exclusive. John and Lisa's other daughter is Jessica Cantrell who lives in Dallas. She manages payroll for a group of anesthesiologists and CRNAs. Her husband Garrett is a Web application developer that writes programs for computers. They have been back in Dallas for one year, having lived in Virginia for two years and have a daughter Breanne that is the light of Lisa and John's lives.
Joie Henderson sent me the Web site of pictures that her daughter Holly Henderson took that were in the New York Times Dining Section. The nine photos that were taken at Saul's in Boerum Hill in Brooklyn made me hungry.
There is a new men's magazine named "EAST." The first issue was September/October and Joe Lowery did the cover picture. Terry Morgan was featured along with others. If you have any "man info" send it to editor@eastmensmagazine.com. This is a spin from The Journey Magazine that we all enjoy where Stephanie Oliver is the editor and Michelle Briley is the Director of Sales.
Millicent Irish and Karen Ogletree went to the Pineywoods Herb Farm in Kennard and joined the Jacksonville Garden Club for lunch. The menu has changed for fall and the food was delicious according to Millicent and Karen. They even bought some of Cindy Hoyt's salad dressing.
Ernest and Oscar Dillahunty went to the Keltys Reunion at the Old Kurth Home. Howard Daniel, Don Dickerson and Lynn Fisher did a good job. Some attending were Marie Parise, Billy Lewing, Pat Edwards, Peggy Lankford, John Henry and Jo Ann Tatum, Joe Davis, Nell Stevenson, Theo Johnson and daughter Nell, Cathy Wallace, Ann Childress, Deloris Russell, Berneice Harvill, Robbie Wier, Gina McAvoy, Sue Pulliam, Katherine and Dale Russell, Ella Irvin with daughters Annie and Molly, Faye Johnson, Lillie Allen Wallace Bean and Dickie Dixon. Ernest's grandfather, Irving Rowe, was dry kiln foreman at Angelina County Lumber Company for years.
The LHS Panther Band received a Superior ranking (1) from all three judges at contest. Honor America Night will be Saturday, Nov. 7 at the LHS Cafeteria and Abe Martin Stadium. Kevin Kelley is the Lufkin Band Booster president.
