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WEDNESDAY
October 26, 2005
Vol. 156, No. 36-18 pgs.
Rusk, TX 75785
ALTO KING AND QUEEN
CROWNED FRIDAY NIGHT
A fun-filled, action-packed weekend was built
around Alto's homecoming last weekend. For
more information, see El Camino Real, pg. 2A and
Alto football, pg. 1B.
For 9th consecutive year
RUSK WINS UIL MARCHING
CONTEST AT NACOGDOCHES
see pg. 8B for story and photo
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
Rainfall behind almost 14 inches
County burning ban order
issued recently
Aburn ban has been declared for Cherokee
County by Judge Chris Davis due to the
extreme dryness in the area.
The "Declaration of Disaster and Threat
of Wildfires'' issued by Judge Davis Get. 20
stated "the county has not had rainfall for
an extended period and no relief is expected
for the dry conditions."
Forest, grass and house fees are reported
almost daily in Cherokee County.
"With the burn ban in effect, we hope to cut
Please see BURNING BAN, pg. 6
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The City of Rusk is an official
reporting station for the National
Weather Service.
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Emergency room will
switch to urgent care
Beginning Nov. I. the KT.MC
Rusk emergency room will
change its business model to
"urgent care."
The facility will continue to
operate 24 hours per day, but
it will not be available to ambu -
lances. Only walk-in patients
will be accepted.
"It's going back to like it
was before," said Kim Pear-
son-Wahl, vice president of
management services opera-
tions. "It was too expensive
to operate. '
Currently the Busk BR aver-
ages approximately 20patients
daily in theER. The urgent care
facility, when it was operated
on Barron Street, averaged
approximately 50-60 per clay.
The gooclnewsis that the cost
to patients will drop dramati-
cally when the new designation
takes effect.
"There are five levels of ser-
vice, depending on how sick a
person is." said Ms. Pearson-
Wahl. "There will not be a
facility fee (for the ER), only a
services fee."
She said she anticipates that
most minor illnesses will cost
less than $50 to see a physi-
cian or physician assistant;;
"We think the community will
actually respondbetter to this,"
she said.
During peak times, the facil-
ity will be staffed with both
Please see ETMC, pg. 6
COMING
Daylight savings time ends
this weekend
Did you miss that hour of sleep
last spring when daylight savings
time began? It's time to recover
the lost hour this weekend. Be
sure to move your clocks back
one hour before you go to bed
Saturday night.
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INSIDE
Students explore 'The
Great Pumpkin Patch'
KassieSwearingen, Head Start
student at Rusk Primary, picks a
pumpkin during her class's recent
visit to Moore Farms in Bullard.
For more information on the field
trip to "The Great Pumpkin Patch,"
see pg. 8B.
Coats for Kids
distribution slated Nov. 5
Free coats will be given to the
children of Rusk from 9 a.m.-1
p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the
Rusk Church of Christ Annex,
202 N. Main St.
This is a community effort. Per-
sons who have new or clean coats
to be donated may drop them off
at the church annex. Main Street
Cleaners will clean the coats at no
charge if they are informed they are
to be given for this purpose.
Weather Outlook
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THURSDAY
sunny
0% chance of rain
High:
Low:
72
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Simply Spooktacular
Downtown
businesses will
host trick or
treating Monday
By Mary Beth Garmon
Staff Writer
' is eyes glow. His
i snaggled-teeth shine
in the dark, and the
cap on his head doesn't
quite fit.
No, it's not a Jack-o'-lan-
tern. It's a six year-old boy,
excited about the prospects
of filling his bag with lots
of goodies.
See list of
participating
businesses, pg. 6
Fast forward 70 years.
Though slightly dimmed,
his eyes are still glowing,
his teeth are again snag-
gledandthe cap onhishead
still doesn't fit. Now it's his
time to hand out the goodies
- and maybe sneak in a few
for himself.
Halloween just, seems
to bring out a spirit of
anticipation in the young
and the old. In Rusk, the
young and the older will
Please see SPOOK, pg. 6
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Ethan Norton, 19-months-old, and his mother, Amy Norton, pose for
a picture taken by Yetta Anderson, TDCJ Skyview-Hodge employee.
This scene will be repeated during Rusk's trick or treat festivities
from 4-6 p.m. Monday on the courthouse square. Proceeds will
benefitthe American CancerSociety, Cherokee County Crisis Center
and Make a Wish Foundation. Families will be provided with their
image on a CD ROM for $5.
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of risks that children can
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run into during Halloween
tips
p(/ to keep your child healthy
activities.
and safe.
Please see TIPS, pg. 6
Rusk council
will protest
gas increase
Special session called to sign
resolution requiring CenterPoint to
advertise proposed hike
The Rusk City Council will meet at noon Thurs-
day to discuss with CenterPoint Energy Entex's
representative the company's failure to advertise
its requested rate increase.
The increase is expected to be 77.5;percent more
than the rate currently being charged
The council will hkely pass a resolution requiring
CenterPoint Energy Entex to follow the procedure
outhned for the advertisement of rates.
A pubhc hearing on the proposed rate request
will be conducted during the meeting.
Commissioners
will hire constable
Cherokee County commissioner swill discuss and
possibly interview and hire a constable at the next
meeting on Monday, Nov. 14. County Judge Chris
Davis will forward applications to other members
of the court prior to the Nov. 14 meeting. The hiring
of a constable was among the items discussed at
the Monday meeting.
In othgr matters discussed at the meeting were
laying of utihty lines in precincts 3 and 4. Com-
missioners approved Edith Sheffield as a reserved
deputy sheriff.
Please see COMMISSIONERS, pg. 6
Big week of homecoming
activities planned in Rusk
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Rusk Eagles will face
Huntington Friday night
Rusk High School will celebrate
homecoming Friday.
Activities began this week for
"Spirit, Week," Oct. 24-28.
Homecoming week events also
include:
■ homecoming bonfires 7:30
p.m. Wednesday, behind the soft-
ball field.
■ homecoming pep rally, 2:30
p.m. Friday.
■ homecoming queen coronation,
6:45p.m. Oct. 28, during pre-game
activities at Eagle Stadium. The
Eagles will play Huntington Friday
night.
■ homecoming dance for Rusk
High School students only, Friday
after the game until 12:30 a.m. in
the high school cafeteria.
Pre>sale dance tickets are $5 and
will be sold the week of honieco mi tig
during both high school lunches.
Tickets at the door are $7. If there
are not enough tickets sold during
the pro-sale period, the dance will
be cancelled.
Rusk High School Alumni Asso-
ciation will sponsor a chili supper
prior to the homecoming game in
the school cafeteria, and several
class reunions are planned during
the weekend.
Next week: 2 pages of
homecoming photos
Homecoming queen candidates are
senior duchesses Brett Bowden, Laci
Humphreys and Jill Htidnall.
Underclass duchesses include
Amber Beaman and Ashley Briley.
juniors: Hallie Moake and Hillary
Hugghins, sophomores: and Kala
See HOMECOMING, pg. 6
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Rusk High School seniors, from left, Brett Bowden, Laci Humphreys and Jill Hud-
nall are ready for Friday night's big game. One of these senior duchesses will be
named homecoming queen at the game to be played against the Huntington Red
Devils.
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 36, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 26, 2005, newspaper, October 26, 2005; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152702/m1/1/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.