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Inaugural Hall of Fame class inducted Seven Azle athletic greats enshrined BY MARK K. CAMPBELL out – dined at tables spread around the Success. covered hardwood floor. That’s the word that summed up the Then came the offi cial inductions fi rst Azle Athletic Hall of Fame gath- of the “cream of the crop,” Azle’s ering. fi rst class of honorees: James Casey, The event itself was a success – and Jackie Swaim DiNardo, Derek Dorso were the careers ris, Chelsa Holder, of the seven inductDan Mauldin, Stan ees enshrined into Next week! A special Mauldin, and Wayne the inaugural class section on the ceremony! Walton. Oct. 24 at the new Casey was introAzle High School duced by former gym. longtime AISD head trainer and friend Before the festivities, old friends Todd Urbanek. and teammates who had not seen each A graduate of the Class of 2003, other for decades milled about joy- Casey spoke of how the town ralfully in the foyer. lied around him after the death of his After introductory remarks by commother when he was a sophomore. The fi rst ever Azle Athletic Hall of Fame class was inducted Oct. 24 on the AHS campus: (l-r) Derek mittee chairman Keith Hoover, more Dorris, Pat Holder accepting for honoree Chelsa Holder, Wayne Walton, James Casey, Jackie Swaim than 275 attendees – a complete sellPLEASE SEE HALL, PAGE 2A. DiNardo, Dan Mauldin, and Stan Mauldin. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

East Texas reports say Brookshire’s Grocery for sale BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN A report from Reuters news agency that Brookshire Grocery Company is exploring a sale has created a media frenzy. The story, which broke Oct. 14, said a sale of the grocery chain – which includes the popular Brookshire’s Food & Pharmacy stores in Azle, Springtown, and Lake Worth – could be worth as much as $1 billion including debt. The Reuters account says Brookshire is working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. on an auction that has attracted larger peers, including Albertsons Companies. Brookshire offi cials have so far declined to comment or to confi rm or deny the points outlined in the Reuters story. Quoting an anonymous source, the NBC affi liate in Tyler, where Brookshire is headquartered, said the company is exploring a sale to H.E. Butt Grocery Company, also known as H.E.B. Tyler radio station KNUE, though, ran a story Oct. 15 naming Albert-

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sons as the most likely buyer, saying it is the only company mentioned in the Reuter’s story and citing its recent acquisitions of Safeway and Tom Thumb. Albertsons is currently preparing its initial public offering in advance of going public. Kroger, the second-largest general retailer in America behind Walmart, and the fi fth-largest in the world, was the third possibility noted in the KNUE story. Local Brookshire’s store managers The 24th Annual Wagon Train arrived in Azle Wednesday, Oct. 21 en route to the 25th Annual Red Steadirected media inquiries to the corpo- gall Cowboy Gathering and Western Swing Festival in the Fort Worth Stockyards. Dressed in period rate offi ce in Tyler where a spokesper- garb and riding in authentic animal-drawn wagons or horseback, the riders spent the night at Ash son had no comment. Creek Stables before heading toward Cowtown the next day. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman Brookshire Grocery Company was founded in 1928 by Wood T. and Louise Brookshire, when they opened their fi rst 25x100-foot store on Tyler’s downtown square. These days, Brookshire employs more than 13,700 people at more than BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN seven proposed constitutional amend- trict 1, though, must decide whether or not to accept the Poolville area into 150 locations in Texas, Louisiana and As early voting winds to a close – ments. Locally, there are no ballot measures the district. Arkansas. Friday, Oct. 30 is the last day – the Early voting began Monday, Oct. 19 Brookshire also operates three dis- public at large prepares for Election for Azle residents in Tarrant County to decide; Parker County residents who tribution facilities and a fl eet of 72 Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3. PLEASE SEE NOV., PAGE 4A. tractors and more than 300 trailers. Across Texas, voters will decide live inside Emergency Services Dis-

Vote! Election Day is Nov. 3

Two Major Accidents Injure Three

The area saw two major accidents. (left) Area resident Tom Bettis was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle at the intersection of FM 730 South and Flat Rock Road Oct. 23. Further details were not available from the Texas Department of Public Safety at press time Tuesday. (above) Two people suffered critical injuries not believed to be life threatening when the car they were in somehow ended up beneath an empty tanker truck Oct. 22. The accident occurred in the 500 block of Boyd Road in a blinding thunderstorm. The Azle police offi cer investigating the accident was still waiting for additional information in order to complete the accident report at press time Tuesday. Photos by Carla Noah Stutsman

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