december 2007
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East Texas Trains
features
Small towns honor the passenger train era with renovated depots, train rides, holiday celebrations.
by P.A. Geddie and Tom Geddie
15 In the Spirit of Giving
Readers and writers submit their ideas for Christmas gifts
According to the East Texas Food Bank, nearly 100,000 children, adults, and seniors in this region fight the battle of hunger every year. Here are what more than 200 agencies in our local communities are doing about it.
by Tom Geddie
departments
4 Talk of the Town
Local authors and students, warm blankets, art museum, genealogy, toy run, quilt trails, returning soldiers, story time,
6 Business
Winnsboro/Pittsburg partnership, Mill Creek Ranch Resort, volunteers for Winnsboro, East Texas Main Streets, Texas Bank and Trust, Funders Forum
10 Bookmarks
Tom Geddie reviews Gene Logsdon’s The Mother of All Arts: Agrarianism and the Creative Impulse about his estimation that all good art comes from the land
11 Kid’s Korner
Holidays, olden days, turkeys, small wonders, Muffin’s wish, and more
by Vern Dailey and Muffin
12 Calendar
16 Music Listing
17 Country Folk Eclectic Music Column
Good places to meet and greet and enjoy some music
by Tom Geddie
20 Dining Guide
22 Tolbert’s Tales
Almost Home for the Holidays
by Jerry Tolbert
23 Marketplace
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