2A Wood County Monitor • Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Quinton’S Quandries by Quinton Lilley
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Wednesday, Wood County June 27, 2018 Vol. 3 No. 26 Two sections MONITOR 50 cents www.woodcountymonitor.com WCEC donates over $48,000 to local charities Wood County Electric Char- fering members a way to do- dt, and Wood counties) can Quitman Fire itable Foundation (WCECF) nate to local charities through request WCECF grants to help Chief Scott distributed more than $48,000 a program called Operation fund worthwhile projects. Wheeler (left) to 36 various local organiza- Round Up. Members simply WCECF has a seven-member receives a $1,000 tions across their nine-coun- choose to “round up” their board of directors, one from check from Wood ty service area last Tuesday bills each month. That change, each of WCEC’s districts, who County Elec- morning. never more than .99 cents, is review and approve the grant tric’s Operation Checks were presented in sent to the non-profi t WCECF. requests. Round Up board the community room at Wood All the money is raised locally Texas Ramp Project received member David County Electric cooperative and supports local projects. $5,000 while Forever Young Maxton (middle) and Vice-Chair (WCEC) headquarters in Charities from the coopera- Activity Center (FYAC) in Robin Johnson Quitman as part of a program tive’s service territory (Camp, Quitman, received $7,000 and (right). Monitor started last November.. Franklin, Hopkins, Smith, See WCEC, Page 7A photo by Larry Last fall WCEC began of- Rains, Titus, Upshur, Van Zan- Tucker) MISD trustee Holly Mischnick resigns position By QUINTON LILLEY [email protected] Six year veteran of the Mineola School Board, Holly Mischnick announced her resignation during last Monday’s board meeting. Mischnick, a Mineola High School gradu- ate, began her six year term when she was appointed in 2012. She was subsequently elected in 2013 Holly Mischnick and reelect- This fox was spotted trotting across the grassy area across the street from the Wood County Monitor office in Mineola on Mimosa Street last Tuesday morning. ed in 2016. In As staffers watched and numerous vehicles drove past he pawed and dug at the ground, flipping his prey up into the air a few times before carrying it off. addition to her service on the (Monitor photo by Doris Newman) Board, Holly was instrumental in establishing the Mineola High School Fishing Team and donat- ed her time with board respon- sibilities along with school func- Rushing hangs up his scissors, tions. “Mineola ISD is proud of her but not his sharp wit and humor volunteer service on the board and support for the students, very weekday morning for Story & photo small stroke which made it hard staff , and Mineola community. E57 years Jimmy Rushing by Doris Newman for him to stand for long times Holly is a champion for all stu- would turn on the lights, fl ip or to walk well so he retired. dents and creating high expecta- over the open sign and unlock the door Rushing has been barbering from his tions and support for programs to Broadway Barber Shop. He had been shop at 113 East Broad Street since No- to promote student success. We thinking about retiring, but in May the vember 1961, so when he retired it meant will miss her enthusiasm, focus venerable Mineola barber suff ered a the end of an era for downtown. His wife See MISCHNICK, Page 9A This Week in Your Neighborhood The signs tell the story – Broadway Barber Shop is closed but the Rushing family wasn’t letting it hap- • The worship Arts Ministry of pen without a wry humor. First Baptist Church of Mineola will present the patriotic musi- of more than 60 years, Nita, recalled cal “Our Flag Was Still There” how he would just walk out during the Sunday July 1 at 11 a.m. in the day and leave the barber shop “wide church sanctuary. Admission is open. He’d go to diff erent stores around free. town.” She told about calling the shop • The annual Lake Fork Fire- for him and another downtown busi- works Show is Saturday at Oak nessman, Wayne Collins, answering the Ridge Marina with activities be- phone. “I said, `Well Wayne, I need to ginning at 6 p.m. The Golf Cart talk to Jimmy,’” she recalled to which Parade begins at 7:30 p.m. Come Collins replied ‘Well. I’m waiting for a early to get a good spot. See RUSHING, Page 6A • Quitman Dairy Queen is having their Classic Car Cruise The owner of the longest continuously-owned Mineola Thursday at 6 pm. business, Jimmy Rushing retired in May and is shown • There will be a Quitman with his wife of almost 61 years, Nita. Broad Street and Chamber of Commerce Mixer the shops across the road reflect in the front window. at Quitman Realty Thursday Over the years Jimmy used those reflections to help from 6 p.m. to 7 p. m. at 519 S. keep an eye on his shop when he went to visit neigh- Main, Quitman. boring businesspeople. (Photo courtesy Kim Galyean) Fletcher, Castloo hold Town Hall meeting in Yantis By LARRY TUCKER our towns,” Norris said. “I appreciate Fletcher expressed concern over infor- [email protected] what you men are doing, reaching out mation the residents of the county are and extending yourselves to the com- receiving. “People have access to things The third of six planned Town Hall munities.” like Facebook where anybody who has events featuring 402nd District Court Fletcher and Castloo each gave open- an opinion, whether it’s right of wrong, Judge Jeff Fletcher and Wood County ing statements. “We decided to do these can express it, but there is tons of misin- Sheriff Tom Castloo drew an inquisi- town halls after the success we had last formation out there,” Fletcher observed. tive crowd of approximately 30 locals to November with the one we had at the “I am here to let you know what the the Yantis Community Center Tuesday courthouse. We thought it would be bet- processes are and how and why we do night. ter to get out into the communities we things they way we do them.” Mayor Trey Norris welcomed the serve,” Fletcher noted. “We want to fi nd The judge talked about voter and jury audience to Yantis. “I think what these out what people are thinking and what turnout being a problem. “Voter turn- men are doing is great. It’s one of those they are concerned about. This is good Judge Jeff Fletcher things our community needs for all of for everybody.” See TOWN HALL, Page 4A Church Directory .............................8A Obituaries ......................................9A Community Calendar.......................2A Opinion ..........................................2A Page 4A Page 1B Classifieds .....................................3B Police/Fire Reports ........................5A Mineola student survey Bulldogs looking to www.facebook.com/WoodCountyMonitor Meals on Wheels ............................9A Sports ..................................Section B results reported break losing streak 2A Wood County Monitor • Wednesday, June 27, 2018 Quinton’s Quandries By Quinton Lilley basketball scholarship I would have to work on my basket- Should student athletes specialize in one sport? ball skills year round. So from the age of 11 with the help of For anyone who’s September just as these teams could compete itive sports teams especially my father Myron Lilley (who been at a Wood football season got with like-size schools in small on the high school level. From played college basketball as County high school underway and one towns oftentimes small East an early age most kids were well) I played basketball 11 game this past school of the things that Texas schools have been over- choosing one sport to special- months a year and constant- year you’ve probably became immediately whelmed skill-wise by schools ize in because the skill level ly played on club teams and seen a tall black guy apparent as football in Dallas as well as other of young athletes began to school teams year round. in jeans and a polo season, basketball metropolitan areas in the state skyrocket especially in metro- By age 17, I became good shirt who looks like season, volleyball and I think I know why. politan areas like Los Angeles, enough to be off ered a college he should be on the season and baseball I’m originally from San Ber- New York, Houston and many scholarship to California State court or fi eld play- QUINTON LILLEY / softball season nardino, California, a suburb others. University-Eastbay. I later ing on your school’s came around – was located 60 miles east of Los By the age of 10 I knew transferred and played college team. Well that guy is that a lot of the same Angeles. Southern California that playing basketball was basketball at St. Edward’s Uni- me, Quinton Lilley. athletes were playing two and is a lot like the DFW area with my God-given gift and that versity in Austin from 2012- I became the Wood County sometimes three sports in one millions of residents, bad if I wanted to maximize my 2016 before beginning my Monitor’s sports editor last academic year. But while all traffi c and extremely compet- chances to earn a college career in sports journalism. While many “old school” athletes in the 70s, 80s and 90s Letter to the Editor were regularly seen playing running back in the fall, point Dear Editor: she had been there for renewal. over to someone who can. guard in the winter and short If you’d like to see how government “I’m sorry,” was the reply... but we In a world fi lled with serious matt ers, stop in the spring over the works, look no further than the drivers could go to Tyler if we needed to get it this is a mosquito bite on an elephant’s past 20 years or so that occur- license bureau as operated in Wood done today, or “you can come back to- rear, but it would be so simple to handle rence has become less com- County.