'Harvey' set
      The Rusk High School drama department will present "Harvey--The Invisible Rabbit" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15 at the school auditorium. Jenni Daniels is director for the production. The cast includes Collin Norman as Elwood P. Dowd; Alicia Duran as Veta Louise Simmons; Kelsey Palmer as Myrtle May ...
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Slaton-Jacobs
     Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Slaton of Jacksonville announce the engagement of their daughter, Megan Michele, to Matthew Curtis Jacobs, son of Ann Longworth of Waverly, Ohio and Mark Jacobs of Coshocton, Ohio. Miss Slaton is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Halbert of Rusk and Mildred Slaton of Athens,...
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MEALS ON WHEELS
      Dec. 17-21 Monday: Smothered steak, scalloped potatoes, Italian vegetables, whole wheat roll, orange wedges, milk Tuesday: Sliced pork, hot potato salad, carrots, onions and dill pickles, bun, fruit cup, milk Wednesday: Goulash, corn, green beans, cornbread, mandarin orange cake,
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NEWS
      Church on the Hill plans Christmas program "An Unexpected Answer" will be presented at the First Church on the Hill at 7 p.m. Dec. 14 and 15 and 9:45 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 16. The Christmas program is written and directed by the church drama department. There is no charge and the public is invited ...
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Cartier
     Nancy and Howard Nesselhauf of Jacksonville announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Laura, to James Cartier, son of Sylvia and James Cartier of Austin. The couple will be married in the spring. She is a graduate of Austin High School in Austin and Texas State University a...
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Safety chair given
     Champion EMS, part of Trinity Mother Frances Health System, donated a Stryker® Stair-PRO® stair chair to Stage Stores Inc. located at 506 Bealls Blvd. Officials with Champion say the donation will significantly reduce the risk of injury for employees at the two-story facility. The chair will...
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RHS Class of 1962
     The 45th year reunion of the class of 1962 was held Oct. 13 at the home of I.K. and Arlene Frazer. Pictured are in front from left, Cary Murray, Gayla McGauhy Needham, Helen Machen Goff, Nelta Norton Moake, Shelta Norton Ethredge, Kenny Black, Arlene Shankles Frazer, Tommy Buxton; middle row, Charle...
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County residents celebrate Christmas
      Cherokee County residents are getting ready for the Christmas season. Activities began with annual Christmas parades in Rusk, Alto and Jacksonville. The holiday calendar include the distribution of Christmas Dream Tree gifts and "A Day with Santa" from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Jim ...
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NEWS
      It's time to make a selection from the Rusk Dream Tree Names of children and nursing home residents are on dream trees at all Rusk financial institutions and car dealerships. Names of children can be selected until Dec. 14. However, if gifts are to be taken to the chamber of commerce office they...
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Phone cards for soldiers
     The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) staff at the Skyview/Hodge units of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) partnered with Wal-Mart and TDCJ staff to provide Christmas and phone cards for Palestine National Guard troops who are currently stationed in Iraq. The cards collected w...
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Hannah's home!
     The Collie family celebrates Hannah Collie's recovery and return home by entering a float in the Alto Christmas Parade Monday. The float was entitled, "Hannah's Home for the Holidays." Hannah (center, wearing white) is home recovering after receiving a heart transplant Aug. 5. PHOTO: LELAND ACKER ...
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Patriotic float
     B&B Foods sponsored this float commemorating veterans who have fought overseas in all wars past, present and future with the theme, "Family far away from home." PHOTO: LELAND ACKER
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JFD visits JCS
     Jacksonville firefighter J.P. Hatch visits with students at the Jacksonville Christian School during a fire safety demonstration recently. The visit from the Jacksonville Fire Department taught students how to react in a fire emergency. COURTESY PHOTO
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Grand prize
     "Celebration of the Outdoor Season" was created to inform State Farm policyholders they can insure miscellaneous hunting items. The office displayed various outdoor items including boots, loaned by Mike Crysup of Knox Ray Mean's Wear and fishing poles, loaned by David Watson of The Oakland Store. Al...
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RUSK LIONS CLUB
Joe Daniel discusses plants at recent club meeting
BY BILLY WATSON SPECIAL CONTRIBUTOR
      Joe Daniel, County extension horticulturist, presented a program on plants at the Nov. 29 Lions Club meeting. He talked about plants for a flower garden such as the Lotus plant. Several pages of pictures of flower plants of various colors and information on how to grow certain flowers were shown m...
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Reflections of Christmases past
      Times change and yet they remain the same as these senior citizens recall childhood memories of Christmas For the past several years the Cherokeean Herald has solicited Christmas remembrance stories from residents of local nursing homes.
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'The Gifts of Christmas' resonate
     The highlight k of the Rusk Christmas parade was the annual appearance of the big guy in the red suit, perched in his sleigh atop a fire truck. PHOTO: LELAND ACKER
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