The Azle News

Volume 63, Number 39

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

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City leader, icon Clark laid to rest ‘Hometown Hero’ remembered for generosity, service, character

BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN Bobby Joe “B.J.” Clark couldn’t wait 90 days to join the love of his life.

Betty Clark, his bride of 69 years, passed away Nov. 30, 2014, and Clark followed suit Feb. 24.

Her favorite song, “You Are My Sunshine,” and a song anyone who knew Clark would agree describes him well – “My Way” – were sung at a funeral honoring the couple at Ash Creek Baptist Church March 4.

A photo slideshow depicting the couple with family and friends – and a couple of Clark wearing dresses for the benefit of the community – brought laughter, some “oohs” and “aahs,” and a few tears to those in attendance.

As a predicted winter storm moved in, members of Azle Masonic Lodge #601 carried Clark to his final resting

place in Ash Creek Cemetery.

A small group of family, close friends, and Masons huddled in the sleet for the interment.

Stories about B.J. Clark abound, and three individuals shared their thoughts about him.

Edwin Newton, Azle Optimist Club president B.J. was a dear friend of mine, a guy who meant so much to this community. It worries me that so many “newcomers” to the area won't know the impact this man had on Azle.

He was an inventor and an innovator. I got my first ride in a full-size jet simulator due to an invitation from B.J. He loved to show off his comAs sleet begins to fall, members of Azle Masonic Lodge #601 carry the flag-draped casket of B.J. PLEASE SEE CLARK, PAGE 3A. Clark to its final resting place in Ash Creek Cemetery March 4.

Lawsuit limbo

BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN A front page story in the March 4 edition of The Azle News reported – correctly, at that time – that Azle Mayor Alan Brundrett, as well as incumbents Mayor Pro Tem Bill Jones in Place 3, Paul Crabtree in Place 4 and Lee Barrett in Place 6 were each unopposed in their bids for re-election.

Although two individuals had filed for places on the ballot in the final snow-laden hours of the filing period, their applications had been rejected as “incomplete.”

Now, one of the would-be candidates has filed a lawsuit against the

city and a temporary restraining order was issued essentially placing the city’s election process in limbo pending a hearing slated for 9 a.m. March 18.

Laurel Mosier of Azle filed suit late in the day Thursday, March 5, naming both the city of Azle and City Secretary Norma Zenk as defendants.

Mosier happens to be one of several livestock owners who’ve expressed unhappiness with the portion of the city’s animal control ordinance that governs the keeping of livestock within the city.

The suit was filed in the 342nd Dis-

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Rejected applicant sues city, halts election process

trict Court of Tarrant County, Judge Wade Birdwell presiding.

The News obtained a copy of Mosier’s lawsuit Monday morning, March 9.

The suit alleges that plaintiff Mosier filed an application for a place on the ballot in the city’s May 9 mayoral election and that her application was improperly rejected by the city and its secretary.

Specifically, the suit claims Mosier’s application was rejected because it was not notarized, and further claims there is no provision requiring such an application be notarized in Texas

Election Code, Section 141.031.

That specific section of the Election Code does not reference notarization; however, the application itself includes a notary block and a place for a notary seal.

A hearing took place Friday, March 6, in which the parties agreed to a temporary restraining order.

Under the terms of that order, the city of Azle will desist and refrain from: • declaring that the purportedly unopposed candidates are elected to office; • displaying or posting any referenc-

es in the city’s publications, or from making further references, claiming that the incumbent mayor and council members for Places 3, 4 and 6 are unopposed; • conducting the drawing for a place on the ballot scheduled to be held on March 6, 2015 at 6 p.m., until after the court has ruled on plaintiff’s claims; and • taking further action with regard to the May 2015 General Election which would lead to the election of the candidates for mayor and council members for Places 3, 4 and 6 of the city of Azle until after March 18, 2015.

Claws come out at council meeting over animal permits

BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN A group of livestock owners, upset over having to pay an annual $25 permit fee as well as some wording in the city of Azle’s animal control ordinance, came to City Hall prepared for

a fight.

That’s not what they got.

During the regular city council meeting March 3, several individuals in the group objected to the idea of paying an annual permit fee.

They also were perturbed by a sentence in Section 2.03.032 of the city’s ordinance that says in order to obtain a permit to maintain livestock within the city, the owner shall “comply with any conditions imposed by the animal

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control officer,” among other things.

Some members of the group had attended the two prior council meetings to tell city leaders about their concerns.

Council had directed staff to explore

the situation and provide answers to questions raised by livestock owners as well as council members themselves. City Manager Craig Lemin had PLEASE SEE SOME, PAGE 2A.

A couple of inches of snow on Thursday, March 5 cancelled Azle ISD schools for the third time this winter. The white stuff, like this accumulation Ash Creek (above) mostly melted by nightfall, with an assist by city worker Rodger Cathey (left) who sent icy chunks flying off Central Park sidewalks.

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Some going hog-wild over city permit issue That ordinance addressed livestock as “any cattle, horses, done his homework and came mules, asses, sheep, goats, or armed with a presentation that other penned animals, chickens addressed those questions. or other fowl.”

After a brief overview of the In 1965, a nuisance section city’s animal control depart- was added to the livestock orment, Lemin showed council dinance, and in 1991, the nuimembers that 16 new livestock sance section was updated. fees were issued during fiscal The ordinance that currently 2013-14 for a total of $400. exists was adopted in 1998 afAn additional four permits ter extensive work on the part have been issued since Oct. 1, of the council and a citizen 2014, bringing the total number committee. of existing permits to 20.

However, it appears the enBecause livestock permits forcement of livestock permits are issued per was lax until a owner rather couple of years than per aniago. mal, those 20 When Jessie permits cover a Flores became total of 133 anisupervisor, she mals, including researched the 63 horses, 55 livestock in the cattle, 13 goats, city and began Lee Barrett and two donrequiring ownCouncil member keys. ers to obtain In response permits, Lemin to questions about how those explained. livestock permit fees were acSummarizing his presentacounted for and how they were tion, Lemin said city staff is spent, Lemin explained that the “not married” to the permit fee funds were deposited into the for livestock, but would like to city’s general fund line 7527, have some method for identiDog and Cat License. fying the number and types of This line will be renamed An- livestock living within the city imal License and Permits to pre- and their locations. vent future confusion, he said.

That information can be useWhen compared with total ful when dealing with loose city expenditures of almost $15 livestock on roadways and in million and total animal control other situations, he explained. expenditures of $232,147, liveThree women in the group stock permit fees of $400 make spoke to council after Lemin’s up a fraction of one percent of presentation. the funds needed to operate the One was concerned that undepartment for a year, Lemin’s der the existing ordinance, a numbers show. livestock owner who violates Lemin also reviewed the his- the ordinance could be “crimitory of the livestock ordinance nally charged,” and thought it in Azle, beginning with the first unfair that a livestock owner one adopted in 1960. should have to obtain a permit. n SOME, FROM PAGE ONE.

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Clearly we can’t have the wild, wild west.

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The punishment for such a violation is typically a class C misdemeanor – essentially the same as a traffic citation.

Another woman stated that she takes care of both her mother and brother who have significant medical problems.

She felt it was an invasion of her privacy to have her animals inspected by an Azle animal control officer.

Council member Lee Barrett said he believes most everyone was in agreement that a permit fee is not necessary.

“But we run a municipality, and if we want to foster growth, we need a mechanism to deal with the livestock we have,” Barrett said. “Clearly we can’t have the wild, wild west.

“We need focused and well thought-out input from people such as you so we can deal with these needs,” he added.

Mayor Alan Brundrett addressed item 4 in the ordinance which references complying with “any conditions imposed by the animal control officer.”

The mayor said, “We didn’t put that in there, and we don’t want that imposed on us anymore than you want it imposed on you.”

In fact, not one current member of the council or city staff held office or their current position with the city when the ordinance was adopted in 1998.

City staff was directed to revise the ordinance, removing the permit fee and item 4 and exploring other ways to address land requirements for specific types of livestock.

A modified ordinance will be brought back to council to consider at a future meeting, likely in April.

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Azle’s New Police Chief Official

Azle Mayor Alan Brundrett (right) formally administered the oath of office to Chief of Police Rick Pippins during the city council meeting Tuesday, March 3. A former captain with the Odessa Police Department, Pippins brings 31 years’ experience in law enforcement to Azle.

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Engagement Todd and Gwen Gibbons of Azle announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter, Taylor, to Martin Brady, son of Bill and Shannon Brady of Healdton, Oklahoma. The couple will wed at 5 p.m. April 25 at First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. The bride-elect graduated from Azle High School in 2008 and from Oklahoma State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations and Sports Media. She is a member of Pi Beta Phi Sorority and currently works at ISNetworld Software Corporation in Dallas as a senior account representative. The prospective groom graduated from Healdton High School in 2008 and Oklahoma State University in 2012 with a degree in political science.

He is a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and works for XTO Energy in Fort Worth as a division orders analyst. The couple met during their senior year at OSU. They plan to make their home in Fort Worth after exchanging vows.

In last week's Spotlight on Business, the director and assistant director of Eagle Mountain Pregnancy Center were listed wrong.

Ednith Villalobos is the director and Neita Head is the assistant director. The News regrets the error.

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Clark remembered for his love of Azle Trio fondly recalls his contributions, life participation in its fundraising gunsmith shop on Highway activities.

199 east of Azle.

Also, as you know, he was a As he grew his business and pany’s many innovations.

He loved to discuss hunting, gun enthusiast, and was deeply expanded into aircraft and other machine parts, he continhis guns, and his near perfect involved in his gun club.

He shot trap and skeet and ued to be one of the most eneye for skeet shooting.

He would hit 99 out of 100 competed often with his gun joyable clients and friends to work with. skeet discs on a regular basis club members.

He finished As we met and won a number of awards. on various ocB.J. was a longtime mem- first or close to casions about ber of the Optimist Club of first in his comhis company, Azle. He was instrumental in petitions shootClark’s Preciguiding some of the projects – ing above 90 sion Machine like our annual Penny Drive – percent most of & Tool, you which has raised thousands of the time if not could see the dollars for needy youth in this higher.

For many passion B.J. area. had for his There are city-oriented years he would Paul Crabtree business. buildings bearing his name present a gun He really throughout Azle, a testament safety program Businessman/councilman enjoyed taking to his civic-mindedness and for the club. me on tours of willingness to support the city He would bring dozens of pishis plant to show me the latest with his pocketbook.

Some people may not know tols, rifles and shotguns to our project he was working on.

He held his employees in this, but B.J. donated the land club breakfast meeting that for the Community Caring everyone would pick up and high esteem and wanted them examine. to succeed. He was genuinely Center.

He talked concerned for their welfare It wasn't about basic and took his role as their emwithout its gun safety and ployer seriously. challenges. how to handle B.J. Clark was a good client While funds and shoot guns and a good friend and I’ll miss were being without hurt- him. raised to build ing yourself or I’m glad I knew him. the new facilothers. ity, B.J. let the He showed Former Mayor Leck Heflin CCC use part Edwin Newton us different Heflin and Clark served on of his wareOptimist Club President kinds of shot- the Azle city council together house. gun shells and for several years. Heflin conHe did it with reminded us veyed the following thoughts the promise that some shells of different about Clark from Matagalpa, that a new building would be sizes looked similar and gave Nicaragua, where he and wife constructed ASAP. B.J. could be rather impa- tips such as how to only carry Cynthia serve in the mission tient, and when things didn't shells that fit the shotgun you field.

My thoughts on B.J. are go fast enough, he threatened were carrying so you wouldn’t accidentally load a smaller pretty simple. He was, withto forgo the deal.

Some CCC board members shell in your gun and cause it out a doubt, one of the most to jam or misfire. community-minded people were worried.

During one presentation he I've known.

But I believe it was simply a The first time ploy to get everyone on board had everyone’s I ever heard of and get the building built fast- attention while talking about B.J. Clark, my er. dad had taken I don’t believe for one min- the 410 shota gun of some ute that B.J. would ever have gun he was kind to him for kicked the CCC volunteers out holding when ‘BOOM!’ He some work at of his facility. his teeny, tiny Nevertheless, things got go- had fired a gunsmith shop ing rather quickly and the new blank up at the Leck Heflin behind his 7,800 square foot facility was ceiling.

Former Azle Mayor As you can house in Castle built amazingly quickly for Hills. a purely volunteer, debt-free imagine several club memThat was the beginning of project.

None of this would have bers nearly jumped out of their Clark Precision Machine & been possible without B.J. To- seat in surprise. Most found it Tool, and it’s always inspired me to see how a person can day, that facility feeds more amusing, but some did not.

He really enjoyed showing start out with very little and than 14,000 every year.

B.J.’s legacy is everywhere. off his gun collection and you build it into something very All you have to do is look could see it through his ex- significant.

B.J. made a big life for himaround town. To me, he was an pression and body language irascible old gentleman with that he was really at ease with self, but he didn’t live just for a heart of gold. And he was life when he was sharing his himself.

He was generous – with his my friend. He will be sorely passion for firearms with others. time, his labor, and with his remissed.

He was an avid hunter and sources.

Sometimes, as a joke, I It was a little intimidating would put my head on his gunsmith and if you ever visheart (he was a lot taller than ited his office you would see when he and I ran against each me) and playfully exclaim in dozens of mounted deer head other for the mayor's office, surprise “Man, there is a heart busts and various foul that he and the election was held in harvested on family hunting the building named for my opin here after all!” ponent.

With a big smile on his face trips.

B.J. was also a longtime cliB.J. left an imprint on the and a twinkle in his eye, he would use a four-letter exple- ent of mine and my father’s lives of many and on the Azle CPA firm. When my father community that even those tive to dismiss me! first moved his office from who didn’t know him will benFort Worth to Azle in the late efit from for years to come.

Paul Crabtree I am thankful to have known Crabtree also noted Clark’s 1970s, B.J. was one of his first him and to have had the privilong-standing association with Azle clients.

At that time he ran his small lege of working with him. the Azle Optimist Club and n CLARK, FROM PAGE ONE.

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B.J. Clark...was a good friend, and I’ll miss him.

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B.J.’s legacy is everywhere.

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B.J. left an imprint on the lives of many.

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Dunaway Gas Leak

A 2-inch gas line was accidentally cut Tuesday afternoon, March 10, in the 900 block of Dunaway Lane in Azle. The leak forced the evacuation of one home, and the Azle Fire Department requested others turn off power to their properties pending repair of the leak. Fire Chief Will Scott said the lower explosive limit (LEL) in the immediate area was between 26 and 30 percent. Scott said the area would be in the safe range when those LEL readings dropped below 10 percent. Dunaway Lane between Walnut and Elm Streets remained closed at press time Tuesday. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman

NEWS DIGEST Retired teachers meet March 17 Due to Spring Break, the Azle Retired School Employees will meet at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 17 at Moe’s Country Kitchen.

The program for the meeting will cover association benefits for members. It is an opportunity to get questions answered and to learn of benefits.

Officers will also be elected.

Mutton Buster

Senior Spotlight by sue turnipseed The weather has been making changes for the senior citizens who meet at the B.J. Clark Community Center with winter snow and ice causing the Azle Senior Center to close Thursday, March 5.

Friday, March 6 was food bank day and pet food day. The participants received potatoes, onions, salad, chips and candy.

Each had a bag full of food to help on the grocery budget.

Wednesday, March 4, those

present at the Center enjoyed pitching washers. This will be a weekly activity on Wednesdays and all are invited to try their skill or acquire a new skill.

On Tuesday, March 17 the Center will host an Open House and all are encouraged to come meet new Director Bill Reed.

There will be vendors present to answer questions and lots of gifts to give to the seniors. All seniors are asked to wear green for St. Patrick’s Day. A big thanks to Henry Spikes

for visiting with many stores and shops to gather the door prizes to be given away.

AARP Tax Aide is here on Tuesdays to help seniors and those with low income with their income tax filing.

There will be an AARP Drivers Education class on Thursday, March 19. Call 817-4440070 to get on the list for the class. The next class will be the third Thursday in May. The second and fourth Tuesday of the month Kerri-Dawn

Powers will bring her nail polish. The ladies pick from the colors available and leave with their nails polished.

The Center is the place to enjoy being away from home and eat a good meal. Call the day before you want to eat so a meal can be ordered for you.

The meals are prepared by Valley Foods and arrive at the Center in time to be served at noon. We ask for a voluntary contribution of $2 for each meal.

law enforcement agencies.

Police also issued two citations for possession of drug paraphernalia, three for pub-

lic intoxication, and two for possession and or consumption of an alcoholic beverage (open container).

Anthony Thomas Callahan

Richard William Penney

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Layne Turner, 7, of Azle won the mutton busting competition at the Fort Worth Stock Show Jan. 21. He topped 22 other competitors with a score of 84. In 2014, Turner finished third and told his mother Melissa that he would definitely win this year. He did; Layne also got a gift card for a new pair of boots. He is the son of Bill and Melissa Turner and grandson of former PGA Senior Tour golfer Robert Landers.

Officers with the Azle Police Department arrested the following individuals from Feb. 8-28: • David Wayne Hodges, 60, of Azle, was arrested Feb. 9 in the 100 block of West Main Street and charged with his second driving while intoxicated (DWI) offense. Hodges posted $5,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail the following day.

• Melisa Dawn Broughton, 46, of Springtown, was arrested Feb. 9 in the 500 block of Central Drive and charged with DWI. Broughton posted $4,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail Feb. 10.

• Timothy Stewart, 23, of Azle, was arrested Feb. 13 in the 600 block of Jacksboro Highway and charged with his second DWI offense. Stewart posted $5,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail Feb. 14.

• Anthony Thomas Callahan, 17, of Azle, was arrested Feb. 13 in the 600 block of West Main Street and charged with evading arrest or detention with a previous conviction. Callahan was also the subject of a Parker County warrant for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.

Callahan was transferred to

Auto Team Wins

Pictured at District 4 SkillsUSA Leadership contest are: (l-r) Wyatt Alston, Fred Amyett, Christian Crawford, Colby Stinson, Morgan Dacy, Mark Honeycutt, Cody Zdyb, Roy Brinker, Caleb Minear, and Jedidiah Davis. The AHS Auto Tech students brought home several superior-rated blue ribbons, four Best of Show awards, and both silver and gold medals. They will next compete in the state competition March 26-28 in Corpus Christi.

the Parker County jail, where he remained March 6 in lieu of $40,000 bond for the evading charge and $20,000 for the assault charge for a total of $60,000 bond.

• Stephen Paul Nelson, 28, of Alvarado, was arrested Feb. 14 in the 500 block of SH 199 and charged with DWI. Nelson posted $4,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail later the same day.

• A 38-year-old Azle woman was arrested in the 700 block of Stribling Circle Feb. 18 and charged with assault causing bodily injury to a family member. She was transferred to the Tarrant County jail, where she posted $1,000 bond and was released.

• James Wayne Evans, 27, of Granbury, was arrested in the 400 block of SH 199 on Feb. 21 and charged with his second DWI. Evans posted $6,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail Feb. 22.

• A 52-year-old Azle man was arrested Feb. 24 in the 600 block of E. Columbia Drive and charged with assault causing bodily injury to a family member. He posted $5,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail the same day.

• Richard William Penney, 31, of Azle, was arrested Feb. 24 and charged with assault family violence (choking), assault family violence with a previous conviction, and unlawful restraint. Penney is currently held in the Tarrant County jail in lieu of $25,000 bond on each of the assault charges for a total of $50,000 bond. No bond amount is listed for the unlawful restraint charge.

• Nicholas Fabela, 23, of Azle, was arrested Feb. 25 in the 700 block of Hunter Court and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Fabela posted $7,500 bond and was released from the Azle jail Feb. 26.

Azle police arrested 17 individuals in addition to those listed above who were subject to warrants issued by various

Eliminated From Idol

American Idol fans in the area – across the Metroplex, really – were saddened when local favorite Trevor Douglas was one of eight contestants eliminated from the show last week. Douglas, who lives just outside Azle, received his Golden Ticket after auditioning in Nashville. He advanced through the group round to the Top 48, then into the Top 24. But in the first week of fan voting, he didn’t get the necessary votes to advance to the Top 16.

Photo credit Michael Becker / FOX. © FOX Broadcasting Co.

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Winter Won’t ‘Let It Go’

Even Elsa must be getting tired of all the frozen precipitation that has arrived so late in the winter. The area got another round of the white stuff – mostly snow this time, about 2 inches – on Thursday, March 3. It didn’t hang around long as temperatures neared 60 degrees the next day. But the snow gave us one final look (hopefully) of winter beauty; most of these pictures were shot at or near Central Park.

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Obituaries Deborah Lee “Debbie” Sawyer

Rosalio (Chalio) Vasquez Montejano 1951-2015

2015 on March 6, 2015, after a long battle with cancer. Debbie was 57 years old.

Survivors include her loving husband of 36 years, Damon Sawyer, II; sons, Damon Sawyer, III and wife, Jennifer, Dana Sawyer and wife, Lacey and their children, Boyce and Birdey; parents, Peggy Willard and Paul Nichols; sisters, Barb Mulvany and Sheli Jara; several beloved nieces and nephews.

lots of books of the world.

Rosalio was a great family man and his memories will forever be remembered and he never met anyone he called a stranger. He had open arms for everyone.

He was preceded in death by his son, Rosalio Garcia Montejano Jr.; his brother, Rolando Gonzales; his mother, Santos Vasquez Montejano and his father, Ben Montejano; his sister Amelia Fuentes and her husband Bisente Fuentes, and biological parents Francis Segura Gonzales and Dario Gonzales.

Survivors include his wife, Emilia Garcia Montejano of Iraan; son, Daniel Montejano

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Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, March 10 at 10 a.m. at the Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Sheffield, Texas, followed by the burial at the Restland Cemetery in Iraan, Texas.

Rosalio was born in Pecos County, Texas on Sept. 4, 1951. He married Emily Garcia Montejano on August 27, 1980 in Iraan, Rosalio (Chalio) retired from TXDOT in Iraan after 27 years of service. He was currently employed by Leo and Sons of Iraan. Rosalio was a kind hearted, caring and hard working man and always willing to give the shirt off his back to someone in need. He loved to see beautiful scenery, play the lottery, and read

of Iraan; daughters, Ludi Baiza and her husband Edgar Baiza Sr., of Odessa, Michelle Montejano of Odessa, Rebecca (Becky) Leal and her husband John Leal of Azle, Rosa Barrera and her husband Oscar Barrera of Iraan; www.edw brothers Jaime Aranga of San Angelo, Rogelio (Indio) Gonzales of Odessa, Rudy (Speedy) Gonzales of Odessa; sister, Rosa Sandefur and her husband Steve Sandefur of Odessa; seven grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews and numerous cousins.

Retirement May Be Far

Rosalio Vasquez Montejano 63, of Iraan, was called home Deborah Lee “Debbie” The Azle News, to the the Lord peacefully on Sawyer passed away at home March 11, 2015 Edition Saturday, March 7, 2015 in Iraan, Texas.

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Alta Mae Helbert Gregston, born May 21, 1929 in San Angelo, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2015.

Visitation is from 1 to 5 p.m.

Sunday, March 15, 2015 at White’s Azle Funeral Home, 105 Denver Trail, Azle 76020.

Alta married her sweetheart, Miles Roland Gregston, on August 22, 1945. Alta had many facets, she dearly loved her husband, Greg, and her three girls. A child of The Depression, Alta was quite accomplished at making something out of nothing. The daughter of a dairyman and woman, she learned to cook, sew and quilt. She would make flour-sack dresses for her girls and later turn the same material into quilts.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Obituaries

Matthew Case Lukins

Wanda Valine Conner

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1925-2015

Matthew Case Lukins, age 23, died in an automobile accident on February 2, 2015.

A memorial service

with military honors was held on February 6, 2015, at Biggers Funeral Home in Lake Worth.

Interment will take place at Azleland Memorial Park.

Matthew was born on January 8, 1992 in Fort Knox, Kentucky.

He graduated from Azle High School in 2010.

He joined the Army in the infantry until he was medically discharged while stationed in Vilseck, Germany.

Matthew was a very social, active young man who enjoyed basketball, disc golf, and being with family and friends. His family and friends will always remember him as a caring, dedicated person

with a smile a mile wide and a heart to match.

Survivors include mother, Tina Gilbert and husband Steve, of Azle; father, Kevin Lukins and wife Stacy, of Hurst; brothers, Jeffrey Ruehle, Jeremy Gilbert and wife Stephanie, Cameron Gilbert and wife Amanda, Ryan Lukins and William Lukins; sister, Stephanie Gilbert; honorary sisters, Shiela Mize and Channah Trinkman; and a large extended family Wanda Valine Conner of grandparents, nieces, “Big Grandma” went to be nephews, aunts, uncles, with her heavenly father on cousins, second moms, March 5, 2015 surrounded and friends. by her loving family.

She was the oldest living member of her family at The Azle News, the time of her passing.

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Ladies reach tourney finals at College Station

by Mark K. Campbell A trip southeast sent the state-ranked Lady Hornet softball team away from the snow locally and to College Station.

There, Azle mowed through opponents in a A&M Consolidated tournament – until AHS ran into another state-ranked squad.

The Lady Hornets opened

with Dripping Springs and broke open a 3-3 game late to win 8-3.

Azle had 9 hits with Katelyn Harris, Sarah Brown, and Rebekah Teel all doubling.

The two hitters at the top of the lineup – Bailee Carter and Harris – scored 2 and 3 runs respectively.

Pitcher Makenzi Harris got

the win.

The next day, AHS faced Marble Falls and won 10-0.

Carter, Bradley, Brown, and M. Harris all had 2 hits each.

Bradley was the winning pitcher with a 3-hitter.

Later that March 6, the hosts led Azle 2-0 early, but the Lady Hornets eventually tagged A&M Consolidated with a 12-3 loss.

Bradley had a big game with a home run, a double, and a single. She had 4 RBI and scored 3 times.

Harris collected the victory.

Azle stayed unbeaten by opening play on Saturday, March 7 with a 15-0 thrashing of Vidor.

Carter and Raelyn Temple spanked 3 safeties each; the former scored 4 runs.

Carter was never retired with 3 hits and a walk; she scored all 4 times.

Bradley earned yet another victory from the mound.

In the finals, the No. 1 team in 4A awaited, La Grange.

For the first time this season, AHS not only lost but got shut out, 10-0, and no-hit.

A Carter walk averted a perfect game.

Next up for the Lady Hornets is 5-5A play. Bad weather wreaked havoc with the opening games. District begins with Azle ranked No. 11 in 5A by Leadoff hitter Bailee Carter scored four times in Azle’s the Texas Girls Coaches Asso- Azle hurler Samantha Bradley is one of several Lady Hornets who shine in the field 15-0 win over Vidor. and at bat. AHS plays only district games the rest of the way.

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AHS soccer squads headed into the postseason The girls and boys soccer teams are headed back to the playoffs.

The Lady Hornets took care of business in a series of matches – squeezed in whenever possible between icy weather – and, with one contest remaining, AHS clamped down on a postseason berth.

Azle fell to Old High (aka Wichita Falls High) 2-0 then to Denton 2-0 on back-to-back nights, Coach Jason Beck re-

called.

That was followed by a tie – 0-0 – with Brewer.

Joining the Lady Hornets in the postseason are Wichita Falls, WF Rider, and Denton.

Coach Beck said playoff details had yet to be worked out.

The boys (8-4-1) will also continue to play once the regular season ends.

Azle lost to Wichita Falls 1-0 but rebounded to defeat Chisholm Trail at Hornet Field,

4-2.

The Hornets finish the season at Wichita Falls Rider March 16.

Opponents for the boys and girls will come from District 6-5A. Four schools of that group hail from Fort Worth along with Birdville, Grapevine, and Lake Dallas rounding out the district.

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Lady Hornets, including Taylor Forsythe (3) converge on an opponent. Azle has qualified for the playoffs with one match remaining.

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Weather 10, Azle 2 so far this baseball season

by Mark K. Campbell It’s been kind of tough to get a baseball game in, Azle Coach Anthony Barron noted.

In fact, with spates of ice and cold, the weather has caused 10 games to be cancelled, making the preseason rather paltry so far.

Azle (0-2) managed to stick a couple of games in on a single day, Saturday, March 7.

With all the sleet and snow, most baseball around AHS has been conducted in the indoor facility.

Barron said, “I felt that we were getting into a groove after the Joshua scrimmage [Feb. 21], but Mother Nature did not let us back on the field.

“You could definitely tell we have been working out indoors for a while.”

That was reflected in the Hornets’ two losses.

Azle welcomed Richardson and North Crowley.

Richardson blew Even practicing outdoors has been a open a 2-1 game luxury for the Hornets this season so after two innings far.

Photo by Mark K. Campbell with a trio of 3-run

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The Hornets managed 5 hits, all singles by Trey Ramos, Tommy Kay, Zack Tucker, Jon Castillo, and Donny Nay. Sean Townsend, who had a stolen base, scored the Azle run in an 11-1 loss.

Devon Oliver and Slade Dinkins put in time on the rubber for AHS. Later that day, Azle almost rallied to beat North Crowley.

After trailing 4-0 entering the fifth inning, the Hornets put up three runs.

Trevor Boiles and Shane Drolet got RBI in that final frame.

R.J. Simpson, Dylan Robinson, and leadoff hitter Ramos all scored in the bottom of the fifth.

Pitching for Azle were Noah LaDuca, Alex Newton, and Landon Pyle.

Barron said, “I think we can build on this and get back to do- Jamie King was picked to the Distinct 5-5A All-District hoops Second Team. Hornets ing what we do best.”

Malachi Slick and Bowen Moyer were Honorable Mention.

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Compete, snow, compete Two track meets squeezed in between storm The Azle Junior High track teams headed to Springtown’s Porcupine Stadium March 3 for a meet.

Then it snowed a couple of inches.

That was followed the next

day, March 6, by 60 degree weather, and some Azle High athletes ventured to the same venue to run.

The top Lady Hornet pole vaulter was the lone Azle girl at Porcupine Stadium. Brooke

Smith finished second there.

For the boys at the “Springtown Washout” – a hastily assembled meet – sprinters and hurdlers got some running in.

Hurdler Conrad Reinhard placed highest, fourth in the 110.

Track Results Springtown Washout Springtown HS March 6, 2015

VARSITY GIRLS Pole vault – 2. Brooke Smith, 9-6.

Hornet hurdler Conrad Reinhard (right) finished fourth at the Springtown Washout, held one day after two inches of snow fell in the area.

Photo by Mark K. Campbell

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VARSITY BOYS 100 – 6. Rylee McCracken, 11.62.

200 – 5. Rylee McCracken, 23.33.

110 hurdles – 4. Conrad Reinhard, 16.36; 5. Cody Scroggins, 17.63.

300 hurdles – 4. Cody Scroggins, 43.72.

JV BOYS 3200 – 3. Haygen Holbrooks, 11:17.77.

200 – 5. Dalton Elrod, 25.37.

400 – 3. Cody Donnell, 57.37.

110 hurdles – 1. Spencer Watzlavick, 17.73; 3. Gamble Moore, 18.69.

300 hurdles – 2. Spencer Watzlavick, 46.38; 3. Gamble Moore, 47.07.

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8TH GIRLS 2400 – 2. Taylor Locke, 10:07.89.

4x100 – 4. Triniti Smith, Barbara Rueda, Jasmin Weldon, Jaden O’Gorman, 56.95.

800 – 1. Kara Moore, 2:45.86.

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100 – 1. Marisah Mata, 13.84; 4.

Jaden O’Gorman, 14.09.

4x200 – 4. Triniti Smith, Taylor Lock, Jasmin Weldon, Marisah

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Three Hornets placed at the regional powerlifting meet in Everman. Justin Scarbro tied for second but lost on a tie-breaker, just missing the state event, Coach Devon Dorris said. Scarbro lifted 1,470 total pounds. Dakota Hutson took fourth and Chase Smith seventh at regional.

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110 hurdles – 2. Ryan Reynolds, 18.46.

100 – 1. Cody Akers, 12.32; 4.

Kenneth Swire, 12.85.

4x200 – 1. Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Crawford, Jacob Garcia, Ivan Lara, 1:42.51.

400 – 4. Dave Johnson, 1:01.67; 6. Daniel Ruelas, 1:03.41.

300 hurdles – 5. Jonathan McGuire, 49.5.

1600 – 2. Desi Perez, 5:49.12.

200 – 1. Bradley Crawford, 25.22; 6. Kolton Van Gelder, 27.35.

4x400 – 4. Miguel Guzman, Jonathan McGuire, Dave Johnson, Christian Leal, 4:07.15.

TEAM (5): 1. Willkie, 114; 2. Azle, 97; 3. Springtown, 93; 4. Willkie, 67; 5. Collins, 64.

7TH BOYS 2400 – 2. Ken Seals, 9:30.53; 3.

Dalton Hevel, 9:36.24.

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800 – 1. CJ Van Slyke, 2:25.11; 3.

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he might like. (“Honey Pie” seemed the best bet.) It never happened – he hated all modern “long-haired hippie music.”

So, when I find myself complaining about today’s crappy music, I do dad. the math.

He died nine years ago this July. As Dad was born in 1924 so he was a kid, of course, I thought 45 in 1969. I was 45 in he was the most out-of2001 with a pair of teenage touch human on earth with daughters. his crewcut and, as a WW I was determined to reII vet, an unwavering hawk main the cool dad by being mentality. (You would nevhip with my kids’ music. er convince him that VietBut, as Grandpa Simpnam was a mistake.) son once said, “I used to So, naturally, I came be with it, but then they home from college at sechanged what ‘it’ was. mester break in 1974 with Now, what I’m with isn’t long hair and many a rea‘it,’ and what’s ‘it’ seems son why that war perhaps ON YOUR weird and scary to me. It’ll wasn’t the greatest idea. happen to you...”

MARK And, of course, I swore D’oh! It sure did.

I would never turn out like Mark K. Campbell Looking back on 2001 my dad. when I began unravelling Anyway, whenever I find myself as the cool dad, I hated all the songs today echoing Dad’s words from de- on the radio. cades ago, I pause and do some math.

Shaggy? Ja Rule? Creed? 112?

I think: “OK, I hate this; I wonder 3LW? Trick Daddy? Songs like “I’m where dad was on this issue at my a Thug” and “Hemorrhage (In My age.” Then I do the math.

Hands)” – that ain’t music!

For instance, today’s popular music So, dad, today I see where you were is terrible. And, when I was young in coming from when you were 45. I did the late ‘60s and ‘70s, that’s just what the math. dad said about my music.

Mark K. Campbell is the News editor and will Dear Editor: In 1969 when I was 13, I remember still rock and roll all night and party every day Just two years ago into America's provided he has his inhaler handy. trying constantly to find a Beatles song mid-term elections, the conservative lawmakers who were running for elections and re-elections promised the American voters a sea change in transformation of taking back this country from a lawless president who money with businesses who unneces- has repeatedly shown contempt for sarily post “30.06” signs. and usurped that hallowed document Second, a “30.06” sign gives a false the Constitution of the United States. sense of security. A business or orgaThose elections saw a Niagara of nization that posts a sign is actually wins for the Republican Party. One more exposed to potential danger be- of many the promises Republican Dear Editor, I noticed a “30.06” sign is posted cause law-abiding citizens who carry lawmakers ran on was to defund the at the Azle News office which prohib- handguns are not allowed to carry Department of Home Land Security its concealed handgun license holders in the building to potentially protect which would dismantle President from carrying a concealed handgun themselves or others.

Obama's unilateral effort to shield Criminals with unlawful intentions millions of future Democratic voters – while visiting in the building.

I am writing to ask the Azle News prefer places with signs prohibiting illegal aliens – from deportation. and other local businesses to recon- the lawful carry of handguns and comSenate Majority Leader McConnell, pletely ignore such signs themselves. House Speaker Boehner, and 75 other sider posting such a sign.

If in the extremely rare case a CHL Republicans voted to give Mr. Obama First, CHL holders are among the best citizens in our community. Many holder is acting irresponsibly or in a exactly what he wanted: a clear bill to leaders and good hardworking citizens threatening manner, please imme- fund the DHS for a full year, and, furin our community have their CHLs diately report the person to the local ther, to withdraw any restrictions on illeand discreetly and safely carry hand- police and the Texas Department of gal aliens for a full path for citizenship.

Public Safety. Such reports are taken guns for their protection every day.

These quisling politicians – both CHL holders have received training seriously and a CHL holder can have Republican and Democrat – are as inand submitted to extensive background his or her license revoked and face terchangeable as a zebra with stripes, checks. The crime conviction rate criminal charges. a betrayal by those lawmakers as a Prohibiting CHL holders from car- modern day Judas with their 30 pieces among CHL holders is reported by Texas DPS annually and is extremely low. rying a concealed handgun is poten- of silver that is akin to votes.

The fact that CHL holders are not a tially dangerous and bad for business.

So much was written and speculated Please reconsider your posting of a two years ago of the impassiveness of threat to businesses or organizations is clearly supported in the DPS statis- “30.06” sign if you are the owner or seven million citizens not voting in tics. The vast majority of businesses manager of any business or organiza- our elections. Given this latest perfidy in Texas do not post “30.06” signs tion. by the Republican Party, the seven Shane Scott million that didn't vote two years ago and have no issues with CHL hold- Azle will now unfortunately be doubled ers. Many CHL holders will not spend henever I catch myself sounding like a grumpy, get-off-my-lawn old man, I pause and think of my

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that, if more.

I suppose the hilarity here is the same people who was betrayed by these politicians will vote for them all over again. Heck, if the devil himself ran with an ‘R’ or ‘D’ next to his name, the blue or red loyalists will pull that lever!

Joseph Bryan

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Austin hindering local governments Dear Editor, According to the Fort Worth StarTelegram, in an effort to fight legislation from limiting local government control, a group called Local Control Texas has been formed.

Rep. Phil King recently targeted fracking bans saying they threaten something all Texans cherish: private property rights.

King’s bottom line is that the local bans on fracking are “big government” in action because environmental groups from D.C., New York, and San Francisco poured resources into accomplishing the fracking ban in Denton. In my opinion, environmental groups aren’t “big government.”

LCT is fighting to keep local ordinances governing payday loans, smoking in public spaces, housing rules, plastic bags, distracted driving, and tree preservation.

They ask the legislature to refrain from hindering local governments’ abilities to serve the interest of their residents.

And they are getting some support from unlikely people. To name a few,

Darren Hodges, Fort Stockton’s Tea Party mayor; Lanham Lyne, former Republican state representative and mayor from Wichita Falls who runs an oil and gas exploration business; and Karen Darcy, member of North Shore Republican Women, who asked her state rep and senator to fight proposals that threaten local control.

I laud these folks for supporting local governments by opposing what Rep. Phil King and Governor Abbott are attempting to do.

Judy B. Beeman

Weatherford

Reps. shouldn’t work with Obama Dear Letters Editor: On D-Day, General Eisenhower did not tell his troops that we were going to defeat the Nazis so that we could cooperate with them.

The order Eisenhower gave was to rid the earth of Hitler, his band of murderous thugs, and everything they stood for.

In the November elections, America gave the Republicans a mandate to stop Obama and the Democrats from wrecking this country, and we expect this carnage to be stopped and reversed.

We now hear Republicans say that they want to cooperate with Obama so that he will move to the middle.

Americans don’t want to hear this nonsense because Obama is a leftist who hates our Constitution and deliberately circumvents it.

Robert A. Dahlquist

Orange, California

U.S. territory grew by one-third during Polk's term

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ames K. Polk of Tennessee, protege of Andrew Jackson, served four years as president, 1845-1849. During that term, his policies brought territory into the U.S. that increased its size by at least one-third.

A book by Robert W. Merry, A Country of Vast Designs, about Polk's presidency, reveals tremendous drama and threats of war. Polk's handling of two major issues threatened war with two countries, Britain and Mexico.

Indeed, the U.S. fought Mexico, 18461848. Polk's insistence on settling the U.S. and Canadian boundary threatened war as well.

At issue was the Oregon Country into which folks from the U.S. already were heading. The British Hudson's Bay Company owned posts in what is now southwestern Canada and also in present Washington State. However, U.S missionaries entered the area as well. In fact, 7,000 Americans lived in the Oregon Country when Polk took office.

According to much earlier treaties with Britain (1818 and 1827) the two nations held joint ownership of the Oregon Country with an agreement that either country could ask to settle

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the boundary with a year's notice.

The U.S. asked. Polk insisted on all of Oregon up to 54-40 latitude and threatened war. Fortunately, diplomats reached a compromise at the 49th (the current boundary) and no war took place.

Mexico was another story. March 2 of last week represented 179 years since the former U.S. citizens who had flocked to Texas, along with resident Mexicans, broke away from Mexico in 1836, creating an independent Lone Star Republic.

Negotiations for Texas to join the U.S. began under Polk's predecessor, John Tyler, but were incomplete.

Mexico did not acknowledge Texas' independence and threatened war if Texas joined the Union. It's very complicated, though.

For decades Mexican pirates operated on the seas in Mexican waters attacking foreign ships. They abducted U.S. businessmen, and the government of Mexico was too weak to do anything. Understandably, the U.S. was infuriated.

Also raids into Texas by native peoples in Mexico – kidnapping children, holding hostages in Mexico –

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demanded redress. The U.S. insisted on reparations (payment for damages) for all these crimes.

M e x i c o didn't have the money to pay earlier reparations, much less the Texas They PAGES FROM ones. owed millions WESTERN to the U.S. govHISTORY ernment for its MemJ’Nell L. Pate citizens. bers of the Foreign Relations Committee in the House of Representatives said that the U.S. had recourse to war if Mexico refused to pay.

As early as 1842 the U.S. suggested that Mexico could pay her debt by ceding California to the U.S., and the latter would pay the damages to its citizens. Mexico declined.

Then in 1845, with Texas annexation pending, Texas and the U.S. claimed the Rio Grande as the bound-

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ary. Mexico insisted the boundary was 200 miles to the east at the Nueces River. Mexico threatened war if the U.S. annexed Texas at all, especially with the more western boundary.

Polk was advised that a show of force would deter Mexico, so he sent Gen. Zachary Taylor to the Rio Grande with 3,550 troops. Meanwhile, former Mexican dictator Santa Anna was scheming to get back in power in Mexico. He sent an envoy to tell Polk that when restored to power he would exchange a huge chunk of Mexican territory to the U.S. for $30 million.

However, he said, Mexicans would not let him survive by selling land unless the country appeared threatened, so Polk should appear to threaten. Whether his sending troops to the Rio Grande across from Matamoros was partially inspired by this offer, who knows?

Mexican General Francisco Majia, with 3,000 men, sent a message to Taylor to withdraw or a war would begin. Taylor, hoping to keep the peace, sent a message across the river by General William Jenkins Worth (after whom Fort Worth is named).

Worth asked to see the Mexican consul at Matamoros, but was refused.

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A stalemate ensued. Meanwhile 3,000 more Mexican troops arrived. Gen. Taylor blocked the mouth of the Rio Grande so the 6,000 Mexicans could not get supplies. The situation was tense.

When 1,600 Mexican troops crossed the Rio Grande upriver north of the American camp on April 25, 1846, and ambushed a U.S. patrol, eleven Americans died. Polk told Congress that Mexico attacked U.S. troops on American soil. The political parties differed, so did partisan newspapers, as Congress declared war.

After the two-year war ended, the U.S. paid $15 million to Mexico for territory and agreed to assume the reparation claims of U.S. citizens up to $3.25 million. The U.S. acquired all of the present Southwest: New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and western Colorado.

The Oregon Country compromise brought in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Yes, during Polk's four years. the U.S. made huge territorial gains.

Retired history professor J’Nell Pate of Azle has authored several books, many of which are on sale in the lobby of the Azle News.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2015 Azle News

Senate bills setting the stage for tax, debt relief

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ate tentatively approved two measures intended to increase transportation funding.

Committee STATE Substitute SenCAPITAL ate Bill 5 HIGHLIGHTS and SenJoint Ed Sterling ate Resolution 5 by Transportation Committee Chair Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, would let voters decide whether to approve a split in the state motor vehicle sales tax. The bills have moved to the House for consideration.

As CSSB 5 is presently worded, the first $2.5 billion in that class of revenue would go into general revenue and Transportation bills pass On votes of 28-2, the Sen- the next $2.5 billion would be payments from the state’s constitutional spending limit.

“Debts today become taxes tomorrow,” Hinojosa explained. “As Texans we pride ourselves as a pay-as-you-gostate, but in the past 12 years our state and local debt has skyrocketed. As responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars we need to rein in our dependence on debt and get serious about paying off our current outstanding debt. Exempting appropriations for tax relief and debt relief from the spending cap will free up more dollars for critical areas like education and infrastructure in the state budget without busting the constitutional spending cap.”

The legislation has been sent to the Senate Finance Committee for consideration, and companion bills have been filed in the House by state Rep. Jim Keffer, R-Eastland.

trio of powerful state senators, along with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, on March 5 jointly announced the filing of legislation they coauthored to cut taxes and pay off state debt.

Patrick, who presides over the 31-member Senate, Senate Finance Chair Jane Nelson, RFlower Mound; Senate Business & Commerce Chair Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler; and Senate Finance Vice Chair Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa, D-McAllen, each delivered brief statements.

Patrick said the state constitution limits spending to no more than the growth of the Texas economy and appropriations intended to cut taxes or reduce state debt also count against the spending cap. The legislation, in the form of a bill and a joint resolution, if passed and signed into law, would allow voters to decide whether or not to exempt tax cuts and debt

4.6 percent in December 2014, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics announced last week.

Texas Workforce Commission on March 6 reported the adding of 20,100 seasonally adjusted non-farm jobs in January for a total increase of 392,900 jobs over the year. “We are pleased to see that the growth of jobs in our state is continuing,” said Andres Alcantar, chair of the Texas Workforce Commission.

Texas employers added 20,100 jobs including growth in nine of 11 major industries in January, which is a great testament to the strength and resilience of our economy and labor market, Alcantar said.

Hope Andrade, commissioner representing employers with the Texas Workforce Commission, added, “The latest labor market data indicates that Texas is approaching the Unemployment rate falls Texas’ seasonally adjusted 12 million jobs milestone, with unemployment rate fell to 4.4 11,769,600 jobs now in Texas. percent in January down from Employers continue to propel dedicated to the Texas Department of Transportation. Further revenue collected by the state would be split so the comptroller would deposit 50 percent to the State Highway Fund, 30 percent to the general revenue fund and 20 percent to the Available School Fund.

Sens. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, and Kirk Watson, D-Austin, cast votes in opposition. In an excerpt from a longer statement explaining his vote, Ellis said, “Dedicated funds are poor public policy simply because they limit flexibility. This year a critical need may not be as critical next year, and funding cannot follow problems. By constitutionally dedicating this funding, we are creating a new multibillion dollar hole that is going to be difficult to fill during years when the budget is tight.”

Texas on a path paved with growth and innovation.”

DPS increases enforcement Texas Department of Public Safety on March 6 announced an increase in DWI patrols from March 7 to March 22.

State troopers will focus on high-risk locations at times when alcohol-related crashes are most frequent and in areas with high concentrations of Spring Break activity.

During last year’s Spring Break enforcement period, state troopers made 1,389 DWI arrests, some 18,886 speeding citations, 3,343 seat belt/ child safety seat tickets and about 23,600 other citations.

Also, state troopers made 861 fugitive arrests and 728 felony arrests during the period, the agency reported.

Veteran state reporter and legislative analyst Ed Sterling is member services director for the Texas Press Association, whose 518 member newspapers have combined circulation of 3.7 million.

Lessons from a dermatologist appointment

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tant question: Why sure that HIPAA in heaven's name laws prohibit me doesn't every docfrom mentiontor's office do this? ing “his” name), I I mean it! Really! learned that I had a How cool would couple of pre-canit be do all that at cerous lesions that home where all had to have the old your information is freeze-off.

Other handy and you can than that, I'm lookcomplete the task ing good and I'll be when it is conveback to see him in nient for you?

February of 2016.

So, here are the So, all that was good LIFE MATTERS lessons I learned: news and hardly Gerry Lewis 1. I have a much column-worthy. higher regard for Here's the cool experience that I had for the this office because they considfirst time. I got an email re- ered how to eliminate some of minder a few days in advance the frustrations of my visit.

2. It was an obvious win for of my appointment. Nothing new there. But in the email me, but it was also a win for was a link to all the necessary them that I came prepared.

3. My anxiety level was lowforms – you know, the ones that take 30 minutes to fill out – that ered because I wasn’t met with I could download and fill out in unanticipated expectations.

4. I am even more likely to advance and bring them with recommend this office to my me to the appointment.

This brought up one impor- friends than I was before.

etting older is an interesting trip.

Notice, I did not say “old” or “mature.” I am in denial about the first and ill equipped for the second. So, we'll stay with the concept of the journey toward an undisclosed and undefined destination (the “older” part...I am certain about my ultimate destination).

Part of this getting older thing is becoming acquainted with more and more doctors.

In fact, I started writing this column about one doctor while I was waiting in the office of another doctor. I'm actually healthier right now than I have been in several years, but I have more doctors with whom an annual checkup is necessary. A few years back, I had my first skin cancer removed, so now the dermatologist is a part of the annual schedule.

So this year at his office (I'm

5. It made enough of an impression on me that I am writing about it in this public forum.

So what if we operated our churches, organizations, and businesses that way? This is not as much about “customer” service as it is about eliminating barriers to effective communication and relationships by streamlining tedious, but necessary, processes.

What if life had fewer “hoops” to jump through?

What if I made it my goal to eliminate hoops for others?

What if I decided I wanted to get “wiser” while I am getting “older?”

I think all of that matters to God. I’m still holding out on the “mature” part.

Azle resident Dr. Gerry Lewis is director of missions for the Harvest Baptist Association, which is headquartered in Decatur. He writes a blog at www.drgerrylewis.com.

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Robot movie looks good, but it’s a rattle trap Despite massive advance publicity, Chappie underperformed substantially at the box office. That’s because it’s not that hot. Still, its director, Neill Blomkamp, is the owner of not one but two exceedingly rare Movie Man freak facts.

About the film (Well, really, this is nothing “about the film” Chappie. It’s a quick trip through the upper regions of Movie Man history.)

Chappie is Movie Man No. 1,129; the Movie Man arrived in the summer of 1993, appeared sporadically then became an essential read a few years later and now has been for decades.

Of those 1,129 movies there have been only 21 rated as a 9.

(There is no such thing as a 10 – only Movie Wife resides there.)

Actually, there have been a few other 9’s – but the Movie Man doesn’t count rereleases like the original Star Wars trilogy, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, and the awesome Citizen Kane.

Subtracting 42 essays through the years and the five reissues, the actual total of new reviews is 1,082. (Don’t worry – the Movie Man will continue to do the math for you.) Divided by the number of 9’s – 21 – the Movie Man passes out that elite rating every 51.5 weeks or…about once per year.

So it’s mighty rare atmosphere for a movie to be deemed a 9 – and Blomkamp has that distinction with MM #838 back in 2009, District 9.

Blomkamp also has the extremely rare distinction of earning a 9 and not being pegged as Best of Year. In 2009, that honor went to the Star Trek reboot (MM #824).

The only other movies that have been crowned with 9’s yet not been Best of Year: 1994 – Schindler’s List (MM #22) lost out to Forrest Gump (MM #33); 1997 – The Fifth Element (MM #180) fell to Contact (MM #189); 1999 – The Green Mile (MM #317) was topped by Toy Story 2 (MM #315); 2000

– Fantasia 2000 (MM #320) lost to The Grinch (MM #377 – that’s right! The Grinch!); 2001 – Lord of the Rings (MM #435) could not unseat Shrek (MM #405); and in 2012 the Movie Man gave the nod to Life of Pi (MM #1011) over The Hunger Games (MM #975).

The plot Deon (Dev Patel who had the rare distinction [it’s quite a Movie Man this week for rare distinctions] of being in a pair of movies that opened the same weekend since he’s also in The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) is a genius who has built a robotic police force – known as “Scouts” – that has drastically reduced crime in the near-future.

However, his ultimate goal is to create consciousness in a robot. Patel’s rival, Vincent (Hugh Jackman), has designed a rival to Patel’s cop ‘bots with a much larger, more violent robotic creation, “the Moose.”

But their boss, Bradley (Sigourney Weaver), chose Patel’s work. Still Jackman constantly pitches his Moose to her.

Patel succeeds in writing a program that will give his robots the ability to feel. Unfortunately, he gets kidnapped by a trio of criminals. Patel’s only recourse is to put his newlycreated consciousness chip into

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Meanwhile, Jackman discovers Patel’s Chappie and shuts down all the police Scouts which causes massive mayhem. Finally, Jackman’s Moose is called into action, first in the city then to destroy Chappie.

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(but there’s one problem – see “What doesn’t work”).

Two of the three low level criminal kidnappers are the popular European “alternative rap” act Die Antwoord – male Ninja and female Yo-Landi Visser. They are freaky and over-the-top, yet it works for these near-comic criminals.

Best scene Chappie is slowly learning and Patel gives him a children’s book about a black sheep. One night, the robot is in bed with What works The special effects are the big “Mommy” – Visser – and she thing in Chappie. As with the fantastic District 9, everything looks so realistic that even the unbelievable is taken in stride.

Chappie, with an ever-draining battery, is cool to see and watch

What doesn’t work While Chappie is a CG wonder, a majority of his speaking is difficult to understand. It’s very frustrating.

The movie is herky-jerky.

When it’s good, it’s a wonder.

But often it seems rudderless.

Ninja is an enemy, then quickly “Daddy” and that transition is awkward. The movie lacks the flow and excitement that made District 9 so memorable.

This is the worst acting the Movie Man has ever seen from Jackman (and the Movie Man is a fan). Weaver is barely in Chappie, and she’s not great, either.

The score – which includes some tunes from Die Antwoord as well as plenty of electronic music – is too loud and ill-fitting.

The ending is frustrating. It

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The rating The movie gets its R for language – including profanities scrawled on walls in many places – and some gory violence. It’s moderately hard.

Summing up Chappie is a disappointment.

Like too many sci-fi movies lately, it looks good but the story line/plot just doesn’t match (i.e., Jupiter Ascending [MM #1125, 3]).

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Goin’ slickin’

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BY MARK K. CAMPBELL It doesn't snow around here often so we try to take advantage when it does to get some unique photos.

On Thursday, March 5 we got a couple of inches of snow.

I headed for Walnut Creek on the east side of Springtown Park.

The snow was already melting, but I was hoping to get a shot of the flowing creek reflecting the sun with snow covered banks.

I walked passed the Springtown War Memorial, pausing to snap a couple of photos with snow lightly drifted against the slabs’ bases.

Then I ventured toward the creek. It was mushy and protected by dead grasses and grapevines. I crunched past them and carefully dropped down to the creekside.

The photos taken there were OK but not as great as I had envisioned.

I crawled back up the bank and battled through the plant debris – that filled my shoes and stuck to my pants.

Suddenly, I was on the back side of the War Memorial.

I had never seen it from this angle and the perspective stopped me in my tracks.

The morning was perfectly still and cold. The trio of slabs looked like soldiers, surrounded by trees and snow and flags.

Then there was the sky that

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A different perspective brought about this week’s front page Epigraph photo.

Photo by Mark K. Campbell turned bluer and bluer.

Sometimes you see things in person that just can't be captured on film.

Full moons and mountains and expansive canyons are like that.

Where I stood was somehow reverent and awe-inspiring – also tough to get a shot of.

The stories behind the photographs.

I took several pictures. Some showed too much of the nearby neighborhood and others were too tight.

But I liked this one – shot squatting down – with its bare trees, gentle snow, silent stones, and the blue sky going on forever.

It spoke of the quiet beauty of the memorial, the slabs a testament of yesterday, today, and tomorrow, amid the solemnity of sacrifice and duty and honor.

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icy roads. ferent kind of slickin’ than the The sleet and snow had alI stayed in the office until kind I was used to. ready started falling by the time Main Street was hardly distinUsing orange plastic tub lids I got to the office Friday, Feb. guishable, covered in a couple – one boy even used a water 27, and all my co-workers were of inches of white stuff. ski – they were having a blast a little anxious about getting Before I made it out of the sledding down the slope. Their home before the roads got too parking lot after 1 p.m., I’d tak- brightly colored winter gear bad. en some photos of Main Street stood out against the white The decision was made to and of the snow clumping on landscape. close the office well before the graceful arcs of pink muhly Sometimes they rode their noon, and everyone left but me. grass at the entrance to the of- “sled” alone, and sometimes, I had work to finish, but hon- fice. they piled on, two or three at a estly, I couldn’t wait to carry on I headed up Boyd Road, then time. a long-standing tradition. east to Shady Grove Park and The lone adult there was We call it “slickin’” in our got some shots of a snow-cov- clearly looking after their safety family. ered stream where it entered and well-being, but I watched Historically, him wind up anytime the and sling them roadways got down that slope, icy, Dad would adding addiload us kids tional speed and into the car spin that made and we headed their ride even straight for the more fun. old Diamond Their peals parking lot. Exof laughter took pert driver that me back to my he was, he took childhood and us whirling and the icy back twirling on the roads – and icy parking lot Diamond parkand delighted to ing lot – where hear our cack- Unadulterated snowy fun brought back memories; this some of the les and squeals photo was in last week’s News. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman most exhilaratof glee from the ing times of my back seat. the woods, empty snow-topped life were spent.

After we were grown, we picnic benches on a white I’ve since learned the name seemed to gravitate toward beach, and snow falling on the of the young girl in the photo.

Dad’s house at the first hint dry lake bed.

My lens caught Anna Preston of ice with the hope of going The shots were pretty, I in mid-spin, hair flying behind slickin’. guess, but they weren’t what I her as she spiraled toward the It wasn’t all just fun and was looking for. level ground that would stop games: Dad taught us seriI found it on my way out of her. ous ice-driving skills on those the park.

It does my heart good to see slickin’ outings.

I don’t know if they were a families and friends enjoying Now, my husband the police family, friends, or both. But a the relative rarity of ice and officer frowns upon his wife man and half a dozen kids were snow here in Texas. and in-laws goin’ slickin’ on near the slope leading away I guess you could say the the Diamond parking lot, but I from the park’s playground and family that goes slickin’ togethstill enjoy getting out onto the they were doing an entirely dif- er...well, you fill in the blank.

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BY NATALIE GENTRY With the advent of spring comes preparation for the gardening season.

One preparatory event garden enthusiasts might consider attending is a free, hands-on drip irrigation workshop for vegetable gardens presented by the Parker County Master Gardeners at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 21.

The class will be held at the Azle Campus of Teen Challenge, 1099 Flat Rock Road south of Azle.

During the presentation, participants will learn how to install three types of drip irrigation.

They will also have the opportunity to help install drip irrigation in the kitchen garden at the Azle Teen Challenge Cam-

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According to www.TexasGardener.com drip irrigation is an efficient and economical method of watering commonly in regions with scarce water resources – and this area remains in the grip of a lengthy drought.

This irrigation method typically allows more than 90 percent of the water applied to be available to the plants as compared to 50-60 percent with sprinklers.

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Church hosting Emergency Preparedness Fair An average of 125 tornadoes occurs in Texas each year – more than in any other state.

North Central Texas sees not just tornadoes but severe thunderstorms and flash flood events each year, as well.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located at 1010 Timberoaks Drive in Azle, will host an Emergency Preparedness Fair from 12 noon-4 p.m. Saturday, March 21.

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The fair is open to the public and admission is free. The event will feature treats cooked up in the parking lot to demonstrate alternative cooking methods to use when electricity is not available.

Azle Fire Chief Will Scott will be on hand to educate participants and to man a first aid station throughout the event.

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for Azle, will share the wisdom he’s accumulated during his years of service – like what to expect from nature in our area, what we can expect from public assistance, and how to prepare ourselves and our families now.

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Getting started on spring cleaning can be a tad overwhelming. In 2012, OnePoll asked 1,000 adults living in the United Kingdom how they felt about spring cleaning, and 41 percent of those surveyed found spring cleaning a daunting process while 68 percent had negative feelings about spring cleaning. But in spite of that initial lack of enthusiasm, respondents said they felt happy and more organized once they finished their spring cleaning. Establishing a plan and setting reachable goals can make spring cleaning a lot less daunting.

• Set aside several days for spring cleaning. A long weekend is a great time to do some spring cleaning, as having consecutive days to clean will reduce the chances you grow distracted.

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• Create your musical playlist. A playlist full of your favorite songs can provide some inspiration and energy to push you through the spring cleaning when your enthusiasm starts to wane. The music also may take your mind off of the work ahead and help to pass the time.

• Start from the top and work downward. Follow a logical cleaning order. Begin by dusting away cobwebs and lighting fixtures. Clean light switches and walls. Empty closets and then restock them in a more organized fashion. Leave the furniture and flooring for last, as dirt and dust may accumulate on furniture and flooring as you clean other areas of the home.

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• Reduce sun exposure. Much of the hot air inside of a home can be attributed to sunlight exposure throughout the day. Walls and windows on the south and west sides of a home will bear the brunt of the sun’s rays, so close shades and drapes on this side of the house to maximize coolness.

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Planting shade trees is another way to naturally cool down hot sides of the house.

• Draw more air into the attic.

Hot air rises, and in the summertime hot air can get trapped beneath the roof in the attic and eaves of a home. While an attic should have vents, homeowners can speed up the exchange of hot air with a simple trick. Open up a window on a shady side of the home, and then open the attic door or take out the access panel and place a box fan inside to blow air up into the attic. This will disperse the hot air and help force it out through the vents.

• Use fans productively. Using box fans to suck cool night air in from east- and north-facing windows and to push out hot air from west- and south-facing windows is another way to increase circulation through a home. Running fans may be less costly than turning on air conditioners. Also, set ceiling fans to rotate counterclockwise. This will pull cooler air up from the floor and create a wind-chill effect.

• Switch to LED or CFL bulbs.

Ninety percent of the energy used for incandescent bulbs is emitted as heat. This not only

wastes electricity but also can make conditions hotter inside a home. Switch to cooler, more efficient light bulbs.

• Reduce humidity levels. Humidity makes hot temperatures feel even hotter. Clean laundry, take showers and run the dishwasher at night or early in the morning before the day heats up.

Don’t forget to vent bathrooms and kitchens by turning on exhaust fans when water is in use.

• Rely on a programmable thermostat. Setting a thermostat to adjust the air conditioning system automatically means homeowners can keep the temperature raised when they’re not home and then have it lowered shortly before they arrive home. The thermostat also can adjust temperatures for day and night use.

• Keep doors closed. Do not cool rooms that are unused.

Maximize the cool air in livedin spaces by blocking off rooms that do not need to be cooler.

• Invest in more insulation.

Insulation does not just keep homes warmer in the cold weather. Insulation also prevents hot air from infiltrating living spaces while keeping cooler air where it’s needed. Sealant around windows and doors also will prevent unnecessary air exchange.

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MIDWAY CHURCH of CHRIST 6400 Midway Rd. 817-221-2107 NEWSOME MOUND ROAD CHURCH of CHRIST 1460 Newsome Mound Rd. 817-677-3290 NORTHWEST CHURCH of CHRIST 6059 Azle Ave., Fort Worth 817-237-1205 POOLVILLE CHURCH of CHRIST West of FM 920 in Poolville 817-594-4182 SOUTHSIDE CHURCH of CHRIST 130 W. Bradshaw Lane, Springtown 817-221-2799 SPRINGTOWN CHURCH of CHRIST Just west of Hwy. 51 North 817-523-4419 TRI-COUNTY CHURCH of CHRIST 525 Hwy. 199 W., Springtown 817-538-8209

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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 ANGLICAN 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 BRANDED CROSS KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S 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 4795 Hwy. 199, Reno GOSPEL GATHERING FELLOWSHIP 817-221-HOPE 7315 Silver Creek Rd at Flatrock Rd, Azle METHODIST 817-313-1793 BOYD UNITED METHODIST 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 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 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 OfďŹ ce) 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 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 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 817-880-5488 PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH “Everyone otta know an Auto Proâ€?

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Sunday, March 15 at 1 P.M. 3217 Wood Valley Road, Azle House sold everything must go.

Antiques, furniture, appliances, riding lawn mower, dining room, bedroom, living room sets, lawn furniture and much more!

Joe Boston Auctioneer

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Autos, Trucks

Bishop’s Wise Car

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101 Southeast Parkway • Azle

817-444-5074 BAD CREDIT OK BUY HERE PAY HERE

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Auto Repair Service

BLUE COLLAR GARAGE Classic Car Repair Buy/Sell Classic Cars From the Driveway To the Highway 817-996-7887

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Campers & Trailers

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1971 21 ft. FWTD Camper, loaded with stress-free fun!

Sleeps 6, completely refurbished, $3,588. 817-237-9502.

Like new Fun Finder: 1 BR 1 BA, sleeps 6, 26 ft., slideout, stove, oven, push button awning, hitch hookup with stabilizers. Have to see to appreciate, $15,000. 817688-8297.

Carports/Patios

MCNEELY’S CARPORT SERVICE Build & Repair Carports Repair Metal Buildings Free Estimates 817-996-7887

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Cement Work

Allen Chesney Concrete All Types of Concrete Work Residential - Commercial Foundations, driveways, sand, gravel, demolition, haul-off, retaining walls 817-271-4541

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

ALL TYPES OF EXCAVATING Tanks • House Pads • Clearing Also ..

Sand • Top Soil • Gravel

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817-919-3696

Farm Equipment

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

J.A.M. Concrete

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

817-480-8841

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Child Care

Another year at The ARK. Now Enrolling Pre-K. Abeka accredited curriculum. Drop-off and pick-up at all Azle schools & Reno. M-F, 6:00AM-6:30PM. 3 meals and snacks included. 817-237-3711 or 817-994-5228.

023 Computers/Services HomeComputerWiz. Computer repair specialist: hardware & software. Call today! Terry Jones 682-229-7273. Email: homecomputerwiz@yahoo.com.

Website: homecomputerwiz.com.

Electrician

BULLDAWG ELECTRIC CO. All types of electrical services and MH hook-ups. Free Estimates.

817-675-4921 www.bulldawgelectric.com.

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USA A BETTER ELECTRICAL SOLUTION, INC. Commercial, Residential, Industrial NO JOB TOO SMALL Emergency Service Service & Repairs Licensed & Insured TECL 20822 817-849-1534

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Excavating

GABRIEL’S SERVICES. Small excavation, gravel driveways, demolition, brush, fences, etc. Free Estimates. 817-583-0056.

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

Garage Sales

Saturday & Sunday, 9644 Canyon Country Drive, Azle 76020.

Large 3 Family Yard Sale March 12-14, 8A-4P, 350 Horseshoe Drive (Goshen Road), Springtown. Sofas, dishes, what-nots, jewelry, tools, car parts, fishing gear, dining sets, school desks, much, much more.

Friday & Saturday, 8A-12P, 5801 Nathaniel Drive, Fort Worth 76179.

MOVING SALE! EVERYTHING GOES: Couch, shelves, entertainment center, kitchen essentials, toys, boy’s bike and MORE! Nothing priced - make an offer! March 14th @ 7AM, 7852 Lavender, Springtown.

New Holland 617 9 ft. Disc Mower with Lely caddy. $5,000/ OBO. 817-296-6169.

1959 IH 40HP diesel tractor, wide front, good tires, runs good, $2,500.

817-994-9797.

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Fencing

KILEY CHESNEY CONSTRUCTION All Types Fences - Tractor Work 817-846-6645 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.

All types fences and metal buildings built and repaired. Portable welding.

817-444-6461.

GABRIEL’S SERVICES. Fences: privacy & chainlink; demolition; painting; gravel driveways; small excavation, etc. Free Estimates.

817-583-0056.

Saul SalinaS All Types of Fencing Farm and Ranch

940-577-6781 • 940-393-9754

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Firewood

OAK FIREWOOD. Stacking it deep and selling it cheap! 817-565-3275 or 940-399-7419.

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For Sale

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Garage Sales

TEXAS CONCEALED HANDGUN LICENSE CLASSES in Azle/ Springtown. txchlcoach.com or 817-757-6507.

Yard Sale Thursday-Saturday, 8A3P, 538 S. Birch, Springtown (off JE Woody Road).

Huge Garage Sale Friday-Saturday, 8A-4P, 170 W. Bradshaw Road, Springtown. Furniture and misc.

Friday, 8A-? 351 Meadow Brook Court, Springtown. No early birds.

Gate opens at 8AM. Downsize Moving Sale FridaySaturday, 8A-4P, 120 Old Steele Creek Court 76020. Furniture, pool, toys, kitchen, electronics, DVDs, books, crafts, clothes, workshop/ yard equipment/tools.

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Garden/Mowing Service

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

Insured • Azle since 1962 Compare Prices

No Job Too Small

Terms Available 817-444-0861 A.W. Teater 817-690-4011 cell

All major credit cards accepted

Chad's Tree Service

FREE TES ESTIMA

MANDO’S TREE SERVICE. Take downs, trimming, lot clearing, haul offs. Senior Discounts. Save Big Money! Call 817-808-2873. 20 year expert.

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

FREE ESTIMATES. Mowing, weed eating, scrap haul off, property clean up. Call Brett 817-881-2357.

817-221-2201 • 817-246-5943

Professional mowing at affordable prices. Call Cliff for a Free Estimate 817-343-7022.

JUST ME YARD CARE. Mowing, weed eating, fertilizing, etc. Greg 817-243-5032.

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Tree Removal & Trimming · Brush Hog · Box Blade Front Loader · Tiller · Truck & Trailer for Hauling

Lawn Care Time? Call Scott at BEST MAN LAWN CARE 817-629-6755.

Irrigation Repair

Jon Reed, Owner Call, Text 817-291-3955 or Email jonny5206@yahoo.com

CODY’S

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

817-845-6965

Serving the Metroplex Since 1975 FAMILY OWNED• FREE ESTIMATES • INSURED FALL DISCOUNT 10% OFF Residential • CommeRCial tRee Removal • topping pRuning • Feeding

817- 220-1141 817-444-9574

Mando’s Tree Service Take Downs, Trimming, Lot Clearing, Haul Offs

Senior Discounts Save Big Money!

Call 817-808-2873

Black refrigerator, like new, $450; dining set, $250. 817-538-0547.

2014 Golden Literider Scooter with in trunk harmar life, $1,200. 817237-2634.

Nobody does it better!

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TIGERT & SONS IRRIGATION. 25+ years experience. We do it all! Lic# 4543. Call Jim 817-480-8465.

Kiley Chesney Construction Dirt & Concrete Work

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

• Boxed display ads also available

Excavating

Dump Truck Hauling

CLASSIFIED AD DEADLINE: MONDAY BY 5:00 P.M.

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Springtown Epigraph THE

20 YEAR EXPERT

LEON’S TREE SERVICE Expert take downs Stump Grinding Residential/Commerical

Licensed & Insured Free estimates

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SPRIGGING 5 Counties Jack, Wise, Tarrant, Parker, Montague

COSTAL OR TIFTON 940-229-1045 or 940-229-1046

LAWN CARE

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL

Quality Work at Competitive Prices

817.929.1714

RNA Lawn Services Spring is just around the corner.

I would love to be your personal yard expert.

817-304-3677

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Unwanted debris removed at a reasonable rate. Call Tom 817-4488578.

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Fertilized Coastal and Sudan round bales. Will deliver to Springtown/Azle area. 940-3891936.

TRIPLE K SERVICES, LLC Custom Cutting & Baling Light Tractor Work Insured Hay for Sale 817-401-6306 Horse quality Coastal round bales, $70 each. 817-360-7463.

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Help Wanted

LVN & CNA needed for Lake Worth Nursing Home. 817-237-7184.

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.

STUMP GRINDING Don’t dig it! Grind it!

1 or 100 - We can do it. $65 minimum

817-237-5592

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Help Wanted

Automotive Mechanic needed at Advanced Automotive Performance, 1200 N.W. Parkway, Azle.

Requirements: knowledge of variety of makes/models, basic tools and 2 year schooling or shop experience.

817-713-8090; 817-983-4464.

Springtown ISD is accepting applications for Bus Drivers. Training available. Contact Kim Cremeen 817-220-1418.

NOW HIRING: Two Experienced Line Cooks, due to increased business. Pay based on experience.

Apply in person at SHINOLA’S TEXAS CAFE, Springtown.

Springtown Flowers & Gifts is looking for a part-time/seasonal Florist. Call 817-565-9871.

NOW HIRING experienced Alteration Seamstress. Apply in person at Comet Cleaners, 489 E. Hwy 199, Springtown.

Pneumatic Frac Sand Drivers, 2 years driving experience with Class A. Will train for unloading trailer.

Health Insurance plus more. 817996-9786; 817-996-9917.

A/C Service Technician needed, 5+ years experience, good driving record. 817-270-8811.

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Help Wanted

Drivers: CDL-B: Great Pay, Hometime! No-Forced Dispatch!

New Singles from Dallas to surrounding states. Apply: TruckMovers.com or 1-877-6067083.

Heil Trailer International Co., is in immediate need of Welders and General Laborers. Temp to Hire after first two months. Great pay and generous benefit package. Lots of overtime. Must be available to work 1st or 2nd shift. 2nd shift has a three day weekend. If applying for Welder position, please come prepared to weld during interview. Apply in person, 500 Randall Street Rhome Texas 76078. No phone calls please.

AUTO SALES/COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT: Person needed for Sales & Collection work, experience preferred. Computer skills required.

Apply in person at Wise Car & Truck, Bridgeport or email resume to cars4@embarqmail.com. Call 940683-1999.

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Part Time Cook & Cook’s Helper

Hours may vary, good salary 5:00am to 1:00pm 5:30 am to 1:30pm 6:30am to 2:30pm 10:00am to 6:00pm 12:00pm to 8:00pm

Azle Manor

721 Dunaway Ln · Azle

The City of Haslet, Texas is accepting applications for 2 full-time Parks and Grounds Maintenance Worker I positions in the Public Works Department. Under the general direction of the supervisor, this position will provide general labor and maintenance of city parks, park facilities, lawns, grounds, street medians and other cultivated areas in the city, in accordance with all safety regulations and procedures. Also assists with road maintenance and other duties as assigned. Performs heavy manual labor. Must be able to work in harsh and often noisy outdoor environment operating large and small equipment. Must be able to follow written and oral instructions and work well with others and the general public. $12 to $15.63 per hour DOQ/DOE. Benefits package includes health, life, disability, dental, vision, TMRS 2:1 match; 2 weeks paid vacation after 1 year; 10 paid holidays. High School diploma or GED required. Valid Class C Texas driver’s license required. Must pass pre-employment background check and drug test. An Application packet must be submitted and is available at Haslet City Hall, 101 Main St., Haslet, or online at www.Haslet. org/Services/Human Resources.

Application packets can be emailed to dbuchanan@haslet.org, faxed to 817-439-1606, mailed or dropped off at Haslet City Hall.

Drivers/Owner Ops! Local Work!

Home Daily, Benefits! CDL-A, 1 year experience, Great Driving Record.

Sunsetlogistics.com. 817-589-1455 or 888-215-4285.

Drivers: Immediate Openings! $1,000 Sign-On Bonus! Excellent Pay, Paid Holidays, Vacation!

New Flatbed Openings at Penske Logistics! CDL-A, 2 years Experience. 1-855-975-9321.

Looking for an experienced Appliance Repair & AC Technician.

Please send resume to acheatingunlimited@yahoo.com.

817-598-0040.

Looking for a CNC Mill Operator with a minimum of two years experience.

Preferably able to set-up as well as work Fanuc control. Must also provide resume. Email or fax resume to info@silvercreekmachine.com.

Phone 817-238-0131; Fax 817-2380295.

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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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

No Positions Available at this Time

Karl Klement Properties, Inc. No Positions Available at this Time

MAINSTREAM (group home for adults with developmental disabilities) is hiring part-time Direct Contact Staff for 17-hour weekday shifts (2nd & 3rd shifts) 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, Monday-Friday, 9A-3P.

Drivers Wanted! Local Work! Home Daily, Stability, Benefits, CDL-A, 1 year experience, Great Driving Record. Sunsetlogistics.com. 817676-8487; 817-589-1455 or 888215-4285.

Help Wanted

Experience preferred. Must be dependable & provide excellent customer experience. * Includes signing bonus.

Sales and Customer Service position available at State Farm. Please fax your resume to Amy 817-220-5294.

Double L Plumbing is needing a Licensed Service Plumber, fulltime basis. Call 817-444-3100.

Experience needed, hourly pay, insurance available.

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Welder. Gen. Maint. Tech II, HS/GED and valid TX DL required. 3-5 years experience Mig, Tig and fabrication. www.trwd.com/employment.

The City of Azle is seeking qualified applicants for the following positions: FT Dispatcher; FT Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator; FT & PT Firefighter/ Paramedic (certification required); Seasonal Mower. Please visit us on the web at www.cityofazle. org for information about these opportunities. The City of Azle is an equal opportunity employer.

Help Wanted

For consideration of all positions apply to:

Jodi Dusek, H/R Mgr.

605 N. Business 287, Suite 102, Decatur, Texas jdusek@klementford.com

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7 “take __ __ face value” 8 TXism: “couldn’t find hide ___ hair of him” 9 _______-off TX lottery ticket 16 several TX towns host a “Mardi ____” 18 folks not easily excited? (2 wds.)

21 TXism: “it’ll __ in a pinch” 22 Pelican or Mustang 23 TXism: “___ half a mind to” 24 TXism: “__ ____ the bats are flying on auto pilot” 30 favored rooms on So. Padre Island 34 Yo __ Digo Creek 35 TX B.J. Thomas’ “Home _____ _ Belong” album 36 misfortunes 37 in Lamb Co. on 70 39 mafia clan (2 wds.)

43 stare angrily 44 Fort Worth Art Museum 45 _ _ “Bum” Phillips 46 anger or wrath 47 TXism: “lower than a snake’s _____ __ a wheel rut” 49 earthquakes

Looking for a real career with a comprehensive benefit package and competitive salary? Join us and complete our Linemen Apprentice Training Program. Linemen perform a variety of duties including operating, constructing, maintaining and troubleshooting overhead and underground distribution systems. Responsibilities include climbing poles and working out of a bucket truck or in a manhole during normal or emergency and power outage events.

Must be able to obtain Texas CDL. For a detailed job description and information visit tcectexas.com.

Seeking experienced and inexperienced applicants.

Salary commensurate with experience. EOE. Positions available in Ft. Worth, TX Send resume to : TCEC, 4900 Keller Hicks Rd., Ft. Worth, TX 76244, Attn: CH-NED, or Email: human_resources@tcectexas.com

FT and/or PT 6-2, 2-10, 10-6 Shifts

Excellent Salary & Good Company Benefits

AZLE MANOR 721 Dunaway Lane 817-444-2536 • EOE 040

Home Improvement

Keith Hays Construction Company.

All types cement work, carpentry, roofing and metal buildings.

817-220-7201

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.

WORKHORSE HANDYMAN SERVICES. Bathrooms, kitchens, roofing, remodels, mobile home repair and roof repair, well repair.

Quality at a reasonable rate.

817-874-6109.

AZLE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. No job too big; no job too small. 30 years experience. Contact Doug Batey 817-361-2361.

LOCAL HANDYMAN SERVICE & REMODELING. No job too small!

Kitchens, bathrooms and all tile work. 817-404-2927.

HANDYMAN WE CATER TO YOU

“TEXAS STYLE” Tile • Fencing • PainTing carPenTry • BaThrooms kiTchens • moBile home rePair WE DO IT ALL NO JOB TOO SMALL

Gary 817-550-7776

Azle Manor • 817-444-2536 721 Dunaway Lane • EOE

Find a job in the classifieds 040 Home Improvement PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION. TILE: Bathroom Shower, Floors; PAINTING: Interior, Exterior, Tape & Bed, Texture, Popcorn Ceiling; Stain Porches, Stain Fence; ROOFING & More! FREE ESTIMATES. 817-9447658.

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; 866374-3559. www.billrosserpainting. com. NOW ACCEPTING VISA & MASTERCARD. Before you buy vinyl siding or windows, call Jimmy for a free estimate 817-444-5270; 817-2967567.

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

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.

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

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HEATHER’S HOUSEKEEPING. Available Saturday & Sunday. 817585-3129.

our pros may be out chasing fairy dust

Backgrounds Checked Hospitality Guarantee “Your Way”

Masonry

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concrete

commercial • residential

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

Cell 817-308-6512 Home 817-444-3806 email alvarogsilva@verizon.net

Motorcycles

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Music Lessons

Beginner and intermediate piano lessons, my home or yours, Azle/ Springtown area. Patti Sloan, sloanone@yahoo.com or 817-4543517.

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Pets/Livestock

Will pay top dollar for grazing and hay leases. Call 940-389-1936.

Chihuahua & Chiweenie puppies for sale, $60 each. Shots and wormed.

817-489-4459.

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Pool Service

LONE STARR STEAMER PROFESSIONAL CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING. Basic Package: 3 rooms and a hall, $89.

Call 817-361-2361.

With Spring Break upon us ~ Home Care PA Services is offering an out of town package ...leaving town for a few days can be stressful for yourself and your loved one. Home Care PA can be with your loved one (elderly/disabled) while you are away... Package includes 3-4 day live in nanny care, house hold upkeep, meal prep, comfort support, linen change, laundry, arrange transportation services to and from doctor’s appointments and much more. Please contact Alison @ 817637-9693.

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2000 Harley Sportster, red/white/ blue, 10,000 miles, $7,700 817228-2255.

Plumbing

LANDERS PLUMBING CO.

Plumbing Repairs Drains Cleaned Water Heaters

2007 Honda Gold Wing 1800 with trailer, 33,500 Original Miles and has been garaged at all times. It has Black Exterior, Audio (AM/ FM/CB/Bluetooth), Comfort System, GPS, Emergency Escort LED Lights on bike and Custom Trailer. All Services performed by the local Honda Dealership.

Brand new back tire. Bluetooth for Cellphone into the helmet. It has a Kuryakin Hwy Kit. Trailer has a built on Yakima Bike Rack.

Asking $15,500 w/trailer. Call 817-991-5329 Stoney.

You’ll love the care you get!

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

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Your Cleaning Service Professional Cleaning since 1989 Phone hours: Mon thru Fri 7 am - 1 pm: 817-237-9848 PLEASE LEAVE VOICE MAIL

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Too cold to clean your pool? Give us a call and we’ll do it all! GANNON SWIMMING POOL SERVICE 817230-3838.

House Cleaning

NEWFANGLED CLEANING. Old-Fashioned Cleaning DONE

BY OWNER ONLY! Residential cleaning, clean-outs, move-ins & make-ready. 25+ years experience.

Call or text Beth 817-361-2182 for more information.

33 actor Sam in film “Murder in Texas” 38 delay leaving 40 skinny Gulf fish 41 TXism: “when pigs ___” (never) 42 “Kick the Can” and “Croquet” (2 wds.)

48 TXism: “got tumbleweed blood in his veins” 50 big boot width 51 60 seconds (abbr.)

56 to wear away a TX beach 57 showing “Dallas” again

U.S. Army Retired-but not tired!

Careful moving-Cheap. Call Big Jim @ 817-237-5151.

Azle, TX

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this Kevin was Ranger outfielder from ‘88-’92 Junction is seat of this county Dallas street where JFK was assassinated TX Foreman lost title to him in ‘74

Special: $150 Chimney & Dryer Vent Cleaning

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www.mrsweepschimneycleaning.com

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• Powerwashing • Decks

ask for Doug

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Keep your home safe.

Call Parker/Wise County’s oldest chimney sweeping company, Mr. Sweeps.

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11 ex-Cowboy CB Derek 12 TX Pride’s “___ _ Have to Offer You” 13 TXism: “you got the tail waggin’ ___ ___” 14 film cowboy Eastwood (init.)

Mr. Sweeps

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Your Hunt For Quality Is Over

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

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Earn While You Learn!

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940-627-6362

TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOP, INC. ELECTRIC UTILITY LINEMAN

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We offer paid holidays, vacation & training.

CNA’S WANTED

Classifieds

Deadline: 5:00 PM Monday

2007 Kawasaki Nomad 1600, 13,000 miles, garage kept, custom seat, speakers, driver & passenger back rests, luggage rack, cup holders. $4,500.

Contact Alan 817-444-8282.

Faucets Slab Leaks

817-444-3054 M10078

GFA/GRAHAM PLUMBING CO. M#15899

“The Solution To All Your Plumbing Needs”

CommercialResidential Serving Springtown, Azle, Boyd, Weatherford Area

817-220-2469 grahamplumbingco.com

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Roofing

FREEMAN ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION INC. Commercial • Residential FREE ESTIMATES • FULLY INSURED Repairs • New Construction 36 Years in Azle

817-237-2852

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

Commercial & Residential • Free Roof Inspection • Roofing • Windows • Attic Insulation

• Painting

426 E HWY 199 • SpringtoWn

817-523-4137

Here Before The Storm, Here Long After.

Robert Burge

Roofing & Remodeling Residential 817-344-8465 Commercial

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.

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

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

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

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Compare Pricing NO JOB TOO SMALL Our Business is Metal Buildings - And We’re Good!

DESIGN

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.

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Mark Cozart 817-233-6668

Jeremy Cozart 817-237-2028

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)

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

PLACE AN AD 817-270-3340 817-220-7217

40x50 building for rent 3 miles west of Springtown 817-713-7495.

Redwood Village Main Street. 2 Suites Available! 650 sq ft for $675 or 850 sq ft for $880 per month.

ADA restrooms, kitchenettes, covered parking. Trash & Water bill paid! Month-to-Month OK! Tim 817360-3627.

GREAT LOCATION!! 1504 SE Parkway, Azle, on Hwy 199 frontage road. 1,000 sq. ft., 4 offices and kitchenette. Suitable for Doctors, Accountants, Lawyers, Real Estate Agents, etc. $800/mo. 817-6907882.

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

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REDUCED! 3.4 acres in Lost Acres Addition, 5 miles from Agnes, $30,000, good terms. 817-690-7882.

FOR SALE: .15 acre lot in Azle (1908 Gale Drive). Has electric, city sewage, gravel driveway and includes gas lease royalties. 817237-5118.

FSBO: 1 acre in Reno, water & electric already in place. 1295 Quail Run, $25,000. 817-401-7667.

2 & 3 BR mobile homes for rent, Springtown and Azle ISD, no pets.

817-980-3066.

PELICAN BAY: 1676 LONG AVENUE, 3-2, $795/$600 deposit.

Gene Thompson & Associates, 817246-4646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Espanol.

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.

817-755-6161

085 Mobile Homes for Sale We buy used mobile homes with clear titles. K&P Homes, Inc. 817-677-3446.

BANK REPOS 817-677-3446 USED REFURBISHED HOMES 817-677-3446 NEW HOMES-FACTORY DIRECT 817-677-3446 K&P HOMES, INC. 3-2, 14x80 MH, remodeled and very nice, on 1 acre, all fenced. Midway Road, Reno area. Owner will finance.

Must Sell. Low price, reasonable terms. r12cr@hotmail.com. 972-7327430.

Mobile Home/RV Lots

Springtown RV Park

295/mo Includes Water/Trash Service Wi-Fi & Electricity (Electricity up to 70) $

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817-220-4678 • 3080 W. Hwy 199

Pecan Acres RV Park Inc. 12667 FM 730 South • 1 mile south of Azle

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

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Azle Creek Apartments 519 West Main St. • Azle

1/1 - $495 Ready Now Pre-Qualify-April Lease 2/1 - $595 • Newly Remodeled • Friendly & Quiet Community • Laundry On Site (Water, Trash & Sewer Included)

Pet Friendly!

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

We’ll relocate your RV here for FREE! (up to 50 miles)

(size restrictions and additional fees apply)

Call for appointment

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817-444-3292

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Now Leasing Storage Units

Professional Office Space For Lease: 1230 E. Hwy 199, Springtown. Suite 103, 1,100 sq. ft., individual offices; Suite 104, 800 sq. ft. 817-220-2150.

Corner of Main St. & Locust • Azle

West Side Storage 20-5813 39 17-2

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