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Class Reunion
There will be class reunion for the Hughes Springs High School Class of 1948 on May 4 at Don Juans in Hughes Springs, beginning at 10:30 a.m. For further information, contact Eloise Hull at 903-639-3026.

Basketball Tournament
The seniors of Daingerfield High School are hosting a basketball tournament for males ages 15 and up on the April 27 at 10 a.m. at Daingerfield High School’s old gym. Call 903-946-3561 or 903-855-9612 for more information.

Rabies Clinic
The Morris County Texas AgriLife Extension Service and the Daingerfield Veterinarian Hospital have teamed up to put on a county-wide rabies clinic May 11. Hours will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at Crumps Shopping Center in Lone Star; from 1 to 3 p.m. at Daingerfield Veterinary Hospital; and from 4 to 6 p.m. at Paul Pewitt High School parking lot.

Full name: Paula Jones Westmoreland.    
I have lived in: Hughes Springs my entire life.
Family: I am married to Roger Westmoreland; my son is Justin “Corky” Westmoreland.

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Theatre Northeast will present the classic courtroom drama, “Inherit the Wind,” by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, in the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts on the campus of Northeast Texas Community College. Performances will run April 25-27 at 7:30 p.m. and April 28 at 2:05 p.m.
Described as “…one of the truly great American dramas of this century,” “Inherit the Wind” has as its genesis the famous Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925. Two great lawyers face off in a small-town courtroom with the eyes of an entire nation upon them. The accused? A science teacher. His crime? Teaching evolution in a rural high school.

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GO TELL Crusade Evangelist Rick Gage traveled from Atlanta last week to meet with Northeast Texas pastors and members of their congregations involved in planning the GO TELL Crusade set for May 12-15 at Sam Parker Field in Mount Pleasant.
Gage told a group of more than 60 pastors and volunteers April 15 at Trinity Baptist Church the Mount Pleasant Crusade is one in a several-week crusade tour he will be leading across the state.
“The need has never been greater to reach people for Christ. The opportunity has never been greater,” Mr. Gage said.

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By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
 One of the many fund-raisers to keep the Hughes Springs Area Library open occurs during Wildflower Trails in April.
Jean Austin said there are rose bushes available to purchase April 22 through 27, with no sales after April 27.
“This will be the fourth year for the roses,” Mrs. Austin said. “There are 38 varieties of roses in both Knock Out and other hardy, disease resistant varieties in a wide range of colors from white to bright red with some variegated ones.    We have several new varieties that we did not have last year.

Full name: Carla Annette Hill.
I have lived in: I’ve always lived local except for the time John moved us to Illinois with a job; I absolutely hated it. I lasted about four months and had to move back home. You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl.
Family: Hubby John, son Michael, his wife Jennifer, their son Tyler, son Brandon, his wife Casey, their kids Brailei and Kenzie, daughter Britney, her husband Chris, their kids Shaun and Emma, son Hayden.
Occupation: I am a wedding coordinator at Jeanie’s Weddings and More.  
 One of the best things about my job is: Working with my crazy Aunt Jeanie. We have a blast together.
 My ideal vacation is: Gathering all my family, head to Galveston, rent a house boat for about two weeks and just lay out, fish, swim and chill with the family.

Class Reunion
There will be class reunion for the Hughes Springs High School Class of 1948 on May 4 at Don Juans in Hughes Springs at 10:30 a.m. Anyone who was in school around that time is invited to join the reunion. For further information, contact Eloise Hull at 903-639-3026.
Book Club
The Noon Book Lovers Club will be meet Thursday at the Daingerfield Public Library.  For more information call the library at 903-645-2823.
Williams Chapel
There will be praise, prayer and preaching at Williams Chapel Baptist Church Saturday, April 21, from 10 a.m. until noon sponsored by the women’s ministry. Special guests will be Annetta Whetstone and Ruthur Talbert.
Style Show
Sally’s Hope Style Show and luncheon will be at 1 p.m. April 20 at the Naples Civic Center. For further information, call 903-897-2078, 903-897-1716, or 903-897-2037.
Spring Revival

Churches in the tri-cities, along with churches, faith and community leaders of every denomination and Christian faith persuasion across Northeast Texas have joined forces to pack Sam Parker Field in Mount Pleasant next month for an old-fashioned faith crusade.
This three-night GO TELL Crusade kicks off Mother’s Day Sunday (May 12) and features former collegiate football coach turned author and world evangelist Rick Gage.
Co-chairmen of the Northeast Texas Crusade event are Cliff Butler and Steve Capps. Speakers at the kickoff banquet for the crusade on March 18 that packed the Mount Pleasant Civic Center included Bo Pilgrim, Mr. Gage and a crowd of area pastors and church and community leaders. The kick-off banquet, spearheaded by Brian Lee, drew movers and shapers from across the Northeast Texas area.

By Angela Guillory
aguillory@casscountynow.com

By Marlene J. Bohr
mbohr@steelcountrybee.com
Avinger One Act Play has performed at Zone and District winning honors and is set to perform at Area competition this month.
Avinger One-Act Play performed “The Happy Scarecrow” by I.E. Clark Publications, Woodstock III as its one act play. The plot of “The Happy Scarecrow” is a meany of a witch dares a frilly little fairy to prove there’s such a thing as happiness. So the fairy brings a scarecrow to life and promises to make him a real man if he can find happiness. It’s a strange search, sometimes comical, sometimes sad—and the scarecrow meets a variety of characters, each providing an insight into human relations. The Scarecrow’s search evokes a little smile, a little fright, and perhaps a little tear.