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CASA celebrates Hispanic heritage month
From CASA reports
City takes no action: tax rate, budget and staff
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Mount Pleasant High
School Athletic Director
Corey Homer brought MPS
athletes to the city council
meeting Tuesday evening.
Homer’s introduction of
the athletes and expression
New SCV
camp holds
charter meeting
By MARCIA DAVIS
Managing editor
observance of Memorial
Day, to aid and support
all members, widows and
orphans, and to perpetuate
the record of the services of
every Southern soldier.”
ByMARITZA
RODRIGUEZ
Tribune staff writer
of appreciation for the
city’s show of support for
the Tigers in purchasing
and placing MPISD Tiger
pole flags downtown; and
for staging of a downtown
homecoming pep rally
beginning at 6 p.m.,
Monday, Sept. 21, proved
the high points of the
During National Hispanic
Heritage Month, CASA of
Titus, Camp and Morris
Counties is calling for more
Hispanic and bilingual
volunteers to speak up for
Hispanic children in the
child protection system.
Hispanic Heritage
Month, Sept. 15 to Oct.
15, is a time to recognize
and celebrate the history,
culture and contributions
of the Hispanic community,
according to CASA officials.
For Hispanic children
in the system, however,
Sports
Chapel Hill
beats Pewitt
See Page 10A
executive session.
Most of the more
than 11 O-minute span
between convening the
council meeting and final
adjournment - split by a
lengthy executive session -
the council members spent
in closed executive session.
The agenda posted
of moving these children
out of the temporary child
protection system and into
safe, permanent and loving
homes as quickly as possible.
While CASA of Titus,
Camp and Morris Counties
is always seeking volunteers
of all demographics,
Hispanic and bilingual
volunteers are specifically
needed due to the large
number of Hispanic children
in the child protection
system, Cobern said. Last
year, more than 29,200, or
44 percent, of the 66,572
confirmed child abuse or
neglect victims in Texas
MARITZA RODRIGUEZ/Daily Tribune
Pleasant Springs Healthcare Center director Betty Traylor, left, and division director of operations of
Sava Senior Care Jack Methric, right, recognized Margaret King for being selected to be the 2015
Texas Health Care Association Certified Nurse Assistant of the Year.
Thank our veterans and
military every day!
© 2015 Mount Pleasant Daily Tribune
council meeting.
Economic Development
Executive Director Charles
Smith also announced the
spec building in the Mount
Pleasant Business Park
has been completed and
is drawing site visits from
interested businesses.
City Manager Mike
A new Sons of
Confederate Veterans
camp is being formed in
Mount Pleasant.
The new camp is named
after Lt. David R. Reynolds
Camp, a Titus County hero
during the Civil War.
The camp will hold its
charter meeting and open
house on Sept. 21 at the Old
Union Community Center,
located three miles east of
Mount Pleasant on Hwy. 67.
Refreshments will be served
at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting
to begin at 7 p.m.
Camp commander for
the new SCV camp is Larry
Joe Reynolds.
The Sons of Confederate
Veterans, Inc. is an association
of male descendants of ex-
Confederate soldiers and
sailors, founded in Richmond,
on July 1,1896. The objects
and purposes of the
organization are stated: “to
encourage the preservation
of history, perpetuate the
hallowed memories of
brave men, to assist in the
about King being chosen to
be their nurse of the year.
The staff members of the
center planned a surprise
for King by purchasing a
congratulatory banner and
surprising her when she
came into work later that day.
The staff and residents
of Pleasant Springs held a
reception to honor King
and her achievements. Her
family and close friends
and coworkers helped her
celebrate the day.
The center also recognized
Linda Fridia, Tuesday, for
her 25th year anniversary
with the company.
Director of the center
Betty Traylor acknowledged
the dedication both nurses
have put towards the
residents of Pleasant Springs.
Ahrens gave a brief report
on solid sales tax revenue
for the past month and the
fiscal year.
A council vote on the
proposed new fiscal year
property tax rate and budget
were tabled until next
meeting, and the council
took no action following an
MPHS in
extra point
competition
Help Mount Pleasant
High School win up to
$10,000 in the Brookshire’s
Extra Point Contest.
Just text TIGERS to
43101. MPHS is competing
against 36 schools including
Denton, Ennis, Lindale,
Hallsville, Sulphur Springs,
Kilgore, Terrell and Robert
E. Lee in Tyler.
You can enter daily.
Jail
Roundup
On Tuesday, Sept. 15,
the Titus County jail
reported housing 106
inmates: 23 females and
83 males. Jail reports
show four arrests: one
for evading arrest, one
for interference with an
emergency call and two
for drug-related charges.
Obituaries
There were no obituaries
reported.
the executive session
for “personnel matters;
discuss, the appointment
employment, evaluation,
reassignment, duties,
discipline or dismissal of the
City Manager.”
The council members
returned from the executive
See Council, Pg. 3A
MARCIA DAVIS/Daily Tribune
Mount Pleasant High School Athletic Director Corey Homer, standing at far right, brought MPHS athletes from every sport Tuesday evening to the city
council meeting to thank the city for their support of the program and the district.
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and reliable adult presence
in their lives who they
can relate to and trust to
tirelessly advocate for their
best interests.”
CASA (Court Appointed
Special Advocate) volunteers
are everyday community
members that are trained
and appointed by judges to
advocate for these children
in court. They get to know
the children and meet
with everyone involved in
their lives, such as parents,
teachers and therapists,
so that they can make
informed recommendations
- all with the main goal
church, everyone wrote
a letter to the association
on how Margaret treats
her patients with dignity,
respect and cares for them
as if they are her own
family,” Wilhite said.
King has worked at the
facility for 16 years and
served, overall, in her
career as a nurse aid for
32 years. She received a
monetary award from the
association along with a
crystal trophy recognizing
her as a compassionate and
hardworking nurse.
“Now that I’ve won,” King
said, “I’ve got to make sure
I stay on top of my game.
I’ve got to make sure that
everything is done right and
everything is in order.”
Email: mrodriguez@tribnow.net
were Hispanic, yet statewide
only 13 percent of CASA
volunteers were Hispanic.
“It’s important for our
volunteers to reflect the race
and culture of the children
they serve because they
are more likely to trust and
open up to people who
share their customs,” said
Cobern. “By establishing
that trust, our volunteers are
better able to advocate for
each child’s unique physical,
emotional and educational
needs both in the court and
other settings.”
CASA of Titus, Camp
and Morris Counties is one
of the 72 CASA programs
across the state that recruits,
trains and supports these
dedicated volunteers.
“Our volunteers are
everyday heroes for
children in foster care,” said
Cobern. “As you reflect on
Hispanic Heritage Month,
we hope you will consider
making a difference for
abused and neglected
children by becoming a
CASA volunteer.”
Call Rita Floyd at 903-
717-8940 or visit www.
casatcm.org for more
information on becoming a
CASA volunteer.
On Tuesday, a nurse from
Pleasant Springs Healthcare
Center was recognized as
the 2015 Texas Health Care
Association Certified Nurse
Assistant of the Year.
Margaret King was
nominated back in August
for the state honor. Almost a
month later, she was chosen
from all the healthcare
centers across the state.
“I couldn’t believe it
because when they told me
I had it, I had nothing to say
and I thanked everyone who
voted for me,” King said.
Over the Labor Day
weekend, TCHA sent an
email to Pleasant Springs
celebrating their culture can
be a challenge. Removed
from their homes due to
allegations of abuse or
neglect, these children
are placed in foster care -
sometimes with families that
do not share their native
language or customs.
“These children are taken
away from their families
and placed in an unfamiliar
setting, often with people
who don’t share their culture
or first language,” said
Michelle Cobern, executive
director of CASA of Titus,
Camp and Morris Counties.
“They need a consistent
“We are proud of them
and it’s an honor for
both of them to put their
commitment towards the
center,” Traylor said.
THCAs mission is to
continually help and refine
services for the needs of both
state and national association
members, Traylor said.
Pleasant Springs
marketing liaison Jaye
Wilhite said she decided
to nominate King after
her many years of hard
work and dedication.
Wilhite and others sent a
testimonial packet full of
recommendation letters to
THCA recognizing King
for her hard work.
“People from the
medical community,
family members, her
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Davis, Marcia & Dehn, John. Daily Tribune (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 162, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 16, 2015, newspaper, September 16, 2015; Mount Pleasant, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1428745/m1/1/: accessed July 13, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mount Pleasant Public Library.