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6 Our Cover: Founding Publisher : Stephen Markwardt Publisher / Editor In Chief: Marsha Brown Managing Editor: Misty Browning Writers: Marsha Brown Mark Brown Misty Browning Melissa Moorman Alyssa “Pepper” Purpura Mel Rhodes Kristina Reilly Creative Director: Steven Schillio Director of Sales and Marketing: Tristan Evans Advertising Representatives: Candice Brown Darlene Green Holly Hazlett Office Manager: Kristina Reilly Assistant to the Publisher Candice Brown Special Projects: Melissa Moorman Photographers: Megan Parks Micah O’Bannon Zach Peterson Steven Schillio Copy Editor: Kathy Jones Editorial Assistants: Kristina Reilly Shannon Martindale-Shatzer Technology Director: Jonathan Brown H ow T o C ontact U s 817-599-4664 • Metro 817-596-2727 [email protected] [email protected] www.parkercountytoday.com 6 8 18 22 26 32 39 40 42 44 47 48 50 54 56 58 60 62 72 74 76 82 84 86 88 90 100 101 112 Our Cover: Top Bachelor-John Baker Our Cover: Charity of the Year-PCCOA Our Cover: Chef of the Year-Paxton Lanning Our History: Ella Mae Gratts Shamblee Our Community: Dr. April Mikes, Weatherford OBGYN Medical Section Our Advice: Ask Dr. Cate Our Business: Top Real Estate Champions Our Business: Real Estate Champion Jim Duncan Our Business: Real Estate Champion Tara Stark Our Business: Real Estate Champion Stephen Reich Our Business: Real Estate Champion Rees Atkins and Piper Pardue Our Business: Real Estate Champion Matt Milligan Our Business: Real Estate Mac A. and McAllen Coalson Our Business: Real Estate Champion Jamie Bodiford Brinkley Our Business: Real Estate Champion Debbie Rousey Our Business: Real Estate Champion Mark Worthington Our Business: Real Estate Champion Jim Martin Our Community: Grace Christian Academy Our Professionals: Insurance Specialists Our Community: Drake’s Yoke Our Business: Talk to the Business Titan Our Youth: Ag Stars Our Opinions: Advice from an Expert Our Community: Real Estate Our Pets: Gigi the Cat Our Taste: Recipe Our Taste: Restaurant Review- Shipwrecked Pub and Grub Our Opinion: The Last Word Parker County Today is published 12 times a year by Grand Monde Media Partners LLC Basic Subscription price: $29.95 Postmaster: Send address changes to Parker County Today 114 E. Church Street, Weatherford, Texas 76086 © 2018 Grand Monde Media Partners LLC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from publisher. Cover Photo: 2018 Bachelor of the Year: John Baker, Charity of the Year: Parker County Committee on Aging (Shelly Mowery), Chef of the Year: Paxton Lanning, PARKERCOUNTYTODAY Along with Linda Wilkins and Sue Towns