Cherokeean Herald (Rusk, Tex.), Vol. 158, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 7, 2007 Page: 3 of 14
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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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HERALD
Page 3A
Wednesday, March 7,2007
www.thecherokeean.com
From the Top
This week, we continue
our discussion on
reasoning. It is good for
people to reason. The Lord
gave us brains so that we
could use them. He even went
go far as to say "Come, let us
reason together," in Isaiah
1:18.
Is it unreasonable to believe
in God and that He created
the earth and all that is in it?
Does such a belief qualify me
for membership in the "Flat
Earth Society?''
Obviously not, since a sig-
nificant number of astronauts
also beheve in a creator.
(Must be something about
seeing the earth from space
that leads one to believe that
this is not merely a chain
reaction set off by a giant gas
explosion millions of years
ago.)
It takes great intelligence
and reasoning ability to be an
astronaut. So does their behef
in a creator mean these astro-
nauts are uneducated simple-
tons who should join the Flat
Earth Society? Hardly.
So, if it is reasonable to
believe in a creator (God), is
it so unreasonable to beheve
LELAND ACKER
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that He created the earth in
six hteral days? He is all-
powerful, is he not?
There are those who believe
that the earth is older than
6,000 years and God has
slowly built and evolved the
world over millions of years.
I suppose that is not out-
side the realm of possibility,
except that the book revered
to be the Word of God teaches
against this possibihty.
Genesis 1:5 clearly states
the "evening and the morning
were the first day,'' not the
first age, period, etc.
So, how did God create the
world in six days? (Here is
what qualifies me as a flat-
earther). I don't, know. I do
know He spoke it into exis-
tence and the Bible teaches
(through the prophets) the
angels were present praising
His work through the whole
thing (which explains why
no one asked "what is man? '
They were too busy praising
God.)
If I knew all the ins and
outs of God, He'd be a God I
could master, thus He'd be no
God at all. There are times it
is appropriate to not under-
stand how all the pieces fit
together and just to praise
God for this wonderful cre^
ation in which we live.
Psalm 21 says. "The earth
is the Lord's, and the ful-
ness thereof: the world, and
they that dwell therein. For
He hath founded it upon the
seas, and established it upon
the floods.''
This means God created
the world, it belongs to Him
and He makes the rules. It
is up to us to figure out what
He wants from us and how
to make Him happy. These
answers can be found in the
Bible, or Lord-willing, in this
Column in the coming weeks.
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Scene In Passing
We need to catch up
with reports on how
some of our less than
well, but getting better, folks
are doing. For starters, how
about the good news from
Sarah Summers? She was
told by medical advisers last
week that she can begin to
think about getting her golf
clubs ready. She is happy
and so are all of us who hold
her in high regard. She has a
special spirit that lifts others'
spirits.
Another good news story is
that of special friend, Domi-
nique Taraborelh. He has
been declared in a state of
remission. He and his family
are quite excited. Remission
is a state of pure blessing. It
says that a person has been
to the edge of life and sud-
denly stopped. A few steps
back and the turn around
begins for the possibility of a
bright future. Mr. Dominique
and spouse Bobbie are all
smiles, as we smile and thank
God with them, for them.
Prayers at this writing are
intense and serious for the
well being of two of our own.
Ronnie and Dottie Norton
need an abundance of faith,
courage, strength, hope and
everything else to bring them
through. She suffers from the
same illness that the Better
MARIE WHITEHEAD
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Half endured for so many
years, Chrohn's disease. And
Ronnie is the victim of being
at the wrong place at the
wrong time when another's
problem landed on him. He
became the victim of a bullet
in his ankle, outside the
ETMC Hospital where Dottie
has been for more tests/evalu-
ations. He will have a few
weeks of rehab while his body
heals. Perhaps it will comfort
them to spend more time
together while their bodies
get better.
Dub Isaacs' family is happy
to report that their beloved
leader continues in his bout
with complies lions caused by
diabetes. He is expected to
be back at his assigned post
at his place of business on
U.S. 69 North. This man has
been described as having a
heart as big as Dallas. And
I do know that he offer s a
huge helping hand to many
we never hear about. Mainly,
he doesn't want to talk about
his good Works. I hope some
day he will. He is one of the
few people still in business in
Rusk, who was here when we
arrived at the end of May in
1950.
Recently a sad letter was
received from our beloved
Lithana (Fanny) Sessions.
She explains her problem. "I
was born in Texas. Texas is
still in me but I am in Califor-
nia.'' She still has a wonderful
and positive sense of humor.
She sent quite a number of
pictures for me to help get to
the grandchildren of the late
Mr. and Mrs. D. C. McLaugh-
lin. Now, I must start again
trying to find that family
in Lufkin. We still haven't
negotiated the transfer of Mr.
Mac's diploma of pharmacy
certification, recently passed
on to me by Greg Majors.
Wow. That's a long story. One
day, I will get all these loose
ends tied down.
There is for me, the ongo-
ing, unending story of the
Texas State Railroad. Please
don't just wait and wonder.
Do something. Write a letter
to the editor, any publica-
tion. Send letters to our state
Rep. Chuck Hopson, state
Sen. Robert Nichols, also the
governor, heutenant governor
and speaker of the house,
Don't think for one minute
that your voice doesn't count.
Your opinion matters. Help
all of us who are doing our
best to save the train.
It is true that I let my
thoughts turn to the past to
write for this spaco. That's
because I know the past so
much better than the present
or future. Now that's sup-
posed to make you smile, at
least. And it lets me begin
a new thought about new
people. Many brand new
citizens are all around us, no
doubt. But until our paths
cross> we don't know each
other. We've had wonder-
ful opportunities recently
to meet several welcomed
additions to the community
of Rusk. One is Doug Byfield
who with his wife Lela lives
in the beautiful Guinn Hill
Home on top of Guinn Hill.
They have renamed this
historic structure Grace
Manor and they are promot-
ing it as the potential site
for others historic moments,
like weddings. Doug is the
admitted "honey do" man
and he is working his heart
out to bring this mansion of
beauty to a pristine State of
remembered elegance. Watch
for more on this couple as
time goes by. Another couple
is Ann Hunicutt, who with
her spouse are proud owners
of another historic structure
in downtown Rusk. They
have bought property that
once belonged to the Moseley
family. But Ann is pursuing
its history, starting with the
architect who played a major
role in Rusk's early develop-
ment.
For all of you program
chairmen seeking speakers
for your special organization,
here are two new names for
you to find, meet and invite to
come and talk to your group.
They are wonderful people
and no doubt will contribute
greatly to the future of our
community. To keep these
highly important, historic
properties ahve and well is a
significant contribution. I can
only wish for them the long
hfe of love and work in Rusk
that it has been our privilege
to enjoy.
February is traditionally
Black History Month. I am
grateful that a month was
finally designated to focus
on a body of people who have
contributed so much to the
growth and development
of our nation and world. In
recent copy crossing my desk,
this statement by the late
Martin Luther King spoke to
my heart and sense of humor.
Please enjoy. "We may have
all come on different ships,
but we're in the same boat
now.'' Go ahead. Grin.
High Points From El Camino Real
Texas Independence Day
came and went along El
Camino Real without
much fanfare. I often wonder
how our little stretch of the
old road looked back in the
days when Texas was fight-
ing for its independence. We
have a rich history that we
can be proud of, but it seems
that the holidays that haven't
been commercialized just, get
forgotten. Our early Texas
pioneers fought and won us a
pretty good place to live and I
guess we ought to do more to
remember them. Fortunately
I haven't forgotten your four
bits' worth of news.
We were saddened to hear
of the passing of Bennice
Russell. Ms. Russell is the
mother of Vicki and Dixie
Russell who teach at the Alto
Middle School. Ms. Russell
passed away Saturday after
a short illness. Please keep
the Russell family in your
prayers as they mourn the
passing of their loved one.
Pat Lindsey fell at the
post office a couple of weeks
ago and shattered her knee.
She is in a Palestine rehab
center getting better. We
need to keep Pat in our
prayers and maybe we'll have
her home and on the mend
before long. Get well soon,
Pat! We miss you in Alto.
Our friend, Elvin Pea-
CHRIS DAVIS
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cock suffered a heart attack
last week and underwent
bypass surgery Friday at
Nacogdoches Memorial Hos-
pital. The surgery went very
well and hopefully he will be
home before too long. I am
always amazed at what doc-
tors can do with hearts these
days. Lots of prayers have
been lifted up for our friend
and we better keep him on
our prayer hst until he gets
home and is fully recovered.
Elvin is an important part of
our community and he had
us all worried for a few days.
Get well soon, Elvin!
Judy Landrum told me
in church Sunday that her
son Noel Bradford received
a big award last week. Noel
is a Lt. Colonel in the Air
Force and is stationed in
Colorado Springs, Colo. Noel
was named Field Grade
Officer of the Year for U.S.
Northern Command. Admi-
ral Tim Keating presented
Noel with his award at the
ceremony held in Colorado
Springs. Noel had been in
the Air Force for a good many
years and we don't get to see
him here in Alto as much as
we would like to. We are all
proud of him and the job he is
doing for our country. Keep
up the good work, Noel.
Some of our Alto FFA mem-
bers showed their agriculture
mechanics projects at the
Houston Livestock Show and
Rodeo last week. Parents
and students worked into the
early hours of Tuesday morn-
ing doing the last minute
touches on the projects. A
restored 1957 John Deere
Tractor, two trailers, a feeder
and a nice metal hght stand
were carried to the show.
Lauren Pierce won second
place overall for the portable
hght stand on wheels that
she entered. She received
a portable welder, a helmet
and a bunch of tools as her
prize, I know the boys who
went had to have been pretty
disgusted about being beaten
by a girl, but women's lib
has arrived to stay. I don't
think Lauren will be head-
ing to Alaska to work as a
welder on the new pipehne or
building ships in a shipyard,
but we are proud of her big
win in Houston. Lauren was
proud of her win, but she was
even prouder that she didn't
break a manicured fingernail
while building her project.
The steers are being shown
this week in Houston and
next week the heifers will be
making the trip. Good luck
to all the participants in the
show. Now it's time to get
ready for the best show of all,
the Cherokee County Junior
Livestock Show. It will be
held at the end of this month.
The Alto Youth Baseball
fields came ahve on Saturday
morning in spite of the cold
weather when our area youth
poured out for the annual
baseball tryouts. Baseball
were flying every which way
as the httle guys and gals
warmed up for the tryouts. I
figured that I got away lucky
without getting hit in the
head by one of those stray
balls. It seemed to me that
there were a lot more kids
up there than usual, so we
ought to be in for a great year
of baseball and softball. It
never ceases to amaze me at
how excited these kids get
over baseball season. They
love it and their enthusiasm
is contagious. I hope you'll
get a chance to go out and
enjoy a game or two some-
time this season. I'll keep
you posted on the upcoming
activities and the date of the
opening day ceremonies as
they become available.
Members of the State
Champion Alto Yellowjacket
football team will be receiv-
ing their state championship
rings this week. They will
undoubtably be the topic of
most of the conversations
around town this week. The
players have been wait-
ing p ;il i en I l y and when the
coaches got their rings a Week
or so ago, the kids became
even more anxious. I can't
wait to see our boys flash-
ing them around the county.
Wear them with pride — you
earned them.
Spring Break will be kick-
ing off next week for many
area schools. A week off to
rest from all the drudgeries
of school should be just the
thing to get our kids through
the rest of the school year.
A week away from the httle
darlings won't be nearly
enough for many of our teach-
ers. After preparing for the
TAKS test and all the other
little extras that go with
teaching, I'm sure many of
our teachers can only dream
of summer.
I guess this just about
covers all the Alto news for
this issue.
Keep the news pouring in
and I'll keep redirecting it to
the masses. I'll see ya next
week! And remember. We
each need the maturity to
recognize that the things
that we share are far more
important than the dis-
agreements that we have.
Cfyerokeeai}
HERALD
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