2009 Welcome to Wise.indd - Wise County Messenger
2009 Welcome to Wise.indd - Wise County Messenger 2009 Welcome to Wise.indd - Wise County Messenger
All Types of Clean-up, Land Clearing & Haul-off, Mowing, Tilling, Small Acreage Plowing, Backhoe & Blade Work, Post Holes Drilled, Fencing... Quality Work Done at a Fair Price! 940-399-9138 “You Get a Choice at Sunny Hills” Selective MENUS Laura Shaffer Independent Beauty Consultant www.marykay.com/LauraShaffer (940) 427-3342 Serving Wise County and surrounding area. Save Time, Money & Gas... Shop Local, Shop Wise! Use our convenient layaway for the bed of your dreams 1208 FM 51 South • Decatur 940-627-8300 Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. SKILLED THERAPY •OCCUPATIONAL •PHYSICAL •SPEECH MEDICARE PRIVATE ROOMS WITH PRIVATE PHONES AND FLAT-SCREEN TELEVISIONS AT... SUNNY HILLS NURSING AND REHAB GARY HENDRIX Administrator since 1973 KELLY TIBBELS, M.D. Medical Director Quality Care for Years 36 940-627-2165 201 E. Thompson, Decatur JOHN RICHARDSON, M.D. Associate Medical Director Equal Opportunity Care & Employment 67
68 WISE COUNTY Off 380 Players MESSENGER PHOTO BY JOE DUTY ANNIE GET YOUR GUN Those seeking entertaining theater should look no further than the Bridgeport Stage, home to the Off 380 Players. The Players wrapped up its eighth season with “Suburb” and are looking to start the 2009-2010 season with auditions in August. “We’re looking at seven productions a season,” said Stan Baker, former president of the board of directors. “We’re very excited.” The Off 380 Players formed in early 2000 and has enjoyed growth in numbers and productions since that time. “We are a small and enthusiastic group,” Baker said, saying that the membership fluctuates from 150 to 200 members who do everything from acting to handing out tickets. “Every year we grow.” For the last three seasons, the organization has called the Bridgeport Stage home, which has helped the organization develop roots in the community, but although they are based in Bridgeport, they draw members from around the county. “We have people from Decatur, Runaway Bay, Bowie, Boyd, Chico, Paradise — all over Wise County,” said Judi Conger of Runaway Bay. The organization offers community members a chance to see their family doctor or favorite teacher in the spotlight. “We’re very eclectic — we have doctors, teachers, business profes-
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- Page 17 and 18: 17 BRANDI’S COUNTRY KITCHEN Wise
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- Page 59 and 60: TM 59 WiseDining Guide ARMONDO’S
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All Types of Clean-up, Land Clearing & Haul-off,<br />
Mowing, Tilling, Small Acreage Plowing,<br />
Backhoe & Blade Work, Post Holes Drilled, Fencing...<br />
Quality Work Done at a Fair Price!<br />
940-399-9138<br />
“You Get a Choice at Sunny Hills”<br />
Selective<br />
MENUS<br />
Laura Shaffer<br />
Independent Beauty Consultant<br />
www.marykay.com/LauraShaffer<br />
(940) 427-3342<br />
Serving <strong>Wise</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
and surrounding area.<br />
Save Time, Money & Gas...<br />
Shop Local, Shop <strong>Wise</strong>!<br />
Use our convenient layaway for<br />
the bed of your dreams<br />
1208 FM 51 South • Decatur<br />
940-627-8300<br />
Mon. - Fri. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.<br />
Sat. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />
SKILLED<br />
THERAPY<br />
•OCCUPATIONAL<br />
•PHYSICAL<br />
•SPEECH<br />
MEDICARE<br />
PRIVATE ROOMS WITH PRIVATE PHONES<br />
AND FLAT-SCREEN TELEVISIONS AT...<br />
SUNNY HILLS<br />
NURSING AND<br />
REHAB<br />
GARY HENDRIX<br />
Administra<strong>to</strong>r since 1973<br />
KELLY TIBBELS, M.D.<br />
Medical Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Quality<br />
Care<br />
for<br />
Years<br />
36<br />
940-627-2165<br />
201 E. Thompson, Decatur<br />
JOHN RICHARDSON, M.D.<br />
Associate Medical Direc<strong>to</strong>r<br />
Equal Opportunity Care & Employment<br />
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