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Clferokeeaij Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
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EDITORIAL BOARD
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MARIE WHITEHEAD
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TERRIE W. GONZALEZ
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FAST I )mard
she or won't she - even Alaskans aren't sure
"Does she, or doesn't she,
Only her hairdresser knows
for sure. '
The tagline for Clairol hair
color products in the 1950s
suggested that it is a wom-
an's prerogative to share or
maintain confidences on a
need-to-know basis, When
it comes to Sarah Palin, the
perennial question is, "Will
she or wont she?" No one
knows for sure if she will
trade in her lucrative posi-
tion as a political analyst
for a shot at the Republican
nomination for President,
Tea Party members love
her; Democrats re-tell Tina
Fey's jokes; traditional
Republicans would like her
a whole lot better if they
could chai back some of her
un-presidential rhetoric.
On a recent vacation to
Alaska, we decided to ask
Alaskans what they thought
of Sarah Pahn. Á server/col-
lege student at a restaurant
in Anchorage rolled her eyes
at the thought of someday
saying the words, "President,
Pahn.''
"It all happened so fast,''
she said as she reflected on
Mrs. Palin's meteoric rise to
national fame just two years
ago. "I don't think she has
the experience. She wasn't
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ready then; she's not ready
now."
A hotel desk clerk dis-
agreed. From her perspec-
tive, Sarah Pahn represents
a hometown girl, and she
can do no wrong. Alaskans
feel disenfranchised by the
4,847 miles that separate
them from key decisions
made in Washington, D.C.
The opportunity to have a
spokesman, an advocate
and a kindred spirit binds
Alaska's Palinites.
A taxi driver' said that to
properly answer the ques-
tion, it takes perspective,
"Only 626,000 people hve
in the entire state. How
hard is it to be a governor
of 626,000 people? You
take care of business, which
means making sure that the
oil companies keep drilling
She was a good governor,
she would not be a good
president."
As long as the oil tank-
ers cruise in and out of the
state, and the unofficial
state motto is "drill, baby,
drill," Alaskans collect ap-
proximately $1,200 each
year in state income rebates,
just for being residents.
Alaska is the only state that
doesn't charge a sales tax
and has no state income tax.
The trolley driver was the
only person we met with
personal, family anecdotes
of the extended Pahn fam-
ily. "They're great people,
and they would do any-
thing for anybody. The
mecha spotlight has been
too harsh on Mrs. Palin at
times." He said he wished
we could know Sarah's
parents and Sarah the way
he does.
He grinned as he pointed
out his favorite t-shirt worn
on the bus: "Run, Sarah,
Run."
However, a 28-year-olcl
guide on a hiking excursion
was a little more philosophi-
cal in describing Mrs, Palin's
role on the polil ical stage.
"The way I see it, she's not
Alaska's problem anymore."
factor
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The kids are alright - really
Prior to the Sept. 10
game between Rusk
and Gladewater, I was
making my way up to
the press box when a gentle-
man stopped me and askecl
my thoughts on the season to
that point.
My answer was thus:
"They're a young team and
they're getting better as the
year has gone on. Everyone's
looking at the scoreboard
and determining that the
season's oyer, but they have heart. They
don't give up and that's going to pay off. I
think we'd all like to see them get that zero
out of the win column, but they're growing
and that will be huge later."
It's been over a week since I gave that
answer. You know what? I still believe it.
The scores haven't been pretty, but what I
see looking at the Rusk Eagle football team
is a group of players banding together, im-
proving week after week. They went from
no points in the first game of the year to 28
against Glaclewater.
They're also doing all of this with a roster
of 23 players. To compare, my old high
school, Paul Pewitt, is a 2A school with a
roster of 35.
Despite the numbers, I see 23 players
who give their all night in and night out.
The Rusk Lady Eagle volleyball team fin-
ished last year on a 10-game losing streak,
going winless in district the year after
making the playoffs.
Last Tuesday night, I went to see the
Lady Eagles take on Jasper, a team that
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defeated them twice last
year.
What followed was a fairly
dominant performance, with
the Lady Eagles rolling to
a 3-0 win over Jasper. The
ease with which they at-
tained victory wasn't what
caught my attention.
What caught my atten-
tion was how much fun each
member of the team was
having. If you haven't seen
the Lacly Eagles at a volley-
ball game, you need to know two things.
First, they are vocal. Every member of
the team cheers for everyone else. They
have cheers for everything that can happen
on the court — balls going out of bounds,
spikes that lead to kills, aced serves, etc.
Secondly, they don't panic. Jasper made
an adjustment to give them a tall front hne
and came back from six points clown in the
third set. None of the Lacly Eagles pan-
icked: they collected themselves and won
the set.
I said all of that to say this — sometimes,
you have to ignore the wins and losses and
look at how the team is reacting. Every
team in the county has had moments
where they performed well: some have had
moré than others.
Regardless of their records, though, I see
athletes in Rusk, Alto and Jacksonville
learning life lessons while playing games
that they love. They may win, they may
lose, but none of them ever quit.
Some things are more important than
wins and losses.
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HIGH POINTS I*- El Camino Real
Folks along El Camino
Real sweated through
the Alto Homecoming,
with a complaint this
past Friday* Many were in
town and even though we
didn't have a big parade or
festival in town on Satur-
day, I don't think anyone
went home disappointed.
With all the extra folks
stirring around, it was a bit
easier to come up with your
four bits' worth of news.
We were saddened at the
passing of Robert Lowery this past week.
Robert retired here a good many years
and was an active member of the First
Baptist Church. Robert was (lene Low-
ery's brother. Please keep his wife Erna
and the rest of the family in your prayers
this week as they mourn his loss.
I found out at the football game on
Friday night that Lee Roy Sol man is at
ETMC Hospital in Tyler recovering from
some pretty serious surgery. I saw him
just a week or so ago and he looked fine to
me, but we never know what is going on
inside us. He is probably going to have a
pretty long road to recovery, so we need
to keep him in our prayers. Get well soon
Lee, the home folks are pulling for you.
I got a call on Friday afternoon from
James Lee aka "Jimmy Lee" Hugghins
and he told me that he had moved from
Jacksonville to Waco. I don't have a clue
why he wound up in Waco, but we need
to try and keep up with these wander-
ing souls from Alto. I told him to stay
in touch and keep ieading the paper so
he wouldn't be so far behind on the news
when he returns. I just can't figure out
why anyone would want to liye any pi am
else but here.
Alto Yellowjacket fans started gathering
early at Jacket Stadium on Friday night
to see the crowning of the new Homecom-
ing Queen. This year's queen is I lollcy
Huddleston the daughter of Andy and
Rene Huddleston. Holley was crowned by
last year's queen, Abbey Scott. All the
girls looked beautiful, and their escorts
seemed to be mighty proud to have them
on their arms. Once the homecoming
court left the field the Alto Yellowjacket
football team came out fighting against
the very tough and physical Frankston
Indians. It looked hke It was going to be a
real contest at first, and then the Yellow-
jackets started adding up the points. The:
final score was Yellowjackets 46, Indians
23. The Yellowajckets will travel to Ke-
rens this week for another big match-up.
If you aren't able to attend you can hsten
to the game on 93.5 out of Grapeland, but
we hope to see you there.
The Alto High School Class of 1960
celebrated their 50th year anniversary/
reunion on Saturday, Sept. 18 at Pine
Creek Country Inn in Nacogdoches.
Seventeen members of the 24 who gradu-
ated were in attendance; Carolyn (Jeter)
Banks, Gale Baugh, Renna (Todd) Darby,
CHRIS DAVIS
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Michael Felder , Jalna
(Whiteman) Gayle, Ronnie
I lend rick. Carlton Jones,
Foster McLain, Birda
(Dixon) Parker, Ethelda
(Black) Plummer,Linda
(Collins) Pryor, Robbie Ro-
bison, James "Tony" Tulhs,
Barbara (French) Wells,
Pansy (King) Black, Joyce
(McGaughey) Hopkins and
Ida Pearl (Haney) Bullock.
Their guest list included
64 people who represented
other 1946-1962 AHS
graduates and spouses who were invited
to celebrate with them for this special
occasion. They were walking across the
stage to get their diplomas before I was
even walking — 1960 was a long time ago.
I'm sure they all had a great time. There
is nothing better than getting together
with old friends to remember great memo-
ries and make new ones. Congratulations
to the Alto High School graduating class
of 1960 on their 50th anniversary.
On Sunday morning about 200 people
showed up for the 50th anniversary of the
current A. Frank Smith United Method-
ist Church building. I had been assigned
the job of greeter, so I was able to see
everyone as they came in. One of the
first people I opened the door for was my
kindergarten teacher Ms. Cunningham.
I was in the first kindergarten class we
ever had in Alto in 1965 and she was my
teacher. I hadn't seen her in 15 years.
She probably didn't even recognize me
with my moustache. Virginia Singletary
gave great history of the church and its
members and the Had-A-Call quartet
sang. The pastor of our church when
the present building was built 50 years
ago was Sam Duree, and he was here for
the service on Sunday and preached the
sermon. He has been retired for many
years, but he sure hasn't gotten rusty. He
preached a fine sermon and can put most
anyone around to shame singing . After
all the preaching and singing, a covered-
dish lunch was served. In all my years of
cemetery homecomings and church din-
ners. I've never seen that much good food
spread out on that many tables, Everyone
seemed to enjoy themselves, and for most
folks who didn't have a long ride home, a
good nap and some football was all that
was needed to t op off the day. I'm hoping
that they can figure out something else to
have a celebration for in a few weeks so
we can do it all again.
I guess I've covered just about every-
thing that has happened along our little
stretch of the King's Highway. If some-
thing worth telhng is happening around
your place then be sure and let me know.
I've been trying to get my hands on a crys-
tal ball, but until that happens you'll have
to keep calhng me or e-mailing me with
all your news. Til see ya next week! And
remember. Reputation is what men
and women think of us; character is
what God and angels know of us.
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