Hospice takes care of more than medication
President declares November National Hospice Month
      November is National Hospice Month, a time to recognize caregivers and to raise awareness and understanding of an often-misunderstood concept. Hospice care deals with end of life issues and how best to spend the last days of one's life. For each person who enters hospice care, and for each family...
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Senior Lunch
      Thursday, Nov. 1 - Steak fingers, potatoes with white gravy, field peas, bread, white cake Friday, Nov. 2 - Lemon chicken, whole kernel corn, fried okra, bread, cherry cobbler Monday, Nov.
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Perry appoints Diggles to OneStar Commission
      Texas Governor Rick Perry reappointed Walter Diggles of Jasper to continue to serve as chair of the OneStar National Service Commission until March 15, 2010. OneStar works to strengthen the capacity of local communities to address their most pressing needs, according to Perry's press release.
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Time change = battery change
      "Change your clock - change your battery," advises Jasper Fire Marshal Stephen Williamson. This is the 20th year of a national campaign to save lives by reminding people that when the time changes Sunday, Nov. 4 (fall back one hour), it is also time to change the batteries in smoke alarms and ca...
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USAF band to give free concert on Nov. 3
      The United States Air Force Band of the West Concert Band will give a free concert on Saturday evening, Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. at the Temple Theater, on the Angelina College campus in Lufkin. In addition, several local student musicians from Angelina College will join the USAF Band of the West when ...
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Campaign urges to prepare for emergencies
      New Campaign Urges Texans to Prepare for Emergencies The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) launched a new campaign today (Oct. 29) encouraging Texans to prepare themselves and their families for potential disasters - from hurricanes to influenza.
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Fall in Jasper
     MARSHMALLOW GIRL in woodsy costume at Martin Dies Jr. State Park's Haunted Hike
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SHHET to begin home in Jasper
      Self Help Housing of East Texas will hold a groundbreaking ceremony at 127 Birch St. in Jasper Tuesday, Nov. 6, at 11 a.m. "SHHET provides grants to lower income families who provide more than half of the labor to build their own homes," according to board member Joe Miller Jr. of Newton. "This '...
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Walk Across Texas hits halfway mark
      The Walk Across Texas, an 8- week program to walk 800+ miles, is at its midpoint now with half the teams exceeding their goals.
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Grab a friend
      THIS PUPPY is one of three brown and tan pups urgently needing homes. Call the Jasper Lakes Area Humane Socity at 384-8251 (11am- 7pm Monday thru Satirday) or visit PetLink site at www.jas.net/~jar.
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Get beds ready for strawberries now
RICKY THOMPSON
      Many think of planting strawberries in the spring, but for the best production they need to be planted in the fall to develop a good root system and to be ready to produce when the spring freezes finish.
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