september 10, 2009 community focus
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2 WISE COUNTY MESSENGER, Decatur, Texas, Thursday, September 10, 2009
Welcome to theWise CountyMessengersCommunity Focus.
Each month we will take a closerook at your community,
ocusing on the news andhotos that make theBoyd and Paradise areas
f our county great.Community Focus is the
esult of our exploration ofays to better serve Wise
County readers. Ironically,t was our investigation ofnternet-based new mediahat led us to a new printroduct.Regardless of method of
elivery, readers want local news.And by creating the CommunityFocus, we plan to shine the lightinto Wise County communities tooffer a more detailed look.
Each week we will target adifferent area of the county andtell you about the people and
places that make it special.We plan to highlight more news
from our schools, feature yourneighbors and the good things they
do, get one-on-one with communityleaders, dig deeper into stories inthe news, find best-kept secrets and
invite you to submit news,
and especially photos, of lifein your community. And somuch more.
For advertisers,Community Focus offersmerchants the opportunityto target their customerswith a local product thatblankets their market.
And we welcome anyand all suggestions. Giveus a call, or use the handyonline submission form at
wcmessenger.com.We hope you enjoy theWise
County Messengers Community Focus.
E-mail your photos, storyideas or favorite family recipe [email protected] or call(940) 627-5987 and ask for the
newsroom.
Visit Community Focus online atwww.wcmessenger.com/focus
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CREATION CARE Members of the First Christian Church of Wise Countyin Paradise collected supplies for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
o Animals and money for Animal Angels, an organization in Jack Countyhat rescues homeless dogs, and Kittico Cat, an operation that controls a
spay-neuter program for feral and stray cats. For more information, call (940)433-5769 or visit the churchs Web site at http://sites.google.com/site/ccwisecounty.
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Boyd Masonic Lodge No. 479 held its installation of officers Saturday, July8. Those installed were (front row, from left) Junior Steward Tommy Wil-
liams, Senior Warden Billy Garland, Worshipful Master Bing Carmichael, Trea-surer Eddie Caraway and Tiler Harold Johnson, (back row, from left) ChaplainHugo Brandt, Senior Deacon Joe Lipe, Secretary Winford Cash, Junior DeaconRicky Hyatt and Installing Officer Harry Clark. Other officers not presentwere Junior Warden Michael Johnson and Senior Steward Robert Fritz.
MASONIC NEWSThe city of Paradise has moved.City staff began moving into
the new city hall Thursday, Sept.3, and planned to open Tuesday,Sept. 8. Thursday morning found
city secretary Teresa Moody, RobinLangley and Dianne Andersonmoving boxes from the old cityhall to the new building.
Im anxious to see what thefurniture is going to look like,Moody said, adding that work-ing in the new building will takesome getting used to.
The city made plans to moveinto the building at 262 Main St.,formerly Cafe Paradise, in thespring. The city constructed officespace and a small kitchen in the
building.At 2,100 square feet, the new
city hall is about three timeslarger than the previous building,which had been home to the cityfor 11 years, said Moody.
The city plans to auction theprevious building Oct. 3.
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YOUR LIFEIN FOCUS
Have a photo youd like to share with us? Well choose one each month topublish in our Your Life in Focus feature. Be sure and tell us what is goingon in the photo, where it was taken and any other significant detail. Thismonths photo was taken by Maria Cox of Paradise.
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MARKYOUR CALENDAR
The annual Paradise Main Street Festival is 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 26.
Each year since 2006, the Paradise Historical Society has hosted
the event to raise money to build a Veterans Memorial Park in
downtown Paradise on property procured by the Historical Society.
The festival has raised enough money, with the help of local
citizens, vendors, entertainers and organizations, to complete the
park this year.
It is the only organized local fundraiser of its kind in
the Paradise Community. This year will feature a special dedication
ceremony during the festival to unveil the completed park.
The festival includes local entertainers on a live stage; vendorsand booths including food, crafts and organizations. Veterans are
honored every year. Childrens games include the pumpkin roll and
three-legged race. A quilt exhibit will feature exquisite handmade
items. Other events include an antique farm machinery exhibit
and a live auction that includes donated items, baked goods,
crafts and certificates.
Now that Memorial Park is completed, the historical society
will continue to hold the festival to help with its future goal of
a historical museum to be built on the same property as theMemorial Park.
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Do you know of something noteworthy
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ONTHE COVER
Army Pvt. Michael N. Wilson hasgraduated from basic combat train-ing at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of train-ing, the soldier studied the Army
mission, history, tradition andcore values, physical fitness, andreceived instruction and practicein basic combat skills, militaryweapons, chemical warfare andbayonet training, drill and cer-
emony, marching, rifle marksman-ship, armed and unarmed combat,map reading, field tactics, militarycourtesy, military justice system,basic first aid, foot marches, and
field training exercises.He is the son of Katherine Met-
calfe of Boyd and the grandson ofMartha D. Wilson of Pearland.
Wilson is a 2008 graduate ofBoyd High School.
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While we dont sell gastransmission pipe, MessengerOffice Supply works hard tomeet the office-product needsof companies such as MasTecNorth America, one of the ma- jor pipeline installers operat-ing in Wise County.
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Fifty employees work out ofthe office headed by MasTec
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The groups regional officeis in Shevlin, Minn. MasTecNorth America Inc. has itsheadquarters in Coral Gables,Fla., with regional and field of-fices across the USA.
In 2007, MasTec was rankedthe sixth largest Hispanic-owned business and the sixthlargest specialty contractor inthe United States, trade publi-cations reported.
Cuban immigrant JorgeMas Canosa is chairman of theboard for the company thathas 8,200 employees.
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MasTec has had an office in
Wise County for six years. Itcurrently is working for Atmos
and for Magellan MidstreamPartners, and has done workfor XTO Energy for the pastfive years.
When I came to work here,
the gal running the office kepttelling me, Just call the Mes-senger when we needed of-fice supplies, Sandy recalled.Mary Haney was excellent attaking care of us.
And Carrie Adkins hasdone a great job of fillingMarys shoes these past fewyears, she noted. I can callCarrie and get next-day deliv-
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