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Final widening plan for Walnut Creek approved BY NATALIE GENTRY How to corral Walnut Creek during rain events. That’s what was discussed by a major engineering firm at the Dec. 18 City Council meeting. Scott Berman, an engineer with Freese and Nichols, Inc., updated the council about the flood mitigation plan for the creek. The first phase of the project includes the widening of the creek channel. The project, which is part of the county’s transportation bond program,

All the letters have been sent to Santa and the big day looms as the Square remains decked out for Christmastime.

Scott Berman, an engineer with Freese and Nichols, Inc., presented the Walnut Creek flood mitigation plan to the council. Photo by Natalie Gentry

is being done in partnership with the City of Springtown and Texas Department of Transportation. According to Berman, the finalized plan for the widening has been approved by the Texas Corps of Engineers and the County Commissioners. As a result, the contract for this phase is scheduled to be awarded by the county on Jan. 12 after vetting of the bidders is complete. Earth will be removed north of Walnut Creek's natural high water mark and the channel under the bridge will be widened to increase flood capacity. Phase two of the project will include raising and lengthening the FM 51 Bridge to accommodate possible water levels of a 100-year storm. A specific date for this phase has yet to be determined. A reconfiguration of the FM 51 and Highway 199 intersection is also planned in order to improve traffic Reno Officer Ted Gerardi records driver and vehicle information at a wreck on Jay Bird Lane Thursday, Dec. 18. A donkey, covered by a tarp, was struck and killed. Photo by Natalie Gentry flow.

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Donkey hit on Jay Bird Lane Animal killed, car totals in collision BY NATALIE GENTRY No people were hurt in a one vehicle wreck in the 1300 block of Jay Bird Lane Dec. 15. However, the donkey that was struck by the 2006 Kia Sportage died as a result of the collision. According to a Reno police report, a Sportage driven by Springtown’s Kasey Carrington, 29, was headed south on Jay Bird Lane at approximately 7:49 p.m. when the donkey ran into the road in front of the vehicle. Witnesses say there was a second donkey as well, but that animal wasn’t struck.

Azle man shot several times, killed after confrontation Suspect voluntarily surrenders without incident

Outgoing city manager Mark Krey (right) was acknowledged for his service to Springtown by mayor pro tem Tony Smith at the Dec. 18 city council meeting. Photo by Natalie Gentry

BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMAN An Azle man was shot and killed Sunday evening, Dec. 21, during an altercation between two men. Azle police were dispatched to a disturbance in the 600 block of South Stewart Street at 5:54 p.m. According to Interim Police Chief Darrell West, the initial 911 call reported a verbal altercation between two men. But that disturbance escalated, West said, to a point where one of the men produced a handgun and shot the second subject multiple times. Azle native Bradley “Brad” Clayton

Bettis, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene. Benny Aulvry Rogers, 47, surrendered to Azle police voluntarily, according to West, and was taken into custody without incident. Rogers’ driver’s license is registered to a Lake Worth address; however, it appears he may have recently purchased property in the 600 block of South Stewart Street. The investigation into exactly what led up to the shooting is ongoing, West said. In addition to Azle PD detectives and officers, Tarrant Regional Water

District Lake Patrol officers, Azle Fire Marshal Kenny Wilson and the Texas Rangers assisted in the investigation at the scene. Bettis grew up in Azle and graduated from Azle High School in 1993. After college, he oversaw operations at First Independent Insurance, an affiliate of First Bank and later, Pinnacle Bank, from 2000 to 2010. Bettis, a former president of the Azle Area Chamber of Commerce, was active in the community as well as in the rodeo community. He is the father of two young children.

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Play hits home for many, including teacher sponsor By Natalie Gentry The Springtown High School Theater Department’s production of Robert Harling’s play Steel Magnolias was a substantial success according to theater teacher Susan Davis. “The performances went very well,” she said. “As usual the students mustered and were fabulous when the house lights went out and stage lights were full on.” According to Davis, attendance was good and the audiences were very supportive. “This was definitely a labor of love on my part,” Davis said. “I was Ouiser Boudreaux in the

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This was definitely a labor of love on my part. Susan Davis SHS theater teacher

Tarleton State production in 1991. “I have always had a soft spot for these women and for Shelby in particular because my younger sister was diabetic and it affected how my family

lived our lives.” She continued. “These young women (the student actors) were troopers and I hope they had the experience of a lifetime.” The play, which focuses on life and death among a small circle of gossipy Southern women is designed to take the audience on an emotional rollercoaster of equal parts hilarity and solemnity which resonates emotionally with the audience. As one of the characters puts it, after a moment of sisterly communion with her friends, her favorite emotion is “laughter through tears.”

Trio earn MSU honors Three former Springtown High School students landed on honors lists at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls. Christopher L. Herrin was named to the Provost's Honor Roll. To make that elite list, a student must carry at least 12 se-

mester hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.75 to 3.99 with no grade lower than a C. At MSU in the fall semester, only 263 students made the Provost's Honor Roll. Two other former SHS students landed on the Dean's Honor Roll – Daniel C. Alex-

ander and Lindsey A. Johnson. For his honor, students must carry at least 12 hours with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.74 with no C's. In the fall, 363 students earned Dean's Honor Roll status. The highest acknowledged Honor Roll is the President's. That requires a 4.0 – all A's.

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The lights of Christmastime can be seen all over Springtown.

Out-ofschool testing registration For the March administration of the TAKS exit level tests, all registration for outof-school examinees is online only. TAKS testers – including former TAAS and TEAMS examinees – must register online at www.TexasAssessment.com/taksoos. Examinees can sign up at Springtown High School on the day of testing. Registration began Dec. 8 and runs through Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.

The March tests will be administered March 2-5. Because TAKS tests are no longer administered, former TAAS examinees (including former TEAMS examinees) will take the appropriate part of the TAKS exit level English language arts and/or math test(s) on March 2-4. On the day(s) of testing, examinees should arrive at SHS at least 30 minutes before the designated testing time. Test takers should bring a picture ID (driver’s license, DPS ID, military ID, school ID, or resident alien card). No test will be administered without a photo ID. For more information, contact the SHS campus test co-

ordinator Jimmy Steen.

Young gifted/ talented kids sought Nominations for the Springtown ISD gifted/talented program for kindergarten open in January. Students can be nominated by teachers, counselors, parents, or other interested persons. The deadline is Jan. 31 with student screening beginning in February. To make a nomination, contact the students’ Advanced Academics coordinator at his/ her respective campus.

SISD board hears annual audit ‘No negatives’ found in general fund balance by Natalie Gentry Gary Snow of Snow Garrett Williams Certified Public Accounts (CPA) reported the findings of his firm’s review of the Springtown Independent School District’s (SISD) financial statements for the previous school year to the School Board of Trustees Monday, Dec. 15. While the primary objective of the annual audit was to provide the firm with a basis for their future auditing procedures, it did present an opportunity for the CPAs to suggest changes that would strengthen the internal control and im-

prove the operating efficiency of SISD’s accounting procedures. Although the district’s general fund balance of $5,741,770 is just over $1.5 million shy of the three months of operating capital of $7,258,999, Snow assured the board that the district is doing fine. Snow urged the board to continue to closely monitor the fund balance and, if possible, increase future fund balances. The review showed there were no negative or unfavorable variances within the general fund budget.

Gary Snow of Snow Garrett Williams Certified Public Accounts presented the SISD’s annual audit during regular board meeting Monday Dec. 15. Photo by Natalie Gentry

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Director’s Hobbit habit over after gigantic battle 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. About the film While concern has been raised by Ringnuts (fans of the Lord of the Rings) that a single book – The Hobbit – has been stretched into a trio of movies that has not stopped fans from filling movie houses. Here’s how the Movie Man ranks the six Jackson Tolkien movies: 1. The Lord of the Rings – (2001, Movie Man No. 435, 9 [yet not the Best of Year; it’s rare when a 9 isn’t but Shrek (MM #405, 9) was better]) Everyone was surprised as how perfectly Jackson captured the unique feel and imagined look of the beloved first book. 2. The Return of the King – (2003, MM #539, 8) While this one is the movie that would not end, it’s still tremendous. 3. The Two Towers – (2002, MM #488, 8) Still fantastic, for the Movie Man, this was the lesser of the

first trilogy 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. Still all these Tolkien movies are highly watchable – especially if you are a fan. They’re all noble efforts. The plot (spoilers) Smaug the dragon is attacking LakeTown, home of men, with a mighty fire breath that’s really doing some damage. Bard (Luke Evans) manages to kill the monster. That’s the good news. The bad news is that word gets out quickly that the Smaug’s gigantic horde of golden treasures is now up for grabs. The 13 dwarfs – and Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) -- hold the mountain that contains the stash, but their leader, Thorin (Richard Armitage), has been poisoned by the bounty and is power-mad loco. The men of LakeTown want their promised share of the gold. They’re joined at the foot of the mountain by an army of elves led by Thranduil (Lee

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Movie Man Pace); those guys want historical silver jewelry stolen long ago. Thorin says, uh, no. Meanwhile, orcs are on the move with not one but two armies. Still, the dwarfs refuse to allow anyone entrance into the mountain. A mighty battle begins at the base when the first fearsome army of orcs arrive. However, it looks like the tide might turn when a dwarf mass marches in. Still, Thorin won’t relent. Finally, the dwarf snaps out of it and the mountain men enter the fray. There’s lots of fightin’ – Gandolf (Ian McKellen) is down there and so are Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly). All sorts of species die – including

major characters – before the battle ends. 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

PC swearing-in ceremony Dec. 31 Among those that will take district and county clerks. the oath in the County Court of All are serving 4-year terms. Law 2 Courtroom are several After the 2 p.m. event, a rejudges, precinct commission- ception with refreshments is ers, Justices of the Peace, and planned.

LEGAL PUBLIC NOTICES PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE CITY OF SPRINGTOWN TEXAS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM The City of Springtown will hold a public hearing at 10:00 am on January 3, 2015, at Springtown City Hall regarding the submission of an application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for a Texas Community Development Block Grant Program (TxCDBG) grant. The purpose of this meeting is to allow citizens an opportunity to discuss the citizen participation plan, the development of local housing and community development needs, the amount of funding available, eligible activities, the use of past TxCDBG funds, estimated amount of grant funds available to benefit low-to moderate income persons, plans to minimize displacement of persons as a result of project activities, and the application process. Citizens are encouraged to participate in the development of this TxCDBG application and make their views known at this public hearing. Citizens unable to attend this meeting may submit their views and proposals to Tony Smith, Mayor Pro Tem at the City Hall located at 102 E. 2nd Street, Springtown, Texas, 76082, 817-220-4834. Persons with disabilities that wish to attend this meeting should contact the City of Springtown to arrange for assistance. Individuals who require auxiliary aids or services for this meeting should contact the City at least two days before the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. (Para más información en español, comuníquese con Doug Hughes al 817-2204834.)

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Reopening planned for summer 2015 by carla noah stutsman We all know that scenic shortcut from Lakeside, around the west side of Lake Worth, and on into the White Settlement area. But we’ll have to kiss it goodbye – until next summer, that is. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in partnership with the City of Fort Worth, began work on the Silver Creek bridge reconstruction project Dec. 1. The project, intended to improve mobility, safety and connectivity, will replace the existing structure with a two-lane bridge including shoulders. The project was awarded to CD Builders, Inc. for $1 million. During construction, local access will continue to be available to motorists both north and south of the Silver Creek area between FM 1886 (Confederate Park Road) and Clifford Street. Through traffic will detour around the bridge area. Message boards advising of the detour have been posted. With the closure of the bridge, the reconstruction can be accelerated, and the bridge should reopen next summer, according to TxDOT officials. During this project, the City of Fort Worth will Former Springtown Optimist Club President Andrea Hungerford (left) joined other area civic club members Rotarian Dean also rehabilitate Silver Creek Road south of the Peyton and Lion Dr. James Wooten in telling Leadership Northwest members what their groups do for communities. bridge area. Photo by Stephanie Cravotta

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Berlin, McPherson win monthly awards by mark k. campbell At the Dec. 16 Springtown Optimist Club meeting, two high school juniors were lauded for their efforts – Tayler Berlin and Logan McPherson. Tex-Anne of the Month Berlin, daughter of Joe and Kim Berlin, is ranked No. 8 in her Class of 2016; her grade point average sits at 101.0. As a freshman, she was named the Integrated Physics and Chemistry Student of the Year. In tenth grade, she earned the Board of Trustees Achievement Award and was inducted into the National Honor Society. She is a member of Peer Assistance & Leadership (PALs). Berlin has held several SHS offices: student council, sophomore class president, Spanish Club vice president, and junior class secretary. A cheerleader during her high school years, Berlin said she is also interested in debate. As a sophomore, she won district in the Lincoln-Douglas competition and was second in extemporaneous speaking. This year, she’s the lieutenant of the debate team and reached regional at Texas Tech in Lincoln-Douglas competition. Berlin volunteers in the community at festivals like Christmas on the Square and at senior citizen luncheons. She said her scholastic interest is history and she aims to study that in college and perhaps become a lawyer.

Berlin said she hopes she will be remembered at SHS for being “honest and hard-working, that I did the best I could and tried to help others.” Texan of the Month McPherson is the son of SHS Principal Scott and Melissa McPherson. Logan came over with his parents from Azle last April when his father got the head high school job. He is currently ranked No. 21 in the junior class with a GPA of 3.5. Throughout his high school career, he has perfect attendance. McPherson plays basketball and baseball for the Porcupines. As a freshman in Azle, he was the team MVP in hoops. He plays on the Porcupine varsity squad and named Coach James Rike as a positive influence in his transition from one school to another. Last year, McPherson was Academic All-District in baseball, noting that balancing both academics and athletics is challenging – he puts school first. McPherson plays select baseball for the Arlington A’s. He is a member of PALs and the Spanish Club. Academically, he takes four honors classes and said he enjoys the challenge of pre-calculus. Logan is active in his church and volunteers with local events like the Wild West Festival. His future plans include attending the University of Texas The Springtown Optimist Club honored Tayler Berlin (left) and Logan McPherson as the group’s students of the at Austin for a business/finance month. Photo by Mark K. Campbell degree.

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Ray Anthony Giarrusso 1967 - 2014

Ray Anthony (Tony) Giarrusso went to be with the Lord, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. Services were held at Greenwood Funeral Home on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014. Tony was an avid sportsman and loved all water sports. He was good natured, fun loving

Sentenced to death for murders, killer has Springtown connection Williams, an Azle grad, once worked for SPD

and touched all he met. He was a long time manager of Winn Dixie and an Independent Route Salesman for Mission Foods in Weatherford area. Tony was born in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 6, 1967. He was preceded in death by his father Richard Giarrusso. Survivors include three sons Joshua, Christopher, and Nicolas Giarrusso; three grandchildren; mother, Marsha Giarrusso; sister, Gina Giarrusso McGlothin; grandparents, Evelyn and Hershel Miller; numerous nieces and nephews; daughter-in-law Fallon Michelle; and special longtime girlfriend Sara Funchess.

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Eric Lyle Williams, who once worked as in Springtown police department, was sentenced to death for two murders. On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Williams was given death 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. Williams will head to death row in a prison unit not far from Huntsville after processing through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice sysThe Springtown Epigraph, tem, which can take several Dec. 25, 2014 Edition 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 was a member of The Church at Peaster, as well as a devoted wife and mother who loved her family unconditionally. She always put her family first, and took care of her three girls while their daddy was away on numerous deployments overseas. Survivors include her loving husband of almost 63 years, James E. Jeffreys; daughters, Sharon and husband, Frankie by mark k. campbell Johnson of Horatio, Arkan“Literacy is correlated to sas; Jimmie Nell and husband, poverty.” Dwight Helms of Texarkana, That’s what Lester MeriArkansas; Charlotte and hus- wether, executive director of band, Buddy Porter, of Spring- the non-profit Literacy Contown. Grandsons, James and neXus, said. wife, Amy Helms, and their The organization focuses on children Breana and Callie of getting books into young chilFouke, Arkansas; Chad Helms dren’s hands. and sons, Peyton, Tyler, and The Books for the Border Brody of Fouke, Arkansas; and and Beyond program began in Kenny Porter and wife, Jen- 2008 in Eagle Pass, part of Fort nifer, and their sons, Landon Worth Western Hills Baptist and Aidon, of Houston; grandChurch’s outreach program. daughters, Shelley Porter and The Texas border was a tardaughter Juliana McKinney of get because seven of the 20 Springtown; and Lindsay Porpoorest counties in America are ter of Lubbock; three sisters; one brother; eight sisters-in- in Texas, along or near the Rio law; five brothers-in-law, sev- Grande River. Those seven: Presidio (west eral nieces, nephews, and a host of Big Bend National Park); of family and friends. Maverick and Dimmit (adjaThe Springtown Epigraph, cent to the river farther southDec. 25, 2014 Edition

Vernell A. Jeffreys 1932 - 2014

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 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.” Williams’ guilt marked the second time in less than 10 years that a member of the Azle High School Class of 1985 was 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. Barbee remains on death row in a prison unit not far from Huntsville.

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Vernell A. Jeffreys, 82, of Springtown passed away Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 in a local hospital. Service was at 10 a.m. Dec. 23, 2014 at White’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at DFW National Cemetery. In addition to flowers donations may be made to Neighbors to Neighbors or a charity of your choice. Mrs. Jeffreys was born Feb. 2, 1932 in Lockesburg, Arkansas to Lloyd W. Harrison and Gladys E. Bassham Harrison. She retired after many years with the Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District. After retirement she worked in her flower garden, crocheted, and enjoyed all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She

east) 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 lowincome families with books – many of which often ended up discarded or lost – why not also provide bookcases? The small yet vital bookcases

can also be put together by the families receiving the books. “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 fami-

lies, a “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 impact, 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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Porcupines beat Steers in overtime thriller, 63-59 by mark k. campbell Springtown (8-8) ventured to Graham where the Porcupines and Steers played an exciting non-district basketball game. When the fifth buzzer sounded – the game went to overtime – SHS had won, 63-59. Springtown had to rally

to send the game to an extra frame. After a Steer free throw miss with the Porcupines behind by 2 points – 52-50 – with 32 seconds left, Kruz Dominguez fired a pass to Jared Green under the basket to tie the score. In the extra period, SHS

moved ahead, in part by a Dawson Meek putback of a Kaleb Chesney shot. Down the OT stretch, Graham could not get closer than 3 points as Springtown made crucial free throws. Next, the boys face Poolville on the road Dec. 30. The girls venture to Godley.

Multi-sport standout Brooklyn Dauenhauer signs to play with North Central Texas College in Gainesville. She received a full scholarhip for volleyball. With her at the signing were (front, l-r) father Ricky and mother Chantal Dauenhauer and (back) sisters Brinkley and Rebecca, who also played at NCTC, and SHS coach Leighann Strickland.

Soccer season gearing up When Christmas ends, soccer begins. This year, new coach Trent Davis and assistant Mallory Daniel will direct both the boys and girls teams at Springtown High School. Both varsities will scrimKaleb Chesney and the Porcupines rallied to tie Graham in the final seconds then mage at Porcupine Stadium won in OT at the Steer gym, 63-59. Photo by Mark K. Campbell Tuesday, Dec. 30.

The boys will face the Azle junior varsity while the girls will tangle with the Wichita Falls Rider JV. Then, when the New Year begins, so does the season. Springtown plays in District 3-4A in Region I with Wichita Falls Hirschi, Burkburnett, and Decatur.

Before those matches begin, the boys will battle Mineral Wells and Keene Smith twice and the girls have two Fort Worth schools – Trimble Tech and Diamond Hill-Jarvis – on the slate as well as Mineral Wells and Keene Smith. District action begins Feb. 10 at Burk.

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ou can be the funny What hapWhat breakfast cereal does Frosty person at your family’s the Snowman eat? pens if you eat gathering this holiday all the ChristIce Krispies and Frosted Flakes. season – provided you mas decoraWhat kind of cars do elves drive? can be heard through tions? Toy-otas. kids’ earphones – with You get TinWhat song is sung at a snowman’s this gallery of squeaky clean Christ- birthday party? sel-itis. mas jokes. What do you Freeze a jolly good fellow. What did the ghost say to Santa call a bunch What kid of motorcycle does SanClaus? of chess playta ride? I’ll have a boo Christmas without ers bragging A Holly Davidson. you. about their How did Scrooge win the football ON YOUR games in a hoHow do you know when Santa is game? in the room? tel lobby? The ghost of Christmas passed. MARK You can sense his presents. Chess nuts Who is Santa’s favorite singer? Mark K. Campbell boating in an What’s the best Christmas gift? Elf-is Presley. A broken drum – you can’t beat it! open foyer. Why are Christmas trees bad at Which reindeer is the cleanest? Why do you never see Santa in the sewing? Comet. hospital? They always drop their needles. What do gingerbread men put on He has private elf care. Why did the turkey join the their beds? How did Mary and Joseph know Christmas band? Cookie sheets. that Jesus weighed 7 pounds, 6 It had the drumsticks.

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

My Christmas list

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 wishSo here's my lifeing for those things is just long wish, my grown-up about as effective as writChristmas list, not for ing to Santa and asking for myself but for a world in them. need: So, how do we move our “Christmas list” from senNo more lives torn timent to reality? apart, that wars would Is it even possible? never start, and time On a worldwide scale? would heal all hearts. Of course not. And everyone would LIFE MATTERS In our corner of the have a friend, and right would always win, and Gerry Lewis world? Why not? I can’t keep lives from love would never end. This is my grown-up Christmas being torn apart, but I can refuse to be the one tearing. list. I can’t keep wars from starting, but As children we believed the grand- I can refuse to start a fight at home. I can’t be sure that everyone has est sight to see was something lovely a friend, but I can be a friend to a wrapped beneath our tree. Well, heaven surely knows that neighbor in need. I can’t be sure that right will alpackages and bows can never heal ways win, but I can be sure, by my hurting human soul. What is this illusion called the in- choices, that right wins in me. And if I understand that love is a nocence of youth? Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the decision, not a feeling, I will not let it end in my circle of influence. truth. Jesus said, “Blessed are the peaceNo more lives torn apart, that wars makers, for they will be called sons would never start, and time would of God.” (Matthew 5:9). He didn’t say “peace lovers” or “pacifists.” heal all hearts. Our lives matter so much to God And everyone would have a friend, and right would always win, and that He invites us to join Him in what He is doing in the world. In love would never end. This is my grown-up Christmas the form of a baby in Bethlehem, He “showed up” in our world vislist. This is my only lifelong wish. This is my grown-up Christmas ibly. Now He wants to “show up” through us. list. Merry Christmas. This song, “My Grown-Up Christmas List” was released in 1990. I first heard it in 1992, recorded Azle resident Dr. Gerry Lewis is director of misby Amy Grant. It has been record- sions for the Harvest Baptist Association, which ed by many artists over the past 20 is headquartered in Decatur. He writes a blog at www.drgerrylewis.com. years, including Barbara Streisand, 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.

John ‘Crow Killer’ Colter: Brutal revenge for 20 years “Green as they come, Johnston knew This column contains material that nothing about trapping or wilderness some readers might find disturbing. survival. But his rough-and-tumble n an article, “Wildest & the early life had made him tough, and he Toughest” in American Fron- had the good fortune to hook up with tiersman, Jim Spencer wrote an experienced mountain man named about Hugh Glass, John Colter, John Hatcher who taught him the and one more – John Johnston. ropes. Johnston was a quick study, and “John Colter was a decade when Hatcher quit the mountains a few in his grave before John Johnston was years later, Johnston took over his cabeven born, but this ferocious loner be- in on Montana’s Little Snake River. He came one of the most famous moun- bought out Hatcher’s string of supplies tain men of all, and led one of the most and married a Flathead Indian woman. “In the spring of 1847, after a winter harrowing lives as well. “Born John Garrison in New Jersey spent in the wilderness trapping beato an abusive and alcoholic father, he ver while his new wife stayed at the bounced around for a while serving cabin on the Little Snake, Johnston restints as a whaler and a soldier before turned to find her bones and the bones changing his name to Johnston and of his unborn child lying in the cabin’s heading for the shining mountains at open doorway. Evidence at the scene told Johnston the culprits had been a about age 20.

“In addition to killing Crow braves on a wholesale basis, Johnston subjected each new victim to his signature mutilation removing their livers and, according to legend, eating them. Whether Johnston actually did eat the Crow livers or not is questionable, but legend has it that he did. The effect was both demoralizing and insulting to the Crows, who ate the raw livers from their game animals because they believed it gave them the vitality of the animals they killed. “Johnston’s close calls during this 20-year vendetta were too numerous to mention, but one stands out: One winter, as the Crow Killer was traveling to visit his Flathead kin, he was captured by a band of Blackfoot warriors who intended to present him to the Crows and collect a handsome re-

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party of Crow warriors, and the terrible trail of vengeance Johnston started at that moment lasted for the next two decades. “During that time, he HISTORICAL killed nearly HIGHLIGHTS aCrow hundred warriors (some Laurie Moseley accounts say considerably more), including 20 of their best braves, hand-picked by the tribe and sent out with one mission only: to kill the Crow Killer.

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ward. The Blackfeet bound Johnston in leather straps and put him in a tepee, with a young guard just outside. “Crow Killer had other ideas. He chewed through the straps, slipped out of the tepee and killed the guard with a single, crushing blow, before he could sound an alarm. Using the fallen man’s knife, Johnston quickly cut off one of the brave’s legs at the hip and then used both leg and knife as weapons with which to fight his way out of the encampment and escape in the surrounding forest. “Later on his 200-mile trek back to his cabin, Johnston found yet another use for the warrior’s severed leg. He used it for food.” Laurie Moseley is an author, archeologist and historian who lives in Springtown. He is the director of Springtown’s Legends Museum.

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Rainy Day fund: $7 billion EDITORIAL

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 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, cochair of the joint committee. “The floor also ensures that Texas has STATE sufficient CAPITAL reserves for any HIGHLIGHTS u n e x p e c t e d Ed Sterling difficulties in the future. It also allows us to address our vital infrastructure needs in a fiscally responsible way.” TxDOT senses optimism Texas Department of Transportation last week announced the agency “is riding a wave of optimism as citizens, national transportation groups and stakeholders have noted great improvements in Texas just in time for state lawmakers to convene for the 84th Legislative session.” According to a Dec. 9 TxDOT news release, “Many have stated that transportation is a key issue for legislators in 2015, and by passing Proposition 1 with an 80 percent approval, voters have entrusted TxDOT with the job of addressing congestion and keeping our roads safe.”

Sales tax revenue is up State Comptroller Susan Combs on Dec. 10 reported state sales tax revenue in November of $2.66 billion, up 10.7 percent compared to November 2013. Combs said gains were led by oil and natural gas-related sectors and collections from retail trade and restaurants also rose strongly. Cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts will receive December local sales tax allocations totaling $645.9 million, up 11.4 percent compared to December 2013, Combs added.

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 Alert: Lock your vehicle Texas Department of Public hardworking permanent staff.” Safety on Dec. 11 encouraged Veteran state reporter and legislative drivers to take necessary preanalyst Ed Sterling is member services cautions to protect their vehi- director for the Texas Press Association, cles from possible theft during whose 518 member newspapers have combined circulation of 3.7 million. holiday season. School ratings released Texas Education Agency on Dec. 3 announced its release of the final 2014 state accountability system ratings for more than 1,200 school districts and charters and more than 8,500 campuses. Final ratings are issued following an appeals process provided to districts and charters that contested the district or campus ratings originally announced 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.”

Try being nice Every generation of Christians has been absolutely certain that they are living in the End Times. And right now plenty more are sure that that must be the case today. Just look at the world – heck, America – right now. Our planet is a-whirl in mayhem it seems – quite a bummer since this is the season of the Prince of Peace. Police assassinated, civilians killed, political grandstanding, the “race card,” neighborhoods burned, and the incessant hate spewed on social media – who wouldn’t want to hear the heavenly trumpet blasts that would begin to end all the madness? Sometimes the horrors seem overwhelming. What can the common man possibly do? Well, plenty. Like: Try being nice. It all starts with you and me, of course. What if we quit listening to talk radio shows that scream that “the United States I love and grew up with is gone forever” and, instead, go about making this earth a better place one day at a time? No matter your race or your religion, you can be nice at the very least. Help somebody. Say something positive. Be kind. Our world is certainly jam-packed right now with people who will tell you how horrible things are...and that it’s only going to get worse. Not to get all hippy-dippy but perhaps the Beatles were right: Maybe love is all you need. What if love was our first thought every morning? Hate is strong. Love is stronger. Let’s start changing our world right here in Springtown – one day, one act, at a time. Merry Christmas! MKC

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Reno burn ban in effect

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

4300 Williams Spring Rd., Fort Worth 1 mile west of 820 on Jacksboro Hwy. JOHN KNOX PRESBYTERIAN 4350 River Oaks Blvd, River Oaks 817-642-9265

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11480 FM 730 S

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BETTER LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH www.clarksmachine.com bjc@clarksmachine.com 3131 E. Hwy 199, Spt 817-677-2300 CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY Specializing in Family Eyecare CHURCH 2233 Hwy 199 East, Springtown Therapeutic Optometrist 817-221-LIFE (5433) Family Church 9 miles S. of Springtown on Hwy. 51 601 B 817-599-7655 NW Pkwy • Azle FOUNTAIN OF FAITH 4397 E. Hwy 199, Springtown 817-304-4739 Grace fellowship church CHURCH OF GOD ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH of GOD 2964 W. Hwy 114, Paradise 940-969-2427 4800 East Hwy. 199, Suite 7 Springtown, 817-677-3208 HARVEST for CHRIST CHURCH CHURCH of GOD of LAKESIDE 1108 NW Parkway (Hwy 199), Azle 9500 Confederate Park Rd. (FM 1886) 817-740-5774 817-237-5500 or 817-237-7837 THE HOUSE OF PRAYER EPISCOPAL 1356 Reno Rd., Springtown Celebrating over 25 years in business ST. ANNE’S EPISCOPAL 817-221-2551 6055 Azle Ave., Fort Worth JUBILEE HOUSE 817-237-1888 11210 Hwy. 199 W., Poolville AZLE PROVIDENCE REFORMED 817-271-8008 EPISCOPAL 405 Bowie Dr., Weatherford Liberty Lighthouse Rodney Gatlin, D.C. 817-596-7476 120 S. Main St., Springtown 400 Boyd Court ST. ELISABETH EPISCOPAL 817-523-0222 5910 Black Oak Lane, River Oaks www.azlechiropractic.com christian centre oasis 817-739-0504 church & healing school GOSPEL 1121 S.E. Parkway, Azle CENTRAL FULL GOSPEL POWERHOUSE OF pRAISE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH 3009 Delaware Tr., Lake Worth 1649 S.E. Parkway, Azle 817-237-7919 817-319-7364 JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES BRANDED CROSS KINGDOM HALL of JEHOVAH’S cowboy church WITNESSES 3282 FM 2048, Boyd 76023 212 Pearson Lane, Azle 817-221-2242 940-636-9158 LUTHERAN secret place ministries GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN 112 Optimist Rd., Springtown (Missouri Synod) 682-229-1433 Call Johnna to reserve this space. 1313 SE Parkway, Azle SPRINGTOWN 7th DAY 817-237-4822 ADVENTIST HOPE LUTHERAN (ELCA) Hwy. 199 4 miles west of Springtown 4795 Hwy. 199, Reno GOSPEL GATHERING FELLOWSHIP 817-221-HOPE 7315 Silver Creek Rd at Flatrock Rd, Azle METHODIST 817-313-1793 BOYD UNITED METHODIST Gospel way COWBOY CHURCH FM 730 North in Boyd 420 Jaybird Ln. (FM 2257/ Hwy 199) 940-433-5334 EAGLE MT. UNITED METHODIST Springtown, 817-225-8755 7955 Reed Rd., Azle LIGHTHOUSE HARBOR CHURCH 817-444-0226 1960 Long Circle, Pelican Bay FIRST UNITED METHODIST 817-444-3547 200 Church St., Azle JESUS NAME HOUSE of PRAYER 817-444-3323 2813 E. Hwy. 199, LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP third drive past Boyd Feed Store 7200 Robertson Rd., Fort Worth 817-237-2758 817-221-4426 SILVER CREEK NEW LIFE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP UNITED METHODIST 525 W. Hwy. 199, Springtown 2200 Church Rd., Azle 817-523-2045 817-444-1382 NEW LIGHTED WAY FIRST UNITED METHODIST 624 Harbor Dr. Circle, Azle Hwy. 51 N & 3rd Street, Springtown 817-444-1577 817-523-7874 NORTHWEST TEMPLE OF PRAISE GARVIN UNITED METHODIST 3 miles West of Boyd on C.R. 4699 6781 Jacksboro Hwy., Lake Worth POOLVILLE UNITED METHODIST PRECIOUS FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH 1 block W. of FM 920 8601 Hwy. 199 @ Vance Godbey’s (behind Poolville Post Office) SPIRIT FILLED CHURCH 817-599-3601 603 SE Parkway, Azle THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS 817-444-3058 THE HOUSE OF PRAYER (THE MORMONS) 1356 Reno Rd., Springtown THE CHURCH of JESUS CHRIST 817-221-2551 of LATTER-DAY SAINTS UNIVERSAL LIGHT of CHRIST 1010 Timberoaks, Azle 6117 Graham St., Lake Worth 817-237-5075 817-881-3889 PENTECOSTAL REAL FAMILY FELLOWSHIP GRACE CHAPEL 202 Pearson Lane, Azle UNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH 3508 Shawnee Trail, Lake Worth 817-677-5963 817- 237-4844 Souls Harbor Iglesia CristiAna Juda 11701 Jacksboro Hwy., Azle 1649 S.E. Parkway, Azle 817-726-2065 PRESBYTERIAN Western harvest GRACE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN Fellowship CEnter 606 Mockingbird Lane, Weatherford 6577 Old Springtown Rd., Weatherford 817-594-2744 817-523-2855 or 817-995-9087 ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN Shepherd’s heart church CHURCH OF FORT WORTH 14435 FM 730 N • Azle Meeting at Northwest YMCA 940-577-1954 5315 Boat Club Road, Fort Worth 817-989-9800 Western star cowboy church CONVENANT ORTHODOX 790 CR 3696 • Springtown PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 817-880-5488 “Everyone otta know an Auto Pro”

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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

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101 Southeast Parkway • Azle

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2 Story Home

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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.

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Fencing

All types fences and metal buildings built and repaired. Portable welding. 817-444-6461.

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

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!

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

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

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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 ..

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

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

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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.

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• 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

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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

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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 037

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

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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.

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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

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

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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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Plumbing

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GFA/GRAHAM PLUMBING CO. M#15899

“The Solution To All Your Plumbing Needs”

Drains Cleaned

CommercialResidential Serving Springtown, Azle, Boyd, Weatherford Area

Slab Leaks

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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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

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817-523-4137

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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!

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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

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.

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”

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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

Mr. Sweeps

Your Cleaning Service Make Ready/Detail Valid TXDL, good driving record and dependable. 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”

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.

Classifieds

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

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

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

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

Now Leasing Storage Units 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

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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.

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(817)221-2681

(up to 50 miles)

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Crestwood Apartment Homes Fabulous Floor Plans

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

Call for Details 817-444-0030

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D R I V E W AY S

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

BEST DEAL

SAND • DIRT • GRAVEL Dozer and Tractor Work

TOP SOIL • ROADBASE • BRICK SAND DRIVEWAY GRAVEL • CRUSHED STONE (sizes ¼ inch up to 2 feet)

YOU CALL... WE HAUL

Jerry W. Mitchell

817-444-DIRT(3478) 078

Well Drilling

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

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Welding

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

FABRICATION

ERECTION

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Mark Cozart 817-233-6668

Jeremy Cozart 817-237-2028

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

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

Compare Pricing NO JOB TOO SMALL

WELD-DONE CONSTRUCTION LTD.

Metal Building Erectors

• Pre-engineered Weld-up • Barns/Shops • Arenas/Hangars • Fencing

1220 E. Hwy. 199 • Springtown

817-220-2150 www.weld-done.net

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.

MIDWAY MOBILE HOME PARK

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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.

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

817-246-4646

Azle Creek Apartments 1/1 - $495 & Up efficiency - $375

(Water, Trash & Sewer Service Included)

• Newly Remodeled • Friendly & Quiet Community • Laundry On Site

Pet Friendly!

(size restrictions and additional fees apply)

Call for appointment

525 Commerce Street • Azle crestwoodah.com

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

Rent Unfurnished

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We’ll relocate your RV here for FREE!

Rent Unfurnished

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519 West Main St. • Azle

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

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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Classifieds

Sell It In The Classifieds!

817-598-0663

AZLEWOOD APARTMENTS

1 & 2 Bedrooms

See the Dif f erence! 817-444-6122 SHADY CREEK APARTMENTS 1 & 2 Bedrooms • W/D Connections • Swimming Pool • Water/Trash Service Furnished

817-444-2430 AZLE OAKS

APARTMENT 700 JARVIS • AZLE 817-444-1712

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

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

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817-221-2002

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014

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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

801 E. Hwy 199, Springtown, 817-220-4663 · 1510 Santa Fe, Weatherford, 817-598-0988

817-270-3340

511 W. MAIN ST. • AZLE 817-444-2555 Each office is independently owned and operated.

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AZLE AREA

SPRINGTOWN AREA

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!!

We wish all of you a very blessed Merry Christmas and a safe and Happy New Year.

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!

trees and 30 x 24 workshop.

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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The Bryants Co. 817-220-2021 Dana Bryant/Realtor 817-613-7189 LAND 1.26 ACRES on restricted cul-de-sac. $18,500 Heavily wooded 13 acres off Agnes Northwest of Springtown. $97,500. 4.510 ACRES with water, septic and electric, ready for your home and animals! Slidell ISD. $42,500 19.43 Heavily wooded acres in Wise County. Boonsville area. Well, septic, electric, large

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2 bedroom, 1 bath home in Azle/Springtown area. Granite counters, stainless appliances, and ceramic tile in kitchen. Wood floors throughout the rest of the house. This home is a must see! Call 000-000-0000. $100,000.

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