March 6, 2010 RSS feed / Lifestyles

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Concert pianist teaches KC Masterclass students

The Kilgore College Music Department hosted a piano masterclass on Friday, featuring concert pianist Avguste Antonov. More...

Move that bus

CHITCHAT CORNER LINDA K. BALLARD

THOSE WORDS were echoed throughout East Texas this last week as the Carr family in Mineola, Texas received a new home from Extreme Makeover. More...

Xi Pi Mu of Bata Sigma Phi March meeting

XI PI MU held their March meeting Monday evening, March 1, 2010, at the home of Deedy Adams. The hostesses for the evening were Maryanne Harris, Darlene Bingham and Deedy Adams. The home was decorated with a St. More...

Coterie Club gets history lesson on the Rotary Club

Coterie Club of Kilgore met on February 25. Hosting the meeting in her beautiful home was Francye Phillips. More...

CORRECTIONS

As a matter of policy, the Kilgore News Herald will publish corrections of errors in fact that have been printed in the newspaper. More...

Lending a hand were needed

Right NEVER SITTING IDLE is Kilgoreite Jimmie Faye Myers helping with the Extreme Makeover Home that was completed Thursday afternoon in the Mineola area for the Carr Family. More...

KC Piano Ensemble heads for New Mexico

Sandra Siler, Kilgore College piano instructor, said the ensemble will ravel to Albuqueruqe, New Mexico, March 29-23, to perform at the Music Teacher's National Convention. More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

In this column, I sometimes answer reader e-mails to try to help people with their grammar problems. It’s a good gig. I get to play expert and play the hero all at once. More...

Blackburn and Wallace to wed March 27

Danny and Tami Blackburn of Gilmer are pleased to announce the engagement and upcoming wedding of their daughter Ashley Nichole Blackburn of Longview to Zachary Todd Wallace of Longview. More...

Kilgore Seniors learn the history of Chamber

The Kilgore Senior Citizens met February 24 in the Lions building. President Martha Keenon was absent due to family illness out of state so Betty Roebuck served as President-pro-tem. More...

New England Colonial Dames attend national conference

The New England Colony Chapter of the Colonial Dames of the 17th Century met February 20 at the Pea Patch in Gladewater. The meeting was opened by President Othodell Smith. More...

Fire lookout towers

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

Long before the Texas Forest Service started using airplanes to spot forest fires, men climbed to the highest pine tree they could find, preferably one sitting atop a hill. More...

BREECHER ISLAND

HISTORY YOU DIDN’T LEARN IN SCHOOL BRUCE STANTON

“Cheyenne just attacked a wagon train near Sheridan City!” word came to Major Sandy Forsyth after he left Fort Hayes on August 29, 1868. He led his men up the Arickaree fork of the Republican River in northeastern Colorado. More...