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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2008 WISE COUNTY MESSENGER

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DECATUR

MESSENGER PHOTOS BY JOE DUTY

The Central Fellowship Church in Decatur hosted a full house Saturday

night at the Decatur Junior Woman’s Club Daddy/Daughter Dance.

Above, Randy Bowker and daughter, Rachel, enjoy some cake during

a break from dancing. Right, Sydney Howell holds onto one of the door

prizes, a stuffed bear. Below right, Ron Cole and daughter, Kylie, take

a turn on the dance fl oor. Below center, Megan Griffi th plays with one

of the many red and white balloons scattered around the dance fl oor.

Below left, Ariana Hartman is all dressed up as she enters the dance

fl oor. Proceeds from the event will benefi t local charities.

By NEIL SPERRY

Dear Neil: How can I get my bermudagrass to green up this summer? I used iron on it last year, but it didn’t help. I’ve noticed that the part near the roots was brown and the top a little more green. It is in full sun. What can I do?

The most common cause I see of browned bermu-dagrass comes from mow-ing too high. The optimum mowing height for common bermuda is 1-1/2 inch. If you mow it higher than that, the grass will be-come weakened and you will probably be able to see through the turf to the runners and soil. If that might be the cause, scalp your lawn in the next three to four weeks by dropping your mower blade down to that height. You will re-move all of the dead stub-ble in that process, and that will allow your ber-muda to green up quickly as warm weather returns. In terms of nutrients, ber-muda rarely needs iron, but it always needs nitro-gen (first number of the fertilizer analysis). Time your feedings to be eight or nine weeks apart begin-ning in late March or early April and continuing until early October. Those steps should give you greener grass. Bermuda should grow well almost anywhere that there is full sun.

Dear Neil: I have no-ticed a thing that looks like a cork shelf growing on an old oak tree in the woods behind our house. Is this something that might spread to my yard? Will it kill oaks?

That’s a bracket fungus of one sort or another. It is saprophytic, meaning that it lives off dead and decay-ing organic matter, not off living tissues. However, the fact that there is dead tissue around the bark does suggest that the tree has some kind of issue. So, while the bracket fungus won’t kill a tree, the prob-lem that invites the fungus certainly could. If that tree could fall and cause harm to other trees or people, you might mention it to the property owner.

Dear Neil: What is wrong with our ivy? I’ve lost a 50-year-old planting, and my son’s plants have died, too.

You are not alone! Eng-

lish ivy and other related ivies struggled might-ily with last spring’s and summer’s continued rain and saturated soil. Plants that were growing in heavy clays lost the battle, and many of those old plantings are still dying. I have lost a large groundcover bed as well as the ivy growing up two tree trunks. Drenching the soil with a fungicide helped temporarily, but I grew weary of that respon-sibility and have switched over to other shade-toler-ant groundcovers such as mondograss, liriope, ferns, Asian jasmine and purple wintercreeper euonymous. This has been a difficult problem to manage. My guess would be that you’re better off changing.

Dear Neil: We have a St. Augustine lawn that has been infested with crab-grass. The problem is in-

creasing. In some areas, it’s just individual clumps. In other areas, the crabgrass is almost solid. What can we do?

I am going to give you three distinctly different answers, and I’ll explain why. First, you should not see true crabgrass in a St. Augustine lawn. St. Augus-tine is the dominant grass of the two. If crabgrass is showing up, you need to step up the maintenance of your St. Augustine and the crabgrass will not return. Second, if you do have crabgrass in a lawn of any type of turf, you can use pre-emergent weedkiller granules to prevent its ger-mination in the first place. That application should be made March 1, with a re-peat “booster shot” treat-ment 90 days later. Third, and most likely, you prob-ably don’t have crabgrass at all. If the weed is very

dark green and forms din-nerplate-sized clumps, you probably have dallisgrass. Dallisgrass is a perennial weed. It comes back from its roots and is even visible during warm winter spells. Crabgrass is an annual that has to start its life cycle over each year. You can further confirm the identification by watching the seedheads this sum-mer. Crabgrass heads look like helicopter rotors. Dal-lisgrass heads form just a day or two after you mow, and they resemble old-fashioned telephone pole crossarms. The seeds are small green disks with black, peppery specks hanging from them. Dal-lisgrass in St. Augustine is a difficult problem. There is no spray that will kill it without killing your turf. Spot-treat with Roundup, or dig it out with a sharp-shooter spade as soon as

you see it.!

Have a question you’d like Neil to consider? Mail it to him in care of the Wise

County Messenger, P.O. Box149, Decatur, TX 76234 ore-mail him at [email protected]. Neilregrets that he cannot reply

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My wife and I provide fi nancial support to my elderly mother and are wondering if it’s deductible.

Tax BreakersDear Breakers,There is some tax relief available for

adult children who support their aging parents, if both you and your mom meet Uncle Sam’s requirements. Here’s what you should know.

Tax TestsIf you’re supporting your elderly

mother, to get a tax deduction you’ll need to claim her as a dependent on your tax return. For the 2007 tax year, claiming an additional personal exemp-tion would reduce your taxable income by $3,400. But to get this tax break, you’ll need to pass two tests:! Income test: To qualify as a depen-

dent, your mom’s 2007 income must be less than $3,400. Her income from Social Security does not count towards that total (disability payments don’t count either). But if your mom receives more than $3,400 from other sources, such as pension benefi ts, interest and dividends from investments, or with-drawals from retirement savings plans, you can’t claim her as a dependent.! Support test: In addition to the in-

come test, you must provide more than half of your mother’s costs for housing, food, medical care, transportation and other necessities. Even if all your moth-ers’ income is from Social Security, you

can’t claim her as a dependent unless you pay more than half her living ex-penses.

Note: Your mom doesn’t have to live with you to qualify as a dependent, as long as she meets the income test and you provide more than half her fi nan-cial support. If your mother lives with you, you can include a percentage of your mortgage, utilities and other ex-penses in calculating how much you contribute to her support. IRS Publica-tion 501 has a worksheet that can help you with this.

Shared SupportIf you share the fi nancial responsibil-

ity for your mother with other siblings, you may be eligible for the IRS mul-tiple-support declaration. Here’s how it works. If one sibling is providing more than half the parent’s fi nancial support, only that sibling can claim the parent. But if each sibling provides less than 50 percent support, but their combined as-sistance exceeds half the parent’s sup-port. In that case, any sibling who pro-vides more than 10 percent can claim the parent as a dependent. But only one sibling can claim the tax break in any given year. Siblings can rotate the tax break, with one claiming the parent one year and another the next. The sibling who claims the parent as a dependent will need to fi ll out IRS Form 2120 and fi le it with his or her tax return.

Medical DeductionsIf you can’t claim your mom as a de-

pendent, you may still get a tax break

for helping pay her medical costs. The IRS lets taxpayers deduct money spent on a parent’s health care and qualifi ed long-term care services, even if the par-ent doesn’t qualify as a dependent. To claim this deduction, you still must pro-vide more than half your mom’s support, but your mom doesn’t have to meet the income test. And the deduction is lim-ited to medical, dental and long-term care expenses that exceed 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income. You can include your own medical expenses in calculating the total. See the IRS pub-lication 502 “Medical and Dental Ex-penses,” for details.

Savvy Tips: You can access, download and print any of the IRS publications and forms mentioned in this column at www.irs.gov. Or call (800) 829-3676 and they will mail them to you. And for help preparing your taxes, don’t forget about AARP’s Tax-Aide program. A free tax preparation and counseling service is available to all taxpayers, middle and low income, with special attention to those 60 years and older – and you don’t have to be an AARP member to get help. To locate a Tax-Aide site near you, call (888) 227-7669 or visit www.aarp.org/taxaide.

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Tax breaks for caregivers

By TANYA DAVIS

Wise Co. Extension Agent

Every February, across the country, candy, fl owers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones. One other way to express love for those spe-cial people in your life is to provide them with healthy

foods.Ideas from Alice

Hennemann, Nebraska Ex-tension, help us to see “red” on Valentine’s Day and throughout the year. Red fruits and vegetables con-tain many health-promoting phytochemicals including lycopene and anthocyanins.

This color group may help promote a lower risk of some cancers, a healthy heart, memory health and urinary tract health. Red fruits and vegetables include tomatoes, spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce, tomato juice, red peppers, red onions, beets, red cab-bage, kidney beans, apples,

pink grapefruit, red grapes, strawberries, cherries, wa-termelon, raspberries, cran-berries and pomegranates.

Some “red” ideas for Val-entine’s Day (or any day!) include:! Heart-shaped pizza.

See red on Valentine’s Day

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Outstanding older

workers soughtExperience Works, the nation’s larg-

est training and employment organiza-tion for mature workers, is searching for Texas’ outstanding older worker.

Outstanding older workers from ev-ery state, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico will be honored in Wash-ington, D.C., and in their home states for their contributions to the workforce and local communities.

Nominees or applicants must be 65 years of age or older, a resident of Tex-as, currently employed and working at least 20 hours each week for pay. The honoree must be willing and able to travel to Washington, D.C., the week of Sept. 22-26 for the Prime Time Award events. The visit will include meetings with congressional representatives, a tour of the city’s landmarks and the

awards banquet and ceremony. Honor-ees have an opportunity to meet, share their stories and celebrate their ac-complishments. Family, friends or col-leagues can send in a nomination, or older workers can self-nominate.

The search for America's Oldest Worker for 2008 is also under way, as is the search for outstanding employ-ers of older workers. An online nomi-nation form or a printed nomination form can be accessed at www.experi-enceworks.org. The deadline for nomi-nations is June 1.

Building is down

in DecaturDecatur’s $538,550 in building activ-

ity in December 2007, drove the yearly total to $14,434,091.

December represented the sec-

ond lowest month of the year, behind February, when activity amounted to $353,215 in job valuation.

For the year, Decatur issued 358 building permits and made 1,939 in-spections. Revenue from the sale of permits amounted to $175,044.

In December, the city sold one per-mit for a new home. Bailee Custom Homes built the 5,539 square foot home in Briar Crossing. It is valued at $375,000.

Two demolition permits were issued, for structures on Old Denton Road and South Stratton.

Ron Johnston has joined Garrett Creek Ranch Conference Center as ex-ecutive chef.

Johnston brings more than 25 years of culinary experience to Garrett Creek Ranch, including his role as private chef on Malcolm Forbes’ yacht.

Before joining Garrett Creek Ranch, Johnston served as executive chef and master cook at several premiere restau-rants and hotels throughout the coun-try, including The Mirage Hotel and Ca-sino in Las Vegas, and the Omni Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Throughout his career, he has special-ized in both Southwestern and North-ern Italian cuisine.

In his new role, Johnston is respon-sible for all culinary operations at The

Ranch, while ensuring that the confer-ence center’s premium dining standards are met.

Johnston lives at the ranch with his wife, Lynda, and daughter, Erica.

Sara Cartwright has joined the staff as controller and Tom McQuitty has been named facilities director.

Cartwright has served as a staff ac-countant at Howell and Moore, CPAs LLP in Decatur, in management assis-tance at Merrill Lynch in Dallas and Irving and for years as a freelance ac-countant.

McQuitty comes to Garrett Creek Ranch with more than 27 years of ex-perience managing properties through-out Texas. Most recently, he served as director of maintenance and training

for Southwest Housing Management in Dallas.

“We are very excited to welcome Ron, Sara and Tom to our team,” said Lon Yaeger, general manager of Gar-rett Creek Ranch. “The level of experi-ence and commitment they bring to the ranch is key to our continued success and growth.”

Garrett Creek Ranch is among the country’s leading conference centers for small meetings of up to 100 guests.

Owned by Leslie Schultz, daughter of founder Jayne Schultz, the ranch serves corporations and non-profi t organiza-tions that want a relaxed, fl exible envi-ronment built to address issues involving team building, leadership development, strategic planning and training.

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Gross Receipts Tax

Out On A Limb — Azle; Nov.:

$1,329

Bridgeport Country Club Inc.

— Bridgeport; Nov.: $1,211

Red’s Take 5 Bar & Grill —

Bridgeport; Nov.: $623; Dec.:

$654

Armondos Private Club — De-

catur; Nov.: $389

Buck’s Barbeque — Decatur;

Dec.: $110

Casa Torres Mexican Restau-

rant — Decatur; Nov.: $1,048;

Dec.: $933

Catfi sh O’Harlies Mexican

Cantina — Decatur; Dec.: $98

Chili’s Grill & Bar — Decatur;

Nov.: $5,553

Cow Camp Steakhouse — De-

catur; Nov.: $480

Decatur Civic Center — Deca-

tur; Nov.: $487; Dec.: $1,641

Decatur Golf Private Club —

Decatur; Dec.: $163

Frilly’s — Decatur; Nov.:

$7,229

Sweetie Pie’s Ribeyes — De-

catur; Nov.: $462

Verona’s — Decatur; Dec.:

$52

Garrett Creek Ranch — Para-

dise; Nov.: $1,256

Runaway Bay Private Club —

Runaway Bay; Nov.: $1,828

Franchise Tax Permits

Tri-State Emergency Medical

Services, Inc. — Decatur; Tax-

payer: Celestine Azuka Osakwe;

First taxable date: 1-24-08

Trio Equipment Sales & Rent-

al Inc. — Bridgeport; Taxpayer:

Hammer Construction Inc.; First

taxable date: 1-25-08

R&B Mobile Homes Inc. —

Bridgeport; Taxpayer: Gregory

Beaman; First taxable date: 1-

25-08

Seven Hills Consulting Inc.

— Newark; Taxpayer: Dennis G.

Crane; First taxable date: 1-29-

08

Oliver Clint’s Smokehouse

Cuisine LLC — Bridgeport; Tax-

payer: Jerry W. Morrow; First


The Shepherd’s Stone — De-

catur; Taxpayer: Robert T. Dors-

ey; First taxable date: 1-22-08

KTB Ventures LLC — Runaway

Bay; Taxpayer: Karl Black; First


Pizza Kat LLC — Chico; Tax-

payer: Keith A. Thomas; First


Longhorn Mini Trucks &

Equipment LLC — Bridgeport;

Taxpayer: Ronnie R. Green; First


Trinity Hydrovac LLC — Bridge-

port; Taxpayer: Kirby Elenburg;


TC Casing Inspection Inc.

— Decatur; Taxpayer: Tommy L.

Chancellor; First taxable date:

1-1-08

Spotted Star Inc. — Bridge-

port; Taxpayer: Jay H. Bridwell;


FX5 Holdings Inc. — Decatur;

Taxpayer: David Fuller; First tax-

able date: 12-28-07

White and Sons Inc. — Rhome;

Taxpayer: James H. White; First


Law Offi ce of Marilyn J. Belew

PC — Decatur; Taxpayer: Mari-

lyn J. Belew; First taxable date:

1-1-08

Red Oak Water Transfer NE

LLC — Boyd; Taxpayer: Alan D.

Bennett Jr.; First taxable date:

12-31-07

North Texas All Star Metal

Recycling & Salvage Inc. —

Paradise; Taxpayer: Melanie D.

Torres; First taxable date: 12-

31-07

FX5 Investments Inc. — Deca-

tur; Taxpayer: David Fuller; First


KMAC Builders & Remodelers

LLC — Boyd; Taxpayer: Michael

K. McConnell; First taxable

date: 1-2-08

DKT Land Services LLC —

Bridgeport; Taxpayer: Dorothy

K. Taylor; First taxable date: 1-

2-08

Ruben’s Hospitality Inc. — De-

catur; Taxpayer: Ruben Cantu;


Sonorus Medical Imaging LLC

— Alvord; Taxpayer: Natalie Jill

Davis; First taxable date: 1-8-

08

Lindberg Land & Cattle LLC

— Decatur; Taxpayer: Reginald

W. Lindberg Jr.; First taxable

date: 1-9-08

Boyd RV Park LLC — Boyd;

Taxpayer: Duane Horral; First


Historical Maritime Surveying

Inc. — Decatur; Taxpayer: Mark

Fleckenstein; First taxable date:

1-15-08

Hotel Occupancy

Gross Receipts Tax

(Number of Rooms)

November, 2007

Best Western Decatur Inn —

Decatur; (46); $68,747

Comfort Inn — Decatur; (40);

$66,464

Days Inn & Suites — Decatur;

(55); $77,025

Deluxe Inn Express — Deca-

tur; (22); $12,533

Garrett Creek Ranch — Para-

dise; (50); $208,688

Greystone Inn — Bridgeport;

(24); $23,800

MD Resort — Aurora; (12);

$30,000

Ramada Limited — Decatur;

(50); $138,361

Super 8 — Decatur; (56);

$60,000

Sales Tax Permits

Moonlight Welding — Haslet;

Taxpayer: John Sliney; First tax-

able date: 12-5-07; General au-

tomotive repair

Ma & Pa’s Cafe and Store

— Slidell; Taxpayer: Nancy Kay

Zambrano; First taxable date: 1-

1-08; Full service restaurant

Connie’s Resale Q — Chico;

Taxpayer: Connie Moore Brown-

ing; First taxable date: 2-1-04;

Used merchandise

Jus Looken — Chico; Taxpay-

er: Kathryn Joyce Richey; First

taxable date: 1-1-08; Used mer-

chandise

Ruthy’s Boutique — Chico;

Taxpayer: Ruth A. Rice; First

taxable date: 1-15-08; Women’s

clothing store

TRW Heating and Air — Boyd;

Taxpayer: Taylor Rhodes Wil-

liams; First taxable date: 7-28-

97; Appliance repair and main-

tenance

BG — Paradise; Taxpayer:

James W. Burns; First taxable

date: 2-1-08; Clothing accesso-

ries store

Cottondale Grocery & Deli

— Paradise; Taxpayer: Debra

Woods; First taxable date: 1-1-

08; Convenience store

Austin Air LLC — Rhome; Tax-

payer: Austin Air LLC; First tax-

able date: 1-1-08; Commercial

air, rail and water transportation

equipment rental and leasing

Five Star Restaurant Repair

Services — Sunset; Taxpayer:

James R. Haire; First taxable

date: 7-1-07; Miscellaneous

store retailer

Country Girl Creations —

Bridgeport; Taxpayer: Roger D.

Meadows; First taxable date: 3-

1-08; Jewelry manufacturing

Little Steps Photography —

Alvord; Taxpayer: Sarah Yousef

Slocum; First taxable date: 10-

1-07; Independent artists, writ-

ers and performers

JMT Design — Decatur; Tax-

payer: Mona L. Dawson, Tonja

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The Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo has many exciting events, but Kendra Schmies of Arlington can tell you which one tops the list.

The 25-year-old Lockheed-Martin engineer won the grand prize in the 2008 James Wood Truck Giveaway sponsored by the James Wood Gener-al Motors dealerships in Decatur and Denton in cooperation with KSCS Ra-dio.

“From the beginning of the stock show, anyone and everyone can reg-ister to win our truck, “ said Susan Miller, James Wood’s marketing direc-tor. She explained that six semi-fi nal-ists in the drawing are asked to come to the James Wood booth on Feb. 3, the last day of the Stock Show.

There, each semi-fi nalist was given a George Strait CD by KSCS along with the opportunity to visit with radio-sta-tion personality Brother Van.

The six opened their CD with antici-pation, as it would have either a “Fi-nalist” sticker or a trip giveaway. Ken-dra was one of the lucky three who got the chance to be driven into the rodeo arena to draw for the key to the red GMC pickup.

Kendra, the second fi nalist, had the winning key. “I couldn’t even tell if it had started because the crowd was so loud,” she said. “But, the camera man said it did, and I went crazy!”

“She was so excited once she realized her key had actually started the truck,” said Miller. “Kendra’s three friends in the audience were going crazy them-selves.”

At last year’s rodeo, Kendra sat right next to the son of Karen Wilkinson of Flower Mound, the 2007 winner of the truck. “She thought then it was so sur-real that the contest was legitimate, and it really was happening to some-one,” Miller said. “How ironic that it was her the following year.”

Because the fi nalists must arrive in

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STOCK SHOW WINNER – Kendra Schmies (third from left) of Arlington won a 2008 pickup in a drawing at the Fort Worth Stock Show sponsored by KSCS Radio and the James Wood GM dealerships in Denton and Decatur. Presenting her with her red GMC are Wood marketing director Susan Miller, James Wood and Wood-Decatur general sales manager Roy Young.

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BoysJunior varsity

Bellevue 28

Slidell 71

SHS standouts — Steven Van

Meter lit up the defense with a

game-high 27 points. Michael

Fuller put up another 16 points

and Omar Gomez and Blake

James added 10 each. Tommy

Repolgle chipped in fi ve points

and T.J. Epting added three.

SHS coach’s comments:

These guys did a great job mak-

ing layups and playing aggres-

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a great job getting the most out

of the JV. They are the district

champs.

SHS records: 3-0, 11-5

Gainesville 60

Bridgeport 54

BHS standouts — Kyle Parker

led the way for the Bulls with

a game-high 16 points. Jordan

Daniel and Josh Hartsell fi n-

ished with eight points each,

two more than Austin Blevins

with six. Dustin Green and Zach

Caldwell pitched in fi ve points

each and Jason Mitchell, An-

drew Vaughn and Dillon Lingo

added two each.

BHS coach’s comments: We

did not come out and play at the

start of the game. That is what

hurt us the most as they went

up 20-9. We did a good job of

coming back and closing down

to fi ve points. Our guys really

got after them well after the fi rst

quarter.

BHS records: 2-10, 6-13

Bridgeport 40

Bowie 45

Bull standouts — The Bulls

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dan Daniel and Austin Blevins

posted seven points and Jason

Mitchell tacked on two.

Bridgeport coach’s com-

ments: We played well for the

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Bull records: 2-9, 6-12

Freshmen

Bridgeport 47

Bowie 38

Bull standouts — Jace Hudson

racked up 15 points and Matt

Minix put up eight in Bridge-

port’s win. Cody Henson racked

up another seven points, while

Skyler Stowe had six, Brady

Boyd had fi ve and Taylor Story,

Stormy Mishnick and Tanner

Hannah had two each.

Bridgeport coach’s com-

ments: We were much more

effective changing defense to

keep Bowie off balance. We

played with good intensity to

start the game but did not main-

tain it through the game.

Bull records: 4-7, 8-10

Gainesville 60

Bridgeport 41

BHS standouts — The Bulls

got nine points from Matt Minix

and eight via Jace Hudson in the

loss. Stormy Mishnick and Tan-

ner Hannah added seven points

each, while Brady Boyd had fi ve,

Cody Henson and Skyler Stowe

had two each and Taylor Story

had one.

BHS coach’s comments: We

were out-rebounded most of

the game. We were terrible at

blocking out and it really hurt

us. Gainesville was able to cre-

ate second-chance points be-

cause we did not secure our own

glass.


Eighth grade

Bridgeport A 24

Decatur A 36

BMS standouts — Dalton

Bracken was the leader of the

pack with seven points, one

more than Garrett Mullins with

six. Trent Schuett posted four

points and Cameron King, Luke

Plummer and Leonel Rios had

two each.

BMS coach’s comments: De-

catur got up on us early so it

left us fi ghting an uphill battle

all night. We got better as the

game went on which was en-

couraging.

BMS records: 2-5, 4-9

Bridgeport B 17

Decatur B 29

BMS standouts — Ferenando

Delgadillo had the hot hand as

he racked up 11 points. Parker

Eaton pitched in three points,

Aaron Haddad added two and

Hayden Walker had one. Jacob

Garcia and Eaton were the de-

fensive leaders.

BMS coach’s comments: Even

though we were a little short-

handed, the kids played very

well. There were some times

when we were not mentally

tough and that hurt us.

BMS records: 1-5, 2-11-1

Seventh grade

Bridgeport A 26

Decatur A 42

BMS standouts — Omar Mar-

tinez and Hunter York led the

offense with six points each.

Blake Arrington, Dillon Waldrep

and Colby Mahon posted four

points each, two more than Re-

ece Reed with two.

BMS coach’s comments: The

Bulls had a sluggish second

quarter that put them down

eight at halftime. At times, we

rebounded well and played solid

defense. The key to the game

was that Decatur took advan-

tage when we relaxed and didn’t

block out.


Bridgeport B 37

Decatur B 28

BMS standouts —M.J. White

punished the Decatur defense

with a game-high 16 points.

Ceasar Amador and Hunter

Clark recorded six points each,

while Alex Kline, Scott Trickle,

Jake Hulsey and Tyler Rhone had

two points each and Eddie Vive-

ros had one.

BMS coach’s comments: We

played a great game to end our

season. Everyone contributed

when they got on the fl oor. De-

fense and rebounding were the

keys to the game and in addition

to great defense, we rebounded

well.


GirlsJunior varsity

Gainesville 14

Bridgeport 63

BHS standouts — Presley

White outscored the Leopards

by herself with a game-high 28

points and 13 rebounds. Katie

Cook recorded nine points, one

more than Katie Samples with

eight. Brittany White posted six

points, Rebekah Logan and Lau-

ren Richey had three each and

Shaley Johnson and T.K. Bishop

had two each. Logan also led

the defense with fi ve steals.

BHS coach’s comments: This

was a great way to end the sea-

son.


Bridgeport 40

Bowie 43

Sissie standouts — Presley

White scored 11 points and

Becca Logan had nine to lead

Bridgeport in the close game.

Shaley Johnson and Lauren

Richey fi nished with fi ve points

each, while Katie Cook had four,

Macy Bishop tallied three, Katie

Samples posted two and Emily

Price put up one. White also had

nine rebounds and Johnson had

fi ve.

Freshmen

Gainesville 11

Bridgeport 43

BHS standouts — The Sissies

got 14 points from Emily Price

and 11 courtesy of Macy Bishop

in the lopsided win. Sarah Joiner

pitched in nine points, Ashley

Lockhart added eight and Lind-

sey Zachary had one. Price

also led the defense with seven

steals, two more than Bishop

with fi ve.


Eighth grade

Chico A 33

Olney A 15

CJHS standouts — Hannah

Avants fi nished with 11 points

and eight steals to lead the

Lady Dragons to victory. Mal-

ori Moss was solid as well with

seven steals and fi ve points.

Megan Green and Kayleigh Ad-

mire chipped in four points each,

Casey Tate and Tabitha Moses

had three each and Cameron

Bowyer and Brooke McCain had

two each. Avants also had fi ve

steals, Molli Umphress had nine

rebounds each.

CJHS coach’s comments: The

girls played much better in this

game. We were able to run the

press correctly and made many

points from turnovers.

CJHS records: 5-6, 8-8

Bridgeport A 32

Pilot Point A 36

BMS standouts — The Sissies

got eight points from Hannah Lo-

gan and seven via Taylor Henson

in the close game. Audra Hart

put up another fi ve points of her

own, while Karley Bunker added

four, Angelica Reyes and Lind-

sey Walker had three each and

Shelbi Fry and Kaleisha Haynes

had two each.

BMS coach’s comments: This

was a really good game. We

stopped their leading scorer and

rebounder by playing great de-

fense.


Chico A 35

City View A 22


Avants had 14 points and 10

steals in another win for Chico.

Molli Umphress put up nine

points, while Malori Moss added

nine points and nine steals. Also

scoring was Megan Green with

four points and Kayleigh Admire

with two.

CJHS coach’s comments: I

was pleased with the way we

played in this game. The girls

came out and played very hard.

This also allowed us to win the

consolation title.


Bridgeport A 20

Whitesboro A 28

BMS standouts — Kaleisha

Haynes scored six points and

Audra Hart, Lindsey Walker

and Madyson Hancock had four

each. Taylor Henson and Shelbi

Fry pitched in one point each.

BMS coach’s comments: Turn-

overs and missed shots were

our downfalls today. We played

great defense but seemed to be

in a hurry offensively. I hated to

see the session end this way for

this group of girls. They have re-

ally worked hard to improve fun-

damentally this year and have

grown to be better players and

a better team.


Decatur White 35

Pilot Point 38

DMS standouts — The Lady

Eagles got 11 points from Kort-

ney Tompkins and 10 by Chan-

dler Young. Kortni Robinson put

up seven points, Allie Handlon

had fi ve and Ciarra Currin had

two. Tompkins also led the de-

fense with fi ve steals, while Cur-

rin had 10 rebounds.

Decatur White 25

Sanger A 41

DMS standouts — Kortney

Tompkins racked up eight points

and four steals for the Lady

Eagles. Kortni Robinson added

seven points and six rebounds.

Chandler Young fi nished with

four points, while Allie Handlon

had three, Carly Robbins had

two and Amanda Delka had one.

Delka, Handlon and Robinson

also had three steals each.

DMS coach’s comments: Ex-

cellent effort given by all the

players.

Chico A 13

Jacksboro A 20


Avants and Molli Umphress

scored four points each for the

Lady Dragons. Megan Green

added three points and Kayleigh

Admire had two. Avants also col-

lected six steals, one more than

Malori Moss with fi ve.

CJHS coach’s comments: We

struggled in this game. The girls

were unable to put pressure on

the ball and could not work the

offense tonight.


Seventh grade

Chico A 5

Henrietta A 30

CJHS standouts — Morgan

Clampitt and Shaye Schirripa

scored two points each, and

Araliza Galindo had one. Char-

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issue an annual report on three diseases that are caused by sexually transmitted bacteria—chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. This year, the CDC reported more than one million cases of chlamydia in this country, which is the most ever reported for a sexually transmitted disease. While better and more intensive screening methods account for much of the increase, chlamydia rates are not the only ones rising. Cases of gonorrhea are also on the rise again after hitting a record low, and the rate of congenital syphilis rose for the fi rst time in 15 years. These numbers should introduce a note of caution to anyone who has become complacent about practicing safe sex.

If you think you may have been exposed to a sexually transmitted disease, visit your doctor promptly. Proper treatment may prevent other serous complications from occurring. Regular Pap smears and pelvic exams are also important and should be a part of a woman routine healthcare. For questions about chlamydia or any other STD, call WISE OBSTETRICS &

GYNECOLOGY P.A at 940-626-8008. The offi ce is conveniently located at 1713 South Fm 51, Ste. 201, Decatur. New patients are welcome.

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Chlamydia, the most common STD in the United States, is asymptomatic in three-quarters of the women who have it.

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940-627-8055

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West Fork Tank Trucks, Inc.Accepting applications for experienced drivers

and mechanics. Drivers must have Class A CDL plus tanker endorsement, good driving record,

must pass drug test. Pick up application at office.

259 CR 1510, Bridgeport940-683-1027

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Acreage

10.568 ACRESfor sale. Wooded, building restric-tions. 3 miles north of Decatur, offFM 51, east on FM 2224, 2 miles.(903)312-2720.

30 ACRES30x40 steel metal building, 12x40lean-to, pipe corral with loadingchute, well, cross-fenced, lots largepecan trees, 1/2 acre tank with fish,coastal grass. Chico area.$225 ,000 . (817 )528 -2063 ,(817)308-6345.

54 ACRES, CHICO AREAOwner will finance. Will subdivide.Jimmy Nevins, Cannon Realty,(940)210-8325. Must see!

BY OWNER IN GREENWOOD5-30 acres, creek, paved road. CallJoseph at (940)368-6953 or(940)466-9702.

PARADISE, CR 345110 acres, restricted tracts, wooded.Call Nolan, (940)393-1020; or Deb-bie, (817)925-9208.

Duplexes

Owner finance, rent to own. All brick3/2 & 2/2 in Decatur. $129,500. Call(940)393-9621.

Homes

3-BEDROOM, 1.5-BATHcarport, utility room, hardwoodfloors. 1509 Hovey, Bridgeport.$ 8 8 , 0 0 0 . ( 8 1 7 ) 9 9 5 - 3 7 9 6 ,(940)389-1615.

3-bedroom, 2-bath brick, 1-stall ga-rage, ceramic tile, fenced yard. Nopets, no smoking. $1,000/month,$1,000/deposit. (817)320-7065.

DECATUR SCHOOLS4/2 on 2.75 acres. Huge deck, appli-ance package. Ready to move.$0/down and $850/month. Call to-day, (940)627-8700.

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FOR RENT OR SALEin Alvord, 2-bedroom, 1-bath, car-port. $47,000 or $500/month. CallTony, (817)475-2652.

FSBO, 1920’S3-bedroom, 2-bath home in Para-dise, near schools. Undergoingrenovation, still needs work. Call(940)577-0553.

GOT A BIG FAMILYneed more room? Call today foryour new 4-bedroom, 2-bath on2.75 acres. $799/month with$32/down. Call (940)627-8700.

HOLLY RIDGEHome with swimming pool, mediaroom, plenty of trees on 2 acres.(940)399-3019.

NEW 3-BEDROOM BRICKeast of Decatur on 5 acres. New30x40 shop, Decatur schools.Ready to move in. Bring yourhorses. $169k. (888)283-1919.

RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL1,400 square foot, 3-bedroom,2-bath on .41 acres, corner Pafford& FM 407, Just in. Lisa,(817)253-3611.

SAVE $7,000!!!2002 Alamo custom home, Rhome.1,904 square feet, 4/2/2 brick.Owner relocating. $126,750. ShariGuess, agent, Parker Properties,(940)399-3900.

SPACIOUS HOMEIn Runaway Bay. 3/2, fenced yard.New paint and carpet. Lots of ex-tras. Only $92,500. (817)416-0123.

TAX TIME IS HEREUse your tax returns to get your newland/home package. Decaturschools and country living. Ready tomove. (940)627-8700.

TIRED OF HEARING NObut want your dream home? We canhelp. We have 3, 4 & 5-bedrooms.Ready to move. EZ qualify. Call to-day, (940)627-8700.

Lots

2 ACRE, HEAVILY WOODEDcorner lot in restricted sub-division.D e c a t u r a r e a . $ 5 0 , 0 0 0 .(940)577-0404.

READY TO BUILD3 lots, city limits, East Mulberry, De-c a t u r . ( 9 8 5 ) 9 9 1 - 0 9 0 2 ,(940)928-9164.

Mobile Homes

***SPRINGTOWN***Huge 3-bedroom, 2-bath, doublewide on 3 acres. Decks, appliances.Zero down, $600/month P&I. Greathorse property. Cal l now,(817)738-7496.

14X56 BELMONT1997, 2-bedroom, 1-bath; washer,dryer, stove, CH/A. Good condition.Must be moved, moving available.(940)453-0552.

3-BEDROOM STARTER HOMEHome has new carpet, appliances &fenced backyard! $0/down w/pay-ments less than rent & no creditneeded! (817)501-8483.

3/2 DOUBLE WIDEstarter home on 1 acre, new carpet& appliances. Zero down, easyq u a l i t y , m o v e - i n r e a d y .(817)253-7042.

BRING THE KIDS!Large 4-bedroom country home on1+ acre. Home has oversized familyroom & fenced yard! $0/down &owner ass is ted f inanc ing.(817)501-8483.

COUNTRY LIVING4/3 double wide on 2 acres, newcarpet & appliances. Zero down,easy qualify, move-in ready.(817)253-7042.

DECATURAwesome 2007 3-bedroom, 2-bathwith big bedrooms. Black appli-ances. Zero down, $600/month,P&I. Nice property. Decatur ISD.(817)738-7496.

MANUFACTURED HOMEliquidation. 4/2 Palm Harbor, 28x76,$44,500. 4/2 Fleetwood, 28x66,$29,900. 3/2 Clayton, 16x76,$12,900. Prices include delivery.(817)946-7685.

R.B. MOBILE HOME TRANSPORTFree estimates. Move, set-ups,re-levels. In & out of state. 24-hourservice. Licensed, bonded, insured.(940)683-5547.

Wholesale to public. Bank repos,single wide, double wide, land &home packages. (817)313-7675.

WILLIAMS MOBILE HOME SERV.Best deal on moving, set up & trimouts. Bonded, licensed & insured.(940)433-3117.

YBARRA MOBILE HOMETransport, move & set up, re-level &tie-down. Free estimates. Licensed,bonded, insured. Mob i le ,(940)393-5745 or (940)969-2966.

Apartments

**NOW IN BRIDGEPORT**Beautiful, new duplexes. 3-bed-room, 2-bath. $795/month, $450/de-posit. Vaulted ceilings, coveredporch, appliances & washer/dryerconnections. (817)270-HOME.www.rhinopropertygroup.com.

Business property

COMMERCIAL PROPERTYOffice/retail space. 1,000-7,000square fee t fo r l ease .(940)627-2510.

940-393-5317

Office Retail Space• Decatur - 1,400 sq. ft. on Hwy 287

• Bridgeport - 1,680 sq. ft. Legacy Building

• Bridgeport - 1,280 sq. ft.Legacy Building

Homes

• Decatur - 3/2 horses permitted $890

• Decatur - 3/2/2 spacious brick home on

2.6 ac. horses permitted

Cannon PropertyManagement

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For sale, 5,000 foot shop in Decaturon 3.75 acres. Office, well & septic.(940)577-1413.

Rhome, commercial shop building,approximately 60x45. Call Gary,(940)389-2693.

Condos, town homes

Condo for rent. 1-bedroom, 1-bath,$550/month. Dusty, (817)307-0057.

Duplexes

Owner finance, rent to own. All brick3/2 & 2/2 in Decatur. $129,500. Call(940)393-9621.

Homes


Metal building w/warehouse space,office space & 2-bedroom, 1-bath,kitchen, living quarters with smallacreage available. $1,000/month.(940)393-2308, (940)389-5588.

Mobile Homes

Newly remodeled 2-bedroom,1.5-bath, single wide. New carpet &paint. 5 miles west of Springtown.No pets/smoking. (817)925-9527,(817)929-9323.

Spaces & lots

SUNSET RV PARKJust 20 minutes north of Decatur onHighway 287. We have RVs for rentor full hook-ups for your RV. Allprices include free laundry & wire-less internet. Call today for availabil-ity. (940)845-2007.

EMPLOYMENT

Business opportunity

AVON sales representativesneeded. Call to buy or sell. Startyour own business today, only $10.Terri Bishop (940)627-7192,(214)336-5271.

ESTABLISHED VENDINGcandy machine route in WiseCounty for sale. Good extra money.Moving out of area. (940)389-7518.

Employment information

Marketing executives needed towork at home. Free training.Call(940)594-2888 orwww.LovingMyHomeBiz.com

Childcare

Child care needed for church nurs-ery. Various service times/daysavailable. $8/hour to start. Highschool diploma or GED required.Apply at 1901 S. Trinity St., (behindJames Wood Motors) or call(940)627-2200.

Daycare worker needed. Apply inperson, 1403 Hovey Street, Bridge-port.

Food service

Now hiring bartender & wait staff.Please apply in person at Armon-dos.

Medical/Dental

Trinity CareCenter

Apply in person at

2108 15th St.

Bridgeport, TX

940-683-5023

Now taking applications for

Please come by Trinity Care

Center to complete an

application.

LVN/RNFull-time/Part-timePositions Available

Dental front office position, full-time.Required dental or medical experi-ence in computerized scheduling,insurance posting & billing. Paycommensurate with experience.Send resume to P.O. Box 402,Bowie, TX 76230.

Veterinary technician with small ani-mal experience required. Fax re-sume to (940)479-2675; PonderVeterinary Hospital.

EMPLOYMENT

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The City of Bridgeport is acceptingapplications for the following positions:

Part Time Counselor for the AfterSchool Program

Parks Maintenance Worker

Please fax your resume to Ashley Smalley at 940.683.3401 [email protected]. For job descriptions or applications,please go to our website at www.cityofbridgeport.net. They will be

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Leading tank truck company is seeking experienced

DRIVERSfor three of its locations.

CDL + Tanker endorsement required.Excellent pay & benefits including Health, Dental, Life, Retention

Bonus plus matching 401(k). Call or apply in person at:

17709 Hwy 380 W.Ponder, TX 76259940-482-9670940-389-5772Juan Mercer

189 Bearcat Rd.Aledo, TX 76008

817-441-2687940-391-9071

Paul Carter

902 S. Main St.Jacksboro, TX 76458

940-567-2887940-391-9444

Shannon Swanson

LOTRANSPORT, INC

940-683-5286

• Must have clean MVR• Be able to pass drug screen/physical

• Weekly pay with benefits of medical, dental, vision, life insurance.

• Starting pay 24% of gross• Attendance bonus up to 2% per week

Now Hiring Class ACDL Drivers

GT onst ionGTR ConstructionTotal Home Remodel/RepairTotal Home Remodel/Repair

Bathroom &

Kitchen Specialist

Tape, Bed &

Texture

Leaky Showers &

Tubs

Electric

Dry Wall Repair

Plumbing

Wood

Laminate

Ceramic Tile

Carpet

817-988-7586817-988-7586 940-969-2455 940-969-2455FreeFree

EstimatesEstimates2yr Warranty2yr Warrantyest.1980

HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY

Backsplashes

Countertops

Garage & Attic Conversions

[email protected]

TMCCONSTRUCTION

Residential • Commercial Building • Improvements

• Free Estimates • Employee Owned Company

40 Years Experience

We also Build

Barns, Fences, Round Pens

Sonny Powers 940-626-9025

• RN Case Manager• Licensed Medical

Social Worker

Excellent Working

Environment

Applications available in Decatur

125 CR. 3051

or Fax Resume to:

940-627-96278 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Monday - Friday

940-627-2888Join the Interdisciplinary Team

making a difference in the lives

of the families we serve!

Entry level, full- time technician towork up patients, & possible frontdesk work. No weekends. Mail re-sume to P.O. Box 149, Attention: 0,Decatur, TX 76234.

Home health agency seeks respon-sible caring adults to help with dailyliving tasks. Wise County openings.P l e a s e c o n t a c t J a m i e1(800)866-6705.

Miscellaneous

AC Heating & Electrical, positionavailable. High School diploma orGED preferred. Experience helpful,but not required. Willing to train rightindividual. (940)644-5322.

Accepting applications for seasonalemployees, March-October 2008.Positions available: security, main-tenance, housekeeping, recrea-tional. Bay Landing, 2305 W. High-w a y 3 8 0 , B r i d g e p o r t .(940)683-3019.

Free conversational Englishclasses. Call (940)627-1912.

Garrett Creek Ranch now hiring allpositions. Please apply in person.Call for directions, (940)433-2055.

Full-time maintenance personneeded for 90 unit apartment com-plex in Decatur. Dependability &honesty are musts. AC certificationa plus. Call (940)627-5438.

Immediate opening for experiencedauto detailer/car lot porter. Call(940)626-8000 for interview.

Local irrigation company looking forhelp. Experience a plus, but willtrain. (940)627-0836.

Lonesome Dove Transport is look-ing for a person to do tire repair &general maintenance on trucks.(940)626-8248.

Offi ce

H e l p w a n t e d f o r C i t ySecretary/Treasurer position, City ofRunaway Bay. Manages day to dayoperations of City Hall. Salary DOQ.Please submit resume to ElizabethPenney, City Secretary, 101 Run-away Bay Drive, Runaway Bay, TX76426. (940)575-4745.

Full-time

Teller

Position

Available

1706 FM 51 South • Decatur

940-627-1553

Secretarial position available.Multi-tasker, bilingual & QuickBooksa plus. 3+ years office experiencerequired. Email resume [email protected].

Retail/Sales

Gail’sPharmacy

has an opening for a

Dependable Clerk

Apply in person Mon.-Fri.,

9 a.m. - 6 p.m.810 W.W. Ray Circle,

Bridgeport

We have

GoodThingsin

Store.Sales AssociateSherwin Williams, a leader in the paint and coatings industry, has an opening at our Decatur,TX store for a (part-time) Sales Associate. In thisposition, you will assist customers, stock and price products, maintain store displays and tint and mix paint. (Position requires 28 hours per week.)

Here’s what you get: Competitive salary,vacation pay, growth opportunities, company-paidpension (minimum hours required to be eligible), company-paid training, employee discounts; plus excellent insurance and 401(k) for full-time employees.

Here’s what you need: High school diploma or equivalent; ability to work all scheduled hours; valid drivers license; appropriate vehicleinsurance.

Apply at: The Sherwin-Williams Company 601 West Ford Street Decatur, TX 76234

Tel:940-626-0086 Fax:940-626-0029

An equalopportunityemployerM/F/D/V

Diamond W Truckstop and DryCreek Store in Bridgeport, full-timecashiers needed. Apply in person.Serious applicants only. NODRUGS!

Trades

is looking for great people

for great jobs:

• CNC machinist

• Field safety

coordinator (oilfield

experience preferred)

• Data entry professional

• General labor

Your Best Choice in Temp-to-Hire Staffing

1712 S Hwy 51 Ste 19. Decatur, TX 76234-3613

TXstaffing.com • f 940-626-4410 • p 940-626-4488

CHANEY TRUCKINGLooking for safe, dependable, ClassA CDL drivers with 1-year verifiableexperience. Peterbilt trucks, paidhealth insurance, matching 401k,vacation, home every night. Call1 (800)448-6323, Mon. -Fr i . ,8a.m.-5p.m.

Driver needed for pneumatic tanker.CDL-A required, 2-years verifiabledriving experience. Insurance avail-able, paid vacation. (817)220-0456,(817)637-4985.

Drivers needed for end dumps &vacuum trucks, local hauling, paidhourly. Call Marvin Porter.(940)389-2579.

ASSEMBLY

MECHANIC

Experienced in Heavy

Equipment Assembly

and Repair of Mech.,

Elec. and Hyd.

Systems.

Excellent Benefits

including Medical and

401(k). Trench-Tech

800-842-2135

Drivers wanted for belly dump.(940)389-6558.

Ful l - t ime dr iver . Min imum23-years-old with good driving re-cord. Hours may vary. Contact(817)439-0630.

Help wanted for welders in fabrica-t ion shop in Alvord. Call(940)427-4701 for appointment; orfax resume, (940)427-2123.

HS ServicesTruck Drivers Needed

• Class A CDL

• Clean Driving Record

• Pass Drug Screen

• Local Hauling

• Home every night

940-433-8051940-393-2456

JOURNEYMANNow hiring experienced journeymanelectrical helpers & wiremen.(940)389-5588.

LPG gas transporter needed, haul-ing LPG gas to and from refineriesin Texas & Oklahoma. HazMat andtanker endorsements a must. Bene-fits paid. Must have 2-years verifi-able experience. Contact Mike Li-pham @ (940)255-0597.

Part-time, new construction work forunemployed plumber’s helper. Musthave own transportation, be de-pendable. (817)220-6714, after6p.m.

SERVICES

Adult/Elderly care

Experienced caregiver to elderly,seeking full-time work. Live-in oro the r . Grea t re fe rences .(940)748-2389 or (940)577-4749.

Business

BARBARA’S TAX SERVICE30-years experience. Open in Al-v o r d . ( 9 4 0 ) 3 9 3 - 3 5 9 0 ,(940)964-2693.www.BoydFamilyEnterprises.com

STONE WORK & CONCRETERetaining walls, patios, rock entries,houses, landscaping. Small brickjobs. Decatur references. 20 yearsexperience. Major credit cards ac-cepted. (817)919-4487.

Housecleaning

AMY’S OLD FASHIONEDHOUSE CLEANING

at a fair price. Contact me at(817)995-7961.

C&J OFFICE CLEANINGwhere quality is number 1! Call forfree estimates, (940)368-2290.


EMPLOYMENT

SERVICES

• Childcare

• Adult/Elderly Care

• Business

• Housecleaning

• Let Me Fix It

• Miscellaneous

• Tutoring

Limited Time Offer

STOP STICKERS NOW!

The months of January and Februaryare the time to apply pre-emergent herbicides.

Stop stickers & broad leaf weedsby applying pre-emergents

on your lawn NOW!

Call for a FREE Lawn Analysis Today

940-627-7378Wise/Chem Safe Pest Control & Lawn Care

Your Professional Lawn Care Company

Limited Time Offer

FREE Lawn Fertilizationwhen you sign up for a full lawn care program.

For More Information Contact Auctioneer!

AUCTION SATURDAY

February 16 • 10 a.m.

DSSI Business Park

2683 Hwy. 51 N • Decatur, TX

Directions: From Hwy. 380 take hwy. 51 Northtowards Gainesville. Go approximately 2 miles.Auction site on left side of road, just past Decatur Livestock Market.

Complete Estate liquidation of a Wise County farmer, including tractors, all equipment & miscellaneous.

PARTIAL LISTING ONLY1995 John Deere 455 G TC Crawler Loader, 2006 Model New Holland TL 90 A Tractor w/Bush Hog

4045 Loader & Bucket-Full Warranty ‘til May 2008, 1973 Model Massey Ferguson 1105 Tractor w/Cab, Ford 555 C Backhoe, 18 Ft. Gooseneck Cattle Trailer (New Floor), 1986 Fruehauf 28 Ft. Box Van Semi

Trailer, (3) Overhead Fuel Tanks, T&S Model T-856 Trip Hopper Range Feeder Wagon, 10 Ft. Texas Bragg Flatbed Trailer, 16 Ft. Tandem Axle Flatbed Trailer-Bumper Pull, 6 Ft. Bumper Pull Trailer w/Fuel

Tank & Tool Boxes, Bale Buggy w/Hand Winch, Massey Ferguson 12 Ft. Disc Plow, 2004 Model Bush Hog 2010 Mower, 12 Ft. 11 Shank Pull Type Chisel Plow, 12 Ft. Offset Disc Plow, 1978 GMC

Heavy Half Ton Pickup, Sierra Classic, 2006 Model Bush Hog Posthole Digger, 2006 Shoule 6 Ft. Rock Bucket, Tractor Bale Spear, 3 Pt. Hydraulic Log Splitter, Tooth Pro Backhoe Bucket, Road Boss Grader, 2006 Bush Hog Model 121 8 Ft. Blade, Hay King Blade Fork, 1 Row Lister Plow, Misc. Tin, Misc. Die-sel & Gas Cans, Sitrex Broadcast 3 Pt. Spreader, Pick-up Bed Hydraulic Bale Spike, Large Heavy Duty

Shop Table w/Anvil & Vice, Misc. Filters 14 Ft. Drag, Oxygen Acetylene Hoses, Implement Tire, Several Wire Cattle Panels, (5) Tubing & Wire Panel Dividers, Approx 1 Ton Cattle Creep & Misc. Feed, 15

Rolls Insulation, Dr Chipper Shreader (Unused), Huskee 175 Lb. Fertilizer Spreader For Lawn Use, 15 Gal. Sprayer On Sm Trailer (For Mower Or 4 Wheeler), 25 Gal. Huskee Sprayer On Yard Type Trailer, Dayton Generator With Honda Motor, (2) Lrg. Micro Rain Water Walking Sprinklers. (For Lrg. Area),

Miller Bobcat 250 NT Welder On 10 Ft. Flatbed Trailer w/Bottle Holders, Air Compressor & Tool Boxes A Complete Rig, 5 Ft. Brush Hog Finish Mower, Model RDTH84, 1920 Ford Diesel Tractor,

2 Wheel Drive-975 Hrs. Very Clean

Metal/Pipe Inventory

NOBUYERS

PREMIUM!

No.

369811750

Length

32’18’20’20’18’30’

Descrip

2 7/8 Pipe4” Channel3x3” Angle4x4” Angle4” Flat Iron4” C Purlin

No.

19252516015010100

Length

20’20’24’20’20’New RollsT-Post

Descrip

2x2 Angle1x1 Angle3/4 Sucker RodsSch 40 PVCMixed PVCBarb Wire

AUCTIONEER’S NOTES:This auction contains a lot of good clean equipment and implements that have had very little use. Please make plans to attend this fi ne auction. Be on time, as there are not many small items. Inspection 1:00 to

5:00 p.m. Friday (2/15/08) or early sale day.Load Out will be Saturday afternoon and Sunday afternoon - February 17, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m.

Lots electric fence & misc. 100’s of 2x4 lumber & 4x8’ sheets wall board

940-872-5180 • 940-872-3613269 Brazos St., Bowie

Charles Connour, License #7216 Pictures on web • ccauction.com

214-755-4785

Saturday, February 16 • 6 p.m.1 mile east of Boyd on Hwy. 114, or 4 miles west of Rhome on Hwy. 114

Antiques, Furniture, David Winters, Boehm Birds, Glassware, Primitives, Western Art, A Quality Selection.

Auction Every Saturday, 6 p.m. • We Take Consignments.

10% BP. Seating, Heated, Open 2 p.m., Good Food On Site.

AUCTION

MORE IN STOCK!

WE FINANCE!BUY HERE, PAY HERE

2001 Dodge SLT X-cab

2001 Chrysler PT Cruiser

2002 Chrysler T&C Van

2000 Ford Expedition XL

2000 Chevy Silverado LS X-cab

2002 Chevy Tracker

2002 Buick Rendezvous

2000 Jeep Cherokee Laredo

FOR SALE1955 Chevrolet 2 door post

1993 Chevrolet Corvette, 40th Anniversary1968 Jeep Commando

1993 2 1/2 ton Chevrolet Truck1994 Dodge Custom Van

1988 Jeep WranglerAll vehicles run and drive

940-391-6757 Cell or 940-427-7446

Office: 940-627-3059Cell: 940-393-3964Fax: 940-626-4996

PO Box 1504Decatur, TX 76234

Pump Sales & ServiceComplete Water Well Drilling & Repair

Storage Tanks & Boosting Equipment & InstallationResidential, Municipal & Commercial

Emergency Service Availablewww.aandvwater.com

Lic. #2774AI

A&V WaterJohn & Mary Haynie

GENERAL COMMERCIALoffice cleaning “Your answer tocleaning.” Bonded. Double D Enter-prise. For free estimates, call(940)626-9558.

HOMETOWNCLEANING SERVICES

Home and office cleaning. Weekly,bi-weekly or monthly. Please con-tact Ambra Cross, (940)210-8458.

RESIDENTIAL CLEANINGCaring lady that goes the extra mile.(940)627-9356, (817)602-1255.

Let me fi x it

A+ HANDYMAN SERVICEHome, auto repair and tune ups.30+ years experience. Call Karl at(817)995-7960 or (940)627-1115.

COWTOWN DOORSSales, service, installation. Garaged o o r s & o p e n e r s .(817)501-1517.340

MasterHandypersonsLen Roy Don Builders

Home Repairs • UpdatesSheetrock RepairsNew Construction

Patios & DecksGarage Conversions

Shops • BarnsFencing • Welding

CarpentryCustom WoodworkTractor & Backhoe

Service

Roy & ReynReynolds

35 Years Experience

Also see our ad forBudget Septic Systems Installed

Direct Mobile 817-366-7990

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RAY’S HANDYMAN SERVICESpecializing in all types of home re-pairs. Also, custom cabinets &counter tops. (940)627-6399.

RUSSELL’SHome Improvements

& Repair

All Types of

RemodelingRepairs Large or SmallAdd-ons, Decks And More

Call

940-627-6947 or 940-389-4943

SIDING INSTALLATIONin Wise County area. Complete orpartial, residential or commercial.10-years experience. Best prices,free estimates. (940)799-7572.

Miscellaneous

Williams’ Hauling & Tractor Works• Garden & landscape tilling• Backhoe work, driveways• Dirt, sand & gravel hauling• Mowing, plowing & blading • All types cleanup & haul-offs• Quality work, fair pricing

James Williams940-399-9138

Insured

RememberRemember

For all your concrete needs!For all your concrete needs!

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Insist on QualityInsist on Quality

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Concrete, Inc.Concrete, Inc.

ALUMINUM CANS60¢/lb. We buy copper, brass, alu-minum, insulated wire, long & shortiron. S&S Recycling, Bowie,(940)872-1998.

FARM ANDRANCH

Farm Equipment

1946 JOHN DEEREB model , parade winner,$3,200/OBO. GE Air Handler, runsgreat, $200/OBO. (940)577-5022.

OCEAN FREIGHT CONTAINERSNew & used. Water tight & rodentproof. Larry Singley, (817)992-9122.

Fencing

CHRISTIAN COWBOY FENCINGBarbed wire, horse & goat. Newfence & repairs. Steve, cell,( 8 1 7 ) 3 6 0 - 6 3 8 5 ; h o m e ,(940)626-4660.

DONE RIGHT FENCINGAll types fencing: Ranch, residential,industrial. Custom carports, metalb u i l d i n g . ( 9 4 0 ) 8 7 2 - 5 5 6 3 ,(940)531-1901.(940)872-5563

FENCINGAll types & fence repair. Call Frank.(940)389-4746 or (940)427-2242.

USED PIPE & TIN2”x4” horse fence wi re .(940)872-5343, (612)396-0082.

Lawn and garden

CDK LAWN SERVICEOffering landscaping/mowing, fertil-izing, yard/leaf clean-up. Spring isnear, start now! (940)389-0360.

LONE OAK LANDSCAPINGLandscape design & installation; re-taining walls; water ponds; sod; treetrimming & planting; decks/patios.(940)644-2920, (940)389-1778.

TREES TRIMMED & REMOVED36 years in business, insured.(817)444-0861, Teater.

Livestock

HORSESHOEINGHot, cold and corrective. 24-yearsexperience. Prompt & reliable serv-ice. (817)690-0924.

LLAMASweanlings (6-months-old), adults,bred females, guardians & pet qual-ity. We provide training & supportfor new owners. (940)433-5897.

RED DUNAQHA yearling colt, very gentle,$1,600. Dark brown AQHA2-year-old filly, started gentle, 92%foundation, $1,900. (940)627-2410.

WILL REMOVEor maybe buy unwanted horses.C a l l ( 8 1 7 ) 3 6 0 - 7 6 1 7 o r(940)627-6904.

Livestock care/training

HORSESHOEINGDarwin Spotted Tail, graduate Okla-homa Horseshoeing School.(940)627-4206; cell (940)210-8003.

Miscellaneous

USED SHEET METAL22 gauge. Used pipe, 4 1/2”. Forcarports, barns or round pens.(940)626-9025.

Mowing

DOZER & TRACTORwork. Also, tree farm. Smith & Sons,(817)313-8996.

Pasture and feed

!!! SALE !!! ON 4X5coastal, net-wrapped. 1st cutting,$24/each; 2nd cutting, $34/each.Discount for each 10 bales bought.(817)832-7735.

4X5 ROUND BALESHeavily fertilized coastal.1st cuttingand 2nd cutting $30/bale, 3rd cut-ting $35/bale. Alvord, will load, nominimum. (817)271-0610 or(940)427-3186.

500 WEEDED/HEAVILYfertilized, horse quality coastalsquares, 2nd cutting, in barn,$4.50/bale. South Decatur area offFM 730, 3 miles north Boyd. (817)729-5311.

CHRISTIAN COWBOYSFertilized coastal square bales,$5/each. 5x5 round bales,$30-40/each. Delivery available.(940)626-4627, (817)360-6385.

COASTAL HAY2nd cutting, no weeds, heavily fertil-ized, 1,100 lb. bales, $29/each.(877)935-2110.

COASTAL HAY4x5 round bales, delivery available.(940)627-4511.

Coastal sprigs for sale. Coastalsprigging & pasture aeration.(817)925-9527, (817)929-9323.

Coastal, heavy, 2nd cutting, fertil-ized, squares in barn. $4/bale.( 9 4 0 ) 6 2 7 - 0 0 0 0 , d a y s ;(940)393-1299, evenings.

GUARANTEED HORSE QUALITYCOASTAL

Fertilized,weed-free, put up dry,tested, high protein. 4x5net-wrapped, round balesHorse,$30-$39;Cow,$24-$30.Square bales in barn,$3.25-$4.25.(817)523-4616.

HAY FOR SALE1st cutting horse quality, $35; 2ndand 3rd, $45; cow hay $30.(940)389-3683.

HAY FOR SALE1st cutting, clean off hay, $25/bale.Horse quality hay, $35 & $40. Call5p.m., (940)627-1943.

HAY FOR SALE4x5 net-wrapped, fertilized, weedfree coastal, round bales. Will load.$ 2 5 / b a l e . ( 9 4 0 ) 3 8 9 - 5 4 2 2 ,(940)427-8705, leave message.

HORSE QUALITY COASTAL HAYRound, $35; square, $4. Deliverya v a i l a b l e . ( 9 4 0 ) 6 2 7 - 1 9 6 6 ;(940)393-9835; (817)233-3334.

LARGE FRESH COASTALSquare bales, $5/each. Boyd/Deca-tur area. (940)393-5823.

✮✮$3.50 COASTAL HORSE HAY✮✮

Square bales in barn, 2nd/3rd cut-tings. No minimum. BetweenAlvord/Decatur. Delivery available.Also, PASTURE MOWING .(817)991-7625, (940)627-2813.

PETS

Pets

ADORABLE VALENTINETeacup Yorkie Puppies!! AKC regis-tered, vet checked, healthguaranteed. $400/each. EmailDavid at [email protected] forpictures and info.

Free to country home, 15-month-oldGreat Pyrenees, male, neutered.(940)297-9219.

Pets lost and found

Lost: Boxer puppy, 4-month-old fe-male, fawn & white. Last seen nearBridgeport High School, Wed., Feb.6. Reward for safe return! CallChuck, (940)389-1823; or Derek,(940)389-4697.

Pet stud service

BLUE MERLE GREAT DANEfor stud service. Call (940)644-5825for more information.

MERCHANDISEFOR SALE

Appliances

52” HD TVDLP Toshiba, 2-years-old. 36” RCA,built-in cabinet. Both work outstand-ing. (940)399-9133.

Furniture

2 LEATHER SOFASFull-length, beige, excellent condi-tion. $500/each. (817)489-5437.

Save Big –

Lease Returns

You’ll save big because we leased it first!

Rental return sofa and love seat- both from $329. Laptops from

$289. Bargains on home theaters, appliances, furniture, computers,

and much more.Limited quantities.

1304 Highway 51 S.

Decatur

940.627.5043

COMPLETE KING-SIZE bedroom suit, 7 pieces, traditionalstyle. $450. (940)433-8044.

DARK GREEN LEATHERcouch for sale. Excellent condition,has been in formal living room.$350. (214)914-4964, Decatur.

Garage sales


RUBEN’S BALLROOMEN DECATUR

Tendremos nuestra agenda abiertaempezando el mes de Julio 2008.Para todo tipo de eventos. Bodas,Quinceñears, conciertos. Y promo-t o r e s s o n b i e n v e n i d o s .(940)391-1080.

Firewood

FIREWOODfor sale. (940)389-3413.

FIREWOODTrees down. North of Decatur, High-way 51. $25/pickup; $40/cord.(940)627-7186 or (940)389-1400,cell.

Miscellaneous

ANTIQUE DRESSER in great condition, plus lots more.Sewing machine, $75. Dinning tablewith leather chairs, $300. Daytonahot tub, cranberry color, with acces-sories, $1,900. Shotgun re-loaderswith some extra's, $50/each. Pro-g r e s s i v e l o a d e r $ 1 5 0 .(817)489-3022.

ELECTRIC WHEELCHAIRheavy duty, excellent shape,4-years-old. $2,000. (940)627-4332.

STREET SWEEPER 5' wide rotary Sweepster streets w e e p e r . $ 4 , 9 0 0 / O B O .(817)846-5997.

TRANSPORTATION

Cars

TOP DOLLAR PAIDfor junk cars & trucks.(817)220-5682.

I’LL BUY THOSE YARD CARSas well as your good used cars.Arvin, (817)925-8768.

Recreational vehicles

2006 JAG24 foot travel trailer. $1,000/down,assume note. Call George,(817)726-7669.

2007 JAG25 foot travel trailer, 1-slide, likenew, queen bed, sleeps 6, equalizerhitch. $13,900. (940)748-9961.

Pickups/Vans/SUVs

2002 WINDSTARfully equipped, handicap van, canbe hand controlled, 39,000 miles,warranty, leather & more. $22,000.(817)929-8451, (940)969-6371.

2000 Dodge Caravan, auto, 4-cylin-der, 146k, 1-owner, very good con-dition. $2,495. (817)680-1994.

2002 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER LTZfully loaded, heated seats, tintedwindows, 2 new tires, runs great.$11,000. (940)499-7601.

2003 TAHOE5.3 liter, V-8, 4x4, clean, runs great.reduced to $14,000. Home,(940)427-2289; cell, (940)389-3815.

2002 F150XL sport, red, 6-cylinder, standard,bedliner, 72k, 1-owner, $6,500.1997 F150, supercab, XL off-road,4x4, V-8, standard, 160k, 1-owner,$5 ,500. (214) , 803-8500,(940)627-9550.

1995 CHEVROLET 1500short-bed pickup, 90,000 miles,good condition, new paint/tires.$8,500. (940)393-3446.

FARM AND RANCH

• Farm Equipment • Fencing

• Lawn & Garden • Livestock

• Livestock Care/Training

• Livestock Lost & Found

• Livestock Stud Service

• Livestock Supplies

• Miscellaneous • Mowing

• Pasture & Feed • Poultry

PETS

• Pets

• Pets Lost & Found

• Pet Care/Training

• Pet Stud Services

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

• Appliances

• Clothing/Jewelry

• Furniture

• Garage Sales

• Firewood

• Miscellaneous

• Auctions

TRANSPORTATION

• Boats

• Cars

• Recreational Vehicles

• Trucks

• Accessories

• Trailers

• Wanted to Buy


SERVICES FARM AND RANCH MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

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2004 CHEVY 2500 HD6.0 liter, crew cab, long bed, silverbirch, leather seats, loaded.$15,000. Home, (940)427-2289;cell, (940)389-3815.

Heavy Equipment

1999 MAC CH613E7-350, 10-speed, air ride, new wet-kit, 624k miles, Ryder truck,$25,500.

1998 CMCsteel end dump, half round, canvasroll tarp, $17,000. (940)389-9705.

1995 KENWORTHflat-top sleeper, 13-sped, 3406-ECa te rp i l l a r . $28 ,000 /OBO.(940)393-1400.

Trailers

2006 24 foot Pace cargo trailer. Per-fect condition. Bumper pull. $6,500.Call (940)683-8335.

Wanted to buy

WANT TO BUYtruck camper for 2001 Ford F250,short bed. Call (940)389-2903.

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CJHS coach’s comments: The

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Chico A 11

Holliday A 29

CJHS standouts — Araliza

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Bridgeport A 24

Bowie A 41

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Bowie 18

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It’s not uncommon in these winter months to feel a little sad, or lacking in energy, often for no real reason. While experts aren’t sure exactly what causes these mid-winter blues, they do have a name for it – Seasonal Affective Disorder, or S.A.D.

Mental health experts think such feelings, when they occur regularly, are a reaction to the reduced amounts of sunlight and activity that most of us face in the winter.

There’s evidence for that in the fact that S.A.D. occurs more frequently, though not exclusively, in the northern areas of the country. An estimated 9 percent of the population in the north-ern parts of the U.S. is affected by S.A.D., but even in places like Florida, winter blues affect an estimated 1.5 percent of the population.

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There’s also evidence that increas-ing your level of exercise can help limit those winter blues. Even on the coldest days, just bundling up and getting out for a walk or playing with the kids or dog can help improve your day.

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Wise County 4-H’ers were successful at the 2008 Fort Worth Livestock Show.

The majority of the 4-H’ers placed in the top fi ve of their class as well as re-serve division champion.

The results are as follows in the heifer show:

Lauren Stowers – 1st and Reserved Division Cham-pion in the Limousin Divi-sion

Brad Bakker – 4th in the Limousin Division

Laci Terrell – 5th in the Maine Division

Jordan Johnson – 4th in the Limousin Division

Jon Walters – 11th in the Maine Division

Michael Pate – 3rd in the Simmental Division

Megan Short – 11th in the Angus Division

Breanna Short – 12th in the Angus Division

Joe McCoy – 1st in the Beefmaster Division

Justin Green – 3rd in the Brangus Division

Success and good fortune continued into the steer week where four of our 4-H’ers made the sale:

Candace Clayton – 6th in the heavy weight Polled

Hereford DivisionKatie Claborn – 9th in the

Class One Exotic Steer Di-vision

Brad Bakker – 5th in the lightweight Polled Hereford Division

Chris Saunders – 10th in the Class One Exotic Divi-sion

Other participants in-cluded: Taylor Clayton, Sam Griffi th, Marissa Schedcik, Chase Saunders, Maggie Downe, Carter Hackenson, Kelsey Hayes, Taylor Emola and Parker Emola.

Congratulations to all of these 4-H’ers for their Fort Worth Stock Show success.

A friendly reminder to all 4-H’ers: Entry clinic will be held at the Extension offi ce on Friday, Feb. 15, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. and on Satur-day, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon.

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If an apple a day keeps the doctor away, then what does it take to avoid getting heart disease? Try combining the apple with four other servings of fruits and vegetables and a healthy dose of exercise.

Heart disease has been the lead-ing cause of death in Texas for more than half a century, so it’s important to know the risk factors for heart disease and take actions to protect yourself.

Several factors such as high blood cholesterol, smoking, family history of heart attack, race, physical inactiv-ity, being overweight and diabetes can increase a person’s chances of hav-ing heart disease. African-Americans, Mexican-Americans and American Indians are at greater risk. The more risk factors a person has, the greater the chances of developing heart dis-ease.

“There are many risk factors that we can’t control, such as our family his-tory,” said Dr. David Lakey, the state’s health commissioner. “That makes it all the more important to take action to reduce those risk factors that we can control.”

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“With our busy lifestyles, it’s getting harder to pay attention to what we eat and adjust our schedules,” Dr. Lakey said. “With that in mind, it’s important for Texans to take charge of their diet and fi nd time to exercise.”

Cardiovascular disease refers to a group of diseases including heart dis-ease, stroke and congestive heart fail-ure. In 2004 heart disease accounted for almost 50,000 adult deaths in Tex-as.

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Tamme Byers, treasurer of the Northwest ISD Education Foundation, presents Sheila Greene with Chisholm Trail Middle School with $2,490 in grant funds.

Dennis Engelke with CoServ presents Stacy Hamby from Chisholm Trail Middle School with a grant for $4,852.

Belinda Little of Seven Hills Elementary receives a grant for $2,324 from Dennis Engelke.

Wise County Messenger publisher Roy Eaton and Northwest ISD school board member Debbie Thomas (right) present Sheila Greene with Chisholm Trail Middle School with a grant for $4,991.

The Northwest ISD Educa-tion Foundation’s annual Grant Brigade on Wednesday, Feb. 6, awarded 36 grants totaling more than $115,000 throughout the district.

Schools in Wise County ac-counted for $27,963 of the grant funds.

Grants awarded at Seven Hills Elementary include:■ $2,324 to Belinda Little for

The Art of Pueblo Storyteller dolls, which will purchase a kiln and supplies to make the dolls. The dolls will allow students to take an imaginative journey to the Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico to learn an art form from a Na-tive American culture.■ $1,750 to Patrice Brake for

Lone Star Literacy Project/Pro-jecto de Literature Una sola Es-trella. The program will foster language development for Eng-lish Language Learners (ELL) students and their families by providing bilingual books in Eng-lish and Spanish that children can read at school and at home with their parents.■ $8,927 to Penny Bowles for

Math Stations. The funds will be used to purchase manipulative for small group math instruc-tion by using math workstations where students can practice, re-inforce and extend their math skills through various hands-on activities.

Chisholm Trail Middle School grants include:■ $4,991 to Sheila Greene for

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Seven Hills Elementary and Chisholm Trail Middle School will share the $2,629, requested by Kelli Smith and Mary Whit-tenburg for the Texans Saving Lives with CPR/Got CPR? West Side Does! grant, which will pur-chase CPR training tools.

This year’s Grant Brigade awarded the largest amount of grant funds to the district in its history. In the last seven years, the Northwest ISD Education Foun-dation has given 184 grants to 576 teachers totaling $433,649.

For more information on the Northwest ISD Education Foun-dation, visit the district’s Web site at www.nisdtx.org.

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West Fork of the Trinity

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TUESDAY

Cooler; a t-storm in

the morning

55° 27°

FRIDAY

Rain and drizzle

possible

42° 26°

SATURDAY

Partly sunny and

warmer

50° 29°

SUNDAY

Sunny to partly

cloudy

52° 34°

MONDAY

Brilliant sunshine

60° 42°

WEDNESDAY

A full day of

sunshine

61° 43°

THURSDAY

Windy with clouds

and sun

63° 38°

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First Full Last New

Feb 13 Feb 20 Feb 28 Mar 7

Denton through Sunday, February 10

Total for the week 0.06”

Total for the month 0.06”

Total for the year 0.14”

Normal for the month 0.82”

Normal for the year 2.76”

Last week’s high/low 82°/26°

Normal high/low 57°/35°

Average temperature 52.4°

Normal average temperature 46.0°

As of 7 a.m. Sunday (in feet)

Possum King L. 1000 998.51 +0.02

L. Bridgeport 836 831.57 -0.03

As of 7 a.m. Sunday (in feet)

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Tuesday 10:15 a.m. none

Wednesday 10:54 a.m. 12:29 a.m.

Thursday 11:41 a.m. 1:40 a.m.

Friday 12:35 p.m. 2:50 a.m.

Saturday 1:38 p.m. 3:54 a.m.

Sunday 2:46 p.m. 4:51 a.m.

Monday 3:55 p.m. 5:39 a.m.

Tuesday 7:18 a.m. 6:12 p.m.

Wednesday 7:17 a.m. 6:13 p.m.

Thursday 7:16 a.m. 6:14 p.m.

Friday 7:15 a.m. 6:15 p.m.

Saturday 7:14 a.m. 6:16 p.m.

Sunday 7:13 a.m. 6:16 p.m.

Monday 7:12 a.m. 6:17 p.m.

Abilene 58/35/pc 66/45/s 67/32/pc 42/29/r 52/36/pc 61/36/s 62/45/s

Amarillo 50/28/s 67/33/s 44/21/c 43/23/pc 53/29/s 55/29/s 57/38/s

Austin 64/39/t 68/41/s 67/46/pc 52/34/r 56/34/pc 69/40/s 64/43/s

Beaumont 70/38/t 59/41/s 67/54/pc 59/38/r 51/39/pc 62/43/s 64/50/s

Brownsville 78/45/t 76/54/s 81/63/pc 72/44/pc 69/48/s 76/53/s 74/63/s

College Station 60/38/t 62/45/s 69/50/pc 52/33/r 53/38/pc 62/41/s 60/48/s

Corpus Christi 70/44/t 71/51/s 73/59/pc 69/41/pc 66/44/s 71/47/s 70/57/s

Dallas 58/34/t 58/43/s 63/38/pc 45/31/r 47/33/pc 57/37/s 58/44/s

Del Rio 70/44/pc 71/48/s 72/46/pc 61/37/r 65/41/s 70/46/s 68/52/s

El Paso 63/37/s 70/46/s 66/35/c 51/30/s 62/37/s 65/40/s 66/43/s

Fort Worth 55/32/t 59/44/s 64/37/pc 43/29/r 43/32/pc 53/35/s 59/45/s

Galveston 66/43/t 58/49/s 67/53/pc 58/38/r 52/46/pc 63/50/s 64/56/s

Houston 66/40/t 62/43/s 70/53/pc 56/37/r 52/40/pc 62/44/s 63/49/s

Laredo 77/47/c 74/52/s 80/55/pc 66/39/pc 71/47/s 70/49/s 71/57/s

Lubbock 58/32/s 67/36/s 54/28/c 42/26/pc 57/32/s 61/32/s 64/40/s

Midland 58/32/s 67/42/s 65/33/c 44/26/pc 58/35/s 64/35/s 61/43/s

Odessa 58/37/s 67/42/s 63/36/c 46/27/pc 59/36/s 64/36/s 61/45/s

San Angelo 60/30/pc 65/45/s 66/38/pc 49/31/r 58/36/s 66/37/s 65/45/s

San Antonio 66/40/t 68/46/s 67/49/pc 55/31/r 60/39/pc 70/42/s 66/50/s

Texarkana 52/29/t 55/35/s 58/44/pc 48/34/r 42/29/pc 49/35/s 56/42/s

Tyler 53/33/t 60/40/s 63/46/pc 48/29/r 42/33/pc 55/35/s 59/45/s

Waco 60/34/t 60/45/s 64/44/pc 50/31/r 49/36/pc 57/38/s 61/48/s

Wichita Falls 57/27/pc 62/41/s 59/35/pc 41/26/r 47/29/pc 57/32/pc 61/41/s

Albuquerque 53/30/s 58/34/s 45/23/sn 45/25/s 53/29/s 56/32/s 58/35/s

Anchorage 21/11/sn 23/12/c 28/19/sn 22/11/c 22/14/sn 24/18/c 30/15/c

Atlanta 66/42/c 46/30/pc 59/38/s 61/43/c 55/41/r 54/33/c 53/27/r

Atlantic City 38/37/c 47/23/r 45/24/s 47/30/pc 41/19/sf 38/22/sn 37/16/c

Billings 41/28/c 38/20/sn 33/19/c 40/27/c 45/24/c 42/24/pc 42/30/c

Bismarck 29/9/pc 23/-1/sn 3/-10/c 12/6/pc 28/9/sf 24/7/c 23/18/c

Boise 46/30/pc 44/24/c 41/25/pc 46/29/pc 48/29/s 45/29/pc 46/36/c

Boston 32/27/sn 43/25/r 37/26/pc 41/29/c 40/16/pc 32/24/sn 33/21/c

Charleston, SC 66/57/pc 68/44/t 61/40/s 66/51/s 69/53/t 58/42/c 58/28/r

Cheyenne 39/27/c 48/20/c 29/15/sn 40/24/s 50/23/pc 42/25/pc 47/25/pc

Chicago 22/10/sn 24/15/pc 37/19/sn 24/9/c 26/11/pc 29/19/sf 31/11/c

Cleveland 28/19/sn 25/14/c 30/23/pc 38/21/sn 28/15/pc 32/20/c 28/10/c

Denver 44/25/pc 52/22/c 33/14/sn 41/23/s 50/23/pc 47/25/s 51/30/s

Des Moines 20/8/pc 31/18/c 24/4/sn 13/3/pc 21/11/pc 33/13/c 32/18/pc

Detroit 22/14/sn 27/13/c 30/22/pc 34/15/sn 25/11/pc 27/16/c 30/13/c

Fargo 17/2/pc 16/-5/sn -4/-19/c 2/-3/pc 22/9/sf 21/3/sf 19/16/c

Honolulu 81/69/s 81/68/s 80/67/s 79/67/s 79/66/s 80/64/s 78/64/s

Indianapolis 30/15/sn 27/17/c 40/24/pc 33/17/c 34/18/pc 37/17/c 32/13/c

Jackson, MS 64/33/t 49/25/s 63/43/s 60/43/sh 49/30/t 57/31/pc 56/39/s

Kansas City 28/19/pc 44/29/s 36/12/c 26/11/c 35/21/pc 40/20/c 45/28/pc

Las Vegas 69/45/s 69/45/pc 58/39/sh 61/40/s 65/45/s 68/47/s 71/49/s

Little Rock 48/31/t 50/30/s 53/39/pc 46/34/r 40/29/sh 51/32/pc 50/34/pc

Los Angeles 74/52/s 69/52/s 71/50/s 72/50/s 73/51/s 73/54/s 73/54/c

Miami 78/73/t 83/62/t 78/68/pc 82/72/pc 83/68/pc 79/64/c 78/51/s

Minneapolis 15/7/sn 22/12/c 15/-2/sn 6/-2/c 17/8/sf 26/11/sf 27/12/c

Nashville 52/27/t 38/24/pc 54/33/s 50/33/c 42/33/sh 44/27/c 45/25/c

New Orleans 70/44/t 52/39/s 66/54/s 70/49/c 55/37/t 60/44/s 61/45/s

New York City 35/32/sn 41/26/r 43/28/pc 42/31/c 35/25/pc 34/26/sn 36/22/c

Oklahoma City 46/26/pc 54/36/s 54/26/pc 37/16/c 45/26/pc 47/28/pc 54/37/pc

Omaha 26/14/pc 35/20/c 23/5/sn 17/3/pc 30/13/pc 36/15/c 34/23/pc

Orlando 76/64/t 76/50/t 71/51/s 78/63/s 82/59/t 74/53/c 72/41/r

Philadelphia 36/34/c 44/28/r 44/26/s 46/32/c 42/32/pc 38/24/sn 38/24/c

Phoenix 76/52/s 78/52/s 65/42/sh 68/44/s 73/49/s 77/53/s 78/56/s

Portland, OR 48/38/r 49/34/c 50/36/c 52/36/c 56/37/pc 55/38/s 56/41/pc

St. Louis 28/13/sn 33/22/s 44/24/pc 30/17/c 38/21/pc 41/23/c 40/22/c

Salt Lake City 47/30/c 39/21/sf 34/19/c 39/24/pc 44/28/pc 47/30/s 48/32/c

San Francisco 61/47/s 60/46/pc 61/46/s 64/46/s 61/49/s 62/48/s 62/51/s

Seattle 47/38/r 48/36/c 48/39/c 49/39/sh 50/39/pc 53/41/s 53/43/c

Tucson 73/45/s 77/50/s 64/31/sh 63/37/s 72/43/s 75/46/s 76/50/s

Tulsa 40/27/c 53/38/s 50/29/pc 40/20/r 43/20/pc 48/29/pc 50/37/pc

Washington, DC 40/36/pc 43/27/r 46/29/s 52/35/c 41/26/r 32/26/sf 41/24/c

Wichita 44/23/pc 47/29/s 39/18/c 34/16/c 46/23/pc 45/24/pc 50/34/pc

Baghdad 69/44/s 64/43/pc 60/38/pc 55/34/s 55/38/s 60/43/s 65/45/pc

Beijing 36/17/s 37/19/s 38/21/s 39/21/pc 37/19/s 36/21/s 35/24/pc

Berlin 43/34/pc 45/36/s 41/28/c 36/25/pc 34/21/pc 28/23/pc 38/31/s

Buenos Aires 82/68/pc 81/72/pc 84/72/s 84/70/s 85/68/s 87/69/c 84/71/c

Cairo 65/51/s 62/48/pc 63/49/pc 61/46/s 64/50/s 69/55/pc 76/59/pc

Johannesburg 69/57/sh 72/57/r 76/57/c 80/57/pc 79/58/s 77/59/pc 81/60/s

London 56/39/s 54/37/s 50/36/s 48/36/pc 41/32/pc 39/30/s 42/28/s

Madrid 55/30/pc 50/39/pc 50/41/r 52/37/c 58/36/c 53/38/pc 48/36/c

Mexico City 70/41/pc 71/43/pc 76/42/pc 77/42/s 76/41/s 76/44/s 71/45/pc

Moscow 29/23/c 28/21/c 28/18/pc 23/10/sn 14/1/sn 14/12/sn 24/24/sn

Paris 52/35/s 48/34/s 50/34/s 50/34/s 45/27/pc 37/25/s 39/24/s

Rio de Janeiro 88/76/t 89/75/t 86/74/t 82/73/pc 83/74/t 84/72/t 84/73/t

Rome 49/37/pc 54/39/pc 55/39/s 57/41/c 55/39/pc 48/37/s 47/32/c

Singapore 87/76/pc 86/75/c 87/75/pc 84/76/c 83/75/pc 82/77/c 85/76/c

Sydney 79/68/c 73/64/c 73/64/pc 73/63/pc 73/62/pc 75/65/s 73/66/c

Tokyo 45/37/r 44/32/s 45/32/s 46/35/s 47/33/s 41/32/pc 45/32/s

Toronto 22/15/sn 27/15/c 29/20/pc 33/15/sn 21/7/pc 28/16/c 28/16/sn

Vancouver 47/38/r 47/38/c 45/37/c 46/39/sh 46/38/pc 47/39/c 49/42/r

Jacksboro 20 3.66 -0.01

near Boyd 16 6.10 none

Bridgeport 12 4.80 +0.08

Shown is Tuesday’s weather. Shown is Tuesday’s weather.

Temperatures are Tuesday’s highs and Temperatures are Tuesday’s highs and

Tuesday night’s lows.Tuesday night’s lows.


DECATURDECATUR55/2755/27

WEATHERFORDWEATHERFORD

56/3056/30

MINERAL WELLSMINERAL WELLS

55/3255/32

FORT WORTHFORT WORTH

57/2957/29

DALLASDALLAS

58/3458/34

PALO PINTOPALO PINTO

58/3258/32

FAIRFIELDFAIRFIELD

54/3054/30

GREENVILLEGREENVILLE

52/3052/30

JACKSBOROJACKSBORO

53/3053/30

SHERMANSHERMAN

56/3156/31

DENTONDENTON

55/2755/27

KAUFMANKAUFMAN

54/3254/32

GLEN ROSEGLEN ROSE55/2955/29

CLEBURNECLEBURNE

56/3256/32

STEPHENVILLESTEPHENVILLE57/3157/31

WAXAHACHIEWAXAHACHIE

56/3356/33

WICHITA FALLSWICHITA FALLS

52/2952/29

ARDMOREARDMORE

54/2854/28

GRAHAMGRAHAM

56/3056/30

MONTAGUEMONTAGUE

57/2757/27

WAURIKAWAURIKA

52/2952/29

ATHENSATHENS

56/2756/27

MCKINNEYMCKINNEY

57/2757/27

HENRIETTAHENRIETTA

57/2757/27

BONHAMBONHAM

52/3052/30

GAINESVILLEGAINESVILLE

52/2952/29

MERIDIANMERIDIAN

58/3158/31

DURANTDURANT

51/3051/30

WACOWACO

60/3460/34

CORSICANACORSICANA

55/3355/33

HILLSBOROHILLSBORO

58/3358/33

COMANCHECOMANCHE

57/3257/32

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Dancingthe NightAway

NEWARK

MESSENGER PHOTOS BY JOE DUTY

Students of Seven Hills Elementary in Newark and their family members

got a chance to dance away the winter blues at the Family Valentine’s

Dance on Friday evening. The dance was held in the cafeteria. At top,

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left are Britney Howard, Jenna Lynch, McKinzie Moore and Rebecca

Bertholf. Right, Sara Beth Graves, 5, gives her father Dan a dancing

tip. Bottom right, Adeline Mohr, 4, listens for her favorite song. Below,

Macey Davis enjoys a swinging dance with older sister Emily.

all around wise february 14, 2008

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