KILGOROUND
KATHRYN MARTINEZ

KNH's own Janet Murray, was selected to entertain at tonight's First Ladies banquet. She has been gathering stories from co-workers, friends and family this week to share with the crowd but, I am willing to bet she won't tell the story about how her screams raised our roof, all because of a rubber snake in a wooden box. Krystal Nail, our new circulation manager, brought in the gag item to try and scare as many of us as possible.

The best reaction to the day's bout of foolery was - hands down - Valerie Melton, ad director, who shrieked louder than any city emergency siren any of us have ever heard.

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Spring Break flew by like no tomorrow and summer is fast approaching, so we'd best enjoy these beautiful days while we can. Days of soaking up the rays and smiling as we do so will soon be replaced by perspiration and grimaces. I am sure to be thankful for the four-ton unit that cools my home.

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Kilgore Boys Baseball Association plays in the Luke Lollie Tournament, to raise scholarship funds for baseball playing Kilgore seniors. I personally will be attending three games as Bryan Johnston and his team the Cubs (which happens to include my baby boy) take the field. Nothing says summer's coming better than baseball.

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On this day in: 1834 - The United States Senate censures President Andrew Jackson for his actions in defunding the Second Bank of the United States; 1930 - Constantinople and Angora changed their names to Istanbul and Ankara; and in 1979 - in Pennsylvania, a pump in the reactor cooling system fails in the Three Mile Island accident, resulting in the evaporation of some contaminated water and leading to a nuclear meltdown.

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Born on this day in: 1793 - Henry Schoolcraft, American geographer and geologist (d. 1864); 1836 - Frederick Pabst, American brewer (d. 1904); and in 1972 - Keith Tkachuk, American ice hockey player.

Blowing out the candles locally are Kelly King, Debra Palmer, Jose Sanchez Jr., Bo Elder, Tammy Cubine, April Griffin, Elizabeth Barrett, Dorothy Waggoner, Barbara Ector, James D. Huges, Jerry Eastman, Kathy Hale, Brad Stanley, Neil Ashley, Regina Jordan, Aubreau Nail, Richard Murphy, Bernice Anderson, Josh Bolding, Audrey Belle Jamerson, Lewis Austin, Amy Ott.

Celebrating another year togerther are Mr. and Mrs. Earl Dixon, Mr. and Mrs. Rosen.

Celebrating their birthday on Saturday are Marilyn Unsworth, Tom Gurley, John LeBarge, Larry Ramirez, Lance Holland, Les Fout, Kendrick Harvey, Alton Risinger, Mary Culvahouse, Trevor Holton, Stephanie Lowery.

And Happy Anniversary on Saturday to Mr. and Mrs. Larry Peterson.