20 years ago…
October 6, 2005
ANNUAL COLLINSVILLE OLD-FASHIONED PIONEER DAY SET FOR SATURDAY
The Collinsville Business Association is finishing up plans for the 30th Annual Old Fashioned Pioneer Day to be held in Collinsville Saturday.
The day will kick off at 10 a.m. with the parade making its way through old downtown. Local horse rancher and businessman, Neil Jones, will serve as this year’s Grand Marshal.
Local vendors will have booths assembled throughout the day and the Collinsville Fire Department will be selling hamburgers and hot dogs all day.
Main Stage will host several local music acts including Amber Evins, Grubb Family Singers, Trip Adams and Flat Foot Larry.
There will be a car show all day in the parking lot of the Collinsville Athletic Complex showcasing classic cars by private collectors from across the state.
The day’s events will build up to a street dance that evening with the Daniel Cagle Band taking the stage at 7 p.m.
TWO-STORY BLAZE SENDS FOUR FIREMEN TO HOSPITAL
A fire in Sherwood Shores last Tuesday destroyed the two-story home of a Grayson County Communications Officer and sent a handful of firefighters to the hospital after the intense heat got the best of them.
Betty Glenn, a Grayson County dispatcher, had just left for work and her husband Haskell was at home when the fire started.
A total of 11 volunteer fire departments from Texas and Oklahoma responded to the blaze at 573 County Road, which was reported just before 3 p.m.
Whitesboro Assistant Fire Chief Jeff Patterson estimated that about 45 firefighters were a part of the response. Two from Sherwood Shores, one from Oak Ridge and one from Whitesboro were transported by Texas Vital Care to Wilson N. Jones Medical Center due to heat exhaustion.
All were treated and later released. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
30 years ago…
October 12, 1995
THELE RECOGNIZED BY GRAYSON COUNTY 4-H
Enhancement of a 4-H program has led to special recognition for a Whitesboro teacher and her class of third graders.
Betty Thele, who recently claimed “Teacher of the Year” honors during the Grayson County 4-H banquet, was selected for her diligence in curriculum enrichment.
In her second year of teaching at WISD, Thele convinced administrators to allow, for the first time ever, the inclusion of 4-H materials into the classroom.
Thirty eggs became the most important subjects in the “Egg to Chick” program and were carefully relocated to an incubator in the classroom.
Students were responsible for turning the eggs two to three times daily for the duration of their in-shell growth.
Thele said, “It was significantly different than just learning something from a text book.”
MAIN STREET LIGHTING INSTALLED BY CITY
A special area of Whitesboro will soon be illuminated by 1,000 white lights installed recently atop the row of Main Street buildings.
Additional visibility for the downtown area will be addressed with the venture, according to Main Street Manager Karen Mitchell.
Hopefully the action will result in the opening of new businesses in the downtown area that would maintain nighttime hours.
40 years ago…
October 10, 1985
JANUARY 1 OPENING SET FOR APARTMENTS
A $1,040,000 apartment complex is now under construction in Whitesboro with completion scheduled by January 1, 1986, weather permitting, according to owners Rogers and Rogers, Fort Worth, a firm also owning the Whitesboro Park Apartments.
Located on the south side of U.S. Highway 82 West, the complex will be known as “Brook Hollow” and when completed, it will feature 40 units, or five eight-plexes, including 16 one-bedrooms and 24 two-bedrooms, according to Bob Rogers, managing partner.
Brook Hollow is the second apartment complex under construction in Whitesboro within the past six months. The other apartment complex, located on the north side of U.S. Highway 82 near Holiday Chevrolet, features 16 units and is owned by Seventh Street Development of Denton. These apartments are known as Oakview.
Situated on about four acres and surrounded by a grove of oak trees, Brook Hollow living quarters will include total electric, carpeting in living and dining areas, appliances, drapes, landscaping and paved parking facilities for 84 vehicles.
Additionally, Brook Hollow will also feature a park and recreation area in the wooded area.
Rogers noted the price of apartments will begin at $200 a month for one-bedroom units, and $247 per month for two-bedroom units.
OCT. 17 IS ‘FAB’ DAY
Whitesboro Mayor Charles Winchester has signed a proclamation, declaring October 17, 1985, as “FAB” Day... “Fighting Against Barriers.”
FAB Day, spearheaded by the Whitesboro Accessibility Program (WAP) committee, will allow city officials, businessmen, organization and club members and any interested citizens the opportunity to spend 10 to 15 minutes in a wheelchair in an attempt to become more aware of community barriers which hamper the free and unassisted movement of the disabled person.
60 years ago…
October 7, 1965
15 TOWNS TO SEND GROUP HERE TUESDAY
United Presbyterian Women from 15 towns in District No. 1 of Presbyterial will meet in Whitesboro Tuesday.
The meeting will be at the Presbyterian Church.
Coffee and rolls will be served during registration before the meeting begins at 10 o’clock.
Discussion groups and activities are being planned for each department of the women’s work through the church.
Mrs. Ronald Hubbard of Richardson is district president.
Mrs. Lynn Reast is chairman for the day. Mrs. R.B. Head is president of the local association. They announced that visitors would be welcome.