KIBA AWARDS
     The Yard of the Month goes to Lisa Slavin at 3605 Woodview. The Kilgore Improvement and Beautification Association gave the award for the month of August.
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School jitters, getting older, exchange students...
CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD
     The school caution lights were blinking and the parking lot was filled as I passed the school in Leverett%27s Chapel Thursday morning earmarking those good old school days have arrived once more. Meet-the-teacher nights and first day jitters have come and gone and students are now attempting to sett
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HEDRICK-MATHIS
     Brittany Kathryn Hedrick and James Lanceing Mathis were married at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 16, 2005, in the sanctuary of Highland Park Baptist Church in Kilgore. The elegantly traditional ceremony was officiated by Rev. Riley Pippen.
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YOUNG-RICE
     Jennifer Ashley Young, of Milton, Florida, and Shane David Rice, of Kilgore, were married on Aug. 13, 2005 at First Baptist Church in Milton, FL.
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MOWERY-BAILEY
     Chelsea Lierin Mowery of Longview and Corey Glenn Bailey of Kilgore were united in marriage June 11, 2005 in The Colonnade Room with Riley Pippen officiating.
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     Ausie J. and Dorothy M. Stalcup of Liberty City celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Aug. 13 at 11 a.m. with a luncheon at Johnny Cace
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     Mr. and Mrs. Hal Pilgrim of Longview announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Ashli Aaron Smith, to Mathew Edward Joseph of Kilgore. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fred McMim, and the late Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Mount Pleasant. She is a graduate of Mount Pleasant High School, and attended Texas Christian University, where she was a member of Delta Gamma sorority. She is currently employed at the Trinity School of Texas in Longview. The prospective groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Joseph of Kilgore. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Joseph of Pine Bluff, AR., and Mr. and Mrs. Donald 0. Sullivan of San Antonio. He is a graduate of the Trinity School of Texas, and currently attends Texas State Technical College in Marshall, pursuing a career as an Industrial Maintenance Electrician. The couple plan to marry Saturday Oct. 1, 2005 at the home of the bride-elect's parents in Longview.
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Fern celebrates 75th birthday
     Lillian LaFern Mitchell Arterburn celebrates her 75th Gladewater Oil Boom Baby Birthday Jubilee Sunday, August 14, 2005 from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The event will be held at The Bread Pudding Cafe at The Historic Bumpus House off of Highway 80 & Center Street in Gladewater, TX.
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Joymakers of Forest Home Baptist Church met August 9
     Joymakers of Forest Home Baptist Church met at 6 p.m. Aug. 9 in the Richardson Building for a covered-dish supper. Anna Bess Hedrick
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Pirtle UMC ladies help “Helping Hands”
     Last Spring, the ladies group of Pirtle United Methodist Church conducted a garage sale to benefit missions. During this time when it seems so many people need a helping hand, the group reviewed numerous organizations, missions and ministries to aid in making a decision. The criteria for making such
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Let’s Trust Him More
MIKE WADDLE
     
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Linkinhoker state finalist in NAM Pageant
     Marina Linkinhoker,12, was a state finalist in the National American Miss Pageant July 29-31 at Hotel Intercontinental in Dallas. One hundred eighty one 10 - 12 year old girls competed to win Miss North Texas Pre Teen with prizes of $ 1,000 cash award, crown and banner, bouquet of roses and air tran
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WHO’S NEW
     HAILEY ELIZABETH LEWIS Robbi and Brian Lewis of Gladewater, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Hailey Elizabeth, born July 27, 2005 at 8:51 a.m. at Laird Memorial Hospital. She weighed 7 lbs., 11 ozs. and was 21 inches long.
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