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Georges Burki, the first Foreign Exchange student in Lufkin, returned for another visit with Jody and Jimmy Tinkle. This time he brought his two girls from Switzerland to visit Texas. Linda and Howard Daniel were perfect hosts and let the girls, Alem and Dagma, help feed and water the horses and pet several of them. They really like Texas “rodeo” items. Linda gave each of them a stuffed toy and lip gloss which was a big treat. They speak Swiss-German and French and have learned several new English words; hot dog, hamburger, taco and ice cream and doughnuts. Georges requested to go to some of his favorite places he frequented 32 years ago when he was a student at Lufkin High School. These included El Chico, Lufkin Bar B Q and the Airport Cafe for hamburgers. Martha Carswell suggested they try the water spray at Chambers Park, which they loved. The train ride at the Ellen Trout Zoo was a favorite of the girls because it went faster than the others that they had ridden. On his next trip he will bring his two boys. Georges and Chrystal adopted all four kids from Ethiopia. Georges still played a mean game of pool against Jon Tinkle. 

Lufkin Dance Club and SPJST Lodge are co-hosting dance lessons each Tuesday in September at the SPJST lodge. Registration begins at 6:30 with lessons from 7 until 9 p.m. Cost is $6 per person per lesson or all four lessons for $20. Various dances will be taught. LDC members will be present to assist and dance with single dancers. For more information call Kathy Riley at 634-1635 or Andy Anderson at 634-1962.

SPJST Lodge, located at 197 Hughes Road, will have their dance on Saturday with The Buffalo Nickel Band playing from 8 to 11 p.m. Members and guest are welcome. For information call 634-1962 or 829-5808.

Milagros Tea House & Gifts was full on Wednesday. Mona Hill had a table ready for me, Fredna Swan, Martha Carswell and Woodie Hicks. Others there were Gay Parker, Bobbye Bartlett, Sherry Roper, Mary Jane West, Debra Moore, Amanda Reid, Kim Rowley, Cindy Morris, Denise McIlveen, Nancy Sloan, Colleen Prahl, Penny Tatum, Callie Tatum, Garion Taylor, Julie Copenhaver, Eva Dickens and Beverly Ball. Mike Haney helped Fredna down the ramp with her walker. Teresa Chunn, formerly at Crown Colony Country Club Grill, is now working full time at Milagros Tea House. Part-time employees are Brenda Terry and Melody Kearney.   

Nancy and John Sloan had granddaughters visiting from Austin. Emily Elizabeth and Abigail Allman were in town. Their brother Michael was at home with his mom and dad, Susan and Darren Allman. Darren is the head football coach at Austin Westlake High School.

Joy and Arthur Brooks celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary on Aug. 8 with family Linda and Frank Latimer and Donna Evans. Linda said that “their love has been eternal and a good example for others.” 

Jackie Smith and Jerry Simms were married May 7 by her son-in-law Corey Glover at the Lake Livingston home of one of Jerry’s daughters. They honeymooned in Fredericksburg. Marlene Glover and baby Jade from Midland will be in town this week while Corey backpacks in Colorado.

I stopped by Jay Eagle’s Computer Virus Removal office at 2110 S. John Redditt Drive. He is on the short turn off at Old Gobbler’s Knob Road. He specializes in PC and laptop virus removal and cleanup for $99.  You can get a two-year virus scan protection for $69. Jay is my neighbor on Reen, and I remember when he was working at Comp USA. His telephone is (936) 240-9568. He is in the building with Linda Daniel and Duncan Property Management.

Brian and Knicole Porter are the proud parents of Fenley Elizabeth Porter, born July 31. Her brother and sisters Gage, Creed and Crosby were thrilled to bring her home to their historical house on Grove Street that was the home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Fenley Sr. Grandparents are Sheila and Grant Knight and Madelyn and David Porter.

Meagan (Porter) and husband Joel Smith with daughter Caroline Grace Smith are making their home in The Woodlands. Madelyn and David are glad to have them close to Lufkin. Joel is with the accounting firm KPMG and his office is near the Galleria. Caroline will be 3 and they had her party at Build-A-Bear in the Woodlands Mall. This is the first time that Madelyn and David have been able to celebrate since they were living in Hoboken, N.J.

I had a visit with Lori Crawford, who is the marketing director for Quality Care Services, Inc. She has private duty care and personal care for people after home health has performed their duties. This is paid for by long-term care insurance, workmen’s compensation and private pay. They do not accept Medicare or Medicaid. She has applications for caregivers and needs clients. Their telephone numbers are (936) 632-7135 or 1-888-832-3002 or you can visit the website at qualitycares.com. These caregivers do light housekeeping, laundry, wash dishes, bag garbage, make beds and change linens, shop for housekeeping essentials, perform reading and writing tasks, prepare and serve meals, escort clients on trips for health care and services, care for routine hair and skin needs, assist with taking self-administered medications, assist with personal hygiene care, transferring and ambulating, G-Tube care — medication and feeding, diabetic care — reading and insulin shots, bathing, dressing, feeding, exercising and grooming. If you have questions, contact Lori. They are bonded and carry liability insurance. Being licensed by the state, they are required to perform a criminal background check on each employee. They are dedicated to providing care for whatever length of time you need. That means one hour to 24 hours a day seven days a week. Each situation is different. They are companions, providers and sitters for home or hospital.

Madison Turrintine celebrated her third birthday at her “Mum” and “Pawpaw” Paula and Phil Metzinger’s home. Also at the party were her parents Deb and Jason Turrintine and sister Megan. 

Sarah Atkinson, daughter of Eric and Darlene Atkinson, has left to study for her master’s degree at New York University in New York City. She has an apartment and sold her car so she will be with the crowd commuting into the city on the subway.

Addie Russell graduated from Texas A&M University in College Station in commencement ceremonies Aug. 12, with a Bachelor of Applied Business Administration degree in information and operations management. Addie is a 2008 graduate of Hudson High School and the daughter of Billy and Martha Russell. Her brother is Joseph Russell and grandparents are Josh and Syble Russell and the late Louie and Juanita Saldona. Special parents are Guadalupe and Blanca Flores. After graduation from Texas A&M, Addie will have a few weeks to spend in Lufkin. She has accepted an internship with Walt Disney World in Florida which begins Sept. 7 through Jan. 6, 2012. During this internship she will be working in the park and learning from the bottom up the Disney Company. Disney requires you to perform an internship in order to qualify for full-time employment. It is her goal to obtain full-time employment with the Disney Company after this time period. We will have to look her up if we go to DisneyWorld. 

Joan Hopson celebrated her 75th birthday on Sunday, Aug. 14. Her daughter, Caryn Dupree, did the planning.

The Little Miss Forest Festival and Little Mr. Timberjack Pageants will kick off the Texas State Forest Festival activities on Sept. 17. Girls infant through 17 and boys infant through 6 can enter. This year a teen division has been added. Contestants 6 and older compete in talent competition and winners will perform at the Texas Forest Festival. For entry information you can contact Kathryn Williams at 229-2897.

Marsha and David Bradford are keeping, Avery, 2, and Cameron, 1, children of Brian and Roxanne Bradford from McKinney. When I called to get their names, David had been swimming with the girls and was going to cook whatever they wanted for breakfast.

Brian and Roxanne are on vacation and Marsha and David were at Cotton Patch with the girls.

Colonel Charlie and Shari Jumper with Tyler, almost 14, and Marcy, 10, were in town from Fairfax, Va., for a short visit.  ]We went with them to Brenham, College Station and San Antonio. Will let you know more about that later.

Janice Ann Rowe can be reached at roweja@suddenlink.net.

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