Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Page: 1 of 16
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October is Domestic Violence
Awareness Month
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More bus nesses join
Lady Jackets
the chamber
down Alba-Golden
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Mineola Monitor
Mineola’s Hometown newspaper since 1876
October 8,2014
Vol. 139 • No. 41 • Two Sections • 50 cents
We're where you are!”
Family escapes burning
home in morning storm
Fortunately for Jim Slayton, he
and his family were awake early
Monday morning before their
house caught fire.
The fire destroyed their kitch-
en and resulted in heavy smoke
damage in every room of their
home.
A strong thunderstorm swept
through Mineola Monday morn-
ing, bringing with it not only
rain, but quite a bit of lightning
and a power outage to part of
town.
Mineola Fire Marshal and Fire
Chief David Madsen said his de-
partment received the call to the
fire at 601 East McDonald about
5:30 a.m. The house sits on the
north side of McDonald Street,
back from the road and up a hill.
Madsen said Jim and his wife Di-
ane and their family were awake
when they heard lightning hit.
"All the outlets got blown.
Their gas line ruptured and
started a fire behind the stove,"
Madsen said.
The fire marshal also said
something electrical in the bed-
room also caught a blanket on
fire. That was thrown into the
shower and put out and then
the family fled the house in the
pitch black morning and heavy
See FIRE, Page 2A
Several Mineola Volunteer Fire Department firefighters responded Monday morning around 5:30 a.m. to the structure fire at
601 East McDonald Street. (Photo by Doris Newman)
MG owners
to gather here
for taste of ET
The Texas MG Reg-
ister is holding their
fall "Gathering of the
Faithful" in Mineola
this weekend, Thursday
through Sunday.
The club holds
two gatherings each
year. The spring event is
always held in Salado in
May and the fall gather-
ing rotates based on the
host's preference. The
theme for this fall Mine-
ola gathering is "Planes,
Petrol and Pickin'" and
includes entertainment
and driving events
along with the opportu-
nity for members to fly
in vintage Stearman bi-
planes.
Organizers expect
70 vintage MGs to at-
tend and over 100
people. The public is
invited to the free Sat-
urday car show which is
being held from 10 a.m.
to 1 p.m. on Commerce
Street in front of the
Beckham Hotel. Com-
merce Street will be
closed for this event
from 8:30a.m. to 2 p.m.
on Saturday.
This year is the 90th
anniversary of the MG
car and is also the 75th
anniversary of the 1939
MGTB, the rarest of
the T-series MGs. The
hosts, Vic and Cynthia
Savelli own one of these
cars, and while Dallas
residents, have ties to
See MTG, Page 2A
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MHS band
continues
success
The Mineola High
School Marching Band
scored a first division rat-
ing Saturday at the Mes-
quite Memorial Contest.
The percussion section
also won Outstanding
Percussion in Class 3A.
The band also received
a first division rating
at the North East Texas
Marching Invitational
Sept. 29 at Texas A&M
Commerce where Mine-
ola was one of the 16
bands in attendance.
The band's next per-
formance will be at the
North East Texas March-
ing Festival at Mount
Pleasant Saturday begin-
The Mineola High School Marching Band has participated in two contests this season and received first division ratings in both. (Courtesy photo) ning at 3:15 p.m.
Of goats and grapes and gourmet herbs
Tour-goers get to
“tour their vines and
taste their wines”
Battles with birds, hogs, deer and
drought were some of the topics
Carroll McHenry (right) spoke upon,
as well as the process of finding
varieties that thrive here and which
grapes lend themselves to the best
wines. (Photos by Doris Newman)
By DORIS NEWMAN
The Monitor Staff
The diversity of agricultural endeav-
ors in Wood County was showcased
during the 2014 Wood County Ag
Tour, and Grand Oaks Vineyard and
Winery south of Mineola was the final
stop last Tuesday. The first two stops
were Buckler Gourmet Greenhouses
in Winnsboro and Lake Fork Kikos in
Alba.
"Basically we're showing different
agriculture enterprises," Wood Coun-
ty Agriculture Extension Agent Clint
Perkins said, "and we're just trying to
educate the public how diverse Wood
See TOUR, Page 3A
Tuesday is
Texans Against
Crime Night
The Texans Against
Crime block party
night will be Tues-
day.
As of press time
there are a half dozen
block parties planned
so far. Those block
parties and their cap-
tains are 430 Pamela
Drive, Margaret and
Don Lay; Village
West Apartments, Jo
McCarty; Northside
Baptist Church, Pas-
tor Joe Adams; Meals
on Wheels - Senior
Center, Linda Ray; St.
Paul Baptist Church,
Rev. Demthruis Boyd
and 519 West Buchan-
an, Kendra Harris-
Chris Beck.
All parties are
See TAC, Page 9A
Out & About
• Oktoberfest, the chamber
mixer hosted by Century 21 and
Karl Foerster, will be Thursday at
5:30 p.m. at the real estate office.
• The Texas MG Register fall
"Gathering of the Faithful" car
show will be Saturday on Com-
merce Street. See story this page.
• The Yellowjacket Varsity
Football Team starts district at
White Oak beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Friday.
• The Annual Quilt Celebra-
tion will be Friday and Saturday
at the Mineola League of the Arts
building on West Blair Street.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 5 pm.
on Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday.
• On Saturday from 7 to 9:30
a.m. Breakfast with a Heart will
be held at St. Peter the Apostle
Catholic Church on Meadow-
brook Drive benefitting the food
pantry.
• Also on Saturday, the Chris-
tian Women's Peace Luncheon
begins at 11 a.m. at East Chapel
CME Church on South Pacific
Street.
• The Smith County Master
Gardeners' annual "Bulbs and
More" sale will be Saturday, 11
a.m. to 1 pm. at Harvey Conven-
tion Center in Tyler.
* Next Wednesday brings the
regular monthly chamber of
commerce meeting at noon at the
chamber office.
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Newman, Doris. Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 41, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 2014, newspaper, October 8, 2014; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth900186/m1/1/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.