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WEEKEND EDITION
VOLUME 133 - NO. 14
INSIDE: The scrappy play of Cameron Mize is energizing the Eagles as they head into the playoffs. Page 1B
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
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BRIDGEPORT
Woman
arrested for
allegedly
falsifying
information
County Fire Marshal Marc
Dodd reminds citizens to
notify the Sheriff’s Office
at (940) 627-5971 when
they plan to engage in
outdoor burning. This
allows dispatchers to log
the location and contact
information of the person
responsible for the fire.
If they receive a report
of a fire at the logged
address, they can call
and verify that it is under
control. This prevents
volunteer firefighters from
leaving their jobs and
families to investigate a
controlled burn.
By BRANDON EVANS
See more news briefs
on page 3A.
A Bridgeport woman was arrested
Wednesday for allegedly making a
false claim that her toddler was struck
in a hit-and-run accident in October in
the 300 block of Cobb Street.
Maria B. Medina, 25, told police an
unidentified driver in a pickup truck
ran over her 18-month-old daughter.
The accident occurred at approximately 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15.
The child was taken to North Texas
IN SPORTS ...
HOOPS ROUNDUP
Four Wise County
basketball teams hit the
hardwood Friday night
in playoff action. Find
recaps of all the games
at wcmessenger.com/
sportsupdate.
Continued on page 3A
INSIDE ...
YOUR OPINION COUNTS
DECATUR
Administration
offices to make
historical move
Reporter Brandon Evans
and photographer Joe
Duty started a new series,
Street Wise, to engage the
community in a hot topic
discussion. They hit the
streets of Decatur Thursday,
asking the same question
of several people, and
returned with a wide range
of perspectives to share.
By BRIAN KNOX
See page 2A.
AREA DEATHS
AND FUNERALS
JAMES L. DIXON JR.
Bridgeport
LOCKADE (BELLAH) HALL
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
MISTY MORNING — Wise County welcomed rain this week, and early Tuesday morning a combination
of water, clouds and light created a majestic view on Emma Call Court in Decatur. At first glance, the
orange glow appears to be a beautiful sunrise, but it’s actually the beam of a streetlight creating a
remarkable silhouette.
The oldest building in the Decatur
school district could soon house yet a
different set of offices.
With Weatherford College Wise County set to move into its new building this
summer and its lease with the Decatur school district coming to an end for
its temporary location on South Cates
Bridgeport
DOROTHY M. HARRIS
Bridgeport
See page 12A
WEATHER
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NEWARK
Sales tax
rebate soars
City wants to tackle code enforcement
By PHIL MAJOR
INDEX
News Briefs.....3A Obituaries .... 12A
Opinion ...........4A Classifieds ..... 4B
Crime Report ..8A Sports ............ 1B
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Thanks to the second largest sales
tax rebate the city of Decatur has received, the Economic Development
Corp. is halfway to its revenue budget
five months into the fiscal year.
The $397,629 rebate for February reflects December/Christmas sales and
was eclipsed only once, by the $476,008
rebate in February 2009.
The EDC receives a third of the
sales tax allocation and has collected
$555,430 thus far this fiscal year.
The EDC board heard Thursday that
the Decatur Civic Center has covered
72 percent of its expenses this year,
which is considered high by industry
standards. On expenses of $369,432,
the center has collected revenues of
$263,127.
The EDC will host its annual Business Appreciation Dinner Tuesday.
Guest speaker is economist and professor Bernard Weinstein.
Director Jody Adams said while he
had no specific project submittals, he is
fielding more calls and hearing similar
interest from others in the community.
By BRANDON EVANS
Abandoned homes, junk cars
and ever-growing weeds are but
a few of the issues facing a code
enforcement officer in Newark.
City leaders want to improve
code enforcement, but budget-
ary restrictions and a growing
list of town projects might slow
the process.
“This is vitally important
for the quality of life for our
citizens,” said Newark council member Chana Massey. “It
protects the value of property
for our citizens. It’s something
that has been ignored for such
a long time here.
“I’d like to see what we could
do to create a staged plan to
bring code enforcement violaContinued on page 9A
DECATUR
A CASE OF THE
JITTERS — Christy
Raasch, director of
Wise Regional Health
Foundation, bites her
nails in anticipation
of a blood pressure
check at Tuesday’s
Heart Health Expo.
The Expo was at
Decatur Civic Center,
and visitors were
able to participate in
various screenings,
hear presentations
on heart healthy
living and learn about
cardiac services at
Wise Regional Health
System.
Messenger photo
by Joe Duty
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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Saturday, February 18, 2012
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“I’m not sure if some of that shouldn’t be
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it should. I’ve seen how it affects some
people’s lives. If you made it easier to get, a
certain amount would go for it. On the other
hand, maybe some of the people who are in
jail wouldn’t be in jail. It’s a hard one.”
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“Though I believe you can’t completely
eradicate drugs, by keeping them
against the law it keeps it down a lot
... I think that legalizing drugs would
be detrimental to our society.”
Frank Flores, 61, Bridgeport
“I think they should stay illegal. Look at
Mexico. I don’t want that up here where
my boys are. I’ve got two boys, 5 and 3.
Hopefully, if they stay illegal, they’re going
to be a little bit harder to get a hold of.
If they were accepted, then everybody
would be on them. And I think that would
make America worse than what it is now.”
Amy Slimp, 26, and Garrett Slimp, 3,
Decatur
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from other states, and there are a lot of
people not getting caught. It’s trickling
down to younger generations, and they are
starting to get into it. It’s getting bad.”
Adam Vaughn, 23, Decatur
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“I think drugs should be illegal, but in
some circumstances, I think they should
legalize marijuana, especially for people
that are sick. They should in Texas. They
are doing it everywhere else. If people
are really sick and they need marijuana
in medication form, they should let them
have it. They should legalize it.”
Christy Upchurch,
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Police Sgt. Todd Low. “She
was very lucky that the
tires missed her. She was
released from the hospital
the same day.”
Police began an in-depth
investigation
analyzing
the scene and searching
for the suspect vehicle.
They sealed off the roadway and took aerial pho-
tographs of the area. But
several days after the accident, Medina admitted
to police that a family
member accidentally ran
over the child at a garage
sale. She didn’t tell investigators why she made the
false report.
Medina was arrested
at home on a warrant
Wednesday morning and
charged with giving a
false report to a police officer.
She posted the $1,200
bond and was released the
same day.
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TRUCK ACCIDENT — A wreck involving an
18-wheeler and a Ford passenger car on
Texas 114 at the Wise/Denton county line
shut down the eastbound lanes for almost
five hours Thursday evening. There were no
serious injuries. According to the Denton
County Sheriff’s Office call sheet, a 911
caller reported an overturned 18-wheeler
blocking the eastbound lanes at 5:33 p.m.
When officers arrived on scene, there was
a diesel leak and damage to the road. They
closed the highway at that time, and the
westbound lanes were re-opened at 6:30
p.m. Several holes in the eastbound lanes
were repaired with hot mix, and those lanes
were re-opened at 10:22 p.m.
FORMER FOOTBALL PLAYERS SOUGHT —
Boyd ISD is asking all its former football
players to call Carol Hosea, secretary to
the superintendent, as soon as possible.
Her number is (940) 433-9500 or email
chosea@boydisd.net.
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LOW-COST VACCINATIONS — Wise
County Animal Services will offer low-cost
vaccinations from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday,
Feb. 18, at the animal shelter in Decatur.
For more information, call (940) 566-5551.
SINGLES GROUP — The North Texas Singles
Club meets 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at
the Hot Skillet in Alvord. Call (940) 6276422 for more information.
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OPINION
OUR VIEWS
Public notices belong in print, not websites
By PHIL MAJOR
The news media finds itself
embroiled on multiple legislative
fronts, something that, frankly, I
don’t remember being at such a
critical level for our industry in
prior decades.
We’re battling: the post office
for service; Congress over healthcare reforms impacting small
business and over estate taxes
that hamper family ownership;
state and federal lawmakers over
open records and open meetings;
and locally the interpretation
and implementation of those
rules. To name a few.
And near the top of the list is
the fight over public notice.
There has been a push for
about a decade to move public
notice out of print and onto web-
sites.
There are many arguments
why this is not a good idea, at
least if you have any interest in preserving democracy as we know it. But those
are fodder for another day.
Recent incidents locally
have illustrated in graphic
terms why relying on the
Internet as the sole source
for anything is a bad idea.
Lawmakers use the
excuse that putting notices on
a website will help save money.
What they don’t tell you is that
they want to hide such notices
where fewer people will see them,
and they relish being able to
stick it to the press financially.
But as yet, no one has explained how public notices can
be protected when they exist
only electronically. How are such
notices going to be archived, and
how are they going to be defended from hacking, or for
that matter, from changes
made by those tasked with
protecting the system?
Recently the website
hosting service for two local news sites was hacked.
While the biggest impact
MAJOR was probably that these
sites were offline for extended periods, the lesson to be
learned is two-fold. Hacking is a
prevalent practice, and it makes
the use of the Internet as a beall, end-all information source
troubling at best.
The hackers could have put
who knows what on the sites and
made it look like legitimate news.
The Internet can be a great tool
for information gathering. But
the careful journalist knows that
you confirm such information
before calling it reliable.
Let’s assume that the battle
over the location of power lines
through our county winds up in
court, and five or 10 years from
now the wording of the electric
company’s public notice comes
into question.
We can produce the printed
notice, along with a notarized
affidavit. It cannot be easily altered, and unless a major
disaster wipes out our office,
the county heritage museum’s
microfilms of the Messenger, the
company that scans our papers
in Mississippi and the legal offices of the electric company (and
probably everyone else involved
in the litigation), it can be proven
in court.
But one hacker with some time
to kill could change a few words
in a digital file, and you’ve got
the potential for a real problem.
Imagine if we went to press
with some unconfirmed Internetonly information, only to find out
later that it had been altered by
a hacker, or that the legitimate
author had made changes after
the fact without notifying us.
There would likely be hell to pay.
Until lawmakers can tell us
how such a potential problem can
be prevented, we will vigorously
defend public notices in print.
It’s still the best method for
letting you know your taxes are
going up, the property behind
you is being rezoned industrial,
or there’s a power line or pipeline
coming through your backyard.
YOUR VIEWS
Out of the mouths of babes
As we were driving from Alvord to Decatur to visit
our local Wal-Mart, my granddaughter said, “I don’t
like that.”
I said, “What?”
“All the trash alongside the road. It’s ugly.”
It’s funny because I have thought the same thing.
It just makes you think, why do people let it get this
bad? Why doesn’t the city or county do something or
get those people in jail out and pick up some trash?
Or maybe they are just waiting for the grass to
grow and cover up years of trash alongisde the road.
So don’t be surprised if you see a grandma (who
has had a knee replacement) and her 7-year-old
granddaughter picking up the trash. It’s a start.
Janie Stanford
Alvord
Library award is deserved
As a lifetime lover of books, I have long known
that our Decatur Public Library possessed a quality that couldn’t be beat. From the moment a patron
walks in, the atmosphere exudes friendliness and
helpfulness.
From the children’s area and programs to the
computers available for public use, this library staff
offers much more than just books. Decatur’s library
was one of the first to offer free downloads for electronic books. There are movies and education programs for both the young and old.
Congratulations on your award. You are one of the
reasons that make Decatur a good place to live.
Sally Rieger
Decatur
Church sex abuse scandals
reach far and wide
The thing about religion, any religion in fact, is
screaming hypocrisy one will see anywhere one cares
OTHER VIEWS
Why is Texas redistricting?
By D.A. SHARPE
ONLINE VIEWS
Here’s a sample of what some of our online readers
are commenting on this week.
“Commissioner investigated for theft” story
posted Wednesday, Feb. 8
He should resign immediately and be arrested for
theft. It’s just plain wrong. He violated public trust and
should no longer be allowed to be a county commissioner.
Charles Randolph
Decatur
I agree with the previous comment. If it was someone else, they would have been arrested. He needs to
be prosecuted just like if it was any other person. By
the way who turned him in or said anything about
this?
Marisela Contreras
Decatur
I agree, Terry Ross should be removed from office
and prosecuted for theft and for abusing his position
Someone asked me recently, “Can
you tell me why our state is going
through all of this redistricting? What
was wrong with the way it was?”
Maybe others would like to have a
better understanding of the redistricting conflict in the federal courts.
The Constitution of the United
States requires that congressional districts be resized after every U.S. Census, which is every 10 years, so that all
are approximately equal in population.
I believe that Texas is the only state
this time that had enough legal opposition to its legislature’s redistricting
plan to sue in federal court.
Each congressional district should
average the U.S. population, divided by
435 (the number of members allocated
for the U.S. House of Representatives).
That’s about 710,000 people for each
congressional district.
The state legislatures are to redraw the districts but may not create redrawn districts that put racial
minorities at a disadvantage. That is a
requirement based on the 1965 Voting Rights Act, which applies to the 16
states of the former Confederacy. It is
number of districts, so the boundaries
those states that had histories of racial shift so the populations for each are
discrimination in voting laws. Howapproximately equal. There still are 31
ever, it is not illegal to redraw
state senators and 151 members
lines based on expected party
of the House of Representatives.
voting patterns, just racial patSimilar shifts in precinct
terns.
boundaries take place for county
The legislation was passed by
commissioners, justices of the
a united effort of congressional
peace, county constables and
Republicans, in spite of vigorous
for judge positions in the state
opposition from the Democratic
judiciary.
SHARPE
Party members of Congress,
It is a mathematical and poeven under the threat of filibuster.
litical challenge to reach concurrence
Texas’ increased population in 2010
on boundaries, and the large burden
allows us to increase the number of
is on the offices of county election
congressional districts from 32 to 36.
administrators. Imagine if you were
We are the state with the largest num- one of the three staff people that Wise
ber of new congressional districts. The
County has in its elections office and
squabbling is over the four new dishad to take the San Antonio federal
tricts — where they are to be located
judges’ decision and apply it to all of
and what will be their constituencies.
the 35,000 or so registered voters in in
The Democratic plaintiffs in the fedthe county?
eral case are contending that three or
All of them would be expected to
four of the four should favor minorities have some change in each record. That
(presumed by many to be Democratic
cannot be accomplished in just a day
voters). The Republican plan approved
or two.
by the legislature and Texas governor
Pray for your county elections office
created two and two.
staff! These are the issues.
The Texas Legislature and the various county offices represent the same
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WISE COUNTY
Polls moved in two cities
By KRISTEN TRIBE
County Judge Bill McElhaney was on the county’s
injured reserve list Monday
with a sprained ankle, and
backup quarterback, Precinct 2 Commissioner Kevin
Burns filled his post at the
regular meeting.
The agenda was short and
the action swift.
Commissioners approved
the relocation of polling
locations in Alvord and
Bridgeport at the request
of Elections Administrator
Lannie Noble.
Noble said the Alvord City
Council already had approved moving the polls to
the judge’s chambers/community room.
The Bridgeport early voting site will be moved to the
police department’s community room. The former
location, in the courthouse
annex, is now the office of
Judge Stephen Wren, County Court-at-Law No. 2.
County Fire Marshal
Marc Dodd reported that
$75,000 in grant money for
a new mobile command post
needed to be allocated by
mid-week.
“I got notice last week
that we need to commit the
money by Wednesday (Feb.
15),” he said. “Previously, we
understood it wasn’t until
April 15.”
Dodd said since the deadline had been moved, he
wanted to allocate this
money for equipment that
would work with any type of
command post that is purchased.
The $75,000-grant is one
of three that total $300,000.
Dodd said although he was
required to indicate how the
money would be spent, the
county does have until April
15 to actually make the purchases.
“We’ll have $225,000 left
to purchase a vehicle,” he
said. “There’s a broad range
of vehicles out there, and we
should be able to purchase
something.”
Commissioners approved
Dodd deciding how to spend
the money.
They also approved a replat of Lot 6R in East Bay
Estates, Precinct 2. A de-
velopment sign is located
on this lot, and the potential buyer did not want the
sign. The re-plat excludes
the sign (.07 acres) from the
lot and includes a variance
that says nothing else can
be built on this small piece
of property.
Burns said the remaining
lot was 2.25 acres.
Commissioners rescinded a contract with LaSalle
Southwest Corrections for
inmate housing. Commissioners’ attorney Thomas
Aaberg said LaSalle didn’t
respond favorably to his request to iron out a few details of the contract.
Instead of answering his
questions, LaSalle chose
not to move forward with
the contract.
Burns said he needs another 85 sheets of 6-foot tin,
10 bags of screws and a 10foot piece of ridge row to finish a shed and fence at his
precinct barn.
After some good-natured
ribbing about who did the
math the first time, his
fellow commissioners approved purchasing the ad-
ditional supplies.
They also accepted a
$95,500 bid to Bruckner
for a truck tractor with
a $5,000 trade-in and received a $301.70 donation
from Cans for Canines for
the animal shelter.
In other business, commissioners approved:
■ Precinct 4 Commissioner Terry Ross selling a distributor truck, Mack dump
truck, broom and a trailer
in the Ritchey Brothers
auction;
■ approved buying needed material for the construction of the Heritage
Creek Bridge;
■ renewing the Red Flag
Day Burn Ban;
■ an animal control
agreement with the city of
Rhome;
■ changes to wording of
the rules for on-site sewage
facilites;
■ the final plat for Wells
Addition Subdivision in
Precinct 2; and
■ a right-of-way easement request from CenturyLink on County Road
3451.
School offers first Kirkbride scholarship
By DAVE ROGERS
Robert and Martha Kirkbride loved education, architecture, animals and Chico
High School. They backed
that up by remembering
Chico schools in their wills.
And also those whose passion is education, architecture or animals.
This year, for the first
time, Chico High School will
offer the Robert and Martha Kirkbride Scholarship,
a $500 award to a Chico senior who plans to attend college and study architecture,
education or veterinary science.
The longtime Crafton residents passed away in 2004
(Robert) and 2011 (Martha)
after a lifetime of self-made
accomplishments.
Robert Kirkbride, a native
of Hugo, Okla., saw both his
father and stepfather die
before he entered Hillsboro
High School and thus, could
not afford to attend college
after high school, said Martha’s nephew, Ron Calhoun
of Decatur.
“But he did what a lot of
people did back then and
signed up for correspondence courses,” Calhoun
said. “You take the tests and
Submitted photo
SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDERS — Martha and Robert Kirkbride
of Crafton created an annual scholarship to help one Chico
High School senior attend college and study architecture,
education or veterinary science.
get your certificate of completion, so that was how he
learned the building trade.”
In 1961, he designed and
constructed the Chico High
School, which housed Chico
students for the next 50
years.
Martha Kirkbride graduated from Hillsboro High
School, Hill College and
North Texas Teachers College (now known as University of North Texas). She
taught school for 25 years,
mostly in the Waco area.
The Kirkbrides never had
children but raised many
pets.
“He was successful financially, and they didn’t have
any children,” Calhoun said.
“They had a passion for animals, so they left some money to the Humane Society as
well as the school.
“Robert, being unable to
go to college, had always
had a desire to do so. And
with my Aunt Martha being a teacher, they thought
they might be able to help
a person who might not be
able to afford to go to college
— someone with an interest
in animals and veterinary,
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or architecture or education. They want to be able
to share some of their good
fortune with other folks.”
The Kirkbrides left a
$50,000 scholarship endowment to Chico schools, with
interest on the fund going
toward the scholarship.
“We are very excited to
receive this donation from
the
Kirkbride
family,”
Rosie Rosebure, Chico High
School principal, said. “I
know each year a deserving
Chico High School graduate
will appreciate and use this
generous award.”
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wcmessenger.com.
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When Should You Start Taking Social Security?
If you’re of a certain age, the new year
means you’re that much closer to a
day you may have anticipated with a
combination of humor and resignation
— specifically, the day you’re eligible
for Social Security. But just because
you can take Social Security, it doesn’t
mean you must take it. So, should you?
Before we get to that question,
let’s review the basic rules governing
Social Security payments. You can
typically start collecting benefits at
age 62, but you’ll get only about 75%
of what you’d receive if you waited
until your “full” retirement age,
which varies according to your birth
year but is most likely 66. You’ll get
even bigger monthly checks if you
delay collecting them until you’re
past 66, and you’ll “max out” on your
payments once you reach 70.
So, the question boils down to
this: Should you start collecting Social
Security early — thereby receiving
smaller, but more numerous, checks
— or later, when your checks will be
bigger but fewer?
If you really need the
money once you reach 62, you’ve
already got your answer. But if you
could potentially afford to wait, we
recommend you view your decision
through a LENS:
t-Your projected lifespan —
You can’t see into the future, but given
your family history and general health,
you can make an educated guess about
your projected longevity. If you’re
fairly confident that, once you reach
66, you’ve still got another two or
more decades in front of you, you
may want to consider delaying taking
Social Security past age 62.
t&Your employment status — If
you’re under full retirement age —
between 62 and 66 — then for every
two dollars you earn over $14,640
(in 2012), you’ll lose one dollar in
Social Security benefits. In the months
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before you reach your full retirement
age, for every three dollars you earn
over $38,880 (again, for 2012),
you’ll lose one dollar in benefits. But
starting in the month you reach your
full retirement age, you can earn as
much as you want without losing any
benefits.
t/Your need, including your other
sources of retirement income — If
you have a pension, or you’ve built
substantial resources in your IRA, your
401(k) or other employer-sponsored
retirement plan, and you can support
your income needs with modest
withdrawals from these accounts,
you might decide it’s worthwhile
to delay taking Social Security to
maximize your benefits. Remember
that regardless of your Social Security
decision, you typically would have to
pay a 10% early withdrawal penalty if
you started taking withdrawals from
these accounts before you reach age
59½.
t4Your spouse/marital status — If
you’re single, you basically just need
to think of yourself when making this
decision. But it’s a different story
if you’re married. If you die first,
your spouse can keep receiving his
or her own Social Security benefit or
receive yours — whichever is larger.
Consequently, you and your spouse
will want to coordinate when you take
Social Security benefits so that you can
maximize the benefit for the spouse
likeliest to live longer.
The choice of when to start taking
Social Security can affect your
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DECATUR
Water use rises
at record rate
By PHIL MAJOR
The city of Decatur continues on its record pace for
water consumption.
Though usage has fallen
drastically since summer’s
record levels, consumption
continues ahead of last year.
January
marked
the
eighth straight month that
water brought from Lake
Bridgeport surpassed consumption from the same
month last year, according to
a report presented Wednesday by the Wise County Water Supply District.
Water usage through the
first nine months of the fiscal
year (May 2011-April 2012)
at 444.8 million gallons is
just 4.8 million gallons shy of
the 2009-2010 total — 449.6
million gallons.
The
previous
year
(2010/2011) 529.3 million
gallons were consumed,
which will be surpassed if
the next three months see
average usage.
The city remains under
Stage One water restrictions,
as do all entities purchasing
water from the Tarrant Regional Water District.
Brett Shannon, general
manager of the Wise County
Water Supply District, reported that the district already had received about
95 percent of property taxes
due.
The district collects almost
$800,000 annually, used to
repay bonds.
The debt owed on three
bond issues totals $10.6 million, with payments through
2027.
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to take a close, honest look.
While today Catholics
and other religious fundamentalists scream and
complain about the requirement to provide birth
control to all women who
desire it, there is a churchdestructive force at work
that’s studiously ignored in
“polite” society: pedophile
priests, preachers, deacons,
etc., etc., etc.
One of the latest outrages is the Milwaukee,
Wis., archdiocese that last
year filed for bankruptcy
protection claiming that
pending sex-abuse lawsuits
could leave it with “debts it
couldn’t afford.”
They talk about incurring debts they can’t afford
in the earthly society of
man. Where are the discussions about other debts
they can’t afford that, one
must think, are accruing in
the hereafter to which they
all claim to aspire?
How, when and where
will those “debts” be collected?
In our earthbound society the Milwaukee diocese
posted more than $30
million in settlements and
other court costs related
to allegations of sexual
abuse. A dozen civil suits
had been halted because
of bankruptcy proceedings.
An estimated 550 claims
had been added by the Feb.
1 bankruptcy court filing
deadline.
From 1950 to 1974, one
priest alone is accused
of abusing 200 boys at
a Milwaukee suburban
school for the deaf. In the
Dutch church it’s estimated
that over the last 60 years
“several tens of thousands”
of minors suffered sexual
abuse by “800 possible perpetrators.”
Moreover, these examples
are just two dioceses out
of who knows how many
worldwide. Furthermore,
one would be a fool indeed
if one thought or claimed
pedophilia and sexual
abuse to be an exclusively
Catholic Church phenomenon.
How far and how wide
does the problem of prelate
sexual abuse go just in the
Catholic world? It’s easy
to find out. Google “Roman
Catholic sex abuse cases by
country” and one will see
just how far-ranging the
problem really is.
All my life I’ve been led
to believe that an omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent and omnibenevolent
“Creator” was watching our
every move, and moreover
saw, heard and knew all
plans and thoughts occurring down here below. Assuming all that to be true,
then why has He allowed it
to continue?
No, don’t give me the
“free-will” bit. Because
of such massive evidence
to the contrary and zero
objectively supportable evidence otherwise, I rejected
that hypothesis a long, long
time ago.
Ken Hughes
Decatur
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Come & Share The Joy
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Wise County’s Largest Bus Ministry
and Immanuel Christian Academy
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Sunday School 10 a.m.
Sunday Worship 11 a.m.
Wednesday Adult & Youth Worship 7 p.m.
Call today about our Mother’s Day Out program
Children Activities and Nursery provided all service
Pastor Mark Autry
140 N FM 730 t 940-433-2607 t www.fbcboyd.org
Sunday
Class
9:30 a.m.
Worship Celebration
10:30 a.m.
Wednesday
Bible Classes
6:45 p.m.
Hwy. 380, 1 mile west of
Hwy. 287, Decatur
940-627-6131
www.centralfellowship.com
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Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evenings 6 p.m.
Wednesday Evenings 7 p.m.
3483 S. FM 51 tDecatur
Pastors
Chris &
Linda Brown
940-626-0006
or 940-300-1771
2revs@cfaith.com
Decatur Church of Christ
"Where Your Family Will Find A Home"
tFamily Bible Study For All Ages
tThe Childrens Place (A Mother's Day Out) 2 days a week
FM 51 South and Preskitt Rd.
Decatur, Texas
Phone 940-627-1912
Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
Sunday Evening. Small groups including a
5 p.m. meeting at the church
www.decaturchurchofchrist.com Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
What We Read
Judging
“Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and
with what measure ye mete (or use), it shall be measured to you again” (Matt. 7:1, 2). In
other words, do not use your own judgment of right and wrong, but abide by God’s word. It is
hard to admit, but we have all come up short in the eyes of God. One of the hardest things
to see is our own shortcomings. Listen to the Lord: “And why beholdest thou the mote (or
speck) that is in thy brother’s eye, but considerest not the beam (or plank) that is in thine
own eye? Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, let me pull out the mote (speck) out of thine
eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?” (Matt 7:3, 4). It is so easy to see the faults
of others no matter how small, but when it comes into looking at ourselves, it is difficult to
see our faults to the point that they may be more major than that of the other person! To
get through this tough endeavor, the Lord gives us this advice: “Thou hypocrite, FIRST cast
out the beam (your shortcomings) out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to
cast out the mote (speck) out of thy brother’s eye” (Matt 7:5). In other words, get yourself
spot-free before the Lord prior to condemning your fellow man for his offenses, as yours are
quite possibly greater than his. In John 8, the religious people in Jesus’ day caught a woman
committing adultery and were preparing to stone her to death. What did Jesus say to those
ready to condemn her? “He that is without sin among you, let him cast a stone at her.” Of
course, in their conscience, they knew they had all sinned at one time or another. They all
ended up walking away from the woman that had sinned. The Lord said to the woman: “hath
no man condemned thee?” She said no. And the Lord said: “Neither do I condemn thee; go
and sin no more.” Almost any sin we have committed can be forgiven. Our merciful God in
heaven serves as a more righteous judge than mankind. First, we should strive for our own
righteousness before we become concerned with the righteousness of others. “Judge NOT
according to the appearance (what we think), but judge righteous judgment” (John 7:24).
Beware of what we think is right, use righteous judgment.
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615 S. Owen Dr. Mustang OK 73064
405-624-3334 Call for Bible study time Steve Ryan
Ken May
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Awana Program • Teen Ministry
Adult Bible Study
Rhome
Church of Christ
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.
Minister Bob Ross
FM 1204 t 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. Mike Miller
940-683-2780 or 940-683-4193
608 17th Street, Bridgeport
Bible Study - 10 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
Evening Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Bible Study ....................9:30 a.m.
Evening Worship ..............................6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Service ...............7 p.m.
455 W. Rock Island Avenue
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Baptist Church
940-627-5103
615 CR 1280 tAlvord, Texas
Sunday School ................................10 a.m.
Sun. Morning Worship ...................11 a.m.
Sun. Evening Worship ......................6 p.m.
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9:00 a.m....................Sunday School
10:15 a.m..................Worship Service
MONDAY
6:30 p.m................Men’s Bible Study
WEDNESDAY
6:00 p.m..........Children (K-6th grade)
6:00 p.m.........Youth (7th-12th grade)
THURSDAY
6:30 p.m............Women’s Bible Study
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10 a.m.
940-466-7338 Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening
6 p.m.
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Pleasant Grove Cowboy Church
4789 South FM 730
Decatur, TX 76234
940-627-2860
Pastor: Robert Haynes
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
Music Director: Olin Blase
www.pleasantgrovecowboychurch.com
Twin Oaks
Assembly of God
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300 Cates St. (Hwy. 920) tBridgeport
Pastor Gary Sessions
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2840 U.S. Hwy. 380 tDecatur
Pastor: Terry Phillips
Sunday Worship ........................10:45 a.m.
WEDNESDAYS
940-466-3990
701 W. Hale • Decatur
817-638-5159 t 817-636-2325
817-636-2496
www.rhomechurchofchrist.org
Traditional Workship Service
Wednesday
TFH Youth 5:30 p.m.
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.
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.
SUNDAYS
Kidzone and Youth - 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Gathering - 6:30 p.m.
Call 940-627-5365
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Trinity Baptist Church
Boyd
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Services 10:30 a.m.
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817-636-2222
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Sunday School ............9 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........10 a.m.
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for personal gain. As much
power as these commissioners have, we need a better
quality person in that job.
Ray Alexander
Paradise
Any breach of trust by any
elected official should result
in immediate termination.
For all we know, this is just
the tip of the iceberg. Regardless of whether or not
others have done this, Mr.
Ross is responsible for his
own actions. The fact that
now his attorney is contradicting what Mr. Ross told
the Texas Rangers in the
investigation makes this
even more despicable. Mr.
Ross needs to step down now
and be prosecuted for what
he did.
Robert Gillock
Rhome
“The phone lines are
open” column published
Saturday, Feb. 11
You’ve reported the facts
of this case so far. I sometimes am frustrated with the
reporting in Wise County,
but in this case, it will be
very hard to get a fair and
balanced jury if Mr. Ross is
charged. You should be very
careful to not further influence a jury pool.
However, there are still a
lot of unanswered questions
about the outside details of
this case, such as who/how it
was reported to law enforcement. This part of the story
has yet to be reported on,
and I as a taxpayer would
like to see some investigative reporting. These kind of
questions/answers shouldn’t
be influential to an ongoing
criminal investigation.
Tracy Smith
Greenwood
Knox states, “Communication is a two-way street.”
Yes, it is; but newspapers are
in the business of digging
out the story. If I was in a
horrendous car wreck, does
the Messenger expect me to
call them? It is the job for
the newspaper to find the
information, not the other
way around.
Blaming a party for not
giving you information is
just an excuse of laziness.
The WCM tracked down the
information from the Texas
Ranger. The WCM sent a
photographer to take the
photos in Boonsville. Did the
WCM get too lazy to travel
two blocks to the attorney’s
office? It is up to the WCM
to get the information. It’s
called “journalism.”
I do not know Terry Ross.
I know of his attorney,
Barry Green. Most people
now know how to use the
Internet for research. I am
assuming that the WCM is
aware of this because I subscribe to their online edition.
If you search the name of
the attorney, you will obtain
their website. If the address
and phone number matches
the number that you were
calling, then yes, it is their
official website. It is not an
unconfirmed source.
I suspect that there is
something more happening
over at the WCM. Is there a
feud with Green? Whatever
the story, the blame game
makes the WCM look less
than professional.
Cheryl Cole
Decatur
“Ross says statement
stands alone” story published Wednesday, Feb. 15
I give Barry Green a D
minus for his spin disguised
as a statement (especially for
hiding it through his liberally lean website.) It’s too bad
Mr. Ross wouldn’t make a
statement on his own ... that
would be the honorable way
to handle this situation.
Skip Nichols
Walla Walla, Wash.
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to be delayed to an unknown date. The court said
this week that the primary
could be May 29.
That complicates matters.
The Texas Election Code
requires state conventions
of the political parties to
be held on any day in June
(Texas Election Code, §
174.093). The Republican
Party of Texas convention
is scheduled for June 7-9 in
Fort Worth. The process of
holding voting precinct conventions to elect delegates
who go to the county convention to elect delegates to
the state convention takes
about a month, minimum.
Of course, other business
takes place, such as dealing
with proposed resolutions
for the party platforms.
Even though Texas law
allows a political convention anytime in June, these
conventions require contract commitments several
years in advance, and it
is not feasible to move a
convention from June 7-9 to
June 28-30. All of the convention facilities, no doubt,
have long been committed,
and cancelling the earlier
dates would mean a large
cancellation fee.
The plaintiffs in the case
(5:11-cv-00360-OLG-JESXR Document 583, filed
Jan. 23 in the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Texas, San Antonio
Division) are Shannon
Perez, Harold Dutton Jr.,
Gregory Tamez, Sergio
Salinas, Carmen Rodriguez,
Rudolfo Ortiz, Nancy Hall
and Dorothy De Bose.
The defendants are
the state of Texas, Gov.
Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David
Dewhurst, Texas House of
Representatives Speaker
Joe Strauss and Texas
Secretary of State Hope
Andrade.
Hearing the case will be
U.S. District judges Fred
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and Xavier Rodriguez.
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Street, the Decatur School
Board Wednesday decided
to move forward with plans
to move the administration
offices into the building
once the college moves out.
The facility, which was
built in 1938 originally as a
high school and has had numerous uses over the years,
is owned by the school district.
Superintendent
Rod
Townsend said there have
been “several inquiries”
from people or organizations interested in using
the building, but the school
has had plans in place for
its use.
“I think it’s a great building. I think we should restore it,” Townsend said,
adding that the auditorium
could be turned into a board
room.
Board President Alan
White said the long-range
plan has been for the administration building to
eventually use the facility.
“As we grow, moving up
there would set us for many,
many years,” he said.
“If we’ve got use for it, I’d
rather use it than selling or
renting it out,” board member Kevin Haney said.
The technology department would move into the
current
administration
building under the proposed
plan, giving that department more space as well.
In the board meeting on
Thursday, driver Debby
Brady was recognized for
her actions after her bus began sinking on a collapsing
bridge last month. She safely escorted four children off
the bus and walked them
home.
“We truly have a hero
in our group tonight,”
Townsend said. “Because of
her quick action, there is no
telling how much she saved
when her bus slipped into a
creek.”
Randy Ritzel with Apple
computers presented the
district with an Apple Distinguished School award for
the 2011-2012 school year.
“I nominated Decatur
High School because of the
administration and staff ’s
dedication to allowing students to be creative, to collaborate and to compete
globally,” Ritzel said when
making the presentation of
a plaque to Principal Jason
Cochran.
Ritzel said DHS was only
one of 10 schools in the
state to receive the award.
The board approved next
year’s school calendar. Key
dates are as follows:
Aug. 27 — First day of
school
Nov. 19-20 — Staff development/student holidays
Nov. 21-23 — Thanksgiving break
Dec. 24-Jan. 4 — Winter
break
Jan. 22 — First day of second semester
March 11-15 — Spring
break
June 6 — Last day of
school
April 29 and May 24 —
Bad weather days
In other business, the
board approved spending
up to $40,000 for new cafeteria tables at Rann Elementary.
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“Just drive around Old
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amazed at the amount of
code enforcement needed.”
The council tossed around
ideas of how to address the
issue. They ranged from
bringing in an outside code
enforcement officer to increasing City Hall hours
and turning a part-time position into a full-time position.
“It will take a lot of time
and energy,” Rasor said.
“Tonight is not a good night
to discuss increasing the
budget.”
Rasor’s comment offered
a prelude at Thursday
night’s meeting to a growing list of city projects Newark is trying to address on a
shoestring budget.
A sewer main with several breaks topped the list.
An in-pipe camera revealed that the city’s 8-inch
sewer line running from
Farm Road 3433 to Farm
Road 718 is cracked in mul-
tiple places. It’s resulting in
a high amount of infiltration from rain and groundwater into the pipe, which
is burdening the wastewater treatment plant.
“We’re trying to fix the
line,” said Shawn Bartlett,
public works director. “It’s
our No. 1 priority. It’s amazing to see the water coming
in. I’ve never seen anything
like it.”
“The line is full of debris
and rocks,” said council
member Bob Wells. “This
doggone thing is a freaking
disaster.”
Replacing the entire line
is cost prohibitive, so public works is spending all its
time fixing the broken pipe.
The city also plans to rent
equipment that can clear
the debris from the pipes by
sucking the matter through
manholes.
“We’ve got water running
into the lines as we speak,”
Bartlett said. “We hope this
will do away with the fiveor six-year problem we’ve
had with infiltration.”
Projects delayed
Because of the sewer is-
sue, the improvements to
Rogers Road have come to
a halt.
“We can’t get this thing
done at this point because
of the sewer,” Wells said.
“We don’t have the manpower.”
The city plans to send letters to citizens explaining
the delay on the road repair.
A plan to refurbish a water tower located on FM
718 has taken a back seat
as well due to cost restrictions. Sandblasting the
tower alone will cost at
least $11,000, according to
a quote obtained by Massey.
She hopes to transform the
old tower, which has historical significance, into a
“welcome to” sign.
“The whole deal would
probably
be
around
$23,000,” Wells said. “I’d
love to do it, but I don’t
know if we’ve got the money.”
Massey suggested approaching the project in
stages.
Wells brought up that
they are still wanting to
move City Hall to the old li-
brary location, projected to
cost $30,000. And in the old
gymnasium, located next
to the old library, the presence of asbestos has been
confirmed. Removal of the
potentially cancer-causing
fibers is costly.
“The whole process is a
little over $19,000 to do the
whole thing,” Wells said.
“We can’t really do anything. We cleaned out the
old gym last week, but we
can’t get in there and tear
the old floor up until the asbestos is removed.”
The issue was tabled.
But the council was able
to approve spending up to
$4,000 to install a rubberized roof on the new library
building.
“We’ve got to do something,” said Mayor Matt
Newby. “The library is
taking a hit every time it
rains.”
The city council will hold
a workshop on code enforcement and the budget at 7
p.m. Thursday, April 5.
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ed with a smirk. “All those
points had to be made in less
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That and only having about
15 minutes in between the
written test and presentations.”
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where she also won third
place in her division with her
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“Fort Worth is my favorite
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most of it because I was
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Tech University in the fall.
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Millican’s project engaged
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Decatur Visitors Center. It
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A fundraising event for
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and a ribbon cutting Jan. 1.
The project was featured in
a story in the Sunday, Sept.
25, 2011, edition of the Messenger.
She continued her search
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Funeral for James L. “Pop”
Dixon Jr., 90, of Bridgeport
was Feb. 17 at the First
Baptist Church in Bridgeport with David Burrows officiating. Burial followed at
East Bridgeport Cemetery.
Dixon died Tuesday, Feb.
14, 2012, in Bridgeport.
Born Dec. 21, 1921, in
Waxahachie to James Sr.
and Stella (Wilson) Dixon,
he attended Texas Tech for a
year. He served in the U.S.
Marines as a first lieutenant fighter pilot.
Dixon met Jane Price in
fourth grade and married
her Nov. 24, 1943, in Pensacola, Fla. He was a retired
director of technical training for Braniff International
Airways and a member of
First Baptist.
Dixon was preceded in
death by brothers Bill and
Byron Phillips; and sisters
Elaine Ellis and Leta Howard.
He is survived by his wife;
son James L. “Dickie” Dixon III and wife, Wanda, of
Bridgeport; grandchildren
Price Dixon of Dallas, Rob
Hawkins and Von of Bridgeport, Brant Hawkins and
Stacey of Bridgeport; sister
Anita Kirby of Dallas; great-
JAMES L. DIXON JR.
grandchildren Trey, Chase,
Tiffany and Raby; greatgreat-grandchildren Camryn, Hollyn and Carter; and
extended family.
Pallbearers were Price
Dixon, Larry Price, R.L.
Price, Buck Stevenson, Raby
Hawkins, Jack Shockey, Rob
Hawkins, Brant Hawkins,
Ray Lasiter, Charlie Lasiter,
Trey Hawkins and Chase
Hawkins.
Memorials may be made
to the First Baptist Church,
1204 12th St., Bridgeport,
TX, 76426, and to the American Cancer Society, cancer.
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Wise County Messenger,
February 18, 2012
NEWS BRIEFS
DAR MEETING — The John
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Saturday at the Wise
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in Decatur. Cheryl Ellis will
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College. Lunch will follow
at Casa Torres.
CHICO BASEBALL —
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T-ball sign-ups noon to 3
p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 and
Feb. 18 at Jewel Park. For
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9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18,
at Mount Olivet Funeral
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burial at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Harris died Wednesday,
Feb. 15, 2012.
She was born Aug. 16,
1923, in Wellington to Isaac
and Flora Godsey.
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Randy Ido; and brother Alex
Godsey.
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February 18, 2012
Lockade (Bellah) Hall
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Funeral for Lockade (Bellah) Hall, 64, of Bridgeport
was Feb. 11, at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport with John Redfearn
of Community Church in
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Jerry Bellah.
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Kennedy and daughters
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2012
SECTION B
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Krum shoots down Boyd
By RICHARD GREENE
On Valentine’s Day, not
even Cupid’s aim could have
been as true as the Krum
Lady Bobcats’ in the first
quarter.
The Lady Bobcats drained
four of their five three-point
attempts and shot 62 percent in the opening frame to
set the tone for a 55-22 victory over the Boyd Lady Yellowjackets in the Class 2A
Region II bi-district game at
Richland High School.
“It was phenomenal the
way they were shooting,”
said Boyd coach Lynn Cran-
fill. “We knew they were a
good team. We’ve seen them
a couple of times, and they
didn’t shoot that well. They
were well-prepared, and they
were knocking them down tonight.”
For the game, Krum shot
42 percent. Sydney Shelstead
led the Lady Bobcats with
15 points and nine rebounds.
Rachel Wallace and Caitlyn
Arnold added 13 points each.
Krum (30-3) moved on
to play Melissa in the area
round of the playoffs Friday.
The loss ends Boyd’s season at 21-11. The Lady Yellowjackets won six of their
final seven games, including
a third-place tiebreaker Saturday against Tolar, to make
the playoffs.
“It’s been chaotic and
stressful, but overall it was
a fun year,” said the Lady
Yellowjackets’ lone senior
starter, Chelsea Landes. “We
worked hard to get here.”
Cranfill also praised his
team’s work.
“We are proud of them,”
he said. “Twenty-one wins is
great. That’s the most wins
we’ve had since I’ve been
here. This group never complained and practiced hard.”
Coming off a loss to Alvord
Friday in a District 9-2A tiebreaker, Krum took out any
lingering frustration on Boyd
early. Wallace and Arnold hit
a pair of three-pointers each
in the first quarter. Shelstead
established herself inside
with seven quick points.
Krum took a double-digit
lead, 15-3, on Wallace’s trey
with 3:47 left in the first
quarter. She closed out the
frame with another threepointer to give the Lady Bobcats a 25-8 lead.
“We came out with great
intensity,” said Krum coach
Continued on page 3B
CAUGHT IN A TRAP — Krum’s Allison Beck and Julia Schmaltz
trap Boyd’s Shae Williams in the Lady Yellowjackets’ loss.
BOYS BASKETBALL
Doing
the
dirty
work
Eagles
jump
past
Frogs
Hogan
scores 16 in
victory
Mize earns
spot with
gritty play
By RICHARD GREENE
Cameron Mize’s role for the
Decatur Eagles is not glamorous.
“I do the grunt work,” Mize
said. “I pick up the scraps and
do what I have to.”
The sophomore’s willingness
to do the dirty work of attacking the glass, playing hustling
defense and bringing energy to
the floor has turned him into
an essential member of the
playoff-bound Eagles.
The guard will be back in
the starting lineup Tuesday
when Decatur (22-9) opens the
playoffs with a bi-district tilt
in Weatherford against Glen
Rose at 7:30 p.m.
In his first varsity season,
Mize is averaging 3.8 points,
4.5 rebounds, 1.4 assists and
1.1 steals. He is coming off one
of his top games of the season
Tuesday against Lake Worth
when he scored 11 points with
six rebounds, five assists and a
steal.
In Decatur coach Roger
Brown’s rating system, he was
a plus-17 in the game.
His 140 rebounds is tied for
third best on the team.
“He’s a natural rebounder,”
Brown said. “He’s got a knack
for getting the basketball
off the rim. He doesn’t mind
getting in there and getting
Continued on page 3B
Messenger photo Joe Duty
NOT AFRAID TO GET DIRTY — Decatur sophomore Cameron Mize earned his starting job for the Eagles by attacking
the boards, playing gritty defense and doing the team’s dirty work.
PLAYING OUT WEST
GETTING STARTED
SLIDELL BEGINS RUN
After winning the District 7-3A title, the Decatur Lady Eagles began the playoffs Friday
with a Class 3A area round game at Clyde
against Big Spring.
Find out how the Lady Eagles fared at wcmessenger.com/sportsupdate.
The third-ranked Alvord Lady Bulldogs began
their third straight trip to the playoffs Friday in
Van Alstyne against Prairiland.
Get updates on the District 9-2A champions
at wcmessenger.com/sportsupdate.
The Slidell Lady Greyhounds started their effort to reach a third straight regional tournament Friday at Aledo against Aquilla.
Catch a full recap of the game at wcmessenger.com/sportsupdate.
The Decatur Eagles used
a strong second half to get
past Lake Worth Tuesday
and build momentum for
the start of the playoffs.
Four Eagles (22-9, 8-2)
scored double figures as
they took down the Bullfrogs 66-58 at home in the
regular season finale.
Decatur, leading by one
at halftime, outscored Lake
Worth 43-36 in the second
half.
“We had a slow first half,”
said Decatur coach Roger
Brown. “It might have been
a little bit of a drag from Friday [and the loss to Mineral
Wells]. But we responded in
the second half and played
harder.”
Caleb Hogan scored 16
points and grabbed nine rebounds. Austin Lamirand
added 13 points and seven boards. Cameron Mize
chipped in 11 points and six
rebounds. Brevon Blaylock
had 10 points.
Decatur shot just under
50 percent, hitting 27 of 56
shots.
The Eagles jumped out to
a 12-5 lead in the first quarter. Lake Worth then closed
the half on a 17-11 run to
make it 23-22 at halftime.
Decatur poured in 21
points in the third quarter to build the lead to six,
44-38, entering the fourth
quarter.
BATTLE FOR THIRD
The Northwest Texans clinched a
playoff berth Tuesday with a win over
Fossil Ridge. The Texans met Keller Friday
in a battle for the third seed out of District
7-5A. Read about it on wcmessenger.
com/sportsupdate.
2B
SPORTS
BOYS BASKETBALL
Greyhounds make return to playoffs
After 14-win improvement, Slidell faces Ector in bi-district
Eight different players started.
“I told them before our first
game of the season that I felt we
really didn’t have five starters,”
McCormick said. “It was very
evident during the district run.”
The team lost two of their
leading scorers for a game, Garrett and Tyler Maynard, after
a car wreck on Jan. 2. The two
escaped serious injury. Dylan
Carnes also missed action with
a high-ankle sprain.
“There was always something
going on, but our kids were mentally tough and bounced back,”
McCormick said. “Someone was
always there to pick up the
slack.”
Aaron Leake led the Greyhounds in district play with 12
points, 6.7 rebounds and 6.5
steals. Six different Greyhounds
averaged nine points.
“We’re all pretty equal,” Leake
said. “We’re not really deep with
eight to 10 of us. But we run a
lot and keep going.
“We’re real aggressive. We’re
not the tallest, but we’re quick.
We try to use it to our advantage.”
McCormick said it became almost a running joke with him
telling his squad that the opponent would be bigger and more
athletic before each game.
“Everyone we played was bigger,” the Slidell coach said. “I
think it motivated them.”
McCormick said the Greyhounds will give up some size
to Ector. But he hopes their fullcourt press can create turnovers.
“We have to run them off the
three-point line and limit them
to one shot,” McCormick said.
“Our press should hurt them a
bit. That will be a key.”
In their playoff debut, the
Greyhounds know they will
need to keep doing what they’ve
been doing all year.
“We can compete with anyone
as long as we play our game,”
Leake said. “We just need to
play as hard as we can.”
By RICHARD GREENE
For the storied Slidell Greyhounds basketball program, it’s
been an unusually long absence
from the playoffs.
This year’s seniors were in the
eighth grade, and junior Trent
Garrett was a seventh grader
watching his older brother play
in the postseason.
“It’s been a long wait,” Garrett said. “I’ve never been to the
playoffs in anything. I’m finally
getting to experience it.”
The Greyhounds (24-6) will
play their first playoff game
since 2007 against Ector. The
Class A Division II Region III
bi-district game is tentatively
set for Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in
Sadler at S&S High School.
The game could move depending on the outcome of Friday’s
girls playoff games.
A season ago, the Greyhounds
finished 10-22 and out of the
playoffs. Slidell did win three of
its final five.
Over the offseason, Todd McCormick came from Paradise to
take over the boys basketball
coaching and athletic director
post. Quickly, the Greyhounds
took to his up-tempo pace, winning five of their first six games.
“The kids played extremely
well and bought into what we
were doing,” McCormick said.
“It’s been all about them and
their commitment to the program.”
The
Greyhounds
fought
through non-district, taking on
mostly larger schools. Slidell
entered district play with a
14-4 record.
“We were playing bigger
schools, but we got some wins
under our belt,” McCormick
said. “It built their confidence.
The kids thought they could
play with anybody.”
In District 17-A play, the
Greyhounds rolled through everyone outside of Midway, who
handed them their only two
league losses. Slidell went 10-2
in the district. Only one of the
Greyhounds’ district wins was
by less than 10 points.
Slidell didn’t depend on just
one player on that run. In district play, the Greyhounds had
seven different leading scorers.
RISING TO THE CHALLENGE —
Slidell’s Cord Hankins attempts a
layup. The Greyhounds will start
the playoffs Tuesday against
Ector.
Messenger photo by Mack Thweatt
Texans’ rally seals spot
Down by 13 midway
through the third quarter, the Northwest Texans staged a rally Tuesday to save their season.
Led by Orlando Byrd,
the Texans closed the
game on a 27-10 run to
beat Fossil Ridge 47-43
and clinch a playoff spot.
The victory put the
Texans (22-11, 8-6) in
a third-place tiebreaker game Friday night
against Keller at Fossil
Ridge.
The Texans won their
final three district contests to earn the playoff
berth.
Byrd poured in 20
points, hitting seven of
his 12 attempts. He had
four three-pointers.
Peri James joined him
in double figures with 12
points. Todd Christensen
had nine points and eight
rebounds.
Fossil Ridge led 25-19
at halftime and continued to pull away at the
start of the third quarter.
The Texans outscored
Fossil Ridge 17-9 in the
final frame.
Bulls drop season finale
The
Bridgeport
Bulls
fought back from a doubledigit halftime deficit to take
a lead but couldn’t hold on
in the final frame Tuesday
against Burleson Centennial.
Centennial
outscored
Bridgeport 21-10 in the
fourth quarter of a 55-40 win
in the Bulls’ season finale.
Bridgeport finished the
season 13-19 and 3-7 in District 7-3A play.
Cameron King scored 24
points, including 16 in the
second half. Blake Mahon
added nine points and nine
rebounds.
Bridgeport started slow,
falling behind 21-11 at halftime.
The Bulls opened the second half on an 18-7 run to
take a 29-28 lead.
“We came out with fire and
passion in the third quarter,”
said Bridgeport coach Brian
Miller.
Centennial then went on
an 8-0 run, regaining the
lead. The Bulls got back
within four, 34-30 at the
start of the final frame. Centennial then put the game
away.
Hardee clinches scoring crown, victory in final game
In his final high school basketball game,
Alvord’s Trevor Hardee poured in 31 points
and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead the Bulldogs to a 52-45 season-ending win over
Henrietta.
Hardee finished the season as Wise County’s leading scorer, averaging 22.9 points
per game.
Alvord (8-20) grabbed the lead in the second quarter, outscoring Henrietta 12-6. The
Bulldogs led 23-17 at halftime.
Casen Baker added seven points and
eight rebounds for the Bulldogs.
Boyd 64, Millsap 49
The Boyd Yellowjackets closed the season
with a 65-49 win Tuesday over Millsap.
Boyd (11-17) shot a season-best 53 percent and hit four three-pointers.
Brock 60, Paradise 31
The District 10-2A co-champion Brock
Eagles started the game on a 22-8 run and
never slowed down in a 60-31 win over Paradise Tuesday.
Keaton Hickman led the Panthers with
14 points in the season finale. Connor Berry
added nine points.
Paradise finished the season 17-14.
Poolville 83, Chico 37
District 13-A Division I champion
Poolville ran past Chico 83-37 Tuesday in
the Dragons’ season finale.
Dalton Tullos paced the Dragons with 12
points. Dylan Hightower had nine points
and 10 rebounds. Kyle Potteiger scored
eight points.
Chico closed the year at 13-15 — a ninegame improvement over 2011.
3B
SPORTS
SOCCER
RODEO
Eagles start 9-4A campaign
By RICHARD GREENE
The Decatur Eagles soccer
team began District 9-4A
play Friday on the road
against Wichita Falls Hirschi.
The young Eagles are
looking to return to the postseason as they did in 2010.
Last year the Eagles
struggled. Decatur is 1-4 so
far this season.
“We’re still a young team
with mostly freshmen and
sophomores,” said Decatur coach Nick Stokes. “We
played a couple of good
games early, but have had
some injuries.”
Stokes hoped to have everyone back for the district
opener.
“We should be at our best
to start district,” he said.
The young team will rely
on its four seniors — Taylor
Spence, Reece Fitzgerald,
Juan Alvarez and Daniel
Gamino.
In district, Stokes said
the Eagles must have better
possessions and cut down
on turnovers in the middle
of the field.
“We need to have better
possessions as a team and
create more opportunities,”
he said. “In non-district, we
didn’t create opportunities.”
Taylor earns
rookie honor
Travis Taylor brought home the rookie cowboy
award Saturday at the North Texas High School Rodeo.
The Decatur cowboy scored 99 points at the weekend event held at the Wise County Sheriff Posse
Grounds. Taylor is third in rookie standings for the
season. Classmate Chase Gasperson leads the race
for the rookie honor.
Saturday, Taylor finished third in ribbon roping,
completing his run in 13.314. He was fifth in calf roping with a time of 27.8.
Gasperson and Paradise’s Tanner Valentine finished fourth in team roping with a time of 7.426.
Parker Slate and Colt Ritzel took seventh, completing a run of 13.245.
Slate was ninth in ribbon roping in a time of 17.454.
Paris Walther took sixth with a time of 13.7 in
breakaway roping.
SOFTBALL
Sissies win
opener
Messenger photos by Joe Duty
NOWHERE TO GO — Boyd’s Kallie Tyner tries to drive through a group of Krum defenders Tuesday in the Lady Yellowjackets’
loss at Richland High School in the bi-district round of the playoffs.
Krum shoots down Boyd...
Continued from page 1B
Lana Degelia. “The girls regrouped after losing Friday
and showed there’s still a lot
—of fight left in them.”
a Along with their torrid
t
shooting, Krum attacked the
t
boards all night. The Lady
Bobcats outrebounded Boyd
41-22. Krum grabbed 19 offensive rebounds for 13 second-chance points.
Boyd crept within 12, 25-13,
on Abby Harrell’s first of two
second-quarter three-pointers. Harrell finished with six
points.
Boyd never got closer. Krum
ended the half on a 14-3 run
to lead 39-16 at halftime.
Boyd went cold from the
field over the final 20 minutes, hitting only two field
goals. The Lady Yellowjackets
were scoreless from 4:01 of
the second quarter until Kallie Tyner’s basket with 30 seconds left in the third.
“We couldn’t make a shot,”
Cranfill said.
Boyd was 2-for-17 after
halftime and shot 20 percent
for the game.
Krum led 51-18 and took
a 35-point lead in the fourth
END OF THE LINE — Boyd coach Lynn Cranfill consoles Boyd
quarter, 55-20.
senior Chelsea Landes near the end of Tuesday’s seasonTyner led Boyd with seven ending, playoff loss to Krum.
points. Landes added four,
and Shae Williams three.
The Bridgeport Sissies pounded out 14 hits in a
14-4 season-opening win over Olney Tuesday.
The Sissies put a 10-spot on the board in the
fourth inning to break the game open and take an
11-4 lead. Bridgeport closed the game with a threerun fifth.
“We had a slow start but finished strong,” said
Bridgeport coach Ruben Garza. “We hit the ball well
and had a total of 12 RBIs.”
Brooke Barnett went 3-for-3 with a double and
drove in two runs. Rachel Casillas added two RBIs
and a triple. Kendall Vawter tripled and drove in
one run.
Barnett picked up the win, allowing four runs on
four hits in five innings of work. She struck out seven and walked three.
Chico 19, Jacksboro 0
Malori Moss struck out 11 and walked one in a
five-inning, one-hit shut out against Jacksboro
Tuesday.
The Lady Dragons provided Moss with plenty of
offense, plating five in the second and six runs in
the fourth and fifth innings.
Hannah Avants, Charlye Biggerstaff, Molli Umphress and Moss had three hits each. Moss drove
in four runs.
Biggerstaff tripled twice.
Paradise 14, Alvord 4
Shelby Lavigne picked up the season-opening win
for the Paradise Lady Panthers in a 14-4, five-inning victory against Alvord.
Paradise broke the game open with a 10-run fifth
inning.
“It was a great hitting game for us,” said Paradise
coach Karin Essig. “It was a fun start.”
Ponder 3, Decatur 0
The Decatur Lady Eagles fell to Ponder 3-0 Tuesday in the season opener.
Doing the dirty work ...
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bumped around.
“It’s not like he’s the biggest, fastest or quickest. It’s
just about desire and love
for the game.”
Mize started the year
coming off the bench for
the Eagles after missing his
entire freshman season following a second knee surgery. He said he tore some
tissue in his knee and part
of his knee cap in junior
high while at Fort Worth All
Saints Episcopal. He transferred back to Decatur last
year.
“He was off a year with
the knee surgery,” Brown
said. “He’s just now getting
his wheels under him.”
While making the transition to varsity basketball,
Mize quickly found the way
to get more playing time
was to attack the boards
and gather rebounds.
“I missed a lot of shots,
and I knew the way that
I can get more shots was
to get in there and get rebounds,” Mize said. “I like
getting physical in the paint
and pushing around to get
the rebound.
“Why I go rebound is so I
can touch the ball more.”
Brown quickly took notice
of Mize’s hustle and gave
him his first start against
Big Spring in the opening
game of the Bridgeport Holiday Tournament. Mize responded by chipping in four
points with eight rebounds,
three assists and two steals.
“I was motivated and
didn’t want to mess up,”
Mize said about his first
start.
He followed it up with
strong games throughout
the tournament as Decatur
captured the title. Brown
said Mize solidified his
starting spot by the end of
the event.
“His
rebounding
and
strength and size in general makes him such a good
three man,” Brown said.
“It’s a huge asset to have a
guard that can rebound like
that.”
Along with rebounding,
Mize plays aggressive and
tight defense on opponents.
He is third on the team in
steals with 35.
His tenacious play has
rubbed opponents and opposing fans the wrong way
at times.
“When you play hard defensively, they get mad and
will make mistakes,” Mize
said. “No one likes to play
against that. I usually have
the whole crowd yelling at
me and hating me.”
Brown just enjoys watching the high-energy guy
play.
“He’s fun to watch,” the
Decatur coach said. “He can
put the ball on the floor and
can shoot. He’s always going. But my favorite part is
he’s always got a smile on
his face. He’s so well liked
on the team.”
Mize tries to stay positive
and let his teammates feed
off his energy.
“I try to keep everyone
pumped up and have the
best attitude,” he said. “I
go crazy when other people
score.”
For the season, Mize is
shooting 33 percent from the
field and 28 percent behind
the three-point arc. Brown
expects his offensive game
to develop over the next two
seasons with more time on
the court in the offseason.
“He’s a hooper,” Brown
said. “He’s into basketball
24-7 and 365 days. In the
spring, summer and fall, we
know Cameron Mize will
be there. We have two more
years with him and are excited to see how he develops
and improves.”
But he won’t mind still doing the grunt work.
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2 ACRES
Owner finance, $30k. Rhome,
Texas. All utilities, culvert, driveway,
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(817)691-6601.
200 ACRES PASTURE LAND
8 miles east of Alvord. Some trees,
fenced, water, coastal. $3,300/acre.
Can divide.
(940)427-2303,
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940-845-2120
940-393-0421 Cell
FOR SALE, 10.5 ACRES
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Decatur - 284
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730 north. Owner
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$2,650 per acre
Catlett Creek Decatur ISD- 20+ to
30+, lots paved road,
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Established convenience and bait
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$125,000/OBO.
(940)644-2000.
For sale or lease by owner. 3,800
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114 frontage, approximately 1/2
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(940)683-4933.
Homes
2-BEDROOM, 1-BATH
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3-bedroom, 2-bath house at 1701
Halsell, Bridgeport. Reduced from
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ALVORD - 4/2/2 CP. Owners have updated this beautiful home.
Large playroom, split bedrooms, WBFP, carpet recently replaced,
fenced backyard with play scape, covered patio, extended deck.
$192,900
DECATUR – 4/3/2 ON 2.5+ ACRES finished in 2008, granite in kit
& baths, cer-tile in wet areas, split bedrooms, 4th bdrm/ofc. WBFP in
LR & outdoor patio, formal & bkft nook, Jack-n-Jill bath, fenced bkyd
& concreted parking for RV/boat. $249,900
BRIDGEPORT - 158 acres, nice property for developing. CR on two sides, grazing, wildlife, stock
pond, views, trees. Call for info. $3,500/acre
SILVER LAKES - 1 acre lot, trees, close to boat ramp and club house. Restricted sub. $31,000
DECATUR 2/2/2 townhouse open living/dining, new carpet, new paint, split bedrooms, fenced
backyard, large storage in garage. $111,500
BOYD 5 ACRES secluded, trees, newer well, two 500 gal septic, totally fenced, beautiful site to build,
no restrictions. Has well house and small shop. $100,000
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303 Flozell Adams– Beautiful custom 3/2/3 on large landscaped lot with lots of upgrades. Call for more information.
756 CR 1111 – 2 story Prairie 3/2.5 unbelievable home on 19.87 acres with trees, pond, separate quarters.
Reduced to $374,000
188 CR 2195 – Country 3/2 brick home on 2.798 acres, 24x30 man cave with insulation and electricity. $225,000
CR 3390 – 160+/- acres with scattered trees, open coastal field, fenced, large stock tank. 2010 Oakcreek 3/2
doublewide. $783,000
102 W. Cates St. - Old nursing home on Westside of Bridgeport. Lots of opportunities in this building.
Priced at $425,000
PR 3628 – 44+/- acres of raw land with a creek running through the property. Plenty of spaces to build your dream
home with wildlife on property. $127,250
10th Street – Looking to build in the city limits of Bridgeport? 12 residential lots with scattered trees and minutes to
everything. Priced at $110,000
165 Aston Drive – Lake cabin that has been recently updated by the dam on Lake Bridgeport. 2/2.5 enclosed back
porch. Crappie/boat house grandfathered in. $309,000 Call Mike Jones for more information
144 Nottingham Circle – Nice 3/2 home in Bridgeport. $115,000
1105 Hovey – Looking to put your business with Hwy frontage then this building is for you. $125,000
Segundo Drive – Corner lot in Runaway Bay with scattered trees. $7,000
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1814 S. FM 51 • Decatur
“Located on the historic Courthouse Square”
Sharon Blessing, Agent • 940-577-2488
Lisa Estrada, Broker • 940-577-5499
104 N. Trinity • Decatur, TX 940-627-4427
Alvord: 23 acres of coastal, trees, 2 stock tanks, paved road, views! CR 2585
Boyd: REDUCED! 3/2 on 19+ acres of coastal, sandy soil, fencing, ag exempt! CR 4681
Paradise:TREE FARM! 28+ acres, will divide. CR 3381 * Pending
Boyd: 3/2 with new brick on home, shop on 5 treed acres. $145,000. Owner Carry.
Decatur: 20 acres, Hwy 287. $9,550 per acre.Will divide
Decatur: Duplexes for sale. Owner/investor look NOW! 2, 4 or 6 units
Paradise: 2.5 acres on Thompson Trail. Co-op water, fencing, great location. $39,000
Decatur: 2,300 sq. ft., 3/4 acres, in ground pool, covered RV parking. Lots of potential!
Rhome: Vacant city lot on Old Mill Road. $29,000
Decatur: Early 1900’s fixer upper w/garage apartment. Trinity St. Reduced to $70,000
Decatur: 32 acres on CR 4511. Ag exempt, paved road, partial fence. $8,000 per acre
Bridgeport: Prime location on Hwy 380. 2.63 acres, outside city limits. 50x80 shop,
well & septic.
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Cute older 3/1/1 home on large corner lot with fenced backyard, large
covered patio, detached garage/workshop and a 30 x 40 barn. $90,500
Call Marilyn
Large home on wooded lot! 3/3.5/2 brick, 2 livings areas, fireplace, pool.
$139,900 Call Marilyn
Golf Course Lot at Runaway! $6,900 Call Marilyn
Wooded & private 17 acre tract with rolling terrain and 3/1 frame house,
storage building and large carport. $148,000 Call Marilyn
1 acre mobile ready lot, water, electric and septic on the property. Nice
clean area with a good view. $19,000 Call Marilyn
13 acres with 3/2 Palm Harbor 2001 doublewide. 2 water wells on
property. Good farming land. $153,000 Call Pam
Nice family home right in town! 3/2/1 on a large lot and a really nice
workshop! $114,900 Call Rhonda
Have Buyers - Need Sellers!
Sue Ann Denton, Inc.
Bridgeport- Just listed! Motivated Sellers! Very nice and roomy
3 bedroom, 3 bath brick home. WBFP in living area and WBFP
in Master. Split bedrooms. Original hardwood floors. Ceramic tile
in kitchen and baths. Nice insulated 30x42 shop with electricity,
large slide door and roll up door. Garden spot in back of shop.
Chain link fenced yard and storm cellar. Don’t let this one pass
you by. Not in the city limits.
Decatur- Just reduced! 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, Italian tile floors and showers. Granite
and tumbled stone countertops are just a few of the must see
features of this home.
Bridgeport- Just reduced! This brick home is right in the middle of an established neighborhood
with a large living room in an L shape so it is actually larger than dimensions stated. Large fenced
backyard with mature oak trees and nicely covered porch, perfect for entertaining.
Chico- Motivated Seller! Quaint Country Living! Enjoy your days overlooking the beautiful 20+
acres from the inviting patio or sunroom and your nights looking at the stars from the front porch.
There is a nice barn/workshop, a greenhouse, a loafing shed and a multi-stall animal-implement
shed. This little property will make a great place for those wanting to get back to basics.
Decatur- Just reduced! Nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath with 2 living areas. Great landscaping and a
beautiful pool. 2nd living area has wet bar and huge windows looking out to backyard pool. Tile,
carpet and hardwood laminate through out. Tons of natural light thru sunroofs in living and master.
Decatur- Just reduced! Home features open floor plan with a formal dining room and an office/
study. An extra room off one bedroom, could be playroom, exercise, or sunroom. Gorgeous in
ground pool with oversized spa, and water fall. The pool can be heated in cold weather.
Runaway Bay- Just reduced! MOVE IN READY! 3 bedroom, 3.1 bath, 1,856 sq. ft. brick home in
Runaway Bay. Just repainted on the inside and out with new carpet. Wood burning fireplace in living
area. 2nd living area upstairs has a wooden deck with a view of Lake Bridgeport. Large backyard for
outdoor fun and entertainment.
Runaway Bay- Just reduced! Two story with Lake Views! 4 bedrooms, 2 bath home with living and
kitchen on second floor to enjoy the views. Deck on second story and large patio. Quality storage
shed in the backyard.
Beautiful Lake Bridgeport, Runaway Bay, North Star Pointe, Moonlight Bay, Sunset Bay,
Silver Lakes, Bridgeport Airport Estates, Lake House Estates- A large variety of lake lots and
waterfront lots available. Call our office first
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940-393-1339 940-393-0414
940-427-2277
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LAND
Alvord – 145 acres, across from LBJ Grasslands, wildlife, trees, tanks, pasture, some minerals.
Decatur – 12.72 acres, Hwy 380 with 384 ft. of frontage.
Lots available in Whispering Winds Estates. Montague County Land - 60, 73, 80, 150, 223 acres.
Wise County Land - 4, 6, 7.3, 12, 14.5, 20, 34, 36, 43, 50, 60, 78, 80, 86, 143 acres.
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Alvord - Beautiful brick 3/2/2 home with office, split bedrooms, covered porches, salt water
pool with hot tub, shop bldg (24x40), gameroom, on 2 acres.
Alvord – 3/2/3CP on 2 acres joins the Grasslands. Split bedrooms, large master, walk-in
closets, jetted tub, country kitchen w/breakfast bar.
Sunset – 100 acres with 3/2.5/2 brick home w/study & sunroom. Large trees, coastal, tanks,
barn w/upstairs apartment. Will divide 10 & 20 acres w/house.
Alvord – 3/2.5/3 w/800 sq. ft. garage apartment on 6 acres w/horse barn. 2 stone WBFP, split
bedrooms, fenced yard w/dog kennel.
Alvord – 4/2/2 Austin Stone on 11 acres w/shop, custom cabinets, granite countertops,
stainless steel appliances, walk-in closets, patio, large Oak trees.
Alvord – Custom built 3/2/2 brick & stone home on 22 acres. Office WBFP, gourmet kitchen,
climate controlled gun safe room, inside storage room, trees, wildlife, secluded, coastal.
Alvord – Brick 3/2 on 4 acres, floor to ceiling windows, stained concrete floors, barn w/
electricity & water, tack & wash room, separate garage, lots of trees, pipe fencing.
Sunset – Ranch home on 10 acres, storage building, barn w/stalls, secluded, trees, wildlife.
Sunset – 3/2 brick on 10 acres, remodeled, wood floors, lighted roping arena, 2 stall barn.
Decatur – 801 State-3/2/1 brick, corner lot, large trees, fenced. Reduced to $62,900!
Alvord – 3/2 DW on 10 acres, trees, storm shelter, stock tank, pipe fencing, 30x40 carport.
Alvord - 10 acres, 2 story 3/2.5/1, open spacious floor plan, landscaped, trees, stock tank w/barn.
Alvord - 3/1 remodeled brick home, fenced backyard, office, new custom kitchen cabinets,
landscaped, great starter home or investment property. Priced to sell at $89,000.
Alvord - Very nice 4/2.5/3cp brick home on 1 acre, landscaped, circle drive, trees, patio.
Preferred Properties
3/3/4 on 2.9 acres. 2,650 living with
4-car garage and extra room. Custom built in 2006. Approximately 2.5
miles south of Decatur on FM 51.
$285,000. (940)577-2426.
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OPPORTUNITY
1205 Halsell St, Bridgeport • 940-683-4008
Fred Meyers, Broker
Mike Jones, Realtor 940-393-5229
Jared McComis, Realtor • 940-399-7530
1705 S. FM 51, SUITE 104 •DECATUR, TEXAS
OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA
• Sunset - 8.83 acres, 25x75 horse barn,
tank, water. $59,500
• Alvord Schools - 10.3 acres, wooded
with deep well. $75,000
• N. Sunset - 150 acres, Denton Creek,
good farm & hunting place. $3,500 per acre
• N. Sunset - 20 acres Hwy 101. $80,000
• N. Alvord - Prime Hwy. 287 & CR
Frontage 16+ acres. $12,000 per acre
• N. Alvord - 13 acres, two CR frontage,
$6,500 per acre.
• Sunset - 167 acres, good cattle & horse
place, 40x40 building, stock tank, well &
septic. Reduced to $2,695 per acre
• Alvord ISD - 4.71 acres, no mobiles.
$9,000/acre
• Decatur - 5+ acres, good Hwy 380
frontage. $145,000
• Alvord - 5+ acres, Alvord school, heavily
wooded. $35,000
• N. of Bowie 160 acres, rough and
rugged $2,595/acres
• Sunset - Hwy. 287 93 beautiful acres,
barn, coastal, lots of tanks.
$3,500 per acre.
• S. of Boyd - 32+ acres FM 730 on
Trinity River. $6,500 per acre
• E. of Sunset - 2-10 acre tracts, sell one
or both. $4,500 per acre.
• Sunset - 5 acre and double wide on
Hwy. 287 Reduced $60,000
• Chico - 10 acres $55,000 Owner Terms
• Perrin - 80 acres Good Farm $2,500 per
acre possible terms
LAND FOR SALE
71 acres, 7 miles north of Bowie on
FM 1806 & Oak Hill Cemetery
Road. 3 stock ponds, large creek,
scattered oak & elm trees, good elevation change. Electricity and good
area for water wells. Good fences
and 2 entrances. $3,500/acre, will
divide and owner finance.
(940)841-3111;
website:
texranches.com.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA OFFERED BY TANA
Acreage
HUNTING LAND
49 acres, 7 miles south of Amon
Carter lake, in Wise County. Lots of
big oak trees, 2 ponds, water well &
electricity. 2 nice travel trailers, deer
feeders & blinds. Ready to hunt.
$200,000. Call (940)841-3111;
website: texranches.com.
NEW PRICE! Beautiful home built by a builder as his personal
home. The open floor plan has split bedrooms, eat-in kitchen
with large dining area, over sized garage with extra storage and a
beautiful backyard and pool. Home has many upgrades including
granite in the kitchen and beautiful hardy tile through out home.
The location of the home makes it convenient for all. This is a
must see home priced to sell. Call today, Lisa at 940-393-2476
RANDY W. PARKER-OWNER/BROKER
LISA G. CARAWAY, MANAGING PARTNER/REALTOR
405 W. Walnut St. 940-627-9040
For more information about us and our listings visit
www.parkerpropertiestexas.com
Lisa G. Caraway,
940-393-2476
Best of
WISE
2009
Spacious brick home, over 2,000 sq ft, woodburning stove
with blower, great kitchen with outstanding custom pantry,
lisagcaraway@yahoo.com many cabinets. Super backyard filled with mature trees,
plants, birdfeeders and a custom storage building. The price
is great at $135,000
Bruce
Furgerson
Don't make a move without Parker Properties. Call today for any of your real estate needs.
Beautiful Ranch style home, 4
bedroom, 2 bath with gameroom on 3
acres. Great home for entertaining with
open concept floor plan, covered patio
with beautiful views. Heavily treed.
Large Master bedroom, master bath has
separate shower, dual vanities and walkin closets. Offers quiet and peaceful
living! $269,000
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940-399-8246
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940-399-9141
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Gussie Groves,
GRI ERS
This home backs up to a great golf course and all most there to
Lake Bridgeport! This charming 2 story brick home has master
bedroom down and 2 bedrooms and bath upstairs. The compact
kitchen has breakfast bar in addition to eating area that looks out
over the large shaded patio and lot. See it quick! $169,000
CHICO: CR 1650 – 37 acres, large oak trees, tank. $2,900/acre
CHICO: CR 1650 – 100 acres, improved pasture, live spring. $3,600/acre
CHICO: Hwy 101 - N. 97 acres, Highway frontage, seasonal creek.
$39,900/acre
Sean Williams
940-577-4484
seanlmwilliams@yahoo.com
202 W. Oak Decatur Nice .147
acre city lot with some trees. Ready
to build. Close to Courthouse and
shopping. $11,500
• Church building
• 2 homes on 5 acres
• 3/2/3C
• 3/1/C
• Horse property
• 52 acres, 58 acres
• Large office for rent
John Lanier
940-627-9714
jrlanier@gmail.com
BRIDGEPORT: Hwy 114 - Commercial , 4,000 sq. ft. on 2.85 acres, paved
parking.
CHICO/CRAFTON: 10 acres, 2 homes – #1 - 2 story, #2 not complete.
Fenced for horses. $125,000
1504 S. Cliff St. Charming 3 bedroom, 2 bath.
1,448 sq. ft. located in established neighborhood.
Home features original hardwood floors, carport,
storage building, and a large yard with a covered
patio. Stove and refrigerator included. $109,000
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1 acre. Easy access to Lake Granbury. Payments as low as $700.
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BRAND NEW CUSTOM HOME
ON LAKE!
Owner financing available.
$1,300/month. (817)733-3444.
BRAND NEW CUSTOM HOMES!
No down payment required. Must
see! (817)733-3444.
KOZY KOTTAGE
4-bedroom, 2-bath, acres. Large
kitchen, glamour bath. $501/down,
$697/month.
Very EZ qualify.
(940)294-6398.
Mini farm, Chico area, 5 acres with
3-bedroom, 3-bath and 3 large
barns. House needs remodeled.
Water well, septic tanks. $98,500,
no owner financing. (940)393-3817.
Lots
LAKE BRIDGEPORT AREA
Lake lots & acreage lots available.
Owner finance. Call for details,
(817)360-9393.
Mobile Homes
Apartment for rent in Alvord, Texas.
2/1. $650/month, $350/deposit.
(817)680-6150.
Cabins & efficiency apartments for
rent, including some as low as
$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd
area.
Excellent
location.
(940)433-3133.
Eighter Decatur Apartments. Furnished, cable, all bills paid.
(940)799-7572.
Business property
2 large commercial buildings. 8,000
& 11,000 square feet. Boyd area.
(940)433-3133.
COMMERCIAL LAND FOR LEASE
18 acres between Bowie and Sunset at Fruitland exit, on Highway US
287. Will lease all or part. 2 way
service road access, good location.
(940)841-3111.
DECATUR
North FM 51, 5,000 square feet with
office on 2 acres. Cannon Realty,
(940)368-1811.
See patients once a week in Bridgeport’s medical building by hospital.
Mondays or Fridays. Lease all inclusive,
furnished
suite.
(940)683-2393.
3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage,
wood flooring, total electric, brick.
1608 N. Cates Court, Decatur.
Pets welcome, no pet deposit.
$1,300/month. (817)247-0246.
Paradise ISD: 2/2, $500/month,
$300/deposit. Springtown ISD: 3/2
double wide, $600/month, $350/deposit. NO PETS. Garbage included.
(817)220-2447.
3/2 double wide on 3/4 acre, new
flooring & paint, storage building,
Lake Bridgeport. $1,100/month,
$1,100/deposit. (940)393-2359,
(940)683-5842.
RENT TO OWN
3/2 double wide, fenced back yard,
like new. Justin area. Will work with
credit issues. $800/month.
(940)465-0011.
CAROUSEL PROPERTIES
Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances,
washer/dryer connections, CH/A,
$850-950/month, $1,000/deposit.
Cuba Road, 2/1, appliances,
$600/month,
$750/deposit.
(940)539-0738.
Decatur, 2-bedroom home for lease
@ 803 N. Miller. $900/month. Available 2/1. (940)399-9721.
Spaces & lots
$190/MONTH & UP
Springtown RV Park, 3080 W. Highway
199,
Springtown.
(817)220-4678.
Covered/uncovered spaces. Laundry. Free Internet. Daily/weekly/monthly rates.
For rent in Decatur, 3-bedroom,
2-bath, fenced yard. $1,100/month,
$500/deposit. (940)627-1275.
Storage Buildings
Move-in special! Several to choose
from, Boyd, Hilltop Village. 3-bedroom, 2-bath, $900/month. Call
Donna, (940)389-1615.
DECATUR SELF STORAGE
RENTALS
Decatur: 2/1, $950/month.
Alvord: 3/2/2 horse permitted.
1-bedroom studio, $475/month.
Rhome: 4/2/2.
Property Management,
(940)368-1811.
Mobile Homes
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STORAGE IN WISE
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DECATUR - 1,944 SQ. FT. ON 4+ ACRES.
$220,000
DECATUR - 6/6 $198,000
DECATUR - OVER 10,000 SQ. FT. BUILDING ON
11+ ACRES. $849,000
BRIDGEPORT - 6+ ACRES. $499,000
FOR LEASE - 5,000 SQ. FT. BUILDING ON
2 ACRES.
$300/DEPOSIT
2/1
apartment
in
Chico.
$500/month.
No pets. Call
(940)644-2713 or (817)929-1930.
EMPLOYMENT
WI
3/2, 2-LIVING
man cave, 2,560 square foot manufactured home, metal roof, 4+ acres,
$97k, well, outbuilding, wood floors,
tape/textured, Rhome. View pics:
photobucket.com, (account: 132graham), (password: Rhome76078).
Details, call (817)269-9070.
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CHOICE
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• We sell boxes and moving supplies
• Climate controlled units available
• U-Haul Dealer - Trucks, Trailers, etc.
“ We Are Looking
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NURSING &
REHABILITATION
DON
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CNAs
Dietary Aide
APPLY IN PERSON AT
201 E. THOMPSON, DECATUR
or FAX RESUME
to 940-627-3937 EEO/M/F/D/W
Adult/Elderly Care
PERSONAL ASSISTANT
Need reliable person to help disabled man, including light housekeeping/cooking. Short hours, good
pay. Call (940)433-8851 before
noon.
Childcare
Taking applications for early childhood teacher. Experience preferred.
(940)433-2147, Royal Christian
Hospital
Academy.
Now hiring for the
following positions:
• Full-Time RN
• CNAs
Ask about our special!
1100 E. Bus. 380 • Decatur
940-627-6434
Toll Free: 877-718-8875
Medical/Dental
10 p.m. - 6 a.m.
www.decaturselfstorage.net
Apply In Person At
1-bedroom trailer with large covered
deck, electric & water paid. Bridgeport. $530/month. (940)683-2442,
(940)393-9500 or (940)683-4166.
701 West Bennett Rd., DECATUR or call
940-626-2800
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1/1 single wide in Boyd.
$500/month. (817)281-4311,
(817)422-3023.
2-bedroom, 2-bath mobile home for
rent. FM 730 South, Boyd. Storage,
carport. $600/month. Available now.
No pets. (940)390-3141.
EEO M/F/D/V
2000 S. FM 51 Decatur, TX 76234
2000 S. FM
51 • Decatur, TX 76234
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Boyd ISD, 4/2 double wide on acre
lot, $850/month. Boyd ISD, 3/1 single wide on big lot w/trees.
(817)281-4311 or (817)422-3023.
Senior Care Health
& Rehabilitation Center
Now hiring for the following positions:
Northwest ISD, 3/2 single wide in
Newark.
$650/month.
(817)281-4311, (817)422-3023.
FULL-TIME
• CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE
Duplexes
Apply in person at
3-bedroom, 1-bath brick, 1,200
square feet, CH/A, storage building,
fenced, washer/dryer/water included, 13 miles NE Decatur.
$695/month. (940)466-9702.
BRIDGEPORT
Very nice, large 2/2 & 3/2 duplexes
in great location. No pets/smoking.
(940)627-9028.
Bridgeport, for lease, 2/2 duplex, no
smoking, no pets. Includes refridgerator,
stove,
dishwasher,
washer/dryer
connections.
$695/month,
$700/deposit.
(940)389-7671 for appointment.
2108 15th St. • Bridgeport or call
940-683-5023
EEO M/F/D/V
The First Name in Real Estate!
940-891-3229
www.denton.ebby.com
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Excellent Pay
Five-day Work Week
Uniforms
Paid Vacation, Holidays
SIGN-ON BONUS for
ASE or Chrysler training
Apply to James McClelland at
500 NORTH Hwy. 287 in Decatur
or send resume to
pamleija@klement cjd.com
DIESEL
MECHANIC
Homes
3/2 Palm Harbor, 1.5 acres, gorgeous views in quiet, mature neighborhood, Azle ISD. We arrange financing. (940)367-7542.
4-bedroom, 2,300 square foot
modular home on heavily wooded 1
acre. Huge kitchen, tape and texture
walls.
Easy
financing!
(940)367-7542.
4/2, 1 acre in a culdesac. Partially
fenced w/huge decks and big storage building. Weatherford ISD.
(940)367-7542.
HERITAGE MOBILE HOMES
Affordable single and double wides.
Financing available. Call for more
information. 650 S. Main, Jacksboro. (940)567-6111.RI36520.
Equal Opportunity Employer
3/2/1, 2000 square foot house for
rent in Boyd. $800/month. Call
(940)389-3617.
Spence
Properties.com
.
NOW HIRING
FULL-TIME CAREGIVERS
1509 N. Bus. 287
Decatur - 2/1
AVAILABLE JANUARY 1
$895/month $500/deposit
817-825-4647
®
2-BEDROOM, 2-BATH
Beautiful property in Paradise.
$735/month. Cannon Realty,
(940)368-1811.
LARGE HOME NEAR
TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY
Almost 3,000 square foot living
area. Like new home on corner lot,
privacy fence, 4 mature trees,
paved driveway, 4-bedroom,
2.5-bath. Only $750/month and
small deposit. Call (940)367-8072.
2/2 brick home on 6 acres, Boyd.
Large barn, storage available. Available March 1. $1,200/month plus
deposit. (817)495-1397.
OWNER FINANCE
No banks, no credit. 2/2, 14x56’,
metal siding, CH/A. Low down, low
payments.
(817)975-1798.
#0036627.
3-bedroom, 1-bath brick. 1,200
square feet, utility room, CH/A, new
ceramic tile,
washer/dryer included, fenced. $850/month.
(940)466-9702.
Janice Phillips
REALTOR®
Worldwide, REALTORS®
1705 South FM 51, Suite 104, Decatur, TX
Call: 940.393.5240 - Office: 940.627.9010
Fax: 940.627.9012 - jr6569@embarqmail.com
www.prudentialworldwiderealtor.com
MINI HORSE FARM
1135 CR 3381, PARADISE
2,148 sq. ft., 3/2/2CP with Granite countertops in bath & kitchen.
Large kitchen has island, lots of cabinets, eating bar with stools,
plus eating area. Spacious living/family room with WBFP. Electric
heat/air, well, septic. Builder custom home with many upgrades!
Crown molding, stained & edged concrete floors. Austin stone
with western flare, cowboy décor inside & out. 2,000 sq. ft. barn
with lots of storage plus individual horse stalls, electric & water.
22 acres of level pasture with soft dirt, fenced/cross fenced, trees,
tank. Priced under market value at $339,900.
817-800-1180
703 N Sewell Dr. Decatur $66,500
Jamie K. Miller-Riley 817-505-6886
Julie Downe 817-239-2390
3/1 home in the heart of town, close to shopping,
eating and park. Great investment or starter home. Well
maintained, open concept floor plan living/dining area.
Beautiful barn wood fireplace mantle, large backyard with
garden patio and storage building, spacious bedrooms.
• Day & Night Shifts Available
• Must be willing to travel to Bowie or Springtown
Apply in Person
Mon., Wed. & Fri. • 9 am - 2 pm • 1204 N. Bus. 287 • Decatur
NOW HIRING
1625 CR 3838 Decatur $122,597
Jamie K. Miller-Riley 817-505-6886
Julie Downe 817-239-2390
16.91 acres located in Wise County in Bridgeport
ISD. Inside corner where CR turns, road frontage
450 ft. with gate. Call for directions.
ACREAGE
102 W Aurora VistaTrail
Aurora 1.22 acres $69,900
136 Cowan Crossing
Decatur 2.54 acre lot
375 ft. water well already
in place. $43,920
105 Northern Lights Court
Aurora 1.10 acre $79,900
Cottonwood Creek Road
Montague 229 acres
$778,600
1625 CR 3838
Decatur 16.9 acres $122.597
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Full-time Physical Therapist or PTA
for Decatur, Bridgeport and surrounding areas.
Please apply online at
interimhealthcare.com
or call 940-627-2565
TEXAS JUVENILE JUSTICE
DEPARTMENT
Gainesville State School is looking for a
Teacher with Texas Secondary Mathematics Certification
(job posting # 24-24-12020)
Salary based on experience
Apply at:
Texas Juvenile Justice Department
Gainesville State School
1379 Farm Road 678
Gainesville, TX 76240
940-665-0701 Fax: 940-665-3571
email: HRJOBSGAINESVILLE@tjjd.texas.gov
EOE
6B
EMPLOYMENT
Decatur area dental assistant, minimum 2-years experience. Front
desk dental assistant, Dentrix experience, bilingual preferred. Fax resume, (940)627-8402.
Optometry office manager, full-time,
medical billing/coding experience,
computer skills required. Optometry
assistant, full-time/part-time, requires excellent people and computer skills. Please email resumes
for
either
position
to
joyfuldoc@gmail.com.
Person with horse experience
needed, part-time, Mon., Tues.,
Thurs. at horse therapy center in
P o n d e r .
E m a i l :
reatarehab@yahoo.com; call
(940)479-2612; reatarehab.com.
Miscellaneous
Accepting applications for housekeepers at The Lodge in Runaway
Bay. Weekend work a must. Apply
in person. Call for appointment to
apply, (940)575-2252.
Construction workers/laborers
needed. Carpentry & concrete finishing skills important. Near Bridgeport. (940)575-4160.
Customer service/reservations.
Must be highly skilled w/computers,
customer service, organization, detail oriented, & team player. Weekends required. Apply in person to
601 Old Base Road, Aurora, TX.
(817)489-5150,
www.mdresort.com.
Dependable, hard-working delivery
driver needed. Daytime hours, van
provided. Good driving record & references required. If interested, call
8a.m.-4pm., (940)627-1208.
Full-time position for auto
detailer/porter with ability to obtain
state inspection license. Current
state inspection license a plus.
9a.m.-7p.m., Mon.-Sat. Send resume to:
applications2job@yahoo.com.
Part-time music minister needed at
First Baptist Church, Paradise.
Send resume to PO Box 147, Paradise, Texas 76073.
Safety workers needed, March 5-9.
Minimum 16 years of age. $8/hour.
(817)991-6589,
dwhite@oakhillmx.com
Swap meet help needed. Heavy lifting required. Thursday afternoon,
Friday all day, Saturday evening,
Feb. 23-25. Wallace Wade Tires,
1(800)666-8973, ext. 1.
Office
Billing specialist for construction
company. QuickBooks experience
preferred. Apply in person.
(940)627-0074.
Industrial Supply Solutions, Inc. in
Chico has temporary position as
warehouse/parts driver with opportunity to full-time. Send resume to
mcrall@issimro.com
Full-time clerical position. Basic
computer/clerical skills, high school
diploma, valid driver’s license required. Send resume: P.O. Box 908,
Decatur, TX 76234.
Local garbage company looking for
full-time labor. Must be willing to
work outside in all kinds of weather.
Usually a 4 day work week. Send
email including name, age and telephone number, with brief work history to:
cheaptrash2007@yahoo.com.
Part-time
help
needed,
receptionist/secretary. Computer/accounting skills required. Call
(940)399-3282.
MARKETING RESEARCH
GET PAID FOR YOUR OPINIONS!
MAKE EASY $$$!
Research participants needed for 1.5 day focus group discussion.
Panel 1: March 1 • 7 a.m. - 7 p.m. & March 2 • 7 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. OR
Panel 2: March 2 • 12:30 - 7 p.m. & March 3 • 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
$375 paid same day & meals included. No experience required.
Must be 18 & up.
Sign-up at www.researchparticipants.com or call
1.800.483.9898 for more info.
The Wise County Adult Probation
Department is accepting applications for the position of Secretary.
The job responsibilities include daily
financial transactions, filing, telephone work, and high volume of
public interaction. Applicants must
have good computer, math and organizational skills. A high school diploma is required. Work hours are
Monday–Thursday,
7:00a.m.–6:00p.m. Salary is based
on experience. Please send resume
to Wise County Adult Probation Department, 105 E. Walnut Street, Decatur, Texas 76234. Applications
may also be obtained at the Probation Office. Applications must be received by February 29, 2012.
Retail/Sales
Papilio.com, Decatur, TX. is looking
for an energetic person interested in
growing with a light manufacturing
company selling it's products via the
internet. Competitive pay for the
right person. hemmi@papilio.com.
Salesperson need for Buy Here Pay
Here car lot in Bridgeport. Experience preferred. Must be neat, professional & highly motivated. Call
Mitch @ 940-683-1999.
WELDERS NEEDED
Landmark Fabrication is hiring Gas Metal and
Flux-Cored Arc Welders for 1st and 2nd shifts.
Must have solid work experience with an impeccable
safety record. These are full time, permanent positions at
our Decatur fabrication facility. Please call Landmark at
1-888-486-6888 or fax your resume to 817-230-2063.
Driver wanted for sand and gravel
company. CDL and clean driving
record a must. Bobtail truck and
trailer experience. Dozer and heavy
equipment experience a plus!
(940)627-6868.
Drivers:
$0 DOWN PAID CDL TRAINING
Guaranteed job placement. 4-week
training. Fort Worth based, full
benefits! $40K-$50K first year.
(817)529-5800.
CDL drivers needed for end dump.
Apply in person, Pat’s Trucking
Company, 927 FM 1658, Bridgeport.
MECHANIC
Hendershot Equipment is now hiring
a qualified small engine mechanic.
You must have your own tools and
a good DL. Apply in person at 1841
N. US Highway 287, Decatur.
Experienced pusher. CDL & roustabout experience required. Pay depends on experience. Wise County
company. (940)627-2397.
OIL FIELD SERVICE
IS HIRING A TOTER
TRUCK
DRIVER
Manufactured
Home
Refurb
Yard
Minimum 2 yrs.
experience
required.
is looking
for an
Worker
Foroil field.
MovingExperienced
mobile homes
in the
Installing Cabinets, Flooring & Trim Work
Competitive salary & benefits.
Apply within at 106 CR 1180, Alvord
Call 940-626-2274
Call
Mickey at
EEO/AA M/F/D/V
901 E. Decatur St.
Sales Personnel
Potential earnings over $50k per year
HIRING CLASS A CDL DRIVERS
BODY SHOP HELP WANTED
DETAIL/PORTER
If you have a good driving record,
are dependable, honest & have a
positive attitude, apply in person to
Johnny Ward at Karl Klement Ford,
Highway 287 South, Decatur.
Decatur, TX Location
Karl Klement Ford has an immediate opening for a
salesperson. Experience preferred but not mandatory.
EXPERIENCED OFFICE PERSONNEL NEEDED:
Must be familiar with Microsoft Office. Person must be
dependable & motivated.Insurance benefits provided.
Send a resume with references to:
P.O. BOX 1203 Bowie, TX 76230
NO CALLS WILL BE ACCEPTED
Trades
Experienced CNC lathe machinist
needed. Must have a minimum of
5-years experience. Programming
and live-tooling experience a plus.
Must also have your own tools and
be able to perform set-ups. Apply at
Decatur Machine Services, Inc.,
3720 US Highway 380 West, Decatur, TX; or email resume to
miles@decaturms.com.
• 5-day work week • Paid vacation
Excellent opportunity for the right applicant.
Contact Derek Sugg or Faron Young at:
940-627-1101 or 1-800-772-8928
Bowie, TX 76230
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS
FOR EXPERIENCED DRIVERS
Must have Class A CDL with Tanker Endorsement.
Competitive pay & medical benefits. Drug screen
required. Training available for qualified candidates.
Apply www.gilbowoilfieldservices.com
Fax application to 940-872-3949
or call 940-872-3883
Job Opportunity
Ag & Small Engine Technician
US Hwy. 287 South, Decatur
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Apply at www.ag-power.com
or
Contact Tom Horton 817-636-2223
Positions for local hauling of Aggregate
and Hot-Mix. Over-the-road positions for
Sleeper Trucks with Pneumatic Tankers
Most trucks are 2012’s. Great settlement checks.
Experience preferred
Call Jack @ 469-400-4971
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
MULTI-TASKING TEAM PLAYER
WITH INTERNET AND WEBSITE
MAINTENANCE EXPERIENCE
• Proficient in Excel and Word
• Excellent Verbal, Phone and Writing Skills
• 5-Day Work Week, Paid Holidays and Vacation
$1000 SIGN ON BONUS
PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS
Class A / CDL w/ X Clean MVR/Criminal
MODERN AND WELL MAINTAINED EQUIPMENT
$$ TOP PAY $$
EXCELLENT BENEFITS:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Company matched 401(k)
Paid Vacation/Sick/Holidays Quarterly Bonus Local Deliveries
Apply In Person:
1709 Crittendon - Bridgeport
Local # 940-683-5121
Toll Free # 800-594-3908 ext. 5164 • Apply On-Line: www.thomaspetro.com
Apply in person at
KLEMENT CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE-RAM
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
at 500 N. Hwy. 287, Decatur
Elite
Well site
Services
NOW HIRING
Class A CDL Driver with Tanker Endorsementt
TANK TRUCK DRIVERS
Alan Ritchey, Inc. is hiring Tank Truck Driver to haul water out of Jacksboro, Texas.
Pay is $17/hr. plus overtime:
YOU MUST:
• Have a Class “A” CDL with tanker endorsement
• Have at least 1 year verifiable driving experience (Tanker exp a Plus)
• Be at least 23 years old
BENEFITS:
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Vacation, Personal Days and Holiday Pay
Night shift with possible day shift. Must be
25 years of age, have good driving record, 2 years
tractor trailer experience. Pass drug screen.
End dump & Bobtail experience a plus.
Applications at elitewellsiteservices.com
or Apply in person at
12319 Bus. Hwy 287, Fort Worth, 76179
940-210-2949 or 940-389-1132 for Bridgeport
If interested apply online at www.alanritchey.com.
EOE M/F/H/V
J-W Power Company is hiring!
Compressor Service Technician
Mineral Wells, TX (Denton or Wise County)
TRANSPORT DRIVERS NEEDED
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J-W Power Company, an affiliate of J-W Energy Company, a leader in leasing, sales
and servicing of natural gas compression equipment, has an immediate opening
in Mineral Wells, TX. The repor"ng loca"on will be in Mineral Wells, TX. The
service area will cover Denton or Wise coun!es.
J-W is seeking a Compressor Service Technician with 1+ years experience with
natural gas.
• Candidates will operate and perform maintenance of compressor packages
including overhaul and diagnosis of engines and compressors.
• Experience with Ajax, Ariel, Caterpillar and Waukesha is required.
Educa!on and/or Experience: High school diploma or general educa"on degree
(GED) and 1+ years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combina"on of educa"on and experience is required. A minimum of one year in a
voca"onal/technical training or appren"ceship program is preferred.
J-W Power Company offers top compe!!ve salaries and excellent benefits!
If you meet the minimum requirements,
please apply at: www.jwenergy.com
PARRISH FIELD SERVICES
NOW HIRING FOR
• WINCH TRUCK DRIVER
• STEP DECK DRIVERS
• FORKLIFT OPERATOR
• MINIMUM 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE
• 25 YEARS MINIMUM AGE
• CLASS A CDL
• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS ALL TXDOT/FMCSA
REQUIREMENTS
PLEASE CONTACT:
703 S. WICKHAM, ALVORD, TX
940-427-9148 ALVORD OFFICE
EMAIL: BPARRISH@PFSOIL.COM
SEEKING CDL DRIVERS
CLASS A AND B
• Competitive pay plus overtime
• Paid insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Safety bonuses
Must be willing to travel
If interested please call
940-627-1005
EMPLOYMENT
SERVICE CONSULTANT
AND TECHNICIAN
NEEDED!
Truck drivers needed, Class A-CDL
with tanker endorsement. Must have
truck driving experience, tank truck
experience
preferred.
Call
(940)736-0758, 8a.m.-5p.m.,
Mon.-Fri.
Spend Evening &
Weekends
with your family
• Earning Potential $50 k +
• Retirement Plan
• Health Insurance
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• 5 Day Work Week
• Factory & Hands-on Training
• Safe Work Environment
• Temperature Controlled Shop
• First Class Facilities & Equipment
To join our Chev Buick and GMC
team, contact Service Manager
Scott Wolsey
940-872-5455
or on US Hwy 287 in Bowie
Dustrol,
Inc.
Highway Construction Company
• Childcare
• Business
• Housecleaning
• Let Me Fix It
• Miscellaneous
• Tutoring
SERVIC
Now enrolling: daycare, pre-school,
school,
infant-9th
grade.
(940)433-2147.
TOENAILS TRIMMED BY TERRY
Let me help those bad feet feel
good again. Experienced RN will
come to you. (817)564-1356.
Business
Rick’s
BRUCE’S HOUSE LEVELING
Foundation repair, sheetrock, tape
& bedding repair. All work guaranteed! Free estimates. 30 years experience. (817)690-2429.
Dustrol,
Inc.
Mechanic
for heavy equipment.
CDL w/Hazmat and
Tanker Endorsement a plus
Benefits include:
• Competitive Pay
• Health & Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
Apply in person
2925 Hwy. 114 • Roanoke
(next to Texas Motor Speedway)
EOE
Experience driver. Some over the
road. Clean background & driving
record required. (817)709-5632.
Hiring CDL drivers. Tanker endorsement and end dump. (940)389-2579
or (940)427-4953.
Now hiring Class A CDL drivers with
2-years experience. Oilfield/environmental/construction transportation. Paid weekly, insurance, Aflac,
paid vacations and much more. Call
Daniel, (800)448-6323.
SCHOOL
BUS
DRIVERS
NEEDED, Training available.
Enjoy important and meaningful
work that is close to home with favorable hours (weekend work not
required ) and competitive pay and
benefits. Prospective team members must be able to pass a D.O.T.
physical, be drug free, and possess
a clean driving record. Contact the
Decatur ISD Transportation Department at (940)393-7120.
627-SLAB
For all your concrete needs!
Insist on Quality
Concrete, Inc.
Ty Kennedy 940-627-SLAB
940-328-1971
LEE’S AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
Decatur. Asian vehicle repair expert.
Specials: 20% off labor, 1 repair;
State
Inspections
$12.50.
(940)577-2338,
www.leeautorepair.com.
PROFESSIONAL PAINTING
and renovation. Prices
starting at $1/square
foot. 20-years experience. Clean work. BC
Painting, Bret Carr,
(940)297-7549.
FREE ESTIMATES
JOE TUCKER DRYWALL
Sheetrock ✣ Tape ✣ Bed ✣ Texture. New construction, remodeling,
add-ons. Call (940)389-0029.
MYERS
Roofing, hail damage? Any roofing
replacement or repairs. Dry wall repair
&
paint.
Call
Eric,
(940)799-7086;
Bruce,
(469)232-8042.
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BACKHOE
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SEASONAL PLANTING
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• TOPSOIL
• GRADING
• SAND
• DOZER
• GRAVEL
• BACKHOE
• FARM TRACTOR WORK
• PLOWING AND DISKING
• SEASONAL PLANTING
RUSSELL’S HOME
IMPROVEMENT
937 N. FM 1655 • Alvord, TX 76225
& REPAIR
Decks, Drywall,
Add-ons,
Flooring, Roofing
Much More
E-MAIL: bmyers937@centurylink.net
For FREE Estimates call
SCHEDULING SPRING TRACTOR
WORK RIGHT NOW!
FAX: 940-427-2555
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZER
I organize your home, garage or office to find things in seconds! Specializing in overstuffed closets.
Laura, (817)455-9464.
REMODELING
Specializing in kitchens & baths.
From concrete to shingles, we do it
all! Proctor Custom Homes,
(817)881-9023.
S&S PAINTING
Interior & exterior. Paint & stain
cabinets. Free estimates. Call
Brenda Dugan, (940)389-0845.
Gravel Roads
House Pads
Post Hole Drilling
Final Grade
Home
Improvements
Trenching
Drainage Repair
Culverts
Land/Lot Clearing
Trenching
Cattle Guards
Road Grading
940-393-6622
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.
Muenster, TX
MOWING
large acreage or lawns. Pole or
chain saw work. Also, self-contained
heating/cooling unit for sale,
100,000 BTU heat/5-ton cool.
(940)210-0723.
MOWING-DECATUR AREA
Yards, lots, acreage. Weekly,
monthly or one time. Call for estimates.
Leave
message,
(940)393-6464.
Pasture and feed
HAY
Horse & Cow Quality
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
BLACK ANGUS BULLS
14-16 months. Registered, easy
calving, out of A.I. sires. Pictures &
details: www.ntin.net/TruittFarms,
(940)964-2273.
CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE
baling , mowing, plowing, grain drill, trees
trimmed, gardens
tilled. Hay hauling and
hay for sale. Call
(940)393-9616, (940)683-3148.
• Composition
• Metal Roofs
• Insurance Claims
• Competitive Pricing
866-509-7663
Bobcat Work
940-759-2203
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Toll Free
Remember
Highway Construction
Company
817-430-3958
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BOBBY’S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
Over 25-years experience.
(817)444-3213.
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AL SALINAS FENCING
All types fencing. Braces, gates,
cattle guards, livestock shelters,
carports, pre-made braces.
(940)577-0878.
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AFFORDABLE FENCING
All types, including chain
link, wood privacy, vinyl,
farm fencing. Installation
or repair. (940)626-9290.
www.affordablefencing.net
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940-683-3770
HANDYMAN
30-years experience. Any job, large
or small, superior craftsmanship, fair
prices, free estimates. Call Dave,
(940)210-4154.
3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES
All types fencing, metal buildings,
carports, custom gates, entrances,
cattle guards, mobile & shop welding, general clean-up, skid steer
work. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT!!
(940)210-1242.
940-389-4943
Miscellaneous
FREE DEAD BATTERY
drop off, Tues.-Fri., 8a.m.-5p.m., between Boyd/Rhome. 3809 E. Highway 114, Rhome. (940)433-2255.
Time for Tree Trimming, Leaves,
Yard & Flower Bed Clean Up
ALL PRO LAWN CARE
Lawn service, landscaping, tree trimming. Free estimates.
Call now for spring
clean up. Dylan,
(817)891-1600.
CLEARVIEW TREE SERVICE
Tree removal & stump grinding. Insured,
local seniors discount.
(940)626-4345.
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED
39 years in business, insured. All
major credit cards accepted.
(817)444-0861, Teater.
FERTILIZED COASTAL
with some Johnson grass. 4x6
net-wrapped round cow hay.
$100/each. (940)433-5483, home;
(940)859-9696, cell.
HAY FOR SALE
Cow hay for sale, round or square,
mixed grass. Call (940)433-2678 or
cell,
(940)337-1728.
LARGE FERTILIZED
coastal bales. (940)393-9089.
LONESOME DOVE FEED
Authorized
Bryant
dealer, whole corn
$9.95-50#,
clean
coastal square bales.
Located 1231 CR4380,
Decatur;
(940)389-2945.
BUY, SELL & TRADE
All classes of horses, ponies,
sheep, goats, cattle & trailers.
(940)224-1470, (940)644-5956.
Quality Fertilizers
at Affordable Prices
LLAMAS
weanlings (6-months-old), adults,
bred females, guardians & pet quality. We provide training & support
for new owners. (940)433-5897.
✓ 100% Natural
STOP STICKERS NOW!
Missing: Weenie dog, multi-color
with unique markings, blind. Please
call (940)799-7992.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
MERCHAN
FOR SA
• Appliances
• Clothing/Jewelry
• Furniture
• Garage Sales
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous
• Auctions
Appliances
Maytag gas dryer, very good shape,
$125. 6’ Jacuzzi, price negotiable.
(940)393-1103.
Furniture
42” TV. King-sized Tempur-Pedic
bed, includes headboard & underneath storage drawers. Leather
couch. Computer desk. Much more!
Call (979)255-5304, Alvord.
AARONS LEASE RETURNS
New 73” Mitsubishi DLP TV, $1,499.
Cleaned and sanitized mattress
sets, $129. Sofa and love seat, both
$379. 3-piece accessory table from
$79. Lamp pairs from $39. Laptops
from $289. Nearly new refrigerators
from $389. Much more. Cash and
carry or credit card. Delivery available. Short on cash? Lease to own
in 12-months with no credit required. 1300 FM 51 South, Decatur,
across the road from Blockbuster;
(940)627-5013. Ask for Miles.
Couch & loveseat, blue leather.
Speaker, 12” kicker, sub woofer &
amplifier. Call (940)393-8639.
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.
Decatur, 124 Comanche Moon Trail,
(Indian Trails), Fri.-Sat., Feb. 17-18,
9a.m.-1p.m. Moving sale, furniture,
household items.
Firewood
I buy unwanted horses. If you have
big horses in good condition, I will
pay $200. (940)867-0434.
Found: black cow on Highway 1810,
approximately 3 weeks ago. Call
(940)393-2452 to identify.
Pets lost and found
Decatur, 511 Valley Ridge Court,
Sat., only, Feb. 18, starts 8a.m.
Clothes, books, miscellaneous
items. Priced to sell.
CREMELO PALOMINO
6-year-old rideable mare, too much
for us. $750, will consider trade for
livestock. (817)917-0280.
Livestock lost and found
!!ATTENTION!!
We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser
before investing any money.
Decatur, 1503 N. Highway 287, Bohemia Express, starting Sat., Feb.
18-Sat., March 10, 8a.m.-5p.m. Too
much to list.
Livestock
PURINA 20% ALL NATURAL
cubes. Was $10.95; now $9.75
(50-LB. bag); OR $390/ton. AGVantage Farm & Ranch, Highway 287, 1
mile north of Highway 380, Decatur.
Mon.-Fri., 8a.m.-7p.m.; Sat.,
8a.m.-5p.m. (940)627-2312.
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ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Roll/Off Container
Service for
Trash & Debris Removal
Haz-Mat Containment &
Removal
BASIC PAINTING
Power wash & paint exteriors. 29
years experience. (817)343-4184.
Fencing
Mowing
Sp
(next to Texas Motor Speedway)
EOE
Let me fix it
Adult/Elderly care
Apply in person
2925 Hwy. 114 • Roanoke
Cleaning house got you blue? Call
A Maid 4U. For all your cleaning &
specialty needs. Free estimates.
(940)765-8318.
NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
Hesston belt buckle collection, included all years 1979-2010. $750.
Also, other assorted belt buckles.
Call (940)872-9556.
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Benefits include:
• Competitive Pay
• Health & Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
Childcare
Farm Equipment
in
HIRING
Equipment Operators
for heavy equipment.
CDL w/Hazmat and
Tanker Endorsement
a plus.
AFFORDABLE HOME CLEANING
18-years professional experience,
Wise County. Special 1-time, on-going services available. Thorough,
current local references. Supplies
provided. (940)389-4236.
Sh
817-430-3958
WHITTINGTON MASONRY
Construction. Block work, brick
work, porcelain tile, stucco, stone,
repairs.
Free
estimates.
(940)634-2324.
Housecleaning
SERVICES
Lipscomb Auto
Center is Offering
FARM AND RANCH
SERVICES
7B
✓ Improves Soil
✓ Reduces Cost
Taking the science of
AGRICULTURE
one step further...
David Bowen: 940-393-0467
Mike Brewer: 817-247-3381
PURINA 20% ALL NATURAL
cubes. Was $10.95; now $9.75
(50-LB. bag); OR $390/ton. AGVantage Farm & Ranch, Highway 287, 1
mile north of Highway 380, Decatur.
Mon.-Fri., 8a.m.-7p.m.; Sat.,
8a.m.-5p.m. (940)627-2312.
FIREWOOD FOR SALE
split oak, pecan & mesquite. Seasoned or green. Call (940)389-3413
or (940)389-8511.
Miscellaneous
ANGUS STEER BEEF
Choice quality. Grass fed plus
grain/alfalfa. Dry aged. Processed
at Fischers. Order now. Delivery
starts Feb. 25. (817)925-0111.
BROWNING A-5
auto loader, 12-gauge. Remmington
11
automatic,
16-gauge.
(940)393-0470.
FOR SALE
3-piece living room set. Box
springs/mattress. Washer/dryer.
Self-contained heating/cooling unit
for sale, 100,000 BTU heat/5-ton
cool. (940)210-0723.
LIMITED EDITION MARTIN
COWBOY III GUITAR
#299 of 750, with case. Call
(940)872-9556.
LIVING ESTATE AUCTION
Saturday, February 25 • 10 a.m. • 1020 Cactus, Olney TX
Charlotte Vaughn has moved and we are selling her & the late Johnny Vaughn Estate
The months of January and February
are the time to apply pre-emergent herbicides.
Stop stickers
weeds
Stop
stickers&&broadleafed
broad leaf weeds
by applying pre-emergents
on your lawn NOW!
Call for a FREE Lawn Analysis Today
940-627-7378
Wise/Chem Safe Pest Control & Lawn Care
Your Professional Lawn Care Company
LIMITED TIME OFFER
WHEN YOU SIGN UP FOR A
FULL LAWN CARE PROGRAM
FURNITURE: BROYHILL SECTIONAL SOFA w/RECLINING ENDS, MASSOUD EASY CHAIR,
1940’s SOFA, 1940’s CABROILE LEG L.R. CHAIR, CLAWFOOT WALNUT MARBLE TOP
ENTRANCE HALL TABLE, WALNUT CLAWFOOT CHINA CABINET, WALNUT 5 TIER WHATNOT-SHELF, OAK FRAME, TELL CITY MAPLE w/2 LEAVES & 6 MATCHING CHAIRS, PINE
6 DRAWER DRESSER, FULL SIZE METAL POSTER STYLE BED, OAK & WICKER 4 TIER
TABLE, OAK 6 DRAWER VANITY DRESSER w/MIRROR & MATCHING STOOL, KNEE HOLE
DESK, OAK FULL SIZE BED, ORNATE IRON FULL SIZE BED, C. 1800’s MEADER & CO.
DROPFRONT DRESSER w/MARBLE SHELF, HANDKERCHIEF DRAWERS & WISHBONE
STYLE MIRROR, OLD WICKER PLANT STAND, ASSORTED WROUGHT IRON PLANT
STANDS, OLD WICKER SOFA, MODERN GLIDER w/CUSHIONS & 2 MATCHING CHAIRS,
WROUGHT IRON SETTEE, PORCH ROCKER, 6 SHELF BOOKCASE, TABLE LAMPS. FLOOR
LAMPS, HAT RACK, FRIDGIDAIRE REFRIDGERATOR, WHIRLPOOL WASHER & DRYER,
SEARS KENMORE CONSOLE SEWING MACHINE, SHEETS, TOWELS, BEDDING & MORE.
GLASSWARE & COLLECTIBLES: 42 PCS. OF FRANCISCAN “APPLE”, 91 PCS. OF “IRISH &
HERRINGBONE, 12 PCS. OF ENAMELED FOREST GREEN GLASSWARE, L.G. MOON & STAR
COMPOTE, JOHNNIE LOUDDER BIRD & SHELL BOWL, SERVICE FOR 8 + “MOSS ROSE”
CHINA w/SERVING PCS. & OTHER PARTIAL SETS OF CHINA, SM. KITCHEN APPLIANCES,
C.I. SKILLETS, CORNINGWARE, GREEN CLUB ALUMINUM POTS & PANS, BUTCHER
KNIVES, EGG PLATE, CAKE STAND, JOHNSON BROS. PINK FLORAL TEA POT, HAND
PAINTED ROSE PLATTER & OTHER GLASS RELATED ITEMS. R. ATKINSON FOX FRAMED
PICTURES, FRAMED LEAH KATHLEEN WOODS “RENFRO” 2002, OIL LAMPS, COMPOSITION
DOLL, 1 - 53 NANCY DREW MYSTERY STORIES BY CAROLYN KEENE HARD BACK BOOKS,
1908 “BOOK OF SWEETHEARTS” PICTURES BY FAMOUS AMERICAN ARTIST HARD BACK
BOOK, BIBLE BOOKS, COOK BOOKS & OTHER BOOKS, 1896 EDITION FOR TEXT TEXAS
& OKLAHOMA COMPLETE GEOGRAPHY BY JAMES MONTEITH HARD BACK BOOK, 1892
MANUAL OF GEOGRAPHY BY M.F. MARRY, 10K ROLLED GOLD PLATE BULOVA LADIES
WATCH, 1776 TO 1976 KENNEDY HALF DOLLAR W/NECKLACE CHARM SURROUND,
ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS, JARS OF MARBLES, CROCHET BEDSPREAD & MUCH MORE.
FREE
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VIEW COLOR PICTURES,
CALL OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE:
Treatment
WWW.MARSHAUCTIONS.COM
Fire Ant
L.D. MARSH AUCTIONEER, TX 9202
940-846-3696, CELL 940-521-1104
KIM DODSON AUCTIONEER, TX 11662
940-846-3719, CELL 940-521-1240
8B
MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE
HALLMARK AMERICAN SPIRIT
QUARTER ORNAMENTS
for states #1-20. Also, Sacagawea
golden dollar ornament. Paid
$315.45. Need to sell. Make offer.
(940)872-9556.
NATIONAL FINALS RODEO
Hesston belt buckle collection, included all years 1979-2010. $750.
Also, other assorted belt buckles.
Call (940)872-9556.
NRG Energy Massage starter kit, table, chair, carrying cases and push
cart. Value, $1500; priced
$500/OBO. (940)427-8567.
WHEELCHAIR LIFTS
Ramps, mobility scooters, golf carts
and repairs. Free pickup and delivery. Call Matt Sadberry @ MedCare/Maximum. (940)393-1427.
TRANSPORTATION
• Boats
• Cars
• Recreational Vehicles
• Trucks
• Accessories
• Trailers
• Wanted to Buy
TRANSPORT
Cars
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
Bishop’s
Wise Car
& Truck Co.
1110 Hovey St. Bridgeport
940-683-1999
BAD CREDIT OK
BUY HERE
PAY HERE
WWW.WISECARANDTRUCK.NET
2008 CHEVY COBALT LT
43k miles, 30 MPG, 1-year extended warranty, air, XM radio,
cruise, all power, CD. $8,500.
(940)626-4680.
DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS
$3,500 or less. Spend
your tax refund at Cowgirl Auto Sales, 804
Business Highway 287,
Decatur,
TX;
(940)626-0070. Let’s do business!
www.cowgirlautosales.com.
Gas Card
$20
NOTICES
Legal notices
LEGAL NOTICE
By order of the Board of Directors
of the Wise County Water Control
and Improvement District Number
One, notice is hereby given to the
qualified voters of Wise County Water Control and Improvement district
Number One.
BE ADVISED: An Election will be
held by the Wise County Water
Control and Improvement District
Number One on May 12, 2012, for
the purpose of choosing three (3)
persons to serve as Directors for the
district for a period of four (4) years.
Polls will be opened at 7:00 A.M.
and closed at 7:00 P.M.
Those entitled to vote in said district must be bonafide residents of
the District, and duly qualified voters
under the laws of Texas as of the
day of this election.
The names of the following will be
placed on the ballot for election:
James McGilvray, Sr.
Lou Vee Bridges
Dickie Clement
All person wishing their names to
appear on the ballot should notify
the Water Board Recording Secretary
(Carrie
Davidson(940)393-3152), by March 25, 2012.
Witness the signing on this the 8th
day of February, 2012, Wise County
Water Control and Improvement
District Number One.
NOTICE
Notice is given that application
has been made to the Comptroller
of the Currency, Director of District
Licensing, 500 N. Akard St., Suite
1600, Dallas, TX 75201 for consent
to merge First National Bank of
Jacksboro, in Jacksboro, Texas and
doing business as Highlands Bank
in the Dallas, Texas with and into
ViewPoint Bank, Plano, Texas.
It is contemplated that the main
offices and branch offices of the
above named banks will continue to
operate.
This notice is published pursuant
to 12 USC 1828(c) and 12 CFR 5.
Anyone may submit written comments on this application by February 28, 2012 to: Director of District
Licensing, 500 N. Akard St., Suite
1600, Dallas, TX 75201.
The public file is available for inspection in the district office during
regular business hours. Written requests for a copy of the public file
on the application should be sent to
the Director of District Licensing.
01/24/12
First National Bank
of Jacksboro
Jacksboro, Texas
dba Highlands Bank
Dallas, Texas
(Target Bank)
ViewPoint Bank
Plano, Texas
(Acquiring Bank)
Register for a FREE
Gas Card!
We are giving away 10
$20 gas cards every week.
Visit www.bmgautosales.com
to register for yours!!
107 S. Hwy. 287 • Decatur
940-626-8000
No Credit Checks
Recreational vehicles
2004 KEYSTONE
30’ bumper pull, one slide-out, like
new. Porch available also. White
color. $9,500/OBO. Please call J.D.
White, (817)658-8224.
Pickups/Vans/SUVs
Bad Credit?
No Credit?
No Problem.
We Finance
in Bridgeport!
Ask us about
$500 DOWN
With Approved Credit
940-683-9663
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1971 CHEVY TRUCK
Rebuilt high performance 350 engine, turbo 400 transmission, new
paint, straight body, mag tire.
$2,500.
(817)308-2844.
(940)799-1825.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE
(REAL ESTATE)
BY VIRTUE OF A WRIT OF EXECUTION issued out of the 193rd
District Court of Dallas County,
Texas, in a certain cause numbered
DC-11-13704-L. On the 28 day of
December A.D. 2011, styled: Jolley
Building, LLC vs. Smiley’s Electrical
Contracting Inc., to me, as Sheriff
directed and delivered, I have levied
upon this 19 day of January A.D.
2012 and will between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. at approximately 3:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday in March A.D. 2012, it being the
6th day of said month, at 101 North
Trinity, Decatur of said Wise
County, proceed to sell at public
auction to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, all right, title and interest, if any, which the defendant had
on the 19 day of January A.D. 2012,
or at any time thereafter, of in and to
the following described property:
Legal: Original Boyd, BLK: 21, Lot:
PT 1-4
Situs: 104 S. Ewing Street, Boyd,
Texas
Said property is levied on as the
property of Smiley’s Electrical Contracting Inc. and will be sold to satisfy the judgment for $41,615.64
dollars.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND on this
30 day of January A.D. 2012.
Sheriff David Walker
Wise County, Texas
By: Sgt. Troy R. Gregg
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
AND PRELIMINARY DECISION
FOR TPDES PERMIT FOR
MUNICIPAL WASTEWATER
RENEWAL
PERMIT NO. WQ0014306001
APPLICATION AND PRELIMINARY DECISION. Slidell Independent School District, P. O. Box
69, Slidell, Texas 76267-0069, has
applied to the Texas Commission
on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
for a renewal of TPDES Permit No.
WQ0014306001, which authorizes
the discharge of treated domestic
wastewater at a daily average flow
not to exceed 20,000 gallons per
day. TCEQ received this application
on September 26, 2011.
The facility is located approximately at 1,700 feet north and 300
feet east of the intersection of
Farm-to-Market Road 455 and
County Road 2822 in Wise County,
Texas 76267. The treated effluent is
discharged to North Hickory Creek;
thence to Hickory Creek; thence to
Lewisville Lake in Segment No.
0823 of the Trinity River Basin. The
unclassified receiving water use is
no significant aquatic life use for
North Hickory Creek. The designated uses for Segment No. 0823
are high aquatic life use, public water supply and contact recreation.
All determinations are preliminary
and subject to additional review
and/or revisions.
The TCEQ Executive Director has
completed the technical review of
the application and prepared a draft
permit. The draft permit, if approved, would establish the conditions under which the facility must
operate. The Executive Director has
made a preliminary decision that
this permit, if issued, meets all
statutory and regulatory requirements. The permit application, Executive Director’s preliminary decision, and draft permit are available
for viewing and copying at Slidell Independent School District Administrative Building, 1 Greyhound Lane,
Slidell, Texas. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility’s
general location is provided as a
public courtesy and not part of the
application or notice. For exact location, refer to application.
http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/pu
blic/hb610/index.html?lat=32.36361
1&lng=97.394444&zoom=13&type=
r
PUBLIC COMMENT / PUBLIC
MEETING. You may submit public
comments or request a public
meeting about this application.
The purpose of a public meeting is
to provide the opportunity to submit
comments or to ask questions about
the application. TCEQ holds a public meeting if the Executive Director
determines that there is a significant
degree of public interest in the application or if requested by a local legislator. A public meeting is not a
contested case hearing.
OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING. After
the deadline for submitting public
comments, the Executive Director
will consider all timely comments
and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Unless the application is directly referred for a contested case hearing, the response to comments will be
mailed to everyone who submitted public comments and to
those persons who are on the
mailing list for this application. If
comments are received, the mailing will also provide instructions
for requesting a contested case
hearing or reconsideration of the
Executive Director’s decision. A
contested case hearing is a legal
proceeding similar to a civil trial in a
state district court.
TO REQUEST A CONTESTED
CASE HEARING, YOU MUST INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS
IN YOUR REQUEST: your name;
address, phone number; applicant’s name and permit number;
the location and distance of your
property/activities relative to the
facility; a specific description of
how you would be adversely affected by the facility in a way not
common to the general public;
and the statement “[I/we] request
a contested case hearing.” If the
request for contested case hearing is filed on behalf of a group or
association, the request must
designate the group’s representative for receiving future correspondence; identify an individual
member of the group who would
be adversely affected by the proposed facility or activity; provide
the information discussed above
regarding the affected member’s
location and distance from the facility or activity; explain how and
why the member would be affected; and explain how the interests the group seeks to protect
are germane to the group’s purpose.
Following the close of all applicable comment and request periods,
the Executive Director will forward
the application and any requests for
reconsideration or for a contested
case hearing to the TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a
scheduled Commission meeting.
The Commission will only grant a
contested case hearing on disputed
issues of fact that are relevant and
material to the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the
Commission will only grant a hearing on issues that were raised in
timely filed comments that were not
subsequently withdrawn. TCEQ
may act on an application to renew a permit for discharge of
wastewater without providing an
opportunity for a contested case
hearing if certain criteria are met.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ACTION . The Executive Director may
issue final approval of the application unless a timely contested case
hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed. If a timely
hearing request or request for reconsideration is filed, the Executive
Director will not issue final approval
of the permit and will forward the
application and request to the
TCEQ Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.
MAILING LIST. If you submit public comments, a request for a contested case hearing or a reconsideration of the Executive Director’s
decision, you will be added to the
mailing list for this specific application to receive future public notices
mailed by the Office of the Chief
Clerk. In addition, you may request
to be placed on: (1) the permanent
mailing list for a specific applicant
name and permit number; and/or (2)
the mailing list for a specific county.
If you wish to be placed on the permanent and/or the county mailing
list, clearly specify which list(s) and
send your request to TCEQ Office
of the Chief Clerk at the address below.
All written public comments
and public meeting requests
must be submitted to the Office
of the Chief Clerk, MC 105, Texas
Commission on Environmental
Quality, P.O. Box 13087, Austin,
TX 78711-3087 or electronically at
www.tceq.texas.gov/about/com-
ments.html within 30 days from
the date of newspaper publication of this notice.
AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION. If you need more information about this permit application or the permitting process,
please call the TCEQ Public Education Program, Toll Free, at
1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al
1-800-687-4040. General information about the TCEQ can be found
at
our
web
site
at
www.TCEQ.texas.gov.
Further information may also be
obtained from Slidell Independent
School District at the address stated
above or by calling Mr. Greg Enis,
Superintendent, at (940) 466-3188.
Issuance Date: February 09, 2012
RAILROAD COMMISSION
OF TEXAS
OIL AND GAS DIVISION
DISTRICT 09
Rule 37 Case No. 0274628
Status/Permit No. 702521
DATE OF ISSUANCE:
Feb 13, 2012
NOTICE OF PROTEST DEADLINE:
5:00 PM, Mar 26, 2012
Address: Railroad Commission of
Texas
ATTN: Drilling Permit Unit
P. 0. Box 12967
Austin, Texas 78711-2967
Fax : (512)463-6780
Email:
SWR37@RRC.STATE.TX.US
NOTICE OF APPLICATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
the DEVON ENERGY PRODUCTION CO, L.P., [RRC Operator No.
216378] has made application for a
spacing exception permit under the
provisions of Railroad Commission
Statewide Rule 37 (16 Tex. Admin.
Code section 3.37). Applicant seeks
exception to the lease line distance
requirement because the Applicant
is less than the required Rule 37
lease line distance to an unleased
or non-pooled interest within the
subject unit for the AMENDED NEW
DRILL permit in Sec., Bk., WATSON, W Survey, A-870, NEWARK,
EAST (BARNETT SHALE) Field,
WISE County, being 8.5 miles NW
direction from BRIDGEPORT,
Texas.
PURSUANT TO THE TERMS of
Railroad Commission rules and
regulations, this application may be
granted WITHOUT A HEARING if
no protest to the application is received within the deadline. An affected person is entitled to protest
this application. Affected persons include owners of record and the operator or lessees of record of adjacent tracts and tracts nearer to the
proposed well than the minimum
lease line spacing distance. If a
hearing is called, the applicant has
the burden to prove the need for an
exception. A Protestant should be
prepared to establish standing as an
affected person, and to appear at
the hearing either in person or by
qualified representative and protest
the application with cross-examination or presentation of a direct case.
The rules of evidence are applicable
in the hearing. If you have any
questions regarding the hearing procedure, please contact the Commission's Docket Services Department
at (512)463-6848. If you have questions which are specific to the Application or the information set forth in
this Notice, please contact the Commission's Drilling Permit Unit at rule
37 (512)463-6751.
IF YOU WISH TO REQUEST A
HEARING ON THIS APPLICATION, AN INTENT TO APPEAR IN
PROTEST MUST BE RECEIVED
IN THE RAILROAD COMMISSION'S AUSTIN OFFICE AT THE
ADDRESS, FAX NUMBER, OR
E-MAIL ADDRESS SET OUT
ABOVE BY Mar 26, 2012 at 5:00
p.m. IF NO PROTEST IS RECEIVED WITHIN SUCH TIME, YOU
WILL LOSE YOUR RIGHT TO
PROTEST AND THE REQUESTED
PERMIT MAY BE GRANTED ADMINISTRATIVELY.
THIS NOTICE OF APPLICATION
REQUIRES PUBLICATION
The location and identity of the well
is as shown below:
FIELD: NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT SHALE)
Lease/Unit Name:
ELMER ROBINSON
Lease/Unit Well No.: 1H
Lease/Unit Acres: 356.0
Nearest Lease Line (ft): 1.0
Lease Lines: 831.0 F North L, 295.0
F West L
Survey Lines: 3933.0 F South L,
1221.0 F East L
Wellbore Profile(s): Horizontal
Lateral: TH1
Penetration Point Location
Lease Lines: 1082.0 F NORTH L
695.0 F East L
Terminus Location
BH County: WISE
695.0 F EAST L
Section: Block: Abstract: 591
Survey: MC KNEELY, S
Lease Lines:
382.0 F NORTH L
464.0 F EAST L
Survey Lines:
1784.0 F SOUTH L
345.0 F EAST L
Field Rules for ALL fields on the
permit application are as follows:
NEWARK, EAST (BARNETT
SHALE) :
GAS Special Rules 330/0, 320.0
acres.
GAS Optional Rules 330/0, 20.0
acres.
OIL Special Rules 330/0, 40.0
acres.
OIL Optional Rules 330/0, 20.0
acres.
This well is to be drilled to an approximate depth of 9000 feet.
If you have questions regarding this
application, please contact the Applicant's representative, Mike Feroli,
at (405)552-8196.
Notice to Creditors
NOTICE TO ALL PERSONS
HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST
THE ESTATE OF
JOSEPH LEE GALYON
Notice is hereby given that original
Letters Testamentary for the Estate
of JOSEPH LEE GALYON, Deceased, were issued to the undersigned on the 14th day of February,
2012, in the matter styled below.
This matter is at the time being administered in Wise County, Texas,
and the undersigned currently holds
such Letters Testamentary. All persons having claims against this Estate are required to present them to
the Independent Executor named
below before the date of closing of
the Estate, before such claims are
barred by the applicable Statute of
Limitations, and within the time prescribed by law.
Dated on the 14th day of February, 2012.
TIMOTHY D. GALYON
Independent Executor
c/o Rick Weaver
SHANNON, GRACEY, MILLER
& RATLIFF, LLP
Mailing: PO Box 559
Physical: 501 S. Main St.
Rhome, Texas 76078
Main: 817-638-9016
Fax: 817-638-2500
Rweaver@shannongracey.com
Cause No. PR3222
Probate Court of
Wise County, Texas
Public notices
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any debt other than my own as of
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any debt other than my own as of
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