Volume 62, Number 23
Azle News
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Osborne indicted in shooting death BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN At some point after that altercation, it An Azle area man has been indicted on a appears Richardson borrowed a pickup charge of murder in the shooting death of belonging to the property owner. On the night of Aug. 14, according to the warrant, Gabriel Richardson, 31, also of Azle. Richardson returned the Christopher Adam Ospickup in “an untimely borne, 21, who lists an manner,” upsetting the address in Reno, was property owner, who told arrested Aug. 15 and him to remove his percharged with murder as sonal belongings from well as with aggravated the pickup and leave the assault with a deadly property. weapon in Richardson’s As Richardson was death. leaving, a witness told A man and woman investigators he saw Osbrought Richardson to the borne exit the mobile emergency room at Texas home with a 30-30 rifle. Health Harris Methodist Agitated, Osborne conHospital Azle in the bed fronted Richardson in of a pickup late on the the front yard, where he night of Aug. 14, accordloaded the rifle by racking to an arrest warrant ing the action lever, causobtained by the News. Gabriel Richardson ing a live round to enter According to that war- … killed Aug. 14 into the chamber. rant, Richardson suffered As the witness walked life-threatening injuries toward the two arguand was pronounced deing men, he heard a loud ceased at 11:20 p.m. noise which he believed Tarrant County Sherwas Osborne discharging iff’s deputies meanwhile the rifle. responded to a call of Members of the Tara shooting at a mobile rant County Sheriff’s Dehome in the 13300 block partment Metro Fugitive of Briar Road, where Unit tracked Osborne to they learned the victim, a Parker County location Richardson, had been in the 600 block of New taken to a hospital in a Hope Road. private vehicle. Osborne initially atSeveral witnesses told tempted to evade arrest by deputies and investigarunning through an adjators it was Osborne who cent hay field, though aushot Richardson. According to wit- Christopher Adam Osborne thorities were able to apprehend him after a short nesses, Richardson and … indicted for murder foot pursuit. Osborne had been in a Osborne remains in the Tarrant County physical altercation at the same location of jail in lieu of $40,000 bond. Briar Road the night before, on Aug. 13.
Are you ready for some (more) football? AYA sending 8 teams to Burleson Super Bowl BY MARK K. CAMPBELL At least two Azle youth football teams will bring home Super Bowl trophies. That’s a lock because two title games will pit Azle Youth Association teams against each other for the top prize. Such events highlight the quality of football now being played at a young age in Azle.
AYA participates in the Northwest Texas Youth Football Association and Azle teams have taken the league by storm. So much so that this Saturday, Nov. 23, every game at Burleson High School’s stadium will feature an AYA squad. The undefeated Under-6 Hornets will face a team from Granbury at 9 a.m. to kick off the Super Bowl battles. Coached by Troy Kaznowski, the youngest Hornets are undefeated at 10-0. “We’re going to get that eleventh,” Kaznowski said. The U-6 Hornets popped Burleson 36-0 to get to the championship game. The U-7 game at 11 is the first to pit two AYA teams against each other. Johnny Moore’s Hornets will face Jackie Syrus’ Hornets. Moore’s team beat a Burleson squad 30-0 in the semifinals while Syrus’ charges posted a 22-18 win over another Burleson team. This is Moore’s third trip to the Super Bowl; he is 0-2. “If I Under-12 quarterback Ken Seals looks for a receiver. lose again, I’m changThe AYA Bulldogs play a Granbury team in the Super ing our name to the Bowl in Burleson Saturday, trying to cap a perfect seaPLEASE SEE AYA, son. PAGE 2A.
Billy Barrier is a homeless man who has “adopted” Hope Lutheran Church and regularly attends services and activities there. Above, Barrier cuddles his puppy, Baby Girl, while waiting for the groundbreaking ceremony for the Garden of Hope to begin. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman
Ground broken for church’s community Garden of Hope BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN “Grow relationships between God and people everywhere, and be good stewards with all I’ve given you.” That’s the answer that came after the church council of Hope Lutheran Church sought God’s counsel. So church leaders and members decided they should share the land – about 10 acres of fertile farmland – and its bounty with the local community by establishing a community garden. Conversations with key community, government and civic organizations such as the city of Reno, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle and local food pantries, men’s shelter and pre-schools validated the church’s ministry. Saturday morning, Nov. 16, a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the church, near the edge of what will become the Garden of Hope. Speakers at the ceremony included Frank Swehosky of the church, Reverend JoAnne Swehosky, Reno Mayor Lynda Stokes, Marsha Ingle, community relations director for Texas Health Azle, Karen Burdack, president of the Hope Lutheran Church council, and Joe Lieb, executive director of the Community Caring Center in Azle. Following remarks, those individuals and others took turns digging into the rich earth with a single shovel. By the time they were finished, a hole had been dug just large enough to plant a pear tree do-
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nated by Stokes – the first plant in the Garden of Hope. Plans for the garden include a modular collection of irrigated 4-foot by 8-foot raised, concrete cinder block beds, plots of plowed ground and fruit tree groves. A honeybee yard to promote pollination and, eventually, a prayer labyrinth are also planned. The Garden of Hope Association Executive Board will govern the garden, and that association is actively seeking community sponsorship, grants and donations. Individual gardeners – who may also be families or organizations, for example – will be invited to plant their gardens, tend them and harvest with the only requirement being a tithe of at least 10 percent of the bounty to the local community. Not only will the garden be a place for gardening, but a place to create and build friendships, fellowship with other gardeners and enjoy the fruits of God’s blessings. The Garden of Hope project falls right in line with Texas Health Azle’s Wellness Initiative, which makes access to healthy foods a priority. Produce from the Garden of Hope will eventually benefit Neighbor to Neighbors in Springtown, the Community Caring Center in Azle, The Refuge Men’s Shelter and Cindy Bishop Ministries (formerly Green Light Ministries) in Azle and Hope Lutheran School. One of several speakers at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Garden of Hope was Nick Crites, a honeybee specialist.
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