HERE COMES PETER COTTONTAIL
      (photos top left clockwise) The Easter Bunny visited Kilgore Heights Elementary School Thursday and the Easter Egg hunt was on. Je'Shon Hamilton claims another egg during the hunt, he is in Sara Brown's Bugs class. Kaley Harmonson dyes some eggs in Denise Jones class. The Kilgore High School Ancho...
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CHITCHAT CORNER
What's a few calendar days?
LINDA K. BALLARD
      There was a saying posted on the marquee outside the old drive-in theater every spring where I grew up. It said, "Spring Has Sprung and the Grass Has Riz, This is Where the Movies Is. We knew two things when we saw that phrase go up - the movies would be showing again and Spring had been declared...
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Blind date leads to 60 years of marriage
      Bob and Rosalie Abraham were married on February 7, 1948 at the home of Bob's parents, Russell and Ruthie Abraham by their family minister. They met on a blind date and it was love at first sight! Bob soon popped the question and they were married and honeymooned in Galveston. They lived in Houst...
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The Kilgore Garden Club and Evergreen Garden Club hold joint meeting
      The Kilgore Garden Club met in joint meeting with the Evergreen Garden Club Thursday, March 6, at the First Christian Church Parlor. The Evergreen Club, as hostesses, served beautiful and delicious refreshments (more like a brunch).
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A Word Please
by June Casagrande
      I've been getting some great questions from readers lately, so this week we're going to cut the treacle and get right to them. Bob in Burbank writes: "I keep hearing people using 'that' when I think they should be using 'who' when referring to persons.
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Have dinner ready and conserve energy and the food dollar
      Families today seem to run in many different directions with their schedules filled with work, school, and after-school activities, and with the price of fuel, many budgets are tightened. Because of these budget constraints many families may find it financially difficult to dine out as often as be...
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Seeing green at Joy Makers
      The Joy Makers of Forest Home Baptist Church met on March 11, at 6 p.m. in the gym. Any Irishman would have been proud looking over the gathering and seeing so much green. The trio of Sylvia Reid, Beverly Dorminy, and Betty Bearden enhanced the festive mood of St. Patrick's which is March 17.
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Seniors learn about "Boom"
      The Kilgore Senior Citizens met Wednesday, February 27 in the Lions building at 207 N. Rusk Street. President Betty Roebuck called the meeting to order at 11:30. David Parker led us in the Pledge of Allegiance and Juanita Riley gave the opening prayer.
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