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Railroad Commission: XTO didn’t cause quakes BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN Contradicting a study by Southern Methodist University (SMU) scientists, the Texas Railroad Commission (TRC) Monday, Aug. 31 released preliminary findings saying an XTO Energy disposal well near Azle likely played no role in a swarm of earthquakes in this area in late 2013 and early 2014. The SMU study, published in April

in the journal Nature Communications, pointed to oil and gas operations – specifically the high injection rate of fluids to the west of a fault line combined with high water removal rates to the east of the fault – as the most likely cause of the Azle quakes. Two specific injection wells owned by XTO Energy and Enervest were identified in the SMU study as the most likely culprits.

Lakeside vs. Fort Worth Cities headed to court over annexation BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN In spite of a lawsuit filed by the city of Fort Worth in an attempt to prevent it, the town of Lakeside moved ahead with its voluntary annexation of a portion of the Ella Young Addition Monday, Aug. 17. Lakeside earlier this year annexed Rankin Road, the western part of Confederate Park Road, and a small strip of Silver Creek Road. Fort Worth officials contacted Lakeside Town Administrator Norman Craven when they got wind of the town’s intention to annex. PLEASE SEE FORT, PAGE 8A.

The TRC has conducted its own investigation into the quakes. Involved parties have 15 days to file objections to the TRC ruling before it become final. Azle Mayor Alan Brundrett said he is perplexed by the TRC’s ruling. “I just don’t see how you can dispute the science,” Brundrett said on Tuesday. “SMU did a scientific study, and all roads point to oil and gas op-

erations as the cause [of the earthquakes].” Brundrett pointed to hundreds of thousands of dollars in equipment and months of data collection utilized in SMU’s study, which was done in conjunction with the United States Geological Survey or USGS. “The TRC hires somebody who supports its point of view – not a third party – to look into it,” Brun-

drett said. “Then they hold one hearing and say ‘we don’t believe your findings,’” The TRC has not yet released its findings related to the Enervest-operated well. Brundrett has been invited to be part of a panel discussion about energy at the Texas Tribune Festival Oct. 16-18 on the University of Texas campus in Austin.

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BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN A Tarrant County grand jury has returned an indictment against an Azle man accused of having sex with a child. Branden Lee Chandler, 26, is charged with aggravated sexual assault of a child, a first degree felony. He was indicted Aug. 25. According to a copy of a search warrant obtained by the Azle News, Chandler allegedly had sexual contact with the child, who was under the age of 14 at the time, in July or August of 2014. A suspicious text found on the child’s cell phone led to an outcry of sexual assault from the child. Chandler was arrested in late November 2014 and was released from Beams for the South Stewart Street Bridge across Ash Creek were set Thursday, Aug. 27. The streak jail after posting $25,000 bond. of dry weather since construction began on the bridge has meant no rain delays and that translates He is currently awaiting trial while to the probability of early completion for the project. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman out on bond.

The Winning Continues

The 2015 Hornets storm the field in Granbury for the first game of the season Aug. 28. Azle, behind new quarterback Nick Davis, demolished the hosts 49-7. Next up for AHS is another game in the Dale Hansen Classic series in Waxahachie Saturday, Sept. 5. Photo courtesy Richard Spraggens

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30 Years Ago In September 1985, the football Hornets won the opening game of the year 28-0 over Keller as Ryan Bailey scored on big TD runs of 58 and 84 yards.

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State Representative for District 99, Charlie Geren, toured the newly-constructed Career and Technology Education Center and competition gym at Azle High School Friday, Aug. 25. He’s pictured above with (l-r) Auto Technology Advisor Bob Herring, AISD Board President Bill Lane, Director of Career and Technical Education Dr. Suzanne Murr, and Superintendent Dr. Ray Lea. Right: Geren shares a laugh with AHS student Kleg Smith. Below: AHS Principal Sam Robinson, left, explains some features in the competition gym, still under construction.

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First Hall of Fame on course Inaugural class to be inducted Oct. 23-24 BY MARK K. CAMPBELL necticut; she has already been Athletic Director Scott An- enshrined in multiple halls of derson said plans surrounding fame, including at the Univerthe first-ever Azle ISD Athletic sity of Texas at Austin. Derek Dorris, still holder of Hall of Fame are finalizing. The idea for memorializ- several AHS track marks, is the ing former Azle High School head track coach at powerful standouts dated back to a phone call received by former girls' coordinator Vera Ortega. Someone asked if their number could Scott Anderson be retired, AnCommittee facilitator derson, chuckling, told the Azle Rotary Duncanville. Club. Holder averaged 31 points But the call sparked conversation, and the seed of a local per game in 1964 then went on to an award-winning career of Hall of Fame was planted. “It seemed like a great way 27 years in the Azle ISD as a to recognize the contributions teacher and administrator. Dan Mauldin played on the of some people from the past,” AHS district-winning 1960 Anderson said. “And it's a great way to get football team then continued a stellar career at UT. He and people back into the fold.” To form a committee, Ander- a colleague at the University son contacted several commu- of North Texas – where he is a nity members with extensive math professor – solved a probexperience in Azle athletics – lem that had perplexed mathdecades of seeing local athletes ematicians for 50 years. Stan Mauldin shone at Horin action. Acting only as the facilitator, net football then also went on Anderson gathered those indi- to become a college Longhorn; viduals for the first meeting on he was a captain of the 1971 UT squad. He lives in Austin after Feb. 14, 2014. Committee members includ- a decades-long career coaching ed Roddy Murr, Laura Bynum, high school football. Walton lives in Fort Worth. Keith Hoover, Kinny Pack, At one time, he AHS Principal held the high Sam Robinson, school state current Hornet discus record. Head Coach A standout Devon Dorris, football player, Tim Carpenter, too, Walton Dwain Bates, played in the and News sports NFL with the editor Mark K. Scott Anderson Detroit Lions. Campbell. Committee facilitator All said they A call for would make nominations every effort to went out and a final list was asattend the Azle ceremony. sembled. The inductees will be introFrom there, committee members weighed their selections duced at halftime of the Horand a final seven was reached net home game against Denton Oct. 23. to be the first class. Then, the next evening, a The initial inductees: banquet will take place in the • James Casey new gym. • Jackie Swaim DiNardo Anderson said he had heard • Derek Dorris concerns about the omission • Chelsa Holder of some people – and teams, • Dan Mauldin which are also eligible. • Stan Mauldin “This was the cream of the • Wayne Walton With the first class selected, crop,” he said. “If you think Anderson said he contacted someone was left off and each individual – Holder died should be in there, nominate in May 2012 – and all said they them for the next class.” were delighted and honored to be selected. One criterion for selection was being steadfast after leaving Azle High School and all inductees met that requirement with flying colors. INSURED / BONDED Casey, whose story of his WE COME TO YOU! family travails went national, is currently on the NFL DenAna’s Office ver Broncos roster; he lives in Houston. 817.455.6604 DiNardo is a wildly successful coach in Danbury, Con- www.AnasOffice.com

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First Responders Appreciation Day Sept. 11 The Church at Azle, 1801 South Stewart Street, is hosting a First Responders Appreciation Day Friday, Sept. 11. All EMS, fire, police, sheriff’s department, and active and retired military personnel and their families are invited to a trio of meals. Breakfast will be served from 6 to 9 a.m., lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and a barbecue supper from 5 to 6:30 p.m. At the latter, Teagan Broadwater, a former FWPD undercover narcotics officer, will speak from 6 to 7. Afterward, from 7-8, Austin Allsup will provide live music. By Monday, Sept. 7, attendees should call Jason Malewiski at 817-894-0835 or email Jason@thechurchatazle.com.

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Scott Anderson, athletic director, said things are falling into place for the first-ever Azle ISD Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony on Oct. 23-24. Photo by Mark K. Campbell Anderson said there are still plenty of chores to be finalized before Oct. 23-24. But he expects the event to be first class, he said. The public will be invited to attend. When ticket prices are finalized – the ceremony on Oct. 24

is a banquet with guest speakers doing the inducting for each individual – anyone interested can see the first-ever class enshrined. Then, on Oct. 25, Anderson will start working on the second Azle ISD Athletic Hall of Fame class.

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Wacky Variety Show debuts Sept. 18 The Azle Arts Association’s Popcorn Players are getting ready with another production. This one is The Popcorn Player Variety Show – a behind the scenes look at “backstage calamity that produces an onstage calamity!” Directed by veteran Scott Nurmela, Variety Show will re-

flect the spirit of TV’s The Carol Burnett Show with comedy skits, musical numbers, and some dancing. The show opens Friday, Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. Other performances are slated for Sept. 19 (7:30) and Sept. 20 (2) and Sept. 25-26 (7:30) and Sept. 27 (2).

Tickets are available online at azlearts.org. Like all productions by the Popcorn Players, the play is rated PG. The Players have been performing since 1998 After Variety Show comes The Dixie Swim Club Nov. 6-8 and 13-15.

Tarrant County: No tax rate increase proposed The Tarrant County Commissioners Court was presented with a balanced budget proposal Monday, Aug. 17, which would maintain the current tax rate. The total proposed budget is $560,529,263 with a tax rate of 26.4 cents per $100 valuation. Tarrant County taxes on a home with a value of $100,000 will remain $264. The tax rate has either de-

creased or stayed the same since 2006. During a public hearing, the Commissioners Court voted for a 3 percent merit-based increase to non-law enforcement employees. Law enforcement structure adjustments were also increased by 3 percent. The Court also approved the addition of 21 positions to the

general fund, mainly to address increased workload, staffing of new facilities, and hiring for new programs. Compared with the other five large urban counties in Texas – Travis, El Paso, Harris, Bexar, and Dallas – Tarrant’s tax rate is the second lowest. The Commissioners Court is scheduled to adopt the budget and set the tax rate on Sept. 15.

The Azle Ambassadors, representing the Azle Area Chamber of Commerce, hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for The Ranch Cowboy Country Church on Tuesday, August 11 at 8:30 a.m. at the church, 14600 FM 730 North in Briar. The church’s mission is focused on the country and western culture to show cowboys and cowgirls, farmers, ranchers, sportsmen, and country folks the accepting, transparent and authentic love of God to see lives restored and enriched by a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through evangelism, discipleship, serving, and sending. The Ranch Cowboy Country Church has services on Sundays at 10 a.m. with Pastors Bobby and Leann Rice. You can call 817-909-5627 or visit the church’s website at www.theranchccc.org. Photo by Sam Brownback

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It’s what Azle does Saturday, Sept. 12 BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN

School has started, temperatures are losing their searing edge, and excitement is building as fall approaches. In Azle, it means football season and a long-standing traditional festival put on by the Azle Area Chamber of Commerce (AACC) each September – Sting Fling. This year, the annual festival returns to Main Street and the central business district, where its predecessor, the Jumping Jack Jamboree, was begun. AACC Executive Director Beth Crowe says Sting Fling 2015 – slated for 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12 – is centered on “preserving our past and preparing our future.” “The Sting Fling committee is very excited to move the Sting Fling back to downtown

continued growth of the festival, Crowe said. The Classic Car Show runs from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in front of Azle Elementary (the Rock School), making it visible from SH 199. “The addition of the SCA Steak Cookoff Competition is sure to be exciting this year,” Crowe said. “It starts at 10 a.m. and should smell delicious in the Roe Street field, drawing more hungry festival-goers toward the food vendors and their delicious fare.” The ever-popular Weiner Dog Derby will take place in Central Park in the volleyball court area beginning at 1 p.m. A free Kids Area will be located at the entrance to Central Park, 263 West Main Street, and the petting zoo, hosted by Azle

Workers hang Sting Fling banners around town; the new, updated festival is slated for Sept. 12.

featured in the parking lot in front of 404 Main Place beginning Friday, Sept. 11, and J&J Parties will provide blow-ups, slides and trains on the Rock School playground, providing fun for kids of all ages. The event will end with a bang at the Central Park amphitheater with a live concert by “Monkey Love” from 7-9 p.m. “The Sting Fling 2015 committee has worked hard to breathe excitement and fresh energy into this year’s event, and I believe they have succeeded,” Crowe said. “They’ve done it while maintaining the integrity of what makes the Sting Fling feel like a celebration of the unique identity of our hometown.”

Fans of all ages poured into Pirate Stadium in Granbury to cheer the football Hornets on in the opening game of the season. Azle rooters went home happy as Azle demolished the hosts 49-7. Next up, the Hornet Nation head to Waxahachie Saturday Night. Photo courtesy Richard Spraggens

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and Main Street, and they’ve moved many of our favorite activities to Central Park this year, as well,” Crowe said. “We are hoping festival attendees will peruse the vendor booths, food booths, and the Main Street restaurants and businesses that day.” The day will kick-off with the Color Fling 5K with registration beginning as early as 6:30 a.m. and a shotgun start at 7:45 a.m. The parade begins at 10 a.m. with a new route beginning at Roe Street and traveling down Main Street to Industrial Avenue. The new route is intended to accommodate vendors and the

FFA, will be set up at Fidelity National Title, 224 West Main. Merchandise vendors, a free souvenir photo booth, and an F-16 flight simulator will be located indoors at 404 Main Place. Various local entertainment will be featured on the indoor stage with a grand finale of the “I’ve Got Talent” Competition in the afternoon. Note that online “Talent” auditions are open now by going to azlechamber.com or azledrama.com. Live auditions will take place Friday, Sept. 11 from 6-8 p.m. at 404 Main Place and are open to all talents and ages. Carnival attractions from Talley Amusements will be

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John E. Polk 1962-2015

John E. Polk, 53, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully at home holding his wife’s hand on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015. A memorial service will be held at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at Mount Olivet Chapel.

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John was born July 3, 1962, in Fort Worth to the late John Vernon and Margie Watts Polk. He grew up in Azle and graduated from Azle High School with the class of ‘80. He became a master plumber and worked in the surrounding communities. John was preceded in death by his brother, Steve Polk, in 2010. Survivors include wife, Jania Polk; daughters, Jessica Polk and Courtney Wierenga; grandson, Tucker; brother, Terry Polk and wife, Darlene; sister, Linda Stephenson and husband, Danny; several niecElena Venturini Massey was es and nephews; cousins; and a born Jan. 15, 1923 in Udine, host of friends. Italy and passed away Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2015. A memorial service will be The Azle News, Sept. 2, 2015 Edition

Mathew Joseph Taylor 1945-2015

Mathew Joseph Taylor aka “Joe Matt George” and “Papa Joe”, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 in Fort Worth. A memorial service will be held at The Ranch Cowboy Country Church, 14600 FM 730 N, Azle, 76020 on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 at 2 p.m. The family suggests that all memorials be made to The Ranch Cowboy Country Church, 2112 Portwood Way, Fort Worth, Texas 76179.

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Flowers may be sent to the church’s physical address. Mathew Taylor was born on Nov. 20, 1945, in Shamrock, Texas to Dorothy Jo (Clark) George and the late Matt Taylor. He attended school and graduated in Shamrock, Texas. He then served in the United States Air Force as an airplane mechanic. When he left the Air Force he worked for GM Motors for a short time then he worked for Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth from which he retired after 35 years of service. Mathew was preceded in death by his wife Kathy, two children, and his stepfather. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Jo George; a sister, Donya (Bumby) Thibodeaux; one daughter, Stacey McWhorter and husband, Elvin; two sons, Sam Mathew Steven George, and Sean Michael Taylor and wife Katie; grandchildren, Jesse and Miranda McWhorter, Theodore David Taylor, April and Nathan Mather; great-grandchildren, Matthew Mather and Madilynn McWhorter. The Azle News, Sept. 2, 2015 Edition

held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015 at White’s Azle Chapel. In 1948 she met and married her husband, J. L. Massey, who was stationed in Italy with the United States Army. In 1964 they finally settled in Azle. Elena was preceded in death by her husband; and eldest daughter, Martha Ann Massey. Survivors include; children, Raymond Massey and wife, Teresa, Alfred Massey, Gloria Tadlock and husband, Howard; grandchildren, Kirk and Christopher Massey and Nicole and Michelle Tadlock; and great-grandson, Hunter Tadlock. The Azle News, Sept. 2, 2015 Edition

BY SUE TURNIPSEED The Azle Senior Center is open Monday through Friday at the B. J. Clark Community Center. All individuals over 60 years old are invited to come for fellowship and different activities including exercise, bridge, dominoes, computer classes, and have a hot lunch before going home. Come by the center and pick up a calendar and check out the activities you may desire to try. When you look over the menu and decide which day’s menu is something you want to eat, call 817-444-0070 the day before so a meal can be ordered for you. Basic computer classes will start soon. Computer lab is open Monday through Thursday mornings. On Aug. 27 the center welcomed its new director, Kip C. Young. She moved here from Arizona and now lives in Reno. All citizens are encouraged to come meet Kip and give her a big Texas welcome. She will be at the center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. week days. The center is having a Crafters Sale this week and next week. Come by the B. J. Clark Annex to find your craft book or the craft items you need for your project. The exercise classes are growing. The classes are free so claim your spot, have fun and get in shape for a healthy future. Bridge is played every Friday morning. Come join Ann Rinehart and the other bridge players. Betty Porter has volunteered at the front desk for about 10 years. She welcomes all with a smile and keeps count of who comes in and who wants to eat then orders the meals for the next day. Answering the telephone is a vital part and she is able to answer the caller’s questions.

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Sarah Van Story Tucker went to be with our Lord and Savior Aug. 30, 2015. She is preceded by parents Joseph and Jane Tucker, brother, Joseph Tucker. Survivors include her husband, Lewis Newell of Azle; son, Jerry Tucker of Aurora,

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Evaporation largely to blame for receding lake levels as millions of gallons disappear daily BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN

Residents all around Eagle Mountain Lake (EML) rejoiced when spring rains, fueled by El Niño conditions, filled the 10-foot-plus low reservoir to overflowing. Now they are watching with dismay as the waterline recedes again. The lake was 1.41 feet below its conservation pool level of 619.10 on Tuesday, Sept. 1.

Tarrant Regional Water District officials say that’s typical during the hot summers in North Texas – and evaporation is largely the reason. During a typical hot summer day, TRWD water supply reservoirs can lose as much as 750 million gallons of water to evaporation alone. “The amount of water we lose to evaporation this time of year is way more than what we provide our customers on a dai-

ly basis,” said Laura Blaylock, TRWD’s manager of energy and water resources. “It is almost twice as much.” We asked Blaylock to narrow the focus to the local level by providing some numbers for EML specifically, along with consumption by the cities of Azle and Springtown along with Community Water Supply, which serves an area generally north of Azle.

On exceptionally hot summer days, Eagle Mountain Lake can see around 100 million gallons of water evaporated from its surface. Tarrant Regional Water District is investigating a system that would automate the recording of evaporation rates. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman

Blaylock explained that those entities report monthly, as opposed to daily, but she did some quick mathematical calculations to arrive at some daily averages for the month of July. The city of Azle diverted an average of 2 million gallons of water a day for its water customers during July. Springtown diverted about 200,000 gallons per day, while Community Water Supply took

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Court, who declined to hear the case. “In essence, Fort Worth was planning to annex the area, but 24 residents took action to incorporate the town of Lakeside and prevented the annexation,” Craven said. “It’s important to note that, based on the Texas Local Government Code Chapter 42 as well as the ruling in that lawsuit, the town of Lakeside concluded its extra-territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) consisted of one-half mile around its city limits,” Craven said, adding that a city or town’s ETJ is established based upon its number of residents. The rules cities and towns must follow in the annexation process, too, are often different based upon their number of residents, Craven said. For instance, a city Fort Worth’s size must publish a five-year annexation plan; a town the size of Lakeside doesn’t have to.

“They pointed out a typographical error on the agenda for the meeting at which the annexation was to be voted upon, so we rescheduled that meeting from Thursday, Aug. 13, to Aug. 17,” Craven said. Then Fort Worth sent Craven a document he’d never seen before – from 1971 – alleging that the town of Lakeside had “relinquished to the city of Fort Worth all extra-territorial jurisdictional rights it may have had in property outside of the area circumscribed by the mutual common boundary line.” Craven indicated that the meeting would go on, and hours before it commenced, the city of Fort Worth filed a lawsuit in Tarrant County. A judge declined to enact a temporary restraining order (TRO) proposed by the city of Fort Worth. That TRO would have prevented the town of Lakeside from annexing the property in the Ella Young Ad1971 “land swap” dition. Fast-forwarding to 1971, the city of Fort Worth realized it Feudal history The division between Fort needed a piece of property inWorth and Lakeside goes back side the town of Lakeside for a long way – to 1958, in fact, an entrance to its Fort Worth when the town of Lakeside in- Nature Center. Lakeside agreed to de-annex corporated. Although few, if any, people that property, making it availinvolved at the time are still able for Fort Worth to annex at around, Craven says it’s his un- a later time. In return, the city of Fort derstanding that the city of Fort Worth challenged Lakeside’s in- Worth de-annexed a strip of corporation by filing a lawsuit. property along the frontage Lakeside prevailed in that road of the Jacksboro Highway suit; Fort Worth appealed to a and another along Silver Creek higher court, where Lakeside Road. Eventually, the two municiagain prevailed. The city of Fort Worth then palities did annex the property appealed to the Texas Supreme de-annexed by the other.

To make it easier to explain, party. Craven refers to those events as “That agreement says Fort “the land swap.” Worth gave up any ETJ it may have had within those boundDifferent interpretations aries, and Lakeside gave up Everyone seemed to go along any ETJ it had without those their merry ways until Lakeside boundaries,” Pruitt said. decided to annex part of the He said any dictionary would Ella Young Addition. provide a definition of the word Now Fort Worth – whose “without” as meaning “outside.” five-year annexation plan “It’s a relatively simple deal,” shows its intention to annex the he continued. “You can give up very same area – claims that your ETJ in writing, and they Lakeside gave up its entire ETJ did that. They have no ETJ.” in the agreement between the two municipalities executed in Courts will decide 1971. Regardless of Fort Worth’s But neither Lakeside offi- position, Craven says that – at cials, nor its legal counsel see least for the time being – the it that way. Ella Young annexation went “They (Fort Worth) say they into effect Aug. 17. interpret one particular section “Our police department is of the 1971 agreement to say already patrolling there, and we gave up our entire ETJ – all we’ve met with the Tarrant of it,” Craven said. County Sheriff’s Office about “First of all, why would the transition,” Craven said. Lakeside have done that? That On the advice of its legal makes no sense at all. But we counsel since the city of Fort don’t believe it says that at all. Worth seems to be attacking We believe we gave up our procedural issues with regard claim to the ETJ associated to the Ella Young annexawith the specific property we tion, the town of Lakeside has de-annexed – the Nature Center scheduled two additional pubproperty.” lic hearings on the matter. In fact, the maps included in The first will be held Sept. 10 the 1971 agreement don’t agree and the second Sept. 15. with Fort Worth’s current inThe Lakeside town council terpretation of the agreement, will then vote again to ratify Craven said. the annexation, ensuring it’s all airtight. Fort Worth’s position In the meantime, Craven Gerald Pruitt, deputy city says the council has voted to attorney for the city of Fort pursue the case through the juWorth, got straight to what he dicial system. “We think we’re believes is the heart of the issue right. Fort Worth thinks they’re between the two municipalities. right,” he said. “It’ll get fixed Pruitt said that in 1971, Lake- in the courts, and we’ll actively side and Fort Worth agreed to defend ourselves there. “restructure their boundaries.” “Ella Young is in Lakeside He made no mention of the until a judge says it’s not,” he properties de-annexed by either added.

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730 South Wreck

No injuries were reported in a five-vehicle crash about 5:15 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, in the 14000 block of FM 730 South. However, the roadway was shut down in both directions for almost an hour as Azle police sorted things out. According to the accident report, four of the vehicles were stopped in traffic in the northbound lane of FM 730 South approaching the four-way stop at Main Street. Robert E. White, 38, of Azle, was also northbound at the wheel of a blue Ford F150 pickup when, failing to control his speed, he impacted the last vehicle in line. That caused a chain reaction, with three additional vehicles being struck by the vehicle behind them. No charges have been filed in the incident.

POLICE BLOTTER Officers with the Azle Police Department arrested the following individuals during the week of Aug. 23-29: • Robert Garcia Boyd, 60, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, was arrested Aug. 28 in the 800 block of Kimbrough Road and charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI). Boyd posted $7,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail the following day. • Sharon D. Seybert, 30, of Springtown, was arrested Aug. 29 in the 600 block of Southeast Parkway and charged with DWI with a blood alcohol content of 0.15 or greater. The legal limit in the state of Texas is 0.08. Seybert posted $6,000 bond and was released from the Azle jail Aug. 30. Azle police arrested 10 individuals during the same week who were the subject of warrants issued by various law enforcement agencies. Police also issued two citations for public intoxication and one for public intoxication.

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

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I wanna hold your hand

These cop shootings need to stop now People have different opinions about law enforcement officers. Some admire them. Some feel harassed. Some are frightened. Some have family histories of serving. But no one wants them shot dead. Sadly, that’s what’s happening in our country right now; law officers are brave to begin with – now that fortitude is being tested everywhere as their ranks get attacked. The recent killing of Harris County Deputy Sheriff Darren Goforth was made even more heinous by the cowardliness of the attack; he was shot 15 times, from behind. I was a firefighter and we always appreciated having cops around. They had our backs, watching out for us while we were otherwise occupied. That probably makes me biased. I always liked having an officer around. And still do. But people are different. My daughters both married guys that, they say, while driving get stopped for no reason. One daughter’s husband has long hair and the other’s is Latino. Both daughters distrust police – the exact opposite of me. They have seen what they perceive as “harassment” first hand; I have not. However, everyone agrees that law enforcement officers getting shot and killed is beyond unacceptable. Often “the war on...” is overused. Politicians trumpet the “war on women” and preachers bellow about “the war on the church.” Those are certainly debatable; what is without question is that, yes, there is a “war on cops” right now. A Texas officer was quoted addressing “a dangerous national rhetoric out there today that has gotten out of control.” Part of that is fueled by social media. In July, I wrote an editorial praising social media; locally, a group of residents responded rapidly to honor an injured soldier returning home. But this is the ugly side of social media. Opinions can incite action when they are posted then fanned like flames, racing all over the planet. Instead of just riling up people in your neighborhood, now you can present your beliefs and reach millions instantly. Law enforcement death numbers, overall, are not very different from recent years. But this sudden rise frightening. There’s a perception by some in America right now that the police might not be the “good guys” anymore. I don’t believe that. We heard the same thing about returning Vietnam vets, how they were “baby killers”; it was untrue, of course. So, what to do for our law enforcement personnel? Rise up for the good guys. Thank a cop today. Give them a shout out online. Believe me, no matter how you feel about them, you will be mighty glad to see them show up when you need help. MKC

hen my brain starts down a trail, I never know where it will end up. Sometimes that’s a good thing. Sometimes, not so much. Often, that mental journey contains some unexpected turns and forks in the road. Kind of like this column. My journey of imagination after reading the closing verse of the book of Hosea, which I will share later. I traveled from there to an old Southern Gospel Song that my friend Gerre Joiner sang a couple of weeks ago at the First Baptist Church in Decatur: I Can’t Even Walk Without You Holding My Hand. From there, my mind continued on to a trip to the Grand Canyon in 2001 when I took my kids, then 13 and 10, on a two-day hike to the bottom and back. I remembered how many people along the trail marveled at these two youngsters with their backpacks and ski pole walking sticks on this 20-mile round trip in one of the most amazing locales on God’s creation. My kids were – still are, and always will be – amazing. But they were able

to make that trip with confidence because they knew Dad would get them there and back. They knew I’d help them over the rough spots. They knew I would carry the extra weight. They LIFE MATTERS knew I would give them my Gerry Lewis water if they ran out. They knew they could hold my hand in any precarious spots. They knew that, if we stayed on the trail and kept going up, we would eventually get to the top. And they knew that there was no way I would leave them alone. After a little reminiscence about that great experience and reflecting on how much I loved for my kids to want to hold my hand, I thought about the song that inspired the title of today’s post. I Want to Hold Your Hand was recorded by the Beatles in 1963.

It was their second million-selling record, their all-time No. 1, and was listed in 2013 – yes, 50 years later – as the 44th biggest hit of “all-time” on the Billboard Hot 100 charts. When I think about the explicit lyrics of today, there is something refreshing about a sappy and carefree song where a boy says to a girl nothing more suggestive than, “I want to hold your hand.” Now, let me travel full circle. Hosea 13:9 says, “The ways of the Lord are right; the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.” You and I are often guilty of complaining about how rough the path of life is. We sometimes want to blame our circumstances for our failures. Notice in the verse that the “ways” of the Lord are right. Some walk and some stumble. The difference is not the circumstances, but the travelers. Could it be that the “righteous” can walk because we know Whose hand to hold and we know that our lives matter to Him? 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.drerrylewis.com.

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President Adamses’ relative creates odd gold rush livelihood

tudents of American history will remember that two sets of father and son presidents served this country. There were John Adams and his son John Quincy Adams and the two George Bushes. A grandfather and grandson also served: William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison. The two Roosevelts were cousins. A relative of the two Adams presidents makes up the column this week. Another John Adams was born in a suburb of Boston in 1812. Originally, in 1632, a Henry Adams emigrated from England to Boston, thus beginning the American Adams dynasty. The Adams of today's column became an apprentice in foot-waremaking at age fourteen, but left the tedium of the job because he liked the outdoors and animals. He made a deal with a showman to hunt and capture live animals in Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire. After being injured by a tiger that he was training for his boss, he quit and went back to shoemaking in Boston, got married, and sired three children.

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At age 37 in 1849 tales of the California gold rush lured Adams away from his family. With his life savings of $6,000 (surely a lot of money for a shoemaker) he bought a huge order of boots and shoes, shipping them to St. Louis, Missouri to sell to the thousands of men heading west to the gold fields. Unfortunately, a fire on the wharf at St. Louis destroyed his entire investment. Even so, John decided to go on to California to try his luck, leaving his family back in Massachusetts. Mining did not turn out very well for him, so he began hunting to sell game for food to the miners. He even acquired a ranch near Stockton, Cal.ifornia but he lost it to creditors. He headed into the Sierra Nevada Mountains to hunt all the winter of 1852-53. He tanned the leather from the animal hides he shot to make leather clothing and moccasins for himself and wore that type of clothes from then on. He made harnesses, saddles, snowshoes, etc. as well. Adams hunted and trapped all the way north into what is now western Montana in 1853 where he caught alive a one-year-old female grizzly

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that he named Lady Washington. He tamed her and taught her to follow him without a harness or any restraint. He taught her to carry a pack, to pull a heavy sled, or to let him ride on her PAGES FROM back. In 1854 he WESTERN found two, HISTORY week-old male J’Nell L. Pate grizzly cubs and trained them as well, naming one of them Benjamin Franklin. The next year a grizzly attacked him and caused a head injury that never healed, eventually causing his death. His pet Lady Washington mated with a male grizzly and later gave birth to a cub that Adams named John C. Fremont in honor of the explorer's California exploits. In 1854 Adams captured a huge grizzly in a large Publisher Kim Ware

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trap and named it Samson. At 1,500 pounds it was one of the largest grizzly bears ever captured. By this time he was setting up shows of his animal menagerie, renting space in a basement in San Francisco to exhibit them. He called it the Pacific Museum. By 1858 a writer in a San Francisco newspaper called Adams the “Barnum of the Pacific.” However, in 1859, he overextended himself and lost his museum to creditors. (One feels that Adams must not have been a very good money manager!) He did salvage some of his animals. Because of the huge gash in his head from the 1855 injury, Adams knew his life was about over. He had been away from his wife back in Massachusetts for 10 years and determined to go home. He wanted to earn a large sum of money to leave her upon his death, so he took his group of animals to New York on a ship around Cape Horn, arriving in April 1860. He made a deal with P. T. Barnum, who was getting started in the circus business, that the showman would include Adams' animals. With his health

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failing, he finally sold them to Barnum for a large amount of money, which he then gave to his wife. He thus reached his goal. Adams toured that summer with the animals, but one of his grizzlies was wrestling with him and accidently reopened the head wound. It had been injured numerous times and had left some brain tissue exposed. He died October 25, 1860 soon after reaching his home in Neponset, Massachussets near Boston. He was 48-years-old. A writer of the day, Theodore Hittell, interviewed Adams in California and wrote a book about him. Adams had taken the name of a brother, James Capen Adams, and the Hittell book used that name. Later writers have done the same. Of course, John Adams (or James Capen Adams) has gone down in history as (did you guess?)– Grizzly Adams – and has had other books written about him as well as a 1970s TV show and a movie. Folks may remember them. 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, September 2, 2015 Azle News

Paxton pleads not guilty to charges

Comptroller seeks opinion State Comptroller Glenn Hegar on UT removes Davis Aug. 26 announced statue he is seeking an A bronze statue opinion from the of Jefferson Davis, Office of the Texas president of the ConAttorney General federate States of regarding Gov. Greg America from 1861 Abbott’s June 20 to 1865, was reveto of certain items moved from the Main STATE in the 2016-2017 Mall of the Universistate budget. ty of Texas at Austin CAPITAL Abbott cut some on Aug. 30. HIGHLIGHTS $295 million from In an Aug. 29 media advisory, UT Ed Sterling House Bill 1, the General AppropriaPresident Gregory Fenves said the statue would tions Act, for a wide range of be placed in an indoor educa- items, such as contingent ridtional display at the Briscoe ers for bills that did not pass, Center for American History projects that could be funded on the university campus. The through other sources and dudecision, in line with a multi- plicative appropriations. In his announcement, Hegar state trend to remove symbols of the pro-slavery Confederacy noted that the Legislative Budfrom government-controlled get Board’s staff had raised properties, was made after Tra- questions as to whether the vis County 250th State District vetoes exceeded the goverCourt Judge Karin Crump re- nor’s authority under the Texas jected a petition by the Sons Constitution. The LBB staff’s of Confederate Veterans to job is to serve the fiscal policy prevent the relocation of the and analysis needs of the Texas statue. Plans are to refurbish Legislature. “I am seeking clarity and rethe statute and install it at the Briscoe Center within the next questing guidance from the Attorney General’s Office. This is 18 months. Fenves also said the statue a constitutional issue that goes of President Woodrow Wilson, to the heart of separation of displayed opposite the Davis powers within Texas governstatue, is being moved to pre- ment,” Hegar said. serve the symmetry of the Main Mall plaza and will be posi- More Hispanics take ACT Texas Education Agency on tioned elsewhere on campus. Statues of Robert E. Lee and Aug. 26 announced that more three other Confederate figures Texas Hispanic students in the remain in place on the Main 2015 graduating class took the ACT college admission test Mall. part of Dallas County from 2003 to 2013.

exas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Aug. 27 entered a plea of not guilty on felony charges of securities fraud at his arraignment in Fort Worth. Tarrant County 396th State District Court Judge George Gallagher gave Paxton until Sept. 30 to answer to the charges. Paxton is accused of encouraging two individuals to buy stock in Severgy, a Collin County-based technology firm, and being compensated for his actions without being registered as an investment advisor in accordance with Security and Exchange Commission regulations. Also Paxton is accused of falsely giving prospective investors the impression that he was an investor in Severgy. The Texas Rangers turned over evidence gathered during an investigation that ensued when a formal complaint against Paxton, the state’s top legal officer, was lodged in April by Texans for Public Justice, an Austin-based government watchdog group. Paxton was indicted by a Collin County grand jury on July 28. Court proceedings were moved from Collin County to Tarrant County because of Paxton’s closeness to the courts in Collin County. Paxton served as a state senator representing Collin County from January 2013 until he was elected attorney general in November 2014. He served as the state representative for Collin County and

than any other student demographic, according to a report released by ACT, the Iowa City, Iowa-based organization that owns and controls the test. Of the 124,764 Texas students who took the test, almost 40 percent (48,934) were Hispanic. “It’s the second consecutive year where the number of Hispanic students represented the highest number of examinees of any racial ethnic group,” according to the announcement. Also, since 2011, Texas has seen a 22.8 percent increase in ACT test-taking graduates among all student groups. Additional training required Texas Department of Public Safety on Aug. 28 announced the Sept. 1 launch date of the new Impact Texas Teen Driver program, requiring driver’s license applicants who complete a teen-age driver education course to watch a two-hour program that promotes awareness of the dangers of distracted driving and afterward print a certificate of completion. DPS Director Steven McCraw said, “This new component of teen driver education underscores the risks of distracted driving, and is designed to provide young and inexperienced drivers with additional information and skills to help keep them and others safe on the road.” 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.

Bring on the hurricanes!

he day we finalized our trip to Hawaii to celebrate 40 years of wedded bliss, a trio of hurricanes immediately made a beeline for the islands. I don’t really buy into global warming ideology. The American coastlines were supposed to be under 10 feet of water years ago and polar bears should have migrated to ON YOUR Kansas by now. Certainly, we aren’t helping the MARK environment by spewing industrial funk into the air. However, I’m not Mark K. Campbell so sure that my asthma inhaler was the cause of a rise in Tibetan temperatures, but the swapping out of a new propellent did make my albuterol rise in price from $5 to $30. So, there’s that. Anyway, the Pacific Ocean is churning right now – whether from asthmatics or Hummer exhaust is irrelevant concerning my vacation for which, of course, I did not buy insurance to protect. The Bride and I like Hawaii, mainly Kauai. We just hope it’s still there come October if hurricanes keep zeroing in. At one time, there were three storms in the ocean: Ignacio, Jimena, and Kilo – all Category 4s. That’s the second worst category and can cause “catastrophic damage” which are words almost no one wants to hear on vacation. Actually, according to the Internet – which can’t possibly be wrong – the ‘K’ storm could’ve been named Kevin. I can’t imagine something destructive being named Kevin. Heck, it’s one of the Minions. However, Kilo topped Kevin because names are chosen based on whether storms are Eastern North Pacific or Central North Pacific. So, the next storm will either be Linda (EN Pacific) or Loke (CN Pacific). I once knew a Linda who was mean, but I’m really worried about Loke which is far to close to Loki, Thor’s evil brother. If Loke/Loki threatens, I’m gonna check on that insurance. Mark K. Campbell is the News editor and is also a tad concerned about the possibility of a “Marty.”

LETTER TO THE EDITOR An answer to “Why is there a war on cops?”

weekend just for the sake of killing a police officer. As a retired military police officer, city police officer, first responder firefighter, and Tarrant County deputy (27 years) respectfully, I took this senseless murder personally. Numerous media outlets ask the same question, “Why is there a war on cops?” May I please answer that rhetorical question in brutal frankness?

Dear Editor: Once again as a sad reminder of the country and society we live in, a stark reality of death hits home this time with the cold blooded execution style murder of a Harris County deputy sheriff in Houston this

What do Michael Brown, Christian Taylor, and Sandra Bland all have in common with one another? They all died violently at the hands of police in the performance of their lawful arrest duties with the exception of Ms. Bland who killed herself in jail. President Obama, Attorney General Holder, and even the governor of Missouri lauded gang banger Michael Brown at his funeral. To add insult to

injury, the city of Ferguson, Missouri has placed a permanent memorial on a city street to honor Brown. Taylor – who was seen vandalizing cars and charged at the officer before being shot – was lionized by the city of Arlington, the police chief, and other school leaders as a great kid. And Ms. Bland, who disobeyed a state trooper’s order, talked with vulgarity towards the officer, flipped a lit cigarette

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at the trooper’s boot, and later took her own life in jail, had the city of Prairie View rename a city street in her honor. All three police officers were cleared of any criminal homicide, but their careers are ruined with their commanders throwing them under the bus to protect their own hides from political backlash. The bottom line is these human vermin who claim open season on men and women who

wear a badge know full well they will be martyred by their family, community, and, yes, even the president of the United States. And please by all means, it's never “perpetrator” anymore; these law breakers now have the proper noun as “Gentlemen”! That is precisely why there is a “war on cops.” Joseph Bryan Fort Worth

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Hornets punish Pirates in season opener Azle almost flawless in new QB’s debut BY MARK K. CAMPBELL Hornet head football coach Devon Dorris could hardly have drawn up a better beginning for the 2015 Hornets. Azle (1-0) headed to Granbury and won 49-7. AHS scored on six of its seven first possessions as new quarterback Nick Davis had a hand in four of the first five tallies. The Hornet offense did not turn the ball over and built a 42-0 lead entering the final period, allowing scads of players to get varsity playing time. About the only thorn was 143 yards on 15 penalties. Azle’s quick start had Dorris saying, “It was good to see; we came out to play.” He also had high praise for Davis, a senior move-in from New York. Davis was impressed by the scope of Texas football; Dorris said that he “did a good job of leading our offense.” Davis began the season with an 18-yard TD strike to Aric Brazell then followed that up with touchdown runs of 4 and 6 yards. Those scores allowed Azle to reach the break ahead 21-0. The killer for the Pirates was the third quarter where AHS doubled its score. Workhorse Chase Smith, a bruising veteran, worked over Granbury for 177 yards on 20 carries, 8.9 yards per tote. He scored two of those three third quarter TDs, on runs of 1 and, on his final carry of the night, 49 yards. In between, Davis threw his second TD pass to Bryce Gum, 57 yards. The QB’s final numbers:

9-of-12 for 189 yards, 2 TDs and no interceptions. Dorris said Davis’ on-field enthusiasm was infectious. “It was fun to see the kids excited and celebrating together,” Dorris said. “You want that kind of enthusiasm as a team.” New kicker Alex Quevedo – a “weapon,” Dorris said – went a perfect 7-for-7 on extra points. For the night, AHS piled up 514 total yards – 304 on the ground and 210 passing. This year’s squad is not the bullying running team of last year, the coach noted. “We’re happy to have receivers that open up the running game; we’re not the power team we were last year,” Dorris said. Gum led receivers with 82 yards on just 2 catches. Trey Ramos – a two-way player who also had 4 solo tackles – snagged a team-high 3 passes for 69 yards. The Hornet defense permitted only 270 yards. Pacing the squad was Seth Bell with 13 tackles followed by Thomas Widder with 8 and 7 from Zach Petter. Despite the super showing, Dorris said there is room for improvement – especially with Waxahachie’s “complicated offense passing scheme” coming up this week. “Our defense will have to prepare for a team with great athletes that can throw and catch,” he said. Azle might play even better. “You always see the greatest improvement between week one and two,” Dorris said. That’s bad news for Waxa- Trey Ramos swats aside a would-be tackler in Granbury. The senior team leader caught three passes for 69 yards and, defensively, recorded four solo tackles. MORE PHOTOS, STATS ON 14-15A. Photo courtesy Richard Spraggens hachie if it happens.

Tough tournament helping ladies prepare for district 5-5A begins Sept. 11 against WF Rider BY MARK K. CAMPBELL With district play on the horizon, the Lady Hornet volleyball team capped off its tournament season with a trip to Euless Trinity. That event was packed with talented squads. But before those clashes, Azle hosted Mineral Wells Aug. 25. AHS swept the visitors 2512, 25-15, 25-18. Logan Graham got 10 of the Lady Hornets’ 23 kills. Where Azle especially shone was in serving where AHS notched 9 aces. Hannah Walker had 3 of them while Juliann Boiles, Sarah Campoli, and Graham had 2 apiece. Graham capped her nice evening with a team-high 3 blocks. At Trinity, Azle opened with the hosts and lost in 3 games. The highlight for AHS was a trio of blocks by Campoli and a pair of aces by Graham. Next in pool play was a battle with Granbury; the Lady Hornets tumbled again. Kaitlyn Ford’s 11 digs was tops. The final pool game was a loss to Duncanville. Walker killed 5 balls, Ford 4, and Graham 3. AHS played exceptional defense with 50 digs – led by Boiles with 13 and Ford with 12. In bracket play Aug. 29, Azle opened with a 3-2 victory over Haltom. The 20-15, 22-25, 26-24, Sophomore libero Katelyn Brothers passes a ball. The Lady Hornet had four digs in 25-13, 15-13 comeback win a sweep of Mineral Wells Aug. 25. Photo by Mark K. Campbell allowed for some gaudy num-

Kaitlyn Ford had an ace and 19 digs in Azle’s 3-0 victory over Irving in the Euless tourney. Photo by Mark K. Campbell bers. Graham killed 10 balls and blocked 4. Six girls reached double digits in blocks as AHS tallied a remarkable 104: Boiles (20), Ford (19), Tristen Rush and Campoli (15), Payton Geary (12), and Rachel Kay (11). Graham and Walker patrolled the net, blocking 4 and 3 balls, respectively.

Next Azle swept Abilene as Graham (6), Walker (5), and Rush and Campoli (3) led in kills. Abilene sent the Lady Hornets home with a 0-3 loss. Next up for AHS is a home game against Crowley (Sept. 4) and a trip to Grandview (Sept. 8). District starts Sept. 11 at home agaist WF Rider.

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Racers kick off new XC season The 2015 cross country season began at the Cowtown Invitational, and the Azle boys lived up to their preseason hype. With Saginaw Chisholm Trail, Azle is the projected district frontrunner. The Hornets finished fifth in the opening meet, trailing only 6A or state-ranked teams. With 163 points, AHS held off Chisholm Trail – next at 180. The JV finished third, prompting Coach Keith Boenisch to say, “Both groups ran very well. This meet was filled with very good runners and

teams.” Veteran Chris McGill paced Azle, taking eighth in 16 minutes, 54 seconds over the 5,000 meter distance. The Lady Hornet varsity finished ninth out of 17 teams and the girls JV was third. Coach Melody Dennis said, “I thought we competed well for our first meet, and we didn’t concede anything to the 6A schools.” Dennis lauded the efforts of Hadassah Marquart, Kylie Fonville, and Abby Kortokrax – Azle’s top three finishers at Haltom.

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Alex Quevedo 10, 19:51 Jose Torrez 29, 20:37 Eli Guardiola 33, 20:50 Ben Davis 48, 21:28 VARSITY BOYS Sam Woodard 50, 21:34 Racer (163) Place, time Slade Dinkins 58, 21:48 Chris McGill 8, 16:54 JJ Beck 59, 21:50 Julian Hernandez 14, 17:21 Patrick Toy 62, 21:53 Cody Drolet 27, 17:43 Reed Hall 63, 21:54 Haygen Holbrooks 41, 18:07 Justin Tucker 98, 22:46 Trevor Mcintire 96, 19:15 Miguel Guzman 102, 22:50 Brandon Wolfe 98, 19:16 Ramiro Alvarez 163, 24:24 Carson Leatherwood 104, 19:20 Brandon Spigelmyer 166, 24:29 Shane Drolet 128, 20:00 Nate Reese 175, 24:55 Avery Safly 130, 20:05 Joseph Lysaght 195, 25:45 Jacob Jones 197, 24:51 Team (21): 1. Lucas Lovejoy, 51; 2. Dawson Faber 215, 27:35 Keller Central, 75; 3. Northwest, 127; 4. Grant Johnson 226, 28:12 Northwest Nelson, 139; 5. Azle, 163; 6. Chisholm Trail, 180; 7. North Crowley, Team (19): 1. Lucas Lovejoy, 15; 192; 8. Cleburne, 257; 9. Burleson, 296; 2. Joshua, 84; 3. Azle, 108; 4. 10. Boswell, 304; 11. LD Bell, 314; 13. Northeast Eaton, 164; 5. Chisholm Brewer, 354; 14. Keller Fossil Ridge, 385; Trail, 169; 6. North Nelson, 171; 7. 15. South Grand Prairie, 409; 16. Cedar Bonham, 220; 8. Brewer, 225; 9. Hill, 441; 17. Everman, 454; 18. Cov- Hillsboro, 259; 10. Lake Worth, 298; enant Chrisitan, 486; 19. Arlington, 488; 11. Birdville, 313; 12. Burleson, 334; 20. Haltom, 596; 21. Midlothian, 537. 13. Kennedale, 360; 14. Dallas Life Oak Cliff, 382; 15. Everman, 393; 16. JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS Midlothian Heritage, 402; 17. Argyle, Racer (235) Place, time 422; 18. Trinity Christian, 464; 19. Paradise, 600. Eloy Martinez 9, 19:43

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Raelee Hall 41, 26:44 Julia Choate 52, 27:15 Hadassah Marquart 27, 21:57 Charizma Ramirez 59, 27:50 Kylie Fonville 46, 22:24 Marissa Myers 72, 28:27 Abigail Kortotrax 63, 22:56 Lara Turner 77, 29:05 Katie Davis 71, 23:10 Savannah Hernandez 110, 31:04 Crystal McConnell 93, 23:44 Gabby Brentz 118, 32:14 Maddie Rust 101, 23:58 Jennifer Sampley 133, 36:08 Carson Leatherwood 104, 19:20 Ramiro Alvarez 163, 24:24 Shane Drolet 128, 20:00 Brandon Spigelmyer 166, 24:29 Avery Safly 130, 20:05 Nate Reese 175, 24:55 Joseph Lysaght 195, 25:45 Team (17): 1. Mansfield, 64; 2. Jacob Jones 197, 24:51 Boswell, 72; 3. Northwest, 87; 4. Dawson Faber 215, 27:35 Northwest Nelson, 99; 5. Richland, Grant Johnson 226, 28:12 161; 6. Lucas Lovejoy, 165; 7. LD Bell, 222; 8. Midlothian, 258; Team (14): 1. Northwest, 50; 2. 9. Azle, 26; 10. Joshua, 265; 11. Joshua, 72; 3. Azle, 118; 4. Lucas Chisholm Trail, 295; 12. Brewer, Lovejoy, 132; 5. Mansfield, 144; 6. 318; 13. South Grand Prairie, 321; Everman, 148; 7. LD Bell, 214; 8. 14. Arlington Lamar, 372; 15. Keller Brewer, 215; 9. Lake Worth, 222; 10. Central, 390; 16. Cedar Hill, 402; Birdville, 231; 11. Argyle, 283; 12. 17. Arlington, 502. Keller Central, 294; 13. Arlington, 310; 14. Cedar Hill, 364.

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Eddy and Margaret Swanzy went 1-2 in the first football contest. Both missed 2 games. Eddy took the tie-breaker of Azle 49, Granbury 7 (56) with a guess of 58; he won $20. Margaret’s guess was 48, good for $10. Third and $5 went to Steve Parker who was off on 3 games.

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The Indians beat Midlothian 40-32 in the season opener. Coached by former NFL quarterback Jon Kitna, Waxahachie had to rally to win. Standout receiver Jalen Reagor caught 12 passes for 198 yards and 2 TDs from QB Jordan Kitna, the coach’s son. AHS coach Devon Dorris said the Indians usually pass around 70 percent of the time.

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Azle 14 7 21 7 .......... 49 Granbury 0 0 0 7 ............ 7 Scoring summary A – Aric Brazell 18 pass from Nick Davis (Alex Quevedo kick) A – Davis 4 run (Quevedo kick) A – Davis 6 run (Quevedo kick) A – Chase Smith 1 run (Quevedo kick) A – Bryce Gum 57 pass from Davis (Quevedo kick) A – Smith 49 run (Quevedo kick) G – Clay Walters 3 run (John Shero kick) A – Clayton Wilkinson 9 run (Quevedo kick) Team statistics A G First downs 22 20 Rushing yards 47-307 41-146 Passing yards 210 124 Caught-att.-int 11-15-0 9-18-2 Punts, avg 3-35 7-35 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-0 Penalties, yds 15-143 6-55 Individual statistics Rushing – Azle: Chase Smith, 20-177; Clayton Wilkinson, 7-56; Bryce Gum, 5-30; Nick Davis, 8-27; Xavier Gomez, 2-10; Jacob Tallant, 1-6; Tyler Barnard, 1-1; Justin Miller, 3-(-3). Granbury: Kyler Young, 10-60; Eugene Geis, 14-35; Clay Walters, 5-7; Rustin Beasley, 2-1; Brendon King, 1-(-5). Passing – Azle: Davis, 9-12-0-189; Miller, 1-3-0-21. Granbury: Young 9-170-124; Beasley, 0-1-0-0. Receiving – Azle: Gum, 2-82; Trey Ramos, 3-69; Aric Brazell, 2-29; Sean Townsend, 1-14; Gomez, 1-13; Wilkinson, 1-3. Granbury: Brody Ables, 3-66; Geis, 3-32; King, 3-26. Tackles – Azle: (total: solo/assisted) Seth Bell, 13 (7/6); Thomas Widder 8, (4/4); Zach Petter, 7 (4/3); Townsend, 6 (5/1); Seth Ortega, 6 (4/2); TJ Buenrostro, 5 (4/1); Ramos, 5 (4/1); Gamble Moore, 5 (4/1); Micah Rodgers, 5 (4/1); Gabe Davidson, 5 (2/3); Kole Taylor, 3 (2/1); Andrew Lutz, 2 (2/0); Jac Clay, 2 (2/0); Paul Livingston, 2 (2/0); Davion Jones, 2 (2/0); Jeff Johnson, 1 (1/0); Gomez, 1 (1/0); Dakota Bartley, 1 (0/1).

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For the second year in a row, Azle will play in the Dale Hansen Classic. Azle Head Coach Devon Dorris, two players, cheerleaders, and Buzzy will make an appearance on Good Morning Texas Friday, Sept. 4 between 9 and 10 a.m. The game – in the premier Saturday evening slot – will be played at Lumpkins Stadium. The gridiron is off Highway 287, east of I-35E and Highway 77. It’s 68 miles away, an estimated 1 hour, 15 minute trip.

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BY MARK K. CAMPBELL Three of Azle’s four subvarsity football squads earned victories The JV Green (1-0) drubbed their Granbury counterparts 42-6 as Dakota Hudson scored 2 TDs. Also scoring: Ryan Leberge, Dylan Gibson, Jake Norwood,and Jordan McNeely. Coaches named Dylan Temple as the lineman of the game. Pacing the defense were Colby Christian, Michael Gonzalez, and Sam Townsend. The JV White (0-1) got Zach Petter (10) slows a Pirate runner while Gabe Davidson prepares to lower the edged 6-0 by Marcus. The AHS JV defense was boom. AHS skunked the hosts until the fourth quarter. Photo courtesy Richard Spraggens stellar and only an “amazing” catch resulted in any points. Azle penetrated the red zone three times but could not score. Players of the game named by coaches: Gavin Coffee, Luke Holian, Justin White, and Jeremey Snook. The 9th Green (1-0) bowled over Granbury 28-0. Big plays set the tone, coaches recalled. On the game’s first play, AHS QB Payton Ladner ran for a TD. Cody Akers scored and so did Bradley Crawford. A defensive TD was notched when Jacob Garcia returned an interception 36 yards to paydirt. The AHS defense forced 4 interceptions and a fumble. The 9th White (1-0) blanked Granbury 12-0. Xander Salsman ran for over 100 yards while Noah Vurich scored on TD dashes of 6 and 4 yards. The stout defense was led by linebackers Monte Holliman and Harley Humphries as well as Jeremiah Alvarado and Jordan Soto who forced a In his first outing as the AHS QB, Nick Davis lunges successfully for the end zone, fumble and recovered it in the one of his two rushing touchdowns. Photo courtesy Richard Spraggens red zone.

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How things went and how things are gonna go A few times a year, the movie slate is really bad. This is one of those weeks, so that’s when the Movie Man takes the time to review his summer film predictions and map out the rest of the year. Summer guesses There’s always a hit that comes out of left field. And there’s a sure-fire thing that misses. Here’s how the Movie Man guessed what the top 10 movies of the summer of 2015 would be: 10. Pixels (MM #1150, 6) 9. Ant-Man (MM #1149, 7) 8. Tomorrowland (MM #1144, 5) 7. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation (MM #1158, 8) 6. Fantastic Four – (MM #1152, 3) 5. Ted 2 – (MM #1146, 1) 4. Minions – (MM #1148, 6) 3. Jurassic World – (MM #1144, 7) 2. Inside Out – (MM #1145, 7) 1. Avengers: Age of Ultron (MM #1138, 7) And here’s the actual top moneymakers over summertime (some of these are still making money, so the Movie Man computed the neighborhood they’ll finish in): 10. San Andreas – (MM #1142, 5) $151 million 9. Mad Max: Fury Road – (MM #1140, 6) $153 million 8. Straight Outta Compton – (MM #1153, 7) $173 million, projected 7. Pitch Perfect 2 – $184 million 6. Ant-Man – $185 million, projected 5. Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation – $185-$190 million, projected 4. Minions $335 million, projected 3. Inside Out $350 million,

projected 2. Avengers: Age of Ultron $458 million 1. Jurassic World $640 million The thought process Back in late April, the Movie Man gave way too much credit to Seth McFarlane. The first Ted (2012, MM #989, 3) made ridiculous money – $219 million. Fortunately, the world woke up and avoided Ted 2 (almost certainly Worst of Year); it paled in comparison to the original at $81 million. Adam Sandler must be done; the Movie Man thought he might have some life left, but Pixels was never embraced and will end up out of the money with a take of about $70 million. Tomorrowland looked promising, especially in 3-D. But it just never gained momentum and stalled at $93 million. Then there’s Fantastic Four. The Movie Man bought into the interesting trailer. But the film – dised by director Josh Trank the day before it was released – was very poor. It’s gonna stop around $55 million and forever be known as the big movie that went very bad. The Movie Man did not have

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340-A Main St. - Azle 817-444-2222

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Texas Health Harris Methodist

608 Boyd Rd. - Azle 817-378-2240

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324 Highway 199 - Springtown 817-523-3151

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600 Northwest Parkway - Azle 817-444-3201

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700 W. Main - Azle - 817-444-5548

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140 W. Main St.- Azle 817-444-4613

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405 Commerce St. - Azle 817-444-4235

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151 S.E. Parkway - Azle 817-444-5223

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112 S. Main St. - Springtown - 817-220-7828

217 W. Main St. - Azle 817-455-8983

Lakeside Church of God

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Weichert Realty

308 W. Hwy - Springtown 817-523-5402

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Larry’s Carpet 8305 Jacksboro Hwy. - Ft. Worth 817-237-7871

Laura’s Healthmart and Pharmacy

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113 Denver Trail - Azle 817-444-3249

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209 Roe St.- Azle 817-444-3209

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426 E. Hwy 199 - Springtown 817-523-4137

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1181 S. Stewart St. - Azle 817-444-4940

Cross Timbers Golf Course

150 Industrial Ave., Ste 201 - Azle 817-444-5505

Crabtree & Associates

404 W. Main St., Ste 104 - Azle 817-752-2233

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501 Hwy 199 E - Springtown 817-220-1177

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Agnes Baptist Church 350 N. Agnes - Springtown 817-523-7271

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AirWise 1801 Southeast Pkwy., Azle 817-803-3361

Azle Dental Care Brooke Porter, DDS

912 Boyd Road - Azle - 817-444-1763

Azle Family Dentistry Dr. Paul R. Farmer, DDS 405 Inwood Rd - Azle 817-444-6955

Azle Veterinary Medical Center 605 W. Main St. - Azle - 817-444-3256

Azle Vision Source 601 N.W. Ste. B - Azle 817-444-1717

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Working on Labor Day history A near-riot and historical debates: Here's how the holiday was created BY MARK K. CAMPBELL Ah, Labor Day. Or as it's known today: “the unoffi cial end of summer via a three-day weekend.” But it wasn't always that way. The concept You can thank unions for the holiday. The fi rst Labor Day parade – “a monster labor festival” – was held Sept. 5, 1882 in New York City. It was also nearly the last Labor Day Parade. The event was organized by the Central Labor Union to exhibit “the strength and esprit de corps of the trade and labor organizations.” According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the holiday “constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and wellbeing of our country.” Back in ’82, local unions sold 20,000 tickets to that fi rst parade. Since workers would lose a day's pay to participate, organizers were concerned about the turnout. The parade began with just a sprinkling of workers – so few that crowds along the sidewalk began jeering them. NYC cops, in columns and on horseback with clubs, were leery of a riot. That didn’t happen thanks to a last-minute arrival. Things changed abruptly when the Jewelers' Union arrived. And not only did they bring 200 workers. The JU also had a band. Playing “When I First Put This Uniform On” from Patience, an opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, the jewelers saved the day – and the future holiday. Soon, everyone fell in behind the band, including once-taunting spectators. Eventually, 10,000 workers showed up to hear speeches, attend a dance, and watch fi reworks. It was such a hit that other cities took notice.

Labor Day bandwagon. While some cities acknowledged the holiday in 1885-86, it was Oregon – acing out New York – that became the fi rst state to pass a law offi cially declaring a Labor Day; that happened Feb. 21, 1887. Four more states joined in – Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and New York – the same year. By 1890, Connecticut, Nebraska, and Pennsylvania also okayed the holiday. Finally, on June 28, 1894, the holiday became recognized federally, on the fi rst Monday of September, thanks to a bill authored by a South Dakota senator. Battle of the founders Who actually originally proposed the holiday is up for debate by two guys who also have similar sounding names: Matthew Maguire, a machinist and Peter McGuire, carpenter. McG's argument stems from being the general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters. He suggested honoring those who “from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.” However, recent research, according to dol.gov, points toward Mag as the originator. The secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in New Jersey, Mag pitched the holiday back in 1882 to the Central Labor Union. He even organized a committee to plan a demonstration and a picnic. Either way, the “workingman's holiday” was born.

Making it official And, of course, it didn't take The holiday today politicians long to jump on the In past decades in Texas, La-

Conservation Level Lake Bridgeport Eagle Mountain Lake Richland-Chambers Res. Cedar Creek Lake Lake Arlington Lake Benbrook Lake Worth bor Day marked the “end of summer” because school began the next day. The holiday is now marked by car sales, last minute vacations, and the fi nal time to wear white if you're fashion conscious. This is one of the years that Labor Day comes as late as it can, Sept. 7. There's plenty going on during the holiday – just not much in the way of its origin, in part because of the decline in union membership. While (non-agricultural) membership peaked in America in 1945 at 35 percent, it is eroding today. In Texas in 1968, 13.3 percent

of workers were in a union. By 2014 that number had dwindled to 4.9 percent. New York remains the state with the greatest number of union members at 25.6 percent. Alaska is next at 22.7 followed by Washington at 17.1 percent in 2014. Wonder what Maguire or McGuire would think of that?

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Few things are more inspiring than the American flag. Labor Day is a chance to proudly display your love of the Stars and Stripes – in windows or on doors. Remove the fl ag and post it prominently in your home or business. Displaying the fl ag on Labor Day shows support and respect for the sometimes back-breaking toil it took from generations of Americans to make our country the one immigrants still fl ock to today. And hang on to this fl ag; you can put it with another that we’ll print on Nov. 4. You can honor America’s soldiers by joining the fl ags on Wednesday, Nov. 11 – Veterans Day.

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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

CHURCH OF GOD

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DISCIPLES OF CHRIST AZLE CHRISTIAN 117 Church St., Azle 817-444-3527 CENTRAL CHRISTIAN 1602 S. Main St., Weatherford 817-594-3043 FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH 4th & Main, Paradise

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JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

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BOYD UNITED METHODIST FM 730 North in Boyd 940-433-5334 EAGLE MT. UNITED METHODIST 7955 Reed Rd., Azle 817-444-0226 FIRST UNITED METHODIST 200 Church St., Azle 817-444-3323 LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP 7200 Robertson Rd., Fort Worth 817-237-2758 SILVER CREEK UNITED METHODIST 2200 Church Rd., Azle 817-444-1382 FIRST UNITED METHODIST Hwy. 51 N & 3rd Street, Springtown 817-523-7874 GARVIN UNITED METHODIST 3 miles West of Boyd on C.R. 4699 POOLVILLE UNITED METHODIST 1 block W. of FM 920 (behind Poolville Post Office) 817-599-3601

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

001 Air Conditioning/Heating 019 Cement Work AIR WORKS BY SCOTT. A/C & Heating Service and installation, residential & mobile homes, Honest and Fair. TACLB017017E. 817-7248680 Boyd, TX.

008 Autos, Trucks 1999 GMC Pickup, extended cab, 2016 inspection and tags. $5,000 cash. 817-908-2211.

J.A.M. Concrete

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

2005 Ford Taurus, 100K, $4,000/ OBO. 817-523-4509. If no answer, leave message. All calls returned.

1971 Mustang, blue coupe, 302, V-8, auto, air, runs, good condition, $10,000. Call Mrs. Nelson 817-2212773.

Bishop’s

BAD CREDIT OK BUY HERE PAY HERE

WWW.WISECARANDTRUCK.NET

014 Campers & Trailers

• Discounted rates for additional insertions available if no weeks are skipped and words do not change • Boxed display ads also available (All ads must be paid in advance unless you have previously established credit)

ALL TYPES OF EXCAVATING Tanks • House Pads • Clearing Also .. Sand • Top Soil • Gravel

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021 Child Care Field Trips! ARK Christian Learning Center is Now Enrolling ‘Focus Weeks’ Summer Program, K-6, as well as Pre-K, Abeka accredited curriculum. 6A-6:30P. All 3 meals and snacks included. Drop-off and pick-up at all Azle schools and Reno. 817-237-3711 or 817-9945228.

BULLDAWG ELECTRIC CO. All types of electrical services and MH hook-ups. Free Estimates. 817-675-4921 www.bulldawgelectric.com. TECL#25253. USA A BETTER ELECTRICAL SOLUTION, INC. Commercial, Residential, Industrial NO JOB TOO SMALL Emergency Service Service & Repairs Licensed & Insured TECL 20822 817-849-1534

026 Excavating

Bulldozing Tree Surgeon Lot Clearing Trimming & Removal 32 years experience Free Estimates

817-428-8781 Bobcat & Tractor Service

& Truck Co. 817-444-5074

Over 16 words, add 20 cents per word

Kiley Chesney Construction

Wise Car

101 Southeast Parkway • Azle

Combo (Azle & Springtown) Only $8.00!

817-523-7248 • 817-239-6215

024 Electrician

2003 Ford F150 XLT, FX4, V-8, 5.4 auto, double cab, step rails, $5000/OBO. 817-253-4002.

Up to 16 words, first insertion:

Excavating

• Lot Clearing • Driveways/Parking Lots • Pasture Mowing

817-991-9430

• SITE PREPARATION• GRAVEL ROADS • LOT CLEARING• PARKING LOTS • LEVELING • DEMOLITION • FINAL GRADE • STOCK TANKS • LAND EROSION

Dump Truck Hauling

817-919-3696

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

028 Farm Equipment 801 Ford farm tractor, some equipment, needs carb. work. 940329-0185.

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Fencing

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

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

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

Large Multi Family Yard Sale. Household items, antiques, tools, furniture and lots more. Friday & Saturday, 8A-? 9315 Old Springotwn Road, Springtown. Large Garage Sale Friday-Saturday, starts at 8AM, 153 Scott Lane, off Newsom Mound Road. Moving Sale Thursday-Saturday, 8A5P (No Early Birds), 125 Southwood Bend, Springtown. Furniture, housewares, full mattress set, books, tools, womens clothes, trash compactor, crafting materials and Beanie Babies. Barn Sale September 4th & 5th, 2603 CR 3791. Furniture, housewares, collectibles and more. Some free. 1718 N. Cardinal Road ThursdayMonday. Multiple Households. Lots of stuff. Three different size wedding dresses.

Yard Sale Friday & Saturday, 217 Conwell Street, Azle.

All types fences and metal buildings built and repaired. Portable welding. 817-444-6461. RESIDENTIAL FENCE REPAIR 30 Years Experience Affordable Pricing Call Pat 817-676-2171

Saul SalinaS All Types of Fencing Farm and Ranch

940-577-6781 • 940-393-9754

Free

FREE large 6 month old cross breed pup, brindle color. Needs fenced yard, very friendly and good watch dog. 940-329-0185.

Saturday & Sunday, 8A-4P, 150 Rattling Antler Court, Azle. No Early Birds.

INSIDE/OUTSIDE SALE SATURDAY ONLY 9 miles west of 199/51 on 199, left on Poolville Cutoff

035 Garden/Mowing Service

Hal Freeman - Owner

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5649 Sabathney Road 76085 Friday, Saturday & Sunday, 7A-5P. 2 10-inch table saws; large vise on steel stand; 9 new kitchen, shower & sink faucets; 40 new light fixtures: table, floor, porch, ceiling, bath & chandiliers; new vacuum cleaner; leaf blower, Husquvarna; leaf blower-mulcher, Craftsman; Troy Bilt weed eater with tiller, edger, blower & blade attachments; over 50 new plumbing tools; 8 new pipe wrenches; Craftsman 8 drawer toolbox; 100’s of Craftman wrenches, ratchets, sockets; 2 Sears 41 range multimeters; new 12 gal. shop vac; 2 Remington MDL 7400 auto rifles; 1 30-06 cal.; 1 243 cal.; 1 Remington MDL 1100 12 gauge semi-auto with extra barrel; 200 rounds of 243 ammo; Huskey rear tine tiller; antique ice tongs and cotton scales and wrenches; like new wire welder; dozens of Fabreeze air fresheners, dispensers and warmers and scents; 2 Harley Davidson motorcycles. Second Sale at 123 Longhorn Drive North. 817412-0125.

Dishes, Pictures, Furniture, Cast Iron

817-237-2852

16 ft. trailer. Double back door & single side door. 7,000 lb capacity, spare tire. Like new. $4,800. 682-309-5525 or 432935-1432.

Big Inside Estate Sale September 10th, 11th, & 12th, 9A-5P, 805 N. Avenue E., Springtown.

RAY’S FENCE CO. Free Estimates, 817-444-2146, raysfencecompany@ aol.com.

Demolition Lot Clearing Gravel Roads Driveways

38 years serving Azle & Springtown

Huge Yard Sale Friday-Saturday, 7A7P and Sunday, 7A-? 1440 Sandy Beach Road. Lots of Stuff: furniture, toys, dishes, tools, etc. We hope you come by, if just to say hi!

Giant Yard Sale Too much to list. 31+ tables full of stuff. ThursdaySaturday, 8A-? Little Leaf Court W.

Freeman Construction Top Soil Rough Landscaping Rock Work

034 Garage Sales Crafter’s Sale September 3rd-4th, 8th-11th, 9A-2P, Azle Senior Center, 601 SE Parkway, BJ Clark Annex, Room 4. Raw craft supplies, How-To books.

BOBBY’S FENCE. All types, free estimates, over 23 years experience 817-444-3213.

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

RATES

817-480-8841

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

Extremely nice 2001 Toyota Avalon, fully loaded, new timing belt and water pump. May need tune-up. $2,850. 817-932-9006.

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

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Dirt & Concrete Work

Drive-on Wheelchair Van, wheelchair included, 5K miles, $34,000; ALSO FOR SALE: Electric wheelchair. Folding ramp included, $850. 817-270-0107. Call after 7PM.

Springtown Epigraph THE

For Sale

Fridgidaire gas range, $300; Kenmore dryer, $40. 817-237-9502.

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

MANDO’S TREE SERVICE. Take downs, trimming, lot clearing, haul offs. Senior Discounts. Save Big Money! Call 817-808-2873. 20 year expert. FREE ESTIMATES. Mowing, weed eating, scrap haul off, property clean up. Call Brett 817-881-2357. K&T GREEN WORKS. Hydromulch, Landscaping, Irrigation Installation & Repairs, Drainage/French Drains and Dirt Work. Free Estimates. Contact us at 817-994-8233. License #0008871. Lawn Care Time? Call Scott at BEST MAN LAWN CARE 817-629-6755. RICH topsoil, pickup or deliveries, 4000 Agnes Circle, Springtown. 817901-8181.

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

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

Nobody does it better!

035 Garden/Mowing Service

GUY’S LAWN MOWING. 817-6293244. Mowing, Trimming, Weeding, Misc.

SAGINAW TREE DOCTOR

• SICK TREES • CONSULTING • FERTILIZATION • DISEASED • SPRAYING • PRUNING

Specializing in Saving Trees • 24 Hour Emergency Service #1 Certified Arborist Charlie Hodges Owner

817-524-5364

24 Yrs. Exp.

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

817- 220-1141 817-444-9574

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

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

817-237-5592

RNA Lawn Services

Senior Discounts Save Big Money!

Call 817-808-2873

Summer has Arrived!

20 YEAR EXPERT

I would love to be your personal yard expert.

Irrigation Repair

817-304-3677

Need someone to care for your yard? Look here!

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

817-845-6965

Chad's Tree Service

FREE TES ESTIMA

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

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

Firefighter Tractor

Tree Service

All work is done by off duty professional firefighters

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

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

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Hauling

Unwanted debris removed at a reasonable rate. Call Tom 817-4488578. Hauling, Cleanup, Tear Down, also Tree Trimming. Free Estimates. Call 817-304-6401. MCNEELY’S DEMOLITION & CLEANUP SERVICE Tear Down, Removal, Haul Off, Storage Buildings, Fences, New/Old Construction Debris Free Estimates 817-996-7887

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Hay

TRIPLE K SERVICES, LLC Custom Cutting & Baling Light Tractor Work Insured Hay for Sale 817-401-6306 Fertilized Coastal Horse Quality Hay 4x5 Round Bales $60 each, Will deliver Springtown/Azle Area 940-389-1936

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Hay

FRESH, DRY 4X5 Coastal round bales $55 each. $5 discount for orders 5 and over. 817-909-4052. Fresh Coastal Hay Horse Quality Herbicide & Fertilized 4x5 Round Bales $65 ea. Discount for 20 or more and Free Delivery 817-221-3320 FERTILIZED COASTAL HAY. Cow hay, $40; Horse hay, $60. Call Robert N. Dennis 817-550-7234; 817-220-7377. Bright, beautiful, fertilized horse quality Coastal Bermuda square bales, $6. Call Robert N. Dennis 817-550-7234; 817-220-7377. Coastal round bales, horse quality, fertilized, no weeds, $55. 817-4752313.

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Hay

H&S HAY Premium Horse Quality Coastal

• Irrigated • Fertilized • 30 day cuts Available Now

1600 sq. bales $8.25 each 150 Rnd bales $58 each

817-851-9700 039

COMMUNITY

Wednesday, September 2, 2015

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. NOW HIRING: Two Experienced Line Cooks, due to increased business. Pay based on experience. Apply in person at SHINOLA’S TEXAS CAFE, Springtown. Now hiring Class B-CDL Mixer Drivers. Production & Safety Bonuses paid monthly, Employer Matching Retirement Plan available. Apply in person at Wise Ready Mix, 1349 NW Parkway, Azle. Tele-Sales Rep, early AM hours, 7A-1:30P, M-F. Call between 8A-12P, ask for Ms. Wright. 817-221-9222.

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Help Wanted

Body Technician needed, minimum 10 years experience. Must have tools. 817-265-5474 Iron Workers/Welders needed for Structural and Miscellaneous Steel Subcontractor for a variety of installation projects including framing, handrails, stairs, and ornamental metal. Minimum three (3) years of experience required and candidate must pass (a) weld certification test (if classified as a welder), (b) drug test, and (c) background check (d) and have own tools prior to beginning work on site. Most jobs in the Metroplex area and some nights and weekends required. Job is full-time, but hours are flexible depending on the workload. This job is for the field (construction site) only. Please send an email to smcdonald@gstmanufacturing. com and provide your name, phone number and brief description of your previous work experience.

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.

Advanced Automotive Performance is looking for an experienced Technician. Must provide basic tools and be self-motivated. Pay based on flag hours. Apply in person: 1200 Northwest Parkway, Azle.

Carpet Cleaning Technicians needed. Call 817-437-3183. Please leave message.

Mechanic wanted, good pay, good hours. Must have tools and scanning skills. Azle area. 817-221-1900. Poolville ISD accepting immediate applications for school bus drivers. Contact Patsy Pennington or Alice Flowers 817-594-4452. Taking applications for experienced Patio Cover & Carport Installation Crew. Fugate Construction 817-2386932. Eagle Crest Villa Assisted Living now taking applications for 7A3P Personal Care Attendant shift. Please apply in person at 113 Denver Trail, Azle.

New Hope Cemetery Association Is accepting bids for a Groundskeeper for 2016 as needed 5-8 times a year. For information see our facebook page: New Hope Cemetery. Send bids to NewHopeCem@gmail.com or mail to Attn: Mark Coleman, P.O. Box 1786, Springtown, TX 76082

Earn While You Learn! Azle Manor • 817-444-2536 721 Dunaway Lane • EOE

Springtown ISD is accepting applications for Bus Drivers and Monitors. Training available. Contact Jodee Gilbert-Uhlman 817-2201418.

WANTED: CARPENTER’S HELPER. Based in Springtown, working all over metroplex. Transportation and hand tools required. 817-691-6617. Please leave name, number, brief message.

Help Wanted

Accepting Applications for Nurse Aide Training Program

Disabled Lady needs attendant Now hiring experienced Cooks for catering, part-time or full-time. Must 10 hours a week, $8.30/hour, housekeeping and errands. Drug have valid driver’s license. Apply in person at Vance Godbey’s Catering, and background checks. 817-6948601 Jacksboro Highway, Fort Worth 0293. 76135. 817-237-2218. The City of Springtown is now accepting job applications for a partMAINSTREAM (group home time Certified Code Enforcement for adults with developmental Officer, between $13-$13.50 an hour, disabilities) is hiring part-time Direct 20 hours per week. High School Contact Staff for 17-hour weekday Diploma or GED and Texas driver’s shifts (2nd & 3rd shifts) or 24-hour license required. Prefer applicant to weekend shifts. Paid training, starting pay is minimum wage. Good be TCLEOSE certified. Applications may be obtained at City Hall, 102 E. potential for full-time employment. Second Street, Springtown, Texas. Call Sandra or Carole at 817-270E.O.E. Open until filled. 2747, Monday-Friday, 9A-3P.

WANTED: Experienced Kitchen Staff, Full-time, Long Term. Apply in person at El Paseo Mexican Restaurant in Azle.

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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. The City of Reno, located in Parker County, Texas, is seeking a fulltime, paid Policer Officer. Qualified candidate will possess a minimum of a basic peace officer license, issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE). Selected candidate will be required to pass a physical and drug screen, as well as a background investigation. Competitive benefit package to include: vacation, sick leave, holidays, TMRS. Employer paid health, dental, vision, life and HRA account. For consideration, please forward a brief cover letter and resume to: hank.pope@cityofrenotx.com.

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

Full-Time Cook & Cook’s Helper New Salary Schedule

Azle Manor

EOE

721 Dunaway Lane · 817-444-2536

040

Home Improvement

Keith Hays Construction Company. All types cement work, carpentry, roofing and metal buildings. 817-220-7201 BOBBY MCWILLIAMS PAINTING 817-821-6377. Interior/exterior painting, tape, bed, texture and faux finishing. 38 years experience. www. bobbymcwilliams.com.

ACROSS

1 TX Janis Joplin’s “Piece __ __ Heart” 5 atmospheric and oceanic agcy. 6 ex-Astro pitcher, Schilling 7 honorary Texas Ranger: ____ Stanley Garner 8 TXism: “boring as _ _______ ____ with a game warden” 17 all TX gov’t bldgs. are ___-smoking 18 TXism: “nervous __ _ ____ __ _ frying pan” 21 TX soda: __ Pepper 22 “____ iron” 23 TXism: “independent as _ ___ __ ice” 24 TXism: “_____ _ horse of a different color” 29 skinny 30 no sugar version of 21-across 31 laugh word 32 this man made the revolver used by the TX Rangers in 1847 34 TX A.H. ____ corp. owns 9 newspapers 35 rank below gen. 36 this state also has a town of Houston 37 this Armstrong was in film “The Four Seasons” with TX born Carol Burnett 38 actor Grant of film “Houseboat” with TX Martha Hyer

39 San Antonio waterway 41 TX Marilyn of “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” 42 TX sculptor Elisabet 43 Gulf sights 44 most infrequent 45 co. that TX Perot founded 46 water thermometer? 47 TXism: “selling like hot _____” 48 Great Storm of 1900 _______ all of Galveston 24

PYRAMID CONSTRUCTION. TILE: Bathroom Shower, Floors; PAINTING: Interior, Exterior, Tape & Bed, Texture, Popcorn Ceiling; Stain Fence; PRESSURE WASHING; ROOFING & More! FREE ESTIMATES. 817-944-7658. 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.

No Positions Available at this Time

Karl Klement Properties, Inc. Appliance/Small Motor Repair Valid TXDL required. Must be dependable with ability to multi-task. For consideration of all positions apply to:

Jodi Dusek, H/R Director

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

940-627-6362

We offer paid holidays, vacation & training.

TEXAS CROSSWORD

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by Charley & Guy Orbison

817-239-9571 817-237-9571

REMODEL & REPAIR

HOME & BUSINESS

Many Happy Local Customers Since 1978

817-406-4023

Exterior Painting Free Estimates

Classified a d d eadline: Mondays by 5PM

Contact: Sam Bliss texasmintrestoration@gmail.com 682.597.1447 or 682.597.1636

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& Beam Homes Shops/Barns Electrical HVAC Plumbing Interior/Exterior

Your Hunt For Quality Is Over

T.R.D. Construction, LLC Home Improvement • General Contractor • New Construction Additions Kitchen & Bathroom Remodeling Architectural Planning and Design “No Job Too Small or Too Large” Tommy Russell, Sr. • 817-444-6505 or 817-291-6364 • Fax: 817-444-2206 P.O. Box 224 • Azle • trdconst.llc@hotmail.com AZLEREMODELING.COM

Devin’s Handyman Service • Insulation SUMMER • Kitchen/ SPECIAL Bath 20% OFF • Roof & with Gutters this ad! • Powerwashing • Decks

Call Devin at 817-629-9608

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34 “killer ____” entered TX from Mexico 52 35 concerns 37 TX Charley Pride’s 53 “I’ll __ _______ Alone” (1977) 38 TXism: “gave his alma mater of past pall bearers the slip” OL for the Houston 40 early Rio Grande: Oilers, Don Maggs “___ __ las “my lips are ______” Palmas” this pro golfer 41 cook in an oven Julius won three 44 “from ____ to TX tournaments riches” LBJ used his own 47 inland channels in the Oval Office 49 name of TX Buddy dishonorable man Holly’s wife

040 Home Improvement

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

046

Looking to Buy

LOOKING TO PURCHASE 6974 Camaros & Novas and 56-57 Chevys. (All Conditions). 817-9443450.

047

Lost & Found

Quilt found in Walmart parking lot. Call Rita 940-859-9485.

049 Masonry/Stonework Azle, TX ,L.L.C.

concrete

commercial • residential

Chapman Carpentry Off-Duty Firefighter Professional & Dependable

817-946-6787 817-444-4198

ROBERT’S HANDYMAN SERVICE

J OHN K IDD P AIN TING

exterior & interior remodeling, patio covers, drywall repairs

• Additions •Kitchen & Bathroom Remodels •Ceramic Tile •Foundation Repair •Painting •Pressure Washing •Roofing •Fencing & Decks Call for Free Quote • 817-964-2562

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

CUSTOM HOME BUILDING Since 1995

14 TXism: “this ain’t 50 my first _____” DOWN 15 TX Janis Joplin album: 1 TX Judith McNaught “_ ___ Dem Ol’ Kozmic 1987 romance book Blues Again Mama!” 2 1963 western 16 TXism: “sour enough comedy: “____ to pucker a ___” ___ Texas” 19 polled cow feature 3 seat of Falls Co. (2 wds.) 4 this cartoonist Bill 27 20 Troy Aikman is one graduated from UT on Fox 9 ghostly action 22 TXism for “skunk” 10 “my word __ __ 28 24 this Selleck was in bond” 29 “The Love Letter” 11 TXism: “siesta” with TX-born Kate 12 this Glenn was in Capshaw (init.) 1941 “Texas” (init.) 25 TX Trini Lopez sang 30 13 50-across wrote “If I ___ a Hammer” song “Happy _____” 26 in Liberty Co. on 90 33

Sebastian Enterprises

50 this TX 39 Dale was wife of Roy Rogers 51 TX Willie’s dad 52 what’s in my savings account 53 TX-based Atmos sells natural ___

√ Modular Homes √ Foundation/Pier

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

Commercial • Residential Parts Warehouse Parts pulling and receiving. Requires lifting up to 70 lbs. Automotive experience preferred.

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.

040 Home Improvement

Drivers, Class-A: We’re Growing! 100% Employer PAID Group Health Insurance! Hazmat-Tank End a Plus$$! www.getmehomedispatcher. com. Call Tony 855-582-4456.

Find a job in the classifieds

Classifieds

Deadline: 5:00 PM Monday

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

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Motorcycles

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

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

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. Cook’s Cleaning is currently accepting new clients in Azle and Springtown area. Locally owned since 2004. Call Jamie Cook 817489-8171.

2006 Harley Davidson Sportster, clean, 12,000 miles. $3,500. 817247-3850.

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Movers

Your Cleaning Service

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

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

Fender Squier Standard Guitar with stand, $100. 940-748-2617.

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Miscellaneous

our pros may be out chasing fairy dust

Backgrounds Checked We furnish Tools & Chemicals

Hospitality Guarantee “Your Way”

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

You’ll love the care you get!

Green Cleaning Service • Non-Toxic Products • Residental-Commercial • Weekly & Bi-weekly cleanings • General Liability Insurance carried.

No crews just me

Tracy-817-475-1405

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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

817-270-3340 - Azle 817-220-7217 - Springtown 057

Pets/Livestock

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Roofing

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

FREEMAN

ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION INC.

817-690-0924 • Hot, Cold, Corrective

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

• 26 yrs exp • Vet References • Prompt • Reliable Service

MIDVALLEY HORSESHOEING

36 Years in Azle

817-237-2852

HORSE SALE

www.owenscorning.com

Commercial & Residential

060 Professional Services LONE STARR STEAMER PROFESSIONAL CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING. Basic Package: 3 rooms and a hall, $89. Call 817-361-2361. Need to go somewhere? Need something delivered? Call the RunAround. I’ll run you around. 817-6296755.

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426 E HWY 199 • SpringtoWn Hail in This Area Has Caused Damage that Cannot Be Seen From the Ground.

S h o p L o c a l - D o n ’t g e t s c a m m e d by out of town roofers. In business since 2008

P l e a s e G i ve U s a C a l l fo r a Fr e e R o o f I n s p e c t i o n .

Storm, LANDERS 817-523-4137 HereHereBeforeLongTheAfter. PLUMBING CO.

Drains Cleaned Water Heaters

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

Ash Creek Storage

Slab Leaks

817-444-3054 M10078

Convenient Location

Corner of Main St. & Locust • Azle

GFA/GRAHAM PLUMBING CO.

CommercialResidential Serving Springtown, Azle, Boyd, Weatherford Area

817-220-2469 grahamplumbingco.com Roofing

Ray’s Roofs & Repairs Free Estimates

817-444-3292

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STORAGE UNITS 1350 Liberty School Rd, Azle

Special!

New Construction Add On’s Electrical Painting

Plumbing Sheetrock Roofing Remodeling

Flooring Fencing Free Trimming Landscaping

West Side Storage 20-5813 670 39-1

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

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Sand/Gravel

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

nstr E ucti R& on Metal Building Specialist • Weld Ups/ Bolt Ups • Pipe Fencing • Concrete • Horse Barns • All Types Fencing • Metal Roofs

Compare Pricing NO JOB TOO SMALL Quality Family Business Since 1938

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CALL Cliff Hall

(817)221-2681

Roofing continued next column...

Pre-Engineered Weld-Ups Barns/Shops Chad Shearer-817-696-7173 Zach Wright-817-475-5455

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Now Leasing Storage Units

Insurance Claim Specialists  

We’ll be here after the storm.

Metal Buildings

817-

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

ROCK

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

Robert Burge

Roofing & Remodeling 817-344-8465 Commercial

Welding

5x10 $25/month

817-688-6940

Residential

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Portable welding, fabrication, repair, fence & gate repair. 817-270-0012.

“The Solution To All Your Plumbing Needs”

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Advertising Really Works!

Storage

Faucets

M#15899

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

Our Business is Metal Buildings - And We’re Good! DESIGN

FABRICATION

ERECTION

art METAL Coz BUILDING SYSTEMS Fabrication and erection of quality metal buildings at reasonable prices, any size - any design Office

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D R I V E W AY S

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

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Well Drilling

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

Mark Cozart 817-233-6668

Jeremy Cozart 817-237-2028

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

Classifieds 086

Mobile Home/RV Lots

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

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.

Great building for lease in industrial area in Azle. Building is 2,400 sq. ft. (1,200 office/1,200 shop), has bathrooms, A/C and heat and plenty of parking. Great building for any business. $1,300/mo. $1,300 deposit. For information call 817360-3627.

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Plumbing

Plumbing Repairs

Lots/Acreage

40x40 Shop for Rent. 817-313-7821.

Pool Service

Pool service at an affordable price from friendly people you can count on!! GANNON SWIMMING POOL SERVICE 817-230-3838.

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FOR SALE: 0.15 acre lot in Azle (1908 Gale Drive). Has electric, city sewage, gravel driveway and includes gas lease royalties. 817237-5118.

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

Certified PREFERRED CONTRACTOR State Applicator #106

FRIDAY, SEPT 4, 2015 - 6:00 PM Hwy. 281 N. - Stephenville (254) 646-3161 or 968-4844 On-Site EIA Test - $20

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Deadline: 5:00 PM Monday

Houses for Sale

Priced reduced! High on a Hill! Great Retreat! 4BR 3BA 4Car, 3,190 sf, over 2 acres! Charlotte 817-9468823; Kevin 817-965-0558 Moore Real Estate.

084 Mobile Homes for Rent 2 & 3 BR mobile homes for rent, Springtown and Azle ISD, no pets. 817-980-3066. Units starting at $450/mo.; trailer spot for $250/mo., background fee required. 817-221-3112.

RV Spaces by Day, Week or Month

We now have Pull-Throughs!

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

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

Springtown RV Park

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

New, nice modular home, 1,500 sf, on 1 acre between Springtown & Weatherford on FM 51. Trade electrical and/or carpenter work for half of first month’s and half of second month’s rent. Owner pays for materials. $750/mo. $400 deposit. 682-551-0424; 682-5590531. PELICAN BAY: 1612 SHEILA DRIVE, 3-1.5, $725/$400 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-2464646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Espanol.

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. SEVERAL HOMES ON ACREAGE AVAILABLE with Owner Financing. There is No Credit Check or Qualifying. Immediate Move In. 817-994-3730 richardwhitetx@yahoo.com

086 Mobile Home/RV Lots PELICAN BAY: Mobile Home Lot for rent 1708 Gale Drive, $155 Mo., $50 Dep. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-246-4646. gtatx. com. Hablamos Espanol.

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Rent Furnished

SHELL

817-220-4678 • 3080 W. Hwy 199 088

Rent Unfurnished

Duplex Homes For Lease 2 & 3 Bedrooms • 2 Bath • 1 Car Garage Stewart Bend Court, off South Stewart Street close to Cross Timbers Golf Course in Azle

(817) 444-2362

www.stewartbend.com; sales@stewartbend.com

Crestwood Apartment Homes Fabulous Floor Plans

To Fit Your Every Need and Lifestyle! New Appliances, FS W/D Connections, Water/Trash Service Included, Warm Colors, Brushed Nickel Hardware and So Much More! Beautiful Pool!

Call for Details 817-444-0030 525 Commerce Street • Azle crestwoodah.com

Tiny Houses and RV rental. Azel RV Park 817-677-2160.

AZLE OAKS

14x70 MH, fully furnished, 2-2, big living room and kitchen. 817-6901376. Bedroom for Rent in private home in Azle. Across the street from lake and fishing pier. $300/mo. or $75/wk. Ann 817-615-9537.

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Rent Unfurnished

SPRINGTOWN APARTMENTS, 624 East 3rd Street. 2 bedroom 1 bath, clean, new carpet, $650/mo. includes water, trash service & basic cable, $500 deposit. 817-657-9591. RENT SPECIAL! 2-2 4-PLEX, IN AZLEWOOD. $750/$600 security deposit, WBFP, walk-in closets, box windows, large kitchen w/pantry, new flooring, 1,100 sq. ft. 817-3603039. LaJunta 3-2-2, 1425 Michael Lane, Weatherford. $800 rent/ $600 deposit. 817-360-3039. Country Living. Nice 4-2, 2 acres, peaceful and quiet, $1,095/mo. $1,000 deposit, 1-year lease. 940577-0254. Nice 2-year-old 1 bedroom home, large bath, private yard, concrete foundation, between Springtown & Weatherford on FM 51. Immediately available. $480/mo. $300 deposit. 682-551-0424; 682-559-0531. House For Rent: $1,000/mo. $500 deposit, 3-2 of Stewart Street in Azle. 817-696-3403. Really nice 2 bedroom 1 bath with laminate flooring throughout. Large fenced backyard. Has central heat and air, refrigerator and stove. Pets OK. 401 North Avenue B, Springtown, Texas. 817-805-4292. AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY!

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

817-246-4646

APARTMENT 793 Robin Court, Springtown Wonderful 3-2-2 home on almost half acre lot. W/D hookups, huge covered patio, large fenced backyard, SISD. $1,395/mo. 1 month security deposit, 1-year Lease. Available Now!

For more info or photos, call Wendy Grammer 817-805-4292.

700 JARVIS • AZLE 817-444-1712

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

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

AZLEWOOD SHADY CREEK APARTMENTS APARTMENTS

1 & 2 Bedrooms

See the Dif f erence! 817-444-6122

1 & 2 Bedrooms • W/D Connections • Swimming Pool • Water/Trash Service Furnished

817-444-2430

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

Classifieds

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1338 James C Rd - Great family home with 5 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, large den & kitchen with granite. Lots of extras! 118 Prairie Lane - 3-2 doublewide split bedrooms. Large living areas and good sized bedrooms. WBFP and all on one acre. 133 Lilac Lane - Very clean 3-1 home with double carport. Completely redone 4 yrs. ago! 101 Lynn - Lovely 4 bdrm home on corner lot in AZLE ISD. 1205 Oak Harbor Blvd - Wonderful Oak Harbor home with 5-3.1-3.

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276 CR 4773 - Country serenity! Long covered porches greet you into this 4-2-2 home. Gated community, huge living area and much more! SPRINGTOWN AREA

1027 S. Reno Rd.- 3-2-3 home with shop! Open den and kitchen with large master bedroom. Priced to sell as is! 130 Williamsburg - One acre charmer with many extras! 4-2-2 is well designed GOLF/LAKE COMMUNITIES and maintained. Absolute must see! 8317 Crosswind - Inviting open 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms has formal LA & DA. Perfect home for 612 N. Ave C - Nice 3-2-2 on good sized lot. Fresh paint, separate master with large closet, entertaining. 8408 Fair Haven - Desirable townhome in The Landing. open concept & kitchen bar. Completely remodeled. 3-2.5 with 2 balconies. 932 Earp - 4-2 Peaceful country retreat GOLF/LAKE COMMUNITIES with loads of character & potential. 5621 The Resort Blvd- Custom 4 bdrm, 4 full bath, open Recent upgrades include a spacious concept home. Gated Community with large & private covered front porch. backyard. 2428 Bent Green Way- 4-4-3 home with saltwater pool 398 Pugh Dr. - Great farm/ranch property with beautiful views. Monthly horse boarding income on hole 10 at The Resort Golf Course. 9309 Cape Royale- Exquisite home off the shores of Eagle from property is ready to support your Mt. Lake 4-2.1-3 with 9’ pool. Beautiful backyard setting. monthly mortgage. Call for complete details.

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141 Huling Drive-Azle

2 bedroom, brick home in Azle at the end of a dead end street. Separate room for the washer and dryer. Bathroom has stone around the tub, rock mail box. Trees, storage building, large yard. Asking 92,500 see at: www.FarmsRanchesAndHomes.com Realty Texas, Greg Morrison Realtor. Call (817)360-0606

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