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It was a beautiful night on the Winter Elder stage for Deana Covin’s production of ‘A Celebration of Stars’ Thursday night. More ... Kilgore High School twirlers brought home “the gold” from the recent Regional UIL competition at Spring Hill Junior High School and now five will advance to state. Blair Maxwell, director of the KHS line, said the girls won seven Division 1 ratings at the Nov. 7 competition and five of the soloists qualified for state competition in May 2010. More ... Members of the Evergreen Garden Club held their November meeting at the Allied Waste Pinehill Landfill. After a brief program by Gene Keenon, Allied’s manager of Governmental Affairs, the group was taken on a detailed tour of the landfill by Pinehill manager Bill Bybel to learn how a modern sanitary landfill operates. More ... The “Morning Coffee Group” members who meet at Charburger Stockade Restaurant on Kilgore Street enjoyed an unusual celebration with cake and sausage biscuits with their usual coffee Thursday morning. More ... The Coterie Club of Kilgore was hosted in the lovely home of Cynthia Adams on Nov. 12. The home was beautifully decorated with a Thanksgiving theme. Co-hostesses Margie Hall and Joy Tate served a delectable array of goodies including pumpkin crunch, cucumber sandwiches, nut bread, tarts, coffee and juice. More ... Angie and Kirk Williams are pleased to announce the birth of son Grant James Williams, who was born 11:29 a.m. Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at HEB Methodist Hospital in Bedford. At birth he weighed 6 pounds and 11 ounces, and he was 19 inches long. More ... AIG. Lehman Bros. Countrywide. There was a time when the names of America’s business titans evoked only low-key contempt instead of the redfaced foot-stomping rage they inspire today. And, as with so many other things that make us angry enough to burse a neck vein, part of the rage we feel toward corporate crumb bums has to do with how powerless they make us feel. More ... “Steady there, boys; dismount and tie your horses; we can whip them no doubt about it!” Texas Ranger Captain Jack Hayes assured his men. Ever cool under fire, this proved to be the prime example, for Captain Jack and his 40 men were facing up to 600 Comanche at this very moment. More ... Cranberries are once again making their appearance in the produce sections of the supermarkets, and they add a cheerful color to the table during the holiday season. Cranberries grow in marshy land in North America and Asia and in northern and central Europe. More ... This arena is yet another one where I claim strictest amateur standing among millions of Americans who absorb full measure of “talk radio” daily. My listening is typically limited to brief snippets abandoned every few seconds while scanning my car radio dial. Most of the hosts seem “all knowing.” More ... IT’S ALWAYS THE MINUTE THINGS that one most appreciates. Earlier this year, when I had my accident, loving family, neighbors, friends and clergy immediately surrounded me. From mowing grass and building porch ramps, to cooking and cleaning, I could not have been more blessed. More ... On Saturday, Nov. 28, the downtown streets of Kilgore will be alive with music and entertainment. More ... Lifestyles RSS feed |
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