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Stefani concert
is Sunday
A L P IN E - Our Lady o f Peace
Catholic Church, the C ity o f A l­
pine and the Alpine Chamber o f
Commerce are proud to present
Stephani as the feature singer at
Alpine's Cinco de Mayo festivi­
ties. Her concert is set for 3 p.m.,
Sunday. May 2 and is completely
free. The location is Kokernot
Park, near dow ntown Alpine.
Stephani is easily the most fa­
mous female Tejano singer invited
to Alpine in years. Awarded "the
most promising rising female star"
at the Tejano Music Awards in
14%. Stephani Jias been nom i­
nated 111497 and 199X for "fe ­
male vocalist o f the year." "fe ­
male entertainer o f the year" and
“ Tejano international song o fth e
year." She has also won "Best cd/
cassette o f the year."
A m agnificent voice, superb
stage presence and unforgettable
physical beauty make Stefani
Sullivan a precious commodity for
Tejano music as a whole, for her
recording label Sony Discos and
for concert promoters around the
United States. Mexico and Puerto
Rico. Stefani has captured the
hearts o f Hispanics across the
United States and M exico w ith
highly recognized national hits,
such as "C e lo s " (Jealousy), a
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Fiesta queen
event Saturday
A LP IN E - Fourteen candidates
w ill vie for the honor o f being
crow ned the 1999 Fiesta Queen
during Cinco de mayo festivities.
A p ril 26-May 5 at Sul Ross State
University.
Cinco de mayo events, includ­
ing feasts, festivals, the Fiesta
Queen pageant and B a lle t
' F olklorico performances, mark
M exican-Am erican Awareness
Week. The annual celebration is
sponsored by the Sul Ross Span­
ish Club, assisted by the Center
for Big Bend Studies, Sul Ross
Program Council. Alpine Cham­
ber o f Commerce and the C ity
o f Alpine. Activities w ill conclude
Wednesday. May 5 w ith the sea­
son finale for the Ballet Folklorico
de las Am ericas. In between,
banquets, film s, a parade, mar­
ketplace and the 22nd annual F i­
esta Queen pageant w ill provide
a fu ll slate o f events.
R eigning Queen Sandra M o ­
rales w ill crown her successor at
the pageant Friday. A p ril 30, 7
p.m. at the Alpine C ivic Center.
D r. Abelardo Baeza. Sul Ross
professor o f languages and lit­
erature. and M artha Sanchez,
Spanish teacher at A lpine Junior
High School, w ill serve as mas­
ters o f ceremonies.
Queen candidates, their home­
towns and sponsors include:
A L P IN E : R osalinda Jordan,
sponsored by V a lle y M otors;
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A p r il 29,1999
Vol. 66 No. 7
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R u r a l , u r b a n in te r e s ts c la s h o v e r w a t e r d is t r ic t b i l l
Bv STERRY BUTCHER
P R E S ID IO C O U N T Y - The
legislative b ill that proposes the
formation o f a Presidio County
water district is in danger o f be­
ing kille d in the Texas Senate,
according to Tom Beard, chair o f
the Far West Texas Water Plan­
ning Group.
Alarmed by the portion o f the bill
that would empower the local wa­
ter district to potentially regulate
or prohibit the transfer o f water
outside the county, the water u til­
ity Public Service Board (PSB)
o f El Paso has directed their lob­
byists to attempt to have the b ill
amended or defeated entirely - a
move that galls defenders o f the
bill.
The dispute over the bill falls into
two distinct camps. On one side
is the El Paso contingent, who are
dismayed by the prospect o f not
being able to access deep water
resources when their own water
availability begins to dim inish in
the coming years. W ith foresight
into their eventual water shortage.
El Paso bought the Antelope V al­
ley ranch several years ago, which
is located both in Presidio and JefT
Davis counties in the Valentine
area.
T he y are landow ners in the
county, the PSB maintains, and
thus should not be potentially shut
out from their own water:
B ill defenders, how ever, are an­
gered that El Paso should meddle
w ith w hat is the business o f
Presidio County. The water con­
servation district bill should not be
a surprise to the PSB. they say.
when the issue was a point o f pub­
lic meetings and widespread cov­
erage in the local press. The PSB
did not take action on the b ill until
it w as already out o f the House
and moving toward committee in
the Senate, defenders point out.
Local members o f the Water
Planning Group became aw are o f
( C o n t in u e d o n / j g e 9 )
C ity a n d
school
e le c tio n s
S a tu rd a y
M A R F A - Marfa residents w ill
go to the polls Saturday in city
(staff photos by ARTHUR SPRAGG)
Marfa High School agriculture teacher Rod Brinkman used his skill - and some body English - to win the horseshoe pitching contest
at the Chuckwagon Cookoff and Cowboy Rendezvous over the weekend in Alpine. Please see more photos, page II.
M I S D p l a n i n c lu d e s n e w h i g h s c h o o l c a m p u s
By STERRY BUTCHER
M A R F A - Marfa school board
members wrangled w ith how best
to deal w ith the schools' outdated
and overcrowded facilities at a
four-hour workshop Saturday.
The meeting served as a sort o f
pinpointing mission, where board
members reached consensus on
what, areas w ith in the facilities
problem need attention first, ver­
sus what should be considered a
more long range goal.
A companion discussion to the
current state o f the schools' fa­
cilities w as the 'consideration o f
the potential increase o f students
entering the M arfa school system
over the next 20-25 years - an
increase which w ould place even
more demand and stress on build ­
ings that have already reached
their student capacity.
The workshop was the result o f
recommendations handed to the
board by the members o f the com­
munity-based Facilities C om m it­
tee, w ho found a serious need to
address present safety, o v e r­
c ro w d in g and g ro w th issues
w ithin the district.
Harris ends elected public service to city
By ARTHUR SPRAGG
M A R F A - It was one o f the
shortest Marfa C ity Commission
meetings in recent memory and
most o f it belonged to outgoing
Commissioner Joe Harris, in his
re g u la r m eeting fin a le as an
elected official.
The Tuesday evening gathering
at C ity Hall had only tw o major
action items on the agenda and
perfect attendance w ith Com m is­
sioners Harris. J e ff Jacinto and
M ayo r C .M . 'F r itz ' K ahl. The
meeting was over 17 minutes af­
ter it began.
Elected public servants unani­
m ously approved a resolution
granting full support o f and author iz in g the M a rfa E m ergency
M edical Services to apply fo r
grants to fund a new ambulance.
The resolution was amended to
include the Abcl-Hanger Founda­
tion, which w ill provide prim ary
funding for the new vehicle.
In business continued from the
last meeting, M arfa Chamber o f
C om m erce m anager D e n n is
James gave co m m issio n e rs a
thorough, itemized breakdown o f
all business memberships, as pre­
viously requested by commission­
ers.
James told commissioners that
(staff photo by ARTHUR SPRAGG)
City officials and staffers give Commissioner Joe Harris a round
o f applause at his last city meeting Tuesday.
new accounting softw are installed
on the chamber's computer would
allow for much greater accuracy
in chambcr financial records and
reports.
Commissioners scrutinized the
itemized lists carefully as James
clarified that businesses were cat­
egorized by number o f employees.
The chambcr currently has 28 in ­
dividual/club/association mem ­
bers, 49 small business members
and 15 large business members
that pay dues totaling S5.298, ac­
cording to figures submitted by
Janies.
The small business membership,
at S60 per year, provides the larg­
est amount o f membership rev­
enue: S2.940.
He also told commissioners that
labor and utilities costs had been
taken out o f the hotcl'm otel tax
expenditure column o f the budget
report, too.
“ T his report niccts our stan­
dards," Kahl told James after an
( C o n t in u e d o n p a g e 16)
' "There was a great deal o f dis­
cu ssio n," said Superintendent
Judy Ledbetter. "The board con­
sidered very carefully the needs
o f students and the needs o f the
community."
A t the workshop, board mem­
bers came up w ith a three-tiered
outline that*determined and dis­
tinguished immediate needs, inter­
mediate needs and a far-reaching vision that encompasses the
building o f new school complexes.
Tops on the list for the board is
to develop a plan to relieve over­
crow ding at both the elementary
and high schools. Ledbetter said.
Likewise, the board hopes to "ad­
dress the lim ited space in athlet­
ics. to better serve athletics and
physical education programs for
both boys and g irls." she said.
The board members' intermedi­
ate plan calls for the addition o f
classrooms, a gym and a library
for the high scluool. plus more
classrooms and a gym for the el­
ementary school.
U ltim a te ly , h ow eve r, board
members envision the building o f
a brand new high school and gym­
nasium. Also in that plan is the
thorough renovation o f the el­
ementary school, along w ith the
m oving o f the ju n io r high fa cility
to the present high school.
After outlining the immediate, in­
termediate and long-range needs
o f the M arfa school fa cilitie s,
board members gave Ledbetter
approval to begin advertising for
suitable architects.
"T hey want to select an archi­
tect that w ill work w ith the board
to design, study the feasibility and
the cost projections o f the inter­
mediate and ultim ate plans, and
w ho w ould also help w ith the de­
sign o f the im m ediate p la n ,"
Ledbetter stated. "Considerable
study needs to go into this."
com m ission and school board
elections.
Polls w ill be open from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m.. at the M arfa Fire Station
for city races, and at Marfa El­
ementary School for school board
races.
As it was two years ago. M ayor
C.M. ‘ F ritz' Kahl w ill face chal­
le n g e r M ona G a rc ia fo r the
mayor’ s post, a two-year term.
Seven commissioner candidates
w ill seek two places on the city
comm ission. They include ap­
pointed incumbent J e ff Jacinto
and Joey Benton, Corina Brijalba,
Alfredo Covarrubias, Raul Lara,
Dan O ’ Steen and Bob W right.
The top tw o vote-getters take
office for terms o f two years.
Incumbent Com m issioner Joe
Harris is stepping down.
In M arfa school board races,
two incumbent trustees each have
an opponent.
Place 1 in c u m b e n t Ernesto
C a rrillo w ill he challenged by
Natalia Williams.
And Place 2 incumbent Yvonne
Zubiate Lujan w ill face challenger
Lvdia Natividad.
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M H S student
qualifies fo r
state meet
M A R F A -- A M a rfa H ig h
School sophomore used his habit
o f watching the news and read­
ing newspapers and magazines to
cam a place to compete at the
academic state meet in A ustin
next week.
Cal Pierce placed third in C ur­
rent Issues and Events at regional
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Study Butte community center
BR E W STE R C O U N T Y - The
First National Bank in Alpine has
donated to Brewster C ounty a
5.9-acre tract in Study Butte to
be used as the site fo r a new com­
m u n ity c e n te r, a c c o rd in g to
Brewster County Judge Val Clark
Beard.
A t Tuesday’ s Brewster County
Commissioners’ Court meeting,
elected public servants accepted
the g ift from the bank and ex­
pressed sincere appreciation to
the bank for making this very sig­
nificant contribution toward the
positive development o f south
Brewster County, she said.
A ll commissioners’ court mem­
bers commended bank President
David Moore, bank officers and
the bank’ s board o f directors for
being community minded and for
their work to provide better ser­
vices to the southern part o f the
county, she said.
Beard said the land is in an ex­
tremely desirable central location.
Elect
ALFREDO COVARRUBIAS
situated near the intersection o f
Texas 118 and FM 170. Because
o f the bank’ s donation, the county
w ill be able to move forward w ith
the design and construction o f a
com m unity center, w hich w ill
serve as a meeting hall, activity
center, accessible vo ting place
and a location for delivery o f so­
cial services to south county resi­
dents, along w ith m any other
uses.
For
Marfa City Commissioner
The judge noted the comm unity
center w ill be the county’ s first
public building in south Brewster
County. Most o f the construction
funds for the building w ill come
from a community development
grant funded by the Texas De­
partment o f Housing and Com ­
m unity Affairs.
The county later w ill commemo­
rate the bank's g ift w ith a plaque
to be permanently displayed on
the site. Beard said.
Saturday. May 1
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Your vote and support are sincerely appreciated.
Pd. pol. adv., by Alfredo Covarrubias, Box 1104, Marta, TX 79843
fa v o r de v cta r p er
Fort Davis Historic Site gains
14 more acres with donation
FORT D A V IS - P roviding a
spectacular view o f the west
Texas landscape, 14 h isto ric
acres on Sleeping Lion Mountain,
joined Am erica’s National Park
System thanks to a g ift from The
Conservation Fund, a national
nonprofit organization. The g ift
was announced Saturday at cer­
emonies at Fort Davis National
Historic Site celebrating National
Park Week.
Roger Kennedy, the former d i­
rector o f the National Park Ser­
vice, and keynote speaker at the
event said that the g ift demon­
strated the importance o f build­
ing public private partnerships to
strengthen our national parks.
Kennedy expressed gratitude to
the following organizations and in­
dividuals whose generosity en­
abled the Fund to purchase the
land and donate it to the NPS: The
Abell-Hanger Foundation in M id ­
land, the Hoblitzelle Foundation in
Dallas, The Summerlee Founda­
tion in Dallas, the J.P. and M ary
Jon Bryan Foundation in Hous­
ton, M r. and Mrs. John L. Nau
III o f Houston, and M r. and Mrs.
C lifton Caldwell o f Albany.
Legislation authorizing the addi­
tion o f this land to Fort Davis
National Historic Site was in iti­
ated by Representative H enry
Bonilla, w ith the strong support
and advocacy o f Senator Phil
Granim and Senator Kay Bailey
Hutchinson.
Dan M cNam ara, w ho directs
The Conservation Fund’ s work in
Texas, said, “ The commitment o f
the owners to preserving the land
and the generous grants from in­
dividuals and foundations in Texas
made today's g ift possible.”
Sleeping Lion M ountain over­
looks Fort Davis, the region’ s first
m ilita ry outpost established in
1§54 in the heart o f Apache and
Comanche Indian territory. The
mountain was a landmark to trav­
elers, settlers, stage and m ail
coach drivers, and merchants on
the San Antonio - El Paso Road,
the southern transcontinental
route west.
Jerry R. Yarbrough, Superinten­
dent o f Fort Davis National His­
toric Site said, “ Our responsibil­
ity in administering this great his­
toric site is to preserve the ruins,
foundations, and structures o f
one o f the best surviving fron tier
posts from the American Indian
Wars period in the Southwest.
Fort Davis tells the story o f the
soldiers who played a major role
in the settlement o f the region as
well as the saga o f the Apaches,
Kiowas, and Comanches whose
traditional way o f life w a r irre­
trievably altered by the travelers,
soldiers, and settlers. Today’s g ift
w ill help us increase understand­
ing o f that time in our nation’ s his­
tory.”
During the ceremony Frances
Kennedy (drivin g force behind
raising the necessary funds) was
presented an H o n o ra ry Park
ranger Award. The award was
presented by Deputy Regional
Director John H. King. M r. K ing
sited the work o f Mrs. Kennedy
and the numerous other donors.
As part o f this special event, and
the Fort’ s activities in commemo­
ration o f the National Park Week,
living costumed history interpret­
ers kept open several o f the site’ sresorted and refurnished b u ild ­
ings. In addition, a special colored
guard o f “ Buffalo Soldiers" w ith
19th-century music provided by
the A lp in e C o m m u n ity Band
helped to enrich the day’ s cel­
ebration.
Joey
B e n to n
(sta ff photo by ARTHUR SPRAGG)
Marfa got a shower Saturday but Alpine and the crowd at the
Chuckwagon Cookoff and Cowboy Rendezvous 'received just
enough o f a brief sprinkle or two during the early part o f the
afternoon that the umbrellas had to come out.
para c.omisionado
de la Ciudad
de Marfa
el sabado
primero de Mayo.
S tu d e n t
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competition last week by corrccllv
answering questions about cur­
rent issues and w ritin g an essay
about the N A T O involvem ent in
Kosovo.
‘‘W atching the news and read­
ing Tim e magazine is something I
do a ll the iim e ," Pierce said. “ I
th in k everyone should because
events in the world can effect our
d a ily lives. Like, Kosovo. I f it
turns into a full scale war, students
m y age would have to go over
there."
He said he w ill continue the
same habit to prepare for the state
meet.
" I ’ m excited (about going to
state)," he said. " I ’ ve never com ­
peted at this level before.” This
is also his first year to compete in
this event.
Through p articipating at the
state meet, students qualify for the
Texas In te rsch ola stic League
Foundation scholarship. Pierce is
planning to attend college after
high school.
Right now, though, his sights are
set on the state meet.
He is the son o f Betty Pierce
and the late Brian Pierce.
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Chinati show
explores eternal
sleep and myth
(photo by ARTHUR SPRAGG)
German artist Alexander Braun w ill open his exhibition, “Sleeping,"at 6 p.m. Saturday, at the M a rfa Locker
Plant. The show runs through M ay 23. Braun is the current artist in residence at the Chinati Foundation.
S u r f “The Arts in West Texas ” through S R S U
ALPINE - A new worldwide
web homepage for “ The Arts in
West Texas” is now online
through Sul Ross State Univer­
sity.
The homepage, located at http:/
/ww\v\sulross.edu/~arts, is de^
signed to serve the interests o f
the visual and performing arts in
West Texas. Information about
galleries, museums, events, edu­
cational programs and services,
links to „o th e r Texas arts
homepages and other data will be
■included. The geographic area
; covered ranges from Pecos to the
Big Bend and Van Horn to
Sanderson.
“ In addition to art, music and the­
atre, the page will provide infor­
mation about crafts, jewelry, pho­
tography, film, video and more,”
said Dr. George Bradley, Sul Ross
professor o f communication. “ A
calendar o f events for Alpine and
another for the West Texas-Big
Bend area will attempt to provide
a current list o f the date, location,
contact person, phone/FAX num­
bers, and, o f course, the artist or
art featured."
“ The Arts o f West Texas”
homepage was developed with
assistance from a developmental
grant. The Sul Ross fine arts and
communication department pro­
vides the funds and labor to main­
tain the page.
Artists and patrons o f the arts
are invited to participate in the
website development, Bradley
said. There is no charge for par­
ticipation, and information from
both profit and non-profit organi­
zations which feature aspects o f
visual and performing arts is in­
vited.
ALEXANDER BRAUN
Sleeping
AN EXHIBITION AT THE LOCKER PLANT IN MARFA TEXAS
May 1-23, 1999
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MARFA - A Chinati Founda­
tion art exhibit opens with a re­
ception for the artist at 6 p.m.
Saturday at the Locker Plant gal­
lery.
Current artist-in-residence
Alexander Braun calls the work,
‘Sleeping;’
According to the artist, some
ideas become very awkward
when represented visually, but
maintain their elegance and
subtlety when expressed through
language. In ‘ Sleeping,’ Braun
uses felt letters to make words
that tell some o f the variations o f
the Greek myth Endymion.
Trapped in eternal sleep,
Endymion can be envied or pit­
ied - depending on the interpre­
tation. The different tellings re­
flect the ambiguous nature o f
sleep itself, which can be a mo­
ment o f unconscious bliss on one
hand, or a dark state closely re­
lated to death on the other.
Braun relates the contrasting
stories o f Endymion in a way that
allows the observer to form their
own image o f the sleeping youth,
an image that is likely to shift as
one moves from one telling to the
next.
Braun lives and works in
Dortmund, Germany. His recent
exhibitions include ‘ A Thinly
Veiled
Disguise'
at
ProjektGalerie Lygnass in Heme,
Germany, and ‘ Beyond’ at
Galerie O liver Schweden in
Munich, Germany.
‘ Sleeping’ is a continuation o f a
theme he first explored in an ex­
hibition called ‘Schlaf (sleep) at
the Kunsthaus Essen, Germany.
The show is up through May 23.
The gallery is located on East
Oak Street, next to the Marfa
Public Library.
Information: Steffen Boddeker,
915.729.4362.
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Editor:
This year's Relay tor Life event hosted 34 teams for the fourth
annua! fundraising event. A total o f S34.844.52 has been raised thus
far. Monies continue to come in and w ill fo r some time yet. A total
o f l. 075 luminaries were sold to honor loved ones who have fought
the battle, some winning and others not so fortunate.
The Relay committee w ishes to thank the fo llo w in g fo r their
continued support: h ith e r J^iek R ui/. Vera Campbell. M ark Cole,
Rachel Sihley. Monica Marquez. Audrey Painter. Big Bend Players.
John and I.eah Carnagay. Dan. Adrienne and Danielle YoungjJDJ
Gary Pledger. Jerry Sotello. B in Scout troop #40. Alcee Tavarez,
Roland Pena. S R S l' Program Council. J.J. Tucker. Chet Sample.
Trina Hampton. A im Thomas, Janie Lee. Mr. and Mrs. Sam
Mather. Ralph Meriwether. Pete Gallego. Steve Walker, Kathy
Hibbert. Gloria Garcia. Franco/Marquez fam ily. G ilbert and M atilde
Villanueva. Lori Skillern. G irl Scout Troops #s 414,47 ,4 84 ,4 98 ,
Irene Espinosa. Hortencia Cordova. Am erican Legion A u x ilia ry Alpine. Joan Webb. Sandra Bayless, Lupe B rito, E lvira M adrid, Luz
Elena Acosta. Herminia M cCall and Celestina A m atullis.
Our thanks also to anyone whose name may have been missed.
The help and support o f everyone involved has been so appreciated.
We couldn't have done it without the support o f so many people.
Thank you su much!
Gayle Cornell
Publicity Coordinator
Alpine
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Editor:
During the first week in May, Marfa ISD is jo in in g other school
districts across the state in support o f the Te.xas C hild Identification
Program.
The program is distributing one m illion free inkless child
identification kits to all kindergarten through second-grader across
Texas. W ejire including early childhood and pre-kindergarten
students in our distribution. This is the largest single distribution o f
identification kits in the United States, and is a part o f a three-year
effort to prov ide free II) kits to all four m illio n Texas school children
in kindergarten through 12th grades.
The program is sponsored by the Am erican Football Coaches
Association, the Texas Association o f School Adm inistrators and
Texas credit unions. These groups came together for the safety o f
children after learning that each year, 800,000 children are missing
in America, one child ev ery 40 seconds.
During the next two years, the program w ill provide free ID kits lo
all other grades, plus new students. I f parents would like to order
additional kits inimediatelv. an order form w ill be included in each
kit.
The inkless ID card in the kit can be completed in the safety and
security o f the home, w ith no messy inks to clean.
Parents W ill complete tlie enclosed ID card w ith their child. The
ID can! remains'm ihe-possession o f the "parent, in an emergency
the parent can turn the ID card over to the authorities to help give
them vital information they may need in a time o f crises.
Judy II. Ledbetter, Superintendent
Marfa Independent School District
Editor:
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I would like lo take this opportunity to thank officer Caesar
■Melendez on a jo b well done. His quick response and attention to
details made it possible to apprehend the crim inals w ithin hours o f
their theft at my residence.
'Thanks also t'o the Border Patrol Agents Rustin B. Sheperdson
and W illia m C row o f Van Horn. T heir alertness and close attention
to duty prevented the thieves from escaping.
_
Seems to me yon couldn’ t e.xpect'any more cooperation from our
law enforcement. This is the first incidence that 1 am aware o f that
crim inals have attempted to flee up our improved river road. Their
apprehension on this road gives a good indication o f how’ beneficial
this road w ill be.
Thank again for a jo b w ell done!
Sincerely.
Johnnie Chambers
Candelaria
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Editor:
Last week I raised the issue o f Y 2 K and community preparation.
I should cla rity the current federal advice to store food and water
for the transition to the new m illennium : Essentially the feds are
saying hav c food and water in the house and gas in the car, like a
South Florida resident would during the hurricane season, when
u tility interruptions tend to be a normal event.
I think the latest duration w as 5-7 days. As federal, state and local
remediation occurs I expect this recommended time frame to
increase.
Sincerely.
James I). O'Steen. Jr.
Marfa
Editor:
To: Rick McGehee. president, and board members.
W ink ISD:
On A p ril 16. 1999. at a track meet held in W in k, Texas, m y son.
Eddie Pallarez Jr.. experienced the most h um iliating and
embarrassing m om ent,of his life. And to make matters worse this
was in front o f hundreds o f people.
He was competing against six other athletes in the 110-meter high
hurdle race when Athletic Director Sam Scott accused.Eddie o f
b lu rtin g out a four-letter word at the finish line. He had placed
fourth advancing him to Region I in Levelland, Texas, but because
o f Sam S cott’ s accusation toward Eddie he was disqualified rig ht on
the spot. He was not questioned about using the word from any
o ffic ia l or anyone else. A.D. Scott was judge, ju ry and cxecutjoner.
B y d is q u a lifyin g Eddie, this moved the fifth-place runner (from
W in k ) up to fourth. What a coincidence.
He was treated u n fa irly and unjustly, worse than any crim inal. A t
least a crim in a l is questioned and given the right to be heard in a
c o u rt,o f law.
I tru ly believe that a four-letter word was never used but because
m y son was w earing purple and white and because o f the anim osity
tow ard the M arfa coaching staff, m y son was singled out. The
previous week at W in k , a Marfa coach had disqualified a W in k
athlete fo r running out o f line during the 800-meter race. Is this
w hat we w ant our children to learn? That the best w ay is to
retaliate.
T his kind o f behavior should not be tolerated by W ink ISD. Do not
allo w your coaching s ta ff to discriminate and most o f all hum iliate
other athletes because o f anger. These kinds are out there trying
their best only to be stripped o f their achievements, pride and selfrespect.
I understand that A thletic Director Scott’ s contract has not been
renewed because o f an incident a few weeks ago w ith a W ink
student. This type o f conduct should not be allowed in any school
system and I w ill se that this is printed not only in your.paper but in
local papers all over Texas.
Eddie Pallarez
Marfa
• • •
. Editor:
The killings at Columbine High School in Littleton. Colorado,
certainly is a tragedy to the victim s, families, friends and their
comm unity. Our prayers and thoughts are w ith them.
But now the gun control advocates are coming out o f the
woodwork for more gun control, the so-called experts blaming
parents, movies, video games, the weapons themselves, the police,
the S W A T team, everything and everybody.
Numerous lawsuits w ill fo llo w , and they w ill sue everybody and
each other. Then there’ s the exploitation o f the tragedy by the
media and the wannabes, followed by people who claim they have
the solution to everything, after the fact.
In W im berly, Texas, five eighth-grade boyswere found to be
planning the killin g s o f students and teachers at a ju n io r high school,
w ith bombs and weapons. It was found to have been planned since
last January. Thank God it was prevented.
One fact has been ignored, that rising teen violence and violence
in general began to increase soon after the tim id, reluctant
“ Supreme" Court and Congress bowed to the unbelievers and
banned G od's name from the public.
One only has to see the crime charts to know the truth. This
nation was founded under God, and after His name was banned,
the U.S. has experienced many difficulties and continues to do so.
The C linton administration continues to support Arafat and bashes
Israel around, which doesn’ t help this nation at all. It only suffers
that much more.
Congratulations, Joe A ndy Mendoza, w ell done.
Stand tall Marfa Border Patrol Sector. Continue to march. Sector
C hie f Patrol Agent Simon Garza Jr. And pray for the peace in
Jerusalem.
Ramon Morales
El Paso
Editor:
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We urge everyone in West Te.xas to comment on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the Realistic Bomber
Training Initiative. Copies o f it can be found in the local library or
you can request your own copy from Dyess A F B (915)696-2863.
W hile this document is beautifully presented w ith i t ’s charts,
pictures and maps - the representations o f the environmental
impacts in it are flawed. O f the 28 or so environmental documents
the Trans-Pecos Protection Group has analyzed, this.one is the
farthest from reality. It is totally w ithout merit as it applies to the
national Environmental Policy Act. It this wasn’ t such a serious
matter - this EIS would be laughable.
There are realistic, real live people out here that this draft
arrogantly deals w ith as insignificant. The repeated use o f words
like "m ig h t" and "m a y " and "negligible" and "inconsequential" when
describing the impacts felt by these Low Level Realistic Combat
Training Flights arc insults to our intelligence. Anyone who has ever
been under, had a near miss w ith or had property damaged by these
war machines can attest to a very definite negative impact.
Comments can be sent to: M ajor Brent Adams, R B TI EIS Project
Manager, HQ ACC/CEVPP, 129 Andrews Street, Suite 102,
Langley A F B , V A , 23665-2769.
For more inform ation contact the Trans-Pecos Protection Group at
(915)364-2323.
Kay Kelley
Alpine
Editor
• • •
The letter from my friend Kerr M itchell to the editor in this paper
on A p ril 15 was a blow to my ego. He carefully pointed out that my
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p rio r explanation o f the power o f the proposed water district was
w o efully inadequate. Surely i f he did not understand, no one else did
either. Because o f the importance. I try again to say w hat I am
obviously not saying very well.
The statute creating the water district (it has not yet passed the
Texas Senate) provides that the district shall have: "all the rights,
powers, privileges, authority, functions and duties provided hy the
general law o f this state, including chapters 36 and 2l>. Water
Code."
Chapter 36.0015 o f the Water Code provides: "Purpose: to provide
fo r the conservation, preservation, protections, recharging and
prevention o f waste o f groundwater and groundwater reservoirs
and to control subsidence caused by withdrawal o f water from
those reservoirs." Chapter 4 9 .2 11 o f the Water Code provides:
"Pow ers: A district shall have the functions, powers, authority, rights
and duties that w ill permit accomplishment o f the purposes for
which it was created or the purposes authorized by this code."
Chapter 36.101 provides: "A district may make and enforce rules to
provide for conserving, preserving, protecting.and recharging o f the
C o n tin u e d on page 5
WOOL GATHERING
M a ry K a th e rin e M etcalfe E a m e y
C h ill
Littleton, Colorado, and W im berly, Texas: Names that w ill bring up
images o f sorrow, g rie f and bew ilderm ent..
How do we handle the violence? One o f the basics, it seems to
me, is how to manage the anger in acceptable ways. This wa<j.
brought home to me several years ago.
A young woman walked into my kitchen, her eyes wide and angry,
her fists double up into weapons.
" I am mad enough to k ill, " she snarled. She was, too. Not me,
thank goodness.
•We began talking about acceptable ways to get rid or anger: Slam
doors. Beat pillow s. Scream. H it a ball as hard as you can.
“ Throw eggs?” I suggested.
, “ Good. I want to go throw eggs. N ow .”
We got two dozen eggs at Tom m y’ s and went out Casa Piedra
road, finding, a huge boulder. We proceeded to throw eggs at it, she
using all sorts o f expletives.
“ Oh, please, Lord, don’ t let anyone drive by who knows me," I
prayed'har’d. It was late in the evening and dark, thank goodness.
She threw the last egg, dusted o ff her hands, and said, "O ka y."
The anger had been defused. I wondertd what the rancher thought
the next morning when he found eggshells scattered about.
N otice that we d id n 't hurt anyone. That was emphasized to me by
tw o children at school. One little g irl, b rilliant, excellent grades,
capable, would come to school, walk down the hall w ith her
shoulders hunched over and an attitude of, ‘ Please don’ t pick on
m e.’ O f course, the other children instantly saw it and made her life
miserable.
The other child was Grandson No. 1 who came back to M arfa to /"*
go to school. I had heard a gang o f boys at school jumped the n e \\
boys. Uneasy about the possibilities, I warned him.
He grinned. “ No, Grandma, they w on’ t bother me. First, I am big.
Second, I went to school in Lps Angeles." The L A school had a
tough, mean environment.
• He had no problems because when he walked in the building, hi*1 '
attitude was one of, ‘ You may.gct me down and beat me, but I ’ ll
take a few w ith m e.’
Names and places o f these incidents have been changed, but the
basics are there.
And one more story. Jess Evans was a little fellow , even for a
first-grader. I was on duty at school during one noon hour w hen I
saw three big sixth-graders circling Jess and teasing him. I began to
run but stopped h a lf way toward them. Jess pulled o f f one o f his
cowboys boot, and sw inging it around, charged. Those kids prom ptly
scattered.
M oral? Can’ t think o f one. Just got a chuckle out o f seeing a little
guy w in one by him self.
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groundwater...prevent waste of groundwater and to carry out the
powers and duties provided by this chapter."
Thus the district will have all power to make rules to accomplish all
of the above matters as well as those relating to surveys, research,
acquiring information from others and planning the use of the
County’s water. Chapters 36.106,-36.107, 36.1071 and 36.109.
AS long as there is a need for any one or more of conservation
water, preservation, protection, recharging and prevention of waste
of groundwater or the accomplishment of any other power
authorized by Chapter 36, the district will have the power to make
any rule that pertains to such matters. The need is established
because the water table in Presidio County appears to have fallen
18 feet in the last two years, versus one foot in the preceding 40
years.
The tomato plant is exempt, so how will the district balance the
outgo of water? (Remember, the amount o f production of water for
farming is exempt from the rules of the district. Chapter 36.117.)
The district may pass rules affecting how much water the citizens
of the county use.
They may even control the number of baths that a person living in
town may take per month. Such a rule w ill not relate to most
persons in the country because they do not have more than ten
families being supplied by a single well. Chap. 36.117(a)(2). While a
few people may rely upon wells that are not physically capable of
producing more than 25,000 gallons of water per day. most of tHe
people in Marfa are on city water and its pumps apparently are
capable of producing considerably more than 25,000 gallons per day.
Thus the citizens of Marfa can be subjected to a rule limiting the
number of baths. All citizens of the county would be subject to a.
rule preventing leaking faucets. Kerr Mitchell is exactly right in
saying that the rules that can be imposed upon us are limited only by
the imagination of the five directors.
The five princes may decide that in order to conserve and
recharge ground water, no stockman may drive his vehicle off road
because they believe a set o f tire marks on the sod compresses the
sod so that it absorbs 40 percent less water when it rains which
would impair recharging of groundwater. Or they may decide a
stockman has too many roads and many of them must be closed for
the same reason. Under Chapter 36.101 they w ill have the power to
make such rules. They can write a rule saying a stockman can only
have one mile of road per every five sections o f property. Or a rule
requiring their approval to fix your own driveway because of the
recharge issue.
Pursuant to Chap. 36.102(b) they can provide for a fine of up to
5200 per day for each day of violation. That is because the
maximum jurisdiction of ajustice court is $200. And please pay
careful attention to the phrase “ civil_penalties” 1n that section. By
categorizing the action as civil, most of our legal protections from
state actions, the rights that distinguish the U.S. from the rest of the
world are wiped out. Note the district can create its own police
force to enforce its rules and the general laws ofTexas. Chap.
49.216. Thus, the district can employ its own police which it can use
as inspectors. They can enter your house without your consent to
conduct a civil inspection for leaking pipes. If they see a plastic bag
protruding from a seat cushion and pick it up and declare it to
contain a controlled substance, then in their capacity as a policeman,
then can arrest you on the spot and take you o ff to jail in hand irons.
The power ofeminent domain can’ t be used solely for the purpose
of purchasing water rights. Rather the power is to be used to
acquire property necessary to the exercise of its powers. A ll it has
to do is say it needs some particular property for one of its purposes
or. under Chapter 36.103, to provide facilities for the sale and
distribution of water. Then it can condemn the property to build
facilities and sell water. After so purchasing the property it can sell
the water under the land that it has condemned to build facilities to
sell water because as a property owner it owns that water. Clever?
And recall that Chapter 36.104 gives it the right to sell water for
any purpose without regard to who may own the water.
Chapter 36.117(f) provides that exempt water wells “ shall" (that's
mandatory)" . . .be equipped and maintained so as to conform to the
district’s rules requiring installation of casing, pipe and fittings to
prevent the escape of groundwater...and to prevent pollution." That
means that even the 25,000 -gallon wells and the wells used to
provide water for livestock must conform to the rules of the water
district concerning installation of casing, pipe and fittings.
Where there is a rule, there is a right o f inspection to insure
compliance for which a fee w ill be charged (Chapter 49.212) in an
amount set by the water district and a right of entry onto the
property or into your home to conduct the inspection. Chapter
49.221. But take heart. If the inspectors arrive nt 11 p.m. to inspect
your bathroom to determine the number of baths being taken by you.
at least they are required to notify you of their presence and to
exhibit proper credentials. Chapter 49.221 (b).
How the directors w ill become wealthy without receiving a salary
as director, was answered by my letter that “ crossed" Mr.
Mitchell’s letter on the Opinion page o f this paper. They w ill pay
themselves salaries as officers or employees of the district rather
than as directors.
This bill is about the physical control of the citizens of this County
to the exclusion of a substantial portion o f their civil liberties, it is
about a public entity confiscating private property rights. The idea
.that the district will be only five good old boys asking their neighbors
to voluntarily furnish historical information about some stock wells is
erroneous. The rules governing everyone’s conduct need only to
pertain to water in some manner. Those who do not yield to the w ill '
o f the five princes w ill learn the-rules contain teeth that bite hard.
Person can even be held in contempt o f court and jailed until they
comply with the w ill of the five princes. No right o f bail because this
is all civil.
Chapters 36 and 49 of the Water Code were enacted with
sweeping powers so that individual counties, in later creating their
own water districts, could pick and choose theparticular powers
appropriate to them. They could create a district .whose only power
was to control the spacing o f new wells or the building o f a lake. I
doubt that any legislator in his wildest dreams thought someone
would walk into the store and order every power on the shelf as our
county government has done. I doubt that our county government
has nay idea what it is doing. But human experience tells us that
power once vested, sooner or later, is always used.
Consider too, what value does the water district promise? None. It
cannot effect the marshalling of the county’s water for use
elsewhere if there is any surplus water after the tomato plant. First,
as the local papers have reported, every court in this state has held
that a county may not use the water district to’rcstrict the
consumption of water to that county. Such a limitation appears to
conflict with the U.S. Constitution, the anti-trust laws and with
Texas law SB1. SB I is designed through a series o f regional water
plans to create a statewide water plqn. There is no statewide plan if
every county keeps its own water. And the General Counsellor the
Texas Water Development Board has said that the efforts of water
B ig
districts to restrict the use o f water to the county w ill not be
effective.
A ll this time, effort and money to protect the tomato plant whose
well is like a giant hypodermic needle in the aorta of this county,
pumping out our life’s blood. Why? Based on the information that
has appeared in this newspaper it is apparent the county probably
has a fairly strong claim to reject the contract with the tomato plant
and throw it out of the county. Why does the county fail to act?
Why does it seek to create a fiefdom for five princes to rule the
lives o f the citizens of this county in order to protect this tomato
plant?
Jeffrey H. Hubbard
Marfa
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Editor
On April 21,1999, NBC’s Dateline reported a story involving the
prosecution o f Sonia Cacy for the crime o f murder in Fort Stockton,
Pecos County, Texas. Dateline reported that Cacy was found guilty
o f murdering her uncle, Bill Richardson, and was sentenced to serve
99 years in state prison. The theme o f the story was that a West
Texas jury might have sentenced an innocent woman to prison
based on questionable expert testimony. A great deal o f the story
focused on Dateline’ s "discovery" o f the fact that gasoline was not
used to ignite the fire that burned Mr. Richardson to death. An
equal amount o f effort was put into attacking the integrity o f the
Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office because o f their former
employee, Fred Zain.
What Dateline chose to ignore in their story was the evidence that
was actually presented to the juries that sentenced Sonia Cacy. to
prison for the murder o f Bill Richardson. In an effort to clear the
distorted facts, the following is an account o f the rest o f the story:
Sonia Cacy was tried, not once, but twice. A total o f 24 jurors
heard all the evidence as well as her version o f the fire.
The facts are that three mysterious fires erupted prior to the fatal
jire that killed Mr. Richardson. Two o f the fires erupted within 24
hours o f the fire that killed Bill Richardson. The Fire Marshall who
interv iew ed Mr. Richardson after the first three fires said that the
sudden and unexplained fires scared Mr. Richardson and that he
feared for his life. A ll o f these fires occurred within weeks o f Sonia
Cacy moving to Fort Stockton and into her uncle’s residence.
Contrary to Dateline’ s account, Sonia Cacy owned very little
property in the house at the time o f the fires.
On the fateful moming o f the fire, which occurred at about 6 a.m.,
at least five witnesses reported that Sonia Cacy appeared drunk.
She made no effort to call the fire department while the fire
engulfed the house, and after the police and firemen arrived, she
made at least two attempts to hamper their efforts to enter the
house to rescue Mr. Richardson by struggling with the officers.
When the investigation began into the death o f Mr. Richardson,
Sonia Cacy said that she was asleep when Bill Richardson walked
into her room and told her to get out because the house was on fire.
She said she left the house through her bedroom window and never
went in again.
At the trials the juries learned that two different, laboratories had
examined the evidence collected at the fire. The: Bexar County
Medical Examiner’ s office reported finding evidence o f a Class II
accelerant, which includes a list o f substances riot limited to
gasoline. A different lab reported that no evidence o f an accelerant
was fouhd in their analysis. This conflicting evidence was initially
presented to the juries by the district attorney. The jury had the
option to consider the conflicting evidence ar.d to ignore it all
together if it caused doubt.
Fred Zain, the man Dateline characterized as a w itness who lied in
numerous cases, never testified in either or e o f Sonia Cacy’s
murder trials.
In the first trial, an experienced and well-qualified court-appointed
attorney represented Sonia Cacy. The ju ry found her guilty and
sentenced her to 55 years in prison. No evidence exists in any court
record that the jurors found Cacy guilty based solely on the use o f
an accelerant. Cacy appealed her conviction but the Court o f
Appeals upheld the ju ry ’ s finding o f guilt. However, she was
granted a new trial for a second jury to reconsider her punishment.
At her second trial, and contrary to Dateline’ s account, Sonia Cacy
hired her own attorney and was not represented by court-appointed
counsel. Sonia Cacy decided to testify in the second trial to explain
how her face became covered with soot and how her hair became
signed. Presumably, she knew this evidence was very damaging to
her in the first trial since her bedroom, the room she was in at the
time o f the fire, was not burned and had very little smoke damage.
At the second trial, Sonia Cacy presented a different version o f the
facts. She told the jury that after she woke up, she walked down a
smoke filled hall and into the kitc'nen to attempt to call the fire
department. She testified she couldn’t stfy in the kitchen very long
because o f the fire and the smoke. She said she then returned to
her room and went out the window. This, she explained was the
reason her face was covered w ith soot and her hair was singed.
Unfortunately for Sonia Cacy. a jury composed o f 11 women and
one man did not believe that she walked into an area where the
temperature reached 1000 degrees Fahrenheit and merely came out
with soot on her face and singed hair. They sentenced her to 99
years in prison.
Dateline’s interview with Mr. Gerald Hurst was also not a
“ discovery" o f new evidence on their part. Mr. Hurst testified at
Sonia Cacy’s second trial but was not as persuasive under crossexamination as he was during Dateline's interview. He failed |o
convince the jury that in his professional opinion, B ill Richardson
was responsible for starting all o f the fires at his residence.
Dateline’s failure to broadcast an accurate story was a conscious
effort on their part to report a slanted version o f a brutal murder and
disguise it as an accident. Nearly two hours o f interview with the
district attorney, as well as access to court records and testimony,
which support this account o f the trial, was ignored by Dateline or
was cut from the interview. Unfortunately for the viewing audience,
Dateline chose to ignore the true facts and delivered a sensational
story that undoubtedly shocked the conscience o f many Americans.
To refer to Fred Zain for nearly 20 minutes in their story was
nothing more than an attempt to fool the public into thinking that
Sonia Cacy was convicted because o f Mr. Zain’s testimony.
In closing, remember that juries in this country make decisions
based on evidence from witnesses who take an oath to tell the truth.
Prosecutors and defense attorneys are under a continuing duty to
deliver the truth and not to sponsor testimony that is untruthful. No
one who worked on Dateline's story was under oath to report the
truth.
N
Sincerely,
Albert G. Valadez
83rd District Attorney
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Fort Stockton
• • •
By State Rep. PETE f t GALLEGO
Gallego bill would study
impact o f health mandates
Last session, patients’ tears mixed with legislators’ ink to produce
a list o f health mandates requiring insurers to provide more benefits,
treatments and services for their enrollees. Texans came to the
podium with stories o f preventable illnesses that altered lives and
destroyed savings accounts because insurance companies did not
cover the cost o f screening. Others described mothers who were
pushed out o f hospitals 24 hours after giving birth; children who
w ere not immunized from serious diseases; and depressed patients
who were cut from therapy before escaping their personal
darkness. Legislators responded sympathetically, assuring victims
that future patients would not suffer the same fate. A ll together, in
1997, the Texas Legislature passed 34 new health mandates,
bringing our statewide total to 62. Thousands o f thankful Texans
live healthier lives as a result.
However, the cumulative effect o f these mandates may be that
fewer Texans w ill have access to health insurance o f any kind.
Each mandate raises the cost o f premiums. Higher premiums can
cause employers to decrease or discontinue health benefits, lower
wages, or eliminate jobs altogether, in cases where employees
must share the cost o f insurance, they may choose not to buy
insurance at all. Texas now has highest percentage o f uninsured
citizens in the nation. Some argue that the cost o f the 1997
mandates may have forced another 275,000 people to join the three
million Texans already lacking health insurance.
While the legislature’s intent is to make sure Texans enjoy a basic
level o f healthcare services, mandates may ultimately take
healthcare out o f the reach o f many Texans. This session,
anotherl6 new health mandates have been proposed. While the
right hand o f the Texas Legislature is struggling to insure Texas
children through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP),
it is possible that the left hand is unintentionally denying their
parents the same coverage by introducing new mandates for adults.
For this reason I authored HB 1919 which calls fora study o f the
real impact o f health mandates. We need to know who and how
many benefit from mandates, and at what cost. The goal is to find
the formula that balances adequate health services with
affordability. We must ensure that the greatest number o f Texans
have access to health care, and that the insurance is worth having.
Right now, it is hard to answer even the most basic questions about
the impact o f mandates on healthcare. The Texas Department o f .
Insurance reported that the 1997 mandates cost less than 1% per
person per year. However, large insurance firms such as United
Healthcare and Prudential Healthcare raised their premiums by
4%. And, a study completed in January by Baylor University and
funded by the Texas Association o f Business and Chambers of
Commerce stated that last session’ s mandates drove up healthcare
costs by 17%. Because o f opposite findings, it is important that we
understand the effect o f these mandates because increases in the
price o f premiums decreases the number o f people who can
afford health insurance.
Mandates may also drive Texas businesses out o f state regulated
plans, defeating the purpose o f minimum requirements. Employers
may adopt self-insurance plans and pay for claims themselves,
thereby avoiding state regulation and falling under less restrictive
federal regulations. Self-insured employers may, but often do not,
include mandated items. The Texas Department o f Insurance
surveyed self-insured companies and concluded that few
companies switched to self-insured programs becausc o f new
health mandates. On the other hand, the Baylor study says that
18% ofTexas firms have switched to self-insured plans as a direct
response to mandates.
There are many unanswered questions surrounding mandated
health benefits. The issue deserves very careful attention because
the normal cost-benefits analysis docs not apply. Every Texan,
young or old, deserves access to health care. 'And, when we are
talking about life and health, prevention is priceless.
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Monica Martinez, sponsored by
B ig
Bend
Coca-Cola;
JoAntoinette Valenzuela, spon­
sored by Baeza's Thriftway.
E AG LE PASS: Jacqueline
Navarro, sponsored by Macias
Paint and Body Shop.
EL PASO: Lizet Lopez, spon­
sored by the First National Bank
in Alpine.
FORT STOCKTON: Vanessa
Gonzalez, sponsored by La
Casita; Sylvia Talavera, spon­
sored by Highland Drug.
HASKELL: Angela Palacios,
sponsored by the Newman Club.
IDALOU: JoAnn Garza, spon­
sored by West Texas Utilities.
PRESIDIO: Rocio Castillo,
sponsored by True Value Hard­
ware; Gabriela Valenzuela, spon­
sored by Main Street Cleaners.
V A N HORN: Jacqueline
Zuniga, sponsored by The
Outback.
WIMBERLEY: Angela Man­
ning, sponsored by The Big Bend
Sentinel and The international.
W IL L IA M S T O W N , VT. :
Jeannie Kovacs, sponsored by
Ballet Folklorico de las Ameri­
cas.
Other Cinco de mayo events in­
clude:
Todav: Enchilada supper, Our
Lady o f Peace Catholic Church
parish hall, 5-8 p.m. Cost, S5 per
plate. (For more information, con­
tact Barbara Valenzuela, 8372307). Coffee House, University
Center, 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by
SigmaTau Delta, the event will
celebrate Hispanic Heritage
Month with readings in Spanish
and English.
Friday. April 30:22nd annual Fi­
esta Queen pageant, Alpine Civic
Center, 7 p.m. Admission, S3 per
person. Performance by Ballet
ber o f Commerce’ s “ Gran
Mercado,” Kokemot Park, noon7 p.m., featuring Tejano singer
“ Stefani.” (Booths available, call
837-2326 for more information).
Wednesday. Mav 5: Ballet
Folklorico des las Americas sea­
son finale, Marshall Auditorium,
7 p.m.
Folklorico des las Americas.
Saturday. Mav 1: Cinco de mayo
parade, 10:30 a.m., David M.
. Jimenez and Martha Sanchezr
parade grand marshals.
Dance w ith
music by
“ Xecelencia,” Alpine Civic Cen­
ter, 9 p.m.-l a.m. Admission, S8
in advance, S10 at door.
Sunday. Mav 2: Alpine Cham­
For more information, contact
Ricardo Lomeli, Sul Ross Span­
ish Club, (915) 837-3236; Bob
Mallouf, Center fo r Big Bend
Studies,
837-8179; Guy
Combs, Chamber o f Commerce,
837-2326; Lupe Garcia (dance
information), 837-9428.
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catchy and youthful cumbia beat,
“ Soy Feliz” (I’m Happy), a downhome accordion polka, “ Te Voy a
Enamorar” (I’m Going to Make
You Fall in Love), an R & B dance
tune, and “ Siempre Tu" (Always
You), her trademark powercumbia sound. She has become
the new favorite in Tejano and re­
gional Mexican music, two genres
of music that dominate airplay and
sales in the United States and
Mexico.
Born in Albuquerque, New
Mexico, Stefani Sullivan is a thirdgeneration Mexican American
with roots in Spain, Mexico. Ger­
many and Italy. An accomplished
dancer with formal training in bal­
let and jazz, Stefani follows a
strenuous daily routine even now,
when she is on the road perform­
ing five and six days a week. Her
musical influences include Gloria
Estefan, Mariah Carey and Janet
Jackson. A ll o f this makes for an
interesting mix in her singing style
and her spectacular perfor­
mances.
For more information please call
the Alpine Chamber o f Com­
merce at 1.800.561.3735.
Big Bend Quarterly contest winners announced
FAR WEST TEXAS - The
people have spoken and the votes
are in - Kirby Wamock and the
staff o fjh e Big Bend Quarterly
have puttogether this year’s Best
of the Big Bend in that magazine’s
current issue.
Big Bend Quarterly readers, who
cast bailors in 26 categories, at
times offered up commentary
along with their votes. "Best artsy
store?” wrote one voter. "Can’t
they just go to Santa Fe?"
"Need we encourage them?"
asked one reader when con­
fronted with the Funkiest Place
category. "Can’t they make a liv ­
ing in Austin?"
Likewise, in a region dotted with
Mexican food cafes and popu­
lated by a disproportionate num­
ber of oddballs, the categories of
Best Mexican Food and Most
Colorful Character were surely
light races.
Winners ofthe annual contest in­
clude:
Best Breakfast - Cafe Cenizo
at the Gage Hotel in Marathon.
Terlingua's Hungry Javelina and
Dos Amigos in Paso Lajitas,
Mexico also received votes.
Best Dinner - The Starlight
Theater, Terlingua
Best Cup of Coffee - RoadrunnerDelLStudy Butte
Best M exican Food - La
Casita, Alpine, although Sarah’s
in Fort Stockton, Dos Amigos and
Fort Davis’ Cueva de Le6n gar­
nered votes.
Best RV C am pground Danny Boy RV Park
Best Bed and B reakfast Corner House, Alpine. La Ve­
randa in Fort Davis was a runner
up.
Best Place to Stay - The
Chisos Lodge, with the Gage Ho­
tel and the Limpia Hotel in Fort
Davis close behind.
Best Specialty Store - Big
Bend Saddlery, Alpine
Best A rtsy Store - Kiowa Gal­
lery, Alpine, with other entries for
the Evans Gallery and Jenssen
Gallery in Marathon.
Best Guide - Sam Richardson
M ost C o lo rfu l C haracter Spider, o f Terlingua
Best Annual Event - a tie be­
tween Alpine’s Gallery Night and
Skirt Night at the Starlight The­
ater
Funkiest Place - Study Butte
Store, although the entire town of
4
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Lajitas and Big Bend National
Park also received votes t
Best L ittle Store - Lajitas
Trading Post
M ost B e a u tifu l Woman Regina Toler
M ost Ruggedly Handsome
Man - Don Sharlow
Best Historical Site - the Hoi
Springs in Big Bend National Park
Best Museum - Museum o f
the Big Bend, followed by the
Wamock Center in Lajitas
Best Place to Stop - the Big
Hill on the river road
Best Bar - Railroad Blues
Best Bartender - Tony Faulk
Best Place to Act like a Cow­
I f
boy or Cowgirl - The Crystal
Bar, Alpine
Favorite Places - The Chisos
Basin won out over votes for the
Big H ill and the Window in Big
Bend National Park
Best Drive - The Scenic Loop
through the Davis Mountains
beat out entries for the river road
and the Pinto Canyon road
Best Bargain - The Hungry
Javelina edged out votes for star
parties at McDonald Observatory
and the Marfa golf course
Big Bend Person I A dm ire
Most - Luis Armendariz, super­
intendent o f Big Bend Ranch
State Park
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ALPINE - Classical, jazz and
popular music w ill be featured
during a spring concert this
evening by the Sul Ross State Uni­
versity Concert Band and Popu­
lar Music Ensemble.
The concert w ill begin at 7:30
p.m. in Marshall Auditorium and
is free and open to the public.
The concert band, directed by
Shawn Pollard, w ill open with the
“ Florentiner March” by Julius
Fucik, who composed the famous
circus march, “ Thunder and
Blazes.” Also included in the pro­
gram are “ Suite o f Old American
Dances” by Robert Russell
Bennett and “ Ashokan Farewell,”
which was composed for the ac­
claimed PBS series on the Civil
War.
Ron Steinmann w ill direct the
Contemporary Music Ensemble,
comprised o f Sul Ross students,
faculty and local community
members. Several jazz and popu­
lar standards w ill be performed,
including “ Band Stand Boogie”
and “ Stompin’ at the Savoy.” Also
featured w ill be a tribute to Count
Basie, with his versions o f “ Satin
Doll,” “ Sweet Georgia Brown,”
“ A p ril in Paris” and “ One
O’Clock Jump.”
Sul Ross students Johnny
Ybarra, Sabinal; Jeremy
Thomasson, Pecos; and J.J.
Muniz, Alpine, will perform solos,
along with Alpine High School
student Rudy Rodriguez and
Presidio High School’ s John
Ferguson. In addition, the Sul-OEttes Singers w ill perform as a
quartet.
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Find bargains Saturday at the
city-wide garage sale in Marfa
MARFA - The fourth annual
Marfa City-Wide Garage Sale is
Saturday! Old stuff, new stuff —
it’s all good stuff. Clothes, col­
lectibles, light fixtures, baby things,
fishing tackle, a dishwasher, an­
tiques, twin girls’ clothing, exer­
cise equipment and furniture is
only a portion of what’s for sale
from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. this Satur­
day.
Last year, visitors came from as
far away as El Paso. Midland and
Ojinaga for the sale. Sellers from
the previous City-Wide sales in­
dicate th: event has been a areat
way to rid themselves of excess
clutter and have a Win time. too.
The Marfa sellers know that
when all the sales are over and
the dust has cleared that leftover
items can be donated to the
Presidio County Museum's thrift
shop, or the two other thrift shops
in town.
Maps and information can be
picked up at 8 a.m. at the Marfa
Chamber of Commerce, located
on west Highway 90, or those
w ith questions can call
915.729.4942.
P le a s e
v o te
fo r
Ernesto Carrillo
Marfa ISD School Board Place 1
Hotel chain to host giant yard sale
A LPIN E - Ramada Hotels
across the country will host The
Great American Yard Sale on Sat­
urday. May 1. 1999. beginning 9
a.m. to 1 p.m.. to raise money for
::eedy children overseas. The
Ramada of Alpine at 2800 West
Highway 90 will participate lo­
cally out of 5(X) hotels nationwide.
The Guinness Book o f World
Records is expected to qualify the
event as the world’s largest yard
sale during the hour from 9 a.m.
Pacific time to 1 p.m. Eastern
time when it is simultaneous in all
four U.S. time zones. Used hotel
furniture and furnishings will be
sold along with donated items
from employees and local busi­
nesses. To make a contribution or
donation of items for this sale,
please call the Ramada at (915)
837-1100..
The event's creators, franchi­
sees Colin Nobel and Whit Kenny,
hope to raise SI m illio n tor
R a m a d a ’s o ffic ia l charity.
Childreach. a global, child-focused
humanitarian organization.
Childreach will use themoney for
self-help projects that give needy
families in developing countries
the tools to build a better life for
their children and to give them a
chance to grow up healthy, to
learn basic skills and to live in safe
and productive communities.
"The best way to help a child is
to strengthen their family." said
Samuel Worthington. Childreach
National Executive director, “ and
the best way to.do that is to get
families working together with
aheir neighbors."
Isabel Nayely Garcia Barrera, girl, born April 19. 1999. to Mario
Orlando Garcia and Hone Barrera of Alpine; 8 lb. b Vi oz. 19 '/; in.
Sean Miguel Romines, boy. born April 19. 1999. to Cynthia
Leann Romines of Alpine: 8 lb. 19 Vi in.
Cesar Andres Ornelas Acosta, boy. born April 20. 1999. to
Brenda Lee Ornelas ofjresidio; 7 lb. 12 Vi oz. 19 Vi in.
McKayleyl?kylar McCall, girl, born April 23, 1999. to Michael
McCall and Vanessa Aum illerof Alpine: 8 lb. 1 oz. 21 in.
E le c tio n
S a tu r d a y !
Y o u r vote a n d support are tru ly appreciated.
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Pd. pol. adv., by Ernesto Carrillo. Box 330. Marta. TX 79843
Adrian Georganne '/.illiox and Charles "K .C ." Carpenter
ZillioXy Carpenter to exchange
vows in H ouston cerem ony
Adrian Georganne Z illio x .
daughter o f Steve and Clyde
Zilliox. all formerly of Marfa and
now o f Houston, has announced
her engagement to Kenneth
Charles ‘ K.C'.' Carpenter o f
Housfon.
The Zilliox family lived in Marfa
from 1989 through 1992. Steve
was ch ie f appraiser for the
Presidio County Appraisal Dis­
trict. and Adrian attended Marfa
Junior High School and Marfa
High School.
Adrian graduated from St. Tho­
mas Episcopal School in Houston
in June 1995. and attended Sam
Houston State University in
Elect
MONA GARCIA
Huntsville, majoring in radio tele­
vision film with a minor in Mar­
keting.
K.C. attended Nichols State Uni­
versity in Louisiana with a major
in computer science.
The bride is a marine seismic
processor for Geophysical Devel­
opment Co. The groom is a net­
work administrator for Applied
Geophysical Software Inc.
The wedding vvill be Saturday.
May 15. 1999. at Willow Mead­
ows Baptist Church in Houston.
Adrian and K.C. w ill honeymoon
in Ocho Rios. Jamaica, and w ill
make their home in Houston.
M ayor o f M arfa
S a tu r d a y , M ay 1
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* Mother of two children
* Willing to listen to the interest of others
* Concerned about the education of our children
The M in t R everend A rm ando X. O choa, D.D., B ish o p o f E l Paso, o fficia ted in co n firm a tio n cerem onies S u n d a y at Sh M ary's C h u rch in M arfa, T h o se '
receiving th e sacram ent o f confirm ation included, in n o p a rticu la r order, M a rcella M arie Cano, M elin d a Cordero C ano, L orean J a n a e Carrasco,
iM eta Irene Clifford, Tressa Cobos, S a m u e l C h ristopher D u n la p , A n d rea M a rie Estrada, M aria C ristina Flores, D avid V alenzuela G om ez, A m a n d a J o
Herrera, Luis Roberto M adrid, Jr., L a u ren N ico le M a rtin ez, A leja n d ra M u rillo G om ez, E ddie Pallarez, Jr., Ja cq u elin e P etrosky, L aw rence G lenn
Rivera, A driane Lynn Rojo, G abriel E dw ard Vasquez, A rle n e C onners, a n d R o sa M aria M cG uire, a ll o fM a r fa ; C atrina G arcia a n d E rn est M artinez,
Jr. o f Fort Da vis a n d Robert A n th o n y R odriguez o f A Ipine.
SA T U R D A Y , MAY 1
Your vote and confidence ih me w ill tru ly
be appreciated
Kelshaw to lead Episcopalian confirmation services this week
M ary and Joseph in Lajitas.
"Bishop Kelshaw is an inspiring
teacher and preacher," said the
Rev. Judith Burgess, vicar o f the
Big Bend Episcopal Mission. “ We
are looking forward to having him
w ith us.”
Kelshaw has been the Bishop o f
the Diocese o f the Rio Grande
since 1989.
He worked in medical research
for three years p rio r to training
for Ordination, and lived in the Far
East fo r three years and Uganda
for two years. He. read theology
at London U niversity and trained
for the ordained ministry at Oakhill
Theological College.
K elshaw was o rd ain ed as a
FAR W EST T E X A S - The
Right Rev. Dr. Terrence Kelshaw,
Bishop o f the Episcopal Diocese
o f the Rio Grande, w ill travel to
the area this weekend to conduct
co n firm a tio n services at area
Episcopal churches.
Kelshaw. who w ill be the guest
o f honor at a f> p.m. dinner Satur­
day at St. Paul's Church Parish
Hall in Marfa, w ill conduct con­
firmations on Sunday in the 9 a.m.
service at St.Paul's and the 11
a.m. service at St. James' in A l­
pine. A potluck luncheon w ill be
held after the 11 a.m. service at
St. Janies.
An ev cuing confirmation w ill be
held at 7 p.m. Monday in Sts.
priest in 1968 at Bristol Cathedral
in England and traveled exten­
sively and studied in Europe. He
has been involved in service to the
church in many positions in En­
gland and the United States and
has led pilgrim ages to Greece,
Turkey and annually to the Holy
Land.
“ I enjoy organization, w riting,
encouraging lay ministry and spiri­
tual formation, but my first love is
p re a c h in g
and te a c h in g ,"
Kelshaw said. “ 1 am committed
to teamwork and have found m y­
self from earliest days in m inistry
involved in pastoral and formation
care for clergy and fam ilies."
Ministry invites young West
Texans to Monahans Spectacular
M O N A H A N S - The West
lexas Youth Ministry and St. John
the Apostle Catholic Church o f
Monahans ace sponsoring the an­
nual Youth Spectacular 1999. We
inv ite all youth, ages 13 and up.
from the surrounding areas to
grow in their personal and spiri­
tual life and continue their life jour­
ney "I.in k in g to Ciod the Father!"
The Youth Spectacular w ill take
place June 4-(i 1999. It w ill be held
al the Waul County Coliseum in
Monahans. Registration fee is S10
per person orSS per person i f five
or more register as a group. You
can pre-register by mail or in per­
son until Mav 24 at the West Texas
M inistry O ffice in Marfa.
The Spectacular is a three day
ev ent featuring Prayer and Praise,
a Christian Concert, guest speak­
ers. youth testimonies, group shar­
ing, live skits, celebration and unity,
live music, talent show, banner
competition and lots o f fun! A r­
rival w ill be 7 p.m.. Friday. June
4.
C onference them es inclu de :
"m ille nn ium challenge - Link to
the Father": “ Our Awesome Fa­
ther"; “ Journey to the Heart o f the
Father"; "Awesome Witnesses."
dealing w ith peer pressure, sub­
stance abuse, healing life's hurts
-itn d the Christian perspective on
sexuality.
Bishop Armando X. Ochoa, o f
El Paso, w ill preside at the Clos­
ing Mass Celebration at 11 a.m..
June 6 at the St. John the Apostle
Parish. •
Please make plans to jo in us for
this exciting event.
SRSU recitals set
fo r May 3 and 4
A L P IN E * Sul Ross State U ni­
v e rs ity m usic students w ill
present recita ls M onday and
Tuesday, May 3-4,4 p.m. in Fine
Arts Building, Room 200.
On Monday, May 3. perform ­
ers w ill include Susan Bryant.
Alpine, v io lin ; M ike Boschetti.
A lp in e , p ia n o ; B re nt K e y,
Odessa, e u p h o n iu m ; M ik e
Robinson. Alpine, trombone; W ill
Smith, Sanderson, euphonium;
Jerem y T honiasson, Pecos,
trombone; and Shelli Walters, Fort
Stockton, mezzo soprano. Sul
Ross music faculty Ellen Boyd
and Rex Wilson w ill serve as ac­
companists.
W oodw ind students w ill per­
form on Tuesday, May 4. Partici­
pants include Boschetti. clarinet
and saxophone; T ina Garcia.
D ille y , saxophone; Johnny
Ybarra, Sabinal, alto saxophone
and flute; and Deanna Zizzo, Fort
W orth, alto saxophone and flute.
Boyd w ill accompany th^ stu­
dents on piano.
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4.
Manage your cash. Are you
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interest possible on all your
money - including what is in
your business checking
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A central asset account typi­
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daily “ sweeps” o f your cash
balances into money market
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compared to the “ zero" interest
paid on most bank business
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Insure your business. Protect
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A qualified insurance broker or
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out what policies you need,
recommend appropriate policy
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insurers. Be sure to consider the
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references and personality fit
carefully before making your
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Age-Weighted Profit Sharing Plans
and Defined Benefit Pension Plans.
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the PSB’s efforts to thwart the
bill during a tension filled planning
group meeting in Van Hom last
week.
“ Last Thursday we tried to get
Ed Archuleta and Richard Castro
o f the PSB and their attorney to
discuss some compromise other
than to kill these bills,” Beard said.
“ They weren’t interested in com­
promise. They think they have a
legitimate interest in our water
and they think they should’ve been
consulted before we drafted those
bills.”
Jeff Davis County already has
a water district and although
Brewster County has a water
conservation district bill pending
that is nearly identical to that o f
Presidio County, Michael
Spurlock, general counsel for the
. PSB, maintains that the utility
company “ doesn’ t have an inter­
est in Brewster County.”
“ El Paso owns property in
Presidio County, part^f a ranch,”
Spurlock said Tuesday. ‘Twelve
to 13 thousand acres are in
Presidio County with the rest in
JefTDavis County. It was bought
several years ago with the idea
that El Paso in the future might
need an additional source o f wa­
ter. We looked, and this was the
nearest sources to El Paso with
that idea in mind. We've been
responsible property owners, and
the new bill had the provision that
water could not be exported from
Presidio C.ounty.”
Yet the PSB’s notion that the bill
prohibits the out-of-county trans­
fer o f water is incorrect, said
Presidio County Attorney Teresa
Todd. “ They either misread the
legislation or knee jerked that the
district would prohibit them,” she
said.
Although the bill does allow for
the district to regulate or prohibit
water transfers, that ban is not au­
tomatic. Certain control systems
must be followed, said Todd, that
•would not allow any immediate,
acro$S:the-board prohibitions on
wafer" rransfefs7'“ The district
would have to make certain show­
ings, there’d have to be public
meetings. For instance, we’d have
to prove that the export o f water
was detrimental. I f we could
make those showings, it’s the job
o f the Water District Board to
protect the livelihoods and resi­
dents o f Presidio County. There’d
be a hearing,” she went on. “ It’s
not like (the PSB) wouldn’t have
due process.”
.The PSB and its proponents con­
tinue to see the bill as a threat de­
spite the control measures that
Todd mentioned. “ I think we’re
trying to protect our interest,”
Spurlock said. “ We want to see
that the resources are used re­
sponsibly but also used fairly. I
guess it seems a surprise to us
that someone would want to put
a bill in saying that water can't
be exported. (The bill) left the
avenue open to do that."
“ They think the terrible thing is
the provision that allows the pro­
hibition or regulation power o f the
water district when its current law
in Texas, it’s the law anyway."
Beard said. “ Senate Bill 1 passed
two years ago, and this is just
tracking the statute. They tlnnlT
we’re automatically prohibiting
transfer, and well, we just can't
do that. Their arrogance is that
they don’t believe they have a duty
to stay informed and it’s our duty
to keep them informed o f what
we’ re
doing."
“ There is some concern that no
opposition from (the PSB) was
raised on the House side," said
Harold Oliver, a representative o f
Sen. Frank Madia’s office. Madia
is the Senate sponsor fo r the
Presidio and Brewster County
water district bills. "For some rea­
son, the folks from El Paso chose
not to express their opposition
there, but on the Senate side."
But Spurlock is clear that when
the PSB chose to move on the
bill is a moot issue. "We saw (the
bill) through a general w atch of
H a p p y
all the bills that might affect us,”
Spurlock explained. “ No one told
us that it would be filed, no one
asked us anything about it. I don’t
understand the relevance o f when
the issue had been raised. It still
seems timely, seems to me we
w ere vigilant.”
El Paso Senator Eliot Shapleigh
is aware o f the bill and the position taken by the PSB. “ We’ re
taking a wait and see attitude,”
said Jay Bonn, legislative direc­
tor for the senator. “ I f the natural
resource committee takes action
on the bills, we'll look into the
possibility o f amending them to
serve the needs o f the Senator’s
constituents in El Paso. At this
point, we're monitoring them,” he
said.
Even if the Presidio County bill
is approved by the Texas Legis­
lature. county residents must
ratify or defeat its creation in a
local election.
Embedded in the dispute is the
delicate balance o f power within
the Far West Texas Water Plan­
ning Group, which attempts to
marry the w ater interests o f both
rural and urban entities.
Presidio County Judge Jake
Brisbin Jr. sounded a weary note
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o f concern regarding the future
o f the group. “ Water districts are
the best way to conserve the
states’ resources,” he said. "I
understand that (the PSB) would
feel that it would be in their best
interest for us not to be able to
regulate the export o f water. But
realistically, it’s our business. My
fear is that this (dispute) w ill
damage the process, because w e
do have to think as a region. We
need to maintain civility within the
Water Planning Group and this is
straining that purpose. It’ s not
constructive to be at war with El
Paso.”
Todd, too, somewhat under­
stands the reaction o f the PSB.
given their landowner status
within Presidio County. “ But land­
owners in the county shouldn’t
unilaterally block what is best for
the rest o f the residents and vot­
ers in the county,” she said. “ At
a time when we’ re all supposed
to find common ground, when
we’re seeking a spirit o f coop­
eration, this splits the Water Plan­
ning Board into two camps, and
that’s counterproductive." .
A ccording to Sen. Frank
Madia’ s office, the Presidio
County Groundwater Conserva­
tion District bill is past the House
and currently sits in the natural
resources committee. Should that
committee recommend the bill, it
then moves to the Senate floor
for the vote. “ Letters o f support
to Sen. Madia from Presidio
County wouldn’ t hurt,” said
Madia representative Brad New­
ton.
In a show o f support, Brew ster
County Commissioners’ court is­
sued a strongly worded resolution
opposing any move to amend or
k ill either the Brewster or
Presidio County water district
bills ^Likewise, Brisbin has sent
a letter to Madia’s office on be­
half o f the Presidio County Com­
missioners’ Court, urging Madia
to help the county preserve "the
most precious resource we
have."
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Dan O’Steen
Marfa City Commissioner 1 May 99 (paid pol. A d box 55 Ma»f» T X )
Background:
Dan
is
a
professional pilot. Me was trained
in the USAF and continues to work
today as a commercial pilot. Dan
graduated Irom the United States
Air Force Academy in 1975.
Qualifications: “ I do what I say
and say what 1 mean." Dan retired
from the Air Foiee alter a
successful career as a tighter pilot.
"I am most proud o f helping our
country win the cold war. My
training gives me a success
orientation. I get the job done. I
attain most goals I set for myself."
Diane and Dan came to Marfa 1 ‘/ j
years ago because, “ o f all tlie
places we've seen, Marfa, is tlie
most enchanted, magical place on
the face o f the earth." Regarding
Marfa, Dan observes "I like having
to know three names • for each
house, depending 011 who I am
talking with! Change for the sake
o f change is NOT a good idea. I
don’t want Marfa to change too
much. I come to this community
committed for a life time. Life has.
been really good to me. so now I
want an opportunity to roll up my
sleeves
and
mirk
lor
the
community. I am a "new uuv" but
1 DON’T want to remake Marfa
into some image. I want to help
protect and preserve the magic that
makes Marfa such a great place to
live."
Issues: 1. Moderated Chaise:
"New Deals" need to contribute to
general well being and benefit all.
2. Closer coordination between
Marfa and Presidio Couiily:
Widely acknowledged problem.
Easy to fix. 3. Clidnge in city
government form: 1 Mayor 4
Commissioners - set general
guidelines and let tlie City
Administrator do his-job. 4. Tile
Water issue.
Marfa is a “ water have"
community. Now iliat El Paso is
actively trying to prevent us from
managing our water resource (al
the State Senate level) to our bene­
fit, it is even more critical to de. fend this precious resource. The
water resource most importantly
must be quantified. We need to use
our water resources to improve our
general quality o f life. 5. Loose
Pets:
Bad deal for wulkers,
bicyclists, etc........ Lets fix the
rules. G. Y2K: The so called
"Computer Dug" o f I January
2000 poses what might be termed
“ low probability high consequence"
risk. Though the impact in Presidio
County is likely lo be minimal,
(here are too many unknowns...
Heck, how is the city payroll done?
Computer? Does the City know it
works? Have the computer clocks
been rolled-forward to test? City
leadership should have already
done the risk analysis. 7. Viable
Youth Programs:
Marfa needs
to be more proactive for our young
people. Let’s put in place programs
that help provide role models
before they get in trouble.
In closing, Murfa Needs
Open, Accessible and Stable
Leadership now. Elcct Dan
O’Stcen.
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Classes resume in wake of
Wimberly school bomb plot
W IMBERLY - Students re­
turned to Dunforth Junior High
School on Monday as four class­
mates accused of plotting a po­
tentially deadly attack at the cam­
pus remained in juvenile custody.
Wimberly school district Superin­
tendent David Simmons - a
former superintendent o f the
Presidio school district - said that
about 90 percent of Danforth's
400 students attended schixil Mon­
day after an alleged bomb-attack
plot was revealed last weekend.
Attendance is usually around 95
percent, he said.
"Some parents are concerned to
the point that they did not feel safe
in bringing their children back to­
day. but ‘X) percent did." Simmons
said.
Ni> security officers were on
campus Monday, though some
law o ffice rs were on patrol
nearby if needed, he continued.
On Friday, police arrested five
eighth grade boys from the school
on juvenile charges of conspiracy
to commit murder, conspiracy to
commit arson and conspiracy to
manufacture explosives.
I he fifth boy was later released.
The four 14-vearold bovs in cus­
to dy appeared before C ounty
C o u rt at Law Judge H ow a rd
Warner, who ordered them to re­
main in juv enile custody until an­
other detention hearing, That has
not,been scheduled but is expected
w ithin 10 day s.
The boys wore orange ja il
jumpsuits and handcuffs as they
were escorted to court by law of­
ficers. Warner banned reporters
from the proceeding, which was
attended by the four boys' par­
ents, and issued a gag order on
participants.
Assistant d istrict attorney
Patrick Keaveny would say only
that. "The judge has detained
them."
Hays County S he riff Don
Montague told a crowd of con­
cerned parents Sunday he is con*
vinced the four youths were the
only ones involved in the alleged
plot to attack Danforth with home­
made bombs.
A search ofthe suspects’ homes
turned up crude explosive devices
and gun powder, Montague said,'
as well as computer disks and
Internet documents about bomb
making.
(T h e A s s o c ia t e d P r e s s )
Counseling aids emotional problems
Many Americans have medical
problems that are actually symp­
toms of emotional problems, sta­
tistics show that 1 out o f every 2
american adults suffer from anxi­
ety. insomnia, depression, or al­
cohol dependence - all o f which
originate from emotional dysfunc­
tion. Medications alone are some­
times effective in treatment of
these disorders. The best treat­
ment, however, deals with the
body as well as the mind in order
to identify and correct the situa­
tion that caused the problem.
Medicine and Counseling can be
used together very effectively in
order to prevent, treat, and in
many cases, cure, physical prob­
lems.
One o f the Counseling options
available in the Big Bend is Mari­
posa Counseling center. Mariposa
utilizes traditional as well as many
ofthe “ newer” techniques for the
treatment o f "emotional” dis­
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therapy, biofeedback, hypno­
therapy, and breathwork. Please
call the following numbers to
schedule an-appointment or a
consultation. 837-2626.837-9255.
837-7047.
MONEY MATTERS
Maintaining Your Financial Focus
"Where do we go from here?" If uncertainties about
the recent market volatility have you concerned, you
cannot afford to miss this important meeting. John
Quinlan. Senior Portfolio Manager for Salomon Smith
Barney, w ill be discussing the dynamics of investing
under current market conditions.
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6 p.m., Monday, May 3
The Outback Bar & G rill - Alpine
Hors d ' oeuvres w ill be served.
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Tom iV Nancy Sloan, and Daniel Watts
Financial Consultants
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Election roundup
ALPINE - Alpine voters w ill go
to the poll Saturday in the city
election.
The poll will be open from 7 a.m.
to 7 p.m. at the Alpine Recreation
Center gym. formerly the junior
high and high school, depending
on your generation.
Ward 3 Alpine City Council
member Frank Cargo will coast
to re-election without an oppo­
nent, but the two other incumbents
are opposed.
Ward f incumbent Frank
Yakubanski will face challengers
Mark Cole, Carol Ofenstein and
Tom Roberts.
Ward 2 incumbent Edith ‘ Edie’
Taylor faces challenger and
former council member Gerald
‘Jeny’ Raun.
The Alpine school board elec­
tion was canceled since there
wasn’t a contested race.
Hugh Howard Garrett takes of­
fice for District 2, as incumbent
Trustee Homer Mills didn’t seek
re-election.
D istrict 6 incumbent Jane
Gannaway didn’t have an oppo­
nent.
The vacant District 5 post had
Diana Ramos Asgiersson file and
no one else.
• • •
PRESIDIO - Presidio residents
will go to the polls Saturday in city
council and school board elec­
tions.
The polls will be open from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m., at City Hall, and
at the Presidio ISD business of­
fice on the campus o f Franco
Middle School and at Candelaria.
School.
In the city council election,
Alcee Tavarez, incumbent coun­
cil member, and Paul Abalos. are
seeking the mayor's post.
Three places are up for election
on the council with six folks seek­
ing those posts.
They are Mayor Locho Nichols,
incumbent council member
Alfred Muftiz, and Alfred ‘ Boy’
Estrada Jr., Salvador Hemandez.
Bryant ‘ Eduardo’ Holman and
Edward Murry.
The top three vote-getters take
office.
A ll terms are for two years.
In the school board election, five
residents will seek three positions
on the panel.
Incumbent’trustees Salvador
Baeza, Martin Cosioand Rosendo
Hemandez filed for re-election.
Challengers are John Bull and
Todd Beckett.
Terms are for three years, and
the top three vote-getters will take
office.
• • •
FORT D AVIS - Both Fort
Evans, and District 3 incumbent
Davis Independent School Dis­ Kimball Miller will be challenged
trict trustees whose terms expire by Tony TimjBons.
in May have filed for re-election
The poll, at the John Robert
and each has an opponent in Prude Community B uilding,
Saturday’s election.
across from the J e ff Davis
• D istrict I trustee Margaret County Courthouse, w ill be open
Knight faces challenger Curtis from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• • •
BREWSTER,
PRESIDIO
Marfa
resident
Barbara
COUNTIES - One race will be Saunders.
contested, one incumbent gets a
Saunders resigned recently
TrSif nde*and no one filed for a when she moved to Alpine and
ir' vacant post on the Big Bend Re­ out o f the district from which she
g io n a l Hospital District board o f represented.
director injhc<Saturday election.
Hospital board members likely
District 3 Director Jim Case o f
Alpine w ill be challenged by
will make an appointment to that
Charlie Hilsop.
post after the election.
District 5 Director Doralene
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to
Lassiter o f Marfa filed for re7 p.m. Saturday. Call hospital Ad­
election and is unopposed.
ministrator Don Edd Green’s of­
No one filed for the vacant Dis­
fice at 915.837.3447 for a list o f
trict ! position, held by former
the polling places.
Please vote
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Saturday,
May 1
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Mike Loving o f Carlsbad, Tx. strums through the ‘Streets o f Laredo’ Saturday during the Sth
Annual Chuckwagon Cookoff and Cowboy Rendezvous at the Poet’s Grove in Alpine. Loving and
many other performers recited poetry and sang during the event.
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meal last Saturday evening during the Cookoff. \in e chuckwagon
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Perfect
attendance
report posted
The PTA ’s M arch Students ofthe M onth include, by grade: Pre-K, Cheyenne Perez; Kindergarten, Brianna
Paterson, Raquel Suiiez; 1st grade, M a ria Elena Franco, Chris Aguilar, Hector Parras; 2nd grade, Janika Gilly,
Jon Fierro; 3rd grade, D aniel Acosta; 4th grade, Amanda Olvera, Crystal Montoya; 5th grade, Alberto Halpern,
Robert Lara; 6th grade, Rita Valerio, Cecilia Hernandez; 7th grade, Krystina Zubiate, Joanna H a m s ; 8th grade,
Kit Wood, Marcela Machuca. Sponsors were Blue M ountain D in e r #2, Alam ito Real Estate, Presidio County
Abstract Company and City Drug Store.
Elementary/junior high honor roll posted
$'* Grade A ll A's: Rachel Brito.
Amanda Chambers. A licia
Hernandez. Ashley Hernandez.
Melissa Lujan. Mayra Mediano.
Adrian Vasquez and Leah
Wiemers. A ’ s & B ’s: James
Blaylock. Mauricio Cabezuela.
Kristina Carrillo. Justin Corder.
Marcela Machuca. David
Madrid. Sarah Olvera. Chelsea
Welsh and Kit Wood.
7,h (»rade AH A ’ s: Kareem
Cervantes and Samantha
Quintana. A's & B ’ s: Hollee
Applegate. Marco Garcia.
Rosalinda Gutierrez, Joanna Har­
ris. Alexandra Herrera. Elizabeth
Salgado. Elea V. Sanchez. Mar­
garet Travis and K im berly
Villanueva.
6lh Grade A ll A ’ s: Vanessa
Catano. Josh Guevara and
Spenser Smith. A’s & B’s: Katy
Applegate. Christina Cordova.
Cynthia Cordova. Cecilia
Hemandez. Frank Marquez, Noel
Ornelas. Stephanie Quintana.
Mark Scott. Megan Ward and
Robert J. Ward.
5lh Grade A ll A ’ s: Alberto
Halpern and Roxanna Martinez.
A ’ s & B ’ s: Melissa Acosta,
Maggie Barrow. Paul Cano.
Aaron Carrasco. Elizabeth Castro,
Isabel Cordova. Wesley Leos,
Michael Qhl, Ruby Razo, Karen
Redford; Caitlin Reece, Brian
Salcido, Danielle Salgado, Sarah
Sanchez and Mario Serrano.
4lh Grade A ll A’s: Jacqueline
Hernandez. A’s & B’s: Alejandra
Colomo, Denisse Del Bosque,
Vanessa Flores. Kassandra Lujan.
Jaime Madrid, Amanda Olvera.
Trisha Salgado. Jacob Urias.
Ricky' Valenzuela and Kvle J.
Ward.
3rd G rade A ll A ’s: Ninfa
Tarango, Ashley Watts and Desire
Williams. A’s & B’ s: Abraxas
Acosta. Daniel Acosta. Angel
Catafio. Elizabeth Catano, Isai
Hernandez. Gaelaen Kilbride,
Kayla Mickelson. Leandra
Natividad, Bianca Ohl, Erik
Quintana. Aaron Razo. Charles
Salgado and Kayla Urias.
Today is pick up day for pizzas, says PTA
MARFA - A ll of those persons
who so generously Ordered piz­
zas from the playground fund rais­
ing drive may now pick them up
on Thursday. April 29 from 3:30
to 6:30 p.m. al the school cafete­
ria. The pizza drive raised over
S1,200 which will go towards the
S10.000 needed for the new play­
ground equipment. Congratula­
tions on taking a very large step
towards making things in Marfa
better for our kids.
Additional money for the play­
ground continues to come in from
Sandys. Welsh’s. PHW Video,
Family Dollar. The Paisano Ho­
tel. Presidio County Tax Office
and Carmen’s Cafe.( last count
we collected an additional
$ 183.95). The kids have done their
share as well, having collected
S46I.91 in pennies. In March, Mr.
Trigo’s first grade class and Mrs.
Mecke’ s seventh grade class
won a party for collecting the most
money. There w ill be another
class competition in May, so keep
bringing the pennies.
The PTA will host a spring din­
ner, (date to be announced later)
from which all profits w ill go to­
wards the playground equipment.
The dinner, which will be catered
by Borunda's, will feature a feast
o f chicken, brisket, beans, potato
salad, coleslaw, rolls, beverages
and desert. Advance tickets for
Marfa school district to offer
summer food service program
MARFA - The Marfa Indepen­
dent School District announces
the sponsorship of the Summer
Food Service Program.
Meals will be provided at the site
listed. People who are eligible to
participate in the program must not
be discriminated against because
of race, color, national origin, sex.
age. disability, religion, or political
belief. ■
Anyone who believes that they
have been discriminated against
should write immediately to: Di­
rector, Civil Rights Division. MC
W-106. Texas Department o f
Human Services. P.O. Box
149030. Austin. Texas 787149030. or the Secretary o f Agricul­
ture. Washington. D.C. 20250.
NOTE: Discrimination complaints
based on religion or political be­
liefs must be referred only to the
Director, Civil Rights Division.
Texas Department of Human Ser­
vices.
Meal site:
Carl P. Robinson Cafeteria
Marfa Independent School
District
400 North Hill
Marfa. Texas
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Happy loth
B irthday
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L o v e /,
the dinner will be sold for $5 for
persons age 13 and up and $4 for
children ages 12 and younger. If
you don’t buy your advanced tick­
ets, dinner prices the day of the
event w ill be $8 and $6 respec­
tively. Take out dinners w ill be
available.
The PTA election o f officers
meeting is scheduled for Tuesday,
May 4 at the Methodist Church
from 6 -7 p.m. All members and
parents are urged to attend this
very important meeting. A spe­
cial meeting has been
__Scheduled for Monday, May 24
to honor the May students of the
month and all of the past students
of the month.
Kindergarten - Isabel Catafio,
Ramon Catafio, Alyssa Fields.
Christian Gonzales, Caitlin Knoell.
Christian Luna, Jessica Natividad.
Brianna Petterson. Claudia Sailler
and Jennifer Watts.
First Grade - Michael Aguilar.
Octavio Aguilar. George Baird.
Kasey Cox. Damon Devine.
Caleb Hall, Maria Nuflez. Robert
Ontiveroz and Tom Ramirez.
Second Qrade - Abel Baeza.
Crystal Baird, Adrianna Catano.
Lewis Garcia. Samuel Hemandez.
Marisol Leyva. Isaac McGuire.
Luis Nufiez. Richard Parras. Jes­
sica Stafford. Hector Urias and
Gilbert Villanueva.
T h ird Grade - Jordan Llanez.
Ricardo Ramos and Kayla Urias.
Fourth Grade—Clinton Devine.
Adela Mediano, Ricardo Nunez •
and Ricardo Valenzuela.
F ifth Grade - Aaron Carrasco.
Elizabeth Castro, Isabel Cordova.
David Hinojos. Robert Lara.
Yesenia Leyva. Glenda Plasentillo
and Andrea Ramos.
Sixth Grade - Anthony Cobb.
Roxye Lara. Eduardo Marquez,
Deandra Natividad, Patricio
Serrano. Spenser Smith and
Grady Vasquez.
( Seventh G rade - Sable
Borunda, Javier Castro, Lindsey
Coleman. Christopher Dominguez,
Rosalinda Gutierrez. Joanna Har­
ris, Alexandra Herrera and
Mallory Plasentillo.
Eighth Grade - Rachel Brito,
Mauricio Cabezuela, Johnny Cam­
pos, Amanda Chambers. Justin
Corder, Rebecca Cordero, Ashley
Hernandez, Jaime Juarez, Ruben
Madrid, Timothy Mata and Mayra
Mediano.
EE - Brandy Upshaw.
Pre-K - Gabriela Catano. David
Cox, Joshua Llanez and Cheyenne
Perez.
Spring band
concert featured
today at Sul Ross
A LP IN E - Sul Ross State
University’s education depart­
ment and the Texas Association
o f School Boards [TASB] w ill
host a school trustee workshop
on Wednesday, May 5, Lawrence
Hall, Room 300.
Registration begins at 4 p.m.,
with the first presentation at 4:30
p.m. Three general sessions will
be held, "The Legal Aspects o f
the
Board’ s
and
the
Superintendent’s Duties," “ Work­
ing Together A fter the Team'
Changes’’ and “ Legislative Up­
date.”
Dinner w ill be served to those
who attend. Cost is SI 5 per per­
son or S60 per district with four
or more participants.
Workshop coordinators are Lisa
Carothers from TASB and Sul
Ross faculty member Dr. Kip
Sullivan. Registration deadline is
Thursday, April 29.
For more information, contact
Sullivan, (915) 837-8394 &r e-mail
[email protected].
Marfa High School
S e n io r S p o tlig h t
Pallarez in high
gear all four
years at MHS
MARFA - From beginning to
end. Lissette Pallarez has been a
busy student at M arfa High
School.
Pallarez, 17. is the daughter of
Eddie and Virgie Pallarez o f
Marfa and Esther Pallarez o f
Abilene.
In sports, Pallarez participated
in basketball her freshman year,
track her freshman and sopho­
more years and volleyball as a
junior. She also served as a man­
ager for the basketball team and
as watergirl for the football team
this year.
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For the first two years o f high
school, Pallarez was a member
o f the cheerleatfing squad and
played the clarinet in the band.
She has been a member o f Fu­
ture Homemakers o f America,
Fellowship o f Christian Athletes,
Student Council and yearbook and
newspaper staff. She has served
as Student Council treasurer,
FHA secretary and class vice
president, secretary and reporter
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Lissette Pallarez
during her four-year career.
This year, Pallarez was elected
Homecoming Queen, Most Talk- '
ative, AH School Favorite, Class •
Clown. Most Outgoing and Most •;
Humorous. Last year she was *:
named Best Personality.
Pallarez is also an Elementary
Student Teacher Assistant and an ■•
employee o f Welsh’s IGA.
After graduation, she plans to
attend college and major in edu-.
cation.
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Her advice to students is, "Go •
to college! Don’t let your educa-;
tion end with high school."
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Robertson to follow avid interest
in livestock in College Station
MARFA - Throughout high
school, John “ Tooter” Robertson
could always be found at stock
shows, FFA events or band ac­
tivities.
Robertson, 18, is in the senior
spotlight this week. He is the son
o f J.P. Robertson o f Marfa and
Debbie Slover o f Alpine.
As a member o f FFA and Pre­
sidio County 4-H, Robertson has
shown livestock for foqr years at
the county shows and at shows
throughout the state.
A member o f FFA, he has com­
peting in Chapter Conducting for
four years winning district and ad­
vancing to area every year. He
has been a member o f the Dairy
Cattle Judging team his first two
years o f high school advancing to
area each year. As a junior and
senior, he has befcn a member of
the state qualifying Horse Judg­
ing Team.
He has served as FFA presi­
dent for two years and a district,
officer this year. He has also
served as Presidio County 4-H
president for three years and vice
president this year.
Robertson has been active in the
high school band playing first chair
trumpet for four years. He has
been elected a band officer each
year.
He was elected class president
his sophomore and seniqr year and
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John "Tooter" Robertson
Student Council parliamentarian;
his junior year.
He has earned a place on the
National Honor Society and was
elected vice president this year. •
He was named Who’ s Who at
Marfa High School and Who’s
Who Among American High.
School Students.
Robertson has volunteered as ;
a bible school teacher at the First ,
United Methodist Church.
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Following graduation, he plans ;
to attend Texas A & M University :
to study agriculture business. , .
"Make the best o f your high *
school years," Robertson said..
“ Go out and have some fun.”
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Mike, Sylvia, April, Krystina
& Michael James
BREAKFAST
Monday
Power Alley energy boost
bar or cereal & toast
Iussday
Potato-chorizo burrito
or cereal & toast
LUNCH
Beef tacos, refried beans,
Spanish rice, lettucc, tomato,
fruit cup
Spaghetti w/meatballs, tossed
salad, pears, garlic bread
W ednesday
Scrambled eggs & toast
or cereal & toast
Cinco de mayo chicken fajitas,
rice, pinto beans, (lour tortillas,
fruit
Thursday
Egg-chorizo burrito
or cerel& toast
Beef stew, cheese sticks, crackers,
carrot-cclery sticks, fruit cup
Friday
Sausage links & toast
or ce'real & toast
Hot dogs, pork & beans,
tater tots, fruit
M o m / , F o v v fr ,
C h r U e ld a /£ r
M yas
Que Dios la llene de
bendiciones y le conceda
muchos mas!
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MHS golf and track athletes
travel to Regionals this week
MARFA - Six Marfa High
School student athletes w ill com­
pete at regional competitions to­
day, Friday and Saturday.
District medalist golfer Chris
Baker plays a second round at
the regional tournament today at
Levelland. Round one was
Wednesday.
Track and field team members
Alex Acosta, Lorinda Carrillo,
Ronnie Garcia, David Hooser
and Luis Madrid compete at the
regional meet Friday and Satur­
day in Levelland.
Track team members struggled
against the elements - cold tem­
peratures and windy conditions and competitors frortt larger
school districts at a practice meet
over the weekend in Lamesa,
Coach Richard Hibbitts said. <
But he added that the student
athletes are on track for the re­
gional meet.
Carrillo w ill compete in the long
jump.
Madrid will compete in the 400meter dash.
Acosta, Garcia, Hooser and
Madrid w ill compete in the mile
relay.
C om m unity in vited to celebrate
M H S student athletes’success
(staff photo b y ROBERT ARMENDARIZ)
The 1999 District Champion Marfa Shorthorn baseball team
Spend summer
living history
as a volunteer
_Looktttg1br an interesting way
to spend some time this summer?
Do you like history'.’ Enjoy meet­
ing new people'.’ Want to help
make history come to life?
How about working in one of our
country’s 378 national park areas?
You can make a difference for
some of the tens of thousands of
parkvisjtpr.s.
TfitTNational Park Service at
Fort Davis National Historic Site,
is seeking male and female living
history volunteers to portray the
roles of military and civilian resi­
dents of the 19th century army
post at Fort Davis.
Volunteers typically spend sev­
eral hours per week in the sum­
(staff photo b y ELVA ALANIS)
mer, wearing 19th-century attire
Presidio High School basketball player Olivia Mona Carrasco, seated, signed a national letter o f
and telling the public about life at
intent to play basketball fo r Western Texas Junior College in Snyder recently. Among those at the the frontier army post o f Fort
ceremony were from right, her parents Mary and Omero Carrasco, and left, IITC basketball
Davis in the late 1800s.
Coach Valery Jackson.
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Living history volunteers also
help throughout the year at spe­
cial park events and are some­
times involved in historical reen­
actments.
Volunteers are needed, as well,
to help develop education pro­
minute and thirty seconds o f the
1999.and was supervised by
MARFA - In light o f the inci­
grams. work in the park library,
alarm." stated Chief o f Police
members o f the Marfa Fire. Po­
dent that occurred in Littleton.
do carpentry work, sew from his­
Oscar Carrillo.
lice and EMS.
Colorado, in which many student
toric clothing patterns, assist with
Once the building was cleared,
The drill had a little realism
died, some valid concerns have
curatorial and maintenance duties,
members of the Fire Department
added by the sounds o f sirens and
been brought up by the Marfa
and other things. There are many
inspected the building to see if
the
flashing
o
f
emergency
lights
Emergency Services (Marfa
ways to make a contribution by
drill procedures such as the clos­
as EMS and Fire responded to
Volunteer Fire Department.
giving of your time and talents.
ing and securing of windows and
the "incident" in full gear, mem­
Marfa City/County EMS and
If you wish to obtain information
doors was conducted, marfa Fire' about being a Volunteer in Parks
bers o f the Police and Fire De­
Marfa City Police Department).
Chief Boh Johnson advised that
One concern was the time it
partments were stationed at a ll,
(VIP) for the National Park Ser­
all procedures were followed and
exits with stopwatches.
would take to totally evacuate the
vice. please contact Donna Smith.
complimented everyone con­
"The results were outstanding.
local school buildings in case o f
Fort Davis NHS Volunteer Coor­
cerned on a successful drill.
Students exited in an orderly man­
a fire, bomb threat or other di­
dinator, by phoning 915-426-3224
Clark said that/'they take these . ext. 24 or by writing P.O. Box
ner within seconds o f the initial
saster.
drills seriously." A representative
alarm. A ll 350 students and 40
Officials visited with Marfa El­
1456 Fort Davis. TX 79734. Train­
o f Marfa F.MS stated that the el­
staff members had exited the
ementary School Principal 'david
ing for volunteers w ill take place
ementary students and staff de­
building and were standing in a
Clark and coordinated a surprise
at the park during the week o f
served pn A-plus on the drill.
predesignated area within one
fire drill at the elementary school.
May 17-21.
jOfficials wanted to see how stu­
dents and staff would react to an
PIERCE MOTORS
unanticipated drill.
The drill was conducted at 1:30
Marfa
Marfa
p.m. on thursday. A p ril 22.
“S u r p r is e ” e m e rg e n c y d r i l l scores ‘A + ’
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MHS district medalist
Chris Baker 'it the
regional golf
.nirmiinent. Levelland.
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The Marfa H igh School
A thletic D epartm ent cordially
invites the comm unity of
Marfa to the annual
All-Sports banquet
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Come and celebrate the
accom plishm ents of all Marfa
High School stud en t athletes.
The meal will be donated by
the Marfa High School
Athletic Booster Club
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MEMORIAL
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915-729-4422
C A LE N D A R
FRIDAY,SATURDAY
MHS student athletes
Luis Madrid. Lorinda
Camllo, and the mile
relay team o f David
Hooser, Alex Acosta.
.Ronnie Garcia and
Madrid @ the regional
Ntrack and field meet?
Levelland.
. Shorthorn boys and girls athletic
teams finished as district cham­
pions or runners-up in volleyball,
football, basketball, junior varsity
boys track and baseball. The foot­
ball team and boys basketball
team were area finalists and the
boys and girls track teams boast
individual regional qualifiers as
does the boys golf team.
Come out, fill up the cafeteria,
fill up on a great free meal and
support the many Shorthorn ath­
letes who’ve given their all for
their school and community this
year.
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MARFA - As the 1998-1999
school year comes to a close, its
time for the community to cel­
ebrate the success and accom. plishments o f Marfa's high school
student athletes at the Annual All
Sports Banquet a t'6:30 p.m.
Monday in the Marfa School
Cafeteria.
An all you can eat brisket din­
ner. donated by the MHS Athletic
Booster Club, will be served and
individual students and their teams
w ill be recognized for their
achievements over the school
vear.
TUESDAY
Shorthorns varsity
baseball team vs. the
Fort Hancock
Mustangs, a district
game. 4 p.m.. Foil
Hancock.
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SRSU sweeps awards for yearbook, newspaper
(p lh ito h \ H A K D A K \ K It lll-.K S O N )
Brian Gibson, lift, ant! Caneel Troxclair, right, were honored recently as S u l Ross M a n an d Woman o f the Year
by SRSU President RA'ic Morgan.
tinel and The International
Presidio paper during the summer
o f 1997.
Fifty-one o f the 70 Texas uni­
versities and colleges which have
membership in TIPA were rep­
resented at the conference. A
total o f 530 students and advis­
ers attended the live contests held
on Thursday, the seminars on Fri­
day and the award banquets on
Friday and Saturday.
“ Students have the opportunity
to meet other students and advis­
ers in journalism and to leam the
latest trends and information by
attending a variety o f seminars."
Richerson said. “ We always
come home with a lot o f new
ideas to try.”
Sul Ross students attending the
meetings with Richerson were
Troxclair (Benton. UI.). Laura
Jarrell (A ustin). Lori Keyes
(Wichita. Kan.). Sybil Nixon (San
Antonio) and Travis Jarrell (Aus­
tin).
expcctcd to hear that. We’ve
been working hard for 18 years
to improve the newspaper, and
I'm so happy we’ve done so well.
It took a lot o f individual student
efforts to add up to a sweep­
stakes win. I can still hardly be­
lieve our good fortune."
Caneel Troxclair, editor o f The
Skyline and a Sul Ross senior,
said the announcement caught her
coriipletely by surprise.
“ When they began to announce
the sweepstakes winners, the
hope crossed my mind, but I com­
pletely,dismissed it," she said.
"When they called The Skyline. I
screamed and ran up to the front
and took the plaque. I’m so proud
o f us, it was a combined effort
with lots o f hard work and per­
sistence, which hasn’t been easy.
1couldn’ t be more happy that we
received this honor in my last
year."
Troxclair was a journalism stu­
dent intern at The Big Bend Sen­
ALPINE - Sweepstakes wins in
both newspaper and yearbook at
Texas Intercollegiate Press As­
sociation (TIPA) meetings in
K errville recently set a new
record for student publications at
Sul Ross State University.
For the 12th time in the past 16
years. The Brand yearbook has
received the coveted sweep­
stakes award, w hile The Skyline
newspaper won for the first time.
A sweepstakes win indicates the
most points accumulated in indi­
vidual categories o f previously
published entries which were sent
out o f state to be judged. Sul Ross
students won 26 awards in the
newspaper competition and over
30 in the yearbook judging.
“ We nearly fell out o f our chairs
when it was announced Sul Ross
had taken sweepstakes in news­
paper." said Barbara Richerson.
assistant director o f news and
publications and student publica­
tions adviser. "1 don’t think I ever
Sul Ross recognizes outstanding students Summer plays set for Kokernot theater in Alpine
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A w ard: A ubrey C. C astile. Jr..
Kosharon. Jonathan I). Johnson. D allas
O utstanding M u sic Student A w a rd :
K tis ta l W illia m s . A lp in e
O utstanding Student in
( o m im m icatio ns and Theatre A w a rd :
I aK isha Johnson. R ichm o nd; Tonya
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Kmppa.atu! Biiaii Gibson of
Toy ah. were i<.vouni/al as the Sul
Ruso Stale I Diversity Woman
and Man of ihe Year during the
annual I loimtsConvocation .April
I l) in Marshall Auditorium.
A numhcf of outstanding student
leaders were eiteil at the annual
ceremonv. vvith awauls presented
in eaeli academic di\ is to n ,
Tioxclair is a communication
major and was a journalism intern
at The Uig-Hciul Sentinel and The
Presidio 'International iluimg the
.summer of I‘>'>7.
( iilisnn is a kinesiology major.
The Woman and Man o f the
Year avvanK aie piesenled to se­
niors who ha\e compiled grade
point av erages of 3.0 or better and
demonstrate qualities of good citi­
zenship and leadership.
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O utstanding S enior lin g lis h M a jo r
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Jeffrey ‘Jeff’
Jacinto
para Comisionado de la
Ciudad de Marfa
Dia de election sabado.
primero de mayo.
• Ha servido como
comisionado desde su _
asignacion en Junio 1998
El tiene experiencia como
comisionado en Italy, Texas
y Marfa
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expects to skip with cash in hand,
only to be caught by the arms o f
the beautiful Marian the Librar­
ian. who transforms him into a
reformed rogue and respectable
citizen by curtain’s fall.
The children's play "Once Upon
a W o lf'w ill hold auditions June
20 and 21 from 4-6 p.m. in the
Studio Theatre. The play will be
directed by Allison Mohsin as her
senior theatre project, and will be
presented at the Studio Theatre
play contrasts the two Hamlets
and their funny duel over women,
art. success, duty, television arid
the apartment. The crfst w ill in­
clude three men and three
women.
"The Music Man" tells the story
o f fast-talking Harold Hill, w ho
cons the good citizens o f River
City. Iow a into buying musical in­
struments by promising to cre­
ate a boys’ band. Not knowing a
clarinet from a saxophone. Harold
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W il d W e s t P r o d u c t i o n s
" A p recio su v o to v su confianzci ”
Basic Computer Classes
Now in Progress
ALPINE - The comedy “ I Hate
Hamlet" and the popular musi­
cal “ The Music Man" will liven
up the Kokernot Outdoor The­
atre stage this summer for the
34th season ofthe Theatre o f the
Big Bend.
Rounding out the summer the­
atre schedule w ill be the
children’s show “ Once Upon a
Wolf." the original play “ When
Angels Fall" and two one-act
plays. "The Barbarians are Com­
ing" and "Movie o f the Month."
Auditions lor "I Hate Hamlet"
and “ The Music Man” w ill be
held May 31 and June 1at 6 p.m.
at the Studio Theatre.
" I Hate Hamlet.” by Paul
Rudnick. w ill be directed by .
Chuck Pulliam. Sul Ross State
University assistant professorof
theatre. Meredith Willson's “ The
Music Man” will be directed by
Gregory Schwab, associate pro­
fessor and chair o f fine arts and
communication, with music di­
rector Ellen Boyd, associate pro­
fessor o f music.
” 1 Hate Hamlet" w ill run July
2.3.11.15.17,23.25,29.31.and
Aim. 6. and "The Music Man"
will plav July 9.10,16.18.22.24,
30. Aug. 1 and 7. Both produc­
tions w ill be at the Kokernot
Outdoor Theatre with curtain at
S:I5 p.m.
"I Hate Hamlet" concerns a
young, successful television ac­
tor who relocates to New York
and rents a marvelous, gothic
apartment. He is offered the op­
portunity to play Hamlet on
.stage, which is a dilemma be­
cause he hates Hamlet. His di­
lemma deepens when John
Barrymore’s ghost arrives intoxi­
cated and in full costume to the
apartment that once was his. The
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Alpine man deployed to Turkey
to help enforce no-fly zone
U.S. Rep. H enry Bonilla, left, has been p art o f a congressional delegation
near Kosovo.
The fight in Kosovo...
not in Am erica’s best interest
Part 1
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By Far West Texas
U.S. Rep HENRY BONILLA
It’s 3 a.m. on Saturday back in
Texas as I write this. Here in
Europe it’ s 10 a.m. I am part o f
a congressional delegation now
on board a C-l 7 cargo plane car­
rying tents, vehicles and supplies
to our troops near Kosovo. We
are here to observe these opera­
tions becausc Congress will soon
have to decide how to pay for this
mission.
I keep thinking about what one
ofourgencrals told me during the
last 24 hours. “ We got into this
thing half-baked,” he said. “ That
concerns me greatly." This is
exactly what I feared. Our m ili­
tary is a source o f great pride for
Americans. I still get chokcd up
thinking o f what our military has
done to preserve our country’s
freedom during past generations.
It is unfortunate that our Comniander-in Chief has placed our
troops in such a vulnerable posi­
tion in the Balkans. It’s like send­
ing soldiers in with one hand tied
behind their back, or with their
gunsonJy half loaded.
''Andinstead o f having our gen­
erals and admirals run the war
mission, the White House is pick­
ing bombing targets to make sure
they’ re "culturally correct". It’s
no wonder the situation in Kosovo
has gotten worse since we got in­
volved. With our current politi­
cal leadership it will only continue
to get worse. That’ s why we .
should get out o f this region be­
fore there is greater disaster. We
must also consider that the sup­
port front some o f our NATO al­
lies in this mission is very fragile.
Plus, the bottom line is the situa­
tion in Kosovo presents no threat
to American national security.
Some in Washington are calling
for ground troops. I say no. Can
you imagine running a culturally
By RAY GOMEZ
1NCIRL1K AIR BASE. TUR­
KEY -/With tensions rising in the
Middle East, the storming o f em­
bassies across Europe, the con­
tinued air strikes in Iraq and the
capture o f a notorious.terrorist
leader in Turkey, the son o f an
Alpine couple is caught up in one
of the most volatile regions in the
world.
Air Force Senior airman Mar­
tin Bermudez, son o f angel and
Catalina Bermudez o f Alpine, is
a part o f one o f the most visible
military operations since Desert
Storm, deployed to Turkey in support o f Operation Northern
Watch, Bermudez is helping en­
force the N o-fly Zone over
nonhem Iraq. And as he’ ll tell
you, ‘when it rains it pours.’
With current tensions rising in
the Middle East, the operation at
Incirlik air Base is running at an
all time high. American, British
and Turkish forces provide pilots,
maintainers. Patriot missile bat­
teries. administrators, supply
troops, transportation specialists
and a broad spectrum o f support
" I ’ m an environmental and
electrical specialist. I provide pi­
lots with a fully operational F-16
aircraft, with no defects'to its
m iain, stand-by and emergency
power. 1 make sure each pilot’ s
oxygen and anti-gravity equip­
ment are fully functional and in
working order for his mission,"
Bermudez said.
Bermudez and the other people
deployed to Turkey, play more
than one role in the mission. Each
member o f the team comes from
a different background and
draws his or her know ledge from
different experiences.
“ My squadron's mission here is
to detect enemy sites and pro­
vide air defense over norther
Iraq’ s no fly zone. We ensure no
aircraft leave or enter Iraq,"
Bermudez said.
Bermudez is currently stationed
at Spandahleni air Base, Ger­
many
But life here isn’ t all work.
Bermudez lives in a tent city that
is complemented with a gym,
chapel, laundry facilities and a
morale tent that boasts a movie
room, snack bar, travel office and
computer room for e-mail. He’s
also had the opportunity to mingle
with the locals, see some o f the
sights, shop and taste the re­
gional cuisine.
"M y current deployment to Tur­
key consists o f sharing a tent with
four other guys and getting ac­
quainted with the country o f Tur­
key. The sites and shopping op­
portunities are one in a million
and the host country has been
very friendly. Their support has
been tremendous," Bermudez
said.
This deployment isjust one mile­
stone in BermmJez’ s lis'. o f ac­
complishments. Traveling to new
places, meeting interesting
-people and gaining a life experi­
ence is just part o f a day’s work,
“ i was assigned at Luke A ir
•force Base, Arizona, for about
three years and at Osan A ir
Base, Korea, for one year. I’m
currently in Germany and enjoy­
ing being in the ser/ice. I've been
in for about five years and I’m
about to reenlis'.," Bermudez
said.
While CNN ar.d World News
Tonight might paint a picture o f
danger, intrigue and political up­
heaval, it’ s jus.t another day at
work for Bermudez.
correct war in an area where nei­
ther warring faction wants us in­
volved? We could get ambushed
by the very people we’re trying
to protect - the Albanians. Also,
rogue leaders in countries around
the world see our tentative ac­
tion as proof that America does
not have the leadership, the re­
solve or skill to run a war. We,
or our allies, would then be vul­
nerable to attacks from countries
like North Korea, Iran, Iraq or
China. We cannot allow this to
happen.
Let us not forget that this ad­
ministration has allowed some
troops to remain on food stamps.
Military health care is still lack­
ing. Spare parts remain scarce
grounding some squadrons. The
Army is short over 2,000 recruits.
The Air Force is short more than
1.000 pilots. Veterans benefits
are also being cut. This Presi­
dent has failed to address these
problems, choosing instead to pro­
pose billions in new spending to
federalize more land, more ben­
efits for bureaucrats and more
regulations.
Marine CpI. Felipe-Granados, son o f Juan and Rosa M.
In spite o f the President's posi­ Granados o f Alpine, has departed on a six-month deployment to the
tion, we must continue to support Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Gulf with the 26th Marine
more funding forourmilitary. We Expeditionary Unit (MEU), embarked aboard the ships o f the USS
cannot leave them in the lurch just Kearsarge amphibious Ready Group (ARG).
because the President has been Granados is one o f more than 2,000 Marines who departed their
negligent. We can only pray tlie home base o f Camp Lejeune, M.C.. as par1, o f the USS Kearsarge
President starts to see the light ARG. In addition to the 20th MEU. the ARG consists o f the
on this issue involving our military amphibious assault and flagship USS Kearsarge, amphibious
before we find ourselves facing transport dock USS Ponce and the dock landing ship USS Gunston
a real disaster that could cost us Hall.
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mean loss o f life for our troops.
Granados and fellow Marines and Sailors prepared for the
In a few minutes we’ ll be land­ deployment bv participating in an~Atlantic JointTask Force Exercise
ing in Albania to review the refu­ held o ff the coast o f Viruinia. North Carolina and Puerto Rico. The
gee situntion. Later in the day exercise involved more than 24.000 U .S. military forces as well as
we’ ll be at Aviano A.F.B. in Italy personnel and units from allied nations. The 18-day exercise tested ^
where many o f our operations are the ARG’s ability in responding to emerging threats and operational
based. Then-it’s on to Brussels challenges they may encounter durin g their six-month deployment.
for a meeting with NATO o ffi­
Granados’ unit is an expeditionary intervention force with the
cials. I'll update you on this in ability to rapidly organize for combat operations in virtually any
my next report.
environment. MEUs are composed of more than 2,000 personnel
and are divided into an infantry battalion, an aircraft squadron, a
support group and a command element. With the combination o f
these teams. Granadoslunit supplies and sustains itself for either
quick mission accomplishment or clearing the way for follow-on
forces.
He is a 1995 Alpine High School graduate.
A ir Force Senior Airm an M artin Bermudez, an environmental and
electrical specialist, inspects the inner workings o f a plane.
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MILITARY NEWS
A plaza scene in Turkey, where Alpine native M artin Bermudez has been
deployed.
V o te P o r
MONA GARCIA
Para alcalde de la
ciudad de Marfa
el sabado primero de mayo
anuncio politico pagado por Mona Garcia, Marla, TX 79843
A DV ISO RY
A V IS O
Las temperaturas calientes de este verano ya le'han
costado la vida a muchos inmigrantes a lo largo del sur de
la frontera de los estados unidos.
Los inmigrantes que cruzan -ilegalmente sin agua suficiente
y que tienen un tipo de enfermedad, no pueden resistir las
'altas temperaturas.
La patrulla fronteriza simplemente les advierte: Que
piensen en las terribles consequencias que pueden
enfrentar al cruzar ilegalment a los estados unidos.
Si usted tiene pre’guntas, por favor llamen al U.S.
Patrol, Intelligence Unit a 915.729.5200.
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The temperatures in West Texas are hotter than ever b e ­
fore. Meteorologists are predicting record hot tempera­
tures in the weeks to come.
For that reason alone, the U.S. Border Patrol is warning
you and you family to avoid crossing into the United
States illegally.
You could find yourself stranded in unknown brush areas. A
record number of undocumented aliens have already died of
the heat-related illnesses during the last several years.
The U.S. Border Patrol says you don't want to end up like
them.
Border
If you have
U.S. Border
any questions or comments,
Patrol, Intelligence Unit,
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M arfa Reading
Group meets
tonight at library
Tlie Marfa Reading Group w ill
gather at the Marfa library this
evening to discuss the W illa
Cather classic, “ Death Comes to
the Archbishop."
The book, perhaps Cather's best
known work, is known for its un­
usual narrative framing and New
Mexican setting.
___jleaderishould£ring^heirque&-—
tions, comments and perspectives
on the book to the library’s Gervasi
Room at 7 p.m. tonight.
All interested persons are invited
to attend.
Child advocacy
center meeting
set for Monday
(Staff photo by ARTHUR SPRAGG)
Carole Causey, center, a breast cancer survivor, trots around the SRSU track during the
Relay fo r Life event held recently in Alpine.
Relay for Life grosses near 35K
ALPINE - Another successful
Relay for Life event wrapped up
at noon Saturday, April 17, hav­
ing grossed $34,844.52.
Monies are still coming in and will
continue to dosofoFsometimeyet.
Literally hundreds of people volun­
teered countless hours of their time
to help in this worthwhile cause. It
is only possible to pull off an event
of this magnitude with the help of
so many "wonderful and caring
people. For this, the Relay commit­
tee thanks each and every one of
you.
Teams with the most laps were:
1" place-Track/Flp with 453 laps;
2nd- Fellowship of Christian Ath­
letes with 452 laps; 3rd - Step by
Step with 430 laps.
Teams with the most money were;
I'1place - Rugrats with S3,504;
2nd- Wild Bunch with S1,390.
Most individual money raised:
I'1place - Cathy D^rt with $820;
2nd- Carole Causey with S655; 3rJ
- Dan Young with S520.
Kudos to Carol Wolkow of the
Davis Mountain Resort Team.
Carol started walking at 6 p.m. on
Friday and continued without stop­
ping until 11 a.m. Saturday. Now
that’s determination!
And
speaking
of
determination...how about Eddie
Leyva'? Eddie walked a total of 14
laps! Great job. Eddie.
A total of 34 teams participated
in this year's event.
We wish to extend our thanks to
the following for their support: Big
Bend Sentinel. Presidio Interna­
tional, the Alpine Avalanche, Alpine
Christian School, Davis Mountain
Dispatch, US Cable, Alpine
Women’ s Club, Rotary Club,
Alicia's Burrito Place, Casa Blanca,
Ivey’s Emporium, Rex's Kitchen,
Bob and K risti Hext, Nancy
ALPINE - There w ill be a meet­
ing of the Children’s Advocacy
Center of the Big Bend Inc., at 6
p.m., Monday, May 3 at Sul Ross
State University Lawrence Hall,
Room 303.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss and act on the appoint­
ment o f new board members, to
explore options for office space
and additional funding for opera­
tions, to schedule summer train­
ing, and to make recommendatio..s for joint goals with the dis­
trict attorneys’ offices to assist
them with securing convictions of
perpetrators o f crimes against
children.
A ll interested individuals are in­
vited to attend.
Hendryx and Janie White.
We also want to thank numerous
other individuals and organizations
who donated food for the hospital­
ity tent.
For the 1997-98 year, a total o f 64
cancer patients were helped by the
American Cancer Society in the big
Bend area. This was done through
patient services, with wigs, trans­
portation, hospital beds, etc. The
total dollars spent in this area was
$14,753 and another $18,903 was
spent for education in prevention,
detection and the treatment o f can­
cer. This was a total o f $33,656 that
was actually spent in the Big Bend
area for cancer patients. On a na­
tional level, 26 percent is spent for
education, 18 percent for patient/
community services, 15 percent for
fund raising, three percent for man­ ALPINE - Tonight’s film in the
agement/general and 38 percent Alpine Public Library’s Video Se­
for national research and programs. ries is our last from French di­
rector Jean Renoir, “ The Rules
o f the Game” (1939).
Set between the World Wars,
this is a story o f the decaying Eu­
ropean aristocracy, told with
Renoir’ s deft, humanizing touch.
Thejilm begins at 7:30pm in room
309^of Lawrence Hall (the mu­
seum building on the Sul Ross
campus).
Tonight’s movie
night in Alpine
Larremore wins Sul Ross employee award
ALPINE - Sul Ross State Uni­
versity President R. Vic Morgan
has named Brian Larremore, a
police officer for the university
department o f public safety, as the
Bar SR Bar Employee o f the
Quarter.
Larremore, who has worked at
Sul Ross since 1991, received a
certificate o f appreciation and a
SI50 check in ceremonies at the
President’s Office last week. Re­
cipients o f the award arc nomi­
H arris
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nated by members o f the univer­
sity community and are selected
by the president. The employee
award is funded from the BarSR
Bar Endowment fund, one o f the
first endowments at Sul Ross.
Larremore was nominated by
Johnnie Holbrooks, director o f the
university department o f public
safety.
‘‘Brian has given dedicated and
responsible service to the university com m unity," Holbrooks
wrote. "He has provided leader­
ship and guidance to the univer­
sity police offices and department
staff, as well as to all students.
faculty and staff."
A native o f Llano, Larremore
graduated from Sul Ross in 1968
and lives on a ranch 20 miles
south o f Alpine. After one year
o f teaching, he started ranching
and has also served as a deputy
in Marathon.
“ I enjoy working with these stu­
dents," Larremore said. "As a
law officer, 1work with the best
class o f people in the world up
here."
Larremore has one son, Jim,
a daughter-in-law, Lisa, and a
grandson. Justin. His mother,
Lucile Larremore, lives in Llano.
S R S U m u ltic u ltu r a l d a n c e fe a tu r e d
on A B C -D a lla s even in g news
ALPINE - ABC-Dallas News
TV reporter John Pronk filmed
the A pril 7 dress rehearsal for
"A n Evening o f Multicultural
Music and Dance” at Sul Ross
State University.
Directed by Nicola Mulholland
and Ron Steinmann from the fine
arts and communication depart­
ment, the performance was pre­
sented April 8 in Marshall Audi­
torium as part o f the annual Sul
Ross Heritage Festival. “ An
Evening o f Multicultural Music
and Dance” featured dances
from Asia, the Pacific Islands,
Africa and Mexico, ptrformed by
Sul Ross Ballet Folklorico de las
Americas, the Desert Islanders
Tahitian Dance Troupe, the Sul
Ross Multicultural Percussion
Band, African Dancers, Chinese
Dancers and the Multicultural
Dance Class.
“ The Dallas News was particu­
larly interested in the phenom­
enon ofTahitian dance in Alpine,
Texas, as well as the fact that
many dancers in the perfor­
mance were dancing more than
one tradition," Mulholland said^
“ Pronk was impressed that Sul
Ross track stars Emmanuel
Ajiodo [Houston] and LaGwenna
Morrow [Palestine] were danc­
ing in the multicultural show, and
he interviewed both athletes,''
said Mulholland, who said the
feature was scheduled to air ear- •
Her this week.
Following the Heritage Festival
performance, the Desert Island
Tahitian Dance Troupe, accom­
panied by the Percussion Band,
performed in the International
Bob M arley Festival at the
Sunken Garden Amphitheater,
San Antonio, on Saturday, April
10. The huge annual festival tours
across the United States and
throughout the Caribbean, with
performances by professional
reggae, worldbeat, and Tahitian,
Hawaiian and Pacific Island
troupes.
“ The Tahitian dance perfor­
mance was very well received by
the audience, and the Desert Is­
landers w ill be performing other
tour dates with the festival,''
Mulholland said.
intent perusal o f the report.
“ It has been corrected,” Kahl
pronounced o f communication be­
tween the city and chamber, and
the report was approved by a 3-0
vote.
The meeting began as Harris
opened it by leading the pledge o f
allegiance. He was then treated
to a surprise presentation by Pub­
lic Works Director'Robert Silva
and Assistant Director Augustine
Nufiez Jr., who gave Harris a
large, engraved plaque, which wcs
signed by every member o f the
department.
The two thanked Harris, who
chose not to run for re-election,
for his effort and support o f the
city’s public works program dur­
ing his tenure as a commissioner.
The plaque served as a reminder
that all workers in the public works
department appreciated Harris’
commitment to them and the work
that they have done for the city.
Harris joked and laughed that he
had not combed his hair before
coming to the meeting as a pho­
tographer snapped pictures during the presentation.
Just as he came into the meet­
ing at its beginning, Harris ended
it with a motion to adjourn and the
meeting was over before 5:30
p.m.
“ Joe does an outstanding job,"
Kahl said, forgetting to speak
about Harris’ effort as a commis­
sioner in the past tense. “ He has
a quick mind and a level head.”
Harris advised his successor to
listen to constituents and lead by
trying to do what they needed in­
stead o f having a personal agenda
and making decisions from the
heart.’
H e'll retire from his assistant
chief patrol agent’s position in
August.
Alpine Public Libary Director Dick Zimmer and Audrey Painter
(Library Board o f Directors President and Big Bend Thrift Store
volunteer) display Health books purchased with funds donated
by the Big Bend Thrift Store to improve the health and welfare o f
library patrons. Further monies will go towards rewiring the
library building and installing new heating and cooling systems.
Kiwanis President Mark Saka, Jessica Kopycinski and Amanda
Kopycinski present Alpine Public Library Director Dick Zimmer
with young adult books purchased through tlie Kiwanis club, and
childrens' books purchased through a grant from the Lihri
foundation with matching funds from Kiwanis and the Friends
o f the Alpine Public Library.
AlpinePublic Library News
‘39 Renior film featured
Tonight’s film in the Alpine Public Library’s Video Series
is our last from French director Jean Renoir, “ The Rules of
the Game" (1939). Set between the World Wars, this is a
story o f the decaying European aristocracy, told with
Renoir’ s deft, humanizing touch. The film begins at 7:30pm
in room 309 o f Lawrence Hall (the museum building on the
Sul Ross campus). Next Thursday evening we hope to
bring you a special documentary in celebration ofCinco de
Mayo.
On Tuesday, May 4, the Children’s Story Time will take
place in the Library’s Children’s Room from 10 to I lam.
The theme w ill be “ Manners and Safety” , and the craft will
be making a manners poster. The Story Time is for children
5 and under, who must be accompanied by an adult.
The Weekly Reader’s Club continues Tuesdays and
Thursdays from 3:30-4:00pm. On Tuesdays, Ms. Sharia
Johnson will read various picture books ( I st-2nd grade
level), and on Thursdays Ms. Joan Ripper w ill read from
"The Mixed-Up Files o f Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" (3rd4th grade level).
Favor d e votar por
C.M. ‘Fritz’ K ahl
para A lc a ld e
Asi continuaremos con:
• Responsabilidad fiscal
• Una comunidad orientada a proveer
servicios
• Una ciudad sana y sin peligro
• Una ciudad con empleados responsables
y quienes responden a las necesidades
del pueblo
• Aumento en gobiemo de la ciudad
U n a
c o m
s a lie n te
p e r o
u n id a d
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s o b r e
c o n s e r v a tiv a
a le r ta
a
c a m b io !
Anuncio politico pagado por C.M. 'Fritz’ Kahl, Box 1047, Marfa, TX
V W W W W W V W W W W W W W W W W
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fre e
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W h e e l s
a d
The Reynolds Kitchens say they
w ill donate a meal to Meals on
Wheels for each brochure re­
quested on their toll-free line'.
The number to call is 888-6325435. or MEAL-HELP. The free
brochure, “ Delicious Time-saving
Recipes,” offers techniques as
well as recipes to speed cooking
and cleanup; it folds down into
eight 3 by 5-inch perforated
recipe cards.
According to Reynolds, Meals
on Wheels originated in Great
"Britain during World War II, when
n e ts
o n a t e d
Thg.Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas, April.29.1989,(,17.)
M e a ls
m e a l
thousands o f people were
bombed out o f their homes dur­
ing the German blitz.
The Women's Volunteer Service
ToTCivil Defense began deliver­
ing cooked meals to neighbors
w ithout kitchens; they also
brought refreshments to service­
men in canteens - which first
prompted the nickname Meals on
Wheels.
The first Meals on Wheels de­
liveries to homebound senior citi­
zens in the United States started
in Philadelphia In 1954.
VOTE POR
CORINA
BRIJALBA
para
Comisionada de la
ciudad
el sabado primero
de mayo*
A n u n u n p o litic o p jjia d n por C orina B rija lb a . Box 1552. M a rfa . T X 7984?
•Mother9# Day Dance
featuring .
P e t e A s tu d illo
9 p.m. -1 a.m.
Saturday, May 8
Vizcaino Park - Marfa
Gate opens at 7 p.m.
Advance ticket sales - $10 per person
At the gate - $12/person
T ic k e ts a v a ila b le a t;
Sandy’s Grocery, P.H.W. Video &
Colomo’s Handy Store - Marfa
lVWUntainside Grocery - Fort Davis
Michael's Music & More - Alpine
Sponsored by the M a rfa V olunteer Fire Dept,
Band accommodations provided by
El Paisano Hotel
• Hamburger sale begins at 8 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs!
O b itu a r ie s
Carrasco .
*
Marcelo Alvarado Carrasco, 48,
o f Valentine, died Sunday, April
25. 1999, at Big Bend Regional
Medical Center in Alpine.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Tuesday
at Our Lady of Fatima Catholic
Church in Van Horn. Funeral
Mass was al 10 a.m. at the church
with burial following at Van Horn
Cemetery. Funeral arrangements
were under the direction of Van
Horn Funeral Home.
Mr. Carrasco was born Jan. 15.
1951. in Pilares. Chihuahua.
Mexico. He moved to Pecos in
1972 and to Valentine in 1980. He
ranched all of his life. He also
trained horses for roping compe­
tition. a sport in which he took
part.
Survivors include his wife. Maria
Elena Carrasco of Valentine; hisparents. Mr. and Mrs. Marcelo
and Elisa Carrasco of Pecos; two
daughters. Claudia' G. Carrasco
and Azucena Carrasco, both of
Alpine: a son. Juan Carrasco of
Alpine; six sisters. Herminia
Muela of Presidio. Vicky Sanchez
of Garland. Manuela Lujan of Van
Horn, Graciela Cordaway o f
Castroville. Yolanda Tarango of
Pecos and Chaya Carrasco o f
M idland; a brother. David
Carrasco o f Van Horn.
Pallbearers were Fabian Muela,
Luis Rey Muela, Jesus Navarette,
David Carrasco. Kevin Tully and
Noe Munoz.
Honorary pallbearers were Mar­
tin Gonzales and Hector Gonzales.
Causey
Robert Lee Causey. 66. of A l­
pine, died Saturday, April 24.1999,
in a Midland hospital.
Funeral Mass was at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Our Lady of Peace
Catholic Church in Alpine with
Father Rick Ruiz officiating. Fu­
neral arrangements were under
the direction of Geeslin Funeral
Home of Alpine.
—Hifwas born April 17, 1933. in
Marathon. He was a resident of
Alpine for 48 years. He was re­
tired after 42 years from South­
western Bell Telephone, where he
was a microwave technician. He
was a member of the Southwest­
ern Bell Pioneers. Midland Chap­
ter.
Survivors include his mother.
Alma ‘ Pud’ Chamber of Mara­
thon; two sons. Robert Lee Cau­
sey Jr.. lit" Amarillo and Frenchie
Causey of Fort Davis; two daugh-
ters, Carole Causey and Sonya
Phillips, both o f Alpine; five
grandchildren; and a sister. Melba
Causey Watson of Marathon.
Pallbearers were Vince LaValle,
Shug Gulihur, Hulen Harvey,
Danny Jackson. Jerry Gulihur.
Macky Shackleford.
Honorary pallbearers include
Wally Vick. Jim SimsrTravis
Tucker. Carl Lewis. King Terry.
Charley Bailey. Roger Rose and
Joe Munoz.
Gallego
Ampara Gallego. 70. o f
Saragosa died Saturday. April 24.
1999. inSaragosa.
Service was at 2 p.m. Monday
at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catho­
lic Church in Saragosa with burial
in Saragosa Cemetery, directed by
Martinez Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 14. 1928. in
Terlingua and was a lifetime resi­
dent o f Saragosa. She was a
homemaker and a member of the
Catholic church.
Survivors include her husband.
Joe Gallego of Saragosa; seven
sons. Billy JoeGallego and Jimmy
Gallego. both of Saragosa. Joe
Gallego III of Corona. Calif..
Freddy Gallego and Alan Gallego.
both of Pecos, Tony Gallego of
Presidio and Sammy Gallego of
San Angelo; three daughters.
Nora Briceno o f Pecos. Linda
Briceno of Saragosa and Alexa
Gallegos o f San Angelo: three
brothers, Victoriano Molinar Jr. of
Alpine, Raul Molinar of Pecos and
Joe Molinar of San Antonio; two
sisters. Alicia Portillo o f El Paso
and Elva Molinar o f Odessa; 20
grandchildren; and 11 great-grand­
children.
Pena-Alfaro
Quintana
Enriqueta M. Pefla-Alfaro, 85,
of Fort Stockton and formerly of
Lajitas. died at her residence April
27, 1999. Pefla-Alfaro was a
homemaker, who was born in
Lajitas. She had lived in Fort
Stockton since 1990.
Memorial Funeral Home of Fort
Stockton is handling the burial ar­
rangements. with Rosary at 7 p.m.
tonight at St. Joseph's Church in
Fort Stockton.
Funeral Mass w ill be at 2 p.m.
Friday at St. Mary’s Church in
Marfa, with burial at the Marfa
Cemetery.
She was preceded in death by
her husband. Raul Pefla-Alfaro,
her parents, Andres and Lucia
Magallanes, brothers, Jesus
Magallanes. Enrique Magallanes,
and sisters Cruz Friddell and
Magdalena Magallanes.
She is survived by sons Runen
Pefla-Alfaro. o f Ozona, Jaime
Pefla Alfaro, of Buda; daughters
Olga Hall, o f Colorado, Nora
Parras, o f Fort Stockton, Elma
Tarrango, of,Fort Stockton, Laura
Aycock, o f San Antonio, Linda
Pena-Alfaro o f San Antonio; 15
grandchildren and 11great-grand­
children.
Jesusita ‘Jessie’ Quintana. 89. of
Lubbock, died Tuesday, April 20.
1999, at Covenant Medical Cen­
ter in Lubbock.
Rosary was at 7 p.m. Friday in
Resthaven’s Abbey Chapel in
Lubbock. Funeral Mass was at 10
a.m. Saturday in Christ the King
Cathedral in Lubbock with the
Rev. Ben Kasteel officiating.
Burial followed in Resthaven
Memorial Park under the direc­
tion o f Resthaven Funeral Home
of Lubbock.
She was bom August 5,1909, in
Marfa.-She married Manuel
Quintana in Marfa. Nov. 8,1932.
She was a homemaker and had
been a resident of Lubbock since
moving from Marfa in 1954. She
was a member of Christ the King
Catholic Church. She was pre­
ceded in death by her husband in
1988.
Survivors include a son. Manuel
Quintana Jr. o f Graham. Washing­
ton: two daughters. Olivia Farmer
o f Denver, Colo., and Gloria
Wehde o f Lubbock; 7 grandchil­
dren; 9 great-grandchildren; and
,one great-great-grandchild.
The family suggests memorials
be made to the Meals on Wheels
program.
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Robert
D.
Miller
Attorney At Law
General Civil & Criminal Practice • Family Law
• Personal Injury • Bankruptcy • Probate Law
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Board Certified Personal Injury THal Law Texas
Board of Legal Specialization
Not Board certified in other areas oflaw
H o w a rd C o u n ty A tto rn e y ( I ‘J8 1- 1QX4)
M em ber & D ire cto r, C ollege o f Ihe State Bar o f Texas
M em ber & Associate D ire c to r Texas T ria l L a w ye r A sso cia tio n
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The family of Delfina Madrid wishes to
thank the pallbearers, Jodie Alvarado,
Bobby Alvarado, Julian Campos, Ben
Franco, Lee Roy Campos and Joe M. Lara,
and the honorary pallbears, Joseph
Covarrubias, Johnny Campos and Issac
Dominguez, for their service during the
recent loss of our loved one.
Diabetes is a Serious Disease!
Thankyou
McDonald's restaurant. Alpine • Tom's Welding
J.H. Strachan ranches • Dawn Shannon, San Antonio &
filar/a • Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Lara • Kent C. Anshut:, attorney
at law, Austin’ • Jesusita W. Silva, in memory o f her father,
Guadalupe B. Williams, and her Uncle, Juanito B. Williams
Do you need to be screened?
* Are you 30 years of age or older and overweight?
* Do you have a parent, brother or sister with diabetes?
* Are you of Native American, Hispanic, or
African-American Descent?
Do you have:
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drowsiness
excessive thirst
frequent urination
frequent skin Infections or cuts that are slow to heal
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Please contact your family doctor if you have the above symptoms.
A simple blood test can tell you if you have diabetes,
Please make a contribution to our f ir e truck fund.
The M a rfa Volunteer F ire Department,
Box 846, M arfa, T X 79843.
Diabetes Can be Controlled and Prevented
Through Proper Exercise and Nutrition!
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REAL ESTATE
HOUSE FOR SALE - by
owner. 81 I N. Hill Street in
Marfa. For more information,
please call 729-4642 or 729-3437
evenings. 7-2ib
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P.O. Box 25,
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79831;
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NEW LISTING S:
• 2 BR w/2 BA on 1/4 blk.
Formal living & dining
rooms, den w/skylights.
jucuzzi room, all elec.
Central air/heat. 2-car grg 5112,000
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P.O. Box 1508
M arfa, TX 79843
915-729-4424 Fax: 915-729-3286
NEW LISTINGS
• 402 S. Dean - 2.300 sq.ft.. 1 1/2 story adobe house on large
corner lot - S71.(KM)
• Pari' Street - 2 lots w ith partially finished home. Buy it and
finish it \o u rse lf- S17.5(H)
• 103 Fi. Second - 1.4(K)+ sq.ft.. 3 BR. 2 bath home on large lot.
Well maintained w ith outbuildings and low maintenance
landscaping. Priced to sell.
Ranches from 1.200 acres to 20,000+ acres
L IS T IN G S N E E D E D
CAROLYN RENFROE
Broker
CLEAT STEPHENS
Associate Broker
FOR RENT
FO R SALE
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FOR S ALE - 1996 F I 50
Stylcside Ford pick-up. 5.0 liter
engine. S cylinder, fuel injection.
Auto transmission. A/C.” speed
control, tilt wheel. AM/FM. cas­
sette player, cloth bench seat, su­
per engine cooling, long bed with
custom shell. 37 gallon dual gas
tanks, driver air bag and only
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FOR S ALE Beautiful wed­
ding gowns with trains. Three
arc size 8-10; one is 1X-2X,
S60 each. Big Bend Thri ft Store,
A lpine
6-tfb
FOR S A L E - 1983 F-350 single
cab 4x4. automatic, headache rack
& tool box - new tires. Call 915426-3842.
7-2»P
FOR SALE - 1996 red Suzuki
RF600R motorcycle, showroom
condition - $5,000. Serious buy­
ers only. 915-729-4656 after 6
p.m.
7-2ip
HOUSE FOR KENT - Two
bedrooms." one bathroom, kitchen'
nook, dining room, living room,
fireplace, study, fenced back yard,
shed, carport. $5()0. plus utilities.
729-3266.
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FOR R E N T - 2BR 1 bath
house in Marfa - $3()0/mo.. S300
deposit. Call 729-4073.
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HOUSE FOR RENT - Avail­
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Marfa: Historic two-bedroom, one
& one-half bath adobe house w ith
large kitchen, fresh paint, new
water heater, fenced yard. Call
915.729.3029 and leave message.
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WANTED
WANTED - Designs for the
1999 Marfa Lights Festival Tshivt contest! Please submit your
original designs by June 10.1999.
Call the Marfa chamber at 915729-4942 for details.
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Graduate student And family
want lo rent 3-4 bedroom house,
preferably in the country. Call
361.993.1458 7-2tp
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FOR SALE:
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Best location in Marfa
• And other real estate
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915-729-3356
Fax: 915-729-4032
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PUPPIES FOR SALE
Great Pyrenees puppies, sixweeks old. S75
Call 915.445.2579 (Pecos) 7tfnb
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CASE COORDINATOR NEEDED IN FORT
STOCKTON. Bachelor’s degtee in psychology, social work or
related field required. Must have working knowledge in the field
of human services. Responsible for counseling individuals with
mental health, drug abuse or alcoholism problems. Facilitate
Medicaid eligibility determination. mako«referrals for. coordinate
and monitor the delivery o f services. Inform eligible or
potentially eligible individuals about services and how to access
them. Salary S1.753.03 per month.
For details call ourjob line 915-570-3424 or submit application
to: PER M IAN BASIN C O M M U N ITY CENTERS. 401 E.
Illinois. Suite 400. Midland. T X 79701. E.O.E.
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CASE M A N A G E R NEEDED IN A L P IN E . Bachelor s
degree in Behavioral Sciences required. Must be bilingual
English and Spanish. Assist individuals in gaining access to
medical, social, educational and other needed services. Requires
aggressive intervention and frequent in-person, long-term
contact with individual, family and service providers. Develop
interim treatment plan. Performs crisis resolution services.
Schedule and coordinate staffing meetings. Refer, coordinate
and monitor Medicaid services. Salary $ 1.753.03 per month.
For details call ourjob line 915-570-3424 or submit application
to: PERM IAN BASIN C O M M U N ITY CENTERS.
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COUNSELOR INTERN NEEDED IN FORT STOCKTON.
High school diploma or GED required. Must be working toward
LCDC. To provide prevention/intervention services for youth at
risk for developing substance abuse problems. Assist with
cleanliness and safety of the facility. Salary $1,363.25 per month.
For deiailsxall ourjoh line 915-570-3424 or submit application to:
PERMIAN BASIN COMMUNITY CENTERS. 401 E. Illinois.
Suite400, Midland, TX 79701. E.O.F..
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SUL ROSS STATE U N IV E R S ITY
Electrical W orker
Available immediately. S20.7CM). High school or vocational school
graduate and the successful completion ol a formal training program and/
or apprenticeship in the electrical trade: minimum one year experience in
the electrical field. Preferred: passed the NEC exam and maintain a
licensed journeyman electrician certification: minimum one year as
licensed journeyman electrician: experience in a university setting,
minimum two years experience working with cable TV. telephone systems
and computerhardware. Perform installation, modification, repair and
maintenance of University electrical, cable TV. and telephone systems
and equipment: able to correspond in written and verbal forimcapable of
safely operating university equipment, i.e. service vehicle, and various lift
equipment devices; safely work on ladders, in confined spaces, on roof
tops and on free standing poles; actively participate in all safety training
and the "Safety first" program: "on call" duties as assigned. Current
driver's license and driving record acceptable to the University must be
maintained a condition of employment. Position is Security Sensitive.
Apply to Director o f Personnel. Sul Ross State University, Box C-13.
Alpine. TX 79832.915*837-8058. HIZO/AAE. Sul Koss is a member of the
Texas State University System. Visit our website
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High Sky children’s Ranch
- Stay Together Consultant
BURGER
KING
A Itiincliisc operator is looking
for managers. Applicants must
have last food experience.
Denelits including health
insurance, paid vacations and
five day work weeks available to
qualified individuals. Positions
available in Van I lorn and HI
Paso. Send resumes today!
Box 221677
El Paso. TX 79913
Davis Mountains State Purk
P.O. Box 1458
Fort Davis, TX 79734
Posting #99-30-442
Closing 5 p.m., S/4/99
CORSI (Assistant Park Manager)
- supervision of personnel,
customer service, correspondence
<&.rcports. volunteer programs,
maintenance of facilities,
equipment & grounds. Bachelors
degree with 24 hrs. in one or more
of following: park administration,
recreation & parks, natural and/or
cultural resource management.
Submit State ofTexas application,
EEO form & copy of official
college transcript to David
Btschofhausen, 915- 426-3099.
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Immediate opening in Alpine.
Bachelor’s degree and one
year experience working with
children or families. One year
o f related experience m ay be
substituted for one year o f
college. Spanish/Bilingual
required. Reimbursed travel
within a 6-county area serving
families in their home. 21K
annually. E.O.E. Please call
for application or pick up at
High Sky Children’s Ranch
Stay Together, 8701 W.
County Road 60, M idland,
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HELP WANTED - FOWLKES
-CATTLE CO. INC. in Marfa is
now taking applications for truck
drivers. Cattle and feed hauling
experienced required, CDL li­
cense also required. To apply,
Come by Fowlkes Cattle Co. Inc..
117 West Texas St.. Marfa. 915729-4664.
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HELP WANTED - Full-time
and part-time waitstaff positions
available immediately. Need
transportation. Hourly plus tips.
Call 915.229,3340.
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H E LP W A N TE D - Virtual
Customer Researchers needed
.part-time to evaluate local retail
business in your area, car is
needed. Please call 1-800-7824299.
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HELP WANTED - The Marfa
City Pool is now accepting appli­
cations for employment for one
( 1) position of pool manager and
three (3) lifeguards. Pool
manager's position must have at
least two years experience as life­
guard and pool maintenance.
Both positions require certifica­
tion on CPR. standard first aid
tind lifeguard training. Applications
can be picked up at the Senior
Center. 101 N. Mesa. For more
information contact Corina Lopez,
pool manager. 915-729-4703. be­
tween 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. MondayFriday. City of Marfa is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. - 4-4ib
E M P LO Y M E N T
OPPORTUNITY
Legal secretary - receptionist,
83rd State Judicial District
Attorney’s office in Marfa
3-plus years experience,
bilingual in English/Spanish
preferred
Send resume to:
83rd District Attorney
P.O. Box 1471
Marfa, TX 79843
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M O B IL E H O M E S
Ittcreible! $193 al mes 2
recamaras, un bafio. Lavadora,
secadora, arie acondicionado, y
falda gratis. 10.25% apr, 10%
enganche, 180 meses. Llame al
915-333-3212 y hable con Manuel
o Rene en Circle B Homes, 700
N. Grandview en Odessa.
5/16-4tb
REPOS!REPOS!REPOS!
Huge selection, EZ financing,
very low down payments. Huge
selection of new homes also. Only
at .A -l HOMES, 7206 W. Hwy.
80. Midland. 915-563-9000 or l- _
800-755-9133.
GOOD
C R E D IT ,
B AD
CREDIT, Bankruptcy, divorces,
slow pays. Call the Credit Doctor
to own your new home. 80% ap­
provals. 915-563-9000 or 1-800755-9133.
SI ESTA CANSADO de pagar
renta. Pero su credito esta mal, o
no tiene credito. Venga a verme
en A -l HOMES. 7206 W. Hwy
80, M idland. O hableme al
telefono 915-563-9000 o 1-800755-9133 y pregunte por Cuco
Arellano, para ayudarle en su
nueva casa movil.
5/16-4tb
• Great selection of used and re­
possessed homes starting at $995.
Call Homes o f America, 48,h &
Andrews Hwy.. Odessa: 1-800725-0881. Se habla espanol.
• No credit, bad credit bank­
ruptcy. etc. Call the credit doctor
for your free credit analysis.
Homes o f America. 4750
Andrews Hwy.. Odessa: 915363-0881 or 1-800-725-0881:
• $500 down, new 3 bedroom
Fleetwood only $229 per month
includes delivery, set-up, central
heating, air condition, skirting &
one year insurance. 300 mos.
12.75% apr. Homes o f America,
4750 Andrews Hwy., Odessa; 1800-725-0881 or 9 15-363-0881.
• Casas usadas sobraron del
1998. Con precios empesando a
$995. Llame a Homes o f
America, 1-800-725-0881 o915363-0881.
da 4 -2 2 /2 9 & 5 -h 99
HELP WANTED - Male to
assist and accompany person 3
hours per day. Monday-Friday, in
Marfa. Please call 729.4295.
6-3 lb
WANTED 39 PEOPLE. We’ ll
pay you to lose weight. All Natu­
ral. 100% Guaranteed. Dr. Rec­
ommended. www.lbsoff.com
1D#2079. Call (254) 628-5800.
7-2tp
Cook position at McDonald
Observatory
Prepare and serve meals for
guests & perform other guest ser­
vices as necessary including
backup house keeping task. Ex­
cellent fringe benefits. Require­
ments include one year’s experi­
ence as a cook in commercial or
institutional cooking & Class “ C”
Operator's D river's License.
$ 1,517 per month, negotiable de.pending upon qualifications. Send
rdsum£ to Edward Dutchover,
McDonald Observatory, P.O. Box
1337, Fort Davis, TX 79734.
View complete information on the
Internet at www.utexas.edu/
admin/ohr/cmpl (Refer to job
#990423076177. Cook.) An Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
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• FR E E s a te llite dish, 1
m onths service, plus $500
cash back available on select
single section Fleetvyood Homes
purchased through April 30,1999.
H o m e s 'o f Am erica, 4750
Andrews Hwy., Odessa. Call 1800-725-0881. Se habla espafiol.
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In Fort Stockton! No credit, bad
credit, bankruptcy, call 915-3365551. We guarantee financing. Se
habla espafiol.
By owner, must sell, 3 BR 2
baths, call 915-336-5011.
7/18
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First ever All Communities Exercise May 5
FAR WEST TEXAS - May 5
w ill be the first ever ACE (All
Communities Exercise) day.
ACE day will serve as the kicko ff for Texas Health and Fitness
Month.
On ACE day, from 9-9:30 a.m.,
Texans from across the state w ill
take a break and move in order
to begin incorporating exercise
into their daily routine.
Almost one-third o f all Texan's
are obpsr. and nnr-hnlf o f dll Tuv­
ans arc physically inactive. Obe­
sity and physical inactivity are risk
factors for high blood pressure
heart disease, some cancers and
di&betes, as well as contributors
to such conditions as osteoporo­
sis and depression.
The TriCounty Diabetes Project
challenges Big Bcnd-arca resi­
dents to join in on ACE day and
move in order to start a journey
toward health and an improvein nu^IJtv
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Offiice: 915-729-4490 v
or 915-837-2483
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PUBLIC NOTICE
Big Bend Regional Hospital District
Order of the Board of Directors
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B id d e r s
Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corporation is accepting sealed proposals for the construction o f« new
office building in Alpine, Texas. Bids w ill be received and be publicly opened on May 18,1999,
at 2 p.m. Central Daylight Time in the office o f the architect:
Rhotenberry Wellen Architects
1102 West Texas Avenue
Midland, Texas 79701
Application for Early Voting by mail may be accepted beginning M arch 2 ,1 9 9 9 .
Those requests for application must be submitted in w riting and mailed to
Elections Manager, Big Bend Regional Hospital/District, 801 East Brown Street,
Alpine, Texas 79830.
Bids shall be addressed to:
Mr. C.M. Kahl
President, Board of Directors
Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corporation
P.O. Box 659
Alpine. Texas 79831
Early voting by personal appearance w ill begin Wednesday, A p ril 12 ,1 9 9 9 , and
ends Tuesday, A p ril 27, 1999, during regular business hours at Big Bend
Regional M edical Center, 801 East Brown Street, Alpine, Texas 79830.
Directors w ill be elected for Single M em ber Districts 1,3, and 5.
Voting Precinct Boundaries Notices are posted at the County C lerk’s offices in
Alpine and M arfa; Terlingua Rural Health Clinic; Marathon C ity Hall; Park
Headquarters, Panther Junction; in Lajitas and Study Butte according to Texas
Election Laws (Sec. 4.003)
Election Day - M ay-1
Polls open 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Director w ill be elected for Single M em ber Districts 1,3 and 5.
N o candidates filed for District 1 or no declaration o f write-in candidacy was
reported to Election Manager.
P O L L IN G P LA C E S :
Single M em ber District 3D P rec in c t-M a rath o n Study Club
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Single M em ber District 3B Precinct - Terlingua Rural Health Clinic
Single M em ber District 3A Precinct - Alpine Recreational Center Single M em ber District 3C Precinct - Panther Junction, Big Bend National
Park Headquarters
Single M em ber District 5A Precinct - Alpine Recreational Center
Single M em ber District 5B Precinct - M arfa Public Library
No bid which has been submitted or filed in response to this notice may be changed, amended, or modified
by telegram or otherwise after the time noted above. A bid may be withdrawn, however, and resubmitted
any time prior to the time set for receipt of bids.
A Cashier’s Check or Certified Check payable without recourse to the Southwest Texas Municipal Gas
Corporation. Alpine, Texas or an acceptable Surety Proposal Bond, in an amount not less than five
percent (5%) o f the largest possible total bid, including consideration o f alternates, must accompany each
bid as a guarantee that, i f awarded the contract, the bidder w ill promptly enter into a contract and execute
bonds in forms provided as outlined in the Specifications and Information to Bidders. A Performance
Bond and Labor and Material Payment Bond in an amount o f one hundred percent ( 100%) o f the contract
price w ill be required. Refer to Supplementary Conditions for additional bonding requirements.
The work w ill be awarded under one lump-sum contract. The successful bidder w ill be required to enter
into a general contract with the Southwest Texas Municipal Gas Corporation. The Owner reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
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Bidders may obtain bid documents at the office of the Architect. Rhotenberry Wellen Architects by
contacting Mr. James Rhotenberry. A1A:
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1102 W. Texas Avenue
Midland. Texas 79701
915-682-1252. Fax: 915-682-1257’
BBRMC - April 8, 15. 22 & 29
A refundable plan deposit o f SI 00 will be required on all bid document sets.
SWTMGC • April 29, May 6 & 13
PUBLIC
ANNOUNCEMENTS.Y.E.T.P., 1999
The Alpine J.T.P.A. office will be taking applications for th •
Summer-Youth Employment and Training Program, beginning on
PUBLIC NO TICE
The 1998 annual report o f the
Robert Craig Means Foundation
is available for public inspection
between the hours o f 1-3 p.m.
Monday through Friday to any citi­
zen whose request is made within
180 days of the*publication of this
notice at the home oTmanager, A lf
Means in Valentine, Texas. 7-ltb
E x e r c is e y o u r r i g h t - V O T E
S a tu r d a y !
Saturday. April 17. from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Applicants m ust be U.S. citizens or legal residents,
residents o f the six county ared
(Brewster,Culberson, El Paso. Hudspeth JcfTDuvis.
or Presidio counties)
at the time o f application, and meet income guidelines as
established by the U.S. Department o f Labor.
Information on docum entation required will be mailed to you
after you call for your appointm ent, or you may pick up a copy
at the Alpine J.T.P.A. office located in Suite 7,
West Hall o f First Floor of the Holland Hotel.
Please call as soon as possible to schedule your appointm ent at
the num bers, 915-837-2108, or outside o f Alpine,
1-888-837-2192 (toll free).
The Upper Rio G rande Private Industry Council is an
Equal Opportunity Employment and Training Program.
T E X A S
W in n in g
n u m b e rs
L O T T E R Y
W e d n e s d a y ,A p ril28:
J a c k p o t $10 m illio n
Saturday, A p ril 24:
J a c k p o t $7 m illio n
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Play LOTTO TEXAS at
T R IA N G L E F O O D S
1500 W est U.S. 90 * A lp in e 915-837-5229
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SSSSCONVENIENCE STORE
818 West Ssn Antonio S t • MARFA 915-729-4541
t h i h b s s ih e d s
GARAGE SALES
GARAGE SALE - Saturday,
~ RAM ADA’S
May 1. 9 a.m 'til ? Lupe Venegas
GREAT A M E R IC A N
residence, 200 E. Murphy, Marfa.
C H ILD R E A C H YARD
Panel ray heater, lamps, clothes,
SALE !!!
misc. items. 7-lib
Who: Those businesses or indi. .duals who would like ot contrib­
ute to the success o f this national
The Marfa Animal Shelter
event.
(MAS) has two young female
What: Nationwide yard sale.
dogs ready for adoption.
When: Saturday, May 1, 1999
from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
#1-6-8 months old mix
Where: Ramada, Alpine (2800
yellow
& white, small body
W. Hwy 90)
'Why: To benefit Childreach
frame, 20-30 lbs. Very
How: Contact the Ramada, A l­
friendly - possible Terrier/
pine at (915) 837-1100 with your
Corgi mix
donations (clothing, appliances,
tools, toys, and anything else that
* #2 - 608 months old Shar-Pei
you would like to donate.) Please
• mix - brown. 30-35 lbs - very ' •
keep in mind that your donations
w ill help Ramada. Alpine to be ’• friendly with lots of energy.
recognized by the Guinness Book
• A ll shots provided by MAS.
of world Records.
£
Call Alex Leos Sr. at
4 /;y / 9 9
• 729-4320 or Craig Mecke
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729-3509.
A U C T IO N
Saturday, May 1, 1999 10:01 A.M.
Preview and Registration at 8:00 A.M . Sat.
60S North Nevill St.-Marfa, Texas
Longtime Marfa residents Glen & Marilouise Harkins
have sold their home and are moving away.
Partial Listing: French provincial bedroom Mt, wall nirror« over
50 pcs. original Fiesta ware, 2 alee iotas, Noritake Silver Key
china service for 12, gasoline trimmer, lawn mower, misc. tools,
Texana books, old coias, row shade lamp, walnat console phono­
graph, S pc. tweed soft side luggage, old safe, Slager sewing ma­
chine, ceiling fan , hfkgammoa set, apd much more...
Terms: Cash or check, 10% Bayer's Premiuo. Everything soM
as is, where is.
Fort Davis Auction Company
(915) 426-2232
AUCTNR0012598
CAllAGE SALE
4th annual
Marfa City-Wide Garage Sale
8 a.m. to 4 p.m., this Saturday ^
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Shop Marfa houses for
Collectibles - furniture - appliances ■
odds & ends
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Marfa Chamber of Commerce,
200 South Abbot Street.
For more information call; 915-729-4942
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The Big Bend Sentinel
Robert Louis Halpem
Rosario Salgado Halpem
Teresa Salgado Juarez
Steny Butcher
Arthur Spragg
Robert Armendariz
Editor* Publisher
Chief Financial Officer
Production • Operations
Reporter
Photography • Reporting
Photography
office: HON. Highland Avenue. Marfa. Texas
address: Drawer P, Marfa, TX 79843
telephone: 915.729.4342 • **601 fax
e-mail: editoKtbigbendsentinel.com
The Big Bend Sentinel (ISSN 1076-1004 USPS 055-800) is published weekly,
every Thursday, 52 times a year by La Frontera Publications Inc., Drawer P,
Marfa, TX 79843. Annual subscription rates are S23 in Presidio, Brewster &
Jeff Davis counties, Texas, and $27 elsewhere in Texas and the United States.
Special rates apply abroad. Periodicals class postage paid at Marfa, Tex**
79843. Postmaster: Send address changes to Drawer P, Marfa, TX 79M3.
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Camel trips introduced at Big Bend Ranch Elephant Mountain WMA
with Vision Quest out o f Uvalde,
PRESIDIO CO UNTY - Its Society from Calgary, Alberta
Texas. Vision Quest is a rehabili­
trained
at
Big
Bend
Ranch
State
offers chance to see bighorns
been almost 140 years since cam­
tation organization that works
els have been used in any orga­ Park in preparation for a 900 mile
nized way to travel in the Big
Bend region ofTexas, but that will
change this July.
The te.xas Camel Corps, owned
by Doug Baum o f Valley Mills.
Texas will start conductiniftwo
day camel treks on Big Bend
Ranch State park between
Presidio and Lajitas this summer.
The camel excursions are in­
spired by the U.S.Army Camel
Corps o f the mid 1800s. an ex­
perimental unit that ended with
the outbreak o f the Civil War.
In ! 859 and 1X59 and 1960 the
Big Bend region was explored by
a.group o f cameleers under Lt.
William Echols svho had a dualmi.vsion to map the relatively un­
explored region and to test the
camel' usefulness in such terrain.
The 1SA0 trek crossed part o f
what is now Big Bend Ranch
State Park.
The use o f camels as part o f the
park's educational programs
came about in a roundabout way.
In 1998 the Odyssey Exploration
camel trek across A rabia’ s
Empty Quarter. The three Cana­
dians produce adventure docu­
mentary films and had been part
o f a Mount Everest summit the
year before. Having heard o f Big
Bend Ranch’s desert surv ival pro­
gram they contacted park natu­
ralist David Alloway to set up
specialized training for the trek.
In addition to the survival train­
ing, they asked Alloway i f he
could recommend someone to
train them in camel riding and
packing. Alloway had heard o f
the Texas Camel Corps and con­
tacted Ken Pollard with Texas
Parks & W ildlife DepartmentPollard
operates
the
department’s Buffalo Soldier pro­
gram, which reenacts the role o f
the black cavalryman in Texas in
the Nineteenth Century. Baum
and Alloway trained the group,
who finished-their transverse o f
the Empty Quarter in March
1999.
At the time Baum was working
with youth who have juvenile
records. A vision Quest camel
trek was held on Big Bend Ranch
in November o f 1998, but the
operation relocated to Arizona,
and Baum decided to stay in
Texas. Because the Camel Corps
is important to the history o f the
area, Baum and Alloway decided
to provide treks to educate the
public in a unique way about this
little known facet o f the7explora­
tion o f the Big Bend.
Dates for upcoming treks are
July 24-25; July 31-August 1;
August 7-8; September 18-19;
and September 25-26. cost is S650
per person which includes park
fees, guides, lodging, and meals.
Group size is limited to six per trip,
although the original camel corps
was a military unit, the Big Bend
treks are informal in nature and
not militarily oriented except from
historical viewpoints. No previous
experience is required. For more
information or reservations call
Big Bend Ranch State Park,
(915)229-3416, FAX (915)2293506,
or
E-m ail
at
[email protected].
BREWSTER COUNTY - An
opportunity to observe desert big­
horn sheep in their natural habi­
tat vvill be availabie on May 1, at
the Texas Parks and W ildlife
Department’s (TPWD) Elephant
Mountain Wildlife Management
Area (WMA), 26 miles south o f
Alpine on state Highway 118.
The tour w ill last from 8 a.m.
until noon and w ill serve to o ffi­
cially open the Area’s driving tour
for the 1999 season.
The driving tour, a 7-mile long
gravel surface road, is open dur­
ing the months o f May-august. At
the end o f the drive, which trav­
els through desert scrub habitat,
is the only viewing site devoted
to the observation o f Texas’
desert bighorn sheep open to the
public.
While there is no guarantee o f
viewing bighorns, the site has in­
terpretive panels describing the
history o f the desert bighorn in
Texas.
Other wildlife which may be ob­
served includes desert mule deer,
pronghorn antelope, and many
species o f birds.
business & professional guide
Corder Lumber Company
Hardware
Lumber
General
contracting
Insulation
Paints
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Faith Alive Christian Center
Cowboy Church - Marfa
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Auto Glass
Foreign &domestic
Insurance claims
welcome
Auto - Truck •
Vans
Free Estimates
Factory quality
auto &paint work
done, paint &
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AIR CONDITIONING &
REFRIGERATION
Heating - Electrical_________
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JAMES K. HARDIN
BOOKKEEPING
& FINANCIAL SERVICES
Pumps - windmills
Sales an d Service
IS T K S T M K X T S S IS C E IH H ?
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Marfa,Tx 7 9 8 4 3
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Alpine, TX 79830
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Alpine, Tx 79831
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ROBERT WHITE
Stocks • Bonds • M utual.Funds • CDs
IRAs • O ptions • Insurance • A nn u itie s
Financial Planning
C u sto m m ade je w e lry
M ineral specimens
Rare gem stones
Fossils
Rough agate
Sierra SUPro Energy
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Lippe's Downtown (915) 426-3023
QENSIWIS
Attorney At Law
All PURINA products '
Animal health products
H w y. 9 0 East - M A R FA
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Meeting every Thursday at 7 p.m.
____________most insurance accepted
ROBERT D. MILLER
109 Washington St. - M arfa
p.m. tonight
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The viewing site also serves as'
a demonstration o f a wildlife .wa­
ter source, and an alternative
fencing strategy.
This w ill be the fourth season
that the viewing site, which was
paid for through the Federal Aid
in Wildlife Restoration Program,
and driving tour have been open
to the public.
Native to Texas, desert bighorn.
were extirpated by 1960 in the
state. Through the efforts o f the
TPWD, the Texas bighorn Soci­
ety, sportsmen, the states o f A ri­
zona, and Nevada, as well as the
U.S. Fish and W ildlife Service,
desert bighorn once again roam
the arid mountain ranges o f the
Trans-pecos.
although space is limited, the
May 1 tour is open to the public
at no charge! For reservations
call the Elephant Mountain WMA1
headquarters at (915)364-2228.
For information on additional pub­
lic tours on Wildlife Management
Areas and State Parks and wild­
life related questions call the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Depart­
ment toll-free at 1-800-792-1112.
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