Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 158, No. 6, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 4, 2007 Page: 3 of 16
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EDITORIAL BOARD
Whitehead Enterprises Inc.
publisher
Marie Whitehead
editor
Terrie W. Gonzalez
managing editor
Texas' Oldest Continuously
Published Weekly Newspaper
Established as the
Cherokee Sentinel, Feb. 27,1850
Consolidation of The Cherokeean,
The Alto Herald and
the Wells News & Views
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HERALD
Page 3A
Wednesday, April 4,2007
www.thecherokeean.com
From the Top
Right now, our lives are
a party. I understand
there are some of us
who are going through trying
times. Some are even in (lire
straits. However, by and
large, we are hving in one big
party.
Think about it. America lit-
erally is a land flowing with
milk and honey. Hungry? Go
to the fast food drive thru, or
call for pizza to be delivered.
Thirsty? Go to the fridge
and grab an ice-cold soda.
If you are too poor to afford
soda, you can turn on the
water faucet and fill your cup
'till it runs over.
We have TV for entertain-
ment. Research projects are
cut short because the Inter-
net speeds up our data collec-
tion process.
With all these conveniences,
you would think we'd hve in a
Utopian society, but we don't.
Parents today are work-
ing harder than ever to
elevate the family's standard
of hving. They pull double
shifts, work two jobs and put
in extra time at the office,
hoping for that big promo-
tion. This is done so parents
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can move their families to the
right part of town, so the kids
can go to the right schools,
etc.
While the parents are away
the children often get lost in
the shuffle. Some spend more
time with grandparents or in
child care than they do with
their parents. Teenagers often
roam the streets, chiving the
fruit of their parents labor.
These teenagers, often
forced to grow up too soon,
many times take jobs them-
selves and face challenges we
couldn't have even imagined.
I witnessed a lot of this
when I worked at a pizza
shop in Jacksonville.
Parents, in many cases,
have no idea where their
children are and what they
are doing.
Sadly, when some become
aware, they show little con-
cern, writing the situation off
as a rite of passage. Little do
they know that the dangers
of being a teenager are ever-
increasing.
This parly we are experi-
encing will end someday. It
could end tomorrow, or years
down the road.
When this party ends, we
will have to give an account
for our actions. We will have
to answer, "Why didn't we
save our children?"
The beauty of this situation
is that the party is not over,
yet. Take time with your kids.
Get involved in the lives of
your teenagers.
Despite the cultural
changes we have seen, teens
still long for acceptance and
their primary concern is acne.
The advice I most com-
monly give when counseling
is, "take a vacation.'' The
folks here at the ofiice will
tell you I practice what I
preach. It's time for family.
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Scene In Passing
Several glitches could
have dampened enthu-
siasm for the Cherokee
County Junior Livestock
Show last weekend. But no
— We are of stout heart, deter-
mined and therefore cancella-
tion was not even considered.
Maybe you already know
about the glitches. A green-
house malfunction in Troup
killed approximately 80
percent of their horticulture
entries. A quickly snuffed fire
near Alto damaged plans for
rabbit entries. And then the
rain started. Guess we could
say that neither rain nor fire
could prevent the show from
going on. The horse competi-
tion was cancelled, however.
It was rescheduled for this
coming weekend. Our regret
is that press deadlines are
such that we cannot wait for
the horse judging to present
in our super special section
of congratulations to all folks
involved with the junior
stock show. This is to appear
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in the April 11 edition of
the Cherokeean Herald. My
beloved Grandma Lizzie used
to say to me, "Honey, you just
can't get all your coons up one
tree." That must have been
a time when I was trying to
hang on to a bird in the hand
and grab three from a tree.
It is good to reflect on the
might-have-beens over the
weekend, in order to force our
focus on gratitude--for what
really was. The rain was
great for the good Earth.
A variety of observances are
being held during Holy Week
which began April 1 with
Palm Sunday. This week's
calendar included a com-
munity-wide Easter service
Tuesday night; Thursday will
observe Maundy Service, the
traditional remembrance of
Jesus washing the disciples'
feet. Feet are rarely washed.
Don't let that keep you from
participating in this special
evening of Easter memories.
And Good Friday has its time
and order of service. Capping
off the week-long observance
will be the day, itself. Sunday
may find you hiding (or hunt-
ing) eggs playing the role of
the mythical rabbit. And by
the way during this time
frame, if you travel North
Main from the Square toward
the " Y, look to your right at
the home of Mrs. Bill Vining.
Her name is Eddie B. and she
is one of the most artistically
blessed persons. To greet
Easter Season she has placed
at her front door a fairly
large, Easter Egg Tree.. It has
been there at least a month
and I have managed to forget
a mention here. Forgive me.
But you will have the rest
of this week to see a tree on
which colored Easter eggs
grow. Stuff hke this helps
nurture the child that hves in
all of us.
Here's an "oh my goodness"
from the recent bridal show.
Camille Jones is just one of
the most everywhere gals in
town.
If you know her, no expla-
nation is necessary. She
stepped into the arena for
viewing the many objects on
display, and had the "oh my"
moment. Some of her friends/
sponsors had collaborated to
display Camille's wedding
chess from 1952 at the bridal
fair. Camille had placed it
earher in the archives of the
Cherokee Civic Theatre, for
use if needed. She was totally
surprised to see a weclchng
gown that looked exactly like
her own...which it was.
Another who experienced a
surprise is Bessie Lunsforcl.
A few of her friends planned
a spencl-the-day party with
Bessie. Can you remember
when we used to clo that?
And then TV changed all of
our social customs. But these
clear friends' of Bessie sur-
prised her with a spend the
clay party and as you might
guess, they enjoyed talking,
eating and laughing. They
were Melba Darrow, Mary
B. Hassell and Rona Long. I
don't think my generation chcl
much of this, but I remember
my Mama and her friends did
this a lot (before TV). Child
sitting became a group affair,
cooking and especially sewing
and other needle work were
accomplished faster when
clone by a group. Just won-
dering. Do any of you know
anyone who can tat? Do you
know anyone who is in the
process of learning to tat?
Lately I have caught myself
looking at today's world ...
through the eyes of tomor-
row's archeologist.
More on this later! My
computer kicked the bucket!
Another ghtch, no doubt.
Keep smiling!.
High Points From El Camino Real
Last week was some kind
of busy for folks along
El Camino Real, espe-
cially if you had kicls compet-
ing in the Cherokee County
Youth Livestock Show. Long
clays and even longer nights
were spent helping the
kids get their animals and
shop projects ready for the
big show and then hauhng
everything to Jacksonville
for the competition. Jerry
Knott was roaming around
the Jacksonville show barn
looking at all the projects
on Friday afternoon and we
visited for a few minutes. On
Saturday afternoon when I
got back to the show barn.
Randy Low tolcl me that
Jerry had been taken to the
hospital after a spell with his
heart. D. J. Middleton and
Aaron Low had seen Jerry's
truck on the side of the roacl
in front of Sue Jones' house
and turned around to make
sure everything was alright.
This is one of the advantages
of hving in a small town
where everyone knows you
and what you chive. Jerry
was having some pretty
severe pains in his chest and
had pulled over. The young
men called the ambulance
and he was transported to
the hospital in Lufkin. They
are keeping him for testing of
course, but I think he is going
to be ahight. It's a good thing
we look out for each other
around here or it coulcl have
been a lot worse. When I saw
Jerry on Friday afternoon, he
didn't tell me a single fish or
cleer story, so I should have
figured that something was
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wrong then. If he comes out
of the hospital telhng us that,
a big buck hit him in the
chest while he was stopped
on the side of the roacl or that
a giant catfish jumped out of
the water and finned him in
the chest in the river, then
we'll know he's alright. Get
well soon, Jerry — you are in
our prayers and we're pulhng
for you.
Tve written something
about every stitch that has
been sewn into one of Mindy
and Kim Scott's five boys
and one girl since I started
writing this column. The
rate of injuries slowed clown
a good bit as the kicls agecl,
until this weekend.
Their 18-year-old son
Trevor. ( this is the one that
the bush hog fell on a few
years back). Was hog hunt-
ing ancl with some other boys
shot a big boar hog. The hog
made a run at Trevor ancl
when he turned to run in the
dark woods he tripped ancl
fell clown. The hog ran over
him ancl cut him above the
eye with a tusk. Trevor 's
friends carried him to the
hospital ancl it only took
nine stitches to close up the
wound. I don't know which
eye he got the cut over, but
I'm hoping it will match the
one caused by the bush hog
that is under his left eye. I clo
wish Mindy ancl Kim would
have kept up with how many
stitches their family has had
over the past 10 years. The
boys got the hog, so the hunt-
ing trip wasn't a total loss.
Verline Reed always gives
me a call when the bluebon-
nets that grow in front of her
house in the Colcl Springs
Community start blooming.
She called last week to give
me her report ancl I missed
her. She called me back
again this week so I coulcl
let you folks know they are
ready to look at. She saicl the
ones in the front of the house
have a good many wild flow-
ers mixed in with them, but
if you go clown her driveway
ancl look back towards the
roacl you can see some nice
ones. When the patch was in
its glory a few years back, it
was a favorite spot for Easter
pictures. Thanks for the
information, Ms. Reecl.
The Stella Hill Memorial
Library is hosting its annual
friends of the library spon-
sor chive the entire month
of April. If you want to
help support our great little
hbrary then get out your
check books ancl send in a $25
donation or more if you can
afford it. You can chop your
checks by the hbrary or wait
until next week ancl I'll get
you some addresses on where
to mail them.
The Cherokee County
Junior Livestock Show was
Janah Dominy and Abbey Scott built a hammock that can
handle a lot of weight. Several of their friends piled on for
a silly photo just before the auction at the Cherokee County
Junior Livestock Show.
a huge success again this
year. If you like to be around
some great young people,
you would have been in hog
heaven this past weekend.
All the hard work leading up
to the Cherokee County Youth
Livestock Show is quickly
forgotten when you arrive
ancl see the pride on the
young men ancl women's faces
as they show off their ani-
mals ancl projects that they
have worked so hard on for
the show. This year's show
was a great success ancl the
work the kicls put into their
projects was a testament of
how much it means to them.
We have great ag teachers,
4-H leaders ancl community
volunteers who put many
hours into making this show
a great success. Be sure to
thank them for all they clo.
A big thanks to everyone
who donated money or bought
projects ancl livestock. The
Cherokee County Youth
Livestock Show depends on
the support of the community
ancl the people in our county
never let them down. If you
are looking for something to
fill an empty spot in your life,
find out what you can clo to
get involved with the youth in
our county through the 4-11
or FFA organizations. You
won't be disappointed.
I'm warning you folks a
little late about Easter this
year, but this Sunday is the
big clay. For all you folks who
just go to church on Easter,
it's time to get your Sunday
duels out of the mothballs
ancl let them air a few clays
before Sunday. The smell of
mothballs on crowded pews
just doesn't mix well with the
scent from the Easter fillies.
In spite of what you hear on
the news, we have a lot to be
thankful for here in America
ancl we'd best be remember-
ing who to thank. I hope you
all have a happy Easter.
I'm going to wind this thing
up before I start rambling in
a different direction. Keep
the news coming. I'll see ya
next week! Ancl remember.
Some minds are like con-
crete - thoroughly mixed
up and permanently set.
Cfyerokeeai}
HERALD
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