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Page 2, Section A, October 11, 2012
Mount Vernon Optic-Herald
Crimestoppers cell phone
drive during CountryFest
Do you have old, gently
used cell phone and cell phone
accessories lying around and
you don’t know what to do
with them? Northeast Texas
Area Crimestoppers would
like to take them off your
hands!
Bring any gently used cell
phones and cell phone ac-
cessories and drop them off
at the Northeast Texas Area
Crimestoppers booth during
Mount Vernon’s CountryFest.
The booth will be located on
the square and will be open
starting at 9 a.m.
Northeast Texas Crime
Stoppers collection drive will
benefit the non-profit organi-
zation, Cell Phones for Sol-
diers (www.cellphonesfor-
soldiers.com). Cell Phones
for Soldiers turns the donated
phones and accessories into
calling cards for American
troops, who are serving over-
seas.
Although the military
landscape is ever changing,
as many as 369,000 troops are
serving in the United States
military overseas around the
world. By donating to Cell
Phones for Soldiers, people
can help provide troops with
that precious connection to
loved ones back home.
- S. Klepfer, L.B. Reves '12
Fall Festival planned at school,
volunteers and items sought
The Parent Teacher Or-
ganization at Mount Vernon
ISD is organizing then second
annual Fall Festival at the el-
ementary school. Volunteers
and silent auction items are
needed for the event.
Anyone interested in help-
ing with the event or donating
items for the silent auction
should contact PTO President
Jessica Mesa at 903-806-
8702.
The event is set from 4 to
6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 20 in
the west parking lot in front of
the elementary school.
The festival will include
bounce houses, a dunking
booth, duck pond, fishing, a
cake walk, and many other
family fun activities. Tickets
will be sold to participate at
each booth. The cost of tickets
will be $0.25 each.
All proceeds from the sale
of tickets will go back to the
school for the purchase of
awnings to be placed over the
top of the playground equip-
ment at the elementary and
intermediate school.
- Marie Dacus ’12
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son from the summary of
the appeals proceeding for
the case of Parker vs. Brown,
425 S.W.2d 379 (Tex.Civ.App'.
Tyler, 1968).
The Texas Supreme Court,
on multiple occasions, has
held that an authority tasked
with accepting applications for
a place on the ballot has no au-
thority to determine questions
of residency, when the sworn
application itself shows that
the candidate is eligible.
A similar case was taken
before Sr. District Judge Paul
Banner in 2006. Candidates of
the MVTSD Board of Trustee
Election challenged the eligi-
bility of voters casting ballots
in the election based on their
residency. In that case, the
judge declared that the chal-
lengers “failed to prove that a
sufficient number of persons
illegally voted in the disputed
election...” and that there has
been a long standing policy
and “Franklin County has
allowed people that own a
home and pay taxes in Frank-
lin Comity and own a home
outside of Franklin Comity,
to register to vote in Franklin
Comity.”
Under the Texas Property
Tax Code, Sect. 11:13 (1) a
person can live at a place other
than thek homestead and not
jeopardize the homestead sta-
tus “for a period of less than
two years and the owner in-
tends to return and occupy the
structure as the owner’s prin-
cipal residence;” or if serving
over seas in the military or
caused to live elsewhere due
to ilhiess or infirmity.
This supports Mr. Everett’s
statement that “You can also
live the majority of the time
at an address that is different
than your homestead. That is
what I do.”
Previously, Democratic
challengers had stated that
they were willing to take their
challenges to court. It is pos-
sible that any court challenge
could require waiting until
after the election.
AlamoMission
Halloween
Party Oct. 2 7
The annual Hallow-
een Party / Hayride at the
Alamo Mission Museum
is set for Saturday, Oct.
27. Registration will begin
at 6 p.m. and activities will
get underway at 6:30 p.m.
Events will continue until
about 9 p.m.
Included in the event
will be games, a hay ride,
and a hot dog for the first
200 guests. There is no
charge to the public; how-
ever, donations are always
welcome.
A people’s choice cos-
tume contest for children of
all ages will be conducted.
Plaques will be awarded
for first place with buttons
awarded through third place
in the contest. The contest
targets children age 18 and
under.
The museum is located
on CR SE 4105 about 1.5
miles south of the 1-30 ac-
cess road.
- Lillie Bush-Reves ’12
Film, visual competition
sponsored by arts alliance
(FCWD
\Continued from Page 1A
According to the Secre-
tary of State’s Office, the
candidate’s name cannot be
removed from the ballot after
the deadline to withdraw from
the election has passed, but
the authority responsible for
preparing the ballots can de-
clare the candidate ineligible
as late as 30 days before the
election. That date was Satur-
day, Oct. 6.
After the election, a new
brief window of time opens
to allow pre-swearing-in dec-
larations of ineligibility by
the chief executive officer of
the canvassing authority - in
this case the Franklin Comity
Judge. A candidate may be
declared ineligible any time
after election night, but not
later than before the election
results are canvassed. Can-
vassing usually takes place
between eight and 11 days
after the election.
A candidate may not be de-
clared ineligible after receiv-
ing the certificate of election,
because at that point the candi-
date becomes a public office-
holder and is only subject to
removal through a specialized
proceeding that is conducted
in state district court through
what is called a “Request for
Writ of Quo Warranto.”
- Lillie Bush-Reves ’12
General Manager David
Weidman noted that the in-
stances in which members of
the Lake Patrol would have
cause to present an eyewit-
ness line up for identification
purposes was “practically nil.”
However, the law does require
a policy to be in place for the
department.
- Lillie Bush-Reves ’12
The Franklin Comity Arts
Alliance is sponsoring the
Creative Film and Visual
Competition 2012. The dead-
line for entries to be received
is Friday, Nov. 9.
A “Black Tie Premier”
showing of the winning en-
tries will take place on De-
cember 21, 2012. That is the
date given by the Mayans
as the “end of an age.” hi
keeping with the theme, prize
money for the competition to-
tals $2,012.
The entry must be filmed
in East Texas. There will be
a special recognition award
for the best entry focusing on
Franklin Comity.
The subject matter should
be suitable for children and
grandmas to watch and in
general friendly, upbeat and
positive, no matter the genre.
Any sound included in the
entry should hold these same
principles.
The film can be no longer
than 20 minutes and 12 sec-
onds (2012), including open-
ing and ending credits. Still
presentations are restricted
by content limits rather than
time. A still production on
DVD is to include 20 still vi-
suals setting the stage and 12
still visuals completing the
presentation.
There is a $25 fee to enter,
which includes a one-year
FCAA membership. Entries
must be submitted with three
duplicate DVDs labeled only
with the title forjudging. In-
formation about the film mak-
ers must be listed separately.
The Franklin Comity Arts Al-
liance and judges reserve the
right to disqualify entries that
do not meet requirements.
Printed copies of the com-
petition guidelines are avail-
able at the Cultural Arts Cen-
ter just off the square in Mount
Vernon during open horns 10
a.m.-3 p.m. each Friday. Call
JeanPamplin at 903-305-8023
or e-mail Christian Galloway
at franklmcoimtyarts@gmail.
com for more information.
-L.B. Reves. C.Galloway ’12
Historic donation 0ptic Photo by Susan Reeves
Frankie Cooper, for First National Bank, front row second from
left, hands a $1,000 donation check to Mary Lou Mowery, trea-
surer of the Franklin County Historical Association. The funds
will underwrite the Paper Quilt Show to be conducted during
CountryFest and will help the association with utility bills.
(Clean Up
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site at the real' of City Hall,
accessible off Dallas and Rusk
streets. Brookshire’s Food
Store accepts these items at
their bins near the north en-
trance to thek local store.
City of Mount Vernon resi-
dents have access to a collec-
tion bin for solid waste at no
charge from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
through Saturday. The bin is
located at the City Mainte-
nance Bam on the east side
of Holbrook St. (Spur 423).
Individuals should bring the
receipt for then city seivices
as proof of residence.
Furniture, including couch-
es, chairs, bedding items and
appliances are being accepted
at the city and comity sites.
Citizens are asked to place
metal and wood products hi
designated locations at all
collection sites for special
disposal or recycling.
The two comity sites will
accept batteries but not tires.
The city will not accept tires
or batteries at then dumpster.
Refuse from commercial con-
tractors will not be accepted
at any of the sites.
- Lillie Bush-Reves ’12
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