Issue 7 10-27-17

Vol. 81, No. 7 Serving Kilgore College since 1936

October 27, 2017

Home Sweet home

O RUFUS LOVETT SPECIAL TO THE FLARE

Real-life couple Zecharius Nash-Kelly and Madison Darwish, both from Round Rock, celebrate with a hug after being announced KC’s 2017 Homecoming King and Queen.

Alumni come home to a KC victory Homecoming weekend brought former Rangers and current students together in their love for food, friends and football.

Activities kicked off Thursday with a Pep Rally held during the fall semester’s newly christened activity period. Friday’s Homecoming Hangout in Mike Miller Plaza ushered into Saturday’s tailgating at R.E. St. John Stadium, followed by sophomore recognition and Homecoming coronation activities during an afternoon football game. The weekend wrapped up with a Rangerette Forever Casino Event fund-raiser.

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The Rangerettes perform one of their signature routines during the halftime show.

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KC veterans and their service dogs are honored during Homecoming.

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Taylor Majors, Tatum freshman, performs with the KC Twirlers during halftime.

See Back Page for more photographs of Homecoming activities

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FACE IN THE CROWD

ADAM Sanchez

Hometown: Kilgore Age: 20 Major: Electrical Engineering How would you describe yourself to others?

I’m very friendly and open, I like to meet new people and experience different things.

Grace Garcia / THE FLARE

Three for the time being, English and Spanish are my fluent languages while my German still needs more work.

How long have you played the trombone?

I have been playing the trombone since I was in 6th grade for a total of 8 years.

What are your career goals?

One of my goals is to improve myself both in my field and in communication with others because both are important for engineers.

How many languages do you speak?

What is something people wouldn’t know about you?

I probably wouldn’t have lived here in the U.S. if it wasn’t for my aunt. My parents decided to go back to Mexico but my aunt convinced them to come back to the U.S. What do you like about the American Honors Program?

I like the experience of being in condensed, same-minded oriented group. This allows for you to meet and know people easier , thus new friendships are made and your network of contacts are built up.

KC Z-Club arrives, plans next meeting YASMINE WILSON Staff Reporter The first Golden Z-Club in East Texas is at KC. If you are interested in improving the community and empowering women and girls worldwide, the Golden Z-Club is perfect for you. Free membership applications can be found in the Woodfin Building. The next meeting will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, November 2, in the Woodfin Building Conference Room.

Golden Z encourages individuals to develop leadership skills, enables networking opportunities and provides scholarships to members.

Everyone involved benefits by working together in planning, organizing and participating in activities.

“We are looking for more members to join us,” said Schlunda Hall, club sponsor.

Golden Z helps students become more involved in community and school projects. The group is part of Zonta International, which is a global organization of professionals empowering women through service and advocacy.

Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential.

According to a Zonta press release, “The Zonta International Golden Z Club program is a way for leaders to build a better world today because Golden Z-Club members can have a positive influence on the world around them.”

For more information, contact club sponsors Hall at 903-984-8531; Doris Johnson at 903-988-3701; or Rene Wiley 903-983-8608.

PTK: Invites sent for new members NELDA MILLIGAN-TURNER Staff Reporter

Invitations for KC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa have been sent out for the Fall induction. To receive an invitation, students must have a GPA of at least 3.5 and have completed 12 hours at KC in the previous semester or have a total of 12 hours over at least two semesters. Upon acceptance, the student pays a one-time fee of $70.

“This last group of invitations went out within the last two weeks.

We invited approximately 340 students. The group meets 5 p.m. every other Monday.

The next one is November 6 in Communications

building room 104 and we provide snacks and occasionally pizza,” PTK adviser Michelle Daniels said.

There are numerous benefits with membership.

“There are an amazing amount of scholarships offered.

The members have a chance to attend conferences where they can network with others, get valuable leadership training and meet with recruiters.

On campus, members get to develop leadership traits, be active with service projects and learn tools to help them in building for their future success. In addition, they get the privilege of wearing the Phi Theta Kappa regalia to graduation,” Daniels said.

By The Numbers

1692 1922 n Dozens of people are accused of practicing black magic in the fall of this year in New England. The resulting court cases and executions would become known as the Salem Witch Trials.

2.4 n Dollars, in billions, spent on candy every Halloween.

600 million pounds of candy were purchased for the holiday in 2016.

Grace Garcia / THE FLARE

Pumpkins are a popular symbol of Halloween and the fall season in the United States. These gourds are used for everything from desserts to jack-o-lanterns, following traditions that go back hundreds of years to Ireland.

Make Halloween your own Options abound for those seeking Halloween choices SARAH REDFORD Staff Reporter If you want to have a memorable Halloween this year, you may be looking for a different type of excitement. While many people will be donning costumes, attending parties or taking their young ones trick-or-treating, there are plenty of local activities that will allow everyone to have an unforgettable Halloween experience.

You can enjoy the Halloween spirit in your home by inviting friends over to watch horror movies. Freddie and Jason are always good for a scream fest and vampires, werewolves and other creatures are good choices to raise some goosebumps.

Fright night not your style? Go for another genre.

Serials from Die Hard and Fast and Furious to Star Trek and Star Wars are just some of the greats.

Childhood favorites such as It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, Ghostbusters and Hocus Pocus are excellent choices for those who prefer less gore and more laughs.

Other options for your movie extravaganza are ones guaranteed to bring on the holly jollies. Rudolph, Frosty and Santa’s elves abound within this category. Add some food to the mix and you have the perfect Halloween evening.

If being out and about suits you better, there are several haunted houses in the area as well as Fall Festivals at local churches.

Graystone Haunted Manor ( w w w. g r ay s t o n e h a u n t . com) along with Doc Wilkes House of Horrors (www.

IF YOU GO ... n The Student Government will be hosting a Halloween movie night on 6 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 30 in Mike Miller Plaza n The featured movie selection for the event will be the smash horror hit “The Conjuring” from 2013, starring Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga as Ed and Lorraine Warren, a married pair of paranormal investigators based on a real-life couple. docwilkeshaunt.com) are just two options. Both charge $20 to have the life scared out of you.

For the adventurous, “Zipline with the Zombies” offers thrills for $20-$39.

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n Free snowcones and popcorn will be served to students who attend. n To promote the Halloween spirit, students who attend are encouraged to wear costumes.

Creativity is key but weapons, inappropriate masks or costumes which expose too much skin will not be allowed at the movie showing.

Eve, Grace Creek Church in Longview and Eastview Church of God in Kilgore are just two of the places offering less frightening haunts.

Whatever your brand of thrills, stay safe, hurt no one and watch out for the boogie man.

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Pinocchio

SARAH REDFORD News Editor This year marks the 12th Anniversary of children’s opera at KC. Pinocchio, produced as an opera, has delighted children in each of its performances. Melanie Sullivan, one of the directors, said “Every year about a week before the first performance, I ask myself, “Why are we doing this?” and then I see the kids’ reactions to the performance and know they won’t grow up fearing the word “opera” like perhaps their parents do; and seeing the growth the students experience makes it worthwhile.”

According to Hayli Hughes, Henderson freshman, (who played Cat), “We worked really hard since college started. I am really proud of us.”

Hannah Palmer, Longview freshman (who also played Cat) said, “We do six shows and we get tired; but the one thing that makes you feel excited is hearing the kids in the audience talking and giggling and that is a beautiful thing.”

The costumes are bright and colorElizabeth Lumpkin / THE FLARE ful and many suggest the character Geppetto explains to Pinocchio that he will start school and learn to read a new book Gepetto bought for him. The instead of making a true representaChildren’s Opera is part of the KC Music program. Today’s final performance will be 1 p.m. in Dodson Audtiorum.

tion. This allows the audience to use their imagination and truly react to the production.

Conscience Cricket, Shauntrell Johnson, Longview freshman, said, “Dressing in costume is the fun part.”

Julia Fulgham, Kilgore freshman, played the part of Pinocchio. “When I first got my costume, I hated it. Then the kids saw me and wanted hugs and that made me love it.”

Watching the cast interact with each other gives one the sense of family they all seem to feel.

Carson Owens, Longview sophomore, also played Conscience Cricket. “We are a cohesive group of people. We never argue. We get along even with all the new people,” he said.

According to Victoria Gannon, Longview sophomore, (who played the part of Fox,) “This is my third opera. It had been eight weeks and most of us didn’t even know each other but we have our own jokes now.”

The final show of this season’s opera is 1 p.m. today in Dodson Auditorium. Admission is free.

DID YOU KNOW ?

DID YOU KNOW ?

Amadeo Avogadro was an Italian scientist noted to be one of the founders of physical chemistry.

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Mole Day commemorates Avogadro’s Number (6.02 x 1023), which is a basic measuring unit in chemistry.

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n Avogadro is well known for his hypothesis known as Avogadro’s Law. His law simply states that at a fixed temperature and pressure, equal volumes of gases contain the same number of molecules.

n Mole Day was created as a way to foster interest in chemistry.

For a given molecule, one mole is a mass (in grams) whose number is equal to the molar mass of the molecule. For example, the water molecule has an molar mass of 18, therefore one mole of water weighs 18 grams. n

Avogadro received no recognition for his hypothesis during his lifetime. n

Avogadro’s work was recognized nearly fifty years late. Two years after his death, a colleague, Stanislao Cannizzaro showed how the use of Avogadro’s number could solve many of the problems in chemistry. https://www.moleday.org n

Similarly, a mole of neon has a molar mass of 20 grams. In general, one mole of any substance contains Avogadro’s Number of molecules or atoms of that substance. n

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https://www.moleday.org

Chemistry Instructor Elena Ignatchenko examines a fluorescing liquid at KC’s celebration of Mole Day on Monday.

Holy Moley

KC celebrates chemistry with Mole Day KC’s Chemistry Department celebrated the 30th anniversary of National Chemistry Week with the theme “Chemistry Rocks.”

Monday is commemorated with Mole Day, which runs from 6:02 a.m. to 6:02 p.m. Oct. 23. The event was held on the second and third floors of the Canterbury Engineering & Science Building. Students visited the building throughout the morning in search of rock candy, homemade ice cream and fluorescent knowledge.

Q:What is a Mole?

A: It is 6.02 x 1023. A unit of measurement for chemicals.

- Joselyn Reyes, Kilgore, freshman, Pre-Med

Q: How do we use chemistry in our everyday life?

A: I use it in my microbiology class and I also use it when I cook.

- Sarah Broyles, Lab Manager for Chemistry Department Q:What would you consider one of the greatest scientific discoveries?

A: Since I am a health major, probably penicillin.

It’s the first true antibiotic. It was discovered accidentally.

- Hector Pena, Longview, Freshman, Nursing Q: What do you think is the most interesting thing here today?

A: Making ice cream out of salt and ice. I think

this is really interesting. I remember we did this when I was in the 6th grade.

- Raquel Fuertes, Longview, Sophomore, Pharmacy Q: What about chemistry do you think would help for your major or whatever you’ll do in the future?

A: Using electronic pads for diagnostic machines and medicine.

- Haruka Wakamori, Japan, Freshman, Kinesiology Favorite Flare Finds: • Scorpions glow under a black light – (fluoresce) • Tonic water also fluoresces because it contains quinine (a substance formerly used to prevent

malaria.)

• Our state-issued Drivers Licenses also fluoresce to make sure they’re not counterfeit.

Chemistry rocks: Dr. Paul Buchanan, geology instructor, explained how ghost crystals were made. These unique crystals are manufactured from polymers.

Fun facts: Even though they look the same, a mole of table salt is 58.44 grams and a mole of sugar is 342.30 grams due to their differing densities. Surprisingly, a single mole water is only 18.02 grams.

Quotes and information compiled by COMM 2311.001 Media Writing students Moises Ela Nchama, Jamie Hwang, Whitney Ervin, Alec Reyes and Lucas Strough

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KC quarterback Jacob Frazier stiff arms a TVCC defender during the Rangers homecoming game Saturday, Oct. 21. KC travels to Tyler Junior College Saturday, Oct 28 for a crucial game.

Rangers stun Cards KC keeps playoff hopes alive by knocking out #3 TVCC 37-31 KENDALL HURT Staff Writer On October 21, the KC Rangers entered their homecoming game against No. 3 Trinity Valley Community Cardinals with their backs against the wall. Fighting for playoff contention, the Rangers kept hope alive with a 37-31 victory over the Cardinals. KC improves to 4-4 overall and 3-3 in conference play. Meanwhile, TVCC still holds a winning record of 6-2 overall and 4-2 in conference.

KC’s defense against Trinity Valley was phenomenal, forcing their opponents to obtain one total rushing yard in 25 attempts.

Offensively, freshman quarterback Jacob Frazier, of Magnolia, stole the show with a stupendous performance with 359 passing yards, 72 rushing yards, and three total touchdowns.

TVCC opened their drive receiving multiple flags and a sack within the first three minutes of competition, forcing them to punt. However, the Rangers capitalized and scored off Frazier’s first touchdown pass, which went to freshman receiver Lucky Daniels, of Crockett, for 63 yards giving the Rangers a 7-0 lead over the Cardinals with 9:44 left in the first quarter.

Trinity Valley opened their next play with another penalty which deceived KC’s defense later with a 65-yard touchdown pass to even up the score at 7 points. The Rangers coughed up a fumble and allowed TVCC to take the lead with a 34-yard field goal, making the score 10-7 at the end of the first quarter.

At the start of the second quarter, KC gained momentum off a 30-yard rush from freshman tailback De’Montre Tuggle, of Channelview, followed by a 17-yard touchdown pass from Frazier to fellow freshman Roger McCuller putting KC back in the lead 14-10.

Sophomore Matthew McClellan blocked a 48-yard field goal and recovered the ball to return it to the Cardinal’s 36-yard line. KC managed a 24-yard field goal to lead 17-10.

TVCC scored again before halftime after a 19-yard loss snap that put them on KC’s

7-yard line.

The Rangers retained possession but was forced to punt again after another forsaken snap gave the ball return to the Cardinals on the KC 11 yard line. Freshman defensive back Renault Griffin, of Gay, Georgia, picked off a long TVCC pass to end the first half with an even score of 17.

The Rangers offense seemed to lose quality on their first three possessions, punting each time. Defensively, Kilgore governed themselves together to accumulate an interception, punt, and tally another blocked field goal. However, a trick play bamboozled KC’s defense enough to put the Cardinals ahead 24-17 before the Rangers repossessed the ball with 48 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

KC started the fourth quarter at their own 27 yard line and picked up an enormous portion of yardage with a 40-yard pass from Frazier to sophomore Zach Newbell, of Spring.

Frazier wasted no time as he dropped off a 10-yard touchdown pass to Daniels, tying the score once again at 24 with 14:15 left in the game. Trinity Valley was forced to punt on their next possession and KC capitalized with a 30-yard hand-off to McCuller, establishing a 31-24 advantage. Bringing the defense back on the field, sophomore Darius Doakes, of Sugar Land, gathered his second interception with 6:50 left in the contest giving his offensive associates the ball on the Cardinal’s 43 yard-line. KC scored one more time off a five-yard rush by Tuggle which put KC up 37-24 with under three minutes.

The Cardinals scored again on a 30-yard pass with 54 seconds left. After gaining some yards, Karma came knocking on TVCC’s center causing a bad snap the quarterback couldn’t control. McClellan sack Trinity Valley’s QB to end the game.

The Rangers will travel Saturday, Oct. 28, to play Tyler Junior College at 3 p.m. KC must defeat TJC with help from a Navarro or Trinity Valley loss Saturday to earn a spot in the playoffs. Navarro plays at New Mexico Military Institute Oct. 28. Trinity Valley will host Cisco College.

Rangers Tailback DeMarcus Smith (4), carries the football for extra yardage during KC’s homecoming game against Trinity Valley Community College.

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Preview: KC VS. TJC Time: 3 p.m. Saturday Stadium: CHRISTUS Trinity Mother Frances Rose Stadium Coaches: Kilgore, J.J. Eckert; Tyler Junior College, Danny Palmer Last week: Kilgore 37, Trinity Valley 31; New Mexico Military Institute 17, Tyler 14 Players to watch: Kilgore Offense: QB Jacob Frazier (994 passing yards, 232 rushing yards, 65 percent pass completion, 10 TD) TB Carlos Frank (345 rushing yards, 49.3 yards a game, 5.5 Avg. yards) WR Lucky Daniels (305 receiving yards, 30.5 avg. yards, 43.6 Y/G, 3 TD) Kilgore Defense: LB Troy Burnett (43 tackles, 50 ast. tackles, 11.6 tackles per game) DB Edward Hayes (47 tackles,

24 ast. tackles, 8.9 tackles per game) DL Matthew McClellan (27 tackles, 18 ast. tackles, 7.5 sacks) Keys to a Victory: Tyler brings in a balanced offensive attack. They average 203 rushing yards and 198 passing yards per game. The Apaches also have four running backs with more than 50 carries this season. Defensively, TJC has allowed 225 passing yards per game and 175 yards rushing. If KC can disrupt TJC’s balanced attack and make plays offensively.

Did you know: This will be the 121st all-time meting between the two schools.

TJC leads the series 68-50-2. In a rainy opening season game on Aug. 26, TJC defeated KC 22-8 — Compiled by Alec Reyes

Ranger Softball concludes fall season in Denton From Staff Reports DENTON - The Kilgore College softball team closed out the fall season with a pair of losses to Texas Woman’s University, falling 3-1 in the opener and 12-5 in the nightcap.

In the first game, TWU broke a 1-1 deadlock with two runs in the seventh inning.

Kilgore finished with six hits in the

contest, with Kaitlin Hunter leading the way at the plate with three hits in four trips. Taylor Christopher, Shelby Edwards and Christina Herrera added the other KC hits, with Edwards driving in the lone Kilgore run.

Christopher struck out two and walked two, allowing two earned runs. Jayda Emerson took the loss, giving up two earned runs on five hits.

TWU used a five-run sixth inning in the

second game to pull away for the win.

Marissa Molina had two hits, Herrera drove in two runs and Tori Tovar, Hunter, Mallery Stanley and Hailey Nash all added hits for Kilgore.

Emerson and Bri Ynfante handled the pitching chores for Kilgore.

The Rangers finish the fall season with a 9-11-2 record.

DON’T FORGET n Look

for more softball action as the season resumes at the end of January 2018

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Rangers ready to slam into season ‘Versatile’ team to put pieces together in Wednesday’s home opener KENDALL HURTT Staff Writer The Rangers will take to the court this week as a “versatile” unit, according to Brian Hoberecht, head coach. Hoberecht is beginning his tenth season with the KC men’s basketball team.

“This team has many pieces that I believe can help us put different match-ups on the floor,” he said.

“Right now our focus is to improve every day and each week. We need to play games and get more feedback for our guys.”

The men open their season at home with a 7 p.m. game, Wednesday Nov. 1, against Louisiana Christian Prep in Masters Gymnasium.

Last season the Rangers went 9-1 in non-conference play and 4-15 in conference, leaving them with a 1316 overall record.

During this year’s Region XIV Preview Day, KC was ranked sixth among the seven teams in the East Zone in a poll of Region XIV coaches Trinity Valley and Panola hold the top two spots with seven first place votes, followed by Tyler, Navarro, Paris, Kilgore, and Bossier Parish. In the South Zone, San Jacinto received 12 first place votes, followed by Angelina, Lee, Blinn, Lamar State –Port Arthur,

Jacksonville and Coastal Bend.

Hoberecht knows these polls are premature as to determining what his team is capable of accomplishing.

“Most coaches, me included, are optimistic during this part of the year,” he said. “We are eager to begin and try to help this team become the best version of itself.”

With a record of 165-108 in his nine seasons at KC, Hoberecht has seen potential in bloom. The Rangers were 20-10 in 2015-16 and 2014-15, and 26-5 in 2013-14. They finished 27-6 in 2012-13, advancing to the NJCAA National Tournament and defeating Shelton State before falling to Hutchinson, Kansas.

This year’s talent will take the floor with five sophomores.

Davon Newton 6’5”, Chad Bowie 6’2”, Samory Gueye 6’9”, Lansana Nwosu 6’3” and Daytone Jennings 6’8” will lead freshmen Malachi Richardson 6’0”, Tavion Atkinson 6’7”, Darrian Grays 6’1”, James Conteh 6’3”, Marquese Walker 6’2”, Demeire Brown 6’5”, Kur Awol 6’7” and redshirt Assane Ndiaye 6’11”.

Newton (7.6 points per game), Bowie (10 points, 5.2 assists per game) and Gueye (3.6 points per game) all saw action in all 29 games last season for KC.

KC Rangers Head Coach Brian Hoberecht instructs Daytone Jennings, Battle Creek, Michigan sophomore, to watch for the action during practice on Tuesday. The Rangers open their season at home at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

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BUILDING A COLLEGE: An on-going series on the structures that make up KC

KC’s gymnasium named for innovative first dean

Photographs by Mason Myers / THE FLARE

RANGERS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Masters Gym, named for KC’s first dean of students, B.E. Masters, was completed September 26, 1936. The gym bleachers were divided into five areas as they were used to seat students in five different classes taught using “team teaching” methods.

Today Masters Gym houses men and women’s basketball and the Band Hall.

Pep rallies and summer camps are also held there. Masters Gym also houses the Athletic Hall of Fame highlighting some of our most famous students who have set school records. The gym floor got a makeover with in the early 2000s.

DATE

VERSUS

LOCATION

TIME

Nov. 1 (Wed)

Louisiana Christian Prep

Kilgore, TX

7pm

Nov. 3 (Fri)

TJC Classic: SW Christian College

Tyler, TX

2pm

Nov. 4 (Sat)

TJC Classic: Brookhaven College

Tyler, TX

2pm

Nov. 11 (Sat)

Lone Star College-Cy Fair

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Nov. 14 (Tues)

Hill College

Kilgore, TX

7pm

Nov. 17 (Fri)

KC Classic vs. Tomball

Kilgore, TX

6pm

Nov. 18 (Sat)

KC Classic vs. Cedar Valley

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Nov. 25 (Sat)

East Texas Flight

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Nov. 29 (Wed)

Angelina College*

Kilgore, TX

7pm

Dec. 2 (Sat)

@ Jacksonville College*

Jacksonville, TX

4pm

Dec. 7 (Wed)

Lee College*

Kilgore, TX

7pm

Dec. 30 (Sat)

Houston CC

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Jan. 5 (Fri)

@ Blinn College*

Brenham, TX

7pm

Jan. 8 (Mon)

San Jacinto College*

Kilgore, TX

7pm

Jan. 10 (Wed)

@ Coastal Bend College*

Beeville, TX

7:30pm

Jan. 13 (Sat)

Lamar State-Port Arthur*

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Jan. 17 (Wed)

Tyler Junior College*

Kilgore, TX

7pm

Jan. 24 (Wed)

@ Bossier Parish CC*

Bossier Parish, LA

7:30pm

Jan. 27 (Sat)

Paris Junior College*

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Jan. 31 (Wed)

@ Panola College*

Carthage, TX

7pm

Feb. 3 (Sat)

Navarro College*

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Feb. 7 (Wed)

@ Trinity Valley CC*

Athens, TX

7pm

Feb. 14 (Wed)

@ Tyler Junior College*

Tyler, TX

7:30pm

Feb. 17 (Sat)

Bossier Parish CC*

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Feb. 21 (Wed)

@ Paris Junior College*

Paris, TX

7:30pm

Feb. 24 (Sat)

Panola College*

Kilgore, TX

4pm

Feb. 28 (Wed)

@ Navarro College*

Corsicana, TX

7pm

March 3 (Sat)

Trinity Valley CC*

Kilgore, TX

4pm

March 6-10

Region XIV Tournament

Jacksonville, TX

TBA

March 19-24

NJCAA National Tournament

Hutchinson, KS

TBA

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The view from the north side of the East Texas Oil Museum on U.S. Hwy. 259 highlights a historical derrick and the KC campus landscaping.

History lessons

Campus museums showcase local legacy of derricks, high kicks JAMIE HWANG Staff Writer

K

ilgore has a variety of fascinating attractions that will draw people’s interests and teach the history of Kilgore. The East Texas Oil Museum and Rangerette Showcase and Museum are both located on KC campus.

The East Texas Oil Museum uses full-scale dioramas to illustrate the East Texas oil boom of the 1930s.

Visitors can literally journey back into these early days as they walk through a replicated Boomtown.

The museum features an authentic re-creation of oil discovery and development from the largest oil field through exhibits, films, sound presentations and mementos of the oil field. It recreates rooms from Boomtown such as Pistol Hill Gas Station, Cross Roads Barber Shop, Post Office, Boom Town Cinema and Overton Drug Store.

One of the highlights from the museum is the “Elevator Ride to the Center of the Earth” with Dr. Rockbottom, featuring marionettes talking about the geology of the oil field and showing what each layer looks like as they drill down. Merlyn Holmes, director of both ETOM and the Rangerette Showcase, finds the elevator ride interesting.

“I feel this exhibit is captivating to every age group, young and old,” she said. “The very young love the puppets and get pulled into their crazy little skit about oil and energy. A little older child enjoys hearing about energy and the whole process, especially because they are learning about this in school. Older individuals are reliving a past visit when they were a child or when they brought their own children.”

Visitors should also visit the Boom Town Cinema because it shows period film footage from the boom.

“I love the movie because it gives so much history and goes from when the boom started to how many people we had and how we grew over night,” Holmes said.

“It’s just our history.”

She offered the following advice to anyone visiting the museum, “I think they will be surprised that it is not just about oil. It is also about the whole way of life in the 1930s, what it did to our town, how it took Lone Wolf Gonzales to come and get it cleaned up. It is about the whole time period and it

SITES IN KILGORE Kilgore Public Library — US 259 at North Street. Kilgore’s first public library opened in 1933 under the direction of two local women’s clubs. n

n World’s

Richest Acre — Main and Commerce Streets.

Developed before well-spacing rules, this block is the most densely drilled tract in the world, with 24 wells on 10 lots owned by six different operators.

Dozens of derricks still dot city’s internationally famous skyline.

For more Kilgore Historical sites, visit co.gregg.tx.us/ HistoricalMarkersMap/Markers2. n

is evolving,” said Holmes.

“You learn so much more than just oil. General stores, the different ways they lived and items they used in everyday living.

I mean you don’t think about town being nothing but mud and dirt roads. Before the boom, we were just a few hundred people and we swelled and became a true town.”

The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, and admission is free for 3 years and under, 4 to 11 is $5 and 12 to adult is $8.

Down the street, Rangerette Showcase and Museum houses the history of the Rangerettes KC opened this museum on campus in 1979. Located in the Physical Education Complex at the intersection of Broadway and Ross, the museum features a display of Rangerette props, costumes from the spring stage show, Rangerette Revels and thousands of photographs and newspaper clippings depicting the Rangerettes’ storied history.

The museum includes two wallmounted televisions with footages of Rangerette performances, mementos donated by former students and a lounge area that pays tribute to Gussie Nell Davis, originator of precision dance drill teams and founder and longtime director of the Rangerettes. There is a 60-seat theatre where you can watch a 20-minute video about the history of the Rangerettes and their performances.

The hours of the Rangerette Showcase are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Monday through Friday and admission is free to everyone.

Moises Ela Nchama / THE FLARE

The Rangerette Showcase and Museum chronicles the world famous, original dance/drill team’s storied past, stretching back to the 1940s. The Rangerettes are called on to perform at prestigious events year-round.

Inside the General Store visitors catch a glimpse of life during the days of Kilgore’s oil discovery.

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“Before the boom, we were just a few hundred people and we swelled and became a true town.”

Merlyn Holmes, Director of East Texas Oil Museum and Rangerette Showcase and Museum

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The Student Newspaper of Kilgore College Since 1936

Vol. 81 • No. 7 Friday, October 27, 2017 Executive Editor Allison Taliaferro Page Editors Lisa Harris Kaitlin Mitchell Sarah Redford Lonnie Ross Lucas Strough Copy Editors Whitney Ervin Kendall Hurtt Gabriel Wade Yasmine Wilson Staff Writers Moises Ela Nchama Jamie Hwang Nelda Milligan-Turner Alec Reyes Chris Williams

Photo Illustration: Grace Garcia / THE FLARE

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Adviser Rachel Stallard

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Oh the spooky places you’ll go

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his Halloween, as you pick out the perfect costume and prepare for trick-ortreaters, take the time to learn about some of the terrifying tales and haunted locations right here in East Texas.

The Stark Hall Haunting Have you ever felt a chill or sensed something just over your shoulder while on the KC campus?

If so, there’s a chance you may have encountered the ghost that reportedly stalks Stark Hall.

Cruce Stark Hall was built on the KC campus in 1970. Although it is now an all-male residence facility, it served as the dormitory for female students many years ago. It is this period in history when the haunting of Stark Hall began.

According to the legend, a student who lived in Stark Hall committed suicide on campus and her troubled spirit remains there to this day.

The KC Flare reported on this phenomenon in an issue released in October of 2002. In that issue, students living in Stark Hall stated that the spirit would tap on the walls or make noises in the elevator, even when it was not in use. Students also attested to echoing footsteps

in empty hallways and walking through cold spots in the air, even though the surroundings were otherwise very warm.

In 2009, two firefighters lost their lives in a tragic a c c i d e n t LUCAS following a m a l f u n c t i o n STROUGH during a DIGITAL CONTENT EDITOR t r a i n i n g exercise at Stark Hall. This may have had some influence on the legend over the last few years, but the reports of a ghostly presence in the building reach back far earlier than the date of that accident.

The Haunted Grave at Danville Cemetery On County Road 2452 in Kilgore, you will find Danville Cemetery.

This particular graveyard is home to the burial site of Karen Silkwood.

In the 1970s, Karen Silkwood worked for the Kerr-McGee nuclear plant in Oklahoma.

While an employee at the plant, Karen became a whistle-blower, reporting safety violations and

employee hazards that were endangering herself and her colleagues. Just before she was about to break the story to the media in 1974, Karen died in a car wreck. The accident investigation found that Karen had applied the brakes before leaving the road and paint chips from another vehicle were found in a dent on her rear bumper.

Over the years, many people began to speculate that Karen was killed by powerful people who wanted to keep her quiet.

At the time of her death, Karen had been exposed to high amounts of radioactive plutonium. To this day, some folks claim that if you visit her grave in Danville Cemetery in the dead of night, you can see a hazy green radioactive cloud rising from the ground. Some believe that this is Karen’s restless spirit, still calling out for justice against the company that poisoned her.

Diamond Bessie and the Grove Just down the road from Kilgore, there sits an historic East Texas town named Jefferson. Jefferson has been called the most haunted city in Texas by multiple publications and television shows.

A house in Jefferson called “The Grove” is filled with paranormal activity. Former owners have reported terrifying events in the home, including disembodied footsteps, objects being knocked over by unseen hands and spectral apparitions of people who died in the home or lived there long ago.

Jefferson was also the site where an infamous murder occurred in the years following the Civil War. In 1877, a young woman named Diamond Bessie Moore mysteriously died in the town and her husband, Abraham Rothschild, fled the town in a cloud of suspicion.

He was eventually brought back to town and tried for her murder.

To this day, people still leave fresh flowers, gems and coins at Diamond Bessie’s grave, possibly to apologize for her gruesome fate or to keep her restless spirit at peace instead of being doomed to haunt the streets where she met her end.

There is no doubt that Texas is home to many eerie tales and haunting legends. If you want to determine the truth of these stories, visit these spooky locations yourself.

Lucas Strough is a sophomore journalism major from Longview.

Halloween’s claim to fame G

houls and Goblins, I am here to inform you of the Origin of Halloween.

According to history. com, “Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain. The Celts, who lived 2,000 years ago in the area that is now Ireland, the United Kingdom and northern France, celebrated their new year on November 1.” November 1 marked the end summer, and opened the door for a treacherous winter. This period of time was associated with human death. What a time to be alive for the Celts.

Celts believed that the night before the new year, the boundaries between living and dead became nonexistent.They obviously had a broad immigration. According to history.com, “In addition to causing trouble and damaging crops, Celts thought that the presence of the otherworldly spirits made it easier for the Druids, or Celtic priests, to make predictions about the future. For a people entirely dependent on the volatile

natural world, these prophecies were an important source of comfort and direction during the long, dark winter.”

This marked the beginning of the beloved holiday of Halloween.

T o d a y ’ s H a l l o w e e n , ALLISON although still a celebration TALIAFERRO is the one EXECUTIVE EDITOR night of the year where you are allowed to dress up as anything you want be and spend time with family and friends, or spend time with yourself if you aren’t interested in the mass chaos. When Halloween arrived to America it was not welcomed with open arms. The celebration of Halloween was extremely limited in colonial New England, because of the religious views the Protestants.

Halloween was more common in Maryland and other southern colonies.

The beliefs of the different European ethnic groups as well as the American Indians became a melting pot and the American tradition of Halloween began.

According to history.com “The first celebrations included “play parties,” public events held to celebrate the harvest, where neighbors would share stories of the dead, tell each other’s fortunes, dance and sing.”

In America the immigrants that the Irish Potato Famine brought in helped normalize the celebration of Halloween.

It took a while for Americans to adopt the art form known as trickor-treating. In the late 1800s trickor-treating was borrowed from English and Irish traditions. People began dressing up in costumes and going from house to house asking for candy, or money. If only the money thing wasn’t frowned upon now, all of us would go trick-ortreating past our preadolescence years.

According to history. com “Young women believed that on Halloween they could divine the name or appearance of their future

Photographers Lacey Bunn Diana Castillo Alma Cedillo Taliayah Clark Brooke Harris Grace Garcia Tiffany Johnson Elizabeth Lumpkin Mason Myers Dina Robinson Grant Worley Mary William - Smith

husband by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings or mirrors.” Women of the 1800s really did dream big.

The witchcraft, ghosts and pranks affected those so greatly that people were encouraged by newspapers and community leaders to take any grotesque aspect out of their Halloween celebrations. These efforts caused Halloween to lose most of its superstitions and religious overtones.

By the 1920s and 1930s Halloween became the norm. The spooky holiday became a secular but community oriented holiday, and has since grown into the horror filled holiday we know today.

Remember Ghouls and Goblins to be safe this Halloween. Spook your friends with harmless pranks, enjoy horror movies, and carve all the pumpkins you can. But don’t expect to get money when you knock on a stranger’s door, or figure out who your future significant other is through a piece of yarn.

Allison Taliaferro is a freshman journalism major from White Oak.

Photography Adviser O Rufus Lovett

LETTERS THE FLARE welcomes any letter to the editor and encourages all readers to use this as a sounding board to express thoughts and opinions on current campus-related topics.

We also welcome news or feature ideas. Due to space limitations, letters should be as concise as possible and may still be edited for space. Letters must be signed and include an address and telephone number so that we can verify their authenticity.

Letters should be delivered to the newsroom in CommunicationsAutomotive Building, Room 125, mailed to The Flare, 1100 Broadway, Kilgore TX 75662 or emailed to: kc_flare@yahoo.com

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KC students receive a free homecoming shirt after trading in a shirt from their hometown or downloading the Kilgore College app.

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Rowdy fires up the crowd with a hula hoop battle held in Mike Miller plaza.

Students take turns dunking their peers in a dunk tank.

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Above: Freshmen band members Sarah Svehla, Chase Giesel and Kevin Young play saxophone for the KC Jazz Band during the Pep Rally.

Bottom: Skyler Yarbrough enjoys a treat from Charlie’s Snoballs.

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KC students chow down at the free lunch provided for the homecoming pep rally.