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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009 WISE COUNTY MESSENGER

HERE’S WHAT YOU DECATUR

MAY HAVE MISSED
IN LAST SUNDAY’S

IN NEWS...
■ Shooting appears
accidental
■ School considers
Bible course
■ City may make
payments for hospital
■ True beauty
■ Courthouse of the
future
IN SPORTS...
Ollie,
■ Fresh feat
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INSIDE ... WISE COUNTY

Shooting appears accidental
By TRAVIS MEASLEY
Wise County Sheriff ’s investiga-
tors have ruled the Thursday evening
shooting and death of a 19-year-old
Wise County resident at a home on
Kincannon Lane in the east part of the
county an accident, pending the results
CHECKING of toxicology tests.
TRUCKS Cameron White, 19, was pronounced
Find out how many dead shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday at
violations were observed Wise Regional Health System in Deca-
from 147 commercial
tur after he was shot in the chest with
vehicles inspected during
Roadcheck 2009 in
Decatur.
See story, page 5A
a .22 rifle.
Sheriff ’s Investigator Jerry DeMoss
said White was attempting to hand
the gun to a friend, Ernest Hammond,
19, who accidentally hit the trigger in-
stead of the safety, causing the gun to
discharge.
Authorities said White and some
friends had been shooting the rifle at a
stock tank before the injury.
Messenger photo by Andrew May
DeMoss said no charges will be filed
against Hammond because the inci- SHOOTING SCENE — East Wise County resident Cameron White,
19, is treated inside an ambulance while officers question witnesses
dent was accidental.
at Thursday’s shooting.

BOYD DECATUR

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stairs in an Ollie
The Decatur school dis
trict is considering offering
a Bible course, possibly as
early as the fall 2010 schoo
year.
The idea was first discussed
at the board’s regular May

maneuver at the
meeting after trustee Alan
White suggested the district
consider offering the course
STATE as an elective. White said he
had talked to the Paradise
CHAMPIONSHIPS school district, which offered
Wise County is well-
a Bible course for the first
represented at the

former Decatur
state track and field time this past school year
championships this
weekend in Austin. See how Continued on page 10A
our local athletes did on
Friday.
See story, page 1B

BRIDGEPORT

Intermediate School
AREA DEATHS
AND FUNERALS City may
BOBBY GUINN
Justin Messenger photo by Joe Duty
LOVING YOUR REFLECTION — Boyd teenager Hannah Ferver, 18, uses her blog, nationwide conferences, and an
make
PHYLLIS CANTRELL upcoming book to teach young women that beauty isn’t pining over what is seen in the mirror, but being pure and
payments

June 3 while (from

Mesquite striving to be a woman of God and loving what He has created.
MARGIE METHVIN
for hospital
True beauty
Rhome
JESSICA BONESIO By MANDY BOURGEOIS
Carollton
SALLIE BRADBERRY

left) Brad Morgan,

The Bridgeport City Coun
Boyd cil approved an amendment
to the city’s economic devel
LESLIE MOORMAN
Denison
Local teen spreads Godly message to women of all ages opment incentive agreement
with the Bridgeport Doctors
WARREN SPAIN Hospital at Tuesday’s meet
Dawson By TRAVIS MEASLEY More than 50 percent of young females begin ing, allowing for the city of
dieting before age 14, and 76 percent of women Bridgeport to make monthly

William Beuyou, Robert

KEVIN STONE For teenage girls, the pressures of adhering to between the ages of 24 and 56 who diet do so for interest payments on behalf
Boyd what today’s culture finds beautiful, sexy or ap- cosmetic rather than health reasons. of the hospital should the
BILLY LONG pealing can often lead to drastic consequences. In Boyd, a young woman familiar with the hospital be unable to make
According to the National Eating Disorder In- pressures of being a teenager is spreading a dif- them.
Bridgeport
formation Center, eating disorders are the third- ferent message to girls struggling with the top- The move was approved
QUINT BRIDGES most common chronic illness in adolescent girls. Continued on page 12A Continued on page 5A
Cottondale

Brotherson and Kristof

See pages 13A-16A

WEATHER... WISE COUNTY 101 Wise County Traffic Update

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Week ALVORD
of June 7 -13

Courthouse of the future

2265

2127

Pewitt watch. Tyler

730
1655
1810 81
51
CHICO 287

Architects show commissioners what a new facility might look like

INDEX
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380
News Briefs ..... 3A Sports ...............1B
By KRISTEN TRIBE building with a basement on a 20-acre 380 DECATUR
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Opinion ........... 4A Classifieds.........4B BRIDGEPORT

Lifestyle .............6A Wise Business 10B

site. The footprint was created after LAKE
BRIDGEPORT

Thursday, representatives with consulting with county employees for

Gonzalez was record-

2264
380 114
RUNAWAY 51

Wiginton, Hooker Jeffry Architects more than a year on space needed for BAY
920
PARADISE
3259 81

presented county commissioners with each department. 730

287

a preliminary site plan for a new court- “This is just what it is – a concept,” 2210 2123 Signal Light Out NEW
FAIRVIEW
4-Way Stop
house as part of the county’s “master Kearns said. “We needed to make sure
Wise County Messenger facilities study plan – to 2030.” the square footages from the (depart- Seal Coat and Patching
BOYD
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P.O. Box 149 Charlie Kearns and Jim Wiginton ment) surveys would actually fit into Pilot Car – One Way Traffic
730
AURORA
RHOME

115 South Trinity showed commissioners the basic layout this type of facility if you elected to go

ing the event. The

NEWARK

Decatur, Texas 76234 for a three-story 130 000-square-foot Continued on page 8A

city of Decatur was to

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2 ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, June 11, 2009
By NEIL SPERRY
Dear Neil: Butterflies
have been around my live
oak tree, and now I have
little tan-to-red, berry-like
galls on the bottoms of the
oak leaves. Do the butter-
flies cause the galls? Should
I worry about them?
If you’re talking about
B-B- to pea-sized, fuzzy
balls on the bottoms of the
leaves, those are wooly oak
galls, and they’re extremely
common. A good entomolo-
gist could give you a more
definitive answer, but gall
wasps cause that particu-
lar gall (and most others).
There are many species
of wasps, and hundreds of
types of galls that attack
oaks alone. They are of no
serious threat, and there
isn’t anything you can do
about them anyway.
Dear Neil: What can
you tell me about the vine
you can see in the photos?
It was here in a protected
place when we moved here,
and the former owners
didn’t know what it is.
I normally don’t do plant
IDs here, since they only
help the one person, but
this is one of the prettiest
vines we grow. It’s called
air potato, and botanically,
it’s Dioscorea bulbifera.
Its huge leaves are promi-
nently veined, and its
stems become covered with
potato-like tubers. It does
well in moist, partially
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shaded locations. It dies to
the ground over the winter,
and where minimum win-
ter temperatures aren’t too
cold, it will come back the
following spring. It is not
edible, and it is invasive in
warmer parts of the South.
Some areas even ban its
use and sale.
Dear Neil: The leaves you
can see are from my angel
trumpet tree. I protected it
over the winter. When I put
it back out this spring, this
happened to them. What is
attacking it?
The mail was unkind to
your samples. First guess,
when problems happen
soon after putting plants
outside in the spring, they
have often suffered sun-
scald. That could be the
case for these leaves that
had become acclimated to
protected conditions, even
for the newest leaves that
developed soon thereafter.
It does appear something
has skeletonized portions
of the leaves, but you’d
have to catch the culprit at
work to know what type of
pest, if any, was involved. If
the problem persists, con-
sider one of the systemic
insecticides now being sold
for landscape plants.
Dear Neil: I have two
Shumard red oaks planted
at the same time. One is do-
ing well, but the other is
unhappy. I took samples to
the nursery, and they said
it was suffering iron defi-
ciency cholorsis, and that it
has a fungus. I’ve invested
a lot in the tree, also in fer-
tilizers, fungicides, even a
trombone sprayer. Can you
tell me, from the several
leaves, what the problem
might be?
I get very nervous trying
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questions. I’ve grown them
for 40 years, so it’s not be-
cause I’m unfamiliar. It’s
just that there are some
other very similar oaks, pin
oaks (Quercus palustris),
in particular, that are not
nearly so well adapted to
big areas of Texas. The leaf
samples you sent do not
seem to have the deep lob-
ing of normal Shumard red
oak leaves. The other types,
perhaps including yours,
are likely to show iron defi-
ciency anytime soils are al-
kaline, and it usually takes
five to 10 years before it
really becomes severe. On
the other hand, all oaks
in this group, Shumard
most especially, have very
smooth bark when they’re
young. That bark gives lit-
tle protection to sunscald
while the trees are small,
and trunk damage is com-
mon unless the trunks are
protected with paper tree
wrap from the day they are
planted and through the
first 12 to 24 months. If you
see signs of cracks or bor-
er holes in the trunk, sun
damage may have been the
culprit. Unfortunately, I
can’t get much closer with-
out being on-site to see the
tree. Consider consulting
an arborist.
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I do to get rid of live oak
suckers that are coming up
by the hundreds beneath
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my tree?
That’s a fault of probably
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10 or 15 percent of our live P
oaks. They vary geneti- E
cally, and those sprouts are
tethered to “mama,” so you
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can’t use a weedkiller on
them. Your best bet is to
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you remove the sprout and 16 lb. bag or 20 lb. bulk (dropped in YOUR cooler)
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sider laying a solid vinyl
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after you have removed
them, then putting some
type of decorative river
rock or other heavy mulch
Grace Baptist Church
to conceal it. Try it on a
small area to see how well
it works for you. Short of
replacing the tree, there
just isn’t much more you
can do.
!
Have a question you’d
like Neil to consider? Mail
it to him in care of the Wise
County Messenger, P.O. Box
149, Decatur, TX 76234 or
e-mail him at mailbag@
sperrygardens.com. Neil re-
grets that he cannot reply
to questions individually.
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that I am studying, but I saw
a lot of other neat birds and
landscapes along the way.
I started out in our area
but then drove southwest
to the Fort Worth Nature
Center. Because the nature
center has a lot of big trees
around the river, I heard and
saw Indigo Buntings sing-
ing. We have them in Wise
County, too. I also saw post-
ed warning signs for alliga-
tors that have been seen in
Lake Worth. I thought that
was funny but jumped a bit
whenever a turtle slid into
the water.
As I walked along the trail,
a small dark bird flew up
into sight from the under-
growth. I was very surprised
to see that it was a Mourn-
ing Warbler. It is a migrant
in this area but usually
skulks out of sight, and I had
never seen one before. It was
an adult male, with a yellow
belly, gray head with dark
blackish bib, and greenish
back. The beak and feet were
peach-colored. It was a gor-
geous bird.
After finding some titmice
along the Cross Timbers
Trail, I began walking back.
Along the river I heard the
loud ringing song of a Protho-
notary Warbler but couldn’t
see the bird. Then I saw a log
floating near the river bank,
which dropped down about
20 to 30 feet below the path.
Then I realized the log had
eyes. It was an alligator, and
a big one at that, probably 6
to 8 feet long. I pulled out my
camera and took some pic-
tures as I hurried by. It is an
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to Lake Mineral Wells State
Park. It was a beautiful rocky
park with small oaks cover-
ing the hillside down to the
lake. I saw a titmouse there
and got a sound recording,
as I had hoped for, and then
continued walking in search
of more. I didn’t see many
more birds, but I saw several
Texan Crescents, a beautiful
small butterfly that is much
more uncommon in Wise
County than in these more
western, dry habitats. The
butterfly is dark chestnut
and black with bold, white
spots. After an hour or so I
drove on to Possum King-
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I spent the night.
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I saw a delightful variety of
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ragged. I also saw a pair of
titmice foraging, with the
male occasionally singing,
in the dead tree and cedar
by the water’s edge. As the
evening progressed, I heard
a Summer Tanager singing.
The next morning I explored
the lake edge and saw a Red
Satyr in the grass. This but-
terfly is brown with a red-
dish tint on the forewing. It
is rather uncommon in Wise
County; I have only seen
them in a few places on the
grasslands. However, I saw
quite a few over the next few
days in the area south and
west of Fort Worth.
After Possum Kingdom
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time I walked toward them,
they stopped singing. I even
saw one for a brief instant,
but not long enough for a
good view. I walked along
the river and saw the dino-
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bank, a group of three juve-
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the trees. They flew ahead of
me as I walked on the path.
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a Chuck-will’s-widow calling
as I went to sleep. I really
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Brian Carpenter named top doc
By DENNY DEADY
What would make an
outstanding scholar, band
member, and athlete who
played just about every
sport but football for his
high school want to walk on
at a Division I university
and think he had a chance
to make the football team?
For Brian Carpenter of
Bridgeport, now a success-
ful Wise County podiatrist,
it was all about the chal-
lenge. Challenges have
defined his life. They have
made him stronger, made
him appreciate the dawn-
ing of each new day and in
the case of football, changed
the course of his life.
After graduating from
Bridgeport High School in
1985, he headed for Texas
A&M University, follow-
ing in the footsteps of his
dad, Bob, who had been a
yell leader there. He joined
the Corps and the band
and then decided to try
out for head coach Jackie
Sherrill’s 12th Man kickoff
team. Sherrill created the
volunteer team as a means
to connect the student body
with the football team and
honor the longstanding
12th Man tradition.
Most of the students who
tried out for the team were
Friday night heroes from
small towns who were not
considered good enough
to play college ball. They
longed to extend their
gridiron careers even if it
meant serving as tackling
dummies for the scholar-
ship athletes. All Carpen-
ter could see was a chal-
lenge and the opportunity
to make history.
He was among the select
few who made the kickoff
team and ended up playing
four years for Coach Sher-
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and Lindie, 1.
rill.
“It was an absolutely un-
believable experience,” said
Carpenter.
After a stellar academic
career at Bridgeport High
School, Carpenter planned
to become a veterinarian
at A&M. When his cleat got
caught in the artificial turf
during football practice, his
ankle turned and with it his
career. Like his teammates
on the kickoff team, he was
willing to play with pain
rather than risk being cut.
He sought out a podiatrist
who made a special boot for
his ankle. That College Sta-
tion doctor talked to him
about podiatry and how the
profession doesn’t require
on-call duties, allowing for
family time.
Today, Dr. Brian Car-
penter has returned to his
hometown. He has recently
been named one of the 2009
Top Doctors by Forth Worth,
Texas: The City’s Magazie,
the fifth consecutive year
that he has been recog-
nized with the honor in a
vote by his peers through
the Tarrant County Medi-
cal Society.
Carpenter is in practice
at North Central Texas
Orthopaedics and Sports
Medicine in Decatur and
the John Peter Smith Hos-
pital Department of Ortho-
paedics in Fort Worth.
“Working with the indi-
gent (at John Peter Smith)
is rewarding, an opportuni-
ty to give back,” Carpenter
said.
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BUSINESS
BRIDGEPORT
Brian Carpenter
named top doc ...
Continued from page 8
Year’s Eve this year and
have three children, Cole,
7, Carson, 5 and Lindie, 1.
Mollie is a professional pho-
tographer and owns Wise
Photography in Bridgeport.
The grit and determina-
tion that it took to play for
Coach Sherrill served Car-
penter well four years ago
when he battled cancer. The
support he received during
that time served to remind
him why he wanted to re-
turn to his hometown and
raise a family.
“It was an amazing out-
reach, from the whole coun-
ty,” he said. “We got calls
and things from people we
had never met.”
Carpenter said less than
1 percent of people with his
type of cancer survive.
“The guy upstairs took
care of me,” he added.
Carpenter believes he
has led a blessed life, from
the opportunity to live in
the Middle East while his
dad was in the oil and gas
business, to the opportu-
nity to serve as chief resi-
dent in podiatric surgery
at Harvard Medical School/
The Cambridge Hospital, to
a fellowship in foot and an-
kle trauma at Harborview
Medical Center in Seattle.
and now to have a private
practice in his home coun-
ty while being able to help
those less fortunate at a
county hospital in Fort
Worth.
His framed No. 5 jersey
from A&M’s Cotton Bowl
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His latest challenge was
to seek a seat on the Bridge-
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election to the board last
month.
Carpenter says the 12th
Man kickoff team was a
“kamikaze, suicide, put
your head through a wall
from Karl Klement Ford
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book, “No Experience Re-
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REPRESENTING — Bunny
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members of the legislature.

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Keese graduates lence during a student’s first year in college. Wise County Messenger Classifieds
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Students must maintain a 3.5 GPA during
Erika Keese of Decatur graduated from the fall semester to be eligible. Ferguson is
law school at Baylor University in May. the daughter of Tom and Ann Ferguson of
Chico.

Ferguson inducted
Ellison earns degree
into club Rory Scott Ellison of Decatur received her
Beth Ferguson of Chico was inducted into bachelor of science degree in nursing from
Alpha Lambda Delta during the spring se- Midwestern State University in May. She
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CHICO HIGH SCHOOL HONORS
Chico High School’s aca-
demic banquet was May 29,
and the following awards and
scholarships were presented.
A honor roll — Bailey Bol-
ing, Alyssa Bowyer, Cameron
Bowyer, Jessica Coffman,
Jacob Creighton, Courtney
Evans, Delani Long, Rendon
Long and Blake Moss.
A/B honor roll — Sam-
uel Ashabranner, Hannah
Avants, Kelcey Blanks,
Brooke Boling, Shelby Col-
lins, Sarah Evans, Brad Far-
rell, Justin Greenwood, Ryan
Holaway, Samantha Lee,
Cassie Martin, Bryce Meier,
Jimmy Moore, Malori Moss,
Owner Appreciation Event
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LARRY SLACK DISCOUNT $3,852
$
500
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additional
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Engine
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$1,000; LARRY SLACK DISCOUNT $6,273
Register
to WIN
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ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, June 11, 2009
You’ve got it...
WISE COUNTY
Winners of all ages Somebody wants it.
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The Adopt-A-Fisherman In the age 9 to 12 cat- In The Summer Heat...
tournament, hosted by the
Hell’s Gate Bass Club of
egory, Mallory Middleton,
9, caught a 9.4-pound fish;
SAVE WITH
Mineral Wells, was Satur- Gunner LeGale, 11, caught WHEAT!
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Winners in the age 1 to 5
a 4.52-pound hybrid; and Al-
lie Valentine, 12, weighed in I’LL BEAT
category are Dakota Brown,
5, 1.04-pound fish; Ethan
a 1.9-pound catfish.
Winners in the age 13 to
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MIKE
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and Lauren Reaves, 5, .94- ate, 14, 4.7-pound fish; An- “OH YES!”
pound fish. gel Rodarte, 13, 3.86-pound
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ton, 8, 13.66-pound fish; A total of 273 kids were •Hyundai
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940.627.2177
FISH ON A LINE — Kirby Russell, 7, of Bridgeport, holds up
a bountiful catch Saturday morning during the 18th annual
Adopt-A-Fisherman event at Wise County Park on Lake
Bridgeport.
Messenger photo by Travis Measley
Medical Center Pharmacy
• Prescriptions
• Compounding
Jaqueline Parra, Shaylan All Around Student Performing Arts award • Drive-Thru
Perry, James Pollard, Tara ! Girl — Christina Cantu — Jade Baker
Smith, Casey Spann, Stepha-
nie Stephens, Hailea Thomp-
! Boy — Casey Spann
English awards
• Delivery
son, Danny Tolliver, Kaci Mr. CHS — Blake Moss ! English Department Ask us about our
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Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Mon. - Fri., 9 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Citizenship Awards Visual Arts Department ing
Sat., 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Closed Sat.
! Girl citizen — Saman- award — Anna Baker
tha Lee Continued on page 13
! Boy citizen — Casey Band award — Shaylan
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CHICO HIGH SCHOOL HONORS
Continued from page 12
! PreAP English 1 — Ryan Holaway
! PreAP English 2 — Nikki Weatherly
! AP English 3 — Alyssa Bowyer
! AP English 4 — Tara Smith
Foreign Language awards
! Don Quixote award — Justin Green-
wood
! Spanish 1 — Josh Gilhespy
! Spanish 2 — Amanda Mitchum
! Spanish 3 — Delani Long
Math awards
! Outstanding math student of the year
— Travis Reese
! Algebra 1 — Sarah Evans
! Algebra 2 — Brooke Boling
! Geometry — Rendon Long
! Pre Calculus — Justin Greenwood
! AP Calculus — Blake Moss
Science awards
! Outstanding science student of the year
— Kim Workman
! IPC — Kim Workman
! Biology — Sarah Evans
! Physics — Bryce Meier
! Chemistry — Andrea Younger
Social Studies awards
! Outstanding social studies student of the
year — Delani Long
! U.S. history — Jamey Williams
! Government — Tara Smith
! Economics — Blake Moss
! World history — Britt Workman
! World geography — Victor Velazquez
Technology awards
! BCIS — Hailea Thompson and D.J. Da-
vidson
! Desktop — Shonda Ezzell
! Multimedia — Sarah Long
! Yearbook — Alicia Holbert
FCCLA award
GCCLA student of the year — Cassie Mar-
tin
Valedictorian — Jacob Creighton
Salutatorian — Blake Moss
Honor graduates: Jacob Creighton, Blake
Moss, Kelcey Blanks, Delani Long, Jessica
Coffman, Casey Spann, Justin Greenwood,
ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, June 11, 2009 13
The SAT® & ACT™ are coming.
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Classes forming now in Decatur
Scholarships Classes for ACT begin July 25
! Bridgeport Doctor’s Hospital — Jacob Classes for SAT begin August 15
Creighton and Bailey Boling, $750 each Call today! Limited Spaces!
! Wise County Antique Auto Club — Letty 940-627-0226
Gonzalez, $1,800 Call Sylvan Learning Center for class information
! Wise Republican Women — Bailey Bol-
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TOTAL FITNESS IN
! Chico Chamber of Commerce — Justin
Greenwood and Kelcey Blanks, $500 each
! Chico First Baptist Church — Kelcey
Blanks, $1,000
! Wise County Toy Run — Casey Spann,
$1,000
! Coca Cola — Christina Cantu, $1,000
! Weatherford College Tech Prep — Sa-
4 MINUTES A DAY
mantha Lee, $2,000
! Jennifer Moss Memorial Scholarship
— Blake Moss, Jacob Creighton, Delani Long
and Jessica Coffman, $1,000 each
! Sand Flat Art Guild — Anna Baker,
$1,000
! Taylor Publishing — Bailey Boling, $200
! Crafton Baptist Church — Jessica Coff-
man, Delani Long, Danny Tolliver, Jacob
Creighton, Chris Clayton and Jade Baker,
$500 each
! Morris Memorial Methodist Friendship
— Letty Gonzalez, Justin Greenwood and
Samantha Lee, $100 each
! Upham Oil — Rachel McKinley, $1,000
! Wise Regional Health System — Jacob
Creighton
! Chico Ex-Students — Kelcey Blanks,
$500 4 minutes of revolutionary exercise equals to 45-60 minutes of traditional exercise
! Chico Eastern Star — Bailey Boling, (i.e. weight lifting and running)? Did you know that the calories that you burn are
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! Chico Quilting Club — Tara Smith, 12 times the muscle cells as traditional exercise?
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! Wise Electric — Kelcey Blanks, $1,000
! LineBarger, Gossam Blair & Sampson “Since I started 4 Minute Fitness five weeks ago, I have lost 20 pounds and have gone
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! Dr. Richard Pietila — Samantha Lee, 4 minutes. I am so excited for my future. For the first time in my life, I am physically
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! Chico Bank — Samantha Lee
For complete information call us at 4 Minute Fitness at 940-393-3674 and come by our
Teacher of the Year — Karen High-Davis, gym at 1451 W. Business 380, 2B in Decatur (located next to 2K Pawn Shop) and take
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CALL 940-627-5987 AND GET RESULTS • MESSENGER CLASSIFIEDS ON THE WEB: WWW.WCMESSENGER.COM/CLASS
Acreage
2 ACRES
Casa La Dera Estates, CR1170,
Decatur. New, treed sub-division,
great location. $55,000/OBO.
(940)399-2142.
Condos/town homes
3/2 CONDO
For sale in Runaway Bay. Private
pool, access to lake. $68,000.
(940)210-9625.
Duplexes
Great investor special! 2 separate
buildings, $189,950/each. 4 total
units, 1,250 square feet each, new,
loaded, 3/2, 2 units rented. Call
(214)682-0625.
Homes
If you would like
an energy efficient
new home, a
remodel, add-on
or to make your
current home
more energy
efficient, please
give us a call.
940-626-8331 Office
940-393-8740 Cell
214-803-2784 Charlie
9+ ACRES
fenced, 24x24 barn w/cement floor,
water, electric, 3-bedroom, 2-bath,
1,571 square feet, 3 decks; pecan,
peach trees. (940)466-7588.
FSBO-HENRIETTA, TX
Custom built 3/3 on large corner lot.
Formal living & dining, den, spa-
cious breakfast area, fireplace,
built-ins, lots of closets, CH/A, inte-
rior updated 2001. Storage building,
landscaped yard w/sprinkler system,
several large trees & large fenced
backyard. New roof, exterior paint &
much more! 2,803 square feet plus
2-car garage, patio & large porches.
Call (940)538-4575 or
(940)642-3637.
HOLLY RIDGE, DECATUR
3/2/2 home with pool. Call
(940)389-4449 for information.
HOME PLUS 30 ACRES
3/2/1 stone, approximately 1,760
square feet. Built in 1950’s, remod-
eled in 1980’s. Frontage, fenced. No
owner financing. No minerals. FM
920, Balsora. $199,000. Agent,
(713)824-7260.
STOP -- LOOK -- NEW
5 miles east of Highway 287 on FM
2264. 4/2, 2,062 square feet living
are on 2 acres, granite kitchen tops,
tile floors kitchen & living, 30x40 de-
tached garage/shop, Decatur
schools. You’ve been thinking of
buying? Look at this! $179,900.
(888)283-1919.
MDH SURVEYING
All Your Land Surveying Needs.
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ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, June 11, 2009
Rentals
• Apartments • Business Property • Condos/
Town Homes • Duplex Housing • Homes
• Mobile Homes • Rooms • Roommate
Wanted • Spaces & Lots • For Lease • Wanted
to Rent • Wanted to Lease • Facilities
• Storage Buildings
Merchandise for Sale
• Appliances • Clothing/Jewelry
• Furniture • Garage Sales
• Firewood • Miscellaneous
• Auctions
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT
Mobile Homes
3/2 2007 PALM HARBOR
Single side on 5 acres, Paradise
ISD. Fenced acreage. Well and
septic new in 2007. 8x8 well house
with storage. Price reduced. Loan
assumable plus closing.
(940)389-9416 for appointment.
DOUBLE WIDE
1,680 square feet on 1 acre in
Rhome, $82,000. (469)556-7644 or
Number9ranch@aol.com.
K&P Homes, Inc. 20 used homes,
all refurbished. Financing available.
Springtown, TX. (817)677-3446.
RBMOBILEHOMES.COM
Move, set-ups, re-levels. In & out of
state. Licensed, bonded, insured.
Repos. Free estimates.
(940)683-5547. RBI #36191.
WEEKEND RETREAT
14x52, 2/1, furnished mobile w/car-
port on Nocona lake lot. Golf cart in-
cluded. $7,500 plus lot lease (in-
cludes boat access, crappie house,
& more. (940)210-3339.
WILLIAMS MOBILE HOME SERV.
Best deal on moving, set up & trim
outs. Bonded, licensed & insured.
(940)433-3117.
RENTALS
• Apartments • Business
Property • Condos/Town
RENTA Homes • Duplex Housing
• Homes • Mobile Homes •
Rooms • Roommate Wanted
• Spaces & Lots • For Lease •
Wanted to Rent • Wanted to
Lease • Facilities • Storage
Buildings
Apartments
BRIDGEWOOD
Executive Suites
Bridgeport, TX
NOW AVAILABLE
WITH 1 YR. LEASE
1 bedroom $695/month
2 bedroom/2 bath $750/month
Washer & dryer included
Garages available
817-929-5910
Efficiency apartments for rent, all
bills paid. (940)433-3133.
New 1-bedroom custom barn apart-
ment. Room for 2 horses, cheap
utilities, Decatur ISD, no smoking.
$1,000/month w/horses. Call Wendy
(940)393-9111.
Business property
Quality Space
FOR LEASE
Great Location
Medical/Office
3368 SF Available
Call
940-627-2778
For Information
Employment Services
• Business Opportunity • Childcare • Adult/Elderly Care
• Employment Information • Business • Housecleaning
• Adult/Elderly Care • Childcare • Let Me Fix It • Miscellaneous
• Food Service • Medical/Dental • Tutoring
• Miscellaneous • Office • Retail/Sales
• Trades • Work Wanted
Transportation Announcements
• Boats • Cars • Card of Thanks
• Recreational Vehicles • Let’s Swap
• Trucks • Accessories • Trailers • Lost & Found
• Wanted to Buy • Personal • Wanted
Bridgeport, 16th Street, approxi-
mately 1,100 square feet, commer-
cial, retail or office space for lease.
$600/month. (940)627-1063.
COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
1,280 square feet, 14600-A FM 730
North, Briar. 30x40’, large roll-up
back door, 12000-A FM 730 North,
Azle. (817)444-7066.
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
Office/retail space. 1,000-7,000
square feet for lease.
(940)627-2510.
Finished, commercial space for
lease, Business Highway 380 front-
age, Decatur. 2,135 square feet.
$2,500/month plus electric.
(940)389-5407.
FOR LEASE IN DECATUR
Large office, $750/month. Small of-
fice, $375/month. First and last
month’s rent in advance.
(940)627-2638. Owner/broker.
Condos, town homes
WATERVIEW, LOVELY CONDO
in Runaway Bay. 2-bedroom,
2-bath, all appliances included.
(972)834-8111.
Duplexes
2 & 3-bedroom, duplexes in Bridge-
port & Decatur. $650-$750/month.
Month-to-month lease. Koby,
(940)389-8506.
2/2 covered carport, Bridgeport,
$775/month, $500/deposit, no
smoking, no pets, 6-month lease
available. 2/2 covered carport,
Bridgeport, $750/month, $500/de-
posit, no smoking, no pets, 6-month
lease. (940)393-3429.
Brand new! Ready 4/1. 3/2 w/extras.
$895/month, $500/deposit.
Credit/criminal check required.
Some pets allowed, plus additional
deposit. Call (817)874-0859,
(469)585-0122.
Homes
$100 off first month’s rent, deposit
special $200. Decatur: 6263 N. FM
51, 3-bedroom, 2-bath. 1706 S. Col-
lege, 3-bedroom, 1-bath. 2535 Old
Denton Road, 3-bedroom, 2-bath.
Bowie: Garden Terrace Apartments.
No pets allowed. Karl Klement Prop-
erties, contact Elaine,
(940)627-6362.
www.klementproperties.com.
***NOW AVAILABLE IN BOYD***
BRAND NEW HOMES FOR LEASE
$850/MONTH, $500/DEPOSIT
3-bedroom, 2-bath, appliances,
washer/dryer connections. Fenced
yard, covered porch.
(817)270-4660.
2-bedroom, 1-bath, CH/A, carport. 3
miles west of Decatur. References
required. (940)627-5485.
PUBLISHER’S NOTICE:
All real estate advertising in this
newspaper is subject to the Fair
Housing Act which makes it illegal
to advertise “any preference, limita-
tion or discrimination based on
race, color, religion, sex, handicap,
familial status or national origin,
or an intention, to make any such
preference, limitation or discrimina-
tion.” Familial status includes chil-
dren under the age of 18 living with
parents or legal custodians, pregnant
women and people securing custody
of children under 18.
25 ACRES
Great Location
GREAT Location!
Close In Bowie
Redbird Lane
Rolling Terrain
Build Here!
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TODAY!
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**NOW IN RUNAWAY BAY** SUNSET RV PARK
Beautiful new home for rent. 3-bed- Centrally located between Decatur,
room, 2-bath, w/privacy fence. Bridgeport, Bowie on Highway 287.
$1,000/month, $500/deposit. Huge Full hook-ups, free laundry, free
master suite, vaulted ceilings, large wireless internet. (940)845-2007.
covered porch, all appliances &
washer/dryer connections.
C& Storage Buildings
(817)270-4660.
R
1-bedroom, 1-bath home, includes
appliances, large storage building,
Covered
on 2 beautiful acres, 8 miles north of
Decatur, FM 730. $700/month,
Properties
Decatur, TX
RV Storage &
month-to-month lease. Available
HOMES
now. (817)937-6748.
Mini Storage
FOR LEASE
1701 N. Cates Court
“Timeless Elegance” 4 BEDROOMS
2 FULL BATHS
2 CAR GARAGE C&M RENTAL
Next door to McMaster New Holland
Brick, total electric, tile &
200 Cyndilu Lane, 3/2/2 1st Time
carpet, ceiling fans in all rooms,
$1,600/month, $300/deposit Customers
5 phone lines in each room,
25% OFF
406 E. Pecan, 3/2/2
$1,190/month, $300/deposit
303 N. Miller, 3/2
$1,190/month, $300/deposit
pre-wired for cable or Dish. 1st month’s rent
Fenced yard, fully landscaped.
All homes include lawn care.
817-825-4647 Decatur city limits - Decatur ISD. Mon. - Sat. 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
PETS WELCOME! 940-627-1147
3/2 brick, Rhome area. Ask for Beki, After Hours: 940-399-7343
(817)636-2555. We would love for you to Decatur • Hwy 287 S.
3/2 doublewide, 5 acres off FM 51 LIVE in one of our homes!
North, Decatur. Fenced for horses
$1,400/month • $1,400/deposit EMPLOYMENT
or animals. Available immediately.
Please call 817-247-0246
$875/month, deposit/references re-
• Business Opportunity
EMPLOYM
quired.Call (972)816-8438.
3/2/1, BRIDGEPORT
• Employment Information
• Adult/Elderly Care
• Childcare
Brick, fireplace, ceramic tile, fence
yard, garage door opener. Mobile Homes • Food Service • Medical/
Dental • Miscellaneous
$925/month, $925/deposit.
(817)320-7065, (817)320-7065.
• Office • Retail/Sales
• Trades • Work Wanted
2-bedroom, 1-bath trailer house.
★★★★ Front and back covered porch, 2 car
1,600 SQ. FT. HOME FOR LEASE,
3-bedroom, 1.5-bath, carpet, tile,
carport. Electric and water paid.
$550/month. (940)389-6866. Employment information
washer/dryer connections, double
fireplace, all electric, carport, stor- 3-bedroom, 2-bath doublewide, !!ATTENTION!!
age building. Very clean. Close to
lake, 108 Port-O-Call Court, Run-
Slidell, couple of miles from school.
Water well, 1 year lease.
Advertising under this classifica-
tion is normally not a bona fide
away Bay. $1,049/month,
deposit/year lease required.
$700/month,
(940)389-5323.
$500/deposit. opportunity. Typically, compa-
nies advertising here offer infor-
(940)575-4891. mation about potential employ-
RHOME RENTAL 5 1/2 acres, horse ready. 3-bed- ment. Some are selling this infor-
3/1.5/1, huge fenced backyard, room, 2-bath. Covered deck. mation. We suggest that our
Northwest ISD, quiet neighborhood, $750/month, $750/deposit. readers thoroughly investigate
no smoking, some pets OK. (940)393-6084, (940)627-7022. these advertisers before invest-
ing any money.
$850/month, $650/deposit.
LARGE MOBILE HOME LOT
Owner/agent, (940)399-3900.
for rent, Chico, TX. $100/month.
Decatur, large 2-bedroom, 1-bath,
CH/A. $650/month, $300/deposit.
(940)683-3525 or (940)210-2558. Childcare
References required.
(940)627-1063. Spaces & lots Childcare services in my home on 5
East Bridgeport, large 2-bedroom,
acres, Monday-Friday. Can pickup,
drop off children. Call
1-bath, CH/A. $550/month, $300/de-
Truck parking spaces now available (972)841-7629 for info, references.
posit. References required.
behind Certified Automotive. Please
(940)627-1063. call (940)393-2607 for more infor-
mation.
7 Wires, Decatur, 4-bedroom,
3-bath, 2-car garage. $1,900/month.
Food service
Available now. (940)399-9052. Meadowlake Village. RV lots for
rent, located in Decatur City limits. Help Wanted: Prep cooks, servers,
3/2/2
HOUSE FOR RENT
302 S. Trenchard.
City water & sewer available.
(940)627-6434.
busers. Sagebrush, 1020 Halsell,
Bridgeport. (940)683-8030.
$1100/month. (940)627-9981.
HOUSE FOR RENT IN PARADISE
3/2, big yard. $800/month, appli-
ances included. (940)393-1531.
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Now hiring for the following
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• CNA’s
• CMA’s - 2 - 10
• LVN’s - night shift
Apply in person at
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or call
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For Experienced
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Excellent opportunity for the right applicant.
Send resume to
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START A NEW CAREER
Are you trapped in a career you don’t love?
A Real Estate Profession offers unlimited
possibilites and income. Come join our Career
Night Seminar on Tuesday, June 16 at 6pm.
Call Beth at 817-220-4663 now
and start your new career.
Southwest International
Trucks
Now Taking Applications For
Diesel Techs
at the Bridgeport location.
Pay based on experience. Full benefits package available.
For more information call • 940-683-8122
Ford Sales
PERSONNEL
Karl Klement Ford has immediate openings for:
• New Car Sales Manager
• Used Car Manager
• Qualified sales staff
Sales staff experience preferred but
not mandatory.
For more information contact:
Derek Sugg at 940-627-1101
or 1-800-772-8928
US Hwy. 287 South, Decatur
An Equal Opportunity Employer
EMPLOYMENT
HELP WANTED: Decatur clinic
looking for part-time help. 4 nights
week. Multi-fuctional and proficient
with computers. Please send re-
sume to: Clinic, P.O. Box 1111,
Decatur, TX 76234.
Laboratory Director, FT Excellent Salary
MT’s PRN
Speech Language Pathologist, PRN
Experienced Business Office
Staff FT & PT
Registered Nurses / Staff and Managers
Medical Surgical Unit Nurse Manager, FT
Labor & Delivery Unit Manager, FT
PRN & FT
ICU, OR, L&D, ED, MS
Staff & Supervisor Positions Available
Tom Harrison
Human Resources
1905 Doctors’ Hospital Drive
Bridgeport, TX 76426
940-683-0327
940-683-0485 Fax
tharrison@bpdh.org
Miscellaneous
Texascraft.com, order fulfillment,
product packaging, office work.
Some computer experience helpful.
Will train. Supplemental health care
plan, paid vacation, sick time. Send
resume to P.O.Box 855, Rhome, TX
76078.
They are
out there.
www.wcmessenger.com
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SERVICES
MILLER’S PAINTING
& remodeling. Interior/exterior; also
Retail/Sales Trades Adult/Elderly care paint & stain fences. We also do
drywall & wood repair.
HEATING/AC Experienced male with care for eld- (817)683-7850.
Experienced commercial HVACR erly or disabled male. Day/night.
technician needed. Minimum Light housekeeping, household PARK CUSTOM TRIM
5-years chillers and refrigeration ex- maintenance available. Call James, New exterior, interior doors. Fix ex-
perience required. Good pay & (940)748-2051. isting doors, molding, garage bonus
benefits. Serious applicants only. room finish outs, add-ons, screened
Call Mann Refrigeration, Inc., porches, pergolas. Free estimates.
(940)683-6266 or email resume to: IF YOUR’RE LOOKING (940)859-3992.
mannrefrig@embarqmail.com. for someone to check on your eld-
erly parents, monitor medications, PC TROUBLE SHOOTING
assist bathing, etc., contact Virus Problems? Let a certified com-
(940)210-3339. References avail- puter technican fix it. Call
able. (940)389-7825.
SANDFORDOIL/WESTERN
TRANSPORTATION
We are working out of town, we Business
need CDL HazMat drivers willing to
relocate to East Texas or willing to
drive to our East Texas yard to re- BOBCAT & BACKHOE SERVICE
port to work. Must have A or B CDL Gravel, roads, drainage repair, final
with HazMat endorsement. Must be grade land/lot clearing, demolition.
Cattle guards, culverts, trenching,
21 years old. Must meet all applica-
ble DOT requirements. Call hole drilling. (940)393-6622. Shingle Experts
Flat Roof Specialists
(940)627-2689 for information.
LEGAL PLANS 1-888-488-8784
www.wcmessenger.com Business protection and growth,
family plan services. Call
(940)393-2890 for free information Fullu Insured
and consultation. Ask for Chris.
Free Estimates
LOWER YOUR ELECTRIC BILLS!
Blown insulation in new or existing RUSSELL’S
homes. Surprisingly affordable. Free Home Improvements
Estimate. Servicing all Wise County. & Repair
(940)210-2194.
All Types of
Remodeling
Housecleaning
Painting - Interior, Exterior
Add-ons, Decks And More
CALDWELL HOUSE CLEANING
No job too small. Residential or
commercial. 25% discount on 3rd
Call
cleaning. 20-years experience. 940-627-6947 or
(817)298-0613.
940-389-4943
HEART FOR HOMES
Feeling overwhelmed? Let me help! Miscellaneous
Office, house cleaning & organizing.
References available, free esti-
BRIDGEPORT STONE mates. Call Sharon, (940)389-8883.
Remember
Now Hiring: Sr. Electricians,
Let me fix it
BARRINGTON CONSTRUCTION
627-SLAB
For all your concrete needs!
Sr. Plant Mechanics All types remodeling, home repairs,
foundation work & privacy fences.
All work guaranteed.
(940)389-9276.
Texas Industries (TXI) is a major sup-
plier of crushed stone, sand, gravel and CLASSIC CAR PAINTING
on frame restorations. Complete
expanded shale and clay products, and paint jobs, color changes. In Bridge-
port. For information, call cell,
one of the largest producers of cement
(972)832-4442. Insist on Quality
and concrete products in the Southwest.
We are seeking skilled and experienced
LANGTO CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Custom homes. Remodels, Earth
Concrete, Inc.
Ty Kennedy 940-627-SLAB
Friendly Spray Foam Insulation, ad-
Sr. Electricians and Sr. Plant Mechan- ditions, kitchen/bath, patios & more.
www.langtoconstruction.com,
FREE ESTIMATES
ics at our Bridgeport Stone Plant. www.earthfriendlyfoam.com,
CUSTOM TRACTOR WORK
(682)429-3011.
Grass seeding, pasture mowing, fer-
tilizing, weed control, small tilling
Position Summaries:
Sr. Electrician – plan and implement
Len Roy Don Builders
Remodeling &
jobs, box blade and bucket work
Call (940)389-7423.
DNR FARMS
Handyman Custom hay baling, welding, fences.
electrical projects, maintain PLC pro- Any type of coastal farming.
Building services (940)577-9323.
grams, repair/replace electrical systems Home Repairs • Updates
Sheetrock Repairs HEALTH INSURANCE
and develop team members. Require- LOO ur
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for o stems
New Construction
Patios & Decks I can help! 27 years experience
cS y representing all the major compa-
ments: 5 years progressive experience Septi talled ad Garage Conversions
Ins Shops • Barns nies. Individual and Group. No dis-
in industrial electrical repair; knowledge
Fencing • Welding
Carpentry
count plans. Texashealthpolicy.com
(940)627-3842.
Custom Woodwork
of three phase/single phase/4160v motor Tractor & Backhoe
Service
controls, PLC ladder logic (Wonderware BRICE JOHNSTON
Roy & Reyn
Reynolds PORTABLE WELDING
experience highly desirable). Valid 35 Years Experience
Driver License and meet Company driver
requirements. Qualified Candidates can
Direct Mobile 817-366-7990
Also see our ad for
Budget Septic Systems Installed
Boyd, Texas
Barns • Metal Roofing
• Pipe Fence • Corrals
earn over $22+/Hour! • Car Ports • Porches
MIKE’S RV SERVICE
Service calls, insurance work, full
repairs, power washing, detailing.
Free Estimates
Sr. Plant Mechanics – repair and main- Also work on horse & enclosed trail-
817-727-3165
ers. Michael, (940)399-7565.
tain aggregate processing equipment;
carry-out preventative maintenance TheThe difficult will be done immediately, the impossible takes just a minute longer!
difficult will be done immediately, the impossible takes just a minute longer!
schedules and develop team members.
Requirements: previous maintenance BESST
experience (crushing, screening, and CONSTRUCTION
conveying equipment), welding skills pre-
ferred. Qualified Candidates can earn
• All Phases of Construction
• Residential and Commercial Roofing &
Remodeling Specialist • Free Estimates
Wise County Owned & Operated • All Labor
over $16+/Hour! Guaranteed • Quality Work • Tree Trimming
• Clean-up • Haul Off
817-999-5444
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MERCHANDISE
SERVICES FARM AND RANCH PETS FOR SALE TRANSPORTATION
BUY-SELL-TRADE
Williams’ Hauling All classes of horses, ponies, sheep

& Tractor Works

& goats. All riding horses sold, 72
Klean Kut Pets Cars

Lawn Care
hour unconditional guarantee.
(940)224-1470, (940)644-5956. !!ATTENTION!! 2001 HONDA CIVIC
• Brushhog & Finish Mowing
• Blading, Plowing & Tilling 12% all stock, $7.50, 50 lbs. Deer We suggest that our readers thor- Save - Lease Returns 158,000 miles, auto, runs great.
• Backhoe work, driveways corn, $6.99, 50 lbs. Laying pellets, Mowing • Edging • Trimming oughly investigate any advertiser Save big on Laptops from $279. $4,500/OBO. (817)975-5256 or
before investing any money. (940)389-9475.
• Dirt, sand & gravel hauling $11.05. AGVantage Farm & Ranch Commercial or Residential 42 inch LCD TVS from $459.
• Land Clearing
• All types cleanup & haul-offs
Supply, 1817 N. Highway 287, (1
Brush Hog Mowing Like new 60 inch DLP Mitsubi-
mile north of Highway 380), Deca-
• Quality work, fair pricing
tur. (940)627-2312. Insured 2 male, 6 month old chihuahuas, shi TV, $879. Sofa & love seat,
daschund mix puppies. Free to $339. Lamps from $19. Cof- IF YOU NEED
James Williams ALL NATURAL BEEF Kenny Moran good home. (940)594-4855. fee table and 2 ends, all 3 for a good, dependable car or truck for
straight from the ranch. Young, ten- Cell 817-247-9965
940-399-9138 der, no growth hormones/antibiotics. Office 940-433-5470 5 Labs, chocolate & black available;
$79. Mattress sets from $99.
Washer-dryers, refrigerators,
$3,500 or less, come by Cowgirl
Auto Sales, 804 Business Highway
Insured Grain or grass fed. Whole, half. 287, Decatur, TX; (940)626-0070.
and 1 German Shepherd mix,
(940)366-3172.
white/blonde. Free to good homes. stoves and more. Short on Ask about our inventory. Let’s do
FARM AND RANCH cash? Lease to own new in 12 business!
APHA Registered paint horses Ho- TRIPLE L LAWN MAINTENANCE Call for details, (940)210-2977.
mozygous Tobiano. Black/white, & tree trimming. Fertilizing, weed months. You qualify! Quanti-
FARM A • Farm Equipment • Fencing
• Lawn & Garden • Livestock
Buckskin/white. Yearlings, 3-years-
old. Brood mares w/colts. Also 2002
killing, edging, haul offs. Call for free
estimates. Insured. Kevin Lambert,
COCKER SPANIELS ties limited.
Aarons, 1304 Hwy 51 S next to
RANC • Livestock Care/Training
• Livestock Lost & Found
• Livestock Stud Service
Cremello stallion registered AQHA,
APHA. (940)577-2775.
(940)577-5136.
Miniature, CKC, females & males,
shots/wormed. $400/each.
(817)696-1506, (817)696-1506.
Dollar General. Ask for Miles.
I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS
as well as your good used cars.
Arvin, (817)925-8768.
• Livestock Supplies BABY DWARF
• Miscellaneous • Mowing
goats, llamas, mini horses & rabbits. Pasture and feed
• Pasture & Feed • Poultry
(817)596-9644.
Free kittens, call (817)822-3164. Garage sales
BULL BLACK BRANGUS 12% all stock, $7.50, 50 lbs. Deer Pickups/Vans/SUVs
Farm Equipment Full Blood, 15 months old. Ready corn, $6.99, 50 lbs. Laying pellets,
GREAT PYRENEES PUPS
!!ATTENTION!!
for breeding. (940)627-2102. $11.05. AGVantage Farm & Ranch Garage sale ads must be called in 1999 FORD F350
3 females available. Shots &
2000 New Holland tractor, TC 33D. Supply, 1817 N. Highway 287, (1 BEFORE 11a.m. Tuesday to run in Silver crew cab pickup and 2007
wormed. Parents on site.
Front-end loader, 5’ brush hog C BAR M TACK-FEED-HORSES mile north of Highway 380), Deca- the Thursday edition. If you want fifth wheel RV, loaded, clean. Truck
(940)210-2506, (940)644-2251.
mower, disc, 33 HP, 4WD, mid 143 CR4396, Decatur, TX. Cash, tur. (940)627-2312. your garage sale ad in All Around $8000; RV $20,000, (940)637-2727,
PTO, 3-point hook up, low hours, checks, credit cards. Wise also, it MUST be called in be- (940)391-6002.
hydrostat transmission. www.cbarm.net, (817)929-3612. RAT TERRIER PUPS fore 11a.m. Friday THE WEEK BE-
ALFALFA HAY 6-weeks-old. Females, $65; males, FORE the sale. We do not run ga-
(817)614-3205 GOATS FOR SALE for sale 3-wire bales horse quality. $50. Brown/white & black/white rage sales the weekend before the
2006 Kioti DK45S, like new 50 Several ages & breeds available. All Brome hay for sale 2-wire bales. available. (940)433-8313. sale. 2002 CHEVY TAHOE LT
hours diesel with quick attach loader de-horned. (940)210-2506, Special pricing. Delivery available.
(940)644-2251. (940)626-9880. loaded, maroon, tan interior, 93k,
and spear, $17,500. 5' Brush Hog Bridgeport, 12 Robinhood Drive, $9.200. 2007 Chevy 3500, single
$425. 817-301-5845. HORSE SALE Thur.-Sat., June 11-13, 8a.m.-3p.m.
1st & 3rd Saturdays. Highway 281 Pet care/training Furniture, clothing, antique stove,
cab flat-bed, $18,000. 2007 Dodge
Mega Cab dually, 1-ton, diesel, 70k,
HORSE TRAILER FOR SALE Coastal 4X5 round bales. Horse
2003 3-slant w/tack, bumper pull, @ I-20, Santo, Texas. quality. Highly fertilized, weed free, home decor, miscellaneous items. $26,000. (940)393-0600.
very clean, $3,000. Round hay rings www.tacketthorsesale.net, barn kept. $50. North of Decatur
(817)929-3612. LET ME COME
for horses, $100/each. (817)991-7686. take care of your animals when you Paradise, 544 Honeysuckle,
(940)210-8847. LLAMAS can’t. Reasonable rates based on Fri.-Sat., June 12-13, 7a.m.-? Mov-
weanlings (6-months-old), adults, required services. (940)627-1608. ing sale. Stock & other trailers, farm 2002 Z71, 350, 162,000 miles, new
OCEAN FREIGHT CONTAINERS COASTAL equipment, lot of tools, horse tack, tires and transmission. $6000.
New & used. Water tight & rodent bred females, guardians & pet qual-
square & round bales. Square bal- household items. (940)577-3223.
proof. Larry Singley, (817)992-9122. ity. We provide training & support
ing on May 29. SC Squared, MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
for new owners. (940)433-5897.
(817)944-9451.
MERCHAN
STORAGE CONTAINERS
Great storage! The best containers • Appliances Miscellaneous
Livestock care/training
FOR SA
at the best price. (817)726-7669. CUSTOM HAY BALING • Clothing/Jewelry 2008 FORD EDGE
• Furniture for sale. 45k miles, clean, $19,500.
North Decatur, Alvord, Allison, • Garage Sales
EXTERIOR FRENCH DOORS
HORSESHOEING & TRIM Slidell, Krum areas. Coastal round with enclosed blinds. 9 months old. (940)626-1143.
Fencing Texas certified farrier. Office, bales only. Will consider shares.
• Firewood
• Miscellaneous New $400, call and make offer.
(940)644-5140; cell, (940)399-6981. (940)389-1400, (940)627-7186. Merchandise for Sale
• Auctions (817)991-4976.
BOBBY’S FENCE
All types fencing. Free estimates.
HORSESHOEING BY J.E. HARRIS
USED I-BEAMS
Trailers
$25 for trimming. $65 for shoeing. CUSTOM HAY BALING
Over 25-years experience. 2 3/8” pipe, $1.40/foot, 30’ long. 4”
Call (817)902-1766.
(817)444-3213.
SC Squared. Round & square. Ex-
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Furniture pipe, $4.70/foot, 45’ long. I BUY TRAILERS
Wanted, someone to trim donkey’s PIPE Horse, livestock, flatbed & utility
CHRISTIAN COWBOY FENCING (817)944-9451. 5,500 feet of 2 3/8” pipe, tested at trailers. Call (940)224-1470 or
feet. Cell (214)329-6146,
Barbed wire, horse & goat. New (817)220-7123. Bedroom sets - Master bedroom 5 5,000 lbs., $3/foot. (940)566-5307. (940)644-5956.
fence & repairs. Steve, cell, piece solid oak; chest, dresser and
(817)360-6385; home, CUSTOM ROUND BALING
mirror, 2 night stands, $500. Great
Small or large fields. Pasture mow-
(940)626-4660. Mowing ing, dozer work, dig tanks, house-
for girls room, cream colored wicker
armoir, nightstand, headboard, twin
FARM & RANCH FENCING pads, roads and driveways. (940)
mattress, $300. Best time to call, af-
Pipe & cable, non-climb, barbed 393-2456, (940)433-8051.
ter 6p.m. (817)489-5297, Thousand
wire, entrances, solar gate opera-
Oaks, Newark.
tors, repairs. Jim at (940)367-7505.
WANTED!
Pasture to lease, 40 to 500 acres.
Lawn and garden Fence doesn’t have to be that good.
(940)224-1470 or (940)644-5956.

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(817)444-0861, Teater. $22-$35/acre. Plowing, seeding &
fertilizing available. Tommy,
(940)482-6578. REWARD
Livestock
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FULL-SERVICE CUSTOM HAY
baling. Cutting, baling, hauling.
Also, field mowing services. Experi-
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7 SIZZLIN’ SUMMER SALE DAYS

JUNE 13 - 20

FARM & RANCH SUPPLY

13TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT

SATURDAY, JUNE 13
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All Wrangler Shirts & Tops (excludes F/R)
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Live Cattle-working Demonstration
All Carrhartt Jeans 11 a.m.- 1 p.m. FREE BBQ, Hotdogs & Cold Drinks
40% Off Chuckwagon, Ice cream & Homemade cobbler
Carrhartt Shirts
SALT CREEK BAND PLAYING LIVE ALL DAY
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All Gift Items & Home Decor

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FSA county committee nominations start June 15
Farmer and rancher candidate
nominations begin Monday, June 15,
for local Farm Service Agency county
committees and will continue through
Monday, Aug. 3. Elections are in the
fall.
To be eligible to serve on the com-
mittee, a person must participate or
cooperate in a program administered
by FSA, be eligible to vote in a county
committee election and reside in the
SUDOKU SOLUTIONS
MILITARY BRIEFS
Roberts graduates
Air Force Airman Cody R. Roberts
graduated from basic military train-
ing at Lackland Air Force Base in San
Antonio.
He is the son of Charles Roberts of
Boyd and Lynn Roberts of Azle. He is a
2005 graduate of Boyd High School.
WISE COUNTY
local administrative area in which the
person is a candidate.
Producers may also nominate them-
selves, and organizations represent-
ing minority and women may also
nominate candidates. To become a
nominee, individuals must sign form
FSA-669A, which can be found at
http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp
?area=newsroom&subject=landing&t
opic=cce.
Perez returning home
Army Spec. Francisco Perez of Al-
vord is returning to the United States
after a deployment to Iraq.
Perez is an aircraft power plan re-
pairer with one year of military service
and is assigned to Company B, 404th
Aviation Support Battalion, Combat
pz kid’s camp
FSA county committee members
make decisions on disaster and con-
servation programs, emergency pro-
grams, commodity price support loan
programs and other important agri- “Providing premier, preschool & school-age services for children 6 weeks – 12 years.”
cultural issues. Members serve three-
A PARENT’S PERSPECTIVE:
year terms.
“I couldn’t ask for a better place for my
New members will take office Jan. children to attend preschool. Pettit is so
1, 2010. much more than just a daycare. Kaydence
Call the Wise County FSA at (940) and Kevin have learned so much. It doesn’t
627-2268. hurt that my kids love going to school
every day. I truly feel blessed to have a
place like Pettit Private School to help my
children grow and learn. Jon and Traci
Pettit are wonderful, caring people and
together with the director, Mrs. Cheryl,
they have assembled a great group of
teachers. I wouldn’t trade all of them
for the world! Thanks for always being
there for us, Ladies!”
Ryan Ooten
For more information on our premier program & themed curriculum,
visit www.pettitprivateschool.com
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THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2009 WISE COUNTY MESSENGER

HERE’S WHAT YOU NORTHWEST

MAY HAVE MISSED
IN LAST SUNDAY’S

IN NEWS...
■ Shooting appears
accidental
■ School considers
Bible course
■ City may make
payments for hospital
■ True beauty
■ Courthouse of the
future
IN SPORTS...
■ Fresh feat
■ Honoring baseball’s
best

VOLUME 129 - NO. 44 SUNDAY, JUNE 7, 2009 DECATUR, TEXAS 26 PAGES IN TWO SECTIONS PLUS INSERTS 75¢

INSIDE ... WISE COUNTY

Shooting appears accidental
By TRAVIS MEASLEY
Wise County Sheriff ’s investiga-
tors have ruled the Thursday evening
shooting and death of a 19-year-old
Wise County resident at a home on
Kincannon Lane in the east part of the
county an accident, pending the results
CHECKING of toxicology tests.
TRUCKS Cameron White, 19, was pronounced
Find out how many dead shortly after 6 p.m. Thursday at
violations were observed Wise Regional Health System in Deca-
from 147 commercial
tur after he was shot in the chest with
vehicles inspected during
Roadcheck 2009 in
Decatur.
See story, page 5A
a .22 rifle.
Sheriff ’s Investigator Jerry DeMoss
said White was attempting to hand
the gun to a friend, Ernest Hammond,
19, who accidentally hit the trigger in-
stead of the safety, causing the gun to
discharge.
Authorities said White and some
friends had been shooting the rifle at a
stock tank before the injury.
Messenger photo by Andrew May
DeMoss said no charges will be filed
against Hammond because the inci- SHOOTING SCENE — East Wise County resident Cameron White,
19, is treated inside an ambulance while officers question witnesses
dent was accidental.
at Thursday’s shooting.

ON THE WEB ... BOYD DECATUR

LIVE BLOGGING
FROM STATE
School
Keep up with events as
they happen with live
blogging from Saturday’s
considers
state championship track
and field events at www.
wcmessenger.com/sports/
Bible
sportsupdate
course
IN SPORTS ... By BRIAN KNOX

The Decatur school dis

trict is considering offering
a Bible course, possibly as
early as the fall 2010 schoo
year.
The idea was first discussed
at the board’s regular May
meeting after trustee Alan
White suggested the district
consider offering the course
STATE as an elective. White said he
had talked to the Paradise
CHAMPIONSHIPS school district, which offered
Wise County is well-
a Bible course for the first
represented at the
state track and field time this past school year
championships this
weekend in Austin. See how Continued on page 10A
our local athletes did on
Friday.
See story, page 1B

BRIDGEPORT
AREA DEATHS
AND FUNERALS City may
BOBBY GUINN
Justin Messenger photo by Joe Duty
LOVING YOUR REFLECTION — Boyd teenager Hannah Ferver, 18, uses her blog, nationwide conferences, and an
make
PHYLLIS CANTRELL
Mesquite
upcoming book to teach young women that beauty isn’t pining over what is seen in the mirror, but being pure and
striving to be a woman of God and loving what He has created. payments
MARGIE METHVIN
for hospital
True beauty
Rhome
JESSICA BONESIO By MANDY BOURGEOIS
Carollton
SALLIE BRADBERRY The Bridgeport City Coun
Boyd cil approved an amendment
to the city’s economic devel
LESLIE MOORMAN
Denison
Local teen spreads Godly message to women of all ages opment incentive agreement
with the Bridgeport Doctors
WARREN SPAIN Hospital at Tuesday’s meet
Dawson By TRAVIS MEASLEY More than 50 percent of young females begin ing, allowing for the city of
dieting before age 14, and 76 percent of women Bridgeport to make monthly
KEVIN STONE For teenage girls, the pressures of adhering to between the ages of 24 and 56 who diet do so for interest payments on behalf
Boyd what today’s culture finds beautiful, sexy or ap- cosmetic rather than health reasons. of the hospital should the
BILLY LONG pealing can often lead to drastic consequences. In Boyd, a young woman familiar with the hospital be unable to make
According to the National Eating Disorder In- pressures of being a teenager is spreading a dif- them.
Bridgeport
formation Center, eating disorders are the third- ferent message to girls struggling with the top- The move was approved
QUINT BRIDGES most common chronic illness in adolescent girls. Continued on page 12A Continued on page 5A
Cottondale
See pages 13A-16A

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Week ALVORD
of June 7 -13

Courthouse of the future

2265

2127

730
1655
1810 81
51
CHICO 287

Architects show commissioners what a new facility might look like

INDEX
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2952

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101
380
News Briefs ..... 3A Sports ...............1B
By KRISTEN TRIBE building with a basement on a 20-acre 380 DECATUR
1658

Opinion ........... 4A Classifieds.........4B BRIDGEPORT

Lifestyle .............6A Wise Business 10B

site. The footprint was created after LAKE
BRIDGEPORT

Thursday, representatives with consulting with county employees for RUNAWAY

380 114
51
2264

Wiginton, Hooker Jeffry Architects more than a year on space needed for BAY
920
PARADISE
3259 81

presented county commissioners with each department. 730

287

a preliminary site plan for a new court- “This is just what it is – a concept,” 2210 2123 Signal Light Out NEW
FAIRVIEW
4-Way Stop
house as part of the county’s “master Kearns said. “We needed to make sure
Wise County Messenger facilities study plan – to 2030.” the square footages from the (depart- Seal Coat and Patching
BOYD
114

P.O. Box 149 Charlie Kearns and Jim Wiginton ment) surveys would actually fit into Pilot Car – One Way Traffic
730
AURORA
RHOME

115 South Trinity showed commissioners the basic layout this type of facility if you elected to go NEWARK

Messenger photo by Joe Duty

Decatur, Texas 76234 for a three-story 130 000-square-foot Continued on page 8A

NEW GRADS — Family and friends gathered to watch the Seven Hills Elementary kindergarten class receive diplomas on June 4. Above, the kindergarten
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