May 8, 2010 RSS feed / Lifestyles

Volunteers: Who are they?

Volunteering By Employment Status More...

Lightfoot and Kamata to wed in Hawaii

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lightfoot of Kilgore, are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Gillian Elaine to Shigeyuki Kamata, son of Ms. Yoriko Kamata of Tokyo, Japan. More...

Awards presented at Beta Sigma Phi Founders Day

Preceptor Lambda Delta hosted the Founders Day Banquet of Beta Sigma Phi, April 26. Awards were presented from each chapter. Toni Taylor, Pledge of the Year for Beta Gamma Phi. More...

SCOUTS WIN

HISTORY YOU DIDN’T LEARN IN SCHOOL

Bad news for First Sgt. Davis of B Company and his half-breed Apache scout Mickey Free. Geronimo, Chiuahua, Mangus Colorado and Naiche, all drinking, instigated a reservation riot and broke loose, taking one-fourth of the tribe with them. More...

Buckskin and feathers

Region 7 ESC brings history to life at Kilgore City Park

Students from across the Region 7 education service area gathered in Kilgore City Park Thursday for a day of fun and education about Texas history. More...

Volunteer Appreciation Week dates to 1974

Established in 1974 by former President Richard Nixon, National Volunteer Week has grown exponentially in scope each year since, drawing the support and endorsement of all subsequent U.S. More...

Study says volunteers lead happier and healthier lives

“Everybody can become great becasue everybody can serve.” — Martin Luther King, Jr. More...

New federal report shows volunteering strong in America

A federal report found that 61.2 million Americans volunteered in 2006 – a figure that approaches historic highs – while pointing out that one in three Americans dropped out of volunteering between 2005 and 2006. More...

Sneed gives Texas history lesson to DAR

“Would I get a white or black bean?” members asked themselves as they listen to Dana Sneed speak about the most disastrous of all the border confrontations between Texas and Mexico during the days of the Republic. More...

Local author topic at Club Au Courant

The lovely home of Deedy Adams was the setting for the April meeting of members of Club Au Courant. Members Frances Adams, Deana Covin and Yvonne Kennedy were hostesses. More...

A Word Please

Carol in Florida wrote recently about “anxious” and “eager.” Here’s what she said: “When someone says they are so anxious to hear the wonderful news, all I can picture is the person shaking, waiting in fear, bitin More...

A life of hardships

BOB BOWMAN’S EAST TEXAS

When you start worrying about the hardships life has thrown at you, consider the plight of the Clyde Thurman Owens family of HendersonCounty. More...

Mothers

CHITCHAT CORNER

“WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, I’ll be there… Let us labor for the Master from the dawn till setting sun…” This was the song my mother loved. More...