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Child calls for help after mom passes out behind wheel BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN A four-year-old Springtown girl is credited with intelligence, bravery, and responsibility well beyond her years after she called a relative for help in an extremely dangerous situation. The child’s mother was arrested as a result of the incident. According to information from Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler, deputies arrested Alicia Pruitt, 24, of Springtown, after responding to a call in the 300 block of Young Road, Friday, Jan. 10. Fowler said a 911 caller reported a female was passed out inside a Dodge pickup truck with a small child inside the vehicle. A family member at the scene told deputies the tod- Alicia Pruitt dler called her from Pruitt’s cell phone and gave her directions to her location, saying “momma was sleeping and they were on the side of the road.” The family member immediately drove to the scene. The truck’s engine was running and in gear as Pruitt was leaning over the console of the truck with her foot on the brake pedal, the family member said. The witness repeatedly shook Pruitt in an attempt to wake her up and called the Sheriff’s Offi ce to report the incident. Deputies who responded to scene described Pruitt as being “in a daze.” Paramedics provided treatment for Pruitt, but did not transport her to a

hospital. Pruitt told deputies she was under the infl uence of illegally obtained prescription narcotics and synthetic cannabinoid, known as “K-2.” She did not remember driving to her current location. She could not explain to deputies why she was in the middle of the road and she did not remember passing out. Deputies discovered drug paraphernalia inside the driver’s visor of the truck along with a package containing three grams of suspected K-2. Pruitt was taken into custody and booked into the Parker County jail, charged with public intoxication, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance. She was released Saturday, Jan. 11 after she posted $1,234 bond. Sheriff Fowler said the toddler was placed in the custody of family members. “This small child was incredibly intelligent and brave,” Fowler said. “At only four years of age, she knew to dial for help, taking a responsibility initiative beyond her tender years. “K-2 is detrimental, period. To take narcotics not prescribed to you is dangerous. To mix them is senseless beyond comprehension. There is no telling what could have happened to this child, had she not been able to call for help.” The case was fi led with Sheriff’s investigators and is ongoing.

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David Richter waits patiently at the front of one of the lines in the Brookshire’s in Springtown. Richter arrived at 1 a.m. to ensure his spot in line. The registers officially opened at 10 a.m. on Jan. 15. Photo by Natalie Gentry

Brookshire’s grand reopening attracts big crowds, CEO BY NATALIE GENTRY A grand reopening and ribbon cutting was held at the Brookshire’s in Springtown Wednesday, Jan. 15. Customers packed the updated 50,065-square foot store to take advantage of the special giveaways and promotions. Beginning at 10 a.m. the fi rst 100 customers who purchased $25 or more in store brand items received free milk for a year. David Richter was one of that intrepid 100. “I got here at one o’clock this morning,” Richter said. “I really expected other people to already be here, but I was the first.” Once the registers reopened and the crowds surged forward Darla Miller was the fi rst offi cial customer to make a purchase. “I always shop here,” Miller said. “Brookshire’s is a wonderful place to use coupons and my friend and I are donating our year of free milk to char-

Springtown Brookshire’s store director, Mark Baumann, presented a check for $1,000 to Don Hammett and Margaret Mottram of Neighbor to Neighbor’s Food Pantry. Brookshire’s also donated $1,000 to both the Friends of the Tabernacle and Saving Grace Family Life Center. Photo by Natalie Gentry ity.” work put forth by all the Brookshire’s Store director Mark Baumann host- staff. ed a presentation to recognize the hard PLEASE SEE MILK, PAGE 6A.

House Bill 5: Sweeping educational changes

Players in Progress hit the hardwood at halftime of the Lady Porcupine basketball game against Lake Worth Jan. 10. Youngsters displayed hoops skills in a kinetic performance on the court.

BY NATALIE GENTRY Last June Governor Rick Perry signed into law an educational bill that has and will make widespread changes to the Texas educational system. And that includes Springtown, of course. At 105 pages, House Bill 5 (HB 5) addressed a variety of issues associated with accountability, assessment, and curriculum – three major aspects of public education. “This bill will bring a lot of opportunities to the Springtown Independent School District (SISD),” said Mike Kelley, superintendent. “But it is going to be very challenging too. “With HB 5, the legislature has given local districts a little bit of freedom,” Kelley continued. “The next couple of years will refl ect how school districts handle that freedom.” One major change under HB 5 is the requirement that each student entering ninth grade choose an endorsement plan or a path to graduation. The endorsements include science; technology and mathematics; business and industry; public services; arts and humanities; and multidisciplinary studies. The courses that will comprise each endorsement will be decided by the State Board of Education. “SISD will be able to begin with the multidisciplinary endorsement and maybe one or two others, depending on our staff and what we think we can

do well,” Kelley explained. “We don’t want to try to do too many too quickly and then not do any of them well.” It’s the age old concept of quality over quantity. “We’ll be able to have this conversation with our board and in the next few months and we’ll have community meetings about these issues.” Kelley said. “The easiest way would be to let the state dictate to us but we don’t want that,” he continued. “This fl exibility will allow us to tailor programs to the wants and needs of our district.” HB 5 shifts from 15 end-of-course tests to fi ve and then supplements high school coursework with colleges and career interests. Another part of HB 5 that will help smaller districts is the ability to partner with colleges, universities and businesses to create curriculum that addresses the needs of tomorrow’s workforce. In addition high schools and colleges will build remedial curriculum to assist students who fail an end-ofcourse test, and dual credit courses that will fulfi ll both high school and college credits. Although the stress levels are high right now, clarity about exactly what HB 5 requires will come as parents, students, educators and communities come together to make education a point high on the priority list.

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Activists descend on Azle to talk earthquakes by carla noah stutsman As if on cue, Azle and the surrounding area were rattled by two earthquakes – a 2.2 magnitude shaker Saturday afternoon and another registering 3.3 Monday morning. The Monday trembler came just hours before a community meeting at 404 West Main Street that promised answers and helpful information to area residents whose feathers were ruffled by an earlier meeting with a Texas Railroad Commissioner. A string of 30 earthquakes that began in early November seemed to take a holiday vacation, with the last tremor of 2013 occurring Dec. 23. The first quake in 2014 was Jan. 11. Still seeking answers to their questions, about 300 area residents flooded the community center Monday evening, Jan. 13. Talking fracking, water With the big city TV cameras running, organizers representing EARTHWORKS Oil & Gas Accountability Project, North Central Texas Communities Alliance and FracDallas, as well as Calvin Tillman, former mayor of Dish took turns trumpeting their successes at stopping the oil and gas industry in

various measures. Sharon Wilson of Washington D.C.–based EARTHWORKS acted as an emcee for the meeting and made a presentation, as well. She described her organization as a national non-profit that works to try to lessen harm to people impacted by energy and mineral extraction. Wilson told the audience “we hope you’ll go away from tonight’s meeting still mad... but not mad at us.” Wilson congratulated the community for getting action out of the Texas Railroad Commission, saying “that doesn’t happen often.” A former vice president of Mobil, Wilson said, admitted that hydraulic fracturing or “fracking” creates 50 to 100 times more liquid waste than conventional drilling. Today in the U.S., 95 percent of all gas wells are fracked and not drilled conventionally, she said. By the Texas Railroad Commission’s own estimates, 9.1 billion gallons of water are injected into waste disposal wells each month in the state, Wilson said. Gary Hogan with North Cen-

tral Texas Communities Alliance expressed his concern about well bores protected by as little as an inch of concrete being shaken apart by earthquakes. If the integrity of the well bores fails, Hogan said, methane and other drilling chemicals could potentially contaminate groundwater sources. Who’s at fault? Marc McCord, director of FracDallas, first addressed the question of who, exactly, is responsible for the way things are happening. “We elect the people that sit in Austin and make the decisions on our behalf,” McCord said. “And if we fail to control them... if you want to know who is responsible, look in the mirror.” McCord pointed out that Representative Phil King, who did not attend the Texas Railroad Commission meeting but instead sent a representative to read a statement, was also not at Monday’s meeting. “Rep. King took about $350,000 from the oil and gas industry during the last legislative session and then voted with that industry 100 percent of the time,” McCord said. “That

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means he voted against you 100 percent of the time.” McCord said Representative Charlie Geren is guilty of the same thing. “We have legislators failing us. We’ve elected them to do the job for us, but they’re failing us because we’re failing to hold them accountable,” McCord said. “I stood before the Dallas city council and told them they’re not my god, not my king, my queen or my dictator. They’re my janitor. I elect them, and I pay their salary to work on my behalf. I don’t care what their opinion is, I’ll tell them my opinion.” That drew big applause. McCord also congratulated the community for what he called “scaring the holy hell out of the Texas Railroad Commission,” and further said he’d never seen such a police presence at one of their meetings. Calvin Tillman told those gathered that when he moved to the tiny town of Dish, he just wanted to be left alone. Then came the pipeline. Tillman told the audience their elected officials are no smarter, no better, than they are.

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He suggested that if there were any doubts about that, “just set up a meeting with them and that will clarify it for you. “When I go to Austin and testify before the House Resources Committee, your Representative Phil King will not even look me in the eye. Now for that, he’s a coward,” Tillman said. “He’s a coward for that and he’s a coward for not coming out here and supporting you people.” Get on the bus Tillman then announced that the groups represented at the meeting were working to take a busload of Azleites to Austin Tuesday, Jan. 21 to testify at the next Texas Railroad Commission meeting in Austin. “We’ve got to have your support, and we’ve got to have

enough people to make a difference in Austin,” Tillman said. Finally, professional agitator Jim Schermbeck with Downwinders At Risk stirred the crowd up, loudly recruiting 12 people – it actually looked like more by the end of the gathering – to sign up as members of a “steering committee” to take action against the oil and gas industry at the Azle area level in order to stop the earthquakes. Others signed up to take the bus next Tuesday – for the stated purpose of “raising hell and making the earth shake” – even after it was announced the trip would cost $15 per person. Then hundreds of local residents, the visiting speakers, and the TV trucks packed up and headed out – waiting for the bus road trip or the next earthquake, whichever comes first.

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LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICES NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Notice of public sale of property to satisfy a landlord’s lien. Property includes the contents of spaces of the following tenants: Jeffery Alan MacDougall: tools, sporting goods, electronics, household; Karen C. Massey: household, toys; Michelle Marion Franzke: household; Dona Shewmake Williams: tools, bicycles, appliances, household; Tanya D. Linton: children’s items, household; Penny D. Trumphour: household; Shawn P. Williams: electronics, household; Rhonda D. Shields: household; Tamye R. Delgado: household, musical instrument; Sarah S. Nestle: appliances, household; Robin M. Kozlo: tools, household; Kevin E. Browning: tack, tools, appliances, wall mounts; James Coke: sporting goods, household; Jessica S. Pittman: household; Justin F. Merideth: toys, tools, telescope, household; Claudia M. Davis: household, electronics; Sharon M. Dangerfield: electronics, household; Sheila J. Hayes: household; Lonnie James LeBlanc: tools, household; Robert Scott Thompson: household; Gregory Scott Batchelor: household; James R. Simmons: appliances, tools, sporting goods, household; Jacqueline D. Craig: sporting goods, brass bed; Jill Ann Durant: collectibles, tools, household; Rita Stautzenberger: appliances, riding lawn mower, sporting goods; Joni L. Alexander: appliances, tools, bicycle, lawn mower, household; Johnathan H. Lewis: bicycles, household; Christian Leroy Green: household, tack; Charlie M. Cadenhead: household; Gordon Allen Gann: household; Michael W. Wylie: household. Sale is to be held at SPRINGTOWN STORAGE, 514 E. Hwy 199, Springtown, Texas 76082 on January 25, 2014 at 9:00 am. Clean up deposit is required. Seller reserves the right to withdraw the property at any time before the sale. Unit items to be sold for CASH ONLY to the highest bidder. PUBLIC NOTICE - ACCEPTING BIDS The City of Springtown is accepting bids for the construction of three (3) buildings. The first structure is an approximately 3100 square foot brick and rock building to be built at 101 E. 2nd Street. Plans and specifications for the building are available at Springtown City Hall, 102 E. 2nd Street. The remaining two structures consist of an approximately 374 square foot block brick with metal roof splash park admission building and an approximately 1216 square foot block brick with metal roof restroom facility. These will be constructed in Springtown Park at the site of the new splashpad. Plans and specifications for both structures are available at Springtown City Hall, 102 E. 2nd Street. Interested parties can bid on all the structures or by specific location. The structures for the park are to be bid as a package. Additionally, the park structures have to be completed prior to May 1, 2014. Parties bidding on all three (3) structures need to submit their bids in a manner where the cost for each structure is easily determined. Sealed bids will be accepted at Springtown City Hall, 102 E. 2nd Street, P.O. Box 444, Springtown, Texas 76082 until the close of business Tuesday, January 21, 2014. Bids will be opened at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Springtown City Hall. Contact City Administrator, Mark N. Krey at 817-220-4834 with any questions. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Springtown is considering the adoption of an ordinance regulating the maintenance of privately owned business parking lots. A hearing seeking public input will be held on Thursday, January 23, 2014 beginning at 6:30 P.M. The hearing will be held in Council Chambers located in Springtown City Hall, 102 E. 2nd St.

Thursday, January 16, 2014

Personal customer info found in Blockbuster trash By Natalie GeNtry Boxes and bags containing personal information were found in the Dumpster outside of the Blockbuster in Azle on Jan 13, a day after the store closed. Unshredded membership applications that include information like full names, phone numbers, addresses, driver’s license numbers, and dates of birth were thrown out. The dump was reported to the News by Jeremy Chinchilla, an employee of the now-closed video rental store. “Just because the company is going out of business doesn’t mean they should lose all in-

tegrity,” Chinchilla said. “I think that treating our customers’ information that way is just disrespectful.” Chinchilla said he had called the cooperate office about the refuse and was told that something would be done. This isn’t the first time that the video rental chain has been caught carelessly disposing of sensitive customer information. A Blockbuster in upper East Side New York reportedly dumped membership forms and employee applications in the trash after the store closed in 2005. Then, in 2007 a store in Sara-

sota, Florida hit the headlines when similar paperwork trashing was discovered in a store’s Dumpster. Yet again in 2011 the same type of forms were found in the trash receptacle outside the Mission Valley Blockbuster in San Diego once the store had permanently closed. The corporate policy is that all sensitive customer information is to be shredded before it is disposed of. The actual number of applications in the local dumpster is still undetermined, and as of press time Blockbuster’s corporate office failed to return calls pertaining to the situation.

SiSD School Board members will be recognized at a reception on Jan. 23. they are: (front, l-r) Jay Grubis, Keith Springfield, larry Don Carter, amy Walker, Mike ray; (back) Jody lowery, al Garrett, Mike Kelley. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

School board to be recognized Jan. 23 January is School Board Recognition Month and the Springtown Independent School District (SISD) will host a recognition reception on Thursday, Jan. 23, at 6:30 p.m. in the SISD Administration Office boardroom. The public is invited. The reception will precede a regularly scheduled School Board meeting at 7 p.m. “We would like to take this opportunity to thank our local leaders for devoting time to

support public education and serve our local schools,” said Mike Kelley, SISD superintendent. “These volunteers are elected by their constituents and receive no compensation for their work as public servants.” The board consistently demonstrates exceptional leadership and dedication by serving as a crucial link between our community and classroom. Responsibility and oversight for an annual budget of over $32

million dollars, almost 3,400 students, 480 employees, and six campuses is a daunting task, but our Board has proven that they are up to the challenge.” He added, “We appreciate their willingness to serve our students and community,” Kelley said Current board members are President Amy Walker, VicePresident Larry Don Carter, Secretary Jody Lowery, Al Garrett, Jay Grubis, Mike Ray, and Sensitive customer information was thrown into the Dumpster after the Blockbuster Keith Springfield. in azle closed on Jan. 12. Photo by Natalie Gentry

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SRx50xBxCLEARxN the dancers of the SMS Dance team perform in front of an international crown at Downtown Disney as part of the Disney Performing arts program. they are Chaney Dusek, Heather Conley, Jaclyn Kaler, Hannah Beagles,rachael lund, Hailey Snell, McKenna Devlin, Holly Meints,taylor Snow, rachel Hellam, Jordan Babcock, lauren Jones, avery Palomo, Maddy Bobo, Kennedy Sonne, Kaylen rhodes. Photo courtesy of SMS Dance Team

SMS Dance Team graces Disney stage By Natalie GeNtry The Springtown Middle School (SMS) Dance team became stars of their own Disney show as part of the Disney Performing Arts program. “They girls had an amazing time at Disney,” said Ricki Babcock, SMS Dance Team director. The dance team took part in the Dance Techniques Jazz program led by a Disney choreographer. Dance groups, choirs, ensembles and marching bands from around the world apply to perform each year as part of Disney performing programs. Once selected, they are given the opportunity to perform at the Florida resort for an international audience of theme park guests. Millions of performers have graced the stages of the Disney Resorts in the more than 25 year history of the program. And on Dec. 29 the SMS Dance Team performed at Downtown Disney. “The girls were awesome,” Babcock said. “There was standing room only near the stage and people they didn’t even know waited for them to come out after the show so they could give them a standing ovation and congratulate them as they walked by.” “I felt like a rock star!” said 12-year-old seventh grade dancer member, Rachael Lund.

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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Obituaries Troy Joe Sessums

Frances Mauldin Hunter

1940 - 2014

1914 - 2014

in Springtown. Interment in Springtown Cemetery. Visita tion 6-8 pm Thursday at Gal breaith Pickard Funeral Chapel. Galbreaith Pickard Funeral Chapel in charge of arrangements. Mr. Sessum was born March 6, 1940 in Itasca, Texas. He was a retired LT. for the Tarrant County Sherriff’s Office, a lifetime member of the NRA, was a leatherman, gunsmith, ranch er and enjoyed carpentry. Troy is preceded in death by his wife Linda Sessums. Survivors include; daughter, Leila Roberts, son, Scooter Troy Joe Sessums, age 73, Sessums and six grandchildren, of Springtown, passed away Kasie, Bryson, Logan, J.D., Monday, January 6, 2014 at his Hannah and Kensee. residence. Funeral was held 10:00 am The Springtown Epigraph, Friday at Hilltop Family Church Jan. 16, 2014 Edition

Charlotte M. Newsome 1957 - 2014

Charlotte M. Newsome, 56, loving daughter, sister, aunt and cousin, formerly of Cottondale, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014. Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Friday at White’s Azle Chapel, 105 Denver Trail, Azle. Interment will be at Cottondale Cemetery. Visitation is 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at White’s Azle Funeral Home. Charlotte was born August 26, 1957 in Fort Worth to

Charles Preston and Carol Ann Newsome. She graduated from Springtown High School and attended Weatherford College for one year. Charlotte worked for Lockheed Martin for 13 years. She loved life and her dogs. Charlotte had a lot of spirit, often spoke her mind and even though she was short she stood very tall. Charlotte was preceded in death by her baby daughter, Brandi; sister, Sherry New some; and father, Charles Newsome. Survivors include; mother, Carol Newsome; sisters, Shana Noe and husband, Ricky and Shelly Howard and husband, Alton; cousin, Kevin Smith and wife, Toi; nephews, Shawn Noe and wife, Tracy, Chad Noe and wife, Kyndle and Dason How ard; niece, Sasha Wheeler and husband, John; her four legged babies, Sasha and Gizmo and eight great-nieces and nephews. The Springtown Epigraph, Jan. 16, 2014 Edition

Bruce Albert Kirk 1955 - 2014

Bruce Albert Kirk, 58, passed away, Friday, Jan. 10, 2014. Services were held at 3 p.m., on Tuesday at Jay Bird Cemetery.

Bruce was born July 11, 1955 in Azle, to Bruce E. and Neoma King Kirk. He served in the U.S. Airforce and was honor ably discharged. Bruce loved the outdoors, fishing, hunting and just hang ing out on the creek bank. He was preceded in death by his father and grandchild, Star Kirk. Survivors include his moth er; one brother; three sisters; five children; 14 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and many friends.

Frances Mauldin Hunter left this world on Monday, January 13, surrounded by the love of her four daughters and extended family. On Dec. 14, Frances, or “Memaw”, as she is known to most, celebrated her 100th birthday. Friends came from near and far to honor her. Visitation will be held from 6 pm to 8 pm on Jan. 17, 2014 at Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home in downtown Abilene. Services will be held in the funeral home chapel on Jan. 18, at 2 p.m.. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery. Born in Sweetwater, Texas, Frances, moved to Tye when she was just a little girl. Her grand father, W. L. Kincaid, owned and ran the Kincaid General Mercantile Store and Memaw’s stories of her time in Tye “helping” her grandfather never got stale. It’s been said she got her “can-do” attitude straight from him. Anyone who knew her will tell you there was hardly a thing Memaw couldn’t fix, or mend or stitch up right. She moved to Abilene when she married Robert Hunter in 1938. They were blessed with four daughters. She was a girl scout leader for 8 years. As her girls grew up she had many activities. During their teen years she served on a committee that founded Varsi Teen, a so cial club for teens. They were members of Immanuel Baptist Church. She sang in the choir for 40 years. She was head of the Bereavement Committee

for over 20 years. She taught Sunday School and was a friend to many. At her passing she was a member of First Baptist Church of Abilene. Her passing comes with great sadness, for she will be missed, but it also comes with great joy. Her granddaughter, Sarah Fambrough, summed it up best. “Today my Memaw went to heaven and had a huge wel coming committee! I know she is singing songs of praise like she did so many times in our church choir. We will all miss her but we’re blessed to have had her with us for 100 years! She left a beautiful legacy of love and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ! She was one-of-a-kind; a lady with many talents – great story teller, cook, so handy with tools (she was recovering a couch at 75), singer, girl scout leader, Sunday school teacher, quilter...the list goes on and on. I was blessed to have so many wonderful memories of her – spending the night at her house, Sunday lunches, Abilene High football games, snow days at Memaw’s house, summer days with my cousins and bedtime stories of her growing up in Tye. I love you Memaw. Thank you for helping me become the woman I am today.” Frances is preceded in death by her husband Robert Hunter, her parents Claude Mauldin and Leola Mauldin; a sister, Claudine Mauldin; a brother Bill Mauldin and nephews Jim Mauldin and Terry Allen Mauldin. She is survived by a sister Irene Hunter of Alpine; four daughters; Mary K. Lingle of Tucson, Az., Jean Ann Irwin of Abilene, Nancy Weeks and husband Bobby of Abilene, Pat Clinton and husband James (AJ) of Springtown; 9 grand children, 17 great grandchil dren and numerous nieces and nephews.

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He also presented three $1,000 checks to local chari ties. Recipients of the donations were the Springtown Friends of the Tabernacle, Saving Grace Family Life Center, and Neighbor to Neighbors Food Pantry. Brookshire’s President and CEO Rick Rayford spoke briefly and reiterated Baumann’s appreciation for all the hard work that goes into the contin ued success of the store. “We are very excited to of fer the Springtown community a state-of-the-art shopping ex perience and look forward to serving them here for many years to come,” Rayford said. “This remodel has allowed us to expand our selection and of fer many new products and services, and we look forward to the positive impact it will make on the community.” Following Rayford, Chair man of the Board Brad Brook shire expressed his apprecia tion to the community for the continued support. Brookshire is the third generation of his family to continue the grocery business.

“Mark (Baumann) has a great staff, and I know they are going to take care of the customers of Springtown,” Brookshire said. “I know that community ser vice is always on Mark’s mind and we want to be a part of this community.” The updated supermarket boasts a modern design, with many energy-efficient and sustainable features. The bakery was relocated and expanded, and now includes a cake decorating station, home made fudge, and fresh flour, wheat, and chipotle tortillas made daily. The produce section was ex panded to include the addition of organic and locally grown options. The deli now offers gourmet sandwich meats and cheeses, ready-to-eat food including rotisserie chicken, and other freshly prepared items. In addition, the store now offers a service meat counter and a sushi bar. The pharmacy was relocated and expanded and will contin ue to provide prescription and non-prescription medicines, health care products, and flu vaccinations.

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Earthquakes: Facts versus fervor I went to an earthquake meeting and a religious revival broke out. Only the anti-oil and gas faction that attracted hundreds to 404 West Main Street Jan. 13 in Azle weren’t preaching the Good News; they heralded the Bad News – proclaiming to shine a light on the evil political devils down in Austin who were clearly a plague on the good people assembled! Like a revival, the well-oiled non-profit machine whipped up potential converts into a frenzy. Special speakers – why, one had driven all the way from Dallas, imagine negotiating that distance and down the Jacksboro Highway even…what a miracle! – descended on Azle like locusts. They declared that they were just like the audience – sick of those elected representatives who thought of themselves as rulers who dashed regulation legislation 100 percent of the time while lining their pockets with oil and gas money! The Bad News trumpeters bombarded the assembled with facts and figures as dizzying as any itinerant preacher strafing Bible verses among tented listeners. Each speaker drew applause whenever denouncing Austin or local representatives. Like plants in a faith healer’s revival, the Bad News crew had their own scattered throughout the building. Whenever audience attention lagged, a lady near me would burst into applause at a mundane point, her ear-piercing clapping picked up by cohorts with the entire gathering eventually joining in. A guy in a gas mask stood around like one of those fellows hired to dress up in a gorilla suit and dance in front of a used car lot; Gas Mask Man’s hand-scrawled poster board demanded “Ban Fracking Now.” After the Bad News was drilled and reiterated into the buzzed crowd, it was time for the altar call. Who would answer? New disciples jumped up, professing their devotion into the microphone of a speaker who had bolted into the audience, then rushing to the stage – in full view of the Metroplex TV cameras, of course. The new followers were anointed as Azle’s “steering committee” and charged with continuing the spread of the Bad News. All that remained was to pass the plate. The gathered were informed that a bus full of Azle residents, now clearly educated with the truth, would take Austin by storm! Heck, from what they were seeing from the stage, it might take two, five, or even 10 buses to hold everyone! The crowd went wild. Now, a love offering (as we Southern Baptists say) was necessary, of course. While a generous “anonymous” donor was helping pay for the bus and even the Sierra Club was pitching in, it would be necessary to pay $15 each to secure a seat on the bus. “Wait, what?” said a few lukewarm members. But what a small price to pay to get your voice heard in that Central Texas political den of iniquity! Soon, armed with paperwork and postcards to send to elected officials, the born again believers walked out into the brisk New Year air, invigorated by the Bad News. And, verily, the Bad News locusts flew away to alight…who knows where next? Just maybe, however, the Azle faithful should pause and keep gathering some pertinent, local information from additional, reputable sources so they’ll be well armed with bona fide scientific facts and figures when they arrive at the Capitol. Can I get an amen? MKC

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am a reader and I come from ued from 1984 until her retirement in a family of readers. There is May, 2013. So, I was well-accustomed nothing like getting so caught to school schedules from the spouse up in a story that you can’t wait perspective. to turn the page. Overlapping that, we Until you get to the became parents. Favorite final page. Then, there is daughter started to kinnothing like a new book. dergarten in August, 1993 That new book brings new and we have had one of possibilities. What am I goour kids in school until faing to learn? How is the auvorite son graduated from thor going to challenge me? college just about a month Make me laugh? Make me ago. So, for 20 years, I cry? have been accustomed I’m not sure right now to school schedules (and whether I have started a payments) from the parent new chapter or a new book. perspective. But one thing is for sure: I am saying is LIFE MATTERS thatSo,forwhat the page has turned. the first time in 47 It is January, a new seno one in my house Gerry Lewis years, mester is beginning, and, in is going to school! Ahhhmy house, it is irrelevant. hhh! What am I going to I started kindergarten in 1966 and do? remained constantly in school until Turn the page. the completion of my Master’s degree Sometimes when I am reading in in 1988. So, I was well-accustomed bed at night, I start to get sleepy. I’ll to school schedules from the student get stuck on one paragraph and read perspective. the same thing over and over until I Overlapping that time period, my just give up, close the book, and go Sweetie became my Mrs. and her job to sleep. Sometimes life is that way. as a school teacher/counselor contin- We get stuck. We get tired. We do the

the bayonet. Austin was a close observer of these events, and, as they progressed, lost all hope of obtaining even as favorable a law as the committee on colonization had reported. He very probably regarded the dispersion of Congress as a stroke of good fortune; at all events he was most emphatic a little later in his belief that no law permitting the introduction of slaves could possibly have been passed through Congress. “Immediately after the dispersion of Congress, the Emperor organized a junta of thirty-five members, which succeeded to the legislative powers of the former body. Its members were at once besieged by the indefatigable Austin. On November 14, the same bill which had been reported to Congress was taken up by the junta. “The article relative to slavery was reached on the 26th and provoked some discussion. All were anxious to secure total abolition as soon as pos-

sible, but all were inclined to pay due regard to the rights which masters had acquired under existing laws. Senor Parras alone presented the subject from the point HISTORICAL of view of the He HIGHLIGHTS colonists. explained that would Laurie Moseley there necessarily be a great scarcity of labor in the new settlements; and said that the committee had been assured that colonists would be unwilling to remove to the Mexican provinces, unless some provision was made for protecting them in the ownership of their slaves. He thought that suffi-

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cient safeguards were thrown around the privilege extended to the colonists, in the prohibition of the slave trade and in the emancipation of all children of slaves, born in the Empire, at the age of fourteen. The article was finally passed in the following form: There shall not be permitted, after the promulgation of this law, either purchase or sale of slaves that may be introduced into the empire. The children of such slaves, who are born within the empire, shall be free at fourteen years of age. “The passage of the colonization bill, and particularly of the article relating to slavery, was probably due to the tact and energy of Austin. In his letter of January 8, 1823, to Governor Trespalacios, he said: “‘I talked to every member of the Junta upon the necessity which existed in Texas, Santander and all the other uninhabited provinces, that the new colonists should be permitted to

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Slavery in early Texas, Part 3: ester G. Bugbee wrote in The Political Science Quarterly, Vol. III, No. 3, 1898, about the history of slavery in Texas. “After considerable delay, Congress finally reached the colonization bill, August 20, 1822. During the general discussion of the measure very little was said about slavery, and no objection was raised on the floor to the disposition of the matter made by the committee. “The bill, however, proved unsatisfactory; and, after a discussion of only two of its thirty one articles, it was recommitted with certain instructions, none of which concerned slavery. No further progress was made in the matter. “The attention of Congress soon became wholly absorbed in the approaching struggle with the Emperor; and the crisis was reached on October 30, 1822, when Iturbide drove the members out of doors at the point of

same things over and over, making no progress. What’s the solution? Pause, rest, and turn the page. Sometimes it seems we have come to the end of something significant (like something that has ended after 47 years) and there is not another page to turn in this story. What’s the solution? Pick up the next book. I have been accused of having a philosophy that “he who dies with the most books wins.” That’s not true, but I do have a lot of books and I keep buying more. I sometimes get asked, “Have you read all the books on your shelves?” No, but I plan to. I plan to keep reading because I can’t wait to see what I will learn next. And I plan to keep living out the story God is writing in my life because I can’t wait to see what’s next. Our lives matter so much to God that He keeps writing new chapters (and even new books). What’s keeping you from turning the page?

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bring their slaves, and in this manner I procured the article.’ “This is a quiet way of saying that the clause referred to was probably carried through the Junta by Austin's persistent lobbying. There must have been considerable opposition in the committee to this concession to slavery. Four days before the article came up for discussion by the junta, Austin wrote to Josiah H. Bell as follows: “‘As the law now is, all slaves are to be free in ten years, but I am trying to have it amended so as to make them slaves for life and their children free at twenty-one years, but do not think I shall succeed in this point, and that the law will pass as it now is, that is, that the slaves introduced by the settlers shall be free after ten years. As regards all other matters there will be no difficulty.’” Laurie Moseley is an author, archeologist and historian who lives in Springtown. He is the director of Springtown’s Legends Museum.

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ecently, Time magazine raised a ruckus with a 12 statement query that, they say, can determine your political leanings. I thought I had already taken care of that back in September of 2012 with the hard-hitting column entitled “Some help in deciding your own political affiliation.” A sample example: Where do you get your political information? Hollywood stars – Democrat Four letter named radio hosts (i.e., Rush and Beck) – Republican Somehow, Time must have misplaced that definitive column. Instead, working in cahoots with a UT-Austin professor (conservatives insert wail-

ing alarm sound here), Time whipped up 12 statements that seek “weak predicators of ideology” which are then weighed and, voila!, your political bent is determined. That means the statements may seem a bit queer – like what’s your Internet browser – but, when tallied, your answers give a snapshot of your general beliefs which can then be ascribed as being liberal or conservative in a percentage format. You rate each statement on a sliding scale from “strongly agree” to “strongly disagree.” I came out 70 percent conservative and 30 percent liberal which will come as a great surprise to my ultra-conservative Baptist church Sunday School classmates who are sure – if you were to apply the What Would Jesus Do? principle – the Lamb

of God would n o t have attended an Alice Cooper concert like I did last year. T h e ON YOUR f i r s t Ti m e MARK stateMark K. Campbell m e n t was an easy one: I prefer cats to dogs. As an asthmatic, I actually don’t care that much for either, but dogs are clearly better than cats. (That’s a highly conservative belief, by the way.) On other questions, I said I “moderately agreed” that I prefer documentaries to action/ad-

venture movies. (A very liberal trait.) Of course, when you come upon quizzes like this, almost no question is black or white. I like lots of action/adventure movies; I just “prefer” a really good documentary. I was on the far end of the scale on four questions, including the cat/dog one: Respect for authority is something all children need to learn: strongly agree. The grocery store manager put up that sign that says “15 or fewer items” in this lane for a reason! Take your 50-item cart and get in the other line! Obey the sign! If I heard that a new restaurant in my neighborhood blended the cuisines of two very different cultures, that would make me want to try it: strongly disagree. I don’t even like my butter beans touching

my chicken-fried steak. I sure don’t want to eat something from Peru and Norway all mashed together. I wish the world did not have nations or borders and we were part of one big group: strongly disagree. Are you kidding?! While such a concept would help rid the world of PeruNorway fusion cuisine, the turmoil would be ridiculous. John Lennon tried to imagine it, but even he would say: “Blimey, I think we need to build a wall around Afghanistan.” There are two very thoughtprovoking statements in the Time piece. One, I believe that self-expression is more important than self-control. If everyone controlled themselves, we’d have no Elvis (Presley or Costello) or Picasso. But if there were no self-control, then there’d

be some serious chaos. I chose “moderately agree.” Two, I am proud of my country’s history. American exceptionalism aside (sorry Rush and Beck), we’ve got some black eyes in our past – slavery, Native Americans’ treatment, the Civil War. But we’re the most generous nation on the planet and we have stopped a couple of mighty big world wars. So I checked off “moderately agree” again. The former is a very liberal thought and the latter quite conservative. So, there you go. I’m 70/30, conservative, even if my choice of web browser is the wildly liberal Firefox. Mark K. Campbell is the Epigraph editor and also took a quiz on which Downtown Abbey character he was. He’s Mr. Bates. Yay!

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SHS ladies win 2 close ones Late Mainord 3-point play beats Lake Worth

By MaRK K. CaMPBeLL Two games. Two thrillers. Two victories. The Lady Porcupine basketball squad (9-9, 3-1) fended off a comeback at home in one contest then kept a 6-3A foe at bay on the road to move into solid playoff position as the first round of district play nears its end. At home Jan. 10, visiting Lake Worth looked to be on the ropes. But SHS’ 9-point lead whittled down to zero with under a minute left. Then, Katelynn Mainord got the final three of her team-high 20 points when she hit a field goal and was fouled with just over 10 seconds left. Her 3-point play won the game, 44-41. Mainord also grabbed 8 rebounds. Brooklyn Dauenhauer added Brooklyn Dauenhauer (center) had a standout game, including scoring 16 points, at Mineral Wells Jan. 14 in a vital district victory. Photos by Mark K. Campbell 11 points, including a pair of

3-pointers, and Jordan Doremus scored 7. Ashley Mainord led with 9 rebounds while she and Adrienne Easter passed out four assists apiece. On the road in Mineral Wells, Springtown broke open a 23-23 game at the half to win 52-46. Dauenhauer turned in an “outstanding” game, coach Susan Croft recalled. The Lady Porcupine led with 16 points – including 8-of-10 from the free throw line – 4 rebounds, 4 steals, and 2 blocks. Doremus got 9 points and the Mainord sisters scored 8 each. Kendyl Dean and Taylor Babcock added 4 points. Freshman Abbi Hatton grabbed 9 rebounds. Also crucial in the win, coach Croft said, was senior Jocelyn Pando “who stepped up to help defensively on their standout Katelynn Mainord hit the point guard Natalie Ragland.” Lake Worth game winner.

Lady lifters start season strong SHS wins meet, Chavez top athlete at Graham event The 2014 Lady Porcupine powerlifting season began with a bang. Springtown, coached again by Missy Davis, ventured to Graham Jan. 11 and came away not only with the team title but Martha Chavez was picked as the outstanding athlete at the event. “The girls did a great job for their first meet,” Davis said. Chavez, one of three SHS athletes to reach state in 2013, won her division with a combined weight lift total of 735 pounds. She squatted 300 pounds, benched 140, and deadlifted 295. Also taking a gold was Lady Porcupine Melissa Perrone; she, too, competed at state last year. Perrone’s 745 pounds of total weight was more than any other Springtown tally.

She squatted 315 pounds, benched 135, and deadlifted 295 pounds. A third Springtown lifter, Lizeth Melendez, won her class with top lifts of 165 in the squad, 70 in bench, and 205 in the deadlift; her total was 440 pounds. Four Lady Porcupines finished as runners-up: • Lizbeth Melendez (410 total) • Ali Roglin (440) • Lexi Allen (660) • Nazaketh Montes (595). Taking third in Graham were Chayton Seabourn (500), Jocelyn Pando (640), and Tabitha Rogers (645). Kati Roglin finished fourth with 380 pounds. Davis takes her squad to Chico on Jan. 18 for another outing. Santo and Kennedale are fu- Porcupine Caleb Brown (3) darts between a pair of Bullfrogs at the SHS gym where ture stops. Springtown earned a district victory. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

Hoops boys split 2 in 6-3A One week after the Lady Porcupines started, the boys hoops squad began district play. Springtown (8-13, 1-1) won at home against Lake Worth and fell on the road in Mineral Wells. Against the Bullfrogs Jan. 10, SHS led comfortably early – 31-17 at the half – and went on to card a 60-54 victory in the 6-3A opener. Caleb Brown and Dylan Ray accounted for 37 of Springtown’s points with the former scoring 20 and the latter 17 points. Ray just missed a doubledouble when he grabbed a team high 9 rebounds. Dawson Meek added 10. Cody Croft, Caleb WhitePLEASE SEE HOOPS, PAGE 11A.

Wrestlers peaking with district nearing Some of Springtown’s bestever wrestlers were acknowledged on Senior Night at the SHS gym Jan. 14. Five Porcupines were lauded for their skills: Delious McCoy, Caleb Plumlee, Phillip Schneider, Benji Brokenshire, and Kolyn Waldrop. Coach David Brokenshire said, “We honored some great wrestlers. We sure will miss these young men. We wish them the best for their future endeavors.” Current endeavors sent Springtown wrestlers to Argyle and Arlington Bowie. At Argyle Jan. 9, the SHS team took down the hosts 3615. “Everyone wrestled well,” coach Brokenshire recalled. Then next day in Arlington, the Porcupines competed in a quad dual with Fort Worth Paschal and Bowie and Sam Houston of Arlington. While SHS lost all three, “we were close to beating Paschal Springtown’s Justin Lindsey has a Fort Worth Paschal Panther in trouble on the SHS mats Jan. 13. District action and Sam Houston,” coach Brois set for Trophy Club Byron Nelson Saturday, Jan. 25. Photo by Mark K. Campbell kenshire said.

SHS coach David Brokenshire keeps tab on the action. Photo by Mark K. Campbell On Jan. 14, Boswell and two Fort Worth schools – Wyatt and Paschal – came to Springtown. The Porcupines got revenge by beating Paschal and also defeated Wyatt. PLEASE SEE STRONG, PAGE 11A.

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man, and Jared Green each scored 4 points. Mineral Wells had a big first half – 52 points to SHS’s 31 – and went on to win 83-70. Again Brown was strong, this time with 26 points; he shot 50 percent for the field, hitting 10 two-pointers. Three other Porcupines reached double digits: Meek with 12 and Books Pennington and Ray with 10 apiece. Meek and Brown led rebounders with 7 and 6, respectively. Meek also blocked a trio of Ram efforts. SHS hosts FW Diamond Jacob Whiteman scoops up a loose ball after a Lake Worth player lost it. Springtown sits at 1-1 in District 6-3A Hill-Jarvis Friday, Jan. 17. play after two games. FW Diamond Hill-Jarvis visits the SHS gym Friday, Jan. 17. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

Springtown High subvarsity hoops teams are winning. The JV boys (8-9, 1-1) edged Lake Worth 42-41. Ryan Neal (12 points) and Raul Medina (10) were top scorers. At Mineral Wells, the SHS JV tumbled 77-60 despite 23 big points from Tristen Brawner. Medina added 15 and Mateo Herrera scored 10. The 9th boys beat Lake Worth 49-36. Kaleb Chesney poured in 26 points while Tre Rutledge and Bryce Smith netted 7 apiece. The 9th girls popped Lake Worth 45-15. Khristen Mote led with 24 points. Bailey Willett got 7.

Strong efforts highlight Springtown wrestling outings n STRONG, FROM PAGE 10A.

Boswell edged SHS, Brokenshire said. For the week, two Porcupines went undefeated, Benji Brokenshire at 7-0 and Waldrop at 6-0. Also turning in exceptional

efforts were Plumlee (6-1) Caice Clark (5-2), Schneider (4-2), Justin Lindsey (4-3), and Hunter Robinson (4-3). The calendar is rapidly flipping toward district. A tune-up tri is set for Birdville Jan. 17 against the Hawks and Byron Nelson.

On Jan. 25, Trophy Club Nelson hosts the District 12 event. In wrestling, SHS’ district is different; most of the Porcupines’ foes will be 4A teams. Regional is at Frisco and, for the first time ever, the state event will be conducted in Garland, Feb. 14-15.

Veteran SHS wrestlers, all seniors, earned victories against visiting foes Jan. 13. Benji Brokenshire (left) dispatches a Paschal Panther while Caleb Plumlee (below) and Kolyn Waldrop (lower left) defeated Pioneers from Boswell.Photos by Mark K. Campbell

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The plot (spoilers) In 1978, when small businessman Irving (Christian Bale) spies Sydney (Amy Adams) at a party, it’s love at fi rst sight. The fact that he’s married to volatile Rosalyn (Jennifer Lawrence) is a hassle, but Bale and Adams remain two peas in a pod. That’s because they branch out from dry cleaners and small time art forgeries to running investment scams. It looks like they have another sucker on the hook when Richie (Bradley Cooper) shows up in the dingy offi ce. He turns the table on them since he’s a FBI agent. But Cooper’s not interested in the duo – he wants to land big fi sh like politicians and offers Bale and Adams amnesty if they’ll help him put a scam together. They end up focusing on a New Jersey mayor Carmine Polito (Jeremy Renner) who needs money to build casinos to get his beloved area back on track economically. Things get a bit complicated when the mayor and his wife become friends with Bale and Lawrence – something that not only bugs Adams but threatens the grift. When it looks like they’ve pulled the scam off, Cooper is giddy much to the chagrin of his superior Stoddard (Louis C.K.).

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Fighting the ﬂu A look at local efforts combatting ‘widespread’ disease BY NATALIE GENTRY cines available by injection or Getting the fl u isn’t some- nasal spray. thing to take lightly, and the fl u The injections can be trivahas hit North Texas hard this lent – containing antigens for three virus strains, or quadrivayear. The peak of the season is typ- lent – containing antigens for ically in January and February four strains. The nasal spray is a quadriand there has already been 34 fl u-related deaths reported in valent vaccine. However, it is not recommended for people North Texas The Texas Department of under age two or over age 50. “The key is to get your fl u State Health Service’s (DSHS) website explained that the lat- shot at least two weeks before est fl u surveillance classifi esthe holidays,” said Gina Paris, the geographic distribution of pharmacy manager at Brookfl u activity in Texas as “wide- shire’s in Springtown. “Once the family and social gatherspread.” This information indicates ings begin the fl u spreads like increased infl uenza-like illness wildfi re.” Paris points out that, second (ILI) or institutional outbreaks in at least half of the state’s re- to the fl u shot, good hygiene is essential to staving off the illgions. Almost 2,000 cases of the fl u ness. “Make sure to wash or sanihave been reported across the region, not including people tize your hands multiple times, with the fl u who haven’t been especially at social gatherings,” Paris said. “And fi nger foods to a doctor. are another easy way for germs to spread.” Vaccinations Paris said that Brookshire’s The DSHS recommends that everyone six months and older still has a ready supply of fl u vaccines available. should get vaccinated yearly. There are a variety of fl u vac- But that isn’t the case every-

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Sales tax revenues remain difficult to pin down by carla noah stutsman Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said that state sales tax revenue in December was $2.25 billion, up 3.9 percent compared to December 2012. “Consumer spending in retail trade contributed to the latest gain in state sales tax collections,” Combs said. “Other sectors such as telecommunications also contributed to the monthly growth, and state sales tax revenue has now increased for 45 consecutive months.” Combs will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts their January local sales tax allocations totaling $573.5 million, up 8.1 percent compared to January 2013. The sales tax figures represent November sales reported by monthly tax filers. As per the norm, the various cities and towns in the area were up and down, but notable this month is that it’s the three biggest cities – Springtown, Reno and Azle – who are down. The smaller cities are up, and all by a large factor. Springtown once again took a huge loss, as it did for December. City manager Mark Krey attributes that loss to one particular business whose reporting methods have skewed the city’s numbers. Springtown’s revenue for January was $62,610 versus $75,556 in January 2013, a 17.13 percent decrease from January 2013. In Azle, January revenue of $156,990 repre-

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ParKer CoUnTy’s ToP FiVe Weatherford 1.50% 787,798 Azle 1.25% 156,990 Hudson Oaks 1.50% 132,316 Springtown 1.50% 62,610 Willow Park 1.50% 53,980 County Total 0

Prior year

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1,241,945.63

1,184,462

30,060

30,404

26,163

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1.00% 1.25%

4,777 968

Parker

0.50%

577,429

473,935

TARRANT COUNTY’S TOP FIVE Arlington 1.75% 6,408,578 Fort Worth 1.00% 9,205,783 Grand Prairie 1.75% 3,185,735 Grapevine 1.50% 3,073,207 Southlake 1.50% 1,485,631 County Total Lakeside Pelican Bay

33,321,539 2.00% 1.00%

STATE TOTAL

12,841 1,784 375,148,894

% Change

2013 ToTal

787,798 156,990 132,316 62,610 53,980 1,241,945.63

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Veteran deputy injured in automobile accident Local man arrested for stealing travel trailer * cannot be calculated since the district did not exist one year ago

by carla noah stutsman A Parker County Sheriff’s deputy and a Weatherford man were injured in a vehicle crash on FM 51 North Sunday evening, Jan. 12. Sheriff’s Patrol Sergeant Kim Cooper was on duty in a marked patrol unit returning to the office after responding to a call. The accident occurred about 8:30 p.m. According to Trooper Gary Rozzell of the Texas Department of Public Safety, a tow truck driven by Jason Almquist. 30, of Weatherford, was southbound on FM 51 North and had stopped in the roadway while attempting to turn left onto Green Branch Road. Cooper, 40, of Springtown, at the wheel of a Chevrolet Tahoe registered to the Parker County Sheriff’s Office, was also southbound when she slammed into the back of the tow truck driven by Almquist, according to Rozzell. Sgt. Cooper suffered a broken leg in the

crash and was pinned in the patrol vehicle until assisting personnel and an emergency services crew arrived to free her, according to a press release from Sheriff Larry Fowler. The northbound lanes of FM 51 North were shut down briefly during the incident. Sgt. Cooper was flown to a Fort Worth hospital by air ambulance, where she remained in emergency care as of Monday, Jan. 13. Fowler said Sgt. Cooper is a well-respected and valued leader in the department. “She is a very strong individual,” Fowler said. “The entire department is pulling for her. At this time, we are very hopeful for a full recovery and are praying for her and her family.” The accident is being investigated by the Texas Department of Public Safety. Sgt. Cooper has been with the Parker County Sheriff’s Office since 2005. She was soon promoted to corporal and is currently one of four patrol sergeants.

A stolen travel trailer was recovered by the Parker County Special Crimes Unit (SCU) on the afternoon of Jan. 8. After receiving an anonymous tip, SCU investigators went to a residence in the 900 block of Lynch Bend Road in

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BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN sequently indicted on Dec. 19 sued for McFalls’ arrest. the Tarrant County Narcotics • Larry Dean Fisher, 51, of Intelligence and Coordination Every year in Tarrant County, on a charge of driving while 96 people serve on eight grand intoxicated (DWI) with felony Azle, was indicted Dec. 17 Unit (NICU). Little is awaiting juries, which are convened two at repetition, which also occurred on a charge of possession of a trial while free on $1,000 bond. • Aaron Christopher Thomas, a time. A grand jury is composed on Oct. 14 in Tarrant County. controlled substance in penalty Conservation Current Current of 12 Tarrant County residents Cano remains in the Tarrant group 1, less than one gram. 37, of Azle, was indicted Dec. Level Level Status who serve a three-month term County jail in lieu of $15,000 The alleged offense occurred 19 for theft of property less Oct. 29 in Azle. Fisher is cur- than $1,500 with two or more Lake Bridgeport and are paid $36 a day. These bond. 836.00 815.38 -20.62 prior theft convictions. The al• Denzil Divon Holzer, 17, of rently free on $1,000 bond. grand jurors consider more than 649.10 642.79 -6.31 • Brian Ellis Anderson, 36, of leged offense occurred Oct. 4 Eagle Mountain Lake Springtown, was indicted Dec. 14,000 cases each year. Richland-Chambers Res. 315.00 307.95 -7.05 The following individu- 11 on a charge of possession of Azle, was indicted Dec. 18 for in Mansﬁeld. • Katie Harrah, 33, of Azle, unauthorized use of a vehicle. a controlled substance in penalals, who list addresses in the Cedar Creek Lake 322.00 318.63 -3.37 Springtown and Azle areas, ty group 1, less than one gram. The alleged offense occurred was indicted Dec. 20 on a Lake Arlington 550.00 543.83 -6.17 have been indicted by a Tarrant The alleged offense occurred in Dec. 1 in Fort Worth. Ander- charge of possession of a conLake Benbrook 694.00 690.83 -3.17 trolled substance in penalty son was convicted of the state Watauga on Oct. 2. Holzer was County Grand Jury. group 1, less than one gram. jail felony on Dec. 20 and senconvicted of the state jail felo• Gabriel Dillon Hoffman, Lake Worth 594.00 591.20 -2.80 29, of Azle, was indicted Nov. ny and sentenced to 24 months tenced to 36 months probation. The alleged offense occurred *Data provided by USGS Jan. 14 • Kerry Dearn Little, 41, of Sept. 12 and the case was fi led 22 for theft of property less probation on Dec. 16. • Glynn Andrew McFalls, 52, Azle, was indicted Dec. 19 by the Tarrant County NICU. than $1,500 with two or more • Zachary Chase Sandiford, alleged offense took place Aug. prior theft convictions. The of- of Azle, was indicted for two on a charge of possession of a Harrah was awaiting trial while fense occurred Nov. 6 in Grape- counts forgery Dec. 12. The al- controlled substance in penalty free on $5,000 bond; however, 19, of Lakeside, was indicted 11 in unincorporated Tarrant vine. Hoffman was convicted leged offenses occurred Nov. group 1, less than one gram. it appears she did not appear Dec. 20 on a charge of DWI County. Sandiford is currently and sentenced to eight months 25 and Dec. 10 in Westworth The alleged offense occurred for a court date Dec. 30 and her felony repetition. The legal free on $2,500 bond while he drinking age in Texas is 21. The awaits trial. in a state jail facility on Dec. 9. Village. Warrant has been is- Oct. 4 and the case was fi led by bond was forfeited Dec. 31. • Brenda Lee Bergeron, 25, of Springtown, was indicted Dec. 11 for credit/ debit card abuse. The offense occurred Oct. 3 in Saginaw. Bergeron was convicted of the state jail felony and sentenced to 36 months probation on Dec. 27. • Mario Eduardo Cano, 52, of Azle, was indicted Dec. 11 on a bribery charge as well as a charge of retaliation. Both offenses occurred Oct. 14 in unincorporated Tarrant County. Cano was sub- Mario Eduardo Cano Glynn Andrew McFalls Larry Dean Fisher Aaron Christopher Thomas Gabriel Dillon Hoffman

PARKER COUNTY ARRESTS The following individuals who list addresses in the Azle and/or Springtown areas were arrested by various law enforcement agencies and booked into the Parker County Jail during the week of Jan 6-12. A 29-year-old Azle woman was arrested on Jan. 6 by Parker County Sheriff’s deputies for outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court and driving with an invalid license. She posted $887 bond and was released from the Parker County jail on Jan 7. Troopers from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) arrested a 32-year-old Springtown man on Jan. 6 for multiple warrants. He had three outstanding Azle warrants for failure to appear and two counts possession of drug paraphernalia. He also had three Fort Worth warrants for multiple trafﬁc violations. He posted $2,324.63 bond and was released from the Parker County jail on Jan. 7. A 26-year-old Azle man was arrested on Jan. 6 by Parker County Sheriff’s deputies for a bench warrant for possessions of a controlled substance – penalty group one, less than one gram. He was also off bond for possession of a dangerous drug, and had an outstanding Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) detainer. As of Jan. 13 he was held in the Parker County jail without bond. Parker County Sheriff’s

deputies arrested a 50-year-old Springtown man on Jan. 7 for a motion to revoke probation or parole for illegal dumping. He also had multiple county warrants for traffi c violations, he also had and a Weatherford warrant for driving without a valid license. As of Jan. 13 he was still in the Parker County jail in lieu of $25,647.10 bond. A 36-year-old Springtown woman was arrested on Jan. 7 by Parker County Sheriff’s deputies for a warrant for possession of a controlled substance – penalty group one, less than one gram and a commitment order on a previous charge of criminal trespass. As of Jan. 13 she was held in the Parker County jail in lieu of $11,500 bond. Reno police arrested a 25-year-old Springtown man on Jan. 8 for outstanding Reno warrants for various traffi c violations and failure to appear in court. As of Jan. 13 he was held in the Parker County jail in lieu of $1,847 bond. A 52-year-old Springtown man was arrested on Jan. 8 by Parker County Sheriff’s deputies for an outstanding warrants for theft of property – $1,500$20,000, driving with an invalid license, no insurance, defective equipment and possession of a controlled substance – penalty group one. As of Jan. 13 he was held in the Parker County jail in lieu of $9,834 bond. Parker County Sheriff’s

deputies arrested a 45-year-old 13 he was held in the Parker Azle man on Jan. 8 for insuf- County jail without bond. fi cient bond for a previous Springtown police arrested a charge of burglary of a build- 21-year-old Springtown woming. As of Jan. 13 he was held an for two active Springtown in the Parker County jail in lieu warrants for bail jumping and driving without a driver’s liof $20,005 bond. Weatherford police arrested cense. She posted $531 bond a 27-year-old Azle man on Jan. and was released from the 9 and charged him with posses- Parker County jail on Jan. 13. A 43-year-old Springtown sion of marijuana – less than two ounces. He also had Reno man was arrested in Jan. 10 by warrants for two traffi c viola- Springtown police on four actions and a Weatherford war- tive Springtown warrants for rant for public intoxication. He failure to appear in court, bail posted $2,243 bond and was re- jumping, expired registration, leased from the Parker County and driving without a motorcycle endorsement. He posted jail later that day. A 37-year-old Springtown $1,051 bond and was released man was arrested on Jan. 9 on from the Parker County jail the a commitment order for a pre- same day. Parker County Sheriff’s vious charge of DWI, third or subsequent offense. As of Jan. deputies arrested a 24-year-old

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BETTER LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH www.clarksmachine.com bjc@clarksmachine.com 3131 E. Hwy 199, Spt 817-677-2300 CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY Specializing in Family Eyecare CHURCH 2233 Hwy 199 East, Springtown Therapeutic Optometrist 817-221-LIFE (5433) FAMILY CHURCH 9 miles S. of Springtown on Hwy. 51 601 B 817-599-7655 NW Pkwy • Azle FOUNTAIN OF FAITH 4397 E. Hwy 199, Springtown 817-304-4739 GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH CHURCH OF GOD ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2964 W. Hwy 114, Paradise 940-969-2427 4800 East Hwy. 199, Suite 7 Springtown, 817-677-3208 HARVEST FOR CHRIST CHURCH CHURCH OF GOD of LAKESIDE 1108 NW Parkway (Hwy 199), Azle 9500 Confederate Park Rd. (FM 1886) 817-740-5774 817-237-5500 or 817-237-7837 THE HOUSE OF PRAYER EPISCOPAL 1356 Reno Rd., Springtown Celebrating over 25 years in business ST. ANNE’S EPISCOPAL 817-221-2551 6055 Azle Ave., Fort Worth JUBILEE HOUSE 817-237-1888 11210 Hwy. 199 W., Poolville AZLE PROVIDENCE REFORMED 817-271-8008 EPISCOPAL 405 Bowie Dr., Weatherford LIBERTY LIGHTHOUSE Rodney Gatlin, D.C. 817-596-7476 120 S. Main St., Springtown 400 Boyd Court ST. ELISABETH EPISCOPAL 817-523-0222 5910 Black Oak Lane, River Oaks www.azlechiropractic.com OASIS CHRISTIAN CENTRE 817-739-0504 CHURCH & HEALING SCHOOL GOSPEL 1121 S.E. Parkway, Azle CENTRAL FULL GOSPEL POWERHOUSE OF PRAISE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 3009 Delaware Tr., Lake Worth 1649 S.E. Parkway, Azle 817-237-7919 817-319-7364 JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S BRANDED CROSS COWBOY CHURCH WITNESSES 3282 FM 2048, Boyd 76023 212 Pearson Lane, Azle 817-221-2242 940-636-9158 LUTHERAN SECRET PLACE MINISTRIES GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN 112 Optimist Rd., Springtown (MISSOURI SYNOD) 682-229-1433 1313 SE Parkway, Azle SPRINGTOWN 7TH DAY 817-237-4822 ADVENTIST HOPE LUTHERAN (ELCA) Hwy. 199 4 miles west of Springtown Equipment and Labor 4795 Hwy. 199, Reno GOSPEL GATHERING FELLOWSHIP 817-221-HOPE 7315 Silver Creek Rd at Flatrock Rd, Azle Quality Service with NO Service Call Fee! METHODIST 817-313-1793 BOYD UNITED METHODIST Locally Owned & Operated GOSPEL WAY COWBOY CHURCH FM 730 North in Boyd 420 Jaybird Ln. (FM 2257/ Hwy 199) 940-433-5334 EAGLE MT. UNITED METHODIST Springtown, 817-225-8755 7955 Reed Rd., Azle LIGHTHOUSE HARBOR CHURCH Call for Details 817-444-0226 1960 Long Circle, Pelican Bay FIRST UNITED METHODIST 817-444-3547 200 Church St., Azle JESUS NAME HOUSE OF PRAYER 817-444-3323 TACL #B00028986E 2813 E. Hwy. 199, LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP third drive past Boyd Feed Store 7200 Robertson Rd., Fort Worth 817-237-2758 817-221-4426 SILVER CREEK NEW LIFE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP UNITED METHODIST 525 W. Hwy. 199, Springtown 2200 Church Rd., Azle 817-523-2045 817-444-1382 NEW LIGHTED WAY FIRST UNITED METHODIST 624 Harbor Dr. Circle, Azle Hwy. 51 N & 3rd Street, Springtown 817-444-1577 817-523-7874 NORTHWEST TEMPLE OF PRAISE GARVIN UNITED METHODIST 3 miles West of Boyd on C.R. 4699 6781 Jacksboro Hwy., Lake Worth POOLVILLE UNITED METHODIST PRECIOUS FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH 1 block W. of FM 920 8601 Hwy. 199 @ Vance Godbey’s (behind Poolville Post Office) SPIRIT FILLED CHURCH 817-599-3601 603 SE Parkway, Azle THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 817-444-3058 THE HOUSE OF PRAYER (THE MORMONS) 1356 Reno Rd., Springtown THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST 817-221-2551 OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS UNIVERSAL LIGHT OF CHRIST 1010 Timberoaks, Azle 6117 Graham St., Lake Worth 817-237-5075 817-881-3889 PENTECOSTAL REAL FAMILY FELLOWSHIP GRACE CHAPEL 202 Pearson Lane, Azle UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH AMERICAN STANDARD - GOODMAN 3508 Shawnee Trail, Lake Worth 817-677-5963 817- 237-4844 SOULS HARBOR IGLESIA CRISTIANA JUDA 11701 Jacksboro Hwy., Azle 1649 S.E. Parkway, Azle 817-726-2065 TACLB021367C PRESBYTERIAN WESTERN HARVEST GRACE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN FELLOWSHIP CENTER 606 Mockingbird Lane, Weatherford 6577 Old Springtown Rd., Weatherford 817-594-2744 817-523-2855 or 817-995-9087 ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN SHEPHERD’S HEART CHURCH CHURCH OF FORT WORTH 14435 FM 730 N • Azle Meeting at Northwest YMCA 940-577-1954 5315 Boat Club Road, Fort Worth 817-989-9800 WESTERN STAR COWBOY CHURCH CONVENANT ORTHODOX 790 CR 3696 • Springtown PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 817-880-5488

1227 Old Cottondale • 817-220-7177

“Caring about what Jesus cares about... You!”

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817-270-3340

Cliff’s AUTO SERVICE CENTER

302 Palo Pinto 1088 E. Hwy 199 Weatherford Springtown 817-594-3888 817-220-5959 Front Row (L-R): Anita White, Bob White, Kari Wright and Mark Reynolds Back Row (L-R): Jim Cleaver, Bruce Duncan, Richard Woodman and Jay Morrill

Full Service Funeral Home Cremation Services • Pre-Need Plans Azle • Springtown • Mineral Wells • Weatherford 817-596-4811 • www.whitesfuneral.com

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24................... Electrician 25............... Equipment & Tool Rental 26 ................. Excavating 27............. Exterminating 28 ........ Farm Equipment 29 ...................... Fencing 30 .................... Firewood 31 .............................Free 32 ...................... For Sale 33 .................... Furniture 34.............. Garage Sales 35 .........Garden, Mowing Service 36........................ Hauling 37...............................Hay 38.............Health/Fitness 39 ............... Help Wanted 40 ...Home Improvement 41 ..........House Leveling 42.......... House Cleaning 43.................. Income Tax 44....... Janitorial Service 45................. Job Wanted

Appliances

Electric stove top; double oven; washer & dryer...and misc. furnishings. 817-929-0503.

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Asphalt Paving

A sphAlt & G rAvel

D R I V E W AY S

Seal Coating, Pot Hole Repairs, Crack Filling 817-907-7410 • 817-221-2125 008

Autos, Trucks

Get rid of those yard cars, as well as good used cars. Arvin 817-9258768.

1960 Thunderbird, 352 auto, rebuilt engine, new brake system, $5,500. 817-629-3153.

46................Legal Notice 47.............. Lost & Found 48 Maintenance/Repairs 49...................... Masonry 50 Mobile Home Service 51................ Motorcycles 52.........................Movers 53.. Musical Instruments 54........... Music Lessons 55.............Miscellaneous 56........................ Notices 57........... Pets, Livestock 58..............Piano Service 59................Pool Service 60................Professional Services 61...................... Personal 62.....................Plumbing 63...............Public Notice 64............... Photography 65........................Printing 66........................Roofi ng 67.................... Recycling 68........................Storage

69................ Sand/Gravel 70................Septic Tanks 71..... Sewing/Alterations 72.............Sewer Service 73......................TV/Radio 74... Too Late to Classify 75.................. Upholstery 76....... Vacuum Cleaners 77........................ Wanted 78.................Well Drilling 79....................... Welding 80.............. Lots/Acreage 81..................Business & Commercial Property 82.......... Resort Property 83.......... Houses for Sale 84............. Mobile Homes for Rent 85............. Mobile Homes for Sale 86.... Mobile Home/RV Lots 87...........Rent Furnished 88....... Rent Unfurnished 89 .......... Wanted to Rent

2007 Chevy Colorado, 4 door, I5 engine, custom 17” wheels, 119,000 miles, $8,400. 817-201-8752. FOR SALE: 1989 Jaguar XJS, excellent condition, 85K miles. Sell or Trade. $9,500/OBO. 817-9152788.

2000 Chevy 3500 truck, in great condition, auto, V-8, bed cover, leather interior, new tires, new brakes, 103K miles, $6,500. 817253-4526. 2 PROJECT CARS: 1968 Chevy Bel Air, 2-door, 6 cylinder, automatic, $2,200 cash; 1972 Duster, no motor, no transmission, $1,600 cash. 817304-3460.

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Campers & Trailers

Carports and Patio Covers. All steel construction. Off-duty ﬁreﬁghter. 817-925-0922.

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Cement Work

J.A.M. Concrete

All Types of Concrete, Building Pads, Driveway, Patios, Walk Jim McKiel 30 yrs. exp.

817-480-8841

Kiley Chesney Construction

• Discounted rates for additional insertions available if no weeks are skipped and words do not change

Call 940-393-8907 for more information. Lots of pictures on Auctionzip.com

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Child Care

ARK CHRISTIAN LEARNING CENTER has a loving place for your child. Ages 2 weeks-12 years, ABEKA pre-school, 3 meals, 2 snacks. Service to all Azle schools and SES. Mon-Fri, 6A-6:30P. 817237-3711; 817-994-5228. Younger Years Day Care Ages 18 months-Preschool 6:00A-6:30P Highway 199 between Springtown & Azle 817-677-CARE CCS Vendor

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Electrician

BULLDAWG ELECTRIC CO. All types of electrical services and MH hook-ups. Free Estimates. 817-675-4921 www.bulldawgelectric.com. TECL#25253.

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Excavating

HALL'S

Sand, Dirt & Gravel Qualified Family Business Since 1938

☺ All types materials delivered ☺

Excavation—Final Grade—Demolition We Shape the World to Fit Your Needs! You have a Friend in the Business!

Cliff Hall

(817)221-2681

  • SITE PREPARATION• GRAVEL ROADS • LOT CLEARING• PARKING LOTS • LEVELING • DEMOLITION • FINAL GRADE • STOCK TANKS • LAND EROSION

Dump Truck Hauling

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191 Cooperstown Drive Springtown, TX 76082 Saturday, January 18, 2014

Terms of sale: A 10% buyers premium will be charged on all items except the four vehicles which will be charged 5%. All purchases are made “as-is, where-is” without warranty or guarantee of any kind. Payment options are Cash, Check (with bank letter of guarantee) or credit card. Sales tax will be assessed where applicable. Any announcement made day of sale supercedes any advertisement regarding sale.

Excavating

Tanks • House Pads • Clearing Also ..

Sand • Top Soil • Gravel

817-523-7248 • 817-239-6215

Exterminating

CLASSIC PEST CONTROL OPERATORS TPCL 12509 817-444-0371 www.classicpco.com

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Fencing

All types fences and metal buildings built and repaired. Portable welding, 817-444-6461. BOBBY’S FENCE. All types, free estimates, over 23 years experience 817-444-3213. RAY’S FENCE CO. Free Estimates, 817-444-2146, raysfencecompany@ aol.com. KILEY CHESNEY CONSTRUCTION All Types Fences - Tractor Work 817-846-6645

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Firewood

Seasoned split ﬁrewood: half cord, $125; full cord, $225. Will deliver. Call 817-808-2873. Cheap wood, my place, 2 miles east of Springtown. Oak & Pecan, $10/ car, $20-$40 pickup load. Cord split, $200, Cord logs, $120. Call 817475-9884.

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For Sale

817-919-3696

Dirt & Concrete Work Driveways • House Slabs • Garages • Add-ons Small Land Clean-ups • Gravel Driveways Kiley Chesney, Owner Springtown, TX • Mobile 817-846-6645

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TOM'S BOBCAT SERVICE 444-5069 • Small jobs accepted • Rough landscaping • Jobsite clearing

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For Sale

FOR SALE: R-Panel Sheets, assorted lengths and colors. Sell by bundled colors only. 817-253-1614.

Interested in buying used bikes and bike parts. Please call 817-233-1126 leave message.

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Garden/Mowing Service

SMALL ENGINE REPAIR and TRACTOR MOWING

817-403-2992 901 Emily Trail • Azle, Texas 76020 Best Lawn Guarantee in Town Landscape Dependable and Reliable Online Account Sprinklers Management Lawn Care

• Sod • Stone Work • Flower Beds • Fencing • Trees Email: service@classicgreen.com • Clean Up

817.479.9503

LI 19046 Lic. #4346 & #6537

Commercial & Residential Sprinkler Installation & Repair Landscaping & Design · Drainage Rock & Stonework · Landscape Lighting Sod & Hydromulching Family Owned & Operated Since 1989

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Experienced & Competitive Prices

SENIOR DISCOUNTS • FREE ESTIMATES

817-270-0544 • 817-379-0545

Campfire Lawn & Garden Trees trimmed-removed Full lawn care & haul-offs

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Garage Sales

Estate Sale Friday-Saturday, 10A4P; Sunday, 12P-4P, 969 Three Skillet Road, Springtown. Lots of antiques. In house, greenhouse & storage building.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE SALE SATURDAY ONLY Dishes, Pictures, Furniture, Cast Iron 9 miles west of 199/51 on 199, left on Poolville Cutoff

035 Garden/Mowing Service FREE ESTIMATES. Mowing, weed eating, scrap haul off, property clean up. Call Brett 817-881-2357. Tree trimming, removal, mow, weeding, cleanup, tilling, rake leaves, haul-offs. Free estimates. Kevin 817-363-0010. MASONRY & STONEWORK, retaining walls, patios, ﬂowerbeds, entryways, anything w/stone and repairs. Senior Citizen Discount. 817-919-4487.

FREE E stimat es Estimat stimates

No Job Too Small

Terms Available 817-444-0861 A.W. Teater All major credit cards accepted

817-690-4011 cell

Chad's Tree Service

FREE TES ESTIMA

Trimming • Removals - Stump Grinding Systemic Feeding • Brush Chipping • Cable Bracing

817-221-2201 • 817-246-5943 Insured for your protection

STUMP GRINDING Don’t dig it! Grind it! 1 or 100 - We can do it. $65 minimum

817-237-5592

Best Prices in Town!

Serving the Metroplex Since 1975 Family Owned• FREE ESTIMATES • INSURED WINTER DISCOUNT 10% OFF Residential • CommeRCial tRee Removal • topping pRuning • Feeding

817- 220-1141 817-444-9574

Lawn & Garden Maintenance

•Clean Up • Mowing • Edging • Weedeating •Rake & Bag Leaves •Tree Trimming

NOW OFFERING: Brush Hog Services

14’ Welding Trailer with top rack, $1,700/OBO. Call 817-523-4191.

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FREE FLUFFY KITTENS NEED HOMES. One cute extra small. 817523-6572.

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Nobody does it better!

Monty Fitzgerald Texas license #16960 Melissa Fitzgerald Texas license #17092

ALL TYPES OF EXCAVATING

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Most ads require payment in advance, but we do accept VISA, MASTERCARD OR DISCOVER by phone.

Reach more than 8,000 households with combo advertising in the Azle News and the Springtown Epigraph.

• Boxed display ads also available

Convertible. Or Even a 1980 MGB Convertible with genuine 28,000 miles from new! Finish the collector cars off with a 1969 Chevrolet El Camino that has new paint and a complete new interior still in boxes!!! -Porcelain Gas Station Signs Six foot “GULF”, “FINA” and “GOODRICH” porcelain signs. Hand painted English PUB SIGNS. Many More original and genuine signs, plus many many man-cave wall hangings and genuine artifacts like police and fire engine sirens, 1950’s and 1960’s Bicycles, antique 1925 radio with original bullhorn speakers. Then there’s even a hand painted real bomb casing!! Then of course you might take a liking to a genuine 1950’s 1/4 midget race car that screams to be restored!! Or maybe you want to surprise your child with a kid size 110cc motorcycle that has a total of 35 miles. -Tools Lots of tools for mechanics and carpenters. Like a Miller wire feed welder that has never been used. Router and Forstner bits brand new in wood boxes. How about solid seasoned Oak 12, 14 and 16 foot planks in various widths. Need to re-plank a pickup bed restoration then these would be perfect. Circle F Auction Services

817-523-4137

Carports

Over 16 words, add 20 cents per word

-Collector Cars How about a 1963 Jaguar 3.8 liter MK II. Or a 1973 Chevrolet Corvette

• Lot Clearing • Driveways/Parking Lots • Pasture Mowing

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Combo (Azle & Springtown) Only $8.00!

This auction will impress you! Many pieces you have not seen for years, and many more you have been trying to find for years.

Bobcat & Tractor Service

For Sale or Trade: 1986 Bounder MH, very clean, have to see to appreciate. $6,000/OBO. Call David 817-363-0245.

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Auctions

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The auction starts at 10 AM Preview from 10 AM to 2 PM Friday, January 17th

2005 Ford Diesel, great work truck, runs good, well maintained, $7,988. Possible trade, call or text 817-937-3013.

THE

817-270-3340 - Azle - classifi ed@azlenews.net 817-220-7217 - Springtown - shirley@springtown-epigraph.net

Ad Classifi cation 1. Air Condition/Heating 2. ......................Antiques 3.................... Appliances 4..........Appliance Repair 5.....................Arts/Crafts 6............. Asphalt Paving 7........................ Auctions 8................ Autos, Trucks 9..... Auto Repair Service 10.........Backhoe Service 11............. Boats, Motors 12...............Bookkeeping 13..................... Business Opportunity 14........ Campers/Trailers 15...................... Carports 16...... Equipment Repair 17............ Carpet Service 18 ......................Catering 19...............Cement Work 20.................Ceramic tile 21................... Child Care 22................... Cosmetics 23...Computers/Services

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Springtown Epigraph

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY

Pete Garcia • Joe Garcia

817-444-6259

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Irrigation Repair Licensed Professional Services include Wire & Valve locates, Pipe repair, Head adjust or replace, System Design

817-845-6965

COMMUNITY

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817-270-3340 - Azle 817-220-7217 - Springtown 037

Hay

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Help Wanted

Fertilized Coastal Hay For Sale Round Bales - Will Deliver Springtown/Azle Area 940-389-1936 Horse quality square bales in barn, $7.00/bale, minimum 20 bales. No checks, cash only. 817-694-5554.

No positions available at this time.

HAY SALE Fertilized Coastal 4x5 Round Bales $75 each 817-221-3320 Fertilized horse quality Coastal hay, $70, first cut; $80, 2nd cut. Call Randy at 817-851-9700.

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Ramping Up! Employees needed for 2014 opening of New Dealership

NOW HIRING • Sales Associate • Automotive Technician

Help Wanted

LVN & CNA needed for Lake Worth Nursing Home. Contact Jon 817319-9073. Business is Booming! Now interviewing servers. Apply in person, Shinola’s Texas Cafe, Springtown. NOW HIRING: 2 Openings at group homes located in Azle. 1 parttime & 1 full-time position. Both positions require working weekends. Must have clean criminal & driving records. Training will be provided. Please text or call 817-443-2494, Monday-Friday, 9A-5P.

Sales Associate Be part of a Growing Sales Team! Sales Experience a plus, will train. Must be commited to customer satisfaction. Commission & Bonus Opportunities, Paid Holidays, Vacation & Training.

Automotive Technician Experience in Automotive Repair Required ASE Certification Required, Chrysler Experience Preferred, Tools Required, Valid Drivers License, Paid Holidays, Vacation, & Training, 5 Day Work Week, Rotating Saturdays

Creative Dimensions Hair Salon Stylist Wanted. 817-658-3946.

Karl Klement Properties, Inc.

One Experienced Telemarketer needed early AM hours, smoking ok. Call 817-677-5134 before noon, ask for Ms. Wright.

MAINSTREAM (group home for adults with developmental disabilities) is hiring part-time Direct Contact Staff for 17 hour weekday shift (2nd & 3rd shift) or 24 hour weekend shifts, paid training. Starting pay is minimum wage. Good potential for full-time employment. Call Sandra or Carole at 817-2702747, Mon-Fri, 9A-3P. $10.50ph. PT shipping associate for toy club in Lake Worth/Azle area. M-F 9:30-3:00pm. We are seeking a non-smoker to efficiently and accurately pick and pack our products. This position will require the use of a computer on a daily basis. You must be proficient in using the internet, typing (at least 35-40 WPM), and basic math skills. Must be able to work in extreme heat/cold, able to lift 40+ pounds, stand on your feet the entire day, and able to work extra hours as assigned by supervisor. Must have reliable transportation to/from and good attendance. Let us know if you have experience using Endicia or FEDEX shipping software. HS Diploma/GED required. Must pass an employment test, background check, and drug test. Send work history, qualifications, education level attained, WPM typing, and why this job is a good fit for you. Email: becky@funpubinc.com. Temp. Equipment Operator, Comm. Tractor Mowers/Basic Grounds Keeping, Fort Worth, Valid TX DL, HS Diploma/GED required, $12/hour. www.trwd.com. Property Owner needs PT help to do repair and maintenance, nonsmoking, clean record. 682-5510424. Wise Ready Mix now hiring Mix Drivers, Class B-CDL. Apply in person, 1349 NW Parkway, Azle.

Part-time Laundry 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Excellent Salary & Company Benefits

Azle Manor

EOE

721 Dunaway Ln • 817-444-2536

Wise Regional Health System

Jodi Dusek, H/R Mgr. 605 N. Business 287, Suite 102, Decatur, Texas jdusek@klementford.com

940-627-6362

MDS/Medicare Coordinator Privately owned, 142 bed facility, seeking an experienced MDS coordinator. Must be proficient in MDS 3.0, RN or LVN licensed in the State of Texas, able to work independently, accurately, and meet specific deadlines. Salary commiserate with experience. Benefit package.

EOE

Azle Manor Healthcare & Rehabilitation 721 Dunaway Lane, Azle, Texas 76020 · 817-444-2536 SPLIT SHIFT POSITION:

Housekeeping 7A-3P Floor Tech 4A-12P 2 Days Each

Excellent Salary AzlE MAnor, InC 721 DUnAWAY lAnE 817-444-2536 EOE

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Home Improvement

Before you buy vinyl siding or windows, call Jimmy for a free estimate 817-444-5270; 817-2967567. allamericanhc.net. Keith Hays Construction Company. All types cement work, carpentry, roofing and metal buildings. 817-220-7201 Let my 40 years of experience work for you. Integrity and quality work at affordable prices. BOBBY MCWILLIAMS PAINTING 817-8216377. www.bobbymcwilliams.com. PAINTING, REMODELING, CARPENTRY. Home Improvement Special: $100 off any job of $1,000 or more. Painting, carpentry, sheetrock, storage buildings, porch covers, decks. 36 years experience. Call Bill Rosser now for a Free Estimate. 817-374-2566; 866-3743559. www.billrosserpainting.com. WORKHORSE HANDYMAN SERVICES. Bathrooms, kitchens, roofing, remodels, mobile home repair and roof repair. Quality at a reasonable rate. 817-874-6109.

A Not-For-Profit Hospital • EOE Decatur, TX • Job Line: 940-626-2525

WILLIE SIMON TILE & WOOD. Shower, Tub Surround & Backsplashes. 817-366-4555.

Trucking Company

Hiring “Class A” Flat Bed Drivers and Frac Sand Haulers. 2 years of verifiable driving exp. $500 BONUS after 90 days, plus Benefits. 817-444-7711 • 817-444-7774

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by Charley & Guy Orbison

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BUDDY’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Painting, kitchens, bathrooms, carpentry, sheetrock, tile, granite, floors, additions, decks and more. 817-694-7103. ROBERT’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. I do additions, kitchen & bathroom remodel, ceramic tile, foundation repair, painting, pressure washing, roofing, fencing and decks. Call for Free quote. 817-964-2562.

LOOK Vinyl Siding: Insulated Replacement Windows: Complete Remodeling Lowest Prices: Best Material Free Estimates: Since 1963 817-991-6815

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 1-800-448-6323

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Chapman Carpentry Off-Duty Firefighter Professional & Dependable

exterior & interior remodeling, patio covers, drywall repairs

817-946-6787 817-444-4198 BMH

Custom Homes BRIAN HENSLEY 817.229.7668

Mr. Sweeps Chimney Cleaning Service Keep your home safe. Call Parker/Wise County’s oldest chimney sweeping company, Mr. Sweeps

817-692-5624 ask for Doug

www.mrsweepschimneycleaning.com

• Interior & Exterior • Bed • Commercial Residential • Texture • Tape • Seal & texture • Sheetrock repair/replace • Remove old wallpaper/seal & texture • Pole fence painting • Pressure washing Cabinetry/Wood Work/Staining

Start the New Year fresh! Very dependable residential & commercial cleaner. Spouse of a military veteran with 10 years experience! Call for a free estimate. 907-328-8865.

Professional Cleaning since 1989 Phone hours: Mon thru Fri 7 am - 1 pm: 817-237-9848 PLEASE LEAVE VOICE MAIL our pros may be out chasing fairy dust

Backgrounds Checked We furnish Tools & Chemicals

Hospitality Guarantee “Your Way”

One time - Monthly - Bi-Weekly - Weekly, or as needed

You’ll love the care you get!

CUSTOM HOME BUILDING Since 1995

817-239-9571 817-237-9571

REMODEL & REPAIR

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P-1150

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pleasure seeker: ___about glide on Lake Lewisville talc is _______ mineral in TX TX Linda Darnell character in film “Second Chance”

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40 ___ River 41 Lamesa pronunciation: “Luh-___-suh” 42 Legal Aid of NW TX provides ____ _____ services 48 “Bum” is a ____name for TX Oail 50 TXism: “mad as _ ___-eyed cow” 51 TXism: “___ the i’s and cross the t’s” 56 this Blanton was 1st woman elected to office in TX 57 Lubbock’s former Air Force Base

Pets/Livestock

Will pay top dollar for grazing and hay leases. Call 940-389-1936. Local Breeder Selling Parakeets & Love Birds; Parakeet, Love Bird & Parrot seed and different size cages, plus millet spray. 817-715-2446, 9A-6P. Small Chihuahuas for sale 817-8197990.

Carolyn’s Critter Sitter

Motorcycles

Pet Sitting Specialist Local References

817-319-6224

Menix Pet Lodge Where Pets are Pampered Climate Controlled Kennels Dog Runs, Large Yard

2000 Harley Sportster, red/white/ blue, 10,000 miles, $8,000 817228-2255.

817-983-1435 059

Pool Service

Too cold to clean your pool? Give us a call and we’ll do it all! 817-2303838.

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Plumbing

LANDERS

2012 Harley Davidson Iron 883 motorcycle, $10,500. Call Wes 817-991-5522, leave message.

PLUMBING CO.

Plumbing Repairs 052

Movers

U.S. Army Retired-but not tired! Careful moving-Cheap. Call Big Jim @ 817-237-5151.

SELL IT IN THE CLASSIFIEDS BY PLACING AN AD TODAY! 817-270-3340 817-220-7217 066

Roofing

Drains Cleaned Water Heaters Faucets Slab Leaks

817-444-3054 M10078 066

Roofing

   Insurance Claim Specialists  

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Commercial & Residential

Masonry

• Roofing • Windows • Attic Insulation • Painting

712 N. MaiN • SpriNgtowN

Azle, TX

817-523-4137

,L.L.C.

concrete

FREEMAN

commercial • residential

Landscape Designs, Patios, Outdoor Kitchens, Retaining Walls, Mailboxes Free All Types Stone & Brick Work New Construction • Remodels Estimates

   

Commercial • Residential FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED Repairs • New Construction

Cell 817-308-6512 Home 817-444-3806

28 Years in Azle

email alvarogsilva@verizon.net



HOME & BUSINESS

Many Happy Local Customers

Since 1989

Since 1978

JAMES WOOD MASONRY. INC.

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MASONRY & STONEWORK, retaining walls, patios, flowerbeds, entryways, anything w/stone and repairs. Senior Citizen Discount. 817-919-4487.

$75.00

Quality Masonry work! • No job too small

BRICK • STONE • GLASS BLOCK office:

Find it in the classifieds 049

House Cleaning

SERENE GREEN CLEANING. Do you want a cleaning company that does it your way? is dependable? is affordable? If you answered “Yes” then Serene Green Cleaning is just that company. $50 off a regular cleaning with this ad! For a Free inhome estimate, call 817-602-1696.

Winter Special

Sebastian Enterprises

817-800-9591

• Insulation WINTER • Kitchen/ SPECIAL Bath 20% OFF • Roof & with Gutters this ad! • Powerwashing • Decks

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Your Cleaning Service

Steve Feltman Painting

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Call Devin at 817-629-9608

Call Steve

Home Improvement

• Carpentry • Cement • Rock • Granite • Tile • Painting • Siding

For consideration of all positions apply to:

www.WiseRegional.com

For all of our available job opportunities, visit

46 TXism: “get-____” (string instruments) 47 TXism: “big enough to _____ __ elephant” 49 book consumers 52 appraisal (abbr.) 53 “yes” so. of the border 54 TXism: “came out smelling like _ ____” 55 TX Evelyn Keyes was “Suellen,” sister of this O’Hara”

Devin’s Handyman Service

DEVIN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Carpentry, cement, rock, granite, tile, painting, siding, insulation, kitchen/ bath, roof/gutters, powerwashing, decks. WINTER SPECIAL: 20% Off w/this Ad! 817-629-9608.

Affiliated with Baylor Health Care System

ACROSS 1 TX Humble Oil became this co. 5 De ____, TX 6 type of cotton 7 TXism: “_ ___ to walk the river with” 8 ___ Augustine, TX 9 TXism for “many” (3 wds.) 16 TX Willie TV film: “____ Upon a Texas train” (1988) 18 TX George W.’s primary strategy in early part of Iraqi war (2 wds.) 21 TX Wills: “Ah __, take it away Leon” 22 TC hint 23 TXism: “he could sell sheep shears __ _ cattleman” 24 ‘83 UH BB team: “Phi ______ Jamma” 30 “walking on _________” (being careful) 34 TXism: “raised __ concrete” (city boy) 35 “no-nos” 36 ____ Jackson, TX 37 security devices 39 TXism: “he’d __ _______ __ _ battle of wits” (stupid) 43 TXism: “wouldn’t hurt _ ____” (gentle dog) 44 Meryl of Dallasfilmed “Silkwood” 45 TX “Dixie Chicks” tune: “Let ‘__ Rip”

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No positions available at this time.

Looking for Licensed Plumber with construction/remodel experience. Looking for seasoned Crew Leader for residential, remodel & light commercial. For interview call 817444-3100. Diesel Truck Mechanic needed. Must have own tools; able to do light welding. Must pass drug and physical. For more details call 817683-1440.

Classifieds

Deadline: 5:00 PM Monday

817-444-2581 cell:817-233-1126

Certified PREFERRED CONTRACTOR State Applicator # 106 www.owenscorning.com

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Welding

Deadline: 5:00 PM Monday

084 Mobile Homes for Rent Units starting at $450/mo., trash service paid. 817-221-3112; 817235-2284.

ROOFING & METAL BUILDINGS 817-220-1794 817-304-4224 Tired of always replacing your roof? Call us for a metal roof quote.

We’ll be here after the storm. 068

Storage

Innerspace Storage Hwy 199, Springtown. Now renting all unit sizes, 24-hour access. 817-6774050.

STORAGE UNITS 1350 Liberty School Rd, Azle

5x10 $25/month

Special!

WELD-DONE CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Metal Building Erectors

• Pre-engineered Weld-up • Barns/Shops • Arenas/Hangars • Fencing

1220 E. Hwy. 199 • Springtown

817-220-2150 www.weld-done.net Our Business is Metal Buildings - And We’re Good! DESIGN

Fabrication and erection of quality metal buildings at reasonable prices, any size - any design Office

817-220-5813 817-239-1670

 Fax 817-237-0904

Mark Cozart 817-233-6668

Jeremy Cozart 817-237-2028

$20.00 per month 1st Month Free! 

Office 11400 FM 730 N. Azle

www.metalbuildingstexas.com

Version 2

owner Rodney Vick 817-220-3044 fax 817-523-7639 cell 817-253-1614

ons E truc R& tion Metal Building Specialist • Weld Ups/ Bolt Ups • Pipe Fencing • Concrete • Horse Barns • All Types Fencing • Metal Roofs

Compare Pricing NO JOB TOO SMALL

081 Business/Commercial 40x50 building for rent 3 miles west of Springtown 817-713-7495. Great building for Lease, industrial area in Azle. The building is 12,000 sq. ft., bathrooms and office area with heat and A/C. Majority of the 12,000 sq. ft. is shop, concrete floor, loading dock, big overhead door, plenty of parking space. For information call 817-360-3627.

Corner of Main St. & Locust • Azle

817-444-3292 Sand/Gravel

Quality Family Business Since 1938 CALL Cliff Hall

(817)221-2681 We go the extra mile to ensure you get more for your $. On House Pads, Driveways, Lot Clearing & Tractor Work, Etc.

BEST DEAL

SAND • DIRT • GRAVEL Dozer and Tractor Work

TOP SOIL • ROADBASE • BRICK SAND DRIVEWAY GRAVEL • CRUSHED STONE (sizes ¼ inch up to 2 feet)

YOU CALL... WE HAUL

Jerry W. Mitchell

817-444-DIRT(3478) 075

Upholstery

QUALITY UPHOLSTERING. Free Estimates. Pick-up and Delivery Service. 817-727-6836.

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Well Drilling

Need a quality water well at a fair price? Also pump sales and installation. Kelvin’s Pump and Well Service, 817-221-4300.

2-1 MH, central heat. Bed, couch, refrigerator, stove furnished + camper w/bed close by. Large trees, 2 acres, creek for fishing. Located 1.5 miles east of Springtown. $500/ mo. $300 deposit. 817-713-3200.

081 Business & Commercial Commercial Leasing: 328 W. Main Street, Azle. Suites starting at $.90 per sq. ft. 817-235-2284; 817-6820838. 3 acre gravel lot in Springtown area for lease. 817-657-5682. 40x60 metal building, fronts Hwy 199, $500/mo., located between Azle and Springtown, 817-992-9570. SHOP FOR RENT, 2016 Greg Street, Azle. 817-270-0647. Professional Office Space For Lease. 800 sq. ft., Suite 101, 1230 E. Hwy 199, Springtown. 817-220-2150. Commercial Building For Rent: Over 2,000 sq. ft., small office, 120 Porter, $600/mo. 817-444-0090.

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Houses for Sale

MUST SELL! 4 BR 2 BA plus den on 1 acre! Huge island kitchen! New appliances! Will help with financing! 817-458-9340. NEW HOME: 4 BR 2 BA on 1 acre lot! Owner financing available! Cheaper than rent! New appliances! 817-458-9340.

MIDWAY MOBILE HOME PARK AFFORDABLE COUNTRY LIVING 2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes for rent. Also, RV lots & rentals and mobile home lots for rent.

817-221-2002 085 Mobile Homes for Sale TURN TO THE EXPERT In Financing Mobiles on Acreage & Land. Quick & Easy with No Credit Check or Qualifications. Any or No Credit. 817-994-3730 7 days til 11PM Pictures Available richardwhitetx@yahoo.com

Mobile Home/RV Lots

AZEL RV PARK

Call About Moving Your RV FREE

12667 FM 730 South • 1 mile south of Azle

RV Spaces by Day, Week or Month We now have Pull-Throughs! • • • • •

Large Shaded Lots Nice & Clean Electric, Water & Sewer included Laundry Room & Shower Facilities Wi-Fi

USED HOME SUPER CENTER 14x56 Fleetwood

Stk#7056

$16,900

32x44 Crestridge 3/2 28x76 Clayton 4/2 28x72 Homestar 4/2

Stk#2562 Stk#1818 Tape & Texture

$32,900 $41,900 $45,900

NEW HOMES - 2014 MODELS $22,900 $49,900 $69,900

Stk#0347 Stk#0444 Stk#0001

817-677-3446

FINANCING AVAILABLE

4272 E. Hwy 199 · Springtown, TX 76082 · Lic. #35875 In Business 10 Years · Open Monday - Saturday

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Rent Unfurnished

4-plex, 2-2, Azlewood, $695/$400 security deposit, WBFP, walk-in closets, box windows, large kitchen w/pantry, 1,100 sq. ft. 817-3603039.

Texas Star RV Park Inc.

14504 FM 730 N. • 6 miles North of Azle • Large Lots RV Spaces by • Nice & Clean Day, Week or Month 30 amp - $325/mo. Laundry Facilities 50 amp - $350/mo. - Free Internet (Electric, Water & Sewer included)

New Home MUST SELL! 3 BR 2 BA on 1 acre lot! Will help with financing! Affordable payments! 817-458-9340. PEASTER ISD: New home, 3 BR 2.5 BA, gameroom, 2 story on 1 acre lot! New appliances! Will help with financing! 817-458-9340. Reno. Small 2 bedroom house, shop and barn on 2.5 acres, $85,000. Possible owner finance. 682-2159451.

E A G L E P A S S

Last Puzzle Solution G A D N I C K

AM E A I R C L S H E K E I N A E R R E A A R L N E E N E G I S A E E L

S A U L

S T E L L A

O F T A C T O S O O C K F L E T A R A D E R S R O S E E T T D

K A N S A S

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Rent Unfurnished

3-2, remodeled and nice, fenced backyard, near Springtown schools, $795/mo. Call 940-577-0254. 608 W. Columbia, Azle. $700/mo. $600/deposit, 2 BR 1 BA, carport, fenced yard. 817-247-8414. 901 Greg Street, Azle. 1 BR, $775/ mo. $600/deposit, electric & water paid. 817-247-8414. 7697 Peden Road, Azle. 1 BR, $650/ mo. $600/deposit, carport, big yard. 817-247-8414. 3-2 brick house, CH/A, large lot, Springtown, $1,000/mo., deposit required. 817-220-7418. Cute 2-1 house in Springtown, nonsmoking, $800/mo. $800 deposit. 214-704-9984.

GENE THOMPSON & ASSOCIATES HOMES and MOBILE HOMES FOR RENT gtatx.com

817-246-4646

Azle Creek Apartments 1/1 - $475 & Up (Water, Trash & Sewer Included)

(up to 50 miles)

K&P Homes, Inc.

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O N A N

SpeCiAlS

817-846-8190 Call for Rates - 817-291-4679

Classified Ad Deadline: Mondays by 5:00 p.m.

S L AMM T A B OO B E U N S T S H E S

N C E O I M M A A N N C H A E S A RM R E E A D E T

519 West Main St. • Azle

We’ll relocate your RV here for FREE!

WEATHERFORD: 3 BR 2 BA on 1 acre! Owner financing available and affordable payments! 817-458-9340.

PELICAN BAY: Mobile Home Lots for rent: 1405 PELICAN DRIVE, $185/mo. $50 deposit; 1708 GALE DRIVE, $155/mo. $50 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-2464646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Español.

817-444-3760

Pecan Acres RV Park Inc.

SPRINGTOWN: 3 BR 2 BA on 1 acre lot! Affordable payments. Will help with financing! 817-458-9340.

086 Mobile Home/RV Lots

Heritage RV PARK • Free Wi-Fi • Paved Streets • Adult Park • Laundromat • Tiny Houses & RV Rental

GRANBURY: 3 BR 2 BA, fireplace, lots of trees. Will help with financing! Cheaper than rent! 817-458-9340.

· New, Used Repos · Mobile Home Insurance · Service After the Sale

Between Azle & Springtown

• Mail Service • Free Wi-Fi • Laundromat • Large Spaces with Trees • Covered Spaces • Carport & Storage Building

E L P A S O

817-677-2160

Tiny Houses & RV Rental Covered & Uncovered Spaces

SPRINGTOWN: 5 BR 3 BA on 1 acre! Huge living room, home like new. Will help with financing! Affordable payments! 817-458-9340.

16x70 Champion 3/2 28x68 Champion 4/2 32x68 Champion 4/2

Classifieds

086

12198 FM 730 N., R-5, Azle. 2 BR 2 BA, water/trash service paid, $600/ mo. $500/deposit. 817-247-8414.

12198 FM 730 N., Azle. RV Parking, $350/mo. water/electric paid. 817247-8414.

Convenient Location

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BOYD: 2-1 MH, storage shed, covered porch, colored/stamped driveway & sidewalks, No Pets, $650/mo. $650/deposit. 940-4335542.

817-220-7972

Ash Creek Storage

Driveway gravel, top soil, septic rock, tandem dump trucks. Grady Mansell 817-713-7495.

Remodeled 4-1 MH on big lot between Springtown & Weatherford on FM 51. $600/mo. $350 deposit. 682-551-0424; 682-559-1512.

Dauenhauer Contractors, Inc.

Metal Buildings · Pre-Engineered · Shops / Barns Arenas / Churches · Aircraft Hangars

AZCO Self Storage RV, Boat or Trailer Spaces Available

3-2 DW, 1 acre, Springtown ISD, no pets, $750/mo. $500 deposit. 817360-9363; 817-360-9318.

12198 FM 730 N., R-2, Azle. 3 BR 2 BA, water/trash service paid, $725/ mo. $600/deposit. 817-247-8414.

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STORAGE

ERECTION

art METAL Coz BUILDING SYSTEMS

6 Months ... $125 817-246-4646

LeasiNg s to r ag e UNits WEST SIDE

FABRICATION

PELICAN BAY: 1628 PELICAN COURT, 3-2, $545/$400 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817246-4646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Espanol.

COMMUNITY

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Rent Unfurnished

• Newly Remodeled • Friendly & Quiet Community • Laundry On Site

Pet Friendly! (size restrictions and additional fees apply)

Call for appointment

817-598-0663

AZLEWOOD APARTMENTS

SPRINGTOWN APARTMENTS, 624 East 3rd Street. 2 bedroom 1 bath, clean, new carpet, $600/mo. includes water, trash service & basic cable, $500 deposit. 817-875-8406.

1 & 2 Bedrooms

2 & 3 bedrooms, 2 bath duplexes, 1 car garage, fenced backyard, all appliances, all brick, great location. Stewart Bend Duplex Homes in Azle. 817-444-2362. www.stewartbend.com.

See the Dif f erence! 817-444-6122

UPSTAIRS EFFICIENCY APARTMENT: 1 BR 1 BA, 900 sq. ft., no pets, $600/mo. plus deposit. 817-925-4343. 1616 Newsom Mound Road, Springtown. 2-1, totally remodeled, tile floors, gas range, above stove microwave, dishwasher, fridge w/ice maker, pet friendly, trash service & yard work included, $850/mo. $850 deposit. 817-902-5142. Waterfront Condo, community pool. Agent 817-929-4595. FOR RENT: Half Duplex - 1 BR Unit, garage, fenced backyard, quiet country living in Sanctuary. $600/mo. includes water, plus $600 deposit. Call Bob 281-217-6673. 2 BR 1 BA house, total electric, no pets, $600/mo. $300 deposit. Miller’s Village 817-444-3119. NICE 3-1 house on 1 acre, 6 miles south of Springtown on FM 51. $650/mo. $350 deposit. 682-5510424; 682-559-1512. AISD, 2-1 Duplex, CH/A, utility room, window blinds, ceiling fans and storage building. Stove & microwave furnished. Freshly painted, new flooring. Water/lawn maintenance included. NO DOGS. $665/mo. $475 deposit. 817-444-2314; 817-8454440. PELICAN BAY: 1576 REEF, 3-2-1, $685/$300 deposit; 1568 REEF, 3-2-1, $645/$300 deposit; 1837 PELICAN DRIVE N., 3-2-1, $665/$300 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-246-4646. gtatx. com. Hablamos Espanol. Split-level 1 BR 2 BA, 1,500 sq. ft., No Pets, $700/mo. plus deposit. 817-925-4343.

AZLE OAKS

APARTMENT 700 JARVIS • AZLE 817-444-1712

1 & 2 Bedroom Unfurnished Rent based on income. TDD:

800-735-2989 This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Crestwood Apar tment Homes Apartment 525 Commerce St. 817-444-0030 Mon-Sat 9-6 • Sun 1-4 1, 2 & 3 Large Bedroom Floor Apartments Plans Pool • Water paid

From $565/mo.

PLACE AN AD IN THE CLASSIFIEDS TODAY! 817-270-3340 817-220-7217

Duplex Homes For Lease 2 & 3 Bedrooms • 2 Bath • 1 Car Garage

817-946-4862

Stewart Bend Court, off South Stewart Street close to Cross Timbers Golf Course in Azle

Mobile Home/RV Lots Continued next page...

www.stewartbend.com

(817) 444-2362

COMMUNITY

Wednesday, January 15, 2014

REAL ESTATE

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

Real Estate Deadline Monday by 12:00 PM

817-270-3340

Marie Pigg REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

1341 S.E. Parkway, Azle, Texas 76020 Office: 1-800-708-5220 or 817-237-3338 Fax: 817-237-4641 Website: mariepiggrealestate.com

Marie Pigg Real Estate is proud to announce the addition of KARA PICKNEY

To The Marie Pigg Real Estate Sales Team

Kara is the mother of three and happily married to her husband of ten years, Sgt. Matt Pickney, of the United States Army who has recently returned from two tours of duty in Afghanistan and is currently stationed in El Paso. Kara is a 1993 high school graduate, attended Cameron University and is continuing her endeavors to obtain her Bachelors Degree in Business. Real Estate began as a hobby for Kara and with family already in the industry it was just a natural fit for her to become a business professional in the Real Estate Industry. Kara comes from an accounting position with the J.B. Hunt trucking firm headquartered out of Lowell, Arkansas which does “long haul” trucking all over America. She was a team leader and supervisor until her recent decision to move closer to family and husband and enter the Real Estate Profession. Her responsibilities with J.B. Hunt trucking included the accounting of payables and receivables for the J.B. Hunt Trucking Company. Kara has also served as President of the Enlisted Spouses Club and Group Leader for the Family Readiness program. She is very proud of her family, her husband and of being a Military Wife. Kara knows that family values, expertise and an excellent reputation in the community are the necessary character traits to “be all that you can be” and is why she has chosen to join the Marie Pigg Real Estate Sales Team.

All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the Fair Housing Act which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status or national origin, or an intention, to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination.” Familial status includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of children under 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD tollfree at 1-800-669-9777. The toll-free telephone number for the hearing impaired is 1800-927-9275.

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Marie Pigg REAL ESTATE & PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

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www.mariepiggrealestate.com For Sale RESIDENTIAL ______________________________________________________ $45,000 - 3-2-2 Car Carport Singlewide Mobile on Approx. 0.46 Acres. Well maintained mobile in nice rural area close to lake with landscape, trees and covered patio. Contact Kathy at 817-237-3338. $70,000 - 3-1-1 Brick currently leased until September 2014. For details call Crystal @ 817-658-6786 Reduced! $79,900 - 3-2-2 Brick that was being remodeled with nice floor plan but needs finishing. $84,900 - 2-2-1 Brick Small Older House that has a brick add-on with Dining/Breakfast.WBFP can heat house in winter, gated fence, storage and newer HVAC. Reduced! $85,000 - 3-3-2 Car Carport doublewide on Apprx.1 acre. Very nice and good floor plan. Several out buildings. $95,000 - 3-2-2 Brick with large living area, WBFP, fenced and conveniently located next to Shady Grove Park and baseball fields. $125,000 - 2-1-1 Brick on 7 Acres. Cute home includes 2 barns, tack room and 1 car detached garage. Boyd! Reduced! $135,000 - Brick Duplex with 3 bedrooms and 1.5 baths. Unit A is currently leased until February 28, 2014. Unit B is available for lease. $144,900 - 3-2-2 Brick in Saginaw. 3 or 4 bedroom home with in-ground pool and spa. Fresh paint, new carpet and more. Must see! Reduced! $220,000 - 2-2.5-2 Brick on Eagle Mtn. Lake. Enjoy lake living in this home with boat lift for easy lake access. $233,000 - 4-2.5-2 Brick Home. Picture your family & friends hanging out in large kitchen playing 42 or Chicken Foot around dining table and watching your favorite team all together, it’s possible here! Covered parking for 3 vehicles, large workshop, storage building. Must see! $276,000 - 3-2-2 Brick, Approx. 68.82 Acres. Ranch/Farm. Sandy loam, new 6 slick wire fence most way around, corral and good well. Callahan County. Reduced!

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3-2 on 2.827 ACRes. Wooded lot, fenced and cross-fenced with pond. Handy man special! $39,900

16.91 ACRes, wooded lot with 450 feet road frontage, fenced. $105,000 13.58 ACRes inside city limits. Excellent and convenient location for business. $155,000

3-2 Dw on 2.906 ACRes. Peaster ISD. $79,900 2 stoRy 3-2 on wooded 23.74 acres. Secluded home also has 2 story duplex for rental income, large shop. $366,000

CommeRCiAl RentAls! Azle Pkwy CenteR neAR Azle hosPitAl 1,980 sq.ft. $950/mo

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0.81 ACRe lot in town. Pecan and fruit trees. Storage building. $35,000 1 ACRe restricted lot on cul-de-sac. $18,500 1.26 ACRes on restricted cul-de-sac. $18,500 13 ACRes, WILDLIFE EXEMPTION! $97,500 4.510 ACRes with water, septic and electric, ready for your home and animals! Slidell ISD. $42,500

$225,000 - Approx. 2.77 acres, fronts Jacksboro Hwy. $1,500,000 - Large Restaurant and Event Facility. Includes 1.5 story river rock home, bldg. with covered parking which was formerly a day spa, hardware store, 2 residential rentals and 5 storage buildings. Will consider splitting properties. Unique Opportunity!

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$22,000 - Lovely wooded lot in Timberlake Estates. $145,000 - Downtown Fort Worth. Great lot in the heart of the hospital district! $145,375 - Approx. 11.63 Acres with large oak trees and pretty coastal field. Would make an attractive building site. $269,900 - 18 Acres. Coastal field with hilltop view. Currently with AG Tax Exemption. MOBILE HOME LOTS in Pelican Bay for sale or lease, call Bill.

RENTALS ________________________________________________________________ $800.00 - 4-2-1 Duplex Available 1/15/14 $850.00 - 3-2-2 House with fenced back yard. Available.

$1,100 - 3-2-2 House Available in Fort Worth. $1,200 - 3-2-2 House Available Soon

112-A E. Main St. Azle Marsha Hardin: 817-235-8839 Gilda Brawley Jackson: 817-980-0569 Kelly Dildy: 817-233-9128 Mark Donahew: 817-528-1535 Karen Fuller: 817-300-7703

$1,200 - 3-2-2 House with office & 2nd living area. Available 9/1/13 Saginaw COMMERCIAL RENTAL $1,000 - 30x40 with 14 foot doors was used as a brewery.

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WARM & WELCOME! - Nice 4-2-2 with split bedrooms. Open living room has brick fireplace. Large bay window with window seat in breakfast area. Master bath features dual sinks, deep jetted tub, separate walk-in shower and his & her closets. Beautiful landscaped yard with lots of trees. Full sprinkler system in front & back. Great 16x12 workshop with electric & loft in backyard. Azle ISD - $125,000 NEW LISTING - NEW CONSTRUCTION - Great 4-2-2 with formal dining and split bedrooms. Large family room with cozy fireplace. Kitchen features granite countertops, ING center island and built-in microwave. Master bath has double vanities, garden tubP and walk-in closet. Full landscaping package with sprinkler system included. Located ND Elarge in Escondido, a private gated community close to Eagle Mountain Lake. Scheduled for December completion. Azle ISD - $179,900 NEW LISTING - NEW CONSTRUCTION - Beautiful 4-2-2 with extra room to be used as formal dining, study or second living. Large open family room. Kitchen features center island and granite countertops. Master bath has double vanities, garden tub and large walk-in closet. Full landscaping package complete with sprinkler system. Located in Escondido, a private gated community close to Eagle Mountain Lake. Scheduled for December completion. Azle ISD - $189,900 LAKEFRONT LUXURY! Beautiful 5-5.1-3 waterfront home on Eagle Mountain Lake. A gracious OLDfoyer with curved staircase greets your guest, complete with study and formal living, large family room with view of the lake, pool and spa. Great kitchenS for entertaining with granite countertops, lots of cabinet space, island and wet bar, private master suite with separate sitting area, 2 large living areas upstairs. Great balcony to enjoy views of lake! Azle ISD - REDUCED! $449,000 WATERFRONT LOT IN EAGLE MOUNTAIN LAKE! Ready for your dream home. This lot is situated on a deep canal complete with dock. Located in established SOLD neighborhood with beautiful homes. Saginaw ISD - $130,000

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