East Texas Treatment Center

06/25/2026

The search is over! just needed some TLC!

06/23/2026

Well that was fun! Thanks for coming! We love sharing about our BTE Simulator and all that ETTC has to offer. Zen Kitchen's homemade pop tarts, egg bites and mini pigs in a blanket were so good they disappeared before I could get a pic! 🤣

06/23/2026

See you at 8am!

06/21/2026

Happy Father's Day! What are you doing to celebrate this year?

06/12/2026

A skinny kid from Kilgore, Texas walked into Moscow and made Khrushchev blink.
His name was Van Cliburn. He was 23 years old, the son of an East Texas oil man and a piano teacher mama who started him on keys at age three. Nobody expected much from a lanky Southern boy at the Soviet Union's brand new International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, an event designed specifically to prove Soviet cultural superiority to the world. Six months after Sputnik humiliated America, the Soviets wanted another win.
They didn't get one.
Van Cliburn played Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Rachmaninoff's Third in the finals and received an eight minute standing ovation. The Soviet judges wanted to give him first prize but had to ask Nikita Khrushchev's personal permission before awarding it to an American. Khrushchev said yes.
He came home to a ticker tape parade in New York City, the only classical musician in history to receive that honor. His recording of the Tchaikovsky concerto became the first classical album ever to go platinum, eventually selling over three million copies. Fort Worth claimed him for the rest of his life and named one of the world's most prestigious piano competitions in his honor. Today the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition still runs every four years right there in Cowtown, and Neiman Marcus dresses the gold medal winner.
Texas history isn't just cowboys and battles. Sometimes it's a boy from Kilgore sitting down at a piano in Moscow and winning the Cold War one note at a time.
Drop a Texas flag if you had no idea this story came from East Texas.

06/11/2026

Our very own Angela Wuthrich Sampson got a shoutout from the Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to the Chamber and the CONNECT Team for doing good for commerce in and around Kilgore...supporting education, community, businesses and our workforce!

🌟 CONNECT Team Spotlight 🌟

Today we're excited to introduce one of the dedicated volunteers who serves on the Kilgore Area Chamber of Commerce CONNECT Team!

Our CONNECT Team members are passionate business and community leaders who help welcome new members, support Chamber events, attend ribbon cuttings, and build meaningful connections throughout our community. Their commitment helps strengthen local businesses and makes Kilgore an even better place to live, work, and do business.

Please join us in thanking and welcoming this outstanding CONNECT Team member! We are grateful for their service and look forward to the positive impact they will continue to make within our Chamber and community.

06/05/2026

One of new Bags & Bling 2026 Designer Handbag & Accessories Bingo sponsors this year was Telco Plus Credit Union! They are celebrating their 75th anniversary this year. Find them today in Tyler for snow cones!

Join us for our 2nd celebration at the S. Broadway location this Friday!
🍧🍧Free Snow cones for everyone.
You can sign up for the drawing all day and the drawing is at 5 pm. One entry per member, per event. We will also draw that day from the entire membership. Two lucky members will get $75!!!!

06/05/2026

Congratulations to all the E4 Leadership graduates! We were pleased to help celebrate with you yesterday. You have chosen a very moving project. Thanks for a seat at your table, Ubi!

06/03/2026

SPOTLIGHT: Tonya DeKoker, OTR, CHT
In honor of , we are showcasing our very own Tonya DeKoker. Tonya has been a member of the team for 15+ years and a CHT for a large part of her time here. She brings a specialized knowledge to our patients that few can. Thank you, Tonya, for serving our community well!