Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 22, 2006 Page: 1 of 14
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Vol. 157, No. 5- 14 pgs.
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WEDNESDAY
March 22, 2006
Rusk, TX 75785
Texas' Oldest Weekly Newspaper
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RUSK STATE HOSPITAL
employees
See pgs. 2-3B
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What does it cost to run a political campaign for state
the house of representatives?
See what the local candidates spent on pg. 8A.
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Purple Potty drive for
American Cancer Society
totals $4,000
Citizens in the county have
donated more than $4,000 to the
American Cancer Society's creative
fund-raiser, the purple potty. For
$25, a fireman will deliver a purple
commode to a person or business of
your choice. For $10 more, you can
b uy i nsurance so that the toi let can't
be returned to you. For information
call (903) 683-5868.
COMING
Blood drive set in
Jacksonville Thursday
A blood drive is set Thursday,
March 23 at Mother Frances
Hospital at 2026 S. Jackson St. in
Jacksonville. The drive will be held
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. under the
direction of Stewart Regional Blood
Center in Tyler.
Early voting for 2nd
primary elections is
slated April 3-7
Early voting for the second
Democraticand Republican primary
elections will be held 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
April 3-7. Votes may be cast in the
run-off elections at the Cherokee
County Clerk's office in the court-
house in Rusk, the senior citizens
building in Jacksonville and the
A. Frank Smith United Methodist
Church in Alto.
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Getting ready for the
junior livestock show
Monica Mayes of
the Alto FFA shows
off some of the plants
she will enter in the
horticulture division of
the Cherokee County
Junior Livestock Show
March 30-April 1. See
pg. IB for more.
Weather Outlook
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THURSDAY
partly cloudy
10% chance of rain
High: 57
Low: 39
OLDIES RADIO
KWRW - BVI and KTLU - AM
COOL
CARS...
but where's
the money?
Story and Photos by
Don Wallace
Young
train
riders
rest their
heads
prior to
departure.
The Rusk
depot
drew
large
crowds
during
spring
break.
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Riders on the Texas State Railroad recently got to use the new handicap-accessible, cli-
mate-controlled car. The renovation, costing approximately $45,000 was built during a four-
month span at the maintenance complex in Rusk. It holds 20 people and is complete with
a handicapped restroom, grab rails and wide doorways to accommodate wheelchairs.
Palestine train rides can't begin
until LBB releases $500,000
f s springtime and the Texas State Railroad
would love to spring into full-time opera-
tion, but it can't.
Money promised to re-open the Palestine
depot has not been transferred to Texas Parks
and Wildlife.
On March 6, elected officials including State
Sen. Todd Staples andStátéRep. ChuckHopson
announced that $500,000 from supplemental
appropriations had been secured. It is enough
money to ré-open the Palestine depot andfully
operate the train until Dec. 31, 2006.
The decision to restore funding came from
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker
Tom Craddick allowing the LBB to release
Please see FUNDS, pg. 6A
Handicap-accessible passenger
car gets air-conditioning
l/vt\] he Texas State: Railroad can now
adequately accommodate all customers
J L wishing to ride the iron horse.
The historic train recently began using a
handicap-equipped rail car.
The car, renovated at a cost of $45,000, is
loaded and unloaded from an all-access ramp
at the Rusk depot.
The car bears No. 60 and is climate controlled
featuring both heat and air conditioning.
The ramp had been used exclusively for load-
ing heavy items like coolers and equipment.
Now handicapped riders can roll up to the
location and board the train and ride in the
specially designed car.
Please see COOL CARS, pg. 6A
KOA land
sale moves
forward
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
Following a meeting with Daryl Duncan, a real
estate consultant from Blake Global, the Rusk City
Council voted Monday to allow
KOA to prepare plans, advertise
and accept bids for the sale of
the: recreational vehicle park on
the Atoy Highway. Bids will be
opened and evaluated by KOA
staff and then given to the council
for approval.
Walter Preble, special franchi-
see consultant to the president
of KOA, quoted a $30,000 price
for KOAs work. That price will
include a $7,500 transfer fee to
the new owner.
Councilman Don Jones motioned to go with KOA.
That motion was seconded by Councilman Walter
Please see CITY OF RUSK, pg. 6A
Rusk Mayor
Suzann
McCarty
testifies
before
Railroad
Commission.
See pg. 6A
Court-at-law
judge videotapes
vote canvassing
While Cherokee County votes from the primary
elections were canvassed last week, Daniel B.
Childs, the Cherokee County court-at-law judge,
had a videotape rolling.
De spite losingby more than 200votes to challenger
Craig Fletcher i n the República n p ci mary Mr. Childs
could interject some legal maneuvering between
now and the general election in November.
Mr. Childs is alleging that his opponent bought
votes and accepted campaign contributions in excess
of the limit.
The assertion was made in a letter from Mr.
Childs to District Attorney Elmer Beckworth just
before the March 7 election. In the document
Judge Childs complained about election practices
of Mr. Fletcher.
" The is sues addressed in the letter were not crimi-
nal, but should be reported to the ethics commission,"
Mr. Beckworth told the Cherokeean Herald.
Judge Childs said last week he had not filed a
complaint against Mr. Fletcher. When asked if he
had discussed any matter with the district attor-
ney he replied, "I am not at liberty to talk about
anything at this time.''
Judge Childs alleges that Mr. Fletcher "bought
votes' when he served hamburgers to a group of
Please see COURT-AT-LAW, pg. 6A
RISD board accepts 5
resignations, hires 2
District okays waiver to begin school Aug. 14
By Gloria Jennings
Staff Writer
The Rusk school board
accepted five resignations and
employed two coache s following
an executive session Monday
evening.
Resigning were Heather
Glaze, Alexis Jinkins and
Charlotte Odom, teachers:
Katy McCaw, teacher-coach:
and Kelley Vannatta, director
of special programs. Employed
were Richard Frauenberger
and Teri Frauenberger, teach-
ers/coaches.
During the short meeting
preceding the executive ses-
sion the board approved Texas
Education Agency expedited
and general state waivers to
add three days to staff develop-
ment, an early release waiver
and a modi Pied schedule for
testing days:. The waivers
were approved for a three-year
period.
The boardapproved a request
for a state waiver to begin
school on Aug. I I. State law
says schools must start after
Labor Day unless a waiver is
apiproved. The school calendar
to be submitted to TEA will
include Christmas hohdays to
begin Dec. 22 and conclude Jan.
5, 2007, for teachers and Jan.
8 for students.
The board will meet at 8 a.m.
Tuesday May 16 to canvass the
May 13 school election.
Superintendent Dr. Jim
Largent reported all pend-
ing construction has been
completed. This includes the
alternative school classrooms
moved to Eagle Drive, an audi-
torium; and athletic stands.
School staff will begin work
on summer projects soon, he
Please see RISD, pg. 6A
RHS' top ranking students
Rusk High School's Class of 2006 highest ranking students include from left, Tina
Desai, valedictorian; Jason Turney, salutatorian; and Randa Derrington, third rank-
ing student. Other high ranking students are Jennifer Hill, Krystin Campbell, Jami
McCarty, Joel Daniel, Jill Hudnall, Megan Jones and Athena Estrada.
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 157, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 22, 2006, newspaper, March 22, 2006; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152723/m1/1/?q=cherokeean: accessed April 26, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.