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May 22, 2010 / Lifestyles

Field day at the schools

As surely as traffic to the lake, the approach of summer vacation is marked by field day for students in grades five and under. More...

Alison Murphy Williams recently graduated from Texas State University in San Marcos. The spring commencement ceremony was held on May 14 in the Strahan Coliseum. Alison received her bachelor of applied arts diploma at the ceremony. More...

Winning for being a loser

TOPS Kilgore would like to congratulate Dawn Maldonado for winning 1st place in division 2 for a weight loss of 25.5 pounds. Keep up the great work, Dawn. Taking Off Pounds Sensibly is a non-profit organization. They meet on Mondays at 6 p.m. More...

Keeping fresh food clean and yourself healthy

Liz Buckner County Extension Agent-FCS Rusk County

Fresh fruits and vegetables can occasionally become contaminated with harmful bacteria or viruses, which are known as pathogens. This contamination can occur at any point from the field to the table. Examples of pathogens include: Salmonella, E. More...

Dean and Chitwood to wed in June

Steve and Marcia Dean of Kilgore are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Meagan Rochelle Dean of Kilgore, to Jeffrey Gene Chitwood, also of Kilgore. More...

Xi Pi Mu’s stand up to the challenges of Survivor

It wasn’t always paradise at the Xi Pi Mu’s last social recently held at Diann and Terry Pickard’s home. More...

Coterie Club installs officers for 2010-11

The Coterie Club of Kilgore met on May 13 at the Cherokee Club on Lake Cherokee. A delicious luncheon of tomato basil soup, chicken salad with fresh fruit and lemon icebox pie was served. More...

CHITCHAT CORNER

They are worthy

LINDA K. BALLARD

THERE ARE SEVERAL PLACES in this town that I will deliberately drive by to read their signs. This one was found at Clayton’s Mini Mart and too good not to share: “Laughter is the shock absorber that eases life’s blows.” More...

A Word Please

by June Casagrande

A CNN.com editor was walking down Hollywood Boulevard recently right around the time actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Except, as the editor reported, Julia Louis-Dreyfus didn’t get a star. More...