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Mineola Monitor • Wednesday, July 13,2016 3
City attorney
sends correction
to AG's office
The attorney for the city of Mineola, Blake Arm-
strong, has sent a corrected letter to the Texas At-
torney General Ken Paxton's office concerning the
reason the city's former building inspector left his
post.
The Monitor has an ongoing Public Informa-
tion Act request seeking from the city the certified
agenda of a closed meeting on June 3 to discuss
the position of building inspector. Armstrong,
of Birdsong & Associates, advised the city on the
agenda for the closed meeting, and maintains it
would be violation of the law to release the record
of a lawfully closed meeting.
The Texas Open Meetings Act states discussions
of individuals can be held behind closed doors but
deliberation on a class of employees cannot.
The city is seeking an attorney general's opinion
on the matter and Armstrong mailed a letter of ex-
planation to the AG's Opinion Committee. In that
letter he cites the agenda stating the council met to
deliberate the position of building inspector and
stated that the city had previously terminated the
building inspector.
City Administrator Mercy Rushing confirmed
that Todd Peterson had submitted his resigna-
tion. Armstrong, who said he was first under the
impression that the city had terminated Peterson,
said he believes that fact is irrelevant to his argu-
ment about the closed meeting.
"It has now come to my attention that the build-
ing inspector resigned his employment from the
City," Armstrong stated in his July 6 follow-up let-
ter.
In the original records request, the Monitor
sought any documents distributed during the
closed session in question, notes by council mem-
bers during that session and the certified agenda.
Consequently, a comparison of revenues and ex-
penditures for building inspections by the city's
inspector versus a third party was released. Of-
ficials reported no notes were made by council-
members during the session.
The Mineola Masonic Lodge #502 held their annual officers installation at the lodge on Saturday. Pictured are front row, from left, District
Deputy Grand Master Tommy Neff who was the installing officer, Senior Steward Earl Haddock, Chaplain Ken Francher, Senior Deacon Standlee
Spencer, Junior Deacon Stanley Brosky, Marshal John Osmonson (seated), Tiler Elton Boubel and Junior Warden Jimmy MacCormack. On the
back row are Senior Warden Larry Oliver, Worshipful Master Danny Lonsberry and Installing Marshal Master Verle Tramel. Not present were
Secretary Ralph Hooten, Treasurer Charles French and Master of Ceremonies Roy Lobdell. (Courtesy photo)
NETCAC earns national endorsement
Mineola highlighted
by Wade Open Country
Mineola was listed recently as number five in
"10 Beautiful Historic Downtown Districts in Tex-
as" by Wide Open Country, a website for country
music and the country lifestyle, for its vibrant and
active downtown district and excellent historic
buildings still in use.
Making the list were Brenham, Gruene, San
Marcos, San Angelo, Mineola, Winnsboro, San Au-
gustine, Bastrop, Georgetown and Grapevine.
The site states that despite Texas' rich Western
history, during the 1950s and 1960s a new social
paradigm of valuing the new over the old saw the
demolition of many historic buildings. They noted
that the Texas Historical Commission has been
working to preserve and revitalize downtown dis-
tricts through the Texas Main Street Program.
The site states, "You might have heard of Mine-
ola as the hometown of country songstress Kacey
Musgraves, but it's also got a booming Main Street
that is full of life. Mineola has been working on
preserving its downtown since 1989. Those efforts
are clearly paying off since, in 2015, Mineola was
recognized as a National Main Street City."
Mineola was immediately followed by another
Wood County city,
Winnsboro. It states,
"Since 2003, Winns-
boro has reinvested
$11 million into their
Main Street, and it has
revitalized the down-
town area. The town
has been restoring old
buildings and hosts
fun events like Easter
egg hunts, classic car
shows and art walks."
MEALS ON WHEELS
THIS WEEK’S MENUS:
Thursday, Jul. 14 - Baked Chicken / Gravy,
Macaroni and Cheese, Squash/Zucchini/Tomato,
Wheat Bread, Oatmeal Cream Cookie, Milk
Friday, Jul. 15 - Parmesan Chicken, Chuckwagon
Corn, Peach Cobbler, Dinner Roll, Milk
Monday, Jul. 18 - Salisbury Beef, Brown Gravy,
Confetti Rice, Sliced Carrots, Wheat Bread, Nutty
Buddy Bar, Milk
Tuesday, Jul. 19 - Turkey Pot Pie, Diced Beets,
Mixed Fruit Cobbler, Wheat Bread, Milk
Wednesday, Jul. 20 - Sloppy Joe, Ranch Beans,
Mixed Vegetables, Hamburger Bun, Fresh Fruit, Milk
For more information concerning
Meals on Wheels call 497-1162.
_Mineola
The Northeast Texas
Child Advocacy Center
in Winnsboro has earned
accreditation by the Na-
tional Children's Alli-
ance following an exten-
sive application and site
review process.
As the accrediting
agency of children's ad-
vocacy centers, the alli-
ance awards the accredi-
tation and membership
to centers responding to
allegations of child abuse
that are effective and ef-
ficient and put the needs
of child victims of abuse
first.
Accreditation is the
highest level of member-
ship and denotes excel-
lence in service provi-
sion.
Accredited advocacy
centers must undergo
the review every five
years to ensure that best
practices are continually
being applied. With stan-
dards being updated in
2010, reaccreditation this
year reflects the Winns-
boro center's commit-
ment to practice of evi-
dence-based methods.
Members must utilize a
functioning and effective
multidisciplinary team
approach to work collab-
oratively in child abuse
investigation, prosecu-
tion and treatment. Na-
tional Children's Al-
liance also considers
standards regarding a
center's cultural compe-
tency and diversity, fo-
rensic interviews, victim
support and advocacy,
medical evaluation, ther-
apeutic intervention and
child-focused setting.
"As an organization
/ team of individuals
dedicated to responding
to child abuse, we rec-
ognize the importance
of maintaining accred-
ited status from National
Children's Alliance. Re-
accreditation not only
validates our organiza-
tion's dedication to prov-
en effective approaches
of child abuse interven-
tion and prevention, but
also contributes to con-
sistency across the child
advocacy center move-
ment as a whole," said
Imelda Tatsch, executive
director of the Northeast
Texas Child Advocacy
Center.
Teresa Huizar, ex-
ecutive director of the
National Children's Al-
liance, said, "The North-
east Texas Child Ad-
vocacy Center is to be
commended for its con-
tinued commitment to
effectively serve victims
of child abuse."
The Northeast Texas
Child Advocacy Cen-
ter began serving child
abuse victims and their
families in 1998. Cur-
rently serving Wood,
Rains, Hopkins, Camp,
Delta, Franklin, Titus
and Upshur counties,
the advocacy center sees
around 450 new cases
each year and has seen
over 7,400 cases to date.
For more information on
the child advocacy cen-
ter call Tatsch at 903-629-
7588.
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right next to Brookshire's of Mineola. What's even more convenient, you'll
also get no-appointment urgent care services at the new location. Your clinic
offers the same providers: Dr. Craig McMullen, family medicine physician,
along with family nurse practitioners Jill Quiambao, RN, FNP-C, and Sheila
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• physicals
• immunizations
• well-woman checkups
Chronic disease
management
• high blood pressure
• high cholesterol
• diabetes
Non-emergency
medical care
• fever
• sore throat
• burns
• sprains
ETMC First Physicians clinic in Mineola
1220 N. Pacific St. • 903-569-6124 • Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
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Medicare and most insurance plans.
For help with minor medical needs, the new ETMC clinic
location also will offer urgent care. It's perfect when you or a
family member is sick or injured and your regular provider
isn't available or you can't wait for an appointment.
rashes, fevers
coughs, colds
* broken bones
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Newman, Doris. Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 13, 2016, newspaper, July 13, 2016; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth899276/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.