Holmes honored
Legion of Honor awarded for WWII service
      Lt. Col. Walter Tom Holmes of Jasper received France's highest combat award, the Legion of Honor, in a presentation Feb. 4. He can now be designated as a Chevalier de la Legion D'Honneur.
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Wretha Rawls Thomas rises from custodian to president
      Every year during February, teachers assign students to write about a famous person for Black History Month. Students may not realize there is a hometown hero from Jasper who has been an activist with an impressive history in Houston.
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Bear-ing gifts
      ONE OF A KIND Valentine's gifts to melt any heart are as close as the new East Texas Art League gift shop, which features unique notepaper made from recycled materials, hugable bears in farmer-chic outfits, jewelry, paintings and local crafts. The gallery at 364 N.
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Moak to share experiences publishing children's book
      The montly meeting of the Sabine Neches Writers Guild will be held Feb. 14 in the meeting room of the RE/MAX Millennium real estate office on the corner of Main and Houston St. in Jasper at 6:30 p.m.
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Faces & Places
      Garbage pick up Garbage pick up for President's Day, Feb. 18, will be picked up Feb. 19, Feb. 19 picked up Feb. 20, Feb. 20 picked up Feb. 21 and Feb. 21 - 22 picked up Feb. 22. CASA Breakfast Elijah's Cafe and Advocates for Children Inc. will have a Valentine's Day breakfast Feb. 14 from 7 -...
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Christus St. E. nurse named Staff Nurse of Year by NBNA
      Rhonda Ruben, BAAS, LVN, orthopedics nurse at Christus Hospital - St. Elizabeth in Beaumont has been named Staff Nurse of the Year by the National Black Nurses Association. Ruben is only the second vocational nurse to receive this award in its 35 year history.
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