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Shazam! is not a total wacky, goofy ride

Shazam! had a great preview and substantial advance buzz.

But, alas, as is too often the case, the movie was not as good as teased by the coming attraction.

ABOUT THE FILM

Shazam! is curious/confusing combination of Marvel and DC.

Still in theaters right now is Marvel’s Captain Marvel (Movie Man No. 1349, 7); it’s a colossal hit.

When DC’s Billy Batson says “Shazam!,” he turns into Captain Marvel.

It’s lawsuit city to sort all the Captain Marvels out.

AJH Honors Band wins sweepstakes trophy

Azle Junior High School’s Honors Band earned a first division rating and a sweepstakes trophy at the Regional UIL competition at Saginaw High School April 4.

The band performed a concert before three judges for the first portion of the competition and completed a sight reading test for the second portion, Azle Junior High Band Director Kevin Chapman said.

For the sight reading test, the band was given seven minutes to learn a piece of new music without playing a note.

At the end of the seven minutes the band performed the piece for three more judges.

TCEQ issues water advisory at Ash Creek Cove

Discharge from a burst sewer pipe upstream of Ash Creek Cove prompted an April 5 advisory from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to stay out of the water.

According to a notification from the city of Azle, construction debris from the project to replace and upsize the sewer line on Ash Avenue caused the pipe to burst and release an estimated 800,000 gallons of sewage on April 2.

Blitz!

Rain didn’t dampen spirits at Servolution Network’s bi-annual home renovation blitz this weekend.

Though Friday was sunny and warm, Saturday morning brought high winds, rain, and even more volunteers, Servolution Network Executive Director Jason Malewiski said.

“Even more volunteers come out to play when it rains. It’s crazy, actually,” he said. “I’d guess we had 500 come out throughout the weekend.

“Need it to rain? Let’s schedule a Blitz.”

Repairs to most of the targeted homes were substantially complete by Monday, Malewiski said.

Early election voting starts here April 22

The start of early voting for the May 5 election is coming up.

Early voting begins April 22 and ends May 1, and there are several contested local races.

In Azle, there are four contested city races and one for a school board berth.

On the city council, two-year terms for the position of mayor (Alan Brundrett) along with Place 3 (Mayor Pro-Tem Bill Jones), Place 4 (Christopher Simpson), and Place 6 (Brian Conner) are open.

All four incumbents filed to seek reelection, with Brundrett, Simpson, and Conner drawing opponents.

Azle man succumbs to self-inflicted gunshot at hospital

A 45-year-old Azle man died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at Fort Worth’s Baylor Scott and White Medical Center on April 3, and the incident is still under investigation.

Forty-five-year-old Ryan Deaton was pronounced dead at 4:05 a.m. in a room on the hospital’s seventh floor, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s case records.

The cause of death is listed as gunshot wound to the head, and the manner of death is listed as suicide, according to case records.

Guns and roses bluebonnets

Members of the Azle Police and Animal Control departments joined in on the fun of the social media “Back the Bluebonnet” challenge, where Texas police officers parody the annual Lone Star pastime of posing among spring wildflowers.

Photo courtesy of the Azle Police Officers Association

Trio places in club’s contest

The Rotary Club of Azle hosted a four-way test speech competition March 25, and one student advanced to the regional competition.

The students who participated in the competition at National Bank of Texas gave five-minute speeches on the topic “what the four-way test means to me,” and were judged on their content, delivery and organization.

Seven indicted by TC jury

When the Tarrant County Grand Jury met in Fort Worth in March, they returned 810 indictments.

Named among those were seven local individuals.

• Rowdy Woolsy, 37, of Azle, was indicted March 6 on charges of theft of property valued $2,500-$30,000 and theft of property valued less than $2,500 with two or more previous convictions, both state jail felonies.

• Jose Dejesus Meza, 34, of Azle, was indicted March 8 on charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle and theft of property valued $2,500-$30,000, both state jail felonies.

AHS culinary team cooks for students

Azle High School students were treated to a special lunch April 4 by their peers.

Members of the high school’s culinary arts program – fresh off a fourth place win at the San Antonio All-State Pro-Start Culinary competition – cooked up “Hornet Pasta Primavera” in front of the cafeteria at lunchtime, a new addition to the school’s annual farmer’s market event.