Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 128, No. 52, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 26, 2015 Page: 2 of 12
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Bains Countu, Leader
TUESDAY, MAY 26, 2015
NEWS BRIEFS
Junk in the Trunk in Senior Lock-In listed the loca- Point VFD Raffle
903-784-9293.
903-455-5400
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FORMER EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS OF THE RAINS COUNTY LEADER:
Online tickets at starplexcinemas.com
IF YOU'RE BATTLING YOUR WEIGHT,
WE'RE IN YOUR CORNER
May 29.
May 30.
May 31.
tion as Jump Zone, Allen. The
correct location is Cosmic Jump,
Allen. For more info, go to the
RHS Class of 2015 Facebook
page or contact Cherry Alexan-
ADVERTISING
Kay Thompson
PRODUCTION
Audy Cody
Deborah Walker
Lauren Withrow
OFFICE
Nancy Fenter, Mgr.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Bonnie Burch
ROUTE SALES
Robert Dean
RAINS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT
3rd Tues, of every month, Rains Tax
Office at 6:30 p.m.
Powder Puff
Football
Rescheduled
Miller Grove Holds
End-of-School Stew
Miller Grove will hold its
annual End-of-School Stew on
Friday, May 29, from 11:00
a.m.-12:30 in the school cafete-
ria. Donations will be accepted
to offset food costs.
H.W. Martin -1887
Sam Fitzgerald - Before 1900
W. O. Hebisen - Before 1900
A. S. Hornbeck - Before 1900
PUBLISHER
Earl Hill, Jr.
EDITOR
Trey Hill
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Carolyn Hill
The Point Volunteer Fire
Department is raffling off an
18-foot maximum-width trailer.
Tickets are $2 each and can be
purchased by contacting any
Point firefighter. The drawing
will be July 4.
Starring:
George Clooney
Hugh Laurie
Britt Flobertson
Raffey Cassidy
Tim McGraw
Kathryn Hahn
Keegan-Michael Key
RAINS COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE
OFFICE: Tues, and Thurs., 8:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m., 110 E. North St.
TRANSPORTATION: To schedule a ride
Call 903-474-7231
Linda Brendle
Book-Signing at
Alba Library May 28
The Alba Friends of the
Library will welcome local area
author Linda Brendle to the Alba
Library and Museum to speak
and sign books on Thursday,
May 28, at 7:00 p.m. Linda is
the author of A Long and Wind-
ing Road.
ROTARY CLUB - Wed., 12:00 noon, Pier
515 at Best Western Plus, Emory
SERVING HEARTS MINISTRY - 3rd Sat.,
12:00 noon. Located in the McClanahan
Life Center, House of Prayer, 1380 Hwy.
515. For more information call 903-
474-3397 or 903-474-4395.
621 Shannon Road East
I-30 exit #124 between
Broadway & Radio Rd.
903-885-4000
Smyrna Cemetery
Meeting on June 7
The annual Smyrna Cemetery
Decoration/Memorial Day will
be on Sunday, June 7. Come
and share lunch with family and
friends. Lunch will be at 12:15
p.m. Following will be a cem-
etery business meeting.
FFA Horticulture
Dept. Selling Ferns
The Rains FFA Horticulture
Dept, is selling large, macho
fems in 10-inch hanging pots
for $15 each. If interested, call
Mr. McAree at ext. 1406 or go to
mcareej @ rainsisd. org.
WOMEN’S SERVICE CLUB-2nd Mon.,
10:00 a.m., Rose Community Center
WOMEN IN NEED, INC. - A Battered
Women’s Shelter. Call 903-455-4612 or
903-454-HELP - collect calls accepted
General surgery residency, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
General surgery internship at Fairview General Hospital, Ohio
Medical doctorate at UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas
TAWAKONI AREA CIVIC CLUB - 3rd Mon.,
1:00 p.m., East Tawakoni Civic Center.
903- 447-2483.
J. H. Bradford- 1901-1904
Tom W. Hill- 1904-1937
Earl Hill, Sr. - 1937-1960
Kathleen Hill Becknell - 1962-1995
Rains 4-H Meeting
The Rains 4-H Club will meet
on Thursday, May 28, at 6:00
p.m. at the Texas A&M Agri-
Life Extension building on Hwy.
276 in Emory. Officers for the
2015-16 Rains 4-H Club will be
elected. For additional info, call
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
at 903-473-4580.
RAINS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
2nd & 4th Thur., 10:00 a.m., Rains
County Courthouse
RAINS COUNTY EMERGENCY
SERVICE AREA DISTRICT
2nd Thur., 7:00 p.m., Rains County
Courthouse Annex
Visit us on the Web at
www.rainscountyleader.com
EAST TAWAKONI CITY COUNCIL
3rd Tues., 7:00 p.m., East Tawakoni
City Hall
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obesity and its related diseases. Find out more about how
it works at one of our free informational weight-loss surgery
seminars. For a seminar schedule, simply call 903.408.5770
today. It's one call that could lead to an entirely new you.
STITCH AND LEARN QUILTING CLUB
- Thur., 9:00 a.m. -12 noon, United
Methodist Church United Methodist
Church, Emory
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Emory Chapter 1244 -Tues., 5:45 - 7:00
p.m., Emory Baptist Memorial Hall
Lone Oak Chapter 1410 - Mon., 6:30 p.m.,
Lone Oak Methodist Church annex
RAINS ISD SCHOOL BOARD
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Rains ISD
Board Room
POINT CITY COUNCIL
2nd Tues., 6:45 p.m., Point City Hall
RAINS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE
SERVICES BOARD-3rd Mon., 6:30
p.m., Emory Baptist Church
RAINS COUNTY FARMERS UNION - 1st
Mon., 7:00 p.m., Cotton Pickin’ Theatre,
903-598-3809
Paris on June 5-6
Main Street will host a sec-
RAINS COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
3rd Sat., 1:00 p.m., Rains County Pub-
lic Library, 903-473-6277
RAINS COUNTY VETERAN VOLUNTEERS
4th Monday of the month 2:00 p.m.
110 E North Street, Emory
RAINS WILDCAT BOOSTER CLUB - 3rd
Mon., 6:30 p.m., Rains H. S. Library
RAINS WILDCAT BAND BOOSTER CLUB
- 2nd Thurs., 6:30 p.m., Rains H. S.
Band Hall
POINT LADIES CIVIC CLUB - 1st Thurs.,
6:30 p.m., Point Community Center
P.O.I.N.T - 3rd Sun., 3:00 p.m., Cotton
Pickin’ Theatre, Point, 903-598-3809
RAINS COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE-3rd Thursday, Call for
location 903-473-3913.
Bariatric/advance laparoscopy fellowship, Carolinas
Medical Center
EMORY CITY COUNCIL
3rd Tues., 7:00 p.m., Emory City Hall
RAINS GARDEN CLUB - 1st Mon., 9:30
a.m., Emory Methodist Church
RAINS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY -
3rd Mon., 6:00 p.m., Emory City Hall
RAINS COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD - 4th
Mon., 6:00 p.m., Meadows Cultural
Center, Rains County Public Library
RAINS COUNTY GOOD SAMARITANS
- Board meets 2nd Tues., 2:00 p.m.,
Emory Baptist Church. Center is open
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Mon. and Thurs. and
2nd Sat. 9:00 a.m. -12 noon Food
Pantry
RAINS COUNTY RADIO CONTROL CLUB
2nd Thurs., 7:00 p.m. Emory City Hall,
903-473-1391
Senior Lock-In has
Location Change
The release form for the
DR. VIET PHUONG is a board-certified surgeon
who has returned to his native Texas to practice a
specialization in bariatric surgery.
Point Clean-Up
The City of Point Annual
Clean-Up will be held on Sat-
urday, May 30. Trash and large
items may be brought to the
county yard at 260 N. Locust
Street in Point. For more info,
call 903-598-3296.
ALBA LIBRARY BOARD-3rd Mon.,
4:00 p.m., Library Building. Everyone
welcome.
THE LADIES CLUB OF ALBA - 4th Thurs.,
6:30 p.m., Alba Community Center
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS & AL-ANON
Emory - Tues, and Thurs., 7:00 - 8:00
p.m., Emory United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall. For info call 903-343-
9934 or 903-447-4086.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 156, Rabb Bro.
Mem. Rains Co.- 4th Mon., 7:00 p.m.,
215 N. Duffy St., Emory, 903-473-3057
ARBALA DANCE -Tues., 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.,
Arbala Community Center
BETTER LIFE GROUP OF NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS-Tues., Wed., Fri at
8:00 p.m., Sat. at noon, Wesley United
Methodist Church, Sulphur Springs. For
info contact Gary S. 903-474-3771.
BOY SCOUTS-Wed., 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.,
Emory United Methodist Church
EAST TAWAKONI SENIOR CITIZEN GAME
DAY - every Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.
288 Briggs Blvd, behind East Tawakoni
City Hall
EMORY LIONS CLUB - 1st and 3rd Tues.,
12:00 noon, Texas Street Cafe. Visitors
welcome.
FOOD BANKATFREEDOM CHURCH OF GOD
3rd Fri., 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 10830
FM 514, Emory. 903-473-2457
FRIENDS OF RAINS CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY
3rd Thurs., 1:00 p.m., Meadows Cultural
Center, Rains County Public Library
KEEP POINT BEAUTIFUL - 2nd Thurs.,
6:30 p.m., Point Community Center.
Maria Lyle, 903-598-2513
LAKE COUNTRY NEIGHBORS - 1st Thurs.,
11:30 a.m., Location TBA
LAKE FORK AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE-4th Thurs., 6:00 p.m.
For location, visit our website www.
lakeforkchamber, org.
LIFE RESOURCES - (Crisis Pregnancy
Options) 1st Mon., 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.,
Meadows Cultural Center, Rains County
Library
LONE OAK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
- 1st Thurs., 7:00 p.m., Lone Oak
United Methodist Church.
MARS HILL MASONIC LODGE #1440 -
4th Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Lodge on Hwy.
69
MOM’S IN PRAYER - Wed., 6:15 - 7:15
p.m., Bride’s Room of Emory Baptist
Church. Visit www.MomsinPrayer.org.
NORTHEAST TEXAS DEMOCRATIC
ALLIANCE-4th Tue., 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.,
Rose Community Center
NORTHEAST TEXAS PARATROOPERS
ASSOCIATION-3rd Sat., 7:30 a.m.,
Dinner Bell Restaurant Quitman, 903-
763-4555
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR - QUINLAN/
EMORY 170 CHAPTER-3rd Tues.,
7:30 p.m., Trestle Board Masonic Lodge
Quinlan
PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD OF RAINS
COUNTY- 3rd Mon., 7:00 p.m., AgriL-
ife Extension and Conference Center
POINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
- 4th Thurs., 6:30 p.m., PEDC office,
350 Locust St., Point, 903-598-3051.
TTBC to Refund
Ticketholders
Due to weather-related Texas
Willow Springs
Annual Memorial
The Annual Memorial at Wil-
low Springs Church will be held
on Sunday, May 31, starting
at 11:00 a.m. A short business
meeting will follow. There will
be a potluck lunch under the big
oak tree.
Good Samaritans’
Thrift Shop Sale
Good Samaritans will hold a
sale in their Thrift Shop behind
the public library on Hwy. 69
on Saturday, May 30, from 8:00
a.m.-12:00 noon (new time).
Funds from the sale go to buy
food for the needy and to oper-
ate the center. The sale includes
clothes for all ages and sizes,
household items, knick-knacks
and furniture. There is new stock
every week.
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2:00 & 7:30
.... No Show
May
MOVIE SCHEDULE
Published every Tuesday except the last Tuesday in December
Entered at the Post Office in Emory, Texas, as a Periodical
SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Inside Rains County, 1 year, $25.00; Out of County, 1
year, $32.00; Out of State, 1 year, $35.00; E-Leader (online edition), 1 year,
$20.00. A $3.00 discount is offered to Rains County citizens age 60 and over on
paper subscription.
SELECT THEATER
(LAKE COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE]
Mineola 903-569-2300
SATURDAY MATINEE • All Tickets $4.00
Regular prices: Adults $6 * under 11 $4
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Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to:
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
P.O. Box 127, Emory, TX 75440
Telephone: 903/473-2653 • FAX: 903/473-0050
www.RainsCountyLeader.com • Email: rainsleader@earthlink.net
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Toyota Bass Classic cancella- ond Junk in the Trunk sale in
tions, organizers will refund all downtown Paris on Fri.-Sat.,
The Rains High School Pow- Memorial Day Service of the
der Puff Football Game will be Long Cemetery Association will
held on Thursday, May 28, at be held on Saturday, June 6, at
6:00 p.m. at Wildcat Stadium Long Cemetery. A covered-dish
featuring the Senior Girls against lunch will follow. For more info,
the Junior Girls. Proceeds benefit call Secretary Patsy White at
the 2015 Seniors’ year end party. 903-598-2466.
This is the last rescheduled date
Memorial Service at
Pilgrim Rest June 6
The annual Pilgrim Rest
memorial service will be held
Saturday, June 6, at 10:30 a.m. at
the church and cemetery. A short
business meeting will follow and
a covered-dish lunch will follow
in the fellowship center. For info,
call 903-473-2460.
Long Cem. Assoc.
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting and
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refunds. Mail your unused 3-day cialty crafts are allowed but no The Lake Tawakoni Noodling
ticket, along with contact info, to trailers will be allowed. For Tournament will be July 3-4 at
the Texas Bass Classic Founda- info and a vendor application, Holiday Marina. Vendor spots
tion, 1375 Enclave Pkwy., Hous- go to www.paristexas.gov/index. are available. To reserve your
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