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VOLUME 131 - NO. 53
SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2010
DECATUR, TEXAS
18 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS
WISE COUNTY
IN SPORTS ...
Residents oppose
power line route
ROLLING
THROUGH WISE
By MANDY BOURGEOIS
A group of bicyclists on a
cross-country mission to
help build homes along
their route passed through
Wise County this week.
See page 1B
INSIDE ...
Pews were filled Thursday night at the
First Baptist Church in Paradise.
But the congregation wasn’t there for a
summer revival.
The church was the gathering spot for
landowners who may be affected by the
Willow Creek-Hicks 345 kilovolt Transmission Line, which is expected to cross the
width of southern Wise County. The route
runs from the proposed Hicks switching
station near Hicks Airfield Road in Tarrant County to the Willow Creek switch-
75¢
SHEDDING LIGHT
— Lewis Stevens
has land on the
preferred route
of the Willow
Creek-Hicks
transmission
line and has
already begun
interviewing
attorneys to
represent
himself and other
neighboring
landowners.
Stevens spoke
to concerned
landowners who
live along the
preferred and
94 alternative
routes at a
Thursday meeting
to discuss the
transmission line.
ing station in Poolville.
The project is a Texas competitive renewable energy zone (CREZ) project, which
will integrate wind-produced energy into
the market. The line is approximately 40
miles long.
The preferred route follows U.S. 81/287
from the Hicks station to Rhome, then
runs parallel and north of Texas 114 until
114 intersects with FM 51. From there, the
preferred route makes a horizontal line
across the county until it intersects with
Messenger photo
by Joe Duty
Continued on page 9A
WISE COUNTY
NEW PRINCIPAL
Carson Elementary has a
new principal, but he’s a
familiar face.
See page 2A
INSIDE ...
HELP FOR
HABITAT
Donations are needed
to help two Bridgeport
families with home
projects.
See page 8A
AREA DEATHS
AND FUNERALS
ROBERTA
BUCHANAN
Decatur
LELAND KIMBRELL
Bridgeport
LUCY BAKER
Rhome
ROSS SHEPHERD
Decatur
J.L. TEAL JR.
Weatherford
See page 10A
WEATHER...
Sat
7/3
84/73
Showers early then scattered thunderstorms developing later in the
day.
Sun
7/4
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
I WANT THIS ONE, DADDY — Fireworks are a staple of the Fourth of July. Fireworks stands pop up just outside of towns, decorated with festive lights and
offering everything from $1 sparklers to $200 artillery shell packages. Here, Cameryn Estel, son of Vince Estel, Boyd fire chief and police officer, looks
at bags of fireworks at a stand near Boyd Thursday. Estel said that recent rains will decrease the chance of fires, but encouraged those using fireworks to
“read warning labels and keep them away from structures.” Wise County Fire Marshal Marc Dodd said that the main dangers with fireworks are injury and
fire. Dodd asked that parents closely supervise children using fireworks. He also suggested using fireworks in an area that has been recently mowed and to
use common sense. See page 2A for Fourth of July activities.
88/74
Partly cloudy with a stray thunderstorm.
Mon
7/5
87/74
Partly cloudy, chance of a thunderstorm.
Tue
7/6
85/73
Scattered thunderstorms possible.
Wed
7/7
83/73
A few thunderstorms possible.
Highs in the low 80s and lows in
the low 70s.
INDEX
News Briefs ..... 3A Sports ...............1B
Opinion ........... 4A Classifieds.........2B
Obits .............. 10A Wise Business.... 8B
Wise County Messenger
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Decatur, Texas 76234
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WISE COUNTY
Cooperation is key
had been in the Wise County Jail before.
His operation was headquartered in San
Chief Deputy Doug Whitehead “rides for Antonio, but he was always “on the move.”
When Homeland Security officials
the brand.”
Day in and day out, he works for
contacted Whitehead, they had
reason to believe he was in the
the team, and not just the Wise
County Sheriff ’s Department, but
Wise County area.
“Within two days of Whitehead
all law enforcement.
His dedication was recently recbeing contacted about Martinez, a
plan had been devised for his apognized by the U.S. Department of
Homeland Security for his assisprehension,” said Sheriff David
Walker.
tance in the apprehension of GuillWhitehead acted as a facilitaermo Martinez.
tor to help organize a plan for his
Martinez imported more than
140 kilograms of cocaine and oneWHITEHEAD apprehension, and while he said
he appreciated the recognition, he
half ton of marijuana.
Whitehead said Martinez had been brib- didn’t expect it.
“That’s our mission, to facilitate and asing U.S. Border Patrol officials and was a
main player in a drug smuggling operation sist with investigations, whether it’s for
state, federal or local law enforcement,” said
investigated under Operation Deliverance.
He lived in this area, and Whitehead said
Martinez and several of his family members
By KRISTEN TRIBE
NORTHWEST
Board approves
$154.4 million
district budget
By MANDY BOURGEOIS
The Northwest school board approved a
$154,370,403 budget for the 2010-2011 school year
at Tuesday’s meeting. The budget is based on a proposed $1.375 tax rate, up 2 cents from the current
rate.
“I’d like to publicly acknowledge the board,” Superintendent Karen Rue said. “You challenge us every
year to bring to you a balanced budget. We’re doing
that this year.”
Trustee Davis Palmer praised the work of district
CFO Jon Graswich, and said that next year’s budget
may be more difficult to balance as the state plans
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SUMMER RAIN — With storms late in June bringing rain to Wise County, rainfall totals for the month were just slightly below normal. According to weather
watcher Doyle Green, Decatur received 4.22 inches of rain for the month. The average for June is 4.33 inches. Despite being below average for the month,
June marked the second-wettest month of the year so far behind the 6.03 inches Wise County received in March. For the year, Wise County has received
22.33, a little more than an inch above the normal 21.13 inches through June.
Students returning to Carson
Elementary School in Decatur this
fall will have a new principal, but
he’ll be a familiar face.
At the June 24 school board
meeting, Kyle Sorg was approved
as principal of the campus. Sorg
has been an assistant principal at
the school for two years.
Sorg is replacing Kim Barker,
who is leaving the district.
In other elementary news, the
district has now taken possession
of Young Elementary and the new
transportation facility located on
County Road 4191 south of Deca-
Brian Knox
Editor
Denny Deady
Special Projects
Manager
Kristen Tribe
Assistant Editor
Mandy
Bourgeois
DECATUR
Brandon Evans
Sorg named principal at Carson Elementary
By BRIAN KNOX
EDITORIAL
tur. Representatives from
Charter Construction and
Claycomb Associates architects were at the meeting, and they reported that
the project was $1.5-1.6
million under budget.
Board president Alan
White praised the work.
“This is my fourth building project with the district, and this was the
smoothest, best-run project,” he said. “Never in my wildest dreams would have thought it
would be this smooth. Thank you.”
Interim Superintendent Gary
Micinski said the district is work-
ing with the builders to
address a concern about
a drainage issue with a
neighboring property owner. Micinski said that if
fixing the issue costs more
than $25,000 or includes
altering the neighbor’s
property, the issue would
be brought to the board
for its approval.
SORG
Pam Holland, executive
director of instructional
services, gave a report on preliminary results of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills
test. She said that she expects the
district to be recognized. Rann
Elementary should be exemplary
and Carson Elementary, the intermediate, middle and high schools
should be recognized. Holland said
the district should receive notification of ratings at the end of July.
In other business, the board:
! approved the purchase of playground equipment for Young Elementary at a cost not to exceed
$67,930.
! honored Decatur Middle School
teacher Cathy Talley as educator
of the month.
! honored Decatur ISD network
administrator Roger Egle as support staff employee of the month.
Richard Greene
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Joe Duty
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Business Manager
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FOURTH
4TH FEST — Runaway Bay’s 4th Fest was to
be Saturday, July 3. Activities were to start at
6 p.m. at the Civic Center area. There were to
be children’s activities, food and craft booths,
live entertainment 6 to 9 p.m. and fireworks
around 9:30, at dusk. The golf cart parade is at
6:30 p.m. The Runaway Bay Police Department
encourages all visitors to arrive early in order to
find parking. No parking will be allowed on the
westbound shoulder of U.S. 380. Since a majority
of the attendees come from the eastern part
of the county, traffic will be released utilizing
OF JULY
ACTIVITIES
both lanes eastbound at the conclusion of the
fireworks.
PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION — Grace Fellowship
Church in Paradise was to host a Patriotic
Celebration at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 3, which
were to include music, drama, video, a parade
of honor for all military men and women and a
fireworks show.
RED, WHITE AND BOOM — Victory Family Church
in Decatur holds its “Red, White and Boom!”
event Sunday, July 4. Festivities begin at 7 p.m.
with snacks, bounce houses, a water slide and a
fireworks show at 9 p.m.
ON PATROL — The Wise County Sheriff’s
Department will patrol Lake Bridgeport in its boat
and will use its bike unit to patrol Wise County
Park July 2-5.
OFFICES CLOSED — All Wise County offices will
be closed Monday, July 5, in observance of the
Independence Day holiday.
Tim Terrell
Sue Carlson
James Bradshaw
Shelly Stokes
Carrie Adkins
Heather Miskiewicz
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DECATUR
A WAITING HEART —
Albert Collins of the
Caribbean Sea island
country Grenada
has been living with
a non-functioning
implantable
cardioverterdefibrillator for
months. But thanks to
Dr. Jason Finkelstein,
cardiologist at
Advanced Heart Care
in Decatur, Collins and
his brother, Arnold,
were able to receive
free treatment at
Wise Regional Health
System. See their
story in the Thursday,
July 8, edition of
the Wise County
Messenger.
Messenger photo
by Joe Duty
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GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS
A Wise County grand jury met June 17 and
returned the following felony indictments:
Louie Torres, driving while intoxicated
third or more
Gretchen Dianne Anderson, possession of
a controlled substance - methamphetamine,
less than 1 gram
Ronald Lynn Marlett, possession of a controlled substance - heroin, less than 1 gram
in a drug-free zone
Gregory Kirven, prohibited substance in a
correctional facility - marijuana
Francis Leo Stadler, possession/transport
of chemicals with intent to manufacture a
controlled substance
James Robert Pennington, possession/
transport of chemicals with intent to manufacture a controlled substance
Joseph Christopher George, possession/
transport of chemicals with intent to manufacture a controlled substance
Gary Dale Hayden, possession of a controlled substance - amphetamine, 4-400
grams
David Klatt Smith, possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, less
than 1 gram
Aaron Dale Campbell, unlawful possession
of a firearm by a felon
James Anthony Haas, possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, less
than 1 gram
Leobardo Munoz, possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, less
than 1 gram
Javier Valdez Diaz, possession of a controlled substance - cocaine, less than 1
gram
Heather Jomache Phipps, burglary of a
building
Johnathan Wesley Smith, burglary of a
building
Heather Jomache Phipps, possession of a
controlled substance - methamphetamine,
4-200 grams
Johnathan Wesley Smith, possession of a
4-200 grams
Monica Jean Longley, driving while intoxicated third or more
Ilana Batya Black, possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, less
than 1 gram
Medrano Marcial Olivas, aggravated kid-
napping
Kevin Ray Martinez, possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, less
than 1 gram
Wesley Allen Williford, possession of a
less than 1 gram
Trina Luree Kothe, theft of property
$1,500-$20,000
Amanda Kay Campbell, possession/transport of a chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance
Amanda Kay Campbell, abandon/endanger a child criminal negligence
Amanda Kay Campbell, possession of a
less than one gram
Melony Hope Evans, theft of a firearm
(count one); theft of property $1,500$20,000 (count two)
Lori Meek McKinney, driving while intoxicated with a child under 15 (two counts)
Aaron Dale Campbell, possession/transport of a chemical with intent to manufacture a controlled substance
Aaron Dale Campbell, abandon/endanger
child criminal negligence
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THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS ...
BAKE SALE — A bake sale benefitting Caleb Daugherty of
Sanger was to be held during business hours Saturday, July
3, at S&J Pharmacy in Decatur. He is an employee of the
pharmacy and was injured in a car accident in early June.
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ...
PARTICIPATION SOUGHT — The Wise County Farm Ser vice
Agency (FSA) will hold a public meeting at 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, July 6, at the USDA Ser vice Center in Decatur to
discuss the upcoming 2010 county committee nomination
and election process. Aug. 2 is the deadline for eligible
voters in Local Administrative Area No. 3 to nominate
themselves or other local producers to ser ve on the
FSA County Committee. The LAA No. 3 area covers the
southern portion of Wise County from a line running from
Jack County east to Tarrant and Denton counties south of
U.S. 380.
PUPPET SHOW — The Summer Reading Club at Decatur
Public Librar y presents a puppet show at 11 a.m. and
12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6. Also, come by the librar y
anytime to pick up a reading log and get prizes. The club
is a free program for children of all ages. For information,
call the librar y at (940) 627-5512 or visit www.
decaturpubliclibrar y.com.
CLASS REGISTRATION — Weather ford College Wise
County registration for Summer 2 courses is ongoing. The
WCWC offices are open 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. July 6-8. The
first day of class for Summer 2 is Monday, July 12. For
more information and to register for classes, call (940)
627-2690.
at 6 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Fellowship Hall, 615 County Road 1280, in Alvord. Call
Catherine Yale at (940) 627-5103 or (940) 224-3904.
BLOOD DRIVE — A Carter BloodCare blood drive sponsored
by the First Christian Church of Wise County is 9:30
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 10, at 101 4th Street in
Paradise. For information, call Virginia Cleveland at (940)
231-0831.
HEART GALLERY — CASA’s “Heart Galler y of North Texas”
will be on display at Cornerstone Church of Newark, 607
Pettit Drive, through July 11. The exhibit raises awareness
of the number of children in need of adoption. For
information, call the church office at (817) 489-2350.
NEXT WEEK’S EVENTS ...
COLLEGE SURVEY — In preparation for its 10-year review
with its accrediting agency, the Southern Association
of Colleges and Schools (SACS), Weather ford College
officials are requesting feedback from residents in its
ser vice-area – Parker, Wise, Palo Pinto, Hood and Jack
Counties. Interested respondents are asked to complete
a sur vey to assess skill areas with regard to enhancing
student success following graduation from or completion of
courses at Weather ford College, such as reading, writing,
listening and interpersonal skills, as well as computer
literacy and global and multicultural awareness. The QEP
Community Sur vey is accessible at www.wc.edu/qep
through July 15, 2010. All respondents will be entered
into a drawing to win a free iPod. For information, contact
Arleen Atkins at (817) 598-8822 or [email protected] or
Molly Harris at (817) 598-6404 or [email protected].
COMPUTER CLASS — Newark Public Librar y is hosting
Computer Basics 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, July 8. The
class will be taught by a representative of the North Texas
Regional Librar y System. RSVP by calling (817) 489-2224.
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OPINION
OUR VIEWS
Welcome to Wise County, newcomers
By BRIAN KNOX
It sounds like Rod Townsend
is well loved in Hico, the town
he’s called home for more than a
decade. Townsend was selected as
the lone finalist for the Decatur
school district’s superintendent
June 24.
The next day, I called the Hico
News Review newspaper to see
if they could send us a photo
and possibly some information
on Townsend. I spoke with publisher Jerry McAdams who knows
Townsend quite well – McAdams
serves on the Hico School Board.
“He’s a really good guy, very capable,” McAdams said. “He knows
budgets and state regulations, but
he’ll also get out there and dig a
ditch when he needs to.”
I read a column by McAdams
about Townsend’s participation in
the successful Texas Steak Cookoff held in Hico each year that
also may give a clue to the type of
leader Townsend could be.
“One thing you learn from being
around Townsend is he likes to
get things done. If he tells you a
rooster can carry a bale of hay,
you better find a place to put it,”
McAdams wrote.
McAdams said
Townsend has been
instrumental in organizing the event “from
behind the scenes” over
the years, and he was
impressed that Townsend
could get 75 Hico ISD
employees to volunteer
their time for a full day
of physical work making
the cookoff a reality – all
the time with smiles on
their faces.
McAdams said it is all about
loyalty.
“Townsend has a favorite saying
about ‘ride for the brand’ which
refers to being loyal to the outfit you work for. That loyalty he
fosters in the school is why people
there are willing to help when he
asks,” McAdams wrote.
Assuming everything gets finalized between Townsend and the
Decatur School Board later this
month, he will soon have a chance
to start building that loyalty at
Decatur ISD.
New to Wise
Speaking of newcomers, I’ve
been following a blog written by Amanda Hopper
about her family’s progress of building a house
in the countryside outside
of Decatur after years of
“city life” in Denton. The
very well-written and
often humorous entries
not only give updates on
the progress of their home
building project, but also
KNOX
how they are getting used
to their new surroundings,
including wildlife. She’s included
a running list of “Wildlife Encounters to Date,” which includes
a rat snake, runaway longhorns,
a rattlesnake, bobcat, armadillo,
loads of toads, rabbits, herds of
deer and fireflies. She’s even got a
couple of recipes to share.
To follow the Hopper family’s
transformation into Wise Countians, go to http://txfunnyfarm.
blogspot.com.
First Welcome
Our staff has been hard at work
over the past few weeks putting
together our annual visitors and
newcomer’s guide, Welcome to
Wise. We think it is our best WTW
to date. You should be receiving it
in your mailbox around July 21.
As we put our finishing touches
on this year’s section, I’m reminded of the first Welcome to Wise I
saw. The 2000 Welcome to Wise
had just been published when I
interviewed with former editor
Skip Nichols for a reporter’s job
at the Mess, having just finished
college.
The guide was a handy tool for
introducing me to the county and
was part of the reason why I chose
Decatur as the place to begin
my journalism career and Wise
County as my home. I always try
to keep that in mind each year as
we put together a product aimed
at giving our newcomers a wellrounded overview of Wise County.
Tomorrow (July 5) marks the
10th anniversary of my first
day on the job at the Mess. I no
longer feel like a “newcomer,”
except when I’m talking to people
whose families have been here for
generations. I hope the readers
of Welcome to Wise, particularly
those new to the area, will come
to see what I’ve discovered: Wise
County is a great place to live.
Hurricane duty
I e-mailed a question to our
state representative, Phil King,
Wednesday, and he promptly
responded that he would have
his chief of staff, Caleb Troxclair,
check into it. King, a member of
the Texas State Guard, had been
activated to help South Texas
prepare for Hurricane Alex. King
serves as a Lieutenant Colonel
in the Texas State Guard, one of
three branches of the Military
forces of the State of Texas.
The Texas State Guard assists state and local authorities
in times of emergencies. About
750 Texas State Guard troops
were stationed in Edinburg to
help manage up to 22 shelters,
distribute food and maintain
order, according to news reports
from television station KVEO in
Brownsville. The Category 2 hurricane made landfall in northern
Mexico early Thursday morning.
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Program sparked
interest in reading
We would like to thank the Decatur Public
Library for bringing the fun, creative and entertaining “Summer Reading Program,” to Carson
Elementary summer school. The kids enjoyed the
presentations, and the program helped spark new,
creative ideas for reading this summer. We greatly
appreciate the library directors who took the time
to come to our school for our students.
Thank you greatly.
Maria Carrillo and
Carson Elementary teachers
Decatur
Neal’s
allegations deceitful
Week after week, I read letters written by Bonnie J. Neal that appear in the “Opinion” column of
the Wise County Messenger. They express her own
personal opinions, which are completely opposite
from the majority of the citizens of Newark who
overwhelmingly voted to change the direction of
the city and who are very pleased with the dedication and hard work of our mayor and current
council members.
Of late, Ms. Neal has made some very serious
accusations against our elected city officials. Her
statements have gone way beyond the scope of
opinion and have fallen into the category of deceitful lies.
In her last letter, Ms. Neal stated that records
were being kept out of citizens’ hands indicating
something is questionable. Ms. Neal knows full
well that the public can access city records at any
time through the Freedom of Information Act. She
herself has requested such information, which the
city has agreed to provide.
Further, she states that “the present administration replaced the well-being of children and
families with alcohol” which is simply not true.
The good citizens of Newark were allowed to vote
whether they wanted the sale of beer and wine
within city limits, and they overwhelmingly voted
“yes.” This decision was made by the people, not
the city council.
Ms. Neal goes on to suggest that deals are being
set up behind closed doors. This statement is not
only irresponsible, but is also an outrageous lie.
Newark city council members do not make “deals,”
nor do they meet in private to discuss city business. Doing so is a serious crime that is punishable
by fine and imprisonment. Accusing city council
members of breaking the law is not taken lightly.
As a citizen of Newark, I do not appreciate Ms.
Neal’s unwarranted allegations and evil attempt to
cast doubt on the honesty and integrity of the very
citizens who are working the hardest to make our
city better.
Mary Ann Wells
Newark
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Happy Fourth of July
By MARTHA RANDOLPH CARR
Take a moment this Sunday on the Fourth of July as
we’re gathered around picnic tables, pool sides, at the
beach or in a town square or city park to say a
little something about what you’re grateful for
about America.
Put down the hotdog and the sparkler and really give it a little thought.
We have all come through so much together in
recent years, and it hasn’t given us much time to
reflect about anything. If you were laid off from a
job, it’s probably even been a little harder to come
up with much to feel good about, but it’s there and
it’s worth remembering.
Let’s start with the idea that we are grateful
enough to live in a country where second chances
happen all the time. Neighbors get in arguments over
garbage cans or we get caught speeding on the highway
and there’s a reasonable consequence followed by another
chance. That may seem like a small moment but in so
many other countries the smaller details of life have to be
watched carefully so that out-sized punishments aren’t
meted out.
In America we even celebrate the politicians who have
opinions that we can’t stand. We support the
groups that are working for a cause that we don’t
think is right, and we defend the faiths we don’t
even understand. Imagine how much grace it took
at our founding to want to hold up as ideal the
idea that we don’t know everything and are willing to be wrong.
That’s why great things are always being discovered by Americans whether they were born here
or just recently emigrated. It’s because we can let
our thoughts wander without fear of retribution,
CARR and sometimes those thoughts lead to the light
bulb moments of new cures or inventions.
We don’t restrain the opinions of others even if they
make our blood boil, and even better, we often listen and
5A
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Continued from page 4A
Love and
support appreciated
To all the friends and family of Brittney Nicole Robare:
she would have been honored for all the love and support
that you gave her family in their time of need. I want to
thank everyone for all of their support in our time of need.
I apologize to each and every one of you if you don’t
receive a formal thank you note because I don’t have
addresses for everyone. Special thanks to Jeff White, Ed
Cates and Acie Raymond.
Jody, Lisa and Cheyanne Henson
Aurora
Dollars wasted
at dealership
I took my pickup to a local dealership to have the carrier
bearing replaced on the drive shaft. I had already found
two replacement bearings from a local auto parts store for
my truck. One was $17, and the other was $24. I put in the
$17 part, and my truck still had problems so I put in the
$24 part. What I didn’t know was that it wasn’t the wrong
bearing; it just needed to be clocked.
Since I thought I still had the wrong bearing, I went to
the dealership to get the price on one from them. They
quoted $124, plus tax. Being naive, I left my truck with the
service department just to have the bearing replaced.
When I got the bill, I was shocked. The invoice showed
that they replaced two U-joints for $110.94, times 2
($221.88), and the bearing for $171. When I went to the
parts department and asked what a U-joint would cost,
they quoted $84. That is an increase of 32 percent for the
U-joint and 38 percent on the bearing. Then add labor, and
the total bill was $707.75.
I never asked to have the U-joint replaced, and the service representative never contacted me to inform me that
they were going to replace it. They also clocked the drive
train, which is why the bearing that I put in did not work.
The U-joint and the clocking were never mentioned until I
got my bill.
We as consumers, myself included, need to ask more
questions before we hand over our vehicles for repair at
a dealership. Do you remember Doug Skinner? He was a
mechanic. Look at your next invoice from a dealership. It
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then debate them back. Pushing at
our intellectual boundaries has often
led us to make great changes like
making sure every single citizen,
regardless of race, gets the chance to
vote.
Or, even after 9/11 when we were
all so frightened we took a breath
and stood up for our neighbors who
worshipped at mosques and we tried
to listen rather than react.
Our ability to respond like that in
moments of such great national grief
is the legacy handed down to us by all
of those great men and women who
helped found this country based on a
hope they had of a free society that
might be fulfilled in the generations
to come after them.
Whenever we choose to hear some-
one out with the idea that we might
learn something, we fulfill the promise in a way that so few other countries have ever been able to match.
And in the space where differing ideas
meet is the potential for greatness.
That’s who we are as a country and
it’s what others often miss when they
look at us in anger and can’t understand why we don’t restrain ourselves
more often.
In America we may often stumble
but we have this gift given to us by
our forefathers that says we can
always try again tomorrow because
at our core we believe that humanity
is basically good. We keep that ideal
alive by listening and even more powerfully by arguing and then shaking
hands later.
Take a moment this Sunday and
look around at the celebrations that
Decatur Iron
& Metal Recycling
940-627-8000
3659 S. FM 51 • (2 miles south of Decatur)
Roll Off Containers
Now Available for Scrap Metal
Demolition and Garbage Removal
We Accept All
Types of Scrap Metal
MON-FRI 8 A.M. - 5 P.M. • SAT 8 A.M. - 2 P.M.
Happy Fourth of July ...
now calls the repairman a technician, which I guess means
a certified parts changer. I got burnt for being naive and
thinking they would do the right thing.
Don’t let this happen to you. What about inexperienced
teens, your parents or the elderly? Would you want them
to pay these high prices? As taxpayers, we have already
bailed the auto industry out once. Should we still continue
to do so? Oh, by the way, I bought my truck from that same
dealership.
Ronald Willis
Decatur
are happening in towns everywhere
across America. Listen for awhile
to neighbors arguing over the Cubs
versus the White Sox or new financial
laws versus a free market or even
whether or not stem cell research is a
blessing or not and rejoice. Tomorrow
is another day and those of us fortunate enough to call America home will
get another chance to go out there and
talk about it some more.
A special shout out to all of our
service men and women who are
serving in foreign countries, including
the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, in
order to keep our country free.
!
Carr’s column is distributed exclusively by Cagle Cartoons Inc. newspaper syndicate. Email Martha at
[email protected].
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right kind of education
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Early registration: June 7 - August 16 / Classes begin August 23
Both day & evening classes available
Class size is limited so early registration is encouraged
Scholarships available to all students
For more information, call (940) 872-4002 or visit the
NCTC website at www.nctc.edu/Oil&Gas/index.html
6A
ALVORD
Council
approves EDC
appointments
By MANDY BOURGEOIS
The Alvord City Council
approved Mayor Terri Freeman’s appointments to the
Economic Development Corporation Board at the June
24 meeting.
Debra McKelvain, Callie
Manning, Charlotte Fitzgerald, Tracy McKinney, Michelle Hardee and Paula
Talley were chosen to serve
terms on the board.
Freeman was absent from
the meeting.
Freeman previously asked
city attorney Jim Shepherd
to review the city’s Economic Development Corporation
bylaws. Shepherd said that
the bylaws were probably
taken from another, larger
city, and he will offer suggestions on revisions at the
next meeting.
In other business, members of the council questioned a $1,000 monthly
payment to Countrywide
Inspection, which provides
building inspection services
to the city. Mayor pro tem
Karan Huggins said that
the city pays the $1,000 flat
rate in advance of services.
Council members Chris
Caster and Jim Enochs complained that the bill, which
did not indicate what services were to be conducted,
needed to be itemized. Huggins said that she called the
company about a previous
month’s services and asked
for a report but has not received one. The company
was also on the June 10
meeting agenda, but a representative did not come.
“If he can’t take the time
to come up here and tell us
what he’s done or give us a
detailed description of what
he’s done, then he doesn’t
want to get paid very badly,”
Caster said. “If he’s coming
to do the job, then that’s fine.
But show me something. I’m
not saying he’s not out there
working, but I’d like to know
what he’s doing.”
Council member Mark
Gose asked that a report
from the company be put
on the agenda for the next
regular meeting.
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CENTRAL
BAPTIST CHURCH
Pleasant Grove Cowboy Church
4789 South FM 730
Decatur, TX 76234
940-627-2860
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
Pastor: Roland Hodge
Music Director: Olin Blase
www.pleasantgrovecowboychurch.com
ALLISON
BAPTIST
CHURCH
734 CR 2513
Decatur, TX 76234
PASTOR: Charles Taylor
SUNDAY - 11 A.M.
VISITORS WELCOME
Morris Memorial
United Methodist
Church
302 S. Weatherford St., Chico
940-644-5186
Sunday School - 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship - 11 a.m.
Pastor: Elaine Bussey
[email protected]
Greenwood
Church of Christ
Sunday Bible Class ...............10 a.m.
Sunday Worship ....................11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship ....... 5 p.m.
Wednesday Worship ............... 7 p.m.
WISE COUNTY
Minister Bob Ross
County cancels
contract with inmate
housing company
By KRISTEN TRIBE
Commissioners agreed to
cancel a contract with CiviGenics for housing out-ofcounty inmates at the June
14 meeting.
Sheriff David Walker recommended the action.
The jail hasn’t housed any
inmates through this contract in a while, and he said
CiviGenics doesn’t pay its
bills on time.
Another company is sending the county a contract
for the same services, and
Walker said he will bring it
to commissioners’ attorney
Thomas Aaberg for review.
“We have space, and I
wouldn’t mind making the
money ... if they’ll pay their
bills,” Walker said.
The sheriff also asked if
he could seek requests for
qualifications for jail dental
work, which commissioners
approved.
Currently, deputies take
inmates to an outside dentist as necessary, but Walker
said he wants to contract
with a company that would
do dental work at the jail.
“It would save us a lot
more on transportation, and
it would keep inmates out of
the public,” he said.
He added that he would
have to purchase a sterilizer
and a dental chair, but a local dentist may be willing to
donate an old chair.
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wcmessenger.com.
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Understanding
What We Read
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and
it shall be opened unto you” (Matt 7:7). Ask, seek, and knock are
all action verbs requiring effort on our part. Take the word, “ask”. Doesn’t it make sense
we need to know who we are asking? “And this is life eternal, that they might know thee
the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent” (John 17:3). Remember from
our previous lesson, Jesus said the way to eternal life is strait (or narrow), meaning
too tight for falsehood or anything contrary to what the Bible commands. So it should
behoove us to know who God and Jesus are. Jesus said: “…for my Father is greater than
I” (John 14:28). A lot of confusion arises from when Jesus was talking in parables to the
unbelievers in his day when he said “I and my Father are one” (John 10:33). And thru
their misunderstanding, they were ready to stone him. They thought he meant he was
equal with God even though they knew he was a man (human being). If we keep reading,
we find that what he meant is: “…the Father is in me…” or God gave him the power to
perform the miracles he performed. When we ask, according to the Bible, this is the order
set up for us: “For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man
(human being) Christ Jesus” (I Tim 2:5). Jesus is our mediator, or go between, in order
to reach God with our request. The word, “seek,” means to endeavor to find something.
Jesus set in order what we should seek: “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and
his righteousness…” (Matt 6:33). Life eternal is to know who God and his son, Jesus,
are. Then we must follow the Bible in order to seek the future kingdom and follow the
right way. For: “Because strait (narrow--no room for false ways) is the gate, and narrow
(confined to the truth) is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find
(takes effort) it.” (Matt 7:14).Remember all it took for Adam and Eve to get kicked out of
Paradise was one piece of forbidden fruit. What is OUR forbidden fruit? It is any untruth
that is contrary to the Bible.
Second Advent Christian Church
1902 Wedgewood Ct. in Stillwater, OK
918-225-3426 or 405-624-3334
Steve Ryan
FM 1204 • Greenwood
Same location for over 100 years.
940-393-3484
First
United
Methodist
Church
of Bridgeport
SUNDAY
Sunday School ................. 10 a.m.
Worship .......... 8:45 & 10:55 a.m.
WEDNESDAY
Family Fellowship Meal .....5-6 p.m.
Studies for all ages ............ 6 p.m.
Sr. High Bible Study ...... 7:30 p.m.
Nursery provided for all services
Rev. Dana
Mike Coker
Miller
Rev.
940-683-2780 or 940-683-4193
608 17th Street, Bridgeport
NEW SALEM
FREEWILL
BAPTIST
CHURCH
SUNDAY
10 a.m.…Sunday School
11 a.m.……Morning Worship
Wed. Evening 6 p.m.
940-627-5413
[email protected]
Hwy. 51 South
4793 FM 1810 • Chico
940-644-5647
Pastor Fred Ferren
Sunday School (all ages).........10 a.m.
Sunday Morning Worship.......11 a.m.
Sunday Evening Worship.........6 p.m.
Wednesday Evening Worship...7 p.m.
Ascension & St. Mark
Episcopal Church
SUNDAY SERVICES
English Service 10:30 a.m.
Misa en Españl 12:30 a.m.
The first Sunday of the month at
10:30 a.m. is our Billingual Service
Pastor Quint Burks
Sunday Morning Worship.....10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evenings.........................6 p.m.
Wednesday Evenings..................7 p.m.
Clothes Closet & Angel Food Ministries
Every 4th Saturday
A Mission of the
Episcopal Diocese
of Ft. Worth
WEDNESDAY
SERVICES
Midweek Manna 6 p.m.
Food*Fellowship * Study *Song
Mt. Zion
Baptist Church
940-627-5103
615 CR 1280 • Alvord, Texas
Sunday School ................................10 a.m.
Sun. Morning Worship ...................11 a.m.
Sun. Evening Worship ......................6 p.m.
Wed. Evening Worship .....................7 p.m.
• Passionate about Christ
• Faithful to God's Word
• Committed to Reaching Our Community
Kevin J. Moore, Pastor
www.mountzionalvord.com
First Christian
Church
(Disciples of Christ)
Sunday School.......... 10 a.m.
Worship Service........11 a.m.
Tues. Bible Study......7 p.m.
Fellowship Dinner
5th Sunday.............12 noon
Church Phone - 940-433-2648
817-768-8003
(Fax)940-627-2669
4th & Main • Paradise, TX
FAITH
TEMPLE
333 F.M. 407 (Illinois St.) • New Fairview, TX
A Spirit-led
Full Gospel Fellowship
Sunday:
Prayer.................................. 10 a.m.
Morning Worship...........10:45 a.m.
Nursery & Children’s Ministry
Pastor - Windell Splawn, Jr.
817-703-3111
Christian Academy A.C.E.- Curriculum Grades 1-12
www.faithtemple-church.org
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Between Decatur and Bridgeport
www.asmwise.org
112 CR 2395 • Alvord
(across from Dub Johnston Arena)
940-627-2795 • 817-228-5577
www.nvministries.org
Twin Oaks
Assembly of God
300 Cates St. (Hwy. 920) • Bridgeport
Pastor Gary Sessions
Sunday School . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship . . . . 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship . . . . . . . 6 p.m.
Wednesday Bible Study . . 7 p.m.
Family Night (meal served)
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month
940-683-3110
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2952 U.S. 380 West • Decatur
(1.5 miles west of U.S. 287)
627-1006
www.ccdecatur.org
Contemporary Music & Casual Dress
Sundays
9 a.m........................... Sunday School
10:15 a.m..................Worship Service
Mondays
6:30 p.m. .................Men’s Bible Study
Wednesdays
6 p.m ...............Youth (7th-12th..grade)
Thursdays
6:30 p.m.............Women’s Bible Study
Vacation Bible School • August 2 - 6
WISE COUNTY COWBOY CHURCH
wisecountycowboychurch.com
Sunday Service
10:30 a.m.
903-227-7369
Decatur Livestock MARKET
2473 North FM 51
Decatur, Texas
Decatur Church of Christ
"Where Your Family Will Find A Home"
• Family Bible Study For All Ages
• The Childrens Place (A Mother's Day Out) 2 days a week
FM 51 South and Preskitt Rd. Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
Decatur, Texas
Sunday Evening. Small groups including a
Phone 940-627-1912
5 p.m. meeting at the church
www.decaturchurchofchrist.com Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
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Rann Elementary
1300 Deer Park Rd • Decatur
Sunday at 10 a.m.
• Real Life Messages • Incredible Praise and Worship
• Casual Attire • Exciting Children & Youth Ministries
Youth - Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Weekday Ministry Center, 1308 Old Chico Rd.
940-627-4222
www.crossroadsdecatur.com
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1307 Newby St. • Bridgeport, TX
940-683-4779
Rev. Lucia McKee Kremzar
Mellown & Chambers
817-489-2658
Sunday Bible Class
all ages ..............9:30 a.m.
Sun. Worship ............10:30 a.m.
Wed. Bible Class
all ages ..................7 p.m.
Sunday Fellowship... 9:30 a.m.
Sunday School…10 a.m.
Sunday Worship…11 a.m.
Come & Share The Joy
“A Warm Welcome Awaits You
at First Presbyterian.”
www.thenewarkchurch.org
Rhome
Church of Christ
817-638-5159 • 817-636-2325
817-636-2496
www.rhomechurchofchrist.org
Pastor Joseph Hromanik
SUNDAY SERVICE
10:45 - Noon • 6 - 7 p.m.
WEDNESDAY SERVICE
7 - 8 p.m.
Traditional Worship Services
Wednesday
TFH Youth 5:30 p.m.
940-627-5365
CallCall
940-627-5365
Sunday
Class
9:30 a.m.
Worship Celebration
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday
Bible Classes
6:45 p.m.
Meals Served
Wednesday at 6 p.m.
Hwy. 380, 1 mile west of
Hwy. 287, Decatur
940-627-6131
Fun For All Children/Youth
www.centralfellowship.com
Sunday Bible Study ....................9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........................10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship ..............................6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Service ...............7 p.m.
tfhpeople.com
Directions: We are easy to find, located right off of
Hwy 380. From Decatur head West 4 miles we are
on the left. From Bridgeport head East 4 miles we
are on the right.
455 W. Rock Island Avenue
Boyd, TX 76023 • 940-433-5281
Email: [email protected]
First Baptist Church
of Slidell
SUNDAYS
"A beautiful church, and
friendly people"
Bible Study - 10 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
Evening Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
200 First St.
at Dogwood
Downtown Rhome
Kidzone and Youth - 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Gathering - 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAYS
940-466-3990
817-637-1633
www.slidellbaptist.com
Sunday School ............9 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........10 a.m.
Wednesday Youth .. 6:30 p.m.
Sunday School ........... 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship .... 10:45 a.m.
Children’s Church.........11 a.m.
Evening Prayer ............... 6 p.m.
Evening Worship .......6:30 p.m.
Wednesday Night .......... 7 p.m.
www.rhomeunitedmethodistchurch.org
home.earthlink.net/~rhoman/
Rhome Assembly
Of God
SUNDAY SCHOOL
9:45 - 10:30 a.m.
Pastor: Terry Phillips
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Services 10:30 a.m.
United Methodist
Church
Sunday Bible Class
all ages .............. 9:30 a.m.
Sun. Worship .............. 10:30 a.m.
Sun. Evening ..................... 6 p.m.
Wed. Bible Study .............. 7 p.m.
817-636-2668
A Spirit-Filled Interdenominational Church
Rhome
170 W. 1st, Rhome
170 West BC Rhome Ave.
www.RhomeAssembly.org
Trinity Baptist Church
Boyd
First Presbyterian
Church
Church of Christ
NORTHWEST
Wise County
COMMUNITY
CHURCH
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Pastor, Jerry B. Mahle
Nursery & Children’s Church
"Remember Jesus Christ, raised
from the dead, a descendant of
David - that is my gospel"
2 Timothy 8
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IMMANUEL BAPTIST
106 S. Lane, Decatur
Office 627-5248 • Bus Ride 627-3980
Bro. Louis Horton
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Teaching & Preaching The King James Bible
Wise County’s Largest Bus Ministry
and Immanuel Christian Academy
Board approves
district budget ...
to decrease funding of public
schools in order to balance
the state’s budget.
“I appreciate you (Graswich) and your staff for being able to manage the budget process,” Palmer said.
“Unfortunately, I think this
is the last of a relatively easy
time.”
The proposed maintenance
and operations rate will be
$1.04 (the current rate is
$1.02) and the interest and
sinking rate is $.335.
The board will approve the
tax rate at an August meeting.
Last year’s budget was
$140,202,809.
Payroll for 2010-2011 is
budgeted to increase by
$9,700,838.
The board also approved
the acquisition of four properties through purchase or
condemnation in Chadwick
Farms for the construction of
the district’s 16th elementary school. The district chose
a site which includes the four
parcels of land for the new
school and because the district needs to begin construction soon in order to open the
school in August 2011, staff
requested the resolution to
make condemnation an option.
“We have been in negotiations to purchase a very favorable site to build elementary No. 16,” Rue said. “This
is ideally suited. Some of the
other sites were unfavorable
and would require extensive
road work.”
A corporation owns the
land and the purchase or
condemnation of the land
will not affect surrounding
homeowners. There has not
been construction on the
land.
Rue stressed that condemnation would be the last
move by the district, and
staff will continue to negotiate with the landowner.
Rocky Gardiner, vice president and manager of research
at Templeton Demographics,
presented a demographic report on the first quarter of
2010, and gave a forecast of
the upcoming year. Gardiner
said that Northwest is in recovery, as is most of North
Texas. Even with a decrease
in its growth rate, Northwest was third in the region
in growth and eighth in the
state.
Although the district has
seen the lowest home closing
rate in five years, Gardiner
believes that developers are
building inventory. There are
317 homes under construction, which is an increase
over last year.
Gardiner also said that
the district’s growth rate of
8 percent is due not only to
new people coming into the
district, but also to children
living in the district entering
kindergarten.
“The district is still very
young,” Gardiner said, saying
that the district forecasts one
child per home, compared to
.6 children per home in other
areas. “A lot of your growth
comes from existing homes.”
The district is projected to
have more than 20,000 students in 2014, with a fiveyear enrollment growth of
6,441.
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Cooperation is key ...
Whitehead.
He said the goal of the
sheriff ’s department is to
“apprehend criminals and
suppress criminality, and
you can’t do that by yourself.”
Whitehead said the sheriff ’s department has an open
door policy in Wise County,
meaning they welcome other agencies and are willing
to assist in those investigations, if needed.
He said that is not often
the case, and some departments are more territorial.
“It’s like dogs in the yard
going around and urinating on every tree,” he said.
“They mark their territory
and then throw a fit (when
anyone else comes in).
“But that benefits the
criminals and not law enforcement or the citizens.”
Whitehead
explained
that by building cooperative partnerships with other
agencies, it makes the department more effective.
“If you help someone,
they’re more likely to help
you,” he said.
Sheriff Walker said Whitehead has contacts all over
the country, and people call
for his help because they respect him.
“He’s a wealth of knowledge and my right hand,” he
said. “He pushes for teamwork. Doug does so much for
the county and doesn’t get
the recognition sometimes.
… we really appreciate him
and what he does for us.”
County commissioners formally recognized Whitehead
at last week’s meeting.
Martinez was arrested in
Gainesville at the home of a
relative. Homeland Security
and the Gainesville police
department made the arrest.
Whitehead said information leading to the arrest
was developed by Sgt. Mike
Picha with the Decatur Police Department.
Martinez was transported
to Eagle Pass for grand jury
indictment.
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City to build elevated water tank
By MANDY BOURGEOIS
The city of Chico plans to begin construction of a new, elevated water tank
by the end of the year. The new tank
will replace the three elevated tanks
currently in use.
The city council approved a new tank
at the June 10 meeting.
The city recently received a $350,000
grant from the Texas Department of
Rural Affairs that will go toward the
estimated $600,000 bill for the new
tank. The city will use time warrants
to cover its portion of the cost.
The move comes after a water feasibility study that pointed out several issues with the city’s two water systems
— Chico East and Chico West.
Chico East is served by two elevated
tanks on Mount Street, which combine to hold 85,000 gallons. One of the
tanks is approaching 100 years old,
while the other was constructed in the
1950s. A 200,000-gallon tank near the
high school, constructed in the 1980s,
serves Chico West.
The two smaller tanks serve a larger
portion of the population, while the
larger tank serves only one-third of
the city.
“For some reason, the larger tank
was built 15-feet too short,” said Chico
Mayor J.D. Clark. Clark said that the
water pressure is regulated by booster
pumps.
Clark said that engineers working
with the city recommended that a new,
200,000-gallon tank be built, and the
three elevated tanks be put out of service.
The plan will also give the city one
water system.
“(The system) is working, but we
have two systems, so I have two
drought plans, two disinfectant plans
— you just have to do two of everything,” said Eddie Cowley, Chico public
works director. “The new tower would
eliminate the pumps that are having
to run all the time.”
The new tank is to be placed near the
current 200,000-gallon tank. When the
new tank is online, the old tank will
be dismantled. The council has yet to
decide the future of the tank. They will
either sell it or put it in storage.
Cowley said that the city will also
be supported by two, 100,000-gallon
ground storage tanks.
The two eastside towers will remain
in place “for aesthetic reasons,” Clark
said.
“The Texas Historical Commission
would like us to keep those up,” Clark
said, adding that one tank will turn
100 in 2012. Once the tank reaches
100, the city can join an organization
that will help preserve the tank.
“I feel like we’ve done the right thing
for the future,” Clark said. “A lot of
people don’t know these problems exist unless they’ve been involved with
the council or the city.”
The city is currently in the design
phase for the new tank and plans to
accept bids in mid-August or early
September.
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Donations needed for Habitat homes
This fall, Trinity Habitat
for Humanity will assist two
families in Bridgeport with
their homes.
For one family — a mother
and her two children — the
organization will build a
new home for the family to
grow into.
For another family, Habitat for Humanity will tackle
exterior issues that have
become impossible for the
family to maintain alone
through the Preserve a
Home: Rehab Program.
But before the projects can
get started, the organization
needs more donations from
the community.
Sponsor relations manager Karen Derrick said
that the organization needs
$33,000 in pledges to begin
the new home and $3,000
more in pledges to restore
the other home.
“We need people to help
us with fundraising to make
sure we can get these jobs
done,” Derrick said.
Trinity Habitat for Humanity needs a total of
$58,000 for the new home
and $13,000 for the refurbish project.
Derrick said that pledges
for the new home need to
be received by Sept. 1. The
project is scheduled to begin
Nov. 5 and will be a “blitz
build” and will be completed
over a period of weeks.
“If we don’t get those
pledges in, we won’t be able
to build her house until April
of next year,” she said.
Pledges for the restore
project need to be in by Aug.
1. The project is slated to begin Oct. 15.
When pledges are in, the
organization will begin lining up volunteers.
“The Preserve a Home
project would be a great project for youth,” Derrick said,
explaining that children 14
and up can volunteer at a
rehabilitation project, while
new home volunteers must
be at least 16.
“We’re really excited,” Derrick said of the projects.
Along with pledges, the
organization needs a volunteer coordinator for the
projects.
To donate to the projects,
contact Denise Bailey at
WISE COUNTY
New car sales rise slightly
New car sales in Wise County rose 25 units
from May to June, according to records in the
county tax office.
June new car sales amounted to 250 units,
while 87 used vehicles were sold to Wise
County residents at the county’s three new
car dealerships.
Chevrolet continued to be the hottest selling truck brand in the county, with 60 Chevy
trucks sold by James Wood Motors. GMC was
a close second with 55 units sold by Wood.
Hyundai lead the way in new car sales. James
Wood Hyundai sold 44 units in June, followed
closely by Chevrolet, with 35 units sold by
James Wood Motors.
Karl Klement Ford sold 30 Ford trucks
while Klement Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep sold 12
Dodge trucks.
Wood registered 200 new vehicle sales dur-
ing the month while Klement Ford had 34
and Klement Chrysler registered 16.
Three new Jeeps were registered in the
county, along with five new Buicks, four Ford
cars and one Dodge four-door.
Used car sales amounted to 43 at Wood, 24
at Klement Ford and 20 at Klement Chrysler.
Most new and used vehicle buyers, 78, financed their purchases through GMAC,
while 18 used Ford Motor Credit and 17 financed through Hyundai Motor Finance. Local financing was shared by First State Bank
and Denton Area Teachers Credit Union, with
22 loans each. Other financing was provided
by First Financial Bank, eight; Legend Bank,
six; The Community Bank, four; North Texas
Bank, two; and Wells Fargo and First National Bank Jacksboro/Runaway Bay, one each.
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FORCE IN NUMBERS — Organizers of Thursday’s meeting hope to gather large groups of landowners to form a coalition in
opposition to the Willow Creek-Hicks transmission line. The preferred route crosses the width of the county from Rhome to
Poolville, with 94 alternative routes crossing through parts of the county.
- Ricky, a Farmers Client
Residents oppose ...
FM 2123, at which point the line begins to travel southwest
to the Willow Creek switching station.
There are 94 alternate segments zigzagging across southern Wise County and portions of Parker and Tarrant counties.
Oncor filed the preferred and alternate route plans with
the Texas Public Utility Commission June 16, giving landowners until July 16 to file to protest the line or to intervene.
The Wise County Commissioners Court will vote on a
resolution stating the county’s preferred route at a 9 a.m.
Tuesday meeting.
Roberta Campbell, whose property is along segment J of
the preferred route, met with several other concerned landowners June 25 at the church. She scheduled the Thursday
meeting as well.
“The goal is to form a coalition and hire an attorney to
present evidence to the PUC,” Campbell said.
Campbell and her brother inherited the land that could
be crossed by the line. She said that she’s had to deal with
pipelines going through her property, but never a transmission line.
“That’s different than a 345 kilovolt line,” she said.
More than 100 people attended the meeting seeking information.
Lewis Stevens’ property is on the preferred route and he
has already formed a group with surrounding landowners
to fight it. He offered information to the group and encouraged them to file paperwork to intervene.
Stevens warned that the process to become and remain
an intervenor is lengthy, tedious and discouraging.
“Being an intervenor is costly and time consuming, but it
is the best way to be a part of this,” he said.
Stevens explained that once Oncor chooses the route, the
affected landowners will be asked for right-of-way through
their land.
With the odds seemingly stacked against them, the landowners expressed their dismay at the transmission line po-
As a firefighter, Ricky helps
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tentially coming through their land.
“The people down the road have been there for 25 years,”
said one man in the audience. “How do you put value on a
house you’ve lived in 25 years and raised your kids in?”
Another admitted that it would be cheaper to accept an
original offer for right-of-way rather than fight it.
“It’s very scary,” Campbell said. “What I try to tell people
is you can spend your $1,000 and not win.”
But Campbell is dedicated to fighting until the end.
Campbell and Charlie Nelon are heading up the effort to
form a coalition. For information, call Campbell at (940)
748-2200 or Nelon at (940) 433-5129.
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Leland C. Kimbrell
Roberta Ann Buchanan
1931-2010
1923-2010
Funeral for Leland C.
Kimbrell, 79, of Bridgeport
was July 2 at Hawkins Funeral Home with the Rev.
Gary Wingrove officiating.
Burial was at Laurel Land
Cemetery.
Kimbrell died Tuesday,
June 29, 2010, in Bridgeport.
Born May 17, 1931, in
Glendale, Ark., to Zack T.
and Mary Anna (Hobson)
Kimbrell, he married Carolyn June McKee Jan. 17,
1952, in Star City, Ark. He
was a machinist for Gearhart-Owens for 45 years.
Kimbrell was preceded in
death by brothers, Ivan, Z.T.
and Alfred Kimbrell; and
sisters, Gertrude Stringfellow, Minnie Chaloner, Marie
Threlkeld, Rosie Varnell and
baby girl Kimbrell.
He is survived by his wife;
sons, Ronald Kimbrell and
wife, Yulonda, of Haltom
City and Timothy Kimbrell
of Bridgeport; daughters,
Lena Wells of Bridgeport,
Diane Gentry of Watauga
LELAND KIMBRELL
and Susan Howell of Bridgeport; 15 grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; brother, Elmer Kimbrell and wife,
Gwen, of Bridgeport; sister,
Ervie Clark, of Pine Bluff,
Ark., and numerous nieces
and nephews.
Pallbearers were Jesse
Wells, Michael Wells, Jeremy Gentry, Josh Gentry,
Brian Kimbrell and Christopher Howell.
Wise County Messenger,
July 4, 2010
Lucy M. Baker
1921-2010
Graveside service for Lucy
M. Baker, 88, of Rhome was
to be 2 p.m. Saturday, July
3, at Aurora Cemetery with
Bobby Andrew Norman officiating.
Baker died Wednesday,
June 30, 2010, in Decatur.
Born Oct. 11, 1921, in
Rhome to James and Oma
(Lewis) Sparks, she was a
member of the Order of the
Eastern Star.
She was preceded in death
by her son, Jerry Lee Baker
and sisters, Pauline Ford
and Mabel Ramsey.
She is survived by her son,
Joe Baker Jr. and wife, Marilyn, of North Richland Hills;
daughters, Sandra Jennings
and husband, Doyle, of
Rhome and Anita Sue Baker of Rhome; grandchildren,
Vearl, Amy, Corbett, Curtis,
Joe Walter and James; 12
great-grandchildren; brother, James Embry Sparks of
J.L. ‘Red’ Teal Jr.
1935-2010
Somebody wants it.
ROBERTA BUCHANAN
Boyd and husband, Derrick, Justin Buchanan, Rachel Adams and husband,
Jody, all of Decatur, Rebecca
Jones and husband, Jesse
Lee, of Nashville, Tenn., and
Braden Buchanan, and Tyler
and Mariah Rowe, all of Decatur; one great-grandson;
six great-granddaughters;
sister, Lavada Griggs; and
nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers
were
her
grandsons, Clif, Justin and
Braden Buchanan and Tyler
Rowe; and nephews, Jerry
Gage and Floyd Miller. Honorary pallbearers were Carl
Low, B.D. Lowe, Doyle Lowe,
Ron Choate, Jimmy Cunnius
and Tommy Cunnius.
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Fort Worth; and numerous
nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Honorary
pallbearers
were to be Vearl Wolverton,
Corbett Jennings, Curtis
Jennings, Bryson Jennings,
Hunter Jennings, Joe Walter
Baker and Jimmy Baker.
J.L. TEAL JR.
Bill LaPorte, Zach Stone and
Chad Setters.
Funeral for J.L. “Red” Teal
Jr., 74, of Weatherford was to
be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July
3, at White’s Funeral Home
in Springtown. Burial was to
be at Aurora Cemetery.
Teal died Wednesday, June
30, 2010.
Born Oct. 21, 1935, in
Fort Worth to Jesse Lee and
Opal Drain Teal, he was a
longtime resident of Parker
County. He was a race horse
breeder and trainer. He was
a retired truck driver for ICX
Motor Freight. He was an endowed member of the Joplin
Masonic Lodge No. 939.
He was preceded in death by
four sisters and a grandson.
He is survived by his wife
of 57 years, Evelyn Teal;
sons, Sammy Teal and wife,
Donna, of Forth Worth and
formerly of Wise County, and
Richard Teal and wife, Dana,
of Fort Worth; daughters, Ann
Eustace and husband, Fred,
and Lisa White, all of Fort
Worth; 13 grandchildren; 20
great-grandchildren; and one
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Ross ‘Skeet’ Shepherd
Funeral for Ross “Skeet”
Shepherd, 60, of Decatur
was July 2 at the MulkeyMason, Jack Schmitz and
Son Funeral Home in Denton with the Rev. Sam Redfearn officiating. Burial
was at Roselawn Memorial
Park.
Shepherd died Monday,
June 28, 2010, in Decatur.
Born Aug. 30, 1949, in
Denton to Ross E. Jr. and
Jane (Tipton) Shepherd, he
married Vicki Raney April
22, 1977, in Denton. Shepherd graduated from Denton High School and was in
construction.
He was preceded in death
by his stepson, Randy Skelton.
Shepherd is survived by
his wife; son, Ross Thomas
of Denton; sisters, Gayla
Stone of Little Elm, Dawn
LaPorte of Denton and Candy Kersten of Shady Shores;
stepfather, Allen Pierce of
Denton; three grandchildren; and an aunt.
Pallbearers were Robert
Lee, Chris Thomas, Bill Hall,
Funeral for Roberta Ann
Buchanan, 87, of Decatur was June 28 at CokerHawkins Funeral Home with
Rick Ross, Robert Isham and
Mike McDowell officiating.
Buchanan died Saturday,
June 19, 2010.
Born Feb. 23, 1923, in Sycamore to Merlin Monroe and
Buna Lee Griffeth Gage, she
attended Slidell High School
and graduated from Decatur
High School. Buchanan attended North Texas University and worked at General
Dynamics during World War
II.
She married John Robert
Buchanan Jr. Oct. 21, 1945, in
Fort Worth. Following World
War II, the couple started a
dairy farm south of Decatur,
where she continued to live
and work until 2007.
She was preceded in death
by her husband of 54 years;
brothers, J.G. and Ralph
Gage; and sister, Merlyne
Hunt.
She is survived by her children, Clifford Buchanan and
wife, Cheryl, Calvin Buchanan and wife, Virginia, and
Marsha Purdie and husband,
David, all of Decatur; grandchildren, Amy Buchanan, Clif
Buchanan and wife, Jana, all
of Navasota, Lisa Laughlin
and husband, Steve, Cheri
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SPORTS
SUNDAY, JULY 4, 2010
SECTION B
CYCLING
Spinning spokes, helping folks
Messenger photo by Richard Greene
BACK IN THE SADDLE — Riders from Bike and Build hit the road after staying the night at the Wesley Center at the First United Methodist Church in Decatur Thursday night.
Group makes cross-country ride to provide housing for needy
By RICHARD GREENE
In the heavy, steamy air of a still July
morning in Decatur, Alex Cohen settles on
his bike for another day on the open road.
“Today we’re riding to Wichita Falls,”
said the Toms River, N.J., native.
“It’s a great way to see the country. I’ve
never seen the South before.”
Cohen is one of 33 riders making a
cross-country ride from Jacksonville, Fla.,
to San Francisco, Calif., with Bike and
Build. The group raises money for affordable housing and also takes an active role
helping to construct houses along their
route. They have a total of 15 building
days during their journey.
“We’re spinning spokes and helping
folks,” said Colin Rossi of Durham, N.C.,
one of the group leaders, who is making
the cross-country trip for a second time.
“The satisfaction of rolling into the West
Coast after making it across the country
is such an awesome experience.”
Each rider raised $4,000 for the trip.
Collectively, they brought in approximately $150,000.
The group hit the road May 30 from
Jacksonville and arrived in Decatur GEARING UP — Hans Juntunen of Kalamazoo, Mich., prepares to take off for the day’s ride
to Wichita Falls Friday morning. He is one of the 33 riders making the trek to California.
Thursday after working on a project in
Garland for two days.
The riders stayed the night at the Wes- of North Texas student. She planned to to see the country in a different way and
ley Center at the First United Methodist drive the group’s support van that hauled to meet the locals. There’s a lot of people
that need help and a lot of people willing
Church before heading on to Wichita Falls a trailer full of supplies Friday.
Friday morning.
“I got my bike at the end of March,” to help but just don’t know how. It’s been
The cyclists ride at their own pace. Holtz said. “It’s been a learning experi- cool to see the generosity of people along
Many of the riders are actually new to cy- ence. It’s great the way I’ve improved.
the way.”
“It’s been an eye-opening experience
Their route took them along the Gulf
cling, including Cassie Holtz, a University
RODEO
Demases takes 15th
at college finals
Chris Demases narrowly missed
the short-go and came home with a
15th-place finish in tie-down roping
at the College National Finals Rodeo
in Casper, Wyo., June 19.
“I roped good,” Demases said. “I
didn’t get a good draw on calves. I
also broke the barrier on the second
go.”
The Weatherford College student
tied down his calf in 14 seconds in
his first go. On his second try, he recorded a 26. The Boyd native’s third
go was his best, finishing in 9.2 seconds. His time was the third-best
in the round and fourth-best of the
rodeo.
“I made a better run,” Demases
said. “It was just a little too late.”
It was the junior’s first trip to the
national finals and a nice escape
from the Texas heat.
“It was fun,” he said. “It was a lot
cooler.”
Demases was one of three area
riders to compete in the rodeo.
George Rowland of Paradise and
Weatherford College finished 32nd
in tie-down. After a 9.7 in the first
go, he failed to register a score in the
second and third rounds.
Texas Tech’s and Paradise’s C.J.
Kerr finished 32nd in steer wrestling.
He scored a 4.8 in the first round to
put him in seventh place. Kerr did
not score in the second round. In the
third round, Kerr recorded the 29thbest time, 8.3.
Coast of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana as the oil slick began reaching shore.
“We were riding through as the oil was
coming in,” said Hans Juntunen of Kalamazoo, Mich.
Holtz added: “We got to see how it’s affecting people.”
Holtz had previously worked in the Gulf
Coast region with Americorps’ National
Civilian Community Corps.
“I had spent three months in Mississippi,” she said. “To roll back through and
see some of the places I’ve been was really
cool. There’s a lot of work to be done still.”
Throughout their journey, the group has
stayed in a numerous locations and met a
variety of people.
“It’s been an unreal experience, a lot
more than I expected,” said Brandon
Biggs of Merritt Island, Fla. “The best
part is just meeting everyone on the road.
There’s nothing like meeting someone and
standing on their porch and talking during a thunderstorm.”
Many of the riders said the trip has been
enhanced by the collection of people they
have with them.
“I can’t believe how well 33 people can
get along,” Biggs said.
The riders are expected to reach San
Francisco Aug. 9 with thousands of miles
behind them, a lifetime of memories and
the satisfaction of knowing they’ve helped
others.
“It’s a great experience,” Cohen said.
“It’s cool to see the way you’ve touched
others’ lives.”
FOOTBALL
TOUCHY DEFENSE — Clayton Egle catches a pass in front of Tanner Shields Wednesday night at the
Decatur Eagle Football Camp.
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Texas. Approximately 2,000 square
feet. Call (940)393-5186, leave your
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RUNAWAY BAY
totally redone, 3/2 upstairs condo.
All new floor coverings, stove, dishwasher. Upstairs, end unit with view
of pool, lake and golf course.
www.TheLink4u.com,
(940)389-6515, broker.
Homes
2/1 house in Decatur. Updated,
CH/A, large yard. Very well kept.
For information call (940)399-7106.
2/2/2 BRICK DECATUR
2/2/2 brick on large lot, with in
ground cellar. Decatur. $75,000.
Agent John Lanier. 940-627-9714.
4/2/2 brick, 1,952 square feet living
on 2.5 acres, small gated community in Rhome area. $184,300.
(817)692-8142.
20 ACRES + 3-BEDROOM
2,700 square foot, Austin stone
house for sale. 6 miles north of Decatur. (940)627-1536.
BEAUTIFUL ACREAGE WITH
BRAND NEW BRICK HOME!
$1,039/month with taxes and insurance. 100% financing available!!
Credit programs available.
(817)733-3444.
3/2 home for sale, to be moved.
Can be seen at 3691 FM 51 South,
Decatur. $30,000. (940)577-1413.
DO YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL
property? You need The Real Estate Link, www.TheLink4u.com,
(940)389-6515.
3/2/2 CUSTOM HOME
on 1 beautiful acre. 5-years-old with
new carpet & roof. Decatur ISD.
(940)367-4181.
FSBO IN CHICO
3-bedroom, 2-bath, office, wbfp,
large oak trees. No city taxes.
$179,900. (940)393-6959.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
BANK SAYS SELL THIS BEAUTIFUL HOME IN BRIAR CROSSING!
This 4 bedroom, 3 bath home is a must see! Features include Granite countertops, a gorgeous fireplace,
formal dining and spacious study. Located just minutes from shopping and schools in the popular Briar
Crossing Addition of Decatur. Offered by Jane Kasner 940-393-2114
Decatur
Rhome
1606 W. Bus. 380 817-638-5100
940-627-3080
Bridgeport
192 W. Hwy. 380
940-683-3080
www.century21sueanndenton.com
Sue Ann Denton, Inc.
WISE COUNTY’S #1 REAL
ESTATE COMPANY
(per MLS statistical data)
Get your property listed as the
FEATURED HOME OF THE WEEK! Call
Lori at 940-627-5987 for more information.
Acreage
2+ ACRE HOMESITE
restricted to 1,800 square foot, site
built home. 6 miles south Decatur,
off FM 730 South. (817)929-2716.
3 ACRES FOR SALE
Located in Jamberly Hills. Just west
of Cottondale. Deed restrictions,
paved
roads.
Call
Tom
(817)538-3995.
4 ACRES FOR SALE
FM 920 south of Bridgeport. Owner
finance. (940)393-1331.
LAND FOR SALE
176 acres, 15 miles north Jacksboro, 3 ponds, large oaks, hills,
creek, barn, water well/electric, lots
of game, asking $2,950/acre.
71 acres, 7 miles north Bowie, 2
ponds, large creek, oak trees, highway frontage, excellent hunting,
$2,650/acre, will divide.
55 acres, 23 miles northwest Bowie,
2 ponds, water well/electric, native
grass pasture with 10 acres of trees,
asking $2,650/acre.
47 acres, 18 miles north Jacksboro,
thick oak cover, hillside views, large
creek, lots of deer, highway frontage, electric, $165,000.
24 acres, 17 miles north Bowie at
Ringgold, highway on 2 sides, electric/water well, lots of cover,
$65,000.
All FSBO. Call (940)841-3111 or
see website: texranches.com.
6.5 ACRES
located at the end of a private road.
Great building site, trees & open
land, wildlife, very private.
www.TheLink4u.com,
(940)389-6515, broker.
• Alvord ISD - 4.71 acres, no mobiles.
$9,000/acre
• N of Alvord - 16.41 acres. Prime Hwy
287 frontage & 2 CR frontage. Shop,
well. $250,000
• Sunset 26+/- acres, new stock tank.
$5,000 acre. Owner Finance.
• W of Sunset 185 acres, large brick
home overlooking bottom land.
Beautiful place, call for details. Owner
Anxious!
• W of Park Springs 72.82 acres, older
brick, needs repair. Nice truck shop.
$3,950 per acre
• South of Bowie 71 acres, good
recreational place, hunt, fish, run cattle
or horses. $3,500 per acre
• Sunset Hwy 101 30x40 commercial
building. Good business or makes a
nice home. $69,500
• Sunset 167 acres, good cattle & horse
place, 40x40 building, stock tank, well
& septic. $2,995 per acre
• Alvord 9.14 acres, heavily wooded
area. Owner Anxious! Reduced
$45,000
• Sunset 28.45 acres, coastal, Good level
property for horse ranch or build home.
Owner Financing $140,000
• Alvord 13.05 acres, 1/2 minerals.
$6,500 per acre
• Lake Bridgeport - Waterfront property,
2/1.5 remodel. $95,900
• N. Sunset - 20 acres Hwy 101, $100,000
4/3/3 Custom Home in Watts Estates on 2.5 acres in
Decatur. Home features granite countertops, stainless
steel appliances, hand scraped wood floors, faux
painting, media room, indoor and outdoor fireplace/
kitchen, 30 x 30 shop, sprinkler system. $344,000
940-235-5689
JODY ADAMS
940-389-3702
SUSAN ANDERSON
817-821-6659
BRUCE FURGERSON
817-996-3202
PENDING
RANDY W. PARKER-OWNER/BROKER
LISA CARAWAY, MANAGING PARTNER/REALTOR
940-393-2476
New Listings and New Agents Always Welcome!
MELISSA BAILEY
940-393-5464
JOHN LANIER
940-627-9714
Best of
WISE
2009
NANI BREASHEARS KATHY FISHER
940-577-1452
940-393-5336
SHERRY LAYTON
940-399-8246
CECE LISBY
940-399-9141
[email protected]
940-627-9040
www.parkerpropertiestexas.com
CeCe Lisby
940-399-9141
GORGEOUS CUSTOM HOME on 10 park like acres. Must see to
appreciate this brick 4/3/3. 3,828 sq. ft. with bonus room, impressive
kitchen, master suite with fireplace. Landscaped pool and huge back
porch. Outside also features sprinkler system, 24X36 shop and dog
kennel. Easy access to Hwy 114 or Hwy 287 for commute. $495,000
Nani
Brashears
940-577-1452
[email protected]
www.bfrealtor.com
Don't make a move without Parker Properties. Call today for any of your real estate needs.
NANI’S
ALVORD- Very affordable brick 3 bedroom, home with large fenced backyard. Walk to school
and park. $83,900
ALVORD- Look at this price! 3 bedroom home with CH/A. Close to schools. Only $59,900
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! This commercial property features an office and insulated
metal building/shop. Located on Hwy 287 South. Perfect for all businesses.
DECATUR- Beautiful custom home with 11 acres, full of mature trees, lake and secluded. Ask
for more info.
POSITIVE INCOME! Fourplex and duplex for sale.
LOTS AND ACRES FOR SALE.
HURRY!!! Summer is here! Own your convenience store in Wise County Park. $174,500
John Lanier
940-627-9714
SPRING SPECIAL
Owner finance, 2 acre lots, 12-60
months,
0%
interest.
(817)846-5997.
Decatur
1606 W. Bus. 380
940-627-3080
Sherry
Layton
940-399-8246
sherrylayton
@embarqmail.com
Rhome
817-638-5100
NEW PRICE! 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath, WBFP, near downtown. $65,000
GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD! 3 bedroom, 2 bath, WBFP, fenced backyard. $159,900
GETAWAY HOME- Bring your horses or cattle, 12.4 acres, huge den. $163,000
NEAD A SHOP? Don’t miss this cottage like home on 2.9 acres. $159,900
AURORA VISTA- You need to see this beautiful 4 bedroom, 4 bath home to
believe it!!! $599,000
For more details call or visit our website at www.parkerpropertiestexas.com
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! It’s all here! 4
cubicles, 2 separate offices, conference room, reception area.
Very convenient to Ft. Worth and Alliance corridor.
[email protected]
Sue Ann Denton, Inc.
NESTLED INTO HUGE TREES in very beautiful subdivision this
home on 8.029 acres is perfect for a family with horses! Great 2 stall
barn with wash rack! The impressive 4/3/3 home has 3,530 sq. ft. which
includes an awesome kitchen, master suite with adjoining office/study.
Too many features to list! $529,000
[email protected]
For Information on All of my properties go to
Bruce
Furgerson
817-996-3202
bfrealtor.com
JIM VANCE
940-627-5358
301 S. Washburn, Suite D
Lisa G. Caraway,
940-393-2476
Sun Set Realty - Jim Boyd,
Associate
940-845-2120
FOUR WOODED 10-ACRE LOTS
$65,000/each, 10% down, 10%
owner finance. Restricted, CR3451,
Paradise. (940)393-1020.
Bowie - Close to Amon Carter Lake. 4 BR/3 BA/2 car garage.
Approximately 2,600 square feet, energy efficient home on 4 wooded acres
with stock pond. Granite throughout, marble shower & flooring in master
bath. Top of the line appliances in kitchen. #6 Timber Oaks Ct.
Call Andy Wells, Strategic Realty
940-704-7474
www.strategicrealty.com
2 BEDROOM, 2 BATH, 2 CAR GARAGE on large lot has
in ground cellar. Storage buildings. Dining room and second
bath could be converted into master suite.
Wise County’s
Bridgeport
192 W. Hwy. 380 #1 Real Estate
Company
940-683-3080
(per MLS statistical data)
• Jana Bearden • Lynn Clay • Martha Cleveland • Jay Conquest • Karen Davidson • Joey Duncan • Sue Ann Denton
• Natalie Gary • Bob Grommesh • Kim Holt • Steve Jones • Angie Kasner • Jane Kasner • Robert Meek • Sue Meek
• Sandy Onks • Tonya Shaffer • Angie Uselton • Linsey Taylor • Geary Washburn
Minerals and Investment Property!
Call For Full Details!
High-End Large Home on small acreage. PENDING
100 feet of waterfront with 24X30 boat dock. PENDING
Ranch Home on 8+ acres. PENDING
Custom home on 2+ acres with a pond, 24x40 insulated shop with
covered RV parking SOLD
www.century21sueanndenton.com
Decatur- Gorgeous Old World stone and brick
home has 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths sitting on 10
acres. This is a Bailee built custom home featuring
salt water pool with spa, a 3,000 sq. ft. shop with
living quarters, outdoor kitchen, hand scraped
wood floors, porcelain tile floors and showers.
Granite and tumbled stone countertops are just a
few of the must see features of this home. Come
see the awesome views this property has to offer.
AVAILABLE
Waterfront in Chico-Wonderful lake property ready for your summer! Deep water with open views of
the lake. Features include a large dock with oversize boat lift, 2 decks for entertaining, beautiful rock
landscaping, second story porch off the master bedroom for enjoying your morning coffee or evening
cocktail, and hot tub for relaxing after a fun day on the water.
On the Lake in Chico- Wonderful lakefront home on DEEP water. Enjoy awesome views of Lake
Bridgeport from the multiple decks and large covered back porch. Stone walkways lead from the lovely
2BR, 1.5 Bath home through mature trees and beautiful landscaping to the 2 story dock where you can
swim, boat, jet ski or just kick back and relax! Everything about this property is special. Come enjoy all
the amenities
3B
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
FOR SALE BY OWNER CHICO
4-bedroom, 2-bath brick on
cul-de-sac, near school. Large
shop, lots of trees on large lot.
$125,000.
(940)210-9843,
(940)577-2597.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
House located at 144 CR4852,
Newark, TX. Approximately 1,900
heated square feet with 800 square
foot back porch, 3-bedroom, 2 bath,
fireplace, on 1-acre of land. New
paint inside and out, new shingled
roof, new septic system, new carpet, and new appliances. All for
$138,900 and owner will finance
with small down payment. Call Bill
at (877)488-5060, extension 323.
FSBO, 3/2, large family room,
WBFP, large garage, sprinkler system, storage building, privacy fence,
large trees, covered patio. 1503 S.
Hatcher, Decatur. (940)577-2171,
(940)577-2026.
HILLTOP IN GREENWOOD, FSBO
3/2/2 on 20 acres, lots of trees
w/barn & shop. $260,000.
(940)389-0238 by appointment.
Lots
12 LOTS
at Lake Bridgeport. Included free,
2-bedroom, mobile home with
built-ons.
$20,000.
Call
(940)683-5818.
$2,000 MOVE-IN
4/2 with fireplace. LARGE DECK.
LOTS OF TREES. (817)307-4370.
RBMOBILEHOMES.COM
Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of
state. Licensed, bonded, insured.
Repos.
Free
estimates.
(940)683-5547. RBI #36191.
2005 OAKCREEK HOME
4/2, 2 living areas, fireplace,
$51,500. Needs to be moved.
(817)597-8402.
3-bedroom, 2-bath, on 1 acre, Boyd
ISD. Owner finance or rent.
(817)281-4311, (817)422-3023.
REDUCED
4-Bedroom, 2-Bath 2007 Fleetwood
double wide, 2 acres, 1960 square
feet, new condition, upgrades
throughout, Decatur ISD. $69,900.
(940)577-4484.
ASSUME PAYMENTS
2003 3/2 double wide. Beautiful
1-acre. (817)237-4471. R33893.
YOUR LAND IS
YOUR CREDIT
Get a NEW HOME. (817)237-4504.
R33893.
Apartments
Cabins & efficiency apartments for
rent in Boyd area. Excellent location. (940)433-3133.
Eighter Decatur Apartments. Furnished, cable, all bills paid.
(940)799-7572.
Decatur: Stonehill Apartments,
1900 S. College, 1/1 & 2/1; contact
on-site manager at (940)627-9200.
Bowie: Garden Terrace Apartments, only 1 left, 710-D East Wilbarger.
NO PETS ALLOWED. Karl Klement
Properties, contact Elaine,
(940)627-6362.
www.klementproperties.com.
FOR SALE BY OWNER
1406 S. TRINITY • DECATUR
BANK REPO
SAVE THOUSANDS
4/2 on 1-acre. (817)237-0500.
R33893.
CASH WHOLESALE
to the public. Low overhead. Save
thousands. (817)637-1357.
Lovely older home located in great neighborhood. The master bedroom is downstairs and 2
bedrooms and a bath upstairs. Rooms are large and the kitchen has a built-in microwave and
a freestanding range with smooth top. Central heat and air is zoned. Hardwood floors, carpet
and lots of character. Updated electrical and plumbing. The lot is extra large with a storage
building. Carport with storage area at the front of it. This is a great house for the price.
FSBO, 1,640 SQUARE FOOT
double wide, 3/2 plus office, 2
acres, Rhome, storm shelter/barn.
$89,900, 5% down plus closing.
(817)233-5799.
MUST SELL!!
4-bedroom, 2-bath on 1 acre! Decatur ISD, new carpet and paint! Payments as low as $800/month!
(940)230-2929.
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Jack Cannon
Broker
940-368-1811
3 bedroom, 2 bath brick home in Rhome.
Crown molding, new flooring, above ground pool with deck.
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940-736-5934
“Located on the historic Courthouse Square”
104 N. Trinity • Decatur, TX 76234
DECATUR: Very nice brick home with 3
bedrooms, 3.5 baths, covered porches, quiet
neighborhood. 305 William Allen $229,000
1002 S. College, Decatur- 3/2/2,
great location, corner lot with 2nd
home on property. Well and many
upgraded features. $128,500
561 CR 4270, Decatur Home
on approx. 16 acres of pasture,
trees, well and septic tank.
$150,000
DECATUR: NEW LISTING! Custom brick/stone
home on 4.2 acres. Horse ready with barns and
fencing! 618 Greenwood $239,999
Paradise Canyon Estates4/2.5/2, 2.2428 sq. ft. on 2
acres. Must see the many great
features. Motivated seller!
407 Cates, Decatur- 3
bedrooms, 1 bath, large corner
lot, covered patio, storage shed,
hardwood floors, separate utility,
fenced yard. $79,800
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CHICO - HORSE READY! 2,002 sq. ft.
DECATUR: A SPENCE home! 3/2/2 with
brick home on 18 acres, 3 barns, pool, 2 fenced yard. Lots of features you will
wells/septics, coastal fields. $285,000
have to see to appreciate! $128,000
RHOME: 13 acres off Hickory, mobiles okay. Will divide.
DECATUR: NEW LISTING! 4 “TIMELESS ELEGANCE” homes, all 3/2 with lots of
charm! $99,000 - $128,000
DECATUR: Southern Plantation Style Home on 13 acres is exceptional! 415 Indian
Trails. $530,000
BRIDGEPORT: 1,460 sq. ft. near schools, trees, patio.1724 Boston. $112,000
DECATUR: 20, 32 & 77 acre tracts for sale!
DECATUR: Multi- family – 8 units for sale! Recently built and very nice!
CHICO: 20 acres with office building, well/septic, large trees, tank, barn, working
pens, perfect equipment. $5,000/acre
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940-683-5191
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Decatur- This house has had a major
overhaul that includes a new roof, doors,
flooring, custom tiling in the family bath,
new kitchen cabinets and ceramic tiled
floor, new bath fitments. It looks GREAT
and shows really well. Nice big deck
outside back door, big shade trees and a
new privacy fence. Attractive landscaping.
MLS#11417323 $119,950 Call Lesley
Nivens at 940-367-3652
Rhome- This was a model home
and its loaded with upgrades. A true
must see! Hardwood flooring, granite
countertops, and upgraded carpet.
Beautiful fireplace, crown moulding,
arched openings, custom drapes,
accent walls, and much more.
Gated Master planned Community.
MLS#11302748 $164,990 Call
Debbie Dodge at 817-223-9956
Decatur- Custom built home on oversized lot.
Designer kitchen with granite countertops, pantry,
pot filler etc. Oversized laundry room has computer
niche. Open floor plan with large windows; crown
molding thru’out; designer colors; Super master
suite with sep vanities & his & her walk-in closets.
Recessed lighting & custom light fittings; ceiling
fans thru’out; covered patio & sprinkler system
front & back. Storage space in garage. Excellent
location! MLS#11421121 $223,000 Call Lesley
Nivens at 940-367-3652
Alvord- BEAUTIFUL 3-2.5-2 home on
a large lot, is landscaped and has large
trees. A large wooden deck offers a
great place for a family barbecue or to
simply relax. The home is energy Star
Rated, with granite countertops in the
kitchen, a large living area, the study
has a wall of built-in shelves and desk.
MLS# 11388656 $252,900
Call Larry Mader at 940-627-4523
Decatur- Wonderful Bailee Custom
Home. Hand Scraped Hardwood
Floor, Tile, approx 250sf Bonus Room
Upstairs. Split Bedrooms, Wood
Burning Fireplace, Fenced Backyard.
Covered Patio! Seller to offer up to
$5000.00 towards buyers closing cost.
MLS# 11389993 $178,000 Call Vicki
Hartnett at 817-991-3067
Springtown- Located on a 1 acre lot at the end of a
cul-de-sac, this property has large shady oak trees
and a storage building. The home is really nice
with fireplace, split bedrooms, second living area,
custom cherry cabinets, breakfast bar and walk-in
pantry. The home has beautiful ceramic tile and
wood like flooring. It is on a paved road, has
concrete driveway, and horses area welcome. This
property has great potential and is clean and neat.
MLS# 11389569 $145,000 Call Beverly Whetsell
at 940-399-9545
Bridgeport- Historical Home offers spacious
rooms with lots of windows. Home includes;
two fireplaces with beautiful antique tile, pocket
doors throughout home, large porch on front
of property and wooden deck off back, upstairs
studio, sunroom, beautiful treed lot, 30 x 20
workshop in back and much more! Don’t miss
this one of a kind property. MLS#11424813
$199,900 Call Beverly Whetsell at
940-399-9545
Alvord- Beautiful Custom Home situated on 20
acres joining the LBJ Grasslands.
Ride from your property onto the many horse
trails. Home offers; two stone fireplaces one
wood burning one gas, granite countertops in
kitchen, hardwood floors throughout, oversized
master shower, lots of windows with view of
rolling hills. 30 x 30 barn with shower, toilet,
sink and electricity. 30 x 12 overhang off back.
2 ponds, five loafing sheds, 100 x 80 lighted
arena. MLS# 11397749 $387,500 Call Deena
Rue at 817-247-3111
Online Listings
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Tommy Hudson, GRI Owner
Linda Brimmer, GRI, HUD Broker
Mike Jones: 940-393-5229
Shirley Munn: 940-626-9372
Gussie Groves, GRI: 940-627-4397
Pam Hudson, GRI: 940-389-0642
Janice Phillips, GRI/ABR, e-PRO: 940-393-5240
Alexandra Banderas: 940-210-1995 habla español
Kay Stanfield: 940-393-2538
AFTER HOURS PLEASE CALL:
ALVORD: A Dream Home! Beautiful 4/4 built in
U-shape with master bedroom on one wing and
other 3 in another, living and dining area between
two wings. French doors from each wing onto
patio with in ground heated pool. Nestled in trees
on 20 acres of Ag exempt natural habitat grasslands. Lots of storage space built-in bookshelves.
Three car garage. $525,000
CHICO: Nice shop building. Historical
rock apartment, with basement space,
old frame house. Great place for a
business. City utilities frontage on FM
1810. Priced to sell at $65,000
CHICO: Waterfront 2 acre lot in secluded
acres, some trees, rock well and steps at
water edge. Owner financing. Priced to sell
at $125,000
RUNAWAY BAY: Immaculate 3/2/2 brick
with landscaped yard overlooking Lake
Bridgeport. 27X10 covered patio, open
concept, FP, formal dining, granite
counters, dry bar, jetted tub. $189,900
N. TRINITY OFFICE SUITE$300/MONTH
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DECATUR - 3/2/3CP, Seven Wires home on 6.11 acres. Horses welcome, formal DR,
family, media room, split bedrooms, updated in 2002. Shop has heat & air, one side has
office and restroom area, pool w/spa, trees, loafing shed & pasture. $298,900
BRIDGEPORT - Why pay rent? Bridgeport - Duplex for sale. 2 Large 2/2 units, live
in one and the lease from the other pays over half the mortgage payment. Possible
owner finance OAC at 6%. Call for appointment.
One building has fresh paint and new carpet, w/stove, fridge & dishwasher. Just
$149,621
BRIDGEPORT - 3/2/2 open floor plan, eating bar divides living room and
kitchen, WBFP, ceramic tile, carpeted bedrooms, master with separate shower
& jetted tub, double vanities, stove, built-in microwave, DW and fridge convey.
$129,900
ALVORD - JUST LISTED 2/2 Comfortable starter home; nice sized, eat-in kitchen; split bdrms; huge utility with pantry
space; “other” room could be office; nice wood deck in bkyd plus two storage bldgs; totally fenced front & back; new
metal roof; close to schools & Hwy 287. $70,900
BRIDGEPORT - 3/2/2 open plan, new countertops, hardware, carpet, paint, interior door knobs, open floor
plan, eating bar between living room and kitchen, WBFP, laminate in living room, kitchen & hall, double
vanities, stove, DW & fridge convey. $131,900
LAKE BRIDGEPORT - JUST LISTED 2/2 WATERFRONT Totally maintenance free, well insulated, quiet & peaceful, mstr
down, tons of storage, cer/tile in LR, DR, Kit & utility, walk-in pantry, custom cabinets, fishing dock, 2 shops, 2 carports,
trees & St. Augustine grass. $269,900
DECATUR/SLIDELL - 3/2 brick on 5 acres. Open floor plan includes WBFP, lots of cabinets in kitchen, eating bar & built-in
pantry, split bedrooms, ceramic tile throughout except carpet in bedrooms, tub & separate shower in master, freezer space
in utility, 2 stall loafing shed, fenced on 3 sides. $189,900
CHICO - NEW LISTING 3/2 ON 4 ACRES. Large, brick home w/room to spread out; 2 LV; split bdrms; WBFP in den; needs
some updating; big utility w/freezer space; diving pool in fenced bkyd; 2 wells & 2 septics; scattered trees. $124,900
MOTIVATED SELLER READY TO MOVE TO NEW HOME! TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO
OWN THIS HOME! DECATUR - 3/2.5/2 ON 2.34 acres. Quiet neighborhood, WBFP, open concept, split bedrooms, flex
space, jetted tub, separate shower, too much to list and all nestled in oak trees. $209,900
ALVORD- JUST LISTED 3/2/2 immaculate home on cul-de-sac, WBFP, open concept, formal dining, split
bedrooms, oversized garage, screened-in back porch, fenced backyard. $186,900
DECATUR - JUST LISTED ON THE SQUARE! Offices with 3,840 sq. ft., downstairs is leased, upstairs has
two separate suites w/kitchenettes, & reception areas. Upstairs has been upgraded w/granite countertops,
extensive molding and wainscoting. Upstairs could be converted to living quarters. Investors welcome.
LAND
SILVER LAKES - 1 acre lot, trees, close to boat ramp and club house. Restricted sub. $31,000
DECATUR – JUST LISTED! 27.387 acres on Old Decatur Road, surrounded by estate style properties, heavily treed, in
natural state, pond, pasture, minutes from Hwy 287 & 380. Call for info
BRIDGEPORT – JUST LISTED! 158 acres, nice property for developing. CR on two sides, grazing, wildlife, stock pond,
views, trees. Call for info. $3,500/acre
FOR LEASE
BRIDGEPORT - 2/2 duplex for lease. $695/month + Deposit
PENDING
ALL HOMES SECURED WITH ONE YEAR WARRANTY!
GOT BUYERS, NEED LISTINGS!
THE MARKET IS MOVING! ARE YOU READY TO MOVE TOO?
Custom Homes from $300,000
All the Conveniences of Suburbia without
Leaving Wise County
• 110 Oak Grove Lane ........................................ $479,900
• 133 Parkview Lane............................................ $339,900
for more info contact
Jim
Larry Mader
940-627-4523
COMMERCIAL FOR LEASE
Highland Oaks , Boyd
• 111 Highland Court.......................................... $379,900
Lesley Nivens
940-367-3652
ALVORD - 100+ ACRES, HOUSE & BARN,
5 PONDS
WITH A LARRY COLE COMMUNITY,YOU JUST CAN’T WAIT TO GET HOME!
• 114 Highgate Court........................................... $349,900
Deena Rue
817-247-3111
10 ACRES, GREAT LOCATION ON
HLAVEK RD.
1 - MULTI - FAMILY LOT, BOYD $18,000
3 - MULTI - FAMILY LOTS, DECATUR
DECATUR- 3/2.5/2 on 15.93 ACRES. TX sized rooms, WBFP, island in kitchen,
walk-in pantry, lots of windows, split bedrooms, flex space could be 4th bdrm/office.
Geothermal HVAC, steel construction & stone, metal roof, full length front & rear
porches, 2 shops 50x35 & 60x25, stock pond, fencing, trees, pasture. A must see!
$385,000
• 103 Highland Court.......................................... $349,900
Beverly Whetsell
940-399-9545
Sunset - Spacious country
home, 3 bedroom, 2.5 baths,
study, hobby room, large kitchen,
patios, 3 car garage, barn with
100 acres of trees and pastures.
Too many amenities to describe
this beautiful estate.
214-629-3883
www.LarryColeCommunities.com
• It is a gated community capable of on-site surveillance
• Atmos Energy Natural Gas
• Neighborhood community clubhouse and swimming pool
• Ponds and parks with lots of open space
• High speed internet and direct hybrid fiber cable television
• It’s a Larry Cole Community with 30 years experience in
developing quality custom home communities in Tarrant County
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1&2 Bedrooms Available
Contact:
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940-627-8448
940-536-9346
Condos, town homes
NICE RHOME DUPLEX
2/2 w/appliances, washer/dryer
hookups, lawn care. Covered parking/storage. No smoking. Some pets
OK. $695/month, $500/deposit.
Owner/agent, (940)399-3900.
940-627-1990
SPACE FOR RENT
Retail/office in historic building off
Decatur square. New paint & carpet,
display window. Call Melissa,
(940)627-8080.
Yard for lease, FM 51, 2 miles south
Decatur, (formerly Bowie Dozer).
3.25 acres; includes office, shop,
wash
rack,
diesel
tanks.
(940)389-6707.
Commercial buildings for lease in
Decatur. 1st building located at 120
E. Main Street. 2nd building located
at 805 W. Main Street. For more information, contact Chris or Rita at
(940)627-3600.
Here today...
GONE tomorrow.
Office suite on Decatur square,
North Trinity Street. $300/month.
CANNON PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. (940)368-1811.
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Amazing horse property! 19 acres, nice 3 stall horse barn, 2 loafing sheds, pipe and vinyl fencing, and an immaculate spacious home, Decatur ISD. $525,000 Call Rhonda
Wow, huge price reduction! Here’s the whole package for your horse ranch!! 76.59 acres with
a great view. This property is a minute away from the LBJ Grasslands, multiple barns, horse
walker, in ground pool, fenced and cross fenced, and even a house for your ranch hand. Come
see all the possibilities! $566,360 Call Rhonda
Needs new owner! Charming 3/2/2 brick with WBFP, covered porches and privacy fenced
backyard. $85,000 Call Marilyn
EXTREMELY MOTIVATED SELLER! BRING OFFER! Adjoins the Grasslands! Outstanding 5/5.5/3
with office, game room, pool, trees and so much more on 5 acres. $389,000 Call Marilyn
Outside city limits! 3/2/2 brick built 2001 on 1 acre lot with trees. $149,999 Call Marilyn
Yes, a golf course lot for $12,000! Located on the 12th fairway of Runaway Bay. Call Marilyn
84.34 secluded acres with a very nice mixture of woods and pasture with extensive cross
fencing, 3 stock tanks, unfinished steel framed barn and pens on the property. Call Marilyn
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Clint Sanderson, Realtor
Mollie Sanderson, Broker/Realtor 940-433-2761
817-638-9050
101 N. Main St. - Rhome
$749,000 REDUCED... CALL NOW!
Decatur: 8,000 sq. ft. Commercial building,
corner of Hwy 287 & Thompson.
$139,000 CHARMING 1876 HOME
Rhome: 3/2, two story in original town of
Rhome with antique tubs, separate shower
in master. Antiquity at it’s best with some
modern conveniences.
Call Bob Boughton at 940-393-5194
GRAB IT NOW!
CALL CLIFF MOON AT 817-229-6599
$239,000
ROOM TO ROAM
Paradise: 2,628 sq. ft. 3/3/3 on 2.29 acres, large
bedrooms, extra large kitchen, big back porch,
12 ft. ceilings, hardwood floors, built-in wine
cooler, oversized garage and much, much more.
Call Pam Davis at 817-296-9050
2-bedroom, 1-bath, 1008 N. Miller,
Decatur, washer & dryer included.
$775/month. (817)929-5910.
1814 S. FM 51 • Decatur
Each office is independently owned and operated.
$374,900 HORSE LOVERS PARADISE
Boyd: Beautiful 20 acres with 50X55 four stall
barn with tack room. Very nice 3/2/2 and 36X24
workshop. Plenty of room for arena, sandy soil,
mature trees and Ag exempt.
Call Carol Bailey at 817-229-1303
BOYD: 2/2 frame home, formal dining,
fireplace, hardwood floors, central heat & air,
2 car carport, storage building, coastal pecan
trees on 3.87 fenced acres. $122,000
BOYD: Very nice 4/2/2 brick home on large
lot, ceramic tile in kitchen, dining room, hall
and baths, utility room with walk-in pantry, nice
neighborhood, fenced backyard, covered patio.
$139,900
RHOME: Lovely updated 3/2/2 home, granite countertops, large sun room, shaded patio, rain
gutters, 30X60 barn includes 20X30 workshop, 3 horse stalls, tack room, stock tank, all this on
11.3 acres, Decatur schools. $350,000
BRIDGEPORT: Immaculate 2004 32 X 76 Solitaire Manufactured Home. 4/2 with 2 half baths,
split bedrooms, 2 living areas, large kitchen, 2 car carport, storage building. All this and many Oak
trees on 8.83 secluded acres. Easy access to Hwy 199. $159,900
BOYD: This property was used as a day care. With a few modifications could be 3 bedroom home,
large yard with covered area, front part of house frame and back part metal. $69,900
BRIDGEPORT: Very nice, 3/2 Manufactured home on 1 acre, carport, storage building, fenced
backyard, deck on front and back. $88,000
RHOME: Lovley 3/2/2 brick and stone home, three years old, screened in porch,
sprinkler system, like new, furniture to remain with home. $125,000
RHOME: 2/1 older home, in need of repair. For Sale "As Is". $50,000
BOYD: 10 acres, sandy soil, trees $8,500/acre
BOYD: 0.6 acres, old house not livable, city water and sewer. $18,000
DECATUR: 20 acres more or less, 8 miles north of Decatur on FM 730. Nice coastal field, good
building spot for that new home. $10,000 per acre
BOYD: City lot in restricted subdivision, city utilities available, paved street. $19,550
BOYD: Commercial property, a most desirable site, 3.28 acres on Hwy 114 in city limits, water
and sewer available. $357,000
If You Are Thinking of Buying or Selling Property, Please Give Us a Call
or Stop By Our Office. Our listings are selling.
RENT TO OWN
Large 4/2 double wide, like new, 1
acre, Decatur ISD. Will work with
credit issues. $850/month.
(940)465-0011.
Spaces & lots
“Timeless Elegance”
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Esthetician
5,000 square foot building, Bridgeport, on 1 acre yard area. Includes
3,500 square foot office space,
kitchenette, restrooms, showroom,
conference room. $3,100/month.
(940)389-6517.
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Nail Techs
Business property
Duplexes
Race Fans, only one left! Fort
Worth, Texas Motor Speedway,
2-bedroom, 2-bath condo.
NO PETS ALLOWED. Karl Klement
Properties, contact Elaine,
(940)627-6362.
Massage Terapist
www.BridgewoodExecutiveSuites.com
2-bedroom, 2-bath duplex available
immediately
in
Decatur.
$700/month.
Call Donna,
(940)389-1615.
1505 & 1507
N. Bus. 287
Decatur - 2/1
Available June 1
$850/month
$425/deposit
ALL HOMES INCLUDE LAWN CARE.
940-372-0634
817-825-4647
3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage,
wood fenced backyard. 208
Sendero, Decatur. $925/month,
$600/deposit. Available immediately.
(940)387-3245,
(940)841-0568.
3-bedroom, 2-bath, CH/A, security
system. 303 Port-O-Call, Runaway
Bay. $1,100/month, $500/deposit.
No pets. (940)852-5183, days;
(940)852-5630.
Alvord: 303 Scenic, 3-bedroom,
2-bath. NO PETS ALLOWED. Karl
Klement Properties, contact Elaine,
(940)627-6362.
Decatur, 3/2, 2/2 (horses permitted);
Rhome, 3/1; Runaway Bay, 1/1; Alvord, 2/1. CANNON PROPERTY
MANAGEMENT, (940)368-1811.
For rent, 2/1. $750/month. 303 West
Brady, Decatur. Call agent,
(940)393-2476.
HOUSE FOR RENT
3/2, double car garage, privacy
fenced backyard. 609 W. Shoemaker, Decatur. Available July 1st.
$1100/month. (940)627-9981.
House for Rent, 2/1/carport in
Bridgeport. $500/month includes
some utilities. (940)399-0080.
BOYD RV PARK
Propane station, laundry, showers,
free Internet, some covered spaces.
114 & FM 730. Bring this ad in for
$50.00 off your 1st month's rent.
(940)433-9910.
Mobile home lot in Bridgeport.
$200/month
plus
deposit.
(940)399-0080.
SUNSET RV PARK
Centrally located between Decatur,
Bridgeport, Bowie on Highway 287.
Full hook-ups, free laundry, free
wireless Internet. (940)845-2007.
For lease
10 acres, all weather road, 5,000
square foot storage, dock, office.
Southwest of Alvord on FM 1655.
Contact Jeff, (940)230-6408.
Wanted to lease
WANTED: LEASE LAND
Seeking secluded land for target
shooting,
away
from
residential/roadways. Flexible
schedule & terms. Garry Granger,
(972)877-4378.
Storage Buildings
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EMPLOYMENT
• Business Opportunity
• Employment Information
• Childcare
• Food Service • Medical/
Dental • Miscellaneous
• Office • Retail/Sales
• Trades • Work Wanted
EMPLOYM
Mobile Homes
2-bedroom, 1-bath mobile home.
160 CR4191, Decatur, 1 block from
Young
Elementary.
No
smoking/pets. Appliances included.
All electric. $700/month, plus deposit. (940)399-3646.
Serving
theSt,
Bridgeport
area• since
1968
1205
Halsell
Bridgeport
940-683-4008
Fred Meyers, Broker
Teresa Reed, Realtor • 940-393-2860
Jared McComis, Realtor • 940-399-7530
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940-644-5800
CUSTOM HOME ON 34 AC.
Located between Decatur and
Rhome, this 3/2/2 has 2413 square
feet and features split bedrooms,
two living areas, study, 2x6 exterior
walls, large covered rear porch, and
backyard cabana with hot tub!
Property is fenced and cross fenced
with pipe and cable fence around
the all brick home. There are two
stocked tanks and a 60 x 30 metal
workshop with an apartment for the
ranch hand or use as a guest
quarters. Subdivision includes
access to grass airplane runway
with voluntary participation in the
owners association. $429,000
Bringing you the BEST in North Texas!
*SILVER LAKES RANCH - Beautiful custom home on 5 pristine acres. $308,000
*CHICO - 1300’ on Hwy 101 - commercial potential plus house & bldgs. $320,000
*SUNSET - 47 Acres fenced cross fenced with stock tank, trees, wildlife. $350,000
*SUNSET - 5 treed acres with custom 40 x 50 insulated shop building. $105,000
*SLIDELL - 30 AC, tank, views, adjacent to Eagle Canyon Raceway. $7,500/AC
*ALVORD ISD - 2 AC on Amon Carter Lake cove with rocky escarpment. $52,000
*AMON CARTER LAKE - 1 AC with 97 feet of pristine lake frontage. $98,000
*LAKE HORIZON - 1.27 AC with 190 feet frontage on this private lake. $60,000
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Residential, Rural Land, Farm & Ranch
Scott Locklear
Construction & Excavation
BEAUTIFUL HOME ON 13+ ACRES. 4/2.5/3, 4,593
sq. ft., two story home. Austin stone fireplace, 23’
vaulted ceiling, built-in dressers in all walk-in closets,
central vacuum, game room, swimming pool, hot tub,
great for entertaining. 40 X 75 shop. Joins Wind Mill
Lake Grasslands. Lots of trees, built in 2008. Very
energy efficient, low utility bills. Hurry to look today!
NEW CONSTRUCTION, JUST FINISHED!
3/2/2 in great neighborhood. 1,602 sq. ft.,
Alvord exemplary schools. Split bedrooms,
fireplace, all on 1 acre. Hurry and get your tax
credit on new homes. Call Scott today!!!
$124,900
COMMERCIAL BUILDING WITH HWY 287
FRONTAGE. Pipe railing all the way around the
gate. 40 X 80 half being office and half shop.
Will consider leasing. Call me to look! $99,000
COUNTRY HOME! 3 bedroom, 2 bath with
detached 2 car garage and equipment barn. All
on 5 acres. Easy to get to yet still very private.
Fenced yard, split bedrooms, fireplace, game
room. Call Scott to look today. $179,500
11 ACRES in Alvord ISD. Beautiful building sight.
Reduced 40% below appraisal $61,000
10 ACRES with solid trees overlooking government lake. $64,900
2 ACRES, lots of trees and very secluded. Call to look today.
1 – 12 ACRE TRACTS in Decatur.
183 ACRES in Montague County. $2,850/acre
200 ACRES - 1 mile motorcross track, 7 mile cross country track,
4 tanks, creek, great hunting, Bowie.
23 ACRES, lots of trees. $139,000
SCOTT LOCKLEAR
BUILDER REALTOR/BROKER • 940-393-2727
EQUAL HOUSING
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Just Listed – Well established apartment complex located in Bridgeport. Complex features 11 – 1
bedroom, 10 – 2 bedroom, 2 store rooms, laundry room and lot for additional unit. Call Teresa for
details.
Just Listed – This country home that is within minutes of Bridgeport has been recently
remodeled with new flooring, paint, stained wood. Features open living/dining//kitchen, sunroom,
large walk-in pantry with desk & phone, WBFP, dining area with built-in & much more all situated
on 1 acre. Priced at $175,000
New Listing – Older 3/2 home on Henderson St. with wraparound porch sits on a large corner lot.
Backyard has a privacy fence with wood deck. This home is very open for entertaining, arches in
living and dining area. $89,500
305 Cheyenne- This 3/2 home with siding is secluded in the back parts of Runaway Bay. Features
large living area, split bedrooms, dining area off kitchen, storage building and sits on 2 lots of
scattered trees. Priced at $75,000
153 Terrace Ct. in Springtown- to be sold “as is”. 3/1 home situated on 2.68 acres with large
mature trees, workshop and partial fenced and 2nd pad for additional home. $50,000
CR 3678 - 10+/- acres with good mix of trees and coastal, beautiful pond that stays full and plenty
of wildlife.
Segundo Dr. - Corner Lot in Runaway Bay with scattered trees. Priced at $7,000
Commercial Building situated on 3.157 acres with Hwy 287 frontage and crossover. $275,000
1505 16th St. - Fixer upper in Bridgeport. 3/2/1 frame home with fenced backyard within walking
distance of downtown and stores. Priced at $58,000
402 Decatur - Looking for rental property or a starter home, this is it! 4/1.5 frame home on a large
lot in Alvord. Priced at $45,000
104 Hackberry Ct. - Gorgeous 2 story, 4/2.5 home, granite countertops, commercial grade
appliances, 2 gas FP, wet bar, wine storage area, stone columns, hand scraped wood floors,
heated play pool and much more. A must see!
105 PR 1647 - 100+/- acres with scattered to heavily wooded areas and pasture land, creek,
hunting cabin, lots of wildlife, well. Within 5 minutes of Chico. $3,700/acre
215 Hart Ct. Immaculate 2 story brick home on 2 landscaped lots with an unbelievable view of the
golf course. Custom features crown molding, wood floors, vaulted ceilings and island in kitchen,
study, game room and much more.
587 CR 1743 - Owner says sell this great weekender or permanent home. 2/1.5 furnished home
with water view of Lake Bridgeport, 4 RV hook-ups, water purifying system, shade trees. $59,900
Tryall Drive – Golf course lot with scattered trees would make a great place for your home. $20,000
Ridgewood Dr.- Looking to build that dream home on interior lot with several trees in BISD. $30,000
582 Cemetery Road - Country living 3/1 frame home situated on 7.07 acres. Home features
some updating, nice family room with skylight & WBFP, screened in back porch, nice workshop
area, some pens, good coastal field and also mature trees. Priced at $135,000
Halsell St. - Great commercial possibilities in this 5,000 sq. ft. building located in downtown
Bridgeport. Currently used as cleaners with separate offices and entrance. Priced at $199,500
FIRST
REALTY
Danny Hodges Realtor
®
Mary Ann Hodges
Broker Associate
940-393-1339 940-393-0414
940-627-5940
HOMES
Alvord- Corner lot, 3/2/2 brick home, fenced backyard, split bedrooms, WBFP, landscaped.
Alvord- 3/2/2, fenced backyard, bay window, breakfast nook, WBFP, faux paint, trees. Hurry to see this one!
Decatur- 3/2 DW on 1 acre, country living, new carpet and freshly painted. Come and take a look!
Decatur- Great 3/1/1 starter family home or investment property.
Alvord- 5/3/4 Austin Stone with media room on 318 acres. Wrap around porches with
outside FP, granite countertops in gourmet kitchen. Horeman's dream w/stables, ponds.
Alvord- Brick 3/2/2 home on 5 acres, barn, corrals, corner property, across from LBJ
Grasslands, cellar, 20X20 hobby house with sink and elect., covered patio, landscaped,
gorgeous Knotty pine cabinets in kitchen, carpet, tile, laminate flooring, full RV hook-up,
split bedrooms, pellet burning stove, knotty pine walls in living area. Must see!
Bowie- 3/2/2 home with upstairs game room, WBFP, bay window breakfast nook. Large
utility room, lots of windows, barns, corrals, ponds, lots of wildlife, guest apartment. 208
acres, coastal fields, treed, workshop, storage buildings, fenced, beautiful views.
Alvord- Custom
3/2.5/3 home on 6 acres, gourmet kitchen, 2 WBFP, large living and more.
PENDING
Alvord- Brick 3/2 home with stained concrete floors, floor to ceiling windows, 4 acres
detached garage, barn with elect. and water, pine baseboards, fire pit and patio, fenced, trees.
Alvord- 3/2/2CP brick home on 10.01 acres, large pond, porches, multi decks, trees, barn, corral.
Alvord- Secluded brick 4/2 home on 2.15 acres, lots of trees, vaulted ceilings, WBFP, patio.
Alvord- 3/2 brick country home on 5.095 acres, custom built home, many extras, trees, pond.
Alvord- 11.82 acres with 4/2 DW, 2 stall horse barn, 1,800 sq. ft. storage building, stock
tank, 16X48 deck, WBFP, new roof, newly painted. Too many amenities to list. $129,000
LAND
Nocona - 50, 60, 150, 223 acres, coastal & native, some trees and wildlife.
Decatur- Grassland Estates, several lots to choose from. 2 – 3 acre lots, trees, beautiful views
with great building sites, paved road, wildlife, adjacent to LBJ Grasslands. REDUCED!
Decatur- 1 and 2 acre tracts ready for DW home to be set on. Owner Financing!
Alvord- 14, 36, 50 acre tracts, Hwy 287, great commercial or residential property.
Alvord- 80 acres, 2 stock tanks, wildlife, corral, beautiful building sites.
Alvord- 50, 75,or 200 acres available. Close to LBJ Grasslands.
Call agent for many more land listings.
®
Each office is independently owned & operated.
940-665-0376
2-bedroom, 1-bath, downtown
Chico. Washer/dryer connections,
trees, pantry, walk-in closet, large
master bedroom & living room.
$450/month.
$300/deposit.
(940)393-5224, (940)627-6020.
2-bedroom, 2-bath, gas range/oven,
CH/A. Shaded yard. $599/month;
move-in special, $400; plus deposit.
Pet friendly. (719)660-5992.
Employment information
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opportunity. Typically, companies advertising here offer information about potential employment. Some are selling this information. We suggest that our
readers thoroughly investigate
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Adult/Elderly Care
30-foot travel trailer. $525/month,
$450/deposit. All bills paid, includes
satellite TV. Quiet park, off FM 920.
References required. No pets.
(940)393-6128.
PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Need reliable person to help disabled man, including light housekeeping/cooking. Short hours, good
pay. (940)433-8851.
AURORA, 2/2
totally rebuilt, lease to own. No pets.
Large wooded lot in park.
$450/month. (817)489-3298.
A caring person to be a Respite
Provider for persons with developmental disabilities. The provider
must be at least 18-years of age
and have a High School diploma or
GED. Have a good driving record
and be able to provide 3 personal
references and pass a background
check. The care may be provided in
or out of your home, based on
needs of family. Compensation is
$7/hour or up to $70/day; may include days, evenings or weekends.
Call (940)696-6181 for further details.
DECATUR ISD
Close to town, 3/2/2 double wide, 1
acre. Will work with credit issues.
$850/month. (940)465-0011.
For rent, like new, 3-bedroom,
2-bath, double wide mobile home/
on 4 acres w/lots trees. Bridgeport
ISD.
(940)255-1436
or
(940)255-1446.
LARGE 5/3 DOUBLE WIDE
Rent to own on 2.5 acres, barn,
fenced, Decatur ISD. Will work with
credit issues. $900/month.
(940)465-0011.
MOBILE HOMES
now available in Boyd, Springtown,
Paradise ISD. Double wides plus
single
wides.
No
pets.
$650-$450/month plus deposit.
(817)220-8033.
Nice 1-bedroom trailer, furnished,
electric & water paid. Bridgeport.
$520 & $575/month. (940)683-2442,
(940)393-9500 or (940)683-4166.
Childcare
Daycare teachers needed. Apply in
person, 1403 Hovey Street, Bridgeport.
Food service
Master Chef, Sous Chef and TABC
certified Bartenders needed immediately. Apply in person at Inspirion
Staffing, 2202 Highway 380, Suite
7, Bridgeport.
Transport drivers needed. 25 years
minimum age, 2 years verifiable driving
experience, clean MVR and background,
Class A License with tank endorsement.
Contact Steve Limbaugh
at 940-683-5487 ext. 16
EMPLOYMENT
Now Hiring
COOK
Full time
Benefits Available
Experience
Preferred
Apply In Person.
Governor’s
Ridge
300 Devereaux St. • Decatur
SERVICES
DAILY MEAL PROVIDED
FOR ALL EMPLOYEES
CMAs
CNAs
Remember
Senior Care Health &
Rehabilitation Center
APPLY IN PERSON AT
201 E. THOMPSON, DECATUR
or FAX RESUME to
940-627-3937
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
CNAs
NEEDED
• Behavioral Health - LBSW
• Labor & Delivery - OB Tech
• Dialysis - RN
• Clinics - MA’s
Part time/PRN
• Pharmacy - CPhT or LVN
• Behavioral Health - RN*LVN*C.N.A
• Laboratory - Medical Technologist
2000 S. FM 51 • Decatur, TX 76234
A NOT FOR PROFIT HOSPITAL
www.wiseregional.com
EOE - Job Line: 940-626-2525
Successful candidates should
have a minimum of two years of
loan origination experience and
be prepared to meet Production
Expectations.
2 - 10 p.m. with bonus
RN & LVN
Night Shift
Apply in person at
or call
Please visit our website at
www.DATCU.org
EEO M/F/D/V
EOE
701 West Bennett Rd. DECATUR
PEDIATRIC
NURSE/M.A.
Full Time Pediatric
Nurse/Medical Aide
needed for a busy
Pediatric office!
Experience Needed!
Please fax resume to
940-627-8055
or for Questions call Ashley at
940-627-8044
Senior Care Health &
Rehabilitation Center
Bridgeport
Now hiring for the following positions
• LVNs
• LVNs - $1,000 Sign on bonus
• Certified Medication Aides
• Certified Nurses Aides
Offer shifts Differential & Insurance
Apply in person at
2108 15th St. • Bridgeport
or call
940-683-5023
EEO M/F/D/V
KLEMENT CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE
HIRING SALESPERSONS
Be a Part of Our Growing Dealership
5-Day Work Week • Paid Holidays & Vacation
$50K+ YEARLY EARNING POTENTIAL
Experience Preferred, But Will Train Right Individual
Apply in person to Sales Manager
at 500 N. Hwy. 287, Decatur
Equal Opportunity Employer
An Experienced Metal
Boat Builder Can Go Far…
Small metal boat builder located in the Texas Gulf seeks an
experienced Welder/Fabricator who desires to advance their
career. Be more than an employee; earn a pivotal role with an
innovative custom metal boat
manufacturer. Enjoy warm
weather, a low cost of living and the potential to gain both a
high position and a great salary. Must be a self starter who can
collaborate & manage others as well. Must be able to read,
interpret, and work from blueprints and/or technical drawings.
Must have experience with both standard metals (CS & SS)
and Aluminum. Experience with exotic metals (CuNi, NiCu)
highly desirable. Must be proficient at both GMAW & GTAW
welding and can pass standard AWS & ASME welder qualifications.
Has life skills and is drug free. Does this sound like you?
Call 361-972-6260 and please reference this ad.
Looking for just
the right job?
Due to continued growth, Home
Health Care of North Central Texas,
Inc. is now hiring for the following
positions:
Full-time RN
Per visit RN/LVN
Full-time office LVN
Weekend RN (guaranteed pay)
Receptionist/data entry clerk (computer skills required)
Benefits Include:
Company cars
Fuel provided
Paid holidays
Paid vacation
Flexible scheduling
For application, please come by our
office at:
1116 Halsell Street, Suite 300,
Bridgeport, TX. Visit us on the web
@ www.homehealthoftexas.com; or
call (940)683-3300 to speak with
Sherry Anderson, RN, Director of
Nurses or Kim Cantrell, RN,
Owner/Administrator.
Full-time, self-motivated receptionist
for busy medical office. Please fax
resume, (940)627-3491; or come by
NCTOSM, 1713 S. FM 51, Suite
103, Decatur.
for more information and to
apply on-line.
RANCH HAND
Reliable individual to clean stalls,
feed horses, and do general ranch
maintenance. Salary/living quarters. 12 miles north of Decatur. References required. (940)390-3542
Trades
Wise County Messenger Classifieds Online
www.messenger.com/class
Western Transportation
Sandford Oil Company
Hazardous
Now hiring drivers: haul truck, winch
truck, hot shot, forklift operators.
Minimum 25-years-old, 2-years verifiable experience, clean MVR/background, CDL Class A. Apply in person Mon.-Thur., 10a.m.-2p.m. at
Platinum Oilfield Services, 254
CR3503, Unit 200, Bridgeport; or
fax resume, (940)683-0209.
CDL drivers with end dump experience needed immediately. Must
have clean MVR and stable work
history. Apply in person at Inspirion
Staffing, 2202 Highway 380, Suite
7, Bridgeport.
If you are interested please call
940-627-2689
Start pay $12.36 hr.
Paid Insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Holidays
Nice Equipment
Ty Kennedy 940-627-SLAB
FREE ESTIMATES
Serving Wise & Surrounding Counties
Needed ASAP! Owner/operators for
18-wheelers, mini-floats & forklift
owners. (817)598-8877.
Darrin McConnell
REMODELING AND ALL HOME
repairs including masonry, painting
& roofing. Honest, dependable, experienced.
Call
Carlton,
(940)394-6138;
or
Royce,
(940)394-6164.
RUSSELL’S
REMODELING
& Maintenance Repair
All Types of
Remodeling
Painting - Interior, Exterior
Add-ons, Decks, Honey Do’s And More
Call Us
For All Your Home Needs
940-389-4943
FREE ESTIMATES
Owner/Operator
[email protected]
Miscellaneous
FREELANCE WEB DESIGN
GRAPHIC ARTIST
Local web designer and graphic artist with more than 15 years experience. Reasonable rates.
www.toddagriffith.com.
FARM AND RANCH
• Farm Equipment • Fencing
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock
• Livestock Care/Training
• Livestock Lost & Found
• Livestock Stud Service
• Livestock Supplies
• Miscellaneous • Mowing
• Pasture & Feed • Poultry
FARM A
RANC
SERVICES
• Childcare
• Business
• Housecleaning
• Let Me Fix It
• Miscellaneous
• Tutoring
SERVIC
Farm Equipment
OCEAN FREIGHT CONTAINERS
New & used. Water tight & rodent
proof. Larry Singley, (817)992-9122.
Childcare
EXPERIENCED, REGISTERED
In-home child care provider,located
in Rhome, is now enrolling. For
more information, please call Angela@ (214)686-0342.
I DO PART-TIME BABYSITTING.
Mon.-Fri., 7a.m.-1p.m. $50/week.
(940)389-6868.
Rick’s
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Roll/Off Container
Service for
Trash & Debris Removal
Haz-Mat Containment &
Removal
940-683-3770
Bridgeport, TX 76426
AC WINDOW UNIT CLEANING
Are your window units freezing or
dirty? I clean them. Great prices!
(361)742-1367, (940)627-6508. Se
habla Español.
COMPACT BACKHOE SERVICE
$65/hour, no minimum. Call Brett @
(817)637-3113.
FAMILY LIVING DESIGNS, LLC
Residential/commercial. Specializing in roofing, decks, patios/walkways, sheds, pumphouses,
play/treehouses. Designing native
Texas gardens, rose gardens, outdoor rooms. Interior design services. Chris Pannell, (940)393-3528;
www.familylivingdesignsllc.com.
Gravel Roads
Drainage Repair
House Pads
Culverts
Land/Lot Clearing
Trenching
Home
Improvements
Cattle Guards
940-393-6622
Fencing
JOE TUCKER DRYWALL
Sheetrock ✣ Tape ✣ Bed ✣ Texture. New construction, remodeling,
add-ons. Call (940)389-0029.
LAMANCE WELDING
10-years experience. Metal buildings, carports, pipe fencing, metal
roofing, rig welding, custom fabrication. Dusty Lamance, owner;
(940)389-3230,
[email protected].
MELODY’S HOT ROD
mobile tattoos, have guns will travel.
26-year professional artist.
Cover-ups, sleeves, freehand. Contact James, AKA Hot Rod,
(940)799-7005; or Atojan, AKA Big
Red, (940)799-7002. Professional
portfolio available. $50/minimum. By
appointment only.
RAY’S PAINTING
Better work, better price. 20-years
experience. Cell, (940)389-7400.
STORM SHELTERS
Concrete, 6'x8', installed only
$2,649
plus
tax.
Call
(800)379-9712. Major credit cards
accepted.
WE PRINT
WEDDING INVITATIONS
ENGRAVED NAPKINS
THANK-YOU NOTES
ENGLISH • QUICKLY
AND
AFFORDABLY –
115 S.Trinity, Decatur
940.627.5987
Public Fax 940.627.1004
7:30-5:30 Monday-Friday
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messengerofficesupply.com
3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES
All types fencing, sheds, carports,
custom gates, entrances, mobile &
shop welding. YOU NAME IT, WE
DO IT!! (940)210-1242.
3H FENCE
(817)501-0333, [email protected]. Family owned & operated.
Free estimates. All types of fencing.
Wood, chain link, iron, farm/ranch,
gates, retaining walls, concrete.
AFFORDABLE FENCING
All types, including chain link, wood
privacy, vinyl, farm fencing. Installation or repair. (940)626-9290.
www.affordablefencing.net.
AL SALINAS FENCING
Pipe, braces, cable, tubing, gates,
cattle guards, entryways and all
kinds of wire fences. (940)577-0878
or (940)210-0789.
BOBBY’S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
Over 25-years experience.
(817)444-3213.
BROWN’S LAWN CARE
Full service lawn mowing, weeding,
fertilizing, flower beds & more. Call
for estimate, (940)210-4112.
Let me fix it
HOME REPAIRS
Carpentry, minor electrical & plumbing. Free estimates. (940)389-0582.
C & C OVERHEAD DOORS
Garage door repair, sales & services. 50-years experience. Cyle,
(214)862-8733; or Charlie,
(940)964-2461.
MR. FIX-IT GUY
Small job specialist. Cell
(214)356-0414.
[email protected].
FARM & RANCH FENCING
Pipe & cable, non-climb, barbed
wire, entrances, solar gate operators, repairs. Jim at (940)367-7505.
Lawn and garden
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED
36 years in business, insured. All
major credit cards accepted.
(817)444-0861, Teater.
IFarm Fresh Grade A Jersey
RAW MILK
CREAMLINE
All Natural Milk from Grass Fed Cows
Produced, bottled and sold on the farm by...
Clifford and Cheryl Buchanan
974 Hlavek Rd, Decatur, Texas 76234
Diamond B Cattle Company LLC
940-389-3816
www.diamondbcattle.com
AND
NORTHSTAR CONSTRUCTION
Residential/commercial. Painting,
wood & ceramic flooring, carpentry.
Serving Wise, Tarrant & Montague
Counties. 25-years experience.
(940)841-1148.
Stinger Wellhead seeking self-motivated person for tool operator position. CDL required. (This is not OTR
driving
job.)
Requires
weekends/holidays. (940)389-9608.
Final Grade
– SPANISH
HOME RUN HANDYMAN
Call us for all your service needs.
(940)389-3797.
ALSO SPECIALIZING IN
LEADED GLASS REPAIR
940-683-2380
Pneumatic sand tank driver needed.
2-years experience, CDL-A with
tanker endorsement, minimum
25-years-old with clean driving record. (940)433-2519.
ELECTRICAL WORK
Commercial and residential. Lighting, outlets, service and repairs.
New construction, remodels. Master
license and insured. Free estimates.
(940)627-0072.
RESIDENTIAL &
COMMERCIAL
Looking for experienced wireline operator. Must have CDL. Call
(940)704-4502; or email:
[email protected].
Post Hole Drilling
We are seeking Bobtail Drivers with HazMat endorsements to work in the East Texas,
Louisiana, Arkansas and Oklahoma areas.
We operate Peterbilt tank trucks and fuel
oil well “frac” sites. Must be willing to work in
the above listed areas.
Concrete, Inc.
Experienced tool and die maker with
stable work history. Apply in person
at Inspirion Staffing, 2202 Highway
380, Suite 7, Bridgeport.
Bobcat Work
Material Drivers
Insist on Quality
FAMILY
GLASS &
MIRROR
Business
Light maintenance & cleaning. Minimum wage. Paradise area.
(940)969-2223.
For all your concrete needs!
CDL driver to move manufactured
homes. $15/hour. Experience required. Driving record will be pulled,
as well as random drug testing. Apply only in person, Mon.-Fri.,
9a.m.-5p.m., Xtreme, 4320 US
Highway
380,
between
Decatur/Bridgeport.
Miscellaneous
Chico ISD is now accepting applications for cafeteria workers, custodial
workers, bus drivers and sub bus
drivers.Please contact Maryalin
Bridges at (940)644-2220, ext.
1017.
627-SLAB
REAL ESTATE LOAN
ORIGINATOR
940-626-2800
940-627-1104
Medical/Dental
DATCU has positions available!
Now hiring for the following positions, due to growth
6:00-2:00 & 2:00-10:00 shifts
5B
[email protected]
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
Muenster, TX
6B
FARM AND RANCH
FARMER’S MARKET
Locally grown produce, every Sat.
and Wed., starting
June 5,
9a.m.-noon. Blackcreek Pumpkin
Patch & Gardens, 2324 Old Decatur
Road, Decatur. (940)627-5395,
(940)389-0517.
Mowing
AAA DIAMOND-T TRACTOR
MOWING. Lots and acreage. Box
blade work. Free estimates.
(940)433-8268.
• Stone Masonry
• Irrigation Systems
• Drainage & Erosion
Control
• Tree Planting, Pruning,
Clearing
• Landscape Design
& Installation
• Estate Planning
PR Landscaping, Inc.
1-877-726-1590 (Toll Free)
[email protected]
ACREAGE MOWING
Tractor services. Plowing, seeding,
aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.
Tommy, (940)482-6578.
AKI
LAWN SERVICES
We provide quality services at great
prices. Call us for a free estimate.
NO JOB IS TOO BIG OR SMALL!
Lawn Mowing • Edging • Tree Trimming
• Brush Removal • Dirt Work • Brush Hogging
Owner: Adam 940-393-1531
Logan 817-709-4073 • Leah 940-210-3461
ALL AROUND WISE LAWN
Care. High quality, low prices, free
estimates.
Call
today,
(940)393-5066.
Livestock
9 REG. LONGHORN COWS
bred to Angus bull. $650/each.
(817)501-1381, (940)433-2624.
ALL NATURAL BEEF
straight from the ranch. Young, tender, no growth hormones/antibiotics.
Grain or grass fed. Whole, half.
(940)366-3172.
ANGUS CATTLE FOR SALE
Grain fed, certified Angus steers, no
hormones, whole or half. Also, certified Angus cow/calf pairs; and registered Angus bulls 1 & 2-year-olds.
Please call Mickey, (817)371-2168,
or Chris (972)342-5539.
APHA REGISTERED
black/white tobiano horses. Weanlings, yearlings, brood mares (bred
to double homozygous dun &
black/white
stallions).
(940)399-3207.
ATTENTION: HORSE OWNERS
Will remove or possibly buy unwanted horses or cattle. Also, buy
used trailers. (817)360-7617 or
(940)210-5552.
BOER & DAIRY GOATS
Boer does, 3-year-old buck and
wethers. Nubian milkers and yearlings
and
grazing
goats.
(940)210-2506.
C BAR M TACK-FEED-HORSES
143 CR4396, Decatur, TX. Cash,
checks,
credit
cards.
www.cbarm.net, (817)929-3612.
CATTLE SERVICES
AI, palpation, castration, de-horn,
feeding & haying, all types maintenance. Contract or hourly.
(940)781-1327 or (940)538-0014.
GUINEAS, CHICKENS
ducks, geese, rabbits & goats. All
ages. Call (940)389-7870.
I BUY & SELL
all kinds of animals: horses, cows,
calves, sheep, goats, chickens, turkeys, mules. (817)223-4477, call
Fred.
July 4, 10a.m. message, “Deliverance in National Crisis”, Deuteronomy 28:1-14. Lifeway Country
Church, Pastor Gene Fluker, 4232
W. Highway 380 at CR1110, Decatur.
Klean Kut
Lawn Care
Mowing • Edging • Trimming
Commercial or Residential
Brush Hog Mowing
Precious mini horses for sale. Various colors, easy keepers.
(940)395-8210.
REG. TEXAS LONGHORNS
for sale. Must reduce herd. Several
cow/calf pairs, cows and some
young bulls (18-months) and heifers. Have reds/white, white/red,
grundle heifer and browns. Outstanding bloodlines; G-Man, Tari,
Starlight and Phenomenon are a
few.
Call
after
5p.m.,
(817)253-0493.
Livestock care/training
HORSESHOEING & TRIMS
Office, (940)969-2700; cell,
(940)399-8580.
J-2 HORSESHOEING/TRIMMING
15-years experience, certified. Best
rates in town. Clay Johnson,
(940)453-2364.
Livestock lost and found
Lost: calf, solid tan colored heifer,
approximately 500 lbs., ear tag #75,
Cottondale area. (940)433-0166,
(817)907-1480.
Miscellaneous
JAKE’S AG SERVICES
One Call Does It All. Fencing, entryways, ornamental iron gates, trailer
repair and custom metal fabrication.
(817)368-0298.
1991 Basstrack Tadpole boat, 12’
aluminum; w/trailer & Minnkota trolling motor, 9.9 Honda, 32 lb. thrust.
$2,000. (940)626-9307.
FURNITURE
Filing cabinets, office chairs, desks
& bookshelves. Large variety. Call
(940)389-7870.
TOP DOLLAR PAID
for
junk
cars
&
trucks.
(817)220-5682.
WHITE REFRIGERATOR
wood dining table, corner entertainment center, glider rocker, antique
full bedroom set, Hoosier type cabinet, female road bike, children’s
twin bedroom set. All items in great
condition. (940)389-6375 or
(940)389-6376.
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.
Boyd, 1 mile east, 3547 Highway
114, Thur.-Sat., July 1-3,
9:30a.m.-5p.m. Selling out! Everything must go! Furniture, household,
collectibles.
Cell 817-247-9965
Office 940-433-5470
Chico, 1004 Granada, Fri.-Sat., July
2-3, 7a.m.-2p.m. 3-families, appliances, antiques, clothes.
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!
Thank you,
Danny Taylor
940-389-3068
Charles H. Taylor
940-627-3385 • 940-393-2728
940-389-3068 • 940-389-5000
COASTAL HORSE HAY
square bales, fertilized. No minimum. We help load. Delivery available. Between Decatur/Alvord,
(817)991-7625.
CUSTOM HAY BALING
Round
or
square
bales.
(940)577-0172.
CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE
baling, mowing, plowing, grain drill,
trees trimmed, gardens tilled. Small
dump trailer available for hauling.
Call
(940)393-9616
or
(940)683-3148.
Poultry
BABY GUINEAS
for sale. 6 colors, $2.25/each.
(940)683-5587.
PETS
• Pets
• Pets Lost & Found
• Pet Care/Training
• Pet Stud Services
PETS
Pets
!!ATTENTION!!
We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser
before investing any money.
AMERICAN PIT BULL
puppies, 100% Razor’s Edge, 2
males, 3 females, fawns & blues,
6-weeks-old, 1st shots. $800/each.
(940)393-5316.
Corgis for sale,
(940)391-9914.
$200/OBO.
Dachshund puppies. 1st shots.
(940)969-2928.
GREAT PYRENEES
puppies, 12-weeks-old with goats.
Guard dogs or pets. Shots/wormed,
parents on site. $150/each. Chico,
(940)210-2506
HOOCH PUPPIES
AKC registered Mastiff puppies for
sale. 8-weeks-old, 3 males, 3 females. If interested, please call
(817)877-7101.
RAT TERRIER
black/white puppies. Parents on
site. Males, $50; females, $65.
(940)433-8313.
TOY AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD
4-year-old toy Blue Merle female,
blue eyes. 2-year-old mini Blue
Merle female, 1 blue eye.
(940)210-2506.
TOY POODLE MIX
Cute, 8-week-old puppies. Poodle,
dachshund, rat terrier. All shots &
wormed. $35/each. (940)748-2376.
2008 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA
1-owner, excellent condition, new
tires, 56k miles. $15,500.
(940)577-5114.
AARONS SUMMER SAVINGS
Lease return mattress set, sanitized,
$129. Sofa and love seat from $359.
Lamp pairs from $39. 3-piece accessory tables from $79. Save also
on returned washers, dryers, stoves
and refrigerators. Laptops and desktops from $259. New 60” Mitsubishi
TV, $1,299. Quantities limited.
Cash, check or credit card. Or
lease brand new and own in only
12-months. 1304 FM 51 South, Decatur. (940)627-5043, ask for Miles.
Insured
Kenny Moran
TRANSPORTATION
Boats
Furniture
Bridgeport, Highway 101 North, past
Yellow Rose Cafe, follow signs to
199 PR1525, Fri.-Sat., 8a.m.-noon.
Moving, lots of everything!
LIVESTOCK
Miniature horses, $300 & up. Boer
goats, $80 & up. Call for details,
(940)626-1562.
LLAMAS
weanlings (6-months-old), adults,
bred females, guardians & pet quality. We provide training & support
for new owners. (940)433-5897.
MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE
Decatur Highway 287, 3 miles north
to CR1180, across from Cow Camp
Steak House, follow green signs.
July 1-3, Thurs., 7a.m.-noon only!!,
Fri.-Sat., 7a.m.-5pm. Huge barn
sale.
Decatur, 125 PR 3005, 7 Wires,
Fri.-Sat., July 2-3, 8a.m.-2p.m. Kid’s
clothes, crib, some furniture, toys,
miscellaneous items.
10 FT. PELICAN PREDATOR
103 bass boat with 39 pound thrust
Motor Guide trolling motor and new
deep cycle marine battery.
$950/OBO. Call (940)389-4148.
Cars
2008 Dodge Avenger, 4-cylinder,
$9,000. (940)845-2007.
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
Recreational vehicles
1997 PROWLER 24’ BUMPER
pull, in good condition, queen size
bed. Ready to go camping. $6,500.
(940)627-1883.
2003 SUZUKI 750 MOTORCYCLE
$3,800 cash, no exceptions.
(940)393-5967.
34’ ALLEGRO BAY
motorhome, $38,000. Very clean,
owned by non-smoker; mileage
21,910.
(940)389-7300
or
(817)636-2466.
Pickups/Vans/SUVs
2008 FORD F150 SLT
crew cab, full tonneau cover, runs
great.
$19,500/OBO.
(940)627-1838.
2004 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE
Limited for sale. 1-owner, 120,000
miles, V-8, fully loaded with leather,
CD
changer,
moonroof.
$8,200/OBO. (940)626-9505.
2007 DODGE RAM 1500
Silver, 2WD Quad Cab, Lone Star
SLT. 5.7 liter Hemi, 20” wheels
w/tow package, extras, 62k miles.
$13,500. (940)368-4832.
2003 DODGE CARGO VAN
3/4 ton, 318 engine. (817)313-2888.
Se habla español
1110 HOVEY ST., BRIDGEPORT
940-683-1999
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Cars &Trucks
starting
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799
dn.
1996 CHEVROLET Z71
Extended cab, SWB, 4-wheel drive,
works
perfect,
cold
AC.
$4,000/OBO. (940)466-7340.
WE BUY
all types vehicle batteries, (semi’s
included), and catalytic converters,
nondeployed
airbags.
(940)683-5100.
WE BUY ANY VEHICLE
Wrecked, burned, running or not.
Big trucks, heavy equipment, etc.
Anything of value. Wise-Matic
Group, (940)683-5100.
1953 CHEVY 3/4 TON
pickup, 6-cylinder. Not running, but
great potential. As is, $1,275. Call
(817)832-2699.
Unless She’s a Biker
Come discover real power and freedom
from the Creator Jesus Christ our Lord
Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Unchained Biker Church
109 S. Weatherford
Chico, TX 76431
Speedy - President 940-577-6014
Doc - Vice President 940-389-8871
4-WHEELERS FOR SALE
2007 Yamaha 80 4-wheelers, excellent
condition,
$650/each.
(817)239-5671.
TRAVEL TRAILER
20 foot, 2003 Tahoe, bumper pull,
slightly used, kept covered. $7,500.
(940)393-2016.
We also
buy cars!
Decatur, 150 Greathouse Village,
Sat., July 3, 7a.m.-? Lots of clothes,
jewelry, some furniture & knickknacks.
107 S. Hwy. 287 • Decatur
Decatur, 16 CR3131, behind 7
Wires, off Highway 380 West &
Preskitt Road, Thur.-Sun., July
1-11. Nana’s week long junk sale!
Visit our website
Decatur, FM 2264, 3.5 miles on the
left to 370 PR 4215, 5th house on
left, watch for signs. Thur.-Sat.,
July 1-3. Garage sale, very nice entertainment center, file cabinets,
push mower, tools, chairs, bar
stools, miscellaneous items.
(940)627-6159.
Travel trailer, sleeps 3-4, 28 feet,
2004 Zeppelin, good condition,
queen-size bed, pull-out couch, corner shower. $9,500. (469)964-4100.
Behind Dairy Queen
940-626-8000
www.bmgautosales.com
IF YOU NEED
a good, dependable car or truck for
$3,500 or less, come by Cowgirl
Auto Sales, 804 Business Highway
287, Decatur, TX; (940)626-0070.
Ask about our inventory. Let’s do
business!
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Decatur, Highway 287 South to FM
2264, 8 miles, follow signs,
Thur.-Sat., July 1-3. Yard equipment, tools, household, much more.
All must go!
Decatur, Highway 287 to CR2264,
approximately 10.5 miles to 147
PR4524, Thur.-Sat., July 1-3,
weather permitting. Estate sale, too
much to list.
Paradise, Highway 114 to 119
CR3389, Thur.-Sat., July 1-3,
8a.m.-? Moving sale, computers,
trampoline, kid’s clothes, miscellaneous items.
Miscellaneous
July 4, 10a.m. message, “Deliverance in National Crisis”, Deuteronomy 28:1-14. Lifeway Country
Church, Pastor Gene Fluker, 4232
W. Highway 380 at CR1110, Decatur.
LINCOLN WELDER
250 Classic II, diesel with 100’x80’
lead.
(940)859-8585
or
(940)644-6665.
Metal shelving, cross ties, pallet
rack. All or part. (940)577-1413.
OAK HARDWOOD FLOORING
900 square feet, new in box, distressed planks, for home or business.
$3.49/square
foot.
(940)255-3540.
VINTAGE G&B GAS PUMP
Model 8, type 177 self-measuring.
Needs glass and handle. Sold as is.
$975. Call (817)832-2699.
Wacker concrete trowelling machine. 3 foot, 4-blade, 8 HP Honda
engine.
$1,000/firm.
(940)626-9307.
Got to get
rid of it
now?
Sell it quick in
the classifieds!
Call 940-627-5987
to find out just how well
Classified Ads work!
Call 940-627-5987
for statewide advertising
through Tex-Scan
7B
SPORTS
FOOTBALL
Boyd awaits completion of new home
By RICHARD GREENE
On his daily drive past
the construction site of the
Yellowjackets’ new football
stadium, Boyd Athletic Director J.G. Cartwright’s eyes
drift from the road.
“One day I’m going to hit
someone head-on while I’m
rubber-necking to see what’s
going on,” the veteran coach
said.
Cartwright is likely not
the only Boyd resident with
wandering eyes as they go
past the busy construction
site headed by construction manager at-risk, Pogue
Construction.
The new stadium and its
supporting facilities were
approved by the Boyd School
Board in November with a
guaranteed maximum price
of $6.7 million.
The stadium will feature
an artificial playing surface,
3,000 seats and an eightlane track. The district
is also building a 12,000square-foot fieldhouse at
the north end of the stadium
with a weight room, dressing rooms and offices for the
coaching staff.
This past week, crews
began building the visitor
bleachers along the east
side of the stadium, giving
it some shape and fueling
more excitement.
“It’s real exciting,” said
Cartwright, who has been
at Boyd since 1974. “The
district stepped up to provide us something we can be
proud of.”
No firm finish date has
been established. Cartwright attended a construction
meeting Thursday
morning. He is hopeful that
the majority of the facility
will be ready by the start of
school.
“Right now, the press box
has got everything behind,”
he said. “Everything will be
ready but the press box.
“We’re hoping we’ll be in
the fieldhouse by the start
of school.”
Cartwright said there is
a chance they could play
their season opener Aug. 27
against Godley in the new
stadium.
“We’re hoping it’s ready
for the first game,” he said.
“If not, it could be homecoming against Henrietta (Sept.
10) or our first district game
(Pottsboro, Oct. 8).”
The Yellowjackets plan to
work out on the field’s allweather surface daily.
“This past year with all
the rain, we had our varsity,
junior varsity and junior
high working out in this one
little area that stayed dry,”
Cartwright said.
Construction crews are
busy working on the new
fieldhouse, which is still
without a roof. The new
fieldhouse will replace one
that was completed in 1983.
It will feature three separate dressing areas.
“The fieldhouse is going
to be nice,” Cartwright said.
“It’s going to have three
locker rooms. We’re busting
at the seams. Over there,
we’ll have a lot more room.”
The new fieldhouse also
will house a weight room
that will be a vast improvement over the Yellowjackets’
current facility.
“The weight room is such
an important part of developing a program,” Cartwright said. “This weight
room is bigger and will have
air conditioning and heat.
Right now, we have to open
the big garage door. We’re
hot in the summer and cold
in the winter.”
Until construction is finished, Cartwright will try
to keep his eyes on the road
the best he can.
Along with the new stadium, Boyd’s basketball and
volleyball teams will open
a new gym this fall. Crews
Thursday were applying a
finish to the gym floor. The
large gym with an auxiliary
court is expected to be ready
for the start of volleyball
two-a-days in August.
SNEAK PREVIEW — Boyd coaches Brandon Hopkins and J.G. Cartwright take a look around
the new fieldhouse under construction Thursday morning.
SPORTS BRIEFS
BROWN TO HOLD CAMP
— Decatur boys basketball
coach Roger Brown’s basketball
camp will star t Monday for
players between grades one
and nine. The camp will run
through Thursday. It will cover
fundamentals of the game,
including shooting, passing and
dribbling. A session for players
between grades one and three
will be 9 to 11 a.m. A second
session for players in grades four
through nine will follow from noon
to 4 p.m. Campers can register at
the door Monday. For information,
call Brown at (940) 393-7229.
GARNER SCHEDULES CAMP
— Decatur girls basketball coach
Billy Garner will hold a basketball
camp July 12-15 at Decatur High
School for girls in grades two
through nine. The camp will run
9 a.m. to noon. For information,
call (940) 393-7230.
FLAG FOOTBALL — A flag football
league is forming for summer play.
Registration deadline for adult,
high school and middle school
teams is July 9. The first games
are Monday, July 12, at Renshaw
Park in Decatur. To register or
for more information, call Lisa at
(469) 583-5048.
SUMMER EXERCISE CLASS — A
free group exercise class for Boyd
ISD staff members, students and
community members will meet
Monday through Friday in the
Rock Gym at 8 a.m. The class
will feature cardio and strength
sessions on Monday, Wednesday
and Friday. Pilates and stretching
will be part of the class for
Tuesday and Thursday.
AEROBIC CLASS — An aerobic
class will star t Wednesday at
the Runaway Bay Civic Center.
The class will meet Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays 9 to 10
a.m. For information, call Peggy
Bar ton at (940) 626-9046 or email pbar [email protected].
n
Send sports briefs to
[email protected]
NOTICES
Legal notices
CITATION BY PUBLICATION
DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To all persons interested in the
ESTATE OF BOBINA RENEE BEGLEY, DECEASED.
The alleged heir(s) at law on case
number PR-3005 and entitled case
filed an Application to Determine
Heirship on the estate on this the
28th day of May, 2010, requesting
that the Court determine who are
the heirs and only heirs of Bobina
Renee Begley, Deceased, and their
respective shares and interests in
such estate.
This application may be acted on
by the Court at any call of the
docket on or after 10:00 a.m. on the
first Monday following the expiration
of ten days from date of publication
of this citation. All persons interested in this case are cited to appear before this Honorable Court by
filing a written contest or answer
to this Application should they desire to do so. To ensure its consideration, you or your attorney
must file any objection, intervention, or response in writing with
the County Clerk of Wise County,
Texas on or before the
above-noted date and time.
Given under my hand and seal of
said Court of office in Decatur,
Texas, on this the 16th day of June,
2010.
SHERRY PARKER-LEMON
COUNTY CLERK, WISE COUNTY
200 N. TRINITY/RECORDS BUILDING
PO BOX 359
DECATUR, TX 76234
BY: STACY STONE, DEPUTY
OPEN-HOUSE STYLE
PUBLIC MEETING
STATEWIDE LONG-RANGE
TRANSPORTATION PLAN 2035
The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in cooperation
with the Federal Highway Administration, will host the second series
of open-house style public meetings
for the development of the Statewide Long-Range Transportation
Plan 2035. This plan will establish a
framework for addressing the challenges of our aging infrastructure,
urban densification, and a growing
population through 2035. The plan
will also address the need for improvements to all modes of transportation including roadways, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, transit, freight rail, passenger rail, airports, water ports, pipelines, and Intelligent Transportation Systems.
The purpose of this second series
of meetings is to present project updates and to solicit comments and
input to aid in the development of
the plan. Information will be available for viewing at the meetings, including exhibits and videos about
the status and results of the study
to-date. Representatives from
TxDOT will be in attendance to discuss the development of the plan
and answer questions. Forms will
be provided for submitting written
comments.
The open-house style public
meeting in the Fort Worth area
will be held on August 3 from
4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at:
The TxDOT, Fort Worth District
Regional Training Center
2501 SW Loop 820
Fort Worth, Texas 76133
Information regarding additional
meeting locations throughout the
State
can
be
found
at
www.txdot.gov, keyword: transportation plan 2035 or by calling the
project’s toll-free information line at
1-888-5-TX-PLAN
(1-888-589-7526).
For those unable to attend the
open-house style meeting, written
comments can be submitted on the
project website at: www.txdot.gov,
keyword: transportation plan 2035,
by
email
at:
[email protected]; or
by mail at: Peggy Thurin, P.E., Project
Manager,
Statewide
Long-Range Transportation Plan
2035, 4544 Post Oak Place, Suite
224, Houston, Texas, 77027.
Persons with special communication or accommodation needs may
call 817-370-6610. for assistance.
Requests should be made no later
than three days prior to the meeting.
Every reasonable effort will be
made to accommodate needs.
PUBLIC NOTICE
ALVORD ISD
CAREER & TECHNOLOGY
EDUCATION PROGRAM
Alvord ISD offers careers and
technology education programs in
Vocational Business, Vocational Agriculture and Vocational Home Economics. Admission to these programs is based on enrollment in Alvord High School. It is the policy of
Alvord ISD not to discriminate on
the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap in its vocational programs, services, or activities as required by Title VI of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964, as
amended; Title IX of the Educational
Amendments of 1972; and Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended.
It is the policy of Alvord ISD not to
discriminate on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, handicap,
or age in its employment practices
as required by Title VI of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act
of 1975, as amended; and Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of
1973, as amended.
Alvord ISD will take steps to assure that lack of English language
skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and vocational programs. For
information about your rights or
grievance procedures, contact the
Title IX Coordinator/Section 504, Bill
Branum, PO Box 70, Alvord, TX
76225, (940)427-5975.
NOTA PUBLICA
ALVORD ISD
CORRE & PROGRAMAS DE
EDUCATION DE TECHNOLOGIA
Alvord ISD ofrece programas de
educacion de carrera y technologia
en Negocio Profesional la Agricultura Profesional, y la Economia de
Hogar Profesional. La admision a
estos programas es basada en alistamiento en Secundaria de Alvord.
Es la politica de Alvord de no discriminar sobre la base de raza,
color, origen nacional, sexo, o el impedimento en sus programas profesionales, servicios, o las actividades
tan requeridos por Titulo VI del Acto
de Derechos Civiles de 1964, como
enmendar; El Titulo IX de las Enmiendas de Educacion de 1972; Y
Seccion 504 del Acto de Rehabilitacion de 1973, enmendar como.
Es la politica de Alvord ISD de no
discriminar sobre la base de raza,
color, origen nacional, sexo, o poner
en desventaja a, o edad en sus
practicas de emploe tan requerido
por Titulo VI del Acto de Derechos
Civiles de 1964; como enmendar; El
Titulo IX de las Enmiendas de Edu-
cacion de 1974; El Acto de Discrimacion de Edad de 1975, enmendar como; Y Seccion 504 del Acto
de Rehabilitacion de 1973, enmendar como.
Alvord tomara pasos para garantizar esos carencia de habilidades de
lenguaje inglesas no sera una barrera admision y participacion en
progamas educacionales y profesionales todos los. Para informacion
acerca de sus procedimientos de
derechos oagravio, contactan el Titolo IX Coordinator, Bill Branum, en
Alvord ISD, PO Box 70, Alvord,
Texas y la Seccion 504 Coordinado
Bill Branum, en Alvord ISD, PO Box
70, Alvord, Texas.
Alcohol Permits
Application has been
made for a Wine Only
Package Store Permit for:
Eagle C-Stores Inc., doing
business as Eagle Quickstop, 510 FM 718, Ste A,
Newark, Texas, Wise
County.
Jasbir Singh Sidhu, President
Yashpreet Sidhu, Secretary
Said application has
been made to the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission in accordance
with the provisions of the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Code.
Bids & Proposals
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed bids will be accepted by
the Alvord Independent School District for instructional, custodial,
maintenance, cafeteria and athletic
supplies, gasoline/diesel fuel and
propane for the 2010-2011 school
year as per bid specifications. Bids
will be received in the Office of
the Superintendent, 100 Mosley
Lane, Alvord, Texas until
Wednesday, July 14, 2010 at 2:00
p.m. , at which time they will be
opened and evaluated for board action. Bidders are invited to be present for bid openings. Alvord Independent School District reserves the
right to accept or reject any bid in
the best interest of the district.
Please mail bids to: Alvord ISD, Bill
Branum, PO Box 70, Alvord, Texas
76225.
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