september 2008 

cover:  Skeeter founder Holmes Thurmond (aft) and friend Nels Christensen take to Caddo Lake in one of the original 1948 Skeeter’s. Like a sharp-nosed bug, the boat zipped around the lakes, and soon people nicknamed it the Mosquito, or “Skeeter,” for short.

FEATURES
9 Skeeter Boats
Celebrates 60 Years
Holmes Thurmond wanted to build a better boat. So he did just that in his garage in Marshall in 1948 and later made and sold others and thus began the tail of what many say is the best bass boat in the world.
by Tom Geddie

10 Caddo Country
Barry St. Clair reports on a recent trip to the enchanting Caddo Lake and the surrounding area including good places to stay.
by Barry St. Clair

17 Deer Sammie
A whitetail deer has made herself at home in Pete and Ethlyn’s living room in Northeast Texas. The deer comes and goes as she pleases and recently gave birth to twin fawns that she brings into the house as well.

20 Four Legends, One Car
One of the first cars ever used in U.S. Combat operations is coming to Ben Wheeler this month. The car was issued to General Blackjack Pershing, driven by Lt. Eddie Rickenbacker and Lt. George Patton, and it was used to chase the revolutionary Pancho Villa in Mexico.

DEPARTMENTS
3 Letters

4 Talk of the Town
Dial 211 for help, Edom Bakery, festivals, dance lessons, cultural masks...

6 Business
Gators, Grand Saline’s “New” Buildings, Lake Fork Big Bass Splash, ETXPO, Kaufman Developments, Lindale chamber photo contest, TMA architects, Jump, Jive and Jamfest ..

12 Kid’s Korner
September days, grandparents, animal voices, Wee the People, Doofus Doolittle, Pet’s Peeves, and The Wiffets entertain this month.
by Vern Dailey and Muffin

15 Dining Guide

18 Calendar

22 Music Listing

25 Reel Time
Worms with Finesse, Texas Riggings, and Lipless Crank Baits
by Barry St. Clair

26 Tolbert’s Tales
Mother-in-law
by Jerry Tolbert

27 Marketplace


 

This page last updated September 04, 2008