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HERALD
March 1,2006
COLUMNS
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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Good News
My, how the mighty
have fallen onto
tough times.
The Olympics used to be a
ratings bonanza — now the
interest is not the same.
What in the name of Jim
McKay is going on?
Much to NBC's dismay,
the 2006 Winter Olympics in
Torino, Italy, lost night after
night to "American Iclol" and
other shows.
I guess folks would rather
see somebody go after a con-
tract and maybe a gold record
than a gold medal.
Back when I was a kid,
the Olympics were always
special and something I never
missed.
Even if it was on a black
and white Zenith television
with poor reception, I was
watching. The Winter Olym-
pics with their distant and
romantic locales, seemed so
compelling.
Places like Grenoble,
France and Innsbruck, Aus-
tria, were favorites.
I watched breathtaking
helicopter camera shots of
rugged mountains covered
with snow. Then the red.
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white and blue Americans
marched in to show the rest
of the world how it is done.
Sometimes we, the U.S.,
were the best and the world
noticed.
When the U.S. hockey team
in 1980 overcame the odds to
beat the professional Russian
team with a band of collegiate
athletes, I was watching.
Then they beat Finland to
win the gold medal.
Peggy Fleming and later
Dorothy Hamill put poetic
moves on the ice. Hamill
turned her gold into cash
later and bought the "lee
Cap a des."
Also in the 1976 Olympics,
I remember how the pressure
of a country fell on Franz
Hammer.
The Olympics were in
Austria, he was the home-
town hero, and he had to win
the gold. He had the entire
future of Austrian tourism
resting on his shoulders.
Hammer raced the run of
his life, almost crashing sev-
eral times, but winning the
gold medal.
The Good News is I have
my share of winter heroes
from the Olympics.
Folks like Eric Heiden,
Jean-Claude Killy, Dan
Jansen, Bonnie Blair and
Eddie the Eagle come to mind
— people who have thrilled me
for some reason or another at
the winter games.
Too bad many are too busy
to enjoy the Olympics these
days.
The games ended again
before I ever understood the
biathlon or learned the rules
to curling.
But that's what makes the
Winter Olympics so special.
They have an air of mystery
to the events taking place in
a foreign land.
Jim Hogg
Historical Park,
Rusk
Caddoan Mounds
State Historical Site,
Alto
Texas State Railroad
State Historical Park,
Rusk
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Scene In Passing
The big weekend is
about to begin. Can you
believe it was 30 years
ago when then Gov. Dolph
Briscoe and wife, Janie, came
to town to help all of us offi-
cially launch the re-birth of
the Texas State Radroad? An
old vehicle re-geared for new
service, our treasured piece
of heritage, keeps pushing on
the track of life. This reminds
me of wise words from our
chddren's early books. The
httle train lacked self con-
fidence. But when it real-
ized that by adopting a new
attitude, success would come
more easily. Remember? The
httle train began to call out,
"I think I can, I think I can."
Good thoughts received at
whatever stage have a lasting
influence on our lives.
This introduces us to what
is to come. Now, let me shed
hght on my "lost weekend." It
was a series of events, strung
together in a strangely, con-
necting sense. To make a
long story short, I received
a prognosis for a return to
better health, "Take one pill
a day for seven days.*' But
what went on between "get
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up time" Saturday and the
conclusion of the day, actually
the next day at 4 a.m.would
make a weird script for a
"Twdight Zone."
And It was the "sixth sense"
of Daughter No. 2 which
exposed the problem. She had
arrived in Vegas about 9:30
a.m. to attend continuing
education classes required for
re-hcensing. By late after-
noon she was persuaded that
my speech was slurred when
we talked. I don't know. I just
don't remember. Before the
clock moved into dark-thirty,
three wonderful friends
were knocking on my back
door. I didn't need to see the
uniforms to know they were
[911 personnel. What I didn't
know was how sick I was.
They were soon followed by
neighbors Sam and Claudia
[Florian and Daughter No. 1
[and son-in-law. With stops
lat ETMC Rusk and ETMC
Tyler, I had needles, x-rays,
C AT scans. All night long
these wonderful people gave
me their best. With a pat on
the back, and a friendly "call
us when you need us," We
left. It was 3 a.m.
It was erie to be on South
Broadway, ghostly street
lights, pools of water stand-
ing from the day's rain. And
I smiled. Life is good. Why
am I sharing this with you?
Because I learned some-
thing. Perhaps it will help
you to know that one of the
many symptoms of Urinary
Tract Infection (UTI) is
slurred speech. My speech
was slurred, or at least to
Wendee, and she called 911...
from Vegas. When calm
returned. Granddaughter
No. 2, Lauren, called. She
reminded her parents that
Grandpa Larry appeared to
be in great distress when
they arrived in the Valley two
years ago. They, too, assessed
the situation and called 911.
At the hospital the grandfa-
ther of our three grandchd-
dren, Larry Gonzalez, ceased
to breathe for 10 minutes.
Lauren happened to hear
staff speaking. "He has a uri-
nary tract infection," one of
them remarked. Don't blame
the first pain on the poor ole'
heart. Keep asking questions
if you want more answers.
And whde you're waiting,
chink more water.
Let's review some of the
known health situations. It
is good to report that Sharon
Fisher is doing well, recu-
perating nicely after sur-
gery. Dear Nora Christopher
struggles, trusting the good
Lord to see her through.
Herbert Bell is another of our
outstanding citizens. He is
convalescing at home under
the watchful eyes of his son
and daughter-in-law. Fay
and Lester Hughes' daughter,
Cynthia, has been through
some complicated tests.
Bro. Tim Timmons is said
to be mending nicely after
recent knee surgery. And
everyone's special friend,
Freddye White, hopes that
she will feel better soon after
a spill while taking a walk.
Just when you thought exer-
cise was good for everything
that ads you, you learn that
even a walk is not the safest
thing to do. Rudy Cervenka's
beautiful little wife of some
years (more than 50) chopped
in not long ago. She wanted
us to know they are doing
very well. And that is so good
to hear.
Young friend Robyn Ayrs
spoke glowingly last week of
her improved state of health.
She askeel, "Wdl you clo
something for me? Let all the
people who pray for me know
that I really, really clo appre-
ciate them. And remember to
keep Lyncla and Bill Tosh on
your prayer hst.
You may want to aclcl me
to your prayer hst. I am
hosting a return visit from
"The Cruel." For words of
inspiration, we turn to Emily
Matthews who hacl this to say
about "The best things in hfe
are free." She wrote, "When
we count our many blessings,
it isn't hard to see that life's
most valued treasures are the
treasures that are free. For
it isn't what we own or buy
that signifies our wealth. It's
the special gifts that have no
price — our famdy, friends and
health."
Keep smding.
High Points From El Camino Real
Folks along El Camino
Real had to deal with
another rainy weekend,
but after the long drought, I
haven't heard anyone fussing
about the rain. Baseball and
track season, along with all
the agriculture projects that
the kicls are working on, is
keeping them plenty busy in
the afternoons. Our young
men and women work hard
on their agriculture projects
and it is a joy to go and watch
them compete. Coming up
with your four bits' worth of
news is easier when everyone
is busy doing stuff.
Last week started with a
sacl note when I got the news
that my longtime friend. Si
Williams, hacl passed away
Si and I hacl been friends
ever since he moved to Alto
and the passing of such a
good friend really leaves a
void in your heart. He was
easy to talk to and always
hacl a great story to tell me
about his life in the oil fields
of West Texas. He served as
mayor of Alto for a while and
was instrumental in getting
the new city hall built. He
hung in there and worked
when anyone else would have
just given up and gone to the
house. When he and his wife,
Eloise, were running the dry
cleaners in town, it was the
meeting place for everyone.
Nothing would brighten your
clay more than a visit to the
cleaners to see Si and Eloise.
Having older friends has been
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a real blessing to me, but it
is sure hard losing them too
soon. Please keep Eloise in
your prayers whde she deals
with Si's passing. Memorials
can be given to the Stella Hdl
Memorial Library by chopping
them off at the library when
it is open or senchng them to
Mary Nell Danheim, P.O. Box
1.17, Alto. Tex. 75925.
Ricky Gates called to let
me know that the Calvary
Tabernacle United Pentecos-
tal Church of Alto is gearing
up for another one of their
famous barbecues on Friday,
March 3 starting at 11 a.m.
They wdl be serving brisket,
sausage and ribs. You can
buy a plate with all the trim-
mings, meat by the pound or
a sandwich. If you haven't
hacl a chance to visit one of
these feeds, then you've been
missing out. They haven't
hacl one of these in a while,
so I imagine folks will be
hungry for some of their great
barbecue.
The Worshiping Women
Organization of Hilltop Bap-
tist Church wdl be hosting
a garage and bake sale on
Friday and Saturday, March
3-4. The sale wdl be in the
old gym at the church. The
proceeds will be used to help
finance Trey Carter's trip to
Australia. This sounds hke
lots of shopping and eating
which should be just the
ticket to break up a boring
Saturday morning and help
out with their cause.
About 20 members of the
Alto Trad Riders Assn.. left
Alto last Sunday on a trad
riele to Houston. They gath-
ered in Corrigan to join with
the Pineywoocls Trail Riders
Assn. of Lufkin before start-
ing their trip. About 100
horses and Wagons made up
the group. Achuckwagon crew
cooked breakfast and supper
for the group when they
stopped to camp in various
locations hke the Livingston
rocleo grounds. Tents and
RVs were set up to aclcl some
comfort for the riders. Pam
Black tolcl me about the event
and she saicl that everything
went great except for one
broken arm after a ricler took
a spill. The group made it
back to Alto on Sunday eve-
ning, tireel and loaded with
memories. The group hacl a
great time and I'm sure they
are counting the clays untd
their blisters heal and they
can start out on another riele.
The Alto Trad Riders Assn.
Will be sponsoring a chicken
spaghetti dinner at the
Southern Cherokee Credit
Union in Rusk on Friday
March 3 between 10 a.m. and
2 p.m. Plates are $5 each.
Drop by and eat and find out
what riding a horse to Hous-
ton is like.
My late neighbor Virgil
Schochler's niece, Glencla
Jane Turner, chopped me a
line to tell me about what
went on when Virgil and Flo
got married. March 4 would
have been their Wedding
anniversary. Virgd always
chcl things a httle differ-
ent and his wedding was no
exception, Virgil and Flow
were married in Weches,
Texas at the home of Virgil's
brother Carroll Schochler
who was a minister. The
wedding took place at 1 a.m.
because the whole family
incluchng the minister, had
attended the midnight pic-
ture show a the Alto Theater
before the weclchng. After
the show they chove back
to WecheS for the ceremony
Virgil's sister Inez couldn't
come to the weclchng because
she was at home preparing
to give birth to Glencla Jane.
Her husband Ager was able
to attend the ceremony. Dr.
McDonald came over and
delivered Glencla Jane at
11:30 a.m. that morning, so
Glencla Jane was born on her
aunt and uncle's anniver-
sary. All of this makes me
tired just thinking about it.
Whoever heard of someone
getting married at one o'clock
in the morning? If someone
ever knocks on my cloor at
that time of morning want-
ing to get married they better
have plenty of money with
them.
I felt hke one of those kicls
you see with their picture
on a milk carton when the
paper came out on Wednes-
day with the headline,
"judge is missing," and my
picture underneath. Of
course the real shocker came
the morning before when
I chopped by the polling
place in Alto and discovered
that I hacl been left off the
ballot. There weren't any
pregnant or hanging chads,
there was just a blank space
where my name should have
been. On my way to Rusk
I Started looking for palm
trees. Surely I was in Florida
because election mistakes
this bad coulcl only happen
there. It didn't, take long for
the news to spread about my
name beginning left off the
ballot. In a matter of an hour
I was aheady getting phone
calls about my dilemma from
all my friends, I thought
their calls would raise my
spirits, but like demons their
only purpose was to torment
my troubled soul. Judge
Bentley called and saicl that
my being left off the ballot
was Gocl's will and that I
shouldn't tamper with Gocl's
will. He later tolcl me that
he was working a deal to
get me a job at Wal-Mart.
What a friend! One group
in Jacksonvdle took a poll at
the coffee shop and decided
that ink was saved by leaving
my name off the ballot and
that I shouldn't protest. A
lawyer stopped by to measure
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