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Long-time friends from the RHS Class of 1966 gathered June 25-28 on the beach at Galveston for their fifth consecutive reunion. From left are Joy B. Jones Daly, Jane Browning Parsons, Elizabeth Dear Holcomb, Sandra Sword Peeples, Lee Holcomb Alexander, Sherry Rawls Holcomb and Dixie Guinn Mayall. Shirley Urdal Seale was out of the country and unable to attend.. More ... Maydelle First Baptist Church will conduct revival services July 15-18. Sunday, times are 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. and weekdays, 7:30 p.m. Dr. Charlie Holmes is the evangelist. Information is available from the pastor, G.W. McFadden at (903) 795-3909. More ... Wells Independent School District Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is being formed. Bylaws are available for review in the Wells ISD offices. The first general meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Aug. 30. in the school cafeteria. Bylaws will be considered at that time. Dues are $10 per year and may be paid at the Meet the Teacher from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. More ... Jane Browning Parsons of Alto and Dixie Guinn Mayall of Clifton, Va. were among the 3,100 participants in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer May 5-6 in Washington D.C. The event benefitted breast cancer research. A total of $7.4 million has already been raised through the Washington D.C. walk. Mrs. Parsons and Mrs. Mayall together raised more than $5,000 in memory of their Rusk High School classmate, the late Beth Ann Parrott Rogers. They walked 26.3 miles on the first day, slept in a tent and showered in a truck at the Slugo Middle School in Maryland and walked 13.1 miles the second day, ending at the Kennedy Center. More ... Monday: Swish steak, tomato gravy, beets, corn, bread, pineapple cup Tuesday: Chicken salad sandwich, potato salad, fruited coleslaw, banana Wednesday: Potato topped fish, herbed new potatoes, green beans, dinner roll, chocolate cake, More ... The Rev. Bil and Prisca Gilbert of West Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter Amanda Marie, to Samuel Joseph Scallon son of Mark Scallon of Jacksonville and Jane Metty of College Station. Mr. Scallon, a Rusk High School graduate, is currently a 2nd Lieutenant in training at Ft. Rucker, Ala. as an army aviator for the National Guard Active Reserves. More ... A bridal shower honoring Katy Massingill, bride-elect of Richard Geren, was held Saturday June 9 at the home of Leslie Hassell. Special guests were Sara Massingill, the honoree's mother and Marelia Geren mother of groom-to-be Richard Geren; Lynn Bennett, his sister; Darla Massingill, the honoree's aunt and Emily Massingill, the honoree's cousin. More ... Mr. and Mrs. Casey Gates and Bryan Johnson of Rusk announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Lauren Johnson, to Kyle Dyess, son of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Dyess of Rusk. The couple will be married at 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at the home of Vickie and David Beard. Friends and relatives are invited to attend. More ... Marriage licenses issued in the office of Laverne Lusk, county clerk, through July 5 were: Anthony Willis of Tyler and Sherell Collier of Bullard; Clifford Simmons and Pansy King of Jacksonville; Jason Peters and Amanda Dorough of Tyler; Randall Covey and Halli Newland of Jacksonville; Lawrence Blackshear of Frankston and Glenda Grimes of Jacksonville; Jeremy Clark of More ... East Texas Genealogical Society will meet at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 14, at the Tyler Public Library in the Taylor Auditorium. Paula S. Perkins will present a program called "Immigration, Passenger & Naturalization Records for Historians and Genealogists. More ... The annual Dialville School reunion will be Saturday, July 14, at the Jacksonville High School cafeteria. Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. with dinner served at 5 p.m. Those attending are asked to bring a dessert to share. Donations will be accepted at the door. All former students, teachers and their families are encouraged to attend. More ... The Stella Hill Library began summer hours on June 26. The library will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. The children's story hour will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursdays, the same time as previous summers. More ... Calvary Baptist Church, 122 Tena St., Jacksonville, will sponsor vacation Bible school from 6:30-8:30 p.m. July 16-20 for children ages four through the sixth grade. Theme this year is "Galilee by the Sea: Catching Jesus in action." There will be a village set up with different tents and a village well. A drama will be presented each evening. More ... Army Reserve Specialist Christopher D. Crews has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, Specialist Crews studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values. More ... |
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