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David and Judy Martin will celebrate 50 years of marriage on April 25. There will be a fish fry held in their honor at The Alley Creek pavilion at Lake of the Pines at 6 p.m. on April 25. All friends are invited. The celebration is hosted by children Bill and Monica Martin and Susan and Kevin Fincher.

Laken Helms, 6-year-old daughter of Nick and Stephanie Helms, won the Easter coloring contest sponsored by Industrial Motor Company in Lone Star.  The winner was chosen by Daingerfield Police Officer Amanda Solis.

Milk, bread and peanut butter.
Beth Terry
Lone Star

Coffee. I always have to have coffee.
Amron McGill
Lone Star

Milk, eggs and cornbread.
Leonard Banks
Daingerfield

Full name:  Jeanne Early Wentzell.
I have lived in:  Many places, including Austin, College Station, Temple, San Antonio, San Augustine and Lone Star in Texas; Biloxi Miss., Sembach AB Germany, Salt Lake City, Utah and Goldsboro NC.  However, I grew up near Avinger and that is where I live now.
Family:  I am married to Robert Wentzell Jr., and between us we have eight children and 12 grandchildren.               
Pets:  A half-size half yellow Labrador retriever named Cookie.
Occupation:  Retired RN.
One of the best things about my job is:  The best part of my job was listening to my patients.
My ideal vacation is:  A driving trip to places I am interested in, seeing the sights, stopping when it’s convenient, and eating out at restaurants or cafes typical of the area visited.

Click it or Ticket
Daingerfield Police Department will be doing the Click it or Ticket Memorial Day Mobilization Program from May 19 through June 1.  There will be more officers out and actively looking for seat belt violations. Click it or Ticket helps increase the use of safety belts during that period.

Cemetery Meeting
There will be a Springhill Cemetery meeting on April 27 at 1:15 directly following the service at Williams Chapel Baptist Church.

Civil War Memorial
The Iron Bluff Cemetery Association in Lone Star is searching for any relatives of the following Civil War Veterans who are buried in the cemetery. The veterans are A.B. Alex Stephens, William Moses Skinner, Alva Thadeous Finley, Jasper Cook and Joseph Crooks.  A memorial honoring these men will be held at the cemetery on May 10 at 11 a.m. Contact Carmen Curry Bennett, IBCA Secretary at 903-526-1982 if you have any information.

10 YEARS AGO
Laure’ Dorman as crowned Miss Avinger and Whitney Samples was first runner-up at the Miss Avinger Pageant held in the McDaniel Building at Avinger School.
Meghan Wyatt is inducted into the Kappa Delta Phi Honor Society at the University of Texas at Tyler.
Amanda Wall of Hughes Springs has been named a National Merit Finalist.
20 YEARS AGO
Scoggie Stoermer is selected as Fireman of the Year and Jeremy Livingston as Rookie of the Year at the Lone Star Chamber of Commerce banquet.
Winn‘s Variety Store in Daingerfield closed its doors on April 10. The store operated in the shopping center since 1969.
Joshua Mitchell of South Elementary School in Daingerfield demonstrates at a swine fair what makes a volcano erupt.
30 YEARS AGO
Kelly Miller’s three-ring circus performs in Daingerfield.

Avinger Indian and senior Jeremiaha Clark was picked for the First team on the All-East Texas Boys’ Basketball selections. Clark, District 24-A Division II was chosen Most Valuable Player. Clarks’ numbers are 16 points, 12 rebounds and three steals.
Daingerfield Tiger Keaton Key was chosen for the Second Team. The senior was chosen for hitting 10 3-pointers and scoring 36 points in a win over Pine Tree District 16-2A.
Those making Honorable Mention selections are Desmond Chism, Chiam Loyd and Lake Loyd, all of Avinger; and Calvin Bryant of Daingerfield.

The Hughes Springs Lady Mustangs captured third place over all competition at the Region III Conference held in April at the Peach Tree Golf Course, qualifying them for State competition. Their combined scores were 395, 387, and 782.
Individual scores were Logan Wilson with 94, 82, 176; Kendal Sands with 92, 98, 190; Shelby Golden with 104, 117, 221; Jade Hill with 105, 101, 206; and Ryan Lindsey with 109, 106, 215.

On May 1, 1889, nine men pooled capital and formed a bank known as ‘The Bank of Daingerfield’ with assets totaling $26,000.  At that time, the town of Daingerfield, only consisted of a dozen frame houses.   In 1892, the bank was issued a national bank charter and the bank’s name changed to ‘National Bank of Daingerfield.’   Over the next 100 years the bank grew to $43 million.   Eventually, through acquisitions and expansions, branches were established in Omaha, Ore City and Sulphur Springs and the name was changed to Texas Heritage National Bank (THNB).   

The seventh annual Northeast Texas Community College McGraw-Hill poster contest will be held on Friday, May 2 at 9:30 a.m. in the foyer of the Whatley Center for the Performing Arts. The contest is open to all local college freshmen, sophomores and high school seniors.
Again, McGraw-Hill, the New York City-based education and financial company will sponsor the contest along with NTCC Honors.  The Award for first place will be $400 cash and a $175 McGraw-Hill book coupon presented by McGraw-Hill Representative, Lisa Bailey.  Second place will earn $300, third place $200 and fourth place $100.