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AHS grad a former local cop by carla noah stutsman For the second time in less than 10 years, members of the Azle High School Class of 1985 have learned that a classmate has been sentenced to death for multiple murders. On Feb. 27, 2006, a Tarrant County jury sentenced Stephen Dale Barbee to death for the Feb. 19, 2005 murder of Lisa Underwood, 34, and her 7-year-old son, Jayden, at their Fort Worth home. Underwood was seven months pregnant at the time of her murder. On Wednesday, Dec. 17, a Kaufman County jury handed down the death penalty to Barbee’s classmate, Eric Lyle Williams, for the murders of Kaufman County District Attorney Michael McLelland and his wife, Cynthia, on March 30, 2013. The same jury had convicted him of the murders the previous week. Barbee remains on death row in a prison unit not far from Huntsville. Williams is slated to join his former classmate after processing through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system, which can take several months. Williams’ now-estranged wife, Kim Williams, testified against him at trial. She, too, is charged with the murders of Mark Hasse and both McLellands. According to reports, Kim Williams also told investigators where they could find the weapon used to gun down Kaufman County’s top prosecutor, Hasse, in January 2013. That weapon was located by a police dive team at the bottom of Lake Tawakoni. Williams has yet to be tried for Much needed rain brought out the colors of the season on Boyd Road. Even with this late in the year precipitation, 2014 remains one of the driest in recorded history. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman Hasse’s murder.

Speculation is that Kim Williams may be offered a plea deal for life in prison for the role she played in the murders of Hasse and the McLellands. Two other people – Erleigh Wiley, appointed to be Mike McLelland’s successor as Kaufman County DA, and Williams’ former boss, retired state District Judge Glen Ashworth – remained on a “hit list” Williams made, but he was arrested before he could carry out their murders, according to prosecutors. A former Kaufman County justice of the peace, Williams graduated from Texas Christian University in 1989, where he obtained a degree in criminal justice. He also obtained a degree from Texas Wesleyan Law School in 1999. According to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Education, Williams has worked as a police officer in the cities of Lakeside, White Settlement, Springtown, and Roanoke, as well as for the Hood County Sheriff’s Department and the Tarrant County Hospital District. His motive in all three murders was revealed to be revenge against those who prosecuted him after learning he was stealing computer monitors from Kaufman County. He was convicted and, as a result, lost his law license. In assessing the jury’s sentence on Williams, District Judge Michael Snipes, who presided over the trial, said: “You made yourself out to be some sort of Charles Bronson ‘Death Wish’ vigilante in this case. I never bought that … You murdered a little old lady, and you would have murdered two other innocent people if you would have had the opportunity.”

Non-profit helps with childhood literacy by mark k. campbell “Literacy is correlated to poverty.” That’s what Lester Meriwether told Azle Rotarians Dec. 18 at the group’s weekly meeting. Meriwether is the executive director of the non-profit Literacy ConneXus, an organization that focuses on getting books into young children’s hands. The Books for the Border and Beyond program began in 2008 in Eagle Pass, part of Fort Worth Western Hills Baptist Church’s outreach program. The Texas border was a target because seven of the 20 poorest counties in America are in Texas, along or near the Rio Grande River. Those seven: Presidio (west of Big Bend National Park); Maverick and Dimmit (adjacent to the river farther southeast) and Zavala (to the east); and Willacy, Hidalgo, and Starr (in the Rio Grande Valley). Meriwether said third grade is a key point in a child’s literacy life – and future. “It’s an indicator of how well a child will do in high school graduation and career success,” he noted. Meriwether added that 80 percent of prison inmates are “fundamentally illiterate” and most of them have learning disabilities. A major component of Literacy ConneXus stems from an idea that Meriwether said came from God. Instead of just supplying low-income families with books – many of which often ended up discarded or lost – why not also provide bookcases? He said that Azle’s Ash Creek Baptist Church assembled 100 such cases a couple of years ago. The small yet vital bookcases can also be put together by the families receiving the books.

Rotarians Rae Sellers (left) and Debbie Bunero (right) help Literacy ConneXus Executive Director Lester Meriwether assemble a bookcase at the Dec. 18 Rotary Club meeting. Photo by Mark K. Campbell “The kids really love helping assemble the bookcases,” Meriwether said. “It empowers them and they will take care of it.” Filling those creations with books is done through “book banks” – collection points spread throughout the state. Reaching children early with books is crucial, he said.

“Our focus is on preschoolers,” Meriwether said, adding that books for older children are also included in deliveries. Among the books each case contains: a children’s Bible, a health literacy book, a baby reader, and 6-12 new and used story books. By keeping books in families, a

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“summer reading gap” – the time children are away from school – can be avoided or deterred. The books and cases give families tools needed to escape generational poverty and improve literacy which, in turn, increases opportunities for enrichment in life. The program makes a lasting im-

pact, he noted – and not just on the Texas border. Literacy ConneXus reaches out to a variety of communities, he said. Locally, a Pelican Bay project is looming, Meriwether said. For more information on Literacy ConneXus, visit www.literacyconnexus.org.

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Holmes, longtime Senior Center director, steps down by carla noah stutsman When the Azle Senior Center opened its door in mid-1986, Darlene Holmes was at the helm. Friday, Dec. 19, a retirement party was held at the Center, located at 601 Southeast Parkway in the B.J. Clark Community Center, in Holmes’ honor. The longtime Center director – also called leader, organizer, cheerleader, planner, janitor, cook, and especially friend – stepped down after 28-and-ahalf years serving the senior citizens of Azle. But that doesn’t mean she won’t be around. “Now, I’ll be coming to the Senior Center as a senior citizen, not as the director,” Holmes laughed. “It’s time to let somebody else do all the work.” Holmes said she has lots of plans for things she wants to do in her retirement years. Holmes has been off work attending to some health issues since August, but you’d never know it based on her activity at the reception. In her absence, another extraordinarily energetic and talented Azle woman, Sue Dunn Turnipseed, graciously stepped in and kept things at the Senior Center running smoothly. The Azle Senior Center exists as part of an agreement between the city of Azle and

Mr. and Mrs. Mark Allen Scheel …nee Caylee Gail Trussell

Trussell, Scheel wed in Brenham Gaylee Gail Trussell and Mark Allen Scheel were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Oct. 18 at Christ Lutheran Church in Brenham. A reception dinner and dance followed the ceremony at the Brenham Country Club. The bride is the daughter of Charles Trussell and the late Donna Trussell. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. Kimbrough of Azle. She attended Tarleton State University and studied fashion merchandising and design with

a minor in business management. She is currently studying at the Veterinarian Institute in Houston and plans to become a licensed veterinary technician. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Scheel of Brenham. He graduated from Texas A & M University with a degree in engineering. He is employed with FMC Technologies as project manager. Following a honeymoon trip to Brazil, the couple will reside in Houston.

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LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICES REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS NO. 15-8314-01 The City of Azle is soliciting the submittal of a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) from companies interested in functioning as a service provider in the maintenance and future upgrades of its Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems for its water/wastewater treatment facilities as listed on the RFQ packet. Interested firms must submit a SEALED RESPONSE PACKAGE OF ONE (1) ORIGINAL AND THREE (3) COPIES OF COMPLETED RESPONSES AND MUST BE RECEIVED AT THE CITY OF AZLE, OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY, ATTN: NORMA ZENK 613 S.E. PARKWAY, AZLE, TEXAS 76020 ON OR BEFORE 11:00 A.M. JANUARY 21, 2015. The RFQ packet is available on the city’s website www.cityofazle.org or may be obtained by contacting the city secretary’s office at (817) 444-7101 or email: nzenk@ci.azle.tx.us. All inquiries concerning the RFQ process should be directed in writing to the Water Plant Superintendent Ron Burton, 613 S.E. Parkway, Azle, Texas 76020 or rburton@ci.azle.tx.us. Plant tours will be available by appointment only until 12:00 p.m. January 16, 2015. Contact Ron Burton at rburton@ci.azle.tx.us for appointment. NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE To satisfy a landlord’s lien. Sale to be held at AZLE SOUTHEAST STORAGE, 1004 Southeast Parkway, Azle,Texas at 10:30 a.m. on January 3, 2015. Property to be sold to the highest bidder for CASH. Property includes contents of the following tenants: Sally Miles: Household items; Cody Blackwell: Household items; Curtis Marker: Household Items; Melinda Pension: Household items; Yolonda Conrad: 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse (VIN# 4A3AC84H73E075485).

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Azle Mayor Alan Brundrett read a proclamation and presented Darlene Holmes with a clock in honor of her retirement as director of the Azle Senior Center.

clude a safe driving class, exercise and yoga classes, and Food Bank Day, which helps seniors receive extra food from the Tarrant Area Food Bank to help offset their grocery expenses. Jerry Mosman, executive director for SCS, and Marcus Rockwell, center operations manager, presented Holmes with long-stemmed, orange roses during the retirement reception. “Every Senior Center has a personality, and this center has a lot of Darlene’s personality,” Mosman said. “She’s been the backbone of this Senior Center since it opened.” Azle Mayor Alan Brundrett read a proclamation honoring Holmes’ service to the city, and he and City Manager Craig Lemin presented Holmes with a clock as a retirement gift. She also received a lighted angel Christmas decoration from the seniors at the Center. In addition to a larger-thannormal crowd of seniors, Mosman and Rockwell from SCS, and numerous city staffers, the Jerry Mosman, left, and Marcus Rockwell, right, share a retirement reception was also laugh with retiring Azle Senior Center Director Darlene attended by three of Holmes’ sons and a grandson. Holmes. Photos by Carla Noah Stutsman

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Director’s Hobbit habit over after gigantic battle 4. The Desolation of Smaug – (2013, MM #1066, 7) The dragon scenes really saved this one. 5. Battle of the Five Armies 6. The Hobbit – (2012, MM #1013, 7) Like the second series of Star Wars movies, this first effort of trilogy No. 2 seemed less than those magical originals. Sill, all these Tolkien movies About the film While concern has been are highly watchable – esperaised by Ringnuts (fans of the cially if you are a fan. They’re Lord of the Rings) that a single all noble efforts. book – The Hobbit – has been stretched into a trio of movies The plot (spoilers) Smaug the dragon is attackthat has not stopped fans from ing LakeTown, home of men, filling movie houses. Here’s how the Movie Man with a mighty fire breath that’s ranks the six Jackson Tolkien really doing some damage. Bard (Luke Evans) manages movies: 1. The Lord of the Rings – to kill the monster. That’s the (2001, Movie Man No. 435, 9 good news. The bad news is [yet not the Best of Year; it’s that word gets out quickly that rare when a 9 isn’t but Shrek the Smaug’s gigantic horde of golden treasures is now up for (MM #405, 9) was better]) Everyone was surprised as grabs. The 13 dwarfs – and Hobbit how perfectly Jackson captured the unique feel and imagined Bilbo (Martin Freeman) -- hold look of the beloved first book. the mountain that contains the 2. The Return of the King – stash, but their leader, Thorin (Richard Armitage), has been (2003, MM #539, 8) While this one is the movie poisoned by the bounty and is that would not end, it’s still tre- power-mad loco. The men of LakeTown want mendous. 3. The Two Towers – (2002, their promised share of the gold. They’re joined at the foot MM #488, 8) Still fantastic, for the Movie of the mountain by an army Man, this was the lesser of the of elves led by Thranduil (Lee Pace); those guys want historifirst trilogy If you’re a J.R.R. Tolkien lover, these have been a heady 13 years. No less than six movies have been made from the fantasy author’s sprawling books. Director Peter Jackson won over doubters with the first adaptation – and fanboys have stuck with him ever since.

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Best scene (spoiler) Thorin has been battling the leader of the orcs on an ice sheet that leads to a frozen waterfall. The dwarf gets the huge orc to fall through the ice. The creature slowly floats past, face up, trapped under the clear ice while Thorin walks above it. But the monster is faking and when Thorin gets into position, the orc jabs a sword through the ice and into Thorin’s foot. The battle resumes.

What works Director Peter Jackson has this Middle-Earth thing down. The screen is jammed with visuals, all pretty cool. LakeTown looks great and so does the mountain, not to mention Smaug (voiced by Benedict Cumberbatch). And those orcs are just super creepy. The residual creatures like “were-worms” and some beastly modes of transportation are well rendered. The major actors are all enjoyable: Freeman, McKellen, Evans, and, especially, Armitage. One death manages to be quite moving even if you don’t The rating buy into all the fantasy stuff. There’s a ton of scary creaThe ending will bring a smile tures here. And non-stop fightto fans of the originals.

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Community Waste Disposal (CWD) will not run its residential garbage route on Dec. 25 or Jan. 1. Commercial service scheduled on Thursdays will be performed either the day before or the day after Christmas as well as the day before or the day after New Year’s Day. CWD will pick up Christmas trees curbside on the second collection day of the week. In order for trees to be recyclable, they must be free of all decorations and bags. Also, from Dec. 27-Jan. 9, a roll-off container will be located at the “old” Azle Public Library, 609 Southeast Parkway (next Church offers hot meals to needy door to City Hall), so residents may dispose of their trees during The Church at Azle, 1801 South Stewart Street, offers a free hot that time. meal to anyone who needs or wants one every Wednesday from For more information, please contact CWD at 817-795-9300, 6-7 p.m. The church’s desire is to help those who are struggling, or call Azle Customer Service at 817-444-2541. especially in the cold winter months. The Azle Independent School District hosted a Christmas Open House Dec. 17 for school employees and special guests. Kristin McMillian, Child Nutrition Director, Karol Burgett, Administrative Assistant to Child Nutrition, and Monica Miller, Director of Finance, (l-r) served up goodies prepared by Sodexo, the district’s food service provider. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman

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Club with miniature horses and buggies. Most Creative was a Christmas-themed ship owned by “Buck.” The Best Texas Christmas award went to Cub Scout Pack 147. The Best Light Display of all Main Street businesses was deemed to be at Country Cottage. Other Main Street winners: Best Overall – Brenda Price Trucking Company Best Theme, “A Cowboy Christmas” – Tater Club Most Spirit – Hogye Hogle’s Insurance Most Creative – Azle Appliance & Repair

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Obituaries Mike Stephens 1949-2014 Alexander’s Midway Funeral Home. Mike was born Aug. 13, 1949, in Mineral Wells to Francis Leland and Lola Mae Modral Stephens. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Billy Bozell. Survivors include wife, Robbie Eller; children, Clay Stephens and wife, Tara, Michael Stephens and wife, Renee, Cortney Hair and husband, J.R., Brandy Cerveny and Nikki Martinez and husband, Ricky; brother, Steve Stephens and wife, Mike Stephens, 65, a loving Nancy; sisters, Judy Headrick husband, father, brother and and Julie Hicks and husband, grandfather, passed away, Greg; and 14 grandchildren. Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. The Azle News, A funeral service was held Dec. 24, 2014 Edition Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014 at

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Azle Police Blotter ounces. He was transferred to Street and charged with two bond and was released. • Lisa Michelle Bronstad, the Parker County jail. Littlep- counts of possession of a con42, of Azle, was arrested Dec. age posted $750 bond and was trolled substance in penalty group 1 as well as for failure to 2 in the 800 block of Lakeview released Dec. 7. • Angela Collins, 55, of Azle, identify. She was transported to Drive and charged with possession of a controlled substance was arrested Dec. 6 in the 500 the Tarrant County jail. Lacey in penalty group 1, less than block of Northwest Parkway posted $4,000 bond for each one gram. She also had an out- and charged with driving while possession charge and $2,000 standing class C warrant from intoxicated – her second such for the failure to identify charge the Azle PD. Bronstad posted charge. Collins posted $7,500 for a total of $10,000. She $4,000 bond and was released bond and was released from the was released from the Tarrant County jail. Azle jail. from the Azle jail. • Ezekiel Armendariz, 21, • A 34-year-old Graham • Oscar Diaz, 18, of Azle, was arrested Dec. 3 in the 600 woman was arrested Dec. 7 in of Azle, was arrested Dec. 13 block of South Stewart Street the 700 block of Boyd Road in the 1000 block of Southeast and charged with possession of and charged with possession of Parkway and charged with asmarijuana less than two ounces. a controlled substance in penal- sault causing bodily injury. He Diaz posted $750 bond and was ty group 3, less than 28 grams. was also cited for public inShe was transferred to the toxication. Armendariz posted released from the Azle jail. • Dylan Carter Littlepage, 17, Parker County jail. She posted $2,500 bond and was released of Azle, was arrested Dec. 3 in $7,500 bond and was released from the Azle jail. Azle officers arrested 15 inthe 600 block of South Stewart from jail Dec. 11. • David McLain, 42, of Azle, dividuals who had warrants Street and charged with possession of marijuana less than two was arrested Dec. 7 in the 500 issued by various law enforcewww.edwardjones.com block of Northwest Parkway ment agencies during the twoand charged with DWI. McLain week period. They also issued posted $5,000 bond and was re- one citation for assault by contact; two for theft less than $50; leased from the Azle jail. • Jessica Chae Lacey, 30, of two for public intoxication; and Springtown, was arrested Dec. four for possession of drug par8 in the 700 block of James aphernalia.

Officers with the Azle Police Department arrested the following individuals during the two-week period from Nov. 30Dec. 13: • Edwin William MirandaMorales, 25, of Fort Worth, was arrested Dec. 1 in the 100 block of Pecan Street and charged with possession of marijuana, less than two ounces. He was also cited for no insurance and driving with an invalid driver’s license. He posted $1,000 bond for the possession charge and was released from the Azle jail. • Jessica Monette Steward, 33, of Azle, was arrested Dec. 2 in the 400 block of Northwest Parkway and charged with theft enhanced by two or more prior theft convictions. She was transferred to the Tarrant County jail where she posted $3,000

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Alicia M. Zapata passed away on Dec. 12 in Azle. A memorial service was held Monday, Dec. 22 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Azle. Internment was Tuesday, Dec. 23 at DFW National Cemetery, arrangements made by White’s Azle Funeral Home. Alicia was born Jan. 4, 1927 in Los Ebanos, Texas to Guadalupe & Lucrecio Flores, Sr. Alicia was the oldest of nine children. She married her

husband, Ruben D. Zapata, in 1948. They lived in Houston until 1954 when they returned to South Texas to settle in McAllen. Together they raised three children. She was a graduate of La Joya High School and Pan American College. Alicia taught for many years in various schools districts in South Texas. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband of 63 years, and brothers, Jose Flores, Lucrecio Flores Jr., Antonio Flores. Survivors include sisters, Guadalupe LeCount, Consuelo (Wayne) Hindsley, and Edna (Loyd) Motes; brothers, Gustavo (Guadalupe) Flores and Carlos (Margarita) Flores; son, Andy (Genny) of Azle; daughter, Nora Z. (Fernando) Montez of Sunland Park, New Mexico; her son, Vito (Karen) Zapata of Houston; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

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Wrestlers pin down wins by mark k. campbell Azle wrestlers ventured to Dallas then came home for a dual. On Dec. 13, despite having several kids out “with flu-like symptoms,” Coach Chris Allen said six Hornets placed at Dallas St. Marks. Leading the pack were a trio of third place finishers: Colten Clearwater, Sean Parsons, and Seth Bell. Shawn Mackey and James Conrique took fifth while Jimmy Fager finished sixth. Back home Haltom and Weatherford arrived Dec. 16. Lady Hornets got to tangle with Lady Buffs and Azle won, 38-12. However, the Lady Roos edged Azle 27-21. “We split matches and had too many holes, so forfeits cost us,” Allen said. He added, “But it was a good dual with two matches against state-ranked wrestlers at 102 and 148.” Ruby Ariosa lost a close de-

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cision at 102. Allen said Lauren Dale at 148 won close decisions against ranked foes. The boys popped Haltom 6012 then defeated Weatherford 37-25. Against Haltom, Allen said, “The kids wrestled smart and looked dominant.” The Kangaroos posed a tougher challenge. “We had to wrestle smart. Our upper weights did a good job but only came up with one bonus point to show for it,” Allen said, noting that Weatherford has “a great middle.” Injuries played a part in Azle’s play. Mackey shone against “a kid who beat last year’s reigning champ last week,” the Azle coach recalled. Skylar Russell moved around in class “and really helped us out,” Coach Allen said. Others earning bonuses were Cutter Cox, Cody Donnell, and Fager – who “really helped us Hornet Justin Scarbro (top) dominates a foe during a recent bout. Azle resumes action Jan. 2 at an Arlington get the win.” Lamar Invitational before the Jan. 8 district dual championships at Saginaw High School. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

Ladies fall in district opener The Lady Hornets reached the first game of District 5-5A play ranked No. 13 in the state. But, at Boswell, the Lady Pioneers got 21 points from junior Shelby Jasso and upset Azle (10-2, 0-1), 49-43. AHS Coach Mitzi Marquart said, “We knew it was going to be a tough district, and Boswell gave us their ‘A’ game. “They played well and we didn’t. We struggled to put things together.” In the Dec. 16 clash, the teams played near-even over the final three periods after Bos led 9-4 following the first eight minutes. For Azle, Valarie Matlock scored 13 points and passed out 4 assists, both team highs. She also grabbed 4 rebounds. Payton Berger’s 8 boards was tops; she also scored 9 points. Taylor Fulfer had 11 points and 5 rebounds while Makenzi Bossert snatched 6 rebounds to go with 5 points. Boswell’s Jasso was deadly from long range; she hit five three-pointers. The Lady Hornets faced Boswell Dec. 19 (results not available at press time). After the Christmas Break Kylee Browne reaches for a rebound. Azle arrived at the 5-5A opener ranked No. 13 Azle will play in the Castleberin the state but lost at Boswell in the first district game. Photo by Mark K. Campbell ry holiday tournament.

AHS JV, 9th win The young basketball Lady Hornets won opening district games at Boswell. The JV used a huge 19-point fourth quarter to reel in their Lady Pioneer counterparts; AHS won 37-31. Azle trailed 23-18 entering the final quarter. Logan Graham and Miranda Davis both scored 12 points.

Rachel Wood netted 5 points and Murri Jenkins hit for 4. The 9th drilled Boswell, 4220. The young Lady Hornets posted three 12-point periods. Savannah Johnson’s 17 points almost out-scored the hosts alone. Autumn Johnson scored 10. Victoria Derr added 3 points in the victory.

Azle Junior High Girls basketball The 8th A lost a close one to crosstown rival, Forte, by 3 points, Coach Kriss Meeker noted. “It was a great matchup,” she said, adding that the game went back and forth with some stellar defense. “It could’ve gone either way; the clock ended up in their favor,” Meeker said. The 8th B is on a tear. First, the B defeated Lake Worth 44-12 on the road, Coach Alyssa Brownback said. Then came an Eagle MountainSaginaw tournament. The B won the event. Brownback lauded the play of

Barbara Rueda, Kamrin Liptow, Myka Longmire, Haylee Francks, Paige Fair, and Mykayla Carlson offensively. Pacing the defense were Selma Dervisevic, Chrystyne Hart, and Abigail Davis with Lexi Sadler, Elizabeth Robles, and Madison Sinkovec essential to the wins for “playing their hearts out,” Brownback said. The coach added, “The girls played so hard and wanted to bring home a trophy so bad.” Next, AJH popped rival Azle JH 29-7. Leading scorers were Rueda, Liptow, and Francks, Coach Brownback recalled.

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Forte Junior High Boys basketball Archrival Azle JH was the foe for Forte. The 8th A edged AJH 36-35, rallying from an 8-point deficit. High scorer Payton Vaughn hit a free throw with 2 seconds left for the winning point. He finished with a team-high 14 points. Riley Comisky added 10 points, Jerico Ware 5, Cooper Moorman 4, and Marshal Sampley 1 in a game where each point mattered. The 8th B lost but “played hard,” coaches recalled. Pacing the B offense was Mathew Ulshafer with 14 points while Tristen Meason was the defensive star. Lathen Harris added 3 points and so did Meason as well as Sam Bowen Moyer and the Hornet basketball team is off un- Pierce who nailed a bomb that “entil a trip to River Oaks and a tournament beginning Dec. ergized the team.” 29 at Castleberry High School. Photo by Mark K. Campbell Cameron Schultz netted 2

points. Girls basketball Azle JH was the Forte’s girls rival. The 8th A won 23-20. “The Lady Hornets played hard and came up with a big win,” coaches recalled. The 8th B fell to the “South” junior high. “The girls played hard and fought to the end,” said coaches. The 7th A was “amazing” in a 23-4 rout of their Azle JH counterparts. “There was great support coming off the bench that helped them jump out to an early lead and they never looked back.” The 7th B lost a close one, coaches recalled, 17-14. “We were playing neck and neck to the very end and the girls fought hard,” they said.

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Holiday ho-hos

Mark K. Campbell is the News editor and hopes your Christmas is very merry.

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ou can be the funny person at your family’s gathering this holiday season – provided you can be heard through kids’ earphones – with this gallery of squeaky clean Christmas jokes. What did the ghost say to Santa Claus? I’ll have a boo Christmas without you. How do you know when Santa is in the room? You can sense his presents. What’s the best Christmas gift? A broken drum – you can’t beat it! Which reindeer is the cleanest? Comet. What do gingerbread men put on their beds? C o o k i e sheets. W h a t breakfast cereal does Frosty the Snowman eat? Ice Krispies and Frosted Flakes. What kind ON YOUR of cars do MARK elves drive? Mark K. Campbell Toy-otas. What song is sung at a snowman’s birthday party? Freeze a jolly good fellow. What kid of motorcycle does Santa ride? A Holly Davidson. How did Scrooge win the football game? The ghost of Christmas passed. Who is Santa’s favorite singer? Elf-is Presley. Why are Christmas trees bad at sewing? They always drop their needles. Why did the turkey join the Christmas band? It had the drumsticks. What happens if you eat all the Christmas decorations? You get Tinsel-itis. What do you call a bunch of chess players bragging about their games in a hotel lobby? Chess nuts boating in an open foyer. Why do you never see Santa in the hospital? He has private elf care. How did Mary and Joseph know that Jesus weighed 7 pounds, 6 ounces when He was born? They had a weigh in a manger. How much did Santa’s sleigh cost? Nothing – it was on the house. Where does a snowman keep his cash? In a snow bank. What’s red, white, and blue at Christmastime? A sad candy cane. What nationality is Santa Claus? North Polish. What’s the difference between a knight and Santa’s reindeer? One slays the dragon and the other’s draggin’ the sleigh. How do sheep say “Merry Christmas” in Mexico? Fleece Navidad What goes “Oh! Oh! Oh!”? Santa walking backwards. When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving? In the dictionary. What did Mary Poppins want from Santa? Superclausfagilisticexpiallisnowshoes. What animal never eats at Christmas time? A turkey – it’s already stuffed. What happened to the man who stole a calendar at Christmas? He got 12 months. What is green, covered in tinsel, and goes ribbit? Mistle-toad. Did you hear about the cat that swallowed Mrs. Claus’ yarn? It had mittens.

o you remember me? I sat upon your knee; I wrote to you with childhood fantasies. Well, I'm all grown-up now and still need help somehow. I'm not a child, but my heart still can dream. So here's my lifelong wish, my grown-up Christmas list, not for myself but for a world in need:

No more lives torn apart, that wars would never start, and time would heal all hearts. And everyone would have a friend, and right would always win, and love would never end. This is my grown-up Christmas list.

Letter to the Editor Praising the Azle Police Department The Azle Lake Run was held on Nov. 15, 2014. I am late writing my annual acknowledgments to the Azle Police Department. In the meantime, events have occurred on a national scale that have portrayed officers in a bad light. How many arrests happen every day nationwide? Of that number, how many result in harm to a citizen? The percentage must be less than a thousandth of a percent. I am sure if given a redo, the officers could have successfully subdued the suspects without harming them based on what we know now. We don’t get a redo like you get in a video game. The police have less than a tenth of a second to evaluate the situation and decide if they are going to leave their own children fatherless or if they are

going to fire. Nationwide, our heroes are not going to get a perfect score; tragedies will happen. In 1985, I moved here to Azle. I have gotten to know a few officers. One of our police chiefs used to come to the Azle Ministerial Alliance meetings. One of my former co-workers joined the force. One minister who signed my ordination certificate in 1996 later became an Azle police officer. I have also worked with the police each year as the director of the Azle Lake Run. There is a different culture here. Our Azle police rarely make the news. They are like eggs in a cake. You don’t notice their presence, but they hold everything together. Some years ago we were trying to help a struggling black family. I mention race because of recent events. The man was drunk and threatening his wife. I just wanted him locked up. The officer and his partner came to my house and totally resolved the

situation. The man’s blood pressure was dangerously high. No arrests, no jail time. The officers even got him to calm down, thus decreasing his blood pressure. This family was saved and is still together. On that particular night, the officers in our home were better ministers of the gospel than I was. As long as I have been here in Azle, I know of no time when shots have been fired. Oh, weapons have been drawn, but never a shot fired that I know of; situations have been resolved by wisdom and restraint. The Azle police force is the best there is. They have been consistent through the years. I am thankful to God for what we have in Azle. We are very blessed and I encourage us all to tell our officers that on a regular basis. The invisible force that holds our community together needs to know they are not invisible to us.

Thicket in east Texas where he hunted bears. President Theodore Roosevelt hired Lilly to help him, and the president killed a black bear. Roosevelt wrote about his hunting trip, and commented PAGES FROM about Lilly. He him WESTERN described as “spare, fullHISTORY bearded, with gentle, J’Nell L. Pate mild, blue eyes and a frame of steel . . . I never met any other man so indifferent to fatigue and hardship.” Roosevelt called Lilly a “remarkable character” who “is hardy as a bear or elk, literally caring nothing for fatigue and exposure which we couldn't stand at all. . .Often he would be on the trail of his quarry for days at a time, lying down to sleep wherever night overtook him.” Lilly was strong, about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighed 180 pounds. He didn't smoke or drink alcohol or coffee. Roosevelt verified what others already knew, that Lilly never hunted on Sunday. A rancher said Lilly “spent his Sundays lying in the shade of a tree and reading the Bible.” On one ranch he found and killed thirteen lions, some nice grizzlies, twelve bear, and a few lobo wolves. By 1912 he was hunting in Arizona Territory and learned that he could collect $10 an animal from the county. However, to collect it, he would not only need to turn over the animal's scalp, but have a witness to the kill-

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neath our tree. Well, heaven surely knows that packages and bows can never heal hurting human soul. What is this illusion called the innocence of youth? Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth.

Last mountain man Ben Lilly killed hundreds of bears, lions found a book at a yard sale by J. Frank Dobie The Ben Lilly Legend about a hunter who has been called the “Last Mountain Man.” I remembered wellknown Cowboys' defensive tackle Bob Lilly, who was a student at TCU when I was, and wondered if the two were related. The mountain man, Benjamin Vernon Lilly, was born December 31, 1856 in Alabama of Scot and English ancestry. He learned how to make hunting knives from his father, a blacksmith who moved the family to Mississippi while Ben was a youngster. When his parents sent him to a military academy in Jackson, Miss, Lilly ran away, and no one knew where he was for several years. When an Uncle Vernon, after whom he was named, accidently encountered Ben in Memphis, Tennessee, he was working as a blacksmith. The uncle, a well-todo planter in Louisiana, persuaded his nephew to come work for him, promising to make him his heir. Ben agreed. Lilly indeed inherited the estate, married, and had one son named Vernon, who died while still very young. Ben and his distraught wife divorced. Later he remarried and had three children. Lilly eventually decided he wasn't meant to be a farmer. He raised cattle, cut timber, and even made knives to sell. In the swamps of Louisiana he found his calling when he killed a bear with one of his own knives. In 1901 after ten years of marriage, Lilly signed over his property to his wife and left. In 1904 the government paid him to collect animals for a national museum. He sent a cougar, five black bears and seven red wolves to Washington. Then in 1906 he moved to the Big

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ing. Nobody was going to follow Lilly around to do that. Ranchers would pay him to kill the predators without a witness, so one year he averaged 50 lions and bears and collected $50 per scalp. A toughened outdoorsman, Lilly in winter would break ice in a stream and plunge in for a bath, rubbing himself briskly after he came out of the water. For his lifestyle and hunting prowess, Dobie called him “the master detective of the outdoors world.” From the bear tracks he trailed he could tell the age, sex, and character of each bear. He would relate to others, “one threeyear-old male” or “one small female yearling.” In 1925 Lilly told someone he had killed his 547th lion since 1912, and that was “after they had begun to get scarce.” For readers who are thinking “I didn't know we had lions in America,” these are mountain lions, cougars, panthers (some southerners say painters). The terms often are used interchangeably. Lilly died December 17, 1936, 14 days shy of age 80, in a “County Farm,” privately operated in Silver City, New Mexico. His tombstone reads “Lover of the Great Outdoors.” Later friends placed a bronze plaque on a granite boulder in Gila National Forest where he hunted more than anywhere else. While he was two or three generations later than the old mountain men, Ben Lilly certainly was one himself, the last one. P.S. I emailed an address I found on Bob Lilly's website and asked if Ben Lilly was an ancestor. I haven't heard back. 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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This song, “My Grown-Up Christmas List” was released in 1990. I first heard it in 1992, recorded by Amy Grant. It has been recorded by many artists over the past 20 years, including Barbara Streisand, Aretha Franklin, Donny Osmond, Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble, and a bunch of people I’ve never heard of. I love the sentiment behind the song: the idea that the best things are not gifts under the tree, but peace, friendship, healing of broken hearts, and victory of right over wrong. I also know that wishing for those things is just about as effective as writing to Santa and asking for them. So, how do we move our “Christmas list” from sentiment to reality? Is it even possible? On a worldwide scale? Of course not. In our corner of the world? Why not? I can’t keep lives from being torn apart, but I can refuse to be the one tearing. I can’t keep wars from starting, but I can refuse to start a fight at home. I can’t be sure that everyone has a friend, but I can be a friend to a neighbor in need. I can’t be sure that right will always win, but I can be sure, by my choices, that right wins in me. And if I understand that love is a decision, not a feeling, I will not let it end in my circle of influence. Jesus said, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9). He didn’t say “peace lovers” or “pacifists.” Our lives matter so much to God that He invites us to join Him in what He is doing in the world. In the form of a baby in Bethlehem, He “showed up” in our world visibly. Now He wants to “show up” through us. Merry Christmas. Azle resident Dr. Gerry Lewis is director of missions for the Harvest Baptist Association, which is headquartered in Decatur. He writes a blog at www.drgerrylewis.com.

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n Dec. 11, a Senate-House joint committee empaneled to adopt a sufficient balance for the state’s “rainy day fund” approved $7 billion as the floor for it. Properly titled the Economic Stabilization Fund, the oil and gas tax-fueled pool of money was created by constitutional amendment in 1988 when oil was selling as low as $10 a barrel, causing state coffers to run thin. Calculated at $6.7 billion last August, the fund previously had no required minimum. The maximum the fund may hold is capped at 10 percent of the state’s general revenue during the previous two-year budget cycle. Proposition 1, passed by Texas voters on Nov. 4, was “The constitutional amendment providing for the use and dedication of certain money transferred to the state highway fund to assist in the completion

by oil and natural of optimism as citigas-related sectors zens, national transand collections from portation groups and retail trade and resstakeholders have taurants also rose noted great improvestrongly. ments in Texas just Cities, counties, in time for state lawtransit systems and makers to convene special purpose taxfor the 84th Legislaing districts will tive session.” receive December According to a local sales tax alDec. 9 TxDOT news STATE locations totaling release, “Many have $645.9 million, up stated that transporCAPITAL 11.4 percent comtation is a key issue for legislators in HIGHLIGHTS pared to December 2013, Combs added. 2015, and by passing Proposition 1 with Ed Sterling an 80 percent approval, voters School ratings released Texas Education Agency on have entrusted TxDOT with the job of addressing congestion Dec. 3 announced its release of the final 2014 state accountand keeping our roads safe.” ability system ratings for more than 1,200 school districts and Sales tax revenue is up State Comptroller Susan charters and more than 8,500 Combs on Dec. 10 reported campuses. Final ratings are issued folstate sales tax revenue in November of $2.66 billion, up lowing an appeals process proTxDOT senses optimism Texas Department of Trans- 10.7 percent compared to No- vided to districts and charters that contested the district or portation last week announced vember 2013. Combs said gains were led campus ratings originally anthe agency “is riding a wave of transportation construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects, not to include toll roads.” The measure requires the state to split the oil and gas revenue between the rainy day fund and state highway fund. Because of the booming oil and gas industry, some $1.74 billion is to be transferred into the highway fund in 2015. “This transfer will provide a much-needed boost to transportation, which affects everything from commerce and economic development to public safety and our quality of life," said Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Grapevine, co-chair of the joint committee. “The floor also ensures that Texas has sufficient reserves for any unexpected difficulties in the future. It also allows us to address our vital infrastructure needs in a fiscally responsible way.”

nounced in August, TEA explained. Final 2014 ratings show 90.2 percent of the state’s 949 school districts and 158 charters achieved the rating of “Met Standard.” Alert: Lock your vehicle Texas Department of Public Safety on Dec. 11 encouraged drivers to take necessary precautions to protect their vehicles from possible theft during holiday season. DPS Director Steven McCraw said, “December is one of the busiest months for auto thefts, and during this holiday shopping season, it is important that any valuables in a vehicle are out of sight.” According to the DPS, 5,395 automobiles, pickups and motorcycles were recorded stolen in December 2013, “making it the third-highest month for vehicle thefts that year behind July and August.” In addition, more than 13,100 vehicle burglaries were reported and $12.2

million in property stolen last December. Permit process speeds up Texas Railroad Commission on Dec. 11 announced its Information Technology Modernization Program is making the process for granting oil and gas drilling permits faster. “Expedited permit processing was reduced from a peak of 30 days experienced with a surge in industry activity in the spring of this year to a one-day processing rate in November,” according to the petroleum-regulating agency. Commissioner David Porter said that in addition to the improved technology, the agency has hired additional temporary staff “to help meet the demands of the rising drilling permit applications and to assist our hardworking permanent staff.” 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.

Letter to the Editor Race relations today: ‘Toxic’ When [President] Obama hired Al Sharpton, he was finally getting a replacement in his life for his preacher of 20 years, Jeremiah Wright who prayed that God would damn America. Like Wright, Sharpton is a verbal bomb thrower and an experienced agitator. Isn't it ironic that with a black U.S. Attorney General [Eric Holder] and president, race relations have reached a toxic level that has undermined the great progress made since Martin Luther King, Jr.’s peaceful protests and peace promoting eloquent speeches that inspired people of all races.

These days we hear egotistical anarchistic rabble rousers and hate mongering hypocrites flaunting their contempt for America. Sharpton hit the ground running in Ferguson and now he's leading demonstrators in NYC who are calling for dead cops. Sadly, at least one cop has responded with understandable anger but inappropriate comments that are just not going to work. How many of us would have felt like saying the same things if people started threatening to kill us or our family? It’s been real recent that ISIS also threatened to kill cops in America. Are they working the crowds in NYC? Terrorists and anarchists despise people in

law enforcement because they effectively protect this nation at the local level. More than ever, people in law enforcement are having to watch their backs. They need to know that a vast majority of Americans want them to be safe from harm at all times and that threats against law enforcement personnel better stop, right now. Communities and cities across America are dependent on those men and women who have chosen to serve and protect, no matter the cost. Without them we could not live in peace and safety. They must be able to do the same. Jean Honeycutt Azle

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Gifts for the angel tree and Toys for Tots recipients await delivery in the Reno City Hall. Photos courtesy of the City of Reno

Angels in waiting: By Natalie Gentry The City of Reno picked up the gifts it received for the Toys for Tots program last week. “I think this is great to see our community coming together during the holidays,” said Public Works Director Scott Passmore. Mayor Lynda Stokes echoed Passmore’s sentiments. “There has been such an out pouring from the community,” Stokes said. “Scott [Passmore] and other city employees have spearheaded these efforts and

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have done so much work on their own time. “I’m so grateful to the community and the residents here. There has been such tremendous generosity shown by everyone,” she continued. “One lady called

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deputies for a warrant for theft of property by check, $20-500. • Parker County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 26-year-old Azle man Dec. 15 on a commitment order for a previous charge of possession of marijuana. • A 43-year-old Azle man was arrested Dec. 15 by Parker County Sheriff’s deputies for a bench warrant, and a motion to adjudicate guilt for a prior charge of theft of a firearm. He also had an active Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) detainer.

man was arrested Dec. 14 by Springtown police and charged with driving with an invalid license with previous convictions and no insurance. • Parker County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 21-year-old Azle man Dec. 14 and charged him for failure to identify a fugitive and intent to give false information. He also had active warrants for failure to appear in court, expired registration, and driving without a license. • A 36-year-old Springtown woman was arrested Dec. 15 by Parker County Sheriff’s

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until the situation improves, Stokes said. Most of the fires have been started by people burning trash in the high winds. Outdoor cooking on gas grills, charcoal grills and in smokers with no exposed flame is exempted from the ban, but any other kind of outdoor burning is prohibited. The National Weather Service expects the dry weather to return through Christmas week in the area.

have found guardian angels as well. “There is so much more to a city than just the buildings and roads,” Stokes said. “It’s at times like these that we see the true meaning of ‘community.’”

and said ‘how much do you need, I’ll write the check,’ It’s just been amazing.” Teachers at Reno Elementary gathered gifts for four children that were together on the Reno angel tree and the rest of the kids

Parker County Arrests The following individuals who list addresses in the Azle and/or Springtown areas were arrested by various law enforcement agencies and booked into the Parker County Jail between Dec. 13-15. • Parker County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old Springtown woman Dec. 13 for a Bridgeport warrant for involvement in an accident causing more than $200 in damage and insufficient bond for a prior charge of theft of property $500-$1,500. • A 25-year-old Springtown

By Natalie Gentry Reno Mayor Lynda Stokes, reminded attendees at the City Council meeting Dec. 15. there is a citywide burn ban in effect. Lack of rain and high winds have contributed to a high fire danger in recent weeks. Stokes said the ban was put in place because the Reno Volunteer Fire Department has battled several grass fires in the past month, including three blazes in one day. The ban will remain in effect

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Carpet Service

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Garden/Mowing Service

Campfire Lawn & Garden

Carpet

Cleaning

Now Serving Azle & Springtown 2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, good condition, newer tires, leather, sunroof, runs good. Leave message at 940-210-9169. For Sale: PJ metal car hauler with extras, $1,500. 817-821-1006.

Bishop’s Wise Car

& Truck Co.

101 Southeast Parkway • Azle

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

WWW.WISECARANDTRUCK.NET

1 Story Home

2 Story Home

$149.95

$249.95

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

Dirt & Concrete Work

3-MONTH SPECIAL! Azle News 817-270-3340 Springtown Epigraph 817-220-7217

014 Campers & Trailers

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

J.A.M. Concrete

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

817-480-8841

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

024 Electrician 2009 28’ Denali travel trailer, electric awning, super slide, sleeps 6, fully loaded, 2 entry doors, electric tongue jack. Used very little. $12,500. 817-7294278.

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

026 Excavating  

Dump Truck Hauling

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• Small jobs accepted • Rough landscaping • Jobsite clearing

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Fencing

All types fences and metal buildings built and repaired. Portable welding. 817-444-6461. BOBBY’S FENCE. All types, free estimates, over 23 years experience 817-444-3213.

Terms Available 817-444-0861 A.W. Teater

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

Saul SalinaS

Chad's Tree Service

Sand • Top Soil • Gravel

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

Excavating continued next column... Advertising Works!

FREE S STIMATE

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

817-221-2201 • 817-246-5943 Insured for your protection Best Lawn Guarantee in Town Landscape Dependable and Reliable Online Account Sprinklers Management Lawn Care

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

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Firefighter Tractor

LI 19046

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

All Types of Fencing Farm and Ranch

Jon Reed, Owner

940-577-6781 • 940-393-9754

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

030 Firewood Seasoned oak ﬁrewood, $140: ½ cord; $280: full cord. Delivered. 817808-2873. A-1 QUALITY FIREWOOD. Seasoned oak, $250/cord, $150/half cord, picked up. Delivery available. 817-565-3275.

Only $19.9 5

Tanks • House Pads • Clearing Also ..

817-690-4011 cell

All major credit cards accepted

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

ALL TYPES OF EXCAVATING

HALL'S

DEER HUNTER SPECIAL! 1970 LRWD 21 ft. RV, fully equipped, sleeps 6, bath & shower, new plumbing throughout, $3,800. Call after 11AM 817-237-9502.

Excavating

TOM'S BOBCAT SERVICE 444-5069

817-919-3696

817-523-7248 • 817-239-6215

34 ft. 2013 Raven Express by Winnebago, 5th wheel, unusual layout, sleeps 8 w/1½ bath, twin bunks, fully loaded, $30,000. 817-444-3383, still almost new.

No Job Too Small

Carpet Repairs Upholstery Cleaning Residential & Commercial

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

2001 Sea Breeze travel trailer, 3 slides, solid surface countertops, built-in microwave, nice condition, $10,500. 817-2386932.

Insured • Azle since 1962 Compare Prices

“Customer Service is our top Priority” (817) 262-7777 scrubzcarpetcare@yahoo.com

Kiley Chesney Construction

Need to sell your car? Call today and ask about our $19.95

(any size)

Carpet Cleaning Air Duct Cleaning Tile and Grout Cleaning

Trees trimmed-removed Full lawn care & haul-offs

Need to sell your horse trailer? Call today and ask about our

3-MONTH SPECIAL!

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

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For Sale

HUNTERS! Pheasants for sale. Christmas/New Year’s Specials: Roosters, $23.50; Hens, $20.00. Cages available. 817-366-6260; 817-629-2442.

035 Garden/Mowing Service FREE ESTIMATES. Mowing, weed eating, scrap haul off, property clean up. Call Brett 817-881-2357. If you need your pasture mowed, call 940-389-1936. Professional Mowing at affordable prices. We do leaf clean up. Call Cliff at 817-343-7022 for a free estimate.

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

817-237-5592

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

817-845-6965

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Hay

Fresh-cut fertilized Coastal and Sudan round bales. Will deliver to Springtown/Azle area. 940-3891936. Horse quality fertilized Coastal round bales, $70/each; square bales, $8/ each. Will deliver. 817-909-4052. Horse quality fertilized Coastal round bales, in barn (never wet), $75, no checks, cash only. 817694-5554.

039 Help Wanted LVN & CNA needed for Lake Worth Nursing Home. Contact Jon 817319-9073.

Help Wanted continued next column...

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

Senior Discounts Save Big Money!

Call 817-808-2873 20 YEAR EXPERT

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

817- 220-1141 817-444-9574

039 Help Wanted 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. Quality Inspector. Seeking a selfmotivated gauging inspector. Must be familiar with Aerospace blueprints and able to use all equipment that is associated with said job. DO NOT apply in person. Send resume to resume@clarksmachine.com. Springtown ISD is accepting applications for Bus Drivers. Training available. Contact Kim Cremeen 817-220-1418.

039 Help Wanted NOW HIRING: Two Experienced Line Cooks, due to increased business. Pay based on experience. Apply in person at SHINOLA’S TEXAS CAFE, Springtown. Vance Godbey’s Restaurant now hiring experienced cook. Full-time. Valid driver’s license required. 817237-2218. 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. HIRING 2 HOUSE CLEANERS. Part-time and/or permanent. We will train. Car necessary. Usually home by 2PM. Great for Moms with kids in school. No weekends. Not suitable if your only income. Your Cleaning Service 817-237-9848. Drivers: Growing Company! Midwest Weekly and Bi-weekly schedules available, 100% Employer PAID Group Health Coverage! All Terminals have driver facilities. My drivers on track to make $50,000 to $70,000 this year. Class-A with OTR experience. www. getmehomedispatcher.com. Call Tony 1-800-999-6188. Office Help needed. MondaySaturday, 8A-6P. 817-444-6516 or 817-657-0704. Licensed Driver and Laborer needed. 817-444-6516 or 817-657-0704. Drivers with CDL: Walk-Away Lease, Zero Down, No Balloon Payment, 2 Year Warranty. Contract Rates as high as $3/mile. 877-936-0012. SPRINGTOWN ISD SUBSTITUTE ORIENTATION Wednesday, January 7, 2015 Springtown ISD Administration Offices 301 East 5th Street - 8:30 a.m. New applicants should complete an online application at www. springtownisd.net prior to attending the orientation. Please bring your driver license, social security card, voided check, and transcript to the orientation. All subs are required to pass a criminal history background check. (The individual pays the fees for this at time of fingerprint submission, not at the orientation). You will be given information at the orientation on submitting fingerprints for this background check, costs involved, and scheduling an appointment. Anyone interested in substituting for SISD for the 2014-2015 school year must attend a substitute orientation. It is unknown at this time if or when another orientation may be held.

Need a qualiﬁed Auto Mechanic. MUST have experience and have your own tools. Auto shop located in Springtown. Call Tony at 817-6772440. Drivers: $5,000 Orientation Completion Bonus! $5,000 Driver Referral Bonus! Great Pay (New hires min. $800/week guarantee)! CDL-A OTR Experience Required 1-888-993-0972. Drivers: CDL Regional TX-NM HAZMAT Drivers. Great Beneﬁts with Employer PAID Health Care, Vision & Dental. Drivers with Hazmat - Reefer Freight. www.getmehomedispatcher. com. Call Tony at 1-855-582-4456. Springtown Flowers & Gifts is looking for a part-time/seasonal Florist. Call 817-565-9871. Property Manager position available in Springtown with reputable property management company. Please email resume to nheit@ integrapeak.com. NEEDED: EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANIC, diesel pickups a plus. Call 817-221-2463. Need someone ASAP.

817-270-3340 - Azle 817-220-7217 - Springtown 039

COMMUNITY

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Help Wanted

Looking for experienced Service Tech & Helper. Must have valid DL, cell phone, hand tools. Air-Worx, 817-523-4846. Accounting Office in Springtown area has opening for FT Clerical/ Receptionist position. Applicant needs to have good phone and communication skills. Please email resume to vkresume@yahoo.com.

Part Time Cook & Cook’s Helper

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

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Home Improvement

Before you buy vinyl siding or windows, call Jimmy for a free estimate 817-444-5270; 817-2967567. Keith Hays Construction Company. All types cement work, carpentry, roofing and metal buildings. 817-220-7201 DEVIN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Carpentry, cement, rock, granite, tile, painting, siding, insulation, kitchen/ bath, roof/gutters, powerwashing, decks. WINTER SPECIAL: 20% Off w/this Ad! 817-629-9608. WILLIE SIMON TILE & WOOD. Shower, Tub Surround & Backsplashes. 817-366-4555.

040 Home Improvement 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.

Sebastian Enterprises CUSTOM HOME BUILDING Since 1995

817-239-9571 817-237-9571

REMODEL & REPAIR HOME & BUSINESS

Many Happy Local Customers

Azle Manor

721 Dunaway Ln · Azle

Holiday Deadline: Friday, Dec. 26th by 5PM for Wednesday, Dec. 31st Issue

Since 1978

EOE

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

Trucking Company

Hiring

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

ROBERT’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. I do additions, kitchen & bathroom remodel, ceramic tile, foundation repair, painting, pressure washing, roofing, fencing and decks. Call for Free quote. 817-964-2562. WORKHORSE HANDYMAN SERVICES. Bathrooms, kitchens, roofing, remodels, mobile home repair and roof repair, well repair. Quality at a reasonable rate. 817-874-6109. AZLE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. No job too big; no job too small. 30 years experience. Contact Doug Batey 817-361-2361. LOCAL HANDYMAN SERVICE & REMODELING. No job too small! Kitchens, bathrooms and all tile work. 817-404-2927. PYRAMID REMODELING. TILE: Bathroom Shower, Floors; PAINTING: Interior, Exterior, Tape & Bed, Texture, Popcorn Ceiling; Stain Porches, Stain Fence; ROOFING & More! FREE ESTIMATES. 817-9447658.

Chapman Carpentry Off-Duty Firefighter Professional & Dependable exterior & interior remodeling, patio covers, drywall repairs

817-946-6787 817-444-4198

Windows: Complete Remodeling Lowest Prices: Best Material Free Estimates: Since 1963 817-991-6815

Karl Klement Properties, Inc. Maintenance Helpers Needed Multi-housing make-ready experience a plus, will train! Must have a valid TXDL & be dependable. Paid holidays, vacation and training. For consideration of all positions apply to:

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

940-627-6362

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Home Improvement

Devin’s Handyman Service • Carpentry • Cement • Rock • Granite • Tile • Painting • Siding

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

Call Devin at 817-629-9608 Commercial • Residential

Your Hunt For Quality Is Over

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

TEXAS CROSSWORD

5 6

by Charley & Guy Orbison

ask for Doug

Special: $150 Chimney & Dryer Vent Cleaning

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

Backgrounds Checked We furnish Tools & Chemicals

Hospitality Guarantee “Your Way”

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

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

3-MONTH SPECIAL! Azle News 817-270-3340 Springtown Epigraph 817-220-7217

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34 “well” south of the border 52 35 growing old 37 TXism: “crooked __ 53 _ _____ of snakes” 38 TXism: “in _ ____ eye” (never) 40 TXism: “hot as _ early use of TX ____ griddle” petroleum was the 41 this Baldwin was in ______ of streets ‘97 film “The Edge” mark on a with TX L.Q. Jones gunfighter’s belt this TX pro RB, Mel 44 Odessa AM that went silent in 2014 played only for the 47 “fully _____” (adult) Detroit Lions Spurs can be seen 49 TXism: “_____ as a rodeo clown” on this cable net. 51

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Plumbing

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Plumbing

GFA/GRAHAM PLUMBING CO. “The Solution To All Your Plumbing Needs”

M#15899

Drains Cleaned

CommercialResidential Serving Springtown, Azle, Boyd, Weatherford Area

817-444-3054 817-220-2469 2007 HD Road King, white, radio, alarm, cruise control, 11,500 miles. $11,995. 817-237-4712.

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grahamplumbingco.com

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Roofing Commercial & Residential

Movers

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

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• Free Roof Inspection • Roofing • Windows • Attic Insulation

Miscellaneous

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AG S A A Z WE A T S T H E B O T A N R T D

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S T E A L E R D A A S N E A H A E C R A F E

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H E E T T E R C O S E A T AM A A G U T P I L E I N E GG S

• Painting

426 E HWY 199 • SpringtoWn

817-523-4137

Here Before The Storm, Here Long After.

FREEMAN

ROOFING & CONSTRUCTION INC.

S-1199

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

Pets/Livestock

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

36 Years in Azle

817-237-2852

HORSE SALE

FRIDAY, JAN 2, 2015 - 6:00 PM Hwy. 281 N. - Stephenville (254) 646-3161 or 968-4844 On-Site EIA Test - $20

Pool Service

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

Join the group. Do your shopping in the Community Classifieds! You could find some holly jolly deals in there!

Azle News & Springtown Epigraph Your Hometown Papers!

LONE STARR STEAMER PROFESSIONAL CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING. Basic Package: 3 rooms and a hall, $89. Call 817-361-2361.

Happy Holidays Y’all!

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

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Roofing & Remodeling Residential 817-344-8465 Commercial

New Construction Add On’s Electrical Painting

060 Professional Services Need to sell your motorcycle? Call today and ask about our

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Slab Leaks

concrete

Only $19.9 5

Plumbing Repairs

commercial • residential

email alvarogsilva@verizon.net

PLUMBING CO.

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

Azle, TX

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

LANDERS

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

48 cloths 39 50 Flynn of ‘48 film “Silver 42 43 River” with TX 46 Ann Sheridan 45 51 tinhorn’s bottom after a day of riding 52 Adam’s sidekick 14 evidence found 53 some lights at a crime scene DOWN 15 TX Autry wrote “____ 1 TXism: “rough __ _ Comes Santa Claus” _________” 16 “and so on” (abbr.) 2 Burnet newspaper: 19 TXism: “useless as “Citizens _______” speaking Chinese 3 TXism: “put ___ ___ __ _ ____” cards on the table” 20 TX Howard Hughes 4 good Astro theft: left a big one _____ second 22 TX pilot stunt 9 TXism: “wipe the double, Tom slate clean” 24 TX actress __Beth 10 this vocalist Vega Williams once lived in TX 25 TXism: “fits like 11 dir. from Midland sardines __ _ can” to Abilene 26 NY baseball team 12 Biblical king 27 Comal Co. cave with 13 TXism: “little lady” millions of bats

You’ll love the care you get!

Masonry

Motorcycles

House Cleaning

Custom House Cleaning. No job too big or too small. Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. 817-988-4882.

Faucets

www.mrsweepschimneycleaning.com

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Chimney Cleaning Service

817-692-5624

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Water Heaters

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”

Mr. Sweeps

Your Cleaning Service Make Ready/Detail Valid TXDL, good driving record and dependable. Training, Vacation & Benefits available.

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42 TXism “blister ___” (handle) 43 TXism: “he bit off more than __ ___ chew” 44 this Kevin starred in “Violets Are Blue” with TX Sissy Spacek 45 this Norman moved the Stars to Dallas (init.) 46 Croatian island 47 Longview is the seat of this county

LOOK Vinyl Siding: Insulated Replacement

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

Ford Certified Transmission Technician We offer paid holidays & vacation. Benefits available. Parts Counter Sales Must be dependable. Experience preferred. Paid vacation and benefits. Parts Drivers/Warehouse Personnel For growing department. Valid TXDL & good driving history required. Training, Vacation & Benefits available. Shop Helper/Porter Valid TXDL & good driving history required. Training, Vacation & Benefits available.

ACROSS

1 “it’s _ ___!” (fun) 5 deposits of this are near Grand Salline 6 near Eagle Mountain Lake in Tarrant Co. 7 TXism: “___ _ beak” (drink) 8 TX Drew Brees was 2010 AP “______ __ ___ Year” 17 female saint (abbr.) 18 Kilgore dance team member 21 TXism: “__ sits tall in the saddle” 22 3/2/1836 is the ____ TX declared its independence 23 San ______, TX 24 ___ ___ Helduser coached at TCU and A&M 29 Houston is the site for ____ astronauts 30 TXism: “plain as the nose on your ____” 31 Austin band: “Asleep __ the Wheel” 32 “___ ____, ___ Ranger” 34 hay or cotton bundle 35 nat’l doctor grp. 36 Jay Gould’s private railroad car located in Jefferson, TX 37 TX billion____: Ross Perot 38 TXism: “split _ ___” (tried hard) 39 TXism for “womanizer” (2 wds.) 41 TXism: “dark as _ ____ of black cats”

Classifieds

Plumbing Sheetrock Roofing Remodeling

Flooring Fencing Free Trimming Landscaping

Find a Roofing Company in the Community Classifieds

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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.

We’ll be here after the storm. Recycling

Roll Off Container Service

Buying Cars & Trucks

WE BUY CARS & TRUCKS Copper • Aluminum • CAns 191 Monticello Dr. • Springtown

817-221-2472 www.azlenews.net www.springtown-epigraph.net

COMMUNITY

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Holiday Deadline: Friday, Dec. 26th by 5PM for Wednesday, Dec. 31st Issue

817-270-3340 - Azle 817-220-7217 - Springtown 068

Storage

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

STORAGE UNITS 1350 Liberty School Rd, Azle

5x10 $25/month

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

West Side Storage 20-5813 70

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Lots/Acreage

Secluded hilltop 2 acres with trees, no restrictions. OWNER WILL CARRY WITH NO CREDIT CHECK. 817-994-3730 richardwhitetx@yahoo.com. 3.4 acres in Lost Acres Addition, 5 miles from Agnes, $35,000, good terms. 817-690-7882.

081 Business/Commercial 40x50 building for rent 3 miles west of Springtown 817-713-7495. FOR SALE OR RENT: 6,700 sf office/warehouse at 1750 N. FM 51, Springtown. Several offices, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, large meeting room, warehouse area, loading dock, all on 1 acre. $169,000 or $1,600/mo. 817-220-5339; 817-7980891. Great office space for rent on the square next to Springtown Drug. 565 sq. ft., new carpet. Call 817-5234952.

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FOR SALE: 6704 sq. ft. lot in Azle (1908 Gale Drive). Has electric, city sewage, gravel driveway and includes gas lease royalties. 817237-5118.

Sand/Gravel

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

Quality Family Business Since 1938

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 LOCATION!! 1504 SE Parkway, Azle, on Hwy 199 frontage road. 1,000 sq. ft., 4 offices and kitchenette. Suitable for Doctors, Accountants, Lawyers, Real Estate Agents, etc. $800/mo. 817-6907882. 900 sq. ft. Building for Rent. $300/ mo. for the first 6 months. 817-5850366.

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Houses for Sale

Azle: 3-2-2, 709 Poe, needs work. 817-444-2136.

CALL Cliff Hall

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. OWNER WILL CARRY NOTE WITH NO CREDIT CHECK for a 3-2 on an acre in the country. New roof, flooring, paint. 817-994-3730 richardwhitetx@yahoo.com

086 Mobile Home/RV Lots

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Mobile Home/RV Lots

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

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

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

SPRINGTOWN APARTMENTS, 624 East 3rd Street. 2 bedroom 1 bath, clean, new carpet, $625/mo. includes water, trash service & basic cable, $500 deposit. 817-875-8406. 2 & 3 bedrooms, 2 bath duplexes, 1 car garage, fenced backyard, all appliances, all brick, great location. Stewart Bend Duplex Homes in Azle. 817-444-2362. www.stewartbend. com. APARTMENT FOR RENT: 3BR 1.5BA, $650/mo. plus $650 deposit, pet deposit $1,000 per pet. 6320 Midway Road, Springtown 76082. Call 817-318-0507.

Rent Unfurnished continued below...

(817)221-2681

(up to 50 miles)

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Crestwood Apartment Homes Fabulous Floor Plans

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111 Mulligan Lane Azle 76020 $257,900

Across the street from hole 6 on Cross Timbers. A very custom one of a kind, almost 2100 sq ft. on 1 acre, open concept. Large oversized garage, fenced yard, all foamed, topend windows, real hardwood floors, stained concrete, tile bathrooms, topend granite walk-in tub and much, much more. Highest electric bill around $120. Must be pre-approved to see house, by appointment only.

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

Contact JR Tritton, 817-657-4041

PUBLISHER’S NOTICE

084 Mobile Homes for Rent 2 & 3 BR mobile homes for rent, Springtown and Azle ISD, no pets. 817-980-3066. 3-2 MH, total electric, $885/mo. Available immediately. 817-2204095. 3-2 mobile home for rent, $550/mo. $450 deposit, $35 application fee (over 18 years of age). If interested, 817-221-3112. 12198 FM 730 N. R-1. 1 bedroom SW, fenced yard, water/trash service paid, $550/mo. $500 deposit. 817372-3050. Pelican Bay: 1516 Partridge, 2 BR 1½ BA, $425/mo. $300 deposit, Owner/Broker 817-988-9954. NICE 2-2 MH on lot between Springtown & Weatherford on FM 51. One small pet ok. $500/mo. $300 deposit, owner pays water/ trash service. (Handyman can work for some of deposit.) 682-551-0424; 254-227-0323. Nice Remodeled 3-2 MH. 6 miles south of Springtown on FM 51. $550/mo. $300 deposit, owner pays water/trash service. 682-551-0424; 254-227-0323. PELICAN BAY: 1505 LARK COURT, 2-2, $565/$400 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-2464646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Espanol.

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RENT SPECIAL! 2-2 4-PLEX, IN AZLEWOOD w/New Carpet! $725/$500 security deposit, WBFP, walk-in closets, box windows, large kitchen w/pantry, 1,100 sq. ft. 817360-3039. 3-1 duplex, 2 acres, between Springtown & Weatherford. Close to FM 51/Dill Road intersection. Professionally Remodeled. $550/mo. $300 deposit, owner pays water/trash service. (Handyman can work for some of deposit.) 682-5510424; 682-559-1819. Newer updated 4-2 home, fenced backyard, $1,275/mo. $1,275 deposit, Pets Welcome: $250 deposit per pet. Non smoking. 817658-6554, Agent. PELICAN BAY: 1904 PELICAN DRIVE, 3-2-1, $735/$400 deposit; 1916 PELICAN DRIVE N., 3-1-1, $655/$400 deposit; 1852 CORAL ROAD, 2-2-1, $625/$400 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817246-4646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Espanol. 2-1 duplex, Azle ISD, no pets, $550/ mo. Water service furnished. 817296-6169. SPECIAL: Total Move-In $725. 3-2 duplex, Springtown ISD, Section 8 accepted. 817-980-3066.

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

3-2-1 brick home, freshly painted. $975/mo. $900 deposit. 417 N. Cedar Street, Springtown. Don 817692-1996.

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PELICAN BAY: Mobile Home Lots for rent: 1708 GALE DRIVE, $155/ mo. $50 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-246-4646. gtatx. com. Hablamos Español.

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Beth Dickens Deborah Cottongame Jimmy Dickens 817-929-3185 817-929-3481 817-999-9026 Frank Henderson Michele Holmes Cally Winstead 817-229-3287 817-723-9580 817-688-9856 Bobby Dauenhauer Jeral Tipton Adam Jacobs 817-832-3469 817-771-5944 325-277-9498 Teresa Bobbitt Darlene Miller Dana Forehand 817-308-6911 817-694-1256 817-542-5793 Amy Soucheck Lee Roesicke Kassie Chadwell 817-680-6015 817-675-3702 817-253-8952 Allanah Parker Hawkins Amanda Randall Cathy Atchison 817-901-6785 817-929-4281 940-567-1265

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3707 Knob Hill - Unique & Spacious 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath custom built. Cozy living with FP. Huge kitchen. 1027 S. Reno Rd.- 3-2-3 home with shop!

Open den and kitchen with large master bedroom. 190 N. Rodeo Dr. - Look no further! Custom Priced to sell as is! built home situated on 2.5 acres. Home has 3501 Springfield Rd.- Country paradise! every bell & whistle you could ever want!!

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3-2-2 located in the middle of 15.6 acres. 117 Horizon Circle - Custom 5-3-3 with open concept shows pride in ownership!! WBFP, 900 E. Reno Rd.- Unique property. Great investment. gourmet kitchen, balcony and more. Duplex that has commercial potential. 13765 Briar Rd. - Nice acreage!! Home needs 142 Rommel Ct. - Very nice 3-2 home with mature a little TLC but would be a lovely property!

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1313 Glenwood - Perfect & clean 3-2-2 home 300 Green Meadows - Bring your horses! Nice 3-2 with all the bells & whistles. Huge LA!

with formal dining & 2 car detached garage. 2 metal barns with 2 stalls & tack rooms on each 258 Dodge City Trl - Beautiful 3-2 home in end. Great wrap around porch. Chisholm Springs! 183 Finneyoaks - 5 bedroom, 2 bath doublewide 108 Caballos - 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and on 1 acre of land in Weatherford. Azle Schools. located on 2 acres. POOLVILLE & SURROUNDING AREAS

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SERVICE DIRECTORY

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