The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 88, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 2000 Page: 3 of 32
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of Panola classes this year are Becky Fry by the generous help and ongo-
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out of town. Why did the city
commissioners not rule that this
Well, if you think it you might
as well say it, and I did.
I hope someone feels as I do.
Anita Vanderslice
Carthage, Texas
Cain Hardware, Pippen Moton,
TCBY, Buck's Pizza, Brook
shire Bros., Wal-Mart, HEB,
seventh graders towing in 439.
First period classes of these two
teachers received a donut party
At Baker Koonce, first period
students of Martha Anderson
won in the sixth grade with 102
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annul We Can Make a DiHer-
ence Food Drive, which was
held October 16-20.
Sponsored by Boy Scout
Troop 268 and Cub Scout Packs
216 and 243, a goal of IS,000
was set for this year's drive. Not
only was the goal reached, but
exceeded with 15,330 items
collected, with all the food go-
ing to the Samaritan House.
Baskets of food will be made at
Thanksgiving and Christmas
with the remaining food to be
given to needy families through
out the year.
Students from Carthage In-
dependent School District,
Northside Christian Academy,
and Panola Charter School
raided their families' pantries,
then taking die food to school,
with Carthage High hauling in
the most.
all the winning classes
This year's food drive was a
great success and can only bring
Save-A-Lot and Quail Enter- another prosperous year for the
Samaritan House, of Panola
County.
with baskets for the upcoming
Christmas holiday. <
Additional support was given
by Complete Printing, KGAS,
Panola Watchman, EXCEL
Ford, Union Pacific Resources,
port of the Key Club, member
Jason Duke said, "The students
have been very supportive of the goods were collected. Last year,
canned food drive at the high more than 10,500 and this year's with 209 items each, while
school this year." The winning goal was met and exceeded only Marilyn Harfs fourth graders
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waste.
Cleanliness
There has to be a reason we
ished the newspaper stated this have opossums, skunks, rats, etc.
building was owned by someone “In The City”. It may help if the
tion? Now there is a big hole that
looks gross.
Good Streets
Someone please tell me the
reason that Sabine street is in
such poor condition. It’s like dri-
ving over railroad tracks. From
Bird Dr. going into town. It’s one
of the main streets and having
businesses along the way. There
are buttons in the center, but they
don’t show up at night. Panola
from Adams to the loop is a acci-
dent waiting to happen. It needs
to be striped so you know what
lane you’re in. This street is by
the college and high school. I on the city, but as a tax pi
don’t krtow how many city would like to know where
(maintenance) employees there
is, but if you look around we
must be short a few. There are
street signs you don’t read, some
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deals with dogs and cats. We
need help with these unwanted
wild animals.
My neighbor killed a three or
four foot snake in their yard. It
got in their truck. They didn’t
know who to call so they called
911. I would have had a heart
attack.
Another neighbor said she
had rats. I saw one dead on
Daniels and thought it was a
squirrel. We all live near Baker
Koonce and the back of
Brookshires.
It may sound like I’m down
on the city, but «•a tax payer I
; some
of the money is spent. Or is it?
We need the city fixed up to
go along with that big bronze
horse and cowboy statue I don’t
are turned the wrong way. Ever think that alone will bring in big
once in a while, a street sweeper bucks for the city.
could afford the rent on the comes by, and I think what a
square.
When the only historic build-
ing on the square was demol-
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First let me say I want the city out of town. Why did the city food stores and restaurants had Troop 268 sort more than 15,000 cans of food Saturday. Scouts pictured are Mary Eaton,
I call home to be the best it can commissioners not rule that this closed dumpsters. The police Gary Stubbs, Michael Eaton, Alan Scripslck, Justin Stubbs and Garrett Lauxman.
be. You would think the smaller property be kept in good condi- said “Animal Control" only
the city the better it would be.
I’m not talking about crime
and drugs, because that has to be
taken care of in the home.
I’m interested in cleanliness,
beauty, good streets and restric-
tions as to mobile home in the
city and businesses in residential
neighborhoods.
I don’t see how our taxes on
our homes could be more when
the neighborhoods are going
down hill. Of , course in some
neighborhoods this would never
happen. I’m Speaking of us
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Beauty
Why was some one hired to
tell the city what was wrong with
the downtown square? All you
have to do is drive around it.
When I moved here I thought the
Goodwill store was on the
square. I wondered how they
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Peggy Wall, (at left) president of the Samaritan House helped members of Boy Scout
“Make A Difference” canned food drive deemed huge success
Scout round of applause for
nations to the Boy Scouts' third Wilson's eighth graders bringing what it has become, and the
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with 109, in Iter first pe- would not be so richly blessed.
Mary Eaton, Gary Stubbs,
and members of Boy Scout
Troop 268 spent October 28 at
the Samaritan House sorting all
the different varieties of food.
Peggy Wall, president of the
Samaritan House said, "This is
our 14th year to serve the com-
munity and the 13th year the
scouts have helped collect
food."
This month, 300 food baskets
will be made for the Thanks-
giving holiday. Brenda Giles,
Also, donating food this year sixth grade PA.C.E. teacher at
was Pej
and Brij
Church.
The residents of Panola classes this year are Becky Fry by the generous help and ongo-
County have earned a huge Boy and Kim Horton. ing support of the residents of
Scout round of applause for The Junior High turned in Panola County. Without them,
their enntinnad support and do- 2,437 cans of food with Tammy the food drive would not be
in 667 acid Teresa Dennard's needy families of the county
won '
riod. The campus total was
1.049. Each of these classes also
had a donut party.
Libby Elementary con-
tributed 2,334 canned goods.
Karen Shamburger’s second
graders brought 235 canned
items while Penny Almedia's
third grade class hauled in 395
cans. Each won first place and a
popcorn party.
Carthage Primary, Northside
Christian Academy, and Panola
Charter School all donated food
totaling 1,000 items.
rmint Fence Daycare Baker Koonce, will have a few
Morning Star Baptist students to help the volunteers
__iurcn. of the Samaritan House assem-
This is the third year for the ble the baskets and to also aid
Cub and Boy Scouts of Panola
County to participate in the
Make a Difference Day activi-
A record number 5,860 food ties, which is held nationally and
items were collected from the sponsored by USA Weekend
high school. Through the sup- and Points of Light Foundation.
In 1998, the first year of the canned goods. In the fifth grade,
Glenda Everett's and Brenda
Giles' first period classes tied
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The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 88, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 1, 2000, newspaper, November 1, 2000; Carthage, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1288656/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sammy Brown Library.