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Sec. A, Page 8—CHEROKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, June 18,1998
War Buddies Attend Reunion
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Kenneth White of Rusk attended a reunion of the 199th Light Infantry Brigade which he fought
with in Vietnam in 1970. The reunion and memorial dedication was held May 23-24 at Fort
Benning, Ga. From left are Charles Fowles of North Carolina, Kenneth Markham of Wisconsin,
Mr. White of Rusk, David Cook of Pennsylvania and Jimmy Miller of Georgia. Mr. White's family
accompanied him to Georgia for the event.
City of Rusk hires grant administrator
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cutting of trees on private prop-
erty with the council. Several mem-
bers explained to Mr. Chapman
that information from the city at-
torney had revealed that the city
could not regulate the cutting of
trees on a person's private prop-
erty.
The City of Austin regulates tree
cutting on property owned or par-
tially owned by the city.
The council passed a resolution
that declares the council intent to
establish an enterprise zone in
preparation to granting tax abate-
ment for a proposed apartment
complex in Rusk.
A police report showed that 17
arrests were made; three accidents
investigated; 211 tickets issued
and 83 verbal and written warn-
ings given.
Tickets issued included one each
for failure to maintain single lane,
possession of controlled substance,
no valid driver's license, burglary
of a habitation, possession of mari-
juana and for DPS warrant; two
each for public intoxication and
City of Rusk warrants; three for
assaults/family violence and four
for driving while intoxicated.
Accidents investigated were on
CR 2206 and Rider Road, High-
way 84 West and Barron Street.
Tickets issued included 85 speed-
ing, 15 for failure to maintain truck
route, 42 for failure to maintain
financial responsibility, five for
expired registration, 20 for driv-
ing while unsecured by seatbelt,
one for defective tail lamp, two for
expired driver's license, one for no
inspection sticker, six for no valid
driver's license, six for public in-
toxication, five for failure to dis-
play driver's license, one for defec-
tive brakes, seven for expired mo-
tor vehicle inspection, five for dis-
regarding stop sign, three for pos-
session of alcoholic beverage by
minor, one for physical assault,
one for driving without headlights,
one for theft under $50, one for
failure to maintain right-of-way,
one for defective tail lights, one for
speeding in a school zone and one
for violation of boom ordinance.
Attending were Mayor Emmett
Whitehead; Councilmembers,
Jerry Jordan, Walter Session,
Gloria Jennings and Thomas Par-
sons; City Manager Murray; City
Secretary Fran Wendeborn; Po-
lice Chief Larry Robertson; Fire
Chief David Parsons; and Utility
Director Johnson.
Boot camp gives offenders an opportunity to re-pay society
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Rusk ISD board votes non-renewal
status for local teacher's contract
Rusk ISD trustees voted Tues-
day evening for non-renewal of a
contract of a district teacher. Writ-
ten notice will be given to Terrie
Propes of Henderson concerning
the board action.
Mrs. Propes, aRusk Junior High
teacher, appeared at the board
hearing with her attorney, Dr.
Truman Dean. The Rusk ISD
board was advised by Wayne
Haglund ofLufkin. John Hardy of
Tyler represented the school dis-
News Brief
Family celebrate June
10 birthday in Tyler
Bill and Virginia Hanson, along with
grandsons, Jason Ball and Mike
Hanson Jr. and Mike's wife Tammy
celebrated Mr. Hanson's birthday,
June 10, with a night out at Red Lobster
in Tyler.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson are co-owners
of Cherokee Arms & Ammo, along
with Tom and Linda Ball. Grandson
Jason works with cattle; Mike Jr. is a
Shelby County Game Warden; his
wife, Tammy is completing Registered
Nursing school. The Hansons have
two other grandsons, Justin Keith and
John Cody Hanson, who live in
Louisiana and were unable to attend.
I Christian school
opening in Alto
A Christian school is opening in
Alto fro grades K-12. Classes will
begin September 1. For Registration
information call (409)858-4272,
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5
p.m.
I Free GED classes
begining in Alto
Free GED classes will begin in Alto
at the Trinity Christian Center (across
from the post office). Class open
August 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. For more
information call (409)858-4272.
I Alto First Baptist
Church is holding a
vacation Bible school
The Alto First Baptist Church invites
all children from pre-kindergarten
through grade 6 to join Starquest.
Each day is scheduled to have Bible-
learning activities, snacks, music and
crafts.
Starquest will be held at the First
Baptist Church located on 21 E. on
June 21 -26 beginning at 6p.m. until 9
p.m. For more information call
(409)858-4826.
■ Texas State
Railroad hosting 4th of
July celebration
The Texas State Railroad is hosting
a July 4 celebration, and entrance into
the Palestine depot is free. The train
will run its normal routes during the
day and will add the Medicine Creek
Wild West Train Ride that evening. To
make reservations for the day time
train runs, please call 800-442-8951
or (903)683-2561. If you would like to
reserve a seat on our special evening
train, call (903)723-3014, or 800-659-
3484.
I Rodeo tickets are
now on sale
'Tickets are now on sale for
Jacksonville's Tops In Texas Rodeo
that is scheduled for July 8-11.
Entertainment is sponsored by Trinity
Mother Francis and Pearman Motor
Company and includes Lee Ann
Womak on the 8, John Conlee on the
9, Jerry Jeff Walker on the 10, and
Doug Supernaw on the 11.
For ticket information, please call
(903)586-3285.
trict.
The hearing process first began
at 6 p.m. June 8 and continued
until midnight. The board recon-
vened the hearing at 4:30 p.m.
June 9 and continued until 8:45
p.m.
Mrs. Propes had originally asked
for an open hearing. However, she
later changed her mind and all
hearing proceedings were held in
closed session.
An executive session followed the
closed session. Later in open ses-
sion, Stephanie Caveness mo-
tioned for the non-renewal of Mrs.
Propes' contract. That motion was
seconded by David Fulton. The
board vote was unanimous.
Mrs. Propes can appeal the
board's action to the state educa-
tion commissioner. In that event,
the commissioner will issue his
ruling after studying transcript
from the June 8-9 hearing.
portunity to give back to the com-
munity.
Their service hours include
painting, landscaping and some
horticulture. During the month of
May, for example, participants
worked 946 man-hours for eight
nonprofit organizations. Based on
a minimum wage salary, their com-
munity service hours carries a
value of $8,188.50.
"These kids do an excellent job.
It's an excellent program." said
B.J. Nicholson of the Lake Jack-
sonville Recreation area.
Some of the projects done for
Lake Jacksonville include paint-
ing trash barrels at Buckner Dam,
helping city employees string
Christmas lights at the lake, and
picking up trash and glass from
the concession and swimming area
for a total of 84 hours.
Since last September, the pro-
gram has logged 6,759 hours for a
dollar value of $38,707.25.
Some of the organizations that
received work from the boot camp
were:
• Bolton and Buckner parks for
2,275 hours
• Jim Hogg State Park for 1,149
hours
• Rusk Court House for 924
hours
• Jacksonville Fire Stations for
786 hours
• Planted 250 trees for Hope
Inc.
Although the boot camp and its
participants are not paid in cash
for their work, these and other
organizations show their appre-
ciation through donations to the
STAR program.
Corporate and other sponsors
include: Wal-Mart which donated
uniforms; Jacksonville School Dis-
trict, bus, copy machine and com-
puters; Smith Plant farm, garden
plants; Hicks Post, lumber; Sum-
mers Norman Foundation,
$10,000; City of Jacksonville;
$17,500; and Miles Barber Shop,
Rainbow's End and Peeples Unisex
with discounted hair cuts.
Juvenile probation coordinators
hope that their aggressive, early-
intervention approach will steer
the county's troubled youth into
career paths that will make them
productive members of society.
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 149, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 18, 1998, newspaper, June 18, 1998; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152377/m1/8/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.