Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1995 Page: 1 of 10
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Council votes against prohibiting concealed handguns
By Lisa Hardy
By Lisa Hardy
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Serving Sanger, Krum and the Lake Kay Roberts Area
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December 28, 1995
Volume 97, Number 12
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Sanger resident Bill
Fuller spent weeks
studying and
replicating an early
American Shaker
cabinet made of curly
cherry wood. Besides
finding glass to
match that of the
period. Fuller also
found hinges to
complete the look.
Little Angel Program co-chairwoman Beverly Howard helps Jake Pena load his truck with
presents to be delivered to families in the area. This year was the biggest year for the Sanger
Area Chamber of Commerce's Little Angel Program, with more than 100 angels receiving
presents, compared with about 78 last year.
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Christmas, so to have
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- Loretta Marz, Valley
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however, it was Councilman
Jack Richardson who made
the motion to deny passage
of the concealed handgun
resolution.
In a telephone interview
Wednesday, Dec. 20, Coun-
cilman Bell said that he is
not concerned with people
who have been legally
certified to carry a concealed
handgun, but he is con-
cerned with those who arc
not legally carrying a gun.
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Sanger resident Bill Fuller makes
woodworking a thing of perfection
"Basically, if I'm strolling
around the city park at
night, I don't know of a
better place that 1 might
want to carry a gun."
Bell also said that the
law would be a difficult one
for the city to enforce
because it would either call
for the frisking of anyone on
city property or the
installation of metal de-
tectors. Then, there is the
problem with what to do
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The Sanger City Council
voted against the adoption of
a resolution to prohibit
concealed handguns on city-
owned premises during a
regularly scheduled meeting
Monday, Dec. 18.
Councilmen Joe Bell and
Tommy Kincaid both voiced
their opposition to the
adoption of the resolution.
In other action taken
during the meeting, the
Council approved a reso-
lution requesting financial
assistance from the Texas
Water Development Board,
approved a financial advisory
contract with Southwest
Securities, approved a
contract for engineering
consulting services from
Hunters Associates Inc. and
appointed city secretary
perfect pieces of wood for his
creation, he spent a day
traveling to various hard-
wood lumber companies in
the Metroplex, going through
their entire supplies before
picking each board indi-
vidually. It was important, he
said, to find the right grain
and color.
He then found authentic
Shaker-period glass and
ordered special hinges from
England, so that the piece
could truly be called a
reproduction.
"There is an old saying woodworking, he said that
that you measure twice and
cut once, but I measure four
times and cut once," Fuller
said.
Fuller doesn't believe in
using particle board in his
woodworking creation,
choosing instead to work
with natural woods.
Fuller's interest in
woodworking began 35 years
ago, and he still has his first
power tool. However, he
career as an engineer took
precedence over his hobby
and it was not until seven
years ago that he became
active again working with
wood. His wife Joyce is the
the Shaker period never
interested him. However, he
said that as time has passed,
he found that his taste had
changed, and after spending
much time studying some of
the pieces, he said that he
has come to truly appreciate
the simple lines of early
American craftsmen.
"The Shakers were ex-
cellent craftsmen and they
built their furniture to
perfection. Now, I really like
the way they look. The pieces
have a simple allure with Just
the right finish."
And perfectionist that he
is. Bill Fuller should know.
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"To move my bank
account to GNB's drive
through."
- Crystal Patterson,
college and Tm getting married on
an acting
"Make more money,
since I start a new Job
after the first of the
year."
- Cindy Medler, Sanger
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"To put an end to my
year-long engagement,
one way or another."
- Teresa Young, Sanger
resident
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"Go to
pursue
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- Tyler Moore, Sanger
resident
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Rosalie Chavez Fair
Housing/Equal Opportunity
Standards Officers.
In addition, Councilman
Richardson ask the council
to consider reimbursing
Mayor Nel Armstrong for the
excess time she has spent at
the city due to an absence of
a city administrator, but
Armstrong declined the
gesture.
finish consultant, he said,
and the two often get into
"discussions" about the
appropriate color stains to
use.
Although his business is
operated through word of
mouth only, his craftman-
ship has caught the eye of
David T. Smith, who is well
known in crafting circles for
his workshops in Ohio,
where Fuller has been invited
to show his work.
When Fuller first began
to take an interest in
"To talk my mom into
giving me her new
Camaro."
- Brooke Snider, Ponder
resident
A perfectionist by nature,
Sanger resident Bill Fuller
brings his past experience as
head of quality control for
Haliburton Industries to the
fore as he painstakingly
crafts wood into beautiful
pieces of specialized furni-
ture.
Fuller specializes in
creating reproductions of
early American-style painted
or natural wood pieces. His
earliest reproduction piece
was a 1815 step-back
cupboard.
"We like to cater to people
who appreciate fine furniture
and would like to add some
pieces to their home," he
said.
In his 1,800-square-foot
wood shop, Fuller spends
long hours carefully studying
each piece before even
starting. He plans everything
from the littlest detail to the
greatest, and if he doesn't feel
satisfied with his work, he
will discard it rather than sell
it.
One piece he designed for
a customer was made of curly
cherry wood. To find the
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"Just getting through
school (North Central
Texas College) this
year."
- Laura Bailey, Krum Ponder resident
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with the guns which might
be confiscated. Also, he said
that state laws have already
been passed in regard to the
matter, and that state law
supersedes any local or city
laws.
"I think if we re going to
let people carry guns, they
ought to be able to carry
them," he said. "If it's
misused, there are laws
enough to handle whatever
that situation might be."
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Hardy, Lisa. Sanger Courier (Sanger, Tex.), Vol. 97, No. 12, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 28, 1995, newspaper, December 28, 1995; Sanger, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1299990/m1/1/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Sanger Public Library.