WCMessenger.com: Update for Tuesday, November 3, 2009

WCMessenger.com Update

Update for Tuesday, November 3, 2009

ELECTION RESULTS: Bridgeport ISD Bond Proposition 1: For - 649, Against - 601; Bridgeport ISD Bond Proposition 2: For - 562, Against - 689; Decatur ISD Bond Proposition: For - 544, Against - 883
View all the results of the election tonight by clicking here.

RAINY MONTH - Wise County received more than 10 inches of rain in October, making it the wettest October since we received 12.97 inches of rain in October of 1991. The 10.65 inches of rain recorded in Decatur is still well below the record rainfall for the month - 23.03 inches, set in 1981. That is still the rainiest of any month on record dating back to 1974. Last month's rainfall was the wettest month of 2009 to date. For the year, Decatur has received 37.7 inches, four inches ahead of the normal amount of rainfall for the first 10 months of the year - 33.73 inches. Temperatures for the month ranged from a low of 38 on Oct. 28 to a high of 87 on Oct. 2.

GARAGE FIRE - Alvord and Decatur fire departments were dispatched to a structure fire in the 3900 block of Old Decatur Road just before 3 p.m. Monday. Firefighters quickly put out a fire that started in the garage. The garage suffered smoke and water damage.

BIG SANDY BENEFIT - A barbecue fundraising dinner is 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the south endzone at Eagle Stadium. There will also be several auction items. Proceeds benefit a fund for Leslie Denison and Becca Logan.

BOYD SPIRIT - Boyd Spirit of Christmas applications are at all Boyd ISD schools and at city hall. They are due by Nov. 16.

CLASS REUNION - Alvord High School class of 1999 is holding a 10-year reunion at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14. For more information e-mail Cortney (Kaumeyer) Savage at ck38@hotmail.com or call (817) 215-8471.

THANKSGIVING DINNER - The First United Methodist Church in Bridgeport will hold its annual community Thanksgiving dinner 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11., in the Bridgeport High School commons area. Cost for adults is $7 in advance or $8 at the door; children 5 to 10 years, $4 in advance or $5 at the door; and children under 4 will eat free. Pre-sale tickets are available until noon the day of the dinner. For information and to buy tickets, come by or call the church office at (940) 683-2780 or contact any church member.

GARAGE SALE - The City of Bridgeport Fall City-Wide Garage Sale is Saturday. Maps are available at city hall, the parks and recreation office and the library. For more information, call (940) 683-3480. The city of Bridgeport employees have donated items that will be for sale from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Bridgeport Community Center, 1102 Lawdwin. All proceeds go toward the city employees' contribution to United Way. For information, call (940) 683-3480.

GIFTED AND TALENTED - Carson Elementary will be accepting kindergarten nominations for the gifted and talented program throughout November. Parents interested in nominating their child should attend a parent information meeting at 8 a.m. Friday in the Carson computer lab. Call Kristen Kelton (940) 393-7556 for more information.

ANGEL TREE - Home Health Care of North Central Texas Inc. is sponsoring an Angel Tree for the elderly and disabled in our community. Applications will be accepted through Friday, Nov. 13. Call (940) 683-3300 for information.

FUNERALS - Service for Carolyn Krebbs, 68, of Newark is 2 p.m. today at Grace Baptist Church in Newark with burial at Dido Cemetery. Christian-Hawkins Funeral Home in Boyd is handling arrangements.

FUNERAL for Curtis E. Simms, 76, of Alvord is 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Baptist Church in Alvord. Family visitation is 6-8 tonight at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur.

FUNERAL for Mary Kilpatrick, 88, of Decatur is 10 a.m. Wednesday at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Chapel with burial in Oaklawn Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.

COMMUNITY FOCUS - The Messenger is collecting news items, essays, recipes and photos from the Boyd/Paradise areas and the Alvord/Chico areas for upcoming issues of Community Focus. E-mail submissions to focus@wcmessenger.com.