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Salon LaPage honored by national magazine Salon LaPage in Unicorn Lake received an honorable mention for the Best Hair Salon 7+ Stations for 2010 in a recent edition of The Industry Source magazine, according to a news release. Winners of the national competition were selected based on categories of image (branding), design (decor), customer service, employee education, service menus and business goals. 1-5

Denton businesses register with E-Verify Nearly 50 Denton-area employers were among the 6,047 Texas businesses registered with E-Verify as of May, according to data obtained by the Denton Record-Chronicle. Many local companies have signed up to use a government program to verify whether their new employees are eligible to work in the United States. E-Verify, a voluntary program, compares an employee’s Form I9 information with more than 455 million Social Security Administration records and with

more than 80 million records in the Department of Homeland Security immigration database. Employers including Jostens, Sally Beauty Holdings Inc., Morrison Milling Co., Miller of Denton and McNatt Toyota Dodge and DATCU are among the registered participants. 1-7

NCTC holds open house at new campus North Central College held its dedication and open house in Flower Mound today. “It’s exciting to move into something new,” said Roy Culberson, dean of the Corinth and Flower Mound campuses. The public will have a chance to tour the two-story, 32,000square-foot Parker Square building at the open house. The campus, located at 1200 Parker Square, houses 10 classrooms, a science lab, two computer labs, a lecture hall, a bookstore and a library. 1-9

Texas Health Resources gains MedicalEdge Texas Health Resources, which operates Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton,

announced last week that it acquired MedicalEdge Healthcare Group, and along with it, 420 physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners. With more than 250 practices in the Denton, Collin, Dallas, Grayson, Johnson, Parker and Tarrant counties, the MedicalEdge group gives Texas Health a slightly larger physician base than its main competitor, Baylor Health Care System. Texas Health now has about 680 physicians and midlevel providers including physician assistants and nurse practitioners. The Baylor system has a little more than 500. Neither Texas Health nor MedicalEdge disclosed the acquisition’s price, but both entities said it was the country’s second-largest acquisition of an independent physician practice. The largest acquisition was the Blackstone private equity firm’s $1 billion purchase of Team Health Inc. in 2005.

Good Samaritan celebrates expansion

location at 2500 Hinkle Drive. The event, hosted by Good Samaritan Society-Denton Village and Modern Woodmen, began at 12:30 p.m. in the therapy room with the groundbreaking ceremony following at 12:45 p.m.

Grizzaffi Darby acquired by Dallas-based firm Lockton Dunning Benefits, an employee benefit consulting firm based in Dallas, announced this week it has acquired Denton’s Grizzaffi Darby. According to a news release, Grizzaffi Darby will take the Lockton Dunning Benefits name and will continue to serve clients at its Denton location, 319 W. Oak St. The transaction was completed Monday. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. The operation’s combined workforce will be 150 employees. Since its founding in 1966, Lockton Companies LLC has provided more than 15,000 clients with insurance, benefits and risk management services, the release stated.

A groundbreaking ceremony and celebration for expansion of the therapy room at Good Samaritan Society-Denton Village was held today at their

Emma’s Boutique goes to online-only sales

responsible for the design and review of numerous commercial, residential and educational Davidson facilities,” the company said in a release. Davidson earned both his bachelor’s and master’s of science in civil engineering from Texas Tech University. He is a licensed professional engineer in Texas and Montana and a licensed structural engineer in Illinois, and is an active member of the Structural Engineers Association and the American

Institute of Steel Construction. Clough Harbour & Associates provides planning and design services to clients throughout the country and has been ranked among the top 100 U.S. design firms by the industry paper Engineering News-Record. I The Flowers Foods bakery in Denton recently awarded John Oliver its 2010 Flowers Spirit Award, which recognizes employees for their service to Oliver the community and in the workplace.

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Boutique announced Tuesday on Facebook that they closed their Denton storefront and moved all sales online. Co-owners Crissy Camp and her mother, Teri, have run their store, located at 1800 Brinker Road, for about two years. “We will focus a lot more on the online store and build it from there,” Crissy Camp said. Camp, who has accepted a full-time job at a Denton company, said she and her mother will run Emma’s Boutique via their Facebook posts. 1-12

County hires engineer for I-35W widening Denton County commissioners approved an engineering contract with HNTB Corp on Tuesday. Under the $1.8 million contract, the company will be widening Interstate 35W from State Highway 170 in Fort Worth to its junction with Interstates 35 and 35E in Denton. Officials in cities along the corridor will use the schematics to determine access points on the interstate, including where | CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

Career Advancement DATCU employee Lee Albright recently was promoted to human resources generalist. Albright has been part of the DATCU family since June 2008 and worked as human resources assistant until the recent promotion. Albright has Albright more than 20 years’ experience in office administration, with the last six years in the human resources field, said a news release announcing the promotion. She earned a certificate from the Bish Mathis Institute School

of Business in 1984 and in 2009, she was recognized as DATCU’s Support Staff Employee of the Year. Lee is a native Texan and an active volunteer at DATCU community events, said the release. She and her husband, Tim, have two adult children, Kayla and Travis. I Justin Davidson has been named an associate with Sanger engineering firm Clough Harbour & Associates. Davidson is a senior engineer in the company’s General Structures Technical Group. “In the six years he has been with the firm, he has been

Oliver is chief engineer for the Denton bakery and has been with the Flowers team for 26 years. He was honored because of his willingness to help his coworkers; his strong, consistent work performance; and for his contributions to the community, according to a news release. In his personal time, Oliver mentors local youth through Young Life, a nondenominational Christian ministry that reaches out to adolescents, and he’s an active supporter of Carter BloodCare. As part of the award, Flowers Foods made a monetary donation in Oliver’s name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

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Calendar of Events Altrusa International Inc. of Denton meets for its monthly dinner and program at Good Samaritan Society-Denton Village, 2500 Hinkle Drive. Cost is $10 per person. Call 940-387-5031. Tuesday, Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m.

American Association of University Women, Denton Branch meets at Fremaux’s Metropolitan Catering, 932 W. University Dr. Visit www.aauwdenton.org. Wednesday, March 2, 6 p.m.

Association of Business Contingency Planners, North Texas Chapter has its monthly luncheon at H5 Colo, 12712 Park Central in Dallas. Cost is $35 per person. Visit http://northtx.acp-international. com/Meetings.htm.

14 | Health care crunch Hospitals adapt old systems to new mandates.

Features 17 | TECHNOLOGY TO THE RESCUE Hospital officials try to build more efficient systems.

20 | HICKORY GROWTH Denton’s downtown plan attracts new restaurants and an old barbershop.

On the cover: It’s going to take a lot more than Band-Aids to fix our current health care system, officials say. Dallas Morning News file photo

Tuesday, March 14, noon

Aubrey Chamber of Commerce meets at the Prairie House Restaurant at 10001 E. U.S. Highway 380 in Cross Roads. Cost is $12 per person. Reservations are required. Call 940-365-9781 or e-mail chamber@aubreycoc. org. Wednesday, March 16, 11:30 a.m.

Coffee Club and Investment Perspective hosted by Quinn McColly of Edward Jones will meet at 2925 Country Club Road, Suite 101A in Denton. Call 940-382-0280.

Wednesday, March 2, 7 p.m.

Thursday, March 17, 9 a.m.

Denton Black Chamber of Commerce meets at the Denton Housing Authority, 1225 Wilson St. Tuesday, March 8, 6 p.m.

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Denton Planning and Zoning Commission meets in the council chambers at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney St. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, 6:30 p.m.

Hickory Creek Planning and Zoning Commission meets at Hickory Creek Town Hall, 1075 Ronald Reagan Ave.

NMC Networking Group meets at Le Peep, 1345 S. Loop 288. E-mail stucker@apostleradio. org. Breakfast is optional. Friday, Feb. 18, 7:45 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, 7:45 a.m. Friday, March 4, 7:45 a.m. Friday, March 11, 7:45 a.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 22, 11:30 a.m.

Krum Chamber of Commerce holds its monthly meeting at Northstar Bank, 1101 E. McCart St. in Krum. Call 940-482-6093. Thursday, March 3, 6:30 p.m.

Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce meets for coffee at Corinth City Hall, 3300 Corinth Parkway; and at Daniel’s Air and Plumbing, 209 S. Shady Shores Road in Lake Dallas. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 7:15 a.m. in Lake Dallas Wednesday, March 9, 7:15 a.m. in Corinth Wednesday, March 16, 7:15 a.m. in Corinth Wednesday, March 30, 7:15 a.m. in Corinth

Lake Cities Chamber of Commerce will host its annual banquet at Ashton Gardens, 2001 Ashton Gardens Lane in Corinth. Cost is $40. Call 940-497-3097 or email lccc@lakecitieschamber. com.

North Texas Society for Human Resource Management meets at Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites, 1434 Centre Place Drive in Denton. Cost to attend is $18 for members and first-time guests, and $23 for returning non-members Visit www.north texasshrm.org. Thursday, Feb. 24, 11:30 a.m.

SCORE, the Service Corps of Retired Executives, offers free management counseling for prospective new business owners or existing businesses in trouble. Confidential, one-hour counseling sessions are available by appointment every Wednesday at South Branch Library, 3228 Teasley Lane. Call 940-3498752. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 2, 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 9, 9 a.m. Wednesday, March 16, 9 a.m.

Thursday, Feb. 24, 6 p.m.

Lake Cities Netweavers business networking group meets at the IHOP restaurant off Interstate 35E in Hickory Creek. Cost is $12 and includes breakfast. Email info@lcnetweavers.com. Thursday, Feb. 17, 8 a.m.

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Home Builders Association of Greater Dallas, Greater Denton Division has its monthly meeting and luncheon at the Prairie House restaurant, 10001 U.S. Highway 380 in Cross Roads. Cost is $15 for associates and builders with reservations and $18 for walk-ins. Call 940-383-0853.

Thursday, February 17, 9 a.m.

Denton League of United Latin American Citizens No. 4366 meets at El Chaparral Grille, 324 E. McKinney St.

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Thursday, Feb. 24, 8 a.m.

Small Business Breakfast meeting sponsored by the North Central Texas College Small Business Development Center at the Denton Chamber of Commerce building. A light breakfast is provided. Call 940-380-1849. Tuesday, March 8, 7:15 a.m.

Thursday, March 3, 8 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 8 a.m.

Lake Dallas 4A Economic Development Corp. meets at Lake Dallas Municipal Complex, 212 Main St. Monday, March 7, 7 p.m.

Lake Dallas 4B Community Development Corp. meets at Lake Dallas Municipal Complex, 212 Main St. Monday, March 7, 7 p.m.

Women Business Owners of Denton County will hold its monthly luncheon at Oakmont Country Club, 1901 Oakmont Drive in Corinth. Tuesday, March 1, 11:30 a.m. Please tell us about your event or meeting by e-mailing Karina Ramírez at kramirez@dentonrc.com, by fax at 940-566-6888; or by mail to DBC Calendar, Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E. Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201.

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Turmoil for ‘muni’ bonds “There will be a terrible problem, and then the question becomes: Will the federal government help?” — Warren Buffett in June 2010, on municipal bonds

n previous columns, I issued warnings about the bond bubble that has built up in U.S. financial markets. Like lemmings, investors have in recent years funneled hundreds of billions of dollars into bonds of all sorts — U.S. Treasury, corporate and municipal bonds — as they scrounge for yields amid the zero-interest-rate environment. As a result, most bonds became quite overpriced. In recent weeks however, a reversal has roiled the U.S. municipal bond — or “muni” — market. Investors have been lulled into complacency by munis’ relatively solid track record. There have never been any defaults of gener-

Jonathon FITE | al obligation municipal bonds since the Great Depression. General obligation municipal bonds are backed by state or local governments through sales, income and property taxes. Other munis backed by revenue from specific projects, such as water treatment plants, also have a history of low default rates. The credit rating agency Moody’s indicates that even in case of default, it anticipates “near 100 percent recovery on any defaulted general obligation bond.” But investing based only on

past performance is like driving while looking only at the rearview mirror. And given the notorious role that ratings agencies played in the subprime housing debacle, their forecasts should be taken with a big grain of salt. America’s state and local governments are in serious financial trouble. The shattered creditworthiness of the most dysfunctional states, Illinois and California, is now in the same neighborhood as Iraq and Greece, based on the prices of their credit default swaps (debt insurance). For years, state and local governments increased spending rapidly, giving unionized public employees generous salaries and promising pensions they could not afford. The recession has further devastated governments, as tax revenues have plummeted while social spending, especially Medicaid, has soared. The health care reform bill will add

to the challenges, as millions of people get added to state Medicaid rolls. As if the fiscal picture is not dismal enough, some states are now being investigated by the SEC for deceptive accounting and poor disclosure of their financial situation. It is also troubling that the stigma of default is fading among public officials. “To disrupt our services because we can’t make a bond payment would just be unconscionable. And as a leader I couldn’t do it.” Those were the words of Linda Thompson, the mayor of Harrisburg, Pa., as she announced that her city had decided not to meet its muni bond payment promises. This trend of elected officials portraying muni bond holders as greedy evildoers whose claims can be ignored to fund a town’s police force and fire department is likely to get worse. In the case of munis that are “insured,” public officials might feel even more comfortable stiffing some faraway, faceless corporations like

MBIA or Assured Guaranty. These companies are on the hook for insured munis but they can’t handle a big wave of defaults, especially after they got clobbered in the subprime housing crisis. States and local governments do not have the same freedoms that the federal government enjoys. While the federal government runs gigantic deficits too, Uncle Sam has the luxury (so far) of a central bank willing to print trillions of dollars out of thin air, and foreign central banks, notably China and Japan, buying up its Treasury bonds to prevent their currencies from rising too much against the dollar. Muni bonds don’t have this backstop from such deep pockets. The U.S. taxpayer has been subsidizing state and local governments over the last few years. The 2009 federal stimulus was in some respects a back-door bailout of unionized state public employees. (That’s why there’s

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not that much infrastructure to show for the $800 billion that has been spent.) Once the federal stimulus funds run out midyear, state budget problems may worsen. It is hard to imagine taxpayers in relatively solvent states like Utah or Texas will want to bail out spendthrifts like California and Illinois again. Instead of a federal bailout, legislators from the stronger states are suggesting weaker states should be allowed to declare bankruptcy to allow them to escape their onerous pension commitments and restructure their heavy debts. Of course, mere mention of the “B” word would further agitate the muni markets. What does this all mean for

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investors? Well, speculators might try to trade on the shortterm ebb and flow of market sentiment. But true long-term investors should instead ask: Is this a good investment? Would I personally give a 20-year, low interest rate loan to a deficit-ridden state or local government that hasn’t properly funded its public pensions for years, and might use shady accounting tactics? It really doesn’t sound like such a wonderful deal! Also, once high inflation really kicks in, prices of such longdated bonds will plummet as investors demand a high enough yield to compensate for the shrinking purchasing power of cash. This is not merely a distant, abstract concern. Inflation from lax monetary and fiscal policies has already driven dou-

ble-digit price increases for food and oil. This is already fueling political upheaval in many developing countries. Income-oriented investors might be better off with worlddominating companies with pricing power, hard assets and international operations that are throwing off growing dividends. These will stand a better chance of keeping pace with inflation in the future. Of course, we should all stay alert. If there is a muni market panic, and short-term muni bonds for creditworthy governments become dirt-cheap, that would be really interesting. JONATHON FITE is a Managing Partner of KMF Investments, a hedge fund based in Denton. Comments may be sent to Jonathon. Fite@KMFInvestments.com.

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entrance and exit ramps will be, said Commissioner Andy Eads. That will help cities with planning, and developers will have a guide as to how the corridor can be developed by the public and private sectors. Funding for the contract will come from the Precinct 4

Transportation Road Improvement Program 2008 bond package.

Denton looks to absorb 1,600 acres Denton city leaders are targeting more land for annexation after absorbing thousands of acres last year.

The City Council met Tuesday to discuss annexing three areas totaling nearly 1,600 acres, including a 1,154-acre area south of U.S. Highway 380 near Lewisville Lake. Public hearings are scheduled for Feb. 1 and Feb. 15, but a final vote wouldn’t come until 2013. Council members met behind closed doors with attorneys to

discuss legal issues involved with the annexations. Afterward, they heard a brief presentation from city planning director Mark Cunningham, who said the proposal was part of an annexation plan adopted last year. The plan targeted 18 areas totaling about 9,035 acres — land that was home to at least 2,100 people last year, according to city esti-

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UNT football coach to speak at luncheon

an McCarney, the new head football coach at the University of North Texas, will be the featured speaker at the Denton Chamber of Commerce’s next membership luncheon. A traditional highlight of the February membership luncheon is the presentation of the Small Business Person of the Year Award. Scheduled for Friday, Feb. 18, the luncheon will be held at the UNT Gateway Center. Coach McCarney took over the Mean Green football program in early December after serving as assistant head coach at the University of Florida since 2008. Before that, McCarney spent 12 years as head coach at Iowa State University. Small Business Person nominees were considered primarily based on business-related accomplishments as of Dec. 31. Criteria include a combination of comparable growth indices, innovation and the ability to overcome adverse circumstances. The differentiating components typically include facilities expansion or improvements, management techniques, innovative merchandising and/or marketing practices that help set the nominee apart from his or her competition. The award for 2009 was presented to Lynn and Joni Chatwin, co-owners of

Chuck CARPENTER | Alphgraphics. This will be the chamber’s 25th presentation of the Small Business Person of the Year Award. Luncheon tickets cost $25 per person and are available at the chamber office, 414 West Parkway St., or by calling 940382-9693. The chamber’s two other major annual awards will be presented March 24 during the Membership Gala. The Volunteer of the Year will be recognized for specific service to a chamber program or event. The Otis L. Fowler Award is the chamber’s highest and most prestigious honor, which is given to a deserving individual “for distinguishing accomplishment in their business, profession or calling, thus contributing to the progress and welfare of the community.” CHUCK CARPENTER is the president of the Denton Chamber of Commerce. He can be reached at 940-362-9693 or dcoc@denton-chamber.org. BP

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ccess to a viable workforce is one of the top three reasons that companies choose a location for their business. In the early stages of eliminating potential sites, companies and their consultants often ask us at the city to provide information on population and workforce within 30 minutes or one hour of the proposed site. We typically fare well in this category. We are eager to brag about not only the quantity of workforce available to Denton businesses, but the quality as well. In some instances, we arrange meetings with human resource departments of Denton businesses so the prospect can learn firsthand about the low turnover rates, longevity and work ethic of their employees. Another point we like to make is that people are willing to commute to Denton from all over North Texas. Erica Sullivan, the city’s economic development analyst, performed a 2010 survey of Denton employers with 250 employees or more. The response rate to the survey was great — 53 percent — and the results may surprise you: I 29 percent of the businesses’ employees live within Denton’s city limits, I 42 percent live in Denton

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As health care reform takes shape, local clinics and hospitals are focusing on preventive care and moving patient information over to electronic records — hoping that, in time, taking these steps will lower costs and improve efficiency. “Obviously, the big concern in the American health care system these days is the cost of care,” said Richard Kurz, dean of the School of Public Health at the

University of North Texas Health Science Center. Kurz said the high cost of health care is due in part to physicians driving demand

through prescriptions. “We pay the physicians on a piecework system,” Kurz said. “The more they do, the more they get paid.”

He said such a system needs to be controlled. Margaret Jarvis, spokeswoman for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, says health care costs weren’t suddenly going to drop with the passage of last year’s health care reform law. It will take time to see any change in health care costs, she says, since the law is more focused on the long term. “Addressing the cost of health care will take a continued,

focused effort on the part of every stakeholder,” she said. AN EMPHASIS ON PREVENTION Many health care providers are counting on patient education as a means to lower illness rates and, as a result, lower their associated costs. And at the top of the list of behaviors causing preventable illness? Smoking. A third of all cancers can be

linked to cigarette smoking and other tobacco use, Kurz said. “We know if you don’t smoke, you are less likely to get disease,” he said. By educating tobacco users and teaching them how to control their habit, one-third of all cancers can be controlled, he said. As it is, about 1 in 5 deaths each year in the U.S. are the result of tobacco use, according to Cancer Facts and Figures 2010, and about $193 billion was spent between 2000 and 2004 to treat tobacco-related illnesses. “It’s not true everywhere, but in many places, the number of people who are smoking don’t want to smoke,” Kurz said. Poor eating habits are also contributing to the country’s rising health care costs, he said, and are responsible for illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. And as with tobacco users, education is key to improving Americans’ poor eating habits, Kurz said. “We are trying to make the system more efficient” through preventive care, he said — an opinion growing in popularity throughout the health care system. “A lot more people are getting their preventive services,” said Dr. Adam Wayne McDowell with Corinth Family Medicine. “That is the most prominent effect we have seen in our clinic since the new health care changes took place.” The services he refers to — including scheduled immunizations, recommended screenings and counseling on healthy living — were mandated by last year’s health care reform law as free services for Medicare patients and those with new health policies. Under the provision, which took effect in September, health plans are required to cover preventive care services for infants, children, adolescents and women. McDowell said pediatricians in particular are happy about the new provision. One of the best changes, he said, is that insurance companies are required to pay for children’s sports screenings. Many parents wrongly assumed that a sports screening

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Patricia Hernandez gets a dose of the swine flu nasal mist vaccine at the Denton County Health Department clinic conducted at C.H. Collins Athletic Complex in fall 2009. The importance of preventive care — such as vaccinations — is stressed in the new health care reform law. is part of their child’s wellness exam, McDowell said, but it was a separate exam with a separate cost. Not anymore. “Insurance companies can now provide those screenings for free in addition to a wellness exam,” he said. COST OF PREVENTION Stan Morton, president of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, says offering wellness care is important, since many diseases can be prevented with regular screenings and education. But, he said, an important question looms over hospitals: How many preventive services can they afford to offer? Texas Health Denton currently funds its own community education services. “What gets reimbursed is caring for the sick patient,” Morton said. This is a weakness in the health care system, he said — insurance companies need to start reimbursing hospitals to keep people from getting sick, not just reimburse them to treat the ill.

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A nurse’s workstation stands adjacent to a window overlooking an intensive care room at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton in 2005. Kurz, the School of Public Health dean, said private insurance companies and Medicare are starting to pay for these services. Also, insurance companies are starting to offer incentives to customers who are making strides toward improving their health. “We have … introduced programs to improve our members’ health and wellness,” said Jarvis, the Blue Cross spokeswoman, “and give them more control

over their health care decisions.” McDowell said he fears the cost of preventive services could make it more difficult to implement some of the law’s provisions in the coming years. “I hope … preventative services [can be] cost-effective and can be maintained,” he said. ELECTRONIC RECORDS James Purgason, a physician with Family Medicine of North Texas, said preventive care has

always been one of his health care philosophies. A bigger adjustment for him has been switching over to electronic medical records, a “more efficient” method of collecting patient data than the current system, which seems disconnected and often results in duplicate testing, he said. Hospitals and clinics are being offered an incentive for making the switch to electronic records over the next five years. In that time, health care providers will be required each year to meet certain criteria in order to qualify for the incentive payment. This year — the first year of the incentive program — providers are required to get the electronic records to the point of “meaningful use.” If they meet this criteria, clinics and hospitals must maintain the change for 90 days before they can receive an incentive payment. Purgason hopes to have his practice to that point within the next month. | CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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In the coming years, health care providers must make their patient records available to other labs, hospitals and doctors over a connected network — a big process that will cost a lot of money, Purgason said. The government has mandated the network, but hasn’t clarified who will pay for it or how they’ll afford it, he said. Despite what happens with the health care reform law — which a federal judge in Florida voided last month after ruling the health insurance mandate was unconstitutional — “health care is going to move forward in some form or fashion,” Morton said. A big part of moving forward, at least for Texas Health Denton, will be the switchover to electronic records. Morton said the change — which he anticipates will launch in December — will

save the hospital both time and money. “It will really change a lot of how we will do our work,” Morton said. BEYOND THE HOSPITALS Outside hospital exam rooms and beyond doctors’ offices, the new law can be seen affecting more than just health care providers. For one thing, young adults now will be able to remain on their parents’ insurance until they turn 26. This provision pleases Purgason, because otherwise “they would be uninsured,” he said. Young adults — particularly those right out of college, trying to find a job — are often unable to afford individual coverage, he said, and this provision gives them more time to find a job with full health benefits. Small businesses also are see-

ing changes ahead — one of which is coming in the form of a tax credit. Under the health care law, if a business has fewer than 25 employees and wants to provide them with health insurance, that business can qualify for a tax credit of up to 35 percent to offset the cost, according to information posted on www.health care.gov. A 25 percent tax credit is available to nonprofit organizations. Besides expanding coverage to more young people and providing tax credits, the new law also makes insurance coverage available to more low-income individuals, families and children. Jarvis, the Blue Cross spokeswoman, said the law has prioritized access to health care services over lowering costs, at least in the short term. “It’s been widely recognized

that the Affordable Care Act is focused primarily on increasing access to health care services, particularly for lower-income individuals,” Jarvis said. No matter what the changes in store following the bill’s passage or whether it’s eventually overturned by Congress or in the courtroom, the current system is unsustainable, said Kurz, the School of Public Health dean. If changes aren’t made to the current health care system, he

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Caleb O’Rear, CEO of Denton Regional Medical Center, says some health care reform comes from the marketplace, not the ballot box. In November, Denton Regional launched radio spots and billboards along Interstate 35E that announce the average emergency room wait time at the local, for-profit hospital. Denton Regional also makes its ER wait times available to iPhone users through fastERTX, an application that will download the locations of nearby ERs, along with current wait times. The hospital also lists its current wait time on a website, www.fastertx.com, which shows a map with ERs affiliated with the Hospital Corp. of America, one of the largest private operators of hospitals and clinics in the world. “This is really about transparency,” O’Rear said. “We’ve moved toward a more consumerist approach to health care, which means that mom and dad — and you and I — are in the driver’s seat when it comes to making decisions about health care for themselves and their families. We think in being transparent about what’s happening in the ER, we’re helping people make those decisions.” O’Rear said the hospital started to shave minutes from the wait time two years ago. Hospital staff started paying attention to the bottlenecks that patients encounter in the ER

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definitely benefit access to ER services for everyone else,” Pagan said in an e-mail. “Waiting times would go down and lives could be saved.” “Some people would argue, though, that this practice of posting ER wait times may discourage people from going to the ER if they see long wait times posted in a billboard or the Internet,” he continued. “I doubt that people that need urgent care are really discouraged much from going to the ER — or are harmed — by seeing wait times on billboards.” Stan Morton, CEO of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton, said the trend toward efficiency isn’t isolated to the ER waiting room. “I think that, regardless of what happens with the laws [mandating health care reform], there’s going to be transformation with the way health care is paid for and delivered, and that’s

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been happening way before we got here,” Morton said. Morton said American forprofit hospitals measure efficiency using the same yardstick: how easily patients are admitted and treated by hospital departments. For Texas Health Denton — and for the network of health care companies across the nation — the transition from paper to electronic patient records is one of the “first big steps” in streamlining health care, from treatment to bill collecting. Texas Health Resources, a private health care operator that owns Denton’s Presbyterian hospital, has spent about $250 million to get patient files out of manila folders and into a huge, secure computer network available to affiliated clinics and hospitals and also to unaffiliated hospitals. “Electronic health records are really a big deal, and it’s been in the works for a long time,” Morton said. “One of the biggest

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Emergency room wait times have been the focus of a campaign to improve efficiency at Denton Regional Medical Center. changes is computerized physician order entry. When we flip the switch on this, you won’t have to decipher physician handwriting, you won’t have to flip through a paper record.” Presbyterian Hospital should be using its electronic records system by the end of the year. It is one of the last Texas Health Resources hospitals to make the change. Once the hospital goes online with the digital records, it will be able to share records with specialists. It’s has already shared data with Cook Children’s Medical Center. “We spent all last year build-

ing the infrastructure for this transition, and now we’re building the systems. We think it will be a huge next step,” Morton said. “We think we will be able to mine data for quality outcomes, like better care for diabetic patients. “Part of this is about evidencebased care. Yes, there’s the advent of all that’s been proposed in the law. But if everything [in the law] were unwound, we think the groundwork is there to make evidencebased care from the transition.” Patients in the Texas Health Resources network also will be able to get their records, using a

“My Care” secure account. Patients will be able to read information from their records in plain language, Morton said. Providers expect that when patients have access to their own records, they’ll become more involved in their own care and comply more readily with physician orders for treatment. “There are other ways to use these accounts, too,” he said. “If congestive heart failure patients are able to have a better longterm dialog with their doctor, their treatment can get better. We’ve found that if providers can have a longer dialog about a congestive heart failure patient’s weight gain and loss, we can predict when they will be readmitted to the hospital. That kind of information is in patient records.” There might be a lot of anxiety around shared electronic records, but Morton said they can actually keep patients safer. “Whenever you have multiple pieces of paper in a bunch of different hands, the greater risk there is of errors,” he said. “You

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DENTON COUNTY Lease: Anderson “B” Unit Operator: Burlington Resources Oil & Gas Co. LP Location: 322.4-acre unit, E. Pizano Survey, A-991; 1.5 miles N of Ponder Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8537' Lease: Blessing Unit “B” Operator: Williams Prod. Gulf Coast LP Location: 171.086-acre unit, S.A. Chambers Survey, A308; 1.7 miles SE of Argyle Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8443' Lease: Boyd Operator: Devon Energy Production Co. LP Location: 80-acre unit, G. Halmark Survey, A-516; 3 miles NW of Ponder Field: Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) Total Depth: 7800' Lease: Christian Operator: Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC Location: 226.55-acre lease, N. Castleberry Survey, A283; 1.2 miles NE of Slidell Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8500' Lease: Christian Operator: Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC Location: 226.55-acre lease, N. Castleberry Survey, A283; 1.2 miles NE of Slidell Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8500'

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Lease: Cleveland Unit Operator: XTO Energy Inc. Location: 381.89-acre unit, W. Gibson Survey, A-460; 2.6 miles SE of Arglye Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 12,000' Lease: Cole Trust Stony Operator: EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Location: 519.87-acre lease, A. Wetherly Survey, A1363; 11.4 miles within of Decatur Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 9000' Lease: Cole Trust Stony Operator: EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Location: 519.87-acre lease, A. Wetherly Survey, A1363; 11.4 miles within of Decatur Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 9000' Lease: Cole Trust Stony Operator: EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. Location: 519.87-acre lease, A. Wetherly Survey, A1363; 11.4 miles within of Decatur Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 9000' Lease: Cummings “C” West Operator: Williams Prod. Gulf Coast LP Location: 187.061-acre unit, MEP&P RR Co/H. Campbell Survey, No. 62, A-1462; 5 miles NW of Flower Mound Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) BP

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STATE TAX LIENS NAME/ADDRESS Bed Biscuit and Beyond Inc., 2505 College Park Drive, Denton Carl K. McClure, 26626 E. U.S. Highway 380, Aubrey Chris Wiman, 3401 Marymount Drive, Denton Jerry Owens Electric Inc., 3609 E. University Drive, Denton Mary C. Grammel, 2700 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 205, Little Elm McDorman Signs and Advertising Inc., 6200 Crow Wright Lane, Sanger The Flower Shop LLC, 202 W. McCart St., Suite A, Krum

TYPE Unemployment taxes, interest taxes and other charges Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax

AMOUNT $1,467.10 $715.98 $1,214.10 $7,338.82 $2,440.46 $1,689.25 $1,121.40

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RELEASE OF STATE TAX LIENS NAME/ADDRESS Miriam L. Liston, 2220 N. Locust St., Denton

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NAME/ADDRESS Billy D. Kruger, 102 Parma Court, Sanger Bobby R. Sanderfer, 2043 Fair Oaks Circle, Denton Brook Miller, 3244 Bent Creek Drive, Denton Darla A. Mullen and Kenneth D. Mullen, 5600 Bridle Path, Aubrey DFW Acrylic and Plastering Inc., 2126 James St., Denton Donald B. Sammons and Elizabeth J. Sammons, 5274 New Hope Road, Aubrey Francisco D. Ramos, 3750 Pockrus Paige Road, Trailer 64, Denton Jessica M. Laflamme and Stephen W. Laflamme, 4508 Lacewood Drive, Argyle John Miller, 502 Oak St., Sanger Juan Pagoada and Triny Pagoada, 1641 Thornhill Lane, Little Elm Judith A. Drew and Richard M. Drew, 8905 Grandview Drive, Denton Keith Kozura, 905 Greenbend Drive, Denton Larry J. Bell, 3308 Avon St., Denton Lonnie Z. Foreman, 808 Austin St., Apt. 3, Denton Mark A. Davidson, 108 Parma Court, Sanger Mark A. Yaklin, 2009 Fair Oaks Circle, Corinth Pardee Enterprises Inc. and Postnet, 2436 S. I-35E, Suite 376, Denton Robert E. Gravley and Julie C. Henry, 306 N. U.S. 377, Suite D3, Argyle Rock Countertop Inc., 114 W. Dickson Lane, Little Elm Roman C. Garza, 531 Carlisle Drive, Lake Dallas Ronald E. Dye, P.O. Box 432, Aubrey Virgil K. McCabe, 919 S. Ave. B, Denton

TYPE 1040 1040 1040 1040 941 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040 1040 941 1040 1120 1040 1040 1040

AMOUNT $63,464.84 $75,848.62 $149,892.54 $41,542.91 $1,680.30 $12,501.64 $37,306.78 $19,188.07 $301,916.82 $2,618.87 $70,579.61 $15,619.58 $9,613.32 $33,396.97 $34,621.64 $30,207.65 $4,913.56 $156,582.34 $25,102.77 $22,147.70 $38,479.14 $62,824.00

REC. DATE 01/11/2011 01/04/2011 01/04/2011 01/07/2011 01/04/2011 01/11/2011 01/04/2011 01/18/2011 01/19/2011 01/18/2011 01/19/2011 01/19/2011 01/04/2011 01/18/2011 01/18/2011 01/19/2011 01/19/2011 01/19/2011 01/11/2011 01/18/2011 01/04/2011 01/18/2011

TYPE 940, 941 6721, 941 1040 1040 941 941 2290 940, 941 1040 1040

AMOUNT $6,596.28 $3,526.18 $6,982.12 $5,225.85 $16,313.47 $1,607.32 $172.91 $69,554.67 $11,935.15 $1,124,744.84

REC. DATE 01/24/2011 01/24/2011 01/11/2011 01/24/2011 01/11/2011 01/11/2011 01/11/2011 01/04/2011 01/04/2011 01/13/2011

RELEASE OF FEDERAL TAX LIENS NAME/ADDRESS Bryan Anderson and Anderson Lawn and Landscaping Service, 9851 Old Stoney Road, Ponder Bryan Anderson, 9851 Old Stoney Road, Ponder Isaac and Lucy Chilton, 1420 N. Locust St., Denton Kris L. Wallace, 218 Main St., Lake Dallas Mann Robertson & Sons Inc., 7066 Rhoads Road, Aubrey Mann Robertson & Sons Inc., 7066 Rhoads Road, Aubrey Mann Robertson & Sons Inc., 7066 Rhoads Road, Aubrey Martin E. Miller and M&M Sports, 718 Hercules Lane, Denton Rick G. Chaviers and Lynn S. Howard, 10409 Murray S. Johnson St., Denton Ricky D. and Darla Powell, 3401 Carmel St., Denton

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Total Depth: 7875'

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Lease: Dr. Bob Smith “A” North Operator: Williams Prod. Gulf Coast LP Location: 277.85-acre unit, MEP&P RR Co. Survey, No. 59, A-935; 3.8 miles W of Flower Mound Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8322'

Lease: Dcco “2” - Shoop “C” (SA) Operator: Devon Energy Production Co. LP Location: 4099.4817-acre unit, MEP&P RR Co. Survey, No. 111, A-914; 7.25 miles SW of Ponder Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale)

Lease: James Heath Operator: Devon Energy Production Co. LP Location: 470.19-acre unit, P. Rock Survey, A-1063; 5 miles NE of Justin Field: East Newark (Barnett Shale) Total Depth: 8225'

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Vital Statistics SALES TAX The following sales permits were issued by the State Comptroller’s Office for January. The list includes the owner, name of business and address within the area codes of 75034, 75065, 75068, 76201, 76205, 76207, 76208, 76209, 76210, 76226, 76227, 76234, 76249, 76258 and 76259.

75034 Admentus Inc., Admentus Inc., 2831 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 103-142, Little Elm 75065 Brenda Lee Kapsa, Pride Wear and Spirit Toys, 27 Indian Trail, Hickory Creek Bridlewood Garden & Landscape Club, Bridlewood Garden & Landscape Club, 230 Barkley Drive, Hickory Creek Jesusa A. Padron, Chilitos Mexican American Grill, 621 S. Denton Drive, Lake Dallas Lake Cities Massage PLLC, Lake Cities Massage PLLC, 209 S. Shady Shores Drive, Lake Dallas Marcie Townsen, Letters 4 Less, 311 Wallford Lane, Lake Dallas McLaughlin Surgical Sales LLC, McLaughlin Surgical Sales LLC, 204 Forestview Road, Hickory Creek 75068 Alan Paul Durkin, The Durkin's, 328 Tanglewood Place, Little Elm Apple Texas Restaurants Inc., Applebee's Little Elm, 2672 FM423, Little Elm Bea M. Redd, Reddhott Industries, 2516 Pecan Drive, Little Elm Kim A. Williams, Dream Dollz, 1008 Villa Palomoa Blvd., Little Elm Lee Alan Bunn, Next Gen Audio and Video, 504 Hummingbird Drive, Little Elm Little Elm Friends of the Library, Little Elm Friends of the Library, 100 W. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm Mirna G. Cisneros, Tutu That, 320 Hardwicke Lane, Little Elm Sandra Coon, Classic Innovations, 2461 Hammock Lake Drive, Little Elm Sandy Mata and Norma Martinez, Gorditas & More, 2409 Red Oak Drive, Little Elm Sheri M. Moen, Sheri M. Moen Murals and Interiors, 3481 Canyon Lake Drive, Little Elm Zobo LLC, Zobo LLC, 2337 Emerald Lake Lane, Little Elm 76201 1512 Hickory1 LLC, 1512 W. Hickory St., Denton Andrew Douglas Laviolette, Mr. Magic Carpet Ride Productions, 909 Emery St., Denton AQL Inc., Hickory Street Lounge, 212 E. Hickory St., Denton Ava Jet of Texas LLC, Ava Jet of Texas LLC, 512 W. Hickory St., Suite 100, Denton Bayyou Restaurants LLC, Which Wich? Superior Sandwiches, 2710 W. University Drive, Suite 1050, Denton Connie Muncy, Connie's, 118 N. Locust St., Denton Eagleton Photography Inc., Eagleton Photography, 1710 N. Elm St., Denton Green Lee LLC, North Texas Mini Mart, 2112 W. Prairie St., Denton Hultquist Enterprises Inc., Game X Change, 610 W. University Drive, Denton Kimara Services Inc., Giovanni's Pizza of Denton, 214 E. Hickory St., Denton KJF LLC, Hickory Street Lounge, 212 E. Hickory St., Denton Mad Women LLC, Swizzle Bistro and Bar, 107 W. Hickory St., Denton Mark R. Burke, Mad World Records, 115 W. Hickory St., Denton 76202 Shawn Peter Sanseverino, Relevant Life Fireworks, 1015 Ronald Reagan Ave., Hickory Creek

76207 Aaron New and James Kelly, The Pickin Tool, 3400 Fallmeadow St., Apt. 3205A, Denton Charlene Frazier-Burnam, Bonafide Catering Company, 265 Casie Court, Denton Edward C. Ewell, Ewell Photography, 7804 N. Locust St., Denton JC Welding Solutions Inc., JC Welding Solutions Inc., 4115 Hampton Road, Denton Maxwell Schander, Maxwell Schander, 8801 Sarasota, Denton Wanda W. Lowe, Wanda W. Lowe, 5800 N. I-35, Denton 76208 Billy Bob Ellison Jr., ABC Automotive, 4254 Swisher Road, Denton Hugo Joey Ondrey Jr., NTX Liquidators, 2601 Lonesome Oak Drive, Corinth Jeffrey Creeach and Marlayna Creeach, Shekinah Arts Creative Services, 2055 Berry Down Lane, Apt. 11207, Denton Lone Star Conversion LLC, Lone Star Conversion LLC, 2710 Geesling Road, Denton Mayco Pest and Termite Control Limited Liability, Mayco Pest and Termite Control, 4605 Baytree Ave., Denton Melton Wayne Horner, Melton Wayne Horner, 3924 Fawn Drive, Denton Outflank Strategy War Games LLC, Outflank Strategy War Games LLC, 1141 Cogburn Court, Shady Shores Randy S. Hymon, Bugless Windows of Texas, 5001 Par Drive, Denton Robert A. Elledge, North Texas Tannery, 2141 Collins Road, Suite 501, Denton Susan K. Sitzes, Susan K. Sitzes, 3600 San Lucas Lane, Denton

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76209 Nicholas A. Woods, Nick's Computer Services, 1024 E. McKinney St., Denton Simon Lyons, (Just) Ink Industries, 2003 Kayewood Drive, Denton Strickland Middle School PTA, Strickland Middle School PTA, 324 E. Windsor Drive, Denton 76210 Ann Louise McKeever, Annie Quilts, 1991 Hayden Lane, Corinth Balvinia Lezama, Decoraciones Barbara, 9100 Teasley Lane, Trailer 42K, Denton Bruce Aron, Aron's Crafts and Stuff, 3939 Teasley Lane, Lot 245, Denton EFN Enterprises LLC, EFN Enterprises, 29 Wellington Oaks Circle, Denton Harold Painter, D & G Sales, 2408 Aspen St., Corinth Helen Virginia Hare, Artbyhelen, 2708 Hilcroft Ave., Denton Hortencia M. Salas, Yolanda Calderon and Maria S. Burc, Sidewalk Café, 2900 Wind River Lane, Denton JC Redden Consulting LLC, JC Redden Consulting LLC, 1910 Wickersham Lane, Corinth Jeremy L. Fraser, Clean Star Carpet and Fabric Care, 2313 Del Mar Court, Denton John Deal, Delta Dawn Productions, 6709 Hayling Way, Denton John T. Vondrashek Jr., DFW Furniture Discounters, 1300 Marble Cove Lane, Denton Julia Schaefer, Addi Lyn Creations, 3103 Blue Jay Drive, Corinth Julie Ann Maren, Julsnook, 1502 Ash Lane, Corinth Kmtlp Inc., Kimberly & Co., 7400 Livingston Drive, Denton Parker E. Brown, Crescent Moon Armoury, 2400 Westheimer Road, Denton Richard Moore, RCM Construction, 1704 Timber Ridge

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76205 Duane White Ministries Inc., Beyond These Shores/The Bridge Church, 625 Dallas Drive, Suite 450, Denton Jeannette T. Stephens, Netters Ventures, 2312 Stonegate Circle, Denton Joseph Matthew Forman, The Local Circuit, 308 Dallas Drive, Denton Kevin Patrick Ryan, Shirts or Die, 2210 Mercedes Road, Denton M. USA Enterprises LLC, Millenium Food Store, 1700 Teasley Lane, Denton Michigan Development Inc., Little Caesars, 717 S. I35E, Suite 122, Denton Monument Restaurants III LLC, Denton Del Taco, 1711 S. Loop 288, Unit 110, Denton Sipo D. Thao, Sprockets Bicycle Shop, 1207 Knight St.,

Denton Texas Wings Holdings LLC, Hooters-Denton, 985 S. I35E, Denton The New A&T Diesel Inc., The New A&T Diesel Inc., 1129a Fort Worth Drive, Denton TLHerring & Associates LLC, Davanti Salon & Spa, 1800 S. Loop 288, Suite 222, Denton Toi Pearson, Box Dance Collective, 2100 Spencer Road, Apt. 4021, Denton Tristar Quality Roofing LLC, Tristar Quality Roofing LLC, 1400 Dallas Drive, Denton

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Circle, Corinth Robin A. Durham, Rhinestone Redneck Designs, 1807 Avon Drive, Corinth Russell W. Dickinson II, Floor Pros, 3506 Meadowview Drive, Corinth Simon Idibia, Idibia Ice Cream Co., 2717 Hilcroft Ave., Denton The August Lion Corp., Autry Sports, 1924 Wickersham Lane, Corinth William J. Bracken, Relics By Rose, 3100 Hidden Springs Drive, Corinth

76227 3-D Performing Arts Academy LLC, 3-D Performing Arts Academy LLC, 26772 E. U.S. Highway 380, Aubrey Amberlyn Dawn Sanders, Coco Bee's Pet Salon, 3330 FM2931, Aubrey Ardent Supply Co. LLC, Ardent Supply Co. LLC, 1691 Chukar Drive, Aubrey Audra Dawn King, Royal Touch, 1713 Morning Dove, Aubrey Bradley R. Bethune, Bradley Bethune, 717 Lark Drive, Aubrey Darrell Mullen and Darla Mullen, Southern Belle, 712 S. U.S. Highway 377, Aubrey James Yang Corporation, Donuts Baker's Dozen, 12000 U.S. Highway 380, Suite 112, Cross Roads Jose M. Torres, Jose M. Torres, 1375 Kingston Place, Little Elm Kyle Chase Johnson, NTX Lawncare, 5001 Fishtrap Road, Cross Roads Redbox Automated Retail LLC, Redbox Automated Retail LLC, 27575 U.S. Highway 380, Aubrey Yancey Quintanilla, Tickets By The Bay.Com, 9001 Spurs Trail, Cross Roads

76226 AAB Birth Center LLC, All About Babies Birth Center, 801 W. Front St., Argyle Denton County Fresh Water Supply District, No. 7, Denton County Fresh Water Supply District, No. 7, 2650 E. FM407, Suite 125, Bartonville Gregory W. Aune, GA Sports Management Inc., 112 Timber Creek Court, Denton Joie E. Capps 3406, The Bay Horse, 3329 Clubview Drive, Denton Link2speech LLC, Link2speech LLC, 1422 Rolling Acres Drive, Argyle Risa A. Bender & Jay S. Bender, Dove Creek Farm, 238 Dove Creek Road, Bartonville Robert Carr Jr., 4C's Outdoor Supplies, 1001 Cochran Road, Argyle Sarah Mones, Simplicity Cosmetics, 401 Ben Boyd Road, Argyle Stanley E. Simmons, Stanley E. Simmons, 1137 Shady Oak Circle, Argyle Structural Plastics Inc., Structural Plastics Inc., 3308

76234 Hooten's Xtreme Transport LLC, Hooten's Xtreme Transport LLC, 4320 U.S. Highway 380, Decatur Jerry Wayne Askey Jr., Askey's Auto Body, 1717 S. U.S. 287, Decatur Jesus Humberto Lira, Jireh Libreria Christiana, 605 N. U.S. 287 Business, Suite 104, Decatur Keegan Arnold and Matthew Gardner, K&M Sales, 268 Lionspaw Court, Decatur Lisa Michelle Reed, Embellish'd Boutique, 119 N. State

St., Decatur Madwraps LLC, Madwraps LLC, 1209 Private Road 4011, Decatur Rabih Inc., Oliver Creek, 4880 FM2264, Decatur Regina Tovar Compton, Accurate Custom Interiors, 660 County Road 4213, Decatur Shemane N. Watts and Daniel E. Watts, Nutrition Wise, 1208 S. FM51, Suite U, Decatur Tana Bahruth, Anarchy 307, 136 Reatta Drive, Decatur Waymon Roberson and Charles Reed, Lonestar Custom Golfcarts, 3154 N. FM730, Decatur

BUILDING PERMITS The following building permits were issued by the Denton Planning and Development department in January.

76258 ATTB Inc., American Tank & Toolbox, 930 N. U.S. 377, Pilot Point Challas LLC, Challas LLC, 734 Jaresh Road, Pilot Point D. Todd Elkins, Pointsellers.Com, 800 S. Jefferson St., Pilot Point Rhonda Jean Berry, RJS Quiltworks, 4189 Berend Road, Pilot Point

CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPATION Alvarado, 3920 E. McKinney Atlas Woodworks, 2401 Worthington Drive, No. 145 Atlas Woodworks, 2401 Worthington Drive, No. 142 Beck Oilfield Supply, 1230 Fort Worth Drive BSSM Quality LLC, 420 S. Carroll Blvd., No. 101 Carri Jayne Photography, 1429 Oakland St. Conway Sallas Law, 121 N. Woodrow Lane, No. 104 Coopers Sports Grill, 508 S. Elm St., No. 105 Defender Supply, 3737 Mingo Road, No. 103, 104, 105 DBR Construction, 2301 Hinkle Drive Exeter 2300 I-35 LP, 2300 I-35W Giovanni’s Pizza, 214 E. Hickory St. Insurance Connection, 2925 Country Club Road, No. 105 Jack in the Box, 104 S. Loop 288 KFC, 1516 Teasley Lane KFC, 315 W. University Drive The Local Circuit, 308 Dallas Drive Lonzo Roberts Insurance Services, 2516 Lillian Miller Parkway, No. 115 Marc Brown, 3211 Fallmeadow St. Marchman Associates, 1024 Shady Oaks Pecan Creek Mobil Home, 2601 S. Mayhill Road Pool Hands LLC, 801 S. Woodrow Lane RCG-Denton LLC, 2315 Colorado Blvd., No. 100-190 R Bar, 827 Eagle Drive Sarki’s Upscale Resale, 4017 Mesa Drive S. Iyer P.A., 209 N. Bonnie Brae, No. 200 Summit Properties, 2500 W. Hickory St. Yes Companies, 9100 Teasley Lane

76259 Gary Jaramillo, International Graph X Design, 526 Del Mar Drive, Ponder Gary W. Honard, Gary W. Honard, 11618 Cinnamon Lane, Ponder

COMMERCIAL ALTERATIONS McDonalds USA, 2930 W. University Drive David Gilpin, 501 N. I-35E RJR Restaurants of Denton LP, 520 S. I-35E Fletcher J&S Family, 3327 Colorado Blvd., No. 400

76249 Clearwater Controls Inc., Mid-Tex Controls Inc., 6265 N. FM156, Krum Elizabeth Verver and Genaro Verver, Verver Ventures, 1712 Santa Fe Trail, Krum Larry Earl Cummings, Cummings Concessions, 213 Mourning Dove Lane, Krum Philip C. Joines, Phils Wood Iron, 222 E. McCart St., Krum Roberto Ayala, Master Cutz Lawn Care, 10 Rogers Circle, Krum Shin & Jeong Investment Inc., Classic Donut, 900 E. McCart St., Suite 400, Krum Tressa J. Walding, Tresa Walding, 1541 E. McCart St., Suite D, Krum

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$3,200.96 Chili's Grill & Bar, 2406 S. I-35E, Denton, $3,498.46 Chilitos Private Club Inc., 619-623 S. Denton Drive, Lake Dallas, $171.36 Cool Beans, 1210 W. Hickory St., Denton, $5,452.44 Courtyard By Marriott, 2800 Colorado Blvd., Denton, $450.10 Cow Camp Steakhouse, 3142 N. U.S. 287, Decatur, $187.74 Crazy Horse Saloon and Dance Hall, 508 S. Elm St., Suite A, Denton, $2,800 Dan's Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St., Denton, $4,799.34 Decatur Civic Center, 2010 W. U.S. 380, Decatur, $196 Denton Country Club, 1213 Country Club Road, Argyle, $3,976.28 Denton Side Bar, 109 Ave. A, Denton, $3,172.82 Don Jose Mexican Food & Cantina, 301 N. U.S. 287, Decatur, $637.56 El Chico, No. 106, 2201 S. I-35E, Denton, $1,456.56 El Fenix, 2229 S. I-35E, Denton, $2,313.64 El Guapo's, 419 S. Elm St., Denton, $3,017.70 Ernesto's Mexican Restaurant, 10279 FM455E, Suite 1, Pilot Point, $2,350.74 Frilly's, 1803 S. Highway 287, Decatur, $4,212.60 Fry Street Public House, 125 Ave. A, Denton, $10,753.12 Good Eats, No. 729, 5812 N. I-35, Denton, $705.18 Hailey's, 122 W. Mulberry St., Denton, $2,705.92 Hilton Garden Inn, 3110 Colorado Blvd., Denton, $711.34 Hooligans Private Club, 104 N. Locust St., Denton, $9,592.38 Hooters, 985 S. I-35, Denton, $6,383.86 II Charlies Private Club, 809 Sunset St., Denton, $9,859.36

Jackie's, 201 Main St., Lake Dallas, $2,749.60 Jag Private Club Inc., 119 S. Elm St., Denton, $5,794.60 Joey's Ristorante Italiano, 26735 E. U.S. 380, Little Elm, $1,193.78 Johnny Carino's Italian, 1516 Centre Place Drive, Denton, $2,293.62 Johnny G's, 130 Canyon Oaks Drive, Argyle, $645.68 JR Pockets Club, 1127 Fort Worth Drive, Denton, $4,221.84 Keiichi, 500 N. Elm St., Denton, $677.46 Kobe Sushi & Steak LLC, 2832 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 208, Little Elm, $461.16 La Milpa Mexican Restaurant, 820 S. I-35E, Unit 1, Denton, $448 Lake Cities Post No. 88 America, 105 Gotcher Ave., Lake Dallas, $2,871.68 Lake Dallas Flying Pig Roadhouse, 5008 S. I-35E, Lake Dallas, $283.22 Lake Dallas Point Restaurant, 303 Swisher Road, No. 100, Lake Dallas, $2,890.72 Lake Ray Roberts Area Elks Lodge, 910 W. Chapman Drive, Suite 100, Sanger, $328.02 Lantana Golf Club, 800 Golf Club Drive, Argyle, $1,924.58 Lone Oak Bar & Grill, 1434 Centre Place Drive, Denton, $1,123.36 Los Charros, 2763 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 105, Little Elm, $1,036.84 Los Jalapenos Restaurant, 420 W. Eldorado Parkway, Little Elm, $139.72 Los Toreros Restaurant, 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 134, Denton, $1,928.36 Love Shack, 113 E. Hickory St., Denton, $0 Lowbrows Beer and Wine Garden, 200 W. Washington St., Pilot Point, $555.24

Lucky Lous, 1207 W. Hickory St., Denton, $18,348.26 Mable Peabody's Beauty Parlor, 1125 E. University Drive, Suite 107, Denton, $2,958.62 Meritt Ranch Beverage LLC, 2946 W. Ganzar Road, Denton, $1,596.14 Mexi-Go Restaurant, 2831 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 112, Little Elm, $1,244.32 Mi Sueno Club, 2648 E. FM407, Suite 150, Bartonville, $2,503.48 Miguelitos, 1412 N. Stemmons St., No. 178, Sanger, $2,014.74 Miquelito's, 241 E. McCart St., Krum, $401.24 Norman Heitz Memorial Post 104, 501 Thompson Drive, Lake Dallas, $2,221.94 Norman Heitz Memorial Post 104, 501 Thompson Drive, Lake Dallas, $2,462.88 Ollimac Company, 1400 Corinth Bend, Suite 103, Corinth, $948.08 On The Border, 2829 S. I-35E, Denton, $5,816.58 Outback Steakhouse, 300 S. I-35E, Denton, $5,017.88 Papi's Cantina Private Club, 421 S. U.S. 377, Argyle, $776.44 Pei Wei Asian Diner, 1931 S. Loop 288, Suite 130, Denton, $246.68 Phil Miller Post, No. 2205 VFW, 909 Sunset St., Denton, $2,354.80 Pourhouse Sports Grill, 3350 Unicorn Lake Blvd., Denton, $6,440 Prairie House Restaurant, 10001 U.S. 380, Cross Roads, $1,560.02 R Bar, 827 Eagle Drive, Denton, $275.10 Raphael's Restaurante Mexicano, 26615 E. U.S. 380, Suite 1, Aubrey, $1,725.08 Red Lobster, No. 6349, 2801 S. I-35E, Denton, $2,325.82 Ringers, 807 Eagle Drive, Denton, $2,330.58 Rockin' Rodeo, 1009 Ave. C, Denton, $10,461.22 Rocky's Sports Bar, 2000 W. University Drive, Denton, $4,088.56 Rooster's Roadhouse, 113 Industrial St., Denton, $3,243.80

RT's Social Club Inc., 100 Dallas Drive, Suite 124, Denton, $9,551.64 Rubber Gloves, 409 E. Sycamore St., Denton, $2,255.26 Ruby-Jeans Social Club Inc., 309 N. FM156, Ponder, $1,238.02 Schmitty's, 407 W. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 1, Little Elm, $603.40 Smokey's Texas BBQ, 1200 S. Stemmons St., Sanger, $0 Sushi Café, 1401 W. Oak St., Denton, $122.22 Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm St., Denton, $8,530.06 Texas Land & Cattle Steak House, 8398 S. I-35E, Hickory Creek, $2,678.48 Texas Roadhouse, 2817 S. I-35E, Denton, $5,898.90 The Abbey Inn, 101 W. Hickory St., Denton, $6,850.48 The Aztec Club, 720 W. University Drive, Denton, $2,022.16 The Aztec Club, 720 W. University Drive, Denton, $2,302.30 The Fry Street Tavern Inc., 121 Ave. A, Denton, $8,356.88 The Garage, 113 Ave. A, Denton, $7,747.04 The Green House, 600 N. Locust St., Denton, $4,611.74 The Labb Club, 218 W. Oak St., Denton, $4,666.34 The Lion's Den, 2700 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 250, Little Elm, $5,793.62 The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 2809 S. I-35E, Denton, $3,285.80 Three Fins Seafood Grill Private, 2303 S. I-35E, Denton, $1,213.80 University Lanes, 1212 E. University Drive, Denton, $1,843.24 Verona Pizza Italian Restaurant, 201 N. U.S. 287, Decatur, $114.80 Villa Grande Mexican Restaurant, 12000 U.S. 380, Suite 100, Cross Roads, $2,116.10 Vitty's Club Inc., 1776 Teasley Lane, Suite 102, Denton, $5,063.80 Wild Horse Grill, 9400 Ed Robson Blvd., Denton, $2,483.18 Wingstar, 4271 FM2181, No. C316, Corinth, $29.82

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