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Vol. 137 - No. 100 © 2014 The Gilmer Mirror
Saturday, December 13, 2014
One Section • 50 Cents
City attorney
briefs council
on negotiations
By Phillip Williams
Gilmer City Attorney Mike
Martin briefed the city coun-
cil in closed session Tuesday
night concerning his ongoing
negotiations with East Texas
Medical Center’s attorney
aimed at persuading ETMC to
continue its local ambulance
service, said City Manager
Jeff Ellington.
As of Thursday afternoon,
said Ellington, the last official
word he had received was that
the negotiations are continu-
ing. The council took no vote
on the matter in open session
after meeting with Martin.
ETMC, which recently
closed its Gilmer hospital,
closed its local emergency
room Friday, and plans to close
its local physicians’ clinic Jan.
30, announced last month it
was also ceasing ambulance
service after Feb. 28. The sys-
tem cited financial reasons for
the shutdowns.
The city, however, has con-
tended that it has a contract
which binds ETMC to provide
ambulance service through
2018, and that the Tyler-based
(See ETMC, Page 5)
Some express disappointment
with local Christmas decorations
By Phillip Williams
Gilmer Area Chamber of
Commerce Executive Direc-
tor Joan Small, respond-
ing to City Councilwoman
Teathel Hollis’ expression of
disappointment with local
Christmas decorations, said
Thursday that “I’m just as
disappointed as everybody
else is.”
Hollis’ statement came at
Tuesday’s council meeting be-
fore the council unamimously
approved giving the chamber
about $2,300 to finance putting
up, taking down and repairing
the decorations. The chamber
hired Hill Electric for the
work, and the decorations
were put up before the council
approved the funding.
“I’m just kinda disap-
pointed about the Christmas
decorations,” Hollis said. “
To me, it’s skimpy . .. not as
pretty as it usually is,” Hol-
lis said.
Councilman Jose Cavazos
added that many decorations
were “missing from last
year.”
But Councilman Michael
(See Decorations, Page 5)
Speaking
Rosewood Baptist schedules Christmas pageant
Rosewood Baptist Church will hold its annual Christmas
pageant on Sunday, Dec. 21.
This year’s program is entitled “The Christmas Hope” and
will portray the birth of Christ in both drama and song. The
program begins at 10:30 a.m.
All are invited to attend and join in celebrating the true
meaning of Christmas.
St. Paul Baptist plans Christmas Musical
St. Paul Baptist Church, located at 100 Old Coffeeville Rd.
in Ore City, will host a Gospel Christmas Musical on Sunday,
Dec. 14, at 5:30 p.m.
Theme for the musical will be “Christmas in the City.”
The musical will be presented by the mass choir of combined
East Texas church choirs.
Special guests will be The Johnson Singers and Shady Grove
Baptist Church Choir of New Diana.
Gilmer woman to be on popular game show
Pamela Hudgins of Gilmer will be on everyone’s favorite
game show, THE PRICE IS RIGHT, on Tuesday, Dec. 16, at 10
a.m. Central Time on the CBS television network.
Tune in to cheer her on!
GATHERING AROUND their guest speaker, Kathy L. Murphy, are participants in the Women of Faith Second Annual Tea
Thursday at the Fellowship Hall at First United Methodist Church. Standing, from left, are Raye White, Randlyn Holmes, Diane
Chevalier, Janet Troell, Sandy Johns and Lou Lovell. Seated, from left, are Annette Breazeale, Murphy and Victoria Frazier.
Murphy founded the Pulpwood Queens, a meet-and-greet book club with a large following, when she lived in Jefferson. She
now resides in Hawkins.
(Mirror photo by Mary L. Laschinger)
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CUB SCOUT PACK 307 Diana and Ore City recently held its
annual Scouting For Food Drive. Atotalof511 items were picked
up and shared between the area’s two food banks. Cash Saver
in Diana donated 96 cans of assorted vegetables. The pack
appreciations all the individuals and businesses that donated
to this worthwhile project. Receiving donations are, front from
left, Christian Redd, Dalten Malone, Nathan Perkins, Lane
Howell, Jackson Scott, Dylan Hughes, Keaton Gibbons, Kadence
Higginbotham, Logan Wynn and Kayden Skaggs. Representing
Cash Savers (shown in back) is Debbie Halton.
(Courtesy photo)
THE GILMER HIGH SCHOOL BAND has had a very successful fall semester, having achieved numerous goals set when practices began in late July. The band is under the direction of Eric Gray.
(Courtesy photos)
Gilmer High School Band excels At UIL, NAMMB Marching Contests
The Gilmer High School
Band has enjoyed a very
successful fall semester,
earning straight First Divi-
sion Ratings at UIL Region
Marching Contest, advanc-
ing to UIL Area March-
ing Contest and earning
straight First Division Rat-
ings at the National Associ-
ation of Military Marching
Bands Competition.
These dedicated high
school musicians began
working toward these goals
in late July and continue
to entertain the Buckeye
faithful during the football
team’s deep playoff run.
Some of the judge’s
comments from the various
contests include, “Beautiful
ensemble sound throughout
the marching drill! Strong
individual players and tech-
nique, great quality sounds
in each section. You play
with great tonal concepts
and articulation. Very well
executed drill. A great drill
written and performed.”
“I am just really proud
of our kids for the way they
show up to work each day.
They come prepared to
get the job done and they
do. I am really proud of
our seniors for being able
to graduate with perfect
scores at every UIL contest
in which they have ever
performed. This is really
just a very special group
of students and I am very
fortunate to be around
them every day. I would
also like to thank our school
board, superintendent Mr.
Albritton, our Principal
Mr. Watson and all of our
parent support that make
all our success possible.
We could do it without an
entire community of people
backing us every step of
the way,” commented high
school band director Eric
Gray.
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Parker, Vic. The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 137, No. 100, Ed. 1 Saturday, December 13, 2014, newspaper, December 13, 2014; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth879026/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Upshur County Library.