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NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS
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hospital
Memorial offers no-wait ER
By CHRISTINE BROUSSARD
cbroussard@dailysentinel.com
Both Nacogdoches hospitals have implemented programs to either reduce or completely eliminate emergency room wait times.
While Nacogdoches Medical Center has a few
solutions to minimizing ER waiting, Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital opened its Zero Wait ER
on Sunday.
“When we expanded our ER recently with the
new construction, it allowed us to add multiple
rooms to that facility,” said Jackie Laird, Memorial’s ER director. “Instead of nervously waiting
in a room full of strangers, our patients will be
escorted to one of those 26 comfortable treatment
rooms where they are immediately assessed by
a qualified health-care professional. Once that
professional triages the patient, their medical treatment will start right away — whether
they need x-rays, lab work, or other medical
treatment.”
The idea for a no-wait ER came with Memorial
CEO Scott Street when he was hired in July.
“It was a concept that he was already doing
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Instead of nervously
waiting in a room full of
strangers, our patients
will be escorted to one
of those 26 comfortable
treatment rooms where
they are immediately
assessed by a qualified
health-care professional.”
Jackie Laird
ER director
politics
Rolling out the
Red carpet
Gaston: Bills
‘slap in face
to electorate’
By PAUL BRYANT
pbryant@dailysentinel.com
Texas lawmakers should be educated on contemporary election issues and procedures before trying to rewrite state laws, a Nacogdoches County official said.
“I feel like it is a slap in the face to the electorate,”
Elections Administrator Debra Gaston said. “The truth
is, they are all just bills at this point. But I feel like it’s
imperative for those of us in this business to follow them.
I think if enough members of the Legislature are educated by election officials about the impact of these bills,
maybe they won’t pass.”
HB 675
Rep. Dennis Bonnen has filed a bill that would amend
the Texas Election Code to allow restricted use of cellphones.
“A person who is occupying a voting station may use
the person’s mobile phone to access information that
was downloaded, recorded, or created on the phone before the person entered the polling place.”
State law prohibits the use of wireless communication
devices to record images or sound within 100 feet of a voting station.
Bills » 8A
courts wrap
3 years for
sex offender
Photos by Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel
Cast and crew, from left, Jenna Jackson, Chris Davis, Kirk
Sadler, Rob Gowin, back, Anthony Jackson and Whitney Graham
Carter pose on the red carpet Friday before their film “Tomato
Republic” at the Carmike Cinema on North Street during the 2015
Nacogdoches Film Festival. Right: Authors Joe Landsdale, left, and
George R.R. Martin talk with a group of budding writers during a
reception at the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau for
the film festival.
By PAUL BRYANT
pbryant@dailysentinel.com
George R.R. Martin makes
surprise appearance at event
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Ferguson events topic of town hall meeting
By CHRISTINE BROUSSARD
cbroussard@dailysentinel.com
Six months following the fatal shooting
of 18-year-old Michael Brown by police officer Darren Wilson that incited weeks of
riots in Ferguson, Missouri, SFA students,
faculty and community members gath-
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ered on campus Thursday night to discuss
what Ferguson taught the world.
Hosted by the SFA Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA), Rep. Courtney
Allen Curtis, a Missouri democrat who
represents about 60 percent of the City of
Ferguson, was key note speaker for the
OMA town hall meeting.
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“To some degree, Ferguson shows us
that after 50 years of fighting, it’s still not
enough,” Curtis told the crowd gathered
in the SFA Twilight Ballroom. “It’s been 50
years since the Civil Rights Act and almost
50 since the Voting Rights Act. But a lot of
Ferguson » 5A
Arrested in July as one of the state’s 10 most wanted
sex offenders, a Nacogdoches man was
sentenced on Thursday to three years
in the Texas Department of Criminal
Justice.
The U.S. Marshals Service in April 2013
issued a warrant for Leo Colston’s arrest
for sex-offender registration violation.
Additional warrants for failure to regisColston
ter as a sex offender were issued by the
Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Office the
following month and by the Los Angeles Police Department in August 2013.
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The Daily Sentinel • DailySentinel.com • Saturday, February 28, 2015
CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Today
■■ 2015 fourth annual Nacogdo-
ches Film Festival from 8 a.m. to
11:30 p.m. VIP tickets are $100,
all-films tickets are $45 and $15
for individual screenings. Visit
www.nacogdochesfilmfestival.
org.
■■ Kids Filmmaking Workshop
from 8 a.m. to noon in room 209
at the SFA Boynton Building. For
children ages 10 to 15. Cost is
$15 per child. Register at www.
nacogdochesfilmfestival.com.
936-560-5533.
■■ Nac NORML (National
Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws) meet at 4:20
p.m. at Frog’s, 1507 North St.
■■ SFA volunteers will offer free
tax preparation for individuals and
families from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at
the public library, 1112 North St.
Offered on a first come, first serve
basis. 936-559-2970.
■■ The Gary Giddens Memorial
Run PHor a Cure 5K PHun walk
and kids dash at 9 a.m. in Pecan
Park pavilion, located on Starr
Street. Entry is $25 or $15 for
runners and walkers 12 years old
and under. The kids dash is $5.
To register, visit www.crowdrise.
com/GiddensMemorial5k.
■■ A panel discussion, “The Cultural Evolution of African-American Women in Higher Education,
Politics and Religion,” will be
from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Museum
of East Texas, 503 N. Second St.
in Lufkin, with performances by
Barbara Brown and the Rev. Bettie
Kennedy. Free. 936-639-4434.
■■ Farmers Market from 8 a.m.
until noon at the corner of West
Main and Pearl Streets.
936-559-2573.
■■ Movie matinee at noon at
public library, 1112 North St.
936-559-2970.
nacogdoches film festival
Hundreds attend screening
of ‘Tomato Republic’ at fest
By PAUL BRYANT
pbryant@dailysentinel.com
Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel
A
bout 300 people attended the screening of “Tomato
Republic” during the Nacogdoches Film Festival
on Friday, including Rob Gowin and Cherokee County
Judge Chris Davis — two of the main characters in the
documentary.
Gowin was one of three people in 2013 to run for
mayor in Jacksonville. The incumbent, Kenneth Melvin,
defeated the restaurateur in a runoff after both garnered
enough votes to eliminate a third candidate, William
Igbokwe.
The hour-long film drew laughter throughout, with
its focus on small-town life in East Texas. It marked just
the fifth time it has been screened, but Anthony Jackson,
one of the film’s producers, said during a brief Q&A
on Friday night that P+R Productions of Houston has
received offers for the documentary.
The former producer of CBS’ “48 Hours” and Texas
native Jenna Jackson, along with her brother and friend
Whitney Graham Carter of Jacksonville created “Tomato Republic” after learning about a three-person race for
mayor there. It was one of P+R Productions’ first major
projects — intended to capture the heart of politics in
small-town America.
During the Q&A on Friday night, Gowin explained
that he did not seek another run for mayor this year after
losing the 2013 race by 76 votes. Instead, he said, he took
comfort in the support he received from Jacksonville
residents and in continuing to own and operate Sadler’s
Catering.
Gowin’s cousin and campaign manager, Kurt Sadler,
and “Tomato Republic” editor David Hobbs also attended
the Nacogdoches screening.
Several filmmakers attended a VIP Party at the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau on Friday,
including George R.R. Martin, who apparently made a
surprise visit.
LotterY
Massive spotlights light up the night outside the Carmike Cinema on
North Street on Friday before the local screening of the film “Tomato
Republic” during the 2015 Nacogdoches Film Festival.
Andrew D. Brosig/The Daily Sentinel
Local musician Country Willie Edwards
performs during a VIP reception on
Friday at the Nacogdoches Convention
and Visitors Bureau during the 2015
Nacogdoches Film Festival.
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SFA will present a free, onenight screening of “The Art
of the Steal” at 7 p.m. Friday,
March 6, in The Cole Art Center, 329 E. Main St.
“The Art of the Steal,”
directed by Don Argott, follows
the struggle for control of Dr.
Albert C. Barnes’ $25 billion
collection of modern and postimpressionist art.
Founded in 1922, the Barnes
Foundation became one of the
finest collections of paintings
by Renoir, Cezanne, Matisse,
Van Gogh and other masters,
according to a film description at Amazon.com. Housed
in Lower Merion, Pa., the
foundation was envisioned
by Barnes as an art school
and not a museum. But after
Barnes’ death in 1951, the fight
over the collection’s future
ensued. Artists, historians and
lawyers defend Barnes’ wish
that the entire collection never
be moved, loaned or sold, while
politicians, charitable trusts,
tourism boards and wealthy
socialites push to relocate it to
downtown Philadelphia, according to the website.
The documentary is rated
PG for adult language and
content. For information, call
936-468-1131.
Texas Farm Credit (TFC) is
accepting applications through
April 1 for its 15th annual
Marsha Martin Scholarships.
Five $2,000 scholarships will be
awarded to graduating seniors
who plan to pursue a college
degree in an agriculture-related field of study.
Applicants must reside
within the 100-county territory
served by TFC, be nominated
by a school guidance counselor, teacher or administrator,
and submit a one-page essay
explaining how they will contribute to the mission Martin
supported.
For information, including
application forms, visit www.
texasfcs.com.
CCA to host
banquet
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Police Report
Minor arrested for DUI during traffic stop
Burglary, 2100 block of Northwest Stallings Drive. The
complainant said the locks on several storage units were cut and
the facility entered.
Theft, 1000 block of North Street. A customer reportedly took
rental merchandise without paying for it in full.
Theft, 4100 block of North Street. A woman said she believes
property was taken from her vehicle while it was being serviced.
Criminal mischief, 900 block of Tower Road. The
complainant’s property was reported damaged.
Burglary of vehicle, 4700 block of North University Drive. A
woman said someone stole a purse from her vehicle.
DUI, 500 block of North University Drive. During a traffic
stop, Joshua Robert Sachs, 22, was arrested for driving while
intoxicated.
Criminal trespass, FM 1275 and CR 538. Sheriff’s officials
were investigating a criminal-trespass complaint at a deer camp.
DUI, FM 2783 and CR 954. During a traffic stop, Dalton Todd
Phillips, 18, was arrested for minor driving under the influenceminor and minor in possession of alcohol.
SFA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Criminal trespass, Hall 16. One person was arrested for
criminal trespass after a woman said she believed someone was
inside the residence who had been banned from campus.
NACOGDOCHES FIRE AND RESCUE
Medical assists on Austin, Park, Main and Cardinal streets.
Lockout, North Street.
Assist lifting heavy patient, Lanana Street.
Person in distress, Northway Drive.
Gas leaks on Wells and Fredonia streets.
Service call, Eliza Street.
Other arrests included: Rachel Sahiyela Baldeagle, 23, motion
to revoke probation; Dylan Colby Barton, 22, duty of striking
fixture; Daniel McKenzie Brewer, 23, possession of marijuana;
Undez Junior Carpenter, 21, motion to revoke probation; Jasmine
Evette Christopher, 24, motor vehicle inspection violation,
failure to maintain financial responsibility, no driver’s license;
Kathryn Brown Garcia, 54, Baytown, Cotina Gilyard, 42, public
intoxication; Latarrance Gray, 23, no driver’s license; Nitrishia
Nicole Gray, 31, driving while license invalid, no driver’s license,
speeding, driving; Courtney Hanzel, 35, driving while license
invalid with previous conviction; Robert Cameron Howell, 27,
Huntington, motion to revoke probation; Willie Jacobbie-Terr
Johnson, 26, no driver’s license, failure to maintain financial
responsibility, motor vehicle inspection violation; Blake Latham,
19, Bronson, public intoxication; Devon Deshaun Love, 20, Dallas,
theft, no driver’s license; Michael Lynn Patton, public intoxication;
Tanisha Rose Rector, 31, driving while license invalid; Ahasuerus
Timotheus Reed, 24, Shreveport, La., speeding, no driver’s
license, defective tail lamps; Charleston Delawrence Reed, 23,
Katy, possession of marijuana; Kayla Robinson-Frazier, 22,
disregarding traffic signal, minor in possession of alcohol; Jose
Luis Rodriguez, 23, Center, motion to revoke probation; Phillip
Nathaniel Wade II, 32, Houston, possession of marijuana; and
Ashton Taylor Don Whitton, 19, public intoxication.
JAIL POPULATION
On Friday morning , 229 inmates were at the Nacogdoches
County jail. According to the Texas Commission on Jail
Standards, the maximum population is 292.
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The East Texas Chapter of
Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) will host its
annual fundraising banquet at
6 p.m. Friday, March 6, at the
Nacogdoches Civic and Expo
Center. Dinner and drinks will
be provided. There will also be
a live and silent auction, plus
many raffles and prizes.
Individual tickets are $45 or
$75 for couples. Table sponsorships are also available. For
information, contact Brent
Rogers, president, at 936-5544866, or Erich Schneider, assistant director, at 713-626-4222 or
eschneider@ccatexas.org.
This week at the
Farmers Market
Today, Farmers Market
T-shirts will be for sale and
food donations for HOPE
food pantry will be accepted.
Plans are underway for the
annual Spring Fling, slated
for March 28. To be vendor or
booth, email Brian Hurst at
brian.t.hurst@gmail.com
Items you might find
include: baked goods; blackberry and blueberry plants;
Asian BBQ; Japanese Bento
boxes; canned goods; artisan
Texas cheeses; freshly-ground
cornmeal; curry; handmade
gourmet dips; free-range eggs;
gumbo; local honey; jams; jellies; jewelry; fried pies; house
plants; mahaw cookies and
jelly rolls; preserves; soaps;
tamales; fruit wines; and wood
products.
To sign up for the weekly
newsletter, email danabuckley@hotmail.com. For information, visit www.nacogdochesfarmersmarket.com.
The Farmers Market,
located at the hitch lot at the
corner of West Main and
Pearl Streets, is open from 8
a.m. until noon or later every
Saturday.