Parker County Today PCT MAY 2019 | Page 4

Founding Publisher : Stephen Markwardt Publisher / Editor In Chief: Marsha Brown Associate Publisher: Misty Browning Writers: Marsha Brown Mark Brown Misty Browning Melissa Moorman Mel Rhodes Kristina Reilly Creative Director: Steven Schillio Director of Sales and Marketing: Tristan Evans Advertising Representatives: Candice DeFrancis Darlene Green Sandra Snyder Eric Wood Office Manager: Kristina Reilly Assistant to the Publisher Candice DeFrancis Special Projects: Melissa Moorman Photographers: Tristan Evans Megan Parks Micah O’Bannon Kristina Reilly Steven Schillio Copy Editor: Kathy Jones Editorial Assistants: Shannon Martindale-Shatzer Technology Director: Jonathan Brown 2 817-599-4664 • Metro 817-596-2727 [email protected] [email protected] www.parkercountytoday.com Parker County Today is published 12 times a year by Grand Monde Media Partners LLC 6 Our Cover: Parker County’s Movers and Shakers Downtown Cantina and Downtown Whistle Hill Café’s Garrett Norton, Jacob Meier and WGFTS honoree Paxton Lanning. Photo by Megan Parks 10 Our Community: Red Flags: When to Call Your Lawyer about Probate or Trust Issues 36 Our Pets: Rescue 38 Medical Section 42 Our Professionals: Coping with Dementia 46 Our Professionals: PC’s Top Vets 67 Our Advice: Ask Dr. Cate 68 Our Community: First Time Homebuyers - Now and Then 84 Our Neighbor: Mineral Wells 90 Our Culture: Art 102 Our Youth: Ag Stars 112 Going Places with PCT 114 Recipe 116 Our Opinions: Advice from an Expert 121 In Loving Memory 124 Our Venues: That’s Entertainment 128 Our Opinion: The Last Word Basic Subscription price: $29.95 Postmaster: Send address changes to Parker County Today 114 E. Church Street, Weatherford, Texas 76086 © 2019 Grand Monde Media Partners LLC. All Rights Reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from publisher. Cover photo: Paxton Lanning By Megan Parks PARKERCOUNTYTODAY