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Jayne Howell, a real estateagent with the Real T Team ofDenton, wasthe recipient ofthe 2011Realtor of theYear Awardgranted by theGreaterDenton/WiseCountyAssociation of Realtors — hersecond consecutive year.

Howell, the company’s man-aging broker, has been anemployee with the Real T Teamfor 10 years.

In addition to her broker’slicense, Howell is accreditedwith Graduate Realtor Instituteand the Accredited BuyersRepresentation and is a certifiednegotiations expert, according toa news release.

Howell has served as theTexas Real Estate PoliticalAction Committee chairwomansince 2009. She has also servedon the association’s executivecommittee, as well as other com-mittees.

She is also president of theHundred Club of Denton and amember of the Denton BenefitLeague, The Arts Guild, theDenton Festival Foundation Inc.,the Denton Chamber of Com-merce and other organizations.

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This week, DATCUannounced that employeeMichelle Polk was named realestate loan officer.

Polk has worked with DATCUsince 2009 as a post closer/realestate servingspecialist,according to anews release.

Polk hasbeen activewith the TexasReal EstatePolitical ActionCommittee and the Texas Asso-ciation of Realtors.

In December, DATCU an-

nounced its2011 employeesand the manag-er of the year.

Michael Tull,a personal serv-ice representa-tive at thedowntownDenton branch,was namedDowntownEmployee ofthe Year.ChrissyMallouf, a per-sonal servicerepresentative,was chosen asthe southernDentonbranch’sEmployee ofthe Year. SusanWinkler, anindirect loanprocessor, won LendingEmployee of the Year.

Facilities manager DavidCandioto was named SupportStaff of the Year. DATCU offi-cials said he was instrumental inopening the credit union’snewest branch, which opened inTrophy Club in October.

Sonya Thompson, manager ofboth the Lewisville and TrophyClub locations, won Manager ofthe Year.

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Northstar Bank’s ranks grewby two this week.

Jason Coleman was namedregional president and creditofficer. He will head up Northstar’s Lewisville banking centerand the future Flower Moundbanking center. Coleman, agraduate of Texas TechUniversity, has more than 20years of banking experience,according to a news release.

University of North Texasgraduate Wendy Kochanski wasnamed compliance officer. She’sworked in the banking industrysince 2003. Kochanski will work

from Northstar’s downtownDenton office, the company’sheadquarters.

Meanwhile, the bank an-nounced several recent promo-tions.

� Jeremy Fykes was promotedto senior vice president of lend-ing and will continue his workfrom the Denton headquarters.

� Michael Zangoei wasnamed regional credit officerand will be responsible for thecredit underwriting and portfo-lio management of the SouthernRegion’s banking centers underthe direction of Jason Coleman.

� Rise Caldwell was namedassistant vice president andbanking center operations man-ager in Lake Dallas.

� Regina Payton was promot-ed to banking officer in Denton.

� Kevin von Atzigen becamebanking officer with the medicallending division.

� Heather Roberts becameexecutive lending administrativeassistant in Denton.

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Dot Foods, the nation’s largestfood redistributor, announcedseveral promotions at its annualcompany business meeting inJanuary.Among the pro-motions wasDenton’s MikeFord, whobecomes ware-house managerin Ardmore,Okla.

More than 1,200 employeesand their spouses traveled fromDot’s eight distribution centersto the Hyatt Regency in St.Louis for the annual gathering.

Dot Foods Inc. carries anddelivers 100,000 products from700 manufacturers of food serv-ice, convenience, retail andvending food products, equip-ment and supplies to distribu-tors in all 50 states. Dot Foodsoperates eight distribution cen-ters across the U.S.

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Lake Dallas facilitya new place to play

Although Alan and Jodi Biekehad to wait until the LewisvilleLake Toll Bridge opened beforethey could begin buildingSwisher Courts, the indoorsports facility is now open.

The facility, which opened inNovember, has indoor basket-ball and volleyball courts as wellas a restaurant and banquet hallfor anything from birthday par-ties to fundraisers.

“It’s a big space,” Alan Biekesaid. “We can pretty much doanything if they want to set itup.”

Besides sports, the facilityoffers a place for church lock-ins, casino nights, retreats andother events not directly linkedto sports. And while athleticsare a big percentage of the busi-ness, it’s those after-hoursevents that help build the busi-ness, he said.

Besides the courts, the facilityhas a restaurant that offers hotdogs, hamburgers and salads aswell as beer, wine and margari-tas.

The couple has plans to put ina weight room and possiblyexpand by adding beach volley-ball courts behind the facility.

Although it’s been open foronly about two months, severalclub sports groups are already

meeting at Swisher Courts,including the DC Broncos bas-ketball program, Kung Fu forChrist Academy, Lake CitiesBootcamp and Touchdown forTots.

For more information, visitwww.swishercourts.com.

Oak Street Drafthousegets ready for opening

John Williams wants futurecustomers at his new business tofeel like they’re walking intotheir grandmother’s home.Unlike Grandma’s house,though, Oak Street Drafthousewill have some 50 beers on tap.Williams, the owner and generalmanager, is planning to open hisnew bar in early March in one ofDenton’s oldest houses, at thecorner of Oak and Oaklandstreets.

The house was built in 1886and is the third oldest inDenton, according to Williams.Before he purchased the build-ing, it housed Time Bandits, avintage clothing shop thatclosed its storefront last sum-mer.

The building is about 1,500square feet, with a backyardpatio of 5,000 square feet.Patrons “can have a drink, abeer, sit on the patio and enjoygames outside,” he said.

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Photo by David Minton

A basketball team practices on one of the floors at Swisher Courts, anindoor basketball and volleyball court facility in Lake Dallas.

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Altrusa International Inc. of Dentonmeets for its monthly dinnerand program at Vigne WineShop & Deli, 222 W. Hickory St.Cost is $10 per person. Call940-387-5031 or visitwww.altrusadenton.org.

Tuesday, March 27, 6:30 p.m.

The American Association of UniversityWomen, Denton Branch will meet atFremaux’s Metropolitan Cater-ing, 932 W. University Drive.Call 940-898-3797 or [email protected].

Wednesday, April 4, 6 p.m.

Association of Business ContingencyPlanners, North Texas Chapter has itsmonthly luncheon at H5 Colo,2712 Park Central Drive inDallas. Cost is $35 per person.Visit http://northtx.acp-international.com/Meetings.htm.

Tuesday, April 3, noon

Aubrey 380 Area Chamber ofCommerce meets at the PrairieHouse restaurant, 10001 E. U.S.Highway 380 in Cross Roads.Cost is $12 per person.Reservations are required. Call940-365-9781 or e-mail [email protected].

Wednesday, April 18, 11:30 a.m.

Denton Black Chamber of Commercemeets at the Denton HousingAuthority, 1225 Wilson St.

Tuesday, April 10, 6 p.m.

Denton Hispanic Chamber of Commercemeets at Quality Inn & Suites,1500 Dallas Drive.

Friday, April 6, 7:30 a.m.

Denton League of United LatinAmerican Citizens No. 4366 meets atQuality Inn & Suites, 1500Dallas Drive.

Saturday, March 17, 9:30 a.m.

Denton Planning and ZoningCommission meets in the councilchambers at City Hall, 215 E.McKinney St.

Wednesday, March 28, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 11, 6:30 p.m.

Hickory Creek Planning and ZoningCommission meets at HickoryCreek Town Hall, 1075 RonaldReagan Ave.

Wednesday, April 4, 7 p.m.

Home Builders Association of GreaterDallas, Greater Denton Division hasits monthly meeting and lunch-eon at the Prairie House restau-rant, 10001 U.S. Highway 380in Cross Roads. Cost is $15 forassociates and builders withreservations and $18 for walk-ins. Call 940-383-0853.

Tuesday, March 27, 11:30 a.m.

Investment Perspective Seminar, host-ed by financial adviser Kathy R.Bauer of Edward Jones, held at2925 Country Club Road, Suite101A, in Denton. Coffee is com-plimentary. Call 940-382-0280.

Thursday, March 15, 9 a.m.

Thursday, April 19, 9 a.m.

Krum Chamber of Commerce holds itsmonthly meeting at NorthstarBank, 1101 E. McCart St. inKrum. Call 940-482-6093.

Thursday, April 5, 6:30 p.m.

Lake Cities Chamber of Commercemeets for coffee at Corinth CityHall, 3300 Corinth Parkway inCorinth; Faith United MethodistChurch, 6060 Teasley Lane inDenton; and Oakmont CountryClub, 1901 Oakmont Drive inCorinth.

Wednesday, March 21, 7:15 a.m.

at Corinth City Hall

Wednesday, March 28, 7:15 a.m.

at Faith United Methodist Church


at Corinth City Hall


at Oakmont Country Club

Lake Cities Netweavers business net-working group meets at theIHOP restaurant off Interstate35E in Hickory Creek. Cost is$12 and includes breakfast. E-mail [email protected].




Thursday, April 5, 8 a.m.

Lake Dallas 4A Economic DevelopmentCorp. meets at Lake Dallas Muni-cipal Complex, 212 Main St.

Monday, April 2, 7 p.m.

Lake Dallas 4B CommunityDevelopment Corp. meets at LakeDallas Municipal Complex, 212Main St.

Monday, April 9, 7 p.m.

NAACP, Denton County Chapter meetsat the Denton HousingAuthority, 1225 Wilson St.

Thursday, April 12, 7 p.m.

North Texas Society for HumanResource Management meets atHoliday Inn Hotel & SuitesDenton, 1434 Centre PlaceDrive in Denton. Cost to attendis $18 for members and first-time guests and $23 for return-ing non-members. Visitwww.northtexasshrm.org.

Thursday, April 26, 11:30 a.m.

SCORE, the Service Corps of RetiredExecutives, offers free manage-ment counseling for prospectivenew business owners or existingbusinesses in trouble. Confiden-tial, one-hour counseling ses-sions are available by appoint-ment every Wednesday at SouthBranch Library, 3228 TeasleyLane. Call 940-349-8752.

Wednesday, March 21, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, March 28, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, April 4, 9 a.m.

Wednesday, April 11, 9 a.m.

Small Business Breakfast meetingsponsored by the North CentralTexas College Small BusinessDevelopment Center at theDenton Chamber of Commercebuilding, 414 W. Parkway St. Alight breakfast is provided. Call940-380-1849.

Tuesday, March 13, 7:15 a.m.

Women Business Owners of DentonCounty will hold its monthly lun-cheon at Oakmont CountryClub, 1901 Oakmont Drive inCorinth.

Tuesday, April 3, 11:30 a.m.

Please tell us about your event or

meeting by contacting Karina

Ramirez at [email protected]

or 940-566-6878; by fax at 940-566-

6888; or by mail to DBC Calendar,

Denton Record-Chronicle, 314 E.

Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201.

Who to contactDawn Cobb Managing Editor

940-566-6879 | [email protected]

Sandra Hammond Advertising Director940-566-6820 | [email protected]

Shawn Reneau Advertising Manager 940-566-6843 | [email protected]

March 2012 Contents | Calendar of Events

March 2012 | Vol. 8, No. 1

Publisher: Bill Patterson

The contents of this free publication arecopyrighted by Denton PublishingCompany, 2012, a subsidiary of A.H. BeloCorp. (www.ahbelo.com, NYSE symbol:AHC), with all rights reserved.Reproduction or use, without permission,of editorial or graphic content in anymanner is prohibited. Denton BusinessChronicle is published monthly byDenton Publishing Company, 314 E.Hickory St., Denton, TX 76201. E-mail:[email protected]

On the coverPhoto by David Minton

IndexJonathon Fite | 4Other Enterprising

Voices | 9, 11Career

Advancement | 2Monthly News

Roundup | 2, 5, 8, 12, 13, 21

Vital Statistics | 22-27

“A great investment opportu-nity occurs when a marvelousbusiness encounters a one-timehuge, but solvable problem.”

— Warren Buffett

Do you remember NewCoke? What a disaster.For more than 100

years, the simple pleasures asso-ciated with a sugary soda were atouchstone for billions of con-sumers worldwide. Yet, on April23, 1985, the brain trust atCoca-Cola thought the worldneeded an updated version ofthe timeless classic.

A little background: Shortlyafter World War II, Coca-Colaboasted close to 60 percent mar-

ket share of the cola market. Buteventually the “Cola Wars”between Pepsi and Coke tooktheir toll, and by the early ’80s,Coke’s market share had beenwhittled down to nearly 20 per-cent. New Coke was believed tobe the answer, but it turned outto be a colossal failure.

Shortly after the New Cokelaunch, company headquartersin Atlanta started receiving let-ters expressing anger or deepdisappointment. According toreports, more than 400,000calls and letters were received bythe company, including one let-ter delivered to the CEO,addressed to “Chief Dodo, TheCoca-Cola Company.” The com-pany hotline, 1-800-GET-COKE, received 1,500 calls a daycompared to 400 before thechange. A psychiatrist Cokehired to listen in on calls toldexecutives some people soundedas if they were discussing thedeath of a family member.

Coca-Cola executives an-

nounced the return of the origi-nal formula on July 10, less thanthree months after New Coke’sintroduction. Interestingly, bythe end of the year, Coke Classicwas substantially outselling bothNew Coke and Pepsi. Six monthsafter the rollout, Coke’s salesincreased more than twice as fastas Pepsi’s. Some point to this asevidence the whole scheme was aback-door marketing ploy, butmany Coke executives admitthey weren’t that smart.

The whole debacle was aninteresting lesson on how astrong business with entrenchedproducts can survive missteps —if corrected quickly and decisive-ly.

Let’s look at another example.Did you know American Expresswas once in the salad oil busi-ness?

In the early ’60s, a small-timecompany in New Jersey, led by aNew York-based commoditiestrader, discovered that it couldobtain loans based upon theinventory of its salad oil. Thisnefarious trader invited bankexecs into his warehouse forthem to inspect his huge vats ofsalad oil, proving the inventorybeing unloaded from the ship-ping docks was real and quicklyfungible in the commoditiesmarkets. What these loan offi-cers failed to understand wasthese vats of oil were mostlyfilled with water, having only asmall layer of oil sitting on top.Since the oil floated on top ofthe water, it appeared to inspec-tors that the warehouse was full

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Moratorium on new gas permits approved

The Denton City Councilvoted unanimously Tuesday toimpose a moratorium on newgas drilling and production per-mits, giving the city somebreathing room to finish anongoing ordinance overhaul.

The moratorium will last for120 days, although the councilcould extend it if necessary.During that time, city staffmembers are supposed to com-plete their review of currentdrilling regulations and offerrecommended changes.

A task force is meeting weeklyto review new regulations, andstaff members have said theyhope to get a draft ordinance tothe council in March.

The moratorium applies tonew oil and gas well permits aswell as applications for specific-use permits, site plans, develop-ment plans and plats that relateto mineral production. Themoratorium does not apply toapplications already on file withthe city or to wells associatedwith previously approved per-mits or development plans,among other exceptions.

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I-35E wideninggets key clearance

The northernmost section ofthe Interstate 35E expansionproject received environmentalclearance, moving the projectpast one of its major hurdles.

Environmental clearance is “afederal process that is a hugemilestone in the ultimate devel-opment of the road,” said CountyCommissioner Andy Eads.

County officials began working on clearance for thefinal portion, between FM2181and U.S. Highway 380, in late2009.

The three key issues were airquality, environmental impactand the effect of the toll rate inthe area, to make sure that driv-ers weren’t trapped into paying

to get from one road to another.The middle section, from the

Bush Turnpike to FM2181, gotenvironmental clearance inOctober 2010. The southern sec-tion, from the Bush Turnpike toInterstate 635, received approvalin December 2011.

Currently, I-35E has four tosix regular lanes and four lanesof frontage roads. The expansionproject would widen the high-way to eight regular lanes, fourtolled HOV lanes and four to sixfrontage lanes, depending on theneed. The project’s current esti-mated cost is $3.3 billion in con-struction, $1.2 billion to pur-chase right of way and $800million for operations.

Financial concerns have aris-en as the project cost hasexceeded the county’s $600 mil-lion contribution.

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Earthwise Gardenspreviews new digs

Ryan Crocker pointed to thebroccoli, turnips, radishes, let-tuce and onions that filled atable at Saturday’s Local FoodFestival and Art Exhibition.

“It’s amazing, you know, whatwe can grow right here,” saidCrocker, who owns EarthwiseGardens.

He gets his produce locally,within 100 miles, and regionally.If it’s not available from Texas,he gets it from California.

Saturday’s festival was a pre-view for the business, which willbe located at 728 N. Elm St.once Crocker gets everything setup. The money he raises willhelp buy the equipment he

needs to open the shop.Because he doesn’t have a

storefront yet, Crocker has beenselling produce at the DentonCommunity Market, which runsevery Saturday from May toOctober.

N.V. Cupcakes to debut second store

This spring, sisters Van andNgoc Nguyen will open a secondlocation of their Corinth bakery,

N.V. Cupcakes. The co-ownersfound a new spot for their long-awaited location at 118 E.McKinney St. — the previoushome of Noles General Store,which relocated to HickoryStreet last June.

“We wanted to open up origi-nally in Denton,” Van Nguyensaid. “We both live in Denton,and when we were first lookingfor a place, we could not find alocation at the time.”

The sisters opened theirCorinth location a year and ahalf ago, indulging fans withtheir unique flavors of home-made cupcakes.

For more information, visitwww.nvcupcakes.com.

Sally Beauty stockgets an underwriter

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc. onMonday announced the under-written public offering of 20million shares of its commonstock held in investment fundsassociated with Clayton,Dubilier & Rice LLC.

After the offering is complete,Clayton, Dubilier & Rice willown about 24.51 percent ofcommon stock in the company,a news release said.

“The Company will notreceive any proceeds related tothe offering, and its total num-ber of shares of common stockoutstanding will not change as aresult of the offering,” the releasesaid.

Upon the announcement,Sally Beauty shares fell nearly 3percent to $21.25, according toNASDAQ.

Sally Beauty Holdings is aninternational specialty retailerand distributor of professionalbeauty supplies with headquar-ters in Denton.

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Rayzor home gets historical designation

A Denton home once ownedby the Rayzor family is among

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Van Nguyen paints Feb. 10 on the window of the future Denton location of N.V. Cupcakes, the second loca-tion for her and her sister, Ngoc.


A colorful assortment of vegetables is laid out at Earthwise Gardens’Local Food Festival and Art Exhibition on Feb. 11 in Denton.


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with oil — great collateral onwhich they would happilyextend loans.

Once the scandal wasexposed, American Express —having been eager to extend thecompany credit — was one ofthe biggest casualties. The priceof its stock was quickly cut inhalf. But the core traveler’s checkand high-end consumer/corpo-rate credit card business wasjust fine. This was just anotherexample of a strong businesswith a dominant franchise mak-ing a stupid, one-time blunder.

What an opportunity forthose who could look past themedia headlines of the day. Notsurprisingly, Buffett was eager tostep into the fray. At one point,Buffett bought so muchAmerican Express stock it repre-sented 40 percent of his invest-ment partnership’s portfolio.

It’s amazing how often high-quality, world-dominating busi-nesses are “hiding” in plain

sight. Just in the past 12 months,companies such as Walmart,Cisco Systems, Johnson & John-son and Microsoft have beenlabeled at one time or anotherwith various derogatory epithets.

“Walmart had lost its mojoand will be forever squeezed byTarget and Dollar General.”

“Cisco Systems is old and fatand cannot compete with keyrivals like Juniper or upstartslike Riverbed and F5.”

“Johnson & Johnson has per-petual manufacturing blunders,and Children’s Tylenol andMotrin would never regain theironce dominate shelf space.”

As for Microsoft — did youever use Vista? My gosh, how far

could a company fall? Let alonethe hyperbole that “Apple’s iPadwould kill the future existence ofPCs!”

Yet, while each of these busi-nesses continue to pound outtremendous amounts of cash,over the last year each waspriced at one point or another asif they would never, ever growagain. In fact significant valuedestruction was priced into each(see WMT at $48/share, CSCOat $14/share, JNJ at $57/shareor MSFT at $23/share).

This was silly. Let’s drill intojust one of these as an example.Take Cisco, which has close to $9per share in cash sitting on itsbalance sheet. So, at $14 per

share, you could have bought Cis-co’s entire world-dominatingbusiness for just $5 per share —less than 4 times earnings. Thisimplied the 800-pound gorilla innetworking communications gearwould be dead in about five years.

Crazy! In our own investment part-

nership, my business partnerand I look for hidden gems thatare under-followed or misunder-stood. But sometimes, the bestopportunities are the ones hid-ing in plain sight. We were con-fident these great businesseswould get past each of their one-time, solvable issues. As of theend of February, the stock pricesof each of these are up 25 per-

cent to 50 percent from thosecited above.

WMT, CSCO, JNJ, MSFT —each of the companies behindthese stock names presentedwonderful opportunities for theinvestor who understood theywere high-quality businesses withvery solvable problems. The keyis to spend enough time under-standing the true characteristicsof a business so you can be confi-dent in ignoring the pundits whohave to fill the 24-hour news net-works with some kind of drivel.

As Buffett said about hisinvestment in The WashingtonPost Co., “Everyone knew it wascheap. I just didn’t worry aboutit.” Sometimes they’re just star-ing you in the face.

JONATHAN FITE is manag-ing partner of KMF Invest-ments and a professor with theCollege of Business at theUniversity of North Texas.Comments may be sent [email protected].

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In our own investment partnership, my business partner and I

look for hidden gems that are under-followed or misunderstood.

But sometimes, the best opportunities are the ones hiding in

plain sight. We were confident these great businesses would get

past each of their one-time, solvable issues.

A stroke occurs in the United States every four seconds, which means that by the time you finish reading this article, four people will have experienced thispotentially life-changing event.

A stroke, also known as a brain attack, occurs when blood flow to the brain stops. Within minutes, brain cells begin to die if proper treatment isn’t taken. “Strokes are a leading cause of serious, long-term disabilities,” says Mitchel Kruger, M.D., F.A.C.C., cardiologist on the medical staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton. “With strokes, seconds matter. The more people who learn the warning signs and simple tests for stroke, the greater the chances are that we can reduce the num-ber of people who suffer the worst stroke impairments.”

If you suspect that someone is having a stroke, try following The National Stroke Association’s FAST steps:

Face. Ask the person to smile to reveal muscle weakness in the face. Arms. Ask the person to raise both arms to check for muscle weakness. Speech. Ask the person to repeat a sentence and listen for slurred words or the inability to fin-ish the sentence. Time. If the person shows any of these symptoms, call 911 immedi-ately. Look at the clock and remember what time the symptoms started. Share the time symptoms started with a physician, as that can affect treatment options.

Time is BrainTexas Health Denton recognizes the importance of timely and effec-tive care close to home for stroke victims. The hospital earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval™ for certification as a Primary Stroke Center. The only

hospital in Denton County to earn this award, Texas Health Denton was recognized for demonstrating compliance with nationally devel-oped standards for stroke care. The hospital has also received designa-tion from the Texas Department of State Health Services as a Primary Stroke Center. “In stroke care, time is brain,” says Jean E. Range, M.S., R.N.,

C.P.H.Q., executive director of Disease-Specific Care Certification at The Joint Commission. “By achieving certification as a Primary Stroke Center, Texas Health Denton has demonstrated the ability to provide effective, timely care to stroke victims and can signifi-cantly improve outcomes for stroke patients.”

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Also noted with the historicaldistinction were BelewCemetery in Aubrey, CooperCreek Cemetery in Denton andSkinner Cemetery in Pilot Point,which were named historicTexas cemeteries.

This is the second year thecounty has received six markers,bringing the county’s total num-ber of Texas HistoricalCommission markers to 101.Only 275 per year are doled outby the state historical commis-sion.

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Denton Depot ownersgiven chamber award

The Denton Chamber ofCommerce on Friday namedDenton Depot owners Tonyaand Larry Parker the chamber’sSmall Business Persons of theYear.

“They understand that beinga part of a community is morethan just selling a product,” saidMichele Barber, senior vicepresident of Northstar Bankand former chairwoman of thechamber’s board. “But theproducts they do provide comewith exceptional customer serv-ice.”

Denton Depot was estab-lished in 1987 as a promotionalproduct business, according toits website. The Parkers boughtthe business in May 2008 and

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Annual meetingkicks off newchamber yearThe 103rd annual meet-

ing of the DentonChamber of Commerce

is scheduled for the evening ofThursday, March 29, at theUniversity of North TexasGateway Center.

The meeting represents thesymbolic start of the 2012-13chamber year, which officiallybegins April 1. Edward C.“Chuck” Fremaux will take overas chairman of the board, thechamber’s chief voluntary offi-cer.

Fremaux, owner of Fremaux’sMetropolitan Catering, has com-pleted two terms on the cham-ber board and has served aschairman of the chamber’sConvention & Visitors BureauAdvisory Board for the past fiveyears.

He has been directly involvedin the chamber’s strategic plan-ning process during the currentprogram year and will elaborateon his 12-month priorities dur-ing the annual meeting.

Much of this plan has beendriven by location and facilityneeds. We don’t know thatwe’ll have all of the final rec-ommendations by the annualmeeting, but we’re closelymonitoring a couple of perti-nent items.

� First is the currentLeadership Denton class gradu-ation project, which is toresearch and prepare a pro-posed business plan for a newoff-site visitor information cen-ter, including a store for sellingall things Denton. The existingchamber office is, and willalways be, considered the frontdoor to the community. Ourhope, however, is to expand theservices offered, perhaps at a

more convenient location, withadditional space for Denton-oriented merchandise andmemorabilia.

The Leadership Dentonclass will present its finalreport and specific findings onApril 12 at the Courtyard byMarriott.

� Second is the tentativeplans and negotiations going onbetween O’Reilly HospitalityManagement LLC, the city ofDenton and UNT regarding apotential new hotel and120,000-square-foot conventioncenter.

The chamber has contractedwith the city continuously since1976 to administer hotel occu-pancy tax funds to staff andhouse the Convention & VisitorsBureau. If and how this agree-ment between the chamber andcity may be extended could nat-urally impact CVB sales staff,and where they might be locatedin the future.

Tickets to the annual meetingwill be available at the chamberoffice, 414 Parkway St., or atwww.denton-chamber.org.

CHUCK CARPENTER ispresident of the DentonChamber of Commerce. Hecan be reached at 940-382-9693 or [email protected].

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are becoming increasingly envi-ronmentally conscious. Becauseof this new focus, one of thecity’s target businesses forrecruitment is the renewable/alternative energy industry.

A few years ago, we workedwith an ethanol fuel productioncompany that was consideringrelocation to Denton. We wereimpressed by the company’sphilosophy that it’s wrong totake from the human food sup-ply (corn) to make fuel. This inmind, the company developed anew process that used sugarfrom other sources such aswhiskey, beer, soda and fruitjuice. The discharge water pro-duced at the end of this processwould go into a plot of wet-

lands; the sugar from the plantsgrown there would then go backinto the process to be convertedto ethanol.

In 2007, Congress passed theEnergy Independence andSecurity Act, which includesprovisions for a Renewable FuelStandard to increase the supplyof alternative fuel sources byrequiring fuel producers to useat least 36 billion gallons of bio-fuel by 2022. The fuel standard

provision establishes a level of15 billion gallons of convention-al ethanol by 2015 and at least21 billion gallons of cellulosic(non-cornstarch) ethanol andadvanced biofuels (includingethanol from sugarcane andbiodiesel) by 2022. This willcreate new market opportuni-ties for American agriculture inan area called industrial crops.An industrial crop is grown toserve the production sector,instead of becoming food.Industrial crops are an impor-tant tool in lessening ourreliance on imports.

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trial crops) that also reducegreenhouse gas emissions by atleast 60 percent relative to gaso-line.

Another promising feedstockis algae. According to ScienceDaily, algae are tiny biologicalfactories that use photosynthesisto transform carbon dioxide andsunlight into energy so efficient-ly that they can double theirweight several times a day. Aspart of the photosynthesisprocess, algae produce oil andcan generate 15 times more oilper acre than other plants usedfor biofuels, such as corn andswitchgrass. Harvested algae,like fossil fuel, release carbondioxide when burnt. However,unlike fossil fuel, the carbondioxide is taken out of theatmosphere by the growingalgae. Algae can grow in salt

water, freshwater or even con-taminated water, at sea or inponds, and on land unsuitablefor food production.

With its high oil content,algae is being considered a suit-able alternative for productionof diesel and jet fuel as well asother bioproducts. Algae is alsobiodegradable.

The University of NorthTexas is currently researchingrenewable energy through thePACCAR Technology Institute,Zero Energy ResearchLaboratory and the Office ofSustainability.

As a result of the work beingdone both here and nationwide,the city will continue to pursuecompanies and entities engagedin renewable and alternativeenergy.

KAREN DICKSON is vicepresident of economic develop-ment for the Denton Chamberof Commerce. She can bereached at 940-382-7151 [email protected].

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since have remained very com-munity involved in the Dentonchamber, Leadership Denton,the Denton Main StreetAssociation, Denton FestivalFoundation, the University ofNorth Texas and Texas Woman’sUniversity.

“Since buying Denton Depotin 2008, Larry and Tonya havejumped right in, joined thechamber, and did things text-book style,” Barber said. “By thatI mean they not only ‘joined’ asa member, but became involvedimmediately.”

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Effort to block gascenter hits a snag

Residents’ plans to purchaseland meant for a proposed gaso-line distribution center onFM2164 may have hit a snag.

Stephen Senter and his part-ners at Denton Terminal LLChad verbal agreements on thetable from a group of residentsto purchase the 51 acres thatwere going to be used as the sitefor a gasoline distribution facili-ty. But one resident has decidedto pull out, leaving the deal injeopardy.

Senter asked for full-price andsaid he and his partners weregiving a lot of benefits to thebuyer in this deal to get the dealcompleted.

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Company gets incentiveto reconsider move

The City Council today con-sidered an incentive agreementdesigned to keep aerospaceparts company MaydayManufacturing from leavingDenton as part of a plannedexpansion.

Mayday, which operates withsister company Hi-Tech MetalFinishing inside a plant at 1500Interstate 35W, is looking toexpand and is considering buy-ing and renovating a vacantbuilding at 3100 Jim ChristalRoad in Denton, according to areport prepared for the council.

At the same time, a neighbor-ing city is courting the companyand has offered incentives toleave Denton, said Linda Ratliff,the city’s economic developmentdirector.

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Land purchase mullednear North Lakes Park

The Denton City Council con-sidered buying 26 acres border-ing North Lakes Park to buildfour new soccer fields and createa tree preserve.

The proposal from the cityparks department would tap amix of funding, including$250,000 from fees paid bydevelopers to cut down trees, tocover the $1 million land acqui-sition.

Revenue from natural gasdrilling under city parks wouldcover another $500,000, withthe rest of the money comingfrom the city’s 2005 bond elec-tion, which authorized the soc-cer fields.

Several problems havedelayed the project, includingrising costs and public opposi-tion to the loss of trees in thearea.

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Sanger-area residents Josh Edelman, left, Valarie Mayhew and JuanitaBrown display protest signs July 18 in front of the Courthouse on theSquare during a meeting about a gas distribution center planned forFM2164.

Farmer Jim Blalock thinks hemight have better luck in Vegas.

The 81-year-old calls it a“guessing game.” Last year, hesold half his cattle so he didn’thave to buy hay. Now he can’tafford to buy them back becauseof the basic rules of supply anddemand: more farmers are buy-

ing than selling.“One of the problems we have

is restocking,” Blalock said.

FACING THE ODDSMany farmers sold their cattle

last year because the droughtmade it difficult to feed them,not only because of the high hay

prices but because their landcouldn’t sustain all the cattlewithout rain.

The drought reduced thenumber of cattle in Texas bymore than 1 million, with mostbeing processed or shipped outof state, said Eddie Baggs,Denton County extension agent

with the Texas AgriLifeExtension. The number of cattlemoved across state lines was287,000 more than in 2010, hesaid.

The breeding stock alone wasreduced by more than 600,000cows, Baggs said.

“That’s the smallest the cattleherd has been since 1960,” hesaid.

Farmers are ready to buy backtheir cattle after receiving ade-quate rainfall during the firstcouple months of 2012, butfewer cattle in the state meanshigher prices, which many can’t

afford. Blalock called it a mixedblessing; the farmers who heldonto their cattle are beingrewarded, but the farmers tryingto buy cattle back are paying forit. He and other farmers arewaiting for the market to drop.But it may not be as easy aswaiting out the market. Thedepleted pastureland and haycrop will take time to re-estab-lish.

“The drought’s not just a one-year deal,” Baggs said. “We’regoing to feel the effects of the2011 drought for the next fiveyears.”

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Blame it on the rainFarmers play a high-stakes game. With all theirchips on the table, they’re forced to play the handthey’re dealt, and each year a different set of odds isstacked against them: drought, heat, high prices.

Tommy Calvert plows afield on his farm in southDenton on March 5.

Photo by Al Key

By Rachel Mehlhaff

LUCK OF THE DRAWCattle farmers Jack and Mary

Lynn Beaty are still recoveringfrom the 2005-06 drought,which Jack Beaty said was worsethan last year’s.

Nick Hampshire, a meteorol-ogist with the National WeatherService, said the North Texasregion actually received morerain in 2011 than in 2006.

Back then, the region was stillrecovering from 2005’s stagger-ingly low 18.97 inches of rain,which made it a two-yeardrought, he said.

Average annual rainfall forNorth Texas is 36.14 inches.

Although the 2005-06drought was worse in DentonCounty, the 2011 drought wasmore widespread, affecting mostof the state, Hampshire said.

Traveling around the Beatys’800-acre Aubrey farm in earlyMarch, it’s hard to imaginethere’s been a recent drought.

The grass is green, stockponds are filled to the brim, andthere are even extra bales of hayscattered around.

But at the end of last year,those stock ponds were basicallydried up and the hay supply was

depleting, Jack Beaty said.Even so, the couple was “a little

better prepared” last year than in2006, Mary Lynn Beaty said.

The Beatys had set aside 150bales of hay in case of drought

or some other unforeseen cir-cumstance.

The rain came just “at theright time to save us,” Jack Beatysaid.

Normally, when the land is

getting the necessary rain, theBeatys sell hay, which is grownon 387 acres of their land.

But in the past several years,they’ve had just enough for theircattle, Mary Lynn said.

In a normal year, the farmersget 3 tons of hay per acre. In2011, they got 1 ton of hay peracre.

The couple also had to sellsome of their cattle because ofthe drought.

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Jack and MaryLynn Beaty givea tour of theirAubrey farm onMarch 1. JackBeaty is thethird genera-tion to work onhis family’sfarm, where heraises Branguscattle, a hybridof Brahmanand Angus.

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BY THE NUMBERS2,575 The number of Denton

County farms filed withthe USDA

62 Percent of dry land in Denton County used for agriculture

136 The size in acres of an average farm in DentonCounty

Source: Texas AgriLife Extension

NORTH TEXASRAINFALLThe average annual rainfall forthe North Texas region is 36.14inches. Here are figures fromthree recent years.2011: 25.88 inches2006: 29.75 inches2005: 18.97 inchesSource: National Weather ServicePhoto by David Minton

Brian Blalock stands in the garden plot behind his Pilot Point home on March 3. Blalock, a sergeant withthe Denton Police Department, is president of the Denton County Farmer’s Market and grows crops nearPilot Point along with his father, Jim.

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Many farmers had to get theirhay from out of state, going as faraway as Illinois and Nebraska,causing the price to go up, hesaid.

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in the heat, Brian Blalock said. “It wasn’t only the lack of

water but the extreme heat,” hesaid. “When it gets that hot itburns everything up.”

For Blalock, who works as asergeant at the Denton PoliceDepartment, farming is a part-time gig. And it keeps him busy.Last year, he did his watering atnight between the hours of 8p.m. and 5 a.m. to try to con-serve and get as much out of thewater as he could. He also triedto keep his small vegetablesshaded during the day, he said.

Because of the heat anddrought, very few people soldproduce at the Denton CountyFarmer’s Market, said Blalock,who is the current president.

“It’s very challenging times,”Blalock said. “We’ve definitely hadbetter years than we did last year.”

He’s hoping this year will bedifferent.

UNCERTAIN ODDS“You’re dealing with the

weather,” Brian Blalock said.“You have to take what you canget sometimes.”

Hampshire, the meteorolo-gist, said the rainfall of the pastfew months certainly helps, butonly in the short term.

“We just need to hope this con-tinues,” he said, “and we need tohope we don’t see a dry summer.”

The National Weather Serviceis predicting near-normal rain-fall over the next few months,Hampshire said.

Baggs cautions farmers to beaware of adding back the cattlethey sold off the previous year,because another dry spring andsummer could cause overgraz-ing of their pastures.

Pastures have been “stressedout from the drought,” he said,and they need rest.

“There’s no bigger gamblerthan the farmer,” Baggs said.“Really, what can you do to pre-pare? You can’t store water.”

RACHEL MEHLHAFF canbe reached at 940-566-6889.

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Council pedals bike plan at 7-0 clip

Denton took a step towardbecoming more bike-friendlyTuesday as the City Councilapproved a bicycle and pedestri-an plan.

The 7-0 vote culminated yearsof work by the public, city staffmembers and a hired consultantand followed a public hearingthat saw healthy support for theplan.

The plan identifies 35 miles ofbike routes and dedicated lanesfor immediate completion at anestimated cost of $600,000 to$1.2 million. Another 35 milesof routes and lanes are targetedfor completion over 10 years at acost of up to $1.4 million.

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EDC celebrated withrare ordinance signing

Denton held a rare ordinancesigning ceremony Wednesday tocelebrate the passage of a neweconomic development districtaround Denton Airport, sayingthe district would open the doorto industrial growth and newjobs.

The City Council approvedthe district Tuesday, creating azone around the airport wherethe city plans to build a com-bined heat and power plant andsell the steam, chilled water, nat-ural gas and electricity producedthere to industries officials hopeto attract to the district.

The Texas Legislature author-ized the project last yearthrough Senate Bill 1230, butthe council had to pass an ordi-nance to officially create the dis-trict.

Details of the project —including the cost and size of theplant and the customers itmight serve — have not beendecided.

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Northstar purchased by Fort Worth company

Northstar Bank officials areeyeing expansion after enteringa definitive agreement to sell to

Fort Worth-based CarlileBancshares Inc., a holding com-pany founded by two longtimebankers looking for investmentopportunities.

“They are giving us the capitalwe need to grow organically,”said Northstar President andCEO Tony Clark, who launchedthe bank with board chairmanRob Gentry in February 1999.The bank, which originated inLake Dallas and has grown toinclude 10 locations and 207employees, has reached a mile-stone with just under $1 billionin assets, Clark said.

Tom Nichols, a founding prin-cipal of Carlile Bancshares withDon Cosby, said they were look-ing for investment opportunitiesand had been watchingNorthstar’s progression whenthey decided to make an offer.

The acquisition, subject toapproval by the Federal Reserveand the Texas Department ofBanking, is expected in the sec-ond quarter of this year. Termsof the sale were not disclosed.

Clark, who will continue hisrole at Northstar, is already con-sidering growth opportunities,citing Frisco and Collin Countyas key areas along with contin-ued expansion of banking opera-tions in Denton and Tarrantcounties.

Peterbilt trucks to be used in oilfields

Peterbilt Motors Co. has madeanother big sale, contractingwith a Fairfield-based naturalgas distribution agency to pro-vide 60 trucks for use at drillingsites.

Green Energy OilfieldServices LLC, a major naturalgas producer in FreestoneCounty, will use Peterbilt Model388 liquefied natural gas-fueledtrucks to service XTO EnergyInc., a subsidiary of ExxonMobil.

In an announcement earlierthis month, Green Energy offi-cials said representatives fromRush Truck Centers in Austinand Waco had reviewed the first60 Peterbilt Model 388 LNGtrucks.

Green Energy OilfieldServices will operate 50 trucks

Monthly News Roundupas vacuum trucks, used toremove and dispose of forma-tion water, and 10 as winchtrucks, used to transport fractanks, the release stated.

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75065Blanche G. Dillon, Dillon First Family, 1 Ridge Drive,Hickory CreekHuyen Nguyen, Simple Leaf Florist, 610 Lake BridgeDrive, Lake DallasJessica Amber Quinones, The Ice Princess, 120 E.Hundley Drive, Lake DallasKreka Private Club Inc., Lake Dallas Point Restaurant,303 Swisher Road, No. 100, Lake DallasSandra McAnally, Sandy McAnally Photography, 900Lake Bluff Drive, Lake DallasTrinity Landscaping LLC, Southern Services, 747 CarlisleDrive, Lake Dallas

75068Baby Consign Inc., Baby Consign Inc., 3101 Fox HollowDrive, Little ElmBrewer Controls LLC, Brewer Controls LLC, 2452Chestnut Drive, Little ElmDriven Technical Solutions LLC, Driven TechnicalSolutions, 2160 Kiowa Court, Little ElmEcoteck Services LLC, Rainwater Landscaping Services,2349 Sunshine Drive, Little ElmEmma's Poboy Xpress LLC, Emma's Poboy Xpress LLC,

102 Lobo Lane, Little ElmJoseph Kpagny Kouaho, Zoebrianne, 2409 HammockLake Drive, Little ElmJosh Peprah and Tawanda Kanemeyer,Wenugonlemebeat, 1437 Sun Breeze Drive, ElmLockstar Locksmith Inc., Lockstar Locksmith Inc., 14600Logan Springs Drive, Little ElmLucho Barrios, L Glass & Mirror, 1428 Sun Breeze Drive,Little ElmPS 23 Window Coverings LLC, Budget Blinds of Denton,1413 Rosson Road, Little ElmR. Hawkins LLC, R. Hawkins LLC, 137 Meadow BendTrail, Little ElmRaceTrac Beverage Company, RaceTrac BeverageCompany, No. 685, 2100 FM423, Little ElmRhonda M. Hawkins, My It Solutions, 137 MeadowBend Trail, Little Elm

76201Colter G. Souser, Souser Optics, 2421 Louise St., Apt. 6,DentonCrossroads Bar, Crossroads Bar, 1803 N. Elm St.,DentonDouglas R. Slaughter Jr., X Dynasty Music, 1808

Broadway St., DentonEagle Sticker & Lube LLC, Eagle Sticker & Lube LLC, 421Eagle Drive, DentonErika K. Falk, Erika Kristine, 108 N. Locust St., DentonHuffmans Empire Construction Inc., Huffmans EmpireConstruction Inc., 601 N. Austin St., DentonIrene D. Burk, Downtown Mini Mall II, 118 N. LocustSt., DentonKandyce Lafleur and Cherry Fargo, Cherry Kandy, 215W. Oak St., DentonModerato Inc., Beauty Mart, 1014 W. University Drive,DentonRays' Private Club Inc., Hailey's, 122 W. Mulberry St.,DentonSaddlegun LLC, Firepower, 121 W. Hickory St., Suite101, DentonSaddlegun LLC, Reliant Supply, 121 W. Hickory St.,Suite 101, DentonStarbucks Corporation (Starbucks Coffee Company),Starbucks Coffee, No. 16766, 2320 W. University Drive,DentonTwisted Scissors, Twisted Scissors, 415 S. Elm St.,

119 Loophole Private Club, 119 W. Hickory St., Denton,$7,816.34American Legion Post, No. 550, 905 N. Foundation,Pilot Point, $2,088.10Andy's Private Club, 122 N. Locust St., Suite B, Denton,$10,342.22Angelina's Mexican Restaurant, 1400 N. Corinth St.,Suite 111, Corinth, $1,493.66Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, 707 S. I-35E, Denton,$10,294.06Applebee's Neighborhood Grill, 2672 FM423, Little Elm,$4,409.72Aramark Educational Service, 303 Administration St.,Hubbard, Denton, $9.66Ashton Gardens, 2001 Ashton Gardens Lane, Corinth,$2,018.10B.P.O.E. Denton, No. 2446, 228 E. Oak St., Denton,$1,365.14Best Western Atrea Crown Chase, 2450 Brinker Road,Denton, $489.72Black-Eyed Pea, 2420 S. I-35E, Denton, $270.90Brunswick Zone – Denton, 2200 San Jacinto Blvd.,Denton, $3,465.84Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar, 1400 S. Loop 288, Suite110, Denton, $6,627.60Cabana Beverages, 1300 N. I-35E, Denton, $262.08Chili's Grill & Bar, 8394 S. Stemmons Freeway, HickoryCreek, $4,270.28Chili's Grill& Bar, 2406 N. I-35S, Denton, $4,942Chilitos Private Club Inc., 619-623 S. Denton Drive,Lake Dallas, $198.66Chuy's, 3300 Wind River Lane, Denton, $12,035.94Cool Beans, 1210 W. Hickory St., Denton, $7,022.26Courtyard By Marriott, 2800 Colorado Blvd., Denton,$466.20Crazy Horse Saloon and Dance Hall, 508 S. Elm St.,Suite A, Denton, $1,177.26Crossroads Bar, 1803 N. Elm St., Denton, $1,638.98Crossroads Bar, 1803 N. Elm St., Denton, $2,757.02Dan's Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St., Denton, $5,160.96El Chico, No. 106, 2201 S. I-35E, Denton, $572.46El Fenix-Denton Texas, 2229 S. I-35E, Denton,$1,657.46El Guapo's, 419 S. Elm St., Denton, $2,255.26Ernesto's Mexican Restaurant, 10279 FM455E, Suite 1,Pilot Point, $2,638.72Fry Street Tavern Club, 121 Ave. A, Denton, $9,547.86Fuzzy's Taco Shop, 1044 Maple St., Suite 101, Sanger,$424.06Genghis Grill - The Mongolian, 2416 Lillian MillerParkway, Denton, $718.76Good Eats, No. 729, 5812 N. I-35, Denton, $0Hailey's, 122 W. Mulberry St., Denton, $3,848.46Hannah’s, 111 W. Mulberry St., Denton, $5,907.30Hickory Street Lounge, 212 E. Hickory St., Denton,$4,626.16Hilton Garden Inn – Denton, 3110 Colorado Blvd.,Denton, $866.04

Hooligans Private Club, 104 N. Locust St., Denton,$9,447.06Hooters, 985 S. I-35, Denton, $6,827.52II Charlies Private Club, 809 Sunset St., Denton,$9,788.94JR Pockets Club, 1127 Fort Worth Drive, Denton,$4,971.40Jackie's, 201 Main St., Lake Dallas, $3,450.86Jag Private Club Inc., 119 S. Elm St., Denton, $5,197.92Joey's Ristorante Italiano, 26735 US Highway 380E,Little Elm, $1,458.24Johnny Carino's Italian, 1516 Centre Place Drive,Denton, $2,582.16Keiichi, 500 N. Elm St., Denton, $650.58Kobe Sushi & Steak LLC, 2832 Eldorado Parkway, Suite208, Little Elm, $422.66La Milpa Mexican Restaurant, 820 S. I-35E, Unit 1,Denton, $1,010.24Lake Cities Post No. 88 America, 105 Gotcher Ave.,Lake Dallas, $3,079.72Lake Dallas Point Restaurant, 303 Swisher Road, No.100, Lake Dallas, $4,362.40Lake Ray Roberts Area Elks Lodge, 1601 Marina Circle,Sanger, $149.38Lantana Golf Club, 800 Golf Club Drive, Argyle,$2,754.36Lantana Golf Club, 800 Golf Club Drive, Argyle,$2,034.76Lone Oak Bar & Grill, 1434 Centre Place Drive, Denton,$776.44Los Charros, 2763 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 105, LittleElm, $926.24Los Jalapenos Restaurant, 420 W. Eldorado Parkway,Little Elm, $177.38Los Toreros Restaurant, 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite134, Denton, $2,279.76Love Shack, 113 E. Hickory St., Denton, $2,331.84Lowbrows Beer and Wine Garden, 200 W. WashingtonSt., Pilot Point, $587.30Lowbrows Beer and Wine Garden, 200 W. WashingtonSt., Pilot Point, $537.46Lucky Lous, 1207 W. Hickory St., Denton, $18,617.90Mable Peabody's Beauty Parlor, 1125 E. UniversityDrive, Suite 107, Denton, $3,487.54Mellow Mushroom, 217 E. Hickory St., Denton,$4,399.36Metzlers Food and Beverage Inc., 1251 S. Bonnie BraeSt., Denton, $91.56Mi Sueno Club, 2648 FM407E, Suite 150, Bartonville,$2,737.70Mi Taza Latin Tex-Mex Café, 5017 Teasley Lane, Suite101, Denton, $144.20Miguelito’s, 1412 N. Stemmons St., No. 178, Sanger,$2,287.60Miquelito's, 241 E. McCart St., Krum, $352.52Norman Heitz Memorial Post 104, 501 Thompson, LakeDallas, $2,107.84Oakmont Country Club, 1200 Clubhouse Drive, Corinth,

$2,668.40Ollimac Company, 1400 Corinth Bend, Suite 103,Corinth, $1,237.18On The Border, 2829 S. I-35E, Denton, $5,755.54Outback Steakhouse, 300 S. I-35E, Denton, $4,606.56Papi's Cantina Private Club, 421 Highway 377S, Argyle,$744.66Pei Wei Asian Diner, 1931 S. Loop 288, Suite 130,Denton, $180.60Pourhouse Sports Grill, 3350 Unicorn Lake Blvd.,Denton, $6,172.32Prairie House Restaurant, 10001 Highway 380,Crossroads, $1,754.48Raphael's Restaurante Mexicano, 26615 US Highway380E, Suite 1, Aubrey, $1,770.72Red Lobster, No. 6349, 2801 S. I-35E, Denton,$3,271.80Ringers, 807 Eagle Drive, Denton, $1,965.74Riprock's, 1211 W. Hickory St., Denton, $10,098.62Rockin' Rodeo, 1009 Ave. C, Denton, $9,854.18Rocky's Sports Bar, 2000 W. University Drive, Denton,$4,834.48Rooster's Roadhouse, 113 Industrial St., Denton,$4,429.74Rosa's Cafe & Tortilla Factory, 1275 S. Loop 288,Denton, $488.74RT's Social Club Inc., 1100 Dallas Drive, Suite 124,Denton, $13,334.86Ruby-Jeans Social Club Inc., 309 N. FM156, Ponder,$1,124.20Schmitty's, 407 W. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 1, LittleElm, $507.50Scooters Tavern, 6481 FM455W, Sanger, $2,412.90Sushi Café, 1401 W. Oak St., Denton, $138.46Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm St., Denton,$7,460.04Swishers, 501 E. Swisher Road, Lake Dallas, $0Swishers, 501 E. Swisher Road, Lake Dallas, $0Texas Land & Cattle Steak House, 8398 S. StemmonsFreeway, Hickory Creek, $2,410.66Texas Roadhouse, 2817 S. I-35E, Denton, $5,624.36The Aztec Club, 720 W. University Drive, Denton,$2,657.34The Garage, 113 Ave. A, Denton, $7,162.68The Green House, 600 N. Locust St., Denton, $3,814.30The Labb Club, 218 W. Oak St., Denton, $5,124.42The Lion's Den, 2700 E. Eldorado Parkway, Suite 250,Little Elm, $2,339.26The Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, 2809 S. I-35E,Denton, $4,898.32Three Fins Seafood Grill, 2303 S. I-35E, Denton,$1,658.86University Lanes, 1212 E. University Drive, Denton,$2,809.52Villa Grande Mexican Restaurant, 12000 US Highway380, Suite 100, Crossroads, $2,493.82Vitty's Club Inc., 1776 Teasley Lane, Suite 102, Denton,$4,388.02

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STATE TAX LIENSNAME/ADDRESS TYPE AMOUNT REC. DATEDenmark Inc., P.O. Box 2224, Denton Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax $28,728.16 02/01/2012Matthew R. Gray, 1407 Bernard St., Apt. 265, Denton Limited Sales, Excise and Use Tax $1,228.05 02/28/2012

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DENTON COUNTYLease: Alliance West SpeedwayOperator: Quicksilver Resources Inc.Location: 245.434-acre unit, C. Tydings Survey, A-1276;3.7 miles SW of JustinField: East Newark (Barnett Shale)Total Depth: 7548'

Lease: Alliance West SpeedwayOperator: Quicksilver Resources Inc.Location: 245.434-acre unit, C. Tydings Survey, A-1276;3.7 miles SW of JustinField: East Newark (Barnett Shale)Total Depth: 7431'



Lease: Cole Trusts 576AOperator: Devon Energy Production Co. LPLocation: 2879.3 Acre Lse, J. A. Burns Survey, A-132;3.5 miles E of PonderField: East Newark (Barnett Shale)Total Depth: 9000'

Lease: Cole Trusts 576AOperator: Devon Energy Production Co. LPLocation: 2879.3-acre lease, J.A. Burns Survey, A-132;3.5 miles E of PonderField: East Newark (Barnett Shale)Total Depth: 9000'

Lease: Gibbs UnitOperator: J-W Operating Co.Location: 343.87-acre unit, J. G. Myers Survey, A-858; 2miles SE of JustinField: East Newark (Atoka 1)Total Depth: 8750'

Lease: Mitchell-BaldingerOperator: Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCLocation: 183.3-acre unit, T.J. Egan Survey, A-406; 4.9miles NE of PonderField: East Newark (Barnett Shale)Total Depth: 8500'

Lease: Porter-Yarbrough B (SA)Operator: Devon Energy Production Co. LPLocation: 1329.41-acre lease, Hrs C. Manchaca Survey,A-789; 1.7 miles E of PonderField: East Newark (Barnett Shale)Total Depth: 9000'

OIL AND GAS LISTINGSThe following oil and gas reports for the month of February were posted by oilandgasreports.com LLC, P.O. Box 1540, Corpus Christi, TX 78403. For more information, visitwww.oilandgasreports.com.

Aaron Tate and Diana Tate, Aaron Tate, 3805 SanLorenzo Drive, DentonAndrew B. Babb, Trifecta Computer Consulting, 2952Stockton St., DentonAzzam Hussami, Ceja and Hussami Law Office, 1602 E.McKinney St., DentonBrianna K. Wyatt, God's Little People, 1710 Sam Bass,No. 504, DentonCrisis Pregnancy Center of Denton County, LivingChoices of North Texas, 413 E. Oaks St., DentonCrisis Pregnancy Center of Denton County, Twice asNice Resale of Denton, 413 E. Oaks St., DentonCrisis Pregnancy Center of Denton County, Woman toWoman Pregnancy Resource Center, 413 E. Oaks St.,DentonDanarolee Inc., Guayabita Records, 800 Eagle Drive, No.3, DentonDermatology Consultants of Frisco, PrecisionDermatology, 2435 W. Oak St., Suite 102, DentonDwight E. Williams Jr., Lions Heart Media, 1710 SamBass, Apt. 504, DentonEloy M. Porras, Eloy's Handyman and Fence Repair,8809 Blue Sky Lane, DentonJessily D. King, Three Kings Information Design, 1019Dallas Drive, DentonJonothan P. Schell, Smitty's Auto Glass, 329 E. HickorySt., DentonJose A. Alcantar, Proficient Electric, 3404 Cactus Circle,DentonKristina L. Malig, K. Malig Photography, 5001 Par Drive,Apt. 3113, Denton

Landon S. Taylor, Quality Gate Openers, 912 N. BellAve., Apt. 4, DentonMaira M. Carrillo and Christopher S. Mallery Jr., ThePatriot Games Trust, 7700 Serenity Way, DentonMichelle L. Guynes, Summer Dinks, 1212 Stanley St.,DentonMiroslava Escamilla, Pride Fest Souvenirs, 2212Lattimore, DentonNelson G. Espinoza, SED Referees, 2305 Ranch HouseDrive, DentonNicola J. Connor and Cheryl W. McQueen, Poppy Beads,2420 Leslie St., DentonPatience Knotts, Paint the Town, 3407 WoodthrushLane, DentonRalph C. Rosprim, Property Pros Management Co., 2434Lillian Miller Parkway, DentonRhonda Gattis, Get a Grip, 1213 Country Club Road,DentonSamuel K. Carrasco, Smoothie Factory Carrasco of LittleElm, 6101 Marsh Rail Drive, DentonShelley D. Stevens, SDS Marketing Ventures LLC, 702Wolftrap Drive, DentonTimothy D. Loyd, Atomic Candy, 105 W. Hickory, DentonTommy L. Brooks III, Soteria, 1208 Hope St., DentonTommy L. Brooks III, TLB, 1208 Hope St., DentonWendy L. Broyles, Bumble Beads Roadshow, 2704Norfolk Court, DentonYvette C. Powers, DFW Facials, 419 W. Sycamore St.,DentonZella P. Barket, Skin 2 Skin, 703 N. Carroll Blvd.,Denton

ASSUMED NAMESThe following names (followed by DBA and address) were posted in February in the Denton County Clerk’s Office.

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Villa Grande LLC, Villa Grande Mexican Restaurant,2530 W. University Drive, Suite 1140, Denton

76203Anthony R. Caraway, Zeta Phi Zeta of Texas, 1155Union Circle, No. H310583, Denton

76205Autosound & Security Inc., Auto Sound & Security Inc.,

1008 S Woodrow Lane, DentonCaltex Equity Inc., Double Star Motors, 2300 FortWorth Drive, DentonCampus Food Services Inc., Mooyah, No. 141, 2215 S.Loop 288, Suite 300, DentonCharles Beck and Russell Fagan, Double Star TradingCompany, 3228 Fort Worth Drive, Suite 102, DentonChristopher G. Willis, RW Inc., 731 Londonderry Lane,Apt. 176, DentonDavid A. Crabtree, Crabtree Gifts, 1421 Fox Hollow,



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SALES TAXDentonGayle A. Flippin, Lula Janes Creations, 917 Dudley St., DentonInsta-Tune Inc., Insta-Tune, 721 S. Woodrow Lane,DentonJackson & Spruce Enterprises LLC, Yogurt Story, 1800 S.Loop 288, Suite 393, DentonLinks Construction LLC, Links Construction LLC, 525 S.Loop 288, Suite 105, DentonMike Ebron, Ebron's A Touch of Bar-B-Que and More,605 1/2 Smith St., DentonPei Wei Asian Diner Inc., Pei Wei Asian Diner, No. 0169,1931 S. Loop 288, Suite 130, Denton

76207Atlas Woodworks LLC, Atlas Woodworks, 2401Worthington Drive, Suite 145, DentonCNP Ventures LLC, CNP Ventures LLC, 3621 ShelbyLane, DentonJames Michael Leggieri, Hideaway Farm, 280 PecanCreek Road, DentonJohn Plott Company Inc., Schlumberger, 2340 I-35W, DentonNoe Soto, Sotos Lawn Services, 1005 Cruise St., Denton

76208Cleanpro Janitorial Services LLC, Cleanpro JanitorialServices LLC, 3916 Fawn Drive, DentonDale N. Merriott, Loud and Proud Customs, 305Oakwood Circle, Shady ShoresDenton LD LLC, Liberty Dialysis-Lake Lewisville, 3400Corinth Parkway, CorinthDenton School Food Service Association, Denton SchoolFood Service Association, 230 N. Mayhill Road, DentonNancy Nicole Christner, Fancy Nancy Designs, 4573Coyote Point, DentonRobert C. Viering, Local Deals Delivered, 3909 EmeraldPark Drive, CorinthSammy Joe Sampson, CJ's Catering & Wedding De'cor,2020 Stockbridge Road, DentonSelf Pet Kennel Inc., Club Canine, 7800 E. McKinney St.,DentonTradecrystal LLC, Tradecrystal LLC, 3416 Evening WindRoad, Denton

76209Al's Furniture LLC, Al's Furniture, 1131 E. McKinney St.,DentonMonteasiea Montez Johnson, KBM Publishing, 1712Red Oak Court, DentonPaul Chandler, Chandler Antiques, 1320 GreenwoodDrive, DentonTabitha Gray, Eighty One Gray Photography, 1317Windstream St., Denton

76210Aftermath Environmental LLC, AftermathEnvironmental, 9080 Teasley Lane, DentonAndrea Brown and Owen Brown, Triple ThreeEnterprises, 3117 Blue Jay Drive, CorinthCaesar Island LLC, Caesar Island, 7650 S. I-35E, Suite112, CorinthChris Niemirowski, Wordcombo.Com, 1823 Avon Drive,CorinthDwayne E. Holder, Holder Enterprises, 7100 S. I-35E,CorinthEddie Guy Boggs III, Turtle Back Knives, 1639 Ash Lane,CorinthFrancisco O. Zaragoza Sr., El Taco Riendo, 3912 TeasleyLane, DentonJenny Stauss, Jenny Jane Art, 2804 Hilcroft Ave.,Denton

Jo & Choe Investment Inc., Good Morning Donuts, 5017Teasley Lane, Suite 115, DentonJulie L. McKee, Studio J, 2009 Vintage Circle, CorinthKRF Holdings LLC, KRF Holdings LLC, 2611 CrockettDrive, CorinthMichael D. McCauley, Corinth Creations, 1819 SharonDrive, CorinthMorone Enterprises Inc., Morone Enterprises Inc., 4251FM2181, No. 230150, CorinthOutback Hair Inc., Outback Hair Inc., 2735 Wind RiverLane, Suite 150, DentonOvernite Hood Services LLC, Overnite Hood ServicesLLC, 1107 Wentwood Drive, CorinthRobert R. and Marilyn J. Pasek, Crown SevenInvestments, 7801 S. I-35, CorinthRose Read Publishing LLC, Rose Read Publishing, 8405Seven Oaks Lane, DentonShannon L. Gulley, The Goody Box, 2411 S. I-35E, Apt.1917, DentonSouthwest Pumps LLC, Southwest Pumps LLC, 3920Winston Drive, DentonThe Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, GoodSamaritan-Lake Forest Home Care, 3901 MontecitoDrive, DentonVan Hong Nguyen, NV Cupcakes, 4251 FM2181, Suite216, Corinth

76226Blevins & Taylor Enterprises LLC, Blevins & TaylorEnterprises, 140 Old Town Blvd. N., ArgyleCharles-Joseph Kolb III, Truman & Roscoe's PetTransport and Kennel, 905 Skyline Drive, ArgyleSpectre Consulting LLC, O-Key Saddlery, 8180 TudorLane, Argyle

76227Denton Freedom House, Denton Freedom Enterprises,3083 Trails End, AubreyHair Illusions Salon LLC, Hair Illusions Salon LLC, 409Spring Hill Road, AubreyHydrowave LLC, Hydrowave LLC, 9920 Liberty Road,AubreyLori Allen, La Joie Boutique, 2017 Prospect Lane, LittleElmMary Alice Holland, Lighthouse Thrift Store, 309 N.Sherman Drive, AubreyMonica M. Gaalema, Sew Creative, 2201 W. Oak ShoresDrive, CrossroadsPaula Netherland, Ragadoodle, 10000 Concord Drive,Little ElmPrecision Lending Inc., Elements Nursery, 7791 USHighway 380, CrossroadsSecond Breakfast Media LLC, Five J's Design, 237Highmeadow Road, AubreyTim W. Parker, Allure Salon, 10000 Highway 380, Suite100, CrossroadsWoody Jones, A-Backflow Testing, 212 Dlynne St.,Aubrey

76234Burl W. Cash, BC Services Heating & Air Conditioning,429 County Road 3170, DecaturFernihough Enterprises Inc., TLC Lawnmower Sales andRepair, 105 E. Main St., DecaturKathryn Staudacher & Kassandra Rutledge, Staudacher& Rutledge Creations, 126 Fairview Court, DecaturKevin Lee Watkins, Decatur Aircooled, 509 E. Main St.,DecaturMelvin C. Sattawhite, N-Dwell Engraving, 2101 W.Business 380, Decatur


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FEDERAL TAX LIENSNAME/ADDRESS TYPE AMOUNT REC. DATEAudie L. and Becky S. Miller, 117 Visalia Lane, Denton 1040 $160,469.15 09/01/2011Audie L. Miller, 117 Visalia Lane, Denton 1040 $104,552.88 09/01/2011Chi-Ming Chen, 1811 Maple St., Apt. 23, Denton 1040 $79,673.50 09/26/2011David H. and Paula R. Scott, 6020 Moor Hen Drive, Denton 1040 $2,637.21 09/13/2011David P. and Brandy C. Cherry, 400 Pennsylvania Drive, Denton 1040 $188,813.30 09/14/2011Equistar Development LLC, P.O. Box 1717, Denton 1065, 941 $63,308.14 09/13/2011George Najera, 7041 W. University Drive, Denton 1040 $20,306.95 09/14/2011Kenneth L. Maupin Jr., 2700 Emerson Lane, Denton 1040 $54,566.21 09/13/2011Mary S. Kitchens, P.O. Box 50472, Denton 1040 $15,469.49 09/14/2011Millard F. and Tetyana V. Thorp, 400 W. Oak St., Suite 201, Denton 1040 $7,039.21 09/14/2011RBS Supply Inc., 2271 N. Masch Branch Road, Denton 940, 941 $11,859.92 09/26/2011Sharon D. Lawrence, 1512 Oak Tree Drive, Denton 1040 $39,741.83 09/13/2011Srinivasu Vulichi, 500 S. I-35E, Apt. 1027, Denton 6672 $143,844.92 09/19/2011Thomas and Wendy Agnes, 2912 Mistywood Lane, Denton 1040 $8,491.93 09/26/2011Thomas E. Agnes, 2912 Mistywood Lane, Denton 1040 $63,327.55 09/26/2011Truckscribers Inc., 1304 Churchill Circle, Denton 940, 941 $31,812.12 09/26/2011

RELEASE OF FEDERAL TAX LIENSAudie L. Miller, 117 Visalia Lane, Denton 1040 $104,552.88 02/13/2012Champ Oil Co. Inc., 1204 W. University Drive, Suite 400, Denton 6721 $11,970.00 02/13/2012Daniel Burton, 2076 Vinsonville Road, Denton 1040 $39,634.10 02/13/2012David V. and Tessy W. Baugher, 2617 Pinto Drive, Denton 1040 $30,166.35 02/13/2012David V. and Tessy W. Baugher, 2617 Pinto Drive, Denton 1040 $68,013.92 02/13/2012Gustav L. and Karin Seligmann, 6 Oak Forrest Circle, Denton 1040 $149,494.17 02/13/2012Gustav L. and Karin Seligmann, 6 Oak Forrest Circle, Denton 1040 $22,380.93 02/13/2012Jeffrey D. David and Beverly Murray, 925 Monterey Drive, Denton 1040 $29,371.46 02/24/2012Jeffrey D. David and Beverly Murray, 925 Monterey Drive, Denton 1040 $29,754.19 02/24/2012Millard F. and Tetyana V. Thorp, 400 W. Oak St., Suite 201, Denton 1040 $7,039.21 02/13/2012Robert H. and Jenny J. Fellows, 2200 Canterbury Court, Denton 1040 $1,754.23 02/21/2012Thomas D. Young Jr., 501 Chisholm Trail, Denton 941 $4,712.56 02/13/2012Townsend Cassell, 4937 Stuart Road, Apt. 255, Denton 1040 $10,203.46 02/13/2012

MECHANICS LIENSNAME/ADDRESS CONTRACTOR AMOUNT REC. DATECarrie L. Bull, 9101 Bradford St., Denton Aquatic Pools and Spas $47,400.00 02/07/2012Charles Oldaker and Jennifer Oldaker, 1601 Lonestar Road, Sanger Keen Homes LLC $235,000.00 02/08/2012Christopher Daniel and Terri G. Daniel, 313 Clear Clove, Argyle Claffey Pools $82,500.00 02/27/2012Deborah Archer and Johnny Archer, 5555 Blagg Road, Denton Pete's Custom Cabinets and Construction $49,450.00 02/01/2012Diane L. David and Jerry M. David II, 9480 St. Johns Court, Pilot Point Quality Construction and Cabinets Inc. $273,000.00 02/07/2012Erin Braswell and Jordon Key, Lot 12, Block C, Claredon Drive, Denton Key Custom Homes Inc. $184,723.00 02/06/2012Jarrod Link and Shannon Link, 2575 Switzer Road, Sanger Key Custom Homes $913,200.00 02/17/2012Jay R. Shobe and Tina M. Shobe, 317 Clear Clove, Argyle Claffey Pools $39,499.00 02/01/2012Jayson David and Leanna David, 7401 Colton Lane, Pilot Point Guzman Ricardo $339,970.00 02/22/2012Jeanie King, Scott King and Les Lurey, 1101 Sand Jack Drive, Corinth Venture Custom Pools $82,586.00 02/01/2012Joshua Cawthon and Laine Cawthon, 7960 Gregory Road, Sanger Jimmy Richey $130,000.00 02/10/2012

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