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6 Founding Publisher : Stephen Markwardt Publisher / Editor In Chief: Marsha Brown Associate Publisher: Misty Browning Our Cover: 150 Years of Weatherford College 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 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. 6 Our Heritage: 150 Years of Weatherford College 10 Our Community: Balancing Oil and Gas Production with Existing Ag. Operations 24 Top 100 Most Interesting People You Should Meet in Parker County-Part 4 30 Our Business: Talk with a Business Innovator 32 Our Community: Mary Nell McConathy 36 Our Pets: Animal Rescue 38 Medical Section 42 Our Advice: Ask Dr. Cate 45 Our Professionals: Coping with Dementia 46 Our Business: Talk with a Business Titan 48 Our Community: Summer Moves Start Now 61 Our Professionals: Home Enhancement Heroes 82 Our Community: Friends of the Library 84 Our Neighbor: Mineral Wells 90 Our Community: Washington’s Armor 108 Our Youth: Ag Stars 110 Our Taste: Recipe 112 Going Places with PCT 114 Our Opinions: Advice from an Expert 121 In Loving Memory 126 Cliques 128 Our Opinion: The Last Word Cover photo: Hannah Krier, Deputy Cole Harwell, Mark Riebe By Megan Parks PARKERCOUNTYTODAY