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■ djerokeeaij Herald ■ thecherokeean.com
■ Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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EDITORIAL BOARD
MARIE WHITEHEAD
publisher
TERRIE GONZALEZ
editor
pj|5J I forward
Easter traditions
HH aster is more than
bunnies and eggs.
For my husband
Robert and me the
Easter season began Feb.
18 when we traveled to
Italy for the first time.
Throughout Rome and
the Vatican, the recurring
theme of the birth, life and
death of Christ was repre-
sented in artwork dating
from the third to the 15th
centuries. Eighteen-foot-
tall sculptures worth their
weight in gold possessed
the power to bring a smile,
a sigh of awe or move us
to tears.
At St. Peter’s Basilica at
the Vatican, the Pieta by
Michelangelo beckoned.
Translated from Italian,
“pieta” means pity.
Mary is seated with
flowing robes, as she
cradles the body of Je-
sus after the crucifixion.
Michelangelo captured
her love and her sadness
in marble as though he
witnessed the brutality.
This two-year project,
completed in 1499, became
one of Michelangelo’s best
known and is the only work
he ever signed.
The attached artwork
can’t do justice to the emo-
tional impact of the work.
TERRIE GONZALEZ
herald(5)mediactr.com
Michelangelo’s Pieta
Google “Pieta” and con-
template Easter this year
through the eyes of a 15th
century master.
After more than 2,000
years of celebrating the life,
death and resurrection of
Christ, we have created a
holiday based on traditions.
A 29-year tradition in
Rusk will sadly not take
place this year. For the
first time in almost three
decades, the creative forces
at Eastside Baptist Church
will not perform their sun-
rise service with a renact-
ment of Jesus’ final hours
on earth.
For as long as many can
remember, the congrega-
tion dressed in vintage
robes and soldiers’ uni-
forms to tell the story on
Easter Sunday. So true
were they to script, they
utilized real livestock and
carts as props in their
bigger-than-life story at
the Texas State Railroad
park in Rusk.
People came from far
away to watch this annual
production — Louisiana,
Arkansas, Missouri — and
they completed the day
with a dogwood train ride
through East Texas.
Rehearsals always
began six weeks to two
months before the produc-
tion, and every member of
the Eastside congregation
found a way to make the
event memorable.
I hope Eastside will be in-
vited to re-tell the story of
Easter at some other venue
in the future. Traditions
like this one should be held
dear.
THE Q |
Meandering thoughts of a ‘dreamer’
Mf&k ome days, I wake
up and I feel a bit
cheated.
As a kid, I was a
fan of The Jetsons. As such,
four-year-old me looked
forward to flying cars and
shoes that let you float
across the sidewalk.
I couldn’t wait to visit
other states, countries and
planets via my trusty trans-
porter, making friends and
penpals.
I had my first trip in my
time machine mapped out — I was going
to ride a triceratops or other such animal,
much like Zandor rode Tundro in “The
Herculoids.”
I wanted to be able to wake up, say,
“Hmm. I want to go to Australia,” open a
door and find myself in the middle of Mel-
bourne. I doubt I was the only one.
Alas, transporter technology hasn’t
quite caught up with my dreams. Cars are
marvels of transportation, but they don’t
fly just yet. I have yet to leave the coun-
try, though I’m resolved to planning such
a trip in the near future.
I have ridden a horse before, but never
a triceratops or other such animal. (I still
hold out hope, however. Science has come
a long way.)
Taking literature and creative writing
courses helped teach me that it is possible
to go back in time and completely change
everything you know, even if you don’t
intend to — at least, depending upon which
story of time travel you
read.
Sometimes, I wake up and
wonder if four-year-old me,
the optimistic dreamer that
I was (and still am, actu-
ally) would be sad about
this world.
Then, I sit back and look
at the things that have
happened, taking away
any cynical or depressing
views. I try to look at the
world and ask, “Is it really
that bad?” Sure, as adults,
we have much to worry about. However, I
bet there’s something you look at and say,
“You know what? That makes life worth
it.”
A lot of parents look at their children
that way. Some have grandchildren. You
may find such fulfillment in your job or in
your hobby. You may find it in a vacation
you can enjoy.
Personally, I tend to look to the future
with a lot of positivity. This is always how
I’ve been. I think we all know that things
are going to happen that we can’t stop.
Yes, there will be death and taxes and so
on.
However, there’s a lot to look forward to
in the future. There are as many begin-
nings in the future as there are endings.
Stop and take the time to remember
some of your dreams as a kid. You may
not get to take a rocket to the moon, but
chances are you’ve done something that
makes you just as happy.
QUINTEN BOYD
chreporter@mediactr.com
TAXING I
The IRS issues timely warning about identity theft
^■Ihe IRS has is-
I sued a warning
I to taxpayers
I about a growing
problem in America:
identity theft. Your tax
return can reveal a gold
mine of information to
thieves. Here is what
you can do about it.
This time of year
especially, be on the
alert for phone calls or
e-mails from supposed
IRS agents asking for
your birth date or other
private information.
The IRS does not use
such methods to gather
personal data. If an
e-mail directs you to a
website that you suspect
is fraudulent, forward it
to phishing@irs.gov.
Thieves do not need a
lot of your personal data
to steal; just having your
social security number
can be enough to file a
fraudulent tax return in
your name. To minimize
the risk, don’t routinely
carry your social security
card with you. And if you
have your card stolen, or
ANITA L. WOODLEE
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
have reason to believe
your credit history has
been affected by theft,
notify the IRS Identity
Protection Specialized
Unit at 1-800-908-4490.
Another step to protect
yourself is to carefully re-
view all correspondence
from the IRS. If a notice
reports multiple filed
returns in your name, or
income from unfamiliar
employers, take it to
your tax professional. It
might be an indication
that someone has used
your personal data to
obtain a job or file a tax
return. And remember,
thieves can create very
authentic-looking tax
notices, so let a tax pro
look it over first.
Finally, make sure
your computer is secure.
Use strong passwords for
access to sensitive web-
sites, and protect your
backup media from theft.
Make sure your tax pre-
parer uses safe computer
practices, too. This kind
of three-legged approach
involving the IRS, your
tax professional, and safe
personal practices can
help protect you from
identity theft.
Give me a call if you
see red flags - we can
help sort through the
problem and keep your
identity secure.
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U|QU POINTS!from^ Real
oiks along El Camino
Real are busy get-
ting ready for Easter.
There are eggs to be
dyed, clothes to be bought
and shoes to be shined be-
fore Sunday arrives. With
all this stuff going on I’m
going to have to do double
time to get it all done and
give you six bits’ worth of
news to boot.
We need to keep Jerry
Byrd of Sugar Land in our
prayers as he continues
his bout with cancer. He is improving
with radiation, so hopefully he’ll be go-
ing strong again before too much longer.
Jerry and his sister Nell Henderson still
have many friends in Alto who keep in
touch. Get well soon, Jerry - the home
folks are pulling for you!
April is National Library Month and
that means it’s time for the Stella Hill
Memorial Library’s annual patron
drive. Our library, located in beauti-
ful downtown Alto, is just about as fine
a library as you will find in any small
town in East Texas. The library contains
more than 13,000 titles complete with a
computer book catalogue to help you find
what you need. We want to keep it that
way and to do that we need your help.
No amount is too small or too large, just
make sure you give something to keep our
library going. Make your checks pay-
able to the Stella Hill Memorial Library.
Joane Hunter is the treasurer for the
library. Send your donation to her at P.O.
Box 928, Alto, Texas 75925. The whole
month of April is dedicated to the library
patron drive, and I hope you can join in to
help keep our library great.
Virginia Singletary told me that all the
old Alto Herald newspapers are now avail-
able on the Internet. The papers include
1908-1969. I got started looking at them
the other day, and I had to make myself
quit. I think they are ad-
dicting. The old papers
always made me sneeze,
so the Internet is a much
more enjoyable way to look
at them. The only way I
sneeze looking at them now
is if I stir up a spot around
the computer that the wife
missed dusting. Thanks to
the Tocker Foundation, the
University of North Texas
and ex-Alto citizen Robert
M. McClure for making this
possible. You can browse
these papers at your leisure or search
for names or subjects. You can get to the
website from the Flash Back segment on
the Cherokeean Herald web page.
The Alto Ministerial Alliance will host
their community Easter Sonrise Service
on Easter Sunday at 7 a.m. at Jacket Sta-
dium. If you are an early riser this would
be a great service to attend on Easter.
Some guy came through Alto on Friday
rolling a 10-foot diameter rubber ball that
looked like the world. Erik Bendl had
rolled that big rubber ball all the way
from Alabama, and was planning to roll it
across the United States. In the past few
years he and his dog, named Nice, have
walked in over 20 states and Washing-
ton D.C. to help diabetes organizations
and encourage people to get healthy with
exercise to control and prevent diabetes.
His dog might be named Nice, but I think
Nice would bite the fire out of you if you
tried to get that big rubber ball. I guess
I should start planning some sort of big
quest to go on and see how it works out for
me. I could get a giant tube of sun screen
and walk up and down the gulf coast
beaches making young ladies aware of
how easily they could blister if they don’t
use sun screen. Or maybe I could roll a
giant can of beer through East Texas to
See EL CAMINO, pg. 6A
CHRIS DAVIS
elcaminoreal@consolidated.net
-< Chris
Davis’ son
Creager
stopped
“having fun”
driving a
tractor when
it got bogged
down in
thick, gooey
mud. His
dad decided
to expand
his backyard
garden and
grow produce
on a larger
scale.
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