Longhorns Ready for Return to Track & Field
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© 2021 Van Zandt Newspapers L.L.C Volume, 105 No. 18 2 Sections, 16 Pages Saturday, May 1, 2021 www.terrelltribune.com 972-563-6476 Terrell, Texas 75160 75 Cents Longhorns ready for CareFlite response return to track & field rates meeting contract targets H ANK MURPHY Eൽංඍඈඋ Despite a growing volume of calls, the air/ground ambulance service CareFlite continues to respond to medical needs across Kaufman County within times set forth by contract. That was one of the key takeaways from a CareFlite report made to county commissioners on Tuesday. CareFlite’s Robert Scott told the com- missioners court the ambulance ser- vice’s fi scal 2021 response times were compliant 93.5% of the time since Octo- ber 2020. For the month of March, Care- Flite achieved a 91.5% compliance rate, according See County, 2A Hൺඇ Mඎඋඉඁඒ Pඁඈඍඈඌ Terrell store ABOVE: The Longhorns loosen up their legs at the start of a recent practice. AT RIGHT: A couple sells $2.5 million of Longhorns warm up under the watchful eye of coach Keith Willis. scratch-off ticket H ANK MURPHY Some lucky Terrell resident claimed $2.5 million after purchasing an Instant Eൽංඍඈඋ Millionaire Texas Lottery scratch-off On a chilly after- ticket from the QuikTrip convenience noon in mid-April, store at 1619 State Hwy. 34, according to dozens of youngsters the Texas Lottery. gathered outside of The person has chosen to remain Furlough Middle anonymous. School. There were The ticket purchased by the Terrell do in the summer,” Willis said of levels from ages 5-18. On an aver- young kids barely three feet tall, winner was the eighth of 10 top prizes the motive for starting the club. age year, 90-95 kids will run and lanky teenagers and kids of all siz- worth $2.5 million. The game Instant “We wanted to keep them active, jump and throw with the Long- es in between. Millionaire offers $519 million in total keep them busy.” horns. They all were there for the same prizes, including 40 prizes of $1 million, Willis coached his own children Last year’s season was wiped reason: to practice their track & according to the Texas Lottery. during the club’s earlier years. out by the pandemic, and so far fi eld skills for the North Texas Overall odds of winning any prize are Now he’s encouraging his grand- the club has attracted 50-60 for the Longhorns Summer Track Club. one in 3.20, which includes break-even daughter, who just turned 5, to coming season, Willis estimated. Formed in 2006, the Longhorns prizes, said the Lottery. participate in track & fi eld. Over the summer, the Long- Track Club is entering its 15th Since 1992, the Texas Lottery has “She’ll come out and put on a horns generally compete in a year in Terrell, according to coach generated $32 billion in revenue for the uniform. Getting her to run down sanctioned track meet in the Keith Willis, one of several adult state and distributed $69 billion in priz- the track is another thing,” Willis North Texas region every Satur- coaches and one of the club’s es, according to the Texas Lottery. So said with a laugh. day. Meets are founders. far, $26.7 billion has gone to the state’s The club takes kids at all ability staged by the See Track, 2A “It gave the kids something to Foundation School Fund, which sup- ports public education. Don’t The show must go on forget to check reckoned with. The guard team competed in a virtual contest for the North Texas Colorguard Circuit at the end of March out our and placed fourth in Round 2 Scholastic A for HS Winterguard. TISD competed as a 4A school district against districts of all Chamber sizes, including 5A and 6A. The Furlough Middle School guard Spotlight. program is in its third year of operation and placed among dis- tricts that have had programs for 15 plus years. At the NTCA See Solo and Ensemble contest in April, the following students pages earned awards for their performances: Jas- TISD Pඁඈඍඈ mine Jackson, Madison Martinez, Aniyah 1B-8B Rebeca Pittman’s portrait heads to state competition in May. See Arts, 2A Terrell ISD Fine Arts programs excel during unconventional year Labeling for TRT 5/1/21 ive competitions, packed auditoriums, holi- day concerts, and more all felt the burden of COVID-19 this year, but that did not stop the stu- Ldents and directors of the Terrell ISD Fine Arts department from rising to the challenge and pressing on with excellent showmanship. From art contests, to color guard competitions, One Act Play performances, the Spring Tigerette Show, and UIL contests, the Fine Arts programs saw tremendous success this winter and spring. At the middle school level, the Furlough Middle School Winterguard team once again proved they are a force to be TISD Pඁඈඍඈ A scene from the Tigerettes’ Spring Show. INSIDE TODAY Section A Church Directory........Page 5 TV Guide..................Page 6 Jumps ....................Page 2 Community................Page 6 Church Directory......Page 7 Obits/Opinion..........Page 3 Section B Classifi eds..........Pages 4-6 Chamber Spotlight...Pages 1-8 Page 2A– The Terrell Tribune, Saturday, May 1, 2021 COUNTY TRACK FROM 1A F 1A ROM to Scott. CareFlite’s contract with crew’s training and professionalism. Kaufman County requires a 90% Scott reported that CareFlite has compliance rate. brought new technology to Kaufman Scott told the court that CareFlite County, and is using advanced An- North Texas Longhorns “will be accountable for every call.” gelTrax mobile surveillance in Ter- He added: “There’s not one citizen rell. The system improves reliability we want to be late to. While it’s prob- and real-time route tracking to in- ably physically impossible to be 100 crease effi ciency and total camera Summer Track Club percent in a contract, we will strive coverage inside and out to promote for perfection and we will be ac- passenger safety. countable when we’re late for your In addition, CareFlite is using Formed: 2006 citizens.” and intends to equip other medi- Commissioner Ken Cates urged cal fi rst-responders with improved Ages: 5-18 Scott and CareFlite to be mindful of equipment for examining a patient’s Kaufman County’s rapid population airway. CareFlite is deploying an in- Practices: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday growth, which, he suggests, is now strument known as a laryngoscope, Coaches: Keith Willis, Charlotte Mitchell, close to 180,000 people and growing which provides EMTs with a more at a rate of about 5% a year. If Care- defi nitive look of an airway by us- Marcus White, Carla Willis, Cortorius Cosby. Flite fails to monitor the county’s ing a camera as opposed to peering surging population, it could face a down into an airway. E-mail: [email protected] shortage of personnel and equip- Scott also noted that CareFlite ment, which would be refl ected in has been involved with the vaccina- Phone: 972-748-8415 its response times. tion efforts in Terrell and Kaufman Scott acknowledged the rapid County by providing a share of vac- growth, noting that CareFlite fi eld- cine doses, biohazard containers American Athletic Union, USA so the kids are having to choose ed about 20% more calls in Kaufman and personal protective equipment. Track & Field, and the Texas Am- whether they want to do basketball County over the last year. CareFlite has not billed the city or ateur Athletic Federation. in the summer or baseball during “We’re defi nitely looking at our the county a cent for the contribu- Later in the year, the team is ex- the summer. So that’s what we’re system, meeting with upper man- tion of time and material, Scott said. pected to travel to Corpus Christi competing with – other sports,” agement to see what kind of resourc- In another bit of news, Scott re- to compete in the TAAF state meet. said Willis. es we can put into Kaufman County ported that the Terrell and College The Longhorns also will travel to As for possible star performers so we don’t get behind the curve. Mound volunteer fi refi ghters are Humble near Houston to partici- this summer, Willis sees strong po- We don’t want to have a problem. working hard to become licensed pate in the Junior Olympics. tential in this year’s group of mid- So we’re going to try to be proactive fi rst-response organizations. So far, the Longhorns have had dle school boys, especially the re- with that,” said Scott. CareFlite is a Texas nonprofi t cor- no problem attracting kids to the lay team, which won all the sprint Meanwhile, Commissioner Skeet poration sponsored by Baylor Scott summer track program. relays they competed in for Fur- Phillips commended CareFlite, say- and White, JPS Health Network, “We consider a down year about lough Middle School. ing he has fi rsthand experience with Methodist Health System, Park- 80 kids,” said Willis. “All those guys are out running its service. CareFlite responded to land Health and Hospital and Texas The biggest challenge these days with us, so I think they’ll be pret- his home when his mother-in-law Health Resources. CareFlite is the is competing with other sports, ty special,” said Willis, adding that was in need of medical care. He said only fully integrated medical trans- such as baseball and basketball. a group of 12-year-old girls also he was impressed with how fast the port company serving North Texas, “Everything’s year round now looks good.