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WEEKEND EDITION Inside: The Bulls drop Game 1 to Kennedale in bi-district play. Page 1B.<br />
VOLUME 133 - NO. 36 SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012 DECATUR, TEXAS 22 PAGES IN 2 SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS 75¢<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Joe Duty<br />
EXHAUSTED — The EPA’s ruling on Monday might mean<br />
more expensive yearly inspections for <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> vehicle<br />
owners.<br />
By BRANDON EVANS<br />
May 1 kicked off ozone<br />
se<strong>as</strong>on in the Metroplex.<br />
So grab your swimsuit,<br />
or eh, your auto emission<br />
inspection sticker<br />
Due to a ruling Monday<br />
by the U.S. Environmental<br />
WISE COUNTY<br />
Clearing the air<br />
Vehicles will have stricter, more<br />
expensive inspections<br />
Department of Public<br />
Safety Trooper Brandon<br />
Neff said that his office h<strong>as</strong><br />
filed manslaughter charges<br />
against James Clay, 22, of<br />
Sunset. The c<strong>as</strong>e w<strong>as</strong> given<br />
to the Montague <strong>County</strong><br />
District Attorney for re-<br />
Protection<br />
Agen-<br />
Hear local<br />
opinions on<br />
the issue:<br />
cy, <strong>Wise</strong> See page 4A<br />
C o u n t y<br />
w<strong>as</strong> named <strong>as</strong><br />
the 10th member of Metroplex<br />
counties found to<br />
Continued on page 13A<br />
Driver faces<br />
manslaughter charge<br />
By BRIAN KNOX<br />
The driver of a pickup<br />
that hit an SUV occupied<br />
by a Bridgeport family<br />
April 8 near Sunset now<br />
faces a charge of manslaughter.<br />
The wreck killed Penny<br />
McCarty, 51, of Bridgeport.<br />
BRIDGEPORT<br />
Continued on page 5A<br />
WISE COUNTY<br />
Tank trucks roll around the clock<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Joe Duty<br />
DAWN PATROL — Sunlight rushes over the horizon <strong>as</strong> a new day dawns on a Coffman Tank Truck employee pumping water from a well site. More than 100 trucks run non-stop circuits from<br />
the company headquarters in Chico<br />
By DAVE ROGERS<br />
he big 18-wheeled water haulers<br />
run up and down the roads<br />
of <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> 24 hours a<br />
day, and their red tractors and<br />
trailers cause the company headquarters<br />
in Chico to resemble a ticked-off<br />
colony of fire ants <strong>as</strong> the trucks drive<br />
off and on the lot during shift changes.<br />
Hydraulic fracturing activity in the<br />
Barnett Shale and neighboring mineral<br />
plays have Coffman Tank Trucks<br />
growing so f<strong>as</strong>t owner J.D. Coffman<br />
can’t keep up.<br />
During a recent interview at the company<br />
lot nestled between the railroad<br />
tracks and Farm Road 1810, he said<br />
his family business employed 170 truck<br />
drivers. Kenneth Dennis, his general<br />
manager, said the number w<strong>as</strong> actually<br />
216. Coffman said his company<br />
employs 350 workers. Dennis said it’s<br />
now up to 360.<br />
“Most people don’t realize what all it<br />
entails to keep it going,” Coffman said.<br />
It’s e<strong>as</strong>y to underestimate the size of<br />
the company until you realize it runs<br />
most of its 100-plus trucks 24 hours a<br />
day. Drivers work 12-hour shifts each<br />
day usually on a schedule of four days<br />
on and two days off. To avoid overcrowding<br />
headquarters, there are two<br />
day shifts — from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 7<br />
a.m. to 7 p.m. — and two corresponding<br />
night shifts.<br />
“It’s the whole nature of the business,”<br />
Coffman said. “These wells produce<br />
water [along with g<strong>as</strong> or oil], and<br />
you can’t always haul them in the daytime.<br />
A lot of them make too much water.<br />
You’ve got to have a night shift to<br />
carry water made in nighttime, a full<br />
Continued on page 2A<br />
BLUE SKIES — A Coffman driver/operator uses a light on his hard hat <strong>as</strong> he “gauges a<br />
tank” to me<strong>as</strong>ure the amount of water that h<strong>as</strong> settled to the bottom and needs to be<br />
hauled away.<br />
WHILE YOU WERE<br />
SLEEPING<br />
As long <strong>as</strong> they’re drilling<br />
or producing, there<br />
will be a need for what<br />
we do.<br />
Ronnie Smith<br />
daytime shop manager<br />
You’ve got to have<br />
a night shift to carry<br />
water made in nighttime<br />
... B<strong>as</strong>ically, we<br />
operate at nighttime<br />
the same <strong>as</strong> we do in<br />
daytime.<br />
J.D. Coffman<br />
owner, Coffman Tank Trucks<br />
NIGHT RIDER<br />
— Chad Cox<br />
is one of<br />
more than<br />
200 drivers<br />
employed<br />
by Coffman<br />
Tank Trucks.<br />
The drivers<br />
work 12-<br />
hour shifts<br />
and spend<br />
some or<br />
most of their<br />
workday in<br />
darkness.<br />
They work<br />
four days on<br />
and two days<br />
off.<br />
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INDEX<br />
News Briefs . . . . . . . .7A<br />
Opinion . . . . . . . . . . .4A<br />
Obituaries . . . . . . . .14A<br />
Sports . . . . . . . . . . . .1B<br />
Cl<strong>as</strong>sifi eds. . . . . . . . .3B<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> Business . . . . . .8B<br />
LILY’S JOURNEY<br />
Kindergartner Lily<br />
Rose Morris h<strong>as</strong><br />
had to overcome<br />
challenges in the<br />
first few years,<br />
but she’s got a<br />
strong family.<br />
See page 12A.<br />
DAY OF<br />
PRAYER<br />
People gathered<br />
for the National<br />
Day of Prayer<br />
Thursday at the<br />
courthouse.<br />
See page 8A.<br />
WEATHER
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DIRTY WORK — Antonio Andrade, a member of the solids control department, climbs into a frack tank <strong>as</strong> part of a three-man crew t<strong>as</strong>ked with cleaning it.<br />
Besides hauling 3.5 million gallons of water per day, Coffman Tank Trucks offers many other services to oil and g<strong>as</strong> companies including site cleanup and<br />
road repair.<br />
Tank Trucks ...<br />
Continued from page 1A<br />
nfr<strong>as</strong>tructure for nightime.<br />
“B<strong>as</strong>ically, we operate at<br />
ighttime the same <strong>as</strong> we<br />
o in daytime.”<br />
Coffman won’t put a price<br />
n how big his company is,<br />
ut <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Appraisal<br />
istrict <strong>as</strong>signed it a total<br />
arket value of $12.8 milion<br />
for 2011. It is the secnd<br />
largest taxpayer in the<br />
ity of Chico and ranks No.<br />
among Chico school disrict<br />
taxpayers, behind four<br />
uarries, national fracking<br />
perator Universal Presure<br />
Pumping and natural<br />
<strong>as</strong> companies Devon Enrgy<br />
and Targa Resources.<br />
How’s <strong>this</strong> for resources<br />
Coffman Tank Trucks<br />
urns 7,500 gallons of dieel<br />
fuel every 24 hours, acording<br />
to Ronnie Smith,<br />
ayshift shop manager.<br />
offman’s fleet logged 5<br />
illion road miles l<strong>as</strong>t<br />
ear, he said. The company<br />
s licensed to operate in 17<br />
orth central Tex<strong>as</strong> counies,<br />
though it operates<br />
ostly in Tarrant, <strong>Wise</strong><br />
nd Denton countiles.<br />
The trucks carry about<br />
.5 million gallons of water<br />
day, <strong>as</strong> Coffman said each<br />
f the 130 and 150-barrel<br />
apacity water trucks may<br />
ake four or five round<br />
rips to a well site each 12-<br />
our shift.<br />
The trucks carry clean<br />
ater from suppliers like<br />
he city of Chico to a frackng<br />
site. They also carry<br />
altwater that is extracted<br />
rom the g<strong>as</strong> and/or oil is to<br />
disposal site.<br />
The entire operation is<br />
verseen by a dispatch cener<br />
bigger than the one emloyed<br />
by the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
heriff’s Office. Gail Berg<br />
versees a crew of seven<br />
ispatchers per shift that<br />
rack all the companies’<br />
rucks by GPS and have<br />
oad service trucks in c<strong>as</strong>e<br />
truck h<strong>as</strong> mechanical or<br />
ire difficulties getting to<br />
r from a site.<br />
There is even a fleet of<br />
hree w<strong>as</strong>hing trucks on<br />
he road each day going<br />
here the water haulers<br />
re to give them a bath.<br />
mith said they do much of<br />
heir truck-w<strong>as</strong>hing work<br />
t one of Coffman’s five<br />
isposal well sites, where<br />
rucks often have to wait<br />
n line to dump their tanks.<br />
Of course, Smith’s shop<br />
of mechanics, which shares<br />
a large metal building with<br />
the dispatch center and<br />
Dennis Halter’s incredibly<br />
well-stocked parts department,<br />
is there to guard<br />
against breakdowns.<br />
“It starts with the driver,”<br />
said Smith, who, like<br />
Coffman, used to work for<br />
FIXER UPPERS — Mechanics Dennis Thompson, left, Jose Garcia and J<strong>as</strong>on<br />
Swindell, share a chuckle while rebuilding a pump in the shop at Coffman Tank<br />
Trucks in Chico. Like NASCAR pit crews, these men race the clock to service and<br />
repair the trucks that travel a combined 5 million miles per year.<br />
GOTTA SPARE<br />
— Parts<br />
Department<br />
Manager<br />
Dennis Halter<br />
makes sure<br />
the mechanics<br />
in Coffman’s<br />
shop have the<br />
replacements<br />
they need to<br />
keep a fleet of<br />
more than 100<br />
trucks on the<br />
job 24/7.<br />
James Wood Motors. “A<br />
driver inspects his truck<br />
in the morning before he<br />
leaves and in the afternoon<br />
when he gets back. Then<br />
he’ll check it again while<br />
he’s pumping water.<br />
“Inspection’s the main<br />
thing. If they can find possible<br />
problems earlier, we<br />
can get them repaired e<strong>as</strong>ier.”<br />
Like most of the company,<br />
the shop runs two shifts,<br />
with mechanics coming on<br />
and going off the clock at<br />
6 a.m. and 6 p.m. Ten mechanics<br />
work during the<br />
day, with six at night.<br />
Each truck is pulled from<br />
service every three weeks<br />
for a routine maintenance<br />
END OF LINE<br />
— Marion<br />
“Smokey”<br />
Jones,<br />
a night<br />
disposal<br />
hand,<br />
monitors the<br />
process <strong>as</strong><br />
saltwater<br />
brine flows<br />
from a truck<br />
into a pond<br />
at one of<br />
Coffman<br />
Tank Trucks’<br />
five disposal<br />
wells in <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>.<br />
check, Smith said. And<br />
when the problem’s not<br />
routine, the workers shift<br />
into an appropriate gear.<br />
“We’re pressured every<br />
time a truck comes in,”<br />
Smith said. “People realize<br />
whenever a truck is down,<br />
it’s not making any money<br />
for the company.”<br />
Working three men to a<br />
truck, the mechanics can<br />
The growth<br />
we had because<br />
of the Barnett<br />
Shale w<strong>as</strong> just<br />
overwhelming<br />
J.D. Coffman<br />
owner, Coffman Tank<br />
Trucks<br />
normally service a truck<br />
during the short break between<br />
one shift ending and<br />
another beginning.<br />
“Ninety-five percent of<br />
the time, we’re able to get<br />
it fixed before it goes out<br />
on the next shift change,”<br />
Smith said. “If we’ve got<br />
parts, we can change out<br />
a differential on a truck in<br />
an hour.”<br />
The main shop h<strong>as</strong> four<br />
bays for the long trucks.<br />
Pl<strong>as</strong>tic containers of fluids<br />
bigger than a midsize<br />
car are everywhere. They<br />
hold either 1,000 gallons of<br />
motor oil or 500 gallons of<br />
antifreeze. Near the front<br />
door is Halter’s parts department,<br />
featuring a inventory<br />
worth $250,000<br />
Up front on the lot is a<br />
tire and fabrication shop.<br />
Smith estimates the fleet,<br />
carrying water loads in<br />
the neighborhood of 80,000<br />
pounds, goes through three<br />
dozen tires per day.<br />
Coffman Tank Trucks offers<br />
more than just tank<br />
trucks.<br />
It h<strong>as</strong> a unit that does<br />
nothing but repair le<strong>as</strong>e<br />
roads for oil and g<strong>as</strong> companies.<br />
It added a “mud department”<br />
in 2008 that grew<br />
the company by nearly 100<br />
men and about 20 trucks.<br />
The unit, headed by Ed Sa-<br />
Continued on page 3A<br />
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3A<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Joe Duty<br />
SHOPPING SPREE — Lights inside and over the bay doors at the shop building pierce the darkness of a recent evening at Coffman Tank Trucks in Chico. A water-hauling truck (left) pulls<br />
into the shop while a pair of trucks sit in mechanics’ bays undergoing maintenance.<br />
Tank Trucks ...<br />
Continued from page 2A<br />
lin<strong>as</strong>, solids control manager,<br />
contracts to clean up<br />
when a company closes a<br />
drilling site.<br />
It cleans fracking tanks<br />
and removes all the drilling<br />
mud from a job site,<br />
either dumping it on contracted<br />
land to be plowed<br />
into the land in “mud farming”<br />
or, if it’s contaminated<br />
with high chlorides, taking<br />
it to a disposal facility run<br />
by the Tex<strong>as</strong> Railroad Commission<br />
at It<strong>as</strong>ca, 90 miles<br />
south.<br />
As big <strong>as</strong> it seems, Coffman<br />
is quick to point out his<br />
company isn’t the largest<br />
of its kind in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
That, he says is Bridgeport<br />
Tank Trucks, belonging to<br />
Ronald Holley.<br />
WCAD tax appraisal figures<br />
give Holley’s company<br />
the nod, too, listing its 2011<br />
net worth more than a million<br />
dollars higher than<br />
Coffman at $13.9 million.<br />
“There are even bigger<br />
companies that operate in<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>,” Holley said,<br />
“but Jimmy Don [Coffman]<br />
and us, we’re probably the<br />
biggest independents here.<br />
And we’ve got an advantage<br />
over them because <strong>this</strong><br />
business h<strong>as</strong> been around<br />
for 37 years.”<br />
Like Coffman, Holley is<br />
the second generation in<br />
his family in the tank truck<br />
business. But Coffman’s situation<br />
w<strong>as</strong> much different.<br />
His dad sold the business<br />
in 1994 with a non-compete<br />
clause that kept J.D. from<br />
re-entering the market until<br />
2003.<br />
It w<strong>as</strong> almost like starting<br />
from scratch.<br />
“We got connected up with<br />
some of the old customers<br />
we’d had in the p<strong>as</strong>t,” Coffman<br />
said. “Now it’s grown<br />
into multiple customers.<br />
When Dad had it, it w<strong>as</strong>n’t<br />
near the size it is now.”<br />
Dennis, the GM who<br />
joined Coffman in 2006,<br />
said the company h<strong>as</strong><br />
MISSION CONTROL — Dispatchers Rob Zook (left) and Kevin Geiger track<br />
company jobs, employees and equipment. Outside the plate gl<strong>as</strong>s windows, drivers<br />
preparing for work log onto a computer system that tracks their trucks by GPS and<br />
their hours on the job.<br />
HEADING<br />
OUT — A<br />
driver fills<br />
up his<br />
tractor<br />
with diesel<br />
fuel before<br />
a shift.<br />
More than<br />
70 trucks<br />
carry<br />
cargos of<br />
water on<br />
a 24/7<br />
b<strong>as</strong>is.<br />
grown from 80 employees<br />
when he started to 360 today.<br />
“The growth we had because<br />
of the Barnett Shale<br />
w<strong>as</strong> just overwhelming,”<br />
Coffman said. “Right now<br />
it’s a little bit slow compared<br />
to two years ago because<br />
the natural g<strong>as</strong> price<br />
is low.”<br />
Devon is responsible for<br />
much of Coffman’s business.<br />
The company also<br />
works for XTO Energy, En-<br />
Cana Oil and G<strong>as</strong> and Canadian<br />
company Enbridge<br />
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The feeling is Coffman<br />
Tank Trucks is well situated<br />
for a shift to oil drilling<br />
<strong>as</strong> it, too, is relying upon<br />
fracking technology.<br />
“There are a lot of oil<br />
wells up in Montague<br />
<strong>County</strong> now,” Coffman said.<br />
“They’re still drilling in the<br />
Barnett Shale, but mostly<br />
they’re drilling for oil now.<br />
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GOING HOME — Mike Meyers, an operator with the mud<br />
division at Coffman Tank Trucks, heads for the parking lot at<br />
the end of a recent day’s shift.<br />
have to pump some g<strong>as</strong> to<br />
keep things running.”<br />
Smith might have said it<br />
best about the future of the<br />
company.<br />
“With oil or g<strong>as</strong>, you still<br />
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have to dispose of saltwater<br />
that comes up with the oil<br />
and g<strong>as</strong>,” he said. “As long<br />
<strong>as</strong> they’re drilling or producing,<br />
there will be a need<br />
for what we do.”<br />
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4A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
OPINION<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
Project shows<br />
great vision<br />
Vision is a great thing.<br />
And when vision is shown<br />
by someone in a position of<br />
leadership, who is also under<br />
the age of 30, it’s worth<br />
taking notice.<br />
Chico Mayor J.D. Clark, at<br />
age 26, may be the youngest<br />
mayor in the county (and<br />
one of the youngest in the<br />
state), but he seems to be<br />
showing wisdom beyond his<br />
years.<br />
We recently profiled one<br />
of the city’s major projects<br />
— turning a former elementary<br />
school building into a<br />
civic center and community<br />
building for the city.<br />
This project shows great<br />
vision not just from the<br />
mayor, but also from the<br />
school district and the community<br />
— all of whom had<br />
input in the project. When<br />
finished, it will truly be a<br />
type of facility unique to<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
Even when the project hit<br />
some snags — first it w<strong>as</strong><br />
some issues with the deed<br />
transfer, then some damage<br />
inflicted from spring storms<br />
— Clark remained steadf<strong>as</strong>t<br />
in his vision.<br />
“I feel good about it,” Clark<br />
told the <strong>Messenger</strong> l<strong>as</strong>t October<br />
while lawyers were<br />
still trying to work out the<br />
YOUR VIEWS<br />
The EPA’s placement of<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> in the Metroplex<br />
ozone nonattainment<br />
zone had our Facebook readers<br />
reacting <strong>this</strong> week. Here’s<br />
a sample of their comments.<br />
(See related story on page 1A<br />
of today’s <strong>Messenger</strong>.)<br />
States that don’t meet<br />
improvements can be denied<br />
federal transportation funds.<br />
So we are slaves to the government.<br />
Over money.<br />
Richard Z. Luedecke<br />
With all the g<strong>as</strong> wells being<br />
drilled in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> it<br />
only makes sense ... having<br />
clean air is a good thing!<br />
Rob Johnson<br />
Better get your old cars<br />
inspected ... may not be able<br />
to next year!<br />
Amy Spivey<br />
deed issue. “It’s taken longer<br />
than we originally expected,<br />
but if it w<strong>as</strong> e<strong>as</strong>y, everybody<br />
would do it.”<br />
The issues have been<br />
tackled, and <strong>as</strong> the project<br />
moves closer to reality,<br />
new issues have come up.<br />
What colors of paint should<br />
be used That decision w<strong>as</strong><br />
made Tuesday. (See related<br />
story on page 10A.)<br />
The old gym will be converted<br />
to a rec center. The<br />
old cafetorium will soon be<br />
a place used for wedding receptions<br />
or family reunions.<br />
Rooms will be converted to<br />
office space for city staff.<br />
In short, it will be place in<br />
which the citizens of Chico<br />
can take pride.<br />
Clark and other city leaders<br />
should be applauded for<br />
their efforts in not only seeing<br />
an opportunity to better<br />
their community but also<br />
in seizing that opportunity<br />
and seeing it through.<br />
Missteps by elected officials<br />
are often well-chronicled,<br />
including in the pages<br />
of <strong>this</strong> paper. But elected officials<br />
should also be praised<br />
for doing the right thing.<br />
And the right thing almost<br />
always starts with<br />
having the right vision for<br />
the future.<br />
Boo!<br />
Laren Holt<br />
It’s a crock!<br />
Susan Lambert<br />
If you think <strong>this</strong> is about<br />
clean air, you may have ingested<br />
too much Kool Aid.<br />
Glenn Walker<br />
@Rob ... what do g<strong>as</strong> wells<br />
have to do with clean air<br />
Where is your scientific proof<br />
that g<strong>as</strong> wells are linked in<br />
any way to poor air quality<br />
For that matter, where is the<br />
proof that <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> h<strong>as</strong><br />
poor air quality at all Another<br />
tax levied on the ones<br />
that <strong>this</strong> administration w<strong>as</strong><br />
supposed to be protecting.<br />
Doesn’t really matter. If he<br />
gets re-elected, we won’t be<br />
able to afford g<strong>as</strong> for cars<br />
anyway ...<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor-Robert Cox<br />
By BOB BUCKEL<br />
Early in my newspaper career, I<br />
learned how to work into the wee<br />
hours of the morning.<br />
My wife, who understood that a<br />
job will take <strong>as</strong> many hours <strong>as</strong> you<br />
are willing to give it, fought fiercely<br />
against <strong>this</strong> tendency. She brought the<br />
kids to the office for little picnics, went<br />
with me on every trip possible, and in<br />
general just forced me to make family<br />
more of a priority.<br />
It is largely due to her efforts that<br />
our kids, all pretty much grown now,<br />
don’t feel they were slighted. But their<br />
dad certainly wishes he’d done a few<br />
things differently.<br />
In my first job after we got married,<br />
my boss w<strong>as</strong> one of the legends of Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
community journalism. One of the<br />
things he w<strong>as</strong> legendary for w<strong>as</strong> his<br />
hours — he would work half the night,<br />
go home, shower and change and face<br />
the world looking like a million bucks<br />
the next morning. On Tuesdays and<br />
Fridays we wrote news and developed<br />
pictures right up to 5 p.m. and put the<br />
newspaper to bed while the rest of the<br />
world slept. I learned how to tiptoe<br />
into the house, shower and slip into<br />
bed without disturbing my bride.<br />
Those hours continued <strong>as</strong> we moved<br />
OUR VIEWS<br />
Late night at office really stings<br />
a couple of times, welcomed<br />
two daughters<br />
and I became a publisher<br />
of two weekly<br />
newspapers. In those<br />
days, we would produce<br />
both papers on<br />
BUCKEL the same night, finishing<br />
one and turning<br />
right around and doing the other,<br />
usually working p<strong>as</strong>t 2 until 4 a.m. or<br />
even daylight a few times.<br />
It w<strong>as</strong> nuts, but I could do it, so I<br />
did. It led to my only experience with<br />
pepper spray.<br />
One night I came home sometime<br />
after 2 a.m. It w<strong>as</strong> “early” enough that<br />
I hadn’t gotten that second wind and<br />
had no interest in sitting up watching<br />
old movies on TV. I put my stuff down,<br />
went and kissed the girls, and headed<br />
straight for the shower.<br />
As I p<strong>as</strong>sed quietly through the<br />
bedroom, my wife sleepily muttered<br />
that she had:<br />
1) heard some noises a little while<br />
ago, and<br />
2) gone into the bathroom to test<br />
her pepper spray and make sure it<br />
still worked.<br />
This w<strong>as</strong> fairly clear, but I built in<br />
a couple of misconceptions. I <strong>as</strong>sumed<br />
that:<br />
1) “a little while ago” meant 30 minutes<br />
to an hour ago, and<br />
2) “into the bathroom” meant the<br />
room itself, where the sink w<strong>as</strong>.<br />
Boy, w<strong>as</strong> I wrong. That “little while”<br />
had been less than five minutes ago<br />
— the noises she heard were actually<br />
me, coming home. And “the bathroom”<br />
actually meant “the shower” — behind<br />
that little curtain.<br />
So I warily stepped into the bathroom,<br />
ready to flee at the first whiff,<br />
and smelled nothing. I brushed my<br />
teeth and stepped into the shower. I<br />
think I got the water turned on before<br />
the first cough, which I wrote off to allergies.<br />
By the time the water warmed up,<br />
the cough had turned into a coughing<br />
fit, accompanied by watering eyes and<br />
a nose like a fountain. In seconds, I<br />
w<strong>as</strong> on the floor of the tub, like Janet<br />
Leigh in “Psycho,” except at le<strong>as</strong>t her<br />
eyes were open. Mine had swollen<br />
shut <strong>as</strong> I collapsed into a fetal position<br />
while the water c<strong>as</strong>caded over<br />
me.<br />
She slept through my wretchedness.<br />
I told her about it the next morning.<br />
“You should come home earlier,” she<br />
said.<br />
She w<strong>as</strong> right. I’m still working on<br />
it.<br />
SQUARE TALK<br />
People, found on the Decatur Square,<br />
share their thoughts.<br />
WHAT IMPACT DO YOU THINK THE OIL AND<br />
GAS INDUSTRY HAS HAD ON WISE COUNTY<br />
“For the most<br />
part it’s had a<br />
very positive<br />
economic impact.<br />
It’s provided a<br />
lot of jobs and<br />
provided a lot of<br />
quality income. My opinion is<br />
the EPA decision <strong>this</strong> week that<br />
puts an added burden on <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> is one that’s b<strong>as</strong>ically<br />
unnecessary because I think<br />
whatever pollution we have most<br />
of it is because of the Metroplex<br />
and not pollution we generate in<br />
the county. I think it’s an unfair<br />
regulation.”<br />
— D.A. Sharpe, 73,<br />
of Aurora<br />
“My husband is<br />
employed in the<br />
industry so I think<br />
it’s definitely<br />
boosted the<br />
economy. Problem<br />
is the Barnett Shale<br />
h<strong>as</strong> kind of dried up<br />
so now he’s having to travel to<br />
West Tex<strong>as</strong> to go where the oil<br />
and g<strong>as</strong> is. So he’s gone every<br />
other week. It’s hurt now that<br />
it’s dried up, but when it w<strong>as</strong> up,<br />
it w<strong>as</strong> great. Now it’s a sacrifice<br />
because he’s only home six<br />
months out of the year.”<br />
— Michelle Robinson, 39,<br />
of Paradise<br />
“It’s created jobs.<br />
It’s created more tax<br />
revenue. It’s one of<br />
the primary driving<br />
factors of our local<br />
economy.”<br />
— Greg Lowery, 47,<br />
of Paradise<br />
“I would say for the<br />
local economy —<br />
it’s been a positive<br />
factor. But for the<br />
landowners who<br />
don’t own the<br />
minerals that came<br />
out here to buy<br />
the small ranches and stuff, I’m<br />
sure they’ve taken a pretty big<br />
hit. Because you’re never gonna<br />
recoup the damages that the<br />
well makes to the aesthetics of<br />
the property. So if you came here<br />
buying for that it’s been a pretty<br />
bad thing for ‘em.”<br />
— Don Park, 40,<br />
of Forestburg
WISE COUNTY<br />
Driver faces ...<br />
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
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view.<br />
“The charges were filed<br />
because of what w<strong>as</strong> listed<br />
<strong>as</strong> the re<strong>as</strong>on for the<br />
cr<strong>as</strong>h – unsafe speed for<br />
the road conditions,” Neff<br />
said.<br />
It had been raining<br />
when the cr<strong>as</strong>h happened<br />
on E<strong>as</strong>ter Sunday<br />
on Tex<strong>as</strong> 101 just inside<br />
Montague <strong>County</strong>. Neff<br />
said Clay’s pickup w<strong>as</strong><br />
coming around a curve<br />
at an unsafe speed when<br />
he crossed the center line<br />
and struck an SUV driven<br />
by Kenneth (Calvin) Mc-<br />
Carty, 54, of Bridgeport.<br />
Penny McCarty, his wife,<br />
died at the scene.<br />
Four other family members<br />
in the car were injured<br />
but survived. Calvin<br />
McCarty remains<br />
hospitalized at the Baylor<br />
Institute for Rehabilitation<br />
in Dall<strong>as</strong>. McCarty’s<br />
daughter, Brandy Davis,<br />
33, w<strong>as</strong> rele<strong>as</strong>ed from<br />
a rehabilitation facility<br />
Thursday. Davis’ husband,<br />
J<strong>as</strong>on, 34, and their<br />
daughter, Helen, 5 have<br />
been rele<strong>as</strong>ed from hospitals.<br />
Tanner Hapeman,<br />
a 12-year-old grandson<br />
of the McCartys, h<strong>as</strong> also<br />
been rele<strong>as</strong>ed from the<br />
hospital.<br />
A p<strong>as</strong>senger in Clay’s<br />
vehicle, Charles Kirkland,<br />
23, of Decatur w<strong>as</strong> also<br />
injured but h<strong>as</strong> been rele<strong>as</strong>ed<br />
from the hospital.<br />
Neff said he h<strong>as</strong> received<br />
the toxicology report on<br />
Clay, but they are still<br />
evaluating the results.<br />
A memorial service for<br />
Penny McCarty is planned<br />
for a later date.<br />
A bake sale benefiting<br />
the McCarty family is 9<br />
a.m. Saturday, May 5, at<br />
Diamonds in Bridgeport.<br />
Monetary donations will<br />
also be accepted.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Joe Duty<br />
YOUNG ARTISTS — Elizabeth Wiezemann, an eighth grade student at Bridgeport, looks<br />
at the artwork on display at the Annual Bridgeport ISD District-wide Art Show Thursday.<br />
More than 1,000 students were represented, and the show featured artwork from the p<strong>as</strong>t<br />
year, music from the Jazz Band and a performance by the high school theater department.<br />
WISE COUNTY<br />
Former Decatur business employee indicted for theft<br />
By BRIAN KNOX<br />
A former office manager<br />
for a Decatur business h<strong>as</strong><br />
been indicted on one count of<br />
theft of property $100,000-<br />
$200,000 and three counts of<br />
forgery.<br />
Angela M. Smith, 33, of<br />
Paradise is accused of stealing<br />
money from her former<br />
employer, Cobb Rental and<br />
Equipment, from January of<br />
2009 to June of 2011 when<br />
she w<strong>as</strong> office manager for<br />
the company. The indictment<br />
states “pursuant to one<br />
scheme or continuing course<br />
of conduct” during the time<br />
period described, Smith<br />
stole between $100,000 and<br />
$200,000 from the company.<br />
The indictment also contains<br />
copies of two checks,<br />
both made out to Smith, one<br />
in the amount of $1,500 and<br />
another in the amount of<br />
$2,500, using the allegedly<br />
forged signature of one of the<br />
business owners. The indictment<br />
also claims Smith used<br />
a fleet fuel card without consent<br />
of the business owners.<br />
After Smith left the company<br />
in June of 2011, “an<br />
audit of company bank accounts<br />
and charge accounts<br />
w<strong>as</strong> conducted, and it w<strong>as</strong><br />
determined that numerous<br />
charges from the company<br />
bank account and charge account<br />
were made (by Smith)<br />
without” the owners’ consent,<br />
read the arrest affidavit.<br />
Investigators said Smith<br />
allegedly used company<br />
credit cards and bank accounts<br />
to pay her own bills,<br />
including personal credit<br />
cards. As office manager,<br />
Smith w<strong>as</strong> in charge of issuing<br />
fuel cards and debit/<br />
credit cards to employees, <strong>as</strong><br />
well <strong>as</strong> managing company<br />
accounts.<br />
Theft $100,000 to $200,000<br />
is a second degree felony,<br />
punishable by two to 20 years<br />
in prison and a fine of up to<br />
$10,000. The forgery charges<br />
are state jail felonies, punishable<br />
by 180 days to two years<br />
and up to a $10,000 fine.<br />
ASSAULT OF A PUBLIC<br />
SERVANT<br />
Danny Scott Payne, 48, of<br />
Sunset w<strong>as</strong> indicted for aggravated<br />
<strong>as</strong>sault against a<br />
public servant.<br />
Payne w<strong>as</strong> arrested following<br />
a scuffle with <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s Cpl. Neil<br />
Duncan April 16 at the Alvord<br />
Express convenience<br />
store. Duncan responded to<br />
a reckless driver complaint<br />
and questioned Payne, who<br />
refused to comply with Duncan’s<br />
orders to produce his<br />
driver’s license and to put his<br />
hands behind his back to allow<br />
himself to be handcuffed,<br />
according to witnesses.<br />
Duncan fired his stun gun,<br />
but Payne is alleged to have<br />
grabbed the gun on a second<br />
firing and the two men went<br />
to the ground. Duncan w<strong>as</strong><br />
able to subdue and handcuff<br />
Payne. The officer sustained<br />
a broken hand in the altercation.<br />
Aggravated <strong>as</strong>sault of a<br />
public servant is a first degree<br />
felony punishable by a<br />
sentence of five years up to<br />
life in prison.<br />
Other felony indictments<br />
returned by the grand jury<br />
April 25 include the following:<br />
Amber Tai Jeanne, possession<br />
of marijuana 4 ounces to<br />
5 pounds in a drug-free zone<br />
Colbey Shayne Dalrymple,<br />
unauthorized use of a vehicle<br />
Vernon Lee Lewis Jr., driving<br />
while intoxicated third or<br />
more<br />
Jose Chavez-Lopez, driving<br />
while intoxicated with child<br />
under 15 (two counts)<br />
Donald Harrison Winters<br />
II, sex offenders duty to register<br />
for life annually<br />
Ralph J<strong>as</strong>on Morgan, driving<br />
while intoxicated third or<br />
more<br />
Liandro Lopez, aggravated<br />
<strong>as</strong>sault with a deadly weapon;<br />
<strong>as</strong>sault causing bodily<br />
injury-family violence with<br />
previous conviction; <strong>as</strong>sault<br />
of family member with previous<br />
conviction<br />
Karen Sue Lawson, injury<br />
to the elderly with intent to<br />
cause bodily injury<br />
Heath Berend Roe, criminal<br />
mischief $1,500-$20,000<br />
Miguel Angel Romero, driving<br />
while intoxicated with<br />
child under 15<br />
Chet Wayne Frank, possession<br />
of child pornography<br />
(three counts)<br />
Rosaura Torres, false name<br />
information/forgery vehicle<br />
registration<br />
DECATUR ISD<br />
RECLUTAMIENTO DE NIÑOS PARA EL KINDER<br />
Estamos buscando estudiantes que ingresan al kínder del año<br />
2012-2013. Se les invita a usted y a su familia para una noche<br />
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Carson, Rann & Young Elementary<br />
Jueves - 10 de Mayo de 2012<br />
Elementos para el registro:<br />
Su permiso para manejar/identificacion<br />
Prueba de residencia (factura de servicios públicos)<br />
Registro de vacun<strong>as</strong> · Acta de nacimiento<br />
Tarjeta de Seguridad Social<br />
Registro tradicional continuará en todos l<strong>as</strong> escuel<strong>as</strong> a<br />
través 31 de mayo- 8:00 am a 4:00 pm.<br />
Para matricularse, estudiantes deben de cumplir 5 años de<br />
edad o antes del 1 de septiembre de 2012<br />
Enrique Ivan Trujillo, burglary<br />
of a habitation<br />
Travis Clayton Walker,<br />
burglary of a building<br />
Michael Lee Anderson,<br />
possession of a controlled<br />
substance — tetrahydrocannabinol,<br />
4-400 grams<br />
Jonathan David Watts,<br />
theft of material aluminum/<br />
bronze/copper/br<strong>as</strong>s less<br />
than $20,000<br />
Bobby Gene Connell, possession<br />
of a controlled substance<br />
— methamphetamine,<br />
1-4 grams<br />
Bobby Gene Connell, prohibited<br />
substance in a correctional<br />
facility — methamphetamine<br />
Lisa Renee Dearman, possession<br />
of a controlled substance<br />
— methamphetamine,<br />
4-200 grams<br />
Robert Lee Miller, aggravated<br />
<strong>as</strong>sault with a deadly<br />
weapon; burglary of a habitation;<br />
<strong>as</strong>sault family/household<br />
member impede breath/<br />
circulation<br />
Cary Erwin Nichols, aggravated<br />
<strong>as</strong>sault with a deadly<br />
weapon<br />
Marie Alonso Rodriguez,<br />
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possession of a controlled<br />
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4-200 grams<br />
Corey Dwayne Henson,<br />
possession of marijuana 4<br />
ounces-5 pounds in a drugfree<br />
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William Steve McGrew Jr.,<br />
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Tyler Lee Miller, possession<br />
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James Paul Lamar Taylor,<br />
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Ketsana Phoutthavong,<br />
manufacture/deliver a controlled<br />
substance — methamphetamine,<br />
4-200 grams<br />
Charles Allen Tubb, injury<br />
to a child with intent<br />
to cause bodily injury (two<br />
counts)<br />
Christina Duliece Wilson,<br />
injury to a child with intent<br />
to cause bodily injury<br />
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6A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
BUSINESS<br />
DECATUR<br />
Shelton celebrates 25 years at grocery<br />
y DAVE ROGERS<br />
When Gary Shelton reembers<br />
his decision to<br />
pen his first grocery store<br />
n 1987, his stomach still<br />
wists into knots.<br />
“It w<strong>as</strong> really a scary<br />
eal,” he said. “I had been<br />
ith Safeway since I w<strong>as</strong><br />
6 years old, but they were<br />
ulling out of Tex<strong>as</strong>. We<br />
orrowed a lot of money,<br />
ocked everything we<br />
wned. It w<strong>as</strong> scary.”<br />
But <strong>as</strong> he prepared for<br />
his weekend’s 25th aniversary<br />
celebration of a<br />
ompany that h<strong>as</strong> become a<br />
tring of nine Market Place<br />
tores in five counties with<br />
00 employees, the Fort<br />
orth native h<strong>as</strong> much to<br />
e thankful for.<br />
“We survived Wal-Mart<br />
uper Center coming in,”<br />
helton said, recalling the<br />
986 arrival of the 200,000<br />
quare-foot store up the<br />
ill from his Decatur store<br />
n Farm Road 51 South.<br />
“Most people who are at<br />
round zero for a Wal-Mart<br />
uper Center are history<br />
year later. We’ve made it<br />
or 16 years. That’s a badge<br />
f honor, I’d say.”<br />
At the top of Shelton’s<br />
ther accomplishments,<br />
he grocer prizes the fact<br />
hat his family members<br />
wife Margie, son Jerey<br />
and daughter Suzanne<br />
have worked and blosomed<br />
alongside him.<br />
Margie, a certified floral<br />
esigner, operates a flower<br />
hop in each store, selling<br />
rrangements, plants and<br />
ifts. Jeremy is in charge<br />
f advertising, pricing and<br />
uying for Market Place<br />
hile Suzanne is in charge<br />
f human resources, mareting<br />
and store remodels.<br />
“Suzanne started in the<br />
tore when she w<strong>as</strong> 11, and<br />
eremy started when he<br />
<strong>as</strong> 13,” Shelton said. “The<br />
aw says you’re not suposed<br />
to work until you’re<br />
6, but they were exempt<br />
ecause <strong>this</strong> is a familywned<br />
business.<br />
“Suzanne w<strong>as</strong> bagging<br />
groceries at 11, and by the<br />
time she w<strong>as</strong> 12, she w<strong>as</strong><br />
checking groceries. She<br />
w<strong>as</strong> tall and slender and<br />
looked older than she w<strong>as</strong>.”<br />
Shelton h<strong>as</strong> five Market<br />
Place stores in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
— Decatur, Bridgeport,<br />
Alvord, Boyd and Chico<br />
— with others in Denton,<br />
Gainesville, Jacksboro and<br />
Nocona.<br />
The Decatur store will<br />
celebrate its 25th anniversary<br />
Saturday with 25-cent<br />
hot dogs and an appearance<br />
by Dall<strong>as</strong> Cowboys<br />
football great Walt Garrison<br />
from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.<br />
Decatur customers should<br />
register for prize drawings.<br />
Shelton had worked<br />
nearly 25 years for Safeway,<br />
when owners decided<br />
to sell their Tex<strong>as</strong> stores.<br />
Safeway offered to move<br />
Shelton to one of its groceries<br />
in another state, but<br />
Shelton worked out a deal<br />
to buy its Decatur store instead.<br />
The 27,800-square-foot<br />
store had been built in<br />
1983, going in alongside<br />
the city’s first Wal-Mart,<br />
back before Wal-Mart sold<br />
groceries. The building<br />
Wal-Mart left behind when<br />
it moved up the hill and<br />
opened its Super Center,<br />
is now occupied by Tractor<br />
Supply, Family Dollar and<br />
O’Reilly Auto Parts.<br />
Originally, Shelton<br />
named his stores IGA Foodliner,<br />
after the wholesaler<br />
International Grocers Alliance<br />
that had backed him<br />
on his original store purch<strong>as</strong>e.<br />
When the wholesaler<br />
went out of business in<br />
2007, Shelton slowly began<br />
changing his stores’ names<br />
to Market Place.<br />
“Nobody would loan me<br />
any money,” he said. “My<br />
first loan w<strong>as</strong> for 20 percent,<br />
and the note had to<br />
be paid back in three years.<br />
My payment to the wholesaler<br />
w<strong>as</strong> $4,200 a week. I<br />
paid myself $300 a week,<br />
plus groceries.”<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Joe Duty<br />
FAMILY AFFAIR — (left to right) the Shelton Family Jeremy, Margie, Gary and Suzanne h<strong>as</strong> worked together in the grocery<br />
business since Gary and Margie purch<strong>as</strong>ed the Decatur store from Safeway in 1987 and immediately renamed it IGA<br />
Foodliner.<br />
For two years, Shelton<br />
and his family commuted<br />
daily to Decatur from<br />
their home in Fort Worth<br />
because with all the store<br />
payments, they couldn’t afford<br />
a home here, too. But<br />
that changed.<br />
“From when I opened for<br />
business 25 years ago, 75<br />
percent of the people [the<br />
other 1987 businesses] are<br />
gone,” he said. “As an independent,<br />
you either get<br />
better or you’re gone.”<br />
Shelton bought his second<br />
store, in a 10,000-squarefoot<br />
building on 16th Street<br />
in Bridgeport, in 1989. He<br />
h<strong>as</strong> since rebuilt the store<br />
and nearly doubled it in<br />
size to 19,600 square feet.<br />
“When the Wal-Mart Super<br />
Center opened [with its<br />
competing grocery], we’d<br />
have probably gone out<br />
of business if we hadn’t<br />
bought the Bridgeport<br />
store,” Shelton said. “It really<br />
hurt our business in<br />
Decatur at first.<br />
“I knew I had to ‘rethink<br />
<strong>this</strong> one’ or I w<strong>as</strong> going to<br />
go out of business. We focused<br />
on customer service<br />
and on our meat and produce,<br />
which I think are<br />
Wal-Mart’s weakness.”<br />
Market Place still cuts<br />
meat fresh daily. Its produce<br />
departments buy locally<br />
from farmers and<br />
growers whenever possible.<br />
Shelton also put a new<br />
priority on finding values<br />
he could p<strong>as</strong>s on to his customers.<br />
“Being local in a community<br />
counts for something,”<br />
he said, “and being nice<br />
counts for something. But<br />
the bottom line is you’ve<br />
got to figure out how to give<br />
them a good deal to stay in<br />
business.”<br />
Shelton is a p<strong>as</strong>t president<br />
of the Decatur Lions<br />
Club and the Decatur<br />
Chamber of Commerce and<br />
is currently board president<br />
of <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Council<br />
on Drug and Alcohol<br />
Abuse.<br />
Margie Shelton is First<br />
Chair Board Member of<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Committee on<br />
Aging — Meals on Wheels.<br />
Market Place and its customers<br />
raised $4,500 in donations<br />
recently for Meals<br />
on Wheels.<br />
Since 1992, Market Place<br />
Unchained<br />
Prison Ministry<br />
& Biker Church<br />
h<strong>as</strong> partnered with the<br />
Lions Club to serve more<br />
than 16,000 lunches for<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Olympathon.<br />
“We thank our customers<br />
for shopping with us the<br />
p<strong>as</strong>t 25 years and hope we<br />
can serve them for 25 more<br />
years,” Shelton said.<br />
<br />
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wcmessenger.com.<br />
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Tractor show and swap meet<br />
continues today<br />
By DAVE ROGERS<br />
The Chisholm Trail Antique<br />
Tractor Club will wrap<br />
up its 14th annual Tractor<br />
Show and Swap Meet at the<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Sheriff’s Posse<br />
Grounds Saturday, May 5.<br />
Gates open at 9 a.m. with<br />
one of the highlights of the<br />
three-day event a 10 a.m.<br />
antique tractor pull. At 1<br />
p.m. kids’ pedal tractor races<br />
will be held. There will be<br />
a 3:30 p.m. parade.<br />
The club debuted its new<br />
weight sled during Friday’s<br />
not-for-prize pulls. Antique<br />
tractors will be on display,<br />
with games for children and<br />
food vendors available.<br />
“We’re not the biggest, but<br />
we think it’s pretty good,”<br />
Tractor Club member Larry<br />
Stenzel said. “People come<br />
from a 50- to 60-mile radius<br />
of the show. This year, we<br />
brought our own sled, and<br />
we’ll be using it.”<br />
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equipment will be on display.<br />
Demonstrations of a<br />
threshing machine, a corn<br />
sheller, antique engines<br />
and new and antique farm<br />
trucks will also be on Saturday’s<br />
docket.<br />
<br />
Email Dave at drogers@<br />
wcmessenger.com.<br />
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JEWELRY • GOLD • COINS<br />
WANTED<br />
Sterling<br />
Flat Ware Sets<br />
Gold & Silver Coins<br />
Gold Jewelry -<br />
Broken or Not<br />
WE PAY<br />
CASH!<br />
Pre - 1965 Coins<br />
$1 = $20 50¢ = $9 25¢ = $4.50 10¢ = $1.80<br />
Prices b<strong>as</strong>ed on spot<br />
Mon. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Closed Sun.<br />
109 W. Main St., Decatur (On The Square)<br />
940-626-1588 • 940-393-1815<br />
Butterfield Stage Days<br />
Hosted by Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce and Bridgeport Riding Club<br />
KARL KLEMENT<br />
PRCA RAM RODEO<br />
Hundreds of World Cl<strong>as</strong>s Rodeo Cowboys Competing for just 2 NIGHTS<br />
May 11-12 • 7:30 pm Rodeo Grounds<br />
Carnival in Harwood Park<br />
May 10 - 12<br />
Armbands Thursday and Friday 6 - 10 pm<br />
Open all day Saturday!<br />
TICKETS<br />
$10 if purch<strong>as</strong>ed before May 11 • $12 nightly at the gate<br />
Children 5 and under are free<br />
Tickets available at gate or Bridgeport Chamber or Commerce<br />
940-683-2076<br />
FREE<br />
Admission<br />
SATURDAY, MAY 12<br />
10 am - 4 pm<br />
HARWOOD PARK FESTIVAL<br />
• 10 am - Food and Vendors Booths Open<br />
• 10 am - Free Stagecoach Rides Begin<br />
• 11 am - Stick Horse Race by Pavilion<br />
• 12 pm - 8th Annual Bridgeport Idol Contest in Pavilion<br />
FREE<br />
Parking<br />
All Day Activities Include:<br />
Vendors and Artisans • Stained Gl<strong>as</strong>s • Western Art • Bronze Sculptures<br />
Rock Carving • Jewelry Maker Metal Art • Heritage Museum Tour • Food, Craft &<br />
Home Decor Booths • Bingo • Cake Walk<br />
Help PINK out<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> on Friday.<br />
Wear PINK all day!<br />
Get PINK gear at<br />
Ink N Stitch!<br />
For more info, ple<strong>as</strong>e call 940-683-2076 or visit www.bridgeportchamber.org
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
7A<br />
BRIDGEPORT<br />
City underbilled customers, now wants to collect<br />
By ERIKA PEDROZA<br />
Two holders of four comercial<br />
utility accounts sigificantly<br />
underbilled at diferent<br />
points from 2007 to<br />
009 spoke out in opposition<br />
uesday after the city tried<br />
o collect the $222,892.63<br />
rom them <strong>this</strong> year.<br />
In an attempt to obtain<br />
resolution, the council,<br />
ity staff, Ronald Holley<br />
f Bridgeport Tank Trucks<br />
BTT) and Bridgeport Suerintendent<br />
Eddie Bland<br />
iscussed the matter for<br />
ore than an hour at the<br />
ity council meeting.<br />
No compromise w<strong>as</strong><br />
eached, and the matter w<strong>as</strong><br />
abled until the next council<br />
eeting Tuesday, May 15.<br />
“We’ve waited two years,<br />
hat’s two more weeks”<br />
ayor Keith McComis said.<br />
The mistake w<strong>as</strong> discovred<br />
in June 2009 after a<br />
TT representative conacted<br />
the city due to highr<br />
than normal readings,<br />
hich prompted the utility<br />
illing department to review<br />
he readings.<br />
BTT and Bridgeport Independent<br />
School District,<br />
along with LaQuinta Inn<br />
and Suites and the hotel’s<br />
contractor, Soma Construction,<br />
were underbilled after<br />
the wrong multiplier (the<br />
number of kilowatts consumed<br />
and kilowatt hours of<br />
demand consumption) w<strong>as</strong><br />
entered into the city’s utility<br />
billing system.<br />
In all of the accounts, the<br />
multiplier w<strong>as</strong> listed <strong>as</strong> 1<br />
when it should have been<br />
40 resulting in the following<br />
underbillings:<br />
■ BTT — April 2007 to<br />
June 2009, $46,722<br />
■ BISD — May 2005<br />
to September 2005 and<br />
April 2008 to August 2009,<br />
$142,640<br />
■ Soma — three months,<br />
$7,547.93<br />
■ LaQuinta — June 2008<br />
to May 2009, $25,982.70<br />
In mid-2010, the council<br />
directed City Administrator<br />
Brandon Emmons and<br />
McComis to draft letters<br />
to the utility account holders<br />
regarding the amount<br />
due. The letters were sent<br />
in June and August of that<br />
year.<br />
After no response or payment,<br />
letters were sent<br />
again <strong>this</strong> p<strong>as</strong>t March.<br />
But Holley and Bland contend<br />
that they were told “not<br />
to worry about it” by former<br />
city staff.<br />
“They didn’t have the authority<br />
to do that,” McComis<br />
said. “We don’t have the authority<br />
to do that tonight.<br />
Yes, it w<strong>as</strong> the city’s fault.<br />
We should’ve caught it.<br />
“But the person who pays<br />
the bills also should have<br />
caught it. When you have a<br />
$3,000 bill and all of a sudden<br />
it goes down to $80,<br />
you know there’s something<br />
wrong ... An $80 electric bill<br />
for a hotel — that doesn’t<br />
sound right.”<br />
Holley countered: “If the<br />
city is in the business of selling<br />
electricity, they should<br />
know what they’re doing.<br />
They should have checks<br />
and balances in place to<br />
be sure everything is being<br />
billed properly,” Holley<br />
said. “Us <strong>as</strong> a business of 37<br />
years, we have to do that.<br />
In 37 years, I have never<br />
and will never go back and<br />
<strong>as</strong>k a customer to pay more<br />
money for something I’ve<br />
already billed them for.<br />
That’s just not right ... Our<br />
books are closed.”<br />
Both parties present at<br />
the meeting offered solutions.<br />
“I will be glad to pay <strong>this</strong><br />
if the city gets out of the<br />
electric business,” Holley<br />
said. “It’s not something<br />
the city should be doing<br />
WISE COUNTY CRIME REPORT<br />
anyway. Electrical is not<br />
something most cities service<br />
...<br />
“There’s a song out there<br />
that fits <strong>this</strong> real well,” he<br />
continued. “George Strait<br />
sings a song that says, ‘just<br />
give it away.’ The city is losing<br />
money on the electrical<br />
account. Just give it away.”<br />
Bland offered an amendment<br />
to an agreement between<br />
the city and school<br />
district for school resource<br />
officers. Instead of two,<br />
the city would only be responsible<br />
for providing one<br />
SRO for three school years,<br />
which would result in a<br />
cost savings of $142,035.68<br />
for the city, $604.32 less<br />
than the amount owed to<br />
the city for utilities.<br />
“Whatever we do is one<br />
taxpayer’s dollar or the<br />
other (dollar),” Bland said.<br />
“Four years ago we were<br />
told not to worry about it.<br />
We <strong>as</strong>ked, ‘You sure’ and<br />
they said, ‘We’re sure.’ ...<br />
Two years ago when <strong>this</strong><br />
first came up, we made a<br />
proposal about trading out<br />
some services ... <strong>as</strong>king the<br />
city to provide only one<br />
SRO instead of the two it<br />
says in the agreement.<br />
“Nobody ever came back<br />
to us and responded to it,<br />
but we did pull one SRO<br />
for the l<strong>as</strong>t two years,” he<br />
continued. “We have an<br />
interlocal agreement that<br />
says the city would be providing<br />
two, and we knew<br />
the city w<strong>as</strong> going through<br />
financial hard times so<br />
we didn’t press the issue.<br />
We’re OK with going with<br />
the same offer ... If not, then<br />
you owe us $94,000 for two<br />
years for an SRO, and we<br />
will <strong>as</strong>k that that be taken<br />
off the bill.”<br />
In other news, the council:<br />
■ approved a performance<br />
agreement between<br />
the Economic Development<br />
Corp. and Champion Components<br />
Inc. to reimburse<br />
the H<strong>as</strong>let-b<strong>as</strong>ed industrial<br />
f<strong>as</strong>tener distributor<br />
up to $15,000 for relocating<br />
its corporate office and<br />
distribution-warehouse<br />
operation (which includes<br />
five employees) to Bridgeport<br />
on a minimum fouryear<br />
le<strong>as</strong>e.<br />
■ approved an interlocal<br />
agreement with the county<br />
for Emergency Medical<br />
Services, formalizing procedures<br />
already in place.<br />
At the request of police administrative<br />
personnel, the<br />
agreement w<strong>as</strong> amended to<br />
add that the patient’s hospital<br />
preference be taken<br />
into consideration.<br />
■ OK’d the temporary<br />
closure of Cates Street between<br />
9th and 10th Street<br />
May 7 to 13 for Butterfield<br />
Stage Days.<br />
■ appointed Lyn Trickel<br />
to place 1 on the EDC<br />
board of directors to fill a<br />
vacancy for a term expiring<br />
in May 2012.<br />
■ granted special exceptions<br />
to Terry Carlton for<br />
an RV cover that does not<br />
meet side-yard setback requirements<br />
on Stonegate<br />
Boulevard and Harold<br />
Remmele for a structure<br />
that does not meet the minimum<br />
finish-floor elevation<br />
on Chico Highway.<br />
■ proclaimed Friday, May<br />
11, <strong>as</strong> Rodeo Pink Day and<br />
encouraged everyone to wear<br />
pink to support bre<strong>as</strong>t cancer<br />
prevention and awareness,<br />
and proclaimed May <strong>as</strong> National<br />
Historic Preservation<br />
month.<br />
<br />
Email Erika at epedroza@<br />
wcmessenger.com.<br />
Decatur Youth Football & Cheer Associations<br />
SIGN-UPS<br />
BLACK CREEK LAKE —<br />
Two minor in possession<br />
citations were issued<br />
at an underage drinking<br />
party in the LBJ National<br />
Gr<strong>as</strong>slands.<br />
200 BLOCK OF ROOK<br />
RAMSEY — A woman filed<br />
a report with the Sheriff’s<br />
Office because she believes<br />
her husband might have<br />
lied to her about his actual<br />
name and date of birth.<br />
100 BLOCK OF COUNTY<br />
ROAD 4851 — A vehicle<br />
parked in a Newark<br />
neighborhood w<strong>as</strong> keyed,<br />
and several items were<br />
stolen from the trunk.<br />
400 BLOCK OF SANDY<br />
BASS LANE — A boy’s<br />
bicycle w<strong>as</strong> stolen from a<br />
residence in Newark.<br />
200 BLOCK OF CR 4867<br />
— A woman reported<br />
that a boy w<strong>as</strong> caught<br />
m<strong>as</strong>turbating by the fence<br />
in her parent’s yard at a<br />
neighborhood in Newark.<br />
TUESDAY, MAY 1<br />
5400 BLOCK OF FARM<br />
ROAD 730 — A 250-gallon<br />
propane tank w<strong>as</strong> stolen<br />
from a home located just<br />
south of Decatur.<br />
100 BLOCK OF HERITAGE<br />
PARKWAY WEST — A water<br />
heater w<strong>as</strong> stolen from a<br />
home located north of New<br />
Fairview.<br />
NEWS BRIEFS<br />
WATER RESTRICTION LIFTED<br />
— The city of Decatur lifted<br />
its watering restrictions<br />
Friday, following the same<br />
move from the Tarrant<br />
Regional Water District. The<br />
restrictions were put in place<br />
l<strong>as</strong>t summer, which limited<br />
watering to three days per<br />
week.<br />
DRY APRIL — <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
received only 0.65 of an inch<br />
of rain in April, according<br />
to weather watcher Doyle<br />
Green of Decatur. The normal<br />
rainfall amount for April is<br />
3.22 inches. It is also the<br />
lowest monthly total since<br />
August of l<strong>as</strong>t year. However,<br />
we are more than 4 inches<br />
above normal for the first<br />
four months of the year.<br />
Temperatures in the month<br />
ranged from a high of 91 on<br />
April 25 to a low of 42 on<br />
April 20 and 23.<br />
RODEO PINK — Rodeo Pink<br />
is raffling a golf package that<br />
includes 18 holes of play at<br />
both Bridgeport and Decatur<br />
Country Clubs, lessons, his<br />
and her golf bags and more.<br />
All proceeds stay in <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> for the awareness and<br />
prevention of bre<strong>as</strong>t cancer.<br />
Raffle tickets are $5 each<br />
or five for $20 and may be<br />
purch<strong>as</strong>ed from any rodeo<br />
committee member. For more<br />
information on the raffle or<br />
on Rodeo Pink, call Amber<br />
Fogelman at (940) 683-3404.<br />
THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS ...<br />
YOUTH RODEO — The<br />
Bridgeport Youth Rodeo is 10<br />
a.m. Saturday, May 5, at the<br />
Bridgeport Riding Arena on<br />
Farm Road 920. Admission is<br />
$5 for age 6 and up.<br />
RELAY BAKE SALE — The<br />
Paradise High School Relay<br />
for Life team will have a<br />
bake sale 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />
Saturday, May 5, and noon to<br />
4 p.m. Sunday, May 6, at Wal-<br />
Mart. Members will be selling<br />
baked goods, T-shirts and<br />
glow-in-the-dark bracelets. All<br />
Continued on page 8A<br />
BRIDGEPORT<br />
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FOR ALL METALS<br />
State Certified Scales<br />
Accurate Weights<br />
MONDAY - FRIDAY<br />
8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.<br />
400 BLOCK OF JAY KELLY<br />
LANE — A man reported<br />
that someone drove his<br />
tractor, which had been<br />
parked near Sunset, without<br />
permission.<br />
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2<br />
300 BLOCK OF CR 1641<br />
— A woman reported that<br />
her ex-boyfriend violated<br />
a protective order by<br />
sending her a message on<br />
Facebook.<br />
900 BLOCK OF TEXAS 101<br />
NORTH — Jewelry w<strong>as</strong><br />
stolen from a home north of<br />
Chico.<br />
200 BLOCK OF PRIVATE<br />
ROAD 3651 — Five black<br />
calves went missing from a<br />
SATURDAY<br />
8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.<br />
3261 S. HWY 101 • BRIDGEPORT • 940-683-2005<br />
ranch near Bridgeport.<br />
THURSDAY, MAY 3<br />
200 BLOCK OF<br />
GREENWOOD ROAD —<br />
A woman got into an<br />
argument with her soon-tobe<br />
ex-husband because he’s<br />
still living at the house.<br />
200 BLOCK OF CR 3422<br />
— A man visiting the Tiger<br />
Farm south of Bridgeport<br />
refused to leave when he<br />
w<strong>as</strong> <strong>as</strong>ked. He w<strong>as</strong> taken to<br />
jail by deputies for refusing<br />
to leave and resisting<br />
arrest.<br />
11000 BLOCK OF U.S.<br />
81/287 SOUTH —<br />
Aluminum w<strong>as</strong> stolen from a<br />
business near Rhome.<br />
$150 fee<br />
Darin Partridge 817-988-7990<br />
Chris Shields 940-389-6084<br />
Kristy Shields 940-389-6085 (Cheer)<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Art Association, Inc.<br />
Youth<br />
Saturday - May 5, 12 & 19<br />
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.<br />
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Decatur Civic Center<br />
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8A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
DECATUR<br />
Faithful call for unity, return to Godly principles<br />
By BRANDON EVANS<br />
Dozens gathered under the<br />
light of the noon sun Thursday<br />
on the southwest corner<br />
of the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Courthouse<br />
in Decatur for the National<br />
Day of Prayer.<br />
The day marked the 61st<br />
annual observance of the<br />
National Day of Prayer. The<br />
Day of Prayer is held on the<br />
first Thursday of May. It invites<br />
people of all faiths to<br />
pray for the nation. It w<strong>as</strong><br />
created during a joint session<br />
of the U.S Congress and<br />
signed into law by President<br />
Harry S. Truman in 1952.<br />
It w<strong>as</strong> the third time the<br />
event h<strong>as</strong> been held in <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>. They joined thousands<br />
of similar gatherings<br />
across the nation. It w<strong>as</strong> organized<br />
by the <strong>Wise</strong> Regional<br />
Prayer Network. Connie<br />
Swain of Decatur w<strong>as</strong> one<br />
of the founders of the prayer<br />
network. Standing just outside<br />
the shadow of the courthouse,<br />
she spoke to the faithful<br />
gathered on and around<br />
the steps.<br />
“Most Christians in America<br />
today, have often been<br />
informed and aware that<br />
our nation w<strong>as</strong> founded on<br />
Godly principles,” she said<br />
in her address. “However,<br />
many, especially the younger<br />
generation have little knowledge<br />
of just how important<br />
our founding principles are.<br />
They are unaware how fragile<br />
freedom really is, <strong>as</strong> well<br />
<strong>as</strong> the importance the foundations<br />
of righteousness and<br />
truth are, with which <strong>this</strong><br />
land w<strong>as</strong> founded ... We, <strong>as</strong><br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Joe Duty<br />
SHOWING SPIRIT — A woman hefts up a pair of fire-like<br />
flags during the National Day of Prayer Ceremony Thursday<br />
at noon at the Courthouse Square in Decatur.<br />
a nation, have moved so far<br />
away from the foundations<br />
of <strong>this</strong> country and are suffering<br />
the consequences for<br />
it.”<br />
She reminded all those<br />
in attendance of the importance<br />
of the upcoming primary<br />
elections.<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor Mike Porter of New<br />
Vision Ministries of Alvord<br />
led a prayer. And the entire<br />
group sang “Holy, Holy, Holy.”<br />
Afterward Swain said the<br />
National Day of Prayer is<br />
important because it brings<br />
unity to the community.<br />
“We can all come together<br />
<strong>as</strong> one for the common cause<br />
of upholding the beliefs of Jesus<br />
Christ,” Swain said.<br />
Rickey Taylor of Newark<br />
w<strong>as</strong> one of the many in attendance.<br />
“We have to all work together<br />
and educate the young<br />
people to make God strong in<br />
our country,” he said.<br />
President Barack Obama<br />
rele<strong>as</strong>ed a proclamation in<br />
recognition of the National<br />
Day of Prayer:<br />
“On <strong>this</strong> National Day of<br />
Prayer, we give thanks for<br />
our democracy that respects<br />
the beliefs and protects<br />
the religious freedom of all<br />
people to pray, worship, or<br />
abstain according to the dictates<br />
of their conscience. Let<br />
us pray for all the citizens of<br />
our great Nation, particularly<br />
those who are sick, mourning,<br />
or without hope, and <strong>as</strong>k<br />
God for the sustenance to<br />
meet the challenges we face<br />
<strong>as</strong> a Nation ... Let us also pay<br />
tribute to the men and women<br />
of our Armed Forces who<br />
have answered our country’s<br />
call to serve with honor in<br />
the pursuit of peace. Our<br />
grateful Nation is humbled<br />
by the sacrifices made to protect<br />
and defend our security<br />
and freedom.”<br />
For more information on<br />
the <strong>Wise</strong> Regional Prayer<br />
Network, go to www.wiseregionalprayernetwork.weebly.<br />
com.<br />
<br />
Email Brandon at bevans@wcmessenger.com.<br />
UNITED BY FAITH — A view from the courthouse doors show an <strong>as</strong>sembly united in prayer<br />
during the 61st annual National Day of Prayer. It’s held across the nation on the first Thursday<br />
in May. This w<strong>as</strong> the third time it w<strong>as</strong> held in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
Continued from page 7A<br />
proceeds benefit the American<br />
Cancer Society.<br />
RUMMAGE SALE — Senior<br />
citizens of Rhome are having<br />
their annual rummage sale 8<br />
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, May<br />
5, at 401 Hickory to benefit<br />
their group.<br />
SALE — The Decatur Woman’s<br />
Club will hold a sale 8 a.m.<br />
to 4 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at<br />
601 E. Walnut <strong>as</strong> a fundraiser<br />
for the club.<br />
CRUISE NIGHTS — The<br />
first Cruise Night on the<br />
Courthouse Square in Decatur<br />
for 2012 is Saturday, May 5.<br />
Registration is 4 to 7 p.m.,<br />
$10 per vehicle. Judging is at<br />
COMPLETE SYSTEMS CHANGE OUT<br />
As $<br />
111 95 PER MONTH<br />
(with approved credit)<br />
Low<br />
As<br />
or 3 Years No Interest<br />
7, followed by awards at 8. For<br />
information, call Decatur Main<br />
Street at (940) 627-6158.<br />
SINGLES TO MEET — North<br />
Tex<strong>as</strong> Singles Club will meet<br />
6:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5,<br />
at Yesterday’s in Bridgeport.<br />
Call (940) 627-6422 for more<br />
information.<br />
BARBECUE FUNDRAISER<br />
— The Greenwood/<br />
Slidell Buyers Association<br />
barbecue fundraiser is 6:30<br />
p.m. Saturday, May 5, at<br />
the pavilion in downtown<br />
Greenwood. Plates are $7.50,<br />
but additional donations will<br />
be accepted.<br />
LONE STAR MEETING — The<br />
annual meeting of the Lone<br />
Star Cemetery is 10 a.m.<br />
Service<br />
Calls<br />
$<br />
49<br />
Expires<br />
5/31/2012<br />
Saturday, May 5.<br />
NEWS BRIEFS<br />
HABITAT ORIENTATION —<br />
Trinity Habitat for Humanity<br />
will have homeowner<br />
orientations at 10 a.m.<br />
Saturday, May 5, at First<br />
United Methodist Church<br />
in Bridgeport, 608 17th St.<br />
Those interested in building<br />
and owning a home through<br />
the organization are invited.<br />
For information, visit www.<br />
trinityhabitat.org or call (817)<br />
926-9219, ext. 116.<br />
METHODIST WOMEN’S<br />
SALE — The Paradise<br />
United Methodist Women’s<br />
annual garage sale is 8 a.m.<br />
Saturday, May 5, at 301 S.<br />
Oak Street in Paradise. The<br />
sale benefits local charities<br />
and missions.<br />
YOUTH SIGN-UPS — Decatur<br />
REWARD<br />
LOST TROMBONE<br />
L<strong>as</strong>t seen Sunday, April 29 • 5 pm<br />
at the Lone Star Car W<strong>as</strong>h in Decatur<br />
Call 214-878-8919<br />
Youth Football and Cheer<br />
Association’s sign-ups are 10<br />
a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May<br />
5, May 12 and May 19 at<br />
Market Place in Decatur. Fee<br />
is $150. Call Darin Partridge<br />
at (817) 988-7990 or Chris<br />
Shields at (940) 389-6084.<br />
FISH FRY/AUCTION<br />
CANCELED — The Fish Fry<br />
and Silent Auction for Rodeo<br />
Pink on Sunday, May 6, h<strong>as</strong><br />
BLACK CREEK PUMPKIN PATCH<br />
May Special<br />
been canceled. Organizers<br />
said to look for it again next<br />
year.<br />
CEMETERY MEETING — The<br />
Boyd Cemetery Association<br />
meeting is 2 p.m. Sunday, May<br />
6, at the cemetery’s pavilion.<br />
NEXT WEEK’S EVENTS ...<br />
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<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Animal Services<br />
Low Cost Vaccination Day<br />
Services Provided by the Tex<strong>as</strong> Coalition for Animal Protection<br />
Saturday, May 19 • 10 a.m. - Noon<br />
Vaccination Prices:<br />
DOG VACCINATION<br />
Rabies $5<br />
DHPP $10<br />
Bordetella $10<br />
Heartworm Test $20<br />
Frontline $10<br />
Heartworm Preventative $25-$35<br />
CAT VACCINATION<br />
Rabies $5<br />
FeLV $10<br />
FVRCP $10<br />
FeLV/FIV Test $20<br />
B<strong>as</strong>ic Deworm $5<br />
Droncit $10<br />
• C<strong>as</strong>h or credit only is accepted at the time services are rendered.<br />
• Dogs must be on a le<strong>as</strong>h or in a carrier.<br />
• Cats must be in a carrier.<br />
• No appointment necessary. Vaccinations given on a fi rst come, fi rst served b<strong>as</strong>is.<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Animal Control<br />
119 PR 4195 • Decatur, TX 76234 • For Additional Information: 940-566-5551<br />
RE-ELECT<br />
Linda Ware<br />
To Boyd ISD Board<br />
• I Support adding vigor and depth to our curriculum and<br />
understand the work required on <strong>this</strong> MOST important issue.<br />
• I Support equity in student programs and opportunities at<br />
Boyd ISD.<br />
• I Support regular maintenance of our facilities out of respect<br />
for taxpayer investments.<br />
• I Support the practice of board training, and meet or exceed<br />
those requirements each year.<br />
• I Support that honesty and integrity is required <strong>as</strong> it relates to<br />
voting on issues for Boyd ISD.<br />
• I Support the idea that a formal education is an enhancement<br />
for school board work. (M<strong>as</strong>ter + 45 advanced hours)<br />
VOTE SAT MAY 12<br />
pd pol adv by Linda Ware, Boyd
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
9A<br />
NEWS BRIEFS<br />
Continued from page 8A<br />
ROUNDUP — Bridgeport<br />
Elementary School is holding<br />
Kindergarten Roundup for<br />
all incoming 2012-2013<br />
students who will turn 5 on<br />
or before Sept. 1 9 a.m. to 2<br />
p.m. May 7–11. Bring a birth<br />
certificate, Social Security<br />
card, shot record, proof of<br />
residence and photo ID. Call<br />
(940) 683-5955 for more<br />
information.<br />
SLIDELL KINDERGARTEN<br />
ROUNDUP — Pre-K and<br />
Kindergarten Roundup at<br />
Slidell Elementary is May<br />
8–11 from 8:30 a.m. to<br />
2:30 p.m. each day. Bring<br />
an original birth certificate,<br />
Social Security card, shot<br />
records, proof of residency<br />
and parent driver’s license/<br />
ID. For more information,<br />
contact Kristi Hankins at<br />
khankins@slidellisd.net or<br />
(940) 466-3118, ext. 233<br />
SCV MEETING — The Sons<br />
of Confederate Veterans<br />
will meet at the Wesley<br />
Center of the First United<br />
Methodist Church in<br />
Decatur at 7 p.m. Tuesday,<br />
May 8. The program will be<br />
presented by <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Sheriff David Walker.<br />
VACCINES — Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
Department of State Health<br />
Services will offer vaccines<br />
on a sliding fee scale 9:30<br />
to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 3<br />
p.m. Tuesday, May 8, at<br />
the First United Methodist<br />
Church in Decatur. Parents<br />
must be present, and shot<br />
records are required. For<br />
more information, call (940)<br />
665-6397.<br />
CALLING BREAST CANCER<br />
SURVIVORS — On Friday,<br />
May 11, Rodeo Pink and<br />
the Butterfield Stage Days<br />
Karl Klement PRCA Ram<br />
Rodeo would like to honor<br />
bre<strong>as</strong>t cancer survivors<br />
in our community with a<br />
Survivors Grand Entry at<br />
the Rodeo. Survivors will<br />
be given a complimentary<br />
rodeo ticket for Friday<br />
night’s performance. RSVP<br />
to Amber Fogelman at (940)<br />
683-3404 or afogelman@<br />
cityofbridgeport.net.<br />
STUDENT PERFORMANCE<br />
— JOY Christian Academy<br />
Students will perform<br />
Godspell Junior May 11–12<br />
and May 18–19 at the <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Heritage Museum<br />
Theater. Performances are<br />
7 p.m. on Fridays and 2 and<br />
7 p.m. on Saturdays. Online<br />
reservations may be made<br />
at www.joyca.org or tickets<br />
may be purch<strong>as</strong>ed at the<br />
door.<br />
BENEFIT GOLF<br />
TOURNAMENT — Boy<br />
Scout Troop 121 and<br />
Decatur Lions Club will<br />
hold their annual benefit<br />
golf tournament Saturday,<br />
May 12, at the Decatur<br />
Country Club. Shotgun start<br />
is 8 a.m. for the two-person<br />
scramble. Registration is at<br />
7:30. Entry fee is $50 per<br />
person and includes green<br />
fee, cart, lunch and door<br />
prize ticket. Mulligans and<br />
additional door prize tickets<br />
will be available. Contests<br />
include longest drive,<br />
straightest drive, closest<br />
to the pin and a putting<br />
contest. Sponsorship<br />
opportunities are available.<br />
Call the Lions at (940) 627-<br />
6333 to sponsor a hole, a<br />
contest or lunch. Sponsor<br />
levels include $100, $50<br />
and $20. Door prizes and<br />
items for goody bags are<br />
also needed.<br />
ages 13 and up at 1 p.m. at<br />
the Harwood Park Pavilion.<br />
The competition is limited<br />
to the first 10 people to<br />
sign up in each age group,<br />
and the deadline to enter is<br />
Friday, May 11. Call Susan<br />
Miller at (940) 366-0186<br />
to enter. Grand prize is<br />
a phone, a poster of the<br />
contestant winning the title<br />
and c<strong>as</strong>h.<br />
STICK HORSE RODEO —<br />
Bridgeport Main Street’s<br />
Stick Horse Rodeo is 11<br />
a.m. Saturday, May 12,<br />
during Butterfield Stage<br />
Days. Entries are open<br />
to children 6 and under<br />
and will begin at 10:45<br />
a.m. Events include Bronc<br />
Bustin’, Barrel Racin’ and<br />
Best Dressed competitions.<br />
For more information, call<br />
(940) 683-3404.<br />
MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY<br />
— The Moncrief<br />
Cancer Center Mobile<br />
Mammography Unit<br />
will offer fully funded<br />
mammograms during the<br />
Butterfield Stage Days<br />
Festival at Harwood<br />
Park 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.<br />
Saturday, May 12. For more<br />
information or to schedule a<br />
mammogram, call 800-405-<br />
7739.<br />
UPCOMING EVENTS ...<br />
AUTHOR VISIT — North<br />
Tex<strong>as</strong> author Henry<br />
McLaughlin will be at the<br />
Newark Public Library 5:30<br />
to 6:30 p.m. Thursday,<br />
May 17. He will discuss<br />
how his novel, “Journey to<br />
Riverbend,” took shape.<br />
SHOOT FOR VETS — “Shoot<br />
to Honor a Veteran,” a<br />
sporting clays fundraiser to<br />
help complete the Alvord<br />
Veterans Memorial Park, is<br />
8 a.m. Saturday, May 19,<br />
at Fossil Pointe Sporting<br />
Grounds in Decatur. Entry<br />
fee is $100 per individual,<br />
$450 for a team of five, and<br />
sponsorships begin at $50.<br />
The fee includes a 100-bird<br />
course and lunch after the<br />
event. Call (940) 393-6402<br />
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WISE COUNTY’S LIVING<br />
WORLD WAR II VETS<br />
Wayne Billington, Army, Bridgeport<br />
Sam Blackwell, Army, Decatur<br />
Donald W. Blocker, Army, Chico<br />
Odis W. Boner, Army, Decatur<br />
Frank Bordner, Army Air Corps, Bridgeport<br />
Billy Bramlett, Army, Decatur<br />
Charles Braun, Army Air Corps, Newark<br />
Don Brown, Army, Decatur<br />
Roy Compton Jr., Army Air Corps, Runaway<br />
Bay<br />
Carl T. Cox Jr., Army, Bridgeport<br />
John Q. Cox Jr., Marines, Chico<br />
M.L. Cude, Navy, Decatur<br />
James B. E<strong>as</strong>t, Navy, Decatur<br />
Carl Fickle, Navy, Runaway Bay<br />
Kyle C. Fletcher, Army, Slidell<br />
Ray Florence, Marines, Paradise<br />
Mays Fuqua, Army, Decatur<br />
Herald Gillespie, Army, Boyd<br />
By DAVE ROGERS<br />
Calling all <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
veterans of World War II.<br />
What began <strong>as</strong> a weekend<br />
commemoration of the 70th<br />
anniversary of a moraleboosting<br />
feat of World War II<br />
derring-do will also include<br />
a salute of <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s<br />
“Greatest Gentlemen.”<br />
Members of the <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Veterans Group and<br />
Decatur Main Street are inviting<br />
the more than 50 living<br />
WWII vets among us —<br />
men aged 84 and older — to<br />
a ceremony on the Decatur<br />
Square Thursday evening,<br />
May 17.<br />
The “Hero Salute” will<br />
take place between 8 and<br />
8:30 p.m., before the Square<br />
hosts an outdoor screening<br />
of “30 Seconds over Tokyo.”<br />
“It won’t be all about the<br />
movie that night,” said L.L.<br />
Waylett of the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Veterans Group. “This recognition<br />
will be for the World<br />
War II veterans alone.<br />
“It’s historic, in my estimation,<br />
to bring together in one<br />
opportunity all the World<br />
War II veterans we can find<br />
in the county and make sure<br />
we get some good photos.”<br />
World War II vets and their<br />
families are <strong>as</strong>ked to gather<br />
at the Decatur Lions Club at<br />
7 p.m. for refreshments after<br />
which they will walk or ride<br />
• Tin $205/Ton<br />
• Car Bodies w/title $205/Ton<br />
• Aluminum Cans 68¢/lb<br />
Mon. - Fri. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. • Sat. 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.<br />
Joe. C. Hale, Army, Decatur<br />
Lee Roy Hale, Army, Decatur<br />
Ham Hamlin, Marines, Runaway Bay<br />
Troy Hayes, Army, Paradise<br />
J.E. Haynes, Army, Decatur<br />
J.L. Hesteande, Army, Decatur<br />
Willard Howell, Navy, Decatur<br />
C.B. Hoyl, Army Air Corps, Decatur<br />
J.L. Hudson, Army, Decatur<br />
Kenneth Huebner, Marines, Boyd<br />
Raymond Hull, Navy, Cottondale<br />
John Ince, Marines, Alvord<br />
Roy A. Inman, Navy, Boyd<br />
Albert S. Johnson, Navy, Alvord<br />
Ernest Lanc<strong>as</strong>ter, Navy, Bridgeport<br />
W.M. Lewis, Army Air Corps, Decatur<br />
John T. Livengood, Navy, Decatur<br />
E.J. Miranda, Marines, Runaway Bay<br />
Talmage Morrison, Navy, Alvord<br />
Wes Mowery, Navy, Decatur<br />
Wendell Osburn, Army, Decatur<br />
Walter Pannell, Army, Decatur<br />
Billy P<strong>as</strong>chall, Navy, Bridgeport<br />
to the Square for a group<br />
photo and presentation on<br />
stage. Invitations are being<br />
mailed to WWII vets. If<br />
you or your vet is not on the<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>’s list<br />
of the county’s living WWII<br />
vets but should be, ple<strong>as</strong>e<br />
leave a message at (940)<br />
627-5987, extension 31, or at<br />
drogers@wcmessenger.com.<br />
Frieda Haley, director of<br />
Decatur Main Street, had<br />
already agreed to a request<br />
to add an earlier-than-usual<br />
showing to her annual summertime<br />
“Thursday Night<br />
Flicks” outdoor movie series,<br />
with “30 Seconds over<br />
Tokyo.” It tells the story of<br />
the April 18, 1942, “Doolittle<br />
Raid” in which 16 U.S. B-25<br />
bombers led by Gen. Jimmy<br />
Doolittle became the first<br />
planes of their kind to take<br />
off from an aircraft carrier<br />
and then flew 600 miles,<br />
bombed Japan and shifted<br />
the momentum of a conflict<br />
that, up to that time, had<br />
been all in Japan’s favor.<br />
The WCVG is hosting Doolittle<br />
co-pilot Lt. Col. Richard<br />
WISE COUNTY<br />
CONSTRUCTION & REAL ESTATE LOANS<br />
PROGRESS<br />
IN PROCESS<br />
We Are Expanding Our Home Office.<br />
Here’s What You Need to Know:<br />
First, more parking is being added in front of the building<br />
for the convenience of our lobby customers.<br />
Once building construction h<strong>as</strong> begun on the west side,<br />
for approximately one month our Drive Through and<br />
ATM will be accessible ONLY from the Highway 51 South<br />
entrance. You WILL NOT be able to enter the Motor Bank<br />
from West Thompson Street.<br />
Lobby traffic will not experience disruption and may continue<br />
to use both West Thompson entrances.<br />
We appreciate your patience during <strong>this</strong> period of Progress<br />
for North Tex<strong>as</strong> Bank. Thanks to all your support, we<br />
are expanding sooner than we thought!<br />
Thank you for making locally owned North Tex<strong>as</strong> Bank<br />
the Best Financial Institution in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>!<br />
Motor<br />
Banking:<br />
Enter only<br />
off Hwy. 51<br />
E. “Dick” Cole for a $50-aplate<br />
dinner the next night,<br />
Friday, May 18, at the Decatur<br />
Civic Center.<br />
“I think it’s a great idea,”<br />
Haley said of adding <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>’s war heroes to the<br />
Thursday night program.<br />
“We will have some other<br />
live entertainment from 7:30<br />
p.m. until show time.”<br />
Already on the agenda<br />
w<strong>as</strong> the awarding of prizes<br />
for poster and essay contests<br />
open to all <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> middle<br />
and high school students.<br />
Students were <strong>as</strong>ked to focus<br />
R.J. Poe, Navy, Decatur<br />
Sam Renshaw, Marines, Decatur<br />
Jesse W. Rowe, Army, Decatur<br />
B.J. Shepherd, Navy, Boonsville<br />
Billy Bob Simpson, Navy, Bridgeport<br />
F.A. Simpson, Army Air Corps, Bridgeport<br />
H.L. “Bill” Spain, Marines, Alvord<br />
Windell Splawn, Army, Decatur<br />
Tom Stephens, Army Air Corps, Chico<br />
Warren Stogner, Army, Decatur<br />
Gordon Taylor, Army, Bridgeport<br />
Carl Wear, Army, Rhome<br />
James Weston, Army, Boyd<br />
Jesse Wilkins, Army Air Corps, Chico<br />
W.B. Woodruff, Army, Decatur<br />
This list w<strong>as</strong> compiled with the help of the<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Veterans Group and, thanks to<br />
our readers, many new names have been<br />
added since it w<strong>as</strong> first published. Contact<br />
us at (940) 627-5987, ext. 31, or email<br />
drogers@wcmessenger.com with additions<br />
or corrections.<br />
WWII veterans will receive a hero’s salute<br />
FISH DAY<br />
NOW IS THE TIME FOR STOCKING<br />
3-5” & 6-8” Channel Catfish • Bluegill (Coppernose & Hybrid)<br />
Redear • Largemouth B<strong>as</strong>s • Black Crappie (If Available)<br />
Fathead Minnows • Koi<br />
We will service you at:<br />
AGvantage Farm & Ranch • Decatur, TX<br />
Wed., May 9 • 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.<br />
To pre-order call:<br />
Arkans<strong>as</strong> Pondstockers 1-800-843-4748<br />
Walk-ups Welcome<br />
Lobby<br />
Banking:<br />
their work on any <strong>as</strong>pect of<br />
the Doolittle Raid and its<br />
preparation, with first prize<br />
winners in each contest being<br />
awarded tickets to Friday’s<br />
banquet and a specially<br />
designed event jacket patch.<br />
“It’s our way of getting<br />
young people involved in our<br />
military history,” said Stephanie<br />
Cooper, a social studies<br />
teacher who is an Air Force<br />
vet and adjutant for WCVG.<br />
“To be honest, I didn’t do<br />
a lot of studying on <strong>this</strong> [the<br />
Continued on page 14A<br />
Enter only<br />
off Thompson<br />
BRIDGEPORT IDOL — The<br />
Bridgeport Idol contest<br />
will return to Butterfield<br />
Stage Days Saturday, May<br />
12. Ages 12 and under will<br />
perform at 11 a.m., and<br />
Decatur, TX<br />
940-626-8032<br />
661 W. Thompson, Decatur • 940.627.8767<br />
www.northtxbank.com<br />
F<strong>as</strong>t, Responsive, Helpful, LOCAL!
10A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
City selects colors<br />
for civic center<br />
By DAVE ROGERS<br />
CHICO<br />
Chico won’t be holding a<br />
city council election <strong>this</strong> year<br />
because it lacked candidates<br />
wanting to run.<br />
But that didn’t keep its<br />
citizens from having to make<br />
some tough calls in May, at<br />
le<strong>as</strong>t those on the Color Committee<br />
charged with suggesting<br />
a color scheme for the new<br />
civic center and the council<br />
members who voted on it<br />
“I really think colors h<strong>as</strong><br />
been the le<strong>as</strong>t fun thing I’ve<br />
had to do in a long time,” Mayor<br />
J.D. Clark groused.<br />
The committee consisted of<br />
the mayor, Mayor Pro-Tem<br />
Karen Garrison and Colleen<br />
Self, the <strong>as</strong>sistant city secretary.<br />
Clark said he formed the<br />
committee after his choice of<br />
color for stage curtains w<strong>as</strong><br />
panned by a couple of council<br />
members at an April 23 council<br />
meeting called specifically<br />
to award contracts for the<br />
renovation that is turning the<br />
old school cafetorium into a<br />
new meeting and party space<br />
available to host civic events<br />
and be rented for private<br />
events.<br />
The color committee’s recommendations<br />
were voted on<br />
by the three council members<br />
attending Tuesday’s meeting<br />
— Chris Richey, Sue Manning<br />
and Garrison. After some discussion,<br />
the recommended<br />
choices p<strong>as</strong>sed on a 3-0 vote.<br />
Council members Aracely<br />
Delgado and Fleta Barrett<br />
missed the meeting.<br />
The winners were: pewter, a<br />
silver/gray color, for the stage<br />
and window curtains; Lyndhurst<br />
Stone, a sandy beige color,<br />
for the paint on the walls;<br />
and pottery, a mottled beige<br />
featuring spots of many other<br />
colors, for the carpet.<br />
Clark explained that the<br />
committee’s goal w<strong>as</strong> to get<br />
a neutral color scheme for<br />
the building that would<br />
not cl<strong>as</strong>h with varied color<br />
schemes that might be chosen<br />
for decorating for parties<br />
or wedding receptions.<br />
On a short agenda for its<br />
May monthly meeting, council<br />
also:<br />
proclaimed Friday, May<br />
11, “Butterfield Stage Days<br />
Karl Klement RAM PRCA<br />
Rodeo Pink Night;”<br />
OK’d a proposal from<br />
the Economic Development<br />
Corp. for street improvement<br />
at the intersection of<br />
E<strong>as</strong>t Jacksboro Street and<br />
U.S. 101;<br />
agreed to seek bids for<br />
outsourcing mowing of city<br />
properties; and<br />
heard a report about the<br />
success of the April 28 animal<br />
clinic held by the city in<br />
which more than 50 dogs or<br />
cats were registered.<br />
SATURDAY, MAY 5 – 10 A.M.-4 P.M.<br />
TODAY<br />
RE-GRAND<br />
OPENING<br />
AT JAMES WOOD<br />
FREE<br />
FISH<br />
FRY<br />
WITH SELECT ENERGY SERVICES LLC<br />
11:30-1:30<br />
PERFORMING LIVE:<br />
Dakota Burns<br />
10:00-12:00<br />
Brandon Gentry<br />
12:00-2:00<br />
WIN A T-SHIRT OR TACKLE BOX!<br />
KID<br />
Directory<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Ephesians 6:10 - 18<br />
of Area<br />
CHURCH BRIEFS<br />
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF<br />
BRIDGEPORT<br />
VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL<br />
June 4 – 8 • 9 am – noon<br />
1204 12th Street, Bridgeport<br />
www.fbcbridgeport.com<br />
WISE COUNTY COWBOY<br />
CHURCH<br />
SPRING TEAM ROPING<br />
SATURDAY, MAY 5<br />
Books open at 9 am, Rope at 10 am<br />
$90 – Pick 1 Draw 2<br />
For more information<br />
call Barbara at 940-627-6601<br />
2070 Old Denton Road, Decatur<br />
(Off Hwy 380 approximately 1.5 miles E<strong>as</strong>t of Decatur)<br />
Tuesdays • 7:30 p.m.<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor<br />
Kenneth “Doc” Dennis<br />
940-389-8871<br />
3988 N. US Hwy. 287 Alvord<br />
(Directly under Brushy Creek Vineyard Sign)<br />
RIDE IN AND WORSHIP<br />
CHURCHES<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor Quint Burks<br />
Sunday Morning Worship ................. 10:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday Evenings .............................. 6 p.m.<br />
Wednesday Evenings ....................... 7 p.m.<br />
Clothes Closet & One Harvest Food Ministry<br />
Every 4th Saturday<br />
112 CR 2395 • Alvord<br />
(across from Dub Johnston Arena)<br />
940-627-2795 • 817-228-5577<br />
www.nvmistries.org<br />
FIRST BAPTIST<br />
CHURCH BOYD<br />
Sunday School 10 a.m.<br />
Sunday Worship 11 a.m.<br />
Wednesday Adult & Youth Worship 7 p.m.<br />
Call today about our Mother’s Day Out program<br />
Children Activities and Nursery provided all service<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor Mark Autry<br />
140 N FM 730 • 940-433-2607 • www.fbcboyd.org<br />
First Pres by te ri an<br />
Church<br />
1307 Newby St. • Bridgeport, TX<br />
940-683-4779<br />
Rev. Lucia McKee Kremzar<br />
Sunday Fellowship... 9:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School…10 a.m.<br />
Sunday Worship…11 a.m.<br />
Come & Share The Joy<br />
“A Warm Welcome Awaits You<br />
at First Presbyterian.”<br />
Sycamore Baptist Church<br />
Glorifying God Through His Word<br />
Sunday School 9:45am<br />
Worship Service 11:00am<br />
See website for Sunday Evening activities<br />
Wednesday Night 7:00pm<br />
Bible Study, Children In Action, Youth<br />
133 CR 2425<br />
Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
940-627-2400<br />
(From US 380 in Decatur, go<br />
north on FM 51 for 8 miles.<br />
Turn left on CR 2535, the<br />
church is 1/2 mile on the left)<br />
www.sycamoredecatur.com<br />
Sunday<br />
Cl<strong>as</strong>s<br />
9:30 a.m.<br />
Worship Celebration<br />
10:30 a.m.<br />
Wednesday<br />
Bible Cl<strong>as</strong>ses<br />
6:45 p.m.<br />
Hwy. 380, 1 mile west of<br />
Hwy. 287, Decatur<br />
940-627-6131<br />
www.centralfellowship.com<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tors<br />
Chris &<br />
Linda Brown<br />
940-626-0006<br />
or 940-300-1771<br />
2revs@cfaith.com<br />
Come Check Us Out!<br />
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday Evenings 6 p.m.<br />
Wednesday Evenings 7 p.m.<br />
3483 S. FM 51 • Decatur<br />
Decatur Church of Christ<br />
"Where Your Family Will Find A Home"<br />
• Family Bible Study For All Ages<br />
• The Childrens Place (A Mother's Day Out) 2 days a week<br />
FM 51 South and Preskitt Rd.<br />
Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
Phone 940-627-1912<br />
www.decaturchurchofchrist.com<br />
Bring Your Family<br />
Sunday School ...........9:45 a.m.<br />
Morning Worship .... 10:45 a.m.<br />
Children’s Church .........11 a.m.<br />
Evening Prayer ............... 6 p.m.<br />
Evening Worship .......6:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday Night .......... 7 p.m.<br />
IMMANUEL BAP TIST<br />
106 S. Lane, Decatur<br />
Office 627-5248 • Bus Ride 627-3980<br />
Bro. Louis Horton<br />
* Fundamental * Old-F<strong>as</strong>h ioned * Missionary *<br />
Teaching & Preaching The King James Bible<br />
Bus Ministry, Christian School<br />
NEW SA LEM<br />
FREEWILL<br />
BAPTIST<br />
CHURCH<br />
SUNDAY<br />
10 a.m.…Sunday School<br />
11 a.m.……Morning Wor ship<br />
Wed. Evening 6 p.m.<br />
940-627-5413<br />
carwom@embarqmail.com<br />
Hwy. 51 South<br />
Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong> 76234<br />
Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m.<br />
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.<br />
Sunday Evening. Small groups including a<br />
5 p.m. meeting at the church<br />
Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.<br />
FISH<br />
FREE EVENT<br />
10:00 - 4:00<br />
SCOUTS: Earn Merit Badges & Belt Loop Awards!<br />
A Series of Sermons by P<strong>as</strong>tor Ken May<br />
Join us Sundays • 10:15 a.m.<br />
940-627-2177 • 817-430-0600<br />
jameswood.com<br />
1200 W. Preskitt Road<br />
940-627-3235 firstdecatur.us
SUNDAY<br />
Sunday School .......................9:45 a.m.<br />
Morning Worship ..................10:45 a.m.<br />
Evening Worship .........................5 p.m.<br />
WEDNESDAY 7 p.m.<br />
Awana Program • Teen Ministry<br />
Adult Bible Study<br />
“We’re excited about<br />
what God is doing!”<br />
701 W. Hale • Decatur<br />
Rhome<br />
Church of Christ<br />
170 W. 1st, Rhome<br />
Sunday Bible Cl<strong>as</strong>s<br />
all ages .............. 9:30 a.m.<br />
Sun. Worship .............. 10:30 a.m.<br />
Sun. Evening ..................... 6 p.m.<br />
Wed. Bible Study .............. 7 p.m.<br />
817-638-5159 • 817-636-2325<br />
817-636-2496<br />
www.rhomechurchofchrist.org<br />
First<br />
United<br />
Methodist<br />
Church<br />
of Bridgeport<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Sunday School ................. 10 a.m.<br />
Worship .......... 8:45 & 10:55 a.m.<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
Family Fellowship Meal .....5-6 p.m.<br />
Studies for all ages ............ 6 p.m.<br />
Sr. High Bible Study ......7:30 p.m.<br />
Nursery provided for all services<br />
Rev. Mike Miller<br />
940-683-2780 or 940-683-4193<br />
608 17th Street, Bridgeport<br />
<br />
NEW LOCATION!!!<br />
Rann Elementary<br />
1300 Deer Park Rd • Decatur<br />
Sunday at 10 a.m.<br />
A Spirit-Filled Interdenominational Church<br />
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.<br />
Services 10:30 a.m.<br />
Wednesday<br />
TFH Youth 5:30 p.m.<br />
Call 940-627-5365<br />
Call 940-627-5365<br />
tfhpeople.com<br />
Directions: We are e<strong>as</strong>y to find, located right off of<br />
Hwy 380. From Decatur head West 4 miles we are<br />
on the left. From Bridgeport head E<strong>as</strong>t 4 miles we<br />
are on the right.<br />
Greenwood<br />
Church of Christ<br />
Sunday Bible Cl<strong>as</strong>s ...............10 a.m.<br />
Sunday Worship ....................11 a.m.<br />
Sunday Evening Worship ....... 5 p.m.<br />
Wednesday Worship ............... 7 p.m.<br />
Minister Bob Ross<br />
FM 1204 • Greenwood<br />
Same location for over 100 years.<br />
940-393-3484<br />
2840 U.S. Hwy. 380 • Decatur<br />
(1.5 miles west of U.S. 287)<br />
940-627-1006<br />
www.ccdecatur.org<br />
Today’s Music & C<strong>as</strong>ual Dress<br />
SUNDAY<br />
9:00 a.m.................... Sunday School<br />
10:15 a.m..................Worship Service<br />
MONDAY<br />
6:30 p.m................Men’s Bible Study<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
6:00 p.m..........Children (K-6th grade)<br />
6:00 p.m.........Youth (7th-12th grade)<br />
THURSDAY<br />
6:30 p.m............Women’s Bible Study<br />
Looking for some spiritual nourishment in the middle of the week<br />
Come join us in the Wednesday evening interactive Bible study at<br />
Greenwood Baptist Church<br />
7 PM Bible Study<br />
AWANA - Wednesday • 6:30 p.m.<br />
(K-6th grade)<br />
2347 FM 1204<br />
Greenwood, TX<br />
940-466-7338<br />
Other Services:<br />
Sunday School 10 a.m.<br />
Morning Worship 11 a.m.<br />
Sunday Evening 6 p.m.<br />
• Real Life Messages • Incredible Praise and Worship<br />
• C<strong>as</strong>ual Attire • Exciting Children & Youth Ministries<br />
Youth - Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.<br />
Weekday Ministry Center, 1308 Old Chico Rd.<br />
940-627-4222<br />
Discover a New Life in Christ<br />
SUNDAY<br />
Bible Study....................9 am<br />
Worship.................. 10:15 am<br />
Evening Worship........... 6 pm<br />
WEDNESDAY<br />
AWANA..................6-7:30 pm<br />
1204 12th St. • Bridgeport<br />
940-683-4037<br />
www.fbcbridgeport.com<br />
Call 940.627.5987 to list<br />
your church for <strong>as</strong> little <strong>as</strong><br />
$14.80<br />
a week or email ads@wcmessenger.com<br />
for more information<br />
First Baptist Church<br />
of Slidell<br />
SUNDAYS<br />
Bible Study - 10 a.m.<br />
Worship - 11 a.m.<br />
Evening Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.<br />
WEDNESDAYS<br />
Kidzone and Youth - 6:30 p.m.<br />
Prayer Gathering - 6:30 p.m.<br />
940-466-3990<br />
www.slidellbaptist.com<br />
Mt. Zion<br />
Baptist Church<br />
940-627-5103<br />
615 CR 1280 • Alvord, Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
Sunday School ..................................... 10 a.m.<br />
Sun. Morning Worship ........................ 11 a.m.<br />
Sun. Evening Worship ...........................6 p.m.<br />
Wed. Evening Worship ..........................7 p.m.<br />
• P<strong>as</strong>sionate about Christ<br />
• Faithful to God's Word<br />
• Committed to Reaching Our Community<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor: Dr. Michael Feese<br />
www.mzbaptist.org<br />
Twin Oaks<br />
Assembly of God<br />
300 Cates St. (Hwy. 920) • Bridgeport<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor Gary Sessions<br />
Sunday School. . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.<br />
Morning Worship. . . . . 10:45 a.m.<br />
Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.<br />
Family Night (meal served)<br />
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month<br />
940-683-3110<br />
Rhome<br />
United Meth od ist<br />
Church<br />
"A beautiful church, and<br />
friendly people"<br />
200 First St.<br />
at Dogwood<br />
Downtown Rhome<br />
817-636-2222<br />
www.rhomeunitedmethodistchurch.org<br />
Sunday School ............9 a.m.<br />
Sunday Worship ........10 a.m.<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor, Fredrick L. Utz<br />
Nursery & Children’s Church<br />
"Remember Jesus Christ,<br />
raised from the dead, a<br />
descendant of David - that is<br />
my gospel"<br />
2 Timothy 8<br />
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
Trinity Baptist Church<br />
Boyd<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor: Terry Phillips<br />
Traditional Workship Service<br />
Sunday Bible Study ....................9:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday Worship ........................10:45 a.m.<br />
Evening Worship ..............................6 p.m.<br />
Wednesday Prayer Service ...............7 p.m.<br />
455 W. Rock Island Avenue<br />
Boyd, TX 76023 • 940-433-5281<br />
Email: trinitybaptistboyd@embarqmail.com<br />
Ple<strong>as</strong>ant Grove Cowboy Church<br />
4789 South FM 730<br />
Decatur, TX 76234<br />
940-627-2860<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor: Robert Haynes<br />
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am<br />
Music Director: Olin Bl<strong>as</strong>e<br />
www.ple<strong>as</strong>antgrovecowboychurch.com<br />
CENTRAL<br />
BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
4793 FM 1810 • Chico<br />
940-644-5647<br />
P<strong>as</strong>tor Fred Ferren<br />
Sunday School (all ages).........10 a.m.<br />
Sunday Morning Worship.......11 a.m.<br />
Sunday Evening Worship.........6 p.m.<br />
Wednesday Evening Worship...7 p.m.<br />
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WISE COUNTY COWBOY CHURCH<br />
wisecountycowboychurch.com<br />
Sunday Morning • 10:30<br />
Worship service • Children’s Church<br />
Wednesday evening • 7:00<br />
Bible Study • Youth<br />
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Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
(Off Hwy 380 Approximately 1.5 miles E<strong>as</strong>t of Decatur)<br />
Command post<br />
Understanding<br />
11A<br />
purch<strong>as</strong>e moves<br />
forward despite<br />
higher cost<br />
By KRISTEN TRIBE<br />
WISE COUNTY<br />
A new emergency command<br />
post may cost<br />
$41,000 more than originally<br />
planned, but county<br />
commissioners agreed<br />
Monday to move forward<br />
with the purch<strong>as</strong>e.<br />
Sheriff David Walker<br />
said despite changing from<br />
a 38-foot to a 33-foot vehicle<br />
and removing several<br />
items from the package,<br />
the cost is at $265,936.<br />
There is $225,000 left in<br />
grant money for the purch<strong>as</strong>e.<br />
“Even though we have<br />
an overage, there are good<br />
re<strong>as</strong>ons for it,” said <strong>County</strong><br />
Judge Bill McElhaney.<br />
“I think we’ve got available<br />
funds, and we can do<br />
a budget amendment and<br />
move some stuff around.”<br />
The vehicle is a specialized<br />
motor home that<br />
would be used <strong>as</strong> a command<br />
post at crime scenes,<br />
fires and other emergency<br />
situations. When the next<br />
generation of 911 is operational,<br />
a dispatcher will be<br />
able to run the system with<br />
a laptop from inside the vehicle<br />
if necessary.<br />
“Dispatchers will have<br />
the same equipment in it<br />
that they have at the Sheriff’s<br />
Office,” Walker said.<br />
He also explained that<br />
when the vehicle is needed,<br />
there will be a team specifically<br />
trained in its operation<br />
to go out with it.<br />
L<strong>as</strong>t month former<br />
<strong>County</strong> Fire Marshal and<br />
Emergency Management<br />
Coordinator Marc Dodd,<br />
under the direction of<br />
the commissioners, spent<br />
$75,000 in grant money on<br />
radio equipment that will<br />
be installed in the vehicle.<br />
The county risked losing<br />
the funds if they were not<br />
spent by mid-April.<br />
Walker said he plans to<br />
order the command post<br />
next week, and it should<br />
arrive in six months, if not<br />
before.<br />
Commissioners also discussed<br />
where the vehicle<br />
would be parked and renting<br />
space versus building a<br />
facility to garage it.<br />
In other business, commissioners<br />
approved a<br />
joint proclamation with<br />
Bradford <strong>County</strong>, Pa., and<br />
Lea <strong>County</strong>, N.M., establishing<br />
a national organization<br />
of elected officials to<br />
promote safe production of<br />
oil and g<strong>as</strong>.<br />
They approved e<strong>as</strong>ements<br />
on <strong>County</strong> Roads<br />
3336 and 3340 for Devon<br />
Energy Services. No action<br />
w<strong>as</strong> taken on a request for<br />
<strong>County</strong> Road 2644 from<br />
Targa Midstream Services<br />
because it had not filed the<br />
proper permit.<br />
A committee w<strong>as</strong> named<br />
to <strong>as</strong>sist in the search for a<br />
new fire marshal. Members<br />
include Precinct 2 Commissioner<br />
Kevin Burns, Sheriff<br />
Walker, EMS Administrator<br />
Charles Dillard, Auditor<br />
Ann McCuiston, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer<br />
Katherine Hudson,<br />
administrative <strong>as</strong>sistant<br />
to the county judge and<br />
Emergency Management<br />
Coordinator Caryn Dunn,<br />
commissioners’ attorney<br />
Thom<strong>as</strong> Aaberg and Judge<br />
McElhaney.<br />
Commissioners approved<br />
the following plats in Precinct<br />
2:<br />
re-plat of Delta Ranch<br />
Estates, Lots 11R1 through<br />
11R5;<br />
final plat of Gilbow<br />
Tank Truck Addition Subdivision;<br />
replat of North Star<br />
Pointe Subdivision Ph<strong>as</strong>e<br />
1, Section 2, Lot 99-R; and<br />
final plat of MD Shaw<br />
Estates Subdivision, Lots<br />
1-2.<br />
They also:<br />
approved a proclamation<br />
declaring May 11<br />
Rodeo Pink Day in <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>;<br />
accepted donations of<br />
$500 from the Alvord Cemetery<br />
Association to Jail<br />
Industries and $416 from<br />
Cans for Canines to the<br />
animal shelter;<br />
approved seeking bids<br />
for a ch<strong>as</strong>sis to remount an<br />
ambulance; and<br />
appointed <strong>County</strong><br />
Engineer Chad Davis to<br />
the Tex<strong>as</strong> Department of<br />
Transportation’s I-35 Corridor<br />
Committee.<br />
<br />
Commissioners’ next<br />
meeting is 9 a.m. Monday,<br />
May 14, in the third-floor<br />
conference room at the<br />
courthouse in Decatur.<br />
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What We Read<br />
DECEIT<br />
Deceit: “The act or practice of deceiving; a statement, act or device intended to mislead;<br />
fraud; trick” (Farlex Dictionary). It seems often that we read about how someone deceives<br />
another person or how someone cheats someone out of money. This happens because we,<br />
<strong>as</strong> human beings, have a tendency to trust we are being led in the right direction. Once we<br />
experience deceitfulness, we learn to be somewhat more cautious to prevent recurrence.<br />
Are you aware deceitfulness is taking place in the religious world and h<strong>as</strong> been for many<br />
years in regard to various things which are contrary to God’s word Take what is heard often<br />
in churches regarding the “Immortal Soul”. Did you know these two words never appear<br />
together anywhere in the Bible To the contrary, the Bible does say that a soul can die in<br />
Ezekiel 18:20. Due to the error of Adam (and Eve), the death sentence h<strong>as</strong> been put upon<br />
us (I Cor 15). Why are we so sad when a loved one dies We are sad because death is our<br />
enemy (I Cor 15:26). God’s word holds true death <strong>as</strong> our enemy, but there is hope. What<br />
happens to us when we die For there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom,<br />
in the grave, whither thou (the real you) goest” (Ecc 9:10). So due to age, accident, or illness,<br />
upon death we ce<strong>as</strong>e to think and are buried and eventually turn back to what we are made<br />
of - dust. But is that it “Thy dead men shall live, shall they arise . . . the earth shall c<strong>as</strong>t<br />
out the dead”(Isaiah 26:19). “That there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just<br />
and unjust” (Acts 24:15). Is <strong>this</strong> what we hear preached at funerals Why did Jesus warn<br />
us about being deceived in Matthew 7:15 Did he not get his wisdom and power from God<br />
Does he know the following “Their lies caused them to err” (Amos 2:4), or “Behold, I (God)<br />
am against them that prophesy false dreams (immortal soul) and do tell them, and cause<br />
my people to err by their lies, and by their lightness (recklessness or not proving it before<br />
putting it out)” (Jeremiah 23:32). The point we are trying to make is <strong>this</strong> - when we have been<br />
deceived or cheated out of our money, we learn to avoid it again, but to be deceived into<br />
believing a lie that is not what is in God’s words will be worst of all. The belief of a lie of the<br />
truth may be far more costly. Remember, we are required to “Prove All things” (I Thess 5:21)<br />
for God is very picky about his truth. Beware!<br />
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12A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
Child’s<br />
challenging<br />
journey leads<br />
to <strong>Wise</strong>, and<br />
a positive<br />
outlook<br />
DECATUR<br />
Rose in bloom<br />
By ERIKA PEDROZA<br />
Five-year-old Lily Rose<br />
Morris of Decatur holds a<br />
flimsy Frisbee, preparing a<br />
toss <strong>as</strong> cousin, April Hand,<br />
helps her balance.<br />
Dad, Nick, lays at the end<br />
of the stretch, directing her<br />
throw, <strong>as</strong> mom Carmen,<br />
brother Alex and grandma<br />
Maria Aguayo cheer and applaud<br />
in encouragement.<br />
The family showed similar<br />
enthusi<strong>as</strong>m for the Carson<br />
Elementary kindergartner<br />
during each event she competed<br />
in at the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Olympathon Thursday.<br />
Such cheers and encouragement<br />
are mirrors of<br />
the support demonstrated<br />
through every battle the family<br />
h<strong>as</strong> faced.<br />
“Anything to support her<br />
is an entire family ordeal,”<br />
Lily’s mother said. “Like so<br />
many things — it’s the whole<br />
family involved. We’ve been<br />
through a lot <strong>as</strong> a family, and<br />
<strong>as</strong> a family, we got through<br />
it. This is no different. She is<br />
such a blessing. We love our<br />
Lily Rose.”<br />
Lily h<strong>as</strong> Lennox-G<strong>as</strong>taut<br />
syndrome, a severe form of<br />
epilepsy.<br />
“She h<strong>as</strong> several kinds of<br />
seizures, up to 800 a day,”<br />
Carmen said. “They range<br />
from staring spells to convulsions<br />
and drop seizures.<br />
And there is no found cure.<br />
But that doesn’t stop her.<br />
The sky is the limit with her,<br />
and we’ve been here for every<br />
milestone, cheering our<br />
hearts out for her.”<br />
LILY’S JOURNEY<br />
When Lily w<strong>as</strong> born July 6,<br />
2006, in Dum<strong>as</strong>, she appeared<br />
to be a perfectly healthy baby<br />
girl.<br />
“Aside from sleeping a lot,<br />
she had <strong>this</strong> cute way of holding<br />
her little thumbs in her<br />
fist that w<strong>as</strong> kind of odd,”<br />
Carmen said. “When she w<strong>as</strong><br />
two months old, we noticed<br />
something w<strong>as</strong> wrong. She<br />
would just jerk up, into a situp-like<br />
position, and scream.<br />
It became a daily thing,<br />
then a multiple-times-a-day<br />
thing.”<br />
Lily’s pediatrician wrote it<br />
off <strong>as</strong> colic and being g<strong>as</strong>sy.<br />
“But I knew in my heart<br />
that it w<strong>as</strong>n’t colic,” Carmen<br />
said. “Something w<strong>as</strong> wrong.<br />
I have a niece who is epileptic,<br />
so I had experience. I<br />
knew what signs to look for.”<br />
At two-and-a-half months,<br />
Lily underwent an (Electroencephalogram)<br />
EEG, at the<br />
request of her mother.<br />
“Ten minutes into it, the<br />
tech said that she needed to<br />
call our pediatrician, but she<br />
told me not to worry,” Carmen<br />
said. “They talked, then<br />
looked at me and said that<br />
Lily had to be admitted immediately,<br />
and within five<br />
minutes Lily w<strong>as</strong> in pediatric<br />
ICU. She w<strong>as</strong> having a seizure<br />
every two seconds.”<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photos by Joe Duty<br />
DADDY’S GIRL — Nick Morris of Decatur shares a moment with his daughter, Lily Rose, 5, at the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Olympathon Tuesday. Lily, who h<strong>as</strong> Lennox-<br />
G<strong>as</strong>tuat Syndrome mirrors the perseverance of her father, who w<strong>as</strong> burned head to toe in a refinery explosion in 2007.<br />
ALL IN THE FAMILY — As is the c<strong>as</strong>e with many tribulations the family h<strong>as</strong> faced, Lily Rose’s<br />
relatives including (from left) cousin April Hand, mom Carmen Morris, brother Alex Morris,<br />
dad Nick Morris and grandma Maria Aguayo, have been a steady stream of support.<br />
Lily remained in ICU for<br />
two weeks during which she<br />
w<strong>as</strong> put in a medically-induced<br />
coma for a week.<br />
“A pediatric neurologist<br />
from Dall<strong>as</strong> told us Lily’s<br />
brain couldn’t take any more<br />
and that she needed to be<br />
heavily sedated to ‘cool her<br />
brain off,’” Carmen said.<br />
Within 10 minutes of starting<br />
the sedative, Lily stopped<br />
breathing, and she had to be<br />
put on a ventilator for six<br />
days.<br />
“During that week, they<br />
started her on a couple of<br />
AEDs and then ACTH injections<br />
<strong>as</strong> a l<strong>as</strong>t option,” Carmen<br />
said. “She w<strong>as</strong> diagnosed<br />
with infantile sp<strong>as</strong>m, a<br />
serious seizure disorder that<br />
can develop in infants. Some<br />
children outgrow it, and others<br />
may have an underlying<br />
neurological problem that<br />
triggers seizures.”<br />
The infantile sp<strong>as</strong>m h<strong>as</strong><br />
since evolved into Lennox-<br />
G<strong>as</strong>taut Syndrome.<br />
“They say it’s a symptom<br />
of a primary dise<strong>as</strong>e, but it is<br />
unknown what dise<strong>as</strong>e that<br />
is,” Carmen said. “When she<br />
woke up (from the medicallyinduced<br />
coma), she had lost<br />
all of her milestones. And<br />
we’ve been catching up ever<br />
since. But the sky’s the limit<br />
with her, it’s all in God’s time.”<br />
THE FAMILY’S JOURNEY<br />
Along Lily’s journey, the<br />
family h<strong>as</strong> been hit with a<br />
plethora of tragedies.<br />
When Lily w<strong>as</strong> just six<br />
months old, her father w<strong>as</strong><br />
involved in a refinery explosion.<br />
“I w<strong>as</strong> burned from head<br />
to toe and w<strong>as</strong> on fire for two<br />
minutes,” Nick said. “But by<br />
the grace of God, I survived,<br />
and I’ve been here to watch<br />
my baby girl grow up.”<br />
In November of 2009, Carmen<br />
lost her dad to brain<br />
cancer.<br />
“He had seven tumors on<br />
his brain,” Carmen said of<br />
her father. “At first, they saw<br />
three on the MRI, then five<br />
when it w<strong>as</strong> viewed with a<br />
deeper contr<strong>as</strong>t. But when<br />
they were doing surgery, they<br />
saw seven.<br />
“They tried chemotherapy,<br />
which killed his immune system.<br />
And while he w<strong>as</strong> in the<br />
hospital, he caught an infection,<br />
and that’s what killed<br />
him.”<br />
Within 10 months of Carmen’s<br />
father’s death, Nick<br />
lost both of his parents to<br />
cancer — his mother had<br />
throat cancer, his father liver.<br />
“It’s been an uphill battle,”<br />
Carmen said. “This is the first<br />
year we’ve been able to take<br />
a breath. The previous three<br />
years were horrible. But tragedy<br />
makes you stronger. God<br />
h<strong>as</strong> been good to us. We have<br />
each other, and we have our<br />
faith. We don’t need much<br />
more.”<br />
LILY NOW<br />
After making the six-hour<br />
drive for Lily’s medical care<br />
for more than two years, the<br />
Morris family moved to Decatur<br />
in January 2009.<br />
“There is no children’s hospital<br />
in the Dum<strong>as</strong> area so we<br />
were driving back and forth<br />
to Fort Worth — a six-hour<br />
drive one-way — every two<br />
weeks for doctor’s appointments,<br />
surgeries, hospital<br />
visits,” Carmen said. “It w<strong>as</strong><br />
weighing down on us, so we<br />
decided to make the move,<br />
and it’s probably one of the<br />
best decisions we’ve ever<br />
made.”<br />
Two years later, Lily w<strong>as</strong><br />
enrolled at Carson Elementary.<br />
HELPING HAND — April Hand shows her cousin, Lily Rose, 5,<br />
how to toss a Frisbee in a competition at the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Olympathon Tuesday.<br />
“She loves it,” Carmen<br />
said. “And I love it because<br />
of all of the support. I love<br />
her teachers and cl<strong>as</strong>smates.<br />
I love that there are people<br />
who plan things like <strong>this</strong> (the<br />
Olympathon). All the support<br />
— it’s so good for Lily and<br />
kids like her. If it weren’t for<br />
school, she probably wouldn’t<br />
have learned to walk.”<br />
Lily took her first steps in<br />
August, shortly after having<br />
her feeding tubes removed.<br />
“It’s like she just woke up<br />
and decided she wanted to<br />
eat food,” Carmen said. “She’s<br />
a chunk. She wants to eat a<br />
lot because she burns a lot.<br />
But we are on a special diet<br />
to control the seizures. She<br />
also h<strong>as</strong> to take more than 15<br />
medications.”<br />
Despite the strains, the<br />
family chose not to get hung<br />
up on hardship but instead<br />
celebrate progressw.<br />
“All the milestones — we<br />
celebrate them,” she said.<br />
“We don’t take them for<br />
granted because we know it<br />
just takes one seizure to wipe<br />
everything out, and we’re<br />
back at the beginning.”<br />
Even though Lily h<strong>as</strong> accomplished<br />
a lot, there are<br />
many obstacles ahead. But<br />
her family members don’t<br />
question her potential.<br />
Although Lily can’t speak,<br />
the family finds hope in<br />
sounds she is able to make.<br />
“She can say, ‘No!’ of course,”<br />
her dad said. “And there will<br />
be more. She may be able to<br />
say no, but you can’t say no to<br />
her. She w<strong>as</strong>n’t supposed to<br />
make it p<strong>as</strong>t 3 years old. But<br />
look at her now. She’ll turn 6<br />
<strong>this</strong> year. We have hope. Our<br />
Lily is a trooper.”<br />
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be violating ozone standards<br />
outlined in the Clean Air Act.<br />
The ruling will become official<br />
within three months, and<br />
the state will have to work<br />
with the EPA to create a plan<br />
to help <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> deal with<br />
being named a county in nonattainment<br />
with federal air<br />
quality standards. Portions of<br />
that plan might include lower<br />
speed limits, auto emissions<br />
testing and stricter controls<br />
on manufacturers and the oil<br />
and g<strong>as</strong> industry.<br />
THE PRICE OF INSPECTION<br />
Right now, the yearly inspection<br />
required by <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> automobile owners<br />
is just a vehicle safety test.<br />
It costs $14.50 and looks at<br />
things like lights and windshield<br />
wipers to make sure<br />
all are functioning properly.<br />
Emissions testing would add<br />
another layer of inspection.<br />
Bruce Schneider works<br />
at Charlie Beck’s Garage in<br />
Denton. The garage h<strong>as</strong> been<br />
around since the 1940s, and<br />
Denton <strong>County</strong> h<strong>as</strong> been required<br />
to do emissions testing<br />
since 2001. A test for safety<br />
and emissions runs $39.75.<br />
“We had to buy the Dino<br />
machine to use on all cars<br />
older than 25 years to test for<br />
emissions,” he said. “There<br />
were several places around<br />
town that stopped doing inspections<br />
once it started because<br />
they didn’t want to buy<br />
the equipment.”<br />
Vehicles less than 25 years<br />
old are plugged into a computer<br />
that reads the emissions<br />
output. Cars less than<br />
two years old don’t have to<br />
be inspected for emissions. If<br />
a vehicle doesn’t p<strong>as</strong>s the inspection<br />
it’s gotta be parked.<br />
That might be the c<strong>as</strong>e for<br />
some local state inspection<br />
sites.<br />
“There are people that come<br />
here with cars I know won’t<br />
p<strong>as</strong>s,” said Dennis Hudson<br />
of Hudson Fina in Decatur.<br />
“They can’t go buy a new one.<br />
Times are hard. This is just<br />
putting people under more financial<br />
stress. I’m not sold at<br />
all on the program. They are<br />
just trying to wear us out.<br />
“I’ve been on <strong>this</strong> corner r<br />
for 44 years,” Hudson added. d.<br />
“But at my age I’m not going g<br />
to go out and get a loan to purch<strong>as</strong>e<br />
the new equipment. It’s<br />
also going to require training<br />
and education.”<br />
But there are avenues of<br />
help for people on low and<br />
fixed incomes who have to get<br />
their cars fixed to meet the<br />
standard.<br />
“The state will pay up to<br />
$600 for repairs, and the owners<br />
only have to make a $30<br />
co-pay if they qualify,” Schneider<br />
said. “A lot of disabled d<br />
veterans, students and single<br />
parents use it. It’s b<strong>as</strong>ed on<br />
your income from the previous<br />
year.”<br />
And drivers who show they<br />
traveled less than 5,000 miles<br />
in their vehicle in the previous<br />
year can also get a lowmileage<br />
waiver.<br />
Industry growing pains<br />
Both members of the state<br />
legislature that represent<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> have spoken<br />
out against the decision made<br />
Monday.<br />
Ren Nance serves on State<br />
Sen. Craig Estes’ (R-Wichita<br />
Falls) committee on natural<br />
resources. She knows personally<br />
how emissions testing<br />
can put a burden on citizens.<br />
“I just moved to Austin,<br />
and I have a vehicle I bought<br />
from my grandmother,”<br />
Nance said. “After I got the<br />
emissions test done, I had to<br />
spend $800 on repairs.”<br />
She goes on to say the new<br />
designation will be even pricier<br />
for those operating in the<br />
Barnett Shale.<br />
“It’s going to impact the oil<br />
and g<strong>as</strong> industry,” she said.<br />
“To get into compliance operators<br />
will need additional<br />
controls on tanks and compressor<br />
stations. And those<br />
companies emitting 100 or<br />
more tons of VOCs (volatile<br />
organic compounds) will have<br />
to find a way to offset them. It<br />
can be very expensive.”<br />
She said it might also prevent<br />
some manufacturers<br />
from locating in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
“I think a large part of <strong>this</strong><br />
is because <strong>Wise</strong> and Parker<br />
counties are at the center of<br />
the Barnett Shale, and the<br />
EPA feels like they need to<br />
bear down on the oil and g<strong>as</strong><br />
industry,” said Caleb Troxclair,<br />
chief of staff for State<br />
Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford).<br />
“It’s going to affect<br />
an industry that is already<br />
slowing down. This is going<br />
to have a trickle down effect<br />
into all sectors of the local<br />
economy and just exacerbate<br />
the problem.”<br />
WHERE’S THE DATA<br />
The closest ozone air monitor<br />
to <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> is located<br />
in Tarrant <strong>County</strong> near Eagle<br />
Mountain Lake, about a mile<br />
south of Newark and a halfmile<br />
south of the county line.<br />
To calculate ozone pollution<br />
levels the EPA takes<br />
the fourth highest reading<br />
of each year recorded at a<br />
station. Those numbers are<br />
averaged, and if it come to a<br />
number higher than 75 parts<br />
per billion, then you are in<br />
nonattainment. Data taken<br />
from the Eagle Mountain<br />
Lake monitor between 2008<br />
and 2010 showed 85 parts per<br />
billion.<br />
Carl Young works in the<br />
Dall<strong>as</strong> office of the EPA’s air<br />
planning section. He said<br />
that a county does not have<br />
to have high levels of ozone<br />
itself to be deemed in nonattainment.<br />
It can also just be<br />
a producer of compounds that<br />
create ozone. He said that is<br />
the c<strong>as</strong>e in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
“The main re<strong>as</strong>on is due to<br />
emissions from activity in the<br />
Barnett Shale,” Young said.<br />
“<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> does not have<br />
an ozone monitor. We determined<br />
it should be in nonattainment<br />
because it is contributing<br />
to the formation of<br />
ozone in other counties.”<br />
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and<br />
volatile organic compounds<br />
(VOCs) are the two key components<br />
that create ground<br />
level ozone and smog. Young<br />
said processes <strong>as</strong>sociated<br />
with the production of natural<br />
g<strong>as</strong> were rele<strong>as</strong>ing these<br />
compounds.<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> joins clean air game<br />
“<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> ranked No.<br />
6 out of all the counties we<br />
studied in the region with<br />
NOx creation,” Young said.<br />
When these compounds<br />
bake in the sun, it sets off a<br />
chemical reaction that creates<br />
ground-level ozone.<br />
Studies have found that prolonged<br />
exposure to groundlevel<br />
ozone damages lung<br />
tissue. It’s especially harmful<br />
to young children, the elderly<br />
and those with respiratory<br />
conditions. It also damages<br />
vegetation, reducing farm<br />
yields, and is harmful to wildlife<br />
and livestock. One study<br />
done by a professor at University<br />
of North Tex<strong>as</strong> found<br />
horses with prolonged exposure<br />
to ground-level ozone<br />
had lungs that “looked like<br />
they had been sunburned.”<br />
Young also admitted that<br />
the data from 2008 w<strong>as</strong> taken<br />
during the height of drilling<br />
DECATUR ISD<br />
KINDERGARTEN ROUND UP<br />
We are looking for students entering Kindergarten for<br />
the 2012-2013 school year. You are invited to visit your home<br />
campus for a night of information, touring and registration.<br />
We will tell you everything you need to know for your<br />
student to enter Kindergarten.<br />
Carson, Rann & Young Elementary Campuses<br />
Thursday - May 10, 2012 • 5:30 - 7 p.m.<br />
Items to bring for registration:<br />
Current driver’s license • Proof of residency (utility bill)<br />
Immunization record • Birth certificate • Social Security card<br />
Traditional registration will continue on all campuses through<br />
May 31, 2012 • 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Students enrolling must be<br />
5 years old on or before September 1, 2012<br />
WISE COUNTY<br />
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Joe Duty<br />
FURTHER INSPECTION — Dennis Hudson h<strong>as</strong> operated Hudson Fina in Decatur for 44 years. He worries if the latest EPA<br />
decision means automobile owners in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> must also get emissions testing many vehicles won’t p<strong>as</strong>s and the<br />
owners will be unable to afford the upgrades/repairs needed on their vehicles.<br />
Current air-monitoring sites<br />
Current<br />
counties<br />
affected<br />
On Monday, <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
became the tenth county<br />
added to the EPA’s list<br />
of DFW counties not in<br />
compliance with federal<br />
air quality standards.<br />
and fracking in the Barnett<br />
Shale. But drilling h<strong>as</strong> slowed<br />
since the price of natural g<strong>as</strong><br />
h<strong>as</strong> dropped. It reached a<br />
10-year-low l<strong>as</strong>t month.<br />
“<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> doesn’t even<br />
have a monitor,” Nance said.<br />
“They are saying that ozone is<br />
going from <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> into<br />
the Metroplex, but it is the<br />
other way around. Why are<br />
they punishing <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
for something it can’t control”<br />
“This is not intended to<br />
punish anyone,” Young said.<br />
“This is being done to uphold<br />
the letter of law in the Clean<br />
Air Act. This is being done to<br />
protect public health. High<br />
levels of ozone have adverse<br />
effects on people. That is our<br />
primary concern.”<br />
Hood <strong>County</strong> w<strong>as</strong> initially<br />
considered to be placed in<br />
nonattainment, but Young<br />
said they determined that<br />
Hood <strong>County</strong> w<strong>as</strong> creating<br />
about half <strong>as</strong> much NOx <strong>as</strong><br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>.<br />
Jennah Durant, a spokesperson<br />
for the EPA, said<br />
citizens can do their part to<br />
lower ground-level ozone pollution<br />
by driving less and by<br />
cutting back on energy consumption<br />
during the hottest<br />
times of the day.<br />
“Mid to late afternoon is<br />
when it is the worst,” she said.<br />
Young said some counties<br />
Carson 4th Graders would like to send a special<br />
THANK YOU!<br />
to the following for making our Camp<br />
Grady Spruce experience the best one yet!<br />
• Wade Watson and the<br />
Dream Team at AGvantage<br />
• Decatur Skate<br />
• Mitch M<strong>as</strong>sey at Lowe’s<br />
• Family Medical Center<br />
(Troy and Sara Hurst)<br />
have been removed from the<br />
nonattainment and back into<br />
compliance, but it takes years<br />
to do so.<br />
• Global Technical<br />
Services (Gene and<br />
Julie Rhoades)<br />
• Mary Kay<br />
(Melissa McAlister)<br />
SAVE THIS AD<br />
• Wilson Supply<br />
(Robert Mote)<br />
• Jim Bob Stapleton<br />
Trucking and<br />
Excavating<br />
13A<br />
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Email Brandon at bevans@<br />
wcmessenger.com.
14A WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALS<br />
Nona Nimmo<br />
1916-2012<br />
Funeral for Nona Nimmo,<br />
96, of Bridgeport, w<strong>as</strong> May<br />
4 at Jones Family Funeral<br />
Home in Bridgeport with<br />
Gary Demmitt officiating.<br />
Burial w<strong>as</strong> at E<strong>as</strong>t Bridgeport<br />
Cemetery.<br />
Nimmo died Tuesday,<br />
May 1, 2012, in Bridgeport.<br />
Born Jan. 4, 1916, in Agnes<br />
to Edna (Carlton) and<br />
James T. Niblett, she crocheted,<br />
w<strong>as</strong> a Baptist and<br />
a Dall<strong>as</strong> Mavericks, Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
Rangers and Dall<strong>as</strong> Cowboys<br />
fan.<br />
She w<strong>as</strong> preceded in<br />
death by her husband,<br />
Robert Nimmo; brothers<br />
Carlton Niblett and Claude<br />
Niblett; and sister Ruby<br />
Holoman.<br />
Nimmo is survived by son<br />
Don Nimmo and wife, Ann;<br />
daughter Doris Denton and<br />
husband, Tommy; grandchildren<br />
Dina Nimmo, Rob<br />
Nimmo and wife, Angie,<br />
Mike Kennemer and wife,<br />
Lori, Wayne Kennemer and<br />
wife, Chanda, and Tommy<br />
Denton and wife, Sue Ann;<br />
great-grandchildren Haylee<br />
and Hayden Nimmo,<br />
Brooks, Allye, Price and<br />
Wedding Registry<br />
Brandi Chambers<br />
Bride Elect of<br />
Tyler Johnson<br />
Shower: May 6<br />
Wedding: June 5<br />
"Voted Best Place in <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> to Buy Wedding Gifts"<br />
1650 FM 51 S, Suite 400 • Prada Shops • Decatur<br />
940-627-9188<br />
Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. • Sat., 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.<br />
(Major Credit Cards Accepted)<br />
Baby Registry<br />
Mother: Kristen Huddleston<br />
Father: Chad Huddleston<br />
Due Date: May 28<br />
Mother: Rebacca Potter<br />
Father: Clif Potter<br />
Shower: June 10<br />
Due Date: July 24<br />
Emmie Kennemer, and<br />
Mara and Haley Denton.<br />
Pallbearers were Greg<br />
Cunningham, Jay-T Manoushagian,<br />
Rob Nimmo,<br />
Mike Kennemer, Wayne<br />
Kennemer and Tommy<br />
Denton.<br />
Memorials may be made<br />
to IntegraCare Hospice of<br />
Decatur, 937 FM 1821N,<br />
Suite A, Mineral Wells,<br />
TX 76067 or <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Meals on Wheels, 300 N.<br />
Trinity St., Decatur, TX<br />
76234.<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>,<br />
May 5, 2012<br />
WWII veterans ...<br />
Continued from page 9A<br />
Doolittle raid] when I w<strong>as</strong><br />
growing up,” Cooper said.<br />
“But the more you look at<br />
<strong>this</strong> story, you realize how<br />
courageous they were. They<br />
had no idea if they could<br />
get back, and some of them<br />
didn’t.”<br />
In order to accomplish<br />
the shorter-than-normal<br />
takeoffs, the planes under<br />
Doolittle’s command<br />
left the carriers without<br />
enough fuel to return. The<br />
planes had to cr<strong>as</strong>h land in<br />
Japanese-occupied China.<br />
Fortunately, most of the 80<br />
Mother: Brianne Boyd<br />
Father: Joe Boyd<br />
Shower: May 5<br />
Due Date: June 26<br />
NIMMO<br />
crewmen were able to parachute<br />
from the planes and<br />
were rescued by Chinese<br />
guerill<strong>as</strong>. Most rejoined the<br />
U.S. fighting forces. One<br />
of Cole’s crewmates, flight<br />
engineer P.J. Leonard of<br />
New Mexico, w<strong>as</strong> killed<br />
nine months later when his<br />
bomber w<strong>as</strong> shot down over<br />
North Africa.<br />
“I don’t care what it is,”<br />
Cooper said, “if it shows<br />
American courage, I want<br />
to show it to kids.”<br />
Doolittle died in 1993 at<br />
age 96. Fred Braemer, bombardier<br />
for “Crew 1,” died in<br />
1989 at 71 while navigator<br />
Brittnie Noe<br />
Bride Elect of<br />
Benjamin Hodges<br />
Wedding: June 5<br />
Funeral for Earl C. German,<br />
81, of Runaway Bay<br />
w<strong>as</strong> May 4 at Hawkins Funeral<br />
Home in Bridgeport<br />
with the Revs. Bill Cleveland<br />
and Gary Sessions officiating.<br />
Burial followed at<br />
E<strong>as</strong>t Bridgeport Cemetery.<br />
German died Tuesday, May<br />
1, 2012, in Runaway Bay.<br />
Born Feb. 13, 1931, in<br />
Warrenton, Va., to Elzie and<br />
Grace (Kerns) German, he<br />
w<strong>as</strong> a retired Mitchell Energy<br />
plant manager. He served<br />
in the U.S. Navy and married<br />
Anna Cokeley Sept. 27,<br />
1948, in San Diego. German<br />
also worked <strong>as</strong> a manager<br />
at Mike’s Music and w<strong>as</strong> a<br />
member of First Christian<br />
Church in Ames, Okla.<br />
He w<strong>as</strong> preceded in death<br />
by brothers Raymond German,<br />
Kenneth German,<br />
Ralph German, Dan German<br />
and Billy German; and<br />
sisters Evelyn Leydig, Kathleen<br />
Baker, Ruth Denny and<br />
Elizabeth Robinson.<br />
German is survived by his<br />
wife of 63 years; daughters<br />
Earlene Shepherd and husband<br />
Joe, of Bridgeport and<br />
Patricia Smith and husband,<br />
Hank Potter died in 2002 at<br />
83. Cole, a native of Dayton,<br />
Ohio, who is one of only five<br />
Raiders still alive, is 96 and<br />
lives near Comfort.<br />
In addition to Friday’s 6<br />
p.m. dinner, Cole will take<br />
part in the WCVG’s weekly<br />
We honor most all funeral plans<br />
offered by any funeral home.<br />
1401 Halsell • Bridgeport<br />
940-683-1704<br />
FINANCIAL FOCUS<br />
Even with Low Rates, You Can Invest for Income<br />
Not long ago, the Federal<br />
Reserve (Fed) announced that it plans<br />
to keep short-term interest rates near<br />
zero until late 2014. The Fed initially<br />
pushed rates to that level in 2008, in an<br />
effort to stimulate economic growth.<br />
Clearly, low interest rates have a wideranging<br />
impact — but what effect will<br />
they have on you, <strong>as</strong> an individual<br />
investor<br />
If you need income from<br />
your investments, then the continuation<br />
of ultra-low interest rates may be a<br />
matter of some concern, particularly if<br />
you own certain types of fixed-income<br />
investments, such <strong>as</strong> certificates of<br />
deposit. While CDs are insured, offer<br />
return of principal at maturity and<br />
provide regular interest payments, they<br />
are not risk-free. With low interest<br />
rates, you risk losing purch<strong>as</strong>ing<br />
power. Still, fixed-rate vehicles may<br />
well have a place in your portfolio. If<br />
you’re even somewhat dependent on<br />
your investments for income, you may<br />
need to broaden your search. Here are<br />
a few ide<strong>as</strong> to consider:<br />
• Build a bond ladder.<br />
Long-term bonds, by their nature, are<br />
more subject to interest rate risk than<br />
shorter-term vehicles. In other words,<br />
interest rates are more likely to rise<br />
during the life span of a longer-term<br />
bond — and when rates go up, the<br />
prices of existing bonds will fall. To<br />
help lower <strong>this</strong> risk, you may want to<br />
build a “ladder” of bonds of varying<br />
maturities. Then, if market interest<br />
rates are low, you’ll still have your<br />
long-term bonds earning higher<br />
rates, but if rates rise, you can take<br />
advantage of them by reinvesting the<br />
proceeds of your maturing short-term<br />
bonds. But remember to work with<br />
your financial advisor to evaluate<br />
whether a bond ladder and the<br />
securities held within it are consistent<br />
with your investment objectives, risk<br />
tolerance and financial circumstances.<br />
Earl C. German<br />
1931-2012<br />
1816 S. Hwy 51 Suite 2200<br />
Decatur, TX 76234<br />
940-627-1620<br />
Johnie, of Alvord; sons Michael<br />
L. German of Bridgeport<br />
and Mark German and<br />
wife, Bettie, of Chico; grandchildren<br />
Paula, Micky, Nicky,<br />
David, Jessica, Taylor and<br />
Morgan; great-grandchildren<br />
Madeline, Lindsey and Olivia;<br />
sister Margaret Hall of<br />
Enid, Okla.; nieces and nephews.<br />
Pallbearers were Taylor<br />
German, Nicky Shepherd,<br />
Micky Shepherd, David<br />
Smith, Johnie Smith, Joe<br />
Shepherd and Whit Klein.<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>,<br />
May 5, 2012<br />
GERMAN<br />
Saturday meeting at 9 a.m.<br />
at the Civic Center then<br />
travel to Chico to take part<br />
in the dedication of a new<br />
veterans memorial there.<br />
<br />
Email Dave at drogers@<br />
wcmessenger.com.<br />
www.wcmessenger.com/businessdirectory<br />
• Consider dividend-paying<br />
stocks. You can find companies<br />
that have paid dividends for many<br />
consecutive years — and in some<br />
c<strong>as</strong>es, incre<strong>as</strong>ed their dividend payout<br />
each year. In 2012, companies listed<br />
in the S&P 500 are on track to pay out<br />
more than $252 billion in dividends,<br />
a record amount, according to data<br />
compiled from Standard & Poor’s.<br />
(Keep in mind that the S&P 500 is an<br />
unmanaged index and is not available<br />
for direct investment.) Of course,<br />
stock prices will fluctuate in value,<br />
and you may receive more or less than<br />
your original investment when you<br />
sell. Historically, dividend-paying<br />
stocks have been less volatile than<br />
non-dividend-paying stocks. Be aware,<br />
though, that companies can lower or<br />
discontinue dividend payments at any<br />
time without notice. P<strong>as</strong>t performance<br />
is not a guarantee of future results.<br />
• Refinance your mortgage.<br />
Today’s low rates are good news for<br />
borrowers. With tougher standards<br />
in place, it may not be <strong>as</strong> e<strong>as</strong>y to<br />
refinance a mortgage <strong>as</strong> it once w<strong>as</strong>,<br />
but if you qualify, you may want to<br />
think about refinancing. You may be<br />
able to save quite a bit of money on<br />
your monthly payments — and lower<br />
payments can translate into a greater<br />
c<strong>as</strong>h flow. Plus, if you don’t need all<br />
the savings, you can put some of the<br />
money into an Individual Retirement<br />
Account (IRA) or another retirement<br />
savings vehicles.<br />
Ultimately, an extended period<br />
of low interest rates is just one more<br />
factor to consider in creating and<br />
adjusting your investment strategy.<br />
Work with your financial advisor to<br />
help ensure low rates won’t affect your<br />
income needs.<br />
This article w<strong>as</strong> written by Edward<br />
Jones for use by your local Edward<br />
Jones Financial Advisor.<br />
Call or visit your local financial advisor today.<br />
Graveside service for<br />
Gail McCain, 63, of Chico<br />
is 2 p.m. Sunday, May 6,<br />
at Lone Star Cemetery in<br />
Chico with the Rev. John<br />
Gann officiating.<br />
Visitation is 4 to 6 p.m.<br />
Saturday at Hawkins Funeral<br />
Home in Bridgeport.<br />
McCain died Friday, May<br />
4, in Bridgeport.<br />
Born Jan. 1, 1949, in<br />
Jacksboro to Charlie and<br />
Mary (Helms) Beck, she<br />
w<strong>as</strong> a homemaker. She<br />
married Michael “Butch”<br />
McCain Nov. 16, 1965, in<br />
Chico.<br />
McCain w<strong>as</strong> preceded in<br />
death by brothers Charles<br />
Beck and Bobby Beck; and<br />
sister Billie Manning.<br />
She is survived by her<br />
husband of 46 years; sons<br />
Les McCain and wife, Jan,<br />
of Chico and Rick McCain<br />
and wife, Laura, of H<strong>as</strong>let;<br />
grandchildren Marcus,<br />
Gail McCain<br />
1949-2012<br />
POLITICAL<br />
HATS IN THE RING<br />
CANDIDATES FOR THE PRIMARY ELECTION<br />
COUNTY COURT AT LAW NO. 2<br />
STEPHEN WREN<br />
(Republican)<br />
www.wrenforjudge.com<br />
Political advertising paid by Stephen Wren, LaDonna Wren, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Decatur<br />
MARILYN BELEW<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Marilyn Belew, Alissa L. P<strong>as</strong>sariello Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Decatur<br />
COUNTY COMMISSIONER PCT. 3<br />
HARRY LAMANCE<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Harry Lamance, Boyd<br />
GLENN HUGHES<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Glenn Hughes, Jennifer Crawford, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Boyd<br />
COUNTY COMMISSIONER PCT. 1<br />
DANNY WHITE<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Danny White, Steve Holland, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Decatur<br />
JIM POPP<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Jim Popp, Zarla J. Popp, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Decatur<br />
COUNTY ATTORNEY<br />
JAMES STAINTON<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by James Stainton, Elizabeth Strickler, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Decatur<br />
CONSTABLE PCT. 2<br />
ANGELA DENNEY<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Angela Denney, Barbara Mullins, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Chico<br />
LARRY SHORT<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Larry Short, Sammy Short, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Alvord<br />
JACKIE “JW” JOHNSON<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Jackie “JW” Johnson, Phil Ryan, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Decatur<br />
MIKE ANDREWS<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Mike Andrews, Decatur<br />
CONSTABLE PCT. 3<br />
DOUGLAS PARR<br />
(Republican)<br />
Political advertising paid by Dougl<strong>as</strong> Parr, Rebecca Parr, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer, Boyd<br />
US CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 12<br />
BILL LAWRENCE<br />
(Republican)<br />
www.electbilllawrence.com<br />
Bella, Brooke, Zack, Nick,<br />
Bodee, Charles, Critia<br />
and Hannah; great-grandchildren<br />
Nathan, Kaiden,<br />
Landen, Brooklynn and<br />
Jessika; sisters Patsy Johnson<br />
and Margaret Jackson,<br />
both of Chico; and nieces,<br />
nephews and cousins.<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>,<br />
May 5, 2012<br />
MCCAIN<br />
Political advertising paid by the Bill Lawrence Campaign, Rudy Cajka, Tre<strong>as</strong>urer
SPORTS<br />
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012<br />
SECTION B<br />
BASEBALL<br />
Kennedale routs Bulls in game one<br />
Wildcats put Bridgeport on<br />
brink of elimation<br />
Errors — including three<br />
in the seventh inning —<br />
plagued the Bridgeport<br />
Bulls in a 12-3 loss to the<br />
Kennedale Wildcats Thursday<br />
at Eagle Mountain-Saginaw’s<br />
Boswell High School<br />
in Fort Worth.<br />
The defending Cl<strong>as</strong>s 3A<br />
state champions scored six<br />
runs in the final inning to<br />
take the first game of the bidistrict<br />
series.<br />
“Mental errors on the field<br />
and physical errors hurt us,<br />
especially that l<strong>as</strong>t inning,”<br />
said pitcher Reese Read. “It<br />
really should’ve been 6-2 at<br />
the end, not 12-3.”<br />
The Wildcats pounced<br />
on the Bulls in their first<br />
at-bat. After Read forced a<br />
pop fly by the first batter<br />
and walked the next (designated<br />
hitter Nick Williams),<br />
Zac Michener bl<strong>as</strong>ted a line<br />
drive to center field to score<br />
Williams.<br />
The run w<strong>as</strong> the only one<br />
on the scoreboard through<br />
two innings until Kennedale<br />
tacked on another two with<br />
a two-run triple in the third.<br />
After forcing a groundout<br />
and striking out the first<br />
two batters, Read walked<br />
Michener. The next bat-<br />
Continued on page 2B<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Joe Duty<br />
COMING UP SHORT — Bridgeport’s Dalton Hudson dives for a ball during the Bulls’ 12-3 loss to Kennedale Thursday.<br />
Chavez<br />
added to<br />
state field<br />
By RICHARD GREENE<br />
TRACK AND FIELD<br />
More miles to go<br />
Hard<br />
work<br />
pays<br />
off<br />
In her freshman year,<br />
Katherine Chavez h<strong>as</strong> covered<br />
a lot of miles, running<br />
and traveling to compete.<br />
The Northwest distance<br />
runner, who lives in <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong>, made a pair of trips<br />
to Lubbock, one to Austin<br />
and another to Round Rock.<br />
Her traveling and running<br />
for the year is not over<br />
year. Tuesday, Chavez w<strong>as</strong><br />
informed that she’s been<br />
added to the 3,200 field for<br />
the Cl<strong>as</strong>s 5A race at the<br />
University Interschol<strong>as</strong>tic<br />
League’s state championships<br />
May 12 at the University<br />
of Tex<strong>as</strong> in Austin.<br />
“I’m excited,” Chavez said.<br />
“It’ll be a good experience<br />
and makes me excited for<br />
the future.”<br />
Chavez finished third in<br />
the Cl<strong>as</strong>s 5A Region I 3,200<br />
race in Lubbock April 27.<br />
Battling the heat and the<br />
wind, Chavez turned in an<br />
11:25.89 in the event.<br />
Felice Johnson won the<br />
race in 11:04.29. Hebron’s<br />
Rachel Jones took second in<br />
11:10.<br />
Jones also took second in<br />
the 1,600, running 5:05.97,<br />
a race that Chavez finished<br />
fourth in, running 5:09.99.<br />
With Jones qualified in<br />
Continued on page 2B<br />
Photo by David Flynn<br />
STILL GOING — Northwest freshman Katherine Chavez will get a chance to run in the 3,200 at the state meet May 12<br />
after Hebron’s Rachel Jones scratched from the race.<br />
By RICHARD GREENE<br />
As a teenager having<br />
someone tell you to go run<br />
or jump<br />
is not exactly<br />
the<br />
most popular<br />
way<br />
to spend<br />
valuable<br />
free time<br />
a r o u n d<br />
preparing<br />
for cl<strong>as</strong>ses,<br />
the lat-<br />
GREENE<br />
est alphabet-soup standardized<br />
test and having some<br />
semblance of a social life.<br />
After years of training and<br />
playing multiple sports, it’s<br />
not without understanding<br />
why many athletes in the<br />
spring of their final year of<br />
high school decide to forego<br />
track. Maybe now it’s even<br />
more understandable since<br />
offse<strong>as</strong>on training for team<br />
sports football, volleyball<br />
and b<strong>as</strong>ketball is now yearround<br />
with summer workouts.<br />
But the decision to stay on<br />
track to the very end of their<br />
careers h<strong>as</strong> paid off for seven<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> seniors who<br />
will compete at the Univer-<br />
Continued on page 2B<br />
THROWN<br />
FOR A LOSS<br />
— Krum<br />
shortstop<br />
Caz Wojiak<br />
tags out<br />
Paradise’s<br />
Logan<br />
Bailey<br />
during the<br />
Panthers’<br />
11-1 loss.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong><br />
photo by Mack<br />
Thweatt<br />
BASEBALL<br />
Krum bats pound Panthers<br />
BY RICHARD GREENE<br />
Paradise freshman pitcher Dillon<br />
Meadows kept the Krum Bobcats’<br />
offense at bay in three scoreless innings<br />
to start game one Thursday<br />
of the Cl<strong>as</strong>s 2A Region II bi-district<br />
series.<br />
Then after one defensive mistake<br />
by the Paradise Panthers, the Krum<br />
bats seized the opportunity to blow<br />
the game open with an eight-run<br />
fourth inning. Krum added three<br />
more in the fifth to score an 11-1 victory<br />
in the series opener at Northwest<br />
High School.<br />
The Bobcats’ lineup sent 12 batters<br />
to the plate, piling up six hits in<br />
the fourth inning.<br />
“We made a mistake or two in the<br />
Continued on page 7B<br />
CLASS 2A SOFTBALL<br />
Paradise vs. Tom Bean<br />
Game 1: Tom Bean 7, Paradise 1<br />
Game 2: Saturday at Lake Dall<strong>as</strong> at 12:30 p.m.<br />
Game 3 (if necessary): 30 minutes following<br />
CLASS 2A BASEBALL<br />
Paradise vs. Krum<br />
Game 1: Krum 11, Paradise 1<br />
Game 2: Saturday at Northwest at 1 p.m.<br />
Game 3 (if necessary): 30 minutes following<br />
CLASS 3A BASEBALL<br />
Bridgeport vs. Kennedale<br />
Game 1: Kennedale 12, Bridgeport 3<br />
Game 2: Friday at Boswell at 7:30 p.m.<br />
Game 3 (if necessary): Saturday at Boswell at 11 a.m.
2B WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
SPORTS<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
Lady Dragons, Moss mow down Cross Plains<br />
Led by a f<strong>as</strong>t start at the plate and<br />
the ability of pitcher Malori Moss to<br />
wiggle out of jams, the Chico Lady<br />
Dragons captured a bi-district title<br />
for the second straight se<strong>as</strong>on Tuesday.<br />
They scored five runs in the first<br />
inning and Moss held Cross Plains<br />
to a pair of runs in an 8-2 victory at<br />
Breckenridge.<br />
“It’s always hard to get that first<br />
one,” said Chico coach Michael<br />
Qualls about the playoff win.<br />
Chico moved on for a rematch with<br />
It<strong>as</strong>ca in the area round of the Cl<strong>as</strong>s<br />
A Region II playoffs Friday at Byron<br />
Nelson High School in Trophy Club.<br />
It<strong>as</strong>ca ended the Lady Dragons’<br />
se<strong>as</strong>on l<strong>as</strong>t year in the area round.<br />
“We’re focused on getting some<br />
sweet revenge,” Qualls said about<br />
the matchup.<br />
Chico looked like it might have<br />
trouble reaching the second round<br />
early Tuesday. Moss hit the leadoff<br />
hitter and gave up a walk to put<br />
two runners on in the first. She<br />
recorded three strikeouts against<br />
the heart of the Cross Plains order<br />
to get out of the inning scoreless.<br />
The Lady Dragons responded in<br />
the bottom of the inning with the<br />
five-spot to grab the lead for good.<br />
“We batted the entire lineup in<br />
the first inning,” Qualls said. “That<br />
helped us focus a little.”<br />
In the second inning, Cross<br />
Plains tried to answer, getting a<br />
couple of runners on. Moss then<br />
turned an un<strong>as</strong>sisted double play,<br />
catching a bunt in the air and then<br />
beating a runner to second b<strong>as</strong>e.<br />
Moss finished with 10 strikeouts,<br />
allowing two runs — none<br />
earned — on seven hits with one<br />
walk.<br />
Cross Plains’ two runs came in<br />
the sixth and seventh innings. The<br />
run in the seventh came on a Chico<br />
error.<br />
“The one negative is we had four<br />
errors,” Qualls said. “We have to<br />
eliminate those if we want to continue<br />
to advance. But take away<br />
the errors, we did a good job.”<br />
BASEBALL<br />
Kennedale routs<br />
Bulls in game...<br />
ontinued from page 1B<br />
ter, Clint Crabtree, reached<br />
b<strong>as</strong>e on an error by Bulls<br />
shortstop Alex Samples.<br />
Bret Taylor bl<strong>as</strong>ted the<br />
triple, bringing Michener and<br />
Crabtree home, for a 3-0 lead.<br />
Bridgeport responded with<br />
Read hitting a two-run triple<br />
of his own to pull the Bulls<br />
within one, 3-2.<br />
It scored Hulsey and Samples,<br />
who reached b<strong>as</strong>e on a<br />
fielder’s choice and double,<br />
respectively.<br />
The next inning, Kennedale<br />
broke away, scoring three unmatched<br />
runs to make the<br />
game 6-2.<br />
Austin Hunt reached b<strong>as</strong>e<br />
on a fly ball to centerfield.<br />
Read then struck out the next<br />
batter before walking Chayce<br />
Coltharp.<br />
Cole Thompson then<br />
reached b<strong>as</strong>e on a sacrifice<br />
bunt. With the b<strong>as</strong>es loaded,<br />
Nick Williams crushed a linedrive<br />
triple, scoring Taylor<br />
Smith (courtesy runner for<br />
Hunt), Coltharp and Thompson.<br />
Read struck out the next<br />
batter and forced a ground<br />
out by Taylor for the l<strong>as</strong>t out<br />
of the inning, Read’s l<strong>as</strong>t for<br />
the game.<br />
“I didn’t make the quality<br />
pitches when I needed to,”<br />
Read said. “They were ready<br />
to hit the ball, and I walked a<br />
few batters.”<br />
Reliever Branon Huff<br />
silenced Kennedale bats<br />
through two innings before<br />
the Wildcats ripped the game<br />
open in the seventh.<br />
After Taylor reached on an<br />
error by Samples and Jordan<br />
Br<strong>as</strong>well singled to left field,<br />
Brett Hunt reached b<strong>as</strong>e after<br />
being hit by a pitch to load<br />
the b<strong>as</strong>es.<br />
Coltharp then singled to<br />
left field to score Taylor, making<br />
its 7-2.<br />
That w<strong>as</strong> it for Huff, who<br />
w<strong>as</strong> relieved by Damian<br />
Delgado.<br />
The next two batters,<br />
Thompson and Williams,<br />
reached b<strong>as</strong>e on errors by<br />
second-b<strong>as</strong>eman Erik Delgadillo<br />
and brought in four<br />
runs to make the score 11-2.<br />
Michener grounded out to<br />
second b<strong>as</strong>e but scored Williams<br />
to make it 12-2.<br />
The Bulls responded with<br />
one run by Jake Hulsey in<br />
the seventh, but it w<strong>as</strong> not<br />
enough.<br />
“When you’re playing the<br />
defending state champion,<br />
you gotta play your best<br />
game,” Bridgeport coach<br />
Ted Leps said. “We just<br />
didn’t play very well; our<br />
kids know that. We made<br />
a lot of errors, and it gave<br />
them more at-bats. The<br />
good thing is we’re playing<br />
a series. We have another<br />
chance [Friday] to bring it to<br />
a third game. It’s hard to do<br />
anything different after 29<br />
games. We just have to play<br />
like we’ve been playing all<br />
year and hopefully cut down<br />
on the mistakes we made<br />
(Thursday).”<br />
If the Bulls won Friday,<br />
they were to play a tiebreaker<br />
11 a.m. Saturday at<br />
Boswell.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Joe Duty<br />
CLOSE CALL — Bridgeport shortstop Alex Samples jumps over Kennedale’s Jordan Br<strong>as</strong>well <strong>as</strong> he slides into second b<strong>as</strong>e<br />
during the Wildcats’ 12-3 victory over the Bulls Thursday.<br />
More miles to go...<br />
TRACK AND FIELD<br />
Hard work pays off...<br />
ontinued from page 1B<br />
both events for the state<br />
meet and coming off a silver-medal<br />
performance in<br />
2011 in the 1,600, she w<strong>as</strong><br />
scratched out of the 3,200<br />
<strong>this</strong> year. The move opened a<br />
spot for Chavez.<br />
“I knew there w<strong>as</strong> a<br />
chance,” Chavez said. “Her<br />
coach said [at regionals] it<br />
w<strong>as</strong> 60/40 that he would drop<br />
her out of the 1,600.”<br />
Chavez said she bugged her<br />
coach George Lutkenhaus all<br />
day Sunday and Monday to<br />
see if he had heard from Hebron<br />
about Jones.<br />
Tuesday morning at practice,<br />
Lutkenhaus delivered<br />
the news to her.<br />
“It’s a great opportunity<br />
for her,” Lutkenhaus said.<br />
“She had a great cross country<br />
se<strong>as</strong>on, running at state.<br />
Then she ran at the Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
Relays and at regionals. Now<br />
to finish the year at the state<br />
meet is phenomenal for a<br />
freshman at <strong>this</strong> level. Not<br />
many get <strong>this</strong> opportunity.”<br />
Chavez made a strong<br />
showing in her first state<br />
trip in the fall. In the Cl<strong>as</strong>s<br />
5A state cross country final,<br />
she turned an 11:47 to finish<br />
17th.<br />
In the spring, she quickly<br />
took to the 3,200.<br />
“The two-mile is my favorite,”<br />
Chavez said. “The longer<br />
the distance the better for<br />
me. I like that next year in<br />
cross country we’ll be running<br />
5K.”<br />
She started the se<strong>as</strong>on at<br />
the Newman Smith Invitational,<br />
running an 11:16.<br />
In late March, the freshman<br />
made her debut at the<br />
Mike Myers Stadium track,<br />
the home of the state championships,<br />
at the Tex<strong>as</strong> Relays.<br />
She finished 12th in<br />
the high-school 3,200 race,<br />
running a personal best<br />
11:09.31.<br />
“She ran a good race at the<br />
Tex<strong>as</strong> Relays,” Lutkenhaus<br />
said. “She got some great experience.”<br />
Going into the state meet,<br />
Chavez h<strong>as</strong> a definite goal.<br />
“I’m hoping to get a personal<br />
record and do my best,”<br />
she said. “I’m just going to<br />
get in with the pack and stay<br />
with them <strong>as</strong> long <strong>as</strong> I can.<br />
My real goal is to break 11.”<br />
Lutkenhaus believes she<br />
can reach that goal and contend<br />
in the race. Chavez, who<br />
battled tough conditions in<br />
Lubbock, heads into the state<br />
race with the eighth-best<br />
time from regionals.<br />
The Woodlands’ Madi<br />
McLellan had the best time,<br />
running 10:35.14 at the Region<br />
II meet.<br />
“There’s three girls from<br />
Region II that are under 11,”<br />
he said. “As long <strong>as</strong> you’re<br />
in the race, you never know.<br />
She can be in contention to<br />
do something special.”<br />
Continued from page 1B<br />
sity Interschol<strong>as</strong>tic League’s state championships<br />
May 11 and 12 in Austin.<br />
Alvord’s Madi Lynch, Chelsey Steele and<br />
Jordan Ward return to Austin. Ward will be<br />
ch<strong>as</strong>ing her second straight sweep of gold<br />
medals in the hurdles.<br />
Decatur’s Bobbi Clemmer, who is now in<br />
her fourth sport of the year, is headed back<br />
after a three-year absence in the demanding<br />
800.<br />
Bridgeport’s Garrett Mullins, who ran on<br />
a relay at state l<strong>as</strong>t year, goes to compete <strong>as</strong><br />
an individual for the first time in the long<br />
jump.<br />
Northwest senior Troy Taylor and Chico’s<br />
Zach Vidal are getting the opportunity<br />
to compete on the state’s largest stage for<br />
the first time.<br />
For Taylor and Mullins the opportunity is<br />
not just a reward but also a sense of relief<br />
after not advancing in three previous trips<br />
to regionals.<br />
“Now, I feel a huge weight off my shoulders,”<br />
Taylor said earlier <strong>this</strong> week.<br />
Mullins added: “After all <strong>this</strong> time, it feels<br />
awesome.”<br />
The Bridgeport long jumper earned the<br />
opportunity after battling a series of hamstring<br />
injuries <strong>this</strong> spring. But with a relentless<br />
work ethic noted by Bridgeport<br />
coach Pete Hart and trainer Billy Newsom,<br />
Mullins rehabbed and won his third district<br />
crown before taking second at regionals<br />
with a jump of 23 feet.<br />
“Dealing with all the injuries <strong>this</strong> year, it<br />
w<strong>as</strong> meant to be,” Mullins said.<br />
Taylor had to fight a streak of bad luck<br />
at regionals and some of the most brutal<br />
conditions for long-distance running —<br />
heat nearly 90 degrees and wind howling<br />
above 30 mph — to book his trip to Austin.<br />
He not only turned in an impressive 9:27 in<br />
the 3,200 to take second, but ran a 4:17 in<br />
the 1,600 to earn the wild-card spot in that<br />
event at the state meet.<br />
His coach, George Lutkenhaus, points<br />
out there’s no way in those conditions he<br />
should have been able to earn the ninthqualifying<br />
time.<br />
Seven is usually attributed to luck. But<br />
that h<strong>as</strong> little to do with why that number<br />
of seniors is headed to Austin. It’s through<br />
sheer will and perseverance over four years.<br />
It’s evidence that hard work and sticking<br />
with something — even when you don’t<br />
succeed at first — will pay off for you. A lesson<br />
we all can learn.
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$119,000. (904)699-8325,<br />
Laurie; (940)435-8671, Jake.<br />
3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH<br />
Chico. Needs lots of TLC. Large<br />
fenced backyard, water well.<br />
$55,000/firm. (940)393-2088.<br />
Sue Ann Denton, Inc.<br />
Decatur<br />
1606 W. Bus. 380<br />
940-627-3080<br />
3/3/4 on 2.9 acres. 2,650 living with<br />
4-car garage and extra room. Custom<br />
built in 2006. Approximately 2.5<br />
miles south of Decatur on FM 51.<br />
$285,000. (940)577-2426.<br />
4/3.5 WITH STUDY<br />
dining/gameroom, in Brookhollow,<br />
Decatur. 4,000 square foot home.<br />
80% updated, all amenities. Need to<br />
sell A.S.A.P. Appraised over $300k,<br />
will sell $250k. For more information,<br />
call (940)255-5424.<br />
4/3/2 CUSTOM HOME<br />
FSBO, on 2 acres, w/beautiful oak<br />
trees. Sparkling salt water pool,<br />
2,788 square feet. Great location, 3<br />
miles from town. $339,900.<br />
(817)253-3922 or (940)210-9801.<br />
Jack Cannon<br />
Broker<br />
940-368-1811<br />
Eric Cannon<br />
940-393-5317<br />
Let Us Help You Buy<br />
Your HUD Home.<br />
HUD Approved Realtors<br />
LAND<br />
DECATUR -2.5+ACRES.$1,990<br />
RHOME -88ACRES.$345,735<br />
BOWIE -LAKEPROPERTY5ACRES.$150,000<br />
ALVORD -LOTFORSALE.$14,500<br />
DECATUR -MULTI-FAMILYLOTS.$20,000<br />
HOMES<br />
DECATUR - 2/1, 101 MULBERRY $49,000<br />
LAKE BRIDGEPORT - LAKE FRONT HOME<br />
ON 1/2 ACRE. $209,780<br />
DECATUR - 3/2, 1 ACRE. $65,000<br />
DECATUR -W.HWY380,3/2/2HOME+<br />
OUTBUILDING ON 4 ACRES. $198,000<br />
RHOME -4/2ON6+ACRES,LARGE<br />
WORKSHOP. $134,500<br />
COMMERCIAL<br />
DECATUR -1,944SQ.FT.ON4+ACRES.<br />
$220,000<br />
DECATUR -ROOMINGHOUSE$198,000<br />
BRIDGEPORT -6+ACRES.$499,000<br />
DECATUR - 2OR3ACRESONS.FM51.<br />
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BEAUTIFUL BRICK HOME<br />
located in Decatur, Rodden Estates.<br />
2,000 square feet, recently remodeled.<br />
3 schools located within mile.<br />
$184,900. (940)389-3251.<br />
Rhome<br />
817-638-5100<br />
Bridgeport<br />
192 W. Hwy. 380<br />
940-683-3080<br />
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Decatur- Just listed! Beautiful lot in great location. Very<br />
well kept 3 bedroom, 3 bath home on 2.29 acres. New<br />
HVAC, 2 hot water heaters and well in 2011. 153 sq.<br />
ft. sun room not included in sq. footage. 12x16 storage<br />
building with electricity.<br />
Decatur- Just listed! Country home, open kitchen and<br />
dining. Nice fenced back yard. Old country detached<br />
garage. Two story shop. Oak trees and Creek. Seller will<br />
survey and fence off acreage on the north side of house<br />
with agreed price. Seller is negotiable on acreage, can<br />
purch<strong>as</strong>e house with 5 acres, 10 acres or 20 acres.<br />
Price to be negotiated.<br />
Bridgeport- Just reduced! Nice clean all electric 4 bedroom home in good location. Office could be 5 bedroom.<br />
Nice back yard, privacy fence. 12x16 storage shed. Sprinkler system in front yard.<br />
Bridgeport- Just reduced! This custom home w<strong>as</strong> just recently completed and features an open kitchen, dining,<br />
and living concept. All TV’s mount on the wall, split BR’s, spacious m<strong>as</strong>ter and bath, 10’ ceilings, 8’ doors, stainless<br />
appliances, 8’ island, plenty of windows to enjoy outdoors, wide front porch, large back porch with its own fireplace<br />
and tv. M<strong>as</strong>ter bath h<strong>as</strong> separate shower and jetted tub, twin sinks, and his and her closets with built-in dresser and<br />
se<strong>as</strong>onal storage in each.Too many amenities to list. Call today!<br />
Bridgeport- Just reduced! Nestled amongst mature oak trees, <strong>this</strong> property is a GREAT find!! Wonderful location-<br />
-close to shopping, restaurants and major highways and PRICED TO SELL! 3 BR/2 bath, large living area, nice<br />
fireplace, Over 2,100 sq. ft. Over 4 acres.You MUST SEE!! Could also be used for commercial location.<br />
Bridgeport- Just listed! This 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick home h<strong>as</strong> been well maintained and is very clean.The home<br />
sits on a heavily treed large lot at the end of a cul-de-sac in a quiet neighborhood.The backyard features a patio and<br />
large deck, that would be great for entertaining.This home is a quality built home by Mann Made Homes.<br />
Runaway Bay- Just listed! Save g<strong>as</strong> by owning <strong>this</strong> commercial building in Runaway Bay. Approximately 4000 sq.<br />
ft. insulated metal building with office located just 1 block south of new Runaway Bay City Pool. Located on 3 lots,<br />
and fenced <strong>this</strong> property would make an excellent office or storage building for your small business. 2 gates with<br />
floodlights, 3 roll up cross doors, window type AC-Heater.<br />
Alvord- New RV park with 47 le<strong>as</strong>e sites all pull thru with 20,30,50 amp at all sites. Pavillon, cook station with sink<br />
and frig. Office with all equipment and desks, breakroom with frig, ice cream machine, tables and chairs. 2 baths<br />
with showers tiled throughout and stained concrete floors. 4 w<strong>as</strong>hers and dryers, propane filling station all on 10 +/-<br />
acres. Lots of room for expansion. 45 mini storage units fully rented.<br />
Beautiful Lake Bridgeport, Runaway Bay, North Star Pointe, Moonlight Bay, Sunset Bay, Silver Lakes,<br />
Bridgeport Airport Estates, Lake House Estates, Briar Crossing- A large variety of lake lots and waterfront<br />
lots available. Call our office first!<br />
BIGGER • BOLDER • SMARTER<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>’s#1 Real Estate Company<br />
(per MLS statistical data)<br />
www.century21sueanndenton.com<br />
BRIDGEPORT, 3/2/2<br />
1,680 square feet, beautiful 2.38<br />
acres, 2-car carport w/shop, lots<br />
trees, horses OK. 1/2 mile north<br />
Bridgeport High School. $199,000.<br />
(817)929-8471.<br />
FSBO, $114,000/OBO<br />
Lipsey Addition. Very clean, 1,400<br />
square foot brick home w/large shop<br />
& storage building. All electric.<br />
(940)627-1669.<br />
IN COUNTRY, BOWIE!<br />
29 acres, 5/3 brick,<br />
gameroom, 50’x30’<br />
workshop, co<strong>as</strong>tal,<br />
paved road. $310,000.<br />
Evans & Associates<br />
Realty, owner/broker,<br />
(940)841-1072.<br />
Mini farm, Chico area, 5 acres with<br />
3-bedroom, 3-bath and 3 large<br />
barns. House needs remodeled.<br />
Water well, septic tanks. $92,500,<br />
no owner financing. (940)393-3817.<br />
Lots<br />
LAKE BRIDGEPORT AREA<br />
Lake lots & acreage lots available.<br />
Owner finance. Call for details,<br />
(817)360-9393.<br />
Mobile home lot & covered RV<br />
space with large trees, Bridgeport.<br />
$200/month. (940)399-0080.<br />
Mobile Homes<br />
24X55 MOBILE<br />
3-bedroom, 2-bath, all appliances,<br />
fireplace, must be moved, $26,000.<br />
Miscellaneous furniture & household<br />
items, also. By appointment,<br />
(817)480-3775.<br />
1205 Halsell St, Bridgeport • 940-683-4008<br />
Fred Meyers, Broker<br />
Mike Jones, Realtor 940-393-5229<br />
Jared McComis, Realtor • 940-399-7530<br />
New Listing! Just outside city limits of Runaway Bay you will find <strong>this</strong> 3/2/2 brick/stone home located in C<strong>as</strong>tlebury<br />
Estates. Very motivated to sell at $172,000!<br />
303 Flozell Adams– Beautiful custom 3/2/3 on large landscaped lot with lots of upgrades. Reduced to $294,500<br />
756 CR 1111 – 2 story Prairie 3/2.5 unbelievable home on 19.87 acres with trees, pond, separate quarters.<br />
Reduced to $364,000<br />
188 CR 2195 – Country 3/2 brick home on 2.798 acres, 24x30 man cave with insulation and electricity.<br />
Reduced to $217,000<br />
CR 3390 – 160+/- acres with scattered trees, open co<strong>as</strong>tal field, fenced, large stock tank. 2010 Oakcreek 3/2<br />
doublewide. $783,000<br />
102 W. Cates St. - Old nursing home on Westside of Bridgeport. Lots of opportunities in <strong>this</strong> building.<br />
Priced at $425,000<br />
PR 3628 – 44+/- acres of raw land with a creek running through the property. Plenty of spaces to build your dream<br />
home with wildlife on property. $127,250<br />
10th Street – Looking to build in the city limits of Bridgeport 12 residential lots with scattered trees and minutes to<br />
everything. Priced at $110,000<br />
165 Aston Drive – Lake cabin that h<strong>as</strong> been recently updated by the dam on Lake Bridgeport. 2/2.5 enclosed back<br />
porch. Crappie/boat house grandfathered in. Reduced to $299,000<br />
144 Nottingham Circle – Nice 3/2 home in Bridgeport. $115,000<br />
1105 Hovey – Looking to put your business with Hwy frontage, then <strong>this</strong> building is for you. $125,000<br />
RANDY W. PARKER-OWNER/BROKER<br />
LISA G. CARAWAY, MANAGING PARTNER/REALTOR<br />
405 W. Walnut St. 940-627-9040<br />
For more information about us and our listings visit<br />
www.parkerpropertiestex<strong>as</strong>.com<br />
Sherry Layton<br />
940-399-8246<br />
sherrylayton@embarqmail.com<br />
Lisa G. Caraway,<br />
940-393-2476<br />
lisagcaraway@yahoo.com<br />
Bruce<br />
Furgerson<br />
817-996-3202<br />
bfrealtor.com<br />
bfyeehaw@embarqmail.com<br />
Gussie<br />
Groves<br />
GRI ERS<br />
940-627-4397<br />
gussie@embarqmail.com<br />
Alexandra<br />
Bander<strong>as</strong><br />
940-210-1995<br />
BRAND NEW BRICK HOMES<br />
BUILDER TRADE IN PROGRAM<br />
AVAILABLE! 100% financing available!<br />
Payments from $1,100. Owner<br />
financing on the lake, from $1,400.<br />
Owner financing, 8 acres in Runaway<br />
Bay. (817)733-3444.<br />
HERITAGE MOBILE HOMES<br />
Affordable single and double wides.<br />
Financing available. Call for more<br />
information. 650 S. Main, Jacksboro.<br />
(940)567-6111. RI36520.<br />
NICE MOBILE HOME<br />
14x76’, 3/2 with m<strong>as</strong>ter bath, large<br />
double closets, new exterior siding.<br />
Must be moved. $6,000.<br />
(817)475-0409, (817)279-2198.<br />
OWNER FINANCE<br />
Cute 2/2, single wide mobile home.<br />
No banks. Bad credit OK. E<strong>as</strong>y<br />
terms. Covered porch included.<br />
(817)975-1798.<br />
RBMOBILEHOMES.COM<br />
Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of<br />
state. Licensed, bonded, insured.<br />
Repos. Free estimates.<br />
(940)683-5547. RBI #36191.<br />
RENTA<br />
Apartments<br />
Best of<br />
WISE<br />
RENTALS<br />
2009<br />
CeCe Lisby<br />
Very unique cl<strong>as</strong>sic home, beautifully updated to the point you will say Amazing 3 story h<strong>as</strong> over 6,000 sq. ft! First level of <strong>this</strong> home h<strong>as</strong> 940-399-9141<br />
WOW when you open the door. Contemporary with a split level design, m<strong>as</strong>ter bedroom, den and gourmet kitchen. Each bedroom h<strong>as</strong> own private bath.<br />
cecelisby@yahoo.com<br />
large den with fireplace, 4 bedrooms and two baths. Kitchen h<strong>as</strong> been Game room, 2nd living and 3 bedrooms plus media room are on the 2nd and<br />
totally redone and owner recently added wood flooring. Home h<strong>as</strong> office 3rd floors. Each 2nd story bedroom h<strong>as</strong> access to wonderful balcony looking<br />
and room on third level that might be bedroom or craft room. All <strong>this</strong> sits on toward the back of the home. The den with fireplace and home h<strong>as</strong> office and<br />
one of our most beautiful established streets. Call to see today! $199,000 mudroom! Dream home on 2 park-like acres! $850,000<br />
For Information on All of my properties go to<br />
www.bfrealtor.com<br />
Don't make a move without Parker Properties. Call today for any of your real estate needs.<br />
• Church building<br />
• 2 homes on 5 acres<br />
• 3/2/3C<br />
• 3/1/C<br />
John Lanier<br />
940-627-9714<br />
jrlanier@gmail.com<br />
FIRST TIME HOME BUYERS - Need to know where to start<br />
• Find out what your total monthly housing cost would<br />
be, including taxes and insurance.<br />
• Consider whether you're ready for the expense and<br />
effort of homeownership.<br />
• See if you qualify for 0% down.<br />
• Call today for more information!<br />
• Apartments • Business<br />
Property • Condos/Town<br />
Homes • Duplex Housing<br />
• Homes • Mobile Homes •<br />
Rooms • Roommate Wanted<br />
• Spaces & Lots • For Le<strong>as</strong>e •<br />
Wanted to Rent • Wanted to<br />
Le<strong>as</strong>e • Facilities • Storage<br />
Buildings<br />
$300/DEPOSIT<br />
2/1 apartment in Chico.<br />
$600/month. No pets. Call<br />
(940)644-2713 or (817)929-1930.<br />
CHICO - 403 E. Sherman - Office building on two lots.<br />
BRIDGEPORT - Commercial - 6001 E. Hwy 380 – 2.85 acres, 1.5 miles West of<br />
new college. $285,000<br />
CHICO - CR 1650 - 37 acres, CR frontage, paved CR, lots of Oak trees, good<br />
gr<strong>as</strong>s, wildlife. $2,900 per acre<br />
CHICO/CUNDIFF - 2homesforthepriceofone.#1istwostory,2/1cedar#2not<br />
completed 1/1 frame on 10 acres. $125,000<br />
CHICO - 92 acres North of Chico on Hwy 101. Good gr<strong>as</strong>s, co<strong>as</strong>tal/native.<br />
$3,900 per acre<br />
Price Reduced! Nice older home 3/1 on a<br />
treed corner lot. Motivated buyer’s ple<strong>as</strong>e<br />
bring all offer’s. Possible owner Finance!<br />
Decatur $60,000<br />
BRIDGEWOOD<br />
Executive Suites<br />
Bridgeport, TX<br />
1& 2 Bedrooms<br />
Available<br />
Call Marilyn Gokey<br />
940-536-9346<br />
www.BridgewoodExecutiveSuites.com<br />
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newspaper is subject to the Fair<br />
Housing Act which makes it illegal<br />
to advertise “any preference, limitation<br />
or discrimination b<strong>as</strong>ed on<br />
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,<br />
familial status or national origin,<br />
or an intention, to make any such<br />
preference, limitation or discrimination.”<br />
Familial status includes children<br />
under the age of 18 living with<br />
parents or legal custodians, pregnant<br />
women and people securing custody<br />
of children under 18.<br />
Alvord - 509 W. Live Oak.<br />
Nice duplex. both sides 3/2.<br />
$152,500.<br />
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:<br />
Preferred Properties<br />
940-627-1990<br />
1814 S. FM 51 • Decatur<br />
Each office is independently owned and operated.<br />
Restricted 3 acre tract with trees near Lake Bridgeport. $18,500 Call Marilyn<br />
Build your dream home on <strong>this</strong> wooded 2.39 acres!! Gated community close to Lake<br />
Bridgeport $13,900 Call Marilyn<br />
Waterfront lot with nice trees! Community features include secure gated entrance, pool and<br />
boat ramp. $17,000 Call Marilyn<br />
Over 125’ of Waterfront on <strong>this</strong> 1 acre wooded lot. Gated Community on beautiful Lake<br />
Bridgeport. Boat docks are allowed. $84,900 Call Marilyn<br />
1YearLe<strong>as</strong>e-3/2 with carport on 3 acres, Springtown ISD, no indoor pets, no smoking, credit<br />
report & references required. $900/month $1000 deposit call Marilyn<br />
Move in ready! Great 3/2.5/2CP family home near schools and wonderful family friendly<br />
neighborhood. Lots of storage, large open kitchen and family room, adjoined by office with<br />
fireplace. No w<strong>as</strong>ted space, m<strong>as</strong>ter h<strong>as</strong> fireplace plus 2 large walk-in closets. Large privacy fenced<br />
backyard. $149,000 Call Marilyn<br />
Great country home nestled in the trees, 2acres,aworkshop,splitbedrooms,cozyfireplace,<br />
and Paradise ISD! 4/2.5/2 built in 2007. $209,900 Call Rhonda<br />
FEATURE PROPERTY<br />
Immaculate 4/3/2 Neighbors custom home on 23 gorgeous acres,<br />
adjoins LBJ Gr<strong>as</strong>slands horse trails. 10’ ceilings, crown molding, WBFP,<br />
Xtrordinair-heats 3000 sq. ft. Surround sound throughout, custom country<br />
kitchen, 2 m<strong>as</strong>ters. OUTSIDE: 2 tanks, windmill, co<strong>as</strong>tal p<strong>as</strong>ture,<br />
52x72 Galvalume horse barn, custom stalls, w<strong>as</strong>h bay, fully finished<br />
tack room cupboards, sink, toilet. Could e<strong>as</strong>ily be made into workers<br />
quarters. Too much to list.<br />
Exclusions: Property on L at corner of CR 2690 & Parker Dairy: EX-<br />
CLUDES Chandelier over BRKFST Table, Antique Bell & Pump in yard.<br />
Call Kathy:940-393-5336<br />
• Horse property<br />
• 52 acres, 58 acres<br />
• Large office for rent<br />
This newspaper will not knowingly<br />
accept any advertising for<br />
real estate which is in violation of<br />
the law. Our readers are hereby<br />
informed that all dwellings advertised<br />
in <strong>this</strong> newspaper are available<br />
on an equal opportunity b<strong>as</strong>is. To<br />
complain of discrimination call<br />
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hearing impaired is<br />
1-800-927-9275.<br />
Decatur - 202 W. Oak -<br />
City lot, two blocks from<br />
Courthouse. $11,500<br />
ATRIUM GARDEN<br />
APARTMENTS<br />
Spring Move-in Special<br />
1/2 Off 1 st<br />
Months Rent<br />
1&2 Bedrooms Available<br />
Large walk-in closets,<br />
w<strong>as</strong>her/dryer connections<br />
We pay water, tr<strong>as</strong>h &<br />
Sewer Utilities<br />
940-683-5268<br />
EQUAL HOUSING<br />
OPPORTUNITY<br />
OPPORTUNITY<br />
Have Buyers - Need Sellers!!<br />
www.remax-preferredproperties-decatur-tx-us.com<br />
Sean Williams<br />
940-577-4484<br />
seanlmwilliams@yahoo.com<br />
Nice Home located on a corner lot. 2/1<br />
remoded job, unfinished would make a<br />
good investment property or a starter home.<br />
Possible owner Finance! Bridgeport $53,000
WISECOUNTYMESSENGER<br />
4B WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT<br />
EMPLOYMENT<br />
Here today... GONE tomorrow.<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong> Cl<strong>as</strong>sifi eds • www.wcmessenger.com/cl<strong>as</strong>s<br />
$ pring is here!<br />
ummer’s coming!<br />
$<br />
Huge $ale/ Monster $avings<br />
Largest $election of Energy Efficient<br />
Manufactured Housing in the Industry<br />
Got Land Need 0 Money Down<br />
FREE 42” riding mower with every<br />
new home purch<strong>as</strong>e.<br />
Offer good through Aug. 2012<br />
CLAYTON HOMES<br />
9900 Jacksboro Hwy • Fort Worth • 817-237-6706<br />
Cabins & efficiency apartments for<br />
rent, including some <strong>as</strong> low <strong>as</strong><br />
$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd<br />
area. Excellent location.<br />
(940)433-3133.<br />
Eighter Decatur Apartments. Furnished,<br />
cable, all bills paid.<br />
(940)799-7572.<br />
Business property<br />
2largecommercialbuildings.8,000<br />
&11,000squarefeet.Boydarea.<br />
(940)433-3133.<br />
OFFICE<br />
workshop or storage, 2,100+ square<br />
feet, Mill Street, Decatur. Cannon<br />
Realty, (940)368-1811.<br />
Condos, town homes<br />
Runaway Bay, 2/2 townhome, 1,100<br />
square feet, unfurnished, fireplace.<br />
$650/month, $500/deposit.<br />
(940)577-0515.<br />
Duplexes<br />
Bridgeport, 2-bedroom, 2-bath duplex<br />
w/covered carport. Close to<br />
downtown. $700/month, $500/deposit.<br />
No smoking, no pets, references<br />
required. (940)390-7002.<br />
DECATUR/BRIDGEPORT<br />
Very nice, large 3/2 duplex in great<br />
location. No pets/smoking.<br />
(940)627-9028; (940)393-9880, cell.<br />
Homes<br />
3/1.5/2 house for rent. $900/month,<br />
$500/deposit. 501 Valleyridge, Decatur.<br />
(469)939-5270, Isabel.<br />
3/2 house, available May 1.<br />
$975/month, $750/deposit. No indoor<br />
pets. 501 Kentucky, Chico.<br />
(940)393-8664.<br />
3/2/2 BRICK<br />
WBFP, vaulted ceilings, ceiling fans,<br />
ceramic tile, garage door opener,<br />
fenced yard. $1,100/month;<br />
$1,100/deposit. (817)320-7065.<br />
1or2-bedroomtrailersw/porch,furnished,<br />
electric & water paid.<br />
Bridgeport. (940)683-2442,<br />
(940)393-9500 or (940)683-4166.<br />
Spaces & lots<br />
SPACE FOR MOBILE HOME<br />
or travel trailer. In country, paved<br />
road, large trees, garden space,<br />
storage. (940)389-7982;<br />
(940)872-3242 after 7:30p.m.<br />
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT<br />
Springtown RV Park, 3080 W. Highway<br />
199, Springtown.<br />
(817)220-4678. $190/month & up,<br />
covered/uncovered spaces. Laundry.<br />
Daily/weekly/monthly rates.<br />
For le<strong>as</strong>e<br />
For le<strong>as</strong>e, 10 acres, Sunset Tex<strong>as</strong>.<br />
Great for animals. Do not want oaks<br />
damaged. $150/month.<br />
(817)312-3598.<br />
Storage Buildings<br />
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CHOICE STORAGE IN WISE<br />
COUNTY<br />
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EMPLOYMENT<br />
EMPLOYM<br />
• Business Opportunity<br />
• Employment Information<br />
• Adult/Elderly Care<br />
• Childcare<br />
• Food Service • Medical/<br />
Dental • Miscellaneous<br />
• Offi ce • Retail/Sales<br />
• Trades • Work Wanted<br />
Work while your kids are in school.<br />
Come to work after they go to<br />
school. Be off before they get home<br />
from school. Monday-Friday lunch,<br />
all positions. Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes,<br />
201 W. Main, Decatur. Apply<br />
9a.m.-6p.m., Hospital Mon.-Sat. EOE.<br />
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EOE<br />
EOE Job Job - Job Line Line: 940-626-2525<br />
“WeAreLooking<br />
forYOU!”<br />
The<br />
Hills<br />
NURSING &<br />
REHABILITATION<br />
GUEST RELATIONS<br />
COORDINATOR<br />
CNAs<br />
APPLY IN PERSON AT<br />
201 E. THOMPSON, DECATUR<br />
or FAX RESUME<br />
to940-627-3937 EEO/M/F/D/W<br />
Busy family practice looking for<br />
full-time, experienced, bilingual<br />
Medical Assistant. Ple<strong>as</strong>e fax resume<br />
to (940)683-2722.<br />
Senior Care Health<br />
& Rehabilitation Center<br />
Now hiring for the following positions:<br />
CNA - SIGN ON BONUS $ 500<br />
FULL TIME LVN<br />
- SIGN ON BONUS $ 1500<br />
RN - FULL TIME2-10P.M.<br />
A.D.O.N -SIGN ON BONUS<br />
Apply in person at 2108 15th St. • Bridgeport<br />
940-683-5023<br />
EEO-M/F/D/V<br />
Healthcare Professionals<br />
• Licensed Vocational Nurse<br />
• Registered Nurse<br />
• Certified Nurse Aide<br />
• Housekeeper<br />
We offer an excellent salary, benefits<br />
available. If you are a person dedicated<br />
to providing quality patient care ple<strong>as</strong>e<br />
contact or send a current resume to:<br />
Decatur Nursing and Rehabilitation<br />
605 W. Mulberry • Decatur, TX 76234<br />
Ph: 940-627-5444 Fax: 940-627-2912<br />
For other job opportunities ple<strong>as</strong>e visit:<br />
www.daybreakventure.com<br />
EOE<br />
Help wanted. Medical Clinic in Decatur,<br />
TX looking to hire a full-time<br />
Accounts Receivable Representative.<br />
Medicare, Medicaid, commercial<br />
insurance, billing, collections,<br />
CPT & ICD9 coding experience.<br />
Ple<strong>as</strong>e send resume with wage requirements<br />
to:<br />
lramsey@wisedocs.com or you can<br />
fax to (940)627-7464.<br />
The First Name in Real Estate!<br />
940-891-3229<br />
www.denton.ebby.com<br />
CANNON PROPERTY MGMT.<br />
Decatur: 3/2, $975/month. 3/2/2,<br />
$1,50/month.<br />
Bridgeport: 3/1 on 1 acre,<br />
$850/month.<br />
1-bedroom garage apartment,<br />
$475/month.<br />
(940)368-1811.<br />
CAROUSEL PROPERTIES<br />
Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances,<br />
w<strong>as</strong>her/dryer connections, CH/A,<br />
$850-950/month, $1,000/deposit.<br />
Cuba Road, 2/1, appliances, no<br />
cats, $600/month, $750/deposit.<br />
(940)539-0738.<br />
Mobile Homes<br />
2 available. 2-bedroom, 1-bath,<br />
$700 & $600/month, $500/deposit.<br />
No pets. Carport. In Boyd, Highway<br />
730. Available now. (940)390-3141.<br />
3-bedroom, 2-bath mobile home in<br />
Bridgeport. $700/month plus deposit.<br />
References required. No pets.<br />
(940)389-0485.<br />
4-bedroom, 2.5-bath double wide<br />
on acre lot. $850/month.<br />
(817)281-4311 or (817)422-3023.<br />
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Food service<br />
IHOP IS HIRING!<br />
Taking applications for managers,<br />
cooks, bussers & servers. Apply online<br />
at: www.acgtex<strong>as</strong>jobs.com.<br />
Now hiring experienced daytime<br />
cook. Must be able to work weekends.<br />
(940)683-1008.<br />
Part-time experienced deli cook.<br />
Friendly, country store environment.<br />
American owned & operated. Cottondale<br />
Grocery & Deli, 6719 FM<br />
2123, (940)433-2374.<br />
SEEKING EXPERIENCED<br />
CDL DRIVERS<br />
to work in N.Oklahoma & S. Kans<strong>as</strong><br />
• TOP PAY<br />
• COMPANY BENEFIT PACKAGE<br />
401(k), Bonus Plan, Health & Life Insurance<br />
$500 Sign on bonus • $25 a day perdiem<br />
Living quarters provided<br />
940-627-1755<br />
1671 Leona Rd $485,000<br />
Julie Downe 817-239-2390<br />
Jamie K Miller-Riley 817-505-6886<br />
Flat Farm and Ranch land available in Bellevue. 160 acres of Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
Countryside. Nice level fenced land, good roads, open p<strong>as</strong>tures<br />
excellent for grazing or farming, a beautiful grove of trees and a<br />
charming 1340 sq. ft. rock 2 bedroom, 1 bath country home.<br />
AzIe ISD, 1661 Carolyn Court, 2/2<br />
single wide, $600/month.<br />
(817)281-4311 or (817)422-3023.<br />
Wendy’s in Decatur is hiring crew<br />
members & shift managers. Apply in<br />
person, 1180 S. FM 51, Decatur.<br />
.<br />
1709 FM 2264 $275,000<br />
Jamie K Miller-Riley 817-505-6886<br />
Julie Downe 817-239-2390<br />
Bring your horses! 3/2.5 on approximately 10 acres. Great road<br />
frontage. 40x80 barn w/two stalls and tack room. Oversized utility<br />
room, wood burning stove, grand two story entryway. Beautiful<br />
granite in kitchen with island. Large 14x14 utility room. Great<br />
views, lots of storage. Austin stone and built with fi ve eights inch<br />
sheetrock throughout home.<br />
NOW HIRING<br />
OVERNIGHT CAREGIVERS<br />
Apply in Person<br />
Mon., Wed. & Fri. • 9 am - 2 pm • 1204 N. Bus. 287 • Decatur<br />
NOW HIRING<br />
FULL TIME CAREGIVERS<br />
• Day and Night Shifts Available<br />
• Serving <strong>Wise</strong> & Surrounding Counties<br />
Apply in Person<br />
Mon., Wed. & Fri. • 9 am - 2 pm • 1204 N. Bus. 287 • Decatur<br />
.<br />
Sales Personnel<br />
Karl Klement Ford h<strong>as</strong> an immediate opening for a<br />
salesperson. Experience preferred but not mandatory.<br />
Potential earnings over $50k per year<br />
• 5-day work week • Paid vacation<br />
Excellent opportunity for the right applicant.<br />
Contact Derek Sugg or Faron Young at:<br />
940-627-1101 or 1-800-772-8928<br />
US Hwy. 287 South, Decatur<br />
An Equal Opportunity Employer<br />
206 E Ewing $45,900<br />
Jamie K Miller-Riley 817-505-6886<br />
Julie Downe 817-239-2390<br />
Cute 2 bedroom bungalow on large city lot in Boyd. Recently<br />
updated interior with rustic charm. Covered front porch, metal<br />
roof, 2 storage buildings. Home is near school and store.<br />
102 W Aurora VistaTrail<br />
Aurora 1.22 acres $69,900<br />
136 Cowan Crossing<br />
Decatur 2.54 acre lot<br />
375 ft. water well already<br />
in place. $43,920<br />
ACREAGE<br />
105 Northern Lights Court<br />
Aurora 1.10 acre $79,900<br />
The #1 Independently Owned<br />
Real Estate Company in the<br />
Metroplex and Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
1625 CR 3838<br />
Bridgeport 16.9 acres $122.597<br />
Hiring for the Justin and Weatherford Yards<br />
Transport TRANSPORT<br />
Transport Drivers DRIVERS NEEDED<br />
Drivers Needed Needed<br />
Transport Drivers Needed<br />
• 22 years minimum age<br />
• 2 years verifiable driving experience or<br />
22<br />
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years<br />
years<br />
minimum 1 year oilfield driving<br />
minimum<br />
age; experience<br />
• Cl<strong>as</strong>s A CDL<br />
age;<br />
2 years verifiable • We pay you for<br />
verifiable<br />
driving your experience<br />
driving<br />
experience;<br />
22 years minimum • Employee and Family age; Health experience;<br />
Insurance<br />
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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
5B<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
Barnes Employment Group is now<br />
hiring for roustabout and part-time<br />
hospitality positions. Must p<strong>as</strong>s<br />
background check and drug screen.<br />
Apply in person at 2202 Highway<br />
380, Suite 7 in Bridgeport.<br />
BUILDING AND GROUNDS<br />
ATTENDANT<br />
Established welding/fabrication<br />
shop in Fort Worth seeking a responsible<br />
individual to clean shop,<br />
restrooms, and floors, maintain<br />
company vehicles, yard work, organizing<br />
and stocking supplies and<br />
other necessary jobs that may<br />
arise. Applicant must be responsible<br />
have a valid driver’s license with<br />
dependable transportation. Good organizational<br />
skills are a must.<br />
Ple<strong>as</strong>e call Toni, (817)439-0735.<br />
Cleaning help needed. Call Marcela<br />
at (940)627-6362. Ayuda de<br />
limpieza se necesita. Llamar a Marcela<br />
al (940)627-6362.<br />
Dispatcher for trucking company<br />
wanted. Experience required and bilingual<br />
a plus. Fax resume to<br />
(940)683-3083 or e-mail to:<br />
adispatcher2012@yahoo.com.<br />
Front counter help. Must have High<br />
School diploma or GED, have customer<br />
experience & neat appearance.<br />
Paid vacation, holidays. No<br />
phone calls. Pick up application in<br />
person, Comet Cleaners, 1400 S.<br />
FM 51, Decatur.<br />
WELDERS NEEDED<br />
Landmark Fabrication is hiring G<strong>as</strong> Metal and<br />
Flux-Cored Arc Welders for 1st and 2nd shifts.<br />
Must have solid work experience with an impeccable<br />
safety record. These are full time, direct hire positions at<br />
our Decatur fabrication facility. Ple<strong>as</strong>e call Landmark at<br />
1-888-486-6888 or 817-230-8820.<br />
Notes/Title Clerk<br />
Must be detail oriented, honest, dependable<br />
and possess the ability to multi-t<strong>as</strong>k in a f<strong>as</strong>t<br />
paced office. Will train.<br />
Submit application to Mary Craft at:<br />
US Hwy. 287 South, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong> 76234<br />
Elite<br />
EEO/AA M/F/D/V<br />
Full-time position for auto<br />
detailer/porter with ability to obtain<br />
state inspection license. Current<br />
state inspection license a plus.<br />
9a.m.-7p.m., Mon.-Sat. Send resume<br />
to:<br />
applications2job@yahoo.com.<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> Hope Shelter seeks individual<br />
to work at domestic violence safe<br />
house. Midnight–8a.m., Mon.-Wed.<br />
Must be able to lift 25 lbs., climb<br />
stairs and p<strong>as</strong>s background check.<br />
Apply at 201 S. Trinity, Decatur; or<br />
email resume to:<br />
pat@wisehope.org.<br />
Office<br />
Accounts Receivable position. High<br />
School education required. Experience<br />
in b<strong>as</strong>ic bookkeeping, proficiency<br />
in 10 key and Microsoft Excel,<br />
able to accurately process data,<br />
investigate discrepancies and work<br />
cordially with others. Experience<br />
with Microsoft Dynamics, Oildex,<br />
and ADP Digital Invoicing a plus.<br />
Company benefits and 401K plan<br />
available after 90 day probationary<br />
period. Send resume by fax,<br />
(940)683-2725; mail P.O. Box 6,<br />
Bridgeport, TX 76426; or apply in<br />
person to Gail Cowling at 601 Highway<br />
380, Bridgeport.<br />
Part-time office help needed. Flexible<br />
schedule, 15-25 hours/week.<br />
Must have QuickBooks experience;<br />
construction & property management<br />
experience a plus. Email res<br />
u m e t o :<br />
cdelectric@embarqmail.com.<br />
HIRING CLASS A CDL DRIVERS<br />
Positions for local hauling of Aggregate<br />
and Hot-Mix. Over-the-road positions for<br />
Sleeper Trucks with Pneumatic Tankers<br />
Most trucks are 2012’s. Great settlement checks.<br />
Experience preferred<br />
Call Jack @ 469-400-4971<br />
Well<br />
site<br />
Services<br />
a division of Select Energy Services, is currently seeking<br />
DRIVERS with a Cl<strong>as</strong>s A CDL with tanker endorsement.<br />
Night shift with possible day shift. End dump and Bobtail<br />
experience a plus. We offer competitive pay; 401(k) with<br />
company match; affordable medical, dental and life insurance;<br />
paid vacation; and paid holidays. Drug free environment.<br />
Apply in person at<br />
12319 Business Hwy 287 • Fort Worth, TX 76179<br />
817-439-1572 X101<br />
EOE<br />
www.elitewellsiteservices.com<br />
Financial Controller<br />
Pipeline Pl<strong>as</strong>tics is a rapidly growing startup company manufacturing<br />
polyethylene pipe. The controller position is accountable for the<br />
accounting operations of the company, to include the production of<br />
periodic financial reports, maintenance of an adequate system of<br />
accounting records and a comprehensive set of controls and budgets<br />
designed to mitigate risk, enhance the accuracy of the company’s<br />
reported financial results and ensure that reported results comply with<br />
generally accepted accounting principles.<br />
The controller candidate should have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in<br />
accounting or business administration, or equivalent business<br />
experience and 10+ years of progressively responsible experience for a<br />
major company or division of a large corporation. Preference will be<br />
given to candidates with the Certified Public Accountant or Certified<br />
Management Accountant designations.<br />
Send Application or Resume to:<br />
Pipeline Pl<strong>as</strong>tics, LLC, Financial Controller,<br />
P O Box 1988, Decatur, TX 76234;<br />
email to careers@pipe.us;<br />
or use our online application at www.pipe.us.<br />
We are located at 1453 FM 2264 in Decatur.<br />
Decatur technology company seeks<br />
team player with education, marketing<br />
and communication skills.<br />
Teachers encouraged to apply. BS<br />
degree with 5-years of experience in<br />
education or business with a marketing<br />
emph<strong>as</strong>is (M<strong>as</strong>ters in Education<br />
or MBA preferred), Microsoft<br />
Office and Photoshop. Salary b<strong>as</strong>ed<br />
on knowledge/ experience. Email<br />
resumes:<br />
careers@energyworldnet.com; or<br />
fax 1(866)402-8322.<br />
Retail/Sales<br />
Parts sales help needed. Experience<br />
preferred. Call Ron,<br />
(940)393-8073.<br />
Trades<br />
EMPLOYMENT<br />
EXPERIENCED STAINLESS<br />
STEEL TIG WELDER<br />
Established welding/fabrication<br />
shop in Fort Worth seeking individual<br />
with a minimum of 5-years Tig<br />
Welding experience. Must have a<br />
valid driver’s license along with dependable<br />
transportation. Ple<strong>as</strong>e call<br />
Chad, (817)439-0735.<br />
Immediate opening for experienced<br />
HVAC installers. If you have the experience,<br />
we have the benefits,<br />
weekly paychecks, health & life insurance,<br />
vision, dental, Aflac, paid<br />
vacation, paid sick leave & retirement<br />
matching. Ple<strong>as</strong>e email resume<br />
to: sales@mannair.com.<br />
Drivers needed for Brannan Cleaners.<br />
Must have valid driver’s license,<br />
good driving record. Apply in person,<br />
802 W. Main, Decatur.<br />
OILFIELD SERVICE<br />
Manufactured IS HIRING A TOTER Home TRUCK Refurb DRIVER<br />
Yard<br />
Decatur, TX Location<br />
Minimum 2 yrs. is looking experience for an required.<br />
Moving mobile homes in the oil field.<br />
Trim Work, Some Plumbing & Electrical Work<br />
Competitive salary benefits.<br />
Apply within at 1865 FM 2264 Decatur<br />
Call 940-626-2274 Mickey at<br />
Experienced Worker For Installing Cabinets, Flooring,<br />
TANK TRUCK DRIVERS<br />
Alan Ritchey, Inc. is hiring Tank Truck Driver to haul water out of Jacksboro, Tex<strong>as</strong>.<br />
Pay is $17/hr. plus overtime:<br />
YOU MUST:<br />
• Have a Cl<strong>as</strong>s “A” CDL with tanker endorsement<br />
• Have at le<strong>as</strong>t 1 year verifiable driving experience (Tanker exp a Plus)<br />
• Be at le<strong>as</strong>t 23 years old<br />
BENEFITS:<br />
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance<br />
• 401(k)<br />
• Vacation, Personal Days and Holiday Pay<br />
If interested apply online at www.alanritchey.com.<br />
EOE M/F/H/V<br />
T Top Manufacturing<br />
Now hiring experienced workers in the following<br />
are<strong>as</strong> for night shift only:<br />
SHEAR • BRAKE • WELDING • ASSEMBLY<br />
T Top offers excellent benefits and a climate controlled<br />
environment. Must p<strong>as</strong>s a physical and drug test.<br />
Apply in person or mail resume to<br />
278 George Mitchell Parkway, Bridgeport • 940.683.3313<br />
Applications accepted 1 - 4 P.M. • Monday - Friday<br />
SEEKING CDL DRIVERS<br />
CLASS A AND B<br />
• Competitive pay plus overtime<br />
• Paid insurance<br />
• 401(k) plan<br />
• Paid holidays<br />
• Paid vacation<br />
• Safety bonuses<br />
Must be willing to travel<br />
If interested ple<strong>as</strong>e call<br />
940-627-1005<br />
PEST CONTROL<br />
SALES/TECHNICIAN<br />
Come grow with us!<br />
• Excellent career opportunity<br />
• Paid training<br />
• Paid vacation/holidays<br />
• Paid sick leave/bonus<br />
annually<br />
• Health Insurance<br />
• Hourly pay plus commission<br />
Apply at:<br />
<strong>Wise</strong>/Chem Safe Pest Control<br />
4144 US Hwy 380 • Decatur, TX<br />
940-627-7378<br />
Cl<strong>as</strong>s A CDL drivers needed. Oilfield<br />
experience required. Ple<strong>as</strong>e<br />
call (940)626-4774 for application or<br />
submit resume to:<br />
thom<strong>as</strong>@bryantransport.com.<br />
Drivers: CDL-A. $2,000 sign on!<br />
Company & owner operators. Haul<br />
aggregates & cement. Great weekly<br />
pay, benefits! 7200 Midway Road,<br />
Ft. Worth, TX 76118.<br />
(888)215-HAUL.<br />
EXPERIENCED<br />
SERVICE TECHNICIAN<br />
Apply in person, McM<strong>as</strong>ter New<br />
Holland, 3365 S. Highway 287, Decatur.<br />
Ask for Glenn.<br />
Hiring CDL drivers. Tanker endorsement<br />
and end dump. (940)389-2579<br />
or (940)427-4953.<br />
Immediate opening for experienced<br />
HVAC service technicians. If you<br />
have the experience, we have the<br />
benefits, weekly paychecks, health<br />
& life insurance, vision, dental,<br />
Aflac, paid vacation, paid sick leave<br />
&retirementmatching.Ple<strong>as</strong>eemail<br />
resume to: bmartin@mannair.com.<br />
IMMEDIATE<br />
OPENINGS<br />
Experienced Manual Machinist must<br />
have 5+ years experience with b<strong>as</strong>ic lathe<br />
and mill operations blueprint reading<br />
capabilities<br />
Mechanics / Shop and Field<br />
Mechanics’ Helpers<br />
Shop Hands, Sand Bl<strong>as</strong>ters,<br />
Painters, Fork Lift Operators<br />
Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits<br />
offered <strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> IRA and paid vacations<br />
Rig Tech, Odessa<br />
Scott Hamilton<br />
432.362.2789<br />
scotth@rigtech.com<br />
Metroplex Welding Supply is accepting<br />
applications for a full-time<br />
delivery driver. Must have Cl<strong>as</strong>s B<br />
with HazMat endorsement. 40-50<br />
hour work week. Ple<strong>as</strong>e apply in<br />
person or call (940)627-6820.<br />
CD Consulting & Operating<br />
is currently accepting applications for<br />
WINCH TRUCK DRIVER (CLASS A CDL).<br />
Experience and Clean MVR required.<br />
Benefits include:<br />
Health Insurance, 401(k), Bonus, etc.<br />
87 Barnett Shale Dr., Bridgeport<br />
940.683.2241<br />
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY<br />
Are you sports minded<br />
Looking for a particular type sales person.<br />
One who will take a personal interest in my<br />
business. If you are willing to work, follow<br />
instructions, and can live on an average of $3,000/<br />
month until your skills improve. I will train you<br />
well, pay you well, and will provide advancement.<br />
Must be teachable and driven. Only quality men and<br />
women need apply.<br />
Call Monday Only.<br />
682-502-4556<br />
Martin Truck Services hiring experienced<br />
Cl<strong>as</strong>s A-CDL drivers with<br />
tanker endorsement for night shift,<br />
starting at $17/hour. Must be<br />
25-years-old or older with 2-years<br />
driving experience. If you have OTR<br />
experience, MTS will train you for<br />
vacuum tank. Ple<strong>as</strong>e call<br />
(940)366-1240, Mon.-Fri.,<br />
9a.m.-5p.m.<br />
Need welders, fitters, diesel mechanics<br />
& mechanics helpers.<br />
Drug/alcohol free work environment.<br />
Experience required. Martin Truck,<br />
701 E. Rock Island in Boyd.<br />
(940)433-2075.<br />
Now hiring Cl<strong>as</strong>s A CDL drivers with<br />
2-years experience. Oilfield/environmental/construction<br />
transportation.<br />
Paid weekly, insurance, Aflac,<br />
paid vacations and much more. Call<br />
Daniel, (800)448-6323.<br />
Now hiring. Aluminum welders, MIG<br />
&TIGwanted.Resumewithreferences<br />
required. Experience needed,<br />
some training. Competitive pay<br />
b<strong>as</strong>ed on experience. Benefits available.<br />
Send resume to: Welding Positions,<br />
P.O. Box 128, Decatur, TX<br />
76234. Or email:<br />
weldersforhire@gmail.com.<br />
Now hiring: manual lathe operators,<br />
CDL drivers (Cl<strong>as</strong>s A), electrician<br />
apprentices, and accounting clerks.<br />
$10-$15/hour. (940)626-4488.<br />
LINE OPERATORS WANTED<br />
At Pipeline Pl<strong>as</strong>tics, our line operators are responsible for running a<br />
continuous extrusion process making polyethylene pipe. This involves<br />
setting up machinery, monitoring and adjusting extrusion parameters to<br />
maintain tight quality standards, and packaging product for shipment.<br />
We are a customer driven business with a strong focus on both safety<br />
and quality.<br />
If you possess strong mechanical abilities, have good math skills, and<br />
enjoy being challenged in a f<strong>as</strong>t growing company, we invite you to<br />
apply today. In addition to competitive pay, we also provide a benefits<br />
package including health insurance, paid vacation and holidays, and<br />
advancement opportunities.<br />
This is a continuous process with a 12 hour shift requirement working<br />
7 days every two weeks in a manufacturing environment and every<br />
other weekend. You must have a valid driver’s license to obtain forklift<br />
certification, and must be able to p<strong>as</strong>s a drug test. Applicants willing to<br />
work nights are a plus.<br />
Send Application or Resumes to:<br />
Line Operators, Pipeline Pl<strong>as</strong>tics, LLC, P O Box 1988, Decatur, TX 76234;<br />
email to careers@pipe.us; or use our online application at www.pipe.us.<br />
We are located at 1453 FM 2264 in Decatur.<br />
It’s ALWAYS Bring Your Dog to Work Day! Opening for<br />
Kennel Assistant/Receptionist at BlooMoon Pet<br />
Resort. Ideal candidates are disciplined, 21 years or older,<br />
have reliable transportation, follow instruction, work both<br />
individually and <strong>as</strong> part of a team, have experience with<br />
dogs and cats, are able to lift 50 pounds, and can leap tall<br />
buildings in a single bound. Duties include kennel chores<br />
such <strong>as</strong> cleaning, w<strong>as</strong>hing dogs, monitoring dog’s activities<br />
and health, and feeding. Receptionist duties include<br />
check-in/check-out procedures, and phone reservations.<br />
Prior experience a plus.<br />
Candidates should possess:<br />
• Aminimumof2yearscustomerserviceexperience<br />
•WorkingknowledgeofWindowsXPandb<strong>as</strong>iccomputerskills<br />
•Proficiencyintyping<br />
•Excellentcommunicationsskillsandgoodgrammar<br />
•Aboveaveragereading,comprehensionandorganizationalskills<br />
•Ahighschooldiploma,GEDorhighereducation<br />
•Knowledgeofcommonveterinaryandcanineandfelineterminology.<br />
•Workwellunderpressure.<br />
BlooMoon is a SMOKE FREE FACILITY.<br />
Weekend hours<br />
are required and the schedule rotates.<br />
Applicants should present themselves in a<br />
professional manner. Contact Lydia at<br />
940-644-2722 or<br />
lydia@bloomoonpetresort.com
6B WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FARM AND RANCH PETS<br />
Now taking applications for licensed<br />
journeymen electricians & apprentices,<br />
with commercial experience.<br />
(940)389-5588.<br />
Parts Inspector needed. ISO training<br />
a plus. Apply in person at Decatur<br />
Machine Services, Inc., 3720<br />
Highway 380 West, Decatur, TX or<br />
email resume to:<br />
miles@decaturms.com.<br />
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS<br />
NEEDED. Training and full-time<br />
routes available. Weekend work<br />
not required, competitive pay and<br />
benefits. Prospective team members<br />
must be able to p<strong>as</strong>s a D.O.T.<br />
physical, be drug free, and possess<br />
acleandrivingrecord.Contactthe<br />
Decatur ISD Transportation Department<br />
at 243 Buchanan Drive,<br />
Decatur; (940)393-7120.<br />
Select Field Services, a division of<br />
Select Energy Services, is currently<br />
seeking a Roustabout Pusher. CDL<br />
preferred. We offer competitive pay;<br />
401k with company match; affordable<br />
medical, dental, and life insurance;<br />
paid vacation; and paid holidays.<br />
Drug free environment. Apply<br />
in person at 239 CR3503 Bridgeport,<br />
TX 76426. EOE.<br />
Tex<strong>as</strong> regional routes! Deliveries<br />
out of Fort Worth up to a 200 mile<br />
radius. Home almost every night,<br />
great pay, great benefits, excellent<br />
equipment, family-oriented atmosphere!<br />
Must have CDL-A &<br />
6-months experience.<br />
(800)937-0880.<br />
www.millistransfer.com.<br />
TIRE TECHNICIAN<br />
Immediate opening for mobile commercial<br />
tire technician. Must have<br />
experience mounting and repairing<br />
tires for trucks, trailers, construction<br />
equipment, farm equipment, etc.<br />
Diesel/auto mechanics a plus. Must<br />
have clean driving record and p<strong>as</strong>s<br />
drug screen. (817)222-1100.<br />
Truck driver, Tex<strong>as</strong> only, Cl<strong>as</strong>s A<br />
CDL, 2-years OTR, pull pneumatic.<br />
Cleburne area, 1(800)662-2991.<br />
Bridgeport Stone<br />
Keen Electrical Service<br />
COMMERCIAL • INDUSTRIAL • RESIDENTIAL<br />
Service Upgrades<br />
Quality Service & Re<strong>as</strong>onable Rates<br />
25 Years Experience<br />
Licensed/Insured TECL #26308<br />
940-399-0373<br />
American Owned & Operated<br />
Select Plumbing Inc.<br />
COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL • SERVICE<br />
J<strong>as</strong>on Taliani - Owner<br />
940-366-9252<br />
J<strong>as</strong>on@selectplumbinginc.com<br />
Licensed & Insured<br />
M-39984<br />
®<br />
Now Hiring<br />
Tex<strong>as</strong> Industries (TXI) is a major<br />
supplier of stone, sand, gravel and<br />
expanded shale and clay products,<br />
cement and concrete products in the<br />
Southwest. At our Bridgeport Tex<strong>as</strong><br />
plant, we are seeking:<br />
Equipment operators<br />
Utility/General Labor<br />
Maintenance<br />
Positions are full-time. TXI offers<br />
excellent benefits and incentive<br />
programs. For more information and<br />
position details, ple<strong>as</strong>e apply in<br />
person.<br />
TXI Bridgeport Stone<br />
1795 S. Hwy 101<br />
Bridgeport, TX 76426<br />
(940) 683-4277 (p)<br />
TXI is an Equal Opportunity Employer -<br />
M/F/D/V<br />
Webm<strong>as</strong>ter, digital photography.<br />
YouTube, html. www.tex<strong>as</strong>craft.com<br />
is looking for an intern. Starting pay,<br />
$11.25/hour. Supplemental health<br />
care, paid sick days, vacation. Send<br />
resume to:<br />
webm<strong>as</strong>ter@tex<strong>as</strong>craft.com.<br />
Childcare<br />
Now enrolling Pre-K through 8th<br />
grade. Abeka curriculum. Royal<br />
Christian Academy. (940)433-2147.<br />
Now enrolling, summer daycare, infant<br />
through 12-years-old. Royal<br />
Christian Academy. (940)433-2147.<br />
Registered in-home daycare. H<strong>as</strong> 2<br />
full-time openings in Bridgeport,<br />
Mon.-Fri., 7:45a.m.-5:30p.m. Ple<strong>as</strong>e<br />
call after 6p.m., (940)393-3841.<br />
Business<br />
Rick’s<br />
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES<br />
Roll/Off Container<br />
Service for<br />
Tr<strong>as</strong>h & Debris Removal<br />
Haz-Mat Containment &<br />
Removal<br />
940-683-3770<br />
Bridgeport, TX 76426<br />
BRICK WORK<br />
New & repair. Specializing in small<br />
jobs, mailbox, cracks, planters. Free<br />
estimates. Wayne, (940)427-2190.<br />
HOT ROD WELDING<br />
Metal buildings, fences, carports &<br />
much more. Free estimates. Guaranteed<br />
quality. 15-years experience.<br />
(817)597-7167.<br />
IMPRESSIVE!<br />
Hand-written calligraphy addressed<br />
envelopes. Wedding invitations,<br />
graduation & birth announcements,<br />
etc. Special, 5 for $1.<br />
(940)210-1565.<br />
JOE TUCKER DRYWALL<br />
& INSULATION<br />
(940)389-0029<br />
Sheetrock ✣ Texture ✣ Insulation.<br />
New construction, remodeling,<br />
add-ons, spray foam & attic insulation.<br />
(940)389-0029<br />
S&S PAINTING<br />
Interior & exterior. Paint & stain<br />
cabinets. Free estimates. Call<br />
Brenda Dugan, (940)389-0845.<br />
Housecleaning<br />
AFFORDABLE HOME CLEANING<br />
18-years professional experience,<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong>. Special 1-time, on-going<br />
services available. Thorough,<br />
current local references. Supplies<br />
provided. (940)389-4236.<br />
B<strong>as</strong>ic cleaning services for homes<br />
or small businesses, years of experience!<br />
Call (940)577-7731 for free<br />
estimates.<br />
Let me fix it<br />
AFFORDABLE HANDYMAN<br />
residential/light commercial,<br />
large/small. Bathrooms, kitchens,<br />
etc. 30-years experience, superior<br />
craftsmanship. Fair prices, free estimates.<br />
Dave, (940)210-4154.<br />
ALL TYPES HOME REPAIR<br />
&remodeling.Honest,reliable,experienced.<br />
Call Carlton,<br />
(940)394-6138.<br />
• FREE Estimates<br />
• New Construction/Remodels<br />
• Residential/Commercial<br />
• Backflow Prevention<br />
Certification<br />
SKID STEER SERVICE<br />
• Road Grading<br />
• Final Grades<br />
• Pads<br />
• Land & Lot Clearing<br />
• Home Improvements, etc.<br />
Logan Park<br />
940-393-6622<br />
71428<br />
MCROREY RENOVATIONS<br />
Professional painting. Commercial &<br />
Residential. Faux finish, Tape & texture.<br />
Custom cabinetry & wood<br />
work. Call Eric, (940)799-7086.<br />
MIKE’S RV SERVICE<br />
Service calls, insurance work, full<br />
repairs, parts, w<strong>as</strong>hing/detailing;<br />
work on motorhomes, horse/enclosed<br />
trailers. New location: 2<br />
miles north, FM 730.<br />
(940)399-7565.<br />
PRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES<br />
(940)577-4135. Remodeling,<br />
interior & exterior<br />
painting, drywall,<br />
cabinets, trim, tile,<br />
handyman jobs. Quality<br />
work done right.<br />
PROFESSIONAL PAINTING<br />
and renovation. Prices<br />
starting at $1/square<br />
foot. 20-years experience.<br />
Clean work. BC<br />
Painting, Bret Carr,<br />
(940)297-7549.<br />
RUSSELL’S HOME<br />
IMPROVEMENT<br />
& REPAIR<br />
Decks, Drywall,<br />
Add-ons, Flooring,<br />
Roofing Much More<br />
Estimates Available<br />
940-389-4943<br />
FARM AND RANCH<br />
FARM A<br />
RANC<br />
Farm Equipment<br />
JOHN DEERE TRACTOR<br />
4510, 2005, 4-wheel drive, bush<br />
hog, back hoe attachment.<br />
(940)389-4271, (940)210-1061.<br />
POWER SWEEPER<br />
Seven-foot PTO powered sweeper.<br />
Used only twice. See at McM<strong>as</strong>ter<br />
New Holland in Decatur. Call Steve<br />
at (940)627-2198.<br />
Fencing<br />
3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES<br />
All types fencing, metal buildings,<br />
carports, custom gates, entrances,<br />
cattle guards, mobile & shop welding,<br />
general clean-up, skid steer<br />
work. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT!!<br />
(940)210-1242.<br />
AFFORDABLE FENCING<br />
All types, including chain<br />
link, wood privacy, vinyl,<br />
farm fencing. Installation<br />
or repair. (940)626-9290.<br />
www.affordablefencing.net<br />
AL SALINAS FENCING<br />
All types fencing. Braces, gates,<br />
cattle guards, livestock shelters,<br />
carports, pre-made braces.<br />
(940)577-0878.<br />
BOBBY’S FENCE<br />
All types fencing. Free estimates.<br />
Over 25-years experience.<br />
(817)444-3213.<br />
Lawn and garden<br />
• Farm Equipment • Fencing<br />
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock<br />
• Livestock Care/Training<br />
• Livestock Lost & Found<br />
• Livestock Stud Service<br />
• Livestock Supplies<br />
• Miscellaneous • Mowing<br />
• P<strong>as</strong>ture & Feed • Poultry<br />
Time for Tree Trimming, Leaves,<br />
Yard & Flower Bed Clean Up<br />
CLEARVIEW TREE SERVICE<br />
Tree removal & stump grinding. Insured,<br />
local seniors discount.<br />
(940)626-4345.<br />
A-1 OUTDOOR HANDYMAN<br />
Affordable home repairs/improvements,<br />
landscaping, yard work, odd<br />
jobs. 30-years experience. Local<br />
references. Free estimates. Osteen,<br />
(940)255-2639.<br />
ALL PRO LAWN CARE<br />
Lawn service, landscaping,<br />
tree trimming.<br />
Free estimates.<br />
Call now for spring<br />
clean up. Dylan,<br />
(817)891-1600.<br />
Cutting Edge<br />
LAWN CARE<br />
FULL SERVICE LAWN CARE<br />
&LANDSCAPING<br />
AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE<br />
Spencer Pryor - Owner<br />
FREE ESTIMATES<br />
Residential & Commercial<br />
940-210-1683<br />
LAWN MOWERS<br />
for sale, starting at $300. Also buy,<br />
trade, repair & do service calls.<br />
(940)255-2761, (940)748-2408.<br />
SS LAWN CARE<br />
Full lawn care service. Mowing,<br />
landscaping, tree trimming, fertilization,<br />
flower beds and more. References<br />
available. 10-years experience.<br />
Commercial/residential. Call<br />
Shane for free estimate.<br />
(940)210-9444.<br />
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED<br />
39 years in business, insured. All<br />
major credit cards accepted.<br />
(817)444-0861, Teater.<br />
Livestock<br />
YARD MOWING<br />
Lawn work, weed eating.<br />
One time, weekly,<br />
or monthly. Call Blake,<br />
(940)577-0158.<br />
BRANGUS<br />
Bulls. Fertility tested, ready to work.<br />
Registered open and exposed heifers,<br />
bred cows, pairs.<br />
(940)393-5306.<br />
BUY, SELL & TRADE<br />
All cl<strong>as</strong>ses of horses, ponies,<br />
sheep, goats, cattle & trailers.<br />
(940)224-1470, (940)644-5956.<br />
BUYING LIVE WILD HOGS<br />
Call (940)389-2395, Chico. Call<br />
(940)626-9238, Bridgeport.<br />
KEMP ANGUS FARM<br />
Hay for sale; fertilized, weed free<br />
co<strong>as</strong>tal. Custom baling. Farm raised<br />
beef, no hormones or antibiotics.<br />
Small order sizes available. Call<br />
(940)393-2254.<br />
LLAMAS<br />
weanlings (6-months-old), adults,<br />
bred females, guardians & pet quality.<br />
We provide training & support<br />
for new owners. (940)433-5897.<br />
REGISTERED LONGHORN<br />
bull, parents on site, 11-months-old.<br />
$500. (817)360-4800.<br />
Livestock care/training<br />
J-2 HORSESHOEING/TRIMMING<br />
20-years experience, certified. Affordable<br />
rates. Clay Johnson,<br />
(940)453-2364.<br />
RED RIVER HORSESHOEING<br />
25-years experience, certified. Re<strong>as</strong>onable<br />
rates. <strong>Wise</strong> & surrounding<br />
counties. Steve Sewell,<br />
(940)366-1485.<br />
Livestock lost and found<br />
Reward! Strayed: 2 black cows, N<br />
brand on right hip, should have<br />
Charolais calves at side. 2 miles<br />
west of Highway 730 North, on Denton<br />
Creek. Strayed in February. Call<br />
(940)453-0102 or (940)300-9550<br />
Livestock stud service<br />
At stud, Homozygous APHA stallions,<br />
Tru Tru Color and Pepsis Colorm<strong>as</strong>ter.<br />
Live foal guaranteed.<br />
(940)399-3207.<br />
We BUY Unwanted<br />
HORSES<br />
We PAY $250 for a Big<br />
Horse in Good Condition<br />
940.867.0434<br />
Fence Pipe and Supplies<br />
2 3 /8 -2 7 /8 -3 1 /2 -4 1 /2 -5 1 /2<br />
Square & Rectangle Tubing<br />
C-Purlin<br />
Domed Caps and Springs<br />
All Types of Steel<br />
Authorized Dealer<br />
Flusche Enterprises, Inc.<br />
940-759-2203 Muenster, TX<br />
Mowing<br />
ACREAGE MOWING<br />
Tractor services. Plowing, seeding,<br />
aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.<br />
Tommy, (940)482-6578.<br />
All Around <strong>Wise</strong><br />
Bush Hog<br />
MOWING<br />
Small Acreage<br />
Brush Hogging<br />
FREE ESTIMATES<br />
940.395.7625<br />
214.695.1276<br />
ALL AROUND WISE LAWN<br />
Care. High quality, low<br />
prices, free estimates.<br />
Call today,<br />
(940)393-1686.<br />
CUSTOM ROUND HAY BALING<br />
Cutting, baling, field mowing services.<br />
Experienced, professional<br />
crew. Hay for sale. Contact Scott<br />
Smith, (940)399-7613.<br />
Klean Kut<br />
Lawn Care<br />
Mowing • Edging • Trimming<br />
Commercial or Residential<br />
Brush Hog Mowing<br />
Insured<br />
Kenny Moran<br />
Cell 817-247-9965<br />
Office 940-433-5470<br />
PASTURE MOWING<br />
Will mow p<strong>as</strong>tures or empty lots and<br />
clean up lots in city or country. Call<br />
(940)577-7773.<br />
P<strong>as</strong>ture and feed<br />
CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE<br />
baling , mowing, plowing,<br />
grain drill, trees<br />
trimmed, gardens<br />
tilled. Hay hauling and<br />
hay for sale. Call<br />
(940)393-9616, (940)683-3148.<br />
If it grows in dirt,<br />
It needs<br />
FISH JUICE<br />
ORGANIC SOIL ENHANCER<br />
HAY-GRASS<br />
CROPS-PLANTS<br />
ORGANIC, EFFICIENT<br />
ODORLESS<br />
Learn more at<br />
www.fishjuice.net<br />
Peter Beshara 214-564-4051<br />
FRESH CUT ALFALFA HAY<br />
Horse quality 3x3x8 square bales.<br />
(940)389-3891.<br />
I WANT TO LEASE GRASS LAND<br />
for hay or cattle. Call<br />
(940)577-7773.<br />
LIQUID FOLIAR FERTILIZER<br />
available from Gr<strong>as</strong>shopper Fertilizer<br />
Company. (940)872-0930.<br />
LONESOME DOVE FEED<br />
Authorized Bryant<br />
dealer, chicks for sale.<br />
22% Chick-Grow-Lay,<br />
$12.95/50#. Located<br />
1231 CR4380, Decatur;<br />
(940)389-2945.<br />
Pets<br />
PETS<br />
PETS<br />
• Pets<br />
• Pets Lost & Found<br />
• Pet Care/Training<br />
• Pet Stud Services<br />
!!ATTENTION!!<br />
We suggest that our readers thoroughly<br />
investigate any advertiser<br />
before investing any money.<br />
ADORABLE SHIH TZU<br />
puppies. 8-weeks-old, males, 2<br />
black/white, 1 brown/white,<br />
shots/wormed. Parents on site.<br />
$200/each. Call (940)393-1689,<br />
(940)393-3051. No texts!<br />
AKC registered Lab<br />
puppies, 4 females, 3 males,<br />
8-weeks-old. (940)210-2526.<br />
PUBLIC/ESTATE AUCTION<br />
Saturday, May 12 • 10 a.m. • 303 Lubbock St. (Hwy. 251N) Newc<strong>as</strong>tle, TX<br />
1922 SILVER DOLLAR (MISSPELLED IN GOD WE TRVST), 50+ MODERN<br />
& ANTIQUE FURNITURE, NICE KENMORE UPRIGHT FREEZER, LARGE<br />
QUANTITY OF COLLECTIBLES INCLUDING SUPER OLD FRUIT JARS,<br />
JEWELRY, PORCELAIN & METAL SIGNS, REDWING & OTHER CROCKS,<br />
TOYS, GRANITEWARE, COWBOY COOKIE JAR, BUCKING BRONC ELECTRIC<br />
CLOCK, 8’X10’ WESTERN RUG, QUILTS, ART, 1940’S GATES BELT SIZER,<br />
AMERICAN FOSTORIA 10 1/2 BOWL W/UNDER PLATE, CHINA, POTTERY,<br />
GLASSWARE, FLATWARE, ETC., LARGE KINGDOM SPEAKERS & AMP,<br />
LARGE PATIO/PORCH SWING, 1030’S - 40’S WOOD DOORS, GLASS TOP<br />
DESK, OFFICE FURNITURE, OLD BICYCLES, RODS, REELS, LURES, RIFLE &<br />
PISTOL CASES, CHARBROIL GRILL, 225 AMP LINCOLN ELECTRIC WELDER,<br />
QUANTITY OF TOOLS, CHAIN SAWS & MUCH MORE!<br />
FOR MORE INFORMATION<br />
CALL OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE:<br />
WWW.MARSHAUCTIONS.COM<br />
L.D. MARSH AUCTIONEER, TX 9202<br />
940-846-3696, CELL 940-521-1104<br />
AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD<br />
puppies, born 4-15-12, ready<br />
5-27-12. Parents on site. Great family<br />
pet. $150/deposit.<br />
(817)980-6327.<br />
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD<br />
puppies for sale. (817)223-0461,<br />
cell; (940)748-2896, home.<br />
UKC REGISTERED REDBONE<br />
Coonhound puppies, out of hunting<br />
dogs, 6-weeks-old. $250/each.<br />
(940)389-7870<br />
Pets lost and found<br />
Male pomeranian/poodle, tan, 5<br />
lbs., name is Scooter, lost in Boonsville<br />
on CR3840. If anyone h<strong>as</strong> any<br />
information, ple<strong>as</strong>e call<br />
(940)859-3232. There is a reward<br />
for his return.<br />
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE<br />
MERCHAN<br />
FOR SA<br />
Furniture<br />
AARONS LEASE RETURNS<br />
Save big because we le<strong>as</strong>ed it first!<br />
Sofa and love seats from $389.<br />
3-piece accessory tables from $79.<br />
Sanitized mattress and foundation,<br />
both for $129. New 73” Mistubishi,<br />
$1,459. Laptops from $289. Playstations<br />
or Xbox from $169. W<strong>as</strong>hers,<br />
dryers, refrigerators and much<br />
more. Short on c<strong>as</strong>h Le<strong>as</strong>e to own<br />
in only 12-months. C<strong>as</strong>h, check or<br />
credit card. Delivery available. Limited<br />
quanities. Aarons, 1300 FM 51<br />
South, next to Dollar General.<br />
(940)627-5043, <strong>as</strong>k for Miles.<br />
ESTATE ITEMS<br />
Livingroom furniture, king-sized bed,<br />
doll collection, plate collection, Depression<br />
gl<strong>as</strong>s. Call for appointment,<br />
(817)480-3775.<br />
We buy & sell USED OFFICE FUR-<br />
NITURE, 1117 Halsell Street,<br />
Downtown Bridgeport. Delivery, installation<br />
available. Call<br />
(940)683-4911 for more information.<br />
Garage sales<br />
• Appliances<br />
• Clothing/Jewelry<br />
• Furniture<br />
• Garage Sales<br />
• Firewood<br />
• Miscellaneous<br />
• Auctions<br />
!!ATTENTION!!<br />
Garage sale ads must be called in<br />
BEFORE 10a.m. Tuesday to run in<br />
the Wednesday <strong>edition</strong>. If you want<br />
your garage sale ad in All Around<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> also, it MUST be called in before<br />
10a.m. Friday THE WEEK BE-<br />
FORE the sale. We do not run garage<br />
sales the weekend before the<br />
sale.<br />
Alvord, 449 CR2590, off Old Decatur<br />
Road, Fri.-Sat., May 4-5,<br />
8:30a.m.-5p.m. Yard sale. Clothes,<br />
etc.<br />
Boyd, off FM 730 between<br />
Azle/Boyd, 295 CR4770, Fri.-Sat.,<br />
May 4-5. You’ve got to see <strong>this</strong> one!<br />
Biggest one ever! 40x50 shop full!<br />
Decatur, 100 S. Workman Road,<br />
Fri.-Sat., May 4-5, 8a.m.- 2-families,<br />
clothes, miscellaneous items,<br />
knickknacks.<br />
Decatur, 1105 W. Hawk Drive, Fri.,<br />
May 11, 8a.m.-4p.m. Tons of kid’s<br />
clothes, boy’s & girl’s, infant-teen.<br />
Jogging stroller, household items.<br />
Decatur, 1305 Melba Doyle Park<br />
Road, Sat., May 5, 7a.m.-1p.m.<br />
4-families, 3 cribs, toys, table/chairs,<br />
twin headboard, twin bedroom set,<br />
clothes, miscellaneous items.<br />
Decatur, 303 E. Vernon, Fri.-Sat.,<br />
May 4-5, 8a.m. Furniture, lots of<br />
children’s and adult clothes.<br />
Decatur, 601 E. Walnut (back warehouse),<br />
Fri.-Sat., May 4-5,<br />
8a.m.-4p.m. Rain/shine! More<br />
added since l<strong>as</strong>t sale! Some furniture,<br />
new/used all size clothes including<br />
baby & kid’s, home decor,<br />
antique gl<strong>as</strong>sware, lots of stuff!<br />
Decatur, 601 E. Walnut, front part of<br />
building, Fri.-Sat., May 4-5,<br />
8a.m.-4p.m. Women’s Club fundraiser<br />
to benefit community needs.<br />
Rain/shine!<br />
Decatur, 605 N. Cates, Sat., May 5,<br />
7:30a.m.-3p.m. Multi-family sale,<br />
baby & kid’s clothing, toys, household<br />
items.<br />
Paradise, 301 S. Oak, Fri.-Sat., May<br />
4-5, 8a.m.- Paradise United Methodist<br />
Church annual sale, proceeds<br />
benefit local charities and missions.<br />
Some furniture and lots miscellaneous<br />
items.<br />
KIM DODSON AUCTIONEER, TX 11662<br />
940-846-3719, CELL 940-521-1240
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
7B<br />
Krum bats pound Paradise...<br />
Continued from page 1B<br />
field, and they got hot in the fourth<br />
inning,” said Paradise coach Scott<br />
Broussard. “It’s funny how hitting<br />
is contagious.”<br />
Paradise will try to rebound<br />
Saturday in game two at 1 p.m. to<br />
force a deciding game three following.<br />
“Good news, it’s a three-game series,<br />
and <strong>this</strong> w<strong>as</strong> only one game.”<br />
Broussard said. “Anything can<br />
happen Saturday. It’s another day.”<br />
Meadows, who rose to the occ<strong>as</strong>ion<br />
to post a 7-3 record with a<br />
1.99 ERA when ace Kale Johnson<br />
went down with a se<strong>as</strong>on-ending<br />
hand injury, made a strong start<br />
through three innings.<br />
He allowed just one hit and one<br />
b<strong>as</strong>erunner over Krum’s first 10<br />
at-bats.<br />
Meadows pitched out of a jam in<br />
the third with a runner at second<br />
with no one out, getting a strikeout,<br />
a fly out and groundout.<br />
But trouble came in the fourth<br />
when Josh Reeves led off with<br />
a single to left. Zack Hughes followed<br />
with a fly ball to right that<br />
Paradise outfielder Aaron Gilbert<br />
couldn’t bring in. Josh Graham<br />
made the Panthers pay in the next<br />
at-bat with a two-run double to<br />
right.<br />
Meadows got a strikeout of<br />
The Paradise Lady Panthers took a 1-0 lead<br />
into the fifth inning Thursday night in game<br />
one of their Cl<strong>as</strong>s 2A Region II area series.<br />
Tom Bean then exploded with seven runs in<br />
the inning to roll to a 7-1 victory at Lake Dall<strong>as</strong>.<br />
The two teams will return to action Saturday<br />
at 12:30 p.m. Game three, if necessary, will follow.<br />
Tom Bean tied the game on a squeeze bunt<br />
by Katie Jones. Then with two outs it scored six<br />
SPORTS<br />
BASEBALL<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> photo by Mack Thweatt<br />
ESCAPING TRAP — Krum’s Brandon Ellis tries to avoid tag of Paradise’s<br />
Jarrett Holt. Ellis eventually stole second on the play in Krum’s 11-1 win.<br />
Caz Wojiak to record his lone out<br />
of the fourth before a double by<br />
Ty Darmon and two-run single<br />
from Brandon Ellis to make it 4-0<br />
Krum. Ellis’ hit ended Meadows’<br />
night after three and one-third innings.<br />
He w<strong>as</strong> charged with five<br />
runs — four earned — on five hits<br />
with three strikeouts.<br />
“It w<strong>as</strong> one of those nights it<br />
didn’t go our way,” Meadows said.<br />
“The first three innings were<br />
strong. I got to the heart of the<br />
lineup, and they started hitting<br />
me.<br />
“I left a few up, and they tagged<br />
them. That’s b<strong>as</strong>eball. Good hitters<br />
are going to hit good pitches.”<br />
Broussard said the freshman<br />
made a strong start before getting<br />
the quick hook after 52 pitches. He<br />
added that he wanted to have him<br />
available for Saturday.<br />
“He threw real well for the first<br />
three,” Broussard said. “He didn’t<br />
throw too many pitches. We’ll<br />
probably use him Saturday.”<br />
Connor Berry took over for<br />
Meadows and issued a pair of<br />
walks to load the b<strong>as</strong>es before<br />
Brendan Styles’ single and the<br />
second Paradise error of the inning<br />
allowed another two runs to<br />
score.<br />
Paradise made three errors in<br />
the game, leading to five runs.<br />
times.<br />
Rachel Jones had a two-run double, Sarah<br />
Harris added an RBI-infield single, and the other<br />
runs came on three Paradise errors.<br />
Jones scattered three hits and struck out 13<br />
Broussard said it’s an important<br />
lesson for a team carrying seven<br />
freshmen and having only five<br />
players with postse<strong>as</strong>on experience.<br />
“We’re a young team that’s not<br />
been in that situation before,”<br />
Broussard said. “It’s good experience<br />
for them.”<br />
The Paradise offense managed<br />
only one run off Reeves, the Krum<br />
starter. He allowed three hits,<br />
striking out four, walking five and<br />
hitting a batter.<br />
The Panthers’ lone run came<br />
in the fifth <strong>as</strong> Jarrett Holt, who<br />
reached on a one-out infield single,<br />
came home on a p<strong>as</strong>sed ball. Holt<br />
went 1-for-3.<br />
“I thought Reeves threw a great<br />
game,” Broussard said. “He got out<br />
of situations and did a good job<br />
hitting his spots.”<br />
Paradise had some chances<br />
early against Reeves, but couldn’t<br />
c<strong>as</strong>h in. The Panthers had two<br />
runners thrown out on the b<strong>as</strong>es<br />
in the first inning.<br />
In the bottom of the third, Paradise<br />
had two on with one out.<br />
Reeves then got a fielder’s choice<br />
and flyout from Andrew Sims and<br />
Logan Bailey to end the inning.<br />
“I don’t think our offense came<br />
around,” Meadows said. “It’ll come<br />
around Saturday.”<br />
SOFTBALL<br />
Tom Bean uses seven-run inning to beat Lady Panthers<br />
to go with one walk.<br />
Samantha Bednorz doubled and reached<br />
b<strong>as</strong>e twice for the Lady Panthers. She gave Paradise<br />
the 1-0 lead, scoring on a wild pitch in the<br />
second inning.<br />
MERCHANDISE<br />
FOR SALE<br />
Paradise, 385 CR3799, exit 3696<br />
west, off FM 51 North, Fri.-Sat., May<br />
4-5. Furniture, nice miscellaneous<br />
items, sports memorabilia.<br />
(817)523-4455.<br />
Rhome, 109 Kings Way Drive, Sat.,<br />
May 5, 9a.-2p.m.<br />
Women’s/men’s/girl’s clothes,<br />
household items, electronics, craft<br />
items, toys.<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
17’ LOWE BOAT<br />
&trailer,90HPMercury,4-cycle.2<br />
shredders, one 3-point, one drag.<br />
3-year-old AQHA gelding.<br />
(940)393-1309.<br />
TRANSPORTATION<br />
Bishop’s<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> Car<br />
& Truck Co.<br />
1110 Hovey St. Bridgeport<br />
940-683-1999<br />
BAD CREDIT OK<br />
BUY HERE<br />
PAY HERE<br />
WWW.WISECARANDTRUCK.NET<br />
Pickups/Vans/SUVs<br />
1997 FORD F-350<br />
crew cab, 4WD, 7.3 Powerstroke<br />
diesel, 186K miles, 4” lift kit, new BF<br />
Goodrich tires, tow package with<br />
brake system, bedliner, hard to find<br />
in <strong>this</strong> condition, $9,950/OBO.<br />
2002 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer<br />
Edition, 4.0 liter, V6, heated leather<br />
seats, 6-disk CD, rear air, tow package,<br />
137K miles, $6,500/OBO.<br />
(940)393-9452.<br />
NOTICES<br />
• Legal Notices<br />
• Public Notices<br />
ANNOUNCEM<br />
GILBREATH FIREARMS<br />
now h<strong>as</strong> Shock-Wave exploding targets<br />
in stock. Call Alan,<br />
(940)366-3404; or Rick,<br />
(940)859-3139.<br />
LIMITED EDITION MARTIN<br />
COWBOY III GUITAR<br />
#299 of 750, with c<strong>as</strong>e. Price h<strong>as</strong><br />
been reduced. Call (940)872-9556<br />
or see at Harris Music Center, 111<br />
W. Main, Decatur.<br />
TRANSPORTATION<br />
TRANSPORT • Trucks<br />
• Boats<br />
• Cars<br />
• Recreational Vehicles<br />
• Accessories<br />
• Trailers<br />
• Wanted to Buy<br />
107 S. Hwy 287 • Decatur, TX 76234<br />
940-626-8000 • 940-626-8003<br />
No Credit Check<br />
Bad Credit - No Credit<br />
No Problem<br />
H<strong>as</strong>sle Free Financing<br />
Report to Credit Bureau<br />
Many Clean & Reliable<br />
Cars, Trucks, SUVs in<br />
Inventory.<br />
Come By and See Us!<br />
Trade Ins Welcome!<br />
940-626-8000<br />
www.bmgautosales.com<br />
www.bmgautogroup.com<br />
bmgauto1@yahoo.com<br />
Legal notices<br />
PUBLIC NOTICE<br />
In accordance to Tex<strong>as</strong> Rev. Civ.<br />
Stat. Ann. Article: 52B: Public sale<br />
to satisfy landholder’s lien to be held<br />
at the Extra Closet Self-Storage located<br />
at 103 Turkey Creek Trail in<br />
Bridgeport, beginning promptly at<br />
9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 12,<br />
2012. Sale items consist of household<br />
items, clothing, furniture and<br />
tools, belonging to the following persons:<br />
Charles Schotta, RJ Goodman,<br />
Alma Delacerda, Lance Sartain<br />
and Annie McWilliams.<br />
Terms: c<strong>as</strong>h at the time of sale.<br />
The Extra Closet reserves the right<br />
to refuse any or all bids.<br />
Bids & Proposals<br />
Boats<br />
1996 MAXUM<br />
with 190 HP Mercruiser engine. Excellent<br />
condition. $6,000.<br />
(940)389-2433.<br />
Cars<br />
DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS<br />
$3,500 or less. We finance!<br />
Cowgirl Auto<br />
Sales, 804 Business<br />
Highway 287, Decatur,<br />
TX; (940)626-0070.<br />
Let’s do business! www.cowgirlautosales.com.<br />
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS<br />
<strong>as</strong> well <strong>as</strong> your good used cars.<br />
Arvin, (817)925-8768.<br />
Recreational vehicles<br />
1993 CLASS ‘A’ ALLEGRO<br />
33’ motor home. Clean/good condition.<br />
Sold <strong>as</strong> is. Less than 35K<br />
miles. Smoke free. $7,500/OBO,<br />
c<strong>as</strong>h. (940)683-2500; cell,<br />
(972)768-3811.<br />
2005 HARLEY HERITAGE<br />
Softail, low mileage, very clean, see<br />
to appreciate. $12,000/OBO.<br />
(940)748-2217.<br />
2006 DURANGO<br />
5th wheel, model 325BH, 3-slides,<br />
1.5-bath, nice, like new. $19,000.<br />
(817)988-2012.<br />
INVITATION TO BID<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> is accepting formal<br />
sealed bids for the following:<br />
BOTTOM DUMP TRAILER<br />
Sealed bids will be accepted in<br />
the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Asset Control Office<br />
at 400 W Walnut, or P.O. Box<br />
952 Decatur, TX 76234 by Diana<br />
Alexander, Asset Control Specialist,<br />
until 10:00 a.m., Monday, May 21,<br />
2012. Specifications and bid forms<br />
may be obtained by contacting the<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> Asset Control Office at<br />
940-627-3312. Bids will be publicly<br />
opened and read at 10:00 a.m.,<br />
Monday, May 21, 2012 in the <strong>Wise</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Asset Control Office at 400<br />
WWalnut,Decatur,TX. TheCommissioners'<br />
Court of <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
will consider bids for award at the<br />
next regularly scheduled Commissioners'<br />
Court at the location posted<br />
on the agenda. <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> reserves<br />
the right to accept and/or reject<br />
any and all bids for any re<strong>as</strong>on<br />
whatsoever.<br />
Call 940-627-5987<br />
for statewide advertising<br />
through Tex-Scan
8B WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Tex<strong>as</strong>, Saturday, May 5, 2012<br />
WISE<br />
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TRUCK<br />
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103 Turkey Creek Trail • Bridgeport<br />
AFTER HOURS<br />
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940-683-5404<br />
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AND a 16-Point Service Check!<br />
Imports & performance vehicles slightly higher<br />
Our 68th Year Serving<br />
<strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
HOLMES<br />
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803 W. Main • Decatur<br />
940-627-2350<br />
www.holmesautosupply.com<br />
CUMMINS<br />
DIESEL<br />
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$68.95<br />
Up to 12 QUARTS of<br />
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$68.95<br />
GAS VEHICLES:<br />
$28.95<br />
Up to 6 quarts of Pennzoil + Filter<br />
+16-point Service Check<br />
Imports & performance vehicles slightly higher<br />
US 287 North, Decatur<br />
940-627-6700<br />
SERVICE & PARTS<br />
7:30-6:00 Monday-Friday<br />
US287 North, Decatur<br />
940-627-6700<br />
817-430-8416<br />
SERVICE & PARTS: 7:30-6:00 Monday-Friday<br />
Right on The Corner (US 287 at US380)<br />
“RIGHT ON THE PRICE!”<br />
Silk Screen Printing<br />
Embroidery • Vinyl Lettering<br />
T-Shirts • Hoodies<br />
Caps • Apparel<br />
Letterman Patches<br />
Team Uniforms • “Bling”<br />
Fire Retardant Clothing<br />
Banners • Yard Signs<br />
Kelly Read & Gay Read<br />
940-969-3680<br />
328 Schoolhouse Rd.<br />
www.hometowntees02@yahoo.com<br />
CIRCLE S<br />
STORES<br />
HAMBURGER<br />
BASKET<br />
Special $5.19<br />
Includes<br />
Drink & Choice of Side<br />
More B<strong>as</strong>ket:<br />
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Store Hours: Mon.-Sat., 5 a.m. - 10 p.m.<br />
Grill Hours: Mon.-Fri., 5 a.m. - 2 p.m.<br />
Pay At The Pump 24 Hours<br />
940-627-3637<br />
CONGRATULATE<br />
your <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> graduates<br />
(High School, College, Technical School, etc.)<br />
with an ad in the 2012 Graduation Special Section<br />
of the <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong> <strong>Messenger</strong>!<br />
This keepsake <strong>edition</strong> will be published<br />
Wednesday, May 23.<br />
Don’t delay...advertising deadline is<br />
Tuesday, May 8.<br />
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on:<br />
• Gravel<br />
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BAD Credit O.K.<br />
Low Down Payments<br />
Bishop’s<br />
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& TRUCK CO.<br />
BUY HERE • PAY HERE<br />
1110 Hovey St. • Bridgeport<br />
940-683-1999<br />
www.wisecarandtruck.net
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