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We're where you are!”
FEMA registration
deadline July 29
for Wood County
Wood County has been added to the list of
counties eligible for assistance from FEMA due
to the April storms, Wood County emergency
management coordinator Tully Davidson said.
Texans with disaster-related damage or loss
from the storms in April may be eligible for as-
sistance if they live or work in Wood County. In
April two EF-2 tornados
struck Lindale in Smith
County but the Hawkins
and Holly Lake Ranch ar-
eas were also ravaged by
the storm.
Owners of property that
sustained damage can go
to the Disaster Recovery
Center in Tyler at St. Louis Baptist Church at 4000
Frankston Street. The center opened Tuesday and
will be open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
"If you have questions you can go there and
theyll help you," Davidson said. Residents can
also register the following ways:
• online at DisasterAssistance.gov
• by phone at 800-2621-3362 (FEMA). People
who are deaf or hard of hearing or have a speech
See FEMA, Page 2
Dave Campbell predicts
special season for 'Jackets
BY EVAN DUDLEY
The Monitor Staff
The sacred parchment that is known as Dave
Campbell's Texas Football is now available to the
masses and those who consider themselves
Mineolans will be pleased with the prophecies
it holds within its pages.
The Mineola High School Yellowjackets have
been picked by the annual magazine to win the
2016 Texas 3A Division 1
Championship. After
flirting with the title
the past two years, ex-
perts and Mineolans
are predicting that this
will be the year that
the Yellowjackets will
ascend Sinai and bring
back with them the Al-
mighty's blessing.
"It speaks volumes
for our kids and our
program," said Mineola
See FOOTBALL, Page 2
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% MA STEM
Mineola rodeo
tests tradition
with changes
Tt's just a small dirt pit surround by
JLa white welded iron fence. Any oth-
er day it sits quietly with memories of
glories past but that's not the case now.
That same dirt swirls in the air as hoofs
kick, the crowd roars with every buck
and - particularly
- there is a spe- STORY & PHOTOS
cial smell that lets gY EVAN DUDLEY
you know exactly
where you are.
It's a tradition as old as the Alamo. En-
shrined in song by Garth Brooks.
It's Texas rodeo.
This past weekend, the Mineola Fire
Department hosted the 54th annual
Mineola Rodeo at the Mineola Fire De-
partment Rodeo Arena. The two-day
event saw the arena filled with resi-
dents of Wood County and beyond.
But traditions evolve as time passes
and this year7 s event was no excep-
tion.
In addition to the rodeo itself, this
year saw the inclusion of a new judg-
ing category for the rodeo queen
and onsite alcohol sales. The latter of
A young rodeo fan tries his hand at bull riding.
TOP PHOTO: The struggle between man and beast
comes to a head Friday night during the steer
wrestling event.
which was a concern for Mineola Fire
Department Training and Public Infor-
mation Officer Steve Finley.
"We were obviously concerned with
the alcohol sales," said Finley. "But it's
been a great weekend and those who
have indulged have done so responsi-
See RODEO, Page 10
Winnsboro’s Skyler Gregory wins
2016 Miss MFD Rodeo Queen
Boating
accident
claims life
BY LARRY TUCKER
The Democrat staff
A day at Lake Fork
turned tragic for two
fishermen Saturday
when they were thrown
from their boat, one sur-
vived, one drowned.
Witnesses claim the
boat was traveling at a
high speed when the
driver made a sharp turn
and both men were eject-
ed from the boat. The
accident occurred just
south of the Highway
515 bridge at around 3:30
p.m.
Wood County Game
Warden Kurt Kelly con-
firmed the drowning vic-
tim was in his mid-40s,
but names of both the
men are being withheld
pending further investi-
ng DROWNING, Page 2
Mineola bands
make history
BY EVAN DUDLEY
The Monitor Staff
It's quiet. A sound rare-
ly found in this room.
There are no drummers
pounding on drums, no
trumpet players trying to
outperform one another
and - most importantly
- no music being created.
But that's not to say it
has or will again. It's just
summer in Texas. The
students may be trying
to find that perfect swim-
ming hole but their hard
work is still being heard
across the state.
The Mineola High
School and Middle School
bands have advanced to
the final level in the 2016
UIL concert band compe-
tition. The state contest
adjudication will be held
See BANDS, Page 2
May was good for Mineola sales
Mineola's July rebate
check for sales taxes col-
lected in May by busi-
nesses that report tax
monthly increased by
4.77 percent compared to
the same month last year.
The city's check was
$145,941, compared to
$139,285 last year. For the
year-to-date, the city's re-
bates are up 4.24 percent.
Quitman saw a whop-
ping 22.53 percent in-
crease in their July rebate
check. The city's check
was $51,785, compared to
$42,262 last July. For the
year-to-date rebates are
up 19.70 percent.
Alba's check was the
only one in the county
that decreased in July
with a 25.56 percent de-
crease. For the year, the
town's rebates are down
2.21 percent.
Yantis saw a 54.85
percent increase for the
month with a $6,362 re-
bate and a 28.85 percent
increase for the year to-
date.
Hawkins' rebate was
up 32.39 percent for July
and for the year-to-date
rebates are up 20.28 per-
cent.
Winnsboro saw a .70
percent increase for a
check of $74,905 this
month. For the year-to-
date the town's rebates
are up 3.37 percent.
State Comptroller
Glenn Hegar said he will
send 2.3 percent more for
July sales tax allocations
compared to July of last
year. The cities of Dal-
las, San Antonio, Austin
and Fort Worth saw no-
ticeable increases while
energy-centric cities such
as Houston and Midland
continued to see decreas-
es in sales tax allocations.
Out & About
• The Mineola Youth Foundation
is hosting the Boys 6-under T-Ball
District Tournament this week at the
Mineola Youth Foundation ball fields.
Gate fee is $6 per adult, $3 per child
and senior citizen. Tournament passes
will be available at gate. Full conces-
sions will also be available. No outside
food or drinks will be allowed in park.
• The Mineola Youth Football As-
sociation's co-ed softball tournament
is still holding team sign-ups. The
deadline is July 23. The tournament is
raising funds for the Mineola pee-wee
football program.
• Local businesses in Mineola will
remain open until 7 p.m. during the
summer months. Special window fly-
ers will identify participating mer-
chants.
The home of Jack and Nita Houts on the very north end of Kings Lane next to Highway 69 was de-
stroyed by fire two weekends ago. (Monitor photo by Doris Newman)
Lawnmower believed cause of Kings Lane housefire
A riding lawnmower is blamed for
starting a fire that destroyed a house
at 1137 King Lane on July 2.
The house, owned by Jack and Nita
Houts, was gutted by the fire that was
reported to the Mineola dispatcher at
8:25 p.m.
Fire Marshal David Madsen said
the owner had parked his lawnmow-
er under a patio cover and it filled the
area with gas. There was no report
of a problem with the mower but he
assumed the man was planning to
mow the next morning. But he said
he was in his livingroom and looked
up and the entire back of his house
was on fire where the lawn mower
was parked.
The man called 911 and Madsen
said when firefighters arrived the fire
was already in the attic and "it was
very difficult to put out."
"We had many firefighters treated
for heat exhaustion at the scene,"
Madsen said. One even went to the
hospital and he rode with him. "Just
about every firefighter there ended
up in the back of the ambulance" due
to the heat and humidity of that eve-
ning.
Firefighters remained on the scene
until about 12:30 p.m.
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Newman, Doris. Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 28, Ed. 1 Wednesday, July 13, 2016, newspaper, July 13, 2016; Mineola, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth899276/m1/1/: accessed July 6, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Mineola Memorial Library.