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Bidding on the contents of abandoned storage units offers the prospect of riches, intrigue or just a lot of junk.

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CAPTURING A CYCLONE — A few of the images Jason McLaughlin has taken include these (from left) from Cherokee, Okla. in 2012; Rice, Texas in 2010; and Midlothian, Texas in 2012.

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Business owners and citizens packed into Bridgeport city council chambers Thursday in support of the city’s Main Street and Chamber of Commerce.

Despite rumors to the contrary, Mayor Keith McComis assured the crowd that he had no wish to cut either program. Then fury shifted to frustration with the operation of the Main Street program — the very issue McComis wanted to address.

He said his aim was to resurrect a program that seems “to have stalled and is a little bit stale” and regroup so there is better communication among its stakeholders.

“We need to all come together, and we want to help with that,” McComis said.

“All we’re trying to do is get more participation” and connect downtown merchants with the resources available through Main Street Manager Amber Fogelman.

“Amber does her best to be of assistance to us, but she is torn between her responsibilities,” said Pat Slayton, excecutive of Wise Hope Women’s Shelter. The shelter runs a consignment shop on Halsell Street, Bridgeport’s main drag.

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COMBING THE SKIES — Extreme storm chaser Jason McLaughlin, 31, has spent 13 years chasing and documenting tornadoes. He uses social media to provide warnings and updates on storms and tornadoes while out on location.

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car buzzes down a flat, straight stretch of North Texas highway. Darkness covers a swath of the horizon as the driver races to the edge of oblivion.

Extreme storm chaser Jason McLaughlin chronicles tornadoes as they reach down like the dark fingers of a vengeful god, reappearing for

moments at a time, carving chaos out of order.

For 13 years the 31-year-old McLaughlin has chased storms. Armed with only a smart phone, a laptop and a live-feed dash camera, he follows and tracks some of the most dangerous storms on Earth.

“I’ve seen a lot of amazing things and a lot of destruction, unfortunately,” McLaughlin said.

“But as devastating as it is, there is still a beauty to it, too. Being out there and seeing these catastrophic storms — it’s jaw-dropping to witness. Sure, it can be dangerous, but I’m trained.

I know where to be and where not to be.”

McLaughlin juggles chasing storms with

teaching mathematics at Bridgeport High School. He studies forecasts in an effort to know as much as possible about when and where possible tornadic storms will hit.

“I really have a good idea several days ahead of time if we’re going to have severe weather,” said. “As a teacher we get personal days, and I save them up so I can always take half-day afternoons so I can go chase the storms.”

When the tornadoes struck Shawnee and Moore, Okla., on Sunday and Monday, he knew from studying models when and where they

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RESTING PLACE — Evan Ebel’s interstate murder and shooting spree ended in Decatur on March 21 when he crashed into a rock hauler and exchanged gunfire with sheriff’s deputies.

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It’s been two months since Evan Ebel’s interstate trail of blood ended in gunfire in Decatur.

Ebel, 28, died from gunshot wounds sustained in the firefight that occurred in the shadow of the Wise County Sheriff’s office. Several alleged co-conspirators

have since been arrested in connection with Ebel’s murders of pizza delivery man Nathan Leon near Denver, Colo., and state corrections chief Tom Clements in Monument, Colo.

But to this day, investigators still don’t know why Ebel, a member of a white supremacist prison gang called the 211s, was in Texas.

“I don’t think we ever came down to a definitive answer,” Wise County Sheriff David Walker said.

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SELLING THE POSSIBILITIES — Auctioneer Judy Norred’s personality is a factor as she extols the possibilities in a storage unit prior to auctioning off the contents. To see a video of what goes on at a storage unit auction, go to wcmess.com/auction.

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Hope springs eternal at storage unit auctions

BY BOB BUCKEL bbuckel@wcmessenger.com

Threatening clouds hung low over the rows of metal buildings, each with its own padlocked roll-up door. The aisles between them were just wide enough for a pickup, or perhaps a rented moving truck.

This muggy morning, the only traffic was a couple of dozen people of all shapes, sizes and ages — from the mysterious-looking man with the gold chain to chain-smoking senior citizens in sweatpants, T-shirts and gimme hats.

They traipsed from unit to unit as the locks were opened, the doors flung upward and the contents auctioned off.

All or none, sight unseen.

“They’re not buying what they can see, they’re buying what they can’t see,” said auctioneer Judy Norred. “Not what’s in there, what might be in there.”

Welcome to the world of storage-unit auctions.

Norred, who with her husband Ron Taliaferro owns Hometown Auction Service just west of Runaway Bay, said she does only five or six storage-unit auctions a year.

“That’s not my bread and butter, but I enjoy doing them,” she said. “It’s a lot of fun.”

Thursday’s sale was at Precious Space Storage, just east of Rhome on Highway 114.

Greg and Marie Wood, who own the 190 units, auctioned off the contents of 19 after the renters failed to keep up on payments.

Norred said the owner of the storage unit has to notify the renters by mail, then publish a notice in the newspaper for two weeks in advance of the auction. If they don’t pay up, their units go to the highest bidder.

Bidders can look into the unit once the door is opened, but they can’t put their hands or any other part of their body

inside.

“They can’t open any boxes or move any furniture or anything else,” Norred said.

Taliaferro added, “So quite often it’s just a roll of the dice as to what you end up with.”

But there is a group of folks who are willing to roll those dice on a regular basis. Thursday’s auction was actually a pretty big one, drawing almost 30 bidders.

“We usually try to have at least six [units] to make it worth them coming out here,” Greg said.

Storage unit owners do not make a profit on the sales. By law, all they can do is recover the unpaid rent. If the auction brings in more than that, it goes into a trust fund held in the name of the last known renter — and often ends up on the State Comptroller’s “Unclaimed Property” list.

Auction action Thursday’s auction started promptly at 10 a.m., and Norred moved it along at a brisk pace. The first unit, with a saddle, some mattresses, clothes and a rolltop desk, sold for $90 in less than a minute.

“I don’t know if it’s worth $90,” laughed Tony Johnson of Justin. “That saddle would look good on my donkey — we might throw it on the goat!”

He bought the second unit, too, for $25, in even less time.

“We’re just stockpiling,” he said after buying five units.

“I’m close enough, I can go get more locks if I need to.”

The next unit was filled to the rim — “one to get excited about” said the auctioneer. It started at $50 and sold for $200.

That’s where the next one started. It had plastic storage boxes and some items on pallets, shrink-wrapped. A flatscreen TV was visible. It sold for $675 — what would turn out to be the most expensive unit of the day.

As fast as Norred finished auctioning a unit, Wood unlocked the next one. With rain threatening, no one was interested in hanging around.

A unit with a big TV, a hutch and some duffle bags sold for

$40. One with several pieces of antique furniture brought $400.

Clothes, shoes, a small TV and a refrigerator started at $100 and brought $350. The comments from the crowd were usually more interesting than the contents of the units.

“There’s money! Money’s here!” yelled one woman as a man walked up, stifling a grin.

“I saw that piano in there,” said another man. “Heavy, heavy, heavy!”

Joe Marshall of Rhome said he and his wife look mostly for boxes.

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UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY — Greg Wood, who with his wife Marie owns Precious Space Storage in Rhome, unlocks a unit that is about to be auctioned off.

Wise County auctioneer finds rare manuscript in storage unit

BY BOB BUCKEL bbuckel@wcmessenger.com

You could call it a once-in-a-lifetime find — but even a lifetime of sifting through abandoned storage units rarely yields this kind of treasure.

“We found a manuscript,” auctioneer Judy Norred and her husband, Ron Taliaferro, admitted during an interview for a story on storage unit auctions.

“You ever heard of Pearl Buck, the author?” Ron asked.

Pearl Buck won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1938 — the first American woman to do so.

Last December, Norred bought the contents of several units at an auction in

Fort Worth. Her crew loaded it all up and brought it back to Runaway Bay, where she and Ron sat in the old marina building and sifted through the boxes, deciding PEARL BUCK what to sell, what to toss and what to keep.

It was there that Norred found the unpublished manuscript of Pearl Buck’s last novel.

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During the time he was active, Marshall said he found “everything from A to Z” in the units he bought.

“We’ve found drugs, jewelry, cars — I raised cows and did this for 15 years, and there was more money in this than in cows,” he laughed. “But it’s hard work. If a person doesn’t want to work at it, they should just forget it.”

Norred moved on to a unit that had enough shingles to roof a house.

“If your roof is leaking, this

is the unit for you,” she said as she started the bidding at $50.

It sold for $175.

The next few contained ceramic owls, scooters, a garden hose reel, bicycles, another piano and a kids’ plastic basketball goal. Units went from $40 to $300. Almost all had TVs, mattresses and clothes — some stuffed into trashbags or laundry baskets, some neatly hung from the rafters.

The last unit was packed full. Four television sets were visible, along with a minifridge, chairs, a snare drum, a

ladder and other bagged and boxed items.

It sold for $375, and the auction was over. Buyers have a few days to remove the stuff and turn the unit back over to Greg and Marie so they can rent it, they hope, to someone who will pay.

A new career Auctioneer Judy Norred taught school most of her working life in Fort Worth, Azle and Paradise. She quit See Auction on page 3A

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Auction: Bidders lured by the unknown Continued from page 2A

after Ron had a series of heart attacks, and they started the family auction business in 2010 so they could work together. They moved into their current facility, an old marina just east of Lake Bridgeport, about a year ago. “She learned the auction profession in 10 days,� Ron said with discernible pride in his voice. “It was kind of like a boot camp.�

But even though they came to the business later in life, both of them brought valuable experience to it. “Ron is pretty much the coin guy,� Judy said. “He’s coins, guns, ammunition, history stuff, knives, cars — those are all his areas of expertise.�

Judy’s expertise is antiques, art, books and collectibles.

She’s been to appraisal schools on a variety of items, and she has been around antiques her whole life. “I sold sporting goods for 37 years. She came from a family of auctioneers,� Ron said. “Her uncle was a livestock auctioneer, so she was around that.

And she has a famous cousin who was an auctioneer — Cookie Lockhart, the first lady auctioneer to be licensed.�

She does the auctions and Ron passes out numbers and registers the bidders. They have others to do the heavy lifting.

So how’s business? “In the auction business, it’s either feast or famine,� Judy said. “We’re starting to get covered up, but we’ve had a real long famine.�

Storage stories So what are the most interesting items these two veterans have ever found in a storage auction? “Diamond rings...� Ron be-

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OUTSIDE LOOKING IN — Flashlights are allowed, but potential bidders can’t enter or even reach into a storage unit prior to the start of bidding. gan. “We found a bank bag full of Morgan silver dollars,� Judy interrupted. “Which I nearly threw in the trash,� Ron admitted. “No, which you did throw in the trash!� Judy countered. “And we were loading the trash to take to the dump, and I picked up this money bag and it was real heavy and I thought, ‘What?’ and I opened it up and it was full of Morgan silver dollars. I said ‘Why did you throw that away?’ and he said, ‘Nobody ever puts money in a bank bag!’�

The bag had about 200 silver dollars, worth $25 to $30 each.

They’ve also found old World War II swords and souvenirs from soldiers who were in Korea and other wars. “It’s a broad range of what you might find in there,� Ron said. “It’s kind of rare to find a very expensive item like they show on [the television show] ‘Storage Wars’.� “I like finding historical items,� Judy said. “I like to find great-great-grandma’s diary and stuff. That, to me, is interesting.�

She always asks buyers to

return any personal items they find in a unit — driver’s licenses, Social Security cards, marriage licenses, birth certificates, death certificates.

They try to return those to the owners. “We have found wedding pictures, photo albums of a couple that were married 50, 60 years,� Ron said. “We even found the deed to a piece of property that the family had been missing,� Judy noted. “They couldn’t find the deed. The family didn’t even know that this man and wife had this storage unit. They were killed in a car wreck. So we were able to get all their personal items back to them.

That was pretty neat.�

It’s impossible not to speculate on what led a unit to be abandoned. The most common causes are death and divorce, although especially in the last few years, sometimes people just lose their jobs and can’t make the payment.

Judy has learned a few things about what to look for in a unit. “I look for a well-packed unit,� she said. “Something with lots of stuff, that looks like an entire household. We look for tools, of course, and for quality furniture. “If everything’s just thrown in there and there’s a bunch of clothes just scattered around and everything’s in trashbags, I’m probably not going to bid on it,� she said. “But if everything’s in totes and packed and put in there nice and neat, or if there’s furniture and a variety of items, then I’ll usually bid on them.�

The renter can come in, pay the back rent and take their property out of the auction right up to the moment bidding starts, Norred said. But

once she begins the auction, the owner is not allowed to bid on his or her own unit.

And everything is going to sell — no minimums, no reserves. “You’re going to find one of those big heavy TVs in every unit,� she laughs. “And you’re always going to find mattresses. It’s interesting.�

Not long ago Ron found a high school annual. It had the person’s name in it, so he went to the white pages and found the guy. “I called him and sure enough, it was his,� he said. “So I mailed it to him. He was tickled to death. It had all the kids’ signatures in the back.� “We find a lot of cool stuff,�

Judy said. But with a sigh, she added, almost under her breath, “and a lot of junk.�

Book: Manuscript discovered by auctioneer Continued from page 2A years of her life, who was her personal secretary and publisher, had family in Texas and traveled through Texas,�

Judy said. “I sat down and read the whole thing, and it was amazing.�

Just this week the publisher, Open Road Integrated Media, announced that the book, “The Eternal Wonder� will be released Oct. 22.

It’s just a coincidence that the auctioneer who discovered the manuscript happens to be a former teacher with a master’s degree in English literature — and a big fan of Buck’s writing.

She contacted the family. At first, they asserted ownership. “The will gave the family the rights to all published materials,� she said. “But this had not been published, therefore we were able to sell it to the family instead of them taking it away from us.�

Norred won’t disclose the exact

PEARL BUCK AT HER DESK amount, but said they got “a pretty penny� for it.

A New York Times story announced the find Tuesday.

The story says the manuscript “was stumbled upon in a storage unit in Texas� and returned to the Buck family in December “in exchange for a small fee.�

Buck is believed to have completed the novel shortly before her death from cancer in 1973. How it found its way to Texas and how long it had been in the storage unit remain a mystery

— although Norred said she also found letters and other items that shed some light on Buck’s final years and her relationship with her family.

Television host Oprah Winfrey gave Buck’s work a shot in the arm by choosing “The Good Earth� as one of her book club selections in 2004.

The new novel, “The Eternal Wonder,� contains “all of the themes that were important to Pearl Buck,� said Jane Friedman, founder of Open Road. “The main character, the love, the attention to detail of the Chinese artifacts, the relationship this young man has. She writes in a way that is absolutely hypnotic.�

Two copies of the book — a typed version and a photocopied manuscript in Buck’s handwriting — were among the items Norred discovered. She still has the other items, including an autographed copy of one of Buck’s other books. “Certain things, we don’t get rid of,� she said.

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Beard ready for fire marshal job

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WELCOME TO WISE —Chuck Beard of Weatherford was hired as Wise County’s new fire marshal. His first day on the job was May 13.

Wise County’s new fire marshal and emergency management coordinator is learning his way around.

Chuck Beard, a lifelong Weatherford resident, just finished his second week in the position which has been vacant since Marc Dodd quit in April 2012. The job is an appointed position with a two-year term, which started Jan. 1.

Beard, a career firefighter, is prepared to face a potentially tough fire season and the challenges of taking over a long-empty post.

Beard started his career in the fire service in 1985, when he was hired by the Parker County Fire Department — one of only two paid county departments in the state at that time. In 1989, he transferred to the Weatherford Fire Department and

worked there until retiring in March 2012.

“As soon as I turned 18 [1983], I started volunteering,” he said. “It’s what I’d always wanted to do.”

Beard said that until now he’s primarily worked in operations. He was battalion chief for the last decade, which meant he was assigned to 24-hour shifts during which he ran the dayto-day operations of the department.

But throughout that time he also assisted with investigations and inspections.

“I’ve filled in, off and on, for the last 10 years-plus,” he said. “(This position) is a new part of the fire service, and it’s kind of exciting to get back into something different, so I’m looking forward to it.”

After his retirement from Weatherford, Beard decided to pursue another lifelong

dream and become a helicopter pilot. He gave it a whirl offshore in South Texas, delivering crews and parts to rig platforms in the Gulf.

Although he feels fortunate to have had the experience, he said it “wasn’t a good match,” so he set his sights back on North Texas.

“The two things I always wanted to do was be a firefighter and fly helicopters, and I’ve got to do both. It’s been a good life,” he said.

His family owns numerous businesses, “ranging from radio stations to screen printing” and when Beard returned from his South Texas gig, he worked among those before applying for the fire marshal post in Wise County.

He said he and his wife, Melinda, had actually considered moving here for several years.

“We’ve been looking up here

the last six or seven years; we just never had a reason to,” he said. “Both of our kids were still in school, and the family businesses were there, so we just stayed down there.

But this area has appealed to us for a long time.”

The Beards’ oldest daughter, Lauren, is in paramedic school, and their youngest, Katie, is a pre-med student at Texas Tech.

He and his wife will be moving to Wise County, and they’re currently exploring the area and familiarizing themselves with the various communities. Decatur Fire Department hosted a meetand-greet Thursday evening to give area firefighters and department chiefs a chance to visit with him.

“You know, I grew up in Weatherford; I’m not a bigcity guy,” he said. “And this seems like it fits pretty well.

Everybody has been so nice.”

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Remembering, with grateful hearts

BY BOB BUCKEL bbuckel@wcmessenger.com

I wish every American kid could visit Arlington National Cemetery.

It’s in Virginia, just across the Potomac from Washington, D.C. You can see the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and the Capitol dome from what was once the estate of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. I was a soon-to-be sophomore in high school the first time I stood there on a lush, green hill and looked down the rows of crosses, aligned in military precision, stretching out to the horizon. I was looking at

our nation’s war dead — heroes who paid the ultimate price for my freedom.

I rememBUCKEL ber thinking that most of them had been boys scarcely older than me.

We visited the Capitol, saw the monuments, toured museums and strolled the hallways of history. But it was Arlington that stamped itself most deeply on my young heart.

At the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the changing of the guard — the discipline and attention

to detail of those soldiers — was awe-inspiring. The inscription on that block of marble is carved forever in my mind.

“Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God.” When I visited, kids a few years older than me were still getting drafted and sent to Vietnam. It would still be many years before there was a Vietnam Memorial in the National Mall.

Our nation was still torn and bleeding with conflict over that war, and support for the military was at an all-time low.

Sadly, unpopular wars have continued to be part of this country’s dealings with the world. History will be the judge over Iraq, Afghanistan and the other conflicts into which our leaders inject us.

But our country has made progress when it comes to honoring those who serve, and for that we should all be grateful.

Whether we agree with a war or not, I think we’ve learned to give proper respect to those who give years of their lives to keep our country free. They put on a uniform, they train, they work and they go where they’re sent. They risk their lives and some-

times, they sacrifice their lives.

We’re learning, too, that they come home with scars both physical and psychological.

Since Vietnam, we’ve learned to respect them. I hope the legacy of Iraq and Afghanistan will be that we step up and accept responsibility for taking care of their needs.

Veterans’ hospitals should offer the finest medical care this country can provide, and that care should include an awareness of things like post-traumatic stress, survivor guilt and the other nightmares they bring home with them.

They went in whole and

came back something less.

It’s our country’s responsibility to make them whole again if we can.

I’m proud to be part of a community that’s making such a huge effort to build houses for returning disabled veterans. I’m proud to be part of a community where veterans aren’t just patted on the back, but given jobs and opportunities and hope for the future.

I hope we’ve learned, and I hope we remember: We honor those who didn’t come back by taking care of those who did.

Bob Buckel is executive editor of the Wise County Messenger.

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The IRS and the TEA party

BY D.A. SHARPE It was gratifying to see the updates this week by Wise County Congressional representatives Kay Granger and Mac Thornberry regarding the abuses cited of the IRS. The pervasiveness of what we’re hearing threatens most of what we understand about First Amendment rights and our innate freedom to disagree with our government. My comments here are going to fall on both sides of this debate.

Much is being said about the unfairness of applying these IRS procedures against only politically conservative groups.

I agree. It is appalling that the IRS would propose the kind of inquiries cited recently against anybody or any organization.

It’s inappropriate for government to apply those questions to even the most left-wing of political groups either. That is not the kind of freedom we are supposed to represent in the United States of America. We are free to support heartily our government, and we are free to offer criticism as each one of us sees fit.

Kay Granger’s press release May 23 said: “The IRS’s intrusive inquiries hit far too close to home, as the North East Tarrant Tea Party was subjected to the IRS’s intrusive questioning.

According to the organization’s website, the IRS demanded they submit ‘a copy of every tweet made from their Twitter account and every Facebook post (which would require hundreds of pages of documentation); the personal resumes of all their board members; copies of every flier they’ve made as well as every flier guest speakers have handed out; a list of all the items they’ve ever purchased, from what business, at what price, and how much those items were sold for; and the name of every volunteer and what they’ve done for the organization,’ among other things.”

Those demands are so far from reality and reasonability that they are just appalling.

The extensive elements that seem to be floating to the surface reflect the fact that government overstepped its bounds beyond what can be solved by merely

dismissing a few executives. It is apparent there is a vast culture alive and well in government that is out to get any citizen who does not support what the government is doing. It is time for a total revamping of the purposes and authority of the IRS, for example, and we should encourage the reform of our entire taxing system.

Simplify, simplify, simplify!

The IRS code is beyond understanding by the vast majority of citizens. Congress, hear the call: Get to work on the sacred cows of our taxing culture and bring the kind of order and more level playing fields.

Now, to speak to the other side of these IRS-oriented matters. In my experience the Wise County Republican Party, for which I have been a chairman and which I now serve as director of communications, is a non-profit political party. We are not required to pay taxes on our income because none of the party’s funds personally benefit any individual. WCRP has no paid employees and receives funds essentially as political gifts from like-minded citizens.

Those gifts are not deductible on those donors’ federal income tax returns. The same would be true for the Wise County Democratic Party. Here is what I do not understand.

While I support the right of people to form organizations, such as many of the Tea Party groups, I cannot understand why they are claiming taxexempt status that would allow their donors to deduct gifts on their personal income tax returns. How is a Tea Party group different from either Wise County political party or those in the other 254 counties in Texas?

Presumably their applications are on the basis of being an educational activity, educating the public about government. My view is that any group engaging in the kind of activities I’ve seen Tea Party groups doing should be allowed freely to operate — but their donors have no business getting tax deductions for supporting them.

D.A. Sharpe of Aurora is communications director for the Wise County Republican Party.

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Plans: Unanswered questions remain Continued from page 1A was going to Mexico to hide.

We don’t think so. You’re not going to get into Mexico with a pistol in your car — and definitely not with two pipe bombs in the trunk.”

There also remains the question of whether anybody in Texas was on Ebel’s hit list. Clements allegedly was, but investigators have found no evidence of any more.

But Ebel was also carrying the components to create multiple powerful pipe bombs.

“He had everything in the back of that car that he needed,” Walker said. “He had the pipes, the powder and remote detonators. Talking with some ATF agents, he could have caused serious damage to property and maybe level a building and injure or kill a lot of people.

“Were those pipe bombs he had meant for somebody in Texas?” Walker said. “That’s something we might never know. That’s always going to be an unanswered question unless somebody up in Colorado finds out what he intended to do with those pipe bombs.”

He also had a shovel and a bag of lime in the trunk of the Cadillac he was driving — items needed if someone was trying to dispose of a body.

Earlier this week, the Montague County Sheriff’s

Office released the dash camera video of the traffic stop in which Montague County Sheriff’s Deputy James Boyd was shot. Boyd pulled Ebel over near Bowie, but as soon as he approached the passenger’s side window, Ebel unloaded four shots in an instant. Three of them hit Boyd — two striking his protective vest and one that creased his head, but he was still able to call in a description of Ebel’s vehicle.

That call resulted in the chase that ended in Decatur.

Miraculously, Boyd is making a full recovery.

Wise County Sheriff’s Office investigators have helped trace some of Ebel’s steps.

Investigator Luke Campbell analyzed data on an MP3 player and a cell phone possessed by Ebel. He found a short deleted message spoken in some type of code on the MP3 player.

“It didn’t mean much to use but it might prove helpful to investigators in Colorado,” Walker said.

Campbell also managed to retrieve information from Ebel’s cell phone that allowed him to draw a map of Ebel’s travels. Using software at the Sheriff’s Office and working with the phone company, Campbell was able to find out where he turned the phone on, where he turned it off, what he deleted from it and what websites or

other things he might have looked at with it. He traced a map leading from Colorado Springs down to New Mexico, back to Colorado and finally to his fateful encounter with Wise County Sheriff’s deputies.

Colorado authorities have since arrested Stevie Marie Anne Vigil, 22, of Centennial, for allegedly buying the 9mm handgun Ebel used to murder Leon and Clements and shoot Boyd. Ebel also used the gun to shoot at numerous law enforcement officers in Wise County. During his mobile shooting spree he hit two Wise County sheriff’s vehicles and one Decatur police unit.

The chase and final shootout ended when Ebel crashed into the side of a rock hauler at the intersection of West U.S. 380 Business and U.S. 380.

“Most people that got hit by a rock truck that hard would still be lying up there,” Walker said. “When the truck hit him and his vehicle spun around, he was out within seconds firing rounds at our officers.

“Our officers did a great job. They acted just like they’ve been trained. In my opinion, everybody did a fantastic job. Not just our department, but everybody involved. I’m proud of the guys and the girls.”

“When Ebel engaged them in fire, it happened like that.

The deputies jumped out, used their cars for cover and returned fire. That’s why we train, train, train. You do it over and over, and it’s like tying your shoes. But the trick is it’s never going to be the same way twice. That’s why we train in so many different scenarios.

“He had no regard for human life: his, ours or the public. We’re very lucky when he pulled off 287 he didn’t pull into Wal-Mart or somewhere like that and get into a shootout around people. We kind of joke now that he probably didn’t know the Sheriff’s Office was there or he wouldn’t have pulled in there.”

Wise County Sheriff’s Office can’t release the dash cam videos of their vehicles until the case goes before a grand jury here — standard procedure in any shooting incident involving an officer.

It is being investigated by a Texas Ranger but will most certainly be no-billed by the grand jury.

While the case is all but put to rest in Texas, Colorado authorities continue to work to piece together Ebel’s violent story.

“It’s still a fluid case for them in Colorado,” Walker said.

And they may never know what Ebel was planning to do with the bomb-making materials he carried into Texas.

Merchants: Chamber funding to be revamped Continued from page 1A cated person to the Main Street district, who would be officed there,” Slayton said. “I believe this would encourage more participation from the merchants and the business owners and the property owners because they would see the Main Street manager face-to-face, like we see our customers, instead of via email.”

The request came as a surprise to McComis.

“Wanting to get a new director — that kind of threw me off guard because ... I looked at the people that have been showing up to Main Street meetings,” he said. “Last week there were more people there than there had been at any of the meetings the last three years combined. So I understand what you’re saying that it’s gotten flat.

And that’s why we’re here.

We need to either help Amber and Amber needs to help y’all, or we need to do something different ... She doesn’t have time to referee.

“You’re either going to participate, or you’re not,” he continued. “And if you want to participate, she’ll be there with arms open willing to work on anything you want to work on.

But it won’t work with only one or two people.”

Slayton countered, arguing that merchants meetings aren’t conveniently scheduled.

“We work around Amber’s schedule,” Slayton said. “We don’t have it at night. We work when she doesn’t have some other meeting that she has to go to.”

She said she didn’t feel like her contributions were valued.

“There are a lot of people that have been involved, and I know that I myself resigned from the design committee because I felt like no one was listening to my input and I was wasting my time taking time off from my paid job at 1 p.m.

for two hours whenever need be, generally on short notice, to make a recommendation on something so that we could hurry up and get it to city council, and the city council might or might not accept the recommendation of the design committee,” she continued.

“I think that’s why a lot of us have been frustrated, not with the Main Street program, but with the support.

“Can we do more? Yes, but only if given the chance and the support.”

Fogelman said an evening meeting has never been requested. McComis added that as a city employee, her work hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

“And like anybody else, she has a life to live,” he said. “I’m sure if she had more participation at night, she’d be glad to do that ... There’s no communication. That’s what I’m talking about.”

Another point of contention was facade grant money, which is administered by the Main Street program. Last month, McComis asked that no more applications for the grant be accepted because the city is “out the money budgeted.”

“That came as a real surprise,” Slayton said. “I wish I would’ve been told that before I went to the trouble of filling out the grant application, turning it in and not even having the design committee know we’re out the money.”

“Believe me, I would’ve like to have known, too,” McComis retorted. “That’s partly our fault for not checking into that. We didn’t know it until it was already done. We budgeted $85,000 for this year, and it’s well overspent.”

Partly to blame, he said, is a loose disbursement policy.

“We need some definitions on what we’re giving money for,” he said. “What is a facade?, etc.”

Newly-elected council-

man Kevin Lopez reminded the crowd that there are only five months left in the fiscal year.

“Unless it’s a safety issue, we’re just out of the budget right now,” he said. “It can wait for five months.”

Chamber budget McComis said he asked Chamber funding be placed on the agenda not to deliberate cutting the city’s contribution, but to devise an alternative funding mechanism.

Under an agreement crafted in 2006, the city agreed to give 25 percent of hotel occupancy tax revenue generated in that fiscal year in exchange for the Chamber running the visitors center.

The last few years, those amounts have been $15,171.90 (the first half of fiscal year 2012-2013); $23,114.66 (FY 2011-2012); $23,937.90 (FY 2010-2011); and $24,333.65 (FY 20092010).

“A lot of years, that’s going to run it,” McComis said.

“But what about the years it’s not enough?”

The visitor center annual expenses are as follows: Staffing — $12,000 Supplies — $518 Postage — $290 Rent — $2,800 Internet/phones — $314 Website — $500 Dues/memberships — $500 Advertising — $2,500 Merchandise to sell — $1,000 This totals $21,000.

“The difference doesn’t leave a lot of room for error,” McComis said. “Plus it’s hard to sit down and figure out how you’re going

to spend your money if you don’t know what you’re getting.”

McComis proposed that instead of the unknown percentage, come budgetwriting time this summer, the city look at setting a fixed amount to allocate to the Chamber, just as it does with the Stage, Main Street and sponsorships of various events put on by civic organizations.

“It would clean up the process so everyone is receiving a fixed amount, and we have a guarantee that we won’t go over our budget,” City Administrator Brandon Emmons said.

After the explanation, a few in attendance expressed support of the program.

“The Chamber has been a great asset to the downtown area,” said Carolyn Moore, owner of Terra Cotta Boutique. “The best thing that ever happened was that Chamber office moving there. It brings people to our part of town.

I have people come from all over the country, and they stop at the Chamber first.

It’s an important asset.”

The mayor agreed, reiterating his intention.

“I, too, think the Chamber does a great job,” he said. “It’s an asset to any town. In no way am I suggesting we not fund that program.

“We get all wild on Facebook and on the telephone,” he continued. “Folks, I’m a phone call away, and I’ll explain it to you. My phone number is available at city hall, on my business cards — it’s everywhere. I’d be glad to answer any questions you may have.”

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OBITUARIES L. Wayne ‘Bus’ Renshaw 1927-2013 L. Wayne “Bus” Renshaw, 85, of Grand Prairie, died May 20, 2013, in Arlington.

Graveside service was May 24 at Aurora Cemetery with the Rev. Calvary Callender officiating. Burial was under the direction of Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home with Howard Callender, Arch VanMeter, David VanMeter and Greg Blackmore serving as pallbearers.

Bus was born Sept. 6, 1927, in Decatur to Lafayette Wayne and Merle Margarette (VanMeter) Renshaw. He was a graduate of Rhome High School. He married Patricia Jean McGinnis in 1946 while serving in the United States Army Air Corps during World War II. Bus later married Greta Elizabeth Woods in 1968. He retired from Southwestern Bell

Te l e p h o n e as an engineer.

Bus enjoyed traveling and spending RENSHAW time with his children, grandchildren and friends in Grand Prairie.

Survivors include his sons, David Renshaw and Marisela of Frisco, Doug Renshaw of Austin, and Dan Renshaw and wife, Maria, of San Antonio; grandchildren Mary and Micki Renshaw of San Antonio and Elisabeth and David William Renshaw of Frisco; brother Larry Renshaw and wife, Carolyn, of Pittsburg; and friend Bobbie Cochran.

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Thomas Sven Sorrell 1958-2013 Thomas Sven Sorrell, 54, of Decatur, died Saturday, May 11, 2013.

A memorial party was May 18. Thomas’ body was cremated, and his ashes were to be distributed on his mother’s and sister’s graves in Indianola, Iowa.

He was born Sept. 28, 1958, in Peoria, Ill., to Bobby Joe Sorrell and Delores Joan Moore. He was a residential and commercial builder and a member of Grace Fellowship in Paradise.

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Survivors include Lisa Legge of Washington, Mo.;b ex-wife Tracy (Grace) Riddles-Moore; daughter Shalon Sorrell of Decatur; brothers Albert, Royb and Elmer; sisters Carolt and Bobby; grandchildreng Daiden, Alex, Kaili and Rhylee; and best friendu Becky Doyle. f He was preceeded int death by his parents, sis-k ter Bonnie Stephenson and niece Jeanie Stephenson.

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1928-2013 Marvin Potter, 85, a rancher, died Wednesday, May 22, 2013, in Decatur.

Graveside service is 1 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Fairview Cemetery with Charles Hughes officiating.

Burial is under the direction of Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home.

Marvin was born March 29, 1928, in Decatur to Hosea Marvin and Nellie (Pitts) Potter. He married Sarah Rodriguez Nov. 30, 1979, in Reno, Nev.

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COMMUNITY EFFORT — A group of Bridgeport Gives Back volunteers takes a break from ripping up flooring, hanging sheetrock, laying tile and painting cabinets during the complete overhaul of a home — one of several projects taken on during five days of community service May 15–19.

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Brenda McComis returned home to an overflowing toilet last Wednesday.

And even though water had saturated the carpet and seeped under the baseboards into her master closet, she couldn’t complain.

At least she had a toilet.

“Any other day it would’ve been a burden,” she said. “But that day, all I could be was grateful that I knew who I could call to come fix it. It cost us, but at least we could (pay for it). We know the resources that are out there, and we know how to get them. Not everyone does.”

Brenda and her husband, David, were a resource themselves that day and the proceeding three. They were among the throng of volunteers working through the Bridgeport Gives Back community service initiative.

During four of the designated five days of benevolent projects, the McComis’s led crews that completely remodeled a dilapidated home, starkly visible on one of the busiest streets in town.

“It should have been condemned,” Brenda said when asked about the home’s condition prior to the project.

Volunteers ripped out, jacked up and leveled the flooring inside the home, which had rotted from a water leak. They also sheetrocked and painted every wall in the house.

Others repaired a leak in the kitchen that was diverting running water to the bathroom, which was without fixtures.

When the homeowner returned Saturday, she had a new sink, tub and commode.

She also had a newer fridge, new stove (paid for through the missions fund at First United Methodist Church in Bridgeport), tiled counter tops and repainted cabinets in the kitchen.

Volunteers also cleared a jungle-like yard.

“Girls did that,” Brenda added proudly.

Crews worked until 11 p.m. Friday and finished Saturday. All tasks were completed, the work site cleaned and tools loaded back on the trailer by 4 that afternoon.

“I’m just ecstatic about what they did,” said Leanna Brewer, who sought the help for her neighbor. “When they started, I didn’t know they were going to these extremes. She needed the help, but we didn’t know how to get it for her.”

Leanna and her husband, Billy, provided lunch for the group on the second day of the project.

“But that’s not enough,” Billy said. “These people are heroes.”

He pointed in the direction of the home echoing with the thuds of hammers, the buzzing of a table saw and the clash of ceramic tiles. Volunteers, soaked in

sweat, stepped out of the uncirculated structure to catch some air — humidityplagued air left behind by the previous night’s severe storms. And they do it smiling, without a single complaint.

“We don’t have anything to complain about,” Brenda said. “We are fortunate. All we can do is help. We have the tools. We just load them on the trailer and go.”

This wasn’t the first endeavor to which Brenda and David hauled their trailer of tools. The two headed up repairs during last year’s Bridgeport Gives Back, but those were minor in comparison to this one. They have also built ramps and helped their son and other family members with home improvement projects.

“We’re drawn to do this, to help the less fortunate and those who need help because we’ve been there before,” Brenda said, “though we’ve never done anything this big.”

But along with a higher volume of tasks came a more dense network of supporters.

“It takes a whole community doing it,” she said. “The city was a huge help. They hauled off all the trash. We just stacked it on the corner.”

The Brewers downplayed their role in the overhaul, but

LENDING A HAND — Brenda McComis and husband David tile the countertops.

The couple has helped with various service efforts, including 2012’s Bridgeport Gives Back project.

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Leanna typed up a scenario that outlined the improvements she thought each room needed, and Billy drew up floor plans to go with each. They took it to numerous people, none of whom could take on a project of that magnitude.

“I had no idea what to do,” Leanna said.

But through missions at her church, First United Methodist, the couple found Bridgeport Gives Back, and its volunteers came through in a big way.

“It’s a blessing, what they’re doing,” said Diane Fullingim, who also helped provide food for the group.

“We have some amazing people here in Bridgeport.”

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Beginning today, Memorial Day celebrations will be held around Wise County to honor those who died in military service to the United States.

Known as Decoration Day until after World War II, Memorial Day is a federal holiday and is the last Monday in May. All local government offices will be closed, and there is no mail delivery. Local schools and banks will also be closed.

To honor veterans and celebrate with friends and family, attend one of the ceremonies listed below.

Alvord Let Freedom Ring, a Memorial Day celebration, is 11 a.m. today, at Elm Creek Park in Alvord. The Alvord High School band will perform, and there will be National Guard and fire department equipment on display.

Speakers include Bill Cleveland, pastor of First Baptist Church in Alvord; Phil Bloomer, retired military; and Jim Bloomer, who is currently serving in the military.

Free hot dogs will be served, and desserts will be sold to benefit the Alvord Library Fund.

A roll call to honor all past and present veterans is at 1 p.m. Brick forms will also be available.

For more information, call Vic Czerniak at 817253-0493 or Ron Taylor at 940-389-1820.

Decatur The Wise County Veterans Group will conduct its annual Memorial Day program 10 a.m. Monday, at the Wise County Veterans Memorial Park, 406 N. Trinity, in Decatur. Guest speaker is U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry, and special recognition will be given to World War II veterans in the group.

Rhome A Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10:30 a.m. today, at Rhome Veteran’s Park. A festival at the Family Park starts at noon and will feature free hot dogs, drinks, live entertainment and a bounce house. Snow cones will be sold.

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Sunday ...........................................10 am Tuesday Night Prayer ....................7 pm Wednesday Cowboy Church ........7 pm

1201 FM 718 • Aurora, TX 76078 For more information call

817.995.8831 or email revjeffwhite@yahoo.com An Independent Spirit-Filled Church

Bring Your Family Sunday School ........... 9:45 a.m.

Morning Worship .... 10:45 a.m.

Children’s Church.........11 a.m.

Evening Prayer ............... 6 p.m.

Evening Worship .......6:30 p.m.

Wednesday Night .......... 7 p.m.

IMMANUEL BAPTIST 106 S. Lane, Decatur Office 627-5248 • Bus Ride 627-3980 Bro. Louis Horton

* Fundamental * Old-Fashioned * Missionary * Teaching & Preaching The King James Bible Bus Ministry, Christian School

SUNDAYS

Bible Study - 10 a.m.

Worship - 11 a.m.

Evening Bible Study - 6:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAYS

Kidzone and Youth - 6:30 p.m.

Prayer Gathering - 6:30 p.m.

940-466-3990

www.slidellbaptist.com

PARADISE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Pastor Patti Mahaffey Bistro: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School: 9:45 a.m.

Worship: 10:45 a.m.

Wed: Bible Study/Choir 6 p.m.

Active Women’s Group - Nursery Available

301 Oak St., Paradise

940.969.2069

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Pleasant Grove Cowboy Church

4789 South FM 730 Decatur, TX 76234 940-627-2860

Here at Tree of Life Church, we endeavor to make our conversation gracious and attractive so that we will have the right response for everyone. For we want everything we say and do, to be worthy of being kept in the memory of others.

We invite you to join us for Sunday Services at 11 a.m.

Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

888 CR 4213 • Decatur

www.pleasantgrovecowboychurch.com

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940-273-9014

“A Historic Church for every Generation” Sunday School ............................. 8:45 a.m.

Worship ........................................... 10 a.m.

1st & 3rd Thur. Bible Study ........ 6:30 p.m.

Rev.Gerald Epperson www.trinitylutheranbridgeport.org 940-683-5604 1307 10th St., Bridgeport

Sycamore Baptist Church Glorifying God Through His Word

Sunday School 9:45am Worship Service 11:00am

Where Faith and Adventure Meet!

140 N. FM 730 - Boyd

940-433-2607

Visit our website at www.fbcboyd.org or Find us on Facebook - First Baptist Church of Boyd Sunday School - 10 a.m. Sunday Worship - 11 a.m.

Pastor, Mark Autry Nursery Available all services

Bible Based Christ Centered Bible Study 9 a.m.

Sunday Service 10 am John 15: 8-9 By this my Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you. Abide in my love.

Directions: We are located on the north side of Hwy 380 just west of CR1110; 4 miles west of Decatur, 4 miles east of Bridgeport

You will be welcomed!

940-626-1575

www.fellowshipbiblentx.org

First Presbyterian Church

Wisdom is a Tree of Life to those who embrace her; happy are those who hold her tightly. Proverbs 3:18 NLT

Pastors Dr. Francisco J & Karen L Valenzuela

Fellowship Bible Church

See website for Sunday Evening activities

Wednesday Night 7:00pm

Bible Study, Children In Action, Youth

133 CR 2425 Decatur, Texas 940-627-2400

(From US 380 in Decatur, go north on FM 51 for 8 miles.

Turn left on CR 2535, the church is 1/2 mile on the left)

www.sycamoredecatur.com

1307 Newby St. • Bridgeport, TX 940-683-4779 Rev. Lucia McKee Kremzar Sunday Fellowship... 9:30 a.m.

Sunday School…10 a.m.

Sunday Worship…11 a.m.

Come & Share The Joy

“A Warm Welcome Awaits You at First Presbyterian.”

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10 a.m.…Sunday School 11 a.m.……Morning Worship

940-627-5413 @ hli k Hwy. 51 South Decatur, Texas 76234 carwom@embarqmail.com

Class 9:30 a.m.

Worship Celebration 10:30 a.m.

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What We Read How We Should Pray

Many times, throughout the Bible, we are commanded to pray: Matthew 26:41, Mark 13:33, Luke 18:1, and I Timothy 2:1 to name only a few. Within our prayers, we are encouraged to ask for specific things (Phillippians 4:6). But first and foremost, we should remember to focus on God himself, our relationship with him, and the things of his kingdom. Matthew 6:9-10 tells us: “After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father (one) which art in heaven, Hallowed (holy) be thy name. Thy kingdom come (future), Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven.” Notice this verse says “in” earth which provides reinforcement to such verses as Matthew 5:5: “Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth” and Matthew 19:14 which makes reference to the kingdom “of” heaven, not the kingdom “in” heaven. In Daniel 7:27 it mentions this kingdom under the heaven. Matthew 6:11 goes on to say: “Give us this day our daily bread.” According to John 6:35, Jesus says he is the “bread of life” and he explains that further by saying that if we come to him, we shall never go hungry, and that if we believe in him, we shall never go thirsty. Matthew 6:12 reminds us to ask for forgiveness of our debts, as we forgive our debtors. These so-called “debts” are referring to our sins, which we all have (Romans 3:23). We are reminded in Colossians 3:13 of “forgiving one another . . . even as Christ forgave . . . .” Further, we should obey Matthew 6:13 by asking the Father to help us with life’s temptations and deliver us from evil. With the final word, remember God’s “kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever.” Through prayers such as this, we reinforce that we are seeking first the kingdom of God and his righteousness as commanded in Matthew 6:33, which in turn will ensure that we have that “daily bread” we need as described in Matthew 6:30-32. Prayer is a very important part of life. Through prayer we will be provided with that much-needed comfort to get through our daily lives as long as we put our faith in him. “Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass (Psalms 37:3-5).

Second Advent Christian Church

615 S. Owen Dr. Mustang OK 73064 405-624-3334 Call for Bible study time Steve Ryan b.ryan1@juno.com

Wednesday Bible Classes 6:45 p.m.

Hwy. 380, 1 mile west of Hwy. 287, Decatur 940-627-6131

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Decatur Church of Christ "Where Your Family Will Find A Home"

• Family Bible Study For All Ages • The Childrens Place (A Mother's Day Out) 2 days a week FM 51 South and Preskitt Rd. Decatur, Texas Phone 940-627-1912

Sunday Bible Study 9 a.m.

Sunday Worship 10 a.m.

Sunday Evening. Small groups including a 5 p.m. meeting at the church www.decaturchurchofchrist.com Wednesday Bible Study 7 p.m.

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Twin Oaks Assembly of God 300 Cates St. (Hwy. 920) • Bridgeport Pastor Gary Sessions

Sunday School. . . . . . . . 9:30 a.m.

Morning Worship. . . . . 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday Bible Study 6:30 p.m.

940-644-5647 Pastor Fred Ferren Sunday School (all ages).........10 a.m.

Family Night (meal served)

Sunday Morning Worship.......11 a.m.

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Sunday Evening Worship.........6 p.m.

940-683-3110

Wednesday Evening Worship...7 p.m.

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940-627-5103 615 CR 1280 • Alvord, Texas Sunday School ..................................... 10 a.m.

Sun. Morning Worship ........................ 11 a.m.

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Greenwood Church of Christ

170 W. 1st, Rhome

Sunday Bible Class all ages .............. 9:30 a.m.

Sun. Worship .............. 10:30 a.m.

Sun. Evening ..................... 6 p.m.

Wed. Bible Study .............. 7 p.m.

817-638-5159 • 817-636-2325 817-636-2496 www.rhomechurchofchrist.org

200 First St. at Dogwood Downtown Rhome

Sunday School ............9 a.m.

Sunday Worship ........10 a.m.

First United Methodist Church of Boyd

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First United Methodist Church of Bridgeport

SUNDAY Sunday School ................. 10 a.m.

Worship .......... 8:45 & 10:55 a.m.

WEDNESDAY Family Fellowship Meal .....5-6 p.m.

Studies for all ages ............ 6 p.m.

Sr. High Bible Study ...... 7:30 p.m.

Nursery provided for all services

Sunday Bible Class ...............10 a.m.

Sunday Worship ....................11 a.m.

Sunday Evening Worship ....... 6 p.m.

Wednesday Worship ............... 7 p.m.

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Hand elected school board president

BY BRIAN KNOX bknox@wcmessenger.com

Two new faces joined the Chico School Board this week, and one of them wasted no time in moving into a leadership position.

Newly-elected board members Donald Joe Clark and W.E. “Bill” Hand were sworn into Places 4 and 5, respectively, at Monday’s board meeting. Paul Cantrell was also sworn in to Place 3 after winning re-election May 11.

Moments after taking the oath, Hand was elected board president. Mark Tate was elected vice president, and Doug Bowyer retained his secretary position.

The board approved a Family and Career Sciences position.

Superintendent Mike Jones said the high school used to have the position, but it had been eliminated due to budget cuts.

He said that due to student interest, the school wanted to add the third strand of a career and technology offering. A teacher would have to be hired for the position, he said.

In other staffing issues, Jones said the school will add an assistant principal position for the high school.

High school principal Lisa Slaughter, who moved to the post Jan. 4, has continued to

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City adopts ratesetting process

BY ERIKA PEDROZA epedroza@wcmessenger.com

Runaway Bay this week gained better control over the gas rates charged to its citizens.

At its meeting Tuesday, the city council approved a five-year rate review mechanism (RRM) agreement with Atmos Energy.

The proposed RRM will not increase rates but will simply “set the ground rules for future rate filings.”

From 2008 through 2011, the city participated in a three-year trial run of a Rate Review Mechanism (RRM) — a systematic process that specifies how rates will be set over a certain period of time. The system was devised by Atmos Energy Mid-Tex Division and its city coalitions to avoid costly rate cases, the expenses of which are borne by customers.

In addition to controlling rates, the RRM process

suspends Gas Reliability Infrastructure Program (GRIP) filings and provides a transparent process to annually review the company’s expenses and investments.

New rates would be agreed on annually by Atmos and the cities it serves.

This year’s filings will be discussed in July and go into effect in October. In subsequent years, the filings would occur by March 1, with new rates going into effect June 1.

In other news: Incumbents Dan Ticer, Jerry St. John and Berry White were sworn in for another term.

The council approved the purchase of a tractor for the mowing department.

Council members OK’d routine business items including the April meeting’s minutes, financials, accounts payable, journal entries and activity report.

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Middle school principal contract back on agenda The school board will once again consider the contract of middle school principal Maury Martin at a special meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28.

Martin was the only administrator who did not have his contract extended Feb. 27. At that time, Jones said he did not have a recommendation on the contract for the board.

Martin’s current two-year contract expires at the end of the 2013-2014 school year.

Tuesday’s meeting will be followed by a workshop where the board will discuss possible bond items. The meeting and workshop will be held in Room 150 at Chico Elementary School, 1120 Park Rd.

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serve as the district’s director of accountability/special programs campus intervention.

He also announced the resignation of two coaches: Ken Thompson at the high school and Jamie Roberts at the middle school.

In other business, the board approved the purchase of two iPad carts for the elementary school. Jones explained that the carts and iPads will stay at the school and be checked out for use by teachers in their classrooms.

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WISE COUNTY

Murrell gets 32 years for burglary

BY BRIAN KNOX bknox@wcmessenger.com

A fifth person has been convicted in the attack and robbery of an elderly Wise County resident last summer.

Charles Ray Murrell, 53, of Fort Worth pleaded guilty earlier this month in 271st District Court in Decatur to burglary of a habitation and received a 32-year prison sentence. The charge was a second-degree felony enhanced, meaning he faced 5 to 99 years in prison. The enhanced charge was due to the fact that Murrell had previous felony convictions, according to Assistant District Attorney Tim Cole.

He will receive time served for the nine-and-ahalf months he has spent in county jail since his arrest July 23 of last year.

Murrell did not take part in the actual assault or robbery of Marvin Zimmerman last June but was involved in other ways.

“He was not present at the scene,” Cole said. “His involvement was in the planning and recruiting of some of those who did participate.

It’s my understanding he was going to share in what

was found as a result of the robbery.

Under Texas law, that makes him a party to the MURRELL offense.”

Murrell was originally indicted last August for injury to the elderly with intent to commit serious bodily injury and aggravated robbery, both first-degree felonies, as well as theft of a firearm, a state jail felony. Prosecutors filed a new charge of burglary of a habitation May 7, and Murrell pleaded guilty the same day. In exchange, the district attorney’s office dropped the other three charges.

Jimmy Ray Murrell, 50, and Roger Lee Hammons, 49, both of Fort Worth, pleaded guilty in January to aggravated robbery. Jimmy Murrell received a 50year prison sentence, and Hammons got 40 years.

Michael Anthony Cordova, 33, of Fort Worth, also pleaded guilty earlier this year and received a 10-year sentence. Prosecutors have said Cordova, like Charles Murrell, did not take part in the actual robbery or

beating, but he assisted in the crime in other ways.

Sheri Lynn White, 48, of Fort Worth was also arrested and indicted for aggravated robbery, but prosecutors dropped that charge when she pleaded guilty to theft of a firearm and was sentenced to seven months in state jail. The firearm was stolen from Zimmerman Oct. 15, 2011.

Zimmerman lived in the 1400 block of New Hope Road in far southern Wise County. On June 8, 2012, officers found him bound and gagged, lying on the floor of his home. Investigators said Zimmerman had been tied up for several days before he was discovered.

Investigators say the suspects tied up Zimmerman and tortured him while demanding he tell them where valuables were hidden. They ransacked the home and left Zimmerman handcuffed to the chair, with his head duct-taped.

Zimmerman never recovered from his injuries.

He died Feb. 3 at the age of 82 at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Bedford, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s website. The

FRIDAY, MAY 17 6800 BLOCK OF FM 51 — A woman reported that someone shot at her boyfriend’s vehicle as he was leaving her father’s property.

500 BLOCK OF BERKE STREET — Deputies checked on a man in Newark who claims to be a “demon hunter.” He was transported to Red River Hospital in Wichita Falls.

SATURDAY, MAY 18 200 BLOCK OF DOUBLE DUTY DRIVE — A road work crew allegedly stole a private drive sign from the Double Duty RV Park north of Decatur.

500 BLOCK OF PR 4732 — A man was upset because he loaned an acquaintance a chain, and they never returned it.

200 BLOCK OF CR 4717 — A woman reported a theft when she discovered her son was selling scraps of metal from the residence without permission.

300 BLOCK OF CR 4793

— A 13-year-old girl wasn’t getting along with her grandparents.

CHICO AREA — A suspicious person was seen wandering barefoot around the streets of Chico.

400 BLOCK OF SANDY BASS LANE — Kids from the neighborhood broke a window and peppered a trailer home with eggs.

SUNDAY, MAY 19 100 BLOCK OF CR 1641 — Some kids in Chico damaged a neighbor’s lawn chair.

100 BLOCK OF LAMAR STREET — An Alvord man was harassing his ex-wife.

When deputies checked on the situation, they discovered the man had multiple outstanding felony warrants. He was soon booked into Wise County Jail.

1000 BLOCK OF CR 1072 — A woman in Chico reported noticing a suspicious vehicle around her property. She believed the vehicle had possibly damaged her fences on multiple occasions.

U.S. 287 NEAR THE COUNTY LINE — A man had barricaded himself in his vehicle. He was pried from the vehicle, tasered and arrested.

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300 BLOCK OF CR 4863 — A woman reported that a man from the neighborhood yelled at her son.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 1000 BLOCK OF FARM ROAD 1658 — Deputies responded to a verbal disturbance at Lake Road RV Park. Both subjects were arrested for multiple outstanding warrants from other agencies.

INTERSECTION OF SCHOOL HOUSE ROAD AND COUNTY ROAD 3470 — A man reported that a stranger in a vehicle tried to run him over.

100 BLOCK OF CR 4899 — A woman reported two young, mischievous males trespassed into her backyard and took a dip in her pool.

2500 BLOCK OF FM 2127 — A drunken man threatened his wife and several others.

He was issued a citation for public intoxication.

200 BLOCK OF PRIVATE ROAD 4462 — An intoxicated 20-year-old man pointed a gun at someone.

The person threatened decided not to press charges, but deputies issued the 20-year-old a citation for minor in consumption and discovered narcotics in his pockets.

ME’s office listed the cause of death as “complications of subdural hematoma, dehydration and renal failure due to being assaulted, bound and abandoned in residence.” It ruled the death a homicide.

With the latest conviction, Cole said everyone responsible for the crime has now been prosecuted. The district attorney’s office is not expected to pursue murder charges on those involved in the crime since they have already been convicted.

Decatur ISD will hold a Title I meeting.

Emma Lloyd Bride Elect of

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School-mandated storm shelters could save lives

BY BRANDON EVANS bevans@wcmessenger.com

Teaching in a high school and chasing storms gave Jason McLaughlin a more personal reaction when he learned about the death and destruction earlier this week in Moore, Okla.

“Right after the Moore tornado, I started thinking about it,” he said. “Well, I’ve always thought it. In new schools why aren’t there storm shelters built into them?”

McLaughlin, 31, a math teacher at Bridgeport High School, knows if a tornado touched down on top of his school or any other one in North Texas during the school day, the results would be horrific.

“If it’s something where we have time, we can try to evacuate kids,” he said.

“But you don’t always have time. What if the tornado decides to touch down right here? The hallways are full of glass. You can’t go to the gyms because those are going to be the first things to collapse.

“These tornadoes happen all the time. I’ve seen a lot of big ones, but most of them are just in rural areas, not in metropolitan areas. I think we’ve been lucky, and

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UNSHELTERED CHILDREN — Being a storm chaser and a teacher has made Jason McLaughlin an outspoken proponent of mandatory storm shelters in schools. He teaches mathematics at Bridgeport High School. our luck will eventually run out. Every April and May they happen. It’s a law of averages.”

Seven elementary students were killed Monday in Moore — the second time a killer tornado has hit a

U.S. school in the last six years. On March 1, 2007, a tornado struck a high school in Enterprise, Ala., killing eight students.

“You think about how much a school costs,” McLaughlin said. “They

cost $20 to $40 million. Why isn’t something as important as a storm shelter added on? Think how much we spend on these schools, the amount of tax money spent on these shelters at schools would be almost negligible.

“If you talk about going into existing schools, it could be expensive. But districts go through schools now every 15 to 20 years. If we start now, it may take time, but within 20 years most schools would have

shelters. We have to start somewhere.

“It’s parents’ tax dollars that are used to build those schools. Why aren’t those schools built to protect their kids?”

At this point, not one state has a law mandating storm shelters or safe rooms in homes. And only one state, Alabama, has a law requiring all new schools to be built with a “safe space.”

That law passed only after the deadly 2007 tornado struck Enterprise High School. But some states that deal with regularlyoccurring natural disasters do have measures in place.

“In California, buildings have to be built to earthquake codes,” he said. “And in Florida many homes and businesses have to be built to withstand hurricane winds. And you wonder why we don’t have those for tornadoes, since they are going to be even more devastating when they hit.

“The one in Moore was just moving so slow, crawling along,” he said. “There is nothing left of that school. But look at the storm drains — those are still there. A shelter is the same thing. Just cap it off and add an air vent and you have a storm shelter.”

Tornado: Teacher becomes a ‘chaser’ when storms threaten Continued from page 1A would most likely hit. He had posted warnings days ahead of time.

“Forecast models are pretty consistent,” McLaughlin said.

“You can sometimes tell up to 10 days out. On the Moore tornado — I posted on that a week before, on the two days we had them in almost the exact spot that they occurred ... The signs were all there a week ahead of time on forecast models. You can look at the wind profile and plot the direction and speed.

The maps I posted a few days ahead of time were almost identical to the paths they actually took.

“Once you get used to the signs, especially when you’re using high-definition radar, you can look at the models and have a good idea well ahead of time.”

Despite being forewarned, many people still don’t heed warnings and get caught in dangerous situations.

“Even in Moore, the other day, they were announcing public warnings three to five days ahead of time of severe weather possible Sunday and Monday,” McLaughlin said.

“Why people don’t heed warnings, I don’t know. Its kind of like hurricanes. People are given mandatory evacuation [orders] because they are going to drown if they don’t. But many still don’t leave.”

With the conditions ripe for twisters, McLaughlin has been busy of late. He was chasing the tornado on Wednesday, May 15, in north Wise County between Alvord and Sunset. He was out again

two days later when a tornado was spotted in Eliasville, southwest of Graham.

Last Sunday in Oklahoma, he saw a tornado grow before it barreled through Shawnee.

And he just missed the Moore tornado when he headed out to chase a storm south of Norman.

“I was in Moore, and I knew to stay there,” he said. “But another storm started forming south, and I went south.

I was still only 10 miles away, and I could have been there, but for some reason my car kept telling me to go the other way.

“The hotel I was staying at was only a mile away from the path. I could have just stayed in the hotel room and seen it from my window.”

He’s witnessed scores of tornadic storms over the years, some of them spawning dozens of individual tornadoes. He chases them not just because of his own curiosity, but also to warn the public. A storm chaser for local CBS affiliate Channel 11, he appears live on the air when severe storms strike.

And his footage and expertise have appeared on numerous cable weather and science and nature programs and documentaries, nationally and worldwide.

“I like to be there because I’m fascinated by the weather, but then the whole time I’m out there I’m constantly posting to Facebook and Twitter,” McLaughlin said.

“I’m able to get warnings out to the public faster because I’m right there on the ground.

You think about how powerful the tornados at Granbury

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“I don’t like to see the destruction of property, but it’s going to happen whether I’m there or not. At least if I’m there, I can help warn people.

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“I try to be hidden when I go out ... That’s the problem with the general public out chasing storms. People are sightseeing so much that sooner or later we’re going to have a catastrophic event where a whole row of spec-

tators are going to be wiped out. It’s not something to be taken lightly.”

And despite his knowledge in predicting and tracking tornadic storms, the nature and purpose of twisters remains a mystery.

“That’s the one thing I don’t know,” he said. “That’s the question everybody asks.

‘Is there some sort of equilibrium the atmosphere is trying to set with itself, or is it just a natural disaster that happens?’ That’s one of the many things nobody knows about tornadoes.

“Every time scientists and chasers think we know about tornadoes, something completely different happens. There is so much we don’t know and so much we may never know about tornadoes.”

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Crystal Stevens and Austin Culwell of Paradise announce the birth of a daughter, Peyton Paisley Culwell, on April 25, 2013, at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. She weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 21 inches long.

She has two sisters: Bella, 3; and Bailey, 2.

Grandparents are Julie Torres of Bridgeport, Terry Stevens of Decatur and Shannon Stevens of Paradise.

Great-grandparents are June Hill of Paradise, Sonny and Marcy Garces of Paradise and Jack and Jacquie Stevens of Austin.

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John and Sandy Dougherty of Rhome announce the birth of a son, Lukas John Noll, on April 26, 2013, at Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20.5 inches long.

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Lacie May Robeson May 1, 2013 Ira Fox and Aaron Robeson of Sunset announce the birth of a daughter, Lacie May Robeson, on May 1, 2013, at

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Morgan and Edward Elliott of Bridgeport announce the birth of a son, Corben Kody Deaune, on May 14, 2013, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19 inches long.

He has a brother: Connor, 2; and a sister, Rylen, 3.

Grandparents are Tammy and Victor Elliott of Bridgeport and Staci and Ray Sanders of Boyd.

Great-grandparents are Jim and JoEllen Pennington of Henrietta.

Great-great-grandmother is Lavern Farmer of Odessa.

Cora Jean Meagen Gray May 14, 2013 Felicia Ketchum and Abraham Gray of Boyd announce the birth of a daughter, Cora Jean Meagen Gray, on May 14, 2013, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur.

She weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 18 ½ inches long.

She has a brother: Dillon, 10; and three sisters: Ryleigh,

Dale and Rachael Houston of Sunset announce the birth of a son, Kory Lee Donhue, on May 14, 2013, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces and was 18 inches long.

He has two sisters: Alonna and Madison Pryor.

Grandparents are Donald and Carol Houston, Tommy Pryor and Jhon and Sarah Wise.

Bryan Scott Crowder May 18, 2013 Kendra Landry and Jeffery Crowder of Azle announce the birth of a son, Bryan Scott Crowder, on May 18, 2013, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 9 pounds and was 21 3/4 inches long.

He has a brother: George Calvin Crowder III, 3; and a sister, Akina Rose Crowder, 1.

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After enjoying a trip to the postseason last fall, the Northwest Texans hope to keep the good times going in 2013.

The Texans ended their spring season Wednesday with their annual spring game at Northwest ISD Stadium, with the Red squad defeating the White team 14-3.

Northwest missed out on their first-ever playoff win in November with a 37-30 loss to Arlington Lamar.

But the experience of making the playoffs is carrying over to 2013.

“They got a taste of it, they understand it and they enjoy it,” Coach Bill Patterson said.

“They like getting better. Who wouldn’t like to go play in Cowboy Stadium?”

To get that level of success back, the Texans will need to fill a few voids left by the graduating class.

That senior group led the Texans to eight wins — the most they’ve had as a Class 5A program, and a second-place finish in a very competitive District 4-5A. “We got a whole lot done,” Patterson said about the

spring. “We’ve come a long way since day one through today.”

Most eyes will be on the battle at quarterback.

Draze Lawliss graduated, and Dusty Cloud and Jessie Drummer are the two front-runners to take the reins.

Both played for the White team Wednesday with neither throwing a touchdown pass.

Cloud did lead his squad to their only three points with a field goal to end the first quarter.

Tyler Norton, who quarterbacked the Red squad, led his group to two scores.

“Our quarterback race is going to go on all the time,” Patterson said. “Both guys are neck-and-neck, and it will depend on what they do through the summer.

“No matter what level it is [football] it goes all year round. We’ve got plenty of time to get things going with 7-on-7, weights and voluntary workouts [before the fall.]”

The Texan defense was the pride of Northwest last year and looks to be strong again after a good spring.

The group rated as one of the top-five defenses in the Metroplex in 2012.

“We are excited about the linebackers with Duke Kicinski and Jacob Parker,” Patterson said. “In the secondary, we have four or five guys back that have played some.

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Three land on TGCA All-State Team Three Wise County athletes earned Texas Girls Coaches Association AllState recognition this week.

Decatur’s Nicole Neighbors was joined on the elite track squad by Northwest’s Desiree Freier and Kiarra Simpson.

Neighbors finished fourth at the state meet in the 300 hurdles and seventh in the 100 hurdles. She finished second in both events at the Class 3A Region II Meet in Commerce.

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Freier set a new state record in the Class 5A pole vault at the state meet on her way to her second state championship. She won silver her freshman year.

Simpson took seventh in the discus in Austin after taking second at the Region I Meet in Lubbock.

Selections for the all-state team are made by the TGCA Track and Field All-State Committee from nominations submitted by head coaches.

After five years as an assistant, Alan Green will get his chance at the helm of the Bridgeport High School basketball program.

Green has been the first assistant and junior varsity coach since he began his coaching career at Bridgeport in 2009. The 2000 BHS graduate was also the head golf coach this season.

The basketball job came open when former coach Brian Miller took the head coaching position at Weatherford

High School last week.

“I’m real excited about this opportunity,” Green said. “After coaching and playing in the program, it is very humbling. It will be a great challenge.

“I’m lucky to have worked under Brian [Miller] and [Brandt] Lockhart. I learned a lot from each of them.”

Green hopes to use that valuable experience in building his own program.

“We are going to play the game the way it should be played,” he said. “We are going to be real disciplined, mentally tough, we are going to push the ball and put a lot of pressure on defensively.

“We are going to have to be fundamentally sound to compete against teams that might be more athletic than we are.”

Green is excited about instilling his philosophy throughout the whole program.

“I want to invest in the younger kids,” Green said. “I’m excited about the summer conditioning program. I’m ready to get things nailed down and get started.”

Bridgeport’s Director of Athletics Danny Henson says Green was an easy choice.

“Coach Green is well-prepared for this move and will do a great job in leading our boys basketball program,” Henson said.

The Bulls finished 15-16 last season and have an experienced core of players coming back.

Green is looking forward to leading the next group of seniors.

“I love these kids, and I have known them a long time,” he said. “Getting a chance to lead them and be their head coach is very special. It will be a very rewarding time.”

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Continued from page 1B McKinnis played quite a bit up front last year, so we’re excited about having all those guys back.”

With a lot of starters already set, Patterson says there are a few reserve roles that still need to be filled.

“We have a couple of back-up spots that we need to solidify,” Patterson said. “We are progressing like we should.

We’ve got to be ready because we play in a very tough district.”

POSITION BATTLE — Northwest’s Dusty Cloud looks for room to run during the spring game Wednesday. Cloud is battling for the starting quarterback job for the Texans.

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VOLLEYBALL CAMP — Girls entering grades 2-8 can now register for the Decatur Lady Eagle Volleyball Camp to be held June 10-13 at the Decatur High School gym.

The camp will run 8 to 11 a.m. for second through fifth graders and 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. for sixth through eighth graders.

Early registration is $60 ($40 for each additional family member).

Registration after May 31 is $65.

That cost includes a T-shirt, snacks, awards for campers of the day and medals for competitions. Registration forms can be found at any Decatur school front office. For information, call 214-418-6678.

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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Business Property

(270+/-ACRES) RANCH Highway 287 frontage. 100% minerals & production income. Mark O'Shea, (214)843-2872; Ebby Halliday, Realtors. www.ebby.com/briarbranchranch.

• Sunset - 10.140 acres with power. $50,000 • Sunset - 19+/- acres, lot of road frontage. $3,500 per acre • NW Bowie - 118 acres, good hunting or cattle. $2,395 per acre owner terms • N. Sunset - 150 acres, Denton Creek, good farm & hunting place. $3,500 per acre • N. Alvord - Prime Hwy. 287 & CR Frontage 16+ acres. $12,000 per acre • Sunset - 167 acres, good cattle & horse place, 40x40 building, stock tank, well & septic. $2,950 per acre • Decatur - 5+ acres, good Hwy 380 frontage. $145,000 • E. of Sunset - Two 10 acre tracts, sell one or both. 4,500 per acre or good offer.

• N Alvord - 6 acres Hwy 287.

Reduced 8,000 per acre.

Sell one or both.

• E Sunset - 80 acres, good cattle & recreational place, pecan bottom. $3,500 per acre • E Decatur – 7.5 acres, small metal building, well & septic. $140,000

Sun Set Realty - Jim Boyd, Associate

940-845-2120 940-393-0421 Cell

8 ACRES 3/2 mobile home with shop, shed and storage buildings. 3 miles south of Boyd. (682)225-6517 or (940)577-4709.

BOWIE MH/RV PARK for sale. 20 spaces, which includes 11 RV homes. 389 Macs Grocery Road, Bowie, Texas. $130,000.

Wayne, (512)771-3928; or waynecbradford@hotmail.com.

RESTAURANT OR COMMERCIAL building for sale in Chico, TX. 3,500 square feet, approximately. All restaurant equipment included. $115,000. (214)563-8328.

Homes $128,000 with $3,000 paid for buyer closing costs. 311 S. Sendero. 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,300 square feet, built in 2004.

Robert at Trinity, (940)255-4684.

3/2 BRICK HOME Built 2006, remodeled 2010. Open concept, some appliances stay.

Chico, Texas. Realtor’s welcome. $89,500. (940)282-9647.

300 BROOKVIEW, DECATUR 3 large bedrooms, 2-bath, 2,300 square feet, pool, sprinkler, privacy fence. New paint/carpet, fireplace, granite. $225,000. (817)223-3716.

Located just 2.7 miles south of Decatur on FM 51 South. Custom built in 2006, 4/3/4 brick home on large 2.9 acre lot. For pictures and more info, visit: www.infotube.net/252510.

Asking $285,000. Call or text (940)577-2426.

FSBO, BRIDGEPORT 4/3.5/3 custom home, 2.54 acres, 3,180 square feet. forsalebyowner.com, #23934439. $299,000. Buyers/agents welcome.

(940)683-3565.

HIGH SPEED INTERNET Anywhere, $49/month.

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New custom homes. 100% financing or lease to own available. We can help with your credit!

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DECATUR - 3/2/2 ON 11 ACRES IN WAGON TRAILS. PARADISE - 3/2/2 ON 20 ACRES, 2 BARNS WITH STALLS, EQUIPMENT, 1 WORKSHOP. RHOME - 3/2 ON 6 ACRES WITH WORKSHOP. $129,500 DECATUR - 3/2 CARPORT, 9+ ACRES AND WORK SHOP. $228,000 DECATUR - 4/3.1/3 WORKSHOP, BARN ON 48 ACRES. AMON CARTER LAKE - 4/2.5/3 LAKE HOUSE, 3,200 SQ. FT. WITH 1,700 SQ. FT. OF COVERED PORCH. RUNAWAY BAY - 3/2/2 IN MINT CONDITION ON 11TH TEE. $116,000 RUNAWAY BAY - 3/2/2 WELL MAINTAINED. $116,000

NICE HOME, FSBO 3-bedroom, 3-bath, study, 2-car garage, 3,200 square feet, pool, barn, 8.5 acres, Paradise, TX. $369,000.

(940)521-2176.

Lots LAKE BRIDGEPORT AREA Acreage lots with ponds available.

Owner finance. Call for details, (817)360-9393.

DECATUR, FSBO 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 1-car garage, newly remodeled, 24x36 workshop.

Just outside city limits off Preskitt Road. (940)577-0404.

NEW CONSTRUCTION 4/2/2, Runaway Bay. $169k. 100% financing available. (817)691-6601, Dan.

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BRIDGEPORT - 1.700 SQ. FT. ON HOVEY ST. $125,000 DECATUR - ROOMING HOUSE $198,000 DECATUR - 5 OR 2 1/2 ACRES ON S. FM 51. POSSIBLE OWNER FINANCE

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NO CITY TAXES Decatur ISD, open concept, 3/2/2, 2.5 acres, 1,800 square feet, above ground pool, RV parking, 12x15 storage, porches. $188,000.

(940)626-1405.

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Cabins & efficiency apartments for rent, including some as low as $500/month w/all bills paid. Boyd area.

Excellent location.

(940)433-3133.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS West of Boyd, Highway 114. All new interiors, cabinets, appliances.

Laundry room on site. No pets allowed.

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(940)433-2738.

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Mobile Homes

Small, Fast-paced, Casual Environment, Title/Law Office.

Covered Parking.

Experience and License Eligibility Required.

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$300/DEPOSIT 2/1 apartment in Chico. $600/month.

No pets. Call (940)644-2713 or (817)929-1930.

WATER FRONT with deep water dock. Pristine 3/2 double wide. Stove, washer/dryer.

40x6 double deck overlooking water. REDUCED. American Dream Realtors, (940)575-4464; Mac, agent, (940)393-1357.

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RHOME - 88 ACRES. $345,735 ALVORD - LOT FOR SALE. $14,500 DECATUR - MULTI-FAMILY LOTS. $20,000

Apartments

Efficiency, $130/week. 1-bedroom, $170/week. All bills paid.

(817)975-2431.

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Tana 940-627-5859

tanahomes@yahoo.com • www.tanahomes.com CHICO JUST LISTED - 3/2 WBFP, coffered ceiling, new flooring in living room, halls and bedrooms; total electric, fenced backyard on 0.3 acre. $109,900.

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DECATUR JUST LISTED 3/2/2 on 2+ acres, fresh paint, newer flooring in LR, Formal Dine & hall, split bedrooms, mstr bath-double sinks, garden tub & sep shower, fenced bckyd on cul-de-sac. Motivated Seller $155,000.

DECATUR - 2/1 with metal workshop, some recent updating, shop has an office and half bath, also an in-ground pool that needs work, fenced backyard. $82,900 BRIDGEPORT - 158 acres, nice property for developing. CR on two sides, grazing, wildlife, stock pond, views, trees.

Call for info. $3,500/acre SILVER LAKES - JUST LISTED 5+/- acres close to entry, trees motivated seller. $26,500.

BRIDGEPORT - JUST LISTED 3/2/2 in Fair Oaks Addn. LR-gas FP, formal dining, nook plus an eating bar, kit-custom cabinets, movable island, lots of storage, up and down lighting, split bedrooms, walk-inclosets, master-trayed ceiling, mstr bath-jetted garden tub, separate shower w/bench and ceiling fan, ceiling fans, recessed lights, fenced backyard, circle drive, concrete pad for boat or RV trees and landscaped. $177,900.

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OWNER FINANCE or possible trade. 10 acres, double wide, fenced, paved road, large trees. Extra large barn. Alvord area.

(940)210-1786.

1,700 SQUARE FOOT building for sale. Bridgeport. $125,000.

Cannon Realty, (940)368-1811.

SECLUDED COUNTRY COTTAGE 5-acres w/trees, creek. Spacious floorplan, 1,350 square feet, 2/1/3CP, good storage, shop w/sauna, wrap-around porch. $169,900. www.BuyWiseReal-Estate.com.

Shari Guess, Agent. (940)399-3900.

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Acreage

NEW BRICK HOME Runaway Bay, Bridgeport, Decatur.

City lots and acreage available.

(817)733-3444.

Feature Properties Wonderful home with great curb appeal, good structure, has a nice layout, with 2 LR areas, 2 Dining areas, 2 fireplaces, office or 4th bedroom, off the master, and a beautiful shaded back yard with lots trees on a big lot. Well established neighborhood big spacious rooms. This home has been well maintained and stood the test of time. You will not be disappointed! Don’t miss this opportunity. Contact Sherry: 940-399-8246

RANDY W. PARKER-OWNER/BROKER LISA G. CARAWAY, MANAGING PARTNER/REALTOR

Sue Ann Denton, Inc. Decatur 1606 W. Bus. 380 940-627-3080

405 W. Walnut St. 940-627-9040 For more information about us and our listings visit www.parkerpropertiestexas.com

Bridgeport 192 W. Hwy. 380 940-683-3080

Lisa G. Caraway, 940-393-2476 lisagcaraway@yahoo.com

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126 County Road 2195 - Custom Home on 2 acres in Decatur ISD. 24x30 Metal Workshop, Diving Pool with Waterfall.

608 West Embry - 3 Bedroom Brick Home on Shaded Lot in Town!

153 County Road 2130 - 3 Story Custom Rock Home on 2 Park Like Acres!

298 Red Baron - 2.5 Acres in Heritage Creek - 4 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Airplane Hanger on Airstrip, Pilot's Dream!!

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329 Busey - Elegant home on 2 acres in Seven Wires. Gourmet Kitchen, Pool, Outdoor Kitchen.

273 County Road 1170 - Custom Home on over 2 Wooded Acres in Decatur ISD. Bonus Guest Home!

3000 Dry Creek Court - South Martin Branch. Custom Home with Granite, Handscraped Wood Floors, Pool.

2104 Falcon Drive - Eagle Subdivision in Decatur. Beautiful Pool and Great Floorplan. 3 Bedroom/2 Bath

Bruce Furgerson

FANTASTIC!! Only a short drive from the metroplex, this 4 bedroom, 4 bath beauty sits on a 1 acre waterfront lot on beautiful Lake Bridgeport. Casually elegant in every way, from the open-concept kitchen, dining and LR to the spacious master suite, this property overlooks the lake and expansive patio through a vast array of windows. Entertain in the upstairs media room and game room or outdoors by the rock fireplace or deck and pier on the water!

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Charming 3 bedroom! With formal living room and big family room.

Formal Living would also make a great formal dining room. Updated cute kitchen, lots of cabinet space and updated appliances. Great starter home with lots of room!

Enjoy the patio, with big fenced back yard. Energy efficient with dual zone system!!! $92,500

BRIDGEPORT Country living! 4/2.5/2 brick home on 5 acres nestled in large Oak trees. Large back porch with tranquil country view. Bring your imagination and make this one of a kind property your own. Less than an hours drive to Ft. Worth.

3 miles North of Bridgeport.

2 homes on 5 acres

Beautiful 3/2/2, 10 ft. ceilings, patio, much more in Decatur. $145,000

52 acres and 58 acres for commercial/development

Decatur - 616 Greenwood Rd. 4/2.5/2, 2,492 sq. ft. with pool/spa and shop on 3.973 acres. NO CITY TAXES! $299,900 Decatur - 205 N. Lane - 3/2/1 remodeled 2 story home, 1,552 sq. ft., built in 1935. Great location close to shopping and dining. $149,900 Runaway Bay - 513 Islet - Nice waterfront home, 3/3/3, 2,076 sq. ft. with boat dock. and great views of Lake & Firework Show. $299,900 Alvord - 509 W. Live Oak - 3/2 Duplex. $132,500 includes both units.

John Lanier 940-627-9714

jrlanier@gmail.com

Sean Williams 940-577-4484

seanlmwilliams@yahoo.com

WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Saturday, May 25, 2013

EMPLOYMENT

REAL ESTATE FOR SALE OR RENT Business property 1,050 square foot office space for lease. 1305 11th Street, Bridgeport. $750/month, $750/deposit. Call (940)683-2241 or (940)393-5003.

Available June 1.

30x40 metal building. Concrete floor, insulated & wired. Decatur, Highway 380 West, approximately 1 mile west of Highway 287. $375/month, $200/deposit.

(940)389-4775.

Decatur, approximately 1,400 square foot commercial office space for lease in strip center on Highway 287. $850/month, $850/deposit.

(940)627-0074.

EXECUTIVE SUITES available for lease, Double Creek Capital, LTD building. Multiple units available. For more information, call (940)627-6450.

HIGHWAY 287, DECATUR Large building, can divide for 2 businesses. Great potential for boutique, antiques/resale, recreation business.

Multiple restrooms.

(940)872-2521.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICE SPACE One space remaining, 15x40, Town East Centre, Bridgeport, across from the Post Office.

(940)683-5395.

Condos, town homes Lake Bridgeport condo, for sale/lease, 2/2 plus office. All appliances, beautiful lake view, HOA, swimming pool. No pets. $800 plus deposit. Maria, (972)834-8111.

Duplexes Bridgeport, 2-bedroom, 2-bath duplex w/covered carport. $700/month, $500/deposit. Close to downtown. No smoking. No pets.

References. (940)390-7002.

Bridgeport, for lease, large units, 2/2. Newer, best area, includes refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, central AC, separate laundry, huge closets. $850/$695 plus deposit. No pets/smoking. Credit, background, references required. By appointment, (940)627-5859.

DECATUR DUPLEXES 3-bedroom, 2-bath. Available May 15. $850/month, $800/deposit.

(940)627-0074.

Duplexes, Bridgeport and Decatur, 2 & 3-bedroom available, $825-$900/month. Call Donna, (940)389-1615.

Homes 2-bedroom, 1-bath brick home in Springtown. No pets, no smoking. $800/month plus deposit.

(817)925-9527, (817)929-9323.

2/2 condo in Runaway Bay, pool side, very pretty area. $750/month plus deposit. (940)393-2623.

3-bedroom, 2-bath house, Decatur.

Newly remodeled, fenced back yard.

No pets/smoking. $1,100/month, $1,000/deposit.

(940)393-3525. For pictures: go to Facebook, search bit.ly/glenluproperties.

ALVORD: 3/2, $875/month. 1/1, $475/month.

DECATUR: 4/2, carport, large deck & storage, $925/month.

COTTONDALE: 3/2 on 10+ acres, $890/month.

RUNAWAY BAY: 2/2/, $650/month.

LAKE BRIDGEPORT: 1 or 2-bedroom, furnished, $950/month.

Cannon Property Management, (940)368-1811.

Boyd, Hilltop Village, 3-bedroom, 2-bath house. $925/month. Call Donna, (940)389-1615.

CAROUSEL PROPERTIES Runaway Bay, 3/2, appliances, washer/dryer connections, CH/A, $850-$950/month, $1,000/deposit.

Cuba Road, 2/1, appliances, no cats, $600/month, $750/deposit.

(940)539-0738.

Nice 3-bedroom, 2-bath, brick home for rent in Rhome. Call Becki, (817)307-3709.

SMALL MOBILE HOME Alvord/Sunset area, refrigerator, stove furnished, air conditioned, well water. $350/month, $350/deposit.

(817)925-3538.

Mobile Homes

3/1, 502 W. Main, Decatur. $875/month, $875/deposit, 1-year lease, references required.

(817)988-2913, please leave message.

0 credit check. 2, 3 & 4-bedroom homes, $550-$1,500/month, for sale/rent. Owner finance land/home packages, 1.5-4 acres. Ponder ISD, pets OK. (940)648-5263, www.ponderei.com.

3/2/2 FOR RENT IN RHOME Cute home in Shale Creek with open concept living. Modern white appliances including washer/dryer & refrigerator furnished. Master bath has garden tub. Fenced backyard.

Pool & playground in community. $1,050/month, $1,000/deposit. Call today, (817)992-9359.

2-bedroom, 2-bath mobile home.

107-B W. Kentucky, Chico. $630/month, $630/deposit. Call for more information, (719)660-5992.

4-bedroom, 2-bath, 1,900 square feet on 1 acre, Boyd ISD. $1,300/month, 1st & last monthâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rent. No pets. (940)577-2653.

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3/2 double wide on 1 acre. Sell or rent. Boyd ISD. (817)281-4311 or (817)422-3023.

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Adult/Elderly Care TK Ranch needs mature couple or person to care for mentally challenged adults in their smoke free menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dorm. No prior training/experience required. Salaried, live-in position w/benefits. Average 23 days monthly. Christian facility in rural Montague county. (940)872-5581 or jbtkranch@wisewb.com.

Childcare Victory Family Church of Decatur is seeking Christian nursery worker, Wednesday & Sunday services.

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Urgent Care Center in Decatur is hiring Certified Medical Assistant, NCT/Xray tech. Fax resume to (940)626-2113.

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Miscellaneous Become a Star Telegram distributor & earn $1,900+/month. 7-days a week. Routes soon available in Chico, Bridgeport. Must have reliable, insured transportation. Leave name & number at (214)289-2656.

Food service Lunch help needed: servers, cooks & hostess. Apply in person at Sweetie Pieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ribeyes, 201 W. Main, Decatur; between 2-4p.m., Mon.-Sat. EOE. Now hiring night bartenders. Apply in person, Fuzzy's Taco Shop, 109 N. State, Decatur.

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BOYD ISD 3/2, 16â&#x20AC;&#x2122; wide, water & garbage included. No pets. $650/month, $350/deposit. (817)692-9111.

For rent or sale, 3/2 double wide on 3 acres. Room for 1 horse. Boyd ISD. $850/month plus deposit.

(817)281-4311, (817)422-3023.

NICE 4/2 MOBILE HOME on 1 acre by Eagle Mountian Lake in Newark. $750/month, $650/deposit.

(682)559-1512, (682)559-1819.

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(985)646-1700, Dept. TX-3278.

Wise County Inpatient Behavioral Program looking for a Nurse Manager with BSN/ MSN license in Texas, minimum of 3-years acute psychiatric care experience, prefer management experience. Competitive salary/benefits. Send resume to: melanie.whittle@wiseregional.com or fax to (940)626-3826.

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ACREAGE 102 W Aurora VistaTrail Aurora 1.22 acres $69,900

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APPRAISER - will be required to obtain a Registered Professional Appraiser (RPA) designation from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) through training provided. General real estate knowledge required.

CLERICAL - will be required to work with public in assisting taxpayers with tax payments and exemption applications. Prior public service experience necessary.

All applicants will complete a personal history background investigation, entry level testing, and drug screen. All applicants must have good computer skills, experience with desktop software applications, and good work ethic.

Multi-tasking skills and the ability to work cooperatively with others and exercise good judgment while under stressful situations is required.

Wise County Appraisal District offers a competitive salary and benefit package to its employees including health and life insurance coverage, sick leave, vacation, and retirement.

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EMPLOYMENT Established oil and gas exploration company wanting to hire pumper.

Oilfield experience necessary. Wise and Denton Counties. Some training to fit the company procedures. Salary, with benefits, depending on experience. Send resumes to P.O. Box 2606, Wichita Falls, TX 76307.

Front counter help. Must have High School diploma or GED, have customer experience & neat appearance. Paid vacation, holidays. No phone calls. Pick up application in person, Comet Cleaners, 1400 S. FM 51, Decatur.

Full-time position for auto detailer/porter with ability to obtain state inspection license. Current state inspection license a plus.

9a.m.-7p.m., Mon.-Sat. Send resume to: applications2job@yahoo.com.

NOW HIRING Cashiers, experienced Meat Cutter and other positions listed on our website. Apply at Market Place in Decatur or www.marketplacegrocery.com.

PART-TIME YARD HELP Need help with maintaining property with many trees, shrubs and plants.

Prefer older person in good health, with time on his hands, who likes to work in the yard and knows how to use landscape tools. Send outline of experience to: Yard Help, PO Box 1257, Bridgeport, TX 76426.

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Retail/Sales Agriculture dealership seeking a full-time Parts Counter Associate.

Health benefits, paid vacation, 401K. Apply online at: www.hendershotequipment.com or in person at 1841 N US Highway 287, Decatur.

Lone Star Vapor accepting applications for sales. Knowledge of electronic cigarettes a plus. Call for appointment to receive application.

(940)627-1139.

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HEATING/AC/REFRIGERATION IN WISE COUNTY Experienced HVACR technician needed. Minimum 5-years heating, air conditioning and refrigeration experience required. Top pay & benefits. Serious applicants only. Call Mann Refrigeration, Inc., (940)683-6266; or email resume to: bmartin@mannair.com

Rick's Auto Repair & Towing, 3280 S. Highway 101, Bridgeport, TX 76426. (940)683-3720. Now hiring qualified automotive technicians.

Apply in person, Mon.-Fri., 8a.m.-5p.m.

Commercial journeyman electrician & experienced helpers needed.

Send resume to dangentry@wisewb.com

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS NEEDED. Training and full-time routes available. Weekend work not required, competitive pay and benefits. Prospective team members must be able to pass a D.O.T. physical, be drug free, and possess a clean driving record. Contact the Decatur ISD Transportation Department at 243 Buchanan Drive, Decatur; (940)393-7120.

Local HVAC company hiring for installation and service helper. Must have reliable transportation. Must pass background check and drug test. Experience is a plus but not required, will train. 940-210-5595.

CDL drivers needed, sand/gravel hauling. (940)427-2033.

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Life and Health service agent - working with individual and employee benefits clients - bilingual a plus.

Property and Casualty service agent - experience required. Will work with professional and commercial accounts - bilingual a plus

Trades Painters with some experience required. Also willing to travel for weeks at a time. Martin, (214)837-4954.

$200 sign-on bonus after 120 days.

CDL/non-CDL drivers. Also need equipment operators, landscapers & general laborers.

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Business CATE CONCRETE 29-years experience, residential, commercial. Patios, driveways, slabs, retaining walls, tear out & replace. Dirt work. Free estimates.

(817)395-2321.

DDS COMPUTER REPAIR Memorial Week Special! Normally $120, only $49.95 (plus parts if applicable) for Malware infection cleaning. (940)627-4569.

JOE TUCKER DRYWALL & INSULATION (940)389-0029 Sheetrock ✣ Texture ✣ Insulation.

New construction, remodeling, add-ons, spray foam & attic insulation. (940)389-0029.

STONE WORK & CONCRETE Retaining walls, patios, rock entries, houses, landscaping. Small brick jobs. Decatur references. 20-years experience. Major credit cards accepted.

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(817)919-4487.

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Commercial or residential. Best prices around! Free estimates. Call Jessica, (940)399-7202; or Tammy, (940)399-8932.

Hiring CDL drivers. Tanker endorsement and end dump. (940)389-2579 or (940)427-4953.

Medical equipment delivery driver wanted. (940)627-6674; or fax resume to (940)627-6074.

Need experienced mechanic, full-time. Apply at Cobb Rental, 4195 FM 51 South, Decatur. No phone calls please.

Tank 1 Services is looking for Class A certified CDL drivers with HazMat. Starting at $18/hour. Apply in person, Bowie, Texas yard, 810 FM 174. (817)487-0728.

The City of Runaway Bay is accepting applications for the position of public works crewman. Primary duties include maintenance of water and sewer services, repairs of valves and fire hydrants, water taps, meter reads, and fulfillment of work orders. There is strenuous physical work outdoors and some after hours work. The candidate will need to be able to respond to emergency situations and be able to work rotational call schedules. Applications may be picked up at City Hall, 101 Runaway Bay Drive, Runaway Bay, Texas 76426. Runaway Bay is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

RELIABLE CLEANING & organizing service. 20+ years experience. References available.

Priced per room. Call Sharon for details, (940)389-8883.

Let me fix it ALL HOME IMPROVEMENT Drywall, texturing, paint, framing, siding, additions, baths, kitchens, metal roof, tile, decks, windows, doors.

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MIKE’S RV SERVICE Service calls, insurance work, full repairs, parts, washing/detailing; work on motorhomes, horse/enclosed trailers. New location: 2 miles north, FM 730.

(940)399-7565.

PRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES (940)577-4135. Remodeling, interior & exterior painting, drywall, cabinets, trim, tile, handyman jobs. Quality work done right. pro-construction-services.com.

REMODELING & REPAIRS for your home & rental properties.

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SEPTIC TANK CLEANING L.C. Skinner Vacuum Truck Service, prompt & quality service, remove all solids.

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AFFORDABLE FENCING All types, including chain link, wood privacy, vinyl, farm fencing. Installation or repair. (940)626-9290. www.affordablefencing.net

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Livestock 26 REPLACEMENT HEIFERS Brangus & Angus, all weigh 825+, guaranteed open. $1,200/each. Call or text: (940)389-4519.

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BEAUTIFUL PURE BRED Red Angus bulls, 16-18 months old. $1,200-$1,500. (940)433-3981.

CHAROLAIS BULLS for sale, out of registered stock, 15-months-old. Call (940)393-1428, LLAMAS weanlings (6-months-old), adults, bred females, guardians & pet quality. We provide training & support for new owners. (940)433-5897.

Livestock care/training ALL AROUND HORSESHOEING & Trims. ( 9 4 0 ) 4 2 7 - 9 8 4 1 or (940)255-4222.

RED RIVER HORSESHOEING 25-years experience, certified. Reasonable rates. Wise & surrounding counties. Steve Sewell, (940)366-1485.

Miscellaneous FIBERGLASS SHOW BOX (for cattle). Includes blower, clippers & etc. $1,200/OBO. (469)261-3938.

Mowing ACREAGE MOWING Tractor services. Plowing, seeding, aerating, tilling, fertilizing available.

Tommy, 1(940)482-6578.

All Around Wise County Tractor Work Brush Hog, Disc, Tillering, Box Blade, Front End Loader Work,

Ronnie Lee

Small Acreage Mowing

940-395-7625 Hunting

Need 3 hunters. Year round lease, $1,200. 1,000 acres, Stephens County. (817)879-7922.

Pasture and feed BK FERTILIZER Liquid nitrogen, 32-0-0, for sale.

Also, application service available.

Call (940)393-9616 CUSTOM BALING Square or round. Pasture mowing.

(940)393-2254; kempangus@wisewb.com.

CUSTOM ROUND/SQUARE baling , mowing, plowing, grain drill, trees trimmed, gardens tilled. Hay hauling and hay for sale. Call (940)393-9616, (940)683-3148.

LONESOME DOVE FEED Authorized Bryant dealer, great feed at low prices! Hay for sale. Located 1231 CR4380, Decatur.

(940)389-2945.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE Decatur 1105 Owl Drive, Thur.-Sat., May 23-25, 8a.m.-3p.m. Tools, housewares, like new clothes, toys, camping, different stuff everyday.

Decatur, 1203 N. Melba Doyle Park Road, Sat., May 25, 8a.m.-3p.m.

Clothes & plants.

Decatur, 3100 S. Lipsey, Sat., May 25, 7a.m. Moving sale, everything must go including furniture, clothing and home decor.

Decatur, 3102 S. Lipsey, Fri.-Sat., May 24-25, 8a.m.-5p.m. Multi-family, furniture, decor, household items, too much to list.

Cell 817-247-9965 Office 940-433-5470

Pets !!ATTENTION!!

We suggest that our readers thoroughly investigate any advertiser before investing any money.

AUSTRALIAN PUPPIES for sale. Born 3/3/13. 3 males, 2 females left. $300-$500.

(817)269-8092.

CKC YORKIES 4 males, 8-weeks-old on June 1, 1st shots, $550/each. Call Brittnie, (940)577-3988.

GOT SNAKES? Get a cat! Free kittens!

(940)683-6457.

POODLE PUPS $650, taking deposits, cash only.

Call (817)636-2826 between 9a.m.-9p.m.

Facebook.com/silkpoodles.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

MERCHAN FOR SA

• Appliances • Clothing/Jewelry • Furniture • Garage Sales • Firewood • Miscellaneous • Auctions

Clothing/Jewelry 14K WHITE GOLD MARQUISE solitaire, 1.02 carat engagement ring. Fitted jacket with six side marquise diamonds, weighing approximately 1/3 cart. $1,750.

(940)627-6894.

FOR SALE 2 carat, white gold engagement ring, size 7. 1/2 carat diamond in-set, white gold, men’s wedding ring, size 11. All from Kay’s Jewelers. $5,000. For more information, (940)531-0214.

Furniture

Decatur, 340 Greathouse Village, May 23-24, Thur., noon-5p.m., Fri., 8a.m.-noon. 3-family garage sale.

Decatur, FM 51 South to 329 CR3298, Thur.-Sat., May 23-25, 8a.m.-? Moving sale, antiques, furniture, armoire, freezer, household items. Rain/shine.

Decatur/Bridgeport, 5094 Highway 380, Sat, May 25, 9a.m.-3p.m.

3-section wall unit, China cabinet, Depression glass, many items!

FOR SALE All household furnishings (NO appliances), walk through sale. Cash only! Call for appointment: (940)627-8166 or (940)210-9895.

HIGH SPEED INTERNET Anywhere, $49/month.

(940)683-0090.

Lake Bridgeport, 210 North Lakewood Circle, Thur.-Sat., May 23-25, 8a.m. Exercise equipment, lots kid’s clothes, household goods.

Paradise, 618 CR 3381 (near Paradise Estates), Sat., May 25, 8a.m.-4p.m. Clothes, tools, furniture.

Rhome, 211 CR4421 off FM 2264, Sat.-Mon., May 25-27. Furniture, clothes, books & much more.

Runaway Bay, 108 Port-O-Call, Fri.-Sat., May 24-25, 8a.m.-2p.m.

Furniture, decor, linens, kitchen & miscellaneous items!

Miscellaneous 10” CABINET STYLE TABLE SAW 220 volt, with 3 blades & shop manual. $175. (940)969-6723.

HIGH SPEED INTERNET Anywhere, $49/month.

(940)683-0090.

TRANSPORTATION • Boats • Cars • Recreational Vehicles • Trucks • Accessories • Trailers • Wanted to Buy

TRANSPORT

AARONS LEASE RETURNS Save big because we leased it first!

Sofa and love seats from $389.

3-piece accessory tables from $79.

Sanitized mattress and foundation, both for $149. 5-piece bedroom from $429. Laptops from $289.

Playstations or Xbox from $169.

Washers, dryers, refrigerators and much more. Short on cash? Lease to own new in only 12-months.

Cash, check or credit card. Delivery available. Limited quantities. Aarons, 1302 Highway 51 South, near Dollar General. (940)627-5043, ask for Travis.

Garage sales !!ATTENTION!!

Garage sale ads must be called in BEFORE NOON MONDAY to run in the All Around Wise/Wednesday edition. As of Oct. 1, 2012, all classifieds are in All Around Wise. We do not run garage sales the weekend before the sale.

Boyd, 549 CR4699, off FM 51, between Highway 114 & Springtown, Fri.-Sat., May 24-25, 9a.m.-5p.m.

Yard sale, saddle/bridle, handicap scooter.

Bridgeport, 886 CR1326 (behind Devon), Thur.-Sat., May 23-25, 8am.-3p.m. Pleasant View Baptist Church, church-wide fund raiser for youth. Wide variety of items, priced to sell!

Boats 1989 14 FOOT BIG JON LOWE flat bottom, aluminum boat & trailer w/new 20 HP four stroke Mercury. $3,800. (940)389-4314.

Cars

Bishop’s Wise Car & Truck Co. 1110 Hovey St. Bridgeport

940-683-1999 BAD CREDIT OK BUY HERE PAY HERE

WWW.WISECARANDTRUCK.NET

DEPENDABLE CARS & TRUCKS $3,500 or less. We finance! Cowgirl Auto Sales, 804 Business Highway 287, Decatur, TX; (940)626-0070.

Let’s do business! www.cowgirlautosales.com.

AUCTION

Antiques & Collectibles, Advertising Signs, Western Memorabilia, General Store Items, Gun Collection and lots more.

Saturday, June 1 • 10 a.m.

9315 Old Springtown Road, Springtown 10% Buyers Premium www.texasauctionrealty.com Auctioneer Ross Bandy Lic #15216 817-304-1052

SPRIGS & SPRIGGING Tipton, coastal. Aerating also. Call Alicia, (940)229-1045.

Fence Pipe and Supplies 23/8 - 27/8 - 31/2 - 41/2 - 51/2 Square & Rectangular Tubing C-Purlin Domed Caps and Springs All Types of Steel

Authorized Dealer

Flusche Enterprises, Inc. 940-759-2203

• Pets • Pets Lost & Found • Pet Care/Training • Pet Stud Services

Kenny Moran

J-2 HORSESHOEING/TRIMMING 20-years experience, certified. Affordable rates. Clay Johnson, (940)453-2364.

Spencer Pryor - Owner

Transport Drivers Needed Transport Drivers Needed

WHEAT HAY for sale. 4x5 bales, $60/each. Delivery available. (940)393-5853.

Insured

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FREE ESTIMATES

Bridgeport Tank Trucks, L.L.C. (BTT), is seeking a day diesel mechanic for the Bridgeport location. Two years of diesel experience preferred. rs minimum BTT offers competitiveage; pay and excellent bonus programs and rsbenefits minimum age; including 401K match. Send resume to Ray Przybylski at: s driving ray.przybylski@bttgroup. com orexperience; call 940.393.9307. s verifiable verifiable driving experience;

Lawn Care

Farm and Ranch

• Tree Trimming/Removal • Fertilizer Program

MECHANICS T r a nDIESEL sport D rivers Needed

Klean Kut

SUDAN SQUARE BALES for sale, barn kept. (940)393-1428.

Mowing • Edging • Trimming Commercial or Residential Brush Hog Mowing

Miscellaneous

HOME LEVELING SOLUTIONS Pier/beam homes, mobile homes, small buildings, sub flooring, beams, columns, crack repair, masonry repair. (940)399-9616.

REMODELING & HANDYMAN Electric, plumbing, framing, kitchens, drywall, painting, hauling, tree removal, pressure washing. Free estimates. 40-years experience.

Steve, (817)471-7597.

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TORRES-TORRES PAINT Interior/exterior, residential/commercial. Cabinet staining, refinishing, texturing, popcorn removal. Painting all phases. Free estimates.

(940)210-8024.

Fencing

Housecleaning

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WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Saturday, May 25, 2013

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107 S. Hwy 287 • Decatur, TX 76234 940-626-8000 • 940-626-8003

No Credit Check Bad Credit - No Credit No Problem Hassle Free Financing Report to Credit Bureau Many Clean & Reliable Cars, Trucks, SUVs in Inventory.

Come By and See Us! Trade Ins Welcome!

940-626-8000 www.bmgautosales.com www.bmgautogroup.com bmgauto1@yahoo.com 1999 HONDA CIVIC EX 4-cylinder, 130,000 miles. Looks good, runs great, sun roof, 37 MPG. $4,450. (940)393-8740.

I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARS as well as your good used cars.

Arvin, (817)925-8768.

1984 CORVETTE 134k miles, runs great, new paint, new instrument panel, original engine, special wheels & tires. No trades. Serious inquiries only.

(940)683-2942.

Recreational vehicles 1970 SL TRAIL 70 motorcycle. Runs, needs muffler & brake handle. $750. (469)261-3938.

2 CAVALIER TRAVEL TRAILERS Both sleep 6, AC/heat work great, good condition. 2006, $5,800. 2004, $5,500. (817)566-5243.

2004 CARDINAL

BY FOREST RIVER 32' 5th wheel, new refrigerator, new batteries, approx. 1,000 miles on new tires, always stored under cover. 2 slides, rear kitchen, fiberglass with rubber roof. $18,000/OBO. Call 940-393-6464 leave message 2005 PUMA 26 FOOT bumper pull travel trailer.

Super-slide, very clean. $11,900.

(940)531-2535.

2011 CAN-AM 800 4-wheeler for sale. Like new. $8,900. (940)393-9634.

Pickups/Vans/SUVs 2002 DODGE 1500 CONVERSION van, Regency package, red, very good condition, 101,000 miles. $4,950, will trade. (940)391-0425.

2005 FORD F150 STX extended cab, 97,000 miles, new tires, CD, tilt/cruise, clean Carfax, V-8, trailer hitch, automatic. $8,995.

(940)626-9558, 2005 HUMMER H2 71,000 miles, runs good, will pull anything! $26,000. Call Rick McCarley, (940)255-2279; or Fred Barnett, (817)253-9320.

1996 DODGE RAM 1500, $2,400. Automatic & runs good.

Approximately 210,000 miles. (940)389-7730.

2001 GMC SIERRA heavy duty, 4-door, 3/4 ton, 1-owner. 17’ aluminum fishing boat & trailer, 40 HP Yamaha.

(940)644-5534.

2007 HERITAGE SOFTAIL 96 cubic inch, 6-speed, black, customized, ground effect lighting and Vance Hines fishtail pipes. Call (940)393-3366.

2008 HONDA VTX 1,300 cc, 6,500 miles, excellent condition. $5,400. (940)393-6312.

AVISO DE DISPONIBILIDAD DE EXCLUSIÓN CATEGÓRICA PROGRAMÁTICO La Carretera Federal US 81/La Carretera Federal US 287 La Carretera de Negocios BU 81/La Carretera de Negocios BU 287 Condado de Wise en Texas CSJ: 0013-08-127 Este aviso es para informar al público de que el Departamento de Transporte de Texas (TxDOT) ha aprobado una Exclusión Categórica Programática (PCE) para la separación de niveles propuestos en la carretera federal US 81/la carretera federal US 287 en la intersección de la carretera de negocios 81D (sur) en el condado de Wise en Texas.

Las copias de la transcripción de la audiencia pública para el 30 de abril del 2013, sumario y análisis de la audiencia pública, y las respuestas a los comentarios públicos para este proyecto están disponibles para la inspección pública y la reproducción en el Oficina del Departamento de Transporte de Texas (TxDOT), Distrito de Fort Worth, 2501 S.W. Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas 76133. Para más información, por favor comuníquese con Donna Fowler, TxDOT Fort Worth, por teléfono al (817) 370-6549, o por correo electrónico a Donna.Fowler@txdot.gov.

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CITY OF DECATUR ORDINANCE 2013-05-06 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF DECATUR SCHEDULE OF FEES IN ORDINANCE 2012-09-06, BY UPDATING FEES IMPOSED BY THE CITY FOR INSPECTIONS PLAN REVIEW, CODE ENFORCEMENT, HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL, WATER TAP REGULATORS, PLANNING & ZONING APPLICATION & PERMITS, CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. Duly passed and approved by the City Council of the City of Decatur, Texas this 20th day of May. Martin Woodruff, Mayor Attest: Diane Cockrell, TRMC City Secretary This ordinance, in its entirety, is available for review in the Office of the City Secretary located at City Hall, 201 E. Walnut.

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NOTICES CIVIL CITATION BY PUBLICATION THE STATE OF TEXAS TO: JOHN SHURBET, NORA MOORE, DELLA LAWYER, LULA SMITH, BELLE UNDERWOOD, H.M. SHURBET, JULIA MURPHY, MATTIE HILL, TOM SHURBET, HAZEL SHURBET, FELIX SHURBET, DELBERT SHURBET, EUGENE SHURBET, NOBLE SHURBET, LESTER SHURBET, JUSSIE HUDSON, BRISS JONES, ZADE JONES, GEORGE JONES, JOE JONES AND WILLIAM JONES AND THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR ASSIGNS, Defendant(s), Greetings: YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear by filing a written answer to the PLAINTIFF'S ORIGINAL PETITION FOR APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER FOR MINERAL/ROYALTY INTEREST at or before ten o'clock a.m. of the Monday next after the expiration of forty-two days from the date of issuance of this citation the same being Monday, June 17, 2013 before the Honorable 271st District Court of Wise County, Texas at the Courthouse of said County in Decatur, Texas. Said Petition was filed in said court on April 30, 2013, in this case, numbered and styled CV13-04-392 PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC. vs JOHN SHURBET, ET AL The names of the parties in said suit are: PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES USA, INC., as Plaintiff(s) and JOHN SHURBET, NORA MOORE, DELLA LAWYER, LULA SMITH, BELLE UNDERWOOD, H.M. SHURBET, JULIA MURPHY, MATTIE HILL, TOM SHURBET, HAZEL SHURBET, FELIX SHURBET, DELBERT SHURBET, EUGENE SHURBET, NOBLE SHURBET, LESTER SHURBET, JUSSIE HUDSON, BRISS JONES, ZADE JONES, GEORGE JONES, JOE JONES AND WILLIAM JONES AND THEIR UNKNOWN HEIRS AND/OR ASSIGNS as Defendants.

The nature of said suit being substantially as follows, to-wit: Receivership for unknown heirs relating to oil and gas interests to 342.93 acres, more or less, in the James Carter Survey, A-200, Wise County, Texas and the Fractional Block No. 4 Falls County School Land Survey, A-293, Wise County, Texas. Being more particularly described in that certain Warranty Deed dated August 8, 2007, recorded in Vol. 1845, p.

109 of the Official Public Records of Wise County, Texas, from Carlton D. Pittard and wife, Landis L. Pittard, as Grantors to Big Creek Properties, ltd, as Grantee, as is more fully shown by the Petition on file in this suit.

The name and address of the attorney for plaintiff, or the address of plaintiff is: CURT MAGEE 2225 W. SOUTHLAKE BLVD, #423 SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092 NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: "You have been sued. You may employ an attorney. If you or your attorney do not file a written answer with the clerk who issued this citation by 10:00 a.m. on the Monday next following the expiration of forty two days after the date of issuance of this citation, a default judgment may be taken against you."

Issued and given under my hand and seal of said Court at the office in Decatur, Texas, on this the 30th day of April, 2013.

Brenda Rowe Wise County District Clerk P.O. Box 308 Decatur, Texas 76234

By Kristi Polone, Deputy Clerk NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF PROGRAMMATIC CATEGORICAL EXCLUSION US 81/US 287 At BU 81/BU287 Wise County, Texas CSJ: 0013-08-127 This notice is to advise the public that the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has approved a Programmatic Categorical Exclusion (PCE) for the proposed grade separation at US81/US287 at the intersection of Business 81D (South) in Wise County, Texas.

Copies of the Public Hearing Transcript for the April 30, 2013 Public Hearing, Summary and Analysis of the Public Hearing, and Responses to Public Comments for this project are available for public inspection and reproduction at the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Fort Worth District Office, 2501 S.W. Loop 820, Fort Worth, Texas 76133. For further information please contact Donna Fowler, TxDOT Fort Worth, via phone at (817) 370-6549, or via e-mail at Donna.Fowler@txdot.gov.

NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF APPLICATION AND INTENT TO OBTAIN AIR PERMIT RENEWAL PERMIT NUMBER 7809A APPLICATION Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc., has applied to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for renewal of Air Quality Permit Number 7809A, which would authorize continued operation of the Chico Chambers Rock Crushing Plant located at 856 FM 2952, Chico, Wise County, Texas 76431. This link to an electronic map of the site or facility's general location is provided as a public courtesy and not part of the application or notice. For exact location, refer to application. http://www.tceq.texas.gov/assets/pu blic/hb610/index.html?lat=33.2816&l ng=-97.8207&zoom=13&type=r.

The existing facility and/or related

facilities are authorized to emit the following air contaminants: organic compounds, nitrogen oxides, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide and particulate matter including particulate matter with diameters of 10 microns or less and 2.5 microns or less.

This application was submitted to the TCEQ on March 21, 2013. The application will be available for viewing and copying at the TCEQ central office, TCEQ Dallas/Fort Worth regional office, and the Chico Public Library, 109 West Jacksboro, Chico, Wise County, Texas, beginning the first day of publication of this notice.

The facility’s compliance file, if any exists, is available for public review in the Dallas/Fort Worth regional office of the TCEQ. The executive director has determined the application is administratively complete and will conduct a technical review of the application.

In addition to the renewal, this permitting action includes the incorporation of the following authorizations or changes to authorized facilities related to this permit: alterations, amendments, permits by rule, and changes in emission factors. The reasons for any changes or incorporations, to the extent they are included in the renewed permit, may include the enhancement of operational control at the plant or enforceability of the permit. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1-800-687-4040. The TCEQ may act on this application without seeking further public comment or providing an opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain criteria are met.

PUBLIC COMMENT You may submit public comments, or a request for a contested case hearing to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. The TCEQ will consider all public comments in developing a final decision on the application. The deadline to submit public comments is 15 days after newspaper notice is published. After the deadline for public comments, the executive director will prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the TCEQ’s jurisdiction to address in the permit process.

After the technical review is complete the executive director will consider the comments and prepare a response to all relevant and material, or significant public comments.

If only comments are received, the response to comments, along with the executive director’s decision on the application, will then be mailed to everyone who submitted public comments or who is on the mailing list for this application, unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing.

OPPORTUNITY FOR A CONTESTED CASE HEARING You may request a contested case hearing.

The applicant or the executive director may also request that the application be directly referred to a contested case hearing after technical review of the application. A contested case hearing is a legal proceeding similar to a civil trial in state district court. Unless a written request for a contested case hearing is filed within 15 days from this notice, the executive director may act on the application. If no hearing request is received within this 15 day period, no further opportunity for hearing will be provided.

According to the Texas Clean Air Act § 382.056(o) a contested case hearing may only be granted if the applicant’s compliance history is in the lowest classification under applicable compliance history requirements and if the hearing request is based on disputed issues of fact that are relevant and material to the Commission’s decision on the application. Further, the Commission may only grant a hearing on those issues raised during the public comment period and not withdrawn.

A person who may be affected by emissions of air contaminants from the facility is entitled to request a hearing. If requesting a contested case hearing, you must submit the following: (1) your name (or for a group or association, an official representative), mailing address, daytime phone number, and fax number, if any; (2) applicant’s name and permit number; (3) the statement “[I/we] request a contested case hearing;” (4) a specific description of how you would be adversely affected by the application and air emissions from the facility in a way not common to the general public; (5) the location and distance of your property relative to the facility; and (6) a description of how you use the property which may be impacted by the facility. If the request is made by a group or association, the one or more members who have standing to request a hearing and the interests the group or association seeks to protect must also be identified. You may also submit your proposed adjustments to the application/permit which would satisfy your concerns. Requests for a contested case hearing must be submitted in writing within 15 days following this notice to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below.

If any requests for a contested case hearing are timely filed, the executive director will forward the application and any requests for a contested case hearing to the Commissioners for their consideration at a scheduled Commission meeting.

Unless the application is directly referred to a contested case hearing,

the executive director will mail the response to comments along with notification of Commission meeting to everyone who submitted comments or is on the mailing list for this application. If a hearing is granted, the subject of a hearing will be limited to disputed issues of fact relating to relevant and material air quality concerns raised during the comment period. Issues such as property values, noise, traffic safety, and zoning are outside of the Commission’s jurisdiction to address in this proceeding.

MAILING LIST In addition to submitting public comments, you may ask to be placed on a mailing list for this application by sending a request to the Office of the Chief Clerk at the address below. Those on the mailing list will receive copies of future public notices (if any) mailed by the Office of the Chief Clerk for this application.

AGENCY CONTACTS AND INFORMATION Public comments and requests must be submitted either electronically at www.tceq.texas.gov/about/comments.html, or in writing to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, Office of the Chief Clerk, MC-105, P.O. Box 13087, Austin, Texas 78711-3087. If you communicate with the TCEQ electronically, please be aware that your email address, like your physical mailing address, will become part of the agency’s public record. For more information about this permit application or the permitting process, please call the Public Education Program toll free at 1-800-687-4040. Si desea información en Español, puede llamar al 1-800-687-4040.

Further information may also be obtained from Martin Marietta Materials Southwest, Inc., 5710 West Hausman Road, Suite 121, San Antonio, Texas 78249-1646 or by calling Ms. Sonya Alcocer-Charles, Environmental Engineer at (210) 208-4049.

Notice Issuance Date: April 17, 2013 NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER OF SALE DATED MAY 08, 2013 and issued pursuant to judgment decree(s) of the District Court of Wise County, Texas, by the Clerk of said Court on said date, in the hereinafter numbered and styled suit(s) and to me directed and delivered as Sheriff or Constable of said County, I have on May 8, 2013, seized, levied upon, and will, on the first Tuesday in June, 2013, the same being the 4th day of said month, at the Southeast Entrance, Wise County Courthouse, 101 1/2 N. Trinity of the Courthouse of the said County, in the City of Decatur, Texas, between the hours of 10 o'clock a.m. and 4 o'clock p.m. on said day , beginning at 10:00 AM, proceed to sell for cash to the highest bidder all the right, title, and interest of the defendants in such suit(s) in and to the following described real estate levied upon as the property of said defendants, the same lying and being situated in the County of Wise and the State of Texas, to-wit: TX11173, Account No(s).

M026429100026081(N000517720, 000260802642911 and 0002608-0264291-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .048030 Royalty Interest in the Burt Pipes #2 Gas, Operator Devon Energy Prod Co., Texas Railroad Commission #09-251739, out of Abstract 516, G W Lernoyn Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M026432200026081(N000518456, 000260802643221 and 0002608-0264322-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .003426 Royalty Interest in the John N Valcik #2H Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-248864, out of Abstract 516, G W Lernoyn Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M016658000026081(N000376505, 000260801665801 and 0002608-0166580-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .002593 Royalty Interest in the Dan Mooney -WB- #3 Well, Operator Republic Energy Inc., Texas Railroad Commission #09-141322, out of Abstract 590, Chas Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M018721000026081(N000383393, 000260801872101 and 0002608-0187210-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .016902 Royalty Interest in the Pipes-Cocanougher -WB- #2 Well, Operator Republic Energy Inc., Texas Railroad Commission #09-140609, out of Abstract 590, Chas Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M020223000026081(N000386753, 000260802022301 and 0002608-0202230-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .006391 Royalty Interest in the T G Rogers #1A Well, Operator Devon Energy Prod Co., Texas Railroad Commission #09-35803, out of Abstract 546, Marshall University Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M020231000026081(N000386825, 000260802023101 and 0002608-0202310-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIS-

TRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .006392 Royalty Interest in the T G Rogers #2 Well, Operator Republic Energy Inc., Texas Railroad Commission #09-118824, out of Abstract 546, Marshall University Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M020232000026081(N000386912, 000260802023201 and 0002608-0202320-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .006392 Royalty Interest in the T G Rogers #3 Well, Operator Republic Energy Inc., Texas Railroad Commission #09-145458, out of Abstract 888, Jeff Wallace Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M018700000026081(N000456562, 000260801870001 and 0002608-0187000-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .048030 Royalty Interest in the Bert Pipes #1 Well, Operator General Operating Co., Texas Railroad Commission #09-69537, out of Abstract 516, Geo W Lemoyn Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.; TX11173, Account No(s).

M005124500026081(N000464969, 000260800512451 and 0002608-0051245-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .003426 Royalty Interest in the G H Cocanougher #1 Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-28996, out of Abstract 241, J Dillingham Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.

TX11173, Account No(s).

M016655000026081(N000464972, 000260801665501 and 0002608-0166550-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .002593 Royalty Interest in the Dan Mooney #2 Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-124823, out of Abstract 590, Charles Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.

TX11173, Account No(s).

M023759000026081(N000464975, 000260802375901 and 0002608-0237590-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .003426 Royalty Interest in the John N Valcik Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-29071, out of Abstract 538, J H Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.

TX11173, Account No(s).

M016653000026081(N000464978, 000260801665301 and 0002608-0166530-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .002593 Royalty Interest in the Dan Mooney #1 Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-29045, out of Abstract 590, Chas Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.

TX11173, Account No(s).

M018710000026081(N000464981, 000260801871001 and 0002608-0187100-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .016902 Royalty Interest in the Pipes-Cocanougher #3 Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-29052, out of Abstract 538, J H Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.

TX11173, Account No(s).

M018711000026081(N000464984, 000260801871101 and 0002608-0187110-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .016902 Royalty Interest in the Pipes-Cocanougher #4 Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-148750, out of Abstract 590, Charles Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.

TX11173, Account No(s).

M018720000026081(N000464987, 000260801872001 and 0002608-0187200-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .016902 Royalty Interest in the Piper-Cocanougher #1 Well, Operator Merit Energy Company, Texas Railroad Commission #09-54268, out of Abstract 538, J H Moore Survey, located in Wise County, Texas.

TX11173, Account No(s).

M026346100026081(N000484714, 000260802634611 and 0002608-0263461-1), DECATUR INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, ET AL VS. ROBBIE ANNETTE PIPES WATSON, A .000444 Royalty Interest in the Decatur -1- #3H Gas Unit, Operator Devon Energy Prod Co., Texas Railroad Commission #09-224555, out of Abstract 592, John Mulholland et al Survey, located in Wise County, Texas. (any volume and page references, unless otherwise indicated, being to the Deed Records, Wise County, Texas, to which instruments reference may be made for a more complete description of each respective tract.) or, upon the written request of said defendants or their attorney, a sufficient portion of the property described above shall be sold to satisfy said judgment(s), interest, penalties, and cost; and any property sold shall be subject to the right of redemption of the defendants or any person having an interest therein, to redeem the said property, or their interest therein, within the time and in the manner provided by law, and

shall be subject to any other and further rights to which the defendants or anyone interested therein may be entitled, under the provisions of law. Said sale to be made by me to satisfy the judgment(s) rendered in the above styled and numbered cause(s), together with interest, penalties, and costs of suit, and the proceeds of said sales to be applied to the satisfaction thereof, and the remainder, if any, to be applied as the law directs.

Dated at Decatur, Texas, May 8, 2013 Sheriff David Walker Wise County, Texas Notes: The Minimum Bid is the lesser of the amount awarded in the judgment plus interest and costs or the adjudged value. However, the Minimum Bid for a person owning an interest in the property or for a person who is a party to the suit (other than a taxing unit), is the aggregate amount of the judgments against the property plus all costs of suit and sale. ALL SALES SUBJECT TO CANCELLATION WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE MAY BE ADDITIONAL TAXES DUE ON THE PROPERTY WHICH HAVE BEEN ASSESSED SINCE THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT. For more information, contact your attorney or LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP., attorney for plaintiffs, at (817) 877-4589.

Abandoned Property/ Vehicles NOTICE OF ABANDONED VEHICLE 2006 Chevy HHR, orange, vin: 3GNDA13D36S563376, OK plate 919BLS. Towed on 5/17/13 from Hwy. 287, 1 mile north of Alvord.

Charges as of 5/21/13 $413.25 plus $21.65 per date after.

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Bids & Proposals BID NOTICE Sealed bids for Employee Group Health, Dental and Basic Life Insurance Coverage will be accepted at the Wise County Asset Control Office at 400 W Walnut, or P.O. Box 952 Decatur, TX 76234 by Diana Alexander, Asset Control Specialist, until 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, June 5, 2013. Late proposals will not be accepted, and will be returned unopened. The proposals will be opened Wednesday, June 5, 2013 at the Wise County Asset Control Office at 400 W Walnut, or P.O. Box 952 Decatur, TX 76234 and negotiated pursuant to 262.030 of the Local Government Code.

Two (2) copies of the sealed proposals will be accepted until the date and local time listed. Each proposal must be in a sealed envelope and labeled with “Employee Group Health, Dental and Basic Life/AD&D Insurance” on the outside of the envelope.

One (1) copy of Specifications and any other Request for Proposal documents may be obtained on or after Monday, May 20, 2013, from the Wise County Asset Control Office at 400 W Walnut, Decatur, Texas 76234.

Until final award by the County Commissioners Court, Wise County reserves the right to reject any or all proposals, waive minor technicalities or to proceed otherwise when in the best interest of the County.

Please direct all inquiries to: Brian Stephens, Stephens, Bastian and Cartwright, LP, 940-627-8888.

County of Wise, Texas NOTICE Proposals for custodial supplies & equipment, contracted maintenance, HVAC Parts & Service, Lumber & Hardware Materials, Maintenance Supplies, Plumbing-Electrical-Construction-Appliance &/or Garden Supplies & Equipment, addressed to Gary Micinski , Decatur ISD, 501 East Collins, Decatur, Texas 76234 will be received at the above address until 10:00 a.m., June 10, 2013, at which time they will be publicly opened. Proposal forms and specifications may be obtained from Decatur ISD, at the above address.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS SEALED PROPOSALS addressed to the Alvord ISD of the City of Alvord, Texas will be received at the offices of EIKON Consultant Group, LLC 1405 W. Chapman Sanger, Texas 76266 until Tuesday, June 4, at 11:00 A.M. for the purpose of furnishing all labor, materials and equipment and performing of all work required in the construction of the Parking Lot and Drive Aisle Improvements Alvord ISD High School and Middle School Campus and all other improvements incidental thereto, located at 1049 West Bypass Highway 287 in Alvord, Texas.

BIDS shall be submitted in sealed envelopes upon the blank Bid Form in the Contract Documents. The form must be returned in a sealed envelope and signed. The sealed envelope shall be marked “Parking Lot and Drive Aisle Improvements Alvord ISD High School and Middle School Campus -DO NOT OPEN UNTIL- June 4, 2013 at 11:00 A.M." Bidders are invited to attend the sealed bid opening.

PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS and contract documents may be examined without charge at the offices of EIKON Consultant Group, LLC 1405 W. Chapman Sanger, Texas 76266. Copies of such may be obtained from the offices of EIKON

Consultant Group, LLC upon a non-refundable deposit of $50 per set.

A non-mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 2 p.m. on May 23, at the Alvord ISD High School (1049 West Bypass Highway 287).

Representatives of the School and Engineer will be present to discuss the project. Engineer will distribute to prospective bidders of record such Addenda as Engineer considers necessary in response to discussions or inquiries arising at the conference.

In case of ambiguity or lack of clearness in stating proposal prices, the School reserves the right to adopt the most advantageous construction thereof, or to reject any or all bids. No bid may be withdrawn within sixty (60) days after date on which bids are opened.

Alvord ISD Alvord, Texas

By William Branum Superintendent Alvord ISD NOTICE TO VENDORS INVITATION TO BID CSP# 05302013-1 Pogue Construction Company will receive subcontractor proposals for the V.R. Eaton High School site trades at 1512 Bray Central Drive, Suite 300, McKinney, TX 75069.

Pogue Construction is acting as a Construction Manager at Risk for the Northwest Independent School District for: V.R. Eaton High School: • Site trades.

Before May 30, 2013, @ 2:00 p.m., Pogue Construction Company shall receive the proposals at Pogue Construction's office, and shall open all proposals at 2:00 p.m., May 30, 2013. Drawings, specifications, and proposal forms (onsite and offsite) may be picked up beginning May 15, 2013, from Reprographic Consultants, 401 North Houston, Dallas, TX 75202, reprocon@corgan.com.

A total deposit of $150 (each for onsite and offsite work) will be required to obtain one set of drawings and one project manual. Deposit checks will be returned if the Proposal Documents are returned to the construction manager's office in good condition, within ten (10) days after the Proposal opening.

Pogue Construction reserves the right to reject any/or all proposals and to accept any proposal or combination of proposals deemed most advantageous to the Northwest Independent School District and to waive any informalities in bidding.

Questions concerning the project may be directed to Pogue Construction at (972) 529-9401.

Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of WARREN AUSTIN STOGNER, Deceased, were issued on May 13, 2013, in Cause No. PR3412 pending in the County Court at Law #2 of Wise County, Texas, to: LARRY MACK STOGNER. All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o: W. FAYE MURPHREE ATTORNEY AT LAW 337 West Main Street Azle, Texas 76020 DATED the 22 day of May, 2013.

W. FAYE MURPHREE Attorney for Larry Mack Stogner State Bar No.: 00792710 337 W. Main Street Azle, Texas 76020 Telephone: (817)270-0030 Facsimile: (817)270-0085 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that original Letters Testamentary for the Estate of Elisabeth Gerda Parks, Deceased, were issued on May 20, 2013, in Cause No. PR-3361, pending in the County Court at Law No. 2 of Wise County, Texas, to: Barbara Parks Harris.

All persons having claims against this Estate which is currently being administered are required to present them to the undersigned within the time and in the manner prescribed by law. c/o Anne Christine Clary Attorney at Law PO Box 98 Bridgeport, Texas 76426 Dated the 22 day of May, 2013.

Anne Christine Clary Attorney for The Estate of Elisabeth Gerda Parks State Bar No.: 24052009 PO Box 98 Bridgeport, Texas 76426 Telephone: (940)683-6722 Facsimile: (940)683-4029

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