INSPIRING PARENTSMOTIVATING KIDSCELEBRATING LIFE

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DOING THEBARE MINIMUM. IS IT GOOD ENOUGH?

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Protecting Your Family

Wise County’s Largest City is Aurora?

Starting With The Basics

Kathryn, Kelsey and Kristina pretty as can be while waiting for a cup of tea.

The Family Album

Teen “Around the World with Books” End-of-Summer Reading Party with

Sylvia and Amelia Watson.

The treatment options for unwanted leg veins has really improved in the past ten years. New options include endovenous laser therapy, phlebectomy, sclerotherapy, and topical laser therapy. Endovenous Laser Therapy eliminates the unwanted vein using a laser fiber inserted through a skin puncture. Phlebectomy interrupts the problematic vein using a small surgical tool. Sclerotherapy involves injecting the vein with small amounts of solution to dry up the unwanted vein. A Topical laser is applied through the skin to eliminate superficial spider veins. I can customize your treatment options. Consultation, testing, and treatment are covered under most insurance plans.

Teacher: Why does the statue of liberty stand in New York harbor?Pupil: Because it can’t sit down!

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The Family Album

Cooper Davidson celebrated his 5th birthday all dressed up in his new

western outfi t. Happy Birthday!

Decatur Library Teen Advisory Board. Shown are Jamee Ruhl, Staci Downe, Alexis Downe, Sam Armitage, Audrey Armitage and Brandon Evans.

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Area LibrariesAlvord Public Library940-427-2842• W,TH, F 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. • SA 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

Boyd Public Library940-433-5580• M, W, F 10:00 a.m.- 3:00 p.m.• TU 10:00 a.m. -7:00 p.m.• TH 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

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Chico Public Library940-644-2330• M,F 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.• T,W,TH 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. • SA 9:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

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Decatur Public Library will celebrate Teen Read Week 2010, Oct. 17-23, to encourage area teens to read for the fun of it. � ousands

of libraries, schools and bookstore across the country will hold similar events centered on this year’s theme, Books with Beat @ your library, which encourages teens to read a variety of materials, including poetry, audiobooks, books about music, and more. Teen Read Week is the national adolescent literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association, the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association. Teens have more activities to fi ll their free time than ever — web videos, social networking sites, video games, afterschool activities, athletics —and increasingly high expectations in the classroom. It’s important that we show them that reading is something that’s fun and relaxing that they can do for free. And that reading for fun can translate into better performance at school. Many families have learned to make do with less as a result of

the economy and have f locked to the library. Teen Read Week is a great time to make sure teens and their families know about all the free services the library can off er them and to reach out to teens who aren’t

regular users and encourage them to come see what they can fi nd here. Parents of teens are encouraged to celebrate Teen Read Week at home, as well. Your library off ers these ideas:• Visit the public or school library with your teen to attend a program

or to check out books.• Set aside time each night for the family to read.• Give books or magazine subscriptions to your teen as a gift or

reward.• Share your favorite book with your teen.• Go online with your teen to learn about new books or authors. A

good place to start is YALSA's Booklists and Book Awards page, www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists.

• Join a book discussion group at the school or public library. Teen Read Week is held annually during the third week of October. An updated sponsors and supporting organizations list can be found at the Web site, www.ala.org/teenread. ■

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Little Miss Madeline Cox (a.k.a. The Ladybug Whisperer) helps us say goodbye to summer and all the wonderful things that come with it and is ready to jump into another exciting year of school.

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Our movie theater is bigger and better.Thank you Carol and Curtis!

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Sharing the roads and supporting the families and youth of Wise County since 1985.

The Family Album

Wise Women’s Volleyball Summer League participants.For more information on Wise Women’s Volleyball please

fl ip to read Wise Woman Magazine page 14. Happy Birthday Cary Bohn!!! You haven’t changed a bit.

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After seven years in private practice, James Stainton took o� ce as the Wise County Attorney in January 2009. James works with the Wise County Teen Court and Wise County Domestic Violence Task Force and believes that only through involvement and action can we make a di� erence in our community.

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Another summer is in the books and, by now, most of you are either back in school or have kids back

in school. My oldest started his second year of school as well. Wow, they grow up fast. Speaking of years, I had another birthday at the end of August. Yep, the big 36. I don’t feel any diff erent than I did at 30 and I am wondering when the hammer is going to drop. Maybe it is my age. I can remember when the magazine was not so much in color, then color, then glossy color, and now the new format. I have to say that I am pretty proud of Kim’s progress over the last several years. If you haven’t taken the time to read the articles, you are missing out. Kim has consistently made changes and improved the quality of Wise Family every single year. Is it school time already? Yep, by the time you read this, every school should be running at full steam. � e real question is whether you, as one of those kids, are running at full steam? � is school year, will you settle for mediocre performance or will you strive to be better. Yes, I know that passing is all that is required, but is that a l l you can do? Is simply meeting the minimum standard where you want to be? After all, if you say that you are passing, you are really saying that you are doing the bare minimum and the least possible that you do in order to move to the next point. � ink of it like this. Would you want your doctor to just do the bare minimum according to medical standards? Would you want your pilot to have the bare minimum of training to fl y the 737? What about giving you just enough food (the bare minimum) to survive. So when you are setting up your life in school, why is the bare minimum acceptable? You would never eat at a restaurant who advertises that the food they served you is of the minimum quality according to the health department, so why do you accept that in your life? Instead of being satisfi ed being the lowest you can be and still graduate to the next grade, why not turn it around and only be satisfi ed with the very best that you can do. If the best you can do is not A+ grades, that is fi ne, so long as you honestly have put in the eff ort. If math is not your best subject and a B average is all you can muster despite all your best eff orts, then so be it. � e real question here is whether you are actually giving your best eff ort. Only you know the truth. See you next month. ■

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The City of Rhome is having an art contest, themed “The History of Rhome.” All age groups and art mediums are welcome. The winning piece of artwork from each age group will be displayed in the lobby of City Hall for the month of October. The overall winner’s artwork will become a fixture in the Council Chambers. Rules and entry forms are available online and at City Hall. Visit the Rhome Library for great resources about the history of Rhome. Rules and entry forms can be found at www.cityofrhome.com.

Calling All Artists!

Dear Dave, My wife and I are getting close to retirement, and our 36-year old recently moved back in with us. His automotive restoration business went bankrupt, he hasn’t been able to f ind another job, and he has nowhere else to go. What can we do to help him? — John

Dear John, You have to def ine what helping your son really means. In my mind, you haven’t helped him at all if he’s still squatting in your basement f ive years from now. � at’s called being an enabler. But it’s not going to help him, either, if you toss him on the street and say “You’re 36. Be a man!” I think you should formulate a progressive plan somewhere between those two extremes—something that includes a move-out deadline, but will help him regain some dignity. As part of living with you, I’d require him to do three or four things. One is that he abides by your household rules. If he’s going to live in your home, he should act the way you want him to act. Number two, he needs to be engaged in some kind of regular physical activity. Even if you have to pay for it, you could get a membership at a gym or buy some exercise equipment. Exercise stimulates the mind, and he needs that right now. It’ll also be great for his body. Getting beat up like he’s been can be tough at that age. It can lead to depression if you don’t engage in physical activity and goal setting. Next, is to think about career steps. He could start with a part-time job to get some money in his pockets. � en, work on a long-term career goal. He knows how to turn a wrench, and he probably likes that kind of work. His mind works

spatially, which means he can look at things and fi gure out how they operate. So, it might be a good idea to move in that direction. It doesn’t even have to be cars. He could learn to work on boats or aircraft. You don’t want to beat the kid when he’s down, but you don’t want to participate in his sewage, either. Help him clean up his life, and get him out of there as fast as possible. It’s what’s best for everyone!— Dave

Dear Dave, We live in Boston, and we’ve got three kids who are almost ready for college. My wife and I make about $114,000 a year combined, and that includes a $34,000 a year pension I receive. Should we use the pension money to pay for their tuition, or should we let them take out student loans? — Geoff

Dear Geoff , � ere’s no way I’m going to send anyone into student loan debt, especially when the household income is in the six-fi gure range! Now, that assumes the kids choose a college you can aff ord, but with your income you guys could handle tuition at most state colleges. And that means all the kiddos are going to have to pick a reasonably-priced school if they expect you to foot the bill. We’ve got to use a little common sense here. No champagne taste on a beer pocketbook! You guys are doing okay, but you can’t aff ord to send these kids to $30,000 a year schools. All this will be hitting you at about the same time, so I want you to cash fl ow this thing, and pay as you go along. College is great, but you need to invest your money into something that fi ts your budget!— Dave

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Beginning at the tender age of four Glenn entered the music business with a weekly radio show. He moved on to television, recording and performing in live venues ranging from Sunday morning church service to opening for Grand Ole Opry stars. Glenn and his wife Leesa moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Decatur, Texas in July of 2000. He began teaching in 2005 and owns Decatur Music.

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There is something that I’ve become keenly aware of during the past few years. It isn’t something

that stands out, it’s not a fl ash of brilliance, it doesn’t come with great fanfare. It’s most of the time just plain old (if you take time to think about it) common sense. � e thing I speak of is something we call ‘the basics’. It seems that somewhere along the way ‘the basics’ have somehow been denigrated to such a low status that many of us don’t feel it is worth our time to fi nd out what they are, much less actually try to learn and use them. Too simple for you? I hope not. I remember a time when I was having diffi culty in my guitar playing. I was nowhere near where I wanted to be. I had to do something! I had been playing guitar for almost 30 years but something

told me I should s t a r t ove r. I purchased some beginning guitar books. I poured over the books and

examined every little detail. I started at page one and spent hours reading and re-reading, trying and re-trying. I examined everything; nothing was off limits, nothing was too basic! Soon I was progressing beyond anything I’d done before. I found that the more I worked on the basics the easier it was to progress. I soon made it a habit to review what I’d learned so I didn’t become complacent and slip into my old bad habits. Fast forward to the present day; I now have a healthy respect for the basics. It seems that no matter where my interests take me, I fi nd myself thinking in terms of fundamentals. When I watch other guitarists, I take note of how their use or non use of the basics aff ected their performance. I still periodically check on my adherence to the principles I’ve learned. I believe that no matter what you want to succeed at in life, you would be wise to learn the basics. If you think you already know them then I would encourage you to do a review. It isn’t always the big things that cause people to fail; more often than not catastrophe can be avoided by practicing the basics until they are second nature. ■

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Wendy Fowler & Traci WannWendy Fowler is a local doula (professional childbirth assistant) with a passion for helping young families thrive. She is a Texas Woman’s University graduate with a degree in Family Studies, but she gets most of her experience in the trenches raising � ve daughters out in the country with her husband Shane. For more information on the services she o� ers, visit her website at www.wisecountydoula.com.

Traci Wann is a lactation educator and mom of three breastfed babies. She has a Masters of Christian Education degree and has taught English in Wise Countyy. She spends her time rocking her babies; serving her church family and helping moms nurture their babies by breastfeeding. She can be reached through breastfeed101@yahoo.com.

Wendy Fowler is a local doula (professional childbirth assistant) with a passion for helping young families thrive. She is a Texas Woman’s University graduate with a degree in Family Studies, but she gets most of her experience in the trenches raising � ve daughters out in the country with her husband Shane. For more information on the services she o� ers, visit her website at www.wisecountydoula.com.

Traci Wann is a lactation educator and mom of three breastfed babies. She has a Masters of Christian Education degree and has taught English in Wise Countyy. She spends her time rocking her babies; serving her church family and helping moms nurture their babies by breastfeeding. She can be reached through breastfeed101@yahoo.com.

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Boosting your IQ (Intuition Quotient)

How is your intuition? Do you have a good feel for things? Can you trust your gut?

Our smart phone applications can do everything from assessing our babies’ cries to predicting our best days to conceive, so we generally do not use our intuition. However, besides evidenced based education, there may not be a more powerful tool than a mom’s “gut” feeling in a situation. A mom who knows her facts and trusts her instincts is a strong mom indeed. How can we exercise this sense in day-to-day life? ❑ When your child has a minor injury, do not just put a band-aid on the

knee, ask yourself what else this child needs. � is might be a tender moment of hugs and kisses or a good joke to take their mind off the pain. You probably do this already, so you are half way there!

❑ If you suspect your child needs medical care (but it is not an emergency), do some research before the appointment. See if you can tell what the problem might be on your own, judging from what you already know about your child. See if the doctor’s diagnosis confi rms your gut. If not, consider what factors you may not have thought about or ask the doctor more questions to see where you went off track.

❑ Even if life is rocking along nicely but you get the feeling one of your children needs some quiet time with you, act on it. Often times a need will be revealed to you through such subtle moments. For instance, if you feel a tug to snuggle with your child before bed (instead of sending him off while you check Facebook), you might fi nd out he is facing a bully at school as he chats about his day.

❑ As you go through your days, check your heart. What is your gut telling you needs to be done today? Are you run down and know in your heart you should rest? � en rest! By listening to your body and your heart, you’ll develop a great sense of knowing when something is “off .” � en you are on the right track to fi nding a healthy way to correct whatever is wrong.

Recently I had some abdominal pain but since I was raised thinking the emergency room was to be used for heart attacks, car accidents, and other highly critical situations, I couldn’t surrender to the idea of an ER trip. A few hours later when a fever developed, I had enough knowledge to know my symptoms were getting serious. How did I know it was time to get to the hospital? When my gut said, “Something just isn’t right.” I had surgery to remove an infl amed appendix hours later. If you want to be a powerful parent, learn to listen to your instincts. It will help you not only take care of your children better, but also yourself. After all, our kids need healthy, intuitive parents! ■

ADULT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

Wise County Girl Scouts are looking for adult volunteers who like working with children, to be leaders for a troop or to share a hobby or skill with them. We have girls in each town in Wise County. This could be a one time basis or a yearly commitment.

Please contact: Darlena Hoyl at 940-389-4924 or Sharon Peyton at 940-399-9007

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Rosalie Gregg was born near Hayden, New Mexico. Ms. Gregg graduated from Paradise High School and from Decatur Baptist College. She married Robert Nolen Gregg, Jr., who had been a Prisoner of War for 3-1/2 year during which time he helped build the railroad that led to the Bridge over the River Kwai in Thailand. Ms. Gregg has been involved with the Wise County Heritage Museum since its inception in 1967.www.wisehistory.com

That a peace conference between eleven Indian Tribes: Waco, Anadorco, Tow-e-Ashe, Keechi,

Tehuacanos, Deleware, Bedias, Boluxies, Ione, and one or two others, and a group of white men was held in Wise County. Due to this conference, a treaty was signed at Bird’s Fort in Tarrant County, September 29, 1843, and the treaty was faithfully kept until the beginning of the Civil War. � e location of this conference was probably one of four places: Isbell Springs, one and one-half miles northwest of Decatur; Cold Springs one mile northeast of Decatur; Sandhill Springs, three miles south of Decatur, where Sandhill church was located, or Sweetwater Springs on Sweetwater Creek. Wise County was once a part of Cooke County? Although Wise County was organized

in 1856, the exact county line between Montague County and Wise County was not determined until a survey was made in

1856 when an agreement was reached between the two counties, making Sunset a part of Montague County? Aurora was at one time the largest town in the County? In the late 1880’s Aurora reported to have had populat ion of at least 2,500 persons, with schools, drugstores, churches, saddle shop, grocery stores, music store, dry goods, hotels, saloons, post offi ce, public square, cotton yards, Masonic lodge lawyers, doctors, etc. Most of the homes and better business houses were moved to Newark, Rhome or Boyd, where many of them are still standing today, leaving Aurora a ghost town. � e death of the town is believed to be due to an epidemic of yellow fever and the fact the railroad failed to go through the town. ■

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Le and her husband Curt live in Chico, Texas where they own Eagle E� ciency, a weatherization company. They specialize in insulation and windows. More information can be found at www.EagleE� ciency.com

Energy Wise

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Good luck toall the students

and teachersof Wise County

for the newschool year!

I have a four-year-old and this morning he was on his third shirt by the time we fi nished breakfast.

Needless to say, we do a LOT of laundry. Now, I’ll admit that I’m one of those people who drool a little bit when I see the fancy new ENERGY STAR washers and driers in cool colors with amazing features. As of yet though, I haven’t been able to convince my husband to spend as much money on a pretty new set as he would on a cheap car. While I work on that, there are a few things we can all do to lessen the impact that doing laundry

has on our energy consumption. For starters, always wait until you have a full load before starting the washer. Under, or over, loading your machine will result in it working less effi ciently. Also, try to separate heavy fabrics like towels from lighter ones in the drier. If you really want to make a diff erence, consider skipping the drier all together and hanging your clothes out to dry. � at alone could cut your electric bill by 12%! In addition, line drying may help your clothes last longer too. Here are a few more tips to keep in mind: Up to 90% of the energy your washer uses goes to heating the water. Washing in cold whenever possible. Forgetting to clean a dirty lint screen can make your drier work 30% harder to push the air through. Take the time to clean the fi lter between EVERY load. Be sure that your drier vent goes outside and that it isn’t blocked. Also, keep the door to your laundry room closed while it’s running. ■

Source: U.S. Department of Energyhttp://michaelbluejay.com/electricity/

Laundry tips to cut those high electric bills

Do you have unwanted pesticides that you need to dispose of properly?

Tuesday, September 14th at the Bowie Rodeo GroundContact Montague County Extension office 940-894-2831

Thursday, October 14th at the Parker County Sheriff’s Posse GroundsContact Parker County Extension office 817-598-6168

For a complete listing of items that are accepted go online to www.tceq.state.tx.us/assistance/AgWaste/agwaste.html/

Advertising every week in the local paper? Then let me show you how you can invest the same amount of money and get TWICE THE COVERAGE here in Wise County.

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David Walker was elected Sheri� in 2004 and took o� ce January 1, 2005. Walker obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice in 1995. He currently holds an Advance Peace O� cer Certi� cation. In October of 1999, Sheri� Walker graduated from the Quantico F.B.I. National Academy. He has obtained his TCLEOSE Instructor’s Certi� cation, Chemical Weapons Certi� cation, and numerous hours of continuing education in various areas of law enforcement. He has received numerous commendations from both Federal and Area Law Enforcement Agencies.

Wis

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Board CertifiedFamily Practice

Most Insurance Accepted

Office Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 8 am - Noon,1 pm -5 pm

Friday 8 am - noon

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Now Offering Alkaline IV Therapy and HCG Diet Program

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T TOP MANUFACTURING888-299-4366 / 940-644-2716

Metal Fabricating &Waterjet Cutting

HOT SUMMER NIGHTSHosted by Wise County Antique Auto Club

Upcoming Date:September 184:00 - 8:00 PMAwards for 1st and 2nd Place32 Classes and 2 Best of Show

Boyd Community Center420 E. Morton Avenue, BoydContact: 940-627-6555www.wcaac.com

In today’s daily routine as a law enforcement offi cial, we sometimes get overwhelmed as the

criminals never take time off . Every day is a new day, and every day is a day that has new challenges. � us, keeping us on our toes trying to keep Wise County safe. What do we change, or do we change anything at all? What works and what fails? In 1993 then Sheriff Phil Ryan had an idea about using email to get messages to the community in a safe and eff ective manner. He developed the WISE EYES crime watch program. WISE EYES is basically an email and fax based notifi cation system we use to send out emergency information to our citizens. As this program was being developed, we included citizens, businesses, former law enforcement officers, current law enforcement, pilots, and many others. Needing to push this program off with little funds, we reached out to Devon Energy as a founding sponsor. What a huge success this has been for the past seventeen years. Since its inception we have worked tirelessly in seeing that this program makes its way into every home in Wise County. WISE EYES has grown in epic proportions throughout Wise County, as well as Texas and seven other States. � e cool thing is that is has kept the name WISE EYES and developed right here at home. � e way WISE EYES works is basically an email that is sent from the Sheriff ’s Offi ce asking the citizens of Wise County to help us look for someone, watch out for a scam, road closings and so forth. � ink of it like this: you get a joke on your email and like it, so you then send it out to ten of your friends. � ey in-turn like the joke and send it to fi fteen of their friends. Now that same joke has landed in the inbox of twenty six people. Use that same situation with emergency information such as a missing or abducted child. We have to work quickly. We need all hands on deck from the Sheriff ’s Offi ce, surrounding agencies, and immediately need the help from our citizens to look for the missing or abducted child. We develop

Sheri� David Walker

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an email, send it out to over three thousand emails and we suddenly have everyone with their eyes and ears open looking f o r t h i s miss ing or abducted child. Not to mention the number of people which are not on our WISE EYES list that will get the information from a friend. We believe that with our list of emails, and the many people forwarding the email, we would have thousands of people working right along our side. WISE EYES has proven to be very eff ective in our proactive approach to reducing crime. � us, we send information on scams, burglaries, wanted persons, and sex off ender information routinely. � e success of WISE EYES is a direct result of the support we receive from the citizens of Wise and surrounding counties. WISE EYES is free. It gives us a quick and direct link to our citizens. We recently had an expansion idea for the WISE EYES program which would include WISE EYES emergency text. Th is way, you as a citizen could receive a text message on your phone from the Sheriff ’s Offi ce. Many of us have Blackberries or Iphones that receive email, but not everyone has an email. With the cellular world coming through with such new technology, it makes communications in emergencies very quick. I can’t think of many people who do not have a cell phone. Our emergency communication system here at the Sheriff ’s offi ce is quickly becoming outdated, as most citizens have cellular service and no land line. Law Enforcement was not intended to be able to handle everything. With the growth of Wise County it becomes more of a hurdle to jump with the number of deputies to go around. � ere is no way we can be everywhere all the time, and with our citizens knowing what we are looking for, it becomes a team eff ort. A team that is unbeatable as the crooks, thieves, and drug dealers do not know who is watching. To sign up on WISE EYES, simply send me an email at walkerd@sheriff .co.wise.tx.us and or contact Ashley Portales at portalesa@sheriff .co.wise.tx.us We would like for you to be informed of our activity in and around your neighborhood and be an active member of our team. ■

an email, send it out to over three thousand emails and we

abducted child. Not to mention the number of

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The Family Album

Party Goers at the Fancy Nancy Party held at the Decatur Public Library.

Marisleyzie’s 10th Birdthday party....to help her celebrate @ NRH2O are friends Miranda, Lizette, Birthday Girl Marisleyzie, Yovani, Celine & Emily.

Ronnie Edwards (right) celebrates 40 years of service.

A math jokeTeacher: What’s 2 and 2?Pupil: 4Teacher: That’s good.Pupil: Good? That’s perfect!

RESOURCES FOR OUR FAMILYFamily Friendly Associations

CLUBSBoys & Girls Club of Wise CountyJanetta Killen 940.399.9747Wise County 4H940.627.3341Wise Merchants AssociationKim Tinkham 940.210.1769www.wisemerchants.org

EDUCATIONDecatur Academy for Children940.626.4444Pettit Private SchoolAurora 817.489.2318Decatur 940.627.8393Weatherford College at Wise Decatur 940.627.1846

HOTLINESTexas Runaway Hotline1.888.580.HELP (4357)Texas Youth Hotline1.800.210.2278Wise County Domestic Violence TaskforceHot Line - 940.626.4855Abuse Hotline1.800.252.5400Nat’l Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1.800.843.5678National Response & Terrorist Hotline 1.800.424.8802

PERFORMING ARTSDecatur Music940.626.2120Off 380 Players CommunityTheatre 940.575.2538

ATTENTION ASSOCIATIONS!Please contact us immediately at info@wisefamilymagazine.com if your association requires an update.If you would like your non-pro� t association listed for free please contact us at info@wisefamilymagazine.com. For Pro� ts, please contact us for ad rates within the magazine. Thank you!

940.627.2111

SCOUTINGWise County Scoutingwww.mustang-district.orgRyan Newcomb 817-905-7372BSAMustang36@aol.comGirl Scouts Barbara Reynolds 940.727.1813Girl Scouts Darlena Hoyl 940.627.1116

SPORTSAlvord Sports AssociationCharlotte Fitzgerald 940.389.5441Boyd Youth AssociationJeff Clark 940.799.5441Bridgeport Youth BaseballBill Cline 940.683.4299Chico BaseballBrad North 940.644.5624Paradise Baseball Michael Heathington 940.433.8603Slidell BaseballWise County Little LeagueChris Shields 940.627.4930Aurora Baseball AssociationMark Davis 817.296.6216

Wise Co. Co.ed Softball LeagueClifton North 940.393.2752Decatur Girls Softball AssociationTerri Ivie 817.360.2433Wise County Youth VolleyballNancy Eoff 940.627.3430wisecountyyouthvolleyball.comDecatur Little Dribblers -Paige Ochoa 817.996.7420www.WiseSoccer.comDecatur Paula Little 940.399.6541ParadiseWayne Tipton 817.789.3518BridgeportCesar Pinon 940.577.2363Carrie Tremaine 940.393.5089

DiscoverWiseCounty.comYou’ll be amazed at what we have!!!

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Wise County Sheri� ’s Posse Rodeo • September 9-118:00 pmThe Wise County Sheriff ’s Posse hosts its annual professional rodeo. This 3- day event includes nightly rodeo, live entertainment, and a parade on Saturday at 11:00 am. Tickets are $8.00 for adults and $5.50 for children. For more information on the parade, contact 940-427-2146.Wise County Sheriff ’s Posse Grounds3101 S FM 51, Decatur

Spaghetti DinnerSeptember 115:00 pm - 8:00 pmHosted by the Fire Support Brigade. Dinner, drink and dessert, only $7 and kids under

10 are free! All proceeds to benefit the Rhome Volunteer Fire Department.Rhome Fire D epar tmentContact: 817-696-6742

Wise County Bene� t TriathlonSeptember 12 5:00 amThe 2nd annual Wise Tri Triathlon is a local charity event with proceeds donated to Galactosemic Families of the Southern States.Lake BridgeportContact: www.wisetri.com

City Wide Garage SaleSeptember 18Garage sales throughout Decatur at businesses and individual homes. Map and listings will be available on 9/15. $10.00 fee to

be listed on the map.Contact: 940-627-6158

Hot Summer Nights Classic Car Show • September 184:00 pm - 8:00 pmHosted by the Wise County Antique Auto Club, 32 Classes, 2 Best of Show, awards for 1st and 2nd place. Come out to see hot rods, street rods, rat rods, trucks, classics, and motorcycles! Boyd Community Center420 E Morton Avenue, BoydContact: 940-627-6555www.wcaac.com

Main Street FestivalSeptember 259:00 am - 3:00 pmThe Paradise Historical Soci-ety sponsors this event to raise funds for the Veterans Memo-rial Park in Paradise’s downtown park. Event includes vendors, food booths, auction, a quilt show, and live music. Main Street in ParadiseContact: 940-748-2422

Bridgeport Box O� ceSeptember 25DuskPresents “Planet 51”. Bring your blankets and/or lawn chairs and enjoy a movie in the park. Fun for the whole family! Free admission, movie starts at dusk.Harwood Park910 Cates Street, BridgeportContact: 940-683-3480

Coal Miners’ Heritage FestivalOctober 29:00 am - 5:00 pmEvent includes food and craft vendors, baking contest, petting zoo, farmers’ market, 5K Run/Walk, classic car & jeep show, tractor show, pet parade, and live entertainment!Historic downtown BridgeportContact: 940-683-2076

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