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VOLUME 132 - NO. 43
SUNDAY, MAY 29, 2011
DECATUR, TEXAS
INSIDE ...
22 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS
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ALVORD
Beer sales a tale of the tape measure
RECYCLING
MUD
Mud that has been used
in the gas-drilling process
finds new uses at local
farms.
See page 2A
NEWS BRIEF ...
MEMORIAL DAY
EVENTS
Wise County will pause to
remember the men and
women who sacrificed
their lives in service to
our country Monday at
Memorial Day ceremonies.
The Wise County Veterans
Group will hold a program
at 10 a.m. at the Wise
County Veterans Memorial
Park in Decatur. Rear
Admiral John Costas will
be guest speaker. The Wise
County Veterans Council will
also host a program at 10
a.m. at the Decatur Civic
Center off U.S. 380 West.
The holiday will not affect
trash pick-up in the city of
Decatur. However, most city
and county offices will be
closed.
Read more briefs
on page 5A
By DAVE ROGERS
Beer and wine could be
on sale in Alvord in a matter of weeks – if someone
can find a legal location for
a store that isn’t too close to
a church or school.
The ordinance Alvord City
Council passed without dissent Thursday night follows
up a resounding 172-100
election victory May 14 for
a measure to allow beer and
wine sales in the city for offpremises consumption.
It allows sales by appropriately licensed businesses
on land zoned commercial
C-1 and C-2. But, at the
same time – in exercising an
option provided by state law
– it prohibits sale of alcohol
within 300 feet of a church,
school or public hospital.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission does not
require the 300-foot limits,
but does suggest them. Neither does it require cities
pass ordinances regulating
place of sale.
There are no hospitals in
Alvord to worry about. But
in the roughly 1.5 square
miles inside city limits that
are home to 1,176 residents,
there are at least seven
churches and four schools.
Of the four stores in Alvord that appear most readily able to sell beer and wine,
it was not immediately certain if any of them are in the
clear on the 300-foot limits.
A football field is 300 feet
– or 100 yards – in length.
Ironically, one of the four
stores, Dollar General, on
the U.S. 81/287 service road,
might be too close to the old
Alvord football field, if measured from property line to
property line.
Two others – the Alvord
Express Travel Center and
the N and Out Convenience
DECATUR
Police: man
used shoe to
film women
By BRANDON EVANS
READY
FOR SOME
FOOTBALL?
It’s almost June, and you
know what that means
— it’s football time. Local
teams are competing in 7on-7 leagues.
See page 1B
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AREA DEATHS
AND FUNERALS
DAVID DUNCAN
Bridgeport
RODOLFO
OLIVAREZ
Chico
JUAN MENDEZ
Decatur
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
Formerly of Alvord
See page 14A
Continued on page 9A
DECATUR
IN SPORTS ...
PATRICIA FELTY
Store – sit side by side just
east of the intersection of
U.S. 81/287 and Farm Road
1655. They back up to the
parking lot for Alvord’s old
middle school.
Both the football field and
middle school are still owned
by the school district and
regularly play host to weekend pee-wee sports, as well
as some school activities.
The fourth oft-mentioned
possible beer seller, the
soon-to-open Market Place
store on O’Neill Street, is
SPLASHING GOOD TIME — First grader Daniel Vargas flashes a toothless grin Tuesday while playing
a game during Young Elementary’s water day. Students were soaked head to toe in a variety of
games and water slides. See another photo on page 11A.
A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon
at the Walmart in Decatur for allegedly attaching a video camera to his foot and filming up women’s skirts and dresses.
The suspect, Edwin G. Bates, 46, of
Poolville was arrested for resisting arrest
and unlawful photography or visual recording.
Decatur Police Detective Mike Dobyns said
the man would strike
up a conversation with
an unsuspecting female,
and while they were
talking, he would position his foot to film up
her skirt.
“He had a camera on
his shoes and was filmBATES
ing up women’s dresses,”
Dobyns said. “He was
wearing black tennis shoes, and the camera
was in a black cell phone case with a hole
cut into it.”
Bates was using a small Flip video camera.
There were as many as 10 victims, from
various locations in the store, including the
greeting card, the grocery and the pharmaceutical areas.
“One of his victim’s daughters noticed
the camera on his foot,” Dobyns said. “They
alerted a manager in Walmart and 911 was
called.”
Officers soon located Bates still inside the
store.
“When we caught him, he pulled away
from one of our officers and tried to fight his
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DENTON COUNTY
Funding for 380
project approved
By ERIKA PEDROZA
Wise County Messenger
P.O. Box 149
115 South Trinity
Decatur, Texas 76234
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WISE COUNTY
On the eve of what would
have been her daughter’s
graduation from Alvord High
School, Eva Czerniak earned a
commissioning of her own.
“Bill Hale (Dallas district
engineer) from TxDOT called
me (Thursday) like a quarter
to 5 to tell me that 380 got the
funding,” she said. “He started
off by thanking me saying, ‘It
was your petition that got us to
where we are.’ They approved
yesterday safety bond money
to be used for the expansion of
the highway.”
According to a press release
from TxDOT, the Texas Transportation Commission allocated $20.5 million in Proposition
14 bonds for the U.S. 380 expansion project from the Wise/
Denton County line to Interstate 35 in Denton.
CONSTRUCTION SITE — Work began May 9 at the site of the new Weatherford
College Wise County campus. Dirt work completed so far can be seen from
U.S. 380 and Farm Road 1655. The college is hosting a groundbreaking at
10 a.m. Thursday. Read more about the process to bring a branch campus to
Wise County on page 4A.
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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Sunday, May 29, 2011
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PARTNERS IN MUD — Soil scientists and ranchers Paul Moore, of Azle, and Bill Brooks, of Runaway Bay, help recycle water-based
drilling mud into pastures to make the soil richer in nutrients.
Keeping mud local
Farms provide new life for drilling waste
Brooks said. “This process takes mud from
within the earth and spreads it on top, replenishing the soil.”
He’s seen substantial increases in conductivity, nitrate, phosphorus and calcium in his
soil
“I finished one mud farm at the end of
April,” Brooks added. “By July 4, I was harvesting four-and-a-half bales of coastal per
acre.”
Every load of drilling mud is tested at the
drilling site before it is trucked over to the
mud farm. The Texas Railroad Commission
requires a permit, and every load taken from
the site must be tested. If the mud has elevated levels of arsenic, cadmium, chromium
or lead, it must be disposed of as industrial
waste at a dump site.
Brooks said they also make sure the chlorides, or salt content, is below a certain level.
Moore and Brooks recently worked with
State Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) on legislation related to the permitting process for
small scale mud farmers like themselves.
“Without the independent local mud farmers, all this mud would go to large commercial farms in Oklahoma and Itasca and
Abilene,” Moore said. “This keeps it local,
and it trickles down into the local economy
when people buy fuel here or shop here or
get a meal.”
King’s chief of staff Caleb Troxclair said
the process has become a substantial subeconomy in the Barnett Shale region.
Mud is an important part of the drilling
process, and it can become an important tool
for local ranchers and hay farmers as well.
Part two in a series on economy of Barnett Shale
By BRANDON EVANS
It’s a well known adage that the Comanche and Kiowa Indians that once hunted
buffalo on the rolling prairies of North Texas
used every part of the slain animal.
But the Indians faded to pioneers and cabins. The pioneers turned into dairy farmers.
And now, gas rigs pepper the landscape like
mesquite trees. Windmills that once pumped
water from underground aquifers for dairy
operations, now siphon the liquid for drilling
and fracking operations.
Today, drilling rigs stand where tribes
once camped. Black smoke belches in fiveminute intervals from heavy machinery
at sites where smoke from campfires once
curled into wide sky.
While the drilling industry still generates
waste, operators are working to reduce, reuse and recycle elements from the process,
including water-based drilling mud.
Bill Brooks and Paul Moore got into the
mud farm business years ago.
“I’ve been doing this for five years,” Brooks
said. “I’ve never had a problem.”
Brooks lives near Runaway Bay. The former Parker County Extension agent also
taught high school ag classes in Stephenville.
Brooks stands at one of his mud farms
near sunset. Purple flowers sprout from
broad-leafed weeds surrounding the berms.
A drilling rig rises in the background.
The average mud farm is five acres in size.
It takes mud from one rig, about 50 truck-
MUD ON TAP — Mud is a vital part of the
oil and natural gas drilling process. The
industry has worked with landowners to
find a way to recycle some of the waterbased mud.
loads. The mud comes from the first couple
of thousand feet of drilling. It’s spread onto
farmland, allowed to dry and then churned
into the soil. The entire process takes about
15 to 30 days.
Just as the recent rains made the landscape green, Brooks said the drilling mud
does the same for pastures.
“A lot of the land here has been leached,”
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DENTON COUNTY
U.S. 380 Expansion
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Phase 1
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U.S. 380
FM
County Line RD.
Phase 2
Farm Road 156.
Phase II, the eastern section, extends from just west of FM 156 to
I-35.
Construction of the first phase is
slated to begin by Thanksgiving.
Upon completion, anticipated for
the spring of 2012, phase II will begin.
Nov. 11, 2010
Accident that killed
Samantha Rogers & Delaney Mancil
ton
Den
“Originally authorized in 2003,
the Proposition 14 bond program is
voter approved and authorizes the
Texas Department of Transportation to borrow money on a shortterm basis to improve cash flow and
cash management and to issue general obligation bonds secured by the
State Highway Fund to accelerate
transportation projects,” TxDOT
Public Information office supervisor
Cynthia Northrop White said. “The
bonds are repaid with money from
the State Highway Fund, including
motor fuels taxes and vehicle registration fees.”
The development of the stretch
of road between the Wise/Denton
County line and Interstate 35 will
occur in two phases.
The western section, phase I, runs
from the Wise County line east to
approximately one-half mile west of
Ken Roselle
Senior Account Executive
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Funding for 380 project approved ...
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Since the death of her daughter,
Samantha Rogers, and her friend,
Delaney Mancil, in a four-vehicle
accident on U.S. 380, just east of
Nail Road Nov. 11, Czerniak has devoted herself to a mission seeking
change.
She has sent copies of letters —
written by herself and a bulk from
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a letter-writing party she hosted
in April — and petitions signed by
more than 4,000 — collected in less
than a month — to TxDOT officials
and governmental representatives.
“I overnighted the packet this
past week because I knew the legislature was working transportation” Czerniak said. “I made sure it
hit the desk of every senator, every
House representative. TxDOT officials in Austin got a copy of it as did
Kay Granger.”
Thursday, she saw redemption.
“I think we’ve accomplished a
miracle,” Czerniak said. “But right
now, it’s a ‘let’s see’ job. People make
promises, but they don’t always
keep them. I’ll be watching, and I
hope all those who have helped get
us to this point will too. That way
we get something done.”
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ALVORD
Progress continues on veterans park
The centerpiece of the memorial will
be a section of bricks engraved with
veterans’ names. Those bricks are
available for purchase.
“This is not just for people in Alvord,”
Woods said. “It’s for people all over the
county. It’s open to all veterans and
their families.”
For more information, call Woods at
(940) 210-0492.
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Email Dave at [email protected].
By DAVE ROGERS
Construction is moving along on Alvord’s Veterans Memorial Park.
A concrete slab has been poured, a
bridge from the parking lot erected
and one of the two wrought iron gates
erected.
Betty Woods, chairman of the veterans committee that is behind the project at the City of Alvord’s Elm Creek
Park, says her group is more than
halfway toward its fundraising goal of
$30,000 to complete the memorial.
“It’s gone real well, considering the
economy,” Woods said. “All of this has
been built with donations.”
Bricks were delivered recently and
workers are awaiting drier weather to
begin construction of the walls.
TAKING SHAPE — Bricks are stacked
and ready to be laid at the Veterans
Memorial Park in Alvord. A wrought
iron gate built by Tim Woods is set to
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Saturday, May 21
800 BLOCK OF COYOTE TRAIL — A subject driving in the
fog missed a turn at an intersection wound up stuck and
abandoning their vehicle in a complainant’s yard.
2200 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 718 — A home was
burglarized.
300 BLOCK OF MAPLE STREET — A 15-month-old child
accidentally drank Lysol.
Sunday, May 22
200 BLOCK OF RIDGE TRAIL — A man reported that his
soon-to-be ex-wife ransacked their house while he was in
jail.
300 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 3023 — A woman woke up
and found a strange man in her room. He fled, but officers
located him later. He had been at a party down the road
from the victim’s house.
2200 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 718 — A man discovered
unknown suspects attempting to loot items from his garage.
Monday, May 23
1300 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 2625 — Cattle were
rustled from the location.
on a bus.
3600 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 51 — A suspect attempted
to sell copper nameplates stolen from a cemetery located in
another county.
1200 BLOCK OF ROGERS ROAD — An air conditioning unit
was stolen from a home.
200 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 4790 — Copper wire was
stolen from a building.
200 BLOCK OF BOLT COURT — An air conditioner unit was
stolen from a home.
300 BLOCK OF PRAIRIE LANE — A 10-year-old boy hit a
7-year-old girl with a board.
SOUTH WISE COUNTY PARK BOAT RAMP — Children found
a pistol in Eagle Mountain Lake.
Tuesday, May 24
2000 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 4360 — Copper wire was
stolen.
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WISE COUNTY
After long process, college construction begins
By KRISTEN TRIBE
WCWC Study Group
Weatherford College Wise County has been at the center
of discussion, contemplation and even the occasional disagreement over the past four years, but its physical form is
finally taking shape.
Construction began May 9. It is the culmination of a complicated and often tedious process led by county and college
officials, as well as civic leaders in Bridgeport and Decatur.
“We’re breathing a sigh of relief that it’s going to happen,”
said WCWC Dean Duane Durrett, “and we’re looking forward to watching history unfold before our eyes.”
Construction Superintendent Garth Rogers with Steele
and Freeman Inc. said they’ve mainly been doing dirt work
the first few weeks, but work on utilities began Thursday.
He said by the end of August, passersby will likely see
parts of a physical structure.
“We’ll have the first floor poured, and we’ll start on the
walls then,” he said.
Project Manager Jared Jones said the completion date is
June 1, 2012.
Talk of a branch campus began in early 2007 with a group
of visionary county officials and leaders — the WCWC
Study Group.
After much research, the possibility of a branch campus
maintenance tax was presented to voters Nov. 4, 2008, and
it was approved 8,614 to 7,995.
The process became even more arduous at this point in
that in some cases one step had to be in place before another one could be started. And between the two entities
— the college and the county — distinct and separate goals
were brought together for the same purpose.
“Our interest was getting the best deal for the county, a
working arrangement, plus debt retirement and to get a
facility that will last,” said County Judge Bill McElhaney.
“The college was wanting to offer as much as they could in
the world of academics.”
Each group felt it was working to the benefit of Wise
County citizens, and in an effort to come as close as possible to meeting the goals of both parties, every step of the
process was carefully planned and contemplated, according
to the county’s chief executive.
“It’s our job to make sure we do this right,” said McEl-
Joe Lambert, Decatur mayor
Don Majka, then Bridgeport mayor
Roy Eaton, Decatur Economic Development Board president
Fred Meyers, Bridgeport EDC president
William Myers, Bridgeport EDC director
Thom Lambert, then Decatur EDC director
Brett Shannon, Decatur city manager
Bill McElhaney, county judge
Kevin Burns, Precinct 2 county commissioner
haney. “We do this one time, and we gotta do it right.
“I like to do things right, but I also like to do the right
thing.”
Together, Wise County and Weatherford College have
been trailblazers. The Wise County campus, funded by a
branch campus maintenance tax, is one of only three such
arrangements in the state.
The other two are Clarendon College in Gray County and
Amarillo Junior College in Moore County, and while they
are similar, their arrangements are not exactly like Wise
County’s. There was no template to follow.
But the work here has inspired a neighboring town to establish a relationship with Weatherford College.
College President Kevin Eaton said the city of Granbury
approached them about establishing an education center,
and the project was sparked by the effort here.
He said the Granbury school district is allowing them
to use a building, which will be similar in size to the current location of Weatherford College Wise County, at 307 S.
Cates St. in Decatur, and they will begin offering classes in
the fall.
“Hopefully, at some point when we grow the facility, they
can follow in line with what’s been done in Wise County and
do a branch campus maintenance tax or petition the state
to get into our taxing district to get a new campus built in
their service area,” he said.
“So we are very excited about the potential to get what we
have in Wise County in Granbury, but it may be eight years
down the road before we can even start working on that.”
Local county, city and college officials are breathing a collective sigh of relief here as visible progress is made on the
hilltop construction site.
Timeline of Wise County colleges
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Weatherford College Wise County is
actually the third college to be located
here. The small community of Greenwood was home to Greenwood Male
and Female College, which operated
from 1891 to 1908 when the school’s
building burned.
In 1892, the building that now houses the Wise County Heritage Museum
was built to house a four-year college.
The project was victim to financial difficulties, and in 1897 Decatur Baptist
College, a junior college, began edu-
The groups persevered, sometimes with a smile and at
others with gritted teeth, to bring to fruition what Wise
County voters approved — construction of a college campus.
“What I kept saying through the whole process ... It is
what it is, and we’re going to make it work,” McElhaney
said.
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The public is invited to a groundbreaking event 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 2, at the site, 5180 U.S. 380, between Bridgeport and Decatur. It’s near the intersection of U.S. 380 and
Farm Road 1655.
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NEWS BRIEFS
THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS ...
CAR WASH — Grace Baptist Church was to have a car
wash to raise money for teen camp 8 to noon Saturday,
May 28, at the church, 600 S. Trinity, in Decatur.
BAKE SALE — The Eastside Alumni was to host a bake
sale at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 28, at the Apostolic Church
on Business U.S. 380 in Decatur to benefit the group’s
reunion and scholarship fund. Call Mike Bell at (940) 6279082 for more information.
POOL OPENING — The Bridgeport City Swimming Pool
was to open Saturday, May 28, for the summer. Pool hours
are noon to 8 p.m. Tuesday; noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday
through Friday; and 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. The
pool will be closed on Mondays. Swimming lessons, swim
team, Jr. Guard, water aerobics and private pool parties
are also available. For more information, call (940) 6833480.
HOT DOGS FOR VETERANS — Brookshire’s in Bridgeport
was to provide Wise County veterans a free hot dog lunch
noon to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 28.
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ...
GOSPELOPRY — GOSPELOPRY is 7 p.m. Monday, May
30, at the Wise County Heritage Museum in Decatur. The
concert is free, but any donations benefit the museum.
COLLEGE GROUNDBREAKING — Weather ford College Wise
County is hosting a groundbreaking 10 a.m. Thursday, June
2, at the college site, 5180 U.S. 380, between Decatur
and Bridgeport.
KIDS FISHING — The 20th annual Adopt-a-Fisherman Day
is Saturday, June 4, at Lake Bridgeport’s Wise County
Park. Registration is at 7:15 a.m., and fishing begins at 8.
The youth fishing tournament is split into age categories 15, 6-8, 9-12 and 13-16. A free hot dog lunch will be ser ved
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SOFTBALL BENEFIT — The third annual Randy White coed
softball tourney will be Saturday, June 4, in Bridgeport.
Call Misty Schwartz at (940) 389-0207 for more
information.
DRIVERS ED — Drivers education in Decatur begins
Saturday, June 4. Class meets in DHS Room A315. Class
fee is $75, and driving fee is $225. Participants must be
15 years old by June 21. For more information, call (940)
393-7200 or email [email protected].
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Timeline of Wise County colleges
cating students in the limestone structure.
In the fall of 1965, the
college moved and became
a four-year college, Dallas
Baptist University.
The establishment of
Weatherford College Wise
County also will make the
history books, and here is
a timeline of the project to
date:
Early 2007 — Preliminary talks began between
County Judge Bill McElhaney, college leaders and
economic development leaders in Decatur and Bridgeport.
April 2007 — A study
group began working. They
researched the feasibility of
building a facility in Wise
County that could be supported by a branch campus
maintenance tax.
April 2008 — A committee was formed to find a location to build the campus.
Requirements were that it
be in an unincorporated area
of Wise County between the
cities of Bridgeport and Decatur, preferably off or near
a major state highway or
state farm-to-market road.
It was not to be within the
city limits of Bridgeport or
Decatur. They were to look
for a minimum of 40 to 50
acres.
May 2008 — A first choice
was selected, and a discussion was started with the
landowners.
August 2008 — Major
terms and conditions were
agreed upon.
Nov. 4, 2008 — An option to purchase agreement
was finalized and delivered
contingent on the passage
of the maintenance tax by
voters this same day. Voters
approved the tax 8,614 to
7,995.
May 4, 2009 — The intent
to purchase was delivered to
property owners Robert and
Martha Beaman.
Oct. 6, 2009 — The county closed on the property,
48.895 acres.
May 10, 2010 — County
commissioners hired VLK
Architects of Arlington.
July 2010 — Negotiations began with owners of
an adjacent piece of property, a 4.504-acre tract with a
22,000 square foot building.
Aug. 23, 2010 — Commissioners hired Steele and
Freeman Inc. as construction manager at-risk.
Dec. 7, 2010 — Commissioners approved a lease
agreement with Weatherford College. They also approved the purchase of the
4.504-acre tract.
April 25, 2011 — Bonds
sold.
May 9, 2011 — Construction started.
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OPINION
OUR VIEWS
Pause to reflect this Memorial Day
By PHIL MAJOR
It is the great American conundrum — fighting for peace.
And each year we celebrate it
with a holiday.
While many will pause to reflect
on Memorial Day’s true meaning, many more will take to the
highways, lakes and beaches to
express the freedom for which
those we honor have died.
I wish no one had to suffer or
die to protect my freedom.
But I recognize that, were it not
so, I would not be able to write
this and distribute it freely for
your perusal.
And you might not be in a position to read it, to disagree with it,
to criticize it.
I am one who has not
served. By the time I
reached draft/military
age, the Vietnam War was
winding down. Although
our lottery numbers were
drawn when we turned
19, I don’t think any of
my age were called, and
only a very limited few of
those a year ahead of me.
I went off to college
without much of a care
and never looked back. I entered
the workforce and have been
there ever since. I have tried to
be a good citizen, taking opportunities to perform civic duties,
participating in elections
and giving to causes as I
am able.
Those minute sacrifices, performed gladly, do
not even register on the
same scale as those who
have served. And they
will acknowledge as well
that what they did in no
way could be compared to
MAJOR the ones who gave all.
Our Bible tells us man
has no greater love. Our hearts
tell us the same thing.
And our minds tell us that
as long as there are men bent
on tyranny, there will be others
dedicated to freedom, standing in
the gap.
Jack Nicholson’s character in “A
Few Good Men” was right, when
he said that we really don’t want
to know what goes on in order
that we might be free. We know
that it can be ugly, inhumane,
torturous.
A truth we can’t handle.
A balancing act so delicate that,
many times, we get it wrong.
War is a crime, and yet there
are war crimes, acts so heinous
that they go above and beyond all
human sensibilities.
I wish it were not so. I wish that
this Memorial Day would be the
last that we add any new names
to the roll. But it cannot be, and
likely won’t be in my lifetime.
Evil has too many converts, too
many practitioners. When one is
eliminated, it seems another is all
too willing to fall in.
The evildoers will continue to
challenge those few good men.
History tells us that they always
have.
If you cannot see clear to pause,
take a few minutes and offer your
heartfelt thanks, that is your
great loss.
OTHER VIEWS
Remember those
who died to
protect our home
By SHELLEY MADDEN
The colors of the American flag ripple above as the
winds toss and snap it, demanding my attention. I
gaze at it in awe as it waves proudly against the cobalt sky. Mesmerizing colors melt and swirl together
until they are one. They quickly reform with the next
breeze.
My mind journeys back in time as I watch it. Red
might be the blood lost in battle so we could have our
freedom. Blue could be the blue-eyed soldier standing
on the battlefield ready to give his life for ours. White
may be the color of angels who ultimately guide our
nation’s heroes to the next and final frontier. A frontier where there are no battles.
Highways and bi-ways moan and groan under the
weight of thousands of motorists as they journey
home in a never ending rhythm of gleaming steel
and metal. Malls full of shoppers
haggling over goods and rushing to
sales. The farmer plowing a field in
endless rows, praying for rain. The
roar of the buses and trains and
planes. Tiny windows glittering
amber light within the towering
skyscrapers overlooking it all. Our
land. Our freedom. Our country.
Home after home I passed, as
I commuted to my destination.
MADDEN Maybe someone in that endless
row lost a father or brother or son
or even a daughter. A life given so I could have mine.
A century of lives given so we could have futures.
Thousands of soldiers who now lie forgotten in
cemeteries washed away by time. Granite markers
long gone, their names crumbled away by the winds
and the sun and the rains. The once dotted hillside
no longer carries the scars of their fight for ours.
Wounds of battle long gone, only rolling fields of
meadow grass dotted with the occasional wildflower,
rippling in the silent winds. The same winds that
whip the flag above me.
I gaze at the flag as people hustle by. They rush
back and forth, reminding me of a million ants in
an ant farm. One day a year set aside to remember
them. One day. A day off work which has become a
day for many to lie in the sun at the beach, or indulge
in an enormous meal of barbecue and beers with
family and friends. Laughing the day away, with nary
a thought of what may well lie below their polished
shoes.
Day after day they fought for us, year after year.
Battle after battle was won, so we’d have a home
to come home to, and food to sup. So we could have
malls and trains and buses and planes. So we could
indulge in the frivolities of existence.
The rip of a bullet meets flesh in a faraway country.
A heart is broken stateside. A life forever changed. A
child without a father, a father without a son.
I shed a tear to the beat of drums in the distance,
as the majestic flag is lowered. It is carefully folded
by two misty-eyed soldiers while dozens of watery
eyes watch in hushed melancholy. They slowly march
to the grieving widow and solemnly present it to her
in unison. Her dark glasses hide her misery. Another
life forever changed. Another life given so we could
have ours.
The sun is setting on my meager home when I
return. Golden hues gently light the familiar weathered wood and sagging sills. But today, somehow, it
ONLINE VIEWS
Here’s what some of our online readers are commenting on this week:
“Government’s priorities misplaced” published Sunday, May 15
Senate Democrats introduced a bill to strip the
big five oil companies of 21 billion (with a b) dollars in tax credits over the next 10 years. Do the
highest profit companies really need extra tax
credits? Senate Republicans think they do. The bill
was voted on last week and was defeated. The oil
companies get to keep their tax credits. Oh, and
you might want to take note of these three Democrats.
In the 52-to-48 Senate vote, Democratic Sens.
Mark Begich of Alaska, Mary Landrieu of Louisiana and Ben Nelson of Nebraska broke ranks to
vote with Republicans to help their buddies in the
oil business.
Walt Partin
Chico
“New law is perplexing,” published Thursday,
May 19
Dwight – This is an outright attack on the traditional core values of fishermen from the beginning
of time. Somewhere, there must be a God-given
right that provides for catchers of fish to lie about
their trophies. Is that sacred arena going to be controlled by law? It will never work. Every time I see
a picture of a fisherman with an oversized catch,
I am happy to assert he is a LIAR! Weights and
measurements of fish have always been the very
fabric of outrageous distortions that make fish
stories part of our beloved lore and should never
be abused by simple rules and regulations.
Manshadow Waylett
Decatur
My good friend Manshadow, my letter to the ediContinued on page 7A
YOUR VIEWS
Consider bringing hockey
to Wise County
Here are the top six reasons to join a hockey
league :
1. In the hot Texas sun, hockey is a “skin-safe” sport. It
is played inside away from harmful UV rays and the ill
effects of sun exposure.
2. Hockey is a game of skating and skill. Therefore,
to be an effective player, athletes must speed skate and
anticipate the movement of the puck. It requires endurance while teaching the angles of hit, ricochet and
rebound.
3. Hockey is a family friendly sport. Boys and girls
can play, as well as men and women. Leagues exist for
children and adults. There’s even a league for the very
“mature” called the Jerry Hatricks (geriatrics).
4. Players learn respect in the game of hockey. Teamwork is more important than the performance of an
individual. In fact, it is impossible for an individual to
play the game alone. Passing the puck for an assist is
more important for the momentum of the game and its
outcome than self-achievement.
5. Hockey is much less violent than many sports. For
example, in football, the two lines clash on every play.
Hockey is a very safe sport. The padding, helmets and
face guards protect the players from almost any bruise.
The same cannot be said for lacrosse, football and soccer.
6. Finally, our neighbors to the north, the Canadians,
brought us the game in its purest form and share the
character, camaraderie and civility they bring to the
sport. Even small towns in Canada have beautiful rinks,
cathedrals to the sport. These parents, as hockey parents
everywhere, sacrifice their own luxuries, pleasures and
comforts, and that sacrifice shows the depth of their love
of the game.
For more information about hockey leagues and the
possibility of building a rink in Wise County, please
email Shane at [email protected].
Shane Gordon
Sunset
OTHER VIEWS
You’ve got it... Somebody wants it.
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Remember those who died ...
looks different. It looks better. It is a
home that the soldiers built. Maybe
not by hand, but definitely by spirit.
A home within a city, within a state,
within a great country. A country the
eagle proudly soars over, an icon of
remembrance of the sacrifices made
for our land, for our homes, for our
freedom, for our very existence.
I will make it a pact to remember
the soldiers and thank them for what
they have given us, every day.
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Madden is an author who resides in
New Fairview with her son, Dustin,
tor comment was not relevant to the status
of allowing fishermen to brag a bit evangelistically. Certainly we all should understand such allowable propensities among
our seekers of the fish through hooks and
lures.
What is not right is when that actually
untrue bragging causes economic damage
to someone else, i.e. winning the $55,000
first-place prize in a big fishing tournament by putting weights in a fish’s stomach. It damages the fisherman who played
by the rules and really did have the heaviest fish. The truthful first place winner
loses to the cheating fisherman, which is
not right!
The main point of my letter was to say
that we should not need more laws on the
books to address this cheating situation. I
would think the laws already on the books
meaning it is unlawful to take property
that belongs to another (would suffice). We
have too many laws on the books, in my
humble opinion.
Dwight Sharpe
Aurora
“Waste not: Company innovates with
water recycling” published Sunday, May
22
It is good to finally hear an energy company taking some initiative to safeguard
our most precious resource so our kids and
grandkids will have clean water to drink
when we are gone. Energy companies need
to be good stewards of the land and its
resources, and this is a step in the right
direction.
Nathan Horner
Alvord
“Citizens voice frustrations” published Sunday, May 22
I fully agree with Teresa. I do not think
the council has been diligent in watching
over Bridgeport and the people’s interest. I have loved the new improvements
to the city. But I did not realize that we
were ignoring our budget in the process.
Mr. Majka and our attorney should have
been more observant. Now our new mayor
and the council have to be the bad guys
and make the city be disciplined and play
catch-up for our budget cuts. This is the
same as our nation is doing, tightening our
belts and playing catch-up financially. We
are a good and strong people. We can do it!
Bill and Marieta Marney
Bridgeport
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200 BLOCK OF PRIVATE
ROAD 4239 — An 18-yearold man had an argument
with his grandmother.
600 BLOCK OF STONEGATE
DRIVE — A man accused
his sister of stealing granite
and tools from him. She said
he gave it to her.
7300 BLOCK OF FARM
ROAD 920 — A man
complained that someone
sold meat to his wife.
700 BLOCK OF COUNTY
ROAD 3655 — A man
reported that his ex-wife
stole his daddy’s gun.
100 BLOCK OF RUNNING
INTERSECTION OF FARM
ROAD 730 AND COUNTY
ROAD 4756 — A man
was found sleeping in
the intersection. He
was arrested for public
intoxication.
100 BLOCK OF COUNTY
ROAD 4653 — A woman
reported that her exboyfriend won’t stop calling
her and sending her text
messages.
Thursday, May 26
200 BLOCK OF HUNTER
TRAIL — A mailbox was
damaged.
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along with her ponies, poultry, dogs
and cats. She enjoys writing, fishing,
shooting her pink guns and falling off
her horse, Diamond. She dedicated
this column to the soldiers, both past
and present, who have fought for our
freedom.
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RHOME
Council returns
powers to mayor
By BRANDON EVANS
The Rhome City Council
took action Thursday night
to clarify mayoral powers.
A series of ordinances
passed last August read that
the city council rather than
the mayor would supervise
city officers and would inventory city property. The
council directed the city attorney to amend the ordinances, giving those powers
back to the mayor.
Newly
elected
council member Chris Graves
pointed out that the mayor
is already guaranteed those
powers by Texas statutes regarding general law cities.
A general law city in Texas
is any town with less than
5,000 residents.
“The inventory of city
property and the supervision of city officers, according to state law, is under
the direction of the mayor,”
Graves said. “Why did we
write up these ordinances
saying that the council is in
charge of them?
“For the past year, we have
taken (the mayor) out of everything and put the council over everything. This is
clearly in violation of state
law.
“I don’t want a department head reporting to five
different people,” he said.
“They need to report to the
mayor. That’s what needs to
be done first.”
City officers in Rhome include the city secretary, city
attorney, public works direc-
tor and the fire and police
chief.
“Let’s cut to the chase,”
mayor pro tem Gerry McBride added. “It is written
in the state law what we
need to be doing. We need
to change the wording of the
ordinances to say that these
people report to the mayor.
We are headed back to that
now.”
The laws were changed
not long after Mayor Evelyn Obenour was elected in
May 2010. Former council
member David Wilson pursued the ordinances. Most
of them narrowly passed by
a 3-2 vote, supported also
by former council member
Charles Pennington and
recently re-elected council
member Jo Ann Wilson.
“The council sets the laws,
and I am here to enforce
those laws,” Obenour said.
“That’s my charge, and I’ve
tried to abide by it. At that
time that is what the council wanted. I haven’t ruffled
any feathers.”
The council unanimously
directed city attorney Walt
Leonard to reword the ordinances concerning mayoral
power over the next couple
of weeks for the council to
review.
The mayor is also limited
to spending only $500 without council approval. They
are considering raising that
limit to $1,500.
!
Email Brandon at [email protected].
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112 E. Rock Island Ave., Boyd
www.renewalfellowship.com
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF BRIDGEPORT
June 6 – 10 • 9 am – Noon
Age 4 – 5th grade
1204 12th St., Bridgeport
940-683-4037
GRACE BAPTIST CHURCH
June 6 – 10 * 7 – 9 pm
Age 4 – 6th grade
600 S. Trinity, Decatur
940-627-7558
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF DECATUR
June 12 – 16 * 6 – 8:30 pm
Pre K – 6th grade
1200 W. Preskitt, Decatur
940-627-3235
FAITH BAPTIST CHURCH
June 13 – 17 * 6 – 8:30 pm
Completed grades K – 6th
2882 W Hwy 380, Decatur
940-627-7583
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF SLIDELL
June 13 – 17 * 6:30 – 9 pm
Friday Night Family Night
Bus Rides Available
940-466-3990
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Rhome
United Methodist
Church
"A beautiful church, and
friendly people"
200 First St.
at Dogwood
Downtown Rhome
817-637-1633
www.rhomeunitedmethodistchurch.org
home.earthlink.net/~rhoman/
Sunday School ............9 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........10 a.m.
Wednesday Youth .. 6:30 p.m.
Pastor, Jerry B. Mahle
Nursery & Children’s Church
"Remember Jesus Christ, raised
from the dead, a descendant of
David - that is my gospel"
2 Timothy 8
BRIDGEPORT
Wise
Sunday
Class
9:30 a.m.
Worship Celebration
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday
Bible Classes
6:45 p.m.
Hwy. 380, 1 mile west of
Hwy. 287, Decatur
940-627-6131
www.centralfellowship.com
Ambulance involved
in minor wreck
By ERIKA PEDROZA
An ambulance serving as
backup needed support itself after being t-boned in
Bridgeport while responding
to a medical call in place of
Station 2 Medic (Bridgeport)
Wednesday evening.
Medic 2 was on the scene
of another incident.
Although there were no
injuries, the ambulance sustained enough damage to be
deemed undrivable, so after
clearing the scene of one
incident, Station 2 covered
the call they would have
responded to had they been
available.
According to Bridgeport
Police Sergeant Todd Low,
Medic Gary Massey of Chico was driving the ambulance westbound on U.S. 380
around 8:30 p.m. when he
drove through the red light
at the intersection of U.S.
380 and Texas 101.
The ambulance was struck
by a pickup southbound on
Texas 101 driven by Kerry
Marlett, 45, of Bridgeport.
“The pickup had the right
of way, the green light,” Low
said. “Evidently, (the driver)
didn’t see the ambulance,
and he ran through the intersection and struck the
ambulance in the back quarterpanel area.”
He also said the ambuContinued on page 9A
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Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evenings 6 p.m.
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Linda Brown
940-626-0006
or 940-300-1771
[email protected]
Decatur Church of Christ
"Where Your Family Will Find A Home"
• Family Bible Study For All Ages
• The Childrens Place (A Mother's Day Out) 2 days a week
FM 51 South and Preskitt Rd.
Decatur, Texas
Phone 940-627-1912
Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
Sunday Evening. Small groups including a
5 p.m. meeting at the church
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Church of Christ
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Services 10:30 a.m.
Mellown
& Chambers
817-489-2658
Wednesday
TFH Youth 5:30 p.m.
Sunday Bible Class
all ages ..............9:30 a.m.
Sun. Worship ............10:30 a.m.
Wed. Bible Class
all ages ..................7 p.m.
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on the left. From Bridgeport head East 4 miles we
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817-489-2658
www.thenewarkchurch.org
Rhome
Church of Christ
Greenwood
Church of Christ
Sunday Bible Class
all ages .............. 9:30 a.m.
Sun. Worship .............. 10:30 a.m.
Sun. Evening ..................... 6 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study .............. 7 p.m.
Sunday Bible Class ...............10 a.m.
Sunday Worship ....................11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship ....... 5 p.m.
Wednesday Worship ............... 7 p.m.
817-638-5159 • 817-636-2325
817-636-2496
www.rhomechurchofchrist.org
FM 1204 • Greenwood
170 W. 1st, Rhome
First
United
Methodist
Church
of Bridgeport
SUNDAY
Sunday School ................. 10 a.m.
Worship .......... 8:45 & 10:55 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
Family Fellowship Meal .....5-6 p.m.
Studies for all ages ............ 6 p.m.
Sr. High Bible Study ...... 7:30 p.m.
Nursery provided for all services
Rev. Dana
Mike Coker
Miller
Rev.
940-683-2780 or 940-683-4193
608 17th Street, Bridgeport
Minister Bob Ross
Same location for over 100 years.
940-393-3484
a week or email
[email protected]
for more information
Mt. Zion
Trinity Baptist Church
Boyd
940-627-5103
615 CR 1280 • Alvord, Texas
Pastor: Terry Phillips
Baptist Church
Sunday School ................................10 a.m.
Sun. Morning Worship ...................11 a.m.
Sun. Evening Worship ......................6 p.m.
Wed. Evening Worship .....................7 p.m.
• Passionate about Christ
• Faithful to God's Word
• Committed to Reaching Our Community
Kevin J. Moore, Pastor
www.mountzionalvord.com
(1.5 miles west of U.S. 287)
627-1006
www.ccdecatur.org
Contemporary Music & Casual Dress
Sundays
9 a.m........................... Sunday School
10:15 a.m..................Worship Service
Mondays
6:30 p.m. .................Men’s Bible Study
Wednesdays
Sunday School . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . . 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . . . . 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study . . 7 p.m.
Family Night (meal served)
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month
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Other Services:
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1300 Deer Park Rd • Decatur
Sunday at 10 a.m.
• Real Life Messages • Incredible Praise and Worship
• Casual Attire • Exciting Children & Youth Ministries
Youth - Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Weekday Ministry Center, 1308 Old Chico Rd.
940-627-4222
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
Music Director: Olin Blase
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CENTRAL
BAPTIST CHURCH
4793 FM 1810 • Chico
940-644-5647
Pastor Fred Ferren
Sunday School (all ages).........10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship.......11 a.m.
[email protected]
Hwy. 51 South
Bring Your Family
Greenwood Baptist Church
Greenwood
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Bible Study Church
4789 South FM 730
Decatur, TX 76234
940-627-2860
940-627-5413
Sunday School ........... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .... 10:45 a.m.
Children’s Church.........11 a.m.
Evening Prayer ............... 6 p.m.
Evening Worship .......6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Night .......... 7 p.m.
Looking for some spiritual nourishment in the middle of the week?
Come join us in the Wednesday evening interactive Bible study at
Pleasant Grove CowboyyChurch
10 a.m.…Sunday School
11 a.m.……Morning Worship
Wed. Evening 6 p.m.
6 p.m...............Youth (7th-12th grade)
Thursdays
455 W. Rock Island Avenue
Boyd, TX 76023 • 940-433-5281
Email: [email protected]
300 Cates St. (Hwy. 920) • Bridgeport
Pastor Gary Sessions
6 p.m....................... Kids(K-6th grade
6:30 p.m.............Women’s Bible Study
Sunday Bible Study ....................9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........................10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship ..............................6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Service ...............7 p.m.
Twin Oaks
Assembly of God
940-683-3110
2840 U.S. 380 West • Decatur
Traditional Worship Services
IMMANUEL BAPTIST
106 S. Lane, Decatur
Office 627-5248 • Bus Ride 627-3980
Bro. Louis Horton
* Fundamental * Old-Fashioned * Missionary *
Teaching & Preaching The King James Bible
Wise County’s Largest Bus Ministry
and Immanuel Christian Academy
First Presbyterian
Church
Sunday Evening Worship.........6 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Worship...7 p.m.
First Christian
Church
(Disciples of Christ)
Sunday School.......... 10 a.m.
Worship Service........11 a.m.
Tues. Bible Study......7 p.m.
Fellowship Dinner
5th Sunday.............12 noon
Church Phone - 940-433-2648
817-768-8003
(Fax)940-627-2669
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Rev. Lucia McKee Kremzar
Sunday Fellowship... 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School…10 a.m.
Sunday Worship…11 a.m.
“A Warm Welcome Awaits You
at First Presbyterian.”
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2070 Old denton road
decatur
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June 6-10 • 9 a.m. - Noon
Age 4 - 5th grade
Pre-register online at www.fbcbridgeport.com
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DECATUR
Police: man used
shoe to film...
way free,” Dobyns said.
They soon located the
camera stashed on a shelf in
the store.
The filming took place
between noon and 3 p.m.
Bates, a white male, 6-foot,
190 pounds, was wearing
jeans, a white or gray shirt
and possibly a ball cap.
He was being held in Wise
County Jail on $15,000 bond
as of Thursday afternoon.
Police had only identified
one victim as of Thursday.
They need help identifying
the rest. If anyone has any
information or think they
might have been a victim,
call Dobyns at (940) 6271500, ext. 223.
Unlawful photography or
visual recording is a state
jail felony, which carries a
punishment of up to two
years in prison.
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Email Brandon at [email protected].
ALVORD
Beer sales a tale of
the tape measure ...
about a block away from two
churches.
“It passed, so people definitely want it,” Mayor Chris
Caster said of the beer-andwine election. “But we have
to do what’s best for the city.
If we didn’t pass an ordinance, somebody would be
selling it out of their house.
“But, as we said when we
passed it, this (ordinance)
is definitely a work in progress.”
State law allows beer and
wine sales from 7 a.m. to
midnight Monday through
Saturday and from midnight to 1 a.m. and noon to
midnight Sunday, unless
the hours are shortened by
local ordinances. Alvord’s
ordinance did not alter the
state’s maximum hours, but
council members agreed
to be flexible and consider
changes if warranted.
Other than a quick readthrough by Jim Shepherd,
the city attorney, most discussion on the ordinance
concerned whether or not
to allow drive-through windows or open “beer barn”
arrangements for beer and
wine sales. Council agreed
to nix those options, instead
requiring that shoppers enter the stores to purchase
alcohol.
The ordinance also tacks a
$250 city license fee for alcohol sellers on top of $500 for
the state license.
It was the first meeting
for a new council lineup that
features
recently-elected
Gaylynn Wheelis and Roy
King in Place 1 and Place 2,
holdovers Paula Talley and
Jim Enochs in Place 4 and 5,
and Caster, the former Place
3 councilman, as mayor.
Talley was elected mayor
pro-tem, but the scheduled
appointment to fill the Place
3 seat was put off until the
council’s next meeting June 9.
“We want to make sure everyone who is interested has
time to put their name in,”
Caster said.
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BRIDGEPORT
Come & Share The Joy
Bible Study - 10 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
Evening Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
9A
Ambulance ...
lance was running “code”
— lights and sirens on.
No citations were issued.
Wise County Emergency
Medical Service Administrator Charles Dillard said the
affected ambulance is the
oldest of the county’s fleet.
“It has about 149,000 miles
on it. It sustained quite a bit
of damage to the side,” he
said. “We don’t know if it will
be replaced or repaired, but
looking at the damage and
seeing how it old it is, my
guess is that we would replace it. But we never know
until the insurance comes
out ... probably next week.”
In the meantime, the ambulance has not been replaced.
“This ambulance was one
of two we have on reserve,”
Dillard said. “Now instead of
two, we only have one until
we see what the insurance
says.”
Understanding
What We Read
DEALING WITH TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS
As we go through our daily lives, we are burdened with many
concerns and worries. These burdens are to be expected according to John 16:33:
“. . . In the world ye shall have tribulation . . .” However, we can find comfort in
God’s word. “Come to me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in
heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden
is light” (Matthew 11:28-30)” “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall
sustain thee; he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved (Psalms 55:22).
“The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their
cry (Psalms 34:15).” The Lord has promised that He will allow no trial to be so
great we cannot bear it and that He will provide a means of escape according to
I Corinthians 10:13: “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common
to man; but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are
able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able
to bear it.” Furthermore, James 1:13 tells us “. . . God cannot be tempted with
evil, neither tempteth he any man. . . .” Many times, we are under tremendous
amounts of stress; but above all, no matter how difficult it may seem, we must
remember to heed Proverbs 3:5-6 and “Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and
lean not unto thine own understanding. In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he
shall direct thy paths.” Romans 5:1 tells us we should have faith by which we
are justified and through which we will have peace with God through Jesus (our
mediator as described in I Timothy 2:5). Surviving our tribulations will require
patience (and knowing that time will take care of our problems) through which
we will gain experience and which, in turn, we will gain hope—to include the hope
that we will be found worthy of a home in God’s eternal kingdom here on earth
(Revelations 21:1)—a new earth in which there will be no more burdens (the
most extreme being death, mourning, and crying) (Revelations 21:4). Be found
worthy by being the elect of God and strengthen your obedience to God’s word by
starting with Colossians 3:12-17.
Second Advent Christian Church
615 S. Owen Dr. Mustang OK 73064
405-624-3334 Call for Bible study time Steve Ryan
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Monday was pay day for Wise County.
This week representatives with the
Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (UTGCD) delivered a final payment of $118,000 reimbursing
the county for money it put up to help
create the district.
A presentation check for $318,000
representing the total amount the
county gave the district, all of which
has now been repaid, was presented
to County Judge Bill McElhaney and
county commissioners at their regular
meeting Monday.
“I’m really thrilled and proud that
the district has been managed well
and got our loan paid off early,” said
Precinct 2 Commissioner Kevin Burns.
“That’s impressive.”
Serving Wise, Montague, Parker and
Hood counties, UTGCD was created by
the Texas Legislature in 2007 to develop rules for protecting existing water
wells, promoting conservation and ensuring the counties’ residents maintain
local control over their groundwater.
Wise County and UTGCD, which
could not generate revenue in its infancy, entered into an interlocal agreement, which stated that the county
would pay on a monthly basis for operating and maintenance fees, costs and
expenses of the district between Nov.
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FINAL PAYMENT — Bob Patterson, general manager of the Upper Trinity Groundwater
Conservation District (back row, left), and UTGCD board President Mike Massey
(back row, right) present County Judge Bill McElhaney with a presentation check
for $318,000. The district repaid the county for money it put up to help create the
district. Seated (from left) are commissioners Danny White, Kevin Burns, Harry
Lamance and Terry Ross.
6, 2007, and Sept. 30, 2009.
The district had until Dec. 31, 2011,
to repay the county.
“Without y’all we wouldn’t have gotten off the ground,” said UTGCD board
President Mike Massey. “This bunch
right here has taken the lead every
day, and I deeply appreciate that as
board president. And everyone on the
board understands that.”
Commissioners also appointed Dr.
Robert Marlett as Wise County’s representative on the UTGCD board. He
replaces Glenn Smith, whose term
ends May 31.
“I’m the elder fledgling,” Marlett
said. “It sinks in kind of slowly, but
thank you for your confidence. And I’ll
give it a go if you so desire.”
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Email Kristen at [email protected].
RHOME
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• Long Iron $180/Ton
• Tin $180/Ton
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• Aluminum Cans 75¢/lb
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• #2 Copper $3.10/lb
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Brad Rieger
Wedding: June 18
Since last September, the
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Wedding: June 25
Hannah Harrison
Mother: Serria Teran
Father: Ethan Davidson
John Griffin
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Wedding: July 3
Shower: June 4
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11A
DECATUR
Electrical leads April
building permits
RAINDROPS
FALLING ON
MY HEAD
— Secondgrader Nive
Bowles (center) gets a
cold surprise
in the form of
a wet sponge
during Young
Elementary’s
water day
on Tuesday.
Julian Landreth (far
right) cringes
in anticipation of being
splashed, and
Ehran Cheely
watches and
waits his turn.
The Decatur
students
enjoyed a cool
break from
the classroom.
Building permits topped $3 million for 2011 in
Decatur with the addition of $433,810 in projects
for April.
Electrical permits valued at $127,190 led the way,
with the largest for CVS Pharmacy at $108,000.
One new commercial project was valued at
$100,000 for Easy Rent at 909 West U.S. Business
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Commercial remodels added $57,690, mechanical
permits $48,565 and plumbing $36,765.
There were no new residential permits issued.
Residential remodels added $30,500.
Commercial remodel remains the largest category for the year at more than $1.5 million, led by the
Walmart project.
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CHICO
Superintendent: Rosebure did
‘nothing wrong’ at previous district
By DAVE ROGERS
Chico High School’s incoming principal left his last job amid a cloud of controversy — but not under one.
“Let me tell you something about Gerald Rosebure: He is not involved in this.
He’s not even implicated in this. He’s
done nothing wrong,” Earnie Phelps, superintendent of the Campbell schools,
said.
“If I could get him back in this school
district, I would. He is awesome.
“What school district hired him?”
Phelps asked.
Told it was Chico, Phelps said, “Aw,
man, they’re getting the best.”
The controversy in Campbell came
to light in February when thousands of
dollars in questionable expenses showed
up on a credit card issued to then-superintendent Gene “Strike” Franklin.
Franklin, who had already announced
his intention to resign at the end of the
school year, abruptly resigned in February. Rosebure, who had been Franklin’s
right-hand man, also left the district in
February. Phelps, who had been high
school principal, took over as superintendent in February.
Rosebure has a history with Franklin that dates back to when Rosebure
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was superintendent in Slidell nearly 30
years ago. He hired Franklin as basketball coach and principal.
“I posted the job and took applications
and ended up with Mr. Franklin,” Rosebure recalls. “His wife, Carolyn, was a
top-notch English teacher. I left Slidell
and went to Arp. He stayed there and
became superintendent.”
Franklin, in turn, hired Rosebure at
Campbell in 2005.
“I was running those charter schools
over in Dallas whenever he got the superintendent job (at Campbell),” RoseContinued on page 12
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Continued from page 11
bure said. “My wife (Deborah)
went over there and went to
work with him. He (Franklin) had a teacher having a
baby, and he asked me if I’d
come over.
“I said, ‘Yeah,’ because
those charter schools are
rough.”
Rosebure’s resume forwarded by Chico Superintendent Mike Jones shows Rosebure listed as elementary
school principal in Campbell
from August 2005 to August
2010 and as executive officer
for the district from August
2010 to February 2011.
“Strike’s wife passed away
(in December, 2009); that’s
when he asked me to be a
compliance director,” Rosebure said of the executive
officer job, for which he was
paid a $71,140 annual salary,
Phelps said. “We had a school
bond issue coming up. I did
some work for him on that,
some stuff on federal programs and with transportation and textbooks.”
Questions arose over the
Campbell district’s spending during the campaigns
for a $5 million construction
bond and a tax rollback election that would have raised
$80,000 in new taxes, issues
defeated by voters in November 2010.
Brian Fox, a business owner
in town, received an answer
to a Public Information Act
request to see the district’s
credit card statements.
Franklin’s
district-supplied American Express card
showed charges of more than
$10,000 spent on overnight
stays in Austin, San Antonio
and Lake Texoma. According
to a story earlier this month
aired by KDFW-TV Channel 11, there are charges of
$1,500 on a family trip to
New York and $1,300 toward
Fox, the Campbell school
parent whose information
Dallas Mavericks tickets.
“Some of it is factual and request brought the matter
some of it is not,”
to public attention,
said he was aware
Rosebure said of
of nothing that imthe conclusions beplicated Rosebure.
ing drawn from the
“As far as records
credit-card revelaor anything that
tions, currently behave Dr. Rosie’s
ing investigated by
an independent auname on it, I don’t
know,” Fox said. “He
ditor hired by the
wasn’t a signer on
district.
“There’s some peoanything I saw.”
(Rosebure, accordple up there who got
ROSEBURE
ing to his resume
real mad at Strike
over the failed bond
forwarded by Chico
election and rollback election, ISD, does not hold a doctorkind of a small-town politics ate degree. The resume lists
thing,” Rosebure said. “Trips a bachelor of science degree
that his wife and daughter from Tarleton State and a
took on the airplane that master of science degree from
they said were charged to East Texas State, now Texas
the school, they weren’t; they A&M-Commerce).
Fox said he is waiting to
went on (frequent flyer) resee if there was any wrongwards.
“And the superintendent’s doing on the part of Franklin
advisory council, which was or the school district.
“All I had was a (credit
made up of kids, he took
those kids to the (Maverick) card) statement,” he said.
“There was no report at all.
games.”
Some of the expenses A lot of the stuff could be lecharged to Franklin’s school gitimate. I was just trying to
credit card are harder to ex- find out why we cut so many
plain: $300 in doctor bills, $80 things and where the money
to a liquor store and a tread- was going.
“After waiting eight months
mill. Franklin returned some
of the goods to the district —- to get that document, there
including lawn equipment was a lot of stuff I had ques— and reimbursed the school tions on. But I don’t want to
system $3,900, according to wait another eight months
for an answer. Whether it’s
KDFW-TV.
“Some of it’s right, and legitimate or not, I’d need
some of it’s wrong,” Rosebure someone else to determine
said. “I can’t vouch for any of that.”
While awaiting the auit, because I didn’t have anyditor’s report, Phelps, the
thing to do with it.”
The phone number at Campbell superintendent, reFranklin’s Campbell home minded, “There have been no
has been disconnected, and criminal charges against Mr.
he could not be reached for Franklin. As far as I know no
comment this week. On the law enforcement agency is
TV station’s report, he said, “I investigating.”
Fox said it was no surprise
would like to say something,”
but his attorney “told me to in Campbell when Rosebure
followed Franklin in leaving
say ‘no comment.’”
the district in February.
“Rosie was the executive officer,” Fox said. “I’m not sure
what his duties were, but he
always said he’d stay as long
as Strike stayed. And he left
with him.”
Chico’s incoming principal,
hired at a salary of $79,000
on a one-year probationary
contract, said the timing of
his departure from Campbell
was best for all.
“When all that information
came out about state finances and they were going to cut
this and that, when Strike
left and we already knew Mr.
Phelps was going to be superintendent, I said, ‘Just let me
go, and you can use my salary to keep two to three teachers,’” Rosebure said.
“I told Mr. Phelps ‘if you’re
going to be superintendent,
you don’t need me to be compliant.’”
Rosebure said he and the
Chico superintendent, Jones,
went over the Campbell situation during the interview
process.
“We always contact references and do a criminal history check and those types
of things,” Jones said. “We’re
satisfied.
“I think Mr. Rosebure did
an excellent job, and we’re
delighted to have him on
board.”
Phelps seemed genuinely
sorry to see him go.
“He’s as solid as a rock, and
you won’t find anybody with
a bad word to say about him;
he’ll go right from the book,”
the Campbell superintendent said.
“He’s solid. They’re lucky to
have him.”
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Rodolfo Olivarez
David ‘Big D’ Duncan
1932-2011
1964-2011
Funeral for Rodolfo Olivarez, 79, of Chico was to
be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 28,
at Coker-Hawkins Funeral
Home in Decatur with Manuel Rodriguez officiating.
Burial was to be at Oaklawn
Cemetery.
Olivarez died Thursday,
May 26, 2011, in Chico.
Born April 19, 1932, in La
Feria to Pedro and Brawlia
(Perez) Olivarez, he married Maria Fraga Feb. 16,
1996, in Decatur. He retired
from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service and
was a member of Iglesia del
Nazareno Jesus Cristo es el
Camino church.
Olivarez was preceded in
death by sister San Juana
Ybarra.
He is survived by his wife;
sons Lionel Olivarez of Virginia Beach, Va., and Miguel
Olivarez of Reno; daughters Maria Noelia Olivarez
Romero and Rosa Olivarez
Lopez, both of Los Angeles, and Sylvia Olivarez
Snook and Sonia Olivarez
Hayden, both of Fort Worth;
RODOLFO OLIVAREZ
14 grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren; brothers Jesus Ybarra, Eluterio
Ybarra and Lupe Olivarez; sisters Maria Hart and
Manuela Ybarra; and stepchildren Armin Gonzales,
Edgar Gonzales and Elizabeth Fuentes.
Pallbearers were to be
Mike Olivarez, Leo Olivarez,
Jonathan Olivarez, Edgar
Gonzales, Mario Fuentes
and Armin Gonzales.
Wise County Messenger,
May 29, 2011
Juan Pedro Mendez
1968-2011
Mass of Christian burial
for Juan Pedro Mendez, 43,
of Decatur is 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 31, at Assumption
of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Catholic Church in Decatur
with Father Sojan George
officiating. Burial is at Oaklawn Cemetery. Rosary is
6 p.m. Monday, followed by
visitation 7 to 8 p.m. at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home
in Decatur.
Mendez died Friday, May
27, 2011, in Decatur.
Born March 30, 1968, in
Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico,
to Pedro Mendez Sandate
and Maria Dominguez, he
was a truck driver and a
1 out of 10
Americans
has a
hearing loss.
member of the Catholic
church. He married Manuela Flores Aug. 20, 1995, in
Decatur.
Mendez is survived by his
wife; daughters Gaby Mendez and Lupe Mendez, both
of Decatur; brothers Pablo
Mendez of Fort Worth, and
Carlos Mendez and Cesar
Mendez, both of Decatur;
and sisters Maggie Lira and
Elba Mendez, both of Decatur.
Pallbearers
are
Juan
Flores, Pablo Mendez, Carlos Mendez, Cesar Mendez,
Jesus Lira and Victor Ortiz.
May 29, 2011
Funeral for David “Big D”
Duncan, 46, of Bridgeport
was May 27 at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
Duncan died Tuesday, May
24, 2011, in Fort Worth.
Born Sept. 3, 1964, in
Bridgeport to Ervin and
Mary (Maples) Duncan, he
was a maintenance worker
for the city of Bridgeport.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Michelle Lee,
and his father.
Duncan is survived by
daughters
Brandy
Michelle Duncan and Brittany Isabella Duncan, both
of Bridgeport; his mother of
Bridgeport; and sisters Pam
Excessive noise
is the number
one reason for
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No service is planned for
Patricia Felty, 40, of Weatherford, formerly of Alvord.
Felty died Monday, April
4, 2011, in Weatherford.
Born July 6, 1970, in Lubbock to Bobbye and Patsy
Felty, she lived in Alvord
from August 2006 to July
2010.
She is survived by brothers Steve Felty, Tim Felty
and Bobby Felty; declared
sister Jennifer McBride;
and godchildren Zachary
McBride, Elias Green and
Hosanna Cyr.
Martin of Decatur and Sharla Duncan of Bridgeport.
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SPORTS
SECTION B
FOOTBALL
Bulls rework defensive backfield
Unit holds down
Graham in 7-on-7
By RICHARD GREENE
The Bridgeport Bulls will enter
the fall working to rebuild a secondary that lost two major cogs — safety
Brady Boyd and cornerback Kevin
Coan.
The back of the Bulls’ defense
showed Thursday night that work
may not take long. In its second
game of the night at the Wise County 7-on-7 league in Boyd, Bridgeport
held Graham without an offensive
touchdown until the final play in a
24-17 win.
Graham scored nine points on
three interceptions.
The Bulls return a pair of second-team all-district performers to
the secondary in Tyler Gardner and
Luke Plummer. Plummer will remain at safety, but Gardner is working to transition from cornerback to
the free safety spot that Boyd turned
in an all-league performance at last
year.
“At first, I didn’t know what to do,
but I’m starting to get in the right
coverages,” said Gardner, who had 36
tackles last season.
Plummer was in on 65 stops a year
ago.
Parker Eaton, who was a backup
safety last season, has moved to cornerback to play opposite of Alex Rangel.
“We’ve got all seniors in the secondary and some speed,” Gardner
said. “Our two corners are fresh but
should get some experience in 7-on7.”
Graham’s lone touchdown came on
a pass in the corner over Eaton but
was after he made several plays on
the ball.
“Parker played good and had a couple of knockdowns,” Gardner said.
Offensively for the Bulls, Garrett
Mullins caught a pair of touchdowns.
His second score came after catching
a five-yard pass and weaving his way
the remaining 35 yards through the
middle of the field to the end zone.
Quarterback Colby Mahon went
12-for-21 with three touchdowns and
three interceptions.
Messenger photo by Richard Greene
CATCHING ON — Bridgeport’s Parker Eaton knocks the ball away from a Graham receiver Thursday in a Wise County 7-on-7 game in Boyd. Eaton
is making the move from safety to cornerback.
TRACK AND FIELD
Galloway earns
all-state pick
Ward, Pakulat make TGCA team
ONE MORE HONOR
— Decatur senior
Hanna Galloway
added an allstate selection
this week to her
resume. She also
won state cross
country and track
medals this year.
Messenger photo
by Joe Duty
Decatur’s Hanna Galloway
punctuated her standout career
on the track May 13 with a silver medal in the Class 3A 3,200
race at the University Interscholastic League state meet.
This week, Galloway and
two other Wise County athletes — Alvord’s Jordan Ward
and Slidell’s Hannah Pakulat
— were honored as members of
the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s all-state teams. Gallloway earned a 3A selection.
Ward made the 2A team and
Pakulat Class A.
Galloway made her fourth appearance at the state meet. She
held off Huffman Hargrave’s
Taeler Marshall, running an
11:14.21 to take second in the
3,200. She narrowly missed
a second medal at the meet,
taking fourth in the 1,600 in
5:11.8.
Galloway will run at Texas
A&M next fall.
Ward, a junior, won a pair of
gold medals at the state meet.
She won the Class 2A 100 hurdles, running 14.48, and the
300 hurdles in 43.73. Ward also
qualified for state in the triple
jump, finishing ninth, and the
4x400 with Chelsey Steele, Marissa Schedcik and Madi Lynch,
taking sixth.
Pakulat, a junior foreign-exchange student from Germany,
made the state meet in two
events. She finished fourth in
the 800, running 2:17.64. Pakulat took ninth in the 400 in
1:01.2.
2B
SPORTS
RODEO
Argo wins
two titles
Decatur senior Shelby
Argo claimed a pair of saddles for winning the 201011 North Texas High School
Rodeo Association titles in
barrel racing and pole bending.
Argo finished the season
with 1,293 points in barrel,
beating Flower Mound Marcus’ Aly Foreman by 150
points. Argo tallied 1,240 in
pole bending.
Argo also brought home
four belt buckles from the
association’s finals rodeo
last weekend at Will Rogers
Coliseum in Fort Worth. She
won the pole bending at the
event.
Sophomore Parker Slate
finished 10th in ribbon roping and 12th in calf roping.
Senior Cody Pollard took
14th in bareback riding.
Senior Tyler Lisby finished 15th in breakaway
roping.
SADDLING UP — Decatur’s
Shelby Argo, center, won
two North Texas High School
Rodeo Association saddles.
Tyler Lisby, Parker Slate and
Cody Pollard also had top 15
finishes.
Submitted photo
FOOTBALL
MOVING EAST — Paradise senior Toi Glover signs his letter of intent with East Texas Baptist University. He was joined by sister Tori, parents James and Tammy Glover,
and Paradise coach Danny Neighbors.
Glover signs with ETBU
By RICHARD GREENE
After missing a full football season following a shoulder surgery as a
sophomore, Toi Glover returned to the
football field and became a force on
both sides of the ball for the Paradise
Panthers.
At quarterback, Glover threw for
1,317 yards and eight touchdowns
along with running for 1,323 yards
and 19 scores. Defensively, he made 46
tackles and picked off a pass at safety.
Glover now will get the chance to
take his talents to next level. The Paradise senior recently inked a letter of
intent to play football at East Texas
Baptist University in Marshall.
A standout catcher for the Panthers, he also hopes to play baseball at
ETBU.
Glover picked the Marshall school
over several others, including Howard
Payne and Sul Ross.
“When I went down there, it felt
like home being so close to Louisiana,”
Glover said.
Glover moved to the area from Lafayette, La. in the sixth grade.
Glover expects to play defensive back
at ETBU. He’s looking forward to the
challenge of competing in college.
“It’ll be tough, but I can make it,” he
said. “I have to work harder and get
bigger.”
Paradise coach Danny Neighbors
said Glover will be an asset for ETBU.
“He’s a great young man,” Neighbors
said. “He’ll surprise people. He’s starting to mature and has a big upside.
He has the work ethic and character
needed.”
FOOTBALL
’Jackets’ Cate takes steps forward
By RICHARD GREENE
Last season was a learning experience for Boyd quarterback Jared
Cate.
The first-year signal caller put
up solid numbers, throwing for
1,947 yards, completing 144 of his
251 attempts with 18 touchdowns
and 12 interceptions while leading
the Yellowjackets to the playoffs.
But as he prepares for a second
varsity season under center, Cate
is far more confident. He showed
that Thursday, throwing five
touchdowns and completing 14
of his 21 attempts in a 38-21 win
over Decatur in Wise County 7-on7 action.
“I feel more comfortable with all
the plays,” Cate said. “It’s slowing down. On varsity, the defenses
are a lot quicker. I’m getting used
to the speed of the game and feel
more comfortable.”
Cate completed his first three
passes Thursday, leading Boyd
to a quick score on a pass to Fino
Cardona.
Cardona caught two touchdowns
from Cate. He was one of four Boyd
players to catch touchdowns.
Cate will be working with a
mostly new group of receivers.
Four of the Yellowjackets’ top five
receivers graduated, including Junior Whatley, who caught 43 passes for 731 yards.
Boyd’s leading returning receiver is Abraham Moreno, who caught
20 passes for 385 yards last year.
Cate has confidence in the group
of receivers.
“They are doing good,” he said.
“They are just as quick. Cardona
and Moreno are stepping in and
filling their shoes.”
For Decatur, Garrett Muehlstein
completed eight of his 15 attempts
with two touchdowns and an interception.
Greyson Muehlstein went 2-for5, throwing for a 30-yard touchdown on his second attempt.
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Older mobile home, 2 wells, community water, extra septic tank for
another mobile. (817)239-2227,
(817)379-0684.
PENDING
Sun Set Realty - Jim Boyd,
Associate
940-845-2120
ALVORD, 4 ACRES
double wides OK. All utilities, $32k,
owner finance. (817)691-6601.
CLOSE OUT SPECIAL
2-acre restricted home sites, Decatur ISD. Owner financing available.
Huge discounts for cash offers.
Builders welcome. (817)846-5997.
Near Boyd, 4.23 acres w/utilities.
Owner finance. (817)281-4311,
(817)422-3023.
PRIME 98 ACRES ON CR1349!
PRICED TO SELL!
Beautiful land suitable for
multiple homesites, currently
has lush Coastal Bermuda.
Big Sandy Creek on the East
side. Worth a drive! From Hwy
380, go North on 1655, East on
1349 1/4 mile! (Bridgeport is
3.5 miles!) Call me for the gate
code.
Royce Knox
(817) 456-2700
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
®
IN COUNTRY, BOWIE!
29 acres, 5/3 brick, gameroom,
50’x30’ workshop, coastal, paved
road. $335,000. Evans & Associates
Realty, owner/broker,
(940)841-1072.
Lots
18 LOTS FOR SALE
2/10 mile south of public boat ramp,
Lake Bridgeport City limits. $18,000.
(409)789-1694.
WISE INVESTMENT
Lots available in Runaway Bay for
$3,150; or discounts on 10 or more
purchased. Call Shane @
(940)575-2100.
EQUAL HOUSING
Condos/town homes
3/2 CONDO FOR SALE
$55,000 or rent $750/month. Immediate move-in. New carpet/paint.
Harbor Shores, Runaway Bay,
Mike, (713)203-8263.
INDIAN TRAILS
Decatur, 3/2, 2.78 secluded acres,
Gourmet kitchen, game room, office
or 4th bedroom. Pool, fenced,
alarm,
sprinkler
system.
(940)627-3651.
Mobile Homes
2.5 ACRES
remodeled 16x80 3/2. Owner finance. (817)489-3298.
Homes
2/1 METAL HOUSE
metal roof, 40 acres, Poolville ISD.
(214)537-6901.
4-BEDROOM, 2-BATH
2-car garage, many upgrades. 604
Valley Ridge Court, Decatur.
$149,000. Call for appointment,
(940)389-1996.
Tana 940-627-5859
[email protected] • www.tanahomes.com
DECATUR- JUST LISTED! 4/3/2 ON 2.5+ ACRES finished in 2008,
granite in kit & baths, cer-tile in wet areas, split bdrms, 4th bdrm/ofc,
WBFP in LR & outdoor patio, formal & bkft nook, Jack-n-Jill bath,
fenced bkyd & concreted parking for RV/boat. $255,000
ALVORD- NEXT TO LBJ GRASSLANDS. Lots to offer here; 1/1
bungalow plus 2/1 manufactured home on 10+ acres adjoining the
Grasslands; 1/1 has started an add-on w/steel construction of room, base and
corners; park like setting, trees, St. Augustine; workshop + carport; fenced,
manuf. Has big screened front porch and 2 car-carport. $129,900
LAND
DECATUR- JUST LISTED! 300+ ACRES developers, this is it, rolling hills, scattered trees, cattle grazing,
could be divided into two tracts. no restrictions, no minerals. Call for price per acre
SILVER LAKES - 1 acre lot, trees, close to boat ramp and club house. Restricted sub. $31,000
BRIDGEPORT - 158 acres, nice property for developing. CR on two sides, grazing, wildlife, stock pond,
views, trees. Call for info. $3,500/acre
NORTH ASSOCIATES
940-320-0400
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Preferred Properties
Eric Cannon
940-393-5317
154 Ridge Trail – 4/2 on 6+
acres, fenced and cross-fenced,
30X40 shop with roll-up doors,
12X10 metal storage building.
$139,500
DECATUR MULTI - FAMILY LOTS. $25,000
ALVORD - 135+ ACRES, HOUSE & BARN.
DECATUR 2/2 404 W. MILL ST. $59,500
BRIDGEPORT – 25 ACRES OFF FM 1655
RHOME – 88 ACRES
DECATUR - 2.5 ACRE LOT! $19,500
Decatur- Just reduced! Bring your horses to this 4
bedroom, 3 bath brick home which sits on 5 acres.
Large kitchen opens into living room with wood
burning fireplace. Fenced area for horses comes
complete with stalls, tack room, water and electricity.
Decatur Schools! Sandy loam, 100 x 125 arena for
working horses.
940-627-1990
1814 S. FM 51 • Decatur
Each office is independently owned and operated.
®
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
Hwy 114 Corner Commercial Lot office/retail location high traffic count. Zoned C-1.
$70,000 Call Marilyn
Golf course lot located on the 12th fairway of Runaway Bay. $12,000 Call Marilyn
5.88 acre lot in restricted subdivision. $30,000 Call Marilyn
3/2/2 ranch style home on 1 acre lot oversized wrap around porch. $200,000 Call Marilyn
This is a great recreational property! Secluded 3/2.5 home on 39.9 acres, nice outbuilding,
for work area or storage and a pond for fishing! $415,000 Call Rhonda
3/1/1 Ranch Style Home on 1.54 acres, storage, barn, fenced/crossed fenced,
has large porch across front of home. $ 89,500 Call Pam
• Jana Bearden • Martha Cleveland • Jay Conquest
• Joey Duncan • Sue Ann Denton • Bob Grommesh • Kim Holt
• Steve Jones • Angie Kasner • Jane Kasner • Robert Meek • Sue Meek
• Sandy Onks • Tonya Shaffer • Kay Stanfield • Angie Uselton • Melissa Day
Chico ISD- Just reduced! Beautiful and well maintained
home on Lake Bridgeport. Recently updated with new
kitchen appliances and counter tops. New hand scraped
wood floors. Full wrap around deck has awesome views
of lake. Home is on 7 treed acres and is very private.
12x16 hot tub room. A storage business onsite that could
be expanded. This property has road frontage on 2 sides
for future developments.
817-846-5997 Cell
2002 Palm Harbor 4/3 home, WBFP, island kitchen, office, large deck, fenced yard, barn and
more on 1.54 acre lot. $56,900 Call Marilyn
PERRIN – 40 - 80 ACRES FARM LAND
2007 5-bedroom, 2-bath on 2 acres.
New wood floors, appliances. Oversized deck. Beautiful views, quiet
community. Decatur/Rhome off
Highway 287 & CR4421 $67,800.
(817)781-1942
OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA
Sue Ann Denton, Inc.
Gorgeous treed lot, 3/2/2 brick with WBFP, office, storage building, covered patio, privacy
fenced backyard. $168,000 Call Marilyn
ALVORD – 217 ASHLEY, LOT FOR SALE $14,900
For rent or sale, 152 PR 4906, Haslet. 3/2 double wide with 2-living areas. On 1 acre. (817)281-4311,
(940)422-3023.
Bridgeport
Decatur
Rhome
1606 W. Bus. 380 817-638-5100 192 W. Hwy. 380
940-683-3080
940-627-3080
www.heritagecreeknorth.com
FSBO $89,000
2-bedroom, 1-bath, corner lot; large,
fenced backyard; 2 sheds; updated
appliances, paint. (940)389-9238.
844 CR 3342 – Spacious ranch
with 3/2/2 and updated features.
3 barns, 13 horse stalls, dog runs
with a/c on 20+ acres.
RBMOBILEHOMES.COM
Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of
state. Licensed, bonded, insured.
Repos.
Free
estimates.
(940)683-5547. RBI #36191.
Custom Home Design & Construction
Complete Remodels & Fire Restoration
Kitchen and Bath Specialists
40x60 metal building for sale with
approximately 1,000 square foot living quarters and 1,200 square foot
storage. Located on +/- 3.64 acres.
(940)389-5588.
Let Us Help You Buy Your HUD Home. HUD Approved Realtors
4511 W Hwy 380 Location,
Location, this property includes a
3-2 home, 30x40 shop on its own
septic for the restroom, 30x24 shop,
14x18 free standing office, 25x13
storage building. All this on over 4.5
ac. of land.
2002 3/2 DOUBLE WIDE
on 1 acre in Aurora. Fenced yard,
huge porch, very good condition.
Ready to move in. $65,000/OBO.
(940)399-8724 or (940)399-7168.
OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA
Broker
940-368-1811
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CORNER LOT FOR SALE
2.021 prime commercial acres.
Highway frontage, Decatur city limits. 3/1 house. Southwest intersection US Highway 380/Chico Street.
(940)627-3757.
Mini-farm, 2,000 square foot home
with 5 acres, 3 barns, and corral.
Located off Business 101 in Chico.
More acreage available. $125,000.
(940)393-3817.
OPPORTUNITY
Jack Cannon

CHARMING 1930’S BEAUTY
Updated, large corner lot, Decatur.
4/2/2 w/guest house, 2,150+ square
feet. $169,900. Buy Wise Real Estate, (940)399-3900.
KOZY KOTTAGE
3-bedroom, 2-bath, garage, privacy
on acre. $109/down, $569/month.
EZ qualify!!! (940)441-3463.
OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA
• N. Sunset - 150 acres, Denton Creek, good
farm & hunting place. $3,500 per acre
• N. Sunset - 20 acres Hwy 101. $80,000
• South of Bowie 71 acres, good recreational
place, hunt, fish, run cattle or horses.
$3,500 per acre
• N of Alvord - 29.34 acres. Prime Hwy
287 frontage & 2 CR frontage. Shop, well.
$150,000
• Lake Bridgeport - Waterfront property,
2/1.5 remodel. $95,900
• Sunset - 167 acres, good cattle & horse
place, 40x40 building, stock tank, well &
septic. $2,995 per acre
• Alvord ISD - 4.71 acres, no mobiles.
$9,000/acre
• Sunset Hwy 101 - 30x40 commercial
building. Good business or makes a nice
home. $69,500 Seller anxious
• Sunset - 26+/- acres, new stock tank.
$5,000 per acre. Owner Finance.
• Alvord - 9.14 acres, heavily wooded area.
Owner Anxious! Reduced $45,000
• Decatur - 5+ acres, good Hwy 380 frontage.
$145,000
• Alvord - 5+ acres, Alvord school, heavily
wooded. $35,000
• N. of Bowie 1 - 60 acres, rough and rugged
$2,595/acres
• Park Springs - 9+ acres $4,500 per acre.
Owner Financing.
• Sunset - Hwy. 287 93 beautiful acres, barn,
coastal, lots of tanks. $3,500 per acre.
• S. of Boyd - 32+ acres FM 730 on Trinity
River. $6,500 per acre
FOUR WOODED 10-ACRE LOTS
$59,900/each, 10% down, 10%
owner finance. Restricted, CR3451,
Paradise. (940)393-1020.
BIG HOUSE ON PRAIRIE
4-bedroom, 2-bath, family room,
acreage for horses. $263/down,
$691/month. Decatur schools.
(940)441-3463.
OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA
Acreage
FOR SALE, 51 ACRES
5/3 mobile home, near Forestburg.
Barn, pond, rolling hills. MLS listed,
$199,500. Possible owner financing.
(940)366-5443, (940)395-0454.
Bridgeport- LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Motivated sellers! All
reasonable offers will be considered! Exceptionally neat and cozy 3 bedroom, 2
bath brick home with a 1 car garage located near Bridgeport Schools. New paint
throughout. Large privacy fenced in backyard with covered patio and above ground
15’ pool with deck to entertain your family and quest.
Decatur- Just reduced! Great Home for a Family. Very nice 3 bedroom, 2 and half
bath split floor plan with a study. Large Fenced backyard. Nicely appointed interior.
Great Location to schools, shopping and hospital.
Springtown- Commercial Just Listed! One Acre Commercial lot with 20x30 metal
building. Building has bath, office, front room and work room. Electric, co-op water.
Storage van in back of lot and small storage building. RV site with deck, hot tub and
privacy fenced area. Great location for small business.
Beautiful Lake Bridgeport, Runaway Bay, North Star Pointe, Moonlight Bay,
Sunset Bay, Silver Lakes, Bridgeport Airport Estates- A large variety of lake lots
and waterfront lots available. Call our office first!
Wise County’s#1 Real Estate Company
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FEATURE PROPERTY
CUTE HOME,
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WWW.CANNONREALTY.NET
County style kitchen overlooks beautiful backyard.
This 3 bedroom home could also be a 2 bedroom
with 2 living areas. Recently replaced well pump,
hot water heater and some flooring with fresh
paint. Huge shop with office space,3 quarter
bathroom and storage closet. Priced to sell!!!!
Call Sherry Layton at 940-399-8246.
RANDY W. PARKER-OWNER/BROKER
LISA G. CARAWAY, MANAGING PARTNER/REALTOR
301 S. Washburn, Suite D 940-627-9040
1107 8th St. Bridgeport 940-683-0090
For more information about us and our listings visit
www.parkerpropertiestexas.com
Best of
WISE
2009
CeCe Lisby
940-399-9141
Lisa G. Caraway,
940-393-2476
[email protected]
Sherry Layton
940-399-8246
[email protected]
www.bfrealtor.com
Don't make a move without Parker Properties. Call today for any of your real estate needs.
NEW LISTING! Cute home, on private road! County style
kitchen overlooks beautiful backyard. This 3 bedroom home
could also be a 2 bedroom with 2 Living areas. Recently
replaced well pump, hot water heater and some flooring
with fresh paint. Huge shop with office space,3 quarter
bathroom and storage closet. Priced to sell!!!!
Gussie Groves,
GRI ERS
940-627-4397
[email protected]
For Information on All of my properties go to
Bruce
Furgerson
817-996-3202
bfrealtor.com
1300 acres in Jack County. This great hunting property has approximately 15 bodies of water.
Great cover and lots of elevation changes. Other improvement too. Owner will finance and
possible divide. Call Lisa for more details.
[email protected]
BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD
FLOOR, tile, 10’ceilings, 3/2/2 on
large lot. $124,900
PARADISE: 70 acres, 2 homes one brick. All farm equipment, stock stay.
$1,300,000
CHICO: 3/2 MH on beautiful lot. Walking distance to businesses. $45,000
CHICO: 10 acres, 2 homes, one 2 story, horse barn, tank. $115,000
BRIDGEPORT: Commercial 2.65 acres. 4,000 sq. ft. building, parking paved.
7 ACRES sandy loam soil, great
house, great price. $247,500
John Lanier
940-627-9714
[email protected]
CHICO: 92 acres, coastal, all fenced, north of Chico, off Hwy 101
CHICO: 132 acres west of Chico. Good hunting property.
CHICO: Commercial Hwy 101. 3 offices. A must see!
BRIDGEPORT: Commercial 2.85 acres, Hwy 380 W. 1.5 miles west
of new college.
4B
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
Small 2/2 single wide near Boyd on
1 acre. For sale or rent, owner finance.
(817)422-3023
or
(817)281-4311.
WILLIAMS MOBILE HOME SERV.
Best deal on moving, set ups. Free
estimates. Bonded, licensed & insured.
(940)433-3117;
(817)291-4522 (9a.m.-4p.m.); email,
[email protected]
RENTALS
• Apartments • Business
Property • Condos/Town
Homes • Duplex Housing
• Homes • Mobile Homes •
Rooms • Roommate Wanted
• Spaces & Lots • For Lease •
Wanted to Rent • Wanted to
Lease • Facilities • Storage
Buildings
RENTA
Apartments
Condos, town homes
Condo by lake, 4-bedroom,
2.5-bath. Water paid. $1,000/month,
$900/deposit. No pets, no smoking.
(817)287-1323 after 4p.m.;
(817)444-8814 weekends.
Decatur, 3-bedroom townhome for
lease @ 387 Emma Call.
$1350/month, no pets. Available
July. (940)626-2060.
3-bedroom, 1-bath brick, 1,200
square feet, storage building, water
included, fenced. 13 miles to Decatur. $695. (940)466-9702.
Bridgeport duplexes. 2-bedroom,
$700/month;
3-bedroom
$750/month; plus deposit. Call
Donna, (940)389-1615.
Executive Suites
Bridgeport, TX
1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms
Available
Call Marilyn Gokey
940-536-9346
R
Properties
Decatur, TX
HOMES
FOR LEASE
1608 N. Cates Court
Duplexes
3/2 duplex, Decatur. $900/month,
$750/deposit. Available mid/late
June. No smoking. (940)597-4799.
BRIDGEWOOD
C&
Duplex,
Bridgeport.
3/2,
washer/dryer hookups, large yard,
maintenance included. Nice neighborhood. No pets, no smoking.
$850/month,
$500/deposit.
(940)393-2994 or (940)389-4066.
3 BEDROOMS
2 FULL BATHS
2 CAR GARAGE
Brick, total electric, tile &
carpet, ceiling fans in all
rooms, 5 phone lines
in each room, pre-wired
for cable or Dish. Fenced
yard, fully landscaped.
Decatur city limits Decatur ISD.
PETS WELCOME!
NO PET DEPOSIT
We would love for you to
LIVE in one of our homes!
$1,300/month • $1,300/deposit
For lease: duplex. Decatur, 3/2/1
carport, 410 W. Brady. No smoking.
$850/month. (940)210-8005.
Please call 817-247-0246
NICE, NICE, NICE!
3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage,
Runaway Bay. $850/month plus
utilities, plus deposit. (817)247-0122
after 11a.m.
Boyd, Hilltop village, 3-bedroom,
2-bath. $900/month, $600/deposit.
(940)220-9225.
Cabins & efficiency apartments for
rent, including some as low as
$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd
area.
Excellent
location.
(940)433-3133.
2 HOUSES AVAILABLE
on 1, heavily treed property, Bridgeport ISD. For sale, lease or rent.
Sale, $169,000; or rent, $950 &
$825/month. (817)996-8508.
Decatur: 3/2, 6265 N. FM 51.
Alvord: 3/2, 511 Scenic.
Bowie: Garden Terrace Apartments, 702-D W. Wilbarger.
Elaine Tubbleville, Leasing Manager, KARL KLEMENT PROPERTIES, INC.
Phone: (940)627-6362
Fax: (940)627-6368
Email: [email protected].
Eighter Decatur Apartments. Furnished, cable, all bills paid.
(940)799-7572.
3-bedroom, 1-bath brick. 1,200
square feet, new ceramic tile, utility
room, shed, washer/dryer provided,
fenced. Decatur. $850/month.
(940)466-9702.
For rent: 1713 Boston, Bridgeport,
4-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-living areas,.
Outside pets only, no smoking.
$1,000/month, 1 month rent deposit.
Available mid July. (214)926-0378.
www.BridgewoodExecutiveSuites.com
Homes
NO DEPOSIT SPECIAL
2/1
apartment
in
Chico.
$600/month.
No pets. Call
(940)644-2713 or (817)929-1930.
Business property
2 BEAUTIFUL OFFICE SUITES
Each has 3 offices
w/kitchen. $600/month
and $700/month; or
both for $1,200/month.
Located on historic,
town square. (940)704-7212,
owner/agent.
30x40, 3-bay shop building on corner of Highway 114 & CR4590.
(817)281-4311, (817)422-3023.
HIGHWAY 380, DECATUR
10,000 square foot building, 10
acres. Office space on historic
square, for lease. Cannon Realty,
(940)393-5317.
Retail or commercial office space,
Hwy. 287 South. (940)627-0074.
3-bedroom, 2-bath, Decatur house.
$1,150/month, $1,000/deposit.
Stove,
oven,
dishwasher,
washer/dryer hookups. CH/A. Credit
check,
references.
Call
(940)595-3670; or email
[email protected]
RENTALS AVAILABLE
2/2 home, Decatur on 2 acres,
$670/month. 1/1, Bridgeport,
$475/month.
2/1,
Alvord,
$650/month. Lake Bridgeport, lake
front, $850/month. Call Cannon
Realty, (940)368-1811.
Mobile Homes
3/2 double wide, 6291 FM 920,
Boonsville area, Bridgeport ISD.
$750/month. (940)399-6853,
(940)748-2449.
Nice 3/1 single wide for rent, south
of Boyd. No pets. $500/month,
$500/deposit. (682)552-6442.
Paradise ISD: 3/2 double wide, 2/2
single wide. Boyd ISD: 3/2 single
wide. Springtown ISD: 3/2 double
wide. NO PETS. (817)220-8033.
RENT TO OWN
2 available, 4/2 double wides. Decatur ISD & Azle ISD. Will work with
credit issues. $850/month.
(940)465-0011.
DECATUR SELF STORAGE
VOTED BEST SELF
STORAGE IN WISE
COUNTY
Free lock with rental of unit
Spaces & lots
SPRINGTOWN RV PARK
3080 W. Highway 199, Springtown.
(817)220-4678.
Daily, weekly,
monthly rates. Covered/uncovered
spaces. Laundry. Free Internet.
Ask about our special!
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1100 E. Bus. 380 • Decatur
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Childcare
Toddler teacher, 7a.m.-4p.m.,
Mon.-Fri. High school diploma or
GED required,
minimum
18-years-old. Apply in person, College Street Childcare, 805 S. College, Decatur.
JOB OPENINGS
for experienced meat cutter and
meat wrapper. Apply at Market
Place, 1202 FM 51, Decatur or:
www.marketplacegrocery.com.
Sean’s
Mesquite
Pit BBQ
NOW HIRING
113 Morning Star Trail
Aurora $1,800/Month
Jamie K Miller 817-505-6886
Julie Downe 817-239-2390
Approx. 2,195 sq. ft. beautiful custom
home. 3 bedroom, 2 bath, 2 car garage on
1 acre in Aurora Vista Community, NW ISD.
39 Timbergreen Circle
Denton $234,500
Laura Maueishagen 940-300-8997
Beautiful 3/3 home with spacious rooms.
Living room is 28 feet long with vaulted
ceilings. Large covered patio with grill and
skylights is great for entertaining, and do not
forget the wine fridge in the kitchen.
3 Waitress Positions
2 Line Servers
Apply in person
See Manager for Details
401 N. Hwy 287, Decatur
940-627-7227
Medical/Dental
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO CALL HOME!
17622 FM 455
Slidell $ 90,000
Lovely 3/2 manufactured home on 1.49 acres
( approx. 518 ft. of FM 455 road frontage).
Attached wood front & back porches with a
detached covered carport.
343 Meadow
Ponder $209,000
Cathy Krause 214-300-5791
Pediatric nurse practitioner wanted.
Part-time
employment,
evening/weekend hours. Phone
(940) 627-8044; fax (940) 627-8055.
Email [email protected]
or fax resume.
Hwy 51
Wound Care* Behavioral Health*ICU
1100 Cogburn
Shady Shores $312,000
William Harris 940-594-9106
Alana Hosea 214-796-4684
An H2 Development project
Beautiful 4 bedroom, 3 bath home with a
study, large kitchen with 9 foot island and
lots of storage. He master has a sitting room,
exit to backyard and large walk-in closet.
®
1205 Halsell St, Bridgeport • 940-683-4008
Fred Meyers, Broker
Mike Jones, Realtor 940-393-5229
Jared McComis, Realtor • 940-399-7530
449 Cozy Cove
Chico $339,000
How relaxing to spend the night on the water, the day
sunning on the upper deck or get into your boat just
out the door to play on the lake. Large shop 40x18,
boat ramp, paved drive and parking. Room to build
your Dream Home.
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
NEW LISTING – 4/3.5/2 brick home on 2.685 acres in Mustang Creek with lots of amenities.
PRICED AT $289,500
470 PR 3650 – 3/2 ranch style home on 2+/- acres. $110,000
386 HERITAGE CREEK – 3/2 on 2.156 acres in Heritage Creek Addition. Reduced to $189,999
2204 FAIR OAKS DR. – Custom 3/2.5/2 rock/brick home with open lr,dr and kitchen in Bridgeport.
Reduced to $229,000
144 NOTTINGHAM CIRCLE – Nice 3/2 home in Bridgeport. $118,500
FAIR OAKS DRIVE – Corner oversized lot on Fair Oaks Dr. in Bridgeport. $37,000
1105 HOVEY – Looking to put your business with Hwy frontage, then this building is for you. $149,900
1111 HALSELL ST – Lots of potential here, could be restaurant or office space. $92,000
1702 EDGEWOOD – Investors look here! Well established apartment complex in Bridgeport.
2205 WOODVILLE – This country 3/2 home that is within minutes of Bridgeport sits on 1 acre. $169,900
CR 3678 – 10+/- acres with a good mix of trees & coastal has that great spot to build your home. $79,900
153 TERRACE CT IN SPRINGTOWN – To be sold “as is”. 3/1 home situated on 2.68 acres. $50,000
SEGUNDO DR – Corner lot in Runaway Bay with scattered trees. $7,000
1505 16TH ST – Fixer upper in Bridgeport. 3/2/1 frame home. $58,000
215 HART CT – Immaculate 2 story brick home on 2 landscaped lots in Runaway Bay.
587 CR 1743 – Bring offers for this great weekender or permanent 2/1.5 furnished home. Reduced to $55,000
RIDGEWOOD DR – Looking to build that dream home on interior lot with several trees in BISD. $30,000
HALSELL ST – Great commercial possibilities in this building located in Bridgeport. $199,500
Apply in person at
2108 15th St. • Bridgeport or call
940-683-5023
EEO M/F/D/V
The
Hills
NURSING &
REHABILITATION
“Come and Feel at Home! ”
CNAs
$1000
Sign-on Bonus
APPLY IN PERSON AT
201 E. THOMPSON, DECATUR
or FAX RESUME to
940-627-3937
EEO/M/F/D/W
Due to rapid growth, Home Health
Care of North Central Texas, Inc.
currently has the following openings: full-time RN case managers,
full-time and per visit LVNs. Call
(940)683-3300 for information; or to
schedule interview.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
We offer an excellent salary and
benefits are available. If you are
a person dedicated to providing
quality patient care please contact
or send a current resume to:
Decatur Nursing & Rehabilitation
605 W. Mulberry, Decatur, TX 76234
Ph: 940-627-5444
Fax: 940-627-2912
For other job opportunities please visit:
www.daybreakventure.com
EOE
2901 Santa Monica
Denton $325,000
Patrice Easley 817-797-1449
Superior construction on 1.6 acres. Tuscan
style home, stucco-like exterior with red tile
roof. Ample rooms with parquet flooring.
Sought after Montecito neighborhood.
Miscellaneous
Farm help needed with strong back
to hoe. $8/hour. Rhome area.
(940)433-3966.
Help wanted, Holmes Auto Supply.
Combination counter sales, warehouse helper and delivery driver.
Clean driving record. Background
and drug testing required. Pay
based on experience. Apply in person at Holmes Auto Supply, 803 W.
Main, Decatur.
Pronto! Staffing
NOW HIRING. General labor, outdoor maintenance, oil field, welder,
maintenance tech, machine operator, crane operator, receptionist, administrative
assistant.
(940)626-4488.
www.prontostaffing.com.
WORSHIP MINISTER NEEDED
for contemporary Church in Bowie.
Must be able to play instrument.
(940)841-3388.
Office
Busy medical office needs one
full-time and one part-time receptionist/medical secretary.
Busy
phones, must be able to multi-task.
Bi-lingual a plus, insurance verification, Centricity software a plus. 1- 2
years experience required. Please
mail resume to P.O. Box 149, atten:
MO, Decatur, TX, 76234.
3/2.5, 2,132 sq. ft. gorgeous quality
semi-custom built with beautiful wood and
ceramic floors, granite counters, stainless
steel appliances in Ponder ISD.
• RN’s *Bariatrics*Dialysis*ICU*CVICU
Med/Surg*Surgery*Rehab*Part time -
www.cherokeehilltexas.com
[email protected]
• LVN
10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Wednesday & Thursday
EMPLOYM
Caregiver for elderly woman, Decatur area. Flexible hours. Call
(641)373-1643 or email
[email protected].
CHEROKEE HILL
For more information: 817-994-5765
• CNA
EMPLOYMENT
Adult/Elderly Care
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
Looking For A Great Place To Build Your
Dream Home? Call Us About Our Special Pricing
• CMA
Food service
3/2/2 brick home in Rhome, 521
Troxell. $1,200/month, $1,200/deposit. Rent to own for qualified applicants. (940)389-1533.
This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for
real estate which is in violation of
the law. Our readers are hereby
informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available
on an equal opportunity basis. To
complain of discrimination call
HUD toll-free at
1-800-669-9777. The
toll-free telephone
number for the
hearing impaired is
EQUAL HOUSING
1-800-927-9275.
OPPORTUNITY
Now hiring for the following positions
2 - 10 p.m.
Now Hiring: companies desperately
need employees to assemble products at home. No selling, any hours.
$500 weekly potential. Info.
(985)646-1700, Dept. TX-3278.
ebby.com
Senior Care Health &
Rehabilitation Center
Bridgeport
• We sell boxes and moving supplies
• Climate controlled units available
• U-Haul Dealer - Trucks, Trailers, etc.
Employment information
891-3229
MAY 29 & 30 - 2-5 P.M.
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Fair
Housing Act which makes it illegal
to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status or national origin,
or an intention, to make any such
preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with
parents or legal custodians, pregnant
women and people securing custody
of children under 18.
Storage Buildings
Rhome, 3/2 mobile, 1 acre, storage
shed, storm cellar, partial fenced,
trees. $750/month, $750/deposit.
(940)433-2519 or (817)996-9917.
940-
3/2/2 BRICK
on 1 acre, close to town, Decatur
ISD. Ceramic tile, WBFP, garage
door opener, fenced yard.
$1,000/month, $1,000/deposit.
(817)320-7065.
CAROUSEL PROPERTIES
Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances,
washer/dryer connections, CH/A,
$850/month, $1,000/deposit. Between Bridgeport/Decatur, 2/1 cabins, appliances, $550/month,
$750/deposit. (940)389-2005.
EMPLOYMENT
102 W Aurora Vista Trail
Aurora $69,900
1.22 acre home site in Aurora Vista
New Home Community faces South
with a North backyard. Corner lot.
The #1 Independently Owned
Real Estate Company in the
Metroplex and Texas
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• LVN’s Behavioral Health*CVICU
• C.N.A.’s Med/Surg*Behavioral Health
• Laboratory - MT/MLT*Phlebotomist
• Maintenance - Journeyman Electrician
• Bariatrics - Bus Driver/Office Attendant
• IP/OP Therapy - Physical Therapist
• Fit N Wise - Front Desk Attendant
Part Time/PRN
• WCCA - Receptionist
• Bariatrics - Patient Advocate
• Admissions - Admissions Clerk
• Security - Officer
• WorkSTEPS® - Therapy Tech
2000 S. FM 51 • Decatur, TX. 76234 - A not for profit hospital
www.wiseregional.com - EOE - Job Line: 940-626-2525
EMPLOYMENT
CRAIG MOSS
BACKHOE SERVICE, LLC
Retail/Sales
AARONS SALES MANAGER
BRIDGEPORT
Verifiable sales ability required to
join the Aarons team. This is a career opportunity with advancement
likely. Must have good communication skills and be customer friendly.
Knowledge of consumer electronics
helpful. Some heavy lifting. Good
driving record required. 5 day week.
Benefits. Substance screen required. Closed on Sunday. $575
base per week + bonus. Resumes:
[email protected]. Aarons, 921
Halsell, downtown Bridgeport,
(940)683-5454.
Retail Merchandiser wanted to
service Hallmark Products at the
Walmart located in Decatur. To apply, visit:
www.hallmark.candidatecare.com.
Trades
METAL
FABRICATION
BUSINESS
Taking Resume’s for
ALUMINUM
WELDERS
Must be proficient in MIG,
TIG, Print reading and
Fitting experience a plus
Send Resume to:
Attn: HR
PO Box 1620
Bridgeport, TX 76426
Busy salon in Bowie needs hair stylist & nail tech. We have walk-ins.
Commission or rent. Shear Madness Salon, (940)366-2428, ask for
Angie.
CNC Machinist needed. Apply in
person at Decatur Machine Services, Inc., 3720 Highway 380 West,
Decatur, TX; or email resume to
[email protected].
DOZER
OPERATOR
Karl Klement Ford has immediate
opening for Ford Certified Transmission Tech. Apply in person to Kery
Nelson at US Highway 287 South,
Decatur; or call (940)627-1101.
940-644-2659
AC technician, installer needed.
Contract basis. (940)577-3132.
CDL drivers needed for hauling pipe
& gravel. Must be 25-years or older
with minimum 1-year experience.
Forestburg area. (940)964-2415.
CDL drivers needed for hauling pipe
& gravel. Must be 25-years or older
with minimum 1-year experience.
Forestburg area. (940)964-2415.
CDL drivers needed, sand/gravel
hauling. (940)427-2033.
CLASS A
CDL DRIVER
Needed for Local Operation
Apply in Person
Trailer Storage
11026 Hwy 287 S
Rhome, TX
817-625-8254
Drivers: CDL-A, we've got oilfield
work! Pneumatic, will train. 2-years
TT or TDS with 1-year. 23 YOA.
(800)444-4293,
JoeBrownCompany.net. EOE.
Hiring CDL drivers. Tanker endorsement and end dump. (940)389-2579
or (940)427-4953.
Call for directions
Minimum 2 Years
Experience
SERVICES
Experienced tractor mechanic
needed.
E&E
Equipment.
(817)237-6641.
• Must have clean MVR
• Pass pre-employment
drug screen
• Must have Class A CDL
• 2 years experience
Now hiring truck driver, full-time,
Class A or B CDL required, experienced driver only. Hauling in Wise
and surrounding counties. Apply @
Cox Ready Mix, 872 S. Highway
101, Chico.
Pneumatic sand tank driver, 2-years
experience, CDL-A, minimum
25-years-old with clean driving record.
(940)433-2519
or
(817)996-9917.
Truck drivers needed, Class A-CDL
with tanker endorsement. Must have
truck driving experience, tank truck
experience preferred.
(940)736-0758.
Webmaster helper. Website data
entry work, photo editing. Some
HTML and PHP helpful.
www.papilio.com/employment.
Remember
Business
Rick’s
627-SLAB
For all your concrete needs!
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Roll/Off Container
Service for
Trash & Debris Removal
Haz-Mat Containment &
Removal
940-683-3770
Bridgeport, TX 76426
Accounts receivable funding. Get
paid for your invoices today. Meet
YOUR needs. No more waiting on a
promise to pay. (940)872-7110.
STONE WORK & CONCRETE
Retaining walls, patios, rock entries,
houses, landscaping. Small brick
jobs. Decatur references. 20-years
experience. Major credit cards accepted.
Insured/bonded.
(817)919-4487.
Housecleaning
Insist on Quality
Concrete, Inc.
Ty Kennedy 940-627-SLAB
FREE ESTIMATES
AFFORDABLE HOME CLEANING
18-years professional experience,
Wise County. Special 1-time, on-going services available. Thorough,
current local references. Supplies
provided. (940)389-4236.
Fence Pipe and Supplies
BRENDA DUGAN’S PAINTING
Interior & exterior. Paint & stain
cabinets. Free estimates. Call
Brenda Dugan, (940)389-0845 or
(940)433-2557.
2 3/8 - 2 7/8 - 31/2 - 41/2 - 51/2
Square & Rectangle Tubing
C-Purlin
Domed Caps and Springs
All Types of Steel
Authorized Dealer
Cox Concrete
Construction
Flusche Enterprises, Inc.
• All Types of Concrete Work
• All Types of Metal Buildings
• Fencing & Security Gates
940-759-2203
Ernest Cox
817-897-6785
Welders needed. Apply in person,
Hometown Welding, 1803 E. Highway 114, Boyd, TX. Must pass
welding test.
JOE TUCKER DRYWALL
Sheetrock ✣ Tape ✣ Bed ✣ Texture. New construction, remodeling,
add-ons. Call (940)389-0029.
Muenster, TX
EMPLOYMENT
FREE ESTIMATES
Since 1978
P.O. Box 741, Chico
General-Used Car Tech
Work wanted
CNA seeking employment as private caregiver. 30-years experience. Alma, cell, (806)382-8680
Must have tools and working knowledge
of all makes and models.
EMPLOYMENT
Contact: Kery Nelson, Service Manager
Diamond Tank Rental
NOW HIRING
US Hwy. 287 South, Decatur • 940-627-1101
Equal Opportunity Employer
Winch Truck & Flat Bed Drivers
CDL Required. No Tarping.
Paid Vacation, Medical Insurance
For more information call 940-969-2028
MECHANICS
• We pay you for your experience
• Employee and Family Health Insurance
• Night shift premium
• Night shift bonus
ars minimum
Call Jasonage;
Parker at 940.683.5487
Transport Drivers Needed
WANTED IMMEDIATELY
s verifiable driving experience;
A CDL;
y you for your experience
PRESS
OPERATOR
yeeDISH
and Family
health
insurance
Landmark Fabrication is seeking a Dish
position at our Decatur fabrication facility.
Please
call Landmark
at 1-888-486-6888 or
urne
area:
817.925.5154
apply in person at
Gateway
Drive, Decatur
geport 3496
area:
940.393.5525
M/F/D/V
TELLER POSITION
FULL/PART TIME POSITION
For individual with excellent interpersonal and verbal
communications • Proficient computer & cash handling
skills • Detail oriented with ability to multi-task • Work
effectively in team setting.
2 YEARS CASH HANDLING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Email resume to:
[email protected]
Applications available at Rhome Branch
Equal Opportunity Employer
Platinum
Oilfield
Services
Now taking applications for the following positions:
Certified Forklift Operator
Winch Truck Driver
Hot Shot Driver
Minimun 1 Year Oilfield Experience & Rig Moving
Please apply in person:
254 CR 3503, Suite 200 • Bridgeport TX 76426
SEEKING EXPERIENCED
CDL DRIVERS
Class A CDL Drivers
with oilfield experience
• Competitive Pay & Overtime
• Company Benefit Package
401(k), Bonus Plan, Health & Life Insurance
20 – 25 drivers in the Decatur,
Bridgeport, Chico, Alvord, Boyd,
Bowie & NW Tarrant County area
for The Decatur yard.
Apply within
2379 Hwy 287 North Decatur
shift
Presspremium
Operator. Minimum 1year experience;
tank bonus
head forming a plus. This is a full time
shift
EOE/AA
5B
940-627-1755
Benefits package included.
Call 817-382-9811
Scott
TRANSPORT DRIVERS NEEDED
Transport
Drivers
Drivers Needed
Needed
•Transport
22 years minimum age
Transport Drivers Needed
Kirby
• 2 years verifiable driving experience
• Class
A CDL
22
years
minimum
age;
22 years• We
minimum
age;
pay you for your
experience
Alan Ritchey, Inc. has the following opening:
2
years
verifiable
driving
• Employee and Family
Healthexperience;
Insurance
2 years •verifiable
driving
experience;
DIESEL MECHANIC
Night shift premium
Class
Primary responsibility is performing preventative maintenance
• Night shift bonus
Class A
A CDL;
CDL;
22 years minimum age;
work on trucks and trailers. Would prefer someone with at
We
least 3 years experience.
Cleburne
area: experience
817.925.5154
Scott
2Weyears
verifiable
driving
experience;
pay
your
pay you
you for
for
your
Bridgeport
area:experience
940.393.5525 Kirby
Benefits include Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance,
Employee
Employee
401(k), Cafeteria Plan, Holiday, Vacation, and Sick Pay.
and
and Family
Family health
health insurance
insurance
Class A CDL;
Night shift premium
If you are interested please apply online at Night shift premium
Western
www.alanritchey.com.
We
payshift
you
for yourTransportation
experience
Night
bonus
Night shift bonus
Sandford Oil Company
Employee
Family817.925.5154
health insurance S
Cleburneand
area:
EOE M/F/H/V
Cleburne area:
817.925.5154
S
Bridgeport area:
940.393.5525
K
K
Night
shift premium
Bridgeport
area:
940.393.5525
Hazardous
Night shiftMaterial
bonus
Drivers
We are seeking Class A & B CDL Drivers
with Hazardous Material endorsement.
Competitive Pay + Overtime
Cleburne area:
817.925.5154
S
If you are interested,
Bridgeportplease
area:
940.393.5525
call 940-627-2689
K
Paid Insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
6B
FARM AND RANCH
SERVICES
Let me fix it
JESSE KRAL
All around carpenter/handyman. No
job too small. Free estimates. Remodels, wood/tile work, decks, pole
barns, fencing/repair, more.
(940)627-7414, (913)596-8487.
Dead Yard?
• Sprinkler System
Repairs
• Sprinkler System
Installation
• Landscape
Rejuvenation
• Custom Landscaping
• Cleanups & Haul-offs
• Tree Work
• Custom Fences
• All Types of Large
Odd Jobs
Indoors & Out!
Miscellaneous
CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD
Experienced lifeguard available for
private parties, birthdays, events.
(940)399-3750.
STOP N GO BAIT
outside address at 112 CR1638,
Chico. Trout liners, call for info!
Open 24/7. (940)577-0665.
College Kids
FARM AND RANCH
Landscape, Irrigation &
Handymen
FARM A
RANC
• Farm Equipment • Fencing
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock
• Livestock Care/Training
• Livestock Lost & Found
• Livestock Stud Service
• Livestock Supplies
• Miscellaneous • Mowing
• Pasture & Feed • Poultry
Farm Equipment
1989 John Deere 530 round baler
(5X6). Works. $5,000/OBO.
(940)577-2426.
2003 NEW HOLLAND TC30
4-wheel drive, hydrostatic drive, supersteer, only 230 hours, 7308
loader, Bush Hog mower, 60'' boxblade, R4 tires, great condition.
$12K. (817)456-4362.
Fencing
3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES
All types fencing, metal buildings,
carports, custom gates, entrances,
cattle guards, mobile & shop welding, general clean-up, skid steer
work. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT!!
(940)210-1242.
AFFORDABLE FENCING
All types, including chain
link, wood privacy, vinyl,
farm fencing. Installation
or repair. (940)626-9290.
www.affordablefencing.net
BOBBY’S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
Over 25-years experience.
(817)444-3213.
FARM & RANCH FENCING
Pipe
&
cable,
non-climb, barbed
wire, entrances, solar
gate operators, repairs. Made in USA.
Jim, (940)367-7505.
940-255-1702
TX Lic 17498
Livestock
BABY GUINEAS
and Old English Bantams. $2 & up.
(940)683-5587.
BUY, SELL & TRADE
All classes of horses, ponies,
sheep, goats, cattle & trailers.
(940)224-1470, (940)644-5956.
C BAR M TACK-FEED-HORSES
143 CR4396, Decatur, TX. Cash,
checks,
credit
cards.
www.cbarm.net, (817)929-3612.
DAIRY GOATS FOR SALE
Nubians, Lamanchas & Nigerian
Dwarfs. Does, wethers & bucks.
Show
quality
&
pets.
(940)626-1586.
I BUY & SELL
all kinds of animals. Goats, sheep
cows/calves. (940)748-2790,
(817)909-9911.
LLAMAS
weanlings (6-months-old), adults,
bred females, guardians & pet quality. We provide training & support
for new owners. (940)433-5897.
Livestock care/training
J-2 HORSESHOEING/TRIMMING
15-years experience, certified. Best
rates in town. Clay Johnson,
(940)453-2364.
Mowing
SS LAWN CARE
Full lawn care service. Mowing,
landscaping, tree trimming, fertilization, flower beds and more. References available. 10-years experience. Commercial/residential. Call
Shane
for
free
estimate.
(940)210-9444.
RELIABLE LAWN CARE
Mowing, weed eating, trimming &
more. Very competitive prices, very
reliable. Please call Jeff,
(940)577-2717.
Kenny Moran
WISE COUNTY
LAWN CARE
• Yard
Mowing
• Small Acreage
• Bush Hog Mowing
Call Ronnie
214-695-1276
X WORKS TRACTOR WORK
Reasonable rates, quality performance. Mowing, fence clearing,
tree/brush removal, general tractor
work. Brandon, (817)992-0405.
Pasture and feed
1ST CHOICE COASTAL
4x5 round bales. $40-$50/bale, 20
bale minimum. (940)433-3981.
A QUALITY
horse hay, $45. Custom baling.
(817)944-9451.
COASTAL HAY
2010 square bales, fertilized, barn
stored. No minimum, you load,
$6/bale. Boyd, (940)433-2335.
COASTAL HAY
Vermeer baled, 4x5 rolls, twine or
net. Case IH bales, small squares,
wire
tied.
(940)748-2434,
(940)389-5500.
CUSTOM HAY BALING
(940)389-3268.
CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE
baling , mowing, plowing, grain drill, trees
trimmed, gardens
tilled. Some hauling.
Hay for sale. Call
(940)393-9616 or (940)683-3148.
✭COASTAL HAY✭
Large round bales, heavily fertilized
& herbicided. Near Alvord, will load.
(940)872-2197.
• Pets
• Pets Lost & Found
• Pet Care/Training
• Pet Stud Services
PETS
ACREAGE MOWING
Tractor services. Plowing, seeding,
aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.
Tommy, (940)482-6578.
• Mowing
• Mulching
• Line Trimming
• Edging
• Trimming Shrubs
• Trimming Trees
• Blow Off Parking
/Walkways
940-210-9307
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED
36 years in business, insured. All
major credit cards accepted.
(817)444-0861, Teater.
TRACTOR MOWING
AND LAWN CARE
Best rates. Free estimates.
(817)846-5997.
ASA Landscaping
Residential & Commercial
WE WANT TO EARN YOUR BUSINESS!
• French Drains • Sprinkler System • Sod
• Fencing
• Dirt Work
Now hauling
• Retaining Walls • Driveway
Sand, Gravel &
8% Discount for Senior Citizens
Office: 817-752-7145
Mobile: 817-718-4060
Dirt @ a low price
FULLY
INSURED
Serving Metroplex Since 1990
ONE TIME FREE MOWING WITH 3 MONTH CONTRACT
IFarm Fresh Grade A Jersey
RAW MILK
CREAMLINE
All Natural Milk from Grass Fed Cows
Produced, bottled and sold on the farm by...
Clifford and Cheryl Buchanan
974 Hlavek Rd, Decatur, Texas 76234
Diamond B Cattle Company LLC
940-389-3816
!!ATTENTION!!
We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser
before investing any money.
3 Blue Heeler/mix dogs. 1 older female; two 1-year-old puppies. Free
to good homes. (940)433-2619.
SERVING WISE COUNTY
[email protected]
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHAN
FOR SA
• Appliances
• Clothing/Jewelry
• Furniture
• Garage Sales
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous
• Auctions
Garage sales
!!ATTENTION!!
Garage sale ads must be called in
BEFORE 10a.m. Tuesday to run in
the Thursday edition. If you want
your garage sale ad in All Around
Wise also, it MUST be called in before 10a.m. Friday THE WEEK BEFORE the sale. We do not run garage sales the weekend before the
sale.
AKC GERMAN SHEPHERD
beautiful, blonde female, born Jan.
14, 2011. $800. (940)389-5372.
BLUE HEELER MIX
puppies, 4 males, 1 female,
8-weeks-old. Free to good homes.
(940)389-6868.
TRANSPORTATION
You Are !
Approved
al No
100% Approv Credit
Check!
Cars &Trucks
starting
at $
799
dn.
We also
buy cars!
107 S. Hwy. 287 • Decatur
Behind Dairy Queen
940-626-8000
Visit our website
Bridgeport, 402 FM 1658, Fri.-Sat.,
May 27-28, 8a.m.-? Yard sale, lots
clothes & miscellaneous items!
www.bmgautosales.com
Bridgeport, FM 2123, 10 miles on
right, 2 miles to 1249 CR3655,
Fri.-Sat., May 27-28, 9a.m.-5p.m.
Moving sale, tools, household items,
bedding, collectibles.
Recreational vehicles
Chico, 3041 FM 1810, (from Decatur, 5.4 miles), Thurs.-Sat., May
26-28, 8a.m.-? Men’s & boy’s
clothes, women’s size 0-14; Bonsai
water slide, toys, entertainment center, bed, furniture, luggage, TVs,
dishes, pots/pans, juices, horse &
saddle, tiller & more.
Decatur, 1001 S. Trinity, Sat., May
28, 7a.m.-1p.m. Multi-family, gun
safe, boating supplies, tools, huge
Lego collection, Fisher Price Rescue Ranger sets, new office supplies, household items, scrapbooking supplies.
Decatur, 1309 Rodden Drive, Sat.,
May 28, 8a.m. Queen bed, furniture,
lamps, comforters, home decor,
crafts, baby items.
Miscellaneous
COMPUTER DESK
with file drawers, cabinet $150. Kenmore washer/dryer, $100/pair. 4 bar
stools, $40. Electric mixer, $20.
(940)627-7469.
Hobart portable welder, approximately 1970’s model, needs work,
as is. (940)433-5226.
TRANSPORTATION
• Boats
• Cars
• Recreational Vehicles
• Trucks
• Accessories
• Trailers
• Wanted to Buy
TRANSPORT
Cars
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
1996 MAZDA MX6
239,000 miles, daily driver.
$2,700/OBO. (214)676-2147.
1956 CLASSIC FORD FAIRLANE
2-door post, very nice car with many
new parts! $5,900. (940)969-9949,
(940)389-1924.
Pets
Always on the
CUTTING EDGE!
Home needed for very sweet Coon
Hound dog, male, neutered,
1-year-old, was abandoned, needs
large fenced property or farm.
(940)566-5627.
Cell 817-247-9965
Office 940-433-5470
Time for Tree Trimming, Leaves,
Yard & Flower Bed Clean Up
CUSTOM ROUND HAY BALING
Cutting, baling. Also, field mowing
services. Experienced & professional crew. Contact Scott Smith,
(940)399-7613, (817)489-0714.
www.diamondbcattle.com
Insured
PETS
HYDRO-MULCHING
Commercial & residential. Best
rates.
Free
estimates.
(817)846-5997.
• Lawn Care
• Haul Off
• Tree Trimming
Mowing • Edging • Trimming
Commercial or Residential
Brush Hog Mowing
LONESOME DOVE FEED
All natural, farm-raised chicks &
guinea chicks, 1-8
weeks old. Lonesome
Dove Feed, 1231
CR4380, Decatur,
(940)389-2945
AFFORDABLE LAWN SERVICE
Mowing, weedeating, hedges,
flower beds, tilling, tree trimming &
haul off. (940)389-6407.
COWLEY’S HYDROMULCHING
Commercial, residential, new lawn
planting.
Free
estimates.
(940)644-5872.
Lawn Care
Poultry
Lawn and garden
ALL PRO LAWN CARE
Lawn service, landscaping, tree trimming. Dependable, affordable, free estimates. Call for spring
clean-up
specials.
Dylan,
(817)891-1600.
Klean Kut
PETS
DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS
$3,500 or less. Cowgirl Auto Sales,
804 Business Highway 287, Decatur, TX; (940)626-0070. Let’s do
business!
TOP DOLLAR PAID
for
junk
cars
&
trucks.
(817)220-5682.
1984 CORVETTE
134k miles, runs great, new paint,
new instrument panel, original engine, special wheels & tires. No
trades. Serious inquiries only.
(940)683-2942.
J&M
Construction
Liquidation
AUCTION
June 4 • 10 a.m.
Preview: June 3 • 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
2471 East Hwy 114 Boyd, TX 76023
JD 2355 Tractor, Kubota L3000F Tractor, 92 Ford L9000 Dump
Truck, 4,000 lbs. Military All Terrain Forklift, 20’ Top Hat Gooseneck
Livestock Trailer, 8’ Tandem Disk, 10’ Box Blade, 500 lbs. PTO Driven
Broadcast Seeder/Spreader, Brush Hogs, Livestock Panels, Antique
Farm Implements, Shop Equipment, Fans & Tools, Lawn Equipment,
Pallets of Synthetic Rocks, Home Furnishings & Décor,
Vintage Barber Chair & Dentist Chair.
Way too much to list! Accepting consignments!
Terms: AS - IS, pay in full immediately upon completion of auction by Cash,
Check with ORIGINAL Bank Letter of Guarantee. 10% Buyers Premium.
Announcements made day of auction supersede all prior advertisement.
For more information call
Blevins Auctions, CAI
TX. Auc. Lic. #12077
www.blevinsauctions.com
www.auctionzip.com
817-688-1464
2000 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY
Cummins diesel, 57,000 miles, all
options, diesel generator, satellite,
jacks, etc. Cleanest anywhere, barn
kept. $49,995. (817)999-9097.
Pickups/Vans/SUVs
2002 FORD
3/4 ton, XLT Lariat, 4-wheel drive,
diesel, leather. Clean, solid truck.
$10,500. (940)389-3620.
TRUCK PARTS
2002 Explorer 4-door. 1997 Explorer 4-door. 1982 F100 stepside.
1987 Suburban and many more.
(940)433-2255.
Heavy Equipment
2004 PETERBILT 379
13-speed, 475 Cat, 800,000 miles,
new transmission. $32,000/OBO.
(940)577-6232, (940)399-8077.
I BUY SEMI TRUCKS
any condition, any location! Free
pick up. (940)627-9301.
NOTICES
• Legal Notices
• Public Notices
Abandoned Property/
Vehicles
NOTICE OF
ABANDONED VEHICLE
THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE IS IN
STORAGE AT RICKS AUTO REPAIR & TOWING, 3280 S. HWY.
101, BRIDGEPORT, TEXAS 76426.
940-683-3720. M-F 8a.m.-5p.m.;
Sat. 8a.m.-2p.m. TDLR VSF
#0519829VSF.
1988 CHEVY PANEL VAN, VIN
1GBHP32T9J3311632. NO TAGS.
TOWED FROM CATES & 9TH.
TOTAL AS OF 5/25/11- $308.25
PLUS $21.65 PER DATE AFTER.
Bids & Proposals
NOTICE TO BIDDERS
West Wise Special Utility District
PO Box 566
3412 FM 2952
Bridgeport, Texas 76426
940-683-5507
Fax 940-683-6607
The District is accepting sealed
bids for the purchase of 3,000 feet
of DR-18 PVC waterline.
Waterline is C-900 with a 150 PSI
rating.
Bids will be accepted at the District office, 3412 FM 2952, Bridgeport, Texas, until: 2:00 P.M., June
6th, 2011, and then publically
opened and read aloud.
The District reserves the right to
reject any or all bids and waive any
or all irregularities.
For questions contact James L.
Ward, General Manager.
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
INVITATION TO BID
Request for Competitive Sealed
Proposals (CSP) for Dimmer Panel
Replacement at Northwest High
School PAC Building located at
2301 Texan Drive Justin TX 76247
will be received in the Northwest
ISD Purchasing Office, Room
#C101, 2001 Texan Drive, Justin,
TX 76247, until 2:00 P.M., June 16,
2011. Each Proposer shall identify
his sealed proposal by typing on the
outside of the envelope:
Northwest Independent
School District
CSP #011012-05-021
Dimmer Panel Replacement at
Northwest High School PAC
Building
Attn: Joyce Polson / Purchasing
Agent
2001 Texan Drive Justin, TX 76247
(Physical)
PO Box 77070, Fort Worth, TX
NOTICES
76177-0070 (Mailing)
The proposal drawing (digital
copy) may be obtained beginning
Monday, May 23, 2011 by emailing
the
consultant
at
[email protected].
The District shall receive, publicly
open, and read aloud at the specified date and time listed above the
name of the proposers only in the
Conference Room at Northwest ISD
Administration Center, 2001 Texan
Drive, Justin, TX 76247.
The proposal packet will be released on Monday, May 23, 2011.
Proposals can be down loaded from
the Northwest ISD web page
www.nisdtx.org under Purchasing
Bid Opportunities on Monday, May
23, 2011.
A pre-proposal meeting will be
held at the Northwest ISD Administration Center, 2001 Texan Drive,
Justin, TX 76247 on Tuesday, May
31, 2011 @ 10:00 A.M.
The proposal closing date and
time is Thursday, June 16, 2011 @
2:00 P.M.
Northwest I.S.D. reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals and to
waive irregularities or informalities
as may be deemed in the District's
interest.
NOTICE TO PROPOSERS
INVITATION TO BID
Request for Competitive Sealed
Proposals (RFCSP) in a one-step
process for a Construction Manager
At-Risk for 2011 Additions and
Renovations at Beck Elementary
and Granger Elementary for the
Northwest Independent School District will be received in the Northwest ISD Purchasing Office, Room
#C101, 2001 Texan Drive, Justin,
TX 76247, until 2:00 P.M., June
10th, 2011. Each Proposer shall
identify his sealed proposal by typing on the outside of the envelope:
Northwest Independent School District
RFCSP #B011012-05-022
Construction Manager At-Risk
Attn: Joyce Polson /
Purchasing Agent
2001 Texan Drive Justin, TX 76247
(Physical)
PO Box 77070, Fort Worth, TX
76177-0070 (Mailing)
The District shall receive, publicly
open, and read aloud at the specified date and time listed above the
name of the proposers only in the
Conference Room at Northwest ISD
Administration Center, 2001 Texan
Drive, Justin, TX 76247.
The proposal packet may be obtained beginning Monday, May
23rd, 2011, by calling the architect's
office:
SHW Group, LLP
Chad Martin
5717 Legacy Drive, Suite 250
Plano, TX 75024
Phone: 214.473.2400
Proposals can be down loaded
from the Northwest ISD web page
www.nisdtx.org under Purchasing
Bid Opportunities on Monday, May
23, 2011.
A pre-proposal meeting will be
held at the Northwest ISD Administration Center, 2001 Texan Drive,
Justin, TX 76247 on Wednesday,
June 1, 2011 @ 10:00 A.M.
Northwest I.S.D. reserves the right
to reject any or all proposals and to
waive irregularities or informalities
as may be deemed in the District's
interest.
Public Hearings
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CP2011-01 and ZC2011-03
Public hearings will be held at a
meeting of the City of Decatur Planning and Zoning Commission on
Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 6:00 p.m.
at the City Hall Council Chamber located at 201 E. Walnut for the consideration and recommendation of
LaAnna Wagonseller's request to
amend the Decatur Long Range
Master Plan Land Use Map from a
“High Density Residential” land use
designation to a “Commercial” land
use designation (CP2011-01) and to
change zoning from Single Family
Residential-2 (SF-2) zoning district
to Thoroughfare Business (C-2)
zoning district on approximately
4.05 acres of land out of the G.M.
Vigil Survey, Abstract No. 857, City
of Decatur, Wise County, Texas, being the same tract of land as
deeded to LaAnna Wagonseller in
Volume 535, Page 596, Real Records, Wise County, Texas and including approximately 304.26 linear
feet to the centerline of US Highway
81-287, and being more commonly
referred to as 1400 N. U.S Highway
81-287,
Decatur,
Texas.
(ZC2011-03)
Public hearings will be held at a
meeting of the Decatur City Council
on Monday, June 13, 2011 at 6:00
p.m. at the City Hall Council Chamber located at 201 E. Walnut for the
purpose of further consideration and
possible action on the above stated
items.
For additional information, contact
Dedra Ragland, AICP, Planning Director at 940.627.9600.
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7B
SPORTS
SOFTBALL
Saldivar, Wilson earn 10-2A honors
Messenger photos by Joe Duty
FIRST-RATE PITCHING — Boyd freshman pitcher Gabby Saldivar and Paradise junior Laura Wilson
earned District 10-2A first-team honors for their efforts this season.
Paradise’s Laura Wilson and Boyd’s Gabby
Saldivar held their own in the pitcher’s circle this season for their respective teams.
The junior Wilson went 6-7 with a 3.23
ERA and 123 strikeouts in 12 District 102A games. The freshman Saldivar compiled
a 14-10 season record, striking out 95 with
a 3.91 ERA.
Both were first-team 10-2A selections.
Four Boyd players and three from Paradise
received all-district honors.
Brock’s Linsey Hays was the league MVP.
Her teammate Haley Hardison earned Offensive Player of the Year.
The Defensive Player of the Year award
went to Tolar’s Morgan Walker.
The Pitcher of the Year was Megan Campbell of Godley. Godley’s Brynn Kamenicky
earned Coach of the Year.
Paradise catcher Taelor Burns and third
baseman Tori Glover made the first team.
Burns hit .357 and posted a .988 fielding
percentage. Glover batted .541 with 28
RBIs, one home run and 26 runs in district
play.
Boyd catcher Chelsea Graham, first baseman Shelbi Tidwell and outfielder Jessica
Drake were second-team selections. Graham hit .360 with 29 RBIs and two home
runs. Tidwell batted .325 with 11 RBIs.
Drake posted a .424 average with 21 RBIs
and six doubles.
Boyd’s Chelsea Landes, Brooke Barnett,
Shae Williams and Callie Phillips were allacademic selections.
2011 District 10-2A
Softball Team
Most Valuable Player
Linsey Hays, Brock
Offensive Player of the Year
Haley Hardison, Brock
Defensive Player of the Year
Morgan Walker, Tolar
Newcomer of the Year
Maddie Edwards, Millsap
Pitcher of the Year
Megan Campbell, Godley
Coach of the Year
Brynn Kamenicky, Godley
Catcher: Paige Proctor, Brock; Taelor Burns, Paradise
Infield: Rylee White, Brock; Sarah Roberts, Brock; Tolli
Wylie, Godley; Katelyn Bailey, Millsap; Tori Glover, Paradise
Outfield: Bailey Watson, Godley; Tiffany Brown, Millsap;
Sierra Potts, Brock; Morgan Ashmore, Brock
Second Team
Pitcher
Jessi Andersen, Millsap; Hannah Hendrick, Peaster
Catcher
Chelsea Graham, Boyd; Jackie Esparza, Jacksboro
Infield: Kristin Dorsey, Brock; Jordan Polster, Godley;
Morgan Prine, Godley; Jessica Forrester, Peaster; Shelbi
Tidwell, Boyd
Outfield
Mallory Merchant, Tolar; Kennedy Alexander, Brock;
Brittani Neill, Godley; Jessica Drake, Boyd
Honorable Mention
Brock — Sierra Bradshaw
Tolar — Sarah Nelson, Regan Mabery, Morgan Riale,
Sharra Hanvey
Millsap — Brooklyn Bruton
Godley — Vanessa Garcia
Academic All District
Boyd — Chelsea Landes, Brooke Barnett, Shae Williams, Callie Phillips
Millsap — Maddie Edwards, Jazmyne Hall, Ashleigh
Edwards, Megan St. Cin, Jessi Andersen, Katelyn Bailey,
Aubrey Warren, Jill Angona
Tolar — Mallery Merchant, Mariah Davis, Alli Isom,
Kristen Carr, Morgan Walker, Morgan Riale, Haley Gray,
Reagan Mabery, Carson King, Morgan Jackson, Sharra
Hanvey
Godley — Tolli Wylie, Megan Campbell, Jordan Polster, Katy Reynolds, Brittany Neill, Bailey Watson, Mikala McDonald, Sydney Ponce
Brock — Linsey Hays, Rylee White, Sarah Roberts,
Sierra Potts, Haley Hardison
CLASSIFIEDS
First Team
Pitcher: Laura Wilson, Paradise; Gabby Saldivar, Boyd
SPORTS BRIEFS
BULLS TO HOLD CAMP —
The Bulls Football Camp will
start Tuesday, May 31, at
9 a.m. for players between
grades two and eight at the
Bridgeport Middle School.
The camp will run until noon
each day through Friday. For
information, call (940) 6834066.
STORY SETS CAMP
— Decatur coach Kyle
Story and his staff will hold
the Eagles Football Camp
for players in grades two
through six 7 to 9 p.m. June
6-9 at Eagle Stadium. For
information, call (940) 3937291.
SISSIES SOFTBALL CAMPS
— The Midwestern State
University softball coaching
staff will hold three softball
camps for Bridgeport players
at the Sissies Field. The
first camp will be 9 a.m. to
noon June 2-3 for players
in grades four and five. A
second camp will be 5 to 8
p.m. June 2-3 for players in
grades six, seven and eight.
A high school camp will be 4
to 8 p.m. June 6-9.
SOCCER CAMP — Decatur
soccer coach Nick Stokes
will hold a camp for boys and
girls in grades one through
five 6 to 8 p.m. June 20-23.
For information, email
[email protected].
GOLF TOURNAMENT — The
fourth annual Bryan Ledet
Memorial Scholarship Golf
Tournament is Saturday,
June 11, at The Club at
Runaway Bay. The 8:30 a.m.
shotgun start will feature a
four-man scramble format.
Cost is $75 per person.
Prizes will be given for
longest drive, closest to the
pin and first, 10th and 20th
place teams. Call (940)
210-2376 or email we@
edwardsurvey.com.
JACKET VOLLEYBALL
CAMP — The 2011 Lady
Yellowjackets Volleyball
camps will be June 6-9 at
the Boyd High School Gym.
The camp for fourth, fifth
and sixth graders will be
from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The
camp for players in grades
seven and eight will be from
10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
JACKET HOOP CAMPS
— The Boyd Yellowjacket
basketball camp for players
in grades one through five
will be held 9 a.m. to noon
June 13-16 at Boyd High
School gym. The Advanced
Fundamental Jacket camp
for players in grades six
through nine will be 1:30
to 4:30 p.m. June 13-16.
The third annual Jason
Porostovsky Basketball
camp for middle school and
high school girls will be 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June
20-24.
TRY THE TRI — The Fit-NWise Try the Tri Triathlon
will start at 7 a.m. June 11
at the Wise Regional Health
System. The event consists
of a 250-yard swim, eightmile bike ride and two-mile
run. The Cost is $30 and is
limited to 100 participants.
Register at active.com.
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Up to 12 QUARTS of
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$68.95
GAS VEHICLES:
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