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VOLUME 135 - NO. 27
RUN FOR A REASON
Runners will hit the streets
of Decatur Saturday morning,
running to raise scholarship
funds in Jackie Murphree’s
name. See page 6
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 2014
TARGETING THE RRC
Speakers at a forum held in
Saginaw Friday evening had the
Texas Railroad Commission in
their sights over earthquakes.
See page 7
DECATUR, TEXAS
WORTH REPEATING
Bridgeport sophomore
golfer Lexi Read is back
at the scene of her best
round, hoping for a re-run.
SPORTS, page 10
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PERFECT FIT — Sterling Flynn has carried this stagecoach
painting by his father from job to job, but it seems to have
found a perfect home at the EDC office in Bridgeport —
the Stagecoach Capital of Texas. Flynn began his stint as
the EDC’s executive director Monday.
Strokes of
premonition
SUBMITTED
MOUNTAINTOP EXPERIENCE — Chico veteran Troy Thornton, 87, stands atop Mount Suribachi on the island of Iwo
Jima at a memorial to the U.S. Marines who fought there 69 years ago. Thornton recently went on an Honor Flight
to the South Pacific island, site of one of the fiercest battles of World War II.
New EDC director is on the job
BY ERIKA PEDROZA
[email protected]
Father, daughter
make trip
to battle site
BY BOB BUCKEL
[email protected]
Troy Thornton’s smile gets
a little crooked just before he
speaks. The twinkle in his
eye, the way one bushy white
eyebrow rises indicates he’s
about to say something you
want to make sure you hear
— maybe something funny.
As a rule, he doesn’t talk
much about Iwo Jima.
But a few weeks ago, he
went back.
Thornton and his wife of
66 years, Dorothy, live in
Chico with their daughter,
Carol Fatheree and her husband, Gary. Carol is an RN
at Wise Regional Health
System, but in March she
took some time off to go with
her dad on the trip of a lifetime — an Iwo Jima Honor
Flight. The flight carried
eight veterans who served
in one of World War II’s
fiercest battles back to the
rocky, volcanic island in the
South Pacific.
Sixty-nine years ago, Troy
was an 18-year-old sailor
from Ohio. His ship, the USS
Libra, stood off the coast of
Iwo Jima to provide support
during a battle that cost the
lives of 6,800 U.S. military
personnel and more than
18,000 Japanese.
It was at Iwo Jima that
the Marines raised the flag
on Mount Suribachi — a
signature scene immortalized in a Pulitzer-prizewinning photograph and cast in
bronze at the Marine Memorial in Washington, D.C. It
occurred on only the fifth day
JOE DUTY/WCMESSENGER
SUPPORT STAFF — Troy Thornton (center) has strong
support at home from his daughter Carol Fatheree (left) and
his wife of 66 years, Dorothy.
of the five-week battle.
Troy Thornton saw it.
“You could hear the gunfire
from our ship,” he recalled,
laying out a map of the island on his kitchen table. “We
were standing by just right
out here so we could see Suribachi. You needed glasses
to get a real detail, but when
the flag went up — that was
pretty neat. Everybody felt
See Iwo Jima on page 2
Sterling Flynn grew up
in Canyon at his father’s
knee, watching him paint.
“He had a career, but he’d
always come home and
paint,” Flynn said.
The elder Flynn turned
out many western pieces,
including one of a stagecoach — which now hangs
in the foyer of his son’s new
office.
Just like it was all
planned.
On Monday, Sterling Flynn began his newest role
as the executive director of
the Bridgeport Economic
Development Corp., in the
“Stagecoach Capital of Texas.”
“Is it a good fit or what?”
the younger Flynn joked.
“This painting hung on the
wall of all of the offices I’ve
ever had. Now it hangs on
the wall of a building in a
city where a stagecoach
like it came through.”
It’s also a city in which
Flynn, a seasoned developer, sees plenty of opportunity.
“Very few cities are as
forward-thinking and proactive as Bridgeport,” he
said. “This city went out
and bought 900 acres to
create a business park
called Endeavor Bridgeport. That’s amazing that
they did that and funded
the street construction to
make improvements out
there and extend utilities
... I’m impressed with the
decision-making
they’ve
done in the past to position this town for economic
growth.”
In addition to that planning, he commends the innovation of city officials.
“There’s a broad range of
thinking,” he said. “There’s
See EDC on page 6
ALVORD
AD’s contract situation still not resolved
BY BOB BUCKEL
[email protected]
It took an attorney to sort
out exactly what the tie vote
in last Thursday’s Alvord
school board meeting means
with regard to the contract
of Athletic Director Curtis
Enis.
The answer is, nothing.
ON THE
WEB ...
After not responding to
an inquiry on Friday, Superintendent Bill Branum
said Monday he was “seeking clarification from legal
counsel” on what action to
take after the school board
had deadlocked, 3-3, on a
motion to extend Enis’ contract through June 30, 2015.
Enis’ current contract
ends July 30, 2014. According to attorney Lynn Rossi
Scott of Brackett and Ellis
law firm in Fort Worth, the
tie vote simply means “no
action” was taken on his
contract.
“What you don’t have is
some way to break the tie,
unless someone changes his
or her vote,” she wrote in
an email to Branum. “If the
board does not take action
by a majority vote before
the notice date, his contract
is renewed by operation of
law.”
The tie vote came as a result of the board having one
empty seat. Place 6 was vacated last June when Randy
Hamilton resigned after
serving two years of a threeyear term.
The next election is May
10. Currently three people
are seeking Place 6, and
Place 7 trustee Jeannette
Ward, who voted in favor
of extending Enis’ contract,
is opposed by Charles Matthews in her re-election bid.
“This contract is not a
done deal yet,” Branum said.
“The board will have to propose a non-renewal and approve that, after a hearing,
for that to happen. There is
a process in place that must
be followed.
“The current contract does
end at the end of June,” he
added. “Let’s see how it all
plays out.”
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Iwo Jima: Veteran, daughter make honor flight
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pretty good about that.
“We felt like those guys
were sure sticking their
necks out because they were
right out there in the open.”
The battle for Iwo Jima
lasted from Feb. 19 to March
26, 1945. The U.S. wanted
the island to use as an air
base to launch raids against
Japan. They bombed it for
weeks prior to the invasion,
but the Japanese had built
11 miles of tunnels into the
volcanic rock and were virtually unfazed.
When the Marines went
ashore, the Japanese fought
almost to the last man in an
effort to delay the invasion of
their homeland.
This year’s observance was
the 69th anniversary. Next
year, the 70th, will be the
last. The Japanese consider
the remote island to be a
shrine and, with the number
of veterans dwindling, plan
to cut off the Honor Flights
after 2015.
Troy heard about the
flights from Bob Johnson, a
fellow member of the Wise
County Veterans’ Group.
“Bob asked me if I would
like to go back to Iwo Jima,”
Troy said. “I said ‘Sure, why
not?’ and he said ‘I’ll get your
name on the list.’ I was slated
to go, but they give Marines
first choice — they had their
boots on the ground. They’d
run into a Marine who was
interested in going, and he
got the seat I was supposed
to have.
“Then three weeks before
the trip, the telephone rang
and Bob says, ‘You still ready
to go? Somebody canceled, so
they’ve got a seat open.’”
That was when he mentioned that his daughter is an
RN and would be happy to go
as a support person. The next
morning, Johnson called Troy
back and said, “You’re both
going.”
The group left D/FW and
flew to Houston, then to Honolulu and from there to
Guam. After a couple of days
at Guam, they made the twohour flight out over the ocean
to Iwo Jima, where there is
an airfield, a memorial and
little else.
Troy said Mount Suribachi
looked just the same.
“It’s just a lump on the end
of the island,” he said. “You
get up there and look down
and the crater is still steaming. You get the sulphur smell
and you see all the yellow deposits.”
They were driven most
of the way to the top, then
walked the rest of the way to
where a brief ceremony was
held at the memorial — right
in front of the spot where the
Sixth Marines raised the flag.
“The actual spot is just a
concrete circle with a dot in
the middle,” Carol said. “I
kind of figure that’s because it
belongs to the Japanese. The
island itself is basically a memorial for thousands of their
people who are buried there,
that they’ve never found.”
Singing sailor
Troy joined the Navy before
he even graduated from high
school in Haskins, Ohio, a
farming town about 20 miles
south of Toledo. A deferred
enlistment program let him
graduate, but he was soon
shipped off to Great Lakes
Naval Station where he went
through basic training — and
sang in the choir.
“I joined the Navy because
I didn’t want to take a chance
slogging around in mud as
the doughboys in Europe
were having to do,” Troy said.
“I figured I’d rather get wet,
and take a chance on having
a dry bunk every night.”
At Great Lakes, he saw a
notice about the choir company — and promptly signed
up for the group that sang on
the “Meet Your Navy” radio
GLAD TO
BE HOME
— When
the Honor
Flight group
returned from
Iwo Jima on
March 20,
Troy was
greeted by
Dorothy and
a TV camera.
CBS Channel
11 sent a
cameraman
to interview
the returning
veterans.
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our eye out for was kamikazes,” he said. “One day we
were at general quarters all
morning, and my station was
at a 20mm gun on the deck
with two other guys. It got
kind of late and they decided
we could take turns eating,
so I ended up all alone with
a 20mm.
“Fortunately nobody came
at me,” he said. “I don’t know
what I would have done. I
didn’t have any experience on
a 20mm gun. I just hoped if I
pulled the trigger something
would happen.”
SUBMITTED
SANDS OF IWO JIMA — Carol Fatheree snapped a photo
of the volcanic sand beach at Iwo Jima, with iconic Mount
Suribachi in the background.
program.
“It was great,” he said.
“Two hundred and forty guys
can make quite a lot of music.
I really liked it.”
After being trained as a
diesel mechanic in Richmond,
Va., he went to Camp Shoemaker in California, where
he and other sailors worked
nights to get extra money. He
earned enough to go home for
Christmas 1944. Soon after,
he was on a troop ship headed for the South Pacific.
A buddy got assigned to a
landing craft — an LCVP or
“Higgins Boat” — but Troy
got sent to the engine room.
That’s where he was when
they arrived at Iwo Jima.
“It wasn’t long before they
called me out of the engine room and put me in an
LCVP,” he said. “However,
that was good, safe duty. I
was just lucky.”
The LCVP (Landing Craft,
Vehicles, Personnel) had
played a huge role in the invasions of Italy and France,
but they were of little use at
Iwo Jima.
“They couldn’t go in to the
beach,” Troy said. “The first
wave used them, and they
swamped at least one or
two of them. The beach was
so steep, you probably had
about a 45-degree slope.
“When the boat would hit
the beach, you’d drive your
bow up to it, drop your ramp,
and the guys could walk off
onto dry land,” he said. “However, the stern dropped when
the bow hit the beach, and
when the normal swell of
the ocean came in, it would
swamp it. So, you didn’t send
them in anymore.”
Troy’s boat never went to
the beach. Instead, he mostly
transported people ship-toship, working among the fleet
of hundreds of vessels around
the island.
The U.S. Navy had a ring
of destroyers closest to the island, then cargo ships in the
next ring, cruisers outside of
that and battleships at the
outer ring.
“The destroyers had 5-inch
guns so they could throw
some pretty hot stuff,” Troy
said. “The battleships were
20 to 30 miles away from the
island, firing those 16-inch
guns.”
The Libra, at just over
5,000 tons, was 459 feet long
with a crew of 49 officers
and 445 enlisted men. It had
four twin 40mm guns and
18 single 20mm guns and
could carry one LCP (Landing Craft, Personnel), eight
LCMs (Landing Craft, Medium) and 16 LCVPs.
“I didn’t have any bullets
whistling by my head,” Troy
said. “We got close enough to
the island that if there’d been
any Japanese over there, our
little boat and three guys
would have made good target practice. But fortunately,
they were further up on the
island. They were too busy
dodging Marines.”
He did get wet one time, attempting to remove a tangled
rope from a ship’s propeller.
“I went swimming at Iwo
Jima,” he laughed. “I tried to
cut the rope out, but the knife
I had — I had sharpened it,
but that rope was so tough,
I didn’t make a dent in it. I
could only hold my breath for
so long.”
He doesn’t remember the
water being cold, even though
it was February.
Although the U.S. lost an
aircraft carrier at Iwo Jima,
Troy doesn’t remember the
Libra taking any fire.
“One of the things we kept
A sacred place
During the five-week long
battle for Iwo Jima, 22 Marines and five Navy sailors — four of them hospital
corpsmen — were awarded
the Medal of Honor for their
actions. Fourteen of those
were honored posthumously.
Herschel Williams, the last
surviving Medal of Honor
winner from Iwo Jima, lives
in Wichita Falls.
The heavy U.S. casualties
were exceeded by those suffered by the Japanese, who
often committed suicide rather than being taken prisoner
because of the horror stories
they had been told about U.S.
soldiers.
“There were a lot of the
Marines who said they never
saw a live Japanese soldier
on the island,” Troy said. “By
the time they got to him, the
guy’s already dead.”
Carol is more passionate than ever about teaching youngsters the history
embodied by this dwindling
group of veterans.
“We need to teach the complete history, not the abbreviated version,” she said. “Because we don’t need to do this
again.”
She had high praise for a
group of 10 Young Marines
who went on the trip.
“These young people were
there to help the Veterans,
their guardians and other
attendees,” she said. “They
were also there to learn from
these walking, talking history lessons. They were the
most respectful and helpful
young lady and gentlemen.”
At the other end of the
spectrum, she and her dad
ran into a fellow American
while they were going to the
beach at Guam.
“This young man in his 20s
from California had engaged
us in conversation, and asked
if we were here on vacation,”
Carol said. “I said we were
actually here to go to Iwo
Jima — a war survivor thing
— and he said, ‘Wow, man. I
don’t even know what that
is.’ It scared me half to death.
Apparently we don’t teach
history anymore.”
Carol’s devotion to her dad
is evident when she looks at
him and as she attentively
listens to his stories. His
generation’s service to their
country, the patriotism that’s
so deep most of them take it
for granted, are things she
wishes all young people could
learn from.
“To listen to the stories the
men told, it broke my heart,”
she said. “I just wanted to
cry for them. They saw a lot
of things you just shouldn’t
have to see. They were just
boys. It was horrible.”
Troy’s memory leans toward his own jobs, working in
the dispensary where the ice
cream was, or cracking eggs
in the kitchen so he wouldn’t
have to stand in line with
5,000 guys to eat.
Like many veterans, he
tends to pass over the horrors
of what went on, on that island.
“You know, a great majority of us were only 18 years
old,” he said. “Eighteen-yearolds aren’t necessarily so serious until after it’s too late.
Then you get serious.”
But he’s glad he went.
“Oh, yeah. It was an interesting trip. It was good to go.
“Iwo Jima — it was nice to
see what all the fighting was
about.”
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OPINION
A Wookiee in Wise: In pursuit of Peter Mayhew
BY KRISTEN TRIBE
[email protected]
At 7-foot, 3 inches tall,
Peter Mayhew is hard to
miss.
But the English-born
actor, best known for playing Chewbacca in the Star
Wars saga, continues to
elude Messenger reporters.
Some time ago we learned
that he lives in Wise
County, and it seemed like
a natural story for us. With
an average newsroom age
of 30-ish, Star Wars holds
a special place in our pop
culture heritage, and the
idea of meeting Chewie, the
lovable but fierce Wookiee,
left us all a bit starstruck.
But the excitement fizzled
as he never returned our
calls or attempts to contact
him.
Our only consolation is
that it seems he’s avoided
all media interviews for
the last few years. The only
stories with
Mayhew
quotes discovered in a
quick, online
search were
from 2011
TRIBE when he was
the voice for
Chewbacca in “Star Wars:
The Clone Wars,” the animated series.
Since then: nothing.
Most of the stories generated about Mayhew seem to
come from his Twitter feed
— @TheWookieRoars. The
69-year-old is active on the
social media site where he
not only posts Star Wars-related news and information
but also appears to interact
with fans.
In fact, according to his
Twitter feed, he’s in Australia this week to attend
the SupaNova Pop Culture
Expo, one of many conventions he now attends, posing for photos and signing
autographs.
Although he put the
Chewbacca persona on
hiatus after filming the
Star Wars movies, he began
making personal appearances in 1997 when the
Star Wars special editions
were released. Several online accounts also say that
later that year Mayhew
wore the Wookiee costume
for the first time since filming “Return of the Jedi” to
receive the MTV Lifetime
Achievement Award.
According to the Peter
Mayhew Foundation website, the actor married his
wife, Angie, in 1999 and
moved to Texas, first living in Granbury and later
moving to Boyd. Although
it’s rare to see him out and
about in Wise County, he
was spotted at Fit-N-Wise
in recent months.
Mayhew, who was diagnosed with gigantism as a
child, had double-knee re-
placement surgery last fall
at a Metroplex hospital and
was seen receiving physical
therapy at the Fit-N-Wise
facility. His affliction had
taken a toll on his body, and
the surgery required custom prosthetics, as well as
instruments, to perform the
surgery. He had been forced
to rely on a wheelchair for
the previous two years.
Staff at the local hopsital were understandably
protective of their patient,
keeping the public at arm’s
length, and others receiving
treatment were respectful
of the actor’s privacy. But
a wave of excited whispers
likely rolled through the
building every time he
entered. We considered
stalking the entrance until
we “just happened to run
into him” but decided that
would be impolite.
We don’t want to intrude,
but we’re really desperate
to talk to the guy. He’s per-
haps the biggest movie star
to ever call Wise County
home, and we may or may
not have a couple of fanboys
in the office.
Besides following him
on Twitter, the closest a
Messenger staffer has come
to Mayhew was at SFX
Expo in Irving earlier this
year. Our reporter had the
typical autograph-signing
exchange with him and left
his business card.
But alas, we have not
heard from Peter.
Mayhew’s medical issues will be the subject of
an upcoming documentary,
“Standing in the Stars —
The Peter Mayhew Story,”
directed by W. Ryan Ziegler.
On at least one occasion,
a film crew followed Mayhew to therapy in Decatur,
presumably working on the
documentary.
In a Sept. 11, 2013, story
in The Village Voice, Ziegler
says the film will not only
tell the story of Mayhew’s
physical struggles but could
also help the actor launch a
comeback.
“The idea of filming his
recovery is not intrusive
but empowering to Mayhew,” Ziegler said in the
article.
Mayhew is obviously in
the public eye, so it’s hard
to say why he doesn’t do
media interviews.
But we’re holding out
hope that he’ll change
his mind. We won’t resort
to harrassment or overt
stalking ... but this could be
considered a public plea for
his attention.
While we patiently wait,
we’ll go back to our newsroom viewing of “Return
of the Jedi” and fine-tune
those interview questions.
Somebody pass the popcorn.
Kristen Tribe is editor of
the Messenger.
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A ‘pretty good’ name for a dog
BY GERRE JOINER
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The idea for writing this little
column every once in a while has
been rewarded by comments from
friends and new friends all over
the county. People whose names
I should remember speak across
a Wal-Mart aisle with an “I enjoy
your column in the Messenger.”
Another enjoyable element
that has morphed into being as a
result of the fairly-regular writings in the paper is this: Friends
watch me walk up as they talk,
and one of them will smile and
say, “Watch what you say! Gerre
will put it in the paper.”
(Just so you know: I try to
ask for your permission before
mentioning your name in the
newspaper.)
Another interesting feature
is this: Friends come to me and
tell me their own stories (some
of which shouldn’t be printed in
the newspaper).
A few days ago,
Stephen Wren,
county court-atlaw judge, told me
about a conversation in which he
JOINER participated when
he was attending a
meeting of the Bridgeport Lions
Club. Someone used the phrase,
“pretty good” to describe something.
Before the visit was done, everyone agreed that the term could be
used in a positive way, in a possibly negative way or to mean “just
average.” Stephen and I thought
this phrase would spark some
conversation with my buds at the
coffee shop.
Well, it didn’t spark anything
when I brought it up the next day.
Things were “pretty” quiet when
I tried to direct the discussion
toward “pretty good.”
Not long after the “pretty good”
non-discussion, I heard two guys
discussing business. The first
thing I remember hearing was, “If
I buy something for $1 and sell
it for $2, I’ve made 100 percent
profit.”
The other guy responded, “No,
in order to make 100 percent
profit, you would have to sell
the product for more than $2.”
He mentioned a percent. Before
long, the whole bunch was weighing in on this discussion. Several
possibilities exist. Among them
are the following:
There is a difference between
“profit” and “profit margin.” I
researched on the “internets” and
discovered that I am not capable
of understanding the difference
between the two terms.
I’m not savvy enough to remember the other possibilities.
This morning, the conversation
turned to animals. The story topics included:
Jerry Mara’s near-death
experience during which he was
thoroughly beaten up by a rogue
bull a year or two ago. He’s had
two close calls since then. I think
he carries a stick with him now.
(I would suggest a gun.)
Brothers Truitt and Todd
Hodges told of a dog with the unfortunate name of Dammit. They
swear that was the dog’s real
name and tell a colorful story
about the way the name came to
be.
The Hodges’ dog, a blue-heeler,
I think, would attack anything
the Hodges’ father, Truitt Sr.,
deemed worthy. A coyote was
a likely target. Todd has vivid
memories of being attacked by
the dog at the command of their
tender-hearted daddy. Todd still
cusses a little when he tells the
story.
We also talked about those
wind farms dotted across our
great state of Texas. I drove to
Lubbock for a funeral earlier this
week and saw plenty of them and
wondered about a few things:
Do those big blades stop
turning when the wind’s blowing 60 miles per hour? (Answer:
Yes. There is a clutch that stops
movement when the wind reaches a certain speed.)
Are they making any money?
(Short answer: Mostly the person on whose land the wind farm
is situated.)
Are they more efficient than
solar-generated power? (Short
answer: We don’t have an answer. Someone should Google
this!)
By the way, if you can explain
the difference between profit
and profit margin using good old
earthy terminology, email me at
gerjoiner@gmail, and I’ll report
it to the masses.
Gerre Joiner is a semi-retired
church musician and has lived in
Decatur since 1999.
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
5
OBITUARIES
Rick Bane
Dennis Laban Lankford
Robert James Speas
1952-2014
1961-2014
1939-2014
Rick Bane, 62, a self-employed insurance salesman,
died Sunday, March 30, 2014,
in Decatur.
Memorial service is 2 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home
in Boyd. Visitation is 1 to 2
p.m. prior to the service at the
funeral home.
Rick was born Feb. 11,
1952, to Archie Sr. and Helen
(Spears) Bane in Houston. He
married Judy Garrett Nov. 18,
1972, in Arlington. Rick was
a member of the Bridgeport
area Chamber of Commerce.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Archie Bane;
and brothers Archie Bane Jr.
and Curtis Ray
Bane.
He is survived
by his wife of
41 years, Judy
Bane of Paradise; daughter
BANE Trina Vanlandingham
and
husband, Mark, of Roanoke;
son Rick Bane Jr. of Paradise; grandchildren Ty, Fisher,
Nash and Bodey; his mother,
Helen Bane of Grapevine;
brother Dee Bane and wife,
Brenda, of Boyd; sister Laurie
Underhill of Grapevine; and
other family and friends.
Wise County Messenger,
April 2, 2014
Dennis Laban Lankford,
53, a delivery driver, died
Saturday, March 29, 2014,
in Fort Worth.
Memorial service is 11
a.m. Wednesday, April
2, at Christian-Hawkins
Funeral Home Chapel in
Bridgeport with the Rev.
Mark Autry officiating.
Dennis was born Feb. 1,
1961, in Phoenix to Claude
and Anna (Ramey) Lankford. He was a delivery
driver for Solaris Hospice.
He is survived by his
daughters, Leanna Lankford of Casa Grade, Ariz.,
and Tori Ray Monday of
Whitt; his mother, Anna
Lankford of
Azle; brothers Claude
Lankford
and
wife,
Shelly, of Arizona, Rick
LANKFORD Lankford of
G r a n b u r y,
Fred Lankford and wife,
Karen, of Illinois and Art
Lankford and wife, Leann,
of Weatherford; sisters
Cindy Lankford of Granbury and Ruth Ann Flow
of Weatherford; and numerous nieces, nephews,
cousins and friends.
Wise County Messenger,
April 2, 2014
DECATUR/BRIDGEPORT
Rival schools combine to send 23 to regionals
BY KRISTEN TRIBE
[email protected]
Decatur High School
had 28 top six finishes at
the District 9-3A academic
meet March 20 to take second place overall.
Gainesville
won
the
meet at Weatherford College Wise County with 415
points, and Decatur had
346. Bridgeport finished
fourth with 283 points and
18 top six finishes.
The top three individuals
in each contest advance to
regional competition May
1-3 at Texas A&M University–Commerce. First place
teams in certain events also
advance.
The following teams from
Bridgeport are going to regionals: calculator applications, mathematics, number sense and spelling and
vocabulary. Alex SullivanGreen placed in the top two
of calculator applications,
mathematics and number
sense to help push her team
to the top, and Matt Sullivan-Green had a top-six
finish in calculator applications and number sense.
Grant Vernon was also
an integral part of Bridgeport’s math teams with a
third place in calculator applications and sixth place
in number sense.
Bridgeport’s
Natalie
Smith and Brianna Polk
finished first and third,
respectively to lead their
spelling team to regionals.
Decatur’s current issues
team will advance after
Emily Santos, Ty Green
and Truman Young placed
third, fourth and fifth, respectively.
Bridgeport’s
One-Act
Play advanced and will perform at area competition
Saturday, April 12, at Wilmer Hutchins High School in
Dallas.
District 9-3A
Overall Standings
School
points
Gainesville
415
Decatur
346
Krum
298
Bridgeport
283
Sanger
172
Individual results
*denotes regional qualifiers
Accounting — 1. Tara Wilson*,
Decatur; 5. Trey Little, Decatur; 6. Dylan Cole, Decatur
Calculator Applications — 2.
Alex Sullivan-Green*, Bridgeport; 3. Grant Vernon*, Bridgeport; 4. Matt Sullivan-Green,
Bridgeport
Current Issues — 1. Steven
Howdeshell*, Bridgeport; 3.
Emily Santos*, Decatur; 4.
Ty Green, Decatur; 5. Truman
Young, Decatur
Computer Applications — 1.
McKenna Waddill*, Decatur; 5.
Allan Allsbrooks, Decatur
Computer Science — 4. Gavin
Buchanan, Decatur
Editorial Writing — 4. Madison Reed, Decatur; 5. Mickey
Drewr y, Decatur; 6. Mercedes
Rivera, Decatur
Feature Writing — 2. Dalton Hudson*, Bridgeport; 3.
Rachael Usser y*, Decatur; 4.
Mickey Drewr y, Decatur; 5.
Mercedes Rivera, Decatur
Headline Writing — 1. Mickey
Drewr y*, Decatur
Informative Speaking — 2. J.T.
Bazinet*, Bridgeport; 3. Truman Young*, Decatur; 4. Jesus
Gam, Decatur; 5. Jacob Mogus,
Bridgeport
Lincoln Douglas Debate — 3.
Noah Peterson*, Bridgeport
Literar y Criticism — 1. Payton
Carroll*, Decatur; 5. John David Walker, Bridgeport
Mathematics — 2. Alex
Sullivan-Green*, Bridgeport; 4.
Matt Sullivan-Green, Bridgeport; 5. Gavin Buchanan,
Decatur
Number Sense — 1. Alex
Sullivan-Green*, Bridgeport; 6.
Grant Vernon, Bridgeport
News Writing — 2. Mickey
Drewr y*, Decatur; 6. Rachael
Usser y, Decatur
Persuasive Speaking — 1. Steven Howdeshell*, Bridgeport;
3. Luke Thomas*, Decatur
Poetr y Interpretation — 2.
Paige Snow*, Decatur
Ready Writing — 1. Benji
Walker*, Decatur; 3. Spencer
Blevins*, Bridgeport; 5. Kendall Hubbard, Decatur
Science — 4. Nick Oberle,
Decatur
Social Studies — 1. Reginald
Lane*, Bridgeport; 5. Michaela
Cross, Decatur
Spelling and Vocabular y — 1.
Natalie Smith*, Bridgeport; 3.
Brianna Polk*, Bridgeport
The UIL academic meet
results from other local
school districts will appear
in upcoming issues of the
Wise County Messenger.
Robert James Speas, 74,
of Alvord, died Sunday,
March 23, 2014, in Lewisville.
Memorial service is 3
p.m. Friday, April 11, at
The Village Church in
Highland Village. The scattering of his ashes will be
Saturday, April 12, in Alvord.
Bob was born Dec. 11,
1939, in Kalona, Iowa, to
Walter and Esther Speas.
He attended Kalona High
School before joining the
Navy at the age of 17. He
served
three-and-a-half
years, including three
overseas tours on the USS
Platte as an electronics
technician. After the Navy,
he joined Collins Radio in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, before becoming a real estate
broker and cross-country
truck driver.
In 1986, after four years of
intensive self-study through
a legal correspondence
course with La Salle University, Bob passed the bar
exam in California. He practiced law for many years
and realized his lifelong
dream of owning and racing horses. He was at home
in the saddle, most recently
living on a ranch in Alvord.
He is survived by his chil-
dren, Pj Hall,
Lisa
Howard, Russell
Speas, Scott
Speas,
Michael Speas,
Rusty Speas,
SPEAS D w a y n e
Speas
and
Shae Windstetter; siblings
Lucy Grout, Everett Speas
and Ralph Speas; grandchildren James, Miriam, Derek,
Mariah, Nicole, Bonnie,
Vann, Jennifer, Sean, Justin, Michael Jr., Christopher,
Hannah, Brandon, Dwayne
Jr., Annie and Russell Jr.;
and 12 great-grandchildren.
He is also survived by two
ex-wives, Edith Speas-Klepper and Mary Carter.
He was preceded in death
by his parents; son Robbie
Speas; and granddaughter
Tabatha Speas.
Donations may be made
to the Robert Speas Memorial, Independent Bank,
P.O. Box 669, Prosper, TX
75078 or to CANTER (The
Communication Alliance
to Network Thoroughbred
Ex-Racehorses, www.canterusa.org).
Condolences may be sent
to the family at www.daltonandson.com.
Wise County Messenger,
April 2, 2014
Doyle H. Powell
1922-2014
Doyle H. Powell, 91, of
Conroe, formerly of Runaway Bay, died Monday,
March 31, 2014, in Decatur.
In honor of Doyle’s advance directive, there will
not be a funeral service.
Doyle was born Dec. 17,
1922, in Bonita to Mattie (Hurley) and Thomas
J. Powell. He served his
country in the U.S. Navy
during World War II as a
gunner on a merchant marine ship, and he was a retired offshore drilling su-
perintendent
for Enron Oil
and Gas.
Doyle
is
survived
by his wife,
Jean, of ConPOWELL roe; brothers
Waide Powell
of Hobbs, N.M., and W.L.
Powell of Decatur.
He was preceded in
death by his parents and
brothers Odel, Ralph and
James Powell.
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April 2, 2014
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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
DECATUR
Runners take
to streets for
scholarship
Runners will be dashing
through the streets of Decatur Saturday morning.
Among the crowd will be
Jackie Murphree, who will
complete the 3.1-mile course
with the help of her father,
Patrick.
Murphree, who was injured in an August 2007
crash that injured her brain
and left her without the
ability to walk or talk, has
completed multiple marathons and 5Ks in the past
five years with help from
friends and family.
“She always smiles and
loves the crowds,” said Patrick.
Her next race, the Decatur 5K, starts near the Wise
County Courthouse at 8
a.m. and benefits the Jackie
Murphree Scholarship. The
scholarship is for Decatur
High School students continuing their education in
the medical field.
“It’s for any Decatur graduate going into any end
of the medical field,” Murphree said. “Jackie has been
touched by everyone in the
medical field.”
He said the scholarship
helped three students its
first year and one last year.
“The amount depends on
the number of applicants
and money raised,” he added.
Last year, approximately
120 runners took part in the
5K and one-mile walk put
on by Fit-N-Wise. Murphree
hopes to see the event grow.
Registration and information is available online at
decatur5K.com.
Registration and packet pickup will
be available race morning.
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READY TO RUN — Mike Bowers (left) and Travis Fulton prepare to push Jackie Murphree in the Decatur 5K. This year’s race
is set for Saturday.
EDC: New director brings experience in public-private ventures
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the OHV park. What city
would think that far outside the box to create something? And it fits this community. The topography, the
land is perfect out there. It’s
great. It’s already attracted
some national events and put
Bridgeport on the map.
“Jump from that to the
theatre they refurbished
downtown,” he continued. “So
they’re involved in quality of
life, helping make this a cultural community that’s attractive.”
Flynn is adamant that economic development must take
those cultural factors into consideration.
“When you’re thinking
about economic development, you have to think, it’s
also people,” he said. “It’s
more than just saying, ‘We
want a shoe store,’ or ‘We really need retail’ or whatever
the community is lacking.
We have to appeal to the fact
that there’s people who come
with the business who have to
live here. They want to have
cultural amenities. For this
EDC to think that far down
the road and think it through,
it shows some real good decision-making.”
Flynn brings experience in
both the public and private
sectors.
“I worked for four different
cities in the Dallas-Fort Worth
area and have been involved
in economic development my
whole career,” he said. “I’ve
been a developer, have worked
for five different development
companies so I’ve been involved on both sides of the
desk, if you will — public and
private.”
After graduating from
Texas Tech University, Flynn
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started as the planning and
development director for the
city of Euless, where he implemented the city’s first development review committees.
“That job was very fortunate because immediately it
put me in the position of being liasion to developers and
businesses and helping them
work through the city process,” he said. “That’s really
what economic development
is — being that liasion and
making things happen.”
After five years, Flynn
switched to private development as land manager for a
homebuilder that became the
largest in the country in a
matter of two years.
After that, he established a
residential development company in Dallas before joining
Woodmont Co., a major retail developer that focuses on
mall-peripheral development.
Flynn traveled all across the
country scouring sites to establish shopping centers.
“We wanted to start a family, but I was traveling more
than my wife, who is a flight
attendant,” Flynn said, “So I
went to work for Grapevine.”
As Main Street director
there, Flynn helped start up
the city’s trademark GrapeFest.
He transferred to the city of
Arlington to serve as a planner and the economic development liasion.
“Every city does economic
development different, and
they don’t have an actual economic development department in Arlington,” Flynn
said. “They work heavily with
the Chamber, and I was the
liasion for the city.”
Flynn returned to the private sector, opening a consulting firm.
“I did public-private partnership projects, working with
developers and cities to make
the projects happen,” he said.
“Somebody with practical experience like myself, we can
help make those wishes more
real and focus on bringing to
reality the ones that have true
feasibility. That’s what my
consulting firm did. You really
can’t do a significant project
without some kind of partnership with public funds.”
While consulting, Flynn
was named to the Tax Increment Finance District for the
Downtown Fort Worth Project, which realized the ample,
free parking available in Sundance Square and the surrounding area.
“Tax Increment Financing
is the go-to mechanism all developers all across the country
rely upon to attract them to a
community to make a project
happen,” he said. “TIF is a
way to finance public improvements and common improvements out of the revenues
from the future development.
It’s a very Texan concept —
it’s like pulling yourself up by
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your own bootstraps. That’s
why it’s been so attractive and
successful in Texas ...
“Any serious private development today, especially
real estate and job creation,
it requires a smorgasboard of
financial tools and partnerships to make it happen,” he
continued. “TIF is a vehicle
that allows cities to do that.
This town has created two of
them ... I don’t think they’ve
funded anything yet out of the
TIF.”
But with his experience
managing them — as well as
with a variety of other tools
— Flynn seems like the right
guy to help the city realize development.
“I’d like to help Bridgeport
be the best it can,” he said.
“The fact that I’ve been a developer and gone through the
practical aspects of making
projects happen will help me
bring their vision to reality
... I don’t know what that is
yet. Part of the fun of the job
is finding out and seeing what
we can make happen.
“With my architectural
baggage, if you will, I might
be able to help them envision the best that they can
be,” he said. “That’s what I
hope to do anyway. I think
Bridgeport has so much opportunity.”
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7
WISE COUNTY
RRC’s role prime topic at forum
BY BOB BUCKEL
[email protected]
Some key issues facing
Wise County residents were
on the table Friday evening
at a forum sponsored by
Concerned Citizens for Responsible Industry.
The group hopes to stop
the injection wells it says
are directly related to the
rash of earthquakes that
rattled northwest Tarrant,
north Parker and south
Wise counties late last year.
But the forum at Boswell
High School in Saginaw
touched on several broader
topics.
Ten candidates, for offices ranging from governor
to state representative to
Texas Railroad Commission
to Tarrant Regional Water
District board, introduced
themselves
and
fielded
questions from the crowd of
fewer than 50 people.
Ironically,
the
forum
came on the day the Texas
Railroad Commission announced it had hired a seismologist in response to the
earthquakes (see sidebar).
On the stage were four
Libertarians, two Green
Party candidates, two nonpartisan Water Board candidates and two Democrats
— including Decatur’s Matt
Britt, who is running for
state representative in District 61.
The absence of Republicans was duly noted. Mark
Miller, a PhD petroleum
engineer who taught at UT
Austin for 18 years, cut to
the chase in response to
a question about halfway
through the evening.
“I can tell you why the
Republicans aren’t here
tonight,” the Libertarian
RRC candidate said. “I’ve
heard them speak about the
earthquakes. Every one of
them denied that there is
any connection between the
earthquakes and wastewater injection.”
The question, which came
from Wise County Democratic Party Chair Tracy
Smith, tossed a barb at the
Republicans but also challenged the Libertarians on
the issue of regulating the
oil and gas industry.
Smith said the problem is
“there’s not enough regulations, and the regulations
that are on the books are
not being enforced.”
She characterized the Libertarian Party as “a delusion
of Republicans who believe
in limited government” and
said “clearly [that] is what
we’re getting now under the
Republican regime.
“So why should we trust
that more deregulation, as
your party’s platform says,
is what Texas citizens need
in this case?” she asked.
Kathie Glass of Houston,
who is running for governor,
said the current regulatory
environment is “as far from
Libertarian as you can get.”
“We don’t have freedom,”
the Libertarian candidate
said. “We have too much control by the special interests,
and the special interests
control both the Republican
and the Democratic parties.
They’re two peas in a pod.
“What’s going on here is
not libertarian,” she said.
“It’s cronyism. The rich and
powerful use the structure
and machinery of government to get more rich and
powerful — to achieve power that they never would
have achieved in the free
market.”
Miller, also a Libertarian,
added that Libertarians do
believe there’s a role for government.
“We have somewhat of a
misconstrued
reputation
Railroad Commission hires seismologist
The Texas Railroad Commission announced Friday that it has hired a seismologist in response
to the occurrence of earthquakes in southern
Wise, northern Tarrant and Parker counties.
David Craig Pearson, who holds a doctorate in
geophysics from Southern Methodist University,
is a former team leader for a seismic experimental field team at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. He started work April 1.
“My objective is to develop a broad understanding of the impact of oil and gas extraction activities on the day-to-day lives of Texas
residents,” Pearson said. “I believe the Railroad
Commission must be able to quickly and factually
determine the accurate location of all earthquakes in the state and be able to determine the
cause of earthquakes, be they natural or manmade.
“I plan to work to help clarify the root cause
of earthquakes occurring by bringing all stakeholders’ concerns, questions, ideas and insights
together to identify the best possible solutions,”
Pearson said.
Commission chairman Barry Smitherman said
he looks forward to Dr. Pearson’s assistance in
pinpointing the cause of the “very few and relatively minor seismic events” that have occurred
over the past several decades — “compared
to more than 144,000 disposal wells operating
nationwide.”
Commissioner David Porter said Pearson’s
work will allow the agency to “further examine
any possible correlation between seismic events
and oil and gas activity.”
Commissioner Christi Craddick noted that the
first disposal well permit was issued in 1936,
and more than 34,000 such wells are currently
of being almost anarchists,
and you folks are asking for
some protection,” he said.
“True Libertarians believe
your liberty needs to be
protected. One of the roles
of government is to protect
your liberty.
“The rights of a mineral
owner are different from the
rights of a surface owner,”
he added. “They conflict in
many cases, so one of the
jobs of a regulatory agency
such as the Railroad Commission is to help resolve
those issues so that liberties
are preserved for everyone,
and that economic interests
can proceed, mineral rights
owners can get some value
out of their property, people
can have jobs, taxes are paid
— at the same time, without
intruding on your enjoyment of your property.”
Advocate needed
Steve Brown, the Democratic candidate for Railroad Commission, said the
agency needs to be an advocate for the public rather
than the oil and gas industry.
“Of the three-member
commission, at the very
least one person should be
there representing the interest of everyday Texans,”
he said. “There’s a crony atmosphere, a crony culture
at the Railroad Commission
that needs to change.”
Citing a recent legal battle in which a community
group had to hire a lawyer
to get their message heard,
he noted, “Not everyone has
$100,000 to make sure the
right thing is done in this
state. That should not be
your burden as taxpayers, to
have to to find the resources
to fight your battles. You
should have folks you elected to fight your battles and
help you fight those battles.”
Miller said he had three
themes in his campaign
for the Railroad Commission: increasing the public’s
confidence and trust in the
agency; reforming and modernization of the agency’s
regulations; and protection
of surface owner rights.
“The Railroad Commission
has arguably done a pretty
decent job of resolving conflicts between folks with economic interests — mineral
rights owners, small oil companies, major oil companies,
operating in Texas.
“It is important that sound science be our
guide in determining if there are any links to seismic activity,” she said. “I welcome Dr. Pearson’s
expertise to help us work on these issues.”
At SMU, while a PhD student, Pearson was a
graduate research assistant to Dr. Brian Stump,
an SMU professor who is a member of the SMU
earthquake team currently studying North Texas
seismic activity. Pearson is a member of the
Seismological Society of America, American
Geophysical Union and American Association of
Petroleum Geologists.
A former ranch manager in McCamey, Pearson has been a strong advocate of protecting
and conserving Texas groundwater and surface
water, and he currently serves as vice president
of the Upton County Water District.
As the Railroad Commission’s in-house seismologist, Pearson’s duties will include:
coordinating with other academic experts
studying seismic events in Texas;
obtaining, studying and interpreting various forms of data to evaluate seismic activity
associated with known faults and historic and/
or ongoing oil and gas exploration and production
activities;
leading efforts to conduct research as well
as internally integrate oil and gas science with
seismic science;
coordinating communications and information gathering with stakeholders;
reviewing, analyzing, interpreting and commenting on technical data from seismic data
sources, computer models and digital maps; and
developing recommendations and action
plans.
pipelines,” he said. “People
who have surface rights but
no economic interests are often left out of the equation.
“That’s something some of
you have been experiencing,
and something that needs to
change.”
Brown, who visited Decatur last month, said he has
issued a press release calling for a moratorium on injection well operations until
the state agency can state
with confidence that the
earthquakes are not a result
of injection wells.
“The approach we take as
a state agency right now is
to put the burden of proof
on you, to prove to the state
that a link does exist, as opposed to putting the burden
on the state to prove that a
link does not exist,” he said.
“It should be the other way
around.”
Brown said government
that doesn’t represent its
people is a failed government.
“We talk about government as some supernatural
entity that we feel like we
can’t control,” he said. “Government is people — it’s the
people we elect.
“Every one of us has a
state representative, a state
senator, that we elect. It’s
not one of those things that
everyone hates Congress
but they love their congress
person. No. You can’t separate the two.
“Your government is your
state representative, and
if your state representative isn’t speaking for you
on these issues that matter
most to you, then they’re not
serving you well,” he added.
“They are the government
that’s failing you — not
some unknown entity, but
that person, is failing you.”
Britt makes points
The person Decatur’s
Matthew Britt is opposing,
Republican State Rep. Phil
King, is seeking his ninth
term in the Texas House.
King was listed as one of
those who would be at the
forum — but he did not attend.
Britt, who ran as a Green
Party candidate two years
ago, will be on the ballot as a
Democrat this November in
an effort to represent Parker and Wise counties in the
61st District.
“I know I seem a bit young,
but I feel like we need to get
involved right now if we’re
going to make a change before it’s too late,” he said.
“We’ve got a lot of issues.
We’re dealing with major
water issues right now, and
this goes along with the
earthquake issue.”
Britt said the Railroad
Commission is “not even
answering questions” and
legislators “won’t listen” to
their constituents.
“We’ve just got an unresponsive system right now,”
he said. “I really care about
families and communities,
and I don’t like to see it
when we’re put at risk for
the sake of a quick buck.”
He said the oil and gas industries are “migratory” —
the jobs disappear once the
wells are drilled — but longtime residents of communities “get stuck” with the environmental consequences
of drilling.
“There’s no liability, no accountability when we have
issues like earthquakes,
water contamination, loss
of water,” he said. “I’m not
anti-industry. I just feel
like we should be more responsible. We have a huge
economic boom coming from
this, and we should use this
to transition into another
economic boom.
“We just can’t destroy
what we have here.”
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Avance Académico Curriculum Night
Abril 8 - 5:30 pm
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Habrá una reunión informativa para los padres
que están considerando nombrar a su hijo para el
Programa de Dotados y Talentos en Decatur ISD el
martes 8 de abril a las 05:30 en la DISD Board Room
de Decatur. Se discutirán evaluación y calificación. Las
nominaciones se recibirán Miercoles, 16 de abril. Si
no puede asistir, por favor póngase en contacto con
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[email protected].
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GOLF
Eagles, Sissies eye
repeat at district
BY RICHARD GREENE
[email protected]
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CONTINUING TO SHINE — Bridgeport’s Lexi Read will try to follow up last year’s District 9-3A title
Wednesday at the league tournament at Tanglewood in Pottsboro.
Read: Sophomore aims for title
Continued from page 10
high expectations. She’s averaged an 85 this
spring. She put together her lowest round of
the season March 24 at Robson Ranch, shooting 80.
“I felt some pressure of playing good,” Read
said. “I’m starting to learn from it. It’s all mental. You don’t get upset after a bad shot.”
While she’s not repeated her regional round
so far this year, Green said she may be playing
better overall.
“Scorewise she’s not scoring as well. But she’s
hitting the ball more crisp,” Green said. “If her
management gets better and she starts making
some putts, she’ll really come on.”
Read points out that is was around district
that her game came on last year as her driving
improved. She now driving the ball between
220 and 230 yards.
“I’ve always had a good short game. My long
game just started clicking,” Read said.
As she proved last year, a little competition
also brings out the best in her.
“When someone is challenging me, that’s
when I play my best,” Read said.
Led by freshmen, the Decatur Eagles
and Bridgeport Sissies cruised to the District 9-3A titles last spring on their way
to state tournament appearances.
The two squads hope to use this year’s
district tournament that starts Wednesday at Tanglewood Golf Resort in Pottsboro as another launching point to state.
Squads tee off at 9 a.m. for the first
round. The second round will be at Turtle Hill Golf Course in Muenster April 7.
After winning the 9-3A crown by 13
strokes last year as a freshman, Drew
Jones is back to lead the Eagles. He
posted rounds of 74 and 72 last year at
district.
He’s yet to shoot those scores this
spring.
“We’re excited to see if we’re going to
get Drew’s A game,” said Decatur coach
Fernando Escobar. “He’s yet to show his
full potential this spring.”
He will be joined on the course by just
two members of last year’s district-winning squad — Brenden Kerby and Cade
Lamirand. Rounding out the squad will
be Bryce Elder and freshman Hayden
Bennett.
“Hayden’s hard work is paying off, and
he’s been consistently improving,” Escobar said.
“If we stick to our gameplan, we should
be all right.”
Decatur shot a 625 last year to beat
second-place Bridgeport by 83 strokes.
Escobar doesn’t expect similar results
this year.
“We only beat Bridgeport by two
strokes at Tanglewood and 16 strokes at
Robson Ranch,” Escobar said. “It’s not going to be a runaway.”
Bridgeport coach Alan Green expects
his Bulls squad of Ty Reed, Brayden
Garrett, Blake Boyd, Brazier Talley and
Austin Lennard to make a run at Decatur.
“We have a couple of guys — Ty and
Blake — that are on the course all the
time,” Green said. “Ty has broke 80 once
this year. You hope to see them see the
fruits of their labor.”
On the girls side, the Sissies are favored to repeat behind sophomore Lexi
Read and freshman Brooke Irion. Read,
the defending league champ and regional runner-up, has averaged 85 this
spring. Irion has been even better in her
first high school campaign averaging 83.
“There’s a lot of talent and potential in
a freshman and sophomore,” Green said.
Remi Swensson and Ashlie Lennard
complete the squad. Swensson lowered
her score by 10 strokes between her last
two tournaments. Green said Lennard,
a new player, continues to improve each
time on the course.
Decatur will have one girl in the district tournament — Kaylee Hogdon.
“She’s got a good chance to make it to
regionals, if she can get her short game
going,” Escobar said.
Panthers:
Ponder
holds
on
for
victory
Brothers set
TENNIS
for district
tourney
A pair of Decatur brothers will take
their shot at locking up a regional
tennis berth Wednesday and Thursday at the District 9-3A Tournament.
The tournament in Krum starts
with the preliminary rounds Wednesday at 9 a.m. The championships and
playbacks will be Thursday.
Jared Amos, a former top singles
player for Decatur, has joined his
brother Jimmy to create a formidable
doubles squad. The duo won their first
tournament and several matches.
“They just started. They thought
it’d be their best chance to make it to
regionals,” said Decatur tennis coach
Rhonda Whiteaker. “It’s been a good
move. They won in Bowie and their
last few matches.”
Whiteaker said the duo and boys
singles player Pedro Marson will be
Decatur’s top regional chances.
Marson, a foreign-exchange student from Brazil, won the Bowie
Tournament.
FOOTBALL
Northwest
narrows field
to four
Northwest officials are planning to
swiftly find the Texans’ next head football coach and athletic coordinator.
Northwest ISD Executive Athletic
Director Susan Elza said via text Monday that she plans to “take a name to
the board on April 14.”
She added that four candidates are
interviewing for the job.
The new coach will replace Bill Patterson, who left Northwest last week to
take the head coaching job at Sherman.
Patterson spent five seasons on the
Northwest sidelines posting a record of
23-30 and making three playoff appearances. The Texans went 8-3 in the past
two seasons and fell in the bi-district
round of the Class 5A playoffs.
Elza previously said the district
wanted to get the new coach in place
soon. The Texans are slated to start
spring football practice April 22.
Continued from page 10
rounded the bases on the sinking
liner, Ponder’s lanky right fielder
Josh Peterson made a headfirst
dive toward center field to snag
the ball inches before hitting the
ground and finally securing the
11-9 Ponder victory.
Peterson’s catch ended Paradise’s rally from nine runs down
in the final inning two runs short
and dropped the Panthers (14-5-1)
to 3-2 in District 9-2A.
“We’re fine. This doesn’t change
anything,” said Paradise shortstop
Jarret Holt. “We needed this. We
were on a pedestal and needed to
be knocked down a bit.”
Ponder delivered an early wakeup call with seven runs in the
first two innings on three doubles
among seven hits. Ponder built the
lead to 11-1 in the top of the fifth.
Ponder starter Collin Knight
held Paradise to a run on five hits
over the first four-plus innings and
came two outs from finishing off
Paradise in the fifth.
Knight pitched six innings, allowing four runs — three earned
— on seven hits.
“You have to give them credit.
They played a great game,” said
Paradise coach Mike Fehler.
“No. 20 (Knight) pitched well for
them.”
A one-out, RBI-double by Berry
to right-center field scored Andy
Hogan and kept the Panthers from
being run-ruled.
With his team still alive, Jarret
Holt, who took over in relief for
Berry and Corbin Holt with one
out in the fifth, silenced the Ponder
bats. He pitched a scoreless and
hitless final two and two-thirds.
“I was just throwing strikes,”
Jarret Holt said. “That’s what we
needed to do. We weren’t really
changing up our pitches early.”
Down by nine runs entering the
seventh, Hogan started the inning
with an infield single and came
in to score on a double by Colton
Meadows. Berry brought Meadows
home with a groundout to second.
The next seven Panthers reached
base. Dillon Meadows pulled Paradise within three runs with a tworun single to center. He made it 119, scoring on a wild pitch.
Dillon Meadows went 3-for-5.
Paradise’s Sam Robinson and
Hogan worked walks and moved
to second and third.
Ponder went to its fourth pitcher
of the inning Carson Knight with
the tying runs aboard. He struck
out Colton Meadows before Peterson made the final out to end the
game with his play in right field.
BASEBALL
Maag homers as Alvord wins second straight
Kory Maag homered and drove
in three runs Friday to lead the Alvord Bulldogs to a 15-5 pasting of
Millsap.
The win improved Alvord to 9-11
and 2-4 in District 9-2A.
Lane Peace continued to swing
a hot bat, driving in three runs, going 2-for-3 with a double. He also
scored three runs.
Mason Clower and Bryce Bull
added a pair of RBIs each.
Cassidy Patterson picked up the
win, allowing five runs on eight hits
with five strikeouts.
over Waco Vanguard College Prep.
The non-district win extended
the Eagles’ winning streak to six
games and improved them to 10-92 on the season.
Givens went 4-for-4 and doubled
three times. He doubled in a run
in the Eagles’ six-run sixth inning
that ended the game.
Nick Trachta also had a big day
at the plate for the Eagles, going
2-for-4 with four RBIs.
Cain Lowe earned the win allowing one run on two hits over five innings. He struck out seven.
Decatur 12, Waco Vanguard 1
Austin Givens led off with a double and scored one of his four runs
in the first inning Saturday to set
the Decatur Eagles off to a 12-1 win
Sanger 5, Bridgeport 2
Sanger scored three in the fourth
inning and added a run in the fifth
and seventh to get by the Bridgeport Bulls 5-2 Friday.
The loss dropped the Bulls to
4-16 and 0-3 in District 9-3A.
Daniel Garcia allowed four runs
— one earned — in five innings on
five hits. He struck out three.
“Daniel did a great job pitching throughout his five innings of
work,” said Bridgeport coach Ted
Leps. “We have to play a little better
defense when we know our pitchers
are going to throw a lot of ground
balls.”
The Bulls made three errors
leading to three unearned runs.
Alex Samples doubled and scored
a run for the Bulls.
Chico 6, Archer City 1
Tyler Melton held Archer City to
a run on three hits over his seven
innings Friday to lead Chico to a
6-1 win.
Chico improved to 12-3 and 6-1 in
District 9-A.
The Dragons rallied from a 1-0
deficit with four runs in the fifth
and two in sixth.
Melton and Jaston McBee drove
in two runs each and doubled for
the Dragons’ only extra-base hits.
Richland 4, Northwest 1
The Richland Rebels plated three
runs in the first inning and held
on for a 4-1 victory Friday over the
Northwest Texans.
Four Richland pitchers held
Northwest to a run on three hits
and piled up 10 strikeouts.
Victor DeJesus knocked in the
Texans’ lone run by Colin Rhodes
in the fifth.
SOFTBALL
Mader strikes out seven in win over Millsap
Alvord’s Mikena Mader struck
out seven while shutting out
Millsap Friday in an 18-0 victory.
Eight Lady Bulldogs piled up
hits. Reagan Guthrie went 2-for3 with a triple and three RBIs.
Maddie Espinoza also had two
hits. Kaely Beaver doubled and
knocked in a run.
Alvord batters worked 13
walks.
The Lady Bulldogs improved to
14-7 and 2-5 in District 9-2A.
Sanger 7, Bridgeport 0
The Bridgeport Sissies couldn’t
scratch out a run against Sanger
Friday, falling 7-0.
The Sissies fell to 9-9 and 0-3 in
District 9-3A.
Kensley Turner went 2-for-2
for the Sissies. Tabby Rivera, Shiloh Weirich, Taylor Jamieson and
Cheyenne Davidson had hits.
Decatur 6, FW Country Day 3
The Decatur Lady Eagles
picked up a second straight win
Friday, beating Country Day
6-3.
Decatur jumped out to a 5-0
lead in the first two innings.
All six Paradise runs came in
the bottom of the third. Reagan
Taylor drove in two runs, going
3-for-3 with a pair of doubles.
Bailey Higgins added two RBIs.
Ponder 23, Paradise 6
The District 9-2A leading Ponder Lady Lions took advantage
of 10 Paradise errors Friday in
a 23-6 win.
The 10 errors led to 13 unearned runs for the Lady Lions.
Keller 16, Northwest 2
Keller remained unbeaten
and alone atop District 4-5A
Friday with a 16-2 win over the
Northwest Lady Texans.
The loss dropped Northwest
to 12-11 and 4-4 in district.
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TRACK AND
FIELD
Freier
flies to
record
Desiree Freier defied gravity once again Saturday with a
record-setting performance.
The Northwest senior set
the national high school record clearing 14-3.25 in the
girls pole vault at the 87th
Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays
at Mike Myers Stadium at the
University of Texas in Austin.
Freier garnered the meet’s
Most Outstanding High School
Performer award.
“I went out there and had my
mind focused on the national
record,” Freier said by phone
Monday after returning from
Austin. “I love jumping there.
I’ve always jumped well at UT.”
The Arkansas-bound Freier
has won two Class 5A state
titles at Mike Myers and garnered a silver medal at the
track as freshman.
The record vault beat her
previous best of 14-2.75 that
she cleared at the New Balance Nationals to establish the
indoor record last month.
“For me, the biggest thing is
that I don’t aim for a place or
medal,” Freier said. “I go for
the next height and push myself enough to get there.”
Freier missed only one vault,
at 13-5.25, before her record
effort. She cleared 13-5.25 on
her second try and 13-9.25 on
the first effort. After getting
14-3.25, she made three tries
at 14-6.
“I don’t remember the vaults.
People say I almost had the
first one,” Freier said. “The last
one I ran through.”
Freier wasn’t the only Northwest athlete to bring home a
medal from the prestigious
meet.
The 4x800 relay team of
Clarence
Cordova,
Jacob
Suchors, Ty Thomas and Zach
Kirkland took silver with a
time of 7:52.55. District 4-5A
rival Keller won the race in
7:49.52.
Suchors, Cordova and Kirkland joined Kerry Gleason in
the distance medley relay that
finished fourth in 10:25.85.
Northwest’s discus thrower
Duke Kicinski came in eighth
with a throw of 173-11.
SPORTS
GOLF
Back on same course
Read returns to site of best high school round
BY RICHARD GREENE
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SHOOTING TO REPEAT — Bridgeport sophomore Lexi Read captured the District 9-3A title last season at Tanglewood
Golf Resort in Pottsboro. She returns to the course Wednesday for district.
Last April, Lexi Read
opened the second round of
the Class 3A Region II tournament at Tanglewood with
four bogeys.
Then with one stroke
turned her round around.
“I chipped in an eagle on
the sixth hole. That’s when
it all changed,” Read recalled Monday. “I had my
lowest round in a tournament.”
Read posted a 77 to finish
with a two-round 143 and
second-place finish on the
course outside Pottsboro.
Wednesday, the Bridgeport sophomore returns to
Tanglewood for the opening round of the District
9-3A tournament. It’s also
where she won the district
tournament last year by 18
strokes.
“It’s all right,” Read said
about the course. “I’ve
played it six or seven times.
I’ve just learned to play it
from the times in the past.”
Read started hitting the
links when she was 8 and
began playing in tournaments at 12.
“My dad got me into it. I
like it. It’s fun,” she said.
It’s that enjoyment of the
sport that keeps her on the
driving range several hours
during the week and fills
her weekends with practice
rounds.
“I probably spend 20
hours per week practicing
and over the weekend play
a lot,” Read said. “I like
spending my time out here.”
That work shows up on
the course and helped her
through a strong freshman
campaign that concluded
with a top-20 finish in the
Class 3A golf championships.
“She works really hard at
it,” said Bridgeport coach
Alan Green. “Any success is
from the time she puts in.”
But when a round goes
awry, Read is the one that
is most critical of herself.
“There are no excuses
made if it doesn’t go her
way,” Green said.
After last year’s strong
season, Read admitted that
she entered this year with
See Read on page 8
BASEBALL
Panther
rally falls
short
Catch in right saves
game for Ponder
BY RICHARD GREENE
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GETTING AWAY — Paradise’s Andy Hogan watches the ball get by him on a throw to third Friday during the Panthers’ loss to Ponder. Hogan singled
and scored in the Panthers’ seven-run rally in the bottom of the seventh that left them two runs short in an 11-9 decision.
After his team rallied for seven
runs in the bottom of the seventh
Friday, Paradise’s Caiden Berry
stepped to the plate with the tying
runs at second and third.
On a 1-2 pitch, Berry drove a ball
into the gap in right-center field for
what looked to be his third double
of the game. As Paradise runners
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Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
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That reminds me of a story...
BY GERRY LEWIS
[email protected]
“My dad has a song and a
story for everything.”
For years, this has been
favorite son’s assessment of
my approach to life. I probably got it from my dad, who
got it from his.
I can’t wait for the day
that one of my grandchildren says something similar
about my son, an actor who
not only tells the stories but
dramatizes them in grand
and entertaining fashion.
I have to admit that, for
me, life really is a series of
stories. Perhaps “series” is
not the right word because
that implies sequence.
Maybe life is a “tapestry”
of stories, with threads of
one story interwoven with
others.
This morning I read
Psalm 90:1-2: “Lord, you
have been our dwelling
place in all generations.
Before the mountains were
brought forth, or ever you
had formed the earth and
the world, from everlasting
to everlasting you are God.”
Thirty
years ago I
performed
my senior
voice recital at West
Texas State
University
Life
(now West
Matters Texas A&M)
to complete
my Bachelor
of Music Education degree.
The final song on my recital
program was called “The
Prophet’s Prayer” — an aria
from the opera “Samuel”
written by my voice professor, Royal Brantley.
Mr. B was more than a
professor; he was a mentor
and father figure. For four
years, I spent at least an
hour a week with him, oneon-one, in his studio.
Besides singing, we talked
about life and spiritual
things. He told me early on
that he was Methodist by
heritage and Presbyterian
by association. He also told
me that his family had a
long-running aversion to
Baptists. We laughed about
that a lot.
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Do you know what your risk of developing breast cancer
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Of the remaining number, half either underestimated or
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When Mr. B introduced
this aria to me as a possibility for my recital, he told me
about his fascination with
the biblical character Samuel, whom he described as a
circuit-riding preacher. When
he wrote his opera, he had
Samuel singing Psalm 90.
Psalm 90 is likely the
earliest of all the psalms
recorded in the Bible. It
was written by Moses at
least 300 years earlier and
likely would have been wellknown by Samuel.
Through those many
hours and in the years following, I came to a conclusion about Mr. B. A worldclass baritone, he turned
down many opportunities
for advancement of his
career, choosing to spend
almost 40 years at a small
university in the Texas
Panhandle, investing his
life teaching young adults.
When I preached the message at his funeral service
(at his request), I noted
that he was, in many ways,
a Samuel who spent his
life anointing generations
of Davids to fulfill their
calling (1 Samuel 16).
Who’s your Samuel — I
mean the person(s) who
helped set you on the course
to fulfill your calling? Who’s
your David — the person
into whose life you are
investing?
Our lives matter so much
to God that He is constantly
weaving us through the
tapestry of His story.
And that reminds me of
another story ...
Dr. Gerry Lewis, author,
blogger, church consultant
and leadership coach,
serves as executive director
of the Harvest Baptist Association headquartered in
Decatur.
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week’s Decatur Chamber of Commerce luncheon. Joey Cantu, who plans to attend Baylor
University and study pre-med to be an orthopedic surgeon, has been in track, baseball, football,
choir and National Honor Society. He is president of the Spanish NHS and was recently voted
“Mr. DHS.” Brianna Carter is in the student council, is NHS historian and plays catcher on the
Lady Eagles varsity softball team. She plans to attend Tarleton State University in the honors
program, study wildlife management and play softball with plans to work at a zoo.
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Cattle sorting and chute
management program planned
BY TODD VINEYARD
[email protected]
There will be a cattle
sorting and chute management program Thursday, April 17, at Charlie
Morrison’s Ranch just
outside Decatur. Registration is at 9:30 a.m., and
the program is 10 a.m. to
noon.
Dr. Ron Gill, professor
and Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension livestock specialist, will cover topics
such as pen sorting cattle
and behavior traits in a
cattle pen setting. He will
also discuss proper chute
management when working cattle. Participants
will receive two hours of
Beef Quality Assurance (BQA)
credit for
participating in the
program.
The
program is
hosted by
the Wise
County
Livestock and Forage
Committee, and lunch is
sponsored by Agvantage
Farm and Ranch Supply
in Decatur.
Cost is $10. To pre-register, call the Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service at 940-627-3341 or
come by the office at 206
S. State St. in Decatur.
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Driving directions
To get to Morrison’s ranch,
take U.S. 81/287 South from
Decatur and turn east on
Farm Road 2264. Go one mile
and turn left on County Road
4221. Go 1/8 mile and continue across the cattle guard
to the cattle pens.
Todd Vineyard is a Wise
County Extension agent.
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Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
WISE COUNTY MESSENGER
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FARM AND RANCH
• Let Me Fix It
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• Lawn & Garden
• Livestock
• Livestock Care/
Training
• Livestock Lost & Found
• Real Estate for Sale • Mobile Homes
• Acreage
• Wanted to Buy
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• Condos/Town Homes
• Duplexes
• Homes
• Lots
• Apartments
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• Roommate Wanted
• Spaces & Lots
• For Lease
• Wanted to Rent
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• Facilities
• Storage Buildings
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous
• Auctions
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
• Acreage
• Business Property
• Condos/Town Homes
• Duplexes
• Homes • Lots
• Mobile Homes
• Wanted to Buy
Acreage
Acreage
Apartments
HIGHWAY 455
between Montague & Forestburg.
Approximately 36-acres, will divide
into 2 18-acre tracts. Trees, wildlife,
deep water well. Owner finance/no
credit check. (940)872-1712,
(940)233-0364.
Homes
37.46 ACRES
3/2 brick, fireplace, crown molding,
carpet, tile, well, tank, fenced,
$320,000. Evans Associates Realty,
LLC. (940)841-3547.
BEAUTIFUL 3-BEDROOM
2-bath, brick home in Boyd, on a
large corner lot. Large master suite
and bathroom. $155,500. (817)9968659.
14 ACRES
3/2 double wide, north of Decatur.
Assumable note with down payment. Selling due to health reasons.
(940)466-9705.
GREENWOOD AREA
5+ acres, brick home with fireplace,
barn, fenced, well, clean pasture.
Nice view on ridge, house sits off
road, circle drive. $158,000.
(940)393-3145.
sSunset - ACRESWITHPOWER
$50,000
s.3UNSETACRES$ENTON#REEK
GOODFARMHUNTINGPLACE
$3,500 per acre
s.!lvord - PRIME(WY#2
&RONTAGEACRES$12,000 per acre
sSunset - ACRESGOODCATTLE
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FRONTAGE$145,000
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RUGGED$60,000
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ROUGHCOASTAL$105,000
s3UNSETACRES260ARK
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940-845-2120
940-393-0421 Cell
HORSES OK!
Cowboys, too? New custom, 4-bedroom mini-ranchette. $803/down,
$791/month. EZ qualify now.
(940)626-806.
KOZY KOTTAGE
New 3-bedroom, 2-bath, acres, privacy galore! Only $501/down, Only
$636/month. Hurry, move in.
(940)626-8066.
LARGE FAMILY HOME
Alvord, near schools. 3/3/1.
$94,900. Motivated seller. (817)7812481, realtor.
QUALIFIED FOR 0 DOWN
FINANCING
Affordable, updated, clean. 3/2/3/3,
1/4+ acre. Convenient, Decatur location. Too much to list! $109,999.
(940)399-3900, agent.
NEW BRICK HOME
Runaway Bay, Bridgeport, Decatur.
City lots and acreage available.
(817)733-3444.
NEW CUSTOM HOMES
Payments as low as $1,199 with 0
down available!
Call us now at (817)733-3444.
Farm And Ranch
DIVISION
207 Acres/House, Bridgeport
85 Acres, Bridgeport
318 Acre Ranch, Alvord
1605 Acres, Montague County $3,500/acre
275 Acres Ranch 2 Homes/Arena
429 Acres, Montague County $2,950/acre
109 Acres, Bridgeport
FOR SALE BY OWNER
4 acres in Shadow Wood division,
Alvord. $35,000. Call (940)210-0744
for information.
OVERSIZED LOT
for sale in Eagle Addition, Decatur.
Great building site with trees.
(940)577-1703.
85 Acres, Bridgeport
RENTALS
97 Acres, Chico $3,750/acre
45 Acres, Chico
• Apartments • Business
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45 Acres, Decatur
122 Acres, Bridgeport
38 Acres, Paradise 2 homes
139
Acres,
Chico $3,850/acre
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4.48 acres for sale. 6.2 miles south
of Bridgeport, off FM 920. Possible
owner finance. Serious inquiries
only, (940)595-8224.
BRIDGEWOOD
Executive Suites
Bridgeport, TX
2 & 3 Bedrooms
Available
Call Marilyn Gokey
940-536-9346
Business Property
OFFICE BUILDING
for rent, 1802 S. Trinity, Decatur. 4
private offices, fenced yard, storage
room, approximately 3/4 acre.
(940)393-3839, (940)389-1176.
Commercial office space for lease. 4
offices, kitchenette, parking lot. 405
W. Walnut, Decatur. Call for details.
(940)389-4736.
Commercial space for lease. 600
West Walnut, Decatur. 800 or 1600
sq. ft. Will build to suit. Contact
Linda Reed, Karl Klement Properties. (940)627-6362
EXECUTIVE SUITES available for
lease, Double Creek Capital, LTD
building. Multiple units available. For
more
information,
call
(940)627-6450.
HIGH TRAFFIC, BRIDGEPORT
Office space, 650 square feet,
$450/month. Retail space, 1,150
square feet, $650/month. (940)3999492.
Condos & Town Homes
1 acre lots for sale/lease for double
wides in the Ponder/Justin area.
Ponder ISD. Moving assistance
available to qualified homeowners.
Contact Jeff, (940)648-5263.
Homes
Bridgeport, newer large 2 or 3-bedroom, 2-bath brick duplex w/patio,
laundry room, huge closets. No
pets, no smoking. $745/month plus
deposit. Agent, (940)577-5499.
www.BridgewoodExecutiveSuites.com
Lots
Sue Ann Denton, Inc.
Duplexes
1/1 condo, Runaway Bay. Close to
lake & pool. Available April.
$500/month, $500/deposit. Call
(940)399-8880.
Town house, 2/2, 1,200+ square
feet, Runaway Bay. WBFP, CH/A
Jacuzzi tub, covered balcony/patio,
large yard. $840/month includes water, lawn service. 1-year lease.
Small pets OK with non-refundable
deposit, $250/pet, $500/deposit,
$100/water deposit. No smoking.
Available 4-1-2014. Call Don,
(214)912-4653.
Duplexes
2-bedroom, 2-bath duplex in Bridgeport. $750/month, $350/deposit,
$400/pet deposit. Call after 7p.m.,
(940)748-2228.
Beautiful new apartment for lease,
Boyd. 2-bedroom available. Close to
schools, shopping. Granite counter
tops, hardwood cabinets, backyards
and more. 1-year lease, security deposit, background/credit check required. (940)433-8830.
DUPLEX
Bridgeport, 2-bedroom available,
$775/month. Call Donna, (940)3891615.
Sunflower Duplexes, 2-bedroom, 2bath, all electric. No pets, Paradise
ISD. $700/month, $500/deposit.
(940)393-9657.
Homes
RUNAWAY BAY
3/1.5 home, 1,600 square feet, all
electric, carpet/tile, attached carport,
washer/dryer connection, double
fireplace. Very clean. (817)3120421.
1-bedroom, 1-bath house, 3726
Highway 287 North, between Decatur/Alvord. $700/month. (817)9295910.
Storage Buildings
DECATUR: 3/2/1 duplex,
$850/month. Office space, just off
Decatur square, $350/month.
COTTONDALE: 2/2 w/storage,
$750/month.
Cannon Property Management,
(940)627-6265.
Large 3 or 4-bedroom, 2-bath home
for lease in Wise County. Call
(940)389-0636 for appointment to
view home.
Mobile Homes
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EMPLOYMENT
• Business Opportunity
• Employment Information
• Adult/Elderly Care
• Childcare
• Food Service • Medical/
Dental • Miscellaneous
• Office • Retail/Sales
• Trades • Work Wanted
Chico. 2-bedroom, 2-bath mobile, no
pets. Casa mòvill de 2 habitaciones,
2 baños, no mascotas. $550/month,
$550/deposit. (940)255-5913,
(214)926-2613.
NEWARK 4/2
mobile home on 1 acre. Nice, fresh
paint, storage, close to lake. Northwest ISD. No large pets. $720/month,
$400/deposit. (682)551-0424,
(682)559-1512.
1505 N. Bus. 287
Decatur - 2/1
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Adult & Elderly Care
$500/deposit
402 E. Ash
Decatur - 3/2.5/1
$1,090/month
VOTED BEST SELF
STORAGE IN WISE
COUNTY
Free lock with rental of unit
0 credit check. 2, 3 & 4-bedroom
homes, $550-$1,500/month, for
sale/rent. Owner finance land/home
packages, 1.5-4 acres. Ponder ISD,
pets OK. (940)648-5263,
www.ponderei.com.
Spence
Properties
$895/month
DECATUR SELF STORAGE
$500/deposit
817-825-4647
3/2/2
in Bridgeport. $1,000/month,
$500/deposit. No smoking, no pets.
Close to schools. Call (940)3898883.
123 Runaway Bay Drive, 3/2/2 brick,
available immediately. No smoking
or pets. $1,150/month. (940)5772426.
Boyd, 2-bedroom, refurbished. Very
clean, all appliances including washer/dryer. No pets. $675/month.
(817)444-3636.
CAROUSEL PROPERTIES
Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances,
washer/dryer connections, CH/A,
$850-$950/month, $1,000/deposit.
(940)539-0738.
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Home Instead Senior Care has immediate openings for hourly caregivers in Wise County. You must be
mature, experienced and able to
pass a criminal background check
and drug test. (972)317-0900.
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OPPORTUNITY
Country living, Chico. 3/2.5/2 brick.
Deposit required. No pets.
$850/month. (940)575-4251.
3-bedroom, 2-bath farm house for
rent. Call Beki, (817)307-3709.
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808 Cobb St. - Located in Bridgeport this 3/2 home with carport, barns and
pens sits on 10.8 acres and priced at $225,000. Call Mike Jones for details.
CR 3519 - 54.3 acres 5 miles south of Bridgeport between FM920 and FM2123.
Numerous large trees, 3 stock tanks, and plenty of road frontage. Wildlife in the
area. Farm house with vinyl siding, fenced yard, cellar in back yard. Outbuildings
include 2 barns and carport. Bridgeport ISD schools. Very quiet, paved road, great
place to retire or raise your children. $355,000 Call Mike Jones
1507 16th St - This 3/2 frame home situated on a corner lot with lots of
possibilities in it. This home features 2 living rooms, dress shop that could be
turned into a master bedroom or exercise room, lots of storage, needs some TLC
but not much. Priced at $80,000 and possible owner finance.
CR 3540 - 46.3 acres of rolling terrain and grass with county road down two sides
of the property. Perfect place to build a home on your own beautiful piece of Texas.
Fences are in good shape. The adjacent 144 acres and house is available as well.
Owners will look into subdividing the land as long as the boundaries make sense.
CR 3579 - Looking for that place to put your animals and build your home on this is
the place. 43.3 + or - acres of wooded to scattered trees with 2 tanks for watering.
Within minutes of downtown Cottondale and Paradise Schools. $5,000/acre
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$4,800/acre Ask for Mike Jones.
10 Shady Creek Lane - Great city life without the city. Two story brick 4/3.5
on 1.4 restricted acres features 2 lr’s, formal dr & breakfast area, split brs,
small office & game room. Large fenced backyard with in-ground salt water
pool. Reduced to $296,900
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EMPLOYMENT
Childcare
Medical & Dental
Help wanted at Little Angels Day
Care. Apply in person 1403 Hovey
Street, Bridgeport, TX. (940)6835620.
Katie's Kids Place is looking for parttime teachers, experience preferred.
Apply at 1714 Stadium Drive,
Bridgeport.
Medical & Dental
The Residences at Senior Care
Assisted Living Facility
NOW HIRING FOR THE
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940-626-2800
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Busy family practice office seeking
full-time, bilingual medical assistant.
Good pay, benefits and 401k.
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General labor needed in precast
manufacturing facility. Bilingual a
plus. Drug test/background check
mandatory. Apply at 11049 S. Highway 287, Rhome, TX; (817)6389053.
Help wanted for auto detailing &
metal polishing. Some experience
required. Call Paul at (940)3897611.
Now hiring automatic press silk
screen printer. Experience preferred, but will train if necessary.
Please send brief introduction with
resume to: [email protected].
Seasonal help wanted. Flexible
hours, neat appearance required.
Apply in person, Just Like New, 802
W. Main, Decatur.
Miscellaneous
Office
Temporary help wanted. General
handyman with tile and paint experience. Wage based on experience.
Se habla español. Please respond
by text to (940)577-4484. Williams
Properties.
Econo Lodge, 1709 Highway 287
South, Decatur, now hiring parttime/full-time front desk. Apply in
person.
Worker needed to set up mobile
homes,. Only apply if you have a
valid driver's license. R&B Mobile
Homes, (940)399-8876.
FULL-TIME
Office
FULL-TIME
CLERK/CASHIER.
City of Reno. Computer skills,
excellent customer service
to internal and external
customers; perform cash
handling, utility billing, and
other duties as required. H.S.
Diploma or GED required.
Send resume to:citysec@
cityofrenotx.com.
OPEN UNTIL FILLED.
E.O.E.
Gun Club Office assistant. Requirements: basic computer skills, math
skills, and people friendly. Wed.Sun., 9a.m.-6p.m. Starting $10/hour.
Contact (940)393-6402; or email
[email protected].
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Hendershot Equipment, Decatur is
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Apply in person at 1841 N. US Highway 287.
MARKETING & SALES
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ENERGY WORLDNET
Responsibilities will include providing administrative support between
departments. Excellent communication, organizational, and computer
skills are essential. View posting at
www.energyworldnet.com/careers.
SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS WANTED
Bridgeport ISD is now accepting applications for full and part-time bus
drivers. This is a great opportunity
for college students, retired persons
and stay-at-home parents looking to
earn extra income. Interested persons must be able to pass the required physical and drug and alcohol screening, meet driving record
standards, pass criminal background investigations, obtain a commercial driver s license and complete driver certification training. If
interested please complete an online application at www.bridgeportisd.net. Contact David Pewitt at
(940)683-5877 for more information.
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dependable and able to multi-task, must have
excellent computer skills. Quick Books
experience a plus. Pay depends on
experience and skill.
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Porter
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Paid holidays, vacation & training
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Must be dependable with good driving record,
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605 N. Business 287, Suite 102, Decatur, Texas
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EMPLOYMENT
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Trades
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Trades
Trades
Now hiring truck driver, par-time/fulltime, Class A or B CDL required, experienced driver only. Starts
$15/hour, performance bonuses.
Hauling in Wise and surrounding
counties. Apply @ Cox Ready Mix,
872 S. Highway 101, Chico.
Dustrol,
Inc.
Now Hiring
1st & 2nd
Shifts
Apply in person
2188 Hwy 380 East Decatur
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Heavy equipment operators needed.
Trinity Materials, Inc. is currently
seeking responsible person for a
heavy equipment operator position.
Candidate must be able to operate
an excavator. Also, must be able to
perform daily pre-shift inspections,
do preventative maintenance and
service mobile equipment. Must follow MSHA and company rules and
regulations. Regular and predictable attendance is required. Candidate must be able to pass a background check and drug screen.
Please apply in person at: Trinity
Materials Plant, 2939 W. Highway
114, Paradise, TX, 76076. EOE.
H.P.S., LLC, Texascraft.com, on FM
2264 in Decatur, TX., looking for
motivated, energetic person with experience in manufacturing environment. Future position and advancement opportunities for the right person. Please send resume to H.P.S.,
LLC, P.O. Box 0855-76078, Rhome,
TX 76078, marked VRA-2014.
Bus driver wanted at Chico I.S.D.
Starting pay $12.88/hour, increases
with experience. Call Maury Martin,
(940)644-2220, ext. 1014.
Highway Construction Company
Service technician needed. Ag/construction experience. Must have own
tools. Full benefits, paid vacation.
Apply in person at 1841 N US Highway 287, Decatur.
817-430-3958
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Equipment Operators
for heavy equipment.
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a plus.
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END-Dump Drivers.
*New Late Model
Lightweight Equipment
*Top Competitive Pay
*Weekly Pay Guarantees
*Family Medical Insurance
portion paid by company
*Family Dental and Vision
Insurance Available
*401(k) Available
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*Home Daily
Contact us at 940-683-0001 or
come by our Bridgeport Office
3338 S. Hwy. 101
Pepper A/C is looking to hire HVAC
technician. Qualifications: EPA license, valid driver's license, clean
criminal background, clean driving
record, provide own tools, registered with TDLR, reliable, honest,
dependable, NATE certified a plus,
experience necessary. Call
(940)648-2692.
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CITY CONCRETE, INC.
has the following positions
that need to be filled at our
Rhome, Texas facility:
Supercuts, Decatur, now hiring licensed cosmotologist. Guaranteed
wage plus commission. Loan assistance programs. Paid holidays & vacations. Contests, prizes, merchandise discounts, opportunity for advancement. (940)626-4829.
Concrete transit
mixer truck
operator
Class A or B CDL
Truck drivers needed, Class A-CDL
with tanker endorsement. Must have
truck driving experience; tank truck
experience preferred. Call (940)7360758, 8a.m.-5p.m., Mon.-Fri.
Truck Maintenance
Mechanic
Tools Provided
Wise County company seeking applications. Senior press brake operator with training experience,
$20/hour. Laser operator with 2+
years experience, $15/hour. Apply
online: texasjobs.weebly.com; or fax
resume to (940)312-7896.
The above positions include paid
holidays, paid vacations, and
uniforms for all applicants that
complete the probationary period.
Applicants for these positions must
be willing to undergo random drug
testing, safety training, and be
willing to work 50-60 plus hours
per week.
SERVICES
• Childcare
• Adult/Elderly Care
• Business
• Housecleaning
• Let Me Fix It
• Miscellaneous
• Tutoring
If you are interested in the above
positions, please call:
817-636-2690
Or to pick up an application, stop by:
90776 East Highway 114, 3 miles
east of Rhome, Texas
Big Lee's Plumbing is accepting applications. ONLY licensed plumbers
need apply. Drug screen & background check required. (940)2557375.
Blues Inspection
Services
SENIORS
Wise County. Foot care available in
your home. Call Magleine Kearns,
LVN, (940)389-0828.
NOW HIRING
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Business
BRUCE'S HOUSE LEVELING
Foundation repair, sheetrock, tape &
bedding repair. All work guaranteed!
Free estimates. 30 years experience. (817)690-2429.
Apply at
109 Lake Road, Bridgeport
CNC machinist needed in Paradise.
Mill & lathe. Fax resume: (817)5237111; or call (817)220-1290.
Drivers wanted! Local work, home
daily, competitive pay, benefits,
CDL-A, 1-year experience, great
driving record. (817)589-1455 or
(888)215-4285.
Drivers: Freymiller, The Truckers
Trucking Company! Solos, teams &
O/O openings! Competitive pay, bonus programs, great equipment. 6months CDL-A experience required.
1(800)257-1381, x330.
Electrician's helper needed. 2-3
years experience required. Residential & commercial. Email resume:
[email protected].
Hiring CDL drivers. Tanker endorsement and end dump. (940)389-2579
or (940)427-4953.
Local Decatur Company seeking
Maintenance Manager to oversee
the installation , repair and maintenance of production equipment and
building facilities, $16.00/hour apply
online texasjobs.weebly.com or fax
resume to 940-312-7896.
CATE CONCRETE
30-years experience, residential,
commercial. Patios, driveways,
slabs, retaining walls, tear out & replace. Dirt work. Free estimates.
(817)395-2321.
JOE TUCKER DRYWALL
& INSULATION
(940)389-0029
Sheetrock -:- Texture -:- Insulation.
New construction, remodeling, addons, spray foam & attic insulation.
PLUS K WELDING
(940)393-1848
All types farm, ranch, barns, fences,
carports. No job too big or too small.
Free estimates. (940)393-1848.
YOUNG'S CONSTRUCTION
Complete remodel solutions. No job
too small. 10% senior/veteran discount. 20+ years experience. Free
estimates. (940)389-2752.
Housecleaning
AFFORDABLE HOME CLEANING
18-years professional experience,
Wise County. Special 1-time, on-going services available. Current local
references. Supplies provided.
(940)389-4236.
Now accepting applications for both
CDL and non-CDL driving positions.
Email:
[email protected]
or call (940)648-3640 for more information.
BASIC CLEANING SERVICES
for homes or small businesses,
years of experience! Call (940)5777731 for free estimates.
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.
MAID IN THE SHADE
Cleaning Service. Honest, dependable. Residential, office, foreclosure
cleaning. Serving Wise/Denton area.
Great rates! Call Diedra, (903)6519239.
Lawn & Garden
HOME LEVELING SOLUTIONS
Pier/beam homes, slab/footing repair, mobile homes, small buildings,
sub-flooring, structural support repair. Family owned. (940)399-9616.
HOME REMODELING & ROOFING
siding, windows, insulation, paint,
custom tile work for bathrooms & kitchens. R&B General Construction
Services, (940)390-1718.
MIKE'S RV SERVICE
Service calls, insurance work, full repairs, parts, washing/detailing; work
on motorhomes, horse/enclosed
trailers. New location: 2 miles north,
FM 730, Decatur. (940)399-7565.
PRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
(940)577-4135. Remodeling, interior & exterior painting, drywall,
cabinets, trim, tile,
handyman jobs. Quality
work done right.
R&R CONSTRUCTION
Homes built, room additions, repair,
garages, decks, storage buildings,
remodels. All Types construction.
Quality & honest work. 40-years experience. (940)453-5733, (903)6249737.
Tutoring
MATH, SCIENCE TUTORING
in your home, 6-12th grades. B.A.
from UNT; Master's; 11-years teaching experience. Credentials available 1st visit. (940)433-3457.
FARM AND RANCH
• Farm Equipment • Fencing
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock
• Livestock Care/Training
• Livestock Lost & Found
• Livestock Stud Service
• Livestock Supplies
• Miscellaneous • Mowing
• Pasture & Feed • Poultry
Adult & Elderly Care
Christian woman available for elder
care. Certified Activity Director with
20-years experience in nursing
home/private care. References
available, reasonable rates.
(940)389-7772.
Farm Equipment
TWO 100-GALLON
aluminum, diamond plate fuel tanks
and G.P.I. pump. Like new. Stored
inside. $800. (940)433-3981.
940-626-9292
1809 US Hwy. 287 North, Decatur
(Across from AGVantage Farm Supply)
Remember
627-SLAB
For all your concrete needs!
Insist on Quality
Concrete, Inc.
Ty Kennedy 940-627-SLAB
FREE ESTIMATES
All Around
Wise County
Tractor Mowing
Brush Hog, Disc,
Tillering, Box Blade,
and Yard Mowing
Ronnie Lee
Small Acreage Mowing
940-395-7625
Cutting Edge
LAWN CARE
FULL SERVICE LAWN CARE
& LANDSCAPING
AT AN AFFORDABLE PRICE
Spencer Pryor - Owner
FREE ESTIMATES
Residential & Commercial
940-210-1683
Klean Kut
Lawn Care
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LOG SPLITTER
208 cc, LCT power horse engine,
24" splitting range, only used twice,
$725. Torro 6.5 HP, GTS motor,
bagger included, $250. Snapper
rider, 28" hi vac deck, 12.5 HP, Intek motor, complete double bagging
system, $500. Thief hydrometers,
tape gauges & multiple 3 & 4" fittings, $450. (940)395-0941.
MOWING, WEEDEATING, EDGING
Residential & commercial. Free estimates. (940)389-5126.
Fencing
3D FARM & RANCH SERVICES
All types fencing, metal buildings,
carports, custom gates, entrances,
cattle guards, mobile & shop welding, general clean-up, skid steer
work. YOU NAME IT, WE DO IT!!
Credit cards accepted. (940)2101242. Tx3dranch.com.
AFFORDABLE FENCING
All types, including
chain link, wood privacy, vinyl, farm fencing. Installation or repair. (940)626-9290.
www.affordablefencing.net
AL SALINAS FENCING
All types fencing. Braces, gates,
cattle guards, livestock shelters, carports, pre-made braces. (940)5770878. www.alsalinasfencing.com.
BOBBY'S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
Over 25-years' experience.
(817)444-3213.
First Class Fence Co., specializing
in automatic wrought iron gates, installation & repair. Chain link, wood,
iron. Free estimates. (817)230-9818.
Lawn & Garden
Sprigging
4 Counties:
Wise, Jack, Parker,
Tarrant
Coastal Bermuda
& Tipton 85
940-229-1045
940-229-1046
SPRAY-N-BEDLINERS
and Undercoating
FARM AND
RANCH
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)2109444.
TOP SOIL
for sale. Delivery available.
(940)389-5216.
TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED
39 years in business, insured. All
major credit cards accepted.
(817)444-0861, Teater.
Livestock
ALL NATURAL BEEF
No antibiotics or hormones. Whole,
half, quarter or smaller packages to
suit your needs. (940)210-9614.
LLAMAS
weanlings (6-months-old), adults,
bred females, guardians & pet quality. We provide training & support for
new owners. (940)433-5897.
POLLED CHAROLAIS BULLS
Breeding age, full blood, gentle,
good blood lines. (940)210-9614.
Livestock Care &
Training
ALL AROUND HORSESHOEING
Horseshoeing & trims. Call for
prices. (940)433-3172 or
cell,(940)210-1384.
J-2 HORSESHOEING
& TRIMMING
20-years experience,
certified. Affordable
rates. Clay Johnson,
(940)453-2364.
RED RIVER HORSESHOEING
30-years experience, certified. Reasonable rates.
Wise & surrounding counties. Steve
Sewell, (940)366-1485.
Livestock Stud Service
www.cutandgrow.com
Ask About Tree Trimming
and Spring Clean-Up
ALL PRO LAWN CARE
Spring clean up, get your yard
ready! Lawn service, landscaping,
tree trimming. Free estimates. Also,
hiring. Dylan, (817)891-1600.
BULL FOR LEASE OR SALE
Have a small herd to breed? Don't
want to buy bull? Registered Black
Brangus, 3-year-old. (940)627-2102,
(940)627-9781.
Mowing
ACREAGE MOWING
Tractor services. Plowing, seeding,
aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.
Tommy, 1(940)482-6578.
Fence Pipe and Supplies
23/8 - 27/8 - 31/2 - 41/2 - 51/2
Square & Rectangular Tubing
C-Purlin
Domed Caps and Springs
All Types of Steel
Authorized Dealer
Flusche Enterprises, Inc.
940-759-2203
Muenster, TX
ALL AROUND WISE • A PART OF THE WISE COUNTY MESSENGER
FARM AND
RANCH
Hunting
MERCHANDISE
FOR SALE
Garage sales
HOGS GONE WILD
buying station. Top prices, head bonus on live hogs 65 lbs+. 2 miles
east Chico, FM 1810. (817)9915610.
SEASONED LEASE
Deer, turkey, hogs & dove. 2 1/2
hours from Wise. Energy, TX. Don't
miss this one! (817)312-0421.
Pasture & Feed
ALFALFA HAY
3x3x8, horse quality alfalfa. Discounted price. Alfalfa cubes also
available. (940)389-3891.
CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE
baling, mowing, plowing, grain drill, trees
trimmed, gardens tilled.
Hay hauling and hay for
sale. Call (940)3939616, (940)683-3148.
HAY FOR SALE
Fertilized 4x5 round bales.
(940)337-1728, (940)433-2678.
LIQUID FEED
for cows, Mix 30. Also, liquid fertilizer.(940)393-9616.
LONESOME DOVE FEED
Authorized Bryant dealer, 50# corn
$9.75, Hay for sale. Located 1231
CR4380, Decatur. (940)389-2945.
SPRIGGING
4 counties: Wise, Jack, Parker, Tarrant. Coastal Bermuda, Tipton 85.
(940)229-1045, (940)229-1046.
Poultry
LAYING HENS
$12/each and fresh eggs for sale.
Slidell area. (940)210-8517.
PETS
• Pets
• Pets Lost & Found
• Pet Care/Training
• Pet Stud Services
Firewood
FIREWOOD FOR SALE
Seasoned oak firewood, delivery
available. (940)389-6407.
Miscellaneous
CURTIS-TOLEDO
Challenger Air E35 , commercial air
compressor, excellent condition,
$625. Miller HD dial arc 25, AC/DC
welder (aluminum), $1,500.
(940)399-8230.
GET IN SHAPE
FOR THE NEW YEAR!
New Proform Elliptical for sale.
(940)393-8990.
ROAD BASE DELIVERED
Also, top soil, sand and fill dirt.
Tractor Work. (817)897-6785 ,
Chico, Texas.
WHEELCHAIR LIFTS
Batteries, ramps, mobility scooters,
and repairs. Pickup and delivery
available. Call Matt Sadberry @
MedCare Solutions. (940)393-1427.
TRANSPORTATION
• Boats
• Cars
• Recreational Vehicles
• Trucks
• Accessories
• Trailers
• Wanted to Buy
Pets
!!ATTENTION!!
We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser
before investing any money.
3 GREEN QUAKER PARROTS
and large outside cage. Birds are
acclimated to weather. Very healthy.
$350/all. (817)688-5482.
FERRETTS FOR SALE
Male & female, neutered & spayed,
de-scented. Good wi/kids & other
animals. Cage & supplies included.
$200/all. Serious inquiries only.
(940)393-5566.
Yellow English Labrador puppies.
Raising champions for 12-years.
Our farm is 7 miles east of Decatur.
$600. (817)992-8311.
Cars
1984 CORVETTE
134k miles, runs great, new paint,
new instrument panel, original engine, special wheels & tires. No
trades. Serious inquiries only.
(940)683-2942.
Bishop’s
Wise Car
& Truck Co.
1110 Hovey St. Bridgeport
940-683-1999
Furniture
Round, oak table with claw feet & 4
chairs. (940)627-2273, (940)3998392.
Garage sales
!!ATTENTION!!
Garage sale ads must be called in
BEFORE NOON MONDAY to run in
the All Around Wise/Wednesday
edition. As of Oct. 1, 2012, all classifieds are in All Around Wise. We
do not run garage sales the weekend before the sale.
Alvord, 3980 N. US Highway 287,
Sat., April 5, 9a.m.-? Rummage sale
benefitting The Rock Church.
Bridgeport, 802 2nd Street, Fri.-Sat.,
April 4-5, 8a.m.-? Little bit of
everything.
Bridgeport/Decatur, nu2u RESALE,
5094 Highway 380, Sat., April 5,
9a.m.-3p.m. 20% off fresh spring
clothing & prom dresses; western
shirts, $1.50.
• Legal Notices
• Public Notices
NOW 2 LOCATIONS
IN DECATUR
940-627-1470
940-626-8000
Bad Credit - No Credit
No Problem!
No Credit Check
Hassle-Free Financing
Report to Credit Bureau
Many Clean & Reliable
Cars, Trucks, SUVs
in Inventory
Trade-ins Welcome
COME BY AND SEE US!
website: www.bmgautogroup.com
email: [email protected]
Recreational Vehicles
1998 SPORTSTER 1200
custom, low miles, new front/rear
tires & battery, Screaming Eagle
pipes. Runs great. $3,500. Decatur,
(214)228-6255.
2006 ITASCA MERIDIAN
motor home, like new, 12,100 miles,
immaculate, all factory options,
satellite system, auto levelers, 2,000
watt inverter. $89,900. (817)9999097.
For Additional information
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Call 817-439-2155
Bids & Proposals
PROPOSALS
Competitive Sealed Proposals from
interested General Contractors for
the construction of an Ag Barn (DHS
Ag Project Center, on the existing
Decatur High School Campus of
Decatur Independent School District, Decatur, Texas), addressed to
Gary Micinski , Decatur ISD, 307
South Cates, Decatur, Texas 76234
will be received at the above address until 3:00 pm on Tuesday,
April 15, 2014, at which time they
will be publicly opened. Proposal
forms and specifications may be obtained from Decatur Independent
School District, at the above address, phone 940-393-7100. No
late proposals will be accepted.
2010 ELK RIDGE
5th wheel, 34QSRL. 4 slides.
$28,000. (817)991-1186.
2000 34' COACHMAN CATALINA
Motorhome. Diesel pusher with 1
slide-out. 46,000 miles. Lots of updates. New tires & batteries. Garage kept. Super nice. (940)4332075.
Pickups, Vans & SUVs
2000 CHEVY ASTRO LS
Clean inside & out, runs great, 8passenger, 174k miles. $4,200. Call
(940)389-0620.
2000 DODGE
Ram 2500, diesel, long-bed.
(940)626-1595.
MURPHEY’S AUCTION CO
.
16TH ANNUAL SPRING AUCTION
!PRILs!-
West Hwy. 82 in Nocona, TX at the Montague County Ag Barn
Selling surplus for the The City of Nocona as well as
several area Farmers, Ranchers & Oil Operators.
WWW.WISECARANDTRUCK.NET
Please watch our website at
www.murpheysauction.com
COWGIRL
We will try to keep it updated as items come in.
Murphey's Auction Co.
AUTO SALES
Mark Murphey TX# 12938 Ph. 940-841-3129
940.626.0070
Sale held rain or shine ~ Loader available sale day
Announcements sale day supersede all others!!!!
We will accept items until 4 p.m. on Friday, April 4
There will be a $25 fee for all titled items!!
No Buyers Premium
804 N. BUS 287 ‡ DECATUR
Great Cars & Trucks
3,500
$
Or Less.
Bad Credit OK
19Ê,ÊUÊ*9Ê,
www.cowgirlautosales.com
2008 BUICK LUCERNE CXL
only 34k miles! Leather interior.
Great condition, 1-owner. Price negotiable. (940)577-1529.
2010 MERCEDES C350
Sport, 4-door sedan, black on black,
V-6, 7-speed automatic, manual
hand switches on steering column,
navigation, heated seats, new rear
tires. 3,692 hours, 35,166 miles.
$27,375. (214)533-6987.
I BUY CARS & TRUCKS
running or not. Call Steve, (940)5951394.
I'LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
Notice
of Public Auction
TEXAS AUCTIONEER –Luther Davis
Texas License # TX8325
Boyd Mini Storage, Pursuant to Chapter 59 of the Texas Property Code, will conduct a public
sale of the contents of the units listed below to satisfy delinquent accounts (Landlord’s Lien). The
sales will be conducted at Boyd Mini Storage, 675 E Hwy. 114 Boyd, TX 76023 on
Friday, April 25, 2014. Auction will begin at 10:00 a.m.
All sales are final. Boyd Mini Storage reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.
Payment is accepted in the form of CASH ONLY from the highest bidder.
Deposit of $50 per unit is required until the unit is clean. Buyers must remove all of the contents
from the premises and units must be swept clean with no damages by 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April
26, 2014. Merchandise may only be removed during business hours from 9 a.m. ‘til 6 p.m.
Abraham Gray:
Bed Frame; Child Bed; Child Riding Toy
Sonja Moore Lyle Green:
Stainless Steel Tool Chest; Metal Drawers; Shelving;
Weights; Ab Lounge; Air Pump; Metal Trough; TV; EndTable; World Globe; Framed Art; Household; Horse Tack;
Breyer Horses; Paperback Books; Wooden Child Bench
Howard M and Robyne Holland:
Bowflex bar/weights; Yamaha receiver; Craftsman
Lawnmower; Honda Push mower; Desk; u-Haul Dolly;
Motor Hoist; Air Compressor; Waterloo/Cobalt/Matco/
Western Tool Boxes; Floor Jack/Stands/Ramps; MIG
welder & accessories; Shotshell Reloader; Fishing Gear;
Hand Tools; Ford Engine Parts; Racing Seats; Tires; NOS
bottle; Oil Heater; Wheel Barrow; 16’ Extension Ladder
Howard M and Robyne Holland:
Washer; Dryer; Refrigerator/Freezer; Stove; Ornate
Wooden Furniture; (2)Bed Sets; Mattresses; Sword; (2)
Safes; Wooden Vanity, Drawers, Dining Table & Chairs;
(2)TVs; VHS & DVDs; Speakers; Vacuum; Large Mirrors;
Wooden Hope Chest
Jamie Lamance:
Rocking Chair; Wooden Case; End Table; High Chair
(Restaurant); Wooden Chairs; Sport Bag & Contents;
Deer Head; Collector Plates; Glassware; Vacuum;
Paperback Books; Personalized Child Seat; Household;
Framed Art; Metal Doll Bed
Anita Waldrip:
Sears VHS Movie Recorder; Everglow Oil Heater; Pet
Carrier; 1967-72 Chevrolet Pick-up Body Panels, Front &
Rear Fenders, Hood, Grill, New Cab Rockers, Radiator,
Misc. Parts
Over 100 Houses Participating
Rain Date April 12
APPLICATION HAS
BEEN MADE FOR A
PRIVATE CLUB REGISTRATION PERMIT, DOING
BUSINESS AS XCHAN
THAI BISTRO AND SUSHI,
113 N. STATE STREET,
DECATUR, WISE COUNTY,
TEXAS.
XCHAN PRIVATE CLUB,
INC.
KHONESAVANH XIENGSOUVANH- PRES. DIR.
V I V A N H M A L A
RAJSACHACK- VP, DIR.
P H I P H A P H A N H
RAJSACHACK- SEC.,
TREAS., DIR.
SAID APPLICATION
HAS BEEN MADE TO THE
TEXAS ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE COMMISSION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE PROVISIONS OF THE
TEXAS ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGE CODE.
107 S Hwy 287 Decatur
BAD CREDIT OK
BUY HERE
PAY HERE
17th Semi-Annual Sendera Ranch
Neighborhood Garage Sale
Saturday, April 5
8 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Alcohol Permits
311 N Hwy 287 Decatur
A few items include: Trucks - Tractors - Farm Related items - Autos
Trailers - Welders - ATV’s - Golf carts - Estate guns - Tools - Antiques
Primitives. A few early highlights include a like new Kubota RTV1100
with cab and air - Kubota Tractor with loader, like new 2014 CM Stock
Trailer (Never Used) and Massey 285 with loader - 2 Cat Dozers
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
• Appliances
• Clothing/Jewelry
• Furniture
• Garage Sales
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous
• Auctions
NOTICES
Decatur, FM51 South, just past
rodeo grounds, 147 CR 3198, Sat.,
April 5, 9a.m. Multi-family yard sale.
Too much to list.
Rhome, 1697 Illinois St., 3 miles
east of US Highway 287 on FM 407,
April 5-6, Sat., 8a.m.-6p.m., Sun.,
8a.m.-5p.m. Barn sale. Combo estate/moving sale. Appliances: refrigerator, freezer, washer, dryer. Furniture: sofa, chair, recliner, 2 dining
tables 2/chairs. Landscape
bricks/pavers, paver sand, saddle,
wood rack w/wood, 2 table saws, 2
miter saws, tile saw, lots of tools, 2
bench grinders, horse trailer, pickup
tool-box, fence wire, t-posts, toys,
bicycles, 2 sheds. Too much to list!
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NOTICES
TRANSPORTATION
Cars
HIGH SPEED INTERNET
Anywhere, $49/month. Call today for
DirecTV or Dish Network. (940)6830090.
Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
ALL UNITS CONTAIN OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS!
ALL SALES FINAL
INVITATION TO BID
Wise County is accepting formal
sealed bids for the following:
1/2 TON TRUCK 4WD
1/2 TON TRUCK 2WD
FULL SIZE POLICE PACKAGE
SUV
SMALLER SIZE POLICE PACKAGE SUV
ROOF REPAIRS-VARIOUS BUILDINGS
Sealed bids will be accepted in
the Wise County Asset Control Office at 400 W Walnut, or P.O. Box
952 Decatur, TX 76234 by Diana Alexander, Asset Control Specialist,
until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 17,
2014. Specifications and bid forms
may be obtained by contacting the
Wise County Asset Control Office at
940-627-3312. Bids will be publicly
opened and read at 10:00 a.m.,
Thursday, April 17, 2014 in the Wise
County Asset Control Office at 400
W Walnut, Decatur, TX. The Commissioners Court of Wise County
will consider bids for award at the
next regularly scheduled Commissioners Court at the location posted
on the agenda. Wise County reserves the right to accept and/or reject any and all bids for any reason
whatsoever.
Public Hearings
NOTICE AFFORDING AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR A PUBLIC
HEARING
The Fort Worth District of the
Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) hereby offers the opportunity for a public hearing on District transportation projects and programs that might affect bicycle use,
in accordance with Title 43, Texas
Administrative Code, 25.55 (b).
The purpose of this notice is to
allow any person an opportunity to
request in writing that a public hearing be held to explain the bicycle
policies and programs. A mailing list
will be developed by the District on
this topic and interested individuals
and groups may submit a request to
be added to the list.
Any interested citizen may request the public hearing be held by
submitting a written request to the
TxDOT Fort Worth District at 2501
Public Hearings
S.W. Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas
76133, Attn: Phillip Hays, P.E. on/or
before May 7, 2014. The phone
number is (817) 370-6591. In the
event a public hearing is requested,
one would be scheduled and notices would be published indicating
the hearing date and location.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NEWARK HIGHER EDUCATION
FINANCE CORPORATION
EDUCATION REVENUE AND
REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES
2014A
(EAGLE ADVANTAGE
SCHOOLS, INC.)
NEWARK HIGHER EDUCATION
FINANCE CORPORATION
EDUCATION REVENUE AND
REFUNDING BONDS, TAXABLE
SERIES 2014B (EAGLE
ADVANTAGE SCHOOLS, INC.)
Notice is hereby given of a public hearing to be held on behalf of
the Newark Higher Education Finance Corporation on April 17, 2014,
at 6:30 p.m., at City of Newark Public Library, 209 Hudson, Newark,
Texas 76071, with respect to the
captioned Bonds to be issued in an
aggregate principal amount not to
exceed $23,000,000 by the Newark
Higher Education Finance Corporation. The proceeds of the Bonds will
be loaned to Eagle Advantage
Schools, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation (the “Borrower”), for the following purposes: (a) financing costs
for the construction, renovation
and/or equipment of educational facilities and the purchase of land, including (i) a Pre-K–8 campus (North
Duncanville) located at 4011 Joseph
Hardin Drive, Dallas, Texas 75236
and (ii) an 8-12 campus, located at
300 W. Hwy 303, Grand Prairie,
Texas 75051; (b) refinancing certain debt used for the construction,
renovation and/or equipment of educational facilities, including (i) a PreK-12 campus (Grand Prairie), located at 955 Freetown Rd., Grand
Prairie, Texas 75051, (ii) an administration and training center, located
at 614, 616 and 618 W. Wheatland
Rd., Duncanville, Texas 75116, and
(iii) a Pre-K-8 campus (North
Duncanville), located at 4009, 4010
and 4011 Joseph Hardin Drive, Dallas, Texas 75236; (c) funding a debt
service reserve fund or the purchase of a reserve fund surety
policy and capitalized interest; and
(d) paying a portion of the costs of
issuance of the Bonds. The Project
will be owned and operated by the
Borrower. The Bonds are not payable out of taxes and are secured by
and payable solely from funds
provided by the Borrower.
The public hearing will be conducted by Ted Christensen or his
designee (the Hearing Officer). All
interested persons are invited to attend such public hearing to express
their views with respect to the
above-described project and the
Bonds. Any interested persons unable to attend the hearing may submit their views in writing to the Hearing Officer prior to the date scheduled for the hearing at fax number
(817) 488-8477. This notice is published and the hearing is held in satisfaction of the requirements of Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
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Decatur, Texas, Wednesday, April 2, 2014
SUDOKU SOLUTIONS
Charlie
Matthews
For Alvord ISD
School Board Place 7
✓ Vote
❑
SAT, MAY 10
Early Voting - April 28 thru May 6
Political ad paid for by Charlie Matthews; Cheryle Matthews, Treasurer, Alvord
SATURDAY, APRIL 12
NEWS BRIEFS
BRIDGEPORT
CLAY SHOOT — The
Bridgepor t Area Chamber
of Commerce 7th Annual
Barnett Shale Spor ting
Clay Shoot is Thursday,
April 3, at Nor thwest
OHV Park, 2914 Texas
101, in Bridgepor t. The
morning flight is at 9
a.m. and afternoon flight
is at 1:30 p.m. Cost
is $100 per person or
$500 for a five-person
team and includes lunch.
Prizes will be awarded
in each flight to first-,
second- and third-place
teams and high individual.
There will also be a raffle
and giveaways. Contact
Tiffany at tiffanyevans@
bridgepor tchamber.org or
940-683-2076.
CHICO
HOME RUN DERBY — CHS
Class of 2014 is hosting a
hamburger dinner and home
run derby at 5 p.m. Friday,
April 4, in conjunction
with Lady Dragon softball
and Dragon baseball. Cost
for dinner is $5 and derby
entr y is $10. Proceeds
benefit project graduation.
DECATUR
CANCER FUNDRAISER —
The Cancer Butt Kickers
Relay For Life team will
hold a fundraiser 11 a.m.-7
p.m. Saturday, April 5, in
the Community Room at
Quail Run Apar tments in
Decatur. Look for signs and
balloons. A barbecue dinner
will be ser ved with chicken
leg quar ters, potato salad
and ranch style beans for
$5, and drinks will be 50
cents to $1. All proceeds
go to the American Cancer
Society.
EVENING AT THE OPRY —
The Decatur Woman’s Club
will present “An Evening at
the Opr y” 7 p.m. Saturday,
April 5, at the First Baptist
Church, 1200 Preskitt
Rd. The musical show
featuring Texas Praise, Joy
Rober ts, John Webster, The
Websters, Kathy McCarley
and Chuck Hancock, will
benefit “Decatur Cares”
and help fund Raquel’s
Wings for Life, the Creative
Writing Program and the
Woman’s Club scholarship
program. Tickets are $10,
available from Woman’s
Club members or at the
door. For information, call
940-627-3235 or visit
www.firstdecatur.us.
PARADISE
DONKEY BASKETBALL
— The Paradise Band
Boosters will present
Donkey Basketball at 6
p.m. Friday, April 4, at the
Paradise High School gym.
Advance tickets are $6 at
Paradise schools or $8 at
the door. Children under
4 are admitted free, and
children under 12 can get
a free donkey ride during
intermission. Proceeds
benefit Paradise Band
Boosters.
WISE COUNTY
CLAY SHOOT — Shoot
4 Life, benefiting Wise
Choices Pregnancy
Resource Center, is Friday,
April 4, at Fossil Pointe
Spor ting Grounds, 7282
N. FM 51, in Decatur.
Registration and breakfast
is 8 a.m., and the shoot
begins at 9. Lunch will
be ser ved at 11:30 a.m.,
followed by awards at
12:30 p.m. There will be
a longbird competition,
raffles and door prizes.
Download a registration
form at www.facebook.
com/wisechoicesshoot4life
or visit the events link at
www.fossilpointe.net. For
information, call Sheana
Silver tooth at 940-6276924 or 940-393-6040 or
email youtheducation@
mywisechoices.com.
CANCER FACT SIGNS —
The Relay For Life of Wise
County seeks sponsors
for cancer fact signs. For
$50, the sponsor’s name
will be displayed on a sign
that includes a fact about
cancer. Sponsors also have
the oppor tunity to dedicate
the sign “in memor y”
or “in honor” of anyone
who’s battled cancer. The
signs will line the track
on which par ticipants
will walk for the all-night
event on Friday, April 25.
Contact Kathy Hughes at
[email protected]
or at 940-255-2944.
Trinity Lutheran Church
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US FOR OUR
LENTEN MIDWEEK SERVICES ON
“Another Look At Christ’s Passion”
STARTING THURSDAY March 13 at 7 p.m.
Rev. Gerald Epperson
1307 10th St., Bridgeport 940-683-5604
www.TrinityLutheranBridgeport.org
You’re invited to come visit an old friend at a
new place and experience the difference!
Huffines Chrysler Jeep
Dodge Ram Lewisville
1024 S. I-35E Exit 450
Lewisville, TX 75067
www.huffines.net
RUBEN CANTU
Sales Consultant
(972) 538-4100
Mobile (940) 391-1080
[email protected]
WISE COUNTY LOW COST
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New ‘Noah’ tale awash in weirdness
OK, “Noah” was weird
enough. Then the movie ended, and things got weirder.
The Movie Man has provided the general public with
over a thousand glorious reviews. Yet, this was a first.
When “Noah” (finally) ended, the film (well, digital projection) was stopped and a
young man, accompanied by
a local police officer (!), called
out that he wanted to speak to
the crowd about Jesus.
Just then, the movie restarted, and the soundtrack music
drowned him out (yes, that’s
ironic) as the several hundred
in attendance with the Movie
Man decided to file out.
Still, a preacher with cop in
tow — that was a first.
About the film
The waves of negativity arrived early for “Noah.” “The
trailer is misleading!” “It’s
nothing like the Noah of the
Bible!” “They don’t even mention God!”
Those Internet warnings
kept plenty of Christian customers away. At the megaplex
where the Movie Man saw
“Noah,” another faith-based
movie, “God’s Not Dead,” had
sold out. “GND” had aleady
shocked the box office world
when it took in a staggering
$9.2 million in just 780 theaters.
“Noah” still had generated
enough interest from Christians and non-believers alike
that plenty of people poured
into theaters to see what the
hubbub was about. The movie
never claimed it would be true
to the biblical text, and with
a cult director like Darren
Aronofsky helming, there was
no way it would.
The director said the story
of Noah was always a pet project. The studio, Paramount
Pictures, was worried when
the final cut arrived. They
tested two other versions of
the movie, much to Aronofsky’s dismay. Eventually, the
one the director preferred
reached theaters.
But not all movie houses.
“Noah” has already been
banned in several countries —
including Egypt and Bahrain
— because it is contrary to the
teachings of Islam.
To say dramatic license has
been taken with the source
story is the biggest understatement since the Flood.
Moviemakers created new animals, made Methuselah an
Old Testament witch doctor
(hey, he lived longer than any
person ever so he might’ve
picked up a lot of healing
tricks through the centuries,
right?) and created a nearlaughable “love the earth and
don’t eat its animals” theme
(that even PETA crooner Sar-
Starring: Russell Crowe, Jennifer Connelly,
Emma Watson
Directed by:
Darren
Aronofsky
Rated PG13: for war
violence, some
gore, unsettling
imagery, weirdness
ah McLaughlin likely said,
“Whoa, that’s just too much!”).
There are plenty of other
oddities — giant, “Transformer” rocks that are fallen angels/demons who practically
build the ark for Noah — but
the Movie Man went in as a
blank slate, giving the movie
a chance. He wondered: Would
“Noah” be a good film?
The answer is no. It’s a movie that those on both sides of
the believability of the Good
Book say, “Huh?”
The plot (spoilers, if that’s
possible)
Times are tough. Noah
(Russell Crowe) and his vegetarian clan are descendents
of Adam’s son Seth, the good
guys. But Adam’s bad descendants — from Cain — are
taking over the mostly barren
earth. They eat meat and are
constantly warring.
Noah has a dream where
he’s underwater, amid a multitude of dead bodies. He
knows the dream is from “the
Creator,” however he isn’t
sure what he’s supposed to
do about it. So Noah packs up
his family to go visit Grandfather Methuselah (Anthony
Hopkins). Along the way, Cain
descendants pursue them, but
after scooping up injured Ila
(Emma Watson), Noah’s family flees into even more barren
— and human and animal
bone strewn — desolation
where “giants” live.
They quickly come upon
those rocky giants, the “Watchers.” They are fallen angels
who want nothing to do with
man since humans messed
up the earth back at
the Garden of Eden.
But one Watcher believes that Noah is
on a righteous mission and helps him.
On a mountaintop,
Methuselah
drugs Noah, and it’s
revealed he must
build a really big
boat. He does —
planting a seed from
Eden that Methuselah has stashed, a
lumber-supplying
forest immediately
rises — with the
substantial help of the Watchers.
Evil Cain dude Tubal-Cain
(Ray Winstone) rules this part
of the land, and he creates an
army to storm Noah’s ark. It
looks bad for the boat fellows,
but God, I mean the Creator,
unleashes His gargantuan
torrents of water. Yet TubalCain manages to sneak onto
the ark.
The world’s destroyed.
While all the critters sleep
peacefully onboard, Noah tells
everyone that this is it; the
new earth will have no human inhabitants after them.
That’s bad news for Ila who
is pregnant with Noah’s son
Shem’s babies — yes, twins.
Noah says he will kill them
immediately if they are girls.
They’re girls. But will Noah
obey what he believes is the
Creator’s
no-more-humans
stance or spare the children?
What works
Crowe and Watson are the
standouts. They share a scene
late — on the deck of the nowlanded ark where Watson cradles her newborns as Crowe
towers before her, knife raised
— that should never work but
somehow does.
There’s a nice triumvirate
shot of Eden’s serpent, the forbidden apple (which pulses)
and Cain slaying Abel that recurs then later pays off.
The water effects are pretty
cool as are all the computergenerated shots.
Eden story. Aronofsky, whose
“The Fountain” (2006, a 5) is
a computer-generated wonder, shines here, summing up
the origin tale and even managing to merge evolution and
creationism in 60 seconds.
What doesn’t work
This “Noah” is some freakish combination of sciencefiction, fantasy and a moral
tale of biblical justice, a
bizarre merging of “Transformers,” “Lord of the Rings”
and “The Ten Commandments.” These do not mesh
at all.
This might be the worst
soundtrack of the year.
Right off the bat, there’s this
heavy-handedness, which is
later joined by near-jazz infusions.
Noah is a jerk most of the
time and so is Ham (Logan
Lerman), who rightfully is
curious about how he’ll attain a wife when the new
beginning starts. But Ham’s
allegiance to Tubal-Cain is
just dumb.
Worst of all is the incessant symbolic bombardment
of the evils man is doing to
the earth. It’s an easy analogy and is hammered home
so often that it gets annoying. Climate control advocates will dance a jig at this
Greenest of Green movies.
The rating
There’s some blood during the battles, some floating and piled-up dead bodies, and a biblical patriarch
threatening newborn twins.
The PG-13 is correct.
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Get your free credit report
BY TANYA DAVIS
[email protected]
It’s the time of year
when I remind you to consider accessing your free
credit report. The Federal
Trade Commission recently released its study of
the U.S. credit reporting
industry and found that
5 percent of consumers
had errors on one of their
three major credit reports.
Why does this matter?
According to Nancy
L. Granovsky, professor
and Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension family economics specialist, these
errors, if left uncorrected,
can result in the affected
consumers having to pay
more for products like
auto loans and insurance.
Even worse, employment
applications
can be affected.
This is
a first-ofits-kind
study that
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Wise
researchNotes for based inforConsumers mation regarding the
problems that exist with
credit reports. The results support the need for
consumers to regularly
check their credit reports
for accuracy. Otherwise,
loan products may end up
costing more money if the
wrong information about
consumer finances and
bill-paying history stays
on the credit reports.
The wrong credit report
information can lower the
overall credit score and
result in higher interest
rates for borrowers.
It’s important to request
a copy of your credit report
every year from each of
the three credit reporting agencies (Experian,
Equifax and TransUnion).
Stagger the requests. Get
one copy from one of the
agencies now, then request
a copy from a second agency four months from now.
Make the final request
from the remaining agency
four months after that.
Consumers are eligible
to receive one free report
from each of the three
credit reporting agencies
every year. Always go to
the official governmentsponsored website to
request the reports, not to
the individual credit re-
porting companies. At the
official site (www.annualcreditreport.com), you can
designate which report
you wish to order.
Dispute errors
Under the Fair Credit
Reporting Act, both the
credit reporting agency
and the information provider (retailer, credit card
issuer, etc.) are responsible for correcting inaccurate or incomplete information. Consumers must
communicate in writing.
For information on writing a letter that communicates the errors found in
the credit report, call the
Extension office at 940627-3341.
Tanya Davis is a Wise
County Extension agent.
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