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PCT: What is your definition of the
best day ever?
MR: The one in which I see another
goal, another dream or another faith-
fully expected request met by life.
PCT: What’s the best piece of advice
you would give?
MR: If the shoes you are wearing hurt
your feet, put on a different pair of
shoes. That, or “It’s true. The Force.
The Jedi ... All of it ... It’s all true.”
PCT: What is the most interesting
thing you have ever done in your
life?
MR: I started to believe. I started to
believe in the infinite possibilities of
faith in a universal, or divine plan.
After I did that, everything started to
become more interesting. Everything
started to change.
Malinda Nowell
Malinda is secretary for the
City of Weatherford
PCT: How did you get into your
occupation?
ML: First, I must say that I am grateful
to Jerry Blaisdell for the confidence
he had in me, and helped me to
build within myself. I wouldn’t be
where I am today if it weren’t for
him. I was a senior at Weatherford
High School in 1995 and participated
in the business co-op class where I
attended school in the morning and
worked at the police department in
the afternoon. My first job for the
city was at the police department
where I was the receptionist and
helped in the records office. My full-
time career with the city began in
1997 (as a records clerk) when the
police department relocated from
York Avenue to Santa Fe Drive. In
2004, I began reporting directly to
then-Police Chief Jerry Blaisdell as
his administrative assistant. In 2007,
Blaisdell was asked to city hall as the
acting assistant city manager, later
becoming the city manager. He gave
me the opportunity to work as his
executive assistant during his time
at city hall. In May 2011, our then-
City Secretary Laura Simonds left
the municipal clerk profession. I had
been working with Ms. Simonds and
learning from her, but my knowledge
was limited. Blaisdell again gave me
the opportunity for personal devel-
opment and advancement within
the city. In 2012, I earned my Texas
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Serving Parker County
for over 60 years
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every
family
as if they
are a part
of our own.
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