Spirngtown Chamber of Commerce

A special supplement to...

Our Annual Salute to the Springtown Area

Chamber of Commerce

WEDNESDAY, March 14, 2012

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Leader of the Band: Perry is Springtown’s Man of the YearMan Of The Year

BY EDWIN NEWTONJ.B. Perry remembers 1988

like it was yesterday. Only 42 people got on a bus

headed for a Springtown High School band performance. That included the entire band, Perry, the director and a cou-ple of other sponsors. To say the band was small was an un-derstatement.

In subsequent years, Spring-town and its band grew by leaps and bounds. In Perry’s heyday as director – from 1989 until his retirement in 2005 -- the band topped 150 students.

The city grew as well – not only in size but in appreciation of its award-winning “Sound of Springtown” marching band.

That love affair has spurred Perry’s devotion to his town, his church and the Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce.

It’s that devotion, based on years of community service, that led to Perry’s nomination as Springtown’s Man of the Year during the Chamber’s recent awards banquet.

Perry said it is an honor to be recognized for giving back to a community he loves.

“I am thrilled to be a part of a Christian community that has family values,” he said. “It’s be-cause of God – so I would like to praise Him for the opportunity He has given me.”

Perry is a member of Who’s Who Among America’s Teach-ers. He received the UIL Sponsor Excellence Award in 2003 and the Mirabeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence in 2005. He is a member of sev-eral Texas educator and music associations.

He has also served as mu-

sic minister for First Baptist Church of Springtown for

more than 15 years. His time in Springtown began

in 1988 when he took the job of PLEASE SEE PERRY, PAGE 3.

assistant band director for the SHS band.

Perry said he was almost im-mediately impressed with the quality of people he came into contact with.

“I was excited to be here,” he said.

But as for the band program itself, there were some doubters. Years of Division I ratings and trips to state competition were still several years away and far from reality.

“A lot of people back then didn’t think the band would ever be that great,” he said. “I hired Robin Hidrogo to be my assis-tant director. There were only two of us, but we set goals to start at least 100 beginner band students per year.”

Another goal was developing a band that could actually excel at regional and state competi-tions. In 1990, the band was able to earn its first UIL Sweepstakes Award in school history.

“We had wonderful students who wanted to work hard and we had administrators who en-couraged and supported us,” he said.

Eventually, success became part of the band’s resume.

Under Perry’s tutelage, the band advanced to area march-ing competitions seven times as well as the Texas State March-

ing Band Contest in 2003. The SHS Honors Band ad-

vanced to area competitions four times and to the state con-test twice, finishing 8th at State in 1996.

The band was also honored when it was chosen to march in the Independence Day Pa-rade in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 1997.

For the past five years, Perry has served as director of Spring-town ISD’s Fine Arts Depart-ment. In that position he over-sees the department’s budget and its instructors.

Perry said his philosophy of life is really rather simple: do everything with passion.

“We should give it all we have,” he said. “I don’t believe God honors sloppy preparation or sloppy work. One of my fa-vorite verses of scripture is Co-lossians 3:23, “Whatever you do work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men.”

“The main thing is to do God’s will while we are here on this earth – whatever it is,” he said. “That includes our family, our career, etc... every-thing. If we consider what we are doing as our calling from God, we won’t have a problem with the commitment and pas-sion it takes to do the task.”

Perry said he feels God has

b l e s s e d him with much. He said he is thank-ful for his wife, E r m a , daughter, J e n n i -fer, son, B r y c e and three g r a n d kids.

H e f e e l s he’s also b l e s s e d to live in S p r i n g -town.

“I love the small t o w n c o n s e r -v a t i v e values,” he said. “ P e o p l e are not afraid to talk about their love for God. We have G o d l y l e a d e r s in our school system who really want what’s best for our kids. I

was proud to raise my kids here.“I don’t believe in luck,” he

said. “I believe all of us are here

for a purpose. We must always remember to give God the credit and the glory.”

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n PERRY, FROM PAGE 2.

Perry is honored as Springtown’s Man of the Year

Springtown’s J.B. Perry (right) receives the Man of the Year Award from last year’s winner, Mike Hall, at the chamber’s awards banquet Saturday, March 3.

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by JiM CraigIt was news to Andrea Hun-

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“When Amy Walker from the chamber called to tell me that I had been selected, I was shocked. I did not know I had been nominated, so I did not

know that I was in the running for the recognition,” Hungerford said.

Hungerford is a fourth-gener-ation Springtown resident and retired at the beginning of this year after spending 27 years working in the Springtown In-dependent School District.

When he hired her in 1985,

former principal Clarence Cul-well didn’t have an opening for a teacher, so he got permission to create an elective course for Hungerford to teach. From that humble start, Hungerford rose to become the district’s first female superintendent.

For an entire generation of Springtown students, Hunger-ford was a continual presence, rising through the ranks from teacher to district University Interscholastic League (UIL) director to assistant high school principal to the district’s top job.

Hungerford, an accomplished speaker who’s used to speak-ing off the cuff to large groups of people, was caught off guard Saturday night.

“My heart started pounding when I heard all of the nominees’ names being read. It was true, I felt so honored to have been se-lected from the list of outstand-ing nominees,” she said.

Hungerford has deep roots in Springtown and its people. In

1887, Hungerford’s great-grand-father moved the Hart family to a farm near Springtown.

“On a personal level, I am

proud of the community and love every minute of my in-

Hungerford selected Springtown Chamber’s “Woman of the Year”

Oleta Parker presents the 2012 Chamber Woman of the year award to retired SiSD superintendent andrea Hungerford. Hungerford’s family settled in the Springtown area in 1885. Parker won the award last year and is a former executive director of the chamber. Photo by Jim Craig

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As superintendent, Hunger-ford was known for bringing the various school campuses togeth-er to work as a team. Her senti-ments as Woman of the Year are similar.

“Not everyone will get the opportunity to receive a plaque, but know that your (the people

of Springtown) positive efforts do not go unnoticed,” she said. “Cooperation among groups, ac-ceptance of one another, and a loving heart make a difference.”

Hungerford also believes that “once a teacher, always a teach-er.” That dedication may be be-hind her daughter Erica’s plan to be an educator. If Erica follows that plan, she’ll mark the fourth generation of teachers in a five-generation Springtown family.

Now that she’s “retired,” Hun-gerford is working on her certifi-cation to supervise adjunct fac-ulty at the University of Phoenix.

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by JiM CraigKim Broom’s path to the

Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce’s Member of the Year started with talk about guns and shooting.

Broom received the award at the chamber’s awards banquet held Saturday, March 3.

Pastor Doug Harris was last year’s winner. He told the cham-ber members Broom “... has done as much for the chamber and Springtown as any chamber member.”

Broom, the owner of Alley Cat Pest Control, was talking

with Danny Bull of Enbridge Energy about holding a sporting clay tournament in the Spring-town area.

Several months later, En-bridge gave $2,500 to the cham-ber and Bull suggested using the money to fund a sporting clay tournament to raise money for the chamber.

That tournament is scheduled for Friday, April 20, at the Fossil Point Shooting Center in Deca-tur.

“It is something for anyone who bird hunts or has hunted dove,” Broom said.

Broom really doesn’t want to talk about the award.

When given the award Satur-day, Broom said he works for his kids and the community.

Watching his kids on a float one year in a town celebration was all the motivation he needed to support Springtown.

“In a big city, they don’t do anything like that,” Broom said.

Broom admits he prefers stay-ing in the background.

“You work hard, expecting no recognition and something like this comes along and you’re gratified,” Broom said. “Nobody does this kind of thing for rec-ognition. Recognition kind of bothers me.”

Then he turns the conversa-tion back to sporting clays.

There are differences between skeet shooting, trap shooting and sporting clay shooting. They all involve using a shotgun to break clay disc targets.

Broom explains skeet shoot-ing involves a “clay pigeon”

shooting straight out, usually from a bunker or tower. Shoot-ers move to different stations.

Trap shooting is similar, but usually involves two targets from two towers set at various stations.

But Broom says things get more exciting in sporting clay because there are twelve sta-tions and the targets come from

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It’ll cost $100 to enter and that includes lunch and door prizes. Broom says you can even rent a shotgun for $20.

Broom says they are cur-rently looking for sponsors and entrants.

Kim Broom shoots his way to “Chamber Member of the Year”

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always remember the night two of the most beloved people in Springtown presented him with an award named after a Spring-town Area Chamber of Com-merce legacy.

That’s the night Charley and Nancy Newby-Brown present-ed Moss with the Judy Smerud Spirit of Springtown Award at the chamber’s March 3 banquet.

Nancy’s sudden passing a few days later only made the honor – given to the person who most personifies a sense of commu-nity spirit – even more special, Moss said. The Browns were given the same award last year.

Saturday night, the Browns honored Moss for his dedication to the chamber and its people.

Moss said he’s humbled to hear those words coming from such longtime community servants.

“Charley and Nancy have done so much for the chamber,” he said. “She (Nancy) will be greatly missed. I will cherish the

memories of them presenting me with this award.

“Being nominated for the award was huge because Mrs. Smerud gave generously of her time to the chamber and the City of Springtown,” Moss said of the late chamber executive director who passed away in 2005. “She did a number of wonderful things for our community and paved the way for what we have today. To have an award named after you is the highest form of flattery.”

Winning the award himself was a huge surprise, he said.

Moss graduated from Texas Tech Physical Therapy School in May 1995 and moved to the mid-cities area.

He opened his physical ther-apy practice in Springtown on May 1, 2006. This May, he will celebrate six years in business.

To Moss, it’s only natural to be involved in a community one calls home.

It’s also more fun.“I stay involved in the cham-

ber because I feel it helps to

give back to the community that gives me so much,” he said. “I have a strong commitment to Springtown and the residents that I treat in my practice. It gives me great pleasure to be

able to help outside of the office and meet others I may not have had the opportunity to meet if I didn’t volunteer my time.

“It is such a positive experience that it really provides me with a

boost of energy in an invigorating way – and I am able to channel it into something productive,” he said.

Moss said his philosophy for life has a lot in common with the

Moss earns Spirit of Springtown award

SPIRIT OF SPRINGTOWN AWARD

dr. Robert Moss (left) receives the Judy Smerud Spirit of Springtown Award from last year’s winners, Charley and nancy newby-brown, at the recent chamber banquet. Photo by Jim Craig

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Bible’s Golden Rule – treat others the way you want to be treated.

“Customer service is a lost art and too many businesses take it for granted that customers are just going to show up,” he said. “Think about this: whenever you go to a store or a restaurant, are you greeted by a smiling face and a cheerful ‘hello?’ We strive to be cheerful and let the patients know we truly care for them and want to see them get well. We try to make their physical therapy experience pleasant and enjoyable while working toward their goals.”

It’s not just about earning a paycheck, he said.

“It gives me a sense of pride and pleasure when I see people getting well and wanting to refer their friends and family to me because they got good results,” he said.

Like any good chamber member, Moss tries to help out at as many chamber and city events as possible, including the annual Wild West Festival

each September. However, his biggest single

contribution to the chamber is his annual sponsorship of the 25-mile All American Bicycle Rally which started two years ago. Proceeds from the event go to the Springtown Area Cham-ber of Commerce.

Moss started riding his bike about eight years ago as a way to stay in shape. Several friends started riding competitively and, naturally, Moss joined them.

“It started from my love of cy-cling, then I saw it as an oppor-tunity to give back to the cham-ber as well as show riders from all over what a wonderful group of people we have in Springtown – as well as our wonderful roads and rolling terrain,” he said.

He also likes to show off the longtime community leaders who have gone on before him.

“Everyone who was nominated gives out of the goodness of their heart because we all love the com-munity,” he said. “It’s a legacy.”

Spirit award a big surprise for Moss � SPIRIT, FROM PAGE 7.

EDUCATOR OF THE YEAR

BY EDWIN NEWTONTo Holly Atchley,

it’s a magical moment, almost spiritual in the depth of emotion expe-rienced by both student and teacher.

It’s the look in a child’s eyes when he or she reads for the fi rst time.

“They are so totally amazed and proud and it is awesome,” Atch-ley said. “No one that experiences that can forget it or ever get tired of it.”

Athley has been orchestrating those kinds of miracles with Springtown kindergar-teners for the past 30 years. It’s a success story that has spanned two generations of stu-dents – and one of the main reasons Atchley has been honored as the Springtown Cham-ber of Commerce’s Ed-ucator of the Year.

Elaine Peterson, last year’s award winner, made the presentation during the chamber’s recent awards ceremony.

It wasn’t the fi rst time Atchley has received an award for teach-ing excellence.

She has been named Wat-son Elementary’s Teacher of the Year, has earned the Lamar Award given to local educators

and was selected for the coveted Jack Harvey Award presented by Weatherford College every year.

Winning the very fi rst Spring-town Education Foundation teaching award a few years ago caught her off guard. Atchley was attending graduation cer-emonies to see some of her for-mer students cross the stage. One of those former students, Holly Haugen, had nominated her favorite teacher 12 years af-

ter the fact.“I was so shocked when they

started talking about the award and I realized they were talking about me,” she said. “I could hardly stand up and walk to the stage to get it.”

But this year’s chamber award was special in its own right, said Atchley, who, admit-tedly, isn’t comfortable receiv-ing such recognition.

“The chamber award is unique

Atchley is city’s top educator

Holly Atchley, (left) the chamber’s “Educator of the Year,” receives her award from last year’s recipient, Elaine Peterson.

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in that it came from the commu-nity and that brings a very spe-cial memory for me,” she said. “To feel that people outside the education community want to recognize you is very touching.”

From the time she could read herself, Atchley has always wanted to be a teacher.

As a child growing up, she used a chalkboard to teach her younger sister and a group of stu-dent dolls, “all sorts of things.”

“I always had a grade book too,” she said.

Amazingly, she’s been teach-ing the same level of children – kindergarteners – ever since.

“I have had so many special children and parents and I have been truly blessed,” she said. “Once I have a student they are mine. I am lucky that I still see so many around town and now even several that teach in our district. I am so proud. It is special to be able to teach chil-dren of people that I knew in school. The relationships run deep and that is truly special.”

Those Springtown roots be-gan back in 1972 when Atch-ley’s parents, Delane and Jane, and her younger sister, Robin, moved to town.

Her parents were committed to the community right away, attending Springtown sporting events on a regular basis. The Atchleys won so many of the Springtown Epigraph’s weekly football contests that Delane stopped competing.

“He thought it was time to let someone else win it,” Atchley said.

“I grew up in this community and it was caring and supportive for me and my sister,” she said. “I want all the children to feel that and have fond memories of school as I have. The community was much smaller when I grew up and even though it has grown, I still see it as small in my eyes. The feel of family is the best part. When something good or bad happens, there are so many people to respond and help you celebrate or cry. I am proud to live and work and contribute in this community.”

Atchley graduated as the sa-lutatorian of Springtown High School in 1979, went to Weath-erford College and graduated summa cum laude at Texas Wes-leyan University.

She thanks current SISD As-

sistant Superintendent Mike Gil-ley with giving her the chance to teach in her hometown.

“Mr. Gilley had a teacher’s hus-band transfer out of state at the last minute and she moved with him,” she said. “He called me at summer school and three weeks later I was in front of a classroom of five year olds teaching on an emergency certification.”

Atchley said a lot of people have helped her along the way, from her high school days as a

teacher’s aide to Jan Neely to a group of first grade teachers who showed her how to be a good educator 30 years ago. Having the same kindergarten team for almost 20 years – Cindy Barber, Shirley Burns, Marsha Chandler and Eleanor Carter – also helped.

To Atchley, the key to success is “to love the children as my own and to love to learn.”

“I tell them over and over that I teach them and they teach me too,” she said. “I try to show them how

exciting learning can be and that they need to be lifelong learners.”

And sometimes, when the words begin tumbling off the

page, that look in a student’s eyes will reappear.

“It still gives me chill bumps,” Atchley said.

n ATCHLEY, FROM PAGE 8.

Atchley honored for work with children

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by carla noah stutsManOpen only seven months, The

GEM, located at 3435 E. High-way 199 east of Springtown, was named Outstanding Business of the Year by the Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce at the annual chamber awards banquet Saturday, March 3.

David Myers, patriarch of the multi-talented family that runs the non-profit community recre-ation and fitness center modeled after the YMCA, and one of his sons, Nathan, executive direc-tor of The GEM, accepted the award.

Mark Baumann of Brook-shires Grocery Company, winner of the award last year, presented the award to the father/son team.

“The GEM is to be commend-ed for how its facilities and its employees have interacted with the community,” Baumann said in presenting the award. “The Myers family has been very sup-portive of the chamber and its various events.”

Nathan Myers said the non-profit community center has been able to make a big impact on the community in the short time since it opened. He esti-mates about 500 people have used The GEM’s facilities and services in one way or another.

Just one example is the impact The GEM’s eight-week Biggest

Loser competi-tion, which ended last week, has had in the com-munity.

More than 70 people from S p r i n g t o w n , Azle and the sur-rounding areas participated in the competition modeled after NBC’s popular TV show, The Biggest Loser.

In total, those who participated lost in excess of 1,500 pounds in eight weeks. Maybe even more important-ly, participants learned how making simple lifestyle changes like more healthy meal choices and regular exercise can have a positive effect on their lives.

Maybe most important of all, Nathan Myers says, is the cama-raderie built through team work and relationships forged during the process.

“Our goal is to be a proac-tive, family fun destination in

this area,” he said.David Myers serves as director

of counseling for The GEM and also pastors Park Hill Church,

which actually owns The GEM property.

Other administra-tive staff at The GEM include D’Lytha My-ers, executive director of The GEM Theatre; Jared Myers, direc-tor of sports program-ming; Charles Robert-son, RMT, director of wellness; Frank Davila, volunteer staff coordi-nator; Jon Myers, youth and family minister for Park Hill Church; Amy Myers, senior admin-istrative assistant; and Phyllis Myers, director of school age activities.

Aerobics instructors and trainers include Jen-nifer Vogel, D’Lytha My-ers, Phyllis Myers, Kay Ward, Larae Cannon, and others.

Rounding out The GEM’s staff in the all-im-portant positions of child care are Rosario Phelps

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GEM’s impact on community recognized

nathan Myers (center) and his father, David (left) receive a plaque from Mark baumann honoring the GEM as this year’s “outstanding business of the year.” Photo by Jim Craig


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vides refuge for women escaping physical and mental abuse – a safe place to protect their children.

The Liberty Lighthouse Wom-en & Children’s Shelter was the clear winner of this year’s Outstanding Organization of the Year Award presented at the chamber’s awards banquet.

Springtown Volunteer Fire Chief Jason Hinton, representing last year’s winner, the Spring-town and LaJunta fire depart-ments, said it would be hard to find a more important organiza-tion to the community.

“Liberty Lighthouse offers shelter to women of all ages whose lives have been devas-tated,” he said.

Darla Spillman, Liberty Light-house director, said the award is much appreciated.

“For Liberty Lighthouse to not only be nominated for the award, but to be chosen is an honor and a bless-ing for us,” she said. “We would like to know that we are making a differ-ence in the lives of women and chil-

dren we serve. Winning this award makes us believe that people in the community believe in what we do and support us.”

Michelle Deweese, bookkeep-er/advocate for Liberty Light-house, said getting the award is a “great honor.”

“Knowing that Liberty’s name is becoming familiar to others is very encouraging,” she said.

Encourage-ment to women is what Liberty Lighthouse has been doling out to clients since 2008.

The orga-nization was formed by three women attending a Bible study at Outreach of Love Church. The women felt inspired to

help hurting women and children. Those founders have all

moved on to other causes, but the program has continued with the help of others like Spillman and Deweese who have been willing to step in.

Liberty Lighthouse was origi-nally located in a dome building

located next door to Outreach of Love Church. The dome was renovated by generous donors in the community, Deweese said.

Liberty Lighthouse, now located on the Springtown square, started out as a resource center with a small benevolence fund, but the larger goal of opening a shelter was

realized in 2009.The center has

been housing wom-en and children for a variety of reasons ever since.

“Not everyone who comes to Lib-erty is in an abusive situation,” Deweese said. “Some are liv-ing in their car or temporarily with a relative who is unable to support them. Many situa-tions such as a loss of job or abandon-ment by the provid-er can cause home-lessness. Abuse and homelessness have

been and will continue to be a problem no matter where we live.”

Most shelters are short-term, but Liberty’s goal is to allow women the time and skills to get back on their feet and prepare them to pro-vide for themselves and their chil-dren, Deweese said. The program can last up to 12 months depend-ing on circumstances and the resi-dent’s progress.

Liberty also has educational and counseling programs that make it unique.

Funding comes from a variety of sources, including a $10,000 grant from Verizon this year and an $8,000 grant from the United Way last year.

“God has provided financially so far and we trust Him to do so as long as the hearts and inten-tions of Liberty’s staff, volunteers, board members and supporters are truly to help hurting women and children,” Deweese said.

Some Springtown area folks have been particularly helpful along the way.

Outreach of Love Church and

Liberty’s support of women earns top accolades

PLEASE SEE LibeRty, PAGE 12.

Springtown Volunteer Fire Chief Jason Hinton presents this year’s outstanding organization of the year Award to Liberty Lighthouse Women & Children’s Shelter represented by (l-r) Michelle deweese, darla Spillman and Lisa Westbrook, educational instructor.

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Liberty Lighthouse also con-tracts with The Clothes Closet to help other clients in need.

To Spillman, it all comes down to reaching as many people as possible.

“Our goal is to educate as many women as we can so they no longer will be victims of abuse,” she said. “We want them

to know that God does have a plan and a purpose for their life. He wants them to see and love themselves as He does.”

Deweese said it’s good to be a part of such a giving community.

“Springtown and surrounding areas have so many organiza-tions working to help people in need,” she said. “If they all work together to provide needs, there would be amazing results in our community.”

Liberty receives award � LIBERTY, FROM PAGE 11.


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“ T h e r e ’ s a lot of hard work to be done out there,” Mock said. “I couldn’t have done it with-out them (his co-workers). Lord willing, I’ll be able to do this job for years to come.”

For the last year, Mock was the only person assigned to Springtown Park and he was also assigned the Tabernacle.

“The overall condition of the park has vastly i m p r o v e d over the last year with ar-eas being c l e a r e d of under-b r u s h , b r i d g e wa lkways being rou-tinely re-p a i r e d , park bench-es and ta-bles being maintained

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PLEASE SEE aWarD, PAGE 16.

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The 20-plus years Mike Plumlee has spent in the fi re service have taken him to bigger cities in the Metro-plex where he’s received lots of formal training in several fi refi ghting specialties.

There are those who might ask why someone with that kind of experience and train-ing would move his family to a small, semi-rural town like Springtown.

It’s simple, Plumlee says.“Springtown is home.”Plumlee was presented with

the Volunteer Firefi ghter of the Year Award for the Spring-town Fire Department by the Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce recently.

SFD’s Chief Jason Hinton presented Plumlee with the award.

Plumlee was a volunteer fi refi ghter for SFD in 2011 – for which he received the award – but Parker County Emergency Services District 1 has hired him as a full-time, paid fi re-fi ghter. He started in that position,

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As a full-time fi refi ghter, he looks forward to sharing his knowledge and experience with volunteer fi refi ghters and hopes to become a mentor some of the younger guys in the department, he said.

“I really enjoy being a fi re-fi ghter,” Plumlee said. “I enjoy being able to help people, and there’s real satisfaction when you feel like you’ve made a difference to someone.”

Although he graduated high school in Boyd, Plumlee con-siders himself “home-grown” in Springtown, where he grew up.

Married with two children on the ground and one in the oven, Plumlee says it was just time to get back to his roots.

He’s happy to be back in the community where he grew up, but there’s more to it than just his happiness, he says.

“My kids are excelling in school, and that wasn’t the case before we moved back here,” Plumlee said. “That says a whole lot about being home.

It’s a simpler life here.”

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Mike Plumlee (right) receives the Springtown Volunteer Firefi ghter of the Year Award from SFD Chief Jason Hinton.

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Public Works Director Mel-vin Webb and Krey want em-ployees to “take ownership” of their responsibilities.

“One of the best examples of Stephen taking ownership of his as-signed duties is the new rock retain-ing walls for the corner rose gardens at the Tabernacle,” Krey said.

Mock took the stones from

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Three new members have been named to the Board of Trustees of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-Azle.

Russell Braudis, Frankie Rob-bins and Thomas Standefer be-gan their service at the board’s monthly meeting on Jan. 12.

Leaving the board were Craig

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Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-AzleTexas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-Azle announces new board members

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-Azle’s president and board chair are pictured with three new board members. From left to right are: Bob Ellzey, president, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-Azle; Russell Braudis; Frankie Robbins; Thomas Standefer; and Steve Parker, chair, Board of Trustees.

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Carlisle has been a police dis-patcher for more than 15 years. She’s worked mostly in small towns like Burkburnett and Spring-town, but also spent two years with the Wise County Sheriff’s Office – a much larger department.

Police Chief Ed Crowdis and his administrative assistant and Communications Supervisor Ki-sha Wallace presented the award to Carlisle.

Wallace later explained that people tend to think of commu-nications officers as “just dis-patchers,” when, in fact, the job they do is critical in many ways.

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For instance, Carlisle single-handedly dispatched numer-ous law enforcement and fire agencies during a critical and emotionally-charged incident at Christmastime when a pickup crashed and set fire to a house, killing two young people and in-juring two others.

“Lenore also had to keep up with her regular dispatch duties during that incident, but she kept her composure and never shut

down or panicked,” Wallace said. “The fire department already thinks very highly of her work, but she did such an outstanding job that night they asked her to be part of their debriefing on the in-cident. They wanted to make sure she was included because that was so very hard emotionally for everyone involved.”

Carlisle received a commen-dation for the vital role she played in the incident.

Even when health issues knock at her door, Carlisle doesn’t call in sick, and often works ex-tra shifts when needed. Her mot-to, which her co-workers hear her say often, is “ain’t nothing to it but to do it!”

Carlisle has been married 23 years, and she and her husband are proud parents of son Christopher, 20, and daugh-ter Kimber, 15, a student at Spring-town High School. They’ve lived in the Springtown area for 11 years.

She says she

was tricked into going to the chamber banquet because her co-workers knew she was getting the award but wanted it to be a surprise to her. They told her she had to be there because the cham-ber was presenting her with the commendation she had received.

“It didn’t make sense, because I already had the commendation – but I didn’t question it,” Car-lisle said. “When the chief was talking, I was trying to figure out

who was getting the award. My mouth must have hit the floor when he called my name.”

“I was so surprised – I never dreamed of it,” she said.

That’s because she doesn’t realize what an impact she has on those around her, Wallace be-lieves.

“Her smile makes people want to push through whatever is go-ing on, Wallace said. “She in-spires me every day.”

Carlisle inspires others with work ethic, smile

With her chief, Ed crowdis, and her supervisor,Kisha Wallis at her side, lenore carlisle (center) receives the chamber’s law Enforcement officer of the year award.

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BY CARLA NOAH STUTSMANThe fi re service conjures up

images of big, young, strong men (and plenty of women, too) ready to rush into a burn-ing building, rescue someone trapped in a wrecked vehicle or holding on for dear life in high water.

Gene Zellman fi ts that image to a “T” – except for one thing.

He celebrated his 74th birth-day Saturday.

Among the most “mature” fi refi ghters in Parker County, Zellman accepted the award for LaJunta Volunteer Firefi ghter of the Year from the Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce on Saturday, March 3.

“I know other people are more deserving, and it’s quite exciting (to receive the award),” Zellman said. “It’s one of the biggest surprises of my life – I never dreamed of it, but God is always looking out for us.”

These days, Zellman says he mostly drives LJFD’s fi re appa-ratus and leaves the “hard stuff”

to the younger fi refi ghters. But he’s been in the trenches before, and admits he still does on occa-sion – but only when there’s not someone better able around to do the job. He was even named one of the department’s top fi ve responders for 2011.

Zellman worked from 1965 to 1992 for Chevron Oil Company, where he was trained at a fi re school in Reno, Nevada to fi ght large tank and refi nery fi res.

One of the highlights of his life, he says, was on July 19, 1987, when a 12-year-old boy riding the rapids was sucked into one of three large culverts by the swirling, churning waters of the Frio River in the Texas Hill Country.

“We were in camp and heard people hollering for help so we ran and found these kids hold-ing onto him, trying to keep him from being sucked in,” Zellman said. “I told them to turn loose and let him go, and he came out the other end. I gave him resus-citation, and he survived and is

a big, strong man today.”

Zellman refers to the incident as “an opportunity to save a life.”

It was later discovered that of the three cul-verts, the one the boy happened to be pulled into was the only one that was not clogged shut with debris. Zellman says it’s mi-raculous because the boy surely would have died if the other boys had followed his instructions to turn loose of him if he’d been in one of the closed culverts.

The American Petroleum In-stitute honored Zellman for his efforts with a Lifesaving Award.

The other highlight of his life, Zellman says, came less than a year later, when he was or-dained a deacon of Trinity Bap-tist Church in River Oaks.

In addition to his volunteer fi refi ghting, Zellman now also serves as Chaplain for all four fi re stations under the umbrella of Parker County Emergency Services District 1.

It may be his faith that has en-abled Zellman to continue to be active in the department as well as his church while continuing treatment for the melanoma he has battled since being diag-nosed in 2008.

Ben Overholt, deputy chief of the La Junta VFD, said Zellman

is “good as gold.”“He’s a true mentor to the

younger folks in the district – in fi refi ghting as well as in life,” Overholt said. Citing a personal example, Overholt said “When my dad passed away two years ago from lung cancer, he re-ally helped me get through that. I just can’t say enough good about ’Old Man Gene.’”

Zellman laughingly admitted that’s what some of the guys call him, but says he considers it a “term of endearment.”

Zellman still going strong at age 74

LaJunta Firefighter of the Year

Gene Zellman was named LaJunta Firefi ghter of the Year by the Springtown Area Chamber of Commerce. Above, he accepts the same award from LJFD Captain Walt Moore at a Parker County Emergency Services District 1 award banquet in February as LJFD President Mike McAllister looks on. Photo by Carla Noah Stutsman


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by EdWin nEWtonThe National Bank of Texas

has stock in the Springtown community.

For one, many of the bank’s supporters are stockholders themselves – people who call

Springtown home.In addition, many of the bank’s

employees are active members of the community.

Bank president Steve Parker has an office lined with plaques of appreciation for service given

to the local rotary club and cham-ber of commerce. He’s also a board president for Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-Azle.

Craig Doyle, vice president/lending, has strong Springtown roots as well. An active member

of the rodeo and roping communities, he served 15 years as branch manager for Springtown’s former First Bank. He was on a first name basis with a number of loy-al customers he came to call friends.

Doyle has served on the S p r i n g t o w n chamber board of directors. He has sup-ported a va-riety of com-munity events over the years, including the town’s annual Wild West

Festival held every September. “Most of the employees have

been active members of the community for over 20 years,” Parker said.

He jokes that the only one who probably hasn’t is teller Moses Druxman, age 20, who simply isn’t old enough to have put that much time in. Druxman, incidentally, is a member of a lo-cal school board.

Being part of the community – sharing a sense of community with their customers – is what these bank employees all share, he said.

“I enjoy the customers,” Park-er said of his decision to get back into banking after a brief retire-ment in 2009. “And the feeling is mutual. In fact, several people actually recruited this bank to come to this community. I didn’t want to let them down.”

The National Bank of Texas, located at 405 Commerce St. next to the Azle Post Office, opened for business in Dec. 2010. How-ever, an official ribbon cutting for a brand new building was held July 23 of last year.

Like many of today’s modern day banks, The National Bank has all the special state-of-the art

services, including mobile bank-ing, bill paying and a full range of other personal banking products.

But having the services is only half of the obligation, Parker said.

“It’s not about the products,” he said. “It’s about how you de-liver those services. It’s what hometown banking is all about.”

Since The National Bank is lo-cally controlled and managed, it has the unique ability to make de-cisions more quickly and provide a high standard of service that customers deserve, Parker said.

“Our motto is common sense banking,” he said.

The National Bank staff in-cludes vice president/lending Craig Doyle, branch manager/vice president Betty Anders, assistant branch manager Carissa Widner, teller/customer service rep Judy Foster, teller Bobbie Baldwin and teller Moses Druxman.

Lobby hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.on Friday.

The drive-thru is open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday.

For more information call 817-444-4235.

National Bank of Texas has stock in Springtown

the friendly staff at the national bank of texas are stockholders in the Springtown community. that means spending time in community programs that benefit everybody. the staff includes (l-r, front row:) Judy Foster, bobbie baldwin, betty Anders and Carissa Widner. back row: Moses druxman and bank president Steve Parker. Vice President Craig doyle, a longtime Springtown resident and banker, is not pictured.


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Patients at Health First Azle Family Practice who used to see nurse practitioner Brenda Reed just got some great news.

She’s back!

In August, the former, long-time nurse practitioner at Health First earned a Doctorate of Nurs-ing Practice through a new pro-gram at the University of Texas at Arlington.

To main-tain her nurse prac-titioner’s li-cense, Reed works every Tuesday af-ternoon at the Health-First location in Azle. The rest of the week, she teaches nurs-ing at Texas C h r i s t i a n University.

Reed start-ed as a Li-censed Voca-tional Nurse in 1982.

“Learning is a lifelong process – I’ve always known I

wanted to be a nurse,” Reed said. “It was a long road with a lot of bridges, but worth it.”

There is still a long road ahead as Reed puts the new degree to use. She researched childhood obesity for her capstone paper for her doctorate. A capstone paper is similar to a doctoral dissertation.

In a few weeks Reed will de-liver a paper at a conference in Orlando, Florida on the impor-tance of genetic screening for ovarian and breast cancer.

It’s a subject close to home—Reed’s daughter was screened and found she has a genetic predisposition that statistically gives her an 87 percent chance of developing ovarian or breast cancer sometime in her life.

In some areas of Texas, there is a critical need for healthcare professionals and Reed said nurse practitioners help fill a real void.

“So many people don’t even have a doctor and there’s a huge need for regular nurses,” Reed said.

Reed also sees educating nurses as a key to meeting fu-

ture health needs. But Reed is not one to spend time dwelling on shortcomings.

“You have to educate people to take care of people with whatever they have available,”

Reed said.Reed has lived in the Spring-

town-Azle area for 30 of the 35 years she’s been married. She also has three children and three grandchildren.

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by JiM CraigAfter his father died, Chase Baxter

just didn’t want to work. It just didn’t feel right.

But he went to work anyway. One day a woman came in to have

her hearing aid repaired. It only took a few minutes to replace the battery door with one he had on hand from another model.

Baxter told her there was no charge.When she burst into appreciative

tears he didn’t know what to do, but Baxter knew he felt better after help-ing her. With each person he helped, he felt a little better, until he felt good again.

Now, he just keeps helping people with their hearing and the lifestyle adjustments resulting from im-proved hearing.

Baxter recently remodeled his building in downtown Weatherford and he has just opened another loca-

tion on Camp Bowie Blvd in Fort Worth.

Baxter is a licensed hearing spe-cialist, just like his father, but there’s much more to Baxter’s business than just hearing aids.

“Pretty much anything you can stick in your ear I make molds for,” Baxter said. That includes Blue Tooth and hands free devices for cell phones and hearing protection for musicians, sportsmen and shooters.

He has his own lab where the ear molds are made without sending them to an outside provider.

Baxter even cleans ears – some-thing that not every hearing specialist will do.

The business is based around per-sonal connections and relationships. When he sells a hearing aid, Baxter provides a hearing rehabilitation pro-gram that includes counseling for the patient and the family.

“I do sell a life changing experi-ence,” Baxter said. He also empha-sizes people should have realistic expectations.

After the hearing aid is purchased, Baxter said it needs to be fit to the patient’s ear and fine tuned to the proper hearing level.

How long the person has lived with a hearing loss is important.

“The brain trains itself on what is

or isn’t being heard,” Baxter said, “so the brain has to be retrained.”

The rehabilitation process may also involve family members who are used to yelling at someone to be heard.

That’s also where the personal re-

lationship Baxter forms with patients and their families pays off. He can talk to them about the need to get someone’s attention and make sure

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thank them for their dedicated service through the years.

“It’s also a pleasure to wel-come Russ, Frankie and Tom-my,” Parker said. “We look forward to their insights and contributions in helping Texas Health-Azle perform its mission of improving the health of the community we serve.”

The new members bring a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to the board.

Braudis served as an Azle city council member, then as Azle mayor from 2007 to 2011. He previously completed a 20-year career as an offi cer in the U.S. Air Force. He currently serves as chair of the Northwest Tar-rant County Meals on Wheels Advisory Council and as board chair of the Azle Animal Shelter Humane Association, which he founded.

Braudis received a bachelor’s degree in business adminis-tration from the University of Missouri and master’s degree in aviation science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.

Robbins has owned an insur-ance business in Lake Worth since 1983. She served on the Saginaw city council for 17 years as council member and mayor pro tem, then as mayor for six years. A former president of the Texas Municipal League, she was named Public Servant of the Year by the Saginaw Area Chamber of Commerce. She was also recognized as a “Friend of the Chamber” by the Northwest Tarrant Chamber of Commerce.

Following graduation from North Texas State University with

a bachelor’s degree in education, Robbins taught in elementary schools in West Texas, San Mar-cos and Saginaw for 17 years.

Standefer, a graduate of Azle High School, is employed as a pharmacist at drug stores in Springtown and Fort Worth.

He has received Tarrant Coun-ty, state and national recognition for his pharmacy work. He also served as director of lay min-istry at First United Methodist Church in Azle for seven years. His community service includes acting as Azle Project Coordi-nator for the Trinity Project for Humanity.

Standefer earned a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master of Arts from Brite Divinity School at Texas Chris-tian University.

“Texas Health-Azle is really fortunate to be led by a dedicated group of local residents and phy-sicians who serve voluntarily as our Board of Trustees,” said Bob Ellzey, FACHE president of Texas Health-Azle. “In addition to their governance responsibili-ties, our board helps to identify strategic needs in the community and keep our hospital leadership focused on providing safe and quality care to our patients.”

Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-Azle has served Azle, Springtown, Lake Worth and greater northwest Tarrant and Parker Counties since 1954. The hospital’s services include car-diology, orthopedics, imaging and rehabilitation. Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital-Azle is an affi liate of the faith-based, nonprofi t Texas Health Resourc-es system.

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tell what he won’t do – he won’t sell you a bad car and he won’t sell you a car you can’t afford.

Instead, he’s likely to take the time to get to know you – at least a little. Burkhalter said there are two reasons: first, if you have bad credit, he’ll determine if they’ll finance a car for you; and second, when the time comes, he wants to sell you your next car.

With an economy still reeling from years of setbacks, Burkhal-ter said he sees a lot of people who have lost their good credit ratings because of layoffs, ill-nesses or even divorces.

“I don’t want to sell someone a car that in a few months we’ll have to pick up,” Burkhalter said. “It may not be what they want, but it’ll be what they can afford.”

James Woods decides whether to finance someone based on old-fashioned ideas like their stability.

“It’s like the old days when you borrowed from the bank, not a corporation,” he said.

Burkhalter’s cohorts in Springtown are just as devoted to what they do.

James Wood Neighborhood Autos in Springtown reopened late last year at 1174 E. Hwy. 199.

Salesman Zac Hale and Sales Manager Ty Harris have already made several friends with their friendly, knowledgeable yet laidback approach. It’s earned them plenty of satisfied, repeat customers who want quality au-tomobiles at a fair price.

The Springtown lot has 50 cars on it at any one time, with access to a 200 car inventory via local James Woods dealerships.

James Wood Motors is head-quartered in Decatur and cur-rently has eight sites, but Bur-khalter said at least one more should open within a year.

Harris said one secret to their success is that every car sold has been checked by the service de-

partment and comes with a war-ranty. Most cars are trade-ins, but a few come from auto auc-tions and they also are checked out by the service department.

The Springtown dealership is offering everything in stock for only $500 down until April 15.

Call Ty or Zac at 817-220-3300. Or just stop by for a visit at 1174 E. Hwy 199. The dealer-ship is easy to find.

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Motley’s Automotive & Motorcycles, 1304 NW Parkway just off Highway 199, continues to provide folks with a wide variety of automotive repairs – everything from engine work, transmissions, brakes and fuel injection systems. Simple tuneups and state inspections are also offered. Motley’s also specializes in motorcycle parts and repairs. The friendly staff includes Robert Sitton, Wes Hampton, Jeanetta Jentzen, Mike Motley, Alicia Motley, Michael Motley, Phil Gray and Keith West. Grandson Tucker Jentzen is also pictured. Motley’s is open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. For more information or an appointment, call 817-444-8529.

The friendly staff at Cliff’s Goodyear (l-r) Mike Kirk, Clay-ton Webster, Don Rushin, Cliff Bragg and Ty Kennedy, work hard to meet the needs of their growing list of loyal customers. Cliff’s Goodyear, located at 1088 E. Highway 199, features a variety of ser-vices including work on trans-missions, clutches, breaks, shocks and struts, alignment and – of course – tires. It also offers state inspections and promises same day service on most repairs. Cliff’s Good-year is open from 7:30 a.m. To 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. For more informa-tion or an appointment, call 817-220-5959.

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Road in Springtown, visitors are

welcomed with open arms and

a wide variety of programs for the entire

family. The staff includes

Pastor John Conway (right),

Assistant Pastor and Youth Minister Brent Copeland (back), Dena Martinez and

Associate Pastor John Mathis. For more information about the church and its services, call 817-220-7177 or tap into its web site: www.hilltop-church.com.


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they have eye contact before they start talking.

“They may be used to yelling to be heard, then they think the hearing aid is to loud,” Baxter said.

The ability to hear again can change lives. Some patients have lived with a hearing loss for years and for the first time hear birds, or the sound of air conditioning or when the refrigerator kicks in.

Just the sound of rubbing a hand along the fabric of a pair of pants can be a surprising and enjoyable experience.

It can also be annoying because patients hear rattles and other sounds they either haven’t heard or mentally screened out.

It’s the need to improve what products can do that drives Baxter forward. He admits hearing is his passion. He continually studies, re-searches and learns far beyond what the licensing regulations require.

Baxter doesn’t claim he’s the cheapest in town, but unlike many providers, he is open five days a week, all day.

If it’s needed, Baxter will even make house calls.

After talking to him some people decide to go to a store where they can just pick out a hearing aid and use it. Baxter understands the need to economize.

“Hearing aids are not that expen-sive, it’s what comes with it,” Baxter explains, “and that’s what I do.”

In recent, years hearing aid tech-nology has experienced an explo-sion, combining the ability to make smaller devices with computers to custom fit hearing aids. Gone are the days of bulky, box-like hearing aids that were about the size of a deck of cards.

Many of the hearing aids Baxter sells are small enough to fit into the ear canal and only a tiny receiver wire that fits around the ear is exposed.

The Starkey company’s new “Wi-Series” allows streaming stereo sound directly from a television or radio, much like a dime-sized headphone.

Background noise has always been a problem with hearing aids, but the new iQ series resolves much of the problem so it’s no longer nec-essary to move closer to the televi-sion or turn it up so loud it drives everybody else from the room.

Baxter Hearing Specialists are located at 1211 South Main St. in Weatherford. They’re open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to

4:30 p.m.. For more information or an appointment call 817-613-8740.

The new store in Fort Worth is located at 6353 Camp Bowie Blvd. #113. The telephone number is 817-763-0863.

The website is www.baxterhear-ing.com and they’re on Facebook at Baxter Hearing Specialists, L.L.C.

The Exxon Tiger Mart in Springtown is one of four businesses owned by Kathy Hicks, who prides herself on supporting the Springtown community in a variety of ways, including food drives and cash awards given out during the chamber’s annual awards ceremony. Exxon Tiger Mart is located at the corner of Highway 199 and FM 51. The store specializes in hot deli sandwiches, beer and wine and even sells hunting and fishing licenses.

Better hearing is not one size fits all.

Better hearing is custom fit to your individual needs.

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Introducing

Wireless technology that will amaze you.

Exciting News!

At Baxter Hearing Specialists we are excited to offer the new full line of custom wireless hearing aids from Starkey, now available in a custom‑made, discreetly‑sized hearing aid. Loaded with Starkey’s most cutting‑edge technology, Wi Series hearing aids are designed to:

• Improve hearing in noisy environments by filtering out background noise

• Improve listening to the TV, stereo and computer

• Improve hearing on the telephone

• Virtually eliminate feedback and whistling

1211 S Main Street • Weatherford, TX 76086

Phone: (817) 458-43096353 Camp Bowie Blvd. #113 • Fort Worth, TX 76116

Phone: (817) 803-3799www.baxterhearing.com

Recently, American Hearing Labs changed ownership and names to Baxter Hearing Specialists, to expand the selection of hearing solutions. We specialize in customized hearing devices that are digitally friendly, easy to use, and provide seamless performance with impressive sound quality.

Baxter Hearing Specialists has been providing the community with the highest quality hearing health care for over 30 years. We really appreciate your continued business, confidence and loyalty. Here at Baxter Hearing Specialists, it is our mission to continue providing the best possible care, advice and solutions. We’re committed to continuing to deliver customized care to meet your individual needs.

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