Tip of the Week
Stay in shape for gardening
      If you've ever planted spring gardening, you know inactive muscles can get stiff and sore from straining too quickly. Here are some stretching exercises to help. Warm up by walking briskly around the yard for five minutes. And always stretch slowly, with control, holding each stretch 10-30 second...
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Gardening
Make winter a fruitful time
Keith C. Hansen Smith County Horticulturist
      It's a new gardening year, and hopefully, all your gardening efforts will be fruitful and enjoyable. It may be chilly outside at this time of year, but winter weather is perfect for a number of gardening tasks.
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Bullard's Annual Fourth of July
2006 Highlights
      Money raised from the Fourth of July and other fund-raisers and celebrations was used to purchase new playground equipment that arrived just in time for the Bullard Community Library's annual Picnic in the Park, held in October.
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Chamber of Commerce Banquet 2006 Highlights
      Annual Chamber of Commerce banquet Scheduled for Jan. 22        at Eagle ' s Bluff      A jazz band and a          silent auction
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Religion
FBC Rusk sets Cherokee Evangelism Conference
      Mark your calendars to attend the Cherokee Evangelism Conference Jan. 14-17. First Baptist Church Rusk will host the conference in their new facilities at 372 E. 4th St. (Loop 62). Service times will be Sunday, at 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Jan. 14. Monday, Jan. 15 - Wednesday, Jan. 17 services will b...
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