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CHEROKEEAN/HERALD of Rusk, Texas—Thursday/December 10,1998—Page 3A
Letters To the Editor
Youth Deer Hunt a Huge Success
On Saturday, December 6, we
had our first youth deer hunt in
Cherokee County; thankfully it
was a complete success. I, person-
ally, would I ike to thank the people
who helped make it happen. First,
I would like to thank the Jackson-
ville Rotary Club, who donated
the money to buy the hunting li-
cense* and extras. I have never
been more proud to be a member.
Next, a thank you to Wal-Mart in
Jacksonville and Brookshire Bros,
in Rusk for donating the sodas and
hamburger buns. William George
Grocery Supply in Lufkin donated
the food for both lunch and supper.
David Whitehouse with Interna-
tional Paper donated the caps,
earplugs, targets, and use of the
Cherokee Ridge target range.
Roger and Sara Bess Dudley made
my life easier by coordinating all
the hunters and permits. I would
like to give a "BIG" thank you to all
the hunters from the Little Big-
horn, Beaver Creek, and Pinebrook
leases that helped make this hap-
pen; we could not have done it
without you. Most of all, I would
like to thank the parents of all the
kids for trusting me with their
most prized possessions. There
were so many people who helped
make this a success. If I have
missed anyone please forgive me.
Cynthia Gutyardo
Cherokee Co. game warden
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Mexico's Protestors Need Housing
As promised in last year's Cherokeean, I returned
to Taxco, Mexico, and once again was enthralled by
the beauty of this tiny town built into the side of a hill.
It clearly resembles small towns on the Riviera,
without the Mediterranean. Too, it is cheap, cooít and
impossible to get lost within-a winning combination
if ever I've seen one. I spent most of the month of
November in Mexico. My trip was marred by ipy
breaking two of my most important rules regarding
travel. First, I underwent no exercise program prior
to the trip. Second, I had grown old. I soon learned
that the car is the predisabled man's wheelchair.
Without one, exertion is a frequentcompanion. Trains,
buses, and planes are never where you left them, and
often require a footrace to board. My only excuse is
that we arrange our lives, our homes, even our work
settings,to accomodate our physical limitations,which
thus become invisible until we are in a place which
we had no design input. Mexico City is filled with
magnificent architecture, but I suddenly found what
was missing in my trip. I had seen too many "dead"
sights. I was quickly energized by a group of protest-
ers 30,000 strong, chanting as they marched down
Avenida de hi Reforma. I could only discern that they
were poor and were demanding housing. That was
enough to win my heart on the spot, and, at their
invitation, 1 marched with them, wearing the sticker
they had put on my shirt, and carrying a flag they had
given me. 1 did not march far, I feared my lack of
knowledge of their protest could only trivialize their
cause. And that is to say nothing of the view Mexican
authorities might take of'foreign aggitators." I wished
them all luck, and later learned that they were trying
to goad their politicians into keeping campaign prom-
ises. Mexico City is of such thin, and polluted, air that
lesser than Olympians breathe like old swamp frogs.
Speaking of Greeks, I thank God that like the aging
Ulysses, my Penelope, my Linda, understands my
comings and goings- sometimes better than I.
Ray Cryer
Rusk
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and differing viewpoints.All submissions to "let-
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address and zip, along with a daytime telephone
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Rusk claims 1st place at Cushing
The Rusk Eagles improved their
record to 4-0 on the season as they
defeated Shelbyville 68-46 in the
finals of the Cushing Basketball
tournament held this past week-
end.
With the score 31-25 at halftime,
the Eagles outscóred the Dragons
19-8 in the third quarter to gain a
50-33 advantage that would not be
relinquished. Senior bomber
Marcus Carter led the scoring with
33 points and three 3-pointers, as
the remainder of the scoring was
evenly distributed with Kenon
Tilleys' 8 pacing the remainder.
Derrick Windom, Jimmy Johnson
and Chris Martinez had 4 points
each, Jay Brashear added 3 and
Cory Colston, Barrick Stafford and
Brent Slaton rounded out the scor-
ing with 2 points a piece.
In the semifinals, the Eagles
bested the Oakwood Panthers 73-
63 behind 22 points from Carter,
as Windom, johnson and Tilley
aided the cause with 9 points each.
Chris Martinez and Brent Slaton
added 6 each and Donyell Glenn
and Justin Dear completed the
point total with 5 points a piece.
First round action saw Rusk and
sharpshooter Carter get off to a
blazing start with 27 points in a
63-40 victory over the Garrison
Bulldogs. Derrick Windom
pumped in 15 for the Eagles while
Johnson added 6. Dear and Tilley
chipped in 4 each, Brashear added
3 and Martinez and Slaton added
a bucket to round out the scoring.
This next weekend the Eagles
will play at 5:30 Thursday in open-
ing round action of the Frankston
Tournament.
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Gary Tourney There
Shelbyville There
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Rusk tourney Here
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Alto girls win hoops
basketball tourney
everyone will
be talking.
The Alto Ladyjackets defeated
the host team New Summerfield,
52-33 in the finals of their own
tournament, to claim first place in
the New Summerfield Basketball
tournament held this past week-
end. Regan Penn was named the
tournament MVP as she averaged
20.3 points per game for the tour-
nament.
The Ladyjackets raced out to a
26-13 halftime lead and never
looked back as Penn pumped in 23
points in the title game. Monica
Morgan chipped in 16 to aid the
Alto cause as the Ladies improved
their season record to 3-2 with the
win.
In the opening game of the three
game set Alto bumfuzzled the
Bishop T.K. Gorman
Crusaderettes 57-12 as Penn led
the way with 19 points and Sheila
Hackney chipped in 11.
Alto earned a championship
berth as they came back with a
second round win over Gary by the
score of 57-24 as Penn once again
led all scorers with 19 points.
The Ladyjackets will participate
this next weekend in the Lady
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Whitehead, Marie. Cherokeean/Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 149, No. 42, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 10, 1998, newspaper, December 10, 1998; Rusk, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth152402/m1/3/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Singletary Memorial Library.