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Color Out Tobacco

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Come out and join us as we celebrate Texas Tobacco Free Kids Day with this fun and free event! Participants will make their way through an obstacle course filled with fun challenges. But watch out! Color will be coming from everywhere so that we can Color Out Tobacco!
Participants receive a FREE t-shirt (white) that can be worn during the event and a goodie bag filled with swag. T-shirts and goodie bags are while supplies last, so come early and have FUN!
This is a FREE event, but t-shirts and bags are first come, first served.

How to Make St. Patrick’s Day Cookies

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St. Patrick’s Day is a day in which you have to wear green so that you don’t get pinched. Some people decorate their houses with green four-leaf clovers, which represent good luck. You can also make St. Patrick’s day-themed cookies. You can make them with your friends, family, or by yourself, either way, they are absolutely delicious! Our food brings us all together; by making it together or sharing it at the table, there is no doubt food unites us all.


What you need

Cookie

  • 3 cups of flour
  • 1 tsp. of baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. of kosher salt
  • 1 cup of soft butter, which is 2 sticks,
  • 1 cup of granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tbsp.of milk
  • 1 tsp. of pure vanilla extract

Icing

  • 5 cup of powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup of light corn syrup
  • 1/4 cup of milk,
  • 1/4 tsp. of almond extract, or vannila extract
  • food coloring, green  

How To Do It

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
  2. In another large bowl, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
  3. Add egg, milk, and vanilla and beat into sugar and butter mix,
  4. then add the flour mixture gradually into the butter-sugar mixture until just combined.
  5. sprinkle flour onto a counter space to roll out your cookie dough
  6. Shape it into a disk and place it into a gallon-size Ziploc bag, and Refrigerate for 1 hour.
  7. after an hour, preheat the oven to 350º and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  8. sprinkle flour on a clean counter and roll out the dough until 1/8” thick.
  9. Use a four-leaf clover cookie cutter and cut out as many clover-shaped cookies as you can and put them on prepared baking sheets.
  10. Bake cookies for 8 to 10 minutes, or until done
  11. Let the cookies cool, you can put them in the fridge for faster cooling 
  12. while your cookies are cooling, make the icing:
  13. In a large bowl, combine powdered sugar, corn syrup, milk, and extract. make sure the icing is not too thin or thick
  14. Add the green food coloring until the desired color is reached. 
  15. Transfer about ⅓ of the icing to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip.
  16. First, Pipe around the edges of the cookies to create a border. 
  17. Add 1 tablespoon of milk to the remaining icing to create a thinner consistency for flooding the cookies. Add more milk 1 teaspoon at a time to thin it out more, if necessary. 
  18. Transfer icing to a piping bag fitted with a small round tip. Pipe icing into the center of the cookie to fill it in completely.
  19. Use a toothpick to pop any air bubbles or help the icing spread into corners. Let dry at room temperature.

I hope that making these cookies brings sweet memories that you and your family will never forget. Enjoy these delicious cookies!

Lufkin Mall to Hold Auto Show 2023

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The Joe W. Elliot House Benefit Auto Show will be held at the Lufkin Mall on Saturday, April 1. It will begin at 9 am and last until 1 pm, and admission is totally free! The event will take place in the parking lot of the mall, on JcPenny’s side.

There will be all kinds of cars; from collectors’ and antiques, to sporty muscle cars and motorcycles! There will also be games and competitions for everyone to enjoy, with lots of fun prizes to win!

We encourage you to come out and mingle with the community, and enjoy time with friends and family at the auto show!

For more information, contact Kim Herman at kherman@hospiceinthepines.org.

Zavalla Sophomore Shows rabbits at the Angelina County Fair

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At 10 am on Wednesday, March 22 at the Angelina County Fair, the breeding and market rabbit show kicks off. That day, Zane Fuller, a sophomore at Zavalla High, will compete against 71 other pens of rabbits from over 50 families across the county. This year will be Zane’s 2nd year competing with rabbits at the Fair.

An estimated 72 rabbit pens from over 50 families will take part in the 2023 market rabbit competition. The show sponsor is PID Services, Inc.

There are two divisions regarding rabbits: breeding and market. Breeding rabbits are judged on their physical characteristics that can pass positive traits onto their offspring. In the market rabbit division, a pen of three will be evaluated for their carcass traits.

Zane says, “I originally choose to start showing rabbits because I wanted to somehow get into showing animals projects and rabbits fit our space at home and had a low cost of entry.” He continues, “Getting ready to show and getting to sell in the auction is my favorite part of the Fair.” Zane added, “The hardest part is the work ahead of time. It takes a lot of work to get the pens ready and set up.”

Each market rabbit exhibitor will show three rabbits as one entry. All three must individually weigh between 3.5 pounds to 5.5 pounds at the check-in by the show superintendent. Within the breeding rabbit division, there will be a champion buck and champion doe. Breeding rabbits are not included in the auction on Saturday.

Rabbits require daily attention. They need lots of fresh clean water at all times. Exhibitors like Zane check daily for ear mites and work their hair. To best monitor growth, they weigh them every three to four days. Keeping records of weight gain help him maintain uniform weights in his pen of rabbits.

Zane is the son of Ray and Jeanine Fuller. His dad says, “He had a great time his first-time last year. I love that he learned the responsibility of taking care of animals.” Ray raised hogs when he was in high school, and emphasized, “I thought he would benefit from the agricultural science program at school, learning valuable skills in such areas as agriculture, wildlife, and forestry.”

Kris Hunt is the ag-science instructor at Zavalla High. Kris stressed, “It is my hope that the students competing in the Fair, no matter what contest they compete in, learn through hard work, dedication, and perseverance that they can accomplish anything.”

Zane has entered and is raising five market rabbits. He’ll bring three of them to the competition on Wednesday morning, March 22.

The auction will be at 4 pm, Saturday, March 25. For a complete schedule of this year’s County Fair, go to www.angelinacountyfair.com.

Angelina College Conference Center to host SBDC Event

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Angelina College Conference Center will be hosting the Small Business Development Center Client Showcase 2023 on March 22, from 5 pm to 7 pm. This event will be done in celebration of National SBDC Day, which occurs every third Wednesday of March annually, and is free for all visitors!

This could definitely be beneficial to those looking to someday start their own businesses. You can learn a lot from others who have down the path of a rough and stress-filled start to the business world, and even get tools and advice on marketing and getting your own business up and running!

It is also great opportunity to pay homage to a program (SBDC) that has helped thousands of business-owners manage their businesses and aid in the growth of small businesses nationwide.

We encourage you to come and meet with entrepreneurs and local business-owners who provide all of us with many products and necessities here in East Texas!

For more information, contact Toni Linneman at tlinneman@angelina.edu.

Tower Outdoors Makes Custom Fishing Lures

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To many, fishing is a hobby. To others, fishing is a sport. No matter what fishing may be to various people, it is deeply woven into the fabric of Texan culture. Although fishing may be fun, it can be expensive. And unless one knows how to bargain for cheaper prices, or make his own equipment, he’s stuck having to throw his money-filled pockets at buying fishing equipment just like everyone else.

Ryan Hightower, founder of Tower Outdoors, along with his wife Maranda Hightower, makes custom jigs, which are types of fishing lures for freshwater fishing. Explaining the process in which to make custom jigs, Hightower says that “the process is not hard, but tedious”. One has to put all strands (banded by skirt bands) together, put the skirt on hooks, and trim the strands to neaten the jig.

Tower Outdoors also sells outdoor apparel along with fishing equipment: swim jigs (3/8 ounce to 1/2 ounce), football-head jigs (3/8 ounce to 3/4 ounce) and flipping jigs (3/8 ounce to 3/4 ounce), terminal tackles, tungsten weight-stops, tungsten underspin hooks; there are also hoodies with the company logo, fishing jerseys, and hats available. In addition to these items, there will also be tungsten barrel weights and tungsten drop-shot weights available.

When discussing aspirations for he and his wife’s company, Hightower replied, “We want to keep it small. We want to price items so that everyone and anyone can buy them”.

Hightower has been fishing since he was seven years old. He remembers not being able to find his favorite colors at the store so he took it upon himself to start making his own.

Hightower grew up going to fishing club tournaments with his father and won his first one at 13 years of age, having had the largest five-fish stringer with big bass over 9 pounds; his father on the other hand, has won countless fishing tournaments.

He is also a boat captain for Brookeland ISD, in Jasper County. Chaperoning the fishing team, Hightower provides the boat and equipment for a team of 2 students, takes them out to a lake on tournament day and lets them fish, and takes them to the weigh-in. He and his team of students compete against over 400 teams in these fishing tournaments. Hightower has been a boat captain for six years now; last year, his team won a fishing tournament in April, and finished sixth this year in the second fishing tournament.

For more information, feel free to contact Ryan Hightower and his wife Maranda Hightower at toweroutdoors@gmail.com.

Living with Chronic Pain Workshop

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Are you, or someone you know, living with constant pain? An online Workshop on Living with Chronic Pain is being offered at no charge by the Area Agency on Aging. The class will be held via Zoom from 10:00 to 12:30 on Wednesdays from April 5 – May 10. Workshop topics include: Fatigue & Getting a Good Night’s Sleep, Healthy Eating for Pain, and The Mind-Body Connection & Distraction. Participants will receive a free resource book, ‘Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Pain’, a $26 value.

Participants should be committed to attending all 6 of the weekly 2-hour 30-minute classes (break included) and be at least 60 years old. They must reside in Angelina, Houston, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity or Tyler Counties or the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Reservation. Participants must have access to a computer & Internet, as well as being familiar with using a computer, or have someone with him/her during the class who is computer savvy.

They must also preregister by calling Debbie Davidson at 936-634-2247 ext. 5309, or email deb.davidson@detcog.gov.

The online workshop on Living with Chronic Pain is being offered by Deep East Texas Council of Government’s Area Agency on Aging. The course material was developed in collaboration with Stanford University & is an Evidence-Based program.

Josh Ward to Open Houston County Fair

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Country singer Josh Ward will open this year’s Houston County Fair on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at the Crockett Civic Center at 7 pm, located at 110 Edmiston Drive.

Ward first discovered his voice while singing old gospel hymns at church as a little child. Soon enough, while, in high school, he started singing in the parking lots of rodeo events. The reactions and responses from onlookers moved him to form his own band. His first album, “Hard Whiskey“, was released on May 16, 2007. His album “Promises“, released in 2012, gave him three #1 singles on the Texas Music Charts. And the album that followed, “Holding Me Together“, released in 2015, gave him four #1 singles on the Texas Regional Radio Chart, making 7 consecutive #1s for Ward in just over 3 years, and this incredible feat making him one of the heavyweights of country music.

The fair will run through April 1, 2023, and will include a youth livestock event, and a home and garden-fresh floral baked goods competition held at the civic center.

Tickets for the kick-off concert will be $25 per person and can be purchased at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/505351910167.

To view the entire county fair schedule, visit houstoncountyfair.org.

You Are Invited To The Day For Kids Spring Fest

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The Day For Kids Spring Event is happening this Saturday, March 18. It is at Festival Park in Nacogdoches, TX. This is the perfect place to take your family, especially if you have young kids. There will be many activities to do, and attractions to see! I highly encourage you to go and have fun with your family!


This event starts at 11:00 a.m. and lasts until 2:00 p.m., and the event is completely free. There will be food trucks to provide lunch and snacks. Also, there will be live music and a petting zoo. Your kids can ride ponies, or jump on bouncy houses. There will also be a barrel train going around the festival!


This festival is guaranteed to bring sweet memories to keep forever with your family! For more information about the festival please visit allevents.in. I hope you have a wonderful time!

Nacogdoches Wine Swirl

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On Saturday, April 1st from 5 – 9, holds the next annual Wine Swirl in the historic downtown Nacogdoches. Wines will be available from different local wineries along with regional food trucks.

For the event, there are four different tickets that you can purchase to enhance your experience.

The $45 ticket is wine only, and includes access to the event gate, a wine glass for sampling, and a bag to hold your wine bottles securely.

Next, is the appetizer only ticket that is $25. This ticket can get you 2 appetizer testing from restaurants city wide. If you can’t decide on which ticket to choose from, get the wine and appetizer ticket that has both deals for $60.

The biggest package you can get is the VIP ticket for $125 and the party starts Friday night with a private wine tasting hosted at Red House Winery. This package includes a wine and appetizer ticket, a custom stainless steel stemless wine glass, a wine swirl tee shirt, and a private downtown walking tour.

if you have any questions, feel free to contact Tori Huddleston at, huddlestont@nactx.us