Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 25, 1993 Page: 1 of 14
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“EASTERN GATEWAY TO LAKE TAWAKONI -
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ESTABLISHED JUNE 10. 1887 YOLUMI CV EMORY, TEXAS THURSDAY, FKBHUAHY 25, 1 MS ISSUE MO. 38 PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
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SO SORRY Rita Alexander
received a broken wrist when
she fell in her front yard last
week... Barba Jean Clifton and
s<m Phil Haupt took her to
Greenville for medical treat-
ment, and she is doing fine at
this writing...
BILLY HALL of the Smyrna
Community has been on the
ailing list since last April... his
daughter, lx Juan Reyna, takes
him to Sulphur Springs, where
he receives chemotherapy
treatments regularly...
AMONG OUR Valentine
greetings was a personal call
from Ruby Turner to give us
good wishes, which we appre-
ciated. ..
SO, WE LL have the Robin
Hood school finance amend-
ment to vote on May 1st... we
hope the voters will explore all
angles before voting...
THE EMORY Baptist
Church music director, Gary
Koerner, is going to Romania
to sing with other Texans in
concerts there... the church
has contributed for his trans-
portation. ..
BARBARA & Earl Barnes
were in New Orleans, hi., last
week and attended the Mardi
G>as celebration... Barbara
brought us some beads...
‘ Had a good time, ” she said,
“and yum, yum, was the sea
food good!”...
IN THE NEWS item in last
week ’.v hauler about TDD Pals
Established in ETCOG Region,
where it was said volunteers
were needed, the plume num-
ber to call was omitted, so here
it is: for more information,
contact JoAnna Oliver (903)
581-8911...
GUESS YOU heard the pres-
ident speak to the congress and
senate Wednesday evening...
and some we have heard say
they liked wliat they heard...
Ross Perot remarked he
thought he was on the right
track... Congressman Ralph
Hall of the Fourth District of
Texas said lie liked the speech
overall, and he liked wltal he
said about reducing the deficit
in four years and debt reduc-
tion of $40 billion in 1994. ..
and not all the Republicans
seemed too happy, tlio every
time the TV camera was on
Hillary, she seemed to be bub-
bling over with joy for what he
had said about the health care
program... and lie said we
were in this thing all together,
and if it worked out, no certain
one would receive the credit...
so, we shall see what we shall
see when congress does the
telling us...
RICH & SHERYL South of
Point have brought us a paper,
The Talihina American,
printed in Oklahoma... thanks!
... and wr were real glad to get
the Point Church Notes from
the Church of Christ... we note
Sara Rivers' sister in the hos-
pital as of Eeb. 7tli... and the
ladies were tacking quilts on
Wednesday from 9 to II. ..
AND ANOTHER death an-
nouncement of the wrestling
Von Erich family, when the
body of Kerry Von Erich was
found on liis parents' ranch in
Denton County by his father...
QUOTE Oh THE WEEK:
‘ ‘Injustice anywhere is a threat
to justice everywhere ”...
WE SEE where President
Clinton's economic stimulus
package could mean half a bil-
lion new federal dollars to
Texas for water improvement
projects, to fix potholes and
educate children, a top aid to
Gov. Atm Richards said last
week... “A dollar fifty in new
Benefit for the Saldivars
Raises Over $4,200
By Suzanne Edwards
There were only three or
four dozen people in the Point
Community Center when I ar-
rived there Saturday, Feb. 20,
about 3:00 p.m. Hard-working
ladies were busy in the kitchen
and there were three tables of
42 players busy at their tourna-
ment. A few others were visit-
ing, hoping for more to come
in later. They were expecting
about 150 to show up before
the evening was over.
What a pleasant surprise for
them all when well over two
hundred showed up (it seemed
closer to three hundred to me,)
for their friend, Pilar Saldivar,
to support him as he goes
through chemotherapy treat-
ments. The city of Point had
arranged a benefit 42 touma-
ment/silent auction/regular
auction/enchilada dinner com-
plete with a live band to raise
money to help their friend, Pi-
lar, as he recovers. Some came
in just to eat, some came in for
the auction and some came for
the band later. Some even
bought their food to go because
of the crowd. Before the even-
ing was over they had com-
pletely run out of food and
many sitting at the tables had to
get up when they were finished
with their meal to make room
for the new people coming in.
They came in. and they came
in. Everyone was beginning to
wonder just how many people
there were in Point anyway.
Johnnie and Cleo Holt won
the 42 tournament just about
the time the meal began, and
the live auction began before
the meal was over. The gifts
donated to the live and silent
auction were phenominal!!
Honest folks-there was a full
size jacuzzi, complete with
plumbing, installation, insula-
tion, and motor which went for
only $400 to Kay McMullen.
Other items donated were a
black and white TV. 3 cases of
motor oil, pies and cakes, a
Neiman-Marcus gold and sil-
ver bracelet, ostrich cowboy
boots, a party for 20 at a pizza
place in Wills Point, flower ar-
rangements, lamps, full sets of
sports trading cards, as well as
unopened cases of trading
cards, Bibles on tape,
children’s tapes, ceramics, a
jam box. Cowboy T-shirts,
cases of soft drinks, and much
much more. Ronnie Cason was
a great auctioneer for all the
items which caring people had
worked hard to gather up.
Others had really worked
setting up the center and the
cooks worked all day, begin-
ning at 10:30 a.m., making the
best enchiladas 1 ’ve ever eaten.
The band, made up of Joe,
Betty, Paul and Teresa Cason,
Jason Robert, Glen Aucoin,
and Dan McLeroy was sieging
gospel music as I left. Howev-
er, 1 stayed long enough to hear
Marion Davis sing a song for
federal money is wonderful,’'
said Jane Hickie, head of the
Texas Office of State-Federal
Relations, when asked if the
funds for Texas are in line with
wliat other stales could re-
ceive... “ This is far more than
just a Band-Aid on a slit
throat. This is really some seri-
ous money ”... Die full impact
of Clinton's broad outline of
short-term economic stimulus,
long-term investment and
spending cuts won 7 he known
until he submits his complete
budget proposal on March
23... but Ms. Hickie estimated
that Texas could reap at least
$515 million if Clinton's pro-
gram emerges unscathed from
Congress...
SCHOOL SUPT. Guy Harri-
son was only joking at the
school board meeting when he
commented about a teacher ap-
pearing topless in a photo in
the Rains County leader... we
printed his comment to see if
our readers would catch it and
wonder if they missed the top-
less photo, which was a baby
picture (in a diaper)... and
also to further razz the teacher
who turned 40, who we heard
was really carried high... we
hope it didn 7 cause too much
embarrassment!...
The family of Pilar Saldivar as they each made a short ap-
preciation speech to those who held the benefit for Pilar Saldivar,
who is undergoing chemotherapy. They were overwhelmed (as
were we all) at the huge turnout by friends, relatives and citizens
of the Rains County area who dropped by to show their support
for Mr. Saldivar. Shown left to right, Margie, Molly and Pilar.
Jr., the children of the Saldivars, and Pilar and Maria Saldivar.
Benefit photos by Suzanne Edwards.
Some of the 42 players at the Pilar Saldivar Benefit took a
break about the time this picture was taken. They all played,
rotating tables, until the final winners were declared. Cleo and
Johnnie Holt won the tournament, which must make them the
Point champions. Congratulations to the Holts!
Pilar that the Lord had inspired
her to write just for him that
week called “Trust Him When
You Don’t Understand.” It
was just beautiful. It seems as
though HE is a good friend of
Pilar’s also, for not only did He
give Pilar his own song, the
benefit raised a big $4,200
for him Saturday night, as well
as proving the friendship of
many in the area for him.
It was a great night and a
great success for Pilar and all
who turned out for him. We’ll
remember it for a long time to
come. Hopefully, we all will
remember to keep Pilar in our
prayers for a long time to come
also.
4-H Club
Meeting
The Rains County 4-H Club
will meet Tuesday, Feb. 23,
7:00 p.m., at the fairground
exhibit building, in Emory.
Marty Graves, County Ex-
tension Agent - Home Eco-
nomics, w ill be presenting the
program on Consumer Deci-
sion Making.
All youth from 3rd grade to
age 19 are invited to attend.
Caught in the act...Maria
Saldivar, wife of Pilar
Saldivar, was a little embar-
rassed as she was caught hav-
ing to stand in a chair to reach
into the large pot. She ended up
joining with the other cooks as
they laughed at her predica-
ment.
SOME OF THE GUESTS enjoying the delicious stew luncheon
at the community Center Friday, sponsored by the Women's Ser-
vice Club.
Visit Your Schools during
Texas Public Schools Week
The Rains Independent
School District will be among
the 1,050 public school dis-
tricts in the state celebrating
Texas Public Schools Week
March 1-5. Plans are now be-
ing made by the district to wel-
come parents, grandparents,
and other interested persons in
the community to view your
schools. This statewide cele-
bration of education provides
everyone an opportunity to sec
education in action.
The theme of this year’s pro-
Attention
Trade’s Day
Vendors
gram is Education: Tha
Real Winning Ticket. The
school district will join schools
throughout the state to offer
special activities during the
week. These activities are as
follows:
Classroom Visitation:
Mon.-Fri.. March 1-5. Please
contact the building principal
to visit a class.
Breakfast Munchies for
Moms: Tuesday, March 2nd
(reservations required); Ele-
mentary Cafctorium 7:45
a.m., Jr./Sr. High Cafetorium
7:40 a.in.
Breakfast Delights for
Dads: Wednesday, March 3rd
(reservations required); Ele-
mentary Cafetorium 7:45
a.m., Jr./Sr. High Cafetorium
7:40 a m.
Lunch Goodies for Grand-
parents: Friday, March 5th
(reservations required) - Com-
plimentary meal for grandpar-
ents. Call campus for reserva-
tions and times: Elementary
473-3928. Jr. High/High
School 473-2222 or 473-2223.
Education plays a critical
role in today’s society. The ed-
ucation received by students at
Rains ISD will shape their fu-
tures It is important for all
citizens to take time during
Texas Public Schools Week to
visit the local schools. We en-
courage your attendance.
This is the last week to
reserve your spot at Rains
County’s Trade’s Day event
held this coming Friday and
Saturday, Feb. 26 and 27th, at
the Rains County Fairgrounds.
Covered and uncovered spots
are still available, why not
have your garage sale without
the worry of fitssy weather?
Booths may be obtained by
calling the local Chamber of
Commerce, 473-3913.
The Rains County Historical
Society will be serving lunch
(and possibly breakfast!) dur-
ing the monthly Rains County
Trade’s Day events. Come on
out and join us this Friday and
Saturday for a delicious bowl
of pinto beans, com bread and
dessert, while looking over our
vendor’s items for sale. Our
proceeds go towards building a
historical park for the county.
We appreciate your support!
Reported
42 Tournament
There will be a 42 tourna-
ment Saturday, Feb. 27, 1993
starting at 1:00 p.m. Please be
there about 12:45 p.m. at the
Rose Community Center. Two
first and two second-place
trophies will be given to the
winners. Snacks will be
available. Come, let’s have
fun. Call 473-3663 or
598-3179.
Reported by
Cleo Holt
RHS to Host
Blood Drive
Rains High School and
Stewart Regional Blood Center
will have a blood drive Tues-
day, March 2. from 8:30 a.m.
to 3 p.m. The blood drive will
set up in the school's field-
house gym on Highway 69
North in Emory. Any healthy
person 18 or older may donate
blood. Those who are 17 may
donate with written parental
permission. A free cholesterol
screen will he provided to each
donor. The drive is open to the
public.
City of Emory to cot
$2,097,000 Grant ft
$750,000 Loan
by Jaxie King
Bobby Giles, assistant dis-
trict director of Farmers Home
Administration (FmHA) was
present at the Emory City
Council meeting Tuesday
night, Feb. 16th, to inform the
council that things looked very
favorable tor the city of Emory
to get a $2,097,000 grant along
with a $750,000 low-interest
loan for the 2.8-million-dollar
water improvement project.
He said official notification
would come from Sen. Krue-
ger's office, which the an-
nouncement was received by
See City Grant on page 3...
NEEDED.
Students A
Tiachtn for
Adult Lltoracy
Program
The Rains County Public
Library now offers free read-
ing instruction to adults. These
lessons are available to any
Rains County adult who wishes
to learn to read or improve his
reading skills. Instruction is in-
dividual, and methods and ma-
terials are geared to the needs
of the student.
The sessions are held one
hour a week, September
through May. If you know of
someone who might be inter-
ested, ask him to come to the
library and talk with Mrs.
Doris Briggs. Library Admin-
istrator.
We need more volunteer
teachers! If you are looking for
a rewarding public service
project, consider becoming a
tutor in the Adult Literacy Pro-
gram. Call Mrs. Briggs at the
library. 473-2221.
Memorial to
Pilgrims Rest
Willie Mae (Osborne) John-
son. Alcnc (Osborne) Thomp-
son and Asa & Billie (Osborne)
Hutch gave a memorial dona-
tion to Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
in memory of Valla (Panter)
Osborne. Reported
Lake Country
Art League
Lake Country Art Leagifc
will be meeting March 2nd it
7:00 in the Meadows Room of
the library.
They will be discussing their
plans for upcoming money-
making activities, also
Founder's Day celebration.
Anyone interested in oil
painting is encouraged to at-
tend. Welcome, welcome!
Reported
L RAIN
REPORT
by Woody Morris
Feb. 15...............0.94
Feb. 19.............. 0.01
TOTAL ..............0 95
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Now unto Him that is able
to do exceeding abundantly
above all that we ask or think,
according to the power that
worketh in us, unto Him be
glory in the church by Christ
Jesus throughout all ages,
world without end. Amen.
Ephesians 3:20,21
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STEW LUNCHEON--The Women’s Service Club held a stew luncheon at the Rose Community
Center Friday during the noon hour to raise money to bey new mini-blinds for the center. Ladies
helping with the stew (not in order, and two not pictuiod' were: Sheryl South, Claudine Morrow,
Mary Pound, Sally Fletcher. Vonnie Bryant, Recne Harris Sue Gentry. Reba Kinslow, Billyc
Kovar, Betty Edmonds. Hattie Northcutt, Rubyc McKeown, Glenna Hall and Frances Willis.
Staff photos by Jaxie King .;
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