Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 04, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 22, 2014 Page: 3 of 14
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Mineola Monitor • Wednesday, January 22,2014 3A
MINEOLAISD SCHOOL BOARD
Meredith Foundation priority list approved at special meeting
BY JOSH LAND
The Monitor Staff
Last Monday evening the
Mineola Independent School
District held a special meet-
ing to discuss and finalize the
Meredith Foundation priority
list which was turned in before
the Wednesday deadline.
Superintendant John Fuller
said, 'The purpose of this
meeting is for you all to give
me authorization to ask for
the funds from the Meredith
Foundation and what to ask
for."
According to Fuller the list
was started by working with
the principals from all the
campuses to see what they
needed
He added, "The task tonight
is to add, remove and approve
items on this list."
Vice Superintendant Wil-
liam Bjork said, "All money
awarded from the Meredith
Foundation must be expended
by Dec. 31. I would guess they
will give us $100,000 - $150,000
first and see how the year
goes. I would suggest we ask
for more money than what we
are going to get."
Each board member had
their own opinion about the
priority of the items on the list.
Dr. John Abbott said, "I would
go with anything science over
the shade structure."
Board member Jill Quiambao
said, "I would like the green-
house to be moved ahead of
the band instruments."
The final list that will be sub-
mitted to the Meredith Foun-
dation is:
Scholarships for graduating
seniors - $30,000;
iPads for One-to-One contin-
uation at high school - $50,000;
New science state-of-the art
lab furniture - $32,650;
Specialized science labora-
tory equipment - $13,900;
Greenhouse learning center
for primary school - $57,000;
High school band instru-
ments - $53,000 and
Outdoor playground shade
structure for elementary
school - $28,000.
The two items that will be
submitted for partial funding
are artificial turf for Meredith
Memorial Stadium and stadi-
um seating for the high school
gymnasium.
"We do not know of a certain
date that we will hear from the
Meredith Foundation, but it
should be this spring," accord-
ing to Bjork.
Montford Point Marine located in Tyler
On June 27, 2012, about 368 sur-
viving Montford Point Marines
were recognized by the U.S. Con-
gress with the nation's highest ci-
vilian honor, the Congressional
gold medal at a U.S. Capitol cer-
emony.
As Dr. Rodney Atkins, the library
director at Jarvis Christian College,
was doing research concerning
these soldiers recently, he contacted
Frinchell Mathis, inquiring about
former students of the Emmett J.
Scott High School who entered the
military. Mathis informed Atkins
that she remembered when James
Johnigan entered the U.S. Marines
in 1943.
More than
19,000 black Ma-
rines trained at
Montford Point
Camp, a facility
set up exclusive-
ly for blacks dur-
ing World War
II after President
Franklin Roos-
evelt desegregat-
ed the Marine Corps. About 13,000
black men served overseas during
the war and Johnigan was one of
these men.
Johnigan did not attend the cer-
emony or receive a Congressional
medal. Atkins contacted the Mont-
ford Point Marines Association
and has been sent a replica of the
presentation that was given to ev-
ery honoree. The award was pre-
sented to Johnigan Jan. 19 at the
Third Annual Texas African Amer-
ican Soldiers Recognition Day pro-
gram.
The event was held at North Star
Missionary Baptist Church in Ty-
ler. The guest speaker was retired
Major General James Williams of
the United States Marine Corps.
More than 100 African American
men and women will be honored.
Montfort Point
Marine
Janies Johnigan
Taters & Trimmings fundraiser Jan. 31
The Mineola Historical Museum is having their
Taters & Trimmings baked potato fundraiser on
Friday, Jan. 31 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Meth-
odist Ministries Center on Newsom Street.
Cost for the baked potatoes is $10 which in-
cludes tea and a homemade dessert. Delivery is
free and available to those who request it and the
order deadline is Tuesday, Jan. 28.
Topping choices include bacon bits, butter, grat-
ed cheese, jalapenos, onions, sour cream, brisket,
grilled chicken and taco meat.
Corporate sponsors include Mack's Split Rail
Barbeque, Brookshire's, Dairy Queen and Wal-
Mart. For more information call 903-569-6983 or
orders can be faxed to 903-569-0856 via the print-
able form found at Mineola.com.
New events for Pilot’s Valentine dinner/dance
Several new events
have been added to the
Pilot Club of Mineola's
Valentine Dinner Dance
and Auction. Besides the
usual silent and live auc-
tions, the club will offer
tickets for new and gen-
tly used purses. Some
of the purses will con-
tain gift cards and other
items and one special
purse will notify the win-
ner that they have won a
new Coach purse.
Tickets for this event
are $20. The number
of tickets offered will
depend on how many
purses are available and
everyone participating
will win something.
A second new event,
called "Calcutta" will
offer monetary prizes.
Tickets are $5 each or six
for $25. The amount of
money given away will
depend on how many
tickets are sold and the
tickets for both of these
events may be purchased
ahead of time or during
the dinner. Call Janell
Abbott at 903-569-3942
for advance tickets.
A number of unique
items will be in this
year's silent auction. The
live auction will include
a wine basket donated
by Linda and Charles
Fry; an RCI trip; a Taste
of Mineola basket; and
a Dessert of the Month
booklet.
Celebrity personal-
ity waiters from around
Mineola will vie for the
most tips which are do-
nated back to the Pilot
Club and the waiter with
the most tips is recog-
nized. Music for danc-
ing or listening will be
provided by Dale Cum-
mings, "Mr. C."
Tickets are $20 for in-
dividuals this year for
the meal, music and fun.
Tables for six are $120
and eight are $160. Res-
ervations may be made
by calling Ann Alotto or
Karen Williams at 214-
949-7116. This year's
fundraiser is Feb. 1 from
6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Min-
eola Civic Center. The
Valentine Dinner Dance
and Auction is the major
fundraiser for the Pilot
Club and funds all the
service projects of the Pi-
lot Club.
Knights of Columbus to hold
spaghetti dinner Saturday
The Knights of Columbus will hold a Fundraiser
Spaghetti Dinner at St. Peter's Parish Hall on Mead-
owbrook Drive on Saturday from 6 to 7:30 p.m.
The cost for the dinner is $6 for adults and $3 for
children and the dinner includes salad, spaghetti,
garlic bread, homemade desserts, coffee and tea.
Barry N. Finkelstein, CPA
304 E. Quitman St.
FM 2795 at Ravine
Emory, Texas 75440
903473-3540
Veterans benefits seminar approaching
The Holly Lake Ranch Veterans Association will
host a veteran benefits seminar on Saturday at 10
a.m. at Holly Hall on Holly Lake Ranch.
Representatives from the Waco Veterans Affair
Office will be on hand to present benefits avail-
able, as well as answer questions one-on-one. Vet-
erans now receiving benefits are encouraged to
attend to learn if additional benefits may be avail-
able. Veterans not presently enrolled in the VA are
also strongly encouraged to attend.
Please take discharge papers, current benefit no-
tices, and other related documents. Spouses and
family members are invited and seating is limited.
Event organizers ask participants to register by
Thursday.
Contact Warren Froscheiser at 903-613-2176, or
email to warren@froco.com for registration.
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ACROSS
1 TXism: “tame as
__dog”
5 TX negative
6 former home of
the Dallas Stars:
“_Cities”
7 San Antonio
concert pianist
Samaroff
8 TXism: “you hit the
_” (correct)
18 San Antonio-based
“La Quinta Motor
19 Sam Walton died
of_-_
cancer
21 TX Janis Joplin’s
drug death (abbr.)
22 TXism: “get your
_built”
23 occupation of TX
Larry McMurtry
24 TXism: “he’s a
good man not _
_with” (mean)
29 TXism: “got an
over_of woe”
(very sad)
30 this Malouf wrote
“Cattle Kings of TX”
31 Mexican “yes”
32 TXism: “so green
he could hide_
__patch”
34 TX soldier beds
35 wood for Ranger
Prince Fielder
36 in Johnson Co.
off I-35
37 TX teenager’s 2nd
year in h.s. (abbr.)
38 TX Gene Autry’s
“Buttons and_”
39 TXism: “too many
___fire”
41 blackthorn fruit
42 book by TX Sandra
Brown: “French
_” (1992)
43 1st lotto director,
Linares
44 TX Nimitz was head
of the Pacific_
45 globetrotter
Meadowlark from
Colleyville (init.)
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46 result of using a
“Texas toothpick”
(2 wds.)
48 layered
49 DFW arrival guess
50 town near Abilene:
Buffalo_
51 Japanese"_
Yokado Co.”
bought 7-11 in ‘91
52 former Waco
attraction:
_-Tex Zoo
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1 TX Tanya hit: “San
2 the U.S. “Interior
_” extends
into no. central TX
3 TXism: “happy as
___slop”
4 crime code in TX
9 TXism: “Big Tex
wears his hand-
me-downs”
10 TXism: “plain as the
_on your face”
11 cable network
known for drama
12 TXism: “_two-steps
to his own beat”
13 TXism: “so many
you couldn’t stir
‘__a stick”
14 TX Evelyn Keyes
book: “Scarlett
O’_Younger
Sister”
15 a pen name for
42-across:
_St. Claire
16 San Antonio’s
“River__Show”
17 TXism: “
22 Dallas Zoo asks
that__be
tossed in seal
pond
24 TX semi-
conductor co.
25 TXism: “tighter
than bark__
tree” (cheapskate)
26 TX Whitfield who
won 3 gold medals
in ‘48 and ‘52
_dog stink?” (yes) 27 this “King” was a
20 documents filed jxn in “Flaming
by TX lawyers star” (‘60)
28 Jefferson Co.: “_
_State Park”
29 TXism for “clothes”
30 illegal drugs
33 TXism for “pond”
34 TXism: “hitched
but not churched”
35 showed displeasure
with the team
37 “S” in TX Bush’s
START 2 pact
38 TX chili has proper
_of spices
40 TXism: “_a lick
of” (none)
41 sweetheart of TX
Pecos Bill: “_-
Foot Sue”
44 song: “T_Texas”
47 TXism: “equalizer”
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Newman, Doris. Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 04, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 22, 2014, newspaper, January 22, 2014; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth655216/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.