Sholar and Villareal announce engagement
      Announcing the engagement of Lucy Villareal to Petty Officer James (J.W.) W. Sholar. The bride is the daughter of Mr & Mrs. Paulin Villareal of Kilgore. The groom is the son of the late Darrell (Bud) Sholar and Alice M. Sholar of Hallsville.
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Hodges and Lennon to be married
      Robert and Vicki Hodges of Kilgore are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Stefanie Anna, to Brock Alexander Lennon, son of Angela and Larry Johnson and Rickye Lennon, all of Dripping Springs, Texas.
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Hawes and Murphy united in marriage
      Miss Brooke Shannon Hawes and Mr. Patrick Edward Murphy were united in marriage on Saturday, January 26, 2008, in the Holy Rosary Catholic Church at seven o'clock in the evening. The candlelight ceremony was officiated by Father Frank Fabji Following the ceremony, the bride's parents hosted a dinn...
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Spring wedding for Godfrey and Thurman
      Shelly and Pete Godfrey of Kilgore are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Autria Rae Godfrey of Charlottesville, Virginia, to Scott William Thuman of Alexandria, Virginia. Mr. Thuman is the son of Pat and Ray Thuman of Scottsdale, Arizona.
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His Royal Highness
      Congratulations to Treyvone Calico Walters, as he was crowned King of Post Oak Baptist Church for the year of 2007-2008. He is the son of LaJoyce Calico Walters, the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Calico, and the godgrandson of Rev. and Mrs. L.A. Jones. He attends Trinity School Of Texas i...
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Turning the big one!
      A birthday party was given for Colt Garrison Bullard, who turned one on January 24, 2008, at the home of his grandparents, Billy and Judy Humphrey. Friends and family helped him celebrate with cake and ice cream being served. Colt is the son of Keith and Jan Bullard, grandson of Joyce Bullard of L...
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A WORD PLEASE
JUNE CASAGRANDE
      People love spas. I know this because the people who operate spas are always telling us how much people love spas - they tell us on hotel websites, in hotel elevators featuring posters of women with rocks on their backs, and in badly written advertorials in newspaper travel sections.
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Barbra Bush presented at Kilgore Woman's Club
      The Kilgore Woman's Club held their January 24th meeting at The First Christian Church. Hostesses Carroll Bolton and Peggy Bowne provided the delicious refreshments with a lovely table setting with pink and white roses. President Peggy Bowne opened the meeting with the club collect. Ruth Ann Camp ...
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Renaissance Faire to open
      In March of 2008, Four Winds Renaissance Faire opens to celebrate unparalleled festival entertainment. Bring family and friends and become part of the merriment and magic of the days of gallant knights and dueling swordsmen. Minstrels, magicians, pirates, jugglers, belly dancers, and costumed char...
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Cooking for Mardi Gras
      Believe it or not February is here, and Mardi Gras is scheduled for Tuesday, February 5th, and this time of the year the colors of Mardi Gras are popular for parties and luncheons.
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YOUR HEALTH
Muscle weakness causes many old-age problems
DR. DONOHUE
      DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am interested in exercising with dumbbells. Do you have any advice that addresses this for senior citizens? -- G.P. ANSWER: You touch on a subject of great importance -- strength training for older people. Muscles shrink with age. Partly, that's due to the aging process, which...
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WHO'S THAT GIRL ?
KHS is a busy place for one senior
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
      Time is a commodity that no person can ever get back. So the question becomes: how do each of us take advantage of the time we have? One Kigore High School student appears to have found a way to make every minute count. High school students are being required to take more and more subjects each y...
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CHITCHAT CORNER
If you can't beat them, join them
LINDA K. BALLARD
      Super Bowl Sunday means much more to some folks in this town besides football. Yes, football is still very much a part of the day, but it now starts in the churches with the initiation of Souper Bowl Day of Caring. At Kilgore's First Presbyterian Church the youth will be collecting money in big so...
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