Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 117, No. 6, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 20, 2004 Page: 1 of 32
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Bains Countu Leader
Your Hometown Newspaper Since 1887
Web: www.RainsCountyLeader.com
e-mail: rainsleader@earthlink.net
Vol. 117, Issue 6 - 1 section, 16 pages plus insert
EMORY, TEXAS - TUESDAY, JULY 20, 2004
PRICE 50C
NEWS BRIEFS
Rains 4-H Day Camp July 21st
The Rains County 4-H Day Camp will be Wednesday, July 21,
from 9:00 a m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Rains County Fairgrounds, locat-
ed at Hwys. 69 and 19 in Emory. There will be lots of crafts, out-
door games, and fun. Five dollars per child will cover the cost of
these events. Call Texas Cooperative Extension at 903-473-2412 to
pre-register by July 9.
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Fundraiser for Daugherty Baptist
A fundraiser for Daugherty Baptist Church to repair or pur-
chase a new furnace will be Saturday, July 24 starting at noon, for
barbecue, chicken and brisket with all the trimmings and dessert.
Music will be provided. Donations only.
Love fund for Bookman family
A love fund has been set up at the First National Bank in
Emory for the family of Karen and Billy Bookman. Billy has had
major medical problems and has been in ICU for almost two
months The doctors have declared him disabled indefinitely, and he
is unable to provide for his wife and two children. The family has
no medical insurance.
Rains County Historical Society
The Rains County Historical Society will not meet the month
of July and August.
City of Emory summer clean-up
The city of Emory w ill conduct the second summer cleanup
July 22, 23. and 24th Thursday and Friday hours will be from 12:00
noon until 8:00 p.m. Saturday hours will be 10:00 a.m. until 4:00
p.m. The dumpsters will be located at the old TxDot building on
Hwy. 19 N. Please bring proof of residency, such as a water bill,
when you bring in your trash
Rains ISD Band camp
Rains High School summer band camp is July 29 and 30.
Drum line 8:30 a m . color guard 9:30 a.m.. pit 2:00 p.m August 2
drum majors and drill instructors report to the band hall at 8:00 a.m
All new students and incoming freshman report to the band hall at
8:30 a.m Full band will report to the band hall 10:00 a.m.
Bright Star homecoming
August 1.2004, homecoming sen ices at Bright Star will begin
at 10:30 a.m with Bro. Royce Campbell bringing the message.
Leslie and Keith Miller will be in charge of the music. Lunch will
be served after services.
2005 Senior Portraits
All 2005 seniors should have received a letter in the mail from
Prestige Portrait Studio regarding their senior portraits. If you did
not receive a package, please call 903/581-4321 to schedule an
appointment. They will be at Rains High School on August 11 and
12 to lake these pictures. Any further questions, call Dcmta Young
at 903/473-2260
Extension Council/Fair Assoc.
The Rains County Extension Program Council and Rains
County Fair Association will meet on Tuesday. August 17. at 7:00
p.m., at the Rains County Fairground Exhibit Building in Emory.
For additional information contact Texas Cooperative Exten-
sion at 903-473-2412.
Exhibit spaces for Rains Co. Fair
The annual Rains County Fair will be held September 13-18. If
you would like to rent a space at the Rains County Exhibit Building,
now is the time to call. To reserve your space inside the exhibit
building, contact Todd or Becky Brumit at 903-473-2509 or leave a
message on their recorder. To reserve your space outside the exhib-
it building, contact Howard Ernig at 903-473-3944.
Leader photo by EARL HU L
COUNTY CHAMPIONS - Champion EMS, a subsidary of Trinity Mother Frances Health System, has been operating in the county sine -
July 1 under a new contract with the Rains County Emergency Service Area District. Among the personnel working the county are (L to I
Mike Davis, Erin Slatter, and Jimmy Gates Subscriptions for membership to the Champion EMS program are now available For $48 00 p* i
household, the membership will cover all expenses not paid by the member's insurance for medically necessary services For an appln
tion or more information call 903-291-3000
School gets ready for start of classes
By JAXIK MORGAN
Rains Count) l eader stall
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER - On July 6. Dr Jason Rabe brought
a special guest speaker to the Lions Club meeting. Stephen Gowm
who is a county Extension agent for Rains County He explained an
of the wonderful programs available tor the citizens of Rains County
The Lions all enjoyed the presentation very much.
While students aie still en-
joying the lazy' days of summer,
the Rains ISD school board is busy
behind Ihe scenes tying up lixise
ends before school starts on
August 17.
Tuesday night. July 13, during
its regular meeting, the board
approved the bid of Blue Bell
Creamery for ice cream products
and the bid of Duko Oil in Emory
for fuel, oil and antifreeze.
Bills approved for the month
included $30,000 of Title VI feder-
al funds for 20 new computers for
the high school Internet computer
lab.
The board also gave the go-
ahead to upgrade and update the
distance learning lab, which is
expected to cost about $20,000.
Susie Grider, director of curricu-
lum and technology, said. “If we
don't upgrade the equipment, we
will not be able to connect w ith the
other districts and colleges since
they have already upgraded. We
will also be able to offer more
classes with the newer equip-
ment.'’
Grider said there is no more
Yantis to hold
“Catfish Day”
Saturday. July 24. has been
designated "Catfish Day" for the
City of Yantis. This is the first
festival to he held in the City of
Yantis and coincides with the
First Annual Big Catfish Splash
fishing tournament at Lake Fork
Event organizers wanted to pro-
vide a wholesome summertime
activity for area families and
those visitors participating in the
Lake Fork fishing tournament.
Yantis Catfish Day will begin
at 4:00 p.m. and go until 10:00
p.m. In addition to local venders
(food, beverages, etc.), there
will be children's games and
will end with a catfish fry and
entertainment for everyone. The
newly dedicated Yantis Scarbor-
ough Park will be the center of
the festival activities featuring a
new pavilion and other attrac-
tions. Scarborough Park is lock-
ed adjacent to the Yantis Com
munitv Center behind the Volun-
teer Fire Department
There will also be a Catfish
Day Parade which will begin ai
6:00 p.m. (line up at 5:00 p.m.)
People interested in more
information on the parade or the
other Catfish Day Events can
contact Tons a Norm at Y antis
City Hall. 903-383 2610. There
are plenty of spots open for the
parade and other events
TIE (Telecommunications Infra
structure Fund) money coming to
school districts; however, she is
expecting RF.APl Rural Education
Achievement Program) money,
which will he used to pay tor the
upgrades. Year before last, the dis
tnct received $37,000 in REAP
kinds; last year Ihe district
received $49,000. w hich was used
to buy a wireless lab and 20 com
puters.
Superintendent David Seago
told the board that w ork hail begun
on the junior high/intermediate
cafeteria and since the district's
employees have done some of the
work, the final cost should be
under $25,000. Seago said the spe
cial education building will be
ready tor the carpet layers next
week.
Mark Slaughter, director of
transportation and maintenance,
reported that an air conditioner
had been replaced at the elemen-
tary school, hut another 10-ton
unit went out and is in the process
of being replaced.
Slaughter also gave a trans-
portation report along with a
request for two new buses. Seago
(old him that money has already
been budgeted for two regular
buses as well as a bus for special
education students.
A very preliminary budget was
given to board members along
w ith the promise from Seago that
this will change." The school dis-
trict won't receive a certified lax
roll until July 25. after the apprais-
al review board hearings have
been completed. Seago said he is
expecting less revenue from the
state since Rains will no longer
receive the new facilities instruc-
tional rate provided by HB I.
which was an additional $110 pci
ADA (average daily attendance).
A budget workshop w ill be held
from 6:<X) to 7:(X) p.m. on Tues-
day, Aug. 10. prior to the regular
board meeting. The budget will be
adopted and a (ax rate set on l ues
day, Aug. 24.
Several new teachers and aides
were hired by the district. They
include Heather McBanc and
Michael Vanway. who arc both
high school math teachers/coach-
es; Tracie Dannhcim, intcrmedi
date counselor; Charlotte Kiser,
elementary special education aide;
and Rachel Spinks and Donna
Dixon, high school special educa-
tion aides.
Job descriptions for the special
education director, diagnostician,
and speech thcrapist/pathologisi
were provided to the hoard
Approval of the new organization
al chart was tabled ai Seago',
request so he can add the special
cducatu in diagilostic tan
The board agreed to wait until
ilex! month to approve the supenn
tendent/board goals and objectives
in the hopes that all hoard mem
Ivin will be present at lhal nine
(Linda Terry and Mickey Coopei
were absent from this meeting »
The goals include plans to build ,t
new elementary school.
Ihe Lii’eharger (ioggan Blait
& Sampson. LLP, 21XM property
value study appeal contract was
approved. "We don't pay them a
penny unless they increase out
revenue from the stale." Seago
said. "If they gel us $|IX).IKX), thev
get SiO.txit) | It) percent|," he
added. Over the years, this firm
has helped Rams ISD get turn
dreds of thousands ol dollars m
stale funds.
Besides approving the Rains
County Appraisal District's 2lX)s
budget, the board voied to recoin
mend to the RCAD that then
board member terms lx- staggered,
with the selection process remain
ing the same.
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Point council plays to SRO
By CAROLYN HILL
Rams ( <Hinl> IxaLt Malt
Neither the Cotton Pickin’
Theatre nor the Dallas Summer
Musicals have anything on the
Point City Council as it met
before a standing-room-only
(SRO) crowd Tuesday. July 13.
Council action took a back-
seat to the action of several citi-
zens and property owners who
spoke out on their approval of
the city's clean-up campaign,
police department, and nuisance
ordinance.
One of the first to speak was
Sharon Laniece Rucker who
said. "The people that created
the rules ought to abide by them.
I have to." She added that she
has had to rent a dumpster for
three months to clean up a lot
trashed out in her absence.
Applause followed her com-
ments as well as most of the
other speakers.
During the discussion of an
agenda item to receive a com
plaint on the police department,
an exchange occurred between
Councilman Tommy Cook and
Police Chief Jerry Carlisle.
Cook admonished Carlisle, say-
ing that he had made the
enforcement of the city’s nui-
sance ordinance personal by
publishing statements in the
Rains Counts Leader and the
Point Connection that some
Council members think they are
above the law.
"One thing I take offense to
and I think everybody knows, he
(Carlisle) was referring to
myself and Mr Briggs being
above the law." Cook said. “I
take special objection to that
because I hold lhal a very true
value in my commitment."
He continued by saying that
the nuisance ordinance started
when a city resident had two
horses and other animals penned
up in the front yard of his home,
which created a health problem,
but nothing could be done
because the city did not have an
ordinance,
"This council would not have
passed it Inuisance ordinance| if
they don’t want the town
cleaned up If that's what people
think...this council don’t want
the city cleaned up. That’s been
an objective of this council for a
long time.” Cook concluded.
Carlisle responded that it was
Cook himself who. during the
June council meeting, brought
attention to the names of the
council members He pointed
out (hat the city council adopted
the state laws as the city’s ordi-
nance
Cook complimented Carlisle
on his slow phase-in approach to
traffic patrolling and said he
would like to see ihe same
approach to the nuisance ordi
nance.
Carlisle replied that notifica
tion of the ordinance's enforce
ment has been out since Feb
ruary and (hat to date no ticket
has been written because the
ordinance needs to be applied
evenly to everyone and backed
up by the council.
Even wuh all ihe discussion
and vocal exchanges, no formal
complaint was presented against
the police department and no
action was taken on Ihe agenda
item.
At the beginning of ihe meet-
ing Mayor Phillip Kerr showed a
portion of a film produced by
the Texas Department of Trans
portation (TxDOTl and shown
at the Keep Texas Beautiful con-
vention in Austin which featured
Point as one of the w inners of
the Governor’s Achievement
Award. Marianne Eubanks of
Keep Point Beautiful displayed
Ihe $6().(XX) big check which
was awarded by TxDOT to be
used for beautification along
slate highway frontage in Point.
Allen Prcndergast spoke to
set POINT pa/te 3
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