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RSH Volunteer Council
     Rusk State Hospital 2009-10 volunteer council board members are from left Ruth Ann Blake, Dick Stone, Suzann McCarty, Don Woodard, Dana Young, Don Jones, Linda Moody, Pauline Birkelbach and Nancy McKe
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Maydelle Centennial group sponsors garage, bake sale
      The Maydelle Iron Horse Celebration committee will host a garage-bake sale from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 6-7 at the volunteer fire department and trading post. Proceeds will benefit the fire department.
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100 Model T cars
     It was an historic event when almost 100 T Models converged on Love’s Lookout Oct. 8. This group of car enthusiasts were touring East Texas in what Henry Ford called the Universal Car.
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Rotary gift
     Following a Rotary program in which Juval Galera, pastor of a Baptist Church in Cebu, Philippines, lamented on the expensive prices of even the most common of medications in his small island, Rusk Rot
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Evidence of hard work
     Members of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice community work squad build shelves for the new evidence room at the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department.
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Farm Bureau
     Cherokee County Farm Bureau board members John Griffith, Nolan Jeske and Richard Massingill display a sign in support of the passage of Proposition 11 on the Nov. 3 constitutional amendment election.
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RHS Class of 1967
     The RHS Class of 1967 held a reunion Saturday, Oct. 10 at the home of Sarah Summers on Lake Jacksonville.
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Girls bridge to new scouting ranks at Rusk Footbridge Park
2 TROOPS
      Two Rusk Girl Scout troops joined together recently at the Footbridge Park. Bridging ceremonies were held as several girls elevated to new levels of scouting.
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NEWS
      Brookshire Bros. hosts ‘Taste of Holidays’ Brookshire Bros. in Rusk will host “A Taste of the Holidays” from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7. Samples of party trays from the deli, market, produce and bakery will be offered.
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Ribbon cutting
     A ribbon cutting was held Oct. 28 at the Gateway to American Opportunities (GAO) office. The business is a new member of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce.
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Yard of month
     This picture is evidence of what a phone call can do. If someone had not called, the Rusk Garden Club would never have known about this yard at 203 Pecan Street in Rusk. The owners are Mr. and Mrs.
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Polar Express rides begin Nov. 13
TEXAS STATE RAILROAD
      Polar Express train rides are scheduled for the Palestine Depot of the Texas State Railroad Nov. 13-Dec. 27.
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Proclamation
     Cherokee County Judge Chris Davis proclaimed October as a month to recognize the need for the prevention of exploitation to the elderly and disabled.
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‘A Christmas Story’
     Sommer May, Sydney Garcia and Judy Faye Garner go over lines at a practice session of “A Christmas Story,” a comedy, to be presented at 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Dec. 3-5 and 2 p.m.
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NEWS
      Veterans Day observance slated Wednesday, Nov. 11
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