50th Anniversary
      Charles and Velma (Smith) Cade of Tyler celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on April 28, 2007. They were married April 27, 1957 at Pleasant Retreat United Methodist Church in Tyler where they remain members. They are retired as owners of Cade Home Appliance in Chandler, after being self-empl...
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Hall receives several real estate awards
      Coldwell Banker United of Tyler recently held its annual awards banquet at Willowbrook Country Club. The company announced that Chandler resident, Ann Hall, received several yearend individual sales associate designation awards.
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Foster Parent Association garage sale this weekend
      The Henderson County Foster Parent Association will be having a garage sale on Friday and Saturday, May 4 and 5 at Union Hill Baptist Church in Brownsboro. The sale will start at 8:00 a.m. each day and close at 4 p.m. All proceeds from the sale will be used to send foster children to camp, play spo...
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TX Forest Service offers outdoor burning advice
      Burning trash or yard debris outside during the hot, dry summertime brings with it the danger of wildfire. The Texas Forest Service offers the following tips to avoid a disaster. 1. Burn only when surface winds are expected to stay between 6 and 23 miles-perhour. Ensure smoke does not travel acro...
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House votes to protect elections
Members approve measure to require photo ID to vote
      The Texas House of Representatives last week approved legislation to ensure the sanctity of the ballot by requiring a photo ID to vote. House Bill 218, by Representative Betty Brown, requires all voters show a photo ID to vote. A driver's license or state-approved ID is acceptable.
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Agrivew, Homemade compost
Rick Hirsch County Extension Agent
      Homemade compost is popular with gardeners and landscape enthusiasts. Compost is an effective, efficient and natural way to treat the soil and you can make it yourself. Composting is the controlled biological decomposition and conversion of solid organic material into a humus like substance.
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Cinco de Mayo Returns to TFFC May 5
Event celebrates Mexican-American heritage and lifestyles of Texans
      Athens, Texas -- Athens will celebrate Cinco de Mayo at the Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center May 5 with food, music, games and dance programs in addition to the normal TFFC activities such as fishing, tram rides and dive show presentations. Event hours will be from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday...
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Craig joins the staff of CFG Investments
      Milton McGee, President and CEO of Citizens National Bank, announced that Kerry Craig has joined the staff of CFG Investments. "Kerry will be serving the investment needs of our customers in Athens, Chandler, Corsicana and Malakoff. We are pleased to have Kerry join our team of investment professio...
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Ben Wheeler Community Crafters
      May plans have been made, but as with any other crafter day, you don't have to participate in the planned project. Come and learn the technique ...do it later. Bring something to work on, an UFP, a recipe to share, and a sack lunch and drink or covered dish and drink. We are all pleasantly surprise...
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New CBACC Member
      CHAMBER WELCOME -- The Chandler Brownsboro Area Chamber of Commerce welcomed Go-tees.net into the Chamber Friday morning with a plaque presentation. Gotees. net, owned by Steve and Jill Klemp is located at 21143 State Hwy. 155 S.
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