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WEDNESDAY
September 19, 2007
Vol. 158, No. 30-18 pgs. www.thecherokeeari.com Rusk, TX 75785 Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
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See pg. 10A for more
Former Rusk Eagle running back Cody Glenn
continues to make things happen for the
Nebraska Cornhuskers. How did Glenn do in
Saturday's USC game? See pg. 4B
>• A sink
hole on Golf-
crest Street
is giving the
Rusk City
Council a
sinking feel-
ing about the
cost to repair
it. Unofficial
estimates
place the
damage
as low as
$50,000 and
as high as
$200,000.
INSIDE
Republican Club sets
meeting Oct. 1
Texas State Comptroller Susan
Combs will be the keynote speaker
at the Cherokee County Republican
Club meeting at6:30 p.m. Monday,
Oct. 1 at the The Woods of Jackson-
ville. The restaurant, formerly the
Cherokee Country Club, is located
at 14881 U.S. Highway 79 E. The
public is invited. Call (903) 586-2669
for additional information.
Marker dedication at
POW camp is Sept. 26
An official Texas Historical Marker
will be dedicated at 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the site of the
World War II Prisoner of War Camp,
State Highway 294. The marker will
be dedicated 0.3 miles west of the
Alto city limits. Theprisoners of warat
the camp were captured in northern
Africa during World War II. While at
the camp they cut puipwood.
The marker dedication is spon-
sored jointly by the Texas Historical
and the Cherokee County Historical
Commission. The public is invited
to attend.
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THAT SINKING FEELING
Council is worried about final price tag of 7-foot-deep sink hole
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
"The hill adjacent to Golfcrest
Street is going to wash into the
houses below," Jo Ann Hart,
resident, told members of the
Rusk City Council Thursday
evening.
The street adjacent to Ms.
Hart's residence received heavy
damages from floods earlier this
year.
Various membersof the council
expressed their appreciation
to Ms. Hart for her patience in
the matter. The street washed
during spring rains, causing a
hole approximately seven feet
deep. The damaged portion of
the street is three feet wide and
approximately 20 feet long. The
road continues to crack, Ms.
Hart said.
"This hill is going to fall. The:
problem has been going on for
years. I made trenches near
the road to help with drainage.
I never had a problem until
the hill was cut and then mud
filled the street beneath," Ms.
Hart said,
The hill be side the roadbelongs
to Jan Pate, who developed
the subdivision below, Several
houses have been built on the
undedicated street beneath the
hill.
City engineers are studying
the situation. The city hopes to
receive some help from HEM A,
but does not expect to receive the
entire cost, City Manager Mike
Murray said. Cost of repairing
the street is still unknown but
could be as little as $50,000 or
as much as $200,000.
See RUSK COUNCIL, pg. 6A
Are the Indians ready
for Wildcats?
The Jacksonville Indians will
host the Palestine Wildcats Friday
night after taking a bye week to
re-focus. Read Larry Krantz's take
on defense.
See pg. 3B
Weather Outlook
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sunny and warm
10% chance of rain
High: 92
Low:
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ALTO HOMECOMING
Alto
crowns
2007
queen
>- Sharenza Green
was crowned the 2007
Alto Homecoming Queen
Friday night during a pre-
game ceremony. The Alto
Yellowjackets handily
defeated Burkeville, 74-0. For
more information read Robin
D. Best's report on pg. 1B.
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of the Alto
homecoming
court include
(from left)
Monaca Mayes,
Kourtney
Munsinger,
Sharenza Green,
Kaylan Thacker,
Lexi Sessions,
Abbey Scott,
Chandra Skinner
and Trakena
Skinner.
PHOTOS: LEANN
JONES
AISD launches benchmark testing
Teachers update web
pages with assignments
By Leland Acker
Staff Writer
The school year is off to a great
start, reported the principals of
Alto Elementary, Middle andHigh
Schools during Mondays regular
meeting of the Alto ISD Board of
Trustees. Melody Witt, Kelly West
and Donald Patton all reported
improvements in classroom op-
erations and parent orientation
meetings,
"We had a wonderful start, one
of the smoothest I have ever wit-
nessed" saidMrs. Witt, elementary
school principal.
Mrs. Witt reported that teachers
are beginning to prepare students
for the upcoming UIL(University
Inter scholastic League) academic
meet. Alto Elementary School won
the district championship in that
competition last year.
"We're oif and rolling," said Kelly
West, middle school principal. "The
children aré actively engaged in
learning and are preparing for
benchmark testing. We'll use the
benchmark testing to drive our
tutorials."
All principals reported prepar-
ing their students for benchmark
testing, which will take place
Thur sday. The goal of benchmark
testingis to see where the students
are in regards to the Texas Essen-
tial Knowledge and Skills (TEKS),
which is what the state bases the
Texas Assessment of Knowledge
and Skills (TAKS).
"The main focus this year is
11arcnI communication," Mrs.
West continued, explaining that
Alto Middle School teachers are
requested to keep a Web page
which informs parent s of assign-
ments for classes and announces
Lufkin man
shot, killed
by deputies
Family called sheriff's office
because they feared Allen Lee
Wallace was going to kill himself
A50-year-oldLufkin man wasfatally wound-
ed in a shooting incident with two Cherokee
County deputies around 3 p.m. Monday.
Allen Lee Wallace, 50, died shortly after
being shot in the head.
Sheriff James Campbell said, "My officer
received a call from the man's family in Lufkin
saying he (Mr. Wallace) was en route to his
mother's grave at the Sardio Cemetery. They
asked that we check on him because they
feared he was going to kill himself."
When an officer arrived at the cemetery he
found Mr. Wallace's truck parked across GR
2218 with the door open and the keys still in
the ignition.
Mr. Wallace called to the officer. He was
sitting in a canvas chair, facing his mother's
grave. A handgun was at his feet. Another
officer arrived and the two deputies tried to
soothe Mr. Wallace.
During this timé, Mr. Wallace picked up
his pistol and aimed it toward the deputies.
See SHOOTING, pg. 6A
testing dates.
"If a child loses a spelling book,
the parent can log on to that
teacher's Web page and find the
spelhng list," she said, adding the
teachers' Web pages are accessible
through the school district's Web
site, www.Alto.esc7.net.
Mrs. West also reported the
Cherokee County Spelling Bee will
be held in October this year, much
earlier than the traditional time
in February. She said she favored
the change because the spelling
bee will not interfere with the UIL
Literary Meet in the spring.
Alto High School Principal Don-
aldPatton said, "We ha da fantastic
start to the school year." Areas of
optimism include the school's UIL
academic program.
"Last year was the first year for
many of our teachers to coach UIL
This year, we have more experience
See AISD, pg. 6A
Former Rusk
teacher gets 3
year sentence
Brian Basse pleads guilty
to indecency, improper
relationship with child
Former Rusk High School social studies
teacher, Brian Base, 34 pled guilty Thurs-
day morning to charges connected with his
sexual activities with a student. District Judge
Dwight Phifer sentenced him
to three years in Texas Depart-
ment of Corrections on charges
of indecency with a child and
i mproper relationship between
a student and educator.
District Attorney Elmer
Beckworth said Thursday
morning he did not know how
long Mr. Basse will have to
serve in prison. "Most persons serve 85 percent
of their sentenced" he said.
Mr. Basse is in the custody of the Cherokee
County Sheriff 's Department awaiting trans-
fer to the Department of Criminal Justice,
He was arrested and posted bond before
Justice ofthe PeacePrecinct 1 Brenda Dominy
on Feb. 21. He re signed fro m his posil ion with
Rusk ISD that day. He had been employed by
Please see BASSE, pg. 6A
Brian Basse
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