May 2009

FEATURES

8 SUMMER FUN GUIDE:
Staycation Fun
in the Upper East Side of Texas
Close-to-home getaways that are sure to provide endless hours of meaningful and fun times with friends and family — featuring Paris, Mount Pleasant, Mineola, Athens, Mount Vernon, Palestine, Winnsboro, and more.

10  Scuba Diving Adventures
Available in Athens
Visitors to the Athens Scuba Park can enjoy exploring “wrecks” such as Ray Price’s first Greyhound bus, Clint Eastwood’s houseboat, and a new Lockhead jet airliner.
By Jeremy Light

DEPARTMENTS
4  Talk of the Town
Tyler Public Library, Kids share photos, Miranda Lambert, Gene Watson, Grand Saline museum, ...

6  Business
Longview business park, Flying Fish Gallery, Wild Woods of Texas in Ben Wheeler, Volunteers in Action to America, Mill Creek Ranch in Canton,

14   Calendar

16  Kid’s Korner
Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Garden Maze, The Whiffets, Daffy Definitions, Small Wonders, Now and Then, and more...
By Vern Dailey and Muffin

18  Dining Guide

19  Feel Good
There’s No Problem a Bath Can’t Fix
Relaxing, soothing, refreshing, or therapeutic a bath can be just the thing we need to relieve stress, insomnia, or tired achy muscles, and adding just the right herbs to the water will bring additional comfort.
By Carolyn Gibson

20   Music Listing

22  Bookshelves
JELLICOE ROAD and A NIGHT DRIVE
Patti Ramey reviews a “meaty and reflective” Young Adult Fiction book entitled Jelllicoe Road by Melina Marchetta. Tom Geddie reviews local writer John Brackeen’s first novel, A Night Drive, about his time as a Vietnam soldier.

27  Marketplace

COVER: Design by Kelsey Kamel and Kerian Massey. Photo by Tom Geddie taken of Mineola, Texas.