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

The Big Day is Almost Here!

BY NATALIE GENTRYHow to corral Walnut Creek during

rain events.That’s what was discussed by a ma-

jor engineering firm at the Dec. 18 City Council meeting.

Scott Berman, an engineer with Freese and Nichols, Inc., updated the council about the flood mitigation plan for the creek.

The first phase of the project in-cludes the widening of the creek chan-nel.

The project, which is part of the county’s transportation bond program,

Flood project to begin early ‘15Final widening plan

for Walnut Creek approved

BY NATALIE GENTRYNo people were hurt in a one vehicle

wreck in the 1300 block of Jay Bird Lane Dec. 15.

However, the donkey that was struck by the 2006 Kia Sportage died as a result of the collision.

According to a Reno police report, a Sportage driven by Springtown’s Kas-ey Carrington, 29, was headed south on Jay Bird Lane at approximately 7:49 p.m. when the donkey ran into the road in front of the vehicle.

Witnesses say there was a second donkey as well, but that animal wasn’t struck.

Scott Berman, an engineer with Freese and Nichols, Inc., pre-sented the Walnut Creek flood mitigation plan to the council.

Photo by Natalie Gentry

Donkey hit on Jay Bird Lane

Reno Officer Ted Gerardi records driver and vehicle information at a wreck on Jay Bird Lane Thursday, Dec. 18. A donkey, covered by a tarp, was struck and killed. Photo by Natalie Gentry

Animal killed, car totals in collision

is being done in partnership with the City of Springtown and Texas Depart-ment of Transportation.

According to Berman, the finalized plan for the widening has been ap-proved by the Texas Corps of Engi-neers and the County Commissioners.

As a result, the contract for this phase is scheduled to be awarded by the county on Jan. 12 after vetting of the bidders is complete.

Earth will be removed north of Wal-nut Creek's natural high water mark and the channel under the bridge will be widened to increase flood capacity.

Phase two of the project will include raising and lengthening the FM 51 Bridge to accommodate possible wa-ter levels of a 100-year storm.

A specific date for this phase has yet to be determined.

A reconfiguration of the FM 51 and Highway 199 intersection is also planned in order to improve traffic flow.

BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMANAn Azle man was shot and killed

Sunday evening, Dec. 21, during an altercation between two men.

Azle police were dispatched to a disturbance in the 600 block of South Stewart Street at 5:54 p.m.

According to Interim Police Chief Darrell West, the initial 911 call re-ported a verbal altercation between two men.

But that disturbance escalated, West said, to a point where one of the men produced a handgun and shot the sec-ond subject multiple times.

Azle native Bradley “Brad” Clayton

Bettis, 40, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Benny Aulvry Rogers, 47, surren-dered to Azle police voluntarily, ac-cording to West, and was taken into custody without incident.

Rogers’ driver’s license is registered to a Lake Worth address; however, it appears he may have recently pur-chased property in the 600 block of South Stewart Street.

The investigation into exactly what led up to the shooting is ongoing, West said.

In addition to Azle PD detectives and officers, Tarrant Regional Water

District Lake Patrol officers, Azle Fire Marshal Kenny Wilson and the Texas Rangers assisted in the investigation at the scene.

Bettis grew up in Azle and gradu-ated from Azle High School in 1993. After college, he oversaw operations at First Independent Insurance, an af-filiate of First Bank and later, Pinnacle Bank, from 2000 to 2010.

Bettis, a former president of the Azle Area Chamber of Commerce, was active in the community as well as in the rodeo community.

He is the father of two young chil-dren.

Azle man shot several times, killed after confrontation

Suspect voluntarily surrenders without incident

Saying Thanks to Krey

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


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NEWS DIGEST

Out-of-school testing registration

For the March administra-tion of the TAKS exit level tests, all registration for out-of-school examinees is online only.

TAKS testers – including former TAAS and TEAMS examinees – must register online at www.TexasAssess-ment.com/taksoos. Examin-ees can sign up at Springtown High School on the day of testing.

Registration began Dec. 8 and runs through Feb. 6 at 5 p.m.

The March tests will be ad-ministered March 2-5.

Because TAKS tests are no longer administered, former TAAS examinees (including former TEAMS examinees) will take the appropriate part of the TAKS exit level Eng-lish language arts and/or math test(s) on March 2-4.

On the day(s) of testing, ex-aminees should arrive at SHS at least 30 minutes before the designated testing time.

Test takers should bring a picture ID (driver’s license, DPS ID, military ID, school ID, or resident alien card). No test will be administered without a photo ID.

For more information, con-tact the SHS campus test co-

ordinator Jimmy Steen.

Young gifted/talented kids sought

Nominations for the Spring-town ISD gifted/talented pro-gram for kindergarten open in January.

Students can be nominated by teachers, counselors, par-ents, or other interested per-sons.

The deadline is Jan. 31 with student screening beginning in February.

To make a nomination, con-tact the students’ Advanced Academics coordinator at his/her respective campus.

BY Natalie GeNtrYThe Springtown High

School Theater Department’s production of Robert Har-ling’s play Steel Magnolias was a substantial success ac-cording to theater teacher Su-san Davis.

“The performances went very well,” she said. “As usual the students mustered and were fabulous when the house lights went out and stage lights were full on.”

According to Davis, atten-dance was good and the audi-ences were very supportive.

“This was definitely a labor of love on my part,” Davis said. “I was Ouiser Boudreaux in the

Steel Magnolias production shines

Play hits home for many, including teacher sponsor

BY Natalie GeNtrYGary Snow of Snow Gar-

rett Williams Certified Pub-lic Accounts (CPA) reported the findings of his firm’s re-view of the Springtown In-dependent School District’s (SISD) financial statements for the previous school year to the School Board of Trustees Monday, Dec. 15.

While the primary objec-tive of the annual audit was to provide the firm with a basis for their future audit-ing procedures, it did pres-ent an opportunity for the CPAs to suggest changes that would strengthen the internal control and im-

prove the operating effi-ciency of SISD’s account-ing procedures.

Although the district’s general fund balance of $5,741,770 is just over $1.5 million shy of the three months of operating capital of $7,258,999, Snow as-sured the board that the dis-trict is doing fine.

Snow urged the board to continue to closely moni-tor the fund balance and, if possible, increase future fund balances.

The review showed there were no negative or unfa-vorable variances within the general fund budget.

‘No negatives’ found in general fund balance

SISD board hears annual audit

Gary Snow of Snow Gar-rett Williams Certified Public accounts present-ed the SiSD’s annual au-dit during regular board meeting Monday Dec. 15. Photo by Natalie Gentry

“This was definitely a labor

of love on my part.

Susan DavisSHS theater teacher

Tarleton State production in 1991.

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

lived our lives.” She continued. “These young

women (the student actors) were troopers and I hope they had the experience of a life-time.”

The play, which focuses on life and death among a small circle of gossipy Southern women is designed to take the audience on an emotional rollercoaster of equal parts hilarity and solemnity which resonates emotionally with the audience.

As one of the characters puts it, after a moment of sisterly communion with her friends, her favorite emotion is “laugh-ter through tears.”

Three former Springtown High School students landed on honors lists at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.

Christopher L. Herrin was named to the Provost's Honor Roll.

To make that elite list, a stu-dent must carry at least 12 se-

mester hours and maintain a grade point average of 3.75 to 3.99 with no grade lower than a C.

At MSU in the fall semes-ter, only 263 students made the Provost's Honor Roll.

Two other former SHS stu-dents landed on the Dean's Honor Roll – Daniel C. Alex-

ander and Lindsey A. Johnson.For his honor, students must

carry at least 12 hours with a GPA of 3.5 to 3.74 with no C's.

In the fall, 363 students earned Dean's Honor Roll sta-tus.

The highest acknowledged Honor Roll is the President's. That requires a 4.0 – all A's.

Trio earn MSU honors

Lights of the Season

the lights of Christmastime can be seen all over Springtown. Photo by Natalie Gentry

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Hobbit: Battle of the Five ArmiesWhen dwarves were dwarves

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage Directed by: Peter JacksonRated PG-13: violence, monsters

... on a scale of 1-107

Director’s Hobbit habit over after gigantic battleIf you’re a J.R.R. Tolkien

lover, these have been a heady 13 years.

No less than six movies have been made from the fantasy au-thor’s sprawling books.

Director Peter Jackson won over doubters with the first adaptation – and fanboys have stuck with him ever since.

About the filmWhile concern has been

raised by Ringnuts (fans of the Lord of the Rings) that a single book – The Hobbit – has been stretched into a trio of movies that has not stopped fans from filling movie houses.

Here’s how the Movie Man ranks the six Jackson Tolkien movies:

1. The Lord of the Rings – (2001, Movie Man No. 435, 9 [yet not the Best of Year; it’s rare when a 9 isn’t but Shrek (MM #405, 9) was better])

Everyone was surprised as how perfectly Jackson captured the unique feel and imagined look of the beloved first book.

2. The Return of the King – (2003, MM #539, 8)

While this one is the movie that would not end, it’s still tre-mendous.

3. The Two Towers – (2002, MM #488, 8)

Still fantastic, for the Movie Man, this was the lesser of the

first trilogy4. The Desolation of Smaug –

(2013, MM #1066, 7)The dragon scenes really

saved this one.5. Battle of the Five Armies6. The Hobbit – (2012, MM

#1013, 7) Like the second series of Star

Wars movies, this first effort of trilogy No. 2 seemed less than those magical originals.

Still all these Tolkien movies are highly watchable – espe-cially if you are a fan. They’re all noble efforts.

The plot (spoilers)Smaug the dragon is attacking

LakeTown, home of men, with a mighty fire breath that’s really doing some damage. Bard (Luke Evans) manages to kill the mon-ster. That’s the good news. The bad news is that word gets out quickly that the Smaug’s gigan-tic horde of golden treasures is now up for grabs.

The 13 dwarfs – and Hobbit Bilbo (Martin Freeman) -- hold the mountain that contains the stash, but their leader, Thorin (Richard Armitage), has been poisoned by the bounty and is power-mad loco.

The men of LakeTown want their promised share of the gold. They’re joined at the foot of the mountain by an army of elves led by Thranduil (Lee

Pace); those guys want histori-cal silver jewelry stolen long ago. Thorin says, uh, no.

Meanwhile, orcs are on the move with not one but two armies. Still, the dwarfs refuse to allow anyone entrance into the mountain.

A mighty battle begins at the base when the first fearsome army of orcs arrive. However, it looks like the tide might turn when a dwarf mass marches in.

Still, Thorin won’t relent.Finally, the dwarf snaps out

of it and the mountain men enter the fray. There’s lots of fightin’ – Gandolf (Ian McKel-len) is down there and so are Legolas (Orlando Bloom) and Tauriel (Evangeline Lilly). All sorts of species die – including

major characters – before the battle ends.

What worksDirector Peter Jackson has

this Middle-Earth thing down. The screen is jammed with vi-suals, all pretty cool.

LakeTown looks great and so does the mountain, not to men-tion Smaug (voiced by Bene-dict Cumberbatch). And those orcs are just super creepy.

The residual creatures like “were-worms” and some beast-ly modes of transportation are well rendered.

The major actors are all enjoy-able: Freeman, McKellen, Ev-ans, and, especially, Armitage.

One death manages to be quite moving even if you don’t

buy into all the fantasy stuff.The ending will bring a smile

to fans of the originals.

Best scene (spoiler)Thorin has been battling the

leader of the orcs on an ice sheet that leads to a frozen wa-terfall. The dwarf gets the huge orc to fall through the ice.

The creature slowly floats past, face up, trapped under the clear ice while Thorin walks above it. But the monster is fak-ing and when Thorin gets into position, the orc jabs a sword through the ice and into Tho-rin’s foot. The battle resumes.

What doesn’t workThe fighting is endless and

terribly repetitive. Sometimes there are unintended laughs like when Legolas is snatched up by a giant flying creature and toted around the sky for a while. And the Dune-y were-worms – after making such a groovy appear-ance – simply disappear.

The love story between elven Tauriel and a dwarf is terrible awkward.

It’s impossible to tell the combatants without a score-card. It gets so confusing that you finally just don’t care. Plus, for a movie with Hobbit in the title, Freeman is really a sec-ondary player which is weird.

Sometimes all the computer

generation on the screen just looks like a giant video game.

The ratingThere’s a ton of scary crea-

tures here. And non-stop fight-ing late – including several head loppings. It’s the kind of PG-13 that is too much for small children.

Summing upAgain, the Movie Man

bought up for the 3-D, and it wasn’t necessary. Except for a few scenes, the process was not taken advantage of, a bummer.

Still, when one steps back, this is really fantastic movie-making – so good that it’s easy to take for granted.

PC swearing-in ceremony Dec. 31A mass swearing-in ceremo-

ny for elected Parker County officials is slated for Wednes-day, Dec. 31 at the County Courthouse.

Among those that will take the oath in the County Court of Law 2 Courtroom are several judges, precinct commission-ers, Justices of the Peace, and

district and county clerks.All are serving 4-year terms.After the 2 p.m. event, a re-

ception with refreshments is planned.

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DECEMBER: Who hasn’t eaten at Howell’s Western

Cafe?No other place in town says Springtown

more than Howell’s.They have served great homemade food

to locals and passersby for decades.Howell’s is entrenched in the town’s

history – and that’s because of the restaurant’s quality and ironclad reputation as the place to eat in Springtown.

At Howell’s you can order breakfast all day as well as chicken-fried steak.

The restaurant offers daily lunch and dinner specials...and then there’s their famous pies – with everything homemade.

All Howell’s offerings are made from scratch from recipes that are more than 50 years old from grandparents’ kitchens of long ago.

With its always great prices, Howell’s

has down-to-earth employees who always make you feel welcome.

Howell’s came to Springtown on May 18, 1962. That’s when Dorothy Howell bought the place – without telling husband Claude.

Since then, Howell’s has fed multitudes.Today, the Springtown mainstay is run

by “retiring” Shirley Fletcher and grandson Harold Buffington.

Come see why Howell’s Western Cafe has the best food in town – and it’s been that way for more than half a century.

Located at 401 West Highway 199, Howell’s is open Sunday through Thursday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. and on Friday and Saturday from 6 to midnight.

Call them at 817-220-7915 and find out what so many have known for decades: You can’t beat the prices and classic homemade food at Howell’s Western Cafe.

Howell’s Western Cafe: A Springtown institution

Beloved restaurant is more than 50 years old

Great homemade food served by friendly people – that’s why Howell’s Western Cafe has been the place to eat in Springtown for more than half a century.

by carla noah stutsmanWe all know that scenic shortcut from Lake-

side, around the west side of Lake Worth, and on into the White Settlement area.

But we’ll have to kiss it goodbye – until next summer, that is.

The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), in partnership with the City of Fort Worth, began work on the Silver Creek bridge reconstruction project Dec. 1.

The project, intended to improve mobility, safety and connectivity, will replace the exist-ing structure with a two-lane bridge including shoulders.

The project was awarded to CD Builders, Inc. for $1 million.

During construction, local access will con-tinue to be available to motorists both north and south of the Silver Creek area between FM 1886 (Confederate Park Road) and Clifford Street.

Through traffic will detour around the bridge area.

Message boards advising of the detour have been posted.

With the closure of the bridge, the reconstruc-tion can be accelerated, and the bridge should re-open next summer, according to TxDOT officials.

During this project, the City of Fort Worth will also rehabilitate Silver Creek Road south of the bridge area.

Former springtown optimist club President andrea hungerford (left) joined other area civic club members rotarian Dean Peyton and lion Dr. James Wooten in telling leadership northwest members what their groups do for communities. Photo by Stephanie Cravotta

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Optimists honor 2 SHS juniorsBerlin, McPherson win monthly awards

by mark k. campbellAt the Dec. 16 Springtown

Optimist Club meeting, two high school juniors were lauded for their efforts – Tayler Berlin and Logan McPherson.

Tex-Anne of the Month Ber-lin, daughter of Joe and Kim Berlin, is ranked No. 8 in her Class of 2016; her grade point average sits at 101.0.

As a freshman, she was named the Integrated Physics and Chemistry Student of the Year.

In tenth grade, she earned the Board of Trustees Achievement Award and was inducted into the National Honor Society. She is a member of Peer Assis-tance & Leadership (PALs).

Berlin has held several SHS offices: student council, sopho-more class president, Spanish Club vice president, and junior class secretary.

A cheerleader during her high school years, Berlin said she is also interested in debate.

As a sophomore, she won district in the Lincoln-Douglas competition and was second in extemporaneous speaking.

This year, she’s the lieutenant of the debate team and reached regional at Texas Tech in Lin-coln-Douglas competition.

Berlin volunteers in the com-munity at festivals like Christ-mas on the Square and at senior citizen luncheons.

She said her scholastic inter-est is history and she aims to study that in college and per-haps become a lawyer.

Berlin said she hopes she will be remembered at SHS for be-ing “honest and hard-working, that I did the best I could and tried to help others.”

Texan of the Month McPher-son is the son of SHS Principal Scott and Melissa McPherson.

Logan came over with his parents from Azle last April when his father got the head high school job.

He is currently ranked No. 21 in the junior class with a GPA of 3.5. Throughout his high school career, he has perfect at-tendance.

McPherson plays basketball and baseball for the Porcupines.

As a freshman in Azle, he was the team MVP in hoops. He plays on the Porcupine var-sity squad and named Coach James Rike as a positive influ-ence in his transition from one school to another.

Last year, McPherson was Academic All-District in base-ball, noting that balancing both academics and athletics is chal-lenging – he puts school first.

McPherson plays select base-ball for the Arlington A’s.

He is a member of PALs and the Spanish Club.

Academically, he takes four honors classes and said he enjoys the challenge of pre-calculus.

Logan is active in his church and volunteers with local events like the Wild West Festival.

His future plans include at-tending the University of Texas at Austin for a business/finance degree.

The Springtown Optimist club honored Tayler berlin (left) and logan mcpherson as the group’s students of the month. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

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Vernell A. Jeffreys, 82, of Springtown passed away Tues-day, Dec. 16, 2014 in a local hospital. Service was at 10 a.m. Dec. 23, 2014 at White’s Funeral Home. Interment will follow at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday at DFW National Cemetery.

In addition to flowers dona-tions may be made to Neigh-bors to Neighbors or a charity of your choice.

Mrs. Jeffreys was born Feb. 2, 1932 in Lockesburg, Arkan-sas to Lloyd W. Harrison and Gladys E. Bassham Harrison. She retired after many years with the Army Corps of Engi-neers, Fort Worth District. Af-ter retirement she worked in her flower garden, crocheted, and enjoyed all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She

was a member of The Church at Peaster, as well as a devoted wife and mother who loved her family unconditionally. She always put her family first, and took care of her three girls while their daddy was away on numerous deployments over-seas.

Survivors include her loving husband of almost 63 years, James E. Jeffreys; daughters, Sharon and husband, Frankie Johnson of Horatio, Arkan-sas; Jimmie Nell and husband, Dwight Helms of Texarkana, Arkansas; Charlotte and hus-band, Buddy Porter, of Spring-town. Grandsons, James and wife, Amy Helms, and their children Breana and Callie of Fouke, Arkansas; Chad Helms and sons, Peyton, Tyler, and Brody of Fouke, Arkansas; and Kenny Porter and wife, Jen-nifer, and their sons, Landon and Aidon, of Houston; grand-daughters, Shelley Porter and daughter Juliana McKinney of Springtown; and Lindsay Por-ter of Lubbock; three sisters; one brother; eight sisters-in-law; five brothers-in-law, sev-eral nieces, nephews, and a host of family and friends.

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Ray Anthony Giarrusso1967 - 2014

Ray Anthony (Tony) Giar-russo went to be with the Lord, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014.

Services were held at Green-wood Funeral Home on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014.

Tony was an avid sportsman and loved all water sports. He was good natured, fun loving

and touched all he met. He was a long time manager of Winn Dixie and an Independent Route Salesman for Mission Foods in Weatherford area.

Tony was born in Fort Worth, Texas on Sept. 6, 1967. He was preceded in death by his father Richard Giarrusso.

Survivors include three sons Joshua, Christopher, and Nico-las Giarrusso; three grandchil-dren; mother, Marsha Giar-russo; sister, Gina Giarrusso McGlothin; grandparents, Ev-elyn and Hershel Miller; nu-merous nieces and nephews; daughter-in-law Fallon Mi-chelle; and special longtime girlfriend Sara Funchess.

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by carla noah stutsmanEric Lyle Williams, who

once worked as in Springtown police department, was sen-tenced to death for two mur-ders.

On Wednesday, Dec. 17, Williams was given death for the murders of Kaufman Coun-ty District Attorney Michael McLelland and his wife, Cyn-thia, on March 30, 2013.

The same jury had convicted him of the murders the previous week.

Williams will head to death row in a prison unit not far from Huntsville after process-ing through the Texas Depart-ment of Criminal Justice sys-tem, which can take several months.

Williams’ now-estranged wife, Kim Williams, testified against him at trial.

She, too, is charged with the murders of Mark Hasse and both McLellands.

According to reports, Kim

Williams also told investigators where they could find the weap-on used to gun down Kaufman County’s top prosecutor, Hasse, in January 2013.

That weapon was located by a police dive team at the bottom of Lake Tawakoni.

Williams has yet to be tried for Hasse’s murder.

Speculation is that Kim Williams may be offered a plea deal for life in prison for the role she played in the murders of Hasse and the McLellands.

Two other people – Erleigh Wiley, appointed to be Mike McLelland’s successor as Kaufman County DA, and Wil-liams’ former boss, retired state District Judge Glen Ashworth – remained on a “hit list” Wil-liams made, but he was arrested before he could carry out their murders, according to prosecu-tors.

A former Kaufman County justice of the peace, Williams

graduated from Texas Christian University in 1989, where he obtained a degree in criminal justice.

He also obtained a degree from Texas Wesleyan Law School in 1999.

According to the Texas Commission on Law Enforce-ment Standards and Educa-tion, Williams has worked as a police officer in the cities of Lakeside, White Settlement, Springtown, and Roanoke, as well as for the Hood County Sheriff’s Department and the Tarrant County Hospital Dis-trict.

His motive in all three mur-ders was revealed to be revenge against those who prosecuted him after learning he was steal-ing computer monitors from Kaufman County.

He was convicted and, as a result, lost his law license.

In assessing the jury’s sen-tence on Williams, District Judge Michael Snipes, who

presided over the trial, said: “You made yourself out to be some sort of Charles Bronson ‘Death Wish’ vigilante in this case. I never bought that … You murdered a little old lady, and you would have murdered two other innocent people if you would have had the oppor-tunity.”

Williams’ guilt marked the second time in less than 10 years that a member of the Azle High School Class of 1985 was sentenced to death for multiple murders.

On Feb. 27, 2006, a Tarrant County jury sentenced Ste-phen Dale Barbee to death for the Feb. 19, 2005 murder of Lisa Underwood, 34, and her 7-year-old son, Jayden, at their Fort Worth home.

Underwood was seven months pregnant at the time of her murder.

Barbee remains on death row in a prison unit not far from Huntsville.

Sentenced to death for murders, killer has Springtown connection

Williams, an Azle grad, once worked for SPD

by mark k. campbell“Literacy is correlated to

poverty.”That’s what Lester Meri-

wether, executive director of the non-profit Literacy Con-neXus, said.

The organization focuses on getting books into young chil-dren’s hands.

The Books for the Border and Beyond program began in 2008 in Eagle Pass, part of Fort Worth Western Hills Baptist Church’s outreach program.

The Texas border was a tar-get because seven of the 20 poorest counties in America are in Texas, along or near the Rio Grande River.

Those seven: Presidio (west of Big Bend National Park); Maverick and Dimmit (adja-cent to the river farther south-

east) and Zavala (to the east); and Willacy, Hidalgo, and Starr (in the Rio Grande Valley).

Meriwether said third grade is a key point in a child’s literacy life – and future.

“It’s an indicator of how well a child will do in high school graduation and career success,” he noted.

Meriwether added that 80 percent of prison inmates are “fundamentally illiterate” and most of them have learning dis-abilities.

A major component of Lit-eracy ConneXus stems from an idea that Meriwether said came from God.

Instead of just supplying low-income families with books – many of which often ended up discarded or lost – why not also provide bookcases?

The small yet vital bookcases

can also be put together by the families receiving the books.

“The kids really love helping assemble the bookcases,” Meri-wether said. “It empowers them and they will take care of it.”

Filling those creations with books is done through “book banks” – collection points spread throughout the state.

Reaching children early with books is crucial, he said.

“Our focus is on preschool-ers,” Meriwether said, adding that books for older children are also included in deliveries.

Among the books each case contains: a children’s Bible, a health literacy book, a baby reader, and 6-12 new and used story books.

By keeping books in fami-

lies, a “summer reading gap” – the time children are away from school – can be avoided or deterred.

The books and cases give families tools needed to escape generational poverty and im-prove literacy which, in turn, increases opportunities for en-richment in life.

The program makes a lasting impact, he noted – and not just on the Texas border.

Literacy ConneXus reaches out to a variety of communities, he said.

Locally, a Pelican Bay proj-ect is looming, Meriwether said.

For more information on Lit-eracy ConneXus, visit www.literacyconnexus.org.

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

Kaleb Chesney and the Porcupines rallied to tie Graham in the final seconds then won in OT at the Steer gym, 63-59. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

Soccer season gearing upWhen Christmas ends, soccer

begins.This year, new coach Trent

Davis and assistant Mallory Daniel will direct both the boys and girls teams at Springtown High School.

Both varsities will scrim-mage at Porcupine Stadium Tuesday, Dec. 30.

The boys will face the Azle junior varsity while the girls will tangle with the Wichita Falls Rider JV.

Then, when the New Year be-gins, so does the season.

Springtown plays in District 3-4A in Region I with Wichita Falls Hirschi, Burkburnett, and Decatur.

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

District action begins Feb. 10 at Burk.

By MaRK K. CaMPBeLLSpringtown (8-8) ventured

to Graham where the Porcu-pines and Steers played an ex-citing non-district basketball game.

When the fifth buzzer sound-ed – the game went to overtime – SHS had won, 63-59.

Springtown had to rally

to send the game to an extra frame.

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

In the extra period, SHS

moved ahead, in part by a Daw-son Meek putback of a Kaleb Chesney shot.

Down the OT stretch, Gra-ham could not get closer than 3 points as Springtown made crucial free throws.

Next, the boys face Poolville on the road Dec. 30. The girls venture to Godley.

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This column contains material that some readers might find disturbing.

In an article, “Wildest & the Toughest” in American Fron-tiersman, Jim Spencer wrote about Hugh Glass, John Colter, and one more – John Johnston.

“John Colter was a decade in his grave before John Johnston was even born, but this ferocious loner be-came one of the most famous moun-tain men of all, and led one of the most harrowing lives as well.

“Born John Garrison in New Jersey to an abusive and alcoholic father, he bounced around for a while serving stints as a whaler and a soldier before changing his name to Johnston and heading for the shining mountains at about age 20.

“Green as they come, Johnston knew nothing about trapping or wilderness survival. But his rough-and-tumble early life had made him tough, and he had the good fortune to hook up with an experienced mountain man named John Hatcher who taught him the ropes. Johnston was a quick study, and when Hatcher quit the mountains a few years later, Johnston took over his cab-in on Montana’s Little Snake River. He bought out Hatcher’s string of supplies and married a Flathead Indian woman.

“In the spring of 1847, after a winter spent in the wilderness trapping bea-ver while his new wife stayed at the cabin on the Little Snake, Johnston re-turned to find her bones and the bones of his unborn child lying in the cabin’s open doorway. Evidence at the scene told Johnston the culprits had been a

party of Crow warriors, and the terrible trail of ven-geance John-ston started at that moment lasted for the next two de-cades.

“ D u r i n g that time, he killed nearly a hundred Crow war-riors (some accounts say

considerably more), including 20 of their best braves, hand-picked by the tribe and sent out with one mission only: to kill the Crow Killer.

“In addition to killing Crow braves on a wholesale basis, Johnston sub-jected each new victim to his signa-ture mutilation removing their livers and, according to legend, eating them. Whether Johnston actually did eat the Crow livers or not is questionable, but legend has it that he did. The effect was both demoralizing and insulting to the Crows, who ate the raw livers from their game animals because they believed it gave them the vitality of the animals they killed.

“Johnston’s close calls during this 20-year vendetta were too numerous to mention, but one stands out: One winter, as the Crow Killer was travel-ing to visit his Flathead kin, he was captured by a band of Blackfoot war-riors who intended to present him to the Crows and collect a handsome re-

ward. The Blackfeet bound Johnston in leather straps and put him in a te-pee, with a young guard just outside.

“Crow Killer had other ideas. He chewed through the straps, slipped out of the tepee and killed the guard with a single, crushing blow, before he could sound an alarm. Using the fallen man’s knife, Johnston quickly cut off one of the brave’s legs at the hip and then used both leg and knife as weap-ons with which to fight his way out of the encampment and escape in the sur-rounding forest.

“Later on his 200-mile trek back to his cabin, Johnston found yet another use for the warrior’s severed leg. He used it for food.”

John ‘Crow Killer’ Colter: Brutal revenge for 20 years

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Laurie Moseley

Laurie Moseley is an author, archeologistand historian who lives in Springtown. He is the

director of Springtown’s Legends Museum.

You can be the funny person at your family’s gathering this holiday season – provided you can be heard through kids’ earphones – with

this gallery of squeaky clean Christ-mas jokes.

What did the ghost say to Santa Claus?

I’ll have a boo Christmas without you.

How do you know when Santa is in the room?

You can sense his presents.What’s the best Christmas gift?A broken drum – you can’t beat it!Which reindeer is the cleanest?Comet.What do gingerbread men put on

their beds?Cookie sheets.

What breakfast cereal does Frosty the Snowman eat?

Ice Krispies and Frosted Flakes.What kind of cars do elves drive?Toy-otas.What song is sung at a snowman’s

birthday party?Freeze a jolly good fellow.What kid of motorcycle does San-

ta ride?A Holly Davidson.How did Scrooge win the football

game?The ghost of Christmas passed.Who is Santa’s favorite singer?Elf-is Presley.Why are Christmas trees bad at

sewing?They always drop their needles.Why did the turkey join the

Christmas band?It had the drumsticks.

What hap-pens if you eat all the Christ-mas decora-tions?

You get Tin-sel-itis.

What do you call a bunch of chess play-ers bragging about their games in a ho-tel lobby?

Chess nuts boating in an open foyer.

Why do you never see Santa in the hospital?

He has private elf care.How did Mary and Joseph know

that Jesus weighed 7 pounds, 6

ounces when He was born?They had a weigh in a manger.How much did Santa’s sleigh

cost?Nothing – it was on the house.Where does a snowman keep his

cash?In a snow bank.What’s red, white, and blue at

Christmastime?A sad candy cane.What nationality is Santa Claus?North Polish.What’s the difference between a

knight and Santa’s reindeer?One slays the dragon and the other’s

draggin’ the sleigh.How do sheep say “Merry Christ-

mas” in Mexico?Fleece NavidadWhat goes “Oh! Oh! Oh!”?Santa walking backwards.

When does Christmas come be-fore Thanksgiving?

In the dictionary.What did Mary Poppins want

from Santa?Superclausfagilisticexpiallisnow-

shoes.What animal never eats at Christ-

mas time?A turkey – it’s already stuffed.What happened to the man who

stole a calendar at Christmas?He got 12 months.What is green, covered in tinsel,

and goes ribbit?Mistle-toad.Did you hear about the cat that

swallowed Mrs. Claus’ yarn?It had mittens.

Making this Christmas a laughing matter

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Mark K. Campbell

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

Do you remember me? I sat upon your knee; I wrote to you with childhood fantasies.

Well, I'm all grown-up now and

still need help somehow. I'm not a child, but my heart still can dream.

So here's my life-long wish, my grown-up Christmas list, not for myself but for a world in need:

No more lives torn apart, that wars would never start, and time would heal all hearts.

And everyone would have a friend, and right would always win, and love would never end.

This is my grown-up Christmas list.

As children we believed the grand-est sight to see was something lovely wrapped beneath our tree.

Well, heaven surely knows that packages and bows can never heal hurting human soul.

What is this illusion called the in-nocence of youth? Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth.

No more lives torn apart, that wars would never start, and time would heal all hearts.

And everyone would have a friend, and right would always win, and love would never end.

This is my grown-up Christmas list. This is my only lifelong wish.

This is my grown-up Christmas list.

This song, “My Grown-Up Christ-mas List” was released in 1990.

I first heard it in 1992, recorded by Amy Grant. It has been record-ed by many artists over the past 20 years, including Barbara Streisand,

Aretha Franklin, Donny Osmond, Kelly Clarkson, Michael Buble, and a bunch of people I’ve never heard of.

I love the sentiment behind the song: the idea that the best things are not gifts under the tree, but peace,

friendship, healing of bro-ken hearts, and victory of right over wrong.

I also know that wish-ing for those things is just about as effective as writ-ing to Santa and asking for them.

So, how do we move our “Christmas list” from sen-timent to reality?

Is it even possible?On a worldwide scale? Of course not.In our corner of the

world? Why not?I can’t keep lives from

being torn apart, but I can refuse to be the one tearing.

I can’t keep wars from starting, but I can refuse to start a fight at home.

I can’t be sure that everyone has a friend, but I can be a friend to a neighbor in need.

I can’t be sure that right will al-ways win, but I can be sure, by my choices, that right wins in me.

And if I understand that love is a decision, not a feeling, I will not let it end in my circle of influence.

Jesus said, “Blessed are the peace-makers, for they will be called sons of God.” (Matthew 5:9). He didn’t say “peace lovers” or “pacifists.”

Our lives matter so much to God that He invites us to join Him in what He is doing in the world. In the form of a baby in Bethlehem, He “showed up” in our world vis-ibly. Now He wants to “show up” through us.

Merry Christmas.

My Christmas list

Azle resident Dr. Gerry Lewis is director of mis-sions for the Harvest Baptist Association, which is headquartered in Decatur. He writes a blog at

www.drgerrylewis.com.

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Proposition 1, passed by Tex-as voters on Nov. 4, was “The constitutional amendment pro-viding for the use and dedication of certain money transferred to the state highway fund to assist in the completion of transporta-tion construction, maintenance, and rehabilitation projects, not to include toll roads.”

The measure requires the state to split the oil and gas revenue between the rainy day fund and state highway fund. Because of the booming oil and gas industry, some $1.74 bil-lion is to be transferred into the highway fund in 2015.

“This transfer will provide a much-needed boost to transpor-tation, which affects everything from commerce and economic development to public safety

and our quality of life," said Sen. Jane N e l s o n , R-Grape-vine, co-chair of the joint commit-tee. “The floor also e n s u r e s that Tex-as has sufficient reserves for any u n e x -p e c t e d difficul-ties in the future. It also allows us to address our vital infra-structure needs in a fiscally re-sponsible way.”

TxDOT senses optimismTexas Department of Trans-

portation last week announced the agency “is riding a wave of optimism as citizens, nation-al transportation groups and stakeholders have noted great improvements in Texas just in time for state lawmakers to convene for the 84th Legisla-tive session.”

According to a Dec. 9 Tx-DOT news release, “Many have stated that transportation is a key issue for legislators in 2015, and by passing Proposi-tion 1 with an 80 percent ap-proval, voters have entrusted TxDOT with the job of address-ing congestion and keeping our roads safe.”

Sales tax revenue is upState Comptroller Susan

Combs on Dec. 10 reported state sales tax revenue in November of $2.66 billion, up 10.7 percent compared to November 2013.

Combs said gains were led by oil and natural gas-related sectors and collections from retail trade and restaurants also rose strongly.

Cities, counties, transit sys-tems and special purpose taxing districts will receive December local sales tax allocations to-taling $645.9 million, up 11.4 percent compared to December 2013, Combs added.

School ratings releasedTexas Education Agency on

Dec. 3 announced its release of the final 2014 state account-ability system ratings for more than 1,200 school districts and charters and more than 8,500 campuses.

Final ratings are issued fol-lowing an appeals process pro-vided to districts and charters that contested the district or campus ratings originally an-nounced in August, TEA ex-plained.

Final 2014 ratings show 90.2 percent of the state’s 949 school districts and 158 char-ters achieved the rating of “Met Standard.”

Alert: Lock your vehicleTexas Department of Public

Safety on Dec. 11 encouraged drivers to take necessary pre-cautions to protect their vehi-cles from possible theft during holiday season.

DPS Director Steven Mc-Craw said, “December is one of the busiest months for auto thefts, and during this holiday shopping season, it is important that any valuables in a vehicle are out of sight.”

According to the DPS, 5,395 automobiles, pickups and mo-torcycles were recorded stolen in December 2013, “making it the third-highest month for vehicle thefts that year behind July and August.” In addition, more than 13,100 vehicle bur-glaries were reported and $12.2 million in property stolen last December.

Permit process speeds upTexas Railroad Commission

on Dec. 11 announced its In-formation Technology Modern-ization Program is making the process for granting oil and gas drilling permits faster.

“Expedited permit process-ing was reduced from a peak of 30 days experienced with a surge in industry activity in the spring of this year to a one-day processing rate in November,” according to the petroleum-reg-ulating agency.

Commissioner David Porter said that in addition to the im-proved technology, the agency has hired additional temporary staff “to help meet the demands of the rising drilling permit applications and to assist our hardworking permanent staff.”

Rainy Day fund: $7 billion

STATE CAPITAL

HIGHLIGHTS

Ed Sterling

Veteran state reporter and legislative analyst Ed Sterling is member services

director for the Texas Press Association, whose 518 member newspapers have combined circulation of 3.7 million.

Every generation of Christians has been absolutely certain that they are living in the End Times.

And right now plenty more are sure that that must be the case today. Just look at the world – heck, America – right now.

Our planet is a-whirl in mayhem it seems – quite a bummer since this is the season of the Prince of Peace.

Police assassinated, civilians killed, political grand-standing, the “race card,” neighborhoods burned, and the incessant hate spewed on social media – who wouldn’t want to hear the heavenly trumpet blasts that would begin to end all the madness?

Sometimes the horrors seem overwhelming. What can the common man possibly do?

Well, plenty.Like: Try being nice.It all starts with you and me, of course. What if we quit listening to talk radio shows that

scream that “the United States I love and grew up with is gone forever” and, instead, go about making this earth a better place one day at a time?

No matter your race or your religion, you can be nice at the very least. Help somebody. Say something positive. Be kind. Our world is certainly jam-packed right now with people who will tell you how horrible things are...and that it’s only going to get worse.

Not to get all hippy-dippy but perhaps the Beatles were right: Maybe love is all you need. What if love was our first thought every morning?

Hate is strong. Love is stronger.Let’s start changing our world right here in Spring-

town – one day, one act, at a time. Merry Christmas! MKC

EDITORIALTry being nice

Thursday, December 25, 2014 Springtown Epigraph 10A

Photos by Natalie Gentryand Mark K. Campbell

A Springtown Christmas

CommunityWednesday, December 24, 2014

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For people who reside in rural communities, access to health-care services is often limited. Some rural facilities may not be equipped to handle transitional

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According to the U.S. Depart-ment of Health & Human Ser-vices, one-quarter of America’s population lives in rural areas, where hospital closures have had a profound impact on ac-cess to healthcare. Compared to people who live closer to cities, rural residents generally have fewer doctors and fewer re-sources. In addition, ventilator or transitional care services may not be readily available locally.

Other difficulties include delivering services that target special health needs to rural areas. Low population density can make it difficult to adver-tise important health screen-ings, distribute vaccines, such as influenza or shingles, and newborn and young children may not receive the routine screenings and immunizations required for proper health.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has iden-tified some key factors notable in rural areas:

• Rural residents average fewer physician visits or calls than people living in urban communities.

• There is a lack of adequate support training for emergen-cy medical personnel in rural America.

• Rural hospitals are shifting toward outpatient services due to a lack of funding or a lack of staff.

There is no easy solution to the situation, and government and nonprofit agencies have begun programs to revitalize care options in rural communi-ties. Two notable organizations are already developing ways to strengthen care options in rural locations. Mayo Clinic and Se-lect Medical formed Allevant Solutions to develop ventilator weaning and transitional care programs. Through consulting services, Allevant will guide hospitals and skilled nursing

facilities through the busi-ness end of remaining viable in today’s world. Presenting cost-savings advice and deve lop ing management strategies to enable local hospitals to remain rel-evant to their c o m m u n i -ties, facilities can spend more time doing what they do best -- offering quality care. Side effects of a stronger rural health-care system are the cre-ation of new jobs in areas where current h e a l t h c a r e opportunities have been stagnant, and keeping hos-pital doors open -- re-ducing the number of lay-offs.

“ O u r h e a l t h c a r e c o l l e a g u e s in rural ar-eas fulfill a vital role, and just like their urban counterparts, they need to prepare for the future,” said Thomas Buckingham, p r e s i d e n t of Allevant Solutions. “With the nation’s population aging, healthcare providers in all markets will need to admit an increasing number of patients with medi-cally complex conditions. Al-levant Solutions will help ru-ral healthcare providers put in place the resources necessary to meet these growing needs in their communities.”

As they build relationships with medical centers in the

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By Natalie GeNtryReno Mayor Lynda Stokes,

reminded attendees at the City Council meeting Dec. 15. there is a citywide burn ban in effect.

Lack of rain and high winds have contributed to a high fire danger in recent weeks.

Stokes said the ban was put in place because the Reno Vol-unteer Fire Department has battled several grass fires in the past month, including three blazes in one day.

The ban will remain in effect

until the situation improves, Stokes said.

Most of the fires have been started by people burning trash in the high winds.

Outdoor cooking on gas grills, charcoal grills and in smokers with no exposed flame is exempted from the ban, but any other kind of outdoor burn-ing is prohibited.

The National Weather Ser-vice expects the dry weather to return through Christmas week in the area.

it’s been more than five years since gas prices have fallen below $2 per gallon. the lower prices are expected to remain in that range until year’s end. Photo by Mark K. Campbell

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Lake Bridgeport 836.00 811.94 -24.06Eagle Mountain Lake 649.10 638.69 -10.41Richland-Chambers Res. 315.00 304.48 -10.52Cedar Creek Lake 322.00 315.91 -6.09Lake Arlington 550.00 541.19 -8.81Lake Benbrook 694.00 685.98 -8.02Lake Worth 594.00 590.46 -3.54

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We will be publishing a magazine soon that will be inserted in the Azle News and

Springtown Epigraph.We are needing a few “Healthy Springtime Recipes” with a photo

to feature in our first publication. Please submit your recipe and photo of your dish to

[email protected] along with your name and daytime phone number, no later than

January 16, 2015.

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Not all submissions will be published. Only one recipe per person may be submitted.

The following individuals who list addresses in the Azle and/or Springtown areas were arrested by various law en-forcement agencies and booked into the Parker County Jail be-tween Dec. 13-15.

• Parker County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a 25-year-old Springtown woman Dec. 13 for a Bridgeport warrant for in-volvement in an accident caus-ing more than $200 in dam-age and insufficient bond for a prior charge of theft of property $500-$1,500.

• A 25-year-old Springtown

man was arrested Dec. 14 by Springtown police and charged with driving with an invalid license with previous convic-tions and no insurance.

• Parker County Sheriff’s dep-uties arrested a 21-year-old Azle man Dec. 14 and charged him for failure to identify a fugitive and intent to give false informa-tion. He also had active warrants for failure to appear in court, ex-pired registration, and driving without a license.

• A 36-year-old Springtown woman was arrested Dec. 15 by Parker County Sheriff’s

deputies for a warrant for theft of property by check, $20-500. • Parker County Sheriff’s depu-ties arrested a 26-year-old Azle man Dec. 15 on a commitment order for a previous charge of possession of marijuana.

• A 43-year-old Azle man was arrested Dec. 15 by Parker County Sheriff’s deputies for a bench warrant, and a motion to adjudicate guilt for a prior charge of theft of a firearm. He also had an active Texas De-partment of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) detainer.

Parker County arrests

Reno burn ban in effect

By Natalie GeNtryThe City of Reno picked up

the gifts it received for the Toys for Tots program last week.

“I think this is great to see our community coming together during the holidays,” said Public Works Director Scott Passmore.

Mayor Lynda Stokes echoed Passmore’s sentiments.

“There has been such an out pouring from the community,” Stokes said. “Scott [Passmore] and other city employees have spearheaded these efforts and

have done so much work on their own time.

“I’m so grateful to the com-munity and the residents here. There has been such tremendous generosity shown by everyone,” she continued. “One lady called

and said ‘how much do you need, I’ll write the check,’ It’s just been amazing.”

Teachers at Reno Elementary gathered gifts for four children that were together on the Reno angel tree and the rest of the kids

have found guardian angels as well.

“There is so much more to a city than just the buildings and roads,” Stokes said. “It’s at times like these that we see the true meaning of ‘community.’”

Angels in waiting: Reno angel tree and Toys for Tots gifts arrive

Gifts for the angel tree and toys for tots recipients await delivery in the reno City Hall. Photos courtesy of the City of Reno

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1227 Old Cottondale Road,Springtown, 817-220-7177LAJUNTA BAPTIST5207 E. Hwy. 199, LaJunta817-221-3989IGLESIA BAUTISTANueva Jerusalen6640 Midway Rd., Springtown 817-677-2907 INDIAN OAKS PRIMITIVEBAPTIST CHURCH3229 Shawnee Trail, Lake Worth817-237-8441LAKE WORTH BAPTIST4445 Hodgkins, Lake Worth817-237-4163LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST6409 FM 730 S., Azle817-444-4311METROPOLITAN BAPTIST6051 Azle Ave., Fort Worth817-237-2201MIDWAY BAPTIST4110 E. Hwy. 199, Springtown817-221-LOVENEW HOPE BAPTIST782 New Hope Rd., Reno area817-221-2184NORTHWEST BAPTIST5500 Boat Club Rd., Lake Worth817-237-6063 or 817-270-8476SILVER CREEK BAPTIST730 S. & Veal Station Rd., Azle817-444-2325NEW BEGINNINGS BAPTIST CHURCH3605 Jacksboro Hwy., Azle817-707-2741PLEASANT GROVE BAPTISTFM 2048 and CR 4677, Boyd940-433-5477 PRIMERA IGLESIA BAUTISTA301 S. Stewart, Azle817-523-0074SPRINGTOWN BAPTIST TEMPLE201 J. E. Woody Rd., Springtown817-523-0376UNION BAPTIST CHURCH3451 Sarra Lane, Springtown817-613-1441WALNUT CREEK BAPTIST220 W. Reno Rd. in Reno817-221-2110WEST PARKWAY BAPTIST836 NW Parkway, Azle817-444-3752BIBLE COMMUNITY BIBLE FELLOWSHIP1405 Reynolds Rd., Reno817-444-7117CROSSING FELLOWSHIP1177 Southeast Parkway, Azle817-381-5888 · 817-381-5808NORTHWEST BIBLE CHURCH5025 Jacksboro Hwy., Fort Worth817-624-2111SOLID ROCK BIBLE CHURCH591 S. Reno Rd., Springtown817-221-3444CATHOLIC HOLY TRINITY CATHOLIC800 Highcrest Dr., Azle817-444-3063CHRISTIAN THE CHURCH AT AZLE1801 S. Stewart, Azle817-444-9973AZLE CHRISTIAN(DISCIPLES OF CHRIST)117 Church St., Azle817-444-3527AZLE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP35 West Forty Estates., Azle817-688-3339CENTRAL CHRISTIAN1602 S. Main St., Weatherford817-594-3043FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH4th & Main, ParadiseGREATER VISION FELLOWSHIP1801 S. Stewart St., Azle817-825-0485LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIANFELLOWSHIP404 Main St., Azle817-308-2557THE ABBEY CHURCH10400 Jacksboro Hwy., Azle817-238-1404VICTORY CHRISTIAN CENTER737 Boyd Rd., Azle817-444-LOVEWORD OF FAITH CHRISTIAN CENTER1¼ mi. S. of LaJunta817-677-2577CHURCH OF CHRISTAZLE CHURCH of CHRIST336 NW Parkway817-444-3268BRIAR CHURCH of CHRIST109 W.N. Woody Rd.(½ block west of FM 730 N. in Briar)817-444-7102

MIDWAY CHURCH of CHRIST6400 Midway Rd.817-221-2107 NEWSOME MOUND ROADCHURCH of CHRIST1460 Newsome Mound Rd.817-677-3290NORTHWEST CHURCH of CHRIST6059 Azle Ave., Fort Worth817-237-1205POOLVILLE CHURCH of CHRISTWest of FM 920 in Poolville817-594-4182SOUTHSIDE CHURCH of CHRIST130 W. Bradshaw Lane, Springtown817-221-2799SPRINGTOWN CHURCH of CHRISTJust west of Hwy. 51 North817-523-4419TRI-COUNTY CHURCH of CHRIST525 Hwy. 199 W., Springtown817-538-8209CHURCH OF GOD ABUNDANT LIFE CHURCH of GOD4800 East Hwy. 199, Suite 7Springtown, 817-677-3208CHURCH OF GOD of LAKESIDE9500 Confederate Park Rd. (FM 1886)817-237-5500 or 817-237-7837EPISCOPAL ST. ANNE’S EPISCOPAL6055 Azle Ave., Fort Worth817-237-1888PROVIDENCE REFORMED EPISCOPAL405 Bowie Dr., Weatherford 817-596-7476ST. ELISABETH EPISCOPAL 5910 Black Oak Lane, River Oaks817-739-0504GOSPEL CENTRAL FULL GOSPEL FELLOWSHIP3009 Delaware Tr., Lake Worth817-237-7919JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES KINGDOM HALL OF JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES212 Pearson Lane, Azle817-221-2242LUTHERAN GOOD SHEPHERD LUTHERAN (MISSOURI SYNOD)1313 SE Parkway, Azle817-237-4822HOPE LUTHERAN (ELCA)4795 Hwy. 199, Reno817-221-HOPEMETHODIST BOYD UNITED METHODISTFM 730 North in Boyd940-433-5334EAGLE MT. UNITED METHODIST7955 Reed Rd., Azle817-444-0226FIRST UNITED METHODIST200 Church St., Azle817-444-3323LIGHTHOUSE FELLOWSHIP7200 Robertson Rd., Fort Worth817-237-2758SILVER CREEK UNITED METHODIST2200 Church Rd., Azle817-444-1382FIRST UNITED METHODISTHwy. 51 N & 3rd Street, Springtown817-523-7874GARVIN UNITED METHODIST3 miles West of Boyd on C.R. 4699POOLVILLE UNITED METHODIST1 block W. of FM 920(behind Poolville Post Office)817-599-3601THE CHURCH OF JESUSCHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (THE MORMONS) THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRISTOF LATTER-DAY SAINTS1010 Timberoaks, Azle817-237-5075PENTECOSTALGRACE CHAPELUNITED PENTECOSTAL CHURCH3508 Shawnee Trail, Lake Worth817- 237-4844IGLESIA CRISTIANA JUDA1649 S.E. Parkway, AzlePRESBYTERIANGRACE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN606 Mockingbird Lane, Weatherford817-594-2744ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH OF FORT WORTHMeeting at Northwest YMCA 5315 Boat Club Road, Fort Worth817-989-9800CONVENANT ORTHODOX PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

4300 Williams Spring Rd., Fort Worth1 mile west of 820 on Jacksboro Hwy.JOHN KNOX PRESBYTERIAN4350 River Oaks Blvd, River Oaks817-642-9265

OTHER BETTER LIFE COMMUNITY CHURCH3131 E. Hwy 199, Spt 817-677-2300 CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY CHURCH2233 Hwy 199 East, Springtown817-221-LIFE (5433)FAMILY CHURCH9 miles S. of Springtown on Hwy. 51817-599-7655FOUNTAIN OF FAITH4397 E. Hwy 199, Springtown817-304-4739GRACE FELLOWSHIP CHURCH2964 W. Hwy 114, Paradise940-969-2427HARVEST FOR CHRIST CHURCH1108 NW Parkway (Hwy 199), Azle817-740-5774THE HOUSE OF PRAYER1356 Reno Rd., Springtown817-221-2551JUBILEE HOUSE11210 Hwy. 199 W., Poolville817-271-8008LIBERTY LIGHTHOUSE120 S. Main St., Springtown817-523-0222OASIS CHRISTIAN CENTRE CHURCH & HEALING SCHOOL1121 S.E. Parkway, AzlePOWERHOUSE OF PRAISE CHURCH1649 S.E. Parkway, Azle817-319-7364BRANDED CROSSCOWBOY CHURCH3282 FM 2048, Boyd 76023940-636-9158SECRET PLACE MINISTRIES112 Optimist Rd., Springtown682-229-1433SPRINGTOWN 7TH DAYADVENTIST Hwy. 199 4 miles west of Springtown GOSPEL GATHERING FELLOWSHIP7315 Silver Creek Rd at Flatrock Rd, Azle817-313-1793GOSPEL WAY COWBOY CHURCH420 Jaybird Ln. (FM 2257/ Hwy 199)Springtown, 817-225-8755 LIGHTHOUSE HARBOR CHURCH1960 Long Circle, Pelican Bay817-444-3547JESUS NAME HOUSE OF PRAYER2813 E. Hwy. 199, third drive past Boyd Feed Store817-221-4426NEW LIFE FAMILY FELLOWSHIP525 W. Hwy. 199, Springtown817-523-2045NEW LIGHTED WAY624 Harbor Dr. Circle, Azle817-444-1577NORTHWEST TEMPLE OF PRAISE6781 Jacksboro Hwy., Lake WorthPRECIOUS FAITH TEMPLE CHURCH8601 Hwy. 199 @ Vance Godbey’sSPIRIT FILLED CHURCH603 SE Parkway, Azle817-444-3058THE HOUSE OF PRAYER1356 Reno Rd., Springtown817-221-2551UNIVERSAL LIGHT OF CHRIST6117 Graham St., Lake Worth817-881-3889REAL FAMILY FELLOWSHIP202 Pearson Lane, Azle817-677-5963SOULS HARBOR11701 Jacksboro Hwy., Azle817-726-2065WESTERN HARVESTFELLOWSHIP CENTER6577 Old Springtown Rd., Weatherford817-523-2855 or 817-995-9087SHEPHERD’S HEART CHURCH14435 FM 730 N • Azle940-577-1954WESTERN STAR COWBOY CHURCH790 CR 3696 • Springtown817-880-5488

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1. Air Condition/Heating2. ......................Antiques3. ................... Appliances4. .........Appliance Repair5. ....................Arts/Crafts6. ............ Asphalt Paving7. .......................Auctions8. ............... Autos, Trucks9. .... Auto Repair Service10.........Backhoe Service11. ............ Boats, Motors12...............Bookkeeping13. .................... Business

Opportunity14........ Campers/Trailers15...........Carports/Patios16...... Equipment Repair17............ Carpet Service18 ......................Catering19...............Cement Work20.................Ceramic tile21................... Child Care22................... Cosmetics23...Computers/Services

24................... Electrician25............... Equipment &

Tool Rental26 ................. Excavating27............. Exterminating28 ........Farm Equipment29 ...................... Fencing30 .................... Firewood31 .............................Free32 ...................... For Sale33 .................... Furniture34.............. Garage Sales35 ......... Garden/Mowing

Service36........................ Hauling37...............................Hay38.............Health/Fitness39 ...............Help Wanted40 ...Home Improvement41 ..........House Leveling42.......... House Cleaning43.................. Income Tax44....... Janitorial Service45................. Job Wanted

46........... Looking to Buy47.............. Lost & Found48 Maintenance/Repairs49...................... Masonry50 Mobile Home Service51................ Motorcycles52.........................Movers53.. Musical Instruments54........... Music Lessons55.............Miscellaneous56........................ Notices57........... Pets, Livestock58..............Piano Service59................Pool Service60................Professional

Services61...................... Personal62.....................Plumbing63...............Public Notice64............... Photography65........................Printing66........................Roofi ng67.................... Recycling68........................Storage

69................ Sand/Gravel70................Septic Tanks71.....Sewing/Alterations72.............Sewer Service73......................TV/Radio74........... Tractor Service75.................. Upholstery76....... Vacuum Cleaners77........................ Wanted78.................Well Drilling79....................... Welding80.............. Lots/Acreage81..................Business &

Commercial Property82..........Resort Property83.......... Houses for Sale84............. Mobile Homes

for Rent85............. Mobile Homes

for Sale86.... Mobile Home/RV Lots87...........Rent Furnished88....... Rent Unfurnished89 ..........Wanted to Rent

008 Autos, Trucks

2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer, good condition, newer tires, leather, sunroof, runs good. Leave message at 940-210-9169.

For Sale: PJ metal car hauler with extras, $1,500. 817-821-1006.

014 Campers & Trailers

2009 28’ Denali travel trailer, electric awning, super slide, sleeps 6, fully loaded, 2 entry doors, electric tongue jack. Used very little. $12,500. 817-729-4278.

2001 Sea Breeze travel trailer, 3 slides, solid surface countertops, built-in microwave, nice condition, $10,500. 817-238-6932.

34 ft. 2013 Raven Express by Winnebago, 5th wheel, unusual layout, sleeps 8 w/1½ bath, twin bunks, fully loaded, $30,000. 817-444-3383, still almost new.

DEER HUNTER SPECIAL! 1970 LRWD 21 ft. RV, fully equipped, sleeps 6, bath & shower, new plumbing throughout, $3,800. Call after 11AM 817-237-9502.

NOW HIRING: 2 Openings at group homes located in Azle. 1 part-time & 1 full-time position. Both positions require working weekends. Must have clean criminal & driving records. Training will be provided. Please text or call 817-443-2494, Monday-Friday, 9A-5P.

Quality Inspector. Seeking a self-motivated gauging inspector. Must be familiar with Aerospace blueprints and able to use all equipment that is associated with said job. DO NOT apply in person. Send resume to [email protected].

Springtown ISD is accepting applications for Bus Drivers. Training available. Contact Kim Cremeen 817-220-1418.

NOW HIRING: Two Experienced Line Cooks, due to increased business. Pay based on experience. Apply in person at SHINOLA’S TEXAS CAFE, Springtown.

Vance Godbey’s Restaurant now hiring experienced cook. Full-time. Valid driver’s license required. 817-237-2218.

Now hiring Class B-CDL Mixer Drivers. Production & Safety Bonuses paid monthly, Employer Matching Retirement Plan available. Apply in person at Wise Ready Mix, 1349 NW Parkway, Azle.

HIRING 2 HOUSE CLEANERS. Part-time and/or permanent. We will train. Car necessary. Usually home by 2PM. Great for Moms with kids in school. No weekends. Not suitable if your only income. Your Cleaning Service 817-237-9848.

Drivers: Growing Company! Midwest Weekly and Bi-weekly schedules available, 100% Employer PAID Group Health Coverage! All Terminals have driver facilities. My drivers on track to make $50,000 to $70,000 this year. Class-A with OTR experience. www.getmehomedispatcher.com. Call Tony 1-800-999-6188.

Offi ce Help needed. Monday-Saturday, 8A-6P. 817-444-6516 or 817-657-0704.

Licensed Driver and Laborer needed. 817-444-6516 or 817-657-0704.

Drivers with CDL: Walk-Away Lease, Zero Down, No Balloon Payment, 2 Year Warranty. Contract Rates as high as $3/mile. 877-936-0012.

SPRINGTOWN ISD SUBSTITUTE ORIENTATION Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Springtown ISD Administration Offi ces

301 East 5th Street - 8:30 a.m.New applicants should complete

an online application at www.springtownisd.net prior to attending the orientation.

Please bring your driver license, social security card, voided check, and transcript to the orientation.

All subs are required to pass a criminal history background check. (The individual pays the

fees for this at time of fi ngerprint submission, not at the orientation).

You will be given information at the orientation on submitting

fi ngerprints for this background check, costs involved, and scheduling an appointment.

Anyone interested in substituting for SISD for the 2014-2015 school

year must attend a substitute orientation. It is unknown at this

time if or when another orientation may be held.

Need a qualifi ed Auto Mechanic. MUST have experience and have your own tools. Auto shop located in Springtown. Call Tony at 817-677-2440.

Drivers: $5,000 Orientation Completion Bonus! $5,000 Driver Referral Bonus! Great Pay (New hires min. $800/week guarantee)! CDL-A OTR Experience Required 1-888-993-0972.

Drivers: CDL Regional TX-NM HAZMAT Drivers. Great Benefi ts with Employer PAID Health Care, Vision & Dental. Drivers with Hazmat - Reefer Freight. www.getmehomedispatcher.com. Call Tony at 1-855-582-4456.

Springtown Flowers & Gifts is looking for a part-time/seasonal Florist. Call 817-565-9871.

Property Manager position available in Springtown with reputable property management company. Please email resume to [email protected].

NEEDED: EXPERIENCED AUTO MECHANIC, diesel pickups a plus. Call 817-221-2463. Need someone ASAP.

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

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

RAY’S FENCE CO. Free Estimates, 817-444-2146, [email protected].

KILEY CHESNEYCONSTRUCTION

All Types Fences - Tractor Work817-846-6645

030 FirewoodSeasoned oak fi rewood, $140: ½ cord; $280: full cord. Delivered. 817-808-2873.

A-1 QUALITY FIREWOOD. Seasoned oak, $250/cord, $150/half cord, picked up. Delivery available. 817-565-3275.

032 For SaleHUNTERS! Pheasants for sale. Christmas/New Year’s Specials: Roosters, $23.50; Hens, $20.00. Cages available. 817-366-6260; 817-629-2442.

035 Garden/Mowing ServiceFREE ESTIMATES. Mowing, weed eating, scrap haul off, property clean up. Call Brett 817-881-2357.

If you need your pasture mowed, call 940-389-1936.

Professional Mowing at affordable prices. We do leaf clean up. Call Cliff at 817-343-7022 for a free estimate.

037 HayFresh-cut fertilized Coastal and Sudan round bales. Will deliver to Springtown/Azle area. 940-389-1936.

Horse quality fertilized Coastal round bales, $70/each; square bales, $8/each. Will deliver. 817-909-4052.

Horse quality fertilized Coastal round bales, in barn (never wet), $75, no checks, cash only. 817-694-5554.

039 Help WantedLVN & CNA needed for Lake Worth Nursing Home. Contact Jon 817-319-9073.

019 Cement WorkAllen Chesney Concrete

All Types of Concrete WorkResidential - CommercialFoundations, driveways, sand, gravel, demolition, haul-off, retaining walls

817-271-4541

023 Computers/ServicesHomeComputerWiz. Computer repair specialist: hardware & software. Call today! Terry Jones 682-229-7273. Email: [email protected]. Website: homecomputerwiz.com.

024 ElectricianBULLDAWG ELECTRIC CO. All types of electrical services

and MH hook-ups. Free Estimates. 817-675-4921

www.bulldawgelectric.com. TECL#25253.

026 Excavating

Bishop’sWise Car

& Truck Co.101 Southeast Parkway • Azle

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Carpet RepairsUpholstery Cleaning

Residential & Commercial

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“Customer Service is our top Priority”

Carpet Cleaning

J.A.M. ConcreteAll Types of Concrete, Building Pads,

Driveway, Patios, WalkJim McKiel

817-480-884130 yrs. exp.

Kiley Chesney ConstructionDirt & Concrete Work

Kiley Chesney, OwnerSpringtown, TX • Mobile 817-846-6645

Driveways • House Slabs • Garages • Add-onsSmall Land Clean-ups • Gravel Driveways

• SITE PREPARATION• GRAVEL ROADS• LOT CLEARING• PARKING LOTS• LEVELING • DEMOLITION• FINAL GRADE • STOCK TANKS• LAND EROSION

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HALL'SSand, Dirt & GravelQualified Family Business Since 1938

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ALL TYPES OF EXCAVATINGTanks • House Pads • Clearing

Also ..Sand • Top Soil • Gravel

Saul SalinaSAll Types of Fencing

Farm and Ranch940-577-6781 • 940-393-9754

Campfire Lawn & GardenTrees trimmed-removed

Full lawn care & haul-offsInsured • Azle since 1962 Compare Prices

A.W. Teater 817-444-0861817-690-4011 cellAll major credit cards accepted

Terms AvailableNo Job Too Small

Chad's TreeService

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STUMP GRINDINGDon’t dig it! Grind it!1 or 100 - We can do it.

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IrrigationRepair

Licensed ProfessionalServices include Wire &Valve locates,Pipe repair,Head adjustor replace,System Design

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Landscape Sprinklers

Lawn Care

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• Stone Work• Fencing• TreesEmail: [email protected]

Tree Removal & Trimming · Brush Hog · Box Blade Front Loader · Tiller · Truck & Trailer for Hauling

Jon Reed, Owner

All work is done by off duty professional firefightersFirefighter Tractor & Tree Service

Call, Text 817-291-3955 or Email [email protected]

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017 Carpet Service

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035 Garden/Mowing Service

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039 Help Wanted

039 Help Wanted

6B Wednesday, December 24, 2014 COMMUNITY

Classifieds817-270-3340 - Azle817-220-7217 - Springtown

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

040 Home ImprovementBefore you buy vinyl siding or windows, call Jimmy for a free estimate 817-444-5270; 817-296-7567.

Keith Hays Construction Company. All types cement work, carpentry, roofing and metal buildings. 817-220-7201

DEVIN’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. Carpentry, cement, rock, granite, tile, painting, siding, insulation, kitchen/bath, roof/gutters, powerwashing, decks. WINTER SPECIAL: 20% Off w/this Ad! 817-629-9608.

WILLIE SIMON TILE & WOOD. Shower, Tub Surround & Backsplashes. 817-366-4555.

ROBERT’S HANDYMAN SERVICE. I do additions, kitchen & bathroom remodel, ceramic tile, foundation repair, painting, pressure washing, roofing, fencing and decks. Call for Free quote. 817-964-2562.

WORKHORSE HANDYMAN SERVICES. Bathrooms, kitchens, roofing, remodels, mobile home repair and roof repair, well repair. Quality at a reasonable rate. 817-874-6109.

AZLE HOME REPAIR & REMODEL. No job too big; no job too small. 30 years experience. Contact Doug Batey 817-361-2361.

LOCAL HANDYMAN SERVICE & REMODELING. No job too small! Kitchens, bathrooms and all tile work. 817-404-2927.

PYRAMID REMODELING. TILE: Bathroom Shower, Floors; PAINTING: Interior, Exterior, Tape & Bed, Texture, Popcorn Ceiling; Stain Porches, Stain Fence; ROOFING & More! FREE ESTIMATES. 817-944-7658.

PAINTING, REMODELING, CARPENTRY. Home Improvement Special: $100 off any job of $1,000 or more. Painting, carpentry, sheetrock, storage buildings, porch covers, decks. 36 years experience. Call Bill Rosser now for a Free Estimate. 817-374-2566; 866-374-3559. www.billrosserpainting.com. NOW ACCEPTING VISA & MASTERCARD.

042 House CleaningCustom House Cleaning. No job too big or too small. Weekly, bi-weekly or monthly. 817-988-4882.

049 MasonryMASONRY & STONEWORK, retaining walls, patios, flowerbeds, entryways, anything w/stone and repairs. Senior Citizen Discount. 817-919-4487.

051 Motorcycles

2000 Harley Sportster, red/white/blue, 10,000 miles, $7,700 817-228-2255.

2007 HD Road King, white, radio, alarm, cruise control, 11,500 miles. $11,995. 817-237-4712.

052 MoversU.S. Army Retired-but not tired! Careful moving-Cheap. Call Big Jim @ 817-237-5151.

055 Miscellaneous

057 Pets/LivestockWill pay top dollar for grazing and hay leases. Call 940-389-1936.

059 Pool ServiceToo cold to clean your pool? Give us a call and we’ll do it all! GANNON SWIMMING POOL SERVICE 817-230-3838.

060 Professional ServicesLONE STARR STEAMER PROFESSIONAL CARPET & UPHOLSTERY CLEANING. Basic Package: 3 rooms and a hall, $89. Call 817-361-2361.

062 Plumbing

Looking for experienced Service Tech & Helper. Must have valid DL, cell phone, hand tools. Air-Worx, 817-523-4846.

Accounting Office in Springtown area has opening for FT Clerical/Receptionist position. Applicant needs to have good phone and communication skills. Please email resume to [email protected].

Karl Klement Properties, Inc.

For consideration of all positions apply to:

Jodi Dusek, H/R Mgr.605 N. Business 287, Suite 102, Decatur, Texas

[email protected]

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7BWednesday, December 24, 2014COMMUNITY

Classifieds817-270-3340 - Azle817-220-7217 - Springtown

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

080 Lots/AcreageFOR SALE: 6704 sq. ft. lot in Azle (1908 Gale Drive). Has electric, city sewage, gravel driveway and includes gas lease royalties. 817-237-5118.

Secluded hilltop 2 acres with trees, no restrictions. OWNER WILL CARRY WITH NO CREDIT CHECK. 817-994-3730 [email protected].

3.4 acres in Lost Acres Addition, 5 miles from Agnes, $35,000, good terms. 817-690-7882.

081 Business/Commercial40x50 building for rent 3 miles west of Springtown 817-713-7495.

FOR SALE OR RENT: 6,700 sf office/warehouse at 1750 N. FM 51, Springtown. Several offices, 3 bathrooms, kitchen, large meeting room, warehouse area, loading dock, all on 1 acre. $169,000 or $1,600/mo. 817-220-5339; 817-798-0891.

Great office space for rent on the square next to Springtown Drug. 565 sq. ft., new carpet. Call 817-523-4952.

Professional Office Space For Lease: 1230 E. Hwy 199, Springtown. Suite 103, 1,100 sq. ft., individual offices; Suite 104, 800 sq. ft. 817-220-2150.

GREAT LOCATION!! 1504 SE Parkway, Azle, on Hwy 199 frontage road. 1,000 sq. ft., 4 offices and kitchenette. Suitable for Doctors, Accountants, Lawyers, Real Estate Agents, etc. $800/mo. 817-690-7882.

900 sq. ft. Building for Rent. $300/mo. for the first 6 months. 817-585-0366.

083 Houses for SaleAzle: 3-2-2, 709 Poe, needs work. 817-444-2136.

084 Mobile Homes for Rent2 & 3 BR mobile homes for rent, Springtown and Azle ISD, no pets. 817-980-3066.

3-2 MH, total electric, $885/mo. Available immediately. 817-220-4095.

3-2 mobile home for rent, $550/mo. $450 deposit, $35 application fee (over 18 years of age). If interested, 817-221-3112.

12198 FM 730 N. R-1. 1 bedroom SW, fenced yard, water/trash service paid, $550/mo. $500 deposit. 817-372-3050.

Pelican Bay: 1516 Partridge, 2 BR 1½ BA, $425/mo. $300 deposit, Owner/Broker 817-988-9954.

NICE 2-2 MH on lot between Springtown & Weatherford on FM 51. One small pet ok. $500/mo. $300 deposit, owner pays water/trash service. (Handyman can work for some of deposit.) 682-551-0424; 254-227-0323.

Nice Remodeled 3-2 MH. 6 miles south of Springtown on FM 51. $550/mo. $300 deposit, owner pays water/trash service. 682-551-0424; 254-227-0323.

PELICAN BAY: 1505 LARK COURT, 2-2, $565/$400 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-246-4646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Espanol.

085 Mobile Homes for SaleWe buy used mobile homes with clear titles. K&P Homes, Inc. 817-677-3446.

BANK REPOS817-677-3446

USED REFURBISHED HOMES817-677-3446

NEW HOMES-FACTORY DIRECT817-677-3446

K&P HOMES, INC.

OWNER WILL CARRY NOTEWITH NO CREDIT CHECK

for a 3-2 on an acrein the country.

New roof, flooring, paint.817-994-3730

[email protected]

086 Mobile Home/RV LotsPELICAN BAY: Mobile Home Lots for rent: 1708 GALE DRIVE, $155/mo. $50 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-246-4646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Español.

088 Rent UnfurnishedSPRINGTOWN APARTMENTS, 624 East 3rd Street. 2 bedroom 1 bath, clean, new carpet, $625/mo. includes water, trash service & basic cable, $500 deposit. 817-875-8406.

2 & 3 bedrooms, 2 bath duplexes, 1 car garage, fenced backyard, all appliances, all brick, great location. Stewart Bend Duplex Homes in Azle. 817-444-2362. www.stewartbend.com.

APARTMENT FOR RENT: 3BR 1.5BA, $650/mo. plus $650 deposit, pet deposit $1,000 per pet. 6320 Midway Road, Springtown 76082. Call 817-318-0507.

RENT SPECIAL! 2-2 4-PLEX, IN AZLEWOOD w/New Carpet! $725/$500 security deposit, WBFP, walk-in closets, box windows, large kitchen w/pantry, 1,100 sq. ft. 817-360-3039.

3-1 duplex, 2 acres, between Springtown & Weatherford. Close to FM 51/Dill Road intersection. Professionally Remodeled.$550/mo. $300 deposit, owner pays water/trash service. (Handyman can work for some of deposit.) 682-551-0424; 682-559-1819.

Newer updated 4-2 home, fenced backyard, $1,275/mo. $1,275 deposit, Pets Welcome: $250 deposit per pet. Non smoking. 817-658-6554, Agent.

PELICAN BAY: 1904 PELICAN DRIVE, 3-2-1, $735/$400 deposit; 1916 PELICAN DRIVE N., 3-1-1, $655/$400 deposit; 1852 CORAL ROAD, 2-2-1, $625/$400 deposit. Gene Thompson & Associates, 817-246-4646. gtatx.com. Hablamos Espanol.

2-1 duplex, Azle ISD, no pets, $550/mo. Water service furnished. 817-296-6169.

SPECIAL: Total Move-In $725. 3-2 duplex, Springtown ISD, Section 8 accepted. 817-980-3066.

3-2-1 brick home, freshly painted. $975/mo. $900 deposit. 417 N. Cedar Street, Springtown. Don 817-692-1996.

068 StorageInnerspace Storage Hwy 199, Springtown. Now renting all unit sizes, 24-hour access. 817-677-4050.

069 Sand/GravelDriveway gravel, top soil, septic rock, tandem dump trucks. Grady Mansell 817-713-7495.

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

079 Welding

D R I V E WAY SAsphAlt & GrAvel

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QualityFamily Business

Since 1938

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get more for your $. On House Pads,Driveways, Lot Clearing & Tractor

Work, Etc.

CALLCliff Hall

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

DESIGN FABRICATION ERECTION

METALBUILDING SYSTEMSCozart

Fabrication and erection of qualitymetal buildings at reasonable prices,

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Mark Cozart Jeremy Cozart817-233-6668 817-237-2028

Metal BuildingSpecialist

• Weld Ups/ Bolt Ups• Pipe Fencing• Concrete• Horse Barns• All Types Fencing• Metal Roofs

NO JOB TOO SMALLCompare Pricing

R & EConstruction

owner Rodney Vick 817-220-3044

fax 817-523-7639 cell 817-253-1614

Metal Building Erectors• Pre-engineered Weld-up •

Barns/Shops• Arenas/Hangars • Fencing

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WELD-DONE CONSTRUCTION LTD.WELD-DONE CONSTRUCTION LTD.WELD-DONE CONSTRUCTION LTD.WELD-DONE CONSTRUCTION LTD.WELD-DONE CONSTRUCTION LTD.

111 Mulligan Lane Azle 76020$257,900

Across the street from hole 6 on Cross Timbers. A very custom one of a kind, almost 2100 sq ft. on 1 acre, open concept. Large oversized garage, fenced yard, all foamed, topend windows, real hardwood floors, stained concrete, tile bathrooms, topend granite walk-in tub and much, much more. Highest electric bill around $120.

Must be pre-approved to see house, by appointment only.Contact JR Tritton, 817-657-4041

817-221-2002

MIDWAY MOBILE HOME PARK

AFFORDABLE COUNTRY LIVING2 or 3 bedroom mobile homes for rent. Also, RV lots & rentals and mobile home lots for rent.

RV Spaces by Day, Week or

Month

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Call for Rates - 817-291-4679817-846-8190

We now have Pull-Throughs!

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(up to 50 miles)

Duplex Homes2 & 3 Bedrooms • 2 Bath • 1 Car Garage

(817) 444-2362www.stewartbend.com

Stewart Bend Court, off South Stewart Street close to Cross Timbers Golf Course in Azle

For Lease

AZLE OAKSAPARTMENT

700 JARVIS • AZLE700 JARVIS • AZLE700 JARVIS • AZLE700 JARVIS • AZLE700 JARVIS • AZLE817-444-1712817-444-1712817-444-1712817-444-1712817-444-1712

1 & 2 BedroomUnfurnished

Rent based on income.

TDD:800-735-2989

This institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

AZLEWOODAPARTMENTS1 & 2 Bedrooms

See the Di f f e r ence !817-444-6122

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HOMES and MOBILE HOMESFOR RENTgtatx.com

817-246-4646

SHADY CREEKAPARTMENTS

817-444-2430

1 & 2 Bedrooms• W/D Connections• Swimming Pool• Water/Trash Service Furnished

Crestwood Apartment HomesFabulous Floor Plans

525 Commerce Street • Azle

To Fit Your Every Need and Lifestyle!

Call for Details 817-444-0030

crestwoodah.com

New Appliances, FS W/D Connections, Water/Trash Service Included, Warm Colors,

Brushed Nickel Hardware and So Much More!Beautiful Pool!

Azle Creek Apartments

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• Newly Remodeled• Friendly & Quiet Community

• Laundry On Site

817-598-0663

CALL FOR ADDITIONAL SpeCIALS

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1/1 - $495 & Upefficiency - $375

(Water, Trash & Sewer Service Included)

Pet Friendly!(size restrictions and additional fees apply)

PUBLISHER’S NOTICEAll real estate advertising

in this newspaper is subjectto the Fair Housing Actwhich makes it illegal to ad-vertise “any preference, limi-tation or discrimination basedon race, color, religion, sex,handicap, familial status ornational origin, or an inten-tion, to make any such pref-erence, limitation or discrimi-nation.” Familial status in-cludes children under the ageof 18 living with parents orlegal custodians, pregnantwomen and people securingcustody of children under 18.

This newspaper will notknowingly accept any adver-tising for real estate which isin violation of the law. Ourreaders are hereby informedthat all dwellings advertisedin this newspaper are avail-able on an equal opportunitybasis. To complain of dis-crimination call HUD toll-free at 1-800-669-9777. Thetoll-free telephone numberfor the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275.

TexSCAN Week of December 21, 2014

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West Side Storage

Now LeasingStorage Units

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Rent Unfurnished continued below...

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Appliance Repair Services Trash/Waste Service Cleaning Services

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J & EAir Conditioning & Heating Inc.Springtown, Texas

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Carpet CleaningAir Duct CleaningTile and Grout Cleaning

Carpet RepairsUpholstery Cleaning

Residential & Commercial

“Customer Service is our top Priority”

Azle Appliance Repair30% OFF Cooking

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Parts & Service

817-298-1699 or 817-298-1661

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Discounts for Seniors, Military, City of Azle and Azle ISD Employees

SERVICE DIRECTORY

The Bryants Co. 817-220-2021Dana Bryant/Realtor 817-613-7189

LAND1.26 ACRES on restricted cul-de-sac. $18,500

Heavily wooded 13 acres off Agnes Northwest

of Springtown. $97,500.

4.510 ACRES with water, septic and electric, ready for your home and animals! Slidell ISD. $42,500

19.43 Heavily wooded acres in Wise County. Boonsville area. Well, septic, electric, large

storage building and fenced. $138,500. Financing options.

Nice 1 ACRE lot in Reno on Quail Run. Water, septic and electric. Build your home here. $30,500. Financing options.

.81 ACRES inside city limits. Pecan and fruit trees, storage bldg. $35,000.

10 ACRES of trees and pasture. Has old structure $80,000.

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3707 Knob Hill - Unique & Spacious 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath custom built. Cozy living with FP. Huge kitchen.

190 N. Rodeo Dr. - Look no further! Custom built home situated on 2.5 acres. Home has every bell & whistle you could ever want!!

117 Horizon Circle - Custom 5-3-3 with open concept shows pride in ownership!! WBFP, gourmet kitchen, balcony and more.

13765 Briar Rd. - Nice acreage!! Home needs a little TLC but would be a lovely property!

1313 Glenwood - Perfect & clean 3-2-2 home with all the bells & whistles. Huge LA!

1027 S. Reno Rd.- 3-2-3 home with shop! Open den and kitchen with large master bedroom. Priced to sell as is!

3501 Springfield Rd.- Country paradise! 3-2-2 located in the middle of 15.6 acres.

900 E. Reno Rd.- Unique property. Great investment. Duplex that has commercial potential.

142 Rommel Ct. - Very nice 3-2 home with mature trees and 30 x 24 workshop.

300 Green Meadows - Bring your horses! Nice 3-2 with formal dining & 2 car detached garage. 2 metal barns with 2 stalls & tack rooms on each end. Great wrap around porch.

108 Caballos - 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms and located on 2 acres.

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