This morning at about 6:30am, just before the bus came through, a small tornado touched down just east of Lakeshore Dr between the McLarey’s and Pyle’s homes; several large pines were twisted off or blown down and a lot of debris was blown off the trees there. On Jo-Bar between the Fain’s and the Terrell’s a large pine was twisted off and missed Ken Terrell’s workshop by just feet. A pine in the Fain’s front yard was broken off and the top stuck deep in the ground. A wooden fence was blown down between the Welch’s and the Terrell’s. Fortunately, other than that fence and a few missing shingles, no significant property damage was reported. There was damage reported in other parts of Tyler, though, and Terry McLarey was featured tonight on Channel 7 TV talking about the experience (hey Terry, you did great!). Here is a link to the story. Here are a few photos of the damage.

Kratos and I were walking on Big Timber near Copperoaks last Thursday and he sniffed out a key that appears to be a housekey. It has a distinctive red-and-yellow handle with an inscription on it. If you lost such a key, email me and I’ll get it back to you.

Cordially,

Larry Lynch

The Country Place Garden Club will be meeting on February 12th to discuss their ’08 program. The meetings usually get underway at around 11:00 am and Teresa Regan is tentatively scheduled to host. Call Ann Horton or Diane Mohn for more information.