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Help the Rusk State Hospital
Volunteer Council create
happy holidays for patients
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clean-up
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Rusk resident only
By Gloria Jinnwmm
Cherokeean/Herald writer
City of Rusk Winter Clean Up is
planned for Saturday, Dec. 2 and
Saturday, Dec. 9 at the Rusk City
Barn, Highway 69 South.
Hours are 7:30 a.m. until 4:80 p.m.
each day.
This is only for residents who live
in the city limits. The dump site will
be monitored with city workers on
duty.
Items that can't be put in
dumpsters include stoves, refrigera-
tors, water heaters, washing ma-
chines, air conditioners and paint or
paint cans. TireB are accepted, but
they must be cut up.
Furniture, clothes, shoes and regu-
lar trash may be put in the dumpster.
Because of the abuse in previous
years, the clean up has been cut
down and must be monitored.
Residents are asked to please co-
operate with the rules so that the
city can continue to provide this ser-
vice free to residents twice per year.
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Students in Stephanie Houston's kindergarten class are getting in the spirit of Thanksgiving as they make Indian
vests and feather head dresses. Sitting In front from left are Danielle Griffith. Amy McClure, Aaron Patterson and
Allan Martinez. Second row students Include KeShannon Dearman, Chase Thompson, Haily Welch, Megan
Gardner, Skye Bradshaw and Joshua De La Roche. Standing are Jason Hart, Amanda Sword, Dustin Ramsey,
Aaron Ford, Kylie Delaney, Johnlta Griffith and Daniel Duran.
Lawsuit filed
against Rusk
■ Court hearing
scheduled Dec. 1
The saga of Houston area lawyer Bill B.
Berryhill and his wife. Barbara, and t heir
efforts to prevent Wendy Pope to locate a
$48,000 manufactured house on her prop
erty continued Friday afternoon,
City Attorney Forrest Phifer asked to be
released from further action in defense of
thecity because he is entering M. I). Ander-
son Hospital for a week or more.
Former Jacksonville city attorney
EldridgeMoak was immediately employed
to defend the city council's action to grant
Wendy Pope a permit to locate her manu-
factured property where her home burned
several months ago.
Former Rusk city attorney Steve Guy
filed a motion, plaintiffs original petition
for declaratory judgement, Nov. 17 in
Judge Bascom Bentley's 369th Court.
He later went back on Friday asking tin-
judge to issue an order to prevent any
further work to prepare her property for
locating the manufactured home and to
order the city not to issue any permit that
would allow the house to be located there.
Judge Bentley issued the order that
nothing more could be done at the site
until a final decision is made.
The first hearing is set Dec. 1.
Court action date will be Wed.. Jan. 3
Mr. Berryhill owns the old Guinn home
up the street several blocks from where
Please see LAWSUIT, page 13
Turner elected new policy
chair of Blue
Congressman Jim Turner was elected
Nov. 14 to serve as Policy Chair for the
Blue Dog Coalition, a group of moderate-
to-conservative Democrats in Congress.
Established in 1994, the Blue Dog Coali-
tion is a consensus-building group of law-
makers dedicated to finding common sense
solutions on public policy issues, with a
particular focus on balancing the federal
budget and paying down the national debt.
"The Blue Dogs have been working for
bipartisanship and fiscal discipline for
years, and the clearest lesson from last
week's election is that both parties must
work together to get things done," said
Congressman Turner. "In the upcoming
Congress, the Blue Dogs will continue to
advocate common-sense policies that place
a priority on getting our fiscal house in
order and paying down the burdensome
national debt."
Following organizational meetings, the
Coalition announced their new leader-
ship slate. In addition to Policy Co-Chair
Turner, the Blue Dog Coalition will be led
by new Administrative Co-Chair Rep.
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Chris John of Louisiana and Communica-
tions Co-Chair Rep. Allen Boyd of Florida.
The Blue Dog Coalition also welcomed
five new members to the group, which
now includes 32 members of Congress.
Democrats joining the Coalition when the
group convenes for the 107th Congress in
January will be: Brad Carson of Okla-
homa, Jane Harman of California, Jim
Matheson of Utah, Mike Ross of Arkansas
and Adam Schiff of California,
"The Blue Dog Coalition has worked to
bring Washington the first balanced bud-
get in 30 years and we will continue to
work to pay of the publically held national
debt," said Turner. "Getting the govern-
ment out of the business of borrowing in
the credit markets will lower interest rates
for everyone who is paying a home mort-
gage, borrowing money to start a busi-
ness, or paying a car loan. Fifteen percent
of our federal budget is wasted on interest
on our federal debt. Fiscal discipline now
will ensure that we do not saddle our
Please see BLUE DOG, page 13
Dream rTrees provide Christmas hope
Barbara Bellows
(left) and Janet
Cavazoz decorate
a Christmas
Dream Tree at
Southern
Cherokee Federal
Credit Union.
Each gingerbread
ornament
contains the wish
list of a child who
may not have
gifts under the
Christmas tree
this season.
Austin Bank,
Jacksonville
Savings and
Citizens 1st Bank
also sponsor
Rusk's Dream
Tree project.
By Sandy Gonzalez
Cherokee a n/Hera l d writer
Thanks to volunteers like Wayne
anil Toni Guinn, children who
probably would not have received
the presents they wished for. will now
have their dreams come true.
The Christmas Dream Tree is a ser-
vice provided by the Chamber of Com-
merce of Rusk. This service has been in
existence for a mere 10 years but has
touched many lives.
The process begins with identifying
children in fifth grade or younger who
are recommended by agencies to the
Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers be-
gin working on the project as soon after
the Arts and Crafts Fair as possible and
get the Christmas trees in local busi-
nesses before Thanksgiving
A list is compiled and letters are sent
to parents requesting that their chil
dren be placed on the Christmas Dream
Tree list. The children's first names are
Please see DREAM TREE, page 13
Cherokee Civic Theatre brings Christmas spirit
By Brent Huse
Cherokeean/Herald writer
The Cherokee Civic Theatre is produc-
ing an original, heartwarming Christmas
show that will revive the holiday spirit in
East Texas.
"Home for Christmas" is an abundance
of traditional Christmas songs with a
simple story line. It features such num-
bers as "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "My
Favorite Things" and "Have Yourself a
Merry Little Christmas."
Ticket info: 683-2131
The story line is about a family who is
longing for their daughter to come home
for the holidays. She has ventured to New
York to become a musician.
The production concludes with a church
scene, with a complete choir singing a
religious medley of "Angels We Have
Heard on High" and "Hark, the Herald
Angels Sing."
The show is composed and directed by
Steve Slover and Jill Swink.
The chorus features vocals by area chil-
dren, teens and adults. Steve Slover di-
rects the chorus, accompanied by Jan
Childs oh keyboard.
Jill Swink is the production's choreog-
rapher.
Tickets are on sale at the theatre box
office at (903) fi83-21.11. Cost is $7 in
advance and $8 at the door.
Sunny Hudnall, In the role of Jennifer Gray, looks at her grandfather, Marvin
Roblson, as he hands hsr s dress from the attic of heirlooms. Show times for
the Cherokee Civic Theetrs's production of "Home for Chrlstmss," srs Nov. 30
through Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. and Dsc. 3 st 2 p.m. Advancs tlcksts srs svallsble
st ths thestrs box office for )7. Cell (903) 683-2131 for mors Informstlon.
The East Texas Poll
Should the Electoral College be abolished?
As the decision of who will be
President of the United States
drags into the second week, the
eyes of the nation focus on ballot
counting in Florida in the photo-
finish race between Vice President
Al Gore and Texas Gov. George
Bush.
A national debate centers on
whether the electoral process is
fundamentally flawed. The Elec-
toral College was initially estab-
lished by the nation's founding fa-
thers to guarantee that smaller,
less-populated states still had a
voice ihchoosingthe country's next
leader.
A scenario of a candidate win-
ning the popular vote, yet losing
the Electoral College, calls the se-
lection method into question.
In the East Texas Poll, conducted
jointly by CD 97.7 FM and the
Chrrokeean/Herald, a majority of
poll fospondents indicate they are
dissatisfied with {he Electoral Col-
lege.
The East Texas Poll shows that
56.5 percent of poll respondents
say the Electoral College should be
abolished. Another 17.7 percent
say the Electoral College should
remain in place, and another 15.8
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percent are undecided.
Seventy-six persons were queried
by telephone last week.
MI was surprised at the number of
people who don't completely under-
stand how the Electoral College
works," said Tara Crosby, who con-
ducted the opinion poll. "Despite
the news coverage in the last two
weeks, many seem to be conftised
about the electoral process."
The most outspoken poll partici-
pants favor abolishing the Electoral
College.
"One person said they have never
been in favor of It, and another said
the election of the president should
be by popular vote only," said Mis.
Crosby.
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