PUMP JACK FEVER, CATCH IT
     The Pump Jacks season is underway at Historic Driller Park. (photos) You will find everthing from the mascot Boomer the Donkey, a pitching machine to test your arm, Superintendent Jody Clements threw out one of the opening pitches at Thursday's game, Citizens Bank had the very first picnic at the ba...
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A Word Please
by June Casagrande
      The reader mail that reaches my in-box never ceases to amaze me. Often these emails contain questions, most of which are really interesting and thoughtprovoking. Yet almost all start with self-deprecating remarks by the writer.
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Thou shall not steal
CHITCHAT CORNER
LINDA K. BALLARD
      It sure is different living in the country…a storm came through last week and took out my telephone. When, I called repair service, they asked me to step out to the telephone pole with a telephone, a screwdriver and a pair of pliers…I wonder who will get billed for this one.
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Cummings and Chick announce engagement
      Valerie Cummings of Kilgore and Josh Chick of Frisco are happy to announce their engagement. Miss Cummings is the daughter of Frankie and Mike Brown of Union Grove and Keith Cummings of Winona. Her grandparents are Pat Lampkin and L.D. Lampkin of Winona, and the late Helen and Glenn Hamilton of ...
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Good Dog
      He made his rounds as usual, searching for signs of wild hogs that plagued him constantly on his cherished farm. He checked off one area and was finishing his search of the other, when he spotted something moving in the corner of the place he used to turn his truck around. He needed more area now ...
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Joy Makers enjoy classic hymns at June meeting
      Tuesday, June 10, 2008, the Joy Makers had their regular monthly meeting. With summertime here, Betty Bearden decorated the table with beach towels and all sorts of water toys for kids to enjoy. Big mistake of putting water guns and bubbles on the tables also -- some senior adults just have to get...
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Rare leatherback turtle tracks, eggs found on Padre Island
      PADRE ISLAND (AP) - For the first time in 70 years there are signs of the endangered leatherback turtle paying a visit to Padre Island. National Park Service workers say they found eggs and turtle tracks measuring more than 6-feet wide earlier this month while patrolling the island's shore.
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Welcome to the world!
      Lucas Nathaniel Worthington Shayla and Stayton Worthington of Kilgore are proud to announce the birth of their son, Lucas Nathaniel Worthington, on May 27, 2008, at 7:01 p.m. Born at Longview Regional Medical Center, Lucas weighed 6 lbs 10 oz and measured 20 inches in length.
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