Benny and Nada Mehmeti When Bari (Benny) Mehmeti and Neire (Nada) Mehmeti bought Cappizzi’s Restaurant in 2001, I thought it interesting that we had an Albanian family in Paris who owned an Italian restaurant. I didn’t realize this was happening all across the country. Albania has a long history with Italy since they are across… Read more »
Dane and Vimah Temporal, Bridgett Rian, Lina and George Tabangcora In November 1976, six nurses arrived in Paris to work for St. Joseph’s Hospital, the first of many Filipino nurses who were to enhance the medical community of Lamar County. Recently, I spoke with two of the original six, Lina Tabangcora and Bridgett Rian, as… Read more »
This is one in a series of articles on how individuals have traveled to our area to live Alan Jones in his Paris Community Theater Office The deep gravely voice answering the phone at Paris Community Theater belongs to Alan Jones, his native Canadian accent noticeable only the words about and out. As manager, actor,… Read more »
This is one in a series of articles on how individuals have traveled to Paris to live. Paul Helton I first met Paul Helton in our local Kroger store. He was a kind, soft spoken man who helped me with my groceries as we visited about his journey to Paris. Paul has a long history… Read more »
This is part of a series of occasional articles about individuals who have traveled to Lamar County to live.Paul Bayer’s journey to Paris began as World War II wound down in Eastern Europe and with a grandmother who saved his life more than once. Paul was born on November 2, 1941 into an upper crust… Read more »
Marilyn in front of her apartment with the Army Flag This is the second in an occasional series of stories about people traveling TO Paris, Texas to live. Marilyn Stephenson is easy to spot in the winter. She wears a Tyrolean hat from Bavaria tightly pulled over her military haircut. Summer finds her in t-shirts… Read more »
“I do the thinking part” is how Ayesha Shafiq describes her duties at her husband’s medical clinic in Paris. The truth is, Ayesha has always done the thinking part. She grew up in Peshawar, in the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan – an area that is best known through the experiences of Greg Mortenson in… Read more »
Mary with statue of John Lennon in Havana, Cuba park
Mary riding camel in Jordan desert
Mary Surrounded by Hmong women selling their wares in Sapa, Vietnam
Mary on glacier in southern New Zealand