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Wednesday, Wood County October 12, 2016 Vol. 1 No. 11 Four Sections MONITOR 50 cents www.woodcountymonitor.com super special saturday in yantis was pleased with the eff ort. “You who bravely fought through cancer Dominic Ayala Memorial can always wish there were more for four years before passing away people at events like these, but for a May 21. Just months before he Jamboree successful fi rst time, we did really good,” Crist passed away, Dominic was able to affi rmed. “At the end of the evening fulfi ll one of his dreams of going on By LARRY TUCKER we were able to give the Texas Hunt a special fi shing trip at Lake Tawa- [email protected] for the Cure folks a check for $8,900 koni made possible by Texas Hunt and we still have a few more checks for the Cure. His parents, Juan and The initial Dominic Ayala Me- promised we haven’t received.” Tammy Ayala, were thrilled the morial Jamboree held at the Yantis The event was done in memory school grounds proved to be an of young Dominic, a Yantis youth See JAMBOREE, Page 9A exciting and worthwhile endeavor Saturday evening. Marcille Graham of Yantis, enjoyed spending time with Captain America at the Dominic Event Coordinator Nathan Crist Ayala Memorial Jamboree in Yantis Saturday evening. (Photo by Larry Tucker) CITY OF ALBA Mineola PD Council OK’d for body withdraws camera grant employee The governor’s offi ce notifi ed the Mineola Police Department last week that an application for warning a grant for body cameras had been approved. By TOMMY ANDERSON Police Chief Chuck Bitt ner said, [email protected] “I think it will be a great tool to add to our program. It will have On most occasions greater capabilities than those when local governing cameras in the car.” The chief bodies go into executive said that the grant doesn’t cover sessions, there is no ac- tion taken relating to that 100 percent of the purchase, but closed session when they requires a 25 percent match. The return to open session. match can be met with in-kind or Such was not the case monetary contributions. in Alba on last Monday, While the chief said that even Oct. 3, when the Alba City though the body cameras won’t Council held its regular capture 100 percent of what offi - monthly meeting after an cers see because when an offi cer exchange of words that turns his head to look at some- involved Alba Water and thing his body doesn’t always Wastewater Superinten- Reconstruction begins move that way, “a lot of what dent Paul Kelbe receiving an offi cer sees will be part of the a lett er of “warning” in his view and perspective.” personnel fi le. Apparently The application for the grant Kelbe took exception to in downtown Quitman was submitt ed in June and the this action and thus an funds will go toward the pur- executive session was By LARRY TUCKER Above what was the former Offi ce Outfi tt ers, chase of 10 body cameras. Mine- scheduled for “action re- [email protected] the Wood County Democrat could be read ola police equipment already in- view of performance, du- although faded by the years. The Ramsey’s cludes in-car video cameras. ties and discipline of W & It’s fi nally happening in downtown Quitman. building clearly showed where the Donut The cameras could be pur- WW Superintendent.” Last Monday as workers from Hans Hanson’s House used to be. chased as early as November but Since the discussion was crew began peeling back layers of history from Quitman Development Corporation and the are expected to be in Mineola by held behind closed doors, the old Wood County Democrat and Ramsey’s city of Quitman have been working on down- the fi rst of the New Year at the what was said in that buildings bits of information began to surface. town restoration for over a year and fi nally lastest. meeting is not known, Once the blue aluminum fronts of the build- some of the hard work could actually be seen. but when the city council ings were down, memories from long ago re- The inside of the old buildings has been gut- returned to open session surfaced. Above the doors to the old Democrat ted and work will continue on the reconstruc- Home & Garden • Section D it voted to remove the building the Western Auto Store sign owned tion of the long-awaited project. “lett er of warning” from by Hoyt and Marie Camp became visible. QDC Executive Director Denea Hudman Kelbe’s personnel fi le. was on hand daily conducting business from That was not the only ABOVE: Members of the Quitman Development Corpora- the site. hot topic on the agenda tion and Quitman city council members survey the area “This is just a beginning of the great things to as the council considered which formerly housed the Wood County Democrat last come. We are so excited about the possibilities week as the reconstruction of downtown Quitman began. See ALBA, Page 4A (Monitor photo by Larry Tucker) See QUITMAN, Page 9A Grand Saline teenager learns clowning, school threats are no fun Last Tuesday morning was turned upside down for local school districts and a Grand Saline teenager was arrested and charged with a third degree felo- ny in connection with the incident that sent ripples through neighboring communities. Grand Saline Police Department arrested a 14-year- old boy and charged him with third degree felony terroristic threat. The teenager was taken to the Van Zandt County Juvenile Detention Center. Grand Saline School District Superintendent Micah Lewis sent out a phone alert last Tuesday morning The Mineola Marching Festival kicked off Monday at Meredith Memorial Stadium. There were 24 bands from all across East Texas partici- to parents notifying them of the situation which also pating with the Tyler Junior College Marching Apache Band and the Mineola “Sound of the Swarm” Marching Band providing exhibition included a reference made to Mineola. The threat ac- performances. Pictured is the Bullard Panther Marching Band. 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Letters must be kins and mums are providing they are doing things that aren’t I give props to the law enforcement and signed, accompanied with a punches of color on porches, productive in theirs or anyone school district offi cials who acted swiftly telephone number for verifi - fall has arrived. The school year, else’s lives. In fact, the recent and decisively in resolving this particular cation and be no more than sports seasons and fall festivals clown incident in Grand Saline incident. There was another unfortunate 400 words long. are in full swing as the pace of was an example of that. With incident occurring around the same time The Monitor does not ac- life picks up. only the basic facts of the situ- when a local young man posted a video cept letters of endorsement I’ve often said there’s no excuse DORIS NEWMAN ation, to me this sounds like a in which he scared his sister at the nature for or against political can- for being bored, unless you just young person’s prank gone preserve. It seems some people go to great didates. Letters of a political want to be. Ask my boys, that was never wrong. But, anytime the words gun or lengths to orchestrate things that they con- nature will not be accepted really a good thing for them to say around shooting occur in the same sentence with a sider fun to post on social media. for the last edition prior to the the house because the few times they did, school it instantly becomes something that Again, in this case, there was absolutely election as well. I’d send them out in the yard to pick up has to be taken very seriously. nothing to this but a boy doing one of the Letters should not be per- sweetgum balls and put them in buckets.