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2020 Year in Review PART 2

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JULY

The Devil Next Door

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A little true time blended with history, “The Devil Next Door” takes us back to the infamous trial of a Cleveland grandfather who was accused of being a Nazi death camp guard known as Ivan the Terrible.

John Glover honored for Eagle Scout rank

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John Glover, member of local Boy Scout Troop 303, received the rank of Eagle Scout and was honored by Mayor Greg Hood at the Dec. 17 Springtown City Council meeting. This is the highest award a scout can receive and something accomplished by only two percent of all Boy Scouts.

Parker County Gardeners Club to meet

The Gardeners’ Club of Parker County welcomes anyone who is interested to their next meeting at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 14 at Saint Francis of Assisi, 117 Ranch House Road in Willow Park. The program about orchids will be presented via Zoom by Dottie Woodson. Following the program, refreshments will be served and the club will have a brief meeting. For more information, call 817-919-6280.

John Glover honored for Eagle Scout rank

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John Glover, member of local Boy Scout Troop 303, received the rank of Eagle Scout and was honored by Mayor Greg Hood at the Dec. 17 Springtown City Council meeting. This is the highest award a scout can receive and something accomplished by only two percent of all Boy Scouts.

SHS junior elected as state thespian officer

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Integrity, dedication to her craft and a desire to work hard for others are traits that spurred Gentry Phillips into a leadership role as State Thespian Officer for the 2021-2022 school year.

Phillips, a junior at Springtown High School, is the first student in the district to be elected to a state office for Texas Thespians and the first STO from Troupe 1494.

Three-alarm fire sparks off the New Year

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On the morning of New Year’s Day, Parker County Emergency Services District 1 was called out to a residential fire on Valley View Drive outside of Azle. The black smoke from the fire could be seen pouring out over the tree tops from miles away.

The three-alarm fire required the assistance of multiple agencies across the area as it engulfed a home on the property.

From PCESD1, Engines 54, 51, 34 and 37, along with Tankers 54, 51 and 34 were on the scene of the fire before 9 a.m. Support 48 and Chief 100 were also at the scene of the blaze.

City of Springtown remains open by appointment only

Springtown city facilities will remain open by appointment only due to the continued surge in COVID-19 cases observed locally in recent weeks.

Affected facilities include City Hall, the Municipal Annex Building, the Public Works office and the lobby of the Police Department. The library will continue to operate on an appointment-only basis as it has since the summer.

The city first required visitors by appointment in November at the Municipal Annex building, following with the other facilities the first week in December.

Fire marshal: fines for burning on ban day start at $500

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Parker County firefighters responded to more than a dozen grass fires the last week of December, something likely preventable if burn ban days are followed closely.

Stephen Watson, Parker County ESD No. 1 fire chief, said there were no injuries as a result of the recent fires, which were caused by welding, open burning of trash or brush and fireworks.

Days that burning is allowed or banned is cycled on the county’s website via a link that takes visitors to the Parker County Office of Emergency Services Facebook page (@parkercountyofficeofemergencyservices).

2020 Year in Review

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JANUARY

The year began with Parker County Sheriff’s investigators obtaining a warrant for Joshua Caleb Adair, 22, of Paradise in connection with discarded Christmas FedEx packages. Parker County Sheriff Larry Fowler said a county precinct worker reported the incident after locating several open and unopened packages in a creek. The parcels, mostly intact, were addressed to residents in Springtown and Poolville.