Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 6, 2008 Page: 1 of 16
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Vol. 120, Issue 47 - 1 section, 16 pages plus inserts
EMORY, TEXAS - TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
PRICE 500
THIS
WEEK
Fisher, Almon
to be honored
byETCC
Rains County Chief
Deputy Kurt Fischer and
Deputy/Investigator
Richard Almon will be
honored Friday, May 9,
by the East Texas Crisis
Center as part of its
“National Blue Ribbon
Week...
page 3
Kitchen Scents
Olene Presl&r doesn’t
look a day over 80, does
she? Well, think again.
The spry lady is 100
years old and right proud
of it. Her family’s proud
too, and they threw a
heckuva blowout at the
Rocky Pbint Community
Center...
page 4
$1 million to
remove and
control feral
hogs
The Texas Department
of Agriculture (TDA)
recently awarded Texas
AgriLife Extension Ser-
vice $1 million for the
agency’s new Texas Feral
Hog Control Program:
page 5
Flounder’s Day
at McMillan
Museum
On Saturday, May 8,
the A. C. McMillan
African American Muse-
um celebrated its eighth
anniversary and spon-
sored its first mini-film
festival titled “A Celebra-
tion of Black Cinema."
page 7
REPORT ’
by Hen ry Potts
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^ Total for year .. 19.34
From butterflies to campfires:
2008 Founder’s Day a winner
By CAROLYN HILL
Rains County Leader staff
From the release of dozens of beauti-
ful butterflies on Friday afternoon to a
nostalgic campfire stew supper and
gospel singing, the 2008 Founder’s
Day was filled with activities and win-
ners galore.
Organizers estimate this year’s fes-
tivities earned well over $18,000 to be
presented to the local volunteer fire
departments, the Good Samaritans, and
the 4-H Club.
Friday, Rains Intermediate science
teacher Teresa Runion and her 4th
grade students and the 6th, 7th and 8th
grade Gifted and Talented students,
sponsored by science teacher Stori
Brown, released dozens of butterflies
nurtured through egg, caterpillar, and
butterfly stages into the butterfly gar-
den at the Rubye McKeown City Park
in Emory.
Ms. Brown’s class also placed
approximatley 200 butterfly eggs that
had just been laid into the garden.
Caterpillars will hatch from the eggs,
attach themselves to the plants and then
emerge into more beautiful butterflies
for the garden.
Friday evening, A Taste of Rains
County and silent auction was hosted
by the Rains County Historical Com-
mission. A sampling of delectable
offerings from local restaurants and
caterers and a huge variety of items for
auction raised approximately $1,700
for the historical commission.
Leader photo by EARL HILL
GRAND MARSHAL - Howard Garrett and wife Cornelia kicked off the 2008 Founder’s
Day Parade Saturday as Grand Marshal. The parade was part of a day full of festivi-
ties that earned well over $18,000 to be divided among the three volunteer fire depart-
ments, the Good Samaritans, and the 4-H Club of Rains County.
A cutest baby and Wee Miss contest
had the judges in a quandary as the
parade of cuties crossed the fair-
ground’s pavilion stage. Angel
Williams claimed the title of Wee Miss
Founder’s Day with LeAnna Wiley tak-
ing first runner-up, and Kenlee Clifton
named second runner-up. In the Cutest
Baby contest, C.D. Threlkeld won the
title with Raven McCallum taking first
runner-up and Heaven Rhodes taking
second runner-up. Jr. Miss Rains Coun-
ty Macie Gowin presented the awards
to the winners.
Winners of the Founder’s Day essay
contest were announced. Klara Brad-
shaw won and was awarded a ribbon
and a cash prize. Grant Russell took
second place and was also awarded a
ribbon and cash. Russell did a reading
of his essay detailing his imagined trip
to Emory in 1908 to respond to a jury
summons.
Jason McDonald ended the evening
as he entertained with an incredible
show featuring many well-known
country songs.
Saturday’s very chilly weather
thinned out the crowd for the Emory
Lions Club’s annual pancake breakfast.
A highlight Saturday morning was
the recognition of two local centenari-
ans. Olene Preslar, who was bom Feb-
ruary 25, 1908, and Dollie Trimble,
who was bom September 6, 1907, were
honored in a ceremony held at Green
Acres Nursing Home.
Long-time county resident Howard
Garrett served as Grand Marshal of the
Founder’s Day Parade. He was joined
by his wife, Cornelia, in a convertible
at the head of the parade.
Bull Creek Cowboy Church’s
Chuckwagon won the Mayor’s Choice
in the parade. Commissioner Precinct 1
candidate Patsy Marshall in a bright
red caboose float took first place in the
float division while the 4-H Club was
named second-place winner.
Richard Williams in his Farmall trac-
tor won the tractor division with Bill
Scott in an International and Bob Gray
see FROM page 3
ESD takes
reports in
meeting
By CAROLYN HILL
Rains County Leader staff
The Rains County Emer-
gency Service District board of
fire commissioners breezed
through a routine agenda
Thursday evening, May 1, in a
short 20 minutes.
The board heard reports
from the Emory and Point Vol-
unteer Fire Departments. Tracy
Smith of Champion EMS was
present for the meeting but was
called on an emergency before
a report could be given. East
Tawakoni Volunteer Fire
Department was not present to
present a report.
Emory VFD reported 16
runs including two structure
fires, two grass fires burning
110 acres, five medical assists,
three vehicle accidents, two
landing zone set-ups and two
weather watches for 88 man
hours.
Point VFD reported 21 runs
including three structure fires,
eight grass fires, six medical
assists, three controlled bums,
and one weather watch for 121
man hours. Station 2 had six
runs including two structure
fires, one grass fire, two med-
ical assists and one landing
zone set-up for 21 hours.
Appraisal District
Included in the board’s
packet were two reports from
the Rains County Appraisal
District. The reports were not
on the agenda for action, but
were included for the commis-
sioners’ review.
The first report was present-
ed in connenction with a nor-
mal annual audit performed of
the CAD records. It indicated
that in the calendar year 2007
the CAD collected on behalf of
see ESD page 7
Vote Saturday Emoiy
Cily Council Election
By CAROLYN HILL
Rains County Under staff
Saturday, May 10, will see the race for mayor and
two council seats on the Emory City Council decid-
ed. The poUs will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00
p.m. at the Emory City Hall.
Only one race is contested. The Place 2 council
seat wiH be decided between incumbent Travis Potts
and chaUengers Jim Mack Taylor and WilHam Bailey
Gaston.
Mayor Cay House and Place 4 Councilman Emery
Cathey are running unopposed for a return to their
respective seats.
All are four-year terms.
Early voting in the election ends today (Tuesday)
at 7:00 p.m. As of late Monday afternoon, 22 citizens
had voted early.
Prom week spurs mock
accident at high school
With the Rains High School
Junior/Senior Prom scheduled
for Saturday, May 10, a mock
automobile acci- _
dent demonstra-
tion is planned
for Thursday,
May 8.
“It is our
hope that all of
our students
have a safe and
fun experience,”
said Shantil
Wallace, one of
the organizers of x--
the mock accident. “All junior
and senior students will partic-
ipate in the mock car accident
to show the devastating effects
of drinking and driving.”
Officials from the Emory
Volunteer Fire Department,
DPS troopers, A&R Collision
Center, Wilson-Orwosky Fun-
eral Home, and Rains High
_ School will be
involved in
helping stage
the accident.
“We would
like all parents
to be aware that
the mock acci-
dent will reflect
the real-life ef-
fects of abusing
alcohol behind
the wheel and
may have a hard impact on
some students,” Wallace said.
Parents are encourged to dis-
cuss the importance of not
drinking and driving with their
children.
Energy Star Sales Tax Holiday encourages
Texans to choose energy-efficient appliances
During Memorial Day
weekend, May 24-26, Texas
shoppers get a break from state
and local sales taxes when they
purchase certain energy-effi-
cient appliances and other
household equipment bearing
an Energy Star label. Shop-
pers are expected to save about
$2.6 million in state and local
sales taxes.
“The Energy Star Sales Tax
Holiday is a new annual tax
holiday that gives Texans an
extra incentive to replace old
appliances with energy-effi-
cient models,” Texas Comp-
troller Susan Combs said.
“Shoppers will pay no sales
tax on selected Energy Star
products and they will save
even more on their future utili-
ty bills as Energy Star quali-
fied appliances use 10-50 per-
cent less energy and water than
standard models, according to
the U S. Environmental Pro-
tection Agency.”
The Energy Star Sales Tax
Holiday applies only to the
following appliances and
household equipment: air con-
ditioners priced less than
$6,000, ceiling fans, dehumid-
ifiers, dishwashers, incandes-
cent and fluorescent light
bulbs, programmable thermo-
stats, refrigerators priced less
than $2,000 and clothes wash-
ers, but not clothes dryers.
Energy Star does not label
clothes dryers, because most
models use about the same
amount of energy.
Sales Tax Exemption
7T:. /
To qualify for the sales tax
exemption, the Energy Star
logo must appear on the appli-
ance, the packaging or the
Energy Guide label. The tax
break also applies to catalog or
Internet sales of eligible prod-
ucts during Memorial Day
weekend and to items placed
on layaway or removed from
layaway during that weekend.
“Conservation and energy
diversity are critical for Texas
to continue meeting the needs
of a growing population and a
thriving economy,” Combs
said. “The Legislature created
the Energy Star Sales Tax Hol-
iday to reward Texans for
choosing the most energy-effi-
cient appliances available and
helping preserve the state’s
energy resources.”
Energy Star is a joint pro-
gram of the U.S. Environmen-
tal Protection Agency and the
U.S. Department of Energy.
To earn the Energy Star, a
product must meet strict ener-
gy-efficiency guidelines. Ac-
cording to Energy Star, quali-
fied dishwashers use at least
41 percent less energy than
conventional models meeting
federal minimum standards.
Qualified refrigerators use at
least 15 percent less energy
than conventional models;
central air conditioners use 14
percent less energy; room air
conditioners use 10 percent
less energy; and ceiling fans
that have earned the Energy
Star are about 50 percent more
efficient. Energy Star fluores-
cent light bulbs use about 75
percent less energy than stan-
dard incandescent bulbs.
Full details about the Ener-
gy Star Sales Tax Holiday are
available on the Comptroller’s
Web site at www.window.
state.tx.us. More information
about Energy Star products,
including specific brands and
models of qualifying appli-
ances and household equip-
ment, is available at www.
energy star.gov.
The Energy Star Sales Tax
liday is separate from
exas’ annual August sales tax
holiday on clothing and shoes,
which this year is scheduled
for Aug. 15-17.
Tex
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Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr. Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 47, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 6, 2008, newspaper, May 6, 2008; Emory, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth767335/m1/1/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rains County Library.