Everyone trot on over to TXGEN@rootsweb.com and give a big Texas welcome to Linda Laminack Piper as the new CC for Rains County. Linda works in the family history/genealogy department of the Longview Public Library in Gregg County, so I know she will be a big asset to the Rains County site. Sadly, we are saying goodbye to Sharon Pierce, outgoing CC for Rains County. We would like to thank her for the time and efforts spent on the website, and all the valuable information she provided for the patrons. On a personal note, I cannot express the loss I feel in losing my Co-CC for Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, & Upshur Counties. I would never have attempted to take on any of them if it had not been for her help. I owe her more than words could ever express. Elaine -- There is nothing more miserable in the world than to arrive in paradise and look like your passport photo.