Rusk Bridal Show plans are underway
Event planned for March 24
BY ROY REYNOLDS
      If you have a wedding in your future, plan to attend Rusk's first Bridal Show from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, March 24, at the old Baskins Building, across from the courthouse, on the square in downtown Rusk.
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Engagement told
      Mr. and Mrs. David McBroom of Rusk and Mr. and Mrs. Rusty Casper of Jacksonville announce the engagement of their daughter, Bethany to Brandon Simpson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Simpson of Jacksonville.
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Clayton-Oliver
      Robert and Carlene Clayton of Rusk announce the engagement and upcoming marriage of their daughter, Ashley Marie, to Michael Todd Oliver of Jacksonville, son of Michael Tim and Edwina Oliver of Dallas and Jay and Cindy Cole of Jacksonville.
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Dover-Eckel
      Sherry and Greg Dover of Rusk announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter Jennifer Lucille, to Edward Joseph Eckel II, son of Terry Eckel of Rusk and E. J. Eckel of Gallatin.
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TEXAS BETA OMEGA MASTERS CHAPTER
September-March chapter activities outlined
      Texas Beta Omega Masters Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi met at the home of Roma Long on Sept. 5 for the sorority's beginning day luncheon. The meeting was the first since the spring, as members do not meet during the summer month. The new programs for the year are entitled "Seventy-Five Years Young.
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MEALS ON WHEELS
March 12-16
      Monday: Beef enchiladas, Spanish rice, ranchero beans, pico de gallo, crackers, orange, milk Tuesday: Ham and navy beans, turnip greens with turnips, hot apple crisp, cornbread, milk Wednesday: Pork tender loin with gravy mashed potatoes, seasoned green peas, biscuit, strawberry shortcake, mi...
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Christian writers blanket Texas
Group dates back to first meeting in 1990
      Since Maxine E. Holder came to East Texas to live in 1995, her Christian writers chapters have increased to seven. Holder founded Inspirational Writers Alive! (IWA!) back in 1990, having the first meeting in her Pasadena home with 15 in attendance. It wasn't long before Mrs. Holder connected with 4...
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'I love this town'
      Roy Reynolds works on the "I love this town" series of cards produced from four historical sites in Rusk. The series came about after his wife, Penny, exclaimed at the chamber banquet Jan. 20, "I love this town.
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NEWS
      Lon Morris professor receives appointment The Texas Commission on the Arts has appointed Peter Hoheisel, associate professor of philosophy and English at Lon Morris College, to the Literary Arts Panel for a two year term. As a panelist, he will be responsible for reviewing grants in his discipli...
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