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Other schools in the area to
earn four stars were Mount
Fowler; and Sulphur Springs
Austin, Lamar and Travis. Sul-
phur Springs Houston earned
two stars.
Pittsburg earned three stars,
as did Mineola and Bogata.
believe in this list because it
measures the quality of a school
by how far the school took its
kids compared with where the
kids started. Thus, a school with
'94 Pontiac
Bonneville
SPECIAL OF THE WEEK;
90 Bronco II - $6,850
Early voting in 1996 is ex-
pected to exceed 1992 voting in
the presidential General Elec-
tion. according toemployees in
the office of the Franklin Coun-
ty / District Clerk
As of press time Tuesday,
Oct. 29, 666 early ballots had
been requested by Franklin
County voters. In 1992, X59
early ballots were cast.
' Almost a l(M) a day have
been voting." noted Monica
Forrest, deputy County Clerk,
assigned as early voting clerk
The number of early voters
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FRIDAY, NOV. 1,1996
All Saints Day. A day to honor and
remember the dead.
Last day for early voting.
Rotary Club meets at Barnstormers
Restaurant, 12 noon.
Little Dribblers sign up. First United
Methodist Church, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 2,1996
Eastern Star Breakfast, Masonic
Lodge on I-30 south service road,
6:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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of Commerce at the gazebo, the
office of Dr. Keith Golden, and
The Hair Factory.
Munches II Exxon at 1-30 on
the North Service Road and
Wright Saleson Hwy. 37 at FM
21 are also inviting parents to
bring their children by for a
treat.
Others may join later, but
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open tonight at Hagansport
go to the Hagansport Community Center
Building Fund. Shown in this photo are
some of the Outer Limits characters, kneel-
ing, M ade Dietzman as Jason, Luke Henry
as little Jason, and standing, Billy Penning-
ton as a prisoner, LaVonne Wilkinson as a
witch, and Kathy Schroeder as the seaweed
monster. (Optic Photo by Lillie Reves)
’’Outer Limits
The "Outer Limits" fright house will be
open for a final performance from 6-9 p.m.
\U Hallows Eve Thursday, Oct. 31. 1996 at
the Hagansport Community Center. De-
signed by Thomas Rowden, the fright house
was a hit al last Saturday's community
carnival which raised almost S4.5WA Catf
of tonight's tour is SI per person. All funds
'89 Ford F350 Ext. Cab Dooley
'95 Nissan
200 SX
are from X a m. to 5 p.m. Mon-
have privacy to vote in parti- day through Friday.
tioned booths in the north-south
hall.
"It was too crowded in the
for example. 80 percent disad-
vantaged students against other
schools with a similar number
of disadvantaged students. The
rating system assigns stars for
meeting certain goals. The best 0 to 10 percent disadvantaged
schools in Texas earned four kids that getsjust one star must
stars; the worst, none. These
are the requirements for earn-
ing a star:
- One star if at least 30 per-
cent of the students passed the
TAAS test.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6,1996
Veterans Assistance Program,
American Legion Post 243, off FM 21
on CR 4265,9 a.m. to noon.
ESL classes at Franklin County Li-
brary, 1 to 2 p.m.
Franklin County Children s Choir
meets for practice at First Baptist
Church, 5:10 to 6 p.m.
Kent appointed
to City Council
William E. (Bill) Kent has
been appointed to the Mount
Vernon City Council to replace
Lana Biggerstaff, who resigned
Sept. 10.
Mr. Kent is executive vice
president andadirectorofFran-
klin National Bank in Mount
Vernon.
The appoxuUiK Qt was made
in the Tuesday, Oct 8 meeting
of the council.
In her letter of resignation to
the council, Mrs. Biggerstaff
cited "very glaring errors in the
management of our police ser-
vices. and personnel manage-
ment in that department, and
after having made the other
council persons aware of this
situation, the decision was made
375 Days without a
TRAFFIC FATALITY
in Franklin County
THURSDAY, OCT. 31,1996
Halloween, "All Hallow's Eve."
Trick or Treat around the square,
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Hagansport Halloween "Outer Lim-
its" fright house open, Hagansport
Community Center, 6-9 p.m.
TOPS, "Taking Off Pounds Sensibly"
meets, Senior Citizens Center on
Taylor St., 8 a.m.
ESL classes at Franklin County Li-
brary, 1 to 2 p.m.
THURSDAY, NOV. 7,1996
Saltillo Order of Eastern Star meets
at Masonic Lodge on FM 900, 7:30
p.m.
TOPS, "Taking Off Pounds Sensibly"
meets, Senior Citizens Center on
Taylor St., 8 a.m.
ESL classes at Franklin County Li-
brary, 1 to 2 p.m.
SUNDAY, NOV. 3,1996
The many churches of Franklin
County invite you to worship in the
church of your choice.
MONDAY, NOV. 4,1996
FFA fruit/meat sales orders dead-
line, 4 p.m.
Third grade play, "Making aPlay for
the Presidency," school auditorium,
9:15 a.m.
Franklin County Libraryopen until 6
p.m.
GED classes at Franklin County Li-
brary, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Purley Volunteer Fire Department
meets at Pct. 3 Community Building,
FM 900 west of Hwy. 37, 7 p.m.
Mount Vernon Volunteer Fire Dept,
meets at fire station, 7 p.m.
Overcomers Outreach, First Baptist
Church, 7 p.m.
Mount Vernon I Saltillo Young
Farmers meet, 7 p.m.
Winfield City Council meets at Win-
field City Hall, 6 p.m.
TOPS Cypress Springs Chapter
meets at E. Snapka Bldg., 3200 FM
115, Scroggins, 5:30 p.m.
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TUESDAY, NOV. 5,1996
General Election Day. Polls open 7
a m. to 7 p.m. More information in this
newspaper.
Winfield ISDBoard of T rustees meets
in school library, 6 p.m.
GED classes at Franklin County Li-
brary, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
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Sixth annual Trick-or-Treat
Around the Square tonight
Seventeen downtown mer-
chants and businesses will be
participating in the sixth annu-
al Trick-or-Treat around the
Square from 5:30 p.m. to 7
p m. Thursday. Oct. 31, 1996.
“The parents as well as the
children appreciate business
people for participating in the
Trick-or-Treat Around the
Square," stressed Duane An-
spon, Chamber president.
“They all feel good about know-
ing the candy and treats their
kids collect at Halloween are
safe because it came from their
local merchants; people they
know they can trust.”
Included in this year’s event
are Harcrow Heating and Air-
conditioning, STL Computers,
Jordan Health Services in front
of the City Hall, Durham Jew-
elry, Loan & Building State
Savings Bank,
Reel Entertainment, Pizza
Alley, Franklin County Library,
Parsons Parade of Antiques and
Gifts combined with the Cher-
ry Tree Creamery and Deli,
First National Bank, theOp-
tic-Herald, M. L. Edwards &
Co., Franklin County Chamber
have some serious problems.
Any school that earns four
stars is doing a great job. Any
school that has 90 to 100 per-
cent disadvantaged kids and
earns four stars is doing a great
- A second star if the school job in the face of adversity,
ranked at or above the median
passing rate on the TAAS test
for schools with a similar per- Pleasant Brice and Vivian
centage of disadvantaged stu-
dents.
- A third star if at least 70
percent of the students passed
the TAAS test.
- A fourth star if the school
had a passing rate on the TAAS Earning two stars were Quit-
test in the top 15 percent of manandTalco.Winfield, Rains
schools with a similar percent- and Winnsboroearnedone star,
age of disadvantaged students. Saltillo was not listed.
Texas Monthly said, "We - Pat Wright
to leave the agreement as it cur-
rently stands."
The City of Mount Vernon
and Franklin County have an
interlocal agreement by which
the city police force is managed
by the sheriff The calls which
come to the city are dispatched
tocity officers through the Fran-
klin County dispatcher The
agreement has been in place
since December, 1992.
Mrs Biggerstaff charged in
her letter that the police policy
and procedure manual was not
current and that all personnel
are not being kept current on
state mandated training
"That’s false." Sheriff Chuck
White said Tuesday night "We
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as of 4 p.m. Tuesday. Early This year’s ballot includes
up an early voting counter in voting by personal appearance two locally contested county
the west hall on the main floor will continue through 5 p.m. wide races, including that of
of the courthouse in downtown
Mount Vernon. Voters then
prompted County I District ly in person at the clerk's office election in order to be counted.
Clerk Tammie Dickson to set as of 4 p.m. Tuesday. Early This year’s ballot includes
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Early voting on increase in General Election
lican candidates since the Commissioners Court. She has
193O's. no opponent in the election,
The office of Franklin Coun- $ee ELEC HON Page 2A
ty Sheriff is being sought by
incumbent Charles J. "Chuck"
White, and write-in candidate
Cliff St.Clair, who previously
served as Chief Lake Patrol-
man for the Franklin County
Water District.
County Treasurer Angie Pen-
ny, who is on the ballot for
election to an unexpired term,
has announced she will submit
a letter of resignation at the
Tuesday, Nov. 12, meeting of
Mount Vernon Elementary rated
tops in state by new rating system
The Mount Vernon Elemen-
tary School was given four stars
in a four star system rating the
best schools in Texas.
The ratings of 3172 schools
had not notified the Chamber in Texas were published in the
office of their intentions at press November edition of Texas
time. Look for signs at other Monthly magazine.
downtown locations the Several hundred schools
evening of the event. were excluded because they
Jean Ann Marshall, volun- tested fewer than 50 students or
teer coordinator for the Frank- had only one or two grades,
lin County Historical The ratings were based on
Association, will be the host for the TAAS test, comparing sys-
Story Time at the Gazebo for terns with similar student bod-
young children. The Story tell- ies. The system was developed
ing sessions will coincide with by Darvin M. Winick of the
the Trick-or-Treat Around the Center for Houston's Future (an
Square. affiliate of the Greater Houston
Mr. Anspon reminds chil- Partnership) and Larry Toenjes,
dren and parents to remember a University of Houston soci-
to say thank you to those busi- ologist. It is based on two num-
nesses and individuals who are bers: the percentage of children
participating in theevent. “They who passed all sections of the
are doing something nice for TAAS test and the percentage
the children, so let them know of kids on the free- or assisted-
that it is appreciated,” he said, lunch program.
- Lillie Reves It compares a school with,
will continue through 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. I. Office hours constable (county wide) and
are from 8 a m. to 5 p.m. Mon- sheriff.
Former Game Warden Jim
The deadline for requesting Patterson, Democratic nomi-
ballots by mail was Tuesday, nee, and former sheriff C. H.
Oct. 29. Of the 140 by-mail "Pete" Hollingsworth, Repub-
office," explained Mrs. Dick- ballots requested, 81, approxi- lican nominee, are both seek-
son "We couldn't conduct any mately 42%, have not yet re- ing election to the county wide
of the other needed business turned The mail-in ballots must
with the number of people wait- be returned by mail, and be marks the first fully contested
ing to vote." received by the clerk’s office race through the primaries be-
A total of 526 had voted ear- no later than the day of the tween Democratic and Repub-
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Wright, Pat. Mount Vernon Optic-Herald (Mount Vernon, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 31, 1996, newspaper, October 31, 1996; Mount Vernon, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1330551/m1/1/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Franklin County Library.