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Around 75 bicyclists participated recently in the first Ride of Silence. The 10-mile ride, which began at Cotton Square in downtown Lufkin, was organized by Jeremy Webb.

 

The Ride of Silence is a community ride to bring awareness to the sport of cycling and also show our respect for those who were unfortunate and have lost their lives or been severely injured, Webb said. Webb himself was injured last year while riding his bicycle.

 

“We rode in silence as a group for three main reasons:  To HONOR those who have been injured or killed, To RAISE AWARENESS that we are here, and to ask that we all SHARE THE ROAD.  I don’t expect to change the world but if we change the views of ONE person, we have been successful,” Jeremy said.

 

Every type of rider showed up from competitive cyclists to people that haven’t ridden a bike in years, he said. The ride was free and cyclists were asked to ride no faster than 12 MPH and remain silent during the ride. 

 

The first Ride of Silence was organized in Dallas in 2003 by Chris Phelan after endurance cyclist Larry Schwartz was hit by the mirror of a passing bus and killed. According to the website, there were 293 confirmed rides held around the world in 2008.

 

Lufkin’s Ride of Silence was held Wednesday, May 21 and was opened with the reading of a proclamation by Mayor Jack Gorden and a moment of silence for those killed or hurt while riding bicycles.

 

Barbara Thompson, Main Street Director, said the city was proud to host the bike ride and to have the ride begin downtown. “Our new streets offer a smooth and safe thoroughfare for bike riders so this was an excellent place for a ride, whether organized or just for an evening outing for the family.”


“New Year, New Look” Main Street Lufkin’s 15th Annual Gala Night on the Town was a tremendous success. The event, held December 30th, included dinner, entertainment, dancing and a silent auction. Guests enjoyed hors d’ oeuvres at Joe Lowery’s Photography Studio, soup and salad at First Street Café and got their “desserts to go” at First Street Art Center. The main course, provided by Outback Steakhouse, was served at Jennings Station. Music for the evening included bagpiper Richard Zurfluh, VIP Barbershop Quartet, Larry Greer and the Shades of Blue and DJ Debbie Richards. Money raised from the gala are used to provide incentive grants and in other revitalization efforts for downtown Lufkin. Businesses who helped make the evening a success included: our sponsors: Outback Steakhouse, KSA Engineers, Yates Broadcasting, Al Meyer Ford, Card and Party, Bob Inselmann, Joe Lowery Photography, First Street Café, First Street Art Center, The District (Brazos Transit), Studio 220, Story Wright, Thomas Squyres.

Our 27th Annual Flag Day Celebration was held June 14 in Bronaugh Park (formerly City Hall Park).  The observance included the reading of the official proclamation by Mayor Jack Gorden, flag presentations by  State Representative Jim McReynolds and Jonna Fitzgerald representing Congressman Louie Gohmert, and patriotic music by Tina Webber. Promptly at 6:00 p.m., Lufkin’s citizens joined Americans across the nation, as they recited the Pledge of Allegiance.  We have a streaming video of the event.

The 14th Annual Downtown Hoedown was the best ever! This year’s event was kicked off with the annual parade.  The parade was led by the Police Departments new miniature robot car "Rudy" and was closely followed by the Fire Departments new 85' Aerial Platform.  The day was filled with fun things to do including visiting the arts, crafts and food vendors, watching the Little Miss and Mister Main Street pageant, listening to live entertainment, watching Southwest Premier Wrestling, strolling among vehicles at the  Classic Car Show and much, much more!  We have a 12 minute video of the event.  You can read about it in the Lufkin Daily News.

Main Street Lufkin hosted a special ceremony on Cotton Square Park to celebrate the completion of the downtown Lufkin street renovation project and to unveil the new street clock.  Funded by grant and local monies, the project included resurfacing the downtown streets, replacing existing sidewalks with new handicap accessible cement sidewalks with brick pavers and planters.  New old world style streetlights, banners, benches, trash receptacles and the street clock all add to the new downtown atmosphere.  We have a short video of the unveiling of the clock.  Read more about it in the Lufkin Daily News.

Main Street presents Gala Night on the town in October.  This year's Gala will be a Progressive Dinner downtown.  A special evening of dining, dancing and fun sponsored by Main Street and the downtown businesses.  Stay tuned for more information.

The 2005 Christmas parade (see video) was a crowd-pleasing success Saturday with floats making their way through downtown Lufkin.

In the commercial category, first place went to Texas Rainy Day Investment (TRDI) and Bob Morgan was second and the Pet Beauty Shop was third.

In the non-commercial category, Central Volunteer Fire Department took first place honors with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council in second place and Texas Community Development team in third place.

In the community organizations, Wakefield Baptist Church was named first place winner, the Red Hat Society won second place and the Salvation Army Band third.

“We had a great day Saturday and the turnout was wonderful,” said Barbara Thompson, Main Street Director. “People put a lot of hard work into creating some really unique and interesting floats.”

“No event like this goes on without a lot of volunteers and behind the scenes work. We want to thank everyone who had a part in making Christmas on the Square and the Main Street Christmas parade a success. Whatever you did it was greatly appreciated and we couldn’t have done all the fine things without your help. Thanks again to everyone who helped make our Day a big success.”

 

We have videos of the parade and the courthouse lighting.  Read more about it in the Lufkin Daily News.