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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2008 WISE COUNTY MESSENGER

DECATUR

Leaves
are
turning
The fall season is in full
swing as trees all over,
including this one near the
historic Wise County Court
House in Decatur, see their
leaves turn beautiful shades
of brown, orange and red.
Messenger photo by Joe Duty

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By NEIL SPERRY
Dear Neil: My dogwood
tree has never been a very
heavy bloomer, but this fall
it is loaded with buds. Is
that normal?
It is absolutely normal.
It sounds like next year is
going to be the spring that
your plant blooms in its full
glory. Keep it moist for the
balance of the winter, and do
not do any pruning until af-
ter the flowering time.
totill the ground 3 or 4 inch- to your readers. tions is “No.” You really don’t
es deep. Work several inches I appreciate the input, and want to prune figs at all.
of organic matter (Canadian I don’t want to come off as Pruning stimulates rapid
peat, pine bark mulch, com- being confrontational, but I vegetative growth, and that
post, rotted manure, etc.) must say that I’ve had lit- comes at the expense of fruit
into the soil, and plant the erally hundreds of garden- production. Ditto for feeding.
mondograss checkerboard- ers tell me just the opposite It’s best just to mulch them
style on 8-inch centers. If over the years ˆ that fungi- deeply and keep the plants
you use clumps that are cides did nothing to stop its moist at all times. Obvious-
3 or 4 inches in diameter, spread. My guess would be ly, full sun is also required
it should grow and spread that either you don’t have for best fruit production.
within its first year. actual Entomosporium fun-
gal leaf spot, or you have re- Dear Neil: Several weeks
Dear Neil: On more than ally been lucky. It’s a beauti- ago you mentioned putting
one occasion, you have men- ful shrub. I hope your luck out pre-emergent weedkiller
tioned that redtip photi- holds out! granules to stop grassburs
nias that are infested with (stickerburs). I didn’t save
blackspot are doomed and Dear Neil: I have several the paper. When do I treat,
should be replaced. I have fig trees, but they don’t pro- and with what?
used a black spot spray for duce much fruit. Do they I get this question a dozen
roses successfully for 10 need to be pruned? Do they times a week this time of
years. Thought maybe that need fertilizer? Continued on page 3
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Dear Savvy Senior,

I’m interested in getting a
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As you may already know,
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4 ALL AROUND WISE, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, November 13, 2008
Boys
Football
Junior varsity
Bridgeport 18
Decatur 14
BHS standouts — Jason
Mitchell helped save the day for
the Bulls as he had an intercep-
tion, a fumble recovery and re-
turned a punt 65 yards for the
winning touchdown. Also in de-
fense, Austin Hicks had some
crucial hits in third and fourth
down situations in the second
half. Christian Cordova also
stepped up defensively and even
sniffed out a screen pass for a
big loss. Offensively, Matt Minix
found the end one a 29-yard run,
while Dustin Green score from
three yards out.
DHS standouts — Not pro-
vided
BHS coach’s comments: A
stout defense helped achieve
the goal of becoming undefeat-
ed district champions.
BHS records: 10-0, 5-0
Decatur 26
Vernon 12
DHS standouts — Alejando
Beltran rushed for two touch-
downs and 112 yards for real
state to lead the Eagles to an-
other victory over Vernon. Alec
Torres also had his way with the
Lions as he rushed for 90 yards
and had a TD pass. Zack Ford
finished with 24 yards rushing
and one touchdown. The defense
was just as impressive smother-
ing Vernon all night long. Pres-
ton Cone led the way for Deca-
tur with a team-high 11 tackles.
Nick Mackenrodt did not take it
easy on the Lions as he racked
up seven tackles. Bobby Byrd
was dominating as well after the
finished with four tackles and
three sacks.
DHS coach’s comments: The
offensive line of Ryan Maxson,
Jacob Murphy, Caleb Montez,
Rhino Cangley and Dusty Hum-
phrey controlled the line of
scrimmage all night and helped
the offense rack up 288 yards.
Player highlights were John
“Wayne Harris sacking the quar-
terback on the last play.
Freshmen
Paradise 6
Boyd 18
PHS standouts — The Pan-
thers got a crucial fumble recov-
ery by Caleb Godin to help set
up their only score and avoid
a shutout. Godin scooped up a
fumble and returned it 91 yards
before he was tackled in from of
the end zone. Paradise scored
right after that on a 4-yard TD
run by Chase Reynolds.
BHS standouts — Not pro-
vided
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BHS standouts — Trent
Schuett accounted for four
touchdowns in a narrow loss
to Decatur. He scored on runs
of 25 and 53 yards, and had a
53-yard TD pass to Garrett Mul-
lins and a 56 yarder to Cameron
King to lead the offense. Mullins
also had two touchdown runs of
25 and 64 yards. Kicker Fernan-
do Delgadillo was good on six
point-after tries.
DHS standouts — Not pro-
vided
BHS coach’s comments:
The defense had two four-down
stops in the first quarter that
were huge. Jacob Garcia, Parker
Eaton, Blas Hernandez, Dalton
Bracken and King were big on
defense. This was a great offen-
sive showdown. We executed
well on offense all night. The
only glaring problem was turn-
overs.
BHS records: 7-3, 4-1
Paradise 22
Ponder 0 Santo A
Panther standouts — Chase
Reynolds scored the only touch-
down Paradise needed when he
broke free for a 54-yard touch-
down run. He then caught the
conversion pass. Josh Pewitt
hauled in a 28-yard TD pass in
the second quarter which was
capped by a conversion run via
Kyle Potteiger. The Panther
pounced on a fumble to set up
their next score. That’s when Lo-
gan Bailey ran in from 27 yards
out to complete the score.
PHS record: 5-5
Eighth grade
Decatur A 20
Bridgeport A 12
BMS standouts — Colby Ma-
hon had touchdown runs of 38
and 5 yards to lead the Bulls in
the season finale. Kyle Meyer
and Jake Hulsey recovered fum-
bles to lead the defense.
DMS standouts — Not pro-
vided
BMS coach’s comments:
Bridgeport A 50
Kirby A 0 quarter on an 80-yard run. Tyler
BMS standouts —Quarter-
back Colby Mahon scored four
touchdowns and the Bull defense
pitched a shot out to pick up
an easy win. Mahon connected
with Jacob Kerr on a 20-yard TD
pass, while Gage Huerta scored
on a 43-yard catch and Blake
Arrington celebrated with a 37-
yard scoring catch. Arrington
also scored the first points of
the night on an 8-yard run. Kyle
Meyer added a 20-yard TD run
and Mahon blasted into the end
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Mahon and Huerta were also
successful runs. Dillion Waldrep
and Juan Rivera led the defense
with fumble recoveries.
BMS coach’s comments: We
were able to execute proficient-
ly the whole game. Defensively,
we were able to put a lot of
pressure on them with our base
defense.
BMS records: 5-2, 3-1
Paradise A 36
Alvord A 22
PJHS — The Panthers got
touchdown runs of 75, 45 and
five yards from Jarrett Roper to
win the game and clinch the dis-
trict championship. Roper also
ran in three, two-point conver-
sions. Dylan Hightower found
the end zone twice on runs of
45 and 20 yards. Defensively,
Hightower had an interception
and Keaton Hickman caused a
fumble.
AJHS standouts — Not pro-
vided
PJHS record: 7-1
14
Bridgeport B 8 made too many mistakes to
BHS standouts — Valentine
San Augistine score this team’s
only touchdown on a 70-yard
run. Blake Thompson score the
conversion run for the Bulls.
Bridgeport B 26
Kirby B 0 year.
BMS standouts — Vidal San
Augistine had touchdown runs
of 15 and 11 yards to lead the
Bulls to victory. Scott Trickel,
who scored a conversion run,
threw a 15-yard TD pass to Ce-
sar Amador. Amador also had an
11-yard touchdown run. Defen-
sively, Nick Smith recovered a
fumble and Leonardo Para had
two quarterback sacks.
BMS records: 2-3-1, 1-1-1
Decatur B 6 inson with eight. Madyson Han-
Bridgeport B 14
BMS standouts — Scott Trick-
el had a 3-yard touchdown run
and scored on the conversion
in the fourth quarter to lead his
team past Decatur. Vidal San
Augistine scored in the second
Rhine had a quarterback sack
and Nick Smith recovered a
fumble.
DMS standouts — Not pro-
vided
BMS coach’s comments: The
team ended their season on a
very positive note. Cyler Stuart,
Shawn James, Eddie Viveros
and Ethan Hunter did a great
job blocking at the receiver
spots for Vidal. We scored the
winning touchdown on a fourth-
down play. Mark Garrison, Leon-
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Freshmen
Seventh grade Bridgeport 26 8 17 Continued on page 11
Paradise A 0
Alvord A 30
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Wise Co. Extension Agent
Each summer and fall I
receive a handful of calls
about an aggressive wasp
that builds a spherical nest
consisting of a number of
round combs and multiple
layers. This insect is known
as the southern yellowjack-
et.
According to Texas A&M
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WISE NOTES FOR CONSUMERS Left to right:

By TANYA DAVIS 3341 to place your order. tightly when food is com- gel-packs to keep the cooler John Winder,
Wise Co. Extesnion Agent Thanksgiving is just pletely cooled. When serving temperature under 40 de- D.D.S.
around the corner, and I your turkey the next day, grees Fahrenheit. Then re- Paige Winder,
For those of you in need of know many of you are al- the USDA Meat and Poultry heat the turkey at your final D.D.S.
a great dessert made by ex- ready planning for the big Hotline advises that cooked destination.
pert cooks, the Wise County day. Alice Henneman, from turkey may be eaten cold After your meal, either Timothy Casey,
Extension Lead- Nebraska Exten- or reheated. To reheat your freeze leftover turkey or D.D.S.
ership Advisory sion, has some turkey, USDA gives the fol- plan to eat it within three
Travis Caddell,
Board has just the great tips for those lowing recommendations: or four days of the day it
solution. who may be plan- Set the oven temperature was originally prepared. Eat
D.D.S.
They are sponsor-
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ning to prepare
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no lower than 325 degrees F.
Reheat turkey to an internal
gravy within one to two days
of original preparation date.
John Winder, D.D.S., Inc.
Nov. 21 in order to day ahead of time. temperature of 165 degrees Once removed from the F A M I LY D E N T I S T RY
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Slice breast meat;
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If you plan to use the mi-
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heating and cooling turkey
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Texas college or university.
Pre-orders are now being
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to less than 2 inches. Metal
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in pure drinking water. Because of the
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A special thank you to the Wise County Committee for Higher Education who
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The Wise County Weatherford College Steering Committee worked for almost two
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They met monthly to study ideas and iron out details of this plan for the future of
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well done.

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Bridgeport Mayor Don Majka Decatur Mayor Joe Lambert
Bridgeport EDC Director William Myers Decatur City Manager Brett Shannon
Bridgeport EDC Chairman Fred Meyers Decatur EDC Chairman Roy Eaton
Weatherford College President Dr. Joe Birmingham

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Continued from 8
will allow them to rest. Your
animal should also be famil-
iar with you. He should not
be overly excited when you
enter his pen and should
be relaxed to some degree
when you catch him.
You should arrive at the
show as early as possible to
allow your animal to relax
from the trip and to become
familiar with the surround-
ings.
After a long haul it is im-
portant to walk your animal
for at least 20 minutes to
calm him down and to speed
up metabolism.
It is also imperative to feed
and water after you arrive.
If you have a long trip (over
two hours) and it is hot you
will need to stop and water
your animal along the way
FOCUS ON 4-H
so that he doesn’t become Do not feed any hay while own concoction of electro-
You’ve got it...
dehydrated. at the show as it will tend to
Your animals should nev- enlarge their stomach and
er be completely make them appear
lytes and some do seem to
work, but be advised that
they may cause your animal
Somebody wants it.
cut off water. You full. When it comes to go “off feed.”
may decide to hand to watering and Another important con- Wise County Messenger Classifieds
water which is ac- feeding do not de- cern is the temperature
ceptable and rec- prive the animal. inside the barn. If it is hot,
ommended. If he becomes ex- there is good chance your
Then return your
animal to a fresh,
clean, well venti-
tremely hungry or
thirsty he will get
very ill-tempered
animal is hot, so, take the
blanket and sock off.
If the temperature is cold
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animal and will keep him cial to haul your own water before entering the show
feeling good and hungry. to the shows as some towns ring if he gets dirty.
I will stress that walking have an excess of chlorine in
once around the barn is not their water and your animal
enough. At least 15 to 20 may not drink it.
minutes at a time. Several people have their

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Preeclampsia, a rapidly progressing disorder that is characterized by
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and unborn child. Consequently, it must be diagnosed and managed as
part of prenatal care. Recently, it has also come to light that preeclampsia
can significantly increase the risk of kidney failure decades later in a
woman’s life. Researchers have found that if preeclampsia develops
during the first pregnancy, the risk of end-stage renal failure (ESRF)
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closely monitored.

Though the cause of preeclampsia isn’t known, the risk of

preeclampsia is higher in women carrying multiple babies, women
over age 40, those with a family history of disorder, and women
who had high blood pressure or kidney disease before they became
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SUBVARSITY SPORTS The

Continued from 4
Audra Hart, Angelica Reyes
and Hannah Logan two kills,
while Lindsey Walker and Reyes
served up two aces each.
Bridgeport coach’s com-
ments: We did not want to end
the season with a loss, but I was
proud that the girls continued to
play hard even when we were
down. We had a winning season
and had a lot of fun.
BMS records: 19-13, 4-4
Seventh grade
Decatur A 25 30
Bridgeport A 23 28
DMS standouts — Serena Es-
trada and Kirsten Nanny scored
nine points each to lead the
Lady Eagles to victory over their
biggest rival.
DMS coach’s comments: This
was a very exciting match. Both
teams played very well and
fought to the end. This was a
very good end to a successful
season. The girls played hard
and never game up.
DMS record: 10-1
Paradise B 6
Santo B 14
PJHS standouts — The Pan-
thers avoided a shutout thanks
to a 60-yard touchdown run by
Alejandro Lopez. Coaches were
also pleased with the running
work of Harden Brown.
Decatur B 25 13 26
B’port B 14 13 24
DMS standouts — Erin Ritter
helped guide the Lady Eagles to
a thrilling victory by scoring a
match-high 12 points. Lily Dou-
brava also had a solid night as
she scored nine points of her
own.
DMS coach’s comments: This
was a very hard fought match
between two very good teams.
The effort and hustle from our
girls was very good. The girls
finished the season undefeated
in district play.
Cross country
Junior varsity
Alvord district finals
2. Brittany Cantrell, 14:44
8. Tabitha Hofsiss 15:26
9. Robyn Musgrave, 15:27
10. Jo Vaughn, 15:27
14. Holly Shinpaugh, 16:17
* 2nd place in team standings
Got sports?
Have a tournament coming
up soon? Is registration right
around the corner and you
Messenger
want to get the word out? Did
your son, daughter or team do
editor Robert Morgan at (940)
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us know by sending information
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messenger.com or simply give
us a call at (940) 627-5987.
Coaches submit game
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Decatur teacher earns black belt

Texas Isshinryu Karate
Kai’s Denton dojo recently
produced its first two black
belts since opening its doors
six years ago.
Michael Strickland of Deca-
tur is the first student to earn
a black belt from the Denton

dojo.
Strickland, who had taken
a long break in training after
starting at the Coppell dojo in
the 1990s, returned in 2005 as
a brown belt and completed
his training for black belt at
the Denton dojo last spring.
Even when he tore his ACL,
the 33-year-old school teacher
was determined that this
time he would complete the
needed training to earn his
black belt. He worked hard
at rehabbing his knee for six
months and was able to test
on schedule.
Greg Midkiff, a longtime
resident of Krum, became
the first student from TIKK’s
Denton dojo to start out as a
white belt and make it all the
way to black belt.
Midkiff, who started out
taking a self defense class
from Sensei Tina Palos in fall
2002, was a consistent and
dedicated student. Even after
moving five hours south a few
months before being tested
for black belt, he was deter-
mined to finish his training
and made the trek back once
a month over the summer.
Earning a black belt at
TIKK is a long process and
AWARD CEREMONY — Texas Isshinryu Karate Kai Sensei
Tina Palos and Sensei Tony Palos award Michael Strickland
of Decatur his black belt as TIKK President Kyoshi Robert
Kristensen looks on.
requires much patience and
dedication, said Sensei Tony
Palos, who has taught Midkiff
from the beginning.
“We want to make sure
students are really able to
perform techniques they are
taught,” said Mrs. Sensei
Palos, “especially in a self-de-
fense situation.”
The Denton dojo attracts a
wide variety of people, includ-
ing men, women and children
of all ages, students with
learning disabilities and even
some with mental and physi-
cal handicaps.
Karate is for everyone who
wants to better themselves
and are willing to work at it,
Mr. Sensei Palos said, adding
that the Denton dojo would
not be what it is without the
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Justin Meyers, Rachel Peterson,
Joshua Pinon, Bryce Powers, Al-
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Freeman, Kaitlynn Godwin, Ye-
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HONOR ROLLS Who should you trust

Continued from 13
Carson Elementary School
First Six Weeks
A Honor Roll
SECOND GRADE — Halie
Askey, Reina Aten, Carsyn Bai-
ley, Armando Benitez, Nicolas
Bishop, Chase Blount, Keilie
Bryan, Reese Cannon, Nate Carr,
Hunter Cole, Loughlin Douglas,
Kaity Flake, Blayne Franklin,
Wyatt Fuller, Dylan Gindt, Con-
nor Gruszeczka, Zane Heck, Tea-
gan Hill, Jaiden Johnson, Dalton
Lasater, Nancy Martinez, Mandi
McCrary, Bryce Monett, Krysten
Morgan, Christian Najera, Seth
Patrick, Garrett Penny, Cameron
Pitts, Justin Pitts-Rhine, Shaela
Raburn, Miguel Rodriguez, Mae-
gan Shields, Cameron Smith, Ji-
Min Song, Ethan Southard, Shel-
by Tocquigny, Laiza Vega, Colby
Westbrook, Cami Wicker
THIRD GRADE — Emily Boyd,
Rose Bryan, Elizabeth Culpep-
per, Thomas Dvorak, Kara Harp-
er, Paetyn Johnson, Abbi Marion,
Marissa McDuff, Hannah Mitch-
ell, Chryslyn Perkins, Hayden
Perkins, Travis Rhoades, Kaylee
Rutledge, Mackenzie Tucker,
Mariah White
FOURTH GRADE — Patrick
August, Kyle Barnett, Faith
Blankenship, Ben Crofford, Bri-
anna Crooks, Allison Dobbs,
Hannah Dunning, Braden Gonza-
les, Kaitlyn Griffin, Colton Hill,
Riley Kelton, Jenna Martin, Ana
Martinez, Mackenzie Maxson,
Maddy Rainey, Kirsten Shaw,
Seth Sirman, Raena Slate, Tyler
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D’Antae Bible, Matison Blaylock,
Brayden Brown, Joseph Calhoun,
Jemima Garcia, Tristen Gilliam,
Sarah Gregory, Katie Grace
Henderson, Trey Klose, Yaque-
lin Lobo, Melissa Lozano, Ana
Martinez, Bryanna Navarrete,
Bryson Oates, Israel Pacheco,
Jacqueline Pacheco, Nayeli Pa-
checo, Oscar Palomo, Braina
Perez, Garret Potter, Jovi Prado,
Hannah Rainey, Michael Rhine,
Adam Roberts, Caleb Rodriguez,
Corin Rodriguez, Mallory Schur-
ing, Madeline Smith, Kalie Sto-
ver, Christopher Swatzell, Char-
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Spiking
success
The Northwest High School volleyball
team made it through one of the most
competitive districts in North Texas
to make it to the state playoffs once
again. Left, Brooke Alverson (15) and
Daniliz Marrero provide a stingy front-
line of defense for the Lady Texans.
Below, Kristen Hatley tries to handle
a hard hit by Southlake in postseason
play.
Messenger photos by Joe Duty

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