Fire blazes path of destruction

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VOLUME 132 - NO. 71
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
DECATUR, TEXAS
24 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS
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PARADISE
NEWS BRIEF ...
GOODBYE
AUGUST
One of the hottest months
in Wise County history
is now over. In August,
temperatures reached or
exceeded 100 degrees
for all but three of the
31 days, and the average
high temperature was
103, according to weather
watcher Doyle Green
of Decatur. The highest
temperature in the month
was 109 on Aug. 3. The
lowest temperature was
70 on Aug. 13. For the
month, Decatur received
only 0.42 of an inch of
rain.
Read more briefs,
page 10A.
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
FIRE STAGES — From left, Everson Dunn protects his home after the fire got dangerously close. Trees weakened by drought were no match for the flames.
Firefighters out of Sacramento, Calif., with the U.S. Forest Service continue to put out hot spots the day after the fire sparked to life.
INSIDE ...
FEEDING
STARVING
ECONOMY
The weak economy has
forced many to turn to food
banks for the first time.
See page 12A.
IN SPORTS ...
FRIDAY NIGHT
FOOTBALL
Friday night featured
another full slate of high
school football games, and
we’ve got all the results.
See page 1B.
AREA DEATHS
AND FUNERALS
DERAL RICHARD
Runaway Bay
GLENDOR D.
MCADAMS
Decatur
See page 14A
WEATHER...
INFERNO — Wednesday’s fire was powered by heavy fuel and occurred in the worst drought in Texas history. It covered 200 acres and destroyed eight
buildings, including three homes. Scores of people were evacuated and roads shut down as dozens of fire departments united to fight the blaze.
Fire blazes path of destruction
Multiple agencies
respond, credited with
saving homes
By BRANDON EVANS
Smoke rose from a growing grass fire as if from
an exploded volcano top from southwestern Wise
County Wednesday afternoon.
The fire started shortly before 1 p.m. on property at the end of County Road 3547, about a mile
west of Farm Road 2123 and several miles southwest of Paradise. Within moments it had spread
across the property, destroying
three outbuildings. And within
hours, the fire covered approximately 200 acres, scores of homeowners had been evacuated and
several homes destroyed.
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“All my wife’s grandmother’s see
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stuff was in that garage,” said
Everson Dunn, as he stared at a burning heap of
twisted metal and charred debris. “I got my wife
and child out of the house and tried to stop it. But
I couldn’t stop it. After only 10 minutes, it came
all the way up to my house.”
Dunn tried to put out the fire with a water hose
Continued on page 3A
INDEX
News Briefs ... 10A
Crime Report... 7A
Opinion ........... 4A
Messenger photos by Joe Duty
UNPREDICTABLE BLAZE — At one point it seemed the fire was under control and Jim Clayton thought
his home was safe. But within a moment’s notice, the fire shifted and gained momentum, quickly
destroying Clayton’s home and a second home he was building.
Family loses past, future, as homes are destroyed
By BRANDON EVANS
Standing in a pool of ash,
Jim Clayton dug through the
gray, powdered remains of his
life with a shovel Thursday
morning.
An image of a war zone unfolded around him. Thousands
of tires bubbled orange and
billowed black smoke from
a gully by his home creating
the image of a cratered bomb
site. Charred trees looked like
blackened skeletons stripped
bare as bones.
Clayton not only lost his
home in Wednesday’s grass
fire near Boonsville and Cottondale, but he also lost a new
home he was building, along
with most of his possessions
save the shirt on his back. His
property was in the middle of
the flame’s path.
“I saw the fire 50 feet in the
air coming through the trees
toward my house,” Clayton
said.
He’d already sent his wife,
Cindy, and his granddaughter
to safety as soon as the fire
roared close to his home on
County Road 3554 in the early
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RHOME
Mechanic shop, vehicles burn in Friday fire
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By ERIKA PEDROZA
A fire that tore through
the diesel mechanic shop of a
trucking business in Rhome
led to a series of minor explosions Friday afternoon.
According to Rhome Fire
Chief Robert Pratt, the explosions were caused by oxygen
and propane tanks and Freon
components inside the shop of
W.L. Davis Trucking on County Road 4841.
Units from Boyd, Newark,
East Wise, Haslet, Decatur,
Justin and Saginaw assisted
Rhome in battling the blaze
that was contained to the
main building, an 18-wheeler
cab and two vehicles.
Other structures of the business were not harmed, and
three employees in the building at the time of the fire escaped without injury.
It is unknown what caused
the fire.
WHEELS ON FIRE — A fire that started in the diesel mechanic
shop of W.L Davis Trucking in Rhome spread to the cab of an
18-wheeler and a couple of vehicles parked nearby, including
this minivan. The cause of the fire is unknown.
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SWATH OF DESTRUCTION — An aerial view of the fire’s destruction from the north looking south. The fire stretched two-and-half-miles in length and totaled
more than 200 acres in size, according to the Texas Forest Service.
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TOTAL LOSS — This house on County Road 3554 was destroyed after
the fire jumped the road and swelled out of control.
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HUMBLE CONFINES — An aerial view shows A snake-like curl of
tires burning in a wash out. Jim Clayton stands in the charred
remains of a concrete home he was in the process of building.
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Width of fire in feet
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LOSING BATTLE — Fire departments had a tough time containing the fire as it spread
quickly in the dry conditions.
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Family loses past ...
Continued from page 1A
SQUIRT GUN — Dickie Dunn tries to apply as much moisture as he can to the burning area surrounding his son’s house on
County Road 3547. Fortunately his son’s home survived the fire unscathed.
Multiple agencies respond, credited ...
to no avail as he waited for firefighters
to arrive. The fire started a hundred
yards or so from his front door.
Dunn’s house, although right in the
path of the growing fire, was saved
due to proper maintenance.
“I keep everything cleared and grass
low and green around my house,” he
said. “I keep all the trees trimmed
back. The wind direction also worked
in my favor.”
Other homeowners weren’t so lucky.
Jim and Cindy Clayton lost their home
on County Road 3554. Their neighbor
Barbara Martin also lost her home in
the fire.
Wise County Fire Marshal Marc
Dodd said the cause of the fire remains
under investigation. The county is under a burn ban.
All hands on deck
The immense shifting pillar of
smoke could be seen from 30 miles
away. It blotted out the sun on the
clear, blazing afternoon. The wake of
the fire spread like a dark shadow
across pastures as the head flared into
brush and woodlands.
“It’s bad,” Dodd said while positioned
at the command post early Wednesday
afternoon. “We’re in the worst drought
conditions in recorded history. The humidity is low, and the wind is picking
up and it’s already jumped a couple of
county roads.”
At one point the fire rolled over a
gully filled with thousands of tires. The
slow, hot melting tires sent a steady,
roiling coil of pitch black smoke into
the air.
“There’s tires and other junk scattered all throughout these woods,” said
Patrol Lt. Art Ferguson with the Wise
County Sheriff ’s Office. “It makes it
very hazardous for our firefighters.”
It required massive coordination
and manpower to fight the fire. Representatives from all 17 Wise County
fire departments responded. Approximately 100 local firefighters arrived
the first day. Parker, Tarrant and Montague counties sent task forces to assist. Sheriff ’s deputies and the Texas
Department of Public Safety helped
with traffic control and evacuations.
Medics were on hand to rehab hot and
exhausted fire fighters.
The Texas Fire Service and the U.S.
Forest Service also provided much
needed help, especially in the need of
air support.
“We were fighting a losing battle,”
said Boonsville-Balsora Fire Chief
Dennis Penney. “All we could do was
protect the structures. But then the
forest service started making water
drops and that turned the tide.”
Water dropped by Forest Service helicopters allowed firefighters to start
containing the fire by late Wednesday.
If the fire had kept growing, it would
have been necessary to evacuate the
entire city of Bridgeport, Penney said.
Despite the heavy fuel and dry conditions powering the blaze, firefighters were able to save almost all the
threatened homes. Penney said 68
homes directly threatened by the rolling fire were saved.
“They did an excellent job of saving structures and homes,” Dodd said.
“It was a combination of a lot of hard
work, good use of resources and good
luck.”
Wind gusts never topped 20 miles
per hour. If they had picked up more,
it probably would have started crossing more roads.
Penney said the show of support,
in the form of water and other items
brought out to the firefighters by residents in the county, was overwhelming.
“We really know how much we are
appreciated,” he added.
By Friday afternoon, the fire was
80 percent contained. Dodd said
they hoped for 100 percent by Friday
night.
Preventing disaster
While it’s impossible to predict a
grass fire, there are several ways to
protect your home from them.
“The best thing you can do is create
a defensible area around your home,”
Dodd said. “You need a least a 30-foot
radius around your house where the
grass is mowed to 2 inches or less and
all yard debris is cleared out.”
You also need to keep your trees
trimmed back, roof cleaned off and the
land cleared of foliage and other flammable items like firewood, he said.
RVs and boats should also be kept
inside or away from the house. Those
precautions probably saved Dunn’s
home.
“Firefighters look at these when they
are deciding whether or not to save a
house,” Dodd said. “If it looks like they
could get overwhelmed by the fire and
not survive, they might not be able to
save it.
“It’s a horrible decision to have to
make,” Dodd added. “It’s absolutely
gut-wrenching for a firefighter to decide they can’t risk their life.”
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afternoon. But at that time
it seemed the fire would miss
him. A subtle shift in the
wind an hour later spelled
doom, and he was ordered to
evacuate. It demonstrated
how unpredictable a grass
fire can be, especially with
plenty of dry fuel to burn.
“They told me to evacuate,”
he said. “I grabbed my two
dogs and left. My house was
gone five minutes later.”
He didn’t have time to
grab anything. His trailer
home was reduced to ruin.
And so was a large concrete
house he’d been working
on for years. The next day
it had been transformed to
a smoldering, coal-colored
structure.
“I’d been working on that
home for 10 years,” Clayton
said. “I’ve been sending my
kids through college and
hadn’t had the money to finish it yet.”
Clayton had no home
owner’s insurance. He’s now
staying at a family member’s
house with his wife.
“I’m going to move a travel
trailer onto the property and
at least try to start over,”
he said as he dug through
the spot that used to be his
How to help
First Baptist Church of
Cottondale has set up a
benefit fund for church
members Jim and Cindy
Clayton. Donations
can be mailed to First
Baptist Church of Cottondale, Clayton Fund,
145 CR 3355, Paradise,
TX 76073. Checks can
be made payable to the
church, but note that it
is for the Clayton family.
Call (940) 433-5539 for
more information.
bedroom. He hoped to find
some items still intact, but
only ash spilled out of every
shovelful.
Directly across the gravel
road from his house, neighbor Barbara Martin’s house
had also been reduced to ash,
rubble and ruin. A trampoline and swing set were in
the front yard, somehow untouched by the fire.
Martin was out of town,
staying with her daughter
in Houston when the blaze
swept through.
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WAR ZONE — Charred skeletal trees and smoking debris
create a ghostly bombed out scene near the site of a pair of
homes destroyed in the grass fire.
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A two-vehicle wreck on County Road
2320 north of Decatur around 7:15
Thursday morning sent one driver to a
Fort Worth hospital and the other to a
local hospital.
Department of Public Safety Trooper Brandon Chaney said a westbound
pickup driven by Robert Wayne Nelson,
48, of Decatur had stopped to allow an
eastbound tank truck to cross a narrow
bridge when a car driven by Ashley Nicole Livingston, 31, of Fort Worth came
over a hill and struck Nelson’s pickup
from behind.
Nelson was flown from the scene to
Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth
where he was treated and released later
that day. Livingston was transported
by ground ambulance to Wise Regional
Health System in Decatur for less severe injuries, according to Chaney.
A dog in Nelson’s truck ran off following the wreck, but she was found safe
Friday.
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OPINION
OUR VIEWS
Local history often found on the obit page
By PHIL MAJOR
Obituaries are perhaps the
most important news we handle.
Obituaries alert residents that
a friend, co-worker, neighbor or
acquaintance has died.
They become even more important when the person is perhaps
someone with whom we’ve lost
touch, or has moved away.
We came across a case recently
that demonstrated to us in stark
terms the importance not only of
publishing an obituary, but making sure it contains certain basic
information.
The obituary appeared in a
newspaper in a nearby town, and
I recognized the face. What was
most telling was the mug shot,
which looked like dozens made
in the Messenger newsroom in
the 1980s. It was the fabric of the
curtain in the background that
clued me in.
But I could not immediately connect the face after
25 years. And the obituary,
while likely what the family wanted, gave not one
piece of information about
this fellow — no survivors,
no work experience, hobbies, interests, social or
professional relationships.
Only the fact that a military
service would be held gave a clue
that he had served in the armed
forces. And judging by his age,
it was likely in World War II or
perhaps Korea.
An Internet search revealed
only three more copies of the
same obituary, in the area where
he was to be buried, a few hundred miles from here.
After asking around and getting no better clues, we
turned to social media, and
a post on Facebook came
through.
Frank Wilson served
as president of the First
National Bank in Rhome
around 1982 to ’84. I don’t
MAJOR know why his family did
not send his obituary to
the Messenger, nor what his connection was to the nearby community in which his obituary was
published.
The lengthy piece that did
appear in the paper, while a
beautiful tribute to the man, told
nothing of his life’s biographical
accomplishments.
And that’s fine. That’s the
family’s choice. In their grief, it’s
likely they did not think about
how some folks who were connected with his life more than 25
years ago might be interested in
finding out more.
I’m sure they did not think
about some future family member
researching genealogy 50 or 100
years from now who might want
to glean some information about
their great-great-grandfather.
Perhaps that information is
available from other sources.
I do know that those with
whom I spoke do remember
Frank fondly. Some would have
attended the service had they
known in time.
It was a telling and somewhat
sad reminder that, while covering
the day-to-day news is one very
important aspect of what we do,
serving as the publication of record for a community is perhaps
as, if not more, important.
When you are born and die in
a community like those in Wise
County, you should be able to
trace your life’s history through
the pages of the local paper. From
the birth announcement to honor
rolls, graduation, marriage, birth
of kids, professional and civic accomplishment and finally death,
you get to leave such footprints in
places like Alvord or Bridgeport,
where you would not in perhaps
Dallas or Fort Worth.
It is our connection to the community and something I hope we
never lose.
YOUR VIEWS
Support parks, conservation
and preservation
As mayor of Decatur, I see how local parks, conservation and preservation of historical sites, enhance
our community. It is important that through the
appropriation of funds, we maintain support for these
programs.
The debt deal passed by Congress in the beginning of August maintains a flat trajectory for overall
spending by federal agencies, with no details about
specific agencies or programs. Now a decision must
be made whether to make several dramatic cuts to
conservation, recreation and preservation programs.
It is important to protect this funding. Conservation and recreation programs contribute significantly
to the economy – more than double what is invested
in them. In addition to the $800 billion in economic
impact, conservation and recreation programs have
generated more than 7.3 million jobs – jobs that cannot be exported.
Lastly, historical preservation has proven to be one
of the most successful economic development strategies for job creation. These statistics alone prove how
important it is to maintain financial support for these
programs.
As members of this great community, I encourage
you all to look into this issue and contact your representative to ensure that our local parks, historical
sites and conservation efforts are not threatened.
Joe Lambert
Mayor, Decatur
Do we need a constable?
All right, which is it, Constable?
As far as the battle between these two wanting
to be a constable, if they were really only doing the
“original” duties of a constable instead of the “expanded authority and duties” to act as a police officer,
would we not be better off?
I, for one, don’t want a tax-funded constable acting
as a police officer. If they want to be police officers,
then apply for that job!
By trying to do both jobs, one or the other is not
being fulfilled, “or” there is not enough work to do the
“original” duties and responsibilities of a constable.
If this is true, we can save the taxpayers money by
eliminating this position, if there is not enough fulltime work!
Which is it? Is there enough workload to justify this
position or not?
Are the “primary” duties to be a constable of the
court or to do whatever you want to do?
Rusty White
Bridgeport
Always remember ...
Sept. 11, 2001
The Wise County Messenger is planning a special
issue of the paper on Sept. 11 to commemorate the
10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
We’d like to hear your stories from that day, and
we will publish them on the opinion page or at WCMessenger.com. Please limit submissions to 400
words or less.
Deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7. You can
email them to [email protected], and include
“Always Remember” in the subject line. Letters can
also be mailed to Wise County Messenger, P.O. Box
149, Decatur, TX 76234 or dropped off at 115 S.
Trinity St. in Decatur. Letters should include your
name and the town where you live. Please include a
daytime phone number with your submission.
OTHER VIEWS
Thank firefighters for their hard work
By WENDELL WIGGINS
On Wednesday, Aug. 31, I started receiving calls from my daughter shortly
after noon about the fire that was near
her house. I was working and couldn’t
immediately leave to go to her. I
felt helpless. But as luck would
have it, I got to leave early and
headed to Bridgeport from the
Saginaw area.
As I got out on U.S. 81/287, I
could see that the fire was big
with lots of black smoke. From
serving on the fire department,
I knew that the black smoke
meant it was something other than
grass burning.
I made my way to Bridgeport and
from there toward her house. As I
turned onto Wilson Prairie Cemetery
Road off of Farm Road 920, I could
see that the fire was very close to her
house. I arrived to find the fire was
south/southeast of her home.
The smoke trail was missing her
house, though, so I was hoping that it
would at the very least just go behind
it and not get into the adjacent field.
She jumped in the truck with me,
and we made our way over to the Wilson Prairie Cemetery to see just how
close it was, as it is about a half a mile
from her house.
When we arrived, the fire had not yet
jumped Wilson Prairie Cemetery Road
but was coming fast toward a very
new-looking white house and white
barn. About that time a game warden
showed up with lights and sirens and
told us we needed to leave, but we
couldn’t go back the way we came.
I told him that we had horses in the
pasture behind us, but he told
us to leave. So we made our
way across to Farm Road 2123
and circled back around to the
cemetery where there was a
crowd watching the fire from
there.
When we got back, the fire
WIGGINS that we were watching just
minutes earlier had already
jumped Wilson Prairie Cemetery Road,
and the head was moving fast toward
her horses. My daughter broke into
tears. I wanted so bad to jump onto the
back of one of the many trucks that
came by us and help fight the fire.
I guess it’s true, “Once a fireman,
always a fireman.”
We couldn’t do anything but pray
and watch as many firefighters from
numerous departments attacked the
head, along with a helicopter and two
airplanes loaded with fire retardant.
The helicopter was attacking the
head and flanks as fast as the pilot
could load water and go. The white
house and barn we had seen were
completely engulfed in fire and smoke,
making it impossible to see either.
After what seemed like 20 to 30
minutes, the fire trucks started com-
ing out of the trees and pasture from
the direction of the head of the fire,
and it looked like they had the head
contained or slowed down. They then
filled back up with water, and about 10
brush trucks and the chopper started
toward the west flank that had broken
out again and was moving north/northwest.
All of this was taking place just in
front of us at about a distance of less
than half a mile. The firefighters and
chopper got the flank knocked down,
and it looked like by 6 p.m. they had
it, at the very least, contained and in
control.
From our position, it looked like the
horse pasture had been missed, but
they wouldn’t let us down there yet to
make sure.
After watching for another 10
minutes, as the smoke cleared to the
east we could make out that the white
house and barn were still standing. We
couldn’t see if they had any damage,
but they were still there. My daughter and her boyfriend later checked to
make sure the horses were safe.
I wouldn’t be exaggerating to say
the fire came within a couple hundred
yards just east of her home. This morning I heard reports that the fire had
taken three homes and/or structures.
I pray for those affected by this fastmoving and dangerous fire.
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ONLINE VIEWS
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“Training could save a child’s life,”
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If your presentation of a program causes
half the audience to leave, you didn’t accomplish your goal. Sgt. Davis needs to
learn from this and adjust the program so
that it accomplishes his goal of education.
A program that is graphic in sexual abuse
that would be just fine for a law enforcement audience might need to be modified
for an audience of school teachers. It would
be unfortunate if stubbornness prevents
him from learning from this and adjusting
his program to accomplish his well-intended educational program.
With due respect to Mr. Jackson, small
mindedness wasn’t a factor here: it was one
of presentation.
Walt Partin
Chico
“Hudson to run for constable as Republican” published Sunday, Aug. 28
While Tom Bishop overplayed his hand
and got it called — the commissioners did
nothing to bathe themselves in glory when
they decided to spank an elected offical be-
cause they were peeved with him. They had
the opportunity to “resolve the issue and
move on” but they did not. Having spent a
lot of years in the business world — this is
not the first conflict of this nature I have
seen — and it’s not the first one I have seen
that was mishandled by both parties.
Keep our roads safe from people who
wish to drink and drive or otherwise drive
DUI. I feel an undercurrent that this all
started because some folks don’t want him
doing the specific peace officer duties he is
focusing on. Just one voter’s opinion!
Robert Rogers
Decatur
I couldn’t agree with you more, Mr. Rogers. I know Tom personally; he is a friend
of mine. And while I may not agree with
everything that he does, I know that he
sincerely wishes to make a positive impact
in his community and is willing to risk his
reputation and even position as an elected
official to do so. I know from speaking with
him and numerous ride outs with him that
he is dedicated to a specific cause, as cliche
as it may seem: to protect and to serve.
In today’s politics, with politicians quickly
looking to point the finger or turn and run
Thank firefighters for their ...
I can’t tell you how much we appreciate
our firefighters and support crews who
assisted with this fire. I was on the fire
department many years, and although
it was always nice to receive accolades, I
never asked nor expected it and neither
do these guys.
I feel it is my responsibility to make
sure that this fierce group of firefighters,
pilots, forest service workers and law-enforcement personnel who worked so diligently to attack this fire get the rewards
they deserve.
Thank you so much for taking the time
to be on call.
Thank you for leaving your family and
jobs to respond.
Thank you for working so hard in this
heat to keep us safe.
Thank you for keeping my daughter’s
home safe.
Thank you for risking your life to fight
these fires.
I will be making a donation soon, and
I am asking you to do so, too. I read on
Facebook yesterday that our fire departments are running low on funds from
fighting the many fires this year. It has
taken a toll on equipment and manpower,
and the funds need to be replenished.
Please make a donation to your local
fire department today. If you see a firefighter today, buy their lunch, and make
sure to thank them for what they do.
Q
Wiggins is a Decatur resident and a
former 16-year member of the Bridgeport
Fire Department. His blog is http://
aroundthecornerfromoverthere.blogspot.
com/.
NOTICE
OF TAX REVENUE
INCREASE
CITY OF DECATUR
The____________________________________________________
August 22, 2011
conducted public hearings on _______________________________
August 29, 2011
and _______________________________
on a proposal to incease
CITY OF DECATUR
the total tax revenues of the _________________________________
4.44
from properties on the tax roll in the preceding year by ____________
percent.
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised last year at last year’s tax
.6400
rate of ______________________
for each $100 of taxable value was
3,716,506
____________________________.
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed
.6750
tax rate of ____________________
for each $100 of taxable value,
excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax
3,869,168
roll this year, is __________________________________.
The total tax revenue proposed to be raised this year at the proposed
.6750
tax rate of ____________________
for each $100 of taxable value,
including tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax
3,929,254
roll this year, is __________________________________.
CITY OF DECATUR
The _________________________
is scheduled to vote on the tax
rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held
September 12, 2011
on ____________________________________________________
Decatur City Hall • 201 E Walnut Street, Decatur Texas 76234
at _____________________________________________________
6:00 P.M.
at_______________________________
from a touchy issue, I commend Constable
Bishop for standing up for what he believes
is right. If more of our elected officials (not
just local, but national, even) stood up for
what they believed in and quit allowing
Gallup polls and fickle public opinions to
dictate their actions, this country would be
even greater than what it is today.
Hudson’s decision to turn from Democrat
to Republican is a clear attempt to ride on
the coattails of this last anti-Bishop rage
with hopes to beat Bishop in the upcoming
primaries while this past week’s topics are
fresh in voters’ minds. It is this very behavior, playing to the latest popular trend, not
even able to remain loyal to his own campaign party, that ranks Hudson right up
there with the most despicable, self-serving
politicians in my book. Hudson’s decision to
change parties, to jump horses if you will,
should be evidence that he is more interested in being a politician than a peace officer.
For all that he may or may not be, at least
Tom Bishop is loyal to a single cause and
not trying to jump ship midstream.
Robert Gillock
Rhome
Mr. Hudson served this county for many
years. He is very competent and trustworthy. Bishop couldn’t beat him in two
previous elections and barely beat him in
the last election. Only then it was straightparty voting that beat him. In my opinion,
pulling one lever for straight-party voting
should be done away with. If a person is
so lazy as to pull a lever for straight-party
voting and not look at the issues and merit
of all candidates, they don’t need to be voting. The election of Bishop is a very good
case of why straight-party voting should
be outlawed. He thinks he is a power unto
himself and doesn’t have to answer to anyone but himself. Everybody has to answer
to someone, even Mr. Bishop. If the other
three constables get their job done driving
a pickup, there shouldn’t be a problem with
Mr. Bishop getting his duties taken care of.
Melvin Hicks
Cibolo
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City needs more
firefighters
The Decatur City Council is considering
a request from Fire Chief Mike Richardson
to add three additional paid firefighters
to the department. This marks the second
consecutive year that he has requested the
additional personnel.
The responsibilities of the Decatur Fire
Department have increased significantly in
recent years as it has earned a region-wide
reputation for professionalism and ability.
Several times this year the department has
been called to lead a team of Wise County
firefighters to battle huge fires at Possum
Kingdom Lake and near Henrietta.
The work is taking its toll on Decatur’s
paid and volunteer firefighters, and the
addition of the three paid firefighters will
help ease the strain on both groups. It is an
important investment for the city council to
make for Decatur’s future. The new fire station means our facility needs have been met
for many years to come.
It should not be forgotten that work by
Chief Richardson, Public Works Director
Earl Smith and others made it possible this
year for significant improvements in the
city’s fire-insurance ratings which resulted
in lower premiums for homeowners and
business firms.
As a former volunteer firefighter and
fire chief, I urge the city council to take the
next step to improve the fire service for our
citizens. Tax increases are always difficult,
but in this case, the benefits far outweigh
the cost.
Roy J. Eaton
Decatur
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Woodin finds a home at Bridgeport clinic
By ERIKA PEDROZA
When looking for a patientcentered, community-focused
area in which to practice
medicine, Heather Woodin
found the perfect match at
Family Clinic in Bridgeport.
The Corpus Christi native
relocated to the seclusion of
western Wise County just a
couple of months after graduating from the University of
North Texas Health Science
Center in Fort Worth to begin her practice as a physician’s assistant for Dr. Denise
Casper at the beginning of
August.
“The face of medicine is
changing,” Woodin said. “But
here at the Family Clinic, it’s
patient-centered medicine.
It’s the kind of medicine I’ve
dreamt of practicing — patient-centered, holistic and
with an opportunity to get to
know your patients.”
After finding the physician’s
assistant position posting on
her school’s website, Woodin
trekked in for an interview.
In a town and county she’d
never heard of, she found her
preference of practice embodied by Casper.
“When I met Dr. Casper and
saw her practice, I fell in love
with how she took care of her
patients and how she worked
with my staff,” Woodin said.
“I knew this was the place I
wanted to start.”
In her start and with mutual practice styles, Woodin has
found a mentor with who she
collaborates seamlessly.
“As a physician’s assistant,
Messenger photo by Erika Pedroza
CITY GIRL PRACTICING IN THE COUNTRY — For about a
month, Heather Woodin has made her home in Wise County
where she is a physician’s assistant for Dr. Denise Casper at
Family Clinic in Bridgeport. Having grown up and attended
college in larger cities, she says she prefers the “family
values and community involvement of a small town.”
your team relationship with
your physician is important,”
Woodin said. “It’s vital to your
ability to work together. I see
patients on my own, but I
constantly consult Dr. Casper.
We go back and forth all day.”
As Casper’s first physician’s
assistant, Woodin is used to
reach out and accommodate
additional patients.
“Basically, my point in being here is to have more ac-
cess to the office, and we really hope patients notice the
difference in their ability to
get an appointment,” she
said. “I also speak Spanish, so
I try to reach out to Spanishspeaking patients. I like to
try. It adds a positive thing to
my practice.”
Working in a family clinic,
Woodin is exposed to a wide
range of patients from sick
children and adults, to sched-
uled visits for routine lab
work and medication changes to acute sport injuries,
well-woman/man exams and
X-rays.
And although she enjoys
helping all patients, her interests are more specific.
“I really like the variety I see
in family practice,” she said.
“Specifically, I’m interested
in the maintenance issues
such as high blood pressure,
cholesterol, diabetes and gynecological issues — helping
young women make healthy
choices and others prepare
for menopausal symptoms.”
In her pursuit of a lifelong
dream to help others, Woodin
misses her family and friends
spread across the state — including her parents Marc and
Chris back home in Corpus
Christi and sister Amber in
veterinary school at Texas
A&M (where Woodin earned
her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry).
However, she finds consolation in an embracing community she doesn’t plan on leaving for a while.
“I’ve never met such friendly people,” she said. “Everyone
is so willing to help. I don’t
think I’ve met a stranger
since I’ve been here. I really
like this area of Texas and its
people, so I do see myself in
this area for a long time.”
Q
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house for the community to
meet Woodin noon to 2 p.m.
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BRIDGEPORT
By DAVE ROGERS
Bridgeport School Board
approved a 4-cent tax rate
cut from last year at a special meeting held last Monday night.
Trustees agreed to set
the 2012 rate at $1.23656
per $100 valuation, which
is down from $1.27656.
They also OK’d a total
2012 budget of $22,520,320,
of which approximately
$18.8 million is the general
operating budget.
In other business, they
approved a proposal from
Buford-Thompson Co. to be
the Design Build Firm to
provide energy efficiency
and energy conservation
services to Bridgeport ISD.
Buford-Thompson
provided the same services to
Bridgeport High School as
part of their $16.9 million
construction of district additions and renovations,
improving the lighting and
heating and air conditioning units to be more energy
efficient.
The company will now
prepare an energy efficiency and conservation
plan for the district’s other
campuses and buildings
for later approval and construction go-ahead by the
board.
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BOYD
Board passes balanced budget, lowers tax rate
By BRANDON EVANS
Boyd School Board has set the property tax rate at $1.225 per $100 valuation, a drop of 1.5 cents from last
year’s rate.
The maintenance and operation tax
was set at $1.04, and the interest and
sinking rate was set at 18.5 cents.
Despite the recent construction of
a new high school and football sta-
dium, business manager Judy Wilson
said they have still been able to consistently lower the I&S rate over the
years.
Boyd now has the second lowest
tax rate of any district in the county.
Slidell’s rate was $1.16 per $100 valuation last year.
The board also approved a budget of
$11.4 million. Last year’s budget was
$10.8 million.
“I’m very pleased we were able to
pass a balanced budget and keep
providing a quality education for our
students,” said Superintendent John
Emshoff.
School board president Pam Galloway praised the efforts of everyone
involved to pass a balanced budget.
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Saturday, Aug. 27
1900 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 407 — Suspects stole two
cases of beer from a convenience store.
100 BLOCK OF PRIVATE ROAD 4824 — Air conditioner
coils were burglarized from a home.
200 BLOCK OF BRIAR OAK — Two dogs got into a fight.
100 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 4480 — A man was issued
a warning for burning trash in a barrel during a burn ban.
400 BLOCK OF W. JACKSBORO — A woman’s boyfriend
was intoxicated and creating a disturbance. He was
arrested.
8400 BLOCK OF U.S. 287 NORTH — A woman’s computer
was stolen from her vehicle at a gas station while she was
inside.
100 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 4840 — A woman’s
husband was drunk and causing a disturbance.
300 BLOCK OF HERITAGE CREEK — A woman reported
that her neighbor’s longhorn cattle are always running
loose.
400 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 2048 — A man reported that
his drunk girlfriend was trying to take his car.
200 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 4890 — A couple got into
an argument over infidelity. Deputies made sure they were
separated for the evening.
Sunday, Aug. 28
300 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 4793 — A woman reported
seeing several prowlers on her property.
100 BLOCK OF PRIVATE ROAD 4351 — A man witnessed
his neighbor attempting to steal a street sign.
500 BLOCK OF PRIVATE ROAD 4732 — A man reported
that a stranger attempted to hold his child’s hand.
400 BLOCK OF COUNTY ROAD 4929 — A complaint was
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Wednesday, Aug. 31
5700 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 730 — A woman said she
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400 BLOCK OF SANDY BASS LANE — A wallet and a full
bottle of Hydrocodone was stolen from a residence.
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900 BLOCK OF EAST DRIVE — A pair of dogs got into a
fight.
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Early diagnosis
is key with
Alzheimer’s disease
By DAVE ROGERS
Alzheimer’s disease (AD),
a progressive neurodegenerative disease, is the sixthleading cause of death in the
United States, blamed for
more than 75,000 deaths per
year.
The most common form of
dementia, Alzheimer’s is the
fifth-leading cause of death
for people aged 65 and older, and unlike other major
causes of death (heart disease, cancer and stroke top
the list), those from Alzheimer’s have been growing.
More than 5.4 million
Americans have AD and, according to the Alzheimer’s
Association, that’s one of every eight people 65 or older
and one of every two aged 85
or older.
“We don’t know what
causes it, but more and more
evidence shows it’s another
reason people need to take
care of themselves — things
like exercising, eating right
and exercising both body
and mind,” Shelly Young,
program manager of Alzheimer’s Association-North
Central Texas Chapter, said
recently.
“Watching TV is not sufficient. Working a puzzle is
better.”
Young was in Decatur to
conduct a free, 90-minute
workshop entitled “Memory
Loss: What’s Normal and
What’s Not” at the Decatur
Civic Center on Aug. 24.
More than 30 people attended, many of them caregivers
for elderly relatives.
“There’s help out there. It’s
just a phone call away,” she
said, noting the Alzheimer’s
Association 24/7 helpline,
(800) 272-3900.
According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s “2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and
Figures,” difficulty remembering names and recent
events is often an early clinical symptom; apathy and depression are also often early
symptoms. Later symptoms
include impaired judgment,
disorientation,
confusion,
behavior changes and difficulty speaking, swallowing
and walking.
The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has approved five drugs that temporarily slow worsening of
symptoms for about six to
12 months in about half the
individuals who take them.
However, researchers around
the world are studying numerous treatment strategies
that may have the potential
to change the course of the
disease.
No treatment is available
to slow or stop the deterioration of brain cells in AD. Doctors should begin monitoring
their patients for warning
signs as soon as the patients
reach 60, Young said. But
she also noted that approximately 200,000 Americans
65 and younger have been
diagnosed with early- or
younger-onset AD.
Early diagnosis is the key,
she said.
One reason is that researchers believe that treatments to slow or stop the
progression of AD and preserve brain function will be
most effective when administered early in the course of
the disease.
Approximately 75 to 100
experimental
therapies
aimed at slowing or stopping the progression of AD
are in clinical testing in human volunteers and an early
diagnosis offers an opportunity to take part in drug or
clinical trials.
The best reason an early diagnosis is preferable,
Young said, is that it allows
more time for planning and
involving family members in
health care, living and financial decisions.
Medical directives and
legal
powers-of-attorney
should be executed to ensure the caregivers have all
possible means of assisting
those afflicted with AD.
“Some people with dementia don’t want to give
up their independence, but
for caregivers, we’re really
doing our loved ones a disservice without powers-ofattorney,” Young said.
Young recently lost her
mother to Alzheimer’s and
said her father suffers from
dementia after a recent head
injury. So she had plenty to
share and empathy for the
caregivers in the audience
as they shared their experiences.
She recommended several
sources for support:
Q Wise Behavioral Health
Services, 2000 S. Farm
Road 51 in Decatur, hosts a
monthly Alzheimer’s Support Group at 7 p.m. on
the first Thursday of each
month. Call (800) 272-3900
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Understanding
What We Read
The Abrahamic Promise
Last week, we studied what the Bible teaches about what
a soul is. We found out that a soul is not immortal, for it can die (Ez 18:4).
When God breathed in to Adam the breath of life, man became a living soul
(Gen 2). So you, the one you see in the mirror, are a living soul. Once the
ability to breathe leaves us, due to age or accident, our thinking ceases, and
we become a dead soul (Ecc 9:5, 10). What happens then? We go back to
the dust we are made of. Did you know Job believed this (Job 24:19)? So is
that all there is to look forward to? Back in Genesis, Abraham was given this
promise from God: “…and look from the place where thou art northward, and
southward, and eastward, and westward (notice he didn’t say upward). For all
the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed for ever” (Gen
13:14,15). Abraham has not received this promise yet, but he saw it afar off
and had faith it would happen (Heb 11:6-13). So where is Abraham? The same
thing happened to him that Job said happens to man--his breathing ability
left him at old age and he died (Gen 25:8)…he turned back to dust. Abraham
knew God was not slack concerning the land inheritance he promised him
and his seed forever. He knew this: “…that there shall be a resurrection of the
dead…” (Acts 24:15). When will this happen? When Christ returns to earth (I
Cor 15:20-23). The key to receiving Abraham’s promise is to have faith in
Jesus Christ which comes by hearing the word (Rom 10:17). If we study and
obey the gospel of Jesus, then this is what we become: “And if ye be Christ
(his followers), then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the
promise” Gal 3:29. Why do you think Jesus said what he did in Matt. 5:5?
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Children Activities and Nursery provided all service
Pastor Mark Autry
140 N FM 730 • 940-433-2607 • 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
Come Check Us Out!
Services: Sunday 10:30 a.m.
Sunday Evenings 6 p.m.
Wednesday Evenings 7 p.m.
3483 S. FM 51 • Decatur
Pastors
Chris &
Linda Brown
940-626-0006
or 940-300-1771
[email protected]
Decatur Church of Christ
"Where Your Family Will Find A Home"
• Family Bible Study For All Ages
• The Childrens Place (A Mother's Day Out) 2 days a week
FM 51 South and Preskitt Rd.
Decatur, Texas
Phone 940-627-1912
Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
Sunday Evening. Small groups including a
5 p.m. meeting at the church
www.decaturchurchofchrist.com Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.
MOTHER’S DAY OUT
Now enrolling for
the Fall Semester
Tuesdays & Thursdays
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Begins Sept. 6
Ages 6 months - PreK
Call Laura 940-627-0080
or email [email protected] for more
information $160/month Great hot lunch provided
Train up a child in the way he should go...
Proverbs 22:6a
Ken May, Pastor
1200 W. Preskitt, Decatur
www.firstdecatur.us
Call 940.627.5987 to list
your church for as little as
$14.80
a week or email
[email protected]
for more information
First Baptist Church
of Slidell
SUNDAYS
Bible Study - 10 a.m.
Worship - 11 a.m.
Evening Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.
A Spirit-Filled Interdenominational Church
Kidzone and Youth - 6:30 p.m.
Prayer Gathering - 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday
TFH Youth 5:30 p.m.
www.slidellbaptist.com
tfhpeople.com
Mt. Zion
Call 940-627-5365
Call
940-627-5365
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.
Rhome
Church of Christ
170 W. 1st, Rhome
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.
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 • Greenwood
817-638-5159 • 817-636-2325
817-636-2496
www.rhomechurchofchrist.org
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
Brother
DavidMiller
Rucker
940-683-2780 or 940-683-4193
608 17th Street, Bridgeport
WEDNESDAYS
Sunday
School 9:30 a.m.
817-489-2658
Services 10:30 a.m.
940-466-3990
(1.5 miles west of U.S. 287)
940-627-1006
www.ccdecatur.org
Today’s Music
& Casual Dress
SUNDAY
9:00 a.m....................Sunday School
10:15 a.m..................Worship Service
WEDNESDAY
6:00 p.m..........Youth (7th-12th grade)
940-627-5103
615 CR 1280 • Alvord, Texas
Sunday School ................................10 a.m.
Sun. Morning Worship ...................11 a.m.
Sun. Evening Worship ......................6 p.m.
Wed. Evening Worship .....................7 p.m.
• Passionate about Christ
• Faithful to God's Word
• Committed to Reaching Our Community
Kevin J. Moore, Pastor
www.mountzionalvord.com
Twin Oaks
Assembly of God
300 Cates St. (Hwy. 920) • Bridgeport
Pastor Gary Sessions
Rann Elementary
1300 Deer Park Rd • Decatur
Sunday at 10 a.m.
• Real Life Messages • Incredible Praise and Worship
• Casual Attire • Exciting Children & Youth Ministries
Youth - Wednesday @ 6:30 p.m.
Weekday Ministry Center, 1308 Old Chico Rd.
940-627-4222
Pleasant Grove Cowboy Church
4793 FM 1810 • Chico
940-644-5647
Pastor Fred Ferren
Sunday School (all ages).........10 a.m.
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friendly people"
200 First St.
at Dogwood
Downtown Rhome
817-637-1633
"Remember Jesus Christ, raised
from the dead, a descendant of
David - that is my gospel"
2 Timothy 8
Rhome City Council adopted a tax rate of 56.22
cents per $100 dollars of
property valuation at Monday’s meeting.
The rate is the same as
that set last year.
“Everybody worked hard
to make sure the tax rate
stayed where it was,” said
Mayor Pro Tem Gerry McBride.
With the average home
value in Rhome being
$119,134, the average ho-
meowner will pay $670 in
taxes.
The council also passed
a budget that totaled more
than $2.6 million in expenses. The budget resulted in a
surplus of $26,171.68 for the
city.
The council also renewed
an agreement with Northwest school district. The district will pay Rhome $34,075
for the services of a school
resource officer from Rhome
Police Department.
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DECATUR
Board votes to
CENTRAL
keep $1.30 tax rate
BAPTIST CHURCH
Rhome
Nursery & Children’s Church
By BRANDON EVANS
Music Director: Olin Blase
www.pleasantgrovecowboychurch.com
Wednesday Evening Worship...7 p.m.
Pastor, Jerry B. Mahle
City maintains
same tax rate
Pastor: Robert Haynes
Sunday Worship: 10:30 am
940-683-3110
United Methodist
Church
RHOME
4789 South FM 730
Decatur, TX 76234
940-627-2860
Sunday Evening Worship.........6 p.m.
Greenwood Baptist Church
NEW LOCATION!!!
455 W. Rock Island Avenue
Boyd, TX 76023 • 940-433-5281
Email: [email protected]
Every 2nd Wednesday of the month
Sunday School ............9 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........10 a.m.
Wednesday Youth .. 6:30 p.m.
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Sunday Bible Study ....................9:30 a.m.
Sunday Worship ........................10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship ..............................6 p.m.
Wednesday Prayer Service ...............7 p.m.
Sunday Morning Worship.......11 a.m.
www.rhomeunitedmethodistchurch.org
home.earthlink.net/~rhoman/
2347 FM 1204 Other Services:
Greenwood, TX Sunday School
10 a.m.
940-466-7338 Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening
6 p.m.
Traditional Worship Services
Family Night (meal served)
Looking for some spiritual nourishment in the middle of the week?
Come join us in the Wednesday evening interactive Bible study at
7 PM Bible Study
Pastor: Terry Phillips
Baptist Church
Sunday School. . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worship. . . . . 10:45 a.m.
Wednesday Bible Study . . 7 p.m.
2840 U.S. Hwy. 380 • Decatur
Trinity Baptist Church
Boyd
9A
By BRIAN KNOX
The Decatur school district adopted a tax rate of
$1.30 per $100 of taxable
value Tuesday, the third
year in a row the district
has reduced or maintained
the tax rate from the year
before.
The tax rate will fund
a budget of $38,714,798.
While that total is a slight
increase over last year’s
budget, it actually includes
less money to be spent locally. That’s because the
amount of money the district must pay to the state
as part of the equalization
of wealth formula mandat-
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Sunday Morning • 10:30
Worship service • Children’s Church
Wednesday evening • 7:00
Bible Study • Youth
ed by the state is increasing by about $1.1 million to
$5,473,998. Once this recapture payment is made, that
leaves the district with expenditures of just over $33
million. That’s down about
$1.1 million from last year.
The budget includes an
overall average of 2.6 percent increase in teacher salaries, and $100,000 is also
included for the purchase
of a bus. Another $523,645
has been allocated for capital projects.
This year’s budget will include 33 1/2 positions less
than last year’s budget. Of
that total, 17 are teaching
positions.
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Evening Worship........... 6 pm
WEDNESDAY
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10A
WISE COUNTY
Look Local event off to delicious start
Look Local — A Taste of
Wise County held its inaugural event Thursday at
the Decatur Civic Center,
with a packed house and a
dozen food vendors serving
their fare.
The event was sponsored
by the Look Local Wise
County Task Force, a coalition of area business
groups, including chambers of commerce, economic
development corporations
and Main Street programs.
The event included a presentation by Jay Craddock
and Joe Neil Henderson,
which they originally developed as a chamber program. It helped spur development of the task force.
The two demonstrated
the economic benefits that
accrue when citizens spend
their dollars at home
Participating food vendors included KT’s Café
and Brushy Creek Vineyards from Alvord; Pronto’s, Dos Chiles, Catering
by Sagebrush, Brookshires
and Brownie Points from
Bridgeport; One Stop from
HUNGRY? — Chef Gary Souder with the Decatur Civic Center
serves up bacon wrapped shrimp at Thursday’s Look Local
- A Taste of Wise event.
Runaway Bay; and South
Beach Taco Factory, Chilis,
Bono’s and the Civic Center from Decatur.
The task force’s goal is to
remind residents to look local first when making buying decisions.
Its initial effort includes
a packet of marketing materials for merchants and
a website, which will help
to spread the word: LookLocalWiseCounty.org.
“The twin slogans that
Jay and Joe Neil offered
in their presentation form
the focus of these efforts,”
said Task Force president
Phil Major. “The Task
Force wants to encourage
residents, businesses, organizations and governments to ‘Look Local First’
when making their buying
decisions, by giving local
merchants first shot at the
sale of goods and providing
services. We want to show
them that when you ‘Put
Your Money Where Your
House Is,’ there is a significant return on investment.
“We hope to do that
by creating and promoting awareness that many
goods and services are
available right here and
that local businesses can
offer better service before
and after the sale, as well
as competitive prices,” he
said. “Millions of dollars
flow out of our county, primarily down Highway 287,
Highway 114 and Highway
380, as well as online. And
as Jay and Joe Neil pointed out, reversing that can
mean lower taxes, better
government services, more
jobs and greater diversity
of products.”
The task force meets
monthly on the third Tuesday at revolving locations.
The next meeting is at the
Bridgeport
Community
Center Sept. 20 at noon,
hosted by the Bridgeport
Economic
Development
Corp.
NEWS BRIEFS
THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS ...
CRUISE NIGHTS — Cruise Night on the Courthouse Square in
Decatur was to be Saturday, Sept. 3. Registration was to be 4
to 8 p.m., $10 per vehicle. Stores and restaurants were to be
open late, and streets were to be closed for pedestrians. For
information, call Decatur Main Street at (940) 627-6158.
PARK SPRINGS REUNION — The 57th annual Park Springs
Homecoming and Reunion is 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 4, in
the Fellowship Hall of Victory Baptist Church, 4346 N. Texas
101. The site has been changed due to extreme summer heat.
Registration and a pot luck lunch provided by the church is
12:30 to 2 p.m. with sacred and bluegrass music by “The
Buckner Boys” and other musicians. The program includes
historical and genealogical presentations.
THIS WEEK’S EVENTS ...
DECATUR TRASH — The city of Decatur will follow its regular
trash pickup schedule Monday. There will be no interruption of
service due to the Labor Day holiday.
CHICO BUDGET — The city of Chico will hold a budget hearing
and consider adopting its 2012 budget and tax rate 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Sept. 6, in its monthly city council meeting. Other
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Meet the Bands
Thursday - Ron Gose & The Silver Strings
Friday - Jody Nix & The Texas Cowboys
Saturday - Larry Lange & The Lone Star Troubadours
Two Dance Sessions Per Day
1 to 4 pm & 7 to 10 pm
Admission $8 Per Session
Concession Stand
Convenient Parking
BECAUSE OF ‘TRADE DAYS’, YOUR
RESERVATIONS FOR ACCOMMODATIONS
SHOULD BE MADE VERY EARLY!
For a list of hotels and RV Parks please e-mail
[email protected]. for USPS
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Phyllis at 940-872-3228 or Agnes at 940-872-0077.
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Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sat., 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
115 E. Bypass 287. • Suite B
Alvord, 76225
Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Closed Sat.
On behalf of the Look Local Wise County Task
Force, thanks to all the food vendors for making
the first Look Local - A Taste of Wise County a
huge success September 1.
ALVORD
KT’s Café • Brushy Creek Vineyard
BRIDGEPORT
Pronto’s • Dos Chiles • Brookshires
Catering By Sagebrush • Brownie Points
RUNAWAY BAY
One Stop
DECATUR
South Beach Taco Factory • Chilis
Bono’s • The Civic Center - Host
Thanks also to all who participated
Task Force sponsors and partners
Alvord Economic Development Corp. • Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce
Bridgeport Economic Development Corp.• Bridgeport Main Street
Chico Chamber of Commerce • Chico Economic Development Corp.
Decatur Chamber of Commerce • Decatur Economic Development Corp.
Decatur Main Street • Greater Runaway Bay Alliance
Paradise Chamber of Commerce • Wise Merchants Association
Area Business Women’s Network • First State Bank
Icopy Office Supply • James Wood Motors
Mann Refrigeration • Wise County Messenger
(No Glass Containers)
1st - 3rd Prize awarded
in each category
1 Grand Champ Winner
$10.00 Entry Fee
looklocalwisecounty.org • P.O. Box 2253, Decatur TX, 76234
11A
12A
WISE COUNTY
Weak economy creating new food bank visitors
By DAVE ROGERS
For nearly three quarters of
a century, Donald Hachtel only
knew charity from the giving side.
But the tables have turned on
the Boyd resident, who now finds
himself on the receiving end.
“Having to ask someone else for
help, it hurts,” he said this past
week as he prepared to push a cart
of groceries out of the Wise Area
Relief Mission food bank in Decatur.
“Ten years ago, I was sitting
good. I was making good money,”
Hachtel said. “I thought I’d go on
forever. But it didn’t work out that
way.
“We just can’t make ends meet.
I can’t work like I used to. I’m 75
years old right now.”
Hachtel lives with his wife, Earlene, who is mending from a broken ankle suffered in a fall at the
end of May.
“We lost our house at Newark
and moved to Boyd,” Donald said.
“My wife is not able to work at all.
I try to work a little bit, mowing
for a developer. But the way this
Messenger photo by Dave Rogers
weather is has cut into my busiCHEERY
OUTLOOK
—
Carmen
inspects
a
box
of
food
at
the
Wise
Area
Relief
Mission
late
last week. The recent
ness.”
arrival
from
Illinois
says
monthly
help
from
WARM
helps
she
and
her
two
children
make
ends meet while she
Hachtel said he was previously
seeks
a
full-time
job.
unaware of WARM, which is well
into its second decade of providing
much needed food assistance for
WARM also offers a limited of people way worse off than we up there,” said the woman, who
Wise County residents.
amount of assistance with utility are.”
moved with her children to DecaThe agency, located in a former and prescription drug bills.
Carmen would say a loud “amen” tur earlier this year upon the sugchurch building at 300 N. Trinity
Hachtel said he signed up with to that.
gestion of her fiance’s mother, who
St., is a Christian-based orWARM to get utility bill asAlthough she found herself in lives in North Dallas.
ganization but not aligned
sistance recently but changed WARM’s building looking for help
“The economy is bright down
with any particular church. FEEDING his mind.
just a half hour ahead of Hachtel’s here. My fiance was a truck driver
It delivers food assistance to
“I was going to get help arrival, the 26-year-old mother of up there, and he found a job down
approximately 850 families
on our electrical bill, but it two considers herself fortunate to here driving a tank truck the first
monthly.
wasn’t as high as I expected be looking for help in Wise Coun- week we were here,” she said.
“This is my second time to
and I was able to handle it,” ty.
“Also, the schools here are ‘for
come in,” Hachtel said. “It really he said.
She said it’s much better than the children.’ In Central Illinois,
has been a blessing to us. Grocer“I figured there are other people when she was looking for help in the teaching was guided by the
ies are getting so high, and this who needed it worse than I did. central Illinois.
unions,” she said. “I don’t think
helps us out a little.”
Look around and you see a lot
“It was very hard to find jobs they gave as much importance to
the students. My son goes to (Decatur’s) Carson Elementary. It’s
great there. He loves it.”
Carmen (not her real name)
works part time as a waitress. She
hopes to find full-time secretarial
work.
“Working part time, it’s hard to
make ends meet. That’s kind of
why I’ve had to come to the food
pantry a couple of times. But there
are plenty of job opportunities
here. That’s one of the good things
about this area.
“I’m trying to convince my
friends up there to move here.
They’re having a tough time up
there, too, and Wise County has
lots of great resources, like coming
here (to WARM).”
She said she had never heard of
Wise County or Decatur until this
year.
“I was very unsure of the prospects,” she admitted, and confessed she finds the social services
network very different — a welcome kind of different.
“Even registering the car is all
different from Illinois,” she said.
“But it’s better the way they run
things here. Instead of everything
being run by the state, here, everything is run by the county. Plus,
this state isn’t in so much debt
as Illinois. Having local resources
makes a difference.”
Carmen says she hopes to be
able to return the favor to Decatur
and Wise County when she gets
her family finances under control.
“When you get service, it should
be returned,” she said, “which I
look forward to doing.”
Q
Email Dave at [email protected].
Q
To read more from our Feeding
Wise series, visit FeedingWise.com
online.
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DEATHS
Deral Richard
1952-2011
Funeral for Deral Richard, 59, of Runaway Bay
was to be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 3, at Jones
Family Funeral Home in
Bridgeport.
Richard died Wednesday,
Aug. 31, 2011, in Decatur.
Born Aug. 22, 1952, in
Odessa to Charles Anthony
and Rena (Johnson) Richard, he was a supervisor for
Aspen Oil and a member of
St. John’s Catholic Church
in Bridgeport. Richard
hunted, fished, rode motorcycles, boated, read and
was a Dallas Cowboys fan.
He is survived by his
wife,
Pam;
daughters
Laura
Richard-Molloy
and husband, Richard, of
Charleston, S.C., and Tracie Richard-Russenberger
and husband, Brent, of
Richardson; his parents;
stepdaughters
Jennifer
Hill and husband, Chris, of
Aubrey, Christina Jasso of
Decatur and Melody Jasso
of Bowie; and stepsons Jerry Jasso of Denton and Michael Jasso of Saginaw.
DERAL RICHARD
He is also survived by
brothers Craige Richard of
Marrero, La., and Charles
Richard Jr. of Greensboro,
N.C.; sister Charlotte Richard of Marrero; in-laws William and Juanita Greene;
grandchildren Ryan, Jacob, Blanchez, Jocelyn and
Logan; and aunts, uncles,
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorials may be made
in Richard’s memory to Solaris Hospice in Decatur.
Wise County Messenger,
September 4, 2011
Glendor D. McAdams
1924-2011
las Forrest McAdams; and
sister Celeste McAdams.
He is survived by sons
Jim McAdams and wife, Lillian, of Santa Cruz, Calif.,
and Michael McAdams and
wife, Rocio, of Westin, Fla.;
grandchildren Michael McAdams and wife, Mandy,
Darien Ligrade, Daniel McAdams and wife, Eva, Carol
McAdams and husband,
Gerar, Cailin Apolskis and
family, Ian McAdams and
wife, Danelle, and Christian, Kevin, Lia, Michelle
and Sean McAdams; greatgrandchildren; sister Virginia Taylor; daughter-inlaw Virginia McAdams; and
nieces and nephews.
Wise County Messenger,
September 4, 2011
Mechanic
shop, vehicles
burn ...
“By the time we arrived,
the building was fully involved,
from back
to front,”
Pratt said.
Medics
from Wise
video and
County and Watch
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and
the
Haslet Fire Department
set up a rehabilitation station for the firefighters.
Those associated with
the business declined comment.
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Email Erika at [email protected].
INDUSTRIAL FIRE — Oxygen and propane tanks and Freon components inside the diesel
mechanic shop of W.L. Davis Trucking led to a series of minor explosions in a fire Friday
afternoon. The minor explosions and billowing black smoke closed County Road 4841 in
NEWS BRIEFS
We honor most all funeral plans
offered by any funeral home.
items on the agenda include approving a parade route for
homecoming, consider placing a flag pole on the square and
consider using the square for Chicofest Oct. 15.
ESL, CITIZENSHIP CLASSES — ESL classes and a new
citizenship class will begin Sept. 7 at First Baptist Church
in Decatur. New student registration is 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.
Returning students’ class time is 6:15 to 7:30 p.m. The
classes are free, however students are encouraged to buy
a textbook. For more information, call (940) 627-3235 or
(940) 390-1231.
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9/11 MEMORIAL — Alvord Project Graduation Class of
2013 will set up a memorial with 2,977 flags to remember
each person who died in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist
attacks. Make a donation of $1 per flag. Ten percent of the
proceeds will be donated to the Alvord Veterans Memorial
Park. The flags will be on display at the football game
Friday, Sept. 9. For more information or to make a donation,
call Lisa Arnold at (940) 210-3673.
PATRIOT DAY — The Wise County Veterans Group will
present a Patriot Day program 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept.
10, at the Wise County Veterans Memorial Park. The
program is dedicated to all first responders of Wise County
in honor of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001. The event
will be followed by the Wise County Sheriff’s Posse parade
at 10:30.
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PIONEER DAYS PARTICIPATION NEEDED — Organizers
of Rhome Pioneer Days seek participants for the 8 a.m.
to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 10, event on Main Street in
Rhome. There will be a parade, barbecue cookoff, vendors,
sponsors, Miss Pioneer pageant and an Ugly Woman
contest. To participate, visit www.rhomepioneerdays.com
or call Dawn at (817) 636-0020.
5K RUN — Rhome Pioneer Days 5K Run and 1 Mile Fun
Run is 8 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 10. The 5K Run is the
kickoff event for the all-day festivities at the 25th annual
Rhome Pioneer Days. More information about the 5K Run
is available on the website at www.rhomepioneerdays.
com. Click the “More” tab and then click “5K Run” for
information and online registration. For more information,
call the race director at (817) 521-7978.
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Wedding: September 10
Shower: October 22
Wedding: December 17
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Private memorial service
for Glendor D. McAdams,
87, of Decatur will be held
at a later date.
McAdams died Saturday,
Aug. 24, 2011, in Decatur.
Born June 27, 1924, in
Quanah to Glendor and
Orlenda (Gose) McAdams,
he married Margaret Russell in 1945 in Decatur. He
served in the U.S. Air Force
during World War II as a
fighter pilot in the 82nd
Fighter Group and flew in
Italy from 1944 to 1945.
After retiring from the Air
Force in 1950, he worked at
Northrop Aircraft as a marketing specialist in South
America.
McAdams was preceded in
death by his wife; son Doug-
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ALVORD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
WHITEWRIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . 41
BOYD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
GUNTER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
BRIDGEPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
BURKBURNETT . . . . . . . . . .36
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
CHICO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
GORMAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
DECATUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
GAINESVILLE . . . . . . . . . . . .20
SPORTS
NORTHWEST . . . . . . . . . . . . 0
ALLEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
DECATUR 35 • GAINESVILLE 20
PARADISE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
HENRIETTA . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
SECTION B
BRIDGEPORT 51 •
BURKBURNETT 36
Bulls
outlast
Burk
By BRANDON EVANS
STIRRING UP THE CROWD — Decatur’s Cole Selby and teammates try to get the crowd going early in the Eagles’ 35-20 win Friday at Eagle
Stadium. Selby recovered a fumble for a touchdown.
Eagles knock out Leopards
Continued on page 2B
CHICO 26 •
GORMAN 20
By RICHARD GREENE
The Decatur Eagles’ offense landed the early shots to build
a 35-point lead, but it was their defense that finally landed
the knockout blows Friday night.
The Decatur defense created four turnovers in the game,
including a fumble near midfield early in the fourth quarter
to help seal a 35-20 victory at Eagles Stadium.
The Eagles defense also recovered a fumble for a touchdown in the first half with Cole Selby jumping on the ball.
“We’re just a fast and physical defense,” said Decatur linebacker Coleman Stapp. “We force turnovers and we’re not going to be shy about it.”
For the game, Decatur limited Gainesville to 197 total yards.
It forced three punts, a fumble and a turnover on downs on
the Leopards’ final five possessions after Gainesville pulled
within 15 points in the third quarter.
“We played great,” Stapp said. “We came out and did what
we said we were going to do during the week, stuffed the run.
They got a lucky pass or two on us.
“We’re glad we got the win. That’s all that matters.”
Decatur moved to 2-0 with the victory.
“We’ll take 2-0,” said Decatur coach Kyle Story. “The kids
came in with their heads a little down because of the way
we played offense in the second half. But we got the win, and
we’ll never feel bad about a victory.”
The Eagles jumped all over Gainesville early with 28 points
Yards came easily Friday night as
Bridgeport traveled to Burkburnett.
The two teams accounted for a combined 1,007 yards and 83 points in a
shootout.
The Bulls kept scoring and eventually pulled away to beat the Bulldogs 51-32 in a game that featured
incredible numbers by receivers
from both teams.
Senior wide receiver Trent Schuett
had 10 receptions for 243 yards and
three touchdowns for the Bulls. He
also managed to pound in one more
touchdown on the ground.
His counterpart on the Bulldogs,
senior Blaine Curren had 173 yards
on eight receptions and four touchdowns.
Schuett quickly became the go-to
receiver for his quarterback Colby
Mahon, after fellow senior receiver,
and last year’s all-state player, Garrett Mullins left the game halfway
Dragons
hold on to
become 2-0
DELIVERING A HIT — Decatur’s Tyler Story knocks Gainesville’s Adam
Berryman out of bounds during the Eagles’ win Friday. Story left the game with
an injury early in the first quarter.
Last week, the Chico Dragons
stormed out of the gate with 26
first-half points. On Friday, the
Dragons used a strong third-quarter push to get the job done.
And they did get the job done with
a 26-20 win at Gorman’s Brogden
Stadium to move to 2-0 on the season.
Trailing 7-6 at halftime, Chico
scored three third-quarter touchdowns. And they would need every one of them as Gorman scored
twice to pull within 26-20 going
BOYD 28 • GUNTER 7
Boyd fights back to beat Gunter
After Gunter converted
one of two Boyd turnovers
into a touchdown, the Yellowjackets roared back
with 28 points Friday to
even their season record at
1-1.
The ’Jackets’ 28-7 win
sends them to Henrietta
next week to face a Bearcat
team also 1-1 after Friday’s
last-minute 23-20 win over
Paradise.
Gunter didn’t lead long.
After converting a Finley
Harris interception return
to the Boyd 1-yard line into
a score, Gunter held the
lead for just 67 seconds.
With 14 ticks left in the
first half, Boyd tied it at 7-7
on a 14-yard pass from Jared Cate to Chasen Starnes.
Cameron McIntire kicked
the extra point.
Boyd got a pair of scores
in the third quarter to take
control.
Adrian Nelson took a
fourth-and-1 try 39 yards
for a touchdown, and barely two minutes later, Fino
Cardona blitzed 80 yards
for a touchdown. With McIntire’s extra points, Boyd
led 21-7.
The ’Jackets added a
fourth-quarter score when
Cate threw 59 yards to
Abram Moreno, with McIn-
tire true again on the kick.
On the night, the Boyd
offense cranked out 338
yards, with Cate throwing for 172 and Boyd backs
running for 166, paced
by Cardona’s 80. Starnes
was Cate’s favorite target, catching seven for 81
yards.
Gunter ground out 194
yards, but it took 48 carries, and the Gunter passing game was good on just
5 of 12 tries for 24 yards.
Boyd forced the visitors
to punt seven times and
managed one turnover, a
Cate interception in the
second period.
Messenger photo by Johnny Britton
MAKING A GETAWAY — Boyd quarterback Jared Cate runs away from Gunter tacklers during
the Yellowjackets’ 28-7 victory Friday. Cate threw for 172 yards in the win.
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HENRIETTA 23 • PARADISE 20
‘Cats claw Panthers in final seconds
For a game that saw little scoring
for the first three quarters, it was
a wild finish in Henrietta as the
Bearcats scored last to defeat the
Paradise Panthers 23-20. The result gave both teams a 1-1 record.
After a scoreless first quarter,
Henrietta grabbed a 9-0 lead in the
second, and the third quarter was
also scoreless.
But the fireworks came in the
final nine minutes. Paradise got
on the board to get within 9-6 and
took the lead three minutes later,
13-9. Henrietta responded to pull
ahead16-13 just seconds later. That
lead stood a little more than two
minutes until Paradise regained
the lead 20-16.
The final score came with 16 seconds to play, giving Henrietta the
win. But it was not over until a final
Paradise field goal try was blocked.
Henrietta opened the defensive
struggle with a field goal at 7:45
in the second quarter and added a
touchdown a minute later.
Paradise finally broke through
with 8:53 left in the game when
Kale Johnson converted a 7-yard
run.
At 5:45 Paradise grabbed the lead
on Josh McDowell’s 3-yard scoring
run.
But an 80-yard run gave the lead
back to Henrietta only 13 seconds
later.
Paradise maneuvered into scoring position with 3:17 to play as
Andrew Sims converted a 3-yard
run.
But the Panthers couldn’t hold
the Bearcats, who got a 2-yard run
for the game-winner.
On the night, McDowell threw
for 217 yards on 15 of 24, including
a pair to Josh Pewitt for 81 yards.
Sims ran eight times for 31 yards.
The Panthers will have their first
home game of 2011 when Rio Vista
comes to town Friday.
ALLEN 59 • NORTHWEST 0
Top-ranked Eagles steamroll Texans
By BRENDAN GLACCUM
Northwest found out first hand
just how talented and difficult it is
to contain the state’s top-ranked
Class 5A team.
Allen senior quarterback Alec
Morris connected with Andrew
Rodriguez for a 24-yard touchdown on the Eagles’ first offensive
play Friday night and was 8 for
8 passing in the third quarter in
which he led three scoring drives
that capped a dominating 59-0
victory at Eagle Stadium.
Ten late first-half points by the
Eagles (2-0), including a 37-yard
strike from Morris to Rodriguez,
blew open a game that had at least
been within Northwest’s reach
for the first 21-plus minutes. The
closing minutes of the first half
carried over into the third quarter. Allen picked up right where
it left off, marching 67 yards in
seven plays to extend the lead to
31-0.
Morris finished with 318 yards
on 18 of 32 passing with five TDs.
An 8-yard scoring pass to Cort-
land Tolbert, his second touchdown of the game, ended Morris’s
night late in the third.
Northwest (1-1) struggled to
establish much of an offensive attack against a stout Allen defense
that stuffed the run and brought
consistent pass pressure all night.
The Texans finished with just 82
yards on the ground and surrendered six sacks.
Rodriguez caught seven passes
for 195 yards and two scores.
Northwest is now 1-1 on the
year.
Dragons
hold on ...
Decatur 35, Gainesville 20
Whitewright 41, Alvord 25
Alvord
Whitewright
7 6
15 14
6
6
6
6
- 25
- 41
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
Whitewright - Gerren Ballard 57 pass from Tyrone
Swoopes; Ballard run
Alvord - Matt Dunn 39 pass from Trevor Hardee;
Jose Luna kick
Whitewright - Ballard 11 pass from Swoopes;
Grant Ratcliff kick
Second Quarter
Whitewright - Swoopes 40 run; Ratcliff kick
Whitewright - Ballard 4 pass from Swoopes; kick
failed
Alvord - Brandon Aeling 72 fumble return; kick
failed
Third Quarter
Alvord - Joe Randall 34 run; pass failed
Whitewright - Swoopes 70 run; kick failed
Fourth Quarter
Alvord - Ty McDaniel 51 pass from Trevor Hardee;
pass failed
Whitewright - Swoopes 29 run; kick failed
Alvord
Whitewright
First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15. . . . . . . 15
Rushes-Yards . . . . . . . . 36-131. . . .34-331
Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . 183. . . . . . 225
Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314. . . . . . 556
Comp-Att-Int . . . . . . . .11-22-1. . . 13-19-2
Punts-Average . . . . . . . . . 3-40. . . . . .2-35
Fumbles-lost . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2. . . . . . . 2-1
Penalties-Yards . . . . . . . . . 5-37. . . . . .8-80
Individual Statistics
Rushing - Alvord, Casen Baker 73; Whitewright,
Tyrone Swoopes 256.
Passing - Alvord, Trevor Hardee 11-22-1-183;
Whitewright, Swoopes 13-19-2-225.
Receiving - Alvord, Ty McDaniel 3-72, Jesse Brown
6-70; Whitewright, Gerren Ballard 3-72.
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Gunter
Boyd
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7
7
0
14
0
7
Scoring Summary
Second Quarter
Gunter - Richard Young 11 run; Richie Robledo
kick
Boyd - Chasen Starnes 14 pass from Jared Cate;
Cameron McIntire kick
Third Quarter
Boyd - Adrian Nelson 39 run; McIntire kick
Boyd - Fino Cardona 80 run; McIntire kick
Fourth Quarter
Boyd - Abram Moreno 59 pass from Cate; McIntire
kick
Gunter
Boyd
First downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12. . . . . . . . 6
Rushes - yards . . . . . . . 48-194. . . .22-166
Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 24. . . . . . 172
Total yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218. . . . . . 338
Comp - Att - Int . . . . . . .5-12-1. . . 14-28-1
Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-30. . . . . .3-34
Fumbles - lost . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . . . 1-1
Penalties - yards. . . . . . . . 6-55. . . . . .3-15
Rushing - Gunter, Dakota Hunter 15-59; Boyd,
Fino Cardona 5-80
Receiving - Gunter, Chance Green 2-8; Boyd,
Chasen Starnes 7-81
Passing - Gunter, Richard Young 5-12-1-24; Boyd,
Jared Cate 14-28-1-172
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Bridgeport
Burkburnett
BRINGING IN A CATCH — Decatur’s Taylor Spence hauls in a pass during the Eagles’
win over Gainesville Friday.
Eagles knock out Leopards...
Continued from page 1B
in the first quarter on the
way to a 35-0 lead in the
second quarter.
But the Leopards closed
the half with a pair of
touchdowns in the final
minute — a 62-yard run
by Adam Berryman and a
41-yard pass from Denzel
Johnson to David Moore
after a Decatur fumble on
a kickoff.
Berryman finished with
109 yards on 17 carries.
The Leopards made it
an uncomfortable 15-point
lead for the Eagles with a
third unanswered touchdown courtesy of a 13yard run by Johnson with
6:53 remaining in third
quarter.
But Johnson finished
with a minus 24 yards on
the ground, being sacked
five times including a
26-yard loss on which he
was called for intentional
grounding in the fourth
quarter.
Decatur could not respond offensively in the
second half, turning the
ball over twice and punting on four of its other five
possessions.
“Offensively, we didn’t
move the ball in the second
half,” Story said. “There
were not many holes to
run the ball.
“It was a strange game.
We came out and played
well early and then they
get the two scores in the
last two minutes of the
first half. All our momentum went away. But the
defense still played well.
We just relied on our defense to win the game and
they did.”
The Decatur offense
gave the defense a lead
to work with early. After
the defense got a threeand-out to start the game,
the Eagles scored in three
plays with Garrett Muehlstein hitting Cooper Jackson for a 53-yard touchdown.
After Decatur forced
Gainesville’s second threeand-out, the Eagles took
eight plays to score on a
2-yard run by Haden Carpenter.
Decatur went up 21-0 on
Selby’s fumble recovery.
They made it 28-0 after
Carpenter took a screen
pass 20 yards from Muehlstein to paydirt.
Garrett Muehlstein finished 7-for-16 for 124 yards
with one interception and
the two touchdowns.
The lead grew to 35 on
a 1-yard run by Grayson
Muehlstein. He plunged in
two plays after connecting
with Chris Saunders for a
57-yard gain.
Decatur finished with
295 yards, including 109
rushing. Dustin Brazeau
ran for 35 on six carries.
The Eagles will have a
short week, returning to
the field to play Wichita
Falls Hirschi Thursday
at Memorial Stadium in
Wichita Falls.
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10
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- 32
First Quarter
Bridgeport -10:04; Trent Schuett 1 run; Ricky
Martinez kick
Bridgeport - 6:48; Colby Mahon 10 pass to
Garrett Mullins; Martinez kick
Burkburnett - 5:14; Bret Lewis 20 pass to Blaine
Curren; Potts kick
Burkburnett - 2:42; Lewis 6 pass to Curren;
Tanner kick
Bridgeport - 0:32; Mahon 17 pass to Schuett;
kick failed
Second Quarter
Burkburnett - 5:22; Devin Chafin 25 run; Potts
kick
Bridgeport - 3:39; Mohan 75 pass to Schuett;
Martinez kick
Bridgeport - 0:33; Mohan 19 pass to Schuett;
Martinez kick
Third Quarter
Burkburnett - 9:15; Lewis 50 pass to Curren;
Potts kick
Bridgeport - 6:57; Martinez 30 field goal
Bridgeport - 3:19; Gabe Huerta 10 run; Martinez
kick
Burkburnett - 3:06; Lewis 80 pass to Curren; twopoint conversion
Fourth Quarter
Bridgeport - 5:00; Mahon 5 pass to Blake
Arrington; Martinez kick
Bridgeport Burkburnett
First downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 . . . . . . . . . 14
Rushes-Yards . . . . . . . . . .38-162 . . . . . .20-170
Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 344 . . . . . . . . .329
Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506 . . . . . . . . .499
Comp-Att-Int . . . . . . . . . 18-25-1 . . . . . 20-35-3
Punts-Average . . . . . . . . . . . 2-45 . . . . . . . . 2-35
Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1 . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Penalties-Yards . . . . . . . . . . . 2-35 . . . . . . . . 2-30
Rushing: Bridgeport, Gabe Huerta, 23-125;
Burkburnett, Chafin, 19-165.
Passing: Bridgeport, Colby Mohan, 18-25-344-5;
Burkburnett, Lewis, 20-35-329-4
Receiving: Bridgeport, Trent Schuett, 10-243;
Burkburnett, Curren, 8-173
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20
13
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Gainesville
Decatur
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28 7
7
0
0
0
- 20
- 35
Scoring Summary
First Quarter
Decatur - 9:15; Cooper Jackson 53 pass from
Garrett Muehlstein; Taylor Spence kick
Decatur - 3:53; Haden Carpenter 2 run; Spence
kick
Decatur - 1:50; Cole Selby fumble recovery in end
zone; Spence kick
Decatur - 0:06; Carpenter 20 pass from
Muhlstein; Spence kick
Second Quarter
Decatur - 2:07; Grayson Muehlstein 1 run; Spence
kick
Gainesville - 0:36; Adam Berryman 62 run; kick
failed
Gainesville - 0:22; David Moore 41 pass from
Denzel Johnson; Juan Hernandez kick
Third Quarter
Gainesville - 6:53; Johnson 13 run; Hernandez
kick
Gainesville
Decatur
First Downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. . . . . . . 12
Rushes-Yards . . . . . . . . 37-125. . . .36-109
Passing Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 72. . . . . . 186
Total Yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197. . . . . . 295
Comp-Att-Int . . . . . . . . . . 2-9-0. . . . 9-18-1
Fumbles-Lost . . . . . . . . . . . 5-3. . . . . . . 3-2
Punts-Average . . . . . . . . . 6-33. . . . . .4-32
Penalties-Yards . . . . . . . . . 7-55. . . . . .6-55
Rushing - Gainesville, Denzel Johnson 13-(minus
24), Jonathan Mendez 7-19, Adam Berryman
17-109, David Moore 2-(minus 2), Jack Moore
1-5, P.J. Lane 1-8; Decatur, Haden Carpenter 8-4,
Damien Loving 6-21, Blake Haney 5-19, Garrett
Muehlstein 7-10, Dustin Brazeau 6-35, Grayson
Muehlstein 3-12, Jared Durdon 1-8.
Passing - Gainesville, Johnson 2-9-0-72;
Decatur, Garrett Muehlstein 7-16-1-124, Grayson
Muehlstein 2-2-0-62.
Receiving - Gainesville, Moore 2-720; Decatur,
Caleb Hogan 1-14, Tyler Story 1-5, Cooper
Jackson 3-56, Chris Saunders 1-15, Haden
Carpenter 1-20, Taylor Spence 1-23, Colby Medlin
1-5.
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- 28
into the fourth quarter.
Both teams’ defenses
held strong in the final
quarter as the Dragons
held on for the win.
Trailing 7-0 in the first
quarter, the Dragons’ Gabriel Rohan caught a 15yard pass from Hunter
York with 40 seconds left
in the period. Chico was
unable to tie the score
when the kick failed.
After a scoreless second quarter, the Dragons began their secondhalf charge on a 15-yard
run by Garland McCoy
with 10:18 left in the
third quarter. McCoy
threw for a touchdown
just minutes later when
he connected with Dylan
Hightower. McCoy’s run
for two gave Chico the
20-7 lead.
The Panthers kept the
pressure on the visiting
Dragons when just seconds later, Zach Carlton
broke free for a 43-yard
touchdown run to cut
the lead to 20-13.
McCoy responded with
an 8-yard touchdown run
on 4:43 left in the quarter to extend the lead to
26-13.
Gorman’s B.J. Ramirez
capped the scoring with
a 19-yard run with 2:47
left in the quarter.
Chico’s
Victor
Velazquez rushed for a
game-high 131 yards on
12 carries. McCoy was 3
of 7 for 41 yards. Hightower caught three passes for 41 yards.
The Dragons will try
to make it three in a row
next week as they host
Dallas Baptist in their
homecoming game.
Story by Brian Knox
from game information provided by Lindee
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Scoring Summary
First Quarter
Gorman - Zach Carlton 18 pass to Yozani Palacios;
Matt Fox kick
Chico - Hunter York 15 pass to Gabriel Rohan;
kick failed
Third Quarter
Chico - Garland McCoy 15 run; pass failed
Chico - McCoy 21 pass to Dylan Hightower;
McCoy run
Gorman - Carlton 43 run; kick blocked
Chico - McCoy 8 run; run failed
Gorman - B.J. Ramirez 19 run; Fox kick
Chico
Gorman
First downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19. . . . . . . 15
Rushes - yards . . . . . . . 32-180. . . .42-255
Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . . 93. . . . . . . 18
Total yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273. . . . . . 273
Comp - Att - Int . . . . . . .19-8-2. . . . . 4-1-1
Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6. . . . . .1-39
Fumbles - lost . . . . . . . . . . 1-0. . . . . . . 4-1
Penalties - yards. . . . . . 13-112. . . . .12-75
Rushing - Chico, Victor Velazquez 12-131;
Gorman, Ramirez 23-118
Receiving - Chico, Hightower 3-41; Gorman,
Palacios 1-10
Passing - Chico, McCoy 3-7-1-41; Gorman,
Carlton 4-1-1-18
Allen 59, Northwest 0
Northwest
Allen
0 0
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0
21
0
14
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Scoring Summary
First Quarter
Allen - Andrew Rodriguez 24-yard pass from Alec
Morris (Carlos Arochi kick)
Allen - Cortland Tolbert 18-yard pass from Morris
(Arochi kick)
Second Quarter
Allen - Arochi 21-yard field goal
Allen - Alec Morris 1-yard run (Arochi kick)
Third Quarter
Allen - Oliver Pierce 16-yard pass from Morris
(Arochi kick)
Allen - Andrew Rodriguez 60-yard pass from
Morris (Arochi kick)
Allen - Tolbert 8-yard pass from Morris
Fourth Quarter
Allen - Zeric Lamb 14-yard pass from Connor
Greenberg (Arochi kick)
Allen -John Rocha 2-yard run (Arochi kick)
Northwest
Allen
First downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9. . . . . . . 33
Rushes - yards . . . . . . . . 23-82. . . .37-182
Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . 108. . . . . . 378
Total yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190. . . . . . 560
Comp - Att - Int . . . . . .10-20-1. . . 22-36-0
Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7-38.6. . . . . .1-43
Fumbles - lost . . . . . . . . . . 2-2. . . . . . . 1-0
Penalties - yards. . . . . . . . 4-40. . . . . .6-45
Rushing - NW, Michael Reed 11-36; Allen, Jeff
Harris 8-86
Receiving - NW, Cody Long 3-42; Allen, Rodriguez
7-195
Passing - NW, Draze Lawliss 7-13-1-85; Allen,
Morris 18-32-0-318
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Paradise
Henrietta
0
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0
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20
14
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Scoring Summary
Second Quarter
Henrietta - Jameson Dowell 35 field goal
Henrietta - Kolten Booher 33 run; kick blocked
Fourth Quarter
Paradise - Kale Johnson 7 run; kick failed
Paradise - Josh McDowell 3 run; Dalton Fregia kick
Henrietta - Booher 80 run; Dowell kick
Paradise - Andrew Sims 3 run; Fregia kick
Henrietta - Booher 3 run; Dowell kick
Paradise Henrietta
First downs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14. . . . . . . 13
Rushes - yards . . . . . . . . 32-82. . . .39-272
Passing yards . . . . . . . . . . . 217. . . . . . . 94
Total yards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299. . . . . . 366
Comp - Att - Int . . . . . .15-24-0. . . 10-22-0
Punts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-31. . . . . .6-35
Fumbles - lost . . . . . . . . . . 3-2. . . . . . . 1-1
Penalties - yards. . . . . . . . 4-35. . . . . .9-65
Rushing - Paradise, Andrew Sims 8-31; Henrietta,
Kolten Booher 25-172
Receiving - Paradise, Josh Pewitt 2-81; Henrietta,
Cotey McKelvey 5-42
Passing - Paradise, Josh McDowell 15-24-0-217;
Henrietta, Kolten Booher 10-22-0-94
3B
SPORTS
WHITEWRIGHT 41 • ALVORD 25
Bulls outlast Burk ...
Tigers swoop
by Dogs
The Alvord Bulldogs never found
an answer for Whitewright’s Tyrone
Swoopes Friday.
The heralded 6-5, 220-pound junior
quarterback turned Denton’s C.H.
Collins Athletic Complex into his personal stage in the Tigers’ 41-25 win.
Swoopes accounted for 481 of Whitewright’s 556 yards and all six touchdowns.
He ran for 256 yards with scoring
runs of 70, 40 and 29 yards. Swoopes
threw for 225 yards, completing 13
of his 19 attempts with three touchdowns and two interceptions.
Swoopes and Whitewright opened
the scoring with a 57-yard pass to
Gerren Ballard. Ballard also ran in
the try to make it 8-0.
Alvord answered with a 39-yard
pass from Trevor Hardee to Matt
Dunn to make it 8-7.
Hardee finished 11-for-22 for 183
yards with an interception and two
touchdowns. He connected with Ty
McDaniel on a 51-yard score in the
fourth quarter.
Whitewright then broke the game
open with three straight scores, taking a 29-7 lead in the second quarter.
A 72-yard fumble return by Brandon Aeling cut the Bulldogs’ deficit to
29-13 at halftime.
Alvord pulled within 10, 29-19, in
the third quarter on a 34-yard run by
Joe Randall.
Swoopes made sure the Bulldogs
got no closer, breaking free for a 70yard run. The first of his two secondhalf scores.
Alvord put up 314 total yards
against the Whitewright defense.
Casen Baker ran for 73.
in the first quarter with an
ankle injury.
After making a 10-yard
touchdown reception, Mullins chest bumped a fellow
player in celebration and
rolled his ankle.
“We lost a powerful weapon when he had to come out,”
said Bridgeport coach Danny Henson. “But the rest of
the team played hard and
we were able to come out of
here with a win against a
really good team.”
Mullins was out the rest
of the game, but coaches are
hopeful it is just a sprain
and he’ll be back on the field
soon.
Despite his defense giving up almost 500 yards,
Henson was impressed with
some of the big plays they
made.
“We shouldn’t be giving up
so many big plays, but our
defense really stepped up
and made some big stops,”
Henson said.
Cornerback Chase Collins made two interceptions, one in his own end
zone preventing a Burkburnett score. A pick he had in
Messenger photo by Mack Thweatt
TRYING TO GET FREE — Alvord’s Joe Randall tries to get away from a Whitewright
defender during the Bulldogs’ loss at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex in Denton
Friday.
the second quarter set up a
quick touchdown. He also
provided a spark on special
teams, recovering a Bridgeport kick off late in the second quarter.
“Chase is only a sophomore,” Henson said. “He
made some mistakes and
got beat a couple times, but
he also made some great
plays.”
Senior Bulls linebacker
and team captain Dalton
Bracken also had an interception. The big man also
ran down a Burkburnett
running back to prevent a
long dashing touchdown.
Mahon continued to shine
in his second game as starter. He threw for 344 yards
and five touchdowns, only
tossing one pick during
the night. Junior running
back Gabe Huerta provided
power on the ground, rushing for 125 yards on 23 carries and one touchdown. His
rushes helped Bridgeport finally run time off the clock
in the final quarter.
“I’m thankful we put up
51 points and came out of
here with a big win,” Henson said. “We play tough
teams to make us better.”
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SPORTS
VOLLEYBALL
Cleaning up back at home
SOMETHING TO CHEER ABOUT — The Decatur Lady Eagles swept Graham Tuesday, the day after rising to No. 3 in
the Class 3A poll.
Third-ranked Lady Eagles sweep Graham
By RICHARD GREENE
BLOCKING THE WAY — Decatur’s Annelise Carpenter blocks a shot from a
Graham player during the Lady Eagles’ victory Tuesday at home. The thirdranked Lady Eagles moved to 13-3 on the season.
After being swept last year by
the Graham Lady Blues, the Decatur Lady Eagles were determined
to return the favor Tuesday in
their first home match since the
opening week of the season.
With a furious comeback in
game three, capped by an Annelise
Carpenter block and a pair of aces
from Kortney Tompkins, the Lady
Eagles delivered.
Decatur won the match, 25-9,
25-12, 27-25, moving to 13-3.
“It was really good to be home;
it’s been two weeks since we’ve
been here,” Carpenter said. “The
fans were awesome.
“It was nice to beat Graham after
they beat us the last two years.”
The sweep came the day after
the Lady Eagles moved up to No. 3
in the Texas Girls Coaches Association’s Class 3A poll.
“It’s awesome,” said setter Joey
Redwine. “It’s the best we’ve ever
been ranked. We’re motivated to
stay there.”
Redwine did her part against
Graham, leading the offense. She
doled out 31 assists. She also punished the Lady Blues at the service line in the first game, serving
the Lady Eagles to a quick 13-2
lead. Redwine had three aces in
the match.
Decatur never let up in the game,
easing to the 16-point win.
Tompkins put down six of her 12
kills in game one. The senior hitter
also had a big match on the back
row, making 15 digs.
Kortni Robinson added 12 digs
and Ingrid Boatman 11.
In game two, Graham led early
8-5 before a Robinson kill started a
seven-point Lady Eagle rally. Haley Dale made two blocks for kills
in the stretch that gave Decatur a
12-8 lead.
Decatur built the lead to 18-9 on
a Tompkins kill. The Lady Eagles
went on for a 13-point victory.
Graham did not go away quietly
in game three. The Lady Blues
made just two errors in the final
game, forcing Decatur to earn 25
points.
“They stepped up in game three,”
said Decatur coach Claire Rose
about the Graham defense. “We hit
VOLLEYBALL
Jacksboro drops Sissies
The
Bridgeport
Sissies
dropped a close game one and
could never recover Tuesday
in a three-game sweep by the
Jacksboro Lady Tigers.
Jacksboro won 26-24, 25-19,
25-19, dropping the Sissies to
11-6 on the season.
“We had opportunities to win
all three matches but made too
many unforced errors,” said
Bridgeport coach Lynn Larson.
“We’ve got to do a better job
not letting the opponent make
runs from the serving line.”
Sabrina Garza led the Sissies with six kills. Madyson
Hancock added four kills along
with four blocks. Shelbi Fry
had three kills.
Tiffany Hawkins dished out
six assists. Taylor Henson doled
out five assists and served up
two aces.
Defensively, Kasey Wages
led the effort with eight digs.
Angelica Reyes added six digs
to go along with two aces.
Lady Dragons edge Newcastle
The Chico Lady Dragons had
to work a little extra but got
past Newcastle in three games
Tuesday.
The Lady Dragons won the
match 26-24, 25-23, 30-28 to
move to 12-6 on the season.
Hannah Avants put down 10
kills and made 25 of the team’s
97 digs. Moss added seven kills
and 20 digs.
Cameron Bowyer made 15
Football
Paradise 22, Boyd 22
The Paradise Panthers and Boyd Yellowjackets
freshmen teams battled to a tie Thursday.
Paradise led 8-6 after the first quarter. Paradise
quarterback Dylan Meadows followed the blocks of
Cash Preather and Chris Hill to the end zone on a 4yard run. Meadows hit Zane Trachta with a pass to
convert the two-point try.
Boyd fought back to take a 22-16 halftime lead.
digs, Molli Umphress 13 and
Casey Tate 10.
Umphress handed out 11 assists. Araliza Galindo added
eight assists.
SUBVARSITY
Paradise scored on a 5-yard run by Hill and a safety
in the second quarter.
The Panthers evened the score in the third quarter
on a 7-yard run by Austin Hogan.
“We played a lot better than last week,” said Paradise coach Jonathan Ryle.
The coach praised the work of his offensive line
and backs. He also pointed out the work of Hogan,
Cole Harris and Sean Carter on defense.
right where the defense was, and
they were digging.”
Decatur had an 18-16 lead. Graham came back to tie the game
at 19 on a Hannah Little kill and
took the lead 20-19 after a Decatur
hitting error.
Rose then called her only timeout of the match.
“I just said we’ve been doing
drills about coming from behind,”
Rose said. “We need to finish it
here in three.”
Graham built its lead to 24-21
before Decatur fought back to tie
the game at 24.
After Graham took a 25-24 lead,
Carpenter evened the score with a
big block for a kill.
“We’ve been working on blocking
and trying to watch hitters more,”
Rose said.
Carpenter had five blocks and
nine kills. Six of her kills came in
the final game.
“Annelise and I clicked a lot in
the final game,” Redwine said.
Tompkins needed just two serves
along the left baseline to put the
end to the match.
CROSS COUNTRY
Galloway finishes
33rd in first race
Decatur graduate Hanna Galloway opened her college career
Thursday, finishing 33rd in the
Baylor Twilight Invite.
The Texas A&M freshman ran a
15:40 in the 4K.
“It was exciting,” Galloway said. “I
was more excited than nervous.
“I wish I could’ve done better. But
I felt good at the start and finish.”
Galloway said she is working on
getting used to the faster pace and
added distance in college.
“The extra distance impacted how
I performed,” she said. “Also on the
college level, there’s no starting
slow and speeding up.
“The girls took off like it was a 400
race. In practice, I’m trying to make
that transition. After more practice,
I should get better.”
She was one of seven freshmen
running for the Aggies. Fellow
freshman and Galloway’s roommate, Kelsey Hermes of Lindsay,
ran a 15:36 to take 31st.
Galloway took third last fall at
the state cross country meet in the
Class 3A race. She finished second
in the Class 3A state final in the
3,200.
SPORTS
Volleyball
Bridgeport JV def. Jacksboro
The Sissies junior varsity beat Jacksboro in two
games Tuesday 25-19, 26-24.
Tylar Chapa put down four kills. Lauren Hart added
three.
Reagan Hurd recorded seven assists.
Payton Tucker served seven aces.
Jacksboro 9th def. Bridgeport
The Sissies freshmen fell to Jacksboro in two games
Tuesday 26-24, 25-23.
Sydnie Howard slammed three kills. Paige Fagan
and Haley Hooten added two each.
Vanessa Rojas handed out nine assists and Kaylee
Love three.
Emily Martinez made three digs.
5B
SPORTS
VOLLLEYBALL
CENTRAL PART OF TEAM — Chico setter Molli Umphress has helped the Lady Dragons out to a 12-6 start this season with her 6.61 assists per game.
Setting up cheers
Umphress’ work in background leads Chico to strong start
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By RICHARD GREENE
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Cheers rain down on Hannah Avants
and Malori Moss each time the Lady
Dragons’ leading hitters smash the ball
past Chico opponents.
It’s usually a pass from Molli Umphress
that sets up the kill. And though the final
cheers don’t come her way, the Chico setter doesn’t miss a chance to let out her
own celebratory scream.
“I can celebrate just as loud as Hannah
or Malori,” Umphress pointed out.
The senior took over the primary setting duties for the Lady Dragons this season. She split duties with Kim Workman
last season.
This year, through the Lady Dragons’
12-6 start, Umphress is averaging 6.6 assists per match or 2.5 in each of Chico’s 47
games. She’s dished out 119 assists with
just 22 errors.
She had a strong performance in the
Lady Dragons’ second-place finish at the
Chico Tournament last weekend, narrowly missing a spot on the all-tournament
team.
“She’s done well,” said Chico coach
Missy Patterson. “The biggest thing is her
consistency. She’s a great setter. She gets
the ball to the hitters and is dependable.”
Her hitters are not surprised by her performance.
“She’s doing an awesome job and has
been doing it for four years,” Moss said.
“She knows how every hitter likes (the
ball) and gets it to us.”
Umphress brings a selfless approach
to the game, taking blame for any of the
team’s mistakes offensively and not looking for any additional praise.
“I just do the best I can though I don’t
get credit,” Umphress said. “I take the
blame if there if there is a bad hit. But
when there’s a good hit, I get in there to
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SETTING UP BIG HIT — Chico setter Molli Umphress sets a ball for Malori Moss during
practice Thursday. Umphress leads the Lady Dragons in assists this season with 119 in
16 matches.
cheer and congratulate them.”
Her role is demanding, serving as the
quarterback and choosing where to direct
the ball on each possession. It’s a role she
cherishes.
“You control who gets it,” Umphress
said. “I rely on Hannah and Malori a lot to
make me look good.
“I like that I get to take charge and get
to take that leadership role.”
Her setting is an important component
of the team, but Patterson points to her
leadership as being another major ingredient for a Chico squad hoping to contend
for a District 11-A title.
“She’s real calm on the court and never
talks anyone down,” Patterson said. “She’s
very mild tempered. The whole team feeds
off her.”
The Lady Dragons have used two setters with Araliza Galindo handling some
of the duties. It’s allowed Umphress to
also hit. She is fourth on the team with 30
kills.
“We’ve run a 6-2, so we can use her as
a hitter some,” Patterson said. “She’s been
my most consistent hitter.”
Umphress also has been back in service
receive more this season, another opportunity she’s enjoyed.
“I haven’t received in three years,” she
said. “Getting the chance to pass more has
showed my true colors.”
As Chico gets ready for the 11-A opener
Sept. 9 at home against Collinsville, Umphress hopes she can set up a run to a district crown and another playoff run. Chico
made it to the area round last season after
finishing third in the league.
“It’s our year,” Umphress said. “Last
year, we started slow and turned it on at
the end. This year, we’re ready to take control.”
A district title would give her an even
bigger chance to celebrate.
WISE COUNTY VOLLEYBALL LEADERS
Kills
Name, School
Kortney Tompkins, Decatur
Makenna Burt, Paradise
Hannah Avants, Chico
Mariah Clayton, Bridgeport
Madyson Hancock, Bridgeport
Courtney Andrews, Paradise
Jazmin Franks, Northwest
Rachel Runnels, Paradise
Malori Moss, Chico
Joey Redwine, Decatur
Annelise Carpenter, Decatur
Ellen Cocanougher, Northwest
Brooklyn Scarborough, Boyd
Sabrina Garza, Bridgeport
Haley Dale, Decatur
Kortni Robinson, Decatur
Nikki Graves, Paradise
Victoria Leisure, Northwest
Parker Tate, Boyd
Blocks
Name, School
Makenna Burt, Paradise
Matches
16
10
18
17
17
10
12
10
18
16
18
12
16
17
16
16
10
12
16
Kills
141
67
120
112
111
64
72
57
92
78
78
56
73
77
63
60
37
42
48
Matches Blocks
10
62
16
74
Average
8.81
6.70
6.66
6.58
6.52
6.40
6.00
5.70
5.11
4.87
4.87
4.60
4.56
4.52
3.97
3.75
3.70
3.50
3.00
Average
6.20
4.63
Annelise Carpenter, Decatur
Haley Dale, Decatur
Mariah Clayton, Bridgeport
Malori Moss, Chico
Brooklynn Scarborough, Boyd
Parker Tate, Boyd
Victoria Leisure, Northwest
Madyson Hancock, Bridgeport
Digs
Name, School
Jennifer Buell, Paradise
Brooke Berryhill, Northwest
Brooke Barnett, Boyd
Brooklyn Scarborough, Boyd
Amanda Delka, Decatur
Ingrid Boatman, Decatur
Angelica Reyes, Bridgeport
Malori Moss, Chico
Kortni Robinson, Decatur
Casey Tate, Chico
16
16
18
17
16
18
16
16
12
17
71
46
36
34
31
30
22
21
16
20
4.43
2.88
2.00
2.00
1.90
1.60
1.38
1.31
1.30
1.20
Matches
10
12
16
16
16
16
18
16
17
18
16
17
18
Digs
259
192
226
186
155
138
145
120
127
115
89
81
88
Average
25.90
16.00
14.12
11.63
9.68
8.63
8.05
7.50
7.47
6.38
5.56
5.06
4.88
Cameron Bowyer, Chico
Araliza Galindo, Chico
Leah Guinn, Bridgeport
Assists
Name, School
Alysa Franks, Northwest
Tiffany Hawkins, Bridgeport
Danielle Foster, Boyd
Molli Umphress, Chico
Marley McCune, Boyd
Taylor Henson, Bridgeport
Araliza Galindo, Chico
Aces
Name, School
Brooklynn Scarborough, Boyd
Lakin O’Dell, Northwest
Ingrid Boatman, Decatur
Danielle Foster, Boyd
Kasey Wages, Bridgeport
Sky Mayfield, Paradise
18
18
17
88
81
57
Matches Assists
16
354
12
149
17
177
16
113
18
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
4/2 double wide near Boyd on 1
acre. For sale or rent, owner finance.
(817)422-3023
or
(817)281-4311.
Acreage
• 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.
• Lake Bridgeport - Waterfront property,
2/1.5 remodel. $95,900
• Sunset - 167 acres, good cattle & horse
place, 40x40 building, stock tank, well &
septic. $2,995 per acre
• Alvord ISD - 4.71 acres, no mobiles.
$9,000/acre
• Sunset Hwy 101 - 30x40 commercial
building. Good business or makes a nice
home. $69,500 Seller anxious
• Sunset - 26+/- acres, new stock tank.
$5,000 per acre. Owner Finance.
• 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
• Park Springs - 9+ acres $4,500 per acre
Owner Financing.
• Sunset - Hwy. 287 93 beautiful acres, barn,
coastal, lots of tanks. $3,500 per acre.
• S. of Boyd - 32+ acres FM 730 on Trinity
River. $6,500 per acre
• E. of Sunset - 2-10 acre tracts, sell one or
both. $4,500 per acre.
PENDING
Sun Set Realty - Jim Boyd,
Associate
940-845-2120
940-393-0421 Cell
LAND FOR SALE
FM 455, between Forestburg/Montague. Owner finance, no credit
check, down payment negotiable.
Great schools, beautiful land.
(940)872-1712, (940)736-7239.
Business Property
INCOME PROPERTY
downtown Boyd. 2 lots, 1 with building. Call Jack @ (817)727-7141.
Homes
2-BEDROOM, 1-BATH
Decatur. Great rental property. Motivated
seller.
$65,000.
(817)600-3404.
3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH
frame house on 1 acre, 7 miles
north of Chico on FM 2265. FSBO.
(940)644-5436.
4/2, RECENTLY UPDATED
brick home on 15 acres next to LBJ
Grasslands in Alvord. Stock tank,
pipe fencing, 40x60 shop with office
&
full
bath.
$275,000.
(940)627-4323, (940)389-2966.
4/3.5/3 FORMAL DINING
study, game room, 3,916 square
feet. Brookhollow Estates, Decatur.
$325,000. (940)255-5424.
40x60 metal building for sale with
approximately 1,000 square foot living quarters and 1,200 square foot
storage. Located on +/- 3.64 acres.
(940)389-5588.
Mini-farm, 2,000 square foot home
with 5 acres, 3 barns, and corral.
Located off Business 101 in Chico.
More acreage available. $125,000.
(940)393-3817.
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940-368-1811
Eric Cannon
940-393-5317
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HOMES
DECATUR – 2/1 $59,500
SANGER – 4/3/2 $183,500
DECATUR – 4,000 SQ. FT. METAL HOME ON
19+ ACRES. $249,900
PARADISE – 3/2/2 ON 20+ AC. WITH BARNS
DENTON – 5/4/3 $329,000
DECATUR – 3/2 $72,900
RHOME – 4/2 ON 6+ ACRES. $134,500
DECATUR – 2/1 $78,000
LAND
ALVORD – 20 ACRES. WELL, SEPTIC,
ELECTRIC.
ALVORD – 1.55 ACRES. $24,500
RHOME – 88 ACRES. $345,735
DECATUR – MULTI-FAMILY LOTS. $25,000
ALVORD – LOT FOR SALE. $14,500
BOWIE – LAKE FRONT PROPERTY!
5 ACRES. $150,000
SUNSET – 5 ACRES. $37,000
DECATUR – 2.8 ACRES. $19,900
DENTON – 5 ACRES. $149,000
COMMERCIAL
BRIDGEPORT – 6+ ACRES. $499,000
DECATUR – OVER 10,000 SQ. FT. ON
11+ ACRES. $349,000
DECATUR – 1,944 SQ. FT. ON 4+ ACRES.
$220,000
DECATUR – 6/6 $199,000
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10 acres with 4/3 refurbished home
set up and completely remodeled
Bridgeport ISD. (940)367-7542.
Refurbished 4/3 on 5 heavily
wooded acres. Horse barn, tool
shed, well house w/another tool
shed. We arrange financing.
(940)367-7542.
WILLIAMS MOBILE HOME SERV.
Best deal on moving, set ups. Free
estimates. Bonded, licensed & insured.
(940)433-3117;
(817)291-4522 (9a.m.-4p.m.); email,
[email protected]
LOTS
Alvord: .45 acres, zoned MF, corner
of W. Elm and Franklin, $32,500. Alvord: .5+ acres, 500 Wise Street,
$9,500 Decatur: Restricted 5+
acres, new doublewide ok, $59,500.
(940)393-8740.
Mobile Homes
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Bridgeport, TX
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940-536-9346
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Eighter Decatur Apartments. Furnished, cable, all bills paid.
(940)799-7572.
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Bridgeport - Just listed! Casual elegance in this 4 bedroom, 5
bath custom designed home on 2.67 acres in beautiful secluded
neighborhood. Outside is made for entertaining with awesome
pool-spa, 2nd kitchen and easy access to pool bath and full
wet bar. Great kitchen with lots of custom cabinets and granite
countertops. Upstairs is a great retreat for kids with 2 bedroom,
craft room, exercise area and recreation-living area.
Many recent updates and far too many amenities to list.
Slidell ISD- 107.75 acre country estate. 4 bedroom, 4 bath
Victorian style home with game room, den, library, office and
gourmet kitchen. Large in ground pool with pool house. 80X80
insulated hangar with office and bath. 3,500 ft. crowned grass
runway; 30X50 insulated horse stable with office and bath;
30X30 equipment shed. All Fenced.
Bridgeport- JUST REDUCED! NEW PAINT! MOVE IN READY! LOCATION, LOCATION,
LOCATION! Motivated sellers! All reasonable offers will be considered! Exceptionally
neat and cozy 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick home with a 1 car garage located near Bridgeport
Schools. New paint throughout. Large privacy fenced in backyard with covered patio and
above ground 15’ pool with deck to entertain your family and guest.
Bridgeport- Brick home close to schools. Modern kitchen, dining, open concept to living
room. Fireplace. Master bath, his and hers closets. Large backyard with privacy fence.
Security system. Seller is removing pool from backyard.
Lake Bridgeport- Enjoy your morning drinking coffee on your screened in porch and listen
to the birds chirp. Nice 3 bedroom, 1 bath rock home on 7 lots located in the Lake Shore
Addition. Plenty of room for you to enjoy.
Runaway Bay- Just reduced! PRICE REDUCTION! Beautiful meticulously maintained
home on the golf course in Runaway Bay. Open floor plan and great home for entertaining.
Extra large covered back patio with brick fireplace, hot tub, TV setup and room for outdoor
grills. High ceilings and custom cabinetry with custom details throughout home. Landscaped
nicely with lots of curb appeal.
Beautiful Lake Bridgeport, Runaway Bay, North Star Pointe, Moonlight Bay, Sunset
Bay, Silver Lakes, Bridgeport Airport Estates- A large variety of lake lots and waterfront
lots available. Call our office first!
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940-427-2277
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940-665-0376
Super-Sized! This wonderful home has
been lovingly cared for and maintained,
and it shows! The two spacious living
areas are joined by the kitchen making
this a wonderful home for enjoying
friends and family. Backyard is shaded
by mature trees and has storage building
with workbench. Call Lisa 940-393-2476
RANDY W. PARKER-OWNER/BROKER
LISA G. CARAWAY, MANAGING PARTNER/REALTOR
301 S. Washburn, Suite D 940-627-9040
1107 8th St. Bridgeport 940-683-0090
Mary Ann Hodges
Broker Associate
HOMES
Alvord – Great investment property with this duplex, large shade trees. Reduced!
Decatur - Beautiful custom built 3-2.5-2cp on 2.5 acres, large covered back patio with
fireplace, open floor plan, gameroom, lots of extras make this a gorgeous home, fenced.
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.
West of Alvord – 3/2/2CP brick w/stone on 140 acres. Large gourmet kitchen, wet bar, office.
Magnificent Great room for entertaining w/WBFP. Wood floors, covered patio, horse barn,
shop, coastal, stock tanks, steel corral & several pens w/high fencing.
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 – Texas ranch on 318 acres. Austin stone home, wraparound porches w/2 outside
fireplaces, 6/2/4, massive stone fireplace, bar, Granite countertops in gourmet kitchen. 3rd
floor viewing room for looking at abundant wildlife, horseman’s dream for barn w/stable,
large workshop, ponds, trees, concrete drives, too many amenities to list. Will divide.
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.
Alvord – Access to LBJ Grasslands, 13 acres w/barn & living quarters, shade trees, secluded.
Alvord – 3/2 DW on 10 acres, trees, storm shelter, stock tank, pipe fencing, 30x40 carport, 2
storage buildings, WBFP, peace and quiet. Priced reduced to $123,500!
Several other homes available, contact agent.
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.
Tracts of Land - 2.67, 7.3, 12, 14.5, 20, 34, 36, 43, 50, 60, 78, 80, 86, 143, 150, 223 acres.
COMMERICAL
Alvord – 13 acres w/1,600 ft. hwy frontage 1,140 sq. ft. office, 2 water wells, 3 bay metal
building, 4,000 sq. ft. shop, 120x30 wash bay, 25x75 service bay. Great commercial property!
Alvord – 13 acres w/3,000 sq. ft. shop w/roll up doors, gravel yard, FM frontage, separate
office, barn w/electricity, steel corral.
Several other commercial pieces available; contact agent.
28X66 DOUBLE WIDE
Horton home for sale. Includes all
appliances, covered porch, carport,
extras.
$19,500.
Call
(940)627-7449.
“Located on the historic Courthouse Square”
Retail or commercial office space,
Hwy. 287 South. (940)627-0074.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
Bridgeport
Decatur
Rhome
1606 W. Bus. 380 817-638-5100 192 W. Hwy. 380
940-683-3080
940-627-3080
Sue Ann Denton, Inc.
BEAUTIFUL DECATUR SQUARE
Office space available for rent, includes 3 offices. $325/month. Call
Cannon Realty, (940)393-5317.
Commercial property. 2,100 square
foot, 3-year-old office building.
Available August 15. 1485 FM 2264,
Decatur. Shop & yard can be made
available. (817)980-6230, David.
30x40, 3-bay shop building on corner of Highway 114 & CR4590.
(817)281-4311.
Apartments
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Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of
state. Licensed, bonded, insured.
Repos.
Free
estimates.
(940)683-5547. RBI #36191.
Lots
For sale or lease, large lot west of
Boyd, 4.23 acres. With utilities.
Owner finance, (817)281-4311.
RENTA
Cabins & efficiency apartments for
rent, including some as low as
$500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd
area.
Excellent
location.
(940)433-3133.
Huge 4/3 modular home on 1 acre
cul-de-sac lot. Tons of oak trees
and completely remodeled w/new
carpet, paint, and appliances. Will
arrange financing! (940)367-7542.
LARGE 2/1/2 BRICK
ceramic tile throughout, carpet in
bedroom, open concept on corner
lot. $89,900. Agent, (817)228-4715.
3 LOTS, RUNAWAY BAY
level, ready to build, large green
space in rear. (940)210-8517.
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Buildings
Remodeled 5/3 on 2 acres. Tons of
trees, new carpet, paint, and appliances Financing available.
(940)367-7542.
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13 LOTS FOR SALE
2/10 mile south of public boat ramp,
Main Street, Lake Bridgeport City
limits. $16,000. Call (409)789-1694.
RENTALS
Best of
WISE
2009
104 N. Trinity • Decatur, TX 940-627-4427
$99 Closing Cost!
DECATUR: 201 William Allen. A simply
unique and charming home with 3/2/2, bonus
room and upgrades throughout. Make offer!
CeCe Lisby
940-399-9141
Lisa G. Caraway,
940-393-2476
LOOK
[email protected]
Rhome: 262 PR 4737. 4 bedroom, 3 baths,
2,100 sq. ft. on over 2 acres, beautiful interior
touches, two eating areas. FHA, VA or zero
down USDA OK. Call Robert today. $168,950.
Paradise: Quaint cedar home, horse barn, fencing, pond and 10 acres. Reduced to $139,900
Bridgeport: 12.2 ACRES of coastal and a pond on Pleasant View Rd. Wow! 6,800 per acre
Boyd: REDUCED! Nice 3/2 Farmhouse on 19+ ACRES of coastal, sandy soil, fencing, ag exempt! CR 4681
Decatur: LIKE NEW 3/2/1 home is a must see for you today! 106 Hale Only $117,500. PENDING
Boyd: Commercial site on Hwy 114, 1 acre. $55,000 Owner carry
Forestburg: 40 beautiful acres with spring fed pond. FM 455 $5,000 per acre
Forestburg: 1909 Historical Home, 1,925 sq. ft.restored/updated in 2002. $99,500
Decatur: MUST SELL! 2003, 1,520 sq. ft. on over 11 acres. $185,000 Make Offer
Boyd: 4/3/2, 3,158 sq. ft. located on 3.9 acres with horse barn. $399,000
Paradise: TREE FARM!!! 28+ acres, will divide. CR 3381 Owner Carry * Investment
Boyd: 3/2 home, shop on 5 treed acres. $135,000
Decatur: 20 acres, Hwy 287. $9,550 per acre. Will divide
Decatur: 1,000 to 10,000 sq. ft. office/warehouse space. $4 per sq. ft. + exp
Decatur: Duplexes for sale. Owner/investor look NOW! 2, 4 or 6 units
Decatur: Very nice 3/2 homes. Great starter homes! $127,000 & $135,000
Decatur: Upscale Family home in Indian Trails on 13 acres. YOU will love it! Only $519,000
Paradise: Updated home on 6 acres. Perfect lil’ horse ranch! $135,000
Decatur/Boyd: Handyman Specials! $80,000 and $77,000
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817-996-3202
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For Information on All of my properties go to
Bruce
Furgerson
Sherry Layton
940-399-8246
Landmark Home--Lovingly restored and maintained! Here it is! Large 3,181 sq.ft. brick home with 2 living
Spacious 2 story home plus guest house or private office. areas,4 bedroom 3 baths. Freshly painted and ready to
Parklike yard and patio. 305 E. Shoemaker St. $193,000 go! Super value at recently reduced price of $249,000.
Don't make a move without Parker Properties. Call today for any of your real estate needs.
RENTAL-Beautiful home on 3 acres,
3 bedroom, 2.1 bath, game room
upstairs with attached bath, granite
counter tops in kitchen, spacious
master with his and her closets and
attached study. $1,750/month
Gussie Groves,
GRI ERS
940-627-4397
[email protected]
RENTAL-Bring your horses! Awesome
Log cabin home on 13 acres,This home
is energy efficient, with low E windows.
Insert fireplace. Huge country kitchen,
large living and dining room. Barn with
stalls. Special insulation, water well for
low utility bills. $2,200/month
BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD
FLOOR, tile, 10’ceilings, 3/2/2
on large lot. $124,900
7 ACRES sandy loam soil,
great house, great price.
$247,500
John Lanier
940-627-9714
[email protected]
Chico – 92 acres approximately 3 miles North of Chico. This property has it
all! Open pastureland, scattered oak trees. A great place to establish an equine
operation or cattle ranch. Completely fenced and cross fenced. $3,900 per acre
7B
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
Condos, town homes
CHEROKEE HILL
Duplexes
Runaway Bay condo, 1/1, 1 level,
$625/month, $200/deposit. Owner
pays water/sewer/trash. No pets or
smoking. (940)627-4397, Gussie.
A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO CALL HOME!
Looking For A Great Place To Build Your
Dream Home? Call Us About Our Special Pricing
WATERFRONT CONDO
2/2, upstairs, Harbor Shores. Boat
ramp, golf course close by. Pool access. $775/month, $700/deposit. No
pets/smoking. (817)988-3530.
Homes
3-BEDROOM, 2-BATH
duplex for lease in Alvord.
$675/month plus $400/deposit.
Please call (940)427-7375.
Bridgeport, 2/2, $750/month. Bridgport, 3/1.5, $775/month. $600/deposit. Call Donna, (940)389-1615.
NICE, NICE, NICE!
3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2-car garage,
Runaway Bay. $850/month plus
utilities, plus deposit. (817)247-0122
after 11a.m.
Hwy 51
www.cherokeehilltexas.com
[email protected]
An H2 Development project
1814 S. FM 51 • Decatur
Each office is independently owned and operated.
®
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
39.88 acres of hills and woods, and a beautiful newly built home ready for you
to move in! Lots of wildlife, tank, pretty views, seclusion, and storage building.
$370,000 Call Rhonda
247 acres near Saint Jo with a mixture of pasture for grazing and woods
for hunting and a large stock tank. $2,950/acre Call Marilyn
®
Luxury town home spacious 2/2.5/2 open loft for office, privacy fence
and stamped concrete patio. $130,000 Call Marilyn Also for lease
1205 Halsell St, Bridgeport • 940-683-4008
Fred Meyers, Broker
Mike Jones, Realtor 940-393-5229
Jared McComis, Realtor • 940-399-7530
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITY
1901 WILD HORSE- 4/3.5/2 brick home on 2.685 acres in Mustang Creek with lots of amenities. $255,000.
Call Mike Jones for more information.
NEW LISTING- 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
NEW LISTING-Looking to build in the city limits of Bridgeport, 12 residential lots with scattered trees, and
minutes to everything. PRICED AT $110,000
JUST LISTED-Beautiful acreage to build you dream home with mature trees, rolling pasture land, stock tanks,
and wildlife. PRICED AT $5,250/ACRE
217 ASTON DRIVE-Deep water, great location, 3/2 with 2 story dock, boat house, shade trees and landscaped.
REDUCED WAS $549,000 NOW $490,000 Call Mike Jones for more information.
165 ASTON DRIVE-Lake cabin by the dam on Lake Bridgeport. 2/2.5 enclosed back porch. Crappie/boat house
grandfathered in. Currently being updated. $309,000 Call Mike Jones for more information.
2204 FAIR OAKS DR-Custom 3/2.5/2 rock/brick home with open lr, dr & kitchen in Bridgeport. REDUCED TO
$224,000
144 NOTTINGHAM CIRCLE- Nice 3/2 home in Bridgeport REDUCED TO $115,000
FAIR OAKS DRIVE-corner over-sized lot on Fair Oaks Drive in Bridgeport $37,000
1105 HOVEY-Looking to put your business with Hwy frontage then this building is for you $149,900
1111 HALSELL ST- lots of potential here could be restaurant or office space $92,000
1702 EDGEWOOD-Investors look here-Well established apartment complex in Bridgeport.
CR 3678-10+/- acres with a good mix of trees & coastal has that great spot to build your home $79,900
SEGUNDO DR-Corner lot in Runaway Bay with scattered trees $7,000
1505 16TH ST-Fixer Upper in Bridgeport 3/2/1 frame home $58,000
215 HART CT. Immaculate 2-story brick home on 2 landscaped lots in Runaway Bay.
587 CR 1743-Bring Offer this great weekender or permanent home 2/1.5 furnished home Reduced to $50,000
RIDGEWOOD DR- Looking to build that dream home on interior lot with several trees in BISD. $30,000
HALSELL ST.-Great commercial possibilities in this building located in Bridgeport $199,500
940-
891-3229
ebby.com
1.79 acre wooded waterfront lot on Lake Bridgeport. Varied
elevations, rock croppings, good water and absolutely beautiful views.
$88,900 Call Marilyn
Bring the horses! Very nice 3/2/2 brick, split floor plan, living area w/fireplace on
5 acres with pipe fencing. $198,500 Call Marilyn
Beautiful piece of property! 55+/- gorgeous acres with amazing views, pasture,
pond, large oak trees. $4,000/acre Call Marilyn
www.remax-preferredproperties-decatur-tx-us.com
945 CR 4371
Decatur $294,900
Julie Downe 817-239-2390
Jamie K Miller 817-505-6886
Incredibly beautiful custom home on 2 fenced
acres. The grand entryway greets you with 14 ft.
ceilings & custom tile work. Crown molding & 10
ft. ceilings, French doors open to study with builtin Oak desk, bookshelves & scraped floors. Open
concept with large covered back patio.
136 Cowan Crossing
Decatur $43,920
New subdivision adjacent to the LBJ National
Grassland. Several Ponds, beautiful rolling hills,
large oak trees, heavily wooded nice lots, wildlife
available, paved winding roads, minimum 2 acre
lots. Can combine lots for larger acreage. This
lot has new 375 ft water well on site
1871 Leona
Bellevue $504,000
160 acres of Texas Countryside. Nice level,
fenced, good roads, open pastures excellent
for grazing or farming. Beautiful grove of Oak
trees and charming 1,340 sq. ft. 2/1 home.
1709 FM 2264
Decatur $285,000
Bring your horses! 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths
on approximately 10 acres. Great road
frontage, 40X80 barn with 2 stalls and tank
room. Oversized utility room, wood burning
stove, grand 2 story entry.
AVAILABLE SEPT. 1
$995/month
200 Cyndilu
Decatur - Custom 3/2
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3-bedroom, 1-bath house for rent.
No water bill! $750/month, $550/deposit. 4 miles north of Decatur. Decatur ISD. Call (940)389-4737.
Boyd, Hilltop Village. 3-bedroom,
2-bath, $900/month, $600/deposit.
Now leasing new houses,
$925/month, $750/deposit. Call
Donna, (940)389-1615.
CLOSE TO LAKE
3-bedroom, 1.5-bath, carpet/tile, all
electric, very clean, fireplace, appliances. $995/month, plus deposit,
references & lease. (940)575-4891.
Country living. 2/2/1, brick, 9 miles
north of Decatur. $900/month plus
deposit. (817)980-1930.
FOR RENT
Renovated, small 3-bedroom,
1.5-bath. $625/month, 1st & last in
advance, 1-year lease. References
required. Decatur, TX. Owner/broker, (940)627-2638.
RENTALS
Decatur: 3/1, 505 Sewell,
$890/month.
1/1, $480/month.
3/1.5, 301 S. Miller, $825/month.
3/2.5, Holly Ridge, $1,695/month.
Alvord: 3/2, 4-acres, $1,495/month.
Cannon Realty & Property Management, (940)368-1811.
Rhome, Crown Point. 3/2/2 brick
home. $900/month, $600/deposit,
6-month
lease,
then
month-to-month. (940)577-1409 after 4p.m.
2005 S Falcon Drive
Decatur- Beautiful 3-2-2 is located
just down the street from Decatur
schools. The home sits on a large
lot with privacy fence, storage
sheds and a deck at the back for
entertaining and a HVCA was
replaced in 2009. The home has
split bedrooms, large master
bath with dual sinks. Hurry this
one is priced right to sell! MLS#
11640807 $176,000 Call Gina
Clark for more information
602 Grand Oaks Court
Alvord- This home is a must see,
beautiful 3-2.5-2 brick and stone
home setting on a large lot with great
oak trees. A large wooden deck on
the back of the home offers a great
place for a family barbecue or just a
great place to relax. This home has a
coffered ceilings in the kitchen with
granite counter tops, a large living
area with a fireplace, and a study with
a wall of built-in shelves and a desk.
MLS# 11555739 $239,000 Call Larry
Mader for more information
449 Cozy Cove
Chico $339,000
How relaxing to spend the night on the water, the day
sunning on the upper deck or get into your boat just
out the door to play on the lake. Large shop 40x18,
boat ramp, paved drive and parking. Room to build
your Dream Home.
102 W Aurora Vista Trail
Aurora $69,900
1.22 acre home site in Aurora Vista
New Home Community faces South
with a North backyard. Corner lot.
0 HWY 101 N
Chico- Nice 40.941 acres
with highway frontage on
HWY101, the property has
good build sites with trees
and open acreage, completely
fenced, and has a pond.
MLS# 11566896 $147,388
Call Larry Mader for more
information
VOTED BEST SELF
STORAGE IN WISE
COUNTY
Free lock with rental of unit
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• We sell boxes and moving supplies
• Climate controlled units available
• U-Haul Dealer - Trucks, Trailers, etc.
Ask about our special!
1100 E. Bus. 380 • Decatur
940-627-6434
Toll Free: 877-718-8875
www.decaturselfstorage.net
EMPLOYMENT
• Business Opportunity
• Employment Information
• Childcare
• Food Service • Medical/
Dental • Miscellaneous
• Office • Retail/Sales
• Trades • Work Wanted
EMPLOYM
Business opportunity
COMPLETE SALON SET-UP
6 styling stations, 6 styling chairs, 6
mats, lockers w/combination locks,
2 shampoo bowls, 1 dryer & much
more.
Call
for
details,
(817)781-0565.
Employment information
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these advertisers before investing any money.
RUNAWAY BAY SHELL
HIRING
FULL-TIME COOK
(Cashier)
3/1.5 mobile home, fenced yard,
storage shed, appliances, CH/A.
Sunset area. Pets OK, no smoking.
$500/month,
$500/deposit.
(817)925-3538.
Apply in person
250 US Hwy. 380 W,
Runaway Bay
Contact Mark
3/2 double wide in Boonesville,
6291 FM 920, Bridgeport ISD.
$800/month,
$300/deposit.
(940)748-2449 or (940)399-6853.
Wendy’s in Decatur is hiring shift
managers. Fast food experience required. Apply at Wendy’s, 1180 S.
FM 51, Decatur.
4/2 DOUBLE WIDE
Aurora, fenced, trees, fireplace,
dead-end. $850/month, $850/deposit. (817)368-6161.
For lease: 3-bedroom, 3-bath double wide on 1 acre in town, Bridgeport schools, TU Electric Service,
separate office area. No inside pets.
$775/month, $775/deposit, 1-year
lease, references checked. Weekdays, (940)683-2393.
Nice 1-bedroom trailer, furnished,
large covered deck, electric & water
paid. Bridgeport. $530/month.
(940)683-2442, (940)393-9500 or
(940)683-4166.
Roommate wanted
Bridgeport area, roommate wanted.
$125/week all bills included. Dish,
refrigerator,
no
drugs.
(940)210-5902, leave message.
308 S Hubbard Street
Alvord- Country living with
all the modern conveniences,
located on 1.84 acres. Split
master, all the bedrooms are
downstairs, Media room can be
4th bedroom, wood laminated
floor, open kitchen, nice layout
plus barn. MLS# 11641064
$194,900 Call Nani Breashears
for more information
DECATUR SELF STORAGE
2-bedroom, 2-bath, mobile home in
Chico. $600/month, $600/deposit.
Call Kevin, (719)660-5992.
Decatur, 2/2 mobile, extra clean,
pets negotiable, $700/month, available Oct. 1. 3 livestock turnouts, water, shed, barn, additional
$250/month. (817)307-0039.
461 W Hobbs Street
Boyd- Wonderful, traditional farmhouse
set on a beautiful lot with pecan and
peach trees. House was substantially
updated in 2000 to include metal roof,
CH & A, flooring, double pane windows
etc. 3 good storage bldgs. Fenced
yard. Enclosed porch off master. Storm
cellar. Mineral rights are available. MBR
& study are joined to form large suite.
A must see. A country home with the
convenience of town. MLS# 11491037
$149,500 Call Lesley Nivens for more
information
Storage Buildings
Food service
Mobile Homes
3-BEDROOM, 1-BATH
on 2.5 acres, close to Highway
114/51 intersection, Paradise
schools,
new
condition.
$550/month,
$350/deposit.
(682)551-0424, (682)559-1512.
102 Mesquite Court
Decatur- Beautiful custom home with
great curb appeal. The home has formal
dining, media room, wonderful kitchen
with granite countertops and stainless
steel appliances. The living room has a
woodburning fireplace. The floors in living
area are scrapped wood and the living area
and kitchen are an open concept. Split
bedrooms. The master bath has a garden
tub, separate sinks, and large shower. The
master closet is oversized. Media room off
living area. MLS# 11551795 $239,900 Call
Beverly Whetsell for more information
SUMMER SPECIAL
for monthly guests, 50% off 2nd
month’s rent. Springtown RV Park,
3080 W. Highway 199, Springtown.
(817)220-4678.
Daily, weekly,
monthly rates. Covered/uncovered
spaces. Laundry. Free Internet.
AVAILABLE SEPT. 1
Nice brick homes in Rhome. 3-bedroom, 2-bath; and 2-bedroom,
1-bath. Call Becki, (817)307-3709.
1705 S. FM 51, SUITE 104
DECATUR, TEXAS
The First
Name in Real
Estate!
1509 N. Bus. 287
Decatur - 2/1
2-bedroom, 1-bath, Decatur ISD,
near
downtown
square.
$650/month,
1st
&
last.
(817)600-3404.
940-627-1990
For more information: 817-994-5765
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Medical/Dental
Full Time
RN
Contact Joy Henry
940-567-6633
Ext 260
faithcommunityhospital.com
Patient centered 2 doctor dental
practice is interested in adding a
RDH that is a self-starter, flexible
team player. Excellent clinical &
communication skills and focus on
productivity & customer service a
must.
Please send resumes by fax:
(940)627-7104 or email:
[email protected].
GREAT EARNING
POTENTIAL
SELLING 5 DAYS AWEEK
at fast-growing KLEMENT Chrysler-Jeep-Dodge
EXPERIENCE Preferred ~ Will train the Outgoing Individual
Who Likes People and Isn't Afraid to Ask for The Sale!
Apply in person to DON SANDHOP
at 500 N. Hwy. 287, Decatur
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
17622 FM 455
Slidell $ 90,000
Lovely 3/2 manufactured home on 1.49
acres ( approx. 518 ft. of FM 455 road
frontage). Attached wood front & back
porches with a detached covered carport.
206 S Ewing
Boyd $47,900
Adorable 2 bedroom bungalow on large
city lot near schools. Recently updated
interior has rustic charm. This home has a
covered front porch, metal roof as well as
2 storage buildings.
The #1 Independently Owned
Real Estate Company in the
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817-253-6935 940-577-1452 940-626-9372 940-577-2733 817-229-2469 940-393-5240
Deena Rue Lesley Nivens Donnie Roberts Beverly Whetsell Larry Mader
Marcy Caraway
817-219-3500 817-247-3111 940-367-3652 940-399-0983 940-399-9545 940-627-4523
• RN’s ICU*IP Rehab *Med/Surg*CVICU
Behavioral*ED*Surgery*Wound Care
• LVN’s Med/Surg*Behavioral Health
• CNA’s Med/Surg*Behavioral Health
• Laboratory - MT/MLT
• HIMS - Clinical Coder
• QA - Joint Commission Coord. LVN/RN
• HIMS - EDM Analyst
• Boyd OP/PT - Therapy Tech
• Admissions - Clerk
Part time/PRN
• Behavioral - Clinical Therapist
• Wellness - Zumba & Exercise
• Bariatric - Patient Advocate
• Emergency - Ward Clerk
• Aquatics - Fitness Instructor
2000 S. FM 51 • Decatur, TX. 76234 - A not for profit hospital
www.wiseregional.com - EOE - Job Line: 940-626-2525
8B
EMPLOYMENT
Office manager/receptionist for
medical office in Decatur. 40
hours/week. Send resume: 1710 S.
FM 51, #137, Decatur, TX 76234.
Senior Care Health &
Rehabilitation Center
Now hiring for the following positions,
• FT RNs
DAYS
• CERTIFIED
MEDICATION AIDES
• FT COOK
• FT LAUNDRY AIDE
• FT PORTER
Apply In Person At
701 West Bennett Rd., DECATUR or call
940-626-2800
EEO M/F/D/V
For an exciting career
in private sector
corrections, consider
the industry leader.
CORRECTIONS
CORPORATION OF AMERICA
is seeking applicants for the
following positions at its Bridgeport
Pre-Parole Transfer Facility
• Registered Nurse
• Correctional Officer
• Shift Supervisor
• Quality Assurance
Manager
Excellent Benefits Package
Full-time:
Health, Dental and Vision Ins., Life Ins.
401(k) Retirement Plans • Stock Options
Personal & Sick Leave • Paid Holidays
Service/Employee recognition programs
Career Advancement Opportunities
Apply online at:
www.cca.com
940-683-2162
CCA is an equal opportunity employer
M/F/Vet/Dp
Dental assistant, Decatur area.
Minimum 2-years experience Dentrix application. Front desk experience
plus.
Fax
resume,
(940)627-8402. Christian Family
Dentistry, Inc., PC.
Pediatric nurse practitioner wanted.
Part-time
employment,
evening/weekend hours. Phone
(940)627-8044; fax (940)627-8055.
Email [email protected]
or fax resume.
Miscellaneous
Accepting applications for full-time
dock worker. Heavy lifting required.
Must read & speak English. Mechanical or agriculture experience
preferred. No phone calls. Apply in
person only, ask for Mike. AGVantage Farm & Ranch Supply, 1817 N.
Highway 287, Decatur.
Blue’s Inspection Services now hiring general labor workers. Call
(940)210-0317.
Farm help needed. Tractor experience & valid driver’s license required.
Rhome
area.
(940)433-3966.
LaQuinta Inn & Suites is now hiring
for housekeeping and general maintenance, apply in person. LaQuinta
Inn & Suites busica a personal de
limpieza and mantenimiento general, aplica en persona en. 1405 S.
Highway 287, Decatur, TX.
Manufacturing Technician or mechanically inclined individual to work
in a manufacturing environment. Apply in person. Texascraft.com (HPS
LLC), 2139 FM 2264, just south of
Decatur,TX 76234.
Maria’s Gift & Flower Shoppe now
accepting applications for part-time
floral designer. Experienced preferred. 1011 Halsell St., downtown
Bridgeport.
Mike’s Pipe Inspection looking for
full-time oilfield service hand. Manual, outdoor labor. Experience preferred. 40+ hours, must be available
nights & weekends. Must have valid
driver’s license. Apply in person,
250 CR3503, Bridgeport, TX.
NOW HIRING
experienced meat cutter, meat
wrapper and other positions listed
on our website. Apply at Market
Place, 1202 S FM 51, Decatur or:
www.marketplacegrocery.com.
Now hiring for front counter position
at Comet Cleaners. High school diploma or equivalent required. Paid
vacations & holidays. Apply in person, 1400 FM 51 South, Decatur.
(940)627-1122.
Now hiring for a male digital audio
voice-over person. This is a contract
labor position only. Must be able to
digitally record written material in a
professional voice and have the
ability to submit/upload digital audio
files. Please send contact information and a 3 minute MP3 recording
of you introducing yourself to:
[email protected].
Office cleaners. Part-time evenings.
Good pay for individual or team.
$400-$600/month, depending on experience. Decatur area (5x/month);
Denton
(1x/month).
Cell
(214)535-8738.
Swap meet help needed. Heavy lifting required. Thursday afternoon,
Friday all day, Saturday evening,
Sept. 15-17. Wallace Wade Tires,
1(800)666-8973, ext. 1.
ACCOUNTING CLERK
David’s Western Store/NRS is looking for candidate with proven general accounting office skills. Our office handles all accounting related
tasks for 3 retail stores and
catalog/Internet activities. Job heavy
in data entry with other acct and
general office duties. Prefer candidates with 2+ years experience,
good communication skills, teamwork and detail oriented. Experience with Accpac a plus. Competitive pay, 401k and other benefits
available. Email resume to:
[email protected];
fax
to:
(940)627-3536; or mail to: HR-Accounting, c/o David’s Western
Store, 1410 S FM 51, Decatur, TX
76234.
Seeking
Sales Person
Bilingual preferred
but not required
[email protected]
Retail/Sales
Trades
Office
SECRETARIAL POSITION
Oil & gas experience preferred,
computer skills required. Mon.-Fri.,
8:30a.m.-4p.m. Benefits include insurance, vacation, bonuses. Contact
Briar
Energy
Corp.,
(940)627-2393,
[email protected].
$17/HOUR
Denton County manufacturing outlet
accepting applications for customer
relations representatives. Company
offers paid vacation, benefits &
sign-on bonus. Call The Human Resources Department on Sun.,
11a.m.-4p.m.; Mon., Tues., Wed.,
9a.m. to 5p.m. at 469-252-3200; or
apply online,
www.cleanairtechs.com.
Part-time Account Rep.
Candidate must have superior phone and
data entry skills. Training provided.
5P Welding in Decatur is looking for
one welder. Must have experience.
Please call (940) 627-7599.
The Elegant
g Touch
Decatur Nail & Day Spa
Now Leasing Stations
for
Esthetician
Massage Therapist
Contact Jodi
940-627-6362
605 Business 287, Suite 106, Decatur
Hendershot Equipment is now taking applications for service manager. Qualified applicant must have
a strong technical background.
Leadership skills and customer relationship skills will be a necessary requirement. Apply online at HendershotEquipment.com; or apply in person at 1841 N U.S. Highway 287
Decatur, TX; (940)627-5451.
Accepting applications for qualitied
torch men. Apply in person, RICK'S
AUTO REPAIR & TOWING, 3280 S.
Highway 101,
Bridgeport;
(940)683-3720.
Freight and Transportation Firm seeking
Experienced Sales Professional
for inside and some outside sales.
Must be a team player with verifiable record of
highly driven performance, good morals and able
to meet goals. Excellent customer service and
communication skills a must. Non-smoking facility.
Send resume to: MLW
P.O. Box 149
Decatur, TX 76234
Contact: John Pizzolato
Tuesday - Thursday to schedule an interview
Karl Klement Ford
KLEMENT CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE
VEHICLE PREP
940-627-1101
5-Day Work Week • Paid Holidays & Vacation
FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL
needed in busy office. Must have extensive
experience with Quickbooks and Excel. Must be able
to multi-task in a busy work environment, possess
good work ethic, excellent customer relation skills
and positive attitude. Sales background a plus.
Send resume to LLW
PO Box 149
Decatur, TX 76234
AUTO DETAILING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Send resume to [email protected]
or fill out application in person at
500 N. Hwy. 287, Decatur
Equal Opportunity Employer
Now Hiring
WATER/WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT
Candidate must have superior phone and
data entry skills. Training provided.
TRANSPORT DRIVERS NEEDED
Transport
Drivers
Drivers Needed
Needed
•Transport
22 years minimum age
Transport Drivers Needed
Karl Klement Ford
Juanda’s
Consulting
Email resume:
Part-time Account Rep.
Contact: John Pizzolato
Tuesday - Thursday to schedule an interview
Experienced sales manager. Minimum 1-year hotel experience required, knowledge of local market
preferred, experience with ACT/Excel/property management systems,
proficient with multitasking & time
management. Email resume to:
[email protected]; or fax to
(940)627-9609.
• 2 years verifiable driving experience
940-627-1101
• Class
A CDL
22
years
minimum
age;
22 years• We
minimum
age;
pay you for your
experience
2
years
verifiable
driving
• Employee and Family
Healthexperience;
Insurance
2 years •verifiable
driving
experience;
Night shift premium
Class
A
CDL;
•
Night shift bonus
Class A CDL;
OIL FIELD SERVICE
Cleburne
area: experience
817.925.5154 Scott
We
your
IS HIRING A TOTER TRUCK DRIVER
We pay
pay you
you for
for
your
experience
Bridgeport area: 940.393.5525 Kirby
• Competitive Salary
• Major Medical & Retirement Benefits
• Minimum Class C Water/Wastewater Licenses
• Must be willing to work in all phases of public works
Applications available at City Hall
310 FM 718, Newark, TX 76071 or
send resume to [email protected]
22 years minimum age;
2 years verifiable driving experience;
Minimum
required.
Employee
Minimum 2 yrs. experience
experience required.
Employee and
and Family
Family health
health insurance
insurance
Moving
field.
COME BE A PART OF A WINNING TEAM
Moving mobile
mobile homes
homes in the oil
oilfield.
Night
premium
DURHAM
SCHOOL SERVICES
Night shift
shift
premium
Competitive
benefits.
Competitivesalary
Pay &&Benefits.
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHWEST ISD
Night
Call
Night shift
shift bonus
bonus
Call940-626-2274
Mickey at
School Bus Drivers & Monitors Wanted
Class A CDL;
We pay you for your experience
School
Bus Driver Wanted
• No experience necessary
Employee
Family817.925.5154
health
• No
experience insurance
necessary
Cleburneand
area:
Platinum Night
shift premium
Bridgeport
area: 940.393.5525
Cleburne area:
Oilfield
Services
Bridgeport area:
Night shift bonus
Now taking applications for the following positions:
Certified Forklift Operator
Winch Truck Driver
Hot Shot Driver
CDL Required
Minimun 1 Year Oilfield Experience & Rig Moving
Cleburne area:
• Drivers start at $11.50 per hr.
817.925.5154
Monitors start pay
at $8.15
• Competitive
$11 per
perhr.
hr.
P/T Medical/Dental/Vision
•• P/T
Medical/Dental/Vision
Benefits Available
Call Monday and Tuesday Only.
682-502-4556
ask for Erich Koch
Apply within
2379 Hwy 287 North Decatur
817.925.5154
Western Transportation
Scott
Sandford Oil Company
1950 Texan Drive or
Stop by our offices at:
Apply online at:
1950 Texan Drive or
durhamschoolservice.com
Apply online at:
940-242-3900
durhamschoolservices.com
EOE
Please apply in person:
254 CR 3503, Suite 200 • Bridgeport TX 76426
Looking for a particular type sales person. One who
will take a personal interest in my business. If you
are willing to work, follow instructions, and can
live on an average of $3000/month until your skills
improve. I will train you well, pay you well, and will
provide advancement. Must be teachable and driven.
Only quality men and women need apply.
Scott
Kirby
Kirby
Bridgeport area: 940.393.5525
Are you sports minded?
• Competitive Pay & Overtime
• Company Benefit Package
Scott
401(k), Bonus Plan, Health & Life Insurance
Benefits Available
940.393.5525
• Flexible
Stopschedules
by our offices at:
Durham School Services Performs Drug and Alcohol Testing,
Motor Vehicle and Background Checks
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY
SEEKING EXPERIENCED
CDL DRIVERS
Falcon Technologies Seeking
Experienced Applicator/Blaster
or Commercial Painters
Oilfield experience a plus
Full-time position with benefits.
Come Meet Us Onsite for Job Fair
Wednesday, September 7
11 a.m. - 2 p.m. & 5 - 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 10
10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
2242 E. Hwy 380 • Decatur
940-627-1755
Kirby
Hazardous
Material Drivers
We are seeking Class A & B CDL Drivers
with Hazardous Material endorsement.
Competitive Pay + Overtime
If you are interested,
please call 940-627-1005
Paid Insurance
401(k) Plan
Paid Holidays
Paid Vacation
Nice Equipment
EMPLOYMENT
SERVICES
FARM AND
RANCH
PETS
Mike’s Pipe Inspection is looking for
an experienced hard bander. Must
be willing to travel & be available
nights & weekends. Must have valid
drivers’ license. Apply in person,
250 CR3503, Bridgeport, TX.
HAIL OR
WIND DAMAGE?
DAIRY GOATS FOR SALE
Nubian, Lamancha and Saanen
milking does, 2011 kids, yearlings
and bucks. Wether goats available.
(940)210-2506.
SHIH TZU PUPPIES
5 females, $275/each; 2 males,
$250/each.
Ready
now.
Shots/wormed, full-blood, parents
on site. (940)393-1689.
I BUY & SELL
all kinds of animals. Goats, sheep
cows/calves. (940)748-2790,
(817)909-9911.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
NOW
HIRING
MIXER DRIVERS NEEDED
Will train CDL licensed drivers.
Hourly pay + production bonus, vacation, holidays, health insurance &
retirement. 940-683-5260 or apply
at 2005 16 Street, Bridgeport.
• ASE Certified
Mechanic
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.
• Courtesy
Person
Apply in person
1601 S. FM. 51
Now hiring Class-A CDL drivers,
tanker endorsement required. Inquire at (817)995-5024.
DECATUR
NOT JUST OIL, PENNZOIL
TM
CDL driver & fork lift operator
needed. Forestburg area. Must be
25-years or older with minimum
3-years
experience.
(940)964-2415.
Experienced hydraulic crane operator, 40-10 ton. 401k, insurance.
Wise, Parker, Jack counties.
(940)389-1837.
Hiring CDL drivers. Tanker endorsement and end dump. (940)389-2579
or (940)427-4953.
Immediate openings. Journeyman
electrician & electrical apprentice.
Commercial & residential experience required. Call Barker Electric,
(940)389-5588, (940)627-5588.
Looking to hire experienced vacuum
truck
drivers,
starting
at
$15.50/hour. Insurance program
available. Call (940)626-8248 or
(940)389-0399.
Now hiring mixer truck driver,
full-time, Class A or B CDL required,
experienced driver only. Hauling in
Wise and surrounding counties. Apply @ Cox Ready Mix, 872 S. Highway 101, Chico.
OILFIELD PUMPER NEEDED
2-3 years minimum field experience.
Primarily Wise County and surrounding area. Contact Briar Energy
Corp., (940)627-2393,
[email protected].
Taking applications for shop/field
mechanics, shop welder/fabricator
for oil field trucks, trailers & equipment. Fast paced environment. Also
accepting
applications
for
roust-abouts. Please apply in person at 191 PR1400, Bridgeport, TX,
76426.
CALL
WE HAVE POSITIONS
AVAILABLE
In Decatur and Denton
FOR PRODUCTION
& ASSEMBLY
Please apply at:
310 Audra Lane
Denton, TX 76209
(940) 442-6550
940-441-4544
Truck driver needed. Must have
Class A CDL, clean MVR, pass
pre-employment drug test. Knuckle
boom experience a plus. Fax resume to (817)636-2593; call
(817)638-9053.
JESSE KRAL
All around carpenter/handyman. No
job too small. Remodels, wood/tile
work, decks, pole barns, fencing/repair, more. (940)627-7414,
(913)596-8487.
WANTED: OTR DRIVERS
Step deck & RGN. (817)847-8534.
MCROREY RENOVATIONS
drywall, cracks fixed, texture, carpentry, siding, minor sprinkler repairs, painting, telephone and TV
wiring, surround sound, and handyman work. Eric, (940)799-7086.
Welders needed. Apply in person,
Hometown Welding, 1803 E. Highway 114, Boyd, TX. Must pass
welding test.
SERVICES
• Childcare
• Business
• Housecleaning
• Let Me Fix It
• Miscellaneous
• Tutoring
RWI looking for laborers and drivers. Please send resume to
[email protected] or fax to
(940)668-6688.
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Roll/Off Container
Service for
Trash & Debris Removal
Haz-Mat Containment &
Removal
940-683-3770
KLEMENT CHRYSLER-JEEP-DODGE
PARTS COUNTER SALES
NO Weekends • Paid Holidays • Paid Vacation
MUST BE EXPERIENCED
Chrysler Experience Definitely a Plus
Send resume to [email protected]
or fill out application in person at
500 N. Hwy. 287, Decatur
Equal Opportunity Employer
Bridgeport, TX 76426
ASPHALT
SEALCOAT
Is your driveway or parking lot
LOOKING tired and thirsty!!!
We can make it look new.
Call Autumn for a free estimate
940-242-3223
Bridgeport Correctional Center
Hiring Correctional Officers. Apply online
at: www.mtctrains.com
Management & Training Corporation offers
competitive pay, excellent benefits and 401K.
MTC is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Well site
Services
NOW HIRING
Class A CDL Driver with Tanker Endorsementt
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
Justin, TX
BRENDA DUGAN’S PAINTING
Interior & exterior. Paint & stain
cabinets. Free estimates. Call
Brenda Dugan, (940)389-0845 or
(940)433-2557.
JOE TUCKER DRYWALL
Sheetrock ✣ Tape ✣ Bed ✣ Texture. New construction, remodeling,
add-ons. Call (940)389-0029.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZING
Kitchen, kid’s rooms, closets, bedrooms, garage, home offices, businesses. Laura, 817 455-9464, creating more time & space!
STONE WORK & CONCRETE
Retaining walls, patios, rock entries,
houses, landscaping. Small brick
jobs. Decatur references. 20-years
experience. Major credit cards accepted.
Insured/bonded.
(817)919-4487.
Let me fix it
RKS
W•OOSHA
TRAINE
• INSURED
QUOTES
• SAFETY 1
WFREE
ST
T
B
• OSHA TRAINED
RAVIS RYA
• INSURED
• SAFETY 1ST
817 585 04
TRAVIS BRYANT
CELL 817-585-0442
PARRISH FIELD SERVICES
NOW HIRING FOR
• WINCH TRUCK DRIVER
• STEP DECK DRIVERS
• FORKLIFT OPERATOR
• MINIMUM 2 YEARS EXPERIENCE
• 25 YEARS MINIMUM AGE
• CLASS A CDL
• MUST BE ABLE TO PASS ALL TXDOT/FMCSA
REQUIREMENTS
PLEASE CONTACT:
703 S. WICKHAM, ALVORD, TX
940-427-9148 ALVORD OFFICE
EMAIL: [email protected]
& REPAIR
Decks, Drywall,
Add-ons,
Flooring, Roofing
Much More
For FREE Estimates call
940-389-4943
Miscellaneous
FREE ESTIMATES
Call Xtreme for transport, set-up &
re-level for mobile homes. Great
prices, licensed, insured, bonded.
(940)626-8117.
Tutoring
Brenda’s Piano Studio. Technique,
theory, performance. Beginner to
advanced. Day or evening classes
available. (940)210-0838.
FARM AND RANCH
FARM A
RANC
• Farm Equipment • Fencing
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock
• Livestock Care/Training
• Livestock Lost & Found
• Livestock Stud Service
• Livestock Supplies
• Miscellaneous • Mowing
• Pasture & Feed • Poultry
3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES
All types fencing, metal buildings,
carports, custom gates, entrances,
cattle guards, mobile & shop welding, general clean-up, skid steer
work. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT!!
(940)210-1242.
AFFORDABLE FENCING
All types, including chain
link, wood privacy, vinyl,
farm fencing. Installation
or repair. (940)626-9290.
www.affordablefencing.net
BOBBY’S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
Over 25-years experience.
(817)444-3213.
FARM & RANCH FENCING
Pipe
&
cable,
non-climb, barbed
wire, entrances, solar
gate operators, repairs. Made in USA.
Jim, (940)367-7505.
Lawn and garden
B R YA N T
BUCKET
TAYLOR FARMS
Cattle, goats, hogs (roasting/freezer
sizes), chickens, layers, roosters,
chicks. Letting you be in charge of
what’s put on your table.
(940)627-3385.
TEXAS LONGHORNS
registered, for sale. Three beautiful
6 month old bull calves and others
ready to go. (940)627-7127.
Mowing
[email protected]
R. Reyes Home
Remodeling
• We Are The Bathroom Doctors
Repairs & Installations
• Complete Home Remodeling & More
SECOND TO NONE in Customer
Satisfaction & Finish Product
Renier Reyes
940-399-9450
940-399-3460
RREYESHR.COM
KC’S APPLIANCE
Installations, LLC. Repair, 31-years
experience.
Keith
Cornell,
(940)393-5877.
AFFORDABLE LAWN SERVICE
Mowing, weedeating, hedges,
flower beds, tilling, tree trimming &
haul off. (940)389-6407.
ALL PRO LAWN CARE
Lawn service, landscaping, tree trimming. Dependable, affordable, free estimates. Call for our
August
specials.
Dylan,
(817)891-1600.
SS LAWN CARE
Full lawn care service. Mowing,
landscaping, tree trimming, fertilization, flower beds and more. References available. 10-years experience. Commercial/residential. Call
Shane
for
free
estimate.
(940)210-9444.
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED
36 years in business, insured. All
major credit cards accepted.
(817)444-0861, Teater.
Livestock
2 JERSEY BULLS
One 3-year-old and one 2-year-old.
Also, 2 horned Hereford bulls.
(940)389-9133 or (940)577-3125.
FREE DONKEYS
(940)627-5651.
MERCHAN
FOR SA
• Appliances
• Clothing/Jewelry
• Furniture
• Garage Sales
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous
• Auctions
Furniture
MOVING
Selling oak desk, credenza, oak
pool table, baby grand piano,
king-size bedroom suite, sofa. Call
for details, (940)627-3651.
Triple oak dresser & recliner. Both
excellent condition. (940)433-5366,
(940)433-3316.
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.
MIKE’S RV SERVICE
Service calls, insurance work, full
repairs, parts, washing/detailing.
Also work on horse/enclosed trailers. Michael, (940)399-7565.
Fencing
www.tuckerserviceco.com
Since 1980
LLAMAS
weanlings (6-months-old), adults,
bred females, guardians & pet quality. We provide training & support
for new owners. (940)433-5897.
Bridgeport, 3077 FM 920, 6.5 miles,
Sat.-Sun., Sept. 3-4. Big yard sale,
worth the drive! Clothes, toys, tons
of books, furniture, DVD’s, dishes,
comforters, plants, so much more!
RUSSELL’S HOME
IMPROVEMENT
Rick’s
A
• Free Estimates
• References
• Work with Insurance Companies
25 years Experience
Licensed & Insured
Business
Elite
9B
ACREAGE MOWING
Tractor services. Plowing, seeding,
aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.
Tommy, (940)482-6578.
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
3 large livestock turnout, water &
shed, small barn. Also, 3 acre pasture. $250/month. (817)307-0039.
CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE
baling , mowing, plowing, grain drill, trees
trimmed, gardens
tilled. Some hauling.
Call (940)393-9616 or
(940)683-3148.
LONESOME DOVE
FEED
Whole corn $9.95
50#, check our low
prices. Also selling
Natural Longhorn
Beef. 1231 CR4380, Decatur,
(940)389-2945.
PETS
• Pets
• Pets Lost & Found
• Pet Care/Training
• Pet Stud Services
PETS
COUNTY WIDE GARAGE SALE
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
A map will be in The Wise County
Messenger, Thurs., September 15.
Deadline is 5p.m., Mon., Sept. 12
and cost is $22 for up to 20 words
(70¢/word extra over 20 words). To
also include your ad in All Around
Wise-Classified Gold garage sale
ads, deadline is 10a.m. Fri., Sept. 9
and cost is $30 for up to 20 words
($1.10/word extra over 20 words).
Call (940)627-5987 or come by 115
S. Trinity, Decatur and place your
ad today!
SATURDAY,
SEPT. 17, 2011
Deadline to have your sale
listed on the map (Thurs. &
Sun. editions of Wise County
Messenger, Sept. 15 & 18)
5 p.m. • Mon., Sept. 12
Cost: $22
(To get your ad listed in Classified Gold
in addition to the map, deadline is 10
a.m. on Fri., Sept. 9 - Cost: $30)
Early Bird Discount:
Only $19! Save $3
Deadline 5 p.m., Wed., Sept. 7
Call 940-627-5987
or come by
115 S. Trinity
in Decatur.
Decatur, 105 S. Washburn, Sept.
2-3, Fri., 8a.m.-5p.m., Sat.,
8a.m.-1p.m. TV, diningroom set,
electric stove, bar stools, clothes,
knickknacks.
Decatur, 400 N. Newark, #17,
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 2-3, 7a.m.-3p.m. Garage sale, lots of good stuff.
Pets
!!ATTENTION!!
We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser
before investing any money.
AKC COCKER SPANIEL
puppies, 11-weeks-old. Asking
$250.
(817)266-1987,
(817)266-4612.
AKC MINI SCHNAUZER
5 males, 1 female. Born July 2,
2011.
$350-$400.
Call
(940)627-3231,
or
text
(530)448-9242 for more information.
BEAUTIFUL POMERANIAN
puppies for sale. 7-weeks-old. Call
(940)366-1385.
Low cost spay and neuter sponsored by TCAP. FREE transport to
clinic, with dropoff and pickup at
Wise County Animal Control. Prices
start at $30. Must have an appointment, (940)566-5551. More information:
www.texasforthem.org.
MINIATURE PUPPIES
Australian shepherd/blue heeler,
9-weeks-old, shots. 4 blue merle females, 1 black tri male. $50/each.
(940)210-2506.
Paradise, 150 CR3470, near Garrett
Creek Ranch, off Highway 114,
Fri.-Sat., Sept. 2-3. Multiple family.
Baby items/clothing, mens/womens
clothing, king canopy bedroom set.
Runaway Bay, 115 Half Moon Way,
Sat.-Sun., Sept. 3-4, 7a.m.-noon.
Shoes, children’s clothing, size
18-months & up.
Miscellaneous
12 X16 LELAND
outdoor double door shed for sale.
Approximately 9 miles from Decatur.
Like new condition. $1,500.
(940)390-9834, leave message.
2006 POLARIS HAWKEYE 2X4
Gibson Les Paul Studio model,
electric guitar. Antique gun collection. (940)627-2980.
ATTENTION: COLLECTORS
& ENDURANCE TRAIL RIDERS
McClellan reproduction saddle,
great for trail riding. WWI 30-caliber
ammo belt and 45-caliber ammo
pouch. One steel helmet. Bowie,
(940)872-9556.
LIMITED EDITION MARTIN
COWBOY III GUITAR
#299 of 750, with case. Call
(940)872-9556.
Fence Pipe and Supplies
2 3/8 - 2 7/8 - 31/2 - 41/2 - 51/2
Square & Rectangle Tubing
C-Purlin
Domed Caps and Springs
All Types of Steel
Authorized Dealer
Flusche Enterprises, Inc.
940-759-2203
Muenster, TX
10B
MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE
FIREPOWER FP-235
arc welding system, this welder is
brand new, never used, $350. Dyson vacuum cleaner with attachments $250. Bowflex complete system, purchased 5-years ago but do
not use, $600. Treadmill with incline, $125. Elliptical machine, $75.
Stationary bicycle, $40. Please call
(940)399-8053 or (940)399-8208,
Chico.
2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO
2500 HD, extended cab, 24k miles,
white, Vortec V-8, power everything,
like new. $29K (940)399-9743.
QUILT FRAME FOR SALE
Grace QMP birchwood frame. Sized
from crib to king. Requires a
mid-arm
machine.
$500.
(940)389-4150.
I BUY SEMI TRUCKS
any condition, any location! Free
pick up. (940)627-9301.
TRANSPORTATION
• Boats
• Cars
• Recreational Vehicles
• Trucks
• Accessories
• Trailers
• Wanted to Buy
TRANSPORT
2003 GMC SONOMA
SR5 package, yellow w/black
leather interior, fully loaded. $8,800.
(940)627-2403.
Heavy Equipment
Trailers
2004 2-HORSE TRAILER
Used 1 season. Kawasaki 4x4
4-wheeler. (940)627-8711.
Boats
2000 SEA-DOO
Challenger 2000 jet boat, 8-passenger, 200 HP Mercury, bimini top,
cover, trailer. Skis & tubes extra.
$9,900. (940)453-3233.
NOTICES
• Legal Notices
• Public Notices
4 HP MARINER
(boat motor), used very little. $475.
(940)389-6661.
Cars
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
2008 NISSAN VERSA SL
hatchback. 55k, 31 MPG, bluetooth,
auto, white/blue, new tires. $11,500.
(940)969-2680.
44TH ANNUAL
SOUTHWEST SWAP MEET
SEPTEMBER 15-18
DECATUR, WISE COUNTY
RODEO GROUNDS
Car corral, parts, special interest
items. Call Sunny, (940)271-1005,
[email protected].
Clean, Reliable
Late Model Cars,
Trucks, SUVs No
Credit
Check!
Cars &Trucks
starting
at $
799
dn.
We also
buy cars!
107 S. Hwy. 287 • Decatur
Behind Dairy Queen
940-626-8000
Visit our website
www.bmgautosales.com
1985 FORD LTD
4-door, beautiful, 72,000 miles, air,
AM/FM
radio,
22
MPG.
$2,500/OBO. Bob, (940)255-4684.
TOP DOLLAR PAID
for
junk
cars
&
trucks.
(817)220-5682.
2006 SCION XB
64,000 miles, great gas mileage,
Billet grill, underbody LED lights, 7”
DVD screen in dash, custom
paint/wheels/exhaust. $9,500 (below
Kelly
Blue
Book).
(940)210-5535.
DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS
$3,500 or less. Cowgirl Auto Sales,
804 Business Highway 287, Decatur, TX; (940)626-0070. Let’s do
business! www.cowgirlautosales.com.
2009 NISSAN ALTIMA
black with gray interior. 60,100
miles. Minor damage to left front
headlight and bumper. $13,000.
(940)389-2980.
Recreational vehicles
2003 Honda VTX1800. All custom,
black and lots of chrome. $6500,
must
sell.
Call
James,
(940)389-4786.
2006 Arctic Cat ATV, 4WD, 2,500
lb. electric winch, bags & utility basket, 205 miles. $4,100/OBO.
(817)636-2200, ((40)577-2168.
2007 Harley Davidson Softail Heritage Classic, special 2-tone HD
paint, 14,000 miles. $13,900/OBO.
(817)636-2200, (940)577-2168.
POP-UP CAMPER
Fixer upper, structurally sound,
needs cosmetic repair. $600/OBO.
(940)389-7730.
NOTICES
TRANSPORTATION
Legal notices
CITY OF NEWARK
ORDINANCE NO A-379
An Ordinance amending the City
of Newark's Ordinance No. A-280,
Exhibit “A”, the City's Subdivision
Ordinance, by incorporating Ordinance No.'s A-209, A-299 and
A-307 into Sections of the Subdivision Ordinance, Exhibit “A' and
re-numbering sections in order to facilitate the codification process; providing that this Ordinance shall be
cumulative of all ordinances; providing a severability clause; providing a
publication clause; and providing an
effective date.
Any person, firm or corporation
who violates, disobeys, omits, neglects or refused to comply with or
who resists the enforcement of any
the provisions of the Ordinance
shall be fined not more than Five
Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each
offense. Each day the violation is
permitted to exist shall constitute a
separate offense.
This Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect immediately upon
passage and publication as required
by law, and it is so ordained.
Passed and approved the 25th
day of August, 2011.
Diane Rasor
City Administrator
CIVIL CITATION
BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO: AMIR SEIFE Defendant(s),
Greetings:
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear by filing a written answer to the PLAINTIFF’S
SECOND AMENDED ORIGINAL
PETITION at or before ten o’clock
a.m. of the Monday next after the
expiration of forty-two days from the
date of issuance of this citation the
same being Monday, October 5,
2011 before the Honorable 271st
District Court of Wise County, Texas
at the Courthouse of said County in
Decatur, Texas. Said Petition was
filed in said court on March 3, 2011,
in this case, numbered and styled
CV11-03-160
4 U CAR CORRAL
VS.
AMIR SEIFE
D/B/A PLATINUM MOTORS
The names of the parties in said
suit are: 4 U CAR CORRAL
as
Plaintiff(s) and AMIR SEIFE as Defendant(s).
The nature of said suit being substantially as follows, to-wit:
BREACH OF CONTRACT as is
more fully shown by the Petition on
file in this suit.
The name and address of the attorney for plaintiff, or the address of
plaintiff is:
JOHN L. GAMBOA
405 PARK PLAZA
2501 PARKVIEW DRIVE
FORT WORTH TX 76102
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You
have been sued. You may employ
an attorney. If you or your attorney
do not file a written answer with the
clerk who issued this citation by
10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two
days after the date of issuance of
this citation, a default judgment may
be taken against you.”
Issued and given under my hand
and seal of said Court at the office
in Decatur, Texas, on this the 24th
Brenda Rowe
Wise County District Clerk
PO Box 308
By: Nell Low
Deputy Clerk
CIVIL CITATION
BY PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
TO: THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF HILDEGARD IRENE
ROSS, DECEASED Defendant(s),
Greetings:
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear by filing a written answer to the PLAINTIFF’S
ORIGINAL PETITION at or before
ten o’clock a.m. of the Monday next
after the expiration of forty-two days
from the date of issuance of this citation the same being Monday, October 6, 2011 before the Honorable
271st District Court of Wise County,
Texas at the Courthouse of said
County in Decatur, Texas. Said Petition was filed in said court on April
27, 2011, in this case, numbered
and styled
CV11-04-336
REVERSE MORTGAGE
SOLUTIONS, INC.
VS.
DONALD RAY ROSS,
ALLAN DWAYNE ROSS AND
THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAW
OF
HILDEGARD IRENE ROSS,
DECEASED
The names of the parties in said
suit are: REVERSE MORTGAGE
SOLUTIONS, INC.,
as
Plaintiff(s) and DONALD RAY
ROSS; ALLAN DWAYNE ROSS
AND THE UNKNOWN HEIRS AT
LAW OF HILDEGARD IRENE
ROSS, DECEASED, and any other
person claiming any right, title, interest or possession in and to the
property located at 411 S. WICKHAM, ALVORD, TEXAS 76226, and
legally described to wit:
LOT 3, BLOCK 104, TOWN OF
ALVORD, AN ADDITION TO THE
CITY OF ALVORD, WISE
COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING
TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF
RECORDED IN CABINET B, SLIDE
399, OF THE PLAT RECORDS OF
WISE COUNTY, TEXAS.
The nature of said suit being substantially as follows, to-wit: THE PETITION SEEKS TO ENFORCE ITS
LIEN ON AND ASSERT SUPERIOR TITLE TO THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY as is more
fully shown by the Petition on file in
this suit.
The name and address of the attorney for plaintiff, or the address of
plaintiff is:
ROBERT D. FOSTER
15000 SURVEY BLVD. #100
ADDISON, TX 75001
NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: “You
have been sued. You may employ
an attorney. If you or your attorney
do not file a written answer with the
clerk who issued this citation by
10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty-two
days after the date of issuance of
this citation, a default judgment may
be taken against you.”
in Decatur, Texas, on this the 25th
Brenda Rowe
PO Box 308
By: Loucrecia Biggerstaff
Deputy Clerk
PARADISE ISD
G.A.T.E.- GIFTED AND
TALENTED EDUCATION
FALL NOMINATIONS
FOR STUDENTS:
NEW TO THE PARADISE SCHOOL
DISTRICT FOR THE 2011-2012
School Year
NOMINATION DEADLINE: Friday,
September 16, 2011
Each fall, students in grades
1st-12th who are new to the district,
are given an opportunity to be
tested for the G.A.T.E.- Gifted and
Talented Program at Paradise ISD.
Also, if your child is new to the
district and was previously served in
a gifted and talented program
please contact Holly Berry. You
may pick up a nomination form from
any of the 4 campuses, print one off
the PISD website @ www.pisd.net
or request one from your child's
teacher. Please return the nomination by the deadline above.
If you have questions about the
program or the nomination process,
please contact:
Holly Berry, GT Coordinator
940-969-5046 [email protected]
PUERTAS DE PARAÍSO ISDNOMINACIONES TALENTOSAS
Y TALENTOSAS DE
EDUCACIÓN OTOÑO
NOMINATION DEADLINE: Friday,
September 16, 2011
FECHA LÍMITE DE CANDIDATURA: Viernes, 16 de septiembre
2011
Cada caída, los estudiantes en los
grados 1st-12th que son NUEVOS
AL DISTRITO, son dados una oportunidad de ser probada para la
G.A.T.E: El Programa talentoso y
Talentoso en el Paraíso ISD.
Las formas del nominación se
pueden tomar en los 4 campus de
los o usted puede llamar el campus
de su niño para solicitar uno se
envíe a casa con su niño.
Si usted tiene las preguntas acerca del programa o nominación,
por favor contacto:
Holly Berry, de Coordinador de GT
940-969-5046 [email protected]
PUBLICATION OF
REGISTERED
SEX OFFENDER
In accordance with Article
6252-13c.1, Texas Civil Statutes,
the Wise County Sheriff's Department is publishing information on
registration of a known sex offender who has moved into Wise
County.
The offender, Brian Keith Richardson, date of birth 8/6/1966,
will be residing at 492 CR 4853,
Newark, Texas 76071. Charged
with rape of a child, first degree,
out of state. His victim was a 5
year old female.
PUBLICACION De
OFENSOR DE SEXO
REGISTRADO
De acuerdo con el Articulo
6252-13c1, de los Estatutos Civiles de Texas; El departamento
del Alguacil del condado Wise
esta publicando informacion sobre un ofensor de sexo registrado
quien se ha movido al condado
Wise.
El ofensor, Brian Keith Richardson, fecha de nacimiento
8/6/1966, residirá en la dirreccion
492 CR 4853, Newark, Texas
76071. Acusado de violaction de
primer grado de nino, fuera del
estado. Su víctima fue una niña
de 5 año.
will be binding upon you, including
the termination of the parent-child
relationship, the determination of
paternity and the appointment of a
conservator with authority to consent to the child’s (children’s) adoption.
in Decatur, Texas, this the 29th day
of August, 2011.
Attest:
Brenda Rowe
PO Box 308
By: Brooke Akins, Deputy
Abandoned Property/
Vehicles
NOTICE OF
ABANDONED VEHICLE
THE FOLLOWING VEHICLE IS
IN STORAGE AT RICKS AUTO REPAIR & TOWING, 1303 N. Loop
287, Decatur, TX 76234.
940-627-1812. #0641110VSF.
2004 Freightliner, vin 1FUJA6CK3SLU28421. 2005 Wabash
trailer, vin 1GRAA0265W706166.
$10,148 recovery, tow and disposal charges, plus $37.88 per unit,
per date. Towed on August 19,
2011 from US 380 ramp, Decatur.
Alcohol Permits
THE STATE OF TEXAS
To: Tammy Jo Chaffee and to all
whom it may concern, Respondent:
“You have been sued. You may
employ an attorney. If you or your
attorney does not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this
citation by 10:00 A.M. on the Monday next following the expiration of
twenty days after you were served
this citation and petition, a default
judgment may be taken against
you.”
The petition of Melanie Hanes,
Petitioner(s), was filed in the said
Court of Wise County, Texas on
August 29, 2011, against Tammy
Jo Chaffee, and unknown father,
Respondent(s), in a suit on the
docket of said Court, numbered and
entitled
CV11-08-687
IN THE INTEREST OF
JOLEIGH JUNE CHAFFEE,
A CHILD
The suit requests: TERMINATION
OF THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
The date and place of birth of the
child (children) who is (are) subject
of the suit:
JOLEIGH JUNE CHAFFEE, December 14, 2004, RICHARDSON,
DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS.
Petitioner’s Attorney or Petitioner
J. Mark Howell
PO Box 1715
The Court has authority in this suit
to enter any judgment or decree in
the child’s (children’s) interest which
Application has been
made with the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission for a Package Store
Permit by Roy Edward
King dba Ice House Liquors, to be located at 201
N. Wickham St. Suite 100,
Alvord, Wise County,
Texas.
Said application has
been made to the Texas
Alcoholic Beverage Commission in accordance
with the provisions of the
Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Code.
Bids & Proposals
NOTICE TO SUBCONTRACTORS
AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
Request for Competitive
Proposals
For Boyd ISD – Elementary
School New Gymnasium
Competitive Proposals will be
received at the office of John Emshoff, Boyd ISD, by mail, email,
fax or hand delivery on or before
3:00 p.m., September 20, 2011.
Competitive Proposals may be delivered by hand or mailed to the office of John Emshoff, Superintendent of Schools, 500 Knox Avenue,
PO Box 92308, Boyd, Texas,
76023, or emailed to M & F Litteken,
Construction Manager at Risk,
kevin@mflitteken, or faxed to M & F
Litteken at 940-397-0282. Proposals
may also be delivered to Harper
Perkins Architects, Inc., at 4724 Old
Jacksboro Highway, Wichita Falls,
Texas. It is the Proposer’s responsibility to be sure all pages are delivered on time, in accordance with the
Contract Documents prepared by
the ARCHITECT, HARPER
PERKINS ARCHITECTS, INC.
Drawings and Specifications may
be examined without charge at the
offices of Harper Perkins Architects
Inc. located at: 4724 Old Jacksboro
Highway, Wichita Falls, Texas
76302; the office of the Superintendent of Boyd ISD, 500 Knox Ave.,
Boyd, Texas 76023; M & F Litteken
Construction, 1804 East Scott,
Wichita Falls, Texas, and in the following Plan Rooms:
iSqFt, 14305 Inwood Road, Dallas, Texas 75244, (888) 601-5761
AGC Plan Room, 3100 Seymour
Hwy, Suite 214, Wichita Falls,
Texas 76301 (940) 322-0100
Complete sets of the Proposal
Documents may be obtained from
Harper Perkins Architects, Inc., or M
& F Litteken Construction. A refundable deposit of $200.00 will be required; deposit checks should be
made payable to Harper Perkins Architects, Inc.
Proposals are to be based on a
complete set of Proposal documents and a thorough review of the
site. A site “Walk Through” is scheduled for September 8, 2011 at 4:00
p.m. at the Elementary School Campus, 500 East Morton Street, Boyd,
Texas. It is the Proposer’s responsibility to review all documents and
addenda.
Any questions regarding the project and the proposal process
should be directed to: Harper
Perkins Architects Inc. located at
4724 Old Jacksboro Highway, Wichita Falls, Texas 76302-3599; Phone:
(940) 767-1421; Fax: (940)
397-0273; contact Glenda Ramsey,
AIA, Project Manager at E-mail:
[email protected].
END OF NOTICE TO SUBCONTRACTORS AND MATERIAL SUPPLIERS
Public Hearings
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC
HEARING BEFORE THE ALVORD
CITY COUNCIL TO BE HELD AT
THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 215 W. ELM STREET, ALVORD, TEXAS, ON THE 8TH DAY
OF SEPTEMBER, 2011 AT 6:00
P.M. TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING:
A variance to Ordinance No.
05262011 for off premises consumption only alcohol sales at the
property located at 812 W. State, a
1.40 acre tract in the James Pinchback Survey, Abstract Number 674,
Wise County,Texas. The property
is presently zoned Commercial
(C-2). The applicant is Alvord
Travel Center.
THE ALVORD PLANNING &
ZONING COMMISSION MET ON
AUGUST 4, 2011 TO CONSIDER
THE REQUEST AT THE FIRST
PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL INTERESTED CITIZENS
ARE INVITED TO APPEAR AND
BE HEARD. IF ANY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A DISABILITY ARE
REQUIRED, PLEASE NOTIFY THE
CITY SECRETARY AT
(940)
427-5916 PRIOR TO THE DATE
OF THE MEETING.
Pickups/Vans/SUVs
1971 CHEVROLET PICKUP
LWB, body good shape, rebuilt motor needs to be installed.
(940)210-1061, (940)389-4271.
2006 CHEVY SILVERADO LS
Crew cab, 59k miles, spray-in bedliner, red, excellent condition.
$14,000. (940)627-7538 after 6p.m.
Call 940-627-5987
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