Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 163, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Page: 11 of 16
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■ Cljerokeeaij Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
■ Wednesday, March 7, 2012
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DISTINGUISHED CITIZEN GO OP TURN AWARD
James Perkins honored by East Texas Boy Scouts
By Quinten Boyd
Staff Writer
I t is said that one “good turn” deserves
I another, and a Rusk native was honored
I for his good turns with the community
I and the Boy Scouts.
James I. Perkins, president and chairman
of Citizens 1st Bank, was honored with the
22nd Distinguished Citizen Good Turn award
by the East Texas Area Council of the Boy
Scouts of America. He received the award
during a ceremony at Green Acres Baptist
Church in Tyler on Dec. 16, 2011.
“Mr. Perkins’ dedication to the East Texas
area through his leadership and participa-
tion with numerous non-profit organizations
makes him an ideal choice to receive this
honor,” said Lee Gibson, president of the East
Texas Area Council.
The Distinguished Citizen Good Turn award
was created in 1969 to acknowledge Eagle
Scouts “who have received extraordinary
national-level recognition, fame or eminence
within their field, and have a strong record of
voluntary service to their community.” Fewer
than 2,000 of the nation’s two million Eagle
Scouts have received the award.
“He’s truly living a life of service to oth-
ers,” said Area Council Scout Executive Mike
Ballew.
Previous recipients
include Gov. Rick and
Anita Perry, Rep.
Louie Gohmert, Rep.
Ralph Hall and Lonnie
“Bo” Pilgrim. National
recipients include Neil
Armstrong, Steven
Spielberg and Presi-
dent Gerald Ford.
Mr. Perkins reached
the rank of Eagle Scout
as a member of Rusk
Boy Scout Troop #405,
and still serves as an
active member of the
East Texas Area Council
board. Mr. Perkins’ son,
James I. Perkins Jr. also
reached the rank of Eagle
Scout.
The keynote speakers
for the event were Texas Rangers CEO and
President and Major League Baseball’s all-
time strikeout leader Nolan Ryan and Rangers
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“I truly believe in scout-
ing,” Mr. Ryan said. “I’ve
seen the impact scouting
has on people’s lives. With
the challenges the country
has today, scouting is the
kind of thing we need to be
supporting.”
Mr. Perkins received a
Bachelor of Business Ad-
ministration degree and
Juris Doctorate from the
University of Texas at
Austin. He served on the
SFA Board of Regents
from 1969-81 and is a
former chairman. He is
one of the founders and
a former chairman of the
SFASU Foundation. In
2007, the education col-
lege, the largest of SFA’s
six colleges, was named the James I. Perkins
College of Education in his honor.
Mr. Perkins is a former Rusk city attorney
and Cherokee County attorney, an Eagle
Scout and Navy veteran. He has been ap-
pointed by three Texas governors to serve
on state boards and has served as adviser to
the Texas Comptroller and the State Banking
Commissioner.
Under his leadership, Citizens 1st Bank
has been named “The Safest Bank in Texas”
“The Most Profitable Bank in Texas,” and
“The Texas F amily Business of the Year.” Mr.
Perkins was named the 1998 Rusk Citizen of
the Year. He and his wife, Margaret Hoover
Perkins, a bank director and teacher, were
also named Citizens of the Year in Tyler. More
than 75 scholarships are awarded annually by
the Perkins family and Citizens 1st Bank.
The Perkins have two children, Laura
Perkins Fonville and James I. Perkins Jr.,
both attorneys and directors of Citizens 1st
Bank.
Mr. Perkins was proud of his own time with
the Boy Scouts and said scouting makes an
impact on the lives of young boys.
“The statistics show that being involved
with Boy Scouts helps guarantee success,”
Mr. Perkins said. “Issac Newton once said,
‘If I have seen further, it is only by stand-
ing on the shoulders of giants.’ That’s what
scouting does.”
Party fetes retiring health
department director Feb. 29
Long-time Cherokee County
Health Department’s Executive
director Judith Beck R.N. retired
Feb. 29 after almost 20 years in
that position. Mrs. Beck announced
she was retiring to spend time with
her family.
Under Mrs. Beck’s leadership a
family planning clinic was insti-
tuted in 1993 in Ruskandexpanded
to the Jacksonville area a year later.
Other programs such as the breast/
cervical cancer programs, STD,
HIV, AIDS, Tuberculosis control,
immunization monitoring, food
service and public health awareness
including disaster preparedness
training and other service offered by
the health department were carried
out under her leadership.
Many policies and procedures
along with administrative devel-
opment were introduced into the
county’s health care system provid-
ing care for the families of Cherokee
County during Mrs. Beck’s tenure
of service.
Program participants included Dr.
Mary Alice Bone, medical director;
and County Judge Chris Davis.
Dr. Mary Alice Bone, Judith Beck, County Judge Chris Davis
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March 7-16
Wednesday: Herbed chicken breast,
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spinach, tossed salad with dressing,
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Thursday: Baked ham and red beans,
fluffy rice, bread pudding, Romaine
and onion salad, mandarin oranges
and cherries, milk
Friday: Chicken pot pie, sliced beets,
cinnamon applesauce, whole wheat
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Monday: Chopped steak with onion
gravy, mashed potatoes, seasoned
spinach, wheat roll, orange, milk
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Friday: Pork loin with gravy,
mashed sweet potatoes, Italian green
beans, whole wheat roll, mandarin
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Friday through March 30. Dinnerwill be
served March 9,16, 23 and 30.
The meal includes fried catfish,
beans, coleslaw, French fries, hush-
puppies and pudding.
Those attending are invited to dine-
in or carry-out. Dinner will be served
from 5-8 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults
and $7 for children.
Meals are served weekdays
at civic center
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to offer hot lunches at the Rusk Civic
Center, beginning Monday, March
12. Senior citizens who qualify will be
able to meet at the Civic Center and
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Friday. Any senior citizen who is inter-
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the Civic Center, (903) 683-2850, by
Thursday, March 8.
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S. Bolton St., Jacksonville.
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Monday’s meal is chopped steak
with onion gravy, mashed potatoes,
seasoned spinach, wheat roll, an
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corned beef and cabbage, beef and
broccoli and pork loin with gravy.
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Gonzalez, Terrie. Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 163, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 2012, newspaper, March 7, 2012; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth614648/m1/11/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.