Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 2001 Page: 3 of 38
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LEE ROLAND lA
Rams County
I lltei Abaiem&nl Officer
This is the last article I get to
write this year so I need to name the
Environmental Hero of the month
for December. I am excited about
this month’s hero because he is the
first one that I have had nominated
by a reader. Maybe they will let me
keep writing since I can prove I
have some readers interested in this
topic. The nomination process is
simple. Give me the name of your
hero and their deeds, and I will ver-
ify their heroic qualities, and that’s
all there is to it.
The Environmental Hero for
December is Salvador Ponce. Sal-
vador is the person who keeps the
area around FM 3274 and CR 2300
looking so good. For you old-timers
that’s Willow Springs Road at
Green’s Lake.
I will be in Point for trash drop
off Saturday, December 22, from
8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
Because I have been infected
with a wonderful case of the Christ-
mas spirit we won’t have an En-
vironmental Jerk of the month, but
if I catch any of you jerks out there
polluting the environment I’ll write
you up, Christmas spirit or not.
My prayer for each of you this
season is that you enjoy your family
as much as my wife and I enjoyed
having our kids and grandkids this
past weekend.
If you are alone, in jail, sick,
drunk, high or just depressed,
understand that the man born on
Christmas day so long ago loves
you more than you can imagine.
You can contact me by phone at
473-2812, by mail at P.O. Box 158,
Emory, TX 75440, or via email at
rains.co.litter@globeco.net.
God bless America.
Lake Country
Neighbors have
potluck luncheon
by Bonnie Burch
Rains County Leader staff
It was a cold and rainy day, but
Lake Country Neighbors (formerly
the Hospitality Group) had a warm
and delicious potluck luncheon and
cookie-swap at last Thursday’s
monthly meeting. After enjoying
the festive luncheon, Shirley Weeks
provided entertainment by bringing
a “Name the Christmas Carol” quiz.
The meeting was held at Highland
Lake Lodge, owned and operated by
Nancy Sanders and her husband.
Sanders, who is a registered sex
therapist with a private practice in
Dallas, made a short presentation.
She is one of very few Christian
women practicing in the field, and
received her doctorate in 1982. Her
specialty is working with ministers,
their spouses and families. She usu-
ally sees ten to twelve patients a
week, and they are usually referred
to her by a physician. Many of her
patients have been victims of abuse.
A short business meeting followed
Sanders’ presentation.
Lake Country Neighbors is a aux-
iliary of the Rains County Chamber
of Commerce. The group is made
up of long-time Rains County resi-
dents and newcomers to the area.
Meetings are generally held on the
third Thursday of each month with
occasional night meetings including
spouses. Anyone interested in join-
ing this group should contact
County Extension Agent Shirley
Weeks at 473-2412.
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Sales tax up 8% for
Rains County cities
Texas Comptroller Carole Keeton
Rylander recently sent local govern-
ments their final sales tax rebates
for 2001. The Comptroller sent
$217.8 million to cities and coun-
ties, up 5 percent compared to
December 2000.
Texas cities received $200.6 mil-
lion in sales tax revenue, up 4.7 per-
cent compared to December 2000.
Texas counties received $17.2 mil-
lion, up 9.5 percent compared to a
year ago.
December sales tax rebates repre-
sent sales taxes collected in October
and reported to the Comptroller in
November. The state’s share of sales
tax collected during this period was
$1.3 billion, up 1.6 percent com-
pared to a year ago.
December’s sales tax rebates
bring the total sales tax allocated to
local taxing entities in 2001 to $4
billion, an increase of 4 percent
compared to $3.8 bilUon in sales tax
allocations in 2000.
In 2001, Texas cities received
$2.6 billion in sales tax rebates, a
5.2 percent increase compared to
2000. Counties received $221.8
million, a 4.4 percent increase over
2000.
The three cities in Rains County
received a total of $46,766.00 this
month, up 24.14% from last year’s
comparable payment of $37,671.10.
Total received to date this year is
$522,242.97, up 8.08% from last
year’s total of $483,177.70. Broken
down by cities as follows:
East Ifewakoni: $7,539.97 pay-
ment for December 2001, up 30.84%
from last December’s payment of
$5,762.43; $80,207.00 to date this
year, down 21.04% from
$101,580.37 to date last year.
Emory: $37,834.22 payment for
December 2001, up 29.54% from
last December’s payment of
$29,205.99; $413,844.16 to date
this year, up 17.55% from
$352,054.75 to date last year.
Point: $1,391.81 payment for
December 2001, down 48.50% from
last December’s payment of
$2,702.68; $28,191.81 to date this
year, down 4.57% frorii $29,542.58
to date last year.
Rains County: $27,948.84 for
December 2001, up 47.06% from
last December’s payment of
$19,004.40; $279,803.74 to date
this year, up 2.72% from
$272,387.48 to date last year.
Dots and
Dashes
by Dorothy Reed
Gary “Gert” Bohannan was hon-
ored with a fiftieth birthday celebra-
tion Sunday, December 9, at lunch,
hosted by his wife, Karen.
The barbecue and all the trim-
mings lunch was held at the
Bohannans’ truck lot just out of
Alba at the barn. A number of
church and community friends and
relatives attended the lunch. As well
as preparing the lunch, Mrs.
Bohannan made and decorated a
birthday cake depicting the couple’s
businesses. Atop the cake were tiny
toy 18-wheelers going down a high-
way with toy cattle in the pastures
and a toy bulldozer moving dirt.
Jon and Jan Feil of “Antiques on
the Square” in Alba hosted their
yearly Christmas party Friday night
at their home.
The home, inside and out, was
beautifully decorated for Christmas
and a lot of delicious food was
served. Dealers of antiques and
their spouses or friends were pres-
ent. These are dealers who are asso-
ciated with the Feils in their busi-
ness.
The First Baptist Church of Alba
presented their Christmas musical
Sunday, December 9.
Lake Fork Baptist Church pre-
sented their Christmas musical the
weekend of the 9th and 10th.
Jay Gaston and Dot Reed visited
a dear friend of Reed’s, Rena
Humphrey, Saturday night in the
Carriage Manor in Sulphur Springs.
On Sunday afternoon, Reed and
Gaston visited a friend, Mrs. Fay
McIntosh, and Gaston's aunt, Lou
Miller, and friend, Hugh McKenzie,
in the Heritage Home in Quitman.
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page one
Under the present Unit Road
System (URS), we haye qualified
personnel to maintain our roads.
We are not satisfied with the con-
ditions of all 251 miles of county
roads but we see the direction we
are headed as conducive to a more
productive and cost-effective pro-
gram. The county needs more
money for road maintenance!mate-
rials, oversight control and restric-
tions on overweight trucks, a
weight and measurements program
to identify and fine violators and
more maintenance help as starters.
The bottom line is - We need can-
didates that are visionary - ready
to lead us into a new and progres-
sive future, not return us to the less
effective ways of the past. I encour-
age candidates that are qualified
for these key positions to seek
office. This election can make a dif-
ference in our future. The choice is
ours - by our vote - to embrace the
new realities of county government
and learn how to capitalize on them
for the benefit of all citizens of
Rains County or ignore the new
realities and return to reactive gov-
ernment rather than pro-active gov-
ernment.
I would also like to take this
opportunity to wish each and every-
one a Merry Christmas and a very
Happy New Year.
Sincerely yours,
Rains County Judge Bob Sisk”
Candidates have until Wednes-
day, Janpary 2, to file with their re-
spective party chairpersons for a
position on the primary ballot.
He who wants to make a fool of
himself will always find plenty of
help.
DEC. 22-31
Gene Garrett, Jo Ann Summers,
Mike Foster, Marion Fowler, Cindy
Scott, Ronnie Willis, J. C. Duke,
Marvin Manning, Jimmy Snyder,
Cheryl Hebert, Peggy Greene, Amy
Klump, Donnie Henderson, Jim
Sisk, Eddie Klump III, C. B. Ains-
worth, Michael Wilson, Kenneth
Shipp, Teresa Range, Monty Smith,
Pam Wilson, Cheryl Hooten, Aaron
Rivers, Vicky James, Donna Mar-
shall, Cassaundra Hobbs, Brian
Rabe, Beri Norell, Peggy Bednar,
Robert Petty, Linda Foreman,
Sharon Wallace, Cynthia Thomas,
Suni Mitchell, Alicia Asbill, Tim
Hooten, Eva Parkman, Melanie
Rivers, David Gowin, Lisa Preuss,
Virgil Ransom, Linda Simmons,
Sally Vation, Luciell Martin,
Franco Johnson, Rubie Jo Wade,
Brenc'a Wright, Joleen Yeager,
Belle Renshaw, Tom Hooten,
Gervie Vation, Colby Smith, Lois
Tucker, Mark Hoopes, Sam Panter,
Joey Garner, Brandy Cowley,
Jacinta Bitner, Sherry Stone, Julie
Nino, Jo Ann Tavlishka, Sherry
Cone, John L. Horne, Lacey
Ferrell, Nancy Ratliff, Debbie
Stigall, Harry L. Ross, Harold
Wallace, Dave Grandos, Jessica
Latham, Sammy Russell, J. D.
Hunt, Mary O’Rear, Dwight Evans,
Niccole Whaley, Michael Sears,
Mary Hobbs, Annette Caves, Troy
Wright, Hollie Morgan, Dustin
Paris, Bee Shields.
*****
The Leader tries to include some-
thing for everyone each week. For
those of you who like to find mis-
takes, we have included a few of
those, too.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18,2001 Haillg OHMtB LCJdCf jj
“Little Or Ladies” team
embodies spirit of hope
by Bonnie Burch
Rains County Leader staff
Christmas is a time for hope, joy,
and giving. It is also a time for the
celebration of all that is good in this
world. The Texas Eagles Senior
Volleyball team, better known as the
“Little 01’ Lady Olympics” team,
well understands all those things,
especially the spirit of hope.
In a very short time, this team of
ten 50-year-old-plus women has
made great progress, bonded, and
learned the true meaning of team
spirit. Furthermore, members have
shared personal information with
each other regarding current health
challenges, with which they deal on
a daily basis, and past health chal-
lenges, which they have overcome.
The following are some of the
aforementioned challenges:
• one member had ovarian cancer
35 years ago.
• that same member survived
breast cancer five years ago.
• another member also is a 16-year
breast cancer survivor.
• yet another had uterine cancer 29
years ago.
• one member suffered a heart
attack at age 38.
• another member has been a dia-
betic for 27 years.
• yet another has recently been
diagnosed with osteoporosis.
• one member has both high cho-
lesterol and high blood pressure.
• another has dealt with a neuro-
logical condition for 15 years.
Those are just the big things with
which ten women have dealt. It goes
without saying that every member
has arthritis to some degree.
Furthermore, after every practice
session, one or more players leave
with broken blood vessels, bruises
or sore extremities.
The team’s goal is to go all the
way to the National Senior
Olympics. However, ultimately all
members agree that if the team
never scores one point against its
first competitor or never wins one
game in competition, in the grand
scheme of things, it will not matter.
Ten women have bonded and
become a team. Of more impor-
tance, they have become friends and
will likely be there for each other
from now on.
Two humorous articles have pre-
viously been written about this
team; this is not the third. This is an
article about hope, positive thinking
and perseverance. This is an article
about ten 50-year-old-plus women
who have met major health chal-
lenges head on and made the deci-
sion to take one day at a lime, enjoy
life and “play ball!” Merry
Christmas from the Texas Eagles.
Steve Coats
recovering at home
Steve Coats was released from
Mother Frances Hospital of Tyler
on Thursday, Dec. 13. lie is now
recovering at home.
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Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 28, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 18, 2001, newspaper, December 18, 2001; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth766424/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rains County Library.