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Looking for the PDF Edition? The PDF of the Print Edition can now be read by clicking the "Print Editon" button at the top of the screen. KILGOROUND
+++ YEEHAW. TxDOT on Monday is going to work on Hwy 135 north. Gosh it's hard to imagine Hwy 135 in good condition. THEY tell us that first rattle out of the box, crews will begin "milling and inlay." YOU'RE right; traffic will be difficult. But, gosh it's hard to imagine Hwy 135 in good condition. +++ WE'VE always enjoyed baseball at the ball park. For reasons that likely involve ottoman, sofa and air conditioning, baseball on television provides a delightfully narcotic effect. (Aside: are the ottoman -- as in furniture -- and the Ottoman Empire related in some fashion? Did Prussians invent the ottoman?) PUTTING aside the narcotic effects of televised baseball, we were delighted Thursday night to find ourselves between Manny Almanza, local radio personality and sports fan, and Gilbert Lopez, the owner of Kilgore Ford and likewise a sports fan. THE event was the home opener for the East Texas Pump Jacks. THE crowd was relaxed, loud, involved, knowledgeable - and solidly behind local ball infielder/third baseman Pat McCrory. The hot dogs were tasty and the mascots were entertaining. And the locals won in 11 innings. AS if that weren't enough, Gilbert even kept his internet-by-phone connection going so we could keep up the Lakers and the Celtics. +++ IT'S that time of the month again. KILGORE'S emergency siren will be tested again at noon Wednesday, June 18, unless -- it goes without saying -- the weather's threatening and it appears the emergency siren will need to be used for a real emergency. +++ BY the time you get around to reading this, we'll be all polished up and at the party for the Crisis Center. We hope to see you there, as well. +++ MART Lapin, now of Maine, never forgets a Kilgoround. Dredging up comments from a months-old column, Mart tells us that pickled fiddlehead ferns are available at mainegoodies.com. +++ LOCALS who've seen the streetscaping in downtown Gladewater are downright enthusiastic now about the streetscaping proposed for downtown Kilgore. WORK on the new sidewalks, street lights and such will begin early next year. +++ HAPPY birthday today, Father's Day, to Allene Files, Glenn Henderson, Roseanneli Leverett, Katie Mae Kemp, Paul Hunt, James Edward Jackson, Shelley Finklea, Twilikki Williams, Riley Toler, Matthew Miller, Frances Brown, Jordan Nicole Baker, Kylie Deann Baker, Carolyn Hearne, Teresa Flourney, Cindi Evans, April DeYoung, Jack Pirtle, Bobby Morgan, Theresa L. Donnell, James Bynum, Ruth Ferguson, Robin Walden, Natalie Allen Blowing out the candles on Monday are Mike Baltz, James Stovall, Tami Bolding, Linda Kinchelse, Mary Lea Sieber, W.M. Flowers, Alma Adams, Martha Tuttle, Darneisha Goodacre, Laroyn Pierce, Sonja Smith, Leigh White, Beverly Price, Buck Watson Sr., Dillard Hawkins, Mike Tharp, Kenneth Adams, Bonnie Parker, Michael Hail, Wendell Holcombe, Lemma Terry. +++ HAPPY anniversary today to Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Collins Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Williams, George and Tammy White Celebrating anniversaries on Monday are Ronnie and Theresa Nix, Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Goley, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Yancey, Mr. and Mrs. L.G. McCuller |
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