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10

Garden Club sets ‘A Step Back in Time’

Posted by : Staff Reports | On : November 10, 2011

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Cletus Haning’s little house in the woods.

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Saturday, Nov. 12, from 1-4 p.m., the Greater Malakoff Garden Club is hosting a program called “A Step Back in Time,” which celebrates octogenarian Cleatus Barkley Haning’s contributions to the communities in which she’s lived and the replica of a turn-of-the-19th century house she built on her property (just west of the Malakoff High School). She has spent the last six months planning and constructing the house to teach her great grandchildren what life was “really” like without electricity or running water. She hopes they also will learn the lessons and values that the hardship and involvement with nature and fundamentals

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Nov

10

Tarkingtons celebrate 50 years together

Posted by : Michael V. Hannigan | On : November 10, 2011

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Travis and Linda Tarkington will celebrate 50 years of marriage Nov. 10.

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Travis and Linda Tarkington will celebrate 50 years together. They met at the Old Fiddler’s Reunion in Athens in 1961 and were married Nov. 10, 1961. They have five children: Carl Tarkington and Jenny of Terrapin Ridge; Selena Dalrymple and husband Billy Don of Aley; Connie Harrill and husband Rex of Canton, Neal Tarkington and wife Mandy of Arp; Bubba Yates and wife Lisa of Mabank. They have eight grandchildren: Brittany Fooks and husband

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Nov

09

Soldier is finally coming home

Posted by : Staff Reports | On : November 9, 2011

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SFC Benny Don Rogers, killed in the Korean War, will be laid to rest in Athens

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SFC Benny Don Rogers is finally coming home.

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced this week that the remains of the U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War for 61 years, have been identified and will be returned to his family.

Rogers will be laid to rest Saturday at Willow Springs Cemetery in Athens.

Rogers was 20 years old in November 1950 when he and almost 600 other 8th Cavalry Regiment

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Oct

28

Getting ready for a Cletus Party

Posted by : Staff Reports | On : October 28, 2011

Category: Loretta Humble, People

Cletus Haning’s little house in the woods.

By Loretta Humble

I’m inviting 80 – only 80 – of you to a party – a Cletus Haning Party, on Saturday, Nov. 12, 1-4 p.m. You’ll have to buy a gift, and you’ll get a gift, too. You know, like lots of kids’ parties – you give something and you get something to take home, too.

I would really like 10 of you to buy your gift from me. You can find me at Cedar Lake Home Health and Hospice on Terry St. If you’d like, we can ride out there together.

This all started as a fundraiser so the Malakoff Garden

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Oct

27

TVCC mourns at passing of Vice President Rip Drumgoole

Posted by : Press release | On : October 27, 2011

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Dr. W.P. “Rip” Drumgoole

The flag at Trinity Valley Community College is at half-staff today as the school mourns the passing of Vice President of Student Services Dr. W.P. “Rip” Drumgoole.

Drumgoole served the college and the Athens community for almost four decades. He died Thursday morning at East Texas Medical Center-Athens following a long battle with cancer. He was 61.

A native of Jefferson, he began his career with TVCC in 1973 as a full-time counselor. He served as guidance services coordinator and director of counseling before being named vice president of Student Affairs in 1980. The title later changed to vice president of Student Services. He also served as the college’s director of athletics for the 2009-10 school year.

“To paraphrase the Apostle Paul, Rip fought

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Oct

27

Faith in Action Outreach looks to expand mission of food pantry

Posted by : Michael V. Hannigan | On : October 27, 2011

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Rosemary Ferrell, left, and Cheryl Trout bag up food for the Faith in Action Outreach ‘Food for the Weekend’ program last week.

By Michael V. Hannigan

The name may have changed, but the work continues.

The Malakoff Food Pantry recently changed its name to Faith in Action Outreach to better reflect its mission.

“We are simply demonstrating the love that Jesus Christ has for all of us and we are doing our best to pass this love on to the folks in our community that are down on their luck,” said organization president Larry Albertson. “We believe the name Faith In Action Outreach does a good job of painting a picture of who we are now and what we want to become.”

Faith in Action is a non-denominational Christian organization that currently feeds around 1,000 people each month. The hungry come

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Oct

25

Artist donates work to TVCC group

Posted by : Press release | On : October 25, 2011

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Local artist Daniela Matchael shows off her painting at the Trinity Valley Community College music department’s fall concert. Matchael was commissioned to create the piece for the Cardinal Friends of Music Organization. (Courtesy Photo)

When Daniela Matchael was commissioned to create a painting for the Trinity Valley Community College Cardinal Friends of Music, it seemed like the ideal project.

“I was extremely honored,” said Matchael. “This was a way to give back to such wonderful faculty, staff and students of the TVCC family.”

Matchael, who was born in Brazil, has been living in the United States since 1997. She moved to Athens a year and

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Oct

21

Malakoff PD Detective Sgt. Floyd Thomas receives Hope Award

Posted by : Michael V. Hannigan | On : October 21, 2011

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Malakoff Detective Sergeant Floyd Thomas holds his Hope Award in front of the Clothesline Project at last week’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month rally.

By Michael V. Hannigan

Malakoff Detective Sergeant Floyd Thomas recently received the Hope Award from the East Texas Crisis Center.

The award was presented at the Crisis Center’s annual Wine and Cheese event held this year on Oct. 7.
Recipients are chosen because of “their dedication in helping victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and other violent crimes in the community.”

In a letter announcing the award, Crisis Center Director of Outreach Donna Johnson wrote, “Officer Thomas’s work

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Oct

21

World Series Bound

Posted by : Michael V. Hannigan | On : October 21, 2011

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The Cedar Creek Cowboys of Malakoff are headed to the World Series! The Deep East Texas Baseball Association World Series that is. The league consists of 10 of the best select 11U baseball teams in East Texas. It is a two-day event to be held in Marshall, Texas on Oct. 29-30. Pictured above are the Cedar Creek Cowboys, back row from left, Coach Derek Rogers, Coach Bill Borchart, Coach Stephen Burkhalter; front row from left, Trent Harris-2, Jensen Smith-9, Cameron Rogers-6, Kobe Borchardt-99, Chandler Carter-10, Hunter Davis-38, Kobey Roberts-12, Cory Strawn-24, Dalton Burkhalter-32, Cody Strawn-55, Joshua Wilson-34.

 

Oct

21

Trinidad Tales 10-21-11

Posted by : Staff Reports | On : October 21, 2011

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By Emily Lundy

If you were not at TISD Homecoming, you missed loads of fun. People seemed happy everywhere I went. Out of 12 events I can count for the long weekend, I had to miss two to cook and nap. The rest I attended and saw people I’m glad to know. The best part about homecoming here has to do with our smallness in size as a community. We usually know the majority of people or can ask “Are you an ex? married to one?” or something else without embarrassment. Friendliness seems the key

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