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Lubbock Senior Link Magazine is a quarterly publication distributed in LOCAL HISTORY
Lubbock and the surrounding areas. Visit www.lubbockseniorlink.com for
distribution maps and past editions. 6 4th on Broadway Presents
Blessings of Liberty: America 250
PUBLISHER EDITORS
Erin Agee Jane Bromley 8 Escondido Grill: Lubbock’s Hidden Gem
Justine Hayes 10 Continuing the Furr’s Legacy
COVER PHOTOGRAPHY Amelie Hayes 10 The Olney Boys
Brad Agee 44 Grand Hearing:
DESIGN
STAFF Marielena Marrufo 50 Years and Still Going!
Hannah Agee Abigail Agee 56 Layers of Time:
Emily Agee Sheridan Agee The Lubbock Lake Landmark
84 The Sound that Moved the South Plains
CONTRIBUTORS Forward
Erin Agee, Leslie Cranford, Cindy Waters, Shawnna Waters, 98 90 Years of Service:
Dodie Bishop Grinnell, Monika Pechacek, Chris Tzemos, Beth The Junior League of Lubbock’s Lasting
Walls, Adán Rubio, John Hope, Alycyn Keeling, Richard Ellis, Iris Impact on Community and Leadership
Keeling, Pat Grappe, Jeannine Watson, Ruby Brackens, Jacqueline
Griffin-Freeman, Libby Thetford, Jane Bromley, Shea Politte, Sally
Post, Barbara Jensen, Lee Franks, Tom Walters, Vickie Walters,
Shanna Hargrave, April Cantu and John Castro, Sheila Jordan, INSPIRATIONAL INDIVIDUAL
Teresa Wilson, Elizabeth Prieto, Molly Ramirez, Marita Tedder, Dr. 12 Monika Pechacek: Finding Purpose
Bev Byers, Tom and Amy Laney
Between Two Worlds
82 Elizabeth Prieto: In Her Own Words
ABOUT THE COVER
The community of Levelland came HONORING SMALL BUSINESSES
together in April to host an all-day
celebration of their city's 100th 14 Pete’s Drive In:
Birthday. Our cover features most Uncle Pete’s Legacy Continues
of the people who contributed to
Lubbock Senior Link's spotlight on 66 Mano Negra:
the history of our neighboring city. Coming to America with Just a
Dream
86 The Nicolett:
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