NEWS
Heritage Festival planned

Oct. 13 in Rusk

Rusk's annual Pioneer and Heritage Festival is planned for 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at the Jim Hogg City Park. The event is sponsored by the Rusk Chamber of Commerce. Admission is $1 or two cans of food to go to the Rusk Good Samaritan.

The day is a time to remember the country where pioneers came to live. Local residents are invited to "spend the day in the country."

Booths are available for $30 for a 10 by 10 foot space. There is an additional $25 if the chamber provides a tent.

Food booths are $55. The chamber will provide 220 and 110 electricity, but vendor must provide their own adapters.

A food permit must be obtained from the Cherokee County Health Department. Vendors should contact Charlotte Sanders at (903) 83-2990.

Penny Reynolds is vendor chairman and Connie Brown, events coordinator for the fair.

Benefit slated for cancer

patient's expenses

A jambalaya dinner is planned for noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the First United Methodist Church fellowship hall. Tickets are $5 each. Tickets may be purchased from DeeDee Rigsby at (903) 683-1995.

A fireproof gun and money safe will be raffled off on Nov. 3. The safe is 5X3 feet and weighs approximately 70 pounds. It will hold 12 rifles, titles, insurance papers, mad money and other important things. There are two keys, one for the door and one for the safe. Neither will unlock the other. It can be bolted to the wall in a closet or in the living room. Raffle tickets are $1 each. The cancer victim is a 41-year-old man with a wife and two daughters. He has been given approximately 10 months to live. The family has no insurance. Persons wishing to purchase a raffle ticket may contact DeeDee Rigsby at (903) 683-1995 or cdrigs@aol.com.

RHS Class of '62 plans

reunion for Oct. 13

The Rusk High School Class of 1962 will meet for a reunion Saturday, Oct. 13 at the home of I.K. and Arlene Frazer.All are invited to attend. Persons who plan to attend and have not received a letter are asked to call (903) 683-6588 or (903) 683-2671.

Addresses are needed for Jimmy McCanne, Stanley Draper, Floyd Lusk, Gwenda Gullion Oliver, Brenda Self, David George and Jean Jenkins. Persons having their address are asked to call (903) 683-6588 or (903) 683-2671

Jacksonville ISD offers

computer classes

Jacksonville ISD has announced the community training night schedule for the fall 2007 semester. The Community Training Night (CTN) is sponsored by Jacksonville High School Department of Career and Technology Education. CTN is held Tuesday nights from 5:30-7:30 p.m. throughout the school year in room 404 of the Career and Technology building on the JHS Campus. There is a $5 registration fee for each course. To register for sessions visit: www.jisd. org/CATEcntreg.htm or call the office at (903) 586-1021.

The classes are being taught for the third year by Charles Silvertooth, a BCIS teacher with JISD. Community Training Night primary goals are to assist community members in developing computer skills to upgrade workplace skills, to provide a better understanding of the technology tools available and support participants in the use of technology they own. "The CTN classes are set-up so that participants can choose the training that best fits their needs. ," Mr. Silvertooth said.

Dates for the CTN for Fall 2007 include: Oct. 2, Basic Computer Operating Skills; Oct. 9, Using the Internet; Oct. 16, Introduction to MS Word; Oct. 30, MS Word Plus; Nov. 6, Creating Holiday Labels and Cards; Nov. 13, Introduction to MS Power- Point; Nov. 27, MS PowerPoint Plus; Dec. 4, Introduction to MS Excel; and Dec. 11, MS Excel Plus. Most of the above classes will be repeated during the Spring 2008 semester.