04-21-2011-Thursday - Wise County Messenger

VOLUME 132 - NO. 31 THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 DECATUR, TEXAS 36 PAGES IN THREE SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS 75¢ 

HELP IS ON THE 

WAY — Volunteer 

firefighters 

from Wise 

County are 

headed to help 

with the wildfires 

near the 

Possum Kingdom 

Lake area. 

To donate muchneeded 

items 

to firefighters 

there, see a list 

on page 3A. 

Messenger photo 

by Joe Duty 

WISE COUNTY 

Wise response 

Local firefighters/deputies join fray against Possum Kingdom blaze 

By BRANDON EVANS 

Wise County has organized a 

dozen local firefighters to battle 

the immense wildfires burning 

out of control in Palo Pinto and 

Young counties. 

Ever since a massive fire 

broke out by Possum Kingdom 

Lake in Palo Pinto County last 

week, a smoky haze has hung 

in the western sky over Wise 

County. On Tuesday morning, 

Wise County sent a strike 

team to help battle the growing 

blaze. 

Continued on page 3A 

WISE COUNTY 

Proposed 

precincts 

Leaders, 

citizens outline 

redistricting plan 

By KRISTEN TRIBE 

A contingent of Wise 

County officials and citizens 

crammed into the 

courthouse conference room 

Tuesday morning to discuss 

redistricting the four commissioners’ 

precincts. 

And they emerged with a 

plan. 

The proposed changes to 

the map include moving the 

city of Rhome from Precinct 

1 to Precinct 3, and moving 

a section of the city of Decatur 

between Walnut Street, 

U.S. Business 287 and State 

Street from Precinct 2 to 

Precinct 1. 

These changes more evenly 

distribute population. 

Wise County was legally required 

to redistrict commissioners’ 

precincts based on 

the 2010 U.S. Census. 

Bob Bass with Allison, 

Bass and Associates in Austin 

attended the meeting 

to guide the commissioners 

and Citizen Advisory Group 

through the process. 

Bass told the group that in 

analyzing the data, his firm 

divided the county population 

by four to come up with 

an ideal precinct size. 

“Usually one precinct is 

larger than ideal, one is 

smallest of the four … and 

the margin from the top to 

the bottom is what we call 


Messenger photo by Joe Duty 

FAST EDDIE — Despite his speed on his motorcycle, Eddie Russell earned his nickname hanging sheetrock. He is the 

third featured in a series that depicts several local personalities. 

CHICO 

In a 

flash 

Eddie Russell 

earned his 

reputation 

on the job 

By JULIE NEAL 

Tanned and toned, Fast 

Eddie takes a break in the 

hot sun from hanging sheetrock. 

He 

gleaned 

the nickn 

a m e 

f r o m 

friends years ago, not for his 

speed on the road, but his 

speed on the job. 

“For all my life, I’ve been a 

sheet rocker,” Eddie Russell 

of Chico said. “I’ve been really 

dang quick at it.” 

Years ago, Russell worked 

for his dad doing road construction 

but had a commercial 

license. 

“I got tired of working 80 

hours a week, and somebody 

told me about a sheetrock 

company that needed a 

truck driver,” he said. “One 

guy said, ‘Well, he’s not busy 

driving the truck, so let’s put 

some tools on him.’” 

Russell worked in Dallas 

in a union company, but 

grew tired of the traffic, so 

he moved to Fort Worth. He 

did contract sheet rocking, 

hanging 20 sheets at $1.70 

a sheet. 


SLIDELL 

Weekend fire under investigation 

By RICHARD GREENE 

Fire tore through a two-story home at 391 

CR 2830 early Sunday north of Slidell. 

Firefighters from six departments — 

Slidell/Greenwood, Decatur, Era, Krum, 

Sanger and Forestburg — battled the blaze 

that was reported shortly after 4 a.m. 

Slidell/Greenwood firefighters were on 

scene until noon. 

The owners of the 2,700-square-foot residence, 

built in 2008, were out of town at the 

time of the blaze, according to Slidell/Greenwood 

Assistant Fire Chief Tim Fletcher. The 

home was on the market for $305,000. 

The large country home on 10 acres, just a 

mile off of Farm Road 51, was fully engulfed 

when the first firefighters got to the scene. 

“It had vented through the roof when we 

arrived,” Fletcher said. 

Neighboring departments from the fourcounty 

area were immediately toned to 

provide manpower and water to fight the 

blaze. 

Fletcher said they weren’t able to determine 

the origin of the fire or its cause. Wise 


FIRE 

DESTROYS 

HOME — Fire 

departments 

from four 

counties 

battled a 

blaze at a 

home in 

Slidell early 

Sunday 

morning. 


by Richard Greene 

Wise County Messenger 

P.O. Box 149 

115 South Trinity 

Decatur, Texas 76234 

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CRAZY ABOUT VAULTING 

Nick Crohan’s sanity may 

be questioned but not his 

talent. The Decatur Eagle is 

district pole vault champion 

and is working to earn a 

state bid and set a school 

record. 

See page 1B 

INDEX 

News Briefs . . . . . . . .3A 

Opinion . . . . . . . . . . .5A 

Obituaries . . . . . . . . .9A 

Sports . . . . . . . . . . . .1B 

Classifi eds. . . . . . . . .4B 

Wise Business . . . . . .7A 

BUNNY ON 

THE LOOSE 

Although Easter 

is still a few days 

away, the famous 

bunny began hiding 

eggs in Wise County 

last weekend. 

See page 10A 

WEATHER 

Wed 

4/20 

75/62 

Overcast. 

High near 

75F. Winds 

NE at 10 to 

15 mph. 

Thu 

4/21 

83/68 

Partly cloudy 

with a stray 

thunderstorm. 

Fri 

4/22 

87/69 

Windy, slight 

chance of a 

thunderstorm. 

Sat 

4/23 

85/67 

Scattered 

thunderstorms 

possible. 

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ELEGANT LADY — Before Sadie Snelling was diagnosed with dementia, her son, Terry Stewart, said she was a classy, modest woman who 

was active in her community. Stewart makes sure his mother is dressed and wearing make-up and jewelry every day. 

By JULIE NEAL 

Three years ago, Sadie Snelling, 

80, of Fort Worth was an 

active senior in her ’70s. She 

did aerobics three days a week, 

danced and was active in the 

church. Then she started behaving 

oddly, putting salad in the 

freezer and taking drawers from 

her dresser and putting them on 

her bed. 

Terry Stewart, Decatur High 

School Spanish teacher, took in 

his mother last year after she 

was diagnosed with dementia. 

Besides the occasional odd action, 

Stewart said he was in denial 

about his mother’s condition. 

While teaching one day, he 

received a call from the Fort 

Worth police saying his mother 

was hailing them down, telling 

them her husband was trying to 

kill himself. Snelling’s husband 

had been dead for three months, 

Stewart said. 

Stewart coaxed his mother to 

live with him in his four-bedroom 

house in Paradise, something she 

said she would never do. Her son 

hired a sitting service for Snelling 

four hours a day, but a time 

gap between Stewart leaving for 

work and the sitter was almost 

deadly for Snelling. 

Labor of love 

Terry Stewart maintains balance between career, caregiving 

LOVING ASSISTANCE — Terry Stewart sits with his mother every 

evening in his kitchen and feeds her dinner while he grades papers. 

In those quiet moments together, Stewart said he knows he made 

the right decision by bringing her home. 

Stewart’s friend, Tim Null, was 

waiting on a furniture delivery at 

Stewart’s house when he heard 

someone calling for help. Snelling 

had fallen out of bed and 

was already grey. 

“If (Tim) hadn’t been home, I’m 

convinced she would have died 

that day,” Stewart said. “We realized 

then she couldn’t be alone 

anymore.” 

Snelling was in the hospital for 

a few days but was released to a 

nursing facility. She stayed there 

for two months where Stewart 

would visit religiously. 

“I promised her when I dropped 

her off, I wasn’t just going to 

dump her,” Stewart said. “Every 

day I went up there, she was 

dirty. And this is a woman who is 

a lady. Her hair has always been 

done, and her hair is always impeccable. 

She has always had 

great self-esteem and dignity, 

and they can’t do that there.” 

Stewart said he recognized the 

facility was understaffed. 

“They can only do so much,” he 

said. “Those people work themselves 

to death, and they don’t 

pay them nothing. They do the 

best they can.” 

Stewart was paying $3,500 a 

month for his mother’s rehabilitation 

while spending his evenings 

with her. Watching Snellings’ 

savings dwindle, Stewart 

realized being middle-class has 

its disadvantages. 

“If you’re really rich, you don’t 

have anything to worry about,” 

he said. “If you’re poor, you get 

free things. If you’re middle class, 

it’s rough.” 

She was sent home with hospice 

care. 

“When they said they were going 

to discharge her to the hospice 

services, I said, ‘Oh my god, 

is there something you’re not telling 

me?’ Stewart said. “Hospice 

is usually there when they’re dying, 

but mother isn’t getting any 

better.” 

First Texas Home Health came 

when Snelling was first home to 

help with her bedsore, but when 

it cleared up, Stewart hired a 

private worker who takes care 

of Snelling. Hospice also comes a 

few days a week to help. 

Stewart sits at his kitchen table 

every evening for two hours 


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By BRANDON EVANS 

The proposed 88th Texas 

House legislative district 

might be called the Dairy 

Queen belt. 

It includes 12 counties 

and stretches more than 

350 miles, from Cooke 

County south to Wise 

and then straight across 

U.S. 380 to Terry County, 

26 miles from New Mexico. Cooke 

County borders southern Oklahoma. 

Precinct 2 Commissioner Kevin 

Burns traveled to Austin Sunday 

to let the redistricting committee 

know he was disappointed with the 

new map. He believes that Wise 

County deals with vastly different 

issues than West Texas 

communities, such as 

transportation, population 

growth and the economy. 

While trying to explain 

these differences to the 

redistricting committee in 

Austin, a member asked, 

“Does your town have a 

Dairy Queen in it?” 

BURNS “It was kind of funny, but 

also typical,” Burns said. 

“I was hoping they would come up 

with a district that was more geographically 

centered.” 

In just a few days, the redistricting 

plan will move from committee 

to the floor in Austin. Wise County 

looks to lose its neighbor of Parker 



REVERB RECAP — Friends of Myrtle Hood of Denton provided the opening 

number at Relay Reverb, a concert featuring eight area musicians/ 

groups, Saturday behind the Decatur Visitors Center. More than $800 

was raised to benefit the Wise County Relay for Life, which is 7 p.m. May 

20 to 7 a.m. May 21 at the McCarroll Middle School track on Thompson 

Street in Decatur. 

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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, April 21, 2011 

3A 

FIRE AID: HOW YOU CAN HELP 

A strike team of 12 Wise County firefighters from sevral 

departments was sent Tuesday morning to assist in 

attling the 65,000-acre Possum Kingdom fire. 

Supplies are running very low and there are several 

ocal efforts to gather items for the firefighters who are 

utting themselves in danger to save homes and lives. 

! The Paradise Volunteer Fire Department will accept 

onations 2 to 6 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Supplies 

eeded include water, dust masks, lip balm, eye drops 

nd baby wipes, and monetary donations also will be 

ccepted. For information, contact Todd Nelson at (817) 

04-3325. 

! First United Methodist Church in Decatur is askng 

people to donate bottled water, Gatorade, oranges and 

nack crackers by noon Thursday at 104 S. Miller St. 

! Memory Lane Gifts and Antiques will be accepting 

donations of lip balm and aloe vera lotion. Items can be 

dropped off from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday at 

108 N. Trinity St. 

! Decatur Chamber of Commerce and Wise County 4-H 

are collecting t-shirts, leather gloves, deodorant, shampoo, 

toothpaste and toothbrushes and anything else to 

help firefighters stay clean. A trailer will be set up in 

front of the Prada Shops from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, 

8 a.m. to noon Thursday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and 10 

a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. 

! The Bridgeport Chamber is collecting bags of ice, 

ice chests, bottled water, Gatorade, leather gloves, lip 

balm and snacks. Deliver items as soon as possible to the 

Bridgeport Chamber office at 812-A Halsell St. 

Notice of EAGLE/Gifted & Talented 

Nomination Window Parent Meeting 

Thursday, April 21 - 8:30 a.m. 

Rann Elementary Library, Decatur ISD, Grades 1-5 

DISD will accept nominations for the Gifted & 

Talented Program beginning April 21. Students 

currently enrolled in grades 1-5 may be nominated 

by a teacher or parent. Nomination packets will 

be given at the informational meeting. If you are 

unable to attend, please contact Jacqueline Tinker 

at Rann (940-393-7600) or Sandra Irish at Young 

and Carson Elementary (Young - 940-393-7400; 

Carson - 940-393-7500) for an appointment. 

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FIREFIGHTER FELLOWSHIP — A dozen firefighters from departments across the county goes through a briefing at Decatur 

Central Fire Station Tuesday morning before going off to battle the 65,000-acre wildfire at Possum Kingdom Lake. 

Wise response ... 

Continued from page 1A 

Firefighters from Alvord, Bridgeport, Decatur, Greenwood/Slidell 

and Paradise fire departments organized at 

Decatur’s Central Fire Station for a briefing at 9 Tuesday 

morning. 

“I feel y’all are a pretty good team to send out,” Decatur 

Fire Chief Mike Richardson said. “It will allow me to sleep 

better at night.” 

After five days, the fire continues to rage out of control. 

“It’s only 15 percent contained, and it is burning about 

65,000 acres at this time,” Decatur Fire Chief Mike Richardson 

said. “No one expects us to contain this fire. Our primary 

goal is to keep it away from buildings.” 

The Texas Forest Service reported that the wildfires had 

destroyed 32 homes as of Tuesday. 

Richardson said the fires blazing across Texas right now 

are the largest he’s ever seen here. He thinks the Possum 

Kingdom lake fire will probably run all the way to Wichita 

Falls unless the weather makes a drastic change. The 

extreme drought and high winds are fueling the fire. And 

the sustained high winds are keeping helicopters carrying 

heavy loads of water to swoop in low and douse the flames 

from operating. 

Basic supplies also are running dangerously low. 

“One of the big problems is the shortage of supplies,” Richardson 

said. “They’re not only low on food and water, but 

items like Chapstick and Visine are also very important.” 

NEWS BRIEFS 

RELAY LUNCH — A brisket 

sandwich lunch to benefit 

Relay for Life is Thursday, 

April 21, at the Prada Shops 

on Farm Road 51 South in 

Decatur. Sandwiches and 

chips will be sold for $5 

beginning at 11 a.m. until 

they were gone. To order 10 

or more, call Kim at (940) 

389-7518 or (940) 627- 

5996. 

EGG HUNT — Senior Care 

in Bridgeport is hosting an 

Easter egg hunt at 3:30 p.m. 

Friday, April 22. 

BENEFIT SALE — Decatur 

Drillers baseball teams 

are having a garage 

sale beginning at 7 a.m. 

Saturday, April 23, at 1005 

S. Trinity. This is a fundraiser 

for the teams. 

BAKE SALE — East Side 

Alumni will have an Easter 

bake sale 9 a.m. Saturday, 

April 23, at the Apostolic 

Church of Jesus Christ, 

1500 E. Business 380 in 

Decatur. Donations will 

be accepted. Proceeds 

go to their reunion 

and scholarships. For 

information, call Mike Bell 

at (940) 627-9082. 

EASTER EVENT — Decatur 

Senior Care, on West 

Bennett Road, is hosting an 

Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. 

Saturday, April 23. There will 

be a separate area for age 4 

and younger. 

Firefighters will be on assignment for a minimum of 72 

hours, working in 12 hours shifts. They’ll arrive at a camp 

and live like soldiers at war for the next few days. 

“They’ll be sleeping in trucks and eating out of boxes,” 

Richardson said. 

Paradise Fire Chief John Neal, who also works as director 

of radiology at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur, is 

one of the men entering the fray. 

“It’s intimidating,” Neal said of battling such a tremendous 

fire. “But we’re in good hands under the leadership of 

Captain Nate Mara, who’s leading the strike team. I feel 

confident in our ability. 

“We have to go where we are needed. If we’re able to save 

lives and homes, it is well worth it.” 

With firefighters leaving the county, Fire Marshal Marc 

Dodd is making sure there is still enough protection here. 

“We’re being very careful to spread it out,” Dodd said. 

“We’re keeping enough resources here at home to respond 

to any emergencies.” 

Wise County Sheriff’s Office also has responded to the 

areas in peril. It dispatched more than 10 officers to assist 

in emergency evacuations in Palo Pinto and Young counties 

Tuesday morning. 

Deputy Chief Doug Whitehead has asked constables and 

police departments to be prepared to cover Wise County 

during this critical time and to respond out-of-county if 

necessary. 

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4A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, April 21, 2011 

WISE COUNTY 

Eatons honored by press association 

Roy and Jeannine Eaton, 

etired owners of the Wise 

ounty Messenger, were 

resented the Tom Mooney 

riend of the Newspaper 

ward Friday by the North 

nd East Texas Press Assoiation. 

The award is presented 

nnually to honor those 

ho support the association 

t the highest level. 

The Eatons retired Jan. 1, 

009, after publishing the 

Messenger since 1973. 

Mr. Eaton is a former 

ETPA president and also 

ecipient of the association’s 

ther honor, the Sam Holoway 

Award. In addition, 

hree other Messenger staffrs 

or former staffers have 

erved as NETPA president 

nd earned the Holloway 

ward. 

The Messenger is a longime 

sponsor of the associaion. 

The award is named in 

emory of the former pubisher 

of the McGregor Miror 

and was presented at 

luncheon Friday in Fort 

orth. 

Saturday the Messenger 

was presented the sweepstakes 

award in the association’s 

better newspaper 

contest. 

The Messenger was presented 

first-place awards 

in news writing, feature 

photo, community service, 

headline writing and news 

photo. 

The community service 

Labor of love ... 

ontinued from page 2A 

and grades papers while he 

feeds his mother her dinner. 

He said sometimes the papers 

will get a little food on 

them, but his students understand. 

“The most important thing 

is spending time with her,” 

Stewart said. “I’m not going 

to tell you I don’t do other 

things, but I incorporate her. 

I sit with her. I hold her hand 

and talk to her.” 

Despite taking care of his 

mother, Stewart is determined 

not to let his job suffer. 

“What I worry about is I 

don’t want to be extra cranky 

with the students,” he said. “I 

don’t want this to come into 

that job. I still want to be a 

good teacher. I want to be a 

really good teacher and a really 

good son.” 

Null’s dad died last fall after 

a lengthy illness and also 

lived with his son. Having 

taken care of a parent, Null 

has a better appreciation for 

Stewart. 

“I feel like I know what 

he’s going through, because 

I’ve been through it,” Null 

said. “I stand by, and I don’t 

know how he does it. 

“He’s got school, and he 

hasn’t let up on any of his 

students or his school work 

at all. Most people will let 

things go, but he hasn’t let 

anything go.” 

Stewart still sponsors extracurricular 

activities, because 

it gives him something 

to look forward to. 

“That flamenco team and 

hose trips to Europe are what 

eep me going,” Stewart said. 

I have to have something to 

ook forward to. I’m not going 

o give up 26 years of teachng 

just because I might be 

nconvenienced.” 

Besides the new lack of 

rivacy, Stewart said he has 

ad to learn how to divide up 

arts of his life. 

“When I go to school, I wear 

wo hats,” he said. “I wear 

eñor Stewart hat. When I 

ear that hat, I try to leave 

y personal business in the 

ar in that parking lot. When 

leave and get in the car, I 

ake the Señor Stewart hat 

ff and put the Terry hat on.” 

One of Stewart’s main 

oals while his mother is livng 

with him is to form a suport 

group. 

“I would love to start a suport 

group of people like me 

DECATUR 

— older children of older parents 

— because sometimes 

I’m so overwhelmed, I don’t 

know what to do,” he said. 

Beyond the support group, 

Stewart said he hopes to be 

a voice for the elderly even 

after Snelling dies. 

“If something ever happens 

to mother, I’m going to be involved,” 

Stewart said. “Children 

have lots of advocates, 

and I can personally guarantee 

you that because I’ve 

been teaching for 26 years. 

“Old people are our forgotten 

minority.” 

Away from the chaos of the 

revolving door of his house, 

Stewart is allowed a few quiet 

moments with his mother 

that affirm the life-altering 

decision he made last year. 

“In the evenings, the last 

thing we do is I tell her I love 

her,” Stewart said. “I kiss her 

and I ask her if she loves me, 

HONORED 

— Roy and 

Jeannine Eaton 

are presented 

the 

Tom Mooney 

Friend of the 

Newspaper 

award April 

15 at the 

North and 

East Texas 

Press Association 

convention 

by 

Randy Keck, 

publisher 

of Community 

News in 

Aledo and 

last year’s 

recipient of 

the award. 

Photo submitted 

award was for the Messenger’s 

series by Brandon 

Evans and Joe Duty about 

landowners who have been 

affected by natural gas drilling 

in the Barnett Shale. 

Second-place awards 

included special section, 

sports coverage, editorials, 

advertising, general excellence, 

features and photographer 

of the year. 

Third-place awards included 

page design, sports 

photo and journalist of the 

year, and fourth place in 

column writing. 

Other top newspapers in 

the semiweekly category 

were the Hood County News 

in Granbury and the Terrell 

Tribune. 

and she says yes. If she does 

go out in the night, I know 

that she’s loved and she 

knows it. 

“This has been the right 

decision.” 

WISE COUNTY 

Dairy Queen district ... 


County and its longtime representative, Phil King (R- 

Weatherford). 

“It’s the worst-drawn legislative district I’ve ever 

seen,” King said. “It’s a terrible district. It starts at 

the Denton County line and runs 

all the way to New Mexico.” 

King has represented Wise 

County in the Texas House for 

12 years. That comes to an end in 

2012 with the new districts being 

drawn. 

“The Wise County economy is 

closely tied to the North Central 

Texas Region,” King said. “The issues 

that face West Texas towns 

are just dramatically different 

than North Central Texas counties. 

KING 

“Part of the problem is a lot of the West Texas counties 

are short on population,” he said. “In an effort to 

take care of that they tied them to Wise and Cooke 

counties. I just think that there is a better way to do 

it ... I really would like to see an amendment for the 

Wise County district.” 

One possible positive is that, because of their population, 

Wise and Cooke county voters will determine 

the election for the newly created open seat. 

“Wise and Cooke are going to be fine,” King said. 

“But as a representative, how are you going to represent 

people that live almost in New Mexico?” 

J. D. Wagner is the county judge of Terry County, 

located at the far end of the proposed belt. 

“That’s ridiculous, if you ask me,” he said. “I don’t 

like it at all.” 

Lynn County, with a population of less than 6,000, 

is located just east of Terry County. The small town of 

Tahoka, located on U.S. 380 and one of the oldest towns 

on the South Plains of Texas, is the county seat. 

“It doesn’t make any sense,” said Lynn County 

Judge H. G. Franklin. “I don’t feel good about it at all. 

This would really hurt our representation, and we 

don’t have much representation as it is.” 

He said the redistricting has more to do with keeping 

certain politicians in power than helping. He also 

stressed that representation is very important when it 

comes to receiving state funding for rural programs. 

Six of the West Texas counties in the proposed 88th 

are currently in the 85th district. 

! 

E-mail Brandon at bevans@wcmessenger.com.


5A 

OPINION 

OUR VIEWS 

The sun rises in the east 

y BRANDON EVANS 

“The wisest have the most auhority.” 

— Plato 

Wise County looks to become 

ing of the Dairy Queen highway. 

With the proposed creation of 

he 88th Texas House district, 

ise County would be handpickng 

a state representative. After 

laying little brother to Parker 

ounty for years, Wise would 

ecome the main player in any 

pcoming election to fill the open 

eat created in the proposed disrict. 

The only way Wise County could 

et better representation is if it 

were given a one-county district. 

It has the largest population by 

far of any of the dozen counties 

in the new band. In fact, 

minus Cooke County, 

Wise County has a larger 

population than the other 

10 counties combined. 

But people in West 

Texas ain’t happy. 

“It’s a slap in the face 

to West Texas,” said Rep. 

Jim Landtroop (R-Plainview) 

of the proposed 

88th district, to the 

Brownfield News on 

Sunday. “It shrinks our voice by 

three representatives, and that’s 

not right by any standards. This 

is a simple case of putting politics 

over people.” 

Landtroop currently represents 

the 85th House district, 

which includes Terry, 

Lynn, Garza, Kent, Stonewall, 

Borden and 10 other 

West Texas counties. All 

those named will become 

partnered with Wise in 

the proposed 88th. 

The Brownfield News 

calls the new district 

“gerrymandering.” The 

EVANS 

proposal prompted that 

paper to turn the top half 

of its front page into an editorial. 

I interviewed County Judge 

H.G. Franklin of Lynn County 

Tuesday morning, and he didn’t 

sound surprised while sitting in 

his Tahoka office. Underpopulated, 

rural areas always seem to be last 

in line. 

“I understand that it’s not for 

the good of the people but to 

protect someone’s office,” Franklin 

said. 

His rural county needs all the 

help it can get from state funding. 

With a representative so far 

away, he’s afraid the cuts will keep 

coming. 

Little thought to fair representation 

of the 12 counties was given 

by the redistricting committee. 

A member even referred to the 

district as the one with U.S. 380 

and a bunch of Dairy Queens. 

They’ve known for months what 

was coming. 

State representatives earn 

a paltry $600 per month. That 

would hardly cover the gas needed 

to drive back and forth across the 

district a few times per month. 

Whoever steps up to run from 

Wise and Cooke counties is going 

to need a lot of free time to cover 

the area and understand the issues 

affecting constituents ranging 

from the border of southern 

Oklahoma to the eastern edge of 

New Mexico. 

If the proposed district stands, 

the Dairy Queen district will need 

a benevolent king. 

OTHER VIEWS 

Mickey Mouse 

wage hike 

By JIM HIGHTOWER 

Good news, people: America’s wages are up — the 

average worker is making more today than a year 

ago! How much more, you ask? Get ready to be excited 

— 58 cents a week. 

Of course, averages don’t tell the 

whole story. Economist John Kenneth 

Galbraith explained the problem 

of averages with a story about a 

6-foot tall man who drowned when 

wading across a stream with an 

average depth of 3 feet. Similarly, 

while average workers are trying to 

decide how to spend those extra five 

dimes, a nickel and three pennies 

HIGHTOWER 

they’re getting each week, your average 

CEO is wallowing in an extra 

$860,000 per year. 

That’s just the increase in their bonuses. It doesn’t 

nclude their multimillion-dollar salaries, which are 

lso up. Nor does it include their golden pensions, free 

ealth care, limousines or corporate jets. As you might 

magine, many corporate chieftains did much better 

han average in their bonus checks. Take Robert Iger 

f Walt Disney Inc. He pocketed a bonus of $13.5 milion 

in 2010, a 45-percent boost from one year earlier. 

Well, explained his PR agent, bonuses provide incenives 

for excellent executive performance, and Iger 

eserves his riches this year because Disney’s latest 

nnual profits are up by 24 percent. Swell, but why is 

is increase double the increase in profits? And, by the 

ay, if his annual salary is $2 million — why does he 

eed any extra incentive to do his job? 

One more question: Does Iger really think that he 

lone produced Disney’s rise in profits? Notice that the 

animators, performers and other hard-working employees 

at Disney World and Disney Studios got no 45 

percent increase in their pay. 

No one goes to Disney World to see Robert Iger. If he 

wants bonus money, tell him to put on a Mickey Mouse 

costume in the wilting heat of Florida’s summer and 

earn it. 

! 

Jim Hightower, an OtherWords columnist, is a radio 

commentator, writer and public speaker. He’s also editor 

of the populist newsletter, The Hightower Lowdown. 

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ditor. 

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he following Sunday. The deadline is 5 p.m. Friday for 

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No egg on sheriff’s face 

Congratulations to the Wise County Sheriff’s Office for 

its involvement in the annual Easter egg hunt for the 

younger children at the Decatur Civic Center. 

The event was very well organized and the kids had a 

great time. 

I want to personally thank Sheriff David Walker for 

taking his time and caring enough to hide some eggs for 

my 4-year-old granddaughter when we arrived late to the 

event. The extra effort was sure not required by the sheriff, 

but it surely was appreciated. It truly made her day. 

Thanks for all you do for the citizens of Wise County. 

You have a great organization, one the county can be very 

proud of. 

Jim Keen 

Bridgeport 

I’m not afraid of Big Bird 

My husband seems concerned about the future of Big 

Bird. I would like to address this issue. 

We are $14 trillion in debt, with the possibility of the 

debt ceiling being raised in the next few weeks. Over 15 

million people are out of work. Gas and food prices are on 

the rise, and we have millions of American citizens struggling 

just to get by. 

In the state of our economy, I have a few words for Big 

Bird: 

Mr. Big Bird, it is time you fluffed your yellow self up 

and listened up. We do not have the money to pay your 

salary any longer! I have a few suggestions for you that I 

think will help your situation. 

It’s hard to find a job, but with your many talents, I am 

sure there’s one out there just for you. You could also do a 

national fundraiser, or PBS and NPR could go public like 

a lot of companies who are in the broadcasting industry 

have done. 

I have saved the best suggestion for last. Go on a Big 

Bird tour across this nation, and do something to help 

YOUR VIEWS 

those who are really in need. Help some of these families 

that have lost everything due to our economy, the floods 

and storms that have caused so much destruction across 

this nation. 

At the same time, visit businesses in the community 

that can help you raise the funds you need. 

Mr. Big Bird, I know you can manage without our tax 

dollars, and you can do that as your contribution to the 

American people and our national debt. You can set an 

example to the rest of this nation, and show us what you 

are really made of. 

I know you are big and you are yellow, but I am not yellow, 

Mr. Big Bird. I am not afraid of you! 

After eight years, I think I am beginning to sound like 

a real Texan. 

Diane Hughes 

Decatur 

Daniel deserves place on board 

I am writing this letter in support of Richard Daniel for 

re-election to the Northwest School Board, Place 6. 

Mr. Daniel has been actively involved in the Northwest 

School District for some time. He joined the finance committee 

for the Northwest Education Foundation Finance 

in 2010. 

His financial insight immediately added value to our 

approach for managing funds. He has been instrumental 

in defining governance policies pertaining to investments. 

I served on the NISD board with Davis Palmer for 11 

years, and I fully support the board of trustees’ decision 

to fill his unexpired term with Mr. Daniel. 

Richard has been a valuable addition to the board 

and has been actively completing board membership 

requirements. Likewise, he has been actively involved 

in numerous budget worksheets and community forums. 

Please join me in supporting Richard Daniel by re-electing 

him May 14. 

Debbie Thomas 

Newark


PARADISE 

Board makes money-saving moves 

By ERIKA PEDROZA 

A projected budget shortfall of as 

much as 15 percent has Paradise 

school district officials scrambling to 

ompensate. 

“From information I gather every 

ay, I believe we’ll land between 8 and 

5 percent (of state funding),” Superntendent 

Monty Chapman said. “That 

ranslates to somewhere between 

800,000 and $1.5 million. Our current 

udget is a little under $10 million.” 

As the first steps in making cuts and 

enerating revenue in as many forms 

s possible before making personnel 

uts, the school board Monday aproved 

a handful of items. 

Beginning Sept. 1, the use of local 

ersonal days will cost staff. Non-conract 

employees will pay $50 and conract 

employees $70 for each day, up to 

ve, taken. 

Employees still will have five vacation 

days (earned after a year of employment), 

and staff who work through 

the summer have an additional five. 

As a form of revenue, the board aproved 

a $25 monthly fee for seven 

SLIDELL 

Weekend fire under investigation ... 


County Fire Marshal Marc 

Dodd started an investigation 

Sunday. 

residences on the school’s sewer system. 

A commercial account currently 

connected will remain linked and will 

be charged the same, contingent on the 

installation of a trap. 

Trustees also gave officials the green 

light to seek the most cost-efficient 

bids from three companies for student 

transportation ownership. 

Chapman said he would request proposals 

for three scenarios: 

! retaining the bus fleet and requesting 

private contractors maintain 

them and take care of the payroll; 

! selling the fleet and paying for use; 

or 

! selling half the fleet and keeping 

the better half so if “we changed our 

mind, we would only be out the worst 

of the fleet.” 

During the budget workshop, Chapman 

identified other money-saving 

items such as: 

! seeking a lower electric contract; 

! eliminating four full-time and two 

part-time salaries through attrition; 

! capital improvements; 

! lawn maintenance; and 

! gate duty and game cleanup and 

“It’s still under investigation,” 

he said Tuesday. 

An accelerant detection 

canine from the City of Denton 

was brought to the scene 

Sunday. 

Dodd added that firefighters 

reported that the home 

was secure other than a 

back window, which had 

security at sporting events to be delegated 

to faculty. 

In addition to the revenue generated 

through use of $300,000 from the fund 

balance, waste-water fees and payment 

for using local personal days, other 

proposed options to increase cash flow 

include implementing fees for: 

! employee use of personal appliances 

(coffee pots, mini-fridges, etc.) in 

the classroom; 

! district facility rental by organizations 

not associated with the schools; 

! use of stalls in the agriculture 

building; and 

! all extracurricular involvement 

except UIL academics (one-time $25 

fee per student). 

If the proposed plan does not compensate 

for the budget cut, Chapman 

suggested looking at holding a tax-rate 

election or requiring six days of furloughs 

for contract and non-contract 

employees, reductions in pay and reduction 

in force of contract and noncontract 

employees. 

“These are just ideas,” the Paradise 

superintendent said. “I am open to 

suggestions.” 

been broken. 

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Aviso de Eagle/Talentosos Ventana 

de NominaciÓn Reunion de Padres 

Jueves, 21 de Abril - 8:30 a.m. 

Rann Biblioteca, Decatur ISD, Grados 1-5 

El distrito de DISD esta aceptan nominaciones 

para el programa de talentosos, comenzando el 21 

de abril. Los estudiantes matriculados en los 

grados 1-5 pueden ser nominados, por un maestro 

o padre. Paquetes de nominación, se dará en la 

sesión informativa. Si no puede asistir, póngase 

en contacto con Jacqueline Tinker en Rann 

(940-393-7600) o Sandra Irish en Young y 

Carson Elementary (Young - 940-393-7400; 

Carson, 940-393-7500) para una cita. 

WISE COUNTY 

Proposed precincts ... 


the Total Maximum Deviation,” 

said Bass. “If that deviation 

exceeds 10 percent, 

then you’re under an obligation 

to redraw your boundaries.” 

According to Bass, the ideal 

population for each precinct 

is 14,594. The largest 

is Precinct 1 with 15,968, 

and the smallest is Precinct 

3 at 13,813. The deviation 

between those two is 14.77 

percent. 

The proposed changes create 

a deviation of 3.9 percent 

between those precincts, and 

it also ensures the county 

remains in compliance with 

the Voting Rights Act. 

“Changes have to comply 

with the Voting Rights Act 

so that minority populations 

can’t be fragmented or 

diluted in voting strength,” 

Bass said. 

Members of the Citizen 

Advisory Group spoke in 

favor of the proposed plan 

because it seems to accomplish 

the goal with as little 

change as possible. 

“I think that the least 

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best, so I think combining 

Rhome is (a good idea),” 

Brenda Bosecker said. “The 

least precincts we affect is 

best, and we’re not going to 

make everyone happy.” 

A.C. Archer echoed 

Bosecker’s comments. 

“This is the solution with 

the least impact on all four 

precincts,” he said. “If we 

could just change Rhome 

from 1 to 3, it would have 

the least impact on everybody, 

and I think even the 

voters in Rhome (would approve).” 

Public hearings will be 

held before a plan is submitted 

to the U.S. Department 

of Justice (DOJ) for final approval. 

The deadline is early August, 

but Bass said he would 

like to submit a plan for the 

county as early as possible. 

“The earlier you’re in the 

pot, the quicker you’re going 

to get out,” he said. 

The DOJ has a minimum 

60-day review period, and 

it may extend its review 60 

days if it requests more information 

within the last 10 

days of the original review 

period. 

Bass will compile information 

from Tuesday’s meeting 

and create maps with the 

suggested revisions to the 

precinct boundaries. Commissioners 

and the committee 

will review that information 

and begin redistricting 

the voting precincts. 

“That’s when the real 

work will begin,” said Election 

Administrator Lannie 

Nobles. 

Precincts for justices of the 

peace and constables will 

share the changed boundaries 

of the commissioners’ 

precincts. 

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The Citizen Advisory 

Committee includes: C.L. 

Gage and Chet Niblett, Precinct 

1; Jeff Bakker and Bill 

Brimmer, Precinct 2; Jim 

Joling and Brenda Bosecker, 

Precinct 3; Bill Lewis and 

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Darnell Willis, Monica Rodriguez 

and Monica Lopez, 

at-large representatives. 

“The purpose is to give the 

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court the benefit of a broader 

perspective of the county 

as a whole,” said Bass. “It’s 

helpful to have more heads 

in the game than less in the 

process, and it’s also something 

the Department of 

Justice likes to see.” 

He said citizen involvement 

lessens the political 

weight on the court. 

“They can’t be accused of 

cooking it up in a smokefilled 

room,” he said. 

Allison, Bass also guided 

the county through redistricting 

after the 2000 U.S. 

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ontinued from page 1A 

“I can make three times the money in 

alf the time,” Russell said. 

After growing tired of Fort Worth, 

ussell’s friends invited him to Wise 

ounty. 

“Some friends of mine moved out here 

rom where they were working in Godey, 

and I would see them at parties on 

he Brazos River,” he said. “They said, 

You need to come out one weekend.’ I 

ot my tools and went out there with 

hem. I called it a working vacation. 

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back to that rat hole in Fort Worth. I 

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playing washers and horseshoes, and 

can drink beer without driving afterward. 

Right now, Fast Eddie is building 

rental cabins for NRS in Decatur, but 

wouldn’t pass up a job with benefits and 

less physical labor. 

“I can’t hang sheetrock all day like I 

used to,” Russell said. “It just kills me. 

I used to hang 150 sheets a day. Now, if 

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Cheaper isn’t always better. 

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week’s Decatur Chamber of 

Commerce luncheon. 

“Look Local First” presented 

by Henderson of 

Radio Shack/Wise Wireless 

and Craddock with Edward 

Jones Investments in 

Bridgeport will highlight 

the monthly function 11 

a.m. Tuesday, April 26, at 

the Decatur Civic Center. 

The two will share their 

local shopping experiences 

and cost comparisons and 

savings, emphasizing the 

impact on the community. 

“What we’re trying to do is 

show people how important 

their money spent locally is 

and what an impact a small 

amount can make on salaries, 

jobs and tax implications,” 

Craddock said. 

“Every time you take a 

dollar out of the county, it 

takes away from local jobs 

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Bridgeport Area Chamber of 

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We honor most all funeral plans 

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9A 

Funeral for John A. Bobo, 

9, of Blue Mound was to be 

p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 

t Hawkins Funeral Home 

ith Roger Rhodes officiatng. 

Burial was to follow at 

homas Cemetery. 

Bobo died Saturday, April 

6, 2011, in Blue Mound. 

Born Feb. 9, 1932, in Elore, 

Okla., to Lester and 

ma (Romine) Bobo, he reired 

as a machinist from 

ockheed Martin and served 

n the U.S. Air Force. He 

arried Sara Alice Carpener 

Jan. 15, 1954, in Bridgeort. 

He is survived by his wife; 

ons Philip of Arlington and 

tephen of New Orleans; 

aughters Cindy, Karen and 

eslie, all of Fort Worth; five 

John A. Bobo 

1932-2011 

JOHN BOBO 

grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; 

and other 

relatives. 

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North Texas Honor Guard. 

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April 21, 2011 

David Edward Lowrance Jr. 


DAVID LOWRANCE JR. 

Graveside service for David 

Edward Lowrance Jr., 

90, of Decatur was April 19 

at Eternal Oaks Cemetery 

in Runaway Bay. Speaker 

was Charles Todd. 

Lowrance died Saturday, 

April 16, 2011, in North 

Richland Hills. 

Born June 23, 1920, in Arlington, 

Tenn., to David and 

Jessie (Seward) Lowrance, 

he married Norma Wellborn 

May 31, 1941, in Arlington. 

He was a retired warehouse 

manager for American Motors 

who served in the U.S. 

Army infantry during World 

War II. 

He is survived by his 

wife; sons Mike Lowrance 

of Decatur and David Lowrance 

of Bedford; grandson 

Alan Lowrance; sister Dorothy 

Nunnelee of Memphis, 

Tenn.; and other relatives. 



Margaret Ann Birchfield 


Funeral for Margaret 

Ann Birchfield, 70, of Decatur 

was April 18 at Coker-Hawkins 

Funeral Home 

with the Rev. David Isbell 

officiating. 

Birchfield died Friday, 

April 15, 2011, in Denton. 

Born Jan. 5, 1941, in Edna, 

Kan., to Orval C. and Mary 

Ellen (Bendure) Martin, she 

was a retired office administrator 

for Austin Power 

Energy. She married James 

Douglas Birchfield in 1967. 

Birchfield was preceded in 

death by her husband; son 

David Birchfield; brother 

Larry Martin; and sister 

Shirley Ungles. 

She is survived by daughters 

Charlotte Puga and 

husband, Jose, of Houston 

and Sarah Jane Rodriguez 

of Ponder; granddaughters 

Gwen Stevens and Tiffany 

Rodriguez; grandsons 

Craig Rodriguez, Francisco 

MARGARET BIRCHFIELD 

Gaytan and Alex Gaytan; 

great-granddaughter Jordan 

Richards; and sisters 

Cherry Forkner, Pat Uhrich 

and Virginia Ness. 

Memorials may be made 

to the American Diabetes 

Association, 4100 Alfa Road, 

Ste. 100, Dallas, TX 75244. 



Thomas Vernon Early 


No service is planned for 

Thomas Vernon Early, 77, of 

Bridgeport. 

Early died Tuesday, April 

12, 2011, in Bridgeport. 

Born June 25, 1933, in 

Falls County to George Luther 

and Elsie (Denman) 

Early, he served in the 

U.S. Navy and worked as a 

brakeman for the railroad. 

He was preceded in death 

by a sister. 

He is survived by wife Helen 

J. (Morrison) Early; sons 

Ken Early and wife, Sherrie, 

and David Early; brother 

Gary Early and wife, Jean; 

sister Janice Brazier; grandchildren 

Nikki Jo and husband, 

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DECATUR 

Hippity, hoppity 

Top, Carla Daniels of Keeter snaps a photo of a youngster with the Easter Bunny at the Wise County Sheriff’s 

Office Easter Egg Hunt Monday, April 18, at the Decatur Civic Center. Above, left, Jackson Vickers, 18 months, 

empties the eggs from his Easter bucket at the Decatur Main Street Easter Event Saturday, April 16, on the 

courthouse square while his parents, Jennifer and Jason Vickers, watch. Above, right, Paige Kurosay, 21 months, 

tries to share an egg she found at the Main Street event. Below, Brooklynn Johnson, 3, of Paradise and Rhya 

Lugo, 3, of Boyd are first out of the gate among a sea of colorful plastic eggs at the sheriff’s office hunt. 

MESSENGER PHOTOS BY JOE DUTY

SPORTS 

THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 

SECTION B 

TRACK AND FIELD 

Propelling himself more than 14 feet off 

the ground using a thin Fiberglas pole 

garners Decatur’s Nick Crohan more 

than a few skeptics about his sanity. 

But he claims there originally was method 

to his madness. 

“When I first started, it was an easy way 

to get out of running in track practice,” 

Crohan admits. 

As the heights have grown to near 15 

feet over the past several years, he’s 

stopped trying to deny the insanity of 

the pole vaulting. 

“It’s an intimidating sport, and 

you’ve got to be a little crazy,” 

Crohan said. “Who in their right mind 

jumps15 feet in the air on a pole to 

land on a mat?” 

Continued on page 2B 

S T O RY B Y R I C H A R D G R E E N E • P HOTOS BY JOE DUTY 

AREA BOYS PITCHING AND FIELDING LEADERS 

Player, School ERA IP ER H W L 

Brandon Climer, Decatur 2.37 20.2 7 28 2 0 

Kale Johnson, Paradise 2.46 31.1 11 20 4 1 

Kaleb Read, Paradise 2.73 48.2 19 15 5 2 

Jared Cate, Boyd 3.63 21 14 15 4 2 

Casen Baker, Alvord 4.14 44 26 56 2 4 

Player, School Fld% E TC 

Junior Whatley, Boyd 1.000 0 40 

Toi Glover, Paradise .994 1 181 

Kaleb Read, Paradise .963 4 108 

Chris Metts, Decatur .963 1 27 

AREA GIRLS PITCHING AND FIELDING LEADERS 

Player, School ERA IP ER H W L 

Kodi Walker, Chico 0.00 24 0 22 2 0 

Malori Moss, Chico 0.24 117 4 94 23 7 

Gabby Saldivar, Boyd 3.19 94.1 43 113 12 8 

Laura Wilson, Paradise 3.38 51.6 25 46 

Harley Hooks, Alvord 5.47 121 95 107 10 11 

Player, School Fld% E TC 

Mikhalia Hockenhull 1.000 0 26 

Hannah Avants, Chico 1.000 0 23 

Nikki Weatherly, Chico .956 6 137 

Harley Hooks, Alvord .941 4 68 

COMING SUNDAY 

Area golfers and tennis 

players battle at the regional 

meet in Lubbock for a spot in 

the state meets in May. 

Baseball and softball teams 

near the finish line in district 

as they try to secure playoff 

spots. 

The Decatur Lady Eagles 

closed out the regular season 

Tuesday with Lake Worth.

2B WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, April 21, 2011 

Air of insanity... 

SPORTS 

TRACK AND FIELD 

Continued from page 1B 

Sane or not, the Decatur 

enior won his third disrict 

title last week at the 

-3A meet in Mineral Wells, 

learing 14 feet. Crohan will 

vault for a third time at the 

Class 3A Region I meet May 

2-3 at Texas Tech University 

in Lubbock. 

He hopes this time he can 

land a state berth along with 

school history by clearing 15 

feet. 

“I really want to get 15 feet 

and get to state for two main 

reasons,” Crohan explained. 

“One is that it’s my senior 

year. Also Coach [Dennis] 

Cobb is retiring. 

“He said to me there’s a 

couple of [school] records in 

track that were not set while 

he was head track coach. 

Pole vault is one of them.” 

Decatur pole vaulting 

coach David Coker believes 

Crohan has every opportunity 

to make an Austin debut. 

“He’s had a good year,” 

Coker said. “He was very 

close [to getting 15]. Out of 

the district seedings, he’s up 

there with the best. He’s got 

a legitimate chance of getting 

out. It’s just a matter of 

who is on. 

“This is it for them, and 

that sometimes puts pressure 

on an athlete. But I 

don’t expect that to be an issue 

with him.” 

Crohan has been vaulting 

since he was in seventh 

grade. But it was during his 

sophomore year that he began 

truly testing gravity. 

“I was up to nine to 10 feet 

until my sophomore year,” 

Crohan said. “I then got 

with a really good coach and 

really got into the sport.” 

His passion for pole vaulting 

controls Crohan’s life for 

most of the year. During the 

spring, he is usually at the 

track for three hours a day 

working on his vaulting. 

“It takes a lot of practice, 

and you have to get the right 

mindset,” Crohan said. “It’s 

not just grabbing a pole and 

running down the runway. 

You have to have a lot of conentration.” 

It also requires speed 

nd strength that his coach 

aid Crohan has developed 

along with the needed 

passion. 

“He’s got all the physical 

qualities that you have to 

have,” Coker said. “You’ve 

got to be strong and have 

speed. 

“He loves it and works 

hard at it. When you love 

something, you want to work 

at it and get better.” 

Coker added that Crohan 

has the last necessary ingredient. 

“You’ve got to be a little 

crazy not to be afraid of going 

upside down that high in 

the air and come down from 

15 feet,” Coker said. “There 

has to be a little daring 

mindset. All the good ones 

have it.” 

That daredevil streak 

doesn’t end on the track. 

Along with Chris Tate, partner 

in crime and fellow pole 

vaulter, Crohan can be found 

doing random backflips off 

anything that they can find 

around the city in a game of 

“parkour.” 

“I like taking risks,” Crohan 

said. 

One game put him jeopardy 

of missing the regional 

meet last year when he 

twisted an ankle. He fought 

through it to take ninth, 

clearing 13 feet. Tate took 

sixth. 

Crohan credits his friend 

Tate with encouraging him 

to reach new heights. 

“He pushes me to do better,” 

Crohan said. “He’s always 

right there next to 

me.” 

Over six years of vaulting, 

Crohan has taken many 

spills and suffered his share 

of injuries. He recognizes the 

risks involved, but no longer 

wears a helmet. 

“We all break poles and 

fall,” Crohan said. “You 

never go through this sport 

without getting injured. I 

just say a short prayer and 

hope for the best. The more 

you do it, the less it scares 

you.” 

The reward for the lack of 

sanity is a thrill from a ride 

like no other. 

“There’s levels of it,” he 

explained. “It’s intimidating 

to run down the track. Then 

there’s exhilarating going 

up. Coming down there’s 

just a feeling of happiness.” 

BASEBALL 

Jackets bats go quiet in losses 

A split Thursday and Friday for the Paradise Panthers 

kept them in third place in District 10-2A. 

The Panthers (13-9) beat Peaster 10-0 Thursday in five 

innings behind a three-hit shutout from Kaleb Read. He 

struck out seven and walked one. 

Read also drove in three runs, finishing 1-for-2 with a 

double. Andrew Sims knocked in four runs, going 3-for-3 

with a home run. 

The Boyd Yellowjackets suffered a 

power outage at the plate in a pair of 

losses Thursday and Saturday. 

Boyd fell to Tolar 4-0 Thursday, 

while striking out 12 times at the 

plate. Jared Cate had two of the Yellowjackets’ 

three hits. 

Cate took the loss on the mound, 

striking out six, walking six and allowing 

three runs on two hits in three 

and one-third innings. 

Saturday, Godley beat Boyd 11-1 in 

five innings. Boyd committed seven 

errors, leading to seven unearned 

runs. 

Pitcher Edgar Luevano allowed 

just four earned runs on nine hits in 

four and one-third innings. He struck 

BASEBALL 

out one and walked one. 

Cate led the Boyd offense, going 2- 

for-3 with a triple. Jeremiah Smith 

drove in the Yellowjackets’ lone run. 

Boyd fell to 8-15 and 3-7 in District 

10-2A. It trails Millsap and Paradise 

by two games for third place with 

four games remaining. 

Panthers keep hold on third 

Paradise fell to Millsap Friday 5-0. The loss allowed 

Millsap to tie the Panthers for third place in the league 

at 5-5. 

Kale Johnson took the loss as Millsap scored three unearned 

runs. Johnson allowed just one hit, struck out six 

and walked four. 

Paradise did not get a hit offensively, getting only three 

baserunners in the game. 

The Boyd Lady Yellowjackets 

earned a split 

Thursday and Friday. 

Behind a shutout by 

freshman pitcher Gabby 

Saldivar, the Lady Yellowjackets 

beat Tolar 10-0 

Thursday. They fell Friday 

15-0 to Godley. 

With games left with 

Peaster Tuesday and Brock 

Thursday to end the year, 

Boyd is 16-11 and 5-7 in 

District 10-2A. 

Against Tolar, Saldivar 

was dominant. She struck 

out four and allowed just 

three hits in six innings 

with one walk. 

“Gabby pitched one of 

her best games of the year, 

and we made no errors behind 

her,” said Boyd coach 

Brandon Hopkins. 

Boyd took a 2-0 lead in 

SOFTBALL 

Boyd splits 

pair of games 

the first. The Lady Yellowjackets 

broke the game 

open with a three-run fifth 

and ended it with four in 

the sixth. 

Jessica Drake went 2- 

for-4 and drove in four 

runs. Saldivar added two 

hits. Chelsea Graham had 

two RBIs. 

Boyd could not carry 

over the offense to Friday 

against Godley, failing to 

score. 

“We had no answer for 

their offense and their 

pitcher,” Hopkins said. 

Godley took a 4-0 lead 

in the second and built the 

advantage to 15-0 with 11 

in the third. 

“We could not get them 

out in the third inning,” 

Hopkins said. “Everything 

they hit found a hole.”


3B 

SPORTS 

BASEBALL 


WORKING IN THE WIND — Decatur pitcher Jeremy Adams throws a pitch against Bridgeport Friday in a game played in steady 25 mph wind. The Bulls earned the 

win. 

Bulls rally to sweep Eagles 

By RICHARD GREENE 

The strong northwest winds howling 

across the diamond Friday — and each 

team’s ace pitchers — did little to slow 

the potent offenses of the Bridgeport 

Bulls and Decatur Eagles. 

The rivals combined for 20 runs on 

28 hits. All but five were singles. 

The Bulls made the most of their 

opportunities, including performing a 

six-run sixth inning that provided the 

difference in a 12-8 victory at home. 

The win gave the Bridgeport (17-6) 

a sweep of the season series with the 

Eagles. 

“It’s great,” said Bridgeport starting 

pitcher Omar Martinez. “I don’t know 

how long it’s been since we swept 

them.” 

The victory also moved the Bulls to 

4-2, alone in second place, in District 

7-3A. 

“A fourth win is big especially in such 

a tight district,” said Bridgeport coach 

Ted Leps. “After we lost to Lake Worth 

last week, we were disappointed. It 

was good to bounce back. 

“We should be in good shape with 

two of our last three at home.” 

Decatur (10-16) fell to 2-4 in the 

league. The Eagles remained tied for 

third place with Castleberry, which 

lost to district-leading Mineral Wells 

Friday. Both have two district games 

remaining. 

“We have to go battle to try to get 

third,” said Decatur starting pitcher 

Jeremy Adams. 

Decatur coach Chris Carter added: 

“It’s not over. A lot depends on what 

Castleberry does. We have Lake Worth 

and Mineral Wells left. We have to win 

one of two or both.” 

The Eagles gave themselves a chance 

to avoid the must-win stretch with a 

ROUNDING THE BASES — Decatur’s DJ Roberts takes off for third base during the 

Eagles’ loss to Bridgeport Friday. 

fast start Friday. Decatur plated three 

runs in the first with Colton Parker’s 

sixth home run of the season, a single, 

walk and a Bridgeport error. 

But after the rough start, the Bulls’ 

Martinez settled in, allowing only two 

more runs before handing the ball off 

to Jace Hudson in the seventh. Martinez 

allowed five runs — four earned 

— on nine hits with eight strikeouts 

and two walks. 

“Omar did a great job after the first 

inning,” Leps said. “They are a good 

hitting team. We told our kids before 

the game that they are going to score 

runs, and that we can’t get down when 

they scored.” 

Bridgeport tied the game with three 

runs in the second and gave Martinez 

the lead, 6-3, with another three in the 

third as Reese Read drove home a second 

run. 

After a leadoff double by Wesley 

Coleman, the Eagles pulled within one, 

6-5, in the top of the fourth. Bridgeport 

tacked on a run in the bottom of the 

inning to take a 7-5 lead. 

Bridgeport freshman shortstop Alex 

Samples began the Bulls’ effort to land 

the knockout blow in the bottom of the 

sixth with a leadoff triple. Bridgeport 

sent 11 batters to the plate, scoring six 

on six hits, two Decatur errors and a 

walk. 

Adams was charged with four of the 

runs after giving up four hits in the 

frame and leaving with one out and 

two on. He allowed 11 runs on 13 hits 

over five and one-third innings with 

two walks and three strikeouts. 

“The second inning I left a couple of 

pitches up, and they hit the ball good,” 

Adams said. “The last inning, I wasn’t 

getting the ball down.” 

Brandon Climer replaced Adams 

and gave up a two-run single to Damian 

Delgado. After a walk to Read, DJ 

Roberts took over on the mound and finally 

ended the inning after one of the 

inherited runners scored on an error. 

Decatur made four errors, which led 

to only one unearned run. 

Down 12-5, Decatur battled back in 

its final at-bat. The Eagles loaded the 

bases and scored on consecutive RBIsingles 

from Coleman, Mason Terrell 

and Cooper Jackson against Bridgeport 

reliever Hudson. 

The Eagles brought their top two 

hitters and leaders in home runs 

— Parker and Roberts — to the plate 

as the tying runs. Hudson struck both 

of them out to permanently end the 

threat. 

“We figured it would be a game with 

big hits with the high wind, but it 

wasn’t that kind of game,” Carter said. 

“It was a single here and there that did 

it. We were able to get the tying run 

to the plate with our top hitters, but 

Hudson did a good job and threw some 

good pitches.” 

BASEBALL 

Bridgeport falls on road 

Wichita Falls made a big first inning hold 

p Saturday in an 8-4 win over the Bridgeort 

Bulls. 

Wichita Falls scored five in the bottom of 

he first inning and held on. It added one in 

he fourth and two in the fifth. 

Reese Read took the loss for Bridgeport, 

llowing six runs — five earned — on seven 

its over five innings. 

“Reese really pitched well after the firstinning 

troubles,” said Bridgeport coach Ted 

Leps. “It has been a long time since Reese 

had been on the mound. I was happy with 

the way he pitched the second, third and 

fourth innings.” 

Cody Henson, Branon Huff, Damian Delgado 

and Matt Minix had two hits each for 

the Bulls. 

BASEBALL 

Decatur rebounds, takes 

down Jackrabbits 

The Decatur Eagles bounced back 

from their loss to Bridgeport Friday 

with a 14-10 win over Bowie Saturday. 

Colton Parker led the Eagles’ attack, 

knocking in five runs and going 3-for-4 

with a double. 

Austin Givens added three RBIs and 

Cooper Jackson two. 

Decatur finished with 13 hits. The Eagles 

scored five runs in the first inning. 

They added four in the fifth and three 

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P.O. Box 149 

Decatur, TX 76234-0149 

Acreage 

14 ACRES 

a few miles south of Decatur off FM 

51 South. Water well, septic & electricity 

in place. (940)399-8183. 

200 ACRES 

Pasture land, live creek. Will divide 

50 acres or more. $3,200/acre. 8 

miles east of Alvord. (817)996-2395, 

(817)988-1955. 

29.7 ACRES 

home, 2 barns, 2 ponds, bass & catfish, 

grazing & hay. $279,900. W&W 

Realtors, Evelyn, (940)595-1609. 

30 acres, south of Decatur, off Highw 

a y 2 8 7 . $ 6 , 0 0 0 / a c r e . 

(940)399-0080. 

• N. Sunset - 150 acres, Denton Creek, good 

farm & hunting place. $3,500 per acre 

• N. Sunset - 20 acres Hwy 101. $80,000 

• South of Bowie 71 acres, good recreational 

place, hunt, fish, run cattle or horses. 

$3,500 per acre 

• N of Alvord - 29.34 acres. Prime Hwy 

287 frontage 

PENDING 

& 2 CR frontage. Shop, well. 

$150,000 

• Lake Bridgeport - Waterfront property, 

2/1.5 remodel. $95,900 

• Sunset 167 acres, good cattle & horse 

place, 40x40 building, stock tank, well & 

septic. $2,995 per acre 

• Alvord ISD - 4.71 acres, no mobiles. 

$9,000/acre 

• Sunset Hwy 101 30x40 commercial 

building. Good business or makes a nice 

home. $69,500 Seller anxious 

• Sunset 26+/- acres, new stock tank. $5,000 

per acre. Owner Finance. 

• Alvord 9.14 acres, heavily wooded area. 

Owner Anxious! Reduced $45,000 

• Decatur 5+ acres, good Hwy 380 frontage. 

$145,000 

• Alvord 5+ acres, Alvord school, heavily 

wooded. $35,000 

• N of Bowie 160 acres, rough and rugged 

$2,595/acres 

• Park Springs 9+ acres $4,500 per acre. 

Owner Financing. 

• Sunset - Hwy. 287 93 beautiful acres, barn 

coastal, lots of tanks. $3,500 per acre. 

Sun Set Realty - Jim Boyd, 

Associate 

940-845-2120 

50.25 ACRES 

south of Decatur between Highway 

51 & FM 730. 30x72 barn with 

1-bedroom apartment; 25x50, 

3-sided shed; 2 water wells, stock 

tank, improved grass & fenced. 

$ 3 48,000. P a radise I S D. 

(940)433-5685. 

96 ACRES 

3-bedroom, 2-bath home, 8 tanks, 

coastal pastures, cross-fencing, 

barn; wooded area, great for hunting. 

Sunset area. (940)964-2627. 

Near Boyd, 4.23 acres w/utilities. 

Owner finance. (817)281-4311, 

(817)422-3023. 

All real estate advertising in this 

newspaper is subject to the Fair 

Housing Act which makes it illegal 

to advertise “any preference, limitation 

or discrimination based on 

race, color, religion, sex, handicap, 

familial status or national origin, 

or an intention, to make any such 

preference, limitation or discrimination.” 

Familial status includes children 

under the age of 18 living with 

parents or legal custodians, pregnant 

women and people securing custody 

of children under 18. 

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: 

ALVORD, 9+ ACRES 

bordering Grasslands, beautiful 

building sites, creek, trees, tank, 

30X40 shop, well, garden. 

$127,500. (940)427-2588. 

FOUR WOODED 10-ACRE LOTS 

$59,900/each, 10% down, 10% 

owner finance. Restricted, CR3451, 

Paradise. (940)393-1020. 

Business Property 

40x60 metal building for sale with 

approximately 1,000 square foot living 

quarters and 1,200 square foot 

storage. Located on +/- 3.64 acres. 

(940)389-5588. 

Homes 

2-BEDROOM, 1-BATH 

1-car carport, shed, on 1 acre, corner 

lot. Alvord ISD, close to schools. 

$47,900. (940)300-8968. 


detached garage, above ground 

pool, fenced back yard, 2+ acres. 

Boyd schools, $122,000. 

(940)389-1934. 


1 1/2-story, 3-stall carport on 6 

acres. Appliances included. Bridgeport 

ISD. $165,000. (940)626-9424. 

GREAT PLACE 

to raise your family in the country! 

29 acres, brick, 5/3, gameroom, 

50’x30’ workshop, coastal & on a 

paved road in Bowie. $335,000. 

Evans & Associates Realty, 

owner/broker, (940)841-1072. 

LARGE HOME 

in north Decatur. 2-bedroom, 

2-bath, 2-car garage with an 

all-electric 4-room, 1-bath guest 

house. Both CH/A. (940)393-9532, 

(940)393-9524. 

Mini-farm, 2,000 square foot home 

with 5 acres, 3 barns, and corral. 

Located off Business 101 in Chico. 

More acreage available. $140,000. 

(940)393-3817. 

RENTAL PROPERTY 

on acreage, creating a positive income. 

2907 FM 718, Newark, 3.5 

acre ranch. Must sell this month, relocating. 

Great terms available by 

owner. Horse equipped, many more 

additions. No good offer refused! 

(817)313-3861. 

This newspaper will not knowingly 

accept any advertising for 

real estate which is in violation of 

the law. Our readers are hereby 

informed that all dwellings advertised 

in this newspaper are available 

on an equal opportunity basis. To 

complain of discrimination call 

HUD toll-free at 

1-800-669-9777. The 

toll-free telephone 

number for the 

hearing impaired is 

1-800-927-9275. 

Preferred Properties 

940-627-1990 

1814 S. FM 51 • Decatur 

Each office is independently owned and operated. 

EQUAL HOUSING 

OPPORTUNITY 

Very well maintained older 3/1 home located in an area convenient. Nicely updated and 

move-in ready on large corner lot with fenced yard and storage building. $58,410 Call Marilyn 

OPPORTUNITY 

Beautifully maintained on treed lot, 3/2/2 brick home, fireplace, formal dining, sunroom/ 

office, storage, covered patio with gas grill. $168,000 Call Marilyn 

2002 Palm Harbor 4/3 home - 2 living areas with a WBFP, large island kitchen and separate 

office. Large rear deck, fenced yard for animals, barn and storage building. FHA approved 

foundation. $56,900 Call Marilyn 

Move to Seven Wires! Beautifully maintained 3/2/2 brick and 1/1 guest house on 2.88 acres. 

Diving pool, 30 x 40 shop, storage building, loafing shed, fenced backyard & more! $299,900 

Call Marilyn 

247 acres near Saint Jo with a mixture of pasture for grazing and woods for hunting and a 

large stock tank. $2,950/acre Call Marilyn 

13 acres with 3/2 Palm Harbor 2001 doublewide. Has 2 water wells on property. Good 

farming land. $153,000 Call Pam 

Lovely 3/2/2 home! High ceilings, Security System, sprinkler system front and back, gas 

fireplace, large backyard! Formal dining can easily be used for an office. This home has brick all 

the way around, really nice! Come See! $139,900 Call Rhonda 

www.remax-preferredproperties-decatur-tx-us.com 

Lots 

LAKE BRIDGEPORT AREA 

Lake lots & acreage lots available. 

Owner finance. Call for details, 

(817)360-9393. 

Mobile Homes 

2.5 ACRE LOT 

with utilities. Remodeled 3/2, 16x80. 

$4,000/down, owner finance. 

(817)489-3298. 


Modular double wide home, paved 

drive, back/front decks. Very nice. 

1102 15th Street, Bridgeport. 

$69,500. (940)210-0913. 

3-bedroom, 2-bath single wide with 

attached laundry room & porch. Already 

set up on lot in Boyd. $7,000 

(940)399-0080. 

3/2 triple wide. TV media room. Upgraded 

features. (817)237-4607. 

R33893. 

Azle area, 1616 Coral Road, Pelican 

Bay. 3-bedroom, 2-bath single 

w i d e . O w n e r f i n a n c e . 

(817)281-4311, (817)422-3023. 

BOYD 

3-bedroom, manufactured home on 

1 acre, plus shop. 8617 FM 730. 

$46,000. Robert, Trinity, 

(940)255-4684. 

Close to the lake. 3/2 with office. Financing 

available. (817)237-4504. 

R33893. 

Got land? You’re approved for a 

new home. Call for details. 

(817)237-4471 . R33893. 

NEW LISTING – 4/3.5/2 brick home on 2.685 acres in Mustang Creek with lots of amenities. 

PRICED AT $289,500 

470 PR 3650 – 3/2 ranch style home on 2+/- acres. $110,000 

386 HERITAGE CREEK – 3/2 on 2.156 acres in Heritage Creek Addition.Reduced to $189,999 

2204 FAIR OAKS DR. – Custom 3/2.5/2 rock/brick home with open lr,dr and kitchen in Bridgeport. 

Reduced to $229,000 

144 NOTTINGHAM CIRCLE – Nice 3/2 home in Bridgeport. $118,500 

FAIR OAKS DRIVE – Corner oversized lot on Fair Oaks Dr. in Bridgeport. $37,000 

1105 HOVEY – Looking to put your business with Hwy frontage, then this building is for you. $149,900 

1111 HALSELL ST – Lots of potential here, could be restaurant or office space. $92,000 

1702 EDGEWOOD – Investors look here! Well established apartment complex in Bridgeport. 

2205 WOODVILLE – This country 3/2 home that is within minutes of Bridgeport sits on 1 acre. $169,900 

CR 3678 – 10+/- acres with a good mix of trees & coastal has that great spot to build your home. $79,900 

153TERRACE CT IN SPRINGTOWN – To be sold “as is”. 3/1 home situated on 2.68 acres. $50,000 

SEGUNDO DR – Corner lot in Runaway Bay with scattered trees. $7,000 

1505 16TH ST – Fixer upper in Bridgeport. 3/2/1 frame home. $58,000 

215 HART CT – Immaculate 2 story brick home on 2 landscaped lots in Runaway Bay. 

587 CR 1743 – Bring offers for this great weekender or permanent 2/1.5 furnished home. Reduced to $55,000 

RIDGEWOOD DR – Looking to build that dream home on interior lot with several trees in BISD. $30,000 

HALSELL ST – Great commercial possibilities in this building located in Bridgeport. $199,500 

Sue Ann Denton, Inc. 

1205 Halsell St, Bridgeport • 940-683-4008 

Fred Meyers, Broker 

Mike Jones, Realtor 940-393-5229 

Jared McComis, Realtor • 940-399-7530 

Decatur 

1606 W. Bus. 380 

940-627-3080 

Inventory clearance. All homes must 

go! Discounted, low prices. 

(817)237-4471. R33893. 

OWNER FINANCE 

NO BANKS 

Newark, low payments, damaged 

credit okay. Several to choose from. 

(682)286-0693. #0036227. 

RBMOBILEHOMES.COM 

Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of 

state. Licensed, bonded, insured. 

R e p o s . F r e e e s t i m a t e s . 

(940)683-5547. RBI #36191. 

WATERFRONT 3/1 

mobile home on Lake Bridgeport 

near Chico. 2-slip private dock. Mot 

i v a t e d s e l l e r . $ 2 2 9 , 0 0 0 

(817)773-4088. 

WILLIAMS MOBILE HOME SERV. 

Best deal on moving, set ups. Free 

estimates. Bonded, licensed & ins 

u r e d . ( 9 4 0 ) 4 3 3 - 3 1 1 7 ; 

(817)291-4522 (9a.m.-4p.m.); email, 

wmsmhs55@centurylink.net 

RENTA 

Apartments 

Rhome 

817-638-5100 

RENTALS 

$300/DEPOSIT 

2/1 apartment in Chico. 

$600/month. No pets. Call 

(940)644-2713 or (817)929-1930. 

Eighter Decatur Apartments. Furnished, 

cable, all bills paid. 

(940)799-7572. 

Bridgeport 

192 W. Hwy. 380 

940-683-3080 

• Jana Bearden • Martha Cleveland • Jay Conquest 

• Joey Duncan • Sue Ann Denton • Bob Grommesh • Kim Holt 

• Steve Jones • Angie Kasner • Jane Kasner • Robert Meek • Sue Meek 

• Sandy Onks • Tonya Shaffer • Kay Stanfield • Angie Uselton • Melissa Day 

Alvord- Just listed! Come and see this lovely home 

and acreage. Beautiful spacious and well done. Endless 

custom features, security room, mother in law suite, top 

of the line security system, gun safe, multipurpose building 

with garage and shop. 10 heavily wooded acres with 

pond well stocked for fishing. Enjoy wildlife, abundant 

turkey and deer, and you can bow hunt. Walking trails, 

ride ATV’s and use of club house and community pool. 

This is a must see! 

Decatur- Just listed! 4 bedroom, 3 bath home in a 

great location. New vinyl windows, new roof in March 

2010. This home has been updated and remodeled. 4th 

bedroom could make great mother in law suite due to 

separate entrance. Great landscaped yard with sprinkler 

system. Home has smart wired home office and a 

screened in back porch. 

Bridgeport- Just listed! Nestled in flowering trees and fruit trees this roomy and well kept 3 bedroom, 2 bath DW 

is a great find! 12+/- acres completely fenced with additional chain link fence surrounding the house. Great location, 

close to major highway, but with privacy. Animals welcome! 

Decatur- Just listed! Beautifully restored older home. This is a must see! Large wrap around porch for your 

enjoyment. Original wood floors, updated AC, electrical, plumbing, siding, concrete drive added. Very nice 

landscaped yard. Attic is ready for game room or more bedrooms with air ducts and plumbed for bath. Separate 

guest house or use as rental property. 

Decatur- Just reduced! Very nice and roomy, this 4 BR, 4 bath home is made for large family. It sits on over 5 acres 

and has great storage building and garage fitted out for the woodworker or handyman. The large backyard has nice 

in ground pool overlooking the acreage. It’s convenient to major highways yet secluded enough for that country feel. 

Runaway Bay- Just listed! Perfect view of Lake Bridgeport from this beautiful Brazier built home in RAB. The home 

is built on 2 beautifully landscaped lots and is surrounded by greenbelt. Upon entering the house you encounter 

13 foot ceilings and a rock fireplace. It has beautiful crown molding and custom cabinets throughout. Everything 

about this 3 BR, 2.5 bath home is quality, custom and unique. The new outdoor kitchen adds a finishing touch to this 

exquisite property. 

Beautiful Lake Bridgeport, Runaway Bay, North Star Pointe, Moonlight Bay, Sunset Bay, Silver Lakes, 

Bridgeport Airport Estates- A large variety of lake lots and waterfront lots available. Call our office first! 

Wise County’s#1 Real Estate Company 

(per MLS statistical data) 

www.century21sueanndenton.com 

• Apartments • Business 

Property • Condos/Town 

Homes • Duplex Housing 

• Homes • Mobile Homes • 

Rooms • Roommate Wanted 

• Spaces & Lots • For Lease • 

Wanted to Rent • Wanted to 

Lease • Facilities • Storage 

Buildings 

EQUAL HOUSING 

OPPORTUNITY 

Cabins & efficiency apartments for 

rent, including some as low as 

$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd 

a r e a . E x c e l l e n t l o c a t i o n . 

(940)433-3133. 

Business property 

2 BEAUTIFUL OFFICE SUITES 

Each has 3 offices 

w/kitchen. $600/month 

and $700/month; or 

both for $1,200/month. 

Located on historic, 

town square. (940)704-7212, 

owner/agent. 

30x40, 3-bay shop building on corner 

of Highway 114 & CR4590. 

(817)281-4311, (817)422-3023. 

HIGHWAY 380, DECATUR 

10,000 square foot building, 10 

acres. Also large lot w/older home, 

great business location. Cannon 

Realty, (940)393-5317. 

Retail or commercial office space, 

Hwy. 287 South. (940)627-0074. 

Condos, town homes 

Condo by lake, 4-bedroom, 

2.5-bath. Water paid. $1,000/month, 

$900/deposit. No pets, no smoking. 

(817)287-1323 after 4p.m.; 

(817)444-8814 weekends. 

Condo for rent, Runaway Bay. 

1-bedroom, unfurnished, all appliances, 

including washer/dryer. HOA 

p o o l . D e p o s i t r e q u i r e d . 

(940)393-1796, (940)575-2114. 

Runaway Bay condo, 1/1, 1 level, 

$600/month, $200/deposit. Owner 

pays water/sewer/trash. No pets or 

smoking. (940)627-4397, Gussie. 

Runaway Bay, 1-bedroom, 1-bath 

condo. $625/month, $500/deposit. 

Water & cable paid. Available May 

1. Call Donna, (940)389-1615. 

Duplexes 

2-bedroom, 2-bath in Decatur, 

$750/month, $600/deposit. Donna, 

(940)389-1615. 

Homes 

1-bedroom, 1-bath home, includes 

appliances, large storage building, 

on 2 beautiful acres, 8 miles north of 

Decatur, FM 730. $700/month, 

month-to-month lease. Available 

now. (817)937-6748. 

2-bedroom, 1-bath, laundry room, 

attached garage, big yard. Close to 

Bridgeport schools. $700/month 

plus deposit, (940)399-0080. 

3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage, 

total electric, brick. 1608 N. Cates 

Court, Decatur. Pets welcome, no 

pet deposit. $1,300/month, 1-year 

lease. (6-month or month-to-month 

lease available.) (817)247-0246. 


house for lease, Runaway Bay, remodeled. 

$1,100/month, $1,000/deposit, 

references required. No 

smoking, no pets. (940)393-3525, 

(940)393-1270. 

CAROUSEL PROPERTIES 

Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances, 

washer/dryer connections, CH/A, 

$850/month, $1,000/deposit. Between 

Bridgeport/Decatur, 2/1 cabins, 

appliances, $550/month, 

$750/deposit. (940)389-2005. 

For rent in Decatur, available May 1. 

3/2/1, 1502 S. Cliff, $1,050/month. 

Deposit, rental/credit references required. 

No smoking. (940)627-2244. 

The City of Bridgeport is accepting 

applications for the following positions: : 

Water Plant Supervisor 

Water Plant Operator Apprentice 

Water Plant Supervisor 

DECATUR RENTALS AVAILABLE 

3/1 home $890/month. 1/1 

$650/month. Large 1/1 w/carport, 

$795/month. Call Cannon Realty, 

(940)368-1811. 

Mobile Homes 


on 2.5 acres, close to Highway 

114/51 intersection, Paradise 

s c h o o l s , n e w c o n d i t i o n . 

$500/month, $300/deposit, available 

M a y 1 . ( 6 8 2 ) 5 5 1 - 0 4 2 4 , 

(682)559-1512, (817)901-1961, 

(940)300-6887. 

AURORA 2/2 

lease to own, good condition, no 

pets. $470/month. (817)489-3298. 

FOR RENT/SALE 

2003 double wide, 4/2, clean & well 

kept, large lot, Chico city limits, by 

Elementary. $800/month, $600/deposit; 

(817)673-7531. 

Like new, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, carport, 

large covered porches, shop, 

shed, storm cellar, washer/dryer/water 

included. 13 miles to Decatur. 

$795/month. (940)466-9702. 

Paradise ISD: 3/2 double wide, 

$650/month + deposit; 2/2 single 

wide, $550/month + deposit. Boyd 

ISD: 3/2 16’ wide, $650/month + deposit; 

2/1 single wide, $450/month + 

deposit. NO PETS. (817)220-8033. 

Rhome, 3/2 double wide w/storage 

building. $750/month, $750/deposit. 

Available May 1. (940)433-2519 or 

(817)996-9786. 

Spaces & lots 

BOYD RV PARK 

$50/off 1st month’s rent. Covered 

spaces available. Laundry room, 

showers, propane, wireless internet. 

(940)433-9910. 

Storage Buildings 

DECATUR SELF STORAGE 

VOTED BEST SELF 

STORAGE IN WISE 

COUNTY 

Free lock with rental of unit 

• We sell boxes and moving supplies 

• Climate controlled units available 

• U-Haul Dealer - Trucks, Trailers, etc. 

Ask about our special! 

1100 E. Bus. 380 • Decatur 

940-627-6434 

Toll Free: 877-718-8875 

www.decaturselfstorage.net 

EMPLOYMENT 

EMPLOYM 


• Employment Information 


• Childcare 

• Food Service • Medical/ 

Dental • Miscellaneous 

• Offi ce • Retail/Sales 

• Trades • Work Wanted 

Employment information 

!!ATTENTION!! 

Advertising under this classification 

is normally not a bona fide 

opportunity. Typically, companies 

advertising here offer information 

about potential employment. 

Some are selling this information. 

We suggest that our 

readers thoroughly investigate 

these advertisers before investing 

any money. 

I 

Please fax your application and resume to Judi Conger at 

940.683.3401 or jconger@cityofbridgeport.net. For job description 

or applications, please go to our website at www.cityofbridgeport.net. 

They will be posted on the employment page. The City of Bridgeport 

is an Equal Opportunity Employer.


5B 

EMPLOYMENT 

SERVICES 

FARM AND 

RANCH 

MERCHANDISE 

FOR SALE 

Adult/Elderly Care 

2 positions available. Caretaker for 

elderly lady, including light housekeeping. 

Call Cindy or Lindsy, 

(940)427-5555 or (940)626-1014. 

Childcare 

Daycare teachers needed. Apply in 

person, 1403 Hovey Street, Bridgeport. 

Wanted: Nursery worker for Pleasant 

View Baptist Church on Sundays 

and Wednesday. Pay is 

$12/hour. To apply, call 

(940)644-2367 or (940)389-3298. 

Food service 

JOB OPENINGS 

for experienced meat cutter and 

meat wrapper. Apply at Market 

Place, 1202 FM 51, Decatur or: 

www.marketplacegrocery.com. 

Medical/Dental 

Senior Care Health & 

Rehabilitation Center 

Now hiring for the following positions, 

due to growth 

CNA’s 

2 - 10 p.m. 

10 p.m. - 6 a.m. 

Apply In Person At 

701 West Bennett Rd., DECATUR or call 

940-626-2800 

EEO M/F/D/V 

Busy medical office now hiring 

full-time front desk receptionist. Experience 

preferred. Benefits available. 

Please fax resume: 

(940)627-0275. 

Certified Nurse Aide 

$1,200 Sign on Bonus if hired by 

04/22/11 with sign on agreement. 

Shift Diff paid on 2nd and 3rd Shift. 

We offer an excellent salary. If you 

are a person dedicated to providing 

quality patient care please contact 

or send a current resume to: 

Decatur Nursing & Rehabilitation 

605 W. Mulberry, Decatur, TX 76234 

Ph: 940-627-5444 Fax: 940-627-2912 

For other job opportunities please visit: 

www.daybreakventure.com 

EOE 

Licensed RN to provide as needed 

contractual nursing services to individuals 

with developmental disabilities 

in Graham regional area. Flexible 

schedule. Call Brandy Riggins at 

(940)549-4896, ext. 6158. 

Miscellaneous 

Decatur based International technology 

company seeks full-time training, 

testing, and instructional planning 

specialist. Degree required, advanced 

degree preferred. Must 

have 4+ years of training or teaching 

experience. Computer skills req 

u i r e d . F a x r e s u m e , 

1-866-402-8322 or email to 

careers@energyworldnet.com. 

DEPENDABLE, PART-TIME. Hotel 

experience. 3-11p.m. & night auditors. 

HAMPTON INN & SUITES, 

Highway 287, Decatur. NO PHONE 

CALLS! 

Help needed for Pate Swap Meet, 

Must do heavy lifting & hang tall 

signs. Texas Motor Speedway, 

Wed.-Fri., April 27-29 and Sun., 

May 1. 1(800)666-8973, ext. 1. 

Industrial Supply Solutions, Inc. in 

Chico has temporary position as 

warehouse/parts driver with opportunity 

to full-time. Send resume to 

mcrall@issimro.com 

Looking for AC helper/technician for 

part-time contract work. Pay based 

on experience. (940)577-3132. 

Outside wireless Internet installer. 

Personal truck & tools required. 

Mileage reimbursement. Contact 

G a r y G l o v e r , 

garym1016@yahoo.com. 

Part-time farm help. Must be reliable, 

experienced in building repairs, 

ground maintenance & odd 

j o b s . F o r e s t b u r g a r e a . 

(940)964-2318, leave message. 

Office 

Bookkeeper, Decatur area service 

company. QuickBooks and Microsoft 

skills required. Experience in 

AP and HR. Must meet deadlines. 

Fax (972)827-0166. 

Full-time office help needed in 

multi-provider medical office. Workers 

Comp experience preferred. 

P l e a s e f a x r e s u m e t o 

(940)683-2722. 

Retail/Sales 

SALES EXECUTIVE 

ENERGY worldnet, Inc., a Decatur 

based technology and training company 

with international sales, seeks 

highly motivated sales professional 

with minimum 3-years experience. 

Requires excellent communication 

and computer skills, and proven corporate 

sales results. Software solution 

sales and Oil & Gas/Utility experience 

a strong plus. Multi-state 

sales region. 25% travel required. 

Base salary plus commission/bonus 

plan, insurance, matching 401k, 

paid vacation/holidays. Qualified applicants 

should fax resumes to 

1(866)402-8322 or email: 


Trades 

Experienced metal building erectors, 

foreman and field hands. 

(817)656-2961. 

Hendershot Equipment is now hiring 

CDL/light mechanic. Apply in person, 

1841 N. Highway 287, Decatur. 

(940)627-5451. 

Hendershot Equipment is now taking 

applications for experienced 

service technician. Please go to 

www.HendershotEquipment.com 

and apply on line. 

Hiring CDL drivers. Tanker endorsement 

and end dump. (940)389-2579 

or (940)427-4953. 

Journeyman electrician needed. 

Call (940)627-2832. 

Karl Klement Ford has immediate 

opening for Ford Certified Transmission 

Tech. Apply in person to Kery 

Nelson at US Highway 287 South, 

Decatur; or call (940)627-1101. 

Swimming Pool Route Tech 

Immediate opening for a part-time technician 

to clean swimming pools in the area. 

Seeking physically active, motivated individual 

capable of working unsupervised. Must have a 

truck, cell phone & pass drug test. Paid training 

provided. Integrity and pride in workmanship 

a must! Come join our amazing team. Hourly 

salary, mileage reimbursement and monthly 

incentives paid. 

Fax resume to 940-683-2451 or 

email: stephen@poolservices4u.com 

Looking for just 

the right job? 

Wise County Messenger Classifieds Online 

www.messenger.com/class 

Looking for owner/operators, rock 

trucks, truck and trailers in the DFW 

area. Please contact Jimmy or Ruben 

@ (817)378-8133 for more information. 

MHC KENWORTH-ALVORD 

DIESEL SERVICE TECHNICIAN 

MHC Kenworth is North America’s 

largest Kenworth truck dealership 

group. We have an opening for a 

Field Service Technician in Alvord, 

TX. The position would formally 

report to our Fort Worth location, 

but daily responsibilities would 

be on-site at a customer in Alvord. 

Send resumes to: 

bruce.washburn@mhctruck.com. 

Need CDL drivers for 2011 grain 

harvest, May through December, 

Texas to Montana. Wages, room 

and board provided. (817)578-1129, 

(817)821-0711. 

PARTS DRIVER 

Karl Klement Ford is seeking a dependable 

person with a good driving 

record & a great attitude. For consideration, 

please apply to Jodi 

Dusek, at 605 N. Business Highway 

287, Suite 102, Decatur. 

Seeking teachers. Part-time, 

full-time, in-home , academic, summer 

support. All ages/subjects, special 

needs. Flexible schedules. 

Great pay/bonus. (918)217-0857, 

www.tutortx.com. 

Truck driver needed. Must have 

Class A CDL, clean MVR, pass 

pre-employment drug test. Knuckle 

boom experience a plus. Fax resume 

to (817)636-2593; call 

(817)638-9053. 

Vann Energy Services is seeking 

experienced CDL drivers. Minimum 

2-years experience. Forestburg 

area. (940)964-2415. 

SERVIC 

Childcare 

WOULD LIKE TO KEEP 

1 or 2 children in my home. Very 

good references. Shirley Byers, 

(940)627-2682. 

Business 

SERVICES 

Rick’s 

ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES 

Roll/Off Container 

Service for 

Trash & Debris Removal 

Haz-Mat Containment & 

Removal 

940-683-3770 

Bridgeport, TX 76426 

A-LINE ELECTRIC 

Price won’t shock you. 

Over 30 years experience; 

residential, commercial, 

industrial. 

(817)229-3880, cell. TELC#24971. 

BRENDA DUGAN’S PAINTING 

Interior & exterior. Paint & stain 

cabinets. Free estimates. Call 

Brenda Dugan, (940)389-0845 or 

(940)433-2557. 

Business Owners: Use your invoices 

as CASH today. Meet your 

obligations on time. Operating Capital, 

LLC. (940)427-2999. 

DOES YOUR SMALL BUSINESS 

have management problems that 

just won’t go away or keep coming 

back? Call Experienza Management, 

(940)255-3310. 

JOE TUCKER DRYWALL 

Sheetrock ✣ Tape ✣ Bed ✣ Texture. 

New construction, remodeling, 

add-ons. Call (940)389-0029. 

STONE WORK & CONCRETE 

Retaining walls, patios, rock entries, 

houses, landscaping. Small brick 

jobs. Decatur references. 20-years 

experience. Major credit cards acc 

e p t e d . I n s u r e d / b o n d e d . 

(817)919-4487. 

Housecleaning 

• Childcare 


• Business 




• Tutoring 

A-1 HOUSECLEANING SERVICE 

22 years experience, references, 

reasonable rates, efficient & dependable. 

(940)210-0990. 

HEART FOR HOMES 

Professional housecleaning service, 

over 20 years experience. Green 

cleaning available. Call for free estimates. 

Sharon, (940)389-8883. 

Let me fix it 

BUY, SELL, TRADE 

Pick up & service lawn mowers. 

9940)255-2761 or (940)748-2408. 

SKILLED CARPENTER 

20-years experience. Remodeling, 

repairs, upgrades & additions. Small 

or large projects. Free estimates, 

any location. (214)334-6440. 

Miscellaneous 

STOP N GO BAIT 

112 CR1638, Chico. Goldfish by 

dozen or pound; Perch by dozen or 

pound; Home grown minnows. 

Open 24/7. (940)577-0665. 

FARM AND RANCH 

FARM A 

RANC 

Farm Equipment 

1949 B JOHN DEERE 

tricycle front, 12-volt, nice shape, 

runs good. (817)636-2351. 

Fencing 

3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES 

All types fencing, metal buildings, 

carports, custom gates, entrances, 

cattle guards, mobile & shop welding, 

general clean-up, skid steer 

work. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT!! 

(940)210-1242. 

AFFORDABLE FENCING 

All types, including chain 

link, wood privacy, vinyl, 

farm fencing. Installation 

or repair. (940)626-9290. 

www.affordablefencing.net 

AL SALINAS FENCING 

Pipe, braces, cable, tubing, gates, 

cattle guards, entryways and all 

kinds of wire fences. (940)577-0878 

or (940)210-0789. 

ALL TYPES FENCING 

Barbed wire, pipe & pipe entrances. 

D o z e r w o r k a v a i l a b l e . 

(940)393-6622. 

BOBBY’S FENCE 

All types fencing. Free estimates. 

Over 25-years experience. 

(817)444-3213. 

Lawn and garden 

A-1 OUTDOOR HANDYMAN 

Landscaping/yard work, repairs. 

Odd jobs. 30-years experience. Local 

references. Free bids. Osteen, 

(940)255-2639. 

AFFORDABLE LAWN CARE 

Lawn care service & garden tilling. 

(940)389-6407. 

ALL PRO LAWN CARE 

Lawn service, landscaping, 

tree trimming. 

Dependable, affordable, 

free estimates. 

Call for spring 

clean-up specials. Dylan, 

(817)891-1600. 

SS LAWN CARE 

Full lawn care service. Mowing, 

landscaping, tree trimming, fertilization, 

flower beds and more. References 

available. 10-years experience. 

Commercial/residential. Call 

Shane for free estimate. 

(940)210-9444. 

TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED 

36 years in business, insured. All 

major credit cards accepted. 

(817)444-0861, Teater. 

Livestock 

3-YEAR-OLD, REGISTERED 

Angus bull for sale. Proven. Call 

(940)627-2102. 

ANGUS BULLS 

F o r s a l e . J e r r y M y e r s , 

(940)393-2904. 

C BAR M TACK-FEED-HORSES 

143 CR4396, Decatur, TX. Cash, 

c h e c k s , c r e d i t c a r d s . 

www.cbarm.net, (817)929-3612. 

I BUY & SELL 

all kinds of animals. Goats, sheep 

cows/calves. (940)748-2790, 

(817)909-9911. 

LIMOUSIN BULLS 

Black or red, registered; or black 

Limflex, unregistered. Fertility 

tested, service age (16-20 months), 

virgin & gentle. (940)427-3007, 

(817)994-4369. 

LLAMAS 

weanlings (6-months-old), adults, 

bred females, guardians & pet quality. 

We provide training & support 

for new owners. (940)433-5897. 

Fence Pipe and Supplies 

2 3 /8 -2 7 /8 -3 1 /2 -4 1 /2 -5 1 /2 

Square & Rectangle Tubing 

C-Purlin 

Domed Caps and Springs 

All Types of Steel 

Authorized Dealer 

Flusche Enterprises, Inc. 

940-759-2203 Muenster, TX 

• Farm Equipment • Fencing 

• Lawn & Garden • Livestock 

• Livestock Care/Training 


• Livestock Stud Service 


• Miscellaneous • Mowing 

• Pasture & Feed • Poultry 

TNT Livestock. We buy, sell horses, 

goats, sheep, pigs, laying hens and 

all ages of chickens. 2 trained 

horses. (817)223-4477. 

Livestock care/training 

STALLS FOR RENT 

Full-care, Alvord area. Call for details. 

(940)210-5082. 

Livestock supplies 

FASTRACK 

#1 animal probiotic. Unbeatable for 

muscling, appearance of show animals, 

better feed conversion, heat & 

show stress. Cell, (217)508-6837. 

PREFERT PANELS 

Eleven 12’ and two 10’ panels, like 

new. $750/all. (214)801-0753. 

Miscellaneous 

NEED YOUR SADDLE REPAIRED? 

Saddles cleaned, oiled 

& repaired. Custom 

leather work. Smith 

Saddlery, 

(940)627-3945; cell, 

(940)389-3619. 

Mowing 

ALL AROUND WISE LAWN 

Care. High quality, low 

prices, free estimates. 

C a l l t o d a y , 

(940)393-5066. 

MOWING SERVICE 

lawn mowing, bush hog mowing, 

miscellaneous tractor work. 

(214)695-1276, cell. 

X WORKS TRACTOR WORK 

Reasonable rates, quality performance. 

Mowing, fence clearing, 

tree/brush removal, general tractor 

work. Brandon, (817)992-0405. 

Pasture and feed 

COASTAL HAY 

for sale, round bales. 

(940)433-2678, (940)337-1728. 

COASTAL HAY 

2010 square bales, fertilized, barn 

stored. No minimum, you load, 

$6/bale. Boyd, (940)433-2335. 

COASTAL HORSE HAY 

square bales, fertilized. $5/bale, no 

minimum. We help load. Between 

Decatur/Alvord, (817)991-7625. 

CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE 

baling , mowing, plowing, 

grain drill, trees 

trimmed, gardens 

tilled. Some hauling. 

Hay for sale. Call 

(940)393-9616 or (940)683-3148. 

GOPHER 

killing for pastures. Call Daddy 

Shack for details, (940)482-6578. 

I WANT TO LEASE YOUR LAND 

for grazing cattle. 100 or more 

acres. (940)748-2790. 

LONESOME DOVE FEED 

Authorized Bryant feed 

distributor. Selling 

chicks, natural longhorn 

beef, hay, cedar stays. 

(940)389-2945, 

(940)433-5902; 1231 CR4380, Decatur. 

✭COASTAL HAY✭ 

Large round bales, heavily fertilized 

& herbicided. Near Alvord, will load. 

(940)872-2197. 

OCT.-NOV. 2010 

round coastal bales, stored in barn. 

$50/each. (940)389-5500. 

Pets 

PETS 

• Pets 

PETS 




!!ATTENTION!! 

We suggest that our readers thoroughly 

investigate any advertiser 

before investing any money. 

1-year-old female cat, spayed, shots 

current; short hair, tortoise shell; 

great indoors. Free to good home. 

(940)626-4463. 

3 MALE BOSTON TERRIERS 

6-weeks-old, 1st shots, not registered 

yet. $200/each, OBO. 

(940)577-1762. 

AKC FEMALE YORKIES 

Chocolate, 3-months-old, shots & 

w o r m e d . $ 8 0 0 / e a c h . 

(817)319-9435. 

CKC GERMAN ROTTWEILER 

pups, parents on site, shots, 

wormed, dew-clawed. $400/each. 

(940)577-3250. 

Free to good home, female red 

Heeler, spayed. Very good dog, 

6-years-old. (817)692-9969. 

Free to good home, Lab/mix. Young 

male, blonde color, shots current, 

neutered. (940)627-9525. 

Furniture 

3 excellent condition recliners. 

2-years-old, LazyBoy, cloth, oversized. 

Pet/smoke free home. 

$ 1 2 5 - $ 2 5 0 / e a c h , O B O . 

(940)399-9468. 

Garage sales 

!!ATTENTION!! 

Garage sale ads must be called in 

BEFORE 10a.m. Tuesday to run in 

the Thursday edition. If you want 

your garage sale ad in All Around 

Wise also, it MUST be called in before 

10a.m. Friday THE WEEK BE- 

FORE the sale. We do not run garage 

sales the weekend before the 

sale. 

Alvord, 209 N. Wickham, Fri.-Sat., 

April 22-23, 8a.m.-1p.m. Home decor, 

miscellaneous items, women’s 

clothes. 

Bridgeport, 2110 Lanice, Fri. only, 

April 22, 7a.m.-2p.m. 3-families, 

adult/children/infant clothes, household 

miscellaneous, antique baby 

cradle, building supplies & more. 

Bridgeport, 402 FM 1658, Fri.-Sat., 

April 22-23, 7a.m.-3p.m. Garage 

sale to benefit Jeff Davis County fire 

victims. 

Decatur, 1005 S. Trinity, Sat., April 

23, 7a.m.-? Very large, multi-family 

sale. Decatur Driller’s baseball 

teams fund raiser. 

Decatur, 1257 CR4522, Highway 

287 South, watch for signs, Sat., 

April 23. Garage/shop sale. Tools, 

saddles, household, 16’ trailer, cattle 

panels. 

Decatur, 2701 Lipsey, Fri.-Sat., April 

22-23. Rain or shine! Lots of miscellaneous 

items. Mary Kay, woman's 

plus sizes, some kid’s items. 

Decatur, 402 E. Pecan, Sat., April 

23, 7a.m.-? Pine armoire, pine desk, 

roll-top desk, micro-fiber furniture & 

more. 

Decatur, 900 S. Miller, Sat., April 

23. 2-family yard sale. Namebrand 

clothing, all sizes; miscellaneous 

items. 

Rhome, 1499 CR4651, next to 

Seven Hills Elementary, Sat., April 

23, 8a.m. Computer & electronics, 

baby/adult clothes, treadmill, yard 

equipment. 

Sunset, Highway 101 & CR1790, 

follow signs, Fri.-Sat., April 22-23, 

9a.m.-5p.m. Barn/garage sale. 

Tools, lawn & tractor equipment, 

Western furniture & gifts, and more! 

Everything sells! (940)427-2817 for 

directions. 

Miscellaneous 

BAR-B-Q SMOKER 

on trailer. $1,500. (940)575-4204. 

FREE PICKUP OF 

Junk refrigerators, stoves, washers, 

dryers, freezers, any appliance. 

(940)389-9911, please leave name 

and address. 

GOLF CART REPAIRS 

Ramps, wheelchair lifts and repairs. 

Golfcarts, batteries. Call Matt Sadberry 

@ MedCare Solutions/Maximum. 

(940)393-1427. 

STEEL BUILDINGS 

Huge savings/factory deals. 50x96, 

regular $53,800; now $39,800. 

64x120, regular $92,820; now 

$64,800. www.sunwardsteel.com, 

Soruce:1AV. (830)469-1531. 

TRANSPORT 

Boats 

2001 PROCRAFT 

18 foot fish/ski, 125 HP Mercury 

motor, new Minn Kota trolling motor. 

G r e a t b o a t ! $ 8 9 , 0 0 0 . 

(940)841-1072. 

Cars 

TRANSPORTATION 

• Boats 

• Cars 


• Trucks 


• Trailers 


2001 YUKON 

1-owner, fully loaded in Decatur. 

Call (940)389-4588 for details. 

TOP DOLLAR PAID 

for junk cars & trucks. 

(817)220-5682. 

I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS 

as well as your good used cars. 

Arvin, (817)925-8768. 

UNWANTED VEHICLES 

Cars & trucks removed free, running 

or not. Call now! (940)389-2693. 

DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS 

$3,500 or less. Cowgirl Auto Sales, 

804 Business Highway 287, Decatur, 

TX; (940)626-0070. Let’s do 

business! 

Recreational vehicles 

1988 5TH WHEEL 

36 foot, 1 slide-out, $5,000. 

(940)255-1679. 

2008 5TH WHEEL RV 

2 slide-outs, bunk beds, clean, new 

tires. $24,500. (940)575-4204.

B WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, April 21, 2011 

SPORTS 

SOFTBALL 

Lady Eagles stave off Sissies’ charge 

Victory puts Decatur on verge of earning playoff berth 

After jumping out to a 10- 

lead in the fourth inning, 

he Decatur Lady Eagles 

eld on to beat the rival 

ridgeport Sissies and put 

hemselves on the verge of 

linching a playoff spot. 

Trinity Homuth drove in 

hree runs, and Jazmine 

ujan and Mikalia Hocknhull 

had two RBIs each 

s the Lady Eagles edged 

ridgeport 11-10 Saturday. 

Decatur moved to 3-4 

n District 7-3A with the 

eague finale left to play 

uesday against Lake 

orth. 

Decatur will have 

linched at least third with 

victory Tuesday. They 

lso can clinch a berth with 

pair of Bridgeport defeats 

nd a Lake Worth loss in 

ts final two games. 

Bridgeport dropped to 

-4 in the league and will 

eed a Decatur loss and 

ins over Castleberry or 

ineral Wells to create at 

east a tie for third. 


Decatur jumped on 

Bridgeport early with one 

run in the first, two in the 

second and five in the third. 

The Lady Eagles made it 

a nine-run lead with two 

more in the fourth. 

Decatur pounded out 

11 hits. Lujan went 3- 

NOTICES 


OUT OF THERE — Bridgeport’s Shelbi Fry tags out Decatur’s Danae Schertz at second base during the Lady Eagles’ win 

Saturday. 

for-3 with a double. Denae 

Schertz went 3-for-4 

and scored twice. Chelsea 

Patterson finished with 

two hits and scored three 

times. 

Bridgeport pitcher 

Brooke Bennett took the 

loss, allowing 11 runs — 

only four earned — in seven 

innings with one strikeout 

and three walks. 

The Sissies began fighting 

back in the bottom of 

the fourth, getting a run. 

Bridgeport then plated 

seven in the fifth to get 

within a run, 10-9. 

Five Sissies — Kasey 

Wages, Rachel Casillas, 

Shelbi Fry, Haley Guinn 

and Shelbi McDuffie — 

had two hits each. Fry and 

Guinn drove in two runs 

each. Fry also had a triple 

and stole a base. 

Decatur’s Shawnee Dollins 

pitched four innings, 

allowing two runs on five 

hits, to earn the win. 

Vicky Mayo pitched three 

innings, allowing eight 

runs — five earned — on 

five hits. 

Pickups/Vans/SUVs 

1998 GMC 3500, 4-door, 454 automatic, 

long-bed, lowered, 141,000 

m i l e s , c l e a n . $ 6 , 5 0 0 . 

(940)433-5436. 

TRUCK PARTS 

002 Explorer 4-door. 1997 Exlorer 

4-door. 1982 F100 stepside. 

987 Suburban and many more. 

(940)433-2255. 

1997 FORD F150 

x4 XLT, 205k miles, strong engine 

t r a n s m i s s i o n . $ 3 , 6 0 0 . 

817)821-8608. 

1995 FORD 

rew cab pickup, diesel, factory lift 

it, all accessoreis, low miles. 

7,500. (469)261-3938. 

1982 FORD PICKUP 

xtended cab, $1,200. 1996 Buick, 

1,000. Good condition. Consider 

rade for smaller car/truck. 

940)577-0806. 

Heavy Equipment 

I BUY SEMI TRUCKS 

ny condition, any location! Free 

ick up. (940)627-9301. 

NOTICE 

Boyd Independent School District’s 

Gifted and Talented Program 

is accepting nominations of students 

to the program. These nominations 

are open to students in the Boyd 

ISD district in grades K-12. The 

deadline for nominations is Monday, 

May 2, 2011. Nomination forms may 

be picked up at either one of the 

campus offices. If you have any 

questions, contact Barbara Stice, 

940-433-9520. 

Credit Challenged? 

That’s Our Business 

AT 

JAMES WOOD 

FINANCE LOT 

Spend 15 minutes TODAY with 

one of our Professional Sales 

Consultants. 

We’ll qualify you immediately 

on the vehicle of your choice. 

Hwy. 287 south in Decatur 

940-627-2177 • 817-430-0600 

CHILD FIND 

Boyd Elementary will hold Pre-K 

and Kindergarten Enrollment on 

May 10, 2011 from 3:30-6:00pm at 

Boyd Elementary at 500 E. Morton 

Ave. Boyd, TX 76023 

For a child to eligible for Pre Kindergarten 

they must be 4 years old 

on or before September 1, 2011 and 

meet one of the following requirements: 

• Unable to speak and comprehend 

the English Language 

• Is educationally disadvantaged 

and qualifies for free and reduced 

lunch program in the National Lunch 

and Child Nutrition Program 

• Or is homeless 

• Is the child of an active duty member 

of the armed forces of the U.S. 

who is ordered to active duty 

• Is the child of an active duty member 

of the armed forces of the U.S. 

who was injured of killed while serving 

on active duty; or 

• Have ever been in the conservatorship 

(foster care) of the Department 

of Family and Protective Services 

following an adversary hearing. 

For a child to eligible for Kindergarten 

they must be 5 on or before 

September 1, 2011. Bring copies of 

your child’s birth certificate, social 

security card, immunizations, proof 

of residency, and driver’s license. 

Kindergarten students will be assessed 

to determine their readiness 

for Kindergarten at the time of enrollment. 

Hallazgo del niño Boyd elemental 

celebrará Pre-K y la inscripción del 

jardín de la infancia el 10 de Mayo 

de 2011 del3:30-6:00 en Boyd elemental 

en la avenida de 500 E. Morton. 

Boyd, TX 76023. Para un niño 

a elegible para pre el jardín de la infancia 

deben ser 4 años encendido 

o antes del 1 de septiembre de 

2011 y cumplir uno de los requisitos 

siguientes: 

§ Incapaz de hablar y de comprender 

la lengua inglesa 

§ Es educativo perjudicado y califica 

para el programa libre y reducido 

del almuerzo en el programa nacional 

de la nutrición del almuerzo y 

del niño 

§ O es sin hogar 

§ Es el niño de un miembro del 

servicio activo de las fuerzas armadas 

de arma de los E.E.U.U. que se 

piden al servicio activo 

§ Es el niño de un miembro del 

servicio activo de las fuerzas armadas 

de arma de los E.E.U.U. que 

fueron dañados de matado mientras 

que servían en servicio activo; o 

§ Han estado nunca en el conservatorship 

(acogida) del departamento 

de familia y de servicios protectores 

después de una audiencia del adversario. 

Para un niño a elegible para el 

jardín de la infancia deben ser 5 

encendido o antes del 1 de septiembre 

de 2011. Traiga las copias de la 

partida de nacimiento de su niño, de 

la tarjeta de Seguridad Social, de inmunizaciones, 

de la prueba de la 

implantación, y de la licencia de 

conductor. Determinarán los estudiantes 

del jardín de la infancia para 

determinar su preparación para el 

jardín de la infancia a la hora de la 

inscripción. 

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE ELECTION 

(AVISO DE ELECCION TRUSTEE) 

To the Registered Voters of Alvord, 

Texas: 

(A los votantes registrados del Alvord, 

Texas:) 

Notice is hereby given that the 

polling place listed below will be 

open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on 

May 14, 2011, for voting in a School 

Board election to elect School Trustees 

for places 6 and 7. 

(Notifiquese, por las presente, que 

las casillas electorales sitados abajo 

se abriran desde las 7:00 a.m. 

hasta las 7:00 p.m. el 14 de May de 

2011, para votar en la Eleccion para 

School Board.) 

LOCATION OF POLLING 

PLACES 

(Direccion(es) De Las Casillas Electorales) 

Alvord City Hall, 215 W. Elm, Alvord, 

Texas 76225 

Early voting by personal appearance 

will be conducted each weekday 

at 

(La votacion en adelantada en 

persona se llevars a cabo de Lunes 

a Viernes en) 

Alvord City Hall, 215 W. Elm, Alvord, 

Texas 76225 between the 

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. 

beginning on Monday, May 2, 2011. 

(entre las 8:00 de la manana y las 

5:00 de la tarde empezando el Monday, 

May 2, 2011) 

and ending on Tuesday, May 10, 

2011. 

(y terminado el Tuesday, May 10, 

2011.) 

Additional early voting will be held 

at the same location as follows: 

(La votacion en adelantada ademas 

se llevard a cabo en el mismo 

sitio de tal manera:) 

Date (fecha); Hours (Horas) 

Tuesday, May 3, 2011; 7:00 

a.m.-7:00 p.m. 

Saturday, May 7, 2011; 8:00 

a.m.-12:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011; 7:00 

a.m.-7:00 p.m. 

Applications for ballot by mail shall 

be mailed to: 

(Las solicitudes para boletas que 

se votaran en ausencia por correo 

deberan enviarse a:) 

Pam Sereika/Alvord City Hall, PO 

Box 63, Alvord, Texas 76225. 

Applications for ballot by mail 

must be received no later than the 

close of business on Friday, May 6, 


(Las solicitudes para boletas que 

se votaran en ausencia por correo 

deberan recibirse para el fin de las 

horas de las horas de negocio el 

Friday, May 6, 2011. 

Issued this 24th day of March, 


Emitada este dia 24th de March, 


Public Hearings 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

RP2011-03 

A public hearing will be held at a 

meeting of the City of Decatur Planning 

and Zoning Commission on 

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. 

at the City Hall Council Chamber located 

at 201 E. Walnut for the consideration 

and recommendation of 

Jesus Torres' request to Final Plat 

Lot 8-R, Block 1, Lipsey Addition, 

being a replat of approximately 1.04 

acres of land legally described as 

Lots 8, 9 and 10, Block 1, Lipsey 

Addition, according to the plat recorded 

in Cabinet A, Section 81-82, 

Plat Records, Wise County, Texas 

and more commonly referred to as 

2704 S. FM 51, 2706 S. FM 51 and 

2708 S. FM 51, Decatur, Texas. 


meeting of the Decatur City Council 

on Monday, May 23, 2011 at 6:00 

p.m. at the City Hall Council Chamber 

located at 201 E. Walnut for the 

purpose of further consideration and 

possible action on the above stated 

item. For additional information, 

contact Dedra Ragland, AICP at 

940.627.9600. 

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 

ZC2011-02 


meeting of the City of Decatur Planning 

and Zoning Commission on 

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 6:00 p.m. 

at the City Hall Council Chamber located 

at 201 E. Walnut for the consideration 

and recommendation of 

Zoning Change Application 

Call 940-627-5987 

for statewide advertising 

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ZC2011-02-Jesus Torres' request to 

change zoning from Commercial Office 

(CO) on 0.69 acres of land and 

Single Family Residential (SF-2) on 

0.35 acres of land to a Thoroughfare 

Business (C-2) zoning district 

legally described as Lots 8, 9 and 

10, Block 1, Lipsey Addition, according 

to the plat recorded in Cabinet 

A, Section 81-82, Plat Records, 

Wise County, Texas and including 

approximately 0.83 acres to the 

centerline of FM 51 where adjacent 

to the lots and more commonly referred 

to as 2704 S. FM 51, 2706 S. 

FM 51 and 2708 S. FM 51, Decatur, 

Texas. 

A public hearing and first reading 

of the zoning ordinance will be held 

at a meeting of the Decatur City 

Council on Monday, May 9, 2011 at 

6:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council 

Chamber located at 201 E. Walnut 

for the purpose of further consideration 

on the above stated item. Possible 

action on the above stated 

item is scheduled for Monday, May 

23, 2011. For additional information, 

contact Dedra Ragland, AICP 

at 940.627.9600. 

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bulldogger 

Decatur’s K.C. Jones grabs 

life by the horns in the 

latest feature in the 

Simply People series. 

See page 4 

WISE COUNTY MESSENGER THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 2011 

A 

W AALL AROUND WISE 

GRAND OPENING 

Decatur Fire Marshal Deroy Bennett and Mayor Joe 

Lambert cut the ribbon marking the grand opening of 

the new Decatur Central Fire Station. See page 14 for 

more photos from Friday’s event.

2 ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, April 21, 2011 

Celebrations 

Melony Sue Otto 

and Jason William Tremaine 

Marriage vows to be exchanged Sept. 25, 2011 

Codi Dawn Beam 

and Matthew Benjamin Wiener 

Marriage vows to be exchanged April 30, 2011 

Kelsey Leigh Hess 

and Evan Bennett O’Rear 

Marriage vows to be exchanged May 28, 201 

JASON TREMAINE AND MELONY OTTO 

CODI BEAM AND MATTHEW WIENER 

KELSEY HESS AND EVAN O’REAR 

Melony Sue Otto of Bridgeort, 

daughter of the late 

arla Otto, Art Otto of Kingley, 

Iowa, and Linda Noah 

f Bedford, will marry Jason 

illiam Tremaine of Bridgeort, 

son of Bill and Linda 

remaine of Fort Worth, Sept. 

5, 2011, at Bridgeport Comunity 

Center. 

NEW ARRIVALS 

Ryan Reed Tully 

April 5, 2011 

Judge Karen Green will officiate 

the ceremony. 

The bride-elect is a graduate 

of Trinity High School in 

Euless. 

The prospective groom is a 

graduate of Granbury High 

School and is general manager 

of Aaron’s Sales and Lease 

Ownership in Bridgeport. 

Taylor and Sara Tully of Decatur announce the birth 

f a son, Ryan Reed, on April 5, 2011, at Wise Regional 

Continued on page 10 

“Needed to get back to my life” 

Codi Dawn Beam, daughter 

of Glenda and Randy 

Beam of Newark, will marry 

Matthew Benjamin Wiener, 

son of Janna and Dr. Marshall 

Wiener of Victoria, 

April 30, 2011, in Playa Mujeres, 

Mexico. 

The bride-elect is the 

granddaughter of Pat and 

Cecil Cross of Newark, and 

Ann and Louis Hosek of 

Wayne, Okla. She is completing 

her chief year of residency 

in obstetrics and gynecology 

at Johns Hopkins 

University in Baltimore, 

Md. She expects to begin a 

fellowship with The Methodist 

Hospital in Houston 

in minimally invasive and 

robotics surgery in July. 

The prospective groom 

is the grandson of George 

Kamins of Houston. He is 

a graduate of Georgetown 

Law School in Washington, 

D.C., and is employed by 

Vinson and Elkins law firm 

in Houston. 

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Kelsey Leigh Hess of 

Abilene, daughter of Ronnie 

and Kathy Hess of Decatur, 

will marry Evan Bennett 

O’Rear of Abilene, son of 

David and Beth O’Rear of 

Huntsville, May 28, 2011, at 

White Chapel Estates and 

Gardens in North Richland 

Hills. 

Jacob Baker of Decatur 

Church of Christ will officiate 

the ceremony. 

The bride-elect is a graduate 

of Decatur High School. 

She earned a bachelor of science 

degree in exercise and 

sport science and is pursuing 

a master’s degree in 

recreation management at 

Hardin-Simmons University. 

The prospective groom is a 

graduate of Huntsville High 

and is pursing a degree in 

psychology at Abilene Christian 

University. 

One cold January afternoon, Shirley 

Lack was on her porch trying to 

bring her dog back into the house 

when she lost her balance and fell. She knew 

instantly that she had done more damage 

to herself than just the average fall; she 

had actually fractured her right hip. Shirley 

crawled back into the house and waited 

there for 4 hours until her family returned 

home. After undergoing surgery and some 

physical therapy at the hospital, Shirley said, 

“I knew that I had to have additional therapy 

before I could go home.” Shirley had heard 

about Senior Care Health & Rehabilitation 

Center, a new facility, that had just opened 

and set out to investigate from her hospital 

bed. After completing her homework 

regarding her next step to recovery, she 

was ready to be admitted to Senior Care. 

“I knew that the emphasis would be placed 

on care,” explains Shirley; to her relief 

she was correct. After spending 20 days 

at Senior Care, Shirley was ready to return home and back to her 

job. If you think you have seen her before, you probably have; Shirley is the smiling 

face that greets you here at our Decatur Wal-Mart. Shirley explains, “ I would highly 

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“The Proof is in the Puddin!!” 

Two Services 

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Childcare and 

Children’s Church 

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MOST ORIGINAL — Slidell Elementary students participated 

n the Texas Woman’s University Science Fair April 9 in 

enton. Fifth-grader Dakota Woods won most original idea 

or his project “Peanut Power.” 

FAIR WINNER — Fourth-grader Madison Splawn also brought 

home honors from the Texas Woman’s University Science 

Fair. She won third place with her project, “How long can 

honeybees survive without a queen bee?” 

WISE COUNTY COWBOY CHURCH 

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Decatur Livestock MARKET 

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Decatur, Texas 

HONOR ROLLS 

It’s Here... 

Rann Elementary 

Fourth Six Weeks 

A Honor Roll 

First grade — Davy Addington, Kristen Archuleta, Emma Boatwright, Rahel 

Bowker, Codie Boyd, Riley Braziel, Julyssa Cantu, Riley Christian, Ceeste 

Creswell, Pedro Gamboa Banuelos, Catcher Gasperson, Jehrra Glover, 

aggie Hamm, Ariana Hartman, Emma Hartman, Wesley Hornback, Karter 

ouchin, Eric Hudson, Cody Hughes, Clayton Huston, Alondra Inguanzo, Trinty 

Joiner, Sienna Kostelecky, Cale Laaser, Jentry Lamirand, Zoe Pauline 

averty, Michael McNeil, Avery Miller, Bayli Miller, Henill Patel, Brady Quares, 

Jacoby Read, Bailey Roberson, Carter Sanders, Jessica Shipman, Jacie 

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Stone, Dylan Summerford, Jacob Taylor, Matthew Thomas, Avery Thompson 

and Lizbeth Zuniga. 

Second grade — Katelyn Ballard, Jake Barrow, Colby Berg, Ainsley Boyd, 

Hayden Browning, Samantha Cantu, Rodrigo De Leon, Shylee Dubois, Colby 

Fiderlick, Brianna Fraga, Marley Gage, Kreid Hafer, Brison Hesteande, Hunter 

Higgs, Carlie Holloway, Morgan Hopkins, Kenedy Sage Houchin, Briana 

Inguanzo, Raquel Lara, Aidan Matthews, Stockton Portales, ShyLa Pressley, 

Jenna Roberson, Brianna Rozela, Jack Stone, Emmo Tello, Astrid Vega and 

Samuel Wren. 

Third grade — Samuel Brown, Dayne Chapman, Gabriel Embree, Lucie 


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Education 

Volunteers needed to serve as mentors 

Do you want to make a difference in the life of a child? All 

it takes is 30 minutes a week to become a friend, role model 

and supporter of an at-risk child. One lunch break, once a 

week, can help a Northwest ISD student navigate through 

the challenges of growing up. 

One-on-one mentoring opens up a world of possibilities 

as well as doors for a promising future. While many volunteer 

opportunities and business partnerships are available 

through the Northwest ISD Partners in Education program, 

the district is currently seeking mentors to serve as 

role models for individual students. 

If you are interested in mentoring a student, call (817) 

215-0172 or email kschultz@nisdtx.org. 

Bad weather makeup day 

In accordance with Northwest ISD’s 2010-2011 calendar, 

Friday, April 22, will serve as a bad weather makeup day for 

all students and staff in Northwest ISD. 

School board meeting 

The Northwest ISD Board of Trustees meets at 7 p.m. 

NORTHWEST NOTES 

Monday, April 25, at the NISD Administration Building, 

2001 Texan Drive, Justin. 

Kindergarten registration set for May 

Northwest ISD will begin welcoming incoming students 

May 2-6 during Kindergarten Round-Up. 

All children who will attend kindergarten during the 

2011-2012 school year are asked to register at their local 

school. Parents and students are also encouraged to attend 

the school’s round-up event during which incoming students 

will meet staff and tour the school. 

To register, kindergarten students must be five years of 

age by Sept. 1, 2011. The following items are required for 

kindergarten registration: 

! Birth certificate 

! Immunization records (immunizations must be up to 

date to attend school) 

! Proof of residency (housing contract, rental agreement, 

etc.) 

! Student’s Social Security card 

! License or other suitable photo ID of the parent/guardian 

More information regarding NISD Kindergarten Round- 

Up will be available on the district’s website at www.nisdtx. 

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High school wins UIL 

academics district title 

For the fourth consecuive 

year, Slidell High 

chool students were 

amed District UIL chamions. 

Individual placings 

re as follow: 

Accounting — 3. Cole Tivis, 

6. Omar Gomez; firstplace 

team (Tivis, Gomez, 

Bailey Hankins, Megan 

Bland) 

Calculator Applications 

— 4. Nicol Verdugo 

Current Issues — 3. Sarah 

Davis 

Computer Applications 

— 3. Melissa Bostick, 4. 

Ashley Mills, 6. Megan 

Bland 

Computer Science — 1. 

Samuel McGregor, 2. Katy 

Stephens, 3. Daniel Mc- 

Casland, 4. Amber Maness; 

SLIDELL SCHOOL NEWS 

first-place team (McGregor, 

Stephens, McCasland, Maness) 

Editorial Writing — 4. 

Kailyn Leake 

Feature Writing — 4. 

Alyssa Leake 

Headline Writing — 3. 

Sarah Davis, 6. Alyssa 

Leake 

Informative Speaking 

— 1. Sarah Davis, 2. Dylan 

Carnes, 6. Allie Staub 

Literary Criticism — 2. 

Katy Stephens, 4. Amber 

Maness, 5. Christen Epting, 

6. Douglas Rynders; 

first-place team (Stephens, 

Maness, Epting, Rynders) 

Mathematics — 1. Samuel 

McGregor, 5. Amber 

Maness, 6. Katy Stephens; 

first-place team (McGregor, 

Maness, Stephens) 

Number Sense — 2. 

Hunter Malone, 3. Ashley 

Mills; first-place team 

(Malone, Mills, Trent Garrett, 

Daniel McCasland) 

News Writing — 4. Taylor 

Dunlap 

Persuasive Speaking 

— 1. Caira Heinze, 2. Jarrett 

Tinsman, 3. Brandon 

Roberts 

Poetry Interpretation — 

2. Caira Heinze, 3. Macey 

Dempsey, 4. Dylan Carnes 

Prose Interpretation — 

1. Christen Epting, 4. Allie 

Staub 

Ready Writing — 1. Katy 

Stephens, 6. Alyssa Leake 

Science — 3. Hunter 

Malone 

Social Studies — 1. Taylor 

Dunlap, 3. Douglas 

Rynders; first-place teams 

(Dunlap, Rynders, Parker 

Savage) 

One-Act Play advances 

The high school’s One- 

Act Play advanced to 

regional competition with 

their version of “Martyr’s 

Crossing.” 

The cast includes Christina 

Roberts as Saint 

Catherine, Zane Perkins 

as Saint Michael, Christen 

Epting as Saint Margaret, 

Caira Heinze as Joan of 

Arc, Brandon Roberts as 

historian/Charles/Earl of 

Wales, Dylan Carnes as 

historian/Bishop Cauchon 

and Scott Bingham as historian/courtier/soldier. 

Sarah Davis and Winnie 

Lin portray historians/ 

courtiers. 


You are cordially invited to join us 

as we celebrate the Easter Season! 

US Hwy 287 

W. US 380 

N. FM 730 

Oak Grove UMC 

Greenwood Rd. 

• Decatur 

N. FM 51 

E. US 380 

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United 

Methodist 

Church 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 

Children’s Easter Egg Hunt ....................2 p.m., Sat., April 23 

(2 divisions: ages 2-4 yrs., 5-12 yrs.) Each child will receive a prize from the Easter Bunny 

Easter Sunrise Service......................6:30 a.m., Sun., April 24 

(in the historic outdoor tabernacle) 

Easter Morning Service.................10 a.m., Sunday School 

11 a.m., Worship, Sun., April 24 

(in the Sanctuary) 

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The Wise County 

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Education 

Aggie muster 

April 21 

Local Texas A&M Univerity 

alumni will meet for the 

nnual Texas Aggie Muster 

t 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 

1, at the Bridgeport Comunity 

Center. 

The tradition honors all 

exas Aggies who have died 

ithin the last year. 

Curtis Childers, a former 

A&M student-body president, 

will be guest speaker. 

For more information, 

BRIEFS 

contact Scott Hiler at (940) 

389-7752 or email shiler@ 

earthlink.net. 

Downe named 

to dean’s list 

Staci Downe of Decatur 

was named to the dean’s list 

at Texas Woman’s University 

for the fall 2010 semester. 

She is the daughter of 

Mark and Dawn Downe of 

Decatur. 

Continued from page 3 

Hartman, Rhett Humphries, Dalton Jackson, Connor Jeffrey, Madyson Kellis, 

Harper Lowery, Gerardo Mares, Ryder Partridge, Blanca Parez, Maclain 

Rhine, McKenly Roberts, Jaci Ticknor, Sebastian Varnadore and Gustavo 

Zuniga. 

Fourth grade — Carsyn Bailey, Noah Bowker, Dodge Brown, Aaron Diaczenko, 

Britney Fernandez, Jake Hodges, Ashlee Hudson, Satasha Kostelecky, 

Hannah Nobles, Alejandra Ruiz, Benjamin Waddill, Elizabeth Warren 

and Chase Wunrow. 

Fifth grade — Janelle Adalpe, Emily Boyd, Hailey Gardner, Nathaniel 

Haynes, Madison Kyle, Thaine Laaser, Elijah Miller, Joshua Sij, Haleigh Taylor, 

Hannah Thomas, Marcus Thomas, Madeleine Waskom, Grace Wooten 

and Kirsten Wunrow. 

A/B Honor Roll 

First grade — Kassity Cannon, Layla Felts, Danner Gros, Daisy Leon, Alejandra 

Lopez, Fernando Mares, Scott Miller, Allyson Milligan, Karina Munoz 

Aldape, Jacqueline Paiz, Jennifer Ramirez-Mireles, Lauren Reaves, Mack 

Rieger, Esmeralda Rodriguez, Jaxson Speed, Shane Tobias, Luis Torres Zacarias 

and Ty Woods. 

Second grade — Katelyn Ary, Tifani Berrier, Ty Britt, KaDee Cannon, Diego 

HONOR ROLLS 

Carlos, Adrian Carrillo, Jackson Carroll, Abigail Catano Ordonez, Eben Chandler, 

Gabriella Cramton, Caden Denny, Daniel Dowler, Joseph Dunbar, Enycia 

Fernandez, Jennifer Gamboa Maldonado, Bryson Gardner, Kylei Gauna, 

Antonio Gonzales Macias, Marian Gordon, Hailey Green, Cristobal Huerta, 

David Juarez, Jessie Knarr, Cash Lasater, Isaac Loma, Heath Maddox, Ella 

Mallary, Ayden Mast, Monica Morales, Shivani Patel, Morgan Reaves, Khiley 


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Spring-In 

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MUSICIANS 

SHOW 

Presented by the Wise County Historical Society 

Saturday, April 23rd 

6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. 

Wise County Heritage Museum 

G. C. Rann Little Theater - 1602 S. Trinity – Decatur 

**Free Admission – Donations Accepted!** 

Spring-In Features: 

(In order of their appearances) 

Kelsey Guinn; Angela Lozano; Dee Romines; 

Susanne Boston; Kim Saling; Rick Bowling and 

friends Roland Upton and LarryAnne Sazana; 

Audra Harris; Joe Whitehead; 

Lisa Klopp; Janell & Gary Cartwright; 

Craig Brandon; The Wise County Picker’s Circle; 

Blake Boyd, Julie Anderson and Dale Colgrove 

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SLIDELL SCHOOL NEWS 

Roberts was named best actor at zone 

and district. Carnes was named honorable 

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zone. 

Named to the All-Star Cast at zone 

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DONATION — Members of the Rhome Church of Christ 

honored the Rhome Volunteer Fire Department March 27, 

with a meal and a $1,000 check. “We just want to let them 

know we truly appreciate all they do,” church minister Roy 

Deaver said. Fire chief Robert Pratt accepted the check. 

Spring-In coming up 

The Wise County Historical Society will host 

its fifth annual Spring-In Musicians Show 6:30 

to 9 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at G.C. Rann Little 

Theater at the Wise County Historical Museum 

in Decatur. 

Admission is free, but donations are welcome 

and will benefit theater restoration. 

Musicians include Kelsey Guinn, Angela Lozano, 

Dee Romines, Susanne Boston, Kim Saling, 

Rick Bowling and County Picker’s Circle, Blake 

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Health System in Decatur. 

He weighed 8 pounds, 6 

ounces and was 19 inches 

long. 

Grandparents are Dave 

and Peggy Swartz of Montana 

and Joe and Sandi 

Tully of Tahoka. 

Great-grandparents are 

Stan and Sherry Swartz, 

Betty Tully and Chuck and 

Wanda Hedde. 

Nathan Herman 

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Deborah Sanmiguel and 

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announce the birth of a 

on, Nathan Herman Gutirrez, 

on April 11, 2011, at 

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ospital in Bridgeport. He 

eighed 7 pounds, 13 ouncs 

and was 21 inches long. 

He has a brother, Devon 

erminio Gutierrez, 1. 

Grandparents are Clauia 

and Herminio Gutierez 

of Paradise. 

Helen Kendall Danielle 

Wright 

March 17, 2011 

Danny and Lourissa 

right of Decatur anounce 

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Helen Kendall Danille, 

on March 17, 2011, at 

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She weighed 7 pounds, 

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nches long. 

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Charles and Helen Hudspeth 

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of Era and Carol Lee of 

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Maria and Blas Martinez 

of Bridgeport announce 

the birth of a son, Omar, 

on April 11, 2011, at North 

Texas Community Hospital 

in Bridgeport. He weighed 

6 pounds, 14 ounces and 

was 20 inches long. 

He has a brother, Angel 

Blas, 4; and a sister, Karina, 

12. 

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Chris and Morgan Hobbs 

of Bowie announce the birth 

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April 10, 2011, at Wise 

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in Decatur. He weighed 8 

pounds, 10 ounces and was 

20 1/2 inches long. 

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and Debbie Hobbs of Runaway 

Bay, Mark Burnett of 

Azle and Barbara Burnett 

of Paradise. 

James Harold Jacobson 


Diamond LaBerge and 

David Jacobson of Bridgeport 

announce the birth of 

a son, James Harold Jacobson, 

on April 7, 2011, at 

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in Decatur. He weighed 

7 pounds, 10 ounces and 

was 19 inches long. 

He has two brothers, David 

Jr., 7, and Dylan Roy, 

3; and two sisters, Payton 

Grace, 5, and Melody 

Rilley, 2. 

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and Atojan Burkhart of 

Bridgeport and Kathy Jacobson 

of Graham. Greatgrandparents 

are Diann 

and Don LaBerge and 

Doyle Fritch. 

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Joseph and Daniabelle 

Hromanik of Rhome announce 

the birth of a son, 

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2011, at Wise Regional 

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He weighed 8 pounds, 4 

ounces and was 21 inches 

long. 

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Elena Hromanik. 

Grandparents are Olga 

Santiago of Tamarac, Fla., 

and Jose Santiago of West 

Palm Beach, Fla. 

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Jaime Bautista and Carla 

Barrientos of Decatur announce 

the birth of a son, 

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10, 2011, at Wise Regional 

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He weighed 8 pounds and 

was 20 1/2 inches long. 

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Bautista, 4. 

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and Rogelio and Anita 

Bautista. 

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March 15, 2011 

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18 inches long. She weighed 

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18 1/2 inches long. 

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Youth 

Thank You 

Wise County 4-H youth get boost 

By CHRISSY DANIEL 

Dispelling the myth ... 

ontinued from page 9 

The glycemic index (a meaure 

of the effect that foods 

ave on blood sugar levels) 

f agave nectar is lower than 

ther nutritive sweeteners. 

herefore, agave nectar will 

ot raise blood sugar levels as 

apidly as table sugar. Howver, 

it will still raise blood 

ugar levels. 

It should be used in modration. 

The primary sweetenng 

agent in agave nectar is 

ructose, which has the same 

umber of calories as table 

ugar, but tastes sweeter. Beause 

fructose tastes sweeter 

han table sugar, less agave 

ectar can be used to make 

ood just as sweet as it does 

ith table sugar. 

Recipes that call for table 

ugar can be modified by usng 

agave nectar, but a smaller 

amount would need to be 

used. Also, the liquid in the 

recipe would need to be reduced 

because agave nectar 

is a liquid. 

The consensus among 

health professionals is that 

agave nectar should be treated 

like a sugar for persons 

with diabetes. If agave nectar 

is chosen as a sweetener 

by persons with diabetes, it 

should count as a carbohydrate 

choice in a meal: one tablespoon 

= 15 grams of carbohydrates 

= one carbohydrate 

choice. 

Although the American Botanical 

Council recommends 

that pregnant women not use 

agave nectar, it is considered 

safe for use in moderation by 

the general public. And for 

those who may not have noticed, 

it is available in our local 

grocery stores. 

Focus 

on 4-H 

Seeds ... 


The Tractor Supply Co. (TSC) store 

in Decatur joined 4-H in support of 

local youth with the 4-H TSC Paper 

Clover Campaign, a national in-store 

fundraising effort that began last 

week to benefit state and local 4-H 

programming. 

The success of last fall’s campaign 

spurred TSC’s continued support of 

the community fundraising event. 

Through Monday, April 25, shoppers 

at the Decatur Tractor Supply Co. will 

have the opportunity to support 4-H in 

Wise County by purchasing paper clovers 

for just $1 at checkout. 

Wise County 4-H has seen 

a tremendous amount of 

community support via the 

Paper Clover Campaign. 

The money raised will help 

lower camp costs for local 

youth wanting to attend 4- 

H camp this summer. 

“We are excited to begin 

our Paper Clover Campaign 

with the tremendous support 

of Tractor Supply Co. 

again this year,” said Donald 

T. Floyd Jr., president and 

CEO of National 4-H Council. 

“Tractor Supply continues 

to be an excellent partner in 

our efforts to drive local support 

of, and community involvement 

in, 4-H programs 

throughout the country. 

“Their partnership in the 

Paper Clover Campaign 

will help provide funding to 

4-H in more than 900 Tractor 

Supply Co. communities 

across the nation,” he said, 

“allowing youth to explore 

interests in everything from 

animal science to robotics.” 

At that point, I’m going to recommend very strongly 

that you hire a certified professional arborist to 

“hold your hand” through this process. The tree has 

great value. Don’t do anything that might jeopardize 

its survival. 

Dear Neil: How can I keep nandina sprouts from 

coming up in my yard? 

Sever them with a sharpshooter spade at the 

point where they exit their shrub bed. Then, spray 

the unwanted plants with a broadleafed weedkiller 

(containing 2,4-D). Install a deeper root barrier at 

the edge of the bed to keep their roots and shoots 

from growing out again. 

Dear Neil: Our backyard, especially our vegetable 

garden, has been bombarded by caterpillars. I 

tried diatomaceous earth, and it didn’t work. I tried 

Bacillus thuringiensis (B.t.), and it didn’t work. 

What will control caterpillars? 

The B.t. should have done the job for you. If it did 

not, then either it was out-of-date, it wasn’t applied 

properly or there was a reinfestation from a later 

generation of the pests. 

Devon, Protocol Feed, Sandford Oil, Community Bank 

and Farm Bureau for purchasing my Market Dairy Wether. 

Kendra Romine, Slidell FFA 

Celebrate the King 

Good Friday Celebration 

April 22 • 7 p.m. 

Decatur Civic Center 

2010 US 380 

Join with Wise County churches and 

proclaim the death, burial and resurrection 

of Jesus.We will join our voices and hearts 

and lift up praise to the Lamb. 

No Entry fee 

Sponsored by the Wise Regional 

Prayer Network and local churches 

www.wiseregionalprayernetwork.weebly.com 

Boyd: #292, 490 W. Rock Island Ave. - 940-433-2185 

Bridgeport: #299, 1701 Chico Hwy. - 940-683-5765 

Chico: #310, Hwy. 106 S Hwy 101 - 940-644-2208 

Decatur: #7, Hwy. 380 & E. Walnut - 940-627-3444 

Decatur: #103, 1305 U.S. Hwy. 81/287 - 940-627-1549


Education 

CROSSWORD SOLUTION 

AREER DAY — Alvord High School hosted a panel of 16 alumni for Career Day recently. Juniors and seniors rotated through 

heir choice of four career fields to learn about working conditions, employment outlook, earning potential, education 

nd training required. Alumni speakers included (back row) Deroy Bennett, fire marshal, city of Decatur; Davey Edwards, 

rofessional land surveyor, Edwards Surveying; Bryan Nivens, retail support technician, FEDEX; Marc Nivens, escalation 

ngineer, Microsoft Exchange; Randy Hamilton, production foreman, Devon Energy; Adam Robinson, regional sales manager, 

anofi-Aventis Pharmaceuticals; Clint Nivens, operations manager, E&P Wireline Services; Chas Foreman, graphic artist, 

oneStarLearning Publishing; Micah Bosley, medical school student, UTMB Galveston; (front row) Gregg Romine, patrol 

fficer, city of Bridgeport; Megan Nichols, LMSW, director of social work, First Texas Home Health; Allison Tarpley, certified 

nancial planner, account vice president, UBS Financial Services Inc.; Michael Dickens, assistant district attorney, Denton 

ounty; Margaret Hunt, branch manager, Legend Bank; Amanda Clark, RN, CCRN, Memorial Hermann TMC; and Sarah 

illiams, teacher and coach, Nocona Independent School District. 

OTHER CAREER DAY SPEAKERS — Jay Vargas, mechanical 

ngineer, LyondellBasell Industries; Chris Hicks, physical 

herapist, coordinator of rehabilitation services, North Texas 

ommunity Hospital; and Clint Mercer, firefighter/EMT, city 

f Colleyville. 

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2011 CHISHOLM TRAIL RODEO 

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Queen Contestants 

1. Age 13-19 

2. Live within 100 miles of Nocona 

Princess Contestants 

1. 12 and under 

2. Live within 100 miles of Nocona 

The winner in each age division will win a saddle and many other prizes. 

Mandatory meeting with all details of the contest and patterns will 

be May 1 at Nocona Arena at 7 p.m. You can get an info packet to get 

some of the details, but to run in the contest you MUST attend the 

May 1 meeting. Both contests will be judged in four categories; ticket 

sales, horsemanship, appearance, personality. Call 940-841-2310 or 

940-825-3526 for more info 

The contest will be held during the days of the Chisholm Trail Rodeo June 10 and 11. 

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Community Focus 

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State Certified Scales 

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8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 

SATURDAY 

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3261 S. HWY 101 • BRIDGEPORT • 940-683-2005 

NEW HOME — The Decatur 

Fire Department marked 

the opening of its new 

home – Decatur Central Fire 

Station – at 1705 S. State 

St. Friday, April 15. Above, 

Clayton Adams, 3, son of 

Jody and Rachel Adams of 

Decatur, walks between 

two fire engines parked in 

front of the station decked 

in a firefighter helmet and 

boots. Left, Fire Marshal 

Deroy Bennett and Mayor 

Joe Lambert take part in the 

hose uncoupling ceremony, 

the traditional way to signify 

the opening of a fire station. 


Medical Center Pharmacy 

Prescriptions • Compounding 

Fast and 

Friendly Service 

Drive-Thru • Free Delivery 

DECATUR 

1101 Eagle Dr. • Suite C 

Decatur, 76234 

940-627-5400 

Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

Sat., 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

ALVORD 

115 E. Bypass 287. • Suite B 

Alvord, 76225 

940-427-2801 

Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. 

Closed Sat. 

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“You’ll Always Get a Steal of a Deal at” 

BONNIE AND CLYDE’S 

1208 HWY, 51 SOUTH • DECATUR, TX 76234 

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CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE DECATUR AREA 

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panhandle shirts, 

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huge selection of Boots 

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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, NEWCOMERS/VISITORS GUIDE 2011 

Wise County Messenger’s annual special section 

that gives you all the information you need to 

make your home in Wise County. 

It’s filled with 

information on 

education, government, 

recreational facilities, 

special events, health 

care and everything 

else to help you feel 

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Deadline: June 13 

Publication Date: July 28 

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BRIDGEPORT GUNS 

GUNS & 

AMMO 

Texas Concealed Handgun Classes 

Sunday, May 15 (must pre-register) 

• Buy 

• Sell 

• Trade 

Consignments Welcome! 

• New & Used Guns • Reloading Supplies • Gunsmithing • Bluing 

1691 W. US Hwy. 380 • Bridgeport • 940-683-1777 

Easter Celebration, 

April 24 

with Special Guest 

Blake Bolerjack 

and 

The FBC Choir 

10:15 a.m. 

“Man’s heart away from nature becomes hard.” 

— Standing Bear 

We occupy a temporal spot in the seemingly eternal, 

rigid confines and wide, watery expanses of nature. 

A feather lies between rocks dark 

as deep space and water shifting like 

time itself. 

It seems like our brief passage on 

earth leaves as little impact as a 

feather resting on stones. But in only a couple generations, 

we’ve annihilated numerous species and 

brought countless more to the brink of extinction. 

Forests that took tens of thousands of years to form 

have vanished in the name of short-term gain. Our 

For more Inside the Frame 

images, visit 

www.joeduty.com/blog 

ephemeral presence has left a gaping hole in nature. 

And the more we remove ourselves from nature, and 

the wider we open that gap, the less we care. 

Our roaming photographer captured this image 

while roaming the Oregon coastline. 

Feather, sky, water and rock represent 

elements of nature and time. 

The glaring, midday light appeared 

at first to be problematic. 

But the sun’s angle added extra life 

to this photo. The overhead glare caused a vivid reflection 

in the water. The mirrored, blue sky added 

an element of color. 

The feather will break down and wash away. May 

we remember to live light as the feather. 

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01 Chevy Blazer 

01 Chevy Extended Cab 

02 Ford Expedition XLT 

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02 Lincoln Town Car 

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03 GMC Sierra 1500 Ext. Cab 

$ 119 $ 


03 Jeep Grand Cherokee 

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Leather 


03 Land Rover 

$ 109 $ 


00 Mitsubishi Galant 

$ 81 $ 


04 F-150 SuperCab 

$ 109 $ 


04 GMC Sierra 1500 Ext. Cab 

SOLD 

$ 119 $ 


04 Chevy Tahoe 

$ 90 $ 

8,900 plus tt&lz 

05 Chevy 2500 HD 4x4 

$ 81 $ 


05 Chrysler Sebring 

$ 138 $ 


05 Ford Expedition XLT 

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99 Ford Ranger Super Cab 

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$ 119 $ 

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05 Suburban 


07 E-350 15-Passenger Van 

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07 Ford Focus 4-Door 

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06 Chevy Cobalt 



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Open: Monday - Friday 8-6 and Saturday 9-3 

U. S. Hwy. 287 North in Decatur 

940-627-5164 

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06 Chevy Impala 4-Door 

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NOTICE OF ELECTION 

(AVISO DE ELECCIÓN DE REGENTES) 

THE STATE OF TEXAS (EL ESTADO DE TEXAS) : 

COUNTIES OF DENTON, TARRANT AND WISE : 

(CONDADOS DE DENTON, TARRANT Y WISE) : 

NORTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT : 

(DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE DE NORTHWEST) : 

TO THE RESIDENT, QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID DISTRICT: 

(AL RESIDENTE, ELECTOR CALIFICADO DE DICHO DISTRITO:) 

TAKE NOTICE that an election will be held in said District as provided in an ORDER 

AMENDING AN ORDER CALLING A TRUSTEE ELECTION duly passed by the Board of 

Trustees of said District, which Order is substantially as follows: 

(SE LES HACE SABER que una elección tomora lugar en dicho Distrito como estipulado en la 

ORDEN ENMENDAR UNA ORDEN LLAMANDO UNA ELECCIÓN DE REGENTES, debidamente 

aprobado por la Junta de Directores de dicho Distrito, cuya Orden es substanticialmente lo siguiente:) 

AMENDED ORDER CALLING A TRUSTEE ELECTION 

(ORDEN ENMENDADA LLAMANDO UNA ELECCIÓN DE REGENTES) 

THE STATE OF TEXAS (EL ESTADO DE TEXAS) : 

COUNTIES OF DENTON, TARRANT AND WISE : 

(CONDADOS DE DENTON, TARRANT Y WISE) : 

NORTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT : 

(DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE NORTHWEST) : 

WHEREAS, this Board of Trustees deems it advisable to call the election hereinafter ordered; 

and 

(EN VISTA DE QUE esta Junta de Directores considera aconsejable convocar la elección que se 

ordena de aquí en adelante; y) 

WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting calling said election 

was open to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given, all as 

required by the Government Code, Chapter 551. 

(EN VISTA DE QUE, por medio del presente se determina oficialmente que la asamblea para 

convocar dicha elección estuvo abierta al público y que se dio aviso público de la hora, el lugar y el 

propósito de dicha asamblea, todo esto de acuerdo a lo que exige el Capítulo 551 del Código de 

Gobierno.) 

THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF NORTHWEST 

INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT: 

(POR LO TANTO, LA JUNTA DE DIRECTORES DEL DISTRITO ESCOLAR INDEPENDIENTE 

NORTHWEST ORDENA:) 

1. That an election shall be held between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on May 14, 2011 

in said District at the following polling places designated by the Tarrant and Denton County Election 

Divisions and the election officials for the Cities of Newark and Rhome respectively: 

Denton County Residents (Residentes del Condado de Denton) 

Monday, May 2 - Friday, May 6 (Lunes 2 de mayo al viernes 6 de mayo ) - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Saturday, May 7 (Sábado 7 de mayo) - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Monday, May 9 - Tuesday, May 10 (Lunes 9 de mayo al martes 10 de mayo ) - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Argyle Town Hall 

308 Denton Street 

Argyle, Texas 76226 

Corinth City Hall 

3300 Corinth Pkwy. 

Corinth, Texas 76208 

First Baptist Church of Roanoke 

209 N. Pine Street 

Roanoke, Texas 76262 

Heritage Lakes Club House 

3949 Village Blvd. 

Frisco, Texas 75034 

Justin Municipal Complex 

415 N. College 

Justin, Texas 76247 

Lewisville Municipal Annex 

1197 W. Main Street 

Lewisville, Texas 75067 

Steven E. Copeland Government 

Cntr. 

1400 FM 424 

Cross Roads, Texas 76227 

Aubrey ISD Administration Building 

415 Tisdell Lane 

Aubrey, Texas 76227 

Denton County Admin Complex 

535 S. Loop 288 

Denton, Texas 76205 

First Baptist Church of Sanger 

708 S. 5 th Street 

Sanger, Texas 76266 

Highland Village Municipal Complex 

1000 Highland Village Road 

Highland Village, Texas 75077 

Krum ISD Administration Building 

809 E. McCart 

Krum, Texas 76249 

Little Elm Town Hall Center 

100 W. Eldorado Parkway 

Little Elm, Texas 75068 

Svore Municipal Bldg. 

Trophy Club MUD 

100 Municipal Drive 

Trophy Club, Texas 76262 

Tarrant County Residents (Residentes del Condado de Tarrant) 

Carrollton Public Library 

4220 N. Josey Lane 

Carrollton, Texas 75010 

Double Oak Town Hall 

320 Waketon Road 

Double Oak, Texas 75077 

Flower Mound Police and Court Bldg. 

4150 Kirkpatrick 

Flower Mound, Texas 75028 

Joseph A. Carroll Bldg. 

401 W. Hickory 

Denton, Texas 76201 

Lake Dallas City Hall 

212 Main Street 

Lake Dallas, Texas 75065 

Pilot Point ISD Admin. Bldg. 

829 S. Harrison Street 

Pilot Point, Texas 76258 

The Colony Government Center 

6301 Main Street 

The Colony, Texas 75056 

Monday, May 2 - Friday, May 6 (Lunes 2 de mayo al viernes 6 de mayo ) - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 

Saturday, May 7 (Sábado 7 de mayo) - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Sunday, May 8 (Domingo 8 de mayo) - 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Monday, May 9 - Tuesday, May 10 (Lunes 9 de mayo y martes 10 de mayo) - 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. 

Main Early Voting Location: 

(Lugar principal de votación anticipada:) 

Tarrant County Elections Center 

2700 Premier Street 

Fort Worth, Texas 76111 

*Emergency ballots at this location 

(*Boletas de emergencia en esta lugar de 

votatión) 

Arlington 

Fire Training Center 

5501 Ron McAndrew Drive 

Arlington, Texas 76013 

Arlington 

Bob Duncan Center 

2800 South Center Street 


Arlington 

South Service Center 

1100 SW Green Oaks Boulevard 


Arlington 

Elzie Odom Recreation Center 

1601 NE Green Oaks Boulevard 


Arlington 

Tarrant County Sub-Courthouse in 

Arlington 

700 E Abram Street 


May (Mayo) 9 

Monday (Lunes) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

May (Mayo) 10 

Tuesday (Martes) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Heritage Elementary School 

GCISD Professional Development Education Center 

4500 Heritage Avenue 5800 Colleyville Boulevard 

Grapevine, Texas 76051 Colleyville, Texas 76034 

Trinity High School River Trails Elementary 

500 North Industrial Boulevard 8850 Elbe Trail 

Euless, Texas 76039 Fort Worth, Texas 76118 

Wise County Residents (Residentes del Condado de Wise) 

Monday, May 2 and May 9; Wednesday, May 4; Thursday, May 5; and 

Friday, May 6 (Lunes 2 de mayo y 9 de mayo; miércoles 4 de mayo; jueves 

5 de mayo; y viernes 6 de mayo) - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 3 and May 10 (Martes 3 de mayo y 10 de mayo) - 7:00 a.m. 

- 7:00 p.m. 

Monday, May 2 and May 9; Wednesday, May 4; Thursday, May 5; and 

Friday, May 6 (Lunes 2 de mayo y 9 de mayo; miércoles 4 de mayo; jueves 

5 de mayo; y viernes 6 de mayo) - 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 

and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 

Tuesday, May 3 and May 10 (Martes 3 de mayo y 10 de mayo) - 7:00 a.m. 

- 7:00 p.m. 

Newark City Hall 

310 FM 718 

Newark, TX 76071 

Rhome City Hall 

105 W. First Street 

Rhome, TX 76078 

Applications for early voting by mail for Denton County residents must be submitted to the 

following address: 

(Las solicitudes para votar por anticipado por correo para los residentes del Condado de Denton 

deben enviarse a la siguiente dirección:) 

Frank Phillips, Early Voting Clerk 

(Secretario De Votación Adelantada, Frank Phillips) 

Joseph A. Carroll Building 

401 W. Hickory, Suite 125 

Denton, Texas 76201-9026 

Applications for early voting by mail for Tarrant County residents must be submitted to the 


(Las solicitudes para votar por anticipado por correo para los residentes del Condado de 

Tarrant deben enviarse a la siguiente dirección:) 

Steve Raborn, Early Voting Clerk 

(Secretario De Votación Adelantada, Steve Raborn) 

P.O. Box 961011 

Fort Worth, TX 76161-0011 

(1. Que se celebrará una elección el 14 de mayo de 2011 de 7:00 a.m. y 7:00 p.m. en dicho 

Distrito en los siguientes lugares de votación designados por las Divisiónes Electoral del Condado de 

Tarrant y Denton y los oficiales electorales de las ciudades de Newark y Rhome respectivamente: 

Newark City Library 

209 Hudson Street 

Newark, Texas 76071 

(Wise Co. Pcts. 24, 25 & 27) 

(Condado de Wise, Pctos.* 24, ** 25 y** 27) 

*City of Newark (*Ciudad de Newark) 

**County (**Condado) 

Justin City Hall 

415 N. College 


(Denton Co. Pct. 411) 

(Condado de Denton Pcto. 411) 

Bartonville Town Hall 

1941 E. Jeter Road 

Bartonville, Texas 76226 


(Condado de Denton, Pcto. 417) 

Sendera Ranch Elementary School 

1216 Diamondback Lane 

Haslet, Texas 76052 

(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3043, **3043, **3363, 

**4044 & **4371 

(Condado de Tarrant Pctos. *3043, **3043, 

**3363, **4044 y **4371) 

*City of Fort Worth (*Ciudad de Fort Worth) 

**Unincorporated (**no incorporado) 

Northbrook Elementary School 

2500 Cantrell Sansom Road 


(Tarrant Co. Pct. * 4452) 

(Condado de Tarrant Pcto. *4452) 


Rhome City Hall 

105 W. First Street 

Rhome, Texas 76078 

(Wise Co. Pcts. *6, *24 & **27) 

(Condado de Wise Pctos. *6, *24 y 

**27) 

*City of Rhome (*Ciudad de Rhome) 

**City of Aurora (*Ciudad de Aurora) 

Ponder Town Hall 

405 Shaffner Street 

Ponder, Texas 76259 


(Condado de Denton Pcto. 412) 

Flower Mound Police & Court Bldg. 

4150 Kirkpatrick 

Flower Mound, Texas 75028 



Kay Granger Elementary School 

12771 Saratoga Springs Circle 


(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3192, *3372, 

*3417, *3576, *3646, **3372 & 

**3646) 

(Condado de Tarrant Pctos. *3192, 

*3372, *3417, *3576, *3646, **3372 

y **3646) 

*City of Fort Worth (*Ciudad de Fort 

Worth) 

**Unincorporated (**no incorporado) 

Fossil Ridge High School 

4101 Thompson Road 

Keller, Texas 76248 

(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3465, *3599, & 

*3637) 

(Condado de Tarrant Pctos. *3465, 

*3599 y *3637) 

*City of Fort Worth (*Ciudad de Fort 

Worth) 

Svore Municipal Bldg. 

(Trophy Club MUD) 

100 Municipal Drive 

Trophy Club, Texas 76262 

(Denton Co. Pcts. 400, 401 & 

Tarrant Co. Pct. 3286) 

(Condado de Denton, Pctos. 400, 

401 y Condado de Tarrant Pcto. 

3286) 

Roanoke City Hall 

108 S. Oak Street 

Roanoke, Texas 76262 


(Condado de Denton, Pcto., 413) 

Clara Love Elementary School 

16301 Elementary Drive 




Woodland Springs Elementary 

School 

12120 Woodland Springs Drive 


(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3486 & 

*3648) 

(Condado de Tarrant Pctos. 

*3486 y *3648) 

*City of Fort Worth (*Ciudad de 

Fort Worth) 

Parkview Elementary School 

6900 Bayberry Drive 



(Condado de Tarrant Pcto. 

*4540) 

*City of Fort Worth (*Ciudad de 

Fort Worth) 

Bedford Public Library 

2424 Forest Ridge Drive 

Bedford, Texas 76021 

Colleyville City Hall 


Colleyville, Texas 76034 

Forest Hill 

Mahaney Community Center 

6800 Forest Hill Drive 

Forest Hill, Texas 76140 

Fort Worth 

Griffin Sub-Courthouse 

3212 Miller Avenue 


Fort Worth 

Northwest Branch Library 

6228 Crystal Lake Drive 


Fort Worth 

Southwest Regional Library 

4001 Library Lane 


Fort Worth 

Tarrant County Plaza Building 

201 Burnett Street 


Grapevine-Colleyville ISD 

District Administration Building 

3051 Ira E. Woods Avenue 

Grapevine, Texas 76051 

Hurst Recreation Center 

700 Mary Drive 

Hurst, Texas 76053 

Mansfield Sub-Courthouse 

1100 East Broad Street 

Mansfield, Texas 76063 

River Oaks City Hall 

4900 River Oaks Boulevard 

River Oaks, Texas 76114 

Watauga City Hall 

7105 Whitley Road 

Watauga, Texas 76148 

Bedford 

Pat May Center 

1849 B Central Drive 

Bedford, Texas 76022 

Crowley Community Center 

900 E. Glendale Street 

Crowley, Texas 76036 

Fort Worth 

Diamond Hill/Jarvis Library 

1300 Northeast 35th Street 


Fort Worth 

Handley-Meadowbrook Community 

Center 

6201 Beaty Street 


Fort Worth 

Riverside Community Center 

3700 East Belknap Street 


Fort Worth 

Southwest Sub-Courthouse 

6551 Granbury Road 


Fort Worth 

Worth Heights Community Center 

3551 New York Avenue 


Grapevine Community Activities Center 

1175 Municipal Way 


Keller Town Hall 

1100 Bear Creek Parkway 


North Richland Hills Recreation Center 

6720 Northeast Loop 820 

North Richland Hills, Texas 76180 

Saginaw 

Log Cabin Senior Center 

405 South Belmont Street 

Saginaw, Texas 76179 

White Settlement Public Library 

8215 White Settlement Road 

White Settlement, Texas 76108 

Benbrook Community Center 

228 San Angelo Avenue 

Benbrook, Texas 76126 

Euless Public Library 

201 North Ector Drive 

Euless, Texas 76039 

Fort Worth Municipal Building 

1000 Throckmorton Street 


Fort Worth 

JPS Health Center Viola M. 

Pitts/Como 

Lower Level, Auditorium 1 

4701 Bryant Irvin Road N. 


Fort Worth 

Southside Community Center 

959 East Rosedale Street 

Fort Worth, Texas 76104 

Fort Worth 

Summerglen Library 

4205 Basswood Blvd. 


Grand Prairie 

Starrett Elementary School 

2675 Fairmont Drive 

Grand Prairie, Texas 75052 

Haltom City Civic Center 

3201 Friendly Lane 

Haltom City, Texas 76117 

Lake Worth 

Sheriff’s Office North Patrol Division 

6651 Lake Worth Boulevard 

Lake Worth, Texas 76135 

Richland Hills Community Center 

3204 Diana Drive 

Richland Hills, Texas 76118 

Southlake Town Hall 


Southlake, Texas 76092 

Applications for early voting by mail for City of Rhome residents must be submitted to the 


(Las solicitudes para votar por anticipado por correo para los residentes de la cuidad de Rhome 


Ramah Burns 

P. O. Box 228 

Rhome, Texas 76078 

Applications for early voting by mail for City of Newark residents must be submitted to the 


(Las solicitudes para votar por anticipado por correo para los residentes de la cuidad de Newark 


Diane Rasor 

P. O. Box 156 

Newark, Texas 76071 

4. That an early ballot board is hereby created to process early voting results, and the individual 

designated by the Tarrant and Denton County Election Divisions and the election officials for the Cities 

of Newark and Rhome respectively, are hereby appointed the presiding judge of said respective board. 

The presiding judge shall appoint at least two other members of the board. 

(4. Que por el presente se crea un consejo de boletas de votación anticipada para procesar los 

resultados y la persona designada por las Divisiónes Electoral del Condado de Tarrant y Denton y los 

oficiales electorales de las ciudades de Newark y Rhome respectivamente, es nombrada por el presente 

como juez presidente de dicho consejo. El juez presidente nombrará por lo menos dos otros miembros del 

consejo.) 

5. That all resident, qualified electors of said District shall be entitled to vote at said election. 

(5. Que todos los electores calificados residentes en dicho Distrito tendrán derecho a votar en la 

elección.) 

6. That a substantial copy of this Order shall serve as proper Notice of said election, and the 

President of the Board of Trustees shall cause said Notice to be published one time, not earlier than the 

30th day or later than the 10th day prior to the date set for the election, in a newspaper published in said 

District or, if none is published in said District, in a newspaper of general circulation in said District. In 

addition, not later than the 21st day prior to the date set for the election, the President of the Board of 

Trustees shall cause said Notice to be posted on the bulletin board used for posting notices of meetings of 

the Board of Trustees. 

(6. Que una copia substancial de esta Orden servirá como Aviso adecuado de la elección y el 

Presidente de la Junta de Directores dará el Aviso mediante la publicación, una sola vez, no antes del 

trigésimo día ni después del décimo día anteriores a la fecha establecida para la elección, en un 

periódico publicado en el Distrito o, si no hay ninguno que se publique en el Distrito, en un periódico de 

circulación general en el Distrito. Adicionalmente, a más tardar el vigésimo primer día antes de la fecha 

establecida para la elección, el Presidente de la Junta de Directores colocará dicho Aviso en el tablero 

de boletines que se utiliza para publicar avisos de asambleas de la Junta de Directores.) 

W.E. Boswell High School 

5805 Bailey-Boswell Road 


(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3363, *3491, *4044, 

*4591 & *4638) (Condado de Tarrant Pctos. 

*3363, *3491, *4044, *4591 y *4638) 


Bear Creek Intermediate School 

801 Bear Creek Parkway 


(Tarrant Co. Pct. *3422) 


*City of Keller (*Ciudad de Keller) 

Grapevine Community Activities 

Center 

1175 Municipal Way 




*City of Grapevine(*Ciudad de 

Grapevine) 

Carroll High School 

800 North White Chapel Boulevard 

Southlake, Texas 76092 

(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3039 & * 3529) 

(Condado de Tarrant Pctos. *3039 y 

*3529) 

*City of Southlake (*Ciudad de 

Southlake) 

Haslet Community Center 


Haslet, Texas 76052 

(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3043, *3192, 

*3363, *3417, **3192, & 

**3417) 


*3043, *3192, *3363, *3417, 

**3192 y **3417) 

*City of Haslet(*Ciudad de 

Haslet) 

**Unincorporated (**no 

incorporado) 

Westlake Town Offices 

Solona Office Complex 

3 Village Circle 

Westlake, Texas 76262 

(Tarrant Co. Pcts. *3286, *3422, 

*3576, **3422, **3646) 


*3286, *3422, *3576, **3422 y 

**3646) 

*Town of Westlake (*Ciudad de 

Westlake) 

**Town of Roanoke (***Ciudad 

de Roanoke) 

All the election officers designated by the Tarrant and Denton County Election Divisions and the 

election officials for the Cities of Newark and Rhome respectively are hereby appointed and confirmed to 

hold said election at said Polling Places. 

(Por medio del presente se designa y confirma a los oficiales de la elección señalados por las 

Divisiónes Electoral del Condado de Tarrant y Denton y los oficiales electorales de las ciudades de 

Newark y Rhome respectivamente para celebrar la elección en dichos lugares de votación.)1 

2. That, as determined by the Tarrant and Denton County Election Divisions and the election 

officials for the Cities of Newark and Rhome respectively, the Presiding Judges shall appoint not less than 

two nor more than five qualified election clerks to serve and assist in conducting said election; providing 

that if the Presiding Judge actually serves as expected, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall be one of such 

clerks. 

(2. Que, según lo determinado por las Divisiónes Electoral del Condado de Tarrant y Denton y 

los oficiales electorales de las ciudades de Newark y Rhome respectivamente, los Jueces presidentes 

designarán a por lo menos dos y a un máximo de cinco oficiales calificados para la elección para servir y 

asistir en la celebración de dicha elección; siempre que, si el Juez presidente cumple sus funciones como 

se espera, el Juez presidente alterno será uno de dichos oficiales.) 

3. That early voting shall be conducted by personal appearance at the locations set forth below 

and during the period early voting is required or permitted by law, beginning May 2 through May 10, 

2011, early voting shall be conducted on the following dates and times: 

(3. La votación anticipada se llevará a cabo en persona en los lugares establecidos a 

continuación y durante el período de votación anticipada requerido o permitido por la ley, el cual es del 

2 de may al 10 de mayo de 2011; la votación anticipada se llevará a cabo en las siguientes fechas y 

horarios:) 

Temporary branch early voting for Tarrant County residents shall be conducted on the dates and at the 

times indicated for the following locations: 

(Los lugares temporales de votación anticipada para los residentes del Condado de Tarrant 

funcionarán en las fechas y horarios indicados para cada uno de los lugares de votación a 

continuación:) 

May (Mayo) 3 – 5 Tuesday – Thursday (Martes – Jueves) 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. 

Blue Mound City Hall Dalworthington Gardens City Hall Pantego Town Hall Sendera Ranch Elementary School 

301 South Blue Mound Road 2600 Roosevelt Drive 1614 South Bowen Road 1216 Diamond Back Lane 

Blue Mound, Texas 76131 Dalworthington Gardens, Texas 76016 Pantego, Texas 76013 Haslet, Texas 76052 

TCU – Texas Christian University UTA – University of Texas at Arlington Villages of Woodland Springs 

Brown – Lupton University Union E.H. Hereford University Center Amenity Building 

2901 Stadium Drive 300 W. 1 st Street 12209 Timberland Boulevard 

Fort Worth, Texas 76129 Arlington, Texas 76019 Fort Worth, Texas 76244 

May (Mayo) 9 - 10 Monday – Tuesday (Lunes –Martes) 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

East Regional Library Haslet Public Library Pelican Bay City Hall 

6301 Bridge Street 100 Gammil Street 1300 Pelican Circle 

Fort Worth, Texas 76112 Haslet, Texas 76052 Azle, Texas 76020 

May (Mayo) 2 

Monday (Lunes) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

May (Mayo) 3 

Tuesday (Martes) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

May (Mayo) 4 

Wednesday (Miércoles) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Timberline Elementary School Silver Lake Elementary School Bear Creek Elementary School 

3220 Timberline Drive 1301 N. Dooley Street 401 Bear Creek Drive 

Grapevine, Texas 76051 Grapevine, Texas 76051 Euless, Texas 76039 

Harwood Junior High School Bedford Heights Elementary School South Euless Elementary School 

3000 Martin Drive 1000 Cummings Road 605 South Main Street 

Bedford, Texas 76021 Bedford, Texas 76021 Euless, Texas 76040 

May (Mayo) 5 

Thursday (Jueves) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 

May (Mayo) 6 

Friday (Viernes) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

May (Mayo) 7 

Saturday (Sábado) 

11:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. 

Glenhope Elementary School Bransford Elementary School Grapevine High School 

6600 Glenhope Circle 601 Glade Road 3223 Mustang Drive 

Colleyville, Texas 76034 Colleyville, Texas 76034 Grapevine, Texas 76051 

L. D. Bell High School Lakewood Elementary School Pennington Field 

1601 Brown Trail 1600 Donley Drive 1501 Central Drive 

Hurst, Texas 76054 Euless, Texas 76039 Bedford, Texas 76022 

7. That the purpose of said election is the electing of one trustee each for positions designated as 

Place 5, 6 and 7 in accordance with law. 

(7. Que el proposito en dicha elección de elegir un regente para cada puesto que es 

designado como posicion numero 5, 6 y 7 en conformidad con la ley. 

8. That in all respects said election shall be conducted in accordance with the Texas Election 

Code. 

(8. En todo lo que respecta, dicha elección se llevará a cabo en conformidad con el Código 

Electoral de Texas.)

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the same ad in Classifi ed Gold, the price 

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Customers are asked to check their ad immediately 

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Payments: 

In person: 

115 South Trinity St., Decatur 

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P.O. Box 149 

Decatur, TX 76234-0149 

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT 

EMPLOYMENT 

Acreage 

14 ACRES 

a few miles south of Decatur off FM 

51 South. Water well, septic & electricity 

in place. (940)399-8183. 

29.7 ACRES 

home, 2 barns, 2 ponds, bass & catfish, 

grazing & hay. $279,900. W&W 

Realtors, Evelyn, (940)595-1609. 

Alvord Acreage 

2 Acres - CR frontage, 

solid trees, privacy. 

$25,000 

11.8 Acres - CR frontage, 

trees, pasture, creek, 

privacy. $75,000 

20 Acres - CR frontage, 

Ag exempt, wildlife, creek. 

$125,000 

10% Rebate or 10% 

Commission on any 

full-price purchase. 

940-210-2303 

Ask for Kurt 

FOUR WOODED 10-ACRE LOTS 

$59,900/each, 10% down, 10% 

owner finance. Restricted, CR3451, 

Paradise. (940)393-1020. 

Business Property 

40x60 metal building for sale with 

approximately 1,000 square foot living 

quarters and 1,200 square foot 

storage. Located on +/- 3.64 acres. 

(940)389-5588. 

Homes 


detached garage, above ground 

pool, fenced back yard, 2+ acres. 

Boyd schools, $122,000. 

(940)389-1934. 


1 1/2-story, 3-stall carport on 6 

acres. Appliances included. Bridgeport 

ISD. $165,000. (940)626-9424. 

RENTAL PROPERTY 

on acreage, creating a positive income. 

2907 FM 718, Newark, 3.5 

acre ranch. Must sell this month, relocating. 

Great terms available by 

owner. Horse equipped, many more 

additions. No good offer refused! 

(817)313-3861. 

Lots 

LAKE BRIDGEPORT AREA 

Lake lots & acreage lots available. 

Owner finance. Call for details, 

(817)360-9393. 

Mobile Homes 

BOYD 

3-bedroom, manufactured home on 

1 acre, plus shop. 8617 FM 730. 

$46,000. Robert, Trinity, 

(940)255-4684. 

OWNER FINANCE 

NO BANKS 

Newark, low payments, damaged 

credit okay. Several to choose from. 

(682)286-0693. #0036227. 

RBMOBILEHOMES.COM 

Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of 

state. Licensed, bonded, insured. 

R e p o s . F r e e e s t i m a t e s . 

(940)683-5547. RBI #36191. 

All real estate advertising in this 

newspaper is subject to the Fair 

Housing Act which makes it illegal 

to advertise “any preference, limitation 

or discrimination based on 

race, color, religion, sex, handicap, 

familial status or national origin, 

or an intention, to make any such 

preference, limitation or discrimination.” 

Familial status includes children 

under the age of 18 living with 

parents or legal custodians, pregnant 

women and people securing custody 

of children under 18. 

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: 

WATERFRONT 3/1 

mobile home on Lake Bridgeport 

near Chico. 2-slip private dock. Mot 

i v a t e d s e l l e r . $ 2 2 9 , 0 0 0 

(817)773-4088. 

WILLIAMS MOBILE HOME SERV. 

Best deal on moving, set ups. Free 

estimates. Bonded, licensed & ins 

u r e d . ( 9 4 0 ) 4 3 3 - 3 1 1 7 ; 

(817)291-4522 (9a.m.-4p.m.); email, 

wmsmhs55@centurylink.net 

RENTA 

Apartments 

BRIDGEWOOD 

Executive Suites 

Bridgeport, TX 

1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms 

Available 

Call Marilyn Gokey 

940-536-9346 

www.BridgewoodExecutiveSuites.com 

Cabins & efficiency apartments for 

rent, including some as low as 

$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd 

area. Excellent location. 

(940)433-3133. 

Business property 

2 BEAUTIFUL OFFICE SUITES 

Each has 3 offices 

w/kitchen. $600/month 

and $700/month; or 

both for $1,200/month. 

Located on historic, 

town square. (940)704-7212, 

owner/agent. 

HIGHWAY 380, DECATUR 

10,000 square foot building, 10 

acres. Also large lot w/older home, 

great business location. Cannon 

Realty, (940)393-5317. 

Condos, town homes 

Runaway Bay, 1-bedroom, 1-bath 

condo. $625/month, $500/deposit. 

Water & cable paid. Available May 

1. Call Donna, (940)389-1615. 

Duplexes 

2-bedroom, 2-bath in Decatur, 

$750/month, $600/deposit. Donna, 

(940)389-1615. 

3/2 BRICK DUPLEX 

in Alvord, washer/dryer connections, 

fenced back yard. $695/month, 

$400/deposit. (940)393-8740 or 

(214)803-2784. 

bcstone123@yahoo.com. 

Homes 

This newspaper will not knowingly 

accept any advertising for 

real estate which is in violation of 

the law. Our readers are hereby 

informed that all dwellings advertised 

in this newspaper are available 

on an equal opportunity basis. To 

complain of discrimination call 

HUD toll-free at 

1-800-669-9777. The 

toll-free telephone 

number for the 

hearing impaired is 

1-800-927-9275. 

RENTALS 

• Apartments • Business 

Property • Condos/Town 

Homes • Duplex Housing 

• Homes • Mobile Homes • 

Rooms • Roommate Wanted 

• Spaces & Lots • For Lease • 

Wanted to Rent • Wanted to 

Lease • Facilities • Storage 

Buildings 

1-bedroom, 1-bath home, includes 

appliances, large storage building, 

on 2 beautiful acres, 8 miles north of 

Decatur, FM 730. $700/month, 

month-to-month lease. Available 

now. (817)937-6748. 

EQUAL HOUSING 

OPPORTUNITY 

Spence 

Properties.com 

1505 N. Bus. 287 

Decatur - 2/1 

AVAILABLE NOW 

$895/month 

817-825-4647 


total electric, brick. 1608 N. Cates 

Court, Decatur. Pets welcome, no 

pet deposit. $1,300/month, 1-year 

lease. (6-month or month-to-month 

lease available.) (817)247-0246. 

CAROUSEL PROPERTIES 

Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances, 

washer/dryer connections, CH/A, 

$850/month, $1,000/deposit. Between 

Bridgeport/Decatur, 2/1 cabins, 

appliances, $550/month, 

$750/deposit. (940)389-2005. 

DECATUR RENTALS AVAILABLE 

3/1 home $890/month. 1/1 

$650/month. Large 1/1 w/carport, 

$795/month. Call Cannon Realty, 

(940)368-1811. 

Mobile Homes 


on 2.5 acres, close to Highway 

114/51 intersection, Paradise 

s c h o o l s , n e w c o n d i t i o n . 

$500/month, $300/deposit, available 

M a y 1 . ( 6 8 2 ) 5 5 1 - 0 4 2 4 , 

(682)559-1512, (817)901-1961, 

(940)300-6887. 

Like new, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, carport, 

large covered porches, shop, 

shed, storm cellar, washer/dryer/water 

included. 13 miles to Decatur. 

$795/month. (940)466-9702. 

Spaces & lots 

BOYD RV PARK 

$50/off 1st month’s rent. Covered 

spaces available. Laundry room, 

showers, propane, wireless internet. 

(940)433-9910. 

EMPLOYMENT 

EMPLOYM • Childcare 


• Employment Information 


• Food Service • Medical/ 

Dental • Miscellaneous 

• Offi ce • Retail/Sales 

• Trades • Work Wanted 

Employment information 

!!ATTENTION!! 

Advertising under this classification 

is normally not a bona fide 

opportunity. Typically, companies 

advertising here offer information 

about potential employment. 

Some are selling this information. 

We suggest that our 

readers thoroughly investigate 

these advertisers before investing 

any money. 

Childcare 

Daycare teachers needed. Apply in 

person, 1403 Hovey Street, Bridgeport. 

Wanted: Nursery worker for Pleasant 

View Baptist Church on Sundays 

and Wednesday. Pay is 

$12/hour. To apply, call 

(940)644-2367 or (940)389-3298. 

Food service 

JOB OPENINGS 

for experienced meat cutter and 

meat wrapper. Apply at Market 

Place, 1202 FM 51, Decatur or: 

www.marketplacegrocery.com. 

Work while your kids are in school. 

Come to work after they go to 

school. Be off before they get home 

from school. Monday-Friday lunch, 

all positions. Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes, 

210 W. Main, Decatur. Apply 

9a.m.-6p.m., Mon.-Sat. EOE. 

Medical/Dental 



Bridgeport 

Now hiring for the following positions 

• LVN 

10 p.m. - 6 a.m. 

Wednesday & Thursday 

Apply in person at 

2108 15th St. • Bridgeport 

or call 

940-683-5023 

EEO M/F/D/V 

Busy doctor’s office seeking experienced 

MA or CNA for a full-time position. 

Must be bilingual. Applicants 

can apply at 1903 Doctors Hospital 

Drive, Suite 35, Bridgeport, TX 

76426; or fax resume to 

(940)683-0038. 

NANNY NEEDED 

Experienced Nanny for 6-month-old twins 

in Bowie. Prefer Spanish speaking, English 

optional. Light housekeeping & cooking. 

Salary negotiable. Room & board optional. 

Call 713-851-1575 

HELP WANTED 

Seeking Experienced Waiters 

Busers, Hosts, Bi-lingual a Plus 

202 Main Street, Paradise • 940-969-2220 



Now hiring for the following positions, 

due to growth 

CNA’s 

2 - 10 p.m. 

10 p.m. - 6 a.m. 

Apply In Person At 

701 West Bennett Rd., DECATUR or call 

940-626-2800 

EEO M/F/D/V 

Busy medical office now hiring 

full-time front desk receptionist. Experience 

preferred. Benefits available. 

Please fax resume: 

(940)627-0275. 

• RN’s Med/Surg*Surgery*CVICU*ICU*Cath 

Lab*Case Mngt*ER*PreOp 

• LVN’s Behavioral Health 

• C.N.A.’s Med/Surg*Behavioral Health 

• Laboratory -MT*Phlebotomist 

• Nutritional SVCS - Clinical Dietitian 

• Accounting - Accounting & Audit Clerk 

The 

Hills 

NURSING & 

REHABILITATION 

“Come and Feel at Home!” 

CNAs 

$1000 

Sign-on Bonus 

APPLY IN PERSON AT 

201 E. THOMPSON, DECATUR 

or FAX RESUME to 

940-627-3937 

EEO/M/F/D/W 

Miscellaneous 

Industrial Supply Solutions, Inc. in 

Chico has temporary position as 

warehouse/parts driver with opportunity 

to full-time. Send resume to 

mcrall@issimro.com 

Looking for AC helper/technician for 

part-time contract work. Pay based 

on experience. (940)577-3132. 

• Dietary - Dietary Supervisor *Cook/Diet Aide 

Part Time/PRN 

• Fit-N-Wise - Nursery Attendant 

• Emergency - ER Tech 

• Behavioral SVCS - Clinical Therapist 

• Security - Security Officer 

• RN’s - Behavioral Health*CVICU*Med/Surg 

2000 S. FM 51 • Decatur, TX. 76234 - A not for profit hospital 

www.wiseregional.com - EOE - Job Line: 940-626-2525 

Full Time Lube Tech 

Experience preferred. Must have tools. 

Contact: Kery Nelson, Service Manager 

US Hwy. 287 South, Decatur • 940-627-1101 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

Our clients have 4 legs, big hearts and cold noses. 

Our clients expect the finest in care, and we aim to 

provide it! If you like the company of dogs, cats, birds 

and the occasional bunny, there is a job waiting for 

you at BlooMoon Pet Resort. We currently have 

openings for Kennel Technicians. Duties include 

feeding and bathing pets, and cleaning. 

Smoke-free facility. Contact Lydia@ 

bloomoonpetresort.com 

or call 940-644-2722. 

Finanace Manager Wanted 

We have an immediate opening for an experienced 

Finance Manager 

We offer: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wagonseller Road at US Hwy 287 Bowie, Texas


EMPLOYMENT 

SERVICES 

Foreman’s Assistant 

4 Helpers Needed 

No Experience Required 

Must be dependable and 

pass drug test. 

Apply in person to Jodi at 

Karl Klement Properties, Inc. 

605 North Bus. 287 

Suite 102, Decatur, Texas 

jdusek@klementford.com 

Decatur based International technology 

company seeks full-time training, 

testing, and instructional planning 

specialist. Degree required, advanced 

degree preferred. Must 

have 4+ years of training or teaching 

experience. Computer skills req 

u i r e d . F a x r e s u m e , 

1-866-402-8322 or email to 


Help wanted! North Side Marina and 

Resort on Lake Bridgeport is hiring. 

Contact us at (972)841-8097, 

northsidemarina@yahoo.com. 

Part-time farm help. Must be reliable, 

experienced in building repairs, 

ground maintenance & odd 

j o b s . F o r e s t b u r g a r e a . 

(940)964-2318, leave message. 

OIL FIELD SERVICE 

IS HIRING A TOTER TRUCK DRIVER 

Minimum 2 yrs. experience required. 

Moving mobile homes in the oilfield. 

Competitive $17/hr salary & Benefits. & benefits. 

TRANSPORT DRIVERS NEEDED 

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• 2 years verifiable driving experience 

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with Hazardous Material endorsement. 

Competitive Pay + Overtime 

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If you are interested, 

please call 940-627-2689 

Paid Insurance 

401(k) Plan 

Paid Holidays 

Paid Vacation 

GROW WITH AARONS 

Learn the lease-purchase business. 

Knowledge of consumer electronics 

and appliances helpful. Good customer 

skills and good driving record 

required. Duties include delivery, 

store merchandising and customer 

service. Some heavy lifting. 5-day 

week. Structured training program. 

Closed on Sunday. Benefits. Train 

at $10/hour. Some overtime. Substance 

screen required. Aarons, 

1300 FM 51 South, next to Dollar 

General. (940)627-5043. 

Trades 

Hendershot Equipment is now taking 

applications for experienced 

service technician. Please go to 

www.HendershotEquipment.com 

and apply on line. 

Martin Truck Services is now hiring 

Class A CDL drivers for night position. 

Start pay is $17/hour, must 

have 6-months vac tank experience 

and 2-years driving experience. 

Must be 25-years of age or older. 

Please call (817)240-8900 between 

9a.m.-5p.m., Mon.-Fri. 

Transport Drivers Needed 

• We pay you for your experience 

• Employee and Family Health Insurance 

• Night shift premium 

• Night shift bonus 

Call Jason Parker at 940.683.5487 

22 years minimum age; 

Local motorcycle dealership seeking2 years verifiable driving experience; 

Full Time Qualified Service Mechanic. Class A CDL; 

Must have experience with motorcycles & ATV’s. 

Competitive base pay with commission, paid 

vacations and holidays. 

Apply at: 

Adventure Cycles, LLC 

606 W. Wise, Bowie 

940-872-3611 

KLEMENT CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE 

DRIVEABILITY TECH 

NO Weekends• Paid Holidays • PaidVacation 

Chrysler Certified Preferred 

but will train ASE Certified 

Send resume to ruthd@klementcjd.com 

or fill out application in person at 

500 N. Hwy. 287, Decatur 

Equal Opportunity Employer 

MHC KENWORTH-ALVORD 

DIESEL SERVICE TECHNICIAN 

MHC Kenworth is North America’s 

largest Kenworth truck dealership 

group. We have an opening for a 

Field Service Technician in Alvord, 

TX. The position would formally 

report to our Fort Worth location, 

but daily responsibilities would 

be on-site at a customer in Alvord. 

Send resumes to: 

bruce.washburn@mhctruck.com. 

PARTS DRIVER 

Karl Klement Ford is seeking a dependable 

person with a good driving 

record & a great attitude. For consideration, 

please apply to Jodi 

Dusek, at 605 N. Business Highway 

287, Suite 102, Decatur. 

We pay you for your experience 

Employee and Family health insurance 

Night shift SEEKING 

premium 

EXPERIENCED 

CDL DRIVERS 

Night shift bonus 

• Competitive Pay & Overtime 

• Company Benefit Package 

401(k), Bonus Plan, Health & Life Insurance 

Cleburne area: 817.925.5154 Scott 

Apply within 

2379 Hwy 287 North Decatur 

Bridgeport area: 940.393.5525 Kirby 

940-627-1755 

DRIVERS WANTED 

at 

Sandy Hill 

Redi-Mix 

Concrete 

3812 U.S. Hwy. 287 South, 

Decatur 

• Class A or B CDL 

• Start-out pay, $12/hr. 

• Production Bonus 

• Uniforms 

MECHANICS 

BOTTOM LINE… 

WE ARE BUSY! 

 

Nabors 

Well Services is seeking Class A drivers with 2 years of 

tractor trailer driving 

experience for the Barnett Shale locations. 

Competitive Salary & Benefits: 

Medical/Dental/Vision 

401K 

Company Provided Uniforms 

* *On the Job Training Provided* * 

800-899-3941 

Nabors Well Services Co. 

Angela.Salinas@nabors.com 

EOE/M/F/V/D 

NOW 

HIRING 

EXPERIENCED 

LUBE 

TECHS 

Apply in person 

1601 S. FM. 51 

DECATUR 

• Must be 23 years old and be able 

to pass all TxDOT requirements. 

Mixer Driver Wanted 

Call 940-627-8769 

NOT JUST OIL, PENNZOIL TM 

Need CDL drivers for 2011 grain 

harvest, May through December, 

Texas to Montana. Wages, room 

and board provided. (817)578-1129, 

(817)821-0711. 

Seeking teachers. Part-time, 

full-time, in-home , academic, summer 

support. All ages/subjects, special 

needs. Flexible schedules. 

Great pay/bonus. (918)217-0857, 

www.tutortx.com. 

For an exciting career 

in private sector 

corrections, consider 

the industry leader. 

CORRECTIONS 

CORPORATION OF AMERICA 

is seeking applicants for the 

following positions at its Bridgeport 

Pre-Parole Transfer Facility 

Correctional 

Officer 

Excellent Benefits Package 

Full-time: 

Health, Dental and Vision Ins., Life Ins. 

401(k) Retirement Plans • Stock Options 

Personal & Sick Leave • Paid Holidays 

Service/Employee recognition programs 

Career Advancement Opportunities 

Apply online at: 

www.cca.com 


CCA is an equal opportunity employer 

M/F/Vet/Dp 

Hendershot Equipment is now hiring 

CDL/light mechanic. Apply in person, 

1841 N. Highway 287, Decatur. 

(940)627-5451. 

Karl Klement Ford has immediate 

opening for Ford Certified Transmission 

Tech. Apply in person to Kery 

Nelson at US Highway 287 South, 

Decatur; or call (940)627-1101. 

Looking for owner/operators, rock 

trucks, truck and trailers in the DFW 

area. Please contact Jimmy or Ruben 

@ (817)378-8133 for more information. 

Truck driver needed. Must have 

Class A CDL, clean MVR, pass 

pre-employment drug test. Knuckle 

boom experience a plus. Fax resume 

to (817)636-2593; call 

(817)638-9053. 

Vann Energy Services is seeking 

experienced CDL drivers. Minimum 

2-years experience. Forestburg 

area. (940)964-2415. 

SERVIC 

Business 

SERVICES 

• Childcare 


• Business 




• Tutoring 

Business Owners: Use your invoices 

as CASH today. Meet your 

obligations on time. Operating Capital, 

LLC. (940)427-2999. 

Remember 

627-SLAB 

For all your concrete needs! 

Insist on Quality 

Concrete, Inc. 

Ty Kennedy 940-627-SLAB 


Cox Concrete 

Construction 

• All Types of Concrete Work 

• All Types of Metal Buildings 

• Fencing & Security Gates 

Ernest Cox 

817-897-6785 


Since 1978 

P.O. Box 741, Chico 

STONE WORK & CONCRETE 

Retaining walls, patios, rock entries, 

houses, landscaping. Small brick 

jobs. Decatur references. 20-years 

experience. Major credit cards acc 

e p t e d . I n s u r e d / b o n d e d . 

(817)919-4487. 

Housecleaning 

HEART FOR HOMES 

Professional housecleaning service, 

over 20 years experience. Green 

cleaning available. Call for free estimates. 

Sharon, (940)389-8883. 

Let me fix it 

Septic 

Systems 

Installation & Service Contracts 

Aerobic System Conversions = 

No Yearly Service Contracts 

TRACTOR & 

BACKHOE SERVICE 

LEN ROY DON 

BUILDERS 

A Family Business – Roy & Reyn 

Now offering Storm Shelters! 

817-366-7990 

Visit Us On Facebook @ lenroydonbuilders 

R. Reyes Home 

Remodeling 

Flooring Special 

Straight Contractor Pricing 

Starting from: 

Wood $1.39 Porcelain $1.99 

Tile $1.69 Marble $3.49 

Designs Available • Complete Bathroom 

Remoldeling & More 

Renier Reyes 

940-399-9450 

See references & photos at 

RHRPhotoAlbum.blogspot.com 

RUSSELL’S HOME 

IMPROVEMENT 

& REPAIR 

Decks, Drywall, 

Add-ons, 

Flooring, Roofing 

Much More 

For FREE Estimates call 

940-389-4943 

SKILLED CARPENTER 

20-years experience. Remodeling, 

repairs, upgrades & additions. Small 

or large projects. Free estimates, 

any location. (214)334-6440. 

SPRING= 

SEVERE 

WEATHER 

Don’t 

Get Caught 

Unprepared 

Call us for your 

Storm Shelters 

817-366-7990 

Len Roy Don Builders 

Visit us on Facebook 

@lenroydonbuilders 

FARM AND RANCH 

FARM A 

RANC 

Fencing 

3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES 

All types fencing, metal buildings, 

carports, custom gates, entrances, 

cattle guards, mobile & shop welding, 

general clean-up, skid steer 

work. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT!! 

(940)210-1242. 

ALL TYPES FENCING 

Barbed wire, pipe & pipe entrances. 

D o z e r w o r k a v a i l a b l e . 

(940)393-6622. 

Lawn and garden 

• Farm Equipment • Fencing 

• Lawn & Garden • Livestock 

• Livestock Care/Training 


• Livestock Stud Service 


• Miscellaneous • Mowing 

• Pasture & Feed • Poultry 

BOBBY’S FENCE 

All types fencing. Free estimates. 

Over 25-years experience. 

(817)444-3213. 

A-1 OUTDOOR HANDYMAN 

Landscaping/yard work, repairs. 

Odd jobs. 30-years experience. Local 

references. Free bids. Osteen, 

(940)255-2639. 

Bobcat Work 

Gravel Roads 

House Pads 

Post Hole Drilling 

Final Grade 

Home 

Improvements 

Trenching 

Drainage Repair 

Culverts 

Land/Lot Clearing 

Trenching 

Cattle Guards 

Road Grading 

940-393-6622


AFFORDABLE LAWN CARE 

Lawn care service & garden tilling. 

(940)389-6407. 

ALL PRO LAWN CARE 

Lawn service, landscaping, 

tree trimming. 

Dependable, affordable, 

free estimates. 

Call for spring 

clean-up specials. Dylan, 

(817)891-1600. 

TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED 

36 years in business, insured. All 

major credit cards accepted. 

(817)444-0861, Teater. 

Livestock 

3-YEAR-OLD, REGISTERED 

Angus bull for sale. Proven. Call 

(940)627-2102. 

C BAR M TACK-FEED-HORSES 

43 CR4396, Decatur, TX. Cash, 

h e c k s , c r e d i t c a r d s . 

ww.cbarm.net, (817)929-3612. 

LIMOUSIN BULLS 

Black or red, registered; or black 

Limflex, unregistered. Fertility 

tested, service age (16-20 months), 

virgin & gentle. (940)427-3007, 

(817)994-4369. 

LLAMAS 

weanlings (6-months-old), adults, 

bred females, guardians & pet quality. 

We provide training & support 

for new owners. (940)433-5897. 

LONGHORN HEIFERS & STEERS 

for sale. Excellent body condition & 

h o r n s . ( 9 4 0 ) 9 6 4 - 2 3 9 1 o r 

(940)768-9827. 

TNT Livestock. We buy, sell horses, 

goats, sheep, pigs, laying hens and 

all ages of chickens. 2 trained 

horses. (817)223-4477. 

Livestock supplies 

PREFERT PANELS 

Eleven 12’ and two 10’ panels, like 

new. $750/all. (214)801-0753. 

Miscellaneous 

NEED YOUR SADDLE REPAIRED? 

Saddles cleaned, oiled 

& repaired. Custom 

leather work. Smith 

Saddlery, 

(940)627-3945; cell, 

(940)389-3619. 

Mowing 

REAL ESTATE & 

CONTENTS AUCTION 

SATURDAY, APRIL 23 • 10 A.M. 

2 BEDROOM, 1 1/2 BATH, 2 LIVING AREAS ON 2.3 ACRES 

2.5 MILES NORTHWEST OF NOCONA, TEXAS ON HWY 1759 

TO BE OFFERED WITH OWNERS CONFIRMATION 

VEHICLES AND CONTENTS TO BE SOLD WITHOUT 

RESERVE 

SALE HELD RAIN OR SHINE FOR MORE INFO GO TO 

www.murpheysauction.com 

MURPHEY’S AUCTION CO. 

940-841-3129 

MARK MURPHEY TX #12938 

FARM AND RANCH PETS TRANSPORTATION 

Time for Tree Trimming, Leaves, 

Yard & Flower Bed Clean Up 

ALL AROUND WISE LAWN 

Care. High quality, low 

prices, free estimates. 

C a l l t o d a y , 

(940)393-5066. 

Cutting Edge 

LAWN CARE 

FULL SERVICE LAWN CARE 

AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE 

Spencer Pryor - Owner 


Residential & Commercial 

940-210-1683 

X WORKS TRACTOR WORK 

Reasonable rates, quality performance. 

Mowing, fence clearing, 

tree/brush removal, general tractor 

work. Brandon, (817)992-0405. 

Klean Kut 

Lawn Care 

Mowing • Edging • Trimming 

Commercial or Residential 

Brush Hog Mowing 

Insured 

Kenny Moran 

Cell 817-247-9965 

Office 940-433-5470 

MOWING SERVICE 

lawn mowing, bush hog mowing, 

miscellaneous tractor work. 

(214)695-1276, cell. 

Williams’ Hauling 

& Tractor Works 

• Brushhog & Finish Mowing 

• Blading, Plowing & Tilling 

• Backhoe work, driveways 

• Dirt, sand & gravel hauling 

• Land Clearing 

• All types cleanup & haul-offs 

• Quality work, fair pricing 

James Williams 

940-399-9138 

Pasture and feed 

LONESOME DOVE FEED 

Authorized Bryant feed 

distributor. Selling 

chicks, natural longhorn 

beef, hay, cedar stays. 

(940)389-2945, 

(940)433-5902; 1231 CR4380, Decatur. 

COASTAL HORSE HAY 

square bales, fertilized. $5/bale, no 

minimum. We help load. Between 

Decatur/Alvord, (817)991-7625. 

Judy Norred TX#16795 

Cell # 817-995-3873 

HAY 

Shop Us First Or Last! 

50 years of actual service 

in Hay Sales.Try us and 

see if our prices can be beat! 

Thank you, 

Danny Taylor 

940-389-3068 

Charles H. Taylor 

940-627-3385 • 940-393-2728 

940-389-3068 • 940-389-5000 

COASTAL HAY 

for sale, round bales. 

(940)433-2678, (940)337-1728. 

COASTAL HAY 

2010 square bales, fertilized, barn 

stored. No minimum, you load, 

$6/bale. Boyd, (940)433-2335. 

GOPHER 

killing for pastures. Call Daddy 

Shack for details, (940)482-6578. 

OCT.-NOV. 2010 

round coastal bales, stored in barn. 

$50/each. (940)389-5500. 

Pets 

PETS 

PETS 

• Pets 




!!ATTENTION!! 

We suggest that our readers thoroughly 

investigate any advertiser 

before investing any money. 

AKC FEMALE YORKIES 

Chocolate, 3-months-old, shots & 

w o r m e d . $ 8 0 0 / e a c h . 

(817)319-9435. 

Boots Cross TX#16794 

Cell# 817-694-6035 

Hometown Auction Service 

940-683-2925 

95 Barnett Shale, Bridgeport, TX 76426 

HUGE 3+ ESTATES AUCTION 

Saturday, April 23 @ 10:00 a.m. 

THE ESTATES OF MARION WEGER, DON DENT 

AND THE LIVING ESTATE OF DAVID AUSTIN 

We are combining these estates upon request of the heirs because of 

the sale of homes and the need to remove belongings ASAP. These 

estates are filled with Amazing Antiques, Antique Furniture, Furniture, 

Ornate & Antique Mirrors, Pottery by Roseville, McCoy, Van Briggle, 

Coors, Hull, Collector China Cups and Saucers, Limoges, Antique Ivory 

Boxes, Ivory Carvings, Greco Roman Busts, Mayan Artifacts, Old Silver 

.835 Tea and Coffee Set, Other Antique Silver Pieces, Antique Doctor’s 

Bag, Jemez Pottery, Old Navajo Rugs, Artwork, Antique Toys, Vintage 

Ventriloquist Dummys Charley McCarthey & Jerry Mahoney, 

Autographed First Edition Books, Gold & Silver Jewelry, Vintage 

Costume Jewelry, Tools, Knives, Etc. Items too numerous to list. 

No Buyer’s Premium 

www.hometownauctionservice.com 

CKC GERMAN ROTTWEILER 

pups, parents on site, shots, 

wormed, dew-clawed. $400/each. 

(940)577-3250. 

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 

MERCHAN 

FOR SA 

Furniture 

OAK ROLLTOP DESK 

7 drawer w/security drawer. Very 

good condition. $200 OBO. 

(940)969-2236. 

Garage sales 

!!ATTENTION!! 

If you do not see your garage sale 

in this section, please look in the 

paid circulation of the Thursday 

Wise County Messenger. 

Garage sale ads in All Around Wise 

MUST be called in before 10a.m. 

Friday, THE WEEK BEFORE the 

sale, and cost is a minimum of $22. 

If you only want your garage sale in 

the paid circulation, deadline is 

10a.m. Tuesday, the week of the 

sale, and cost is a minimum of $14. 

Miscellaneous 

GOLF CART REPAIRS 

Ramps, wheechair lifts and repairs. 

Golfcarts, batteries. Call Matt Sadberry 

@ MedCare Solutions/Maximum. 

(940)393-1427. 

STEEL BUILDINGS 

Huge savings/factory deals. 50x96, 

regular $53,800; now $39,800. 

64x120, regular $92,820; now 

$64,800. www.sunwardsteel.com, 

Soruce:1AV. (830)469-1531. 

TRANSPORT 

Cars 



• Furniture 


• Firewood 


• Auctions 


• Boats 

• Cars 


• Trucks 


• Trailers 


I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS 

as well as your good used cars. 

Arvin, (817)925-8768. 

UNWANTED VEHICLES 

Cars & trucks removed free, running 

or not. Call now! (940)389-2693. 

DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS 

$3,500 or less. Cowgirl Auto Sales, 

804 Business Highway 287, Decatur, 

TX; (940)626-0070. Let’s do 

business! 

TOP DOLLAR PAID 

for junk cars & trucks. 

(817)220-5682. 

You Are 

Approved! 

100% Approval 

Cars &Trucks 

starting 

$ 

799 dn. 

at 799 

We also 

buy cars! 

No 

Credit 

Check! 

107 S. Hwy. 287 • Decatur 

Behind Dairy Queen 

940-626-8000 

Visit our website 

www.bmgautosales.com 

2001 YUKON 

1-owner, fully loaded in Decatur. 

Call (940)389-4588 for details. 

Recreational vehicles 

1988 5TH WHEEL 

36 foot, 1 slide-out, $5,000. 

(940)255-1679. 

Pickups/Vans/SUVs 

1995 FORD 

crew cab pickup, diesel, factory lift 

kit, all accessoreis, low miles. 

$7,500. (469)261-3938. 

TRUCK PARTS 

2002 Explorer 4-door. 1997 Explorer 

4-door. 1982 F100 stepside. 

1987 Suburban and many more. 

(940)433-2255. 

1998 GMC 3500, 4-door, 454 automatic, 

long-bed, lowered, 141,000 

m i l e s , c l e a n . $ 6 , 5 0 0 . 

(940)433-5436. 

1982 FORD PICKUP 

extended cab, $1,200. 1996 Buick, 

$1,000. Good condition. Consider 

trade for smaller car/truck. 

(940)577-0806. 

Heavy Equipment 

I BUY SEMI TRUCKS 

any condition, any location! Free 

pick up. (940)627-9301. 

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