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VOLUME 132 - NO. 36
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011
DECATUR, TEXAS
100 PAGES IN FOUR SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS
BRIDGEPORT
75¢
NEWARK
Council
debate
might be
one-sided
By BRANDON EVANS
(See Newark candidate profiles on page 7A.)
The debate planned for
Saturday at the Newark
Public Library looks to have
several empty seats on the
panel.
“It’s going to be kind of
like what we did last year,”
said Laura Pixler, current
mayor pro tem and Place
5 candidate. “There will be
a meet-and-greet with the
citizens. But it looks like our
opponents aren’t interested.
“We’ll have a moderator
and a have a question-and-
Continued on page 7A
BRIDGEPORT
Messenger photos by Joe Duty
GENERATING FLAMES — A massive oil fire burned bright on a wet Sunday morning in Bridgeport after lightning hit six tank batteries at an injection
well at Bridgeport tank trucks. Black smoke poured over nearby U.S. 380 for hours as the hydrocarbons burned.
Second
tea party
chapter
formed
Lightning sparks blaze
By BRANDON EVANS
Tank batteries burned bright
orange and billowed black
plumes into a gray sky in the
middle of Bridgeport last Sunday morning after lightning
sparked the fire.
Bridgeport Fire Chief Terry
Long said lightning struck
tank batteries at Bridgeport
Tank Trucks located behind
Community Bank and McDonald’s off U.S. 380.
The batteries were located
next to an injection well.
Ronald Holley, one of the
owners of Bridgeport Tank
Trucks, was thankful nobody
was injured in the fire.
“One of our drivers had just
finished unloading when the
lightning struck,” Holley said.
“A witness said you could see
the lightning on the ground.
We’re just glad nobody was injured.”
The driver pulled away immediately. The lightning proceeded to set six tank batteries
and hoses on fire.
Firefighters used foam to
control the fire, but Long
said mainly they just let the
fire burn itself out. The city
brought in a backhoe to make
sure contaminants from the
disposal site didn’t overflow.
By BRANDON EVANS
Wise County now has two
tea parties as the newlyformed Bridgeport chapter
plans to hold its first meeting
next Thursday.
Frank Flores, a window
cleaner from Bridgeport, is
one of the organizers.
He wants to shatter any
of the negative stereotypes
about the movement.
“One of the misconceptions
about the tea party is that
it is composed of racists and
DECATUR
Comforts of home
Primo Sierra at ease in the kitchen or the rodeo arena
By ERIKA PEDROZA AND JULIE NEAL
Squished in a crowded, Decatur taqueria,
Primo Sierra greets everyone personally in the
restaurant he established 12 years ago with his
wife, Margarita.
Growing up in Michoacán, Mexico, Primo
moved to Chicago, a big city with lots of crime.
“Too much drugs and too much gangs,” Primo
said. “We like this little town because it’s quiet,
and everything is different.”
Before fleeing the negative aspects, however,
Primo found what is arguably the most positive
thing.
While working in the laundry service department of the Hilton Hotel in Chicago, Primo met
Margarita, and they
began dating.
After two years, the
couple married and
within a couple more
years, they had two
daughters, Erica and Sonia.
They lived in the Windy City for about 10
years before moving to the West Coast. In California, Primo worked as a superivisor at a wood
carving factory and Margarita at a Japanese
cassette tape company.
During this time, Margarita gave birth to two
more children, Junior and Evette.
After the last child was born, Margarita took
time off of work, and it was then that the family
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opted to open a small seafood restaurant that
ran for two years.
This was the inspiration for opening Primo’s
Taqueria after Primo moved his family again;
this time to Decatur.
High rent and family connections influenced
the move to Texas.
Margarita worked various jobs, including at
a clothing company in Bowie, caring for an elderly woman, as a school janitor and at Comet
Cleaners while Primo worked at a conversion
business in Ponder for two years then at Imperial Fabricating before deciding again to open a
food establishment.
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
AMIGO — Charro and entrepreneur
Primo Sierra of Decatur has made
plenty of friends at coleaderos
across the state and regular
customers at his taqueria. Sierra
is the fifth feature in a series.
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Local track and
field athletes
competed for
spots in the state
tournament this
week.
See Sports, 1B
The last
installment of
our profiles of
candidates in the
May 14 election
is on pages
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ROCKETMEN — A member
of Chaos Racing rounds a
lap during an 8-hour miniendurance race held Saturday
at Eagle Canyon Raceway.
Members of the Chaos raching
team include Randy Joy, Clint
Summers, Bill Klindworth,
Brian Millsap and Ryan Warren.
The Paradise-based team
finshed 16th overall out of 32
teams. They completed 263
one-and-a-half mile lasp during
the race. First place went to
Davis Rod and Cycle of Austin.
At left, Joy gives a thumbs up
during the grueling race.
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NEWS BRIEFS
OLYMPATHON RESCHEDULED — Due to wet
conditions, the Wise County Olympathon was
rescheduled for Thursday, May 5, at the football
stadium in Bridgeport. It was originally scheduled
for Tuesday, May 3.
CAR DRAWING — James Wood Motors in Decatur
will host a social for area chambers of commerce
5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 5, at its GM showroom.
During the event, the winner of a Chevy Cruze will
be announced. Proceeds from the car giveaway will
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benefit the participating chambers.
SUPPORT GROUP — The Alzheimer’s Association
Support Group, led by facilitator Kelly Rodriguez
and co-facilitator Angie Tyson, meets at 7 p.m. the
first Thursday of every month in the West Campus
Board Room at Wise Regional Health System in
Decatur. The group is for Alzheimer’s and related
dementias.
employees are putting on a bake sale all day Friday,
May 6, to benefit Mark Berube, 57, of Decatur who
was critically injured in a motorcycle accident. An
account for donations in his name has been set up
at the bank, 661 W. Thompson, in Decatur.
FOR CHARITY — The Paradise United Methodist
Church is having a garage sale 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, May 6, and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May
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Comforts of home ...
Continued from page 1A
It started as a mere taco
stand on business U.S.
81/287 before growing to its
current location at a renovated gas station on the
corner of Walnut and Cates
streets.
But before there was a
storefront, the restaurant’s
success began in a lunchbox.
Every night, Margarita
packed a couple of burritos for Primo’s lunch. Their
plump appearance and savory scent attracted the attention of many of his coworkers.
“Sometimes
Primo
wouldn’t eat because he
would give all his burritos
away to co-workers who
asked for them,” Margarita
said.
However, the lunch sacrifices back then made for the
thriving success of Primo’s
Taqueria now.
With encouragement from
co-workers who promised
patronage, Primo opened a
taco stand.
“I wanted to try to progress,” he said. “People love
Mexican food, and that’s
what pushed us to open a
taqueria.”
After a year of success,
the taco stand moved to its
current location on Walnut
Street.
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SERVICE WITH A SMILE — For 12 years, Primo Sierra has owned and operated Primo’s
Taqueria in Decatur. Sierra and his wife, Margarita, previously owned a seafood restaurant
in California.
The restaurant boasts a
menu of their original products — tacos, burritos, tostadas and tortas that can
be made of either breakfast
options (sausage and egg or
chorizo and potatoes or a
combination of both) or an
array of lunch meats including ground beef, diced steak,
chicken, pork and barbacoa.
Daily specials have been
added, including enchiladas and the popular Sunday
special, menudo, which is
usually sold out before most
people roll out of bed.
“But you can always call
ahead and ask us to save
you a cup,” he said. “We’d be
glad to do it.”
Despite a fluctuating economy, prices have remained
fairly consistent.
But the Sierras credit
their success to more than
good food.
“We treat our customers
well,” Margarita said. “The
regulars are like family.”
This point is exhibited in
Primo sharing a taco or two
with a regular customer.
“These are my friends,” he
said.
Primo has also made
friends with charros from
across the state.
Another factor in his decision to move to Texas was
the land outside the city
that suits his favorite hobby
— Mexican rodeos.
“It’s not really different
(than American ones),” he
said. “It’s pretty much the
same, but we don’t rope that
much or barrel race.”
Primo used to host rodeos
every other weekend at an
arena on his land but has
since cut back.
“When I do a rodeo, I have
to put the money up front,”
he said. “Right now, the
economy is too bad. I don’t
want to take a chance and
do it if we’re not going to
make it (break even).”
Another negative factor is
the growing rodeo fan base
in the area.
“I was the first one doing
rodeos around here in Wise
County,” Primo said. “Every
time I did it, it was packed.
Now, there are too many
other rodeos.”
Primo said he is planning
his next rodeo but has to wait
for the weather to cooperate.
Along with their four
children and their spouses,
Primo and Margarita have
six grandchildren: Jorge Jr.,
Damian, Devanhi, Joseph,
Gavin, Julian and a granddaughter on the way.
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BRIDGEPORT
Make Your
Mother’s Day!
Lightning sparks blaze ...
Holley said the tanks
contained
hydrocarbons
that are separated from the
wastewater being injected
deep into the earth.
It was a turn of events
for Bridgeport Tank Trucks.
Many times the company
volunteers to haul additional water to fire departments
battling grass and structure
fires. This time the company
needed the help.
“We just let the firefighters
do their job,” Holley said.
The fire burned for several
hours. The fire departments
ran low on foam that helps
douse the oil fires.
Departments
from
throughout the county responded, including Decatur,
Bridgeport, Lake Bridgeport and Paradise. Multiple
command sites were established.
Another tank battery fire
was reported northwest of
Slidell around noon as thunderstorms moved through
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the region. Two reports of
hail and high wind were
also reported in the county,
some as large as softballs in
the north.
Rainfall totals from the
weekend through Monday included 3.9 inches in
Greenwood, 1.9 in Bridgeport, 1.88 in Decatur, 1.4 in
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Here’s what some of our
Facebook friends had to say
about the news of Osama
bin Laden’s death.
SUSAN AYERS — It couldn’t
have happened to a better
person! :-)
EMILY SAMSON CASSON
— Nearly 10 years ago ...
I remember how affected
my family was on that day.
It kicked off my anxiety
and constant worry for
the safety of my children.
Tonight, they are all in bed
... sleeping and safe. It’s
an understatement to say
how thankful I am. But, it’s
all I can articulate at the
moment. Thank you.
CAROL NOLEN CUMMINGS
— So excited for our
country!
AUDREY GATES — WOO
HOO! We told you we would
not give up until you got
what was coming to you,
and today we cashed in on
that and you got exactly
that. Thank you to all our
military for everything you
have done for us.
KAREN GONZALEZ —
Justice at last! Obama’s
speech teared me up! But I
am worried for our country
getting attacked again!
LOUIS PEREZ — I just
wished they could’ve
produced his body for us to
see, instead of the quick
burial at sea ...
SHANNON JONES — Just
wish we could have seen live
footage of my old coworkers
in the Dulles Airport break
room of American Airlines
when they heard the news.
We lost a very wonderful
lady on flight 77 due to bin
Laden.
DUSTY HUMPHREY — War
has just begun.
REBA RIDDLES YORK
— Surreal
DONNIE SPURLOCK — Now
I lay me down to sleep ...
one less terrorist this world
does keep ... with all my
heart I give my thanks ... to
those in uniform regardless
of ranks ... you serve our
country and serve it well
... with humble hearts your
stories tell ... so as I rest my
weary eyes ... while freedom
rings our flag still flies ...
you give your all, do what
you must ... with God we live
and God we trust .... Amen.
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OPINION
OUR VIEWS
Justice is served, and closure is given
By ERIKA PEDROZA
I will never forget where I was when I
learned of the Sept. 11 attacks.
As I made my way from the band hall
— isolated from many happenings with its
soundproof walls and blaring instruments
— to my second-period science class with
Coach Doris Dennard, I heard murmurs
of “twin towers falling” and “a terroristic
attack” — phrases that until that fateful
morning, I’d never before heard.
But as the day progressed (and in the
years since), I became all too familiar with
their meanings and the implications.
Likewise, I will never forget where I was
when I learned of Osama bin Laden’s death.
Unwinding from an eventful weekend
merited by my brother’s graduation from
confirmed the news and have added their
technical school in Waco, I sat curled on the
opinions in the few days since.
In my head, the news of bin
couch next to my mom.
As I hacked away at my laptop, I
Laden’s death prompted the words
heard a Spanish-speaking reporter
sung by the Munchkins when the
interrupt the overly dramatic
Wicked Witch of the East is killed
plot of the cheesy novela my mom
by a falling house in “The Wizard
watched.
of Oz.”
Her groan quickly turned to a
“Ding dong! The Wicked Witch is
dead.
gasp as the journalist reported the
death of the mastermind behind
Which old Witch?
the attacks that claimed thousands
The Wicked Witch!
Ding dong! The Wicked Witch is
of innocent lives.
As I waited for additional details
PEDROZA dead.”
to be revealed in President Obama’s
In the case of Sunday evening’s
death notification, it was not death or murspeech, I logged onto what I know to be the
biggest source of procrastination. True to
der in which I rejoiced because as a ChrisFacebook form, hundreds of my “friends”
tian, I do not believe it is right to kill.
Aligning with the words of Martin Luther
King Jr., who many quoted on Facebook, I
agree that hate multiplies hate and murders fuel war.
Subscribing to death not being ideal, the
American government trained forces to
take him alive or to engage in combat, both
which they tried for nearly a decade, according to Homeland Security adviser John
Brennan, quoted in an MSNBC.com article.
Ultimately, it ended in the latter.
Consequently, I celebrate the hint of justice and closure served to the families of the
thousands of victims.
And I celebrate the accomplishment of
our armed forces in doing what is necessary
to protect our country.
OTHER VIEWS
Obama standing on
Bush’s shoulders
By SUSAN STAMPER
BROWN
“If I have seen further
than others, it is by standing
upon the shoulders of giants.”
– Isaac Newton
It seems like only
yesterday when
crowds filled streets
across America waving hand-scripted
signs vowing they
would “Never Forget”
the atrocities wielded
against America by
al-Qaida and Osama
bin Laden on Sept.
11, 2001.
With American
flags flying everywhere, it
seemed the patriotism of
yesteryear had been revived
from an extraordinarily long
sleep and the deep partisan
divide resulting from the
2000 presidential election
was temporarily patched by a
bond of brotherhood.
Many forget the gruesome
scenes witnessed that day
— when some Americans
made an unimaginable choice
as to how they would die
that morning. Some chose
skull-splitting skyscraper-tosidewalk jumps, while others
chose to stay in the towers
only to be charred alive in a
steel-melting inferno. Some
chose to sit and silently
pray while others chose to
say “Let’s roll” and fight the
Islamic extremists on a plane
destined to crash and burn.
While the stench and smoke
rose from the human infirmaries, the skies were painted a
charcoal gray as a black cloud
of grief settled within most
Americans’ hearts.
Our enemy celebrated.
As we bandaged our
wounds, time seemed to stand
still in many ways. The sun
continued to rise and fall,
the seasons changed, and we
were forced to move forward
— although it seemed inappropriate. It takes God-given
grace to make it to the other
side of grief, and those who
survive it are permanently
changed. An acquaintance
of mine once said, “Broken
hearts never heal, they just
stop bleeding.”
Almost 10 years have
passed since that tragic
day, and most Americans
have fallen into a routine
of normalcy, having become
accustomed to new things
like bellicose airport security
checks, the Patriot Act and a
Homeland Security Department.
Once again, history has
done what she seems to do
best by repeating herself,
but this time with a twist of
poetic justice — as Americans
line the streets to celebrate
justice rightly served to bin
Laden at the hands
of our brave military
and the intelligence
community who have
given themselves
sacrificially day-in
and day-out since
Sept. 11, 2001.
Bin Laden’s death
does not represent
the end of a war,
BROWN but rather it is the
end of a chapter of
a book with pages yet to be
written. Information continues to unfold that ostensibly
connects the dots backward
to the enhanced interrogation of Sept. 11, 2001, mastermind and Guantanamo
Bay detainee, Khalid Sheikh
Mohammed — performed in
CIA prisons under George W.
Bush’s watch — that directly
led special operations forces
to the Pakistan compound.
With the Guantanamo Bay
detention facility still in operation, it is obvious the Obama
administration has matured
in its ideological views, and
one can only hope the Obama
doctrine will continue to
evolve to also include the
adoption of carefully executed
and monitored enhanced
interrogation procedures.
Although the Obama administration deserves credit
for having the guts to execute
the dicey decision to take out
bin Laden, it cannot solely
claim victory without also
legitimizing the validity of
actions taken by his predecessor.
The last chapter on the war
on terror will be written when
the enemies of America also
join bin Laden’s fate, and as
Ralph Waldo Emerson once
wrote, the “world will soon
forget you…when you are
thus numbered with those
who have no part in all that
is done under the sun, when
in the places where your foot
was familiar it is no more
known and all trace of you
is obliterated as tho’ it had
never been, shall you also
forget as you are forgotten.”
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YOUR VIEWS
Pediatricians
reject patients
Why is it that the pediatricians in Wise County are
discriminating against Medicaid patients?
I have been searching for a new pediatrician for
more than six months. I currently drive to Children’s
Hospital in Dallas to receive health care for my
special needs daughter. I am on limited income and
cannot continue to afford to drive to Dallas. I have
contacted multiple pediatricians here only to be told
that my child is not welcome due to her insurance.
They are taking out problems with a public program
on the medically needy. I have no access to insurance
outside of Medicaid.
I really am disappointed to be discriminated
against by the local experts. These medical professionals were spoken highly of by many people I had
met. They tell me to just go to Fort Worth because
they don’t want to help me. What is the point if I continue to make 50-plus-mile trips every two weeks?
Kathleen Keener
Decatur
Trump perfect
for tea-stained ticket
Well, I see the Republican Party finally got the
candidate it so “richly” deserves in the person of the
Donald; no, not the duck, although the Disney version
would be far more appropriate.
At the top o’ the heap they have the loud-mouth,
“you’re fired” bully with the preternatural comb-over
that looks as if it’s trying to eat him from the top
down and getting acid reflux in the process. He’s so
prototypical Republican I don’t even have to give his
last name. What better self-absorbed, self-congratulating, spoiled, rich boy, scam artist to assume the
mantra of the Greedy Old Party and be the current
leading GOP presidential candidate for 2012 than
the uber-birther himself? To quote Bush the Second,
“Bring it on.”
The House Republicans, with only four Republicans
dissenting, voted for Rep. Paul Ryan’s Social Security
and Veteran’s Administration privatizing, Medicare
and Medicaid-killing, take it from the middle class
and poor and give it to the uber-rich and big business,
especially big oil. Ryan is a prototypical tea-stained
representative from Wisconsin and a clone of the
Wisconsin Republican governor who is out to destroy
collective bargaining and all unions that Republicans
have been trying to eviscerate for 70 years.
The good news is it’s all blowing up in their faces
and their non-Koch Brother-financed and “grass
roots” town hall meetings are causing a collective
uber-panic and wild attempts at damage control for
2012, not to mention upcoming recall elections.
Right down the line Republicans have fought Social
Security, Medicare, Medicaid, civil rights and voting
rights from the day they were proposed by Democrats and eventually passed over their screaming and
disaster-predicting voices.
Now there are various attempts in several teastained states trying to reverse voting rights, reinstate a cleverly disguised version of a poll tax and
disenfranchise minority voters and make it extremely
hard to register in the first place by requiring passports, birth certificates and picture IDs. It’s as clear
as the smirk on their faces that the reason for all
this is the “he’s not-one-of-us” current U.S. president
whom they desperately want to disappear.
For all those who, without a shadow of doubt, will
criticize the Messenger for publishing another of my
“rants,” I’ll do it for ya. Yes, this certainly is a rant
and a loud one at that. It will only get louder and
much more intense from many others.
Ken Hughes
Decatur
Wilson fears
conspiracy
As citizens of Alvord, there is common ground we
can agree upon even though we’re divided on some
issues concerning our school district. A child is a par-
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DECATUR
Journalism students bring home awards
Decatur High School journalism students won top awards
in Austin at the recent ILPC state convention.
Newspaper editor Racey Burden won the Jostens Yearbook Publishing Co. scholarship, and last year’s yearbook,
edited by Catalina Torres, won the bronze star award,
among only 33 yearbooks in the entire state.
Individual yearbook awards include: Catalina Torres and
Bonnie Wilson, second in theme development; Bonnie Wilson and Racey Burden, second in general interest spread;
Arin Blaylock, honorable mention in student life feature;
Zuleima Palomo, second place in ad design; Tracie Pryor,
second place in academic feature story; Daniel Jordan, second and third place in sports action photo, second in stu-
dent life photo, second in club photo, and first and second
in portrait; and Emily Stallard, honorable mention in academic photo.
Individual newspaper awards include: Racey Burden, second in feature writing, first and second in entertainment
feature, second in column writing, honorable mention in
page one design, third in sports action, honorable mention
in sports feature, third in personal column; Karissa Nicholson, second in news writing; Katie Olson, honorable mention in entertainment review, second in personal opinion
column, second in entertainment feature, honorable mention in personal column; Paris Walther, honorable mention
in personal column, third in feature writing; Racey Burden,
Cristin Morgan and Madeline Pena, second in in-depth
news/feature package; Daniel Jordan, honorable mention in
sports feature photo; Cristin Morgan, second in news writing; Lilian Pereyra, third in news feature; Anthony Parlogeon, honorable mention in news feature; Madeline Pena,
honorable mention in feature writing; and Akruti Patel,
third in sports column.
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ent’s most precious gift. Our
school belongs to the people.
It functions to the benefit of
each student in attendance.
Citizens, by vote, determine
who holds the office as a
trustee. And it’s important
for an individual citizen to
be actively involved in the
school district. It’s the way
to provide the best educational opportunities for our
kids. It demonstrates we
care, ensures progress, safeguards justice and tradition
and is an exercise of our
rights.
As a citizen, I share support of these truths with
any citizen even though we
may divide on an issue. But,
there have been a number
of efforts to deny, disguise
or alter truths which I have
presented on the Curtis
Enis matter. In this matter,
as an eye-witness school
trustee, I know the facts. I
know the results of public
pressure on three current
trustees who know the
facts.
Please give this information careful consideration.
On March 3, 2011, I hand
delivered an open record
request to Superintendent
Bill Branum, the officer
of records for the district.
The “statute” states that
the officer must respond in
a reasonable time. The request asked for immediate
access to the information in
order to save time and copy
expense. I heard nothing
from the superintendent for
18 days.
On March 21, I initiated
my first inquiry. Branum
stated he’d been busy; an
appointment was scheduled for March 23. I met
with the superintendent on
March 24 for half an hour.
I did get some information,
but no policies I requested
were copied or made available. I informed the superintendent I wanted the
information for research in
a presentation at the regular March 28 board meeting. He told me he didn’t
think I wanted it copied
because I didn’t want to pay
for it. My letter requested
they waive any copy fees;
just a request. I made eight
personal trips to the superintendent’s office to get the
copies.
Finally, on April 8, I
did get the copies. It was
18 days before I received
information. It was 36 days
before my open records request was acknowledged. Is
this reasonable? How would
you as a citizen feel? Are all
citizens treated like this?
Don’t miss this! April 11,
I handed a written request
to board President Kevin
Wood and Superintendent
Branum to get on the
agenda for the regular April
meeting. Regular meetings include open forum.
Called meetings exclude
open forum. March 28 was
a called meeting. I can’t
speak in an open forum at
a called meeting or get on
the regular April agenda
because the meeting was
canceled. I have not heard
a word from Wood. Is this a
consequence for revealing
the truth? Could a reason-
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able person conclude that
the superintendent or the
board president do not want
me to appear before the
board with any interested
citizens, pro or con, in attendance?
Isn’t this convenient,
when early voting started
Monday, May 2? Is anyone
listening? I encourage you
to vote. Is this the real issue: “What special interests
want,” and the truth does
not matter any more?
Larry Wilson
Alvord, Texas
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2011 CANDIDATE PROFILES
SCHOOL BOARD
Each candidate running in an opposed race was given the opportunity to answer three questions to help their constituents know
where they stand on issues. Candidates were given a 50-word limit
to answer each question. Answers that exceeded 50 words have
been cut at the end of the sentence that contained the 50th word.
1. Ranking of issues by importance and emphasis: academics,
athletics, band and fine arts, facilities, technology, transportation,
vocational programs.
2. Ranking of groups as a resource for information in making
decisions: administration, parents and teachers, taxpayers, fellow
school board members.
3. Primary reason for seeking a place on the school board: continue the direction and policies of the district, change the direction
and policies of the district, lower the tax rate.
Boyd
Vince Estel
Did not return questionnaire.
Cathy Gordon
Position sought: Boyd School Board, Place 1
Occupation: Payroll manager
Education: Boyd ISD honors graduate; two years of college
Family: Son Trey Gordon and daughter Alissa Gordon
1. (1) academics; (2) athletics; (3) band and fine arts; (4) facilities; (5) technology; (6) transportation; and (7) vocation programs
The district must always focus on academics first and foremost
and always be striving to achieve the best it can offer the students of Boyd ISD.
It is important for the district to constantly be striving to provide the most up-to-date technology and to teach the students
how to use it correctly.
Ensuring the safety of all students in facilities and transportation.
2. (1) administration; (2) parents and teacher; (3) taxpayers;
and (4) fellow school board members
All of the people above are equally important in making decisions. There is not a correct ranking until a person first knows
what the question is to make the decision. I believe each board
member should always seek out the facts from whatever available
resources in order to make a fair and sound decision.
3. I do believe that the district already is going in the right
direction and the policies in place are solid. However, there is
always room for change, and I feel it is important to find ways to
improve and make things better for the district. As far as a tax
rate, everyone would like to see it lowered, but you only have to
turn on the news to realize the state of affairs with the Texas
school budget.
Kim Hudson
Occupation: Image consultant, make-up artist, Texas-licensed
esthetician, custom decorator and event coordinator
Education: Bowie High School, trade and specialty schools and
yearly update classes
Family: Married 20 years to Mike Hudson, a veterinarian pharmaceutical drug representative for Bioniche. We have one son,
Tanner, a junior at Boyd High School.
1. (1) academics; (2) extracurricular activities and vocational
training: teaches self-discipline and confidence, while exploring
their talents and passions. An active child does not have time to
get into trouble; (3) business operations: School boards have to
make business decisions not emotional decisions, with current
state funding cuts and the economy.
2. It is important to evaluate all sources — professional, parent and taxpayers — then make the best decisions for students,
staff and community. We cannot be productive focusing on just
one source.
3. My reason for seeking a place on Boyd School Board is to
promote the best education available in a healthy and productive
environment for all. To achieve this, we need everyone and everything to be cost effective. Its time to tighten the financial belt and
work as a team.
Jana Tate
Occupation: Educator
Education: Bachelor of science in music from Southern Nazarene
University
Family: Married to Joe Tate with five sons: Seth, Dean, Trent,
Joseph and Levi
1. (1) academics; (2) athletics; (3) band and fine arts; (4) technology; (5) facilities; (6) transportation; and (7) vocational programs
I believe every child should have the opportunity to receive a
well-rounded education. This will look different for every student.
Building a solid foundation and supplying them various opportunities is paramount in their success beyond high school.
2. (1) administration; (2) parents and teachers; (3) fellow
school board members; and (4) taxpayers
It is my desire to hear the concerns and needs of our schools
from teachers, parents and the community. I believe there is always a solution to every problem, and we can work together to
continually better our educational environment.
3. I have wanted to serve on our school board for several years
and believe now is the time I can invest my time in it. There is no
agenda I bring but desire to continue the direction of the district.
Boyd has prepared well my two college-age sons, and I am proud
to be a part of this great district.
Sheril Rodgers-Tidwell
Occupation: Insurance broker
Family: Daughter Ciara Tidwell, son Garrett Tidwell, daughter
Haley Tidwell, grandson Taven Epps, stepdaughter Kassidy
Strausser and stepson Greg Tidwell
1. (1) technology and vocational programs; (2) academics; (3)
athletics, band and fine arts; (4) facilities; (5) transportation
My goals include enhanced technology and vocational programs
to assist with real career choices to help graduates make a living
upon leaving high school; to create pro-active college entrance
study programs which will ensure acceptance into colleges and
universities, to expand art, music and theatre programs for all
grades, to support the traditions our athletic programs have established within the community ... (Answer exceeded word limit.)
2. (1) administration and teachers; (2) taxpayers and parents;
(3) school board members
School board training is the best resource for gaining insight
to the decision-making process. However, we make most of our
financial decisions based on the information provided by administration. I encourage open communication with all parties.
3. I have served Boyd ISD proudly and would like to continue
carrying the torch for our students, faculty and taxpayers. Should
I be re-elected, I would like to continue the established vision
for the school district by establishing 10-and 20-year growth and
facility plans and encourage participation and growth in the Boyd
Education Foundation.
CITY COUNCIL
Each candidate running in an opposed race was given the opportunity to answer two questions to help their constituents know
where they stand on some issues. Candidates were given a 50 word
limit to answer each question. Answers that exceeded 50 words
have been cut at the end of the sentence that contained the 50th
word.
1. Please rank the following issues in terms of importance and emphasis for your city: taxes, streets, water and sewer, parks and rec-
reation, fees (water, sewer, garbage), economic development, law
enforcement, attract new residents and housing developments.
2. Which statement best describes your primary reason for seeking a place on the city council?
a. correct administrative or financial problems that exist within
the city
b. change current direction and policies of city
c. continue current direction and policies of city
d. increase local funding for city programs, including streets, law
enforcement, parks
e. maintain or lower local funding for city programs, including
streets, law enforcement, parks
f. support bond election to improve city issues as needed, including streets, law enforcement, parks
g. oppose tax increases required to improve city facilities, including streets, parks, etc.
Decatur
Randy Bowker
Position sought: Decatur City Council, Place 6
Occupation: Financial advisor with Edward Jones Investments
Education: Bachelor of business administration in accounting from Angelo State University, certified
public accountant, certified financial planner
Family: Wife of 18 years, Julie; children Sam, 12, Noah, 10, and Rachel, 7
1. (1) economic development; (2) taxes; (3) streets; (4) water and sewer; (5) attract new residents
and housing developments; (6) law enforcement; (7) parks and recreation; (8) fees
2. (c) and (d) – I would like to continue to current direction and policies of the city while increasing
local funding for city programs.
Given our proximity to the ever-expanding Metroplex, Decatur is poised for growth. We must embrace that growth with foresight and planning to ensure we have the city services and infrastructure
necessary to support our current residents and make Decatur an attractive and welcoming community for prospective businesses and residents.
Peter A. Rivera
Position sought: Decatur City Council, Place 6
Occupation: Planner, designer, consultant
Education: Studied architectural and advertising arts at the School of Industrial Arts in New York,
U.S. Air Force architectural engineering design and construction credited course
1. Did not answer
2. (c) and (d) – These issues are based on the growth of the city of Decatur. Whether you change
or continue city policies, you must address them as they are needed. A master plan is always a good
place to start. This gives the policy makers a format to work with.
Rhome
Cole Lewis Blanche
Position sought: Rhome City Council
Occupation: Logistics broker
Education: B.A. in Business Administration with minor in Psychology from Mississippi College, Clinton, Miss.
Family: My wife, Gretchen, and I are expecting our first child in a
few weeks.
1. Economic development for Rhome is my main objective. With
this as our focus, I believe issues of taxes, housing development
and attracting new residents will be addressed. New businesses
and industry will increase tax revenue that can be used to improve our community and will provide employment opportunities.
These improvements and jobs will help increase our population.
2. My primary purpose in seeking a position on city council
is to increase local funding for city programs through economic
development and fiscal responsibility. If we can increase our tax
base with more businesses and residents, and reduce unnecessary spending, we should be able to avoid any tax increase.
Don Dixon
Occupation: Self-employed — Dixon Fine Woodworking
Education: High school, four-year apprenticeship
Family: Single
1. Economic development – We need to create an environment
that will attract both commercial and residential development,
which in turn will increase our tax base and allow for additional
services for the citizens of Rhome. With an increased tax base
hopefully we can lower the tax rate on residences.
Attract new residents and housing developments, law enforcement, taxes, parks and recreation, water and sewer, fees and
streets
2. Change current direction and policies of city: We need to
have a Comprehensive Land Plan completed so that the city will
have a definitive direction in place, with benchmarks and standards to follow as we grow. With the completion of the 114 corridor from Southlake to Rhome in a couple of years, we need to
have everything in order to handle the growth.
Christopher C. Graves
Occupation: SBO – Transportation Company
Education: 20-plus years of on-the-job training in life and business
Family: Happily married for nine years with four children
1. I believe all these issues are as important to each other as
they are to the city of Rhome itself. Obviously, bringing in new
businesses will attract new residents to our city, and vice-versa.
The new influx of business taxes and property taxes will aid in
sustaining and growing our need for additional utility services,
infrastructure improvements and recreational facilities.
2. My primary reason for seeking election to the Rhome City
Council is to help guide the city in a new direction of growth and
sustainability. The city of Rhome must encourage and seek new
business and family growth in order to maintain financial stability
without raising property taxes. We can rely on this new tax base
to finance our city for the future.
Charles Pennington
Occupation: Executive account manager for RigNet Inc.
Education: Northwest High School graduate and Graham School
for Livestock Management
Family: Wife Sandy, two children, Ross and Abby
1. Economic development, water, sewer, garbage, law enforcement and fire department, new resident and housing developments, streets, taxes, parks and recreation
Economic development: attract new business. The Loves travel
center has invested $7 million in Rhome and added 50 plus jobs.
Water, sewer, garbage: update and add on to our current infrastructure
Law enforcement/fire department: continue to support and update facilities and equipment as funds become available.
Streets and taxes: continue to improve streets and work toward
lowering taxes.
2. c. continue current direction and policies of city
Michelle Pittman, CPA
Occupation: Senior accountant at Justin Brands, Inc. in Fort
Worth
Education: University of North Texas BS/MS Accounting with
Concentration in Taxation
Family: I am privileged to have three beautiful daughters, two
completely adorable grandsons, and one awesome son-in-law.
1. (1) economic development; (2) housing developments; (3)
taxes; (4) law enforcement; (5) water and sewer; (6) streets; (7)
parks and recreation; (8) attract new residents; and (9) fees (water, sewer, garbage)
Economic development is key to Rhome’s future. A master plan
is necessary to guide growth in the right direction and to gauge
its progress which will attract housing developments. Growth provides sales tax revenue and larger property tax base to fund other
aspects of the city without raising tax rates.
2. Primarily, I am seeking a place on the city council to help
evaluate the current financial position of the city and to develop a
feasible plan for growth over the next 10 years, which takes into
consideration long-time resident needs as well as needs of future
residents.
7A
2011 CANDIDATE PROFILES
CITY COUNCIL
Each candidate running in an opposed race was given the opportunity to answer two questions to help their constituents know
where they stand on some issues. Candidates were given a 50 word
limit to answer each question. Answers that exceeded 50 words
have been cut at the end of the sentence that contained the 50th
word.
1. Please rank the following issues in terms of importance and emphasis for your city: taxes, streets, water and sewer, parks and rec-
reation, fees (water, sewer, garbage), economic development, law
2. Which statement best describes your primary reason for seeking a place on the city council?
a. correct administrative or financial problems that exist within
the city
b. change current direction and policies of city
c. continue current direction and policies of city
d. increase local funding for city programs, including streets, law
enforcement, parks
e. maintain or lower local funding for city programs, including
streets, law enforcement, parks
f. support bond election to improve city issues as needed, including streets, law enforcement, parks
g. oppose tax increases required to improve city facilities, including streets, parks, etc.
Runaway Bay
Melissa Bennett
Position sought: Runaway Bay City Council
Occupation: Technical support for Devon Energy
Education: University of Oklahoma, bachelor of business administration
Family: Husband Michael; daughters Brooke and Zoe
1. (1) water and sewer; (2) attract new residents; (3) economic
development; (4) streets; (5) law enforcement; (6) parks and recreation; (7) taxes; (8) fees (water, sewer, garbage); (9) housing
developments
Runaway Bay can’t continue to patch the holes in our aging water and sewer system. We must have a long-term plan to improve
our infrastructure. We must also bring new residents to Runaway
Bay. Why plan for infrastructure if we don’t plan for the feet to
walk on it?
2. (None) of those responses (tell) why I (am) running.
I am running for city council because I am a wife, a mother, a
homeowner, a neighbor, a P&Z commissioner and a volunteer. I
will be a good council member because I care, I give, I plan, I organize, I make decisions, I work hard and I listen.
David Gerleman
Occupation: Mechanic
Education: Permian High School in Odessa; Universal Technical
Institute
Family: Parents Ron and Kathy Gerleman of Odessa; brothers
Chris Gerleman of Arlington and Pat Gerleman of Cisco
1. (1) water and sewer; (2) streets; (3) law enforcement; (4)
economic development; (5) attract new residents and housing developments; (6) taxes; (7) fees; (8) parks and recreation
Our sewer, water and streets are of utmost importance. Without the proper infrastructure in place, our system cannot withstand any future housing developments which will bring in revenue
that is needed to help fund economic growth.
2. (b.) change the current direction and policies of the city in order to bring in more business which will increase the tax revenue.
This will allow an increase in local funding for city programs to
include streets, law enforcement, sewer, water and parks.
Tommy L. Rhea (Tom)
Occupation: Retired educator/administrator
Education: Master’s degree
Family: Married to Carolyn Rhea for 40 years; two children; two
grandchildren
1. Priorities for city of Runaway Bay: (1) water/sewer; (2) economic development; (3) streets; (4) attracting new residents/
housing; (5) law enforcement; (6) taxes; (7) fees
2. (c.) Continue the current direction and policies of city — The
city of Runaway Bay has seen many improvements in the past few
years. The council has improved streets, cleaned up policies and
procedures and started on a path to finally provide answers to the
infrastructure of the city. If re-elected, I promise to work to see
that the city continues to improve and hopefully grow.
Jerry St. John
Occupation: Retired business owner
Education: Associate’s degree
Family: Wife Darla, two children and three grandsons
1. (1) economic development; (2) attract new residents and
housing developments; (3) taxes; (4) water and sewer; (5)
streets; (6) fees (water, sewer, garbage); (7) law enforcement;
(8) parks and recreation
The most important issue for Runaway Bay — for both the near
and long-term outlook — is economic development. Runaway Bay
has only a few businesses to help provide the badly-needed tax
revenue to support needed city services. Without economic development within the city, the tax burden will fall on current and
future residents.
2. (g.) oppose tax increases required to improve city facilities,
including streets, parks, etc.
I am opposed to long-term tax increases to residents for the
improvement of city facilities, streets, etc. Short-term increases
may need to come from optional services such as marina, RV/boat
parking, etc., which are provided by the city. Long-term revenue
increases should come from new business or from the increase of
current business with the addition of new residents.
Dan Ticer
Berry White
Newark
Katrina J. Ellis
Position sought: Newark City Council, Place 5
Occupation: Retired
Education: Working on a bachelor’s degree
Family: Sons Daniel and Joshua and grandsons Urijah, Ethan and
Hunter
1. Economic development, water and sewer, parks and recreation, law enforcement, attract new residents, taxes, housing
developments
2. (a.) and (b.) The people of Newark have worked long and
hard for their lovely little city. I wish to work alongside the city
council under the leadership of the mayor to correct the current
financial troubles, make our city government transparent again,
re-establish city services such as functioning parks, police force,
animal control, street maintenance and water and sewer improvements. (Answer exceeded word limit.)
2. (a.) As mayor acting as the administrator for the city, I will
be looking at documents and financial records and be accountable
to the taxpayers.
(b.) Many changes to policies and direction would be to hold
on to the assets Newark still has and try to regain some of what
we have lost: Police department, Community Center, Parks and
Recreation Board, and Planning and Zoning. My main goal is to
bring harmony, peace and integrity back to the city.
Chana Harrell-Massey
Occupation: Realtor
Education: Real Estate Institute
Family: Married for 20 years to Curtis Massey. We have one son.
1. Streets, water and sewer, taxes, law enforcement/code
enforcement, economic development, attract new residents and
housing developments, parks and recreation and fees (water,
sewer, garbage)
2. Correct the financial problems that exist within the city and
continue the current direction and policies of the city.
Bill Malone
Position sought: Newark Mayor
Education: High school
Family: Wife, Carol, and daughter, Melissa
1. Economic development, law enforcement, streets, water
and sewer, parks and recreation. With all the city infrastructures
in place you will attract new residents and housing developments,
and the taxes will be generated.
Matt Newby
Jerry Palmer
Occupation: Retired truck driver
Education: High school
NEWARK
Family: Daughter Denise and grandchildren Kyle, Preston and
Seth
1. Streets, parks and recreation, economic development, law
2. (a.) and (b.) — Working along with the mayor and council
members to correct the financial problems and the current direction this town is heading in. Working toward policies that would
represent ALL the citizens and trying to keep a low tax base.
Laura Pixler
Occupation: Housewife
Education: High school graduate
Family: Married 23 years, mother of four boys ages 22, 18, 5 and
3
1. (1) water and sewer, (2) economic development, (3) law
enforcement, (4) streets, (5) attract new residents and housing
developments, (6) fees (water, sewer, garbage) (7) taxes, (8)
parks and recreation
2. (c.) continue current direction and policies of city
I promised to work within a budget, with no tax hike, and that
still stands today. We have reworked departments, organized,
cleaned out city buildings and made our employees accountable.
There is much work to be done, and I continue looking for ways to
make Newark a much greater city.
DECATUR
Council debate might ...
New homes lead March permits
By PHIL MAJOR
answer session. I don’t know if any
of our opponents will show ... But
we’re going to hold one whether everybody shows up or not.”
The debate is scheduled for 6
p.m. Saturday, May 7, at the council chambers in the Newark Public
Library.
The city of Newark is one of only
two municipalities in the county
where every seat up for election May
14 is contested. The mayoral seat is
between current Mayor Matt Newby
and former mayor Bill Malone. Place
4 is between Jerry Palmer and current council person Chana Massey
and Place 5 is between Pixler and
former Parks and Recreation board
member Katrina Ellis.
Ellis said she is opting not to attend.
“I’m not going because I got a voice
mail from the city secretary that
the city was holding it,” she said. “I
called the Ethics Commission, and
they said, ‘No. No. No.’ Incumbents
can’t use city services and the city
printer to advertise. It has to be
done through a third party.”
City council member Bob Wells
said in a letter to the editor last
week that fear is keeping some of
the candidates away from the debate.
“If candidates are afraid to face
their opponents and voters, they do
not have what it takes to represent
you,” Wells wrote.
The debate is currently being organized by Tabitha Tucciarone, former Newark city secretary who resigned in May 2010.
Ellis said the main reason she is
running is to restore several city
services.
“I want to see kids playing in the
park,” she said. “I want police and
animal control. I want all the city
services that we had. But I do know
it will take time.”
A polarizing sentiment seems to
flow between the incumbents and
candidates.
Each side has its own Facebook
page, “Friends of Newark” and
“Newark Texas City Government
and News.”
Some of the current candidates,
including Malone and Ellis, were issued trespass warnings for pulling
discarded city items they considered
historical from the city dumpster.
The sign in front of city hall has
been changed twice to form disparaging messages of those in charge.
Letters have been rearranged to
read “Liar” and “Council Corrupt”
on two occasions late last year.
!
Email Brandon at [email protected].
Led by three new homes, Decatur building
permits reached $867,938 in March, bringing
total permits for 2011 to $2,683,345.
The homes in South Martin Branch were valued at $395,345 and were the first new homes
permitted in Decatur this year.
Commercial remodeling added $172,375 in
value for projects, with the bulk, $160,000, a
project at 106 N. Trinity St.
Several items at the CVS Pharmacy under
construction at U.S. 81/287 and Business U.S.
380 were added to the list of permits, including
signs and a retaining wall.
Total value for signs was $79,122.
Clearing and grading at Crossroads Church
on Deer Park Road added $25,000.
Electrical, plumbing and mechanical permits
added another $140,000 in value.
BRIDGEPORT
Second tea party ...
bigots, but it is for all people who
don’t like being taxed and who
feel our personal freedom is in
peril, and what we are leaving
for our children, grandchildren
and great-grandchildren.
“People are always worried
about what they leave to their
children monetarily, but the
most precious gift we can leave
for them is freedom,” he said. “No
how matter how well-educated
our children are, without the
freedom to choose, what are we?”
Flores also said the party is
concerned with over-regulating and over-taxing. He wants
to make sure Texas stays business-friendly.
“People come to Texas because
it’s a place where people can do
business. Taxes and permits
make it hard for the average
person to start up a business.
“The power to tax is the power
to slave, literally.”
Flores said the main purpose
of the Bridgeport chapter is to
educate voters and give them a
voice.
“The average merchant or
parent doesn’t realize how
much power they have,” he said.
“If you have 50 merchants get
together, they can change the
taxing policies of a city. Or if you
have 100 parents get together,
they can change the policies of a
school board.
The Bridgeport Tea Party will
hold a meeting at 7 p.m. on the
second Thursday of every month
at the conference room of the
Comfort Inn in Bridgeport. The
first meeting is May 12.
Flores said he hopes they
eventually outgrow the current
meeting location.
Alvord formed a Tea Party last
year. Flores said they are working with the Alvord and Bowie
tea party chapters.
“We’re not against anybody,”
Flores said. “We are for America. We are for freedom.”
8A
Celebrity
Match Roping
Benefiting the Decatur Youth Fair Buyers Association
Monday, May 9
Clint COOPER
Trevor BRAZILE
Clif COOPER
Tuf COOPER
Hamburger Dinner & Silent Auction
starts at 5:30 p.m.
Roping starts at 7 p.m.
TICKETS
15
$
Get your tickets now for an action-packed night of team roping.
Decatur’s own 8-Time All-American World Champion, Trevor
Brazile, along with Tuf Cooper, Clif Cooper and Clint Cooper,
will have you on the edge of your seat to see who will win. You’ll
also see two up-and-coming champion ropers, Parker Slate and
Tyler Lisby, exhibit their roping skills.
Includes a deluxe hamburger dinner hosted by Legend Bank
and by Decatur and Rhome Dairy Queens. All proceeds from
the dinner and silent auction will be used to buy animals at the
Wise County Youth Fair auction shown by Decatur FFA and 4-H
students. Tickets are on sale at David’s Western Store, Sam’s
Hair Quarters, 2-K Pawn & Gun, North Texas Bank and
Wise County Messenger.
Sponsors:
Roy Cooper Rodeo Foundation
Fireworks World
Klement Chrysler / Jeep / Dodge
Chris Stevens - Industrial
Diesel Inc. Ft. Worth
Hendershot Equipment
Legend Bank
Fit-N-Wise Sports Medicine
National Ropers Supply
David’s Western Store
Decatur and Rhome
Dairy Queens
Training Center
309 CR 4228 • Decatur
9A
AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Herbert Wallace White
1924-2011
Funeral for Herbert Wallace White, 86, of Decatur
was to be 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at Central Fellowship Church in Decatur
with Monty Tuttle officiating. Burial was to be at Oaklawn Cemetery.
White died Monday, May
2, 2011, in Decatur.
Born Sept. 2, 1924, in
Greenwood to Elisha Dee and
Laura Lee (Wilson) White,
he was a retired dairyman
and farmer and a member of
Central Fellowship Church.
He married Mildred Ruby
Heath April 23, 1944, in
Greenwood. White served in
the U.S. Army during World
War II from 1943 to 1946.
He was preceded in death
by his son, Herbert Wallace
White Jr.; brothers Alvin D.
and Jessie White; and sisters Fay Goodger, Bonnie
Wainscott and Alene Crunk.
White is survived by his
wife; son Danny White and
wife, Shirley; daughter
Brenda Hughes and husband, Lowell; grandsons
Rodney White and Aaron
Hughes, all of Decatur,
and Heath White of Pennsylvania; granddaughters
Jana Rosenbaum and husband, David, and Kimberly
Brazier, both of Decatur;
great-grandchildren Zachary White of Gainesville,
and Jared Brazier, Landen
Brazier, Jakob Rosenbaum,
Jagger Rosenbaum and Lily
Rosenbaum, all of Decatur;
brother Harold White and
wife, Bonnie; sister Margie
Wilson and husband, Wayne;
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers are Mike Savage, Jimmy Cunnius, Bill
HERBERT WHITE
Wiley, James Craft, Gordon
Ploeger and Terry Rendleman. Honorary pallbearers
are Richard Bastain, Garland Ray Lipsey and Carl
Greer.
Memorials may be made to
Central Fellowship Church,
Building Fund, 2950 W. Hwy.
380, Decatur, TX 76234.
Wise County Messenger,
May 5, 2011
2011
CRUISE
NIGHTS
ON THE COURTHOUSE SQUARE
Starting Saturday May 7
Join us for another great season of
classic cars in the shadow of the
beautiful Wise County Courthouse.
1st Saturday of each month,
MAY - OCTOBER
(EXCLUDING JULY)
MAY 7
JUNE 4
AUGUST 6
SEPTEMBER 3
OCTOBER 1
Registration 4-7 p.m.
($10 per vehicle)
Kay Seymour
Mike Bullard
1944-2011
1959-2011
No funeral is planned for
Kay Seymour, 66, of Rhome.
Seymour died Thursday,
April 21, 2011, in Keller.
Born Oct. 10, 1944, in
Scottsbluff, Neb., to Leo and
Freda (Olmstead) Fry, she
was a residential leasing
manager.
She was preceded in
death by brother Carl Fry;
sister Marcella Olmstead;
and brother-in-law Lonnie
Cates.
Seymour is survived by
daughters Leigh Shannon
of Rhome, Kimberley Inman and husband, Dickie, of
Boyd and Tiffany Seymour
and husband, Jamie Pell, of
White Settlement; grandchildren Michael Deits and
wife, Sylvia, of Boyd, Jackie
Deits of California, Dillon Inman of Boyd, Derek
Schwieger of Henrietta, and
Cody Barrow, Cameron Bar-
KAY SEYMOUR
row and Dawson Pell, all of
White Settlement; sisters
Lilli Ballinger and husband,
Bill, of Watauga, Dee Burgess and husband, Harold,
of Surprise, Ariz., and Corky
Cates of Fort Worth; and
other family members.
Memorial for Mike Bullard, 51, of Rhome was April
30 at Christian-Hawkins
Funeral Home in Boyd with
Gerre Joiner officiating.
Bullard died Wednesday,
April 27, 2011, in Rhome.
Born July 10, 1959, in Fort
Worth to Phillip and Veada
(Buckmaster) Bullard, he
was a construction worker.
He is survived by his parents of Rhome; sisters Karen Stokes and Mona Hankins and husband, Tooter,
all of Boyd; nephews Joshua
Smith, Jason Stokes, Kyle
Hankins, Nicholas Wheeler
and Jeffrey Hankins; and
MIKE BULLARD
aunts and uncles.
May 5, 2011
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Judging begins at 7 p.m.
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NEWS
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7, at its fellowship hall.
Proceeds benefit Wise Hope
Crisis Center.
RELAY FUNDRAISER — A
parking lot sale to benefit
Relay for Life is 8 a.m. to 4
p.m. Saturday, May 7, at First
Financial Bank in Boyd.
GARAGE SALE — The First
United Methodist Church in
Alvord will hold a garage sale
8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday,
May 7. Hamburgers will be
sold for $5 a plate. Half the
proceeds will benefit Meals
on Wheels, and the other
half will benefit various other
missions.
CHEER SIGN-UPS — Chico
Youth Cheer fall sign-ups for
third through sixth graders is
9 a.m. to noon Saturday, May
7, 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday,
May 11, and 9 a.m. to noon
Saturday, May 14, at the
new elementary cafeteria.
For information, call Kim
Marburger at (817) 8463161.
CHEERLEADING —
Bridgeport Midget/PeeWee
cheerleading sign-ups are
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 7 and
14 at the Bridgeport Public
Library. Call Deneise Walker
at (940) 389-5420 for more
information.
MOVIE NIGHT — The
Bridgeport Box Office
presents the movie
“Tangled” in Harwood Park
at 9 p.m. Saturday, May 7.
For more information, call
the Bridgeport Parks and
Recreation Department at
(940) 683-3480.
For more information, contact
Decatur Main Street
940-627-6158
or come by
Decatur Visitor Center,
106 S. Trinity
940-627-6468
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10A
AREA DEATHS AND FUNERALS
Maxine Prince
Gloria LeAnn (Bates) Purdy
LaVaughn V. Davis
1943-2011
1950-2011
1922-2011
Funeral for Maxine Prince,
67, of Chico is 2 p.m. Friday, May 6, at First Baptist
Church of Chico with burial
to follow at Chico Cemetery.
The Rev. Larry Potts will officiate. Visitation is at 1 p.m.
before the funeral.
Prince died Monday, May
2, 2011, in Chico.
Born Sept. 14, 1943, in
Bowie to Richard Paul and
Clara Sigman Armstrong,
she was a homemaker and a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Chico.
Prince was preceded in
death by sisters Lorretta
Lieble and Dorothy Strange;
and first husband Alvie
Prince.
She is survived by her second husband, Gerald Ray
Jones; sons Allen, Ricky
and Tim Prince; daughters
Teresa Vaughn, Tina Harris, Teresa Shook and Jamie
MAXINE PRINCE
Erwin; sister Paula Barber;
18 grandchildren; and 14
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers are Mark
Hamilton, Jason Hamilton,
Tim Prince, Allen Prince,
Gerald Ray Jones and Ricky
Prince. Honorary pallbearer
is Rob Harris.
May 5, 2011
Jack D. Gregg
GLORIA PURDY
granddaughters Alexa deMelo,
Mikayla
deMelo,
Elissa deMelo, Haley Boyd,
Hannah Boyd, Olivia Boyd,
Sydni Shade and Trinity
Shade.
Pallbearers were Richie
Bates, Chris Bates, Wesley
Sisk, Bryon Sartain, Darin
Sartain and Robby Sartain.
May 5, 2011
Graveside service for LaVaughn V. Davis, 88, of Decatur is 10:15 a.m. Thursday,
May 5, at the DFW National
Cemetery, and a memorial
service will follow at 2 p.m.
at the First United Methodist Church in Decatur. The
Revs. Roy Spore and Johnny
Irish and Bill Liggett will officiate. Visitation was to be 6
to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home
in Decatur.
Davis died Saturday, April
30, 2011, in Decatur.
Born June 27, 1922, in
Prospect to Buster and Ollie
(Bell) Davis, he was a civil
service compliance officer
for the Department of Labor.
He served in the U.S. Army
Air Corp. and was a member
of the First United Methodist Church of Decatur. Davis
married Mary Elaine Suggs
March 22, 1963, in Abilene.
by his sister, Ovella Davis;
and brother Lavern Davis.
Davis is survived by his
wife; sons Larry Davis and
LAVAUGHN DAVIS
wife, Linda, of Tyler, Tony
Davis of Austin and Sam
Davis and wife, Nina, of
Leander; 10 grandchildren;
seven great-grandchildren;
and other family members.
Pallbearers are Leo Bell,
Gene Bell, Sidney Brantly,
Gary Liggett, Christopher
Davis and Robert Davis.
Honorary pallbearers are
Leo Liggett, Geary Washburn, Hugh McCarary, Don
Kliwer and Eric Carroll.
May 5, 2011
Jacqueline ‘Ann’ Stewart Sayers
1927-2011
Funeral for Jack D. Gregg,
83, of Bridgeport was April
30 at Jones Family Funeral
Home. Burial followed at
East Bridgeport Cemetery.
Gregg died Sunday, April
24, 2011, in Bridgeport.
Born Oct. 7, 1927, in Balsora to James Webster and
Beulah Armstrong Gregg, he
graduated from Bridgeport
High School and married
his high school sweetheart,
Helen Bailey, July 2, 1948,
in Weatherford. He earned a
bachelor’s degree in accounting from Southern Methodist University and served in
the U.S. Navy.
Gregg lived in Dallas for
more than 50 years before
returning to Wise County in
2003. He was a retired accountant who worked more
than 30 years at the Sam P.
Wallace and MMR Wallace
Co. in Dallas.
by his wife; sister Florene
Thomas; and brother Buford
Gregg.
Gregg is survived by sons
Grady G. Gregg and wife,
Suzie, of Aledo and Jeff W.
Gregg of Nashville; daugh-
Funeral for Gloria LeAnn
(Bates) Purdy, 60, of Sherman was May 2 at Victory
Family Church in Decatur
with the Revs. Allen Bates
and James deMelo officiating.
Graveside service followed
at Archer City Cemetery.
Purdy died Thursday,
April 28, 2011, in Sherman.
Born Aug. 16, 1950, in Dallas to George W. and Cleota
(Smith) Bates, she married
Jack Purdy April 27, 1968,
in Benson, Ariz., and was a
member of Covenant Church
in Sherman.
Purdy is survived by her
husband; daughter Misty
deMelo and husband, James,
of Sherman; son Josh Purdy
and wife, Stephanie, of Fort
Worth; her father of Decatur; brother George L.
Bates of Henrietta and Allen Bates of Decatur; sisters
Evelyn Ryan of Denison and
Diane Sartain of Fort Worth;
1951-2011
JACK D. GREGG
ter Barbra Ann Pullen and
husband, Craig, of Ponder;
five grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren;
and
several nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Mike
Thomas, Trent Thomas, Joe
Burnett, Keith Stack, Dan
Stack and David Barr. Honorary pallbearers were the
staff of Senior Care Health
and Rehabilitation Center
in Bridgeport.
Memorials may be made
to the Bridgeport Historical Society, 1720 Lanice St.,
Bridgeport, TX 76426.
May 5, 2011
WISE COUNTY DIRECTORY of
Area Churches
Mass of Christian burial
for Jacqueline “Ann” Stewart Sayers, 59, of Arlington
was April 26 at Holy Family Catholic Church in Fort
Worth. Burial was at Mount
Hope Memorial Gardens in
Livonia, Mich.
Sayers died Friday, April
22, 2011, in Dallas.
Born June 26, 1951, in
Dearborn, Mich., to Willi
Jackson and Ada Rene Evans Stewart, she married
Michael Sayers in 1971 and
was a Navy wife for 22 years.
They moved to Arlington in
1986. Sayers worked as a
safety specialist at the Joint
Reserve Base in Fort Worth.
She is survived by her
husband; children Genevieve “Genni” Sayers and
Brian Sayers; mother; sister
Norma Brown and husband,
Bill; brother Joseph Carl
Have It
Carla Sue Young
1964-2011
JACQUELINE SAYERS
Stewart and wife, Linda;
nephews and nieces.
Memorials may be made
to St. Paul Medical Foundation, Heart and Lung Fund,
5909 Harry Hines Blvd.,
Dallas, TX 75309.
May 5, 2011
Y O UWay!
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Funeral for Carla Sue
Young, 46, of Crafton was
to be 11 a.m. Wednesday,
May 4, at Hawkins Funeral
Home in Bridgeport with
the Rev. Doyle Wade officiating. Burial was to be
at State Line Cemetery in
West Plains, Mo.
Young died Sunday, May
1, 2011, in Chico.
Born Oct. 18, 1964, in
West Plains to Dennis and
Virginia (Bell) Roberts,
she was a homemaker. She
married Michael Joe Young
March 12, 2007, in Hutchinson, Kan.
Young is survived by her
husband; sons Kyle and
Chris Young of Crafton;
mother of Hutchinson; father of Arizona; sister Kathy
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SECTION B
3A REGION I TRACK MEET
Galloway gallops to state
By RICHARD GREENE
After finishing with a pair of silver
medals at the District 7-3A meet last
month, Decatur’s Hanna Galloway had
added motivation as she headed west
for regionals in Lubbock.
That extra incentive paid off for the
senior distance runner Monday and
Tuesday as she nailed down a third trip
to Austin and the state meet and won
a pair of silver regional medals in the
3,200 and 1,600.
Galloway ran an 11:44.61 in the 3,200
for second place at the Class 3A Region
I meet at Texas Tech’s R.P. Fuller Track
in Lubbock. Twenty-four hours later,
she added the second silver medal in
a photo finish in the 1,600, running a
5:18.94 — seven hundredths of a second
behind Castleberry’s Brittany Adams,
who beat her in both distance events at
district.
“It’s more motivation,” Galloway said
with a smile after the 1,600. “I thought
I had her. It’s a friendly rivalry. She’s
really nice. It’s like the football quote,
‘Respect all and fear none.’”
Galloway is heading to Austin to run
in the 3,200 for a second time and the
third time in the 1,600. She qualified
in the event as a sophomore. Last year,
she missed out on a medal in the event
but still earned a trip by winning the
1,600.
“Going to Austin again is very exciting, especially with it being my senior
year,” said the Texas A&M signee. “I
want to go out with a bang.”
Adams and Galloway ran step for step
with each other for the first 1,400 meters. They started the last lap at 3:57.
Adams held the lead until Galloway
made her move with 200 meters to go.
She started to put a little distance between the two until Adams found another gear to make the closing kick.
“I was expecting the kick,” Galloway
said. “I was judging by the crowd how
close she was. I wasn’t looking at the
line, but I thought I had the final step.
I just needed a half inch more to the
line.
“One tenth of a second. But I’m going
to state. That’s all that matters.”
Clint’s Sarah Rayas took the gold in
the 3,200, running 11:39.72. She passed
Galloway with 900 meters left and held
on to win the race by nearly five seconds.
“At first, I thought she was one of the
girls I lapped,” Galloway said. “But I
heard Coach [David] Park say she was
for real. I tried to keep her within five
meters. But I wasn’t expecting her to
have a kick like that.”
Galloway settled in behind Adams
early in the race. The two hit the 800
mark together at 2:35, more than 25
meters ahead of Rayas.
Adams stayed in the lead until Galloway passed her at 1,900 meters.
“I felt her stride getting slower and
kept kicking her heels,” Galloway said.
“I then decided to take the lead.”
Galloway’s finishing time was more
than five seconds better than her district time. She hopes to shave more
time off in Austin May 13.
“I was hoping to break 11:35,” she
said. “Now, I’ve got to save it for state.”
PHOTO FINISH — Castleberry’s Brittany Adams and
Decatur’s Hanna Galloway stretch for the finish line in the
1,600 Tuesday at the Class 3A Region I meet. Adams edged
Galloway for the gold medal
1A AND 2A REGION II TRACK MEET
Pakulat advances in 800, 400
Slidell’s Hannah Pakulat will run in the state meet in two events. The German foreign
exchange student ran a 2:18 to finish second in the 800 at the Class A Region II meet in
Abilene. She was also second in the 400, running 58.55.
Lady Bulldogs earn medals
Alvord’s Lady Bulldogs placed third overall at the Class 2A Region II track meet in
Stephenville Monday and Tuesday. Jordan Ward earned a trip to the state track meet in
Austin in four events, winning the 110 and 300 hurdles and placing second in the triple
jump. She was also on the 4x400 relay team that placed second.
Chelsey Steele earned a trip to state after placing second in the 800 meters. She will also
run the 4X400 relay in Austin.
Other relay members are Madi Lynch and Marissa Schedcik.
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Full results and recap will be in Sunday’s Messenger.
BASEBALL
Decatur Eagles battle way to playoff spot
ning as Castleberry scored
a run.
Carter then called upon
Needing two victories to
his ace, Jeremy Adams, to
earn their first playoff apput out the fire the day afpearance in two seasons,
ter pitching a complete five
the Decatur Eagles put
hitter game against Mintogether their finest 15 ineral Wells Friday.
nings of the season Friday
Adams got out of a jam
and Saturday.
with runners at second and
But it took a tight call at
third and no one out, allowthird in the eighth inning,
ing one run.
followed by Cole McCurdy
He would throw a scorebeating out a double play
less seventh and eighth,
at first, to allow Cody Barhurling a total of 34 pitchlow to come home with the
es. He struck out one and
winning run, nailing down
allowed one hit.
third-place in District 7“He threw only 70 pitches
3A.
the night before, so I knew
Barlow scored the deciI could get another 30 or
sive run in the Eagles’ 340 out of him,” Carter said.
2 victory over Castleberry
“What a performance on
Saturday in the district
his part!”
playoff game.
As Decatur went to the
The win followed Decabottom of the eighth, Carttur’s stunning 4-1 upset of
er made the decision that
the Mineral Wells Rams,
Adams would not pitch anwho entered the game unother inning.
beaten in the league.
The Eagles’ offense made
“These guys are batsure that would not be an
tling,” said Decatur coach
issue. Barlow began the inChris
Carter. “They’ve
ning with a single. Colton
been asked to battle all
Parker, who finished 3-foryear through non-district,
3, then doubled.
and they battled through a
On the play, Barlow tried
tough district season.
to move to third as the
“All season came down to
throw came in. The two
Friday and Saturday, and
officials disagreed on the
the kids were determined to
call with the home-plate
get it done,” he continued.
umpire eventually winning
“They clawed their way to
out with his ruling of safe.
a win and did a fantastic
job when they had to.”
With one out, CastleberAs the third-place team
ry elected to load the bases
from District 7-3A, the Eaand put Adams on base.
gles will play 8-3A runnerMcCurdy then hit a high,
up West in a Class 3A Rebouncing ball off the plate
gion bi-district game 7:30 WINNING RUN — Decatur’s Cody Barlow celebrates after scoring the winning run for the Eagles against Castleberry Saturday. that the Lions tried to turn
p.m. Thursday at Burleson The win put the Eagles in the playoffs. Visit Flickr.com/wcmessenger to see more of this week’s sports photos.
a double play on instead of
trying to throw out Barlow
Centennial High School.
at home.
Saturday, the Eagles took
When McCurdy was safe
a 2-0 lead on Castleberry
lead hold up through five innings, holding runs early,” Carter said. “DJ pitched five
at first, the Eagles were off to the playin the fourth inning.
Castleberry scoreless.
great innings.”
Starting pitcher DJ Roberts made that
“We were fortunate to get up a couple of
Roberts got into trouble in the sixth in- offs.
By RICHARD GREENE
2B
SPORTS
3A REGION I
TRACK MEET
Vasquez
edged at
finish
By RICHARD GREENE
After walking off the Class
3A Region I medal stand in
Lubbock Tuesday afternoon,
Bridgeport’s Bryan Vasquez
found no satisfaction in his
bronze medal.
By one one-hundredth of a
second, the senior was edged
out by Clint’s Rolando Parra
for the silver medal and a
guaranteed trip to Austin May
13-14 for the state meet.
Parra finished in 14.74 and
Vasquez 14.73.
“Just a hundredth of a second too much,” he said. “It was
a good race. I tripped my leg
over the last hurdle or I could
have got second.”
Vasquez could still earn a
trip to Austin if he has the
best third-place time among
the four Class 3A regions.
GOLDEN FLIGHT — Northwest freshman Desiree Freier sails over the bar on her way to winning the gold medal at the Class 5A Region I meet in
Lubbock Tuesday.
Freshman Freier flies to state
By RICHARD GREENE
After nearly three hours of waiting and competing, Northwest
Desiree Freier finally grasped the
gold medal in the pole vault Tuesday at the Class 5A Region I meet
in Lubbock.
The freshman cleared 11-9 and
because she had fewer misses
than Coppell’s Haley Cook, she
took gold and a trip to the state
meet in Austin May 13-14.
“I’m really excited,” Freier said.
“I really didn’t think I’d make it.
It blew my mind that I won. My
runs were off the whole time.”
She also won some bragging
rights over her brothers, who were
also vaulters. One is currently at
UT-Arlington and the other coaches her.
“Neither of them made it to
state as freshmen,” Freier said.
McCann wins
silver in 800
Northwest freshman Kellee McCann held off the charge of Odessa Permian’s Jamia Graham in
the final meters of the 800 race at
the Class 5A Region I meet to win
the silver medal.
McCann ran a 2:14.77.
“It’s a really big deal to do this
at the 5A level because there’s a
lot of competition,” said McCann,
a Wise County resident.
McCann and her senior teammate Jasmine Boutte set the pace
in the race. They crossed 400 meters at 1:07 in first and second.
“Normally we wait to take the
lead, but the pace felt slow, so we
went ahead and kept attacking,”
McCann said.
Boutte led the race until the
final 200 meters when Mansfield Timberview’s Kaitlyn Williams slingshot past McCann and
Boutte. McCann was able to get to
second in the final 50 meters and
hold off Graham.
“The girl from Timberview had
a great kick,” McCann said. “I
wasn’t trying to hold [Graham]
off. I was giving it all to win it all.
McCann said her time beat her
previous best time.
Boutte, who has signed with
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi to run
track, finished fourth in 2:15.97.
“Jasmine has helped me a lot
with her support,” McCann said.
“I wouldn’t be where I am without
support from her.”
Taylor finishes
sixth in 1,600, 3,200
Northwest junior Troy Taylor
took the lead with 420 meters
left and led the Class 5A Region
I 1,600 race at Texas Tech’s Fuller
Track Tuesday until the final 200
meters.
The Rhome resident couldn’t
hold off the charge of El Paso
Eastwood’s Juan Blanco.
Taylor fell back to sixth over
the final 200 meters and then collapsed shortly after crossing the
finish line in 4:23.35. Blanco won
the race in 4:17.06.
Taylor, who has been battling illness recently, ran the first 800 in
2:08 and was in first at the 1,200
mark at 3:13.
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Bulls bound for state after team takes second
By RICHARD GREENE
After a string of bad luck and
near misses over two days, the
Bridgeport Bulls’ 4x200 relay
team found the silver lining they
were seeking Tuesday afternoon.
Senior Jace Hudson charged
through the finish line at 1:29.04
in second place at the Class 3A
Region I meet at Texas Tech’s
Fuller Track. The silver-medal
performance earned himself and
teammates Gabe Huerta, Garrett
Mullins and Bryan Vasquez a trip
to the state meet in Austin May
13-14.
“It feels amazing,” Mullins said.
“We’ve been trying so hard. We finally got it.”
Hudson, who held off the charge
of Lubbock Estacado’s anchor leg
near the finish, added: “It’s real exciting. No other Bridgeport [4x200]
relay has done this. It’s great to be
part of history.”
For Hudson, the state berth
helped him forget about a false
start in the prelims of the 200
SILVER MOMENT — Bridgeport’s Jace Hudson, Gabe Huerta, Bryan
Vasquez and Garrett Mullins receive their silver medals after taking
second in the 4x200 Tuesday at the Class 3A Region I meet.
Monday.
“I was able to use all my energy
in this race,” he joked.
For Vasquez and Mullins, the
silver medal helped ease the
pain from near misses in the 110
hurdles and long jump. Vasquez
missed a state berth in the hurdles by a hundredth of a second,
running a 14.74. Clint’s Rolando
Parra edged him out with a 14.73.
Mullins took third in the long
jump with his effort of 20-11.75,
finishing just two inches out of
a state berth. Big Spring’s Mike
Menefield jumped a 22-1.25.
With a strong start, Huerta put
the Bulls in position to put that
string of hard luck behind them.
“I had an excellent start,” he
said. “The best I’ve ever had.”
He then handed off to Mullins,
who kept the Bulls in medal contention before giving the baton to
Vasquez.
“I was trying to keep up with
them the best I can,” Vasquez
said.
He gave the baton to Hudson,
who did the rest and made sure it
was not his final race and setting
the school record for a fifth time.
“I saw the Estacado guy in front
of me, and I switched gears to get
in front,” Hudson said.
Carpenter finishes
fifth in 100
Decatur’s Haden Carpenter
finished fifth in the 100 at the
Class 3A Region I meet, running 11.1 Tuesday.
Burkburnett’s Devin Chaffin won the race in 10.94.
Carpenter’s time was sixhundredths of a second slower than his prelims time of
10.95. It was his fifth race in
two days. He ran on Decatur’s
4x100 in finals and prelims
along with prelims and finals
in the 100 and 200.
“It wasn’t my best,” Carpenter said. “I had a chance and
didn’t take advantage of it.”
The senior sprinter said he
didn’t have his best start.
“I have to get them at the
start or I’m not going to get
them at this level,” Carpenter
said.
Carpenter finished seventh
in the 200 in 22.76.
Bulls’ sprint relay
takes fourth
The Bridgeport 4x100 team
of Gabe Huerta, Jace Hudson,
Trent Schett and Garrett Mullins took fourth place in 43.04
at the Class 3A Region I meet
Tuesday. Decatur finished
eighth in 44.46.
“All our handoffs were good,
and I felt we ran good,” said
Mullins, the anchor leg.
The Bulls were out in the
eighth lane, which Mullins
said was a disadvantage.
“That last curve is tough
with them all inside you,” he
said.
Decatur freshman
finishes fifth
In his regional debut Tuesday, Decatur freshman Brandon Rivera took fifth in the
800, running a 2:05.65.
Lubbock Estacado’s Raymond Rios won the event with
a 1:55.4.
Rivera ran a strong second
quarter to get to fifth place.
“I tried to give it my all,” he
said. “It was the last race of
the year.
“Next year, I expect to get
at least second and a ride to
state.”
Lady Eagles’ relay
runs 4:10
The Decatur Lady Eagles’
4x400 relay team of Natalie
Neighbors, Rachael Smyers,
Morgan Haney and Bianca
Morrison turned in a 4:10.94
to finish sixth Tuesday at the
Class 3A Region I meet.
It was the final race for the
senior Smyers.
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SOFTBALL
Vasquez edged ...
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“It’s a good way to end,” she
said.
Clayton takes
third in 3,200
Decatur freshman Taylor
Clayton held off a sprint down
the final straightaway from
a pair of runners to grab the
bronze medal Monday in the
3,200 at the Class 3A Region
I meet in Lubbock.
Clayton ran a 10:18.3 at
Texas Tech’s R.P. Fuller Track,
finishing .6 second in front of
Venus’ Jeffrey Weishit and
Castleberry’s Alberto Aranda,
who finished with identical
times of 10:18.92.
“I heard their footsteps and
just had to dig deep,” Clayton
said.
“You’ve got to love medaling your freshman year. It’s an
honor.”
Castleberry’s Gaberial Zambrano, who won the District 73A race over Clayton, captured
the regional crown in 9:47.77.
Lucas Marquez of Andrews
finished less than a second behind Zambrano for silver.
“I know the bronze means a
lot to a lot of people, but I feel
I can do better,” Clayton said.
“Any given day any of us can
run a 9:40.”
The freshman ran strong
early in the race, taking the
lead after the first 800 and
holding it until Zambano took
it just under a mile into the
race.
Clayton, who turned the first
1,200 meters in 3:37, said he
was trying to set a fast pace.
“I should have went out
stronger and pushed the pace
more,” he said. “If I want to
win, I have to go out strong because I wear out.”
Clayton fell to third at 2,000
meters and held on to the spot.
But the freshman is looking
forward to returning to Lubbock with more experience
next year.
“It’s tough, and coach expects me to stay with those
guys. But they have an extra
two years’ experience on me,”
Clayton said. “I’ll have to come
back next year, compete and
do better.”
Mullins takes
third in long jump
Bridgeport’s Garrett Mullins came up less than two
inches shy of a trip to the state
meet in the long jump Tuesday at the Class 3A Region I
meet in Lubbock.
Mullins finished third with
a jump of 21-11.75. Lake
Worth’s Everett Miller, who
Mullins beat at the District 73A meet, won the event with
a 22-3.5. Big Spring’s Mike
Menefield took second with a
22-1.25.
“I felt good all the way
through. I just couldn’t get my
marks right on the board and
get out where I usually do,”
Mullins said. “I was just thinking about it too much. I’ve got
one more chance, so it’s not the
end of it.”
Tate earns medal
in pole vault
When Decatur’s Chris Tate
finally went out at 14-9 in the
pole vault Monday, he was one
of the last three standing.
“I’m overjoyed,” Tate said.
“I feel like I could take off and
run out in the track in the
middle of the race.”
Tate cleared 14-6 to earn
the bronze medal. Alvarado’s
Dylan Bel won the event,
clearing 15-6. His teammate,
Max Briar, was second, finishing at 15-3.
Tate got over 14-6 on his
third attempt.
“I was nervous,” he said. “I
didn’t think I was going to get
it.”
He missed all three attempts at 14-9.
Tate cleared 13-6 on his first
try after waiting for more than
an hour to take the runway. He
needed two tries to clear 14-0.
Tate’s teammate, Nick Crohan, finished 10th at 13-6.
He was two pounds over his
weight for his pole and was
forced to use a pole he had not
practiced with.
Crohan needed three tries
to get over 13-0 and then got
13-6 on his second attempt.
He missed all three chances
at 14-0.
Fincher finishes
seventh in discus
Decatur senior Brooke
Fincher closed her high school
career with a seventh-place
finish in the discus Monday at
the Class 3A Region I meet.
Fincher landed a throw of
111-11. Borger’s J’Cee Pool
won the event with a 138-3.
“My timing was off, and I
couldn’t get it all together,”
Fincher said.
Decatur’s Chandler Young
was 15th with a toss of 95-6.
Handlon clears
9 feet for fifth
Decatur junior pole vaulter
Allie Handlon took fifth Tuesday morning at the Class
3A Region I meet in the pole
vault.
Handlon cleared a seasonbest nine feet to finish fifth. A
miss at 8-6 kept her out of a
jump-off for third with Pecos’
Alexcia Mendoza and Snyder’s
Courtney Pollard.
“I did better than last year
and than I’ve ever done in the
past at regionals,” Handlon
said. “I had a good day, and
there was a little tailwind that
helped.”
Graham’s Katie Adair won
the event, clearing 11-6.
Cowdrey
takes 12th
Decatur junior Collin Cowdrey finished 12th in the high
jump, clearing 5-10 Monday at
the Class 3A Region I meet.
Cowdrey cleared 5-10 on his
third attempt.
“I had a few adjustments,”
he said. “I felt like I did OK. It
was fun.”
Decatur’s Ross Walker, who
won the 7-3A title, finished
14th, clearing 5-8 on his second try. He failed to get over
5-10.
“I tend to rely more on my
legs than form, and I wasn’t
getting up as high as I needed,” Walker said. “I sprained
my ankle two days after district, and it slowed me.”
Vasquez jumps
to sixth
Bridgeport senior Bryan
Vasquez brought home sixth
in the triple jump Monday at
the Class 3A Region I meet
with an effort of 43-8.
Big Spring’s Mike Menefield
won the event with a meet record of 49-6.5.
Vasquez said he was proud
to bring home the Bulls’ first
point of the meet.
Story ends
with 10th
Decatur’s
Shay
Story
matched her district height of
4-10 to finish 10th in the high
jump Tuesday at the Class 3A
Region I meet.
Story cleared 4-10 on her
third chance. She then missed
three tries at five feet.
“The third try felt good, and
I thought I would get it,” Story
said. “Usually by the third attempt, I get mad enough to
clear it.”
Messenger photo by Mack Thweatt
SLIDING BY — Chico’s Nikki Weatherly adds a run for the Lady Dragons during their bi-district win over Santo
Friday.
Lady Dragons snuff Santo
By RICHARD GREENE
Chico Lady Dragons pitcher Malori Moss was unhittable for most of
the regular season, posting an ERA
under one.
Nothing changed with the start
of the playoffs Friday as the junior
hurler tossed a five-inning no-hitter
in the Lady Dragons’ 12-0 victory
over Santo in the Class A Region II
bi-district game at Peaster.
Moss needed just 56 pitches to
earn the victory.
“She went three up and three
down the first three innings,” said
Chico coach Michael Qualls. “They
never got anyone past first. She
struck out five and walked two. That
was their only baserunners. She did
a good job. Our defense backed her
up also.”
With the victory, Chico moves
on to play Itasca in an area-round
series that begins Thursday at Boswell High School at 7 p.m. Game
two will be held Friday at 7 p.m.,
and if needed, game three Saturday
at 11 a.m.
“We’re definitely glad to have the
first one under our belts,” Qualls
said. “The first one is always the
hardest.”
Moss got all the offense she needed in the top of the first inning with
the top three hitters — Hannah
Avants, Moss and Molli Umphress
— keying a three-run rally.
Avants led off with a walk and
moved to third on a bunt by Moss.
Umphress then doubled to give Chico the lead.
“It was a good start,” Qualls said.
Avants, Moss and Umphress went
a combined 8-for-10. Moss finished
3-for-4 with three RBIs, including a
game-ending, inside-the-park home
run in the three-run bottom of the
fifth inning.
Umphress went 2-for-3 and drove
in three runs. Avants had a pair of
hits and scored twice.
“Our top three did what we wanted,” Qualls said. “They all had a
great game.”
With the Lady Dragons leading
5-0 in the fourth, Avants hit a line
drive up the middle that hit Santo’s
pitcher in the face, knocking her out
of the game. Chico went on to score
four runs in the inning.
“It was unfortunate,” Qualls said.
“It’s part of the game.”
Freshman Freier flies to state ...
Cont. from page 2B
Young finishes
20th in 200
Northwest’s Jabari
Young ran the 20th
best time in prelims
Monday at the Class
5A Region I meet,
turning in a 23.2.
Through the first
mile of the 3,200 Monday, Taylor looked to
have region medal in
hand.
But he could not
hold on in the final
Kirkland holds
three laps, fading to
own in 800
sixth.
Northwest
freshTaylor
finished
man Zack Kirklan
in 9:41.36. He was
made an impressive
passed at the finish
debut at the Class 5A
line by Grand Prarie’s
Region I meet, runAlex Maciel dropping
ning a 2:00.96 in prehim a spot.
“I was trying to go CHARGING TO STATE — Northwest freshman Kellee McCann lims Monday. It was
with the front people takes a turn during the 800 at the Class 5A Region I meet the 14th best time.
and just got tired,” Tuesday. McCann finished second, earning a trip to Austin.
Taylor said. “I’ve been
Texans’ relay records 1:31
sick and just tired out.”
The Northwest Texans’ 4x200 relay ran a 1:31.53 in
Flower Mound Marcus’ Craig Lutz defended his region title, running a 9:10.67 to win by 16 seconds over prelims Monday at the Class 5A Region I meet in Lubbock.
Kevyn Hoyos.
The time was the 16th best in prelims.
Lutz set a fast pace, reaching the 800 mark in 2:13.
He finished the first mile in 4:25 with Taylor 13 seconds
Simpson
back in fourth.
takes ninth
Taylor moved up to third just after the mile and
Northwest’s Kiarra Simpson threw 117-6 to finish
stayed there through 2,000 meters. He then fell back
to fourth and remained in the spot until the final 200 ninth at the Class 5A Region I meet in the discus.
Her teammate Janae Bevil took 17th in the shot put
meters.
with a throw of 34-6.
4B
SPORTS
SOFTBALL
West ends Lady Eagles’ season
FOOTBALL
49ers draft Jones
By RICHARD GREENE
By RICHARD GREENE
The West Lady Trojans
came a run away from capturing a state title a year ago,
falling in 12 innings without
scoring.
Friday night, the Lady Trojans’ offense had no trouble
cashing in on nearly every
scoring chance in a two-game
sweep of the Class 3A bi-district series against the Decatur Lady Eagles at Burleson
Centennial High School.
West beat the Lady Eagles
12-2 in game one and followed it with a 15-0 blanking.
West piled up 25 hits, including three home runs in game
two.
Decatur committed seven
errors in the two games.
The loss ended the Lady
Eagles’ season, which included a rally over the second
half of District 7-3A play to
make the playoffs. Decatur
won three straight games
entering the playoffs.
The series brought an end
to Patterson’s high school career along with that of several other Decatur seniors.
“The year didn’t start
great, but we got better to-
FINDING CONSOLATION — Decatur shortstop Chelsea
Patterson consoles teammate Denae Schertz during the
Lady Eagles’ game-two loss to West Friday in the bi-district
round of the playoffs.
ward the end,” said Patterson, who will play next year
at East Central University
in Ada, Okla.
In both games, Decatur
hung with West early. In the
first game, Decatur tied the
game at 2 with runs in the
second and third innings.
Nicole Thele singled and
came around to score on a
Leia Andriotto double in the
second. Patterson singled
and scored in the third.
Decatur’s Denae Schertz
added a single in the third.
It was the Lady Eagles’ final
hit of the game. They had just
four, while failing to score
against West’s pitcher, Erin
Knox, in the second game.
“They scored a lot of runs,”
said Patterson, who went 3for-4 in the series. “But if we
don’t score, we don’t have a
chance to win.”
In two games, Knox allowed two runs on eight hits
with 13 strikeouts and no
walks.
West took control of the
first game with five runs on
four hits in the fourth inning.
They added a run in the fifth
and closed the game out with
a four-run sixth.
In game two, West took
a 1-0 lead in the third. The
Lady Trojans used a walk,
single and pair of errors to
load the bases in the fourth
inning. Number-nine hitter
Megan Allred unloaded the
bases with a grand slam to
center field.
West added a three-run
homer by Jordan Horn and
a solo blast from Nicole
Hutyra as part of an 11-run
inning to build a 12-0 lead.
West put up three more runs
in the fifth.
BASEBALL
Panthers claw way to playoff spot
By RICHARD GREENE
After seeing their lead disappear Friday afternoon, the Paradise Panthers
did what they’ve done since the start of
District 10-2A play — fight back.
The Panthers put up six runs in the
bottom of the sixth and held on for a 9-7
victory over the Godley Wildcats.
The win and Tolar’s loss to districtchampion Brock gave the Panthers second place in the league.
Paradise coach Scott Broussard
praised his team for fighting back from a
1-3 start in the league to get the second
playoff seed.
“This team had a lot of adversity. It
shows their character how they were
able to come through and pull out second place in district,” he said.
Paradise will open the playoffs 7 p.m.
Thursday in Graham with game one of
their Class 2A Region II bi-district series against the District 9-2A third-place
team, the Holliday Eagles. Game two is
1 p.m. Saturday in Graham, and game
three, if needed, will follow.
The Panthers scored a run in each of
the first three innings Friday, taking a 31 lead as Kale Johnson came home on an
error in the third.
He made that lead hold up until the
top of the sixth. Godley took advantage
of three hits and a pair of Paradise errors to score three runs and take a 4-3
lead.
Johnson allowed four runs — two
earned — on seven hits over six innings.
After losing the lead, Paradise went to
work with the bats. Toi Glover’s run-scoring single tied the game. Kaleb Read’s
double scored Jarret Holt and gave the
Panthers the lead, 5-4.
Read finished 2-for-3 with two doubles
and two RBIs.
Saturday afternoon, as each pick of the NFL Draft
went by, Bridgeport’s Colin Jones got more antsy.
“I was getting nervous when it was the time I was
projected to go,” said the former Bulls standout.
The San Francisco 49ers put an end to the wait in
the sixth round, drafting Jones to start his career in
professional football.
“Ten minutes before they came up I got a call, and
they said they were going to take me with the 190th
pick,” said the TCU senior safety. “I stayed on the line
and talked with Coach [Jim] Harbaugh, and then my
name popped up.
“The whole thing was a blur. I was relieved to get
taken.”
Jones said he talked with the 49ers before the
draft.
“They were one of the groups that pursued me hard
all along,” he said.
Jones was a record-setting running back at Bridgeport, rushing for 4,122 yards and 57 touchdowns. After graduation, he took his talents to Fort Worth to
join the TCU Horned Frogs.
He red-shirted as a freshman and made the switch
to defensive back. He worked his way onto the field as
a sophomore, then earned a starting job as a junior.
Injuries forced an end to his junior season with five
games remaining.
Jones returned as a senior to win back his starting
role and finish second on the team with 70 tackles, including two sacks and 10.5 stops for losses. He earned
a second-team All-Mountain West Conference selection.
To close his college career, he made 10 tackles in
TCU’s Rose Bowl win.
After the season, he impressed scouts at the TCU
pro day. He ran a 4.34 in the 40-yard dash and displayed a 37-inch vertical jump and 10-4 broad jump.
“The pro day played a big role,” Jones said. “Especially at the end of the draft, teams are looking to take
people that can contribute in any way.”
Jones is expected to contribute in the secondary at
free safety, which is a switch from TCU’s defensive
scheme.
“I’ll be learning a new position,” Jones said. “I think
I’ll pick it up quickly. I look forward to the challenge.”
He will also contribute on special teams.
“That’s one of the reasons they picked me,” Jones
said. “I mentioned in interviews that I wanted to be
a special teams captain, and that’s how I feel I can
contribute to a team.”
Jones can’t begin negotiating a contract with the
49ers until the NFL labor strife is resolved. He plans
to continue working out at TCU until then.
Jones said he will be doing whatever he can to make
sure he makes the 53-man roster.
As one of the newest 49ers, he revealed one thing.
“My days of being a Cowboys fan are done,” he
joked.
The Cowboys will visit the 49ers in week two of the
NFL season.
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Acreage
5/3, 2,400 square foot, remodeled
on fenced, corner lot. 2 living areas,
2 fireplaces. Will help with financing.
(940)367-7542.
Homes
EMPLOYMENT
3/2 mobile home, Paradise ISD. NO
PETS, NO SMOKING. References
required. $750/month with $500/deposit. (940)399-7430.
Duplexes
14 ACRES
a few miles south of Decatur off FM
51 South. Water well, septic & electricity in place. (940)399-8183.
2-BEDROOM, 1-BATH
1-car carport, shed, on 1 acre, corner lot. Alvord ISD, close to schools.
$47,900. (940)300-8968.
Zero down payment, financing available! 4/3 modular home on heavily
treed, 1 acre lot. (940)367-7542.
2+ ACRE HOMESITE
restricted to 1,800 square foot, site
built home. 6 miles south Decatur,
off FM 730 South. (817)929-2716.
3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH
detached garage, above ground
pool, fenced back yard, 2+ acres.
Boyd
schools,
$122,000.
(940)389-1934.
RBMOBILEHOMES.COM
Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of
state. Licensed, bonded, insured.
Repos.
Free
estimates.
(940)683-5547. RBI #36191.
200 ACRES
Pasture land, live creek. Will divide
50 acres or more. $3,200/acre. 8
miles east of Alvord. (817)996-2395,
(817)988-1955.
3/2/2 brick located at 123 Runaway
Bay Drive. 2,100 square feet plus
oversized garage and sunroom,
overlooking golf course. $169,000.
May consider lease purchase with 5
percent down and $1,150/month.
(940)577-2426.
Small 2/2 single wide near Boyd on
1 acre. For sale or rent, owner finance.
(817)422-3023
or
(817)281-4311.
3/2 duplex, Decatur. $900/month,
$750/deposit. Available mid/late
June. No smoking. (940)597-4799.
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]
Bridgeport, 2 & 3-bedroom duplexes available. $675-$775/month,
$600/deposit.
Call Donna,
(940)389-1615.
29.7 ACRES
home, 2 barns, 2 ponds, bass & catfish, grazing & hay. $279,900. W&W
Realtors, Evelyn, (940)595-1609.
• 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
PENDING
Sun Set Realty - Jim Boyd,
Associate
940-845-2120
96 ACRES
3- bedroom, 2-bath home, 8 tanks,
coastal pastures, cross-fencing,
barn; wooded area, great for hunting. Sunset area. (940)964-2627.
CLOSE OUT SPECIAL
2-acre restricted home sites, Decatur ISD. Owner financing available.
Huge discounts for cash offers.
Builders welcome. (817)846-5997.
FOUR WOODED 10-ACRE LOTS
$59,900/each, 10% down, 10%
owner finance. Restricted, CR3451,
Paradise. (940)393-1020.
Near Boyd, 4.23 acres w/utilities.
Owner finance. (817)281-4311,
(817)422-3023.
Business Property
40x60 metal building for sale with
approximately 1,000 square foot living quarters and 1,200 square foot
storage. Located on +/- 3.64 acres.
(940)389-5588.
BOYD
3-bedroom, manufactured home on
1 acre, plus shop. $55,000, owner
finance, 15% down. Robert, Trinity,
(940)255-4684.
FSBO ALVORD
3/2 with carport plus 2-story apartment. Fenced yard. Corner lot. Walk
to schools. Some appliances.
(940)389-5515.
GREAT PLACE
to raise your family in the country!
29 acres, brick, 5/3, gameroom,
50’x30’ workshop, coastal & on a
paved road in Bowie. $335,000.
Evans & Associates Realty,
owner/broker, (940)841-1072.
LARGE CORNER LOT
3-bedroom, 2-bath, brick. Extra lot,
room for garden, trees. Decaur ISD.
$149,999. (817)266-8339.
Mini-farm, 2,000 square foot home
with 5 acres, 3 barns, and corral.
Located off Business 101 in Chico.
More acreage available. $140,000.
(940)393-3817.
RENTAL PROPERTY
on acreage, creating a positive income. 2907 FM 718, Newark, 3.5
acre ranch. Must sell this month, relocating. Great terms available by
owner. Horse equipped, many more
additions. No good offer refused!
(817)313-3861.
Lots
LAKE BRIDGEPORT AREA
Lake lots & acreage lots available.
Owner finance. Call for details,
(817)360-9393.
Mobile Homes
14X80 MOBILE HOME
and 7 lots, Wise County Park area,
close to lake. Price negotiable. Call
(940)210-9212.
2.5 ACRE LOT
with utilities. Remodeled 3/2, 16x80.
$4,000/down, owner finance.
(817)489-3298.
OWNER FINANCE
NO BANKS
Newark, low payments, damaged
credit okay. Several to choose from.
(682)286-0693. #0036227.
4/2 custom built home on 1 acre.
New appliance package. Huge
shop. Also, on land. We arrange financing. (940)367-7542.
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Apartments
$300/DEPOSIT
2/1
apartment
in
Chico.
$600/month.
No pets. Call
(940)644-2713 or (817)929-1930.
Cabins & efficiency apartments for
rent, including some as low as
$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd
area.
Excellent
location.
(940)433-3133.
Eighter Decatur Apartments. Furnished, cable, all bills paid.
(940)799-7572.
Business property
30x40, 3-bay shop building on corner of Highway 114 & CR4590.
(817)281-4311, (817)422-3023.
HIGHWAY 380, DECATUR
10,000 square foot building, 10
acres. Also large lot w/older home,
great business location. Cannon
Realty, (940)393-5317.
Retail or commercial office space,
Hwy. 287 South. (940)627-0074.
Condos, town homes
Condo for rent, Runaway Bay.
1-bedroom, unfurnished, all appliances, including washer/dryer. HOA
pool.
Deposit
required.
(940)393-1796, (940)575-2114.
Runaway Bay condo, 1/1, 1 level,
$600/month, $200/deposit. Owner
pays water/sewer/trash. No pets or
smoking. (940)627-4397, Gussie.
Runaway Bay, 1-bedroom, 1-bath
condos. $550-$625/month, $500/deposit. Water & cable paid. Available
May 1. Call Donna, (940)389-1615.
2-bedroom duplex apartment, 2003
Halsell, Apt. B, Bridgeport.
Washer/dryer connections, CH/A.
$500/month,
$350/deposit.
(940)683-2968.
3-bedroom, 2-bath duplex in Decatur. 1,200 square feet, 1-car garage.
$875/month. Call (940)627-1275.
LAKE BRIDGEPORT DUPLEX
3/2, 1,150 square feet. $750/month,
$500/deposit, plus pet deposit.
(817)988-3530.
3/2/2 brick in Runaway Bay. $1,155/
month, $745/deposit. Located at 123
Runaway Bay Drive. (940)577-2426.
1-bedroom, 1-bath home, includes
appliances, large storage building,
on 2 beautiful acres, 8 miles north of
Decatur, FM 730. $700/month,
month-to-month lease. Available
now. (817)937-6748.
2-bedroom, 1-bath, laundry room,
attached garage, big yard. Close to
Bridgeport schools. $700/month
plus deposit, (940)399-0080.
CAROUSEL PROPERTIES
Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances,
washer/dryer connections, CH/A,
$850/month, $1,000/deposit. Between Bridgeport/Decatur, 2/1 cabins, appliances, $550/month,
$750/deposit. (940)389-2005.
DECATUR
3/2/2, total electric, brick, 1608 N.
Cates Court, $1,300/month.
Pets welcome, no pet deposit.
1-year lease. (6-month or
month-to-month lease available.)
(817)247-0246.
For rent in Decatur, available May 1.
3/2/1, 1502 S. Cliff, $1,050/month.
Deposit, rental/credit references required. No smoking. (940)627-2244.
RENTALS AVAILABLE
2/1 home, Decatur, $550/month.
2/1, Bridgeport, $550/month. 2/1, Alvord, $650/month. Call Cannon Realty, (940)368-1811.
MULTIPLE LISTING SERVICE
FOR RENT/SALE
2003 double wide, 4/2, clean & well
kept, large lot, Chico city limits, by
Elementary. $800/month, $600/deposit; (817)673-7531.
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.
1-bedroom trailer, electric & water
paid. Bridgeport. $425 and
$500/month. (940)683-2442,
(940)393-9500 or (940)683-4166.
3-bedroom, 2-bath double wide on 8
acres, Alvord schools. $850/month,
$500/deposit. (940)389-2335.
1814 S. FM 51 • Decatur
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Food service
BOYD RV PARK
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spaces available. Laundry room,
showers, propane, wireless internet.
(940)433-9910.
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1205 Halsell St, Bridgeport • 940-683-4008
Fred Meyers, Broker
Mike Jones, Realtor 940-393-5229
Jared McComis, Realtor • 940-399-7530
3/2, 8 miles north Decatur. Large
covered patio, water paid. References required, no smoking/inside
pets. Available May 7. $650/month,
$600/deposit. (940)627-1565,
(940)393-2144.
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Chico- Just listed! Secluded country charm on 2 acres
with mature oak trees make this cedar home worth the
drive. Stained concrete floors, stainless steel appliances,
exposed cedar beams, double sided fireplace, custom
fence make this cozy 2 bedroom, 1 bath home unique.
Custom home with plenty of room to add in the future. If
you are looking for a smaller custom home with acreage,
this is it.
Decatur- Beautifully restored older home. This is a
must see! Large wrap around porch for your enjoyment.
Original wood floors, updated AC, electrical, plumbing,
siding, concrete drive added. Very nice landscaped
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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
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
61.28 acres ideal for housing development or to build your dream home on.
$389,128 Call Pam
Luxury town home spacious 2/2.5/2 open loft for office, privacy fence and
stamped concrete patio. $137,000 Call Marilyn
New paint/carpet 3/2/1 brick garage could be 2nd living area, storage room,
privacy fenced yard. $115,000 Call Marilyn
Duplex- Each unit is a 3 bedroom, 2 bath. Being sold ‘as is’ no repairs.
$62,000 Call Marilyn
.5 acre lake view lot, North Star Pointe on Lake Bridgeport, trees, rolling hills, NSP
private pool, clubhouse & boat dock. $13,500 Call Marilyn
Beautiful piece of property! 55+/- gorgeous acres with amazing views, pasture,
pond, large oak trees. $4,000/acre Call Marilyn
www.remax-preferredproperties-decatur-tx-us.com
Decatur- Superb custom home perfect for an active family. On largest lot in newer addition making the
backyard large for pool and play. Built ins in almost every bedroom. Walk-in closets and own bathroom
for each bedroom. Gourmet kitchen includes granite counter tops, gas cook top, double convection
ovens and warming drawer. Stay cozy with gas fireplace in master bedroom & master bath. New pool
has several water features.
Decatur- Bring your horses to this 4 bedroom, 3 bath brick home which sits on 5 acres. Fenced area
for horses comes complete with stalls, tack room, water and electricity. Sandy loam, 100 x 125 arena
for working horses.
Decatur- This 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick home on .75 acres has loads of exterior space. Enjoy the large
sunroom with slate floors. 30x42 metal shop with 8 ft door, extra lighting, painting vent system and sink.
Decatur- Just listed! Adorable starter home in the heart of Decatur. Large backyard and extra parking.
Home features wood flooring, central heat and air and newer windows. Large living space upstairs
could be used as 4th bedroom or game room.
Decatur- Just listed! Lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick home with formal dining room, den with WBFP,
formal living room, breakfast area with bay window, split bedrooms. Kitchen has tiled counter top,
pantry and eating bar. Garage has space for work area at back. Open patio and fenced backyard.
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EMPLOYMENT
Diesel mechanic for local pre-cast
company. Diesel experience a must.
Needed for work on tractor trailers,
forklift, etc. Clean MVR, drug test.
(817)638-9053, extension 5; or fax
resume (817)636-2593.
Medical/Dental
Senior Care Health &
Rehabilitation Center
Now hiring for the following positions,
due to growth
• CNA’s
2 - 10 P.M.
10 P.M. - 6 A.M.
• FT COOK
Apply In Person At
701 West Bennett Rd., DECATUR or call
940-626-2800
EEO M/F/D/V
Experienced certified
tant/phlebotomist
practice/urgent
(940)626-2110 of
(940)626-2113.
medical assisfor family
care.
Call
fax resume
Has an immediate opening for a
COMMUNITY SERVICE AIDE in
the Decatur WIC office. Must have
high school diploma or GED; bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
Will train the right candidate. Please
call (940)668-1292 or apply online
at: www.outreachhealth.com. EOE.
Part-time LVN position or medical
assistant w/scribe experience.
Please
fax
resume
to
(940)627-7416.
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.
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.
Need winch truck drivers & flat bed
drivers. Experience required, no
tarping. Call Neil at (940)969-2028.
PARTS DRIVER
Karl Klement Ford is seeking a dependable person with a good driving
record & a great attitude. For consideration, please apply to Jodi
Dusek, at 605 N. Business Highway
287, Suite 102, Decatur.
SANDBLASTER/PAINTER
Seeking full-time, experienced,
hard-working sandblasters/painters
for gas/oil industry. Great wages,
paid vacation and benefits. Call
(817)832-7998 for application.
SERVICES
• Childcare
• Business
• Housecleaning
• Let Me Fix It
• Miscellaneous
• Tutoring
SERVIC
Part-time medical assistant in clinic
Tuesday & Thursday, possibly
more.
Fax
resume
to
(214)722-2242.
Miscellaneous
Experienced seamstress needed for
production work room. Good pay,
flexible hours, holidays, vacation.
(940)748-1026,
between
7a.m.-5p.m.
Hendershot Equipment is now hiring
a shop porter/cleanup person. Must
have valid driver’s license. Apply in
person at 1841 North Hwy. 287, Decatur, Texas 76234.
Business
Rick’s
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Roll/Off Container
Service for
Trash & Debris Removal
Haz-Mat Containment &
Removal
940-683-3770
Office
Bookkeeper, Decatur area service
company. QuickBooks and Microsoft skills required. Experience in
AP and HR. Must meet deadlines.
Fax (972)827-0166.
Bookkeeper/office manager needed.
Must have recent experience in
Quickbooks, AP/AR, payroll processing, billing, sales tax, payroll
taxes, and HR. Fast growing company. Email resume to: [email protected].
Experienced receptionist needed for
full-time position at the Decatur Veterinary Clinic. Veterinary background preferred. Applications available at 2101 S. College, Decatur.
(940)627-2158.
Full-time bilingual office help
needed in multi-provider medical office.
Please fax resume to
(940)683-2722.
Part-time or full-time, highly experienced/skilled customer service representative, must be computer literate, weekends required. Apply in
person:
www.mdresort.com/map.htm
(817)489-5150.
Trades
CDL equipment hauler wanted. Apply in person to FX5 Construction,
1481 FM 2264, Decatur, TX.
(940)627-0074.
Computer tech. Experienced service
& repair. Satellite experience.
(940)466-9676.
Bridgeport, TX 76426
BRENDA DUGAN’S PAINTING
Interior & exterior. Paint & stain
cabinets. Free estimates. Call
Brenda Dugan, (940)389-0845 or
(940)433-2557.
DOES YOUR SMALL BUSINESS
have management problems that
just won’t go away or keep coming
back? Call Experienza Management, (940)255-3310.
JOE TUCKER DRYWALL
Sheetrock ✣ Tape ✣ Bed ✣ Texture. New construction, remodeling,
add-ons. Call (940)389-0029.
STONE WORK & CONCRETE
Retaining walls, patios, rock entries,
houses, landscaping. Small brick
jobs. Decatur references. 20-years
experience. Major credit cards accepted.
Insured/bonded.
(817)919-4487.
Housecleaning
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.
Let me fix it
Admirable Concrete & Construction.
Specializing in stamping/color
stamping, commercial/residential.
All concrete needs, no job too big or
small. Affordable. (940)389-9187.
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SERVICES
RESIDENTIAL RENOVATIONS
Dry wall repair, cracks fixed, carpentry, sprinklers, telephone and TV
wiring and troubleshooting. Any
handyman work, call Eric,
(940)799-7086.
Miscellaneous
LLAMAS
weanlings (6-months-old), adults,
bred females, guardians & pet quality. We provide training & support
for new owners. (940)433-5897.
Livestock care/training
BUY, SELL, TRADE
Pick up & service lawn mowers.
(940)255-2761 or (940)748-2408.
J-2 HORSESHOEING/TRIMMING
15-years experience, certified. Best
rates in town. Clay Johnson,
(940)453-2364.
STOP N GO BAIT
outside address at 112 CR1638,
Chico. Trout liners, call for info!
Open 24/7. (940)577-0665.
STALLS FOR RENT
Full-care, Alvord area. Call for details. (940)210-5082.
Tutoring
Livestock lost and found
Certified in-home tutoring. All ages,
all subjects, including special needs,
K-college. (817)217-0857,
www.tutortx.com.
FARM AND RANCH
FARM A
RANC
• Farm Equipment • Fencing
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock
• Livestock Care/Training
• Miscellaneous • Mowing
• Pasture & Feed • Poultry
Farm Equipment
1949 B JOHN DEERE
tricycle front, 12-volt, nice shape,
runs good. (817)636-2351.
2008 Trails West Adventure,
3-horse, slant load trailer with dressing
room.
$6,750.
Call
(817)821-6659.
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
Cattle found. (940)626-9010.
Livestock supplies
PREFERT PANELS
Eleven 12’ and two 10’ panels, like
new. $750/all. (214)801-0753.
Miscellaneous
NEED YOUR SADDLE REPAIRED?
Saddles cleaned, oiled
& repaired. Custom
leather work. Smith
Saddlery,
(940)627-3945; cell,
(940)389-3619.
Mowing
ACREAGE MOWING
Tractor services. Plowing, seeding,
aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.
Tommy, (940)482-6578.
ALL AROUND WISE LAWN
Care. High quality, low
prices, free estimates.
Call
today,
(940)393-5066.
Pasture and feed
1ST CHOICE COASTAL
4x5 round bales. 20 bale minimum.
(940)433-3981.
AL SALINAS FENCING
Pipe, braces, cable, tubing, gates,
cattle guards, entryways and all
kinds of wire fences. (940)577-0878
or (940)210-0789.
ALL TYPES FENCING
Barbed wire, pipe & pipe entrances.
Dozer
work
available.
(940)393-6622.
BOBBY’S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
Over 25-years experience.
(817)444-3213.
Lawn and garden
A-1 OUTDOOR HANDYMAN
Landscaping/yard work, repairs.
Odd jobs. 30-years experience. Local references. Free bids. Osteen,
(940)255-2639.
ALL PRO LAWN CARE
Lawn service, landscaping, tree trimming. Dependable, affordable, free estimates. Call for spring
clean-up
specials.
Dylan,
(817)891-1600.
COWLEY’S HYDROMULCHING
Commercial, residential, new lawn
planting.
Free
estimates.
(940)644-5872.
SS LAWN CARE
Full lawn care service. Mowing,
landscaping, tree trimming, fertilization, flower beds and more. References available. 10-years experience. Commercial/residential. Call
Shane
for
free
estimate.
(940)210-9444.
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED
36 years in business, insured. All
major credit cards accepted.
(817)444-0861, Teater.
Livestock
3-YEAR-OLD, REGISTERED
Angus bull for sale. Proven. Call
(940)627-2102.
BEAUTIFUL RED ANGUS
cattle, 20 head of females.
(940)433-3981.
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.
I BUY & SELL
all kinds of animals. Goats, sheep
cows/calves. (940)748-2790,
(817)909-9911.
Quality Fertilizers
at Affordable Prices
✓ 100% Natural
✓ Improves Soil
✓ Reduces Cost
Taking the science of
AGRICULTURE
one step further...
Bill Bargar: 940-634-1892
David Bowen: 940-393-0467
Mike Brewer: 817-247-3381
COASTAL HAY
2010 square bales, fertilized, barn
stored. No minimum, you load,
$6/bale. Boyd, (940)433-2335.
COASTAL HORSE HAY
square bales, fertilized. $5/bale, no
minimum. We help load. Between
Decatur/Alvord, (817)991-7625.
CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE
baling , mowing, plowing, grain drill, trees
trimmed, gardens
tilled. Some hauling.
Hay for sale. Call
(940)393-9616 or (940)683-3148.
GOPHER
killing for pastures. Call Daddy
Shack for details, (940)482-6578.
Poultry
FARM RAISED, ORGANIC
chicks, ducks, guineas, 1-4 weeks
old. Organic eggs, laying hens,
guineas. Straight from the farm!
(940)627-3385, (940)210-9523.
PETS
• Pets
PETS
Pets
!!ATTENTION!!
We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser
before investing any money.
3 MALE BOSTON TERRIERS
6-weeks-old, 1st shots, not registered yet. $200/each, OBO.
(940)577-1762.
AKC FEMALE YORKIES
Chocolate, 3-months-old, shots &
wormed.
$800/each.
(817)319-9435.
CKC GERMAN ROTTWEILER
pups, parents on site, shots,
wormed, dew-clawed. $400/each.
(940)577-3250.
Registered Chihuahuas. Long-coat,
teacup, toy & blue merle. Current
shots/worming. 1 discounted. Call
for price. (940)399-3207.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHAN
FOR SA
• Appliances
• Furniture
• Garage Sales
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous
• Auctions
Furniture
AARONS LEASE RETURNS
Save big. Laptop and desktop computers from $289. 42” LCD TV from
$429. Cleaned and sanitized mattress sets, both for $129. Sofa and
love, both for $389. Lamp pairs,
$39. 3-piece accessory tables from
$79. Refrigerators, washer/dryers
and much more. Quantities limited
and vary by store. Short on cash?
Lease to own in only 12-months
with no credit needed. Aarons, 1300
FM 51 South, #200, Decatur. Ask
for Miles. (940)627-5043.
Pair of antique chairs, circa 1930+/-.
New custom upholstery with matching pillows. Beautiful! $750/pair or
$400/each. Call (817)821-6659.
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.
VENDORS WANTED
29th annual Butterfield Stage
Days Festival, Sat., May 14, 2011.
Arts & Craft booth spaces, 10x10,
$40. For more information, please
call Bridgeport Chamber Office,
(940)683-2076.
VENDORS WANTED
5th annual Butterfield Stage Days
PRCA Rodeo, Fri. and Sat., May
13-14, 2011. Arts & Craft booth
spaces, 10x10, for 2 nights, $100.
For more information, please call
Bridgeport Chamber Office,
(940)683-2076.
Alvord, First United Methodist
Church, Sat., May 7, 8a.m.–1p.m.
Garage sale, clothes, toys, knikknaks. Hamburgers, $5/plate. 50%
proceeds to Meals on Wheels; 50%
proceeds to various other missions.
Bridgeport, 1/4 mile north of Pleasant View Baptist Church, to 122
CR1331, Fri.-Sat., May 8-9,
8a.m.-4p.m.
Moving
sale.
(940)644-5576.
Bridgeport, 3106 S. Highway 101,
across from Yellow Rose Café,
Thur.-Fri., May 5-6. Garage sale,
some of everything.
Bridgeport, 406 CR3418, Sat., May
7, 8a.m.-? 4-wheeler, furniture,
name brand teen clothing, laminate
flooring, toys, foosball table, household items.
Decatur, 104 Peach Tree Lane, Decatur Acres, Fri., May 6,
8a.m.-2p.m. Bedroom furniture,
toys, clothes, house furnishings,
miscellaneous items.
Decatur, 111 N. Workman, Fri.-Sat.,
May 6-7. Children-adult clothing &
much more.
Decatur, 1196 Greenwood Road,
house before Oak Grove Methodist
Church, Fri.-Sat., May 6-7,
8a.m.-4:30p.m. Barn sale! Antiques,
furniture, old doors, China, TV armoire, hutch, desk, Christmas decorations, tools, clothes, toys, miscellaneous items.
Decatur, 1601 S. Stratton, Sat., May
7, 8a.m.-? Lots of home decor, little
bit of everything.
Decatur, 2106 S. Falcon, Sat., May
7, 8a.m.-? Lots of men’s/women’s
clothes, furniture, bike, miscellaneous items.
Decatur, 302 W. Embry, Fri.-Sat.,
May 6-7, 9a.m.-3p.m. Furniture,
baby clothes, miscellaneous items.
Decatur, 303 W. Brady, Sat., May 7,
8a.m.? Bowflex & much more.
Decatur, 305 W. Brady, May 6-7,
Fri., 8a.m.-4p.m., Sat., 8a.m.-noon.
Yard sale, miscellaneous items
Homemade bookmarks, Relay for
Life fundraiser.
Decatur, 600-A Crestridge Court,
Sat., May 7, 7:30a.m.-1:30p.m. Garage sale. Clothes, household
items, ties, treadmill, miscellaneous
items.
Decatur, 707 S. Cowan, Fri.-Sat.,
toys, clothes, dishes, lace, jewelry,
home accessories.
Paradise, 301 S. Oak, Paradise
United Methodist Church Fellowship
Building, May 6-7, Fri., 8a.m.-5p.m.,
Sat., 8a.m.-3p.m. Fundraiser for
charity and church items.
Miscellaneous
GOLF CART REPAIRS
Ramps, wheelchair lifts and repairs.
Golfcarts, batteries. Call Matt Sadberry @ MedCare Solutions/Maximum. (940)393-1427.
STEEL BUILDINGS
Huge savings/factory deals. 50x96,
regular $53,800; now $39,800.
64x120, regular $92,820; now
$64,800. www.sunwardsteel.com,
Soruce:1AV. (830)469-1531.
Notice
of Public Auction
TEXAS AUCTIONEER –Luther Davis
Texas License # TX8325
Boyd Mini Storage, Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code, will
conduct a public sale of the contents of the units listed below to satisfy
delinquent accounts ( Landlord’s Lien). The sales will be conducted at
Boyd Mini Storage, 675 E. Hwy 114, Boyd, TX 76023 on May 19, 2011.
Auction will begin at 10:00 A.M. All sales are final. Boyd Mini Storage
reserves the right to refuse any and all bids. Payment in the form of
CASH ONLY
to the highest bidder, Deposit $50.00 per unit is required until the unit is clean.
Buyers must remove all the contents from the premises by 12:00 pm, Saturday
May 21. Merchandise may be removed during business hours only from
9 am until 6 pm.
I WANT TO LEASE YOUR LAND
for grazing cattle. 100 or more
acres. (940)748-2790.
Bobby Tedrow:
Christmas tree - items, household items, toys, bowling
balls/equip, bunk beds, desk, Play Station guitars,
drafting table/chair, clothes, keyboard, golf bag and equip.
LONESOME DOVE FEED
Authorized Bryant feed
distributor. Selling
chicks, natural longhorn
beef, hay, cedar stays.
(940)389-2945,
(940)433-5902; 1231 CR4380, Decatur.
Doyle L. Abney:
Suitcases, Oreck vac, landscape tools misc, Huskee
mower, grill, truck tool box, air tank, tool box, guitar,
clothes, dog kennel, lanterns, fans, water cooler,
household items, records and tapes.
Jenni Covington:
Household items, antique sewing machines, slot machines,
pool table, clothes, VHSs, albums, stools, Christmas
decor, stereo, big screen TV, clothes, collectibles.
Lyndsie Pope:
Clothes, sofa, desk, CDs, end tables, chair, freezer,
day bed, toys, Barbie accessories, night stands.
Walter Ransom:
End tables, table/chairs, rocking horse, toys, chest, TV,
headboard, clothes, suitcases, backpacks, shelves,
VHS movies, canisters.
✭COASTAL HAY✭
Large round bales, heavily fertilized
& herbicided. Near Alvord, will load.
(940)872-2197.
Fence Pipe and Supplies
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
Flusche Enterprises, Inc.
940-759-2203
MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE
FARM AND RANCH
Muenster, TX
Stephanie Ludwig: Household items, end table, water dispenser, TVs, stereo
and speakers, desk, dresser, bed frame, kid’s chest,
sewing mach cabinet, power tools.
Kenny Wilhelm:
Table, chairs, tools, motor parts, grinder, hoist,
anolg scope, old snap-on boxes, A/C equip, misc. shop
tools and equip, rod/reels.
Robbin J. Widmaier: Clothes, box fans, GE washer/dryer, saddles and tack
feed buckets, wheelbarrow, suitcases, fiddle, TVs,
collectibles, ironing board, camcorder/case, household
items.
ALL UNITS CONTAIN OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS!
ALL SALES FINAL
TRANSPORTATION
Boats
2001 PROCRAFT
18 foot fish/ski, 125 HP Mercury
motor, new Minn Kota trolling motor.
Great boat! $8,900. (940)841-1072.
For sale: Sunfish sail boat with
trailer and new sail. $450. Call
(940)393-5499.
Blue 2006 Yamaha R1000, stolen
from Chico, 4-27-11. Any information about bike or location of bike,
call
(940)393-5967
or
(940)389-5120.
CLUB CAR GAS GOLFCART
like new condition, adult driven,
used on golf course only, always
kept inside. $3,500/trade for clean,
small pickup. (940)683-4748.
Pickups/Vans/SUVs
Cars
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.
2007 FORD EDGE SEL
in great condition, leather heated
seats, multiple disc CD player, 56K
miles, asking $18,500. Call
(817)964-8700.
UNWANTED VEHICLES
Cars & trucks removed free, running
or not. Call now! (940)389-2693.
1984 CORVETTE
134k miles, runs great, new paint,
new instrument panel, original engine, special wheels & tires. No
trades. Serious inquiries only.
(940)683-2942.
2001 YUKON
1-owner, fully loaded in Decatur.
Call (940)389-4588 for details.
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
Recreational vehicles
TRUCK PARTS
2002 Explorer 4-door. 1997 Explorer 4-door. 1982 F100 stepside.
1987 Suburban and many more.
(940)433-2255.
1995 FORD
crew cab pickup, diesel, factory lift
kit, all accessories, low miles.
$7,500. (469)261-3938.
1997 FORD F150
4x4 XLT, 205k miles, strong engine
&
transmission.
$3,600.
(817)821-8608.
1982 FORD PICKUP
extended cab, $1,200. 1996 Buick,
$1,000. Good condition. Consider
trade for smaller car/truck.
(940)577-0806.
Heavy Equipment
I BUY SEMI TRUCKS
any condition, any location! Free
pick up. (940)627-9301.
Wanted to buy
WANTED
Wanted wrecked or not running cars
or trucks. (940)433-2255.
1988 5TH WHEEL
36 foot, 1 slide-out, $5,000.
(940)255-1679.
2004 5TH WHEEL
Mountaineer by Montana, 33 foot,
3-slides, excellent condition, kept
under shed. (940)627-3687.
2005 PALOMINO
travel trailer, 26 foot, bumper pull,
bunkhouse, sleeps 8. $12,000.
(940)389-6771.
6-VOLT GOLF CART BATTERIES
All new. $449, carry out price with
exchange. $479 installed with exchange. (940)433-2255.
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PUBLIC AUCTION
Please take notice that the City of
Paradise, TX shall hold a public
auction on Saturday, May 7, 2011,
at 10:00 a.m., at the site of the former City Hall, 3238 W. Highway
114, Paradise, TX regarding the
sale of real property, legal description: all of Block Twenty (20) in the
Town of Paradise, Wise County, TX.
The property will be sold at public
auction for no less than $25,000.
To qualify as a bidder, present
valid driver’s license, as well as
cash in an amount no less than
$10,000, certified bank check payable to “City of Paradise”, or bank
letter of credit.
Other terms and conditions of sale
are available by contacting:
Teresa Moody, City Secretary
218 Main Street
PO Box 314, Paradise, TX 76073
Phone: (940)969-2114
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Boyd Elementary will hold Pre-K
and Kindergarten Enrollment on
May 10, 2011 from 3:30-6:00pm at
Boyd Elementary at 500 E. Morton
Ave. Boyd, TX 76023
For a child to eligible for Pre Kindergarten they must be 4 years old
on or before September 1, 2011 and
meet one of the following requirements:
• Unable to speak and comprehend
the English Language
• Is educationally disadvantaged
and qualifies for free and reduced
lunch program in the National Lunch
and Child Nutrition Program
• Or is homeless
• Is the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the U.S.
who is ordered to active duty
• Is the child of an active duty member of the armed forces of the U.S.
who was injured of killed while serving on active duty; or
• Have ever been in the conservatorship (foster care) of the Department of Family and Protective Services following an adversary hearing.
For a child to eligible for Kindergarten they must be 5 on or before
September 1, 2011. Bring copies of
your child’s birth certificate, social
security card, immunizations, proof
of residency, and driver’s license.
Kindergarten students will be assessed to determine their readiness
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o antes del 1 de septiembre de
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siguientes:
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§ Es educativo perjudicado y califica
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del niño
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que servían en servicio activo; o
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de familia y de servicios protectores
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jardín de la infancia deben ser 5
encendido o antes del 1 de septiembre de 2011. Traiga las copias de la
partida de nacimiento de su niño, de
la tarjeta de Seguridad Social, de inmunizaciones, de la prueba de la
implantación, y de la licencia de
conductor. Determinarán los estudiantes del jardín de la infancia para
determinar su preparación para el
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Bids & Proposals
INVITATION TO BID
Wise County is accepting formal
sealed bids for the following:
PEA GRAVEL
Sealed bids will be accepted in
the Wise County Asset Control Office at 400 W Walnut, or P.O. Box
952, Decatur, TX 76234 by Diana
Alexander, Asset Control Specialist,
until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, May 12,
2011. Specifications and bid forms
may be obtained by contacting the
Wise County Asset Control Office at
940-627-3312. Bids will be publicly
opened and read at 10:00 a.m.,
Thursday, May 12, 2011 in the Wise
County Asset Control Office at 400
W Walnut, Decatur, TX. The Commissioners' Court of Wise County
will consider bids for award at the
next regularly scheduled Commissioners' Court at the location posted
on the agenda. Wise County reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all bids for any reason
whatsoever.
NOTICE
Weatherford College is accepting
sealed proposals to provide DEPOSITORY BANK SERVICES #
RFP-02-11 . Proposals will be accepted in the Purchasing Department, Weatherford College, 225
College Park Drive, Weatherford,
Texas 76086, until 2:00 p.m., Central Daylight Time, Wednesday,
May 18, 2011. Proposals will be
opened and read publicly in the
Weatherford College Board of Trustees room of the Mince Building at
approximately 2:15 p. m., Central
Daylight Time. Information may be
obtained from Jeanie Hobbs, Director, at (817) 598-6267. Weatherford
College reserves the right to accept
or reject any and/or all proposals
and to waive any technicalities.
NOTICE TO VENDORS
Request for sealed proposal(s) for
HVAC Project and District Improvement Projects (Fencing, Parking,
Batting Cage, Bleachers) addressed
to Decatur ISD, Attention: Gary
Micinski, 501 East Collins, Decatur,
Texas 76234, will be received at the
above address until 9:00 a.m., May
17th, 2011, at which time will be
publicly opened. Forms and specifications may be obtained from Gary
Micinski or Connie Sessions, Decatur ISD, 501 East Collins, Decatur,
TX 76234 (940) 393-7100 or Merl
Pryor, Maintenance Director (940)
210-5448.
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KARA MICHELLE REYNOLDS AND TODD JAY JONES
DIDRA ANN LEE AND DENNIS RAY KIMBLE
Didra Ann Lee of Paradise,
daughter of Johnny Freeman of Eufaula, Okla., will
marry Dennis Ray Kimble
of Paradise, son of Thurman
and Lena Kimble of Sallisaw, Okla., May 14, 2011.
NEW ARRIVALS
Zachary Ryan Knox
April 18, 2011
Brian and Amanda Knox of Decatur announce the birth
of a son, Zachary Ryan, on April 18, 2011, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 10 pounds, 7
ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.
He has a sister, Audree Cate, 4.
Grandparents are Guille and JoAnn Seigler of Pinehaven, Wyo., Diane and Charles Barnes of Itasca and Tom
and Lucy Knox of Maypearl. Great-grandparents are Betty
Kara Michelle Reynolds
of Decatur, daughter of Roy
and Cynthia Reynolds of
Aurora, will marry Todd
Jay Jones of Decatur, son of
Jerry Jones of Big Springs
and Linda Jones of Anthony,
N.M., Oct. 14, 2011, at A&M
Gardens in Azle.
John Ritchie of Open
Range Cowboy Church of
North Texas will officiate
the ceremony.
The bride elect is a 2005
graduate of Northwest High
School and a 2010 graduate
of Texas Woman’s University, where she earned a degree in secondary education.
She is employed at Pettit
Private School.
The groom is a 1997 graduate of Canutillo High School
of El Paso and is employed
by LenRoyDon Builders.
G
eorge Heaton has had his fair share
of health concerns in the last year. In
fact, George has been in the hospital
twice during that period. Each time after
George’s hospitalization, he needed therapy
and nursing care to get him where he needed
to be in order to go home to be with his
beautiful wife of 65 years.
His first visit came after a battle with gout
that left him bedfast; George had to endure
treatments from the nursing staff, as well
as working with the therapy staff at Senior
Care in Bridgeport to get him back on
his feet (literally). Senior Care’s Therapy
Department was able to utilize e-stim
through Accelerate Care Plus (ACP) in order
to re-educate George’s muscle, allowing
him to once again be able to walk. William
Leonard, Senior Care’s Rehab Team Lead
in Bridgeport, stated, “George was one of
the hardest working patients I have ever
had.” George proudly declared, “It’s a
wonderful place, everyone treated me very well.” Then in August, George
found himself back in the hospital, with pneumonia this time; on this go ‘round
George decided to admit to the Senior Care in Decatur. After 14 days, he was back
on his feet and ready to go back home to Alvord. George states with a little laugh, “I
came in on a stretcher both times but I was able to WALK out of the facility.”
Were you aware that each year, 55,000 more women in this country
suffer strokes than their male counterparts? One of the primary reasons
for this differential is an abnormal heart rhythm, known as “atrial
fibrillation,” which raises women’s risk of stroke by four- to five-fold.
With this in mind, as a stroke-preventing measure, women are urged
to consult with their physicians and take the correct medications to
control atrial fibrillation as needed. Women should also be aware that
pregnancy, birth control pills and hormone therapy during menopause
are factors unique to women that increase their risk of having a stroke.
Thus, women are urged to increase their awareness of their potential
vulnerability to stroke and monitor their health accordingly.
Today’s women are more aware of their body’s needs and the options
available for continued well-being and healthcare. Our practice is
devoted to the care of women and finding the best solution to your
needs. To schedule an appointment, call WISE OBSTETRICS &
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located at 1713 South FM 51, Suite 201, Decatur. New patients are
welcome.
P.S. According to the American Heart Association, nearly twice as
many women in the United States die of heart disease, stroke and
other cardiovascular diseases than from all forms of cancer, including
breast cancer.
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Starting kindergarten
is monumental moment
brushes, leaky bottles and quick seatbelt snaps (with
fingers more or less
out of the buckles).
Those hazy, blurred
mornings
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rocked my mommy
world. Having been
a teacher, one would
think I would have
been prepared, but
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was a completely
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Five years ago,
I registered my
daughter for kindergarten.
And,
five years ago, I
also held my newborn baby boy in
my arms. Together,
we watched my
daughter
take
those brave steps
into
elementary
school.
Other moms tried to prepare me for the monumental moment, advising me to
attend the “Boo-Hoo Breakfast,” reassuring me that
the day would fly by, and
that she was ready. But,
really, I wasn’t worried. I
knew she was ready, and either I was too overwhelmed
with a toddler and newborn
at home, or I was ready, too.
We bought supplies, picked
out a first day outfit, took
the ceremonial first day
picture and went about the
business of starting school.
I even skipped the “Boo-Hoo
Breakfast.” In fact, I didn’t
“boo” or “hoo” at all.
When I picked her up that
afternoon, she was slightly
disappointed that she didn’t
have homework, but more
disappointed that she hadn’t
learned to read that very
first day. I told her it would
come in time, that most
things do. And so began the
many lessons of patience
that year would bring.
It wasn’t long before we
began to realize the reality
of the school calendar, and
how that calendar completely ruled family life. School
always started at the same
time. Every single day. Not
only that, but school was
open Monday through Friday, and there was very little gray in that routine.
As the mom of a kindergartner, toddler and baby,
that routine became a grueling checklist of quickie
breakfasts, foamy tooth-
Life is
Kid’s
Stuff
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GABE GILLESPIE
Gillespie completes
Eagle Scout project
Gabe Gillespie and 20 other volunteers planted
flowers April 23 at Boyd Middle School as an Eagle
Scout project.
Gillespie, 17, of Boyd is part of Troop 94 and planted three trees and 70 flowers with the help of fellow
Scouts from Paradise, Decatur and Bowie. Students
from Boyd and parents also volunteered.
The project was recommended by Boyd Superintendent John Emshoff.
Photo submitted
FIELD TRIP — Members of Teen Court traveled to
Austin April 18 to tour the capitol. From left are Joey
Lopez, Grady Ivie, Stacie Raymond, Dollie Muravits,
Will Cryer, Makayla Raymond, Morgan Harvey and
Lindsey Miller.
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Continued from page 2
Seigler of Celeste, Doris
Sumner of Itasca and John
and Myrt Knox of Hillsboro.
Christopher Tyler
Wheeler
April 18, 2011
Kristin Alisa Wheeler of
Runaway Bay announces
the birth of a son, Christopher Tyler, on April 18,
2011, at Wise Regional
Health System in Decatur.
He weighed 5 pounds and
was 18 inches long.
Grandparents are Susan
and Mark Holloway and
Roy Wheeler of California.
Great-grandmother is
Betty Dziama of California.
Jaidyn Nicole Meador
April 19, 2011
Jeremy
and
Jessica
Meador of Alvord announce
the birth of a daughter,
Jaidyn Nicole, on April
19, 2011, at Wise Regional
She weighed 7 pounds, 12
ounces and was 20 inches
long.
Grandparents are Ricky
and Debra Meador of Alvord,
Cherly Headley of Paradise
and Phillip and Fiona Wood
of Spring City, Utah.
Great-grandparents are
James and Evelyn Meador
of Decatur, Mary Ann Hodges and Royce and Donna
Hodges of Alvord, and Raymond and Bobbie Headley
of Paradise.
Great-great-grandparents
are Ed Hardee of Decatur
and Barbara Wood of Mount
Pleasant, Utah.
Titus John Nelson
April 25, 2011
Jeremy and Sara Nelson
of Decatur announce the
birth of a son, Titus John, on
April 25, 2011, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 7 pounds,
12 ounces and was 20 inches
long.
He has a sister, Aleithia
Grace, 2.
Grandparents are Mel and
Gina Nelson of Decatur and
Mark Rayman and Cheryl
Lissall of Colorado.
Bob Nelson of Decatur and
Doris Muntz of Dayton,
Ohio.
Great-great-grandparents
are Charlotte Naley of Decorah, Iowa, and Lois Reyman
of Longmont, Colo.
Lelynd Lestate Spradley
April 24, 2011
Tammy Spradley of Forestburg announces the birth
of a son, Lelynd Lestate, on
long.
He has a brother, Cameron
II, 11; and a sister, Topange.
Grandparents are Mary
Spradley, James Spradley,
Camies Walters and Glenn
Walters, all of Forestburg.
Oscar Mancilla
April 26, 2011
Daniel and Ana Mancilla of Rhome announce
the birth of a son, Oscar,
on April 26, 2011, at North
Texas Community Hospital
in Brideport. He weighed 6
pounds, 14 ounces and was
20 inches long.
He has two brothers, Damian and Adan.
Grandparents are Daniel
and Maria Mancilla of Decatur and Maria Barrientos
of Aurora, Ill.
Charles Lee Anthony
Roberson
April 18, 2011
Joshua Dean Roberson
and K’Lynn Marie Letsom
of Paradise announce the
birth of a son, Charles Lee
Anthony Roberson, on April
18, 2011, at Wise Regional
He weighed 5 pounds, 15
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Grandparents are Tiffany
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and Dawn Letsom of Waxahachie and Johnny Walker
of Dallas.
Wanda Roberson of Dallas,
Sandy and Doug Roberson of
El Paso, and Faye Linn and
Charles Fowlkes and Marial
Gidney, all of Waxahachie.
Drew Sterling Mattison
April 21, 2011
Chris and Laci Mattison of
Decatur announce the birth
of a son, Drew Sterling, on
long.
He has two brothers, Reagan, 9, and Jace, 6.
Grandparents are Ron
and Dicie Stovall of Sweetwater and Teresa Mattison
of Decatur.
Great-grandparent
is
DeLacy Frampton.
Estevan Lopez
April 22, 2011
Miguel and Branda Lopez
of Decatur announce the
birth of a son, Estevan, on
long.
He has a brother, Miguel
Jr., 5; and a sister, Alejandra, 7.
Grandparents are Manuel
and Maria del Rosario Lopez of Mexico and Marcus
and Juanita Dominguez of
Brigeport.
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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, NEWCOMERS/VISITORS GUIDE 2011
Wise County Messenger’s annual special section
that gives you all the information you need to
make your home in Wise County.
It’s filled with
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Education
HONOR
ROLLS
WISE COUNTY DIRECTORY of
Area Churches
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BRIEFS
Alvord Elementary
School
Fifth Six Weeks
A Honor Roll
Second grade — Andrew
Bloomer, Madelyn Causey, Corbyn Cornell, Gavin Drewry, Ezra
Fox, Gracie Gose, Railey Gray,
Carson Holson, Taylor Maag,
Kayla Medrano, Katie Merritt,
Aubrey Mitchell, Reece Silletti,
Kyndel Sims, Paige Slaten, Jocelyn Tambunga, Bella Warren and
Tyce Willis.
Continued on page 10
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Decatur girls to expand
their horizons
Seventeen sixth- through eighth-grade
girls from Decatur McCarroll Middle
School participated in the Expanding
Your Horizons program April 2 at Texas
Wesleyan University in Fort Worth.
They include Bonnie Emrick, Chelsea
Cryer, Teya Coget, Christina Flores, Evelyn Aldape, Selena Bahena, Deysy Lira,
Frida Alvarez, Emilee Caraway, Maria
Carrillo, Andrea Carrillo, Melody West,
Mati Hornback, Hayley Eubank, Kendall Hubbard, Sara Bridges and Madison
Wetter.
NTG Limousine Services
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Casino Runs, Nights on the Town,
Birthdays, Weddings, Anniversaries
The program exposed participants to
science and math career options.
940-393-9029
Musical marches
onto Wise stage
J.O.Y. Christian Academy will present
“The Music Man Junior” at 7:30 p.m. May
6-7 and 13-14, and 2 p.m. May 7 and 14,
at the G.C. Rann Little Theater in the
Wise County Heritage Museum in Decatur. Tickets are $5 for children and students and $10 for adults. For information,
call Director Eve Roberts (940) 389-4035
or visit www.joyca.org.
“Let Us Make Your Event One To Remember!”
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ALVORD
Council considers grant to improve water and sewer
By JULIE NEAL
The city of Alvord received one grant and discussed applying for another
in a packed-agenda meeting Thursday, April 28.
Mary Kay Thomas, a
grant writer from Big Sandy, offered to help the city
apply for a Small Towns
Environment
Program
(STEP) grant. The grant
would be up to $275,000 to
improve water and sewer
infrastructure.
The grant, provided by
the Texas Department of
Rural Affairs, would fund
the project, but 51 percent
of the labor must be done
by volunteers. Thomas said
the city has a good chance
of receiving the grant since
is has not applied for one
in several years.
A representative with
Hobson Air Conditioning informed a surprised
council it had received an
Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. The
$23,000
reimbursement
from the State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)
grant supplies solar pan-
els to the city and retrofits
light fixtures.
The city could save $100
to $200 a month on energy
costs.
The council was unaware
of the grant since former
council member Scott Perry
applied for it. The council
chose to research the grant
before accepting it.
The city received a
$426,000 grant a few years
ago from the Texas Water
Development Board for
water and sewer improvements, and now the state
wants its unused money
back.
Attorney Jim Shepherd
said there was nothing
stating exactly how much
the state is owed, but the
city bookkeeper said it was
$26,000. The money was
set aside in a separate account at the time and has
not been touched since.
The council voted to return the money.
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This story was originally
published online April 30
at WCMessenger.com.
THANK
YOU
JAMES WOOD MOTORS
Grandsir,
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an inspiration
to us.
Love,
Morgan,
Logan & Tonya
Morgan Williams
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WEB FEATURES OF THE WEEK
Here are some of the exclusive online features posted last week at the new WCMessenger.com:
! Video of a charity pancake eating contest between the Decatur police and fire departments on the Wise County Messenger
Facebook page.
! Daily blogs at the newsroom blog Making a Mess including entries on high gas
prices, an update on the U.S. 380 expansion
petition, a way for new dads to get a workout and a discussion about unions.
WCMessenger.com/blogs/mess
! Joe Duty’s Jusphophun blog featured an
entry on photographing a Mexican rodeo.
joeduty.com/blog
! More photos from last weekend’s coleadero can be found on the Messenger’s
Flickr site.
flickr.com/photos/wcmessenger
! Danielle Scroggins’ Mom’s the Word
blog featured entries on a child’s perspective of last weekend’s storms and making it
through TAKS testing week.
WCMessenger.com/blogs/mom
! Breaking news throughout the day
posted at WCMessenger.com and the Wise
County Messenger Facebook page.
! Sports scores, game recaps and photos
posted at WCMessenger.com/sportsupdate and the WCMessenger Sports Facebook page
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You have achieved so
much and we are so
proud of you. Keep
dreaming big and
working hard. Good
luck at Texas A&M!
We love you,
Mom, Dad,
Players present musical
The Off 380 Players are
performing the comedy musical “Once Upon a Mattress”
this week at the Bridgeport
Stage.
Times are 7:30 p.m. March
5, 6 and 7 and 2:30 p.m. May
8. Tickets are $15.
1 out of 10
Americans
has a
hearing loss.
The play is an adaptation
of the fairytale “The Princess and the Pea.” The story
revolves around the search
for a girl worthy enough to
marry Prince Dauntless the
Drab. Queen Aggravain has
levied a law that no one in
Decatur High School
the kingdom will wed “til
Dauntless shares his wedding bed.” But every wouldbe princess is turned away
after failing an unfair test
by the queen.
Reservations may be made
at www.off380players.com.
The faces of
HEARING LOSS
are more familiar than you think
May is Better Hearing Month.
65% of people
with hearing
loss are below
retirement age.
Excessive noise
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one reason for
hearing loss.
Hearing loss can occur at any age. If you notice that you’re
having trouble understanding people— or if loved ones have
suggested you may have hearing loss—now is the perfect
time to have your hearing evaluated. You’ll find out if we can
help you hear better. And live better.
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AUSTIN
We are so proud of who you
have become. You’re more
than we could have wished for.
Your
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Congrats
and have
fun on
the road
ahead!
We love you!
CONGRATULATE
your Wise County
graduates
(High School, College,
Technical School, etc.)
with an ad in the 2011
Graduation Special
Section of the
Wise County Messenger!
This keepsake edition
will be published
Thursday, May 26.
Don’t delay...
advertising deadline is
Wednesday, May 11.
Contact
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Misty or Lisa today!
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SUDOKU SOLUTIONS
Starting kindergarten is
monumental moment ...
In addition to the daily
routine of family chores we
added school chores, including reading homework, Scholastic Book Fair forms, field
trip permission slips and
the dreaded behavior folder.
Looking at that folder was
the least favorite part of my
day, every day. In fact, by the
end of that school year, my
middle child truly thought
a simple, three-tab folder
was in fact called a “folder
signed.” Enough said.
Needless to say, it was a
huge growing year for our
little family. We have continued to grow as my older son
began school, and both “big
kids” have graduated to new
grade levels. And now, somehow it’s time to register my
baby for the world of school
— for kindergarten — and
I just don't see how that is
possible. This time, I don’t
know if I’m ready.
Kindergarten round up is
in a few short weeks, and I
can’t imagine him carrying
his lunch tray, walking in
lines, learning to read and
bringing home that dreaded
“folder signed.” Those things
seem too big for him and
should be saved for all those
other “Big Kids.”
In fact, as I type this, I can
feel my throat closing, and
tears welling in my eyes as
I think of buying his school
supplies, filling out his permission slips and snapping
that first day picture.
I have a sinking feeling
that the Boo Hoo Breakfast
will be an all day buffet for
9
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Get rid of it quick...
me this year, but deep down
in my sappy heart I know
he, too, is ready, just as his
siblings were, to take this
big step into his big boy life.
He’s been looking forward to
this his “whole life” — to join
the world his big sister and
big brother belong to, and,
as he takes those eager first
steps, he’ll think he’s finally
made it.
!
Kindergarten roundup at
Decatur is 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, May 12. Additional registration times and dates
are as follows:
! Carson — 7 to 8 a.m.
Tuesday, May 17, and 3 to 5
p.m. Wednesday, May 18;
! Young — 3 to 5 p.m.
Tuesday, May 17, and 7 to 8
a.m. Wednesday, May 18;
! Rann — 7 to 8 a.m.
Thursday, May 19, and 3 to
5:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24.
Children need to be 5 on
or before Sept. 1, 2011, to
register. Parents or guardians need to bring the child’s
birth certificate, Social Security card, immunization
record, proof of residency
(such as a utility bill or lease
agreement) and a photo ID
themselves.
!
Scroggins is a Decatur
resident,
Decatur
High
School graduate, teacher
and mother of three. Life is
Kids Stuff is a monthly column about kids, family and
life in general. Scroggins’
blog, “Mom’s the Word,” is
featured at www.wcmessenger.com/blogs/mom on the
website.
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HONOR ROLLS
CROSSWORD
SOLUTION
Third grade — Keylee Ashlock, Hanah Bridges, Gabriel Brooks,
Kylee Fitzgerald, Rami Fritz, Denisse Garcia, Lilee Gifford, Eric
Hampton, Braden LeQuieu, Bandi Leverett, Jayton Malone, Aubrey
McAlister, Ava Mills, Lana Mosier, Karson Parker, Kaitlyn Perry,
Clay Stark, Jace Swindell and Addison Woodall.
Fourth grade — Grace Bettis, Abbey Bloomer, Zane Hickey, Wilson Hicks, Ema Langham, Jarett Locklear, Maley Mader, Maggie
Wicks and Kendall Wilson.
Fifth grade — Cydney Bailey, Tanner Baker, Paycee Edgett, Jayton Guthrie, Caycee Holson, T’aira Johnson, Trenton Kelsey, Rheason Leverett, Doug Parks, Brittni Proffitt, Cason Rangel, Katelyn
Schedcik, Emma Sherwood, Hunter Waggoner and Rylan Waldo.
A/B Honor Roll
Second grade — Brody Allsbrooks, Brandon Anderson, MacKenzie Aynes, Ema Beasley, Amber Carpenter, Kaleb Crable, Micah
Durand, Ace Edgett, Maranda Edwards, Hanah Ferguson, Ellie Freeman, Tawni Hamilton, Noah Hancock, Brady Hastings, Lilly Hooks,
Joshua Johnson, Daidrian Locklear, Ty McLaughlin, Dalton Outlaw,
Logan Parrish, Asher Perry, Parker Redman, Carleigh Rutherford
and Annabel Vara.
Third grade — Jared Allison, Matt Andresen, Gage Barclay, Macie Dickerson, Samantha Downs, Jesse Elliott, Ismael Fraga, Alaura
Gilmore, Logan Green, Dayssi Hall, Jaden Harnsberger, Zackary
Harsh, Ransom Klein, Elizabeth Lawhn, William Martin, Rhyle McKinney, Jesse Outlaw, Brianna Pewitt, Gabe Potter, Cody Price, Emilie Robinson, Russell Shrauner, Jannelle Tambunga, Kamryn Walton
and Madison Yates.
Fourth grade — Jake Allison, Joseph Breashears, Alexis Gilbreath, Jared Johnson, Brittney Parrish, Allison Ricketts, Kaela
Roberds, Parker Slaten, Haylee Tatum and Christina Thomas.
Fifth grade — Landon Bickers, Marisol Chandler, Mikayla Cox,
Kendra Crable, Mathew Johnson, Makayla Martin, Chasidy Messer,
Olivia Parr, Tanner Petree, Jared Shea, Azia Shoen, Miranda Smith,
Rosie Stephens, Rachel Tackett, Kenson Vance, Pierce Warren,
Bobby Wiesendanger and Maigan Williams.
FISH DAY
for Pond & Lake Stocking
Tuesday, May 10 • 4 to 5 p.m.
at AGvantage, Decatur
DELIVERY
Wednesday, May 11 • 8 to 9 a.m.
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Low Cost Pet Vaccinations
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Where: Tractor Supply
1200 S. FM 51, Decatur
1st Saturday of Every Month
Next Date: Saturday, May 7 • 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Heart worm testing
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Seventh grade — Clayton Barnett, Amber Bowen, Hayden Brown,
Colton Ford, Hayden Ford, Keaton Ford, Preston Montgomery, Brianna Morrison, Melaney Poulos, Taylor Ragsdale, Judd Smith, Morgan
Taylor, Braden Thomas, Lizeth Uribe, Tou Vang and Charles Wolfe.
Eighth grade — Jackson Basting, Christina Civis, Gunner Partin,
Dillon Rose and Sequoia Smith.
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Seventh grade — Bailee Alexander, Gregory Blount, Colten Bruce,
Ashton Cozby, Bradley Deauman, Morgana Ervin-Ewing, Shane Ferguson, Kaydee Ford, Adam Harkness, Abigail Hoch, Shyanne Honea,
Jonathon Kacala, Hailey Kennedy, Karlyn Kinsey, Kassiddy Lester,
Kristian McConnell, Christian Myers, Dylan Powers, Savannah Richardson, Jeffrey Roberts, Jeremiah Roberts, Tiffany Shugg, Keauna
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Eighth grade — Azael Alcivar, Skyler Anderson, Cameron Clark,
Mackenzie Elkins, Savannah Foster, Aaron Hammett, Cameron Hammett, Haylee Holmes, Breanna Keele, Tyler Kemp, Shelby Lavigne,
Valeria Lugo, Devon Noel, Taylor Pappajohn, Destini Phipps, Kristen Plummer, Caitlyn Ray, Tanner Rivers, Amy Sanders, Sofia Scott,
Kaycee Scroggins, Lucas Sims, Olivia Singleton, Carlen Smith, Alex
Stone, Hannah Walden, Allison Waters and Mason Whitt.
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Outdoor
Private applicator
training is May 26
By TODD VINEYARD
Wise Co. Extension Agent
A private applicator training and test has been scheduled for 8 a.m.
Thursday, May
26, at the Wise
County Extension office, 206
S. State St., in
Decatur. The $65
registration fee
includes study
books and lunch.
This class is for
individuals who
do not currently
have a pesticide
applicator license
but would like
to get one. Individuals who
have a license that has been
expired less than one year
are not eligible to take this
class. The class is limited
to the first 20 paid participants.
As defined by law, a private applicator is a person
who uses or supervises the
use of a restricted-use or
state-limited-use pesticide
or a regulated herbicide for
the purpose of producing an
agricultural commodity. The
licensed private applicator
is responsible for assuring
that persons working under
his or her direct supervision
are knowledgeable of the
label requirements governing the use of the pesticides
they are using.
Licensing as a private applicator requires practical
knowledge of pest
problems and control practices associated with agricultural operations.
Licensed private
applicators are required to re-certify
every five years by
obtaining 15 continuing education
units (CEUs) by
Dec. 31 of the year
preceding
license
expiration. That includes two credits
in laws and regulations and
two credits in integrated
pest management. Up to
10 CEUs may be obtained
through Texas Department
of Agriculture- approved
home-study
programs.
Check out the TDA website
for more information, www.
agr.state.tx.us.
Private applicators may
earn the required credits by
passing a 200-question recertification exam administered by TDA. The license
cost is $60. Please come by
the Extension office to sign
up or call (940) 627-3341 for
more information.
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Community Focus
Who should you trust
with your OB/GYN care?
Decatur Women’s Health Center
offers a full range of obstetrical and gynecological
care for women at every stage of life.
(Left to Right) Melissa Bradley, Dr. Douglas Kyle, Kim Mote, Patricia Ruiz
“Friendly, professional and confidential.”
Your health and well-being as a woman are our concern.
We offer a full range of obstetrical and gynecological care.
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Newark holds first
Community Easter Egg Hunt
Bright, lively balloons
adorned the Newark Public
Library Park for the first
Newark Community Easter
Egg Hunt Saturday, April
16. The hunt was sponsored
by the city of Newark and
was funded and facilitated
by volunteers.
More than 2,000 candyfilled eggs of various colors and sizes were hidden
around the park and youngsters from age 1 through 12
enjoyed finding them and
loading their baskets. The
hunt was divided into three
age groups, which allowed
each child an equal chance
to grab an egg. Mayor Matt
Newby was the official starter, and the hunt began with
a piercing shrill from his
whistle.
After the hunt, the little
ones played games of “Pin
the Tail on the Bunny” while
older children competed in
sack races, egg relay races
and an egg toss. The winners of each event were
awarded prizes of chocolate
bunnies, bubblegum eggs,
small stuffed bunnies and a
Klement RAM PRCA Rodeo
Next week, enjoy Pro
Rodeo at its best!
On May 13, support
Rodeo Pink, Wise
County’s own effort
against breast cancer.
Klement’s Robert Bishop
delivers a Ram Longhorn to
new owner Patrick Smith,
PRCA team-roping world
champion.
Smith and his partner,
eight-time all-around world
champion Trevor Brazile, will
compete at Bridgeport.
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Bridgeport Arena May 13-14
variety of other goodies.
There was also a craft table for the creative at heart
and the owners and operators of Leatherneck Gym in
Newark provided shaved ice
treats for the crowd.
A surprise visit by the
Easter Bunny added to the
excitement, and many children had their picture taken
with him.
The day ended with the
presentation of 12 large,
stuffed bunnies, one to each
child that was lucky enough
to find a “Prize Egg.”
It was a fun day for all,
and because it was so popular the city is considering
sponsoring the event again
next year.
Story and photos submitted by Mary Ann Wells.
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Business Hours
Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Deadlines:
Classified Line Ads
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Thursday Edition: 3 p.m. on Thursday
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
Acreage
14 ACRES
a few miles south of Decatur off FM
51 South. Water well, septic & electricity in place. (940)399-8183.
2+ ACRE HOMESITE
restricted to 1,800 square foot, site
built home. 6 miles south Decatur,
off FM 730 South. (817)929-2716.
200 ACRES
Pasture land, live creek. Will divide
50 acres or more. $3,200/acre. 8
miles east of Alvord. (817)996-2395,
(817)988-1955.
29.7 ACRES
home, 2 barns, 2 ponds, bass & catfish, grazing & hay. $279,900. W&W
Realtors, Evelyn, (940)595-1609.
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
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
Business Property
40x60 metal building for sale with
approximately 1,000 square foot living quarters and 1,200 square foot
storage. Located on +/- 3.64 acres.
(940)389-5588.
BRIDGEWOOD
Executive Suites
Bridgeport, TX
1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms
Available
Call Marilyn Gokey
940-536-9346
www.BridgewoodExecutiveSuites.com
Homes
3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH
detached garage, above ground
pool, fenced back yard, 2+ acres.
Boyd
schools,
$122,000.
(940)389-1934.
BOYD
3-bedroom, manufactured home on
1 acre, plus shop. $55,000, owner
finance, 15%/down. Robert, Trinity,
(940)255-4684.
FSBO ALVORD
3/2 with carport plus 2-story apartment. Fenced yard. Corner lot. Walk
to schools. Some appliances.
(940)389-5515.
GREAT PLACE
to raise your family in the country!
29 acres, brick, 5/3, gameroom,
50’x30’ workshop, coastal & on a
paved road in Bowie. $335,000.
Evans & Associates Realty,
owner/broker, (940)841-1072.
RENTAL PROPERTY
on acreage, creating a positive income. 2907 FM 718, Newark, 3.5
acre ranch. Must sell this month, relocating. Great terms available by
owner. Horse equipped, many more
additions. No good offer refused!
(817)313-3861.
Lots
LAKE BRIDGEPORT AREA
Lake lots & acreage lots available.
Owner finance. Call for details,
(817)360-9393.
Mobile Homes
14X80 MOBILE HOME
and 7 lots, Wise County Park area,
close to lake. Price negotiable. Call
(940)210-9212.
OWNER FINANCE
NO BANKS
Newark, low payments, damaged
credit okay. Several to choose from.
(682)286-0693. #0036227.
RBMOBILEHOMES.COM
Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of
state. Licensed, bonded, insured.
Repos.
Free
estimates.
(940)683-5547. RBI #36191.
Cabins & efficiency apartments for
rent, including some as low as
$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd
area.
Excellent
location.
(940)433-3133.
Business property
HIGHWAY 380, DECATUR
10,000 square foot building, 10
acres. Also large lot w/older home,
great business location. Cannon
Realty, (940)393-5317.
Condos, town homes
Runaway Bay, 1-bedroom, 1-bath
condos. $550-$625/month, $500/deposit. Water & cable paid. Available
May 1. Call Donna, (940)389-1615.
Duplexes
2-bedroom duplex apartment, 2003
Halsell, Apt. B, Bridgeport.
Washer/dryer connections, CH/A.
$500/month,
$350/deposit.
(940)683-2968.
3/2 duplex, Decatur. $900/month,
$750/deposit. Available mid/late
June. No smoking. (940)597-4799.
Bridgeport, 2 & 3-bedroom duplexes available. $675-$775/month,
$600/deposit.
Call Donna,
(940)389-1615.
RENTALS AVAILABLE
2/1 home, Decatur, $550/month.
2/1, Bridgeport, $550/month. 2/1, Alvord, $650/month. Call Cannon Realty, (940)368-1811.
3-bedroom, 2-bath double wide on 8
acres, Alvord schools. $850/month,
$500/deposit. (940)389-2335.
3/2 mobile home, Paradise ISD. NO
PETS, NO SMOKING. References
required. $750/month with $500/deposit. (940)399-7430.
Rhome, 3/2 double wide w/storage
building. $750/month, $750/deposit.
Available May 1. (940)433-2519 or
(817)996-9786.
Error Responsibility:
Customers are asked to check their ad immediately after it appears in the paper and
report at once any error found. Claims for
adjustment should be made at that time.
The Wise County Messenger is responsible
for an incorrect ad only the first time it
runs, so check your ad carefully.
Classified Gold goes into 21,000
additional homes.
Payments:
In person:
115 South Trinity St., Decatur
By mail:
P.O. Box 149
Decatur, TX 76234-0149
EMPLOYMENT
Spaces & lots
BOYD RV PARK
$50/off 1st month’s rent. Covered
spaces available. Laundry room,
showers, propane, wireless internet.
(940)433-9910.
EMPLOYMENT
• Employment Information
• Childcare
• Food Service • Medical/
Dental • Miscellaneous
• Office • Retail/Sales
• Trades • Work Wanted
EMPLOYM
Employment information
3-BEDROOM, 1-BATH
on 2.5 acres, close to Highway
114/51 intersection, Paradise
schools,
new
condition.
$500/month, $300/deposit, available
May
1.
(682)551-0424,
(682)559-1512, (817)901-1961,
(940)300-6887.
Classified Advertising Policy:
Classified ads for the Sunday/Thursday edition are $14 per week for 20 words or less
(each additional word is 70¢). To also run
the same ad in Classified Gold, the price
is $22 per week ($1.10 each additional
word).
!!ATTENTION!!
Advertising under this classification is normally not a bona fide
opportunity. Typically, companies advertising here offer information about potential employment. Some are selling this information. We suggest that our
readers thoroughly investigate
these advertisers before investing any money.
Adult/Elderly Care
2 positions available. Caretaker for
elderly lady, including light housekeeping. Call Cindy or Lindsy,
(940)427-5555 or (940)626-1014.
Here’s an opportunity to make a real difference:
a local full service restaurant company is in
need of professionals who are well educated for
management positions. This individual must enjoy
mentoring and teaching young people. If you enjoy
working with impressionable young adults and
interacting with guests, then we may have
a job for you.
Send Resumes to
[email protected]
or fax 903.433.1306
PARRISH FIELD SERVICES
NOW HIRING FOR
• WINCH TRUCK DRIVER
• STEP DECK DRIVERS
• FORKLIFT OPERATOR
• MINIMUM 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE
• 25 YEARS MINIMUM AGE
• CLASS A CDL
• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS ALL TXDOT/FMCSA
REQUIREMENTS
PLEASE CONTACT:
703 S. WICKHAM, ALVORD, TX
940-427-9148 ALVORD OFFICE
EMAIL: [email protected]
Childcare
Food service
Daycare teachers needed. Apply in
person, 1403 Hovey Street, Bridgeport.
JOB OPENINGS
for experienced meat cutter and
meat wrapper. Apply at Market
Place, 1202 FM 51, Decatur or:
www.marketplacegrocery.com.
www.wcmessenger.com
HELP WANTED
• Experienced Brake Press Operator with CNC background
• Experienced CNC Laser Operators
• Competitive Wages, Insurance, 401(k)
• 1st Shift Position
Apply at: Brindle Texas Inc. 904 Old Wise Rd., Bowie, TX
or e-mail Resume to: [email protected]
OIL FIELD SERVICE
IS HIRING A TOTER TRUCK DRIVER
Minimum 2
experience required.
Minimum
2 yrs. experience
required.
Moving
field.
Moving mobile
mobile homes
homes in the oil
oilfield.
Competitive
salary
&
benefits.
$17/hr & Benefits.
CallMike
Mickey
Call
Ray at
at
(713)
857-0093
940-626-2274
• RN’s ER *PreOp*Cath Lab*Bariatrics
Med/Surg*Surgery*Dialysis
• LVN’s Behavioral Health*CVICU
• C.N.A.’s Med/Surg*Diaylsis
• Dialysis - Certified Hemodialysis Tech
• Cath Lab - RCIS or RN
• Laboratory - MT*Phlebotomist
• Nutritional SVCS - Clinical Dietitian
• Maintenance - Journeyman Electrician
• Bariatrics - Bus Driver/Office Attendant
• Billing - Ins. Contract Refund Specialist
Part Time/PRN
• Collections - Administrative Clerk
• Behavioral SVCS - Clinical Therapist
• RN’s - Behavioral Health*CVICU
• HIMS - EDM Analyst
2000 S. FM 51 • Decatur, TX. 76234 - A not for profit hospital
www.wiseregional.com - EOE - Job Line: 940-626-2525
WANTED IMMEDIATELY
Class A CDL Drivers
with oilfield experience
20 – 25 drivers in the Decatur,
Bridgeport, Chico, Alvord, Boyd,
Bowie & NW Tarrant County area
for The Decatur yard.
Benefits package included.
Call 817-382-9811
Homes
1-bedroom, 1-bath home, includes
appliances, large storage building,
on 2 beautiful acres, 8 miles north of
Decatur, FM 730. $700/month,
month-to-month lease. Available
now. (817)937-6748.
3-bedroom, 3-bath, 1-car garage,
house for lease, Runaway Bay, remodeled. $1,100/month, $1,000/deposit, references required. No
smoking, no pets. (940)393-3525,
(940)393-1270.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
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.
DECATUR
3/2/2, total electric, brick, 1608 N.
Cates Court, $1,300/month.
Pets welcome, no pet deposit.
1-year lease. (6-month or
month-to-month lease available.)
(817)247-0246.
Mobile Homes
CLOSE OUT SPECIAL
2-acre restricted home sites, Decatur ISD. Owner financing available.
Huge discounts for cash offers.
Builders welcome. (817)846-5997.
FOUR WOODED 10-ACRE LOTS
$59,900/each, 10% down, 10%
owner finance. Restricted, CR3451,
Paradise. (940)393-1020.
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.
(20 words or less).
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
Help Wanted
Friendly, outgoing, energetic person to handle
newspaper circulation.
Must be computer savvy and learn software program, handle telephone and walkin-in customers,
interact with and assist other departments, design
and implement promotions, and maintain and
distribute regular reports.
Excel training a plus. Good pay and benefits.
Send resume to:
P. O. Box 149
940-627-5987 Office
940-627-1004 Fax
[email protected]
INTEGRACARE HOME HEALTH OF
BRIDGEPORT
HAS AN IMMEDIATE OPENING
FOR A FULL-TIME
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
We offer:
-Competitive Visit Based Pay (6 Figure Income
Potential)
-Flexible Work Schedule
-Team Oriented Work Environment
-Paid-Time-Off: 18 PTO DAYS ANNUALLY TO
START
-7 PAID COMPANY HOLIDAYS
-Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits Plan, including
medical, dental & vision
-401 (K) Plan with generous company match
- Cell Phone Reimbursement
-Gas Mileage Reimbursement
-+ much more!
-To learn more about our successful & growing
company, please visit us at www.integracarehh.com
To apply, please contact Karen Pemberton, RN
Clinical Manager at (940) 683-8171 .
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EMPLOYMENT
Now accepting applications for waitstaff and senior cook. Apply in person, Stagecoach Steakhouse, 1020
Halsell, Bridgeport.
PART-TIME DELI COOK
Experienced. Country store with
small deli. Casual atmosphere,
great customers. Join the team at
COTTONDALE GROCERY, 6719
FM 2123, (940)433-2374.
Medical/Dental
Bridgeport
Now hiring for the following positions
• LVN
10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
Wednesday & Thursday
Apply in person at
2108 15th St. • Bridgeport
or call
940-683-5023
EEO M/F/D/V
Now Hiring
FULL & PART TIME
• RESIDENT
ATTENDANTS
• COOK
Varied Shifts
Apply In Person.
Governor’s
Ridge
300 Devereaux St. • Decatur
940-627-1104
Part-time or full-time, highly experienced/skilled customer service representative, must be computer literate, weekends required. Apply in
person:
www.mdresort.com/map.htm
(817)489-5150.
Retail/Sales
SALES EXECUTIVE
ENERGY worldnet, Inc., a Decatur
based technology and training company with international sales, seeks
highly motivated sales professional
with minimum 3-years experience.
Requires excellent communication
and computer skills, and proven corporate sales results. Software solution sales and Oil & Gas/Utility experience a strong plus. Multi-state
sales region. 25% travel required.
Base salary plus commission/bonus
plan, insurance, matching 401k,
paid vacation/holidays. Qualified applicants should fax resumes to
1(866)402-8322 or email:
[email protected].
Diesel mechanic for local pre-cast
company. Diesel experience a must.
Needed for work on tractor trailers,
forklift, etc. Clean MVR, drug test.
(817)638-9053, extension 5; or fax
resume (817)636-2593.
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.
Computer tech. Experienced service
& repair. Satellite experience.
(940)466-9676.
Need winch truck drivers & flat bed
drivers. Experience required, no
tarping. Call Neil at (940)969-2028.
PARTS DRIVER
Karl Klement Ford is seeking a dependable person with a good driving
record & a great attitude. For consideration, please apply to Jodi
Dusek, at 605 N. Business Highway
287, Suite 102, Decatur.
MECHANICS
• We pay you for your experience
• Employee and Family Health Insurance
• Night shift premium
• Night shift bonus
years minimum
Call Jasonage;
Parker at 940.683.5487
Transport Drivers Needed
22
2 years verifiable driving experience;
Class A CDL;
We pay you for your experience
Employee and
FamilyEXPERIENCED
health insurance
SEEKING
CDL DRIVERS
Night shift premium
• Competitive Pay & Overtime
Night shift bonus
• Company Benefit Package
401(k), Bonus Plan, Health & Life Insurance
HELP WANTED Cleburne
area:
817.925.5154
S
Trades
Apply within
2379 Hwy 287 North Decatur
REST AREA ATTENDANT
Dustrol,
Inc.
Responsible for performing janitorial services, building and grounds
maintenance, communicate with visitors of the rest area. Must be
able to lift 60 pounds, traverse uneven terrain and work in extreme
weather (hot summers, cold winters). Employment is contingent on
applicant passing criminal background check and drug screening.
ICA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Please
send resumes or requests for information to [email protected].
For more information on Infrastructure Corporation of America go
to our website at www.ica-onramp.com.
Bridgeport area:
940.393.5525
940-627-1755
Highway Construction Company
817-430-3958
NEEDS
Equipment Operators
for heavy equipment.
CDL w/Hazmat and Tanker
Endorsement a plus.
Expanding operations in all of the Barnett Shale
Locations and are seeking:
Benefits include:
• Competitive Pay
• Health & Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
Class A CDL Truck Drivers
Apply in person
2801 Hwy. 114 • Roanoke
(next to Texas Motor Speedway)
EOE
Nabors Well Services,
Driving the Oilfield
TRANSPORT DRIVERS NEEDED
Transport
Drivers
Transport
Drivers Needed
Needed
• 22 years minimum age
* 2 Years CDL Driving Experience Required
* Local Work/Home Daily
* New Equipment
* Uniforms Provided
Transport Drivers Needed
• 2 years verifiable driving experience
• Class
A CDL
22
minimum
age;
22 years
years• We
minimum
age;
pay you for your
experience
2
years
verifiable
driving
• Employee and Family
Healthexperience;
Insurance
2 years •verifiable
driving
experience;
Night shift premium
Class
• Night shift bonus
Class A
A CDL;
CDL;
ALAN RITCHEY, INC. HAS THE
FOLLOWING OPENING:
Diesel Mechanic
Primary responsibility is performing
preventative maintenance work on
trucks and trailers. Benefits include
medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k, cafeteria plan, holiday,
vacation, and sick pay. If you are interested please apply online at
www.alanritchey.com.
EOE M/F/H/V
Competitive Salary & Benefits:
Medical / Dental / Vision / Paid Vacation / 401K
22 years minimum age;
Now hiring for the following positions,
due to growth
• CNA’s
2 - 10 P.M.
10 P.M. - 6 A.M.
• FT COOK
Apply In Person At
701 West Bennett Rd., DECATUR or call
940-626-2800
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
Experienced certified
tant/phlebotomist
practice/urgent
(940)626-2110 of
(940)626-2113.
Cleburne area:
817.925.5154
Scott
Night
shift premium 940.393.5525
Bridgeport
Bridgeport area:
area: 940.393.5525
Hazardous
Night shift bonus
Material Drivers
We are seeking Class A & B CDL Drivers
with Hazardous Material endorsement.
Competitive Pay + Overtime
Cleburne area:
If you Bridgeport
are interested,
area:
please call 940-627-2689
Paid Insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
DRIVERS WANTED
at
Sandy Hill
Redi-Mix
Concrete
Part-time LVN position or medical
assistant w/scribe experience.
Please
fax
resume
to
(940)627-7416.
3812 U.S. Hwy. 287 South,
Decatur
• Class A or B CDL
Experienced seamstress needed for
production work room. Good pay,
flexible hours, holidays, vacation.
(940)748-1026,
between
7a.m.-5p.m.
• Start-out pay, $12/hr.
Hendershot Equipment is now hiring
a shop porter/cleanup person. Must
have valid driver’s license. Apply in
person at 1841 North Hwy. 287, Decatur, Texas 76234.
• Uniforms
Bookkeeper, Decatur area service
company. QuickBooks and Microsoft skills required. Experience in
AP and HR. Must meet deadlines.
Fax (972)827-0166.
EOE/M/F/V/D
We
payshift
you for your experience
Western
Transportation
Night
Night
shift bonus
bonus
Sandford
Oil Company
Employee
Family817.925.5154
health insurance Scott
Cleburneand
area:
Has an immediate opening for a
COMMUNITY SERVICE AIDE in
the Decatur WIC office. Must have
high school diploma or GED; bilingual English/Spanish is preferred.
Will train the right candidate. Please
call (940)668-1292 or apply online
at: www.outreachhealth.com. EOE.
Office
[email protected]
Employee
and
Employee
and Family
Family health
health insurance
insurance
Class
A CDL;
Night
Night shift
shift premium
premium
medical assisfor family
care.
Call
fax resume
Miscellaneous
800-899-3941
Cleburne
area: experience
817.925.5154
Scott
2We
years
verifiable
driving
experience;
your
We pay
pay you
you for
for
your
Bridgeport
area:experience
940.393.5525 Kirby
• Production Bonus
• Must be 23 years old and be able
to pass all TxDOT requirements.
Mixer Driver Wanted
Call 940-627-8769
817.925.5154
Kirby
Kirby
Scott
Leading tank truck company
940.393.5525
Kirby experienced
is seeking
DRIVERS AND
DIESEL
MECHANICS
Excellent pay & benefits including
• Health
• Dental
• Life
• Retention Bonus
• Plus matching 401(k).
Call or apply in person at:
17709 Hwy 380 W.
Ponder, TX 76259
940-482-9670
Brad Clampitt
K
18
FARM AND RANCH
SERVICES
Installation & Service Contracts
Aerobic System Conversions =
No Yearly Service Contracts
For all your concrete needs!
TRACTOR &
BACKHOE SERVICE
LEN ROY DON
BUILDERS
A Family Business – Roy & Reyn
Now offering Storm Shelters!
817-366-7990
Insist on Quality
Concrete, Inc.
Visit Us On Facebook @ lenroydonbuilders
FREE ESTIMATES
SEVERE
WEATHER
Cox Concrete
• All Types of Concrete Work
• All Types of Metal Buildings
• Fencing & Security Gates
Call us for your
• Storm
Shelters as low
as $2,600
• Steel or Concrete Walk-in
Safe Rooms
Ernest Cox
817-897-6785
FREE ESTIMATES
817-366-7990
Since 1978
P.O. Box 741, Chico
Len Roy Don Builders
Visit us on Facebook
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
@lenroydonbuilders
Miscellaneous
BUY, SELL, TRADE
Pick up & service lawn mowers.
(940)255-2761 or (940)748-2408.
Tutoring
HEART FOR HOMES
Professional housecleaning service,
over 20 years experience. Green
cleaning available. Call for free estimates. Sharon, (940)389-8883.
Let me fix it
Admirable Concrete & Construction.
Specializing in stamping/color
stamping, commercial/residential.
All concrete needs, no job too big or
small. Affordable. (940)389-9187.
RESIDENTIAL RENOVATIONS
Dry wall repair, cracks fixed, carpentry, sprinklers, telephone and TV
wiring and troubleshooting. Any
handyman work, call Eric,
(940)799-7086.
R. Reyes Home
Remodeling
Flooring Special
Straight Contractor Pricing
Starting from:
Wood $1.39
Porcelain $1.99
Tile $1.69
Marble $3.49
Designs Available • Complete Bathroom
Remoldeling & More
Renier Reyes
940-399-9450
See references & photos at
RHRPhotoAlbum.blogspot.com
RUSSELL’S HOME
IMPROVEMENT
& REPAIR
Decks, Drywall,
Add-ons,
Flooring, Roofing
Much More
For FREE Estimates call
940-389-4943
Landscaping & Landscape Design,
Lawn Maintenance
Complete Tree Care Needs
35 Years Experience
Been in Wise County 26 years
Owner Bobby Mitchell
940-389-4528
Livestock
Don’t
Get Caught
Unprepared
Construction
• Pruning • Removal
• Feeding • Fire Wood
• Construction Protection
• Transplanting
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED
36 years in business, insured. All
major credit cards accepted.
(817)444-0861, Teater.
SPRING =
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627-SLAB
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Systems
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Certified in-home tutoring. All ages,
all subjects, including special needs,
K-college. (817)217-0857,
www.tutortx.com.
FARM AND RANCH
• Farm Equipment • Fencing
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock
• Livestock Care/Training
• Miscellaneous • Mowing
• Pasture & Feed • Poultry
FARM A
RANC
Farm Equipment
1949 B JOHN DEERE
tricycle front, 12-volt, nice shape,
runs good. (817)636-2351.
3-YEAR-OLD, REGISTERED
Angus bull for sale. Proven. Call
(940)627-2102.
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.
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.
Livestock supplies
PREFERT PANELS
Eleven 12’ and two 10’ panels, like
new. $750/all. (214)801-0753.
NEED YOUR SADDLE REPAIRED?
Saddles cleaned, oiled
& repaired. Custom
leather work. Smith
Saddlery,
(940)627-3945; cell,
(940)389-3619.
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.
BOBBY’S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
Over 25-years experience.
(817)444-3213.
Lawn and garden
A-1 OUTDOOR HANDYMAN
Landscaping/yard work, repairs.
Odd jobs. 30-years experience. Local references. Free bids. Osteen,
(940)255-2639.
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.
PRESSURE
WASHING
& STEAM CLEANING
Pools • Sidewalks • Gutters • Driveways
Autos • Trucks • Big Rigs • Siding
Brick • Paint Preparation
Wash Frac Equipment
940-389-7786
Bobcat Work
Gravel Roads
House Pads
Post Hole Drilling
Final Grade
Home
Improvements
Trenching
Drainage Repair
Culverts
Land/Lot Clearing
Trenching
Cattle Guards
Road Grading
940-393-6622
LAWN CARE
FULL SERVICE LAWN CARE
AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE
Quality Fertilizers
at Affordable Prices
✓ 100% Natural
940-210-1683
✓ Reduces Cost
Klean Kut
Lawn Care
Mowing • Edging • Trimming
Commercial or Residential
Brush Hog Mowing
Insured
Kenny Moran
Cell 817-247-9965
Office 940-433-5470
Taking the science of
AGRICULTURE
one step further...
Bill Bargar: 940-634-1892
David Bowen: 940-393-0467
Mike Brewer: 817-247-3381
Poultry
FARM RAISED, ORGANIC
chicks, ducks, guineas, 1-4 weeks
old. Organic eggs, laying hens,
guineas. Straight from the farm!
(940)627-3385, (940)210-9523.
Williams’ Hauling
& Tractor Works
PETS
PETS
• Pets
• Brushhog & Finish Mowing
• Blading, Plowing & Tilling
• Backhoe work, driveways
• Dirt, sand & gravel hauling
• Land Clearing
• All types cleanup & haul-offs
• Quality work, fair pricing
James Williams
940-399-9138
Pasture and feed
HAY
Shop Us First Or Last!
50 years of actual service
in Hay Sales. Try us and
see if our prices can be beat!
940-389-3068
Charles H. Taylor
940-627-3385 • 940-393-2728
940-389-3068 • 940-389-5000
LONESOME DOVE FEED
Authorized Bryant feed
distributor. Selling
chicks, natural longhorn
beef, hay, cedar stays.
(940)389-2945,
(940)433-5902; 1231 CR4380, Decatur.
Time for Tree Trimming, Leaves,
Yard & Flower Bed Clean Up
I WANT TO LEASE YOUR LAND
for grazing cattle. 100 or more
acres. (940)748-2790.
ACREAGE MOWING
Tractor services. Plowing, seeding,
aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.
Tommy, (940)482-6578.
OCT.-NOV. 2010
round coastal bales, stored in barn.
$50/each. (940)389-5500.
AUCTION
May 7 - 10am
Preview May 6 • 2 - 4pm
1039 W. Hwy 199, Springtown, TX
Large Equipment, Vehicles, Trailers, Tools,
Autographed Sports Memorabilia
Home Furnishings & Decor
Vintage Items & More
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.
Blevins Auctions, CAI
Tex Auc Lic 12077
817-688-1464
Cell # 817-995-3873
Cars
✓ Improves Soil
FREE ESTIMATES
Residential & Commercial
GOPHER
killing for pastures. Call Daddy
Shack for details, (940)482-6578.
Judy Norred TX#16795
2001 PROCRAFT
18 foot fish/ski, 125 HP Mercury
motor, new Minn Kota trolling motor.
Great boat! $8,900. (940)841-1072.
Spencer Pryor - Owner
COASTAL HAY
2010 square bales, fertilized, barn
stored. No minimum, you load,
$6/bale. Boyd, (940)433-2335.
ALL TYPES FENCING
Barbed wire, pipe & pipe entrances.
Dozer
work
available.
(940)393-6622.
Boats
Cutting Edge
Danny Taylor
Mowing
Fencing
ALL AROUND WISE LAWN
Care. High quality, low
prices, free estimates.
Call
today,
(940)393-5066.
Thank you,
Miscellaneous
TRANSPORTATION
Boots Cross TX#16794
Cell# 817-694-6035
Hometown Auction Service
940-683-2925
95 Barnett Shale, Bridgeport, TX 76426
3 ESTATES AUCTION II
Saturday, May 7 @ 10:00 a.m.
This is the second half of the Marion Weger, Don Dent Estates.
It includes but is not limited to: Antiques including Furniture,
Pottery, Jewelry, Hats, Tintypes, Wagon, Ivory Items, Bronzes,
Vintage Jewelry, Turquoise; Art including Bev Doolittle, G. Harvey,
Chuck Dahaan; Lots of Beautiful Furniture, Primitives, Books, First
Editions, Sports Memorabilia, Ford Tractor, Brush Hogs, Plow,
Blade, other Farm Related Items, Tools, Knives, Guns.
This is just a small list. We have an amazing auction lined up.
NO BUYER’S PREMIUM ON THIS AUCTION.
www.hometownauctionservice.com
2001 YUKON
1-owner, fully loaded in Decatur.
Call (940)389-4588 for details.
2007 FORD EDGE SEL
in great condition, leather heated
seats, multiple disc CD player, 56K
miles, asking $18,500. Call
(817)964-8700.
TOP DOLLAR PAID
for
junk
cars
&
trucks.
(817)220-5682.
DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS
$3,500 or less. Cowgirl Auto Sales,
804 Business Highway 287, Decatur, TX; (940)626-0070. Let’s do
business!
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
You Are !
Approved
al No
100% Approv Credit
Check!
Cars &Trucks
Pets
!!ATTENTION!!
We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser
before investing any money.
AKC FEMALE YORKIES
Chocolate, 3-months-old, shots &
wormed.
$800/each.
(817)319-9435.
CKC GERMAN ROTTWEILER
pups, parents on site, shots,
wormed, dew-clawed. $400/each.
(940)577-3250.
starting
at $
799
dn.
We also
buy cars!
107 S. Hwy. 287 • Decatur
Behind Dairy Queen
940-626-8000
Visit our website
www.bmgautosales.com
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHAN
FOR SA
• Appliances
• Furniture
• Garage Sales
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous
• Auctions
Furniture
AARONS LEASE RETURNS
Save big. Laptop and desktop computers from $289. 42” LCD TV from
$429. Cleaned and sanitized mattress sets, both for $129. Sofa and
love, both for $389. Lamp pairs,
$39. 3-piece accessory tables from
$79. Refrigerators, washer/dryers
and much more. Quantities limited
and vary by store. Short on cash?
Lease to own in only 12-months
with no credit needed. Aarons, 1300
FM 51 South, #200, Decatur. Ask
for Miles. (940)627-5043.
Garage sales
!!ATTENTION!!
If you do not see your garage sale
in this section, please look in the
paid circulation of the Thursday
Garage sale ads in All Around Wise
MUST be called in before 10a.m.
Friday, THE WEEK BEFORE the
sale, and cost is a minimum of $22.
If you only want your garage sale in
the paid circulation, deadline is
10a.m. Tuesday, the week of the
sale, and cost is a minimum of $14.
VENDORS WANTED
29th annual Butterfield Stage
Days Festival, Sat., May 14, 2011.
Arts & Craft booth spaces, 10x10,
$40. For more information, please
call Bridgeport Chamber Office,
(940)683-2076.
VENDORS WANTED
5th annual Butterfield Stage Days
PRCA Rodeo, Fri. and Sat., May
13-14, 2011. Arts & Craft booth
spaces, 10x10, for 2 nights, $100.
For more information, please call
Bridgeport Chamber Office,
(940)683-2076.
Decatur, 1601 S. Stratton, Sat., May
7, 8a.m.-? Lots of home decor, little
bit of everything.
Decatur, 302 W. Embry, Fri.-sat.,
baby clothes, miscellaneous items.
Miscellaneous
GOLF CART REPAIRS
Ramps, wheelchair lifts and repairs.
Golfcarts, batteries. Call Matt Sadberry @ MedCare Solutions/Maximum. (940)393-1427.
STEEL BUILDINGS
Huge savings/factory deals. 50x96,
regular $53,800; now $39,800.
64x120, regular $92,820; now
$64,800. www.sunwardsteel.com,
Soruce:1AV. (830)469-1531.
UNWANTED VEHICLES
Cars & trucks removed free, running
or not. Call now! (940)389-2693.
Recreational vehicles
1988 5TH WHEEL
36 foot, 1 slide-out, $5,000.
(940)255-1679.
6-VOLT GOLF CART BATTERIES
All new. $449, carry out price with
exchange. $479 installed with exchange. (940)433-2255.
Blue 2006 Yamaha R1000, stolen
from Chico, 4-27-11. Any information about bike or location of bike,
call
(940)393-5967
or
(940)389-5120.
Pickups/Vans/SUVs
1997 FORD F150
4x4 XLT, 205k miles, strong engine
&
transmission.
$3,600.
(817)821-8608.
1982 FORD PICKUP
extended cab, $1,200. 1996 Buick,
$1,000. Good condition. Consider
trade for smaller car/truck.
(940)577-0806.
TRUCK PARTS
2002 Explorer 4-door. 1997 Explorer 4-door. 1982 F100 stepside.
1987 Suburban and many more.
(940)433-2255.
1995 FORD
crew cab pickup, diesel, factory lift
kit, all accessories, low miles.
$7,500. (469)261-3938.
Heavy Equipment
I BUY SEMI TRUCKS
any condition, any location! Free
pick up. (940)627-9301.
Wanted to buy
WANTED
Wanted wrecked or not running cars
or trucks. (940)433-2255.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
• Card of Thanks
• Let’s Swap
• Lost & Found
• Personal
• Wanted
ANNOUNCEM
Wanted
Looking for portable gas welder.
(817)713-6342.