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4 Welcome to Cedar Creek Lake This publication is produced as a service to members, newcomers and friends of the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. This magazine is provided free to chamber members, newcomers and in relocation packets. 7 Communities on The Lake The Cedar Creek Lake Area Magazine is a copywritten publication of publisher AB Graphics. No part may be copied or used without permission of AB Graphics. © 2011 AB Graphics 16 Outdoor Event Venues

2011 Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors • Rick Brown • Tate Cramm • Debra Davis 17 Lake Area Events • Christy Eckerman • Robbye Grissom • Evelyn Heinrich • Derrick Hoelscher • Lana Mock • Marty Mullins • Jim Thompson, Chairman 25 ETMC, Cedar Creek Lake Staff Jo Ann Hanstrom, President Dorene Watts, Office Manager Linda Hacker, Membership Services 29 Education on the Lake CCLACC 604 S. Third St. Ste. E Mabank, TX 75147 (903) 887-3152 • Fax (903) 887-3695 Email: [email protected] 34 Trinity Valley Community College www.cedarcreeklakechamber.com 37 Membership by Category

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Photos throughout this book provided by JoAnn Hanstrom, Betty Abendroth, Sue Cardin, and Scott Confer. Cover by Sue Cardin. 3 Welcome to Cedar Creek Lake “Hub” office maintains racks for a host of brochures, business cards, and other literature of chamber businesses, civic organizations and attractions. The friendly, helpful staff is available Monday – Friday, 9-12 and 1-5, closed Saturday, Sunday and holidays. The chamber’s first-class website provides one-stop shopping for folks planning a visit to the lake, as well as a quick reference for locals seeking an events calendar and other useful information on the area. Links to the area municipali-

In 2011, the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Com- merce will celebrate its 10 year anniversary as a unified organization, proudly representing chapters in Eustace, Gun Barrel City, Kemp, Mabank and Tool/Seven Points. The Chamber continues to be the “go to” organization for business and civic support and visitor/ relocation information. Conveniently located at 604 S. Third Street in Mabank, the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce offers a unique service to the entire Cedar Creek Lake area. Offering exclusive referral to members, the Chamber’s 4 ties, schools, the counties and some state agencies can be found on the site. Under the direction of an eleven member Board of Directors representing the five Chamber chapters, CCLACC sponsors and/or participates in numerous activities and events throughout the year. Monthly luncheon meetings and at least one monthly Business After Hours are sponsored by the Chamber, along with ribbon cuttings and grand opening support for members. The various chapters also hold regular meetings and host or participate in their communities on projects throughout the year. The Chamber is a private 501(c) 6 membership organization, receiving no public operating funds. With the open- Designed For Seniors ing of new hotels, the staff and volunteers • Shaded RV Sites • Monthly RV Rates have become more aggressive in planning • Sensible Restrictions • Clubhouse/Pavilion and helping with events that are focused • Security/Private Resort • Fishing Docks on attracting visitors to Cedar Creek Lake. • 650 Ft. Private Shoreline • Boat Ramp The chamber-sponsored Leadership 903-432-2399 Cedar Creek Lake is in its sixth year. The nine-month program features classes in 800-839-2399 various government agencies, medical www.lakeshoreseniorsrvresort.com and education. The Mission Statement C.D. & Lucy Smith – Seven Points of Leadership Cedar Creek Lake is, “To teach, develop and enhance leadership skills and community knowledge to prepare individuals for elected and appointed positions in the community” and all area citizens are welcome and encouraged to apply. Contact Jo Ann Hanstrom at 903.887.3152 or info@cedarcreeklakechamber.com for information on this dynamic chamber program. Each Legislative year, the staff orga- nizes and leads a visit to the State Capitol to meet with our Senators, State Repre- sentative and agencies that are pertinent to our rural concerns. The trip is open to all citizens who have an interest and ample notice is given so that anyone wishing to participate can make reservations. It’s a valuable and informative mission for the Cedar Creek Lake community every two years. The staff and Board of Directors of the chamber take a great deal of pride in being a first class organization that not only offers support to the business community, but also stands ready to help improve quality of life for citizens in the area.

5 Communities on the lake

Caney City with deep wooded areas, wildlife and bors and many volunteers pride them- Caney City, with its miles and miles great fishing. selves on maintaining a clean and safe en- of shoreline and woodlands sits on the This all adds up to fun, convenience vironment. Enchanted Oaks boasts many tip of a peninsula jutting westward into and opportunity right on Cedar Creek amenities such as a town hall, volunteer Cedar Creek Lake. Situated between the Lake and they invite you to stop in for fire department, park, swimming pool, first two bridges on Highway 198 headed a visit or call them at 903.489.1844 or library and two boat ramps. Residents north out of Malakoff, Caney City has an email at [email protected] for more spend many volunteer hours dedicated to abundance of natural beauty and offers information on Caney City and the area. crime prevention and road improvements residents and visitors alike services and to maintain and improve the quality of life conveniences on or near the water. Enchanted Oaks to which they have become accustomed. Being one of the first towns to be in- Nine miles of shoreline timbered The Enchanted Oaks City Council is corporated on Cedar Creek Lake, Caney with tall oaks makes Enchanted Oaks a comprised of the mayor and five council City possesses a long history that has been residential retreat of unsurpassed rustic members who are elected at large for a written up in many articles concerning beauty, covering more than 220 acres. The two year term. The elected officials and the development of the Lake community. incorporated town is located between Gun residents of Enchanted Oaks are commit- Because of the pioneering efforts of those Barrel City and Malakoff, just off Hwy. ted to making the community one of the individuals who were responsible for the 198 South. best places to live on Cedar Creek Lake. beginnings of the town, visitors and resi- In 1967, Community Engineering dents today will find easy access to food, chose a beautifully wooded area on the Eustace fuel, beverage and entertainment. shores of Cedar Creek Lake to develop (From The Monitor Discover Magazine) Those who come to Caney City will what is now Enchanted Oaks. A property The City of Eustace, conveniently enjoy easy access to dining and entertain- owners’ association was established in located between Mabank and Athens ment, fuel, grocery and beverage, bait 1973, and the Town of Enchanted Oaks on U.S. Highway 175, takes pride in its and tackle, car repair, self-storage units, became incorporated on December 14, historic Town Square, which features a cabins, shelters and grounds for camping 1974. beautifully landscaped courtyard. and picnicking. All of these amenities can Seven miles of streets encompass the This historical and quaint community be enjoyed surrounded by scenic beauty small community, where friendly neigh- is home to Purtis Creek State Park, located 7 only three miles north of the town, which Eustace lived in Athens, the local provides visitors with camping facilities, citizens felt the town should be as well as the opportunity to experience named after him. the great outdoors in a naturally preserved Eustace, located in Henderson setting. County, was established in 1900, Purtis Creek State Park draws visi- when the T & NO Railroad tors from all over the country to fish for pushed eastward from Kemp to champion-size black bass. While the lake Athens. This closed a gap that had has a catch-and-release policy for black existed for 27 years, and made it bass, other varieties of fish can be caught, possible for travelers to ride the kept and eaten. train from Dallas to Beaumont. Besides fishing, the park offers nature With lots being sold for $20 at its best, with walking trails for op- per acre, half of the lots were portunities of viewing all kinds of wild snapped up the first day. Mer- animals and birds. chants were eager to take advan- There are walking and bike paths, as tage of the new railroad and began well as a swimming area newly refinished to move to the Eustace townsite. in 2007. Boats can be brought and used, A saloon, cotton gin and a lum- as long as they adhere to the park’s no- ber yard were started in 1900. wake speed limit, so fishermen will be The first newspaper, the Eustace undisturbed as they try to catch that really Herald, was established in 1914 big bass. by Will Justice. Cedar Creek Lake, the centerpiece of the area, offers a larger surface area, with Gun Barrel City opportunities for high-speed boating and Thirty plus years ago, a close- its motto, “We Shoot Straight with You,’ jet-skiing. Eustace may be one of the best knit group of friends (affectionately and its symbol, a rifle. Long before the spots for fishermen and boaters to live. known as the ‘Dirty Dozen’) began the lake was built, Gun Barrel Lane (now The Eustace Independent School process of making their unincorporated State Highway 198) traversed the area. District has continually maintained high community a ‘real’ town. Soon after This mud road was a shortcut across standards for all grade levels. It manages to their vision, and 200 signatures later, Cedar Creek from Mabank to Trinidad maintain the status of a very highly rated an election was held to decide the fate and Seven Points. The City has received school district dispensing a top-flight of the group’s dream. As the votes were several State Honored Awards including education to its students. tallied, their dream became reality by a achieving a Go Texan Certification and Eustace residents enjoy the slower pace mere four votes and Gun Barrel City was becoming the only Certified Retirement of small town and ranch living. born. In 1996, with the population being Community on Cedar Creek Lake in Named after W.T. Eustace, a captain over 5,000, the citizens voted to become 2009. What began as a small rural com- of the Confederate States Army under a Home Rule City. munity has grown into a thriving retail Gen. Robert E. Lee, the community has Gun Barrel City lies on the eastern business district (the largest in western continued to expand since its formation shore of Cedar Creek Reservoir fifty-five Henderson County). Gun Barrel City at the turn of the century. Though Capt. miles southeast of Dallas. The community is the retail hub for a trade area of more developed than 75,000 people and features NO city after con- property tax. struction of It’s an increasingly upscale water sport the reservoir playground with prominent retailers such in 1969 and as Super Walmart, Lowes Home Improve- grew rapidly ment, Radio Shack, Chili’s, CVS Phar- from sixty macy, CiCi’s Pizza, Golden Belle Bingo, r e s i d e n t s MovieStar Cinema with eight screens and in 1970 to Denny’s. The La Quinta, the City’s fourth 6,000 plus hotel, opened in 2010. Gun Barrel City i n 2 0 1 0 . plans to continue to reach new horizons The town by pursuing new medical facilities in- name is de- cluding an ETMC doctor’s facility. With rived from plenty of retail space and land available,

8 the planning of new roads and expansions is in close proxim- to the City Park includes a 9,600 square ity to Kemp’s new foot pavilion. $23 million high Efforts at the City level have paved school, next to Yel- the way for remarkable growth in Gun lowjacket Stadium. Barrel City for years to come. The City The Kemp In- has worked to establish a comprehensive dependent School future land use plan, a thoroughfare plan District has devel- and a parks plan, all of which will be in- oped a reputation dispensable in drawing new development. of providing qual- While always looking to the future, the ity academics and City has kept a keen focus on promot- has a growing band ing the high quality of life and sense of program garnering community for which Gun Barrel City is many top awards. A known. Residents, visitors, businesses and new Primary school The town has several quaint older retirees can be sure that the things that building, just west and north of town, is a homes representing period architecture, make the City a beloved community will center for community involvement. adding to the town’s quiet, small-town remain strong well into the future. Kemp was named after Sarah Kemp atmosphere. The roadside medians and The City is looking forward to an Noble, mother of city pioneer Levi Noble. pastures surrounding the city come alive explosive future. Gun Barrel City holds Levi was appointed as the city’s first post- with bluebonnets and other wildflowers two festivals each year. The July 4th master May 27, 1851. in the spring. Festival features a Concert in the Park Kemp has seen the arrival and depar- Several retail stores, plus fast-food with well known performers followed ture of the railroad. When the lake was and traditional restaurants throughout by an extravagant display of fireworks. being built in the early 1960s, the tracks the town offer residents convenience and The Christmas Festival boasts a lighted and trains still came through town. The variety. The Pennsylvania Dutch Bakery parade at night where the lights from the trains continued for about 10 years after is rapidly making Kemp a must-stop for entries shine as bright as the Texas sky. the lake was filled, and then the tracks people from all over Texas, who have heard The evening culminates with a fireworks were taken up. The railroad assured about it through the grapevine and some display choreographed to music. You can prosperity for cotton farmers, as cotton radio commentaries. visit the festival website at www.gunbar- was by far the leading money-maker for Just down SH 274, The HamLins relcityfestivals.net for more information lower Kaufman County. apartment complex offers convenient regarding these events. Kemp was touched by history when quarters outside the metroplex with all In comparison to other cities, Gun the infamous Bonnie and Clyde came the amenities of upscale living at afford- Barrel City is young and forward-looking. into the town, followed by the subsequent able prices. This is why Gun Barrel City is the ‘Heart capture of Bonnie Parker. The old city Beacon Hill, a luxury housing develop- of Cedar Creek Lake’ and would like to jail, where she was temporarily held, is ment located in Kemp on US Hwy. 175, extend some of their East Texas hospital- still located near the police department offers the utmost in lakeside living with ity to you. Visit the City’s website at and city hall. There is a historical marker a planned marina on Cedar Creek Lake, www.gunbarrelcity.net or the Economic at the site. in addition to its own spacious swimming Development Corporation’s website at lake and bird-watching trails, clubhouse www.gbcedc.com. and spacious lots. With easily accessible golf courses, Kemp including the Cedar Creek Country Club The City of Kemp, population 1,334, and King’s Country Club, plus various located on the north end of Cedar Creek community activities and organizations Lake in southeast Kaufman County, has to offer residents and visitors, Kemp has improved many of its community services, truly captured the essence of lakeside positioning itself for significant economic country living. development. It is 46 miles from the center of town to Main Street in Dallas. Log Cabin Estates Its newest addition, a retail center with (From The Monitor Discover Magazine) the First National Bank of Kemp as its In 1969, a company called Areaco Inc. anchor, opened for business in 2010 on began developing the company’s second State Highway 274 in Kemp. Its location resort community. Its first resort was built

9 in Missouri and in seeking a location for seasonal festivals. approximately 3,250 people and a growth their second, found the perfect spot near Log Cabin is convenient to Malakoff rate of nearly five (5%) a year. Located Malakoff, Texas and called it Log Cabin and Athens. It would be a great place to adjacent to the northern portion of Cedar Estates. retire or build that weekend home. About Creek Lake, the City is a full partner in The original concept was to build a 800 residents call Log Cabin home. the economic vibrancy of the lake area recreational resort, where people could get market and economic region comprised away from the city and take their families Mabank of over 60,000 people. The continued for vacations and weekend getaways. In The City of Mabank is one of those growth of Mabank is due in part to its the process of development, some lots special places to live, work, play and grow great location and convenience to every- were offered for sale and others became your family. It’s pretty hard to find these thing afforded by major highways such contractual memberships. places in our rapidly moving modern day as U.S. 175 and Texas State Highway Areaco and various POA associations society. Established in 1900, resulting 198 that come to and through the City. in Log Cabin Estates vied for control of from the arrival of the Texas and New These roads position Mabank as a primary the community for many years. Log Cabin Orleans Railroad, Mabank is rich in his- entrance into the Cedar Creek Lake area, Estates incorporated Jan. 17, 1987, and tory. With the wisdom and grace that as well as, allowing easy one hour access became the City of Log Cabin. only comes with time, Mabank maintains to the major airports, employment cen- Log Cabin boasts an RV park with 18 seasoned characteristics and values that are ters and services of the Dallas and Tyler sites, each with water, sewer and electric- blended with progressive attitudes that metropolitan areas. Significant hospital/ ity. It has brick homes on the waterfront encourage area wide growth, economic health care facilities are nearby, only 30 and site-built homes on lake-view lots. prosperity and an enhanced quality of minutes away, in Athens and Kaufman, The jewel of Log Cabin is its spacious life. Mabank enjoys it’s well deserved no- Texas. Immediately accessible emergency marina with two boat ramps, a circular toriety as the Friendliest Town on Cedar clinic facilities are located right next door dock and public swimming beach, flanked Creek Lake and reputation for its “Can to Mabank in its neighbor city. But when by a wooded park, ideal for camping and Do” attitude. you arrive in Mabank, you’re likely to want RVing. The city park hosts a number of Today, the North Central Texas Coun- to stay or come back and visit. major bass fishing tournaments, along cil of Governments (NCTCOG) esti- The City of Mabank, with its pro- with chili cookoff contests and various mates Mabank to have a population of gressive City Council, offers an excellent

10 business climate and a full range of public dents and draw thousands of visitors to services including central water and sewer Mabank and the lake area. Beginning with plus exceptionally equipped/qualified the first Saturday in May, the Cedar Creek police and fire departments. You’ll find Lake Car Show and Kiwanis Krawfish Boil nationally and regionally based light happens at the Mabank Pavilion, followed manufacturing companies, commercial three weeks later by the Cedar Creek Lake retail stores, restaurants, historic Market Festival of the Arts held on historic Mar- Street and its’ shops and the beautiful new ket Street in downtown Mabank. Towards Comfort Suites Hotel with corporate/ the end of June, you won’t want to miss community meeting facilities. Residents the annual Mabank Western Week and of Mabank and the surrounding area en- Rodeo at the Andrew Gibbs Memorial joy Tri-County Library on Market Street Rodeo Arena and Mabank Pavilion. Oc- and the exceptional schools, all achieving tober is the month for the Mabank “Fall “Exemplary Status”, provided through Affair” where local businesses, the school the Mabank Independent School Dis- system and community organizations get trict (MISD). Local youth organizations creative as they paint and decorate round provide opportunities for children to and square hay bales in the spirit of Au- participate in little league baseball, soccer, tumn, the Halloween and Thanksgiving football and other activities at Mabank’s season. This event, unique to Mabank, is interconnected park system including highlighted at the end of October by the George Watts Park, the 24,000 square judged cash prize awards for hay bale art foot under roof Mabank Pavilion and the held in conjunction with the “Trick or Andrew Gibbs Memorial Rodeo Arena. Treat in Mabank” children’s program at There is always room for fun and events. the Mabank Pavilion. December brings Speaking of fun, Mabank presently the Christmas season. Holiday banners hosts four major events per year. These wish you a Merry Christmas along the events are enjoyed by all area wide resi- major roads, hay bales become Mr. & Mrs. Claus, po- lar bears, snow- men and manger scenes. Market Street is dressed in sparkling lights and the Mabank Christmas Pa- rade of Homes happens the first weekend in De- cember. Then on

11 the second weekend of the month, the only eight high schools statewide to be prehistoric carved heads, known as the Mabank Old Fashioned Christmas is held cited for its career and college preparatory “Malakoff Men,” found in the excava- on Market Street. Everyone enjoys the programs. tion of a gravel pit in 1929. The find is electric train display in city hall, Christ- Proud of its history, members of the expected to form the center piece of the mas story telling, carolers, ornament historical society published a historical new museum. decorating, hay rides and of course, the view of the town in 2009 and plans are Lured by the quiet country life, strong arrival of Santa. moving forward with the construction of feeling of community and low property Discover Mabank. You will see that a museum. costs, many people in recent years have over 100 years of tradition and progress An active chamber of commerce hosts chosen to build their small businesses founded on faith, family friendship and the popular and much anticipated Corn- here. future creates a quality life style that is bread Festival every spring, putting small Due to the remote location, people hard to beat. Enjoy all of Mabank and town camaraderie on display. are finding their nice little cottage in the everything it has to offer. Become a part The town started when Widow Irvine country or luxurious lake-front home in of our All American Town. built a gristmill near here while this land a gated community in the small town of Malakoff. Some of the nicest and most exclusive lakeside properties on Cedar Creek Reservoir are located in or close to Malakoff. Gaining recognition as one of the best antique communities in East Texas, Malakoff’s growing number of antique malls and markets are bringing visitors from all over. Malakoff is attracting new businesses every day, and it has some really great eat- ing places. It is a town where old and new blend together to make a charming town with a place in the 21st century. Whether you’re raising a family, looking for the perfect retirement spot, opening a business, or enjoying the incredible recreational opportunities such as golf, boating or fishing, Malakoff may be the place for you. Malakoff still belonged to Mexico. Folks settled (From The Monitor Discover Magazine) around the mill. The town was called Payne Springs At the junction of State Highways 31 Caney Creek or Mitchum at various Whether it is lakefront, off water or and 198, Malakoff is located in western times. The community took on its Russian acreage, the City of Payne Springs has it. Henderson County. Sixty miles south of name after a town with the same name Located on the east side of Cedar Dallas and eight miles west of Athens, on that was in the news at that time (during Creek Lake, Payne Springs is the ideal the peaceful, southern side of Cedar Creek the Crimean War), at the suggestion of the location to enjoy great sunsets. With a Lake, lies a little town boasting the spirit postmaster. Malakoff is one of only a few diverse population consisting of full-time of true small-town life. towns in Texas that have a Russian name. and weekend residents, Payne Springs With a population of 2,356, Malakoff Mining became a huge industry in is the ideal lake area location. A large has done some growing over the years. It this town when, in 1912, lignite coal was majority of our residents live in lakefront has several restaurants, the Red Waller discovered. In 1920, the Malakoff Fuel communities that provide excellent access Library, convenient shopping and a pro- Company was the largest industry for to the many water activities on Cedar gressive school district. miles around, with more than 600 men Creek Lake. Students at Malakoff ISD’s two el- employed. Off water activities such as golf and ementary schools have repeatedly had a In response to the availability of coal, tennis are nearby, with a wide variety of high percentage of students performing the Texas Power & Light Company restaurants in the area. Serviced by the at commendable levels on the state’s built a power generating plant in nearby highly rated Payne Springs Volunteer Fire knowledge and skills tests (TAKS), and Trinidad. Department and an excellent municipal most recently, the high school was one of During the 1930s, Malakoff was rec- Police Department, Payne Springs is an ognized for the discovery of three large ideal place to live and raise a family. 12 Links from Hwy. 198 to major high- Kemp Independent School District in reference material. ways in all directions make commercial some areas and Mabank ISD in others. The Library at Cedar Creek Lake is strengths and accessibility added pluses Both districts offer good educational the most-used library in the vicinity, with for continued economic growth. With opportunities for the family and their a conference room that stays busy year easy access to the metroplex, residents can children. round, hosting book clubs, community commute to Dallas for work, or just take Boasting a wide variety of quality organizations such as the Daughters of an easy ride to shopping and restaurants. restaurants, it is rapidly becoming known the American Revolution, and many as the “food bowl,” as well as recreation other groups. Seven Points and activity center. Seven Points is home The beautiful building has computer (From The Monitor Discover Magazine) to Mexican food, burgers, steaks, catfish, access and is a very modern facility, with The unique convergence of State chicken wings, drive-ins and barbecue. lots of peaceful nooks and crannies to Highways 334 and 274, Farm-to-Market Whatz Up, a family entertainment peruse your favorite author or to study. 85 and Pritchett, Kelly and Veterans Lanes center, on SH 334 is fast growing a One of the new bonus features at The in Henderson County gives this growing reputation for the place to hold paintball Library is a Wi-Fi hotspot. Now those city its appealing geographic name. A tournaments and fun, family gatherings. with notebook computers with Wi-Fi widened SH 334 and reworked intersec- Besides paintball, extensive video arcade connectability can surf the web. tion at SH 334 and SH 274 gives the town and batting cages, the center features a For shopping, there is a growing list an open, uncluttered atmosphere for easy fast and exciting go-cart track. Plans for of retail stores and an eclectic gathering access to the lake. its expansion are being carried out. of secondhand shops grouped in two Seven Points is the first lake-front city Other family-oriented activities in flea markets for uncovering affordable coming from Dallas/Fort Worth, giving Seven Points include The Library at Ce- treasures. it the gateway status. dar Creek Lake for ongoing educational A Brookshire’s grocery, located near The U.S. Census Bureau estimates activities for adults and students alike, art the downtown intersection, serves as a a 2008 population of 1,323 for Seven exhibits, small trade shows, job fairs, plus frequent gathering place for residents Points. The city is served by both the an excellent selection of books, videos and and visitors. The town also offers several

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13 banks, a David’s Grocery Store and several quiet little town of Star Harbor. Sur- Cedar Creek Lake can be found standing convenience stores. rounded by an abundance of towering on the shores of Star Harbor…if peace, A big plus is the Kemp Sub-Post Of- trees and occasional wildlife, the over quiet and solitude are what you’re search- fice. The city recently renegotiated a con- 400 residents of Star Harbor enjoy their ing for. tract with the U.S. Postal Service which serene setting. assures the area will be served for years to Citizens of this small municipality take Tool come. It remains one of the busiest post great pride in its appearance. This well The town of Tool, originally known by offices in the area. kept community became incorporated in some as “Hogs Fork”, was settled in 1850 Seven Points is poised for increased April of 1970. and officially incorporated the city limits growth. It has many beautiful upscale Operating as a ‘Type B’ General Law of the City of Tool in March of 1969. subdivisions located on the western shore city, they have a mayor and five council Today, the City is a Type A General Law of the lake. members serving as their governing of- municipality, consisting of a Mayor and The city and western side of the lake ficials. A portion of responsibility lies as five City Council members. Regular City are served by the only water company overseers of community projects such as Council meetings are held on the third that is rated “superior” in the entire area, maintenance of the 8 miles of streets that Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.. the West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility serve residents. To help maintain their The meetings are held at Oran White District and annually receives awards for high standards and quality of life, they Civic Center, located adjacent to Tool good-tasting water. have built a new city owned water system City Hall. The Oran White Civic Center With a fine community of churches for their populace. Having a police officer is named after Oran White, the first mayor and a welcoming populace, it is the ideal offers reassurance to citizens. elected by the citizens of the city. The place for retiring or raising a family. Other amenities include a city hall, Civic Center is available for rental twelve and beautiful 9-hole golf course complete months of the year. Star Harbor with a club house and golf pro who offers The City of Tool boasts more than 14 Tucked away on the wooded side of lessons to beginners and golf enthusiasts. miles of shoreline on Cedar Creek Lake, Cedar Creek Lake near Malakoff lies the One of the most picturesque views of one of the most beautiful in East Texas. See us online at: www.cedarcreeklakechamber.com SHAW & ASSOCIATES, P.C. Serious Lawyers for Serious Problems

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14 Serving Cedar Creek Lake and Surrounding Cedar Creek Lake offers majestic views, an North America. Areas For Over 27 Years ideal fishing atmosphere, relaxing ambi- In modern times, the discovery of ance, and breath-taking sunsets. lignite coal made it the place for a power The City of Tool is the third largest generation plant. You can still see the city in Henderson County, with a grow- stacks from the coal-burning works that ing population of 2,275, as of the 2000 once served the area. Later, it was con- census. verted to a steam-operated plant. To ensure the safety of its citizens at Known for several of its lake area de- all times and under any circumstance, the velopments, such as Key Ranch Estates, City of Tool provides 24/7 Fire and Police Trinidad continues to improve its services dispatch. The City also offers exceptional for residents, and recently upgraded its school systems and affordable living, with water system to meet the town’s growing close proximity to the Dallas-Fort Worth needs. Metroplex. Trinidad’s school system captures the We invite you to visit Tool, where flavor of yesteryear’s community school our mission is to work together to build and is within a short drive of nearby Trin- a sense of community in a safe environ- ity Valley Community College in Athens, ment, while attracting quality growth in Tyler Junior College in Tyler and Navarro a family-oriented setting. College in Corsicana. Residents of Trinidad enjoy easy access Trinidad to larger communities such as Athens, (From The Monitor Discover Magazine) Tyler, Dallas, Corsicana, Hillsboro and Surrounding the intersection of State Waco, as well as Cedar Creek Lake, and Perfect sunset. Highways 31 and 274 and extending to have the security of services from local Perfect location. just past the Cedar Creek Lake spillway, police and fire department. Trinidad is a small community about It is a place one can sit on a porch in Perfect place to 65 miles from Dallas, 18 miles from safety and enjoy the natural beauty the Athens, 23 miles from Kaufman and 26 area offers because of its location by the call Home. miles from Corsicana. Its population is beautiful bluffs of the Trinity River and estimated at 1,109. close proximity to the lake. Its history dates back to the ice age, A Shangri-La of the lake area with a McAtee Realty and sits right on the massive Trinity River. yesteryear feel, Trinidad still offers the 126A W. Main St. Fossil stones have been discovered in and peace and quiet that a lovely small town Gun Barrel City, Texas 75156 around the community, proving to be can offer to the weary soul. Dallas Cedar Creek Lake some of the oldest artifacts ever found in 972-287-3047 903-887-5658 See us online at: www.cedarcreeklakechamber.com www.mcateerealty.com 15 Outdoor Event Venues Enjoy a day-long outing with shaded picnic tables, swimming and a public boat ramp or plan your next family reunion at the Tom Finley Park Pavilion. A nominal day-use charge, boat ramp fee and a charge to use the pavilion applies. For rental information, call 903.432.3704. MABANK PAVILION Located just off Bus. Hwy. 175 in Mabank, the 24,000 square foot Mabank Pavilion is home to events such as the Cedar Creek Lake Car Show & Kiwanis Krawfish Boil, the Pinnacle Women’s Club Garage Sale, Trick-or-Treat in Ma- bank, the Mabank Western Week Games and Rodeo Dance, plus outdoor concerts and other varied public events. TOM FINLEY PARK Mr. Finley was the executive editor of The lighted, covered facility features Located on State Highway 334 be- the Athens Daily Review and the Cedar a concrete floor, concessions, rest rooms, tween Gun Barrel City and Seven Points, Creek Pilot and a member of the original available power and water for events, Tom Finley Park is a lovely day use water- committee of the Park Board. He volun- hard surface parking for more than 1,000 front park that features upgraded picnic teered many hours as “champion” for the vehicles, with a large open area that can facilities, grills, a public boat ramp and a park, having great vision and knowing it be used for additional exhibits. Mabank large, covered pavilion that’s perfect for could serve as an asset to the lake, as well Pavilion is conveniently located near lodg- parties, reunions and outdoor meetings as providing public access / boat ramp to ing, restaurants and retail and is adjacent on pretty days. Cedar Creek Lake. to a large playground and the Veterans Originally known as Chamber Isle, Now managed by the Friends of Cedar Memorial Park. the park was created in the early 1980’s Creek Lake, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit group, For information or details on reserving through a long-term lease agreement with the Park has continued to thrive and pro- Mabank Pavilion, visit www.DiscoverMa- Tarrant Regional Water District. Through vide a shady, well-maintained public park bank.com or call Mabank City Hall at the years, management and improvement for local citizens and visitors alike during 903.887.3241. of the grounds has been overseen and the months between April and October. facilitated by a devoted group of local citizens who have seen to it that Tom Finley’s dream didn’t die.

16 Lake area Events

event features the best of two events, com- bined to bring residents of the area and out of town visitors a full day of beautiful show cars, great food, music and fun for the entire family, all at the Mabank Pavil- CEDAR CREEK LAKE ion, just off Business CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Hwy. 175 in Mabank. For ongoing updates Street setting of downtown Mabank. For AWARDS BANQUET information, call the chamber office. Held at the Cedar Creek Country and information, please visit www.cedar- Club in March, the traditional awards creeklakecarshow.net or call the chamber banquet is a night of office. MABANK WESTERN WEEK recognition as awards For more than 50 years, the town of for volunteerism and Mabank has held its Western Week and excellence are presented Rodeo in the summer. Mabank Western by the CCLACC Chap- Week features many traditional events ters of Gun Barrel City, leading up to a June week-end rodeo and Eustace, Mabank, Tool/ dance, most of them at Andrew Gibbs Ro- Seven Points, Kemp; deo Arena and the 24,000 sq. ft. Mabank plus the Lifetime Ser- Pavilion. Local residents enjoy a dance, vice Award, Citizen Bed Races, a Rodeo Queen’s Dinner and of the Year and Am- Coronation, and a “Cowboy Breakfast” bassador of the Year benefitting Tri-County Library. Mabank presentations to local Volunteer Fire Department sponsors the citizens by the chamber Rodeo. Information is available by call- of commerce. Tickets ing Mabank City Hall at 903.887.3241 go on sale several weeks or the chamber of in advance of the event, commerce office. with announcements in the local newspapers, the Chamber newsletter and on the CEDAR CREEK EUSTACE Chamber website. The chamber office can LAKE FESTIVAL PIONEER DAY be contacted for more information. In June, a Eu- OF THE ARTS stace civic group, Held the last Satur- local citizens and CEDAR CREEK LAKE day in May and spon- business people sored by the Mabank CAR SHOW & KIWANIS sponsor Eustace Chapter of the Ce- Pioneer Day on KRAWFISH BOIL dar Creek Lake Area the historic Town Held the first Saturday of May, the Chamber of Com- Square, one block Cedar Creek Lake Car Show & Kiwanis merce, this large art off Highway 175. Krawfish Boil is one of the most popular fair features artists of Fe a t u r i n g l i v e outdoor events of the year at Cedar Creek every genre, live mu- e n t e r t a i n m e n t Lake. A partnership between the chamber sic and food, all in throughout the of commerce and the Kiwanis Club, the the charming Market 17 Cars • Trucks Sponsored by: Motorcycles Food • Family Fun FREE ADMISSION

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18 various local car dealers or other chamber member. GUN BARREL Lunch is included in the tournament package. Contact SELF-STORAGE the chamber office for dates and additional information. FALL FUND Family Owned RAISING Over 30 Years in Gun Barrel day, games, booths, arts/crafts and lots EVENT 24-Hour Access of delicious food, it’s a day of true family On the second Saturday of September, Coded Electric Gate entertainment, capped off by an evening a major fund-raising party for the cham- Contractors Welcome street dance. Call 903.425.4702 ber of commerce is held at Cedar Creek Lake. Past themes have been a glitz and 115 Legendary Lane @ Hwy. 334 GUN BARREL CITY JULYFEST glamour Monte Carlo theme and an Ol’ Gun Barrel City, TX 75156 West saloon party. On September 10, CONCERT & FIREWORKS 2011 the theme will change again and the 903-887-7671 th On July 4 , Gun Barrel City hosts committee promises a night of fun that’s a festival and concert, followed by old- new and fresh. Live and silent auctions, fashioned fireworks at Gun Barrel City raffles, food, drinks and a whole lot of fun Park, just off Hwy. 334 (Main St.) near are guaranteed, with chances to purchase the municipal complex. Bands, arts and week-end getaways, gift certificates for crafts, food and fun! For details, call GBC all manner of goods and services, fine City Hall 903.887.1087. art, theatre tickets, spa packages, jewelry, tools and much RED HOT more! The new “18” GOLF theme will be announced in the TOURNAMENT spring and will A popular summer offer unique par- fund-raiser for the cham- ty fun with din- ber of commerce is the ner, dancing and Annual Red Hot ‘18’ games. For more Golf Tournament, tra- information, con- ditionally held in the last tact the chamber The week of July at Cedar office. Creek Country Club. Participants enjoy Cabinet Tree a full day of fun and camaraderie in • Custom Cabinetry a four-man scram- • Granite Countertops ble format and vie for cash winnings and donated prizes. Prizes are awarded P.O. Box 43465 • Hwy. 274 S. in many catego- ries and there’s a Seven Points, Texas 75143 specially-sponsored hole-in-one prize (903) 432-2200 made available by 19 TRICK OR TREAT IN MABANK On Halloween, local businesses, schools, churches, civic groups are invited to set up tables and hand out candy at Mabank Pavilion for trick-or-treating by area kids in a safe environment. The spaces are free on a first come, first served basis and is an opportunity to advertise your business while having fun with several thousand kids who arrive at dark with their parents for a great fall family event.

HOLIDAY EVENTS AT CEDAR CREEK LAKE Mabank Christmas Parade of Homes: In the City of Mabank, several residents open their beautifully decorated homes to visitors the first Saturday of Decem- ber, signaling the start of the “official” The Employment Specialist Christmas season in that city. A business of East Texas Since 1981 WORKCO is always included in the tour, as well as WORKCO Celebrating 30 Years of Service brunch at Tri-County Library. Ticket STAFFING SERVICE (903) 675-9269 information and the list of participating homes and businesses are announced in advance in the local newspapers. • HUB Certified • Drug Testing • Locally owned • Extensive Database Gun Barrel City Christmas Parade and • Qualified & Tested Applicants • Payrolling • HR Certified by SHRM • Hiring is our Business Festival: A large night-lighted Christmas Parade and Festival, including fireworks, 303 S. Prairieville, Athens is sponsored by the City of Gun Barrel www.workcostaffing.com City on the 1st Saturday in December. For details, contact Gun Barrel City Hall 903.887.1087. Eustace Christmas Parade & Celebra- tion On the Town Square: 2nd Saturday in December. Contact 903.425.4702 Among the 13 incorporated towns and 5 school districts around Cedar Creek Lake, Holiday events and activities abound. Call the respective city halls, the schools or and/or the chamber of commerce for additional individual listings. Find numbers at www.Cedar- CreekLakeChamber.com 20 ETMC Cedar Creek Lake

The ETMC Rehabilitation Center – offering cardiopulmonary Providing the lake area with healthcare rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, physical therapy, and occupational that’s second to none. therapy. ETMC Cedar Creek Lake gives residents a convenient choice for quality The ETMC Olympic Center – provides a state-of-the-art fitness and healthcare services. The ETMC Regional Healthcare System designed health enhancement facility to help members of the community ETMC Cedar Creek Lake to be a quality facility using state-of-the art maintain a healthy lifestyle or start an exercise program. Water aerobic technology to meet the needs of a growing community and group fitness classes are available. For membership information please call 903-713-1552. The ETMC 24-hour emergency center is staffed by physicians around the clock, with access to ETMC EMS and ETMC Air 1 helicopter services. ETMC First Physicians clinics – Providing specialized medical service in both family and internal medicine. Call to schedule an appointment Full laboratory services and radiology services, including: with one of our ETMC First Physicians who is right for you. • 64-slice CT • Mammography • Ultrasound • Open MRI Dr. Susan McMullen, • General X-ray • Echocardiography family medicine 903-713-1571 • Vascular Ultrasound Dr. William Giles, No matter whether your physician is in the lake area, Dallas, Kaufman or internal medicine 903-713-1582 CEDAR CREEK LAKE Athens, these exams can be ordered conveniently at ETMC Cedar Creek Dr. You Choi, Lake. Call 903-713-1504 for details. East Texas Medical Center internal medicine 903-713-1587 Regional Healthcare System

24 ETMC Cedar Creek Lake Focusing On Serving The Lake Area

If you want to see Laurie Miller get gency department director for ETMC member of the ETMC First Physicians excited, ask her about how ETMC Cedar CCL, and Dr. David Hoang is the medi- practice, Dr. Susan McMullen. McMul- Creek Lake serves the community. cal director. len, a family practitioner, sees patients in “This facility is hugely important “We see plenty of coughs, cuts and the clinic along with other community to people in the lake area,” said Miller, broken bones,” said Dunn. “But we also doctors who office there. Dr. William the regional director responsible for the see much more serious injuries, as well as Giles and Dr. You Choi, both internal emergency department and outpatient people who have suffered from a stroke, medicine specialists with ETMC First services at ETMC CCL. “People depend cardiac arrest or other life-threatening in- Physicians, also see patients nearby. A phy- on us to meet their medical needs in so cidents. EMS brings critical patients in the sicians’ office building is currently under many ways – and not just through the ER area to us first, and we stabilize and then construction on the ETMC CCL campus and our radiology and lab departments, transfer them to the appropriate facility.” The Olympic Center inside the com- but with our doctors and the Olympic Excellent personnel are also backed up plex also offers state-of-the-art rehabili- Center as well.” by excellent technology, such as an open tation services. A 20-by-40-foot pool is Housed in a gleaming, 30,000-square- MRI scanner and a 64-slice CT scanner. used for aquatherapy and aerobic exercise. foot glass building, ETMC Cedar Creek The open MRI has no enclosures, There is cardiopulmonary rehab space for Lake offers 24-hour, physician-directed and the 64-slice CT produces amazingly patients who recently underwent some emergency services, backed by diagnostic detailed images of the type of cardiac pro- radiology and lab services. body’s anatomy with cedure. Occupational “We average over 2,000 patients a unmatched speed. It and physical therapy is month in our emergency department,” takes a mere 10 seconds provided as well. said Miller. “In radiology, they average to perform an entire The Olympic Cen- about 2,200 procedures a month, and body scan. ter offers use of the the lab averages a whopping 6,000 tests E T M C C e d a r facilities through mem- a month.” Creek Lake is made bership to the general Miller explained that the radiology and up of three parts: the public. laboratory departments serve not only 24-hour emergency In addition, ETMC patients who are seen in the ER and clinic, department, a clinic for Home Health, with but a very large outlying area as well. doctors to see patients offices in Athens and “People we see for lab or radiology during the week, and Gun Barrel City, is the work are coming not only from Hender- an Olympic Center for largest hospital-based son County but places likes Van Zandt rehabilitation. home health care ser- and Kaufman counties as well,” she said. The clinic at ETMC vice in the region. Sharon Dunn, RN, BSN, is the emer- CCL currently houses a E T M C C e d a r 25 Creek Lake is backed by the services of ETMC Athens. The medical facilities and resources at ETMC Athens include a highly skilled staff of healthcare professionals and physicians offering comprehensive medical care, including the latest in diagnostic and therapeutic services. This past winter, ETMC Athens kicked off a major expansion project. Upon completion, the hospital will boast a 55,600-square-foot wraparound addition, with another 12,000 square feet of existing space remodeled. The first phase of construction scheduled for completion in 2011 is a new emergency department. That will be followed by new ICU and surgery departments. In addition, the OB and radiology departments will both be expanded. To learn more about ETMC or for a referral to a physician who practices at ETMC Athens or ETMC Cedar Creek Lake, visit www.etmc.org on the web or call ETMC HealthFirst at 800-648-8141. ETMC Athens and ETMC Cedar Creek Lake are affiliates of the East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, based in Tyler, which offers a “continuum of care” approach for all healthcare providers within one provider network. It is dedicated to offering you and your family the latest in medical services and programs with personalized care and attention – close to home.

26 Education on the lake

EUSTACE ISD istration office is located at 320 FM 316 serves as Principal and Marcy Warren as Nestled between the shores of Cedar South. The phone number is 425-5151. Assistant Principal. The campus serves Creek Lake and Purtis Creek State Park The fax number is 903-425-5147. grades 3, 4, & 5. In addition to the Exem- in a small rural community is Eustace The district has excellent classroom plary rating, the Intermediate campus has ISD. Serving 1,500 students, the district and athletic facilities. The recently com- been recognized for outstanding academic encompasses 81.93 square miles. The pleted competition gym and field house, achievement by the Texas Business Coali- district has a strong tradition of academic named in honor of long-time employee tion and also the Just4Kids organization, excellence. The district has the distinction Mr. E. L. Kirk, is the final project of a both very coveted honors. The Intermedi- of earning an Exemplary academic rating bond package that added and upgraded ate campus also has a very active Acceler- from the Texas Education Agency, the classrooms across the district. Eustace ated Reader program. state’s highest rating. Three campuses, ISD is very advanced in the implementa- Eustace Middle School is located at Primary, Intermediate and Middle School, tion of technology across all grade levels. 200 FM 316 South. The phone number are also Exemplary. The High School Technology integration in all aspects of is 903-425-5171. Karyn Mullen serves as holds a Recognized rating, the second instruction is a major focus of the district. Middle School principal and Dale Burke highest rating awarded by TEA. The Eustace Primary School is located at serves as Assistant Principal. The campus district also meets the Adequate Yearly 211 W. Henderson Street. The phone serves grades 6, 7 & 8. Grades 7 and 8 are Progress standard as established by the number is 903-425-5191. The campus eligible to compete in UIL events. Stu- U.S. government’s No Child Left Behind serves full-day Head Start, pre-k, kin- dents have a full array of courses available program. dergarten, first grade, and second grade. including Pre-AP language arts, Pre-AP Eustace ISD serves students on four Dianne Shaffer serves as Principal. The math, art, and computer literacy. separate campuses all conveniently located campus has an active Accelerated Reader Eustace High School is located at 318 within walking distance of each other. Dr. program and hosts Family Reading Nights FM 316 South. The phone number is Coy Holcombe serves as Superintendent for each grade level. 903-425-5161. Stan Sowers serves as Prin- of Schools. Janice Beasley serves as Assis- Eustace Intermediate School is located cipal and Shelby Adams as Assistant Prin- tant Superintendent. The Eustace Admin- at 205 W. Henderson Street. The phone cipal. Doug Wendel is Athletic Director. number is 903-425-5181. Robert Reeve Course offerings include Pre-Advanced 29 Acknowledgement from the Tuesday of each month in the high Texas Education Agency school library. Called meetings are held has been earned for meet- as necessary. Current board members are: ing high expectations for Diane Russ, president; Thomas Frazier, college readiness. Support vice-president; Sara McAtee, secretary; services are provided to stu- and members, Mike Smith, Gary Walsh, dents through compensatory Cotton Walker, and Sonny Hodge. classes, the dyslexia program, Visit the district’s website www.eusta- and the special education ceisd.net for additional information and program. the most up to date events. Placement and Advanced Placement The purple and gold Bulldogs compete English, AP Environmental Science, in district 6AA. Sports programs for boys AP Calculus, AP History, Anatomy & Mabank ISD include football, cross country, basketball, Physiology, and distance learning op- Better know as the “Land of the soccer, power lifting, track, baseball, and portunities. The campus offers a SAT/ Panther”, Mabank ISD earned the TEA golf. Sports programs for ACT prep class to help students prepare girls include volleyball, for college entrance exams. The Infinity cross country, basketball, Project class offers students credit for soccer, power lifting, math, science, or technology. Concurrent track, softball and golf. enrollment courses through TVCC are Other interscholastic ac- also offered. Vocational programs include tivities include an award office and business administration, the winning band program, award winning agriculture department theater arts program, ag and a Certified Nurse’s Aid program of- program, and various aca- fered on campus by TVCC. demic and literary events. The district offers a challenging cur- The Eustace Board of riculum to prepare students for college Trustees meets the third and the workplace. A Gold Performance

31 Exemplary rating for SY 2008-2009 and designed by Claycomb Architects. This The overall goal of HSTW is to prepare SY 2009-2010. The Reading/English Lan- facility includes: students for career and further education guage Arts and Social Studies departments • 1,500 seat gymnasium by improving curriculum and instruction are respected as one of the best in Dallas/ • 750 seat auditorium and to raise student achievement. Fort Worth area. MISD is a 3A school dis- • Newly renovated football stadium Other statistics for the Mabank ISD trict with an enrollment of 3320 students • Upgraded Science and computer lab include: Average student/teacher ratio from the cities of Mabank, Gun Barrel Sitting on Hwy 175 West, the new of 14:1; expenditure per student $9599; City, and Seven Points. The Mabank dis- Mabank High School is an impressive average teacher $44,409; mean ACT score trict is comprised of three neighborhood welcome to people entering the Lake area. of 21.8 for Class of 2010 earning MHS elementary campuses Central PK-4th, This building designed by teachers, staff, the 2010 College Readiness Award. parents, and Enrichment and accelerated programs school ad- supplement the regular program to meet m i n i s t r a - the needs of individual students. Courses tors sends are offered to prepare graduates for college the message with advanced placement courses and for that edu- success in the work place with vocational cating our children is important. Mabank High School is a High School That Works campus. High S c h o o l s Lakeview K-4th grade, and Southside K- That Works is the largest and oldest 4th grade; Mabank Intermediate School of the Southern Regional Education technical programs. Full time counselors, 5th-6th grades; Mabank Junior High Board’s school-improvement initiatives librarians, physical education and fine 7th-8th grade; and Mabank High School for high school leaders and teachers with arts teachers are assigned to all campuses. grades 9th – 12th. The 2009-2010 Texas over 1,000 HSTW sites in 31 states. Equally strong extra curricular programs Education Accountability Rating for including award winning bands, choirs, each of these campuses follow: drill teams and athletic teams complement the strong academic program. Central Elementary Exemplary High standards are set, achieved, and Lakeview Elementary Exemplary maintained throughout Mabank ISD. Southside Elementary Exemplary The district provides comprehensive, Mabank Intermediate Exemplary innovative educational programs that Mabank Junior High Exemplary prepare individuals to be successful and Mabank High School Recognized responsible citizens. MISD determines what high school graduates need to know and maps back- Malakoff ISD wards 12-K to establish objectives that Malakoff Independent School District meet state standards. Principals are sup- is a growing district that was recently ported by Instructional Facilitators on acknowledged by the Texas Education each campus to implement the district Agency as a Recognized District, barely curriculum, continuously assess student missing the highest rating of exemplary. progress, and provide interventions im- Currently there are 1,270 students. The mediately when students are struggling. District serves the southern end of Cedar Mabank ISD recognizes the nation’s Creek Lake including the areas of Mala- challenge of preparing more students for koff, Tool, Star Harbor, Caney City, Payne career fields in Math and Science. Springs, and Mankin. The school district built a state-of- Malakoff ISD is composed of four the-art 204,000 square foot high school campuses; a high school, a middle school,

32 and two elementaries. The High School and Middle School are recognized. Mala- koff Elementary is exemplary while Tool Elementary is acceptable. The High School offers 35 college (903) 451-3387 hours that students may enroll in their Since 1985 11th and 12th grade year. Vocational www.hobbspest.com opportunities are offered in agriculture, welding, nursing, bio-technology, and business. The school also has award winning programs in athletics, band, agriculture, and academic UIL. The total tax rate in Malakoff ISD has been stable over the last five years, set at $1.16 (state average $1.22). During this period, the patrons of the District have ap- proved three bonds totaling $17,900,000. Both elementaries were built in 2007. Extensive renovations have been complete to the secondary campuses and athletic facilities. Malakoff campuses have an excellent and caring staff, using the latest in technology, ensuring that all students’ individual needs are being met. The District has focused on strengthening its curriculum over the last several years through teacher training, defined curriculum standards, and high expectations of all staff and students. The number of students per teacher is 11.4 (state average 14.5) allowing for individual instruction. More information can be obtained by visiting the District’s web site at: www. malakoffisd.org. 33 Trinity Valley Community College

Trinity Valley Community College has based classes, and TVCC has become a classes where a student completes part come a long way since classes first began leading provider of classes through the of the workload online and attends lass in borrowed space during the fall of 1946. Virtual College of Texas. for the other part of the course. Hybrid The college has seen tremendous In addition, classrooms equipped Classes combine the advantages of face- growth the past two years and is now for videoconferencing allow professors to-face interaction with the convenience serving more than 8,000 students at to teach classes simultaneously on two of the Internet. campuses in Athens, Palestine, Terrell, different campuses or even at area high However, the technology age hasn’t and Kaufman. schools and universities that are part of eliminated the need for desks and chairs. Today, students don’t even need to be the Northeast Texas Network. More students than ever are attending in the classroom to complete coursework. In addition, TVCC instructors have classes at TVCC’s four campuses. Many are opting to enroll in Internet- developed numerous hybrid courses— Over the past 15 years, the institution 34 has constructed a new academic building, TVCC serves a large cross-section of TVCC offers a range of academic residence hall, cafeteria, bookstore and the community’s population. The “tra- and occupational programs for students learning resource center at the Athens ditional” 18-year-old recent high school who want to complete two years of col- campus and a learning resource center graduate accounts for about 10 percent lege before transferring to a university or at the Terrell Campus. Recently, the Pal- of enrollment. More than half of the stu- who need one or two years of training estine campus was remodeled and now dents are at least 22 years of age, making before beginning a career in a trade such boasts new science labs and a redesigned for a large adult population at the TVCC as cosmetology, horticulture or ranch floor plan. campuses. management. The newest facility at TVCC-Athens About 85 Percent of students come In addition to regular courses, TVCC is expected to open by fall 2011. A three- from the college’s service area, which in- also offers non-credit continuing educa- story, 48,000 square-foot residential hall cludes all or part of Anderson, Henderson, tion classes that range from “fun” courses is currently being constructed on the Kaufman, Van Zandt and Rains counties. such as ceramics and cake decorating northwest side of the campus. to career-oriented classes de- The 150-bed facility will offer signed to help students be- students a greater chance to be come proficient in areas such a part of on-campus life. as computer literacy, real estate TVCC is dedicated to im- and forklift operation. proving the quality of edu- The college’s Adult Educa- cation and the richness of tion Department offers adult campus life for all its students. students special, and some- By offering additional pro- times free, services to help grams - such as the electronic them gain job skills or knowl- media courses now offered in edge needed to help them get Athens - and new activities a college education. such as the new Lady Cardinal The Health Science Center volleyball program, TVCC in Kaufman houses many of is working to meet all of the the institution’s health occupa- needs of its students. tions programs, which include 35 Associate Degree Nursing, Performance groups are Vocational Nursing, Surgi- also an important part of cal Technology, Emergency the TVCC culture, including Medical Technician, and award-winning marching and Patient Care Technology. jazz bands and a choral group The campus is also a dis- which offers students perfor- tance education site for mance opportunities in various the University of Texas at musical styles. Arlington’s Bachelor of Sci- This year, the Cardette ence in Nursing program. dance team is celebrating its TVCC officials are also 50th anniversary with a variety planning to begin con- of special events. The team struction of a new Health has served as ambassadors for Science Center in the com- TVCC at events across the ing months. The facility nation and around the globe. will be located adjacent to The TVCC faculty, admin- the current HSC and will students in area public schools. istration and staff are deeply provide the needed space for the college’s TVCC is also the home of champion involved in the community. College expanding medical profession programs. athletic teams. Teams from the college employees are members of area civic or- Ther’s also plenty of time for fun at have brought home 15 national titles in ganizations and economic development TVCC. The Student Activities Depart- football, basketball and cheerleading since boards. The college also provides many ment calendar is filled with special events, the late 1980s. The institution participates events for the community, including con- tournaments and student trips. Students in the Southwest Junior College Football certs, plays, forums and job fairs. involved in the various student organiza- Conference in football and in the Region For more information about TVCC, tions are active in community events and XIV Athletic conference in men’s and Contact the college at 903-675-6200 serve as tutors and mentors to younger women’s basketball. or 1-866-TVCC-YES or log onto www. tvcc.edu.

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36 Membership by Category This membership list of The Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce is provided by the chamber but is not guaranteed to be complete and error free. If a listing is incorrect, please contact the Chamber office at 903-887-3152. Bold face type designates advertisers.

Accountant/CPA Alarm Systems Auto Dealers Mabank NAPA Mabank Barber Shop Clark, Maurice Middleman Alarm Systems American Auto Credit 105 W Mason St 107 E Mason St 808 W Main St 115 Harrel St. 322 N Gun Barrel Ln Mabank 75147 Mabank 75147 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-0483 903-887-2715 903-887-7777 903-887-1164 903-880-1007 Banking Services Beer Distributor Don Kinney, CPA Apartments DSA Auto Sales, LLC Citizens State Bank - Mabank Ben E Keith-Budweiser 1001 E Cedar Creek Pkwy The Bluestone Apartments 200 W Main St PO Box 1488 PO Box 4250 Seven Points 75143 1000 Blue Stone Cir Gun Barrel City 75156 Mabank 75147 Palestine 75802 903-432-3935 Mabank 75147 903-887-1700 903-887-9800 903-729-1770 903-887-1399 Small Business Support Center Poe Motors Citizens State Bank - Seven Points Better Business Bureau 11162 Lakeside Ln The Hamlins at Cedar Creek Lake 533 S Seven Points Dr Ste C PO Box 43733 Better Business Bureau Mabank 75156 18630 Hwy 274 Seven Points 75143 Seven Points 75143 of East Texas 903-452-2421 Kemp 75143 903-432-9063 903-432-2204 PO Box 6652 903-498-2787 Tyler 75711 Theresa P. Cryer, CPA Teague Chevrolet Buick, Inc. First National Bank of Kemp 800-443-0131 1823 W Main St Architects 815 W Mason St PO Box 587 Gun Barrel City 75156 Paul E. Canup, Architect Mabank 75147 Kemp 75143 Boat Rentals 903-887-2234 808 Heather Woods Dr 903-887-4111 903-432-4670 Boat Paddlers Tool 75143 611 Hillside Lane Advertising 903-432-3131 Tri-County Ford First State Bank of Athens/ Seven Points 75143 AB Graphics 108 W Mason GBC Branch 903-910-9642 315 S Palestine St Artists Mabank 75147 PO Box 1408 Athens 75751 Ellie Buczek Portraits 903-887-2121 Gun Barrel City 75147 Building Inspections/ 903-677-7700 164 Armada Loop 903-887-4104 Accessibility Mabank 75156 Auto Repair\Parts TexasAbility Agriculture 903-451-3842 Accurate Automotive First State Bank of Athens/ PO Box 729 Triple N Ranch 2000 W Main St Mabank Branch Gun Barrel City 75147 20487 Marimac Rd The Avanti Society Gun Barrel City 75156 PO Box 459 903-288-2962 Trinidad 75163 129 Lakeland Rd 903-887-2886 Mabank 75147 903-778-4288 Mabank 75156 903-887-2211 Business Equipment 903-887-1011 Bob’s Collision Center Document Solutions Prosperity Bank, Eustace Air Conditioning/Heating 813 W Mason St 702 E Corsicana St 213 Hwy 175 W Cole Air Conditioning, Appliance Assisted Living Mabank 75147 Athens 75751 Eustace 75124 & Kitchen Gourmet Cedarview House 903-887-4113 903-675-3464 903-676-2068 602 N. Palestine 322 E Main St Athens 75751 Gun Barrel City 75156 Day Tire Automotive Lone Star Office Equipment Prosperity Bank, Gun Barrel City 903-675-9138 903-887-0236 1418 S 3rd St 146 Sunset Drive PO Box 1367 Mabank 75147 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75147 Infinity Texas Air Conditioning & Heating 903-887-8002 214-783-8521 Attorney 903-432-5205 506 S Washington Ashley D. Adams, Attorney Holland’s Pit Stop Kaufman 75142 205 E. Tyler Business Service PO Box 43184 Prosperity Bank, Seven Points 972-932-9039 Athens 75751 Cedar Creek Professionals (BNI) Seven Points 75143 601 E Cedar Creek Pkwy 903-675-3031 510 S. Gun Barrel Lane 903-432-3939 Seven Points 75143 Ken’s Comfort Zone Gun Barrel City 75156 903-432-3611 1410 S 3rd St Ste C Jeffrey Irion, Attorney 903-887-2282 Huddleston Auto Body Mabank 75147 PO Box 5527 601 E Main St Southside Bank, Gun Barrel City 903-887-8711 Gun Barrel City 75147 The Business Coach of Texas, LLC Gun Barrel City 75156 901 W Main St 903-887-4850 1307 W Main St Ste B-162 903-887-5863 Gun Barrel City 75156 Story AC Supply Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-8722 403 W Mason St Shackelford, Hawkins & Associates 214-668-1702 J G Extreme Airbursh & Custom Painting Mabank 75147 427 N Gun Barrel Ln 328 Hwy 175 E Southside Bank - Seven Points 903-877-5775 Gun Barrel City 75156 Eustace 75124 210 S Seven Points Dr Carpeting/Flooring 903-887-4878 Cedar Creek Carpet & Tile Aircraft Rentals/Pilot Training 903-425-2639 Seven Points 75143 903-432-0139 126 E Cedar Creek Pkwy Athens Jet Center Shaw & Associates, P.C. 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Hetmer Contracting 972-427-6881 Day Spa 903-489-1518 903-887-3241 3066 E Hwy 175 Cedar Creek Wellness Spa Reliable Roofing & Construction Kaufman 75142 13180 CR 2139 1307 W Main Street, B-128 Tyler Chamber of Commerce City of Seven Points 972-962-6012 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75156 315 N Broadway Ave Ste 100 PO Box 43233 903-880-4864 Tyler 75702 Seven Points 75143 Clay Structures, Inc 214-497-7335 903-592-1661 903-432-4610 PO Box 896 Euphoria Salon & Spa Star Lite Custom Homes, LLC Mabank 75147 207 W James St 162 Shady Shores Dr Chiropractic City of Tool 903-880-4051 Mabank 75147 Mabank 75156 Cedar Creek Health Care 701 N Tool Dr 903-887-1000 1833 W Main St Tool 75143 Clear Choice Windows Cedar Creek 903-451-5241 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-432-3522 1307 W Main St Ste B-211 Mooreana’s Mind & Body Retreat Strowd Construction 903-887-6155 Gun Barrel City 75156 413 N Gun Barrel Ln PO Box 9 City of Trinidad 903-603-3383 Gun Barrel City 75156 Log Cabin 75148 Lakeway Chiropractic PO Box 345 903-880-0111 2412 W Main St Trinidad 75163 Cypress Lifts & Marine, Inc. 903-489-3110 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-778-2525 6945 Hwy 115 Sun Commercial Roofs Dental/Dentist 903-887-3612 Scroggins 75480 Denture Pros Gun Barrel City EDC 116 Eastshore Dr 866-543-8766 PO Box 1327 1831 W Main St Gun Barrel City 75156 Mabank Chiropractic Mabank 75147 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-8620 118 E. 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The Furniture Restorer Collinsworth, Jim 19315 FM 2252, Ste 310 Edward Jones Investments - Bruce Martin 2301 VZ CR 2816 Bridgeway Health Services Davis, Barbara San Antonio 78266 160 Heritage Pkwy Mabank 75147 401 S Adams St Deller, Jim 210-370-7206 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-880-7486 Kemp 75143 Deller, Jody 903-887-7123 903-498-6013 Deuell, Senator Robert Workco Staffing Service Graphic/Web Design Fernald, Linda PO Box 1491 First State Financial Services 5 ODEZYN Bridgeway Hospice Gooden, Lance, State Representative Athens 75751 PO Box 471 265 Harbor Dr 305 W Main S Hall, Joe, County Comissioner, Pct. 1 903-675-9269 Athens 75751 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75156 Head, Mike 903-676-1935 214-577-1644 903-880-0045 Heinrich, Evelyn Entertainment/Attractions Henry, Bud East Texas Arboretum Prime Lending - Jerry Scott A New Way to Market Cedar Lake Nursing Home Hensarling, Jeb, U S Representative & Botanical Society 331 N Gun Barrel Ln Gun Barrel City 75156 1611 W Royall Blvd Howie, Mary PO Box 2231 Gun Barrel City 75156 325-370-7206 Malakoff 75148 McCarter, LaFaye Athens 75751 903-887-6500 903-489-1702 Meyer, Carol 903-675-5630 Clever Mutt, LLC Nichols, Senator Robert Prime Lending - Ron Watterson 12279 County Road 2803 Cedar Lake Nursing Services Northup, Judy Henderson County 331 N Gun Barrel Ln Eustace 75124 P O Box 2025 Pearcy, Joyce Performing Arts Center Gun Barrel City 75156 903-203-7619 Malakoff 75148 Rambo, Sally Burns PO Box 102 903-987-0500 903-489-2043 Rankin, Linda Athens 75751 Sugar/Rock Reeder, Nathan 903-675-3908 Fire Department 128 E. Market Home Instead Senior Care Richardson, Don City of Tool Volunteer Fire Department Mabank 75156 1410 S 3rd St Ste C Sonka, Dan & Fran Lakeplex Lanes Entertainment 701 N Tool Dr 903-887-4561 Mabank 75147 Spiegel, Christy 321 Veterans Ln Tool 75143 903-880-5025 Staples, Todd, The Honorable Seven Points 75143 903-432-3522 Grocery Stores Commissioner of Agriculture 903-432-4094 Brookshire Food Store Hospice of East Texas - Jennifer Clayton Thompson, Charlie Mabank Fire Department 210 S Seven Points Dr 4111 University Blvd Townsend, Charles Movie Star Cinema PO Box 1233 Seven Points 75143 Tyler 75701 215 Heritage Parkway Mabank 75147 903-432-2385 Insurance Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-4747 Hospice of East Texas - Christine Morwaski Farmers Insurance - Ed Caldwell 903-887-7469 Brookshire’s 4111 University Blvd 718 W. Main Seven Points Fire-Rescue PO Box 938 Tyler 75701 Gun Barrel City 75156 Purtis Creek State Park PO Box 43734 Mabank 75147 903-266-3400 903-887-6322 14225 Fm 316 N Seven Points 75143 903-887-0126 Eustace 75124 214-385-6344 Lighted Pathways Health Services, Inc Grayhawk Companies 903-425-2332 Hardware/Lumber PO Box 43731 1302 S 3rd St Flea Market Groom & Sons Hardware Seven Points 75143 Mabank 75147 Texas Fresh Water Fisheries Big Daddy’s Traders Market PO Box 1150 903-432-9055 903-887-2240 5550 Fm 2495 PO Box 43718 Mabank 75147 Athens 75752 Seven Points 75143 903-887-7581 West Place Nursing Center Lana L. 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Palestine 14530 Cherokee Landing Howell Home Medical 903-451-5055 Athens 75751 Malakoff 75148 PO Box 476 Tri-County Library 903-675-9138 903-489-1179 Gun Barrel City 75147 Cedar Creek Lake Optimist Club PO Box 1770 903-887-5533 PO Box 43422 Landscaping/Nursery Comfort Suites Seven Points 75143 Mabank 75147 903-887-9622 McDade’s Nursery PO Box 1575 Medical Service 903-432-4144 1000 N Tool Dr Mabank 75147 CPR Training & More Disciples Clinic of Athens VOICE, Inc. Tool 75143 903-887-0680 229 Admiral Drive PO Box 1757 100 N. Main, Ste. 308 903-432-0106 Gun Barrel City 75156 Athens 75751 Corsicana 75110 Heavenly Acres Christian Guest Ranch 214-324-1119 Liquor Sales 660 Vz County Road 2816 800-918-5670 903-872-0180 Buddy’s Liquor Mabank 75147 Newspaper 903-887-5060 Family Peace Project Office Space 2324 W. 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41 McAtee Realty Recycling Dairy Queen of Mabank & GBC Rosy’s Place Radio Shack 126 W Main St Ste A Can Depot P.O. Box 1505 542 Hwy. 64E 1307 W Main St Ste A Gun Barrel City 75156 240 Red Robin Mabank 75156 Canton 75103 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-5658 Gun Barrel City 75156 972-977-7322 903-567-4499 903-887-3801 903-521-7859 Ragsdale Real Estate, Doug Ragsdale Dairy Queen of Seven Points Shay Ray’s Rita’s Treasure Chest 6000 Pinnacle Club Dr Rental Equipment/ PO Box 43715 701 E Cedar Creek Parkway 739 W Main St Mabank 75156 Party Supplies Seven Points 75143 Seven Points 75143 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-451-2311 Red Hat Rentals 903-432-3076 903-432-2011 903-887-0103 951 NE Loop 7 Ragsdale Real Estate, Jim Ragsdale Athens 75752 Fiesta Grill Sonic Drive In - Seven Points Salon 198 Formal & Bridal Wear 6440 Hwy 198 903-677-3850 1504 S 3rd St 351 E Cedar Creek Pkwy 1020 S. Third Mabank 75156 Mabank 75147 Seven Points 75143 Mabank 75156 903-451-5175 Restaurant 903-887-0084 903-432-2387 903-802-7299 Blue Burrito SRC Investments, Inc. 227 S Gun Barrel Ln Huddle House Sue’s Roost Simply Beadiful PO Box 1089 Gun Barrel City 75156 100 S Gun Barrel Ln PO Box 68 720 W Main St Mabank 75147 903-887-5600 Gun Barrel City 75156 Eustace 75124 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-7795 903-887-5255 903-425-8008 903-880-0046 BNR Pit Grill #1 Teague Real Estate 502 W. Mason McClain’s Restaurant Vetoni’s Italian Restaurant Walmart PO Box 609 Mabank 75156 115 N Seven Points Dr 428 N Gun Barrel Ln 1200 W Main St Mabank 75147 903-498-6000 Kemp 75143 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-6501 903-432-2169 903-887-5846 903-887-4180 Cedar Isle Restaurant The Perelli Group PO Box 43701 McDonald’s - Gun Barrel City Whataburger RV Park 544 Jolly Dr Seven Points 75143 104 W Main 938 W. Main Caney Cove RV Park & Campground Gun Barrel City 75156 903-432-2220 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75156 14638 Travis Pkwy # 2 903-887-3830 903-877-0054 903-887-8700 Malakoff 75148 Chili’s - Cedar Creek Lake 903-489-0639 1261 W Main St Pizza Hut Yelof’s BBQ Gun Barrel City 75156 501 W Main St & Enertainment Hall Lakeridge RV Park 903-887-0572 Gun Barrel City 75156 412 N. Prairieville 301 W Main St 903-887-7935 Athens 75751 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-675-4100 903-887-4212

Restoration/Fire & Water Lakeshore RV Resort SERVPRO of Kaufman County/Cedar Creek PO Box 43775 PO Box 1774 Seven Points 75143 Forney 75126 903-432-2399 972-524-3894 Lone Star RV Park Retail 920 N Seven Points Dr Beall’s Store #274 Seven Points 75143 1020 W Main St 936-646-2823 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-4303 Pine Gardens RV 2301 Jones Drive Bella Maison Tool 75143 1907 W Main St 903-432-3455 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-802-6919 Town & Country RV Park/Mini Storage PO Box 546 Finny Tribe Eustace 75124 268 S Gun Barrel Ln 903-425-6400 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-0334 Windsor Place RV Estates 1506 W. Corsicana Gilbert & Jones Athens 75751 314 W Main St 903-477-4001 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-887-3003 Schools Eustace ISD Kathy’s Boutique PO Box 188 122 N Palestine St Eustace 75124 Athens 75751 903-425-5151 903-675-5448 Mabank ISD Mabank Catalog Center 310 E Market St 122 E Market St Mabank 75147 Mabank 75147 903-880-1301 903-880-0015

42 Trinity Valley Community College Gun Barrel Self Storage Telephone Systems Trophies Oncor Electric Delivery 100 Cardinal St 115 Legendary Ln The Telephone Connection Texas Best T-Shirt & Trophies 3101 S Loop 256 Athens 75751 Gun Barrel City 75156 PO Box 1798 1556 E Main St Palestine 75801 903-675-6211 903-887-7671 Mabank 75147 Gun Barrel City 75156 903-731-6309 903-778-2694 903-887-5877 Signs KKM Services Tarrant Regional Water District E Z Signs 6848 Scenic Dr Title Company Trucking 6613 Ashby Ln 13101 Hwy 198 Ste G Eustace 75124 East Texas Title Company/Law Firm Muirhead Trucking Trinidad 75163 Mabank 75156 903-425-8947 2716 W Main St PO Box 1080 903-432-2814 903-451-9644 Gun Barrel City 75156 Mabank 75147 Mabank Mini Storage 903-887-0088 903-887-3807 Tarrant Regional Water District - Mark Olson Solar Screens PO Box 116 PO Box 4508 Solar Screen & Sun Control Products Mabank 75147 Henderson County Title Company Utilities Fort Worth 76164 510 S Gun Barrel Ln 903-887-1129 1012 W Main St Ste 110 Allied Waste/Republic Services 817-335-2491 Gun Barrel City 75156 Gun Barrel City 75156 3029 S. 15th St 903-887-2282 Survey Service 903-887-4075 Corsicana 75110 Trinity Valley Electric Co-op Statewide Surveying Service 903-874-8717 PO Box 888 Sports Organizations 208 N Washington St Trinity Valley Title Kaufman 75142 Mabank Baseball/Softball Association Kaufman 75142 PO Box 852 Atmos Energy Corp. 800-766-9576 PO Box 1025 972-962-6481 Athens 75751 2009 E Cotton St Mabank 75147 903-713-2112 Longview 75602 Veterinarian 903-880-6333 Telephone Directories 903-242-4830 Animal Medical Clinic CenturyLink Travel Agency PO Box 43662 Storage 1300 Dogwood Blvd Ann Elizabeth Travel CenturyLink Seven Points 75143 Access Storage Killeen 76543 416 E. Cedar Creek Parkway 508 W Main St 903-432-2195 PO Box 543 254-628-4411 Seven Points 75143 Gun Barrel City 75156 Mabank 75147 903-432-9633 903-887-3593 Lakeside Animal Clinic 903-887-7770 Telephone Directories 2407 W Main St Telephone Directory of Texas, Inc. It’s YOUR Time, Travel Northland Cable Gun Barrel City 75156 B & J Boat & Self Storage 404 Wynn Dr 723 S Seven Points Dr 1500 N Beaton St 903-887-7486 1900 N Tool Dr Jacksonville 75766 Seven Points 75143 Corsicana 75110 Tool 75143 903-586-2987 903-432-3304 903-887-0240 Mabank Animal Hospital, Inc 903-432-3140 PO Box 427 Mabank 75147 903-887-9991

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