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‘JUNGLE BOOK’ SWINGS THROUGH LUFKIN ON NATIONAL TOUR!

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Joshua Blackwell
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The Angelina Arts Alliance is proud to present the live theatrical performance of ‘Jungle Book’ at the Temple Theater on Sunday, November 24 at 2 pm.

From the creators of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea comes a theatrical adaptation of the works of Rudyard Kipling. The classic Mowgli stories have been re-imagined through modern eyes, with immersive multimedia, shadow-play, and original music. ‘Jungle Book’ will transport you from the urban jungle to Mowgli’s childhood in the jungles of India, and delve deep into the emotional themes of the story, and our relationship to the animal kingdom. After a world premiere at Asolo Repertory Theatre in Florida and with hit runs in Pasadena Playhouse and Young People’s Theatre, Jungle Book is touring internationally.

As part of its annual Discovery Series, where learning and fun go hand-in-hand, ‘Jungle Book’ is the second of four total Discovery Series performances taking place this season at the Temple Theater. Thanks to the generous support of many individuals and foundations, the Arts Alliance offers all tickets to Discovery Series performances for only $5 for youth and $10 for adults. Families who attend will have complimentary punch and cookies after every Discovery Series event.

“Serving East Texas children and families is a huge part of our mission. More than ever, children need exposure to the arts on a regular basis. It’s fundamental to development and to emotional well-being. We’re also excited to bring so many wonderful family shows for everyone to enjoy!” said Jennifer Allen, Executive Director of the Angelina Arts Alliance.

For more information and to purchase tickets visit the Temple Theater Box Office on the Angelina College Lufkin campus, Monday through Friday 11 am – 5 pm or call (936) 633-5454, or go online at www.angelinaarts.org . Details and video clips for this performance and the entire new season are on the Arts Alliance website. Follow Angelina Arts Alliance on Facebook for late-breaking news, photos, videos and ticket giveaways.

The Angelina Arts Alliance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission is to present a wide array of diverse, quality performing arts, along with educational and family performances which collectively enrich, engage and educate the community.

Roadrunners Fall to McLennan College in Season Opener Highlanders Rally Late for Win

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Gary Stallard
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Riley Dewitz: Angelina College’s Riley Dewitz (10) races past defenders during Tuesday’s game against McLennan College. The Roadrunners fell to the Highlanders 70-64 in their season opener at Shands Gymnasium. (Daisy de Boer/AC Athletics photo)

For his team’s 2019-2020 debut, Angelina College head coach Nick Wade made sure his Roadrunners were going to jump straight into the fire.

AC’s season opener came against a very good McLennan College team, and the ‘Runners held up well for 34 of the game’s 40 minutes. But the Highlanders put together a run starting with just under six minutes to play, eventually pulling away to win 70-64 Tuesday at Shands Gymnasium.

The ‘Runners led 57-54 with 6:32 to play in the contest when the Highlanders’ Akili Vining hit a three-pointer for the 57-57 tie. McLennan then put together a quick 7-0 run and held on late to drop AC to 0-1 to start the season.

AC’s Gwarren Douglas scored 15 of his team-high 23 points in the first half. Christyon Eugene added nine points and Travis Henson seven in the loss.

Lorenzo Anderson led McLennan with 23 points. Vining finished with 15 for the 2-1 Highlanders.

The Roadrunners play in Plano on Friday and Saturday against Collin County and Odessa College before returning home on Tuesday, Nov. 12 against Lone Star College – Kingwood. That game tips off at 7:30 p.m.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.

WORK BEGINNING ON SH 103 EAST BRIDGE AT LAKE SAM RAYBURN

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Rhonda Oaks
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Road work. Orange traffic cones in the middle of the street.

Work is scheduled to begin Nov. 11 at the SH 103 East Bridge over Lake Sam Rayburn to repair erosion at abutments caused by flooding earlier this year.

Stateline Construction, LLC, Quitman TX, will serve as contractor for the $2.1 million project that will include bridge maintenance and erosion repairs at the impacted bridge abutments in Angelina and Nacogdoches counties.

As this work begins, motorists are urged to be cautious in the area of the bridge, stay alert for and obey all traffic control that will be in place and expect delays and possible lane closures as work progresses. Reduce speed and stay alert for workers and moving equipment through the project area.

For more information on construction statewide and road closures, visit drivetexas.org. For more information, contact Rhonda.Oaks@txdot.gov or (936) 633-4395.

AC’s School of Arts and Education Offering Personalized Registration Sessions Sessions Take Place Nov. 20-21 on the AC Campus

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Gary Stallard
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Angelina College’s School of Arts and Education wants to make the registration process both fun and easy for students looking to enroll for the Spring 2020 semester, and to do so, they’re going to want to meet those students face-to-face.

The School will offer registration sessions on Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 20 and 21 from 2-6 p.m. on the second floor of the Liberal Arts building on the AC campus. Open to both current and incoming students, the session will allow students to meet personally with advisors and future instructors who will provide personalized assistance in enrolling, advising issues, class registration, and financial aid.

The first 50 registrants will receive a free Angelina College t-shirt and an opportunity to win other prizes.

SAE members also will explain “OER”s (Open Educational Resources) to students; with very few exceptions, classes in SAE provide free on-line books and other materials to help alleviate the costs of college text books.

AC’s School of Arts and Education encompasses such fields of study as Art, Communication, Drama (Theater), Education, English, Geography, Government, History, Integrated Reading and Writing (INRW), Journalism, Music, Physical Education, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Speech and Student Success.

The Spring 2020 semester will begin on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020.

For further information, contact AC’s School of Arts and Education at ArtsandEduc@angelina.edu.

Gary Stallard’s e-mail address is gstallard@angelina.edu.

Angelina College Surgical Technology Program Offering Information Session. Sessions Required for Admission to Program

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Gary Stallard
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Angelina College’s Surgical Technology program will offer an information session from 5:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Room 207 of the Health Careers I building on the AC campus.

Information sessions are a requirement for all applicants hoping for acceptance into the program. Students will receive packets and other information regarding all pre-requisites and other requirements for admission.

Surgical technologists are allied health professionals who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients. Surgical technologists work under the supervision of surgeons to facilitate the safe and effective conduct of surgical procedures.

The field is considered among the fastest-growing in the United States. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics reports that employment growth for “surgical technologists is projected to grow 9 percent from 2018 to 2028, faster than the average for all occupations.” For further information, contact Stefanie Vaughn at svaughn@angelina.edu.

Prospective applicants may also find pertinent program information by visiting the AC web site at www.angelina.edu and clicking on the “Health Careers” link.

First Frost About 2 Weeks Early

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Joshua Blackwell
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The first frost of the year always gets the attention of the more serious gardeners. For the record, we got our first frost this past Friday morning on November 1. Significantly, that’s about two weeks earlier than our normal, historical average first frost.

The first frost brings about an end to the growing season of warm season vegetables and some plants your landscape. My Canna lilies had a decent amount of frost on the leaves and should soon be dying back. I’ll break out the loppers and cut them back and add them to the compost pile.

My Bermuda grass, in the pasture and the lawn, will soon be turning brown and is done with growing until the late spring when nighttime low temperatures stay in mid-60’s.

Don’t even think of adding a “winter-izer fertilizer” to your lawn now. Giving nutrients to a warm season lawn after frost is like to serving supper to someone in bed, asleep, at 1 am. It’s not going to be appreciated!

Yet, some garden plants (think kale, mustard greens and cabbage) are still doing well and can continue to produce without a hard freeze. Garden vegetables such as beets, broccoli, carrots, cilantro, English peas, Snow peas, and spinach can take even a slightly colder freeze, just below 30.

So what can you do to protect your cool season plants that are still thriving?

Irrigate before a freeze. A moist soil can hold four times more heat than a dry soil. It will also conduct heat to the soil surface faster than a dry soil, aiding in frost prevention. In a study performed years ago, the air temperature above a wet soil was 5 degrees F higher than that above a dry soil and the difference was maintained until 6 a.m. the next morning.

With all the rain that fell just days before Friday’s cold spell, we may have had protection that we didn’t have to put out ourselves.

Covering plants can with a bed sheet can give you 2 to 5 degrees of protection. The covers can be laid right over the crop or can be supported on stakes. The varying degrees of protection lies with whether the cover touches the plant. Any material can be used to cover plants; however, woven fabrics are better insulation than plastics or paper.

Cabbage and onions will tolerate even colder temperatures of less than 28 F. If you think that you’ve passed up time to vegetable garden, I’d encourage you to keep on planting. For those warm season plants in the garden and landscape, we’ll see them again in the spring.

My five cents…

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Senator Robert Nichols
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I am very grateful for many things in November…my family, friends, and hunting season. I am also grateful for the opportunity to represent Senate District 3 in Austin as your State Senator. As you celebrate Thanksgiving, I wish you a holiday filled with family, friends and lots of pumpkin pie or pecan pie (which is the state pie of Texas!).

Here are five things happening around your state this month:

1. Mass Violence Prevention

The Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety met at the end of October to discuss how the role of digital media, dark web networks and overall cultural issues may play a part in the promotion of mass violence. The correlation of how these items might contribute to the incitement of racism, domestic terrorism, and the radicalization of individuals was also discussed.

They also examined the state’s interest in public safety and its ability to protect first amendment rights to free speech and free exercise of religion, while prohibiting individuals from wearing items intended to intimidate, incite violence or engage in criminal activity. This committee has held multiple hearings around the state in the past few months and will continue to meet before the next legislative session which begins in January 2021.

2. House Public Education Hearing

The Texas House Public Education Committee recently held a hearing to examine the implementation of House Bill 3, which provided approximately $11.6 billion to school districts across the state. They examined ways the bills language might have created hardships and/or unexpected increases or decreases in funding for school districts. Superintendents in Senate District 3 brought to my attention a complication in funding in regards to enrolling their students in career and technology courses. It is important to me to stay in touch with the school districts within Senate District 3 to ensure that I have an understanding of how the bills we pass in Austin affect those they were meant to help. The Legislature will continue to monitor House Bill 3 throughout the interim and will be able to address many of these concerns/issues in the next legislative session.

3. Interim Charges

Lieutenant Governor Patrick recently released interim charges for all of the standing Senate committees. As the Legislature only meets in odd-numbered years for 140 days, there is a limited amount of time for all issues to be addressed. Because of this, the Legislature uses interim charges as a way to study and examine the different sides of an issue, review legislation previously passed, provide suggestions for solutions and begin work on potential legislation for the next session. Over the next year, committees will hold hearings to discuss these interim charges.

Some of these charges include examining best practice models for recruiting, preparing and retaining teachers, examining and determining ways to improve health care services in rural areas and medically underserved areas, as well as examining the adequacy of long-term health care services and support options for veterans in Texas.

4. Explore Our State

We are lucky to live in a state that covers so much area and includes various types of scenery from the coastal plains of Corpus Christi to the high plains of Amarillo, to the pine trees in East Texas and the mountains in El Paso. As the holidays approach and you begin to plan trips with your family and friends, I hope you will consider making one of those trips within our great state. As our state is so large, it can often be overwhelming to know where to go. You can visit www.texastimetravel.coms and explore what to see and do in the various regions of Texas, as well as if there is a specific theme you are looking at such as arts and leisure or architecture.

5. Veterans Day

Veterans Day, which was originally known as Armistice Day, commemorated the ending of World War I in 1918. In 1954, President Eisenhower changed the name to ensure all U.S. Veterans were included. On Monday, November 11th, we will pay tribute to all American veterans and their services to our country. If you have a Veteran in your life, I encourage you to honor and thank them for the sacrifices they made to ensure we have our freedom.

Roadrunners Claim First-Ever Playoff Victory with Upset of Blinn AC Takes 5-4 Win in Conference Quarterfinals

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Gary Stallard
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Team Celebration (with scoreboard): Angelina College men’s soccer players and coaches celebrate following Wednesday’s 5-4 win over Blinn College in the regional quarterfinals in Bellville. The win marks the first postseason win in AC Soccer’s brief four-year history.

The conditions couldn’t have been any more miserable. The result couldn’t have been more beautiful.

In a driving rain, howling winds and frigid temperatures, the sixth-seeded Angelina College Roadrunner men’s soccer team upset No. 3 Blinn College 5-4 in Wednesday’s Region XIV quarterfinal action in Bellville.

The win marks the first-ever post-season victory for any AC soccer team in the program’s four-year history while setting a new men’s mark for wins in a season with eight. This tournament appearance also marks the first time a Roadrunner men’s team has qualified for the playoffs

The ‘Runners raced out to a 3-0 first-half lead behind goals from Matt Gayle, Ulises Mercado and Edward Alderson, and then the team held off a furious late rally from the Bucs to close out the match and advance to Saturday’s semifinals.

Following two second-half goals from Scott Gray (who contributed two assists as well) and Jack Price – who netted the eventual game winner in the 82nd minute – AC found itself fending off Blinn’s late scoring spree. The Bucs would score a pair of goals in a three-minute span, with Farit Ha converting a penalty kick in the 87th minute to cut the AC lead to 5-4.

The teams then found themselves sent off the pitch when a storm rolled through, resulting in a 45-minute lightning delay with just 2:22 showing on the clock.

When the teams resumed action, Roadrunner defenders were able to prevent the Bucs from creating the equalizer, setting off a long-awaited postseason celebration in the rain.

AC’s men will face No. 1 seed Tyler Junior College at 6 p.m. on Saturday in Tyler. The two teams split their regular-season matches, with Tyler winning 3-0 in Tyler and the ‘Runners taking a 1-0 win in Lufkin.

The winner will qualify for the national tournament scheduled to take place Nov. 18-23 in Tyler.

The e-mail address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu

Veterans & Active Military Ride Free on Veterans Day, November 11, 2019

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Joshua Blackwell
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VETERANS DAY 2019 – To thank and honor our veterans and active military, Brazos Transit District (BTD) will offer free unlimited rides to all United States Armed Forces Veterans & Active Military on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11, 2019.

This offer is good on any BTD Fixed Route in the cities of Bryan/College Station, Lufkin/Diboll, Nacogdoches, Cleveland & Dayton/Liberty/Ames.

To ride, veterans & active military may board with a military ID, state-issued ID with veteran/military designation or discharge papers, service photo, a memento – such as a veterans cap or other similar items – will be enough to get veterans and current military on board at no cost.

Lufkin Bands to Honor Veterans with Music, Marching & Fireworks

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Joshua Blackwell
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Lufkin Highschool Band at UIL Region 21 (Lee Miller Photo)

The Lufkin ISD band program is proud to continue its long-standing tradition of honoring local veterans and active members of the U.S. Armed Forces with its annual event, Honor America Night. This year’s event is scheduled for Saturday, November 9, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. at Abe Martin Stadium and will include performances by all grade levels of the Lufkin Middle School band, as well as music and marching from the Lufkin High School band.

Honor America Night serves as opportunity to recognize all branches of the armed forces, recognize veterans and their families, and to place a spotlight on the story of one specially honored veteran. The program will also conclude with a spectacular fireworks display.

“Honor America Night is our way of recognizing and thanking our veterans for their service to our country,” Band Director George Little said. “Our students love to perform at the event and we are happy to honor our veterans.”

The event begins at 7:00 p.m. Tickets are $5 and are available beginning November 4 from any LMS or LHS band student, or they may be purchased at the LHS band office November 4-8 from 7:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. Tickets will also be available on the day of the performance at the Lufkin High School cafeteria from 4:30-6:00 p.m., and at the gate of Abe Martin Stadium beginning at 6:00 p.m.

Please call the LHS band office at 936-630-4353 with any questions

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