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CHEROKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday, June 12,1997—Page 7
Christie pleads guilty
to murder charge
continued from page 1
Franks ton that Mr. Christie was talk
ing about the case," he added.
After a few trips to Frankston to
question persons, a warrant was is-
sued for Mr. Christie's arrest. Using'
a tracking dog, Mr. Christie and Mr.
Hopson were apprehended on Sept.
6 at a Mud Creek campsite, some-
where between Jacksonville and
New Summerfield. Mr. Delano
turned himself in around 6 p.m. the
next day.
Christie gets 40-year
sentence
Ms. Johnson died from three gun-
shot wounds. Henry Cumbie Jr., 31
and Edra Johnson, 23, both of Jack-
sonville were wounded during the
apparent robbery attempt at the 703
Travis Street, Jacksonville resi-
dence.
DA Cromwell said his office will
begin immediately preparing for
Mr. Delano's trial. "We hope to have
everything (Delano and Hopson
cases) wrapped up by the end of the
summer."
In the game of life, Heredia family has a iball'
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Mike and Cuca Heredia have raised a family of athletes, which includes three
sons who played in the state playoff games last week.
By Amy Halbert
Cherokeean/Herald reporter
I 3 sons help take
Jackets to state game
As the Alto community celebrates the
championship season of the Yellowjacket
baseball team, one family has three times
the reason to celebrate.
Mike and Cuca Heredia had not one, but
three sons on the team: David, 19; Miguel,
17 and Jesse, 16. Cuco, 20, played on the
team last year and now attends Tyler Junior
College.
Mr. Heredia came to Alto in 1972 from
Mexico, and his family joined him in 1979.
He has worked for Leo Hicks Creosoting
since 1989.
He loves the game of baseball and passed
that appreciation of the game down to his
children.
"We've played baseball since we started
walking," said David, who plans to play for
Lon Morris in the fall.
Baseball trophies fill a wall of shelves, and
others are scattered throughout the house.
Pictures of the Heredia boys in their base-
ball uniforms adorn the walls along with the
traditional family photos.
The entire Heredia family traveled to
Austin this patst week to cheer their boys
and the entire Yellowjacket team, to vic-
tory.
"We cheered loudly," said Mr. Heredia.
"We wanted to win, but we were just
glad we got there (to state). It was a great
feeling," said David.
Even though they didn't make it this
year, the Heredia clan has many more
chances to see their sons win a state
championship. Miguel and Jesse will
play again next year, and seven-year-old
George is already being primed for the
game.
"He's at the stage now where he's
dressed for the game hours before it be-
gins," laughs Jesse.
Even when the boys aren't in school
they play baseball. They play in summer
and fall leagues when they're not in train-
ing with the Jackets.
And they aren't the only ones afflicted
with baseball fever. The two Heredia
girls, 14-year-old Maria and 12-year-old
Judy both play softball.
Mike Heredia passed his love of the
game on to all seven of his children. So for
this family, it's always baseball season.
RISD hires new teachers
continued from page 1
prepare students for academically
attending college and for life."
"It doesn't matter how it is done, if
we used judges we would have prob-
lems," Mr. Murray said.
Ms. McKinney said Rusk is the
only school in the area using the
popular vote method. She made ref-
erence to Jacksonville several times
as a school where judges are used.
Dean Evans, high school princi-
pal, replied that Jacksonville is not
the model to use. "I was made aware
that Jacksonville ISD is usingjudges
to select cheerleaders to some de-
gree and that they had a major prob-
lem a year ago in their selection
process. By usingjudges we will not
be totally without problems. Person-
ally I have no preference to using
judges or student election process,"
he said.
A construction report was pre-
sented by Mike Leinback, architect.
In an update on the field house, Mr.
Leinback said the dirt work has been
completed and asked for a perfor-
mance bond from the contractor for
the concrete work. Because their bid
was so much lower than the other
bidder, they were unable to get the
bond. "Because of this their bid isn't
valid," Mr. Leinback said.
"We can rebid it, but that will take
time. The school staff can do the
forms and obtain a bid for concrete,"
he said. The district will serve as a
Area Briefs
Open house
The Easy Living Sub-Division will
have an open house Saturday, June
14 form 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sun-
day, June 15 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
The open house will be located at
101 Cody Street in Rusk.
Alto reunion
The Big Six Alto High School re-
union will be held Saturday, June 14
in Alto. Kathryn Hart Wood of New
Braunfels will be the guest speaker.
general contractor and will issue
contracts for the metal building,
acoustic ceilings and materials.
"We have completed the dirt work
at the band hall in house and demo-
lition will be completed on Tues-
day," he said.
Bids approved for the band hall
construction were Lone Star Build-
ing Supply of Jacksonville for steel
for $24,470; Eást Texas Brick ofTyler
for masonry; Palestine Concrete &
Tile for concrete and tile; Morrison
Supply Co. of Kilgore, $8,202.03 for
plumbing materials; W.E. Sword of
Tyler, $20,126 for door, frames and
hardware; Gardner Acoustical Inc.
of Palestine for $9,475 for acoustical
ceilings.
Bids were rejected for masonry
installation and heating, venting and
air conditioning.
Athletic insurance was purchased
from Brown Insurance Co. for
$10,706.
In another matter, the board ap-
proved the free and reduced lunch
income eligibility .guidelines as set
forth by the federal government.
The district will apply for $293,938
in Title I funds; $6,281 for Title VI
funds for staff development and in-
structional materials; and $17,302
in vocational funds.
Glenda McMakin, diagnostician
Special Education Cooperative and
Jim Perry, high school physical sci-
ence teacher announced their re-
tirement. Employed were Billy Tracy
Adair, high school history teacher/
coach; Judy Angle, high school home
economics teacher; Raymond Dull-
ard, high school English teacher;
Sarah Frazer, primary teacher;
Mark Hailey, junior high P.E.
teacher/coach; Monica Hailey, high
school science teacher; Joann Har-
ris, primary teacher; Shawnna
Huttash, elementary fourth grade
teacher; Mike Kellogg, assistant
band director; Judith Wallace, high
school computer teacher; Timothy
Yates, vocational adjustment coor-
dinator-Special Ed Cooperative;
Karen Zigmond, primary teacher;
and Cindy Fulton, school nurse.
Reassigned were Penny Conner
from junior high computer teacher
to fourth grade teacher (teacher was
added); April Dowling from elemen-
tary fourth grade to elementary Title
I teacher; Kevin Ellis, from high
school history/coach to junior high
P.E./coach; Larnce Gardner from
high school history/coach to high
school P.E./coach; Thomas Guidry
from high school P.E. to high school
history/coach; Sandra Higgins from
primary first grade to elementary
third grade teacher; Donna Hill from
elementary Title I aid to elementary
Special Ed aide.
Sheffield
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the law enforcement agencies
where he lives. He cannot go places
where there are children under 17
years of age and he cannot take a
job where there are children un-
der the age of 17." Mr. Cromwell
said, "Mr. Sheffield cannot teach
school in Texas at any school, it
matters not if it is public school or
private school." Judge Bentley also
ordered that the defendant have
no contact with the victims and
their families.
"He (Sheffield) told the judge
that he had sex with two students
at the school. I asked him to de-
scribe his relationship with the
girls otherwise and he said
'teacher-student,'" Mr. Cromwell
said.
The plea bargain was approved
several weeks ago by the families
of the victims.
Mr. Sheffield has a 12-month
old child.
Yellowjackets play
state championship
continued from page 1
the storm of hits and runs from the
Wildcats.
The Jackets scored two runs on six
hits and committed two errors. The
Wildcats tallied nine runs on 11 hits
with no errors.
Every team experiences a rough
game every once in a while. The
Jackets had the misfortune to expe-
rience theirs in the State Final.
What a ride this year for the
Yellowjackets. State tournament
competition for the first time in
school history. Winner of the 2A
semi-final contest. Opportunity to
play at famous Disch-Faulk field.
Runner-up team in the state in class
2A. Finishing the year with a 27 and
2 record.
Congratulations to the 1997 Alto
Yellowjacket Baseball team on their
super successful season. This year's
Yellowjacket baseballers are Miguel
Heredia, Stancy Skinner, Jeff
Duplichain, David Heredia, Brian
Gamble, Charles Morgan, Jesse
Heredia, Clutch Schneider, Jammel
Ward, Heath Low, Robbie Boyette,
Jason Pierce and Justin Scotjt.
Charles Morgan, #12, is swarmed by his Yellowjacket teammates
at the end of the semi-final game Thursday against Coahoma
Bulldogs. Morgan hit a crucial homerun during the game.
KEEP COOL
THIS SUMMER
And lower your electric bill, too.
Insulation can help reduce cooling and heating costs.
Save 20-30% with proper insulation in ceilings, in outside
walls and under the floor (pier and beam foundation only)
Check the filter on a central unit at least once a month.
When you replace a disposable-type filter, be sure to face
the new filter in the proper direction. Most filters are
marked on the ends with an arrow.
On central cooling and room units set the fan switch on
"automatic" instead of "continuous." For greater economy,
set the thermostat at 78 degrees or higher.
Large trees and shrubs can help shade windows and air
conditioning compressor from direct sun.
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She and her husband Roy have one
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Linda likes playing the piano. She is
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 149, No. 20, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 12, 1997, newspaper, June 12, 1997; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152324/m1/7/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.