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e le c te d S te v e S p u rg in o f M a rfa
a s th e n e w 8 3 rd s ta te ju d ic ia l d is ­
tric t a tto rn e y .
H is o p p o n e n t, F ra n k B ro w n o f
A lp in e , sa id a re c o u n t is lik e ly .
“ It fe e ls g o o d to w in ,” S p u rg in
sa id W e d n e s d a y . “ W c k n e w it
w a s g o in g to b e a d o s e e le c tio n .”
S a id B ro w n : “ I’m lo o k in g a t m y
o p tio n s b u t it lo o k s lik e w e ’re go ­
in g to h a v e to re c o u n t it.”
S p u rg in receiv ed 2 ,4 4 8 v o te s an d
B ro w n g o t 2 ,4 4 7 v o te s w h e a b a llo t to ta ls w e re c o m b in e d fro m
B r e w s t e r , J e f f D a v is , P e c o s ,
P residio, R eag an a n d U p to n c o u n ­
ties.
S p u rg in sa id h e w e lc o m e s sm­
o th e r lo o k a t th e ra c e . “ W e lo o k
fo rw a rd to a re c o u n t a n d w e tru s t
in th e e le c tio n p ro c e ss. R ig h t now .
I ’m a h e a d b y o n e v o te. W e ju s t
h a d a re c o u n t in P re s id io C o u n ty
(in a c o u n ty c o m m is s io n e r’s ra c e
la st m o n th ) a n d th e v o te s w e re
id e n tic al."
B ro w n sa id th e c lo s e ra c e w a s
“ a little lik e H a rry T ru m a n ,” re ­
fe r r in g to a fa m o u s b la c k a n d
w h ite p h o to g ra p h o f th e n e w ly -
u n d e r
B y J A C O B S IL V E R S T E IN
A L P IN E - A s p a rt o f th e la rg ­
e st c o n s tru c tio n p ro je c t in its h is ­
to ry , S u l R o ss S ta te U n iv e rs ity is
a d d in g tw o n e w b u ild in g s to its
A lp in e c a m p u s an d c o m p letely re ­
m o d e lin g th re e m o re.
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g ro u n d b re a k in g fo r th e n e w U n iv e rs ity C e n te r. T h e U n iv e rs ity
C e n te r o p e n e d th is Jan uary , as th e
o th e r p ro je c ts w e re g e ttin g u n d e r­
w a y . T h e s e p r o j e c ts in c lu d e a
n e w t h i r d f l o o r a d d e d to th e
W ild e n th a l L ib ra ry , a to ta l re n o ­
v a tio n o f F e rg u s o n H a ll, a fo rm e r
d o rm ito ry , a b ra n d n e w M u ltip u r­
p o se C e n te r, a n d a re n o v a tio n o f
th e o ld G ra v e s -P ie rc e C o m p le x .
T h e s e p ro je c ts a re a ll in v a rio u s
s ta g e s o f c o m p le tio n , w ith th e
lib ra ry 's th ird flo o r b ein g th e c lo s­
e s t to d o n e a n d th e M u ltip u rp o se
C e n te r b e in g th e fa rth e st.
T h e b u lk o f th e fu n d in g fo r th e
p ro je c ts h a s c o m e fro m th e sta te
le g isla tu re , a n d m o t t o f it i t d u e
to th e e f f o r ts o f R e p . P e te
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G a lle g o , w h o h as lo b b ie d hard to
b rin g ab o u t th e se m o n ie s.
T h e m u ltip u r p o s e c e n te r , th e
m o s t e x p e n siv e o f th e p ro je c ts at
S 1 2 m illio n , w ill b e a r G a lle g o 's
n a m e a c ro s s its fro n t sid e , a te s ­
ta m e n t to h is in v o lv e m e n t in th e
fu n d ra is in g . A t th e tim e o f th e
g ro u n d b re a k in g fo r th e cen te r. Sul
R o ss P re s id e n t V ic M o rg a n c e l­
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e b ra te d G a lle g o 's effo rts.
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to S ul R o ss a n d A lp in e is v isib le
in the
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c a m p u s ,” M o rg a n said . " B u t th is
o n ly sc ra tc h e s th e su rfa c e o f the
d e p th s o f se rv ic e h e h a s g iv e n to
th e u n iv e rsity , th e re g io n an d the
(Continued on page 15)
(Staff photo by R O B ER T A R M E N D A R IZ)
S u l R o s s is a d d in g * th i r d f l o o r to th e W ild e n th a l L ib r a r y . T h e
b u ild in g h o u s e s t h e A r c h iv e s o f th e B ig B e n d .
p a re n tly th en v o ted , sh e said .
M a n a g in g E d ito r lan T a lle y said
W e d n e sd a y he indeed w e n t to the
co u rth o u se an d filled o u t a v o te r
re g istra tio n c a rd , to o k it to e le c ­
tio n ju d g e Jerry R au n a n d a sk e d
h im i f he c o u ld vote.
R a u n s a id y e s , “ so 1 v o te d ,"
T alley said.
H e said h e th e n w e n t b a c k to the
A v a la n c h e a n d to ld P u b lis h e r
M in d y N e l s o n - C o m b s ^ h o said
th a t w as illeg al to do.
“ I ju s t d id n ’t k n o w th e la w ."
T alley said.
N e ls o n -C o m b s
c o n firm e d
T a lle y 's d e sc rip tio n o f ev en ts.
B eliev in g th at R au n had m a d e a
m ista k e . "I sent tw o o th e rs (s ta ff
m e m b e rs) to te st th e in te g rity o f
th e p ro cess. It w as p re tty m u ch a
(Continued on page 2)
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El Paso restates dire need
fo r water in years to come
By S T E R R Y B U T C H E R
F A R W E S T T E X A S - T h e im ­
m in e n t n e e d fo r a w a te r m a n a g e ­
m en t p lan in th e reg io n b ro u g h t
m e m b e rs o f th e F a r W est T exas
W a te r P la n n in g g ro u p to E l P aso
M o n d ay , a s a re p re se n ta tiv e from
the E l P a so w a te r utility reiterated
th a t c ity 's d ire n e e d fo r d rin k in g
w a te r.
A b o u t 70 p e o p le listen ed as J e f f
D e v e rc fro m the El P a so P ublic
S e rv ic e B o a rd (P S B ) ran th ro u g h
a sc rid s o f fig u r e s a n d g ra p h s
m e a n t to illu s tra te how the city
aim s to p ro v id e its citiz e n s d rin k ­
in g w a te r in th e u p c o m in g d e ­
c a d e s. M o s t o f th e in fo rm a tio n
D e v e r e d is s e m i n a te d M o n d a y
w a s a m u d d y re h a s h o f th e w a te r
m a n a g e m e n t a n d c o n s e r v a tio n
p lan s that the PS B su b m itte d to
the p lan n in g g ro u p at last m o n th 's
m e e tin g in A lp in e. It w as at the
A lpine m eeting that the w ater u til­
ity a d m itte d that it in ten d s to b e ­
gin m in in g w ater so o n er th a n later
fro m tw o B ig B en d a rea ra n c h e s
it o w n s , o n e w h ic h s t r a d d le s
P re s id io and J e ff D av is c o u n tie s
an d o n e lo cated n e a r Van H o m .
T im e is a critical fac to r in the
P S B 's p re se n ta tio n s at th e p la n ­
n in g g ro u p m e e tin g s . P la n n in g
g ro u p m em b ers a rc c h a rg e d w ith
the c u m b e rso m e an d c o m p lic a te d
task o f identifying, ev a lu a tin g and
s e le c tin g w a te r m a n a g e m e n t
strateg ies that w ill a d eq u ately sere
the w a te r n eed s o f all F a r W est
T e x a n s fo r th e n e x t 5 0 ye a rs. T h e
(C o n tin u ed on p a g t 8)
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p r o je c t s
z o n e :
a n d p re d o m in a te ly m in o rity
p e o p le in P e c o s C o u n ty r e l y
u p o n th e m ail-in b allo t p ro c e ss to
la w fu lly c a st th e ir v o te. T o re fe r
to th a t law fu l p ro c e ss as ‘h a n k y p a n k y ’ insults ev ery eld erly v o ter
in P e c o s C o u n ty w h o a v a ile d
th e m se lv e s o f th at p ro c e s s.”
In A lp in e . B r e w s te r C o u n ty
C l e r k B e r th a M a r t i n e z s a i d
W e d n e sd a y th at tw o n e w s p a p e r
e m p lo y e e s o n .T u e s d a y w e n t to
herofTice and filled o u t v o te r reg ­
istratio n card s. A n o th e r n e w s p a ­
p e r s ta ff m e m b e r h a d re g iste re d
to v o te on M arch 30.'
S h e n o ted th at th e law sta te s a
p erso n m u st re g iste r to v o te 3 0
d ay s b efo re the ele c tio n in w h ic h
th ey in ten d to vo te.
T h e n e w sp a p e r e m p lo y e e s a p ­
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A f o r m e r d o r m ito r y , F e r g u s o n H a l l is b e in g c o m p le te ly r e n o v a te d a t S u l R o s s S ta t e U n iv e r s ity a n d
is o n e o f s e v e r a l la r g e c o n s tr u c tio n p r o je c ts u n d e r w ay.
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B rew ster C o u n ty A tto rn ey S tev e
H o u sto n s a id an in v e s tig a tio n
b e g in s to d a y in to a m a tte r o f
w h e th e r tw o o r th r e e p e rs o n s
m a y h a v e v o te d illeg ally o r im ­
p r o p e r ly in T u e s d a y ’s r u n - o f f
electio n .
“ S o m e b o d y h a s c o m p la in e d to
m e a b o u t th a t,” H o u s to n sa id
W e d n e sd a y . “ T o m o rro w m o m ­
in g , a c o u n ty a tto rn e y ’s in v e s ti­
g a to r is g o in g to sta rt an in v e s ti­
g a tio n , s ta rt in te rv ie w in g th o se
w h o m a y h a v e k n o w le d g e o f th e
incident.
“ A fte r th e in te rv ie w s a re d o n e ,
w e ’ll sit d o w n an d see i f th e facts
a p p ly to a n y e le c tio n c o d e v io la ­
ti o n s a n d d e te r m i n e w h e th e r
th e r e 'n e e d s to b e c h a rg e s filed
o r r e f e r r a l s m a d e ,” H o u s to n
said.
A t issu e is w h e th e r tw o o r three
A lp in e A v a la n c h e s ta ff m em b ers
v oted illeg ally o r im properly.
In ad d itio n to th a t in c id e n t, d is ­
tr ic t a tto rn e y c a n d id a te F ra n k
B ro w n a ss e rte d th a t th e re m ay
h a v e b een irreg u la rities w ith b a l­
lo ts re q u e s te d b y m ail in P eco s
C o u n ty b y su p p o rte rs o f d istric t
atto rn ey candidate S teve Spurgin.
A sk ed i f the situ atio n w a s a co n ­
tro v e rsy , B ro w n sa id , “ C o n tro ­
v e rsy is a n u n d e rs ta te m e n t." He
c a l l e d th e a l l e g e d a c t i v i t i e s
" h a n k y - p a n k y " b u t re fu s e d to
e la b o ra te .
T h e P eco s C o u n ty c le r k ’s o f­
fice rep o rted that o f 3 6 6 re q u ests
fo r ballots b y m ail, 253 w ere co m ­
p le te d and re tu rn e d .
S a id S p u rg in : “ A lot o f eld erly
A
CO
Lara wins
re-election
(Continued on p a g t 10)
B ro w n p ic k e d u p P e c o s C o u n ty ,
(Continued on page 2)
in
{Continuedon page 11)
' M A R F A - P r e s id i o C o u n ty P re­
c in c t 1 C o n s ta b le Ju a n L a ra sa id
h e in te n d s to b e c o m e a c e rtifie d
p e a c e o ff ic e r a s h e e n te rs h is se c ­
o n d fo u r-y e a r te rm o f o ffic e .
L a ra d e fe a te d
c h a lle n g e r
M ick ey G o n z a le s ill in T u e s d a y 's
r u n - o f f e le c tio n , e a rn in g 5 4 8
v o te s to 4 1 4 v o te s th a t G o n z a le s
re c e iv e d . L a r a 's v ic to ry m a rg in
w a s 57 p e rc e n t.
“ I p la n to p a ss th e fctate e x a m
a n d g o o n fro m th e re ," L ara sa id
W ed n e sd a y . H e n o te d th a t h e c u r­
re n tly is a tte n d in g th e S u l R o ss
S ta te U n iv e rs ity L aw E n fo rc e ­
m e n t A c a d e m y in A lp in e .
I ’m g la d i t 's o v e r," h e sa id o f th e
tw o ele c tio n s.
L ara a n d G o n z a le s o u td ista n c e d
C a l v i n H o o k e r in th e M a r p h
D e m o c ra t P a rty p rim a ry e le c tio n .
. H o o k e r, a c iv ilia n e m p lo y e e at
M a rfa B o rd e r S e c to r h e a d q u a r­
te rs, m a d e a n issu e o f L a ra ’s la c k
o f q u a lific a tio n s. T h e law sta te s
th a t c o n s ta b le s m u s t b e c e rtifie d
p e a c e o ffic e rs to h o ld th a t o ffic e
a n d m u s t g e t th a t d e s ig n a tio n
w ith in tw o y e a rs o f ta k in g o ffic e .
L a ra h a s b e e n in o ffic e a little
o v e r th re e y e a rs a n d h a s fa ile d
th e p e a c e o f f i c e r ’s te s t th r e e
tim es.
T h e la w s ta te s a la w e n fo r c e ­
m en t s tu d e n t m u s t re tu rn to th e
a c a d e m y a fte r th re e u n s u c c e s s ­
ful tr ie s a t th e p e a c e o f f ic e ’s test
b e fo re th e y a g a in m a y s it fo r th e
exam .
A n y c itiz e n o r e le c te d o ffic ia l
w h o b e lie v e s a n o ffic e r-h o ld c T
c ia tiv e to all th o se w h o c a m e o u t
a n d v o te d a n d su p p o rte d m e .”
A s ex p e c te d , S p u rg in w o n b ig in
h is h o m e c o u n ty o f P r e s id io 1,171 to 333 v o te s, o r 7 8 p e rc e n t
- w h ile B ro w n w a s th e b ig w in ­
n e r in h is h o m e b a s e o f B re w s te r
C o u n ty , 783 to 194 v o te s , o r 80
p e rc e n t.
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r -
P R E S ID IO C O U N T Y - R e­
tire d M a rfa B o rd e r P a tro l a g e n t
J e r r y A g a n g o t th e D e m o c r a t
P a rty n o d T u e s d a y to s e e k th e
ofTice o f P re s id io C o u n ty ju d g e
in th e N o v e m b e r g en e ra l elec tio n .
A g a n re c e iv e d 851 v o te s , o r 5 8
p e rc e n t o f th e b a llo ts c a s t in a
r u n - o f f ra c e w ith b u s in e s s . w o m a n a n d fo rm e r M a rfa m a y o r
G e n e v ie v e P rie to B a ssh a m , w h o
p o lle d 6 7 5 v o tes.
“ I ’m e la te d th e w a y it tu rn e d
o u t,” A g a n said W e d n e sd a y . “ W e
h a d a 'l o t o f p e o p le w o rk in g fo r
u s a n d h a v e a lo t o f p e o p le to
th a n k .”
A g a n a n d B a s s h a m w e r e th e
f r o n t- r u n n e r s in a f o u r -p e rs o n
M a rc h p rim a ry e le c tio n fo r th a t
o f f i c e . N e i t h e r A g a n —f l o r — ’
B a ssh a m re c e iv e d m o re th a n 50
p e rc e n t o f th a t v o te to a v o id a
ru n -o ff.
“ It w a s a g o o d e x p e rie n c e in m y
life , a g o o d ra c e a n d I c o n g ra tu ­
la te M r. A g a n ,” B a s s h a m sa id
W e d n e sd a y . S h e a d d e d th a t sh e
d id n ’t ru le o u t s e e k in g a n e le c te d
e le c te d .p r e s id e n t h o ld in g u p a
n e w s p a p e r w ith a h e a d lin e th a t
sta te d , ‘D e w e y d e fe a ts T ru m a n .’
W h e n a n d i f a re c o u n t is h e ld ,
B ro w n c o u ld n 't say . “ It a p p e a rs
w e h a v e p le n ty , o f tim e to d e ­
c id e .”
H e a d d e d th a t 'if h e d o e s re q u e s t
a re co u n t, it w ill b e in all six c o u n ­
ties.
S p u rg in s a id , “ I ’m v e ry a p p re ­
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April 13,2000
Vol. 67 No. 5
(2) The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. April 13.2QQQ
Terlingua eighth grade girl dies
suddenly; classmates mourn
T E R L IN G U A - T h e e n tire
e ig h th -g ra d e c la s s o f T e rlin g u a
M id d le S c h o o l w a s in a tte n d a n c e
at th e D istric t IA tr a c k m e e t in
S a n d e rs o n o n F rid a y , in s u p p o r t
o f th e ir track team a n d in m e m o ry
o f te a m m e m b e r C a rla D rin k a rd
w h o d ie d T h u r s d a y , A p r il 6 .
D rin k a rd . 13, lo s t c o n s c io u s n e s s
ip th e sc h o o l lib ra ry la s t W e d n e s ­
d a y m o rn in g a n d c o u ld n ’t b e r e ­
v ived. S h e w a s tra n s p o rte d b y th e
T erlingua M et'ic& to A lp in e , th e n
..flow n to L u b b o c k fo r s p e c ia liz e d
c a re . S h e d ie d T h u rs d a y m o r n ­
ing.
That a fte rn o o n , th e tr a c k te a m
m e t a n d v o te d to g o a h e a d w ith
th e m e e t a n d to d e d ic a te th e i r
e ffo rts to
C a rla .
" S h e w a s a h a r d w o rk e r, a le a d e r
w ith th e girl* s a s w e ll a s th e boy* s
te a m . S h e w a s a lw a y s th e r e to
c h e e r e v e ry b o d y o n ," s a id
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T e a m m e m b e rs w ro te m e s s a g e s
to C a rla o n a th le tic ta p e , w h ic h
th e y w o re d u rin g th e m e e t. P a r­
tic ip atin g fo r th e R o a d ru n n e r te a m
w e re R e y A m a ro , D a n ie l
G r a n a d o , R u s ty P a g e , L u is
R o d r ig u e z , B e to A r m e n d a r iz ,
Jo n a th a n L o n g , E lise o P a lm a , a n d
A lfr e d o
G a lin d o .
” W e p la c e d f o u r th o u t o f n in e
te a m s ,” s a id R e e d . “ P re tty g o o d ,
c o n s id e rin g w e w e re th e s m a ll­
e s t s c h o o l a t th e m e e t. T h e te a m
to o k c a re o f th e ir b u s in e s s , b u t '
th e ir h e a rts w e re w ith C a rla .” ,
Railroad crossing accident
kills elderly man near VanHorn
V A N H O R N - A n 8 0 -y e a r-o ld
m an w as k ille d S u n d a y afte rn o o n
at 3 p .m . w h en h is tru c k w a s h it
b y an A m tr a k p a s s e n g e r tr a in
tr a v e lin g w e s tb o u n d 14 m ile s
so u th o f Van H orn.
A c c o rd in g to D P S in v e s tig a tin g
O ffic e r C lin t B o o k o u t, J o h n H .
H a rp e r w a s tra v e lin g o n C h is p a
R o a d fro m h is h o m e , lo c a te d a p ­
p ro x im ately 15 m ile s s o u th o f Van
H o rn a n d o n e m ile e a s t o f H ig h ­
w ay 9 0 , to an u n k n o w n d e s tin a ­
tion. w hen the acc id e n t to o k p lace .
H e w as d riv in g a 1980 w h ite F o rd
p ic k u p tru ck . N o p a ss e n g e rs w e re
in h is v eh icle. ’
U o o k o u t said th a t th e tra in c o n ­
d u c to r h ad trie d to sto p b u t c o u ld
not.
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Probe —
Mr.* H a r p e r ’s v e h ic le a p p ro a c h
th e tra c k s, w h e re it a p p e a re d to
slo w d o w n a s i f it w e re g o in g to
sto p ,” B o o k o u t e x p la in e d . “ B u t it
sto p p e d d ire c tly o n to p o f th e t/a in
tra c k s. T h e c o n d u c to r a p p lie d th e
e m e rg e n c y b ra k e b u t w a s u n a b le
to s to p th e tra in in tim e .”
T h e tra in , w h ic h w a s o n its w a y
to £1 P a s o , s tru c k H a r p e r ’s tru c k
a t 7 5 m ile s p e r h o u r a n d fin a lly
c a m e to a h a lt a b o u t a m ile p a s t
th e c ro s sin g , w h e re it w a s sto p p ed
fo r tw o a n d a h a lf h o u rs. T h e train
s u s ta in e d n o d a m a g e a n d n o n e o f
th e p a s s e n g e rs w e re h u rt. H a rp e r
w a s d e c la re ^ d e a d a t th e sc en e .
T h e ra ilro a d c ro s s in g o n C h isp a
ro a d h a s a s to p sig n a n d a ra il­
ro a d sig n b u t n o g a te s.
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Runoff election results
(C ontinued fr o m p a g e 1)
th e b ig g e s t c o u n ty in th e ra c e in
term s o fp o p u la tio n , g e ttin g 5 7 p er­
c e n t o f th o s e b a llo ts , o r 1,092 to
81 3 v o te s.
B r o w n a l s o w o n J e f f D a v is
C o u n t y , t a k i n g 1 2 8 v o t e s to
S p u rg in ’s 93 b allo ts, w h ile Spurgin
w o n U p to n C o u n ty 169 to 111
v o te s a n d R e a g a n C o u n ty , w h e r e '
h e g o t e ig h t v o te s a n d B ro w n g o t
none.
S p u rg in a n d B ro w n w e re th e to p
tw o v o te - g e tt e r s in th e M a r c h
D e m o c ra t P a rty p rim a ry ele c tio n ,
w h ile A s s is ta n t D is tric t A tto rn e y
J a m e s J e p s o n o f F o rt S to c k to n
fin ish e d th ird . S p u rg in le d th e trio
w ith 4 4 p e r c e n t o f th e v o te w h ile
B ro w n to o k 3 5 p e rc e n t o f t h e b a l­
lots.
S p u rg in w a s a F o rt S to c k to n resi­
d e n t fo r a b o u t 14 y e a rs , se rv in g
a s th e c ity ’s a tto rn e y . H e a lso w a s
e le c te d a s P e c o s C o u n ty a tto rn e y .
J e p s o n t h r e w h i s s u p p o r t to
B ro w n .
B ro w n a ls o p ic k e d u p th e u n ­
lik ely e n d o rse m e n t o f J o e a n d M A
R o w e , D a v is M o u n ta in s R e s o rt
re s id e n ts w h o w e re ta k e n h o sta g e
in th e R e p u b lic o f T e x a s in cid e n t.
B ro w n w a s th e c o itrt-a p p o in te d
a tto rn e y fo r R ic k M c L a re n , th e
s e l f - s t y l e d a m b a s s a d o r o f th e
s e p a r a tis t m o v e m e n t, w h o w a s
se n te n c e d to 6 0 y e a rs in p riso n o n
a k id n a p p in g c h a rg e . B ro w n w o n
M c L a re n a n a c q u itta l o n a p p e a l,
a lth o u g h M c L a re n still is in p riso n
o n a fe d e ra l c o n v ic tio n re la te d to
th e in c id e n t.
In th e w a n in g d a y s o f t h e c a m - ,
p a ig n , B r o w n 's p o litic a l a d v e r­
tis e m e n ts c h a lle n g e d S p u rg in ’s
integrity.
A n d i f a o n e -v o te w in w a s n ’t
e n o u g h ex citem ent, alleg atio n s o f
e le c tio n , irre g u la ritie s h a v e s u r­
fa c e d , a n d A lp in e ra d io sta tio n
K V L F -A M a n d K A L P -F M g o t
th e to ta ls \v ro n g T u e s d a y n ig h t,
re p o rtin g S p u rg in a s th e w in n e r
a ll n ig h t, b y a lm o s t 8 0 0 v o te s a t
o n e p o in t a n d la te r b y 187 v o te s .
“ W e ju s t m isco u n ted ,” rad io sta ­
tio n g e n e ra l m a n a g e r R ay
H e n d ry x to ld liste n e rs W e d n e s ­
d a y m o rn in g .
B ro w n sa id h e ’s w a ry o f a la rg e
a m o u n t o f b a llo ts re q u e s te d b y
m a il in F o rt S to c k to n , w h ile a t
je a st tw o p e o p le m a y h a v e v o te d
im p ro p e rly , i f n o t illeg ally , in A l­
p in e .
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Votes
2,447
2,448*
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Frank Brown
Steve Spurgin
(Brown has asked for a recount)
£& unty J u d g t
Jerry C. Agan
Genevieve P. Bassham
1
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Mickey Gonzales
Juan Lara
851*
675
414
548*
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T h e a g e n ts w ill a tte n d th e B o rd e r
P a tro l A c a d e m y in G ly n c o , G e o r­
g ia , a n d th e y w ill re tu r n to d u ty in
W e s t T e x a s , a s s ig n e d to th e M a rfa
S e c to r.
S e c to r C h i e f P a tr o l A g e n t S im o n
G a rz a Jr. a d m in is te r e d th e o a th .
A L P I N E - T w e n t y - f o u r U .S .
B o rd e r P a tr o l a g e n t tr a in e e s to o k
th e o a th o f o f f ic e la s t w e e k in A l­
p in e , w h ic h m a rk s th e first ste p a n d
o ff ic ia l s ta rt o f th e ir c a re e rs.
F o u r fe m a le s a r e in c lu d e d in th e
g ro u p .
M u c fiid im c M
Q n a c i a * !t
P re s id io C o u n ty V o te rs
fo r y o u r o v e rw h e lm in g s u p p o r t a n d
f o r b e lie v in g in u s .
W e a re v e ry g ra te fu l.
Actress Jean Harlow appar­
ently named her dog “Oscar" eo
she could aay had one.
(C o n n n tw tl J ro m p a g e !)
te s t.”
T h e se tw o re p o rte rs p ro c e e d e d
4 o th e p o lls , w h e re R a u n a ll o w e d '
• at le a st o n e o f th e m to v o te . N e i­
th e r h ad been re g iste re d fo r m o re
th an 3 0 clays.
B oth N e lso n -C o m b s a n d T a lle y
said th e y q u ic k ly a le rte d H o u sto n
an d B re w ste r C o u n ty J u d g e V al
B e a rd an d m a d e th e m a w a re o f
th e situ atio n .
R auffV aid it w as h is m ista k e . H e
a d d e d . “ I sh o u ld h a v e m a d e th e m
sign an a ffid a v it.”
H e s a id 'm a n y p e o p le w e re v o t­
in g at th e tim e a n d h e c o u ld n ’t
le av e to c o n v e rs e w ith th e c le r k ’s
o ffic e .
“ T h e r e w e r e o n l y tw o o f u s
(d e c tio o - w o r k e r s l a w i a H y . f o f
v o te re ) j ^ i n g o m w p o o r . tln w w ;
th e y (th e n e w sp a fid P e m p lo y e e s)
w e re all re s id e n ts s o I le t th e m
v o te ,” R au n s a id . •
-/.
T a lle y re c o lle c te d th a t it w a s n ’t
b u s y a t th e tim e .
D istric t A tto rn e y A lb e rt V a la d e z
s&id W e d n e sd a y th a t h e h a s h e a rd
a b o u t “ a lo t o f ru m o rs flo a tin g
a ro u n d a ll o v e r.”
B u t u n le s s s o m e o n e flie s a c o m ­
p la in t, “ I ’m n o t in v e s tig a tin g ru ­
m o rs,” h e s a id .
E lectio n v io la tio n s ru n th e g a m u t
fro m m is d e m e a n o rs to fe lo n ie s,
th e d is tric t a tto rn e y s a id . “ I t’s in
th e ele c tio n c o d e . It’s &p re tty lo n g
l i s t ” - ....................... — •••■
H o u s to n s a id c a lls o f c o n c e rn
w e re m a d e b y th e A lp in e ra d io
s ta tio n s K V L F -A M a n d K A L P F M a n d o th e rs. “ T h e c o u n ty c lerk
is fu rio u s a n d h a s ta lk e d to m e.
T h e c h a ir m a n o f th e D e m o c ra t
P a rty is v e ry c o n c e rn e d a n d h a s
ta lk e d to m e .”
H e sa id h is in v e s tig a to r is Jo h n
N e w s o m e , a re tire d F B I a g e n t.
‘T o g e th e r , w e ’ll fin d o u t w h a t th e
tr u th is a n d g e t to th e b o tto m o f
th is.”
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A L P IN E - T h e R e la y fo r L ife, o p e n in g c e re m o n y a s w ell a s at
th o m o s t s u c c e s s fu l fu n d ra is e r in th e L iftn in a ria C e rem o n y .
th e w o rld , w ill b c h e ld th is w e e k ­
T h e 1 9 9 8 - 9 9 R e la y f o r L if e
e n d a t th e S ul R o s s tr a c k field in
ra is e d S I 2 7 m illio n d o lla rs, w ith
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c itin g a n d w o rth w h ile e v e n t.
L a st y e a r w a s a ls o th e first y e a r
C ra ig S te w a rt, a n a n c h o rm a n at
th a t th e R e la y w e n t in te rn a tio n a l,
C B S 7 in O d e s s a , w ill h o s t th e
w ith e v e n ts in M e lb o u rn e , A u s­
R elay. O th e r n o te w o rth y p a rtic i­
tra lia , a n d C a n a d a . T e x a s R e la y s
p a n ts , b e s i d e s t h e v o lu n t e e r s
la s t y e a r g e n e ra te d m o re th a n S4
th e m s e lv e s , w ill b e M o n ic a
m illio n a lo n e . T h is y e a r, th e g o al
M a rq u e z , a D J fro m a T e ja n o r a ­
is 56 m illion.
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M A R F A - In th e w a k e o f a p ­
p a re n t fo rg e ry a n d p o ss ib le e m ­
b e z z le m e n t b y a re c e n t e m p lo y e e ,
d ire c to rs o f th e M a rfa C h a m b e r
o f C o m m e rc e g a m e ly stru g g le d to
m a k e s e n s e o f re c e n t e v e n ts a t
th e o rg a n iz a tio n in a sp ecial m e e t­
in g la s t T h u rsd a y .
M a r f a p o lic e is s u e d a n a r r e s t
w a rra n t in la te M a rc h f o r fo rm e r
o f f ic e m a n a g e r D e n n is J a m e s ,
w h o is su sp ected o f alleg ed ly fo rg ­
ing c h a m b e r o f co m m erc e bills and
c h e c k s. P o lic e h a v e y e t to b e a b le
t o q u e s tio n J a m e s in th e m a tte r
b e c a u se J a m e s fle d th e a re a j u s t
b e fo re h is a rre s t. H e h a s n o t b e e n
se e n in M a r fa s in c e M a rc h 2 6 .
. J a m e s iev id en tly h a d a c c e s s to
"c h a m b e r c h e c k s th r o u g h .tb e .,
o r g a t f l f a t i o n ’s c h e c k s i g r ii n g '
p olicy, a p o lic y th a t h a s s in c e been
c h a n g e d . J a m e s w a s a llo w e d to
sig n c h e c k s s o lo n g a s e ith e r th e
p re s id e n t o r v ic e p re s id e n t a ls o
s ig n e d th a t c h e c k . W h a t a p p e a rs
to h a v e h a p p e n e d is th a t J a m e s
w o u ld a t tim e s re p re s e n t to th e .
p re s id e n t th a t th e v ic e p re s id e n t
W -a s^ h e s e c o n d s i g n a t o r y o n
c h a m b e r c h e c k s , w h e n in fa c t th e
s e c o n d sig n a tu re s w e re fo rg e d .
“ I n o ti c e d h e w a s n ’t s ig n in g
c h e c k s ," sa id c h a m b e r P re s id e n t
L a u ra G a rc ia . " D e n n is to ld m e
u e s to b e o n g o in g a n d o t h e r
c h a rg e s m a y b e file d o n Ja m e s
o n c e G a rc ia a n d th e c h a m b e r c a n
c o m p le te ly a c c o u n t f o r w h a t is
m issin g , sa id M a rfa P o lic e C h ie f
O s c a r C a rrillo . J a m e s h a s b e e n
r u m o r e d to b e in T e x a s , N e w
M e x ic o o r C a lifo rn ia , b u t h is a c ­
tu a l w h e re a b o u ts a re u n k n o w n ,
C a rrillo said . A n a d d itio n al searc h
o f J a m e s ’ h o m e th is w e e k h a s
re s u lte d in th e d is c o v e ry o f m o re
c h a m b e r p ro p e rty an d p a p e rw o rk ,
w h ic h w a s h a n d e d o v e r to d ir e c ­
to rs.
C ity A d m in is tr a to r M ig u e l
S a n d o v al ex te n d e d a h elp in g h and
f r o m t h e c i t y to d i r e c t o r s a t
T h u r s d a y ’s m e e tin g . T h e c ity
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to se rv ic e s a 'n rfd e b to rs w h o h av e
to urism prom otion. "R ig h t n o w w e
c a lle d th e c h a m b e r lo o k in g fo r
s e n d th e m a x im u m p o s s i b l e , ”
p a y m e n t, sh e s a id . T h e c a s h tak e
S a n d o v a l said. “W e h av e n o p la n s
fr o m la s t y e a r 's M a r f a L ig h ts
to c h a n g e th a t. W h a t w e ’re tr y ­
F estiv al ap p ears u n to u ch ed by any
in g to d o is b u ild a c lo s e r re la tio n ­
w ro n g d o in g .
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sh ip w ith th e c h a m b e r to m a k e
V o lu n te ers w ill a n s w e r p h o n e s
su re n o th in g h a p p e n s to it.”
a n d k e e p th e d o o rs o f th e c h a m ­
T h e c ity ’s w arm relatio n sh ip w ith
b e r o ffic e o p e n fo r now . A n ew
M ille r B re w in g m ig h t re s u lt in
o ffic e m a n a g e r w ill b e h ired o n ce
so m e k in d o f s p o n s o rsh ip o f th e
th e fin al fig u re s a re k n o w n an d
y e a rly fe stiv a l b y th e b e e r com *
d ire c to rs h a v e a n id e a as to ho w
p an y , a c c o rd in g to S a n d o v a l. T h e
th e o rg a n iz a tio n c a n fu n d a new
c ity w ill a p p ro a c h an d d is c u ss th e
sta ffe r..
d etails o f th e d eal w ith M iller, th e n
T h e p o lic e in v e s tig a tio n c o n tin ­
th a t
(v ic e -p re s id e n t)
D an
P e tro sk y w as sig n in g ch e c k s. You
n e e d tw o s ig n a tu re s fo r a c h e c k
to b e ru n th r o u g h - it’s n o t o u t o f
th e ord in ary . It d id n ’t strik e m e as
s o m e th in g to b e c u rio u s a b o u t.”
G a rc ia d o g g e d ly trie d to e x p la in
th e o rd e a l a t T h u rs d a y ’s m ee tin g .
H e a v y m a n i p u l a t i o n o f th e
o rg an izatio n 's financial boo k s, plus
m issin g d o cu m en ts m ak es difficult
th e ta s k o f p ie c in g to g e th e r h o w
m u c h m o n e y w a s ta k e n , h id d e n
o r o th e rw ise m isa p p ro p ria te d , she
sa id . “R ig h t n o w , a n d th is is n o t
th e fin a l n u m b e r , it lo o k s lik e
$ 6 ,4 3 3 is m issin g ." G a rc ia is in the
p ro c e s s o f u n ta n g lin g th e la st few
m o n th s w o rth o f sta te m e n ts and
_b ills th is w eek .
a t s o m e p o in t tu m the m a tte r o v e r
to th e c h a m b e r. S u ch a s p o n s o r­
sh ip w o u ld so lv e th e c h a m b e r’s
p ro b le m o f h o w to p a y fo r th e
e n o rm o u s e v e n t in the m id st o f th e
c u rre n t fin a n c ia l c risis. S a n d o v a l
a ls o a le rte d d ire c to rs th a t th e c ity
is in th e p ro c e s s o f tra d e m a rk in g
th e n a m e M a rfa L ig h ts, to p ro te c t
th e n a m e o f th e lig h ts p h e n o m e n a
fro m e n c ro a c h m e n t fro m o u ts id e
en tities.
B y th e e n d o f T h u rs d a y ’s m e e t­
in g , h o w e v e r, d ire c to rs re m a in e d
c o n f u s e d a n d u p s e t a b o u t th e
m issin g fu n d s a n d w hat is seen as
a b e tra y a l o f tru st. " I 'm a t a lo ss,
in c re d u lo u s ,” sa id d ire c to r L y n n
C ro w ley . " W h a t is the n ex t ste p ? "
" F o r a w h ile , w e ’re h a v in g th e s e
w e e k ly m e e tin g s o n T h u rsd ay s* "
G a rc ia re s p o n d e d . “W e s tro n g ly
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Why is West Texas targeted?
By FRAN SAGE, Chair
Big Bend Regional Sierra Club
Radioactive waste.issues come up again. Nothing is fully settled,
on where it is to be put, how it is to be handled, and who is
responsible for it. The only thing that seems to be a given is the
desire to put the waste in West Texas. Various arguments are put
forward: dry climate is safer (but only if you bury it); the areas are
low population and hence neither have the money or political
backing that the urban areas have. We are expected to sacrifice
our good for the sake of the power needs of the state. We have
managed to fight off the last 18 years of attempts to thrust it upon
us. Low income and minority areas have been chosen on the
theory that they would either welcome some jobs or have too little
ability to fight it. And of course the health of our land and water
apparently just doesn’t matter. Over and over again we are told it
is safe.
But in the United States the constant reassurances by scientists
over a half a century have often proven to be wrong. While a
nuclear power plant might blow up, disposal ofthe waste does not
work so fast nor is it so dramatic. Often it takes some time before
it is discovered that the ground and its water are polluted and that
people in the area may become sick. Those of us who oppose it
are told that science, “the facts," should be what we address rather
than just emotional statements of oiir fears. By why should we
believe that scientists know that it is safe? They have been wrong
so many times.
So what can be done with the waste that does exist and is being
generated other than sweep it into the vast regions of West Texas
and forget it? Following arc some alternatives:
• Put the waste above ground where it can be monitored and
locate^it as near the major generators as possible (i.e. the nuclear
power plants). That takes care of any need for a dry climate and it
reduces astronomically the dangers from shipping it across the
state on our highways. The urban populations served by the power
plants have accommodated the dangers'from the power plants.
Keeping the waste near the site does not increase the danger
already there from the power plants themselves.
• Assure that the state ofTexas hold the license for the waste.
O f course, this should be the case regardless of where iris placed.
Private companies lobbied heavily last legislative session to get a
license; there is lots of money to bejnadc and private control
decreases the public’s right to know.
• Redefine the definition of what is low level so that long-time'
radioactive materials and short term arc not all lumped together
obscuring the realities of how to deal with the waste.
■The amount of waste generated should be reduced rather than
_increased: seek alterpatives ofnuclear ppwer.
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On April. 18 Representative Warren Chisum^ Chair orttfe House
Committee on Environmental Regulations will discuss tli6 issues at
a Sierra Club meeting at 7 p.m. in Lawrence Hall, 309, on the Sul
Ross State University campus in Alpine. The public is urged to
attend. Chisum kept a bad bill from final passage. Chisum stood
with us. Next legislative sessions bills will be filed again and the
private companies will again spend money. While Chisum and the
Sierra Club have often been at odds, on this issue wc have been
very grateful for his work. Please come to the meeting, listen to
his presentation, ask questions, and let your wishes be known. West
Texas will soon be under attack again.
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Letters to the editor
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^ Editor:
Terlingua, south Brewster County, Far West Texas - no, the world
^buffered a terrible blow last week when 13-year-old Carla
^Drinkard died. This wonderful child was the class president, wrote
‘ jjoetry, excelled in academics, was a friend to many and truly a
vTvery special child. I had the opportunity to work with her during a
jwGifted and Talented Problem Solving Conference in Alpine last fall.
I^Her teacher and my sister-in-law Bernadette Devine had told me
Ntiany great stories about Carla. After spending the day with Carla,
I understood Why Bernadette held her in such high regard.
£ The other reason I ’m writing is to let everyone who doesn't live in
gthe “south county" know just how special the community is
jjespecially in this time of tragedy. 1 attended Carla's funeral and
®was overwhelmed at the love and respect shown to Carla's family
jjand friends. It seemed like everyone in the south county was in this
jJlittleold church in the Terlingua Ghost Town. Friends and family
Sdecorated the church the day before the funeral. Students in
gjBemadette's classes created a mural in her honor with messages from everyone to Carla and hung the mural in the church. Students
from the very young to high school age were in the church with
gifts of flowers. The community formed a choir to sing songs at the
service - many of them crying while trying to sing. The grief in that
Small building spilled out into the desert touching everyone. After
ihe sen ice the coffin was loaded onto a horse-driven wagon and
the community walked behind the wagon to the cemetery - some
were crying, some laughing, sonic silent. At the gravesite when all
ivere asked to share any thoughts, a man said, "We love Carla."
Another man laughed and said. "She was a great saxophone'
player." Carla was laid to rest, but her memory, her life will always
be in Terlingua. in the "south county."
' 1 hope I’ve not offended anyone by telling about Carla and this
terrible day of grief, but 1 felt like it was important for people to
remember that we are all the same no matter where we live. We
, all have hearts and community and kids and joy and grief. I love
the south county as much as I love my hometown of Marfa. Take
a moment to get to know your neighbors for all we have is today.
Sincerely,
: Allison Ryan Scott
Marfa
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Editor:
The next time a brewing company tries to pull some tomfoolery
with the Marfa Lights, the Marfa folks need to tell them just to
mosey on along further out into the cosmos. There is a place out in
space that they will find pcrfcct for their purposes, but let’s just
watch them try to attach their brand label to the heavens. Radio
signals emitted from Sagittarius B2 molecular cloud indicate that
there is an astronomical amount of ethyl alcohol out in the general
direction of the center of our galaxy (Lilley, Ball, Gottllieb, ct al.
1975). According to scientists, if the cosmic alcohol were purified
and condensed, it would yield approximately
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to ®
10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 fifths of alcohol at 200
im p ro v e d g re a tly . W e lo s t o u r firs t tw o fo o tb a ll g a m e s in h o rrib le
proof. Only God could have created such an awesome quantity of
fa s h io n . T h e n C o a c h S o lle rs to o k o v e r th e te a m a n d w e w e n t
the hard stuff and only God in his wisdom could have placed it well
u n d e fe a te d , d e s tro y in g a ll o u r o p p o n e n ts . T h e s a m e th in g h a p p e n e d
in b a s k e tb a ll. W e w e re sm u g g lin g th ro u g h a te r rib le s e a s o n u n til h e
out of the reach (for now at least) of the intemperate and brewing
companies.
c a m e to o u r re sc u e T W e th e n fin is h e d th e s e a s o n w ith o n ly o n e lo ss
There has been some concern of late over the association of our
in a to u rn a m e n t. W e th e n b e a t th e te a m th a t b e a t u s. In tra c k , C o a c h
communjty with the brewing company arid over alcohol
S o lle rs h a s ta u g h t u s th a t w e c a n c o m p e te b e tte r a s a te a m w ith o u t
consumption in general, it is a sad fact that some among us have
a n y o n e p a rtic u la r s ta r a th le te . H e h a s ta u g h t u s d is c ip lin e a n d sel fyet to practice moderation in all things.
c o n fid e n c e . H e n e v e r o n c e g a v e u p o n u s, e v e n th o u g h so m e b o d y
But this does not mean that Godfearing folk need flee at the very
w a s a lw a y s h a s s lin g h im . H e h a s b e e n m is u n d e rs to o d , m isq u o te d ,
mention of alcohol. Satan never created a single thing and it is a
fa ls e ly a c c u se d , a n d lie d a b o u t a ll y e a r, y e t h e w a s a lw a y s th e re fo r
mistake to credit him with the dispensation of alcoholic beverages.
u s k id s . T h a t is a lo t m o re th a n y o u c a n s a y a b o u t m o s t o f th e a d u lts _
On the contrary, it was the good Lord Who tumedfhe water ihtb ’- '• a t M a r fa J u n io r H ig h .
wine so the party could go on. He never gave permission, though,
T h e re a re a lo t o f p e o p le o u t th e r e w h o d o n ’t k n o w o u r c o a c h , a n d
for anyone to go drown jhemselves in the jug. Moderation in all
h a v e n o w a y to k n o w h o w m u c h o f h i s h e a rt h e g a v e to u s. It se e m s
things is wise, and the same probably applies to excessive worry
lik e th e o n ly tim e a n y b o d y h a d a n y th in g to sa y a b o u t h im w a s w h e n
over publicity stunts by brewing companies. The heavens declare
h e m a d e a m ista k e . W e ll, th e r e w a s o n ly o n e p e rfe c t m a n w h o e v e r
the glory of God and it is doubtful that they (or the Marfa Lights)
w a lk e d th is p la n e t, a n d w e n a ile d h im to a c ro s s . C o a c h S o lle rs h a s
will ever bear beer labels, especially not at 200 proof.
n e v e r c la im e d to b e p e rf e c t, b u t w e h a d to w a tc h h im b e in g c ru c ifie d
Leah Renold
a ll y ear.
. Fort Davis
, G o o d lu c k , C o a c h S o lle rs , in w h a te v e r y o u d o . A n d to th o s e o f y o u
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w h o m a d e h im le a v e , y o u m a y s o m e d a y feel th e p a in o f th e lo s s o f
s o m e o n e c l o s e ..
• •
Editor
W h a t w o n V w e d o fo r m o n e y ?
Im a g in e th a t, it w a s a h o a x.
S u r e d id f o o l a lo t o f fo lk s .
N o w , it m a v e v e n c o m e to be.
S o w h a t is th a t to y o u a n d m e ?
It s le g a l f o r a d u lts to drink.
S o w h y n o t m e, o u r m in o rs th in k.
T h e re a p p e a r s a n a d o n p a g e fo u r te e n ,
A D r u g F r e e T e x a s, w h a t d o e s it m e a n ?
W e lo v e o u r kid s, th e y 're n u m b e r one.
B u t d o n 7 w e s p e a k w ith a d o u b le to n g u e ?
W hen th o s e w h o le a d u s m a k e a d ea l.
N o, th a t's n o fo o lin g , it s q u ite real.
Ten th o u s a n d b u c k s, w e e n d o r s e th e b ra n d .
T he k id s a r e n ’t f o o l e d o n th e o th e r hand.
It s e n d s a m e s s a g e lo u d a n d clea r,
D o n 7 d o d ru g s, b u t th e r e 's m o n e y in beer.
W hat w o n 7 u c d o f o r m o n e y ?
S a d ly ,
Y o u r S h o rth o rn s
,
C h r is D o m in g u e z , J a v i e r C a s tr o , G r a d y V a sq u e z , N o el
O r n e la s , L u is P ip p e n , A n g e l G a lle g o s , J a v i e r L la n e z , J o h n
W a r d , J o s h G u e v a r a , J u s t i n C a r r il l o , N ic o la s T o r r e s , A n th o n y
C o b b , J o s e p h R a m ir e z , J a v i e r R a m o s , G H b e rto L e rm a ,
D a n ie l C r u z , M a r c o C a r c ia , M a r k L o p e z , E d d ie M a r q u e z ,
J o h n R o b e r ts M a r tin e z , S p e n c e r S m ith , O s c a r V a le n c ia n a ,
K a re e m C e rv a n te s
• • •
E d ito r
T h is is in re s p o n s e to th e le tte r to th e e d ito r fro m L in d a D ry in th e
A p ril 6 is su e o f T h e B ig B e n d S e n tin e l.
M s . D ry m u s t fit in th e c a te g o ry o f d u m b a n d d u m b e r o r is ju s t
p la in stu p id . I d o n ’t k n o w w h o h e r “ in fo rm e d s o u r c e s ” a rc , b u t it
s e e m s th e y a re n o t re lia b le . J u s t to se t th e re c o r d stra ig h t, I a t­
te n d e d S u l R o s s S ta te U n iv e rs ity L a w E n fo rc e m e n t A c a d e m y a n d
g ra d u a te d A u g u s t 2 0 ,1 9 9 9 .
A s fa r a s h e r s ta te m e n t th a t I c a n n o t p a s s th e ja ile r s e x a m , I ’ve
n e v e r h a d th e o p p o rtu n ity to ta k e th e e x a m , n o r h a v e I e v e r a t­
te n d e d th e ja ile r s sc h o o l.
I a ls o d o n ’t tty n k th a t s u b s ta n d a rd in d iv id u a ls sh o u ld h a v e th e ir
le tte r s p rin te d in th e p a p e r. H a v e I sa id a n y th in g ? R e fe r to p a r a ­
g ra p h tw o , M s. D ry .
Ed Jennings,
Marfa
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Editor:
Opening day for the Big Bend Little League is this Saturday, April
15, at 10:30 a.m. at Coffield Park.
The Marfa Teenage Baseball Association would like to thank the
city of Marfa and all of its employees, Precinct 4 Presidio County
Commissioner Danny Watts and his employees, ABC Pump and
Hardware and to all the team coaches and team parents who are
volunteering their time.
Thanks also to Shawn and Laura Brugette, Jose Plasentillo, Jesse
Garcia, Gilbert Gonzales, Luis Herrera, Charles Fields, Noel
Martinez, Ignacio Parras, George Salgado, Larry Serrano, Javier
Serrano, Robert Lujan. Johnny Urias, Alex Leos Jr. and Paul
Salgado, for their part in helping get our baseball fields ready.
A special thanks hereby is extended to the ICh^fa National Bank,
Sandy’s convenience store, West Texas Utilities Co., the Marfa
Book Company, Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Co., the U.S.
Border Patrol and the Marfa Town and Country convenience store
for supporting our youth through their sponsorship in the Big Bend
Little League program.
With the help and suoport of our community, we hope to have a
great season.
Thank you.
The M arfa Teenage Baseball Association
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M i g u e l ‘M i c k e y ’ G o n z a l e s
M a rfa
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Editor,
We arc concerned student-athlctcs at Marfa Jr. High School. We
feel very sad that Coach Robert Sollers is leaving. We have lost
coaches before and it will be very sad to see a great coach and
teacher leave again. Wc have grown attached to Coach Sollers since
the beginning of the year and feel that he is like “family" to us. He
has taught us to use our abilities in sports and in the classroom.
Coach Sollers has tutored many athletes in High School and Jr. High
School, assisting them to be eligible to participate as they wish. Many
athletes on the borderline of failing are now £>n the honor roll or have
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E d ito r
M a n y th a n k s to e v e ry o n e w h o c a m e o u t a n d m a d e th e M o u n ta in
R a in B o o k & M u s ic F e s tiv a l a s u c c e s s. T h e b o o k re a d in g s a n d
s ig n in g s w e re w e ll-a tte n d e d a n d th e m u s ic w a s m u c h - e n jo y e d b y a ll.
P a rtic u la r th a n k s g o to th e C o w b o y M in in g C o m p a n y , w h o u n d e r ­
w ro te th e e v e n t a n d b y c o v e rin g e x p e n s e s , m a d e it far m o re p r o f it­
a b le fo r th e A lp in e a n d M a ra th o n lib ra rie s .
T h a n k s a li o to J e a n H a rd y o f F ro n t Streep B o o k s fo r o rg a n iz in g th e
(C o n tin u e d « n f i t g t S)
The Big Bend Sentinel. Marik. Texas. Ann! IT 20<W<V
Letters
(continuedfrom page 4)
re a d in g s a n d sig n in g s, a n d to th e M a r fa B o o k C o m p a n y , W a ld e n b o o k s
a n d B a n n e r P u b lis h in g fo r s e ttin g u p th e ir sa le ta b le s a n d d o n a tin g a
p o rtio n o f th e ir p ro c e e d s .
I ’m s u re I ’l l m i s s s o m e o n e w h o s e h e lp w a s in v a lu a b le , b u t a ll o f o u r
a p p re c ia tio n g o e s to (in n o p a r tic u la r o ijle r ) D ic k a n d J e a n Z im m e r,
J im a n d D o n n a H a rd in , P h o e S e a n d M a tt B ra d le y , L in d y a n d F o r r e s t
S tu m b e rg , M a rg a re t M a tth e w s, C ra ig S u lliv a n , L airizftjO zuns, E lle n
B e rg e n R u g g ia , V e m a B o n n e r, D ia n e B a ile y , C a th e rin e C h e v a lie r,
T o m iu s S tra u ss, A lp in e O b s e rv e r s t a f f m e m b e rs R a lp h D a m ia n i a n d
C a n e e l C a rd w e ll, A m e ric a n a ’s J e n n y & V a u g h n G ris h a m , E n z a
P u tig n a n o o f S ta r D o g , L is a Iv e y o f I v e y ’s E m p o riu m , C o u n ty J u d g e
V a l B e a rd , L e o A lv a re z , T h e B is tro a t th e H o lla n d H o te l’s C a rla
M c F a rla n d , R ic h a rd F a llo n o f th e R a ilR o a d B lu e s , J a m e s E v a n s , F ra n
a n d S a m W itt o f T w in P e a k s L iq u o rs , K a tie E Jm s o f E lm s B o o k k e e p ­
in g a n d W e s t T e x a s O ffic e S u p p ly , F ro n tie r B a rb e c u e , S u b w a y , C ity
D ru g , M c D o n a ld 's , R io P e c o s S a le s , G lo ria G iltn e r, N a o m i L a ra ,
A u d re y P a in te r, S h a ria J o h n s o n , P a tr ic k P ic a s s o , P a u lin e H e m a n d e z ,
a n d R u b e n G o n z a le z .
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A n d o f c o u rs e a n im m e n s e th a n k s to th e a u th o r s a n d m u s ic ia n s w h o
re a d , s ig n e d , a n d p e rfo rm e d .
T h e e v e n t w e n t v e ry w e ll, a n d n e x t y e a r w c h o p e y o u ’ll jo i n u s
d o w n S o u th , w h e n th e B o o k & M u s ic F e s tiv a l w ill a ls o b e n e fit th e
p ro p o s e d P u b lic /H ig h S c h o o l L ib ra ry in S tu d y B u tte .
T h a n k y o u all,
C h r i s t o p h e r R u g g ia , P r e s i d e n t
F r i e n d s o f th e A lp in e P u b li c L i b r a r y
■ • • • . :Editor,
W e c e rta in ly e n jo y e d o u r r e c e n t 9 -d a y S p rin g G lid e r M e e t a t th e
M a r fa A irp o r t, a n d o u r v is its w ith th e n ic e p e o p le o f M a r f a . W e
w e re m o s t im p re s s e d w ith th e a rtic le th a t y o u r re p o r te r Ja c o b
S ilv e rs te in w ro te in th e A p ril 6 e d itio n o f th e n e w s p a p e r, a n d th e
a c c u ra te a n d k in d a c c o u n t o f t h e g lid e r fly in g th a t h e re p o rte d .
S e e y o u n e x t y ear.
Y o u r s S in c e r e ly ,
R ic h a rd J o h n s o n
D a lla s .
E d ito r
B rav o ! G iv e u s m o re g o o d jo u r n a li s m l ik e th e a rtic le o n “ R e d fo rd ’s
G o ld e n A g e o f P a in tin g ” —w o n d e rfu lly w ritte n , a n d Z u p p is so w itty !
I d id te ll th e m to m o v e th e ir tru c k , n o t o f f m y la n d b u t o f f m y
p la n tin g s ! W h a t G e o rg e o m its is th a t h e a n d S e rg io a rriv e d h e re in
th e m id d le o f th e w o rk d a y a n d s ta y e d u n til a f te r b re a k fa s t th e h e x t
d ay, w h e n I s e n t th e m to m e e t a rt p a tro n s R u b y a n d E n riq u e
M ad rid .
I f o n ly th e y w o u ld ail c o m e b ac k !
S im o n e S w a n
P re s id io
A lp in e P u b lic L ib r a r y
F e s tiv a l
W e all h ad a g re a t tim e th is S a tu rd a y a t th e M o u n ta in R ain B o o k
& M u s ic F e stiv a l. T h e re w a s g re a t fo o d , a te rrific p ro g ra m o f
re a d in g s fro m F ro n t S tre e t B o o k s a n d a n ig h t o f m u sic th a t
e n te rta in e d e v e ry o n e .
A d v e n tu r e
O u r n e x t T ra v e l A d v e n tu re P ro g ra m w ill ta k e p la c e M o n d a y at
7 :3 0 p .m . in L a w re n c e H a ll, ro o m 3 0 0 . Jo h n S te e le , w h o h a s
d is c o v e re d m o re th a n 4 5 s h ip w re c k s in th e G re a t L a k e s a n d is
c o n sid e re d th e le a d in g w re c k d iv e r in th e M id w e s t, w ill b e o u r
g u e s t sp e a k e r. H is talk a n d film Will ta k e u s in to th e d e p th s o f th e
G re a t L ak es w ith sc e n e s a n d sto rie s o f h i s u n d e rw a te r a d v e n tu re s.
F o r th o s e o f y o u in te re ste d in tre a s u re s o f th e d e e p th is is o n e
p ro g ra m y o u w o n ’t w a n t.to m iss.
M o v ie a b o u t m o v ie - m a k in g
T o n ig fit th e A lp in e P u b lic L ib ra r y 's V id e o S e rie s w ill c o n c lu d e a
tw o -p a rt se rie s on W e rn e r H e rz o g 's g ia n t film , “ F itz c a rra ld o ,” w ith
a d o c tfm ^ n ta ry a b o u t th e m a k in g o f th e film , “ B u rd e n o f D re a m s ,"
d ire c te d b y L es B lan k . T h e d o c u m e n ta ry fo llo w s th e tro u b le d
p ro je c t a s it lo s e s its sta rs (J a so n R o b a rd s a n d M ic k Ja g g e r)
h a lfw a y th ro u g h p ro d u c tio n , a n d th e sin g le -m in d e d d e te rm in a tio n o f
d ire c to r H e rz o g a s h e c a rrie s o u t th e im p o ssib le feat o f th e film :
d ra g g in g a fu ll-s iz e d s te a m riv e rb o a t u p a m o u n ta in a n d d o w n th e
o th e r sid e . T h e d ir e c to r in th e d o c u m e n ta ry c lo s e ly p a ra lle ls th e
c h a ra c te r o f.th e lead ro le in th e film h e is m a k in g , as it ta k e s e v e ry
o u n c e o f h i s u n sw e rv in g w illp o w e r to b rin g h is a rtistic d re a m to
reality.
N e x t w ill b e g in a se rie s o f d o c u m e n ta rie s a b o u t p o p u la r m u s ic a n d
m u s ic ia n s , sta rtin g w ith “ H ig h L o n e s o m e ," an a ffe c tin g film a b o u t
th e h is to ry , tra d itio n s , a n d th e m u s ic ia n s o f B lu e g ra ss, from its
b e g in n in g s in th e G re a t D e p re ssio n to th e p re se n t.
T h e A lp in e P u b lic L ib ra r y ’s V id e o S e rie s ta k e s p la c e e v ery
T h u rs d a y e v e n in g at 7 :3 0 p m in ro o m 3 0 9 o f L a w re n c e H all (th e
m u s e u m b u ild in g o n th e S u l R o ss c a m p u s ). S c re e n in g s are free,
w ith a d isc u ssio n p e rio d fo llo w in g .
B ooks
N e w b o o k s at th e L ib ra ry th is w e e k in c lu d e :
Ted Heller. Slab Rat
Max Brand, Jn the hills o f Monterey
Caroline Baiter. 027.62
Bauer, Leading kids to books through magic
Elizabeth Knowles. Oxford Dictionary' o f 20th
Century Quotations
Marcia Muller & Bill Pronzini. Duo
Ashley Warlick, The Summer after June
Max Allen Collins. Butcher's dozen
C.C. Boyer. Winchester Affidavit
Theodore Weesner, Harlxpr lights
Albert Lorenz, Buried Blueprints: Maps and Sketches of
Lost Worlds and
Mysterious Places
S e e y o u a t th e L ib ra ry .
D ic k Z im m e r , D ir e c to r
A lp i n e P u b lic L ib r a r y
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th e b ill fro m fin a l p a s s a g e tw o
o f A c a d e m ic S k ills (T A A S ) te s t th is w e e k , a fte r m o n th s o f
C h isu m , C h a ir o f th e T e x a s H o u se
d a y s b e f o r e th e 1 9 9 9 s e s s io n
p re p a ra tio n . T h e te s t is a d m in is te re d y e a rly to stu d e n ts in g ra d e s
C o m m it te e o n E n v ir o n m e n ta l
ended.
th re e th ro u g h e ig h t, a n d o n c e m o re to e x itin g se n io rs. It is w id e ly
R e g u la tio n , w ill b e th e fe a tu re d
T h e is su e w ill c o m e b e fo re th e
re g a rd e d a c ro s s T e x a s a s a n in d e x o f a s c h o o l’s e ffe c tiv e n e s s a n d
s p e a k e r a t th e T u e sd a y , A p ril 18,
2001 leg islatu re. F ra n S ag e, c h a ir
risin g T A A S s c o re s a re p ro u d ly re p o rte d in s c h o o l b o a rd m e e tin g s
m e e tin g o f th e B ig B e n d R e g id n al
o f th e lo cal S ie n a C lu b , u rg e s citi­
S ie rra C lu b .
a n d o n sc h o o l w e b s ite s th ro u g h o u t th e s t a t e r T h i s p rid e is p a rtly th e
z e n s to a tte n d th e m e e tin g , a sk
re s u lt o f th e T A A S sy s te m : p o o r s c o re s c a n th re a te n a n e d u c a to r ’s
T h e m e e tin g w ill b e a t 7 p .m . in
q u e s tio n s , a n d s t a te th e i r o w n
jo b .
R o o m 3 0 9 , L a w re n c e H all, o n th e
o p in io n s. C h is u m 's ro le in ra d io S in c e th e T A A S te s t w a s fu lly im p le m e n te d in 1994, te s t s c o re s
S u l R o s s S ta te U n iv e rs ity C a m ­
a c tiv e w a s te le g is la tio n w ill b e .
h a v e sh o w n a s te a d y rise . T h a t y e a r, S3 p e rc e n t o f T e x a s
p u s in A lp in e a n d is o p e n to th e
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sc h o o lc h ild re n p a s s e d th e test. L a s t y e a r th a t n u m b e r h a d ris e n to 78
m o s t im p o rta n t. It is c ru c ia l th a t
p e rc e n t. I f th e fo c u s g ro u p is lim ite d to o n ly H isp a n ic s tu d e n ts , th a t
C h is u m a ls o se rv e s o n th e S u n ­
h e h e a r fro m c itiz e n s o u t h e re .
s e t A d v is o r y C o m m is s io n .
ris e is e v e n m o re d ra m a tic . In 1 9 9 4 ,3 9 p e rc e n t o f H is p a n ic
C h is u m , a R e p u b l i c a n fr o m
sc h o o lc h ild re n in T e x a s p a s s e d th e T A A S ; la st y e a r, 7 0 p e rc e n t d id .
C h isu m , th o u g h o ften d isag reein g
P a m p a , is a p a s t p re s id e n t o f th e
S u re ly th e s e re s u lts m u s t d e m o n s tra te a n e x c e p tio n a l c o m m itm e n t to
w ith S ie rra C lu b p o sitio n s, sto o d
T e x a s C o n se rv a tiv e C o alitio n an d ,
e d u c a tio n a l re fo rm a t th e s ta te le v e l.
u p a g a in st th e m o n ie d lo b b y w h en
n o w se rv e s o n its b o a rd o f D ire c - ,
T h a t, a t le a st, is w h a t G o v e rn o r B u s h w o u ld lik e e v e ry o n e to
h is b i l l o n r a d i o a c ti v e w a s te ,
to rs. H e h a s se rv e d in o th e r c o n - ,
b e lie v e . A lth o u g h h e d id n o t p re s id e o v e r th e la u n c h in g o f th e T A A S
a m e n d e d o u t o f all re c o g n itio n ,
s e rv a tiv e n a tio n a l a n d s ta te o rg a ­
p ro g ra m , its s u c c e s s h a s b e c o m e o n e o f th e c e n tra l “ re s u lts ” th a t h e
p a s s e d b o th h o u s e s o f th e T e x a s
n iz a tio n s . H e w a s p re s id e n t o f a ’
lik e s to p o in t a t to b u ttre ss h is c la im o f b e in g an e ffe c tiv e re fo rm e r.
L e g is la tu re b u t n e e d e d a c o n fe r­
tru c k in g c o m p a n y fro m 1972 u n - ’
e n c e c o m m itte e .
T h e re s u lts o f ) h i s w e e k 's te s ts a re su re to b e o f se rio u s
til h e so ld th e b u s in e s s in 1985.
c o n se q u e n c e a s B u s h ’s p re s id e n tia l c a m p a ig n in te n sifie s o v e r th e
C h is u m , a lo n g w ith H o u s e
H e c u rre n tly o w n s an o il e x p lo ra ­
c o m in g m o n th s.
S p e a k e r P e te L a n e y , sto p p e d th e
tio n c o m p a n y a s w e ll a s o p e ra t­
c o n fe re n c e c o m m itte e fro m b e U n fo rtu n a te ly f o r B u s h , a n d fo r T e x a s, th e im p o rta n c e o f th e
in g th e C h isu m C a ttle R an ch in
T A A S a s a tru e n a tio n a l in d e x h a s re c e n tly c o m e u n d e r fire. In The
R o b e rts C o u n ty .
in e fo rm e d a n d in e ffe c t s to p p e d
New Republic th is w e e k , Jo n a th o n W e is m a n p u t fo rth a n a rg u m e n t
th a t im p ro v e m e n ts in T A A S sc o re s h a d little c o rre la tio n to
im p ro v e m e n ts o n o th e r sta n d a rd iz e d te sts.
W e ism a n n o te s th e re s u lts o f th e N a tio n a l A s s e s s m e n t o f
E d u c a tio n a l P ro g re s s te sts. T h e N A E P is b a s ic -s k ills a d m in is te re d
p e rio d ic a lly to s tu d e n t sa m p le -g ro u p s th ro u g h o u t th e c o u n try .
c ip le s o f C h ris t) in M o n a h a n s an d
M O N A H A N S — E n v iro c a re o f
A lth o u g h th e re s u lts o f th e 1998 N A E P d id m irro r T A A S re s u lts fo r
T rin ity C h ris tia n C h u rc h (D is ­
T e x a s w ill o p e n a n o f f i c e in
th a t y e a r in sc a tte re d a re a s , th e m a jo rity o f th e N A E P s c o re s
c ip le s o f C h ris t) in K e rm it fo r the
' M o n a h a n s o n A p ril 17.
c o n tra d ic t th e rise in T A A S sc o re s. E v e n w o rse , d e s p ite th e
p a st 11 y e a rs.
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T h e p rim a ry fu n c tio n o f th e o f­
se e m in g e q u a lity o f th e T A A S re s u lts , th e N A E P s h o w e d th e g a p
H e a ls o s e rv e s o n th e G le a n e rs ,
fic e w ill b e to a c t a s a lia is o n b e ­
b e tw e e n re s u lts sc o re d b y w h ite s tu d e n ts a n d th o s e sc o re d b y
the C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e board
tw e e n th e c o m p a n y a n d th e c o m m in o rities w id en in g .
o f d ire c to rs, th e R e e v e s C o u n ty
m uR it^, E n v iro c a re o f T e x a s D iP e rh a p s e v e n m o re se rio u s w e re th e fin d in g s b y a te a m o f B A N D
C o m m u n ity C o u n c il a n d is the
r e c to r T n f r B a m e j- s a id .
C o rp o ra tio n re s e a rc h e rs , w h o a d m in is te re d a m ix e d -s k ills Wret to
A m e ric a n C a n c e r S o c ie ty ’s c o m ­
" T h e o f f i c e w il l b e t h e
stu d e n ts fro m th re e d is tric ts ju s t a fe w w e e k s a fie r th e T A A S (o n
m u n icatio n s director.
c o m p a n y ’s v o ic e in th e c o m m u - .
w h ic h T ex a s s tu d e n ts , n a tu ra lly , sc o re d h ig h ) w a s g iv e n . A g a in , th e
“M y goal w ill b e to rally regional
nity,” B arn ey said. “O u r m ain goal
T A A S re su lts h a d p ro v e d th a t s o c io e c o n o m ic sta tu s h a d little o r no
su p p o rt fo r th e p la c e m e n t o f the
is to k e e p th e p u b lic in fo rm e d .”
b e a rin g o n a c a d e m ic sk ill. A g a in , th e R A N D re s u lts c o n tr a d ic te d ;
(rad io activ e-w aste sto rag e) site in
' G e n e B ro w n , d ire c to r o f W est
th a t c la im . S te p h e n K le in , w h o w o rk s fo r R A N D , h ad th is to say
W ard C o u n ty ,” B ro w n s a id . "I
T exas co m m u n ity relations, w ill be
a b o u t th e re su lts: "W e h a v e th e e m p iric a l d a ta to sh o w th a t
th in k it's a g re a t o p p o rtu n ity to
th e o ffic e ’s o n ly e m p lo y e e , in i­
s o m e th in g is re a lly o u t o f th e o rd in a ry in te rm s o f th e s e k id s ’
h elp W ard C o u n ty .”
tially.
b e h a v io r o n th e s e te s ts. S o m e th in g is d e fin ite ly sc re w y ."
B arn ey said th e co m p a n y w o u ld
“ W e a r e v e r y e x c it e d a b o u t
• W e ism an a rg u e s th a t w h a t’s s c re w y is th e w a y T e x a s te a c h e rs
d e c id e w ith in a m o n th o r tw o
o p e n in g a n o ffic e in M o n a h a n s
p re p a re th e ir stu d e n ts sp e c ific a lly fo r th e T A A S te s t. A c c o rd in g to
w h e th e r it n e e d s to b rin g so m e ­
a n d a re v e ry fo r tu n a te to h a v e
th e re s u lts o f o n e su rv e y , in s tru c to rs fe lt th e y w e re u n d e r p re s su re
o n e e ls e in to th e o ffic e .
fo u n d a p e rs o n as c o m m itte d to
fro m th e ir a d m in is tta tio n to ra ise T A A S s c o re s w ith lo n g in -c la ss
M u c h o f th e o f f ic e 's fu tu re is
W ard C o u n ty ,a n d th e s u rro u n d ­
p re p a ra tio n se s sio n s ..W o rse : O n ly 2 7 p e rc e n t sa id .ih e y th o u g h t h ig h
d e p e n d e n t u p o n th e a p p ro v a l o f
in g r e g io n a s M r. B ro w n is ,”
T A A S sc o re s re fle c te d b e tte r te a c h in g a n d m o re e d u c a te d stu d e n ts.
the c o m p a n y 's ap p licatio n to store
E n v ir o c a r e o f T e x a s P r e s id e n t
F u rth e rm o re , th e fin d in g s o f th e H a rv a rd C iv il R ig h ts P ro je c t a rg u e d
r a d i o a c t i v e w a s t e in W a rd
K h o sro w S e m n a n i sa id in a n ew s
th a t T A A S p re p a c tu a lly h u rts T ex a s sc h o o lc h ild re n , b y tra in in g
C ounty.
re le a s e .
th e m to w rite sta n d a rd iz e d T A A S -sty le e s s a y s a n d re a d in sh o rt
I f a p p ro v a l is w o n . th e o ffic e
B a rn e y e c h o e d th a t sta te m e n t.
T A A S -sty le p a ss a g e s. S a id a p ro fe s s o r w h o w o rk e d o n th e p ro je c t,
c o u ld b e c o m e a m a jo r em p lo y er.
“ W e a re v e ry p le a s e d to h a v e
'T e s t- p r e p a c tiv itie s a re u su rp in g a s u b s ta n tiv e c u rr ic u lu m .”
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fo u n d s o m e o n e th e c a li b e r o f
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p la c e d o n T A A S re s u lts b y a d m in is tra tiv e p o w e rs a n d sta te
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th e F irst C h ris tia n C h u rc h (D is ­
p ro file , sc h o o ls s im p ly m a k e th e se s tu d e n ts e x e m p t fro m ta k in g th e
test. In 1998, 13 p e rc e n t o f all H isp a n ic stu d e n ts w e re e x e m p t, an d
12 p e rc e n t o f a ll b la c k s tu d e n ts w e re e x e m p t, w h ile ju s t fiv e p e rc e n t
o f a ll w h ite stu d e n ts w e re n o t re p re s e n te d in th e sc o re s. T h e T e x a s
E d u c a tio n A g e n c y c la im s th a t th is y e a r T A A S e x e m p tio n s w ill b e
g ra n te d w ith fa r m o re S tringency.
T h e T A A S re s u lts a re g ro u p e d in fo u r c a te g o rie s - “e x e m p la ry ,”
" re c o g n iz e d ,” " a c c e p ta b le " o r " lo w -p e rfo rm in g ." In re c e n t y e a rs ,
M a rfa sc o re s h a v e w e ig h e d in a t “a c c e p ta b le ." L a st m o n th , th e
s ta te c o m m is s io n e r o f e d u c a tio n a n n o u n c e d th a t $ 2 m illio n d o lla rs in
c a s h p riz e s w o u ld b c a w a rd e d th is y e a r to sc h o o ls th a t s h o w e d
sig n ific a n t im p ro v e m e n ts. C le a rly it is d e s ira b le to h a v e m o re sta te
fu n d s ro u te d to w a rd th e s c h o o ls, b u t in lig h t o f th e p ro b le m s w ith the
T A A S th a t W e ism a n p o in ts o u t, su c h c a s h p riz e s c o u ld se rv e as
in c e n tiv e fo r th e w ro n g k in d o f sc h o o lin g . I f th e fin d in g s o f th e
H a rv a rd p ro je c t a re c o rre c t, stu d e n ts a re b e in g p re p p e d fo r th e
T A A S a t th e e x p e tu c ,o f th e ir c o re c u rric u lu m s.
P d . pol. a d v ., by M ickey G o n z a le s , M arfa, TX
A s a n a tio n a l re p o rte r, W e is m a n is c o n c e rn e d m o s t w ith w h a t th ese
fin d in g s say a b o u t th e tru th o f B u s h ’s c la im s to b e in g a “ re fo rm e r
w ith re s u lts ." B u t lo c a lly , w e m ig h t w o n d e r w h e th e r B u s h 's e ffo rts
to c e m e n t h is im a g e as su c h a re fo rm e r h a v e p u sh e d T e x a s sc h o o ls
in to a re la tio n s h ip w ith th e T A A S th a t fa r m o re re s e m b le s th a t o f a
stre a m lin e d fa c to ry to its p ro d u c t, th a n th a t o f an e d u c a tio n a l
E n v iro c a re to o p e n M o n a h a n s
o ffic e w ith o n e - p e r s o n s ta f f
T hank you Presidio County
voters for your support in my
race for County Constable.
Mickey Gonzales
in stitu te to its m e a n s o f d e te rm in in g sk ill lev els.
T h e p o in t o f a ll th is is n o t th a t th e T A A S is a less im p o rta n t re g iste r
th a n su p p o s e d (th o u g h th a t m a y be tru e ), b u t th a t th e p o litic a l v alu e
o f risin g te st s c o re s fo r a g o v e rn o r w ith p re s id e n tia l a s p ira tio n s is
tre m e n d o u s, a n d th a t th e in te re st B u sh ta k e s in m a in ta in in g th is rise
is su re ly m o re th a n e d u c a tio n a l (o r ra th e r, less th a n e d u c a tio n a l).
E d u c a tio n h a s b e c o m e an in c re a sin g ly p o litic a l issu e in th is co u n try ,
in te rm s o f b o th c o n te n t a n d fo rm . W h e n s tu d e n ts su c c e e d , it is not
th e ir m in d s th a t a re m o s t e n ric h e d , b u t th e ir g o v e rn o r 's re co rd .
W h ile it is u n d o u b te d ly n e c e ss a ry to h a v e a m e a n s o f p e rio d ic a lly
m e a su rin g a c a d e m ic sk ill in th e p u b lic sc h o o ls, th e c u rre n t p o litic a l
sig n ific a n c e o f th e T A A S h as strip p e d th e su p p o s e d ly s ta n d a rd iz e d
te s t o f so m e o f th e o b je c tiv ity th a t is th e b asis o f su ch a m easu re.
E x c e lle n t re s u lts . G o v e rn o r B u sh .
Alan G. Moravcik
Attorney at Law
General Practitioner with 26 years of experience
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R e s id e n t p e n s b o o k a b o u t s m a ll to w n life
Commissioners talk land issues, pass unorthodox
voting resolution in short meeting held Monday
War, love, childhood pranks, com m u n ity s q u a b b lc s a n d triu m p h sth e y h a p p e n e v e ry w h e re . M a ry
K a th e rin e E a m e y p u ts a T e x a s
tw is t o n th e s e u n iv e rsa l th e m e s
in W o o lg a th e rin g , L ife in a L ittle
W est T ex as T o w n . A n e w sp a p e r
w o m a n a n d 75*ycar re s id e n t o f
M a rfa , E a m e y re c o rd s th e m e ta ­
m o rp h o s is - a n d c o n tin u ity - o f a
sm a ll to w n d u rin g th e 2 0 “ c e n ­
tu ry in th e s e re p rin ts o f so m e o f
h e r c o lu m n s fo r T h e B ig B e n d
S e n tin e l, M a rfa , T ex as.
“To
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M ary
K a t h e r i n e E a r n e y ’s M a r f a is
S m a ll-T o w n A n y w h e re , b u t in
m a n y w a y s it is a u n iq u e ly W est
T e x a s ran ch in g an d ra ilro a d to w n ,
w ith a s m a n y s to r ie s as
p e o p le ....s o m e h a p p y , so m e
s a d ... a ll o f th e m e v o k in g m e m o ­
rie s o f a tim e w e sh a ll n e v e r see
a g ain .,” said E lm er K elto n , n am ed
g re a te st W estern au th o r o f all tim e
b y W estern W rite rs o f A m e ric a .
T h e little b o y w h o fen d s o f f b u l­
lie s w ith h is co w b o y b o o t a n d the
te le p h o n e o p e ra to r w h o te lls th e
s n ifflin g c o lle g e fre sh m a n to d ry
u p b e c a u s e h e r p a re n ts a re -p a y ­
in g fo r th e c all g iv e life to a tim e
a n d p la c e w h e re th e g o o d g uys
w in a n d li tt le re m a in s p riv a te
v(m u ch to th e d ism ay o f th e y o u n g ­
ste rs). M o re th a n 4 0 p ic tu re s h e lp
b rin g th e s e tim e s to life.
R o ss M c S w a in , re tire d re g io n a l
e d ito r fo r th e S a n A n g e lo S lan -
B y JA C O B S IL V E R S T E IN
P R E S ID IO C O U N T Y - C o u n ty
c o m m is s io n e rs a d d re s s e d la n d d e ­
v e lo p m e n t an d m a in te n a n c e issu es
a n d p a ss e d se v e ra l re s o lu tio n s a t a
b rie f, lig h t m e e tin g o n M o n d ay .
T h e c o u rt u n a n im o u sly v o te d to
su b m it a n a p p lic a tio n to th e T ex as
D e p a rtm e n t o f H o u s in g a n d C o m ­
m u n ity A ffa irs fo r a c o n s tru c tio n
g ra n t a im e d a t d e v e lo p in g th e L a s
P a m p a s a re a o f P re s id io - th e a re a
to th e n o rth o f th e c ity w h e re th e
a irp o rt is lo c a te d • w ith p lu m b in g
a n d s e w e r lin e s . T h e $ 5 0 0 ,0 0 0
g ra n t W ould c o n n e c t th e a re a to the
P re s id io w a te r su p p ly .
In a ro u tin e m e a su re , th e c o m m is ­
s io n e rs p u t th e ir s ig n a tu r e s to a
su rv e y d ra w n u p b y J o h n S p a n a g e l
th a t re p o s itio n s s e v e r a l s o u th
c o u n ty tra c ts to a llo w f o r a n a c ­
c e s s r o a d to th e n e w P r e s i d i o
sch o o l.
P re c in c t O n e C o m m is s io n e r
F e lip e C o rd e ro h ad a re q u e s t o n the
d a rd -T im e s c o m m e n te d , “ E a m e y
h a s a w o n d e rfu l e y e fo r u n u su a l
s to r ie s a n d k n o w s h o w to te ll
th e m . T h e s e sto rie s a b o u t M a rfa
a n d W est T e x a s a re fu n , p o w e r­
ful a n d th o u g h t -p r o v o k in g .”
T h e te rm “ w o o lg ath erin g " co m es
fro m a tim e w h en c h ild re n w e re
se n t a lo n g c o u n try lan es to g a th e r
w o o l th a t h a d c au g h t in th e h ed g e s
a n d b ra m b le s. F ro m a d is ta n c e ,
th e y se e m e d to w a n d e r a im le s s ly
b a c k a n d fo rth . Im a g in e b e in g at
y o u r g ra n d m o th e r’s k n e e lis te n ­
in g to h e r s to rie s a s sh e e a s e s
fro m o n e m e m o ry to th e n e x t.
" E a m e y h a s th a t w o n d erfu l a b il­
ity to te ll a g o o d story, b u t h e rs
a re e s p e c ia lly ric h b e c a u s e sh e
tie s to g e th e r c u rre n t g o in g s -o n ,
w h e th e r local o r g lo b a l, w ith n o s ­
ta lg ic re c o lle c tio n s o f life in h e r
b e lo v e d h o m e to w n in s im p le r
d a y s ,” sta te d M e lle ta R . B e ll, a r ­
ch iv ist, A rc h iv e s o f th e B ig B en d ,
B ry a n W ild e n th a l M e m o ria l L i­
brary , Su} R o ss sta te U n iv e risty ,
A lpine.
R o b e rt L o u is H a lp e m , e d ito r o f
T h e B ig B e n d S e n tin e l, M a rfa
sa id , “ T h e sto ry o f a p e o p fe a n d a
p l a c e a r e in th e d e t a i l s , a n d
E a m e y re la te s this th ro u g h h u m an
s to r ie s th a t a re s o m e tim e s h u ­
m o ro u s a n d so m e tim e s p o ig n a n t.
H e r w o rk sh o w s ju s t h o w m u c h
o f th e p a st w e b rin g w ith u s a n d
h o w w e c o n tin u e to u se it to d e -
M a r y K a th e r in e E a m e y
fin e o u rs e lv e s .”
E a m e y ’s o th e r b o o k s in c lu d e
F ir s t F in d th e C o u rth o u s e , A n
A n e c d o ta l H is to ry o f th e 83"1J u ­
d ic ia l D is tric t o f T e x a s . S h e h a s
b e e n s p e c ia l c o rre s p o n d e n t a n d
p h o to g r a p h e r f o r p a p e r s in E l
P aso, S an A n g e lo a n d F o rt W orth.
B o o k s c a n b e p u r c h a s e d fro m
T h e Iris S h o p a n d M a rfa B o o k C o .
in M a rfa o r o rd e re d fro m L isto
P u b lic a tio n s a tP .O . B o x 1 8 0 1 0 0 ,
D a lla s , T X , 7 5 2 1 8 - 0 1 0 0 . F o r
m o re in fo rm a tio n , p le a s e c o n ta c t
S a ra h F a rm e r a t 9 7 2 -8 9 3 -2 8 8 3 o r _
s f a r m e r f a itw o r k /.c o m . B o o k s *
a g e n d a to c le a r a g ro v e o f c o tto n ­ th e ir o p p o sin g p a tty ’s prim ary.
w o o d tre e s fro m C ib o lo C re e k n e a r
"I a p p ro v e o f th e th e o ry b e h in d
S h a fte r, s o as to m a in ta in a fre e ’ th is,” sa id P re s id io C o u n ty Ju d g e
flo w o f w a te r sh o u ld th e c re e k e v e r J a c k B ru n so n . “E v e ry b o d y o u g h t
r u n . T h e c o u r t r e s o l v e d t h a t to h a v e a n o p p o rtu n ity to h e lp s e ­
C o rd e ro w o u ld n e e d to s p e a k w ith lect th e p e rs o n w h o ’s g o in g to d o
P re s id io C o u n ty A tto rn e y T e re sa th e jo b .”
T o d d , w h o w a s n o t p re s e n t a t th e
T h e re s o lu tio n p a s s e d a n d w ill b e
m e e tin g d u e to a w a te r b o a rd m e e t­ ta k e n u p a t th e n e x t se ssio n o f th e
in g in E l P a so , to so rt o u t th e le g a l­ T ex as S ta te L e g isla tu re .
In a n o th e r u n a n im o u s v o te , th e
ity o f th e c o u n ty m a in ta in in g th e
fre e flo w o f its c re e k s a n d stre a m s. c o u rt p a ss e d a re s o lu tio n su p p o rt­
In a n u n c o m m o n ite m , th e co u rt in g a n A p ril 2 2 E a rth D a y in E l
p a s s e d a re s o lu tio n c a llin g f o r a P pso. T h e v o te w a s n o t w ith o u t its
re s tru c tu rin g o f th e c o u n ty ’s p ri­ m o m e n ts o f h u m o r. “ W h a t’s E a r th D a y ? ” a s k e d a
m a ry e le c tio n s y s te m . A c c o rd in g
to th e re s o lu tio n , “c e rta in c o n s titu ­ m e m b e r o f th e au d ie n c e .
e n ts w h o a re p a rt o f th e 4 ,0 5 7 re g ­
Ju d g e B ru n so n ex p lain ed : “T h a t’s
is te re d v o te rs o f P re s id io C o u n ty w h e re th e y s it a ro u n d p re a c h in g
h a v e e x p re s s e d th e ir o p p o s itio n to c o n s e r v a tio n a n d p la n tin g tre e s.
th e c lo s e d p a rty p rim a ry s y s te m T h is sh o w s th a t w e su p p o rt c o n ­
p re se n tly im p o s e d ." T h e re so lu tio n se rv a tio n .”
" C a n E l P a s o a ffo rd to w a te ra n y
e s s e n tia lly se e k s to p e rm it v o te rs
w h o se re g is te re d p a rty is n o t re p ­ n ew tre e s n o w ? ” a sk e d C o m m is ­
re s e n te d in a n e le c tio n to v o te in s io n e r D a n n y W atts.
a re S 1 4 .9 5 e a c h (S 1 9 .2 5 'in c lu d in g
ta x a n d sh ip p in g fo r T e x a s re s i­
d en ts; S I 8 .0 0 fo r o u t-o f-sta te resi*
d e n ts; p le a s e a d d .5 0 c e n ts sh ip ­
p in g a n d h a n d lin g p e r a d d itio n a l
bo o k ).
M a r f a s c h o o l b o a r d a p o lo g iz e s to p a r e n t
B y J A C O B S IL V E R S T E I N
M A R F A - T h e sc h o o l b o a rd is ­
s u e d a n o ffic ia l a p o lo g y to a p a r­
e n t o f a M a rfa s tu d e n t o n M o n ­
d a y n ig h t, fo llo w in g th e p re se n ta ­
t i o n in e x e c u t iv e s e s s io n o f a
g rie v a n c e a g a in s t M a rfa te a c h e r
D u b P o is o n .
T h e grievance, w h ich alleg ed that
P o is o n m a d e se v e ra l d e ro g a to ry
" r e m a rk s a b o u t th e s tu d e n t in th e
p re s e n c e o f te a c h e rs a n d an a d ­
m in is tra to r, w a s c la s s if ie d a s a
le v e l th re e , m e a n in g th a t it h a d a lre a d y p a ss e d fro m th e p rin c ip a l
o f th e h ig h sc h o o l to th e s u p e rin ­
t e n d e n t a n d o n to th e s c h o o l
b o a rd . A s th e b o a rd to o k n o a c ­
tio n o n th e g rie v a n c e , o th e r th a n
is s u in g a n o ffic ia l ap o lo g y , th ey
c h o s e to u p h o ld th e a c tio n tak en
a t le v e l tw o b y fo rm e r a c tin g S u ­
p e r i n t e n d e n t W in i f r e d D o d d s
w h en th e griev an ce w a s still in his
o ffic e .
T h e n a tu re o f th a t actio n w as n o t
re v e a le d .
T h e p a re n t, w h o a sk e d th a t h e r
n a m e b e w ith h e ld , sa id sh e w as
n o t s a tis fie d w ith th e b o a r d ’s d e ­
cision.
“ W h a t I w a n te d 1 w a s n ’t a b le to
g e t,” sh e s a id , “ a w ritte n a p o lo g y
le tte r re a d in o p e n se s sio n b y M r.
P o is o n .”
P o is o n ’s w ife , N a n c y P o is o n , is
a s c h o o l b o a rd m e m b e r. B e fo re
" th e p a re n t p re s e n te d h e r g rie v ­
a n c e to th e b o a rd N a n c y P o iso n
le ft th e ro o m .
“ I w e n t in , sh e w e n t o u t," th e
p a re n t e x p la in e d .
S u p e rin te n d e n t G a ry H a m ilto n
w o u ld n o t c o m m e n t o n th e c a se
e x c e p t to s a y th a t th e p a r e n t
w o u ld re c e iv e a le tte r d e ta ilin g
w h a t th e o ffic ia l a c tio n w o u ld b e .“ I still h a v e n ’t d e c id e d w h e th e r
to a c c e p t th is o r n o t," th e p a re n t
c o m m e n te d . “ A n d i f 1 d o n ’t a c ­
c e p t it I ’m n o t su re w h a t to d o
n e x t.”
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u n it fo r tw o y e a rs a n d e x p e c ts to
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Body of Mexican journalist shot “executionstyle” found at U.S. border near Harlingen
LOS INDIOS, Texas - The body
of a Mexican journalist who had
been shot in the back of the head
was dumped on the Texas side of
the border early Sunday.
Pablo Pineda’s head was c o v ­
ered with a plastic bag, and he had
been shot in the head with a 9 mm
gun, Cameron County Sheriff
Omar Lucio said.
U.S. Border Patrol agents said
they saw two men carry a large
bundle across the Rio Grande to
Los Indios, about IS miles south
of Harlingen, dump it on the U.S.
bank and return to Mexico, Sher­
L e t us s h r in k w r a p - d e lic io u s G o u r m e t
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A R O M A T IQ U E L u x u r y B a th L in e
ifT Lucio said.
chief police reporter. ., v _
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The agents assumed the bundle
“He had a lot of enemies. He
contained something illegal and was shot at with a 9 mm in De­
waited foF someone to pick it up. cember,” said Mr. Castillo. He
They went to inspect the object added that Mr. Pineda was beaten
around 6:45 a.m. and discovered k severely three years ago.
“He was a strong person who
Mr. Pineda’s body.'
“It was an execution-style shoot­ wanted to discover and uncover
ing,” S heriff Lucio told the anything criminal,” Mr. Castillo
said. “ He was snooping. He
Harlingen Valley Moming Star.
Mr. Pineda was a reporter and wanted to cover every story
photographer for La Opinion in whether it be a murder, kidnap­
Matamoros, across the Rio ping or crashes.”
Grande from Brownsville. He had
U .S . and Mexican authorities are
also worked for tabloids, said investigating.
Martin Castillo, the newspaper’s
(the Associated Press)
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Mexican TV host slaying holds country’s notice
case. Web pages are dedicated'
MEXICO C ITY — A slain tele­
to Stanley, and Internet chat
vision host with a taste for co­
rooms have sprung up to discuss
caine. Hisridiculcd sidekick. An
the case. When a radio program
alleged drug smuggler known as
recently asked for opinions on the
the Amphetamine King. An as­
piring young actress.
case, the switchboard lit up with
more than 4,000 calls.
Nearly a year after Mexico’sTV
“I watch it every day,” said
funnyman Paco Stanley was
Ignacio Arroyo, a 57-year-old
gunned down in broad daylight,
butcher. “I like to see the officials
the already bizarre case has taken
make a mess of everything. It
even more twists — and Mexi­
gives me insight into how inca­
cans are following every one.
pable they are in resolving prob­
On Monday, Mexico's two na­
lems.''
tional television networks aired
When Stanley was gunned down
footage of the key witness re­
outside a Mexico City restaurant.
tracting his testimony, saying au­
thorities forced him to testify __ he was seen as another victim of
the city’s crime wave.
against the three main suspects.
City officials scoffed at the re­
But revelations of Stanley’s co­
traction and said it was a ploy by
caine use and links to an alleged
smuggler created speculation
the federal government to distract
about a drug link, and the case
attention from their attempt to
bring corruption charges against
exploded with the arrest ofhis TV
sidekick, who had lingered in the
a Cabinet minister.
restaurant's bathroom at the time
The federal government, in tum.
of the attack, saying his hemor­
suggested the city, run by an op­
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ing was ordered by alleged drug
ing party.
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Amezcua
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caine and recruited Stanley’s
sidekick, M ario Rodriguez
Bezares, to help the slaying in
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ta s k o f fo rm u la tin g a w a te r m a n ­
a g e m e n t p la n is o n e th a t a t tim e s
brings h ig h e m o tio n an d a stru g g le
fo r p o w e r to th e s u rfa c e o f th e
g r o u p 's m e e tin g s , as th e u rb a n
an d ru ra l m e m b e rs w h o m a k e u p
th e p a n e l e a c h a tte m p t to e n su re
th a t th e ir re s p e c tiv e in te re sts w ill
be a c c u ra te ly re p re se n te d in th e
g ro u p 's fin al p la n . O n c e d ra fte d ,
th a t p la n m u s t u n d e rg o a p e rio d
o f p u b lic s c ru tin y a n d a p u b lic
h e a rin g b e fo re th e final v e rsio n is
p r e s e n te d to th e T e x a s W a te r
D e v e lo p m e n t B o a rd in Ja n u a ry ,
2001.
It is v ita l th a t th e P S B ’s p la n s
fo r fu tu re w a te r m a n a g e m e n t a re
in c lu d e d in th e p la n n in g g ro u p 's
fin a l d o c u m e n t, s in c e it is th e
T e x a s W a te r D e v e lo p m e n t B o a rd
w h ic h c a n h e lp th e P S B fu n d a n y
p ip e lin e it m ig h t h a v e to b u ild to
g e t th e w a te r fro m its B ig B e n d
a re a ra n c h e s to th irs ty E l P a s o
re sid en ts. T h e P S B last m o n th p u t
a v e ry g e n e ra l c o s t e s tim a te o f a
B ig B e n d - E l P a s o a q u e d u c t
p ro jec t at S 2 5 0 m illion.
T h e re a ls o e x is ts th e v ery real
a n d p re s s in g n e e d o f w a te r in th e
city. A n e x p lo s io n in p o p u la tio n
c o u p le d w ith lo cal w a te r su p p lie s
th a t a re d w in d lin g in b o th w a te r
qu ality an d q u an tity are m a jo r fac­
to rs in th e P S B ’s d e c is io n to e x ­
p lo re a lte rn a te w a te r su p p lie s. El
P a s o ’s n e e d to lo o k fo r o th e r w a ­
te r re s o u rc e s h a s lik e w ise b e e n
e x p e d ite d by a re c e n t a d m issio n
by J u a re z , M e x ic o o ffic ia ls th a t
th e M e x ic a n b o rd e r city o n ly h as
e n o u g h w a te r in its o n e so u rc e o f
d rin k in g w a te r to last th e n ex t fo u r
years. T h at d rin k in g so u rce, called
the H u e c o B o lso n , is a lso u sed b y
El P aso .
W h a t it c o m e s d o w n to , J e f f
D e v e re tc ld ih e c ro w d M o n d ay ,
is th a t E l P a s o w ill h a v e to c u ll a
allo w e v e ry s i n g le ‘t* to b e cro ssed
o n ly in th e D e ll C ity a re a arid n o t
n u m b e r o f w a te r s o u rc e s to fu lfill
a n d *i’ d o tte d . I t ’s n o t g o in g to be
th ro u g h o u t th e county. A d d itio n a l
fu tu re n e e d s. T h e B ig B e n d w a ­
p e r f e c t.”
w ells w e re th e m ain s tra te g y c o n ­
te r ra n c h e s fo rm a c e n tra l a n d sig ­
P la n n i n g g r o u p m e m b e r s d i ­
s u lta n ts a d v is e d f o r a lle v ia tin g
n ific a n t portio n o f th o se reso u rces,
re c te d th e c o n s u lta n ts w o rk in g o n
w a te r s h o r ta g e s w h e n d e f i c it s
b u t a re n o t th e o n ly so u rc e o n
th e w a te r p la n to re fin e la n g u a g e
a rise , w h ic h c o n s u lta n t M ic h a e l
w h ic h th e P S B w ill rely. " W e ’re
a n d a m e n d m a n a g e m e n t s tra te ­
H ic k e y v o lu n ta rily a llo w e d w a s
g o in g to n e e d a lo t m o re w a te r
g ie s to re fle c t th e n e e d s o f a g ri­
n o t e n tire ly p la u s ib le . “O n ly o n e
th a n w e th in k w e ca n g e t o u t o u r
c u lt u r e a n d r u r a l p o p u la t io n s
c o u n ty sh o w s a d e fic it," h e sa id .
w a te r r a n c h e s ," D e v e r e s a id .
m isse d in th e c u rr e n t m o d e lin g o r
“ In s te a d o f ta rg e tin g J e f f D a v is
“ W e ’re n o t g o in g to d e p e n d o n
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W a te r is m e a su re d in a c re feet,
o f w a te r, th e y ’ re g o in g to ru n o u t
A ls o a t th e m e e tin g , p la n n in g
w h ic h in d ic a te s o n e a c re o f la n d
o f g ra s s. A n d b e fo re th e y ’re g o ­
g ro u p m e m b e rs:
c o v e r e d b y o n e fo o t o f w a te r.
in g to ru n o u t o f g ra s s , th e y 'r e
• liste n e d a s c o n s u lta n t G ly n d a
A c c o rd in g to D e v e re 's ta b le s , E l
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P a so h o p e s to d ra w 3 0 ,0 0 0 a c re
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its a b ility to d e c la re a p o rtio n o f
fe e t fro m its w a te r ra n c h e s b y th e
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re c re a tio n a lly o r e c o lo g ic a lly im ­
2 0 2 0 , 5 0 ,0 0 0 a c re fe e t in 2 0 3 0 ,
ity to th e c a p ric io u s n a tu re o f rain
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th o u g h m a p p in g o f th e B ig B e n d . m u n itie s an d ra n c h e s b e y o n d th e
ag ricu ltu rists in JefT D a v is C o u n ty
• w e re lik e w is e a le r te d to th e
a re a a q u ife rs is s o m e w h a t im p re ­
w ill a lm o s t c e rta in ly h a v e w a te r p o s s ib ility to p e rf o rm a n e m e r­
c is e a n d n o t w ell m o d e le d a t th is
p ro b le m s a t so m e p o in t. P la n n in g
g e n c y tr a n s f e r o f s u r fa c e w a te r
tim e , P S B ta b le s d o c u m e n t m o re
g ro u p c h a ir m a n T o m B e a rd
rig h ts to m u n ic ip a litie s d u rin g a
th a n 3 5 m illio n a c re f e e t o f w a te r
a g re e d . " A q u ife rs a re fr a g ile ,” h e
d
ro u g h t o f re c o rd . “ Y ou h a v e to
a v a i l a b l e in th e u n d e r g r o u n d
said . “ W e c o n siste n tly h a v e p ro b ­ b e s p e c if ic .in w h a t, w h e re a n d ,
la k es.
le m s w ith w a te r.”
h o w m u c h w a te r is tra n s fe rre d ,”
T h e P S B p ro p o se s to sa v e b a c k
T h e a d o p tio n o f c e rta in b ro a d M
e r c ie r s a id . F a ir m a r k e t c o m ­
th e H u e c o a n d M esilla B o lso n r e ­
b a se d la n g u a g e in to th e p la n n in g
p e n s a tio n to th e w a te r o w n e r an d
s o u r c e s it c u r r e n tly u s e s f o r a
g ro u p ’s d o c u m e n t m a y d o w e ll to
d a m a g e p a y m e n t, i f n e c e ss a ry , is
w o rst c a se sc e n a rio a n d b e g in u s­
su p p le m e n t th e c h a rts a n d g ra p h s
re q u ire d in s u c h a tra n sfe r.
in g o th e r w a te r so u rc e s to su p p le ­
th a t d o n o t a c c u r a t e ly p o r tr a y
• se t u p a c o m m itte e to d e v e lo p
m e n t th o se b o lso n s. D e sa lin a tio n
w h a t re s id e n ts o f th e a r e a a lre a d y
r e c o m m e n d a tio n s to th e T e x a s
p la n ts c o u ld m ix fresh w a te r fro m
know . “A n y ru ra l c o m m u n ity th a t W a te r D e v e lo p m e n t B o a rd th a t
th e B ig B e n d ra n c h e s w ith b ra c k ­
d ra w s o n fra g ile W e st T e x a s a q u i­ w o u ld e n liv e n o r stre a m lin e th e
ish w a te r fro m lo c a l so u rc e s, th e
fe rs c o u ld h a v e a w a te r sh o rta g e
c u rre n t p la n n in g p ro c e s s.
P S B p o in ts o u t. C o n s e r v a tio n
a t a n y tim e ,” B e a rd s ta te d .
m e th o d s su c h a s th e in s ta lla tio n
S o m e u rb a n m e m b e rs q u ib b le d
o f lo w flo w sh o w e rh e a d s an d to i­
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le ts a n d E l P a so o rd in a n c e s lim it
B e a rd 's la n g u a g e . N o w w e ll in to
c a r w a sh in g , law n w a te rin g a n d
th e w a te r p la n n in g p ro c e s s , th e
m a n d a te d ro u g h t-re s ista n t la n d ­
critical ju n c tu re a t w h ic h th e g ro u p
sc a p in g are a lre a d y o n th e b o o k s
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is p o is e d w a s u n d e rs c o re d M o n ­
o r in th e w o rk s. A g re a te r a tte n ­
d a y b y th e p r e s e n c e o f g r o u p
tio n to th e in te g rity o f p ip e lin e s
m e m b e rs S e n a to r E lio t S h a p le ig h
th a t c o n v e y th e w a te r c o u ld p o ­
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te n tia lly sa v e a g re a t d e a l.o f w a ­
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ter, D e v e re sa id , s in c e w a t e r j s
a lte rn a te s to th e m ee tin g s. “ S u rely
n o t lo s t if th e re a re n o leak s in
A lp in e h a s p ro je c tio n s,” R a m ire z
th e lin e. T a lk s w ith a n El P a s o
sa id , “W e ’v e g o n e th r o u g h til
a g r ic u ltu r a l w a te r d is tr ic t m a y
" a ls o e v e n tu a lly se e '-R io G ra n d e —p ro c e s s id e n tify in g p ro b le m s ," h e
c o n tin u e d later. “E ith iet tfie p r o ­
w a te r o rig in a lly d e s ig n a te d fo r
c
e s s is fa u lty o r in f o n n a tio n h as
ag ric u ltu ra l use tra n sfe rre d to m u ­
fa lle n th ro u g h th e c ra c k s .”
n ic ip a l d rin k in g w ater.
A q u ifers, riv e r levels, rain fall and
T h e o p tio n s illu s tra te d b y th e
c o m m u n ity n e e d s a re n o t re lia b ly
P S B p re s e n t a c o m p le x , ra d ic a l
p re d ic ta b le , o th e r m e m b e rs
p ic tu re th a t a lm o st o v e rw h e lm ­
p o in te d o u t. M o d e lin g o f th e B ig
in g ly c a lls fo r e q u a l p a rts c o n s e r­
B e n d re g io n 's a q u ife rs a n d w a te r
v a tio n e ffo rts an d p o litic a l fle x ­
le v e ls a re ju s t n o t y e t a s th o ro u g h
ib ility fro m th e w a te r p la n n e rs.
a s th e d e ta i le d d a ta a v a i l a b l e
“ T h e q u e s tio n is, h o w d o y o u
1 6 0 8 W . H w y
a b o u t th e E l P a s o a re a . “ I c a n tell
w a n t th is to lo o k ," D e v e re to ld the
you w hen El P aso has n o t been
g ro u p . "Y ou h av e to d e tid e w h ere
g o o d a t f o r s e e in g ,” s a id S ta te
th e b a la n c e s are g o in g to re s id e .”
R ep . P e te G alleg o , a lso a p la n n in g
“ I g u e ss I feel like w h a t w e h a v e
Clctr Acroit A m ttic i:
g ro u p m e m b e r. “ I c a n te ll y o u
is a re a l m o v in g t a r g e t," s a id
w h e n M a rfa , F o rt D a v is a n d A l­
A u th o r iz e d D e a le r
T e resa T odd, P re sid io C o u n ty A t­
p in e h a v e n o t b e e n g o o d a t
to rn ey and a p lan n in g g ro u p m e m ­
fo rs e e in g - n o t j u s t b e c a u s e o f
ber. D e v e re n o d d e d in re s p o n se .
n u m b e rs a n d c h a rts . W e c a n at
Yet d e sp ite the w o rk b y th e P S B
le a st c o m e to a c o n s e n s u s th a t w e
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a b ility . p la n n in g g ro u p m e m b e rs
p in e ,” G a lle g o said , s m ilin g , “ b u t
w o rrie d a lo u d at th e a c c u ra c y o f
w e 'v e b e e n w ro n g o n a re g u la r
a ll t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n . In a
b a s is . W e 'r e iro n in g it o u t. W e
c o n s u lta n t’s stu d y o f stra te g ie s to
n e e d th e fle x ib ility to n o t w a it b e ­
m e e t irrig a tio n an d liv e sto c k w a ­
D E H -P 2 0 0 0 S e rie s
fo re so m e o n e h a s a c ris is b e fo re
te r su p p ly sh o rta g e s, fo r in sta n c e ,
w e c a n h e lp th e m .”
o n ly J e f f D a v is C o u n ty a p p e a re d
G ro u p m e m b e r J im E d M ille r
to p o te n tia lly h a v e a w a te r d e fic it
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in th e fu tu re. In th e sa m e stu d y ,
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f u s to fall th ro u g h th e c ra c k s
H u d sp e th C o u n ty w a s fo u n d to
b e c a u s e so m e m a th e m a tic a l
b e w a te r su ffic ie n t fo r liv e sto c k
e q u a tio n g o t in th e w a y ,” h e sa id .
n e e d s, e v e n th o u g h th e v a st m a ­
“T h e (final plan ’s) tim elin e d o e sn ’t
jo r ity o f th a t w a te r w a s lo c a te d
7 0 0 F R E E
M A R F A - M a rfa E le m e n ta ry
S ch o o l w ill h o ld re g istra tio n fo r
e arly c h ild h o o d , p re-k in d e rg a rte n
and k in d n g a rte n studen ts w h o w ill
a tte n d sc h o o l in th e fall.
R eg istra tio n w ill b e h e ld fro m 26 :3 0 p .m . T h u rs d a y , A p ril 2 7 , in
th e e le m e n ta ry sc h o o l lib rary .
S ch o o l o ffic ia ls req u est th at each
p aren t b rin g th e ir c h ild ’s b irth cert i f i c a te , im m u n iz a tio n r e c o r d ,
p r o o f o f in c o m e an d th e c h ild ’s
so cial s e c u rity card .
It is im p o rta n t th a t all fo u r- an d
fiv e -y e a r- o ld s p re -re g is te r, sa id
sc h o o l o ffic ia ls . T h is w ill e n a b le
th e a d m in is tra tio n to p la n fo r a d ­
e q u a te fa c ilitie s a n d te a c h e rs.
In fo rm a tio n : M a rfa E le m e n ta ry
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Genevieve Bassham
Pd. pol. adv., by Genevieve P. Bassham, Marfa, TX
Made in Marfa
a call to artists
Purpose: To celebrate the diversity of art and creativity
in Marfa.
Eligibility: All those who call Marfa home.
Date & Location: May 5, 2000, Westenburg Gallery, Marfa
Show & Party: 7-1 lp.m.
RULES:
1. T h is is a n o p e n co m p etitio n re q u irin g a $ 1 0 e n try fe e .
2 . All a r t to h a v e b e e n c re a te d b e tw e e n April 5 a n d M ay 5.
3 . All m e d iu m s a c c e p ta b le .
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4 . E n trie s m a y n o t e x c e e d 6 ' in a n y o n e directio n .
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5. All w o rk m u s t b e re a d y to 'h a i)g o r install.
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Sul Ross concert choir to
perform for public April 14
Mark Wheelis of Marfa mu recently elected as a director of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Association.
From left are: JIm Thompson, Mark Wheelis, Bennie Bock, Mike Wirtt, Danny Stewart, Gene S. Walker Jr. and
Bragg^S^tUk. Notpictured are Mark Forgason and Richard Hughes, of Fort Davis.
Biennial property conference set for SR campus
T h e S u l R o s s S ta te U n iv e rs ity
C o n c e rt C h o ir, d ire c te d b y D r.
R e x W ilso n , w ill p e rfo rm F rid ay ,
A p ril 14, 7 :3 0 p .m . in M a rsh a ll
A u d ito r iu m . T h e re is n o a d m is ­
s io n c h a rg e a n d th e p u b lic is in ­
v ite d to a tte n d .
W o rk s b y H a n d e l, F a u re ,
S c h u b e r t, T h o m p s o n , G rie g ,
E s te s , B u rle ig h , B illin g s le y a n d
W h itn e y w ill b e p e rfo rm e d . T h e
s ty le s o f m u s ic c o v e r c la s s ic b a ­
ro q u e , c la s sic ro m a n tic a n d m o d ­
e m , A m e ric a n fo lk a n d s p iritu a l
tu n e s a n d p a tr io tic n u m b e rs.
S u l R o s s m u s ic m a jo rs S h e lli
W a lte rs, F o rt S to ck to n , a n d B re n t
K e y , O d e ssa , w ill b e featu red p e r­
fo rm e rs . W a lte rs , a m e z z o s o ­
p ra n o , w ill sin g R o g e r Q u itte r’s
“ D re a m V a lle y ” a n d K e y , a b a ss
in th e c h o ir, w ill p e rfo rm E d w in
G o ld m a n ’s “A m e ric a n F a n ta s ia ”
re a liz e h o w th e r ig h ts o f p riv a te
R a n c h e rs a n d la n d o w n e rs jo in e d
A L P IN E - T h e 2 0 0 0 B ie n n ia l
to g e th e r a n d w ith g u id a n c e fro m
C o n f e r e n c e a n d j o i n t a n n u a l , o w n e rs h ip a re b e in g e ro d e d . O n e
o f o u r g o a ls is to u n ite o u r m e m ­
T ra n s T e x a s H e rita g e A sso c ia tio n
m e e tin g s o f tw o p r o p e r ty rig h ts
b e rs a n d th e p u b lic to b e a m o re
fo rm e d th e C e n tra l T e x a s g ro u p .
o rg a n iz a tio n s a re s c h e d u le d fo r
in flu en tia l g ra ssro o ts m o v e m e n t”
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V an E m a n , a D a v is M o u n ta in s
H erita g e A sso c ia tio n s a re en co u r- ,
n e w U n iv ersity C e n te r o f S ul R o ss
la n d o w n e r, re s id e s in M id la n d .
a g in g th e w is e u s e o f n a tu ra l r e ­
S ta te U n iv e rs ity .
D M T P H A a n d T T H A a re h e a d ­
so u rc e s o n p riv a te la n d s , d e fe n d ­
H o s te d b y th e T ra n s-T e x a s H e ri­
q u a rte re d in A lp in e . D M P T H A
in g th e A m e ric a n sy s te m o f f r e e .
ta g e A s s o c i a tio n ( T T H A ) a n d
w a s fo u n d e d in F e b ru a r y 1 9 8 9
enterprise, p ro m o tin g p riv ate o w n ­
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sta rt a t 11 a.m . a n d fin ish a t 3 p .m .
ra n c h e rs an d h o m e o w n e rs
T h e 2 0 0 0 B ie n n ia l C o n fe re n c e
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b a n d e d to g e th e r a n d su c c e s s fu lly
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tio n a n d to r e g is te r fo r th e c o n ­
p l a n s t o d e s i g n a t e 3 3 c e n tr a l
lo n g - c h e r is h e d p r o p e r ty r i g h ts
fe re n ce , c a ll (9 1 5 ) 8 3 7 -3 4 6 1 .
T e x a s c o u n tie s a s c ritic a l h a b ita ts
w ith o u t re g a rd s fo r th e lo n g -ra n g e
fo r th e G o ld e n C h e e k e d w a rb le r.
co n seq u en ces. M a n y p e o p le d o n ’t
Alpine school
Fiddle dance benefits Western reunion set
Heritage museum in Alpine
A L P IN E - L a n n y F ie l a n d th e
R a n c h D a n c e F id d le B a n d w ill
p la y a b e n e fit c o n c e rt a t 4 p .m .
o n A p ril 2 2 a t th e H o lla n d H o te l
in d o w n to w n A lp in e .
P ro c e e d s fro m th e c o n c e rt w ill
h e lp to e s ta b lis h th e M u s e u m o f
W e s t e r n H e r i t a g e o f t h e B ig
B e n d o f th e R io G ra n d e . F u n d s
w ill b e u sed p rim a rily fo r m u se u m
o p e n in g e x p e n s e s a n d fo r sto ra g e
a n d re s to ra tio n o f a rtifa c ts . T h e
e v e n t w ill la u n c h e s ta b lis h m e n t
a c tiv itie s fo r th e m u se u m an d g iv e
fo lk s th e o p p o rtu n ity to v is it th e
p ro p o s e d m u s e u m s ite a n d le a m
a b o u t r e s to r a tio n p la n s fo r th e
R a ilro a d D e p o t.
P la y in g tr a d itio n a l tw o -s te p s ,
w a ltz e s, sc h o ttisc h e s, a n d p o lk a s,
th e b a n d r e c r e a te s m u s ic th a t h a s
b e e n p la y e d in T e x a s s in c e th e
first s e ttle rs arriv e d o n th e p la in s.
O th e r activ itie s iq clu d e an au ctio n
o f s e le c t ite m s a n d to u rs o f th e
A lp in e R a ilro a d D e p o t. R e fre s h ­
m e n ts w ill b e se rv e d a n d d o n a ­
tio n s a re a p p re c ia te d .
T h e b o a r d o f d ir e c to r s o f th e
m u s e u m h a s b e e n w o rk in g in c o n ­
ju n c t io n w ith th e A lp in e M a in
S tr e e t A d v is o r y B o a rd a n d th e
C ity o f A lp in e ’s h is to ric ra ilro a d
d e p o t r e n o v a tio n p ro je c t. P la n s
fo r th e m u s e u m a re to e s ta b lis h a
m u s e u m e x h ib it in th e d e p o t w ith
a fo c u s o n th e ra ilro a d a n d tr a n s ­
p o rta tio n a n d h o w th e y c o n tr ib ­
u ted to th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f (fie B ig
B e n d a re a . T h e m is s io n o f th e
M u s e u m o f W e ste rn H e rita g e is
th e c o lle c tio n , p re s e rv a tio n an d
in te rp re ta tio n o f th e h e rita g e o f
th e B ig B e n d a n d B o rd e rla n d s
re g io n o f T e x a s . F u tu re p la n s a re
fo r a m u lti-site m u s e u m tellin g the
sto ry o f th e B ig B e n d th ro u g h a
v a rie ty o f m e d iu m s, e sp e c ia lly th e
sto rie s o f th e p e o p le , p la c e s a n d
e v e n t s t h a t s h a p e d th i s g r e a t
la n d — n a m e s s u c h as G a g e ,
M ean s, B lo y s, K o k e m o t, S tillw ell,
M u s q u iz , G a lle g o , B a e z a , B rite ,
C a s p a ris . T h e re w ill a ls o 'b e s to ­
rie s o f th e T e x a s R an g e rs, th e R io
G r a n d e , M i n i n g , th e L o n g X
R a n c h , C a p Y a te s ' L o n g h o rn s ,
fa m o u s ro p e rs , h o rse m e n an d
c u tt e r s , th e M u r d e r S te e r, th e
“ B lo o d y B e n d ," an d m an y o th ers.
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n co n ta c t the
A lp in e C h a m b e r o f C o m m e rc e at
(9 1 5 )8 3 7 -2 3 2 6 .
Gems and minerals come to Alpine
A L P IN E - T h e 11* a n n u a l B ig
B e n d G e m a n d M in e ra l S h o w w ill
b e h e ld in A lp in e o n A p ril 2 0 -2 3 .
T h e s h o w w ill fe a tu re d e a le rs
s e llin g ro u g h ro c k s , c ry s ta ls , fa c ­
e te d s to n e s , fo s s ils , s p e c im e n s ,
b e a d s, c a rv e d s to n e s , sp h e re s,
j e w e l r y o f a ll k in d s , tu m b le r s ,
sto n e c u ttin g e q u ip m e n t a n d s u p ­
p lie s , a n d b o o k s. T h e s h o w w ill
a ls o fe a tu re c ra f t a n d e q u ip m e n t
d e m o n s tra tio n s , fie ld trip s to c o l­
le c t B ig B e n d A r e a r o c k s a n d
m in e ra ls, s p e c ia l e x h ib its a n d d is ­
p l a y s , d o o r p r i z e s , a “ K i d ’s
K o m c r,” a n d a s ile n t a u c tio n o f
ro c k s a n d m in e ra ls .
T h e re is n o a d m issio n c h a rg e for
th e sh o w , w h ic h is h e ld a t th e A l­
p in e C iv ic C e n te r o n W est H ig h ­
w a y 9 0 . S h o w h o u rs a re 10 a.m .
to 6 p .m . o n T h u rsd a y , F rid a y a n d
S a tu rd a y , a n d 11 a .m . to 5 p .m .
o n S u n d ay .
F o r m o r e in f o rm a tio n c o n ta c t
G a y M a z o c h a t (9 1 5 ) 8 3 7 -3 3 7 5 .
A L P IN E - T h e A lp in e C e n te n ­
n ial S c h o o l R e u n io n w ill b e Ju ly
7 -9 at O u r L a d y o f P e a c e C a th o ­
lic C h u rc h .
R e s e rv a tio n s a re e n c o u ra g e d
b e fo re J u n e 15, to th e re u n io n
com m ittee: B ox 1671, A lpine, T X
79830.
In f o rm a tio n :
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V alenzuela, 9 1 5 .8 3 7 .3 1 5 0 o r N ilo
M in ja re s, 9 15 .3 6 6 .4 8 4 5 .
o n th e e u p h o n iu m . S tu d e n t c o n ­
d u cto rs M ich ael C h ap o y , D el R io;
D e a n n a Z iz z o , F o rt W o rth ; a n d
C o ri K a n n o n , A lp in e , w ill e a c h
c o n d u c t p o r t io n s o f “ C a n ta te :
T h re e L a tin S e ttin g s ."
O th e r c h o ir m e m b e rs in c lu d e :
C a r o l F a ir lie , M a r ia G ra n a d o ,
C a ro ly n M ild e r, K e lly K o e p p ,
J u lie T u ttle b e e , M ik e B o sc h e tti,
C e c il M ild e r a n d D a v id C o rb in ,
a ll o f A lp in e ; T e re s a D u ra n (F o rt
D a v is ) ;
M a d e ly n
F a rm e r
(S h a fte r); E ric R o d rig u e z (A u s.tin ) ;
N a th ia n
R o d rig u e z
(B a lm o rh e a ); a n d Je re m y
T h o m a s s o n (P e c o s ).
A n “ A fte r C o n c e rt P o p s S h o w ”,
w ill b e h e ld fo r a ll s tu d e n ts a n d
fiie n d s w h o w is h to try o u t a so lo
o r d u e t p o p s n u m b e r. S e v e ra l S ul
R o s s fa c u lty a n d s t a f f a re sc h e d ­
u le d to p e rfo rm .
Marathon
museum folks
to meet
M A R A T H O N - T h e M a r a th o n
M u s e u m S o c ie ty w ill m e e t S a tu r­
d ay , A p ril 15, a t '
3 p .m . a t th e C lu b H o u se , th e fu ­
tu re site o f th e M a ra th o n M u se u m .
S o c ie ty m e m b e rs a re se e k in g to
identify po ssib le sources o f artifacts
a n d h is to ric a l in fo rm a tio n re la tin g
to th e h is to ry o f M a ra th o n a n d its
e a rly re s id e n ts so th a t d is p la y s can
b e d e v e lo p e d fo r th e e n jo y m e n t
a n d e d u catio n o f re sid e n ts an d v isi­
to rs to th e to w n .
P resident T rav is R o b erts Jr. invites
a ll w h o a re in te re ste d in c re a tin g a
m u seu m to jo in th e s o c ie ty ’s a c tiv i­
ties.
Inform ation: (915) 386-4102/9011.
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w o u ld ta k e o n ly b ig m a rk e t s ta ­
tio n s , lik e K D F W in D a lla s ,"
w a rn e d N e u . “ A n d sm a ll T V s ta ­
tio n s lik e th o s e w e h a v e in M id ­
la n d a n d O d e s s a c o u ld e a s ily b e
fo rc e d to c lo s e d o w n w h e n s a te l­
lite c a rrie rs d e c id e d th e y d id n ’t
g e n e ra te e n o u g h v ie w e rs ."
N e u p o in te d o u t th a t d isji o w n ­
e rs u s u a lly w a tc h o n ly o n e p ro ­
g ra m a t a tim e o n a ll th e te le v i­
sio n s e ts in th e ir h o m e s , w h ile
c a b le su b s c rib e rs c a n v ie w d iffe r­
e n t p ro g ra m o n T V s e ts th r o u g h ­
o u t th e ir h o m e s sim u lta n eo u sly .
“ R e m e m b e r to o ,” s a id N e u ,
“ c a b le o p e ra to rs p a y s ig n ific a n t
fra n c h ise fe e s a n d p ro p e rty ta x e s,
a n d th e y c o lle c t lo c a l s a le s ta x e s
to o . L a s t y e a r a lo n e M o u n ta in
Z o n e T V p a id m o re th a t 5 2 8 ,0 0 0
to th e C ity o f M a rfa . T h e s a te l­
lite b u s in e s s p a id n o th in g . S a te l­
lite d is trib u to rs w a n t to a d v e rtis e
to v ie w e rs a n d ta k e th e ir m o n e y ,
S te v e N e u , o w n e r a n d m a n a g e r
b u t th e y d o n ’t w a n t to h e lp p a y
o f M o u n ta in Z o n e T V S y ste m s in
fo r ro a d s , sc h o o ls o r p u b lic s e r ­
A lp in e , M a r f a T V C a b l e a n d
v ic e s .”
S te v e N e u ’s f a t h e r , th e l a t e
P re s id io T V C a b le w a s in W a sh ­
in g to n M a rc h 2 8 -3 0 lo b b y in g fo r
W allac e N e u , w a s o n e o f th e first
c a b le o p e r a t o r s in th e n a ti o n ,
th e L o c a l T V A c t o f 2 0 0 0 to b e
a t le a st te c h n o lo g ic a lly n e u tra l, i f
sta rtin g u p h is first c a b le b u sin e ss
n o t o u trig h t c a n c e le d . H e a lo n g
in A lp in e in th e la te 19 5 0 s. T o d a y
w ith fe llo w A C A m e m b e rs lo b ­
h is so n s h a v e m a in ta in e d a n d ev en
ex p a n d e d h is b u sin e ss th ro u g h o u t
b ie d S e n a to r P h il G r a m m (R T e x .) a s k in g th a t s u c h lo a n g u a r­
W e st T ex a s.
“N o g o v e rn m e n t h a n d -o u ts w e re
a n te e s b e a v a ila b le to a ll v id e o
p ro v id e rs , n o t j u s t s a te llite c o m ­
g iv e n to h a rd w o rk in g e n tre p re ­
n e u r s lik e m y d a d ,” s a id N e u .
p a n ie s .
“ F ifty y e a rs a g o h e w a s ro a m in g
S e n . G ra m m , c h a ir m a n o f th e
th e m o u n ta in s o f B ig B end, M arfa,
S e n a te B a n k in g C o m m itte e a n d
c h i e f d e s ig n e r o f th e L o c a l T V
A lp in e an d F o rt D av is, lo o k in g fo r
“ S a te l li te c o m p a n i e s a lr e a d y
sig n a ls c o m in g in fro m D a llas a n d
A c t, a g r e e d w ith N e u a n d th e
h a v e tw o y e a rs b e fo r e th e y rn u st
A m e ric a n C a b le A s s o c ia tio n . H e
M id la n d -O d e ss a . M y d a d w ro te
c o m p ly to - s a m e la w s w e c a b le
d id d e liv e r a te c h n o lo g ic a l n eu tra l
th e b o o k o n h o w t a b rin g ru ra l
o p e ra to rs m u s t o b e y to d a y , a n d
b ill, m a k in g fe d e ra l lo a n g u a ra n ­
te le v is io n o u t W e st a n d h e n e v e r
th a t is, i f w e .c a rry o n e lo c a l T V
te e s a v a ila b le to c a b le , w ire le s s
to o k a c e n t fro m W a sh in g to n . In
s ta tio n w e h a v e to c a p y th e m a ll.
a n d s a te llite c o m p a n ie s a lik e .
fact, W a sh in g to n to o k h is m o n e y .
. T h is e n s u r e s C h ris tia n sta tio n s ,
C o n g re s s o rig in a lly p la n n e d to
W e ’re d e lig h te d to se e th a t S e n a ­
P B S a n d p u b lic a c c e s s c h a n n e ls
m a k e lo a n g u a ra n te e s w o rth b il­
w ill h a v e a c h a n c e to b e s e e n to o , - to r G ra m m s e e s th e p ic tu re lik e
lions available to o n ly satellite co m ­
w e d o . W ith G ra m m in o ffic e th e
n o t j u s t F rie n d s o n N B C T h u r s ­
p a n ie s , n o t re a liz in g s u c h a c t i o n . d a y n ig h ts.
sm all b u sin e ssm a n in A m erica still
c o u ld fa ta lly im p a c t ru r a l c a b le
h a s h o p e ."
“ I f s a te llite c o m p a n ie s w e re a l­
(A lo n g tim e re p o r te r in W a s h ­
T V c o m p a n ie s . S te v e N e u a n d
lo w e d to c h o o s e w h ic h lo c a l s ta ­
in g to n , D . C . , C .N . M c C lu s k e y is
o th e r m e m b e rs o f A C A , r e p r e ­
tio n s th e y w a n te d to c a rry th e y
C y n th ia N e u M c C lu s k e y , S te v e
N e u ’s siste r.)
B y C .N . M c P M J S K E Y
W A S H IN G ! O N , D .C . - T h e
U .S .'S e n a te pi-..- se d th e L o c a l T V
ACt o f 2 0 0 0 o n M a r c h 3 0 * o f f e r ­
in g S I .25 b illio n in fe d e ra l lo a n
g u a ra n te e s to e n c o u ra g e sa te llite ,
c a b le a n d w ire le s s c o m p a n ie s to
d e liv e r lo c a l T V s ig n a ls to ru ra l
a re a s o f A m e ric a . T h e H o u s e is
co nsidering sim ilar leg islatio n w ith
a le s s e r lo a n g u a ra n te e to ta lin g
o n e b illio n dollars.
“ In e ith e r c a s e ," s a y s A m e ric a n
C a b le A s s o c ia tio n (A C A ) P re s i­
d e n t M a tt P o lk a o f P itts b u r g h ,
P e n n s y lv a n ia , “ th e r e w ill b e le g ­
is la tio n p a s s e d th is y e a r to h e lp
in c re a se te c h n o lo g ic a l c a p a b ilite s
in ru ra l A m c ric a . A C A is p ro u d
th a t c a b le T V w ill b e a le a d e r in
b rin g in g is o la te d to w n s n e w te c h ­
n o lo g ic a l a d v a n c e s , e s p e c i a ll y
w ith th e ir a b ility to b rin g in th e
In te rn e t q u ic k ly .”
s e n tin g th r e e m illio n s u b s c rib e rs
n a tio n w id e , lo b b ie d c o n g re s s fo r
m o n th s to c h a n g e th e le g isla tio n .
“ U p to n o w C o n g re s s h a d th e
s a m e f a l s e i m p r e s s io n a s to o
m a n y o t h e r A m e r i c a n s , " s a id
N e u . “ M o s t in C o n g re s s th o u g h t
lo c a l c a b le c o m p a n ie s w e re r ip ­
p in g o f f th e ir c u s to m e rs b y r a is ­
in g c a b le ra te s o n a w h im a n d th a t
w e w e re in te n tio n a lly b lo c k in g
s a te llite d is h o w n e rs fro m re c e iv ­
in g lo c a l n e w s p ro g ra m s . N o th ­
in g c o u ld b e fu rth e r fro m th e tru th .
“ In fa c t," N e u e x p la in e d , “ i t ’s
a c tu a l p ro g r a m p ro v id e rs in H o l­
ly w o o d a n d N e w Y o rk w h o d e ­
c id e w h a t ra te s w ill b e c h a rg e d
fo r w h a t p ro g ra m s th e y b e a m o u t
to u s. C ity , s ta te a n d fe d e ra l g o v ­
e rn m e n ts th e n p ile th e ir fe e s a n d
ta x e s o n to p o f th is fig u re, b e lie v ­
in g c a b le te le v is io n is lik e a p a c k
o f c ig a r e tte s : a ta x a b le lu x u ry .
T h e y d o n ’t re a liz e th a t w ith o u t
c a b le T V th e r e w o u ld ra r e ly b e
telev isio n sig n als in sp arsely p o p u ­
la te d a re a s . C a b le o p e ra to rs a re
n o t ra is in g ra te s a n d w a llo w in g in
th e d o u g h . Q u ite th e c o n tr a ry ,
w e ’r e d o in g a ll w e c a n to k e e p
ra te s d o w n fo r o u r c u s to m e rs . .
“ A s fo r b lo c k in g d is h o w n e rs
fro m re c e iv in g lo c a l T V p ro g ra m ­
m in g , th a t’s a n o th e r tall ta le ,” Con­
tin u e d N e u . “ S a te llite c o m p a n ie s
to d a y c a n b ro a d c a s t lo c a l T V s ta ­
tio n s. B u t th e la w Ja y s th e y c a n ’t
‘c h e rry p ic k ’ w h ic h lo c a l sta tio n s
th e y w a n t to ca rry . ‘
We want to send a special thank you to
everyone who attended our baby
shower and fo r all the wonderful gifts
we have received. A special thanks to
our “Moms ” and all our fam ily and
friends.
Thanks again,
S e n a to r P h il G r a m m ( t h ir d f r o m le ft) lis te n s to T exa s c a b le o w n e r s ( l e ft to r ig h t) T o m S e a le o f t h e
B u f o r d M e d ia G r o u p i n T y le r ; S te v e N e u o f M o u n t a in Z o n e T V in A lp i n e , M a r fa T V C a b le a n d
P r e s id io T V C a b le ; a n d J i m G le a s o n r e p r e s e n tin g c a b le s y s te m s n e a r C a m e r o n , a ll r u r a l c o m m u ­
n itie s in T exa s.
Ariel Dunlap honored at Angelo State
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P re s id io C o u n ty w e re a m o n g th e
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io rs, se n io rs a n d g ra d u a te stu d e n ts
h a v e b e e n s e le c te d fo r in c lu sio n
in th e 2 0 0 0 e d itio n o f W h o ’s W h o
a m o n g S tu d en ts in A m erican U n i­
v e rs itie s a n d C o lle g e s.
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fic e c a n se e k th e ir re m o v a l w ith
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c o u rt.
H o o k e r and so m e o f h i s su p p o rts
a ls o m a d e an issu e o f d i s q u a li f i­
c a tio n s o f G o n z a le s. In a le tte r to
th e e d ito r in last w e e k ’s S e n tin e l,
L in d a D ry c la i m e d G o n z a le s
d id n ’t g ra d u a te fro m th e A lp in e
la w e n fo rc e m e n t sc h o o l a fte r tw o
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O n W e d n e sd a y , G o n z a le s p ro ­
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h a v e n o th in g to h id e .”
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AUSTIN - The Texas Histori­
cal Commission (THC) will an­
nounce the first round recipients
of the Texas Historic Courthouse
Preservation Program grants at
its May commission meeting in
San Antonio.
Created by Governor George W.
bush and the texas Legislature in
1999, the Texas Historic Court­
house Preservation Program will
provide $50 million in the next two
years to Texas counties for the
restoration of their historic court­
houses. It represents the largest
and most far-reaching historic
preservation initiative ever con­
ceived by a state government.
Counties interested in applying
for the second round of grants
must submit a mater plan to the
THC by July 3 and an application
by September 5. Second round
grants will be announced in Oc­
tober 2000. contingent on addi­
tional funding from the Texas Leg­
islature, the THC plans to continue
the program for several more
rounds to assist as many of the
more than 2 2 0 Texas historic
courthouses as possible.
For more information, please visit
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S h a fte r, D o fia E m e s tin a
S a n c h e z J im e n e z , h a s s e e n a n d
e x p e rie n c e d th e c h a n g e s o f 100 .
y e a rs . H e r p a re n ts w e re
C a ta rin o S a n c h e z a n d h e r
G e rm a n m o th e r, K a ta lin K u b a n i.
H e r p a te rn a l g ra n d p a re n ts w e re
d e s c e n d a n ts o f th e o rig in a l
s e ttle rs o f P re s id io d e l N o rte .
D o fia E rn e s tin a ’s g ra n d fa th e r,
E m e s tin a S a n ch ez Jim en ez
T e o d o ro S a n c h e z , w a s a n
a t age 30
a d m in is tra to r o f L a A d u a n a
M e jic a n a .f o r th e s ^ t e o f
D o fia E m e s tin a m a rrie d Ju a n
C h ih u a h u a . H e r g ra n d m o th e r,
J im e n e z , a n d th e y h a d a so n ,
T rin id a d R o n q tillo S a n c h e z w a s
J o h n J im e n e z . M r. J im e n e z w a s
th e d a u g h te r o f L ie u te n a n t
a M e x ic a n g o v e rn m e n t o ffic ia l
C o lo n e l Jo s e Y g n a c io R o n q u illo .
a n d w a s a ls o k ille d in C u id a d
A c c o rd in g to th e H is to r y o f
J u a r e z in 1926.
M a r fa a n d P r e s id io C o u n tv
In 1935, th e fa m ily m o v e d to
(1 5 3 5 -1 9 4 6 ) b y C e c ilia
M a r fe w h e re th e y re m a in e d
T h o m p so n , R o n q u illo in 1832
u n til 1946. In 1946, th e fam ily
p e titio n e d th e A lC a ld e o f
m o v e d to S a n Jo s e , C a lif. In
P re s id io d e l N o rte fo r a la n d
C a lifo rn ia D o fia E m e stin a
g ra n t o n th e n o rth sid e o f th e
w o rk e d fo r s e v e ra l y e a rs in a
R io G ra n d e . T h e la n d w a s
c a n n e ry . Q u ite a c o n tra s t fro m
g ra n te d to R o n q u illo b y A lc a ld e
th e p a rc h e d la n d s a n d d e s e rts o f
(M a y o r) C e sa rio H e n r r a , w h ic h
th e R io G ra n d e , M rs. J im e n e z
to d a y w o u ld c o v e r a b o u t tw o a d a p te d to a p e a c e fu l life in S an
th ird s o f th e p re s e n t-d a y
Jo s e . G o n e w e re th e w a g o n
P re sid io C o u n ty .
d a y s b u t D o fia E m e s tin a
O n A u g u s t 8* 1 8 8 8 , in P re s id io
C o u n ty , C a ta rin o S a n c h e z
a d a p te d to rid in g th e b u s a n d to
m a rrie d K a ta lin (C a ta lin a )
th e h u s tle o f c ity life . In 1976,
K u b a n i. B o m in B e rlin ,
th e fa m ily re tu rn e d to th e ir
G e rm a n y , K a ta lin canpe to
n a tiv e la n d a n d b o u g h t a h o m e
’S h a fte r w ith th e K ra n s te r fa m ily
in M a rfa .
a n d w a s e m p lo y e d a s th e ir
D o fia E m e s tin a re c a lle d th e
c o o k . B y .th e tim e D o fta
a d m ira tio n o f th e p e o p le w h e n
E m e s tin a w a s b o m , h e r m o th e r
th e y s a w th e firs t a u to m o b ile
sp o k e v e ry little E n g lish a n d
a n d w h e n m o d e m d ay
c o m m u n ic a te d w ith th e fa m ily in
a p p lia n c e s w e re in tro d u c e d .
b ro k e n S p a n ish .
T o d a y , h e r fa m ily e n jo y s the
H e r e a rly life w a s n o t e a sy .
m ic ro w a v e , w a sh in g m a c h in e s,
T h e fa m ily re lie d o n k e ro s e n e
in s id e p lu m b in g an d all th e ev e ry
d a y c o n v e n ie n c e s th a t m a n y o f
c l a m p s fo r lig h t a n d a w o o d sto v e
u s ta k e fo r g ra n te d .
fo r h e a i. T h e ir w a te r so u rc e
T o d a y , D o fia E m e s tin a en jo y s
w a s w h a t th e w e lls p ro v id e d . A
b a sic g o o d h e a lth . S h e a ttrib u te s
fa m ily o f fa rm e rs , th e la n d
h e r m a n y y e a rs to G o d ’s
p ro v id e d th e m w ith v e g e ta b le s,
b le s s in g s a n d to a g o o d a n d
g ra in s , c o rn s a n d fe e d fo r th e ir
p e a c e fu l life w ith h e r fam ily .
liv e sto c k .
.
O n ly o n c e , in 1957, w a s sh e
L ik e a d re a m , sh e fo n d ly
h o sp ita liz e d , fo r co rrectiv e
re m e m b e rs th e g lo w a n d
su rg e ry . S h e e n jo y s trad itio n al
re d d is h c o lo r o f H a le y ’s C o m e t
M e x ic a n fo o d s a n d e sp e c ia lly
o f 1 9 1 0 . D o fia E m e s tin a w a s 10
lik e s p a s te le s (p ie s). A t 100
y e a rs o ld w h e n th e M e x ic a n
y
e a rs sh e still lik e s ch ile.
R e v o lu tio n s ta rte d a n d th e c rie s
L im ite d in h e r e d u c a tio n , D ofia
o f P a n c h o V illa w e re b e g in n in g
E m e s tin a re a d s a n d w rite s in
to b e h e a rd . S h e re m e m b e rs th e
S p a n is h . S o m e o f h e r d a ily tim e
B a ttle o f O jin a g a a n d th e
is s p e n t re c itin g a n d re a d in g h p r
p re s e n c e o f th e M e x ic a n a n d
p ra y e rs in S p a n is h .
A m e ric a n so ld ie rs.
D o fia E m e s tin a is g ra te fu l to
In S h a fte r, h e r fa th e r o w n e d a
a
n d b le s s e d b y h e r fa m ily an d
w a g o n c a lle d a -c a r r u a ie . T h e
frie n d s. H e r d a u g h te r, M a ria
w a g o n d ra w n b y m u le s w a s
S a lin a s, h e r so n , J o h n J im e n e z
u s e d to g o to P re s id io fo r
a
n d g ra n d d a u g h te r, O liv ia
;
b u sin e ss an d to v is it fa m ily .
M e d ia n o , all o f M a rfa , p ro v id e
R e g a rd in g th e sty le o f th e
fo r h e r c a re . H e r fo u r g re a t­
w a g o n , h e r d a u g h te r, M a ria
g
ra n d c h ild re n a re A n d re a
S a lin a s, said , “O w n in g th is ty p e
G o n z a le z a n d A lfre d o M an u el
o f w a g o n th e n is lik e o w n in g a
M e d ia n o , b o th o f M a rfa , a n d
c a d illa c to d a y . In th e m o v ie s
J o h n J e r a rd o J im e n e z III an d
J o h n W a y n e u se d th e m a ll th e
L isa Jim e n e z , b o th o f A lp in e.
tim e .” S h a fte r m a y b e q u ie t
H e r g ra n d s o n , J o h n J im e n e z Jr.
to d a y , b u t d u rin g h e r te e n s , it
a n d h is w ife , M o n a L isa , liv e in
w a s b u stin g w ith m in in g a n d
A lp in e . H e r tw o n ie c e s are
so cial activ ity .
A n to n ia H e m a n d e z o f M arfa
In 1919, D ofia E m e s tin a
a n d M o n ic a E n c in a s o f E l P aso .
m a rrie d C o lo n e l M a rtin S alin a s.
R e la tiv e s in A lp in e a re th e
T h e y h a d a d a u g h te r, M a ria
fa m ilie s o f th e la te P e p e an d
S a lin a s. C o l. S a lin a s w a s k ille d
F ra n c is c o ‘K ik o ’ S an ch ez.
in 1920, in M e x ic o , w h ile o n
It w o u ld ta k e a b o o k to w rite
a c tiv e m ilita ry s e rv ic e . In 1924,
about los cien afios de Dofta
Emestina. We can imagine and
sense her historical passage of
years. Few living persons today
can claim they experienced the
Mexican Revolution, World War
I, The Depression, World War
II, The Industrial Revolution and
the vast social change the Big
Bend and this nation have seen.
Presidio County and the entire
Big Bend area ofTexas have a
rich, untold, and colorful history.
Dona Emestina and all her
family are part of that history.
Her struggles, sacrifices and
survival are a teaching to us that
we too can survive to meet the
changes and tribulations to
come.
"Felicidades to the Sanchez.
Salinas and Jimenez families on
the celebration of the cien afios
of their querida madre and
abuelita. Dona Emestina
Sanchez Jimenez."
(Editor’s.Note Mrs. Jimenez is a
participant in the oral fusion
program. Archives of the Big Bend.
Bryan WiUlenthal Library. Sul Ross
State L’nivcrsity. Alpine )
Agan '
(Continued fro m p ag e I )
office in the future.
Tuesday’s run-off mirrored the
party primary as Agan’s strength
stayed in the Marfa area with
Bassham taking in the lead in the
Presidio area. The difference was
voter turnout.
In both early voting and da^vof
balloting, Agan polled 701 votes
in the two Marfa voting precincts
to Bassham’s 232 votes in the
same categories.
In all other pr.'cincts - three in
Presidio and one each in
Candelaria and Redford Bassham earned 443 votes to
<*gi Vs 130 votes.
Both candidates 2ach fielded a
political liability. Bassham’soppo­
nents asserted that her tenure as
mayor was marked by financial
difficulties. She denied that asser­
tion.
The Redford Citizens Commit­
tee for Justice noted that Agan
was the acting Marfa Border Pa­
trol sector chief when Redford
teenager Esequiel Hemandez Jr.
was shot and killed bv a U.S. Ma­
rine during a drug interdiction
mission for the federal agency.
Agan said the incident was a
tragedy and could ha\e been
avoided, but denied he or the pa­
trol impeded the investigation into
the shooting.
He said his election shows that
“negative campaigning doesn't .
work in Presidio County. I'm glad
it doesn’t. I campaigned on nn
qualifications."
The political rift between
Presidio and Marfa does need to
be addressed, he said, adding that
that would be a priority if elected.
“We have a lot of work to do to
unite the county."
Agan faces Republican Party
candidate Jeff Hubbard in the
November general election. Both
are seeking the unexpired twoyear term created last year by
the resignation of former county
judge Jake Brisbin Jr. •
Appointed incumbent Judge
Jack Brunson didn't seek elec­
tion to the office.
The City of Marfa
A v o te for
Eddie Pallarez
Annual Paid-In-Advance Water Contracts
May Be Obtained at City Hail
Through April 15, 2000, as follows:
is a v o te for a b e t t e r e d u c a tio n for
o u r c h ild re n a n d a b e t t e r f u tu r e for
o u r c o u n tr
Elect
Eddie Pallarez
Small
GALLONS
250,000
COSTS
$412.50*
Large
500,000
$825.00*
*
(Excess at $1.80 per thousand gallons)
o n th e M arfa IS D B o a rd o f
T r u s te e s , P la c e 4
Pd. pol. adv.. by Eddie P*ll«rei,
Dona Emestina Sanchez Jimenez holds great grandson AIfredirManuel
Mediano.
•Plus sanitation, sewer, sales tax and EMS/FD surcharge
TX
\
( 12) The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa.Texas, April 13.2000
%Education and sports
Marfa horse judging team to head
to state competition this weekend
M A R F A - M a rfa F F A h o rs e
ju d g in g te a m w ill, o n c e a g a in ,
trav el to sta te c o m p e titio n a t
T e x a s T e c h to b e h e ld A p ril 15.
T h e team o f R a n d y W h ite ,
L acy / B rin k m a n , K it W o o d ,
A a ro n G a jc ia , T y le r S p u rg io n
a n d R u b en M a d rid p la c e d s e c ­
o n d in a re a c o m p e titio n in L u b ­
b o c k -A p ril 7 -8 to q u a lify th e m
fo r sta te c o m p e titio n . L a st y e a r,
th e te a m fin ish e d fifth k t s ta te .
W h ite lu d th e th ird h ig h e s t
in d iv id u a l sc o re in th e c o n te s t
th a t in c lu d e d a b o u t 3 0 0 c o m ­
p e tito rs. In 1 9 9 8 , h e to o k th e
n u m b e r o n e sp o t in state.
•‘A lth o u g h th e te a m h a s o n l y
tw o m e m b e rs fro m la s t y e a r ’s
g ro u p an d tw o first-y e a r m e m ­
b e rs. th e y h o p e to p la c e b e tte r
than, th e y d id la st y e a r,” s a id
IT A a d v is o r R o d B rin k m a n .
T h e h o rse ju d g in g a ls o w o n
to p h o n o rs a t th e C la re n d o n c o l­
le g e c o n te s t th a t w a s h e ld th e
w e e k e n d b e fo re th e a re a m ee t.
F o r th e se c o n d y e a r, th e te a m
w o n th e c o n te s t. W o o d a n d
B rin k m a n e a rn e d first a n d s e c ­
o n d h ig h in d iv id u a l sc o re s.
T h e liv e s to c k a n d d a iry c a ttle
ju d g in g te a m s a ls o c o m p e te d a t
th e a re a m e e t.
L iv e sto c k te a m m e m b e rs a re
C o d y B la y lo c k , G a rre tt S m ith ,
C h ris H a rris a n d T im M a ta ; T h e
d a iry c a ttle te a m m e m b e rs a re
C h e lse a
H a ll,
E sm e re ld a
H in o jo s, J a c q u e P e tro s k y a n d
M ig u e l M a c h u c a .
“ N e a rly a ll th e s e stu d e n ts
w e re p a rtic ip a tin g in th e c o n te st
f o r th e firs t tim e a n d g a in e d
g o o d e x p e rie n c e th a t w ill h e lp
th e m n e x t y e a r,” B rin k m a n sa id .
“ T h e y p la c e d w e ll fo r th e ir e x ­
p e rie n c e in th e c o n te s t.”
M a r f a s tu d e n ts s w e e p u p th r e e
b e s t a c to r n o d s f o r o n e -a c t p la y
M ARFA
- M a rfa stu d e n ts
e rs w e re n a m e d .A ll-S ta r C a s t
e a rn e d a - B e s t A c t o i ^ a w a r d a t — -M e m b e rs .
A a ro n
G a rc ia
eam ed
H o n o ra b le
M e n tio n
e a c h lev el o f O n e -A c t P la y
C ast
M e m b e r.
A le ja n d ra
c o m p e titio n th is s e a s o n w ith
M u rillo w on* T e c h n ic a l C a st
th e p ro d u c tio n o f “ In s id e A l.”
M e m b e r.
I-arn in g B e st A c to r w e re
“ It w a s a p le a s u re w o rk in g
M a u ric io C a b e z u e la a t Z o n e
w ith th e c a st a n d c re w m e m ­
C o m p e titio n fo r h is p o rtra y a l
b e rs w h o w o rk e d v e ry h a rd a ll
o t " O u ts id e A l” ; A a ro n G a rc ia
y e a r lo n g . T h e y w e re v e ry p a ­
at D istric t C o m p e titio n fo r h is
tie n t a n d c o o p e ra tiv e to a n y
c h a ra c te r “J a s o n " ; a n d Jo s h
s u g g e s tio n s th a t w e re g iv e n b y
P e a rs o n at A re a C o m p e titio n
m e a n d e a c h o th e r ,” G a rc ia
to r ln s ^ jio rtr a ^ 3 [ o f “ In sid e
sa id .
“ I w a n t to th a n k e v e ry o n e
“ I t's a g re a t y e a r w h e n y o u
th
a t su p p o rte d th e D r a m a D e ­
h av e th re e a c to rs e a c h e a rn th e
p a rtm e n t a n d e s p e c ia lly th e
b e s t a c to r a w a rd ,” s a id O n e -c o m m u n ity , p a re n ts , M IS D
_ A c t P lay d ire c to r/c o a c h flic k
S u p e rin te n d e n t G a ry H a m il­
(ia rc ia .
to n , M H S P rin c ip a l H e n ry
T h e c a s t a n d c re w w ra p p e d
A m p a ra n , J a c k R u iz , A lliso n
u p th e se a s o n la s t w e e k a t
S c o tt,
L o rin d a
C a rrillo ,
A rea C o m p e titio n w h e re th e y
K ris tin e L u ja n , D a v id N a tiv fre c e i\ ed n u m e ro u s a w a rd s a n d
d a d , Is m a e l V a s q u e z , J u lie tte
w e re se le c te d a s A lte rn a te
S c h w a b a n d th e s t a f f a n d fa c ­
IMav.
•
u lty o f M a rfa IS D ,” h e sa id .
C a b e z u e la a n d L eah W ie m -
Shorthorn grad class to throw
clean party night of ceremony
M A R F A - T h e M a rfa H ig h
S ch o o l C la ss o f 2 0 0 0 w il! p a r ­
tic ip a te in P ro ject G ra d u a tio n ,
an a ll-n ig h t a lc o h o l-fre e , d ru g free p a rty held th e n ig h t o f
g ra d u a tio n .
“ T h is is the first tim e in fo u r
y e a rs that a cla ss h as d e c id e d to
p a rtic ip a te in th e p ro g ra m . T h e
c la ss o f ] ‘)97 w as th e last c la s s
to h a v e th is ty p e o f p ro g ra m ,"
said > enior cla ss sp o n s o r A lliso n
S c o tt.
T o e n c o u ra g e se n io rs to a tte n d
th e p a rty , m a n y a c tiv itie s w ill
h e p la n n e d a n d area m e rc h a n ts
a n d c o m m u n ity m e m b e rs w ill
be ask ed to d o n a te ite m s o r
m oney.
“ I k n o w th a t o u r b u sin e ss
p e o p le a n d c o m m u n ity m e m b e rs
a re c a lle d o n o fte n to h e lp , b u t
w e w ill b e k n o c k in g o n d o o rs
a g a in ,” S c o tt sa id . “ W e b e lie v e
g ra d u a tio n n ig h t is a sp e c ial
n ig h t a n d a ll e ffo rts sh o u ld b e
m a d e to k e e p o u r s tu d e n ts s a fe .”
" I t ’s a ls o a n o p p o rtu n ity fo r
th e c la s s to sp e n d o n e m o re
n ig h t to g e th e r b e fo re e v e ry o n e
g o e s th e ir se p a ra te w a y s,” sh e
sa id .
F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n o r to
d o n a te ite m s to th e se n io r c la s s '
P ro je c t G ra d u a tio n , c o n ta c t s e n ­
io rs s p o n s o rs S c o tt, Jo h n W ard
o r A l A c k le y a t 7 2 9 -4 0 0 0 .
MISD 5th 6-week report cards loom
.M ARI-'A
M arfa IS D s tu d e n ts
w ill rec e iv e re p o rt c a rd s F rid a y
to r the fifth six -w e e k s g ra d in g
p erio d .
R ep o rts c a rd w e re to b e issu e d
e a rlie r th is w e ek , b u t an a d ju s t­
m e n t in th e c o m p u te riz e d g ra d e
p ro g ra m u se d b y th e d is tric t
c a u se d a m in o r d e la y .
ELECT
E
r n e s t o
C
a r r illo
for Place 3 on the Marfa ISD
Board of Trustees
Together, let’s pursue quality
education for our children.
• Early voting begins April 19
• Election day is Saturday, May
I
Pd. p o l i i i h t Z t y E m i t t o
Lm II.............. I !■!
.........
Marfa High School Three Shorthorns to compete at
S e n io r S p o t lig h t
M A R F A - D a m ia n C a rrillo ,
S h a n n a E lm o re a n d C a l P ie rc e
w ill c o m p e te in U IL A c a d e m ic
c o m p e titio n F rid a y a t S o u th
P la in s C o lle g e in L e v e lla n d .
Athletic Gomez
plans computer
tech career
M A R F A - D a v id G o m e z is
lo o k in g fo r a su c c e s sfu l c a re e r
in c o m p u te r te c h n o lo g y w h e n
h e g ra d u a te s fro rp M a rfa H ig h
S c h o o l.
G o m e z , w h o is th e so n o f
R o s a a n d ' G re g o rio G o m e z ,
h a s le tte r in g o lf b e in g a
m e m b e r o f th e te a m fo r fo u r
y e a rs . H e w a s th e m a n a g e r fo r
th e fo o tb a ll te a m fo r tw o y e a rs
a n d b a s e b a ll te a m fo r o n e
y e a r.
H e is a th re e y e a r m e m b e r o f
th e S p a n is h C lu b a n d is s e rv ­
in g o n th e y e a rb o o k a n d
n e w s p a p e r s t a f f th is y e a r.
G o m e z a c h ie v e d p e rfe c t a tte n ­
d a n c e o n e y e a r.
W h e n n o t in s c h o o l, h e lik e s
t o - l i s t e n to ja m s , c h ill w ith
frie n d s a n d g o lf.
A f te r g ra d u a tio n h e p la n s to
a tte n d th e U n iv e rs ity o f T e x a s
a t S a n A n to n io to stu d y c o m ­
p u te r te c h n o lo g y . In te n y e a rs •
h e h o p e s to h a v e a su c c e s sfu l
c a r e e r in th a t fie ld .
T h is is th e s e c o n d y e a r th a t
C a rrillo a n d P ie rc e h a v e a d ­
v a n c e d to re g io n a l c o m p e titio n .
C a rrillo w ill a g a in c o m p e te in
C o m p u te r S c ie n c e w h ile P ie rc e
D a v id G o m e z
“ W h e n I lo o k b a c k a t m y
y e a rs a t M H S , I w o u ld h a v e
h a d a b e tte r e x p e n e n c e i f I h ad
b e e n m o re o u tg o in g ,” h e said .
“ O n e th in g I ‘tf lik e th e s c h o o l
to d o to m a k e it b e tte r is to
h a v e m o re s c h o o l-re la te d a c ­
tiv itie s ."
H is p a re n ts a re th e m o s t in ­
sp irin g p e o p le in h is life.
" W h e n I h a v e a p ro b le m
th e y a re th e re fo r m e ." h e sa id .
H is m o s t in s p irin g te a c h e F is
M s. S c o tt b e c a u s e “sh e g iv e s
m e c o n fid e n c e a n d m a k e s b e
b e lie v e I c a n s u c c e e d a t a n y ­
th in g I p u t m y h e a rt to .”
“ 1 ju s t w an t to sa y b e fo re I
le a v e i f y o u n e v e r fail, y o u
w ill s u c c e e d !”
M A R F A - T h e M a rfa In d e p e n ­
d e n t S c h o o l D is tric t a n n o u n c e s
th e s p o n s o rs h ip o f th e S u m m e r
F o o d S e rv ic e s P ro g ra m . M e a ls
w ill b e p ro v id e d a t th e s ite liste d
b elo w . P e o p le w h o a re e lig ib le to
p a rtic ip a te in th e p ro g ra m m u s t
n o t b e d is c rim in a te d a g a in s t b e ­
c a u s e o f ra c e , co lo r, n a tio n a l o ri­
gin, sex, age, disability, religion, o r
p o litic a l b e lie f. A n y o n e w h o b e ­
lie v e s th a t th e y h a v e b e e n d is ­
c rim in a te d a g a in s t sh o u ld w rite
im m e d ia te ly to : D ire c to r. C iv il
R i g h t s D i v i s i o n , M C W -1 0 6 ,
T e x a s D e p a rtm e n t o f H u m a n
S e rv ic e s, P.O . B o x 1 4 9 0 3 0 , A u s­
tin , T ex as 7 8 7 1 4 -9 0 3 0 , o r th e S e c -«
re ta ry o fA g ric u ltu re , W ashington,
D .C . 2 0 2 5 0 . N o te: D iscrim in atio n
c o m p la in ts b a s e d o n re lig io n o r
p o litic a l b e lie fs m u s t b e re fe rre d
o n ly to th e D ire c to r, C iv il R ig h ts
D iv is io n , T e x a s D e p a rtm e n t o f
H u m a n S e rv ic e s .”
M e a l s ite is th e M a r f a I.S .D .
c a f e te r ia lo c a te d a t 4 0 0 N o rth
G o n z a le s S tre e t in M a rfa , T ex as.
Marfa granddaughter named
Gathright scholar at A&M
R a c h e l C o ffie ld M c ln n is, g ra n d ­
th e so p h o m o re , ju n i o r a n d s e n io r
c la s s e s in e a c h a c a d e m ic c o lle g e .
d a u g h te r o f D r. a n d M r s . B e n
It is p re s e n te d y e a rly a t th e P a r­
G e a rh a rt o f M a rfa , h a s b e e n
e n ts W e e k e n d A ll- U n iv e rs ity
n a m e d a 2 0 0 0 G a th rig h t S c h o la r
a t T e x a s A & M U n iv e rs ity in C o l­ —A w a rd s C e re m o n y , w h ic h w ill b e
h e ld o n S u n d a y , A p ril 16, in R u d ­
le g e S tatio n .
d e r A u d ito riu m .
. l l i e s c h o la rs h ip a w a rd is p r e ­
M c l n n i s w ill b e p r e s e n t e d a
s e n te d b y th e A s s o c ia tio n o f
F o rm e r S tu d e n ts , in c o n ju n c tio n
fra m e d c e rtific a te a n d a so lid g o ld
p e n d a n t.
w ith th e T e x a s A & M S tu d e n t
— S h e is th e d a u g h te r o f |3 i l l a n d
-G o v e rn m e n t A sso c ia tio n .
J e s s ic a . M c ln n is o f u a n a d o ,
-The a w a rd , in th e n a m e o f T h o ­
T ex as.
m a s G a th rig h t, th e firs t p re s id e n t
S h e is a s o p h o m o re a g ric u ltu re
o f A & M , w a s e sta b lish e d in 1973
b u s in e s s m a jo r.
to re c o g n iz e th e m o s t o u tsta n d in g
s tu d e n t o n a a c a d e m ic b a s is fo r
I x r g x r a 'M E i 'T j g '^ j a - v g l
l i w e s s a G o n z a le z
in S a n A n to n io an d o w n a c lu b
w ith h e r frie n d a n d fello w
se n io r V e ro n ic a L ico n .
" L o o k in g , b a c k , I w o u ld
m a k e m y e x p e rie n c e a t M H S
b e tte r i f 1 w o u ld h a v e stu d ie d
m o re a n d sav ed th e p a rty in g
u ntil th e w e e k e n d ,” G o n z a le z
said . " T o y o u n g e r stu d e n ts,
h a v e fun a n d m a k e th e b e s t o f
y o u r h ig h sch o o l y e a rs ."
T h e m o s t in sp irin g p e rs o n in
h e r life u p to n o w h a s b e e n h e r
m om .
" S h e 's m y b e st frien d an d
h e lp s m e th ro u g h all m y
p ro b le m s ." sh e said.
H e r m o s t in s p irin g te a c h e r is
M rs. S c o tt, b e c a u se " s h e ’s lik e
m y se c o n d m o m an d sh e a l­
w a y s fo rg iv e s u s fo r th e c ra z y
th in g s w e d o ,"
Harris to ride
bike, join airforce
immediately after
graduation
M A R F A - S e n io r Jo n H a rris
w o n ’t w a s te a n y tim e in h is
h o m e to w n a fte r g ra d u a tio n .
H e w ill b e h e a d in g fo r a to u r
o f A la s k a o n h is m o to rc y c le
w ill re tu rn to c o m p e te in C u r­
re n t E v e n ts a n d Is su e . P ie rc e
a ls o a d v a n c e d to s ta te last y e a r
in th is e v en t.
T h is is th e first y e a r fo r E l­
m o re to c o m p e te in a jo u r n a lis m
e v e n t a t th e re g io n a l lev el. S h e
a n d M a rc y C a n o p la c e d th ird
a n d six th , re s p e c tiv e ly , in fea­
tu r e w ritin g a t th e d is tric t m e e t
h e ld in M a rc h in O d e ssa .
MISD to serve meals this summer
Queen Gonzalez
to pursue degree
in business
management
M A R F A - -V an essa G o n ­
z a le z ’s s e n io r y e a r h a s b e e n
g re a t w ith b e in g v o te d b o th
H o m e c o m in g Q u e e n a n d A ll
S c h o o l F a v o rite .
__
A ls o k n o w n - a s - “ V a n e " ,
“ K a k o ” a n d “N e s s a ” , sh e is
th e d a u g h te r o f R o sa rio G o n ­
z a le z .
D u rin g h e r fo u r y e a rs at
M H S , G o n z a le z h a s b e e n a
m e m b e r o f F u tu re H o m e m a k ­
e rs o f A m e ric a , S p a n is h C lubh­
a n d th e Y e a rb o o k a n d N e w s ­
p a p e r s ta ffs . S h e h a s a lso
e a rn e d a p la c e o n th e A -B
H o n o r R o ll.
S h e p la y e d b a sk e tb a ll h e r
ju n i o r a n d se n io r y e a rs an d
v o lle y b a ll
and
tra c k
her
s o p h o m o re y e a r. T h is y e a r sh e
w a s th e D a n c e T e a m c a p ta in .
W h e n n o t in sc h o o l, sh e
lik e s g o in g to El P a s o a n d b e ­
in g w ith h e r frie n d s.
A f te r g ra d u a tio n , G o n z a le z
is m o v in g to S an A n to n io to.
m a jo r in b u sin e ss m a n a g e ­
m e n t.
In te n y e a rs sh e h o p e s to liv e
UIL meet tomorrow in Levelland
M
a p p y .
S
%Jan a Cross
15th birthday
J o n H a r r is
re tu rn in g to W e st T e x a s lo n g
tu rc h e said h is o n e h o p e to be
e n o u g h to p a c k a b a g a n d jo in
" h a p p y " w ith h is life.
th e A ir F o rc e .
" L o o k in g b a c k . I w o u ld
L a s t y e a r, H a rris to u re d
m a k e m y e x p e rie n c e a t M H S
p a r ts o f th e U .S . o n h is m o to r­
b e tte r i f c h e m istry w'as e a s ie r,”
c y c le tra v e lin g fro m M a rfa to
h e said .
M o n ta n a , c a st to M isso u ri a n d
O n e th in g he th o u g h t w o u ld
b a c k h o m e to T e x a s.
m a k e th e sch o o l b e tte r w o u ld
H e d id n o t p a rtic ip a te in
b c to h a v e p iz z a se rv ed in th e
sch o o l
o rg a n iz a tio n s,
but
c a fe tc ria o n c c a w eek .
w o rk e d lo n g h o u rs a t W e ls h ’s
“ M y m o s t in s p irin g te a c h e r
g ro c e r y sto re a n d m o w e d • is M s. S c o tt b e c a u se sh e j u s t
m a n y y a rd s sa v in g m o n e y so
lik e s m e ," h e said.
h e c o u ld " s e e th e w o rld .”
H a m s is thtf so n o f J o s e p h
A s h e lo o k s to w a rd s th e fua n d P a m e la H arris
^
‘ A p r il 10
Jam ie
Thomas
17th birthday
A p r il 21
Love,
Grandmother
and Top .
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[.Education and sports
J u n io r h ig h
b a y s \ t r a c k s e a s o n f in is h e s o n h ig h
T h e M arfa J u n io r H ig h boys ’ tra ck team included: back row, l-r, N ick Torres, O scar Valenciana, A n g e l
Gallegos, L ouis P ippen, C hris D om inguez, S p en cer S m ith , Ja vie r Castro, D aniel Cruz, A n th o n y Cobb, fr o n t row ,
l-r, Ju stin Carrillo, Grady Vasquez, Ja v ie r R am os, Ja v ie r Llanez, J o h n R obert M artinez, Gilberto Lerm a,
Kareen( Cervantes, Jo h n Ward.
k n ic k e d a t th e fin ish b y a A A r u n ­
n e r c o stin g h im th e b ro n z e m ed a l.
A n th o n y C o b b , g a v e a v a lia n t e f ­
fo rt in th e 4 0 0 -m e te r d a sh to fin ­
is h fo u rth a s w e ll. C o b b a ls o ra n
in th e 8 0 0 -m eter dash , fin ish in g in
s ix th p la c e . N ic o la s T o rre s, a n ­
o th e r 7* g rad er, c a m e in fo u rth in
th e 3 0 0 -m e te r h u rd le s in h is firs t
a t t e m p t in th e e v e n t. E i g h t h
g ra d e r C h ris D o m in g u ez c a p tu re d
fifth p la c e in b o th th e 11 0 -m eter
h u r d le s a n d th e 3 0 0 - m e te r
h u rd le s . L u is P ip p e n p ic k e d u p a
p a ir o f s ix th p la c e rib b o n s i n j h e
trip le ju m p a n d th e 1 6 0 0 -m e te r
ru n .
MHS boys’ track effort sends team to area meet
C o n g ra tu la tio n s y o u n g H o m s.
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4 0 0 -m e te r re la y - Isaac T o rres,
G a b rie l
V asquez,
A r tu r o
G u tie r r e z , E rik L u ja n , th i r d ,
49.64.
10 0 -m e te r d ash - Isaac T o rres,
fifth, 12.38.
4 0 0 - m e t e r d a s h - A r tu r o
G u tierrez, six th , 62.40.
2 0 0 -m e te r d ash - E rik L u jan ,
fourth, 25 .1 4 .
M ile relay - Isaac T o rres, E rik
L ujan, G abriel V asquez, M auricio
C a b e z u e la , fo u rth , 4 :0 9 .2 4 .
O th e r M arfa c o m p e tito rs w ere
M ich ael M a n le y , Ju stin C o rd er,
Ju stin P e a rso n , d isc u s; M ichael
M a n le y , s h o t p u t; M a u r i c i o
C a b e z u e la , lo n g ju m p ; P h illip
T o r r e s , t r i p l e ju m p ; J o h n D .
G a rc ia ,
1 0 0 - m e te r
dash ;
M a u ricio C a b e z u e la and Ju stin
C o rd e r, 4 0 0 -m e te r d ash ; Jo h n D .
G a rc ia , 2 0 0 -m e te r d a sh ; A d rian
V asquez an d D eem P unw utikorn,
8 0 0 -m e te r d ash ; A drian V a sq u e z
a n d Ja im e Ju a re z , m ile ru n .
T e a m s r e s u l t s w e r e I r io n
C o u n ty , first; G a rd e n C ity , sec­
o n d ; W in k , th ird ; R an k in , fourth;
M arfa, fifth; W a te r V alley, sixth;
Sterling C ity, seventh*; Fort D avis,
eighth.
Valentine h u rd le r advances to regionals
V A L E N T IN E - V a le n tin e H igh
S c h o o l s tu d e n t a th le te C o rin a
N a v a rre te a d v a n c e d to th e area
track and field m eet w ith a fourth-
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p iace finish in th e 110-m eter high
h u rd le s at th e D istrict 1-A m eet
in S a n d e rso n on Friday.
T h e a re a m e e t is A p ril 19 in
Wink.
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M A R F A - T h e M arfa b o y s JV
track tea m p lace d fifth in a field
o f eig h t te am s at th e D istric t 2A m eet th is p ast w e e k e n d .
C o m p le te M arfa re su lts follow :
Sh o t p u t - G abriel V asq u ez, sec­
o n d ; 3 4 ’ 10", A rtu ro G u tie rre z ,
six th , 3 3 ’8 - 1/2” .
H ig h ju m p - A d rian V a sq u e z .
fo u rth , 4 ’6 ", tie fo r fifth . A rtu ro
G u tie rrez & E rik L u jan . 4 '4 " .
L o n g ju m p - E rik L u ja n , fifth.
17’ 11-1/2” .
3 , 2 0 0 - m e t e r ru n - N a th a n
G arcia, fo urth, 13:4 3 .7 8 , Ja im e
Ju arez, six th . 14.39.81.
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S u z a n n e S lo v e r p lace d seco n d :n
th e lo n g ju m p an d 110 -m e ter h ig h
h u rd le s a n d fo u rth in th e d iscu s.
In te a m e v e n ts , th e 8 0 0 -m e te r
re la y te a m o f C aro l B eare, B a r­
b a ra R o b e rts, S u z a n n e S lo v er an d
Ja n e t W illia m s w o n first place, and
a s s u c h , a re th is y e a r 's d is tric t
cham ps.
T h e s p r in t re ly te a m o f C a ro l
B e a re , M a n d y A lm a n z a , S u z a n n e
S lo v e r a n d J a n e t W illia m s p lac e d
se c o n d .
(O
5 8 .8 8 .
.
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8 0 0 -m e te r ru n - P a tric ia F lo re s,
3 rd , 3 :0 4 .8 7 , a n d C y n th ia
.C o rd o v a , 6 th , 3 :1 7 .8 7 .
^ i W - m e t e r h u rd le s - C a rin a
N u fie z , 3 rd , 19.70.
1 0 0 -m e te r d a sh - Jo a n n a H a r­
ris , 1st, 1 4 .3 4 ; M a n d y U p sh a w ,
3 rd , 15.04.
8 0 0 -m e te r re la y - P a tric ia
F lo re s, S a m a n th a Q u in ta n a , K im ­
b e rly V illa n u e v a , M e g a n W a rd ,
2 n d , 2:1 0 .2 4 .
4 0 0 - m e t e r d a s h - S te p h a n i e
Q u in ta n a , 5 th , 7 6 .3 9 ; a n d A n g e la
C o rd e ro , 6 th , 8 2 .5 1 .
3 0 0 - m e t e r h u r d l e s - C a r in a
N u fie z , 3 r d , 6 0 .1 0 ; a n d Z a ir a
E stra d a , 4 th , 6 0 .9 2 , 2 0 0 -m e te r d a sh - M e g an W a rd ,
1st, 3 1 .0 8 ; a n d R o x y e L a ra , 4 th ,
3 2 .8 9 .
1 ,6 0 0 m e t e r r u n - C y n t h i a
C o rd o v a , 4 th , 7 :5 5 .6 6 .
1 ,6 0 0 - m e te r re la y - P a tr ic i a
F lo re s, J o a n n a H a rris, S a m a n th a
Q u in ta n a , M a n d y U p sh a w , 3 rd ,
5:11.84.
T h e to p fo u r fin ish e rs a d v a n c e
4 0 0 -m e te r d a sh - L u is M a d rid ,
to th e n e x t co m p e titio n ro u n d .
first, 5 0 .3 2 .
“ I f w e c a n lo w e r o u r tim e s ju s t
3 0 0 - m e t e r h u r d l e s - E d d ie
a little in the sp rin t relay a n d 1,600------ PaH arez, fifth , 4 3 .0 3 .
re la y , w e w ill b e to u g h to b e a t,”
2 0 0 - m e te r d a s h - R o n n ie
C o a c h R ic h a rd H ib b itts said .
G a rc ia , s e c o n d , 2 3 .2 0 ; a n d
“ I g u e ss th e h a rd lu c k sto ry w as
R u b e n M a d rid , six th , 2 4 .7 0 .
E d d ie P a lla re z w h o w a s lead in g
O th e r M a rfa c o m p e tito rs w e re :
o n e o f th e b e s t h u rd le rs in the
Ja m e s M a ta , h ig h ju m p ; Kylfc
tsta te w ith th re e h u rd le s to g o and
M u h le a n d L aw ren ce R iv era, d is­
h it a h u rd le a n d w e n t d o w n .
c u s; Je s u s O rtiz an d T h o m a s Z u r,
“ O v e ra ll, it w a s a g o o d m eet for
s h o t p u t; L u is M a d r id , A le x
M a rfa ,” H ib b itts said .
A c o sta a n d R u b en M a d rid , lo n g
C o m p le te M a rfa re s u lts follow :
ju m p ; W esley H ib b itts an d E d d ie
S h o t p u t - M ic h a e l S p e n c e r,
P a l l a r e z , t r i p l e j u m p ; E d d ie
fo u rth , 4 6 ’9 - 1/4” .
P allarez, 1 10-m eter high h u rd les;
H ig h ju m p - K y le M u h le, fifth,
C o y Je n n in g s , 1 0 0 -m e te r d a sh ;
5 ’6 ” .
K y le M u h le a n d R u b en M a d rid
T r ip le j u m p - C o y J e n n in g s ,
in th e 4 0 0 - m e t e r d a s h ; K y le
th ird , 4 0 ’3 - 1/4” .
M u h le , 2 0 0 - m e te r d a s h ; P a u l
3 ,2 0 0 - m e te r ru n - W e s le y
C a rra s c o , 8 0 0 -m e te r ru n ; P a u l H ib b itts, six fe ? 1 2 :l 8 .4 5 .
C a rra s c o , W e s le y H ib b itts a n d
4 0 0 -m e te r f r ia y - A le x A co sta,
C o y J e n n in g s, m ile run.
Jam es M ata, L uis M adrid, R onnie
A s a te a m , M a rfa fin is h e d
G a rc ia , first, 44-.35.
fo u rth , b e h in d R an k in , first; W a­
8 0 0 -m e te r run - C o y Je n n in g s,
te r V a lle y , s e c o n d ; a n d W in k ;
fifth, 2 :1 3 .4 9 .
th ird ; a n d a h e a d o f S te rlin g C ity ,
10 0 -m e te r d a sh - A lex A co sta,
fifth; F o rt D a v is, six th ; G ard en
fo u rth , 11.39; an d Ja m e s M ata,
C ity , se v e n th ; an d Irion C o u n ty ,
sixth, 1 1 .9 5 ..
eighth.
r
M A R F A - M a rfa H ig h S ch o o l
v arsity b o y s track team m e m b e rs
a c e d so m e fo o t ra c e s a t th e d is ­
tric t m e et last w eek to a d v a n c e
to th e area track a n d field m eet
in W in k in tw o w eek s.
L uis M adrid easily w o n the 4 0 0 m e te r d ash w ith a tim e o f 5 0 .3 2 .
-T h e first-p lac e 4 0 0 -m e te r re la y
te a m o f A le x A c o s ta , J a m e s
M ata, L u is M ad rid an d R o n n ie
G arcia p o sted a tim e o f 4 4 .3 5 , the
b e s t tim e a M arfa fo u rso m e h a s
p o ste d in 15 y ears.
T h e m ile relay te a m ’s first-place
tim e o f 3 :3 1 .0 2 , p o ste d b y Ja m e s
M a t a , A le x A c o s t a , R o n n ie
G arcia a n d L uis M adrid, w as also
th e b e st tim e in 15 y e a rs fo r a
M a rfa 1,6 0 0 -m e te r relay q u artet.
C o y Je n n in g s b ro k e 4 0 ' fo r the
~ first tim e in th e trip le j u m p w ith a
4 0 :3 - 1/4" ju m p , a n d th ird p lace .
M ich ael S p e n c e r h ad a p erso n al
b e st 46*9-1 /4 ” th ro w in th e sh o t
. p u t an d to o k fo u rth p la c e .
R o n n ie G a rc ia a n d A lex A c o sta
w ill a d v a n c e in th e sp rin g races,
in th e 2 0 0 -m e te r d ash fo r G a rc ia
a n d th e 1 0 0 - m e t e r r u n f o r
A c o sta .
Pirates win first, second at meet
V A L E N T IN E - V a le n tin e J u n ­
io r H ig h S c h o o l tra c k a n d field
te a m s tu d e n t a th le te s to o k firsta n d s e c o n d - p la c e h o n o rs a t th e
D istric t 1-A ju n i o r h ig h m e e t in
S a n d e rs o n o n F rid a y .
T h e g i r l s ' te a m p la c e d fo u rth
o v erall w ith 71 p o in ts.
In d iv id u a l h o n o rs w e n t to Ja n e t
W illia m s, w h o fin ish e d first in the
2 0 0 -m e te r d a s h a n d s e c o n d in th e
high ju m p .
W in k
G o ld m ed a l tra ck sta r
G rady Vasquez
Junior Horns hurdle home hefting
two golds from Wink track meet
M A R F A - T h e M a r f a J u n io r
H ig h S c h o o l g irls tra c k a n d fie ld
te q m b r o u g h t h o m e tw o g o ld
m e d a ls fro m th e D istric t 2 -A m e e t
in W in k S a tu rd a y . '* ........................
J o a n n a H a r r is n a b b e d a f ir s t
p la c e in th e 1 0 0 -m e te r d a s h , an d
M e g a n W a rd to o k th e g o ld in th e
2 0 0 -m e te r ru n .
O th e r te a m m a t e s f a r e d w e ll,
to o .
*‘l a m v e ry p ro u d o f a ll th e g irls
o n t h e tr a c k te a m th i s y e a r , ”
C o a c h N u fie z s a id . “ T h e y a ll
w o rk e d h a rd e v e ry d a y a n d d id
th e ir b e s t a t th e tra c k m e e t3 .”
C o m p le te re s u lts fo llo w :
S h o t p u t - S a b le B o ru n d a , 2 n d ,
2 5 ’8 ".
D isc u s - tie , S a b le B o ru n d a a n d
M a rg a re t T ra v is , 4 th , 61 ’4 ” .
L o n g ju m p - J o a n n a H arris, 2 n d ,
13 ’4 ".
T rip le ju m p - S a m a n th a
Q u in ta n a ; 5 th , 2 6 ’ 9 -3 /4 ” .
4 0 0 -m e te r re la y - J o a n n a H a r­
ris, S a m a n th a Q u in ta n a , K im b erly
V illa n u e v a ! M e g a n W a rd , 2 n d ,
, s u c c e s s fu l d is t r ic t m e e t a t
Q_ CC
•100-m eteT d a s h , G ra d y V a sq u e z
e s ta b lis h e d h is d o m in a tio n o f th e
sp rin ts ta k in g h is s e c o n d g o ld o f
th e m eet. J u s tin C a rrillo c a m e .in
s ix th , to d e m o n s tra te th e b la z in g
sp e e d , w h ic h ex is ts in a b u n d a n c e
in th is 8* g ra d e c la ss.
In th e w in d s w e p t 4 0 0 m e te rs,
J o s e p h R a m ire z , A n th o n y C o b b ,
an d Jo h n R o b ert M artin ez finished
fo u rth , fifth a n d s ix th . A n o th e r
d o u b le s c o rin g e v e n t fo r M a rfa
w a s th e 3 0 0 -m e te r h u rd le s , w ith
N ic o la s T o rre s c o m in g in fo u rth ,
a n d C h ris D o m in g u e z fifth . S e v ­
e n th g ra d e r G ra d y V a sq u e z c o m ­
p le te d h is s w e e p o f t h e s p n n ts b y
ca p tu rin g a n o th a - g o ld in th e 2 0 0 m e te r d a s h , w ith J a v ie r L la n e z
a n d Ju s tin C a rrillo ste a lin g fo u rth
a n d f if th . O s c a r V a le n c ia n a
tu rn e d in still a n o th e r g o ld e n p e r ­
fo rm a n c e b y a 7* g ra d e P u ro
H o m in th e 1 6 0 0 m e te r ru n .
T e a m m a te s M a rc o G a rc ia , fo u rth
a n d D a n ie l C ru z , six th c o m p le te d
th e s c o rin g in th e d is ta n c e e v e n ts.
T h e 1 6 0 0 - m e te r r e l a y o f th e
w e a ry A n th o n y C o b b J o h n R o b ­
e r t M a rtin e z , N ic o la s T o rre s , a n d
J o s e p h R a m ire z c o m p le te d th e
m a s siv e h au l o f h a rd w a re a n d rib ­
b o n s b y ca p tu rin g th e b ro n z e m e d ­
a ls to c lo s e o u t th e m e e t.
In th e firs t tw o m e e ts o f th e s e a ­
s o n , th e M a r fa s q u a d g a rn e r e d
m a n y fo u rth p la c e a w a rd s, fin ish ­
in g rig h t o n th e h e e ls o f te a m s lik e
T o m illo , A n th o n y , V an H o rn , a n d
M c C a m e y . C o a c h S o lle rs , in h is
firs t y e a r a s a J u n io r H ig h T ra c k
C o a c h a fte r 6 y e a rs a s a £ ) is tr ic t
T itle w in n in g H ig h S c h o o l H e a d
T ra c k C o a c h , a s s u m e d th e re ig n s
o f th e y o u n g s q u a d w ith n o o n e
p a r tic u la r sta r, b u t a n e w fo u n d
w o r k e th ic w h ic h w o u ld h e lp
th e m to su c c e e d . S o m e p a rtic u ­
la rly fin e s h o w in g s o f th e y e a r
in c lu d e d th e 4 x 100 re la y , w h ic h
fin ish e d fo u rth a t V an H o m , tra il' in g o n ly A A te am s. T h e m e m b e rs
o f th a t r e la y w e re J o h n W a rd ,
N ic o la s T o rres, Ju s tin C a rrillo a n d
G ra d y V asq u ez, a ll 7 th g ra d e rs.
A lso in th a t m e e t G ra d y V a sq u e z
w o n fo u rth in th e 2 0 0 m e te r d a s h , ’
a n d fifth in th e 100 m e te r d a sh .
O s c a r V a le n c ia n a c a m e in fo u rth
i n t h e 1 6 0 0 m e t e r r u n , b e in g
c lo s e
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B y C oach R O B E R T SO LLER S
M A R F A - T h e 1 9 9 9 -2 0 0 0
M a r f a J u n i o r H ig h S h o r th o r n
b o y ’s tr a c k te a m c o m p le te d a su r­
p r i s in g l y s u c c e s s f u l s e a s o n a t
W in k la s t S a tu rd a y , fin is h in g a
c lo s e s e c o n d in th e d is tric t T ra c k
M e e t,
G ra d y V a sq u e z , 7 * g ra d e H o rn ,
s to le th e s h o w o f t h e d a y b y w in ­
n in g th r e e g o ld m e d a ls , a b ro n z e
a n d a fo u rth p la c e rib b o n . H is lo n g
ju m p o f 16 fe e t 7 in c h e s , h is 100
tim e o f 1 2 .9 0 a n d h is 2 0 0 tim e o f
2 6 .5 9 w e r e a m o n g th e b e s t 7 “
g ra d e p e rf o rm a n c e s in th e s ta te .
“H e is p rim e d to le a d th e P u ro
H o m s in to th e fu tu re ,” said C o ac h
S o lle rs . “ T h a t b o y c a n fly ! I t ’s
re a lly a p le a s u re to h a v e su c h a
h a rd -w o rk in g a n d d e d ic a te d a th ­
le te in th e p ro g ra m . H e is a lead e r,
a n d th e ty p e o f k id th a t w in n in g
fo llo w s . T h e to w n o f M a rfa
sh o u ld b e p ro u d o f th e w a y h e re p ­
re s e n ts it.”
. T h e fin al ta lly s h o w e d th e S h o rt­
h o rn s w ith 189 p o in ts, j u s t b e h in d
W in k w h o h a d 2 1 6 p o in ts . T h e
te a m c o m p e t e d in o n ly th r e e
m e e ts th is y e a r, th e firs t tw o h a v ­
in g s e v e ra l A A te a m s c o m p e tin g
a s w e llT T h e D istric t T ra c k M e e t th is p a st
w e e k e n d a t W in k w a s b y fa r th e
c ro w n in g j e w e l o f th e s e a s o n .
E v e ry m e m b e r o f t h e te a m tu rn e d
in p e rs o n a l b e s t p e rfo rm a n c e s fo r
th e y ear. T h e sc o rin g sta rte d e a rly
in th e c o m p e titio n a n d c o n tin u e d
th ro u g h o u t th e d ay . F o r th e first
tim e in a n y o n e ’s m em o ry , M a rfa
co m p e te d in th e p o le v a u lt. C o ac h
P a t W ard w o rk e d h a rt to a c q u ire
a n e w p it fo r th e e v e n t, a n d th e
y o u n g H o m s to o k to it lik e b e e s
to honey. Jo s e p h R a m ire z to o k th e
s ilv e r in th is e v e n t, w ith J o h n
W ard c a p tu r in g fo u rth .
_
S im ultaneously, L u is P ip p en w as
c la im in g th e g o ld , J a v ie r R a m o s
th e b ro n z e , a n d G ilb e r to L e rm a
fo u rth in th e 2 4 0 0 m e te r ru n . T h e
m o s t s u c c e s s f u l e v e n t f o r th e
y o u n g H o m s p ro v e d to b e th e long
ju m p , w h e r e f ir s t, s e c o n d a n d
f o u r th a ll b e lo n g e d to M a r fa .
G ra d y V a s q u e z w o n th e e v e n t,
w ith Ju stin C a rrillo j um p in g h is all
tim e b e s t in a p ic tu re p e rfe c t le a p
o f 15 fe e t 6 in c h e s . J a v ie r L la n e z
sto o d in th ird u n til th e la s t ju m p
b y a w in k c o m p e tito r s to le th e
b ro n ze from him . In th e triple ju m p
J a v ie r L la n e z , L u is P ip p e n , a n d
J o h n W ard fin is h e d fo u rth , f i f t h .
a n d six th , a s d id th e sh o t-p u t trio
o f C h r is D o m in g u e z , A n g e l
G a lle g o s , a n d L u is P ip p e n . T h e
4 x 100 m e te r re la y w a s w e l I o n its
w a y to th e i r f a s te s t tim e e v e r,
c ru isin g , in first p la c e w h en d isa s­
te r stru c k . In a tte m p tin g to sec u rc
th e g o ld m e d a l, n e w re la y m e m ­
b e r Ja v ie r L la n e z d o v e to g e t th e
s tic k to N ic o la s T o rre s , w h o h a d
le f t a ta d e a rly . T h e r e s u lti n g
tum ble left L lan ez in a b lo o d y heap
o n th e tra c k . T o rre s h a d th e p re s ­
e n c e o f m in d to p ic k u p th e b a to n
a n d a llo w th e te a m to c o lle c t th e
b r o n z e m e d a l. L la n e z h a d th e
c o u ra g e to g o o n a n d p la c e fo u rth
in th e 2 0 0 -m e te r d a s h la te r in th e
m e e t. Tn th e 8 0 0 m e te r d a sh , J o ­
s e p h R a m ir e z w o n h is s e c o n d
m e d a l, th e g o ld , a n d A n th o n y
C o b b s e iz e d th e b r o n z e , J o h n
W ard sc o re d in th e e v e n t, c a p tu r­
in g six th . S e v e n th g ra d e r N ic o la s
T o rre s c a p tu re d th e b ro n z e m ed al
in th e 110 h u r d l e s , a n d C h r is
D o m in g u e z c a m e in fifth . In th e
n o te w it h
(14^ The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa,Texas. Aon! 13.2QQQ
Marfa council members to consider policy, fee changes
By STERRY BU TC H ER
M A R F A - P o te n tia l fe e c h a n g e s
a n d "policy u p d a te s w e re th e fo ­
c u s o f M a r f a c o u n c il m e m b e rs a t
t h e i r r e g u l a r m e e tin g T u e s d a y
ev en in g .
A n u m b e r o f th e fe e s a n d p o li­
c ie s r e la tin g to th e u s e o f c ity
b u ild in g s n e e d re f re s h in g , C ity
A d m in is tra to r M ig u e l S a n d o v a l
$aid. H e f u r th e r m a in ta in e d th a t
p o lic ie s re g u la tin g w h o c a n u se
th e C a s n e r R o o m o r th e M A C
b u i l d i n g a r e la x a n d t h a t th e
a m o u n t c h a rg e d f o r th e ir u s e w a s
n o t e q u ita b le . “T h e r e ’s n o fo rm al
p o lic y o n w h o c a n u s e th e ro o m
a n d w h a t fo r ,” h e to ld c o u n c il
m e m b e rs. U s e b y c ity o r q u a s i­
city en tities su c h as E M S o r ch a m ­
b e r o f c o m m e rc e m e e tin g s sh o u ld
b e fre e o f c h a rg e , b u t u s e fo r a n y
k in d o f fu n d ra is e r o r o th e r e v e n ts
sh o u ld h a v e a c h a rg e atta c h e d , h e
m a in tain ed . In th e p a st, so m e n o n ­
p ro fit g ro u p s h a v e u s e d th e fa c ili­
tie s fre e o f c h a rg e , w h ile d iffe r­
e n t o rg a n iz a tio n s h a v e h a d to pay.
P e o p le w h o a tte n d m e e tin g s i t
th e fa c ilitie s o fte n m a k e u se o f
c ity e q u ip m e n t, c o p y m a c h in e s,
n o te p a d s a n d p e n c ils , S a n d o v a l
s a id , a lo n g w ith e le c tric ity . A t
tim e s , c ity w o rk e rs ’ tim e is sp e n t
c le a n in g u p a f t e r m e e tin g s o r
o p e n in g a n d c lo s in g b u ild in g s o n
w e e k e n d s o r a f t e r h o u rs . “ W e
n e e d to a d d r e s s th e u s e o f th e
ro o m in a w ritte n d o c u m e n t,” h e
s a id , p lu s c o n s id e r a ra te ra ise .
A t p r e s e n t, th e C a s n e r R o o m
re n ts fo r $ 2 5 fo r a h a l f d a y a n d
$ 5 0 fo r a e ig h t h o u rs . T h e M A C
b u ild in g is re n te d fo r $25 p e r h o u r
b e tw e e n 8 a .m . a n d 5 p .m . a n d
$ 4 0 a n h o u r a fte r 7 p .m ., p lu s a
$ 2 0 0 d e p o s it a n d a p ro m is e to
c le a n a fte r th e e v e n t.
A w ritte n p o lic y a n d re a s o n a b le
ra te s sh o u ld b e a p p lie d e q u a lly to
all p a rtie s w h o w a n t to u se th e
c ity facilities.
M a rfa H ig h -S c h o o l te a c h e r
A lliso n R y a n S c o tt sp o k e to th e
ra te s a n d th o s e w h o m a y o r m a y
~ n o t b e e x e m p te d fro m th e m . “ W e
like to u se th e M A C b u ild in g ," sh e
sa id . “ W h e n w c w e re d o in g se ­
n io r p ic tu re s , w e n e e d e d a la rg e
a re a , b u t w e c o u ld n ’t a ffo rd to
p a y fo r th e b u ild in g .” In th a t p a st
in s ta n c e , th e c ity h a d a c c o m m o ­
d a te d th e s t u d e n ts ’ r e q u e s t to
h a v e th e fe e w a iv e d .
N o w , th e se n io r c la s s w o u ld like
th e ro o m fo r its a ll n ig h t, d ru g an d
a lc o h o l - f r e e g r a d u a t io n p a rty ,
w h ic h it h a s d o n e m o re th a n o n c e
in th e p a s t. “ W e ’d lo c k th e do o r,
th e re ’d b e th e p o o l, v o lley b all, it’s
w o rk e d o u t g re a t.” T h e c la s s c a n ­
n o t a f f o r d a n y c h a r g e f o r th e
b u ild in g . “ W c w o u ld W ant to b e
r e s p o n s ib le , o f c o u r s e ,” S c o tt
said .
B u t th e e x is tin g c ity o rd in a n c e
o n th e b u ild in g c le a rly s ta te s th a t
th e s ite c a n n o t b e u s e d f o r a n
o v e r n i g h t e v e n t b y .a n y o n e ,
S a n d o v a l sa id .
K a h l o b je c te d m o re stro n g ly to
th e s tu d e n ts ' u se o f th e p o o l. D e ­
s p ite S c o tt’s p la n to u se lic e n se d
life g u a rd s fo r th e p a rty a n d th e
fa c t th a t th e p o o l h a d b e e n a p a rt
o f p a s t s e n io r c e le b ra tio n s, K a h l
w a s b lu n tly o p p o se d to th e id e a .
A lth o u g h h e a llo w e d th a t th e
c o u n c il “d o es n o t w a n t to d e p riv e
th e stu d en ts o f a n all n ig h t p a rty ,”
K a h l sta te d th a t th e p o o l w a s u n ­
a v a ila b le foH tne p a rty .
P e rh a p s w a iv e rs o r te m p o ra ry
in s u ra n c e o r a sp e c ia l e x e m p tio n
fro m th e c o u n c il w o u ld su ffic e for
v e ry sp e c fa j s tu d e n t e v e n ts su c h
a s th e s e n i o r p a rty , s u g g e s te d
m e m b e rs o f th e a u d ie n c e .
‘ “ I f w e c a n ’t u se th e p o o l, th e n
w e m a y n o t h a v e a p a rty ,” S c o tt
said .
Sandoval an d the m a y o r w ill lo o k
in to c ity fees a n d p o lic ie s a n d r e ­
tu rn to th e issu e a t a n u p c o m in g
m eetin g .
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_____- S an d o v al is lik ew ise se t to in v es­
tig a te n ew , u p d a te d fe e s o n larg e
a n im a l lic e n se s fo r c ity re sid e n ts.
L a rg e a n im a l lic e n s e s a r e r e ­
q u ir e d to k e e p ro o s te rs , g o a ts ,
la m b s , p ig s , h o rs e s , c a ttle a n d
o th e r a n im a ls w ith in c ity lim its.
R e c e n t re s id e n t c o m p la in ts h av e
le d to*on s ite in s p e c tio n s, a lte r­
n a te ly tu r n in g u p to o m a n y a n i­
m als fo r o n e p ro p erty , a n im a ls in ­
h u m a n e ly k e p t a n d to o s te r s in
s u c h n u m b e r s a s to d is tu rb th e
sle e p o f n e ig h b o rs. M a n y o w n e rs
d o n o t b o th e r to p a y th e $ 2 5 fee ,
w h ic h c u rre n tly c o v e rs a ll la rg e
a n im a ls k e p t a t a sin g le re sid e n c e ,
S a n d o v a l sa id . “ T h e r e ’s a n in e q ­
u ity ,” h e e x p la in e d . “ I f y o u h a v e
a p e a c o c k a s a p e t, th e n y o u p a y
$ 2 5 , b u t so m e o n e w ith 15 h o rs e s
a ls o o n ly p a y s $ 2 5 .” A p e r a n im a l
fe e h ik e m a y b e in o rd e r, h e said.—
A la r g e a n im a l p e rm it fro m th e
c ity e n ta ils a p u b lic h e a rin g , c e r­
tifie d le tte r s to a ll th e o w n e r ’s
n eig h b o rs, a n in sp e c tio n o f th e site
an d m o re le tte rs se n t re g u la r m a il.
T h e c o st to th e c ity p e r p e rm it c a n
b e g re a te r th a n th e $ 2 5 n o w
c h a rg e d . “ Y ou k n o w a n d I k n o w
th a t th e r e a re p ro b a b ly e n o u g h
h o rs e s in M a r fa a n d th e e x tr a te r­
rito rial ju risd ic tio n to sto c k a g o o d
s iz e d r a n c h ,” K a h l sa id .
S andoval w ill return to th e council
w ith d ra f t c h a n g e s to th e c ity ’s
la rg e a n im a l lic e n se.
In o th e r c ity n e w s, co u n c il m e m ­
b ers:
• te n ta tiv e ly s e t th e d a te f o r a
p u b lic h e a rin g o n th e .c ity ’s n e w
lig h tin g o rd in an ce, w h ic h a im s to ­
w a rd d e c re a s in g th e a m o u n t o f
lig h t s e n t u s e le s s ly in to th e sky,
c a u sin g g la re a n d c re a tin g lig h t
p o llu tio n th a t o b s c u r e s th e F a r
W e st T e x a s sky. T h e o rd in a n c e
looks to sh ield in g lig h ts w h en p o s­
s i b le , w h ic h d i r e c t s th e l i g h t
d o w n w a rd s to w h a te v e r th e lig h t
is m e a n t to illu m in a te . T h e p u b lic
h e a rin g is e x p e c te d to o c c u r in
M a y 3 o r 4 , p e n d in g th e s c h e d ­
u le s o f tw o p re s e n te rs s e t fo r th e
m eetin g .
• a c c e p te d a n u m b e r o f m a p s
th a t im p re ss iv e ly d e ta il th e c it y ’s
in f ra s tru c tu re . In d iv id u a l m a p s
d escrib e all th e d w e llin g s in M a rfa
an d th e ir re sp e c tiv e co n d itio n s, all
th e streets a n d th eir c o n d itio n s, th e
w a te r sy s te m a n d th e siz e o f v a ri­
o u s fu g clin es th ro u g h t t e citjfc p to s
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F o r m a n y y e a rs now , th e L i­
on s C lu b s o fT e x a s hav e b een c o n ­
d u c tin g s u m m e r c a m p s e s sio n s
fo r d is a b le d c h ild re n . T h e c a m p
is in K errv ille, a n d th ere is n o c o st
to th e fam ilies o f th e c am p e rs. W e
a s k lh a t th e fa m ilie s tra n s p o rt th e
ch ild ren to an d from the c a m p , but
i f th a t is n o t p o s s ib le , th e L io n s
C lu b s w ill a ls o p ro v id e tra n s p o r­
tation.
C a m p c o s ts a re c o m p le te ly
fu n d ed b y p u b lic d o n atio n m onies
th a t th e v a rio u s lo cal L io n s C lu b s
ra ise th ro u g h o u t th e year.
T h is y e a r 's c a m p in g sc h e d u le
f o r c h ild re n a g e s 7 th ro u g h 16
ru n s fro m J u n e 4 th ro u g h Ju ly 9 15. E a c h c a m p is o n e w e e k in
d u ra tio n , p lu s a D a y C a m p fro m
Ju ly 10-21. T h e re w ill also be tw o
sp e c ia l c a m p s fo r c h ild re n w h o
a re in s u lin -d e p e n d e n t d ia b e tic s
a g e s 8 th ro u g h 15. T h o se c a m p s _
b eg in on J u ly 2 3 rd and Ju ly 30th.
D is a b ilitie s in c lu d e a m p u te e s ,
a sth m a , a to n ic d ip le g ia , b lin d /v i­
sion im paired (20/400), bu m s, c a n ­
ce r/tu m o r, c e re b ra l palsy , C h arc o t- M a r ie - T o o th , d e a f /h e a r in g
im paired, ep ilep sy , heart, ju v e n ile
rh eu m atic arth ritis, L eg g -P e rth es,
lu p u s, m u s c u la r d y stro p h y , m u te,
p a rtia l p a ra ly sis, p h o c o m e lia , p o ­
lio , ric k e ts, sc o lio sis, sic k le cell,
a n d stro k e.
T h e ch ild sh o u ld h av e a n IQ
o f 7 0 o r a b o v e , o r a d o c to r 's w rit­
ten e v id e n c e o f c o m p e te n c e .
T h e c h ild sh o u ld n o t be b ed fast
o r h a v e a c o n ta g io u s o r in fectio u s
d ise a se , o r a d isa b ility w h ich do es
n o t a llo w th e c h ild to p a rtic ip a te
in th e c a m p ’s th e r a p e u tic p r o ­
g ram s. E x a m p le s in c lu d e a tte n ­
tion deficit disorder, attention d efi­
c it h y p e ra c tiv e d iso rd e r, au tism ,
D o w n ’s S y n d ro m e , e m o tio n a lly
d is tu rb e d , h e m o p h ilia , m en tal re ­
ta rd a tio n b e lo w IQ 7 0 , o r o ste o ­
g e n e sis im p e rfe c ta .
A p p lic a tio n s , w h ic h in c lu d e a
m e d ic a l p h y sic a l sta te m e n t, are
b e in g a c c e p t e d n o w . S c h o o l
n u rs e s a re in v ited to lo o k in to th e
c a m p in g p ro g ra m an d e n c o u ra g e
p a re n ts o f c h ild re n y o u b eliev e to
b e e lig ib le to se e k m o re in fo rm a ­
tion.
A n y o n e d e sirin g in fo rm a tio n
a n d a p p lic a tio n s sh o u ld c o n ta c t
Jo h n v an D re u m e l a t 8 3 7 2 4 3 3 ,
o r D u n c a n P a rish at 8 3 7 3 2 4 3 .
T h e L io n s C lu b s a lw a y s w e l­
c o m e m e n an d w o m en w h o d e ­
sire to b e c o m e p a rt o f a local se r­
vice o rg an izatio n . L io n s C lu b s In ­
te rn a tio n a l is th e w o rld 's la rg e st
se rv ic e o rg a n iz a tio n . A lp in e h a s
th e N o o n L io n s a n d th e E v e n in g
L io n s, a n d th e re a re c lu b s in F o rt
D a v is a n d M a rfa . W h e n y o u b u y
L io n s C lu b ro s e s, o r m o p s a n d
b ro o m s, o r h a m b u rg e rs in th e A l­
p in e C ity P a rk o n Ju ly 4 th , o r L i­
o n s C lu b M in ts , y o u a re h e lp in g
to u n d e rw rite th e c a m p , s c h o la r­
sh ip s to S u l R o ss S ta te U n iv e r­
sity , e y e s ig h t a n d h e a rin g p r o ­
g ra m s, le a d e r d o g p ro g ra m s o r
a n y o f th e m a n y o th e r w o rth w h ile
e n d e a v o rs s u p p o rte d b y y o u r lo ­
c a l L io n s C lu b s .
F o r m e m b e rs h ip in fo rm a tio n ,
c o n ta c t a n y lo cal L io n . Y ou a re
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o n s m e e tin g . A lp in e N o o n L io n s
m eet e v e ry T u e sd a y a t th e S u n ­
d ay H o u se S u p p e r C lu b at n o o n .
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ie s w ill b e s e n t to th e c ity fo r p e r ­
m a n e n t d isp lay . “ W e w ill p ro v id e
c o m p u te r d is k s in C A D fo rm so
( r e s id e n ts ) c a n h a v e a c o p y o f
o n e ,” s a id g r a n t w o r k e r J e r r y
C a rv a ja l. T h e C A D p ro g ra m a l ­
lo w s p e o p le to fo c u s o n a sp e c ific
b lo c k o r a re a o f th e c ity w h e n a
re sid e n t n e e d s in fo rm atio n on ju s t
a p o rtio n o f o n e o f th e m ap s.
• lis te n e d to a c o m p la in t fro m
re s id e n t R e b e c c a M a rtin e z , w h o
to ld c o u n c il m e m b e rs o f y o u n g
d riv e rs w h o h a b itu a lly d riy e to o
q u ic k ly n e a r h e r h o m e a t th e e d g e
o f to w n . “ T h e r o a d s a r e n ’t
p a v e d ,” s h e to ld c o u n c il m e m ­
b e rs . “ I 'v e b e e n th e r e fiv e y e a rs .
Y ie ld sig n s d o n 't h e lp . I 'v e g o t a
fiv e y e a r o ld , a th r e e y e a r o ld , b u t
th o s e k id s (d riv in g ) d o n ’t sto p .”
T h e c o u n c il p ro m ised 1*) lo o k into
th e m a tte r, w ith th e h e lp o f M a r f a
P o lic e C h ie f O s c a r C a n illo .
• w e re u p d a te d a s to S a n d o v a l’s
e ff o rts to p ro c u re a first rig h t o f .
re f u s a l o n la n d b o rd e rin g S u n s e t
P a rk . T h a t la n d is e a se m e n t p ro p ­
e rty o w n e d b y U n io n P acific R a il­
ro a d , w h ich is c u rre n tly se llin g o f f
a ll s u c h e a s e m e n ts . “ W e d o n ’t
w a n t a n y o n e w ith a n in te re s t in
b u y in g th a t la n d w h e re th e p a rk
is,” S a n d o v a l sa id o f th e first rig h t
o f re fu sa l. " W e ’r e try in g to o b ­
ta in th a t, th e d is c u s s io n h a s
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in g b o a r d
m e m b e r P a b lo
C a rra s c o in lig h t o f th e fa c t th a t
h e is also* a c o u n c i l m e m b e r .
C o u n c il m e m b e rs h o p e to n o m i­
n a te an d a p p o in t so m e o n e in to the
e m p ty z o n in g b o a rd s e a t b y th e
B o b R y a n , c e n te r , o f t h e C o w b o y M i n i n g C o ., w a s a m a jo r s p o n s o r
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w e e k e n d , h e l d i n s u p p o r t o f t h e A l p i n e a n d M a r a th o n lib r a r ie s .
H e w a s t h a n k e d b y J a m e s K . H a r d in , le f t, a n e v e n t o r g a n iz e r ,
a n d C h r is to p h e r R u g g ia , r ig h t, p r e s i d e n t o f t h e F r ie n d s o f th e .
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lis te n e d to s o m e g re a t lo c a l m u ­
s ic ia n s o n S a tu rd a y a t th e A lp in e
C iv ic C e n te r d u rin g th e M o u n tain
R a in B o o k a n d M u s ic F e stiv a l.
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f o r f a m il ie s w h o h e a r d s o m e
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n e x t m e e tin g .
b u ild in g renovations, bu ild in g im ­
p ro v e m e n ts , p ro g ra m m in g (s u c h
a s c h ild re n ’s e v e n ts a n d m o v ie s),
s ta f f tra in in g a n d trav el, ad d itio n s
to th e lib ra ry ’s b o o k c o lle c tio n ,
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M A R F A - Is su e s su rro u n d in g
w e re v e ry e n th u s ia s tic . “ P e o p le
th e c o n s tru c tio n o f fo u r h o u se s
a p p re c ia te d th e fa m ily -o rie n te d
o n th e c o m e r o f H ig h lan d A v en u e
m u s ic a tm o s p h e re . I t ’s g re a t to
a n d S e c o n d S tre e t in n o rth c e n ­
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a y e fam ilies e n jo y m u sic o u tsid e
tra l M a rfa is th e s u b je c t o f a c ity
z o n in g b o a rd o f a d ju stm e n t m e e t­
in g n e x t w eek .
T h e . b u i l d e r s a r e D a v id a n d
J a v ie r C a n o .
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d u rin g th e a n n u a l H o n o rs C o n v o ­
T h e p u b lic, acco rd in g to city A d ­
catio n M o nday, A pril 1 7 ,7 :3 0 p.m .
m in istrato r M ig u el S an d o v al, is in­
in M a rsh a ll A u d ito riu m .
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F ro n t S tre e t B o o k s, M a rfa B o o k
C o m p an y , W aldenbooks a n d B an ­
n e r P u b lis h in g p a r t ic i p a te d in
b o o k s a le s a n d s p o n s o r e d th e
sto ry te llin g an d re ad in g s.
T h e H o lla n d H o te l a n d B istro .
T w in P e a k s L iq u o rs . E lm s B o o k ­
k e e p in g , W e st T e x a s O fTice S u p ­
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M c D o n a ld ’s, arid R io P e c o s S ales
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M a n y v o lu n te e rs a lso p itc h c d -in
to m a k e th e e v e n t h a p p e n .
“T h is e v e n t w o u ld n o t h a p p e n
w ith o u t th e v o lu n te e rs ." sa id Jim
H a rd in w ith M o u n ta in R a in P ro ­
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T h e M a r f a b o y s ’ g o l f te a m
p la c e d fifth in la s t w e e k ’s d is tric t
2 -A m e e t in F o r t S to c k to n , w h e re
S h o rth o rn E m e s t C h a v e z sc o re d
a n A ll-D istric t honoc,
“ W c u n p ro v e d o n o u r firs t d a y
sc o re to m o v e u p fro m six th p la c e
to fifth ,” s a id C o a c h J a y F o ste r.
“ W e h a v e h a d a g o o d y e a r, g a in ­
in g ex p e rie n ce in to u rn am e n t play.
W e ’ll lo s e D a v id , D a m ia n a n d
K e ith n e x t y e a r, b u t w e h a v e a
g o o d n u c le u s to b u ild o n fo r n e x t
y e a r.
R e su lts fro m th e tw o -d a y d istric t
m e e t w e re : M a rfa I - D a v id
G o m e z , 1 9 2; Jo h n L u ja n , 187;
E m e s t C h a v e z , 1 8 0 ; D a n ie l
M e n d o z a , 193; D a m ia n C a rrillo ,
219.
T h e o v e ra ll sc o re fo r M a r fa I
w as 752.
R e s u lts fo r M a rfa II w e re :
Ja im e < J u a r e z , 2 3 7 ; M a u r i c i o
C a b e zu e la , 241; K eith H em an d ez,
196; N a th a n G a rc ia , 2 4 8 ; J e s u s
L ic o n , 2 2 1 .
F o rt D a v is g o lfe rs w o n th e to u r­
n a m e n t w ith a n o v e ra ll sc o re o f
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S u l R o s s P r e s id e n t V ic M o r g a n h o p e s th e n e w U n iv e r s ity C e n te r
a t S u l R o s s (a b o v e ), w h ic h h o u s e s a b o o k s to r e , c a fe te r ia , m e e t­
in g r o o m s a n d r e c r e a tio n a r e a s , w ill in c r e a s e t h e s t u d e n t r e te n ­
tio n ra te.
T h e M a rfa g irls ’ g o lf te a m d ro v e
a n d p u tte d th e ir w a y to th e lo w ­
e s t sc o re th e y h a v e p o s te d a ll se a­
so n in la s t W eek’s D is tric t 2 -A
to u rn a m e n t in F o rt S to c k to n , a l­
lo w in g th e m to a d v a n c e to th e
R e g io n a l to u rn a m e n t fo r th e first
tim e s in c e 1 9 9 7 . T h e te a m fin ­
is h e d se c o n d in th e m a tc h .
M a n d y C h a m b e rs w o n A ll D is ­
tr ic t h o n o rs fo r h e r p a rtic ip a tio n
in th e to u r n a m e n t. C r y s ta l
C o rd e ro a ls o w o n s e c o n d m e d a l­
is t h o n o rs a n d J a y lia F o s te r c a m e
h o m e a th ird m e d a lis t.
“ T h e y h a v e w o rk e d h a rd all se a ­
s o n a n d th e ir e ff o rts h a v e b e e n
r e w a rd e d ,” sa id C o a c h J a y F o s ­
te r: “ W e w a n t to k e e p im p ro v in g
to h a v e a d e c e n t s h o w in g a t R e ­
g io n al. A ll six g irls w ill retu rn n ex t
y e a r .”
R e s u lts fo r th e d is tric t to u rn a ­
m e n t w ere: C ry sta l C o rd e ro , 195;
J a y lia f o * te r ,
b e rs , 2 1 9 ; K ris tin e L u ja n , 2 5 4 ;
M in d y C a n o , 2 3 8 .
T h e R e g io n a l to u rn a m e n t g e ts
u n d e rw a y in S u n d o w n A p ril 2 627.
T h e g irls trav eled n e x t to P residio
A p ril 10, w h e re th e y n a ile d a first
p la c e v ic to ry . “ O n ly f o u r g irls
m a d e th e trip , b u t th e y m a n a g e d
to sh o o t a re s p e c ta b le 4 3 7 o n a
l o n g 'g o l f c o u r s e . M a n d y a n d
M in d y sh o t th e ir lo w e st ro u n d s o f
th e y e a r a n d fin is h e d a s th e n u m ­
b e r o n e a n d tw o m e d a lis ts ,” F o s ­
te r sa id . J a y lia F o s te r w a s th ird
m e d alist.
w
R e s u lts o f th e P re s id io t o u m ^
m e n t w e re : J a y lia F o s te r , 1 1 2 ,
K r is tin e L u ja n , 1 2 8 ; M a n d y
C h a m b e rs , 9 4 a n d M in d y C a n o ,
103.
W o r k e r s f a s h i o n a r e in fo r c e d c o n c r e te w a il o f t h e n e w P e te P.
G a lle g o M u ltip u r p o s e B u ild in g .
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692.
T h e b o y s ’ g o l f te a m a ls o tr a v ­
e le d to P re s id io A p ril 10 fo r a first
p la c e a n d se c o n d p la c e fin ish fo r
th e M a rfa I a n d M a rfa II te a m s.
T h e firs t th r e e m e d a lis ts in th e
to u rn a m e n t, w h ic h w a s P re s id io
H ig h S c h o o l’s in a u g u r a l m e e t,
w e re J o h n L u ja n , first m e d a list,
D a n ie l M e n d o z a , se c o n d m e d a l­
i s t a n d t h i r d m e d a l i s t D a v id
G om ez.
“ S w e e p in g th e first th re e m e d ­
a lis ts w a s a p le a s a n t s u r p ris e ,”
F o ste r sa id . “Jo h n sh o t h is lo w est
ro u n d o f th e y e a r, a s d id N a th a n
a n d M a u ric io ."
T h e P re s id io m e e t w a s th e la st
lin k s a c tio n o f th e y e a r fo r th e
S h o rth o rn b o y s.
R e s u lt s fro m th e to u r n a m e n t
w e re : D a v id G o m e z , 88; E m e s t
C h a v e z , 9 4 ; J o h n L u ja n , 8 4 ;
D a n ie l M e n d o z a , 8 6 ; D a m ia n
C a n illo , 101.
R e s u lts fo r th e M a rfa II te a m
w ere: K e ith H e m a n d e z , 96; Jesu s
L ic o n , 119; T iim e J u a re z , 112;
M a u r i c i o C a b e z u e la . 9 7 a n d
N a th a n G a rc ia , 91.
W e s le y H ib b itts w a s a m e d a lis t
w ith a 107 sco re.
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o f the new university cente r, co u ld
in c re a se th e ro le S ul R o ss p la y s
in h o stin g p u b lic e v e n ts , a c c o rd ­
in g to D ire c to r o f N e w s an d P u b ­
lic a tio n s S te v e L ang.
" T h e u n iv e rsity c e n te r g iv e s us
a d d e d m e e tin g ro o m s, fa c ilitie s,
b o th fo r s tu d e n ts an d fo r th e g e n ­
e ra l p u b lic ." he said. "W e h av e
sig n ifican tly increased the n u m b e r
o f m e e tin g a re a s a v a ila b le . T h is
c o u ld be th a t w c h av e m o re p u b ­
lic e v e n ts to look forw ard to at Sirf
R o ss. T h e fac ilitie s a re c e rta in ly
a c c e ss ib le to th a t."
T h e a d d itio n s m ay a ls o h a v e the
e ffe c t o f b o o stin g e n ro llm e n t an d
c o m p le tio n rates, said V ice P re s i­
d e n t o f B u sin e s s A ffa irs M ic k e y
H a v e n s.
‘T h i s w ill re a lly tie th e c a m p u s
to g e th e r," he said. “O v er th e y ea rs
w e ’v e s p e n t tifne re n o v a tin g o u r
e d u c a tio n a l facilities. N o w w e ’re
a d d re s s in g th e su p p o rt fa c ilitie s,
a n d t h e s e a r e th e f i n i s h i n g
to u c h e s . A c a d e m ic p ro je c ts a re
w h a t a ttra c t p e o p le to th e u n iv e r­
sity a n d th e su p p o rt fa c ilitie s a re
w h a t w ill k e e p th e m h e re .”
M o rg a n c o n c u rre d . “O n e o f th e
th in g s th at w e id e n tifie d b a c k in
th e late '8 0 s as a n im p o rta n t a re a
o f im p ro v e m e n t w a s th e re c r e ­
a tio n a l fa c ilitie s th a t w o u ld im ­
p ro v e re te n tio n ," h e said . “A n ew
re c re a tio n a l c e n te r w ill g iv e th e
stu d e n ts so m e th in g to d o n o t o n ly
o n th e w e e k b u t o n th e w ee k en d s.
W h a t 1 e n v is io n is th a t o n e a c h
e n d o f th e c a m p u s th e re a re a c ­
tiv ity c e n te rs w h e re stu d e n ts w ill
fin d th in g s to d o s e v e n d a y s a
w e e k fro m e arly m o rn in g u n til late
a t n ig h t. W e ’re try in g to k e e p stu ­
d e n ts h e re . R e s e a r c h s a y s th a t
w h e n s tu d e n ts a re in v o lv e d in th e
re c re a tio n a l life o f a c a m p u s th e y
m a k e b e tte r g ra d e s a n d a re m o re
lik ely to fin ish ."
S u l R o s s ’ re te n tio n ra te is c u r ­
re n tly a ro u n d 5 0 p e rc e n t, ju s t u n ­
d e r th e sta te a v e ra g e . B u t re te n ­
tio n is n 't th e o n ly p ro b le m . S in c e
1995, S u l R o ss h a s se e n a ste a d y
d e c re a s e in e n ro llm e n t le v e ls, e s ­
p ecia lly d u rin g th e last th ree y e a n .
F o r th e a c ad e m ic y e a r 1 9 9 8-1999,
e n ro llm e n t at th e A lp in e c a m p u s
w a s 2 ,4 2 0 stu d e n ts; in 9 8 -9 9 , th a t
n u m b e r fell to 2 2 8 4 ; a n d th is y e a r
th e tr e n d c o n tin u e d , w ith o n ly
2 ,1 1 0 s tu d e n ts r e g is te r in g . D r.
N a d in e Je n k in s , v ic e p re s id e n t o f
e n ro llm e n t a n d s tu d e n t s e rv ic e s ,
s a id th e re a re m a n y w a y s to e x ­
p la in th e dip .
‘T h e r e a re a c o m b in a tio n o f fa c ­
to r s a t w o r k h e r e , ” s h e s a id .
" O th e r a re a s c h o o ls h a v e b e e n
m o re a g g re s siv e th a n u s in re c e n t
y ears. A lso , e n ro llm e n t g o e s d o w n
w h e n th e e c o n o m y i s g o o d .
P e o p le te n d to w o rk a n d n o t g o to
c o lle g e .”
A n d th o u g h th e n e w c o n s tru c ­
tio n a n d re m o d e lin g p ro je c ts w ill
n o d o u b t m a k e S u l R o s s a m o re
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w e ’re h ere . S u l R o ss is a n o u t­
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O b itu a rie s
M a r ia A g u irre , 96, o f S a n A n to ­
n io a n d fo rm e rly o f M a r fa , d ie d
W e d n esd ay , A pril 5 ,2 0 0 0 , in a S an
A n to n io N u rs in g H o m e .
R o s a ry w a s a t 7 p .m . F r id a y a t
M e m o ria l F u n e ra l H o m e C h a p e l
in M a r fa . F u n e ra l M a s s w a s a t 2
p . m . S a t u r d a y a t S t ., M a r y ’ s
C a th o lic C h u rc h in M a rfa . B u ria l
f o llo w e d a t M e r c e d C e m e te ry ,
u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f M e m o ria l
F u n e ra l H o m e o f M a rfa .
M is s A g u in e w a s b o m S e p te m ­
b e r 6 , 1 9 0 3 , in C a s a P ie d r a . S h e
l i v e d in M a r fa f o r s e v e ra l y e a rs .
S h e w a s a m e m b e r o f S t. M a r y ’s
C a th o lic C h u rc h .
S u rv iv o rs include a b ro th er, C h o n
A g u irr e o f M o n a h a n s ; a s is te r ,
A n a s ta c ia L u ja n o f S ta n to n ; a n d
m a n y n ie c e s a n d n e p h e w s .
Regular office hours will resume Monday, April 17.
Thank you for your consideration.
The Presidio County-District clerk & staff
T h e P re s id io C o u n ty C o u rth o u s e
and
...
P re s id io C o u n ty A n n e x
w ill b e c lo s e d
F rid a y . A p ril 2 1 .
in o b s e rv a n c e o f G o o d F rid a y .
Cohos
M a r g a rito F ra n c o C o b o s , 8 5 , o f
A lp in e , d ie d M o n d a y , A p ril 10,
2 0 0 0 , a t B ig B e n d R eg io n al M e d i­
c a l C e n te r in A lp in e .
R o s a ry w a s a t 7 p .m . W e d n e s ­
d a y a t O u r L a d y o f P e a c e C a th o ­
lic C h u rc h in A lpine. F u n eral M a ss
w ill b e a t 10 a .m . to d a y a t th e
c h u rc h . B u ria l w ill fo llo w a t H o ly
A n g e ls C e m e te ry , u n d e r th e d i­
r e c tio n o f G e e slin F u n e ra l H o m e
o f A lp in e .
M r. C o b o s w a s b o m A p r il 14,
1914, in A lp in e, to Je s u s A b u n d io
a n d M a r tin a C o b o s . H e w a s a
re tire d m a in te n a n c e e m p lo y e e o f
B ig B e n d N a tio n a l P a rk ; H e w a s
a n A rm y v e te ra n a n d a m e m b e r
o f V .F .W . P o s t # 7 2 0 7 . H e w a s a
life tim e re s id e n t o f A lp in e .
S u r v i v o r s in c l u d e h i s w i f e ,
Ju a n ita C o b o s o f A lp in e; a d a u g h ­
te r , L isa C . H e m a n d e z o f A lp in e ;
a so n , L o re n z o C o b o s o f O d e s s a ;
- t w o b ro th e rs , M a c a r io C o b o s o f M a rfa , an d Jesse C dbO s o f
O d e s s a ; f o u r s is te r s , B e a tr i c e
A d a m s o n o f T o w , T e x .,* B rijid a
D e A n d a o f O d e s s a , M a rtin a
A r m ijo o f E l P a s o , a n d E le n a
D e L a R o s a o f F o r t S to c k t o n ;
s e v e n g r a n d c h ild r e n ; a n d tw o
g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n .
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT
T h is y e a r m a r k s th e th ir ty - f ir s t a n n iv e r s a r y o f t h e N a tio n a l F a ir H o u s in g L a w . T o p r o m o te f a i r
h o u s i n g p r a c tic e s , !
th e ir rig h ts. —
T itle V III o f th e C iv il R ig h ts A c t o f 19 6 8 , a s a m e n d e d , p r o h ib its d is c r im in a tio n a g a in s t a n y p e r s o n
o n th e b a s i s o f r a c e , c o lo r , re lig io n , s e x , a g e , h a n d ic a p , fa m ilia l s ta tu s o r n a t i o n a l o r i g i n i n t h e s a l e o r
re n ta l o f u n its in th e h o u s i n g m a rk e t.'
F o r m o r e in f o r m a tio n o n fa ir h o u s in g o r to r e p o r t p o s s ib le fa ir h o u s in g d is c r im in a tio n , c a ll t h e U .S .
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D e p a r tm e n t o f H o u s in g a n d U r b a n D e v e lo p m e n t’s to ll- f r e e h o tlin e a t 1 -8 0 0 - 6 6 9 -9 7 7 7 .
PUBLIC NOTICE
T h e C it y o f M a r f a h a s p r e p a r e d c o m p la in t a n d g r ie v a n c e p ro c e d u r e s r e g a r d in g its T e x a s C o m m u n it y
D e v e lo p m e n t P r o g r a m s . T h e s e p ro c e d u r e s o u tlin e th e s te p s f o r a c itiz e n to fo llo w i f h e w is h e s t o file
a w r itte n c o m p la in t a b o u t p r o p o s e d o r c o m p le te d T C D P a c tiv ity . T h e C it y w ill m a k e e v e r y e f f o r t to
r e s p o n d f u lly to s u c h c o m p la in ts w ith in te n ( 10 ) w o r k in g d a y s . C itiz e n s m a y o b ta i n a c o p y o f th e s e
w r it te n p r o c e d u r e s a t C ity H a ll b e tw e e n th e h o u r s o f 8 a .m . a n d 5 p .m ., M o n d a y th r o u g h F r id a y .
C it iz e n s m a y a ls o r e q u e s t th e p r o c e d u r e s b e m a i le d to th e m b y c a ll in g C it y H a ll a t 9 1 5 - 7 2 9 - 4 3 1 5 .
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P U B L IC N O T IC E
The
U p p e r R io
G ra n d e
W o rk f o rc e D e v e lo p m e n t B o a rd
(U R G W D B ) w ill b e h o s tin g a
P u b lic F o ru m to d e v e lo p an in te ­
g ra te d p la n to id e n tify th e n e e d s
a n d s tra te g ie s fo r th e c o u n tie s o f
E l P a s o . B r e w s te r , C u lb e r s o n ,
H u d s p e th , J e f f D a v is a n d
.P re s id io .
T h e ru ra l a re a m e e tin g w a s h e ld
M o nday, A p ril 10, at th e V a n H o m
C h a m b e r o f C o m m e r c e , 1801
W est B ro a d w a y in V an H o m . T h e
El P a so m e e tin g w ill b e h e ld F r i­
d a y , A p r il 14, 2 0 0 0 , f r o m 1-5
p .m . a t th e H o w a rd Jo h n s o n In n ,
8 8 8 7 G a te w a y W e s t in E l P a so .
T o p ic s to b c d is c u s s e d in c lu d e ,
b u t a re n o t lim ite d to: h o m e le s s ,
y outh, seniors, adults, p e rso n s w ith
disabilT tics, d is lo c a te d w o rk e rs,
tra in in g a ssistan ce, farm w o rk e rs,
c h ild c a re , w c lfa r e -to - w o rk ,
T A N F , em plo y m en t opportunities,
e c o n o m i c d e v e lo p m e n t, fo o d
stam p s, assistan ce to b u sin e ss an d
in d u stry . T h e S trateg ic P lan m u st
b e su b m itte d to the S ta te o f T e x a s
to q u a lify fo r a n u m b e r o f g ra n ts
fro m th e T e x a s W o rk fo rc e C o m ­
m ission.
U R G W D B -A p r il 13
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P U B L IC N O T IC E
T h e U S D A S e rv ic e C e n te r is
n o w so lic itin g b id s fo r d aily j a n i ­
to ria l s e rv ic e s to m a in ta in a c le a n
a n d o r d e r ly w o rk e n v iro n m e n t a t
110 E a st E l P a s o S tre e t in M a rfa .
T h e n e c e s s a ry b id fo rm m u s t b e
c o m p le te d a n d re tu rn e d to 110
E a st E l P a so S tre e t in M a rfa n o
l a t e r th a n C L O S E O F B U S I ­
N E S S o n A p ril 2 8 , 2 0 0 0 , so th a t
th e s u c c e s s fu l b id d e r’ can b e g in
M a y 1, 2 0 0 0 . C a ll 7 2 9 -4 3 8 3 fo r
m o re in fo rm a tio n .
E lig ib ility fo r p a rtic ip a tio n in all
p ro g ra m s a d m in is te re d b y U S D A
is e s ta b lis h e d b y la w w ith o u t r e ­
g a rd to r a c e , a g e , c o lo r, n a tio n a l
o rig in , re lig io n , m a rita l statu s, sex
o r disability.
F S A -A p r il 1 3 & 2 0
B ID N O T I C E
R e g io n 17 E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e
C e n te r (T h e C e n te r) is so lic itin g
se a le d p ro p o s a ls o n b e h a lf o f th e
W e st T e x a s F o o d S e rv ic e C o o p ­
e ra tiv e fo r sch o o l cafe te ria g o o d s.
S e a le d p ro p o s a ls w ill b e a c c e p te d
until 11 a.m ., M a y 16 ,2 0 0 0 , in th e
C e n te r ’s B u s in e s s O ffic e , l l l l
W . L oop 289, L ubbock, T ex as
7 9 4 1 6 , a t w h ic h tim e p ro p o s a ls
w ill b e o p e n e d . P ro p o s a ls c a n b c
o b ta in e d in th e b u s in e s s o ffic e o r
b y c a llin g 8 0 6 -7 9 2 -4 0 0 0 ext. 809.
TTie C e n te r re s e rv e s th e rig h t to
re je c t a n y a n d /o r all p ro p o s a ls.
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Aguirre
The Presidio County-District Clerk’s office will be closed
today and Friday to attend the annual Area III County
and District Clerk’s meeting.
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P U B L IC N O T IC E
R e g io n 18 E d u c a tio n S e rv ic e
C e n te r is is s u in g th r e e (3 ) "O p e n
Catalog** b id s o n b e h a l f o f a p ­
p r o x i m a t e l y f o r ty ( 4 0 ) T e x a s
sc h o o l d is tric ts . T h e b id c a te g o ­
r ie s are:
1. S ch o o l a n d o ffic e su p p lies, in­
stru c tio n a l m a te ria ls an d fu rn itu re
2. C o m p u te r h a rd w a re , s o f t­
w a re , s u p p lie s a n d a c c e s s o rie s
3 . P E a n d a th le tic s u p p lie s a n d
e q u ip m e n t
B id s w ill b e re c e iv e d u n til 2 p .m .,
M a y 1 5 ,2 0 0 0 , a t R e g io n 18 E S C ,
2 8 1 1 L a F o rc e B lv d ., P .O . B o x
6 0 5 8 0 , M id la n d , T X 7 9 7 1 1 -0 5 8 0 .
B id s w ill b e o p e n e d a n d re c o rd e d
a s th e y a re re c e iv e d . A ll b id s ,
m e etin g th e b id criteria, w ill b e for­
m a lly a p p ro v e d b y th e R e g io n 18
E S C P u rc h a s in g C o m m itte e a t a
sp e c ia l m e e tin g to b e h e ld a fte r
all b id s h a v e b e e n re c e iv e d a n d
re c o r d e d a t th e a b o v e a d d re s s.
B id fo r m s a r e a v a ila b le fro m
G a ry B o n d , R e g io n 18 E S C a t
P .O . B o x 6 0 5 8 0 , M id la n d , T X
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s h o u ld y o u h a v e a n y q u e s tio n s .
C a r la J o ly n D r in k a r d , 1 3 , o f
T e rlin g u a , d ie d A p ril 6 ,2 0 0 0 , in a
L u b b o c k h o sp ital.
F u n e ra l s e rv ic e s w e re h e ld
M o n d a y in T e rlin g u a w ith P a s to r
D a v id A llo w a y o ffic ia tin g . F u ­
n e ra l a rra n g e m e n ts w e re u n d e r
th e d ire c tio n o f G e e s lin F u n e ra l
H om e.
S h e w a s b o m M a y 1, 1 9 8 6 , in
S a n A n to n io a n d w a s a life lo n g
re s id e n t o f T e rlin g u a . S h e w a s a
k in d a n d c a r i n g d a u g h t e r a n d
frien d , w h o w ill b e g re a tly m issed .
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e h e r p a re n ts ,
M ic h a e l a n d D e a n n a D rin k a r d ; a
sis te r, C a rm e n R e n e i D rin k a rd ;
a n d a b ro th e r, C la y to n M ic h a e l
D rin k a rd , all o f T e rlin g u a .
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R u sse ll J . G u e v a ra , 7 6 , o fM a rfa ,
d ie d W e d n e s d a y , A p ril 5 ,2 0 0 0 , a t
h is b u s in e s s in M a r f a .
R o s a ry w a s a t 7 p .m . T h u rs d a y ,
A p ril 6 , a t S t. M a r y ’s C a th o lic
C h u rc h . F u n e ra l M a s s w a s a t 2
p .m . F r id a y a t th e c h u r c h w ith
b u ria l a t M e r c e d C e m e te ry , u n ­
d e r th e d ir e c tio n o f M e m o ria l F u ­
n e ra l H o m e o f M a r fa .
M r. G u e v a ra w a s b o m S e p t. 9,
1 9 2 3 , in M a r f a . H e w a s a life ­
lo n g r e s id e n t, h e o w n e d a n d o p ­
e ra te d A m e r ic a n A u to P a rts . H e
w a s a v e te r a n o f th e U .S . A rm y
a n d a m e m b e r o f S t. M a r y ’s
C a th o lic C h u rc h .
S u r v iv o r s in c l u d e h is w ife ,
E m m a G u e v a r a o f M a r f a ; a so n ,
R u s s e ll G u e v a ra J r ., o f M a r f a ; a
d a u g h te r a n d s o n -in -la w , C y n th ia
a n d L e o n e l C o r d o v a o f M id la n d ;
tw o g ra n d c h ild re n , K a th e ry n a n d
h e r h u s b a n d , J a m e s C a rra s c o o f
L a s C ru c e s , N .M ., a n d B ria n a n d
h is . w i f e , N a t a l i e C o r d o v s r o f :
H o u sto n ; six g re a t-g ra n d c h ild re n ,
C h ris tia n , B re n d e n , S a ra ,
K e n n e d y , B rin le y a n d Ja c o b .
P a ll b e a r e r s w e r e R ic h a rd
G u e v a ra , M a rc h G u e v a ra ,
M ic h a e l G u tie r r e z , Ja m e s
C a rra s c o , T o n y L ic o n a n d B ria n
C o rd o v a .
H o n o ra ry p a llb e a re r s w e re R o b ­
e r t G u e v a ra , O m a r G u e v a ra , B e n
G o n z a le z , N e lli e R u b io , P a b lo
A lv a ra d o J r ., a n d N a s a rio
H em andez.
P E O P L E
W H O
J o h n H . H a rp e r, 8 0 , lo n g tim e
C u lb e rs o n C o u n ty ra n c h e r, d ie d
S u n d a y , A p ril 9 ,2 0 0 0 , n e a r V a n
H om .
G ra v e s id e s e r v ic e s w e re h e ld a t
2 p .m . W e d n e s d a y a t M a rfa C e m ­
e te r y . M e m o r ia l s e r v ic e s w e r e
h e ld a t 8 :3 0 p .m . W e d n e s d a y a t
V a n H o m F u n e ra l H o m e C h a p e l.
M r. H a r p e r w a s .b o m J a n u a r y
1 5 ,1 9 2 0 , in R io F rio ,T e x . H e h a d
ra n c h e d s o u th o f V a n H o m fo r 6 0
y e a rs . H e s e r v e d in the. A rm y A ir
C o rp s in th e P h illip in e s d u rin g
W o rld W a r II. H e w a s a m e m b e r
o f th e M e th o d is t c h u r c h . H e h a d
b e e n m a rrie d to P e g g y C o lq u itt o f
M a rfa . H e w a s p re c e d e d in d e a th
b y h is w ife .
S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e h is d a u g h te r,
S a ra h E la in e E ld e r o f V a n H o rn ;
th r e e s o n s , J o h n C . H a rp e r o f T h e
W o o d la n d , J a m e s S . H a rp e r o f
C h ris to v a l a n d J o e R . H a rp e r o f
M e r tz o n ; a b ro th e r, T e d H a rp e r
o f M a r fa ; a n d n u m e r o u s g ra n d ­
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c o m f o rte d a n d s u s ta in e d u s w ith p ra y e r s , fo o d , flo w e rs, p h o n e
c a lls , m o n e y a n d v is its d u rin g th e u n tim e ly lo s s o f o u r d e a rly
lo v e d h u s b a n d , fa th e r, g ra n d f a th e r a n d g re a t-g ra n d fa th e r.
T h a n k s to th e E M S a n d .G ilb e rt M o n to y a , M a r y L u ja n , Irm a
S alg ad o , B id i C o v arru b ias, P resid io C o u n ty S h e riff's ofTice, C h ie f
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H o m e w h o a s s is te d D a d a n d u s d u rin g o u r o rd e a l.
S p e c ia l th a n k s to F a th e r D e m e trio P o n c e , M a ria B a e z a , Id a
P rie to a n d c h o ir , th e A m V e ts P o s t 65 C o lo r G u a rd , a n d th e U .S .
B o rd e r P a tr o l f o r th e w o n d e rfu l s e r v ic e g iv e n D a d d u rin g th e
R o s a ry , fu n e ra l M a s s a n d b u ria l.
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e a c h a n d e v e ry o n e o f u s all.
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Immediate announcements of prayer requests
can now be sent to area churches and '
concerned persons via e-mail.
S u b sc rib e to o u r a re a p ra y e rlist by s e n d in g a n e m a il m e s sa g e to:
’’m a j d r d o m o @ lis ts .o v e r la n d .n e t" w ith th e w o rd s " s u b s c rib e
p ra y e rlist" ( w ith o u t q u o ta tio n m a rk s) in th e B O D Y o f th e m essag e.
T h o se w h o s u b s c rib e c an su b m it re q u e s ts an d w ill au to m a tic a lly
re c e iv e all p r a y e r re q u e s ts. T h e se rv ic e is free.
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Position Vacancies
N O W H I R I N G - R e ta il sa le s
c lerk , lu m b e r, h a rd w a re o r re la te d
tra d e s e x p e rie n c e h e lp fu l. A p p ly
in p e rso n . J a n a tt B u ild in g S u p p ly ,
101 D o u g la s s D r., in F o il D a v is:
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Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine currently
has tbe following position vacancies. Qualified and
interested applicants may contact Human Resources
Department or by calling 915-837-0247.
NURSINGPOSITIONS
• REGISTERED NURSE - Obstetrics (or night
supervisor with specialty in obstetrics.)
• REGISTERED NURSE - ICU. Two (2) full-time
positions and two (2) casual positions.
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B u s in e s s
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$ 2 7 ,2 0 4 . R e q u ire d : B a c h e lo r’s d e g re e , p re f e ra b ly in b u s in e s s re la te d fie ld ; m in im u m o f tw o y e a rs s u c c e s s fu l b u s in e s s
e x p e rie n c e , b a n k in g , c o n su lta tio n o r b u s in e s s tra in in g ; w o rk in g
k n o w le d g e o f s m a ll b u s in e s s o p e ra tio n s ; a b le to c o m m u n ic a te
e ffe c tiv e ly w ith c lie n ts , c o lle a g u e s, a n d g o v e rn m e n t o ffic ia ls ; m u s t
p o s s e s s s k ills in w o rk in g w ith P C D O S -b a s e d c o m p u te rs,
p a rtic u la rly w o r d p ro c e s s in g a n d s p r e a d s h e e ts a n d w in d o w s.
P re fe rre d : M a s te r ’s d e g re e ; e x p e rie n c e w ith S B A lo a n p ro g ra m s ;
flu e n c y in S p a n is h . E x te n s iv e tra v e l m a y b e re q u ire d , in c lu d in g
s o m e o v e rn ig h t s ta y s a n d s o m e o u t o f s ta te tra v e l; e x e m p t f r o m '
o v e rtim e p ro v is io n s . C u rre n t d r iv e r ’s lic e n s e a n d d riv in g re c o rd
a c c e p ta b le to th e U n iv e rs ity m u s t b e m a in ta in e d a s a c o n d itio n o f
e m p lo y m e n t. S u b m it le tte r o f a p p lic a tio n , re s u m e , a n d th r e e le tte rs
o f r e f e re n c e to H u m a n R e s o u rc e s D ire c to r, S u l R o s s S ta te
U n iv e rs ity ,B o x C -1 3 , A lp in e ; T X 7 9 8 3 2 .9 l 5 - 8 3 7 - 8 0 5 8 .E E O / .
A A E . S u l R o s s is a m e m b e r o f th e T e x a s S ta te U n iv e rs ity
S y ste m . V is it o u r w e b s ite (h ttp ://w w w .s u lro s s .e d u ).
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$ 3 9 ,7 0 8 . R e q u ire d : H ig h sc h o o l g ra d u a te o r e q u iv a le n t w ith
a d v a n c e d tr a in in g in H V A C s y s te m s , e le c tric a l a n d m e c h a n ic a l
fie ld s; w o rk e x p e rie n c e w ith m a n a g e m e n t o f u p to 12 tra d e s m e n ,
in th e u tilitie s fie ld s; e x p e rie n c e in s u p e rv is io n o f p e rso n n e l
r e s p o n s ib le fo r re p a irs , m a in te n a n c e , o p e ra tio n a n d n e w
c o n s tru c tio n in a U n iv e rs ity s e ttin g u tilitie s d e p a rtm e n t; IB M
c o m p a tib le c o m p u te r sk ills . P re fe rre d : B .S . in In d u stria l
E n g in e e rin g , M e c h a n ic a l E n g in e e r in g o r a re la te d d e g re e ;
e x p e rie n c e in th e d e v e lo p m e n t o f p ro g r a m s a s s ig n e d to in c re a se
th e e ffic ie n c y o f e x is tin g fa c ilitie s; e x p e rie n c e in d e sig n an d
c o n s tru c tio n o f u tility in s ta lla tio n s ; C A D D , sp re a d s h e e ts , a n d
d a ta b a s e e n tr y c o m p u te r sk ills. E x e m p t fro m o v e rtim e p ro v is io n s .
P la n , o rg a n iz e , d ir e c t a n d s u p e rv is e th e a c tiv itie s o f th e e le c tric a l,
m e c h a n ic a l, a n d c e n tr a l p la n t p e rs o n n e l. S u b m it le tte r o f
a p p lic a tio n , re s u m e a n d th r e e re f e re n c e s to H u m a n R e s o u rc e s
D ire c to r, S u l R o s s S ta te U n iv e rs ity , B o x C -1 3 . A lp in e , T X 7 9 8 3 2 .
9 1 5 -8 3 7 -8 0 5 8 . E E O /A A E . S u l R o s s is a m e m b e r o f th e T e x a s
S ta te U n iv e rs ity S y s te m . V is it o u r w e b s ite ( h ttp ://
w w w .s u lro s s .e d u ) .
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NEW LISTINGS
• 901 E . C o lu m b ia - R a n c h s ty le lo g h o m e o n 3 .0 7 fe n c e d a c re s .
3 b e d ro o m s, 2 b a th s , b ig r o c k firep la ce, n ic e v ie w s. T h is p ro p e rty is
in v e ry g o o d c o n d itio n a n d h a s h a d m a n y im p ro v e m e n ts. E n d o f th e
ro a d p riv a c y a n d o u ts id e o f c ity lim its • $ 1 5 9 ,0 0 0
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c o u rs e s o r e q u iv a le n t, 3 y e a rs s e c re ta ria l e x p e rie n c e , ty p in g 5 0
w p m , s ta n d a rd o ff ic e m a c h in e s , c o m p u te r sk ills . P re f e r w o rd
p ro c e s s in g , d a ta b a s e a n d s p re a d s h e e t c o m p u te r p ro g ra m sk ills ;
c o lle g e o r b u s in e s s s c h o o l c o u rs e w o rk . K n o w le d g e o f m e d ic a l
te rm in o lo g y h e lp fu l, b ilin g u a l p re fe rre d . D u tie s : P e rfo rm ta s k s
re q u irin g s k ill in ty p in g a n d c o m p u te r u s a g e ; m a y tra n s c rib e v a rie d
m a te ria l fro m d ic ta tio n o r d ra ft, m a y ty p e c o rre s p o n d e n c e , fo rm s,
s ta tis tic a l re p o r ts , te s ts , m a n u s c rip ts , o r p ro p o s a ls ; c o m p o s e s
ro u tin e c o rr e s p o n d e n c e a n d c o m p ile s re p o r ts ; m a in ta in s v a rio u s
re c o r d s a n d f ilin g s y s te m s ; s e rv e s a s r e c e p tio n is t; o p e n s a n d
ro u te s m a il; m a k e s a p p o in tm e n ts a n d tra v e l a rra n g e m e n ts ; m a y
a s s is t w ith p re p a r a tio n o f p ro g r a m s o r p u b lic a tio n s ; m a in ta in s
in v e n to ry a n d m a y o r d e r m a te ria ls fo r d e p a rtm e n t; o th e r d u tie s
u n iq u e to th e d e p a rtm e n t. P o s itio n is S e c u rity S e n s itiv e . A p p ly to :
H u m a n R e s o u rc e s D ire c to r, S u l R o s s S ta te U n iv e rs ity , B o x C -1 3 ,
A lp in e , T X 7 9 8 3 2 .9 1 5 -8 3 7 - 8 0 5 8 . E E O /A A E . S u l R o ss is a
m e m b e r o f th e T e x a s S ta te U n iv e rs ity S y s te m .
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in g a p p lic a tio n s f o r a c le ric a l p o ­
s itio n . D u tie s : a n s w e rin g in c o m ­
in g calls, m ain tain file system , cu s­
to m e r s e rv ic e , lig h t ty p in g a n d
g e n e ra l o f f ic e d u tie s . R e q u ire ­
H E L P W A N T E D - T h e M a rfa
m en ts: p ro fessional attitude, p hone
C ity P o o l is a c c e p tin g a p p licatio n s
e tiq u e tte , c o m p u te r sk ills a m u st,
fo r e m p lo y m e n t fo r o n e p o s itio n
s p re a d s h e e ts, e tc ., th e a b ility to
•o f p o o l m a n a g e r a n d th r e e lif e ­
h a n d le m u ltip le ta s k s a t a fa s t
g u a rd s . E m p lo y m e n t w ill b e fo r
p a c e w ith a c c u ra c y , m u s t p o ss e ss
th e m o n th s o f J u n e , Ju ly a n d A u ­
p r io r o ffic e e x p e rie n c e a n d p o s ­
g u s t. P o o l m a n a g e r ’s p o s i ti o n
s e s s th e a b ility to w o rk in d e p e n m u s t h a v e a t le a s t tw o y e a rs e x ­
,
d e n tly . A p p lic a tio n s m a y b e o b ­
p e rie n c e a s lif e g u a r d a n d p o o l
ta in e d a t th e fa c to ry o r c a ll 9 1 5 m a in te n a n c e . B o th p o s itio n s r e ­
7 2 9 -4 1 8 1 . f o r m o re in fo rm a tio n .
q u ire c e rtif ic a tio n o n C P R , S ta n ­
O n ly q u a lifie d a p p lic a n ts w ill b e
d a rd F irst A id a n d life g u a rd train c o n s id e re d fo r in te rv ie w s . D e a d ­
' in g . A p p lic a tio n s c a n b e p ic k e d
line fo r ap p lications is Friday, A pril
u p a t th e S e n io r C e n te r, lo c a te d
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m o re in fo rm a tio n , c o n ta c t C o rin a
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L a ra , p o o l d ire c to r, a t 9 1 5 -7 2 9 F o rt D a v is IS D is a c c e p tin g a p ­
4 7 0 3 , b e tw e e n 8 a .m . a n d 4 p .m .,
p l i c a ti o n s f o r tw o e le m e n ta r y
M o n d a y - F r i d a y . T h e C it y o f
s c h o o l te a c h e rs w ith a c a d e m ic
M a rfa is a n E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity
e x p e rie n c e in tw o o f th e fo llo w ­
E m ployer.
in g a re a s : m a th e m a tic s a n d s c i­
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e n c e ; fin e a rts a n d g ifte d a n d ta l­
en ted ; tech n o lo g y applications and
p h y s ic a l e d u c a tio n . A p p lic a tio n s
S P E C I A L N O T IC E
m a y b e o b ta in e d
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W A N T E D - A M a rfa C e n te n ­
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n ia l c o o k b o o k . P le a se c all E lisa
. c a llin g 9 1 5 -4 2 6 -4 4 4 0 . A p p lic a ­
V a sq u e z @ 9 1 5 .7 2 9 .4 3 3 1 w o rk
tio n s w ill b e a c c e p te d u n til the p o o r 4366 hom e.
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H O U SEK EEPER NEEDED
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D a v is . W e a r e a g r e a t p la c e to
w o rk . A s k fo r K a th ie . 9 1 5 -4 2 6 3524.
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S U L
A tte n d a n ts n e e d e d in M a rfa to
a s s is t th e e ld e r ly a n d d is a b le d in
th e ir h o m e s . P le a s e c o n ta c t
F ra n c e s H a r tn e tt, O u tre a c h '
H e a lth S e rv ic e s , 1 -8 0 0 -3 9 8 2272.
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M c D o n a ld O b s e r v a t o r y
V i s i t o r ’s C e n t e r
I m m e d i a t e O p e n in g
V is ito r C e n te r g ift sh o p n e e d s
fr ie n d ly , d e p e n d a b le p e r s o n to
g re e t v is ito rs , rin g sale s a n d sto c k
m e r c h a n d is e . P o s itio n r e q u ir e s
s e l f m o tiv a to r a n d a b ility to p e r ­
fo rm d u tie s w ith o u t s u p e rv isio n .
T h is is a p a t tim e p o s itio n re q u ir­
in g w e e k e n d s a n d so m e n ig h ts .
A p p lic a tio n s a rc a v a ila b le a t th e
M c D o n a ld O b s e rv a to ry V is ito rs ’
I n f o n n a tio n C e n te r o r c a ll 9 1 5 - ’
4 2 6 -3 6 4 0 . A n E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity /
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-•o th e rs. W o rk fro m h o m e . E a rn a n
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—lo c a te d u p s ta irs .-S to v c , frig . M i­
c ro w av e , a n d lau n d ry facility p ro ­
v id e d . W ith in w a lk in g d ista n c e o f
S R S U . S o m e u tilitie s p ro v id e d .
S 5 5 0 /m o w ith S 3 0 0 se c u rity d e p .
• C a ll 9 1 5 -8 3 7 -5 4 2 1 fo r a p p o in t­
m e n t.
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a p a rtm e n t ( 1 3 0 0 sq . ft’.) w ith fu ll
I n th fo r le a se . L a rg e k itc h e n /d in ­
ing ro o m w ith stove an d frig. L aun­
d ry fa c ility p ro v id e d . L o c a te d in
q u ie t a re a w ith w e ll-m a n ic u re d
y a rd . S m a ll p e t a llo w e d . S o m e
u tilitie s p ro v id e d . 5 6 5 0 /m o w ith
$ 3 0 0 se c u rity d e p . C a ll 9 1 5 -8 3 7 5421 fo r a p p o in tm e n t.
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L E A S E
H O U S E F O R L E A S E IN
M A R F A - 3 b e d ro o m , 2 b a th ,
su n ro o m , larg e k itch en , larg e din­
in g ro o m , la rg e liv in g ro o m , c a r­
p e t, c e n tra l h e a t/a ir, fe n c e d y ard ,
c a r p o r t, a n d s to r e ro o m . N o n s m o k e rs a n d n o p e ts, p lease. $500
a m o n th o n a o n e y e a r lease; $500
d e p o sit. C a ll 9 1 5 -7 2 9 -4 9 9 6 .43-tfb
dome and join
Comet Cleaners,
Needleworks,.,
Pueblo Nuevo and
Highland Drug Inc.,
in Alpine.
The space for rent is
approximately 1100
square feet.
Call Robert Soza
at 915-837-3931.
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c o m e r lo t -SO L D
P l e a s e c a ll C le a t S t e p h e n s a t
9 1 5 -7 2 9 -4 4 2 4
fo r a d d itio n a l
b ro c h u re
F O R L E A S E : Large adobe house,
4 3 0 0 sq u are feet on 2 acres. Big
kitchen, 3 bed, 2 bath, washer-dryer,
informal/formal dining room, library,
carport, fireplace. In M arfa, on edge
o f town. Call for appointm ent 7293 5 6 5 .52-tfnb
P e t s ,
FOR LEASE:
• 9 4 9 A c r e s - 4 0 m ile s so u th o f M arfa. 3 b e d ro o m , 2 b a th h o m e ,
m e ta ib a m , p ip e c o rra ls a n d liv e w a te r - SA LE PEN D IN G
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o v e rflo w in g w ith c u te a n d p lay fu l
d o g s a n d c a ts w a itin g fo r n e w
fa m ilie s. T o a d o p t o n e o f th ese
g re a t p e ts ju s t call o n e o f th e n u m ­
b e rs liste d b e lo w a n d p ro m is e to
p ro v id e a sa fe a n d lo v in g h o m e
w ith a g o o d fe n c e d y a rd fo r y o u r
n e w fam ily m em b er. T h e y all need
g o o d , n e w h o m e s now !
" M A LE B LA CK LABS H E P H E R D M IX P U P P Y ,
a b o u t 3 m o n th s o ld , w a n ts to p la y
all th e tim e! H e ’s h a n d so m e an d
sm a rt!
“ F lu ffy B L A C K T E R R I E R L A B M IX M A L E , ju s t about
se v e n w e e k s old. V ery cu d d ly and
frie n d ly . L o v e s to b e h e ld . H e ’s
e x tra cu te !
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SM A LL
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M ALE
C H O W M I X , w ith s h o rt re d fur
w h o is still w a itin g fo r a g o o d
h o m e . T R U M P h a s th e m o s t
g e n tle a n d lo v in g p e rs o n a lity y o u
c o u ld e v e r a s k fo r a p et.
RED
H E A L E R -T E R R IE R M IX F E M A L E P U P P Y ,
o n ly a b o u t 2 m o n th s o ld , sh e has
th e 'm o s t p re c io u s face a n d p e r­
so n a lity y o u ’v e e v e r s e e n . S h e ’s
so sw e e t a n d irre s is tib le .
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m o s tly b la c k fu r w ith a to u c h o f
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information
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frie n d ly a n d w ill b e a v a ila b le fo r
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- o n e T A B B Y a n d th e o th e r a
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S IA N M IX .
P le a s e fin d a p la c e in y o u r h e a rt
a n d h o m e a n d g iv e th e s e g re a t
c o m p a n io n s a seco n d c h a n c e in
th e lo v in g h o m e s th e y d e se rv e .
T h e y ’ll re w a rd y o u w ith u n c o n d i­
tional lo v e an d loyalty an d b e y o u r
frie n d fo r life.
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P e t s
t h r o u g h t h e M a r f a A n im a l S o ­
c ie ty { M A S ).
M A S Is a l w a y s l o o k i n g f o r
v o lu n te e rs ! C a ll a n y o f th e
n u m b e r s b e lo w to o f f e r y o u r
h e lp .
F o r m o r e in f o r m a t io n p le a s e
c a ll:
A le x
L eos
7 2 9 -4 3 0 8
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Sail planers report good Marfa time, “wave” encountered once
y ear, a n d o n ly o n o n e day, A p ril 5,
d id w e e n c o u n te r a w e a k w a v e
th a t a ll o w e d t h e s a i lp l a n e s to
c lim b to a b o u t 1 6 ,5 0 0 fe e t in th e
F t. D a v is a re a . H o w e v e r, w h a t
th e w a v e s la c k e d w a s m a d e u p
fo r th e n e x t d a y w ith 8 0 0 ft/m in
th e r m a l c lim b s e a s t o f A lp in e ,
w h e re sm a ll h ig h c u m u lu s c lo u d s
fo r m e d w ith b o tto m s a t a b o u t
2 0 ,0 0 0 ft w e re lo c a te d . T w o S tate
M u l ti - P la c e A l t i t u d e R e c o r d s
w e re s e t th a t d a y ; a n A b s o lu te
A ltitu d e o f 1 8 ,2 0 0 ft, a n d a n A lti­
tu d e G a in o f 1 1 ,6 5 0 ft. In a d d i­
tio n , se v e ra l s o lo p ilo ts a c h ie v e d
th e ir G o ld C B a d g e c litn b s (9 ,8 5 0
ft a b o v e to w r e le a s e /lo w p o in t)
th a t day._________________
B y R IC H A R D J O H N S O N
M A R F A - T h e M a rfa 2 0 0 0
S p rin g T h e rm a l a n d W a v e C a m p
w a s h e ld a t th e M a rfa M u n ic ip a l
A irp o rt from A p ril 1 th ro u g h A p ril
' 9 , w ith 14 p ilo ts d escen d in g o n th e
s p o t fro m a s fa r a w a y a s N e w
Y o rk , M is s is s ip p i, A riz o n a , a n d
M e x ic o . O u t o f th e n in e d a y fly ­
in g p e rio d , w c flew th e sa ilp la n e s
o n a ll b u t th e f ir s t d a y w h e n
s to rm y ra in s n o rth o f th e D a v is
M o u n ta in s p re v e n te d o u r to w p i­
lo t J a m e s “ S c ra tc h ” L e e a n d h is
g re a t C e ssn a A g w a g o n to w p la n e
fro m re a c h in g th e b e tte r w e a th e r.
-T h e u su a l so u th w e s t w in d s a n d
m o u n ta in w a v e s w e re s c a rc e th is
T h e d a te s a re s c h e d u le d f o r th e
E a ste r w eek , A p ril 7 -1 5 ,2 0 0 1 ,« n d
S c ra tc h L e e h a s a g a in a g re e d to
to w th e sa ilp la n e s in h is u s u a l e x ­
p e r t w ay,
C ro s s c o u n try flig h ts w e re m a d e '
d u rin g a n u m b e r o f th e fly in g day s,
a n d o n e p ilo t c lim b e d a b o u t 4 0 0
m ile s o n th e b e s t d a y . F o r th e
m o s t p a r t th e d i s t a n c e s w e r e
s o m e w h a t lim ite d b e c a u s e th e d ry
M a r f a a i r p re v e n te d th e fo rm a ­
tio n o f c u m u lu s c lo u d s o n a ll b u t
tw o o f o u r fly in g d a y s , a n d n o t
m a n y o f th e p ilo ts h a d c re w s to
re trie v e th e m in th e e v e n t th a t th e y
la n d e d fa r a w a y fro m M a r f a ' a ir ­
p o rt. D u rin g tw o o f o u r la s t fo u r
M a r fa S o a rin g C a m p s , th e w in d s
w e re m o re fa v o r a b le a n d -w e ~
w e re a b le to c lim b in w a v e s n e a r
F t. D a v is to o v e r 2 8 ,0 0 0 ft. W c
h o p e to d o th a t a g a in n e x t y ea r.
T h e p e o p le o f M a r f a w e re g r a ­
c io u s in w e lc o m in g u s , a s u s u a l.
M a y o r F r itz K a h l, lo c a l r a n c h e r
B ill S h u rley, A irp o rt M a n a g e r J o e
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120 N. Austin, Marfa
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ANDY W HITE
915-729-4480
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P.O. Box 1432
28 Years Experience
Marfa, TX-79843
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