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Brad Underwood on SFA “…It is a special place”
Hasn’t the Lumberjacks Basketball team had a good year? The whole of East Texas is proud of them. I admit it I’m a fan – SFA has a strong basketball tradition. In the old days when I went to collage, basketball was a big deal here. I know what you are thinking. “Why are you…
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SFA Basketball
Basketball: Stephen F. Austin State University and Lamar University Beaumont, Texas Thomas Walkup with a double- double, nineteen points and eleven rebounds. “Walkup contributes to his team on many levels… He hustles.” Kevin Gore
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Do you feel like taking an evening trip through time and space? Italy is the destination!
Italy. The very word is powerful. Few places on earth inspire the imagination like Italy. The SFA Gardens at Stephen F. Austin State University will host the next installment of the Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18. And the subject- Italy! Before we get to the details about the lecture let’s think about Italy…
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The flowering dogwood has no peer when it comes to beauty and elegance
The bloom of dogwood trees and the Christian Easter season is a serendipitous occurrence. The tree is renowned for its Christian symbolism. Let me recount just a few: The Cross is represented by the four “petals” (bracts) of many dogwood flowers which form a cross. The nails of Jesus’ suffering are figured in the “petals” which often…
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Aggies and Lumberjacks
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Jumbotron videographer in Texas.
Jumbotron videographer at a playoff game in Texas. It was a cold night!
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Heat and Passion
I’ve been watching passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) blooming over on Logansport Street in the worst heat of our summer. It has repeatedly caught my eye with its vivid cool blue bloom as it trails across a wrought iron fence. Having bid adieu to one of the hottest and driest Augusts East Texans have experienced in a…
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The Lord of the Rings on the Big Screen
Went last night to see a special showing of the “Fellowship of the Ring” ….the extended version . It was fun to see it on the big screen again! This was a special promotion for the soon release of the movie on Blu-ray Disc. The experience put me in remembrance of our visits to beautiful…
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Picking Blueberries at The Blueberry Place at Carrizo Creek, Nacogdoches, Texas.
Today is the Blueberry Festival in downtown Nacogdoches. Blueberries will be celebrated in all manner of ways. Especially attractive to the citizens of Nacogdoches are the blueberry pancakes, cooked and provided by the Nacogdoches Kiwanis Club. This starts at 8 AM and you’ll want to get there early. There will be shuttle buses to take…