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Bains Countu, Leader
TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2015
NEWS BRIEFS
N.E.T.O. Assistance sale in their building behind the call Secretary Patsy White at
Library starts sign-ups for the Free Breakfast &
Good Samaritans will hold a lunch will follow. For more info,
read over the summer.
For more information, call
903-455-5400
TPWD
Hot Pursuit
1 hr. 27 mins.
(RATED PG-13)
4
b
ing.
all hands on deck to make our
www.lakecountryplayhouse.com
TA
MEMBER 2015
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
FREE
All-You-Can-Eat
4
Movie!
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Menu Items & Appetizers
THURSDAYJune 11
JURASSIC WORLD
7:00 p.m.
2
Community Organizations
I. - FRI. 9 -
June
MOVIE SCHEDULE
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES
AJ’s Fish
SULPHUR SPRINGS 6
House
FORMER EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS OF THE RAINS COUNTY LEADER:
Open Thurs.-Fri.-Sat. 4-9 p.m.
Sun. 11-2
Online tickets atstarplexcinemas.com
State parks recovering
from recent storms
June 5
June 6
June 7
the club grounds one mile south
of Emory on Hwy. 19. Starting
time is 9:00 a.m. For info, call
Shawn Crook at 903-453-1298.
There is less waiting time on Tournament will be July 3-4 at
Saturday and there is still a one- Holiday Marina. Vendor spots
Good Samaritans’
Thrift Shop Sale
Memorial Day Service of the
Long Cemetery Association will
be held on Saturday, June 6, at
Long Cemetery. A covered-dish
OPTICAL
OUTLET
month food limit in place. Food
stamp assistance is available.
ADVERTISING
Kay Thompson
PRODUCTION
Audy Cody
Deborah Walker
Lauren Withrow
PUBLISHER
Earl Hill, Jr.
EDITOR
Trey Hill
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Carolyn Hill
RAINS COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
Summer Reading heroes needed
Starting June 1, children from be four more performances each
18 months-18-years-old can pick for ages 18 months-entering
up a Summer Reading log at the Kindergarten and all school age
Rains County Public Library to children throughout the coming
begin tracking the books they weeks.
OFFICE
Nancy Renter, Mgr.
SPECIAL FEATURES
Bonnie Burch
ROUTE SALES
Robert Dean
RAINS COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT
3rd Tues, of every month, Rains Tax
Office at 6:30 p.m.
STITCH AND LEARN QUILTING CLUB
- Thur., 9:00 a.m. -12 noon, United
Methodist Church United Methodist
Church, Emory
TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly)
Emory Chapter 1244 -Tues., 5:45 - 7:00
p.m., Emory Baptist Memorial Hall
Lone Oak Chapter 1410 - Mon., 6:30 p.m.,
Lone Oak Methodist Church annex
RAINS COUNTY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
3rd Sat., 1:00 p.m., Rains County Pub-
lic Library, 903-473-6277
RAINS COUNTY VETERAN VOLUNTEERS
4th Monday of the month 2:00 p.m.
110 E North Street, Emory
RAINS WILDCAT BOOSTER CLUB - 3rd
Mon., 6:30 p.m., Rains H. S. Library
RAINS WILDCAT BAND BOOSTER CLUB
- 2nd Thurs., 6:30 p.m., Rains H. S.
Band Hall
18-foot maximum-width trailer.
Tickets are $2 each and can be
purchased by contacting any
Point firefighter. The drawing
will be July 4.
H.W. Martin -1887
Sam Fitzgerald - Before 1900
W. O. Hebisen - Before 1900
A. S. Hornbeck - Before 1900
m% « f
MARTINS
OPTICAL
Rad Bill Bradford Rd.
Sulphur Springs, 1X • 885-4630
RAINS COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE
OFFICE: Tues, and Thurs., 8:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m., 110 E. North St.
TRANSPORTATION: To schedule a ride
Call 903-474-7231
ROTARY CLUB - Wed., 12:00 noon, Pier
515 at Best Western Plus, Emory
SERVING HEARTS MINISTRY - 3rd Sat.,
12:00 noon. Located in the McClanahan
Life Center, House of Prayer, 1380 Hwy.
515. For more information call 903-
474-3397 or 903-474-4395.
621 Shannon Road East
I-30 exit #124 between
Broadway & Radio Rd.
903-885-4000
Calendat ol
Svents and UMeetings
WOMEN’S SERVICE CLUB - 2nd Mon.,
10:00 a.m., Rose Community Center
WOMEN IN NEED, INC. - A Battered
Women’s Shelter. Call 903-455-4612 or
903-454-HELP - collect calls accepted
RAINS GARDEN CLUB - 1st Mon., 9:30
a.m., Emory Methodist Church
RAINS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY -
3rd Mon., 6:00 p.m., Emory City Hall
RAINS COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD - 4th
Mon., 6:00 p.m., Meadows Cultural
Center, Rains County Public Library
RAINS COUNTY GOOD SAMARITANS
- Board meets 2nd Tues., 2:00 p.m.,
Emory Baptist Church. Center is open
1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Mon. and Thurs. and
2nd Sat. 9:00 a.m. -12 noon Food
Pantry
RAINS COUNTY RADIO CONTROL CLUB
2nd Thurs., 7:00 p.m. Emory City Hall,
903-473-1391
Visit us on the Web at
www.rainscountyleader.com
TAWAKONI AREA CIVIC CLUB - 3rd Mon.,
1:00 p.m., East Tawakoni Civic Center.
903- 447-2483.
RAINS COUNTY CHILD PROTECTIVE
SERVICES BOARD-3rd Mon., 6:30
p.m., Emory Baptist Church
RAINS COUNTY FARMERS UNION - 1st
Mon., 7:00 p.m., Cotton Pickin’ Theatre,
903-598-3809
J. H. Bradford- 1901-1904
Tom W. Hill- 1904-1937
Earl Hill, Sr. - 1937-1960
Kathleen Hill Becknell - 1962-1995
RAINS COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS’ COURT
2nd & 4th Thur., 10:00 a.m., Rains
County Courthouse
RAINS COUNTY EMERGENCY
SERVICE AREA DISTRICT
2nd Thur., 7:00 p.m., Rains County
Courthouse Annex
Tawakoni Area
Summer Reading
The Tawakoni Area Public
EAST TAWAKONI CITY COUNCIL
3rd Tues., 7:00 p.m., East Tawakoni
City Hall
RAINS ISD SCHOOL BOARD
2nd Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Rains ISD
Board Room
POINT LADIES CIVIC CLUB - 1st Thurs.,
6:30 p.m., Point Community Center
P.OJ.N.T - 3rd Sun., 3:00 p.m., Cotton
Pickin’ Theatre, Point, 903-598-3809
RAINS COUNTY CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE-3rd Thursday, Call for
location 903-473-3913.
POINT CITY COUNCIL
2nd Tues., 6:45 p.m., Point City Hall
SELECT
THEATER
(LAKE COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE!
Mineola 903-569-2300
Toby Boatman
Garage Doors
Residential • Commercial
• Sales
• Service
• Installation
• Doors
• Electric Door Openers
903-348-6170
903-438-1970
EMORY CITY COUNCIL
3rd Tues., 7:00 p.m., Emory City Hall
ALBA LIBRARY BOARD-3rd Mon.,
4:00 p.m., Library Building. Everyone
welcome.
THE LADIES CLUB OF ALBA - 4th Thurs.,
6:30 p.m., Alba Community Center
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS & AL-ANON
Emory - Tues, and Thurs., 7:00 - 8:00
p.m., Emory United Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall. For info call 903-343-
9934 or 903-447-4086.
AMERICAN LEGION POST 156, Rabb Bro.
Mem. Rains Co.- 4th Mon., 7:00 p.m.,
215 N. Duffy St., Emory, 903-473-3057
ARBALA DANCE -Tues., 7:00 - 9:30 p.m.,
Arbala Community Center
BETTER LIFE GROUP OF NARCOTICS
ANONYMOUS-Tues., Wed., Fri at
8:00 p.m., Sat. at noon, Wesley United
Methodist Church, Sulphur Springs. For
info contact Gary S. 903-474-3771.
BOY SCOUTS-Wed., 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.,
Emory United Methodist Church
EAST TAWAKONI SENIOR CITIZEN GAME
DAY - every Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.
288 Briggs Blvd, behind East Tawakoni
City Hall
EMORY LIONS CLUB - 1st and 3rd Tues.,
12:00 noon, Texas Street Cafe. Visitors
welcome.
FOOD BANKATFREEDOM CHURCH OF GOD
3rd Fri., 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 10830
FM 514, Emory. 903-473-2457
FRIENDS OF RAINS CO. PUBLIC LIBRARY
3rd Thurs., 1:00 p.m., Meadows Cultural
Center, Rains County Public Library
KEEP POINT BEAUTIFUL - 2nd Thurs.,
6:30 p.m., Point Community Center.
Maria Lyle, 903-598-2513
LAKE COUNTRY NEIGHBORS - 1st Thurs.,
11:30 a.m., Location TBA
LAKE FORK AREA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE-4th Thurs., 6:00 p.m.
For location, visit our website www.
lakeforkchamber. org.
LIFE RESOURCES - (Crisis Pregnancy
Options) 1st Mon., 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.,
Meadows Cultural Center, Rains County
Library
LONE OAK CANCER SUPPORT GROUP
- 1st Thurs., 7:00 p.m., Lone Oak
United Methodist Church.
MARS HILL MASONIC LODGE #1440 -
4th Thurs., 7:30 p.m., Lodge on Hwy.
69
MOM’S IN PRAYER - Wed., 6:15 - 7:15
p.m., Bride’s Room of Emory Baptist
Church. Visit www.MomsinPrayer.org.
NORTHEAST TEXAS DEMOCRATIC
ALLIANCE-4th Tue., 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.,
Rose Community Center
NORTHEAST TEXAS PARATROOPERS
ASSOCIATION-3rd Sat., 7:30 a.m.,
Dinner Bell Restaurant Quitman, 903-
763-4555
ORDER OF EASTERN STAR - QUINLAN/
EMORY 170 CHAPTER-3rd Tues.,
7:30 p.m., Trestle Board Masonic Lodge
Quinlan
PIECEMAKERS QUILT GUILD OF RAINS
COUNTY- 3rd Mon., 7:00 p.m., AgriL-
ife Extension and Conference Center
POINT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORP.
- 4th Thurs., 6:30 p.m., PEDC office,
350 Locust St., Point, 903-598-3051.
Lake Fork ~ From Emory, turn left on Hwy. 515
then right on Hwy. 17 • 903-473-4198
Starring
Reese Witherspoon
Sofia Vergara
Published every Tuesday except the last Tuesday in December
Entered at the Post Office in Emory, Texas, as a Periodical
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Johnson
Welcome You!
Postmaster: Send Form 3579 to:
RAINS COUNTY LEADER
P.O. Box 127, Emory, TX 75440
Telephone: 903/473-2653 • FAX: 903/473-0050
www.RainsCountyLeader.com • Email: rainsleader@earthlink.net
SELECT THEATER
(LAKE COUNTRY PLAYHOUSE]
Mineola 903-569-2300
SATURDAY MATINEE • All Tickets $4.00
Regular prices: Adults $6 * under 11 $4
Lake Country Playhouse/Historic
Select Theater
114 North Johnson Street, Mineola
courtesy of
My Credit Union-Mineola!
Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang
"EainychutBanu..
r- -a?
MAJESTIC 12 THEATRE
1401 E. Joe Ramsey Blvd. • Greenville
visit us on the web:
http://geusnet.com/~majestictheatre/
or call for show times
met
• .......
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Movie starts at
2:00 p.m.
Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.
STAFeFLEX
CINEMAS
HoTUR5LI
THE OLDEST BUSINESS IN RAINS COUNTY
Bains Countu Leader
Established June 10, 1887
(Publication Number USPS 454-560)
Our weekly summer kids shows are
every Tue., Wed., and Thurs. at 10 a.m.
Admission at door is $2.00.
($1.00 with a summer movie card.)
JUNE 9-11
THE CROODS
BUFFET
featuring
★ Southern Fried
Catfish
with all the fixings
★ Fried Shrimp
* Boiled Shrimp
★ Chicken Strips
* Salad Bar
Dessert & Drink Included
are available. To reserve your
spot, call 903-268-5353. Non-
profit vendors can operate free
of charge. For more information,
go to www.laketawakoninoodlingtournament.com.
From Monday, June 8-Friday, Prospect Cemetery
July 10, children ages 0 18 are ASSOC. meets June 13
Showtimes valid 6-5 to 6-11
_____3-D movies $2 extra
SPY,
1:30,4:00,6:55,9:25
INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 3 (PG-13)
1:50,4:30, 7:10, 9:20
TOMORROWLAND (pg)
1:55,4:45, 8:00
ALOHA (pg-13)
1:45,4:25, 7:10, 9:20
PITCH PERFECT 2 (PG-13)
1:40,4:10, 7:05, 9:35
SAN ANDREAS IN 3-D (PG-13)
1:35, 7:00
SAN ANDREAS IN 2-D (PG-13)
4:05, 9:30
are encouraged to fill their cars business meeting will follow and Point VFD Raffle
with resale items to sell. Spe- a covered-dish lunch will follow 219 .
cialty crafts are allowed but no in the fellowship center. For info, _ The Point Volunteer Fire
trailers will be allowed. For call 903-473-2460. Department is raffling off an
info and a vendor application, F
The Summer Reading Pro- the library at 903-473-5000 ext.
gram will officially kick off on 283 or visit the library located
Friday, June 12, at 1:00 p.m. at at 150 Doris Briggs Parkway in
the library with a performance Emory.
by Nancy & Friends. There will
AUSTIN - Torrential storms ity right now,” said Brent Lei-
that have continued to hammer sure, TPWD State Parks Divi-
much of the state are leaving sion director. “Many of our parks
their mark on Texas’ State Park remain operational and as condi-
system. As of Wednesday, May tions permit, we will be bring-
24, more than 50 state parks ing our other sites back on line,
reported some damage as a result Much of the damage is flood-
of significant rainfall. About half related debris and that takes time
are currently closed or partially to clear. We’re heading into our
closed to the public due to flood- peak visitation period and have
go to www.paristexas.gov/index. Lono Cem. ASSOC.
aspx?nid=345 or contact Cheri . - . A ..
at cbedford@paristexas.gov or Annuan Meetn9
903-784-9293. The annual meeting and
H2 All Shows Before 6 p.m.
3 & Children Anytime
a .nsm public library on Saturdays, June 903-598-2466.
Applications 6,13, 20, and 27, from 8:00 a.m.
Northeast Texas Opportuni- to 12:00 noon. Funds from the Smyrna Cemetery
ties (N.E.T.O.) will take applica- sale go to buy food for the needy Netinc n -ng 7
tions for energy assistance for and to operate the center. The K=un8 °n UUne /
the low-income, elderly, disabled sale includes clothes for all ages The annual Smyrna Cemetery FFA Horticulture
and families with children 5 and and sizes, household items and Decoration/Memorial Day will ~n. c,i-p Erng
younger. Families having a dif- knick-knacks. There is new stock be on Sunday, June 7. Come —EP- -ln8g rems
ficult time paying their electric every week, and share lunch with family and The Rains FFA Horticulture
and/or gas bills can call for an friends. Lunch will be at 12:15 Dept, is selling large, macho
appointment or for an applica- Emr AreLAr, AlIL p.m. Following will be a cem- fems in 1 O-inch hanging pots
tion that will be mailed. The E-ny MiCnery etery business meeting. for $15 each. If interested, call
Sulphur Springs office, serving Tourney June 6-7 . Mr. Mc Aree at ext. 1406 or go to
Hopkins and Rains counties, is The Emory Archery Club will Food Pantry Pick- mcareej@rainsisd.org.
located at 1286 Texas St., Sul- hold the ASA Texas State Quali-
phur Springs, TX 75482. Call fying Tournament on June 6-7 on
903-919-5010 for info.
Summer Reading Program on Lunch Proqram
Tuesday, June 2. If you have a -
library card, register by calling
903-447-3445 or come Tuesday-
Friday between 11:00 a.m.-5:00 welcome to eat free breakfast The annual meeting of the
p.m. Call during business hours and lunch at Rains High School. Prospect Cemetery Assoc, will
for information. Breakfast will be served from be held on Saturday, June 13, at
7:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Lunch will the cemetery grounds. A short
Junk in the Trunk in be served from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 business meeting and election
Paris on June 5-6 P.m. of officers will be held with a
picnic lunch beginning at noon.
Main Street will host a sec- Memorial Service at If unable to attend, you may
ond Junk in the Trunk sale in . — c send a donation for upkeep of the
downtown Paris on Fri.-Sat., nugrmn Hest vune 0 cemetery to Prospect Cemetery
June 5-6, from 8:00 a.m.-2:00 The annual Pilgrim Rest Assoc., 3964 Hwy. 276, Point,
p.m. each day. Spaces around memorial service will be held TX 75472, checks payable to
the JJ Culbertson fountain will Saturday, June 6, at 10:30 a.m. at Prospect Cemetery.
be blocked off for vendors, who the church and cemetery. A short
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$5003 S
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up June 13 Vendors Wanted for
Saturday, June 13, the Good NI ... _
Samaritans Food Pantry will be Nooang ourney
open from 9:00 a.m.-12 noon. The Lake Tawakoni Noodling
_ manssas-s
Current information about parks safe and enjoyable again.”
park conditions, including links Visitors can check the sta-
te images and videos, is available tus of their park reservations by
on the Texas Parks and Wildlife contacting the Texas State Parks
Department (TPWD) website, customer service center at 512-
“The safety of our staff and 389-8900 or by contacting the
our visitors is our top prior- park directly.
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