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Lufkin held its 30th Annual Flag Day Celebration in the atrium of Lufkin City Hall on Monday night.

Lufkin mayor Jack Gorden gave the opening remarks and asked that all veterans present at this year’s event sign their name on a whiteboard with a marker. The whiteboard, displayed behind the speaker’s podium, will help city officials identify and keep record of which veterans were present at the event.

The veterans also received an ovation of their own, after being asked by Gorden to stand and be recognized by those in the audience.

Rev. Richard Griffin, pastor at Mount Olive Baptist Church, gave the invocation for this year’s celebration. Griffin gave blessings to not only the U.S. veterans present in city hall, but for all of those who have “stood on the shores of instability” in the armed services, past and present.

State Rep. Jim McReynolds (D-Lufkin) also spoke about both the American flag and the flag of Texas, and its representation of courage and liberty. McReynolds said it was a “tremendous joy” to stand and speak about the spirit of America and the veterans who have defended it. Read more about it in the Lufkin Daily News. See the video of the 2010 flag day ceremony here.

The 2010 edition of Main Street Lufkin’s Downtown Hoedown was a great day. The streets were crowded all day long as people enjoyed a variety of events. Wrestling returned to Hoedown and as always was a big crowd pleaser. Two stages provided all day entertainment including music, dancers and a martial arts demonstration. Four footed friends showed off in the Dog Show and little ones joined the fun with the first Strut Your Stoller decorating contest. Allure sponsored a fashion show of formal dresses for prom, quinceneras and parties. Kids enjoyed face painting, the giant slide, moon walk and barrel train rides and adults tried to found out if they could still remember how to ride a tricycles on the Giant Tricycle Obstacle Course. Food and arts and craft vendors enticed everyone with great carnival food from turkey legs and tacos to funnel cakes and French fries. Streets lined with arts and crafts vendors completed the fun. Sponsors for this year’s Hoedown included HEB; DETCOG, Gap Media, Yates Broadcasting, Lufkin Daily News, Texaco Express Lube, Lufkin Coca Cola and KTRE. All the money raised through Main Street Lufkin Downtown Hoedown goes back into revitalization of the downtown area through business incentive grants, beautification projects and other projects to benefit downtown.

Entertainment in the Park

The GMC Trio

This year's Entertainment in the park has been a great success. We have had a variety of quality entertainment. The GMC Trio performed on October 24. We have a streaming video of the entire concert. The trio consists of Gene Ramsey; Mike Ramsey and Carolyn McClendon.

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.”