2002-08-22 The Big Bend Sentinel
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2002-08-22 The Big Bend Sentinel
HARFjS, p i BOX u u Mfi,R F A , J b L l,~ U.BR® Ry TX 798 43 F r o n t S tr e e t B o o k s o f a r t is t C h a r le s e x h ib it s w o rk R is in g 6 opens B e ll, p a g e c o u n t y p e r f o r m e r L a in e lig h t s fe s t c o n c e r t, p a g e b e g in n in g to d a y , p a g e M ID L A N D , P R E S D IO C O U N T Y - T e s tim o n y began th is w eek in the tria l o f fiv e sus pected narcotraficantes accused o f sm ug gling m ore than 62 tons o f m arijuana and ru n n in g an ille g al d ru g cartel in O jin a g a and C hihuahua C ity , M e x ic o , fro m 1996 to th e ir arrest in the fa ll o f 2000. F ra n c is c o ‘ K ik o ’ R io s B a ld e rra m a a nd A r m a n d o ‘ M a n d o ’ G arcia Q u iro z, tw o o f the trio k n o w n as Los Tres de la Sierra, also are accused o f order in g the m urders o f three m en in south Presidio C ounty, according to the indictm ent. The tria l is tak ing place in M id la n d federal court w ith U .S. D is tric t Judge R oyal Furgeson presiding. R u b e n V a ld e z C arrasco , the th ird m an o f the so-called “ Three o f the M o u n ta in ” drug syndicate, pleaded g u ilty to continuing crim i nal enterprise on October 2,2001, and awaits sentencing. B a lde rra m a and Q u iro z w ere arrested in Sydney, A u s tra lia -• h aving attended the 2000 Sum m er O ly m p ic Games - as they boa rd ed an a irp la n e to re tu rn them to M e x ic o . Carrasco was arrested in H aw a ii w hen the com m ercial a irlin e r he was on made (Continued on page II) Statepicks upportion of school bond issue STERRY BUTCHER M A R F A - L o ca l taxpayers w ill see a b it o f a break in th e ir school d is tric t bond taxes, Superinten d e n t G a ry H a m ilto n has a n nounced. The break comes in the fo rm o f a state program called the In fra stru ctu re F a c ilitie s A llo tm e n t (IF A ), w h ic h is m eant to assist schools that take on b ig renova tio n projects w ith bond m oney. School d istricts m ust pass a bond to be e lig ib le to a pply fo r an IF A , though m an y schools that a pply do n o t get the assistance. M a rfa IS D taxpayers voted to shoulder a $5 m illio n bond in 2000, and w o rk on the extensive renovation and im provem ents to the d is tric t are w e ll underw ay. “ W e ’ re th rille d to get the IF A ,” H am ilton said this week; “ W e ap p lied fo r it last year and d id n ’t get it. W hen w e g o t it th is year, we d id n ’ t expect it.” The issue o f the bond, the IF A and the w a y taxes are structured is a lit t le c o m p lic a te d . Som e m onths ago, M a rfa school board m embers sold $3 m illio n o f the total $5 m illio n bond and began construction. W hen that in itia l $3 m illio n gets spent d ow n on the p ro je c t and w hen the d is tric t’ s fin an cia l advisors g iv e the w ord, the d istrict w ill sell the rem aining (Continued on page 10) (staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN) M arfa students gathered in front o f the renovated high school building Monday as the 2002-2003 school year began. The ‘welcome back’ sign was courtesy o f the MHS cheerleaders. W ith R e d f o r d S c h o o l c lo s e d , s t u d e n t n u m b e r s d o w n a t M I S D , u p a t P r e s id io a n d A l p i n e By STERRY BUTCHER F A R W E ST T E X A S - M onday was the firs t day o f school around the area and m ost o f the B ig Bend saw an increase in student e n ro ll m ent o ver last year. In M a rfa , 458 students started the school year, dow n fro m the 482 w ho began the firs t w eek o f Witnesses said that at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, N ovem ber 25, Sm ith was sh ow ing frien ds around the resort and w anted to introduce them to C la y H enry. D ue to blue laws, he was unable to b uy a beer before noon, so he asked some m en w ho w ere d rin k in g near the tra d in g p o s t f o r one o f th e ir beers. The m an w h o rep orte dly gave S m ith the beer was Jim Bob H argrove. S m ith fed the beer to the goat and le ft w ith h is party. (Continued onpage 11) a r e fu e lin g s to p en ro u te to M exico. W h ile a w a itin g e x tra d itio n to Texas, B alderram a and Q u iro z e scap ed fr o m an A u s tr a lia n p rison in September 2001. They w e re re c a p tu re d a b o u t th re e weeks later and were extradited $67.000 A m o n g the witnesses called on the fir s t day o f th e tr ia l w ere Steve S m ith, o w n e r and devel oper o fL a jita s , and fo u r em ploy ees o f the resort. A lso called were A lp in e v e te r in a ria n D r. R a y . A lle n , B rew ster C ou nty S h e riff R onnie D odson, deputy M a rtin W ile y , Constable R ichard H ill, and John F itzP a trick, w h o owns a condo in L ajitas. T estim o ny centered on the es tablishm ent o f evidence: a kn ife , testicles that a lle g e d ly once be longed to C la y H en ry and photos o f the crim e scene. S om e o f th e e v id e n c e w as traced to the condo ow ned b y F itz P a tric k . H a rg ro ve and an o th e r f r ie n d w e re g u e sts o f F itzP a trick in L ajitas the w eek end o f the crim e. E vid e n tly H argrove thought the brand o f beer he was d rin k in g was too good to waste on a goat and, a ccording to a w itness, said at dinner that evening, “ That goat o ug ht to be castrated.” The n ext m o rn in g , w hen it was discovered that the anim al had a ctua lly been emasculated, law enforcem ent o ffic ia ls found C lay H e n ry ’ s testicles in a D um pster near the condo. T estim ony estab lished that maids w ho cleaned the condo owned b y John F itzP atrick found them in the refrigerator and had th ro w n them away. A k n ife 9 5 0 cents By SAM RICHARDSON BREW STER C O U N TY - It’s a m is tria l in the case o f a V a l V erde C o u n ty m an accused o f castrating a b ee r-lo vin g goat that doubles as the m ayo r o f Lajitas. Ju ry selection was com pleted M onday and testim ony in the tria l o f J im B o b H a rg ro v e , w h o is charged w ith cru e lty to an a ni m al, began Tuesday in 394th D is tric t C o u rt in A lp in e . H e was a l leg ed to h ave ca stra te d C la y H enry I I I on the n ig h t o fN o v e m ber 25 o r the early m ornin g hours o fN o v e m b e r 2 6 ,2 0 0 1 . T he v ic tim was n o t in atten dance e ither day o f the tria l. The em asculated g o a t’ s sto ry has caught international press at te n tio n in the last fe w w eeks, s h o w in g up in the N e w Y o rk Tim es, p ro v o k in g phone calls to the S e n tin e l fr o m the B r itis h B r o a d c a s tin g C o m p a n y and grabbing headlines in newspapers a ll o ver the state. P ro s e c u tin g the case fo r the state was 83rd D is tric t A tto rn e y F ra n k B ro w n . M a r t in U nderw oo d o f C om stock repre sented H argrove. m a t r ic u la t e Federal trial begins in case of accused OJ narcos By ROBERT HALPERN Hung jury in Clay Henry I I I castration case 8 s tu d e n ts August 22, 2002 Vol. 69 No. 22 news notes S u l R o ss school in 2001. The drop in stu dent numbers has m uch to do w ith the loss o f 22 R edford students, whose school closed this summer. Those 22 students have disbursed to other learning institutio ns, so M a rfa ’ s to ta l e n ro llm e n t subse q uently to o k a tum ble. A t every school, the num ber o f c h ild re n re g iste re d fo r classes fluctuates o ver the course o f a fu ll school year, b u t tends to stabilize a g o o d deal a fte r L a b o r D a y . M a rfa schools had 486 registered students w hen the school year ended in M ay. Presidio IS D ’ s c lim b in g e nroll- (Continued on page 10) S e t t l e m e n t lik e ly in W a r d vs. H a m ilto n la w s u it By STERRY BUTCHER M A R F A - A legal dispute file d against M a rfa IS D S uperinten dent G a ry H a m ilto n b y A th le tic D irector/H ead F ootball Coach Pat W a rd m ay be headed fo r resolu tion. “ I ’ve been ta lkin g to the d is tric t’s representatives,” T o n y Conners, W a rd ’ s attorney, said Wednesday. “ I t appears th a t the dispute w ill be w o rk e d o u t a t n e x t w e e k ’ s board m eeting. W e ’re in the p ro cess o f fin a liz in g the settlem ent.” W a rd file d a p e titio n fo r a tem porary inju nctio n and a permanent in ju n c tio n in the 394th D is tric t C o u rt last week. T he basic c o m p la in t o f the case d e a ls w it h re c e n t changes to W a rd ’ s w o rk load, nam ely, that a teaching com ponent was added to his jo b description earlier this sum- (Continued on page 9) (staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN) M arfa Gun, K nife and Trade Show organizer Calvin Hooker holds an AR-1S semi-automatic rifle with a sniper scope. B o r d e r r e s id e n ts b r a in s to r m c r o s s in g s o lu tio n s M a r f a ’s f i r s t g u n , k n i f e & By DAN KEANE tr a d e s h o w o p e n s S a tu r d a y By DAN KEANE M A R F A - C a lv in H o o ke r is a gun collector, and in the six years he’ s live d in M a rfa he has logged m ore than a fe w m ile s on W est Texas highw ays d riv in g back and fo rth to gun shows in the b ig c it ies. “ I get up e arly in the m o rn in g and go to E l Paso o r Odessa fo r the gun shows,” he says. “ I t ’ s a lo n g d rive, b u t I see a lo t people fro m M a rfa at those shows.” H ooker has bum ped into enough o f his neighbors at the b ig c ity (Continued on page 2) SO UTH BREW STER C O U N T Y - A large c ro w d o f residents fro m both sides o f the R io Grande fille d the Study Butte C om m un ity Center last Thursday n ig h t to discuss the d isrup tio n in th e ir d a ily liv e s caused by, the c lo s in g o f b o rd e r crossings at Lajitas and other points along the B ig Bend. A num ber o f govern m ent o ffic ia ls w ere on hand to hear th e ir concerns and continue the search fo r a via b le solution to the problem . W h ile n o t crea ting any q u ic k fixes, the gathering presented a va lu a b le o p p o rtu n ity fo r fo lk s frustrated w ith the closed cross ings to sim p ly vent. “ I th in k it was ca tha rtic,” K erns said. “ People ju s t needed to say w h a t th e y needed to say in a p u b lic fo ru m .” O ffic ia ls representing U .S. Cus tom s, the o ffic e s o f state Sen. F rank M a d ia and state Rep. Pete G allego, B ig Bend N ational Park, and the M e xica n state o f C hihua hua a tte n d e d th e fo ru m . T h e L a jita s resort sent a delegation to the m eeting, as d id Paso Lajitas^ San C arlos, and other v illa g e s on the M e xica n side o f the b ord e r; D e m o cra tic candidate fo r U .S. R ep re se n ta tive H e n ry C u e lla r (Continued on page 11) > (2) The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. August 22. 2002 Pros and cons ofLajitas’ sewage plan debated at public meeting B y S A M R IC H A R D S O N L A J IT A S - A p u b lic m eeting regarding an app lica tion file d b y Lajitas U tility Co. Inc. to dispose w astew ater w as conducted b y th e T e xa s N a tu r a l R e so u rce C om m issio n (T N R C C ) T h u rs day, A u g . 15, in the L a jita s Pa vilion.' The m eeting, attended b y about 20 people, a llo w e d p u b lic com m ent in , firs t, an in fo rm a l question and answer period, then, second, in a fo rm a l c o m m e n t session. The new p e rm it w o u ld a llo w L a jita s to c o n tin u e to use its wastewater as it has in the past. U n d e r th e p re v io u s o w n e r, w a s te w a te r w as processed in series o f m etal tanks kn o w n as the “ green m onster,” then depos ited in a sm all lake in the m id dle o f the g o lf course, then pum ped o n to the fa irw a y s and greens. W astew ater was never dum ped in to the R io Grande. W h a t L a jita s is d o in g , n o w , pending the new perm it, is drain in g e fflu e n t in to n ew s e ttlin g tanks, then d ra w in g it dow n to a fo ur-acre w etlands in the g o lf course w here it w o rks its w a y through cattails fo r a w eek, then passes th ro u g h a c h lo rin a tio n tank before it is piped in to a lake fro m w h ic h it is accessed to ir r i gate the g o lf course. T he waste w ater is n o t dum ped in to the R io Grande. I f the new p e rm it is granted, wastewater w o u ld continue to be treated in th is w ay, then L a jita s ’ w o u ld a p p ly fo r another p e rm it to irrig a te the course fro m the lake. Even though the w ater is n ot intended to w in d up in the riv e r, it m ust be p ro ven clean enough n o t to damage the riv e r o r its w ild life in any event, due to T N R C C regulations. The a p p lica tio n requests per mission to recycle 90,000 gallons o f e fflu e n t a d a y , th e sam e am ount the previous o w n er was perm itted fo r. T ha t w o u ld be a m a x im u m a m o u n t, generated o n ly a once o r tw ic e a year when the resort is fu ll, fo r example dur ing the Chihuahuan Desert C hal le n g e b ik e ra c e , s a id M a r k R o e tze l, p ro je c t e n g in e e r fo r Lajitas U tility Company. The av erage am ount o f despoiled liq u id processed m ost days o f the year w o u ld be fa r b e lo w that. Roetzel said that this summer, the am ount o f waste generated has been so lo w that the resort has had to pum p fresh w ater into the w etlands to keep it flo w in g . H e also said the fo u r acre w e t lands is over-designed and is ac tu a lly tw ic e as b ig as w h a t’ s needed to process 90,000 gallons. One concern raised b y oppo nents in attendance at the m eet ing is that the wetlands is in the 100-year flo o d p lain. W hen the R io Grande comes up - “ 50 feet as it d id in 1978,” according to park ranger T om A le x - there is w o rry about w ha t e fflu e n t and chem ical m ig h t w in d up down rive r. T his co uld, am ong other things, say c ritic s , threaten the B ig Bend Gambusia, an endan gered species o ffis h that lives in the wetlands in R io Grande V i l lage on the east side o f the na tio na l park. D u rin g the second part o f the meeting, fo rm a l requests that the p e rm it be denied were made by V id a l D avila, c h ie f o f science and re so u rce m a n a g e m e n t a t B ig Bend N a tio n a l Park, B e tty A le x , a ranger in the park, w ho also presented several letters contest ing the plan, Catherine Crum pton, a seasonal w o rk e r in the park, and Jan Forte, ow ner o fB ig Bend R iv e r Tours. T hey raised ques tions about the flood plain, disposal o f sludge, soil conditions and pos sible runoff, and contamination by chemicals. John G illen o fT N R C C w ho con d u c te d th e m e e tin g s a id he thought it w ent w e ll. “ T his group asked good questions, stayed fo cused, there was little anim osity,” he s a id .; . , ;; T N R C C n ow has three m onths to re vie w its fin d in g s and decide w hether o r n ot to grant the per m it. Customs inspectors make sizeable cocaine, marijuana busts in El Paso E L PASO, T E X A S - U .S . Cus tom s Service inspectors at the E l Paso p o rt o f e n try seized 114 pounds o f cocaine e a rly Tuesday e ven in g. T he drugs w ere c o n cealed in a ve h icle being d riven b y a 1 7 -y e a r-o ld y o u th fr o m Juarez, M e x ic o . T he estim ated street value o f the seized cocaine co u ld be as h ig h as $5,1 30,000. T he seizure w as made a t the B rid g e o f the A m e ricas w hen a 2002 C h e vro le t p ic k u p a rrive d fro m M e x ic o . A U .S . Custom s S e rv ic e in s p e c to r p e rfo rm in g le v e l one a le rt status a n ti-te rro r ism inspections at the p rim a ry in spection b oo th detected a dense area in the rear w a ll o f the bed o f the p icku p. T he inspector also n o tic e d that the d riv e r became in cre a sin g ly nervous as the in spection progressed. C u s to m s d ru g s n if f in g d o g “ A s tra ” searched the ve hicle and alerted to the fro n t w a ll o f the bed o f the tru ck. C ustom s inspectors rem oved 47 co ca in e -fille d pack ages fro m the hid de n com part m ent. The ju v e n ile d riv e r o f the v e h ic le was detained and turned o v e r to th e E l P aso C o u n ty S h e r iff’s D ep artm en t fo r pro s ecution. T he seizure was the second sig n ific a n t drug bust made by Cus tom s inspectors in E l Paso on Tuesday. E a rlie r in the day, C us tom s inspectors at the Ysleta p ort o f e ntry seized 1,103 pounds o f m arijuana. T he drugs w ere con cealed in a false fro n t w a ll o f a tra cto r-tra ile r th a t a rrive d fro m M e x ic o . The V A C IS gamma-ray inspection system co n firm e d the presence o f co ntrab a nd in the em pty trailer. Customs inspectors re m o ve d 141 m a riju a n a -fille d b u n d le s fr o m the tra ile r. T he d riv e r o f the r ig was in te rv ie w e d and released. The investigation is co ntin uing . T he estim ated street value o f the seized m arijuana is $1,103,000. These latest seizures continue the tren d o f record setting drug seizure a c tiv ity fo r U .S. Customs Service o ffic e rs in the E l Paso area. D u rin g the firs t 10 m onths o f fisca l year 2002, area Customs o ffic e r s have seized 304,101 pounds o f ille g a l drugs compared to 2 49 ,68 7 p ounds d u rin g the same p e rio d a year earlier. M u c h o f the seizure a c tiv ity can be at trib u te d to in te n s ifie d level one alert status anti-terrorism inspec tio n s U .S. Custom s Service in spectors are conducting at area ports o f entry. Happy birthday J Do Something D ifferent.Jake a GLIDER .R id e at Marfa Airport Call toll free 1-800-667-9464 www. flygliders. com Mention this ad for $20 off. Gift certificates available! (staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN) First Lady of Texas Anita Perry, who is the wife of Gov. Rick Perry, was greeted at last Thursday’s engagement in Marfa by Gilbert Montoya, who works at the Hotel Paisano and serves as a volunteerfirefighter. Her visit was hosted by the Big Bend chapter of the Texas Federation of Republi can Women. Cali today to schedule your flight. W e fly through SEPTEMBER. 13iq Bend 2002 Show (Continuedfrom page 1) events over the years that he fig ured he m ig h t as w e ll b rin g the a c tio n hom e to the B ig Bend. H e ’ s been pla nn ing fo r m onths now , and th is weekend is proud to open the doors on the firs tever M a rfa G un, K n ife and Trade Show at the A m V e ts B u ild in g on South H ighland Avenue. The fa ir w ill be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, A ugust 24 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m . on Sunday, A u gust 25. A d m issio n is $3 a per son and children 12 and under are free. Besides firearm s, vendors selling a va rie ty o f arts and crafts w ill be featured. Those w is h in g to sell th eir wares m ay rent a table fo r $15 a day, w h ic h H o o k e r points out is considerably less than the $40 o r so b ig c ity shows u s u -; a lly charge fo r the same privilege. { “ I th ou gh t it w o u ld g ive the lo cals a chance to show th e ir s tu ff at a v e ry in e x p e n s iv e p ric e ,” H o o k e r says. “ I ’ m n o t o u t to make any m oney on this. I ju s t w ant to get it g o in g .” Just because i t ’ s a sm all-tow n show does n ot mean H o o ke r is any less p re occu pie d w ith the safety o f his patrons, the secu rity o f th e ir pro pe rty, o r the laws that govern the sale o f firearm s. “ Y o u ’ve got to do yo ur dead-level best to m ake sure i t ’ s a safe en vironm ent,” H ooker says. “ I w ant everythin g to be safe, and I w an t everything to be legal.” Absolutely no loose am m unition o r loaded weapons w i ll be a l lowed in the b uilding , and patrons w ill be th o ro u g h ly checked fo r e ith e r u p o n e n try to the fa ir. Someone w ill be on hand 24 hours per day to keep eye on item s le ft in the b u ild in g , and H oo ker w ill pro vid e a c e ll phone fo r dealers to run the required background checks on th e ir customers. W h ile th ey’ re pretty com m on in the b ig cities, gun shows appear less often d ow n here in' the B ig Bend. B y m ost fo lk s ’ count, i t ’ s been a couple years since the last one, and this weekend w ill m ark the firs t ever in M arfa. “ A s fa r as I kn ow , I rather doubt that h is to ric a lly there has been a gun show per se in M a rfa ,” says local gunsm ith and 25-year M arfa "Balloon Bash resident R oger C a rly, w ho will have a table at the show. “ T his is a new venture.” H ooker hails o rig in a lly fro m the sm all East Texas to w n o f N e w ton, b ut live d in A u s tin fo r years before seeking a return to sm all to w n life w ith a m ove to M a rfa in 1997. He hopes the show w ill be a successful contribution to to w n ’ s calendar o f events, even tu a lly g ro w in g into an annual or even semiannual a ffa ir. “ I love it here,” Hooker says. “ I hope I can get som ething g o ing that w ill add som ething to M a rfa .” So far, H oo ker reports that ven dors have reserved at least 20 tables, and requests w ere s till c o w lin g ' in -’ O n ly a few more ' tables are still available, and in-' terested parties should contact H oo ker at 631.5316 or 729.4379 after 4:30 p.m. August 31 thru September 2nd A 30 Labor Day Weekend For More information: 837-3301 or 837-7486 Special thanks to our event sponsors: Americas! Electric Power Bis B e n tfle g liiil Hospital iiiila rW ire le s s Mustang Propane Weekend Getaway At The I®:' ‘f :; Hotel In Odessa C O U PLES E SC A PE PACKAGE N o W o r k & N o K id s ! 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E x p ir e s 8 -3 1 -0 2 When the lapwing’s nest is threatened, it limps and pretends to be hurt, and lures its enemies away. J E a s i L o o p 3 3 8 U n iv e rsity./ O d e s s a , Tx. 7 9 7 6 2 9 1 5 -3 6 8 -5 8 8 5 TbH F re e - 8 ^ 6 - ^ 0 ^ 8 3 5 The B is Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. August 22. 2002 (3) N o o n e takes offer o f 152-mile bus ride Church group, MISD agree on lease for Redford School building By STERRY BU TC H ER M A R F A , R E D F O R D - The M a rfa IS D fo rm a lly became a landlord M on da y as school board m em bers signed a lease w ith a c h u rc h g ro u p th a t w i l l ru n a sch o o l in the fo rm e r R e d fo rd School building. “ T his is a boilerplate, standard lease a gree m e nt th a t p ro te c ts everyone’ s interest,” said Steve Spurgin, w ho acts as the attorney and spokesm an fo r the school called L a E s c u e la de la Esperanza. R oy Cragg M inistries, w h ic h operates the F aith A liv e C o w b o y C hurch in M a rfa , w ill oversee the parochial school. For a $ 10 annual lease paym ent, the church group w ill be respon sible fo r the regular upkeep o f the older, fiv e -ro o m b u ild in g . “ The maintenance w ill be significant, as you all k n o w ,” Spurgin said. The lease deal sprang from a July school board m eeting in w h ic h trustees closed the beleaguered school due to a lack o f s u ffic ie n t s ta ff and lo w standardized test scores. C ragg and S p u rg in ap proached the d is tric t sh o rtly after the closure to propose starting the parochial school. C hurch group m e m b e rs h a v e stre sse d th a t scholarships and donations are available fo r fa m ilies w ho cannot a ffo rd the school’ s $30 per m onth tuition. L a E s c u e la is in te n d e d f o r R ed fo rd students in p a rtic u la r, th o u g h Spurgin said M on da y that the church group had fielded calls fro m interested fa m ilie s in other com m unities. “ W e ’ ll have to see what the enrollm ent is like, b ut this is p rim a rily fo r the ch ild re n o f R edford,” the attorney said. R edford students have a choice between the church school and a tte n d in g sch oo l in M a rfa , 76 m ile s a'?/ay. O n M o n d a y , the opening day o f school in M arfa , the d is tric t sent a van loaded w ith snacks and d rin ks fo r a 6 a.m. p icku p o f any R edford students w ho wanted to attend school in M arfa. N o one showed up, though a notice was tacked to the door o f the school stating how to get in touch w ith the d is tric t o ffic e in case someone wants to start com ing to M a rfa schools. M a rfa teachers have a lre a d y cleared o ut m uch o f the d is tric t’ s m aterials, equipm ent and books fro m the school b u ild in g . R egis tratio n fo r students w is h in g to at tend L a Escuela is September 3 and classes w ill begin soon after registration day. T he Texas E du cation Agency, w ho visits schools lik e R edford that are ranked as L o w P e rform in g, called the dis tric t o ffic e last w eek to schedule th e ir trip and were inform e d such a v is it was unnecessary, since the school was closed. N o d is t r ic t e m p lo y e e s in R edford chose to pursue jo b s at the M a rfa campus. “ I hated fo r it to come to th is,” H am ilton said at the meeting. “ I t ’ s a sad situation. I w ish the school the v e ry best.” “ I th in k everyone is v e ry ex c ite d ,” S p u rg in responded. “ I think good things are going to hap pen.” In other d is tric t news M onday, school board members listened to first-d a y-o f-sch o o l presentations b y Elem entary and J u n io r H ig h P rincipal Joe Baker, H ig h School Principal C herri Franklin and A th le t ic D ire c to r /H e a d F o o tb a ll Coach Pat W ard. “ The firs t day o f school w e n t so w e ll, it was amazing,” B aker said. “ N e x t year, w ith o u r renovations that are planned, m ay be d iffe r ent, b u t today was fantastic.” The h ig h school is in the m id st o f extensive renovations. “ W e h a d s tu d e n ts , w e h ad teachers and w e had desks, b ut no b e lls o r lo c k e rs ,” rep o rte d F ra n klin . “ I t w en t w e ll, though. The lockers are on back order and the bells w ill be in h o p e fu lly next week. W e ’ ll get the problems w ith the a ir co n d itio n in g fix e d and the bathrooms have tem porary sinks. W e can h o ld classes,” she said firm ly . “ Instruction is going on.” S tud en t athletes and coaches are a djusting to the presence o f c o n stru ctio n at the fie ld ho use , w h ic h is in the process o f being expanded to tw ic e its size. “ The fa c ility w ill be extrem ely large,” W ard to ld the group. A new w e ig h t room , new showers and bathroom s, a storage area, and an im proved train in g area are a ll in the w orks. Ward; also stated that there was a b ig tu rn o u t o f athletes fo r fa ll sports and that tw o -a -d ay prac tices have gone w e ll. “ O u r coaches and o u r k id s have w orked real hard,” he said. T h irty -o n e seventh and eighth graders came o u t fo r fo o tb a ll, w h ile 43 h ig h school boys have showed u p fo r p ig s k in practice. V o lle y b a ll brought out 25 ju n io r high and 25 hig h school girls, w ho are p ra cticin g in the city-ow ne d M A C b u ild in g because o f cam pus renovations. “ I ’m proud o f the v o lle y b a ll g irls ,” W ard said. “ I t ’ s bee n a m a jo r iric o n v e - M a iv a s wm We are proud to welcome guest chef Lou L am bert, of in Austin, who will create a special menu on Saturday, August 24. Lam bert’s (staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN) M arfa Mayor Oscar Martinez was among thefolks who donated blood during last week’s drive at the Casner Room. Make your reservations early! “ The education o f children is the future,99Galindo tells Sul Ross grads B y N a n c y B la n to n S u l R o s s S ta te U n i v e r s i t y N ew s W r it e r A L P IN E - M a rta E. G a lin d o , Texas State Teacher o f the Y ear, to ld Sul Ross State U n iv e rs ity graduates that as teachers, they h o ld the k e y to the fu tu re in th e ir hands. Speaking at summ er commence m e n t exercise s in the Pete P. G allego C enter Saturday (A u g . 10). G a lin d o , h e rs e lf a Sul Ross graduate, em phasized the im p o r tance o f the fo rm a tiv e years in a c h ild ’ s education. “ D o n o t be a fra id o f the chal lenges in teaching. A ll o f us m o ld the fu tu re ,” G a lin d o to ld her au dience, w h ich included 177 gradu ates fro m the A lp in e campus and R io G rande C ollege. “ Take tim e to th in k about w here d id I come fro m and where am I going - w ith the d ip lo m a th a t y o u w i ll h o ld in yo u r hand in a couple o f m inutes.” G a lin do , w h o has received tw o degrees fr o m S ul Ross, spoke about the e xciting experiences she has had as Texas State Teacher o f the Year, the h ig h lig h t o f w hich was personally m eeting President, B ush at a W ash in gton reception g iv e n in h o n o r o f a ll 50 state aw ard w in n e rs . She teaches at C havira E le m e ntary in D e l R io Texas, w here she specializes in d e v e lo p in g re a d in g s k ills and w o rk in g w ith c h ild re n w h o have nience.” The A D praised the w ay that the student athletes have handled the noise and changes the construc tio n p ro je c t has caused. “ T h is m ay be the best attitude I ’ve ever seen here,” he said. d iscip lin a ry d iffic u ltie s . She re -it erated th a t m an y c h ild re n w ith d is c ip lin e d iffic u ltie s have been to ld “ n o ” to o often, and as teach ers, she urged graduates to be p o s itiv e in th e ir approach and at titudes w ith students. 103 N orth Highland Avenue, Marfa 915.729.4410 Kitchen open 5pm - 10 pm Wed-Sat Full bar and a diverse beer and wine list Can you imagine? C u sto m j e w e lr y - y o u r d e s ig n o r o u r s T h o u sa n d s o f sto n e s to c h o o se fro m A t a fa ir p r ic e • Silversmithing and lapidary lessons $20 per hour 1001 W. 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Marfa. Texas. August 22.2002 Opinions Write us @ Drawer P, Marfa, Texas 79843 - E-mail us at [email protected] Letterstotheeditor E ditor & s ta ff o f the B ig B end Sentinel: We w a n t to express our gratitude fo r the m an y pleasantries w e have received fro m the “ 70 years” a rtic le in the A u g u s t 1 issue o f th is newspaper. A s o f A u g u st 12 w e are s till re ce ivin g telephone calls, cards, flowers, vis its and h elp fro m frien ds and neighbors fro m near and far. W hen w e resided in M a rfa , 1947 to 1963, w e enjoyed and appreci ated the influ en ce o u r five ch ild re n had from the good people in Marfa, also the advantages o f the churches, schools, sports, stores, newspapers, am ong other things. We get along n ic e ly in M a rfa now. So m an y o ffe rs o f help and frien dsh ip. Need to be careful o f w o rd usage some tim es. L ik e when we w ere e n jo yin g and ch attin g w ith a n ice helpe r w ho asked, “How lo n g have y o u been m arried?” A n sw e r: “ 90 years.” Steve backs up, le t o u t a w hoop. “ 90 years?? T h a t’ s o u r age!” Your good a rtic le about C haney aroused Steve’ s m e m o ry in regard to the m any years o f the donated lab or he gave to the cem etery. When Steve unearthed the fo u r m etal studded m arkers o f fo u r graves he q u ic k ly contacted Nolan K e lle y and Johnnie B u nton . W ith th e ir assistance and approval and Jane Stovers donation, he man aged fo u r carved headstones one each as fo llo w s : fo r G ranison Chaney, 1893-1972, “ L o y a l C itiz e n ;” C lara L . Cadm an, February 22, 1899 - 1-14-50; George L iv in g s to n , 1901-1974 “ Paisano H otel ch e f;” S olom on D re w , “ C o w b o y” 1889-1948. Guess yo u k n o w some m ore history. F ra n c e s a n d S teve H e a c o c k A u s tin , M a r fa Editor: A s C ou nty A tto rn e y , I m ust address the le tte r to the e d ito r w ritte n b y Presidio C ity A d m in is tra to r T o m N ance last w eek. M r. Nance states: “ Because o n ly three m em bers o f the C ity C o u n c il attended the hearing, a quorum o fth e P residio C ity C o u n c il was n o t present at the p u b lic hearing.” In m y o pin io n , th is statem ent is le g a lly incorrect. Texas L o ca l G overnm ent Code §22.039 states: “ A m a jo rity o f the num ber o fa ld e rm e n . ..fo r the m u n ic ip a lity constitutes a q u o ru m .” T he c ity o fP re s id io is a T yp e A General L a w m u n ic ip a lity , w h ic h b y statute is com prised o f fiv e alderm en (o r c o u n c il m em bers, as w e c a ll them ) and one m ayor. A m a jo rity o f the fiv e c o u n c il m em bers is three, n o t fo u r as M r. Nance claim s. T he a u th o rity M r. N ance cites fo r h is four-person q uorum is irre le van t, as no special m ee ting o f the P residio C ity C o u n cil was posted o r ca lle d fo r th a t evening. T he in te n t o fth e Texas Open M ee ting s A c t is to ensure that decisions made b y governm ental bodies are done in p u b lic in a p ro p e rly posted m eeting. In the fu tu re , i f a q uorum o f the P residio C ity C o u n cil (o r any other gove rn ing b o d y) w ishes to attend a m eeting o f another governm ent o r organization, th is m ay be le g a lly accom plished b y s im p ly p ostin g 72-hour notice in accordance w ith ' the Texas Open M eetings A c t. : Sincerely, T e re sa T o d d P re s id io C o u n ty A tto r n e y Editor: A response to R am on M o ra le s ’ le tte r o f last week: M r. M orales: T h a n k you fo r a ckn o w le d g in g I was in a b it o f tro u b le last w eek w ith m y suggestions fo r so lvin g the M id -E a s t crisis. Perhaps w hat was n ot noticed was the fact that the w o rld was “ in a b it o f tro u b le ” too. O f course I m ust agree that Palestinian suicide bom bers are a h o rro r and need to be stopped, and that a nation has every rig h t to defend its e lf against such assaults. O n the o the r hand w ha t nation should accept peaceably the occupation o f its o w n te rrito rie s, the destruction o fh o m e s and its o w n peoples b y its neighbor, o r the deliberate past b u ild in g o f new residences and homes on th e ir lands fo r the v e ry settlem ent o f those people w ith in th e ir o w n borders. A n d , o f course, on the o the r side o f the p ictu re , w h y should Israel have a nyth in g bad to say about o u r o w n U S A w h o supplies them w ith a ll the weapons and m aterials to continue th e ir a ctivitie s. E n uf, M r. M orales. O b v io u s ly it is a tw o -side d argum ent and e ithe r side can prove its p o in t. I do n ot w ish to, do that, and k n o w in g y o u r past ve ry substantial in vo lve m e n t in issues, n o r do I believe y o u w is h to either. I th in k th is is an issue that demands interna tion al decision. I also th in k i t is one that requires that the U S A , the unquestioned G reat P ow er o f the w o rld , steps in and, th ro ug h its pow er, demands a settlem ent. As I see it, M r. M orales, the w o rld is teetering on the edge o f another re lig io u s-cu ltu ra l c o n flic t. W e, the one and o n ly tru ly G reat Pow er, has been blessed w ith the o p p o rtu n ity to prevent that. Please let us n ot th ro w aw ay that o p p o rtu n ity and p riv ile g e on the grounds o f a h ig h ly controversial p o litic a l/m ilita ry squabble. I rest m y case w ith b o th w a rm th and good w ill. M a lc o lm T w e e d y F o r t D a v is Editor: K udos to M r. W a rre n D odson. C u rre n tly it is against the federal la w to ta lk about the B ib le , m ention G o d ’ s name, the Ten C om m andm ents, to p ra y in the p u b lic. B u t it is O K to force students in a u n iv e rs ity to discus the K oran. I t is O K in C a lifo rn ia to encourage (m ore than lik e ly fo rce ) m id d le school students to w ear M u s lim robes, c a ll them selves b y Isla m ic names, pray»to A lla h , a n o n -C h ristia n god. U p to now , the C hristia n co m m u n ity has kept s ile n t about the double standard and so has the law . I t is m y b e lie f that it is another step to ban C h ris tia n ity in this, o u r country. N o t to m e n tio n the T e rro ris m In fo rm a tio n and P revention System (O peration T IP S ) T ha t is, fo r A m e rica n (volunteers) to spy on A m e rican s (no p ro filin g ) and then m ake contact w ith T IP S to report “ suspicious acts.” T h is includes postal w orkers, u tility w orkers, anyone that has access to p rivate p roperty. Same th in g as the K G B , Stasi, the o ld Gestapo and such organizations used b y dictatorships. I f one makes such a report, no need to be tru th fu l, they co lle c t the in fo rm a tio n (data), to h o ld i t fo r la te r use. Im agine, one o f 24 citizens (snoopers) p articip a ting , then what? A l l th is to start in 10 cities. A s to w hen and w h ic h ones, w e ’ ll k n o w w hen i t starts. T o L a Escuela de la Esperanza, in R edford, I w ish yo u and the students success. Stand ta ll. “ Pray fo r the peace o f Jerusalem.” R a m o n M o ra le s El Paso Editor: I agree w ith M a lc o lm Tw eedy. Send in the paratroopers o r M arine s to m ain ta in o r fo rce A ra fa t and h is people and Israel to com e to some k in d o f peace betw een the tw o , b u t yo u hav§ to rem em ber ,the U n ite d States c o u ld n o t h e lp b u t to show fa v o ritis m to w a rd Israel as i t alw ays has w hen d ea lin g w ith other countries. I f o u r governm ent w o u ld stay o u t o f others’ a ffa irs and n o t show fa v o ritis m , w e w o u ld n o t be hated as m uch as w e are in the w o rld . M ayb e 9-11 w o u ld never have happened i f the U .S .A had treated countries m ore equal. I also agree w ith R am on M orale s th a t Israel has successfully defended i t s e lf in the past against the A rabs, b u t n o t w ith o u t th e help o fth e U .S . and European countries. H ,.. W a r re n D od son M a r fa Lajitas Resort has applied to the Texas Resource Conservation Commission fo r a permit to discharge up to 90,000 gallons a day o f treated wastewater. The following letter is in response to that permit application, the editor C h ie f C le rk Texas N atural Resource C onservation C om m ission A ustin Re: A p p lic a tio n fo r T P D E S P erm it N o. 14282-001, Lajitas U tility C om pany T o W h o m It M a y C oncern: T h is letter is to p ro vid e fo rm a l com m ents on the above referenced application. B ig Bend N atio na l Park is located adjacent to and dow nstream o f the proposed operations. F o r the reasons set o u t in o u r previous fo rm a l com m ents o f September 18,2001 [attached], w ater q u a lity in the R io Grande as it flo w s th rough B ig Bend N a tio n a l Park w ill be adversely affected b y the proposed discharge. Such effects w ill adversely a ffe ct aquatic habitat, recreational uses and p u b lic health, as th is segment is designated fo r h ig h q u a lity aquatic habitat, contact recreation and p u b lic w ater supply. A fte r re v ie w in g the D ra ft Proposed P erm it and Statement o f Basis/Technical S um m ary w e have fu rth e r concerns that w e have explained below : • The T N R C C Statement o f Basis/Technical Sum m ary, dated January 20, 2002 states that the L ajitas W astew ater Treatm ent F a c ility . .has n o t been constructed.” H ow ever, construction o f th is fa c ility was w e ll underw ay at that tim e, g iv in g the im pression that the system had been approved p rio r to rece ivin g a perm it. • W e have fu rth e r concerns about the effects o f a flo o d event on the proposed fa c ility and subsequent dow nstream p o llu tio n that co uld result, such as 1) B ig Bend N atio na l Park harbors the B ig Bend G am busia. a fe d e ra lly listed endangered species found now here else in the w o rld . Located in a pond in the flo o d p la in , th is fis h w o u ld be vulnerable to p olluta nts that m ig h t be washed dow nstream in a flo o d event; 2) W e understand that the perm ittee intends to deal w ith p o llu tio n co n tro l b y increasing c h lo rin a tio n o f the wetlands should a flo o d event threaten to wash the contents in to the rive r. W e feel that th is m ethod is unacceptable. W e are concerned that it w ill be d iffic u lt to ensure that th is w ill happen due to the u n p re d ic ta b ility o f flash flo od s and lack o f flash flo o d w arnin g systems in th is area. Further, this m ethod w o u ld n ot ensure d is in fe c tio n ; 3 ) The p rim a ry se ttling tanks are vulnerable to “ flo a tin g ” i f flo o d waters w ere to reach them. • F in a lly , w e are confused about w hether th is p e rm it applies to the disposal o f sludge, w h ic h was m entioned in the p e rm it app lica tion , b u t was n o t m entioned in the subsequent “ N o tic e o f A p p lic a tio n and P re lim in a ry D ecision” o r in the “ N otice o f P ublic M ee ting .” H ow ever, “ Sludge P rovisions” are included in the D ra ft Perm it. W e are concerned n ot o n ly w ith w in d -b o rn e sludge dust reaching the R io Grande, asin dica ted in o u r previous letter, b u t also w ith w ater-borne sludge and b y-products reaching the R io Grande d u rin g heavy rains and flash flo o d in g events. H eavy m etals and other to x in s co u ld reach the R io Grande in e ither o f these tw o w ays o r through leaching. W e hope the T N R C C E xecutive D ire c to r w ill adequately address these and a ll o the r relevant and m aterial issues raised d u rin g the fo rm a l com m ent perio d in h is w ritte n response. I f not, w e intend to request a contested case hearing. D ue to its statutory and a dm in istrative re s p o n s ib ility to operate and protect a ll resources w ith in its boundaries, B ig Bend N atio na l Park q u a lifie s as an affected person under Texas law and TNRCC regulations. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Sincerely, Frank J. Deckert, Superintendent Big Bend National Park, Texas Editor This is a public service announcement, of sorts, directed to those people who live near Mexico. Contrary to this last blood drives’ advertisement that “blood donor requirements are simple,” the process is not so straight-forward. (I was the fifth rejected in a row for my interviewing RN.) The,proeess, oyer time, has become mm4 m tedious interviews and paperwork, resulting in rejection ofhealthy donors on little solid scientific basis with no opportunity for appeal. In short, the government’s got its hand all over the system. , But I drift.... Here’s the public service part: If you’ve been to the Copper Canyon area of Mexico (basically past Cuauhtemoc which is one hour past Chihuahua City). Whether or not you’ve descended into the canyons (like to visit the old morning towns ofBatopilas or Urique), don’t bother to show up at the next blood drive. Or the next couple ofblood drives. You’ll be disqualified for a year for having set foot in an area with potential for malaria, whether or not you ever seen a mosquito. This information, which the donor team, for some reason, is forbidden to pre-publicize, might just save you’re an hour and a half waste. And a poke in the finger. Sincerely, Steve Seegers, M.D. Marfa B irth s/ N Nacim.ien.tos ____________ _____________ J Adolfo Aguilar, boy, bom August 8 , 2002 to Sylvia Fores and Jose Aguilar ofMarfa; 7 lbs, 1 oz., 19 in. D’Angelo Rene Gonzales, boy, bom August 7, 2002 to Catherine and Billy Gonzales of Alpine; 5 lbs, 7 oz., 18 Vz in. Britney Anahy Carrasco, girl, bom August 9 , 2002 to Daisy Madrid and Luis Carrasco ofPresidio; 6 lbs., 11 oz., 20 in. Jorey Spencer, girl, bom August 9 , 2002 to Carla and Christopher Spencer of Alpine; 6 lbs, 9 oz., 20 in. Alvin Corralez Galindo, boy, bom August 14,2002, to Alvaro and Sobeyda Corralez ofPresidio; 7 lb. 4oz. 19 lA in. Veronica Isabel Guerrero, girl, bom August 14,2002, to Jaime and Rebecca Guerrero of Alpine; 7 lb. 8 oz. 18 in. Zane Davis Shoemaker, boy, bom August 16, 2002, to James and Jenni Shoemaker of Alpine; 8 lb. 1 oz. 20 in. Clarissa Joy Guevara, girl, bom August 16,2002, to Richard and Cindy Guevara ofMarfa; 6 lb. 15 oz. 19 'A in. f Alpine Optical D r . N . W . R o o k Optometrist • Eye examinations • Contact lenses Call for appointment 915-837-0730 117 W. Holland in Alpine__________ Alpine Auto Rental & Cingular Wireless A T Y O U R S E R V IC E Contact Armando, Jim or Brian 414 east holland avenue ALPINE 1.800.894.3463 • 915.837.3463 , . [email protected] X C I H G U l3 r 8/02 . The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. August 22, 2002 (5) . / d o u g h n u t w ith D u n c a n “I f they hadjust taken My Word, . . ” B y th e R ev. D u n c a n P a ris h A s the sto ry goes, a m an b ro ug ht a ve ry lim p dog in to the ve terina ry c lin ic . A s he la y the dog on the table, the d octo r p ulled o u t his stethoscope, p la cin g the receptor on the d o g ’ s chest. A fte r a m om ent o r tw o , the ve t shook his head sadly and said, “ I ’ m sorry, b u t y o u r dog has passed aw ay.” “ W hat?” screamed the man. “ H o w can yo u tell? Y o u haven’t done any testing on h im o r anything. I w an t another o p in io n !” W ith that, the ve t turned and le ft the room . In a fe w m om ents, he returned w ith a Labrador R etriever. The R etriever w hen rig h t to w o rk , ch ecking the p oo r dead dog o u t th o ro u g h ly. A fte r a considerable am ount o f s n iffin g , the R etriever sadly shook his head and said “ B a rk.” The veterinarian then to o k the Labrador o ut and returned in a fe w m om ents w ith a cat, w ho also checked o u t the p o o r dog on the table. A s had h is predecessors, the cat sadly shook h is head and said, “ M e o w .” H e then ju m p e d o f f the table and ran o ut o f the room. The veterinarian handed the m an a b ill fo r $600. The d o g ’ s ow ner w en t postal. “ $600! Just to te ll me m y dog is dead? T his is outrageous!” The ve t shook his head sadly and explained. “ I f you had ju s t taken m y w o rd fo r it, i t w o u ld have been $50, b u t w ith the Lab w o rk and the cat scan,. . .” “ I f yo u had ju s t taken m y w o rd fo r it.” I can im agine G od saying that to us, and in fa ct in at least one o f Jesus’ stories it is said. W e ll, sort of. Lazarus the beggar la y in the doorw ay o f the hom e o f a ric h man. T h is m an’ s name has tra d itio n a lly been D ives, L a tin fo r “ ric h .” Each day w e can see D ives, clothed in the finest, som ewhat p ud gy fro m soft, opulent liv in g , g o in g in and o ut through that doorw ay, and there la y Lazarus. Each day w e can see D ives d in in g on g ourm et meals w h ile Lazarus la y in his d oo rw a y lo n g in g fo r som ething, ju s t a scrap, fro m D iv e s ’ table. Each day w e can see D ives g iv in g such scraps to the dogs o r the servants. W e can also see the to w n dogs, h un gry themselves, lic k in g the sores on Lazarus’ body, he being too w eak and emaciated to fend them o ff. Each day w e can see a ll th is because it is a ll in the story. Each day. Then Lazarus dies and goes to the nice place, g ettin g a place rig h t next to Father Abraham . Soon afterw ards, D ives dies and goes to the n o t nice place. W h y? D id he ever k ic k Lazarus? N o . D id he ever have Lazarus rem oved fro m h is doorw ay? N o . D id he ever cuss Lazarus, o r ta lk to h im in a degrading w ay, o r sp it on h im ? N o. T ru th is, he never noticed Lazarus at a ll, and that w as h is sin. He was so w rapped up in h im s e lf and his w e a lth y liv in g that he had no in k lin g that Lazarus even existed, even though he v irtu a lly stepped o ve r h im each day. . H e never noticed h h n u n tilh e saw -him w ith Abraham ; “ Father Abraham , send Lazarus to d ip h is fin g e r in w ater that even a drop m ig h t cool m y scorched tongue.” H e never noticed h im u n til he needed Lazarus to serve h im . “ C an’ t be done, son. T he g u lf between us cannot be crossed.” “ Then send h im to m y brothers so they m ig h t hear and k n o w the great cost o f ig n o rin g the tru th .” “ T he y have M oses and the prophets. T he y have already been to ld , they have already heard. I f they had ju s t taken M y W o rd fo r i t . . . ” Rev. Duncan Parish is a retired minister o f the Christian Church (Disciples o f Christ) and is currently an "ordained table waiter" in the Fort Davis Drug Store. T h e e n v ir o n m e n ta l fr o n t Big Bend air pollution By FR AN SAGE T he p ro b le m w ith a ir p o llu tio n in the B ig Bend is that there is no sim ple so lu tion , e specially one that o u r actions alone w o u ld elim inate. W e d o n ’ t cause it; w e ju s t get it fro m other sources. W e have been w a itin g some years n o w fo r the studies to end and action to w ard stopping the p o llu tio n to begin. W e have the scientists researching, n ext m ust come the p o litic a l action. B R A V O S tu d y U p d a te F ro m Ju ly th ro u g h O ctober 1999 fie ld w o rk was done, g ettin g the data, w h ich , w hen analyzed, w ill demonstrate s c ie n tific a lly w here the p o llu tio n is co m ing from . P re lim in a ry results indicate p o llu tin g sources in M e x ic o , Texas and the Southeast U n ite d States. The usual explanation fo r the study is that w e co uld n ot act w ith ce rta inty u n til w e co uld m ore cle a rly understand the sources. The B R A V O (B ig Bend R egional A erosol and V is ib ility O bservation) Study results have been postponed a n um ber o f tim es. The o rig in a l scheduled co m p le tio n date was m id 2001. B u t it has been delayed m any tim es. W e were last to ld in A p r il 2002 that the com plete report w o u ld be ready in September 2002. W e ll, w o u ld yo u believe, i t w ill n o t be ready then? I e-m ailed J im Y a rbrou gh o f the R egion 6 o ffic e o f the E P A (E n viron m en tal P rotection A g en cy) in D allas ve ry recently asking i f the S tudy was m eeting its co m pletion date. He said it has been delayed. “ The em issions processing p art o f the p ro je ct found num erous errors in the em issions and in the g rid system fo r o ur m o d e lin g runs. W e w ere forced to spend a pp ro xim a tely 2-3 m ore m onths on that task than o rig in a lly scheduled. H ow ever, there was no other o p tio n ; w e had to be as sure as w e co uld be that the emissions in v e n to ry was accurate o r otherw ise o u r a ir m o d e lin g results w o u ld have little m eaning.” F rustrating as that in fo rm a tio n is I rem ind m y s e lf that i f the scie n tific study is to have any e ffe ct on p o llu tio n reduction in the B ig Bend, the study m ust n o t be vulnerable to attacks upon its re lia b ility . S o ----- W hen w ill it be ready? The results w ill be g ive n to the T echnical C om m ittee, w ho w ill be prepared to discuss them “ versus other data analysis results at o u r n e x t data analysis m ee ting in D enver September 19-20.” The tracer in fo rm a tio n w ill be released in early September. Then comes the c ru cia l and d iffic u lt crunch period: g ettin g participants to agree on w ha t the data means. Y a rbrou gh says that there w ill then be w e e k ly conference calls and p ro ba bly m ore face-to-face m eetings to ham m er o u t a set o f consensus results. The d ra ft rep ort is b eing w ritte n some n ow . Y a rbrou gh says they hope to have the d ra ft rep ort com pleted b y D ecem ber 2002, then Desert Ni t iii My lackyird Springs "B " ............. uwmqqjmmmmmm Rags to riches, God’s way Rev. Philip McCraw B y th e R ev. P H I L L I P M c C R A W , P a s to r F ir s t B a p tis t C h u rc h A lp in e C la rice Selman O gle was eighteen years o ld and had ju s t earned a teaching ce rtifica te w hen she accepted a teaching jo b in a little school e ig h ty -fiv e m ile s fro m now here in 1927. She needed a jo b and a rem ote school e ig h ty fiv e m ile s south o fM a ra th o n , Texas, needed a teacher. A fe w years later, she m et a loca l man, R ay O gle, they m arried and began a fa m ily . F o r n early tw o decades they w orked d iffe re n t ranches in the rough, C hihuahuan desert country. M a k in g a liv in g fo r a fa m ily in the B ig Bend was d iffic u lt and g ot even harder a fte r W o rld W a r II. R ay began to lo o k beyond South Texas fo r a place w here he m ig h t be able to better the life o fh is fam ily. He b ou gh t a fa rm south o f D em ing, N e w M e x ic o in 1947. L ife and m a kin g a liv in g was even harder there. In add itio n to the fa rm , R ay w o u ld w o rk an occasional “ odd jo b ” to p ic k up cash fo r fa m ily needs. A fte r one o f those jo b s , w hen the cash was desperately needed, the fa m ily he was w o rk in g fo r le ft to w n fo rg e ttin g to pay Ray. Shoes w ere the m ost desperate need, and there was no cash. Pat’ s (th e ir son) o n ly p a ir o f shoes were “ little m ore than laces and soles,” C larice says. H e was g o in g to school in sub-freezing w eather in those embarrassing and inadequate shoes. One n ig h t, R ay and C larice stayed up late try in g to th in k o f a w a y to come ups w ith some cash, b u t neither o f them co uld come up w ith an idea. R ay w e n t to bed w ith , “ D o n ’ t w o rry , w e w ill do som ething.” B u t, those w ords w ere no c o m fo rt or peace to a w o rry in g , caring m other. “ L iv in g on the edge” ( o f p o ve rty, that is) was n oth in g new to Clarice. H e r m other was w id o w e d w hen C larice was one year old. Later, she m arried a w id o w e d B aptist Preacher w ho had e ig ht k id s and added in her fo u r to the m ix . C larice says that “ there’ s o n ly one w ho is poorer than a w id o w w ith fo u r sm all ch ild re n . . . and th a t’ s a B a ptist preacher w ith a large fa m ily , try in g to liv e on his salary.” “ I c o u ld n ’ t go to bed,” C larice remembered about that desperate nig ht. “ A fte r s ittin g a b it, I fe ll to m y knees, tru ly at the end o f m y rope o r hope . . . to le t go and le t God. I confessed m y utter helplessness, then asked G od to take over.” She w e n t to bed and slept soundly. The n ext day she w e n t in to D em ing. She confesses she d id n ’t k n o w w h y she w ent— m aybe ju s t fo r some sort o f break. She had o n ly tw e n ty cents and used m ost o f those fin a n cia l resources to b u y a paper. T h a t n ig h t as shetreacHbe paper,-she read about a b ig * ,!program started b y the U .S . D epartm ent o f A g ric u ltu re to eradicate h o o f and m ou th disease am ong the cattle in M e x ic o to keep it fro m spreading in to the U n ite d States. A s she read she c o u ld n ’ t believe her eyes. The governm ent was seeking to hire Spanish speaking m en w ho w ere a g ric u ltu ra lly inclined. R ay headed o f f to A lbuq ue rq u e to a pp ly and was h ired on the spot w ith a fabulous salary and an o ffe r that the fa m ily co uld fo llo w and m o v in g expenses w o u ld a ll be paid. In M e x ic o , the fa m ily liv e d lik e ric h people— indeed a rags to riches story in a m atter o f w ee ks-a v ic to ry o ve r tough tim es and d iffic u lt circumstances. T o o often, w e lo o k fo r G od to answer our prayers w ith a check in the m a il o r a s p iritu a l handout. T oo often, w e are nearsighted w hen it comes to reco gn izin g m iracles fro m God. G od is m ore lik e ly to answer prayer w ith an o p p o rtu n ity to w o rk o r to discover a new spiritual journey. The Spirit helps us in our weaknesses. For we don’t even know what we should pray fo r, nor how we should pray, but the Spirit intercedes fo r us with groans that cannot be expressed in words. (Rom ans 8: 26, paraphrased) (Clarice Ogle now lives in Alpine, Texas.) circu late it fo r com m ent and peer re vie w and produce a fin a l sh o rtly thereafter. So the tim e lin e provides co m pletion fo u r m onths later than the earlie r pro je ctio n. M aybe, i f th is tim e lin e holds, it w ill be available w hen the next Texas leg isla tive session get underw ay. W e w ill see. Y a rbrou gh concludes b y saying “ There is alw ays a huge tendency on the p art o f academic experts to w an t to do “ perfect” w o rk . In m y o p in io n , there is no such t h in g .. . . W e cannot w a it fo r an exhaustive analysis. I t is essential that w e com plete a fin a l report w ith in the n ext fe w m onths that nonetheless captures the accurate essence o f the fie ld w o rk — the p ro p o rtio n a l im pacts o f various source regions and sources types to the haze at B ig Bend. So, th a t’ s w h a t I ’ m com m itte d to .” W ith p u b lic a tio n w ill come the toughest w o rk: Seeing w hat rem ains to be done about Texas polluters, and w o rk in g to m ake that happen, seeing i f p o llu tio n co m ing fro m other parts o f the U n ite d States w ill be addressed b y an a dm in istratio n that is m arching in the opposite d ire c tio n w hen it comes to cleaning up the air, and fin a lly , neg otia ting w ith M e x ic o on the M exican sources. I t sounds o v e rw h e lm in g and m ay be. B u t w e m ust w o rk o ut a strategy that uses the B R A V O Study results to reduce the p o llu tio n . That takes me back to advice I had several years ago fro m a contact in D allas p o litic s . “ Y o u m ust convince those in charge that yo u w ill never, never, never ever go aw ay.” W e have o u r w o rk cut out. C leaning o u r precious B ig Bend a ir is w o rth the w ork. Rio Grande CoG Homeland Defense Jack McNamara By JACK D. McNAMARA The R io Grande C o u n cil o f G overnm ents (C oG ) m et in solemn conclave last F rid a y at Sul Ross. M o re than 20 county judges, com m issioners, peace justice s, m ayors and o ther local o ffic ia ls , m o s tly elected, sat in a se m icircle w h ile another group o f applicants presented th e ir various projects fo r co lle ctive approval. M o s t o f these approvals come in the fo rm o f votes to fo rw a rd requests fo r p u b lic m oney to various agencies up the line. The last ite m was a presentation b y Jake B ris b in , fo rm e r Presidio C ou nty ju d g e w h o is n o w the executive d irector o f the CoG . B ris b in sought em ergency approval o f a local governm ent resolution to be forw arded to Texas G o verno r R ic k P e rry’ s o ffic e by A ugust 31 concerning hom eland security. A s B ris b in explained the issue, the fo rth c o m in g federal creation o f a D epartm ent o f H om eland S ecurity w ill inclu de a chain o f a u th o rity fro m the new departm ent to the g ove rn or and then d ire c tly to the tw o dozen councils o f governm ent in Texas. T h is is the sort o f m in d n um bin g bureaucratic tin k e rin g w ith w h ic h Am ericans are so fa m ilia r. W e are n ow alm ost e xactly one year fro m the te rro rist attack o f 9/11 and out here on the last fro n tie r we are about to receive instructions. O f course, some agencies have already been instructed. The shutdow n o f the num erous custom ary fo o t crossings at Lajitas, R edford, etc. is the result o f instructions p re v io u s ly sent to the B o rd e r P atrol, U .S. Custom s, and other agencies. Those actions, how ever, w ere piecem eal and not a p art o f the grand design w h ich is envisioned b y the D epartm ent o f H om eland S ecurity when it is fin a lly created. F o r one th in g , there w ill no longer be a Border Patrol as part o fth e Im m ig ra tio n and N a tu ra liza tio n Service (IN S ) as part o f the D epartm ent o f Justice — the B o rde r Patrol w ill be the fro n tlin e troops o fh o m e la n d security. I f anyone is s till awake, please hear us whfen w e say this w ill be o f co m p e llin g interest. F o r one th in g , there w ill be a lo t o f m oney. A n d the m oney w ill come v ia the g overnor to the C oG and presum ably thence d ire c tly to those loca l governm ent o ffic ia ls s ittin g in a se m icircle on a h ot A u g u s t afternoon in A lp in e . M o n e y is pow er, and the prospect o f local o ffic ia ls exercising the k ind s o f pow ers that w ere p re v io u s ly the p ro vin ce o f the F B I o r the U .S. A rm y o r the D ru g E nforcem ent A g en cy o r the B order Patrol s h $ ij$ in te i^ .$ y e ^ o n s .j^ .$ e .3 ^ ^ ^ ^ ng comes o f it o r n ot rem ains to be seen. W hen tBe event is s u ffic ie n tly ala rm ing — a tra in w reck, a chem ical s p ill, an infectious outbieak o f disease o r the w e ird re v o lt b y the R epublic o fT e x a s (R O T ) adherents — a loose concatenation o f a u th o rity congeals. W hat is n o w proposed is that under the threat o f terrorism it is tim e to get organized — fro m the W h ite House to our house. W e absolutely guarantee o u r readers that some very odd characters are g o in g to show up. The prospect o f m oney is enough to tu rn the heads o f m any otherw ise norm al neighbors. B u t p ow er o ve r one’ s neighbors is an even stronger m otivator. Take a lo o k at the c ity o f A lp in e . The C oG looked at A lp in e last F rid a y as B rew ster C ou nty Judge V a l C la rk Beard and B risb in reported to o u r assembled neighbors on the effects o f the c ity ’ s a rb itra ry and capricious a n n ih ila tio n o f the area’ s recycling program . A lp in e passed the program to D uncan Disposal after nine years o f solem n resolutions, grants and m oney. B u t the o n ly A lp in e o ffic ia l at the C oG m eeting was M a y o r Clouse, and she rem ained silen t w hen B ris b in in v ite d her comments. W ith the p o licie s established b y the C oG , B ris b in w ill at least coordinate and p o ssib ly d irect the hom eland security program to be established b y the Congress and the President. Local governm ents m ay have a vo ice in the p olicie s u sua lly developed and im plem ented b y o u r federal agencies. Those feds w ill neither disappear n o r lose th e ir a uth ority. B u t the idea is that there w ill be better coordination, p a rtic u la rly better use o f local assets and know ledge. O r so they say. The d ire cto r o f th is e ffo rt w ill be a veteran o f the 3rd M arine D iv is io n ’ s “ S parrow haw k” force. In 1968, B ris b in was one o f a squad o f M arines dispatched to Cam L o , ju s t b elow the Vietnam ese D e m ilita riz e d Zone. O n the n ig h t o f 1 -2 February, he and tw o dozen M arines, sailors and soldiers were overrun by thousands o f N o rth Vietnam ese on th e ir w a y to attack (and be defeated) at D on g Ha. W ith the help o f a lo t o fU .S . a rtille ry , the sm all group held Cam L o the fo llo w in g m orning. Lance C orporal B risbin , how ever, was b a d ly w ounded and evacuated (see w w w .n im b y n e w s .c o m , A rch ive s, M e m o ria l D ay 1999). W e are sure B ris b in learned the value o f cooperation and coordination that night. (Jack D. M cNam ara is the Alpine publisher o f The Nimby News since 1988, now online a t http://www.nimbynews.com. H is opinions are his own and he encourages yo u r comments a t jack@ nim bynews.com and 915.837.5619.) jM H-fcppw b e l a t e d b i r t h d a y •R ay ^raiAsado of Bl PCi£ 0 Au.gu.st O.0 a jv jc y v u We extend our thanks and gratitude to all our family and friends who attended my baby shower, and for the lovely gifts and cards we received. We appreciate your thoughtfulness and kindness very much. May God bless each of you. Huffa £r Armayuict PalaoC&y^ 'Brtiwia/ 6r baby £6 iT h e Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. August 22. 2002 ‘Missing Prints’ of Charles Bell to open at Front Street on Friday Midland author Patrick Dearen to sign his work in Alpine Friday 5\ By JE A N H A R D Y AT PIN E -A rtis t, m usician, parent, teacher and dream er Charles B e ll is w e ll k n o w n around the B ig Bend area as a dedicated and pro lif ic creator o f fin e a rtw o rks in a m y ria d o f m edia. B e ll w ill e x h ib it a stunning c o l le ctio n o f n ew pieces F rid a y at the G a lle ry at F ro n t Street Books. Beginning at 7 p.m. and title d “ the M issin g Prints,” the show w ill run through m id -O cto b e r and h ig h lig h ts several w o rks e m p lo yin g P olaroid transfer p rin ts produced at h is g a lle ry in M aratho n fro m 1998-2000. T h e p rin ts are w o rk e d in to larger creations o f handmade pa per and diverse elements. O ther w o rks that have been in progress fo r some tim e b ut have never been seen w ill also hang in the show. Paperm aking is a B e ll signature, b ut d on ’t expect these to lo o k lik e som ething yo u p u t in a notebook. “ The papers I m ake range fro m ve ry th ic k and coarse to th in and fin e textures,” B e ll says, w h o o f fers paperm aking demonstrations and w orkshops. C ha rlie B e ll has earned h is l i v in g fo r the past 20 years as a se lfem ployed artist, m ost o f th is tim e rig h t here in A lp in e . Besides p ro d u c in g h is o w n w o rk , he has taught classes at Sul Ross and m any other places; he cu rre n tly teaches p riv a te and g ro u p a rt c la s s e s , p a in ts c o m m e r c ia l signage (F ro n t Street B o o k s ’ is o ne a m o n g m a n y ), tr a v e ls th ro u g h o u t the state fo r Texas C om m ission on the A rts residen cies, curates others’ shows, and plays g u ita r w ith The Burners, a p o p u la r b a n d a ro u n d to w n . Few m ay be aware th a t B e ll has collections in the L ib ra ry o f C on gress, the N a tio n a l M use um o f A m erican H is to ry in W ashington, D C , the D a rd H u n te r Paper M u seum in A tla n ta , G A , and others in M a ryla n d and M innesota. M u seums in A u s tin , C olum bus, and A rlin g to n also hang his w o rk , and he has been the s u b je c t o f an A B C T e le v is io n n e w s s to ry . C ha rlie rece ntly m oved in to spa cious new quarters at 103 N . 6th St., in th e O ld H o lla n d H o te l B u ild in g (a t N ,6 th & W . H o lla n d A ve .), a space that opens o ut rear w ard in to the co urtyard o f The B is tro at the H o lla n d H otel. H e is b u sily readying the studio and gal le ry fo r a grand opening later this fall. T h e o p e n in g w i l l have as a theme “ something com b in ing m y interests in art and m usic,” B e ll said. H e hopes the co urtyard w i ll be open fo r the event and that the Burners w ill be on hand to liv e n things up. C ha rlie live s in A lp in e w ith his w ife , Susan B e ll, a nurse. T he y have tw o ch ild re n, Jesse, 23, and A lyssa, 18. By JE A N H A R D Y A L P IN E - C on trary to p op ular notion, not m any book authors can a c tu a lly say th e y earn a liv in g fro m th e ir w o rk . In fact, i f yo u lo o k in jo b and career directories, y o u ’ l l fin d that w ritin g books, w ith fe w exceptions, is one o f the lo w est p a y in g fie ld s ‘one can aspire to. So i t ’ s q uite rem arkable that au th o r P a tric k Dearen, 51, o f M i d land, has been earning a c o m fo rt able liv in g fo r at least tw enty years K o rd e r. In one w a y o r another, the presentations are v ig n e tte s fro m b ig c ity life that set up a ju x taposition o f the urban lifestyle and m in d-se t in contrast to o u r sm all to w n , ru ra l life s ty le in B ig Bend. T h e co m e d y p ro d u c tio n is a w orkshop piece p e rform ed w ith o u t the burden o r b e n e fit o f a d i rector. A ll o f the sketches are a result o f ensemble interaction be tw een the actors in v o lv e d in our e ffo rt to develop character stud ies and b lo c k in g techniques. O u r usual suspects and some D earen m akes h is hom e in M id land w ith his w ife , M a ry , life s ty le -editor o fth e M id la n d R eporterTelegram , and th e ir 12-year-old Son, W esley. Museum of the Big Bend plans Sept. 11 Day of Remembrance A L P IN E - The M useum o f the B ig B end a t S ul Ross State U n i ve rsity and the C ity o f A lp in e w ill u n ite to C e le b ra te A m e ric a ’ s Freedom s in a D a y o f Rem em brance W ednesday, Sept. 11 at n oo n in K o k e m o t Park. A noon p a trio tic observance is scheduled at K o k e m o t P ark (a l ternate site, Pete P. G allego Cen ter) to honor A lp in e ’ s emergency service personnel, in c lu d in g la w e n fo rc e m e n t o f f ic e r s and fire fig h te rs . T he M use um o f the B ig B end has jo in e d w ith the fed eral In s titu te o fM u s e u m and L i b ra ry Services ( IM L S ) and the A m e ric a n A sso cia tio n o f M use um s ( A A M ) to celebrate basic Alpine artist and musician Charles Bell. freedom s, in c lu d in g : freedom to w o rs h ip , free do m to assemble, free do m to express ideas, free d om to create, freedom to inquire and freedom fro m fear. T entative a c tiv itie s w ill include p a trio tic instru m e ntal and vocal m usic fro m the A lp in e C om m u n ity B and, a m o m e n t o f silence h o n o rin g the v ic tim s o f the Sept. 11, 2001 attack, re c o g n itio n o f e m e rg e n cy s e rv ic e p e rso n n e l, re m a rks b y State Rep. Pete P. G a lle g o a n d M a y o r M ic k e y Clouse. P articipants are encouraged to b rin g a p ic n ic lunch. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , contact M use um o f the B ig Bend, (915) 837-8143. Big Bend Players hold auditions for ‘Ferdinand’ South Brewster troupe stages three performances SO UTH BREW STER C O U N T Y — L a st M in u te , L o w Budget Productions, T e rlin g u a ’ s ow n theater company, w ill present a workshop collection o f sketches and short plays on A u g u st 3 0 ,3 1 , and September 1. The venue w ill be the “ B e h in d the Store” c h ili c o o k o ff p a v ilio n oh F M 170 betw een S tudy B u tte and Terlingua. The p ro gram w ill inclu de a se ries o f short sketches b y D a v id M a m e t and tw o one-act p la ys b y R a n d y N o o jin a n d H o w a rd d oing little except w ritin g books books about W est Texas h is to ry and fo lk lo re , as w e ll as novels fo r c h ild re n and adults. D earen w ill greet the p u b lic and autograph h is books fro m 7 to 9 p.m . F rid a y at F ro n t Street Books in A lp in e . new faces w ill appear, in c lu d in g Jim B u rr, Je nnifer B a ile y , G uy Eastman, N o la LaFayette, Steve Brennecke, John H argis, C atfish C a lla w a y, M in d y H a m le tt, and M ik e B rid g e r-B e ll. L ast M in u te , L o w B u dg e t P ro ductions is pleased to in v ite you to share an evening o f theater in T erling ua . C urta in tim e w ill be 8:30 p .m. a ll three days; a ll tic k ets $5.00. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n and reservations c a ll C a tfis h at 915-371-2202 o r Sarah B o u rb o n at915-371~2202. A L P IN E - B ig B end Players is ready to k ic k o f f season n um ber 15 in O ctober w ith a dram atiza tio n o f the c h ild re n ’ s cla s s ic , ‘ Ferdinand the B u ll,’ b y M u n ro L e a f. A uditions fo r children o f a ll ages, w ill be held this co m ing M onday- and Tuesday, A u g u s t 26 and 27 at 6 :30 p .m . a t the B re a d and B reakfast Cafe, 112 W . H o lla n d in A lpine. R on K r u t is d ire c tin g th is show and the cast w ill be an e x c itin g b le n d iijf-M a ria c h is ^ fo lk lo r ic o darrcersandaetors w h o w ill p o r tra y the various characters and anim als in the story. Perform ance dates are O ctober 1 1 ,1 2 ,1 8 and 19,2002. In fo rm a tio n : R o n K r u t, 8379424 o r 837-2482. EL r j : D iabetes R isk Factors African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian descent Family history o f diabetes High or low blood sugar Overweight by 20% Limited physical exercise • 45 years old or older • Previous diabetes with pregnancy or you’ve had baby weighing more than 9 pounds at birth • • • • • C om e J o in th e C ircle o f F u n S e n io r C ircle On a trip to Lubbock to see the rare Medieval Frescoes from the Vatican Collections Sym ptoms • Blurred vision • Fatigue, lack o f energy • Extreme thirst, hunger • Frequent urination • Sudden change in weight • Slow healing sore or cut • Numbness or tingling in hands or feet • Frequent infections •Depression Prevention • Weight Loss • Increase Physical Activities • Lower Elevated Blood Pressure • Avoid Smoking Consequences of Diabetes *Blindness • Renal Disease • Nerve Disease 50 tickets have been reserved so call early to reserve a spot on the charter bus. We will be leaving Friday September 6th in the morning and returning September 8th in the evening. Type II D iab e te s is th o u g h t to b e la rg e ly p re v e n ta b le th ro u g h h e a lth y life sty le c h a n g e s. Some ofthe more important changes include: The cost per person (based on double occupancy) is $150.00 This includes the Charter Bus and Hotel Room (2 nights) expense, the Exhibit ticket is free, meals are excluded. ■»nd A deposit o f $50.00 is due by Aug. 23rd; remainder is due Sept. 2na. For further information and to reserve a spot on the trip call Mary Clare Spear at (915) 837-0254. •Be Active -Move 30 minutes a day, 4 days per week. •Strive for 5 - Make low fat food choices, and be sure to eat a minimum of 5 fruits and vegetables per day. •Reduce Stress - Enaaae in any hobby that causes you to slow down and enjoy life. Tri-County Diabetes Awareness and Education Program offers programs such as Chronic Disease Self Management class, Five-A-Day program, and “Walk Big Bend” program. For more information, please call Sally Garcia at 915-425-5968 or Lorina Soza at 729-8166. Tri-County Diabetes Awareness and Education Program is a project ofPresidio County serving Presidio, Brewster, and JeffDavis Counties and is funded by the Texas Diabetes Council T p .l U m j The Big Bend Sentinel Marfa. Texas. August 22. 2002 (7) tfauy presents solo performance of “ W e s t b y S o u th w e s t" a r t e x h ib itio n 6Carte Postale’ at Marfa Theatre By KRISTIN BONKEMEYER MARFA - On August 16 and 17, The Marfa Theater presented the premier o f‘Carte Postale. *a solo per formance by le thi diem thuy. thuy was in Marfa last summer as a Lannan writer in residence and was brought back to Marfa this summer by The Marfa Theater. Peter Simpson joined thuy as her stage manager, technician and lighting designer. thuy attended Hampshire College in Massachusetts where she stud ied post colonial literature. She has been a writer all of her life and has performed for the past 12 years. She has recently finished a group of sto ries, fiction, but based on her life, to be published in the spring. le thi diem thuy was bom in Viet nam in 1972, during America’s war there. She came to the United States with her father in 1978. Her mother and sister arrived two years later. Her personal story is one of sepa ration from both family and culture, but also of what happens when a skilled poet and performer decides that she has an important story to tell. thuy is a poet, an artist, a dancer and an actress. This story is told through movement and text and light. The set is simply a sheet, hang ing, that represents a wall of time and of consciousness. Lighting shapes the figure of thuy and changes the set from solid to transparent and back to solid. ‘Carte Postale’ is a very short piece, considering the sweep of its content. It is about: The history of the French colonization ofVietnam. The contra dictions of colonization. The at tempts of a colonizing force to ap propriate, diminish and make benign the body and culture of the colo nized. Vietnamese defiance. And an artist insisting on owning her history, her culture and her image. It is about taking back identity, and making art in the process., ,; , It is personal and political, general and particular, history and fiction. It is Political Theater - radiant with skill and power. It is a story of destruction, resis tance and survival told with no an ger. thuy has performed a world - a cul tural, political and personal history. The history she is telling seems to enter her body lightly and is told to us as though a character has pos sessed her. It is performed with the quality of a dream. She then wakes, looks at us directly and gives us a pertinent piece of information, some background regarding an image, a brief description of traditional Viet namese theater, a piece of history. We are swept up in this dream with her and then gently awakened with a shift in tone. Her choreography is not only graceful and fluid, but also en grossing and unique. There is a ge nius in thuy’s economy of gesture and how clearly these gestures evoke the world ofher story. The piece is organized around the images of three postcards, front and back, that are projected as slides. 7 6 e S c e S e p te m b e r These are the ‘Carte Postale’ that date from 1904-06, during the French colonization of Vietnam and they each introduce a series of vignettes, thuy assumes the role of characters from these postcards, both the Viet namese who are depicted and the French who are writing the letters. Interwoven are vignettes in silhou ette that are autobiographical and tell of the death ofher mother. She introduces us to her story with a walk along a switchback path and gives us a deceptively simple out line sketch of the performance. This is told to us as a poem and with the first line we understand that we must pay close attention. She speaks dis tinctly but softly: “There will be a front and a back to this story” Each line of this opening poem is le thi diem thuy significant to the meaning of the piece and refers to important re peated images. And she captures brought powerfully forth with thuy’s We watch as thuy re-enacts pain and holds our attention with beauti gesture o f a young girl, arms ful scenes of her mother’s physical fully choreographed movement. stretched out, “screaming,” a depic and mental deterioration, as she After her introductory walk along tion of a famous photo of a young the imaginary path. “loses language” and eventually Vietnamese girl, burned by napalm, dies. She stands by the chair and tells “running down the middle of a dirt But thuy and Vietnam are reborn in us about Alexander de Rhodes, who, road singing - or screaming.” this death and the cycle is complete. we leam, was a French Jesuit priest Five times during the piece, thuy The final image of the piece is who brought the Roman alphabet to steps behind the “wall” and per thuy’s own silhouette in front of the Vietnam and thus, through language, forms as a silhouette. This she tells “wall.” It is a potent and startling brought Catholicism and the French. us is a dark place of memory that moment as we are brought back to She sits, and Alexander de Rhodes she is entering, another layer of the present, the artist, the poet, the comes forth to tell us his impressions dream. young Vietnamese woman who has of Vietnam in 1651, and about his The Silhouette tells about the death told us this story, with grace and plans to bring Christianity to Viet ofher mother, thuy’s body becomes poetry. nam. her mothers bodv The first postcard is of a group of young Vietnamese women who have been hired to be chess pieces to be “played” by a pair of French broth ers. They are paid “to not seem to see or remember anything that was happening”. But thuy has created a C ra fts scenario where the girls figure out When visiting Santa Elena, Chihuahua, how “to steal glances, to see with Mexico, on your quest for the best out being seen.” And the “chess Mexican food pieces” eventually win the game and Mexican food Beer &tequila theitwo warring sides lose, defeated by heat* by disease and by the con- > Restaurant (915) 371-2151 - tradictions of colonization. office 01152(614)429-11-60 The second is a photo of Rue Paulhouse 011521421-12-25 • M inerva Garcia Bert, a neighborhood created by the 10/02 French to feel like Europe, to pro vide a false sense that Vietnam had been Europeanized. S h o r t T rip s th is F a il The third is of 3 young women by the sea. thuy plays the part of the MEXICO youngest of the three, defiant when | Maderas del Carmen-Copper Canyon-Paquime/ a Frenchman comes to take their pic Mata Ortiz ture and insisting on taking a look through the camera herself. She un Slide Show &Talk derstands that distance from the subject is also what is photographed by Jim Glendinning and that the photo is not real. The final ‘Carte Postale’ is ofa Viet 7:30 p.m., Monday, August 26 at namese Theatre Troupe. The Direc 300 E. Lincoln St., Marfa tor ofthe Troupe comes forward and refreshments tells us that the struggle between please call Elizabeth McBride 729-4134 to confirm China and France that is being waged on Vietnamese land, will be won by France but that “One day France will be descendent and some S U M M E R C L O T H IN G other power will approach, bringing fire and the sword.” A reference to our own recent war in Vietnam, again, a war between the US and China and the catastrophe most directly affect ing thuy’s life. This reference is M u s e u m 7 - N o v e m b e r o f th e B ig B e n d in A L P IN E - “ W e s t b y S o u th w e s t,” w e s te rn p a in tin g s and sculpture fro m The M useum o f the Southwest c o lle c tio n o f M id land, w ill be on exhibitio n Sept. 7N o v . 3 at the M useum o f the B ig Bend on the Sul Ross State U n i v e rs ity campus. “ W est b y Southwest” focuses on w orks o f the tw e n tie th century, w ith rare p aintings fro m the Taos Society o f A rtists and historic and co n te m p o ra ry Santa Fe artists. T he heart o f the M use um o f the S o uthw est’ s c o lle c tio n is co m posed o f im ages th a t e m b o d y southw estern sym bo ls, subject m atter and coloration. The A lp in e show ing is p a rt o f a 1 2 -c ity na tio n a l to u r o ver a three-year pe rio d , developed and m anaged b y S m ith K ra m e r F in e A r t Services, an e x h ib itio n to u r developm ent com pany in Kansas C ity , M o . The core o f the c o lle c tio n came to the M useum o f the Southwest f r o m F re d T . a nd N o v a d e a n Hogan. The Hogan C ollection be gan as a g en uine ly personal ap p re c ia tio n o f art. T he c o lle c tio n focused on the Taos S ociety o f A rtis ts and 3 a t A lp in e includes paintings b y Kenneth M . Adam s, Oscar E. Bem inghaus, E. L . B lum enschein, Eanger Irv in g Couse, W illia m H erbe rt “ B u c k ” D unton, Ernest M a rtin Hennings, W illia m V ic to r Higgins, B ert Geer P h illip s , Joseph H en ry Sharp and W a lte r U fe r. T he Taos S ociety, a group o f m en fro m the east w ho fo r various reasons traveled west and stayed to p a in t the landscape and p e o p le th e y e nco un te re d, fo rm e d in 1915 to advocate the a rtis tic d is c o v e ry o f the south w est. M useum o f the Southwest’ s c o l lection contains a s tylistica lly var ied, broad representation o f h is to ric and contem porary Santa Fe artists inclu ding w orks b y Randall D a ve y, W illia m P. H enderson, C la rk H u lin g s , Peter H u rd , W il son H urley, W illa rd Nash, N icholai F e c h in , B e ttin a S teinke , Gene K lo s s and D o u g H yde. The v a ri ety o f approach w ith in this group o f second-generation painters o f N e w M e x ic o has a c o m m o n thread that restates the images o f the region u tilizing the land, people, and sym bols o f N e w M e x ic o . 'Restaurant jArts and CLEARANCE!! F R E E S u m m e r- Senior Circle Your Senior Circle Big Bend Chapter is close to home and offers adults age 50 and over great discounts at local businesses, prescription discount cards, plus other benefits. Upcoming Events in August •T O D A Y - Day Trip to the Chihuahuan Desert Research Institute • 29th - Trip to Odessa As W ell As O u r Standard Activities 4 cIqthing items per person tti Come Join the Circle of • Stretch & Flex, every Tuesday & Thursday • Games Day, every Wednesday • Bowling every Friday NO PU R C HASE NECESSARY Select 4 free garments from our racks, including in Presidio For more information call the Circle Advisor Mary Clare Spear 915-837-0254 L a d ie s 1 S k i r t s , d r e s s e s , b lo u s e s , Sturdy, handmade Cedar post furniture from the Hill Country ofTexas l a d ie s 1 p a n t s a n d j e a n s , lin g e r ie , s le e p w e a r T h e B ig B e n d S e n tin e l M e n 's D r e s s S h o r t s K id s 1 s h i r t s , s h o r t s , p a n t s , s o c k s N O W O PEN ( B a b y c l o t h e s , F o r m a l s , M e n 's s h i r t s , Beds - king, queen, full, tw in , b un k • rocking chairs * kitchen tables • b arstoo ls • F R A N K O M A p o tte ry , ranchbrand d in ne rw a re * G O L D C A N Y O N candles • W e s te rn d eco ra tion s • d o o rm a ts * punched tin lampshades • vintage Texas flags fram ed w ith b a rnw o od SATURDAY ONLY a .m . t o 5 p .m . A u g u s t 24 We'll beputting out more items all day long East field. 915.229.3144 • hours: noon - 8 p.m.Tuesday - Friday & 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Saturday m a r k e d a t o u r u s u a l v e r y lo w p r ic e s ) 10 Look for us at the Marfa lights Festival on Saturday, August 31 W e ’r e located in the orange building on O ’ Reilly S t r e e t across from t h e football p a n t s , a n d s u it s a r e n o t fre e , b u t a r e B IG B E N D T H R IF T S TO R E A c r o s s fro m t h e e le m e n t a r y s c h o o l i n A lp in e O n H w y 118 N o rth a t A v e n u e A Robert Louis Halpern Rosario Salgado Halpern Teresa Salgado Juarez Sterry Butcher Dan Keane Robert Armendariz Joe Herrera Alberto Tomas Halpern Editor • I ublisher ChiefFinancial Officer Production • Operations Senior Reporter Reporter Photography Distribution Distribution office: 110N. 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August 22.2002 •S h e lle y La in e and D a vid L e e G a rz a W a te r s c r e e n in g s e tf o r tr i- c o u n ty F A R W E S T T E X A S - The ; C hihuahuan D esert R C & D A rea 1in cooperation w ith Texas C oop; erative E xtension, B ig B end and : H ig h la n d S o il and W ater Conser:v a tio n D is tric ts and T he N a tio n a l Resources C onservation Service w ill be co nd uctin g w ater screen in g in A lp in e , M a rfa , Ft. D avis, and P re sid io on A u g u s t 26-28, 2002. The screening event is de signed to help rural residents learn about practices that im p ro ve w a te r q u a lity fo r hom e and a g ric u l tu ra l use. W a te r samples w ill be screened fo r n itra te, to ta l salts, and bacte ria . The cost o f the screening is $4.00 per sample to co ver m ate ria ls and supplies. W a te r samples bags and instru c tio n s can be o b ta in e d betw een 8:00 am -5:00 p m at the fo llo w in g loca tion s on M o n d a y, A u g u st 26, 2002 w here yo u w ill p ic k up the sample bag and instructions: Texas C ooperative Extension B rew ster C ou nty Courthouse, A l pine O ld Presidio C ounty Jail, M a rfa Presidio C ou nty A nnex, Presidio J e ff D a vis C o u n ty L ib ra ry , Ft. D avis Tuesday, A u g u st 27, 2002, c o l le c t the w ater sample ( i f possible c o lle c t the w ater sam ple in the m orning) and return the sample fo r screening where yo u picked up the c o m m u n itie s Talented singers lined up for festival concert bags. Please return the samples before 1:00 p.m. O n Wednesday, A ugust 28 ,2 0 0 2 , results w ill be available at the short program scheduled at the A lp in e C om m unity Center, 402 E. A v e G. at 6:30 P M . O therw ise c a ll to m ake a rran ge m en ts to have y o u r samples p icke d up or mailed. F o r a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n con tact: C hihuahuan D esert R C & D (915) 837-8247, N R C S O ffic e s (915) 837-5864 Ex. 3 A lp in e , or (915) 729-4532 E x 3 in M a rfa , Texas C o o p e ra tiv e E x te n s io n (9 1 5 ) 837-6207 in A lp in e , o r (915) 7274746 in M a rfa . M A R F A - S h e lle y L a in e , a yo un g, u p -a n d -c o m in g c o u n try and w estern p e rfo rm e r w ill open the 16th annual M a rfa L ig hts Fes tiv a l co n c e rt set fo r S a tu rd ay, A u g u s t 31. Tejano star D a v id Lee Garza y Los M usicales is the concert head liner. This year’s festival is Friday, Sat urday and Sunday, A u gu st 30,31 and September 1. C om e ro c k the lig h ts w ith S h e lle y L a in e and D a v id Lee G arza y L o s M u s i cales. T ic k e t prices fo r the concert are $15 in advance and $20 at the gate. A v o id the p ain and strain o f long lines and tra ffic j ams and b uy Travel guide to speak about Mexican tours M A R F A - Jim G lendinning, the A lp in e guidebook author, lo ca l guide and lecturer, re ce n tly an nounced the fa ll program o f three d iffe r e n t tr ip s across the Rio Grande. H e w ill present detailed itin e r aries o f these trip s, show slides o f the h ig h lig h ts and answ er any questions a t a T ra v e l T a lk on M o n d a y A u g u st 26, at 7:30 p.m . at E lizab e th M c B rid e ’ s house at 300 E. L in c o ln in M a rfa . The firs t itin e ra ry is to Maderas del Carmen, the nature reserve ju s t across the R io Grande fro m B ig B end N a tio n a l P ark. T h is m ountain w ilderness area, ris in g to 9.000 feet, has already been visited b y quite a fe w local fo lks, and is s till open to v is ito rs w ho approach v ia the o ffic ia l border crossing at D e l R io . M a ra th o n f ir e G le n d in n in g w ill com m ent on the on-going e ffo rt to a llo w some sort o f cross-border tra ffic at the u n o ffic ia l b o rd e r crossings such as B oquillas. The second itinerary is the w e llk n o w n C op pe r C an yon tr ip , a six-d ay itin e ra ry w h ic h is p ro v in g popular. The fir s t tr ip sched uled fo r O ctober 13 is n o w fu ll, b u t a second tr ip starting O cto ber 20 is planned. The h ig h lig h ts o f th is trip are the n ew train , the e xcep tion al a ccom m o da tion at Creel and E l Fuerte and o f course the m ajestic Sierra M ad re scen ery, traversed b y 37 bridges and 87 tunnels. The th ird itin e ra ry is a new one - a 6-day v is it to the cu ltural trea sures o f N o rth e rn C hihuahua. The destination is the excavated rem ains o f the Paquime settle m ent, whose advanced life s ty le over 700 years ago continues to im press visitors; The rem ains o f 7-story b u ild in g s , ( w ith p lu m b in g !) are v is ib le today, adjacent to a state-of-the-art m useum . N ea rb y is the v illa g e o f Mata Ortiz w here alm ost every fa m ily is engaged in p ro d u cin g ex quisite pottery w ith intricate pat terns, based on the o rig in a l de signs fro m centuries past. Shed d in g some lig h t on the achieve m en t o f P aquim e c u ltu re , and lin k in g i t to s im ila r ancient c u l tures in present-day A riz o n a and in southern M e x ic o , is scholar/ w rite r/a rtis t E lizab e th M c B rid e w ho has g ra cio u sly a llo w e d her house to be a v a ila b le fo r the meeting. The evening is free, b u t please c a ll 7 29 -4 1 3 4 so. th a f re fF ' ■ m ents m ay be organized. d e p a r t m e n t s ig n s o n f o r n e w p r o g r a m M A R A T H O N - M aratho n V o l unteer Fire Departm ent has jo in e d m any other ru ra l fire departments as the b e n e ficia ry o f cost-sharing aid fro m a fe d e ra lly fire p ro tec tio n program . The departm ent obtained $5,000 in cost-sharing aid tow ard the pur chase o f a slip -o n p u m p in g u n it through the V o lu n te e r F ire Assis tance Program . Cost-sharing aid to w ard the p u r chase o f trucks and w ild land per sonal equipm ent is also available through the program , w h ich is ad m in istere d b y the Texas Forest Service, the state forest resource and ru ra l fire fig h tin g agency. F ire organizations also m ay be able to o b ta in fre e tru c k s and othe r fire fig h tin g apparatus such Agave N a tu ra l ^ Food s S; Quality natural foods & products as pumps, tanks and portable gen erators th rough the Texas Forest S ervice v ia the Federal Excess Personal P ro p e rty (FE PP ) p ro gram. U nd er the FEPP program , equipm ent acquired th rough the m ilita ry is transferred to q u a lify ing fire departm ent at no cost. V o lu n te e r fire departm ent also can obtain several other kin d s o f aid fro m the state rural fire fig h tin g a n d fo r e s t re s o u rc e a g e n c y . T h ro u g h the F ire Safe program , d e p a rtm e n ts ca n o b ta in fire fig h tin g clo th in g , hand tools and w ater han dling accessories at discount prices. A self-insurance, vehicle lia b ility insurance pool ad m in istere d b y the Texas Forest Service o ffe rs lia b ility coverage $200 per ve h icle per year, am bu lances excluded. Passage o f leg islation m inim izing liability to indus tria l com panies that donate used firefig htin g equipm ent through the H e lp in g Hands p ro gram fo r v o l unteer fire d ep artm en t use has made a d d itio n a l free equipm ent available. R egional fire coordina tors located th ro ug h ou t the state train volunteer firefig hte rs in w ild land fire fig h tin g techniques and assist fire departm ents w ith ob ta in in g equipm ent and cost-shar ing aid. Detailed inform ation on volunteer fire departm ent aid program s is available fro m the Texas Forest Service regional coordinators and fro m the agency’ s ru ra l fire de fense section at P.O. B o x 310, L u fk in , T X 75902-0310, phone 936-639-8130. The Hotel Paisano Weddings, Parties, Retreats....or just drop by for a cup of coffee Back-to-school celebration! 10% Off w ith th is c o u p o n (good through end of August) • N ow open until 7 p.m. on Thursdays & Fridays H ig h w a y 1 1 8 S o u t h a t H S t r e e t in A lp in e 915.837. F O O D (3663) a / a In the Gallery ’’The Missing Prints” New Work in Mixed Media by Alpine Artist Charles Bell & Book Signing Featuring Regional Historian Patrick Dearen Friday, starting at 7 p.m. FRONT STREET BOOKS 121 E. Holland Ave. at N. 4th, Alpine “ T h e C o n e h r is t ia n s G y o u r ticke ts in advance. B u y in g in advance is easy - ju s t com e b y the M a rfa C ham ber o ffic e at 207 N o rth H ig h la n d Avenue in M a rfa o r c a ll th e c h a m b e r o ffic e at 915.729.4942 o r 800.650.9696 to reserve ticke ts w ith V is a o r M as ter Card. Shelley Laine is currently on to ur th ro ug h ou t w est Texas and has ju s t released her second cd en title d “ B a ck to A u s tin .” The c d ’ s single “ T ha t G ir l D oesn’ t L iv e Here A n y m o re ” reached n um ber 28 on the C o u n try and W estern Charts. See S h e lle y’ s w ebsite at w w w .S he lleyL ain e.co m . Shelley grew up in D allas, where her m usical o rig in s w ere in f lu w a y o d w to b e c o m a n ts u s t o e enced b y the sing ing and m usic o f church. T h ro u g h o u t h e r life,Shelley has been influ en ced b y a va riety o f m usic, in c lu d in g classi cal,jazz, country, gospel, blues and ro c k and ro ll. The schedule o f events fo r the M a rfa L ig h ts weekend is ta kin g shape. T here’ s s till tim e fo r those interested in p a rtic ip a tin g in the parades o r reg istering fo r a ven d o r b oo th to get in touch w ith the M a rfa C ham ber o ffic e . V o lu n te e r h elp is needed in ev ery elem ent o f the weekend fes tiv itie s . Please c a ll o r come b y the Chamber o ffic e and o ffe r yo u r h e lp to m ake th is c o m m u n ity event the ve ry best M a rfa L ig h ts Festival. th e b e k in d is o f b y c o m J o h n P in g t o g e t h e r . ” P o p e a u l I I The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. August 22.2002 Fall semester classes begin today at Sul Ross A L P IN E - F a ll semester reg is tra tio n w ill be held A u g . 20-21 at Sul Ross State U niversity, w ith ta ll semester classes beginning today. R eg istra tio n w ill be held fro m 9 a.m.-4 p.m. T uesday-Wednesday, A u g . 2 0 -2 1 , at the U n iv e rs ity Center. Residence h a lls open Sunday, A u g . 18, and n ew student o rie n tation, w ith the them e “ O n T ra ck to Success,” w ill be held A u g. 1921. W e e ke n d fo rm a t re g is tra tio n w ill be h e ld Saturday, A u g . 2 4 ,9 a.m .-noon at the U n iv e rs ity C en ter. F irs t class sessions fo r a ll w eek end fo rm a t classes w i ll be held starting at 1 p .m .(W eekend F o r m at I); 1:30 p.m . (W eekend F o r m a t I I ) ; and 2 p .m . (W e eke nd F orm at III ) . A m andatory m eet in g is also scheduled fo r a ll stu dents e n ro lle d in E D 7311 and 7313 (in M A B , R oo m 302); and E D 7 3 1 6 A and 7 3 1 6 B (A C R , R oom 204) at 2 :30 p.m . O rie n ta tio n fo r new weekend fo rm a t stu dents w ill be held at 2:30 p.m . in the Studio Theatre, Francois Fine A rts B u ild in g . Class schedules are a vailable at the O ffic e o f A d m is s io n s and Records, B A B , R oo m 202, and have also been distributed through newspapers in A lp in e , F ort Davis, M a rfa , P residio, F o rt Stockton, M onahans, Pecos and V a n H orn. Classes, late re g is tra tio n and schedule changes begin Thursday, A u g . 22. The annual n ew student convocation w ill be held at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, A ug. 27 in M arshall A uditorium . F rid a y, A u g . 30 is the last day fo r schedule changes and late reg istratio n. M on da y, Sept. 9 is the 12th class day and o ffic ia l re p o rt in g date. F rid a y , Sept. 13, is the last day fo r students e nrolled in education b lo c k courses to drop a course and receive a “ W .” Sept. 13 is also the deadline fo r n o tifi cation o f observed h o ly days fro m students to fa culty. Tuesday, O ct. 8 m arks m id -se m ester, and F rid a y, N o v . 1 is the last day to w ith d ra w fro m the u n i v e rsity o r to drop classes w ith a grade o f “ W .” D rops m ust be p ro cessed and received b y the O f fic e o f A d m issio ns and Records b y 4 p.m . W ednesday, D ec. 4 m arks the fin a l class day. F inal examinations w ill be held Dec. 6-12, and fa ll com m encem ent w ill be h eld Sat urday, Dec. 14. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , contact O f f ic e o f A d m is s io n s a nd Records, (915) 837-8050. S e ttle m e n t (continuedfrom page 1) m er. In the p e titio n , the A D con tends feat altho ug h H a m ilto n has the a u th o rity to assign and reas sign personnel, th is a d d itio n to W a rd ’ s duties violates his “ rig hts under Texas la w and h is 20022003 w ritte n contract.” The n e w teaching duties co uld mean an a d d itio n o f as m u ch as h a l f a d a y ’ s w o r k to W a r d ’ s schedule, the p e titio n states. The legal docum ent goes on to lis t a num ber o fle g a l cases to sup p o rt the c la im and states that the issue has caused W a rd sleepless ness, elevated b lo o d pressure and other d iffic u ltie s . The athletic d ire cto r seeks a per m anent in ju n c tio n th a t p ro h ib its H a m ilto n fro m ta kin g a ction that w o u ld prevent W a rd ’ s “ r ig h t to p e rfo rm duties as an A th le tic D i rector/H ead F o o tb a ll Coach, in cluding any action assigning Plain t i f f to teach classes.” W a rd lik e w is e seeks an aw ard o f attorneys’ fees and co urt costs. The a thle tic d ire c to r’ s attorney m a in ta in e d th a t W a rd had ap p ro a c h e d H a m ilto n a b o u t th e teaching issue in June, then file d a grievance w ith the d istrict. “ W e .then advised M r. H a m ilto n the w eek before w e file d the s u it and in fo rm e d h im that they needed to take a ctio n , th a t th e y c o u ld n ’ t w a it fo r school to start before tak ing action,” Conners said. The grievance process set up b y the d is tric t, a ccording to the p e ti tio n, co uld n o t adequately handle the issue. “ The d istrict’ s grievance process is c o n tro lle d b y the same in d iv id u a l w h o is responsible fo r the actions herein,” it reads in part. “ A c c o rd in g ly , the grievance p ro cess is in s u ffic ie n t to p ro te c t (W a rd ’ s) rig h ts and constitutes s tric tly a m echanism fo r delay and continued viola tion o f (his) rights.” S c h o o l b o a rd m e m b e rs and H a m ilto n addressed the case on M on da y, in a tw o -h o u r executive session that included a phone ca ll to the d is tric t’ s attorneys. “ The d is tric t is p a yin g its a tto r neys to handle th is since I ’ m be ing sued in m y o ffic ia l capacity as superintendent,” H a m ilto n said. W a rd w as n o t a p a r t o f th e closed session M o n d a y . B o a rd m em bers to o k n o a ction on the agenda ite m w hen they returned to the open p o rtio n o f the m eet ing. W a rd cam e to M a r fa IS D in 1998 to re v ita liz e the d is tric t’ s sports program s. H e is p a rticu la r ly w e ll kn o w n fo r the fa ct that he engineered w in n in g fo o tb a ll seasons a fte r the Shorthorns had suffered a p e rio d o f decline. A certain degree o f controversy, h o w e v e r, has d o g g e d W a r d ’ s years at M a rfa . In the past, he has file d a grievance against a fe llo w M IS D fac u lty m em ber and he has been the subject o f tw o grievances d u rin g h is tenure in M arfa . S till in litig a tio n is a M a rc h 2000 suit that the a thle tic d ire c to r file d against a group o f people w h o re p o rte d ly used aliases to w rite un desirable th ing s about W a rd on a h ig h school fo o tb a ll In te rn e t site. R o y Ferguson is W a rd 's a tto r ney in the Internet m atter. “ W e in settlement negotiations rig h t now ,” he said. “ W e ’ ve id e n tifie d the people in v o lv e d and i f w e can’ t settle, w e ’ l l go to tr ia l.” B o th parties in the current d is pute seem open to se ttling th e ir differences. “ I am sure w e can reach an agreem ent,” H a m ilto n said th is week. “ H e proposed a co m p ro m ise and w e countered.” Conners feels so co n fid e n t that an agreement is in the w o rks that he has postponed a hearing in the m atter set fo r F rid a y m o rn in g at the B re w ster C ou nty courthouse. “ W h a t w e have n o w is p re tty close to the o rig in a l o ffe r,” the attorney said. “ I t ’ s a true com pro m ise, and b y th a t I m ean th a t there has been com prom ise fro m both sides. H op efully the issue w ill be la id to rest w ith a settlem ent and M r. W ard, the superintendent and the d is tric t can w o rk to w ard the best interest in the co m m u n ity.” Young Marfan is national semifinalist in scientist challenge (staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN) Marfa elementary andjunior high students on theirjirst day of school Presidio County Junior Livestock show meeting fo r parents, children is today M A R F A - There w ill be a m eet in g fo r any parents and ch ild re n interested in p a rtic ip a tin g in the 2002 Presidio C ounty Junior L iv e stock Show. The m eeting w ill be held at 6:30 p.m . today at the V o c a tio n a l A g ric u ltu re b u ild in g on the M a rfa H ig h School campus. T h e s to c k s h o w o ffic e r s and members w ill he m aking plans fo r the co un ty show th is year. A lso, 4 -H enrollm ent w ill be con ducted and any y o u th that are in terested in sh ow ing liv e s to c k at th is ye a r’ s county show w ill need to be present. A l l interested are encouraged to attend, and fo r m ore in fo rm a tio n , p le a s e c o n ta c t Jam es S tee n, Presidio C ounty Extension A gent at 915-729-4746. M T V ’ s ‘ Real World’ cast member to speak at Sul Ross today A L P IN E - A m e m b e r o f M T V ’s “ Real W o rld ” w ill discuss c o n flic t resolution matters and his personal experiences on the show d u rin g an A u g . 22 appearance at Sul Ross State U n iv e rs ity . The p rogram , p art o f the “ Keep I t R eal” tour, w ill beg in at 7:30 p.m . to n ig h t in M a rs h a ll A u d ito riu m . A d m is s io n is free fo r Sul Ross students w ith current ID , and $1.50 to the general p u b lic . S irc e h is tim e on the s h o w /th is cast m em ber has spoken a ll over the nation, has been on tw o Road Rules/Real W o rld Challenges, and has endeavored in to a successful m usical career. H e w ill discuss c o n flic t re s o lu tio n m atters, h is personal experiences b o th on the show and after, and w ill in v o lv e the a udience in an in te ra c tiv e question and answ er session. “ R eal W o rld ” has been b rin g in g view e rs in to the liv e s o f seven strangers liv in g in a household to gether fo r o ve r a decade. D if ferent season locations have in cluded H a w a ii, N e w Y o rk , B os ton, Seattle, C hicago, as w e ll as L o n d o n . C ast m em be rs have ranged in age fro m 18 to 25 and have com e fro m a ll w alks o f life such as student, a rtis t, cartoon anim ator, and m usician. Since th e ir tim e on the show, m any cast m em bers have toured the coun tr y speaking about th e ir e xpe ri ences as p a rt o f th e “ K e e p I t R eal” tour. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , contact P ro g ra m C o u n c il, (9 1 5 ) 8 3 7 8424. M A R F A - M a rfa H ig h School freshm an B ra nd on James Jack son has been nam ed a se m ifin a list in the 2002 D is c o v e ry C han nel Young Scientist Challenge fo r his project on a rtificia l intelligence e n title d “ C an a nyo ne b u ild a m atchbox com puter?” E a rlie r th is m on th, D is c o v e ry C h a n n e l ju d g e s in c lu d e d J a c k s o n ’ s p ro je c t a m o ng 400 s e m ifin a lis ts selected fro m the m ore than 1,700 entries they re ceived fro m state and re g io n a l science fa irs around the country. J a ckso n ’ s p ro je c t has a lre a d y w on a firs t place in the com puter science d iv is io n o f the Texas State Science F a ir and a Best o f S h o w a t the B ra z o s R e g io n a l V a lle y Fair. D u rin g h is e ig h th grade year, Jackson sim u la te d a co m p ute r chess program b y assem bling a chessboard o u t o f m atchboxes th a t each c o n ta in e d a v a ry in g am o un t o f d iffe r e n tly c o lo re d beads. H e then p la ye d a series o f games w ith the board as an opponent, re w a rd in g each o f its successful ra n d o m ly generated moves b y changing the num ber o f beads in c e rta in boxes. The to ta l n u m b e r o f each c o lo r o f beads in each m atchbox w o u ld then g u id e the b o a rd ’ s fu tu re Brandon Jackson moves, teaching the board to p la y better and better chess d u rin g the course o f each game. The D iscove ry C hannel w ill an nounce 40 fin alists on September 18. I f Jackson is selected, he w ill be flo w n to W ashington, D .C . to compete fo r m ore than $100,000 in scholarship m oney and the title o f “ A m e ric a ’s Top Y oung Scien tis t o f the Year.” Jackson and h is parents R ic h ard and A im ee and little bro the r N ate m oved to M a rfa o ve r the su m m e r fro m th e E ast Texas to w n o f Lovelady. R icha rd Jack son was recently hired as a coach ’ at M a rfa H ig h School. , M a r fa IS D c a fe te r ia m e n u s today through next Friday, August 22 - 30,2002 B re a k fa s t Lunch Today Pancakes, cereal, toast Submarine sandwich, lettuce, tomato, dill pickle wedges, chips. fresh fruit Friday Cheese toast, cereal, toast Pepperoni pizza, tossed salad, strawberries & bananas w/whipped topping Mondav Sports Physicals M o n d a y -F rid a y M a rfa R u ra l H e a lth C lin ic th ro u g h A u g u st 2 3 Scrambled eggs, cereal, toast Tuesday. Potato-cheese burrito, cereal, toast Scrambled eggs, cereal, toast Thursday Sausage biscuit, cereal, toast 729-3310 E . T e x a s Ground beef burritos, potato wedges, tossed salad, spiced apples Cajun seasoned baked chicken, macaroni & cheese, green beans, tossed salad, bread, crackers Friday Please c a ll fo r ap p o in tm en t 1 1 0 Steak fingers, mashed potatoes, whole kernel corn, bread, gravy, Madarin oranges Wednesday Waffle sticks, cereal, toast £15 Popcorn chicken w/BBQ sauce, green beans, tossed salad, bread Spaghetti w/meat sauce, bread, carrot & celery sticks, fruit (Milk served with all meois. juice served with all meals. Menus subject to change.) Welcome back, students and faculty, have a sreat school year! S tr e e t " 7 4 e ( ty e t e n ia . [PIERCE MOTORS Marfa 915-729-4336 Promote your business here, just ’ $6 a week! T h e fu n e ra l h o m e s o f th e B ig B e n d Geeslin - A lp in e M e m o ria l - M a rfa Van H o rn F un era l H om e 1 -8 8 8 -7 6 5 -6 5 8 1 DAVID K IM B LE il l u s t r a t io n s ' 9 1 5 -7 2 9 -4 S C 2 BORUNDA'S B A g & eRILL 915-729-8163 • Marfa SWT MUNICIPAL GAS CORP. 130 E. Texas St. 915-729-4367 SPORTS CALENDAR M FRIDAY Shorthorns varsity football team scrimmages the Presidio Blue Devils, 5 p.m., Marfa. A Meet the Shorthorns event precedes the scrimmage. 915-729-3429, Marfa “Great Mexican food” dine-in, take-out Steve Spurgin, Attorney 5 Steve, Billie, Tyler & Stevie 915.729.3731 A R F A FRIDAY,SATURDAY Shorthorns varsity, JV & freshman volleyball teams open the 2002 season @ the Wink Tournament. MONDAY Shorthorns 7th- & 8th-grade volleyball teams scrimmage the Fort Davis Indians, 5:30 p.m., Fort Davis. CARMEN’S QAfE Go Horns! TUESDAY "* Shorthorns varsity, JV & freshman volleyball teams vs. the Fort Davis Indians, 5 p.m., -FortDavis.......... I Bullet Transport H Services Inc. ■ in Presidio ■ 915-229-4427; fax: 2 2 9 -4 1 0 7 « 'For all your transportation needs - in te rn a tio n a l^ local, US, Canada & Mexico fll w m m a O I The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. August 22. 2002 In tern a tio n a ls p la y f o r le a g u e title S u n d a y in M a rfa M ARFA The A lp in e Internationals w ill face o f f against the L o v in g Falcons in a doubleheader fo r the league cham pion ship beginning 1 p.m . th is Sunday a fte rn o o n a t V iz c a in o P a rk in M a rfa . I f the I ’s sweep the after noon, they can retu rn O ld T im e rs’ league trophy to A lp in e fo r the first tim e in ten years. Fans fro m across the B ig B end are encouraged to com e on o u t and y e ll fo r the Interna tionals, w ho are w ra p p in g up a great season. H ow ever, a ll the sum m er’s w in s w o n ’t mean a th in g on Sunday. “ T h is is the last w ee k o f the sea son, and i t ’ s d o o r d ie ,” sa id In te r n a tio n a ls m a n a g e r R a u l G arcia. “ I t ’s fo r a ll the m arbles. W in b o th gam es and w in th e league, o r lose one and get Sec ond place. “ The Falcons are tough. T he y’ ve been league champions fo r the last nin e years in ro w ,” G arcia con tin u e d . “ T he c u p ’s n o t been in A lp in e fo r ten years, and w e w an t to b rin g i t b ack.” G arcia thanked a ll the I ’s fans w h o have com e o u t to see the team th is year w h ile i t played its hom e games in M a rfa d u rin g the ren ova tion o f K o k e rn o t F ie ld in A lp in e . CIBOLO CREEK RANCH Labor D ay Open House Monday, September 2,2002 11 am to 4 pm A ll Welcome Tours o f E l F o rtin del Cibolo W inner o f National H istoric and Architectural awards 33 miles south ofMarfa on Highway 67 : (staff photo by ROBERT HALPERN) Turnwestthroughstonegatewayandfollow road4.5milestofort. 'Summer is winding down, but the swimming is stillfine at San Solomon Springs, Balmorhea State Park. B • o n d C orrection I (Continuedfrom page I) *1 »$2 m illion. •» So far,7about $2.1 m illio n is le ft •in phase one o f the bond m oney !and the d o lla rs that have been ;spent on the pro je ct seem to have gone a long w ay. R ig h t n ow , tax payers p ay 26 cents per $100 valuation on the bond debt. Once •the second rou nd o f m on ey is ‘needed and the rem aining $2 m il l io n o f the bond is sold, the tax ?rate w ill go up to a to ta l o f 40 ?cents per $ 100 valuation, j M a rfa IS D has been awarded “an IF A on the firs t phase o f the bond, w h ich means that the d is tric t w ill receive the equivalent o f $67,001 per year in IF A m oney fo r the life o f the in itia l $3 m illio n debt, w hich is about 30 years. The m oney can’ t be applied d ire c tly to the debt, b u t rather is intended Jo take some o f the burden o f f ^taxpayers. “ It w ill lo w e r the bond la x b y ten cents,” H a m ilto n ex pla ine d. In e ffect, the 26 cents th a t taxpayers pay on the current Outstanding bond debt w ill drop t o 16 c e n ts , a nd th a t w o n ’ t change fo r the life o f the bond. W hen the d is tric t s h ifts in to phase tw o and the ta xp a ye rs’ debt w ill increase by the b o n d ’ s rem aining $2 m illio n , H a m ilto n 'w ill seek an IF A to help p ro vid e ■relief fo r that m oney, too. ; “ W e w o n ’ t sell round tw o u n til !we ru n o u t o f ro u n d o n e ’ s m on ey,” he said W ednesday. “ I can’ t p re d ict w hen that w ill hap pen, though.” H ere’ s w here th ing s get a b it confusing. The announcement o f the ten-cent break in the current bond tax comes alm ost concur re n tly w ith H a m ilto n ’ s recom mendation M onday to raise m ain tenance and o p e ra tio n ta x b y three pennies. C u rre n tly M IS D taxpayers pay $1.35 per $100 v a lu a tio n to co ve r the m ainte nance and operation o f the d is tric t. A d d to that the 26 cents per $ 100 valuation that taxpayers pay fo r the current bond debt and the total tax am ount property owners pay rig h t n ow comes to $1.61. E very other year, the state o f fers to m atch a raise in m ainte nance and operations taxes, o f fe rin g tw o p e n n ie s fo r e v e ry penny that a d is tric t raises taxes. T h is is one o f those years, and H a m ilto n p o in te d o u t th a t the maintenance and operation taxes have not been raised since 2000. “ I t ’ s better to go up in small steps rather than w a it several years and go up b y a lo t,” he said. Since the IF A has come through fo r the d istrict, the recom m enda tio n o f a th re e -c e n t ta x ra te doesn’t pose the im m ediate b lo w that it w o u ld n o rm a lly . H e re ’ s how : the IF A w ill cut the bond tax fro m 26 cents to 16 cents fo r the life o f the b on d. A th re e-ce nt raise in the m aintenance and op eration rate w o u ld b rin g that fig ure to $1.38. I f board members pass the tax h ike later this m onth, Refreshmentsserved the n e w to ta l ta x rate w i l l be $1.54. The com bination o f lF A and tax h ik e w o u ld a c tu a lly p ro v id e a seven-cent decrease in taxes fo r the tim e b e in g , fro m $1.61 to $1.54. “ The taxpayers w o u ld be getting re lie f,” H a m ilto n said. The IF A should be integrated in tim e fo r O ctober, w hen the d is tric t m ails o u t its tax notices. The 2002-2003 budget and the proposed increase in maintenance and operations tax w ere a b ig part o f the discussion M onday. The bum p up from $1.35 to $1.38 in m aintenance and operation tax seems ve ry lik e ly and indeed the d is tric t’ s business o ffic e prepared the proposed budget using the hy pothetical tax rate. Business M a n a g e r L in d a G u tie r r e z w e n t through her budget proposals w ith sch o o l b o a rd m e m b e rs a t th e m ee ting . “ W e ’ ve been able to decrease th e b u d g e t b y a b o u t $ 142,000 fro m last year,” she re ported. “ Some o f that is based on p a y ro ll because some teachers w ith a lo t o f tenure resigned o r re tire d and w e re re p la c e d b y new er teachers.” A ls o , tw o o f the positions that were vacated b y teachers at the end o f the school year w ere le ft u n fille d . T he re is lik e w is e no m oney budgeted fo r the R edford S ch o o l th is y e a r, since b o a rd members voted to close the fa c il ity in July. B ig tic k e t item s on the budget w ish list include a $30,000 districtw id e phone system, $ 10,000 fo r a dependable used p ic k u p and salary increases w o rth $31,000 fo r fo lks w ho w o rk as custodians, grounds crew , secretaries, cafete ria staff, central o ffic e s ta ff and aides. Included in the w is h lis t is a p p ro xim a te ly $30,000 to help w ith the upkeep o f the a dm inis tra tio n b u ild in g , as w e ll as a $30,000 new passenger van. “ I d on ’ t feel lik e this is asking a lo t,” H a m ilto n to ld the board. “ L in d a G utierrez is the o n ly per son I kn o w w h o can squeeze a dim e o ut o f a n ic k e l.” G utierrez explained that she pre pares the budget w ith purpose fu lly lo w and conservative projec tions fo r such things as the amount o f a v e ra g e d a ily a tte n d a n c e m oney the state gives the d is tric t Big Bend Regional Medical Center Notice to Alpine Rural Health Clinic Patients In a J u ly 18,2002, article in The B ig Bend Sentinel, it was reported th a t M a rc o A . Baeza resigned as a d e p u ty s h e r if f fr o m the Presidio C ounty S h e riffs O ffice. H e d id not. H e was dism issed b y the P re s id io C o u n ty S h e r iffs O ff ic e . B a e z a w as a d e p u ty s h e riff in P residio w hen he was charged w ith a c rim in a l m isde m eanor in connection w ith a do m estic incid en t. The charge was su b s e q u e n tly d ro p p e d . Baeza la te r w o rk e d as M a rfa P o lic e D epartm ent reserve o ffic e r, and he n o w is c h ie f o f the n ew c ity o f P residio P olice D epartm ent. The Sentinel regrets the error. As of September 3rd (tentatively), Dr. Mary Parish’s office will be taking over the remainder of the contract for Sul Ross student health care in lieu of the Alpine Rural Health Clinic closure. The Nurse Practitioners from the Alpine Rural Health Clinic will also be relocating to Dr. Parish’s location. According to Texas Department ofHealth requirements we are informing the public that any patient charts currently housed at the ARHC will be available from 8AM-3PM, Monday through Friday until August 30th, for patients wishing to transfer their records to a local Family Practitioner. Any charts not requested for transfer will be stored by Big Bend Regional Medical Center: E n r o llm e n t (continuedf r o m Dr. Parish’s office is located across from the University at 910 E. Lockhart Ave. You may reach her office at 837-1541. If you have any further questions you may contact the ARHC at 837-7447 or BBRMC at 837-3447. page 1) m e n t c lim b e d som e m o re .tf^s year. The d is tric t has experienced a ju m p in total enrollm ent fo r each o f the last several years. A lto g e th e r, 1,335 c h ild re n sta rted classes on M o n d a y , w h ile last year’ s firs t day began w ith 1,307 students. Just lik e last year, h o w ever, the a dm inistration expected dozens o f students to register in the co m ing days. “ There were p ro b a b ly 50 o r 60 w ho signed up on the second day o f school,” said Senaida B arriga, a staffer in the superintendent’ s o ffic e . Presidio’ s Blue D evils numbered 1,507 students at the end o f the 2001-2002 school year. In F ort D avis, a total o f 253 c h il dren tie d th e ir n e w shoes and headed fo r school th is w eek, a boost fro m the 245 students w ho started last year. The F o rt D avis d is tric t also contains the students at the H ig h F ro n tier, w h ic h n um bered 72 students this week. Sixty-seven Pirates signed up fo r the fir s t d a y at th e V a le n tin e School, w h ic h was a d ip fro m the 75 w ho began school last year. T his ye ar’ s starting e nrollm e nt is a sligh t rise, however, fro m the 62 students w h o ended the school year in M ay. A lp in e ’ s enrollm ent edged up this year, posting 1,136 students on the firs t day o f school. T hat fig u re is an increase o f 24 students above the 2001 starting day enrollm ent. A lp in e IS D ended the school year in M a y w ith 1,132 students. BBRMC-Aug 8,15,22,29 J o in 'WaCk 'Big Hendi Are you a “ couch potato?” You are i f you are not physica lly active. I f you are not physically active, you are at risk fo r diabetes, heart disease, and other illnesses. But, you can change your ways b y join in g “ W alk Big Bend” , a new physical activity program sponsored by Tri-County Diabetes Awareness and Education Program. “ W alk Big Bend” is a new program being modeled after the successful “ W alk E l Paso” program. A ll you have to do is w alk 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week. Studies show that one o f the best ways to motivate yourself is to w alk w ith friends or w ith a group o f people. Knowing that people are expecting you to walk w ith them w ill give you the extra push you need to get out and walk. It is recommended to have a walking partner or group, but it is not required as some people enjoy walking by themselves. Some o f the program benefits include the follow ing: • Walk Big Bend information folder and monthly activity log card to keep track of your physical activity • Confidential monthly weight and body fat analysis • Free blood sugar and cholesterol screenings periodically • Health information and tips • Prizes for ongoing participation • People who are walking on a regular basis are encouraged to join the program to receive continued support and motivation. • Feel better, look better, and live longer. Thirty minutes a day, 3 times a week is all a person needs to reduce the risk o f developing diabetes. This amount o f physical activity can also reduce the risk o f heart disease, manage high blood pressure, weight problems, arthritis, osteoporosis, and even anxiety or depression. o r the am ount o f m oney the d is tric t can expect fro m the recov ery o f d elinq ue nt taxes. B y ap p ro ach ing the budget in such a m anner, she aim s to b u ild in a sm all cushion. “ W e pro ba bly w o n ’ t spend all o f o u r budget,” G utierrez said. “ W e w ill in salaries, b u t w e pro ba bly w o n ’ t spend a ll o f the rest o f it.” School board members to o k no a ction on the budget o r the tax rate, b u t w ill re v is it and possibly adopt the budget and tax rate at a p u b lic m eeting set fo r A u gu st 28. Walk Big Bend! A Program of Pmidio County’s Tri-County Diabetes Awareness and Education Program ftm d m ^ p ro v id e d t y P ejp& r& zuim ' o f T h z % s For more information, please call 425-5968 or 729-8166 I M CIBOLO CREEK RANCH Shafter, Texas 79850 913-229-3737 m F j m I G & 3& & » Cotm eszl PicB lg,B eri..Sentinel,M arfa, Texas. A ugust22. 2002 n i t (continuedfrom page 1 ) N a rcos (Continuedfrom page 1) and Q u iro z d id n ’ t m ake opening rem arks. H u rle y rem inded the ju r y that most, i f not all, o f the prosecution’s witnesses are co nvicte d o r sus pected crim in a ls w ho “ have ev e ryth ing to gain, and m ore o r less n oth ing to lose.” H e said th e y are te s tify in g as p art o f plea agreements designed to shorten th e ir prison sentences. C harlotte H arris, o f the federal p ub lic defender’ s o ffic e in A lp in e , is d efe nd ing Chapa. She is the w ife o f 83rd D is tric t A tto rn e y Frank B ro w n o f A lp in e . She stated that Chapa was in a m otorcycle accident when he was 15 years o ld , w h ic h caused per m anent b rain damage. Because o f this, he is one to take people and id e a s a t fa ce v a lu e . “ H e has trouble understanding the under ly in g m eanings people o r w ords m ay have.” She said her c lie n t “ is the per fe ct patsy,” someone on w ho m blam e can be th ro w n because he cannot defend h im s e lf pro pe rly. A th ird defense opening statement was delivered b y M id la n d A tto r ney N o v e rt M orales, w ho is rep re s e n tin g G o n z a le z . H e a ls o pointed out that the governm ent’ s w itnesses sh o u ld be e valuated carefully. One witness was called Tuesday. O m ar U ria s C a rrillo , 32, said he had been a p art o f B alderram a’ s drug sm uggling organization since 1996, w hen his cousin Iva n in tro d u c e d h im to B a ld e rra m a . “ I grew up ve ry poor. W hen I saw the m oney and the respect some people give you in this w ay o flife , it was too hard to say no,” C a rrillo said. C a r r illo d e s c rib e d th e m a n y m ethods Balderram a’ s organiza tio n m oved an estimated 62 tons o f m arijuana fro m M e xico into the U n ite d States. Som e o f these methods included hiding marijuana b ricks in h o llo w e d stacks o f p ly ■w o o d and in ta r b a rre ls ui , He -also described: ^ Iji.e r r ^ fia .and Q u iro z as leaders o f th is o r ganization. He adm itted to d riv ing trucks w ith m arijuana across the M e x ic a n b o rd e r on several occasions, and also to transport ing m oney fro m the U n ite d States back to Balderram a in M e xico . Furgeson said the tria l could take up to fo u r weeks to com plete. to Texas in M a y o f th is year. In O jinaga, Balderram a rep ort edly owns H otel Canon de Peguis and the M ille n n iu m disco bar. A ls o o n t r i a l are M a r c e lo M anuel B ernal, L ucian o Chapa and Pasqual Gonzalez Jimenez, su b o rd in a te s fo r B a ld e rra m a , Q u iro z and Carrasco. L o s T re s are ch a rg e d in the deaths o f Israel ‘ S h o rty’ Ocon, and R ig o b e rto ‘ R ig o ’ L o e ra C a rrillo , b o th o f P re sid io, and Gerardo U rq u id i Pando o f C a li fo r n ia . L o e ra w a s a fo r m e r Presidio C o u n ty deputy sh e riff. O con was m o r ta lly w o u nd ed outside his Presidio home on Sep tem ber 3, 1997, and died a fe w days la te r. L o e ra and U rq u id i w ere fo u n d shot to death in a p icku p parked b y the R io Grande a t th e P o lv o c ro s s in g n e a r R edford on M a y 14,1998. A cco rd in g to the indictm ent, the trio is alleged to have ordered the hits after suspecting Ocon, Loera and U rq u id i o f ste a lin g 1,500 pounds o f the ca rte l’ s m arijuana. When testim ony began Tuesday, both prosecutors and defense at to rn ey to ld ju ro rs to be w a ry o f some o f the witnesses. U.S. A tto rn e y M a rk R oom berg said the prosecution w o u ld prove th a t B a ld e rra m a , Q u ir o z , G o n z a le z , C ha pa and B e rn a l were all intim ately invo lved in in ternational drug sm uggling, extor tio n , k id n a p p in g , m u rd e r and m oney laundering. H e to id the ju r y th a t the e v i dence they w ill hear d u rin g the c o m in g w eeks w i ll la rg e ly be given by witnesses w ith question able backgrounds. “ T h is is a case about lu s t fo r m oney; about lu s t fo r p o w e r,” R oom berg said in his opening re marks. These witnesses he was speaking o f were v ic tim s o f this lust, he explained. R oom berg also to ld the ju r y that m uch o f the evidence they w ill hear is c irc u m s ta n tia l/- ;: 1 •He Said % b ig jw e c¥ ' b f p rosecution’ s circu m stan tial e v i d e n c e is B a ld e r r a m a ’ s and Q u iro z ’ s attempted escape fro m an A u stralian p rison w h ile a w a it in g e x tra d itio n to th e U n ite d States. “ T his proves th e ir k n o w l edge o f th e ir g u ilt.” Defense attorneys D an H u rle y and David Guinn, both ofLubbock, are representing Balderram a. A tto rn e y s representing B ernal (The Odessa American con tributed to this report.) also sent a team to the gathering. Those attending the m eeting re ported that a large num ber o f the questions o r concerns raised b y the audience w ere directed at the Im m ig ra tio n and N atu ra liza tio n Service o r the M a rfa B o rd e r Pa tro l Sector. A c c o rd in g to m eeting o rganiz ers, how ever, n either sent a rep resentative to attend, a ltho ug h b oth agencies w ere in v ite d to the meeting. “ W e declined, the reason being that there is n o th in g w e can do to change cu rren t la w ,” explained M a r fa S e c to r B o r d e r P a tr o l s p o k e s m a n P a b lo C a b a lle ro . “ O u r jo b is ju s t to enforce the law. O u r jo b is n o t to m ake p o lic y , change p o lic y o r re c o m m e n d p o lic y . Based on that, o u r c h ie f made that decision” n ot to attend the m eeting. A fte r p la c in g m any phone calls to a va rie ty o f o ffic ia ls in W ash ing to n , D .C ., m eeting organizers have d e te rm in e d th a t the n e x t step w ill to get b oth the IN S and the Texas G o v e rn o r’ s O ffic e in v o lv e d in the issue. Tapes o f the m eeting have been sent to both o ffic e s , alo ng w ith copies o f a p e titio n to reopen the border that n ow carries nearly 1,000 signa tures. The m eeting was also a chance fo r o ffic ia ls and residents a like to toss o u t suggestions w h ic h m ig h t a llo w travel to continue across the B ig B e n d ’ s s tre tc h o f b o rd e r. Some hope one such alternative m ig h t be p a rtic u la rly appropriate fo r the now -shuttered crossings at B o q u illa s and Santa Elena in B ig Bend N a tio n a l Park. W a te rton -G la cier International Peace Park, the w o rld ’ s firs t b i natio na l preserve, straddles the border between M ontana and the Canadian p rovince o f A lberta. A t the ce nte r o f the p a rk is Lake W aterton, a b o d y o f w ater w ith shores in b o th Canada and the U.S. that 37,000 tourists crossed on a fe rry each year. delayed r^ g o n s e tp secu- W aterton w ere halted in J u ly o f this year. A fte r a tw o -w e e k hia tus,how ever, park rangers on the M o n ta n a side w ere tra in e d b y Custom s to receive declarations fro m U.S. citizens returning fro m Canada. W h ile Canadians and citizens o f other nationalities can n ot cross the lake in to M ontana, U.S. C itizens are once again free to cross back and fo rth at w ill. the d ra ft o f agreement to a llo w U.S. park rangers to adm it to u r ists o f other n atio na litie s is n ow being considered in W ashington, D .C ., according to B ig Bend N a tio na l Park Superintendent Frank D ecke rt. D eckert said that his park and U.S. Custom s once had a m em o randum o f understanding a llo w in g p ro p e rly trained p ark rangers to take o ffic ia l customs declara tions fro m U .S. citizens return ing to the U.S. though B o q u illa s and Santa Elena. H ow ever, the tra in in g was never com pleted, and the term s o f the agreement are c u rre n tly being re -w ritte n in lig h t o f a new concern fo r height ened national security, D eckert said. The superintendent hopes that the Lake W aterton crossing m ight serve as an example fo r Boquillas and Santa E le n a , ju s t as th e W a te rto n -G la c ie r In te rn a tio n a l Peace Park is the m odel to w h ic h a proposed binational Chihuahuan Desert preserve strives to em u late. “ I w o u ld hope that there co uld be as consistent a p o lic y as pos sible, as fa r as each border is con cerned,” D eckert said. H ow ever, the large size and re moteness o f B ig Bend N atio na l Park w o u ld m ake ta k in g decla rations fro m each and every c iti zen crossing into the U.S. through the park. H ow ever, w ith proper tra in in g , p ark rangers co uld “ be the eyes and ears” fo r Custom s b y s im p ly “ being aware o f w hat C ustom s w o u ld lik e us to lo o k fo r,” D eckert said. H o w e v e r, the C a n a d ia n and M e x ic a n borders are separated b y thousands o f m ile s and a host o f c u ltu ra l and econom ic d iffe r ence, and rules that w o rk in the n o rth m a y o r m a y n o t f i t the southwestern fro n tie r. “ C e rta in ly there’ s a m uch d if ferent threat on the southern b o r der than on the northern border,” said Roger M aier, spokesman fo r the U .S. C ustom s’ E l Paso d iv i sion. There are m any questions yet to be puzzled over, b u t the free exchange o f o pinio ns and ideas at T hursday’ s m eeting le ft area residents fe e lin g a little less b u r dened, despite the lack o f im m e diate solutions fo r the crossings. “ I thought i t was real p o s itiv e ,” K erns said. “ A lth o u g h some o f the w orkers I ’ ve talked to were disappointed that th e ir problem d id n ’ t get fix e d Thursday n ig h t.” C la y H e n ry , (Continuedfrom page 1) was also found in the Dum pster. A fte r the testicles were a d m it ted in to evidence, c h ille d fro m being in an ice chest, they were passed fro m ju r o r to ju r o r in a plastic bag, at least to those w ho . wanted to handle them. A t the end o f the firs t d ay’ s pro ceedings, the defense asked fo r a directed verdict on the grounds , that the k n ife presented as e v i d e n ce w as n o t a “ d e a d ly w eapon.” The defense also ar gued that castration was an ex 'D e C ception to the cru e lty to anim al statues, and that it w asn’t proven that C lay H enry was a dom esti cated anim al. D is tric t Judge Kenneth D eH art denied the request fo r a directed ve rd ict W ednesday m bm ing . The prosecution rested sh ortly after the ju d g e ’ s announcement, as d id the defense. The ju r y be gan d e lib e ra tin g the case at lunchtim e and apparently dead locked. D eH art declared a m is tria l at about 6:15 p.m. W ednesday. ia s J A jp p a r e C 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Friday & Saturday only! • silk flowers • floral arrangements • artificial plants 202 Highway 90 MARFA 915-729-9721 of Marfa STEAK FINGER BASKET Special $ 2 .9 9 f o u r s te a k fin g e rs • Texas to a s t • g r a v y * F re n c h frie s (drink not included) S p e c ia l g o o d to d a y , A u g . 2 2 th ro u g h T h u rs d a y , S e p t. 5 704 West San Antonio St., MARFA • 729-4471 A A A A Mary Cobos, Community Health Coordinator with the County Indigent Program of Big Bend Regional Medical Center, will be in Marfa to help people apply for assistance with medical bills. ALAMITO REAL ESTATE 212 N. HIGHLAND AVE. MARFA, TX 79843 (915) 729-4424 w w w .a la m lto .n e t * MARFA 1-4 p.m. Thursday, August 22 Marfa Rural Health Clinic Please call 729-3310 to make an appointm ent. BBRMC - August 15,22 74e S t y S e n d *pnietuUoff tie 7t&4 D in n e r and A u c tio n 6 -9 :3 0 p.m. Tuesday, September 2 4 , 2 0 0 2 Alpine Civic Center • $ 2 5 per ticket For tickets and information, please call: • Presidio Lumber Co. in Presidio • Dan Petrosky in Marfa Lottery Results Wednesday, August 21: Jackpot $9 million N u m b e rs n o t a va ila b le Saturday, August 17: 5 9 11 19 44 53 Jackpot $6 million Play LOTTO TEXAS at AMIGOS Convenience Store 818 West San Antonio St. • MARFA 915-729-4541 507 W . 4th Street - 4 BR, 3 bath manufactured home on north edge of Marfa Antelope H ills -10 ac res in Antelope Hills with 3 BR, 2 bath manufactured home and 2 bams—g reat views 800 N o rth Dean - two story adobe home on huge lot in north central Marfa West H ighw ay 90 - 2 +•acres of land with 3 BR, 2 ba manufactured home and shop outside city limits 601 N. H ighland Ave. - very nice 2,200 sq. ft. home on comer lot near downtown Marfa 1300 W est Sacram ento - nice adobe home on corner lot—many improvements 510 East M u rp h y - 3 bedroom / 2 bath manufactured home on comer lot West H ighway 90 - adobe home and commercial building with West Highway 90 frontage Three duplexes in Buena Vista addition newly constructed complex in northeast Marfa - great investment property D-7 Cowboy Co. buil ding in Presidio - fully remodeled ideal location Ranches and Acreage *5,000+ acre ranch north ofMarfa with custom adobe home. Exceptional property. *l^ew adobe home on 10 acres between Presidio and Ruidosa, this property has many custom amenities, great views and easy access. Very nice! • 300 acres in west Jeff Davis County easy access with nice views. • 1107 acres—near Big Bend Ranch State Park remote, but accessible, desert country. * 19.87 acres with adobe house near Ruidosa, TX overlooking the Rio Grande river. • 42.05 acres in Presidio this property is located directly to the east of the new Franco Middle School Please call for additional information ‘ or tc< make an appointment (12) The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas. August 22. 2002 O b it u a r ie s B U S IN E S S a n d S E R V IC E G U I D E C a ll us to d a y to f in d o u t h o w y o u can be a p a rt o f M artinez E rn e sto M a rtin e z S r., 79, o f Stanton, the father o fP re s id io In dependent School D is tric t Super inten de nt Ernesto M a rtin e z Jr., died F riday, A ug. 16,2002, in the Stanton hospital. A v ig il service w as h e ld at 7 p.m . Sunday at St. Joseph C atho lic C hu rch in Stanton. A funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. M o n day at the church w ith the Rev. George T hiram angalum o ffic ia t in g . B u r ia l w as in St. Joseph C a th o lic Cemetery. H e was b o m N ovem ber 7,1922, in B r o w n s v ille a nd m a r rie d M e lid a Rosa on M a y 15,1950, in Rom a. She preceded h im in death on June 6 ,1 9 9 7 . H e was a m em ber o f St. Joseph C atho lic C hurch. He enjoyed life and loved spending tim e w ith his fam ily. S u rv iv o rs in c lu d e fo u r sons, Ernesto M a rtin e z Jr. o fP re s id io , A m u lf o M a rtin e z o f S tan ton , A lb e rto M a rtin e z o f R om a and C arlos M a rtin e z o f Stanton; six daughters, R aquel G onzalez o f H e b ro n v ille , E va M o n te z and Rosa M ore n o , b o th o f Stanton, Esm eralda M a rtin e z o fM id la n d , E rm elind a N o la n d o fM o r r ilto n , Arkansas, and E m estina Penney o fU v a ld e ; a sister, E lid a Rosa o f O dom ; 27 g randchildren and six great-grandchildren. H e was pre ceded in death b y a grandson. The fa m ily suggests m em orials be made to St. Joseph C a th o lic C hurch, B o x 846, Stanton, T X 79782. E ditor’s note: th e F o llo w in g tw o uncles, F id e l S ilvas o f M i d la n d , and E d d y S ilvas o f F o rt D a v is ; seven aunts, C o n sue lo R ivera o fM a r fa , A id a G onzalez and P a tsy R o d rig u e z o f F o rt D a v is , L o la N a ja r , G lo r ia B u s ta m a n te and L e o n o ra R o d rig u e z o f M o n a h a n s and $ Isabel D om ing ue z o f C a lifo rn ia ; one b ro th e r and s is te r-in -la w , Ruben R ivera and H elen ‘ P in k ie ’ M a rtin e z R ivera o f U valde, and a s is te r A n n ie L o u A riz p e o f Eldorado. a re o b it u a r ie s f o r E r n e s to S il and Mr. R i v e r a ’s daughter, Mary Alice Rivera Valencia, and her husband, Mike Valencia. The Valencias were killed i n a n a u t o m b i l e a c cident as they drove t o their home in New Mexico two days after Ernesto Rivera’s funeral. M ary A lic e ’s son, G erald Padilla, 18, was in the vehicle. He s u r v i v e d the accident with minor injuries. vas Funeral was held on A u g u s t 13, 2002 w ith b u ria l in A riz o n a N a tio n a l M e m o ria l C em etery near Phoenix. R ivera jo in e d the A rm y in 1955 at age 18 and a fte rw ard attended colle ge under the G .I. B ill. He ta ug ht school in M a rfa , Fabens and W in s lo w , A riz o n a . H e suf fered a serious stroke 17 years ago, w h ic h le ft h is r ig h t arm and le g p a ra ly z e d . H e becam e an advocate o f and a c tiv e ly cam p a ig n e d fo r th e r ig h ts o f th e handicapped. H e m a rrie d S a lly Jim enez o f M a rfa on A p r il 2 6 ,1 9 5 6 , in F o rt D avis. H e is survived b y his w ife , S a lly o f B e le n , N e w M e x ic o ; tw o daughters, R uth R ivera o fB e le n , N e w M e x ic o a n d R e b e c c a R ive ra o f E l Paso; tw o sons E d w a rd R iv e ra o f E l Paso and James R o b e rt ‘ B o b ’ R iv e ra o f Mesa, A rizona; 11 grandchildren; three great-grand c h ild re n and m a n y nieces and nephews; h is R iv e r a R ivera Ernesto Silvas Rivera Jr, 65, died A ugust 8,2002, in Mesa, Arizona. H e was b o m on A p r il 8 ,1 9 3 7 in F o rt D avis. He attended a ll 12 years o f p u b lic school in F o rt D avis. M ike Valencia M ary Valencia M ik e and M a ry A lic e R iv e ra V a le n c ia o f Santa R osa, M e w M e x ic o , w ere k ille d in an auto m obile accident near Grants, N ew M e x ic o on A u g u st 15,2002. T h e c o u p le w e re b u r ie d in Grants, N e w M e x ic o on M onday, A u g u st 19,2002. M a ry A lic e is su rvived b y her m other, S a lly Jim enez R ivera o f Belen, N e w M e x ic o ; one daugh ter, Stephanie P adilla G onzalez; tw o sons, A b b e y and G e ra ld P a dilla o f Grants, N e w M e x ic o and several grandchildren. M ik e is survived b y his parents and several ch ild re n, g ra n d c h il dren, one bro the r and a sister. th is page - V ^ 9 1 - 5 7 open FRIDAYS and SATURDAYS from 9-5 I Electrical Herbalife Independent Distributor 10/02 Plumbing Stoc<s • Bonds • Mutual Funds • CDs IRAs • Options Insurance • Annuities • Financial Planning Remodel - New Installation - Upgrade Mary Anne Moses Certified Financial Planner ™ 70 NE Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 800-92S-5136 a R J ’s S e r v ic e s Member SiPC • 2002 A.G. 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Holland Avenue, Alpine, T X (behind the Handweavers’ House) S p e c ia l i z in g in* ornamental grasses and herbs • organic gardening supplies • drip irrigation components (that w ork here) ^ ...— 9 HERBALIFE! When you are T u e -S a t 11AM- 9PM (915) 426*2020 or 426-2828 P iz z e ria & C afe •Pizza •Soups & Salads •Vegetarian Dishes 2 Box 748 Marfa, TX 79843 license #S0070U> 915-729-4797 For M a rfa & Fo rt Davis 729-4367 NIGHTS - WEEKENDS - HOLIDAYS M A R F A - 729-4367 • 729-3130 • 729-3437 ALPINE - 837-3437 • 837-3097 • 837-3110 • 837-3644 % L ii The Big Ber.d Sentinel Marfa. Texas. August 22.2002 (13) P u b lic ‘Financial Peace’ seminar hosted HELPW ANTED by F irst Baptist Church In Alpine A L P IN E - F irs t B a p tis t C hurch o f A lp in e w ill be o ffe rin g a video supported sem inar, e n title d the “ Financial Peace U n iv e rs ity ” this fall. Stephan D orm an w ill be holding a o rien ta tion and in fo rm a tio n a l m e e tin g a b o u t th e s e m in a r, W e d n e sd a y, A u g u s t 2 8 , 6 :3 0 p.m ., in the c h u rch ’ s E ducation Center. I f y o u ’ ve e ve r fe lt lik e y o u r m oney had co n tro l o f you, o r i f you ’ ve ever struggle in y o u r m ar riage due to fin a n c ia l problem s, o r i f y o u ’ ve ever had problem s saving o r in ve stin g w ith c o n fi dence, then y o u should consider the F ina ncia l Peace U n iv e rs ity . W hether y o u r incom e is $12,000 o r $120,000, th is p ro gram w ill prove to be a m a jo r b lessing fo r you. The sem inar begins Septem ber 8 and continues to D ecem ber 8. There is a cost fo r m aterials. I f yo u are interested and cannot attend the o rie n ta tio n session, contact the church o ffic e at 8372487, o r go to the ch urch w eb page at w w w .fb ca lp in e .co m . The c h u rc h is lo c a te d a t 2 0 3 N . F ourth Street (at Sul Ross A ve .). N o tic e s EM PLO YM ENT O P P O R T U N IT Y Family Crisis Center o f the Big Bend Crisis Service Specialist Full-time with benefits Responsibilities include assisting clien ts w ith im m e diate needs fo r p e rso n a l sa fe ty, sh e lte r, fo o d , c lo th in g and em ergency m ed ica l and legal attention. O n -c a ll d u ty required. R eports d ire c tly to the C risis Services D ire c to r. Requirem ents inclu de organiza tio n a l and co m m u n ica tio n s k ills . B A /B S degree o r three years e x perience in fie ld study relevant to jo b requirements. B ilin g u a l (Span ish/E ng lish) preferred. A b ility to w o rk as a team m em ber. Resume m ust accom pany a p p li cation. EO E. F o r m ore in fo c a ll 837-7254 o r p ic k up a pp lica tio n form s at 606 N o rth 5th Street, A l p in e , T X . A p p lic a tio n p e rio d closes 8/27/02. 8-22-02 SPECIAL NOTICE S P E C IA L S E R V IC E L ic e n s e d A c u p u n c tu r is t Shanna Cowell Hickle, n o w see ing clients in Alpine. C all 915/371 2577 fo r an appointment. 22 tfnb JOHN SHOMAKER & ASSOCIATES, IN C Water-Resource and Environmental Consultants 2703 Broadbent Parkway NE, Suite B Albuquerque, New Mexico 87107 505-345-3407; fax 505-345-9920 Cell 915-940-1567 Hm 915-837-5646 JEFFERY B. BENNETT Staff Geologist [email protected] 11/02 P U B IC N O T IC E C ita tio n B y P u b lic a tio n T he State o fT e x a s T o : D a v id H . S m ith, D a v id E. S tossell, N a ta lie B . R an do lph , S a lly W e s tk a m p e r, J a n ic e M e re d ith , K enneth H . R em bert Jr., N a n c y R e m b e rt K e n n e d y , P a tr ic ia R e m b e rt W o e s s n e r, M a r jo r ie R e m b e rt C a r r o ll, M aurine Rembert Turner, W illia m E . R e m b e rt J r., F a y e L y n n e M c E lr e a t h , Jam es D o r s e y M c E lre a th Jr., B a n k One, N .A . T ru s te e , M a r k L o g a n , W .W . L y n c h , J .T . P o rte r, L y d ia J. L a n d e n , M rs . T ho m as M . D oggett, and a ll other u nkn ow n in te r e s t o w n e rs , D e fe n d a n t, greeting: Y O U (A N D E A C H O F Y O U ) ARE HEREBY COM M A N D E D to appear before the 394th J u d ic ia l D is tric t C o u rt o f Presidio C ounty at the Courthouse being located at 320 N . H ighland, in the C ity o f M a rfa , P re s id io C ou nty Texas, b y filin g a w ritte n answer at o r before 10 o ’ c lo c k a.m. o f the firs t M o n d a y n e x t a f te r the e x p ira tio n o f fo rty -tw o days fro m the date o f the issu ance o f th is c ita tio n , the date fo r answ er b eing the 7 th day o f O c tober, A .D . 2002, to P la in tiffs P e titio n file d in said co urt, on the 8th day o f A p ril, A .D . 2002, in this cause, n u m b e re d 6 6 0 0 on the d ocke t o f said c o u rt and styled M ik e T . Batterson, P la in tiff, vs. D a v id H . Sm ith, et al, Defendant. A b r ie f statement o f the nature o f th is s u it is as fo llo w s , to -w it: Possession o f L a n d T itle -S e c tio n 11, B lo c k 2, T e x -M e x R y . C o . S u rv e y T he o ffic e r executing this w r it s h a ll p ro m p tly serve th e same according to requirem ents o fla w , and th e m andates h e re o f, and m ake due retu rn as the la w d i rects. .......... W itness, Brenda KC' Silva; C le rk •' o fth e 394* Judicial D is tric t C ourt o fP re s id io C ou nty, Texas. Issued and g ive n under m y hand P U B L IC N O T IC E and the seal o f said c o u rt at o f fic e th is the 20th day o f A u gu st, A .D . 2002. Brenda M . S ilva, C le rk, 394th Judicial C ou rt Presidio C ounty, Texas B y V irg in ia Pallarez, D ep uty P.O. B o x 789 M a rfa , Texas 79843 N O T IC E Y o u have been sued. Y o u m ay em ploy an attorney. I f yo u o r yo u r attorney do n o t file a w ritte n an sw er w ith the c le rk w ho issued th is c ita tio n b y 10 a.m. on the M o n d a y n e x t fo llo w in g the e x p i ra tio n o f fo rty -tw o days a fte r you w ere served th is c ita tio n and pe titio n , a d e fa u lt ju d g m e n t m ay be taken against you. John B . H e m p h ill P.O. B o x 3524 San A n ge lo, T X 76902 JBH - Aug 22,29, Sept 5,12 FOR SALE F O R S A L E - daybed, com plete w ith mattress and com forter. C a ll A b ig a il at 729-3942. F O R S A L E - 3 B R 2 b a th house in Presidio. L iv in g room , d in ing room , kitchen, sun room , shade tre e s a nd m o re . F o r in fo rm a tio n in Spanish please ca ll Tom as Salgado in M a rfa at 9 1 5 -7 2 9 -3 9 4 2 , in E n g lis h , R osario H a lp e m 915-729-4342 days or 729-3172 evenings and weekends. U.S. Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Notice is hereby given pursuant to 8 CFR 274.9 that the properties described below were seized on the date specified at the identified location because o f the alleged use in the commission o f a violation o f Section 274(a) o f the Immigration and Nationality A ct (IN A ). The properties are subject to forfeiture except as provided in 8 CFR 274.5(b) and 18 USC 983. The U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (USINS) is considerirg forfeiture o f the seized properties, and sale or other disposal i f declared forfeited. A ny person w ith an appropriate property interest in a property may file a petition fo r re lie f from forfeiture pursuant to 28 CFR Part 9. Petitions for re lie f from forfeiture must be filed at Immigration and Naturalization Service, Marfa Sector, 300 M adrid Street, P.O. Box I, Marfa, T X 79843, and should be filed w ithin thirty days o f tlie date o f the first publication o f this advertisement. A n y person claiming ownership o f a seized property may request a judicial forfeiture proceeding by filing a claim pursuant to 8 CFR 274.10 and 18 USC 983. Such claim must be filed at Immigration and Naturalization Service.. Marfa Sector, 300 Madrid Street, P.O. Box I, Marfa, T X 79843, and must be filed w ithin th irty days o f the date o f the fin al publication o f this advertisement. The claim must be filed on or before October 5,2002. The claim must identify the specific property being claimed, must state the claimant’ s interest in the property, should include customary documentary evidence o f the property interest, and must be made under oath, subject to penalty o f perjury. Dates o f Publication: August 22, August 29, & September 5 Simon Garza ChiefPatrol Agent Asset Id. 02-INS-010780: $2,000 in U.S. currency, seized 7/15/02 in Sierra Blanca,TX Asset Id. 02-INS-010851 1991 Oidsmobile Van Silhouette. VIN: 1GHCU06D6MT303505, seized 7/18/02 in Sierra Blanca, TX Asset Id. 02-INS-010852:2001 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer, VIN: 1FMPU18LX1LA92740, seized 7/12/02 in Sierra Blanca, TX Asset Id. 02-INS-010853 • $2,987 in U.S. currency, seized 7/19/02 in Sierra Blanca, TX Asset Id. 02-INS-010928:1998 Ford Expedition, VIN.1FMRUI7L4WLA59234, seized 7/23/02 in Sierra Blanca, TX Assetld. 02-INS-011138 1990 Chevrolet C.-15008, ’ VIN: 1GCDK14K8LZ189316, seized 8/31/02 in Fort Stockton, TX Assetld. 02-INS-011139:1995 Dodge Ram 1500-V8 PKK KP SWEPT S 8,' VIN: 1B7HC16Y3SS134960, seized 8/3/02 in Alpine, TX Assetld. 02-INS-011145:1979 GMCI ton pickup 4-door, VIN: TCS249Z524614, seized 8/6/02 in Marfa, TX USBP-Aug 22,29 & Sept. 5 P U B L IC N O T IC E The Presidio County-District Clerk’s Office will be closed beginning Tuesday, August 27 tbrpugh Thursday, August 29 in order to attend a training for the newly purchased Landata deed recording system. We expect to resume regular Office hours on Friday, August 30. Thank you for your consideration, The Presidio County-District Clerk & staff P re sid io C o u n ty is s o lic itin g proposals fro m q u a lifie d e ng ineer/engineering firm s (registered to p ra c tice in th e state o fT e x a s ) to prepare a ll p re lim in a ry and fin a l d e sig n p la ns and s p e cifica tio n s, and to co n d u c t a ll necessary in sp e ctio n s and site v is its re q u ire d b y th e C o u n ty fo r im p le m e n ta tio n PUBLIC N O TIC E o f its p ro p o s e d B o rd e r C o lo n ia A cce ss G ra n t P ro g ra m p ro je c ts in th e P u e b lo N u e v o c o lo n ia . T h e pro po sed p ro je c t w i l l in v o lv e o n ly p re -c o n s tru c tio n a c tiv itie s re la te d to th e p a v in g o f n e w streets and related dra in a ge im p ro ve m e n ts. Please s u b m it y o u r p ro p o s a l o f services, a statem ent o f q u a lific a tio n s , references, and a lis t o f jo b s p e rfo rm e d u n d e r th is o r s im ila r p ro g ra m s to Je rry A g a n , C o u n ty Judge, P re s id io C o u n ty , 3 2 0 N . H ig h la n d , M a rfa , T exas 7 9843. P ro p o sa ls m u s t b e re c e iv e d b y th e C o u n ty n o la te r th a n 4 p .m ., o n S e p te m b e r 3 ,2 0 0 2 , an e x te n s io n o f th e o rig in a l due date o f A u g u s t 1 2 ,2 0 0 2 , to be co nside red . T h e C o u n ty reserves the r ig h t to n eg otia te w ith a n y and a ll engineers o r firm s th a t s u b m it pro p o sa ls, as p e r th e T exa s P ro fe ssio n a l S ervices P ro c u re m e n t A c t a nd th e U n ifo r m G ra n t and C o n tra c t M a n a g e m e n t Standards. T h e C o u n ty is an A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n /E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity E m p lo y e r. WEEDS, WEEDS, WEEDS - Due to the abundance of rain we have had this summer, we also have an abundance of WEEDS, which can create a variety of health and safety problems for our community. The City ofMarfa requests the assistance of our property owners to cut the WEEDS from their property. Many property owners were sent letters from the City earlier this summer and most responded by cutting their WEEDS. The process for the City to identify the properties and the correct owners, send the letters and allow sufficient time for the work to be done, is time-consuming and of some expense. Therefore, we ask for your cooperation in cutting WEEDS from your property for the health and safety of our community. Any questions regarding this notice should be directed to the Marfa City Administrator at the City ofMarfa, P.O. Box 787, Marfa, TX 79843; 915-729-4315. PC - Aug 22, 29 COM - Aug 22, 29 PUBLIC NOTICE P U B L IC N O T IC E T h e Texas State B o a rd o f P lu m b in g E x a m in e rs (T S B P E ) has issued n e w p lu m b in g reg ula tion s, w h ic h includes the fo llo w in g : P re sid io C o u n ty is s o lic itin g proposals fro m q u a lifie d in d iv id u a ls o r firm s fo r m anagem ent/ a d m in is tra tiv e services re q u ire d b y the C o u n ty fo r im p le m e n ta tio n o f its p roposed B o rd e r C o lo n ia A cce ss G ra n t P ro g ra m p ro je c t fo r th e P u e b lo N u e v o c o lo n ia . “ E ffe c tiv e Ja nu ary 1 ,2 0 0 2 , a ll p lu m b in g w o r k p e rfo rm e d in s id e a c ity o f a n y p o p u la tio n , and a ll p lu m b in g w o r k th a t is co nn ecte d to a p u b lic w a te r syste m lo ca te d in s id e o r o u ts id e a n y c ity in the state, m u s t be p e rfo rm e d b y a lice n se d p lu m b e r (unless o th e rw is e e xe m p te d b y th e L a w ).” T h e p ro po sed p ro je c t w i l l in c lu d e e ng in e e rin g and o th e r p re -c o n s tru c tio n a c tiv itie s . Please s u b m it y o u r p ro p o s a l o f services and a statem ent o f q u a lific a tio n s to J e rry A g a n , C o u n ty Judge, P re s id io C o u n ty , 3 2 0 N . H ig h la n d , M a rfa , T exas 79843. O ne e x e m p tio n to the L a w is p lu m b in g w o r k d on e b y a h o m e o w n e r at the h o m e o w n e r’ s residence and the h o m e o w n e r h a v in g signed an a ffid a v it stating s u c i. P ro p o sa ls m u s t b e re c e iv e d b y th e C o u n ty n o la te r th a n 4 p .m . o n S e p te m b e r 3 ,2 0 0 2 , an e x te n s io n o f th e o rig in a l due date o f A u g u s t 1 2 ,2 0 0 2 , to be co nside red . T h e T S B P E is resp o n sib le fo r th e e nfo rce m e n t o f these p lu m b in g re g u la tio n s and has re q u ire d the c o o p e ra tio n to th e C ity and lo c a l licen sed p lu m b e rs to assist in th e e nfo rce m en t. R e c e n tly , T h e C o u n ty reserves the rig h t to n egotiate w ith a ny and a ll m a n a g e m e n t/a d m in istra tive firm s th a t s u b m it p ro po sals p e r the T exas P ro fe ssio n a l S ervices P ro c u re m e n t A c t and the U n ifo r m G ra n t and C o n tra c t M a n a g e m e n t Standards. T h e C o u n ty reserves the r ig h t to re je c t a n y o r a ll p roposals. T h e C o u n ty is an A ffirm a tiv e A c tio n /E q u a l O p p o rtu n ity E m p lo y e r. representatives o fth e T S B P E , th e C ity , and th e three lo c a l lic e n s e d p lu m b e rs m e t to discuss these re g u la tio n s and agreed to cooperate in th e ir e nforcem ent. A n y a lle ge d v io la tio n s w i l l be d o cu m e n te d to th e T S B P E , sign ed b y th e C ity and a ll three lo c a l lice n se d p lu m b e rs , a nd the T S B P E w i l l in ve stiga te and assess a n y citations. A n y que stion s re g a rd in g th is n o tic e m a y be d ire c te d to F red M a re s , T S B P E F ie ld R e p re se n ta tive / In v e s tig a to r, a t 1 -8 0 0 -8 4 5 -6 5 8 4 , e xt. 5 0 9 , o r th e M a r fa C ity A d m in is tra to r a t th e C ity o fM a r fa , P .O . B o x 7 8 7 , M a r fa , T e x a s 7 9 8 4 3 ; 9 1 5 -7 2 9 -4 3 1 5 . PC-Aug 22,29 COM - Aug 22, 29 (14^ The Big Bend Sentinel. Marfa. Texas, August 22, 2002 MOBILE HOMES A -l Homes, M idland M OBILE HOM ES USA Homes, Odessa CASA MOVIL ABANDONADA. Buena, b o n ita y barata. C on pago y enganche bajo. Pregunte p o r Gustavo. 915-563-9000 Casa de 3 recamaras con terenoll Pago solamente $550 p o r mes. Lavadora y secadora gratis. Pregunte p o r C ris p in 915-5639000. 3% dow n, 360 mos. 6.75% A P R , w.a.c. CASA USADA y BARATA! D e 3 recamaras y 2 banos, con pago y enganche bajo. L la m e hoy con G ustavo. 915-552-9595. TAKE OVER PAYMENTS! O n m y gorgeous 3/2 hom e. O n ly $179 a m onth. O w n er w ill finance. C a ll Jason 915-552-9595. 5% dow n, 300 m onths, 8.0% A P R , w.a.c. T A K E O V E R P A Y M E N T S !! O n m y gorgeous 3/2 hom e o n ly $179 a m onth. O w n er w ill finance. C a ll Samantha 915-563-9000. 5% dow n, 300 m os. 8.0% A P R , w.a.c. ALREADY SET-UP IN COMMUNITY Cute 3/2 hom e w ith fro n t deck, storage b u ild in g , & fence. C a ll D o rin d a 915-552-9595. Keep making payments!! O n m y b e a u tifu l 3/2 hom e o n ly $193 a m onth. O w n e r w i ll finance. C a ll M s. R ussell 915-563-9000 5% dow n, 300 mos. 8.0% A P R , w.a.c. CASA de 3 recamaras con terreno!! Pago solam ente $550 p o r mes. L avadora y secadora gratis. Pregunte p o r C ris p in al 915-5529595. 3% dow n, 360 m onths, 6.75% A P R , w.a.c. Already set-up in community cute 3/2 hom e, w ith fro n t deck, storage b u ild in g & fence C a ll D orind a 915-563-9000 KEEP MAKING PAYMENTS! O n m y b e a u tifu l 3/2 hom e. O n ly $193. O w n e r w i ll finance. C a ll M r. M o n tg o m e ry 915-552-9595. 5% dow n, 300 m onths, 8.0% A P R , w.a.c. Abandoned 3/2 Home! A lre a d y set up in co m m u n ity. Paym ent $275 a m onth. C a ll John 915-563-9000. 5% dow n, 300 mos. 8% A .P .R ., w.a.c. ABANDONED 3/2 HOME! A lre a d y set up in co m m un ity. Paym ent $250 a m onth. C a ll Samantha 915-552-9595. 5% d ow n, 300 m onths, 8.0% A P R , w .a.c. 20-ltb Double wide set-up and ready to m ove i n ! ! G reat c o m m u n ity . C a ll M s. H earn 915-563-9000. 7 Y E A R P A Y -O F F 3/2 hom e w ith freplace. L ik e n ew C a ll Ruben 915-563-9000 22/34-ltb A -l Homes, Odessa Buena, bonita y barata es esta casa m o v il para mas in fo rm a cio n , Palm Harbor Homes, E l Paso STOP Renting! G reat fin a n cin g . 0 D o w n . L o w paym ents. Palm H a rb o r can help. Free w asher & d rye r th is w eek. C a ll to ll free 877851-7154. F irs t tim e hom e buyer? I can help c a ll to ll free 877-851-7154. llam e al 915-363-0881 Only 2 homes le ft fro m huge sale held last m on th fo r b ig savings B e a u tifu l 4 bedroom 2 bath tape & texture, ro c k fireplace. L o w payments m ust sell. C a ll 877-851-7154. HELPW ANTED Sul Ross State University Clinical Instructo r, Licensed Vocational Nursing Program Job P osting #02-101. 25 hours per w ee k average. $26,844. R e q uired : R egistered N urse o r Licensed V o c a tio n a l N urse licensed to pra ctice ia Texas; a c tiv e ly e m ployed in n ursin g fo r the past three years. P a it-tim e in s tru c to r to teach/supervise c lin ic a l/ lab courses. N o w eekend w o rk required. S u b m it resume, transcripts, and three letters o f reference to Director of Human Resources, Sul R oss State University, Box C -1 3 , Alpine, TX 79832. (91 5) 837-8058. R e v ie w o f applications w i ll begin im m e d ia te ly and continue u n til the p o sitio n is fille d . F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n contact Donna K u e n stle r at 837-8171 o r D r. Chet Sam ple at 837-8134. E E O /A A E . Sul Ross is a m em ber o f the Texas State U n ive rsi ty System. V is it o u r w ebsite (w w w .sulross.edu'). 22-ltb Sul Ross State U niversity C urric ulum Coordinator/Upward Bound. Position #02-102. $29,652. Required: Master’s degree in education, counseling or academic area; experience in the use and application o f assessment instruments and diagnostic tests; experience teaching and/ or counseling secondary and postsecondary students; experience w ith low-income, first gene ration college students; knowledge o f collegiate academic and financial assistance procedures. Preferred: Teaching certification; Preferenc e given to individuals who have succeeded in overcoming the disadv antages o f the population o f the target area. Please see the Sul Rosts website fo r complete announcement. Position is Security Sensitive. Submit letter o f interest, resume, and contact information fo r three re ferences to H um an Resources D irector, Sul Ross State University, Box C-13, Alpine, T X 79832. (915) 837-8058. Applications accepted until position is filled. Application form is available on the Sul Ross website, www.sulross.edu “ employment” page. EEO/AAE. Sul !:toss is a member o f the Texas State University System. 22-ltb call 915-550-4033 or 1-800-725-0881 For sale 3 bedroom 2 bath m o b ile hom e ready to be m oved, call T ake o ver paym ents. L o w d ow n paym ent. Easy term s. C a ll 877851-7154. THE FLOWERS TEAM WANTS YOU! 915-363-0881 o r 1-800-725-0881 Just a rrive d dream home priced right fo r q u ic k sale, com e b y 4750 A n dre w s H w y ., o r ca ll 915-363-0881 o r 1-800-725-0881 Need a house A.S.A.P. C a ll 915-550-4033 fo r fast results o r to ll free 1-800-725-0881 R ig h t house fo r the handym an only $3,900. Com e b y 4750 A n dre w s H w y o r ca ll 915-363.-0881 Buy this house fo r y o u rs e lf o r ren t it N o D o w n Payment? W e can help. A s k us about o u r d ow n p a y m ent assistance program . C a ll 877-851-7154. L A N D bre ath ta king 4 bedroom 2 bath new doublew ides on h a lf acre. H u rry last one. T o ll free 877-851-7154. V A /F H A /0 D O W N , Fannie & Freddie M ae. C a ll fo r details 877851-7154. out, c a ll 915-363-0881 In v e n to ry red u ctio n sale everything on the lot is reduced come b y 4750 A n dre w s H w y o r ca ll 915-550-4033 o r 1-800-725-0881 Take over payments on th is nice H u d homes. L o w d o w n paym ents. C a ll fo r details 877-851-7154. d oublew ide c a ll 915-363-0881 W e k n o w lan d hom e fin a n cin g . C a ll fo r a free approval package. 877-851-7154. F R E E c o lo r brochures & flo orpla ns on 3,4 & 5 bedroom homes, 19-tfn c a ll 877-851-7154. mi before i t ’ s gone! Abandoned home ca ll 915-363-0881 o r 1-800-725-0881 Low priced d oublew ide ca ll FOR RENT 1-800-725-0881 Huge liquidation sale 4750 A n dre w s H w y or ca ll 1-800-725-0881 0 de enganche en SPECIAL NOTICE su casa m o v il nueva llam e al 1-800-725-0881 Tom’sAppliances S e llin g A m a n a & F rig id a ire appliances F O R RENT - S tudio apartm ent and tra ile rs in Shafter. F o r m ore in fo rm a tio n , c a ll 915.229.4648. 19-314tb n e w and used Good credit, nc credit, w e can help, come b y 4750 A n dre w s H w y o r ca ll 1-800-725-0881 o r 915-363-0881 22/34-tfb REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER 10.38 b e a u tifu l acres in L im p ia Crossing in F o rt D avis. Trees, nice v ie w s, good w e ll, easy, access, p a rtia lly fenced - $83,000. 915426-2069. tfb Ranches - Commercial Residential Cleat Stephens Broker Cami Stephens Associate P.O. Box 1508 Marfa, TX 79843 915-729-4424 fax: 729-3286 website: www.alamito.net FOR SALE - 18 acre s west o f A lp in e w ith 2 bed roo m , 1 b ath ro c k cottage/ garage, ch/evap, u tility b ld g, w a te r w e ll, p e c a n tre e s , fe nce s, d o u b le pane w in dow s, v ie w o f T w in Peaks, 4.5 acres fo r development (45 c ity lo ts 5 5 ’ x 130’ each) zoned R1 o r R 2. $220,000. Q ualified inquiries only. (915) 837-5779 before 6 p.m. 21-3tp FOR SALE FOR SALE - fu ll-b lo o d e d G er m an Shepherd p uppies - $150 each. Parents on prem ises. C on tact G rady at 729-3240. 21 -2tp REAL ESTATE FOR SALE C ozy, co m fo rtab le house in A l pine. 2 bedroom s, 1 bath in n ice q u ie t n e ig h b o rh o o d . G rea t fo r single/sm all fa m ily ; great rental. M id -$ 3 0 s O B O . C a ll 520 624 1673 fo r appointment/information. Hughes Com pany David P. Dean AGRI Real Estate Licensed Texas & New Mexico • Sales • Management • Leasing Box 1056 Fort Davis, TX 79734 Ranch 915-426-3779 Mobile 915-634-0441 10/02 L IV IN G S T O N R EA L ESTA TE www.marfarealestate.com [email protected] • Financing option • No points • No origination fees • Very low closing costs 915-729-4306 residential • ranches co m m ercial 120 N . H ig h la n d A v e ., M a r ia 9 1 5 -7 2 9 -3 0 9 1 HELPW ANTED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY R io Grande E le c tric Coopera tiv e , In c . (R G E C ) is accepting a pp lications fo r the p o s itio n o f E ngineering F ie ld T echnician to f i l l a vacancy in the Cooperative’ s M a rfa O ffic e . M u s t dem onstrate basic mathematical skills, the abil ity to operate a com puter, along w ith safeguarding, and m aintain in g expensive to ols and e qu ip m ent. M u s t be able to w o rk u n der adverse w eather conditions, in clu d in g h ik in g across rough ter rain w h ile carrying surveying and o the r re la te d e quipm ent. M u s t com ply w ith Cooperative’ s safety rules, possess good interpersonal skills, communicate in the English language and m aintain confiden tia l inform ation. Travel is required throughout Cooperative’ s service te rrito ry in v o lv in g m u ltip le over n ig h t stays a w a y fr o m hom e. M u s t p ossess a v a lid T e x a s d riv e r’ s license w ith a clear d riv in g record. A p p lic a tio n s m ay be p icke d up o r requested fro m any R G EC o ffic e (830.563.2444) and m ust be m ailed to R GEC, A d m in is tra tiv e D epartm ent, P.O. B o x 1509, B rackettville, Texas 78832. A p plica tion s m ust be postmarked on o r befo re A u g u s t 27, 2002. R G E C is an EOE. rgec 8-15/22-02 F O R RENT - 3 B R 2 b a th house in M a rfa . R e frig e ra to r, stove, dishwasher, u tility room , carport, fenced backyard w/trees. 858-272-4496. j 5-tfb •B luT9eB lra gfST j TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR FUTURE! FO R R E N T 1,600 sq.ft. office space, 21 IN . Highland - 1/2 block from the Presidio County Courthouse in Marfa. Call 915-358-4438 and leave message. G A R A G ESA LES Would you like to earn an excellent income and build a secure future by selling first-class baked food products to established food stores? If yes, Sunbeam, Nature’s Own & Bluebird cakes are waiting for you. Call our Human Resources Department at 1.800.328.6111 for an appointment. 3-FAMILY GARAGE SALE - 8 a.m. u n til ? Saturday, A u gu st 24 a t 403 W . G a lv e s to n S t., (E m m a V a squ e z reside n ce) in M a rfa . Exercise equipm ent, car seats, bedding, toys, clothes, and m iscellaneous ite m s. 22-1 tp GARAGE SALE - 8:30 a.m. u n til ? Saturday, A ugust 24 at 303 E. W ashington St., (H o lg u in resi dence) in M a rfa . C lothes, shoes, and other m iscellaneous item s. 22-ltp BACKYARD SALE - 8 a.m. to 3 p.m . Saturday, A u g u s t 24 at L u is C h a v a rria re sid e n ce , 918 Galveston Street in M arfa . Sheets, m e n ’ s pants, shoes and m is c e lla neous items. 1-tp We are an equal opportunity company. ACCEPTING A P P L IC A T IO N S M a rfa Independent Sch oo l D is tr ic t is a c ce p tin g jo b applications fo r a Special E ducation In s tru c tio n a l A id e p o s itio n (10 m onths) fo r M a rfa E le m e n ta ry S ch oo l. H ig h School d ip lo m a o r e quiva le n t req u ire d . A p p lic a tio n s are a v a ila b le at 401 N . G o nza les S tre e t a n d w i l l b e a c c e p te d th ro ug h A u g u st 2 8 ,2 0 0 2 . A p p li cants on file should cal 1729-4252. F o r a d d itio n a l in fo rm a tio n y o u m a y co nta ct Joe B a ke r, M a rfa E lem entary School P rin c ip a l, at 729-4602. E O E MISD-Aug 22 N urses U n lim ite d In c., n o w h ir in g enthusiastic, s e lf-m o tiv a te d U N ’ s, M -F , 8-5. H om e v is its to s u p e rv is e c a re g iv e rs , m ile a g e paid. W ill tra in , co m p etitive pay, 4 0 I K , p a id days o ff. U n ifo rm a l low ance. Sign, on bonus. G reat w o rk environm ent. C a ll N a o m i at 1-800-330-4496 or 915-837-1609. E .O .E. 22-2tb FOR SALE FOR SALE- 1986 F o rd B ro nco I I , a u to , 4 x 4 , n e v e r sm acke d, never sm oked, good tires, c o ld A /C , Y a k im a r o o f ra ck, 126,000 m iles, $3,950. C a ll 837.0991. 22-2tb
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